S-4
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
April 13, 2006
Registration
No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM S-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
HALO TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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(State Or Other Jurisdiction Of
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
HALO TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.
200 Railroad Avenue, Third Floor
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
(203) 422-2950
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrants principal executive offices)
Ernest Mysogland, Esq.
HALO TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.
200 Railroad Avenue, Third Floor
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
(203) 422-2950
(Name, address, including zip code and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
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R. Scott Beach, Esq.
Day, Berry & Howard LLP
One East Putnam Avenue
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 |
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Robert Mintz, Esq.
Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.
1200 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1500
Denver, Colorado 80202 |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to
public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of
this Registration Statement and all other conditions under the
merger agreement (described in the proxy statement/ prospectus
herein) are satisfied or waived.
If the securities being registered on this Form are being
offered in connection with the formation of a holding company
and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check
the following
box. o
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an
offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act,
check the following box and list the Securities Act registration
statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same
offering. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following
box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of
the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Common stock, par value $.00001 per share
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$770.40 |
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Contingent Value Rights(3)
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(1) |
This registration statement covers the maximum number of shares
of common stock of Halo Technology Holdings, Inc.
(Halo) and the maximum number of contingent
value rights (CVRs) to be issued in connection
with the merger transaction described within this registration
statement, which number is obtained by subtracting the cash
payment, if any, from $7,200,000 (the total merger
consideration) divided by the product of the number of fully
diluted shares (including
in-the-money options)
of InfoNow Corporation (InfoNow) multiplied by the
closing value of Halo common stock, calculated as the greater of
(x) the average closing price of Halo common stock as
quoted on the
Over-the-Counter
Bulletin Board (OTCBB: HALO.OB) for the 20-consecutive
trading days ending two days prior to the closing of the merger,
or (y) $1.00. Each InfoNow stockholder will receive one CVR
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Estimated solely for purposes of calculation of the registration
fee in accordance with Rules 457(c) and (f) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities
Act), based upon the total consideration to be paid to
stockholders of InfoNow in connection with the transaction
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One CVR represents the right to receive a cash payment, if any,
from Halo. The value attributed to those rights, if any, is
reflected in the market price of Halos common stock. A
holder of a CVR is entitled to receive a cash payment on the
18-month anniversary
date of closing of the merger equal to the amount by which the
Halo common stock closing value exceeds the then-current
market value of Halo common stock. The then current
market value means volume-weighted average trading price
of Halo common stock for the 20-consecutive trading days
immediately preceding the CVR payment date. However, the CVRs
will expire prior to the CVR payment date if during any
consecutive 45-day
trading period during which the trading volume of Halos
common stock is not less than 200,000 per day, the Halo
common stock price is 175% of the Halo common stock closing
value. No separate compensation will be received by Halo for the
issuance of the CVRs. The CVRs will be separately transferable
from the Halo common stock. |
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on
such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective
date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which
specifically states that this Registration Statement shall
thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a)
of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration
Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission,
acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
The
information in this proxy statement/prospectus is not complete
and may be changed. We may not sell the securities offered by
this proxy statement/prospectus until the registration statement
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective.
This proxy statement/prospectus does not constitute an offer to
sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in any
jurisdiction where an offer or solicitation is not
permitted.
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PRELIMINARY SUBJECT TO
COMPLETION DATED APRIL 13, 2006
Proxy Statement for Special Meeting of Stockholders of
INFONOW CORPORATION
Prospectus for Up to 7,200,000 Shares of Common Stock and
7,200,000 Contingent Value Rights of
HALO TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.
MERGER PROPOSED YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT
To the Holders of InfoNow common stock:
You are cordially invited to attend a special meeting of
stockholders of InfoNow Corporation (InfoNow), which
will be held
on , ,
2006 beginning at a.m. local time
at .
The board of directors of InfoNow has approved a merger
agreement that provides for the merger of InfoNow with WTH
Merger Sub, Inc. (Merger Sub), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Halo Technology Holdings, Inc., or
Halo. As a result of the merger, InfoNow will become
a wholly owned subsidiary of Halo and Merger Sub will cease to
exist. If the proposed merger is completed, each share of
InfoNow common stock will be converted into the right to receive
approximately $0.71 in a combination of cash, if any, and common
stock of Halo. The amount of cash per share to be received in
the merger by all stockholders will be the lesser of
(1) the amount of InfoNows cash on hand and
(2) InfoNows available net working capital, each as
determined three days prior to the closing of the merger. The
cash payable, if any, will be paid in proportion to each
stockholders ownership in InfoNow at the closing of the
merger. The remainder of the approximately $0.71 per share
merger consideration will be paid in shares of Halo common
stock, the value of which will be deemed to be the
Conversion Price of Halo common stock on the closing
of the merger. The Conversion Price of Halo common
stock will equal the greater of (1) the average closing
price of Halo common stock as quoted on the
Over-the-Counter
Bulletin Board (OTCBB: HALO.OB) for the 20-consecutive
trading days ending two trading days prior to the closing of the
merger, and (2) $1.00. InfoNow Stockholders will also
receive one contingent value right (CVR) for each
share of Halo common stock received. Each CVR will be payable on
the 18-month
anniversary of the closing of the merger, subject to certain
expiration provisions, and will entitle each CVR holder to an
additional cash payment if the trading price of Halos
common stock, based on a
20-day volume-weighted
average, is less than the Conversion Price of Halo common stock.
In addition, each InfoNow common stock option outstanding at the
closing of the merger with an exercise price less than
$0.71 per share, an
in-the-money
stock option, will be converted into the right to receive cash
and Halo common stock (and CVRs) to the extent that the
approximately $0.71 per share merger consideration exceeds
the applicable exercise price. The amount of cash, if any, and
Halo common stock (and CVRs) to be issued in respect of the
outstanding
in-the-money stock
options will be calculated based upon the relative proportions
of the cash, if any, and Halo common stock issued in the merger
for the outstanding InfoNow common stock.
YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT. The proposed merger cannot
be completed unless it is approved by the affirmative vote of
the holders of a majority of the shares of InfoNow common stock.
Whether or not you plan to attend the special meeting of InfoNow
stockholders, please take the time to vote by completing and
mailing the enclosed proxy card. If you sign, date and mail your
proxy card without indicating how you want to vote, your proxy
will be counted as a vote in favor of the merger. If you do not
return your card or you do not instruct your broker how to vote
any shares held for you in street name, it will have
the same effect as a vote against the merger. If you decide to
attend the special meeting and wish to change your proxy vote,
you may do so by voting in person at the meeting. Please note,
however, that if your shares are held of record by a broker,
bank or other nominee and you wish to vote in person at the
special meeting, you must obtain from the record holder a proxy
issued in your name.
InfoNows board of directors has unanimously approved
and adopted the merger agreement and determined that the merger
is advisable, fair to and in the best interests of InfoNow and
its stockholders and unanimously recommends that InfoNow
stockholders vote FOR adoption of the merger
agreement.
InfoNow stockholders who properly preserve their rights are
entitled under Delaware law to an appraisal of and payment for
their shares of InfoNow common stock if the merger is completed.
Shares of Halo common stock are quoted on the
Over-the-Counter
Bulletin Board (OTC Bulletin Board) under
the trading symbol HALO.OB. On April 12, 2006,
the last reported sale price of Halo common stock was $1.11. It
is anticipated that Halo will issue up to an aggregate of
7,200,000 shares of its common stock in the merger to
InfoNow stockholders representing 18.76% of the shares of Halo
common stock outstanding immediately after the merger (assuming
no shares have yet been issued in the Unify transaction
described herein).
Only stockholders who hold shares of InfoNow common stock at the
close of business
on ,
2006 will be entitled to vote at the special meeting. If the
merger agreement is adopted by the InfoNow stockholders, the
parties intend to close the merger as soon as possible after the
special meeting and after all of the conditions to closing the
merger are satisfied or waived, if permissible under applicable
law.
If the proposed merger is completed, you will be sent written
instructions for exchanging your certificates of InfoNow common
stock for the merger consideration. Please do not send in your
certificates or options until you have received these
instructions.
This proxy statement/ prospectus explains the merger in
greater detail and provides you with detailed information
concerning Halo, Merger Sub, InfoNow and the special meeting.
Please give all of the information contained in this proxy
statement/ prospectus your careful attention. In particular, you
should carefully consider the discussion of the risk factors
relating to the proposed merger in the section entitled
Risk Factors beginning on page 17 of this proxy
statement/ prospectus.
On behalf of InfoNows board of directors, I thank you for
your support and urge you to VOTE FOR ADOPTION of the
merger agreement.
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Sincerely, |
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Jeffrey Peotter |
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Chairman |
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved of the
securities to be issued in the merger or determined if this
proxy statement/ prospectus is truthful or complete. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this proxy statement/prospectus
is ,
2006. This proxy statement/prospectus and the form of proxy are
first being mailed to the stockholders of InfoNow on or
about ,
2006.
1875 Lawrence Street, Suite 1100
Denver, Colorado 80202
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held
On ,
2006
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of
stockholders of InfoNow Corporation, a Delaware corporation,
will be held
on ,
2006,
at at a.m.
local time, for the following purposes:
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1. To consider and vote upon a proposal to adopt the
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 23,
2005, by and among Halo Technology Holdings, Inc., WTH Merger
Sub Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Halo, and InfoNow
Corporation, as described in more detail in the proxy statement/
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2. To consider and vote on a proposal to authorize the
proxyholders to vote to adjourn or postpone the special meeting,
in their sole discretion if necessary, for the purpose of
soliciting additional votes for the adoption of the merger
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3. To transact such other business as may properly come
before the special meeting. |
InfoNows board of directors has fixed the close of
business
on ,
2006, as the record date for the determination of stockholders
entitled to notice of and to vote at the special meeting and at
any adjournments or postponements thereof. All stockholders are
cordially invited to attend the special meeting, but only
stockholders of record
on ,
2006, are entitled to notice of and to vote at the special
meeting. A list of such stockholders will be available for
inspection at the special meeting and at InfoNows
principal executive offices during ordinary business hours for
the ten-day period prior to the special meeting. Adoption of the
merger agreement will require the affirmative vote of InfoNow
stockholders representing a majority of the outstanding shares
of InfoNow common stock entitled to vote at the special meeting.
Authorizing the proxyholders to vote to adjourn or postpone the
special meeting for the purpose of soliciting additional votes
for the adoption of the merger agreement will require the
affirmative vote of InfoNow stockholders representing a majority
of the shares of InfoNow common stock present and entitled to
vote at the special meeting.
The board of directors of InfoNow has determined that the
merger is advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the
InfoNow stockholders and recommends that you vote to adopt the
merger agreement and for the other matters proposed for approval
at the special meeting. The affirmative vote of a majority of
the outstanding shares of InfoNow common stock on the record
date is required to adopt the merger agreement.
InfoNow stockholders have the right to dissent from the merger
and obtain payment in cash of the fair value of their shares of
common stock under applicable provisions of Delaware law. In
order to perfect dissenters rights, stockholders must give
written demand for appraisal of their shares before the taking
of the vote on the merger at the special meeting and must not
vote in favor of the merger. A copy of the applicable Delaware
statutory provision is included as Annex E to the attached
proxy statement/ prospectus and a summary of this provision can
be found in the section entitled Appraisal Rights for
InfoNow Stockholders beginning on page 63 of the
attached proxy statement/ prospectus.
Please do not send your stock certificates or options in at this
time. If the merger is completed, you will be sent instructions
regarding the surrender of your stock certificates and options.
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Jeffrey Peotter |
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Denver, Colorado
Whether or not you plan to attend the annual meeting in
person, please complete, date, sign and promptly return the
enclosed proxy in the enclosed envelope, which requires no
postage. You may revoke your proxy at any time before the vote
is taken by delivering to the secretary of InfoNow a written
revocation or a proxy with a later date or by voting your shares
in person at the annual meeting. Please note, however, that if
your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or other
nominee and you wish to vote in person at the special meeting,
you must obtain from the record holder a proxy issued in your
name.
EACH VOTE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND
RETURN YOUR PROXY CARD.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, BY AND AMONG WARP TECHNOLOGY
HOLDINGS, INC., OPERATING UNDER THE NAME HALO TECHNOLOGY
HOLDINGS, WTH MERGER SUB AND INFONOW CORPORATION, DATED AS OF
DECEMBER 23, 2005
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CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG HALO TECHNOLOGY
HOLDINGS, INC. AND [TRUSTEE] DATED AS
OF ,
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ANNEX B |
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FAIRNESS OPINION OF Q ADVISORS LLC
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ANNEX C |
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FORM OF STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT
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ANNEX D |
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DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW SECTION 262
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE MERGER
The following are some questions that you, as a stockholder
of InfoNow, may have regarding the merger and the other matters
being considered at the special meeting and brief answers to
those questions. We urge you to read carefully the remainder of
this proxy statement/ prospectus, including the documents
attached to this proxy statement/ prospectus, because the
information in this section does not provide all the information
that might be important to you with respect to the merger and
the other matters being considered at the InfoNow special
meeting. Additional important information is also contained in
the annexes that are incorporated by reference in this proxy
statement/ prospectus.
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InfoNow and Halo have agreed to the acquisition of InfoNow by
Halo pursuant to the terms of a merger agreement that is
described in this proxy statement/ prospectus. A copy of the
merger agreement is attached to this proxy statement/ prospectus
as Annex A. In order to complete the merger, InfoNow
stockholders must approve and adopt the merger agreement and the
transactions contemplated thereby. This proxy statement/
prospectus contains important information about the merger, the
merger agreement and the special meeting, which you should read
carefully. The enclosed voting materials allow you to vote your
shares without attending the special meeting. Your vote is very
important. We encourage you to vote as soon as possible. Halo
stockholders are not required to vote to approve and adopt the
merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby. Halo
is not asking its stockholders for a proxy and Halo stockholders
are requested not to send us a proxy. |
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What is the purpose of this document? |
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This document serves as both a proxy statement of InfoNow and a
prospectus of Halo. As a proxy statement, it is provided to you
because InfoNows board of directors is soliciting your
proxy for use at the InfoNow special meeting of stockholders
called to consider and vote on the merger agreement. As a
prospectus, it is provided to you because Halo is offering to
exchange shares of its common stock, CVRs and cash, if any, for
shares of InfoNow common stock in the merger. |
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What will be the impact of the merger? |
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If the merger is completed, InfoNow will become a wholly owned
subsidiary of Halo. By becoming part of Halo, which is a holding
company whose subsidiaries operate enterprise software and
information technology businesses, InfoNows ability to
develop software, provide services, market its services and
expand its business is expected to be enhanced. However, InfoNow
will also become part of a much larger enterprise of which
InfoNow management will not have control, and the ability of
InfoNow to achieve positive results for its stockholders will
depend on the success of Halo, and not of InfoNow as a separate
company. Descriptions of anticipated impact of the merger, as
well the balance of this proxy statement/ prospectus, contain
forward-looking statements about events that are not certain to
occur as described, or at all, and you should not place undue
reliance on these statements. Please carefully read the section
entitled Forward-Looking Statements beginning on
page 35 of this proxy statement/prospectus. Halos
business is subject to risks, the occurrence of which may also
impact such forward-looking statements. You should read the
section entitled Risk Factors beginning on
page 17 of this proxy statement/ prospectus. |
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Why are Halo and InfoNow proposing the merger? |
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To review the reasons for the merger, see the sections entitled
The Merger Halos Reasons for the
Merger and The Merger InfoNows
Reasons for the Merger beginning on pages 44
and 46, respectively, of this proxy statement/prospectus. |
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What will happen in the merger? |
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In the merger, Merger Sub will merge with and into InfoNow, with
InfoNow continuing after the merger as the surviving entity and
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Halo. |
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As an InfoNow stockholder, what will I receive in the
merger? |
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If the merger is completed, in exchange for your shares of
InfoNow common stock, you will receive Halo common stock, one
CVR for each share of Halo common stock received and, to the
extent available pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement,
cash, which shall be referred to, collectively, as the merger
consideration. The value of the total merger consideration paid
to InfoNow stockholders as a group will be $7,200,000 in the
aggregate, or approximately $0.71 per share of InfoNow
common stock. The merger consideration will be calculated as
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The aggregate value of the Halo common stock paid to
InfoNow stockholders in the merger will be determined by
subtracting the total amount of cash paid in the merger (as
described below), if any, from $7,200,000. The Halo common stock
to be issued in the merger will be distributed to InfoNow
stockholders in proportion to each stockholders ownership
in InfoNow at the closing of the merger. The number of shares of
Halo common stock to be issued in the merger will be determined
based on a Conversion Price equal to the greater of
(1) the average closing price of Halo common stock as
quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB: HALO.OB) for the
20-consecutive trading days ending two trading days prior to the
closing of the merger, and (2) $1.00. |
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For each share of Halo common stock received,
InfoNow stockholders will also receive a CVR. The CVRs will be
payable on the 18-month
anniversary of the closing date, subject to certain expiration
provisions, and will entitle each CVR holder to an additional
cash payment if the trading price of Halos common stock,
based on a 20-day
volume-weighted average, on the 18-month anniversary is less
than the Conversion Price of Halo common stock at the closing of
the merger. |
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The total amount of cash paid in the merger to
InfoNow stockholders, if any, will be the lesser of
(1) InfoNows cash on hand, and
(2) InfoNows net working capital determined no less
than three days prior to closing of the merger. The lesser of
the two amounts will be paid in cash by Halo to InfoNows
stockholders in proportion to each stockholders ownership
in InfoNow at the closing of the merger. |
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Halo will not issue fractional shares of common
stock. Instead, in lieu of any fractional share that you would
otherwise receive, you will receive cash based on the Conversion
Price of Halo common stock. |
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The merger consideration is more fully described in the sections
of this proxy statement/ prospectus entitled The
Merger General Description of the Merger and
The Merger Agreement Merger
Consideration beginning on pages 39 and 67 of this
proxy statement/ prospectus and in the merger agreement, which
is attached to this proxy statement/ prospectus as Annex A. |
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What are the principal risks relating to the merger? |
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If all of the conditions to the merger are not met, the merger
may not occur and Halo and InfoNow may lose the intended
benefits of the merger. Even if the merger is completed, the
anticipated benefits of combining Halo and InfoNow may not be
realized. Halo may have difficulty integrating InfoNow and may
incur substantial costs in connection with the integration. The
merger may result in the loss of customers and/or a drop in
Halos stock price. If the merger fails to qualify as a
tax-free reorganization, you will recognize a gain or loss on
your InfoNow shares. These and other risks are explained in the
section entitled Risk Factors Risks Associated
with the Merger beginning on page 17 of this proxy
statement/ prospectus. |
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Can the value of the transaction change between now and the
time the merger is completed? |
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No. The aggregate merger consideration of $7,200,000 will
not be altered. However, the mix of merger consideration, the
amount of Halo common stock, CVRs and cash, if any, paid to
InfoNow stockholders will not be determined until shortly before
the close of the merger. See the sections entitled The
Merger General Description of the Merger and
The Merger Agreement Merger
Consideration beginning on pages 39 and 67 of this
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As a holder of options to purchase InfoNow common stock,
what will I receive in the merger? |
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Each outstanding option to acquire InfoNow common stock with a
per share exercise price less than seventy-one cents ($0.71), an
in-the-money
option, that remains outstanding immediately prior to
consummation of the merger (whether or not then vested) will
become fully vested upon consummation of the merger, and will be
converted to the right to receive merger consideration to the
extent that the merger consideration exceeds the applicable
exercise price as more fully described in the section of this
proxy statement/prospectus entitled The Merger
Agreement Merger Consideration Common
Stock Options beginning on page 68 of this proxy
statement/prospectus and in the merger agreement, attached to
this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A. All other
options to acquire InfoNow common stock that remain outstanding
immediately prior to the consummation of the merger (whether or
not then vested) will be cancelled. |
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When and where will the special meeting take place? |
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The special meeting is scheduled to take place
at a.m., local time,
on , ,
2006, at
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Who is entitled to vote at the special meeting? |
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Holders of record of InfoNow common stock as of the close of
business
on ,
2006, referred to as the record date, are entitled to vote at
the special meeting. Each stockholder has one vote for each
share of InfoNow common stock that the stockholder owns on the
record date. |
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What vote is required to adopt the merger agreement? |
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The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of InfoNow
common stock outstanding as of the record date is the only vote
required to adopt the merger agreement. |
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How does the InfoNow board of directors recommend that
InfoNow stockholders vote? |
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InfoNows board of directors unanimously recommends that
InfoNow stockholders vote FOR the adoption of
the merger agreement. |
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What do I need to do now? |
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After carefully reading and considering the information
contained in this proxy statement/ prospectus, please mail your
signed proxy card in the enclosed return envelope as soon as
possible so that your shares may be represented at the special
meeting. You may also attend the special meeting and vote in
person. If your shares are held in street name by
your broker or bank, your broker or bank will vote your shares
only if you provide instructions on how to vote. You should
follow the directions provided by your broker or bank regarding
how to instruct your broker or bank to vote your shares. |
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What if I do not vote, do not fully complete my proxy card or
fail to instruct my broker? |
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It is very important for you to vote. If you do not submit a
proxy or instruct your broker how to vote your shares if your
shares are held in street name, and you do not vote in person at
the special meeting, the effect will be the same as if you voted
AGAINST the adoption of the merger agreement. If you
submit a signed proxy without specifying the manner in which you
would like your shares to be voted, your shares will be voted
FOR the adoption of the merger agreement. However,
if your shares are held in street name and you do
not instruct your broker how to vote your shares, your broker
will not vote your shares, such failure to vote being referred
to as a broker non-vote, which will have the same effect as
voting AGAINST the adoption of the merger agreement.
You should follow the directions provided by your broker
regarding how to instruct your broker to vote your shares in
order to ensure that your shares will be voted at the special
meeting. |
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Yes. You may change your vote at any time before the vote takes
place at the special meeting. To change your vote, you may
(1) submit a new proxy card bearing a later date by mail or
(2) send a signed written notice bearing a date later than
the date of the proxy to the Secretary of InfoNow stating that
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special meeting and voting in person, although your attendance
alone will not revoke your proxy. However, if you elect to vote
in person at the special meeting and your shares are held by a
broker, bank or other nominee, you must bring to the meeting a
legal proxy from the broker, bank or other nominee authorizing
you to vote the shares. |
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Will a proxy solicitor be used? |
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Yes. InfoNow has engaged Georgeson Shareholder, a Computershare
company, to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the
special meeting and InfoNow estimates that it will pay them a
fee of approximately $20,000 and will reimburse them for
reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses
incurred in connection with such solicitation. |
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Do I need to attend the special meeting in person? |
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No. It is not necessary for you to attend the special
meeting to vote your shares if InfoNow has previously received
your proxy, although you are welcome to attend. |
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Should I send in my stock certificates now? |
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No. After the merger is
completed, ,
acting the exchange agent, will send you instructions (including
a letter of transmittal) explaining how to exchange your shares
of InfoNow common stock for the appropriate number of shares of
Halo common stock, CVRs and cash, if any. Please do not send in
your stock certificates with your proxy. |
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When do you expect to complete the merger? |
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We are working to complete the merger as promptly as practicable
after the special meeting. However, because the merger is
subject to closing conditions, we cannot predict the exact
timing. |
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What are the material U.S. federal income tax
consequences of the merger to me? |
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If the value of the aggregate stock consideration in the merger
is at least 80% of the value of the total merger consideration,
the merger should qualify for U.S. federal income tax
purposes as a reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the Code). Assuming the merger qualifies as
a reorganization, an InfoNow stockholder generally
will, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, recognize gain,
but not loss, equal to the lesser of (1) the excess, if
any, of the fair market value of the Halo common stock, the
amount of cash, and the value of CVRs determined at the time of
the merger received by you over your adjusted tax basis in your
InfoNow common stock exchanged in the merger or (2) the
amount of cash and the value of CVRs determined at the time of
the merger received by you in the merger. This treatment may not
apply to all InfoNow stockholders. The U.S. federal income
tax consequences to recipients of CVRs from the payment at or
before maturity, lapse or disposition of such CVRs will depend
upon how the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS)
characterizes the CVRs for U.S. federal income tax
purposes. For further information concerning U.S. federal
income tax consequences of the merger, please see the section
entitled The Merger Material
U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger
beginning on page 59 of this proxy statement/ prospectus. |
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Tax matters are very complicated and the consequences of the
merger to any particular InfoNow stockholder will depend on that
stockholders particular facts and circumstances. You are
urged to consult your own tax advisor to determine your own tax
consequences from the merger. |
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Will I have appraisal rights as a result of the merger? |
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Yes. In order to exercise your appraisal rights, you must follow
the requirements of Delaware law. A copy of the applicable
Delaware statutory provision is included as Annex E to this
proxy statement/ prospectus and a summary of this provision can
be found in the section entitled Appraisal Rights for
InfoNow Stockholders beginning on page 63 of this
proxy statement/ prospectus. |
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How will InfoNow stockholders receive the merger
consideration? |
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Following the merger, you will receive a letter of transmittal
and instructions on how to obtain the merger consideration in
exchange for your InfoNow common stock. You must return the
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letter of transmittal and surrender your shares of InfoNow
common stock as described in the instructions, and you will
receive the merger consideration as soon as practicable
after ,
the exchange agent, receives your completed letter of
transmittal and InfoNow shares of common stock. |
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Who can I call with questions? |
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If you have any questions about the merger, how to submit your
proxy or other matters discussed in this proxy statement/
prospectus or if you need additional copies of this proxy
statement/ prospectus or the enclosed proxy card, you should
contact Georgeson Shareholder, a Computershare company,
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SUMMARY OF THE PROXY STATEMENT/ PROSPECTUS
This summary highlights selected information from this proxy
statement/ prospectus. It does not contain all of the
information that could be important to you. To understand the
merger fully and for more complete description of the legal
terms of the merger, you should read carefully this entire proxy
statement/ prospectus and the annexes attached to it, including
the merger agreement and fairness opinion that are attached as
Annexes A and C to this proxy statement/ prospectus and made a
part of this proxy statement/ prospectus. For more information
about Halo and InfoNow, see the section of this proxy statement/
prospectus entitled Additional Information
Where You Can Find More Information. This summary and this
proxy statement/ prospectus contain forward-looking statements
about events that are not certain to occur as described, or at
all, and you should not place undue reliance on those
statements. Please carefully read the section of this proxy
statement/prospects entitled Forward-Looking
Statements.
The Companies (see pages 87 and 127)
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InfoNow Corporation |
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Telephone: (303) 293-0212 |
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InfoNow Corporation, or InfoNow, provides channel
management and channel visibility software and services to
companies that sell through complex channel partner networks.
InfoNows Channel Insight service gives companies rich,
timely and actionable data on channel sales, including enhanced
market intelligence on partners and end customers. It also
includes tools to help clients use this data to profitably grow
their business, through detailed customer segmentation and
profiling, targeted opportunity generation, robust partner
tracking and analysis, closed-loop opportunity tracking, sales
credit assignment, inventory tracking and more. InfoNow also
offers channel management services for partner profiling and
referrals, lead generation and management, and partner
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Halo Technology Holdings, Inc. |
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Telephone: (203) 422-2950 |
Halo Technology Holdings, Inc., or Halo, is a
holding company whose subsidiaries operate enterprise software
and information technology businesses. In addition to holding
its existing subsidiaries, Halos strategy is to pursue
acquisitions of businesses that either complement Halos
existing businesses or expand the industries in which Halo
operates. Halos current operating subsidiaries include
Gupta Technologies, LLC (Gupta); Warp Solutions,
Inc. (Warp Solutions); Kenosia Corporation
(Kenosia); Tesseract Corporation
(Tesseract); DAVID Corporation (DAVID);
Process Software (Process); ProfitKey International
(ProfitKey); Foresight Software, Inc.
(Foresight); Empagio, Inc. (Empagio);
and Executive Consultants, Inc. (ECI). Halo has
merged Tesseract and ECI into Empagio. In addition, Halo has
entered into an agreement to acquire Unify Corporation
(Unify) in a transaction expected to close in the
summer of 2006.
Reasons for the Merger (see pages 44 and 46)
Halos and InfoNows boards of directors,
respectively, believe the proposed merger will enhance value for
stockholders of both companies by allowing Halo to further its
strategy of acquiring businesses that complement Halos
existing businesses or expand the sectors in which Halo
operates. In addition, as of the date InfoNows board of
directors approved the merger, the merger consideration provides
a premium for InfoNow stockholders. To review the reasons for
the merger in greater detail, see the sections entitled
The Merger Halos Reasons for the
Merger and The Merger InfoNows
Reasons for the Merger beginning on pages 44 and 46
of this proxy statement/ prospectus.
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Special Meeting of InfoNow Stockholders (see page 36)
The special meeting will be held
on , ,
2006, at a.m., local time,
at .
The purpose of the InfoNow special meeting is to
(1) consider and vote upon a proposal to adopt the merger
agreement, (2) consider and vote upon a proposal to
authorize the proxyholders to vote to adjourn or postpone the
special meeting, in their sole discretion if necessary, for the
purpose of soliciting additional votes for the adoption of the
merger agreement, and (3) transact such other business as
may properly come before the special meeting or any
postponements or adjournments of the special meeting. Adoption
of the merger agreement by InfoNow stockholders will also
constitute approval of the merger and the other transactions
contemplated by the merger agreement as are described more fully
in this proxy statement/ prospectus and in the merger agreement,
which is attached to this proxy statement/ prospectus as
Annex A.
Only stockholders who hold shares of InfoNow common stock at the
close of business
on ,
2006, which is also referred to the record date, are entitled to
notice of and to vote at the InfoNow special meeting. As of the
close of business
on ,
there
were shares
of InfoNow common stock outstanding, which were held of record
by
approximately stockholders.
A majority of these shares, present in person or represented by
proxy, will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business
at the InfoNow special meeting. If a quorum is not present, it
is expected that the special meeting will be adjourned or
postponed to solicit additional proxies. Each InfoNow
stockholder is entitled to one vote for each share of InfoNow
common stock held as of the record date.
Adoption of the merger agreement by InfoNows stockholders
is required by Delaware law in order to consummate the merger.
Such adoption requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the shares of InfoNow common stock outstanding on
the record date and entitled to vote at the special meeting. In
addition, authorizing the proxyholders to vote to adjourn or
postpone the special meeting for the purpose of soliciting
additional votes for the adoption of the merger agreement will
require the affirmative vote of InfoNow stockholders
representing a majority of the shares of InfoNow common stock
present and entitled to vote at the special meeting. As of the
record date, InfoNows directors, executive officers and
their affiliates held
approximately % of the shares
entitled to vote at the special meeting.
Halo stockholders are not required to approve the issuance of
the shares of Halo common stock as part of the merger
consideration.
Recommendation of InfoNows Board of Directors (see
page 38)
After careful consideration, InfoNows board of directors
has unanimously approved and adopted the merger agreement and
determined that the merger is advisable, fair to and in the best
interests of InfoNow and its stockholders and unanimously
recommends that InfoNow stockholders vote FOR
adoption of the merger agreement.
The Merger (see page 39)
The merger agreement is attached as Annex A to this proxy
statement/ prospectus. We encourage you to read the merger
agreement because it is the legal document that governs the
merger. If the holders of a majority of the outstanding common
stock of InfoNow adopt and approve the merger agreement and the
merger and all other conditions to the merger are satisfied or
waived, on the closing date Merger Sub will merge with and into
InfoNow, with InfoNow continuing after the merger as the
surviving entity and a wholly owned subsidiary of Halo pursuant
to the terms of the merger agreement that are described in this
proxy statement/ prospectus.
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What You Will Receive (see page 63) |
Holders of outstanding shares of InfoNow common stock (other
than holders perfecting appraisal rights, see the section of
this proxy statement/ prospectus entitled Appraisal Rights
for InfoNow Stockholders) will receive Halo common stock,
one CVR for each share of Halo common stock received,
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and, to the extent available pursuant to the terms of the merger
agreement, cash, which shall be referred to, collectively, as
the merger consideration. The value of the total merger
consideration paid to InfoNow stockholders as a group will be
$7,200,000 in the aggregate or approximately seventy-one cents
($0.71) per share of InfoNow common stock. The merger
consideration will be calculated as follows:
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The aggregate value of the Halo common stock paid to InfoNow
stockholders in the merger will be determined by subtracting the
total amount of cash paid in the merger (as described below), if
any, from $7,200,000. The Halo common stock to be issued in the
merger will be distributed to InfoNow stockholders in proportion
to each stockholders ownership in InfoNow at the closing
of the merger. The number of shares of Halo common stock to be
issued in the merger will be determined based on a
Conversion Price equal to the greater of
(1) the average closing price of Halo common stock as
quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB: HALO.OB) for the
20-consecutive trading days ending two trading days prior to the
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For each share of Halo common stock received, InfoNow
stockholders will also receive one CVR. The CVRs will be payable
on the 18-month
anniversary of the closing date, subject to certain expiration
provisions, and will entitle each CVR holder to an additional
cash payment if the trading price of Halos common stock,
based on a 20-day
volume-weighted average, on the 18-month anniversary is less
than the Conversion Price of Halo common stock at the closing of
the merger. |
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The total amount of cash paid in the merger to InfoNow
stockholders, if any, will be the lesser of
(1) InfoNows cash on hand, and
(2) InfoNows net working capital, in either case, as
determined no less than three days prior to closing of the
merger. The lesser of the two amounts will be paid in cash by
Halo to InfoNows stockholders in proportion to each
stockholders ownership in InfoNow at the closing of the
merger. |
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Halo will not issue fractional shares of common stock. Instead,
in lieu of any fractional share that you would otherwise
receive, you will receive cash based on the Conversion Price of
Halo common stock. |
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Treatment of Outstanding Options (see page 68) |
Each currently outstanding option to purchase InfoNow
common stock with an exercise price less than seventy-one cents
($0.71) that remains outstanding immediately prior to
consummation of the merger (whether or not then vested) will
become fully vested upon consummation of the merger, and will be
converted to the right to receive the merger consideration to
the extent the per share merger consideration exceeds the
applicable exercise price. All other outstanding options to
purchase InfoNow common stock that remain outstanding
immediately prior to the consummation of the merger (whether or
not then vested) will be cancelled.
The merger consideration and treatment of InfoNow options are
more fully described in the sections entitled The
Merger General Description of the Merger and
The Merger Agreement Merger
Consideration Common Stock Options beginning
on pages 39 and 68 of this proxy statement/ prospectus and
in the merger agreement, which is attached to this proxy
statement/ prospectus as Annex A. Stockholders of InfoNow
are encouraged to carefully read the merger agreement in its
entirety as it is the legal document that governs the merger.
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Fairness Opinion of Q Advisors LLC (see
page 49) |
In connection with the merger, Q Advisors, LLC (Q
Advisors), delivered a written opinion to InfoNows
board of directors to the effect that, as of December 23,
2005, and based upon and subject to the respective assumptions,
factors and limitations set forth in its opinion, the merger
consideration to be received by the holders of the outstanding
shares of InfoNow common stock pursuant to the merger agreement
was fair from a financial point of view to those holders.
The full text of the written opinion of Q Advisors dated
December 23, 2005, which sets forth the procedures
followed, matters considered, assumptions made and limitations
on the review undertaken in
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connection with its opinion, is attached to this proxy
statement/ prospectus as Annex C. We encourage you to read
this opinion carefully in its entirety. Q Advisors provided its
opinion for the information and assistance of InfoNows
board of directors in connection with its consideration of the
merger. Q Advisors opinion is directed to InfoNows
board of directors as of December 23, 2005, and does not
constitute a recommendation as to how any InfoNow stockholder
should vote with respect to the merger.
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Conditions to the Merger (see page 73) |
The completion of the merger depends on the satisfaction or
waiver of a number of conditions, including, among others:
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the merger agreement must be adopted by the holders of a
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there must not be any order, injunction or decree preventing the
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this proxy statement/ prospectus must be declared effective by
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
SEC) and no stop order suspending such effectiveness
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the average closing price of Halos common stock as
reported on the OTC Bulletin Board for the 20-consecutive
trading days ending two trading days prior to the closing of the
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all issued and outstanding shares of Halos series C
preferred stock must convert to shares of Halo common
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should any holders of InfoNow common stock exercise dissenters
rights with respect to the merger, the number of shares of
common stock held by such dissenting holders shall not be more
than ten percent of InfoNows common stock. |
Neither Halo nor InfoNow can assure you that all of the
conditions to the merger will be either satisfied or waived or
that the merger will occur.
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Termination of the Merger Agreement (see
page 74) |
Even if the InfoNow stockholders approve the merger agreement,
the merger agreement may be terminated by mutual consent, or by
either Halo or InfoNow, at any time before the completion of the
merger under specified circumstances, including:
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if the other party has breached any of its representations and
warranties or failed to perform any of its covenants and the
breach or failure, individually or in the aggregate, has had or
is likely to have a material adverse effect on the breaching
party and such failure or breach is not cured or curable within
30 days following receipt of written notice of such breach
or failure, or such breach, by its nature, cannot be cured prior
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if InfoNow receives a superior proposal (as defined in the
section entitled The Merger Agreement Other
Agreements No Solicitation beginning on
page 72 of this proxy statement/ prospectus), provided that
InfoNow pays Halo the termination fee under the merger agreement
(see the section entitled The Merger Agreement
Termination Termination Fee beginning on
page 75 of this proxy statement/ prospectus). |
In addition, Halo may terminate the merger agreement if:
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InfoNow or its board of directors fails to call and hold the
InfoNow special meeting; fails to recommend the approval of the
merger; fails to oppose a third-party acquisition proposal under
certain circumstances as defined in the merger agreement; or
solicits, initiates or encourages inquiries or company
acquisition proposals, or engages in negotiations or discussions
regarding a company acquisition proposal (as defined in the
sections entitled The Merger Agreement |
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Termination and The Merger Agreement
Other Agreements No Solicitation beginning on
pages 74 and 72 of this proxy statement/ prospectus). |
Further, InfoNow may terminate the merger agreement if:
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All of the holders of Halo series C preferred stock do not
convert all such stock to shares of Halo common stock prior to
the InfoNow special meeting. |
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Payment of Termination Fee (see page 74) |
InfoNow has agreed to pay Halo a termination fee of $300,000 if
the merger agreement is terminated under specified circumstances
and Halo has agreed to pay InfoNow a termination fee of $50,000
if the merger agreement is terminated under specified
circumstances.
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No Solicitation of Transactions Involving InfoNow (see
page 72) |
The merger agreement contains restrictions on the ability of
InfoNow to solicit or engage in discussions or negotiations with
a third party with respect to a proposal regarding a tender
offer, exchange offer, merger, consolidation, business
combination or similar transaction involving InfoNow.
Notwithstanding these restrictions, the merger agreement
provides that under specified circumstances, if InfoNow receives
an unsolicited proposal from a third party to acquire more than
fifty percent of the InfoNow shares then outstanding or all or
substantially all of InfoNows assets and InfoNows
board of directors determines in good faith such proposal is, or
is reasonably likely to be, a proposal that is more favorable to
InfoNows stockholders than the merger, InfoNow may furnish
nonpublic information to that third party and engage in
negotiations regarding a takeover proposal with that third party.
Interests of Certain Persons in the Merger (see
page 55)
InfoNow stockholders should be aware that certain members of the
InfoNow board of directors and management have interests in the
merger that are different from, or are in addition to, the
interests of other InfoNow stockholders that may make them more
likely to approve and adopt the merger agreement and approve the
merger.
The merger agreement provides that rights to indemnification,
found in InfoNows certificate of incorporation and bylaws,
benefiting InfoNows directors and officers, will survive
the closing of the merger. The merger agreement also provides
for the purchase of a directors and officers
liability insurance policy for the benefit of InfoNows
directors and officers.
Risk Factors (see page 17)
In evaluating the merger and the merger agreement and before
deciding how to vote your shares of InfoNow common stock at the
InfoNow special meeting, you should carefully read this proxy
statement/ prospectus and consider the following risk factors in
the section entitled Risk Factors beginning on
page 17 of this proxy statement/ prospectus for an
explanation of the material risks of relating to the merger and
Halos business. Specific factors that might cause actual
results to differ from our expectations include, but are not
limited to:
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failure to complete the merger could negatively impact
InfoNows and/or Halos stock price, future business,
or operations; |
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failure to satisfy or waive certain conditions could prevent the
merger from occurring; |
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because the exchange ratio will not be determined until after
the stockholder meeting, you must decide whether or not to
approve the transaction before knowing the amount of stock and
CVRs, you will receive in the merger; |
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the value of the Halo stock that InfoNow stockholders receive in
the merger may change between the date the exchange ratio is
determined and the date these shares are issued to InfoNow
stockholders; |
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Halo will incur significant costs to achieve and may not be able
to realize the anticipated savings, synergies or revenue
enhancements from the merger; |
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Halo may not successfully integrate InfoNow into its business
and operations; |
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the costs of the merger and the costs of integrating Halos
and InfoNows operations are substantial and may make it
more difficult for the combined company to achieve profitability; |
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the price of Halo common stock may be affected by factors
different than those affecting the price of InfoNow common stock; |
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the market price of Halo common stock may decline as a result of
the merger; |
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the issuance of shares of Halo common stock in the merger will
result in immediate dilution of Halos outstanding common
stock; |
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Halos relatively low trading volume may limit your ability
to sell your shares of Halo common stock received in the merger; |
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sales of substantial amounts of Halo common stock in the open
market could depress Halos stock price; |
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if the merger fails to qualify as a tax-free reorganization you
will recognize gain or loss on your InfoNow shares; |
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Halo and InfoNow may waive one or more of the conditions to the
merger without resoliciting InfoNow stockholder approval for the
merger; |
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the termination fee may discourage other companies from trying
to acquire InfoNow; |
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departure of key personnel or the failure to attract qualified
employees may negatively impact the business of Halo after the
consummation of the merger; |
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general uncertainty related to the merger could harm Halo; |
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Halos and InfoNows officers and directors have
interests that may influence them to support or approve the
merger; |
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Halo has a limited operating history, has a history of losses
and negative working capital and may need additional financing
in the near future; |
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Halo may be unable to borrow funds; |
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If Halo fails to meet its obligations under its debt agreements,
its secured lender could foreclose on its assets; |
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The markets for Halos products are highly competitive and
rapidly changing; |
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The technology Halo uses is rapidly changing; |
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Halo success depends in part on its ability to protect its
intellectual property; |
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Halo is dependent on key personnel; |
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failure to manage anticipated growth and expansion could have a
material adverse effect on Halos business; |
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Halo expects to pay no cash dividends; |
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Halos common stock is subject to the penny
stock restrictions under federal securities laws, which
could reduce the liquidity of the Halo common stock; |
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Halos acquisition strategy may place substantial burdens
on Halos management resources and financial controls; |
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Halo may be unable to finance future acquisitions; and |
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Halo may not be able to successfully integrate all of its other
recent acquisitions with InfoNow. |
Accounting Treatment (see page 63)
Halo will record the merger using the purchase method of
accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles. This method assumes that for financial
reporting purposes, Halo will treat both companies as one
company beginning as of the date we complete the merger. In
addition, under this method of accounting, Halo will record the
fair value of InfoNows net assets on its consolidated
financial statements, with the remaining purchase price in
excess of the fair value of InfoNows net assets recorded
as goodwill.
Regulatory Matters (see page 58)
Other than compliance with applicable federal and state
securities laws pursuant to the issuance of Halo common stock in
connection with the merger, and compliance with applicable
provisions of Nevada and Delaware law, no federal or state
regulatory requirements must be satisfied in connection with the
merger.
Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the
Merger (see page 59)
If the merger is treated as a reorganization within
the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, InfoNow
stockholders generally should not recognize gain or loss for
U.S. federal income tax purposes on the exchange of InfoNow
common stock for Halo common stock in the merger, except to the
extent of any cash and the fair market value of CVRs determined
at the time of the merger. Specifically, if the merger is
treated as a reorganization for U.S. federal
income tax purposes, an InfoNow stockholder is generally
required to recognize gain, but not loss, at the time of the
merger equal to the lesser of:
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the amount of cash consideration and the fair market value of
any property, including the CVRs, received by the InfoNow
stockholder in the merger; and |
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the excess of (i) the sum of the fair market value of the
Halo common stock, the amount of cash consideration, and the
fair market value of any property, including the CVRs, received
by the InfoNow stockholder in the merger, over (ii) the
InfoNow stockholders adjusted federal income tax basis for
the shares of InfoNow common stock exchanged in the merger. |
Because of the contingent nature of the CVRs, the determination
of the amount of the fair market value of the property received
by an InfoNow stockholder and therefore the amount of gain to be
recognized in the merger is not clear. Under applicable Treasury
Regulations, InfoNow stockholders will be required to value the
CVRs at the time of the merger based on all available facts and
circumstances.
Any gain recognized will generally constitute capital gain and
will constitute long-term capital gain if the holders
holding period is greater than 12 months as of the date of
the merger. For non-corporate holders, this long-term capital
gain generally will be taxed at a maximum U.S. federal
income tax rate of 15%. The exchange agent will be required to
withhold 28% of any cash payment unless you provide your tax
identification number, social security or employer
identification number and certify that such number is correct.
You must complete and sign the
Form W-9 that will
be included as part of the transmittal letter to avoid backup
withholding unless you prove that an applicable exemption exists
in a manner satisfactory to Halo and the exchange agent.
The U.S. federal income tax consequences to recipients of
CVRs from the payment at or before maturity, lapse or
disposition of such CVRs will depend upon how the CVRs are
characterized for U.S. federal income tax purposes. There
is little authority under current tax law governing the
characterization of instruments such as the CVRs. In Revenue
Ruling 88-31 and
one subsequent private
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letter ruling, the IRS concluded that taxpayers should treat
rights similar to the CVRs as cash settlement put options for
U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is possible, however,
that the CVRs might be treated as debt instruments or in some
other manner.
If the CVRs are treated as cash settlement put options for
U.S. federal income tax purposes, in general, subject to
certain straddle rules explained in greater detail under
Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the
Merger, beginning on page 59 of this proxy
statement/prospectus, upon the payment at or before maturity or
sale or exchange of the CVRs, a holder of CVRs will recognize
capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference
between the cash paid in respect of the CVRs and the
holders adjusted tax basis in the CVRs. In the event a
holders CVRs lapse without any payment, the holder will
recognize capital loss equal to the holders adjusted tax
basis in such CVRs. A holders adjusted tax basis in a CVR
received in the merger will be the fair market value of the CVR
at the time of the merger. A holders capital gain or loss
will be long term if the holders holding period in the
CVRs is more than one year at the time of payment, lapse, sale
or exchange. If the IRS were to assert successfully that the
CVRs should be treated as debt instruments or in some other
manner for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the character
of income or loss recognized with respect to CVRs, as well as
the timing of the recognition of income or loss, could be
substantially different from the treatment discussed above.
The tax consequences to each particular stockholder will
depend on that stockholders specific situation. Therefore,
each stockholder should consult his, her or its own tax advisor
for an understanding of the tax consequences to that stockholder
resulting from the merger.
Restrictions on the Ability to Sell Halo Common Stock (see
page 68)
All shares of Halo common stock you receive in connection with
the merger will be freely transferable unless you are considered
an affiliate of either InfoNow or Halo for the
purposes of the Securities Act at the time the merger agreement
is submitted to InfoNow stockholders for adoption, in which case
you will be permitted to sell the shares of Halo common stock
you receive in the merger only pursuant to an effective
registration statement or under Rules 144 and 145
promulgated under the Securities Act. This proxy
statement/prospectus does not register the resale of stock held
by affiliates; however, within 30 days of the closing of
the merger, Halo has agreed to file a post-effective amendment
to the registration statement of which this proxy
statement/prospectus is a part to register affiliates
shares received in the merger for resale.
Appraisal Rights (see page 63)
InfoNow is a Delaware corporation and under Delaware law, you
have the right to dissent from the merger, exercise your
appraisal rights and receive payment in cash for the fair value
of your InfoNow common stock, as determined by the Delaware
Court of Chancery. You should be aware that the fair value of
your InfoNow shares as determined by the Chancery Court under
Delaware General Corporation Law Section 262 could be
greater, the same or less than the value that you are entitled
to receive for your InfoNow shares pursuant to the merger
agreement. This right to appraisal is subject to a number of
restrictions and technical requirements, and Delaware law
requires strict compliance with these provisions. Generally, in
order to exercise your appraisal rights you must:
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deliver to InfoNow a written demand for appraisal of your shares
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continuously hold your InfoNow common stock as record holder,
from the date you make the demand for appraisal through the
closing of the merger. |
Merely voting against the merger will not protect your rights to
an appraisal, which requires strict compliance with all the
steps mandated under Delaware law. These requirements under
Delaware law for exercising appraisal rights are described in
further detail in the section entitled Appraisal Rights for
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InfoNow Stockholders beginning on page 63 of this
proxy statement/ prospectus. The relevant section of the
Delaware General Corporation Law Section 262 regarding
appraisal rights is reproduced and attached as Annex E to
this proxy statement/ prospectus. We encourage you to read these
provisions carefully and in their entirety.
IF YOU VOTE FOR THE MERGER, YOU WILL WAIVE YOUR
RIGHTS TO SEEK APPRAISAL OF YOUR SHARES OF INFONOW COMMON STOCK
UNDER DELAWARE LAW.
Surrender of InfoNow Shares of Common Stock (see
page 67)
Following the effective time of the merger, Halo will cause a
letter of transmittal to be mailed to all holders of InfoNow
common stock containing instructions for surrendering their
shares of common stock. InfoNow stockholders should not
surrender their InfoNow common stock certificates until they
receive the letter of transmittal and fully complete and return
it as instructed in the letter of transmittal.
Certain Effects of the Merger (see page 149)
Upon completion of the merger, InfoNow stockholders will become
stockholders of Halo. The internal affairs of Halo are governed
by Nevada law and Halos articles of incorporation and
bylaws. The internal affairs of InfoNow are governed by the
Delaware law and InfoNows certificate of incorporation and
bylaws. Due to differences between the governing documents and
governing state laws of Halo and InfoNow, the merger will result
in InfoNow stockholders having different rights once they become
Halo stockholders, which rights are summarized in the section
entitled Comparison of Stockholder Rights and Corporate
Governance Matters beginning on page 149 of this
proxy statement/ prospectus.
Stockholder Agreement (see page 56)
Each member of InfoNows board of directors has entered
into a stockholder agreement with Halo. Pursuant to the
stockholders agreement, InfoNows directors have agreed to
vote all of their shares of InfoNow common stock beneficially
owned for adoption and approval of the merger agreement, the
merger and all agreements related to the merger and any actions
related to or contemplated by the merger, subject to certain
exceptions, which are summarized in the section entitled
The Merger Stockholder Agreement
beginning on page 56 of this proxy statement/ prospectus.
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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
You should review the following financial information of Halo
and its subsidiaries and of InfoNow: (i) the financial
information and the consolidated financial statements of Halo
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005 and for the three
and six months ended December 31, 2005 included in this
proxy statement/prospectus beginning on page F-3;
(ii) the financial statements for Halos subsidiary,
Tesseract, for the years ended June 30, 2005 and
June 30, 2004 included in this proxy statement/prospectus
on page F-63; (iii) the financial statements of
Halos subsidiaries, Process Software, LLC and Affiliates
(consisting of DAVID, ProfitKey, Foresight and Process) for the
years ended June 30, 2005 and June 30, 2004 included
in this proxy statement/prospectus on page F-75;
(iv) the pro forma information for Halo (which combines the
historical financial data of Halo and reflects Halos
acquisition of Tesseract, Process and Affiliates), including
notes describing various adjustments, included in this proxy
statement/prospectus on page F-89; and (v) the
financial statements of InfoNow for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2005, included in this proxy
statement/prospectus beginning on page F-98.
Halo has also included unaudited pro forma condensed combined
financial statements that reflect the acquisition of InfoNow in
this proxy statement/prospectus beginning on
page F-115. You
should review this financial information.
On March 14, 2006, Halo entered into an Agreement and Plan
of Merger to acquire Unify Corporation. Halo anticipates that
the Unify transaction is likely to close in the fourth quarter
of fiscal 2006, close to the timing of the consummation of the
InfoNow merger and therefore Halo has included unaudited pro
forma condensed combined financial statements that reflect the
acquisition of Unify and InfoNow in this proxy
statement/prospectus beginning on
page F-123. You
should also review this financial information.
The historical financial information of Halo presented in this
proxy statement/prospectus may not be indicative of Halos
future performance.
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Comparative Market Price
Halo common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under
the symbol HALO.OB. InfoNow common stock formerly
traded on Nasdaq and the OTC Bulletin Board and now is
quoted on the Pink Sheets under the symbol INOW.
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the
high and low sale prices per share of Halo and InfoNow common
stock, each as reported on the bulletin boards or the exchange
on which the stock was trading as of the relevant date:
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March 31, 2004
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September 30, 2004
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The following table presents the last reported sale price of a
share of Halo common stock and a share of InfoNow common stock
on December 23, 2005, the last full trading day before
announcement of the signing of the merger agreement, and on
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2006, the last practicable date prior to the mailing of this
document. The table also presents the implied value of a share
of InfoNow common stock on an equivalent per share basis on each
of these two dates, calculated by adding the estimated value of
the stock portion of the per share merger consideration, and the
cash portion of the per share merger consideration, as if the
merger had closed on the respective dates indicated.
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The market price of InfoNow common stock and Halo common stock
will fluctuate between the date of this proxy statement/
prospectus and the date on which the merger occurs. You should
obtain current stock price quotations for InfoNow common stock
and Halo common stock.
Neither Halo nor InfoNow has paid any cash dividends on its
common stock in its last two fiscal years or in any interim
period since its last fiscal year end. We anticipate that, for
the foreseeable future, our combined enterprise will retain any
earnings for use in the operation of our business. Therefore, we
do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable
future.
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RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the following factors, together
with the other information contained in this proxy statement/
prospectus, before determining whether or not to vote in favor
of the approval and adoption of the merger agreement and the
merger. By voting in favor of the merger, you will be choosing
to invest in Halo common stock. An investment in Halo common
stock involves a high degree of risk. Additional risks and
uncertainties not currently known to Halo or that Halo does not
currently deem material may also become important factors that
may harm Halos business. If any of the following risks
actually occur, Halos business, financial condition or
results of operations would likely suffer, the trading price of
Halos common stock would probably decline, and you may
lose all or part of your investment. We have divided the risks
into four groups: risks relating to the merger; risks relating
to Halos business; risk factors relating to Halos
acquisition strategy and the additional risk factors relating to
the business of Halos subsidiaries. You should also
carefully consider the risks and uncertainties associated with
InfoNow as a stand-alone company described in The
Merger InfoNows Reasons for the Merger
beginning on page 46 of this proxy statement/prospectus.
Risks Related to the Merger
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Failure to complete the merger could negatively impact
InfoNows and/or Halos stock price, future business,
or operations. |
If the merger is not completed, Halo and InfoNow may be subject
to a number of material risks, including the following:
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Halo may be required under certain circumstances to pay InfoNow
a termination fee of $50,000; |
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InfoNow may be required under certain circumstances to pay Halo
a termination fee of $300,000; |
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the price of Halos and/or InfoNows common stock may
decline to the extent that the relevant current market price
reflects a market assumption that the merger will be
completed; and |
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costs related to the merger, such as legal, accounting, certain
financial advisory and financial printing fees, must be paid,
even if the merger is not completed. |
Further, if the merger is terminated and InfoNows board of
directors determines to seek another merger or business
combination, there can be no assurance that it will be able to
find a partner on terms as attractive as those provided for in
the merger agreement. In addition, while the merger agreement is
in effect and subject to very narrowly defined exceptions,
InfoNow is prohibited from soliciting, initiating, encouraging
or entering into certain extraordinary transactions, such as a
merger, disposition, consolidation, dissolution, sale of assets
or other business combination, other than with Halo. See the
sections entitled The Merger Agreement Other
Agreements No Solicitation, The Merger
Agreement Termination, and Risk
Factors Risks Related to Halos Business
beginning on pages 72, 74, and 22, respectively, of this
proxy statement/ prospectus.
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Failure to satisfy or waive certain conditions could
prevent the merger from occurring. |
The closing of the merger is contingent upon various conditions
being satisfied or waived. If all the conditions are not
satisfied or waived, the merger will not occur. If the merger
does not occur, each of Halo and InfoNow will lose the intended
benefits of the merger. The following conditions, in addition to
other customary closing conditions, must be satisfied or waived,
if permissible, before Halo and/or InfoNow are obligated to
complete the merger:
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the merger agreement must be adopted by the holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares of InfoNow common stock as of
the record date; |
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there must not be any order, injunction or decree preventing the
completion of the merger; |
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this proxy statement/ prospectus must be declared effective by
the SEC and no stop order suspending such effectiveness shall be
in effect; |
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the average closing price of Halos common stock as
reported on the OTC Bulletin Board for the 20-consecutive
trading days ending two trading days prior to the closing of the
merger must not be less than $1.00; |
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all issued and outstanding shares of Halos series C
preferred stock must convert to shares of Halo common
stock; and |
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should any holders of InfoNow common stock exercise dissenters
rights with respect to the merger, the number of shares of
common stock held by such holders shall not be more than ten
percent of InfoNows common stock. |
Any termination of the merger agreement, regardless of whether
termination expenses are required to be paid, could lead to a
possible decline in the market price of Halo and/or InfoNow
common stock to the extent current market prices reflect a
market assumption that the merger will be completed.
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Because the exchange ratio will not be determined until
after the stockholder meeting, you must decide whether or not to
approve the transaction before knowing the amount of stock and
CVRs you will receive in the merger. |
The number of shares of Halo common stock that you will receive
in the merger for each share of InfoNow common stock that you
own, or the exchange ratio, will not be determined
until all of the conditions to the merger have been satisfied or
waived and the merger becomes effective. Because the approval of
this transaction by the stockholders of InfoNow is a condition
to the merger, Halo will not deliver the notice and the exchange
ratio will not be determined until after you must decide whether
to approve this transaction. Due to changes in InfoNows
cash-on-hand and net
working capital as well as changes in the business, operations
or prospects of Halo and InfoNow, market assessments of the
likelihood that the merger will be completed and general market
and other economic conditions prevailing after the stockholder
meeting, the exchange ratio of Halo common stock on the date the
exchange ratio is determined may differ from exchange ratio
InfoNow stockholders would have received if the merger had been
consummated at the time the InfoNow stockholders made their
decision whether to approve the transaction. Because the
exchange ratio affects the amount of Halo common stock and CVRs
that InfoNow stockholders will receive in the merger, the amount
of Halo common stock and CVRs received by InfoNow stockholders
may differ from the amount of Halo common stock and CVRs, the
InfoNow stockholders would have received if the merger had been
consummated at the time the InfoNow stockholders made their
decision whether to approve the transaction. See the sections
entitled The Merger General Description of the
Merger and The Merger Agreement Merger
Consideration beginning on pages 39 and 67 of this
proxy statement/ prospectus.
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The value of the Halo common stock that InfoNow
stockholders receive in the merger may change between the date
the exchange ratio is determined and the date these shares are
issued to InfoNow stockholders. |
The market price of Halo common stock may fluctuate due to
factors, including those listed in the preceding risk factor,
occurring after the exchange ratio has been determined. As a
result, the market value of the Halo common stock that holders
of InfoNow common stock will receive in the merger may change
after the date that the exchange ratio is determined, but before
those shares are actually issued, which will occur when
InfoNows stockholders tender their shares of InfoNow
common stock to the exchange agent after the merger. See the
sections entitled The Merger General
Description of the Merger and The Merger
Agreement Merger Consideration beginning on
pages 39 and 67 of this proxy statement/ prospectus.
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Halo will incur significant costs to achieve and may not
be able to realize the anticipated savings, synergies or revenue
enhancements from the merger. |
Halo and InfoNow entered into the merger agreement with the
expectation that the merger will result in various benefits,
including among others, the ability to spread certain redundant
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operating as separate public companies, including duplicative
corporate functions and accounting and legal fees associated
with SEC reporting, over a broader base of portfolio companies.
Achieving the anticipated benefits of the merger is subject to a
number of uncertainties, including whether Halo integrates
InfoNow in an effective and efficient manner, and general
competitive factors in the marketplace. Failure to achieve these
anticipated benefits could result in increased costs and
diversification of managements time and energy could
materially impact Halos business, financial condition and
operating results.
Even if Halo is able to integrate successfully its operations
with InfoNows operations, Halo may not be able to realize
the cost savings, synergies or revenue enhancements that Halo
anticipates from the integration, either in the amount or the
time frame that Halo currently expects. Halos ability to
realize anticipated cost savings, synergies and revenue
enhancements may be affected by a number of factors, including,
but not limited to:
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Halos ability to effectively eliminate duplicative back
office overhead and overlapping and redundant general and
administrative functions and costs associated with operating as
separate public companies; |
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the anticipated utilization of cash resources on integration and
implementation activities to achieve those cost savings, which
could be greater than Halo currently expects and which could
offset any such savings and other synergies resulting from the
merger; |
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increases in other expenses, operating losses or problems
unrelated to the merger, which may offset the cost savings and
other synergies from the merger or divert resources intended to
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Halos ability to avoid labor disruption in connection with
the integration. |
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Halo may not successfully integrate InfoNow into its
business and operations. |
Prior to the consummation of the merger, Halo and InfoNow
operated as separate entities. Halo may experience material
negative consequences to its business, financial condition or
results of operations if it cannot successfully integrate
InfoNows operations with Halos. The integration of
companies that have previously been operated separately involves
a number of risks, including, but not limited to:
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demands on management related to the significant increase in the
size of the business for which they are responsible; |
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diversion of managements attention from the management of
daily operations to the integration of operations, whether
perceived or actual; |
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management of employee relations across facilities; |
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difficulties in the assimilation of different corporate cultures
and practices, as well as in the assimilation and retention of
broad and geographically dispersed personnel and operations; |
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difficulties and unanticipated expenses related to the
integration of departments, systems (including accounting
systems), technologies, books and records, procedures and
controls (including internal accounting controls, procedures and
policies), as well as in maintaining uniform standards,
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Halos ability to maintain its customers and InfoNows
customers after the acquisition. |
Successful integration of InfoNows operations with
Halos depends on Halos ability to manage the
combined operations, to realize opportunities for revenue growth
presented by broader product offerings and expanded geographic
coverage and to eliminate redundant and excess costs. If
Halos integration efforts are not successful, Halo may not
be able to maintain the levels of revenues, earnings or
operating efficiency that it and InfoNow have achieved or might
achieve separately. In addition, the unaudited pro forma
condensed consolidated financial data presented in this proxy
statement/ prospectus cover periods
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during which Halo and InfoNow were not under the same management
and, therefore, may not be indicative of Halos future
financial condition or operating results.
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The costs of the merger and the costs of integrating
Halos and InfoNows operations are substantial and
will make it more difficult for the combined company to achieve
profitability. |
Halo and InfoNow will incur substantial costs in connection with
the merger that may make it more difficult to achieve
profitability in the future. Halo and InfoNow expect that they
will incur costs associated with the merger, consisting of
transaction fees for attorneys, accountants and other related
costs in an amount currently estimated to be approximately
$1,200,000. In addition, we anticipate incurring nonrecurring
restructuring costs associated with the merger. There is no
guarantee that Halo and InfoNow will not, however, incur merger
related costs in excess of these amounts.
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The price of Halo common stock may be affected by factors
different than those affecting the price of InfoNow common
stock. |
Holders of InfoNow common stock will be entitled to receive Halo
common stock in the merger and will become holders of Halo
common stock. Halos business differs in certain ways from
InfoNows business, and the factors affecting Halos
results of operations, as well as the price of Halo common
stock, may be different than the factors affecting
InfoNows results of operations and the price of InfoNow
common stock. The price of Halo common stock may fluctuate
significantly following the merger for many reasons, including
as a result of factors over which Halo has no control. For a
discussion of the businesses of Halo and InfoNow and certain
factors to consider in connection with their businesses, see the
sections entitled Certain Information Concerning
Halo Business of Halo, Certain
Information Concerning the Merger Sub, Certain
Information Concerning InfoNow Description of
Business and Additional Information
Where You Can Find More Information beginning on
pages 91, 126, 127 and 162, respectively, of this proxy
statement/ prospectus.
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The market price of Halo common stock may decline as a
result of the merger. |
The market price of Halo common stock may decline as a result of
the merger for a number of reasons, including if:
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the premium offered by Halo relative to InfoNows stock
price on the date the merger agreement was announced is not
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the integration of Halo and InfoNow is unsuccessful; |
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Halo does not achieve the perceived benefits of the merger as
rapidly or to the extent anticipated by financial or industry
analysts; or |
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the effects of the merger on Halos results are not
consistent with the expectations of financial or industry
analysts. |
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The issuance of shares of Halo common stock in the merger
will result in immediate dilution of Halos outstanding
common stock. |
Upon completion of the merger, up to 7,200,000 shares of
Halo common stock will be issued or reserved for issuance to
holders of common stock and options to purchase or acquire
InfoNow common stock. The resulting dilution of Halos
common stock could have a negative impact the market price for
its common stock.
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Halos relatively low trading volume may limit your
ability to sell your shares of Halo common stock received in the
merger. |
The average daily trading of Halos common stock was less
than 5,000 shares during the year ended December 31,
2005. As a result of this low trading volume, you may have
difficulty selling a large number
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of Halo shares received in the merger in the manner or at the
price that might be attainable if Halos common stock were
more actively traded.
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Sales of substantial amounts of Halos common stock
in the open market could depress Halos stock price. |
Sales of a large number of shares of Halo common stock in the
public market following the completion of the merger, or even
the belief that such sales could occur, could cause a drop in
the market price of Halo common stock and could impair
Halos ability to raise capital through offerings of
Halos equity securities. Based on current assumptions, we
estimate that, immediately after the merger, there will be
approximately 38,383,913 shares of Halo common stock
outstanding (assuming that no shares have been issued in the
Unify transaction). All of the shares issued to InfoNow
stockholders will be freely tradable without restrictions or
further registration under the Securities Act unless such shares
are held by any person who was an affiliate of
InfoNow or Halo at the time of the special meeting for purposes
of the Securities Act. The term affiliate would
include directors and some officers and principal stockholders
of InfoNow. See the section entitled The
Merger Restrictions on Sale of Shares by Affiliates
of InfoNow and Halo beginning on page 63 of this
proxy statement/ prospectus.
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If the merger fails to qualify as a tax-free
reorganization you will recognize gain or loss on the receipt of
Halo shares in exchange for your InfoNow shares. |
If the value of the aggregate stock consideration in the merger
is at least 80% of the value of the total merger consideration,
the merger should qualify as a tax-free reorganization under
Section 368(a) of the Code. Although the IRS has not
provided a ruling on the merger, Halo and InfoNow each intend to
obtain a legal opinion that the merger qualifies as a tax-free
reorganization, based on certain assumptions which Halo and
InfoNow believe are reasonable concerning the amount of cash,
the fair market value of the CVRs at the time of the merger, and
the fair market value of the aggregate stock consideration to be
received in the merger. These opinions neither bind the IRS nor
prevent the IRS from adopting a contrary position. If the merger
fails to qualify as a tax-free reorganization, you would
generally recognize gain or loss on each share of InfoNow common
stock exchanged in the merger in the amount of the difference
between your basis in such share and the fair market value of
the Halo common stock and cash, if any, and the value of CVRs
determined at the time of the merger you receive in exchange for
such share of InfoNow common stock at the time of the merger.
See the section entitled The Merger Material
U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger,
beginning on page 59 of this proxy statement/prospectus.
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Halo and InfoNow may waive one or more of the conditions
to the merger without resoliciting InfoNow stockholder approval
for the merger. |
Each of the conditions to Halos and InfoNows
obligations to complete the merger may be waived, in whole or in
part, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by agreement of
Halo and InfoNow if the condition is a condition to both
Halos and InfoNows obligation to complete the
merger, or by the party for which such conditions are a
condition of its obligation to complete the merger.
InfoNows board of directors will evaluate the materiality
of any such waiver to determine whether amendment of this
proxy/statement prospectus and resolicitation of proxies is
necessary. However, Halo and InfoNow generally do not expect any
such waiver to be significant enough to require resolicitation
of stockholders. In the event that any such waiver is not
determined to be significant enough to require resolicitation of
the stockholders, the companies will have the discretion to
complete the merger without seeking further stockholder approval.
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The termination fee may discourage other companies from
trying to acquire InfoNow. |
Under the merger agreement, InfoNow has agreed to pay a
termination fee of $300,000 plus expenses to Halo in particular
circumstances, including circumstances in which a third party
seeks to acquire or acquires InfoNow. This termination fee could
discourage other companies from trying to acquire InfoNow
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even though those other companies might be willing to offer
greater consideration to InfoNow stockholders than Halo has
offered in the merger agreement. In addition, payment of the
termination fee could have a material adverse effect on
InfoNows financial condition.
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Departure of key personnel or the failure to attract
qualified employees may negatively impact the business of Halo
after the consummation of the merger. |
Halos ability to maintain its competitive position after
the consummation of the merger will depend, in large part, on
its ability to attract and retain highly qualified development,
sales, professional services and managerial personnel.
Competition for these persons is intense. While the merger will
increase Halos human resources in this area, there is
always a risk of departure of key employees due to the
combination process. The announcement of the proposed merger may
impede Halos and InfoNows ability to attract and
retain personnel before and after the transaction. The loss of a
significant group of key personnel would adversely affect
Halos business efforts after the consummation of the
merger.
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General uncertainty related to the merger could harm
Halo. |
Halos or InfoNows customers may, in response to the
announcement of the proposed merger, delay or defer purchasing
decisions. If Halos or InfoNows customers delay or
defer purchasing decisions, Halo and InfoNows pre-and post
merger revenues could materially decline. Similarly, Halos
and InfoNows employees may experience uncertainty about
their future role after the merger is completed. This may harm
Halos and InfoNows ability to attract and retain key
management, sales, marketing and technical personnel. Also,
speculation regarding the likelihood of the completion of the
merger could increase the volatility of Halos stock price.
The disruption of the businesses of Halo and InfoNow caused by
these issues could cause quarterly and annual operating results
to be lower than expected.
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Halos and InfoNows officers and directors have
interests that may influence them to support or approve the
merger. |
InfoNow stockholders should be aware that certain members of the
InfoNow board of directors and management have interests in the
merger that are different from, or are in addition to, the
interests of other InfoNow stockholders that may make them more
likely to approve and adopt the merger agreement and approve the
merger.
The merger agreement provides that rights to indemnification,
found in InfoNows certificate of incorporation and bylaws,
benefiting InfoNows directors and officers, will survive
the closing of the merger. The merger agreement also provides
for the purchase of a directors and officers insurance policy
for the benefit of InfoNows directors and officers.
Risks Related to Halos Business
References to we, us and our
throughout this Risks Related to Halos
Business section are references to Halo.
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We have a limited operating history |
Halo has a limited operating history. Such limited operating
history makes it more difficult to predict whether or not we
will be successful in the future. Our future financial and
operational success is subject to the risks, uncertainties,
expenses, delays and difficulties associated with managing a new
business, many of which may be beyond our control. In addition,
Halo competes in a relatively new market known as the
information technology market. Because this market rapidly
evolves, companies competing in it may face many uncertainties.
Our success will depend on many factors, including those
described in this Risk Factors section.
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We have a history of losses and negative working capital
and may need additional financing in the near future |
We have experienced operating losses, as well as net losses, for
each of the years during which we have operated. Halo has
incurred recurring operating losses since its inception. As of
December 31, 2005, Halo had an accumulated deficit of
approximately $70,953,000 and a working capital deficit of
$18,271,000.
Conditions may arise, including potential risks described
herein, that may require Halo to raise additional funds for its
working capital needs and to continue to execute the
requirements of its business plan. If these conditions arise,
there can be no assurance that Halo will be successful in its
efforts to raise sufficient capital.
If we achieve profitability, we cannot give any assurance that
we would be able to sustain or increase profitability on a
quarterly or annual basis in the future. Furthermore, Halo
intends to pursue opportunities to acquire other businesses, and
may need to raise capital in order to pursue such acquisitions.
Similarly, in the future, we may not generate sufficient revenue
from operations to pay our operating expenses. If we fail to
generate sufficient cash from operations to pay these expenses,
our management will need to identify other sources of funds. We
may not be able to borrow money or issue more shares of common
stock or preferred stock to meet our cash needs. Even if we can
complete such transactions, they may not be on terms that are
favorable or reasonable from our perspective. As a result, you
may lose your entire investment.
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We may not be able to borrow funds. |
There currently are no legal limitations on our ability to
borrow funds to increase the amount of capital available to us
to carry out our business plan. However, our limited resources
and limited operating history may make it difficult to borrow
additional funds. The amount and nature of any such borrowings
would depend on numerous considerations, including our capital
requirements, our perceived ability to meet debt service on any
such borrowings and the then prevailing conditions in the
financial markets, as well as general economic conditions. There
can be no assurance that debt financing, if required or sought,
would be available on terms deemed to be commercially acceptable
by us and in our best interest.
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If we fail to meet our obligations under our debt
agreements our secured lender could foreclose on our
assets. |
On August 2, 2005, Halo entered into a credit agreement (as
amended, the Fortress Credit Agreement), between
Halo, the Subsidiaries of Halo listed in Schedule 1
thereto, Fortress Credit Corp. as original lender (together with
any additional lenders, the Fortress Lenders), and
Fortress Credit Corp. as agent (the Fortress Agent)
pursuant to which Halo may borrow up to $50 million. Halo
initially borrowed $10 million, the proceeds of which were
used to pay off prior senior secured notes and a portion of
Halos subordinated indebtedness. On October 26, 2005,
in connection with the acquisitions of five enterprise software
companies, Halo entered into Amendment Agreement with Fortress
amending the Fortress Credit Agreement. Under the Amendment, the
Fortress Lenders made an additional loan of $15,000,000 under
the credit facility. There can be no assurance that Halo will be
able to borrow further amounts under the Fortress Credit
Agreement. Future borrowings are subject to the satisfaction of
various conditions precedent, including lender approval of the
use of further borrowings.
The Fortress Credit Agreement contains numerous financial and
operating covenants. There can be no assurance that Halo will be
able to comply with these covenants, and failure to meet such
covenants or the failure of the lenders to agree to amend or
waive compliance with covenants that Halo does not meet would
result in a default under the Fortress Credit Agreement.
Moreover, Halos subordinated debt incorporates the
covenants and default provisions of the Fortress Credit
Agreement. Any material default that is not amended or waived
under any of these agreements will result in a default under
most or all of Halos financing arrangements.
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Halo anticipates that due to recent transactions, as well as the
InfoNow and Unify acquisitions, certain of the covenants under
the Fortress Credit Agreement may have to be modified in order
for Halo to continue to comply. Halo has engaged in discussions
with Fortress, and Halo anticipates negotiating appropriate
modifications to the covenants to reflect these changes in
Halos consolidated assets, liabilities, and expected
results of operations in amounts to be mutually agreed to
between Fortress, the lenders and Halo. However, there can be no
assurance Halo will be able to reach such a modification.
Failure to reach a modification could result in Halo breaching
these covenants and therefore defaulting under the Fortress
Credit Agreement.
The lenders under the Fortress Credit Agreement have a security
interest in all of Halos and its subsidiaries
assets, including the stock in the subsidiaries held by Halo, An
unwaived default by Halo under the Fortress Credit Agreement
could permit the lenders thereunder to foreclose on all of the
assets of Halo, thereby causing Halo to cease doing business.
Upon such an occurrence, stockholders would lose their entire
investment in Halo.
The markets for our products are characterized by:
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rapidly changing technologies; |
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rapid product obsolescence. |
To develop new products for our target markets, we must develop,
gain access to and use leading technologies in a cost-effective
and timely manner and continue to expand our technical and
design expertise. In addition, we must maintain close working
relationships with key customers and potential customers in
order to develop new products that meet their changing needs.
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Rapidly Changing Technology |
Halo may not be able to identify new product opportunities
successfully, develop and bring to market new products, achieve
design wins or respond effectively to new technological changes
or product announcements by its competitors. In addition, we may
not be successful in developing or using new technologies or in
developing new products or product enhancements that achieve
market acceptance. Our pursuit of necessary technological
advances may require substantial time and expense. Failure in
any of these areas could harm our operating results.
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Our Ability to Compete Successfully Will Depend, In Part,
On Our Ability to Protect Our Intellectual Property
Rights |
Halo relies on a combination of patent, trade secrets,
copyrights, nondisclosure agreements and other contractual
provisions and technical measures to protect its intellectual
property rights. Policing unauthorized use of our products,
however, is difficult, especially in foreign countries.
Litigation may be necessary in the future to enforce our
intellectual property rights, to protect our trade secrets, to
determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of
others, or to defend against claims of infringement or
invalidity. Litigation could result in substantial costs and
diversion of resources and could harm our business, operating
results and financial condition regardless of the outcome of the
litigation. In addition, there can be no assurance that the
courts will enforce the contractual arrangements which Halo has
entered into to protect its intellectual property rights. Our
operating results could be harmed by any failure to protect our
intellectual property rights.
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Halos subsidiaries are engaged in businesses which are
highly competitive and we expect significant competition for our
technologies. Many of our competitors, for example, IBM,
Microsoft, and Oracle (with respect to Guptas business)
and Cisco Systems, Inc. (with respect to Warp Solutions) have
been in business for a number of years, have established
customer bases, are larger, and have greater financial resources
than Halo. There can be no assurance as to the degree to which
we will be able to successfully compete in our industry.
Halos subsidiaries are currently developing new products,
as well as new applications of existing products. There can be
no assurance that we will not experience difficulties that could
delay or prevent the successful development, introduction or
marketing of our products, or that our new or enhanced products
will adequately meet the requirements of our current or
prospective customers. Any failure by Halo or its subsidiaries
to successfully design, develop, test and introduce such new
products, or the failure of Halos recently introduced
products to achieve market acceptance, could prevent us from
maintaining existing customer relationships, gaining new
customers or expanding our markets and could have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results
of operations.
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We are Dependent on Key Personnel |
Our future success depends in part on the continued service of
our key design engineering, sales, marketing and executive
personnel and our ability to identify, recruit and retain
additional personnel. At the date of this prospectus, there were
four employment agreements between Halo and its executive
officers.
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Managing Growth and Expansion |
Halo is currently anticipating a period of growth as a result of
its recent marketing and sales efforts. The resulting strain on
our managerial, operational, financial and other resources could
be significant. Success in managing this expansion and growth
will depend, in part, upon the ability of senior management to
manage effectively. Any failure to manage the anticipated growth
and expansion could have a material adverse effect on our
business.
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We Expect to Pay No Cash Dividends |
We presently do not expect to pay cash dividends in the
foreseeable future. The payment of cash dividends, if any, will
be contingent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital
requirements, and general financial condition. The payment of
any cash dividends will be within the discretion of our board of
directors. We presently intend to retain all earnings, if any,
to implement our business plan. Accordingly, we do not
anticipate the declaration of any cash dividends in the
foreseeable future.
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Indemnification of Officers and Directors |
Our Articles of Incorporation provide for the indemnification of
our officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by
the laws of the State of Nevada and the federal securities laws.
It is possible that the indemnification obligations imposed
under these provisions could result in a charge against our
earnings and thereby affect the availability of funds for other
uses.
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Halo May be Subject from Time to Time to Certain Legal
Proceedings Which Could Be Material |
From time to time, Halo may be involved in litigation that
arises in the normal course of its business operations. As of
the date of this proxy statement/ prospectus, Halo is not a
party to any litigation that it believes could reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on its business or
results of operations.
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Our Common Stock Is Subject To Penny Stock
Restrictions Under Federal Securities Laws Which Could Reduce
The Liquidity Of Our Common Stock |
The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted regulations,
which generally define penny stocks to be an equity security
that has a market price less than $5.00 per share or an
exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to
certain exemptions. On April 12, 2006, the last sale price
for our common stock, as quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board,
was $1.11 per share and therefore, our common stock is
designated a Penny Stock. As a penny stock, our
common stock may become subject to
Rule 15g-9 under
the Exchange Act or the Penny Stock Rules. These rules include,
but are not limited to,
Rules 3a5-1,
15g-1,
15g-2,
15g-3,
15g-4,
15g-5,
15g-6 and
15g-7 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These rules impose
additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers that
sell such securities to persons other than established customers
and accredited investors (generally, individuals
with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual incomes
exceeding $200,000, or $300,000 together with their spouses).
For transactions covered by
Rule 15g-9, a
broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for
the purchaser and have received the purchasers written
consent to the transaction prior to sale. As a result, this rule
may affect the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities
and may affect the ability of purchasers to sell any of our
securities in the secondary market.
The rules may further affect the ability of owners of our shares
to sell their securities in any market that may develop for
them. There may be a limited market for penny stocks, due to the
regulatory burdens on broker-dealers. The market among dealers
may not be active. Investors in penny stock often are unable to
sell stock back to the dealer that sold them the stock. The
mark-ups or commissions charged by the broker-dealers may be
greater than any profit a seller may make. Because of large
dealer spreads, investors may be unable to sell the stock
immediately back to the dealer at the same price the dealer sold
the stock to the investor. In some cases, the stock may fall
quickly in value. Investors may be unable to reap any profit
from any sale of the stock, if they can sell it at all.
For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the
rules require delivery, prior to any transaction in a penny
stock, of a disclosure schedule prepared by the Securities and
Exchange Commission relating to the penny stock market.
Disclosure is also required to be made about sales commissions
payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered
representative and current quotations for the securities.
Finally, monthly statements are required to be sent disclosing
recent price information for the penny stock held in the account
and information on the limited market in penny stock.
The penny stock restrictions will no longer apply to our common
stock if we become listed on a national exchange. In any event,
even if our common stock were exempt from the penny stock
restrictions, we would remain subject to Section 15(b)(6)
of the Exchange Act, which gives the Securities and Exchange
Commission the authority to restrict any person from
participating in a distribution of penny stock, if the
Securities and Exchange Commission finds that such a restriction
would be in the public interest.
Risk Factors Related to Halos Acquisition Strategy
References to we, us and our
throughout this Risk Factors Related to Halos
Acquisition Strategy section are references to Halo.
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Growth and Acquisition Risks |
One of Halos primary strategies is to pursue the
acquisition of other companies or assets that either complement
or expand its existing business. Halo completed the acquisition
of Gupta in January 2005, the acquisition of Kenosia in July
2005, and the acquisition of Tesseract and four other software
companies, DAVID, Process, ProfitKey and Foresight, in October
2005. In addition, Halo completed the acquisition of Empagio in
January 2006 and ECI in March 2006, and entered into an
agreement for the acquisition of Unify in March 2006. The
acquisition of Unify and InfoNow are expected to close in the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. Halo has also had preliminary
acquisition discussions with, or has evaluated the potential
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acquisition of, several other companies. However, Halo is unable
to predict the likelihood or timing of a material acquisition
being completed in the future.
Halo anticipates that one or more potential acquisition
opportunities, including those that would be material, may
become available in the near future. If and when appropriate
acquisition opportunities become available, Halo intends to
pursue them actively. There can be no assurance that Halo will
be able to profitably manage the addition of Gupta, Kenosia,
Tesseract, DAVID, ProfitKey, Foresight, Process, Empagio, ECI,
InfoNow and Unify or that it will be able to identify, acquire
or profitably manage additional companies or successfully
integrate such additional companies into its operations without
substantial costs, delays or other problems. In addition, there
can be no assurance that any companies acquired will be
profitable at the time of their acquisition or will achieve
sales and profitability that justify the investment therein.
Acquisitions may involve a number of special risks, including
adverse effects on Halos reported operating results,
diversion of managements attention, dependence on
retention and hiring of key personnel, and risks associated with
unanticipated problems or legal liabilities, some or all of
which could have a material adverse effect on Halos
operations and financial performance. The expansion of
Halos operations, whether through acquisitions or internal
growth, may place substantial burdens on Halos management
resources and financial controls. There is no assurance that the
increasing burdens on Halos management resources and
financial controls will not have an adverse effect on
Halos operations.
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We May Not Be Able To Finance Future Acquisitions |
We seek to use shares of our common stock to finance a portion
of the consideration for acquisitions. If our common stock does
not maintain a sufficient market value or the owners of
businesses we may seek to acquire are otherwise unwilling to
accept shares of common stock as part of the consideration for
the sale of their businesses, we may be required to use more of
our cash resources in order to implement our acquisition
strategy. If we have insufficient cash resources, our ability to
pursue acquisitions could be limited unless we are able to
obtain additional funds through debt or equity financing. Our
ability to obtain debt financing may be constrained by existing
or future loan covenants, the satisfaction of which may be
dependent upon our ability to raise additional equity capital
through either offerings for cash or the issuance of stock as
consideration for acquisitions. We cannot assure you that our
cash resources will be sufficient, or that other financing will
be available on terms we find acceptable. If we are unable to
obtain sufficient financing, we may be unable to implement fully
our acquisition strategy.
Additional Risk Factors Related to the Business of
Halos Operating Subsidiaries
References to we, us and our
throughout this Additional Risk Factors Related to the
Business of Halos Operating Subsidiaries section are
references to Halo.
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Financial Results May Vary Significantly from Quarter to
Quarter |
Halos operating results have varied significantly from
quarter to quarter at times in the past and may continue to vary
significantly from quarter to quarter in the future due to a
variety of factors. Many of these factors are outside of our
control. These factors include:
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fluctuations in demand for Halos products, upgrades to
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fluctuations in demand for Halos products due to the
potential deteriorating economic conditions of Halos
customer base; |
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seasonality of purchases and the timing of product sales and
shipments; |
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unexpected delays in introducing new products and services or
improvements to existing products and services; |
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new product releases, licensing models or pricing policies by
Halos competitors; |
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acquisitions or mergers involving Halos competitors or
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impact of changes to Halos product distribution strategy
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lack of order backlog; |
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loss of a significant customer or distributor; |
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changes in purchasing and/or payment practices by Halos
distributors or other customers; |
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a reduction in the number of independent software vendors
(ISVs), who embed Halos products, or
value-added resellers (or VARs), who sell and deploy
Halos products; |
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changes in the mix of domestic and international sales; |
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impact of changes to Halos geographic investment levels
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changes in Halos business plan or strategy. |
Halos revenue growth and profitability depend on the
overall demand for Halos products and services, which in
turn depends on general economic and business conditions. The
nature and extent of the effect of the current economic climate
on Halos ability to sell its products and services is
uncertain. A softening of demand for Halos products and
services caused by weakening of the economy may result in
decreased revenues or lower growth rates. There can be no
assurance that we will be able to effectively promote revenue
growth rates in all economic conditions.
Significant portions of Halos expenses are not variable in
the short term and cannot be quickly reduced to respond to
decreases in revenues. Therefore, if Halos revenues are
below expectations, Halos operating results are likely to
be adversely and disproportionately affected. In addition, Halo
may change its prices, modify its distribution strategy and
policies, accelerate its investment in research and development,
sales or marketing efforts in response to competitive pressures
or pursue new market opportunities. Any one of these activities
may further limit Halos ability to adjust spending in
response to revenue fluctuations.
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Seasonality May Contribute to Fluctuations in Halos
Quarterly Operating Results |
Halos business has experienced seasonal customer buying
patterns with relatively weaker demand in the quarters ending
June 30 and September 30. We believe that this pattern
may continue.
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Halo Currently Operates Without a Backlog |
Halo generally operates with virtually no order backlog because
Halos software products are shipped and revenue is
recognized shortly after orders are received. This lack of
backlog makes product revenues in any quarter substantially
dependent on orders booked and shipped throughout that quarter.
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Our Efforts to Develop and Maintain Brand Awareness of
Halo Products May Not be Successful |
Brand awareness is important given competition in the markets
where Halo operates. We are aware of other companies that use
similar product names in order to promote their competing
products and services, including but not limited to services to
port Halos customers applications to other
databases and/or programming languages or development
suites. We expect that it may be difficult or impossible to
prevent third-party usage of Halos or its operating
subsidiaries names and our products names and variations
of these names for competing goods and services. Competitors or
others who use marks similar to Halo brand names may cause
confusion among actual and potential customers, which could
prevent Halo from achieving significant brand recognition. If we
fail to promote and maintain the Halo brand or incur significant
related expenses, Halos business, operating results and
financial condition could be materially adversely affected.
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Halo must succeed in the Cross Platform Application
Development Market if it is to Realize the Expected Benefits of
its Linux Development |
Halos long-term strategic plan for its Gupta subsidiary
depends upon the successful development and introduction of
products and solutions that address the needs of cross platform
development of applications targeting both Microsoft Windows and
Linux operating systems. In order for Halo to succeed in these
markets, it must implement strategies and products to ensure
single-source code line compatibility on both platforms and
provide a Web services model that is capable of consuming both
J2EE and .Net Web services consistently on both the Microsoft
Windows and Linux platforms. This will require focusing a
significant portion of Halos resources on product
development.
The challenges involved include the following:
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coordinating software development operations in a rapid and
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combining product offerings and support services quickly and
effectively; |
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In addition, Halos success in these markets will depend on
several factors, many of which are outside Halos control
including:
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Halos ability to position itself as a premier provider of
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If we are unable to succeed in this market, Halos business
may be harmed and we may be prevented from realizing the
anticipated benefits of Halos cross platform strategy.
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Halo May Face Problems in Connection With Contractual or
Licensing Arrangements |
Halo is a party to certain offshore development, consulting, and
services agreements, pursuant to which Halo receives quality
assurance testing and certain enhancements to Halos
products. Halos product development plans are dependent on
maintaining similar arrangements in the future. There is no
assurance that such contractual arrangements will continue to be
available on economically beneficial terms.
In addition, Halo has licensed technology from and entered into
services agreements with other software development companies.
The licensed technology and services enhance Halos
products, and assist in the design, development, testing and
deployment of certain of Halos software products. We
cannot be certain that the market acceptance or demand for these
new products will meet our expectations.
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Halo May Face Problems in Connection With Product Line
Expansion |
In the future, Halo may acquire, license or develop additional
products. Future product line expansion may require Halo to
modify or expand its business. If Halo is unable to fully
integrate new products with its existing operations, Halo may
not receive the intended benefits of such product line
expansion. We cannot be certain that the market acceptance or
demand for these new products will meet our expectations.
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A Small Number of Distributors Account For a
Significant Percentage of Halos Billings |
The loss of a major distributor, changes in a distributors
payment practices, changes in the financial stability of a major
distributor or any reduction in orders by such distributor,
including reductions due to market or competitive conditions
combined with the potential inability to replace the distributor
on a timely basis, or any modifications to our pricing or
distribution channel strategy could materially adversely affect
Halos business, operating results and financial condition.
Many of Halos ISVs, VARs and end users place their orders
through distributors. A relatively small number of distributors
have accounted for a significant percentage of Halos
revenues. The loss of one or more significant distributors,
unless it was offset by the attraction of sufficient new
customers, could have a material adverse impact on the business
of Halo. Halo expects it will continue to depend on a limited
number of distributors for a significant portion of its revenues
in future periods and the loss of a significant distributor
could have a material adverse impact on Halo. Halos
distributors have not agreed to any minimum order requirements.
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Halo Depends on an Indirect Sales Channel |
Halos failure to grow its indirect sales channel or the
loss of a significant number of members of its indirect channel
partners would have a material adverse effect on Halos
business, financial condition and operating results. Halo
derives a substantial portion of its revenues from indirect
sales through a channel consisting of independent software
vendors, value-added resellers, systems integrators, consultants
and distributors. Halos sales channel could be adversely
affected by a number of factors including:
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independent software vendors to develop and the failure of
value-added resellers to sell Halos products based on
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Halos failure to adequately support the sales channel; |
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consolidation of certain of Halos indirect channel
partners; |
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competing product lines offered by certain of Halos
indirect channel partners; and |
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business model or licensing model changes of Halos channel
partners or their competitors. |
We cannot be certain Halo will be able to continue to attract
additional indirect channel partners or retain its current
channel partners. In addition, we cannot be certain that
Halos competitors will not attempt to recruit certain of
Halos current or future channel partners. This may have an
adverse effect on Halos ability to attract and retain
channel partners.
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Halo May Not Be Able to Develop Strategic
Relationships |
Halos current collaborative relationships may not prove to
be beneficial to us, and they may not be sustained. We may not
be able to enter into successful new strategic relationships in
the future, which could have a material adverse effect on
Halos business, operating results and financial condition.
From time to time, Halo has collaborated with other companies in
areas such as product development, marketing, distribution and
implementation. However, many of Halos current and
potential strategic relationships are with either actual or
potential competitors. In addition, many of Halos current
relationships are informal or, if written, terminable with
little or no notice.
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Halo Depends on Third-Party Technology in Its
Products |
Halo relies upon certain software that it licenses from third
parties, including software integrated with Halos
internally developed software and used in Halos products
to perform key functions. These third-party software licenses
may not continue to be available to Halo on commercially
reasonable terms. In addition, some of Halos software
components have been licensed from the open source community.
The loss of, or inability to maintain or obtain any of these
software licenses, could result in shipment delays or
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reductions until Halo develops, identifies, licenses and
integrates equivalent software. Any delay in product development
or shipment could damage Halos business, operating results
and financial condition.
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We May be Unable to Protect Halos Intellectual
Property and Proprietary Rights |
Halos success depends to a significant degree upon our
ability to protect Halos software and other proprietary
technology. We rely primarily on a combination of patent,
copyright, trademark and trade secret laws, confidentiality
procedures and contractual provisions to protect Halos
proprietary rights. However, these measures afford us only
limited protection. Furthermore, Halo uses third-party service
providers in India for some of its development and the laws of
India do not protect proprietary rights to the same extent as
the laws of the United States. In addition, Halo relies in part
on shrink wrap and click wrap licenses
that are not signed by the end user and, therefore, may be
unenforceable under the laws of certain jurisdictions.
Therefore, our efforts to protect Halos intellectual
property may not be adequate. We cannot be certain that others
will not develop technologies that are similar or superior to
Halos technology or design around the copyrights and trade
secrets owned by Halo. Unauthorized parties may attempt to copy
aspects of Halos products or to obtain and use information
we regard as proprietary. Although we believe software piracy
may be a problem, we are unable to determine the extent to which
piracy of Halos software products occurs. In addition,
portions of Halos source code are developed in foreign
countries with laws that do not protect our proprietary rights
to the same extent as the laws of the United States.
We may be subjected to claims of intellectual property
infringement by third parties as the number of products and
competitors in Halos industry segment continues to grow
and the functionality of products in different industry segments
increasingly overlaps. Additionally, the fact that some of
Halos software components have been licensed from the open
source community may expose us to increased risk of infringement
claims by third parties. Any infringement claims, with or
without merit, could be time-consuming, result in costly
litigation, divert management attention and resources, cause
product shipment delays or the loss or deferral of sales or
require Halo to enter into royalty or licensing agreements. Such
royalty or licensing agreements, if required, may not be
available on terms acceptable to us, if at all. In the event of
a successful claim of intellectual property infringement against
Halo, should we fail or be unable to either license the
technology or similar technology or develop alternative
technology on a timely basis, Halos business, operating
results and financial condition could be materially adversely
affected.
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Halo Must Adapt to Rapid Technological Change |
Halos future success will depend upon its ability to
continue to enhance its current products and to develop and
introduce new products on a timely basis that keep pace with
technological developments and new industry standards and
satisfy increasingly sophisticated customer requirements. Rapid
technological change, frequent new product introductions and
enhancements, uncertain product life cycles, changes in customer
demands and evolving industry standards characterize the market
for Halos products. The introduction of products embodying
new technologies and the emergence of new industry standards can
render existing products obsolete and unmarketable. As a result
of the complexities inherent in client/server and Web computing
environments and in data and application integration solutions,
new products and product enhancements can require long
development and testing periods. As a result, significant delays
in the general availability of such new releases or significant
problems in the installation or implementation of such new
releases could have a material adverse effect on Halos
business, operating results and financial condition. Halo has
experienced delays in the past in the release of new products
and new product enhancements. Halo may not be successful in:
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developing and marketing, on a timely and cost-effective basis,
new products or new product enhancements that respond to
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Halos Software May Contain Errors or Defects |
Errors or defects in Halos products may result in loss of
revenues or delay in market acceptance, and could materially
adversely affect Halos business, operating results and
financial condition. Software products such as Halos may
contain errors, sometimes called bugs, particularly
when first introduced or when new versions or enhancements are
released. From time to time, Halo discovers software errors in
certain of its new products after their introduction. Despite
testing, current versions, new versions or enhancements of
Halos products may still have errors after commencement of
commercial shipments. Product errors can put us at a competitive
disadvantage and can be costly and time-consuming to correct.
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Halo May Become Subject to Product or Professional
Services Liability Claims |
A product or professional services liability claim, whether or
not successful, could damage Halos reputation and
business, operating results and financial condition. Halos
license and service agreements with its customers typically
contain provisions designed to limit Halos exposure to
potential product or service liability claims. However, these
contract provisions may not preclude all potential claims.
Product or professional services liability claims could require
us to spend significant time and money in litigation or to pay
significant damages.
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Halo Competes with Microsoft while Simultaneously
Supporting Microsoft Technologies |
Halo currently competes with Microsoft in the market for
application development tools and data management products while
simultaneously maintaining a working relationship with
Microsoft. Microsoft has a longer operating history, a larger
installed base of customers and substantially greater financial,
distribution, marketing and technical resources than Halo. As a
result, Halo may not be able to compete effectively with
Microsoft now or in the future, and Halos business,
operating results and financial condition may be materially
adversely affected.
We expect that Microsofts commitment to and presence in
the application development and data management products market
will substantially increase competitive pressures. We believe
that Microsoft will continue to incorporate SQL Server database
technology into its operating system software and certain of its
server software offerings, possibly at no additional cost to its
users. We believe that Microsoft will also continue to enhance
its SQL Server database technology and that Microsoft will
continue to invest in various sales and marketing programs
involving certain of Halos channel partners.
We believe Halo must maintain a working relationship with
Microsoft to achieve success. Many of Halos customers use
Microsoft-based operating platforms. Thus it is critical to
Halos success that Halos products be closely
integrated with Microsoft technologies. Notwithstanding
Halos historical and current support of Microsoft
platforms, Microsoft may in the future promote technologies and
standards more directly competitive with or not compatible with
Halos technology.
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Halo Faces Significant Competition From Other
Companies |
Halo encounters competition for its embedded database products
primarily from large, public companies, including Microsoft,
Oracle, Sybase, IBM, Progress, Pervasive Software, and Borland.
In particular, Sybases small memory footprint database
software product, Adaptive Server Anywhere, and Microsofts
product, SQL Server, directly compete with Halos products.
There are also competitive pressures for application development
tools from Microsoft Visual Studio, SYBASE PowerBuilder and
Borland Delphi and Kylix. And, because there are relatively low
barriers to entry in the software market, Halo may encounter
additional competition from other established or emerging
companies providing database products based on existing, new or
open-source technologies.
Open-source software, which is an emerging trend in the software
marketplace, may impact Halos business as interest, demand
and use increases in the database segment and poses a challenge
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business model, including recent efforts by proponents of
open-source software to convince governments worldwide to
mandate the use of open-source software in their purchase and
deployments of software products. Firms adopting the open-source
software model typically provide customers software produced by
loosely associated groups of unpaid programmers and made
available for license to end users at nominal cost, and earn
revenue on complementary services and products, without having
to bear the full costs of research and development for the
open-source software. Because the present demand for open-source
database software is largely concentrated in major corporations,
Halos embedded database business has not been adversely
affected to date. However, it is likely that increased adoption
of Linux will drive heightened interest in other more mature
software categories such as database and certain business
applications. To the extent competing open-source software
products gain increasing market acceptance, sales of Halos
products may decline, Halo may have to reduce prices it charges
for its products, and Halos revenue and operating margins
may decline. Mass adoption of open source databases in the SME
market could have a material adverse impact on Halos
database business.
Application service providers (ASPs) may enter Halos
market and could cause a change in revenue models from licensing
of client/server and Web-based applications to renting
applications. Halos competitors may be more successful
than it is in adopting these revenue models and capturing
related market share.
In addition, Halo competes or may compete against database
vendors that currently offer, or may develop, products with
functionalities that compete with Halos solutions. These
products typically operate specifically with these
competitors proprietary databases. Such competitors
include IBM, Microsoft and Oracle. Competition also comes in the
form of custom code, where potential customers have sufficient
internal technical resources to develop solutions in-house
without the aid of Halos products or those of its
competitors.
Most of Halos competitors have longer operating histories,
significantly greater financial, technical, marketing and other
resources, significantly greater name recognition and a larger
installed base of customers. In addition, some competitors have
demonstrated willingness to, or may willingly in the future,
incur substantial losses as a result of deeply discounted
product offerings or aggressive marketing campaigns. As a
result, Halos competitors may be able to respond more
quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer
requirements, or to devote greater resources to the development,
promotion and sale of competitive products, than we can. There
is also a substantial risk that changes in licensing models or
announcements of competing products by competitors such as
Microsoft, Oracle, Sybase, IBM, Progress, MySQL, or others could
result in the cancellation of customer orders in anticipation of
the introduction of such new licensing models or products. In
addition, current and potential competitors have established or
may establish cooperative relationships among themselves or with
third parties to increase the ability of their products to
address customer needs which may limit Halos ability to
sell its products through particular partners. Accordingly, new
competitors or alliances among, or consolidations of, current
and new competitors may emerge and rapidly gain significant
market share in Halos current or anticipated markets. We
also expect that competition will increase as a result of
software industry consolidation. Increased competition is likely
to result in price reductions, fewer customer orders, reduced
margins and loss of market share, any of which could materially
adversely affect Halos business. We cannot be certain Halo
will be able to compete successfully against current and future
competitors or that the competitive pressures Halo faces will
not materially adversely affect Halos business, operating
results and financial condition.
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Halo is Susceptible to a Shift in the Market for Client/
Server Applications toward Server based thin client or Web-Based
Applications |
Halo has derived substantially all of its historical application
development tool and embedded database product revenues from the
use of its products in client/server applications. Halo expects
to rely on continued market demand for client/server
applications indefinitely. However, we believe market demand may
shift from client/server applications to server based solutions
using Citrix or similar technology or, Web-based applications.
If so, this shift could occur before Halos product line
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market acceptance for use in Web-based applications. In
addition, we cannot be certain that Halos existing
client/server developers will migrate to Web-based applications
and continue to use Halos products or that other
developers of Web-based applications would select Halos
data management products. Further, this shift could result in a
change in revenue models from licensing of client/server and
Web-based applications to renting of applications from
application service providers. A decrease in client/server
application sales coupled with an inability to derive revenues
from the Web-based application market could have a material
adverse effect on Halos business, operating results and
financial condition.
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Halo Depends on International Sales and Operations |
We anticipate that for the foreseeable future Halo will derive a
significant portion of its revenues from sources outside North
America. In the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005, Halo
derived more than 60% of its revenues outside North America.
Halos international operations are generally subject to a
number of risks. These risks include:
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compliance with multiple, conflicting and changing government
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longer sales cycles; |
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greater difficulty or delay in collecting payments from
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difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations; |
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foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and the associated
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increased tax rates in certain foreign countries; |
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political and economic instability. |
Halo may expand or modify its operations internationally.
Despite Halos efforts, it may not be able to expand or
modify its operations internationally in a timely and
cost-effective manner. Such an outcome would limit or eliminate
any sales growth internationally, which in turn would materially
adversely affect Halos business, operating results and
financial condition. Even if Halo successfully expands or
modifies its international operations, Halo may be unable to
maintain or increase international market demand for its
products.
We expect Halos international operations will continue to
place financial and administrative demands on us, including
operational complexity associated with international facilities,
administrative burdens associated with managing relationships
with foreign partners, and treasury functions to manage foreign
currency risks and collections.
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Fluctuations in the Relative Value of Foreign Currencies
Can Affect Halos Business |
To date, the majority of Halos transactions have been
denominated in U.S. dollars. However, the majority of
Halos international operating expenses and substantially
all of its international sales have been denominated in
currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Therefore,
Halos operating results may be adversely affected by
changes in the value of the U.S. dollar. Certain of
Halos international sales are denominated in
U.S. dollars, especially in Europe. Any strengthening of
the U.S. dollar against the currencies of countries where
Halo sells products denominated in U.S. dollars will
increase the relative cost of Halos products and could
negatively impact its sales in those countries. To the extent
Halos international operations expand or are modified, our
exposure to exchange rate fluctuations may increase. Although
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these transactions have not resulted in material gains and
losses to date, similar transactions could have a damaging
effect on Halos business, results of operations or
financial condition in future periods.
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Halo Must Continue to Hire and Retain Skilled
Personnel |
Halos success depends in large part on its ability to
attract, motivate and retain highly skilled employees on a
timely basis, particularly executive management, sales and
marketing personnel, software engineers and other senior
personnel. Halos efforts to attract and retain highly
skilled employees could be harmed by its past or any future
workforce reductions. Halos failure to attract and retain
the highly trained technical personnel who are essential to its
product development, marketing, service and support teams may
limit the rate at which Halo can generate revenue and develop
new products or product enhancements. This could have a material
adverse effect on Halos business, operating results and
financial condition.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This proxy statement/ prospectus contains forward-looking
statements about Halo and InfoNow, which are intended to be
covered by the safe harbor for forward-looking
statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. In particular, statements contained in this
proxy statement/ prospectus that concern future operating
results or other statements using words such as
anticipate, believe, could,
estimate, expect, intend,
may, plan, project,
should, strategy, will,
would, and similar expressions constitute
forward-looking statements and are made under these safe harbor
provisions.
Forward-looking statements are statements that are not
historical facts, and include financial projections and
estimates and their underlying assumptions; statements regarding
plans, objectives and expectations with respect to future
operations, results, ability to generate income or cash flows,
products and services; the outcome of litigation; the impact of
regulatory initiatives on our operations; our share of new and
existing markets; general industry and macroeconomic growth
rates and our performance relative to them and statements
regarding future performance.
The forward-looking statements in this proxy statement/
prospectus are subject to various risks and uncertainties, most
of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond our
control. Accordingly, our actual results following the merger
may differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by,
the forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties to
which forward-looking statements are subject include:
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You should understand that various factors, in addition to those
discussed elsewhere in this document and in the documents
referred to in this document, could affect the future results of
Halo and InfoNow following the merger and could cause results to
differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking
statements. The actual results, performance or achievement of
Halo or InfoNow following the merger could differ significantly
from those expressed in, or implied by, our forward-looking
statements. In addition, any of the events anticipated by our
forward-looking statements might not occur, and if they do, we
cannot predict what impact they might have on the results of
operations and financial condition of Halo and InfoNow following
the merger. The forward-looking statements included in this
document are made only as of the date of this document, and we
do not have any obligation to publicly update any
forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or
circumstances.
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THE SPECIAL MEETING OF INFONOW STOCKHOLDERS
InfoNow is furnishing this proxy statement/ prospectus to
InfoNows stockholders as part of the solicitation of
proxies for use at the InfoNow special meeting of stockholders,
including any adjournment or postponement of the meeting.
Date, Time and Place of the Special Meeting
The special meeting of InfoNow stockholders is scheduled to be
held
on , ,
2006, at a.m. local time
at .
Matters to be Considered at the Special Meeting
At the special meeting, stockholders of InfoNow will be asked to
(1) consider and vote upon a proposal to adopt the merger
agreement, (2) consider and vote on a proposal to authorize
the proxyholders to vote to adjourn or postpone the special
meeting, in their sole discretion if necessary, for the purpose
of soliciting additional votes for the adoption of the merger
agreement, and (3) transact such other business as may
properly come before the special meeting or any postponements or
adjournments of the special meeting. Adoption of the merger
agreement will also constitute approval of the merger and the
other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement.
Shares Entitled to Vote
InfoNows board of directors has fixed the close of
business
on ,
2006, as the record date for determination of InfoNow
stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the special
meeting. As of the close of business
on ,
2006, there
were shares
of InfoNow common stock outstanding and entitled to vote, held
of record by approximately stockholders.
Quorum
The presence of a majority of InfoNow common stock entitled to
vote, present in person or represented by proxy, will constitute
a quorum for the transaction of business. If a quorum is not
present, it is expected that the special meeting will be
adjourned or postponed to solicit additional proxies.
Voting Rights; Vote Required for Approval
Each InfoNow stockholder is entitled to one vote for each share
of InfoNow common stock held as of the record date. Adoption of
the merger agreement by InfoNows stockholders is required
by Delaware law. Such adoption requires the affirmative vote of
the holders of a majority of the shares of InfoNow common stock
outstanding on the record date and entitled to vote at the
special meeting. Authorizing the proxyholders to vote to adjourn
or postpone the special meeting for the purpose of soliciting
additional votes for the adoption of the merger agreement will
require the affirmative vote of InfoNow stockholders
representing a majority of the shares of InfoNow common stock
present and entitled to vote at the special meeting.
Voting of Proxies; Revocation of Proxies
If you vote your shares of InfoNow common stock by signing and
returning the enclosed proxy in the enclosed prepaid and
addressed envelope, your shares, unless your proxy is revoked,
will be voted at the special meeting as you indicate on your
proxy. If no instructions are indicated on your signed proxy
card, your shares will be voted FOR adoption
of the merger agreement and authorization of the proxyholders to
vote for the adjournment or postponement of the special meeting
for the purpose of soliciting additional votes.
You are urged to mark the box on the proxy card, following the
instructions included on your proxy card, to indicate how to
vote your shares. If your shares are held in an account at a
brokerage firm or bank, you must instruct such institution on
how to vote your shares. Your broker or bank will vote your
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shares only if you provide instructions on how to vote by
following the information provided to you by your broker or
bank. If you do not instruct your broker, bank or other nominee,
they will not be able to vote your shares and such vote will be
recorded as a vote against the merger.
You may revoke your proxy at any time prior to its use by
delivering to the Secretary of InfoNow, at InfoNows
offices at 1875 Lawrence Street, Suite 1100, Denver,
Colorado 80202, a signed notice of revocation bearing a date
later than the date of the proxy stating that the proxy is
revoked, by granting a duly executed new, signed proxy bearing a
later date or if you are a holder of record by attending the
special meeting and voting in person. Although, attendance at
the special meeting does not in itself constitute the revocation
of a proxy. If you hold your shares in street name,
you must get a proxy from your broker, bank or other custodian
to vote your shares in person at the special meeting.
Certain Beneficial Owners
InfoNows board of directors, who collectively beneficially
own approximately % of the
outstanding shares of InfoNow common stock as of the record
date, have entered into an agreement with Halo in which they
have agreed to vote their shares FOR adoption
of the merger agreement. Beneficial ownership of InfoNow common
stock is more fully described in the section entitled The
Merger Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial
Owners and Management of InfoNow beginning on page 57
of this proxy statement/ prospectus.
Other Business
InfoNows board of directors does not presently intend to
bring any other business before the special meeting and, so far
as is presently known to InfoNows board of directors, no
other matters are to be brought before the special meeting. As
to any business that may properly come before the special
meeting, however, it is intended that proxies, in the form
enclosed, will be voted in respect of such business in
accordance with the judgment of the proxyholders voting such
proxies.
Quorum; Broker Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes
The required quorum for the transaction of business at the
special meeting is a majority of the shares of InfoNow common
stock issued and outstanding on the record date. Abstentions and
broker non-votes each will be included in determining the number
of shares present and voting at the meeting for the purpose of
determining the presence of a quorum. Because adoption of the
merger agreement requires the affirmative vote of a majority of
the outstanding shares of InfoNow common stock entitled to vote,
abstentions and broker non-votes will have the same effect as
votes against adoption of the merger agreement. Abstentions and
broker non-votes also will have the same effect as votes against
the authorization of the proxyholders to vote to adjourn or
postpone the special meeting for the purpose of soliciting
additional votes. In addition, the failure of a InfoNow
stockholder to return a proxy will have the effect of a vote
against the adoption of the merger agreement.
The actions proposed in this proxy statement/ prospectus are not
matters that can be voted on by brokers holding shares for
beneficial owners without the owners specific
instructions. If you do not instruct your broker, bank or other
nominee, they will not be able to vote your shares, such failure
to vote is a broker non-vote. Accordingly, if a broker or bank
holds your shares you are urged to instruct your broker or bank
on how to vote your shares.
Expenses of Solicitation
Halo will pay 75% of the costs of printing this proxy statement/
prospectus for the special meeting while InfoNow will bear 25%
of those costs. Halo and InfoNow will pay their own costs
incurred in connection with preparing this proxy statement/
prospectus. In addition to solicitation by mail, directors,
officers and regular employees of InfoNow or its subsidiaries
may solicit proxies from stockholders by telephone, telegram,
e-mail, personal
interview or other means. Halo and InfoNow currently expect not
to incur any costs beyond those customarily expended for a
solicitation of proxies in connection with a merger
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agreement. Directors, officers and employees of Halo and InfoNow
will not receive additional compensation for their solicitation
activities, but may be reimbursed for reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by them in connection with the solicitation. Brokers,
dealers, commercial banks, trust companies, fiduciaries,
custodians and other nominees have been requested to forward
proxy solicitation materials to their customers and such
nominees will be reimbursed for their reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses.
[InfoNow has
engaged to
assist in the solicitation of proxies for the special meeting
and InfoNow estimates it will pay such firm a fee of
approximately
$ ,
and will
reimburse for
reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses
incurred in connection with such solicitation.]
Householding
Some banks, brokers and other nominee record holders may be
participating in the practice of householding proxy
statements and annual reports. This means that only one copy of
this proxy statement/prospectus may have been sent to multiple
stockholders in your household. InfoNow will promptly deliver a
separate copy of this proxy statement/prospectus, including the
attached Annexes to you if you write to InfoNow Investor
Relations, 1875 Lawrence Street, Suite 1100, Denver,
Colorado 80202, Attention: Secretary or call Investor Relations
at (303) 293-0212. If you wish to receive separate copies
of an annual report or proxy statement in the future, or if you
are receiving multiple copies and would like to receive only one
copy for your household, you should contact your bank, broker or
other nominee record holder, or you may contact InfoNow, as
applicable, at the above address and phone number.
Assistance
If you need assistance in completing your proxy card or have
questions regarding the special meeting, please contact InfoNow
at (303) 293-0212 or write to InfoNow Investor Relations,
1875 Lawrence Street, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado 80202,
Attention: Secretary, or contact Georgeson Shareholder toll-free
at or
write to 17 State St., New York, New York 10004.
The matters to be considered at the special meeting are of great
importance to the stockholders of InfoNow. Accordingly, you are
urged to read and carefully consider the information contained
in this proxy statement/prospectus, and to complete, date, sign
and promptly return the enclosed proxy in the enclosed
postage-paid envelope.
Board Recommendation
The InfoNow board of directors has unanimously approved and
adopted the merger agreement and unanimously recommends that
InfoNow stockholders vote FOR the adoption of
the merger agreement and authorization of the proxyholders to
vote to adjourn or postpone the special meeting for the purpose
of soliciting additional votes for the adoption of the merger
agreement. See the section entitled The Merger
InfoNows Reasons for the Merger beginning on
page 46 of this proxy statement/prospectus.
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THE MERGER
This section of the proxy statement/prospectus describes
material aspects of the merger. While Halo and InfoNow believe
that the description covers the material terms of the merger and
the related transactions, this summary does not contain all of
the information that is important to you. You should carefully
read this entire proxy statement/prospectus, the attached
annexes, and the other documents to which this proxy
statement/prospectus refers, for a more complete understanding
of the merger.
General Description of the Merger
At the effective time of the merger, InfoNow will merge with and
into Merger Sub. Upon completion of the merger, the separate
corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease and InfoNow will
continue as the surviving entity.
As a result of the merger, each share of InfoNow common stock
outstanding at the effective time of the merger will be
converted automatically into:
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The aggregate value of the Halo common stock paid to InfoNow
stockholders in the merger will be determined by subtracting the
total amount of cash paid in the merger (as described below), if
any, from $7,200,000. The Halo common stock to be issued in the
merger will be distributed to InfoNow stockholders in proportion
to each stockholders ownership in InfoNow at the closing
of the merger. The number of shares of Halo common stock to be
issued in the merger will be determined based on a
Conversion Price equal to the greater of
(1) the average closing price of Halo common stock as
quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB: HALO.OB) for the
20-consecutive trading days ending two trading days prior to the
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For each share of Halo common stock received, InfoNow
stockholders will also receive one CVR. The CVRs will be payable
on the 18-month
anniversary of the closing date, subject to certain expiration
provisions, and will entitle each CVR holder to an additional
cash payment if the trading price of Halos common stock,
based on a 20-day
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The total amount of cash paid in the merger to InfoNow
stockholders, if any, will be the lesser of
(1) InfoNows cash on hand, and
(2) InfoNows net working capital determined no less
than three days prior to closing of the merger. The lesser of
the two amounts will be paid in cash by Halo to InfoNows
stockholders in proportion to each stockholders ownership
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in lieu of any fractional share that you would otherwise
receive, you will receive cash based on the Conversion Price of
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FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY. As of March 31,
2006, InfoNows net working capital, as defined in the
merger agreement was approximately $941,000, cash on hand was
$1,671,000 and Halos
20-day average common
stock price was $1.399. Accordingly, if on the closing of the
merger, InfoNows net working capital, cash on hand and
Halos 20-day
average common stock price remained the same, InfoNow
stockholders would receive, in the aggregate, $941,000 in cash
(which, on the same date, was the lesser of InfoNows net
working capital and cash on hand), 0.4299 shares of Halo
common stock (based on aggregate stock consideration of
$6,259,000 and a Conversion Price of Halo common stock of
$1.399 per share) and 4,473,910 CVRs. There can be no
assurances that InfoNows actual cash on hand,
InfoNows net working capital or Halos
20-day average common
stock trading price will be the same as these illustrative
figures used in this example on the date the merger
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The merger consideration is more fully described in the section
entitled The Merger Agreement Merger
Consideration beginning on page 67 of this proxy
statement/prospectus and in the merger agreement, which is
attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A.
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If the number of shares of either Halo common stock or InfoNow
common stock changes before the merger is completed because of
stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, extraordinary
stock dividend, reorganization, recapitalization,
reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or other like
change, then an appropriate and proportionate adjustment will be
made to the stock and cash to be received by InfoNow
stockholders in the merger.
If the value of the aggregate stock consideration in the merger
is at least 80% of the value of the total merger consideration,
the merger should qualify for U.S. federal income tax
purposes as a reorganization within the meaning in
Section 368(a) of the Code. See the section entitled
Material U.S. Federal Income Tax
Consequences of the Merger beginning on page 59 of
this proxy statement/prospectus.
Background of the Merger
For a number of years, InfoNows board of directors and
senior management have periodically reviewed changes and
developments in the enterprise software industry and
InfoNows strategic position. In the course of this review,
InfoNows board of directors and management explored
various potential strategic alternatives to improve
InfoNows strategic position and increase stockholder value.
On May 5, 2005, InfoNow was notified by the Nasdaq Stock
Market Inc., or Nasdaq, that it was out of
compliance with the Nasdaq minimum bid price rule that requires
a listed companys closing price per share to not fall
below $1.00 for 30 consecutive days, and that InfoNow would have
180 days to regain compliance by having its shares close
above $1.00 for ten consecutive days or risk having its common
stock de-listed.
In the early spring of 2005, InfoNows business plan and
financial projections reflected the expectation that a
multi-million dollar contract increase was forthcoming with its
largest customer.
In the spring of 2005, InfoNow was contacted by two companies in
the enterprise software industry regarding a possible
acquisition of InfoNow. These discussions with InfoNows
management continued to varying degrees into summer 2005, but
did not develop beyond informal discussions.
In June 2005, InfoNow began to receive indications from its
largest customer that it was reducing its expenditures with
outside suppliers and that as a result of this reduction in
spending, the customer likely would not enter into the
anticipated contract increase with InfoNow.
On July 6, 2005, InfoNows board of directors met and
discussed InfoNows business and financial plan, including
its business model and related assumptions, the competitive
environment, projected losses and the potential de-listing of
InfoNows shares from the Nasdaq. The board also discussed
hiring an outside financial advisor to conduct a review of
strategic alternatives available to InfoNow, including a
possible financing for or sale of InfoNow.
On July 8, 2005, Ron Bienvenu, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Halo, contacted Harry Herbst, Interim Chief Executive
Officer of InfoNow, to discuss possible business relationships
between the two companies, including the possible acquisition of
InfoNow.
In July 2005, InfoNow interviewed three investment banks and on
July 28, 2005, InfoNow engaged Q Advisors to evaluate
the strategic alternatives available to InfoNow.
In August 2005, Q Advisors prepared a confidential
information memorandum for distribution to interested parties,
which summarized InfoNow, its business and its future prospects.
From late September 2005 through November 2005, Q Advisors
contacted 71 parties regarding a potential investment in or
acquisition of InfoNow, including the parties that had
originally expressed interest in InfoNow. Twelve parties
expressed further interest in a potential acquisition of
InfoNow, while no parties contacted expressed interest in
pursuing a financing transaction for InfoNow. Q Advisors
distributed confidential information memoranda to the twelve
interested parties after these parties signed confidentiality
agreements with InfoNow. After providing time for the interested
parties to review the confidential information memoranda and
other materials related to InfoNow, and the opportunity to ask
additional questions about InfoNow, Q Advisors contacted each of
the interested parties to request that initial
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indications of interest to acquire InfoNow with preliminary
terms and diligence requests be submitted by November 3,
2005.
On August 29, 2005, Halos board of directors approved
the acquisition by Halo through open market purchases of up to
five percent (5%) of the issued and outstanding common stock of
InfoNow. Between August 29, 2005 and August 31, 2005,
Halo acquired 65,000 shares of InfoNow common stock through
open market purchases.
On September 28, 2005, Halo and InfoNow entered into a
confidentiality agreement and Q Advisors provided the
confidential information memorandum to Halo.
Between August and December 2005, InfoNows board of
directors was updated (including weekly updates from
Q Advisors regarding communications with interested parties
between September and November 2005), met and reviewed with
InfoNows management and financial and legal advisors the
possibility of a sale of or a financial investment in InfoNow,
including the strategic rationale for, and potential terms of,
the possible transactions, as well as other potential strategic
alternatives, including continuing as an independent company.
On November 2, 2005, InfoNow was notified by Nasdaq that
InfoNow continued to be out of compliance with Nasdaqs
minimum bid price rule, and as a result InfoNows common
stock was scheduled to be de-listed, unless InfoNow requested a
hearing in accordance with the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules. InfoNow
requested a hearing, which was then scheduled for
December 1, 2005.
On November 3, 2005, Q Advisors received indications
of interest from Halo and one other interested party, referred
to as Bidder A, regarding the possible
acquisition of InfoNow. During the process of arranging due
diligence meetings between Bidder A and InfoNow in advance
of negotiating possible terms of a transaction, Bidder A
withdrew its bid for InfoNow.
On November 16 and 17, 2005, Halo conducted further legal,
financial and operational due diligence on InfoNow and met with
InfoNows senior management. Following these meetings,
Q Advisors requested that Halo submit a final indication of
interest by November 22, 2005, detailing the possible terms
of a transaction between Halo and InfoNow for InfoNows
board of directors to review and consider.
On November 22, 2005, Halo submitted a final indication of
interest to Q Advisors for the acquisition of InfoNow and
requested a meeting with InfoNows board of directors to
provide further details about their indication of interest.
On November 23, 2005, InfoNows board of directors
discussed Halos offer, and determined that it needed more
information in order to understand the formula for the
consideration being offered for InfoNow. The board of directors
asked Q Advisors to request additional information from
Halo and prepare a summary of the proposal for review at a
meeting of InfoNows board of directors scheduled for
November 25, 2005.
On November 25, 2005, InfoNows board of directors
reviewed Halos proposal and materials prepared by
Q Advisors analyzing a possible business combination with
Halo, and decided to invite Halo to present its proposal to the
board on November 30, 2005.
On November 28, 2005, an enterprise software company that
was one of the 71 parties contacted during the process, referred
to as Bidder B, submitted an informal offer for
InfoNow to Q Advisors. InfoNows board of directors
met and discussed Bidder Bs informal offer and
instructed Q Advisors to continue communications with
Bidder B to clarify the offer and arrange a meeting for
Bidder B to conduct initial legal, financial and
operational due diligence review on December 1, 2005.
Q Advisors also provided InfoNows board of directors
with additional information regarding Halo.
On November 30, 2005, Mr. Bienvenu and Jude Sullivan,
Director of Mergers & Acquisitions and Business
Development for Halo, met with InfoNows board of directors
and Q Advisors and presented information about Halo, its
business operations, strategy and financial history and outlook,
and answered
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questions about Halo and its proposal for InfoNow. On this date,
InfoNows board of directors met separately and also
discussed operating as an independent company.
On December 1, 2005, InfoNow had a hearing with the Nasdaq
Listing Qualifications Panel to appeal its impending de-listing.
InfoNow, along with its outside financial and legal advisors,
informed Nasdaq of the discussions with interested parties
relating to a possible transaction that could potentially
resolve InfoNows violation Nasdaqs minimum bid price
rule. Nasdaq agreed to grant InfoNow an extension to regain
compliance with its rules so that InfoNow could continue its
ongoing discussions regarding possible transactions. Nasdaq
requested regular updates on InfoNows progress and
reserved the right to formally reject the appeal and authorize
de-listing at any time.
Also on December 1, 2005, certain members of
Bidder Bs senior management conducted legal,
financial and operational due diligence on InfoNow. That day, a
draft of a merger agreement was sent to both Halo and
Bidder B to facilitate discussions regarding potential
transaction terms. Each party was asked to revise the document
to reflect the terms of their proposals and any other terms and
conditions that had been unspecified until this point. These
revisions were requested back by December 5, 2005.
On December 5, 2005, Halo returned a draft merger agreement
to Q Advisors detailing the terms that had been generally
described in its most recent indication of interest. Halo also
communicated to Q Advisors that its offer was based on the
satisfaction of certain contingencies including lender approval,
board approval and the requirement that some of its preferred
stockholders would convert their preferred stock to common stock
prior to the consummation of the merger.
Also on December 5, 2005, Bidder B returned a revised
proposal letter and an incomplete draft merger agreement.
Bidder B also requested the opportunity to conduct further
due diligence in order to submit a complete draft of the merger
agreement including all terms of its proposal.
On December 6, 2005, InfoNows board of directors met
and reviewed the status of negotiations with Bidder B and
Halo with InfoNows financial and legal advisors. In order
to fully analyze Bidder Bs offer, and to verify the
certainty of Bidder Bs intention to consummate a
transaction, InfoNows board of directors offered
Bidder B until December 8, 2005 to conduct additional
due diligence and submit a completed merger agreement. At this
time, InfoNows board of directors asked Q Advisors to
contact Halo and request that Halo take steps to resolve the
contingencies in its offer.
On December 7, 2005, Halo met by telephone with its senior
lender to outline the proposed transaction and discuss a number
of terms of the transaction, including the potential liability
of Halo under the CVRs.
On December 8, 2005, Bidder B submitted a completed
merger agreement and confirmed various other items requested by
InfoNows board of directors. Bidder B again requested
additional time to complete its due diligence. Because the
merger agreement submitted by Bidder B contained terms
unsatisfactory to InfoNow, the board of directors met and
granted Bidder Bs request for additional time to
complete due diligence, with the requirement that Bidder B
complete all due diligence and submit a final merger agreement
by December 13, 2005. InfoNows board of directors
also discussed the status of negotiations with Halo.
On December 9, 2005, InfoNows legal and financial
advisors had a telephone call with Nasdaq to discuss the current
status of the potential transactions being contemplated by
InfoNow. Nasdaq requested a summary document outlining a
timeline for contemplated completion of the potential
transactions by December 13, 2005. On December 13,
2005, InfoNow filed a revised compliance plan with Nasdaq
detailing the expected timeline of the transactions it was
considering.
On December 10 and 11, 2005, Bidder B conducted
further financial and operational due diligence and met with
certain members of InfoNows management and its financial
advisors. Following this review and subsequent customer
diligence calls, Bidder B formally withdrew its offer for
InfoNow on December 12, 2005.
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On December 13, 2005, InfoNows board of directors met
and reviewed with InfoNows financial and legal advisors
the status of negotiations with Halo and the board met
independently to discuss the potential strategic alternative of
continuing as an independent entity.
On December 14, 2005, Halo contacted InfoNow and provided a
formula for the payment of merger consideration and addressed
the contingencies in its offer by obtaining lender and board
approval and agreeing to a condition to closing that some of its
preferred stockholders must convert their preferred stock to
common stock prior to the consummation of the merger.
On December 16, 2005, Nasdaq informed InfoNow that, despite
its efforts to regaining compliance with its rules, its shares
of common stock would be de-listed on December 20, 2005,
and that Nasdaq would not grant any further extensions.
Also on December 16, 2005, InfoNows board of
directors met with its legal and financial advisors to review
the status of negotiations with Halo. InfoNows board of
directors further reviewed the rationale, opportunities,
benefits, prospects, risks and disadvantages associated with the
potential transaction with Halo, including, among other things,
what value would potentially be achieved for InfoNows
stockholders in a transaction with Halo as compared to
continuing as an independent company, and the benefits and
disadvantages of holding shares of Halo common stock. After
extensive discussion, and without committing to pursue the
transaction or determining potential terms of the transaction,
InfoNows board of directors determined that InfoNows
management and advisors should continue its discussions with
Halo. At Halos request and to facilitate further
negotiations toward a definitive agreement, InfoNow signed an
agreement to provide an exclusive period through
December 23, 2005, for Halo to conduct a due diligence
investigation and negotiate a possible transaction.
On December 20, 2005, InfoNows shares of common stock
were de-listed from the Nasdaq Capital Market.
On December 19 and 20, 2005, Halo met with certain members
of InfoNows senior management. Both Halo and InfoNow
conducted financial, operational and legal due diligence which
continued until the parties signed the merger agreement on
December 23, 2005. During that time, Halo and InfoNow and
their respective legal advisors had extensive negotiations in
meetings and conversations regarding the terms of the draft
merger agreement including, among others, the formula for
calculating the merger consideration, closing conditions, and
termination fees if the merger agreement was terminated.
On December 20, 2005, InfoNows board of directors met
to discuss the rationale, opportunities, benefits, prospects,
risks and disadvantages associated with the proposed transaction
with Halo and continuing as an independent company.
InfoNows financial and legal advisors were present at the
meeting and provided an update of the status of Halos due
diligence as well as terms of the proposed transaction with Halo.
On December 22, 2005, InfoNows board of directors
held a meeting to evaluate the possible business combination
with Halo. At the meeting, InfoNows financial and legal
advisors updated the InfoNow board of directors on the status of
negotiations with Halo. In addition, representatives of
Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., InfoNows legal counsel,
presented a detailed review of the terms of the draft merger
agreement and identified the remaining open issues. At the
meeting, InfoNows board of directors also reviewed, among
other things, with InfoNows outside financial and legal
advisors, the draft merger agreement, potential strategic
alternatives available to InfoNow, including the benefits,
opportunities, risks and uncertainties associated with InfoNow
remaining an independent company, as well as the merits of a
possible business combination transaction with Halo. After
discussion, the InfoNow board of directors authorized continued
negotiations with Halo to seek to resolve the remaining
outstanding issues in the draft merger agreement.
On December 23, 2005, InfoNows board of directors met
and reviewed the proposed terms of the transaction.
InfoNows financial and legal advisors reviewed the
proposed merger consideration and discussed the resolution of
the remaining issues in the draft merger agreement.
Representatives from Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. reviewed
the boards legal duties and fiduciary obligations and other
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considerations regarding the proposed business combination
transaction. InfoNows board of directors again considered
whether accepting Halos offer or continuing as an
independent company would best maximize stockholder value.
Q Advisors presented a description of the mechanics of the
merger consideration, an overview of Halo and InfoNows
financial performances and capitalization. Q Advisors
confirmed its financial analysis regarding the proposed business
combination transaction, and rendered to the InfoNow board of
directors its oral opinion, subsequently confirmed by delivery
of a written opinion dated December 23, 2005, to the effect
that, as of the date of the written opinion and based on and
subject to the various assumptions and limitations described in
the written opinion, the merger consideration to be received by
InfoNow stockholders pursuant to the merger agreement was fair
from a financial point of view to such holders. Such written
opinion is attached hereto as Annex C (see the section
entitled Opinion of InfoNows Financial
Advisor beginning on page 49 of this proxy
statement/prospectus). After deliberation, InfoNows board
of directors unanimously determined, among other things, that
the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated by the
merger agreement, including the merger, are advisable, fair to
and in the best interests of InfoNow and its stockholders. The
InfoNow board of directors then unanimously approved the merger
agreement and resolved to recommend to InfoNow stockholders
approval and adoption of the merger agreement.
On December 14, 2005, Halos board of directors, with
one director absent, approved the merger agreement and the
consummation of the merger in accordance with the terms outlined
by Halos management team.
Following the InfoNow board of directors meeting, InfoNow,
Merger Sub and Halo executed the merger agreement. Thereafter,
on December 27th 2005, InfoNow and Halo issued a joint
press release announcing the transaction.
Halos Reasons for the Merger
The Halo board of directors believes that the InfoNow merger is
fair to, and in the best interest of, Halos stockholders
and, with one director not present at the meeting at which
action was taken, voted to unanimously approve the merger and
the issuance of Halo common stock and the CVRs to the InfoNow
stockholders.
In reaching its decision, in addition to the anticipated joint
benefits described above, the Halo board of directors consulted
with Halos management, as well as its legal counsel, and
considered, among others, the following information and
potential material factors:
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the compatibility of InfoNows products and services with
Halos business intelligence sphere and software as a
service enterprise solutions business strategy; |
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the economics of the software solutions industry, and the belief
of the Halo board and management team that greater product
variety and company size will increasingly be required for
companies to compete successfully; |
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the belief that the combination of InfoNows technology,
products and services with Halos products, services and
sales and marketing infrastructure should enable the combined
company to expand the range of products and services offered to
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the Halo boards belief that the addition of InfoNows
operations to Halo could possibly increase the overall value and
profitability of Halo; |
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Halo managements view of the financial condition, results
of operations and businesses of Halo and InfoNow before and
after giving effect to the merger and Halo managements and
the board of directors view of the mergers potential
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information concerning Halos and InfoNows respective
businesses, historical financial performance and condition,
operations, technology, products, customers, competitive
positions, prospects and management; |
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current financial market conditions and the historical market
prices and trading information of Halo common stock and InfoNow
common stock; |
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the financial and other terms of the merger, including the
relationship between the market value of Halo common stock and
InfoNow common stock; |
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the belief after consulting with Halos internal and
external legal advisors that the terms of the merger agreement,
including the parties representations, warranties and
covenants, and the conditions to their respective obligations,
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the likelihood that the merger would be completed, including the
limited conditions to the closing of the merger, as well as the
experience and reputation of InfoNow; |
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the potential impact of the merger on strategic partners,
customers and employees of Halo (particularly the business
intelligence sphere) and InfoNow; |
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the likely reaction to the merger in the financial
markets; and |
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the results of the due diligence investigation of InfoNow. |
The Halo board of directors considered various alternatives to
the merger, including alternative acquisitions and directly
competing with InfoNow in its markets. The Halo board of
directors also identified and considered a variety of
potentially negative factors in its deliberations concerning the
merger, including, but not limited to:
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the possibility that the potential benefits set forth above may
not be fully realized; |
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the substantial costs of integrating the businesses of Halo and
InfoNow and the transaction expenses arising from the merger; |
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the difficulty of integrating InfoNow with Halos existing
business intelligence operating sphere and the management effort
required to complete the integration; |
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the risk that InfoNows software to services revenue mix
may not be viewed as favorably by the market as Halos
resulting in a reduction of the value multiple for Halos
stock; |
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the risk that the premium offered relative to InfoNows
current stock price may not be viewed favorably by the market; |
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the effect of the public announcement of the merger on
InfoNows customer relations; |
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certain risks applicable to the merger and the business of the
combined company as set forth under the section entitled
Risk Factors beginning on page 17 of this proxy
statement/prospectus; and |
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the possibility that the merger might not be consummated, even
if approved by Halos and InfoNows board of
directors, resulting in a potential adverse effect on the market
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The Halo board of directors concluded that certain of these
risks could be managed or mitigated or were unlikely to have a
material impact on Halo or the merger, and that, on balance, the
potential benefits of the merger outweighed the risks of the
merger.
The foregoing discussion of the information and factors
considered by the Halo board of directors is not intended to be
exhaustive but is believed to include the material factors
considered by the Halo board of directors in connection with its
review of the proposed merger. In view of the variety of
factors, both positive and negative, considered, the Halo board
did not find it practical to, and did not, quantify or otherwise
assign relative weight to the specific factors considered.
Rather, the Halo board viewed its position and recommendations
as being based on the totality of the information presented to,
and considered by, the board. In addition, individual members of
the Halo board may have given different weight to different
factors.
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Based on the above-described analysis, the Halo board of
directors has determined that the terms of the merger and the
merger agreement are fair to, and in the best interests of, the
Halo stockholders.
InfoNows Reasons for the Merger
After careful consideration, InfoNows board of directors
unanimously approved the merger agreement and determined that
the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated by the
merger agreement, including the merger are advisable and, fair
to, and in the best interests, of InfoNow and its stockholders.
In reaching this decision, InfoNows board of directors
consulted with senior management, independent financial advisors
and legal counsel.
The decision of InfoNows board of directors to enter into
the merger agreement was the result of careful consideration
over a number of months by the InfoNows board of directors
of a number of factors, including the following positive factors:
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the value of the merger consideration, which represents a
premium of approximately 41.9%, 55.2% and 106.4% over the six-,
three- and one-month average closing prices per share,
respectively, for InfoNows common stock as quoted on the
Nasdaq. The merger consideration represents a premium of
approximately 114.1% over the last reported sales price per
share for InfoNows common stock as reported on the Pink
Sheets on December 23, 2005, the last trading day for
InfoNows common stock prior to the announcement of the
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because InfoNow stockholders will receive a CVR with each share
of Halo common stock, which entitles the CVR holder to receive
cash for any negative difference between Halos share price
at the 18-month
anniversary of the closing of the merger and the price of
Halos common stock used in determination of the Conversion
Price, subject to the expiration provisions described in the
sections entitled General Description of the
Merger and The Merger Agreement Merger
Consideration beginning on pages 39 and 67 of this
proxy statement/ prospectus, InfoNow stockholders have a form of
downside protection against a decline in Halos stock price
as measured on the
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because a portion of the merger consideration may be paid in
cash if InfoNow has positive cash and net working capital, as
described in the sections entitled General
Description of the Merger and The Merger
Agreement Merger Consideration beginning on
pages 39 and 67 of this proxy statement/ prospectus,
InfoNow stockholders may realize immediate liquidity for a
portion of their InfoNow holdings while retaining the ability to
hold stock in a larger and more diversified technology holding
company; |
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the financial presentations of InfoNows financial
advisors, Q Advisors, including their opinion as to the
fairness, from a financial point of view, of the merger
consideration to be paid to InfoNow stockholders pursuant to the
merger agreement, as more fully described in the section
entitled Opinion of InfoNows Financial
Advisors beginning on page 49 of this proxy
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InfoNows board of directors analysis and
understanding of InfoNows stand-alone
strategic alternative in the context of the increasingly
competitive channel management and channel visibility software
services and solutions, and InfoNows board of
directors analysis of the business, operations, financial
performance, earnings and prospects of InfoNow on a stand-alone
basis, and InfoNows board of directors belief, based
on its analysis and understanding, that the combined company
would best maximize value for InfoNows shareholders in
light of the risks and potential rewards associated with InfoNow
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InfoNows board of directors evaluation of
InfoNows financial performance and future opportunities
and prospects, including the risks related to achieving these
prospects and current industry, economic and market conditions,
including the recognition that InfoNow has experienced declining
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the risk that the trading price of InfoNow stock would continue
to decline; |
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the fact that InfoNow had reviewed potential strategic
alternatives and its financial advisors had contacted
71 parties regarding a potential strategic transaction with
InfoNow, as described in the section entitled
Background of the Merger beginning on page 40 of this
proxy statement/prospectus. In this process, no party expressed
interest in pursuing a financing transaction, and three
potential acquirers were identified. Ultimately, two of the
three potentially interested parties dropped out of the process.
In light of these developments, InfoNows board of
directors considered the risk of losing the sole potential
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InfoNows board of directors belief that there are
synergies likely to result in combining InfoNows business
with that of Halos, including the ability to spread
certain redundant costs associated with operating InfoNow as a
separate public company, including duplicative corporate
functions and accounting and legal fees associated with SEC
reporting, over a broader base of portfolio companies; |
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the opportunity for InfoNow stockholders to participate, as Halo
stockholders, in a larger and more diversified company with
diversified partnership opportunities and significant cash flow; |
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the opportunity for InfoNow to have access to significantly
greater financial and operational resources as part of Halo than
InfoNow would otherwise have on a stand-alone basis; |
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InfoNows board of directors understanding of the
information concerning InfoNows and Halos respective
businesses, financial performance, and condition, operations,
capitalization and stock performance; |
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because InfoNow will not be obligated to consummate the merger
if the average closing price of Halos common stock as
reported on the OTC Bulletin Board for the
20-consecutive trading
days ending two trading days prior to the closing of the merger
is less than $1.00, as described in the sections entitled
General Description of the Merger and
The Merger Agreement Conditions to the
Merger beginning on pages 39 and 73 of this proxy
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the merger agreement provisions permitting InfoNow to engage in
discussions with a third party that makes an unsolicited bona
fide proposal to engage in a business combination or other
transaction, provided that InfoNows board of directors
determines in good faith, after consulting with outside counsel,
that there is a reasonable probability that failure to take such
action would result in InfoNows board of directors
breaching its fiduciary duties under applicable law and
determines in good faith, after receiving the advice from its
financial advisor, that the proposal reasonably would be
expected to result in a transaction that, if consummated, would
be more favorable to InfoNow stockholders than the merger with
Halo (see the section entitled The Merger
Agreement Other Agreements No
Solicitation beginning on page 72 of this proxy
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the merger agreement provisions permitting InfoNows board
of directors to, under certain circumstances, withdraw, modify
or change its recommendation with respect to the merger if
InfoNows board of directors determines in good faith,
after consulting with its outside counsel, that there is a
reasonable probability that the failure to take such action
would result in the InfoNows board of directors breaching
its fiduciary duties under applicable law (see the section
entitled The Merger Agreement Other
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the structure of the transaction and the terms of the merger
agreement, including the fact that the merger should qualify as
a tax-free reorganization within the meaning of the Code if the
stock portion of the consideration provided to InfoNow
shareholders is at least $5,760,000. Assuming this condition is
met, the merger is not expected to be taxable to InfoNow
stockholders, other than with respect to the possible cash
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the merger will offer stockholders of Halo the potential
benefits described in the section entitled
Halos Reasons for the Merger
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InfoNows board of directors also identified and considered
the following potentially negative factors in its deliberations:
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the possible disruption to InfoNows business that may
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the potential adverse effects of the public announcement of the
merger on InfoNows sales and operating results; ability to
retain key employees; the progress of some of InfoNows
strategic initiatives; and InfoNows overall strategic
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the inherent difficulties of integrating diverse businesses and
the risk that the cost savings, synergies and other benefits
expected to be obtained in the merger might not be fully
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the terms of the merger agreement regarding the restrictions on
the operation of InfoNows business during the period
between the signing of the merger agreement and the completion
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the $300,000 termination fee to be paid to Halo if the merger
agreement is terminated under circumstances specified in the
merger agreement, which may discourage other parties that may
otherwise have an interest in a business combination with, or an
acquisition of, InfoNow, as described in the section entitled
The Merger Agreement Termination
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the terms of the merger agreement placing limitations on the
ability of InfoNow to solicit alternative business combination
transactions or engage in negotiations or discussions with, a
third party interested in pursuing an alternative business
combination transaction (see the section entitled The
Merger Agreement Other Agreements No
Solicitation beginning on page 72 of this proxy
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the amount of time it could take to complete the merger,
including the fact that completion of the transaction depends on
factors outside of InfoNows control; |
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the transaction costs expected to be incurred in connection with
the merger; |
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the risk that, notwithstanding the likelihood of the merger
being completed, the merger might not be completed and the
effect of the resulting public announcement of termination of
the merger agreement on: |
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the market price of InfoNow common stock, and |
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InfoNows ability to attract and retain customers and
personnel; |
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the fact that gains arising from the cash portion of the merger
consideration, if any, could be taxable to InfoNow stockholders
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the risks described in the section entitled Risk
Factors beginning on page 17 of this proxy
statement/prospectus. |
InfoNows board of directors also considered the interests
that certain executive officers and directors of InfoNow may
have with respect to the merger in addition to their interests
as stockholders of InfoNow generally (see the section entitled
The Merger Interests of Certain Persons in the
Merger beginning on page 55 of this proxy
statement/prospectus), which the InfoNows board of
directors considered as being neutral in its evaluation of the
proposed transaction.
Although the foregoing discussion sets forth the material
factors considered by InfoNows board of directors in
reaching its determination to recommend the merger, it does not
include all of the factors considered by InfoNows board of
directors, and each director may have considered different
factors or given different weights to different factors. In view
of the variety of factors and the amount of information
considered, InfoNows board of directors did not find it
practicable to, and did not, make specific
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assessments of, quantify or otherwise assign relative weights to
the specific factors considered in reaching its recommendation.
InfoNows board of directors realized that there can be no
assurance about future results, including results expected or
considered in the factors above. However, InfoNows board
of directors concluded that the potential positive factors
described above significantly outweighed the neutral and
negative factors described above. The recommendation was made
after consideration of all of the factors as a whole. This
explanation of InfoNows reasons for the merger and the
other information presented in this section are forward-looking
in nature and, therefore, should be read in light of the factors
discussed in the section entitled Forward-Looking
Statements beginning on
page of this proxy
statement/prospectus.
INFONOWS BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE
MERGER AGREEMENT AND DETERMINED THAT THE MERGER AGREEMENT AND
THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THE MERGER AGREEMENT, INCLUDING
THE MERGER, ARE ADVISABLE AND FAIR TO AND IN THE BEST INTERESTS
OF INFONOW AND ITS STOCKHOLDERS. ACCORDINGLY, INFONOWS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT THE INFONOW
STOCKHOLDERS VOTE FOR APPROVAL OF THE MERGER
AGREEMENT.
In considering the recommendation of InfoNows board of
directors with respect to the merger agreement, you should be
aware that certain of InfoNows directors and officers have
arrangements that cause them to have interests in the
transaction that are different from, or are in addition to, the
interests of InfoNow stockholders generally. See the section
entitled The Merger Interests of Certain
Persons in the Merger beginning on page 55 of this
proxy statement/prospectus.
InfoNow Board of Directors Recommendation
At a special meeting held on December 23, 2005,
InfoNows board of directors determined that the merger and
the merger agreement are advisable and fair to, and in the best
interests of, InfoNow and its stockholders. Accordingly,
InfoNows board of directors unanimously approved and
adopted the merger agreement and unanimously recommends that
InfoNow stockholders vote FOR the adoption of
the merger agreement.
Opinion of InfoNows Financial Advisors
InfoNows board of directors engaged Q Advisors to
render an opinion as to the fairness of the consideration
provided in the merger, from a financial point of view, to the
holders of shares of InfoNow common stock. Q Advisors
rendered its opinion to InfoNows board of directors that,
as of December 23, 2005, the consideration provided in the
merger agreement was fair, from a financial point of view, to
the holders of the shares of InfoNow common stock.
A copy of the written opinion letter of Q Advisors
rendered to InfoNows board of directors that sets forth
the assumptions made, matters considered, the scope and
limitations of the review undertaken and the procedures followed
by Q Advisors is attached as Annex C to this proxy
statement/ prospectus. InfoNows stockholders are advised
to read that opinion in its entirety. The opinion of
Q Advisors does not address any other aspect of the merger
consideration and does not constitute a recommendation to any
stockholder as to how such stockholder should vote at the
special meeting of InfoNows stockholders. The
Q Advisors opinion is directed to InfoNows board of
directors and addresses only the fairness of the merger
consideration from a financial point of view to the holders of
InfoNow common stock.
To render its opinion, Q Advisors reviewed the draft of the
merger agreement dated December 23, 2005. In addition to
the draft merger agreement, Q Advisors reviewed certain of
InfoNows and Halos periodic reports filed with the
SEC, including InfoNows annual report for the year ended
December 31, 2004, Halos annual report for the year
ended June 30, 2005 and quarterly and periodic reports
filed by both companies during 2005. Q Advisors reviewed
operating and financial information related to InfoNow and Halo,
including certain financial forecasts and other forward-looking
information, which information
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was prepared and furnished to Q Advisors by InfoNows
and Halos senior management, respectively. Q Advisors
held discussions with members of the senior management of
InfoNow and Halo concerning the past and current operations,
financial condition and future prospects of both InfoNow and
Halo, both as independent companies and as a combined company.
Q Advisors also discussed with the respective senior
management and board members of InfoNow and Halo their
assessment of and strategic rationale for, as well as any
potential benefits of, the merger. In addition to the foregoing,
Q Advisors reviewed the reported stock prices and trading
activity of the shares of InfoNow common stock and Halo common
stock and reviewed certain publicly available financial data,
stock market performance data and valuation parameters of
companies that Q Advisors deemed generally comparable to
InfoNow and Halo. Finally, Q Advisors considered such other
information and conducted such other studies, analyses,
inquiries and investigations as it deemed appropriate in
arriving at its opinion. Because the closing of Halos
acquisition of Empagio, Inc. occurred after Q Advisors
issued its opinion to InfoNows board of directors,
Q Advisorss analysis does not reflect such
acquisition.
In rendering its opinion, Q Advisors assumed and relied,
without independent verification, upon the accuracy and
completeness of all financial and other information and data
publicly available or furnished to or otherwise reviewed by or
discussed with Q Advisors. With respect to projections of
financial results and other information and data of InfoNow
provided to or otherwise reviewed by or discussed with
Q Advisors, Q Advisors assumed that such projections
and other information were reasonably prepared on bases
reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments
of the senior management of InfoNow. With respect to projections
of financial results and other information and data of Halo
provided to or otherwise reviewed by or discussed with
Q Advisors, Q Advisors assumed that such projections
and other information were reasonably prepared on bases
reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments
of the senior management of Halo. Q Advisors did not assume
any responsibility for the independent verification of any such
projections or other information provided to it and relied
further upon the assurances of the senior management of InfoNow
and Halo that they are unaware of any facts that would make the
information provided to Q Advisors incomplete or misleading
in any material respect. Q Advisors further assumed the
draft of the merger agreement furnished to Q Advisors by
InfoNow to be identical in all material respects to the
definitive agreement executed in connection with the merger.
Q Advisors did not express any opinion as to the prices at
which the InfoNow common stock or Halo common stock would trade
following the date of its opinion and prior to the consummation
of the merger or the price at which Halo common stock will trade
following the consummation of the merger. Q Advisors did
not make an independent evaluation or appraisal of the assets or
liabilities (contingent or otherwise) of either InfoNow or Halo
and was not furnished with any such appraisal or evaluation.
Q Advisors also made no independent evaluation or appraisal
of the combined company and expressed no opinion as to the
future prospects, plans or viability of the combined company.
Q Advisors expressed no view as to, and its opinion does
not address, the relative merits of the merger as compared to
any alternative business strategies that might exist for
InfoNow. Q Advisorss opinion is necessarily based
upon information available, and financial, stock market and
other conditions and circumstances existing and disclosed, to
Q Advisors as of the date of its opinion. Q Advisors
was not asked to and did not recommend the consideration
provided for in the merger, which was determined through
negotiation between the board of directors of InfoNow and
management of Halo. In its analyses, Q Advisors made
numerous assumptions with respect to InfoNow, Halo, industry
performance, general business, economic, market and financial
conditions and other matters, many of which are beyond the
control of InfoNow and Halo. The estimates contained in such
analyses and the valuation ranges resulting from any particular
analysis are not necessarily indicative of actual values or
predictive of future results or values, which may be
significantly more or less favorable than those suggested by
such analyses. In addition, analyses relating to the value of
businesses or securities do not purport to be appraisals or to
reflect the prices at which businesses or securities actually
may be sold. Accordingly, such analyses and estimates are
inherently subject to uncertainty. Q Advisors opinion
and analyses were only one of many factors considered by
InfoNows board of directors in its evaluation of the
merger and should not be viewed as determinative of the views of
InfoNows board of directors or the management of InfoNow
with respect to the merger.
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In rendering its opinion, Q Advisors reviewed a background
of the proposed transaction and conducted a variety of financial
and comparative analyses, including a comparable company
analysis, comparable transaction analysis, contribution
analysis, discounted cash flow analysis and premium paid
analysis. Q Advisorss opinion is based on its
consideration of the collective results of all such analyses,
together with the other factors referred to in its opinion
letter. The valuations resulting from these analyses were
compared by Q Advisors to the transaction value represented
by the merger. As of the date of Q Advisors opinion
as to the fairness of the merger, the total proposed
consideration for all InfoNow outstanding common stock and
common stock options exercisable into shares of InfoNow common
stock was estimated to be $7,200,000. Based on an assumed
InfoNow common stock share count of 10,055,398 as of
December 23, 2005 and 134,022 shares that would be
added to the InfoNow common stock share count following the
exercise of outstanding and exercisable InfoNow common stock
options under the treasury stock method, providing for a total
InfoNow common stock share count of 10,189,420 common shares,
the implied per share consideration for each share of InfoNow
common stock, determined based upon the last sale price of Halo
common stock on such date, was estimated to have been $0.71.
Q Advisors considered this implied per share consideration
of $0.71, which amount is subject to change if the trading price
of the Halo common stock trades below $1.00 at closing of the
transaction, as a reference point for comparing the transaction
value of the merger to the valuations derived under the
alternate methodologies considered by Q Advisors. If the
trading price of the Halo common stock trades below $1.00 as of
the time of the closing of the transaction, InfoNows board
of directors would have the right not to consummate the
transaction, per the terms of the draft merger agreement dated
December 23, 2005. For purposes of conducting the analyses
described in greater detail below in order to render its
opinion, Q Advisors assumed that the trading price of Halo
common stock would be above $1.00 as of the time of closing. The
following summarizes the primary analyses conducted by
Q Advisors. Except as noted below, Q Advisors did not
explicitly assign any relative weights to the various factors of
the analyses considered. This summary includes the financial
analyses used by Q Advisors and deemed to be material, but
does not purport to be a complete description of the analyses
performed by Q Advisors in arriving at its opinion.
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Q Advisors provided InfoNows board of directors with
a summary of some key facts for consideration in context with
its opinion. Q Advisors noted that during months of
September 2005 through November 2005, which encompassed the
duration of the strategic alternatives process that
Q Advisors conducted on behalf of InfoNow per the terms of
its engagement letter with the InfoNow dated July 28, 2005,
71 strategic and financial parties were contacted to determine
potential interest in a financing or acquisition transaction
with InfoNow. No parties contacted expressed interest in a
financing transaction with InfoNow, and only one party, Halo,
submitted a final offer for InfoNow. Q Advisors observed
that InfoNows common stock was officially de-listed from
the Nasdaq Capital Market on December 20, 2005, following a
180 day period after InfoNows announcement of
notification by the Nasdaq of InfoNows non-compliance with
the Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4), or the minimum bid
price rule, on May 6, 2005, during which period InfoNow was
unable to regain compliance with the minimum bid price rule.
Official de-listing of the InfoNows shares from the Nasdaq
Capital Market followed a succession of appeals to Nasdaq by
InfoNow in November 2005 and December 2005. Q Advisors also
observed that InfoNows share price had declined from
$0.65 per share on May 5, 2005 to $0.35 per share
on December 22, 2005, a decline of 46.1%. Q Advisors
noted that InfoNow had a cash balance of $2.7 million as of
November 30, 2005, down from $3.4 million at
September 30, 2005, and that InfoNow had posted a net loss
in four of its last five fiscal quarters, and had experienced
declining revenues for the past four fiscal years.
Q Advisors also noted that InfoNows financial
forecast, as provided to it by InfoNow management, projected
that InfoNow would run out of cash at some point during 2006
without additional financing or cost reductions.
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Comparable Public Company Analysis |
In performing its comparable company analysis, Q Advisors
examined public companies it considered to have characteristics
similar to those of InfoNow, both in terms of the industry in
which they operate
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and the business model they pursue, and from a financial and an
operational perspective. Because few companies are directly
comparable to InfoNow, Q Advisors identified companies with
similar business characteristics, including the type of services
offered, service lines, markets, distribution channels, customer
bases, growth prospects, or operating strategies that would be
accepted by the investment community to be in the same industry
for analytical purposes. These comparable public companies
consisted of Astea International, BroadVision, Callidus
Software, eGain Communications, I-Many, Mapinfo, Onyx Software,
QAD, Selectica and Vitria Technology. Q Advisors reviewed
the comparable companies financial performance and
operating statistics and analyzed certain characteristics of
these companies including revenues, profitability,
capitalization and other relevant financial metrics.
Q Advisors compared these financial performance and
operating statistics for the last twelve months
(LTM) ended September 30, 2005 and the
projected results for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2005. Q Advisors also analyzed the trading multiples of revenue,
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
(EBITDA) and earnings per share, as appropriate. In
this analysis, Q Advisors deemed enterprise value to
revenue multiples to be the only material metric for InfoNow for
purposes of its opinion, as InfoNow did not have historical or
projected EBITDA or earnings that would enable comparison of
other metrics with the selected comparable companies. In
rendering its opinion, Q Advisors compared the range of
enterprise values to revenue to an implied enterprise value for
InfoNow as determined on December 23, 2005. This analysis
generated the following information for enterprise value to
revenue multiples at December 23, 2005:
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Enterprise Value to Revenue Multiples | |
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LTM at | |
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2005 Revenue | |
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September 30, 2005 | |
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Estimate | |
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Comparable Companies
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Low Comparable Group
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0.4x |
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0.4x |
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High Comparable Group
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2.4x |
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2.7x |
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Mean Comparable Group
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1.3x |
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1.3x |
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Median Comparable Group
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1.3x |
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1.2x |
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Proposed Transaction for InfoNow
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0.5x |
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0.5x |
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Q Advisors observed that due to InfoNows lack of
historical and projected profitability, history of declining
revenues, cash position and relative size compared to the
selected comparable companies, the low end of the range shown
above was more pertinent to the analysis.
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Comparable Transaction Analysis |
Q Advisors used a comparable transaction analysis in order
to indicate multiples that acquirors have been willing to pay
for companies in a particular market segment. Using publicly
available information, Q Advisors reviewed the terms of
certain completed acquisitions that Q Advisors deemed
similar to the merger and compared relevant operating and
valuation metrics for these transactions to similar operating
and valuation metrics of InfoNow. In performing its analysis,
Q Advisors analyzed 22 merger and acquisition transactions
involving enterprise software companies that were announced
subsequent to June 30, 2003. Q Advisors selected from
the transactions only transactions that involved the acquisition
of: (i) companies with reported LTM revenues of less than
$200 million; or (ii) companies with less than
$5 million of reported LTM EBITDA or negative LTM EBITDA.
The selected transactions consisted of Unica Corp.s
acquisition of MarketSoft Software Corp.; Epicor Software
Corp.s acquisitions of CRS Retail Systems, Inc. and Scala
Business Solutions NV; Click Commerce Inc.s acquisition of
Requisite Technology, Inc.; SSA Global Technologies, Inc.s
acquisitions of Epiphany Inc. and EXE Technologies Inc.; Sun
Microsystems Inc.s acquisition of SeeBeyond Technology
Corp.; Multi-Channel Holdings, Inc.s acquisition of Blue
Martini Software Inc.; Mapinfo Corp.s acquisition of
Southbank Systems Limited; Cognos Inc.s acquisition of
Frango AB; and Siebel Systems Inc.s acquisition of Eontec.
The selected transactions had implied enterprise values ranging
between $7.25 million and $298.95 million. For each
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acquired entity, Q Advisors compared the enterprise value
to the entitys LTM revenue as of the announcement date.
These transactions selected by Q Advisors produced the
following ranges:
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Enterprise Value | |
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to LTM Revenue | |
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Low
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0.6x |
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High
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4.8x |
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Mean
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1.7x |
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Median
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1.4x |
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Proposed Transaction for InfoNow
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0.5x |
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Q Advisors observed that due to InfoNows lack of
historical and projected profitability, history of declining
revenues, cash position and relative size compared to the
selected comparable companies, the low end of the range shown
above was more pertinent to the analysis.
Q Advisors also performed an analysis of the relative
contributions by Halo and InfoNow to the pro forma combined
entity. Q Advisors conducted a contribution analysis by
examining the relative contribution to the pro forma combined
entity of each of InfoNow and Halo in relation to historical and
projected revenues and gross profit.
The analysis did not include the relative contribution to the
proforma combined entity of each InfoNow and Halo in relation to
historical and projected EBITDA and operating profit as InfoNow
did not have historical or projected EBITDA or operating profit.
Q Advisors analyzed these contributions for the
twelve-month period ending September 30, 2005 and fiscal
year ending December 31, 2006. The analysis for fiscal year
ended December 31, 2006 was based on management estimates
for InfoNow and management estimates for Halo. Based on this
analysis Q Advisors produced the following ranges for the
implied value per share for InfoNow:
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Percentage Contribution | |
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of InfoNow to | |
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Implied Value | |
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|
Combined Company | |
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per Share | |
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Low
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7.2 |
% |
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$ |
0.55 |
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High
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18.0 |
% |
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$ |
1.03 |
|
Proposed Transaction for InfoNow
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|
$ |
0.71 |
|
Q Advisors was unable to consider the relative contribution
of InfoNow to the combined company in relation to historical and
projected operating income and net income as these metrics
returned negative results which could not be meaningfully
interpreted.
Finally, Q Advisors deemed it appropriate to review the
premium to current public share price at announcement of
transactions involving public company targets. Q Advisors
examined the four public company transactions that it had
reviewed for the comparable transactions analysis, as well as
all announced public company transactions for 2005 as of
December 5, 2005, as reported by Thomson Financial
Securities Data Corporation. Q Advisors analyzed the
premium to share price for these target
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companies and produced the following ranges, and then applied
the same methodology and analysis to InfoNow to determine a
range of per share amounts for InfoNow at December 23, 2005:
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|
|
Premium to Price | |
|
Premium to Price | |
|
Premium to Price | |
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|
per Share | |
|
per Share 5 days | |
|
per Share 10 Days | |
|
|
at Announcement | |
|
Prior to Announcement | |
|
Prior to Announcement | |
|
|
Comparable Transactions | |
|
All 2005 Transactions | |
|
All 2005 Transactions | |
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| |
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| |
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| |
Low
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|
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7.7% |
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|
|
(not available |
) |
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|
(not available |
) |
High
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|
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79.8% |
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|
(not available |
) |
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(not available |
) |
Mean
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|
|
39.6% |
|
|
|
22.7 |
% |
|
|
24.8 |
% |
Proposed Transaction for InfoNow
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|
|
101.9% |
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|
|
101.9 |
% |
|
|
127.9 |
% |
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Discounted Cash Flow Analysis |
Q Advisors also performed a discounted cash flow
(DCF) analysis for InfoNow based on the projected
cash flows and other operating metrics for InfoNow as provided
by InfoNow management. Q Advisors did not include the
results of the DCF analysis in its presentation to
InfoNows board because Q Advisors did not deem the DCF
analysis to be material to its overall analysis in rendering its
opinion. In making such judgment, Q Advisors observed that:
(i) InfoNows financial projections that were provided
to Q Advisors projected that InfoNow would run out of cash
before achieving future positive cash flows, thus negating the
validity of these future cash flows; and (ii) the most
significant component of value returned by the hypothetical DCF
analysis was attributable to the implied terminal value of
InfoNow, thus making the analysis highly unrelated to an
analysis of future operating cash flows.
InfoNow selected Q Advisors to render the fairness opinion
based upon its engagement letter for advisory services with
Q Advisors dated July 28, 2005. In this letter,
InfoNow agreed to pay Q Advisors fees totaling $350,000
upon consummation of the merger in connection with rendering its
opinion in connection with the merger and advisory services
related to the merger. InfoNow also agreed to reimburse
Q Advisors for its reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses,
including reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel, and to
indemnify Q Advisors and certain related persons against
certain liabilities in connection with its engagement, including
certain liabilities under the federal securities laws. No
limitations were imposed by InfoNow on Q Advisors with
respect to the investigations made or procedures followed by
Q Advisors in connection with its engagement or the
rendering of its opinion. The terms of the fee arrangement with
Q Advisors, which InfoNow and Q Advisors believe are
customary in transactions of this nature, were negotiated at
arms length between InfoNow and Q Advisors. InfoNows
board was aware of the nature of the fee arrangement, including
the fact that a significant portion of the fees payable to
Q Advisors is contingent upon completion of the merger.
As part of its investment banking business, Q Advisors
regularly is engaged in the valuation of businesses and
securities in connection with mergers and acquisitions,
negotiated underwritings, competitive biddings, secondary
distributions of listed and unlisted securities, private
placements and valuations for estate, corporate and other
purposes.
Completion and Effectiveness of the Merger
The merger will be completed when all of the conditions to
completion of the merger are satisfied or waived, if
permissible, including adoption of the merger agreement by the
stockholders of InfoNow. The merger will become effective upon
the filing of a certificate of merger with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware or such later date or time as the
parties may agree and specify in the certificate of merger.
Halo and InfoNow are working to complete the merger as quickly
as possible, and hope to do so as promptly as practicable after
the InfoNow special meeting. However, because the merger is
subject to closing conditions, Halo and InfoNow cannot give any
assurance that all the conditions to the merger will
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be either satisfied or waived or that the merger will occur and
cannot predict the exact timing of the completion of the merger.
As promptly as practicable after the merger is
completed, ,
the exchange agent for the merger, will mail to you instructions
(including a letter of transmittal) for surrendering your shares
of InfoNow common stock in exchange for Halo common stock, CVRs
and cash, if any. When you deliver your InfoNow stock
certificates to the exchange agent along with a properly
executed letter of transmittal and any other required documents,
your InfoNow stock certificates will be cancelled and you will
receive a certificate representing that number of whole shares
of Halo stock that you are entitled to receive pursuant to the
merger agreement, a certificate representing that number of CVRs
that correspond to the number of whole shares of common stock
you are entitled to receive in the merger and, if InfoNow has
positive cash and net working capital three days prior to the
closing, a check for the cash that you are entitled to receive
pursuant to the merger agreement.
You should not submit your stock certificates for exchange until
you have completed and mailed the letter of transmittal as
directed by the instructions referred to above.
You will be entitled to receive dividends or other distributions
on Halo common stock with a record date after the merger is
completed, but only after you have surrendered your InfoNow
stock certificates. If there is any dividend or other
distribution on Halo common stock with a record date after
completion of the merger, you will receive the dividend or
distribution promptly after the later of the date that your Halo
shares are issued to you or the date the dividend or other
distribution is paid to all Halo stockholders.
Halo will issue a Halo stock certificate, a CVR certificate and
check, if applicable, in a name other than the name in which a
surrendered InfoNow stock certificate is registered only if you
present the exchange agent with all documents required to show
and effect the unrecorded transfer of ownership and show that
you paid any applicable stock transfer taxes.
Operations Following the Merger
Following completion of the merger, the business of InfoNow will
be continued as a wholly owned subsidiary of Halo. The
stockholders of InfoNow will become stockholders of Halo and
their rights as stockholders will be governed by the Halo
articles of incorporation, the Halo bylaws and the laws of the
State of Nevada. See the section entitled Comparison of
Rights of Stockholders of Halo and Stockholders of InfoNow
beginning on page 149 of this proxy statement/ prospectus
for a discussion of some of the differences in the rights of
stockholders of Halo and the stockholders of InfoNow.
Interests of Certain Persons in the Merger
InfoNow stockholders should be aware that certain members of the
InfoNow board of directors and management have interests in the
merger that are different from, or are in addition to, the
interests of other InfoNow stockholders. The InfoNow board of
directors was aware of these interests and considered the
following matters, among others, in approving the merger
agreement, as amended, and the merger:
Indemnification
and Insurance
The merger agreement provides that for a period of five years
after the effectiveness of the merger, the surviving corporation
and Halo shall indemnify and hold harmless each current or
former director and officer of InfoNow, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law and the certificate of incorporation
and bylaws of InfoNow, against any damages incurred in
connection with any threatened or actual claim, suit or
proceeding.
The merger agreement provides that InfoNow will purchase
directors and officers liability insurance coverage
for five years after the consummation of the merger for the
benefit of its executive officers and directors serving prior to
the merger under either InfoNows current policy or under a
policy of similar coverage containing terms and conditions which
are generally not less advantageous than InfoNows
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current policy, except that InfoNow will not be obligated to
purchase directors and officers liability insurance
with a premium of more than $250,000.
Stock
Options
In connection with the merger, each outstanding option to
acquire InfoNow common stock with a per share exercise price
less than $0.71, an
in-the-money
option, (whether or not then vested) that remains outstanding
immediately prior to consummation of the merger will become
fully vested upon consummation of the merger, and will be
converted to the right to receive merger consideration to the
extent that the approximately $0.71 per share merger
consideration exceeds the applicable exercise price. Based on
the in-the-money
options outstanding as of March 31, 2006, the number of
in-the-money options to
acquire shares of InfoNow common stock held by the named
executive officers and all executive officers and directors as a
group, that will become fully vested and exercisable at the
effective time of the merger, and the weighted average exercise
price of such options, is as follows: Mr. Geene, 18,750
options with a weighted average exercise price of $0.51;
Mr. Herbst, no options; Mr. Johnson, no options;
Mr. Medina, 12,500 options with a weighted average exercise
price of $0.51; Mr. Kark, 18,750 options with a weighted
average exercise price of $0.51; Mr. Peotter, no options;
Mr. Spies, no options; Mr. Wentworth, 16,042 options
with a weighted average exercise price of $0.505 and all
executive officers and directors as a group (8 persons), 66,042
options with a weighted average exercise price of $0.5088. The
merger consideration is more fully described in the section
entitled The Merger Agreement Merger
Consideration beginning on page 67 of this proxy
statement/ prospectus and in the merger agreement, which is
attached to this proxy statement/ prospectus as Annex A.
Stockholder Agreement
Each member of InfoNows board of directors has entered
into a stockholder agreement with Halo, which is more fully
described in the section entitled Agreements Relating to
the Merger Stockholders Agreement beginning on
page 86 of this proxy statement/prospectus and the form of
stockholder agreement, which is attached to this proxy
statement/prospectus as Annex D.
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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management of InfoNow
The following table and notes set forth as of March 31,
2006, unless otherwise noted, the number of shares of
InfoNows outstanding common stock beneficially owned by
(i) beneficial owners of 5% or more of InfoNows
common stock; (ii) the named executive officers of InfoNow,
(iii) each director and nominee for director of InfoNow,
and (iv) all named executive officers and directors of
InfoNow as a group. All information is taken from or based upon
ownership filings made by such persons with the SEC or upon
information provided by such persons to InfoNow, and the
percentages are based upon 10,055,398 shares of common
stock outstanding on March 31, 2006.
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Amount and Nature of | |
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Percent of Class | |
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Shares Beneficially | |
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner |
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Beneficial Ownership | |
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Beneficially Owned(1) | |
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Owned(2) | |
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Certain Beneficial Owners
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Diker Management, LLC(3)
745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1409
New York, New York 10151
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921,975 |
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9.17 |
% |
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921,975 |
|
Lloyd I. Miller, III(4)
4550 Gordon Drive
Naples, Florida 34102
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1,100,824 |
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10.9 |
% |
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|
1,100,824 |
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Executive Officers and Directors(5):
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Michael W. Johnson(6)(7)
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1,724,632 |
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15.08 |
% |
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1,382,573 |
|
Jeffrey Peotter(6)(8)
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|
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227,858 |
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|
2.25 |
% |
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|
70,000 |
|
Allan R. Spies(6)(9)
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135,715 |
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|
|
1.34 |
% |
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|
85,000 |
|
Duane Wentworth(6)(10)
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106,042 |
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|
|
1.04 |
% |
|
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96,042 |
|
Mark Geene(11)
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|
564,750 |
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|
|
5.32 |
% |
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564,750 |
|
Harry R. Herbst
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16,072 |
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|
0.16 |
% |
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Donald Kark(12)
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702,865 |
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6.54 |
% |
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688,865 |
|
James Medina(13)
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107,606 |
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1.06 |
% |
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107,606 |
|
All Executive Officers and Directors as a Group (8
persons):
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3,585,540 |
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|
27.47 |
% |
|
|
2,994,836 |
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(1) |
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules
of the SEC, and generally includes voting power and/or
investment power with respect to securities. Shares of common
stock subject to options or warrants which are currently
exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of March 31,
2006 are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of the
person holding such options or warrants but are not deemed
outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person.
Except as indicated by footnote, InfoNow believes that the
persons named in the table above have sole voting and investment
power with respect to all shares of common stock shown as
beneficially owned by them. |
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(2) |
Represents the number of shares of common stock set forth under
the column Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership
that the beneficial owner has the right to acquire through the
exercise of warrants or options that are currently exercisable
or that are exercisable within 60 days of March 31,
2006. |
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(3) |
Diker Management, LLC reported on Schedule 13G filed with
the SEC on February 10, 2006 that it shares voting and
dispositive power over 921,975 shares beneficially owned by
certain Diker Fund accounts it manages pursuant to investment
advisory agreements. Diker GP, LLC also reported, on the same
Schedule 13G, beneficial ownership of 826,748 shares.
Charles M. Diker and Mark N. Diker, the managing members of each
of Diker GP, LLC and Diker Management, LLC, each also reported,
on the same Schedule 13G, beneficial ownership of
921,975 shares. Each of Diker GP, LLC, Charles M. Diker and
Mark N. Diker shares the address of Diker Management, LLC stated
in the table. |
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(4) |
Lloyd I. Miller, III reported on Schedule 13G filed
with the SEC on March 28, 2006 that he has sole voting and
dispositive power, as custodian, with respect to 19,000 of the
shares reported and shared voting and dispositive power over
1,081,824 shares reported. |
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(5) |
Unless otherwise noted, the business address for each named
executive officer and director is 1875 Lawrence Street,
Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado 80202, unless otherwise noted. |
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(6) |
Michael Johnson, Jeffrey Peotter, Allan R. Spies, and Duane
Wentworth have entered into a stockholder agreement whereby they
agreed vote their shares together in favor of, among other
things, the merger agreement and, as a group, they beneficially
own 567,632 shares of the outstanding common stock of
InfoNow, which represents beneficial ownership of approximately
5.6% of the outstanding common stock of InfoNow. |
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(7) |
Includes 230,769 shares owned by Lost Angel Ventures, a
limited liability company in which Michael Johnson and Lisa
Johnson have shared voting and dispositive power. Of the shares
reported as beneficially owned by Michael Johnson,
1,382,573 shares are stock options with an exercise price
in excess of $0.71 per share, which is greater than the
consideration to be paid per share in the merger, if
consummated. If the merger is consummated, such options will be
cancelled at the closing of the merger. |
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(8) |
Of the shares reported as beneficially owned by Jeffrey Peotter,
70,000 shares are stock options with an exercise price in
excess of $0.71 per share, which is greater than the
consideration to be paid per share in the merger, if
consummated. If the merger is consummated, such options will be
cancelled at the closing of the merger. |
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(9) |
Of the shares reported as beneficially owned by Allan Spies,
85,000 shares are stock options with an exercise price in
excess of $0.71 per share, which is greater than the
consideration to be paid per share in the merger, if
consummated. If the merger is consummated, such options will be
cancelled at the closing of the merger. |
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|
(10) |
Of the shares reported as beneficially owned by Duane Wentworth,
80,000 shares are stock options with an exercise price in
excess of $0.71 per share, which is greater than the
consideration to be paid per share in the merger, if
consummated. If the merger is consummated, such options will be
cancelled at the closing of the merger. |
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(11) |
Of the shares reported as beneficially owned by Mark Geene,
546,000 shares are stock options with an exercise price in
excess of $0.71 per share, which is greater than the
consideration to be paid per share in the merger, if
consummated. If the merger is consummated, such options will be
cancelled at the closing of the merger. |
|
(12) |
Of the shares reported as beneficially owned by Donald Kark,
670,115 shares are stock options with an exercise price in
excess of $0.71 per share, which is greater than the
consideration to be paid per share in the merger, if
consummated. If the merger is consummated, such options will be
cancelled at the closing of the merger. Don Karks address
is 2789 Timberchase Trail, Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80126. |
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(13) |
Of the shares reported as beneficially owned by James Medina,
95,106 shares are stock options with an exercise price in
excess of $0.71 per share, which is greater than the
consideration to be paid per share in the merger, if
consummated. If the merger is consummated, such options will be
cancelled at the closing of the merger. |
Regulatory Matters
Other than compliance with applicable federal and state
securities laws pursuant to the issuance of Halo common stock in
connection with the merger, and compliance with applicable
provisions of Nevada and Delaware law, no federal or state
regulatory requirements must be satisfied in connection with the
merger.
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Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the
Merger
The following discussion describes the material
U.S. federal income tax consequences of the merger to
U.S. holders of InfoNow common stock.
For purposes of this discussion, we use the term
U.S. holder to mean (1) prior to
completion of the merger, a beneficial owner of InfoNow common
stock who has held that stock for investment, and (2) after
the completion of the merger, a beneficial owner of Halo common
stock, and in each case, that is, for U.S. federal income
tax purposes:
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a citizen or individual resident of the United States; |
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a corporation or other entity taxable as a corporation for
U.S. federal income tax purposes, created or organized
under the laws of the United States or any of its political
subdivisions; |
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an estate that is subject to U.S. federal income tax on its
income regardless of the source of that income; or |
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|
|
a trust that (i) is subject to the supervision of a court
within the United States if one or more U.S. persons
control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (ii) has
a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury
regulations to be treated as a U.S. person. |
If a partnership (including an entity treated as a partnership
for U.S. federal income tax purposes) is a beneficial owner
of InfoNow common stock or, after completion of the merger, a
beneficial owner of Halo common stock, the tax treatment of a
partner in the partnership will generally depend on the status
of the partner and the activities of the partnership. If you are
a partner of a partnership that is a beneficial owner of InfoNow
common stock, you should consult your own tax advisors.
The following discussion is based on existing provisions of the
Code, existing treasury regulations and current administrative
rulings and court decisions, all of which are subject to change.
Any such change, which may or may not be retroactive, could
alter the tax consequences to InfoNow stockholders, InfoNow or
Halo as described herein.
This section does not discuss all U.S. federal income tax
considerations that may be relevant to InfoNow stockholders in
light of their particular circumstances. Factors that could
alter the tax consequences of the merger to a InfoNow
stockholder include whether such a stockholder:
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is a non-United States person or entity; |
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is a financial institution, tax-exempt organization or insurance
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acquired InfoNow shares in connection with stock option or stock
purchase plans or in other compensatory transactions; |
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holds InfoNow shares as part of a hedge, appreciated financial
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In addition, this section does not discuss the tax consequences
of the merger under foreign, state or local tax laws, the tax
consequences of transactions effectuated prior or subsequent to,
or concurrently with, the merger, whether or not any such
transactions are undertaken in connection with the merger,
including without limitation any transaction in which InfoNow
shares are acquired or shares of Halo common stock are disposed
of, or the tax consequences to holders of options or similar
rights to acquire InfoNow shares. This discussion assumes that
InfoNow stockholders hold their shares of InfoNow stock as
capital assets within the meaning of Section 1221 of the
Code.
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Accordingly, InfoNow stockholders are urged to consult their
own tax advisors concerning the specific tax consequences of the
merger, including the applicable federal, state, local and
foreign tax consequences to them of the merger.
It is a condition of the closing of the merger that, based on
representations contained in representation letters provided by
Halo and InfoNow and on certain factual assumptions, all of
which must continue to be true and accurate in all material
respects as of the closing of the merger, Day, Berry and Howard
LLP, tax counsel to Halo, and Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P.,
tax counsel to InfoNow, each issue an opinion that the merger
qualifies as a reorganization under
Section 368(a) of the Code. The merger should qualify as a
reorganization if the value of the Halo stock received is at
least 80% of the value of the total merger consideration. If the
merger qualifies as a reorganization within the
meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code:
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InfoNow stockholders should not recognize any gain or loss upon
their receipt of Halo common stock in exchange for InfoNow
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InfoNow stockholders will recognize gain, but not loss, as a
result of the merger, equal to the lesser of (i) the
excess, if any, of the fair market value of the Halo common
stock, the amount of cash, and the fair market value of CVRs
determined at the time of the merger received by them over their
adjusted tax basis in their InfoNow common stock exchanged in
the merger, or (ii) the amount of cash and the fair market
value of CVRs determined at the time of the merger received by
them in the merger. Because of the contingent nature of the
CVRs, the determination of the amount of the fair market value
of the CVRs received by an InfoNow stockholder is not clear.
Under applicable Treasury Regulations, InfoNow stockholders will
be required to value the CVRs at the time of the merger based on
all available facts and circumstances. Any gain recognized will
be capital gain and will be long-term capital gain if the
InfoNow stockholder has held the shares of InfoNow common stock
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the aggregate adjusted tax basis of the Halo common stock
received by an InfoNow stockholder in the merger, including any
fractional shares of Halo common stock an InfoNow stockholder is
deemed to receive, should be the same as the aggregate adjusted
tax basis of the shares of InfoNow stock surrendered in exchange
therefor, increased by the amount of gain recognized by the
InfoNow stockholder in the merger and reduced by the cash
consideration and the fair market value of the CVRs received by
the InfoNow stockholder in the merger; |
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the holding period of the Halo common stock received by a
InfoNow stockholder in the merger should include the period for
which the InfoNow stock surrendered by such stockholder in
exchange therefor was considered to be held; |
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any cash payment received by a InfoNow stockholder for a
fractional share of Halo common stock should be treated as if
such fractional share had been issued in the merger and then
redeemed by Halo. Such stockholder will recognize capital gain
or loss on the deemed redemption in an amount equal to the
difference between the amount of cash received and the
holders adjusted tax basis allocable to such fractional
share. Any capital gain or loss will be long-term capital gain
or loss if the InfoNow stockholder has held the shares of
InfoNow common stock for more than one year at the time the
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Halo and InfoNow should not recognize gain or loss solely as a
result of the merger. |
If the merger fails to qualify as a reorganization within the
meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, InfoNow stockholders
will recognize taxable gain or loss on the merger equal to the
difference between the fair market value of the Halo stock, the
cash, and the CVRs determined as of the time of the merger
received in the merger and their adjusted tax basis in the
InfoNow stock exchanged in the merger. Such gain or loss will be
capital gain or loss and will be long-term capital gain or loss
if the holding period for
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the InfoNow stock is greater than one year. Long-term capital
gain of non-corporate stockholders is subject to reduced rates
of taxation. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to
limitations.
If you are a non-corporate holder of InfoNow common stock you
may be subject to information reporting and backup withholding
on any cash payments received in the merger or in lieu of a
fractional share of Halo common stock. You will not be subject
to backup withholding, however, if you:
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furnish a correct taxpayer identification number and certify
that you are not subject to backup withholding on the substitute
Form W-9 or
successor form included in the letter of transmittal to be
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Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be
allowed as a refund or credit against your U.S. federal
income tax liability, provided you furnish the required
information to the IRS.
The U.S. federal income tax consequences to recipients of
CVRs from the payment at or before maturity, lapse, or
disposition of such CVRs will depend upon how the CVRs are
characterized for U.S. federal income tax purposes. There
is little authority under current tax law governing the
characterization of instruments such as the CVRs for
U.S. federal income tax purposes. In Revenue
Ruling 88-31 and
one subsequent private letter ruling, the IRS concluded that
taxpayers should treat rights similar to the CVRs as cash
settlement put options described in Section 1234(c)(2)(B)
of the Code for U.S. federal income tax purposes. While
Revenue Rulings are not binding on taxpayers or the courts, they
are binding on the IRS where the facts and circumstances are
substantially the same as those stated in the Revenue Ruling.
Although the issue is not free from doubt, and no counsel
opinion has been obtained on the proper tax consequence of the
CVRs, Halo believes that it is reasonable to conclude that the
IRS would treat the CVRs to be issued in the merger the same as
contingent payment rights addressed in Revenue
Ruling 88-31.
However, it is possible that the CVRs might be treated as debt
instruments or in some other manner. Subsequent legislation,
regulations, court decisions or revenue rulings could affect the
U.S. federal income tax treatment of the CVRs. Halo
anticipates that it will treat the CVRs as cash settlement put
options for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and the
following summary assumes that the IRS will treat the CVRs as
cash settlement put options for U.S. federal income tax
purposes, except as specifically noted.
Subject to the straddle rules described below, upon the payment
at or before maturity or sale or exchange of the CVRs, generally
a holder of CVRs will recognize capital gain or loss in an
amount equal to the difference between the cash paid in respect
of the CVRs and the holders adjusted tax basis in the
CVRs. In the event a holders CVRs lapse without any
payment, the holder will recognize capital loss equal to the
holders adjusted tax basis in such CVRs. A holders
adjusted tax basis in a CVR will be the fair market value of the
CVR at the time of the merger, which will be determined based on
all available facts and circumstances in accordance with
applicable Treasury Regulations. A holders capital gain or
loss will be long term if the holders holding period in
the CVRs is more than one year at the time of payment, lapse,
sale, or exchange.
Section 1092 of the Code provides special rules concerning
the recognition of losses and the determination of holding
periods with respect to positions that are part of a
straddle, which consists of offsetting positions
with respect to personal property. The term position
means an interest (including an option) in personal property.
For this purpose, personal property would not include the Halo
common stock unless the Halo common stock were part of a
straddle where one of the offsetting positions was an option
with respect to the Halo common stock or a position with respect
to substantially similar or related property (other than stock).
Positions are treated as offsetting where the risk of loss from
holding one position is substantially diminished by reason of
holding another position.
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In Revenue Ruling 88-31, the IRS in effect ruled that the
holding of the Halo common stock and CVRs will be a straddle if
the CVRs are treated as cash settlement put options. In the
event a holders CVRs and Halo common stock comprise a
straddle:
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Some or all of the capital loss otherwise recognized on a
holders CVRs may be deferred until a later tax year. The
amount deferred would be equal to the amount by which the fair
market value of the Halo common stock owned exceeds the
holders adjusted tax basis in the Halo common stock on the
last trading day of the tax year in which the holder would
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For holders who had a holding period in their InfoNow common
stock of one year or less when they received their CVRs, some or
all of the capital gain or loss otherwise recognizable upon a
payment at or before maturity, lapse, sale, or exchange of the
CVRs may be short term capital gain or loss instead of long term
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For holders who had a holding period of one year or less in
their InfoNow common stock when they received their CVRs, some
or all of the capital gain or loss otherwise recognizable on a
disposition of Halo common stock may be short term instead of
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For holders who had a holding period in their InfoNow common
stock of more than one year when they received their CVRs, any
capital gain or loss recognized on the disposition of the Halo
common stock received in exchange should be long-term capital
gain or loss, though some or all of the capital loss otherwise
recognizable on the disposition of Halo common stock may be
deferred. In addition, some or all of the capital gain otherwise
recognizable upon a payment at or before maturity, lapse, sale,
or exchange of the CVRs may be short term instead of long term,
but any capital loss recognized by such holders on CVRs will be
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Holders may not be able to deduct interest and carrying charges
allocable to the CVRs or Halo common stock. These items will
increase a holders tax basis in the CVRs and Halo common
stock, respectively. |
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For holders who are corporations, their holding period for Halo
common stock will not include any day on which they also own
CVRs. Therefore, the dividends received deduction may not be
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If the IRS were to assert successfully that the CVRs should be
treated as debt for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the
character of income and loss recognized with respect to CVRs, as
well as the timing of the recognition of income and loss, could
be substantially different from the treatment discussed above.
In particular, any gain recognized with respect to CVRs could be
treated as ordinary income, and holders could be required to
recognize such income before they receive any cash or stock with
respect to the CVRs. We urge recipients of CVRs to consult their
tax advisors regarding the consequences of the possible
treatment of the CVRs as debt for U.S. federal income tax
purposes.
Each InfoNow stockholder that receives Halo common stock and
CVRs in the transaction will be required to file a statement
with his, her or its U.S. federal income tax return setting
forth his, her or its basis in the InfoNow common stock
surrendered and the fair market value of the Halo common stock,
CVRs and cash, if any, received in the transaction and to retain
permanent records of these facts relating to the merger.
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A dissenting holder of InfoNow common stock who perfects
dissenters rights will generally be treated as having
received a distribution in redemption of his, her or its shares
subject to the provisions and limitation of Sections 302
and 356(a)(2) of the Code. While the tax consequences of such a
redemption depend on a stockholders particular
circumstances, a dissenting stockholder who, after the
transaction, does not own (actually or constructively) any
common stock of either InfoNow or Halo will generally recognize
gain or loss with respect to a share of InfoNow common stock
equal to the difference between the amount of cash received and
his, her or its basis in such share. This gain or loss should be
a capital gain or loss.
Accounting Treatment
Halo will record the merger using the purchase method of
accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles. This method assumes that for financial
reporting purposes, Halo will treat both companies as one
company beginning as of the date we complete the merger. In
addition, under this method of accounting, Halo will record the
fair value of InfoNows net assets on its consolidated
financial statements, with the remaining purchase price in
excess of the fair value of InfoNows net assets recorded
as goodwill. See the section entitled Unaudited Pro Forma
Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements of Halo Technology
Holdings, Inc. Reflecting Acquisition of InfoNow
Corporation beginning on page 114 of this proxy
statement/prospectus.
Restrictions on Sale of Shares by Affiliates of InfoNow and
Halo
The shares of Halo common stock to be received by InfoNows
stockholders in connection with the merger will be registered
under the Securities Act and will be freely transferable, except
for shares of Halo common stock issued to any person who is
deemed to be an affiliate of either InfoNow or Halo at the time
of the special meeting. Persons who may be deemed to be
affiliates include individuals or entities that control, are
controlled by, or are under common control with either InfoNow
or Halo and may include the executive officers and directors, as
well as the principal stockholders, of both companies.
Affiliates may not sell their shares of Halo common stock
acquired in connection with the merger except pursuant to:
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in accordance with Rules 144 and 145 under the Securities
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an opinion of counsel or under a no action letter
from the SEC, that such sale will not violate or is otherwise
exempt from registration under the Securities Act. |
Within 30 days of the closing of the merger, Halo has
agreed to file a post-effective amendment to the registration
statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus is a part to
register affiliates shares received in the merger for
resale.
Over-the-Counter
Bulletin Board Listing of Halo Common Stock
Shares of Halos common stock are quoted on the OTC
Bulletin Board, operated by the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. and after the completion of the merger
the Halo common stock issued to InfoNow stockholders will be
quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board as well.
APPRAISAL RIGHTS FOR INFONOW STOCKHOLDERS
InfoNow is a Delaware corporation and under Delaware law, you
have the right to dissent from the merger and receive payment in
cash for the fair value of your InfoNow common stock, as
determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery. This right is
often referred to as appraisal or dissenters rights.
Appraisal rights are governed by Section 262 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law, and strict compliance with the
statutory procedures of Section 262 is required of
stockholders in order to perfect their appraisal rights.
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The following is a brief summary of the material provisions of
the statutory procedural requirements to be followed by an
InfoNow stockholder in order to dissent from the merger and
perfect the stockholders appraisal rights under
Section 262. This summary, however, is not a complete
statement of all applicable requirements and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to Section 262, a copy of which is
attached to this proxy statement/ prospectus as Annex E.
The following summary of Section 262 does not constitute
any legal or other advice, nor does it constitute a
recommendation that InfoNow stockholders exercise their
appraisal rights. Should you wish to exercise your appraisal
rights, you should carefully review the text of Section 262
contained in Annex E. Failure to timely and properly comply
with the requirements of Section 262 will result in the
loss of your appraisal rights under Delaware law.
Under Section 262, stockholders must be notified not less
than 20 days before the special meeting to vote on the
merger that appraisal rights will be available. This notice must
be accompanied by a copy of Section 262. This proxy
statement/ prospectus, including Annex E, constitutes
InfoNows notice to its stockholders regarding the
availability of appraisal rights in connection with the merger
in compliance with Section 262.
If you elect to exercise your dissenters rights and demand
appraisal of your shares, you must satisfy each of the following
conditions:
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1. Before the vote is taken on the merger agreement at the
InfoNow special meeting, you must deliver to InfoNow a written
demand for appraisal of your shares. The requirement that you
make written demand for appraisal is in addition to and separate
from any proxy or vote abstaining from or voting against the
merger. Under Section 262, voting against or failing to
vote for the merger itself does not constitute a demand for
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2. You must not vote in favor of the merger by proxy or in
person. A vote in favor of the merger, whether by proxy or in
person, will constitute a waiver of your appraisal rights in
respect of the shares so voted and will nullify any previously
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common stock on the date the written demand for appraisal is
made and continue to hold the shares as record holder through
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If you fail to comply with any of these conditions, and the
merger is completed, you will be entitled to receive the shares
of Halo common stock, CVRs and cash, if any, for your shares of
InfoNow common stock as provided for in the merger agreement,
but will have no appraisal rights with respect to your shares of
InfoNow common stock.
An InfoNow stockholder who wishes to exercise his, her or its
appraisal rights and who votes by proxy must vote against the
merger, or abstain from voting on the merger. A proxy that is
signed but does not contain voting instructions will, unless
revoked, be voted in favor of the merger, and will constitute a
waiver of the stockholders appraisal rights and will
nullify any previously delivered written demand for appraisal.
All demands for appraisal should be delivered before the vote on
the merger is taken at the InfoNow special meeting to the
following address: InfoNow, Attention: Secretary,
1875 Lawrence Street, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado
80202, and should be executed by, or on behalf of, the record
holder of the shares of InfoNow common stock. Any demand must
reasonably inform InfoNow of the identity of the stockholder and
the stockholders intention to demand appraisal of his, her
or its shares, and should specify the stockholders mailing
address and the number of shares registered in the
stockholders name for which the stockholder is demanding
appraisal.
Under Section 262, a stockholders demand for
appraisal must be made by, or in the name of, such record
stockholder, fully and correctly, as the stockholders name
appears on his or her stock certificate(s) and cannot be made a
the beneficial owner if he or she does not also hold the shares
of record. In such cases, the beneficial holder must have the
record owner submit the required demand with respect to such
shares.
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If the InfoNow shares for which appraisal rights are demanded
are owned of record in a fiduciary capacity, such as by a
trustee, guardian or custodian, execution of demand for
appraisal should be made in such capacity. If more than one
person owns the shares of record, as in a joint tenancy or
tenancy in common, the demand for appraisal should be executed
by or for all joint owners. An authorized agent, including an
authorized agent for two or more joint owners, may execute the
demand for appraisal for an InfoNow stockholder of record. In
order for such demand to be effective, the agent must identify
the record owner(s) and expressly disclose the fact that, in
executing the demand, he or she is acting as agent for the
record owner(s). A record owner who holds shares as a nominee
for others, such as a broker, may exercise his, her or its right
of appraisal with respect to the shares held for one or more
beneficial owners, while not exercising this right for other
beneficial owners. The written demand in such case should state
the number of shares as to which appraisal is demanded. In the
case of demand where no number of shares is expressly stated,
the demand will be presumed to cover all shares held in the name
of such record owner.
If you wish to exercise appraisal rights and you hold your
shares of InfoNow common stock in a brokerage or bank account or
in other nominee form, you should consult with your broker or
bank or such other nominee to determine the appropriate
procedures for such nominee to make demand.
Within 10 days after the effective date of the merger,
InfoNow must give written notice of the date the merger became
effective to each InfoNow stockholder who has properly filed a
written demand for appraisal and who did not vote in favor of
the merger. Within 120 days after the effective date of the
merger, either InfoNow or any InfoNow stockholder who has
complied with the requirements of Section 262 may file a
petition in the Delaware Court of Chancery to demand a
determination of the fair value of the shares held by all
InfoNow stockholders entitled to appraisal. Should any InfoNow
stockholders exercise their dissenters rights, InfoNow has
no obligation to file such a petition and has no present
intention to do so. Therefore, the failure of an InfoNow
stockholder to file such a petition under Section 262 could
nullify such stockholders previous written demand for
appraisal.
Any InfoNow stockholder who has demanded an appraisal has the
right to withdraw the demand at any time within 60 days
after the effective date of the merger and to accept the shares
of Halo common stock, CVRs and cash, if any, specified by the
merger agreement for his or her shares of InfoNow common stock.
An InfoNow stockholders attempt to withdraw an appraisal
demand more than 60 days after the effective date of the
merger will require the written approval of InfoNow. Within
120 days after the effective date of the merger, any
InfoNow stockholder who has complied with Section 262 will
be entitled, upon written request, to receive a statement
setting forth the aggregate number of shares of InfoNow common
stock not voted in favor of the merger, and the aggregate number
of shares for which demands for appraisal have been received,
and the aggregate number of holders of such shares. Such
statement must be mailed to the InfoNow stockholder exercising
appraisal rights within ten days after a written request has
been received by InfoNow or within ten days after the expiration
of the period for delivery of demands for appraisal, whichever
is later. If an InfoNow stockholder duly files a petition for
appraisal and a delivers a copy of the petition to InfoNow,
InfoNow will then be obligated within 20 days after
receiving service of a copy of the petition to provide the
Chancery Court with a duly verified list containing the names
and addresses of all InfoNow stockholders who have demanded an
appraisal of their shares. After providing notice to dissenting
stockholders, the Chancery Court is empowered to conduct a
hearing upon the petition, to determine those InfoNow
stockholders who have complied with Section 262 and who are
become entitled to appraisal rights. Under Section 262, the
Chancery Court may require the InfoNow stockholders who have
demanded payment for their shares to submit their stock
certificates to the Register in Chancery for notation thereon of
the pendency of the appraisal proceedings. If the Chancery Court
so requires and if any InfoNow stockholder fails to comply with
such direction, the Chancery Court may dismiss the proceedings
with respect to such stockholder.
After determination of the InfoNow stockholders, if any,
entitled to appraisal of their shares of InfoNow common stock,
the Chancery Court will appraise the shares, determining their
fair value exclusive of any element of value arising from the
accomplishment or expectation of the merger, together with a
fair rate of interest, if any, to be paid. The Chancery Court is
required to take into account all
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relevant factors in determining fair value of the shares. You
should be aware that the fair value of your InfoNow shares as
determined by the Chancery Court under Section 262 could be
greater, the same, or less than the value that you are entitled
to receive for your InfoNow shares pursuant to the merger
agreement. After determining of the value of such shares and
upon surrender by the holders of the certificates representing
such shares, the Chancery Court will direct the payment of such
value to the holders, with interest thereon accrued during the
pendency of the proceeding, if any, as determined by the
Chancery Court.
The Chancery Court may impose the costs of the appraisal
proceeding upon InfoNow and the InfoNow stockholders
participating in the appraisal proceeding as the Chancery Court
deems equitable under the circumstances. Upon the application of
a stockholder, the Chancery Court may order all or a portion of
the expenses incurred by any InfoNow stockholder in connection
with the appraisal proceeding, including, without limitation,
reasonable attorneys fees and the fees and expenses of
experts, to be charged pro rata against the value of all InfoNow
shares entitled to appraisal. After the effective date of the
merger, any InfoNow stockholder who had demanded appraisal
rights will not be entitled to vote shares subject to such
demand for any purpose or to receive payments of dividends or
any other distribution with respect to such shares (other than
with respect to payment as of a record date prior to the
effective date); however, if no petition for appraisal is filed
within 120 days after the effective date of the merger, or
if such stockholder delivers a written withdrawal of his or her
demand for appraisal and an acceptance of the merger within
60 days after the effective date of the merger, then the
appraisal rights of such stockholder will cease and such
stockholder will be entitled to receive the shares of Halo
common stock, CVRs and cash, if any, for shares of his or her
InfoNow common stock pursuant to the merger agreement. Any
InfoNow stockholders withdrawal of a demand for appraisal
made more than 60 days after the effective date of the
merger may only be made with the written approval of InfoNow. In
order to be effective, such request for withdrawal must be made
within 120 days after the effective date of the merger.
An InfoNow stockholders failure to take any required step
in exercising appraisal rights under Section 262 may result
in the termination or waiver of such appraisal rights. Given the
complexity of Section 262, and the strict compliance
required by its provisions, InfoNow stockholders who wish pursue
their appraisal rights under Section 262 should consult
their legal advisors.
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THE MERGER AGREEMENT
The following is a summary of the material provisions of the
merger agreement. This summary does not purport to describe all
the terms of the merger agreement and is qualified by reference
to the complete merger agreement, which is attached as
Annex A to this proxy statement/ prospectus and
incorporated herein by this reference. You should read the
merger agreement in its entirety, as it represents the legal
document governing this merger.
The Merger
Pursuant to the merger agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and
into InfoNow. InfoNow will survive the merger and, as a result,
will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Halo. The directors and
officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the effective time
of the merger shall be the directors and officers of the
surviving corporation. The certificate of incorporation and
bylaws of InfoNow shall be amended and restated to be the same
in substance as those of Merger Sub as in effect immediately
prior to the effective time.
Timing of Closing and Effective Time
The closing of the merger will take place no later than the
second business day after satisfaction or waiver of the
conditions to the merger agreement (except for those conditions
to be satisfied at closing, unless another time or date is
agreed to by the parties).
Halo and InfoNow cannot assure you when, or if, all the
conditions to completion of the merger will be satisfied or
waived or that the merger will be consummated. See the sections
entitled Conditions to the Merger and
Termination beginning on pages 73
and 74 of this proxy statement/prospectus. The parties intend to
complete the merger as promptly as practicable, subject to the
approval and adoption of the merger agreement by the InfoNow
stockholders and receipt of all requisite regulatory approvals.
The merger will be completed and become effective when the
certificate of merger is filed with the Secretary of State of
Delaware or at such later date or time as the parties may agree
and specify in the certificate of merger.
Merger Consideration
At the completion of the merger, holders of InfoNow common stock
issued and outstanding prior to the completion of the merger
will have the right to receive a payment consisting of
(i) Halo common stock, (ii) CVRs and (iii) cash,
if any. The Halo common stock and cash payment portions of the
merger consideration to be paid will be calculated based on a
aggregate value equal to $7,200,000. The aggregate cash payments
will equal the lesser of (a) the amount of cash InfoNow has
on hand or (b) its net working capital, determined no less
than three days before the closing. The remainder of the
$7,200,000 in value will be paid in Halo common stock valued at
the Conversion Price of Halo common stock. The number of shares
of Halo common stock to be issued in the merger will be
determined based on a Conversion Price equal to the greater of
(1) the average closing price of Halo common stock as
quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB: HALO.OB) for the
20-consecutive trading days ending two trading days prior to the
closing of the merger, and (2) $1.00. InfoNow will not be
obligated to consummate the merger if the Conversion Price is
below $1.00.
Each holder of one share of InfoNow common stock will receive
the following merger consideration:
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cash equal to the aggregate cash payment divided by the
fully-diluted shares of InfoNow common stock outstanding at the
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a number of shares of Halo common stock calculated by the
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the fully diluted shares of InfoNow common stock |
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the Conversion Price of Halo common stock. |
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a number of CVRs equal to the number of shares of Halo common
stock received. |
For purposes of the above calculation, the fully diluted shares
of InfoNow common stock includes all of the shares of InfoNow
common stock outstanding immediately prior to the merger plus
the total number of shares of InfoNow common stock that all
currently outstanding options to purchase InfoNow common
stock with an exercise price of less than $0.71 are exerciseable
into based on a cashless exercise. See the section entitled
Common Stock Options below.
As part of the merger consideration, Halo will issue one CVR
along with each share of Halo common stock issued in the merger.
The CVRs are separately transferable from the Halo common stock.
A holder of a CVR is entitled to receive a cash payment on the
18-month anniversary
date of closing of the merger equal to the amount by which the
Conversion Price of Halo common stock exceeds the
then-current market value of Halo common stock. The
then current market value means volume-weighted
average trading price of Halo common stock for the
20-consecutive trading
days immediately preceding the CVR payment date. However, the
CVRs will expire prior to the CVR payment date if during any
consecutive 45 day trading period during which the trading
volume of Halos common stock is not less than
200,000 per day, the Halo common stock price is 175% of the
Conversion Price of Halo common stock.
Each InfoNow common stock option outstanding immediately before
completion of the merger with an exercise price less than
$0.71 per share will be converted into the right to receive
merger consideration in an amount equal to the excess, if any,
of (A) (i) the consideration being paid in the merger
per share of InfoNow common stock multiplied by (ii) the
number of shares of InfoNow common stock for which such option
is exercisable immediately prior to the closing of the merger,
over (B) the aggregate exercise price of the option. Such
consideration will be paid to the former option holders in the
same proportions of cash and Halo common stock (and CVRs) as the
aggregate merger consideration. All other outstanding options
and warrant to purchase InfoNow common stock will be
cancelled at the closing of the merger.
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No Fractional Shares or CVRs |
Halo will not issue certificates representing fractional shares
of Halo common stock or CVRs. Each holder of InfoNow common
stock that would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share
of Halo common stock or CVR will be entitled to receive a cash
payment equal to the product obtained by multiplying the
fractional interest to which such holder otherwise would be
entitled by the Conversion Price of Halo common stock.
Exchange Procedures
Halo has
appointed to
serve as exchange and payment agent to handle the exchange of
InfoNow certificates and stock options for cash, if any, Halo
common stock, and CVRs. At or before the
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completion of the merger, Halo will cause to be deposited with
the exchange agent sufficient cash and certificates representing
whole shares of Halo stock and certificates representing CVRs to
make all payment and deliveries required under the merger
agreement.
As soon as reasonably practicable after the closing of the
merger, but no later than two days thereafter, the exchange
agent will mail to each former InfoNow stockholder or
optionholder a letter of transmittal and instructions explaining
the procedure for exchanging InfoNow stock certificates or
options for the merger consideration.
You should not surrender your stock certificates or options
for exchange until you received a letter of transmittal and
instructions from the exchange agent.
Upon delivery to the exchange agent of the InfoNow certificates
or options, along with the properly completed letter of
transmittal, the exchange agent will deliver to the holder:
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a stock certificate representing the number of whole shares of
Halo common stock such holder has a right to receive pursuant to
the merger; |
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a certificate representing the number of CVRs that such holder
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after giving effect to any required tax withholdings, a check or
wire transfer in the amount of the cash payment portion of the
consideration payable, if any, to such holder plus unpaid
dividends or distributions, if any, plus any cash payable in
lieu of any fractional shares of Halo common stock and CVRs that
such holder has a right to receive pursuant to the merger. |
At the time of the completion of the merger, all shares of
InfoNow common stock and options to purchase shares of InfoNow
common stock will be cancelled, and all such shares and options
will cease to have any rights except the right to receive the
merger consideration. No interest will be paid or accrued on any
amount payable to holders of InfoNow common stock. In addition,
no holder of InfoNow common shares or options will receive any
dividends or other distributions nor will they be permitted to
exercise any voting rights with respect to Halo common stock to
which the holder may be entitled, until such holder surrenders
the certificates representing its shares of InfoNow common stock
or options to the exchange agent with a properly executed letter
of transmittal.
If any InfoNow stock certificate shall have been mutilated,
lost, stolen or destroyed, Halo will require the person claiming
such mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed certificate to provide
an appropriate affidavit and may require the delivery of a bond
as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the
exchange agent, Halo or InfoNow with respect to such certificate.
Halo stockholders will not exchange their certificates
representing common stock, preferred stock or options.
Representations and Warranties
The merger agreement contains a number of representations and
warranties, some of which are qualified as to materiality or
knowledge, made by InfoNow to Halo and Merger Sub, and by Halo
and Merger Sub to InfoNow, including those regarding:
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corporate organization and good standing; |
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corporate power and authority to enter into the merger agreement
and, subject to receipt of InfoNow stockholder approval, to
consummate the transactions contemplated thereby; |
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absence of breach of contract and laws at the time of the
merger, and as a result of the merger; |
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the receipt of all third party and other governmental consents
and filings required for the merger; |
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legal proceedings; |
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the absence of brokers fees, other than those specified in
the merger agreement; |
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compliance of documents filed with the SEC with applicable
securities laws and accounting requirements; |
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the absence of any change in accounting principles; |
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material indebtedness, obligations, and liabilities; |
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tax matters; |
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compliance with applicable laws; |
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accuracy of information supplied for use in this proxy
statement/ prospectus and the registration statement of which it
is a part; |
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the absence of any material adverse effect, or any condition,
event, change or occurrence that is reasonably likely to result
in a material adverse effect, except as disclosed in Halos
or InfoNows reports filed with the SEC; |
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the absence of unlawful payments and contributions; and |
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the receipt of permits necessary to conduct business. |
In addition, Halo and Merger Sub made representations and
warranties to InfoNow as to:
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Halos capitalization; |
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the adequacy of Halos financial resources; |
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the absence of undisclosed liabilities; |
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ownership of InfoNow common stock; and |
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the inapplicability of takeover statutes. |
In addition, InfoNow made representations and warranties to Halo
and Merger sub as to:
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InfoNows capitalization and the absence of outstanding
warrants or similar rights; |
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employee benefit plans; |
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the absence of contracts materially restricting any line of
business of the surviving corporation; |
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employment, consulting, and deferred compensation; |
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validity of material contracts; |
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environmental matters; |
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properties and assets; |
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insurance; |
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transactions with affiliates of InfoNow; |
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ownership of Halo common stock; |
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the receipt of a fairness opinion from Q Advisors; |
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intellectual property; and |
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the accuracy of information provided in the merger agreement and
compliance with the Delaware General Corporation Law with regard
to notice of the stockholders meeting. |
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Covenants
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Conduct of the Business of InfoNow Prior to Completion of
the Merger |
InfoNow has agreed to certain restrictions on the manner in
which it will carry on its business until either completion of
the merger or the termination of the merger agreement. In
general, except as specifically contemplated by the merger
agreement, or to the extent Halo consents in writing, InfoNow
will conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with
past practices and use reasonable best efforts to preserve
intact its business organization, keep available the present
services of its employees, and preserve the goodwill of its
customers and those having business relationships with it. In
addition, InfoNow has agreed that, subject to specified
exceptions or the written consent of Halo, it will not, among
other things:
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declare or pay dividends on, or make any distributions in
respect of, its capital stock; |
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make changes in its share capital, including by stock splits,
combinations, and reclassifications; |
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issue, deliver or sell shares of its capital stock or securities
convertible into or exercisable for any shares; |
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repurchase or redeem its capital stock or other securities, or
rights to any securities; |
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amend its governing documents; |
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make individual capital expenditures of $100,000 in the
aggregate; |
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enter into any new line of business or material partnership; |
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acquire or agree to acquire an entity through a merger, or by
purchasing an equity interest in, or the assets of, such other
entity; |
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take action that may reasonably be expected to result in any of
its representations and warranties in the merger agreement being
untrue or in any of the conditions to the merger not being
satisfied, or in violation this agreement, except as may be
required by law; |
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change its methods of accounting in effect at December 31,
2004, except to comply with applicable accounting rules or
principles; |
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enter into or change employee benefit plans, or increase
compensation or severance for any employee, except as required
by law or the merger agreement; |
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hire a new employee at a salary greater than $100,000 or promote
an employee to rank of senior vice president or higher; |
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incur any indebtedness; |
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dispose of any properties or assets, except in the ordinary
course of business; |
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settle any claim, action, or investigation against InfoNow in
excess of $100,000; |
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transfer or license, or amend, rights to InfoNows
intellectual property, other than in the ordinary course of
business; or |
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Conduct of Halos Business Prior to Completion of the
Merger |
Halo also has agreed to certain restrictions on the manner in
which it will carry on its business until either completion of
the merger or the termination of the merger agreement. In
general, except as specifically contemplated by the merger
agreement, or to the extent InfoNow consents in writing, Halo
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will conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with
past practices. In addition, Halo has agreed that, subject to
specified exceptions or the written consent of InfoNow, it will,
among other things:
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notify InfoNow of any change in the normal course of its or its
subsidiaries businesses, or in the operation of its properties,
and of complaints or investigations by government entities
having a material adverse effect on Halo; |
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notify InfoNow of any material transaction; |
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not declare or pay dividends on, or make any distributions in
respect of, its capital stock (other than dividends on
Halos outstanding series C and series D
preferred stock); |
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make changes in its share capital, including by stock splits,
combinations, and reclassifications; |
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not repurchase or redeem its capital stock or other securities,
or rights to any securities; |
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not amend its governing documents (except to change its name to
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not, and will not permit its subsidiaries to, agree to take any
of the actions set forth directly above, or except as allowed in
the merger agreement, take action that could reasonably be
expected to interfere with the merger agreement. |
Other Agreements
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Compliance with Antitrust Laws |
Halo and InfoNow have agreed to use reasonable best efforts to
resolve any objections asserted with respect to the merger under
antitrust law. Halo and InfoNow also have agreed to use
reasonable best efforts to take such action as may be required
by a court or governmental entity with respect to the merger
under antitrust law.
The merger agreement provides that InfoNow will not, and will
not permit its directors, officers, affiliates, or agents to:
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solicit, initiate, encourage, or otherwise facilitate any
inquiries that relate to any alternative acquisition proposal; |
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participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding an
alternative acquisition proposal, except as required by
law; or |
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withdraw approval or recommendation by the InfoNow board, or
approve or recommend or permit InfoNow to enter into an
agreement relating to an alternative acquisition proposal. |
The prohibition on solicitation does not prevent InfoNows
board, as required by its fiduciary duties, as determined by its
board in good faith in consultation with its outside counsel,
from engaging in discussions or negotiations with, and
furnishing information concerning InfoNow to, a person or entity
that makes a superior proposal. The merger agreement requires
InfoNow to promptly notify Halo after receiving any request for
information or any proposal which could lead to an alternative
acquisition proposal, indicating the identity of the potential
acquirer and the principal terms and conditions of the request
or proposal, and to keep Halo informed of the status and details
of that request or proposal.
A superior proposal is an unsolicited alternative
acquisition proposal on terms which the InfoNow board determines
in good faith, based on consultation with a financial advisor,
among other things, would result in a transaction more favorable
to InfoNows stockholders than the merger with Halo and, in
the good faith judgment of the board of InfoNow after
consultation with its financial advisor, the persons or entity
making such alternative acquisition proposal has the financial
means to conclude such transaction.
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Further, the prohibition on solicitation does not prevent
InfoNow or its board from complying with SEC rules with regard
to an alternative acquisition proposal by means of a tender
offer or from making any disclosure to the InfoNow stockholders
if InfoNows board determines in good faith in consultation
with its outside counsel, such disclosure is necessary for the
InfoNow board to comply with its fiduciary duties under
applicable law.
The merger agreement contains certain other covenants and
agreements, including agreements relating to preparation and
distribution of this proxy statement/ prospectus, public
announcements, and cooperation regarding certain filings with
governmental and other agencies and organizations. In addition,
the merger agreement contains a general covenant requiring each
of the parties to use its reasonable best efforts to effectuate
the merger.
InfoNow has agreed to convene and hold a meeting of its
stockholders promptly after the date of the merger agreement to
vote upon the approval of the merger agreement and the merger.
The board of InfoNow, subject to its fiduciary duties, also will
recommend that its stockholders approve the merger agreement and
merger.
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Indemnification and Insurance |
Halo and InfoNow have agreed that, to the fullest extent
permitted under applicable law and the certificate of
incorporation and bylaws of InfoNow, after the merger has become
effective, Halo and the surviving corporation in the merger will
indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director and
officer of InfoNow against all losses, costs, expenses, claims,
judgments, fines, damages, or liabilities incurred in connection
with any threatened or actual claim, action, suit, proceeding,
or investigation based at least in part on, the fact that the
indemnified party is or was a director of officer of InfoNow or
any of its predecessors, or the merger agreement for a period of
five years from the effective date of the merger. In addition,
InfoNow will purchase directors and officers
liability insurance for the benefit of those holding such
positions in InfoNow immediately prior to the completion of the
merger. The coverage will last five years after the completion
of the merger and will be similar to InfoNows current
policy. However, InfoNow will not purchase such insurance for a
premium of more than $250,000.
Conditions to the Merger
The obligations of all parties to complete the merger are
subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at or before the closing
of the merger, of each of the conditions described below:
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approval and adoption of the merger agreement by holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares of InfoNow common stock
entitled to vote thereon; |
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absence of any legal restraints or prohibitions preventing
consummation of the merger; and |
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effectiveness of the registration statement of which this proxy
statement/ prospectus is a part and the absence of any stop
order suspending such effectiveness. |
Additionally, unless waived by Halo, Halos obligations to
complete the merger are subject to a number of customary
conditions, including the following:
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certain of the representations and warranties of InfoNow being
true and correct in all respects, and the remaining
representations and warranties being true and correct in all
material respects, both as of the date of the merger agreement
and the date of the closing of the merger; |
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InfoNows performance in all material respects of all of
its covenants and agreements under the merger agreement, except
where failure to perform would not likely have a material
adverse effect on InfoNow; |
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InfoNows having obtained consents from third parties that
are necessary for the consummation of the merger, except as
would not have a material adverse effect on InfoNow or the
surviving corporation; |
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absence of any change in the business, operations, condition
(financial or otherwise), assets or liabilities of InfoNow that
individually or in the aggregate has had or would likely have a
material adverse effect on InfoNow; |
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the stockholders agreement being in full force and effect; and |
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to the extent appraisal rights are available, the number of
shares of InfoNow common stock whose holders exercise appraisal
rights does not exceed ten percent (10%) of InfoNows
outstanding shares of common stock; |
Further, unless waived by InfoNow, InfoNows obligations to
complete the merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver,
at or prior to the closing of the merger, of the following
additional conditions:
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certain of the representations and warranties of Halo and Merger
Sub being true and correct in all respects, and the remaining
representations and warranties being true and correct in all
material respects, both as of the date of the merger agreement
and the date of the closing of the merger; |
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Halos performance in all material respects of all of its
covenants and agreements under the merger agreement, except
where failure to perform would not likely have a material
adverse effect on Halo; |
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Halos having obtained consents from third parties, other
than governmental entities, which are required in connection
with the merger under any loan agreement, note, mortgage,
indenture or other agreement to which Halo is bound, except
where failure to obtain such consent would not likely have a
material adverse effect on Halo; |
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absence of any change in the business, operations, condition
(financial or otherwise), assets or liabilities of Halo that
individually or in the aggregate has had or would likely have a
material adverse effect on Halo; |
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Halos having entered into a contingent value rights
agreement with respect to the CVRs; |
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the conversion of all of Halos issued and outstanding
shares of series C preferred stock into shares of Halo
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that the average closing price of Halos common stock as
reported on the OTC Bulletin Board for the 20-consecutive
trading days ending two days prior to the closing of the merger
equaling or exceeding one dollar ($1.00). |
Termination
The merger agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the
completion of the merger, whether before or after approval of
InfoNows stockholders:
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by mutual consent of Halo and InfoNow if the board of directors
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by either party, thirty (30) days after a request for
regulatory approval is denied or withdrawn at the request of a
governmental entity which must grant such approval, unless the
denial or withdrawal request is due to failure of the party
seeking to terminate the merger to observe the covenants and
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by either party, if the merger is not consummated by
July 31, 2006, unless the failure to close by such date is
due to the failure of the party seeking to terminate the merger
to observe the covenants and agreements of such party in the
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by either party, if the approval of the merger by the
stockholders is not obtained because of the failure to obtain
the required vote at InfoNows meeting of stockholders held
for the purpose of voting on the approval of the merger
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by either party, if the other party has breached any
representation or warranty in the merger agreement, if such
breach has had or is likely to have a material adverse effect on
the breaching party, and such breach is not cured within thirty
(30) days of notice by the breaching party of the breach or such
breach cannot be cured prior to the closing of the merger
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by Halo, if the management or board of directors of InfoNow
fails to hold a stockholders meeting to consider the merger
agreement, fails to recommend to its stockholders the approval
of the merger agreement, fails to oppose a third party proposal
that is inconsistent with the merger agreement, or violates the
No Solicitation covenant of the merger agreement; |
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by either party, if InfoNow agrees to enter into a superior
proposal in compliance with the No Solicitation
covenant of the merger agreement, provided that InfoNow complies
with the Termination Fee requirements in the merger
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by InfoNow, if the holders of series C preferred stock do
not convert all such stock to Halo common stock prior to the
InfoNow stockholders meeting. |
If the merger agreement is terminated as described above, it
will become void, without any liability or obligation on the
part of Halo, Merger Sub, or InfoNow or their respective
directors, officers, or stockholders, except with respect to the
treatment of confidential information, payment of expenses as
provided for in the merger agreement, to the extent that such
termination results from the willful breach of a partys
representations or warranties or covenants or agreements, or
knowing misrepresentation in connection with the merger
agreement.
InfoNow will be required to pay a termination fee of $300,000 to
Halo if the merger agreement is terminated under the following
circumstances:
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an alternative acquisition proposal is made to InfoNows
stockholders or is publicly announced, such proposal is not
irrevocably and publicly withdrawn, and the merger agreement is
then terminated by either party because the merger has not been
consummated by July 31, 2006, due to the InfoNow
stockholders meeting not occurring or the InfoNow stockholders
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InfoNows board withdraws its recommendation, fails to call
a stockholders meeting to consider the merger agreement, fails
to oppose a third party proposal that is inconsistent with the
merger agreement, or violates the No Solicitation
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If InfoNow agrees to enter into a superior proposal in
compliance with the No Solicitation clause of the
merger agreement, and the merger agreement is terminated by
either party. |
Halo will be required to pay InfoNows reasonable
documented
out-of-pocket expenses,
including professional fees, incurred in connection with the
merger agreement and a liquidated damages fee of $50,000 if
InfoNow terminates the merger agreement because the holders of
Halo series C preferred stock do not convert all shares of
such stock into Halo common stock prior the InfoNow stockholder
meeting.
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Expenses
All costs and expenses incurred in connection with the merger
agreement will be paid by the party incurring such expense,
except that:
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The cost of printing the registration statement and proxy
materials will be borne seventy-five percent (75%) by Halo and
twenty-five percent (25%) by InfoNow. |
Amendment, Extensions, Waivers
InfoNow and Halo may amend the merger agreement in writing at
any time before or after the InfoNow stockholders approve the
merger agreement. However, after such approval by the InfoNow
stockholders, the merger agreement cannot be amended in any way
that would reduce the amount or change the form of merger
consideration to be delivered to the InfoNow stockholders other
than as contemplated by the merger agreement. Any amendment must
be in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties.
At any time prior to the completion of the merger, InfoNow or
Halo may extend the time for performance of any of the
obligations or other acts of the parties, waive any inaccuracies
in the representations and warranties in the merger agreement or
in any document delivered pursuant to the merger agreement, or
waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions
contained in the merger agreement. Any agreement of extension or
waiver must be in writing.
AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE MERGER
Contingent Value Rights Agreement
The contingent value rights will be issued under a Contingent
Value Rights Agreement, to be entered into prior to the
effective time of the merger, by and between Halo
and ,
as trustee, the form of which is attached to this proxy
statement/ prospectus as Annex B. In this section, we refer
to contingent value rights as CVRs and the
Contingent Value Rights Agreement as the CVR
Agreement. Because this section is a summary, it does not
describe every aspect of the material terms of the CVRs or the
CVR Agreement. You are encouraged to carefully read this section
and the CVR Agreement attached hereto as Annex B for a more
complete understanding of their terms.
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Payment in Cash; No Interest |
Payment of any amounts on the CVRs, if any, will be made in cash
after the maturity date, as further described below. Such
payments will be made only upon presentation by the CVR holder
of the CVR at the office or agency of or maintained by Halo for
that purpose. To receive a payment, each CVR holder must furnish
to Halo such forms, certificates, or other information as Halo
may request to establish the legal entitlement of such holder to
an exemption from withholding taxes. If Halo does not receive
such forms, certificates, or other information, then all
payments and disbursements made by Halo pursuant to the CVR
Agreement or related to the CVRs will be reduced by and subject
to withholding taxes. Halo will have no obligation to reimburse,
equalize, or compensate the CVR holder or any other person for
such taxes. Other than in the case of interest on the default
amount payable to a CVR holder, no interest will accrue on any
amounts payable to the CVR holders.
The CVRs will mature on the date that is the
18-month anniversary of
the effective time of the merger (the maturity date). On the
third business day following the maturity date, Halo will pay
each CVR holder in cash an amount, if any, as determined by
Halo, by which the target price exceeds the
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then-current market value of shares of Halo common stock. See
the section entitled Current Market Value
Calculations beginning on page 80 of this proxy
statement/prospectus. The target price of Halo
common stock will be the Conversion Price of Halo common stock.
The target price and other price thresholds are subject to
certain anti-dilution and disposition adjustments, described in
more detail under the section entitled
Anti-Dilution; Disposition Adjustments beginning on
page 80 of this proxy statement/ prospectus.
The following table illustrates potential payments to CVR
holders with respect to the CVRs following the maturity date
assuming a target price of $1.42:
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Stock(1) | |
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1.80 |
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0.00 |
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0.00 |
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1.60 |
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0.00 |
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0.00 |
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1.40 |
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0.02 |
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20.00 |
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1.20 |
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0.22 |
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$ |
220.00 |
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1.00 |
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0.42 |
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420.00 |
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0.80 |
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0.62 |
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620.00 |
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0.60 |
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0.82 |
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820.00 |
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0.40 |
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1.02 |
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1,020.00 |
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Average based on a
20-day trading period
before and including the maturity date |
All payment determinations by Halo shall be final and binding on
Halo and the CVR holders, absent manifest error.
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Payment Following an Event of Default |
If an event of default under the CVR Agreement occurs and is
continuing, unless all of the CVRs have already become due and
payable, either the trustee or the CVR holders of not less than
25% of the then outstanding CVRs by giving written notice to
Halo and the trustee (if given by the CVR holders) may declare
the CVRs to be due and payable immediately. If an event of
default occurs after the maturity date, either the trustee or
the CVR holders of not less than 25% of the then outstanding
CVRs by giving written notice to Halo and the trustee (if given
by the CVR holders) may declare the CVRs to be due and payable
immediately. Upon any such declaration, the default amount shall
become immediately due and payable in cash, and thereafter shall
bear interest at a rate of 8% per annum until payment is made to
the trustee.
The default amount is the amount, if any, by which
the discounted target price per share of Halo common stock
exceeds the then-current market value (calculated
with respect to the disposition payment date or default payment
date, as the case may be) of a share of Halo common stock. For
purposes of determining the default amount and for purposes of
determining payments upon the occurrence of a disposition as
described under the section entitled Payment Upon
the Occurrence of a Disposition beginning on page 78
of this proxy statement/ prospectus, the discounted target
price means, if a disposition or an event of default has
occurred prior to the maturity date (the date that is
18 month anniversary of the effective time of the merger),
the target price, as described above, discounted from the
maturity date back to the disposition payment date or the
default payment date, as the case may be, at a per annum rate of
8%. If the disposition payment date or default payment date has
occurred on or after the maturity date, the discounted
target price means the target price. This amount is
subject to further anti-dilution and disposition adjustments,
described in more detail under the section entitled
Anti-Dilution; Disposition Adjustments
beginning on page 80 of this proxy statement/ prospectus.
The default payment date is the date on which the CVRs are
declared due and payable following an event of default.
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Payment Upon the Occurrence of a Disposition |
Following the consummation of a disposition of Halo (of the type
described below), Halo will give notice and pay to CVR holders a
cash payment for each CVR, if any, as determined by Halo, by
which the discounted target price exceeds the sum of
(i) the cash amount received for each share of Halo common
stock by the CVR holder as a result of the disposition, plus
(ii) the average of the trading prices during the
20-consecutive trading day period immediately preceding the date
on which the disposition was consummated of the publicly traded
stock consideration, if any, received for each share of Halo
common stock by the holder thereof as a result of such
disposition, plus (iii) the fair market value, as
determined by an independent financial expert, of any other
non-cash consideration, if any, received for each share of Halo
common stock by the holder thereof as a result of such
disposition, in each case, assuming that such holder thereof did
not exercise any right of appraisal granted under law with
respect to such disposition.
Payments for CVRs with respect to dispositions will be made only
if the disposition is consummated prior to the maturity date.
The disposition payment date will be the date established by
Halo for payment of the amount on CVRs upon a disposition of
Halo, which shall not be more than 30 days after the
disposition is consummated. If the fair market value of the
consideration received as a result of a disposition is
determined by an independent financial expert, Halo will cause
the expert to deliver to Halo, with a copy to the trustee, a
value report stating the methods of valuation considered or used
and containing a statement as to the nature and scope of the
examination or investigation upon which the determination of
value was made. The trustee shall make available a copy of the
value report to each CVR holder who requests the report. The
determination of the expert as set forth in the report absent
manifest error shall be final and binding on Halo and the CVR
holders.
The types of dispositions for which a payment will be made are:
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the direct or indirect sale, lease, conveyance, or other
disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation) in
one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially
all of the properties or assets of Halo and its subsidiaries
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the consummation of any transaction (including, without
limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is
that any person becomes the beneficial owner, directly or
indirectly, of more than 50% of the voting stock of Halo,
measured by voting power rather than the number of shares, |
unless, in the case of a merger or consolidation, such
transaction is in connection with a transaction in which:
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all of the shares of Halo common stock are exchanged solely for
other publicly traded common stock of Halo or another person; |
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the acquiror assumes Halos obligations relating to the
CVRs; and |
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the appropriate adjustments are made to the target price, the
discounted target price, and the terms of the CVR Agreement to
reflect such transaction and the economic benefits intended to
be conferred on the CVRs under the CVR Agreement. |
Under the CVR Agreement, Halo shall not consolidate with or
merge into any other person or convey, transfer, or lease its
properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any
person, unless:
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in case Halo shall consolidate with or merge into any other
person or convey, transfer, or lease its properties and assets
substantially as an entirety to any person, the person formed by
such consolidation or into which Halo is merged or the person
that acquires by conveyance or transfer, or that leases, the
properties and assets of Halo substantially as an entirety shall
be a corporation, partnership, or trust organized and existing
under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the
District of Columbia and shall expressly assume payment of
amounts on all the CVRs and the performance of every covenant of
the CVR Agreement on the part of Halo to be performed or
observed; |
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immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no event of
default shall have happened and be continuing; and |
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Halo has delivered to the trustee an officers certificate
stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer,
or lease complies with these requirements and that all
conditions precedent provided for relating to such transaction
have been complied with. |
Each of the following will constitute an event of
default under the CVR Agreement:
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a default in the payment of all or any part of the amounts
payable in respect of any of the CVRs as and when the same shall
become due and payable following the maturity date, the
disposition payment date, or otherwise; |
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a material default in the performance, or material breach, of
any material covenant or warranty of Halo relating to the CVRs
(other than a payment default), and continuance of such material
default or breach for a period of 30 days after written
notice has been given, by registered or certified mail, to Halo
by the trustee or to Halo and the trustee by the holders of at
least 25% of the outstanding CVRs, specifying the material
default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating
that such notice is a Notice of Default; |
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a court with proper jurisdiction enters a decree or order for
relief in respect of Halo in an involuntary case under any
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or other similar law, or
appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee,
or sequestrator (or similar official) of Halo or for any
substantial part of its property or ordering the winding up or
liquidation of its affairs, and such decree or order shall
remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive
days; or |
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Halo commences a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, or similar law, or consents to the entry of an order
for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or
consents to the appointment of or taking possession by a
receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, or
sequestrator (or similar official) of Halo or for any
substantial part of its property, or make any general assignment
for the benefit of creditors. |
Holders of a majority of all the outstanding CVRs may, by
written notice to Halo and the trustee, waive all defaults with
respect to the CVRs and rescind and annul the above declaration
if, at any time after the CVRs have been declared due and
payable, and before any judgment or decree for the payment of
the moneys due have been obtained or entered, all of the
following conditions are met:
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Halo paid or deposited with the trustee a sum sufficient to pay
all amounts that have become due other than by acceleration
(with interest upon such overdue amount at 8% per annum to
the date of such payment or deposit); |
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Halo paid or deposited with the trustee a sum sufficient to
cover reasonable compensation to the trustee, its agents,
attorneys, and counsel, and all other expenses and liabilities
incurred and all advances made by the trustee, except as a
result of negligence or bad faith; and |
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any and all events of default under the CVR Agreement, other
than the nonpayment of the amounts that have become due by
acceleration, have been cured, waived, or otherwise remedied as
provided in the CVR Agreement. |
No such waiver or rescission and annulment shall extend to or
affect any subsequent default or impair any consequent right.
If, during the period following the effective time of the merger
and ending on the maturity date of the CVRs, the current market
value of the shares of Halo common stock is greater than or
equal to 175% of the target price for each trading day in any 45
consecutive trading day period during which the average
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daily trading volume of Halo common stock is not less than
200,000 shares, the CVRs will automatically be extinguished
without further consideration or action by Halo, the trustee or
the CVR holders, and all of Halos obligations under the
CVR Agreement will terminate and be of no further force or
effect; provided that Halo shall (i) promptly prepare a
certificate stating that an automatic extinguishment has
occurred and briefly stating the facts accounting for such
extinguishment, (ii) promptly file a copy of such
certificate with the trustee, (iii) issue a press release
announcing such extinguishment and explaining the basis
therefore, and (iv) mail a brief summary thereof to each
CVR holder.
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Certification of Determinations |
In connection with any payment at maturity, no later than the
second business day after the maturity date, Halo shall prepare
and file with the trustee a certificate setting forth its
determinations with respect to the amount of the payment and the
facts accounting for its determinations and mail to each CVR
holder a brief summary of the certificate indicating the
location at which the CVRs may be presented for payment. In
connection with any payment upon a disposition, as soon as
practicable, Halo shall prepare and file with the trustee a
certificate setting forth its determinations with respect to the
amount of the payment upon the disposition and the facts
accounting for its determinations and mail to each CVR holder a
brief summary of the certificate, indicating the locations at
which the CVRs may be presented for payment and the date on
which the payment will be made.
In the event Halo determines that no amount is payable with
respect to the CVRs on the maturity date or a disposition
payment date, as the case may be, as a result of an automatic
extinguishment or otherwise, Halo will give notice of such
determination to each CVR holder and the trustee. Upon making
such determination, absent manifest error, the CVR certificates
will terminate, become null and void, and the CVR holders will
have no further rights with respect to the CVR certificates. The
failure to give notice or any defect in the notice will not
affect the validity of the determination that no amount is
payable.
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Anti-Dilution; Disposition Adjustments |
If Halo in any manner subdivides (by stock split, stock dividend
or otherwise including any dividend or distribution of
securities convertible into or exerciseable or exchangeable for
shares of Halo common stock) or combines (by reverse stock split
or otherwise) the number of outstanding shares of Halo common
stock, Halo will similarly subdivide or combine the CVRs and
will appropriately adjust the discounted target price, and the
target price described above. In addition, in the case of a
disposition that does not result in a payment as described under
the section entitled Payment Upon the Occurrence of
a Disposition beginning on page 78 of this proxy
statement/ prospectus, appropriate adjustments will be made to
the discounted target price and the target price.
Whenever an adjustment is made, Halo shall (i) promptly
prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment and a brief
statement of the facts accounting for such adjustment,
(ii) promptly file with the trustee a copy of such
certificate, and (iii) mail a brief summary of the
certificate to each holder. The trustee shall be fully protected
in relying on any such certificate and on any adjustment
contained in the certificate. Such adjustment, absent manifest
error, shall be final and binding on Halo and the CVR holders.
Each outstanding CVR certificate shall thereafter represent that
number of adjusted CVRs necessary to reflect such subdivision or
combination, and the adjustments to the discounted target price
and the target price.
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Current Market Value Calculations |
For purposes of automatic extinguishment or determining the
amount due, if any, on the maturity date or a disposition
payment date, the current market value per share
shall be calculated at the end of each trading day and shall be,
for any given trading day:
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the volume weighted mean of the sales prices, regular way, on
the principal exchange on which such shares are then listed on
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if the shares are not then listed or admitted to trading on any
securities exchange, the volume weighted mean of the sales
prices over such trading day, as reported by Bloomberg LP or, if
not so reported, as reported by a reputable quotation source
designated by Halo; or |
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if the shares are not then listed or admitted to trade on any
securities exchange and no such reported sale price or bid and
asked prices are available, the mean of the averages of the
reported high and low and opening and closing bid and asked
prices on such trading day, as quoted in The Wall Street
Journal (Eastern Edition), or if The Wall Street Journal
(Eastern Edition) shall cease to be published or its
publication or general circulation is suspended, such other
English language newspaper as is selected by Halo with general
circulation in the City of New York, New York. |
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Restrictions on Purchases by Halo and Affiliates |
Halo has agreed that, during the period beginning 30 trading
days before the maturity date and ending on the maturity date,
neither it nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates will:
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offer to purchase, purchase, contract to purchase, purchase any
option or contract to sell, sell any option or contract to
purchase, grant any option, right, or warrant to sell, or
otherwise acquire or purchase, directly or indirectly, any
shares of Halo common stock or any securities convertible into
or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Halo common
stock, or |
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enter into any swap or other arrangement that acquires from
another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences
of ownership of the shares of Halo common stock, |
whether any such transaction described above is to be settled by
delivery of Halo common stock or such other securities, in cash
or otherwise.
The foregoing restrictions are expressly agreed to preclude
Halo, its subsidiaries and affiliates during the applicable
period from engaging in any hedging or other transaction that is
designed to or reasonably expected to lead to or result in a
purchase or acquisition of shares of Halo common stock even if
those shares would be acquired by someone other than Halo or any
of its subsidiaries or affiliates. Prohibited hedging or other
transactions would include any purchase, or any purchase, sale
or grant of any right (including, without limitation, any put
option or put equivalent position or call option or call
equivalent position) with respect to any of the shares of Halo
common stock or with respect to any security that includes,
relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from
such shares of Halo common stock.
Halo will issue the CVRs pursuant to the CVR Agreement between
Halo and the trustee. Halo will not issue any fractional CVRs.
If any provision of the CVR Agreement limits, qualifies, or
conflicts with another provision that is required to be included
in the agreement by the Trust Indenture Act, such required
provision shall control.
Halo is registering the CVRs under the registration statement of
which this proxy statement/ prospectus forms a part.
The CVRs shall be unsecured obligations of Halo and will rank
equally with all other unsecured obligations of Halo. CVR
holders will have no rights except for those expressly provided
in the CVR Agreement, and shall not, by virtue of their
ownership of CVRs, have any of the rights of a Halo stockholder.
Until CVR certificates are ready for delivery, Halo may execute
and, upon issuance of an order by Halo, the trustee shall
authenticate and deliver, temporary CVRs that are printed,
lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed, or otherwise produced,
substantially of the tenor of the CVR certificates in lieu of
which they are issued. Every temporary CVR shall be executed by
Halo and be authenticated by
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the trustee on the same conditions and in substantially the same
manner, and with like effect, as the CVR certificates.
If temporary CVRs are issued, Halo shall cause CVR certificates
to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation
of such certificates, the temporary CVRs will be exchangeable
for the certificates upon surrender of the temporary CVRs at the
office or agency designated by Halo for that purpose. There will
be no charge to the CVR holder for such exchange. Upon surrender
of the temporary CVRs, Halo will execute and the trustee will
authenticate and deliver, in exchange, a like amount of CVR
certificates.
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Book Entry, Delivery, and Form |
The Depository Trust Company, or DTC, will act as securities
depositary for the CVRs. The CVRs will initially be issued in
the form of one or more permanent global securities in
registered form provided that one or more definitive securities
in certificated form may be issued initially to holders subject
to restrictions on resale imposed by Rules 144 or 145 under
the Securities Act or otherwise at the request of a holder. Upon
issuance, the global securities will be deposited with the
trustee, as custodian for DTC, in New York, New York, and
registered in the name of DTC (or its nominee or successor) for
credit to the accounts of DTCs direct and indirect
participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in the global
securities will be limited to DTCs direct and indirect
participants, and will be shown on, and the transfer of those
ownership interests will be effected only through, records
maintained by DTC. The laws of some jurisdictions may require
that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of
such securities in certificated form. Such limits and such laws
may impair the ability to transfer or pledge beneficial
interests in the global securities. Transfer and exchange of
beneficial interests in the global securities will be completed
through DTC in accordance with the CVR Agreement and the
applicable rules and procedures of DTC.
Each global security will represent the number of outstanding
CVRs specified in the security, and will provide that it
represents the aggregate number of outstanding CVRs from time to
time as endorsed on the security, and that the aggregate number
of outstanding CVRs represented by the security may be reduced
or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges.
Initially, the trustee will act as paying agent and security
registrar for Halo. In addition, Pacific Stock Transfer Company
will act as an additional security registrar for Halo. Halo
shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the
trustee a register in which Halo shall register and transfer the
CVRs.
Payments of principal and interest, if any, on CVRs represented
by a global security will be made to Cede & Co. (or
such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized
representative of DTC). DTCs practice is to credit direct
participants accounts upon DTCs receipt of funds and
corresponding detail information from Halo, the trustee, or the
paying agent on the date the payment is due and payable in
accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTCs
records. Payments by participants to beneficial owners will be
governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is
the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in
bearer form or registered in street name, and will
be the responsibility of such participant and not of the DTC,
the trustee, the paying agent or Halo, subject to any statutory
or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to
time. Payment of principal and interest, if any, to
Cede & Co. (or such other nominee as may be requested
by an authorized representative of DTC) is the responsibility of
Halo or the paying agent, disbursement of such payments to
direct participants will be the responsibility of DTC, and
disbursement of such payments to beneficial owners will be the
responsibility of direct and indirect participants.
Until a global security is exchanged in whole or in part in a
certificated form, a global security may not be transferred,
except as a whole by DTC to a nominee of DTC or by a nominee of
DTC to DTC or another nominee of DTC. All global securities will
be exchanged by Halo for certificated CVRs if:
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Halo delivers to the security registrar a notice from DTC that
it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as depositary or
that it is no longer a clearing agency registered under the
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in either case, a successor depositary is not appointed by Halo
within 120 days after the date of such notice from DTC; |
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Halo, in its sole discretion, determines that the global
securities (in whole but not in part) should be exchanged for
CVRs in certificated form and delivers a written notice to such
effect to the security registrar; or |
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an event of default has occurred and is continuing, and the
security registrar has received a request from DTC to issue CVRs
in certificated form. |
Upon the occurrence of either of the first two conditions listed
above, CVRs in certificated form shall be issued in such names
as DTC instructs the trustee. In addition, global securities may
also be exchanged or replaced in accordance with the sections
entitled Temporary CVRs above and
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost, and Stolen
CVRs beginning on pages 81 and 84, respectively, of
this proxy statement/prospectus.
A holder of a beneficial interest in a global security may
exchange such beneficial interest for or transfer such
beneficial interest to a person who will take delivery as a
certificated CVR. Upon such holders request, the security
registrar will cause the aggregate number of CVRs represented by
the applicable global security to be reduced in accordance with
the CVR Agreement. Halo will execute, and the security registrar
will authenticate and deliver to the person designated in the
instructions, an appropriate number of certificated CVRs. Any
certificated CVR issued in exchange for a beneficial interest
will be registered in the name(s) and authorized denomination(s)
as requested by the holder of such beneficial interest through
instructions to the security registrar from or through DTC and
the participant or indirect participant. Similarly, a holder of
a certificated CVR may exchange such security for a beneficial
interest in a global security or transfer the certificated CVR
to a person who takes delivery in the form of a beneficial
interest in global securities. In such a case, the security
registrar will, upon request, cancel the applicable certificated
CVR and increase the number of CVRs represented by the global
security.
Once all beneficial interests in a global security have been
exchanged for certificated CVRs or have been repurchased and
cancelled in whole, each such global security will be returned
to or retained and canceled by the security registrar. Prior to
the cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a global
security is exchanged for or transferred to a person who accepts
delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in another global
security or certificated CVR, the appropriate increase or
decrease will be made to the global security by the security
registrar or DTC.
In respect of exchanges or transfers of global securities or
certificated CVRs,
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Halo will execute and the trustee will authenticate the global
securities and the certificated CVRs upon receipt of an order
from Halo; |
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the CVR holder of a beneficial interest in a global security or
a certificated CVR will not be charged a service charge for any
registration of exchange, but Halo may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental
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all global securities and certificated CVRs issued upon any
registration of exchange of global securities or certificated
CVRs will be the valid obligations of Halo, evidencing the same
rights, and entitled to the same benefits under the CVR
Agreement, as the global securities or certificated CVRs
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the trustee will authenticate the global securities and
certificated CVRs in accordance with the applicable provisions
of the CVR Agreement. |
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So long as DTC is the registered holder and owner of such global
securities, DTC will be considered the sole owner and holder of
the related CVRs for all purposes of such CVRs and for all
purposes under the CVR Agreement. Except as set forth above,
owners of beneficial interests in a global security:
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will not be entitled to have the CVRs represented by such global
security registered in their names; |
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will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of
CVRs in certificated form; and |
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will not be considered to be the owners or holders of any CVRs
under the CVR Agreement or such global security. |
Accordingly, each person owning a beneficial interest in a
global security must rely on the procedures of DTC and the
direct and indirect participants through which they hold their
beneficial interest to exercise any rights of a CVR holder under
the CVR Agreement or such global security.
DTC has advised Halo that DTC is:
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a limited-purpose trust company organized under the Banking Law
of the State of New York; |
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a banking organization within the meaning of the
Banking Law of the State of New York; |
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a member of the Federal Reserve System; |
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a clearing corporation within the meaning of the
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a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act. |
DTC was created to hold the securities of its participants and
to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities
transactions among its participants in such securities through
electronic book-entry changes in accounts of the participants,
thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities
certificates. DTCs participants include securities
brokers, dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations,
and certain other organizations, some of whom (or their
representatives) own DTC. Access to DTCs book-entry system
is also available to others, such as banks, brokers, dealers,
and trust companies, that clear through or maintain a custodial
relationship with a participant, either directly or indirectly.
Although DTC has agreed to the foregoing procedures in order to
facilitate transfers of interests in global securities among
participants of DTC, it is under no obligation to perform or
continue to perform such procedures, and such procedures may be
discontinued at any time. DTC may discontinue providing its
services as depositary with respect to the CVRs at any time by
giving reasonable notice to Halo. Under such circumstances, in
the event that a successor depositary is not obtained,
certificated CVRs are required to be printed and delivered.
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Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost, and Stolen CVRs |
Halo will execute, and the trustee will authenticate and deliver
a new CVR certificate of like tenor and amount of CVRs, bearing
a number not contemporaneously outstanding if either:
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any mutilated CVR is surrendered to the trustee; or |
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Halo and the trustee receive evidence to their satisfaction of
the destruction, loss, or theft of any CVR and there is
delivered to Halo and the trustee such security or indemnity as
may be required by them to save each of them harmless. |
Upon the issuance of any new CVRs, Halo may require a payment
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses
(including the fees and expenses of the trustee).
Every new CVR issued under these circumstances will constitute
an original additional contractual obligation of Halo, whether
or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen CVR shall be at
any time
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enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all benefits
under the CVR Agreement and proportionately with any other CVR
duly issued.
All CVRs surrendered for payment, registration of transfer, or
exchange shall, if surrendered to any person other than the
trustee, be delivered to the trustee and promptly cancelled.
Halo may, at any time, deliver to the trustee for cancellation
any CVRs previously authenticated and delivered that Halo may
have acquired in any manner, and all CVRs so delivered shall be
promptly cancelled by the trustee. No CVRs shall be
authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any cancelled CVRs.
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Without the consent of CVR holders, Halo and the trustee, at any
time, may enter into one or more amendments for any of the
following purposes:
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assumption by any such successor of the covenants of Halo in the
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to add to Halos covenants such further covenants,
restrictions, conditions, or provisions as its board of
directors and the trustee shall consider to be for the
protection of CVR holders, and to make the occurrence, or the
occurrence and continuance, of a default in any such additional
covenants, restrictions, conditions, or provisions an event of
default permitting the enforcement of all or any of the several
remedies provided in the CVR Agreement, provided that in respect
of any such additional covenants, restrictions, conditions, or
provisions, such amendment may provide (i) for a particular
grace period after default, (ii) an immediate enforcement
upon such event of default, (iii) limit the remedies
available to the trustee upon such event of default, or
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to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision in
the CVR Agreement that may be defective or inconsistent with any
other provision in the CVR Agreement, or to make any other
provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under
the CVR Agreement, provided that such provisions shall not
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Holders |
With the consent of at least a majority of the holders of
outstanding CVRs, and by an instrument of said holders delivered
to Halo and the trustee, Halo, with board authorization, and the
trustee may enter into one or more amendments for the following
purposes:
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holder of outstanding CVRs affected:
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modify the definition of maturity date, disposition payment
date, default payment date, current market value, valuation
period, discounted target price, target price, default amount,
or default interest rate or modify the anti-dilution provisions
of the CVR Agreement or otherwise extend the maturity of the
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Agreement, except to increase the percentage of outstanding CVRs
required for an amendment or to provide that certain other
provisions of the CVR Agreement cannot be modified or waived
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The CVR Agreement shall terminate and cease to be of further
effect when:
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all outstanding CVRs have become due and payable and Halo
irrevocably deposits with the trustee or the paying agent (if
the paying agent is not Halo or one of its affiliates) cash
sufficient to pay all amounts due and owing on all outstanding
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if, in all cases, Halo pays any other sums payable hereunder by
it.
The trustee shall join in the execution of a document prepared
by Halo acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of the CVR
Agreement upon demand of Halo accompanied by an officers
certificate and opinion of counsel, and at the cost and expense
of Halo.
Stockholder Agreement
As an inducement to Halo entering into the merger agreement,
each of the directors of InfoNow have executed and delivered a
stockholder agreement. Pursuant to the stockholder agreement,
InfoNows directors have agreed to vote all of their shares
of InfoNow common stock beneficially owned:
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not in favor of any other proposal to acquire InfoNow (other
than an unsolicited superior proposal, as defined in the merger
agreement and described in the section entitled The Merger
Agreement Other Agreements No
Solicitation beginning on page 72 of this proxy
statement/ prospectus), any reorganization, recapitalization,
liquidation or winding up of InfoNow or any other extraordinary
transaction involving InfoNow, any corporate action the
consummation of which would frustrate the purposes of, or
prevent or delay the consummation of the merger or other
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In addition, each director has irrevocably appointed Halo as its
lawful attorney and proxy to vote all InfoNow stock owned by
such director in favor of the approval and adoption of the
merger agreement and all transactions contemplated by the merger
agreement. The directors have also agreed not to sell or
otherwise encumber the shares covered by the stockholder
agreement. The stockholder agreement terminates upon the
termination of the merger agreement.
The stockholder agreement collectively
covers shares
of InfoNow common stock representing
approximately %
of the outstanding InfoNow common stock as of the record date.
A copy of the form of stockholder agreement is attached as
Annex D to this proxy statement/ prospectus.
Ownership of Halo Following the Merger
If the merger is consummated, the actual number of shares of
Halo common stock that you will receive in the merger for each
share for InfoNow common stock that you own, the actual amount
of cash that you will receive from InfoNow in the cash
distribution immediately prior to the closing of the merger,
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if any, and the percent of issued and outstanding Halo common
stock that you will own will be determined by the number of
shares of Halo common stock and InfoNow common stock issued and
outstanding prior to the closing date, the Conversion Price of
Halo common stock, and the net cash and working capital InfoNow
has on hand at the time of the merger.
Assuming (1) Halo has 31,183,913 shares of common
stock issued and outstanding as of the closing of the merger
(assuming that all shares of Series C preferred stock have
converted to common stock and that no shares have yet been
issued in the Unify transaction described herein), (2) that
InfoNow has $941,000 in net working capital and $1,671,000 in
cash on hand determined no less than three days prior to the
closing of the merger, (3) that 10,406,898 shares of
InfoNow common stock are issued and outstanding as of the
closing of the merger (including shares of common stock that
in-the-money
stock options are exerciseable into), and that
(4) Halos volume-weighted average trading price for
the 20-day trading
period ending two days before the closing of the merger is
$1.399, InfoNow stockholders would receive 0.4299 of a share of
Halo common stock, 0.4299 CVRs, and $0.09 for each
share of InfoNow common stock that they then own, and would hold
approximately 12.55% of the issued and outstanding common stock
of Halo after the merger.
If InfoNow has no net working capital or cash on hand at the
time of the merger, the entire merger consideration will be paid
in Halo common stock.
InfoNow intends to issue a press release announcing the
anticipated per share amount of the distribution on the second
trading day prior to the InfoNow special meeting. Approximately
15 days prior to the closing date of the merger, InfoNow
intends to provide a toll-free number for its stockholders to
call and receive an exchange ratio and per share cash
distribution based upon then-current share counts, share prices
and option proceeds.
CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING HALO
Halo is sometimes referred to throughout this section as
we, us, our and the
Company.
Historical Background
Halo was incorporated in the State of Nevada on June 26,
2000 under the name Abbott Mines, Ltd. to engage in the
acquisition and exploration of mining properties. Halo obtained
an interest in one mining property with mining claims on land
located near Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. To finance
its exploration activities, Halo completed a public offering of
its common stock, par value $.00001 per share, on
March 14, 2001 and listed its common stock on the OTC
Bulletin Board on July 3, 2001. Halo conducted its
exploration program on the mining property and the results did
not warrant further mining activity. Halo then attempted to
locate other properties for exploration but was unable to do so.
The Acquisition of Warp Solutions
On May 24, 2002, Halo and Warp Solutions closed a share
exchange transaction (the Warp Solutions Share
Exchange) pursuant to a share exchange agreement dated as
of May 16, 2002, by and among Halo, Carlo Civelli, Mike
Muzylowski, Warp Solutions, Karl Douglas, John Gnip and related
sellers. Following the closing of the Warp Solutions Share
Exchange, Warp Solutions became a subsidiary of Halo and the
operations of Warp Solutions became the sole operations of Halo.
Subsequent to the closing of the Warp Solutions Share Exchange,
Halo ceased all mineral exploration activities and the sole
operations of Halo were the operations of its subsidiary, Warp
Solutions.
The Upstream Merger and Name Change
On August 19, 2002, the board of directors of Halo
authorized and approved the upstream merger of WARP Technology
Holdings, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Halo which had no
operations, with and into Halo pursuant to Chapter 92A of
the Nevada Revised Statutes. The upstream merger became
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effective on August 21, 2002, when Halo filed Articles of
Merger with the Nevada Secretary of State. In connection with
the upstream merger, and as authorized by Section 92A.180
of the Nevada Revised Statutes, Halo changed its name from
Abbott Mines Ltd. to WARP Technology Holdings, Inc.
In February, 2006, Halos board of directors approved
resolutions to change the Companys name from Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc. to Halo Technology Holdings, Inc. by
amending our Articles of Incorporation. We received from our
shareholders the consent of a majority of the outstanding votes
entitled to be cast approving the amendment. Accordingly,
effective April 2, 2006, our name changed to Halo
Technology Holdings, Inc.
The Acquisition of Spider Software, Inc.
On January 10, 2003, Halo, through its wholly-owned
subsidiary 6043577 Canada Inc., acquired one hundred percent
(100%) of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Spider
Software, Inc. (Spider), a privately held Canadian
corporation, through a share exchange transaction pursuant to a
Share Exchange Agreement (the Spider Exchange
Agreement) dated as of December 13, 2002. Pursuant to
the Spider Exchange Agreement the Spider shareholders were
issued 1,500,000 shares of the preferred stock of 6043577
Canada Inc., and Halo forgave outstanding Spider promissory
notes of approximately $262,000, all in exchange for one hundred
percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding capital stock of
Spider. Halo owns 100% of the voting common stock of 6043577
Canada Inc. The preferred stock of 6043577 Canada Inc. has no
voting rights or other preferences but is convertible on a 100
for 1 basis into the common stock of Halo. As a result,
following the closing, Spider became a wholly-owned subsidiary
of 6043577 Canada Inc. and thereby an indirect, wholly-owned
subsidiary of Halo.
Acquisition of Gupta Technologies, LLC
On January 31, 2005, Halo completed the acquisition of
Gupta Technologies, LLC and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Gupta
Technologies GmbH, a German company, Gupta Technologies Ltd., a
U.K. company, and Gupta Technologies S.A. de C.V., a Mexican
company (collectively referred to herein as Gupta).
The acquisition of Gupta was made pursuant to a Membership
Interest Purchase Agreement (as amended, the Gupta
Agreement) between Halo and Gupta Holdings, LLC.
Under the Gupta Agreement, the total purchase price was
$21,000,000, excluding transaction costs, of which Halo
delivered $15,750,000 in cash on or before the closing. The
remainder of the purchase price was paid in Halo equity and debt
securities. As a result, following the closing, Gupta became a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Halo.
Acquisition of Kenosia Corporation
On July 6, 2005 Halo purchased Kenosia, a software company
whose products include its DataAlchemy product line. DataAlchemy
is a sales and marketing analytics platform that is utilized by
global companies to drive retail sales and profits through
timely and effective analysis of transactional data.
Kenosias installed customers span a wide range of
industries, including consumer packaged goods, entertainment,
pharmaceutical, automotive, spirits, wine and beer, brokers and
retailers. The purchase price paid for Kenosia was $1,800,000
(net of a working capital adjustment).
Acquisition of Five Enterprise Software Companies
On October 26, 2005, Halo completed the acquisition of
Tesseract and four other companies; DAVID Corporation, Process
Software, ProfitKey International, and Foresight Software, Inc.
(collectively Process and Affiliates).
Tesseract, headquartered in San Francisco, is a total HR
solutions provider offering an integrated Web-enabled HRMS
suite. Tesseracts Web-based solution suite allows HR
users, employees and external service providers to communicate
securely and electronically in real time. The integrated nature
of the system allows for easy access to data and a higher level
of accuracy for internal reporting, assessment and
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external data interface. Tesseracts customer base includes
corporations operating in a diverse range of industries,
including financial services, transportation, utilities,
insurance, manufacturing, petroleum, retail, and pharmaceuticals.
DAVID Corporation is a pioneer in Risk Management Information
Systems. DAVID Corporation offers client/server-based products
to companies that provide their own workers compensation
and liability insurance. Many of DAVID Corporations
clients have been using its products for 10 years or longer.
Process Software develops infrastructure software solutions for
mission-critical environments, including industry-leading TCP/
IP stacks, an Internet messaging product suite, and an anti-spam
software subscription service to large enterprises worldwide.
With a loyal customer base of over 5,000 organizations,
including Global 2000 and Fortune 1000 companies, Process
Software has earned a strong reputation for meeting the
stringent reliability and performance requirements of enterprise
networks.
ProfitKey International develops and markets integrated
manufacturing software and information control systems for
make-to-order and
make-to-stock
manufacturers. ProfitKeys offering includes a suite of
e-business solutions
that includes customer, supplier and sales portals.
ProfitKeys highly integrated system emphasizes online
scheduling, capacity management, and cost management.
Foresight Software, Inc. provides client/server Enterprise
Resource Planning and Customer Relationship Management software
to global organizations that depend on customer service
operations for critical market differentiation and competitive
advantage. Foresights software products and services
enable customers to deliver superior customer service while
achieving maximum profitability.
The purchase price for the acquisition of DAVID Corporation,
Process Software, ProfitKey International, and Foresight
Software was an aggregate of $12,000,000, which Halo paid in
cash. Under the merger agreement for the acquisition of
Tesseract (the Tesseract Merger Agreement), the
merger consideration consisted of (i) $4,500,000 in cash
which was paid at closing, (ii) 7,045,454 shares of
Series D Preferred Stock of Halo, and (iii) $1,750,000
payable no later than March 31, 2006 and evidenced by a
promissory note to Platinum Equity, LLC (the Platinum
Note). Additionally, Halo is required to pay a working
capital adjustment of $1,000,000. Since this amount was not paid
by November 30, 2005, Platinum Equity, LLC
(Platinum), the seller of Tesseract, has the option
to convert the working capital adjustment into up to
1,818,182 shares of Series D Preferred Stock. To date,
the Platinum has not elected to do so. Furthermore, since the
working capital adjustment was not paid by November 30,
2005, Halo must pay Platinum a monthly transaction advisory fee
of $50,000 per month, commencing December 1, 2005. At
December 31, 2005, Halo accrued $50,000 of such fees.
On March 31, 2006, the Company and Platinum entered into an
Amendment and Consent (the Amendment and Consent) to
the Platinum Note. Pursuant to the Amendment and Consent, the
maturity of the Platinum Note was modified such that the
aggregate principal amount of the Platinum Note and all accrued
interest thereon shall be due and payable as follows:
(i) $1,000,000 on March 31, 2006; and (ii) the
remaining $750,000 in principal, plus all accrued but unpaid
interest shall be paid on the earliest of (w) the second
business day following the closing of the acquisition of Unify
by the Company, (x) the second business day following
termination of the merger agreement pursuant to which Unify is
to be acquired by the Company, (y) the second business day
after the Company closes an equity financing of at least
$2.0 million subsequent to the date of the Amendment and
Consent or (z) July 31, 2006. In accordance with the
Amendment and Consent, $1,000,000 was paid to Platinum on
March 31, 2006. Since the entire amount of the Platinum
Note was not paid on or before March 31, 2006, Platinum
retained 909,091 shares of Series D Preferred Stock of
the Company, which had been previously issued to Platinum as
part of the consideration under the Tesseract Merger Agreement.
These shares would have been canceled if the Platinum Note had
been paid in full by that date.
The Tesseract Merger Agreement further provides that the rights,
preferences and privileges of the Series D Preferred Stock
will adjust to equal the rights, preferences and privileges of
the next round of financing if such financing is a
Qualified Equity Offering. Under the Tesseract
Merger Agreement, a Qualified Equity Offering is defined as an
equity financing (i) greater than $5,000,000, (ii) not
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consummated with any affiliate of Halo, and (iii) the
securities issued in such equity financing are equal or senior
in liquidation and dividend preference to the Series D
Preferred Stock. If Halos next round of equity financing
is not a Qualified Equity Offering, the shares of the
Series D Preferred Stock will convert at the option of
Platinum into the terms of the offering, or maintain the terms
of the Series D Preferred Stock. In addition, the
Series D Stock may be converted into common stock at the
election of the holder.
Acquisition of Empagio
Halo entered into a merger agreement dated December 19,
2005, to acquire Empagio. On January 13, 2006, the closing
occurred under the merger agreement and Empagio is now a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Halo. The merger consideration
consisted of 1,438,455 shares of common stock. Based on the
closing price of Halos Common Stock on the day of the
closing, the total purchase price was $1,869,992, subject to
adjustment.
Empagio is a human resources management software company. Its
signature product is its SymphonyHR hosted software solution
which automates HR procedures and reduces paperwork, ranging
from payroll to benefits administration. Halo intends to
integrate Empagio with additional HR solutions already within
its portfolio to create a premier human resources management
solutions provider. Empagios operations have been
consolidated with the operations of Tesseract and the
consolidated entity operates under the name Empagio.
Acquisition of ECI
On January 30, 2006, Halo entered into a merger agreement
with ECI (the ECI Merger Agreement). On
March 1, 2006, the closing occurred under the ECI Merger
Agreement, and ECI became a wholly owned subsidiary of Halo. The
total merger consideration for all of the equity interests in
ECI was $603,571 in cash and cash equivalents and
330,668 shares of Halos common stock (with a value of
$558,829 at the closing price of Halos common stock),
subject to adjustment based on the Net Working Capital (as
defined in the ECI Merger Agreement) on the closing date. The
acquisition of ECIs clients will enhance Empagios
human resources software offerings. ECIs operations will
be consolidated with the operations of Empagio.
Agreement to Acquire Unify Corporation
On March 14, 2006, Halo entered into an Agreement and Plan
of Merger (the Unify Merger Agreement) with Unify
Corporation (Unify) in a transaction valued at
approximately $20.6 million.
Unify provides business automation solutions, including market
leading applications for the alternative risk insurance market.
Upon completion of the merger, Unify will become a wholly owned
subsidiary of Halo. The Unify Business Solutions division will
work closely with Halos Gupta subsidiary, a leading
producer of embeddable databases and enterprise application
development tools, who together will have more than 7,000
worldwide customers and a broad offering of Java, J2EE and
relational database products. Unifys Insurance Risk
Management Division will work closely with Halos DAVID
Corporation subsidiary, a leading claims software provider with
a large customer base in the alternative risk market.
In connection with the Unify Merger Agreement, two shareholders
of Unify representing approximately thirty-three percent (33%)
of outstanding voting rights of Unify have executed voting
agreements that, subject to limited exceptions, require these
stockholders to vote their Unify shares in favor of the Merger.
Under the terms of the Unify Merger Agreement, which was
approved by the boards of directors of each of Halo and Unify,
each share of Unifys common stock outstanding immediately
prior to the merger will be converted into the right to receive
0.437 shares of common stock of Halo (the Unify
Exchange Ratio). The merger is intended to qualify as a
tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code.
In addition, each outstanding option to purchase shares of
common stock of Unify that has an exercise price of less than
$1.00 per share shall become and represent an option to
purchase the number of
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shares of Halos common stock (rounded down to the nearest
full share) determined by multiplying (X) the number of
shares of Unify common stock subject to the option immediately
prior to the effective time of the Merger by (Y) the Unify
Exchange Ratio, at an exercise price per share of Halos
common stock equal to the result of dividing (A) the
exercise price of the Unify option by (B) the Unify
Exchange Ratio, and rounding the result up to the nearest tenth
of one cent. All other outstanding options to purchase Unify
common stock shall be cancelled at the effective time of the
Merger. Halo options issued in substitution of Unify options
shall contain substantially the same terms and conditions as the
applicable Unify options.
Each outstanding warrant to purchase shares of common stock of
Unify shall become and represent a warrant to purchase the
number of shares of Halos common stock (rounded down to
the nearest full share) determined by multiplying (X) the
number of shares of Unify common stock subject to the warrant
immediately prior to the effective time of the merger by
(Y) the Unify Exchange Ratio. The exercise price for
Halos shares issuable upon exercise of Halo warrants
issued in replacement of the Unify warrants shall be
$1.836 per share. Halo warrants issued in substitution of
Unify warrants shall contain substantially the same terms and
conditions as the applicable Unify warrants.
Consummation of the merger is subject to several closing
conditions, including, among others, approval by a majority of
Unifys common shares entitled to vote thereon, holders of
less than ten percent (10%) of Unifys outstanding common
stock exercising appraisal or dissenters rights, Halo
receiving a new equity investment of at least $2.0 million,
Halo converting certain of its outstanding convertible debt into
common stock, no material adverse change in the business or
condition of either company prior to the effective time of the
merger, and the effectiveness of a registration statement on
Form S-4 to be
filed by Halo registering the shares of common stock to be
issued in the merger. In addition, the Unify Merger Agreement
contains certain termination rights allowing Unify, Halo or both
parties to terminate the agreement upon the occurrence of
certain conditions, including the failure to consummate the
merger by September 30, 2006.
Business of Halo
Halo is a holding company whose subsidiaries operate enterprise
software and information technology businesses. The following
pages describe the business of Halos existing
subsidiaries, Gupta Technologies, LLC, Warp Solutions, Kenosia
Corporation, Tesseract Corporation, DAVID Corporation, Process
Software, ProfitKey International, Foresight Software, Inc.,
Empagio and ECI. In addition to holding its existing
subsidiaries, Halos strategy is to pursue acquisitions of
businesses, which either complement Halos existing
businesses or expand the industries in which Halo operates.
Gupta Business
Gupta develops, markets and supports software products that
enable software programmers to create enterprise class
applications, operating on either the Microsoft Windows or Linux
operating systems that are used in large and small businesses
and governmental entities around the world. Applications
developed using Gupta products are used in mission-critical
processes in thousands of businesses worldwide. Everyday, people
rely on Gupta products when filling a prescription at their
local pharmacy, banking online, shipping a package, riding a
train, or shopping at a convenience store. Businesses rely on
Gupta products to run their manufacturing operations, track
their finances and organize their data.
Guptas flagship products, Team Developer and SQLBase, are
specifically designed to meet the demands for enterprise
performance and functionality combined with low total cost of
ownership. SQLBase is a low/zero-administration relational
database that features a high level of security with more than
one million copies in use worldwide. It is ideal for rich client
applications and environments where it is impractical to have a
database administrator. Team Developer is used by over 10,000
developers worldwide and offers an object-oriented, 4GL toolset
with built-in version control, customizable coding environment,
and native connectivity to most popular databases. It can be
used by a single developer or by large teams to develop robust
applications in a managed environment. Guptas primary
customers are independent
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software vendors (ISVs), value-added resellers (VARs), systems
integrators and corporate IT departments.
While Gupta products can be used independently with other tools
and databases, the majority of Guptas customers use them
in conjunction with each other to develop business applications.
A typical customer uses Team Developer to create a software
application for a business solution, with SQLBase as the
embedded database, and deploys that application within their
organization (a corporate user), or sells the application as a
proprietary product (ISVs and VARs).
Gupta sells its products using a traditional software licensing
model. Developers buy Team Developer licenses by the seat.
SQLBase licenses are sold as either a single workstation version
or a multi-user server version on a per seat basis. Gupta
additionally offers maintenance and support contracts that allow
customers to receive product upgrades and telephone support on
an annual basis.
Gupta in its present form originated in February 2001 when
Platinum, a private equity firm in Los Angeles, California,
acquired certain assets and liabilities from Centura Software
Corporation (Centura). These assets and liabilities
related principally to the SQLBase and Team Developer product
lines and included all rights to the intellectual property, the
working capital, fixed assets, contracts, and operating
subsidiaries that supported these products. Gupta also hired
certain employees from Centura to support the development,
sales, technical support, and administration of the acquired
assets. Originally founded in 1983 as Plum Computers, Inc., the
entity became Gupta Technologies, Inc. in 1984, then Gupta
Corporation in 1992, then Centura Software Corporation in 1996.
Gupta is a limited liability company formed under the laws of
the State of Delaware. In January 2005, Gupta was acquired by
the Company from Gupta Holdings, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Platinum.
Gupta is based in Redwood Shores, California with offices in
Munich, London, and Paris. It has over 1,000 customers in over
50 countries.
In addition to the Gupta businesses, Halo operates in the United
States, Canada and the U.K. through its subsidiaries, Warp
Solutions, Inc. a Delaware corporation, Warp Solutions, Ltd., a
U.K. corporation, 6043577 Canada, Inc., a Canadian corporation,
and Spider Software, Inc., a Canadian corporation. These
subsidiaries are collectively referred to in this prospectus as
Warp Solutions. Warp Solutions produces a series of
application acceleration products that improve the speed and
efficiency of transactions and information requests that are
processed over the Internet and intranet network systems. These
products and technologies are designed to accelerate network
applications, reduce network congestion, and reduce the cost of
expensive server deployments for enterprises engaged in high
volume network activities.
The primary product offered is the SpiderSoftware product, which
is a software solution designed to enable caching of pure
dynamic content at the web server layer. This product is
installed on the web server of an enterprise to allow network
administrators to select certain sections of its content to
remain dynamic, a feature known as partial page caching.
The benefits of the SpiderSoftware solution are increased speed,
performance, scalability, availability and efficiency of a
network infrastructures informational and transactional
data flow. The primary advantages of the SpiderSoftware solution
include highly granular cache control, support for both static
and dynamic page caching, partial page caching, database trigger
support for dynamic cache management, clustering support, cross
platform web administration tool, real-time cache efficiency
performance monitoring, automatic image optimization, and
support for multiple operating systems including
Windows NT, Linux, Solaris, and Unix.
Kenosia is a software company whose products include its
DataAlchemy product line. DataAlchemy is a sales and marketing
analytics platform that is utilized by global companies to drive
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profits through timely and effective analysis of transactional
data. Kenosias installed customers span a wide range of
industries, including consumer packaged goods, entertainment,
pharmaceutical, automotive, spirits, wine and beer, brokers and
retailers.
Tesseract, headquartered in San Francisco, is a total HR
solutions provider offering an integrated Web-enabled HRMS
suite. Tesseracts Web-based solution suite allows HR
users, employees and external service providers to communicate
securely and electronically in real time. The integrated nature
of the system allows for easy access to data and a higher level
of accuracy for internal reporting, assessment and external data
interface. Tesseracts customer base includes corporations
operating in a diverse range of industries, including financial
services, transportation, utilities, insurance, manufacturing,
petroleum, retail, and pharmaceuticals.
DAVID is a pioneer in Risk Management Information Systems. DAVID
offers client/server-based products to companies that provide
their own workers compensation and liability insurance.
Many of DAVIDs clients have been using its products for
10 years or longer.
Process Software develops infrastructure software solutions for
mission-critical environments, including industry-leading TCP/
IP stacks, an Internet messaging product suite, and an anti-spam
software subscription service to large enterprises worldwide.
With a loyal customer base of over 5,000 organizations,
including Global 2000 and Fortune 1000 companies, Process
Software has earned a strong reputation for meeting the
stringent reliability and performance requirements of enterprise
networks.
ProfitKey International develops and markets integrated
manufacturing software and information control systems for
make-to-order and
make-to-stock
manufacturers. ProfitKeys offering includes a suite of
e-business solutions
that includes customer, supplier and sales portals.
ProfitKeys highly integrated system emphasizes online
scheduling, capacity management, and cost management.
Foresight provides client/server Enterprise Resource Planning
and Customer Relationship Management software to global
organizations that depend on customer service operations for
critical market differentiation and competitive advantage.
Foresights software products and services enable customers
to deliver superior customer service while achieving maximum
profitability.
Empagio is a human resources management software company. Its
signature product is its SymphonyHR hosted software solution
which automates HR procedures and reduces paperwork, ranging
from payroll to benefits administration.
Halo has integrated the operations of Empagio and Tesseract and
has merged those entities. The intent is to create a premier
human resources management solutions provider. Halo also intends
to integrate the operations of ECI and merge ECI into Empagio.
ECI is a human resource solutions provider. Halo is integrating
the business of ECI, including its clients and delivery assets,
into its Empagio subsidiary.
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Halo currently uses both indirect and direct sales models, based
on geography. In Europe, Halo uses an indirect sales channel
relying on VARs and distributors to sell its products to end
users. Halos sales and marketing team in Europe works
directly with its VAR partners to help them market and sell
Halos products by engaging in joint efforts to meet with
their customers, attend their roadshows, provide technical
support and training and attending major technology trade
events. In North America, Halo relies on direct sales force to
sell its products. Halo is currently working on developing an
indirect channel in North America. Halo is targeting VARs and
ISVs, similar to ones Halo is successfully working with in
Europe, to partner with in selling Halos products.
Throughout Latin America and AsiaPacific, Halo uses an indirect
sales model similar to Europe. It is Halos intent to
increase its marketing activities worldwide in fiscal 2006 to
increase Halo brand awareness, attract new partners and
customers and generate increased revenues.
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Software Product Development |
Halos software development effort is based in its North
American offices with another 30 full-time contractors
based in India. It is Halos intent to continue developing
enhanced functionality in Halos existing products.
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Intellectual Property and Proprietary Rights |
We regard certain aspects of Halos operations, products
and documentation as proprietary. We rely on a combination of
patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws and other
measures to protect our proprietary rights. We also rely on
contractual restrictions in Halos agreements with
customers, employees and others to protect our intellectual
property rights. However, in certain foreign countries,
effective copyright and trade secret protection may be
unavailable or the laws of these other jurisdictions may not
protect our proprietary technology rights to the same extent as
the laws of the United States. Failure to obtain and/or maintain
appropriate patent, copyright or trade secret protection either
in the United States or in certain foreign countries, for any
reason, may have a material adverse effect on Halos
business, operating results and financial condition.
Halo licenses software and technology from third parties,
including some competitors, and incorporates them into its own
software products, some of which are critical to the operation
of Halos software.
The source code for Halos software products is protected
both as a trade secret and as a copyrighted work. Some of
Halos customers are beneficiaries of a source code escrow
account arrangement which enables the customer to obtain a
contingent future limited right to use Halos source code
solely for the customers internal use. If Halos
source code is accessed, the likelihood of misappropriation or
other misuse of Halos intellectual property may increase.
We believe that Halos copyrights, trademarks and other
proprietary rights do not infringe upon the proprietary rights
of third parties. However, there can be no assurance that third
parties will not assert infringement claims against Halo in the
future with respect to current or future products or that any
such assertion will not require Halo to enter into royalty
arrangements or result in litigation.
The market for Halos products and services is extremely
competitive and contains a number of companies that are larger,
more established and better financed than Halo. Competitors
include Microsoft, Oracle, Sybase, Cisco and many other
companies. To the extent that our products or services have a
competitive advantage, due to the fact that there are larger,
better capitalized companies in the marketplace, there is no
assurance that Halo can maintain a competitive position.
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Halo does not use any raw materials in its business.
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Dependence on Major Customers |
Halo has no customer that accounted for more than 10% of
Halos revenues in fiscal 2004. In fiscal 2005, Halo had
one customer that accounted for approximately 15% of Halos
revenue.
During the fiscal year 2004, Halo spent approximately $812,000
on research and development of its products. During the fiscal
year 2005, Halo spent approximately $1,589,000 on research and
the development of its products. The pricing of Halos
products reflects, among other things, the cost of their
development as well as the cost of the component parts and
applicable license fees.
As of June 30, 2005, Halo employed 57 people, including 25
in sales and marketing, 12 in research and development, 5 in
technical support and 15 in administration. As of March 1,
2006, Halo employed 234 people, including 50 in sales and
marketing, 99 in research and development, 40 in technical
support and 45 in administration, all of whom are full-time
employees. None of Halos employees are covered by a labor
union or collective bargaining agreement.
HALO MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis provides information that
Halos management believes is relevant to an assessment and
understanding of Halos results of operations and financial
condition. This discussion is based on, and should be read
together with, Halos consolidated financial statements,
and the notes to such financial statements, which are included
in this proxy statement/prospectus. This proxy statement/
prospectus contains forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. Halos actual results may differ
materially from those projected in the forward-looking
statements. References to we, us and
our throughout this Halo Managements
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations section are references to Halo.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standard (SFAS) No. 123(Revised),
Share-Based Payment, (SFAS No. 123(R)),
which establishes standards for transactions in which an entity
exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. This
standard requires an entity to measure the cost of employee
services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments
based on the grant date fair value of the award. This eliminates
the exception to account for such awards using the intrinsic
method previously allowable under Accounting Principles Board
(APB) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock
Issued to Employees (APB No. 125).
SFAS No. 123(R) will be effective for the period
beginning January 1, 2006. The impact on this new standard,
if it had been in effect on the net loss and related per share
amounts of our three and six months ended December 31, 2005
and 2004 is disclosed above in Index to Financial
Statement Schedules Note 2, Summary of
Significant Accounting Policies Stock-Based
Compensation. We believe the adoption will have an effect
on our results of operations.
On March 29, 2005, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC or the Staff) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin
(SAB) No. 107, Share-Based Payment
(SAB 107). Although not altering any
conclusions reached in SFAS No. 123(R), SAB 107
provides the views of the Staff regarding the interaction
between SFAS No. 123(R) and certain SEC rules and
regulations and, among other things, provide the Staffs
views regarding the valuation of share-based payment
arrangements for public
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companies. Halo intends to follow the interpretative guidance on
share-based payment set forth in SAB 107 during Halos
adoption of No. 123(R).
Critical Accounting Policies
The discussion and analysis of Halos financial condition
and results of operations is based on Halos consolidated
financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States. The preparation of these financial statements requires
management to make estimates and judgments that affect the
reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses
and disclosure of contingent liabilities.
On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those
related to revenue recognition and accounting for intangible
assets. We base our estimates on historical experience and on
various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under
the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these
estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
We have identified the accounting policies below as the policies
critical to Halos business operations and the
understanding of Halos results of operations. We believe
the following critical accounting policies and the related
judgments and estimates affect the preparation of Halos
consolidated financial statements:
Halo recognizes revenue in accordance with the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of Position
(SOP) 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition
(SOP 97-2).
Revenues are derived from the licensing of software, maintenance
contracts, training, and other consulting services.
In arrangements that include rights to multiple software
products and/or services, Halo allocates and defers revenue for
the undelivered items, based on vendor-specific objective
evidence of fair value, and recognizes the difference between
the total arrangement fee and the amount deferred for the
undelivered items as revenue. In arrangements in which Halo does
not have vendor-specific objective evidence of fair value of
maintenance, and maintenance is the only undelivered item, Halo
recognizes the total arrangement fee ratably over the
contractual maintenance term.
Software license revenues are recognized upon receipt of a
purchase order and delivery of software, provided that the
license fee is fixed or determinable; no significant production,
modification, or customization of the software is required; and
collection is considered probable by management. For licensing
of Guptas software through its indirect sales channel,
revenue is recognized when the distributor sells the software to
its end-users, including value-added resellers. For licensing of
software to independent software vendors, revenue is recognized
upon shipment to the independent software vendors.
Service revenue for maintenance contracts is deferred and
recognized ratably over the term of the agreement. Revenue from
training and other consulting services is recognized as the
related services are performed.
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In accordance with business combination accounting, we allocate
the purchase price of acquired companies to the tangible and
intangible assets acquired, and liabilities assumed, based on
their estimated fair values. We engage third-party appraisal
firms to assist management in determining the fair values of
certain assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Such a
valuation requires management to make significant estimates and
assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets and
deferred revenue.
Management makes estimates of fair value based upon assumptions
believed to be reasonable. These estimates are based on
historical experience and information obtained from the
management of the acquired companies and are inherently
uncertain. Critical estimates in valuing certain of the
intangible assets include but are not limited to: future
expected cash flows from license sales, maintenance
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agreements, consulting contracts, customer contracts and
acquired developed technologies and patents; the acquired
companys brand awareness and market position, as well as
assumptions about the period of time the acquired brand will
continue to be used in the combined companys product
portfolio; and discount rates. Unanticipated events and
circumstances may occur which may affect the accuracy or
validity of such assumptions, estimates or actual results.
We have acquired several software companies in fiscal 2006, and
we plan to make more acquisitions in the future. Acquired
deferred revenue is recognized at fair value to the extent it
represents a legal obligation assumed by us in accordance with
Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue
No. 01-03, Accounting in a Business Combination for
Deferred Revenue of an Acquiree. Under this guidance, Halo
estimates fair values of acquired deferred revenue by adding an
approximated normal profit margin to the estimated cost required
to fulfill the obligation underlying the deferred revenue. As a
result of this valuation, the deferred revenues of the acquired
companies normally decrease substantially. In the enterprise
software industry, this reduction averages between forty to
sixty percent of the original balance. The reduction of the
deferred revenue has a negative effect on the recognized revenue
until the deferred revenue balance builds up to a normal level
of the acquired business. The length of this effect depends on
contracts underlying the deferred revenue. As Halo continues to
acquire more businesses in the enterprise software industry, the
effect of this deferred revenue valuation will have significant
effect on Halos results of operations.
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Product development costs incurred in the process of developing
product improvements and enhancements or new products are
charged to expense as incurred. SFAS No. 86,
Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to be Sold,
Leased or Otherwise Marketed, requires capitalization of
certain software development costs subsequent to the
establishment of technological feasibility. Based on Halos
product development process, technological feasibility is
established upon the completion of a working model. Costs
incurred by Halo between the completion of the working model and
the point at which the product is ready for general release has
been insignificant.
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Intangible assets are primarily comprised of customer
relationships, developed technology, trade names and contracts.
Goodwill represents acquisition costs in excess of the net
assets of businesses acquired. In accordance with
SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets goodwill is no longer amortized; instead goodwill is
tested for impairment on an annual basis. We assess the
impairment of identifiable intangibles and goodwill whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
value may not be recoverable. Factors we consider to be
important which could trigger an impairment review include the
following:
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When we determine that the carrying value of intangibles and
other long-lived assets may not be recoverable based upon the
existence of one or more of the above indicators of impairment
and the carrying value of the asset cannot be recovered from
projected undiscounted cash flows, we record an impairment
charge. We measure any impairment based on a projected
discounted cash flow method using a discount rate determined by
management to be commensurate with the risk inherent in the
current business model. Significant management judgment is
required in determining whether an indicator of impairment
exists and in projecting cash flows. Trade names are considered
to have indefinite life. All other intangibles are being
amortized over their estimated useful life of three to ten years.
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We have recorded a significant amount of goodwill on our balance
sheet. As of December 31, 2005, goodwill was approximately
$29 million, representing approximately 46% of our total
assets and approximately 52% of our long-lived assets subject to
depreciation, amortization and impairment. In the future,
goodwill may increase as a result of additional acquisitions we
will make. Goodwill is recorded on the date of acquisition and
is reviewed at least annually for impairment. Impairment may
result from, among other things, deterioration in the
performance of our business, adverse market conditions and a
variety of other circumstances. Any future determination
requiring the write-off of a significant portion of the goodwill
recorded on our balance sheet could have an adverse effect on
our financial condition and results of operations.
Halo uses the intrinsic value method to account for stock-based
compensation in accordance with APB No. 25 and have
adopted the disclosure-only provisions of
SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation, as amended by SFAS No. 148,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
Transition and Disclosure. Accordingly, no compensation cost
has been recognized for fixed stock option grants. Had
compensation costs for Halos stock option grants been
determined based on the fair value at the grant dates for awards
under these plans in accordance with SFAS No. 123,
Halos net loss and loss per share would have been reduced
to amounts disclosed in Index to Financial Statements and
Financial Statement Schedules Note 2, Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies Stock Based
Compensation. SFAS No. 123(R) became effective
for the period beginning January 1, 2006. The adoption of
this standard will generally result in increased compensation
expense as it values any unvested options previously not
recognized by APB No. 25.
Results of Operations
Revenue is derived from the licensing of software, maintenance
contracts, training, and other consulting services. License
revenue is derived from licensing of our software and
third-party software products. Services revenue results from
consulting and education services, and maintaining, supporting
and providing periodic unspecified upgrades for previously
licensed products.
Total revenue increased by $5.3 million to
$5.4 million for the three months ended December 31,
2005 from $107,000 for the three months ended December 31,
2004. Total revenue increased by $8.3 million to
$8.6 million for the six months ended December 31,
2005 from $265,000 for the six months ended December 31,
2004. During the twelve months ending June 30, 2005, Halo
recognized approximately $5,124,000 of revenues, compared to
$882,000 for the twelve months ended June 30, 2004. The
total revenue of $5.4 million for the three months ended
December 31, 2005 was primarily due to the acquisitions of
Gupta, $2.8 million, Kenosia, $183,000, Tesseract,
$737,000, and Process and Affiliates, $1.6 million. The
total revenue of $8.6 million for the six months ended
December 31, 2005 was due to the acquisitions of Gupta,
$5.8 million, Kenosia, $468,000, Tesseract, $737,000, and
Process and Affiliates, $1.6 million. The increase in
revenue during the twelve months ending June 30, 2004 as
compared to the twelve months ended June 30, 2004 was due
primarily to the acquisition of Gupta, which accounted for
approximately $4,781,000 of the fiscal 2005 revenues.
License revenue increased by $1.4 million to
$1.5 million for the three months ended December 31,
2005 from $85,000 for the three months ended December 31,
2004. License revenue increased by $2.6 million to
$2.8 million for the six months ended December 31,
2005 from $212,000 for the six months ended December 31,
2004. The total license revenue of $1.5 million for the
three months ended December 31, 2005 was primarily due to
the acquisitions of Gupta, $1.1 million, and Process and
Affiliates, $429,000. The total license revenue of
$2.8 million for the six months ended December 31,
2005 was primarily due to the acquisitions of Gupta,
$2.3 million, Kenosia, $90,000, and Process and Affiliates,
$429,000.
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Services revenue increased by $3.8 million to
$3.9 million for the three months ended December 31,
2005 from $21,000 for the three months ended December 31,
2004. Services revenue increased $5.7 million to
$5.8 million for the six months ended December 31,
2005 from $53,000 for the six months ended December 31,
2004. The total service revenue increase of $3.9 million
for the three months ended December 31, 2005 was primarily
due to the acquisitions of Gupta, $1.8 million, Kenosia,
$178,000, Tesseract, $736,000, and Process and Affiliates,
$1.2 million. The total revenue of $5.8 million for
the six months ended December 31, 2005 was due to the
acquisitions of Gupta, $3.5 million, Kenosia, $378,000,
Tesseract, $736,000, and Process and Affiliates,
$1.2 million.
Because of the reduction of deferred revenue after an
acquisition under generally accepted accounting principles,
which has the effect of reducing the amount of revenue
recognized in a given period from what would have been
recognized had the acquisition not occurred, past reported
periods should not be relied upon as predictive of future
performance. Additionally, Halos operating strategy is to
continue to acquire technology companies. Each of such
transactions will cause a change to our future financial
results. Halo believes such transactions will have a positive
effect on Halos revenues and income (loss) before interest.
Total cost of revenue increased by $919,000 to $959,000 for the
three months ended December 31, 2005 from $40,000 for the
three months ended December 31, 2004. Total cost of revenue
increased by $1.2 million to $1.3 million for the six
months ended December 31, 2005 from $54,000 for the six
months ended December 31, 2004. Total cost of revenue for
the twelve months ended June 30, 2005 was approximately
$548,000, as compared to $425,000 for the same period in 2004.
The total cost of revenue of $959,000 for the three months ended
December 31, 2005 was due to the acquisitions of Gupta,
$270,000, Kenosia, $107,000, Tesseract, $179,000, and Process
and Affiliates, $403,000. The total cost of revenue of
$1.3 million for the six months ended December 31,
2005 was due to the acquisitions of Gupta, $525,000, Kenosia,
$164,000, Tesseract, $179,000, and Process and Affiliates,
$403,000. The increase in cost of revenue for the twelve months
ended June 30, 2005 compared to the same period in 2004 is
directly related to the increase in revenues. In addition, for
the twelve months ended June 30, 2004, the cost of sales
included a write-off of approximately $238,000 of obsolete and
damaged WARP 2063 servers.
The principal components of cost of license fees are
manufacturing costs, shipping costs, and royalties paid to
third-party software vendors. Cost of license revenue increased
by $115,000 to $155,000 for the three months ended
December 31, 2005 from $40,000 for the three months ended
December 31, 2004. Cost of license revenue increased by
$147,000 to $201,000 for the six months ended December 31,
2005 from $54,000 for the six months ended December 31,
2004. The total cost of license fees of $155,000 for the three
months ended December 31, 2005 was primarily due to the
acquisitions of Gupta, $47,000, Kenosia, $8,000, and Process and
Affiliates, $100,000. The total cost of license fees of $201,000
for the six months ended December 31, 2005 was primarily
due to the acquisitions of Gupta, $92,000, Kenosia, $8,000, and
Process and Affiliates, $100,000.
The principal components of cost of services are salaries paid
to our customer support personnel and professional services
personnel, amounts paid for contracted professional services
personnel and third-party resellers, maintenance royalties paid
to third-party software vendors and hardware costs. Cost of
services revenue increased by $804,000 for the three months
ended December 31, 2005 from $0 for the three months ended
December 31, 2004. Cost of services revenue increased by
$1.1 million for the six months ended December 31,
2005 from $0 for the six months ended December 31, 2004.
The cost of service revenue increase of $804,000 for the three
months ended December 31, 2005 was a result of an increase
in employee compensation directly related to additional
headcount added in conjunction with the acquisitions of Gupta,
$224,000, Kenosia, $99,000, Tesseract, $178,000, and Process and
Affiliates, $303,000. The cost of service revenue increase of
$1.1 million for the six months ended December 31,
2005 was a result of an increase in employee compensation
directly related to additional headcount added in conjunction
with the acquisitions of Gupta, $460,000, Kenosia, $156,000,
Tesseract, $178,000, and Process and Affiliates, $303,000.
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Gross profit margins were 82% for the three months ended
December 31, 2005, compared to 63% for the three months
ended December 31, 2004. Gross profit margins increased to
85% for the six months ended December 31, 2005, compared to
80% for the six months ended December 31, 2004. The gross
margin increase was mainly due to the change in the product mix
(increase in the proportion of maintenance and services revenue)
Halo sells from the new subsidiaries during 2005. Gross profit
margins increased to 89% for the year ended June 30, 2005,
compared to 52% for the year ended June 30, 2004. The gross
margin increase was mainly due to the change in the product mix
Halo sells due to its Gupta subsidiary, which was acquired in
January 2005.
Research and development expense consists primarily of salaries
and other personnel-related expenses for engineering personnel,
expensable hardware and software costs, overhead costs and costs
of contractors. Research and development expenses increased by
approximately $1.5 million to $1.6 million for the
three months ended December 31, 2005 from $36,000 for the
three months ended December 31, 2004. Research and
development expenses increased by approximately
$2.4 million to $2.5 million for the six months ended
December 31, 2005 from $113,000 for the six months ended
December 31, 2004. Product development expenses were
approximately $1,589,099 and $812,000 for the twelve months
ended June 30, 2005 and June 30, 2004, respectively.
The increase for the six months ended December 31, 2004 was
almost entirely attributable to an increase in employee
compensation, and third party off shore consulting costs. The
increase of $1.5 million for the three months ended
December 31, 2005 was mainly resulted from the acquisition
of Gupta, $793,000, Kenosia, $60,000, Tesseract, $237,000, and
Process and Affiliates, $438,000. The increase of
$2.4 million for the six months ended December 31,
2005 mainly resulted from the acquisitions of Gupta,
$1.7 million, Kenosia, $125,000, Tesseract, $237,000, and
Process and Affiliates, $438,000. The increase in product
development expenses for the twelve months ended June 30,
2005 was due to the acquisition of Gupta, which accounted for
approximately $1,397,000 of the 2005 product development
expense. To date, all software development costs have been
expensed as incurred.
Selling and marketing expenses consist primarily of salaries,
commissions, benefits, advertising, tradeshows, travel and
overhead costs for Halos sales and marketing personnel.
Sales and marketing expenses increased by approximately
$1.8 million to $2 million for the three months ended
December 31, 2005 from $223,000 for the three months ended
December 31, 2004. Sales and marketing expenses increased
by approximately $3 million to $3.4 million for the
six months ended December 31, 2005 from $477,000 for the
six months ended December 31, 2004. Sales, marketing and
business development expenses were approximately $3,652,000 and
$2,310,000 for the twelve months ended June 30, 2005 and
June 30, 2004, respectively. The increase of
$1.8 million in sales and marketing expense was directly
attributable to the acquisitions of Gupta, $1.4 million,
Kenosia, $17,000, Tesseract, $49,000, and Process and
Affiliates, $267,000 for the three months ended
December 31, 2004. The increase of $3.0 million in
sales and marketing expense was directly attributable to the
acquisitions of Gupta, $2.7 million, Kenosia, $40,000,
Tesseract, $49,000, and Process and Affiliates, $267,000 for the
six months ended December 31, 2005. The increase in sales,
marketing and business development expenses for the twelve
months ended June 30, 2005 was due to the acquisition of
Gupta, which accounted for approximately $2,171,000 of the 2005
sales and marketing expense.
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General and administrative costs include salaries and other
direct employment expenses of our administrative and management
employees, as well as legal, accounting and consulting fees and
bad debt expense. General and administrative expenses increased
by approximately $3.4 million to $3.7 million for the
three months ended December 31, 2005 from $251,000 for the
three months ended December 31, 2004. General and
administrative expenses increased by approximately
$4.2 million to $5.5 million for the
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six months ended December 31, 2005 from $1.2 million
for the six months ended December 31, 2004. General and
administrative expense was approximately $4,989,000 and
$8,468,000 for the twelve months ended June 30, 2005 and
June 30, 2004 respectively. The increase for the six months
ended December 31, 2005 is attributable to increased
headcount to manage the increasing size and complexity of
Halos operations, as Halo has acquired new subsidiaries,
as well as professional services fees associated with the
acquisitions and securities laws and tax compliance. For the
three months ended December 31, 2005, general and
administrative expenses increased by $2.7 million was
directly attributable to the acquisitions of Gupta,
$1.1 million, Kenosia, $160,000, Tesseract, $446,000, and
Process and Affiliates, $957,000. For the six months ended
December 31, 2005, general and administrative expenses
increased by $4 million was directly attributable to the
acquisitions of Gupta, $2.3 million, Kenosia, $332,000,
Tesseract, $446,000, and Process and Affiliates, $957,000. The
decrease of $3,479,000 in general and administrative expense
from the twelve months ended June 30, 2004 to the twelve
months ended June 30, 2005 was due primarily to a decrease
in non-cash compensation of $4,464,000, which was off set by
increased cost due to the acquisition of Gupta.
Interest expense increased by $2.2 million to
$2.3 million for the three months ended December 31,
2005 from $46,000 for the three months ended December 31,
2004. Interest expense increased by $3.5 million to
$3.6 million for the six months ended December 31,
2005 from $46,000 for the six months ended December 31,
2004. The increase was primarily due to the following: accretion
of fair values of warrants issued in connection with Halos
debt, amortization of deferred financing costs (such as legal
fees, due diligence fees, etc), and cash interest. The accretion
of the fair values of the warrants accounted for approximately
$1.1 million and $1.8 million for the three and six
months ended December 31, 2005, respectively. The
amortization of the deferred financing costs accounted for
$139,000 and $374,000 for the three and six months ended
December 31, 2005, respectively. And, the cash interest and
the conversion of interest into common stock accounted for
$1.0 million and $1.3 million for the three and six
months ended December 31, 2005, respectively.
Net Operating Loss Carryforwards
Halo has a U.S. federal net operating loss carryforward of
approximately $41,128,000 as of December 31, 2005, which
may be used to reduce taxable income in future years through the
year 2025. The deferred tax asset primarily resulting from net
operating losses was approximately $16,700,000. Due to
uncertainty surrounding the realization of the favorable tax
attributes in future tax returns, Halo has placed a full
valuation allowance against its net deferred tax asset. At such
time as it is determined that it is more likely than not that
the deferred tax asset is realizable, the valuation allowance
will be reduced. Furthermore, the net operating loss
carryforward may be subject to further limitation pursuant to
Section 382 of the Code.
Halo has foreign subsidiaries based in the United Kingdom,
Canada and Germany and is responsible for paying certain foreign
income taxes. As a result, there is an income tax provision of
$34,000 and $86,000 for the three and six months ended
December 31, 2005 as compared to $0 and $0 for the three
and six months ended December 31, 2004.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Halo has three primary cash needs. These are
(1) operations, (2) acquisitions and (3) debt
service and repayment. Halo has financed a significant component
of its cash needs through the sale of equity securities and debt.
For the six months ended December 31, 2005 and
December 31, 2004, Halo used approximately $265,000 and
$1,297,000, respectively to fund its operations. The cash was
used primarily to fund operating losses, as well as
approximately $16,374,000 for acquisitions, $8,325,000 for
repayment of the principle
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portion of outstanding debt. For the years ended June 30,
2005 and 2004 Halo used approximately $3.4 and
$4.8 million, respectively to fund its operations.
As of June 30, 2005 Halo used approximately
$15.8 million for investing activities. Halo paid
approximately $15 million in cash for the acquisition of
Gupta and deposited approximately $.8 million for the
Kenosia acquisition.
As of June 30, 2005 Halo raised approximately
$20.8 million, of which $12.2 million was from the
sale of preferred stock, $2.5 million from issuance of
subordinated notes and $6.1 million from the issuance of
senior notes.
On January 31, 2005, Halo issued $2,500,000 principal
amount of subordinated convertible promissory notes (the
Subordinated Notes). The Subordinated Notes bear
interest at 10%, payable in common stock or cash, and mature
January 31, 2007. The Subordinated Notes are convertible at
any time into shares of Halo common stock at $1.00 per share,
which conversion rate is subject to certain anti-dilution
adjustments. The common stock issuable upon conversion of the
Subordinated Notes has certain registration rights.
Halo entered into a $50,000,000 credit facility with Fortress
Credit Opportunities I LP and Fortress Credit Corp. on
August 2, 2005 (the Credit Agreement). Subject
to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the lenders
thereunder (the Lenders) agreed to make available to
Halo a term loan facility in three Tranches, Tranches A, B and
C, in an aggregate amount equal to $50,000,000 (the
Loan). In connection with entering into the Credit
Agreement, Halo borrowed $10,000,000 under Tranche A to
repay its then-existing senior indebtedness, as well as certain
existing subordinated indebtedness and to pay certain closing
costs. On October 26, 2005, in connection with the closings
of the acquisition of Tesseract, DAVID Corporation, Process
Software, ProfitKey International and Foresight Software, Inc.,
Halo entered into Amendment Agreement No. 1
(Amendment Agreement) to the Credit Agreement under
which the Lenders made an additional loan of $15,000,000 under
Tranche B of the credit facility under the Credit
Agreement. The rate of interest payable on the amounts borrowed
under the Loan is a floating percentage rate per annum equal to
the sum of the LIBOR for that period plus the
Margin. For theses purposes, LIBOR means the rate
offered in the London interbank market for U.S. Dollar deposits
for the relevant period but no less than 2.65%. For these
purposes, Margin means 9% per annum. Interest is due
and payable monthly in arrears.
The Credit Agreement contains certain financial covenants usual
and customary for facilities and transactions of this type. Halo
anticipates that due to recent transactions, as well as the
InfoNow and Unify acquisitions, certain of the covenants under
the Credit Agreement may have to be modified in order for Halo
to continue to comply. Halo has engaged in discussions with
Fortress, and Halo anticipates negotiating appropriate
modifications to the covenants to reflect these changes in
Halos business. In the event Halo completes further
acquisitions, Halo and the other parties to the credit agreement
will agree upon modifications to the financial covenants to
reflect the changes to Halos consolidated assets,
liabilities, and expected results of operations in amounts to be
mutually agreed to by the parties. In addition, the Credit
Agreement provides that in the event of certain changes of
control, including (i) a reduction in the equity ownership
in Halo of Ron Bienvenu or his immediate family members below
90% of such equity interests on the date of the Credit
Agreement, or (ii) Ron Bienvenu ceases to perform his
current management functions and is not replaced within
90 days by a person satisfactory to Fortress, all amounts
due may be declared immediately due and payable.
The Credit Agreement contains specific events of default,
including failure to make a payment, the breach of certain
representations and warranties, and insolvency events. There is
also a cross-default provision that provides that
certain events of default under certain contracts between Halo
or its subsidiaries and third parties will constitute an event
of default under the Credit Agreement.
Halos obligations under the Credit Agreement are
guaranteed by the direct and indirect subsidiaries of Halo, and
any new subsidiaries of Halo are obligated to become guarantors.
Halo and its subsidiaries granted first priority security
interests in their assets, and pledged the stock or equity
interests in their
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respective subsidiaries, as collateral for the Loans. In
addition, Halo has undertaken to complete certain matters,
including the delivery of stock certificates in subsidiaries,
and the completion of financing statements perfecting the
security interests granted under the applicable state or foreign
jurisdictions concerning the security interests and rights
granted to the Lenders. Any new subsidiary of Halo will become
subject to the same provisions.
On September 20, 2005, Halo issued a $500,000 principal
amount promissory note (the September 2005 Note).
The maturity on this note was December 19, 2005, unless it
was converted prior to that date into equity. On
January 11, 2006, the holder of this note converted the
$500,000 principal (plus accrued interest) into the
Series E Subscription Agreement described under
Recent Developments Series E
Notes and Series E Subscription Agreements beginning
on page 105 of this proxy statement/prospectus. Under the
Series E Subscription Agreement, the holder of the
September 2005 note had the right, in the event that Halo
completed or entered into agreements to sell equity securities
on or before February 15, 2006, to convert the securities
received under the Series E Subscription Agreement into
such other equity securities as if the investor had invested the
amount invested in such securities. The holder of the September
2005 Note has indicated to Halo that it intends to exercise this
right and receive the same securities as were issued under the
January 2006 Subscription Agreements. The terms of the January
2006 Subscription Agreements are described more fully below
under Recent Developments January
2006 Subscription Agreements beginning on page 107 of
this proxy statement/prospectus.
On October 26, 2005, as part of the acquisition of
Tesseract, Halo issued a promissory note in the amount of
$1,750,000 to Platinum (the Platinum Note). The
principal under the Platinum Note accrues interest at a rate of
9.0% per annum. The principal and accrued interest under the
Platinum Note was due on March 31, 2006. Interest is
payable in registered shares of common stock of Halo, provided
that until such shares are registered, interest shall be paid in
cash. The Platinum Note contains certain negative covenants
including that Halo will not incur additional indebtedness,
other than permitted indebtedness under the Platinum Note. Under
the Platinum Note, the following constitute an event of default:
(a) Halo shall fail to pay the principal and interest when
due and payable: (b) Halo fails to pay any other amount
under the Platinum Note when due and payable: (c) any
representation or warranty of Halo was untrue or misleading in
any material respect when made; (d) there shall have
occurred an acceleration of the state maturity of any
indebtedness for borrowed money of Halo or any Halo subsidiary
of $50,000 or more in aggregate principal amount; (e) Halo
shall sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or any
substantial portion of its assets in one transaction or a series
of related transactions, participate in any share exchange,
consummate any recapitalization, reclassification,
reorganization or other business combination transaction or
adopt a plan of liquidation or dissolution or agree to do any of
the foregoing; (f) one or more judgments in an aggregate
amount in excess of $50,000 shall have been rendered against
Halo or any Halo subsidiary; (g) Halo breaches certain of
its covenants set forth in the Platinum Note; or (h) an
Insolvency Event (as defined in the Platinum Note) occurs with
respect to Halo or a Halo subsidiary. Upon such an event of
default, the holder may, at its option, declare all amounts owed
under the Platinum Note to be due and payable.
On October 21, 2005, Halo entered into certain convertible
promissory notes to various accredited investors (the
October 2005 Notes) in the aggregate principal
amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000). Interest accrues
under the October 2005 Notes at the rate of ten percent (10%)
per annum. The principal amount of the October 2005 Notes,
together with accrued interest, was due February 19, 2006,
or 90 days after the date it was entered into, unless the
October 2005 Notes were converted into debt or equity securities
of Halo in Halos next financing involving sales by Halo of
a class of its preferred stock or convertible debt securities,
or any other similar or equivalent financing transaction. Five
hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) in principal amount (plus
accrued interest) of the October 2005 Notes was repaid by Halo
in early March. On January 11, 2006, the holder of the
remaining $500,000 October 2005 Note converted the $500,000
principal (plus accrued interest) under this October 2005 Note
into the Series E Subscription Agreement described under
Recent Developments Series E
Notes and Series E Subscription Agreements beginning
on page 105 of this proxy statement/prospectus. Under the
Series E Subscription Agreement, the holder of this October
2005 Note had the right, in the event that
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Halo completed or entered into agreements to sell equity
securities on or before February 15, 2006, to convert the
securities received under the Series E Subscription
Agreement into such other equity securities as if the investor
had invested the amount invested in such securities. The holder
of the October 2005 Note has indicated to Halo that it intends
to exercise this right and receive the same securities as were
issued under the January 2006 Subscription Agreements. The terms
of the January 2006 Subscription Agreements are described more
fully below under Recent
Developments January 2006 Subscription
Agreements beginning on page 107 of this proxy
statement/prospectus.
Also on October 21, 2005, Halo issued warrants (the
October 2005 Warrants) to purchase an aggregate of
363,636 shares of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share of
Halo. The October 2005 Warrants were issued in connection with
the October 2005 Notes described above. The exercise price for
the October 2005 Warrants is $1.375, subject to adjustment as
provided in the October 2005 Warrants. The October 2005 Warrants
are exercisable until October 21, 2010. The October 2005
Warrants contain an automatic exercise provision in the event
that the warrant has not been exercised but the Fair Market
Value of the Warrant Shares (as defined in the October 2005
Warrants) is greater than the exercise price per share on the
expiration date. The October 2005 Warrants also contain a
cashless exercise provision. The October 2005 Warrants also
contain a limitation on exercise which limits the number of
shares of Halo common stock that may be acquired by the holder
on exercise to that number of shares as will insure that,
following such exercise, the total number of shares of common
stock then beneficially owned by such holder and its affiliates
will not exceed 9.99% of the total number of issued and
outstanding shares of Halo common stock. This provision is
waivable by the holder on 60 days notice.
On October 14, 2005, one of Halos directors, David
Howitt, made a short-term loan to Halo for $150,000. On
January 11, 2006, Mr. Howitt converted the principal
(plus accrued interest) under this loan into the Series E
Subscription Agreement described under Recent
Developments Series E Notes and Series E
Subscription Agreements beginning on page 105 of this
proxy statement/prospectus. Under the Series E Subscription
Agreement, Mr. Howitt has the right, in the event that Halo
completed or entered into agreements to sell equity securities
on or before February 15, 2006, to convert the securities
received under the Series E Subscription Agreement into
such other equity securities as if he had invested the amount
invested in such securities. Mr. Howitt has indicated to
Halo that he intends to exercise this right and receive the same
securities as were issued under the January 2006 Subscription
Agreements. The terms of the January 2006 Subscription
Agreements are described more fully below under
Recent Developments January 2006
Subscription Agreements beginning on page 107 of this
proxy statement/prospectus.
As of December 31, 2005 Halo had approximately $1,844,000
in cash and cash equivalents, $4,550,000 in net accounts
receivable, $8,658,000 in accounts payable and accrued expenses,
and $4,842,000 in short-term notes and loans payable, net of
warrants fair value discount of $108,000 and $1,293,000 to
ISIS and affiliated companies.
For the six months ended December 31, 2005, Halo used
approximately $16,425,928 for investing activities. During the
same period, Halo paid approximately $507,000 in cash as part of
consideration to acquire Kenosia and approximately $15,867,102
in cash as part of consideration to purchase Tesseract, Process,
DAVID Corporation, Profitkey, and Foresight from Platinum
Equity, LLC.
As of December 31, 2005, Halo had debt that matures in the
next 12 months in the amount of $4,950,000. This consists
of $500,000 of note payable to Bristol Technology, Inc. (seller
of Kenosia), $2,750,000 payable to Platinum Equity, LLC (seller
of Tesseract, Process, DAVID Corporation, Profitkey, and
Foresight), and $1,700,000 in notes payable to other investors.
As of the date hereof, $500,000 of the $1,700,000 notes have
been paid, and the $500,000 note payable to Bristol Technology,
Inc has been paid. Halo has also taken additional debt in the
amount of $700,000 and $1,375,000 in January 2006, both of which
are expected to be paid in equity securities.
Halo continues to evaluate strategic alternatives, including
opportunities to strategically grow the business, enter into
strategic relationships, make acquisitions or enter into
business combinations. Halo can
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provide no assurance that any such strategic alternatives will
come to fruition and may elect to terminate such evaluations at
any time.
Halos future capital requirements will depend on many
factors, including cash flow from operations, continued progress
in research and development programs, competing technological
and market developments, and Halos ability to maintain its
current customers and successfully market its products, as well
as any future acquisitions it undertakes. Halo intends to meet
its cash needs, as in the past, through cash generated from
operations, the proceeds of privately placed equity issuances
and debt. Even without further acquisitions, in order to meet
its financial obligations including repayment of outstanding
debt obligations, Halo will have to issue further equity and
engage in further debt transactions. There can be no guarantee
that Halo will be successful in such efforts. In the absence of
such further financing, Halo will either be unable to meet its
debt obligations or will have to significantly restructure its
operations, or a combination of these two actions. Such actions
would significantly negatively affect the value of Halos
common stock.
Recent Developments
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Options Granted to Mark Finkel |
In connection with his employment by Halo, and under the Halo
Technology Holdings 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, on
January 4, 2006, Mr. Finkel received stock options for
600,000 shares of Halos common stock. The exercise price
for Mr. Finkels options is $1.22 per share (the Fair
Market Value on the date of grant by the Compensation
Committee). The options granted to Mr. Finkel have a ten
year term. 25% of these options vest on the first anniversary of
the award, provided Mr. Finkel remains in his position
through that date, and the remaining options vest ratably over
the following 36 months, provided that Mr. Finkel
remains with Halo.
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Series E Notes and Series E Subscription
Agreements |
On January 11, 2006, Halo entered into certain convertible
promissory notes (the Series E Notes) in the
aggregate principal amount of Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars
($700,000). Interest accrues under the Series E Notes at
the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum. The Notes provide that
they automatically convert into (i) such number of fully
paid and non-assessable shares of Halos Series E
Preferred Stock (the Series E Stock) equal to
the aggregate outstanding principal amount due under the
Series E Notes plus the amount of all accrued but unpaid
interest under the Series E Notes divided by $1.25, and
(ii) warrants (the Series E Warrants) to
purchase a number of shares of Halos common stock equal to
40% of such number of shares of Series E Stock issued to
the holder. Under the terms of the Series E Notes, the
automatic conversion was to occur upon the effectiveness of the
filing of the Certificate of Designations, Preferences and
Rights (the Certificate of Designations) pertaining
to Halos Series E Stock, and, in the event that the
Certificate of Designations was not filed 30 days after the
Series E Notes were issued (February 10, 2006) then
the holders of the Series E Notes may demand that Halo pay
the principal amount of the Series E Notes, together with
accrued interest. No demand for payment has been made.
Under the Series E Subscription Agreements described below,
holders of the Series E Notes had the right, in the event
that Halo completed or entered into agreements to sell equity
securities on or before February 15, 2006, to convert the
Series E Notes into such other equity securities as if the
investor had invested the amount invested in such securities.
The holders of the Series E Notes have indicated to Halo
that they intend to exercise this right and receive the same
securities as were issued under the January 2006 Subscription
Agreements. The terms of the January 2006 Subscription
Agreements are described more fully below under
January 2006 Subscription Agreements
beginning on page 107 of this proxy statement/prospectus.
Also on January 11, 2006, Halo entered into certain
Subscription Agreements (the Series E Subscription
Agreements) for the sale of Series E Stock and
Series E Warrants. In addition to the conversion of the
principal and interest under the Series E Notes described
above, investors under the
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Series E Subscription Agreements agreed to invest $150,000
in cash and committed to convert the $500,000 principal (plus
accrued interest) under the September 2005 Note, and the
$500,000 principal (plus accrued interest) under the outstanding
October 2005 Note (each as described above). Accordingly, Halo
has taken the position that these notes were amended by the
Series E Subscription Agreement. Also under the
Series E Subscription Agreement, an investor agreed to
convert $67,500 in certain advisory fees due from Halo into
Series E Stock and Warrants.
The material terms of the Subscription Agreements are as
follows. Halo designates the closing date. The closing is
anticipated to occur when the Series E Certificate of
Designations becomes effective. The obligations of the investors
under the Series E Subscription Agreement are revocable if
the closing has not occurred within 30 days of the date of
the agreement. No later than seventy five (75) days after
the completion of the offering, Halo agreed to file with the SEC
a registration statement covering the Halo common stock
underlying the Series E Stock and the Series E
Warrants, and any common stock that Halo may elect to issue in
payment of the dividends due on the Series E Stock.
Upon the completion of this offering, with a full round of
investment of $10,000,000, the Series E investors will have
the right for 15 months to invest, in the aggregate, an
additional $10,000,000 in common stock of Halo, at $2.00 per
share of common stock (as adjusted for stock splits, reverse
splits, and stock dividends) or a 20% discount to the prior
30 day trading period, whichever is lower. Each such
investors right shall be his, her or its pro rata amount
of the initial offering.
In the event that Halo completes or enters into agreements to
sell equity securities on or before February 15, 2006,
investors in Series E Stock may convert the securities
received under the Series E Subscription Agreement into
such other equity securities as if the investor had invested the
amount invested in such securities. Halo will provide the
Series E investors with five business days notice of such
right. The investor will be required to execute and deliver all
such transaction documents as required by Halo in order to
convert such securities into such other securities.
Certain of the transactions in connection with the Series E
Subscription Agreement were entered into by Mr. David
Howitt, a director of Halo. Mr. Howitt invested $350,000
under the Series E Notes, and agreed to invest another
$150,000 under the Series E Subscription Agreement.
Mr. Howitt recused himself from the Halo board of directors
decisions approving these transactions.
Investors under the Series E Subscription Agreements have
indicated to Halo that they intend to exercise the right
described above and receive the same securities as were issued
under the January 2006 Subscription Agreements. The terms of the
January 2006 Subscription Agreements are described more fully
below under January 2006 Subscription
Agreements beginning on page 107 of this proxy
statement/prospectus
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Issuance of common stock in connection with the
Acquisition of Empagio |
Halo entered into a merger agreement dated December 19,
2005, with Empagio, certain stockholders of Empagio, and a
wholly owned subsidiary of Halo. On January 13, 2006, the
closing under the merger agreement occurred and Empagio became a
wholly owned subsidiary of Halo.
Upon the closing of the Empagio merger, Halo issued 1,438,455
shares of its common stock. Halo has delivered to the Empagio
stockholders 1,330,571 shares of Halo common stock and retained
107,884 shares of Halo common stock as security for Empagio
stockholder indemnification obligations under the merger
agreement (the Empagio Indemnity Holdback Shares).
The Empagio Indemnity Holdback Shares shall be released to the
Empagio stockholders on the later of (i) the first
anniversary of the closing date of the transaction and
(ii) the date any indemnification issues pending on the
first anniversary of the closing date are finally resolved.
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On January 27 and on January 30, 2006, Halo entered into
certain convertible promissory notes (the January 2006
Convertible Notes) in the aggregate principal amount of
One Million Three Hundred
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Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($1,375,000). The principal amount
of the January 2006 Convertible Notes, together with accrued
interest, shall be due and payable on demand by the holder
thereof on the maturity date which is no earlier than sixty
(60) days after the date such January 2006 Convertible
Notes were issued (the Original Maturity Date),
unless the January 2006 Convertible Notes are converted into
common stock and warrants as described below. In the event that
the January 2006 Convertible Notes are not converted by their
Original Maturity Date, interest will begin to accrue at the
rate of ten percent (10%) per annum.
Each January 2006 Convertible Note shall convert into
(i) such number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of
Halos common stock equal to the aggregate outstanding
principal amount due under the January 2006 Convertible Note
plus the amount of all accrued but unpaid interest on the
January 2006 Convertible Note divided by $1.25, and
(ii) warrants (the January 2006 Warrants) to
purchase a number of shares of Halos common stock equal to
75% of such number of shares of common stock. The January 2006
Convertible Notes shall so convert automatically
(Mandatory Conversion) and with no action on the
part of the holder on their Original Maturity Date to the extent
that upon such conversion, the total number of shares of common
stock then beneficially owned by such holder does not exceed
9.99% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of
Halo common stock. For such purposes, beneficial ownership shall
be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. In the event that a portion of the principal and
interest under the January 2006 Convertible Notes has not been
converted on the first Mandatory Conversion (and the holder has
not demanded payment), there will be subsequent mandatory
conversions until all of the principal and interest has been
converted, provided that at each such Mandatory Conversion the
total number of shares of common stock then beneficially owned
by such lender does not exceed 9.99% of the total number of
issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Prior to any such
mandatory conversion the holder may at its option by writing to
Halo, convert all or a portion of the principal and interest due
under such holders January 2006 Convertible Notes into
common stock and January 2006 Warrants provided that at each
such conversion the total number of shares of common stock then
beneficially owned by such holder does not exceed 9.99% of the
total number of issued and outstanding shares of Halo common
stock. By written notice to Halo, each holder may waive the
foregoing limitations on conversion but any such waiver will not
be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered
to Halo.
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January 2006 Subscription Agreements |
Also on January 27 and January 30, 2006, Halo entered into
certain Subscription Agreements (the January 2006
Subscription Agreements) for the sale of the January 2006
Convertible Notes and the underlying common stock and January
2006 Warrants.
The material terms of the January 2006 Subscription Agreements
are as follows. Halo and the investors under the January 2006
Subscription Agreements made certain representations and
warranties customary in private financings, including
representations from the Investors that they are
accredited investors as defined in Rule 501(a)
of Regulation D (Regulation D) under the
Securities Act.
The January 2006 Subscription Agreements further provide that
Halo shall register the shares of common stock issuable upon
conversion of the January 2006 Convertible Notes and upon
conversion of the January 2006 Warrants (together, the
Registrable Shares) via a suitable registration
statement. If a registration statement covering the Registrable
Shares has not been declared effective after 180 days
following the closing, the holders shall receive a number of
shares of common stock equal to 1.5% of the number of shares
received upon conversion of the January 2006 Convertible Notes
for each 30 days thereafter during which the Registrable
Shares have not been registered, subject to a maximum penalty of
9% of the number of shares received upon conversion of the
January 2006 Convertible Notes.
The January 2006 Subscription Agreements allow the Investors to
piggyback on the registration statements filed by
Halo. Halo agreed that it will maintain the registration
statement effective under the Securities Act until the earlier
of (i) the date that all of the Registrable Shares have
been sold pursuant to such registration statement, (ii) all
Registrable Shares have been otherwise transferred to persons who
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may trade such shares without restriction under the Securities
Act, or (iii) all Registrable Shares may be sold at any
time, without volume or manner of sale limitations pursuant to
Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act.
Upon the completion of the offering under the January 2006
Subscription Agreements, with a full round of investment of
$10,000,000, the investors will have the right for
15 months after the final closing to invest, in the
aggregate an additional $10,000,000 in common stock of Halo. The
price of such follow-on investment will be $2.00 per share of
common stock or a 20% discount to the prior 30 day trading
period, whichever is lower; provided that the price per share
shall not be less than $1.25. Each investors portion of
this follow-on right shall be such investors pro rata
amount of the January 2006 Convertible Notes issued pursuant to
the January 2006 Subscription Agreements. Once Halo has issued a
total of $5,000,000 of January 2006 Convertible Notes, the
investors will be able to invest up to 50% of the amount which
they may invest pursuant to this follow-on right; subsequent to
the completion of the full round of $10,000,000 the investors
may invest the remainder of the amount which they may invest
pursuant to this follow-on right.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the January 2006
Subscription Agreements, the number of shares of common stock
that may be acquired by any investor upon any exercise of this
follow-on right (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be
limited to the extent necessary to insure that, following such
exercise (or other issuance), the total number of shares of
common stock then beneficially owned by such investor and its
Affiliates and any other persons whose beneficial ownership of
common stock would be aggregated with such investor for purposes
of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, does not exceed 9.99%
of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Halo
common stock. By written notice to Halo, any investor may waive
this provision, but any such waiver will not be effective until
the 61st day after such notice is delivered to Halo.
In addition to the $1,375,000 in January 2006 Convertible Notes
issued January 27 and January 30, 2006, pursuant to the
January 2006 Subscription Agreements, the following investors
have expressed an intention to exercise their right to accept
the terms of the January 2006 Subscription Agreements in lieu of
the Series E Subscription Agreements:
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the investor who had agreed to convert $67,500 in certain
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It is a condition to the closing of the merger with Unify that
all such convertible notes and all shares of Halo preferred
stock shall have been converted into common stock of Halo.
On January 30, 2006, Halo entered into a Merger Agreement
(the Merger Agreement) with ECI Acquisition, Inc., a
Maryland corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Halo
(MergerSub), Executive Consultants, Inc., a Maryland
corporation (ECI), and certain stockholders of ECI
(the Sellers). On March 1, 2006, the closing
occurred under the Merger Agreement. Accordingly, under the
terms of the Merger Agreement, MergerSub was merged with and
into ECI (the Merger) and ECI survived the Merger
and is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Halo. The total merger
consideration for all of the equity interests in ECI (the
Purchase Price) was $603,571 in cash and cash
equivalents and 330,668 shares of Halos common stock (the
Halo Shares), subject to adjustment based on the Net
Working Capital (as defined in the Merger Agreement) on the
Closing Date.
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Acquisition Agreement for the Acquisition of Unify
Corporation |
On March 13, 2006, Halo entered into an agreement and plan
of merger (the Unify Merger Agreement) to acquire
Unify Corporation, a Delaware corporation (Unify)
(OTCBB:UNFY) in a transaction valued at approximately
$20.6 million. In connection with the Unify Merger
Agreement, two shareholders of Unify representing approximately
thirty-three percent (33%) of outstanding voting rights of Unify
have executed voting agreements that, subject to limited
exceptions, require these stockholders to vote their Unify
shares in favor of the merger.
Under the terms of the Unify Merger Agreement, which was
approved by the boards of directors of each of Halo and Unify,
each share of Unifys common stock outstanding immediately
prior to the merger (the Unify Merger) will be
converted into the right to receive 0.437 shares of common
stock of Halo. The Unify Merger is intended to qualify as a
tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code.
In addition, each outstanding option to purchase shares of
common stock of Unify that has an exercise price of less than
$1.00 per share shall become and represent an option to
purchase the number of shares of Halo common stock (rounded down
to the nearest full share) determined by multiplying
(X) the number of shares of Unify common stock subject to
the option immediately prior to the effective time of the Unify
Merger by (Y) the exchange ratio, at an exercise price per
share of Halo common stock equal to the result of dividing
(A) the exercise price of the Unify option by (B) the
exchange ratio, and rounding the result up to the nearest tenth
of one cent. All other outstanding options to purchase Unify
common stock shall be cancelled at the effective time of the
Unify Merger. The Halo options issued in substitution of Unify
options shall contain substantially the same terms and
conditions as the applicable Unify options.
Each outstanding warrant to purchase shares of common stock of
Unify shall become and represent a warrant to purchase the
number of shares of Halo common stock (rounded down to the
nearest full share) determined by multiplying (X) the
number of shares of Unify common stock subject to the warrant
immediately prior to the effective time of the Unify Merger by
(Y) the exchange ratio. The exercise price for the Halo
shares issuable upon exercise of the Halo warrants issued in
replacement of the Unify warrants shall be $1.836 per
share. The Halo warrants issued in substitution of Unify
warrants shall contain substantially the same terms and
conditions as the applicable Unify warrants.
The Unify Merger Agreement includes representations and
warranties regarding, among other things, Unifys corporate
organization and capitalization, the accuracy of its reports and
financial statements filed under the Exchange Act, the absence
of certain changes or events relative to Unify since
January 31, 2006, and Unifys receipt of a fairness
opinion regarding the merger from its financial advisor.
Similarly, Halo makes representations and warranties regarding,
among other things, its corporate organization and
capitalization and the accuracy of its reports and financial
statements filed under the Exchange Act.
The Unify Merger Agreement also includes covenants governing,
among other things, Unifys and Halos operations
outside the ordinary course of business prior to the closing.
Consummation of the Unify Merger is subject to several closing
conditions, including, among others, approval by a majority of
Unifys common shares entitled to vote thereon, holders of
less than ten percent (10%) of Unifys outstanding common
stock exercising appraisal or dissenters rights, Halo
receiving a new equity investment of at least $2.0 million,
Halo converting certain of its outstanding convertible debt into
common stock of Halo, no material adverse change in the business
or condition of either company prior to the effective time of
the Unify Merger, and the effectiveness of a registration
statement on
Form S-4 filed by
Halo, registering the shares of Halo common stock to be issued
in the Unify Merger. In addition, the Unify Merger Agreement
contains certain termination rights allowing Unify, Halo or both
parties to terminate the agreement upon the occurrence of
certain conditions, including the failure to consummate the
Unify Merger by September 30, 2006.
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MANAGEMENT
Directors and Executive Officers
Rodney A. Bienvenu, Jr., 40, has been Chief
Executive Officer of Halo, a Director of Halo and Chairman of
Halos Board of Directors since August 4, 2004. From
September 2003 through the present, Mr. Bienvenu has been a
founder and Managing Partner of ISIS Capital Management, LLC
(ISIS), an investment firm specializing in active
investment strategies and strategic transactions in information
technology and other sectors. Prior to ISIS, Mr. Bienvenu
founded Strategic Software Holdings, LLC, a successful
investment vehicle that initiated a takeover attempt of Mercator
Software, Inc., and invested in other public and private
enterprise software companies. Mr. Bienvenu acted as Chief
Executive Officer of Strategic Software Holdings, LLC, from
August 2002 through September 2003. Prior to Strategic Software
Holdings, LLC, Mr. Bienvenu served as President of Software
at Halo, a publicly traded software company, from May 2001
through July 2002. During his tenure at Halo, Mr. Bienvenu
led the planning, acquisition and consolidation of over thirty
companies, including five public companies. Prior to Halo,
Mr. Bienvenu served as CEO and President of SageMaker,
Inc., a provider of digital asset management solutions for
Global 2000 companies that he founded in 1992. Under his
guidance, SageMaker raised more than $33 million in venture
capital funding and acquired several technology companies in the
U.S. and Europe. SageMaker was sold to Halo in early 2001.
Mr. Bienvenus previous industry experience includes
the founding of a successful electronic publishing company and
sale to a major publisher in 1991. Mr. Bienvenu has a
seventy percent interest in ISIS, and ISIS has entered into
transactions with Halo as described below under the section
entitled Executive Compensation Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions beginning on
page 117 of this proxy statement/prospectus.
John A. Boehmer, 42, has been a director since
March 30, 2005. Mr. Boehmer is an executive
recruitment and human resources professional with more than
20 years experience. Mr. Boehmer is a Managing Partner
with the Barlow Group, LLC, an executive search firm,
specializing in matching early and mature growth-stage
technology businesses with executive leadership and industry
partnerships. Mr. Boehmer has been with the Barlow Group
since September, 2005. Previously, Mr. Boehmer was a
Managing Director with Korn/ Ferry International, a position he
has held since September 2003. Prior to joining Korn/ Ferry,
from January 2002 through September 2003, Mr. Boehmer was
the Founder and Managing Director of Matlin Partners LLC.
Previously, from July 1999 through December 2001,
Mr. Boehmer served as Vice President of Executive
Recruiting at Internet Capital Group. Mr. Boehmer holds a
B.A. from Denison University.
Mr. David M. Howitt, 37, has been a director since
March 30, 2005. Mr. Howitt is the President and CEO of
The Meriwether Group, Inc., a boutique brand consulting and
marketing firm which he founded in May 2004. From May 2001 until
April 2004, Mr. Howitt served as director of licensing and
business development at adidas America, Inc. Mr. Howitt
also worked for several years as corporate counsel with adidas.
Mr. Howitt holds a B.A. from Denison University, and a J.D.
from the Lewis & Clark Northwestern School of Law.
Mr. Howitt has a fifty percent interest in ISIS Acquisition
Partners II, LLC, (IAP II) an entity which
has entered into transactions with Halo as described below under
the section entitled Executive Compensation
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions beginning
on page 117 of this proxy statement/prospectus.
Mark J. Lotke, 37, has been a director since
March 30, 2005. Mr. Lotke is a Partner with FT
Ventures, which he joined in 2005, and where he leads the
Software Team. Mr. Lotke currently serves on the boards of
ProfitLine, a provider of outsourced telecommunications expense
management services, and of Digital Harbor, a composite
applications company. Mr. Lotke has over 15 years
experience in the information technology industry including over
10 years of private equity experience. Prior to joining FT
Ventures, he has invested over $350 million in leading
enterprise software,
e-commerce and
IT-enabled services companies generating over $1.2 billion
in realized gains. From January 2003 through December 2004,
Mr. Lotke was a General Partner with Pequot Ventures. From
January 2001 through December
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2002, Mr. Lotke was a General Partner with Covalent
Partners. Prior to that, Mr. Lotke was a Managing Director
with Internet Capital Group. Mr. Lotke also worked for
several years as a principal with General Atlantic Partners.
Mr. Lotke began his professional career as a strategy
consultant at Corporate Decisions, Inc. and also worked at LHS
Group, a mobile billing and customer care software company.
Mr. Lotke received a B.S. in Economics summa cum laude from
the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA
from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Other Executive Officers of Halo
Mark Finkel, 51, has been Halos Chief Financial
Officer since December 28, 2005. Mr. Finkel has over
20 years of senior financial and operational experience at
both public and private companies. Prior to joining Halo,
Mr. Finkel, served as chief executive officer of ISD
Corporation from 2003 through February 2004, after being part of
a group that purchased ISD from its founders. ISD is a leader in
the payment technology industry. From 2001 through 2002,
Mr. Finkel served as chief executive officer of
RightAnswers, Inc., which provides enterprise customers with
Self Service solutions for IT support. Mr. Finkel led a
group of investors in acquiring Halo in 2001, which was then a
division of a public company. After serving as CEO,
Mr. Finkel continued to serve as non-executive chairman of
ISD Corporation and RightAnswers, Inc. Since 1996,
Mr. Finkel has also served as president of Emerging Growth
Associates, a consulting firm for early stage, high growth
companies, where he has provided counsel on strategic planning,
business model development, market positioning, and operational
execution. Mr. Finkel also serves as a venture partner with
the Prism Opportunity Fund, a $50 million venture fund
focused on early stage companies. Previously, Mr. Finkel
has taken three companies public as CFO: Consilium, Inc, Logic
Works, Inc. and ServiceWare Technologies, Inc. He also served as
CFO of BackWeb Technologies, Inc. and Neuron Data, Inc.
Mr. Finkel holds a J.D. from the University of California,
Davis, an M.B.A. from New York University, and a B.A. from
Oberlin College.
Ernest C. Mysogland, 40, has been Chief Legal Officer,
Executive Vice President and Secretary of Halo since
August 4, 2004. Mr. Mysogland has more than
15 years experience in mergers and acquisitions, equity and
debt financing and investment. From September, 2003 through the
present, Mr. Mysogland has been a founder and Managing
Partner of ISIS Capital Management, LLC (ISIS), an
investment firm specializing in active investment strategies and
strategic transactions in information technology and other
sectors. Prior to ISIS, Mr. Mysogland managed the legal and
administrative matters of Strategic Software Holdings, LLC from
May, 2003 through September, 2003. Prior to Strategic Software
Holdings, LLC, from September, 1990 through April, 2003,
Mr. Mysogland engaged in private legal practice
representing investors, issuers, acquirers and targets in
hundreds of public and private mergers and acquisitions, equity
and debt financings, and other strategic transactions ranging in
size up to $3.5 billion. Mr. Mysoglands clients
have included numerous software and technology companies,
private equity funds and institutional investors.
Mr. Mysogland graduated from the University of Notre Dame
and the Columbia University School of Law.
Brian J. Sisko, 44, has been Chief Operating Officer of
Halo since March 2005. Mr. Sisko has 20 years of
experience in the areas of corporate finance, mergers and
acquisitions and strategic development. From February 2002 to
March 2005, Mr. Sisko ran B/ T Business and Technology,
which served as an advisor and strategic management consultant
to a variety of public and private companies, including Halo.
From April 2000 to January 2002, he was Managing Director of
Katalyst, LLC, a venture capital and operational advisory firm
where he was responsible for business development and
client/portfolio company engagement management in that
firms Philadelphia and Boston offices. Mr. Sisko also
previously served as Senior Vice President Corporate
Development and General Counsel of National Media Corporation, a
large public company with international operations. In addition,
Mr. Sisko was a partner in the Corporate Finance/ Mergers
and Acquisitions practice group of the Philadelphia-based law
firm, Klehr Harrison, Harvey Branzburg & Ellers.
Mr. Sisko also teaches as an adjunct professor in the MBA
program of the Fox School of Business at Temple University. He
earned his Juris Doctorate from The Law School of the University
of Pennsylvania and his B.S. from Bucknell University.
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Jeff Bailey, 52, Chief Executive Officer of Gupta
Technology Holdings LLC (Gupta), a significant
operating subsidiary of Halo since March 2005, and served as
Interim Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer
for Halo from March 2005 to December 2005. Since January 2002,
Mr. Bailey served as Guptas Chief Executive Officer,
responsible for guiding Guptas strategic direction as well
as day-to-day
operations. Mr. Bailey joined Gupta in October 2001 as its
Chief Financial Officer. From August 2001 through October 2001,
Mr. Bailey was also the CEO of DAVID Corporation. Prior to
that experience, Mr. Bailey served as vice president of
finance and CFO at Vivant Corporation until August 2001. He has
also held positions as vice president of finance and CFO at
Uniteq Application Systems Inc. and Phoenix Network Inc. He
earned his B.S. in Business Administration from the University
of California, Berkeley, and is a certified public accountant.
Takeshi Taniguchi, 34, has been interim Principal
Accounting Officer for Halo since March 2005. Since July 2004
through the present, Mr. Taniguchi has served as Corporate
Controller of Gupta, responsible for the overall financial
management of Gupta. Mr. Taniguchi has worked at Gupta or
its predecessors since 2000, serving as a senior financial
analyst prior to his current position. He earned his Master of
Business Administration from the University of Nevada, Reno, and
is a Certified Management Accountant.
No director, executive officer, promoter or control person of
Halo has, within the last five years: (i) had a bankruptcy
petition filed by or against any business of which such person
was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of
the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;
(ii) been convicted in a criminal proceeding or is
currently subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding
traffic violations or similar misdemeanors); (iii) been
subject to any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently
reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent
jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring,
suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of
business, securities or banking activities; (iv) been found
by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the
SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated
a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the
judgment has not been reversed, suspended or vacated. There are
no family relationships among any directors and executive
officers of Halo.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Compensation Committee and Compensation Report
The Halo board of directors appointed a Compensation Committee
on September 13, 2005, consisting of Mr. Boehmer and
Mr. Lotke, both of whom meet the requirements of
non-employee directors under the rules under section 16(b)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
requirements of outside directors under section 162(m) of
the Code. The Compensation Committee does not yet have a written
charter. The Compensation Committee will administer the Halo
Technology Holdings 2005 Equity Incentive Plan. The Compensation
Committee did not meet during the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2005.
Since Halo did not have a compensation committee of the board of
directors for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005, the
entire board of directors reviewed all forms of compensation
provided to our executive officers, directors, consultants and
employees including stock compensation. The board of directors
had no existing policy with respect to the specific relationship
of corporate performance to executive compensation. The board of
directors has set executive compensation at what the board of
directors considered to be the minimal levels necessary to
retain and compensate the officers of Halo for their activities
on Halos behalf.
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Summary Compensation Table
The following Summary Compensation Table sets forth information
concerning the annual and long-term compensation earned by our
Chief Executive Officer and each of the four other most highly
compensated executive officers (collectively the named
executive officers) at the end of the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2005. This information includes the dollar value
of base salaries and bonus awards and the number of stock
options granted, and certain other compensation, if any.
Summary Compensation Table
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Executive Officer and Principal Position |
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Rodney A. Bienvenu, Jr.(1)
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2005 |
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275,000 |
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270,500 |
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0 |
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0 |
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301,372 |
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0 |
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Chairman & Chief Executive
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2004 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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Officer
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2003 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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Ernest C. Mysogland(2)
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2005 |
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160,417 |
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65,625 |
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100,456 |
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Executive Vice President,
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2004 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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Chief Legal Officer, and
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2003 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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Secretary
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Brian J. Sisko(3)
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2005 |
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67,436 |
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94,000 |
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Chief Operating Officer
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2004 |
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Jeff Bailey(4)
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2005 |
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93,656 |
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202,322 |
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Former Chief Financial
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2004 |
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Officer |
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Gus Bottazzi(5)
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2005 |
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106,667 |
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500,000 |
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187,520 |
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Former President and Director
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2004 |
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198,693 |
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0 |
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2003 |
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56,250 |
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2,000 |
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(1) |
Rodney A. Bienvenu, Jr. Mr. Bienvenu was
appointed Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Halo on
August 4, 2004. Mr. Bienvenu did not receive any
compensation for fiscal 2004 or for fiscal 2003. |
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(2) |
Ernest C. Mysogland. Mr. Mysogland was appointed
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Halo on
August 4, 2004. Mr. Mysogland did not receive any
compensation for fiscal 2004 or for fiscal 2003. |
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(3) |
Brian J. Sisko. Mr. Sisko was appointed Chief
Operating Officer of Halo in March 2005. Mr. Sisko did not
receive any compensation for fiscal 2004 or for fiscal 2003.
Amount under Other Annual Compensation includes consulting and
transaction fees paid to or earned by Mr. Sisko during the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2005 for his work as a
consultant to Halo prior to March 2005 when he became
Halos Chief Operating Officer. |
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(4) |
Jeff Bailey. Mr. Bailey served as interim Chief
Financial Officer of Halo from March 2005 through December 2005.
Mr. Bailey did not receive any compensation for fiscal 2004
or for fiscal 2003. Bonus amounts include bonuses paid to
Mr. Bailey in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005,
bonuses earned by Mr. Bailey due to the change in control
of Gupta, and a performance bonus paid to Mr. Bailey in
fiscal 2005, which related to the period prior to Halos
acquisition of Gupta on January 31, 2005. Mr. Bailey
continues to serve as Chief Executive Officer of Halos
subsidiary, Gupta. |
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(5) |
Gus Bottazzi. The compensation shown in this Summary
Compensation Table represents the total compensation paid to
Mr. Bottazzi for all executive positions held by him at
Halo beginning April 15, 2003. As of June 30, 2005,
Mr. Bottazzi was no longer employed with Halo. Amount under
Other Annual Compensation represents the value of
200,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock issued to
Mr. Bottazzi pursuant to the terms of the Separation
Agreement dated March 3, 2005. |
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Options Granted in Last Fiscal Year
The following table contains certain information regarding stock
options we have granted to our named executive officers during
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005.
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Rodney A. Bienvenu, Jr.
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301,372 |
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45 |
% |
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6.75 |
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Ernest C. Mysogland
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100,456 |
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15 |
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6.75 |
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Gus Bottazzi
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187,520.00 |
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28 |
% |
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6.75 |
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Aggregated Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and Fiscal
Year-End Option Values
The following table contains certain information regarding stock
options exercised during the past twelve months and stock
options held as of June 30, 2005, by each of our named
executive officers. The stock options listed below were granted
without tandem stock appreciation rights. We have no
freestanding stock appreciation rights outstanding.
Option Exercise Table
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Rodney A. Bienvenu, Jr.
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301,372 |
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Ernest C. Mysogland
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Gus Bottazzi
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Calculated on the basis of $1.75 per share, the last
reported bid price of the common stock on the
over-the-counter market
on June 30, 2005, less exercise price payable for such
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Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) Awards Table
Halo made no long-term incentive awards in the fiscal year ended
on June 30, 2005.
Compensation of Directors
Halo has a verbal agreement with each of the non-employee
directors pursuant to which Halo has agreed to pay each
non-employee director (Messrs. Howitt, Boehmer and Lotke)
either $30,000 in cash annually or options to acquire
45,000 shares of common stock. Directors receive no
additional compensation for serving on committees of the board
of directors. The Compensation Committee determines annually
whether the non-employees directors will receive cash or
options. With respect to the fiscal year ending June 30,
2006, on September 13, 2005, the Compensation Committee as
compensation for serving as members of the board of directors
granted each of Messrs. Howitt, Boehmer and Lotke an option
to acquire 45,000 shares of common stock at an exercise
price of 1.08 per share. The options have a ten year term
and vest 25% on December 31, 2005 and ratably each month
over the next 36 months provided that the director remains
a director of Halo. These options were awarded subject to the
approval of the Halo Technology Holdings 2005 Equity Incentive
Plan. Mr. Bienvenu, Halos Chief Executive Officer,
receives no additional compensation for his service on the board
of directors.
Employment Contracts, Termination of Employment and Change in
Control Arrangements
Halo entered into a written employment agreement with Rodney A.
Bienvenu, Jr., its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer as
of August 4, 2004. Under the terms of this agreement, Halo
agreed to pay Mr. Bienvenu a monthly salary of $25,000
beginning on August 4, 2004 through December 31, 2005.
Upon
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execution of the agreement, Mr. Bienvenu was entitled to
receive a payment equal to $37,500. In addition,
Mr. Bienvenu agreed to defer 20% of his base salary for a
period of time while Halo had little operating capital. This
period lasted through March 2005. Under the agreement,
Mr. Bienvenu was also entitled to receive an amount equal
to 25% of his annual base salary upon the completion of the
Gupta acquisition. This amount has not yet been paid. Halo
expects to pay these deferred amounts in the second quarter of
fiscal 2006. Mr. Bienvenus base salary is subject to
upward adjustment pursuant to the terms of the employment
agreement. In addition to the foregoing, the Board voted to
award Mr. Bienvenu a discretionary bonus in the amount of
$158,000 for fiscal 2005, and awarded him options to acquire
158,000 shares of common stock under Halos 2002
Equity Incentive Plan. The employment agreement automatically
renews for successive one-year terms unless either party gives
notice of his or its intention to terminate at least
60 days prior to the end of the term. Halo may terminate
Mr. Bienvenus employment at any time for Cause (as
defined in the employment agreement) or at any time on or after
June 30, 2005 upon 60 days prior written notice other
than for Cause. Mr. Bienvenu may terminate his employment
at any time for Good Reason (as defined in the employment
agreement) or upon 30 days written notice without Good
Reason. Mr. Bienvenu is eligible for up to 12 months
severance if he is terminated by Halo without Cause or
terminates his employment with Good Reason. Pursuant to the
terms of the employment agreement, Mr. Bienvenu was also
required to execute Halos standard form of Non-Competition
Agreement and Confidential Information Agreement.
Mr. Bienvenu is permitted to continue his activities with
respect to ISIS Capital Management, LLC, Bienvenu Management,
LLC, their affiliates and portfolio companies. In addition,
under the employment agreement, any investment, acquisition or
other opportunities that Mr. Bienvenu may become aware of,
other than through an employee, agent or representative of Halo,
are not to be considered opportunities of Halo but shall be
considered his personal opportunities.
Also as of August 4, 2004, Halo entered into a written
employment agreement with Ernest C. Mysogland, its Executive
Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary. Under the
terms of this agreement, Halo agrees to pay Mr. Mysogland a
monthly salary of $14,583.33 beginning on August 4, 2004
through December 31, 2005 as well as an annual bonus upon
the achievement of specified financial and business objectives
as determined by the board of directors. Upon execution of the
employment agreement, Mr. Mysogland was entitled to receive
a payment equal to $21,875. In addition, Mr. Mysogland
agreed to defer 20% of his base salary for a period of time
while Halo had little operating capital. This period lasted
through March 2005. Under the agreement, Mr. Mysogland was
also entitled to receive an amount equal to 25% of his annual
base salary upon the completion of the Gupta acquisition. This
amount has not yet been paid. Halo expects to pay these deferred
amounts in the second fiscal quarter. Mr. Mysoglands
base salary is subject to upward adjustment pursuant to the
terms of the employment agreement. The agreement automatically
renews for successive one-year terms unless either party gives
notice of his or its intention to terminate at least
60 days prior to the end of the term. Halo may terminate
Mr. Mysoglands employment at any time for Cause (as
defined in the employment agreement) or at any time on or after
June 30, 2005 upon 60 days prior written notice other
than for Cause. Mr. Mysogland may terminate his employment
at any time for Good Reason (as defined in the employment
agreement) or upon 30 days written notice without Good
Reason. Mr. Mysogland is eligible for up to 12 months
severance if he is terminated by Halo without Cause or
terminates his employment with Good Reason. Pursuant to the
terms of the employment agreement, Mr. Mysogland was also
required to execute Halos standard form of Non-Competition
Agreement and Confidential Information Agreement.
Mr. Mysogland is permitted to continue his activities with
respect to ISIS Capital Management, LLC, Bienvenu
Management, LLC, their affiliates and portfolio companies. In
addition, under the employment agreement, any investment,
acquisition or other opportunities that Mr. Mysogland may
become aware of, other than through an employee, agent or
representative of Halo, are not to be considered opportunities
of Halo but shall be considered his personal opportunity.
On October 31, 2003, Gupta Technologies, LLC, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Halo, entered into a letter agreement
with Jeffrey A. Bailey, Chief Executive Officer of Gupta and
interim Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer
of Halo, under which Mr. Bailey became entitled to
severance benefits as described therein. In the event Gupta
terminates Mr. Baileys employment without Cause or
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Mr. Bailey terminates his employment for Good Reason (as
defined in the letter agreement), Gupta shall pay
Mr. Bailey an amount equal to 12 months of his then
current base salary and he and his dependents will remain
eligible to receive medical, dental, vision health benefits
during the term of the severance payments at the same rates and
under the same conditions applicable to current employees of
Gupta.
On March 3, 2005, Halo entered into an agreement
(Separation Agreement) with Gus Bottazzi related to
Mr. Bottazzis resignation as an officer and director
of Halo. Under the Separation Agreement, Halo committed to issue
to Mr. Bottazzi 200,000 shares of Halos
Series C Preferred Stock. In connection with this
Separation Agreement, Halo recorded a non-cash charge of
$500,000.
On September 13, 2005, Rodney A. Bienvenu, Jr.,
Halos Chief Executive Officer, received stock options for
158,000 shares of Halos common stock. The exercise
price for these options is $1.08 per share (the Fair Market
Value on the date of grant by the Compensation Committee). These
options have a ten year term. 25% of these options vested on
December 31, 2005, and the remaining options vest ratably
over the following 36 months, provided that
Mr. Bienvenu remains with Halo.
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Halo, held
October 21, 2005, the stockholders of Halo approved the
Halo Technology Holdings 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the
2005 Plan) previously approved by the board of
directors of Halo. The Compensation Committee of the board of
directors of Halo will administer the 2005 Plan, including
selecting the employees, consultants and directors to be granted
Awards under the 2005 Plan and determining the type and size of
each Award and the terms and conditions of each Award.
Halos employees, consultants and directors, or the
employees, consultants and directors of Halos related
companies, may receive Awards under the 2005 Plan. The types of
Awards that may be granted under the 2005 Plan are stock options
(both incentive and non-qualified), stock appreciation rights,
restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance stock,
contract stock, bonus stock and dividend equivalent rights.
Subject to adjustment for stock splits and similar events, the
total number of shares of common stock that can be delivered
under the 2005 Plan is 8,400,000 shares. No employee may
receive options, stock appreciation rights, shares or dividend
equivalent rights for more than four million shares during any
calendar year. No incentive stock option will be granted under
the 2005 Plan after September 13, 2015.
As a result of stockholder approval of the 2005 Plan on
October 21, 2005, certain executive officers and directors
of Halo received options previously approved by the board of
directors of Halo. Rodney A. Bienvenu, Jr., Brian Sisko,
Ernest Mysogland and Jeff Bailey received stock options for
1,800,000 shares, 600,000 shares, 200,000 shares
and 25,000 shares, respectively. The exercise price for
Messrs. Bienvenu and Mysoglands options is
$1.19 per share (110% of Fair Market Value on the date of
grant by the Compensation Committee) and the exercise price for
Messrs. Sisko and Baileys options is $1.08 per
share (the Fair Market Value on the date of grant by the
Compensation Committee). The options granted to
Messrs. Bienvenu and Mysogland have a five year term and
the options granted to Messrs. Sisko and Bailey have a ten
year term. John A. Boehmer, David M. Howitt and Mark J. Lotke,
the non-employee
directors, each received a stock option for 45,000 shares.
These options all have an exercise price of $1.08 per share
and a ten year term. Additionally, Jeff Bailey, Chief Executive
Officer of Gupta Technologies, LLC, Halos subsidiary, and
Takeshi Taniguchi, Corporate Controller of Gupta received
performance-vesting stock options for 225,000 and
10,000 shares, respectively. These options will vest if
Gupta achieves specified increases in EBITDA as determined by
the Compensation Committee for the fiscal year July 1, 2005
through June 30, 2006. These options have an exercise price
of $1.08 per share and a ten year term.
Also as a result of the stockholders approval of the 2005
Plan, the Compensation Committee of the Halo board of directors
determined to award cash bonus amounts, options and/or shares
pursuant to the Fiscal 2006 Halo Senior Management Incentive
Plan.
On January 4, 2006, Mark Finkel, Halos Chief
Financial Officer, received stock options for
600,000 shares of Halos common stock. The exercise
price for Mr. Finkels options is $1.22 per share
(the fair market value on the date of grant by the Compensation
Committee). The options granted to
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Mr. Finkel have a ten year term. Twenty-five percent (25%)
of these options vest on the first anniversary of the award,
provided Mr. Finkel remains in his position through that
date, and the remaining options vest ratably over the following
36 months, provided that Mr. Finkel remains employed
by Halo.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
On August 4, 2004, IAP II entered into that certain
Series B-2
Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the
Series B-2
Purchase Agreement) between and among Halo and the persons
listed on Schedule 1.01 thereto. Under the
Series B-2
Purchase Agreement, IAP II agreed to
purchase 750 shares of Halos
Series B-2
Preferred Stock (the
Series B-2
Preferred Stock) and warrants to acquire 750 shares
of Series B-2
Preferred Stock, for a purchase price of $750,000 (the
Series B-2
Warrants). Upon the closings under the
Series B-2
Purchase Agreement, IAP II received 750 shares of
Series B-2
Preferred Stock and the
Series B-2
Warrants, exercisable over five (5) years, to purchase an
aggregate of 750 shares of
Series B-2
Preferred Stock at an exercise price of $1,000 per share.
On January 31, 2005, the 750 Shares of
Series B-2
Preferred Stock converted into 389,114 shares of common
stock. Also on January 31, 2005, the
Series B-2
Warrants became warrants, exercisable over five (5) years,
to purchase an aggregate of 375,000 shares of common stock
at an exercise price of $1.00 per share.
Mr. David Howitt, a director of Halo, invested $500,000 in
IAP II and currently has approximately a fifty percent
interest therein. ISIS Capital Management, LLC
(ISIS), is the managing member of IAP II. The
managing members of ISIS are Mr. Rodney A.
Bienvenu, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Halo, and Mr. Ernest C. Mysogland, Halos Chief Legal
Officer. Mr. Bienvenu holds a seventy percent equity
interest in ISIS. Mr. Mysogland holds a thirty percent
equity interest in ISIS. ISISs interest in IAP II
provides for ISIS to receive twenty percent of the net profits
received from IAP IIs investments.
On August 4, 2004, ISIS and Halo entered into a Consulting
Agreement, pursuant to which Halo will pay ISIS for services
requested of ISIS from time to time, including, without
limitation, research services, at ISISs regular rates or
at the cost incurred by ISIS to provide such services, and will
reimburse ISIS for any costs incurred by ISIS on behalf of Halo.
On August 4, 2004, Halo granted ISIS certain non-qualified
options to acquire 200,914 shares of common stock. All such
options have an exercise price of $6.75 per share. The
exercise of such options is subject to the achievement of
certain vesting and milestone terms (subject to the terms of the
stock option agreement). Any of the above-described options not
previously exercisable shall be vested and exercisable on
August 4, 2009.
Halo has entered into a written employment agreements with
Rodney A. Bienvenu, Jr., its Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, and Ernest C. Mysogland, its Executive Vice President,
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, each as of August 4,
2004. Under the terms of these agreements, any investment,
acquisition or other opportunities that Mr. Bienvenu or
Mr. Mysogland may become aware of, other than through an
employee, agent or representative of Halo, are not to be
considered opportunities of Halo but shall be considered
personal opportunities.
As of October 13, 2004, Halo entered into that certain
Purchase Agreement Assignment (the Assignment).
Under the Assignment, Halo acquired all of the rights and
assumed all of the liabilities of the Purchaser under that
certain Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (as amended by
the Extension, the Purchase Agreement) made and
entered into as of September 2, 2004, by and between ISIS
Capital Management, LLC (as the Purchaser) and Gupta
Holdings, LLC (the Seller).
In contemplation of the Assignment to Halo ISIS negotiated for
an extension of the closing date (originally scheduled for
September 30, 2004) until October 15, 2004, and paid
the Seller $1,000,000 in exchange for such right. Under the
Assignment, Halo agreed to repay ISIS (or its assignees), for
the $1,000,000 ISIS paid to the Seller. Halo has issued certain
notes to ISIS evidencing such obligations in the principal
amount of $1,000,000. On January 31, 2005, the notes were
automatically converted into Series C Notes. On
March 31, 2005, in accordance with their terms, the
Series C Notes converted into
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1,000,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock and
warrants to acquire 1,000,000 shares of common stock. These
warrants have an exercise price of $1.25 per share and are
exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance.
Furthermore, upon the acquisition of Gupta, in consideration of
the Assignment and services in connection with due diligence,
financing contacts and structure, for its efforts in negotiating
the terms of the acquisition (including the specific right to
assign the Purchase Agreement to Halo), and undertaking the
initial obligation regarding the purchase of Gupta, Halo paid
ISIS and its investors, as allocated by ISIS, a transaction fee
equal to $1,250,000, payable either in cash or, at the election
of ISIS, in
Series B-2
Securities, or senior debt or senior equity issued in connection
with the acquisition of Gupta. As of September 30, 2005,
this transaction fee has not been paid to ISIS. Halo will also
reimburse ISIS for any amount it has incurred in connection with
the negotiation and consummation of the transaction.
One of the Senior Noteholders under the Senior
Note Agreement entered into in connection with the
acquisition of Gupta, was B/T Investors, a general partnership.
B/T Investors lent Halo a total of $975,000 under the Senior
Note Agreement, and received Senior Notes in that principal
amount. One of the partners in B/T Investors is Brian J. Sisko
who is now Halos Chief Operating Officer. B/T Investors
assigned its Senior Notes to its various partners, and
Mr. Sisko received a Senior Note in the principal amount of
$100,000. This note held by Mr. Sisko was paid off in
August, 2005 when Halo refinanced its debt when it entered into
the long term credit facility with Fortress Credit Corp.
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Convertible Promissory Notes and Effect on Previously
Issued Convertible Notes |
On January 11, 2006, Halo entered into certain convertible
promissory notes (the Series E Notes) in the
aggregate principal amount of Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars
($700,000) that automatically convert into (i) such number
of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Halos
Series E Preferred Stock (the Series E
Stock) equal to the aggregate outstanding principal amount
due under the Series E Notes plus the amount of all accrued
but unpaid interest under the Series E Notes divided by
$1.25, and (ii) warrants (the Series E
Warrants) to purchase a number of shares of Halos
common stock equal to 40% of such number of shares of
Series E Stock issued to the holder.
Also on January 11, 2006, Halo entered into certain
Subscription Agreements (the Series E Subscription
Agreements) for the sale of Series E Stock and
Series E Warrants. In addition to the conversion of the
principal and interest under the Series E Notes described
above, investors under the Series E Subscription Agreements
agreed to invest $150,000 in cash and committed to convert
principal and interest due under certain other promissory notes
issued by Halo.
Certain of these transactions were entered into by
Mr. David Howitt, a director of Halo. Mr. Howitt
invested $350,000 under the notes, and agreed to invest another
$150,000 under the Subscription Agreement. Mr. Howitt
recused himself from the board of directors decisions approving
these transactions.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth as of March 23, 2006,
certain information regarding the beneficial ownership
(1) of Halos capital stock outstanding by
(i) each person who is known to Halo to own 5% or more of
Halos Common Stock, Series C Preferred Stock or
Series D Preferred Stock, the outstanding voting
securities, (ii) each director of Halo, (iii) certain
executive officers of Halo and (iv) all executive officers
and directors of Halo as a group. Unless otherwise indicated,
each of the stockholders shown in the table below has sole
voting and investment power with respect to the shares
beneficially owned. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of
each person named in the table below is c/o Halo Technology
Holdings, 200 Railroad Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830. As of
March 23, 2006, Halo had 7,810,840 shares of Common
Stock issued and outstanding, 13,362,688 shares of
Series C Preferred Stock issued and outstanding and
7,045,454 shares of Series D Preferred Stock issued
and outstanding. As of March 23, 2006, the outstanding
shares of Common Stock were held by approximately 400
stockholders of record, the outstanding shares of Series C
Preferred Stock were held by 26 stockholders of record, and the
outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock were held by
one stockholder of record. The Series C Preferred Stock and
Series D Preferred Stock vote together with the Common
Stock as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of
the stockholders of Halo, each share of Series C Preferred
Stock, each share of Series D Preferred Stock and each
share of Common Stock is entitled to one vote per share.
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Rodney A. Bienvenu, Jr.(3) |
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5,192,625 |
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9.99 |
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Series C |
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Rodney A. Bienvenu, Jr.(3) |
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1,813,261 |
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13.31 |
% |
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17.74 |
% |
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Common |
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Ernest C. Mysogland(4) |
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4,679,873 |
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9.99 |
% |
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15.96 |
% |
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Series C |
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Ernest C. Mysogland(4) |
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1,813,261 |
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13.31 |
% |
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15.96 |
% |
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Common |
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Brian J. Sisko(5) |
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175,000 |
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2.19 |
% |
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Common |
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Jeff Bailey(6) |
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7,290 |
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Common |
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Gus Bottazzi(7) |
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603,863 |
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7.18 |
% |
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2.12 |
% |
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Common |
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John A. Boehmer(8) |
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13,124 |
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* |
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Common |
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David M. Howitt(9) |
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1,196,805 |
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9.99 |
% |
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4.12 |
% |
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Common |
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Mark J. Lotke(10) |
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13,124 |
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Common |
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Mark Finkel |
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Common |
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All directors and executive officers as a group
(9 persons)(11) |
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6,483,383 |
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40.73 |
% |
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20.08 |
% |
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Series C |
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All directors and executive officers as a group
(9 persons)(11) |
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2,117,913 |
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15.28 |
% |
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20.08 |
% |
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Common |
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Asset Managers International Ltd.(12) |
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2,406,319 |
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9.99 |
% |
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8.13 |
% |
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Common |
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Manuel D. Ron(13) |
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2,389,781 |
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9.99 |
% |
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8.13 |
% |
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Series C |
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Asset Managers International Ltd. |
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1,000,000 |
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7.22 |
% |
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8.13 |
% |
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Series C |
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Manual D. Ron(13) |
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1,000,000 |
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7.22 |
% |
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8.13 |
% |
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Common |
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Carmignac Infotech(14) |
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627,828 |
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7.46 |
% |
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2.20 |
% |
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Common |
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Carmignac Technologies(15) |
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1,425,692 |
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9.99 |
% |
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4.93 |
% |
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Series C |
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Carmignac Technologies |
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707,000 |
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5.10 |
% |
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4.93 |
% |
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Common |
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Rajesh Varma(16) |
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2,053,520 |
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17.45 |
% |
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7.28 |
% |
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Series C |
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Rajesh Varma(16) |
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1,010,000 |
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7.29 |
% |
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7.28 |
% |
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Common |
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Carnegie Fund(17) |
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455,533 |
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5.75 |
% |
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1.61 |
% |
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Common |
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Mikael Kadri(18) |
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455,533 |
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5.75 |
% |
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1.61 |
% |
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Common |
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Viktor Rehnqvist(19) |
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455,533 |
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5.75 |
% |
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1.61 |
% |
|
Common |
|
|
Crestview Capital Master, LLC(20) |
|
|
7,661,407 |
|
|
|
9.99 |
% |
|
|
23.76 |
% |
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|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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Percent of |
|
|
|
|
Amount and Nature of |
|
Percent of |
|
Outstanding Voting |
Title of Class |
|
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1) |
|
Beneficial Ownership |
|
Class |
|
Securities(2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common |
|
|
Robert Hoyt(21) |
|
|
7,661,407 |
|
|
|
9.99 |
% |
|
|
23.76 |
% |
|
Series C |
|
|
Crestview Capital Master, LLC |
|
|
2,020,000 |
|
|
|
14.58 |
% |
|
|
23.76 |
% |
|
Series C |
|
|
Robert Hoyt(21) |
|
|
2,020,000 |
|
|
|
14.58 |
% |
|
|
23.76 |
% |
|
Common |
|
|
CAMOFI Master LDC(22) |
|
|
5,827,449 |
|
|
|
9.99 |
% |
|
|
18.21 |
% |
|
Common |
|
|
Richard Smithline(23) |
|
|
5,827,449 |
|
|
|
9.99 |
% |
|
|
18.21 |
% |
|
Series C |
|
|
DCOFI Master LDC |
|
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
|
14.43 |
% |
|
|
18.21 |
% |
|
Series C |
|
|
Richard Smithline(23) |
|
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
|
14.43 |
% |
|
|
18.21 |
% |
|
Common |
|
|
Gibralt Capital Corporation(24) |
|
|
472,873 |
|
|
|
5.88 |
% |
|
|
1.66 |
% |
|
Common |
|
|
John Ciampi(25) |
|
|
472,873 |
|
|
|
5.88 |
% |
|
|
1.66 |
% |
|
Common |
|
|
Gupta Holdings, LLC(26) |
|
|
4,384,316 |
|
|
|
9.99 |
% |
|
|
14.36 |
% |
|
Common |
|
|
Tom T. Gores(27) |
|
|
11,429,770 |
|
|
|
19.98 |
% |
|
|
39.33 |
% |
|
Common |
|
|
Jerome N. Gold(28) |
|
|
4,384,316 |
|
|
|
9.99 |
% |
|
|
14.36 |
% |
|
Common |
|
|
Robert J. Joubran(29) |
|
|
4,384,316 |
|
|
|
9.99 |
% |
|
|
14.36 |
% |
|
Common |
|
|
Eva Kawalski(30) |
|
|
4,384,316 |
|
|
|
9.99 |
% |
|
|
14.36 |
% |
|
Series C |
|
|
Gupta Holdings, LLC |
|
|
2,020,000 |
|
|
|
14.83 |
% |
|
|
14.36 |
% |
|
Series C |
|
|
Tom T. Gores(27) |
|
|
2,020,000 |
|
|
|
14.83 |
% |
|
|
39.33 |
% |
|
Series C |
|
|
Jerome N. Gold(28) |
|
|
2,020,000 |
|
|
|
14.83 |
% |
|
|
14.36 |
% |
|
Series C |
|
|
Robert J. Joubran(29) |
|
|
2,020,000 |
|
|
|
14.83 |
% |
|
|
14.36 |
% |
|
Series C |
|
|
Eva Kawalski(30) |
|
|
2,020,000 |
|
|
|
14.83 |
% |
|
|
14.36 |
% |
|
Common |
|
|
ISIS Acquisition Partners II, LLC(31) |
|
|
1,344,465 |
|
|
|
9.99 |
% |
|
|
4.66 |
% |
|
Common |
|
|
ISIS Acquisition Partners, LLC(32) |
|
|
485,085 |
|
|
|
5.85 |
% |
|
|
1.70 |
% |
|
Common |
|
|
ISIS Capital Management, LLC(33) |
|
|
4,621,541 |
|
|
|
25.83 |
% |
|
|
15.76 |
% |
|
Series C |
|
|
ISIS Capital Management, LLC(34) |
|
|
1,813,261 |
|
|
|
13.31 |
% |
|
|
15.94 |
% |
|
Common |
|
|
Fortress Credit Corp.(35) |
|
|
2,109,042 |
|
|
|
21.26 |
% |
|
|
6.95 |
% |
|
Common |
|
|
OXA Trade and Finance, Inc.(36) |
|
|
917,425 |
|
|
|
9.99 |
% |
|
|
3.19 |
% |
|
Common |
|
|
Pogue Capital International Ltd.(37) |
|
|
513,218 |
|
|
|
6.23 |
% |
|
|
1.80 |
% |
|
Common |
|
|
DCI Master LDC(38) |
|
|
1,476,727 |
|
|
|
9.99 |
% |
|
|
4.97 |
% |
|
Common |
|
|
SEB Investments(39) |
|
|
4,073,406 |
|
|
|
9.99 |
% |
|
|
13.47 |
% |
|
Common |
|
|
Tobias Hagstrom(40) |
|
|
4,073,406 |
|
|
|
9.99 |
% |
|
|
13.47 |
% |
|
Series C |
|
|
SEB Investments |
|
|
2,020,000 |
|
|
|
14.83 |
% |
|
|
13.47 |
% |
|
Series C |
|
|
Tobias Hagstrom(40) |
|
|
2,020,000 |
|
|
|
14.83 |
% |
|
|
13.47 |
% |
|
Common |
|
|
Vision Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd.(41) |
|
|
1,005,834 |
|
|
|
9.99 |
% |
|
|
3.44 |
% |
|
Common |
|
|
Mai N. Pogue(42) |
|
|
1,459,052 |
|
|
|
16.59 |
% |
|
|
5.09 |
% |
|
Common |
|
|
Platinum Equity, LLC(43) |
|
|
7,045,454 |
|
|
|
9.99 |
% |
|
|
24.97 |
% |
|
Series D |
|
|
Platinum Equity, LLC |
|
|
7,045,454 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
24.97 |
% |
|
Series D |
|
|
Tom T. Gores(27) |
|
|
7,045,454 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
39.33 |
% |
|
|
|
|
* |
Indicates less than one percent. |
|
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|
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(1) |
As used in this table, a beneficial owner of a security includes
any person who, directly or indirectly, through contract,
arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise has or
shares (a) the power to vote, or direct the voting of, such
security or (b) investment power which includes the power
to dispose, or to direct the disposition of, such security. In
addition, a person is deemed to be the |
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beneficial owner of a security if that person has the right to
acquire beneficial ownership of such security within
60 days. |
|
|
(2) |
Considers Common Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and
Series D Preferred Stock voting together as a single class,
with the Common Stock entitled to one vote per share, the
Series C Preferred Stock entitled to one vote per share of
Series C Preferred Stock, and the Series D Preferred
Stock entitled to one vote per share of Series D Preferred
Stock. |
|
|
(3) |
Rodney A. Bienvenu, Jr. Amount includes the
securities or rights to acquire securities held or deemed to be
held by ISIS Acquisition Partners II LLC
(IAP II), ISIS Acquisition Partners LLC
(IAP), and by ISIS Capital Management, LLC
(ISIS) as described in notes 31, 32, 33 and 34
below. Mr. Bienvenu is a managing member of ISIS, and ISIS
is the managing member of IAP and IAP II. Mr. Bienvenu
may be deemed to have voting and investment power with respect
to shares beneficially owned by IAP II, IAP and/or ISIS and
disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the
extent of his respective proportionate pecuniary interest
therein. Amount also includes(i) vested options to acquire
46,084 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of
$1.08 per share, and (ii) vested options to acquire
525,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of
$1.19 per share. |
|
|
(4) |
Ernest C. Mysogland. Amount includes the securities or
rights to acquire securities held by ISIS Acquisition
Partners II LLC (IAP II), ISIS Acquisition
Partners LLC (IAP), and by ISIS Capital Management,
LLC (ISIS) as described in notes 31, 32, 33 and
34 below. Mr. Mysogland is a managing member of ISIS, and
ISIS is the managing member of IAP and IAP II.
Mr. Mysogland may be deemed to have voting and investment
power with respect to shares beneficially owned by IAP II,
IAP and/or ISIS and disclaims beneficial ownership of such
shares, except to the extent of his respective proportionate
pecuniary interest therein. Amount also includes vested options
to acquire 58,332 shares of common stock at an exercise
price of $1.19 per share. |
|
|
(5) |
Brian J. Sisko. Amount includes vested options to acquire
175,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of
$1.08 per share. |
|
|
(6) |
Jeff Bailey. Amount includes vested options to acquire
7,290 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of
$1.08 per share. |
|
|
(7) |
Gus Bottazzi. Amount includes (i) vested options to
acquire 187,520 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price
of $6.75 per share, (ii) vested options to acquire
2,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of
$25.00 per share, (iii) 304,652 shares of
Series C Preferred Stock, convertible into
304,652 shares of Common Stock and (iv) Warrants to
acquire 104,652 shares of Common Stock at $1.25 per
share. Mr. Bottazzi was a director and President of the
Company until March, 2005. |
|
|
(8) |
John A. Boehmer. Amount includes vested options to
acquire 13,124 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price
of $1.08 per share. |
|
|
(9) |
David M. Howitt. Amount includes amounts held by
IAP II as described in note 31 below, to the extent of
Mr. Howitts interest in IAP II. Amount also
includes vested options to acquire 13,124 shares of Common
Stock at an exercise price of $1.08 per share, and
406,901 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of
principal and interest under a convertible promissory note held
by Mr. Howitt. |
|
|
(10) |
Mark J. Lotke. Amount includes vested options to acquire
13,124 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of
$1.08 per share. |
|
(11) |
Officers and Directors as a group. Amount includes shares
held or deemed to be held by Messrs. Bienvenu, Mysogland
and Howitt, without duplication, as described in notes 3, 4
and 7 above, and amounts held by Mr. Sisko and
Mr. Bottazzi as described in notes 5 and 6 above. |
|
(12) |
Asset Managers International Ltd. Amount includes
1,000,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock
convertible into 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock, and
warrants to acquire 1,389,781 shares of Common Stock at an
exercise price of $1.25 per share. |
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(13) |
Manuel D. Ron. Amount includes securities or rights to
acquire securities held by Asset Managers International Ltd. as
described in note 12 above. Mr. Manuel D. Ron
exercises voting and investment power over the shares held by
this entity. Mr. Ron disclaims beneficial ownership of the
shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interests therein. |
|
(14) |
Carmignac Infotech. Amount includes 21,828 shares of
Common Stock, 303,000 shares of Series C Preferred
Stock convertible into 303,000 shares of Common Stock, and
warrants to acquire 303,000 shares of Common Stock at an
exercise price of $1.25 per share. |
|
(15) |
Carmignac Technologies. Amount includes
707,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock convertible
into 707,000 shares of Common Stock, and warrants to
acquire 707,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price
of $1.25 per share. |
|
(16) |
Rajesh Varma. Amount includes securities and rights to
acquire securities held by Carmignac Infotech and Carmignac
Technologies as described in notes 14 and 15.
Mr. Rajesh Varma exercises voting and investment power over
the shares held by these entities. Mr. Varma disclaims
beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the extent of his
pecuniary interests therein. |
|
(17) |
Carnegie Fund. Amount includes 341,149 shares of
Common Stock, warrants to acquire 8,000 shares of Common
Stock for an exercise price of $2.00 per share, and
warrants to acquire 104,653 shares of Common Stock at an
exercise price of $1.25 per share. |
|
(18) |
Mr. Mikael Kadri. Amount includes securities and
rights to acquire securities held by Carnegie Fund as described
in note 17. Mr. Kadri exercises voting and investment
power over the shares held by this entity. Mr. Kadri
disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the
extent of his pecuniary interests therein. |
|
(19) |
Mr. Viktor Rehnqvist. Amount includes securities and
rights to acquire securities held by Carnegie Fund as described
in note 17. Mr. Rehnqvist exercises voting and
investment power over the shares held by this entity.
Mr. Rehnqvist disclaims beneficial ownership of these
shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interests therein. |
|
(20) |
Crestview Capital Master, LLC. Amount includes
2,020,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock
convertible into 2,020,000 shares of Common Stock, warrants
to acquire 2,020,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise
price of $1.25 per share, subordinated debt convertible
into 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock, and
1,621,407 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of
$1.25 per share. |
|
(21) |
Robert Hoyt. Amount includes securities or rights to
acquire securities held by Crestview Capital Master, LLC as
described in note 20. Mr. Robert Hoyt exercises voting
and investment power over the shares held by this entity.
Mr. Hoyt disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares,
except to the extent of his pecuniary interests therein. |
|
(22) |
CAMOFI Master LDC. Amount includes 2,000,000 shares
of Series C Preferred Stock convertible into
2,000,000 shares of Common Stock, warrants to acquire
2,000,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of
$1.25 per share, warrants to acquire 779,562 shares of
Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share,
subordinated debt convertible into 500,000 shares of Common
Stock, warrants to acquire 500,000 shares of Common Stock
at an exercise price of $1.25 per share, and
47,887 shares of Common Stock. |
|
(23) |
Richard Smithline. Amount includes securities or rights
to acquire securities held by DCOFI Master LDC as described in
note 22. Mr. Smithline exercises voting and investment
power over the shares held by this entity. Mr. Smithline
disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the
extent of his pecuniary interests therein. |
|
(24) |
Gibralt Capital Corporation. Amount includes
234,497 shares of Common Stock, warrants to acquire
234,497 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of
$1.25 per share, and 3,879 additional shares of Common
Stock. |
|
(25) |
John Ciampi. Amount includes the securities and rights to
acquire securities held by Gibralt Capital Corporation as
described in note 24. Mr. Ciampi exercises voting and
investment power over |
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the shares held by this entity. Mr. Ciampi disclaims
beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the extent of his
pecuniary interests therein. |
|
(26) |
Gupta Holdings, LLC. Amount includes
2,020,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock
convertible into 2,020,000 shares of Common Stock, warrants
to acquire 2,020,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise
price of $1.25 per share, warrants to acquire
292,336 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of
$1.25 per share, and 51,980 shares of Common Stock. |
|
(27) |
Tom T. Gores. Amount includes securities and rights to
acquire securities held by Gupta Holdings, LLC as described in
note 26, and Platinum Equity, LLC as described in
note 45. Mr. Gores exercises voting and investment
power over the shares held by these entities. Mr. Gores
disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the
extent of his pecuniary interests therein. |
|
(28) |
Jerome N. Gold. Amount includes securities and rights to
acquire securities held by Gupta Holdings, LLC as described in
note 26. Mr. Gold exercises voting and investment
power over the shares held by this entity. Mr. Gold
disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the
extent of his pecuniary interests therein. |
|
(29) |
Robert J. Joubran. Amount includes securities and rights
to acquire securities held by Gupta Holdings, LLC as described
in note 26. Mr. Joubran exercises voting and
investment power over the shares held by this entity.
Mr. Joubran disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares,
except to the extent of his pecuniary interests therein. |
|
(30) |
Eva Kawalski. Amount includes securities and rights to
acquire securities held by Gupta Holdings, LLC as described in
note 26. Ms. Kawalski exercises voting and investment
power over the shares held by this entity. Ms. Kawalski
disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the
extent of her pecuniary interests therein. |
|
(31) |
ISIS Acquisition Partners II, LLC. Amount includes
389,114 shares of Common Stock, warrants to acquire
375,000 shares of Common Stock for an exercise price of
$1.00 per share, 287,795 shares of Series C
Preferred Stock convertible into 287,795 shares of Common
Stock, and warrants to acquire 287,795 shares of Common
Stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share. |
|
(32) |
ISIS Acquisition Partners, LLC. Amount includes
240,553 shares of shares of Series C Preferred Stock
convertible into 240,553 shares of Common Stock, and
warrants to acquire 240,553 shares of Common Stock at an
exercise price of $1.25 per share. |
|
(33) |
ISIS Capital Management, LLC (ISIS). Amount
includes 1,284,913 shares of Series C Preferred Stock
convertible into 1,284,913 shares of Common Stock, and
warrants to acquire 1,284,913 shares of Common Stock at an
exercise price of $1.25 per share. Amount also includes the
securities or rights to acquire securities held by ISIS
Acquisition Partners II LLC (IAP II) and
by ISIS Acquisition Partners LLC (IAP) as described
in footnotes 31 and 32. ISIS is the managing member of IAP
and IAP II and has voting and investment power with respect
to shares beneficially owned by IAP II and/or IAP. |
|
(34) |
ISIS Capital Management, LLC (ISIS). Amount
includes 1,284,913 shares of Series C Preferred Stock.
Amount also includes the Series C Preferred Stock held by
ISIS Acquisition Partners II LLC (IAP II)
and by ISIS Acquisition Partners LLC (IAP) as
described in footnotes 31 and 32. ISIS is the managing
member of IAP and IAP II and has voting and investment
power with respect to shares beneficially owned by IAP II
and/or IAP. |
|
(35) |
Fortress Credit Corp. Amount includes warrants to acquire
2,109,042 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of
$0.01 per share. |
|
(36) |
Oxa Trade and Finance, Inc. Amount includes
52,500 shares of Common Stock, warrants to acquire
50,000 shares of Common Stock for an exercise price of
$1.00 per share, 313,958 shares of Series C
Preferred Stock convertible into 313,958 shares of Common
Stock, warrants to acquire 313,958 shares of Common Stock
at an exercise price of $1.25 per share, 5,193 shares
of Common Stock, and warrants to acquire 181,818 shares of
Common Stock at $1.25 per share. |
|
(37) |
Pogue Capital International Ltd. Amount includes
88,348 shares of Common Stock, warrants to acquire
6,260 shares of Common Stock for an exercise price of
$2.00 per share, 209,305 shares of |
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Series C Preferred Stock convertible into
209,305 shares of Common Stock, and warrants to acquire
209,305 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of
$1.25 per share. |
|
(38) |
DCI Master LDC. Amount includes warrants to acquire
363,636 shares of Common Stock, and 1,113,091 shares
of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of debt. |
|
(39) |
SEB Asset Management. Amount includes
2,020,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock
convertible into 2,020,000 shares of Common Stock, warrants
to acquire 2,020,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise
price of $1.25 per share, and 33,406 shares of Common
Stock. |
|
(40) |
Tobias Hagstrom. Amount includes securities and rights to
acquire securities held by SEB Asset Management as described in
note 39. Mr. Hagstrom exercises voting and investment
power over the shares held by this entity. Mr. Hagstrom
disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the
extent of his pecuniary interests therein. |
|
(41) |
Vision Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd. Amount
1,005,834 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
conversion of debt. |
|
(42) |
Mai N. Pogue. Ms. Pogue, jointly with her husband,
Gerald A. Pogue, owns 28,408 shares of Common Stock. In
addition, the amount includes securities held by Oxa Trade and
Finance, Inc. and Pogue Capital International as described in
notes 36 and 37. |
|
(43) |
Platinum Equity, LLC. Amount includes
7,045,054 shares of Series D Preferred Stock,
convertible into 7,045,054 shares of Common Stock. |
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES
The principal executive offices of Halo are located at 200
Railroad Avenue, 3rd Floor, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830.
Halo has a four-year lease on its current office space. The
property has a general-purpose use for sales and administration,
and Halo believes it will be sufficient for our needs for the
foreseeable future.
Halos wholly-owned subsidiary, Gupta, leases
6,319 square feet of office space at its headquarters in
Redwood Shores, California, and 5,349 square feet of office
space in Munich, Germany. Gupta additionally leases small sales
offices in Paris and London.
The principal executive offices of Halos Process
subsidiary are located in Framingham, Massachusetts. Halos
subsidiary ProfitKey International leases 9,000 square feet
of office space at its headquarters in Salem, New Hampshire. The
Foresight Software subsidiary leases 5,920 square feet of
office space at its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
Halos DAVID Corporation subsidiary leases
5,180 square feet of office space at its headquarters in
San Francisco, California. Empagio leases 1,788 square
feet of office space at its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia,
and 13,500 square feet of office space in
San Francisco, California. Halo believes these premises
will be sufficient for our needs for the foreseeable future.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time, Halo may be involved in litigation that
arises in the normal course of its business operations. As of
the date of this proxy statement/ prospectus, Halo is not a
party to any litigation that it believes could reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on its business or
results of operations.
MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON REGISTRANTS COMMON
EQUITY
AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Halos common stock, par value $.00001 per share, is
quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board operated by the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. under the symbol
HALO.OB.
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The following table sets forth the range of high and low closing
bid prices for Halos common stock for the periods
indicated as reported by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.
These prices represent quotations between dealers, do not
include retail markups, markdowns or commissions, and do not
necessarily represent actual transactions.
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2004
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March 31, 2004 |
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17.00 |
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31.00 |
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June 30, 2004 |
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6.00 |
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18.00 |
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2005
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3.00 |
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8.00 |
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1.50 |
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5.00 |
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1.51 |
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5.00 |
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1.60 |
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4.00 |
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September 30, 2005 |
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.92 |
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2.85 |
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1.10 |
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1.75 |
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1.20 |
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1.80 |
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As of March 31, 2006, the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.
reported that the closing bid and ask prices on the Halos
common stock were $1.20 and $1.28 respectively.
Holders
As of December 31, 2005, Halos financial statements
show 5,601,548 shares of common stock outstanding.
At March 31, 2006, there were approximately 400 common
stockholders of record, including shares held by brokerage
clearing houses, depositories or otherwise in unregistered form.
The beneficial owners of such shares are not known to Halo.
Dividends
Halo has not declared any cash dividends, nor does it intend to
do so. Halo is not subject to any legal restrictions respecting
the payment of dividends, except as provided under the rights
and preferences of its Series C Preferred Stock (the
Series C Stock) and its Series D Preferred
Stock (the Series D Stock) which restrict, the
payment of any dividend with respect to the common stock without
paying dividends on the Series C Stock and Series D
Stock, and which provide for a preference in the payment of the
dividends on the Series C Stock and Series D Stock
requiring such dividends to be paid before any dividend or
distribution is made to the common stockholders. Dividends on
the Series C Preferred Stock accrue at the rate of 6% of
the stated value of the preferred stock per annum, and are
payable in cash or in shares of common stock at the time of
conversion of the Series C Stock. In addition, dividends
may not be paid so as to render us insolvent. Dividends on the
Series D Stock accrue at the rate of 13% of the stated
value of the preferred stock per annum, and are payable in cash
or in shares of common stock. Dividends on each share of
Series D Stock shall be paid initially on March 31,
2006 and quarterly in arrears thereafter, in either cash or
additional shares of common stock, at the election of Halo.
Halos dividend policy will be based on our cash resources
and needs and it is anticipated that all available cash will be
needed for its operations in the foreseeable future.
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Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation
Plans
The following table sets forth as of June 30, 2005, certain
information regarding the securities authorized for issuance
under the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, which is the sole equity
compensation plan of Halo as of June 30, 2005.
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In November 2002, Halos board of directors approved and
adopted the Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive
Plan (the 2002 Plan) as a means through which Halo
and its subsidiaries may attract, retain and compensate
employees and consultants. So that the appropriate incentive can
be provided, the 2002 Plan provides for granting Incentive Stock
Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, Restricted Stock Awards and
Stock Bonuses, or a combination of the foregoing. A total of
776,611 Shares have been reserved for issuance pursuant to
the 2002 Plan plus shares that are subject to: (a) issuance
upon exercise of an option but cease to be subject to such
option for any reason other than exercise of such option;
(b) an award granted under the 2002 Plan but forfeited or
repurchased by the Company at the original issue price; and
(c) an award that otherwise terminates without shares being
issued. The 2002 Plan is administered by the board of directors.
The board of directors may at any time terminate or amend the
2002 Plan in any respect, including without limitation amendment
of any form of award agreement or instrument to be executed
pursuant to the 2002 Plan; provided, however, that the board of
directors will not, without the approval of the stockholders,
amend the 2002 Plan in any manner that requires stockholder
approval. Unless earlier terminated as provided under the 2002
Plan, the 2002 Plan will terminate November 2012. As of
June 30, 2005, there were outstanding options to purchase
628,453 shares and 148,158 shares available for award
under the 2002 Plan.
CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING THE MERGER SUB
Merger Sub is a wholly owned subsidiary of Halo. If the merger
is completed, Merger Sub will be merged with and into InfoNow
and its separate corporate existence will cease. As a result,
InfoNow will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Halo. Merger
Sub was incorporated by Halo in Delaware in December 2005 with
minimal capitalization and has conducted no business since its
incorporation other than executing the merger agreement.
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CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING INFONOW
Description of Business
InfoNow provides channel visibility(1) and channel management(2)
solutions(3), in the form of software and services, to large
global corporations that sell their products through complex
networks of distributors, dealers, resellers, retailers, agents
or branches, which are sometimes referred to as channel partners.
Companies that sell in a
business-to-business,
which is sometimes referred to as B2B, environment through large
distribution networks face unique business challenges. They need
to communicate efficiently with hundreds, or even thousands, of
channel partners around the globe. They need to understand the
unique capabilities of each channel partner and help those
channel partners find and capitalize on sales opportunities.
More importantly, they need to understand who their end
customers are, so they can deliver competitive products and
services to meet end customers needs and work with their
channel partners to deliver increased revenues and efficiencies.
Companies that sell through complex channel partner networks
often do not have specific information, or what is sometimes
referred to as clear visibility, into who their end customers
are and what products they are buying. This lack of information
regarding end customers puts these companies at a distinct
competitive disadvantage versus companies that sell direct and
maintain direct relationships with their end customers.
InfoNows channel visibility solution, Channel Insight,
gives channel-focused companies visibility into who their
resellers are, what they are selling, and at what prices.
InfoNow also gives them visibility into who their end customers
are and what they are buying, with high levels of accuracy.
InfoNow augments end customer sales information with rich market
data, including customer affiliations and hierarchy (the
relationship between parent companies and their subsidiaries or
affiliate companies), business size, geography and vertical
market. InfoNow offers data modules to help its customers use
this information to enhance their competitiveness and improve
their business. InfoNow also offers channel management solutions
for partner profiling, partner referrals and locators, and lead
generation and management. These solutions are more fully
described in the section entitled
InfoNows Software and Services
beginning on page 129 of this proxy statement/ prospectus.
InfoNows software can be integrated with virtually any
clients existing software applications and infrastructure.
InfoNows solutions enable its clients to interact with
channel partners and end customers via the Web, call centers,
interactive voice response systems, wireless phones and other
hand-held wireless devices, in up to 28 different languages and
dialects. InfoNows solutions are based on a modular design
that allows flexible configuration(4) of software to meet a wide
variety of clients needs. InfoNows solutions
delivery model follows this flexible approach, allowing clients
to buy all or part of a solution, adding modules as needed.
1 Channel visibility: The term channel
is used to refer to the different ways products or solutions can
be sold to a market. Channels can be direct (owned by the
manufacturer) or indirect (owned by a third party). Typical
indirect channels include distributors, dealers, resellers,
retailers, agents and branches. Channel visibility refers to
gathering sales data from channel partners and giving clients
timely and accurate data about the identity of their resellers
and end customers and what products these customers are buying.
2 Channel management: The term channel
management refers to working with a company, its channel
partners and end customers to improve business execution and
performance.
3 Solution: The term solution refers to
a combination of software, professional services and managed
services that addresses a clients specific business and
technical requirements.
4 Configuration: The setting of software parameters
to match a clients business and technical requirements.
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InfoNow currently serves a number of leading brand-name clients,
including companies such as ABN-AMRO, Apple, Bank of America,
Enterasys Networks, Hewlett-Packard, Maytag, Suzuki, NVIDIA, TD
Canada Trust, UPS, Wachovia Corporation and Visa. The following
are examples of how InfoNow meets its clients needs:
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A high-tech manufacturer and supplier of printing solutions came
to InfoNow with a tough business challenge. The companys
sales representatives were compensated, in part, for sales
fulfilled by channel partners, and spent, on average, one to two
days a month collecting paperwork from distributors and
resellers so they could substantiate commission credits. The
company also had significant costs related to the opportunity
costs of lost sales, back office costs related to the collection
and reconciliation of sales data, costs associated with
commission overpayments and errors, and the cost to morale of
long lag times between sales and commission payments. With
InfoNows Channel Insight, they have been able to automate
portions of the process, with higher accuracy and faster
turnaround times. In addition, their sales representatives can
now focus more time and attention on selling versus collecting
paperwork to substantiate commissions. |
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Companies that sell through complex channels spend millions of
dollars to generate new sales opportunities through
third party call centers, specific market promotions, and other
broad based marketing programs. Without visibility into who
their end customers are and what they are buying, these
companies can struggle to effectively target these marketing
campaigns and to measure the results of their efforts. In 2003,
InfoNow deployed its Channel Insight Opportunity Generation
module with a Fortune 50 high-tech manufacturer. Since then,
InfoNow has deployed a business intelligence system that
integrates sales data with other client- specific databases
allowing them to perform deep research into partner selling
patterns and end-customer buying patterns. |
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Visa is the worlds largest consumer payment system, with
over 1 million automatic teller machines, or ATMs,
worldwide. Visa uses elements of InfoNows Channel
Management Solution, including partner profiling, referral and
locator applications, to help end customers find Visa ATMs
around the globe. InfoNow manages Visas location database
for member banks and provides a locator/ referral solution. This
solution is available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese to
Visa customers around the world. No matter where they are or
what time it is, Visas customers can contact Visa via the
Internet or wireless devices, enter an address or cross street
location, and be referred to the Visa ATM closest to them. |
InfoNow was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware
on October 29, 1990, and completed its initial public
offering in 1992. In 1995, InfoNow began developing channel
management software and services for large corporate clients. In
the mid 1990s, InfoNow developed innovative Internet-based
referral and locator technology, delivering channel management
solutions for partner profiling, partner referrals, map-based
locators with driving directions, and lead generation and
management to leading companies in the high-tech, financial
services and industrial sectors.
In 2001, InfoNow introduced Channel Insight, its channel
visibility solution, with a $10 million, multi-year
agreement with its largest client. In 2002, InfoNow signed
additional multi-million dollar agreements for its Channel
Insight solution.
In late 2003, InfoNow narrowed its primary Channel Insight sales
focus to target large, high-tech companies. Additionally, in an
effort to accelerate the sales cycle, InfoNow introduced a new
delivery model for Channel Insight, wherein a prospective client
can buy a license for individual data modules at an introductory
price point and purchase additional modules over time. As a
result of these things, as well as other initiatives, InfoNow
entered into two new Channel Insight contracts in the fourth
quarter of 2003.
Beginning in 2004, in response to (1) internal market
research, (2) external validation from clients, analysts,
potential partners and prospects, (3) InfoNows
first-to-market
position with patent-pending Channel Insight technology,
(4) potential market size and demonstrated client demand
for this technology,
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and (5) the potentially higher value of InfoNows
Channel Insight offering versus its traditional channel
management solutions, InfoNow began to focus primarily on the
development, sale, and deployment of channel visibility
solutions, while continuing to sell and support channel
management software and services. In 2004, InfoNow added a
number of new Channel Insight clients, including companies such
as Kingston Technologies and Symbol Technologies and others. For
2005 and 2004, InfoNows revenue was nearly evenly divided
between its traditional channel management solutions and
InfoNows new Channel Insight offering. Ultimately, InfoNow
intends to integrate elements of its traditional channel
management technology into its Channel Insight offering.
In 2005, InfoNow continued to focus primarily on the
development, sale, and deployment of its channel visibility
solutions. InfoNow executed contracts with eight new Channel
Insight customers during the year, including 3 new contracts for
its new Channel Insight Data Quality Service, or DQS, offering.
DQS utilizes the Channel Insight platform to de-duplicate and
enrich client supplied transaction and reference data, including
customer and partner identities derived from existing Customer
Relationship Management, or CRM, and Enterprise Resource
Planning, or ERP, systems. InfoNow also placed an increased
emphasis on developing an On-Demand offering for Channel
Insight, which InfoNow expects to significantly reduce
implementation and operations costs, and InfoNow began the
development of a new version of its data warehouse. Despite
focusing sales and development efforts primarily on its channel
visibility solutions, InfoNow continued to sell its channel
management software and services and added 3 new channel
management customers during the year in addition to maintaining
and enhancing existing clients solutions.
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InfoNow offers channel visibility and channel management
software and services, which collectively are often referred to
as solutions. InfoNow delivers its solutions via a combination
of intellectual property delivered as software, data assets
(both internally developed and licensed from others), people and
processes. InfoNows principal solutions are described in
detail below:
Channel Visibility Solution: InfoNows Channel
Visibility Solution, Channel Insight, was introduced in 2001.
This technology addresses many challenging issues faced by
companies that sell through complex channel partner networks,
often referred to as channel-centric companies, by providing
visibility into channel activity, partner performance and end
customer sales. Leading technology manufacturers and
distributors then use this knowledge to enhance channel
strategies and improve channel execution. For example, these
companies can use
point-of-sale
transaction data to:
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quickly and accurately assign sales commission credits for sales
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understand which partners are best at selling into particular
market verticals or customer segments; |
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customers; and |
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track and measure the return on investment of marketing
promotions in near real-time. |
InfoNows Channel Insight solution consists of Channel
Insight POS Connect, its Channel Insight Point of Sale
(POS) Platform and a set of data modules that
address specific business challenges.
Channel Insight POS Connect: Channel Insight POS Connect
is a software solution that streamlines the collection of
channel point-of-sale
and inventory data from global channel partners. It provides
multiple data collection tools that enable partners
whatever their level of IT readiness to submit their
data quickly and efficiently. Data is automatically validated in
near real-time to ensure that it is accurate and complete, and
automatic alerts are sent to partners requesting correction as
needed. POS Connect includes
easy-to-use mapping
tools, so partners can submit data in their own formats and map
input data to a common, usable format. Management dashboards
allow clients to monitor the status of data submissions
24 hours a day, seven days a week. InfoNow also provides
robust administration tools that enable quick configuration of
access controls and administrative workflows, as well as
configuration tools that enable fast and efficient integration
with manufacturers ERP, CRM, Partner Relationship
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Management, or PRM, Supply Chain Management, or SCM, and other
systems, as well as distributors systems. Or, InfoNow can
process the data in InfoNows Channel Insight system and
deliver data in
easy-to-use, actionable
formats.
Channel Insight POS Platform: InfoNows Channel
Insight POS Platform provides the foundation for InfoNows
Channel Insight data modules, with functionality to track
millions of POS transactions completed by thousands of channel
partners in near real-time, and to identify the distributors,
resellers and end customers that are selling and purchasing a
companys products. With the Channel Insight POS Platform,
InfoNow provides a turnkey solution, whereby InfoNow collects
POS data from a clients distributors, resellers and other
channel partners; processes the data using InfoNows
technology and internal support team; identifies the resellers
and end customers involved in sales transactions; augments the
information with rich market and demographic data from
third-party databases; and delivers highly accurate, actionable
information on partners, end customers and product sales to
InfoNows clients, in near real-time. During 2005 InfoNow
also introduced a variation of the Channel Insight platform,
Channel Insight Data Quality Service, and signed contracts with
initial customers for this offering. DQS utilizes the Channel
Insight platform to de-duplicate and enrich client supplied
transaction and reference data, including customer and partner
identities derived from existing CRM and ERP systems.
Channel Insight Data Modules: InfoNow currently offers
six Channel Insight Data Modules that use the information
delivered via the Channel Insight POS Platform to address
specific business challenges. Under this modular delivery
system, a prospective client can buy a license for individual
Channel Insight data modules at an introductory price point and
purchase additional modules over time to realize the full value
of the solution. Data modules include:
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Sales Credit Assignment: This module allows companies to
accurately credit their sales representatives and departments in
a timely manner for sales made through the channel. With this
solution, InfoNow processes sales transaction data and uses its
clients assignment rules to automatically credit sales to
appropriate team members. Sales credits can be allocated by
territory, geography, named account, vertical market, customer
segment, and many other criteria. InfoNow keeps a running tally
of commission credits and provides on-line access to those
reports. In addition, InfoNow provides an auditable trail of
channel sales and commission credits for purposes of financial
reporting. |
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Opportunity Generation: This module helps companies grow
revenues by creating targeted sales opportunities based on
historical sales data. With this solution, InfoNow analyzes
historical sales data to identify new sales opportunities,
including up-sell and cross-sell opportunities with existing
customers, as well as opportunities with new prospects that
share market characteristics with current customers and would be
likely to purchase specific products. Then, based on historical
sales data, InfoNow identifies the most qualified partners to
promote these products to targeted customers and prospects.
InfoNow can also manage campaigns for its clients, by enrolling
qualified partners, assigning and distributing targeted sales
opportunities, providing continuous support to channel partners,
and tracking partner results. InfoNow can wrap up each campaign
with a detailed
return-on-investment
summary, to aid in future campaign planning. |
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Customer Marketing Intelligence: This module enables
companies to develop targeted marketing strategies aimed at
specific market segments, such as small and medium businesses,
or specific market verticals, such as healthcare or insurance
providers. With this solution, InfoNow provides actionable data
on end customers and product sales. InfoNow packages the data in
any number of ways, including by product, partner, vertical
market, customer segment, and customer purchase history and
product inventory. InfoNow helps its clients build rich end
customer profiles to use in trend analysis, profitability
analysis, and product planning. They can use InfoNows data
to design targeted marketing programs to specific customer
segments, improve customer acquisition, up-sell current
customers, and improve customer loyalty. |
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Channel Performance: This module creates accurate
pictures of channel partner capabilities and performance by
analyzing their sales transaction data and identifying their
sales experience. InfoNow |
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provides detailed information on each channel partners
unique capabilities and areas of expertise. For each partner,
InfoNow is able to tell what vertical markets and customer
segments they sell to and which products theyre best at
selling. InfoNows Channel Performance module also provides
an automated means for updating and maintaining rich partner
profile information in near-real time. |
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Opportunity Tracking: This module gives companies
up-to-date and accurate
information about what happens to their channel sales leads.
InfoNow tells them if and when those leads result in sales and
which of their channel partners are making those sales. With
this solution, InfoNow analyzes and packages sales data to
provide clients with accurate and timely information on the
success or failure of their channel sales campaigns. InfoNow
provides a comprehensive view of a companys channel
business, so clients can track and measure the results of
channel campaigns in near real-time. InfoNow gives clients the
information they need to improve the return on investment of
their lead generation efforts and to turn sales opportunities
into loyal, repeat customers. |
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Channel Inventory: InfoNows Channel Insight
Inventory Module provides two levels of capability. The first
level collects and processes inventory data from a clients
distributors and resellers and delivers timely information about
product inventory levels at partner locations. Clients use this
information to track channel inventory levels, rotate inventory
to optimize channel sales, and understand the bottom line impact
of various price protection scenarios. The second level of
capability collects inventory data from partners and sales-in
data (i.e., sales to the channel) from the client, and
integrates it with the partners sales-out data (i.e.,
sales to end customers) processed by InfoNows Channel
Insight Platform. It then compares sales-in, sales-out and
inventory data, providing a highly accurate view of sales flow
through the channel. Clients can use this information to
reconcile partner inventory reports with sales transactions,
balance inventory, support production planning, and support
revenue recognition for purposes of financial reporting. |
Channel Management Solution: InfoNows Channel
Management Solution was introduced in 1995. It consists of a
Channel Management Platform and suite of modular business
applications that address specific channel management challenges.
Channel Management Platform: InfoNows Channel
Management Platform provides the foundation for InfoNows
channel management applications and includes capabilities for
(1) business intelligence; (2) interface options to
support end customer access via a clients Internet sites,
private extranet and intranet sites, interactive voice response
systems, smart phones, wireless personal digital assistants,
pagers, fax and email; and (3) global capabilities to
support multiple languages. In addition, the flexible nature of
this solution allows clients to add countries, languages,
currencies and commercial features as needed. The platform also
includes capabilities that enable clients to route sales leads
to partners based on advanced business rules and ensure that
only authorized personnel are allowed to access a companys
data.
Channel Management Applications:
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Partner Profiling: InfoNows Partner Profiling
solution enables clients to maintain
up-to-date profiles on
all of their partners. It includes self-service capabilities,
based on client business rules, which enable channel partners to
create and maintain their own profiles, including comprehensive
information about products and services offered, training,
certification levels, and partner program status. With this
solution, InfoNows clients can ensure that their end
customers are getting the most accurate,
up-to-date information
available about the products and services they offer through
channel partners, while minimizing the time the client spends on
maintaining partner profiles. |
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Referral/ Locator: This application quickly and reliably
refers prospects and customers to the selling partner best able
to meet their individual needs. This rules-based tool allows
clients to match customers with channel partners based on
criteria the clients define, and presents end customers with
precise and accurate location information and maps, which can
include optional driving directions, for the most appropriate
service and product providers in their area. |
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Lead Management: This application uses client-specific
business rules to route incoming opportunities to the most
qualified channel partner, and then notifies the partner of the
opportunity. |
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System timers and email alerts progress leads through the
workflow. Partners can update the status of their leads through
a Web interface. Tools are available to allow clients to manage
and reroute leads that fail routing, help partners with the
management of their leads and follow up on unresponsive
partners. Also included are tools for loading batch leads into
the system, the ability to manually enter leads into the system
and reports to track lead status. |
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Services: InfoNow also offers professional services,
managed services, partner management services and system
management services. |
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Professional Services: InfoNow offers in-depth strategic
consulting, implementation consulting, training and other
technical services. InfoNows professional services team
can assist clients with the design, implementation and
integration of channel visibility and channel management
solutions and provide training on the applications and
capabilities of its software and services. |
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Managed Services: InfoNow hosts and maintains its channel
visibility and channel management software for clients in two
separate data center facilities in Colorado. Clients can access
the solution via the Internet through secured connections over
virtual private networks or frame relay networks. InfoNow
maintains the hardware and software necessary to link solutions
to its clients Web sites, intranets, extranets, call
centers, interactive voice response systems and/or wireless data
devices. InfoNows managed services team handles the
day-to-day requirements
of running software applications, including security,
scalability, load balancing, and network and system reliability,
24 hours a day, seven days a week. InfoNows managed
services team offers expertise in the application, architecture,
and delivery methods of individual client solutions. |
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Partner Management Services: In support of its Channel
Insight offering, InfoNow has relationships with many of the
distributors and resellers in the high-tech market and will
manage the collection of channel
point-of-sale
transaction data from these partners on the clients
behalf. This simplifies the data collection process and enables
timely and efficient POS data processing with Channel Insight. |
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System Management Services: InfoNow offers its clients
software updates and maintenance releases. InfoNow also provides
standard telephone support five days a week. In addition,
InfoNow provides an urgent support program, offering support
24 hours a day, seven days a week. |
InfoNow believes its success depends, in part, on its ability to
enhance the functionality of InfoNows software and
services and to develop innovative software and services to meet
client needs. InfoNows current research and development
efforts are influenced significantly by client requirements and
emerging market opportunities.
Based on InfoNows assessment of the emerging market for
channel visibility software and services and the opportunity
represented therein, InfoNow focused the majority of its 2005
product development efforts on developing an On-Demand offering
for Channel Insight, which InfoNow expects to significantly
reduce implementation and operations costs. Channel Insight
On-Demand provides a single, stable service, which can support
multiple clients at once.
In addition to the Channel Insight On-Demand application itself,
InfoNow is also developing a Channel Insight data warehouse
which will be available as part of the On-Demand offering. This
warehouse transforms the transaction, inventory and customer
data from the Channel Insight application into a form that
provides fast, complete, enriched, and extensible access for
reporting and analytic purposes.
InfoNow incurred product development expenses for the years
ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 of $647,000 and $933,000,
respectively. During 2005 InfoNow also capitalized $361,000 of
software product development costs associated with development
of its On-Demand Channel Insight offering, as well as $38,000 of
software product development costs associated with the
development of InfoNows data
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warehouse. Of the product development costs InfoNow incurred
during 2005 and 2004, approximately $31,000 and $42,000,
respectively, were borne by clients and are included in
InfoNows revenue for those years. The decrease in product
development costs in 2005 was primarily due to the
capitalization of software product development costs associated
with InfoNows On-Demand Channel Insight offering and
InfoNows data warehouse, as discussed above.
InfoNow continually evaluates its software and services to
determine what additional capabilities InfoNows clients
need. Most of its software is developed internally. InfoNow uses
and plans to use technologies, services, software and
information assets that are internally developed, licensed,
and/or accessed via partner relationships to enhance
InfoNows solutions.
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Sales, Marketing and Alliances |
Historically, InfoNow has focused its selling efforts in three
market segments high-tech, financial services and
industrial in the United States and abroad, and
InfoNow continues to market its Channel Management Solution to
these segments. More recently, based on InfoNows
assessment of the emerging market opportunity for channel
visibility software and services, InfoNow has focused primarily
on sales and delivery of its Channel Insight solution to the
high-tech market segment, and plan to move into other market
verticals over time.
InfoNow currently offers its software and services under two
models, (1) a licensed software with managed services model
(license-hosted), and (2) an application service provider
model. These are explained in greater detail in the section
entitled InfoNow Managements Discussion and Analysis
or Plan of Operation beginning on page 137 of this
proxy statement/ prospectus. InfoNows services are
typically sold with annual or multi-year contracts. The initial
term of these agreements range from one to three years and the
agreements are typically renewable upon mutual agreement of
InfoNow and the client. InfoNow also provides services to a
number of clients under work-order or purchase-order agreements.
InfoNows marketing objective is to increase name and brand
recognition of InfoNow and its channel visibility and channel
management solutions. These initiatives include, but are not
limited to, direct
e-mail marketing
campaigns, internet-based seminars, production of sales
materials, demonstrations of InfoNows solutions, public
relations, industry analyst relations and other promotional
efforts.
InfoNows sales strategy is focused in two areas: direct
sales and indirect sales via strategic partners. InfoNows
direct sales strategy uses a three-pronged approach, which
includes sales executives, sales engineers and account managers.
Sales executives identify qualified prospects based on certain
criteria, including company size, annual revenues, number of
employees, and the complexity of their sales and distribution
channels. They work with prospective clients to identify their
specific business needs. Sales executives then work with sales
engineers to determine the optimal application of InfoNows
software and services to meet identified needs and close sales.
Sales engineers also provide ongoing client service and
follow-up. Account managers focus primarily on generating new
leads for sales executives. As of March 2006, InfoNow had two
quota-carrying sales reps, as well as one sales engineer.
InfoNow believes that strategic partnerships can help InfoNow
gain broader market acceptance and enhancing InfoNows
marketing, sales and distribution capabilities. Accordingly,
InfoNow has established strategic relationships with
organizations in three major areas: technology partners,
solution partners, and resellers.
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Technology Partners: InfoNows technology partners
provide hardware, software, geographic and business demographic
data, transaction-processing support and collocation facilities
to InfoNow to ensure the reliability, scalability and
performance of InfoNow solutions. Technology partners include
companies such as Axess Communications, Acxiom, Business
Objects, Hewlett Packard, SunGard Data Systems, Red Hat, Network
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Solution Partners: InfoNows solution partners offer
complementary services to InfoNows solutions, and include
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InfoNow currently sells to international companies through
existing U.S.-based
clients with international operations. InfoNow may also form
alliances with selected partners to assist in the sales and
marketing of InfoNows software and services in certain
international markets.
In late 2003, in an effort to accelerate the sales cycle for
Channel Insight, InfoNow adopted a modular delivery model for
this solution. Under this modular delivery system, a prospective
client can buy a license for individual Channel Insight data
modules at an introductory price point and purchase additional
modules over time to realize the full value of the solution. The
value of a Channel Insight deal can range from the low six
figures to well over one million dollars depending on the size
and extent of the implementation, the number of transactions
processed on an ongoing basis, the number of modules deployed,
the number of channel partners deployed, and the geographic
reach. InfoNow expects to continue this delivery model and
pricing strategy as InfoNow works to accelerate the sales cycle
and further penetrate the market. Once InfoNow has demonstrated
the value of this solution in one department in a company,
InfoNow believes internal advocates will help InfoNow expand
into other departments and begin to realize the broad value of
this solution.
In 2004, InfoNow focused on developing a strong indirect channel
for Channel Insight with a leading
U.S.-based data
provider. Tactics included developing an interim selling
agreement with this partner (with joint sales targets and
defined revenue splits), training a small number of their sales
representatives, assisting with the development of
partner-branded sales collateral and engaging in joint field
selling trials. In 2005, this partner expanded InfoNows
joint-selling trial to approximately 80 sales representatives
across North America.
In 2005, InfoNow joined the Siebel Alliance program and have
worked jointly with the Siebel sales and industry marketing team
in joint sales call, developing joint presentations and product
demonstrations utilizing the Siebel Analytics solution.
Historically, the sales cycle for InfoNows software and
services has ranged from three to nine months. In recent years,
InfoNow has experienced longer sales cycles, especially for its
Channel Insight solution. A prospective clients decision
to use Channel Insight especially in an
enterprise-wide deployment would typically require a
significant evaluation period across multiple departments and
approval by the clients senior management.
InfoNow had 49 managed services clients as of December 31,
2005. Many of InfoNows clients are large, multi-national
companies with multiple business divisions. InfoNow recognizes
client business divisions of a single company as separate and
unique client relationships if the divisions: (1) are
separate operating units with their own executive management;
(2) have separate operating budgets; or (3) are
separate legal entities.
During the year ended December 31, 2005, InfoNow received
approximately 37 percent of its total revenues from its
largest client. One other company accounted for approximately
11 percent of InfoNows total revenues. No other
company accounted for more than 10 percent of
InfoNows total revenues. During the year ended
December 31, 2004, InfoNow received approximately
50 percent of its revenues from the same company and no
other company accounted for more than 10 percent of
InfoNows total revenues.
InfoNow considers its software, trademark and certain of
InfoNows information databases, trade secrets, and similar
intellectual property to be proprietary.
Over the years, InfoNow has developed innovative software to
address the unique challenges of channel visibility and channel
management. In 2002, InfoNow applied for a U.S. patent for
its Channel Insight technology. InfoNow has received and
responded to communication from the U.S. patent office and
InfoNow expects that completing the patent review process will
take one to three years. InfoNow
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frequently reviews its technology base to identify other ideas,
concepts, and inventions that could warrant patent protection.
InfoNow has a registered federal trademark for the name InfoNow.
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InfoNows Business Strategy |
InfoNows vision is to be the best in the world at
providing clients and their channel partners unparalleled
visibility into their channel networks and end customers, and
solutions to use this visibility to dramatically improve their
businesses.
In 2006, InfoNow is focusing on a number of key performance
imperatives, including:
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Acquiring new clients: InfoNow plans to capture new
channel management and channel visibility clients, expand its
solutions with existing clients, and ensure the success of its
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Improving profitability: InfoNow expects to increase
revenues through new sales from both direct and indirect sales
channels, as well as client up sells. At the same time, InfoNow
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Securing InfoNows competitive advantage: InfoNow
will continue to enhance its solutions, deliver high quality
client service, and proactively work with clients to capture the
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Competition
InfoNow believes there is a meaningful market for channel
visibility and channel management software and services.
Analysts report that 70 percent of Global
1000 companies sell through complex channels. The Gartner
Group has reported that nearly 50 percent of the
worlds gross national product is transacted through
indirect channels and such percentage is expected to grow to
65 percent by 2010.
One of the key challenges channel-centric companies face is lack
of visibility into who their end customers are and what they are
buying. Analysts note that large companies spend, on average, up
to $3.5 million a year on Customer Relationship Management
(CRM) software(5) and yet up to 70 percent of CRM
initiatives do not achieve the anticipated user adoption or
return on investment. These shortcomings are primarily due to
difficulties in maintaining timely and accurate end customer
data. According to a study of 1,500 companies conducted by
CIO Insights, the number one challenge faced by companies that
have implemented a CRM system is populating and maintaining a
consistent view of end customers.(6) InfoNow believes Channel
Insight can address these challenges for channel
centric companies.
The market for channel visibility and channel management
software and services is at an early stage of development and no
single competitor has established a leading position. InfoNow
believes that the size and diversity within these markets will
allow more than one supplier to provide products and services
similar to InfoNows s. InfoNow is not currently aware of a
competitor who can match InfoNow in the timely delivery of
highly accurate end customer information.
InfoNow is aware of several other providers of software and
services who may compete with one or more of InfoNows
offerings, including:
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customer relationship management (CRM) or partner
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InfoNow believes the principal competitive factors that will
determine success in the market for its software and services
include (1) the functionality and features of the software
and services; (2) the ability to address specific client
needs; (3) the reliability and effectiveness of the
software and services provided; (4) the speed of
implementation; (5) the perceived level of business
viability of the service provider and implementation risk;
(6) product reputation based on clients served and client
referrals; (7) pricing relative to capabilities offered;
(8) the quality of client support; and (9) the ability
to develop and maintain strong client relationships and market
presence, among other items. While InfoNow believes that its
solutions compete effectively with respect to these factors,
InfoNow also believes that the channel visibility and channel
management software market will be highly competitive and
characterized by rapidly changing technologies, industry
standards, products and client requirements. As the growth in
these markets continues, InfoNow expects competition to
intensify and the industry to consolidate. Potential
competitors, especially enterprise software companies, have
significantly greater resources and could become competitive
with InfoNow if they chose to develop and sell a channel
visibility offering.
InfoNow believes it is difficult for potential competitors to
enter the channel visibility and channel management market, for
the following reasons:
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InfoNows domain knowledge: InfoNow has focused on
helping channel-focused companies since 1995. InfoNow began by
developing custom software applications for Fortune 1000
clients, and over the years InfoNow has worked with some of the
top companies in the country. This experience has given InfoNow
deep insight into the challenges of maximizing a complex, global
business across multiple sales channels. The domain knowledge
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First-to-market
position with Channel Insight: InfoNow has been working on
the development of this technology since 2001. InfoNow believes
that no competitors can currently match the accuracy, depth and
breadth of information InfoNow provides on end customers, nor
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Patent-pending technology: InfoNow has applied for
U.S. patent protection for its Channel Insight technology
and algorithms. InfoNow expects completing the patent review
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investments in data assets, including databases, processing
techniques and licenses, which would require time and expertise
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Mission-critical applications: Given the
business-critical nature of InfoNows solutions, the data
and transaction information InfoNow compiles, and the benefits
of InfoNows relationships with industry-leading companies
to enhance future technology development, InfoNow believes it
would be costly and inconvenient for clients to duplicate
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Employees
As of December 31, 2005, InfoNow had a total of 83
employees, of which 66 were full-time, including 4 in sales and
marketing, 45 in software implementation, system operations, and
client support, 9 in product development and 8 in finance,
management and administration. The remaining 17 employees were
part-time and/or temporary employees primarily in InfoNows
client support group. InfoNow also uses independent contractors
on an as-needed basis. As of December 31, 2005, InfoNow had
4 contractors in product development, 2 contractors in software
implementation, system operations, and client support,
1 contractor in sales and marketing, and 1 contractor in
finance, management and administration.
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None of InfoNows employees are subject to any collective
bargaining agreement and InfoNow has not experienced any
interruption of operations as a result of labor disagreements.
Description of Property
InfoNow leases approximately 27,000 square feet of office
space at InfoNows headquarters in Denver, Colorado, for
its product development, sales, marketing, operations and
administrative activities. The office lease is with an unrelated
party and extends through September 2007. InfoNow believes that
the facilities are adequate for our current needs and that
suitable additional space can be acquired as needed to
accommodate planned growth for the foreseeable future.
InfoNow utilizes two Internet data centers maintained by SunGard
Data Systems, Inc. to provide services to our clients. The data
centers are housed in two separate facilities, one in Denver,
Colorado, and the other in Thornton, Colorado. These facilities
have safeguard protections such as a fire detection and
suppression system, redundant telecommunications access,
redundant power sources and
24-hour systems
maintenance support. InfoNow also maintains off-site storage of
data backups at a bank in Denver, Colorado.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, InfoNow may be involved in litigation that
arises in the normal course of its business operations. As of
the date of this proxy statement/ prospectus, InfoNow is not a
party to any litigation that it believes could reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on its business or
results of operations.
INFONOW MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF
OPERATION
The following discussion and analysis of InfoNow should be
read in conjunction with our financial statements and related
notes appearing elsewhere in this proxy statement/
prospectus.
Certain statements set forth below constitute forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are based on
InfoNows current expectations, assumptions, estimates and
projections about its industry and business and include
statements about markets for its software and services, planned
development of products and anticipated expense and revenue
levels. These forward-looking statements contain words such as
anticipate, believe, plan,
expect or similar language. These forward-looking
statements are made subject to the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 and are subject to business and economic
risks. InfoNows actual results could differ materially
from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a
result of many factors, including those set forth in this
discussion and in other documents InfoNow has filed with the
SEC.
General Information and Overview
InfoNow provides channel visibility and channel management
solutions, in the form of software and services, to companies
that sell their products through complex networks of
distributors, dealers, resellers, retailers, agents or branches,
often referred to as channel partners. Companies use
InfoNows software and services to collaborate with their
channel partners to create demand, increase revenues, lower
operating costs and maximize the return on investment of their
channel strategies. InfoNows clients are generally
companies with extensive channel partner networks, and include
companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Juniper Networks, NEC Display
Solutions of America, The Hartford, Visa, and Wachovia
Corporation.
As of December 31, 2005, InfoNow had 49 managed services
clients versus the 44 it reported as of December 31, 2004.
The increase in InfoNows client base is primarily
attributable to sales of InfoNows Channel Insight
solution. Despite the increase in InfoNows client base,
InfoNows contracted managed service fees, which includes
fees that are currently in a
month-to-month contract
status, decreased from $564,000 per month as of
December 31, 2004, to $560,000 per month as of
December 31, 2005. The decrease was primarily attributable
to a $28,000 per month reduction in service fees related to
the Channel
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Insight contract with InfoNows largest client, as well as
other client contract renegotiations, partially offset by
increases in service fees associated with new client contracts
executed during 2005.
InfoNow has experienced extended sales cycles in recent years,
which InfoNow believes were caused primarily by the following
factors: (1) there has been a general decline in
information technology, or IT, spending in recent years and
InfoNows past efforts to sell enterprise-level solutions,
which typically require a significant financial commitment on
the part of the client, were inconsistent with this trend;
(2) the market for Channel Insight solutions is at an early
stage of adoption; (3) in many instances, InfoNows
sales prospects have not budgeted for the solutions it provides
and, therefore, require a lengthy evaluation process prior to
purchasing; (4) InfoNow has not yet implemented its Channel
Insight solution for enough clients to enable it to gain
significant sales leverage from client references; and
(5) InfoNow is susceptible to competitive threats such as
clients or prospective clients outsourcing certain IT functions
to other countries or attempting to implement in-house solutions
similar to those that InfoNow provides in an effort to reduce
costs.
As a result of these and other factors, it is difficult for
InfoNow to accurately predict the demand for its solutions, as
well as the value it will receive upon selling them. In
addition, InfoNows implementation cycles have, in some
cases, extended substantially beyond its initial estimates,
which has delayed its ability to recognize license,
implementation and service fee revenues in certain periods. As a
result of these challenges, among other things, InfoNows
revenues can fluctuate substantially from quarter to quarter.
In an effort to accelerate the sales cycle for Channel Insight,
InfoNow has developed a modular delivery model for this
solution, wherein a prospective client can access distinct
modules related to specific business needs at lower introductory
price points, and add other applications incrementally.
Furthermore, during the fourth quarter of 2004, InfoNow launched
a limited Channel Insight offering. Additionally, InfoNow is
working on building leveraged access to clients through
strategic partner relationships. As a result of many of these
initiatives, as well as other ongoing sales efforts, InfoNow
signed five Channel Insight agreements with new customers in
2004 and nine Channel Insight agreements with new customers in
2005. In addition, InfoNow experienced an increase in sales
(based on the first-year value of contracts signed) during 2005
relative to 2004.
During 2005 InfoNow began to develop a software-as-a-service, or
On-Demand, Channel Insight offering, which should be available
in mid-2006. InfoNow intends for the new On-Demand service to
accelerate market penetration of Channel Insight by making it
easier to deploy and available to a broader set of potential
clients. InfoNow expects that with the On-Demand Channel Insight
offering it will realize implementation efficiencies and related
cost savings on a per-deal basis after deployment. InfoNow added
three employees and three contractors to its technical staff
during 2005 to support the development of this offering. In
addition, InfoNow added one contractor to its technical staff to
support the development of its data warehouse.
Personnel-related costs, which include salaries, vacation,
fringe benefits, payroll taxes and personnel support costs such
as office supplies for employees, comprised approximately 73%
and 76% of InfoNows total costs in 2005 and 2004,
respectively. Because salaries and related costs are such a
significant portion of InfoNows overall costs, variation
in the need for technical personnel based on the demand for its
solutions, as well as fluctuations in the cost of attracting and
retaining qualified technical personnel, can significantly
impact InfoNows operating results.
On March 4, 2005, Michael W. Johnson resigned as
InfoNows chief executive officer, president and chairman
of the board of directors. Mr. Johnson remains on
InfoNows board of directors. In connection with
Mr. Johnsons resignation, InfoNow recognized
approximately $330,000 in severance expense in the first quarter
of 2005, of which approximately $151,000 was paid during the
first nine months of 2005. InfoNow paid the remaining $179,000
in October 2005. An existing director, Jeffrey Peotter, was
elected chairman of the board of directors. On March 7,
2005, InfoNow amended Harold R. Herbsts employment
agreement to provide for his employment as InfoNows
interim Chief Executive Officer for a six-month period
commencing on March 4, 2005. Except to the extent necessary
to reflect Mr. Herbsts appointment for nine months as
InfoNows interim chief executive officer, InfoNow did not
materially alter the terms
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of Mr. Herbsts employment agreement. On
March 25, 2005, InfoNow also issued Mr. Herbst options
to purchase 150,000 shares of InfoNows common
stock. In September 2005, InfoNow entered into a revised
employment agreement with Mr. Herbst extending his term as
InfoNows interim chief executive officer until
April 30, 2007. Mr. Herbsts annual salary was
increased from $225,000 to $250,000. Except to the extent
necessary to reflect extension of Mr. Herbsts term as
InfoNows interim chief executive officer and his salary
increase, InfoNow did not materially alter the terms of
Mr. Herbsts previous employment agreement.
On November 2, 2005, InfoNow received a notice from Nasdaq
indicating that InfoNow was not in compliance with Nasdaqs
minimum bid price rule (Nasdaq Marketplace
Rule 4310(c)(4)). The minimum bid price rule requires that
the bid price of a listed companys common stock not to
fall below $1.00 for 30 consecutive days. InfoNow requested a
hearing of a Listing Qualifications Panel to review the Nasdaq
staffs delisting determination and that hearing took place
on December 1, 2005. On December 16, 2005, InfoNow
received a notice from Nasdaq indicating that the Nasdaq Listing
Qualifications Panel denied InfoNows request for continued
listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. InfoNows common
stock was delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market effective at
the opening of business on Tuesday, December 20, 2005, for
failure to comply with Nasdaqs minimum bid price rule.
InfoNow does not intend to appeal the determination of the
Panel. InfoNows common stock is now traded on the Pink
Sheets under the symbol INOW.
On January 9, 2006, Mr. Herbst, who had been serving
as InfoNows Interim Chief Executive Officer had his
employment terminated by InfoNows board of directors. In
connection with this termination, on January 13, 2006,
InfoNow, Mr. Herbst and HRH Consulting LLC entered into a
consulting agreement and InfoNow and Mr. Herbst entered
into a separation agreement and release. Under the consulting
agreement, Mr. Herbst through HRH Consulting LLC provides
consulting services to InfoNow to facilitate the consummation of
the merger. The consulting agreement will be terminated upon the
earlier of the consummation of the merger or 30 days prior
written notice by InfoNow. In consideration for the consulting
services, HRH Consulting LLC receives Mr. Herbsts
base salary in effect prior to his termination as consideration
for the consulting services that Mr. Herbst provides to
InfoNow through HRH Consulting. Under the separation agreement,
Mr. Herbst and InfoNow released all claims that they may
have had against each other. Both the consulting agreement and
the separation agreement provide that Mr. Herbst shall be
entitled to receive one years annual base salary in 24
biweekly installments as severance as well as all other payments
and benefits due under his employment agreement.
On January 9, 2006, InfoNows board of directors
unanimously elected Mark Geene as InfoNows Chief Executive
Officer. In connection with this appointment, on
January 13, 2006, InfoNow entered into the first amendment
to Mr. Geenes employment agreement. The first
amendment amends Mr. Geenes employment agreement to
reflect his new position as InfoNows Chief Executive
Officer and obligates Mr. Geene to perform all the duties
and bear all the responsibilities commensurate with that
position. Except to the extent necessary to reflect
Mr. Geenes position and duties and responsibilities
as InfoNows Chief Executive Officer, the terms of
Mr. Geenes employment were not materially altered.
InfoNow accepted Donald Karks resignation from his
position as InfoNows Chief Technology Officer, effective
April 15, 2006. In connection with Mr. Karks
resignation, InfoNow and Mr. Kark entered into a separation
agreement and release. Under the separation agreement, from
April 15, 2006 through July 16, 2006, Mr. Kark
shall remain an employee of InfoNow and perform duties and
functions at the request of Mr. Geene and shall receive his
salary in accordance with the employment agreement in effect
between InfoNow and Mr. Kark until immediately preceding
the effective date of Mr. Karks resignation. After
July 16, 2006, Mr. Kark shall be entitled to three
months of annual base salary in six biweekly installments and
three months of benefits under InfoNows insurance plan.
Under the separation agreement, Mr. Kark and InfoNow
released all claims that they may have had against each other.
On December 23, 2005, Halo agreed to acquire InfoNow in a
merger transaction valued at $7.2 million. Pursuant to the
terms of the merger agreement, and subject to the approval of
InfoNows
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stockholders, Merger Sub will be merged with and into InfoNow
with InfoNow surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary
of Halo.
Under the terms of the merger agreement, which was approved by
both companies boards of directors, each share of InfoNow
common stock outstanding immediately prior to the merger will be
converted into the right to receive approximately $0.71 in a
combination of cash, if any, and common stock of Halo (together
with CVRs). In addition, each InfoNow common stock option
outstanding at the closing of the merger with an exercise price
less than $0.71 per share will be converted into the right
to receive cash, if any, and common stock of Halo (together with
CVRs) to the extent that the approximately $0.71 per share
merger consideration exceeds the applicable exercise price. The
merger consideration is more fully described in the section
entitled The Merger Agreement Merger
Consideration beginning on page 67 of this proxy
statement/ prospectus and in the merger agreement, which is
attached to this proxy statement/ prospectus as Annex A.
The $0.71 per share value represents a premium to
InfoNows stockholders of approximately 41.9%, 55.2% and
106.4% over the six-, three- and one-month average closing
prices per share, respectively, for its common stock as quoted
on the Nasdaq in each instance through December 19, 2005,
the last day InfoNows common stock traded on the Nasdaq
Capital Market. It also represents a premium of approximately
114.1% over the last reported sales price per share for InfoNow
common stock as reported on the Pink Sheets on December 23,
2005, the last trading day for InfoNow common stock prior to the
announcement of the merger.
The merger, which is expected to close during the second quarter
of 2006, is subject to certain closing conditions more fully
described in the section entitled The Merger
Agreement Conditions to the Merger beginning
on page 73 of this proxy statement/ prospectus and in the
merger agreement, which is attached to this proxy statement/
prospectus as Annex A. Q Advisors acted as exclusive
financial advisor to InfoNow, and Hogan & Hartson
L.L.P., Denver, Colorado, provided legal advice. Bell,
Boyd & Lloyd LLC, Chicago, Illinois, provided legal
advice to Halo.
InfoNow anticipates that its investment in product development
and costs associated with the merger, combined with the
reduction in its contracted managed service fees related to the
Channel Insight contract with its largest client and reductions
associated with other client contract renegotiations and
terminations, will result in its costs increasing more quickly
than its revenues in the near-term. As a result, InfoNow expects
to incur a loss and use existing cash reserves to fund
operations in 2006.
Critical Accounting Policies
InfoNow believes the following accounting policies, which are
important to its financial position and results of operations,
require significant judgments and estimates on the part of
management. InfoNow believes that the following description
represents its critical accounting policies and estimates used
in the preparation of its financial statements, although it is
not all-inclusive.
InfoNows solutions are typically sold with annual or
multi-year contracts. The initial term of these agreements range
from one to three years and the agreements are typically
renewable upon mutual agreement of InfoNow and the client.
InfoNow also provides services to a number of clients under
work-order or purchase-order arrangements.
A typical contract fee could include the following six separate
revenue-producing components:
Software license and implementation fees:
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tailored, client-specific software interface to the system and
the design and configuration of client business rules and
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Managed service fees and software maintenance fees:
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The managed service fee applies to hosting and provision of the
service, any reconfiguration or maintenance on the software
necessary during the contract term, as well as performance of
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The variable monthly fee includes charges for system usage in
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Variable fees included under this heading are pass-through
charges for voice recordings, faxes, geocoding, and
telecommunications charges, which are typically billed with an
incremental administrative fee in addition to the direct charge
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InfoNow offers its solutions to clients in two forms. The first
method utilizes an application service provider, or ASP, model.
Under this business model, InfoNow sells the right to use its
software for the term of a specific agreement, and InfoNow
implements and hosts that solution to meet specific client
requirements. Accordingly, InfoNow charges the client an
implementation fee, a managed service fee and, in many cases,
variable monthly fees. The implementation fee and related direct
costs are deferred and recognized ratably over the longer of the
expected client life or contract term in accordance with Staff
Accounting Bulletin No. 104, or SAB 104. Because
most of InfoNows initial sales contracts range from one to
three years in duration, the client life is typically the longer
deferral period and is estimated to be three years. This
estimate is based on a number of factors, including client
turnover and the rate of change for the technology underlying
InfoNow solutions. InfoNow evaluates the estimate of a client
life on an ongoing basis in consideration of these factors and
the estimate of three years has remained constant since the
adoption of SAB 104. If, based upon InfoNows
evaluations, the estimate of a client life were to increase,
deferred revenue balances would be recognized over a longer time
period. A reduction in the estimate of a client life would,
conversely, result in accelerated recognition of deferred
revenues relative to prior years. Because InfoNows
deferred revenues balances have declined as a result of its
selling more licensed solutions, this estimate has decreased in
significance relative to prior years. InfoNow expects to
continue selling primarily licensed solutions; therefore,
InfoNow anticipates that the estimate of a client life will
continue to decrease in significance in future periods. Revenue
from managed service fees and variable monthly fees is
recognized as services are performed.
The second method of delivering InfoNows software and
services is via a license-hosted model. Under this model,
InfoNow grants its clients a perpetual license for its software.
Under this model, clients can install InfoNows software on
their own in-house systems, utilize third-party service
providers for hosting, or, as is most often the case, InfoNow
will host the software and perform related services under a
managed services agreement.
Sales of InfoNows solutions under the license-hosted model
typically include a software license fee, an implementation fee,
a software maintenance fee, a managed service fee and, in many
cases, variable monthly fees. InfoNow establishes vendor
specific objective evidence, or VSOE, of fair value for the
managed service fee element of a contract based on the following
two considerations: (1) it is sold independently of the
other elements in a contract; and (2) these services
generally are, and have historically been, renewed in subsequent
years (independent of the other elements) at the same fees, or
the current market value of those fees, charged when all
elements are sold together. InfoNows contracts also
typically contain renewal rates for software maintenance fees,
which are substantive. Therefore, InfoNow relies on these
renewal rates as VSOE of fair value for those fees. Based on
these considerations, the VSOE of fair value for managed service
fees and software maintenance fees can be properly determined by
reference to the applicable clients contractual fee rates
relating to those services.
InfoNow is not, however, currently able to establish VSOE of
fair value for the software license and implementation fee
elements of its contracts. Therefore, InfoNow uses the residual
value method to
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recognize revenue in accordance with Statement of Position 97-2,
or SOP 97-2. Using
this method, revenue from the managed service and software
maintenance elements of a contract is recognized ratably over
the term of the managed service arrangement and the software
maintenance arrangement, respectively. Because InfoNow is
currently unable to establish VSOE of fair value for the
software license fee and implementation fee components of a
contract and its installation services are essential to the
functionality of the software, InfoNow applies contract
accounting to both the software and implementation elements of
the arrangement in accordance with Accounting Research
Bulletin No. 45 and Statement of Position 81-1, or
SOP 81-1. Accordingly, license and implementation revenues
are recognized on a percentage of completion basis.
In the future, if InfoNow is able to establish VSOE of fair
value for the software license and implementation elements of
its solutions, license fees will generally be recognized at the
time of contract signing, assuming all revenue recognition
criteria are met, instead of on a percentage of completion basis.
As changes occur in InfoNows estimate of completion
percentage, revenue recognition is adjusted accordingly.
InfoNows estimate of completion percentage is based on the
ratio of the actual effort spent on a project as of the
financial statement date to the estimate of total effort to
complete the implementation. Fluctuations in the estimate of
total effort to complete an implementation can significantly
impact revenue recognition on a project in a given period. The
estimate of total effort to complete an implementation involves
significant judgment regarding the time required to perform the
tasks associated with a project, such as coding and testing the
solution. In many cases, InfoNows estimates are based on
past experience; however, because certain of its solutions are
in an early stage of development and in most cases involve
client-specific configuration and/or customization, InfoNow may
not always have direct past experience to draw from, which could
result in material changes in the estimate of effort to complete
an implementation. In addition, implementing InfoNows
solutions generally involves a high degree of interaction with
its clients; therefore, the level of client personnels
technical understanding and changes in a clients
requirements or expectations can also affect the estimate of
effort to implement a solution. However, InfoNow believes its
prior experience in developing and implementing complex
solutions provides an appropriate basis for developing its
estimates.
If, for any solution implementation, InfoNow determines that it
is unable to estimate the effort to implement a solution with a
high degree of certainty, InfoNow defers recognition of the
revenue and related cost until project completion in accordance
with SOP 81-1. Losses are recognized immediately if
projected implementation costs exceed anticipated implementation
revenues. For purposes of determining the profit or loss on a
project, InfoNow includes direct labor and direct subcontractor
costs, as well as an allocation of fringe benefits, payroll
taxes, personnel support costs, and facilities costs. These
costs are allocated to projects based on the amount of time an
employee or subcontractor devotes directly to the project in
relation to that persons total time worked during a given
period. As of December 31, 2005 and 2004, InfoNow had
$20,000 and $68,000, respectively, accrued for estimated future
implementation losses related to projects for which direct
implementation costs are projected to exceed implementation fee
revenue. These accruals are included in other
liabilities on InfoNows balance sheet. Revenue from
variable monthly fees is recognized as services are performed.
InfoNow has historically sold its solutions primarily through
direct sales efforts and reseller channels. When InfoNow sells
solutions through a reseller channel it recognizes revenue
consistent with the methods described above. Fees owed to
InfoNows selling partners in conjunction with reseller
channel sales are included in the cost of revenues.
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Capitalized Software Product Development Costs |
Capitalized software product development costs consist of
technical personnel salaries, overhead related to technical
personnel, and the cost of the facilities they occupy. InfoNow
allocates these costs to the software product based on the
amount of time an employee devotes directly to the product
development effort in relation to that employees total
time worked during a given period. In accordance with
SFAS No. 86, Accounting for the Costs of Computer
Software to be Sold, Leased or Otherwise
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Marketed, software development costs are required to be expensed
until the point that technological feasibility of the product is
established which InfoNow has determined to be when a working
model is complete. Once technological feasibility is
established, such costs are required to be capitalized until the
product is available for general release to customers. The
establishment of technological feasibility and continuing
evaluation of the recoverability of the capitalized software
development costs requires managements judgment with
respect to the impact of external factors such as future
revenue, estimated economic life and changes in software and
hardware technologies. Periodic amortization of capitalized
software development costs will be based on either (1) the
ratio that current period revenues for the product bear to the
total estimated revenue for that product or (2) the
straight-line method over the estimated economic life of the
product, whichever results in a larger amortization expense.
InfoNow capitalized $399,000 of software development costs
during the year ended December 31, 2005. No software
development costs were capitalized for product development
efforts that took place prior to 2005 because the period between
technological feasibility and general availability was short and
costs qualifying for capitalization were insignificant. InfoNow
has not begun amortizing capitalized software development costs
because the related product is not yet available for general
release to customers.
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Technical Personnel Cost Allocation |
Certain members of InfoNows technical staff have the
necessary skills to contribute in solution implementation and
maintenance roles, as well as in product development roles. As
such, InfoNow distributes its technical resources among these
efforts based on the needs of the organization at a given time.
The costs associated with these employees are allocated either
to the cost of revenues or product development based on the
estimate of hours devoted to each such category in a given
period. The estimate of hours by category is derived from the
data maintained in InfoNows time tracking system, which
reflects the time charged by each employee to a particular
project. For certain projects and ongoing system maintenance
efforts, InfoNow must use judgment in designating the effort as
either a cost of revenues or a product development expense. A
misclassification in this regard could result in a significant
impact to InfoNows gross margin; however, InfoNow believes
it applies the necessary diligence in the process of designating
projects to provide a reasonable basis for its estimates.
The following table summarizes the distribution of
InfoNows employees on a full-time-equivalent basis as of
December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004:
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Staff related to the Cost of Revenues
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54 |
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67 |
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Selling and Marketing
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4 |
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9 |
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Product Development
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9 |
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10 |
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General and Administrative
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8 |
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11 |
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Total Employees
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75 |
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97 |
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Included in the table above are 66 full-time employees and
9 full-time equivalent part-time employees at
December 31, 2005, and 85 full-time employees and
12 full-time equivalent temporary and part-time employees
at December 31, 2004. In addition to the employees in the
table above, InfoNows staff included eight contractors as
of December 31, 2005. InfoNow did not have any contractors
on staff as of December 31, 2004.
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Results of Operations
The following table summarizes InfoNows results of
operations for the calendar years indicated (dollar amounts in
thousands):
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Revenues:
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Implementation and software license fees
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$ |
1,589 |
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1,587 |
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2 |
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Monthly service and software maintenance fees
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7,098 |
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9,215 |
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(2,117 |
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(23 |
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Other fees
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76 |
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77 |
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(1 |
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Total revenues
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8,763 |
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10,879 |
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(2,116 |
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(19 |
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Cost of Revenues
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5,922 |
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5,864 |
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58 |
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Gross margin
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2,841 |
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5,015 |
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(2,174 |
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(43 |
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Operating expenses:
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Selling and marketing
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1,144 |
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2,024 |
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(880 |
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(43 |
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Product development
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647 |
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933 |
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(286 |
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General and administrative
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2,833 |
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2,767 |
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66 |
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Total operating expenses
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4,624 |
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5,724 |
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Loss from operations
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(1,783 |
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(709 |
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(1,074 |
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(151 |
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Other income (expense):
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Interest income
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79 |
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31 |
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48 |
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155 |
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Interest expense
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4 |
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75 |
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23 |
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52 |
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226 |
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Net loss
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(1,708 |
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(686 |
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(1,022 |
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(149 |
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Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2005 with
the Year Ended December 31, 2004 |
Revenues: InfoNows revenues consist primarily of
implementation fees, software license fees, monthly service fees
and software maintenance fees from new and existing clients.
Total revenues decreased by $2,116,000, or 19%, to $8,763,000
for the year ended December 31, 2005, from $10,879,000 for
the year ended December 31, 2004.
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Monthly Service Fees and Software Maintenance Fees:
Monthly service fees and software maintenance fees were
$7,098,000 during 2005, a decrease of $2,117,000, or 23%, from
$9,215,000 in 2004. The decrease is primarily due to a
$2,276,000 reduction in service fees related to the expiration
and subsequent extension of the Channel Insight contract with
InfoNows largest client. InfoNow also experienced an
additional $816,000 reduction in monthly service fees as a
result of other client contract and service terminations. The
decreases in InfoNows monthly service fees related to the
expiration and subsequent extension of the Channel Insight
contract with InfoNows largest client and other client
contract and service terminations were partially offset by
increases in service fees totaling $855,000 primarily associated
with new clients and new service activations, as well as
increases in variable monthly fees as a result of increased
system usage by certain of InfoNows clients. In addition,
InfoNow experienced a $120,000 increase in service fee revenue
associated with a client contract termination. Monthly service
fees and software maintenance fees represented approximately 81%
and 85% of total revenue during 2005 and 2004, respectively. |
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Implementation and Software License Fees: Revenues
generated from implementation and software license fees during
the twelve months ended December 31, 2005 increased by
$2,000, or 0.1%, to $1,589,000 from $1,587,000 during the twelve
months ended December 31, 2004. The increase in
implementation and software license fees is primarily
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implementation fee revenue associated with attaining higher
levels of completion percentage on projects that expand existing
client solutions, as well as the implementation of new client
solutions in 2005 compared to 2004. The increase in
implementation fee revenue associated with the increased
completion percentage on client solution implementations and
enhancements was partially offset by a $158,000 decrease in
software license fees, which was primarily due to a reduction in
the number of deals sold, that contained a license fee
component. InfoNow also experienced a $114,000 increase in
revenue deferrals associated with an increase in ASP contracts
sold during 2005, which InfoNow is required to account for under
SAB 104, as discussed above. Implementation and software
license fees represented approximately 18% and 15% of total
revenue during 2005 and 2004, respectively. |
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Other Fees: Other fees decreased by $1,000, or 1%, to
$76,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2005,
from $77,000 during the twelve months ended December 31,
2004. The decrease in other revenues is primarily attributable
to a decrease in the number of contracts with charges for voice
recordings, faxes, geocoding and telecommunications charges, as
well as a reduction in interactive voice response transaction
volume and negotiated rate reductions in InfoNows
telecommunications charges. Other fees represented approximately
1% of total revenue during 2005 and 2004. |
Cost of Revenues: InfoNows cost of revenues
includes technical personnel salaries and related personnel
costs, data royalties, software costs, depreciation for server
equipment, reimbursable expenses such as telecommunications and
contract labor related to specific projects, co-location
facility fees and other direct costs related to operating
InfoNows data centers, bad debts expense, as well as the
recognition of previously deferred implementation expenses and
partner commission costs. Cost of revenues increased to 67% of
revenues in 2005 from 54% in 2004. Total cost of revenues
increased $58,000, or 1%, to $5,922,000 during 2005 from
$5,864,000 during 2004. This was primarily due to a $239,000
increase in data center and telecommunications costs due to a
refund received from a former data vendor in 2004, as well as
the transition to a new mapping data vendor and increased system
usage. In addition, partner commission costs increased by
$66,000 as a result of leveraging one of InfoNows
strategic partner relationships for a Channel Insight agreement
InfoNow signed during the third quarter of 2005. The increases
in InfoNows cost of sales related to data center and
telecommunications expenses and partner commission costs were
partially offset by a $107,000 decrease in bad debt expense
primarily due to the reversal in the second quarter of 2005 of
bad debt that had been recorded in prior periods. The bad debt
expense recorded in prior periods related primarily to variable
monthly fees that InfoNow believed could be uncollectible as a
result of client contract renegotiations. InfoNow worked with
these clients during the second quarter of 2005 to resolve the
collectibility issues and, in the third quarter of 2005, InfoNow
collected a portion of the previously recorded bad debt amounts.
Accordingly, InfoNow reversed the previously recorded bad debt
expense associated with these fees. InfoNow also experienced an
$87,000 increase in implementation expense deferrals associated
with ASP contracts that were deferred in accordance with
SAB 104. The remaining $53,000 decrease in InfoNows
cost of sales was primarily attributable to lower personnel and
personnel support costs due to the reduction in InfoNows
technical staff in 2005.
Selling and Marketing Expenses: Selling and marketing
expenses consist of sales, pre-sales, marketing and business
development, personnel costs and related expenses, travel and
entertainment, sales commissions, and advertising and promotion
costs. These costs were 13% of revenues in 2005, compared to 19%
of revenues in 2004. The total amount of selling and marketing
expenses decreased by $880,000, or 43%, to $1,144,000 during the
twelve months ended December 31, 2005, from $2,024,000
during the twelve months ended December 31, 2004. The
change is primarily attributable to a $554,000 decrease in
personnel and personnel support costs mainly as a result of
planned staff reductions and attrition related to InfoNows
sales and marketing staff. InfoNow also experienced a $197,000
decrease in commission expense primarily as a result of the
reduction in its revenue. In addition, travel costs decreased by
$80,000 due to the reduction in its sales and marketing staff.
InfoNow also experienced a $43,000 reduction in public relations
and advertising and promotion consulting costs. Recruiting fees
also declined by $13,000 because InfoNow incurred fees related
to the hiring of a sales representative during 2004, whereas
InfoNow did not hire any new sales personnel during 2005. The
decreases in InfoNows selling and
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marketing expenses associated with personnel costs, commission
expense, travel costs, consulting costs, and recruiting fees
were partially offset by a $7,000 increase in trade show
expenses.
InfoNow has established strategic partnerships with
organizations in three major areas: technology partners,
solution partners, and strategic selling relationships. InfoNow
expects that these relationships can assist it in gaining
broader market acceptance for its solutions and services, as
well as enhance its marketing, sales and distribution
capabilities. Accordingly, InfoNow expects to develop new
strategic partnerships in the future.
Product Development Expenses: For the twelve months ended
December 31, 2005, product development expenses decreased
$286,000, or 31%, to $647,000 from $933,000 for the twelve
months ended December 31, 2004. This change was primarily
due to the capitalization of $399,000 in software product
development costs during 2005, as well as $20,000 lower bonus
expenses. The decreases in InfoNows product development
expenses associated with capitalization of software product
development costs and lower bonus expense were partially offset
by an increase in personnel costs due to the allocation of more
technical resources from client implementation and support
efforts to product development efforts in 2005, compared to
2004. Product development expenses represented 7% of revenues
during 2005, compared to 9% of revenues during 2004.
General and Administrative Expenses: General and
administrative expenses include the personnel costs of
InfoNows executive management, finance, investor
relations, human resources and other corporate functions,
general expenses such as legal and accounting fees, insurance
and costs related to its facilities. These costs increased to
32% of revenues for the twelve months ended December 31,
2005, from 25% of revenues for the twelve months ended
December 31, 2004. The total amount of general and
administrative costs over the same periods increased $66,000, or
2%, to $2,833,000 during 2005 from $2,767,000 during 2004. The
increase was primarily attributable to a $230,000 increase in
professional fees as a result of costs associated with the
merger. This increase was partially offset by a $98,000 decrease
in facilities costs primarily due to lower depreciation expense
since many of InfoNows older assets are now fully
depreciated, as well as lower rent expense as a result of
capitalizing the portion of this cost that is related to product
development efforts. InfoNow also experienced a $41,000
reduction in personnel and personnel support costs partly due to
a reduction in head count and partly due to lower dues and
supplies expenses. The remaining $25,000 decrease in
InfoNows general and administrative expenses was due to
lower travel and entertainment costs and lower investor
relations expenses.
In 2006, InfoNow expects that its head count levels and related
costs in all functional areas will change commensurate with its
needs as it executes against its business strategy.
Income Taxes: InfoNow has paid no income taxes since its
inception and has not recorded a benefit for income taxes due to
valuation allowances provided against net deferred tax assets,
which consist primarily of operating loss carryforwards.
Other Income/ Expense: InfoNow had a net other income of
$75,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2005,
compared to net other income of $23,000 for the twelve months
ended December 31, 2004. The increase of $52,000 is
primarily attributable to higher interest income as a result of
an increase in interest rates, as well as lower interest expense
as InfoNows capital leases have been fully paid.
Net Income/ Loss: Net loss for the twelve months ended
December 31, 2005, was $1,708,000 compared to a net loss of
$686,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2004, a
$1,022,000 increase. This increase in net loss is primarily
attributable to a $2,116,000, or 19%, decrease in total
revenues, which was partially offset by a $1,042,000, or 9%,
decrease in total expenses and a $52,000 increase in net other
income for the year ended December 31, 2005, compared to
the year ended December 31, 2004, as discussed above in
this InfoNow Managements Discussion and Analysis or Plan
of Operation.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Since InfoNows initial public offering, InfoNow has
financed its operations primarily through the placements of
private equity securities and, to a lesser extent, through
borrowing and equipment leasing arrangements. InfoNow has
received a total of approximately $13,800,000 from private
offerings and has received an additional $3,653,000 from the
exercise of stock options and warrants since InfoNow began
offering its channel management solutions in 1995. InfoNow also
has a bank credit facility with both a $1,000,000 revolving line
of credit to support its future operating needs and a $1,000,000
equipment facility to support its future investing needs. The
bank credit facility requires that InfoNow meet various
covenants. InfoNow is not permitted to draw on the bank credit
facility if it is out of compliance with any of the covenants.
As of the date of this proxy statement/ prospectus, InfoNow is
out of compliance with its debt covenants; however it expects to
work with the bank to obtain waivers for this non-compliance.
The interest rate on the revolving line of credit is the prime
rate plus 1 percent, and the interest rate on the equipment
facility is the U.S. Treasury note yield to maturity for a
term equal to 36 months as quoted in the Wall Street
Journal plus 587 basis points.
InfoNow had cash and cash equivalents of $3,032,000 at
December 31, 2005, compared to $3,764,000 at
December 31, 2004. InfoNows total cash use for the
year ended December 31, 2005, was $732,000 compared to
$465,000 in cash generated during the year ended
December 31, 2004. The decrease of $1,197,000 was primarily
due to a $510,000 reduction in cash flows from InfoNows
financing activities mainly associated with a decline in
proceeds from stock option exercises in 2005 relative to 2004.
In addition, cash flows from InfoNows operating activities
decreased $358,000 primarily due to the increase in its net loss
in 2005, partially offset by significant collections of its
trade accounts receivable. InfoNow also experienced a $329,000
increase in cash used in its investing activities, which was
primarily due to a $399,000 increase in capitalized software
costs, partially offset by a $70,000 reduction in the purchase
of property and equipment for InfoNows data centers and
corporate office. The changes in InfoNows total cash flow
for 2005 compared to 2004 are discussed below in more detail.
Net cash used by operating activities during 2005 was $91,000,
compared to $267,000 of cash generated by operating activities
during 2004. The decrease of $358,000 was primarily due to the
$1,022,000 increase in InfoNows net loss. Changes in the
adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities are as follows:
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$78,000 reduction in depreciation and amortization since many of
InfoNows data center and corporate office assets have
become fully depreciated without corresponding asset purchases; |
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$63,000 increase in other assets and deferred charges mainly due
to prepaid software license and insurance payments; |
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$56,000 decrease in the allowance for bad debt primarily due to
reversing previously recorded bad debt during 2005; |
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$53,000 decrease in accounts payable and payroll related and
other liabilities primarily due to paying down InfoNows
accruals and trade accounts payable; |
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$12,000 decrease in loss on asset dispositions; |
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$502,000 decrease in accounts receivable mainly due to
significant collections of trade accounts receivable during 2005; |
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$424,000 increase in deferred revenue primarily due to cash
received from clients who prepaid their annual service fees in
accordance with their contract terms, as well as unearned
revenue related to solutions sold during 2005 for which
implementation has not yet been completed. |
Cash used in investing activities increased to $595,000 for the
twelve months ended December 31, 2005 compared to $266,000
for the twelve months ended December 31, 2004. The change
of $329,000 is primarily due to a $399,000 increase in
capitalized software costs, partially offset by a $70,000
decrease in purchases of computer hardware and software for
InfoNows data centers and corporate office. InfoNow
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has plans to increase its capital expenditures in 2006 primarily
to support the development of an enhanced version of its Channel
Insight solution, to upgrade or replace some of its existing
data center hardware and software, and to add new equipment to
enhance system security.
Net cash used in financing activities during 2005 was $46,000
compared to cash generated by financing activities of $464,000
during 2004. The decrease of $510,000 was caused by a $524,000
decrease in cash received from stock option exercises, partially
offset by a $14,000 decrease in capital lease payments since all
of InfoNows capital leases are now fully paid.
Variation in the timing of InfoNows cash receipts and
disbursements can significantly impact its overall cash flow for
a given period and there can be no assurance that InfoNows
current cash balance will be sufficient to fund operations.
If InfoNow believes it is advisable, InfoNow may seek additional
funding to continue its operations. InfoNows ability to
successfully complete an offering to obtain additional funding
is dependent on a number of factors. There can be no assurances
that InfoNow can successfully complete an equity or debt
placement, or that a placement can be concluded on the terms and
conditions that would be acceptable to InfoNow.
The following table summarizes InfoNows contractual
payments and obligations by period (amounts in thousands):
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Operating Leases
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867 |
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496 |
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371 |
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Minimum Royalties
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129 |
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996 |
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508 |
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395 |
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InfoNow leases approximately 27,000 square feet of office
space at a rate of $18.00 per square foot through September
2007, when the lease expires. InfoNow is attempting to reduce
its rent expense by subleasing approximately half of its current
office space; however, there can be no assurance that InfoNow
will be able to do so.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements |
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123(R),
Share Based Payment
(SFAS No. 123(R)), that requires companies
filing as small business issuers to expense the value of
employee stock options and similar awards for interim and annual
periods beginning on or after December 15, 2005 and applies
to all outstanding and unvested stock-based awards at a
companys adoption date. InfoNow believes that the adoption
of this standard could have a material impact on its financial
position and results of operations since it expects to continue
to utilize stock-based compensation to motivate employees in the
future, and, as a result, InfoNow expects that the
implementation of SFAS No. 123(R) will result in
increased compensation expense in future years.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153,
Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets
(SFAS No. 153), which eliminates the
exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets
and replaces it with a general exception for exchanges of
nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial substance.
SFAS No. 153 will be effective for nonmonetary asset
exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after
June 15, 2005. InfoNow does not believe the adoption of
this standard will have a material impact on its financial
position or results of operations.
In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154,
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, a replacement of
Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 20 and FASB
Statement No. 3 (SFAS No. 154).
SFAS No. 154 changes the requirements for the
accounting for, and reporting of, a change in accounting
principle. SFAS No. 154 applies to all voluntary
changes in accounting principle. It also applies to changes
required by an accounting pronouncement in the unusual instance
that the
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pronouncement does not include specific transition provisions.
When a pronouncement includes specific transition provisions,
those provisions should be followed. SFAS No. 154
requires retrospective application to prior periods
financial statements for changes in accounting principle, unless
it is impractical to determine either the period-specific
effects or the cumulative effect of the change. When it is
impractical to determine the period-specific effect of an
accounting change on one or more individual prior periods
presented, SFAS No. 154 requires that the new
accounting principle be applied to the balances of assets and
liabilities as of the beginning of the earliest period for which
retrospective application is practical and that a corresponding
adjustment be made to the opening balance of retained earnings
for that period rather than being reported as a component of
income. When it is impractical to determine the cumulative
effect of applying a change in accounting principle to all prior
periods, SFAS No. 154 requires that the new accounting
principle be applied as if it were adopted prospectively from
the earliest date practical. SFAS No. 154 is effective
for business enterprises and not-for-profit organizations for
accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2005. InfoNow does not
believe the adoption of this standard will have a material
impact on its financial position or results of operations.
COMPARISON OF STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
MATTERS
InfoNow is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware
and Halo is incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada.
The holders of shares of InfoNow common stock, whose rights as
stockholders are currently governed by Delaware law,
InfoNows certificate of incorporation and InfoNows
bylaws, will, pursuant to the merger, become holders of Halo
common stock, and their rights as stockholders will be governed
by Nevada law, Halos articles of incorporation and the
bylaws of Halo. The material differences between the rights of
holders of InfoNow common stock and the rights of holders of
shares of Halo common stock, which are summarized below, result
from differences in Delaware and Nevada law and the governing
corporate documents of the two companies.
The following summary does not purport to be a complete
statement of the rights of holders of shares of Halo common
stock under applicable Nevada law, Halos articles of
incorporation and Halos bylaws or a comprehensive
comparison with the rights of the holders of shares of InfoNow
common stock under Delaware law, InfoNows articles of
incorporation and InfoNows bylaws, or a complete
description of the specific provisions referred to herein. The
identification of specific differences is not meant to indicate
that other equally or more significant differences do not exist.
This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
Delaware General Corporation Law and the Nevada Revised Statutes
and the governing corporate documents of Halo and InfoNow, to
which holders of shares of InfoNow are referred. See the section
entitled Additional Information Where You Can
Find More Information beginning on page 162 of this
proxy statement/ prospectus.
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Size of Board of Directors |
Halo
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Under Nevada law, a corporation may provide in its articles of
incorporation or bylaws for a fixed number of directors or a
variable number of directors and for the manner in which the
number of directors may be increased or decreased. Halos
articles of incorporation and bylaws provide that the number of
directors constituting the board shall be not less than one and
not more than thirteen and the articles of incorporation state
that the number of directors may from time to time be increased
or decreased in such manner as will be provided by the bylaws.
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Delaware law permits the board of directors of a Delaware
corporation to change the authorized number of directors by
amendment to the corporations bylaws or in the manner
provided in the bylaws, unless the number of directors is fixed
in the corporations certificate of incorporation, in which
case a change in the number of directors may be made only by
amendment to the certificate of incorporation. The InfoNow
bylaws provide that the authorized number of directors
constituting the board shall be not less than five and not more
than nine, as shall be fixed from time to time by the board of
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Cumulative Voting
In an election under cumulative voting, each share of stock
normally having one vote is entitled to a number of votes equal
to the number of directors to be elected. A stockholder may then
cast all such votes for a single candidate or may allocate them
among as many candidates as the stockholder may choose, up to
the number of directors to be elected. Without cumulative
voting, the holders of a majority of the shares present at an
annual meeting or any special meeting held to elect directors
would have the power to elect all the directors to be elected at
that meeting, and no person would be elected without the support
of holders of a majority of the shares voting at such meeting.
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Under Nevada law, cumulative voting in the election of directors
is only available if the corporations articles of
incorporation provide for such an election. Halos articles
of incorporation do not provide for cumulative voting.
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Under Delaware law, cumulative voting in the election of
directors is not available unless specifically provided for in a
corporations certificate of incorporation. The InfoNow
certificate of incorporation does not provide for cumulative
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Power to Call Special Stockholders Meeting |
Halo
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Nevada law provides that, unless otherwise provided in the
corporations articles of incorporation or bylaws, the
entire board of directors, any two directors or the president
may call special meetings of stockholders. Halos bylaws
provide that special meetings of stockholders may be called at
any time by the holders of 10% of the voting shares of Halo, or
by the president, or by the board of directors or a majority
thereof.
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Under Delaware law, a special meeting of stockholders may be
called by the board of directors or any other person authorized
to do so in the corporations certificate of incorporation
or bylaws. The InfoNow bylaws provide that special meetings of
stockholders may be called by the president of InfoNow and by
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Dissolution |
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Under Nevada law, if the directors recommend dissolution to the
stockholders, the corporation must then notify each stockholder
entitled to vote on dissolution and the stockholders entitled to
vote must approve the dissolution. Action by the stockholders on
such a matter is approved if the number of votes cast in favor
of the action exceeds the number of votes cast in opposition to
the action.
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Under Delaware law, a dissolution must be approved by all the
stockholders entitled to vote or the dissolution must be
initiated by the board of directors and approved by the holders
of a majority of the outstanding voting shares of the
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Halo
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Under Nevada law, a director may be removed by the vote of the
holders of not less than two-thirds of the voting power of the
voting stock, subject to certain restrictions concerning
cumulative voting. However, a Nevada corporation may include in
its articles of incorporation a provision requiring the approval
of a larger percentage of the voting power to remove a director.
The Halo articles of
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Under Delaware law, any director or the entire board of
directors may be removed with or without cause by the holders of
a majority of the shares entitled to vote unless the certificate
of incorporation provides otherwise. InfoNows certificate
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incorporation do not provide for a larger percentage of voting
power to remove a director.
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Filling Vacancies on the Board of Directors |
Halo
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Under Nevada law, all vacancies, including those caused by an
increase in the number of directors, may be filled by a majority
of the remaining directors, even though less than a quorum,
unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation.
The Halo bylaws provide that
vacancies may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors
though less than a quorum.
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Under Delaware law, vacancies on the board of directors and
newly created directorships may be filled by a majority of the
directors then in office, even though less than a quorum, unless
otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws
of the corporation or the certificate of incorporation directs
that a particular class is to elect such director, in which case
any other directors elected by such class, or a sole remaining
director, shall fill such vacancy. |
Voting Requirements to Amend Charter Documents and Bylaws |
Halo
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Under Nevada law, any amendment to the articles of incorporation
must be proposed by the board of directors and submitted to the
stockholders for approval by the holders of a majority of the
outstanding stock entitled to vote thereon, and if such
amendments would adversely affect the shares of such class or
series, the holders of the outstanding shares of such a class
shall be entitled to vote as a class to approve the amendment.
The articles of incorporation may require, in the case of any
specified amendments, the vote of a larger proportion of the
voting power of stockholders. Halos articles of
incorporation do not require such a vote of a larger proportion
of the voting power of stockholders.
Under Nevada law, unless
otherwise prohibited by any bylaw adopted by the stockholders,
directors may adopt, amend or repeal any bylaw, including any
bylaw adopted by the stockholders. Nevada law also provides that
the articles of incorporation may grant the authority to adopt
bylaws exclusively to the directors. The Halo articles of
incorporation and bylaws give both the Halo board and the
shareholders the power to amend, alter or repeal the bylaws.
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Unless otherwise specified in a Delaware corporations
certificate of incorporation, an amendment to the certificate of
incorporation requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the
outstanding stock entitled to vote thereon. Furthermore, under
Delaware law, the holders of the outstanding shares of a class
are entitled to vote as a class upon any proposed amendment to
the certificate of incorporation, whether or not entitled to
vote thereon by the provisions of the corporations
certificate of incorporation, if the amendment would increase or
decrease the aggregate number of authorized shares of such class
increase or decrease the par value of the shares of such class,
or alter or change the powers, preferences or specific rights of
the shares of such class so as to adversely affect them.
InfoNows certificate of incorporation does not contain any
provision modifying the statute with respect to amendments to
the certificate of incorporation.
Delaware law provides that the
power to amend the bylaws shall be with the stockholders,
provided that a corporation may in its certificate of
incorporation confer the power to amend the bylaws upon the
directors. Delaware law also provides that granting the
directors the power to amend the bylaws in no way impairs or
limits the power to amend the bylaws conferred upon the
stockholders by statute. The InfoNow certificate of
incorporation expressly authorizes the board of directors to
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Inspection of Stockholders List |
Halo
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Under Nevada law, a corporation must allow stockholders of
record who own or represent at least fifteen percent of a
corporations shares the right, upon at least five
days written demand, to inspect, in person or by an agent,
during normal business hours, the books of account and financial
records of the corporation, to make extracts therefrom and to
conduct an audit of such records, except any corporation listed
and traded on any recognized stock exchange or any corporation
that furnishes to its stockholders a detailed, annual financial
statement is exempt from this requirement.
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Delaware law allows any stockholder to inspect the stockholder
list for a purpose reasonably related to such persons
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Dividends |
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Except as otherwise provided in the corporations articles
of incorporation, Nevada law authorizes a corporation to make
distributions to its stockholders as authorized by its board of
directors; provided, however, the corporation may not make such
a distribution if (i) the corporation would not be able to
pay its debts as they become due in the usual course of
business, or (ii) unless otherwise specifically provided in
the corporations articles of incorporation, the
corporations total assets would be less than the sum of
its total liabilities plus any amount owed, if the corporation
were to be dissolved at the time of distribution, to
stockholders with preferential rights superior to those
receiving the distribution.
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Subject to any restrictions contained in a corporations
certificate of incorporation, Delaware law generally provides
that a corporation may declare and pay dividends out of surplus
or, when no surplus exists, out of net profits for the fiscal
year in which the dividend is declared and/or for the preceding
fiscal year. Surplus is defined as net assets minus stated
capital. Dividends may not be paid out of net profits if the
capital of the corporation is less than the amount of capital
represented by the issued and outstanding stock of all classes
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Transactions Involving Officers or Directors
Pursuant to the Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act, an
issuer (as defined by Section 12 of the
Exchange Act) may not, directly or indirectly, extend or
maintain credit, arrange for the extension of credit, or renew
an existing extension of credit, in the form of a personal loan
to or for a director or executive officer is thus barred from
lending money to, or guaranteeing any obligation incurred by,
its officers or directors.
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Under Nevada law, there is no corresponding provision with
respect to loans or guarantees. A contract or transaction, under
Nevada law, between a corporation and one or more of its
directors or officers, or between a corporation and any other
corporation, partnership, association or other organization in
which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or
officers, or have a financial interest, shall not be void or
voidable solely for that reason, or solely because
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A Delaware corporation may lend money to, or guarantee any
obligation incurred by, its officers or directors if, in the
judgment of the board of directors, such loan or guarantee may
reasonably be expected to benefit the corporation. With respect
to any other contract or transaction between the corporation and
one or more of its directors or officers, such transactions are
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the director or officer was present at or participated in the
meeting of the board or committee thereof that authorized the
contract or transaction, or solely because his or her vote was
counted for such purpose, if:
the interest of the officer or director is known to
the board of directors or committee, and the board or committee
approves the transaction in good faith without counting the vote
of the interested director;
the interest of the officer or director is known to
the stockholders, and they approve the transaction in good faith
by a majority vote of stockholders holding a majority of the
voting power;
the interest of the officer or director is not known
to the officer or director at the time the transaction is
brought before the board of directors of the corporation for
action; or
the transaction is fair as to the corporation at the
time it is authorized or approved.
The bylaws of Halo forbid a
loan by the corporation to an officer or director unless it is
first approved by the holders of two-thirds of the voting
shares, and the corporation may not make a loan secured by its
shares. However, loans below the amount of $25,000 may be made
to officers or directors for moving expenses.
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the directors or officers interest is
made known to the disinterested directors or the stockholders of
the corporation, who thereafter approve the transaction in good
faith; or
the contract or transaction is fair to the
corporation as of the time it is approved or ratified by either
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Limitation of Liability of Directors and Indemnification
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Under Nevada law, and except as provided in the
corporations articles of incorporation, a director or
officer; is not individually liable to the corporation or its
stockholders for any damages as a result of any act or failure
to act in his or her capacity as a director or officer; unless
it is proven that such act or failure to act constituted a
breach of fiduciary duties as a director or officer; and the
breach of those duties involved intentional misconduct, fraud or
a knowing violation of law. Such provisions, however, will not
eliminate a director or officers liability to the
corporation in the case of a judgment of ouster rendered against
a corporation on account of the misconduct of the director or
officer, a violation of Nevada state securities laws, or certain
other violations of law.
Under Section 78.7502 of
the Nevada Revised Statutes, a corporation may indemnify any
person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party
to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, except an action by or in the right of the
corporation, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, against
expenses, including attorneys fees, judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in
connection with the action, suit or proceeding, but only if such
person did not breach his or her fiduciary duties in a manner
involving intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation
of law, or acted in good faith and in a manner which he or she
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or
her conduct was unlawful. A corporation may indemnify any person
who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the
right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by
reason of the fact that such person is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the corporation against expenses,
including amounts paid in settlement and attorneys fees
actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense
or settlement of the action or suit if such person did not
breach his or her fiduciary duties in a manner involving
intentional misconduct, fraud or
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Under Delaware law, a corporation may include in its certificate
of incorporation a provision that would, subject to the
limitations described below, eliminate or limit directors
liability for monetary damages for breaches of their fiduciary
duty of care. Under the Delaware law, a directors
liability cannot be eliminated or limited:
for breaches of the duty of loyalty,
for acts or omissions not in good faith or that
involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law,
for the payment of unlawful dividends or expenditure
of funds for unlawful stock purchases or redemptions, or
for transaction from which such director derived an
improper personal benefit.
Pursuant to InfoNows
certificate of incorporation and under Delaware law, directors
of InfoNow are not liable to InfoNow or its stockholders for
monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty, except for
liability in connection with a breach of duty of loyalty, for
acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law, for dividend payments
or stock repurchases illegal under Delaware law or any
transaction in which a director has derived an improper personal
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a knowing violation of law or acted in good faith and in a
manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation.
Nevada law further provides
that indemnification may not be made for any claim, issue or
matter as to which such a person has been adjudged to be liable
to the corporation or for amounts paid in settlement to the
corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court
determines the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper. Nevada
law provides for mandatory indemnification of a director,
officer, employee or agent of a corporation to the extent that
such person has been successful on the merits or otherwise in
defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in this
paragraph against expenses, including attorneys fees,
actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the
defense.
Halos articles of
incorporation and bylaws provide for indemnification of
directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada
law. The Halo bylaws also provide for the advancement of
indemnified expenses.
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Business Combinations/Reorganizations
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Sections 78.411 to 78.444 of the Nevada Revised Statutes,
inclusive, restrict the ability of a resident domestic
corporation to engage in any combination with an interested
stockholder for three years after the interested
stockholders date of acquiring the shares that cause such
stockholder to become an interested stockholder unless the
combination or the purchase of shares by the interested
stockholder on the interested stockholders date of
acquiring the shares that cause such stockholder to become an
interested stockholder is approved by the board of directors of
the resident domestic corporation before that date. If the
combination was not previously approved, the interested
stockholder may effect a combination after the three-year period
only if such stockholder receives approval from a majority of
the disinterested shares or the offer meets various fair price
criteria. For purposes of the foregoing provisions,
resident domestic corporation means a Nevada
corporation that has
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A provision of Delaware law prohibits certain transactions
between a Delaware corporation and an interested
stockholder. An interested stockholder for
purposes of this Delaware law provision is a stockholder that is
directly or indirectly a beneficial owner of fifteen percent or
more of the voting power of the outstanding voting stock of a
Delaware corporation, or its affiliate or associate. This
provision prohibits certain business combinations between an
interested stockholder and a corporation for a period of three
years after the date the interested stockholder acquired its
stock unless:
the business combination is approved by the
corporations board of directors prior to the stock
acquisition date;
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means any person, other than the resident domestic corporation
or its subsidiaries, who is:
the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of ten
percent or more of the voting power of the outstanding voting
shares of the resident domestic corporation; or
an affiliate or associate of the resident domestic
corporation and at any time within three years immediately
before the date in question was the beneficial owner, directly
or indirectly, of ten percent or more of the voting power of the
outstanding shares of the resident domestic corporation.
The above provisions do not apply to any combination involving a
resident domestic corporation:
whose original articles of incorporation expressly
elect not to be governed by Sections 78.411 to 78.444 of
Nevada law, inclusive;
which does not, as of the date of acquiring shares,
have a class of voting shares registered with the SEC under
Section 12 of the Securities Act, unless the
corporations articles of incorporation provide
otherwise;
whose articles of incorporation were amended to
provide that the corporation is subject to the above provisions
and which did not have a class of voting shares registered under
Section 12 of the Securities Act on the effective date of
such amendment, if the combination is with an interested
stockholder whose date of acquiring shares is before the
effective date of such amendment; or
that amends its articles of incorporation, approved
by a majority of the disinterested shares, to expressly elect
not to be governed by Sections 78.411 to 78.444 of Nevada
law, inclusive. Such an amendment, however, would not become
effective until 18 months after its passage and would apply
only stock acquisitions occurring after the effective date of
the amendment. The Halo articles of incorporation do not exempt
Halo from the restrictions imposed by such provisions of Nevada
law.
Sections 78.378 to
78.3793 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, inclusive, provide in
effect that a
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of the board of directors and the affirmative vote of two-thirds
of disinterested stockholders.
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person acquiring a controlling interest in an issuing
corporation, and those acting in association with such person,
obtain only such voting rights in the control shares as are
conferred by a resolution of the stockholders (excluding such
acquiring and associated persons) approved at a special or
annual meeting of stockholders. For purposes of the foregoing
provisions, issuing corporation means a corporation
organized in Nevada that has 200 or more stockholders of record,
at least 100 of whom have addresses in Nevada on the
corporations stock ledger, and does business in Nevada
directly or through an affiliate, and controlling
interest means the ownership of outstanding voting shares
enabling the acquiring person to exercise (either directly or in
association with others) one-fifth or more but less than
one-third, one-third but less than a majority, or a majority or
more of the voting power of the issuing corporation in the
election of directors. Accordingly, the provisions could require
multiple votes with respect to voting rights in share
acquisitions effected in separate stages.
The above provisions do not
apply to an acquisition of a controlling interest if the
articles of incorporation or bylaws of the issuing corporation
in effect on the tenth day following the acquisition of such
controlling interest provide either specifically or generally
that the provisions do not apply to such acquisitions. The
provisions are also inapplicable to shares acquired pursuant to
a statutory merger (such as the merger) effected pursuant to
Nevada law or by operation of law such as inheritance or the
enforcement of a judgment or security interest.
Depending on the issuing
corporations articles of incorporation and bylaws in
effect on the tenth day following the applicable controlling
interest acquisition, the issuing corporation may have rights to
redeem the shares so acquired, and its stockholders may have
dissenters rights with respect to the approval of voting
rights equivalent to those described under Appraisal or
Dissenters Rights below and set forth in
Annex E.
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has the right to dissent from, and obtain payment of the fair
value of his shares in the event of
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rights of appraisal are available to a stockholder of a
corporation only in connection with some mergers or
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a merger or consolidation to which the corporation
is a party,
consummation of a plan of exchange to which the
corporation is a party as the corporation whose shares will be
acquired, if the stockholder is entitled to vote on the
plan and
any corporate action taken pursuant to a vote of the
stockholders to the extent that the articles of incorporation,
bylaws or a resolution of the board of directors provides that
voting or non-voting stockholders are entitled to dissent and
obtain payment for their shares.
Under Nevada law, unless a
corporations articles of incorporation provide otherwise,
a stockholder does not have dissenters rights with respect
to a plan of merger or share exchange, for cash and/or
owners interests of the acquiring entity or a listed
company, if the shares held by the stockholder are either
registered on a national securities exchange, or designated as a
national market system security on an interdealer quotation
system by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.,
or held of record by 2,000 or more stockholders. A stockholder
of record of a Nevada corporation may dissent as to less than
all the shares registered in his name only if he dissents with
respect to all shares beneficially owned by any one person and
notifies the corporation in writing of the name and address of
each person on whose behalf he asserts dissenters rights.
In such event, the stockholders rights will be determined
as if the shares to which he dissented and his other shares were
registered in the names of different stockholders.
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under the Delaware General Corporation Law if the
corporations stock is either:
listed on a national securities exchange or
designated as a national market system security on an
interdealer quotation system by the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc., or
held of record by more than 2,000 stockholders;
except that appraisal rights will be available if the merger or
consolidation requires stockholders to exchange their stock for
anything other than:
shares of the surviving corporation,
shares of another corporation that will be listed on
a national securities exchange, designated as a national market
system security on an interdealer quotation system by the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or held of
record by more than 2,000 stockholders, or
cash in place of fractional shares
Additionally, no appraisal
rights are available if the corporation is the surviving
corporation, and no vote of its stockholders is required for the
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DESCRIPTION OF HALO SECURITIES
Common Stock
Halo is registering shares of common stock, par value $0.00001.
Halo has authorized 150,000,000 shares of common stock. The
holders of Halo common stock:
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are subject to the rights of the holders of Halos
preferred stock, have equal ratable rights to dividends from
funds legally available if and when declared by Halos
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are entitled to share ratably in all of Halos assets
available for distribution to holders of common stock in the
event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Halos
affairs; |
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do not have preemptive, subscription or conversion rights and
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are entitled to one non-cumulative vote per share on all matters
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Preferred Stock
Halo also has authorized 50,000,000 shares of preferred
stock, par value $0.00001 per share (Preferred
Stock). Halos board of directors is authorized to
issue shares of such Preferred Stock in series, to establish and
change the number of shares constituting any series and to
provide for and change the voting powers, designations,
preferences, redemption prices, conversion rights and
liquidation preferences of any such series, subject to
limitations prescribed by law and Halos Articles of
Incorporation.
Currently, there are shares of Series C Preferred Stock
(Series C Stock) and Series D Preferred
Stock (Series D Stock) outstanding. Halo had
previously issued Series A Preferred Stock, Series B
Preferred Stock and Series B-2 Preferred Stock, but these
series have been converted into common stock.
The Series C Stock has the following material terms:
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The Series C Stock is convertible into Halo common stock,
at the option of the holder, at a conversion price (the
Series C Stock Applicable Conversion Price)
that will initially be equal to $1.00. Accordingly, the
Series C Stock is convertible into Halo common stock at a
one to one (1:1) ratio. However, the ratio is subject to
adjustment pursuant to the anti-dilution protections extended to
the holders of Series C Stock. Under the anti-dilution
provisions, in the event Halo issues, at any time while shares
of Series C Stock are still outstanding, shares of Halo
common stock or any type of securities convertible or
exchangeable for, or otherwise giving a right to acquire, shares
of Halo common stock, at a price below the Series C Stock
Applicable Conversion Price, then the Series C Stock
Applicable Conversion Price will be adjusted to the price per
share equal to the price per share paid for such Halo common
stock in such subsequent financing. This full-ratchet
anti-dilution protection on the Series C Stock will also be
extended to any warrants received in connection with the
Series C Subscription Agreements dated January 31,
2005 that are outstanding at such time. In addition to the
full-ratchet protection, the Applicable Conversion Price will be
equitably adjusted in the event of any stock split, stock
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If Halos market capitalization based on the shares of Halo
common stock outstanding (including all shares of Halo common
stock underlying the Shares of Series C Stock on an as
converted basis) exceeds $50,000,000, the shares of Halo common
stock underlying the Series C Stock are registered, and
Halo has an average daily trading volume for 20 consecutive
trading days of 100,000 shares per day, then Halo may
require the holders of Series C Stock to convert the
Series C Stock into Halo common stock at the then
Series C Stock Applicable Conversion Price. |
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The holders of shares of Series C Stock will be entitled to
receive dividends, at a 6% annual rate, payable quarterly in
arrears, either in cash, or at the election of Halo, in shares
of Halo common stock. The dividends are preferred dividends,
payable in preference to any dividends which may be declared on
Halo common stock. Halo common stock delivered in payment of
dividends will be valued at 90% of the average of the volume
weighted average price for the 20 trading day period ending on
the trading day immediately prior to the date set for payment of
the dividend. |
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Any unconverted and non-redeemed Shares of Series C Stock
outstanding on the third anniversary of the initial issuance of
the Series C Stock, will be automatically redeemed on that
date, in cash, at $1.00 per share, plus all accrued but
unpaid dividends thereon (subject to equitable adjustment for
all stock splits, stock dividends, or similar events involving a
change in the capital structure of Halo). |
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In the event of any liquidation of Halo, the Series C Stock
will receive an amount equal to the Series C Face Amount
(as defined in the Certificate of Designations designating the
Series C Stock), plus all accrued but unpaid dividends
thereon, prior to any amounts being distributed to any junior
series of Preferred Stock or to Halo common stock holders. After
payment of all liquidation preferences to all holders of
Preferred Stock, including the Series C Stock, the entire
remaining available assets, if any, shall be distributed among
the holders of Halo common stock, the holders of Series C
Stock, and any other class or series of Preferred Stock entitled
to participate with Halo common stock in a liquidating
distribution, in proportion to the shares of Halo common stock
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held by them and the shares of Halo common stock which they then
have the right to acquire upon conversion of such shares of
Preferred Stock held by them. |
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Holders of Series C Stock have the pre-emptive right to
participate in offerings of Halo common stock, or securities
convertible into or exercisable for Halo common stock, based on
the holders pro-rata share, on an as-converted basis, of
the number of shares of outstanding Series C Stock, plus
the portion, if any, of such offering as to which other holders
of Series C Stock have elected to not exercise this
pre-emptive right. |
The Series D Stock has the following material terms:
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The Series D Stock will be convertible into Halo common
stock, at the option of the holder, at a conversion price (the
Series D Stock Applicable Conversion Price)
that will initially be equal to $1.10. Accordingly, the
Series D Stock is convertible into Halo common stock at a
ratio equal to the quotient obtained by dividing the sum of the
Series D Face Amount (as defined in the Certificate of
Designations designating the Series D Stock) plus any
accrued but unpaid dividends by the Series D Applicable
Conversion Price, in effect at the time of conversion. However,
the ratio is subject to adjustment pursuant to the anti-dilution
protections extended to the holders of Series D Stock.
Under the anti-dilution provisions, in the event Halo issues, at
any time while shares of Series D Stock are still
outstanding, shares of Halo common stock or any type of
securities convertible or exchangeable for, or otherwise giving
a right to acquire, shares of Halo common stock, at a price
below the Series D Applicable Conversion Price, then the
Series D Applicable Conversion Price will be adjusted to
the price per share equal to the price per share paid for such
Halo common stock in such subsequent financing. In addition to
the full-ratchet protection, the Series D Applicable
Conversion Price will be equitably adjusted in the event of any
stock split, stock dividend or similar change in Halos
capital structure. |
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If Halos market capitalization based on the shares of Halo
common stock outstanding (including all shares of Halo common
stock underlying the Shares of Series D Stock on an as
converted basis) exceeds $50,000,000, the shares of Halo common
stock underlying the Series D Stock are registered, and
Halo has an average daily trading volume for 20 consecutive
trading days of 100,000 shares per day, then Halo may
require the holders of Series D Stock to convert the
Series D Stock into Halo common stock at the then
Series D Stock Applicable Conversion Price. |
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The holders of shares of Series D Stock will be entitled to
receive dividends, at a 13% annual rate, payable quarterly in
arrears beginning on March 21, 2006, either in cash, or at
the election of Halo, in shares of Halo common stock. The
dividends are preferred dividends, payable in preference to any
dividends which may be declared on the Series A 8%
Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, the Series B 10%
Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, the Series C
Convertible Preferred Stock and Halo common stock. Halo common
stock delivered in payment of dividends will be valued at 90% of
the average of the volume weighted average price for the 20
trading day period ending on the trading day immediately prior
to the date set for payment of the dividend. |
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Any unconverted and non-redeemed Shares of Series D Stock
outstanding on the third anniversary of the initial issuance of
the Series D Stock, will be automatically redeemed on that
date, in cash, at an amount per share equal to the sum of the
Series D Face Amount, as adjusted, plus all accrued but
unpaid dividends thereon (subject to equitable adjustment for
all stock splits, stock dividends, or similar events involving a
change in the capital structure of Halo). |
In the event of any liquidation of Halo, the Series D Stock
will receive an amount equal to the Series D Face Amount,
plus all accrued but unpaid dividends thereon, prior to any
amounts being distributed to any other series of Preferred Stock
or to Halo common stock holders. After payment of all
liquidation preferences to all holders of Preferred Stock,
including the Series D Stock, the entire remaining
available assets, if any, shall be distributed among the holders
of Halo common stock, the holders of Series D Stock, and
any other class or series of Preferred Stock entitled to
participate with Halo common stock in a liquidating
distribution, in proportion to the shares of Halo common stock
then held by them
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and the shares of Halo common stock which they then have the
right to acquire upon conversion of such shares of Preferred
Stock held by them.
Halos Articles of Incorporation and bylaws contain
provisions, such as the authorization of the undesignated
Preferred Stock and prohibitions on cumulative voting in the
election of directors, which could make it more difficult for a
third party to acquire Halo.
Unless waived by the InfoNow board of directors, it is a
condition to the closing of the Merger that the shares of
Series C Stock convert into common stock of Halo prior to
the effective time of the merger.
Contingent Value Rights
The CVRs are created pursuant to and will be issued under the
CVR Agreement, to be entered into prior to the effective time of
the merger, by and between Halo
and ,
as trustee, the form of which is attached to this proxy
statement/ prospectus as Annex B. Because this section is a
summary, it does not describe every aspect of the material terms
of the CVRs or the CVR agreement. We encourage you to carefully
read the section entitled Agreements Relating to the
Merger Contingent Value Rights Agreement
beginning on page 76 of this proxy statement/prospectus,
and the CVR Agreement for a more complete understanding of their
terms of the CVRs.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Legal Matters
The legality of the shares is being passed upon for Halo by Hale
Lane Peek Dennison and Howard. Day, Berry & Howard LLP, tax
counsel to Halo, and Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., counsel to
InfoNow, will each issue an opinion that the merger will be
treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the
Code.
Experts
The consolidated financial statements of Warp Technology
Holdings, Inc. as of June 30, 2005 and 2004 and for the
years then ended appearing herein have been audited by Mahoney
Cohen & Company, CPA, P.C., independent registered
public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon
included herein. Such consolidated financial statements are
included herein in reliance upon such report given on the
authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The financial statements of Tesseract Corporation as of
June 30, 2005 and 2004 and for the years then ended
appearing herein have been audited by Mahoney Cohen &
Company, CPA, P.C., independent registered public
accounting firm, as stated in their report thereon included
herein. Such financial statements are included herein in
reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as
experts in accounting and auditing.
The combined financial statements of Process Software, LLC, and
Affiliates as of June 30, 2005 and 2004 and for the years
then ended appearing herein have been audited by Mahoney
Cohen & Company, CPA, P.C., independent registered
public accounting firm, as stated in their report thereon
included herein. Such combined financial statements are included
herein in reliance upon such report given on the authority of
such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The financial statements of InfoNow Corporation as of
December 31, 2005 and for each of the two years in the
period ended December 31, 2005 included in this proxy
statement/prospectus have been audited by Deloitte &
Touche LLP, independent auditors, as stated in their report
appearing herein are included in reliance upon the report of
such firm given upon authority as experts in accounting and
auditing.
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Stockholder Proposals
InfoNow tentatively anticipates that its next annual meeting of
stockholders will take place in early summer 2006, but the
annual meeting will not be held if the merger is completed
before that time. The deadline for submitting a stockholder
proposal for inclusion in InfoNows proxy statement and
form of proxy for InfoNows 2006 annual meeting of
stockholders, as calculated pursuant to
Rule 14a-8 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, was
December 9, 2005, or if the date for the 2006 annual
meeting of stockholders is changed by more than 30 days
from the date of last years annual meeting, a reasonable
time before InfoNow begins to print and mail its proxy
materials. Stockholder proposals not to be considered for
inclusion in InfoNows proxy statement and form of proxy
relating to such meeting must have been received on or before
February 22, 2006. To be included in the proxy materials
relating to the next InfoNow annual meeting, all proposals must
have been received at InfoNows principal executive offices
on or before the above mentioned date.
Where You Can Find More Information
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Reports, proxy statements and other information concerning may
be Halo inspected at: |
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Reports, proxy statements and other information concerning
InfoNow may be inspected at: |
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Halo Technology Holdings, Inc.
Attn: Investor Relations
200 Railroad Avenue, Third Floor
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
Telephone: (203) 422-2950 |
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InfoNow Corporation
Attn: Investor Relations
1875 Lawrence Street, Suite 1100
Denver, Colorado 80202
Telephone: (303) 293-0212 |
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Requests for documents relating to Halo should be directed to: |
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Requests for documents relating to InfoNow should be directed to: |
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Halo Technology Holdings, Inc.
Attn: Investor Relations
200 Railroad Avenue, Third Floor
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
Telephone: (203) 422-2950 |
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InfoNow Corporation
Attn: Investor Relations
1875 Lawrence Street, Suite 1100
Denver, Colorado 80202
Telephone: (303) 293-0212 |
Alternatively, you may access these reports or documents from
Halos and InfoNows websites at the following URLs:
InfoNow: www.infonow.com and Halo: www.haloholdings.com.
Halo files reports, proxy statements and other information with
the SEC. InfoNow filed reports, proxy statements and other
information with the SEC until February 10, 2006. InfoNow
filed a Form 15 with the SEC on February 10, 2006, and
its duty to file reports under the Exchange Act was immediately
suspended. InfoNow expects that the registration of its shares
of common stock will terminate no later than May 11, 2006,
and InfoNow will no longer file reports with the SEC. Copies of
their respective reports, proxy statements and other information
may be read and copied at the SECs Public Reference Room
at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.
You may obtain information on the operation of the Public
Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC
also maintains a website that contains reports, proxy statements
and other information regarding each of us. The address of the
SEC website is http://www.sec.gov.
Halo will mail without charge to any holder of Halo common
stock, upon written request, a copy of its annual report on
Form 10-KSB,
including the financial statements, schedules and list of
exhibits. If you are a holder of Halo common stock and you would
like to receive a copy of any exhibits listed in Halos
Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB, you
should submit a request in writing to Halo at the address
indicated above, and Halo will provide you with such exhibits
upon the payment of a nominal fee (which fee will be limited to
the expenses Halo incurs in providing you with the requested
exhibits).
Halo has filed a registration statement under the Securities Act
with the SEC with respect to Halos common stock to be
issued to InfoNow stockholders in the merger. This proxy
statement/prospectus constitutes the prospectus of Halo filed as
part of the registration statement. All information in this proxy
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statement/prospectus regarding Halo has been furnished by Halo,
and Halo is responsible for such information. All information in
this proxy statement/prospectus regarding InfoNow has been
furnished by InfoNow, and InfoNow is responsible for such
information. Halo represents that it has taken reasonable care
to ensure that this prospectus does not make any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements herein not misleading. This
proxy statement/prospectus does not contain all of the
information set forth in the registration statement because
certain parts of the registration statement are omitted as
provided by the rules and regulations of the SEC. You may
inspect and copy the registration statement at any of the
addresses listed above.
This proxy statement/prospectus, the articles of incorporation
and the most recent annual report of Halo, will be available,
without charge, at the offices of Halo, 200 Railroad
Avenue, Third Floor, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830.
You should rely only on the information contained in this proxy
statement/prospectus to vote to adopt the merger agreement. Halo
and InfoNow have not authorized anyone to provide you with
information that is different from what is contained in this
proxy statement/prospectus. This proxy statement/prospectus is
dated ,
2006. You should not assume that the information contained in
this proxy statement/prospectus is accurate as of any date other
than ,
2006, and neither the mailing of the proxy statement/prospectus
to InfoNow stockholders nor the issuance of Halo common stock in
the merger shall create any implication to the contrary.
This document does not constitute an offer to sell, or a
solicitation of an offer to purchase, the Halo common stock or
the solicitation of a proxy, in any jurisdiction to or from any
person to whom or from whom it is unlawful to make the offer,
solicitation of an offer or proxy solicitation in that
jurisdiction. Neither the delivery of this proxy
statement/prospectus nor any distribution of securities means,
under any circumstances, that there has been no change in the
information set forth in this document or in its affairs since
the date of this proxy statement/prospectus.
Information if Proxies, Consents or Authorizations Are not to
Be Solicited or in an Exchange Offer
Halo is not soliciting proxies from its stockholders, no
stockholder consent of Halo stockholders is required for
completion of the merger.
MISCELLANEOUS
[Outside Back Cover of Prospectus]
Until
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all dealers that effect transactions in these securities,
whether or not participating in this offering, may be required
to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the
dealers obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as
underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or
subscriptions.
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
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F-36 |
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Tesseract Corporation
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F-63 |
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F-64 |
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F-67 |
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F-68 |
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Process Software, LLC and Affiliates
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F-75 |
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Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements of Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc.
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Reflecting Acquisition of Tesseract, Process Software and
Affiliates
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F-89 |
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InfoNow Corporation
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Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2005
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F-100 |
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Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31,
2005 and 2004
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Statements of Stockholders Equity for the Years Ended
December 31, 2005 and 2004
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Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31,
2005 and 2004
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Notes to Financial Statements
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F-1
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Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Condensed Financial
Statements of Halo Technology Holdings, Inc. Reflecting
Acquisition of InfoNow Corporation
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F-115 |
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F-117 |
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Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Condensed Financial
Statements of Halo Technology Holdings, Inc. Reflecting
Acquisition of Unify and InfoNow
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F-123 |
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Pro Forma Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet as of
December 31, 2005
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Notes to Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet
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F-127 |
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Pro Forma Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations for
the Six Months Ended December 31, 2005
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Year Ended June 30, 2005
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Notes to Pro Forma Consolidated Condensed Statements
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
WARP Technology Holdings, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of
WARP Technology Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
June 30, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders equity and cash
flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are
the responsibility of the Companys management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. The Company has determined that
it is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an
audit of its internal control over financial reporting. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the
amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating
the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that
our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred
to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of WARP Technology Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries as
of June 30, 2005 and 2004, and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for the years then ended in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America.
Mahoney Cohen & Company, CPA, P.C.
New York, New York
August 12, 2005, except for Note 21 paragraphs 29
through 33 which are
As of September 12, 2005 and paragraphs 34 and 35
which are as of September 20, 2005
F-3
WARP Technology Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
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$ |
115,491 |
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of
$30,845 and $0 respectively
|
|
|
2,024,699 |
|
|
|
117,847 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
409,496 |
|
|
|
29,878 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
3,982,208 |
|
|
|
263,216 |
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
223,025 |
|
|
|
36,312 |
|
Deferred financing costs, net
|
|
|
476,876 |
|
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $756,064
and $277,083
|
|
|
15,678,736 |
|
|
|
252,917 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
7,055,264 |
|
|
|
3,893,294 |
|
Investment and other assets
|
|
|
884,379 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$ |
28,300,488 |
|
|
$ |
4,445,739 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and stockholders equity |
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
$ |
872,433 |
|
|
$ |
672,105 |
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
3,752,731 |
|
|
|
336,496 |
|
Deferred revenue
|
|
|
3,392,896 |
|
|
|
155,826 |
|
Deferred compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
444,000 |
|
Due to ISIS
|
|
|
1,293,534 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
9,311,594 |
|
|
|
1,608,427 |
|
Subordinate note
|
|
|
2,317,710 |
|
|
|
|
|
Senior note
|
|
|
6,446,750 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other long term liabilities
|
|
|
43,275 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
18,119,329 |
|
|
|
1,608,427 |
|
Commitments and contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock (Canadian subsidiary)
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
Cumulative convertible preferred stock, Series B;
$.00001 par value; (2,915 shares issued and
outstanding with liquidation value of $2,915,100 at
June 30, 2004)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,915,100 |
|
Shares to be issued, cumulative, convertible Preferred stock of
Series B (393 shares June 30, 2004)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
392,939 |
|
Series C Preferred Stock: $.00001 par value;
16,000,000 shares authorized, 14,193,095 issued and
outstanding (Liquidation value $14,193,095) at
June 30, 2005
|
|
|
14,193,095 |
|
|
|
|
|
Shares of Common Stock to be issued for accrued dividends on
Series C Preferred Stock
|
|
|
212,897 |
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $.00001 par value; 150,000,000 shares
authorized, 3,110,800 and 971,115 shares issued and
outstanding, respectively
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
59,431,331 |
|
|
|
40,122,777 |
|
Deferred compensation
|
|
|
(970,711 |
) |
|
|
(891,833 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
|
(105,262 |
) |
|
|
(4,990 |
) |
Accumulated deficit
|
|
|
(62,580,224 |
) |
|
|
(39,696,695 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders equity
|
|
|
10,181,159 |
|
|
|
2,837,312 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders equity
|
|
$ |
28,300,488 |
|
|
$ |
4,445,739 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-4
WARP Technology Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended | |
|
Year Ended | |
|
|
June 30, 2005 | |
|
June 30, 2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Licenses
|
|
$ |
2,986,752 |
|
|
$ |
705,697 |
|
|
Services
|
|
|
2,137,170 |
|
|
|
176,424 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
5,123,922 |
|
|
|
882,121 |
|
Cost of revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of licenses
|
|
|
151,051 |
|
|
|
340,267 |
|
|
Cost of services
|
|
|
396,490 |
|
|
|
85,067 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cost of revenues
|
|
|
547,541 |
|
|
|
425,334 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Profit
|
|
|
4,576,381 |
|
|
|
456,787 |
|
Product development
|
|
|
1,589,099 |
|
|
|
811,725 |
|
Sales, marketing and business development
|
|
|
3,652,117 |
|
|
|
2,310,055 |
|
General and administrative (including non-cash compensation of
$1,542,686 and $6,007,255, respectively)
|
|
|
4,988,765 |
|
|
|
8,468,385 |
|
Late filing penalty
|
|
|
1,033,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
Intangible impairment
|
|
|
62,917 |
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill impairment
|
|
|
3,893,294 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before interest
|
|
|
(10,643,311 |
) |
|
|
(11,133,378 |
) |
Interest (expense) income
|
|
|
(4,631,683 |
) |
|
|
63,073 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss before income taxes
|
|
|
(15,274,994 |
) |
|
|
(11,070,305 |
) |
Income taxes
|
|
|
(97,945 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Loss
|
|
$ |
(15,372,939 |
) |
|
$ |
(11,070,305 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Computation of loss applicable to common shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss before beneficial conversion and preferred dividends
|
|
$ |
(15,372,939 |
) |
|
$ |
(11,070,305 |
) |
Beneficial conversion and preferred dividends
|
|
|
(7,510,590 |
) |
|
|
(1,623,046 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss attributable to common stockholders
|
|
$ |
(22,883,529 |
) |
|
$ |
(12,693,351 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common
stockholders
|
|
$ |
(11.97 |
) |
|
$ |
(16.58 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average number common shares basic and
diluted
|
|
|
1,912,033 |
|
|
|
765,510 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-5
WARP Technology Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canadian | |
|
Convertible | |
|
Convertible | |
|
|
Convertible | |
|
Preferred | |
|
Preferred | |
|
|
Preferred | |
|
Series B-2 | |
|
Series B | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
Shares | |
|
Amount | |
|
Shares | |
|
Amount | |
|
Shares | |
|
Amount | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
BALANCE JUNE 30, 2003
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
$ |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Issuance of common stock to a Consultant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion of Series A to Series B stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
976 |
|
|
|
975,940 |
|
Issuance of Series B shares and Warrants
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,706 |
|
|
|
3,705,780 |
|
Cost in connection with issuance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrant exchange program
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of common stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost in connection with issuance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of stock options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited stock options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of common stock to a Consultant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of common stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants issued to investors
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Penalties on Series B stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
73,115 |
|
Dividends on Series B stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
Conversion of Series B stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,900 |
) |
|
|
(1,899,735 |
) |
Shares issued to employees
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beneficial Conversion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canadian conversion of preferred stock
|
|
|
(10,736 |
) |
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Loss for the year ended June 30, 2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE JUNE 30, 2004
|
|
|
4,264 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,915 |
|
|
|
2,915,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canadian conversion of preferred stock
|
|
|
(2,554 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of Series B-2 shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,600 |
|
|
|
1,600 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion of Series B-2 shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,600 |
) |
|
|
(1,600 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance cost
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued dividends on Series B Stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock dividends on Series B stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beneficial conversion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants issued to consultant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options issued to Isis
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of stock options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeiture of stock options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of common stock relating to settlements
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Settlements with Mr. Beller and Dr Milch
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
570 |
|
|
|
570,000 |
|
Mr. Bottazzi separation agreement
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion of Series B-2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion of Series B
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,485 |
) |
|
|
(3,485,100 |
) |
Conversion of Series C debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion of Bridge loan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of Series C shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance cost for Series C shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends on Series C stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants issued to note holders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants issued to investment bankers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants issued to consulting firm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Loss for the year ended June 30, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE JUNE 30, 2005
|
|
|
1,710 |
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-6
WARP Technology Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders
Equity (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible Preferred | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series C | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Shares to be | |
|
Common | |
|
Stock | |
|
Paid in | |
|
Deferred | |
|
|
Shares | |
|
Amount | |
|
Issued Amount | |
|
Shares | |
|
Amount | |
|
Capital | |
|
Compensation | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
BALANCE JUNE 30, 2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
672,626 |
|
|
$ |
7 |
|
|
$ |
37,659,644 |
|
|
$ |
(7,911,000 |
) |
Issuance of common stock to a Consultant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
949,999 |
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of Series A stock and warrants, subsequently
converted to Series B stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(60,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Issuance of Series B shares and Warrants
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost in connection with issuance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(368,258 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Warrant exchange program
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
44,373 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
658,858 |
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of common stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
288,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cost in connection with issuance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(28,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Amortization of stock options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,203,483 |
|
Forfeited stock options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,815,684 |
) |
|
|
3,815,684 |
|
Issuance of common stock to a Consultant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
949,999 |
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of common stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,302 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,411 |
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants issued to investors
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
285,193 |
|
|
|
|
|
Penalties on Series B stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
202,882 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends on Series B stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
190,057 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion of Series B stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
105,541 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1,899,734 |
|
|
|
|
|
Shares issued to employees
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,537 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
305,881 |
|
|
|
|
|
Beneficial Conversion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,372,989 |
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign Currency
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canadian conversion of preferred stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,736 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net Loss for the year ended June 30, 2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE JUNE 30, 2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
392,939 |
|
|
|
971,115 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
40,122,777 |
|
|
$ |
(891,833 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canadian conversion of preferred stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,555 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of Series B-2 shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion of Series B-2 shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(559,053 |
) |
|
|
827,874 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
2,159,045 |
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance cost
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(50,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Accrued dividends on Series B Stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
166,114 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends on Series B stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,105,350 |
|
|
|
|
|
Beneficial conversion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,026,230 |
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants issued to consultant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
96,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Options issued to Isis
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,052,919 |
|
|
|
(1,052,919 |
) |
Amortization of stock options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
647,041 |
|
Forfeiture of stock options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(327,000 |
) |
|
|
327,000 |
|
Issuance of common stock relating to settlements
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,525 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
105,373 |
|
|
|
|
|
Settlements with Mr. Beller and Dr Milch
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,430 |
|
|
|
|
|
Mr. Bottazzi separation agreement
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
300,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion of Series B
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,284,731 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
3,485,087 |
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion of Series C debt
|
|
|
8,559,750 |
|
|
|
8,559,750 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion of Bridge loan
|
|
|
2,433,345 |
|
|
|
2,433,345 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of Series C shares
|
|
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance cost for series C share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(180,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Dividends on Series C stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
212,897 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants issued to note holders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,394,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants issued to investment bankers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,023,907 |
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants issued to consulting firm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
76,711 |
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Loss for the year ended June 30, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE JUNE 30, 2005
|
|
|
14,193,095 |
|
|
$ |
14,193,095 |
|
|
$ |
212,897 |
|
|
|
3,110,800 |
|
|
$ |
31 |
|
|
$ |
59,431,331 |
|
|
$ |
(970,711 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-7
WARP Technology Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders
Equity (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annual | |
|
|
|
|
Accumulated Other | |
|
Accumulated | |
|
Comprehensive | |
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive Loss | |
|
Deficit | |
|
Income (Loss) | |
|
Totals | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
BALANCE JUNE 30, 2003
|
|
$ |
18,773 |
|
|
$ |
(27,003,344 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
2,764,095 |
|
Issuance of common stock to a Consultant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
950,000 |
|
Conversion of Series A to Series B stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
915,940 |
|
Issuance of Series B shares and Warrants
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,705,780 |
|
Cost in connection with issuance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(368,258 |
) |
Warrant exchange program
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
658,858 |
|
Issuance of common stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
288,000 |
|
Cost in connection with issuance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(28,000 |
) |
Amortization of stock options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,203,483 |
|
Forfeited stock options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of common stock to a Consultant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
950,000 |
|
Issuance of common stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,411 |
|
Warrants issued to investors
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
285,193 |
|
Penalties on Series B stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
275,997 |
|
Dividends on Series B stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(250,057 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion of Series B stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares issued to employees
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
305,881 |
|
Beneficial Conversion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,372,989 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign Currency
|
|
|
(23,763 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(23,763 |
) |
|
|
(23,763 |
) |
Canadian Conversion of Preferred Stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Loss for the year ended June 30, 2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11,070,305 |
) |
|
|
(11,070,305 |
) |
|
|
(11,070,305 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE JUNE 30, 2004
|
|
|
(4,990 |
) |
|
|
(39,696,695 |
) |
|
|
(11,094,068 |
) |
|
|
2,837,312 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canadian conversion of preferred stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of Series B-2 shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,600,000 |
|
Conversion of Series B-2 shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(50,000 |
) |
Issuance cost
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued dividends on Series B Stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(166,114 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends on Series B stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,105,350 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beneficial conversion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,026,230 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants issued to consultants
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
96,000 |
|
Options issued to Isis
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of stock options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
647,041 |
|
Forfeiture of stock options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of common stock relating to settlements
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
105,373 |
|
Settlements with Mr. Beller and Dr Milch
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
610,430 |
|
Mr. Bottazzi separation agreement
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
500,000 |
|
Conversion of Series B-2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion of Series B
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion of Series C debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,559,750 |
|
Conversion of Bridge loan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,433,345 |
|
Issuance of Series C shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,000,000 |
|
Issuance cost for series C shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(180,000 |
) |
Dividends on Series C stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(212,897 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants issued to note holders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,394,500 |
|
Warrants issued to investment bankers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,023,907 |
|
Warrants issued to consulting firm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
76,711 |
|
Foreign currency
|
|
|
(100,272 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(100,272 |
) |
|
|
(100,272 |
) |
Net Loss for the year ended June 30, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(15,372,939 |
) |
|
|
(15,372,939 |
) |
|
|
(15,372,939 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE JUNE 30, 2005
|
|
$ |
(105,262 |
) |
|
$ |
(62,580,224 |
) |
|
$ |
(15,473,211 |
) |
|
$ |
10,181,159 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-8
WARP Technology Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended | |
|
Year Ended | |
|
|
June 30, 2005 | |
|
June 30, 2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(15,372,939 |
) |
|
$ |
(11,070,305 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
991,717 |
|
|
|
241,017 |
|
Stock-based compensation, consulting and other fees
|
|
|
1,542,686 |
|
|
|
6,007,255 |
|
Non-cash interest expense
|
|
|
3,323,974 |
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill and impairment charges
|
|
|
3,956,211 |
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities net of effect of
acquisition of business:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
610,869 |
|
|
|
(105,398 |
) |
|
Inventory
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
207,000 |
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other
|
|
|
69,096 |
|
|
|
48,403 |
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
230,837 |
|
|
|
63,956 |
|
|
Deferred revenue
|
|
|
1,261,903 |
|
|
|
58,002 |
|
|
Deferred compensation payable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(250,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(3,385,646 |
) |
|
|
(4,800,070 |
) |
Investing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Security deposits
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28,115 |
|
Gupta acquisition net of cash acquired of $742,915
|
|
|
(15,007,085 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Kenosia acquisition deposit
|
|
|
(801,750 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property and equipment
|
|
|
(40,610 |
) |
|
|
(3,179 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
|
|
|
(15,849,445 |
) |
|
|
24,936 |
|
Financing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock, net of issuance costs
|
|
|
12,191,500 |
|
|
|
4,682,320 |
|
Repayment of bridge loan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(120,000 |
) |
Proceeds from subordinated notes
|
|
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from senior notes
|
|
|
6,075,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
20,766,500 |
|
|
|
4,562,320 |
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
|
|
|
(98,887 |
) |
|
|
(31,759 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
1,432,522 |
|
|
|
(244,573 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of year
|
|
|
115,491 |
|
|
|
360,064 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents end of year
|
|
$ |
1,548,013 |
|
|
$ |
115,491 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow Information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax paid
|
|
$ |
241,017 |
|
|
$ |
2,546 |
|
Interest paid
|
|
$ |
271,250 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing
activities:
For the year ended June 30, 2005, the Company recorded
$212,897 in connection with Series C Convertible Preferred
dividends.
In connection with the acquisition of Gupta in 2005, the Company
issued $2,000,000 of Series C note, $1,500,000 of
Subordinated note and $750,000 of Senior note to the Seller.
For the year ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, the Company
recorded $166,114 and $392,939 for the issuance of approximately
166 and 393 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred
Shares in connection with penalties and dividends due to
preferred stockholders.
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-9
Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended
June 30, 2005
|
|
Note 1. |
Organization, Merger, Description of Business and Basis of
Presentation |
Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. (collectively with its
subsidiaries, the Company) is a Nevada corporation
with its principal executive office in Greenwich, Connecticut.
The Company is a holding company whose subsidiaries operate
enterprise software and information technology businesses. In
addition to holding its existing subsidiaries, the
Companys strategy is to pursue acquisitions of businesses
which either complement the Companys existing businesses
or expand the segments in which the Company operates.
On January 31, 2005, the Company completed the acquisition
of Gupta Technologies, LLC (together with its subsidiaries,
Gupta). Gupta is now a wholly owned subsidiary of
the Company, and Guptas wholly owned subsidiaries, Gupta
Technologies GmbH, a German corporation, Gupta Technologies
Ltd., a U.K. company, and Gupta Technologies, S.A. de C.V., a
Mexican company, have become indirect subsidiaries of the
Company.
Gupta develops, markets and supports software products that
enable software programmers to create enterprise class
applications, operating on either the Microsoft Windows or Linux
operating systems that are used in large and small businesses
and governmental entities around the world. Guptas
products include a popular database application and a well-known
set of application development tools. The relational database
product allows companies to manage data closer to the customer,
where capturing and organizing information is becoming
increasingly critical. This product is designed for applications
being deployed in situations where there are little or no
technical resources to support and administer databases or
applications.
Gupta recently released its Linux product line. Compatible with
its existing Microsoft Windows-based product line, the Linux
line of products will enable developers to write one application
to run in both Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems.
Gupta has headquarters in California, and has regional office in
Munich and sales offices in London and Paris.
Warp Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company,
produce a series of application acceleration products that
improve the speed and efficiency of transactions and information
requests that are processed over the internet and intranet
network systems. The subsidiaries suite of software
products and technologies are designed to accelerate network
applications, reduce network congestion, and reduce the cost of
expensive server deployments for enterprises engaged in high
volume network activities.
On November 12, 2004, the Company filed a Current Report on
Form 8-K which
disclosed the Companys one hundred for one (100:1) reverse
stock split. The reverse split became effective on the opening
of business on November 18, 2004 and is reflected in the
financial statements for all periods presented.
6043577 Canada, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company,
was established in January 2003 to acquire SpiderSoftware, Inc a
Canadian Corporation. Effective January 13, 2003 the
Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary 6043577 Canada, Inc
acquired SpiderSoftware, Inc.
|
|
Note 2. |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
|
|
|
Principles of Consolidation |
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of WARP and its wholly-owned subsidiaries,
(collectively the Company). All inter-company
transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
F-10
Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended
June 30, 2005 (Continued)
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities
at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the
reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting
period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation of
property and equipment is provided by the straight-line method
over the estimated useful lives of the assets, ranging from
three to seven years. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a
straight-line basis over the lesser of their estimated useful
lives or the life of the underlying lease.
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of Position
(SOP) 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition.
Revenues are derived from the licensing of software, maintenance
contracts, training, and other consulting services.
In arrangements that include rights to multiple software
products and/or services, the Company allocates and defers
revenue for the undelivered items, based on vendor-specific
objective evidence of fair value, and recognizes the difference
between the total arrangement fee and the amount deferred for
the undelivered items as revenue. In arrangements in which the
Company does not have vendor-specific objective evidence of fair
value of maintenance, and maintenance is the only undelivered
item, the Company recognizes the total arrangement fee ratably
over the contractual maintenance term.
Software license revenues are recognized upon receipt of a
purchase order and delivery of software, provided that the
license fee is fixed or determinable; no significant production,
modification, or customization of the software is required; and
collection is considered probable by management. For licensing
of Guptas software through its indirect sales channel,
revenue is recognized when the distributor sells the software to
its end-users, including value-added resellers. For licensing of
software to independent software vendors, revenue is recognized
upon shipment to the independent software vendors.
Service revenue for maintenance contracts is deferred and
recognized ratably over the term of the agreement. Revenue from
training and other consulting services is recognized as the
related services are performed.
Cost of revenue includes costs related to product and service
revenue and amortization of acquired developed technology. Cost
of product revenue includes material, packaging, shipping, and
other production costs. Cost of service revenue includes
salaries, benefits, and overhead costs associated with employees
providing maintenance and technical support, training, and
consulting services. Third-party consultant fees are also
included in cost of service revenue.
|
|
|
Shipping and Handling Costs |
Costs to ship products from the Companys warehouse
facilities to customers are recorded as a component of cost of
revenues in the consolidated statement of income.
F-11
Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended
June 30, 2005 (Continued)
Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2004 financial
statements to conform to the 2005 presentation.
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a
maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash
equivalents.
|
|
|
Intangible Assets and Goodwill |
Intangible assets are primarily comprised of customer
relationships, developed technology, trade names and contracts.
Goodwill represents acquisition costs in excess of the net
assets of businesses acquired. In accordance with SFAS 142,
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets goodwill is no
longer amortized; instead goodwill is tested for impairment on
an annual basis. The Company assesses the impairment of
identifiable intangibles and goodwill whenever events or changes
in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be
recoverable. Factors the Company considers to be important which
could trigger an impairment review include the following:
|
|
|
|
|
Significant underperformance relative to expected historical or
projected future operating results; |
|
|
|
Significant changes in the manner of use of the acquired assets
or the strategy for the overall business; and |
|
|
|
Significant negative industry or economic trends. |
When the Company determines that the carrying value of
intangibles and other long-lived assets may not be recoverable
based upon the existence of one or more of the above indicators
of impairment and the carrying value of the asset cannot be
recovered from projected undiscounted cash flows, the company
records an impairment charge. The Company measures any
impairment based on a projected discounted cash flow method
using a discount rate determined by management to be
commensurate with the risk inherent in the current business
model. Significant management judgment is required in
determining whether an indicator of impairment exists and in
projecting cash flows. As of June 30, 2005 the Company
determined that the goodwill and intangible assets related to
the acquisition of Spider Software were impaired and wrote off
$3,956,211. Intangible assets, subject to amortization, are
being amortized over their estimated useful lives of three to
ten years.
The company maintains cash balances at several banks. Accounts
at each institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation up to $100,000.
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to
significant concentration of credit risk consist primarily of
accounts receivable. The Company performs on going credit
evaluations of its customers and maintains allowances for
potential credit issues. Historically, such loses have been
within managements expectations.
F-12
Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended
June 30, 2005 (Continued)
|
|
|
Product Development Costs |
Product development costs incurred in the process of developing
product improvements and enhancements or new products are
charged to expense as incurred. Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 86, Accounting
for the Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased or
Otherwise Marketed, requires capitalization of certain software
development costs subsequent to the establishment of
technological feasibility. Based on the Companys product
development process, technological feasibility is established
upon the completion of a working model. Costs incurred by the
Company between the completion of the working model and the
point at which the product is ready for general release has been
insignificant.
The Company accounts for income taxes using the liability
method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities
are recognized with respect to the future tax consequences
attributable to differences between the tax basis of assets and
liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial statement
purposes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using
enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the
years in which those temporary differences are expected to be
recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and
liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the period
that includes the enactment date.
The functional currency of the Companys international
subsidiaries is the local currency. The financial statements of
these subsidiaries are translated to United States dollars using
period-end rates of exchanges for assets and liabilities, and
average rates of exchanges for the period for revenues and
expenses. Translation gains (losses) are recorded in accumulated
other comprehensive income (losses) as a component of
stockholders equity. Net gain and losses resulting from
foreign exchange transactions are included in operations and
were not significant during the periods presented.
Deferred financing costs, which are mainly costs associated with
the Companys Senior Note and the Companys
Subordinated Note, are amortized over the term of the notes on a
straight-line basis.
Basic and diluted net loss per share information for all periods
is presented under the requirements of SFAS No. 128,
Earnings Per Share. Basic loss per share is calculated by
dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the
weighted-average common shares outstanding during the period.
Diluted loss per share is calculated by dividing net loss
attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average
common shares outstanding. The dilutive effect of preferred
stock, warrants and options convertible into an aggregate of
approximately 33,880,908 and 418,520 of common shares as of
June 30, 2005 and June 30, 2004, respectively, are not
included as the inclusion of such would be anti-dilutive for all
periods presented.
The Company uses the intrinsic value method to account for
stock-based compensation in accordance with Accounting
Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25,
Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and have
adopted the disclosure-only provisions of
SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation, as amended by SFAS No. 148,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
F-13
Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended
June 30, 2005 (Continued)
Transition and Disclosure. Accordingly, no compensation
cost has been recognized for fixed stock option grants. Had
compensation costs for the Companys stock option grants
been determined based on the fair value at the grant dates for
awards under these plans in accordance with
SFAS No. 123, the Companys net loss and loss per
share would have been reduced to the proforma amounts as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended | |
|
Year Ended | |
|
|
June 30, 2005 | |
|
June 30, 2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Net loss, as reported
|
|
$ |
(15,372,939 |
) |
|
$ |
(11,070,305 |
) |
Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in
reported net loss
|
|
|
454,000 |
|
|
|
3,203,483 |
|
Deduct: Stock-based employee compensation expense determined
under fair value method for all awards
|
|
|
(828,173 |
) |
|
|
(3,702,564 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss, pro forma
|
|
|
(15,747,112 |
) |
|
|
(11,569,386 |
) |
Beneficial conversion and preferred dividends
|
|
|
(7,510,590 |
) |
|
|
(1,623,046 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss attributable to common stockholders Proforma
|
|
$ |
(23,257,712 |
) |
|
$ |
(13,192,432 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common
stockholders, as reported
|
|
$ |
(11.97 |
) |
|
$ |
(16.58 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common
stockholders pro forma
|
|
$ |
(12.16 |
) |
|
$ |
(17.23 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma information regarding net loss is required by
SFAS No. 123, and has been determined as if Warp had
accounted for its employees stock options under the fair
value method provided by this statement. The fair value for
these options was estimated at the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following
weighted-average assumptions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended | |
|
Year Ended | |
|
|
June 30, 2005 | |
|
June 30, 2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Expected life
|
|
|
3 years |
|
|
|
3 years |
|
Risk-fee interest rate
|
|
|
3.00 |
% |
|
|
2.13 |
% |
Expected volatility
|
|
|
177.25 |
% |
|
|
183 |
% |
Dividend yield
|
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
Option pricing models require the input of highly subjective
assumptions. Because the Companys employee stock has
characteristics significantly different from those of traded
options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions
can materially affect the fair value estimate, in
managements opinion, the existing models do not
necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value
of its employee stock options.
|
|
|
Fair Value of Financial Instruments |
For financial statement instruments, including cash, accounts
receivable, subordinated note, senior note, the amount due to
Isis and accounts payable, the carrying amount approximated fair
value because of their short maturity.
|
|
|
Recent Accounting Pronouncement |
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123(R),
Share-Based Payment, which establishes standards for
transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments
for goods or services. This standard requires an entity to
measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for
an award of equity instruments based on the grant date fair
value of the award. This eliminates the exception to
F-14
Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended
June 30, 2005 (Continued)
account for such awards using the intrinsic method previously
allowable under APB Opinion No. 25. SFAS No. 123
®
will be effective for the interim period beginning
January 1, 2006. The impact on this new standard, if it had
been in effect on the net loss and related per share amounts of
our years ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 is disclosed above
in Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies Stock Based Compensation. We believe the
adoption will have an effect on our results of operations.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153,
Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets, an amendment of APB
Opinion No. 20, Accounting for Nonmonetary
transactions. The amendments made by
SFAS No. 153 are based on the principle that exchanges
of nonmonetary assets should be measured based on the fair value
of the assets exchanged. Further, the amendments eliminate the
narrow exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive
assets and replace it with a broader exception for exchanges of
nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial substance. A
nonmonetary exchange has commercial substance if the future cash
flows of the entity are expected to change significantly as a
result of the exchange. This statement shall be applied
prospectively and is effective for nonmonetary asset exchanges
occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005.
Earlier application is permitted for nonmonetary asset exchanges
occurring in fiscal periods beginning after the date of
issuance. The Company does not anticipate that the adoption of
SFAS No. 153 will have a significant impact on the
Companys overall results of operations or financial
position.
In May 2005 the FASB issued SFAS 154, Accounting Changes
and Error Corrections, that applies to all voluntary changes in
accounting principle. This Statement requires retrospective
application to prior periods financial statements of
changes in accounting principle, unless it is impracticable to
determine either the period-specific effects or the cumulative
effect of the change. When it is impracticable to determine the
period-specific effects of an accounting change on one or more
individual prior periods presented, this Statement requires that
the new accounting principle be applied to the balances of
assets and liabilities as of the beginning of the earliest
period for which retrospective application is practicable and
that a corresponding adjustment be made to the opening balance
of retained earnings (or other appropriate components of equity
or net assets in the statement of financial position) for that
period rather than being reported in an income statement. When
it is impracticable to determine the cumulative effect of
applying a change in accounting principle to all prior periods,
this Statement requires that the new accounting principle be
applied as if it were adopted prospectively from the earliest
date practicable. SFAS 154 will be effective for the
Company for fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. The Company
does not anticipate that the adoption of SFAS No. 154
will have an impact on the Companys overall results of
operations or financial position.
|
|
Note 3. |
Property and Equipment |
Property and equipment consists of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2005 | |
|
June 30, 2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Purchased software
|
|
$ |
78,088 |
|
|
$ |
84,283 |
|
Computer equipment
|
|
|
165,476 |
|
|
|
144,596 |
|
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
|
|
|
54,322 |
|
|
|
98,679 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
297,886 |
|
|
|
327,558 |
|
Accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
(74,861 |
) |
|
|
(291,246 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
223,025 |
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36,312 |
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Depreciation expense was $45,653 and $51,091 for the years ended
June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
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Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended
June 30, 2005 (Continued)
Accrued expenses consists of the following:
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Accrued professional fees
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$ |
960,032 |
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$ |
95,563 |
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Accrued vendor costs
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276,686 |
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96,000 |
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Accrued penalties on late registration
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1,033,500 |
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Accrued compensation expense
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1,078,033 |
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Other accrued expenses
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404,480 |
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144,933 |
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$ |
3,752,731 |
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$ |
336,496 |
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Note 5. |
Stockholders Equity |
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Common and Preferred Stock |
In January 2005, the Company issued 889 shares of common
stock to Mr. Malcolm Coster pursuant to the terms and
conditions of his separation agreement as compensation for
services rendered by Mr. Coster to the Company. The Company
recorded $3,556 of non-cash compensation related to this stock
issuance.
In January, 2005, the Company issued 3,636 shares of common
stock to CIV, a firm which had consulted to the Company, for
services rendered. The Company recorded $15,817 of non-cash
compensation related to this stock issuance.
In January, 2005, the Company issued 20,000 shares of
common stock and warrants to acquire 1,500 shares of Common
Stock to Darien Corporation to settled all outstanding claims
under a prior Fee Agreement. Warrants have $1.00 per share
exercise price, cashless exercise feature and are exercisable
over 5 years. The Company recorded an expense of $86,000
related to this settlement.
On August 4, 2004, the Company entered into a
Series B-2 Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement
(the Purchase Agreement). The Purchase Agreement
related to the sale of 1,600 shares (the
Series B-2
Preferred Shares) of the Companys authorized but
unissued shares of Preferred Stock, $0.00001 par value per
share, designated Series B-2 Preferred Stock (the
Series B-2 Preferred Stock) at a purchase price
of $1,000 per share, and warrants, exercisable over five
(5) years, to purchase an aggregate of 1,600 shares of
Series B-2 Preferred Stock (the Warrants and
together with the shares of Series B-2 Preferred Stock,
collectively, the Securities) to investors. The
aggregate purchase price for the Securities was $1,600,000, of
which $1,474,500 was received by December 31,2004 and the
remainder of $125,500 was received by the Company in January
2005. The Company incurred approximately $20,000 in dividends
for the year ended June 30, 2005 to the
Series B-2 shareholders. The number of shares of
Common Stock receivable upon conversion shall be equal to the
Series B-2 Face Amount, which is initially equal to the per
share purchase price of $1,000, plus any accrued but unpaid
dividends, divided by the conversion price, which was initially
set at $5.00. Under certain anti-dilution protection rights of
the Series B-2 Preferred Stock, the conversion price will
adjust from time to time if the Company issues any shares of
Common Stock, or options, warrants, or other securities
convertible or exchangeable into Common Stock, at a purchase
price below $5.00 per share, and will also be adjusted for
any stock splits or similar corporate actions. Under the initial
conversion price, each share of Series B-2 Preferred Stock
is convertible into 200 shares of Common Stock.
Accordingly, the Company recorded approximately $539,000 as
beneficial conversion relating to this transaction because the
fair market value of the common stock was greater than the
conversion price. In January, 2005, in connection with the
Series C financing, the conversion price of the
Series B-2 stock was reduced from $5 to $2, and the Company
recorded a stock dividend to the
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Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended
June 30, 2005 (Continued)
Series B-2 holders valued at approximately $2,280,000. In
addition on January 31, 2005 all of the
Series B-2 shareholders converted all of their
outstanding shares into common stock.
On April 22, 2004 the Company approved the issuance of
14,981 shares of common stock to employees. In connection
with this issuance the Company recorded compensation of
approximately $195,000.
On March 29, 2004, the Company issued 50,000 shares of
common stock to Noah Clark as consideration for financial
consulting services beginning April 1, 2004, to be provided
by Mr. Clark pursuant to the Consulting Agreement dated
March 26, 2004 between the Company and Mr. Clark (the
Consulting Agreement).The Company recognized
approximately $950,000 of expense relating to this agreement.
The shares issued to Mr. Clark were restricted shares on
the date of issuance. On April 26, 2004, the Company filed
an Amendment Number 1 to a Registration Statement on
Form S-2
originally filed on April 4, 2004 (hereinafter referred to
as the April
Form S-2),
which covered the shares of common stock issued to
Mr. Clark under his consulting agreement. On April 29,
2004, the April
Form S-2 was
declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
On March 12, 2004, the Company approved the issuance of
976 shares of common stock to Bradley L. Steere, Esq.
as consideration for legal services rendered to the Company in
the amount of approximately $18,500.
On March 12, 2004, the Company approved the issuance of
326 shares of common stock to Mr. Wesley Ramjeet as
consideration for professional accounting services rendered to
the Company in the amount of approximately $5,900.
On March 12, 2004, the Company approved the issuance of
5,555 shares of common stock to Mr. Malcolm Coster
pursuant to the terms and conditions of his Employment Contract
as compensation for services rendered by Mr. Coster to the
Company in the amount of approximately $111,000 as its interim
Chief Executive Officer.
In fiscal 2005 and 2004, several holders of the preferred stock
of 6043577 Canada, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company converted their preferred stock to shares of the
Companys common stock. Such conversions resulted in the
issuance of 2,554 and 10,736 shares of common stock,
respectively.
On February 10, 2004, the Company completed an offering of
1,058 shares of Series B 10% Cumulative Convertible
Preferred Stock (the B Shares) with gross proceeds
to the Company from the sales equaling $1,058,000. The B Shares
had a purchase price of $1,000.00 per share. The B Shares
have a cumulative dividend of 10% per year, which is
payable in cash or stock at the time of conversion at the
election of the Company. The B Share subscribers also received
warrants to purchase a number of common shares equal to 50% of
the common shares such subscriber would receive upon the
conversion of their B Shares to common shares. The exercise
price of the warrants is $33.00 per share of common stock
and the exercise price is only payable with cash. Under certain
anti-dilution protection rights of the Series B Preferred
Stock, the conversion price will adjust from time to time if the
Company issues any shares of Common Stock, or options, warrants,
or other securities convertible or exchangeable into Common
Stock, at a purchase price below the conversion price then in
effect. In August 2004, the Company completed its first closing
of the Series B-2 offering at an effective price of
$5.00 per common share. As a result of the Series B-2
financing, the conversion price of the Series B Stock was
reduced from $18.00 to $5.00, and the Company recorded a stock
dividend to the Series B shareholders for approximately
121,290 shares of common stock valued at approximately
$606,000. In January 2005 in connection with the Series C
financing, the conversion price of all Series B stock was
reduced from $5 to $3, and the Company recorded a dividend to
the Series B holders of approximately $2,207,000. In
addition, on January 31, 2005 all of the Series B
holders converted all of their Series B stock, accrued
dividend and penalties to common stock.
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Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended
June 30, 2005 (Continued)
On February 10, 2004, the Company closed an offering of
16,000 restricted shares of its common stock and 8,000 warrants
to purchase common stock in a private transaction for gross
proceeds of $288,000 in cash. The exercise price of the warrants
is $33 per share of common stock and the exercise price is
only payable with cash. The Company paid approximately $28,000
in placement agent fees relating to this private placement.
In 2004, holders of 1,766.62 shares of the Companys
Series B 10% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock
(B Shares) converted their B Shares into shares of
the Companys common stock. Such conversions resulted in
the issuance of 98,145 shares of common stock. The 98,145
common shares issued on the conversions is derived from the B
Shares $18 conversion price. In connection with the
conversion an additional 3,305 shares were issued as
payment of the B Shares 10% cumulative dividend, and
4,089 shares were issued as payment of a 6% penalty for the
failure by the Company to cause its March
Form S-2 to be
declared effective in a timely manner.
In December 2003, the Company issued 50,000 shares of
common stock to Blue & Gold Enterprises LLC
(Blue & Gold) as consideration for
financial consulting services provided by Mr. Steven Antebi
pursuant to the Consulting Agreement dated December 2003 between
the Company and Mr. Antebi. The shares issued to
Mr. Antebi were restricted shares on the date of issuance.
The April
Form S-2, declared
effective on April 29, 2004, registered the shares of
common stock issued to Mr. Antebi under his consulting
agreement. In connection with this agreement the Company
recorded approximately $950,000 as non-cash compensation.
On November 4, 2003, the Company completed an offering of
2,647.78 shares of Series B 10% Cumulative Convertible
Preferred Stock (the B Shares) with gross proceeds
to the Company from the sale equaling $2,647,780. The B Shares
had a cumulative dividend of 10% per year, which is payable
in cash or stock at the time of conversion. The B Share
subscribers also received warrants to purchase a number of
common shares equal to 50% of the common shares such subscriber
would receive upon the conversion of their B Shares to common
shares. The exercise price of the warrants was $33.00 per
share of common stock. The Company was required to pay a penalty
equivalent to 6% of the common shares underlying the B Shares
sold in this offering because it was not able to get its
registration statement effective by the date in the purchase
agreement. Under certain anti-dilution protection rights of the
Series B Preferred Stock, the conversion price will adjust
from time to time if the Company issues any shares of Common
Stock, or options, warrants, or other securities convertible or
exchangeable into Common Stock, at a purchase price below the
conversion price then in effect. In August 2004, the Company
completed its first closing of the Series B-2 offering at
an effective price of $5.00 per common share. As a result
of the Series B-2 financing, the conversion price of the
Series B Stock was reduced from $18.00 to $5.00, and the
Company recorded a stock dividend to the Series B
shareholders for approximately 290,770 shares of common
stock valued at approximately $1,499,000.
On September 30, 2003, the Company completed an offering of
975,940 shares of its Series A 8% Cumulative
Convertible Preferred Stock (the A Shares) with
gross proceeds to the Company from the sale equaling $975,940.
Pursuant to a most favored nation provision of the A
Shares offering, the holders of the A Shares were entitled to
receive the better terms of any offering that was completed
subsequent to the closing of the A Shares offering. As a result,
the Company has cancelled all 975,940 A Shares which were to be
issued and has instead issued 975.94 B Shares to the A Share
subscribers. The A Share subscribers also received warrants with
the same terms as the B Share subscribers. The conversion to
common stock of all the B Shares issued to the A Share
subscribers resulted in the Company issuing approximately
54,220 shares of common stock to the A Share subscribers.
Pursuant to a registration rights agreement between the Company
and the B Share subscribers, the Company was obligated to
register the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of
the B Shares within 45 days of issuance of the B Shares.
This registration rights agreement contained a penalty provision
that required the Company to
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Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended
June 30, 2005 (Continued)
issue the number of shares of common stock equal to 2% of the
shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the B Shares
for each 30-day period
until such shares were registered. When the March 2004
Form S-2 was
declared effective, the Company was obligated to issue an
aggregate of 12,427 shares of common stock pursuant to this
penalty provision. Exercise of all the warrants held by the A
Share subscribers will result in the issuance of approximately
27,110 shares of common stock to the A Share subscribers.
The Company recorded approximately $271,000 as beneficial
conversion relating to this transaction because the fair market
value of the common stock was greater than the conversion price.
The March 2004
Form S-2, declared
effective on March 31, 2004, covered the common shares
issuable upon the conversion of the B Shares and warrants held
by the A Share subscribers. The Company recorded approximately
$60,000 for fees relating to this private placement.
On August 4, 2004, the Company amended its 2002 Employee
Stock Plan to increase the total number of shares authorized for
issuance under the plan to a total of 776,611 shares of
Common Stock, and to reserve such shares for issuance under the
plan.
On August 4, 2004 the Company granted its executive
officers, Rodney A. Bienvenu, Jr., Gus Bottazzi, Ernest C.
Mysogland and Michael D. Liss, certain options to acquire shares
of Common Stock. The total number of shares subject to these
options is 468,799. In addition, the Company granted ISIS
certain non-qualified options to acquire 200,914 shares of
Common Stock. All such options have an exercise price of
$6.75 per share. The exercise of such options is subject to
the achievement of certain vesting and milestone terms (subject
in each case to the terms of the optionees stock option
agreement). Any of the above-described options not previously
exercisable shall be vested and exercisable on the fifth
anniversary of the initial closing of the B-2 Financing. In
connection, with the options granted to ISIS the Company
recorded deferred compensation of approximately $1,053,000 that
will be amortized over five years from the date of grant. The
Company recognized approximately $193,000 of expense for the
year ended June 30, 2005 relating to the ISIS options.
In fiscal 2004, the Board of Directors granted 45,130 options to
certain employees of the Company under the 2002 Plan. Of those
options, 22,565 vested on the date of grant and the remainder
vest over a two-year period. Such options have a term of ten
years and have an exercise price of $13.00 per share, the
fair market price of the stock on the date of grant.
In fiscal 2003 the Companys Board of Directors granted
15,000 options to a consultant, Dr. Milch, at an exercise
price of $25.00 per share. As of September 30, 2004
all 15,000 of these options have been vested. The Company had
agreed to compensate this consultant in an amount equal to the
difference between $100 and the market price of the stock
received upon exercise of each option for up to 14,500 of these
options. In January 2005 the Company issued 330 shares of
Series B Preferred stock and 7,612 warrants to purchase
common stock at $33 per share to settle all outstanding
liability owed to this former consultant.
In fiscal 2003, the Company granted 4,200 options to an
employee, Mr. Beller, at an exercise price of
$25.00 per share. The Company had agreed to compensate this
employee in an amount equal to the difference between $100 and
the market price of the stock received upon exercise of each
option. The total amount was capped at $400,000 and expired in
December 2003. In January 2005 the Company issued
240 shares of Series B Preferred stock and 5,973
warrants to purchase common stock at $33 per share to
settle all outstanding liability owed to this former employee.
In November 2002 the Companys Board of Directors approved
and adopted the Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. 2002 Stock
Incentive plan (the 2002 Plan) as a means through
which the Company and its subsidiaries may attract, retain and
compensate employees and consultants. In fiscal 2003, the Board
of
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Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended
June 30, 2005 (Continued)
Directors issued 70,980 options to certain employees of the
Company under the 2002 Plan. Of those options, 18,333 vested on
the date of grant and the remainder vest over a two-year period.
Such options have a term of ten years and have an exercise price
of $.25 per share. For financial statement purposes the
Company recorded deferred compensation of $18,996,000,
representing the difference between the market price of the
Companys stock and $.25 on the date of grant. The amount
recognized as expense for the period ending June 30, 2005
and 2004 was $454,000 and $3,562,241, respectively.
Detailed information concerning WARP Technology Holding, Inc
activity for the 2002 Plan is as follows:
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Weighted- | |
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Average | |
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Exercise | |
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Fair Value | |
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Options | |
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Price | |
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of Grants | |
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Options outstanding at June 30, 2003
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76,996 |
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$ |
25.00 |
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Options cancelled
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(31,793 |
) |
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23.00 |
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Options granted
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45,130 |
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13.00 |
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$ |
13.00 |
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Options outstanding at June 30, 2004
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90,333 |
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22.00 |
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Options cancelled
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(131,592 |
) |
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13.05 |
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Options granted
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669,712 |
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6.75 |
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$ |
5.24 |
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Options outstanding at June 30, 2005
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628,453 |
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$ |
6.84 |
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The following table summarizes information about options
outstanding at June 30,2005.
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Options Exercisable | |
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Weighted | |
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Average Exercise | |
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Exercise Price | |
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Price | |
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$ |
13 |
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7,400 |
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8.8 |
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$ |
13 |
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6,000 |
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$ |
13 |
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$ |
25 |
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31,705 |
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7.0 |
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$ |
25 |
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29,651 |
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$ |
25 |
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$ |
6.75 |
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589,348 |
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9.1 |
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$ |
6.75 |
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187,519 |
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$ |
6.75 |
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As of June 30, 2005, there were 148,158 shares
available for future grants under the 2002 Plan.
The fair value for options have been estimated on the date of
grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model thereafter,
with the following assumptions:
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Year Ended | |
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June 30, 2004 | |
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Expected life
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3 years |
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3 years |
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Risk-fee interest rate
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3.0 |
% |
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2.13 |
% |
Expected volatility
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177.25 |
% |
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183 |
% |
Dividend yield
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0 |
% |
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0 |
% |
During 2005 and 2004, no options were issued or exercised under
the Warp Solutions, Inc. 1999 Plan. Additionally, all previously
outstanding options were canceled. Therefore, as of
June 30, 2005, there are no options outstanding under the
Warp Solutions, Inc. 1999 Plan.
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Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended
June 30, 2005 (Continued)
During 2000, in conjunction with the sale of its Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock to certain investors, The Company
issued warrants to purchase 10,636 shares of its
common stock at an exercise price of $9.05 per share. The
warrants expire on the fifth anniversary of issuance. In fiscal
2003 certain holders of these warrants converted 7,334 of these
warrants in a cashless exercise for 5,438 shares of the
Companys common stock.
On August 1, 2000, the Company issued warrants to
purchase 1,105 shares of its common stock to an
outside consultant for services rendered. The warrants have an
exercise price of $9.05 per share and expire on the fifth
anniversary of issuance.
In connection with the February, 2003 private placement the
Company issued 4,209 warrants to purchase shares of its common
stock at an exercise price of $10.00 per share. The
warrants expire on the fifth anniversary of issuance. In fiscal
2004, 1,350 of these warrants were exercised; the Company
received approximately, $13,500.
In January 2004, the Company issued 15,000 warrants to
Mr. Ray Musson and Killick & Co. as a settlement
for not registering previously sold shares. The warrants have a
(5) five-year term, an exercise price of $36 per share
and no cashless exercise provision. The Company recorded as
expense $180,000 relating to this warrants issuance. The March
Form S-2, declared
effective on March 31, 2004, registered the shares of
common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants issued
to Mr. Musson and Killick & Co.
On March 5, 2004, the Company initiated a warrant exchange
program (the Program) applicable to all of the
Companys outstanding warrants (collectively the
Original Warrants). The Program was an opportunity
for the Companys warrant holders to choose whether they
wanted to keep their Original Warrants or exchange them for new
warrants (the Exchanged Warrants). The Exchanged
Warrants had an exercise price of $15 per share, as
compared to the Original Warrants, which have exercise prices of
$36, $33, $25, or $18 per share, and were required to be
exercised immediately after their issuance. The Program closed
on March 18, 2004, and resulted in the exchange of 43,023
Original Warrants for Exchanged Warrants. The immediate exercise
of the Exchanged Warrants caused the issuance by the Company of
43,023 shares of common stock for gross proceeds to the
Company of $645,358. The Company recorded approximately $132,000
as a beneficial conversion dividend relating to this transaction
because the fair market value of the common stock was greater
than the conversion price.
In April 2004, the Company issued warrants to
purchase 8,600 shares of common stock at an exercise
price of $25 per share to Lighthouse Capital Ltd and
warrants to purchase 1,500 shares of common stock at
an exercise price of $25 to Peter Bailey in payment of services
provided by Lighthouse Capital Ltd to the Company under the
terms of a consulting agreement. In connection with this
issuance the Company recorded an expense of approximately
$105,000.
In August 2004, the Company issued 20,000 warrants to purchase
common stock to Malcolm Coster at an exercise price of
$18.00 per share for services performed. In connection with
this issuance the Company recorded an expense of approximately
$96,000.
In September 2004, the Company agreed to issue 35,200 warrants
to purchase common Stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per
share to Griffin Securities, Inc. for advisory services to be
provided to the Company. In connection with these warrants the
Company recorded an expense of $25,696.
In January 2005 in connection with the various sales of the
Bridge Notes, the Series C Notes, the Senior Notes and the
Subordinated Notes under the financing agreements, the Company
has incurred brokers or finders fees and commissions of a total
of $1,058,900. In addition, the Company has committed to issue
to such brokers and finders warrants to acquire up to an
aggregate of 1,210,601 shares of Common
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Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended
June 30, 2005 (Continued)
Stock. These warrants are exercisable for a period of five years
and 280,000 have an exercise price of $4.75 and 930,601 have an
exercise price of $1.25 per share. These warrants were
valued at $998,211 using the black-scholes model . The value of
the warrants is being amortized over the length of the various
debt financing as interest expense. The Companys
amortization expense for the year ended June 30, 2005 was
$1,580,235.
In May 2005 the Company issued warrants to
purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise
price of $2.25 to Lippert Heilshorn and Associates for
consulting services. In connection with this issuance the
Company valued the warrants at $76,711, which will be expensed
ratably over the life of the consulting agreement.
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Note 6. |
Gupta Technologies, LLC Acquisition |
On January 31, 2005, the Company completed the acquisition
of Gupta. The acquisition of Gupta (the Acquisition)
was made pursuant to a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement
(as amended, the Purchase Agreement) between the
Company and Gupta Holdings, LLC (the Seller). The
Board of Directors agreed to purchase Gupta because it fit the
profile of the type of companies that is necessary for the
Company to create a sustainable, profitable company. The
Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended
June 30, 2005 includes the results of operations of Gupta
for five months beginning as of February 1, 2005.
Under the Purchase Agreement, the total purchase price was
$21,000,000, of which the Company delivered $15,750,000 in cash
on or before the closing. The remainder of the purchase price
was paid in equity and debt securities issued or provided by the
Company with the terms described below.
In order to raise funds to pay the cash portion of the purchase
price for Gupta, and in order to provide the non-cash portion of
the purchase price, the Company entered into certain financing
agreements described herein. An Amendment to the Companys
Articles of Incorporation was necessary to allow the Company to
reserve for issuance of sufficient shares of Common Stock to be
issued upon conversion or exercise of the securities sold by the
Company pursuant to the financing agreements.
The financing agreements include the Subscription Agreement, the
Bridge Notes, the Senior Note Agreement, the Subordinated
Note Agreement, the Broker Warrants and the Assignment, as
such terms are defined below.
The purchase price for Gupta was $21 million, plus
transaction costs of $1,325,000, the purchase price allocation
is as follows:
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Cash
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$ |
742,915 |
|
Accounts Receivables
|
|
|
2,489,517 |
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
393,126 |
|
Fixed assets
|
|
|
161,345 |
|
Intangibles
|
|
|
16,434,800 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
7,055,264 |
|
Other assets
|
|
|
71,093 |
|
Accounts Payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
(3,047,893 |
) |
Deferred Revenues
|
|
|
(1,975,167 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
22,325,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
The Companys management and the Board of directors
believes that the purchase of Gupta that resulted in
approximately $7,055,000 of goodwill is justified because of
Guptas position in the marketplace
F-22
Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended
June 30, 2005 (Continued)
and expected increased cash flows to the Company. The company
expects all of the goodwill will be deductible for income tax
purposes.
Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information
The following unaudited pro forma financial information is
provided for informational purposes only and should not be
construed to be indicative of the Companys consolidated
results of operations had the acquisitions been consummated on
the dates assumed and does not project the Companys
results of operations for any future period:
The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents
the consolidated operations of the Company for the years ended
June 30, 2005 and 2004 as if the acquisition of Gupta had
occurred as of July 1, 2004 and July 1, 2003,
respectively.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
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|
| |
|
| |
Revenue
|
|
$ |
13,890,560 |
|
|
$ |
16,675,544 |
|
Net loss
|
|
|
(14,122,849 |
) |
|
|
(10,231,577 |
) |
Loss per share
|
|
$ |
(7.39 |
) |
|
$ |
(13.36 |
) |
|
|
Note 7. |
Acquired Intangible Assets |
In connection with the acquisition of Gupta the Company recorded
intangible assets as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
Amortized Intangible Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
Developed Technology
|
|
|
2,284,100 |
|
Customer Relationships
|
|
|
6,165,800 |
|
Contracts
|
|
|
7,547,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total amortized intangible assets
|
|
$ |
15,997,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated amortization
|
|
|
756,064 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
$ |
15,241,036 |
|
|
|
|
|
Unamortized intangible assets:
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
$ |
7,055,264 |
|
|
|
|
|
Trade names
|
|
$ |
437,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated amortization expense:
|
|
|
|
|
For year ending June 30, 2006
|
|
$ |
1,815,000 |
|
For year ending June 30, 2007
|
|
$ |
1,815,000 |
|
For year ending June 30, 2008
|
|
$ |
1,627,000 |
|
For year ending June 30, 2009
|
|
$ |
1,610,000 |
|
For year ending June 30, 2010
|
|
$ |
1,610,000 |
|
Amortization expense for the years ended June 30, 2005 and
June 30, 2004 were approximately $946,000 and $190,000
respectively.
F-23
Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended
June 30, 2005 (Continued)
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|
Note 8. |
Series C Subscription Agreement. |
On January 31, 2005, the Company entered into certain
Series C Subscription Agreements (collectively, the
Subscription Agreement), with the Investors. The
Subscription Agreement has the following material terms:
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|
|
|
|
An aggregate of $8,475,000 of Series C Notes were sold to
Investors under the Subscription Agreement. |
|
|
|
Most of the proceeds of the sale of the Series C Notes were
used to fund a portion of the purchase price in the Gupta
acquisition and the remainder of the proceeds were used for
working capital purposes. |
|
|
|
The Series C Notes were unsecured and bore interest at the
rate of 6% per annum. |
|
|
|
The Series C Notes were converted into a new series of
Preferred Stock, the Series C Stock with a par
value of $.00001 per share, and Warrants to acquire Common
Stock. |
|
|
|
On March 31, 2005, all amounts due under the Series C
Notes (principal and interest) automatically converted into
(i) 8,559,750 shares of Series C Stock, and
(ii) Warrants (the Warrants) to acquire
8,559,750 shares of Common Stock. The Company reserved for
issuance 17,119,500 shares of Common stock to cover those
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
Series C Stock and exercise of the Warrants. |
|
|
|
Since the Series C Notes were not converted by
March 17, 2005, due to a delay in receiving approval
required before effecting the Amendment to the Companys
Articles of Incorporation, the Company may be required to pay to
the Investors a penalty in cash equal to ten percent (10%) of
the principal amount of the Series C Notes. Accordingly,
the Company anticipates that it will need to obtain a waiver or
an acknowledgment that the penalties do not apply. The Company
intends to work with the Investors to obtain waiver of this
penalty or an acknowledgement that no penalty is due, and has
received such waiver and acknowledgement from certain Investors.
However, there is no assurance that the Company will receive
sufficient waivers or acknowledgements from other Investors. As
such the Company has accrued $647,500 for this penalty. |
On March 31, 2005, all amounts due under the Series C
Notes (principal and interest) automatically converted into
(i) 8,559,750 shares of Series C Stock, and
(ii) Warrants (the Warrants) to acquire
8,559,750 shares of Common Stock, and on April 4,
2005, under the Subscription Agreement, the Company issued an
additional 3,000,000 shares of Series C Stock, and
Warrants to acquire an additional 3,000,000 shares of
Common Stock for $3,000,000 in cash.
The Series C Stock which the Investors received upon
conversion of their Series C Notes, has the following
material terms:
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|
|
|
|
The Series C Stock is convertible into Common Stock, at the
option of the holder, at a conversion price (the
Applicable Conversion Price) that is initially equal
to $1.00. Accordingly, the Series C Stock is convertible
into Common Stock at a one to one (1:1) ratio. However, the
ratio is subject to adjustment pursuant to the anti-dilution
protections extended to the holders of Series C Stock.
Under the anti-dilution provisions, in the event the Company
issues, at any time while shares of Series C Stock are
still outstanding, shares of Common Stock or any type of
securities convertible or exchangeable for, or otherwise giving
a right to acquire, shares of Common Stock, at a price below the
Applicable Conversion Price, then the Applicable Conversion
Price will be adjusted to the price per share equal to the price
per share paid for such Common Stock in such subsequent
financing. This full-ratchet anti-dilution protection on the
Series C Stock will also be extended to any warrants
received in connection with the Subscription Agreement that are
outstanding at such |
F-24
Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended
June 30, 2005 (Continued)
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|
|
|
|
time. In addition to the full-ratchet protection, the Applicable
Conversion Price will be equitably adjusted in the event of any
stock split, stock dividend or similar change in the
Companys capital structure. |
|
|
|
If the Companys market capitalization based on the shares
of Common Stock outstanding (including all shares of Common
Stock underlying the Shares of Series C Stock on an as
converted basis) exceeds $50,000,000, the shares of Common Stock
underlying the Series C Stock are registered, and the
Company has an average daily trading volume for 20 consecutive
trading days of 100,000 shares per day, then the Company
may require the holders of Series C Stock to convert the
Series C Stock into Common Stock at the then Applicable
Conversion Price. |
|
|
|
The holders of shares of Series C Stock will be entitled to
receive dividends, at a 6% annual rate, payable quarterly in
arrears, either in cash, or at the election of the Company, in
shares of Common Stock. The dividends are preferred dividends,
payable in preference to any dividends which may be declared on
the Common Stock. Common Stock delivered in payment of dividends
will be valued at 90% of the average of the volume weighted
average price for the 20 trading day period ending on the
trading day immediately prior to the date set for payment of the
dividend. As of June 30, 2005 the Company has accrued
$212,897 for dividends. |
|
|
|
Any unconverted and non-redeemed Shares of Series C Stock
outstanding on the third anniversary of the initial issuance of
the Series C Stock, will be automatically redeemed on that
date, in cash, at $1.00 per share, plus all accrued but
unpaid dividends thereon (subject to equitable adjustment for
all stock splits, stock dividends, or similar events involving a
change in the capital structure of the Company). |
|
|
|
The Warrants issued to the Investors upon conversion of their
Series C Notes, allow the Investors to purchase an
aggregate of 8,559,750 shares of Common Stock. The Warrants
have an exercise price of $1.25 per share. The Warrants are
exercisable over a five-year term. |
In October 2004, December 2004 and January 2005, the Company
raised funds from investors in order to make certain payments,
totaling $2,250,000 to the Seller, toward the purchase price of
Gupta. In exchange for such investment the Company issued
certain promissory notes (the Bridge Notes) in the
aggregate principal amount of $2,250,000.
The Bridge Notes had the following material terms:
|
|
|
|
|
Interest accrues at the annual rate of 12%. |
|
|
|
Contemporaneously with the closing of the Gupta Purchase
Agreement, the Bridge Notes were automatically converted into
Series C Notes. |
|
|
|
An aggregate of $2,409,253 of Series C Notes were issued
upon conversion of the principal and accrued interest on the
Bridge Notes. |
|
|
|
In accordance with their terms, these Series C Notes
converted into 2,433,345 shares of Series C Preferred
Stock and Warrants to acquire 2,433,345 shares of Common
Stock. These warrants (the Bridge Warrants) have an
exercise price of $1.25 per share and are exercisable for a
period of five years from the date of issuance. The Company
reserved sufficient common stock to issue upon conversion of
these Series C shares and exercise of the Bridge Warrants. |
F-25
Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended
June 30, 2005 (Continued)
|
|
Note 10. |
Senior Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement. |
On January 31, 2005, the Company entered into that certain
Senior Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the Senior
Note Agreement), by and among the Company and the
Purchasers (the Senior Noteholders) identified
therein.
The Senior Note Agreement has the following material terms:
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Notes with an aggregate principal amount of $6,825,000
were sold. |
|
|
|
The Senior Notes bear interest at an annual rate of 10%, with
interest payments due quarterly in arrears. |
|
|
|
Most of the proceeds of the sale of the Senior Notes was used to
fund a portion of the purchase price in the Gupta acquisition
and the remainder of the proceeds was used for working capital
purposes. |
|
|
|
The Senior Notes are due on July 31, 2005. The Senior Notes
are not convertible. |
|
|
|
The Senior Notes are secured by a first priority security
interest in the assets of the Company, including the equity
interests of the Company in Gupta and the Companys other
subsidiaries. |
Under the Senior Note Agreement the Senior Noteholders
received warrants to purchase an aggregate of
2,670,000 shares of the Companys Common Stock (the
Senior Lender Warrants). These warrants have an
exercise price of $1.25, and are exercisable for a period of
five years from the date of issuance. The proceeds from the
Senior Notes and the detachable warrants were allocated to the
fair value of the warrants and the balance to the Senior Notes.
Based on the fair market value, $2,269,500 was allocated to the
warrants and the remainder of $4,556,500 was allocated to the
Senior Notes. The discount to the note will be accreted over
6 months. For the period ended June 30, 2005,
$1,891,250 was accreted and charged to interest expense.
In August 2005 the Company refinanced this debt with a long term
credit facility from Fortress Credit Corp. (See Note 18
Subsequent Events) Accordingly, the Company has classified this
debt as long-term in accordance with SFAS No. 6.
|
|
Note 11. |
Subordinated Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement. |
On January 31, 2005, the Company entered into that certain
Subordinated Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the
Subordinated Note Agreement) by and among the
Company and the Purchasers (the Subordinated
Noteholders) identified therein.
The Subordinated Note Agreement has the following material
terms:
|
|
|
|
|
Subordinated Notes with an aggregate principal amount of
$4,000,000 were issued of which $2,500,000 was sold for cash and
$1,500,000 was issued to the Seller under the Purchase Agreement
(the Gupta Note). |
|
|
|
The Subordinated Notes bear interest at an annual rate of 10%,
with interest payments due quarterly in arrears. Interest is
payable in registered shares of Common Stock of the Company,
provided that until such shares are registered, interest shall
be payable in cash. |
|
|
|
Most of the proceeds of the sale of the Subordinated Notes was
used to fund a portion of the purchase price in the Gupta
acquisition and the remainder of the proceeds was used for
working capital purposes. |
|
|
|
The Subordinated Notes are due on January 31, 2007, other
than the Gupta Note, which is due on January 31, 2006. |
F-26
Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended
June 30, 2005 (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
The Subordinated Notes are secured by a security interest in the
assets of the Company, including the equity interests of the
Company in Gupta and the Companys other subsidiaries,
subordinated only to the security interest granted to secure the
Senior Notes. |
|
|
|
The Subordinated Noteholders have the right to convert all
principal amounts due under the Subordinated Notes
other than the Gupta Note which is not convertible
into such number of Shares of Common Stock equal to the
principal amount due under the Subordinated Notes divided by
$1.00. Accordingly, an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares of
Common Stock is issuable upon conversion of the Subordinated
Notes. |
|
|
|
Under the Subordinated Note Agreement, the Subordinated
Noteholders other than the holder of the Gupta
Note also received warrants to
purchase 2,500,000 shares of the Companys Common
Stock (the Subordinated Lender Warrants). The
Warrants will have an exercise price of $1.25, and will be
exercisable for a period of five years from the date of
issuance. The proceeds from the Subordinated Note and the
detachable warrants were allocated to the fair value of the
warrants and the balance to the Senior Notes. Based on the fair
market value, $2,125,000 was allocated to the warrants and the
remainder of $375,000 was allocated to the Senior Notes. The
discount to the note will be accreted over 24 months. For
the period ended June 30, 2005 $442,708 was accreted and
charged to interest expense. |
In August 2005 the Company refinanced the $1,500,000 Gupta Note
due January 31, 2006 with a long term credit facility from
Fortress Credit Corp. (See Note 18 Subsequent
Events) Accordingly, the Company has classified this debt as
long-term in accordance with SFAS No. 6.
|
|
Note 12. |
Registration Rights. |
The Company agreed, within forty-five (45) days after the
closing of the Series C notes, Bridge Notes and
Subordinated notes financing, to complete all required audits
and make all related filings concerning the acquisition of
Gupta. Within fifteen (15) days after the end of such
45-day period, the
Company agreed to file a registration statement for the purpose
of registering all of the Conversion Shares for resale, and to
use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to be
declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the Commission) at the earliest practicable date
thereafter.
If (i) the registration statement has not been filed with
the Commission by the filing deadline or (ii) the
registration statement has not been declared effective by the
Commission before the date that is ninety (90) days after
the filing deadline or, in the event of a review of the
Registration Statement by the Commission, one hundred and twenty
(120) days after the filing deadline, or (iii) after
the registration statement is declared effective, the
registration statement or related prospectus ceases for any
reason to be available to the investors and noteholders as to
all Conversion Shares the offer and sale of which it is required
to cover at any time prior to the expiration of the
effectiveness period (as defined in the Investors
Agreement) for an aggregate of more than twenty
(20) consecutive trading days or an aggregate of forty
(40) trading days (which need not be consecutive) in any
twelve (12) month period, the Company will pay to the
Investors an amount in cash equal to 2% of the face value of the
Series C Stock issued under the Subscription Agreement or
upon conversion of the Bridge Notes, and 2% in cash of the
principal amount of the Senior Notes and Subordinated Notes, and
will continue to pay such 2% monthly penalties every thirty days
until such registration statement if filed, declared effective
and available to the investors at the earliest practicable date
thereafter. The registration statement was filed after the date
due. Accordingly, the Company may have incurred a penalty. The
Company is seeking an acknowledgement from the affected
investors that no penalty has yet incurred and that no such
penalty will be incurred so long as the registration statement
is declared effective within the applicable time period. If such
acknowledgement is not forthcoming, the Company will seek a
waiver of the penalty. As there can be no assurance it will
receive an acknowledgement or waiver, the Company has accrued
$386,000.
F-27
Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended
June 30, 2005 (Continued)
|
|
Note 13. |
Separation Agreement. |
On March 3, 2005, the Company entered into an agreement
(the Separation Agreement) with Gus Bottazzi related
to Mr. Bottazzis resignation as an officer and
director of the Company. Under the Separation Agreement, the
Company committed to issue to Mr. Bottazzi
200,000 shares of the Companys Series C
Preferred Stock. In connection with this separation agreement
the Company recorded a non-cash charge of $500,000.
The income tax effects of significant items, comprising the
Companys net deferred tax assets and liabilities, are as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In thousands) | |
Deferred tax liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Differences between book and tax basis of goodwill
|
|
$ |
41 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating loss carryforwards
|
|
$ |
13,211 |
|
|
$ |
8,740 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net deferred tax asset
|
|
$ |
13,170 |
|
|
$ |
8,740 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Valuation allowance
|
|
$ |
13,170 |
|
|
$ |
8,740 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company has foreign subsidiaries based in the United
Kingdom, Canada and Germany and is responsible for paying
certain foreign income taxes. As a result, there is an income
tax provision of $97,945 and $0 for the years ended
June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
For the U.S. operations the difference between the federal
statutory tax rate of 40% and the effective rate of 0% reflected
in the accompanying financial statements is attributable to no
tax benefit being recorded for the future utilization of the net
operating loss carry forward.
The Company has a U.S. Federal net operating loss carry
forward of approximately $33,028,000 as of June 30, 2005,
which may be used to reduce taxable income in future years.
These NOLs will expire in the year 2020 through 2025. The
deferred tax asset primarily resulting from net operating losses
was approximately $13,170,000 at June 30, 2005 and
$8,740,000 at June 30, 2004. Due to uncertainty surrounding
the realization of the favorable tax attributes in future tax
returns, the Company has placed a full valuation allowance
against its net deferred tax asset. At such time as it is
determined that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax
asset is realizable, the valuation allowance will be reduced.
Furthermore, some portion of the net operating loss carryforward
will be subject to further limitation pursuant to
Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code.
|
|
Note 15. |
Commitments and Contingencies |
On May 6, 2005, the Company received notice of a demand for
arbitration before the American Arbitration Association from
attorneys representing Michael Liss, a former employee of the
Company who had the title Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Liss
disputes the circumstances surrounding the termination of his
employment and claims that he is entitled to severance benefits,
other compensation and damages totaling approximately $187,000
in addition to attorneys fees and statutory damages. The Company
F-28
Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended
June 30, 2005 (Continued)
believes that Mr. Lisss claim is without merit and
intends to vigorously defend itself. The Company has accrued
$50,000 for legal cost related to this matter.
Rent expense amounted to approximately $230,000 and $201,000 for
the years ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Minimum rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases in
California, Connecticut and Germany as of June 30, 2005 is
as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$ |
519,389 |
|
2007
|
|
|
316,279 |
|
2008
|
|
|
227,848 |
|
2009
|
|
|
187,024 |
|
2010
|
|
|
80,152 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
1,330,693 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note 16. |
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation. |
The Company filed with the Nevada Secretary of State the
Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation described
in its Definitive Information Statement filed on March 11,
2005, increasing the Companys authorized Common Stock from
5,000,000 to 150,000,000.
|
|
Note 17. |
Series C Certificate of Designations. |
Effective March 31, 2005, the Company filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Nevada a Certificate of
Designation establishing the series of preferred stock to be
referred to as the Series C Preferred Stock.
|
|
Note 18. |
Geographic Information |
The Company sells its products to customers primarily through
direct sales to independent software vendors and end-users in
North America and through distributors and value added resellers
in the rest of the world. For the years ended June 30 2005
and 2004, the geographic breakdown of revenues was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended June 30, 2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
Product | |
|
Service | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
North America
|
|
$ |
1,283,296 |
|
|
$ |
719,319 |
|
|
$ |
2,002,615 |
|
Europe, Africa and the Middle East
|
|
|
1,447,982 |
|
|
|
1,228,744 |
|
|
|
2,676,726 |
|
Asia Pacific
|
|
|
177,767 |
|
|
|
139,180 |
|
|
|
316,947 |
|
Latin America
|
|
|
77,707 |
|
|
|
49,927 |
|
|
|
127,634 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
2,986,752 |
|
|
$ |
2,137,170 |
|
|
$ |
5,123,922 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-29
Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended
June 30, 2005 (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended June 30, 2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
Product | |
|
Service | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
North America
|
|
$ |
378,485 |
|
|
$ |
94,621 |
|
|
$ |
473,106 |
|
Europe, Africa and the Middle East
|
|
|
327,212 |
|
|
|
81,803 |
|
|
|
409,015 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
705,697 |
|
|
$ |
176,424 |
|
|
$ |
882,121 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Many of Guptas ISVs, VARs and end users place their orders
through distributors. A relatively small number of distributors
have accounted for a significant percentage of Guptas
revenues. One of Guptas distributors, accounted for 22% of
Guptas revenue for the years ended June 30, 2005 and
2004. The same distributor accounted for 23% of Guptas
accounts receivable at June 30, 2005. In addition, Gupta
had one customer which accounted for 15% of the Companys
revenue for the year ended June 30, 2005. The loss of this
Gupta distributor, or this customer, unless it was offset by the
attraction of sufficient new customers, could have a material
adverse impact on the business of Gupta, and therefore, the
business of the Company as a whole.
|
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Note 19. |
Employee Benefit Plan |
The Company has a 401(k) plan, which covers substantially all
employees. Participants in the plan may contribute a percentage
of compensation, but not in excess of the maximum allowed under
the Internal Revenue Code. The plan provides for matching
contributions. The 401(k) expense for the year ended
June 30, 2005 was $34,837.
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Note 20. |
Related Party Transactions. |
The Company has certain contractual relationships with ISIS
which were entered into in connection with the Companys
Series B-2 Preferred Stock financing (as previously
described in, and included as exhibits to, the Companys
Form 8-K dated
August 4, 2004). In addition, certain individuals are
members of ISIS and directors or officers of the Company.
ISIS is a limited liability company whose managing members are
Rodney A. Bienvenu, Jr. (Bienvenu), the
Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Companys Board of Directors, and Ernest C. Mysogland
(Mysogland), the Executive Vice President and Chief
Legal Officer of the Company. ISIS is the managing member of
ISIS Acquisition Partners II LLC (IAP II).
IAP II is a stockholder of the Company having purchased
shares of the Companys Series B-2 Preferred Stock
(the Series B-2 Preferred Stock), pursuant to
that certain Series B-2 Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement
(the Series B-2 Purchase Agreement), as of
August 4, 2004, between and among the Company and the
investors. In addition, pursuant to that certain Stockholders
Agreement, dated as of August 4, 2004, between and among
the Company, the holders of the Series B-2 Preferred Stock
and such other Stockholders as named therein (the
Stockholders Agreement), IAP II and other
Series B-2 Stockholders have certain rights to designate
directors of the Company. Further, ISIS and the Company entered
into a Consulting Agreement, dated as of August 4, 2004,
pursuant to which the Company will pay ISIS for services
requested of ISIS from time to time, including, without
limitation, research services, at ISISs regular rates or
at the cost incurred by ISIS to provide such services, and will
reimburse ISIS for any costs incurred by ISIS on behalf of the
Company.
Furthermore, in October, 2004, Company and ISIS entered into
that certain Purchase Agreement Assignment and Assumption (the
Assignment), pursuant to which the Company acquired
all of the rights and assumed all of the liabilities of the
Purchaser under that certain Membership Interest Purchase
Agreement to acquire Gupta Technologies, LLC.
Under the Assignment, the Company agreed to repay ISIS (or its
assignees), for the $1,000,000 ISIS paid to the Seller in
October, 2004. Furthermore, upon the acquisition of Gupta, in
consideration of the
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Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended
June 30, 2005 (Continued)
assignment, and services in connection with due diligence,
financing contacts and structure, for its efforts in negotiating
the terms of the acquisition (including the specific right to
assign the Purchase Agreement to the Company), and undertaking
the initial obligation regarding the purchase of Gupta, the
Company shall pay ISIS and its investors, as allocated by ISIS,
a transaction fee equal to $1,250,000, payable either in cash
or, at the election of ISIS, in Series B-2 securities, or
senior debt or senior equity issued in connection with the Gupta
financing. As of June 30, 2005 this transaction fee was not
paid to ISIS and is shown on the balance sheet as a due to ISIS.
The Company will also reimburse ISIS for any amounts it has
incurred in connection with the negotiation and consummation of
the transaction. In addition, the Company also owed
approximately $44,000 to Isis for various expenses paid by Isis
on behalf of the Company.
One of the Senior Noteholders under the Senior
Note Agreement described above in Note 10, was B/ T
Investors, a general partnership. B/ T Investors lent the
Company a total of $975,000 under the Senior
Note Agreement, and received Senior Notes in that principal
amount. One of the partners in B/ T Investors is Brian J. Sisko
who is now the Companys Chief Operating Officer. B/ T
Investors assigned its Senior Notes to its various partners, and
Mr. Sisko received a Senior Note in the principal amount of
$100,000. This note held by Mr Sisko was paid off in August,
2005 when the Company refinanced its debt when it entered into
the long term credit facility with Fortress Credit Corp.
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Note 21. |
Subsequent Events |
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Acquisition of Kenosia Corporation
Kenosia |
On July 6, 2005 the Company purchased all of the stock of
Kenosia Corporation from Bristol Technology, Inc. for an
aggregate purchase price of $1,800,000 (net of working capital
adjustment), subject to certain adjustments. Prior to the
Closing, $800,000 of the Purchase Price was deposited into an
escrow account, and subsequently released to Bristol at the
Closing. The remainder of the Purchase Price is to be paid in
two equal payments of $500,000 each, in cash. The first payment
was made on September 1, 2005 and the second one is due
January 31, 2006.
The Companys management and the Board of directors
believes that the purchase of Kenosia will result in
approximately $500,000 of goodwill and is justified because of
Kenosias position in the marketplace and expected
increased cash flows to the Company. The company expects all of
the goodwill will be deductible for income tax purposes.
On August 2, 2005, the Company entered a Credit Agreement
(the Credit Agreement), with Fortress Credit Corp.
as original lender (together with any additional lenders, the
Lenders), and Fortress Credit Corp. as Agent (the
Agent). In addition, the Company entered into a
$10,000,000 Promissory Note (the Note) with the
Lenders, an Intercreditor Agreement with the Lenders, the Agent
and certain subordinated lenders (the Intercreditor
Agreement), a Security Agreement with the Agent (the
Security Agreement), Pledge Agreements with the
Lender (the Pledge Agreements), and a Warrant
Agreement with the Agent (the Warrant Agreement).
Collectively the Credit Agreement, such other agreements and the
subsidiary security agreements referenced below are referred to
as the Financing Documents.
The Credit Agreement and the other Financing Documents have the
following material terms:
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Subject to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the
Lenders agreed to make available to the Company a term loan
facility in three Tranches, Tranches A, B and C, in an aggregate
amount equal to $50,000,000. |
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Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended
June 30, 2005 (Continued)
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The maximum amount of loans under Tranche A of the credit
facility is $10,000,000. The purpose of amounts borrowed under
Tranche A is to refinance certain of the Companys
existing debt and to pay certain costs and expenses incurred in
connection with the closing under the Credit Agreement. |
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The maximum amount of loans under Tranche B of the credit
facility is $15,000,000. Amounts borrowed under Tranche B
may be used only to partially fund the acquisition by the
Company of one or more companies, the acquisition costs related
thereto, and other costs and expenses incurred in connection
with the Credit Agreement and to finance an agreed amount of
working capital for the companies being acquired. |
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The maximum amount of loans under Tranche C of the credit
facility is $25,000,000. Amounts borrowed under Tranche C
may be used only to partially fund the acquisition by the
Company of one or more publicly-traded companies, the
acquisition costs related thereto, and other costs and expenses
incurred in connection with the Credit Agreement and to finance
an agreed amount of working capital for the companies being
acquired. |
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The Company has borrowed $10,000,000 under Tranche A of the
credit facility to pay-off its existing senior indebtedness, in
the aggregate principal amount of $6,825,000, plus accrued
interest thereon, as well as certain existing subordinated
indebtedness, in the aggregate principal amount of $1,500,000.
In addition, amounts borrowed under this Tranche A were
used to pay certain closing costs, including the Lenders
legal fees, commitment fees, and other costs and expenses under
the Credit Agreement. |
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The obligation to repay the $10,000,000 principal amount
borrowed at the closing, along with interest as described below,
is further evidenced by the Note. |
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Advances under Tranche B and Tranche C must be
approved by the Lenders, and are subject to the satisfaction of
all conditions precedent required by the Lenders including the
condition that a default not occur under the loans as a result
of the advance. |
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The rate of interest (the Interest Rate) payable on
the Loan for each calendar month (an Interest
Period) is a floating percentage rate per annum equal to
the sum of the LIBOR for that period plus the
Margin. For theses purposes, LIBOR means for any
Interest Period the rate offered in the London interbank market
for U.S. Dollar deposits for the relevant Interest Period;
provided, however, that for purposes of calculating the Interest
Rate, LIBOR shall at no time be less than a rate equal to 2.65%.
For these purposes, Margin means 9% per annum.
Interest is due and payable monthly in arrears. |
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Provided there has been no event of default under the Loan, an
amount of interest equal to 4% per annum that would
otherwise be paid in cash instead may be paid in kind
(PIK) by such amount being added to the principal
balance of the Loan on the last day of each month. Such PIK
amount will then accrue interest and be due and payable on the
same terms and conditions as the Loan. The Company may, at its
option, elect to terminate the PIK interest arrangement and
instead pay such amount in cash. |
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If any sum due and payable under the credit facility is not paid
on the due date therefore, the Company shall be liable to pay
interest on such overdue amount at a rate equal to the then
current Interest Rate plus 3% per annum. |
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Principal amounts due under the Loans begin to be amortized
eighteen months after the closing date of the Credit Agreement,
with the complete Loan to be repaid in full no later than the
Maturity Date which is four years after the closing. |
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Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended
June 30, 2005 (Continued)
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A mandatory prepayment is required if, prior to the date which
is 9 months after the Closing Date, (i) the Company
has not borrowed under Tranche B, and (ii) the Company
has not acquired (without the incurrence of any indebtedness)
100% of the equity interests of any new subsidiary which at the
time of acquisition had a twelve month trailing EBITDA of
greater than $1,000,000. If prepayments are required due to this
reason, the amount of the prepayment is 85% of the Excess
Cash Flow which means, cash provided by
operations by the Company and its subsidiaries determined
quarterly less capital expenditures for such period, provided
that the Company shall at all times be allowed to retain a
minimum of $1,500,000 of cash for operating purposes. In
addition, the Company must prepay the loan in full no later than
the date which is 21 months after the Closing Date. |
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The Credit Agreement contains certain financial covenants usual
and customary for facilities and transactions of this type. In
the event the Company completes further acquisitions, the
Company and the Agent and lenders will agree upon modifications
to the financial covenants to reflect the changes to the
Companys consolidated assets, liabilities, and expected
results of operations in amounts to be mutually agreed to by the
parties. |
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The Companys obligations are guaranteed by the direct and
indirect subsidiaries of the Company, including, without
limitation, Gupta Technologies, LLC, Kenosia Corporation, and
Warp Solutions, Inc. |
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The Company and its subsidiaries granted first priority security
interests in their assets, and pledged the stock or equity
interests in their respective subsidiaries, to the Agent as
security for the financial obligations under the Credit
Agreement and the Financing Documents. In addition, the Company
has undertaken to complete certain matters, including the
delivery of stock certificates in subsidiaries, and the
completion of financing statements perfecting the security
interests granted under the applicable state or foreign
jurisdictions concerning the security interests and rights
granted to the Lenders and the Agent. |
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As additional security for the lenders making the loans under
the Credit Agreement, certain subsidiaries of the Company have
entered into Security Agreements with Fortress Credit. Corp.
relating to their assets in the U.K., and have pledged their
interests in the subsidiaries organized under English law, Gupta
Technologies Limited and Warp Solutions Limited, by entering
into a Mortgages of Shares with Fortress. Also, the
Companys subsidiary, Gupta Technologies, LLC
(Gupta) and its German subsidiary, Gupta
Technologies GmbH, have entered into a Security
Trust Agreement with Fortress Credit Corp. granting a
security interest in the assets of such entities located in
Germany. Gupta has also pledged its interests in the German
subsidiary under a Share Pledge Agreement with Fortress Credit
Corp. |
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Under the Intercreditor Agreement, the holders of the
Companys outstanding subordinated notes which were issued
pursuant to that certain Subordinated Note and Warrant Purchase
Agreement dated January 31, 2005, agreed to subordinate the
payment terms and security interests of the subordinated notes
to the payment terms and security interests of the senior
lenders under the Credit Agreement. |
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Pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, the Company agreed to issue
warrants to acquire up to an aggregate of 7% of the fully
diluted stock of the Company (as of the date of the Warrant
Agreement) if the Lenders make all the advances under the total
commitments of the credit facility. All warrants will have an
exercise price of $0.01 per share. The exercise price and
number of shares issuable upon exercise of each warrant are
subject to adjustment as provided in the Warrant Agreement,
including weighted average anti-dilution protection. |
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Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended
June 30, 2005 (Continued)
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Warrants to acquire an aggregate of 5% of the fully diluted
stock of the Company (2,109,042 shares of Common Stock, par
value $.00001 per share) are issuable upon the Company
receiving advances under Tranche A or B of the credit
facility (Tranche A/ B Available Shares) in
proportion to the amount of the advance compared with the total
$25,000,000 in commitments under Tranche A and B. |
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Since the Company borrowed $10,000,000 under Tranche A at
the closing, warrants to acquire 40% of the Available
Tranche A/ B Shares (843,617 shares of the
Companys Common Stock) were issued at closing to the
Lenders. The warrants have an exercise price of $.01 per
share, have a cashless exercise feature, and are exercisable
until December 10, 2010. As further advances are made to
the Company under Tranche B, the Company will issue
additional warrants in proportion to the advances received.
Additionally, if the unused total commitments attributable to
Tranche A and Tranche B are cancelled in accordance
with the Credit Agreement, warrants shall be used for the number
of shares based on the Pro Rata Portion of the Total Commitments
attributable to Tranche A or Tranche B which are
cancelled. |
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Warrants to acquire an aggregate of 2% of the fully diluted
stock of the Company (843,617 shares of Common Stock) are
issuable upon the Company receiving advances under
Tranche C of the credit facility (Tranche C
Available Shares) in proportion to the amount of the
Tranche C advance compared with the total $25,000,000 in
commitments under Tranche C. |
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Lease of Office Space for Principal Executive Offices |
The Company entered into a lease for office space in Greenwich,
Connecticut, where the Company has relocated its principal
executive offices.
The lease commenced on August 29, 2005 and expires on
August 14, 2009. Under the terms of the lease, the Company
will pay an aggregate rent over the term of the lease of
$313,362.
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Agreements to Acquire Five Software Companies |
On September 12, 2005, the Company entered into a Purchase
Agreement (the Purchase Agreement) with Platinum
Equity, LLC (the David/ ProfitKey Seller),
EnergyTRACS Acquisition Corp. (the Foresight Seller)
and Milgo Holdings, LLC (the Process Seller and
together with the David/ ProfitKey Seller and the Foresight
Seller, the Sellers) for the acquisition of 100% of
the Equity Interests in The David Corporation, ProfitKey
International, LLC, Foresight Software, Inc. and Process
Software, LLC (the Acquisition). Under the terms of
the Purchase Agreement, the David/ ProfitKey Seller shall sell,
assign and deliver 100% of the common stock, no par value per
share of the David Corporation, a California Corporation (the
David Stock) and a 100% membership interest in
ProfitKey International LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the ProfitKey Membership Interest), the
Foresight Seller shall sell, assign and deliver 100% of the
common stock, par value $0.01 per share of the Forsight
Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Foresight
Stock) and the Process Seller shall sell, assign and
deliver a 100% membership interest in Process Software, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (the Process Membership
Interest) to the Company in exchange for the payment of an
aggregate of Twelve Million Dollars ($12,000,000) in cash.
The Acquisition is scheduled to close on September 30,
2005, subject to customary conditions precedent including
accuracy of representations and warranties at the closing date,
satisfaction of all closing conditions and simultaneous closing
of the Tesseract Merger Agreement described below. The Company
expects to raise the funds to close the Acquisition and the
Merger described below from lenders under its existing Credit
Agreement, and from equity investors.
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Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended
June 30, 2005 (Continued)
Platinum Equity, LLC is a Seller under the Purchase Agreement.
An affiliate of Platinum Equity, Gupta Holdings, LLC, owns
2,020,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock of the
Company, which is convertible into 2,020,000 shares of
Common Stock of the Company, and warrants to acquire
2,312,336 shares of Common Stock. On an as converted basis,
the shares of Series C Preferred Stock held by Gupta
Holdings, LLC would represent approximately 10% of the then
outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company.
On September 12, 2005, the Company entered into a Merger
Agreement (the Merger Agreement) with TAC/ Halo,
Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the Merger
Sub), Tesseract Corporation (Tesseract) and
Platinum Equity, LLC (Seller). Under the terms of
the Merger Agreement, Tesseract shall be merged with and into
the Merger Sub (the Merger) and shall survive as a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The aggregate
consideration payable pursuant to the Merger to Seller as the
holder of 100% of the common stock, par value $0.01 per
share of Tesseract (the Stock) shall consist of
(a) $5,500,000 in cash payable at the closing of the
Merger, (b) that number of shares of Series D
Preferred Stock as shall be obtained by dividing $6,750,000 by a
divisor to be agreed upon by the Company and Seller, and
(c) a promissory note in the original principal amount of
$1,750,000, delivered at closing and payable no later than
March 31, 2006. The number of shares and terms of the
Series D Preferred Stock have not yet been agreed upon.
In connection with the issuance of Series D Preferred Stock
to Tesseract, the Company has agreed to enter into a
Registration Rights Agreement pursuant to which the Company
agrees to register the common stock issuable upon conversion of
the Series D Preferred Stock. This agreement will be in a
form to be agreed upon by the Company and the Seller.
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Promissory Note and Warrant |
On September 20, 2005, the Company entered into a
Promissory Note (the Note) in the principal amount
of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) payable to the order
of DCI Master LDC or its affiliates. Interest accrues under the
Note at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum. The principal
amount of the Note, together with accrued interest, is due and
payable 90 days after the date it was entered into,
December 19, 2005, unless the Note is converted into debt
or equity securities of the Company in the Companys next
financing involving sales by the Company of a class of its
preferred stock or convertible debt securities, or any other
similar or equivalent financing transaction. The terms of such
conversion have not yet been determined.
Also on September 20, 2005, the Company issued to DCI
Master LDC a Warrant to Purchase 181,818 Shares of Common
Stock, par value $0.00001 per share of the Company. The
Warrant was issued in connection with the Note described above.
The exercise price for the Warrant Shares is $1.375, subject to
adjustment as provided in the Warrant. The Warrant is
exercisable until September 20, 2010. The Warrant contains
an automatic exercise provision in the event that the warrant
has not been exercised but the Fair Market Value of the Warrant
Shares (as defined in the Warrant) is greater than the exercise
price per share on the expiration date. The Warrant also
contains a cashless exercise provision. The Warrant also
contains a limitation on exercise which limits the number of
shares of Common Stock that may be acquired by the Holder on
exercise to that number of shares as will insure that, following
such exercise, the total number of shares of Common Stock then
beneficially owned by such Holder and its affiliates will not
exceed 9.99% of the total number of issued and outstanding
shares of Common Stock. This provision is waivable by the Holder
on 60 days notice.
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WARP Technology Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
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December 31, | |
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June 30, | |
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2005 | |
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ASSETS |
Current Assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$ |
1,844,373 |
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$ |
1,548,013 |
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Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of
$139,973 and $30,845 respectively
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4,550,514 |
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2,024,699 |
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Due from Platinum Equity, LLC
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465,000 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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925,460 |
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409,496 |
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Total current assets
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7,785,347 |
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3,982,208 |
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Property and equipment, net
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286,369 |
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223,025 |
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Deferred financing costs, net
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1,529,036 |
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476,876 |
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Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $1,950,503
and $756,064 respectively
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24,604,981 |
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15,678,736 |
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Goodwill
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28,730,708 |
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7,055,264 |
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Investment and other assets
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193,190 |
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884,379 |
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Total assets
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$ |
63,129,631 |
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$ |
28,300,488 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
Current liabilities:
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Accounts payable
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$ |
1,832,028 |
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$ |
872,433 |
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Accrued expenses
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6,825,837 |
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3,752,731 |
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Note payable to Bristol Technology, Inc.
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500,000 |
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Note and Working Capital Adjustment payable to Platinum Equity,
LLC
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2,750,000 |
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Notes payable
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1,591,770 |
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Deferred revenue
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11,263,432 |
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3,392,896 |
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Due to ISIS
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1,293,717 |
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1,293,534 |
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Total current liabilities
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26,056,784 |
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9,311,594 |
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Subordinate notes payable
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1,453,504 |
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2,317,710 |
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Senior notes payable
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21,763,619 |
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6,446,750 |
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Other long term liabilities
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52,972 |
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43,275 |
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Total liabilities
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49,326,879 |
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18,119,329 |
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Commitments and contingencies
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Stockholders equity:
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Preferred stock (Canadian subsidiary)
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2 |
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Series C Preferred Stock: $.00001 par value;
16,000,000 shares authorized, 13,802,837 and 14,193,095
issued and outstanding (Liquidation value
$13,802,837 and $14,193,095) respectively
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13,802,837 |
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14,193,095 |
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Shares of Common Stock to be issued for accrued dividends on
Series C Preferred Stock
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208,006 |
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212,897 |
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Series D Preferred Stock: $.00001 par value;
8,863,636 shares authorized, 7,045,454 issued and
outstanding (Liquidation value $7,750,000)
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6,750,000 |
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Shares of Common Stock to be issued for accrued dividends on
Series D Preferred Stock
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165,372 |
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Shares of Common Stock to be issued for accrued interest on
subordinated debt
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41,667 |
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Common stock: $.00001 par value; 150,000,000 shares
authorized, 5,601,548 and 3,110,800 shares issued and
outstanding respectively
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56 |
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31 |
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Additional paid-in-capital
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64,733,038 |
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59,431,331 |
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Deferred compensation
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(874,123 |
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(970,711 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss
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(71,087 |
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(105,262 |
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Accumulated deficit
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(70,953,016 |
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(62,580,224 |
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Total stockholders equity
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13,802,752 |
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10,181,159 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity
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$ |
63,129,631 |
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$ |
28,300,488 |
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Operations
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|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended | |
|
Six Months Ended | |
|
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Unaudited) | |
Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Licenses
|
|
$ |
1,504,493 |
|
|
$ |
85,311 |
|
|
$ |
2,819,062 |
|
|
$ |
211,616 |
|
|
Services
|
|
|
3,866,219 |
|
|
|
21,328 |
|
|
|
5,759,979 |
|
|
|
52,904 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
5,370,712 |
|
|
|
106,639 |
|
|
|
8,579,041 |
|
|
|
264,520 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of licenses
|
|
|
154,766 |
|
|
|
39,730 |
|
|
|
200,500 |
|
|
|
53,758 |
|
|
Cost of services
|
|
|
804,140 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,098,048 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cost of revenues
|
|
|
958,906 |
|
|
|
39,730 |
|
|
|
1,298,548 |
|
|
|
53,758 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Profit
|
|
|
4,411,806 |
|
|
|
66,909 |
|
|
|
7,280,493 |
|
|
|
210,762 |
|
Product development
|
|
|
1,560,236 |
|
|
|
35,657 |
|
|
|
2,516,793 |
|
|
|
112,723 |
|
Sales, marketing and business development
|
|
|
2,063,932 |
|
|
|
223,393 |
|
|
|
3,436,457 |
|
|
|
476,575 |
|
General and administrative (including non-cash compensation
three months 2005-$153,898; 2004-$127,145; six
months 2005-$273,226; 2004-$542,742)
|
|
|
3,663,824 |
|
|
|
251,019 |
|
|
|
5,466,182 |
|
|
|
1,218,383 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before interest
|
|
|
(2,876,186 |
) |
|
|
(443,160 |
) |
|
|
(4,138,939 |
) |
|
|
(1,596,919 |
) |
Interest expense
|
|
|
(2,257,705 |
) |
|
|
(46,374 |
) |
|
|
(3,553,807 |
) |
|
|
(45,679 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before income taxes
|
|
|
(5,133,891 |
) |
|
|
(489,534 |
) |
|
|
(7,692,746 |
) |
|
|
(1,642,598 |
) |
Income taxes
|
|
|
(34,325 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(86,488 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Loss
|
|
$ |
(5,168,216 |
) |
|
$ |
(489,534 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,779,234 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,642,598 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Computation of loss applicable to common stockholders Net loss
before beneficial conversion and preferred dividends
|
|
$ |
(5,168,216 |
) |
|
$ |
(489,534 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,779,234 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,642,598 |
) |
Beneficial conversion and preferred dividends
|
|
|
(373,379 |
) |
|
|
(472,057 |
) |
|
|
(593,558 |
) |
|
|
(2,810,465 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss attributable to common stockholders
|
|
$ |
(5,541,595 |
) |
|
$ |
(961,591 |
) |
|
$ |
(8,372,792 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,453,063 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common
stockholders
|
|
$ |
(1.53 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.99 |
) |
|
$ |
(2.44 |
) |
|
$ |
(4.59 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average number common shares basic and
diluted
|
|
|
3,624,747 |
|
|
|
971,115 |
|
|
|
3,425,127 |
|
|
|
971,115 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-37
WARP Technology Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended | |
|
|
December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Unaudited) | |
Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Loss
|
|
$ |
(7,779,234 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,642,598 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
1,259,738 |
|
|
|
101,215 |
|
|
|
Non cash compensation
|
|
|
273,226 |
|
|
|
542,742 |
|
|
|
Non cash interest expense
|
|
|
2,425,544 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss on sales of property and equipment
|
|
|
3,270 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of
acquired business:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
(488,535 |
) |
|
|
33,199 |
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
(359,403 |
) |
|
|
15,631 |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
931,287 |
|
|
|
(228,506 |
) |
|
|
|
Deferred revenue
|
|
|
3,468,677 |
|
|
|
(132,370 |
) |
|
|
|
Deferred product cost
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,028 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(265,430 |
) |
|
|
(1,296,659 |
) |
Investing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property and equipment
|
|
|
(53,370 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Advance to Gupta Holdings LLC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,000,000 |
) |
Tesseract, Process and Affiliates acquisition, net of cash
acquired of $632,899
|
|
|
(15,867,102 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Kenosia acquisition, net of cash acquired of $6,125
|
|
|
(507,145 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment
|
|
|
1,689 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(16,425,928 |
) |
|
|
(1,000,000 |
) |
Financing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayment of Bridge loan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
950,100 |
|
Repayment of Subordinated notes
|
|
|
(1,500,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Repayment of Senior notes
|
|
|
(6,825,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from Senior notes, net of issuance cost of $1,426,486
|
|
|
23,573,514 |
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from Promissory notes
|
|
|
1,700,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of preferred and common stock net of
issuance costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,474,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
16,948,514 |
|
|
|
2,424,600 |
|
Effects of exchange rates on cash
|
|
|
39,204 |
|
|
|
(22,784 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
296,360 |
|
|
|
105,157 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of period
|
|
|
1,548,013 |
|
|
|
115,491 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents end of period
|
|
$ |
1,844,373 |
|
|
$ |
220,648 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax paid
|
|
$ |
122,766 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Interest paid
|
|
$ |
822,486 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing
activities:
For the six months ended December 31, 2005, the Company
recorded $593,558 in connection with convertible preferred
dividends.
In connection with the acquisition of Tesseract, the Company
gave to Platinum Promissory Note and a working capital
adjustment agreement for $2,750,000 and Series D Preferred
Stock of $6,750,000.
F-38
Transaction costs of $478,000 were accrued for the acquisitions
of Tesseract, Process and Affiliates at December 31, 2005.
On July 6, 2005, the Company acquired the stock of Kenosia
(see Note 4). The following table summarizes the purchase
transaction:
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase price:
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
$ |
1,247,175 |
|
Transaction costs
|
|
|
67,845 |
|
Note Payable
|
|
|
500,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total purchase price
|
|
|
1,815,020 |
|
Fair Value of:
|
|
|
|
|
Assets acquired
|
|
|
(1,611,793 |
) |
Liability assumed
|
|
|
386,025 |
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
$ |
589,252 |
|
On October 26, 2005, the Company acquired Tesseract
Corporation (see Note 5). The following table summarizes
the purchase transaction:
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase price:
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
$ |
3,500,000 |
|
Advances to Platinum made prior to September 30, 2005
|
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
Promissory Note and Working Capital Adjustment
|
|
|
2,750,000 |
|
Series D Preferred Stock
|
|
|
6,750,000 |
|
Transaction costs
|
|
|
126,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total purchase price
|
|
|
14,126,500 |
|
Fair Value of:
|
|
|
|
|
Assets acquired
|
|
|
(4,600,357 |
) |
Liability assumed
|
|
|
2,456,041 |
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
$ |
11,982,184 |
|
Also, on October 26, 2005, the Company acquired Process
Software, LLC, David Corporation, ProfitKey International, LLC,
and Foresight Software, Inc. (see Note 5). The following
table summarizes the purchase transaction:
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase price:
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
$ |
12,000,000 |
|
Transaction costs
|
|
|
351,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total purchase price
|
|
|
12,351,500 |
|
Fair Value of:
|
|
|
|
|
Assets acquired
|
|
|
(7,855,827 |
) |
Liability assumed
|
|
|
4,608,335 |
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
$ |
9,104,008 |
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-39
Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Period Ended
December 31, 2005
|
|
Note 1. |
Organization, Merger, Description of Business and Basis of
Presentation |
Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. (collectively with its
subsidiaries, the Company), operating under the name
Halo Technology Holdings, is a Nevada corporation with its
principal executive office in Greenwich, Connecticut.
The Company is a holding company whose subsidiaries operate
enterprise software and information technology businesses. In
addition to holding its existing subsidiaries, the
Companys strategy is to pursue acquisitions of businesses
which either complement the Companys existing businesses
or expand the industries in which the Company operates.
On January 31, 2005, the Company completed the acquisition
of Gupta Technologies, LLC (together with its subsidiaries,
Gupta). Gupta is now a wholly owned subsidiary of
the Company, and Guptas wholly owned subsidiaries, Gupta
Technologies GmbH, a German corporation, and Gupta Technologies
Ltd., a U.K. company, have become indirect subsidiaries of the
Company.
Gupta develops, markets and supports software products that
enable software programmers to create enterprise class
applications, operating on either the Microsoft Windows or Linux
operating systems that are used in large and small businesses
and governmental entities around the world. Guptas
products include a popular database application and a well-known
set of application development tools. The relational database
product allows companies to manage data closer to the customer,
where capturing and organizing information is becoming
increasingly critical. This product is designed for applications
being deployed in situations where there are little or no
technical resources to support and administer databases or
applications.
Gupta recently released its Linux product line. Compatible with
its existing Microsoft Windows-based product line, the Linux
line of products will enable developers to write one application
to run in both Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems.
Gupta has headquarters in California, and has a regional office
in Munich and sales offices in London and Paris.
Warp Solutions, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company,
produces a series of application acceleration products that
improve the speed and efficiency of transactions and information
requests that are processed over the internet and intranet
network systems. The subsidiarys suite of software
products and technologies are designed to accelerate network
applications, reduce network congestion, and reduce the cost of
expensive server deployments for enterprises engaged in high
volume network activities.
On July 6, 2005 the Company purchased Kenosia Corporation
(Kenosia). Kenosia is a software company whose
products include its DataAlchemy product line. DataAlchemy is a
sales and marketing analytics platform that is utilized by
global companies to drive retail sales and profits through
timely and effective analysis of transactional data.
Kenosias installed customers span a wide range of
industries, including consumer packaged goods, entertainment,
pharmaceutical, automotive, spirits, wine and beer, brokers and
retailers.
On October 26, 2005, the Company completed the acquisition
of Tesseract and four other software companies, DAVID
Corporation, Process Software, ProfitKey International, and
Foresight Software, Inc. (collectively Process and
Affiliates).
Tesseract, headquartered in San Francisco, is a total HR
solutions provider offering an integrated Web-enabled HRMS
suite. Tesseracts Web-based solution suite allows HR
users, employees and external service providers to communicate
securely and electronically in real time. The integrated nature
of the system allows for easy access to data and a higher level
of accuracy for internal reporting, assessment and external data
interface. Tesseracts customer base includes corporations
operating in a diverse range of
F-40
Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Period Ended
December 31, 2005 (Continued)
industries, including financial services, transportation,
utilities, insurance, manufacturing, petroleum, retail, and
pharmaceuticals.
DAVID Corporation is a pioneer in Risk Management Information
Systems. DAVID Corporation offers client/server-based products
to companies that provide their own workers compensation
and liability insurance. Many of DAVID Corporations
clients have been using its products for 10 years or longer.
Process Software develops infrastructure software solutions for
mission-critical environments, including industry-leading TCP/
IP stacks, an Internet messaging product suite, and an anti-spam
software subscription service to large enterprises worldwide.
With a loyal customer base of over 5,000 organizations,
including Global 2000 and Fortune 1000 companies.
ProfitKey International develops and markets integrated
manufacturing software and information control systems for
make-to-order and
make-to-stock
manufacturers. ProfitKeys offering includes a suite of
e-business solutions
that includes customer, supplier and sales portals.
ProfitKeys highly integrated system emphasizes online
scheduling, capacity management, and cost management.
Foresight Software, Inc. provides client/server Enterprise
Resource Planning and Customer Relationship Management software
to global organizations that depend on customer service
operations for critical market differentiation and competitive
advantage. Foresights software products and services
enable customers to deliver superior customer service while
achieving maximum profitability.
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of
the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America
for interim financial information and with the instructions to
Form 10-QSB and
Article 10 of
Regulation S-X.
Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and
footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America for complete financial
statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments
(consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary
for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results
for the three and six months ended December 31, 2005 are
not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006. For further
information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes
thereto included in the Companys Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB for
the year ended June 30, 2005.
|
|
Note 2. |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2004 financial
statements to conform to the 2005 presentation.
Basic and diluted net loss per share information for all periods
is presented under the requirements of SFAS No. 128,
Earnings Per Share. Basic loss per share is calculated by
dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the
weighted-average common shares outstanding during the period.
Diluted loss per share is calculated by dividing net loss
attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average
common shares outstanding. The dilutive effect of preferred
stock, warrants and options convertible into an aggregate of
approximately 46,642,643 and 2,049,170 of common shares as of
December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively,
are not included as the inclusion of such would be anti-dilutive
for all periods presented.
F-41
Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Period Ended
December 31, 2005 (Continued)
The Company uses the intrinsic value method to account for
stock-based compensation in accordance with Accounting
Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25,
Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and have
adopted the disclosure-only provisions of
SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation, as amended by SFAS No. 148,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
Transition and Disclosure. Accordingly, no compensation
cost has been recognized for fixed stock option grants. Had
compensation costs for the Companys stock option grants
been determined based on the fair value at the grant dates for
awards under these plans in accordance with
SFAS No. 123, the Companys net loss and loss per
share would have been increased to the pro forma amounts as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended | |
|
Six Months Ended | |
|
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Net loss, as reported
|
|
$ |
(5,168,216 |
) |
|
$ |
(489,534 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,779,234 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,642,598 |
) |
Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in
reported net loss
|
|
|
82,070 |
|
|
|
74,500 |
|
|
|
129,570 |
|
|
|
359,000 |
|
Deduct: Stock-based employee compensation expense determined
under fair value method for all awards
|
|
|
(1,163,880 |
) |
|
|
(77,480 |
) |
|
|
(1,336,120 |
) |
|
|
(370,210 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss, pro forma
|
|
|
(6,250,026 |
) |
|
|
(492,514 |
) |
|
|
(8,985,784 |
) |
|
|
(1,653,808 |
) |
Beneficial conversion and preferred dividends
|
|
|
(373,379 |
) |
|
|
(472,057 |
) |
|
|
(593,558 |
) |
|
|
(2,810,465 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss attributable to common stockholders Pro
forma
|
|
$ |
(6,623,405 |
) |
|
$ |
(964,571 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,579,342 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,464,273 |
) |
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common
stockholders, as reported
|
|
$ |
(1.53 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.99 |
) |
|
$ |
(2.44 |
) |
|
$ |
(4.59 |
) |
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common
stockholders pro forma
|
|
$ |
(1.82 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.99 |
) |
|
$ |
(2.80 |
) |
|
$ |
(4.60 |
) |
Pro forma information regarding net loss is required by
SFAS No. 123, and has been determined as if Warp had
accounted for its employees stock options under the fair
value method provided by this statement. The fair value for
these options was estimated at the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Option pricing models
require the input of highly subjective assumptions. Because the
Companys employee stock has characteristics significantly
different from those of traded options, and because changes in
the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair
value estimate, in managements opinion, the existing
models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of
the fair value of its employee stock options.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements |
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123(R),
Share-Based Payment, which establishes standards for
transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments
for goods or services. This standard requires an entity to
measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for
an award of equity instruments based on the grant date fair
value of the award. This eliminates the exception to account for
such awards using the intrinsic method previously allowable
under APB Opinion No. 25. SFAS No. 123(R) will be
effective for the period beginning January 1, 2006. The
impact on this new
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Period Ended
December 31, 2005 (Continued)
standard, if it had been in effect on the net loss and related
per share amounts of our three and six months ended
December 31, 2005 and 2004 is disclosed above in
Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies-Stock
Based Compensation. We believe the adoption will have an effect
on our results of operations.
On March 29, 2005, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC or the Staff) issued Staff Accounting
Bulletin No. 107, Share-Based Payment
(SAB 107). Although not altering any conclusions reached in
SFAS 123R, SAB 107 provides the views of the Staff
regarding the interaction between SFAS 123R and certain SEC
rules and regulations and, among other things, provide the
Staffs views regarding the valuation of share-based
payment arrangements for public companies. The Company intends
to follow the interpretative guidance on share-based payment set
forth in SAB 107 during the Companys adoption of
SFAS 123R.
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Note 3. |
Stockholders Equity |
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|
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Common and Preferred Stock |
On September 19, 2005, the Company issued 8,543 shares
of Common Stock valued at $8,543 as a dividend to a former
Series B preferred stockholder to settle a dispute on an
inadvertent conversion.
On September 23, 2005, the Company issued
47,963 shares of Common Stock to pay $100,000 of interest
on its Subordinated Notes, which covers the interest period of
May 1, 2005 to July 31, 2005.
On September 23, 2005, the Company issued
90,973 shares of Common Stock as Series C Preferred
Stock dividend. The dividend period was April 1, 2005 to
June 30, 2005. The value of Common Stock was $212,897.
On December 23, 2005, the Company issued 44,665 shares
of Common Stock to pay $63,333 of interest on its Subordinated
Notes, which covers the interest period of August 1, 2005
to October 31, 2005.
Also on December 23, 2005, the Company issued
143,769 shares of Common Stock as Series C Preferred
Stock dividend. The dividend period was July 1, 2005 to
September 30, 2005. The value of Common Stock was $211,636.
On December 31, 2005, the Company issued an aggregate of
664,577 shares of Common Stock valued at $910,470 to former
Senior Noteholders and an aggregate of 1,100,000 shares
valued at $1,507,000 to former and existing Subordinated
Noteholders in exchange for the rescission of certain warrants
as described below in Warrants section of
Note 3 Stockholders Equity.
On October 26, 2005, the Company issued
7,045,454 shares of Series D Preferred Stock to
Platinum Equity, LLC (Platinum) as part of Amendment
to Tesseract Merger Agreement. Under the Amendment, Platinum
agrees to retain 909,091 shares of Series D Preferred
Stock delivered as part of the Merger Consideration, which
Platinum will return for cancellation, without additional
consideration from the Company, if the Company repay the
$1,750,000 note on or before March 31, 2006. The details of
this agreement are described in Note 5
Acquisition of Five Software Companies.
During the three months and six months ended December 31,
2005, the holders of respectively 133,807 and 390,258
Series C Preferred Stocks converted their shares into
Common Stock. The conversions were made on a one to one (1:1)
ratio.
On September 13, 2005, the Board of Directors granted
158,000 options to the Company CEO, Rodney A. Bienvenu under the
2002 Plan. Of those options, 39,500 vested on December 31,
2005, and the
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Period Ended
December 31, 2005 (Continued)
remainder vest ratably over the next 36 months. Such
options have a term of ten years and have an exercise price of
$1.08 per share. In connection with the options, the
Company recorded a deferred compensation of $42,660 that will be
amortized in the next 36 months. The Company recognized
$10,665 of expense for the three months ended December 31,
2005 relating to these options.
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company held on
October 21, 2005, the stockholders of the Company approved
the Halo Technology Holdings 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the
2005 Plan) previously approved by the Board of
Directors of the Company. A copy of the 2005 Plan was filed as
Appendix A to the Companys definitive proxy statement
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
October 7, 2005. Subject to adjustment for stock splits and
similar events, the total number of shares of common stock that
can be delivered under the 2005 Plan is 8,400,000 shares.
No employee may receive options, stock appreciation rights,
shares or dividend equivalent rights for more than four million
shares during any calendar year.
Under the 2005 Plan, the Company issued 4,366,000 options to
certain employees and directors of the Company and its
subsidiaries. Of those options, 3,366,000 were issued to the
corporate senior management 25% of these options vest on
December 31, 2005, and the remaining portion will vest
ratably each month during the next 36 months, provided that
the employee remains an employee of the Company. 1,000,0000 of
the 4,366,000 options were issued to the subsidiary management.
These options will vest based on each subsidiarys
performance. The vesting conditions are determined by the
compensation committee. All the options have an exercise price
of $1.08 and the term of ten years except for the options issued
to the Companys CEO, Rodney A. Bienvenu, Jr., and the
CLO, Ernest C. Mysogland, which have an exercise price of $1.19
and a term of five years. In connection with the options issued
to the corporate senior management, the company recorded a
deferred compensation of $95,620 that will be amortized in the
next 36 months. The Company recognized $23,905 of expense
for the three months ended December 31, 2005 relating to
these options. The Company did not recognize deferred
compensation for the options issued to the subsidiary management
because the probability of vesting is uncertain. Further details
are available in the Current Report on
Form 8-K filed by
the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
October 27, 2005.
On August 2, 2005, the Company issued warrants to acquire
843,617 shares of the Companys Common Stock to
Fortress Credit Corp. as part of a Credit Agreement entered into
on the same date. The warrants have an exercise price of
$.01 per share, have a cashless exercise feature, and are
exercisable until December 10, 2010. Additional information
related to the issuance of these warrants is in
Note 7 Credit Agreement.
On September 20, 2005, the Company issued to DCI Master LDC
a warrant to Purchase 181,818 Shares of Common Stock, par
value $0.00001 per share of the Company. The warrant was
issued in connection with a Promissory Note issued to DCI Master
LDC. Additional information related to the issuance of this
warrant is in Note 8 Promissory
Notes. The exercise price for the warrant shares is
$1.375, subject to adjustment as provided in the warrant. The
warrant is exercisable until September 20, 2010. The
warrant contains an automatic exercise provision in the event
that the warrant has not been exercised but the fair market
value of the warrant shares is greater than the exercise price
per share on the expiration date. The warrant also contains a
cashless exercise provision. The warrant also contains a
limitation on exercise which limits the number of shares of
Common Stock that may be acquired by the Holder on exercise to
that number of shares as will insure that, following such
exercise, the total number of shares of Common Stock then
beneficially owned by such Holder and its affiliates will not
exceed 9.99% of the total number of issued and outstanding
shares of Common Stock. This provision is waivable by the Holder
on 60 days notice.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Period Ended
December 31, 2005 (Continued)
On October 21, 2005, the Company issued warrants (the
Warrants) to purchase an aggregate of
363,636 Shares of Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per
share of the Company. The Warrants were issued in connection
with the Convertible Promissory Notes described in
Note 8 (Promissory Notes). The
exercise price for the Warrant Shares is $1.375, subject to
adjustment as provided in the Warrant. The Warrants are
exercisable for five years after the date of the Warrants. The
Warrants contain an automatic exercise provision in the event
that the warrant has not been exercised but the Fair Market
Value of the Warrant Shares (as defined in the Warrant) is
greater than the exercise price per share on the expiration
date. The Warrants also contain a cashless exercise provision.
The Warrants also contain a limitation on exercise which limits
the number of shares of Common Stock that may be acquired by the
Holder on exercise to that number of shares as will insure that,
following such exercise, the total number of shares of Common
Stock then beneficially owned by such Holder and its affiliates
will not exceed 9.99% of the total number of issued and
outstanding shares of Common Stock. This provision is waivable
by the Holder on 60 days notice.
On October 26, 2005, the Company issued warrants to acquire
1,265,425 shares of the Companys Common Stock to
Fortress Credit Corp. as part of a Credit Agreement entered into
on August 2, 2005. This issuance relates to the
Companys utilization of the Tranche B of the credit
facility under the agreement. The warrants have an exercise
price of $.01 per share, have a cashless exercise feature,
and are exercisable until December 10, 2010. Additional
information related to the issuance of these warrants is in
Note 7 Credit Agreement.
On December 31, 2005, the Company has rescinded certain
warrants (the Senior Lender Warrants) previously
issued pursuant to that certain Senior Note and Warrant Purchase
Agreement (the Senior Note Agreement), as of
January 31, 2005, by and among the Company and the
Purchasers (the Senior Noteholders) identified
therein and certain warrants (the Subordinated Lender
Warrants) issued pursuant to that certain Subordinated
Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the Subordinated
Note Agreement), as of January 31, 2005, by and
among the Company and the Purchasers (the Subordinated
Noteholders) identified therein. As originally issued, the
Senior Lender Warrants were for an aggregate of
2,670,000 shares of Common Stock. Senior Lender Warrants to
acquire 1,208,321 shares of Common Stock were rescinded. As
originally issued, the Subordinated Lender Warrants were for an
aggregate of 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock. Subordinated
Lender Warrants to acquire 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock
were rescinded. The Company issued an aggregate of
664,577 shares of Common Stock valued at $910,470 to former
Senior Noteholders and an aggregate of 1,100,000 shares
valued at $1,507,000 to former and existing Subordinated
Noteholders in exchange for the rescission of these warrants
described above.
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Note 4. |
Kenosia Acquisition |
On July 6, 2005 the Company purchased all of the stock of
Kenosia Corporation (Kenosia) from Bristol
Technology, Inc. for an aggregate purchase price of $1,800,000,
subject to certain adjustments. Prior to the Closing, $800,000
of the Purchase Price was deposited into an escrow account, and
subsequently released to Bristol at the Closing. The remainder
of the Purchase Price is to be paid in two equal payments of
$500,000 each, in cash. The first payment $447,175 (net of
working capital adjustment) was made on September 1, 2005
and the second payment was made on January 31, 2006. The
results of Kenosia acquisition are reflected in the combined
statement of operations as of the date of acquisition.
The Companys management and the Board of directors
believes that the purchase of Kenosia that resulted in
approximately $589,000 of goodwill is justified because of
Kenosias position in the marketplace and Track
record of positive cash flow. The tax deductibility of the
acquired goodwill is to be determined.
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Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Period Ended
December 31, 2005 (Continued)
The net purchase price for Kenosia was $1,815,020, after certain
transaction costs and net working capital adjustments. The
preliminary purchase price allocation, which is subject to
adjustment, is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
$ |
6,125 |
|
Accounts receivables
|
|
|
312,750 |
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
Fixed assets
|
|
|
7,635 |
|
Intangibles
|
|
|
1,270,283 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
589,252 |
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
(10,979 |
) |
Deferred revenues
|
|
|
(375,046 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,815,020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note 5. |
Acquisition of Five Software Companies |
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|
|
Foresight, Milgo, ProfitKey International and David
Corporation Purchase Agreement |
On October 26, 2005, the Company completed the transactions
contemplated by that certain Purchase Agreement (the
Purchase Agreement) dated as of September 12,
2005 by and among Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. operating under
the name Halo Technology Holdings (Company) and
Platinum Equity, LLC (Platinum), EnergyTRACS
Acquisition Corp. (the Foresight Seller) and Milgo
Holdings, LLC (the Process Seller and together with
Platinum and the Foresight Seller, the Sellers) for
the acquisition of 100% of the Equity Interests in David
Corporation (David), ProfitKey International, LLC
(Profitkey), Foresight Software,
Inc.(Foresight) and Process Software, LLC
(Process). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement,
Platinum sold, assigned and delivered 100% of the common stock,
no par value per share of the David Corporation, a California
Corporation and a 100% membership interest in ProfitKey
International LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the
Foresight Seller sold, assigned and delivered 100% of the common
stock, par value $0.01 per share of the Foresight Software,
Inc., a Delaware corporation and the Process Seller sold,
assigned and delivered a 100% membership interest in Process
Software, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company to the
Company in exchange for the payment of an aggregate of twelve
million dollars ($12,000,000) in cash. These four companies are
collectively referred to as Process and Affiliates.
The Purchase Agreement has previously been filed as
Exhibit 10.86 of the Current Report on
Form 8-K filed by
the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September 16, 2005 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The Companys management and the Board of directors
believes that the purchase of Process and Affiliates that
resulted in approximately $9,517,000 of goodwill is justified
because of their positions in the marketplace and Track
record of positive cash flow. The tax deductibility of the
acquired goodwill is to be determined.
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Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Period Ended
December 31, 2005 (Continued)
The net purchase price for Process and Affiliates was
$12,351,500, after certain transaction costs. The preliminary
purchase price allocation, which is subject to adjustment, is as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
378,141 |
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
1,723,231 |
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
726,478 |
|
Fixed assets
|
|
|
73,023 |
|
Intangibles
|
|
|
4,843,800 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
9,104,008 |
|
Other assets
|
|
|
111,154 |
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
(2,003,805 |
) |
Deferred revenue
|
|
|
(2,604,530 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
12,351,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tesseract Merger Agreement and Amendment |
On October 26, 2005, Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
operating under the name Halo Technology Holdings (the
Company or WARP), completed the
transactions contemplated by that certain Merger Agreement (the
Merger Agreement) dated as of September 12,
2005 by and among the Company and TAC/ Halo, Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company (the Merger Sub),
Tesseract Corporation (Tesseract) and Platinum
Equity, LLC (Platinum), as amended by Amendment
No. 1 to Merger Agreement (the Amendment) dated
October 26, 2005 by and among such parties and TAC/ Halo,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company (New Merger Sub). Pursuant
to the Merger Agreement, Tesseract was merged with and into the
New Merger Sub (the Merger) which survived as a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The Amendment provided
that the Merger Consideration shall consist of
(i) $4,500,000 in cash payable at Closing,
(ii) 7,045,454 shares of Series D Preferred Stock
of the Company, and (iii) $1,750,000 payable no later than
March 31, 2006 and evidenced by a Promissory Note. The
Amendment provided for a Working Capital Adjustment of
$1,000,000 to be paid no later than November 30, 2005. If
not paid by such date, at the option of the Seller, the Working
Capital Adjustment may be converted into up to
1,818,181 shares of Series D Preferred Stock.
Additionally, if the Working Capital Adjustment is not paid on
or before November 30, 2005, the Company must pay Platinum
a monthly transaction advisory fee of $50,000 per month,
commencing December 1, 2005. As of December 31, 2005,
the Working Capital Adjustment has not been paid or converted to
Series D Preferred Stock. As such, the Company accrued
$50,000 for the advisory fee as of December 31, 2005. Under
the Amendment, Platinum agrees to retain 909,091 shares of
Series D Preferred Stock delivered as part of the Merger
Consideration. If the Promissory Note is paid on or before
March 31, 2006, Platinum will return for cancellation,
without additional consideration from the Company,
909,091 shares of Series D Preferred Stock to the
Company. The Amendment further provides that the rights,
preferences and privileges of the Series D Preferred Stock
will adjust to equal the rights, preferences and privileges of
the next round of financing if such financing is a Qualified
Equity Offering (as defined in the Amendment). If the next round
is not a Qualified Equity Offering, the rights, preferences and
privileges of the Series D Preferred Stock will adjust to
equal the rights, preferences and privileges of the next round
of financing at the option of the holder. The descriptions of
the Merger Agreement and Amendment No. 1 to the Merger
Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the
Merger Agreement, which was previously filed as
Exhibit 10.87 of the Current Report on
Form 8-K filed by
the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September 16, 2005, and to Amendment No. 1 to the
Merger Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.94 of the Current
Report on Form 8-K
filed on November 1, 2005.
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Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Period Ended
December 31, 2005 (Continued)
The Companys management and the Board of directors
believes that the purchase of Tesseract that resulted in
approximately $12,211,000 of goodwill is justified because of
Tesseracts positions in the marketplace and Track
record of positive cash flow. The tax deductibility of the
acquired goodwill is to be determined.
The net purchase price for Tesseract was $14,126,500, after
certain transaction costs. The preliminary purchase price
allocation, which is subject to adjustment, is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
254,757 |
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
1,299 |
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
333,871 |
|
Fixed assets
|
|
|
3,830 |
|
Intangibles
|
|
|
4,006,600 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
11,982,184 |
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
(1,015,350 |
) |
Deferred revenue
|
|
|
(1,422,282 |
) |
Other long term liabilities
|
|
|
(18,409 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
14,126,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
The Company financed the purchase price under the Purchase
Agreement and the Merger Agreement in part with borrowings under
its $50,000,000 credit facility with Fortress Credit
Opportunities I LP and Fortress Credit Corp. On October 26,
2005, in connection with the closings of the above described
transactions, the Company entered into Amendment Agreement
No. 1 (Amendment Agreement) between the
Company, Fortress Credit Opportunities I LP (Lender)
and Fortress Credit Corp., as Agent (the Agent)
relating to the Credit Agreement dated August 2, 2005
between the Company, the Subsidiaries of the Company listed in
Schedule 1 thereto (the Subsidiaries), Fortress
Credit Corp., as original lender (together with any additional
lenders, the Original Lenders), and the Agent under
which the Lender made an additional loan of $15,000,000 under
Tranche B of the credit facility under the Credit
Agreement, as more fully described below in Note 7
Credit Agreement.
The Companys results of operations include results of
operations of Tesseract, Process and Affiliates since
October 27, 2005.
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|
Note 6. |
Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information |
The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents
the consolidated operations of the Company as if the
acquisitions of Gupta, Kenosia, Tesseract, David, Profitkey,
Foresight, and Process had occurred as of July 1, 2004.
This financial information is provided for informational
purposes only and should not be construed to be indicative of
the Companys consolidated results of operations had the
acquisitions of Gupta, Kenosia,
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Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Period Ended
December 31, 2005 (Continued)
Tesseract, David, ProfitKey, Foresight, and Process been
consummated on the dates assumed and does not project the
Companys results of operations for any future period:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended | |
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
Six Months Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Revenue
|
|
$ |
7,606,852 |
|
|
$ |
9,581,947 |
|
|
$ |
15,478,083 |
|
|
$ |
19,421,400 |
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(5,401,586 |
) |
|
$ |
(485,135 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,915,745 |
) |
|
$ |
(106,269 |
) |
Beneficial Conversion and preferred dividends
|
|
|
(373,379 |
) |
|
|
(472,057 |
) |
|
|
(593,558 |
) |
|
|
(2,810,465 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss attributable to common stockholders
|
|
|
(5,774,965 |
) |
|
|
(957,192 |
) |
|
|
(7,509,303 |
) |
|
|
(2,916,734 |
) |
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common
stockholders
|
|
$ |
(1.59 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.99 |
) |
|
$ |
(2.19 |
) |
|
$ |
(3.00 |
) |
Weighted-average number of common shares
|
|
|
3,624,747 |
|
|
|
971,115 |
|
|
|
3,425,127 |
|
|
|
971,115 |
|
For the period from July 1, 2005 through July 5, 2005,
Kenosia had no significant operations.
On August 2, 2005, the Company entered a Credit Agreement
(the Credit Agreement), with Fortress Credit Corp.
as original lender (together with any additional lenders, the
Lenders), and Fortress Credit Corp. as Agent (the
Agent). In addition, the Company entered into a
$10,000,000 Promissory Note (the Note) with the
Lenders, an Intercreditor Agreement with the Lenders, the Agent
and certain subordinated lenders (the Intercreditor
Agreement), a security agreement with the Agent (the
Security Agreement), Pledge Agreements with the
Lender (the Pledge Agreements), and a Warrant
Agreement with the Agent (the Warrant Agreement).
Collectively the Credit Agreement, such other agreements and the
subsidiary security agreements referenced below are referred to
as the Financing Documents.
The Credit Agreement and the other Financing Documents have the
following material terms:
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|
|
|
|
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the
Lenders agreed to make available to the Company a term loan
facility in three Tranches, Tranches A, B and C, in an aggregate
amount equal to $50,000,000. |
|
|
|
The maximum amount of loans under Tranche A of the credit
facility is $10,000,000. The purpose of amounts borrowed under
Tranche A is to refinance certain of the Companys
existing debt and to pay certain costs and expenses incurred in
connection with the closing under the Credit Agreement. |
|
|
|
The maximum amount of loans under Tranche B of the credit
facility is $15,000,000. Amounts borrowed under Tranche B
may be used only to partially fund the acquisition by the
Company of one or more companies, the acquisition costs related
thereto, and other costs and expenses incurred in connection
with the Credit Agreement and to finance an agreed amount of
working capital for the companies being acquired. |
|
|
|
The maximum amount of loans under Tranche C of the credit
facility is $25,000,000. Amounts borrowed under Tranche C
may be used only to partially fund the acquisition by the
Company of one or more publicly-traded companies, the
acquisition costs related thereto, and other costs and |
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Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Period Ended
December 31, 2005 (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
expenses incurred in connection with the Credit Agreement and to
finance an agreed amount of working capital for the companies
being acquired. |
|
|
|
The Company has borrowed $10,000,000 under Tranche A of the
credit facility to pay-off its existing senior indebtedness, in
the aggregate principal amount of $6,825,000, plus accrued
interest thereon, as well as certain existing subordinated
indebtedness, in the aggregate principal amount of $1,500,000.
In addition, amounts borrowed under this Tranche A were
used to pay certain closing costs, including the Lenders
legal fees, commitment fees, and other costs and expenses under
the Credit Agreement amounting to $1,083,872. These closing
costs have been deferred, and will be amortized over
4 years. $67,743 and $112,904 was amortized for the three
and six months ended December 31, 2005, respectively. The
remaining balance of $664,003 was used for working capital needs. |
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The obligation to repay the $10,000,000 principal amount
borrowed at the closing, along with interest as described below,
is further evidenced by the Note. |
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Advances under Tranche B and Tranche C must be
approved by the Lenders, and are subject to the satisfaction of
all conditions precedent required by the Lenders including the
condition that a default not occur under the loans as a result
of the advance. |
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The rate of interest (the Interest Rate) payable on
the Loan for each calendar month (an Interest
Period) is a floating percentage rate per annum equal to
the sum of the LIBOR for that period plus the
Margin. For theses purposes, LIBOR means for any
Interest Period the rate offered in the London interbank market
for U.S. Dollar deposits for the relevant Interest Period;
provided, however, that for purposes of calculating the Interest
Rate, LIBOR shall at no time be less than a rate equal to 2.65%.
For these purposes, Margin means 9% per annum.
Interest is due and payable monthly in arrears. |
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Provided there has been no event of default under the Loan, an
amount of interest equal to 4% per annum that would
otherwise be paid in cash instead may be paid in kind
(PIK) by such amount being added to the principal
balance of the Loan on the last day of each month. Such PIK
amount will then accrue interest and be due and payable on the
same terms and conditions as the Loan. The Company may, at its
option, elect to terminate the PIK interest arrangement and
instead pay such amount in cash. As of December 31, 2005,
the Company accrued and expensed $279,136 in relation to the PIK
interest. |
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If any sum due and payable under the credit facility is not paid
on the due date therefore, the Company shall be liable to pay
interest on such overdue amount at a rate equal to the then
current Interest Rate plus 3% per annum. |
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Principal amounts due under the Loans begin to be amortized
eighteen months after the closing date of the Credit Agreement,
with the complete Loan to be repaid in full no later than the
Maturity Date which is four years after the closing. |
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A mandatory prepayment is required if, prior to the date which
is 9 months after the Closing Date, (i) the Company
has not borrowed under Tranche B, and (ii) the Company
has not acquired (without the incurrence of any indebtedness)
100% of the equity interests of any new subsidiary which at the
time of acquisition had a twelve month trailing EBITDA of
greater than $1,000,000. If prepayments are required due to this
reason, the amount of the prepayment is 85% of the Excess
Cash Flow which means, cash provided by
operations by the Company and its subsidiaries determined
quarterly less capital expenditures for such period, provided
that the Company shall at all times be allowed to retain a
minimum of $1,500,000 of cash for operating |
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purposes. In addition, the Company must prepay the loan in full
no later than the date which is 21 months after the Closing
Date. |
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The Credit Agreement contains certain financial covenants usual
and customary for facilities and transactions of this type. In
the event the Company completes further acquisitions, the
Company and the Agent and lenders will agree upon modifications
to the financial covenants to reflect the changes to the
Companys consolidated assets, liabilities, and expected
results of operations in amounts to be mutually agreed to by the
parties. |
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The Companys obligations are guaranteed by the direct and
indirect subsidiaries of the Company, including, without
limitation, Gupta Technologies, LLC, Kenosia Corporation, and
Warp Solutions, Inc. |
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The Company and its subsidiaries granted first priority security
interests in their assets, and pledged the stock or equity
interests in their respective subsidiaries, to the Agent as
security for the financial obligations under the Credit
Agreement and the Financing Documents. In addition, the Company
has undertaken to complete certain matters, including the
delivery of stock certificates in subsidiaries, and the
completion of financing statements perfecting the security
interests granted under the applicable state or foreign
jurisdictions concerning the security interests and rights
granted to the Lenders and the Agent. |
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As additional security for the lenders making the loans under
the Credit Agreement, certain subsidiaries of the Company have
entered into Security Agreements with Fortress Credit. Corp.
relating to their assets in the U.K., and have pledged their
interests in the subsidiaries organized under English law, Gupta
Technologies Limited and Warp Solutions Limited, by entering
into a Mortgages of Shares with Fortress. Also, the
Companys subsidiary, Gupta Technologies, LLC
(Gupta) and its German subsidiary, Gupta
Technologies GmbH, have entered into a Security
Trust Agreement with Fortress Credit Corp. granting a
security interest in the assets of such entities located in
Germany. Gupta has also pledged its interests in the German
subsidiary under a Share Pledge Agreement with Fortress Credit
Corp. |
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Under the Intercreditor Agreement, the holders of the
Companys outstanding subordinated notes which were issued
pursuant to that certain Subordinated Note and Warrant Purchase
Agreement dated January 31, 2005, agreed to subordinate the
payment terms and security interests of the subordinated notes
to the payment terms and security interests of the senior
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Pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, the Company agreed to issue
warrants to acquire up to an aggregate of 7% of the fully
diluted stock of the Company (as of the date of the Warrant
Agreement) if the Lenders make all the advances under the total
commitments of the credit facility. All warrants will have an
exercise price of $0.01 per share. The exercise price and
number of shares issuable upon exercise of each warrant are
subject to adjustment as provided in the Warrant Agreement,
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Warrants to acquire an aggregate of 5% of the fully diluted
stock of the Company (2,109,042 shares of Common Stock, par
value $.00001 per share) are issuable upon the Company
receiving advances under Tranche A or B of the credit
facility (Tranche A/ B Available Shares) in
proportion to the amount of the advance compared with the total
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Since the Company borrowed $10,000,000 under Tranche A at
the closing, warrants to acquire 40% of the Available
Tranche A/ B Shares (843,617 shares of the
Companys Common Stock) were issued at closing to the
Lenders. The warrants have an exercise price of $.01 per
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cashless exercise feature, and are exercisable until
December 10, 2010. As further advances are made to the
Company under Tranche B, the Company will issue additional
warrants in proportion to the advances received. Additionally,
if the unused total commitments attributable to Tranche A
and Tranche B are cancelled in accordance with the Credit
Agreement, warrants shall be used for the number of shares based
on the Pro Rata Portion of the Total Commitments attributable to
Tranche A or Tranche B which are cancelled. The
proceeds from the Tranche A were allocated to the fair
value of the warrants and Tranche A. Based on the fair
market value, $1,599,615 was allocated to the warrants and the
remainder of $8,400,385 was allocated to Tranche A. The
fair value of the warrants was determined by utilizing
Black-Scholes method. The discount to Tranche A will be
accreted over 48 months. For the three months and six
months ended December 31, 2005, $99,975 and $166,625
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On October 26, 2005, in connection with the acquisition of
the five software companies (referred to as Agreements to
Acquire Five Software Companies in Note 5 of the
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements), the Company
entered into Amendment Agreement No. 1 (Amendment
Agreement) between the Company, Fortress Credit
Opportunities I LP (Lender) and Fortress Credit
Corp., as Agent (the Agent) relating to the Credit
Agreement dated August 2, 2005 between the Company,
Fortress Credit Corp., as original lender (together with any
additional lenders, the Original Lenders), and the
Agent. Pursuant to this Amendment Agreement, the Lender made a
loan of $15,000,000 under Tranche B of the credit facility
under the Credit Agreement. Additional information of this
amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to Amendment
Agreement No. 1, which was previously filed as
Exhibit 10.87 of the Current Report on
Form 8-K filed by
the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
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Since the Company borrowed $15,000,000 under Tranche B on
October 26, 2005, warrants to acquire 60% of the Available
Tranche A/ B Shares (1,265,425 shares of the
Companys Common Stock) were issued to the Lenders. The
warrants have an exercise price of $.01 per share, have a
cashless exercise feature, and are exercisable until
December 10, 2010. Based on the fair market value,
$1,892,415 was allocated to the warrants and the remainder of
$13,107,585 was allocated to Tranche B. The fair value of
the warrants was determined by utilizing Black-Scholes method.
The discount to Tranche B will be accreted over
45 months. For the three months ended December 31,
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Warrants to acquire an aggregate of 2% of the fully diluted
stock of the Company (843,617 shares of Common Stock) are
issuable upon the Company receiving advances under
Tranche C of the credit facility (Tranche C
Available Shares) in proportion to the amount of the
Tranche C advance compared with the total $25,000,000 in
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On September 20, 2005, the Company entered into a
Promissory Note in the principal amount of Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($500,000) payable to the order of DCI Master LDC or its
affiliates. Interest accrues under the Promissory Note at the
rate of ten percent (10%) per annum. The principal amount of the
Promissory Note, together with accrued interest, is due and
payable 90 days after the date it was entered into,
December 19, 2005, unless the Promissory Note is converted
into debt or equity securities of the Company in the
Companys next financing involving sales by the Company of
a class of its preferred stock or convertible debt securities,
or any other similar or equivalent financing transaction. The
terms of such conversion have not yet been determined. As of
December 31, 2005, the Company has not repaid this
Promissory Note or converted it into debt or equity securities.
As such, interest of $12,361
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was accrued and charged to interest expense in the current
quarter. The principal and accrued interest may be converted to
Series E Stock per the Subscription Agreements reached on
January 11, 2006. Further information on these agreements
is in Note 14 Subsequent Event.
Also on September 20, 2005, the Company issued to DCI
Master LDC a Warrant to Purchase 181,818 Shares of
Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share of the Company.
The Warrant was issued in connection with the Promissory Note
described above. The exercise price for the Warrant Shares is
$1.375, subject to adjustment as provided in the Warrant. The
Warrant is exercisable until September 20, 2010. The
Warrant contains an automatic exercise provision in the event
that the warrant has not been exercised but the Fair Market
Value of the Warrant Shares (as defined in the Warrant) is
greater than the exercise price per share on the expiration
date. The Warrant also contains a cashless exercise provision.
The Warrant also contains a limitation on exercise which limits
the number of shares of Common Stock that may be acquired by the
Holder on exercise to that number of shares as will insure that,
following such exercise, the total number of shares of Common
Stock then beneficially owned by such Holder and its affiliates
will not exceed 9.99% of the total number of issued and
outstanding shares of Common Stock. This provision is waivable
by the Holder on 60 days notice.
The proceeds from the Promissory Note were allocated to the fair
value of the warrants and Promissory Note. Based on the fair
market value, $276,606 was allocated to the warrants and the
remainder of $223,394 was allocated to Promissory Note. The fair
value of the warrants was determined by utilizing Black-Scholes
method. The discount to the Promissory Note will be accreted
over 3 months. For the three and six months ended
December 31, 2005, $245,872 and $276,606 was accreted and
charged to interest expense respectively.
On October 14, 2005, one of the Companys directors,
David Howitt, made a short-term loan to the Company for
$150,000. This loan will be converted into equity under the
Subscription Agreement described under Convertible Promissory
Notes and Effect on Previously Issued Convertible Notes in
Note 14 Subsequent Evens.
On October 21, 2005, the Company entered into certain
Convertible Promissory Notes in the aggregate principal amount
of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000). Interest accrues under the
Notes at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum. The principal
amount of the Notes, together with accrued interest, is due and
payable 90 days after the date it was entered into, unless
the Notes are converted into debt or equity securities of the
Company in the Companys next financing involving sales by
the Company of a class of its preferred stock or convertible
debt securities, or any other similar or equivalent financing
transaction. During the three months ended December 31,
2005, interest of $19,444 was accrued and charged to interest
expense. The principal and accrued interest may be converted to
Series E Stock per the Subscription Agreements reached on
January 11, 2006. Further information on these agreements
is in Note 14 Subsequent Event. The
Company also issued warrants (the Warrants) to
purchase an aggregate of 363,636 Shares of Common Stock,
par value $0.00001 per share of the Company in connection
with the Convertible Promissory Notes described above. The
exercise price for the Warrant Shares is $1.375, subject to
adjustment as provided in the Warrant. The Warrants are
exercisable for five years after the date of the Warrants. Based
on the fair market value, $512,691 was allocated to the warrants
and the remainder of $487,309 was allocated to the Convertible
Promissory Notes. The fair value of the warrants was determined
by utilizing Black-Scholes method. The discount to Convertible
Promissory Notes will be accreted over 3 months. For the
three months ended December 31, 2005, $404,461 was accreted
and charged to interest expense.
On October 26, 2005, as part of the Merger Consideration
under the Merger Agreement, the Company issued a Promissory Note
in the amount of $1,750,000 to Platinum. The principal under the
Promissory Note accrues interest at a rate of 9.0% per
annum. The principal and accrued interest under the Promissory
Note are due on March 31, 2006. Interest is payable in
registered shares of common stock
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of the Company, provided that until such shares are registered,
interest shall be paid in cash. During the three months ended
December 31, 2005, interest of $28,875 was accrued and
charged to interest expense. The Promissory Note contains
certain negative covenants including that the Company will not
incur additional indebtedness, other than permitted indebtedness
under the Promissory Note. Under the Promissory Note, the
following constitute an Event of Default: (a) the Company
shall fail to pay the principal and interest when due and
payable: (b) the Company fails to pay any other amount
under the Promissory Note when due and payable: (c) any
representation or warranty of the Company was untrue or
misleading in any material respect when made; (d) there
shall have occurred an acceleration of the state maturity of any
indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company or any Subsidiary
of $50,000 or more in aggregate principal amount; (e) the
Company shall sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all
or any substantial portion of its assets in one transaction or a
series of related transactions, participate in any share
exchange, consummate any recapitalization, reclassification,
reorganization or other business combination transaction or
adopt a plan of liquidation or dissolution or agree to do any of
the foregoing; (f) one or more judgments in an aggregate
amount in excess of $50,000 shall have been rendered against the
Company or any subsidiary; (g) the Company breaches any
covenant set forth in Section 4 of the Promissory Note; or
(h) an Insolvency Event (as defined in the Promissory Note)
occurs with respect to the Company or a subsidiary. Upon an
Event of Default, the Holder may, at its option, declare all
amounts owed under the Promissory Note to be due and payable.
The agreement also provided for a Working Capital Adjustment of
$1,000,000 to be paid no later than November 30, 2005. If
not paid by such date, at the option of the Seller, the Working
Capital Adjustment may be converted into up to
1,818,181 shares of Series D Preferred Stock.
Additionally, if the Working Capital Adjustment is not paid on
or before November 30, 2005, the Company must pay Platinum
a monthly transaction advisory fee of $50,000 per month,
commencing December 1, 2005. As of December 31, 2005,
the Working Capital Adjustment has not been paid or converted to
Series D Preferred Stock. As such, the Company accrued
$50,000 for the advisory fee as of December 31, 2005.
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Note 9. |
Registration Rights |
The Company agreed, within forty-five (45) days after the
closing of the Series C notes, Bridge Notes and
Subordinated notes financing, to complete all required audits
and make all related filings concerning the acquisition of
Gupta. Within fifteen (15) days after the end of such
45-day period, the
Company agreed to file a registration statement for the purpose
of registering all of the Conversion Shares for resale, and to
use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to be
declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the Commission) at the earliest practicable date
thereafter.
If (i) the registration statement has not been filed with
the Commission by the filing deadline or (ii) the
registration statement has not been declared effective by the
Commission before the date that is ninety (90) days after
the filing deadline or, in the event of a review of the
Registration Statement by the Commission, one hundred and twenty
(120) days after the filing deadline, or (iii) after
the registration statement is declared effective, the
registration statement or related prospectus ceases for any
reason to be available to the investors and noteholders as to
all Conversion Shares the offer and sale of which it is required
to cover at any time prior to the expiration of the
effectiveness period (as defined in the Investors
Agreement) for an aggregate of more than twenty
(20) consecutive trading days or an aggregate of forty
(40) trading days (which need not be consecutive) in any
twelve (12) month period, the Company will pay to the
Investors an amount in cash equal to 2% of the face value of the
Series C Stock issued under the Subscription Agreement or
upon conversion of the Bridge Notes, and 2% in cash of the
principal amount of the Senior Notes and Subordinated Notes, and
will continue to pay such 2% monthly penalties every thirty days
until such registration statement if filed, declared effective
and available to the investors at the earliest practicable date
thereafter. The registration statement was filed after the date
due. Accordingly, the Company may have incurred a penalty. The
Company is seeking an acknowledgement
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from the affected investors that no penalty has yet incurred and
that no such penalty will be incurred so long as the
registration statement is declared effective within the
applicable time period. If such acknowledgement is not
forthcoming, the Company will seek a waiver of the penalty. As
there can be no assurance it will receive an acknowledgement or
waiver, the Company accrued $386,000 for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2005.
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Note 10. |
Series C Subscription Agreement |
On January 31, 2005, the Company entered into certain
Series C Subscription Agreements (collectively, the
Subscription Agreement), with the Investors. Since
the Series C Notes were not converted by March 17,
2005, due to a delay in receiving approval required before
effecting the Amendment to the Companys Articles of
Incorporation, the Company may be required to pay to the
Investors a penalty in cash equal to ten percent (10%) of the
principal amount of the Series C Notes. Accordingly, the
Company anticipates that it will need to obtain a waiver or an
acknowledgment that the penalties do not apply. The Company
intends to work with the Investors to obtain waiver of this
penalty or an acknowledgement that no penalty is due, and has
received such waiver and acknowledgement from certain Investors.
However, there is no assurance that the Company will receive
sufficient waivers or acknowledgements from other Investors. As
such the Company accrued $647,500 for this penalty for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2005.
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Note 11. |
Commitments and Contingencies |
On May 6, 2005, the Company received notice of a demand for
arbitration before the American Arbitration Association from
attorneys representing Michael Liss, a former employee of the
Company who had the title Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Liss
disputes the circumstances surrounding the termination of his
employment and claims that he is entitled to severance benefits,
other compensation and damages totaling approximately $187,000
in addition to attorneys fees and statutory damages. The Company
believes that Mr. Lisss claim is without merit and
intends to vigorously defend itself. The Company has accrued
$50,000 for legal cost related to this matter.
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Offices |
The Company entered into a lease for office space in Greenwich,
Connecticut, where the Company has relocated its principal
executive offices.
The lease commenced on August 29, 2005 and expires on
August 14, 2009. Under the terms of the lease, the Company
will pay an aggregate rent over the term of the lease of
$313,362.
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Note 12. |
Acquisition of InfoNow |
On December 23, 2005, the Company entered into a Agreement
and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) with WTH
Merger Sub, Inc. (Merger Sub), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company, and InfoNow Corporation
(InfoNow) in a transaction valued at
$7.2 million (the Merger). Pursuant to the
Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will be merged with and into
InfoNow, with InfoNow surviving the merger as a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company.
Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, which was approved by
both companies boards of directors, each share of
InfoNows common stock outstanding immediately prior to the
Merger will be converted into the right to receive approximately
$0.71 in a combination of cash and common stock of the Company.
The amount of cash per share to be received in the Merger by
InfoNow stockholders will be determined by the amount of
InfoNows cash on hand and net working capital available to
it three days
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prior to the closing. The lesser of the two amounts will be paid
in cash by the Company pro rata in proportion to each
stockholders ownership in InfoNow at the closing of the
Merger. The remainder of the approximately $0.71 per share
Merger consideration will be paid in shares of the
Companys common stock, the value of which will be deemed
to be the greater of $1.00 or the average closing price of the
Companys common stock as reported on the
over-the-counter
bulletin board for the twenty consecutive trading days ending
two trading days prior to the closing of the Merger (the
HALO Conversion Price). The Merger is intended to
qualify as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
In addition, each InfoNow common stock option outstanding at the
closing with an exercise price less than $0.71 per share
will be converted into the right to receive cash and the Company
common stock to the extent that the approximately $0.71 per
share merger consideration exceeds the applicable exercise
price. The amount of cash and the Company common stock to be
issued in respect of the outstanding
in-the-money stock
options as described above will be calculated based upon the
relative proportions of the cash and the Company common stock
issued in the Merger in respect of the outstanding Company
common stock.
The Company will also issue a contingent value right (a
CVR) in respect of each share of the Companys
common stock issued in the Merger. The CVRs will be payable on
the 18-month
anniversary of the closing date, and will entitle each holder
thereof to an additional cash payment if the trading price of
the Companys common stock (based on a
20-day average) is less
than the HALO Conversion Price. The CVRs will expire prior to
the 18-month payment
date if during any consecutive
45-day trading period
during that time when the volume of the Companys common
stock is not less than 200,000 per day, the stock price is
175% of the HALO Conversion Price. The shares of the Company
common stock and related CVRs to be issued in the Merger are
expected to be registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC).
The Merger Agreement includes representations and warranties
regarding, among other things, InfoNows corporate
organization and capitalization, the accuracy of its reports and
financial statements filed under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), the absence of
certain changes or events relative to InfoNow since
September 30, 2005, and InfoNows receipt of a
fairness opinion regarding the Merger from its financial
advisor. Similarly, the Company makes representations and
warranties regarding, among other things, its corporate
organization and capitalization and the accuracy of its reports
and financial statements filed under the Exchange Act. The
Merger Agreement also includes covenants governing, among other
things, InfoNows and the Companys operations outside
the ordinary course of business prior to the
InfoNow is a public enterprise software company, headquarted in
Denver, Colorado. InfoNow provides channel visibility and
channel management solutions, in the form of software and
services, to companies that sell their products through complex
networks of distributors, dealers, resellers, retailers, agents
or branches (i.e., channel partners). Companies use
InfoNows software and services to collaborate with their
channel partners to create demand, increase revenues, lower
operating costs and maximize the return on investment of their
channel strategies. InfoNows clients are generally
companies with extensive channel partner networks, and include
companies such as Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Juniper Networks, NEC
Display Solutions of America, The Hartford, Visa, and Wachovia
Corporation. closing. Consummation of the Merger is subject to
several closing conditions, including, among others, approval by
a majority of InfoNows common shares entitled to vote
thereon, negotiation of the final terms of the CVR agreement and
the effectiveness of a registration statement on
Form S-4 to be
filed by the Company, registering the shares of the Company
common stock and related CVRs to be issued in the Merger. In
addition, the Merger Agreement contains certain termination
rights allowing InfoNow, the
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Company or both parties to terminate the agreement upon the
occurrence of certain conditions, including the failure to
consummate the Merger by July 31, 2006.
This Merger is expected to close in Fiscal Q4, 2006. A copy of
the Merger Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.110 to the
Companys Current Report on
Form 8-K filed
December 27, 2005, and is incorporated herein by reference.
The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement is qualified
in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger
Agreement.
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Note 13. |
Employment Agreement and Related Agreements with Mark
Finkel |
On December 28, 2005, the Company entered into an
employment agreement with Mark Finkel in connection with
Mr. Finkels appointment as the Companys Chief
Financial Officer. Under the terms of Mr. Finkels
employment agreement, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Finkel
a monthly salary of $20,833. Mr. Finkels base salary
is subject to upward adjustment pursuant to the terms of the
employment agreement. In addition to base salary,
Mr. Finkel is to receive a quarterly bonus equivalent to
25% of his annual Base Salary for each quarter, commencing with
the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2006, in which
Mr. Finkel has met the objectives determined by the
Companys Compensation Committee. In addition,
Mr. Finkel will participate in cash and equity compensation
bonuses under the Companys Fiscal 2006 Senior Management
Incentive Plan (which was filed as Exhibit 10.93 to the
Companys third Current Report on
form 8-K filed on
October 27, 2005). The initial term of the employment
agreement ends on December 31, 2006. The employment
agreement automatically renews for successive one-year terms
unless either party gives notice of his or its intention to
terminate at least 120 days prior to the end of the then
current term. The Company may terminate Mr. Finkels
employment at any time for Cause (as defined in the employment
agreement) or at any time upon 120 days prior written
notice other than for Cause. Mr. Finkel may terminate his
employment at any time for Good Reason (as defined in the
employment agreement) or upon 120 days written notice
without Good Reason. Mr. Finkel is eligible for up to
12 months severance if he is terminated by the Company
without Cause or terminates his employment with Good Reason. A
copy of the employment agreement was attached as
Exhibit 10.111 to the Companys Current Report on
Form 8-K filed
January 4, 2006.
Pursuant to the terms of the employment agreement,
Mr. Finkel was also required to execute the Companys
standard form of Non-Competition Agreement and Confidential
Information Agreement. The Non-Competition Agreement provides
that, during a period commencing with the execution of the
agreement and terminating (i) one (1) year after the
termination of Mr. Finkels employment with the
Company, or (ii) if termination of employment is under
circumstances where severance is due under the Employment
Agreement, the period during which severance is paid by the
Company, Mr. Finkel will not engage in certain activities
which are competitive with the Companys Business (as
defined in such agreement). The Confidential Information
Agreement provides that Mr. Finkel shall maintain the
confidentiality of the Companys Proprietary Information,
and that Mr. Finkel assign any intellectual property rights
arising during his employment to the Company. A copy of the
Non-Competition Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.112 to
the Companys Current Report on
Form 8-K filed
January 4, 2006. A copy of the Confidentiality Agreement is
attached as Exhibit 10.113 to the Companys Current
Report on Form 8-K
filed January 4, 2006.
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Subsequent Events |
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Options Granted to Mark Finkel |
In connection with his employment by the Company, and under the
Halo Technology Holdings 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, on
January 4, 2006, Mr. Finkel received stock options for
600,000 shares of the Companys Common Stock. The
options were awarded pursuant to the form of Stock Option
Agreement which was attached as Exhibit 10.91 to the
Companys third Current Report on
form 8-K filed on
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Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Period Ended
December 31, 2005 (Continued)
October 27, 2005, and hereby incorporated by reference. The
exercise price for Mr. Finkels options is
$1.22 per share (the Fair Market Value on the date of grant
by the Compensation Committee). The options granted to
Mr. Finkel have a ten year term. 25% of these options vest
on the first anniversary of the award, provided Mr. Finkel
remains in his position through that date, and the remaining
options vest ratably over the following 36 months, provided
that Mr. Finkel remains with the Company.
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Convertible Promissory Notes and Effect on Previously
Issued Convertible Notes |
On January 11, 2006, the Company entered into certain
convertible promissory notes (the Notes) in the
aggregate principal amount of Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars
($700,000). Interest accrues under the Notes at the rate of ten
percent (10%) per annum. The Notes will automatically convert
into (i) such number of fully paid and non-assessable
shares of the Companys Series E Preferred Stock (the
Series E Stock) equal to the aggregate
outstanding principal amount due under the Notes plus the amount
of all accrued but unpaid interest under the Notes divided by
$1.25, and (ii) warrants (the Warrants) to
purchase a number of shares of the Companys Common Stock
equal to 40% of such number of shares of Series E Stock
issued to the holder. This automatic conversion will occur upon
the effectiveness of the filing of the Certificate of
Designations, Preferences and Rights (the Certificate of
Designations) pertaining to the Companys
Series E Preferred Stock. In the event that the Certificate
of Designations is not filed 30 days after the notes were
entered into (February 10, 2006) then the holders of the
Notes may demand that the Company pay the principal amount of
the Notes, together with accrued interest. No demand for payment
has been made, and the Company expects the holders to convert
their notes into equity. A copy of the form of the Notes is
attached as Exhibit 4.14 to the Companys Current
Report on Form 8-K
filed January 18, 2006, and is incorporated herein by
reference. The foregoing description of the Notes is qualified
in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Notes.
Also on January 11, 2006, the Company entered into certain
Subscription Agreements (the Subscription
Agreements) for the sale of Series E Stock and
Warrants. In addition to the conversion of the principal and
interest under the Notes, investors (the Investors)
under the Subscription Agreements agreed to invest $150,000 and
committed to convert the principal and interest due under
certain promissory notes issued by the Company in the aggregate
principal amount of $1,000,000. Of these notes, an aggregate of
$500,000 in principal amount was issued on September 20,
2005 and described in the Companys current report on
Form 8-K filed on
September 26, 2005, and an aggregate of $500,000 in
principal amount was issued in October 21, 2005 and
described in the second Current Report on
Form 8-K filed by
the Company on October 27, 2005. Accordingly, these notes
were amended by the Subscription Agreement. Also under the
Subscription Agreement, an investor agreed to convert $67,500 in
certain advisory fees due from the Company into Series E
Stock and Warrants.
The material terms of the Subscription Agreements are as
follows. The Company designates the closing date. The closing is
anticipated to occur when the Series E Certificate of
Designations becomes effective. The obligations of the investors
under the Subscription Agreement are irrevocable, provided that
if the closing has not occurred within 30 days of the date
of the agreement, the investors may revoke the agreement.
No later than seventy five (75) days after the completion
of the offering, the Company agreed to file with the SEC a
registration statement covering the Common Stock underlying the
Series E Stock and the Warrants, and any Common Stock that
the Company may elect to issue in payment of the dividends due
on the Series E Stock.
Upon the completion of this offering, with a full round of
investment of $10,000,000, the Investors will have the right for
15 months to invest, in the aggregate, an additional
$10,000,000 in Common Stock of the Company, at $2.00 per
share of Common Stock (as adjusted for stock splits, reverse
splits, and
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Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Period Ended
December 31, 2005 (Continued)
stock dividends) or a 20% discount to the prior 30 day
trading period, whichever is lower. Each Investors right
shall be his, her or its pro rata amount of the initial offering.
In the event that the Company completes or enters into
agreements to sell equity securities on or before
February 15, 2006, the Investor may convert the Securities
received under the Subscription Agreement into such other equity
securities as if the Investor had invested the amount invested
in such securities. The Company will provide the Investor will
five business days notice of such right. The Investor will be
required to execute and deliver all such transaction documents
as required by the Company in order to convert the Securities
into such other securities. If the Investor so converts, all
rights in the Securities shall cease.
Certain of these transactions were entered into by
Mr. David Howitt, a director of the Company.
Mr. Howitt invested $350,000 under the Notes, and agreed to
invest another $150,000 under the Subscription Agreement.
Mr. Howitt recused himself from the Board of Directors
decisions approving these transactions.
A copy of the form of the Subscription Agreement is attached as
Exhibit 10.115 to the Companys Current Report on
Form 8-K filed
January 18, 2006.
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Issuance of Common Stock in connection with the
Acquisition of Empagio, Inc. |
The Company entered into a Merger Agreement (the Merger
Agreement) dated December 19, 2005, with EI
Acquisition, Inc., a Georgia corporation and wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company (Merger Sub), Empagio,
Inc. (Empagio), and certain stockholders of Empagio
(the Sellers). On January 13, 2006, the closing
occurred under the Merger Agreement. Accordingly, under the
terms of the Merger Agreement, Empagio was merged with and into
the Merger Sub (the Merger) and Empagio survived the
Merger and in now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
Upon the closing of the Merger, the Company issued
1,438,455 shares of its Common Stock (the Halo
Shares). The Company has delivered to the Empagio
Stockholders 1,330,571 Halo Shares and retained 107,884 Halo
Shares as security for Empagio Stockholder indemnification
obligations under the Merger Agreement (the Indemnity
Holdback Shares). The Indemnity Holdback Shares shall be
released to the Empagio Stockholders on the later of
(i) the first anniversary of the Closing Date and
(ii) the date any indemnification issues pending on the
first anniversary of the Closing Date are finally resolved.
Empagio is a human resources management software company. Its
signature product is its SymphonyHR hosted software solution
which automates HR procedures and reduces paperwork, ranging
from payroll to benefits administration. The Company intends to
integrate Empagio with additional HR solutions already within
its portfolio to create a premier human resources management
solutions provider.
A copy of the Merger Agreement was attached as
Exhibit 10.109 to the Companys Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on
December 23, 2005.
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Convertible Promissory Notes in the Principal Amount of
$1,375,000 |
On January 27 and on January 30, 2006, the Company entered
into certain convertible promissory notes (the
Notes) in the aggregate principal amount of One
Million Three Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars
($1,375,000). The principal amount of the Notes, together with
accrued interest, shall be due and payable on demand by the
Lender on any date which is no earlier than sixty (60) days
after the date of the Notes (the Original Maturity
Date), unless the Note is converted into Common Stock and
Warrants as described below. In the event that the Notes are not
converted by the Original Maturity Dates of the Notes, interest
will begin to accrue at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum.
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Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Period Ended
December 31, 2005 (Continued)
Each Note shall convert into (i) such number of fully paid
and non-assessable shares of the Companys Common Stock
(the Common Stock) equal to the aggregate
outstanding principal amount due under the Note plus the amount
of all accrued but unpaid interest on the Note divided by $1.25,
and (ii) warrants (the Warrants) to purchase a
number of shares of the Companys Common Stock equal to 75%
of such number of shares of Common Stock. The Notes shall so
convert automatically (Mandatory Conversion) and
with no action on the part of the Lender on the Original
Maturity Date to the extent that upon such conversion, the total
number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such
Lender, does not exceed 9.99% of the total number of issued and
outstanding shares of Common Stock. For such purposes,
beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with
Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder. In the event that a portion
of the principal and interest under the Notes has not been
converted on the first Mandatory Conversion (and the Lender has
not demanded payment), there will be subsequent Mandatory
Conversions until all of the principal and interest has been
converted, provided that at each such Mandatory Conversion the
total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned
by such Lender does not exceed 9.99% of the total number of
issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock. Prior to any
Mandatory Conversion the Lender may at its option exercisable in
writing to the Company, convert all or a portion of the
principal and interest due hereunder into Common Stock and
Warrants provided that at each such conversion the total number
of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such Lender
does not exceed 9.99% of the total number of issued and
outstanding shares of Common Stock. By written notice to the
Company, each Lender may waive the foregoing limitations on
conversion but any such waiver will not be effective until the
61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company.
A copy of the form of the Notes was attached as
Exhibit 4.15 to the Companys Current Report on
Form 8-K filed
February 2, 2006.
Also on January 27 and January 30, 2006, the Company
entered into certain Subscription Agreements (the
Subscription Agreements) for the sale of the Notes
and the underlying Common Stock and Warrants.
The material terms of the Subscription Agreements are as
follows. The Company and the investors (the
Investors) under the Subscription Agreements made
certain representations and warranties customary in private
financings, including representations from the Investors that
they are accredited investors as defined in
Rule 501(a) of Regulation D
(Regulation D) under the Securities Act.
The Company undertakes to register the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the Notes, and upon conversion of
the Warrants (together, the Registrable Shares) via
a suitable registration statement pursuant to the registration
rights set forth in the Subscription Agreement. If a
registration statement covering the Registrable Shares has not
been declared effective no later than 180 days from the
closing, the holders shall receive a number of shares of Common
Stock equal to 1.5% of the number of shares received upon
conversion of the Notes for each 30 days thereafter during
which the Registrable Shares have not been registered, subject
to a maximum penalty of 9% of the number of shares received upon
conversion of the Notes.
The Subscription Agreement allows the Investors to
piggyback on the registration statements filed by
the Company. The Company agreed that it will maintain the
registration statement effective under the Securities Act until
the earlier of (i) the date that all of the Registrable
Shares have been sold pursuant to such Registration Statement,
(ii) all Registrable Shares have been otherwise transferred
to Persons who may trade such shares without restriction under
the Securities Act, or (iii) all Registrable Shares may be
sold at any time, without volume or manner of sale limitations
pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act.
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Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Period Ended
December 31, 2005 (Continued)
Upon the completion of the offering under the Subscription
Agreements, with a full round of investment of $10,000,000, the
Investors in the Offering, together with the investors who
participated in the Companys offering of Series E
Preferred Stock and Warrants (the Series E
Offering) as described initially in the Companys
current report on
Form 8-K filed on
January 18, 2006, will have the right for 15 months
after the final closing of the Offering, to invest, in the
aggregate (together with any investors in such Series E
offering), an additional $10,000,000 in Common Stock of the
Company. The price of such follow-on investment will be
$2.00 per share of Common Stock or a 20% discount to the
prior 30 day trading period, whichever is lower; provided
that the price per share shall not be less than $1.25. The
aggregate amount which may be invested pursuant to this
follow-on right will be equivalent to the aggregate amount
invested by the Investor in the Offering or in the Series E
Offering. Each Investors right shall be his, her or its
pro rata amount of the initial offering.
Once the Company has raised a total of $5,000,000 in this
Offering and the Series E Offering, the Investors will be
able to invest up to 50% of the amount which they may invest
pursuant to this follow-on right; subsequent to the completion
of the full round of $10,000,000 the Investors may invest the
remainder of the amount which they may invest pursuant to this
follow-on right.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Subscription
Agreements, the number of shares of Common Stock that may be
acquired by the Investor upon any exercise of this follow-on
right (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be limited to the
extent necessary to insure that, following such exercise (or
other issuance), the total number of shares of Common Stock then
beneficially owned by such Investor and its Affiliates and any
other Persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would
be aggregated with the Investors for purposes of
Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, does not exceed 9.99% of
the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Common
Stock. By written notice to the Company, the Investor may waive
the provisions of this Section but any such waiver will not be
effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered
to the Company.
A copy of the form of the Subscription Agreement is attached as
Exhibit 10.116 to the Companys Current Report on
Form 8-K.
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Acquisition of Executive Consultants, Inc. |
On January 30, 2006, the Company entered into a Merger
Agreement (the Merger Agreement) with ECI
Acquisition, Inc., a Maryland corporation and wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company (Merger Sub), Executive
Consultants, Inc., a Maryland corporation (ECI), and
certain stockholders of ECI (the Sellers). Under the
terms of the Merger Agreement, the Merger Sub shall be merged
with and into ECI (the Merger) and ECI shall be the
surviving corporation. The total merger consideration for all of
the equity interests in ECI (the Purchase Price)
shall be $603,571 in cash and cash equivalents and
330,668 shares of the Companys Common Stock (the
Halo Shares), subject to adjustment based on the Net
Working Capital (as defined in the Merger Agreement) on the
Closing Date.
The Purchase Price shall be paid as follows:
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At the Closing, Halo shall make available for delivery to the
ECI Stockholders $603,571 in cash and cash equivalents and
330,668 Halo Shares. |
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Not later than thirty (30) days after the Closing Date,
Halo shall calculate the Net Working Capital as of the Closing
Date and shall provide Sellers with a written copy of such
calculation. Such calculation shall be definitive and binding
upon the parties unless Sellers shall give Halo written notice
of any objection to such calculation within thirty
(30) days after the receipt thereof (an Objection
Notice). If Sellers deliver an Objection Notice, the
parties shall negotiate in good faith to resolve all disputes
regarding the Net Working Capital. If the parties can not
resolve such a |
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Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Period Ended
December 31, 2005 (Continued)
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dispute they shall mutually agree upon a nationally or
regionally recognized accounting firm to determine the Net
Working Capital, whose decision, absent manifest error, shall be
binding upon the parties. |
On January 30, 2006, the Company entered into a Merger
Agreement with Executive Consultants, Inc., a Maryland
corporation (ECI). Upon the closing under the Merger
Agreement, ECI will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company. The total merger consideration for all of the equity
interests in ECI (the Purchase Price) will be
$603,571 in cash and cash equivalents and 330,668 shares of
the Companys Common Stock (the Halo Shares),
subject to adjustment based on the Net Working Capital (as
defined in the Merger Agreement) on the Closing Date. Following
completion of the transaction, ECI will be combined with
Empagio, a subsidiary of the Company. The acquisition of
ECIs clients, will enhance Empagios human resources
software offerings. The Merger is scheduled to close in February
2006, subject to customary closing conditions.
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To the extent the Net Working Capital as of the Closing Date is
less than $0 (the amount of any such difference referred to as
the Purchase Price Reduction Amount), the Purchase
Price, shall be reduced, dollar for dollar and share for share
(based on the per share closing valuation), by the Purchase
Price Reduction Amount. To the extent the Net Working Capital as
of the Closing Date is greater than $0 (the amount of any such
difference referred to as the Purchase Price Increase
Amount) the Purchase Price, shall be increased, dollar for
dollar and share for share (based on the per share closing
valuation), by such amount. The amount due under the Net Working
Capital adjustment shall be paid within five (5) business
days of the final determination of the Purchase Price Reduction
Amount or Purchase Price Increase Amount, as the case may be, by
wire transfer of immediately available funds and transfer of
Halo Shares. To the extent the calculation of Net Working
Capital results in a Purchase Price Reduction Amount, the
Sellers shall be responsible for this amount, although the
Sellers may make arrangements among the ECI Stockholders to
allocate this obligation pro rata among all ECI Stockholders. |
Under the Merger Agreement, the Sellers made certain customary
representations and warranties to the Company concerning ECI and
the Company made certain customary representations and
warranties to the Sellers. The Merger Agreement contains
indemnity terms which provide that each party shall indemnify
the other party for breaches of representations and warranties
and covenants made under the agreement, provided that neither
party shall be required to pay any damages unless the aggregate
amount of all damages exceeds certain limits and provided
further that neither party shall be liable for damages in excess
of certain limits, other than for breaches by the Seller of
representations relating to authority to enter into the
agreement, capitalization, subsidiaries, certain liabilities,
taxes and brokers fees.
The Merger is scheduled to close in February 2006, subject to
customary conditions precedent including accuracy of
representations and warranties at the closing date, and
satisfaction of all closing conditions, but in no event later
than February 28, 2006.
A copy of the Merger Agreement is attached as
Exhibit 10.117 to the Companys Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on
February 3, 2006.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Tesseract Corporation
Years ended June 30, 2005 and 2004
with Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Shareholders
Tesseract Corporation
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Tesseract
Corporation (the Company) as of June 30, 2005,
and the statements of income, shareholders deficit, and
cash flows for the years ended June 30, 2005 and 2004.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position
of Tesseract Corporation as of June 30, 2005, and the
results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended
June 30, 2005 and 2004 in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States.
Mahoney Cohen & Company, CPA, P.C.
January 6, 2006
New York, NY
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Tesseract Corporation
Balance Sheet
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June 30, | |
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ASSETS |
Current assets:
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Cash
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825,104 |
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Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of
$2,809
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126,630 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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89,036 |
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Total current assets
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1,040,770 |
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Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of
$193,316
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6,120 |
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Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $1,225,918
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94,302 |
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Due from affiliates
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3,198,463 |
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Total assets
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$ |
4,339,655 |
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS DEFICIT |
Current liabilities:
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Accounts payable
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$ |
226,856 |
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Other accrued liabilities
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368,186 |
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Due to affiliates
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156,041 |
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Loan payable
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82,174 |
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Note payable
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72,442 |
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Deferred revenue-current portion
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4,649,081 |
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Total current liabilities
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5,554,780 |
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Deferred revenue-long-term portion
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101,734 |
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Total liabilities
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5,656,514 |
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Commitments
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Shareholders deficit:
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Common stock, $.01 par value, 1,000 shares authorized,
100 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2005
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Additional paid in capital
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1,805,469 |
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Accumulated deficit
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Total shareholders deficit
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(1,316,859 |
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Total liabilities and members deficit
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4,339,655 |
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Tesseract Corporation
Statements of Income
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Products
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762,585 |
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127,604 |
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Services
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9,136,808 |
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10,649,571 |
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Total revenues
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9,899,393 |
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10,777,175 |
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Cost of revenues:
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85,647 |
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128,767 |
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Cost of services
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1,522,840 |
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1,637,651 |
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Total cost of revenues
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1,608,487 |
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1,766,418 |
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Gross profit
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8,290,906 |
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Operating expenses:
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Selling, general, and administrative expenses
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2,974,832 |
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3,570,116 |
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Research and development expenses
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1,803,455 |
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1,671,009 |
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Depreciation and amortization
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200,174 |
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256,093 |
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Management fees to Platinum Equity, LLC
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2,575,000 |
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2,400,000 |
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Total operating expenses
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7,553,461 |
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7,897,218 |
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Income from operations
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737,445 |
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1,113,539 |
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Other income (expense):
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Interest income
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258,018 |
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237,204 |
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Interest expense
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(102,354 |
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Other income (expense), net
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12,000 |
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(10,127 |
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Income before provision (benefit) for income taxes
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905,109 |
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1,254,763 |
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Provision (benefit) for income taxes
|
|
|
(2,281 |
) |
|
|
43,066 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
907,390 |
|
|
$ |
1,211,697 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share
|
|
$ |
9,073.90 |
|
|
$ |
12,116.97 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average number of common shares
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes.
F-66
Tesseract Corporation
Statements of Shareholders Deficit
For the Years Ended June 30, 2005 and 2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock | |
|
|
|
Other | |
|
|
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
Paid in | |
|
Comprehensive | |
|
Accumulated | |
|
Shareholders | |
|
|
Shares | |
|
Amount | |
|
Capital | |
|
(Loss) | |
|
Deficit | |
|
Deficit | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Balance at July 1, 2003
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
496,419 |
|
|
$ |
(53,253 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,921,436 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,478,269 |
) |
|
Contributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
500,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
500,000 |
|
|
Distributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,319,980 |
) |
|
|
(1,319,980 |
) |
|
Unrealized holding gain arising during the year
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38,423 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38,423 |
|
|
Reclassification adjustment for realized loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,830 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,830 |
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,211,697 |
|
|
|
1,211,697 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at June 30, 2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
996,419 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,029,719 |
) |
|
|
(3,033,299 |
) |
|
Contributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
809,050 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
809,050 |
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
907,390 |
|
|
|
907,390 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at June 30, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
1,805,469 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(3,122,329 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,316,859 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes.
F-67
Tesseract Corporation
Statements of Cash Flows
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended June 30 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
907,390 |
|
|
$ |
1,211,697 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
200,174 |
|
|
|
256,093 |
|
|
Loss on sale of investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,830 |
|
|
Provision for bad debt
|
|
|
2,810 |
|
|
|
(26,711 |
) |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
55,097 |
|
|
|
289,950 |
|
|
|
Due from affiliates
|
|
|
(258,018 |
) |
|
|
(237,204 |
) |
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
|
|
(11,869 |
) |
|
|
(20,770 |
) |
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
2,232 |
|
|
|
(220,309 |
) |
|
|
Other accrued liabilities
|
|
|
(105,951 |
) |
|
|
(141,873 |
) |
|
|
Due to affiliates
|
|
|
1,927 |
|
|
|
(118,649 |
) |
|
|
Deferred revenue
|
|
|
(543,360 |
) |
|
|
132,418 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
250,432 |
|
|
|
1,139,472 |
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of property and equipment
|
|
|
(3,760 |
) |
|
|
(5,589 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,282,307 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
|
|
|
(3,760 |
) |
|
|
1,276,718 |
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholder distributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,319,965 |
) |
Shareholder contributions
|
|
|
809,050 |
|
|
|
500,000 |
|
Repayments of note payable
|
|
|
(1,271,256 |
) |
|
|
(500,000 |
) |
Repayments of loan payable
|
|
|
(410,870 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in financing activities
|
|
|
(873,076 |
) |
|
|
(1,319,965 |
) |
Net (decrease) increase in cash
|
|
|
(626,404 |
) |
|
|
1,096,225 |
|
Cash at beginning of year
|
|
|
1,451,508 |
|
|
|
355,283 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash at end of year
|
|
$ |
825,104 |
|
|
$ |
1,451,508 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for income taxes
|
|
$ |
22,080 |
|
|
$ |
43,066 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for interest
|
|
$ |
102,354 |
|
|
$ |
85,853 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes.
F-68
Tesseract Corporation
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
|
|
1. |
Organization and Nature of Business |
In January of 1999, Platinum Equity, LLC (Platinum),
purchased Tesseract Corporation (Tesseract or
Company) from Ceridian Corporation and Tesseract
became a wholly owned subsidiary of Platinum. On
October 26, 2005, the Company was acquired by WARP
Technology Holdings, Inc. operating under the name Halo
Technology Holdings, a publicly traded company. (See
note 7). On December 31, 2004, Westgarde Holdings,
Inc. (Westgarde), owned by Platinum, merged with
Tesseract. Westgardes issued and outstanding shares of
common stock were retired and cancelled, Westgarde ceased to
exist and Tesseract was the surviving entity, Due to the common
ownership of the companies, Tesseracts financial statement
give effect to the merger as of July 1, 2003.
Tesseract, headquartered in San Francisco, is a total HR
solutions provider offering an integrated Web-enabled HRMS
suite. Tesseracts Web-based solution suite allows HR
users, employees and external service providers to communicate
securely and electronically in real time. The integrated nature
of the system allows for easy access to data and a higher level
of accuracy for internal reporting, assessment and external data
interface. Tesseracts customer base features Fortune 100
corporations operating in a diverse range of industries,
including financial services, transportation, utilities,
insurance, manufacturing, petroleum, pharmaceuticals and retail.
|
|
2. |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the financial statements and reported amounts of revenue and
expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ
from those estimates.
The Company typically maintains cash at commercial banks. At
times, bank account balances exceed FDIC insurance limits.
Generally, the FDIC insures depositor funds up to $100,000.
|
|
|
Concentration of Credit Risk and Certain Other
Risks |
Financial instruments that subject the Company to concentrations
of credit risk include accounts receivable. The Company sells
its products and services primarily to end-users in the United
States and limited in Canada. Credit is extended based on an
ongoing evaluation of the customers financial condition
and, generally, collateral is not required. The Company
maintains allowances for potential credit losses based on
managements evaluation of the customers financial
condition, past collection history, and age of the accounts
receivable balances. Historically, losses have been within the
range of managements expectations.
|
|
|
Fair Value of Financial Instruments |
At June 30, 2005, the respective carrying values of the
Companys financial instruments, including accounts
receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, loans payable
and notes payable approximated their fair values.
F-69
Tesseract Corporation
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
Comprehensive income is comprised of net income or loss and
unrelated gain or loss on marketable securities for the year
ended June 30, 2004. For the year ended June 30, 2005,
comprehensive income consisted of net income only. Comprehensive
income for the year ended June 30, 2004 is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
1,211,697 |
|
Unrealized holding gain during the year
|
|
|
38,423 |
|
Reclassification adjustment for realized loss
|
|
|
14,830 |
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income
|
|
$ |
1,264,950 |
|
|
|
|
|
Marketable securities are stated at fair value as determined by
quoted market price. The Company has classified its securities
as investments available for sale pursuant to Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 115, Accounting
for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities. The
related unrealized holding gains and losses are excluded from
operations and recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
on the Statement of Shareholders Equity. Realized gains and
losses and declines in value judged to be other-than-temporary
on marketable securities are included in other expense. In
September 2003, the Company sold all of its Marketable
Securities and recognized a loss of $14,830 for the year ended
June 30, 2004.
Property and equipment recorded as part of the acquisition by
Platinum was recorded at fair value. Property and equipment
acquired subsequent to the date of the acquisition is recorded
at cost. Significant renewals and betterments to property and
equipment are capitalized and maintenance and repairs that do
not improve or extend the lives of the assets are expensed as
incurred. When assets are sold, replaced, or otherwise retired,
the cost and related accumulated depreciation or amortization is
eliminated from the accounts in the year of disposal and the
related gains and losses are included in income. Depreciation or
amortization is computed on the straight-line method over one to
three years, the estimated useful lives of the assets.
Amortization of intangible assets is computed using the
straight-line method over seven years, the useful lives of the
assets.
Earnings per share has been calculated by dividing net income by
the weighted-average shares outstanding.
Revenues are derived from the licensing of software, maintenance
contracts, training, and other consulting services.
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of Position
(SOP) 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition, as
amended. In arrangements that include rights to multiple
software products and/or services, the Company allocates and
defers revenue for the undelivered items, based on
vendor-specific objective evidence of fair value, and
F-70
Tesseract Corporation
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
recognizes the difference between the total arrangement fee and
the amount deferred for the undelivered items as revenue. In
arrangements in which the Company does not have vendor-specific
objective evidence of fair value of maintenance, and maintenance
is the only undelivered item, the Company recognizes the total
arrangement fee ratably over the contractual maintenance term.
Software license revenues are recognized upon receipt of a
purchase order and delivery of software, provided that the
license fee is fixed or determinable; no significant production,
modification, or customization of the software is required; and
collection is considered probable by management.
Service revenue for maintenance contracts is deferred and
recognized ratably over the term of the agreement. Revenue from
training and other consulting services is recognized as the
related services are performed.
At June 30, 2005, the Company recorded deferred revenue of
$4,750,815, primarily for customer upfront payments on
maintenance contracts and arrangements for which the Company is
recognizing the total arrangement fee ratably over the
contractual maintenance term.
Cost of revenue includes costs related to product and service
revenue. Cost of product revenue includes third-party licensing
fees. Cost of service revenue includes salaries, benefits, and
overhead costs associated with employees providing maintenance
and technical support, training and consultant services.
Third-party consultant fees are also included in cost of service
revenue.
|
|
|
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets |
The Company evaluates its long-lived assets and intangible
assets for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets
may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and
used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the
asset to the future net undiscounted cash flows expected to be
generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be
impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the
future discounted cash flows compared to the carrying amount of
the asset.
The Company is an S corporation and is treated as a
disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes and,
therefore, is not liable for United States (U.S.)
federal income taxes. As an S corporation, the
Companys taxable income is included in the income tax
returns of the shareholder. However, some states do not
recognize the disregarded entity status and, therefore, the
Company will continue to be taxed as a C corporation within
those states. Additionally, there are certain states in the
U.S. that assess a fee against S corporations.
Accordingly, for those various states, the Company utilizes the
liability method to determine the provision for income taxes.
Income tax expense and benefit relates to state income taxes and
income tax refunds. The book and tax basis of the assets and
liabilities with the exception of deferred revenue, intangible
assets and accrued interest receivable are the same. Since the
Company is an S corporation, a deferred tax asset or
liability was not recorded.
|
|
|
Shipping and Handling Costs |
Costs to ship products from the Companys facilities to
customers are recorded as a component of cost of products in the
statements of income.
F-71
Tesseract Corporation
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
The Company expenses the costs of advertising when incurred.
Advertising expense was $43,899 and $9,141 for the years ended
June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
|
|
|
Research and Development and Software Development
Costs |
Research and development expenses are charged to operations as
incurred. Software development costs, which are required to be
capitalized pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 86, Accounting for the Costs of Computer
Software to Be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise Marketed, have
been insignificant. Accordingly, no software development costs
have been capitalized. Research and development expense was
$1,803,455 and $1,671,009 for the years ended June 30, 2005
and 2004, respectively.
|
|
|
New Accounting Pronouncements |
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123(R),
Share-Based Payment, which establishes standards for
transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments
for goods or services. This standard requires an entity to
measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for
an award of equity instruments based on the grant date fair
value of the award. This eliminates the exception to account for
such awards using the intrinsic method previously allowable
under APB Opinion No. 25. SFAS No. 123(R) will be
effective for the interim period beginning July 1, 2006.
The Company believes the adoption will not have an effect on our
results of operations.
|
|
3. |
Property and Equipment |
At June 30, 2005, property and equipment consisted of the
following:
|
|
|
|
|
Computer Equipment
|
|
$ |
199,436 |
|
Less accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
(193,316 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
$ |
6,120 |
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation expense was $11,570 and $67,489 for the years ended
June 30, 2005 and 2004 respectively.
At June 30, 2005, intangible assets consisted of the
following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Carrying | |
|
Accumulated | |
|
|
|
|
Amount | |
|
Amortization | |
|
Net | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Customer relationships
|
|
$ |
1,320,220 |
|
|
$ |
1,225,918 |
|
|
$ |
94,302 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization expense was $188,604 for each of the years ended
June 30, 2005 and 2004.
Amortization expense for the year ending June 30, 2006 will
be $94,302 relating to customer relationships.
|
|
5. |
Related Party Transactions |
|
|
|
Note Receivable, Management Fees and Expense
Reimbursements |
The Note Receivable from Platinum was $3,198,463 for the
year ended June 30, 2005. The Promissory Note has a
principal amount of $2,000,000 with interest on unpaid principal
amount at an
F-72
Tesseract Corporation
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
interest rate equal to eight and one-half percent per annum due
January 14, 2009. At June 30, 2005, accrued interest
was $1,198,463. Interest income was $258,018 and $237,204 for
the years ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
The Company is party to a management agreement with Platinum
that requires Platinum to provide the Company with financial,
management and strategic services. The Company incurred
management fees of $2,575,000 and $2,400,000 to Platinum for the
years ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Expenses incurred by Platinum on behalf of the Company were
$2,362 and $4,501 for the years ended June 30, 2005 and
2004, respectively. Such expense reimbursements are recorded in
general and administrative expenses in the accompanying
statements of operations. At June 30, 2005, the Company had
$156,041 payable to Platinum for management fees and expense
reimbursements.
|
|
|
Transactions with Affiliates |
The Company enters into certain transactions with companies that
are owned directly or indirectly by Platinum. Sales to
affiliates were $12,000 during the year ended June 30,
2005. Purchases from affiliates were $1,673 and $14,523 during
the years ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and
were included in selling, general, and administrative expenses
in the statements of operations.
|
|
6. |
Notes and Loans Payable |
The Company has a loan payable to a bank in the amount of
$82,174 that bears interest at the banks prime lending
rate (6.25% at June 30, 2005). The loan was due July 2005
and was paid in full.
The Company has an unsecured note payable to a lender in the
amount of $72,442 that bears interest at 8.0% annually. The loan
was due July 2005 and was paid in full.
The Company has operating leases for certain office facilities.
Rental expense for the years ended June 30, 2005 and 2004
was approximately $471,000 and $392,000, respectively. Future
minimum lease payments required under operating leases that have
initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one
year as of June 30, 2005, are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$ |
471,345 |
|
2007
|
|
|
392,790 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total minimum lease payments
|
|
$ |
864,135 |
|
|
|
|
|
Rental income in connection with a sublease was approximately
$79,000 for the year ended June 30, 2004.
The Company has a 401(k) plan which includes an employer match
of 50% of the first 6% of a participants eligible
contributions. The Company made matching contributions of
$78,149 and $96,498 for the years ended June 30, 2005 and
2004, respectively.
On October 26, 2005, WARP Technology Holdings, Inc.
operating under the name Halo Technology Holdings
(Halo) completed the transactions contemplated by
that certain Merger Agreement (the
F-73
Tesseract Corporation
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
Merger Agreement) dated as of September 12,
2005 with Tac/ Halo, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Halo
(the Merger Sub), Tesseract and Platinum Equity, LLC
(Seller). Under the terms of the Merger Agreement,
Tesseract shall be merged with and into the Merger Sub (the
Merger) and shall survive as a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Halo. The aggregate consideration shall consist of
(a) $4,500,000 in cash payable at the closing of the
Merger, (b) 7,045,454 shares of Series D
Preferred Stock as calculated by dividing $7,750,000 by $1.10,
(c) a Promissory Note in the original principal amount of
$1,750,000, delivered at closing and payable no later than
March 31, 2006, and (d) a Working Capital Adjustment
of $1,000,000 to be paid no later than November 30, 2005
(which have not been paid). If the Promissory Note is paid on or
before March 31, 2006, Platinum will return for
cancellation, without additional consideration from the Company,
909,091 shares of Series D Preferred Stock to Halo.
In addition, the amount due from Platinum at the closing was
forgiven by the Company and accordingly, will not be collected
by the Company.
F-74
Combined Financial
Statements
Process Software, LLC and Affiliates
Years ended June 30, 2005 and 2004
With Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
Contents
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-76 |
|
|
|
|
F-77 |
|
|
|
|
F-78 |
|
|
|
|
F-79 |
|
|
|
|
F-80 |
|
|
|
|
F-81 |
|
F-75
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Members and Shareholders
Process Software, LLC and Affiliates
We have audited the accompanying combined balance sheet of
Process Software, LLC and Affiliates (the Company)
as of June 30, 2005, and the combined statements of
operations, members and shareholders equity, and
cash flows for the years ended June 30, 2005 and 2004.
These combined financial statements are the responsibility of
the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on these combined financial statements based on our
audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the combined financial statements referred to
above present fairly, in all material respects, the combined
financial position of Process Software, LLC and Affiliates as of
June 30, 2005, and the combined results of their operations
and their cash flows for the years ended June 30, 2005 and
2004 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States.
Mahoney Cohen & Company, CPA, P.C.
January 6, 2006
New York, NY
F-76
Process Software, LLC and Affiliates
Combined Balance Sheet
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, | |
|
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
ASSETS |
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
983,630 |
|
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $112,281
|
|
|
1,546,015 |
|
|
Due from affiliates
|
|
|
22,138 |
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
|
|
322,782 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
2,874,565 |
|
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of
$2,411,177
|
|
|
101,540 |
|
Other assets
|
|
|
111,154 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
1,642,760 |
|
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $7,307,910
|
|
|
5,992,090 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$ |
10,722,109 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS AND SHAREHOLDERS
EQUITY |
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
|
$ |
1,214,904 |
|
|
Deferred revenues current portion
|
|
|
5,688,873 |
|
|
Due to Platinum Equity, LLC
|
|
|
2,259,460 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
9,163,237 |
|
Deferred revenues long term
|
|
|
20,323 |
|
Commitments
|
|
|
|
|
Members and shareholders equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Members equity
|
|
|
2,026,293 |
|
|
Common stock
|
|
|
120,000 |
|
|
Paid in capital
|
|
|
3,672,736 |
|
|
Accumulated deficit
|
|
|
(4,280,480 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Total members and shareholders equity
|
|
|
1,538,549 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and members and shareholders equity
|
|
$ |
10,722,109 |
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes.
F-77
Process Software, LLC and Affiliates
Combined Statements of Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended | |
|
Year Ended | |
|
|
June 30 | |
|
June 30 | |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Products
|
|
$ |
2,463,329 |
|
|
$ |
2,578,529 |
|
|
Service
|
|
|
13,654,402 |
|
|
|
15,364,931 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
16,117,731 |
|
|
|
17,943,460 |
|
Cost of revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of products
|
|
|
684,046 |
|
|
|
830,834 |
|
|
Cost of services
|
|
|
1,785,936 |
|
|
|
2,127,438 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cost of revenues
|
|
|
2,469,982 |
|
|
|
2,958,272 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
13,647,749 |
|
|
|
14,985,188 |
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Engineering and development
|
|
|
3,412,322 |
|
|
|
3,780,801 |
|
|
Selling and marketing
|
|
|
1,613,641 |
|
|
|
2,126,612 |
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
3,873,562 |
|
|
|
4,025,906 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
1,611,512 |
|
|
|
1,543,197 |
|
|
Management fees to Platinum Equity, LLC
|
|
|
2,916,046 |
|
|
|
4,509,677 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
13,427,083 |
|
|
|
15,986,193 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from operations
|
|
|
220,666 |
|
|
|
(1,001,005 |
) |
Other income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income, net
|
|
|
(35,924 |
) |
|
|
17,488 |
|
|
Other expense, net
|
|
|
(2,248 |
) |
|
|
(84,938 |
) |
Income (loss) before provision for taxes
|
|
|
182,494 |
|
|
|
(1,068,455 |
) |
|
Provision for Income taxes
|
|
|
22,707 |
|
|
|
6,900 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$ |
159,787 |
|
|
$ |
(1,075,355 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes.
F-78
Process Software, LLC and Affiliates
Combined Statements of Members and Shareholders
Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
David |
|
Foresight | |
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock |
|
Common Stock | |
|
|
|
|
|
Other | |
|
|
|
|
Members | |
|
|
|
| |
|
Paid in | |
|
Accumulated | |
|
Comprehensive | |
|
|
|
|
Equity | |
|
Shares | |
|
Amount |
|
Shares | |
|
Amount | |
|
Capital | |
|
Deficit | |
|
Loss | |
|
Totals | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Balance at June 30, 2003
|
|
$ |
1,003,019 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
12,000,000 |
|
|
$ |
120,000 |
|
|
$ |
3,568,394 |
|
|
$ |
(3,406,637 |
) |
|
$ |
(109,986 |
) |
|
$ |
1,174,790 |
|
|
Contributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
104,342 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
104,342 |
|
|
Distributions to Shareholder
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(135,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(135,000 |
) |
|
Distributions to Member
|
|
|
(6,251 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,251 |
) |
|
Unrealized holding gain arising during the year
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41,039 |
|
|
|
41,039 |
|
|
Reclassification adjustment for realized loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
68,947 |
|
|
|
68,947 |
|
Net loss
|
|
|
(684,038 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(391,317 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,075,355 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at June 30, 2004
|
|
|
312,730 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,000,000 |
|
|
|
120,000 |
|
|
|
3,672,736 |
|
|
|
(3,932,954 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
172,512 |
|
|
Contributions
|
|
|
1,306,250 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,306,250 |
|
|
Distributions to Shareholder
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(100,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(100,000 |
) |
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
407,313 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(247,526 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
159,787 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at June 30, 2005
|
|
$ |
2,026,293 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,000,000 |
|
|
$ |
120,000 |
|
|
$ |
3,672,736 |
|
|
$ |
(4,280,480 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,538,549 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes.
F-79
Process Software, LLC and Affiliates
Combined Statements of Cash Flows
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended | |
|
Year Ended | |
|
|
June 30, 2005 | |
|
June 30, 2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$ |
159,787 |
|
|
$ |
(1,075,355 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash used in
operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
1,611,512 |
|
|
|
1,543,197 |
|
|
Loss on sale of securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
68,947 |
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
251,954 |
|
|
|
333,473 |
|
|
|
Due from affiliate
|
|
|
14,907 |
|
|
|
(3,387 |
) |
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
|
|
103,102 |
|
|
|
70,293 |
|
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
35,600 |
|
|
|
13,093 |
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
401,571 |
|
|
|
(467,159 |
) |
|
|
Due to affiliates
|
|
|
(3,519,528 |
) |
|
|
(547,820 |
) |
|
|
Deferred revenue
|
|
|
(790,071 |
) |
|
|
(668,804 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(1,731,166 |
) |
|
|
(733,522 |
) |
Investing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of property and equipment
|
|
|
(61,912 |
) |
|
|
(170,789 |
) |
Sale of marketable securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
451,117 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
|
|
|
(61,912 |
) |
|
|
280,328 |
|
Financing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders and members distributions
|
|
|
(100,000 |
) |
|
|
(141,251 |
) |
Members contribution
|
|
|
1,306,250 |
|
|
|
104,342 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) in financing activities
|
|
|
1,206,250 |
|
|
|
(36,909 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(586,828 |
) |
|
|
(490,103 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
|
|
1,570,458 |
|
|
|
2,060,561 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
|
|
$ |
983,630 |
|
|
$ |
1,570,458 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for income taxes
|
|
$ |
22,707 |
|
|
$ |
6,900 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for interest
|
|
$ |
35,770 |
|
|
$ |
40,042 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes
F-80
Process Software, LLC and Affiliates
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
|
|
1. |
Organization and Nature of Business |
The combined financial statements include Process Software, LLC
(Process), David Corporation (David),
ProfitKey International, LLC (ProfitKey) and
Foresight Software, Inc. (Foresight) (combined the
Company). These four entities are affiliated through
common ownership and management. Platinum Equity, LLC
(Platinum) either directly or indirectly owns all
the common stock or complete membership interest in these
affiliated companies. All intercompany balances and transactions
have been eliminated in combination.
Process designs, develops and markets networking software
solutions, including a suite of TCP/ IP applications and
services for Compaqs OpenVMS Alpha and VAX systems.
Process focuses on providing the most advanced, secure and
reliable networking software available. Process products are
cross-platform, directory-centric solution sets for the
administration and proactive provisioning of secure reliable
end-to-end network
services and applications.
David provides risk management information systems, and serves
clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to public
entities and third-party administrators. David offers
client/server-based products to companies that provide their own
workers compensation and liability insurance.
ProfitKey designs, develops and markets ERP Software and
Manufacturing Execution Software (MES) to small to
mid-market
make-to-order/make-to-stock
manufacturers. ProfitKey focuses on providing a comprehensive
solution including quality control, engineering change
management and
e-commerce
capabilities. ProfitKeys products are written using the
GUPTA programming language and operate on the Oracle, SQL server
and Linux database platforms.
Foresight designs, develops and markets ERP and SMS software to
small to mid-market
make-to-order/make-to-stock
manufacturers. The Foresights products are written using
the Progress programming language and operate on the Progress
database platform.
|
|
2. |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the
date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual
results could differ from those estimates.
|
|
|
Concentrations of Credit Risk and Major Customers |
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to
concentrations of credit risk consist principally of accounts
receivable.
The credit risk with respect to accounts receivable is limited
due to the creditworthiness of the Companys customers, and
the Companys credit and collection policies. The Company
performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers, generally
does not require collateral and maintains allowances for
potential credit losses which, when realized, have been within
the range of managements expectations. No one customer
accounted for a significant percentage of the Companys
revenue during the years ended June 30, 2004 or 2005.
Additionally, no one customer accounted for a significant
percentage of the Companys accounts receivable at
June 30, 2005.
F-81
Process Software, LLC and Affiliates
Notes to Combined Financial
Statements (Continued)
|
|
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
The Company invests its excess cash primarily in money market
mutual funds. Accordingly, these investments are subject to
minimal credit and market risk. For financial reporting
purposes, the Company considers all highly liquid investments
purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to
be cash equivalents.
Process and ProfitKey are single member limited liability
companies that are treated as a disregarded entity for federal
income tax purposes and, therefore, are not liable for United
States (U.S.) federal income taxes. As a limited
liability company treated as a disregarded entity, the Process
and ProfitKeys taxable income is included in the income
tax returns of the member. However, some states do not recognize
the disregarded entity status and, therefore, the Company will
continue to be taxed as a C corporation in those states.
Additionally, there are certain states in the U.S. that
assess a fee against limited liability companies. Accordingly,
for those various states, the Company utilizes the liability
method to determine the provision for income taxes.
David and Foresight are entities that are an S corporation
and are treated as a disregarded entity for federal income tax
purposes and, therefore, are not liable for United States
(U.S.) federal income taxes. As an
S Corporation they are treated as a disregarded entity, the
David and Foresights taxable income is included in the
income tax returns of the shareholder. However, some states do
not recognize the disregarded entity status and, therefore, the
Company will continue to be taxed as a C corporation in those
states. Additionally, there are certain states in the
U.S. that assess a fee against S corporations.
Accordingly, for those various states, the Company utilizes the
liability method to determine the provision for income taxes.
Income tax expense relates to state income taxes. The book and
tax basis of the assets and liabilities with the exception of
deferred revenue, intangible assets and goodwill are the same.
Since the Company comprises of entities that are limited
liability companies and S corporations, a deferred tax
asset or liability was not recorded.
Property and equipment recorded are cost. Property and equipment
acquired subsequent to the date of acquisition is stated at
cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method
over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from
three to seven years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over
the shorter of the estimated life of the asset or lease term.
|
|
|
Engineering and Development and Software Development
Costs |
Engineering and development expenses are charged to operations
as incurred. Software development costs incurred subsequent to
the establishment of technological feasibility are capitalized.
Based on the Companys product development process,
technological feasibility is established upon completion of a
working model. Costs incurred by the Company between completion
of the working model and the point at which the product is ready
for general release have been insignificant. Accordingly no
software development costs have been capitalized.
|
|
|
Goodwill and Intangible Assets |
Intangible assets are primarily comprised of customer
relationships, and developed technology. Goodwill represents
acquisition costs in excess of the net assets of businesses
acquired. In accordance with SFAS 142, Goodwill and
Other Intangible Assets goodwill is no longer amortized;
instead goodwill is
F-82
Process Software, LLC and Affiliates
Notes to Combined Financial
Statements (Continued)
tested for impairment on an annual basis. We assess the
impairment of identifiable intangibles and goodwill whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
value may not be recoverable. Factors we consider to be
important which could trigger an impairment review include the
following:
|
|
|
|
|
Significant underperformance relative to expected historical or
projected future operating results; |
|
|
|
Significant changes in the manner of use of the acquired assets
or the strategy for the overall business; and |
|
|
|
Significant negative industry or economic trends. |
When we determine that the carrying value of intangibles and
other long-lived assets may not be recoverable based upon the
existence of one or more of the above indicators of impairment
and the carrying value of the asset cannot be recovered from
projected undiscounted cash flows, we record an impairment
charge. We measure any impairment based on a projected
discounted cash flow method using a discount rate determined by
management to be commensurate with the risk inherent in the
current business model. Significant management judgment is
required in determining whether an indicator of impairment
exists and in projecting cash flows.
Revenues are derived from the licensing of software, annual
maintenance contracts software, training and other support
services.
Software license revenues are recognized upon receipt of a
purchase order and delivery of software, provided that the
license fee is fixed or determinable; no significant production,
modification, or customization of the software is required; and
collection is considered probable by management. For licensing
of the Companys software through its indirect sales
channel, revenue is recognized when the distributor sells the
software to its end-users, including value-added resellers. For
licensing of the Companys software to independent software
vendors, revenue is recognized upon shipment to the independent
software vendors. For licensing of the Companys software
through its indirect Sales channel revenue is recognized
when the distributor sells the software to its end-user,
including value-added resellers. For licensing of the
Companys software to independent software vendors, revenue
is recognized upon shipment to the independent software vendors.
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of Position
(SOP) 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition, as
amended. In arrangements that include rights to multiple
software products and/or services, the Company allocates and
defers revenue for the undelivered items, based on
vendor-specific objective evidence of fair value, and recognizes
the difference between the total arrangement fee and the amount
deferred for the undelivered items as revenue. In arrangements
in which the Company does not have vendor-specific objective
evidence of fair value of maintenance, and maintenance is the
only undelivered item, the Company recognizes the total
arrangement fee ratably over the contractual maintenance term.
Service revenue for annual maintenance contracts is deferred and
recognized ratably over the term of the agreement. Revenue from
training and other services is recognized as the related
services are performed.
At June 30, 2005, the Company recorded deferred revenue of
$5,709,196 primarily for customer upfront payments on
maintenance contractual arrangements for which the Company is
recognizing the total arrangement fee ratably over the
contractual maintenance term.
F-83
Process Software, LLC and Affiliates
Notes to Combined Financial
Statements (Continued)
Cost of revenue includes costs related to product and service
revenue. Cost of product revenue includes material, packaging,
shipping, and other production costs. Cost of service revenue
includes salaries, benefits, and overhead costs associated with
employees providing maintenance and technical support, training,
and consulting services. Third-party consultant fees are also
included in cost of service revenue.
|
|
|
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets |
The Company evaluates its long-lived assets and intangible
assets for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets
may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and
used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the
asset to the future net undiscounted cash flows expected to be
generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be
impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the
future discounted cash flows compared to the carrying amount of
the asset.
For the year ended June 30, 2004, comprehensive loss
consist of following:
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|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(1,075,355 |
) |
Unrealized holding gain arising during the year
|
|
|
41,039 |
|
Reclassification adjustment for realized loss
|
|
|
68,947 |
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss
|
|
$ |
(965,369 |
) |
|
|
|
|
For the year ended June 30, 2005, comprehensive income
consisted of net income only.
Marketable securities are stated at fair value as determined by
quoted stock price. The Company has classified its securities as
investments available for sale pursuant to Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 115 Accounting for
Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities. The
related unrealized holding gains or losses are excluded from
operations and recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
on the Combined Statement of Members and
Shareholders Equity. Realized gains and losses and
declines in value judged to be other than temporary on
marketable securities are included in other expense. In May
2004, the Company sold all of its securities for proceeds of
approximately $451,000 and recognized a loss of approximately
$69,000 for the year ended June 30, 2004.
|
|
|
Fair Value of Financial Instruments |
At June 30, 2005, the respective carrying values of the
Companys financial instruments, including receivables,
accounts payable, and accrued liabilities, approximated their
fair values.
|
|
|
Shipping and Handling Costs |
Costs to ship products from the Companys warehouse
facilities to customers are recorded as a component of cost of
products in the combined statement of operations.
F-84
Process Software, LLC and Affiliates
Notes to Combined Financial
Statements (Continued)
The Company expenses the costs of advertising when incurred.
Advertising expense were $20,000 and $9,000 for the years ended
June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
|
|
|
Recent Accounting Pronouncements |
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123(R),
Share-Based Payment, which establishes standards for
transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments
for goods or services. This standard requires an entity to
measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for
an award of equity instruments based on the grant date fair
value of the award. This eliminates the exception to account for
such awards using the intrinsic method previously allowable
under APB Opinion No. 25. SFAS No. 123 (R) will
be effective for the period beginning July 1, 2006. The
adoption of SFAS No. 123 (R) will not have an effect
on our results of operations.
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Earnings (Loss) per share for the years ended June 30, 2005
and 2004 is not applicable to the Company as they are a
combination of privately held companies that are different legal
entities, and accordingly, the weighted-average number of common
shares outstanding is not determinable.
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|
3. |
Property and Equipment |
Property and equipment consisted of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, | |
|
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
Computer equipment
|
|
$ |
1,482,510 |
|
Furniture and fixtures
|
|
|
757,409 |
|
Leasehold improvements
|
|
|
272,798 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,512,717 |
|
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
2,411,177 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
101,540 |
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization expense was $199,012 in 2005 and
$130,697 in 2004.
Intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over
their expected useful lives ranging from eight to ten years.
Amortization expense was $1,412,500 in 2005 and 2004.
Intangible assets consisted of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization | |
|
June 30 | |
|
|
Period (in | |
|
| |
|
|
Years) | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Customer relationships
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
10,000,000 |
|
Technology core and developed
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
3,300,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,300,000 |
|
Less accumulated amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,307,910 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
5,992,090 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-85
Process Software, LLC and Affiliates
Notes to Combined Financial
Statements (Continued)
The Company expects to incur amortization expense of the
following:
|
|
|
|
|
Year ending June 30:
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$ |
1,413,000 |
|
2007
|
|
|
1,413,000 |
|
2008
|
|
|
1,344,000 |
|
2009
|
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
2010
|
|
|
822,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
5,992,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5. |
Related Party Transactions |
|
|
|
Management Fees and Expense Reimbursements |
The Company is party to a management agreement with Platinum
that requires Platinum to provide the Company with financial,
management and strategic services. The Company incurred
management fees of $2,916,046 and $4,509,677 to Platinum in 2005
and 2004, respectively. At June 30, 2005, $2,259,460 was
payable to Platinum Equity, LLC for unpaid management fees.
Expenses incurred by Platinum on behalf of the Company were
$165,491 and $826,041 during 2005 and 2004, respectively. Such
expense reimbursements are recorded in general and
administrative expense in the accompanying combined statements
of operations.
The Company paid approximately $36,000 and $35,000, interest to
Platinum for the years ended June 30, 2005 and 2004,
respectively.
|
|
|
Transactions with Affiliates |
The Company enters into certain transactions with companies that
are owned directly or indirectly by Platinum. Purchases from
affiliates were $181,225 and $253,533 during the years ended
June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and were included in
general, and administrative expense in the combined statements
of operations. Amounts due from affiliates at June 30, 2005
were $22,138.
The Company has operating leases for its principle office
facilities.
Future minimum lease payments required under all operating
leases that have initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms
in excess of one year as of June 30, 2005 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Year ending June 30:
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$ |
668,735 |
|
2007
|
|
|
572,488 |
|
2008
|
|
|
379,620 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,620,843 |
|
|
|
|
|
Rent expense incurred under these leases for the years ended
June 30, 2005 and 2004 were approximately $764,000 and
$742,000, respectively.
Total minimum lease payments have not been reduced by $183,000
to be received in the future under a non-cancelable sublease
with an uncombined affiliate. Rental income for the years ended
June 30, 2005 and 2004 were approximately $88,000.
F-86
Process Software, LLC and Affiliates
Notes to Combined Financial
Statements (Continued)
Note 7 Common Stock
At June 30, 2005 and 2004, common stock consists of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
David Corporation, No par value:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authorized 10,000,000 shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issued and outstanding 10 shares
|
|
$ |
|
|
Foresight Software, Inc., $0.01 par value:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authorized 15,000,000 shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issued and outstanding 12,000,000
|
|
|
120,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
120,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
The Company maintains a qualified defined contribution plan for
all employees. The Companys plan is part of
Platinums defined contribution plan. Platinums plan
allows participating companies to have different contribution
and vesting formula. Participants may elect to defer up to 19%
of their wages (subject to the annual limitations imposed by
Section 402 of the Internal Revenue Code). The Company
matches participant contributions at the rate of 50% of the
first 6% of salary contributed. The Company made matching
contributions of $139,166 and $168,776 in 2005 and 2004,
respectively.
For the years ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, the breakdown
of revenues and depreciation and amortization and total assets
by segment were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended June 30, 2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
Process | |
|
David | |
|
ProfitKey | |
|
Foresight | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Products
|
|
$ |
917,839 |
|
|
$ |
391,266 |
|
|
$ |
491,815 |
|
|
$ |
662,409 |
|
|
$ |
2,463,329 |
|
Service
|
|
|
8,320,292 |
|
|
|
1,887,756 |
|
|
|
2,395,812 |
|
|
|
1,050,542 |
|
|
|
13,654,402 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
9,238,131 |
|
|
$ |
2,279,022 |
|
|
$ |
2,887,627 |
|
|
$ |
1,712,951 |
|
|
$ |
16,117,731 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciations and Amortization
|
|
$ |
1,567,496 |
|
|
$ |
25,200 |
|
|
$ |
13,570 |
|
|
$ |
5,246 |
|
|
$ |
1,611,512 |
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$ |
260,989 |
|
|
$ |
(372,312 |
) |
|
$ |
146,324 |
|
|
$ |
124,786 |
|
|
$ |
159,787 |
|
Total Assets
|
|
$ |
9,155,899 |
|
|
$ |
745,134 |
|
|
$ |
446,310 |
|
|
$ |
374,766 |
|
|
$ |
10,772,109 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended June 30, 2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
Process | |
|
David | |
|
ProfitKey | |
|
Foresight | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Products
|
|
$ |
1,467,192 |
|
|
$ |
415,942 |
|
|
$ |
414,510 |
|
|
$ |
280,885 |
|
|
$ |
2,578,529 |
|
Service
|
|
|
9,574,852 |
|
|
|
2,013,645 |
|
|
|
2,388,011 |
|
|
|
1,388,423 |
|
|
|
15,364,931 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
11,042,044 |
|
|
$ |
2,429,587 |
|
|
$ |
2,802,521 |
|
|
$ |
1,669,308 |
|
|
$ |
17,943,460 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciations and Amortization
|
|
$ |
1,486,779 |
|
|
$ |
27,357 |
|
|
$ |
23,411 |
|
|
$ |
5,650 |
|
|
$ |
1,543,197 |
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$ |
(644,418 |
) |
|
$ |
101,770 |
|
|
$ |
(39,620 |
) |
|
$ |
(493,087 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,075,355 |
) |
Total Assets
|
|
$ |
10,735,257 |
|
|
$ |
1,299,345 |
|
|
$ |
674,089 |
|
|
$ |
555,469 |
|
|
$ |
13,264,160 |
|
F-87
Process Software, LLC and Affiliates
Notes to Combined Financial
Statements (Continued)
No one customer accounted for more that 10% of the
Companys revenue for the years ended June 30, 2005
and 2004. The Company sells its product and services to
customers primarily in North America.
On October 26, 2005, WARP Technology Holdings Inc.
(Halo) completed the transactions contemplated by
WARP Technology Holdings Inc. operating under that certain
Purchase Agreement (the Purchase Agreement) dated as
of September 12, 2005 by and among the Halo and Platinum
Equity, LLC (Platinum), EnergyTRACS Acquisition
Corp. (the Foresight Seller) and Milgo Holdings, LLC
(the Process Seller and together with Platinum and
the Foresight Seller, the Sellers) for the
acquisition of 100% of the Equity Interests in David, ProfitKey,
Foresight, and Process (the Acquisition). Pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement, Platinum sold, assigned and delivered
100% of the common stock of David and a 100% membership interest
in ProfitKey, the Foresight Seller sold, assigned and delivered
100% of the common stock of Foresight, and the Process Seller
sold, assigned and delivered a 100% membership interest in
Process to Halo in exchange for the payment of an aggregate of
$12,000,000.
In addition, the amount due to Platinum at the closing was not
be assumed by the Company.
F-88
Process Software, LLC and Affiliates
Notes to Combined Financial
Statements (Continued)
WARP TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.
TESSERACT Corporation/Process Software, LLC and Affiliates
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
On October 26, 2005, Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
operating under the name Halo Technology Holdings (the
Company or WARP), completed the
transactions contemplated by that certain Merger Agreement (the
Merger Agreement) dated as of September 12,
2005 by and among the Company and TAC/ Halo, Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company (the Merger Sub),
Tesseract Corporation (Tesseract) and Platinum
Equity, LLC (Platinum), as amended by Amendment
No. 1 to Merger Agreement (the Amendment) dated
October 26, 2005 by and among such parties and TAC/ Halo,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company (New Merger Sub). Pursuant
to the Merger Agreement, Tesseract was merged with and into the
New Merger Sub (the Merger) which survived as a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The Amendment provided
that the Merger Consideration shall consist of
(i) $4,500,000 in cash payable at Closing,
(ii) 7,045,454 shares of Series D Preferred Stock
of the Company, and (iii) $1,750,000 payable no later than
March 31, 2006 and evidenced by a Promissory Note. The
Amendment provided for a Working Capital Adjustment of
$1,000,000 to be paid no later than November 30, 2005. If
not paid by such date, at the option of the Seller, the Working
Capital Adjustment may be converted into up to
1,818,181 shares of Series D Preferred Stock.
Additionally, if the Working Capital Adjustment is not paid on
or before November 30, 2005, the Company must pay Platinum
a monthly transaction advisory fee of $50,000 per month,
commencing December 1, 2005. Under the Amendment, Platinum
agrees to retain 909,091 shares of Series D Preferred
Stock delivered as part of the Merger Consideration. If the
Promissory Note is paid on or before March 31, 2006,
Platinum will return for cancellation, without additional
consideration from the Company, 909,091 shares of
Series D Preferred Stock to the Company. The Amendment
further provides that the rights, preferences and privileges of
the Series D Preferred Stock will adjust to equal the
rights, preferences and privileges of the next round of
financing if such financing is a Qualified Equity Offering (as
defined in the Amendment). If the next round is not a Qualified
Equity Offering, the rights, preferences and privileges of the
Series D Preferred Stock will adjust to equal the rights,
preferences and privileges of the next round of financing at the
option of the holder. The descriptions of the Merger Agreement
and Amendment No. 1 to the Merger Agreement are qualified
in their entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, which
was previously filed as Exhibit 10.87 of the Current Report
on Form 8-K filed
by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September 16, 2005, and to Amendment No. 1 to the
Merger Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.94 of the Current
Report on Form 8-K
filed on November 1, 2005.
Also on October 26, 2005, the Company completed the
transactions contemplated by that certain Purchase Agreement
(the Purchase Agreement) dated as of
September 12, 2005 by and among Warp Technology Holdings,
Inc. operating under the name Halo Technology Holdings
(Company) and Platinum Equity, LLC
(Platinum), EnergyTRACS Acquisition Corp. (the
Foresight Seller) and Milgo Holdings, LLC (the
Process Seller and together with Platinum and the
Foresight Seller, the Sellers) for the acquisition
of 100% of the Equity Interests in David Corporation, ProfitKey
International, LLC, Foresight Software, Inc. and Process
Software, LLC (the Acquisition). Pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement, Platinum sold, assigned and delivered 100%
of the common stock, no par value per share of the David
Corporation, a California Corporation and a 100% membership
interest in ProfitKey International LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, the Foresight Seller sold, assigned and
delivered 100% of the common stock, par value $0.01 per
share of the Foresight Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation
and the Process Seller sold, assigned and delivered a 100%
membership interest in Process Software, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company to the Company in exchange for the payment of
an aggregate of twelve million dollars ($12,000,000) in cash.
These four companies are collectively referred to as
Process and Affiliates. The Purchase Agreement has
previously been filed as Exhibit 10.86 of the Current
Report on Form 8-K
filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on September 16, 2005 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
F-89
WARP TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.
TESSERACT Corporation/Process Software, LLC and Affiliates
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
This unaudited pro forma information should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the
Company included in our Annual Report filed on
Form 10-KSB for
the year ended June 30, 2005 and our Quarterly Report filed
on Form 10-QSB for
the three months ended September 30, 2005 filed on
November 14, 2005. In addition, this pro forma information
should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of
Tesseract for the years ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 and
with the financial statements of Process and Affiliates for the
years ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, both of which are
included within this Amendment to Current Report on
Form 8-K/A.
The following unaudited pro forma statement of operations for
the year ended June 30, 2005 has been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States to give effect to the October 26, 2005
acquisition of Tesseract, and Process and Affiliates as if the
transaction occurred on July 1, 2004. The pro forma
statement of operations combines the results of operations of
the Company for the year ended June 30, 2005 with the
results of operations of Tesseract, and Process and Affiliates
for the year ended June 30, 2005. Pro forma adjustments
include decrease in intangible amortization, decrease in
deferred revenue amortization, elimination of management fees
paid to Platinum, interest on debt relating to this acquisition,
amortization of financing costs, and accretion of the fair value
of the warrants issued as part of this financing. Platinum was
the sole owner of Tesseract, and Process and Affiliates at
June 30, 2005.
The following unaudited pro forma statement of operations for
the three months ended September 30, 2005 has been prepared
in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States to give effect to the October 26, 2005
acquisition of Tesseract, and Process and Affiliates as if the
transaction occurred on July 1, 2005. Such pro forma
statement of operations combines the results of operations of
the Company for the three months ended September 30, 2005
with the results of operations of Tesseract, and Process and
Affiliates for the three months ended September 30, 2005.
Pro forma adjustments include decrease in intangible
amortization, decrease in deferred revenue amortization,
elimination of management fees paid to Platinum, interest on
debt relating to this acquisition, amortization of financing
costs, and accretion of the fair value of the warrants issued as
part of this financing.
The following unaudited pro forma balance sheet has been
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States; gives effect to the
October 26, 2005 acquisition of Tesseract, and Process and
Affiliates and the financing raised in connection with the
acquisition as if the acquisition and financing occurred on
September 30, 2005; and combines the consolidated balance
sheet of the Company as of September 30, 2005, which is
included in the Companys Quarterly Report filed on
Form 10-QSB for
the three months ended September 30, 2005 with the balance
sheets of Tesseract, and Process and Affiliates as of
September 30, 2005.
Under the purchase method of accounting, the estimated cost of
approximately $14 million to acquire Tesseract, plus
transaction costs, will be allocated to Tesseracts
underlying net assets at their respective fair values.
Similarly, the estimated cost of approximately $12 million
to acquire Process and Affiliates, plus transaction costs, will
be allocated to their underlying net assets at their respective
fair values. As more fully described in the notes to the pro
forma consolidated condensed financial statements, a preliminary
allocation of the excess of the purchase price over the value of
the net assets acquired has been allocated to goodwill.
Intangible assets consisting of trade names, customer
relationships, and developed technologies, are expected to be
amortized over approximately seven years. At this time, the work
needed to provide the basis for estimating these fair values,
and amortization periods, has not been completed. As a result,
the final allocation of the purchase price, intangible assets
acquired, and their estimated useful lives, as well as the
amount recorded as goodwill could differ materially.
Accordingly, a change in the amortization period would impact
the amount of annual amortization expense.
F-90
WARP TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.
TESSERACT Corporation/Process Software, LLC and Affiliates
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
These unaudited pro forma financial statements are prepared for
informational purposes only and are not necessarily indicative
of future results or of actual results that would have been
achieved had the acquisition of Tesseract, and Process and
Affiliates been consummated as of the dates specified above.
F-91
WARP Technology Holdings, Inc.
Pro Forma Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet
September 30, 2005
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Pro Forma Adjustments | |
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Process and | |
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Tesseract | |
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Affiliate | |
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Process and | |
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Purchase | |
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Purchase | |
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WARP | |
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WARP(A) | |
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Tesseract(B) | |
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Affiliates(C) | |
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Financing | |
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Accounting | |
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Accounting | |
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Pro Forma | |
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(Unaudited) | |
ASSETS |
Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$ |
751,033 |
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$ |
369,075 |
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$ |
947,953 |
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$ |
14,704,906 |
(D) |
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$ |
(3,500,000 |
)(G) |
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$ |
(12,000,000 |
)(H) |
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$ |
1,272,967 |
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Accounts receivable, net
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2,129,875 |
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64,673 |
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1,677,514 |
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3,872,062 |
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Due from Platinum Equity, LLC and Affiliates
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3,266,430 |
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124,183 |
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(3,275,685 |
)(G) |
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114,928 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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443,217 |
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72,534 |
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249,195 |
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764,946 |
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Total current assets
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3,324,125 |
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3,772,712 |
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2,998,845 |
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14,704,906 |
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(6,775,685 |
) |
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(12,000,000 |
) |
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6,024,903 |
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Property and equipment, net
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246,688 |
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4,339 |
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79,618 |
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330,645 |
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Deferred financing cost, net
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1,325,110 |
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295,094 |
(F) |
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1,620,204 |
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Intangible assets, net
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16,462,587 |
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47,150 |
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5,638,961 |
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3,919,650 |
(G) |
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(891,481 |
)(H) |
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25,176,867 |
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Goodwill
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7,601,420 |
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1,642,765 |
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12,094,214 |
(G) |
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6,998,535 |
(H) |
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28,336,934 |
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Investment and other assets
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1,086,360 |
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111,154 |
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(1,000,000 |
)(G) |
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197,514 |
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Total assets
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$ |
30,046,290 |
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$ |
3,824,201 |
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$ |
10,471,343 |
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$ |
15,000,000 |
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$ |
8,238,179 |
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$ |
(5,892,946 |
) |
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$ |
61,687,067 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
Current liabilities:
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Accounts payable
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$ |
997,060 |
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$ |
169,432 |
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$ |
312,678 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
1,479,170 |
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Accrued expenses
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3,579,633 |
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407,048 |
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833,740 |
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84,000 |
(G) |
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266,000 |
(H) |
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5,170,421 |
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Due to Platinum Equity, LLC and Affiliates
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153,537 |
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1,356,897 |
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(153,537 |
)(G) |
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(1,039,123 |
)(H) |
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317,774 |
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Note payable to Bristol Technology, Inc.
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500,000 |
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500,000 |
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Note payable
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254,128 |
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2,750,000 |
(G) |
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3,004,128 |
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Deferred revenue
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4,098,187 |
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3,532,063 |
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5,694,951 |
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(1,681,030 |
)(G) |
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(2,879,758 |
)(H) |
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8,764,413 |
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Due to ISIS
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1,293,701 |
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1,293,701 |
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Total current liabilities
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10,722,709 |
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4,262,080 |
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8,198,266 |
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999,433 |
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(3,652,881 |
) |
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20,529,607 |
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Subordinated notes payable
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1,083,336 |
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1,083,336 |
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Senior notes payable
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|
8,467,035 |
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|
13,107,585 |
(D,E) |
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|
21,574,620 |
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Other long term liabilities
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|
41,602 |
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|
50,867 |
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|
|
33,012 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
125,481 |
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Total liabilities
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20,314,682 |
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|
4,312,947 |
|
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|
8,231,278 |
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13,107,585 |
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|
999,433 |
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|
|
(3,652,881 |
) |
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|
43,313,044 |
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Commitments and Contingencies
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Stockholders equity:
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Preferred stock (Canadian subsidiary)
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2 |
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2 |
|
Series C Preferred Stock
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|
13,936,644 |
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|
|
|
|
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|
13,936,644 |
|
Series D Preferred Stock
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,750,000 |
(G) |
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|
|
|
|
|
6,750,000 |
|
Shares of Common Stock to be issued for accrued dividends on
Series C Preferred Stock
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|
|
211,636 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
211,636 |
|
Shares of Common Stock to be issued for accrued interest on
subordinated debt
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|
|
42,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42,500 |
|
Common stock
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|
35 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
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|
120,000 |
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(1 |
)(I) |
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|
(120,000 |
)(I) |
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|
35 |
|
Additional paid-in capital
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|
|
61,885,439 |
|
|
|
1,805,469 |
|
|
|
3,672,736 |
|
|
|
1,892,415 |
(E) |
|
|
(1,805,469 |
)(I) |
|
|
(3,672,736 |
)(I) |
|
|
63,777,854 |
|
Deferred compensation
|
|
|
(870,562 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(870,562 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
|
(62,664 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(62,664 |
) |
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings
|
|
|
(65,411,422 |
) |
|
|
(2,294,216 |
) |
|
|
(4,259,470 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,294,216 |
(I) |
|
|
4,259,470 |
(I) |
|
|
(65,411,422 |
) |
Members equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,706,799 |
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,706,799 |
)(I) |
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|
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|
|
Total stockholders equity
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|
9,731,608 |
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|
|
(488,746 |
) |
|
|
2,240,065 |
|
|
|
1,892,415 |
|
|
|
7,238,746 |
|
|
|
(2,240,065 |
) |
|
|
18,374,023 |
|
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity
|
|
$ |
30,046,290 |
|
|
$ |
3,824,201 |
|
|
$ |
10,471,343 |
|
|
$ |
15,000,000 |
|
|
$ |
8,238,179 |
|
|
$ |
(5,892,946 |
) |
|
$ |
61,687,067 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma consolidated
condensed financial statements.
F-92
NOTES TO THE PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
(UNAUDITED)
(A) Reflects the historical financial position of the
Company at September 30, 2005.
(B) Reflects the historical financial position of Tesseract
at September 30, 2005.
(C) Reflects the historical financial position of Process
and Affiliates at September 30, 2005
(D) The Company used a credit facility previously secured
with Fortress Credit Corp. (Lender) in order to
complete the acquisition of Tesseract, and Process and
Affiliates. The Lender made a loan of $15,000,000 under the
credit facility. The cash received by the company is net of
financing costs of $295,094.
(E) The company issued 1,265,425 shares of warrants in
connection with the $15,000,000 loan. The fair market value of
these warrants, $1,892,415 as estimated by using the
Black-Scholes method, adjusts the original amount of the loan
down and increases the equity.
(F) The Company has paid $295,094 for financing costs in
connection with the financing raised, as it is included in other
assets as deferred financing costs.
(G) The following represents the acquisition of Tesseract
and the preliminary allocation of the purchase price: The final
allocation of the purchase price will be determined based on a
comprehensive final evaluation of the fair value of the tangible
and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
Calculation of Purchase Price for Tesseract:
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Cash
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|
$ |
3,500,000 |
|
Advances to Platinum made prior to September 30, 2005
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|
1,000,000 |
|
Promissory note and Working Capital Adjustment
|
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|
2,750,000 |
|
Series D Preferred Stock (6,136,363 shares)
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|
6,750,000 |
|
Transaction costs
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|
|
84,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total purchase price
|
|
$ |
14,084,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Allocation of Purchase Price for Tesseract:
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Assets:
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|
|
Tesseracts historical assets
|
|
$ |
3,824,201 |
|
Write-up of intangibles assets consisting of trade names,
developed technologies and customer relationships
|
|
|
3,919,650 |
|
Write-up of goodwill
|
|
|
12,094,214 |
|
Forgiveness of receivables due from Platinum
|
|
|
(3,275,685 |
) |
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
Tesseracts historical liabilities
|
|
|
(4,312,947 |
) |
Adjustment of deferred revenues to fair market value
|
|
|
1,681,030 |
|
Forgiveness of payables to Platinum
|
|
|
153,537 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total purchase price
|
|
$ |
14,084,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
(H) The following represents the acquisition of Process and
Affiliates and the preliminary allocation of the purchase price:
The final allocation of the purchase price will be determined
based on a comprehensive final evaluation of the fair value of
the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities
assumed.
F-93
NOTES TO THE PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
(UNAUDITED) (Continued)
Calculation of Purchase Price for Process and Affiliates:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
$ |
12,000,000 |
|
Transaction costs
|
|
|
266,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total purchase price
|
|
$ |
12,266,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Allocation of Purchase Price for Process and Affiliates:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
Process and Affiliates historical assets
|
|
$ |
10,471,343 |
|
Write-down of intangibles assets consisting of developed
technologies and customer relationships
|
|
|
(891,481 |
) |
Increase in goodwill
|
|
|
6,998,535 |
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
Process and Affiliates historical liabilities
|
|
|
(8,231,278 |
) |
Adjustment of deferred revenues to fair market value
|
|
|
2,879,758 |
|
Forgiveness of payables to Platinum
|
|
|
1,039,123 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total purchase price
|
|
$ |
12,266,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
(I) Eliminate Tesseracts stockholders equity of
$488,746 and Process and Affiliates members and
stockholders equity of $2,240,065 related to the
pre-acquisition period.
F-94
WARP Technology Holdings, Inc.
Pro Forma Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations
Three Months ended September 30, 2005
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Process and | |
|
Pro Forma | |
|
WARP | |
|
|
WARP(J) | |
|
Tesseract(K) | |
|
Affiliates(L) | |
|
Adjustment | |
|
Pro Forma | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Unaudited) | |
Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Licenses
|
|
$ |
1,314,569 |
|
|
$ |
56,250 |
|
|
$ |
877,518 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
2,248,337 |
|
|
Services
|
|
|
1,893,760 |
|
|
|
2,144,550 |
|
|
|
3,129,265 |
|
|
|
(1,929,564 |
)(P) |
|
|
5,238,011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
|
3,208,329 |
|
|
|
2,200,800 |
|
|
|
4,006,783 |
|
|
|
(1,929,564 |
) |
|
|
7,486,348 |
|
Cost of revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of licenses
|
|
|
45,734 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
232,505 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
278,239 |
|
|
Cost of services
|
|
|
293,908 |
|
|
|
268,526 |
|
|
|
373,969 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
936,403 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cost of revenue
|
|
|
339,642 |
|
|
|
268,526 |
|
|
|
606,474 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,214,642 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Profit
|
|
|
2,868,687 |
|
|
|
1,932,274 |
|
|
|
3,400,309 |
|
|
|
(1,929,564 |
) |
|
|
6,271,706 |
|
Product development
|
|
|
956,557 |
|
|
|
162,500 |
|
|
|
636,011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,755,068 |
|
Sales, marketing and business development
|
|
|
1,372,525 |
|
|
|
51,194 |
|
|
|
355,697 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,779,416 |
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
1,315,926 |
|
|
|
818,388 |
|
|
|
1,064,075 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,198,389 |
|
Amortization of intangibles
|
|
|
486,432 |
|
|
|
47,151 |
|
|
|
366,610 |
|
|
|
(118,274 |
)(O) |
|
|
781,919 |
|
Platinum management fees
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
(317,130 |
) |
|
|
267,130 |
(Q) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (Loss) before interest
|
|
|
(1,262,753 |
) |
|
|
803,041 |
|
|
|
1,295,046 |
|
|
|
(2,078,420 |
) |
|
|
(1,243,086 |
) |
Interest (expense) income
|
|
|
(1,296,102 |
) |
|
|
25,101 |
|
|
|
203,533 |
|
|
|
(653,488 |
)(R,S,T) |
|
|
(1,720,956 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (loss) before income taxes
|
|
|
(2,558,855 |
) |
|
|
828,142 |
|
|
|
1,498,579 |
|
|
|
(2,731,908 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,964,042 |
) |
Income taxes
|
|
|
52,163 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
2,061 |
|
|
|
|
(U) |
|
|
54,254 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (loss)
|
|
$ |
(2,611,018 |
) |
|
$ |
828,112 |
|
|
$ |
1,496,518 |
|
|
$ |
(2,731,908 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,018,296 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Computation of loss applicable to common shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (loss) before beneficial conversion and preferred
dividends
|
|
$ |
(2,611,018 |
) |
|
$ |
828,112 |
|
|
$ |
1,496,518 |
|
|
$ |
(2,731,908 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,018,296 |
) |
Beneficial conversion and preferred dividends
|
|
|
(220,179 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(220,179 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (Loss) attributable to common stockholders
|
|
$ |
(2,831,197 |
) |
|
$ |
828,112 |
|
|
$ |
1,496,518 |
|
|
$ |
(2,731,908 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,238,475 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted net loss per share
|
|
$ |
(0.88 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(1.01 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average shares outstanding
|
|
$ |
3,209,597 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,209,597 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma consolidated
condensed financial statement
F-95
WARP Technology Holdings, Inc.
Pro Forma Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations
Year ended June 30, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Process and | |
|
Pro Forma | |
|
WARP | |
|
|
WARP(J) | |
|
Tesseract(M) | |
|
Affiliates(N) | |
|
Adjustment | |
|
Pro Forma | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Unaudited) | |
Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Licenses
|
|
$ |
2,986,752 |
|
|
$ |
762,585 |
|
|
$ |
2,463,329 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
6,212,666 |
|
|
Services
|
|
|
2,137,170 |
|
|
|
9,136,808 |
|
|
|
13,654,402 |
|
|
|
(4,560,788 |
)(P) |
|
|
20,367,592 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
|
5,123,922 |
|
|
|
9,899,393 |
|
|
|
16,117,731 |
|
|
|
(4,560,788 |
) |
|
|
26,580,258 |
|
Cost of revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of licenses
|
|
|
151,051 |
|
|
|
85,647 |
|
|
|
684,046 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
920,744 |
|
|
Cost of services
|
|
|
396,490 |
|
|
|
1,522,840 |
|
|
|
1,785,936 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,705,266 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cost of revenue
|
|
|
547,541 |
|
|
|
1,608,487 |
|
|
|
2,469,982 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,626,010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Profit
|
|
|
4,576,381 |
|
|
|
8,290,906 |
|
|
|
13,647,749 |
|
|
|
(4,560,788 |
) |
|
|
21,954,248 |
|
Product development
|
|
|
1,589,099 |
|
|
|
1,803,455 |
|
|
|
3,412,322 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,804,876 |
|
Sales, marketing and business development
|
|
|
3,652,117 |
|
|
|
239,348 |
|
|
|
1,613,641 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,505,106 |
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
4,042,702 |
|
|
|
2,747,054 |
|
|
|
4,072,574 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,862,330 |
|
Amortization of intangibles
|
|
|
946,063 |
|
|
|
188,603 |
|
|
|
1,412,500 |
|
|
|
(419,155 |
)(O) |
|
|
2,128,011 |
|
Platinum management fees
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,575,000 |
|
|
|
2,916,046 |
|
|
|
(5,491,046 |
)(Q) |
|
|
|
|
Late filing penalty
|
|
|
1,033,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,033,500 |
|
Intangible impairment
|
|
|
62,917 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62,917 |
|
Goodwill impairment
|
|
|
3,893,294 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,893,294 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (Loss) before interest
|
|
|
(10,643,311 |
) |
|
|
737,446 |
|
|
|
220,666 |
|
|
|
1,349,413 |
|
|
|
(8,335,786 |
) |
Interest (expense) income
|
|
|
(4,631,683 |
) |
|
|
167,663 |
|
|
|
(38,172 |
) |
|
|
(2,416,074 |
)(R,S,T) |
|
|
(6,918,266 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (loss) before income taxes
|
|
|
(15,274,994 |
) |
|
|
905,109 |
|
|
|
182,494 |
|
|
|
(1,066,661 |
) |
|
|
(15,254,052 |
) |
Income taxes (benefit)
|
|
|
97,945 |
|
|
|
(2,281 |
) |
|
|
22,707 |
|
|
|
|
(U) |
|
|
118,371 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (loss)
|
|
$ |
(15,372,939 |
) |
|
$ |
907,390 |
|
|
$ |
159,787 |
|
|
$ |
(1,066,661 |
) |
|
$ |
(15,372,423 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Computation of loss applicable to common shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (loss) before beneficial conversion and preferred
dividends
|
|
$ |
(15,372,939 |
) |
|
$ |
907,390 |
|
|
$ |
159,787 |
|
|
$ |
(1,066,661 |
) |
|
$ |
(15,372,423 |
) |
Beneficial conversion and preferred dividends
|
|
|
(7,510,590 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,510,590 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (Loss) attributable to common stockholders
|
|
$ |
(22,883,529 |
) |
|
$ |
907,390 |
|
|
$ |
159,787 |
|
|
$ |
(1,066,661 |
) |
|
$ |
(22,883,013 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted net loss per share
|
|
$ |
(11.97 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(11.97 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average shares outstanding
|
|
|
1,912,033 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,912,033 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma consolidated
condensed financial statements.
F-96
NOTES TO THE PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
(J) Reflects the Companys historical statement of
operations for the three months ended September 30, 2005
and the year ended June 30, 2005.
(K) Reflects Tesseracts historical statement of
operations for the three months ended September 30, 2005.
(L) Reflects Process and Affiliates historical
statement of operations for the three months ended
September 30, 2005.
(M) Reflects the historical operations of Tesseract for the
year ended June 30, 2005, including various
reclassifications to conform to the companys financial
statement presentation.
(N) Reflects the historical operations of Process and
Affiliates for the year ended June 30, 2005, including
various reclassifications to conform to the companys
financial statement presentation.
(O) To record the decreased amortization of intangibles for
the three months ended September 30, 2005 for $118,274. To
record decreased amortization of intangibles for the year ended
June 30, 2005 of $419,155. The decrease in the amortization
results from the increase in the estimated useful lives of the
intangible assets acquired.
(P) To record the decrease in amortization of the deferred
revenue as a result of a fair value adjustment of $1,929,564 and
$4,560,788 for the three months ended September 30, 2005
and for the year ended June 30, 2005, respectively, which
is included in services revenue.
(Q) Elimination of Platinum fees/ (credits) of
($267,130) and $5,491,046 for the three months ended
September 30, 2005 and for the year ended June 30,
2005, respectively as Tesseract, and Process and Affiliates will
operate on their own and will not have these costs.
(R) Record interest expense of $516,769 and $1,869,197 for
the three months ended September 30, 2005 and for the year
ended June 30, 2005, respectively, on the debt raised by
the Company in connection with the acquisition of Tesseract, and
Process and Affiliates.
(S) To record amortization of deferred financing cost of
$18,443 and $73,773 for the three months ended
September 30, 2005 and for the year ended June 30,
2005, respectively, which is included in interest expense.
(T) To record accretion of fair market value of the
warrants issued in connection with the debt raised of $118,276
and $473,104 for the three months ended September 30, 2005
and for the year ended June 30, 2005, respectively, which
is included in interest expense.
The following summarizes the adjustment to interest expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months | |
|
|
Year Ended | |
|
Ended | |
|
|
June 30, | |
|
September 30, | |
Note |
|
2005 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
(R)
|
|
$ |
1,869,197 |
|
|
$ |
516,769 |
|
(S)
|
|
|
73,773 |
|
|
|
18,443 |
|
(T)
|
|
|
473,104 |
|
|
|
118,276 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,416,074 |
|
|
$ |
653,488 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(U) The Company did not record an income tax benefit
because the company provided a full valuation allowance against
the deferred tax asset.
F-97
INFONOW CORPORATION
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| |
|
|
|
F-99 |
|
|
|
|
F-100 |
|
|
|
|
F-101 |
|
|
|
|
F-102 |
|
|
|
|
F-103 |
|
|
|
|
F-104 |
|
F-98
Independent Auditors Report
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of InfoNow Corporation
Denver, Colorado
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of InfoNow
Corporation (the Company) as of December 31,
2005, and the related statements of operations,
stockholders equity and cash flows for each of the two
years in the period ended December 31, 2005. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the
Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in the United States of America. Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration
of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for
designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion
on the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over
financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An
audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements, assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating
the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that
our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such financial statements present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of InfoNow Corporation
as of December 31, 2005, and the results of its operations
and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period
ended December 31, 2005, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ DELOITTE &
TOUCHE LLP
Denver, Colorado
April 13, 2006
F-99
INFONOW CORPORATION
BALANCE SHEET
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
(In thousands, except | |
|
|
share information) | |
ASSETS |
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
3,032 |
|
Accounts receivable:
|
|
|
|
|
Billed, net of allowance of $10
|
|
|
873 |
|
Unbilled
|
|
|
14 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
376 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
4,295 |
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
331 |
|
Other assets and deferred charges
|
|
|
467 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$ |
5,093 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
|
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
$ |
670 |
|
Payroll related liabilities
|
|
|
310 |
|
Other liabilities
|
|
|
52 |
|
Short-term deferred revenues
|
|
|
1,934 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
2,966 |
|
Long-term deferred revenues
|
|
|
84 |
|
Deferred rent
|
|
|
63 |
|
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders equity:
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock, $.001 par value; 1,712,335 shares
authorized Series A Convertible, 213,483 shares
authorized, none issued and outstanding
|
|
|
|
|
Series B Convertible Participating Preferred Stock,
550,000 shares authorized none issued and outstanding
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $.001 par value; 40,000,000 shares
authorized; 10,055,398 issued and outstanding
|
|
|
10 |
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
40,146 |
|
Accumulated deficit
|
|
|
(38,176 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders equity
|
|
|
1,980 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders equity
|
|
$ |
5,093 |
|
|
|
|
|
See notes to the financial statements.
F-100
INFONOW CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended | |
|
|
December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In thousands, except per | |
|
|
share information) | |
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service and other fees
|
|
$ |
7,174 |
|
|
$ |
9,292 |
|
Implementation and software license fees
|
|
|
1,589 |
|
|
|
1,587 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
8,763 |
|
|
|
10,879 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenues
|
|
|
5,922 |
|
|
|
5,864 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross margin
|
|
|
2,841 |
|
|
|
5,015 |
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling and marketing
|
|
|
1,144 |
|
|
|
2,024 |
|
Product development
|
|
|
647 |
|
|
|
933 |
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
2,833 |
|
|
|
2,767 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
4,624 |
|
|
|
5,724 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from operations
|
|
|
(1,783 |
) |
|
|
(709 |
) |
Other income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(1,708 |
) |
|
$ |
(686 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per common share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$ |
(.17 |
) |
|
$ |
(.07 |
) |
Fully diluted
|
|
$ |
(.17 |
) |
|
$ |
(.07 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
10,055 |
|
|
|
9,920 |
|
Fully diluted
|
|
|
10,055 |
|
|
|
9,920 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See notes to the financial statements.
F-101
INFONOW CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred Stock |
|
Common Stock | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Additional | |
|
Accumulated | |
|
|
Shares | |
|
Amount |
|
Shares | |
|
Amount | |
|
Paid-in Capital | |
|
Deficit | |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In thousands, except share information) | |
Balances, December 31, 2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
9,640,499 |
|
|
$ |
10 |
|
|
$ |
39,602 |
|
|
$ |
(35,782 |
) |
Common shares issued upon exercise of options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
404,232 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
534 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(686 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balances, December 31, 2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,044,731 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
40,136 |
|
|
|
(36,468 |
) |
Common shares issued upon exercise of options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,667 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,708 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balances, December 31, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
10,055,398 |
|
|
$ |
10 |
|
|
$ |
40,146 |
|
|
$ |
(38,176 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See notes to the financial statements.
F-102
INFONOW CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended | |
|
|
December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In thousands) | |
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(1,708 |
) |
|
$ |
(686 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used
in) operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
318 |
|
|
|
396 |
|
Allowance for bad debt expense (recovery)
|
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
|
31 |
|
Loss on asset disposition
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
564 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
102 |
|
|
|
134 |
|
Other assets and deferred charges
|
|
|
(42 |
) |
|
|
(11 |
) |
Accounts payable
|
|
|
320 |
|
|
|
93 |
|
Payroll related and other liabilities
|
|
|
(249 |
) |
|
|
31 |
|
Deferred revenue
|
|
|
628 |
|
|
|
204 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
|
|
(91 |
) |
|
|
267 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property and equipment
|
|
|
(196 |
) |
|
|
(266 |
) |
Capitalized software costs
|
|
|
(399 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(595 |
) |
|
|
(266 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from exercise of options
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
534 |
|
Principal payments on debt obligations
|
|
|
(56 |
) |
|
|
(70 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
|
|
(46 |
) |
|
|
464 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(732 |
) |
|
|
465 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
|
|
|
3,764 |
|
|
|
3,299 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
|
|
$ |
3,032 |
|
|
$ |
3,764 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental cash flow information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for interest
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See notes to the financial statements.
F-103
1. Organization and Summary of
Significant Accounting Policies:
Organization and Business Activity The
Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware
on October 29, 1990. The Company provides channel
visibility and channel management solutions, in the form of
software and services, to companies that sell their products
through complex networks of distributors, dealers, resellers,
retailers, agents or branches (i.e., channel
partners). Companies use InfoNows software and
services to collaborate with their channel partners to create
demand, increase revenues, lower operating costs, calculate
sales commissions, and maximize the return on investment of
their channel strategies.
On December 23, 2005, Halo Technology Holdings
(Halo), a holding company for established enterprise
software companies and the Company announced that Halo agreed to
acquire InfoNow in a merger transaction valued at
$7.2 million. Pursuant to the terms of the definitive
Agreement and Plan of Merger dated December 23, 2005, a
newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary of Halo will be merged
with and into the Company with the Company surviving the merger
as a wholly owned subsidiary of Halo.
Use of Estimates The preparation of financial
statements in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America requires management to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets
and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the
reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting
period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the
differences could be material. Significant estimates include the
estimate of a client life, over which deferred revenue and
implementation expenses are recognized; the percentage of
completion on client contracts; the percentage of hours that
technical staff devote to activities related to the cost of
revenues versus product development activities, which drives the
allocation of related costs; estimates of capitalizable software
development costs including assessment of when technological
feasibility is reached and the period of amortization of the
related costs; and the allowance for doubtful accounts.
Reclassifications Certain reclassifications
have been made in the 2004 statement of cash flows to conform to
the 2005 presentation.
Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company
considers all highly liquid investments with original maturity
dates of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The
Companys excess cash is maintained in a money market fund.
Property and Equipment Property and equipment
are stated at cost. Replacements, renewals and improvements are
capitalized and costs for repairs and maintenance are expensed
as incurred. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line
method over estimated useful lives of three to five years.
During the third quarter of 2004, the Company elected to abandon
the patent application process related to its proprietary
e-commerce cataloging
technology. Accordingly, the Company wrote off $13,000 in
previously capitalized patent costs associated with this effort.
This cost is reflected in the Companys product development
expenses. The Company continues to pursue U.S. patent
protection for its Channel Insight technology and algorithms and
expects that completing the patent process for this technology
will take one to three years.
Capitalization of Software Product Development
Costs Capitalized software product development
costs consist of technical personnel salaries, overhead related
to technical personnel, and the cost of the facilities they
occupy. The Company allocates these costs to the software
product based on the amount of time an employee devotes directly
to the product development effort in relation to that
employees total time worked during a given period. In
accordance with SFAS No. 86, Accounting for the
Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased or Otherwise
Marketed, software development costs are required to be
expensed until the point that technological feasibility of the
product is established which the Company has determined to be
when a working model is complete. Once technological feasibility
is established, such costs are required to be capitalized until
the product is available for general release to customers. The
establishment of technological feasibility and continuing
evaluation of the recoverability of the capitalized software
development costs requires managements judgment with
respect to the impact of external factors
F-104
such as future revenue, estimated economic life and changes in
software and hardware technologies. Periodic amortization of
capitalized software development costs will be based on either
(a) the ratio that current period revenues for the product
bear to the total estimated revenue for that product or
(b) the straight-line method over the estimated economic
life of the product, whichever results in a larger amortization
expense. The Company capitalized $399,000 of software
development costs during 2005. No software development costs
were capitalized for product development efforts that took place
prior to 2005 because the period between technological
feasibility and general availability was short and costs
qualifying for capitalization were insignificant. The Company
has not begun amortizing capitalized software development costs
because the related product is not yet available for general
release to customers. Capitalized software development costs are
recorded in other assets.
Capitalization of Computer Software Statement
of Position 98-1,
Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or
Obtained for Internal Use, requires costs of internally
developed software to be charged to operations as incurred until
certain capitalization criteria are met. The Company capitalized
$72,000 in costs and amortized $45,000 for the year ended
December 31, 2005. The Company capitalized $40,000 in costs
and amortized $33,000 for the year ended December 31, 2004.
These costs are included in property and equipment.
Revenue Recognition The Company offers its
software and services to clients in two forms. The first (and
historical) method utilizes an application service provider, or
ASP, model. Under this business model, the Company sells the
right to use its software for the term of a specific agreement,
and it implements and hosts that solution to meet specific
client requirements. Accordingly, the Company charges the client
an implementation fee, a managed service fee and, in many cases,
variable monthly fees. The implementation fee and related direct
costs are deferred and recognized ratably over the longer of the
expected client life or contract term. Managed service fees and
variable monthly fees are recognized as services are performed.
The second method of delivering software and services is via a
license-hosted model. Under this model, the Company sells its
clients a perpetual license for its software. The client can
install the software on their own in-house systems or the
Company will host the software and perform related services
under a managed services agreement.
Sales of solutions under the license-hosted model typically
include a software license fee, an implementation fee, a
software maintenance fee, a managed service fee and, in many
cases, variable monthly fees. The Company establishes vendor
specific objective evidence, or VSOE, of fair value for the
managed service fee element of a contract based on the following
two considerations: 1) it is sold independently of the
other elements in a contract, and independently of each other;
and 2) these services generally are, and have historically
been, renewed in subsequent years (independent of the other
elements) at the same fees, or the current market value of those
fees, charged when all elements are sold together. The
Companys contracts also typically contain renewal rates
for software maintenance fees, which are substantive. Therefore,
the Company relies on these renewal rates as VSOE of fair value
for those fees. Based on these considerations, the VSOE of fair
value for managed service fees and software maintenance fees can
be properly determined by reference to the applicable
clients contractual fee rates relating to those services.
The Company is not, however, currently able to establish VSOE of
fair value for the software license and implementation fee
elements of its contracts. Therefore, it uses the residual value
method to recognize revenue in accordance with Statement of
Position 97-2,
Software Revenue Recognition
(SOP 97-2).
Using this method, revenue from the managed service and software
maintenance elements of a contract is recognized ratably over
the term of the managed service arrangement and the software
maintenance arrangement, respectively. Since the Company is
currently unable to establish VSOE of fair value for the
software license fee and implementation fee components of a
contract and the installation services are essential to the
functionality of the software, the Company applies contract
accounting to both the software license and implementation
elements of the arrangement in accordance with Accounting
Research Bulletin No. 45, Long-Term Construction-Type
Contracts (ARB 45) and Statement of
Position 81-1,
F-105
Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and Certain
Production-Type Contracts
(SOP 81-1).
Accordingly, license and implementation revenues are recognized
on a percentage of completion basis. As changes occur in the
estimate of completion percentage, revenue recognition is
adjusted accordingly. The estimate of completion percentage is
based on the ratio of the actual effort spent on a project as of
the financial statement date to the estimate of total effort to
complete the implementation.
If, for any solution implementation, the Company determines that
it is unable to estimate the effort to implement a solution with
a high degree of certainty, the Company defers recognition of
the revenue and related cost until project completion in
accordance with
SOP 81-1. Losses
are recognized immediately if projected implementation costs
exceed anticipated revenues. For purposes of determining the
profit or loss on a project, the Company includes direct labor
and direct subcontractor costs, as well as an allocation of
fringe benefits, payroll taxes, personnel support costs, and
facilities costs. These costs are allocated to projects based on
the amount of time an employee or subcontractor devotes directly
to the project in relation to that persons total time
worked during a given period. As of December 31, 2005 and
2004, the Company had $20,000 and $68,000, respectively, accrued
for estimated future implementation losses related to projects
for which implementation costs are projected to exceed
implementation fee revenue. These accruals are included in other
liabilities on the Companys balance sheet. Revenue from
variable monthly fees is recognized as services are performed.
The Company has historically sold its solutions primarily
through direct sales efforts; however, when the Company sells
solutions through a reseller channel it recognizes revenue
consistent with the methods described above.
Income Taxes The Company accounts for its
income tax assets and liabilities in accordance with
SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes.
SFAS No. 109 requires recognition of deferred tax
assets and liabilities for the expected future income tax
consequences of transactions. Under this method, deferred tax
assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference
between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and
liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in
which the differences are expected to reverse. Net deferred tax
assets are then reduced by a valuation allowance for amounts
which do not satisfy the realization criteria of
SFAS No. 109. As a result of the valuation allowance,
the Company had no net deferred tax assets at December 31,
2005.
F-106
Stock Compensation Expense The Company
records its stock compensation expense in accordance with
SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation. SFAS No. 123 specifies a fair value
based method to measure compensation cost of issued stock
options and similar instruments issued using a Black-Scholes
model or other comparable method. However, the Company has
elected an option under SFAS No. 123 that allows a
Company to continue to recognize compensation cost for employees
and directors in accordance with the guidance in APB
No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,
and disclose the pro forma results of operations as if
SFAS No. 123 had been applied to the financial
statements. Transactions in which the Company issues stock
options or other equity instruments to acquire goods or services
from non-employees are accounted for in accordance with
SFAS No. 123. The Company accounts for stock
compensation for employees via the intrinsic value method and
for non-employees via the fair value method. The intrinsic value
method results in no compensation expense for new stock option
grants because the market value and strike price of the stock
option grant are the same on the grant date. Had compensation
cost for the Companys plans been determined consistent
with SFAS No. 123, the Companys net loss and
loss per share would have been increased to the pro forma
amounts indicated below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Twelve Months Ended | |
|
|
December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In thousands, except | |
|
|
per share amounts) | |
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As reported
|
|
$ |
(1,708 |
) |
|
$ |
(686 |
) |
|
Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in
reported net income, net of tax effect of $0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense
determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of
tax effect of $0
|
|
|
(830 |
) |
|
|
(3,444 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma
|
|
$ |
(2,538 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,130 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted-as reported
|
|
$ |
(.17 |
) |
|
$ |
(.07 |
) |
|
Basic and diluted-pro forma
|
|
$ |
(.25 |
) |
|
$ |
(.42 |
) |
The fair value of each grant was determined using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following
assumptions used for grants for 2005 and 2004:
(1) risk-free interest rates of approximately 4.16% in 2005
and 3.41% in 2004; (2) no expected dividend yield;
(3) expected lives of 5 years; and (4) assumed
volatility of approximately 96% in 2005 and 108% in 2004. The
2004 pro forma expense reflects the impact of accelerating
certain options. See Note 4.
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2005 and 2004,
the Company received $10,000 and $534,000, respectively, from
the exercise of 10,667 and 404,232 options, respectively, by
employees and former employees pursuant to the terms of the
original options.
Net Loss Per Common Share Earnings per share
is presented in accordance with the provisions of
SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share. Basic earnings per
share (EPS) is calculated by dividing the income or
loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS
reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities
or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or
converted into common stock. Stock options, warrants outstanding
and their equivalents are included in diluted earnings per share
computations through the treasury stock method
unless they are antidilutive.
F-107
The components of basic and diluted earnings per share were as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Twelve Months | |
|
|
Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In thousands, except | |
|
|
per share amounts) | |
Net loss available for common shareholders(A)
|
|
$ |
(1,708 |
) |
|
$ |
(686 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding(B)
|
|
|
10,055 |
|
|
|
9,920 |
|
Dilutive effect of employee stock based compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock and common stock equivalents(C)
|
|
|
10,055 |
|
|
|
9,920 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic (A/B)
|
|
$ |
(.17 |
) |
|
$ |
(.07 |
) |
|
Diluted (A/C)
|
|
$ |
(.17 |
) |
|
$ |
(.07 |
) |
As of December 31, 2005, options to
purchase 5,668,209 shares of common stock were
outstanding, but were not included in the computation of loss
per share for the year ended December 31, 2005 because
their effect would have been antidilutive. As of
December 31, 2004, options to
purchase 4,820,720 shares of common stock were
outstanding, but were not included in the computation of loss
per share for the year ended December 31, 2004 because
their effect would have been antidilutive.
401(k) Plan In 1996, the Company adopted a
defined contribution plan (the 401(k) Plan) under
Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Substantially
all employees are eligible for participation in the
401(k) Plan and may contribute a portion of their
compensation up to certain limits. The Company amended the
401(k) Plan during 2005 to provide for matching contributions
and contributed $17,000 to the 401(k) Plan during 2005. The
Company did not match employee contributions to the
401(k) Plan prior to 2005.
Concentrations of Credit Risk Financial
instruments which potentially subject the Company to
concentrations of credit risk are cash equivalents and accounts
receivable. The Company attempts to limit its credit risk
associated with cash equivalents by placing the Companys
financial instruments with a major institution. A portion of the
Companys cash and cash equivalents balance at
December 31, 2005 was in excess of federally insured
limits. The Companys clients are primarily large
multi-national entities located throughout the U.S. The
Company grants credit, generally without collateral, to these
clients under specific contractual terms. The Company has not
experienced any material losses related to its accounts
receivable to date.
During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company earned
$3,236,000, or 37%, of its revenue from one global organization.
This revenue consisted of $2,094,000 from Channel Insight
solutions and $1,142,000 from channel management solutions. Only
one other organization accounted for more than 10% of the
Companys total revenue during 2005, representing $984,000,
or 11%, of the Companys total revenue during 2005. No
other organization accounted for more than 10% of the
Companys revenue during the year ended December 31,
2004.
As of December 31, 2005, the Companys largest client
accounted for approximately 24%, or $217,000, of the
Companys net accounts receivable balance. The loss of this
client, reduction in revenues from this client, or its inability
or failure to pay would have a material adverse impact on the
Companys financial condition and results of operations.
Two other clients accounted for more than 10% of the
Companys accounts receivable balance as of
December 31, 2005. These clients represented 18%, or
$153,000, and 12%, or $109,000, respectively, of the
Companys net accounts receivable balance as of
December 31, 2005. No other clients accounted for more than
10% of the Companys accounts receivable balance at
December 31, 2005.
During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Company earned
$5,456,000, or 50%, of its revenue from one global organization.
During the year ended December 31, 2004, this revenue
consisted of
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$4,096,000 from Channel Insight solutions and $1,360,000 from
channel management solutions. No other organization accounted
for more than 10% of the Companys revenue during the year
ended December 31, 2004.
Entering 2005, approximately $148,000, or 26%, of the
Companys total monthly contracted managed service fees of
$564,000 was attributable to Channel Insight contracts with its
largest client. These managed service fees expired on
October 31, 2005 and, in November 2005, the client agreed
to a contract extension through April 30, 2006 at a reduced
monthly fee of $120,000. In April 2006, the client agreed to a
further extension of this contract through October 31, 2006
at a monthly fee of $120,000. The Company expects to work with
this client to negotiate a longer-term extension to the contract
associated with this solution. In addition, the Company
continues to work with this client for purposes of selling new
solutions; however, there can be no assurance that it will be
successful in renewing, extending or expanding solutions for
this client.
Segment Information The Company operates in a
single reportable segment and all revenues from clients are
primarily from the sale of the Companys channel visibility
and channel management software and services. The Company sells
its solutions and services domestically to clients that, in some
cases, have an international presence. All solutions and
services are delivered from the Companys Denver, Colorado,
office and two data centers located in Denver and Thornton,
Colorado.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements In December
2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123(R), Share Based
Payment, that requires companies filing as small business
issuers to expense the value of employee stock options and
similar awards for interim and annual periods beginning on or
after December 15, 2005 and applies to all outstanding and
unvested stock-based awards at a companys adoption date.
The Company believes that the adoption of this standard could
have a material impact on its financial position and results of
operations since the Company expects to continue to utilize
stock-based compensation to motivate employees in the future,
and, as a result, the Company expects that the implementation of
SFAS No. 123(R) will result in increased compensation
expense in future years. The Company will adopt SFAS
No. 123(R) on January 1, 2006 using a modified
prospective application.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153,
Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets, which eliminates the
exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets
and replaces it with a general exception for exchanges of
nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial substance.
SFAS No. 153 will be effective for nonmonetary asset
exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after
June 15, 2005. The Company does not believe the adoption of
this standard will have a material impact on its financial
position or results of operations.
In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154,
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections a
replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement
No. 3. The Statement changes the requirements for the
accounting for, and reporting of, a change in accounting
principle. This Statement applies to all voluntary changes in
accounting principle. It also applies to changes required by an
accounting pronouncement in the unusual instance that the
pronouncement does not include specific transition provisions.
When a pronouncement includes specific transition provisions,
those provisions should be followed. This Statement requires
retrospective application to prior periods financial
statements for changes in accounting principle, unless it is
impractical to determine either the period-specific effects or
the cumulative effect of the change. When it is impractical to
determine the period-specific effect of an accounting change on
one or more individual prior periods presented, this Statement
requires that the new accounting principle be applied to the
balances of assets and liabilities as of the beginning of the
earliest period for which retrospective application is practical
and that a corresponding adjustment be made to the opening
balance of retained earnings for that period rather than being
reported as a component of income. When it is impractical to
determine the cumulative effect of applying a change in
accounting principle to all prior periods, this Statement
requires that the new accounting principle be applied as if it
were adopted prospectively from the earliest date practical.
This Statement is effective for business enterprises and
not-for-profit organizations for accounting changes and
corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning
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after December 15, 2005. The Company does not believe the
adoption of this standard will have a material impact on its
financial position or results of operations.
2. Property and Equipment:
Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
Computer equipment
|
|
$ |
4,245 |
|
Furniture and fixtures
|
|
|
405 |
|
Leasehold improvements
|
|
|
237 |
|
Computer software
|
|
|
1,099 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,986 |
|
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(5,655 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
$ |
331 |
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization during the years ended
December 31, 2005 and 2004 was $315,000 and $374,000,
respectively.
3. Line of Credit:
The Company has a bank credit facility with both a $1,000,000
revolving line of credit to support future operating needs of
the Company and a $1,000,000 equipment facility to support
future investing needs of the organization. The bank credit
facility requires that the Company meet various covenants. The
Company is not permitted to draw on the bank credit facility if
it is out of compliance with any of the covenants. As of the
date of this report, the Company is out of compliance with its
debt covenants; however, it expects to work with the bank to
obtain waivers for this non-compliance. The interest rate on the
revolving line of credit is the prime rate plus 1 percent,
and the interest rate on the equipment facility is the
U.S. Treasury note yield to maturity for a term equal to
36 months as quoted in the Wall Street Journal plus
587 basis points. There were no amounts outstanding under
this facility at December 31, 2005.
4. Stockholders Equity:
Preferred Stock Shares of preferred stock may
be issued from time to time in one or more series, with the
rights and powers of each series set by the Board of Directors.
The Company has a total of 1,712,335 authorized shares of
preferred stock. There were no shares of preferred stock
outstanding as of December 31, 2005.
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock The
Board has designated 213,483 shares of the Companys
total authorized shares of preferred stock as Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock. No shares of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock are outstanding. Pursuant to the
terms of the Companys Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock designation, if and when issued the Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock would be convertible to common stock
at the rate of four shares of common stock for one share of
preferred stock, would have a liquidation preference of
$1.593 per share, and would have voting rights equal to the
voting rights of the Common Stock on an as-converted basis. The
Company has no present intention to issue shares of its
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.
Series B Convertible Participating Preferred
Stock The Board has designated
550,000 shares of the Companys total authorized
shares of preferred stock as Series B Convertible
Participating Preferred Stock (Series B Preferred
Stock). No shares of Series B Preferred Stock are
outstanding. Pursuant to the terms of the Companys
Series B Preferred Stock designation, if and when issued
the Series B Preferred Stock would participate in any
dividends declared on the Companys Common Stock on an
as-converted
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basis and would have voting rights equal to the voting rights of
the Common Stock on an as-converted basis. Upon liquidation,
dissolution, or change in control of the Company, the
Series B Preferred Stock would have a liquidation
preference equal to the greater of the amount that the holders
would have received if the Series B Preferred Stock had
been converted to Common Stock, or $20 per share plus
unpaid dividends plus a pro rata share of any remaining assets
on an as-converted basis, limited to an amount equal to twice
the original issue price.
Stock Option Plans The Company has two Stock
Option Plans to provide directors, officers and other key
employees options to purchase shares of the Companys
common stock, the 1990 Stock Option Plan (the 1990
Plan) and the 1999 Stock Option Plan (the 1999
Plan). As of December 31, 2005, there were 2,200,000
and 6,000,000 shares reserved for issuance under the 1990
Plan and 1999 Plan, respectively. As of December 31, 2005,
645,970 shares were available for grant under the 1999 Plan
and there were no shares available for grant under the 1990
Plan. Under the terms of the plans, the Board of Directors may
grant officers and key employees either
non-qualified or incentive stock options
as defined by the Internal Revenue Service code and regulations
and may grant non-qualified options to non-employee directors.
Under the terms of the plans, the purchase price of the shares
subject to an option will be the fair market value of the
Companys common stock on the date the option is granted.
If the grantee owns more than 10% of the total combined voting
power or value of all classes of stock on the date of grant, the
purchase price shall be at least 110% of the fair market value
at the date of grant and the exercise term shall be up to five
years from the date of grant. All other options granted under
the 1990 Plan and 1999 Plan are exercisable up to 10 years
from the date of the grant. Options issued under the plans vest
over periods determined appropriate by the Board of Directors in
accordance with the plans.
On December 13, 2004, the Companys Board of
Directors, in order to motivate employees, unanimously approved
the acceleration of the vesting of all outstanding Company stock
options having an exercise price greater than $1.19, the fair
market value of the underlying shares of common stock at the
close of market on such date as quoted on the Nasdaq Stock
Market, that had been previously granted to employees of the
Company as of December 13, 2004. When the Company becomes
subject to the new accounting rules governing the expensing of
stock options in SFAS No. 123(R), beginning in 2006,
this action will result in the reduction of the Companys
compensation expense. As a result, approximately
1.2 million options or 93% of the total outstanding options
with varying remaining vesting schedules became immediately
exercisable. Of such options, approximately 700,000 options or
52% were held by our directors and named executive officers.
A summary of the status of the Companys stock option plans
as of December 31, 2004 and 2005 and changes during the
years ended on those dates is presented below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares | |
|
Weighted Average | |
|
|
Under Option | |
|
Exercise Price | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Balance, December 31, 2003
|
|
|
5,499,009 |
|
|
$ |
2.46 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
1,134,633 |
|
|
$ |
2.55 |
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(404,232 |
) |
|
|
1.32 |
|
Canceled
|
|
|
(1,408,690 |
) |
|
|
4.20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2004
|
|
|
4,820,720 |
|
|
$ |
2.07 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
1,552,100 |
|
|
$ |
0.81 |
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(10,667 |
) |
|
|
0.98 |
|
Canceled
|
|
|
(693,944 |
) |
|
|
3.19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2005
|
|
|
5,668,209 |
|
|
$ |
1.59 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares exercisable in the plans were 5,133,514 and 4,720,441 for
the years ended 2005 and 2004, respectively. The
weighted-average fair value of each option granted in 2005 and
2004 was $0.61 and $2.03 per share, respectively.
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The following table summarizes information about fixed stock
options outstanding at December 31, 2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options Outstanding | |
|
Options Exercisable | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Weighted | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average | |
|
Weighted | |
|
|
|
Weighted | |
|
|
|
|
Remaining | |
|
Average | |
|
|
|
Average | |
|
|
Number | |
|
Contractual | |
|
Exercise | |
|
Number | |
|
Exercise | |
Range of Exercise Prices |
|
Outstanding | |
|
Life (Years) | |
|
Price | |
|
Exercisable | |
|
Price | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
$0.51 to $.97
|
|
|
1,679,670 |
|
|
|
8.9 |
|
|
$ |
0.80 |
|
|
|
1,159,878 |
|
|
$ |
0.92 |
|
$1.00 to $1.98
|
|
|
2,652,932 |
|
|
|
4.2 |
|
|
|
1.38 |
|
|
|
2,642,196 |
|
|
|
1.38 |
|
$2.11 to $2.95
|
|
|
930,217 |
|
|
|
5.6 |
|
|
|
2.47 |
|
|
|
926,050 |
|
|
|
2.47 |
|
$3.00 to $16.19
|
|
|
405,390 |
|
|
|
6.9 |
|
|
|
4.11 |
|
|
|
405,390 |
|
|
|
4.11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$0.55 to $16.19
|
|
|
5,668,209 |
|
|
|
6.0 |
|
|
$ |
1.59 |
|
|
|
5,133,514 |
|
|
$ |
1.69 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The significant components of the net deferred tax asset at
December 31, 2005 consist of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred Tax Assets
Net operating loss carryforwards
|
|
$ |
5,829 |
|
|
Other Accruals
|
|
|
286 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total deferred tax assets
|
|
|
6,115 |
|
Deferred Set Up and Implementation
|
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Net Deferred Tax Assets
|
|
|
6,065 |
|
Valuation allowance
|
|
|
(6,065 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Net Asset
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax expenses differed from the amounts computed by
applying the U.S. Federal and State income tax rates to
loss before income taxes as a result of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Federal Tax expected expense (benefit)
|
|
|
(581 |
) |
|
|
(234 |
) |
State Tax expected expense (benefit)
|
|
|
(52 |
) |
|
|
(21 |
) |
Permanent Items
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
Stock Option Benefit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(43 |
) |
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Valuation Allowance
|
|
|
630 |
|
|
|
290 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income Tax Benefit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The benefits of the Companys net operating loss
carryforwards as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, do not
satisfy the realization criteria set forth in
SFAS No. 109 and accordingly, the Company has recorded
a valuation allowance for the entire net deferred tax asset. The
valuation allowance increased by $630,000 in 2005 and by
$290,000 in 2004, due to changes in the net operating loss
carryforward.
Because the Company experienced a significant change in control
and substantially changed its business on May 22, 1995, the
Company believes that, under current tax regulations, the
utilization of tax loss carryforwards will be limited to loss
carryforwards (NOL) generated after May 23,
1995, which amounted to approximately $15,729,000 as of
December 31, 2005. The Companys NOL expires
commencing in 2015.
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6. Commitments and
Contingencies:
Operating Lease Commitments The Company has
non-cancelable leases for its facilities and certain office
equipment. Following is a summary of future lease commitments at
December 31, 2005 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$ |
496 |
|
2007
|
|
|
370 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
866 |
|
|
|
|
|
Rent expense related to operating leases was approximately
$390,000 and $413,000 for the years ended December 31, 2005
and 2004, respectively.
The Company leases approximately 27,000 square feet of
office space at a rate of $18.00 per square foot through
September 2007, when the lease expires.
The Company has contracts with certain of its clients that
contain indemnification clauses, which could require the Company
to make payments to the client if it is determined that the
solution provided under the contract infringes any proprietary
right of a third party, and such infringement cannot be resolved
by the Company. The Company does not believe there are currently
any outstanding obligations related to indemnification clauses
and, accordingly, there is no liability reflected in the
accompanying balance sheet for these contingencies.
From time to time, the Company may be involved in litigation
that arises in the normal course of business operations. At
December 31, 2005, the Company is not a party to any
litigation that it believes could reasonably be expected to have
a material adverse effect on the business or results of
operations.
In September 2004, the Company settled a dispute with a
terminated employee by agreeing to pay between $85,000 and
$91,000, depending on the length of time needed for the
terminated employee to obtain other employment. The ultimate
cost to the Company was $87,000, of which $85,000 was paid in
2004 and $2,000 was paid in 2005. The cost associated with this
obligation is included in the Companys general and
administrative expenses.
7. Selected Quarterly Financial
Data (Unaudited):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 Quarter Ended | |
|
|
| |
|
|
March 31(1) | |
|
June 30(1) | |
|
September 30(1) | |
|
December 31(1) | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In thousands, except per share information) | |
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service and other fees
|
|
$ |
1,748 |
|
|
$ |
1,729 |
|
|
$ |
1,969 |
|
|
$ |
1,728 |
|
Implementation and software license fees
|
|
|
524 |
|
|
|
441 |
|
|
|
353 |
|
|
|
271 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
2,272 |
|
|
|
2,170 |
|
|
|
2,322 |
|
|
|
1,999 |
|
Gross margin
|
|
|
539 |
|
|
|
907 |
|
|
|
874 |
|
|
|
521 |
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$ |
(1,109 |
) |
|
$ |
(23 |
) |
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
(577 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings (loss) per common share
|
|
$ |
(0.11 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(0.06 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fully diluted earnings (loss) per common share
|
|
$ |
(0.11 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(0.06 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-113
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 Quarter Ended | |
|
|
| |
|
|
March 31 | |
|
June 30 | |
|
September 30 | |
|
December 31(1) | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service and other fees
|
|
$ |
2,313 |
|
|
$ |
2,422 |
|
|
$ |
2,462 |
|
|
$ |
2,095 |
|
Implementation and software license fees
|
|
|
686 |
|
|
|
400 |
|
|
|
187 |
|
|
|
314 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
2,999 |
|
|
|
2,822 |
|
|
|
2,649 |
|
|
|
2,409 |
|
Gross margin
|
|
|
1,684 |
|
|
|
1,454 |
|
|
|
1,104 |
|
|
|
773 |
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$ |
114 |
|
|
$ |
98 |
|
|
$ |
(355 |
) |
|
$ |
(543 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings (loss) per common share
|
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
$ |
(0.04 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fully diluted earnings (loss) per common share
|
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
$ |
(0.04 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
Reflects the impact of a $222,000 per month reduction in
service fees related to the Channel Insight contract with the
Companys largest client, effective November 1, 2004. |
F-114
HALO TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.
InfoNow Corporation
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
On December 23, 2005, Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
operating under the name Halo Technology Holdings
(Halo or the Company) entered into an
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement)
with WTH Merger Sub, Inc. (Merger Sub), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and InfoNow Corporation
(InfoNow) in a transaction valued at
$7.2 million excluding transaction costs (the
Merger). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger
Sub will be merged with and into InfoNow, with InfoNow surviving
the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Halo.
Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, which was approved by
both companies boards of directors, each share of
InfoNows common stock outstanding immediately prior to the
Merger will be converted into the right to receive approximately
$0.71 in a combination of cash and common stock of Halo. The
amount of cash per share to be received in the Merger by InfoNow
stockholders will be determined by the amount of InfoNows
cash on hand and net working capital available to it three days
prior to the closing. The lesser of the two amounts will be paid
in cash by Halo pro rata in proportion to each
stockholders ownership in InfoNow at the closing of the
Merger. The remainder of the approximately $0.71 per share
Merger consideration will be paid in shares of Halo common
stock, the value of which will be deemed to be the greater of
$1.00 or the average closing price of Halos common stock
as reported on the
over-the-counter
bulletin board for the twenty consecutive trading days ending
two trading days prior to the closing of the Merger (the
Halo Conversion Price). The Merger is intended to
qualify as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
In addition, each InfoNow common stock option outstanding at the
closing with an exercise price less than $0.71 per share
will be converted into the right to receive cash and Halo common
stock to the extent that the approximately $0.71 per share
merger consideration exceeds the applicable exercise price. The
amount of cash and Halo common stock to be issued in respect of
the outstanding
in-the-money stock
options as described above will be calculated based upon the
relative proportions of the cash and Halo common stock issued in
the Merger in respect of the outstanding Company common stock.
Halo will also issue one contingent value right (a
CVR) in respect of each share of Halo common stock
issued in the Merger. The CVRs will be payable on the
18-month anniversary of
the closing date, and will entitle each holder thereof to an
additional cash payment if the trading price of Halos
common stock (based on a
20-day average) is less
than the Halo Conversion Price. The CVRs will expire prior to
the 18-month payment
date if during any consecutive
45-day trading period
during that time when the volume of Halos common stock is
not less than 200,000 per day, the stock price is 175% of
the Halo Conversion Price. The shares of Halo common stock and
related CVRs to be issued in the Merger are being registered
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
This unaudited pro forma information should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the
Company included in Halos Annual Report filed on
Form 10-KSB for
the year ended June 30, 2005 and our Quarterly Report filed
on Form 10-QSB for
the six months ended December 31, 2005. In addition, this
pro forma information should be read in conjunction with the
financial statements of InfoNow for the years ended
December 31, 2005 and 2004, which are included within this
registration statement S-4.
The following unaudited pro forma statement of operations for
the year ended June 30, 2005 has been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States to give effect to the acquisition of InfoNow as if
the transaction occurred on July 1, 2004. The pro forma
statement of operations combines the results of operations of
the Company for the year ended June 30, 2005 with the
results of operations of InfoNow for the twelve months ended
June 30, 2005. Pro forma adjustments include an increase in
intangible amortization, and a decrease in deferred revenue
amortization.
F-115
The following unaudited pro forma statement of operations for
the six months ended December 31, 2005 has been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States to give effect to the acquisition of InfoNow as if
the transaction occurred on July 1, 2005. Such pro forma
statement of operations combines the results of operations of
the Company for the six months ended December 31, 2005 with
the results of operations of InfoNow for the six months ended
December 31, 2005. Pro forma adjustments include an
increase in intangible amortization, and a decrease in deferred
revenue amortization.
The following unaudited pro forma balance sheet has been
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States; gives effect to the acquisition
of InfoNow as if the acquisition occurred on December 31,
2005; and combines the consolidated balance sheet of the Company
as of December 31, 2005, which is included in the
Companys Quarterly Report filed on
Form 10-QSB for
the six months ended December 31, 2005 with the balance
sheet of InfoNow as of December 31, 2005.
Under the purchase method of accounting, the estimated cost of
approximately $7.2 million to acquire InfoNow, plus
transaction costs of approximately $.3 million, will be
allocated to InfoNows underlying net assets at their
respective fair values. As more fully described in the notes to
the pro forma consolidated condensed financial statements, a
preliminary allocation of the excess of the purchase price over
the value of the net assets acquired has been allocated to
goodwill. Intangible assets consisting of trade names, customer
relationships, and developed technologies, are expected to be
amortized over approximately seven years. At this time, the work
needed to provide the basis for estimating these fair values,
and amortization periods, has not been completed. As a result,
the final allocation of the purchase price, intangible assets
acquired, and their estimated useful lives, as well as the
amount recorded as goodwill could differ materially.
Accordingly, a change in the amortization period would impact
the amount of annual amortization expense.
These unaudited pro forma financial statements are prepared for
informational purposes only and are not necessarily indicative
of future results or of actual results that would have been
achieved had the acquisition of InfoNow been consummated as of
the dates specified above.
F-116
HALO TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.
PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
December 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounting | |
|
Halo | |
|
|
Halo(A) | |
|
InfoNow(B) | |
|
Adjustments | |
|
Pro Forma | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
ASSETS |
Current Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
1,844,373 |
|
|
$ |
3,031,708 |
|
|
$ |
(1,349,447 |
)(C) |
|
$ |
3,526,634 |
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
|
|
|
4,550,514 |
|
|
|
887,361 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,437,875 |
|
Due from Platinum Equity, LLC
|
|
|
465,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
465,000 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
925,460 |
|
|
|
376,029 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,301,489 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
7,785,347 |
|
|
|
4,295,098 |
|
|
|
(1,349,447 |
) |
|
|
10,730,998 |
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
286,369 |
|
|
|
330,467 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
616,836 |
|
Deferred financing costs, net
|
|
|
1,529,036 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,529,036 |
|
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization
|
|
|
24,604,981 |
|
|
|
466,681 |
|
|
|
2,090,774 |
(C) |
|
|
27,162,436 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
28,730,708 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,876,285 |
(C) |
|
|
31,606,993 |
|
Investment and other assets
|
|
|
193,190 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
193,190 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$ |
63,129,631 |
|
|
$ |
5,092,246 |
|
|
$ |
3,617,612 |
|
|
$ |
71,839,489 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
$ |
1,832,028 |
|
|
$ |
670,008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,502,036 |
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
6,825,837 |
|
|
|
362,023 |
|
|
|
275,000 |
(C) |
|
|
7,462,860 |
|
Note payable to Bristol Technology, Inc
|
|
|
500,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
500,000 |
|
Note payable to Platinum Equity, LLC
|
|
|
2,750,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,750,000 |
|
Notes payable
|
|
|
1,591,770 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,591,770 |
|
Deferred revenue
|
|
|
11,263,432 |
|
|
|
1,933,656 |
|
|
|
(551,092 |
)(C) |
|
|
12,645,996 |
|
Due to ISIS
|
|
|
1,293,717 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,293,717 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
26,056,784 |
|
|
|
2,965,687 |
|
|
|
(276,092 |
) |
|
|
28,746,379 |
|
Subordinate notes payable
|
|
|
1,453,504 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,453,504 |
|
Senior notes payable
|
|
|
21,763,619 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,763,619 |
|
Other long term liabilities
|
|
|
52,972 |
|
|
|
146,794 |
|
|
|
(24,011 |
)(C) |
|
|
175,755 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
49,326,879 |
|
|
|
3,112,481 |
|
|
|
(300,103 |
) |
|
|
52,139,257 |
|
Commitments and contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock (Canadian subsidiary)
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
Series C Preferred Stock
|
|
|
13,802,837 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13,802,837 |
)(F) |
|
|
|
|
Series D Preferred Stock
|
|
|
6,750,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,750,000 |
|
Shares of Common Stock to be issued for accrued dividends on
Series C Preferred Stock
|
|
|
208,006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
208,006 |
|
Shares of Common Stock to be issued for accrued dividends on
Series D Preferred Stock
|
|
|
165,372 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
165,372 |
|
Shares of Common Stock to be issued for accrued interest on
subordinate debt
|
|
|
41,667 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41,667 |
|
Common stock
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
10,157 |
|
|
|
43 |
(C) |
|
|
237 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10,157 |
)(D) |
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in-capital
|
|
|
64,733,038 |
|
|
|
40,145,725 |
|
|
|
5,897,437 |
(C) |
|
|
84,433,174 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
138 |
(E) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(40,145,725 |
)(D) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,802,699 |
(E) |
|
|
|
|
Deferred compensation
|
|
|
(874,123 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(874,123 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
|
(71,087 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(71,087 |
) |
Accumulated deficit
|
|
|
(70,953,016 |
) |
|
|
(38,176,117 |
) |
|
|
38,176,117 |
(D) |
|
|
(70,953,016 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders equity
|
|
|
13,802,752 |
|
|
|
1,979,765 |
|
|
|
3,917,715 |
|
|
|
19,700,232 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders equity
|
|
$ |
63,129,631 |
|
|
$ |
5,092,246 |
|
|
$ |
3,617,612 |
|
|
$ |
71,839,489 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma consolidated
condensed financial statements.
F-117
NOTES TO THE PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
(UNAUDITED)
(A) Reflects the historical financial position of the
Company at December 31, 2005.
(B) Reflects the historical financial position of InfoNow
at December 31, 2005.
(C) The following represents the acquisition of InfoNow and
the preliminary allocation of the purchase price. Estimates are
made based on InfoNows balance sheet, common stock, and
stock options information as of December 31, 2005. The
final allocation of the purchase price will be determined based
on a comprehensive final evaluation of the fair value of the
tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
Calculation of Purchase Price:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated number of InfoNow shares to be acquired
|
|
|
10,055,398 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion price
|
|
$ |
0.71 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total conversion value
|
|
$ |
7,139,333 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
InfoNow cash balance as of 12/31/05
|
|
$ |
3,031,708 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
InfoNow net working capital as of 12/31/05
|
|
$ |
1,329,411 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lesser of two (to be paid in cash to InfoNow stockholders)
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,329,411 |
|
|
|
19 |
% |
Total conversion value minus cash consideration (to be paid in
Halo common shares)
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
5,809,922 |
|
|
|
81 |
% |
Estimated value of InfoNow stock options with exercise price of
$.71 or lower
|
|
$ |
107,593 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Option conversion value allocated to cash
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,036 |
|
|
|
19 |
% |
Option conversion value allocated to stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
87,558 |
|
|
|
81 |
% |
Estimated transaction costs accrued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
275,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total purchase price
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
7,521,927 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
The estimated purchase prices by category: cash $1,349,447;
4,304,730 shares of common stock par value $0.00001,
$5,897,480; and transaction costs $275,000. |
Allocation of Purchase Price:
|
|
|
|
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
InfoNows historical assets
|
|
$ |
5,092,246 |
|
Write-up of intangible assets consisting of developed
technologies and customer relationships
|
|
|
2,090,774 |
|
Recording of goodwill
|
|
|
2,876,285 |
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
InfoNows historical liabilities ($24,011 of long-term
liabilities)
|
|
|
(3,112,481 |
) |
Adjustment of deferred revenue to fair market value ($24,011
long term)
|
|
|
575,103 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total purchase price
|
|
$ |
7,521,927 |
|
|
|
|
|
(D) InfoNows stockholders equity related to the
pre-acquisition period is eliminated.
F-118
Closing Condition:
(E) As a condition to be met before closing this merger,
Halos Preferred Series C Stock is to be converted to
Halos common stock at a one share to one share ratio.
13,802,837 shares of Preferred Series C Stock (the
liquidation of $13,802,837) are converted into the same number
of shares of Halos stock. At the $.00001 par value,
$138 is recorded for common stock. $13,802,699 is recorded for
additional paid in capital.
F-119
HALO TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.
PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Six Months Ended December 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro Forma | |
|
Halo | |
|
|
Halo(E) | |
|
InfoNow(F) | |
|
Adjustments | |
|
Pro Forma | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Licenses
|
|
$ |
2,819,062 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
2,819,062 |
|
|
Services
|
|
|
5,759,979 |
|
|
|
4,320,659 |
|
|
|
(402,721 |
)(G) |
|
|
9,677,917 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
8,579,041 |
|
|
|
4,320,659 |
|
|
|
(402,721 |
) |
|
|
12,496,979 |
|
Cost of revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of license
|
|
|
200,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
200,500 |
|
|
Cost of services
|
|
|
1,098,048 |
|
|
|
2,925,688 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,023,736 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cost of revenues
|
|
|
1,298,548 |
|
|
|
2,925,688 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,224,236 |
|
Gross Profit
|
|
|
7,280,493 |
|
|
|
1,394,971 |
|
|
|
(402,721 |
) |
|
|
8,272,743 |
|
Product development
|
|
|
2,516,793 |
|
|
|
271,691 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,788,484 |
|
Sales, marketing and business development
|
|
|
3,436,457 |
|
|
|
509,090 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,945,547 |
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
4,271,743 |
|
|
|
1,234,991 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,506,734 |
|
Amortization of intangibles
|
|
|
1,194,439 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
182,675 |
(H) |
|
|
1,377,114 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before interest
|
|
|
(4,138,939 |
) |
|
|
(620,801 |
) |
|
|
(585,396 |
) |
|
|
(5,345,136 |
) |
Interest (expense) income
|
|
|
(3,553,807 |
) |
|
|
45,714 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,508,093 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss before income taxes
|
|
|
(7,692,746 |
) |
|
|
(575,087 |
) |
|
|
(585,396 |
) |
|
|
(8,853,229 |
) |
Income taxes
|
|
|
(86,488 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(I) |
|
|
(86,488 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Loss
|
|
$ |
(7,779,234 |
) |
|
$ |
(575,087 |
) |
|
$ |
(585,396 |
) |
|
$ |
(8,939,717 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Computation of loss applicable to Common Shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss before beneficial conversion Preferred
dividends
|
|
$ |
(7,779,234 |
) |
|
$ |
(575,087 |
) |
|
$ |
(585,396 |
) |
|
$ |
(8,939,717 |
) |
Beneficial conversion Preferred dividends
|
|
|
(593,558 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(593,558 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss attributable to common stockholders
|
|
$ |
(8,372,792 |
) |
|
$ |
(575,087 |
) |
|
$ |
(585,396 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,533,275 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted loss per share pro forma
|
|
$ |
(2.44 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(0.44 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares outstanding pro forma
|
|
|
3,425,127 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,532,694 |
(J) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma consolidated
condensed financial statement
F-120
HALO TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.
PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended June 30, 2005
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro Forma | |
|
Halo | |
|
|
Halo(E) | |
|
InfoNow(F) | |
|
Adjustments | |
|
Pro Forma | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Licenses
|
|
$ |
2,986,752 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
2,986,752 |
|
|
Services
|
|
|
2,137,170 |
|
|
|
9,501,411 |
|
|
|
(551,092 |
)(G) |
|
|
11,087,489 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
5,123,922 |
|
|
|
9,501,411 |
|
|
|
(551,092 |
) |
|
|
14,074,241 |
|
Cost of revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of license
|
|
|
151,051 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
151,051 |
|
|
Cost of services
|
|
|
396,490 |
|
|
|
6,177,554 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,574,044 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cost of revenues
|
|
|
547,541 |
|
|
|
6,177,554 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,725,095 |
|
Gross Profit
|
|
|
4,576,381 |
|
|
|
3,323,857 |
|
|
|
(551,092 |
) |
|
|
7,349,146 |
|
Product development
|
|
|
1,589,099 |
|
|
|
865,067 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,454,166 |
|
Sales, marketing and business development
|
|
|
3,652,117 |
|
|
|
1,534,301 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,186,418 |
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
4,042,702 |
|
|
|
3,002,134 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,044,836 |
|
Amortization of intangibles
|
|
|
946,063 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
365,351 |
(H) |
|
|
1,311,414 |
|
Late filing penalty
|
|
|
1,033,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,033,500 |
|
Intangible impairment
|
|
|
62,917 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62,917 |
|
Goodwill impairment
|
|
|
3,893,294 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,893,294 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before interest
|
|
|
(10,643,311 |
) |
|
|
(2,077,645 |
) |
|
|
(916,443 |
) |
|
|
(13,637,399 |
) |
Interest (expense) income
|
|
|
(4,631,683 |
) |
|
|
47,859 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,583,824 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss before income taxes
|
|
|
(15,274,994 |
) |
|
|
(2,029,786 |
) |
|
|
(916,443 |
) |
|
|
(18,221,223 |
) |
Income taxes
|
|
|
(97,945 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(I) |
|
|
(97,945 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Loss
|
|
$ |
(15,372,939 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,029,786 |
) |
|
$ |
(916,443 |
) |
|
$ |
(18,319,168 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Computation of loss applicable to Common Shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss before beneficial conversion Preferred
dividends
|
|
$ |
(15,372,939 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,029,786 |
) |
|
$ |
(916,443 |
) |
|
$ |
(18,319,168 |
) |
Beneficial conversion Preferred dividends
|
|
|
(7,510,590 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,510,590 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss attributable to common stockholders
|
|
$ |
(22,883,529 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,029,786 |
) |
|
$ |
(916,443 |
) |
|
$ |
(25,829,758 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted loss per share pro forma
|
|
$ |
(11.97 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(1.29 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares outstanding pro forma
|
|
|
1,912,033 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,019,600 |
(J) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma consolidated
condensed financial statements.
F-121
NOTES TO THE PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
(E) Reflects the Companys historical statement of
operations for the six months ended December, 2005 and the year
ended June 30, 2005.
(F) Reflects InfoNows historical statement of
operations for the six months ended December 31, 2005 and
the twelve months ended June 30, 2005, including various
reclassifications to conform to the companys financial
statement presentation. In order to conform InfoNows
fiscal year end from calendar year end to Halos
June 30 year end, InfoNows historical operating
results have been derived from combinations of quarters in its
two fiscal years. For the pro forma statements of operations for
the six months ended December 31, 2005, InfoNows
results were derived by combining the last two quarters ended
December 31, 2005 in its fiscal year ended
December 31, 2005. For the pro forma statements of
operations for the year ended June 30, 2005, InfoNows
results were derived by combining the first two quarters of its
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and last two
quarters of its fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.
(G) To record the decrease in amortization of the deferred
revenue as a result of a fair value adjustment (in accordance
with EITF 01-03,
Accounting in a Business Combination for Deferred Revenue
of an Acquiree) of $402,721 and $551,092 for the six
months ended December 31, 2005 and for the twelve months
ended June 30, 2005, respectively, which is included in
services revenue.
(H) To record the increased amortization of intangibles of
$182,675 and $365,351 for the six months ended December 31,
2005 and for the year ended June 30, 2005, respectively.
The increase in the amortization results from the increase in
the fair market value of the intangible assets acquired.
(I) The Company did not record an income tax benefit
because the company provided a full valuation allowance against
the deferred tax asset.
(J) The weighted average number of shares are calculated as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended | |
|
Year Ended | |
|
|
December 31, 2005 | |
|
June 30, 2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Halos weighted average shares as reported on 10Q and 10K
|
|
|
3,425,127 |
|
|
|
1,912,033 |
|
Common stock to be issued to InfoNow stockholders
|
|
|
4,304,730 |
|
|
|
4,304,730 |
|
Preferred Series C to be converted as closing condition
|
|
|
13,802,837 |
|
|
|
13,802,837 |
|
Weighted average shares pro forma
|
|
|
21,532,694 |
|
|
|
20,019,600 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-122
HALO TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.
Unify Corporation and InfoNow Corporation
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Acquisition of Unify Corporation
On March 14, 2006, Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. operating
under the name Halo Technology Holdings (Halo or the
Company) entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Merger (the Merger Agreement) by and between UCA
Merger Sub, Inc. (Merger Sub), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company, and Unify Corporation
(Unify) in a transaction valued at approximately
$21 million, excluding transaction costs, based on
Halos then current market valuation (the
Merger). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger
Sub will be merged with and into Unify, with Unify surviving the
merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Halo. In connection with
the Merger Agreement, two shareholders of Unify representing
approximately thirty-three percent (33%) of outstanding voting
rights of Unify have executed stockholder agreements which,
subject to limited exceptions, require these stockholders to
vote their Unify shares in favor of the Merger.
Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, which was approved by
the boards of directors of each of Halo and Unify, each share of
Unifys common stock outstanding immediately prior to the
Merger will be converted into the right to receive 0.437 shares
of common stock of Halo (the Exchange Ratio). The
Merger is intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization under
Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
In addition, each outstanding option to purchase shares of
common stock of Unify that has an exercise price of less than
$1.00 per share shall become and represent an option to purchase
the number of shares of Halo common stock (rounded down to the
nearest full share) determined by multiplying (X) the
number of shares of Unify common stock subject to the option
immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger by
(Y) the Exchange Ratio, at an exercise price per share of
Halo common stock equal to the result of dividing (A) the
exercise price of the Unify option by (B) the Exchange
Ratio, and rounding the result up to the nearest tenth of one
cent. All other outstanding options to purchase Unify common
stock shall be cancelled at the effective time of the Merger.
The Halo options issued in substitution of Unify options shall
contain substantially the same terms and conditions as the
applicable Unify options.
Each outstanding warrant to purchase shares of common stock of
Unify shall become and represent a warrant to purchase the
number of shares of Halo common stock (rounded down to the
nearest full share) determined by multiplying (X) the
number of shares of Unify common stock subject to the warrant
immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger by
(Y) the Exchange Ratio. The exercise price for the Halo
shares issuable upon exercise of the Halo warrants issued in
replacement of the Unify warrants shall be $1.836 per share. The
Halo warrants issued in substitution of Unify Warrants shall
contain substantially the same terms and conditions as the
applicable Unify warrants.
Consummation of the Merger is subject to several closing
conditions (Closing Conditions), including, among
others, approval by a majority of Unifys common shares
entitled to vote thereon, holders of less than ten percent (10%)
of Unifys outstanding common stock exercising appraisal or
dissenters rights, Halo receiving a new equity investment
of at least $2.0 million, Halo converting certain of its
outstanding convertible debt into common stock of Halo, the
holders of outstanding shares of Halos preferred stock
converting to shares of Halo common stock, no material adverse
change in the business or condition of either company prior to
the effective time of the Merger, and the effectiveness of a
registration statement on
Form S-4 to be
filed by Halo, registering the shares of Halo common stock to be
issued in the Merger. In addition, the Merger Agreement contains
certain termination rights allowing
F-123
HALO TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.
Unify Corporation and InfoNow Corporation
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Unify, Halo or both parties to terminate the agreement upon the
occurrence of certain conditions, including the failure to
consummate the Merger by September 30, 2006.
Acquisition of InfoNow Corporation
On December 23, 2005, Halo entered into an Agreement and
Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) with WTH
Merger Sub, Inc. (Merger Sub), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company, and InfoNow Corporation
(InfoNow) in a transaction valued at
$7.2 million excluding transaction costs (the
Merger). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger
Sub will be merged with and into InfoNow, with InfoNow surviving
the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Halo.
Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, which was approved by
both companies boards of directors, each share of
InfoNows common stock outstanding immediately prior to the
Merger will be converted into the right to receive approximately
$0.71 in a combination of cash and common stock of Halo. The
amount of cash per share to be received in the Merger by InfoNow
stockholders will be determined by the amount of InfoNows
cash on hand and net working capital available to it three days
prior to the closing. The lesser of the two amounts will be paid
in cash by Halo pro rata in proportion to each
stockholders ownership in InfoNow at the closing of the
Merger. The remainder of the approximately $0.71 per share
Merger consideration will be paid in shares of Halo common
stock, the value of which will be deemed to be the greater of
$1.00 or the average closing price of Halos common stock
as reported on the over-the-counter bulletin board for the
twenty consecutive trading days ending two trading days prior to
the closing of the Merger (the Halo Conversion
Price). The Merger is intended to qualify as a tax-free
reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended.
In addition, each InfoNow common stock option outstanding at the
closing with an exercise price less than $0.71 per share will be
converted into the right to receive cash and Halo common stock
to the extent that the approximately $0.71 per share merger
consideration exceeds the applicable exercise price. The amount
of cash and Halo common stock to be issued in respect of the
outstanding in-the-money stock options as described above will
be calculated based upon the relative proportions of the cash
and Halo common stock issued in the Merger in respect of the
outstanding Company common stock.
Halo will also issue one contingent value right (a
CVR) in respect of each share of Halo common stock
issued in the Merger. The CVRs will be payable on the 18-month
anniversary of the closing date, and will entitle each holder
thereof to an additional cash payment if the trading price of
Halos common stock (based on a 20-day average) is less
than the Halo Conversion Price. The CVRs will expire prior to
the 18-month payment date if during any consecutive 45-day
trading period during that time when the volume of Halos
common stock is not less than 200,000 per day, the stock price
is 175% of the Halo Conversion Price. The shares of Halo common
stock and related CVRs to be issued in the Merger are being
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC).
Unaudited Pro Forma Information
This unaudited pro forma information should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the
Company included in Halos Annual Report filed on
Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 2005 and our
Quarterly Report filed on Form 10-QSB for the six months
ended December 31, 2005. In addition, this pro forma
information should be read in conjunction with the financial
statements of Unify for the nine months ended January 31,
2006 and the years ended April 30, 2005 and 2004, which are
included within this registration statement S-4.
F-124
HALO TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.
Unify Corporation and InfoNow Corporation
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The following unaudited pro forma statement of operations for
the year ended June 30, 2005 has been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States to give effect to the acquisition of Unify and
InfoNow as if the transaction occurred on July 1, 2004. The
pro forma statement of operations combines the results of
operations of the Company for the year ended June 30, 2005
with the results of operations of Unify for the twelve months
ended July 31, 2005 and the results of operations of
InfoNow for the twelve months ended June 30, 2005. Pro
forma adjustments include an increase in intangible
amortization, a decrease in deferred revenue amortization, an
increase in amortization of deferred compensation, and increases
in expense for warrants issued in connection with convertible
notes that are converted to common stock.
The following unaudited pro forma statement of operations for
the six months ended December 31, 2005 has been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States to give effect to the acquisition of Unify and
InfoNow as if the transaction occurred on July 1, 2005.
Such pro forma statement of operations combines the results of
operations of the Company for the six months ended
December 31, 2005 with the results of operations of Unify
for the six months ended January 31, 2006 and the results
of operations of InfoNow for the six months ended
December 31, 2005. Pro forma adjustments include an
increase in intangible amortization, a decrease in deferred
revenue amortization, an increase in amortization of deferred
compensation, and increases in expense for warrants issued in
connection with convertible notes that are converted to common
stock.
The following unaudited pro forma balance sheet has been
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States; gives effect to the acquisition
of Unify as if the acquisition occurred on December 31,
2005; and combines the balance sheet of the Company as of
December 31, 2005, which is included in the Companys
Quarterly Report filed on Form 10-QSB for the six months
ended December 31, 2005 with the balance sheet of Unify as
of January 31, 2006 and the balance sheet of InfoNow as of
December 31, 2005.
Under the purchase method of accounting, the estimated cost of
approximately $21 million to acquire Unify, plus
transaction costs of approximately $.3 million, will be
allocated to Unifys underlying net assets at their
respective fair values. The estimated cost of approximately
$7.2 million to acquire InfoNow, plus transaction costs of
approximately $.3 million, will be allocated to
InfoNows underlying net assets at their respective fair
values. As more fully described in the notes to the pro forma
consolidated condensed financial statements, a preliminary
allocation of the excess of the purchase price over the value of
the net assets acquired has been allocated to goodwill.
Intangible assets consisting of trade names, customer
relationships, and developed technologies, are expected to be
amortized over approximately seven years. At this time, the work
needed to provide the basis for estimating these fair values,
and amortization periods, has not been completed. As a result,
the final allocation of the purchase price, intangible assets
acquired, and their estimated useful lives, as well as the
amount recorded as goodwill could differ materially.
Accordingly, a change in the amortization period would impact
the amount of annual amortization expense.
These unaudited pro forma financial statements are prepared for
informational purposes only and are not necessarily indicative
of future results or of actual results that would have been
achieved had the acquisition of Unify and InfoNow been
consummated as of the dates specified above.
F-125
HALO TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.
PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
December 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro Forma | |
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Pro Forma Adjustments | |
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Adjustment | |
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Purchase | |
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Purchase | |
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Halo | |
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Halo(A) | |
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Unify(B) | |
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Conditions(C) | |
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Accounting | |
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InfoNow (J) | |
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Accounting | |
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Pro Forma | |
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Assets
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Current Assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$ |
1,844,373 |
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$ |
2,729,170 |
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$ |
2,000,000 |
(D) |
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$ |
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$ |
3,031,708 |
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$ |
(1,349,447 |
)(K) |
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$ |
8,255,804 |
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Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
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4,550,514 |
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2,673,676 |
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887,361 |
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8,111,551 |
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Due from Platinum Equity, LLC
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465,000 |
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465,000 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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925,460 |
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618,100 |
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376,029 |
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1,919,589 |
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Total current assets
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7,785,347 |
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6,020,946 |
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2,000,000 |
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4,295,098 |
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(1,349,447 |
) |
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18,751,944 |
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Property and equipment, net
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286,369 |
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301,585 |
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330,467 |
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918,421 |
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Deferred financing costs, net
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1,529,036 |
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1,529,036 |
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Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization
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24,604,981 |
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242,667 |
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6,466,116 |
(G) |
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466,681 |
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2,090,774 |
(K) |
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33,871,219 |
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Goodwill
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28,730,708 |
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1,405,111 |
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9,609,706 |
(G) |
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2,876,285 |
(K) |
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42,621,809 |
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Investment and other assets
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193,190 |
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412,103 |
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605,293 |
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Total assets
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$ |
63,129,631 |
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$ |
8,382,411 |
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$ |
2,000,000 |
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$ |
16,075,822 |
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$ |
5,092,246 |
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$ |
3,617,612 |
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$ |
98,297,722 |
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Liabilities and stockholders equity
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Current liabilities:
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Accounts payable
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$ |
1,832,028 |
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$ |
160,764 |
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$ |
670,008 |
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$ |
2,662,800 |
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Accrued expenses
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6,825,837 |
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1,325,816 |
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(30,417 |
)(E) |
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275,000 |
(G) |
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362,023 |
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275,000 |
(K) |
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9,033,259 |
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Note payable to Bristol Technology, Inc
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500,000 |
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500,000 |
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Note payable to Platinum Equity, LLC
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2,750,000 |
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2,750,000 |
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Notes payable
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1,591,770 |
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811,955 |
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(1,095,885 |
)(E) |
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1,307,840 |
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Deferred revenue
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11,263,432 |
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3,361,788 |
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(1,633,565 |
)(G) |
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1,933,656 |
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(551,092 |
)(K) |
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14,374,219 |
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Due to ISIS
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1,293,717 |
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1,293,717 |
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Total current liabilities
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|
26,056,784 |
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5,660,323 |
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(1,126,302 |
) |
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(1,358,565 |
) |
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2,965,687 |
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(276,092 |
) |
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31,921,835 |
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Subordinate notes payable
|
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|
1,453,504 |
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1,453,504 |
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Senior notes payable
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|
21,763,619 |
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|
21,763,619 |
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Other long term liabilities
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52,972 |
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|
699,762 |
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
146,794 |
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|
(24,011 |
)(K) |
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|
875,517 |
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Total liabilities
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|
49,326,879 |
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|
|
6,360,085 |
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(1,126,302 |
) |
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|
(1,358,565 |
) |
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|
3,112,481 |
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|
(300,103 |
) |
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|
56,014,475 |
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Commitments and contingencies
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Stockholders equity:
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Preferred stock (Canadian subsidiary)
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2 |
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2 |
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Series C Preferred Stock
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|
13,802,837 |
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(13,802,837 |
)(F) |
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|
|
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Series D Preferred Stock
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6,750,000 |
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(6,750,000 |
)(F) |
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|
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|
|
|
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Shares of Common Stock to be issued for accrued dividends on
Series C Preferred Stock
|
|
|
208,006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
208,006 |
|
Shares of Common Stock to be issued for accrued dividends on
Series D Preferred Stock
|
|
|
165,372 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
165,372 |
|
Shares of Common Stock to be issued for accrued interest on
subordinate debt
|
|
|
41,667 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41,667 |
|
Common stock
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
29,373 |
|
|
|
16 |
(D) |
|
|
128 |
(G) |
|
|
10,157 |
|
|
|
43 |
(K) |
|
|
460 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
(E) |
|
|
(29,373 |
)(H) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10,157 |
)(L) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
208 |
(F) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in-capital
|
|
|
64,733,038 |
|
|
|
63,885,760 |
|
|
|
1,999,984 |
(D) |
|
|
19,456,585 |
(G) |
|
|
40,145,725 |
|
|
|
5,897,437 |
(K) |
|
|
115,301,847 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,147,924 |
(E) |
|
|
(63,885,760 |
)(H) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(40,145,725 |
)(L) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,552,629 |
(F) |
|
|
514,250 |
(I) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred compensation
|
|
|
(874,123 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(514,250 |
)(I) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,388,373 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
|
(71,087 |
) |
|
|
23,888 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(23,888 |
)(H) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(71,087 |
) |
Accumulated deficit
|
|
|
(70,953,016 |
) |
|
|
(61,916,695 |
) |
|
|
(1,021,631 |
)(E) |
|
|
61,916,695 |
(H) |
|
|
(38,176,117 |
) |
|
|
38,176,117 |
(L) |
|
|
(71,974,647 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders equity
|
|
|
13,802,752 |
|
|
|
2,022,326 |
|
|
|
3,126,302 |
|
|
|
17,434,387 |
|
|
|
1,979,765 |
|
|
|
3,917,715 |
|
|
|
42,283,247 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity
|
|
$ |
63,129,631 |
|
|
$ |
8,382,411 |
|
|
$ |
2,000,000 |
|
|
$ |
16,075,822 |
|
|
$ |
5,092,246 |
|
|
$ |
3,617,612 |
|
|
$ |
98,297,722 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma consolidated
condensed financial statements.
F-126
NOTES TO THE PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited)
(A) Reflects the historical financial position of the
Company at December 31, 2005.
(B) Reflects the historical financial position of Unify at
January 31, 2006.
(C) Pro forma adjustments for the conditions to be met
before closing this acquisition per the Merger Agreement.
(D) Equity is to be raised for $2 million in
Halos common stock at $1.25 per share. As a result,
1,600,000 shares of Halos common stock will be issued. The
par value of the common stock is $.00001.$16 is recorded as
common stock, and $1,999,984 is recorded as additional paid in
capital.
(E) Certain existing Halo convertible notes are to be
converted to Halos common stock. As of December 31,
2005, these notes amounted to $1,150,000 in principal, and
$30,417 in accrued interest. The total $1,180,417 is to be
converted at $1.25 per share, issuing 944,334 shares of
Halos common stock. The value of the common stock issued
is $1,293,738 at $1.37 per share market price as of
December 31, 2005. At the $.00001 par value, $9 is recorded
as common stock, and $1,293,729 is recorded as additional paid
in capital. Interest expense of $113,321 is recorded for the
excess of the market value of the common stock over the value of
the original notes and accrued interest. One of these
convertible notes were originally issued with warrants, whose
fair market value was reduced from the principal. The accreted
amount at December 31, 2005 was $1,095,885. The unaccreted
amount of $54,115 as of December 31, 2005 is charged to
interest expense as this note was converted to common stock.
Furthermore, additional warrants are to be issued to the note
holders on conversion of these notes. The fair market value of
these warrants are estimated to be $854,195, using the
Black-Scholes method. This amount is also expensed as interest.
(F) Halos Preferred Series C and Preferred
Series D Stock are to be converted to Halos common
stock at a one share to one share ratio. 13,802,837 shares of
Preferred Series C Stock (the liquidation value of
$13,802,837) and 7,045,454 shares of Preferred Series D
Stock (the liquidation value of $6,750,000) were converted into
the same number of shares of Halos common stock. At the
$.00001 par value, $208 ($138 for Series C and $70 for
Series D) is recorded as common stock. $20,552,629
($13,802,699 for Series C and $6,749,930 for Series D)
is recorded as additional paid in capital.
(G) The following represents the acquisition of Unify and
the preliminary allocation of the purchase price. Estimates are
made based on Halos stock price as of December 31,
2005, Unifys balance sheet, common stock, warrants, and
stock options information as of January 31, 2006. The fair
market value (FMV) of options and warrants are
estimated using the Black-Scholes method. The final allocation
of the purchase price will be determined based on a
comprehensive final evaluation of the fair value of the tangible
and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
Calculation of Purchase Price:
|
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|
|
|
|
Estimated number of Unify shares to be acquired
|
|
|
29,373,201 |
|
|
|
|
|
Exchange Ratio
|
|
|
0.437 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated number of Halo shares to be issued
|
|
|
12,836,089 |
|
|
|
|
|
Halo stock price as of 12/31/05
|
|
$ |
1.37 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated stock consideration
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
17,585,442 |
|
FMV of vested Unify options to be converted to Halo options(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
848,062 |
|
FMV of vested Unify warrants to be converted to Halo warrants(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,023,209 |
|
Estimated transaction costs accrued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
275,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total purchase price
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
19,731,713 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-127
NOTES TO THE PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited) (Continued)
|
|
(1) |
Unifys number of shares underlying the options outstanding
as of 1/31/06 was 2,703,991, of which 2,406,374 options had an
exercise price of less than $1.00, and of which 1,498,008
options were vested. These options are converted into 654,622
Halo options whose FMV is estimated to be $848,062. |
|
(2) |
Unifys number of shares underlying the warrants
outstanding as of 1/31/06 was 2,272,715. These warrants were
fully vested and are converted into 993,176 Halo warrants whose
FMV was estimated to be $1,023,209. |
Allocation of Purchase Price:
|
|
|
|
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
Unifys historical assets
|
|
$ |
8,382,411 |
|
Write-up of intangible assets consisting of developed
technologies and customer relationships
|
|
|
6,466,116 |
|
Write-up of goodwill
|
|
|
9,609,706 |
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
Unifys historical liabilities
|
|
|
(6,360,085 |
) |
Adjustment of deferred revenue to fair market value
|
|
|
1,633,565 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total purchase price
|
|
$ |
19,731,713 |
|
|
|
|
|
(H) Unifys stockholders equity related to the
pre-acquisition period is eliminated.
(I) Unvested portion of Unifys stock options to be
converted to Halos stock options is recorded as deferred
compensation instead of as part of the purchase price. The fair
market value of these options are estimated to be $514,250 using
the Black-Scholes method. This amount is amortized to expense
over the vesting period of these options.
(J) Reflects the historical financial position of InfoNow
at December 31, 2005.
(K) The following represents the acquisition of InfoNow and
the preliminary allocation of the purchase price. Estimates are
made based on InfoNows balance sheet, common stock, and
stock options information as of December 31, 2005. The
final allocation of the purchase price will be determined based
on a comprehensive final evaluation of the fair value of the
tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
F-128
NOTES TO THE PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited) (Continued)
Calculation of Purchase Price:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated number of InfoNow shares to be acquired
|
|
|
10,055,398 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion price
|
|
$ |
0.71 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total conversion value
|
|
$ |
7,139,333 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100% |
|
InfoNow cash balance as of 12/31/05
|
|
$ |
3,031,708 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
InfoNow net working capital as of 12/31/05
|
|
$ |
1,329,411 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lesser of two (to be paid in cash to InfoNow stockholders)
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,329,411 |
|
|
|
19% |
|
Total conversion value minus cash consideration (to be paid in
Halo common shares)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,809,922 |
|
|
|
81% |
|
Estimated value of InfoNow stock options with exercise price of
$.71 or lower
|
|
$ |
107,593 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Option conversion value allocated to cash
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,036 |
|
|
|
19% |
|
Option conversion value allocated to stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
87,558 |
|
|
|
81% |
|
Estimated transaction costs accrued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
275,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total purchase price
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
7,521,927 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
The estimated purchase prices by category: cash $1,349,447;
4,304,730 shares of common stock par value $0.00001,
$5,897,480; and transaction costs $275,000. |
Allocation of Purchase Price:
|
|
|
|
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
InfoNows historical assets
|
|
$ |
5,092,246 |
|
Write-up of intangible assets consisting of developed
technologies and customer relationships
|
|
|
2,090,774 |
|
Recording of goodwill
|
|
|
2,876,285 |
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
InfoNows historical liabilities
|
|
|
(3,112,481 |
) |
Adjustment of deferred revenue to fair market value ($24,011
long term)
|
|
|
575,103 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total purchase price
|
|
$ |
7,521,927 |
|
|
|
|
|
(L) InfoNows stockholders equity related to the
pre-acquisition period is eliminated.
F-129
HALO TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.
PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Six Months ended December 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro Forma | |
|
|
|
Pro Forma | |
|
Halo | |
|
|
Halo(M) | |
|
Unify(N) | |
|
Adjustments | |
|
InfoNow(T) | |
|
Adjustments | |
|
Pro Forma | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Licenses
|
|
$ |
2,819,062 |
|
|
$ |
2,275,286 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
5,094,348 |
|
|
Services
|
|
|
5,759,979 |
|
|
|
2,807,768 |
|
|
|
(1,193,759 |
)(O) |
|
|
4,320,659 |
|
|
|
(402,721 |
)(U) |
|
|
11,291,926 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
8,579,041 |
|
|
|
5,083,054 |
|
|
|
(1,193,759 |
) |
|
|
4,320,659 |
|
|
|
(402,721 |
) |
|
|
16,386,274 |
|
Cost of revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of license
|
|
|
200,500 |
|
|
|
216,367 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
416,867 |
|
|
Cost of services
|
|
|
1,098,048 |
|
|
|
1,031,564 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,925,688 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,055,300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cost of revenues
|
|
|
1,298,548 |
|
|
|
1,247,931 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,925,688 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,472,167 |
|
Gross Profit
|
|
|
7,280,493 |
|
|
|
3,835,123 |
|
|
|
(1,193,759 |
) |
|
|
1,394,971 |
|
|
|
(402,721 |
) |
|
|
10,914,107 |
|
Product development
|
|
|
2,516,793 |
|
|
|
1,367,097 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
271,691 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,155,581 |
|
Sales, marketing and business development
|
|
|
3,436,457 |
|
|
|
2,022,744 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
509,090 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,968,291 |
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
4,271,743 |
|
|
|
1,096,414 |
|
|
|
105,719 |
(P) |
|
|
1,234,991 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,708,867 |
|
Amortization of intangibles
|
|
|
1,194,439 |
|
|
|
60,666 |
|
|
|
479,199 |
(Q) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
182,675 |
(V) |
|
|
1,916,979 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before interest
|
|
|
(4,138,939 |
) |
|
|
(711,798 |
) |
|
|
(1,778,677 |
) |
|
|
(620,801 |
) |
|
|
(585,396 |
) |
|
|
(7,835,611 |
) |
Interest (expense) income
|
|
|
(3,553,807 |
) |
|
|
29,531 |
|
|
|
(1,021,631 |
)(R) |
|
|
45,714 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,500,193 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before income taxes
|
|
|
(7,692,746 |
) |
|
|
(682,267 |
) |
|
|
(2,800,308 |
) |
|
|
(575,087 |
) |
|
|
(585,396 |
) |
|
|
(12,335,804 |
) |
Income taxes
|
|
|
(86,488 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
-(S |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
-(W |
) |
|
|
(86,488 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Loss
|
|
$ |
(7,779,234 |
) |
|
$ |
(682,267 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,800,308 |
) |
|
$ |
(575,087 |
) |
|
$ |
(585,396 |
) |
|
$ |
(12,422,292 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Computation of loss applicable to Common Shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss before beneficial conversion Preferred
dividends
|
|
$ |
(7,779,234 |
) |
|
$ |
(682,267 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,800,308 |
) |
|
$ |
(575,087 |
) |
|
$ |
(585,396 |
) |
|
$ |
(12,422,292 |
) |
Beneficial conversion Preferred dividends
|
|
|
(593,558 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(593,558 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss attributable to common stockholders
|
|
$ |
(8,372,792 |
) |
|
$ |
(682,267 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,800,308 |
) |
|
$ |
(575,087 |
) |
|
$ |
(585,396 |
) |
|
$ |
(13,015,850 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted loss per share pro forma
|
|
$ |
(2.44 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(0.30 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares outstanding pro forma
|
|
|
3,425,127 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,958,571 |
(X) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma consolidated
condensed financial statement
F-130
HALO TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.
PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Year ended June 30, 2005
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro Forma | |
|
|
|
Pro Forma | |
|
Halo | |
|
|
Halo(M) | |
|
Unify(N) | |
|
Adjustments | |
|
InfoNow(T) | |
|
Adjustments | |
|
Pro Forma | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Licenses
|
|
$ |
2,986,752 |
|
|
$ |
5,210,035 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
8,196,787 |
|
|
Services
|
|
|
2,137,170 |
|
|
|
6,085,751 |
|
|
|
(1,633,565 |
)(O) |
|
|
9,501,411 |
|
|
|
(551,092 |
)(U) |
|
|
15,539,675 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
5,123,922 |
|
|
|
11,295,786 |
|
|
|
(1,633,565 |
) |
|
|
9,501,411 |
|
|
|
(551,092 |
) |
|
|
23,736,462 |
|
Cost of revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of license
|
|
|
151,051 |
|
|
|
392,040 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
543,091 |
|
|
Cost of services
|
|
|
396,490 |
|
|
|
1,290,641 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,177,554 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,864,685 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cost of revenues
|
|
|
547,541 |
|
|
|
1,682,681 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,177,554 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,407,776 |
|
Gross Profit
|
|
|
4,576,381 |
|
|
|
9,613,105 |
|
|
|
(1,633,565 |
) |
|
|
3,323,857 |
|
|
|
(551,092 |
) |
|
|
15,328,686 |
|
Product development
|
|
|
1,589,099 |
|
|
|
2,825,834 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
865,067 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,280,000 |
|
Sales, marketing and business development
|
|
|
3,652,117 |
|
|
|
6,231,706 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,534,301 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,418,124 |
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
4,042,702 |
|
|
|
2,537,618 |
|
|
|
191,660 |
(P) |
|
|
3,002,134 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,774,114 |
|
Amortization of intangibles
|
|
|
946,063 |
|
|
|
60,666 |
|
|
|
958,397 |
(Q) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
365,351 |
(V) |
|
|
2,330,477 |
|
Late filing penalty
|
|
|
1,033,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,033,500 |
|
Intangible impairment
|
|
|
62,917 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62,917 |
|
Goodwill impairment
|
|
|
3,893,294 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,893,294 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before interest
|
|
|
(10,643,311 |
) |
|
|
(2,042,719 |
) |
|
|
(2,783,622 |
) |
|
|
(2,077,645 |
) |
|
|
(916,443 |
) |
|
|
(18,463,741 |
) |
Interest (expense) income
|
|
|
(4,631,683 |
) |
|
|
54,635 |
|
|
|
(1,021,631 |
)(R) |
|
|
47,859 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,550,820 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before income taxes
|
|
|
(15,274,994 |
) |
|
|
(1,988,084 |
) |
|
|
(3,805,254 |
) |
|
|
(2,029,786 |
) |
|
|
(916,443 |
) |
|
|
(24,014,561 |
) |
Income taxes
|
|
|
(97,945 |
) |
|
|
(14,002 |
) |
|
|
|
(S) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(W) |
|
|
(111,947 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Loss
|
|
$ |
(15,372,939 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,002,086 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,805,254 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,029,786 |
) |
|
$ |
(916,443 |
) |
|
$ |
(24,126,508 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Computation of loss applicable to Common Shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss before beneficial conversion Preferred
dividends
|
|
$ |
(15,372,939 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,002,086 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,805,254 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,029,786 |
) |
|
$ |
(916,443 |
) |
|
$ |
(24,126,508 |
) |
Beneficial conversion Preferred dividends
|
|
|
(7,510,590 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,510,590 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss attributable to common stockholders
|
|
$ |
(22,883,529 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,002,086 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,805,254 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,029,786 |
) |
|
$ |
(916,443 |
) |
|
$ |
(31,637,098 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted loss per share pro forma
|
|
$ |
(11.97 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(0.75 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Weighted average shares outstanding pro forma
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1,912,033 |
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42,445,477 |
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See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma consolidated
condensed financial statements.
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NOTES TO THE PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Notes related to Unify Corporation
(M) Reflects the Companys historical statement of
operations for the six months ended December 31, 2005 and
the year ended June 30, 2005.
(N) Reflects Unifys historical statement of
operations for the six months ended January 31, 2006 and
the twelve months ended July 31, 2005, including various
reclassifications to conform to the companys financial
statement presentation. In order to conform Unifys fiscal
year end from April 30 year end to Halos June
30 year end, Unifys historical operating results have
been derived from combinations of quarters in its two fiscal
years. For the pro forma statements of operations for the six
months ended December 31, 2005, Unifys results were
derived by combining the quarter ended January 31, 2006 and
quarter ended October 31, 2005 in its fiscal year ending
April 30, 2006. For the pro forma statements of operations
for the year ended June 30, 2005, Unifys results were
derived by combining the quarter ended July 31, 2005 in the
fiscal year ending April 30, 3006 and last three quarters
of its fiscal year ended April 30, 2005.
(O) To record the decrease in amortization of the deferred
revenue as a result of a fair value adjustment (in accordance
with EITF 01-03,
Accounting in a Business Combination for Deferred Revenue
of an Acquiree) of $1,193,759 and $1,633,565 for the six
months ended December 31, 2005 and for the year ended
June 30, 2005, respectively, which is included in services
revenue.
(P) To record the increased amortization of deferred
compensation of $105,719 and $191,660 for the six months ended
December 31, 2005 and for the year ended June 30,
2005, respectively. These increases are the results of the
conversion of unvested Unify stock options.
(Q) To record the increased amortization of intangibles of
$479,199 and $958,397 for the six months ended December 31,
2005 and for the year ended June 30, 2005, respectively.
The increase in the amortization results from the increase in
the fair market value of the intangible assets acquired.
(R) To record the increased interest expense of $1,021,631
for both the six months ended December 31, 2005 and for the
year ended June 30, 2005. The increase in the interest
expense results from conversion of the convertible notes
described in the note (E) of NOTES TO THE PRO FORMA
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET.
(S) The Company did not record an income tax benefit
because the company provided a full valuation allowance against
the deferred tax asset.
Notes related to InfoNow Corporation
(T) Reflects InfoNows historical statement of
operations for the six months ended December 31, 2005 and
the twelve months ended June 30, 2005, including various
reclassifications to conform to the companys financial
statement presentation. In order to conform InfoNows
fiscal year end from calendar year end to Halos June
30 year end, InfoNows historical operating results
have been derived from combinations of quarters in its two
fiscal years. For the pro forma statements of operations for the
six months ended December 31, 2005, InfoNows results
were derived by combining the last two quarters ended
December 31, 2005 in its fiscal year ended
December 31, 2005. For the pro forma statements of
operations for the year ended June 30, 2005, InfoNows
results were derived by combining the first two quarters of its
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and last two
quarters of its fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.
(U) To record the decrease in amortization of the deferred
revenue as a result of a fair value adjustment (in accordance
with EITF 01-03,
Accounting in a Business Combination for Deferred
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NOTES TO THE PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Revenue of an Acquiree) of $402,721 and $551,092 for the
six months ended December 31, 2005 and for the twelve
months ended June 30, 2005, respectively, which is included
in services revenue.
(V) To record the increased amortization of intangibles of
$182,675 and $365,351 for the six months ended December 31,
2005 and for the year ended June 30, 2005, respectively.
The increase in the amortization results from the increase in
the fair market value of the intangible assets acquired.
(W) The Company did not record an income tax benefit
because the company provided a full valuation allowance against
the deferred tax asset.
(X) The weighted average number of shares are calculated as
follows:
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Halos weighted average shares as reported on 10Q and 10K
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3,425,127 |
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1,912,033 |
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Equity to be raised
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1,600,000 |
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1,600,000 |
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Convertible notes to be converted
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944,334 |
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944,334 |
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Preferred Series C and Series D to be converted
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20,848,291 |
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20,848,291 |
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Common stock to be issued to Unify stockholders
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12,836,089 |
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12,836,089 |
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Common stock to be issued to InfoNow stockholders
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4,304,730 |
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4,304,730 |
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Weighted average shares pro forma
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43,958,571 |
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42,445,477 |
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F-133
ANNEX A
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of December 23,
2005 (this Agreement), is entered into by and
among Warp Technology Holdings, Inc., operating under the name
Halo Technology Holdings, a Nevada corporation
(Parent), WTH Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware
corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent
(Merger Sub) and InfoNow Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the Company). Parent,
Merger Sub and the Company are collectively referred to herein
as the Parties.
WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of Parent, Merger
Sub and the Company (i) have approved and have declared
advisable the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company
(the Merger), upon the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth herein and (ii) have determined
that the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby
are consistent with, and in furtherance of, their respective
business strategies and goals;
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to make certain representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with the
Merger and also to set forth various conditions to the Merger;
WHEREAS, for federal income tax purposes, if the aggregate of
the Stock Payments (as defined below) payable pursuant to the
Merger is at least $5,760,000, it is intended that the Merger
will qualify as a reorganization under the provisions of
Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the Code or IRC),
and the Parties to this Agreement intend to adopt this Agreement
as a plan of reorganization within the meaning of
Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a) of the United States
Treasury Regulations; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants,
representations, warranties and agreements contained herein, and
intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
1.1 The Merger.
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, and in accordance with the Delaware General
Corporation Law (the DGCL), Merger Sub shall
be merged with and into the Company at the Effective Time.
Following the Effective Time, the separate corporate existence
of Merger Sub shall cease and the Company shall be the surviving
corporation (the Surviving Corporation),
shall succeed to and assume all the rights and obligations of
Merger Sub in accordance with the DGCL and shall become a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.
1.2 Closing.
The closing of the Merger (the Closing) will
take place at 10:00 a.m. on a date to be specified by the
Parties (the Closing Date), which shall be no
later than the second business day after satisfaction or waiver
of the conditions set forth in Article VII (other than
those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the
Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those
conditions), unless another time or date is agreed to by the
Parties hereto. The Closing will be held at the offices of
Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., 1200 17th Street,
Suite 1500, Denver, Colorado 80202.
1.3 Effective Time.
Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, on the Closing
Date, the Parties shall file a certificate of merger (the
Certificate of Merger) executed in accordance
with the relevant provisions of the DGCL and shall make all
other filings or recordings required under the DGCL. The Merger
shall become effective at such time (the Effective
Time) as the Certificate of Merger is filed with the
Secretary of
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State of the State of Delaware, or at such subsequent date or
time as Parent and the Company shall agree and specify in the
Certificate of Merger.
1.4 Effects of the Merger.
The Merger shall have the effects set forth in Section 259
of the DGCL.
1.5 Certificate of Incorporation
and Bylaws.
At the Effective Time, subject to the provisions of
Section 6.11, the certificate of incorporation of the
Company shall be amended and restated to be the same in
substance as the certificate of incorporation of Merger Sub as
in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time (except that
the name of the Company will remain unchanged), and said amended
and restated certificate of incorporation shall be the
certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation. At
the Effective Time, subject to the provisions of
Section 6.11, the bylaws of the Company shall be amended
and restated to be the same in substance as the bylaws of Merger
Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, and
such amended and restated bylaws shall be the bylaws of the
Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended.
1.6 Directors and Officers.
The directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective
Time shall be the directors of the Surviving Corporation until
the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Surviving
Corporation (or their earlier resignation or removal) and until
their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, as
the case may be. The officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to
the Effective Time shall be the officers of the Surviving
Corporation, until their successors have been duly elected or
appointed and qualified or until their earlier death,
resignation or removal in accordance with the Surviving
Corporations certificate of incorporation and bylaws.
1.7 Plan of Reorganization.
For federal income tax purposes, if the aggregate of the Stock
Payments payable pursuant to the Merger is at least $5,760,000,
the Merger is intended to constitute a reorganization within the
meaning of Section 368 of the Code. The Parties to this
Agreement hereby adopt this Agreement as a plan of
reorganization within the meaning of
Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a) of the Income Tax
Regulations.
ARTICLE II
EFFECT OF THE MERGER ON THE STOCK OF THE CONSTITUENT
CORPORATIONS; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES
2.1 Effect on Stock.
As of the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without
any action on the part of Merger Sub, the Company or the holders
of any securities of the Company or Merger Sub:
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(a) Cancellation of Company Common Stock. Each share
of Company Common Stock that is owned directly by the Company or
by Parent or any of their wholly-owned Subsidiaries, if any,
shall automatically be cancelled and retired and shall cease to
exist, and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange
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(b) Conversion of Company Common Stock. Subject to
Sections 2.1(e) and 2.2(e), each issued and outstanding
share of Company Common Stock (other than shares to be cancelled
in accordance with Section 2.1(a) and shares exercising
appraisal rights in accordance with Section 2.1(g)) at the
Effective Time shall be converted into the right to receive
(i) the Stock Payment and (ii) the Cash Payment. The
aggregate of (i) all Stock Payments and all Cash Payments
made with respect to each issued and outstanding share of
Company Common Stock; (ii) the Per Common Stock Option
Closing Merger Consideration made with respect to each Company
Stock Option; (iii) any cash in lieu of a fractional share
as provided in Section 2.2(e); and (iv) the Contingent
Value Rights issued under Section 2.1(f) shall constitute
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As of the Effective Time and without any action on the part of
the holders thereof, all such shares of Company Common Stock
shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be
cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist, and each holder
of a certificate or certificates that immediately prior to the
Effective Time represented outstanding shares of Company Common
Stock (the Certificates) shall cease to have
any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive
(i) the Merger Consideration and (ii) certain
dividends and other distributions in accordance with
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(c) Conversion of Common Stock of Merger Sub. Each
issued and outstanding share of common stock, no par value per
share, of Merger Sub shall be converted into and become one
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common
stock of the Surviving Corporation. |
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(d) Common Stock Options. At the Effective Time,
each outstanding Common Stock Option under the InfoNow 1990
Stock Option Plan, as amended, and the InfoNow 1999 Stock Option
Plan, as amended, or any stock option agreements to which the
Company is a party, whether or not vested, shall be converted
into the right to receive the Per Common Stock Option Closing
Merger Consideration; provided that, the Per
Common Stock Option Closing Merger Consideration shall be paid
to the Common Stock Option Holders part in Parent Common Stock
and part in cash in the following proportions: (x) the
amount of the Per Common Stock Option Merger Consideration
payable to any Common Stock Option Holder in cash shall be an
amount (expressed as a percentage) equal to the Aggregate Cash
Payment divided by $7,200,000 and (y) the remainder of the
Per Common Stock Option Merger Consideration payable to any
Common Stock Option Holder in Parent Common Stock shall be an
amount (i) valued at the Parents Conversion Price and
(ii) equal to the difference between the applicable Per
Common Stock Option Closing Merger Consideration and the amount
of cash paid under the foregoing clause (x). All other
outstanding options and warrants to purchase Company Common
Stock shall be cancelled at the Effective Time. |
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(e) Adjustments to Stock Payment and Contingent Value
Rights for Organic Changes. The number of shares of Parent
Common Stock to be issued and the Contingent Value Rights to be
issued and any other applicable numbers or amounts shall be
adjusted to reflect appropriately the effect of any stock split,
reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or
distribution of securities convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for Parent Common Stock or Company Common Stock),
extraordinary dividend, reorganization, recapitalization,
reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or other like
change with respect to Parent Common Stock or Company Common
Stock occurring or having a record date on or after the date
hereof and prior to the Effective Time. |
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(f) Contingent Value Rights. At the Effective Time,
as part of the Merger Consideration, Parent shall, pursuant the
Contingent Value Rights Agreement, issue a CVR in respect of
each share of Parent Common Stock issued in the Merger. |
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(g) Appraisal Rights. Notwithstanding any provision
of this Agreement to the contrary, shares of Company Common
Stock which are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time and which are held by a holder who has not voted
such shares in favor of the Merger and who has or may properly
demand appraisal rights in the manner provided by
Section 262 of the DGCL (Dissenting
Shares) shall not be converted into a right to receive
a portion of the Merger Consideration unless and until the
holder of such shares becomes ineligible for such appraisal
rights. The holders thereof shall be entitled only to such
rights as are granted by Section 262 of the DGCL. Each
holder of Dissenting Shares who becomes entitled to payment for
such shares pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL shall
receive payment therefor from the Parent in accordance with the
DGCL; provided, however, that (a) if any such holder of
Dissenting Shares shall have failed to establish entitlement to
appraisal rights as provided in Section 262 of the DGCL,
(b) if any such holder of Dissenting Shares shall have
effectively withdrawn demand for appraisal of such shares or
lost the right to appraisal and payment for shares under
Section 262 of the DGCL or (c) if neither any holder
of Dissenting Shares nor the Surviving Corporation shall have
filed a petition demanding a determination of the value of all
Dissenting Shares within the time provided in Section 262
of the DGCL, such holder shall forfeit the right to appraisal of
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treated as if it had been, as of the Effective Time, converted
into a right to receive the applicable portion of the Merger
Consideration, without interest thereon, as provided in
Section 2.1(b) of this Agreement. The Company shall give
Parent prompt notice of any demands received by the Company for
appraisal of any shares of Company Common Stock, and Parent
shall have the right to direct all negotiations and proceedings
with respect to such demands. The Company shall not, except with
the prior written consent of Parent, make any payment with
respect to, or settle or offer to settle, any such demands with
respect to any holder of Dissenting Shares before the Effective
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2.2 Exchange of Certificates.
(a) Exchange Agent. Prior to the Closing Date,
Parent shall enter into an agreement with such bank or trust
company as may be designated by Parent and as shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Company to act as exchange agent
for the purpose of exchanging Certificates and Common Stock
Options for the Merger Consideration (the Exchange
Agent). At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent
shall deposit with the Exchange Agent, for the benefit of the
holders of shares of Company Common Stock and Common Stock
Options, for exchange in accordance with this Article II,
through the Exchange Agent, the Aggregate Cash Payment, Parent
certificates representing the number of whole shares of Parent
Common Stock and Parent certificates representing Contingent
Value Rights issuable pursuant to Section 2.1 in exchange
for outstanding shares of Company Common Stock and Common Stock
Options. Parent shall also make available to the Exchange Agent,
from time to time as required after the Effective Time, cash
necessary to pay dividends and distributions in accordance with
Section 2.2(c) and to make payments in lieu of any
fractional shares in accordance with Section 2.2(e). Any
certificates of Parent Common Stock and cash deposited with the
Exchange Agent as provided above shall hereinafter be referred
to as the Exchange Fund.
(b) Exchange Procedures. As soon as reasonably
practicable after the Effective Time, but no later than two days
thereafter, the Exchange Agent shall mail to each holder of
record of a Certificate or Common Stock Option whose shares or
options were converted into the Merger Consideration pursuant to
Section 2.1 of this Agreement, (i) a letter of
transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be
effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates or
Common Stock Options, as applicable, shall pass, only upon
delivery of the Certificates or Common Stock Options to the
Exchange Agent and shall be in such form and have such other
provisions as Parent and the Company may reasonably specify) and
(ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the
Certificates or Common Stock Options in exchange for the Merger
Consideration. Upon surrender of a Certificate or Common Stock
Option for cancellation to the Exchange Agent, together with
such letter of transmittal, duly executed, and such other
documents as may reasonably be required by the Exchange Agent,
the holder of such Certificate or Common Stock Option shall be
entitled to receive in exchange therefor a Parent certificate
representing that number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock
issuable to such holder pursuant to the Merger, the Cash Payment
payable to such holder, a Parent certificate representing that
number of CVRs that correspond to the number of whole shares of
Parent Common Stock issuable to such holder pursuant to the
Merger, certain dividends or other distributions in accordance
with Section 2.2(c) and cash in lieu of any fractional
share in accordance with Section 2.2(e) that such holder
has the right to receive pursuant to the provisions of this
Article II, and the Certificate or Common Stock Option so
surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled. The Cash Payment and
any other cash distributions made in accordance with
Section 2.2(c) and 2.2(e) shall be paid by check or wire
transfer. In the event of a transfer of ownership of Company
Common Stock that is not registered in the transfer records of
the Company, a certificate representing the proper number of
shares of Parent Common Stock may be issued to a Person other
than the Person in whose name the Certificate so surrendered is
registered if such Certificate shall be properly endorsed or
otherwise be in proper form for transfer and the Person
requesting such issuance shall pay any transfer or other
non-income taxes required by reason of the issuance of shares of
Parent Common Stock to a Person other than the registered holder
of such Certificate or establish to the satisfaction of Parent
that such tax has been paid or is not applicable. Until
surrendered as contemplated by this Section 2.2, each
Certificate or Common Stock Option shall be deemed at any time
after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive
upon such surrender the Merger Consideration that the holder
thereof
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has the right to receive pursuant to the provisions of this
Article II, and, if applicable, certain dividends or other
distributions in accordance with Section 2.2(c). No
interest will be paid or will accrue on any cash payable to
holders of Certificates or Common Stock Options pursuant to the
provisions of this Article II.
(c) Distributions with Respect to Unexchanged
Shares. No dividends or other distributions with respect to
Parent Common Stock with a record date after the Effective Time
shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificate or
Common Stock Option with respect to the shares of Parent Common
Stock represented thereby, and no cash payment in lieu of
fractional shares shall be paid to any such holder pursuant to
Section 2.2(e), and all such dividends, other distributions
and cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock
shall be paid by Parent to the Exchange Agent and shall be
included in the Exchange Fund, in each case until the surrender
of such Certificate or Common Stock Option in accordance with
this Article II. Subject to the effect of applicable
escheat or similar laws, following surrender of any such
Certificate or Common Stock Option, there shall be paid to the
holder of the certificate representing whole shares of Parent
Common Stock issued in exchange therefor, without interest,
(i) at the time of such surrender, the amount of dividends
or other distributions with a record date after the Effective
Time theretofore paid with respect to such whole shares of
Parent Common Stock, and the amount of any cash payable in lieu
of a fractional share of Parent Common Stock to which such
holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.2(e) and
(ii) at the appropriate payment date, the amount of
dividends or other distributions with a record date after the
Effective Time but prior to such surrender and with a payment
date subsequent to such surrender payable with respect to such
whole shares of Parent Common Stock. Parent shall make available
to the Exchange Agent cash for these purposes.
(d) No Further Ownership Rights in Company Common
Stock. All shares of Parent Common Stock issued, Contingent
Value Rights issued, and the Aggregate Cash Payment paid, upon
the surrender for exchange of Certificates or Common Stock
Options in accordance with the terms of this Article II
shall be deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of all
rights pertaining to the shares of Company Common Stock
theretofore represented by such Certificates or Common Stock
Options, subject, however, to the Surviving Corporations
obligation to pay any dividends or make any other distributions
with a record date prior to the Effective Time that may have
been authorized or made by the Company on such shares of Company
Common Stock that remain unpaid at the Effective Time, and there
shall be no further registration of transfers on the stock
transfer books of the Surviving Corporation of the shares of
Company Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates
or Common Stock Options are presented to the Surviving
Corporation or the Exchange Agent for any reason, they shall be
cancelled and exchanged as provided in this Article II,
except as otherwise provided by law.
(e) No Fractional Shares.
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(i) No certificates or scrip representing fractional shares
of Parent Common Stock shall be issued upon the surrender for
exchange of Certificates or Common Stock Options, no dividend or
distribution of Parent shall relate to such fractional share
interests and such fractional share interests will not entitle
the owner thereof to vote or to any rights of a stockholder of
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(ii) As promptly as practicable following the Effective
Time, Parent shall pay to each former holder of Company Common
Stock or Common Stock Options an amount in cash equal to the
product obtained by multiplying (A) the fractional share
interest to which such former holder (after taking into account
all shares of Company Common Stock or Common Stock Options held
at the Effective Time by such holder) would otherwise be
entitled by (B) Parents Conversion Price. |
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(iii) As soon as practicable after the determination of the
amount of cash, if any, to be paid to holders of Company Common
Stock or Common Stock Options with respect to any fractional
share interests, the Exchange Agent will make available such
amounts to such holders of Company Common Stock subject to and
in accordance with the terms of Section 2.2(c). |
(f) Termination of Exchange Fund. Any portion of the
Exchange Fund that remains undistributed to the holders of the
Certificates or Common Stock Options for twelve (12) months
after the Effective
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Time shall be delivered to Parent, upon demand, and any holders
of the Certificates who have not theretofore complied with this
Article II shall thereafter look only to Parent for payment
of their claim for Merger Consideration and any dividends or
distributions with respect to Parent Common Stock.
(g) No Liability. None of Parent, the Company,
Merger Sub, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent
shall be liable to any Person in respect of any shares of Parent
Common Stock (or dividends or distributions with respect
thereto) or cash from the Exchange Fund in each case properly
delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable
abandoned property, escheat or similar law. If any Certificate
or Common Stock Option shall not have been surrendered prior to
seven years after the Effective Time, and shall not previously
have been required to be escheated to or become the property of
any Governmental Entity, any such Merger Consideration or cash,
dividends or distributions in respect of such Certificate shall,
to the extent permitted by applicable law, become the property
of Parent, free and clear of all claims or interest of any
Person previously entitled thereto.
(h) Investment of Exchange Fund. The Exchange Agent
shall invest any cash included in the Exchange Fund, as directed
by Parent, on a daily basis. Any interest and other income
resulting from such investments shall be paid to Parent upon
termination of the Exchange Fund.
(i) Lost Certificates. If any Certificate shall have
been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit
of that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost,
stolen or destroyed, the Exchange Agent will issue in exchange
for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the Merger
Consideration and unpaid dividends and distributions on shares
of Parent Common Stock deliverable in respect thereof, in each
case pursuant to this Agreement.
(j) Withholding Rights. Each of the Surviving
Corporation, Parent and Exchange Agent shall be entitled to
deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable
pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of shares of Company
Common Stock or Common Stock Options such amounts as it is
required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of
such payment under the Code and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, or any provision of state, local or
foreign tax law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld by
the Surviving Corporation, Parent or the Exchange Agent, as the
case may be, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all
purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of
the shares of Company Common Stock in respect of which such
deduction and withholding was made by the Surviving Corporation,
Parent or the Exchange Agent, as the case may be.
2.3 Further Assurances.
At and after the Effective Time, the officers and directors of
the Surviving Corporation shall be authorized to execute and
deliver, in the name and on behalf of the Company or Merger Sub,
any deeds, bills of sale, assignments or assurances and to take
and do, in the name and on behalf of the Company or Merger Sub,
any other actions and things to vest, perfect or confirm of
record or otherwise in the Surviving Corporation any and all
right, title and interest in, to and under any of the rights,
properties or assets acquired or to be acquired by the Surviving
Corporation as a result of, or in connection with, the Merger.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company hereby makes the following representations and
warranties to Parent and Merger Sub as set forth in this
Article III, subject to the exceptions disclosed in writing
in the disclosure schedules of the Company delivered herewith
(the Company Disclosure Schedule), each of
which representations and warranties are being relied upon by
Parent and Merger Sub as an inducement to enter into and perform
this Agreement. It is acknowledged and agreed by Parent and
Merger Sub that any matter set forth in any schedule, section or
subsection of the Company Disclosure Schedule shall expressly
not be deemed to constitute an admission by the Company, or
otherwise imply, that any such matter rises to the
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level of a Material Adverse Effect or is otherwise material for
purposes of this Agreement or the Company Disclosure Schedule.
3.1 Corporate Organization.
The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
The Company has the corporate power and authority to own or
lease all of its properties and assets and to carry on its
business as it is now being conducted, and is duly licensed or
qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which the
nature of any business conducted by it or the character or
location of any properties or assets owned or leased by it makes
such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the
failure to so qualify or to be in good standing has not had and
would not likely have a Material Adverse Effect. The certificate
of incorporation and bylaws of the Company, copies of which are
attached at Section 3.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
are true, correct and complete copies of such documents as in
effect as of the date of this Agreement. Section 3.1 of the
Company Disclosure Schedule includes a listing of all
jurisdictions in which the Company is qualified to do business
or has assets and/or conducts operations.
3.2 Capitalization.
The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of
41,712,335 shares of Company capital stock, of which
40,000,000 are designated as Company common stock
(Company Common Stock), par value
$.001 per share and of which 1,712,335 are designated as
preferred shares, par value $.001 per share
(Company Preferred Shares). As of the date
hereof, there are (x) 10,055,398 shares of Company
Common Stock issued and outstanding and no shares of Company
Common Stock held in the Companys treasury,
(y) 5,830,528 Company Common Stock reserved for issuance
upon exercise of outstanding stock options or otherwise and
(z) no shares of Company Preferred Shares are issued and
outstanding, held in the Companys treasury or reserved for
issuance upon exercise of outstanding stock options or
otherwise. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Company
Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and
are fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights,
with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof.
The Company does not have and is not bound by any outstanding
subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, commitments or
agreements of any character calling for the purchase or issuance
of any Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Shares or any
other equity security of the Company or any securities
representing the right to purchase or otherwise receive any
Company Common Stock or any other equity security of the
Company. The Company has no Subsidiaries. There are not as of
the date hereof and there will not be at the Effective Time any
stockholder agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or
understandings to which the Company is a party or to which it is
bound relating to the voting of any shares of the capital stock
of the Company. There are no existing rights with respect to the
registration of Company Common Stock under the Securities Act,
including, but not limited to, demand rights or piggy-back
registration rights. Since September 30, 2005 through the
date hereof no options or warrants have been issued or
accelerated or had their terms modified.
3.3 Authority; No Violation.
(a) The Company has full corporate power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and, subject to receipt of
stockholder approval, to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The Board of Directors of the Company has
directed that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby be submitted to the Companys stockholders for
approval at the Company Stockholders Meeting. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly
approved by the Board of Directors of the Company. Other than
the Company Stockholders Meeting, no other corporate proceedings
on the part of the Company are necessary to approve this
Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered
by the Company and (assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement) will
constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
except as enforcement may
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be limited by general principles of equity whether applied in a
court of law or a court of equity and by bankruptcy, insolvency
and similar laws affecting creditors rights and remedies
generally.
(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
the Company, nor the consummation by the Company, of the
transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by the Company
with any of the terms or provisions hereof, will
(i) violate any provision of the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws of the Company or (ii) assuming
that the consents and approvals referred to in Section 3.4
hereof are duly obtained, (x) violate any Laws applicable
to the Company, or any of its properties or assets, or
(y) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any
provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a
default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or
both, would constitute a default) under, result in the
termination of or a right of termination or cancellation under,
accelerate the performance required by, or result in the
creation of any lien, pledge, security interest, charge or other
encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets of the Company
under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Company
Contract to which the Company is a party, or by which they or
any of their respective properties or assets may be bound or
affected, except that in each case for such violations,
breaches, defaults, or terminations as would not likely have,
either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company.
(c) The Company is not: (i) in violation of its
certificate of incorporation or bylaws or similar documents;
(ii) in default in the performance of any obligation,
agreement or condition of any debt instrument which (with or
without the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both)
affords to any Person the right to accelerate any indebtedness
or terminate any right; (iii) in default under or breach of
(with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice)
any other contract to which it is a party or by which it or its
assets are bound; or (iv) in violation of any law,
regulation, administrative order or judicial order, decree or
judgment (domestic or foreign) applicable to it or its business
or assets, except where any violation, default or breach under
items (ii), (iii), or (iv) could not reasonably be expected
to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company.
3.4 Consents and Approvals.
(a) Except for (i) the approval of this Agreement by
the requisite vote of the stockholders of the Company,
(ii) any required filings with the SEC and state securities
authorities, (iii) the filing of the Certificate of Merger
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to
the DGCL, and (iv) such other filings, authorizations,
consents, notices or approvals as may be set forth in
Section 3.4(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no
consents or approvals of or filings or registrations with any
court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental
authority or instrumentality (each a Governmental
Entity), or with any third party are necessary in
connection with (x) the execution and delivery by the
Company of this Agreement and (y) the consummation by the
Company of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated
hereby, except in each case for such consents, approvals or
filings the failure of which to be obtained would not likely
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
(b) The Company has no Knowledge of any reason why approval
or effectiveness of any of the applications, notices, filings or
waivers thereof referred to in Section 3.4(a) will not be
obtained or granted on a timely basis.
3.5 Reports and Financial
Statements.
(a) The Company has previously made available to Parent
(including through the SECs EDGAR system) true and
complete copies of: (a) the Companys Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB filed
with the SEC for each of the years ended December 31, 2002
through 2004; (b) the Companys Quarterly Report on
Form 10-QSB filed
with the SEC for the quarters ended March 31, 2005,
June 30, 2005 and September 30, 2005; (c) each
definitive proxy statement filed by the Company with the SEC
since December 31, 2002; and (d) all Current Reports
on Form 8-K filed
by the Company with the SEC since December 31, 2002. As of
their respective dates (or if amended or superseded by a filing
prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such
filing), such reports, proxy statements and prospectuses
(individually a Company SEC Report and
collectively, the Company SEC Reports)
(a) complied as
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to form in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and
(b) did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The
audited consolidated financial statements and unaudited
consolidated interim financial statements included in the
Company SEC Reports (including any related notes and schedules)
complied as to form, as of their respective dates of filing with
the SEC, in all material respects with all applicable accounting
requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC
with respect thereto, were prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied during the periods involved (except as
otherwise disclosed in the notes thereto, and except that
unaudited statements do not contain footnotes in substance or
form required by GAAP, as is permitted by
Form 10-QSB of the
Exchange Act) and fairly presented the financial position of the
Company as of the dates thereof and the results of operations
and cash flows for the periods or as of the dates then ended
(subject, where appropriate, to normal year-end adjustments).
Since December 31, 2002, the Company has timely filed all
reports and other filings required to be filed by it with the
SEC under the rules and regulations of the SEC.
(b) Since September 30, 2005, there has not been any
material change by the Company in accounting principles, methods
or policies for financial accounting purposes, except as
required by concurrent changes in generally accepted accounting
principles. There are no material amendments or modifications to
agreements, documents or other instruments which previously had
been filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act, which have not been filed
with the SEC but which are required to be filed. The Company
maintains a reasonable process or procedure under which
management of the Company is aware of or authorizes material
transactions of the Company such that such transactions may be
recorded on the quarterly and annual financial reports of the
Company in accordance with GAAP. The Company currently conducts
its business in compliance in all material respects with all
laws and regulations as currently applicable to the conduct of
its business, including applicable provisions of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
(c) The Company has no material indebtedness, obligations
or liabilities of any kind (whether accrued, absolute,
contingent or otherwise, and whether due or to become due or
asserted or unasserted), and, to the Knowledge of the Company,
there is no reasonable basis for the assertion of any material
claim or liability of any nature against the Company, except for
liabilities (i) which are fully reflected in, reserved
against or otherwise described in the Companys Quarterly
Report on
Form 10-QSB filed
with the SEC for the quarter ended September 30, 2005,
(ii) which have been incurred after the most recent Company
SEC Reports in the ordinary course of business, consistent with
past practice, or (iii) which are obligations to perform
under executory contracts in the ordinary course of business
(none of which is a liability resulting from a breach of
contract or warranty, tort, infringement or legal action).
3.6 Brokers Fees.
Neither the Company nor any of its respective officers or
directors has employed any broker or finder or incurred any
liability for any brokers fees, commissions or
finders fees in connection with any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement other than Q Advisors LLC
(Q Advisors).
3.7 Absence of Certain Changes
or Events.
Except as disclosed in the Company SEC Reports, since
September 30, 2005, except with respect to the actions
contemplated by this Agreement, the Company has conducted its
business only in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent
with past practice and, since such date, there has not been
(i) any Material Adverse Effect on the Company,
(ii) any damage, destruction or loss (whether or not
covered by insurance) on the Company that has had or could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company, (iii) any material change by the Company in its
accounting methods, principles or practices; (iv) any
material revaluation by the Company of any of its assets,
including, without limitation, writing down the value of
capitalized Software or inventory or deferred tax assets or
writing off notes or accounts receivable other than in the
ordinary course of business; (v) any labor dispute or charge
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of unfair labor practice (other than routine individual
grievances), any activity or proceeding by a labor union or
representative thereof to organize any employee of the Company
or any campaign being conducted to solicit authorization from
employees to be represented by such labor union in each case
which has had a Material Adverse Effect; (vi) any waiver by
the Company of any rights of material value or (vii) any
other action or event that would have required the consent of
Company pursuant to Section 5.1 had such action or event
occurred after the date of this Agreement.
3.8 Legal Proceedings.
(a) The Company is not a party to any, and there are no
pending or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, legal,
administrative, arbitration or other proceedings, claims,
actions or governmental or regulatory investigations of any
nature against the Company in which, to the Knowledge of the
Company, there is a reasonable probability of any material
recovery against or other material effect upon the Company or
which challenge the validity or propriety of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) There is no injunction, order, judgment, decree, or
regulatory restriction imposed upon the Company or its assets.
3.9 Taxes and Tax Returns.
(a) The Company has duly filed all Tax Returns required to
be filed by it on or prior to the date hereof (all such returns
being accurate and complete in all material respects), except
for such failures to file, taken together, as would not likely
have a Material Adverse Effect on Company, and has duly paid or
made provision on the financial statements for the periods ended
December 31, 2004, March 31, 2005, June 30, 2005
and September 30, 2005 and as referred to in
Sections 3.5 and 6.6 hereof in accordance with GAAP for the
payment of all material Taxes which have been incurred or are
due or claimed to be due from it by Taxing Authorities on or
prior to the date hereof other than Taxes (a) that
(x) are not yet delinquent or (y) are being contested
in good faith and set forth in Section 3.9 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, (b) that have not been finally
determined, and (c) the failure to pay, taken together,
would not likely have a Material Adverse Effect. All liability
with respect to the Tax Returns of the Company has been
satisfied for all years prior to and including 2004. The
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has not
notified the Company of, or to the Knowledge of the Company
otherwise asserted, that there are any material deficiencies
with respect to the federal income Tax Returns of the Company.
There are no material disputes pending, or to the Knowledge of
the Company claims asserted for, Taxes or assessments upon the
Company. In addition, Tax Returns which are accurate and
complete in all material respects have been filed by the Company
for all periods for which returns were due with respect to
income tax withholding, Social Security and unemployment taxes
and the amounts shown on such Tax Returns to be due and payable
have been paid in full or adequate provision therefor in
accordance with GAAP has been included by the Company in the
financial statements for the periods ended December 31,
2004, March 31, 2005, June 30, 2005 and
September 30, 2005 and as referred to in Sections 3.5
and 6.6 hereto. The unpaid Taxes of the Company (i) did
not, as of the date of any financial statement referred to in
its annual reports filed on
Form 10-KSB or in
Section 6.6 hereto, exceed the reserve for Tax liability
(rather than any reserve for deferred Taxes established to
reflect timing differences between book and Tax income) set
forth on the face of such financial statements (other than the
notes thereto) and (ii) will not exceed such reserve as
adjusted for the passage of time though the Closing Date in
accordance with past custom and practice of the Company in
filing its Tax Returns. The Company has not been asked to
consent to, and has not consented to, any currently effective
waiver or extension of any statute of limitations with respect
to any Tax. The Company has not made an election under
Section 341(f) of the Code. The Company has provided or
made available to Parent complete and correct copies of its Tax
Returns and all material correspondence and documents, if any,
relating directly or indirectly to taxes for the Companys
fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. For this purpose,
correspondence and documents include, without
limitation, amended Tax Returns, claims for refunds, notices
from Taxing Authorities of proposed changes or adjustments to
Taxes or Tax Returns, consents to assessment or collection of
Taxes, acceptances of proposed adjustments, closing agreements,
rulings and determination letters and requests
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therefor, and all other written communications to or from Taxing
Authorities relating to any material Tax liability of the
Company. The Company is not a foreign person as that
term is used in § 1.1445-2 of the Treasury Regulations
promulgated under the IRC. The Company is not a United
States real property holding corporation within meaning of
§ 897 of the IRC and was not a United States
real property holding corporation on any
determination date (as defined in
§ 1.897-2(c) of such Regulations) that occurred during
any relevant period.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement:
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income tax, capital gains tax, payroll, employment or
withholding tax, value-added tax, franchise tax, sales or use
tax, property tax, net worth tax, gift tax, or estate tax),
levy, assessment, tariff, duty (including any customs duty),
deficiency, or other fee, and any related charge or amount
(including any fine, penalty, interest, or addition to tax),
imposed, assessed, or collected by or under the authority of any
Taxing Authority or payable pursuant to any tax-sharing
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information return), report, statement, schedule, notice, form,
or other document or information filed with or submitted to, or
required to be filed with or submitted to, any Taxing Authority
in connection with the determination, assessment, collection, or
payment of any Tax or in connection with the administration,
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3.10 Employee Plans.
(a) For purposes of this Section 3.10, references to
the Company shall include the Company and any other entity which
together with the Company would be deemed a single
employer within the meaning of Section 4001 of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
(ERISA) or Code Section 414(b),
(c) or (m). Section 3.10(a) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of each employee
benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA),
and each other plan, arrangement or agreement relating to
deferred compensation, fringe benefits, flexible spending or
other benefits of any current or former employee, that is
maintained or contributed to as of the date of this Agreement,
or that has within the last three years been maintained or
contributed to, by the Company or under which the Company has
any liability (collectively, the Plans).
(b) The Company has heretofore delivered or made available
to Parent true, correct and complete copies of each of the Plans
and all related documents, including but not limited to
(i) the most recent determination letter from the IRS (if
applicable) for such Plan, (ii) the current summary plan
description and any summaries of material modification,
(iii) all annual reports (Form 5500 series) for each
Plan filed for the preceding three plan years, and (iv) all
substantive correspondence relating to any such Plan addressed
to or received from the IRS, the Department of Labor, the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any other governmental
agency.
(c) (i) Each of the Plans has been operated and
administered in all material respects in compliance with its
terms and applicable Laws, including but not limited to ERISA
and the Code, (ii) each of the
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Plans intended to be qualified within the meaning of
Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified, any trust
created pursuant to any such Plan is exempt from federal income
tax under Section 501(a) of the Code, each such Plan has
either received from the IRS a favorable determination letter to
such effect upon which the Company is entitled to rely as to
such matters and which is currently applicable or may rely on a
favorable opinion letter from the IRS as to such matters, and
the Company is not aware of any circumstance or event which
would jeopardize the tax-qualified status of any such Plan or
the tax-exempt status of any related trust, or which would cause
the imposition of any liability, penalty or tax under ERISA or
the Code with respect to any Plan, (iii) no Plan is subject
to Title IV of ERISA, (iv) no Plan provides benefits,
including, without limitation, death or medical benefits
(whether or not insured), with respect to current or former
employees of the Company beyond their retirement or other
termination of service, other than (w) coverage mandated by
applicable Law, (x) death benefits or retirement benefits
under a Plan that is an employee pension plan, as
that term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA,
(y) deferred compensation benefits under a Plan that are
accrued as liabilities on the books of the Company, or
(z) benefits the full cost of which is borne by the current
or former employee (or his beneficiary), (vi) no Plan is a
multiemployer pension plan, as such term is defined
in Section 3(37) of ERISA, (vii) all contributions or
other amounts payable by the Company as of the Effective Time
with respect to each Plan and all other liabilities of each such
entity with respect to each Plan, in respect of current or prior
plan years have been paid or accrued in accordance with
generally accepted accounting practices and Section 412 of
the Code, (viii) the Company is not aware that it has
engaged in a transaction in connection with which the Company
could be subject to either a civil penalty assessed pursuant to
Section 409 or 502(i) of ERISA or a tax imposed pursuant to
Section 4975 or 4976 of the Code, (ix) there are no
pending, or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened or
anticipated claims (other than routine claims for benefits) by,
on behalf of or against any of the Plans or any trusts related
thereto by any current or former employee of the Company, and
(x) no Plan, program, agreement or other arrangement,
either individually or collectively, provides for any payment by
the Company that would not be deductible under Code
Sections 162(a)(1), 162(m) or 404 or that would constitute
a parachute payment within the meaning of Code
Section 280G after giving effect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement nor would the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement accelerate the time of payment or
vesting, or increase the amount of compensation due to any
employee.
(d) (A) None of the employees of the Company is
represented in his or her capacity as an employee of such
company by any labor organization; (B) the Company has not
recognized any labor organization nor has any labor organization
been elected as the collective bargaining agent of any of their
employees, nor has the Company signed any collective bargaining
agreement or union contract recognizing any labor organization
as the bargaining agent of any of its employees; and (C) to
the Knowledge of the Company, there is no active or current
union organization activity involving the employees of the
Company, nor has there ever been union representation involving
employees of the Company.
(e) The Company has provided to Parent a description of all
written employment policies under which the Company is operating.
(f) The Company is in compliance with all Federal, foreign
(as applicable), and state laws regarding employment practices,
including laws relating to workers safety, sexual
harassment or discrimination, except where the failure to so be
in compliance, individually or in the aggregate, would not have
a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
(g) To the Knowledge of the Company, as of the date hereof,
no executive, key employee or group of employees has any plans
to terminate his or her employment with the Company.
3.11 Contracts.
(a) The Company is not a party to or bound by any contract,
arrangement or commitment (i) with respect to the
employment of any directors, officers, employees or consultants,
(ii) which, upon the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement will (either alone or upon the
occurrence of any additional acts or events) result in any
payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise) becoming due
from Parent, Merger Sub, the Company, or any of their respective
Subsidiaries
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to any director, officer or employee thereof, (iii) which
materially restricts the conduct of any line of business by the
Company, (iv) with or to a labor union or guild (including
any collective bargaining agreement), or (v) any of the
benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the
benefits of which will be accelerated by the occurrence of any
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or the value
of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis
of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(including as to this clause (v), any stock option plan,
stock appreciation rights plan, restricted stock plan or stock
purchase plan). There are no employment, consulting and deferred
compensation agreements to which the Company is a party.
Section 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets
forth a list of all material contracts (as defined in
Item 601(b)(10) of
Regulation S-K or
otherwise in an amount greater than $100,000 per annum) of
the Company. Each contract, arrangement or commitment of the
type described in this Section 3.11(a), whether or not set
forth in Section 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, is referred to herein as a Company
Contract, and the Company has not received notice of,
nor do any executive officers of such entities know of, any
violation of any Company Contract.
(b) (i) Each Company Contract is valid and binding and
in full force and effect, (ii) the Company has in all
material respects performed all obligations required to be
performed by it to date under each Company Contract, and
(iii) no event or condition exists which constitutes or,
after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute, a
default on the part of the Company under any such Company
Contract, except where such default would not be likely to have,
either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect on Company.
3.12 Environmental Matters.
The Company is in material compliance with all Environmental
Laws, except as would not likely have, either individually or in
the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Company. For
purposes of this Section 3.12, the term
Environmental Law means any applicable Law
relating to the protection of human health and the environment.
3.13 Properties and Assets.
Section 3.13 of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists
(i) all real property owned by the Company; (ii) each
real property lease, sublease or installment purchase
arrangement to which the Company is a party; (iii) a
description of each contract for the purchase, sale, or
development of real estate to which the Company is a party; and
(iv) all items of the Companys tangible personal
property and equipment with a book value of $50,000 or more or
having any annual lease payment of $50,000 or more. Except for
(a) items reflected in the Companys consolidated
financial statements as of December 31, 2004, as filed in
the Companys Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004,
(b) exceptions to title that do not interfere materially
with the Companys use and enjoyment of owned or leased
real property, (c) liens for current real estate taxes not
yet delinquent, or being contested in good faith, properly
reserved against (and reflected on the financial statements
referred to in the Companys Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004), and
(d) items listed in Section 3.13 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, the Company has good and, as to owned real
property, marketable and insurable title to all their properties
and assets, free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and
other encumbrances. The Company, as lessee, has the right under
valid and subsisting leases to occupy, use and possess all
property leased by them, and the Company has not experienced any
material uninsured damage or destruction with respect to such
properties since December 31, 2004. All properties and
assets used by the Company are in good operating condition and
repair suitable for the purposes for which they are currently
utilized and, to the Knowledge of the Company, comply in all
material respects with all Laws relating thereto now in effect
or scheduled to come into effect. The Company enjoys peaceful
and undisturbed possession under all leases for the use of all
property under which it is the lessee, and all leases to which
the Company is a party are valid and binding obligations in
accordance with the terms thereof. The Company is not in default
with respect to any such lease, and there has occurred no
default by the Company or event which with the lapse of time or
the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default under
any such lease, except where such default is not likely to have,
either
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individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. To
the Knowledge of the Company, there are no Laws, conditions of
record, or other impediments which interfere materially with the
intended use by the Company of any of the property owned,
leased, or occupied by it.
3.14 Insurance.
Section 3.14 of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a true,
correct and complete list of all insurance policies and bonds
maintained by the Company, including the name of the insurer,
the policy number, the type of policy and any applicable
deductibles, and all such insurance policies and bonds or other
insurance policies and bonds that have, from time to time, in
respect of the nature of the risks insured against and amount of
coverage provided are in full force and effect and have been in
full force and effect since their respective dates of inception.
As of the date hereof, the Company has not received any notice
of cancellation or amendment of any such policy or bond or is in
default under any such policy or bond, no coverage thereunder is
being disputed and all material claims thereunder have been
filed in a timely fashion. True, correct and complete copies of
all such policies and bonds reflected at Section 3.14 of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, as in effect on the date
hereof, have been made available to Parent.
3.15 Compliance with Applicable
Laws.
The Company has complied in all material respects with all Laws
applicable to it or to the operation of its business, except
where such noncompliance is not likely to have, either
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. To
the Knowledge of the Company, the Company has not received any
notice of any material alleged or threatened claim, violation,
or liability under any such Laws that has not heretofore been
cured and for which there is no remaining liability.
3.16 Affiliates.
Each director, executive officer and other person who is an
affiliate (for purposes of Rule 145 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities
Act)) of the Company is listed at Section 3.16 of
the Company Disclosure Schedule. Except as set forth in the
Company SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement,
since the date of Companys last proxy statement to its
stockholders, no event has occurred that would be required to be
reported by Company as a Certain Relationship or Related
Transaction, pursuant to Item 404 of
Regulation S-K
promulgated by the SEC.
3.17 Ownership of Parent Common
Stock.
Neither the Company nor any of its directors, executive
officers, or affiliates (as used above in Section 3.16)
(i) beneficially own, directly or indirectly through an
affiliate, or (ii) is a party to any agreement, arrangement
or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting
or disposing of, in each case, any shares of outstanding capital
stock of Parent (other than those agreements, arrangements or
understandings specifically contemplated hereby).
3.18 Fairness Opinion.
The Company has received an opinion from Q Advisors to the
effect that, in its opinion, the consideration to be paid to
stockholders of the Company hereunder is fair to such
stockholders from a financial point of view.
3.19 Intellectual Property.
(a) Section 3.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedule
contains a correct and complete list of all Company Registered
Intellectual Property and all material unregistered copyrights,
trademarks and service marks of the Company.
(b) To the Companys Knowledge, no Intellectual
Property owned by the Company and no Company Proprietary
Software is subject to any proceeding or outstanding consent,
decree, order or judgment (i) restricting in any manner the
use thereof by the Company or (ii) that may affect the
validity or enforceability thereof. To the Companys
Knowledge, no Intellectual Property licensed to the Company and
no Company Licensed Software, either of which is material to the
operations of the Company, is
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subject to any proceeding or outstanding consent, decree, order
or judgment (i) restricting in any manner the use thereof
by the Company or (ii) that may affect the validity or
enforceability thereof.
(c) Each item of Company Registered Intellectual Property
is subsisting and in full force in all material respects. All
necessary registration, maintenance and renewal fees currently
due and owing in connection with Company Registered Intellectual
Property have been paid and all necessary documents,
recordations and certifications in connection with the Company
Registered Intellectual Property have been filed with the
relevant patent, copyright, trademark or other authorities in
the United States or foreign jurisdictions, as the case may be,
for the purposes of maintaining such Company Registered
Intellectual Property and recording ownership by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries of such Company Registered Intellectual
Property.
(d) The Company is the sole and exclusive owner of each
item of Intellectual Property used by the Company, other than
Intellectual Property that is licensed to the Company, free and
clear of any Lien, except Permitted Liens.
(e) Section 3.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedule
sets forth a correct and complete list of (i) the Company
Proprietary Software, and (ii) the Company Licensed
Software.
(f) To the Knowledge of the Company, the operations of the
Company as currently conducted, including the Companys
design, development, manufacture, use, reproduction, display,
marketing and sale of the products or services (including
Software) of the Company do not infringe or misappropriate the
Intellectual Property of any third party.
(g) The Company has no Knowledge and has not received
written notice from any third party that the operations of the
Company as currently conducted, or any current product or
service of the Company infringes or misappropriates the
Intellectual Property of any third party.
(h) To the Knowledge of the Company, no Person is
infringing or misappropriating any Company Intellectual Property
that is owned by or exclusively licensed to the Company.
(i) The Company has taken commercially reasonable steps to
protect the rights of the Company in the Confidential
Information and any trade secret or confidential information of
third Parties used by the Company.
(j) The Company maintains in place and has taken
commercially reasonable steps to enforce appropriate policies
designed to ensure that all Intellectual Property owned by the
Company and developed by employees of the Company is developed
by such employees while working within the scope of their
employment at the time of such development. Where appropriate,
the Company has taken commercially reasonable steps to require
its agents, consultants, contractors or other Persons to execute
appropriate instruments of assignment in favor of the Company as
assignee to convey to the Company ownership of Intellectual
Property developed by such agents, consultants, contractors or
other Persons on behalf of the Company.
3.20 Company Information.
This Agreement does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements herein or therein, in light of the circumstances
in which they are made, not misleading. The Company notice of
the Company Stockholders Meeting (except for the portions
thereof relating solely to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, as
to which the Company makes no representation or warranty) will
comply in all material respects with the provisions of the DGCL.
3.21 Proxy Materials;
Registration Statement; Other Information.
None of the information supplied or to be supplied by the
Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the
Registration Statement on
Form S-4 relating
to the registration of the Parent Common Stock and the
Contingent Value Rights (the Registration
Statement) or the letter to stockholders, notice of
meeting, proxy statement and form of proxy to be distributed to
Company stockholders in connection with the Merger and any
schedules required to be filed with the SEC in connection
therewith
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(collectively, the Proxy Materials) will
(i) in the case of the Registration Statement, at the time
it becomes effective or at the Effective Time, contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein not misleading, or
(ii) in the case of the Proxy Materials, at the time of the
mailing of any of the Proxy Materials and at the time of the
Company Stockholders Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are
made, not misleading. If at any time prior to the Effective Time
any event with respect to the Company, its officers and
directors should occur which is required to be described in an
amendment of, or a supplement to, the Proxy Materials or the
Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly inform
Parent, such event shall be so described, and such amendment or
supplement shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, as required
by law, disseminated to the stockholders of the Company and
Parent. The Registration Statement will (with respect to the
Company) comply as to form in all material respects with the
requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder. The Proxy Materials will (with respect
to the Company) comply as to form in all material respects with
the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Company makes no representation or warranty with
respect to any information supplied by Parent or Merger Sub
which is contained in any of the foregoing documents.
3.22 Unlawful Payments and
Contributions.
To the Knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any of
its respective directors, officers, employees or agents has,
with respect to the businesses of the Company, (i) used any
funds for any unlawful contribution, endorsement, gift,
entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political
activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment
to any foreign or domestic government official or employee;
(iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or
(iv) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment,
kickback or other unlawful payment to any Person or entity.
3.23 Listings.
The Companys securities are not listed, or quoted, for
trading on any U.S. domestic or foreign securities exchange.
3.24 Permits.
The Company holds all licenses, permits, registrations, orders,
authorizations, approvals and franchises which are required to
permit it to conduct its business as presently conducted, except
where the failure to hold such licenses, permits, registrations,
orders, authorizations, approvals or franchises could not
reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. All such
licenses, permits, registrations, orders, authorizations,
approvals and franchises are now, and will be after the Closing,
valid and in full force and effect, and Surviving Corporation
shall have full benefit of the same, except where the failure to
be valid and in full force and effect or to have the benefit of
any such license, permit, registration, order, authorization,
approval or franchise could not reasonably be expected to,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect
on the Company or Surviving Corporation. The Company has not
received any notification of any asserted present failure (or
past and unremedied failure) by it to have obtained any such
license, permit, registration, order, authorization, approval or
franchise, except where such failure could not reasonably be
expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company or Surviving Corporation.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
Parent and Merger Sub hereby make the following representations
and warranties to Company as set forth in this Article IV,
subject to the exceptions disclosed in writing in the disclosure
schedules of the
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Parent and Merger Sub delivered herewith (the Parent
and Merger Sub Disclosure Schedule), each of which
representations and warranties are being relied upon by Company
as an inducement to enter into and perform this Agreement. It is
acknowledged and agreed by Company that any matter set forth in
any schedule, section or subsection of the Parent and Merger Sub
Disclosure Schedule shall expressly not be deemed to constitute
an admission by the Parent and/or Merger Sub, as the case may
be, or otherwise imply, that any such matter rises to the level
of a Material Adverse Effect or is otherwise material for
purposes of this Agreement or the Parent and Merger Sub
Disclosure Schedule.
4.1 Corporate Organization.
Each of Parent, Merger Sub and Parents other Subsidiaries
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of their state or incorporation of
organization. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and Parents other
Subsidiaries has the corporate power and authority to own or
lease all of its properties and assets and to carry on its
business as it is now being conducted, and is duly licensed or
qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which the
nature of any business conducted by it or the character or
location of any properties or assets owned or leased by it makes
such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the
failure to so qualify or to be in good standing has not had and
would not likely have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent. The
certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Parent, Merger Sub
and Parents other Subsidiaries, copies of which are
attached at Section 4.1 of the Parent and Merger Sub
Disclosure Schedule, are true, correct and complete copies of
such documents as in effect as of the date of this Agreement.
Gupta Technologies, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
David Corporation, a California corporation, Foresight Software,
Inc., a Delaware corporation, Process Software, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, Profitkey International, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, and TAC/ Halo, LLC (d/b/a
Tesseract), a Delaware limited liability company are the only
Subsidiaries of Parent, that qualify as a Significant
Subsidiary as such term is defined in
Regulation S-X
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
SEC). Section 4.1 of the Parent and
Merger Sub Disclosure Schedule includes a listing of all
jurisdictions in which Parent is qualified to do business or has
assets and/or conducts operations.
4.2 Capitalization.
(a) The authorized capital stock of Parent consists of
150,000,000 shares of common stock (Parent Common
Stock), par value $0.00001 per share and
50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value
$0.00001 per share (Parent Preferred
Shares), of which 16,000,000 shares of
Series C Preferred Stock have been designated and
8,863,636 shares of Series D Preferred Stock have been
designated. As of the date hereof, there are
(i) 3,648,537 shares of Parent Common Stock issued and
outstanding and 0 shares of Parent Common Stock held in
Parents treasury, (ii) 56,327,111 shares of
Parent Common Stock reserved for issuance upon exercise of
outstanding stock options or otherwise,
(iii) 13,802,837 shares of Series C Preferred
Stock issued and outstanding and (iv) 7,045,454 shares
of Series D Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. There
no issued and outstanding shares of Parents Series A
Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock. All of the
issued and outstanding Parent Common Stock have been duly
authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable
and free of preemptive rights, with no personal liability
attaching to the ownership thereof. Except as disclosed in the
Parent SEC Reports, Parent does not have and is not bound by any
outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, commitments
or agreements of any character calling for the purchase or
issuance of any Parent Common Stock or Parent Preferred Shares
or any other equity security of Parent or any securities
representing the right to purchase or otherwise receive any
Parent Common Stock or any other equity security of Parent.
Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Reports, there are not as
of the date hereof and there will not be at the Effective Time
any stockholder agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or
understandings to which Parent is a party or to which it is
bound relating to the voting of any shares of the capital stock
of Parent. Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Reports, there
are no existing rights with respect to the registration of
Parent Common Stock under the Securities Act, including, but not
limited to, demand rights or piggy-back registration rights.
Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Reports since
September 30, 2005 through the date hereof no options or
warrants have been issued or accelerated or had their terms
modified.
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(b) Section 4.2(b) of the Parent and Merger Sub
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list
of all direct or indirect Subsidiaries of Parent as of the date
of this Agreement. Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC
Reports, Parent owns, directly or indirectly, all of the issued
and outstanding shares of capital stock of each of its
Subsidiaries, free and clear of all liens, charges, encumbrances
and security interests whatsoever, and all of such shares are
duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid,
nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, with no personal
liability attaching to the ownership thereof. No Subsidiary has
or is bound by any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants,
calls, commitments or agreements of any character calling for
the purchase or issuance of any shares of capital stock or any
other equity security of such Subsidiary or any securities
representing the right to purchase or otherwise receive any
shares of capital stock or any other equity security of such
Subsidiary.
4.3 Authority; No Violation.
(a) Each of Parent and Merger Sub has full corporate power
and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and, subject
to the required regulatory approvals specified herein, to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly
approved by the Boards of Directors of Parent and Merger Sub,
and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Parent and
Merger Sub are necessary to approve this Agreement or to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement
has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each of
Parent and Merger Sub and (assuming due authorization, execution
and delivery by Company of this Agreement) will constitute valid
and binding obligations of each of Parent and Merger Sub,
enforceable against each of Parent and Merger Sub in accordance
with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by general
principles of equity whether applied in a court of law or a
court of equity and by bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws
affecting creditors rights and remedies generally.
(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
Parent and Merger Sub, nor the consummation by Parent and Merger
Sub, of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by
Parent and Merger Sub with any of the terms or provisions
hereof, will (i) violate any provision of the certificate
of incorporation or bylaws of Parent, Merger Sub and each of its
Subsidiaries or (ii) assuming that the consents and
approvals referred to in Section 4.4 hereof are duly
obtained, (x) violate any Laws applicable to Parent, Merger
Sub and each of Parents other Subsidiaries, or any of
their respective properties or assets, or (y) violate,
conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or the
loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event
which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a
default) under, result in the termination of or a right of
termination or cancellation under, accelerate the performance
required by, or result in the creation of any lien, pledge,
security interest, charge or other encumbrance upon any of the
respective properties or assets of Parent, Merger Sub and each
of Parents other Subsidiaries under any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture,
deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or other instrument or
obligation to which Parent, Merger Sub and each of Parents
other Subsidiaries is a party, or by which they or any of their
respective properties or assets may be bound or affected, except
in each case for such violations, breaches, defaults, or
terminations as would not likely have, either individually or in
the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Parent.
(c) Parent is not: (i) in violation of its certificate
of incorporation or bylaws or similar documents; (ii) in
default in the performance of any obligation, agreement or
condition of any debt instrument which (with or without the
passage of time or the giving of notice, or both) affords to any
Person the right to accelerate any indebtedness or terminate any
right; (iii) in default under or breach of (with or without
the passage of time or the giving of notice) any other contract
to which it is a party or by which it or its assets are bound;
or (iv) in violation of any law, regulation, administrative
order or judicial order, decree or judgment (domestic or
foreign) applicable to it or its business or assets, except
where any violation, default or breach under items (ii), (iii),
or (iv) could not reasonably be expected to, individually
or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent.
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4.4 Consents and Approvals.
(a) Except for (i) any required filings with the SEC
and state securities authorities, (ii) the filing of the
Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware pursuant to the DGCL, (iii) such other filings,
authorizations, consents, notices or approvals as may be set
forth in Section 4.4(a) of the Parent and Merger Sub
Disclosure Schedule, no consents or approvals of or filings or
registrations with any Governmental Entity, or with any third
party are necessary in connection with (x) the execution
and delivery by Parent or Merger Sub of this Agreement and
(y) the consummation by Parent or Merger Sub of the Merger
and the other transactions contemplated hereby, except in each
case for such consents, approvals or filings the failure of
which to be obtained would not likely have a Material Adverse
Effect on Parent or Merger Sub. The approval of the stockholders
of Parent is not required in connection with the execution and
delivery by Parent or Merger Sub of this Agreement and the
consummation by Parent or Merger Sub of the Merger and the other
transaction contemplated hereby.
(b) Parent and Merger Sub have no Knowledge of any reason
why approval or effectiveness of any of the applications,
notices or filings referred to in Section 4.4(a) cannot be
obtained or granted on a timely basis.
4.5 Adequate Resources.
Parent has or will have at the Effective Time cash on hand or
borrowing availability under financing arrangements from
financially responsible third Parties, or a combination thereof,
in an aggregate amount sufficient to enable Parent to pay in
full the Merger Consideration and all fees and expenses payable
by Parent in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby.
4.6 Legal Proceedings.
(a) Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Reports, Parent
and Merger Sub are not party to any, and there are no pending or
to the Knowledge of Parent or Merger Sub, threatened, legal,
administrative, arbitration or other proceedings, claims,
actions or governmental or regulatory investigations of any
nature against Parent or Merger Sub in which, to the Knowledge
of Parent or Merger Sub, there is a reasonable probability of
any material recovery against or other material effect upon
Parent or which challenge the validity or propriety of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) There is no injunction, order, judgment, decree, or
regulatory restriction imposed upon Parent, Merger Sub, or their
respective assets.
4.7 Brokers Fees.
Neither Parent nor any Subsidiary nor any of their respective
officers or directors has employed any broker or finder or
incurred any liability for any brokers fees, commissions
or finders fees in connection with any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
4.8 Reports and Financial
Statements.
(a) Parent has previously made available to the Company
(including through the SECs EDGAR system) true and
complete copies of (a) Parents Annual Reports on
Form 10-KSB filed
with the SEC for each of the years ended June 30, 2003
through 2005; (b) Parents Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-QSB filed
with the SEC for the quarter ended September 30, 2005;
(c) each definitive proxy statement filed by Parent with
the SEC since December 31, 2003; (d) each final
prospectus filed by Parent with the SEC since December 31,
2003; and (e) all Current Reports on
Form 8-K filed by
Parent with the SEC since December 31, 2003. As of their
respective dates (or if amended or superseded by a filing prior
to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing),
such reports, proxy statements and prospectuses (individually a
Parent SEC Report and, collectively,
Parent SEC Reports) (a) complied as to
form in all material respect with the applicable requirements of
the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder and (b) did not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. The audited
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consolidated financial statements and unaudited consolidated
interim financial statements included in the Parent SEC Reports
(including any related notes and schedules) complied as to form,
as of their respective dates of filing with the SEC, in all
material respects with all applicable accounting requirements
and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect
thereto, were prepared in accordance with past practice and GAAP
consistently applied during the periods involved (except as
otherwise disclosed in the notes thereto) and fairly presented
the financial position of Parent and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for the periods or as of the
dates then ended (subject, where appropriate, to normal year-end
adjustments). Since June 30, 2003, Parent has timely filed
all material reports and other filings required to be filed by
it with the SEC under the rules and regulations of the SEC.
(b) Since September 30, 2005, there has not been any
material change by Parent in accounting principles, methods or
policies for financial accounting purposes, except as required
by concurrent changes in generally accepted accounting
principles. There are no material amendments or modifications to
agreements, documents or other instruments which previously had
been filed by Parent with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act
or the Exchange Act, which have not been filed with the SEC but
which are required to be filed. Parent maintains a reasonable
process or procedure under which management of Parent is aware
of or authorizes material transactions of Parent such that such
transactions may be recorded on the quarterly and annual
financial reports of Parent in accordance with GAAP. Parent
currently conducts its business in compliance in all material
respects with all laws and regulations as currently applicable
to the conduct of its business, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002.
(c) Parent has no material indebtedness, obligations or
liabilities of any kind (whether accrued, absolute, contingent
or otherwise, and whether due or to become due or asserted or
unasserted), and, to the Knowledge of Parent, there is no
reasonable basis for the assertion of any material claim or
liability of any nature against Parent, except for liabilities
(i) which are fully reflected in, reserved against or
otherwise described in the Parents Quarterly Report on
Form 10-QSB filed
with the SEC for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 or in
Parent SEC Reports filed after such Quarterly Report,
(ii) which have been incurred after the most recent Parent
SEC Reports in the ordinary course of business, consistent with
past practice, or (iii) which are obligations to perform
under executory contracts in the ordinary course of business
(none of which is a liability resulting from a breach of
contract or warranty, tort, infringement or legal action).
4.9 No Undisclosed
Liabilities.
Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liabilities
or obligations of any nature, whether or not accrued, contingent
or otherwise, except (a) liabilities or obligations
reflected in any of the Parent SEC Reports filed and publicly
available prior to the date hereof and (b) liabilities or
obligations that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
likely have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent.
4.10 Absence of Certain Changes
or Events.
(a) Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Reports
(i) neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred
any material liability, except as contemplated by the Agreement
or in the ordinary course of their business consistent with
their past practices, and (ii) no event has occurred which
has had, or is likely to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a Material Adverse Effect on Parent.
(b) Subject to the acquisitions and financing described in
the Parent SEC Reports, since December 31, 2004, Parent and
its Subsidiaries have carried on their respective businesses in
the ordinary and usual course consistent with their past
practices.
4.11 Taxes and Tax Returns.
(a) Parent and its Subsidiaries have duly filed all Tax
Returns required to be filed by it on or prior to the date
hereof (all such returns being accurate and complete in all
material respects), except that all such failures to file, taken
together, as would not likely have a Material Adverse Effect on
Parent, and has duly paid or made provision on the financial
statements for the periods ended December 31, 2004,
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March 31, 2005, June 30, 2005 and September 30,
2005, and as referred to in Section 4.8 hereof, in
accordance with GAAP for the payment of all material Taxes which
have been incurred or are due or claimed to be due from it by
Taxing Authorities on or prior to the date hereof other than
Taxes (a) that (x) are not yet delinquent or
(y) are being contested in good faith and set forth in
Section 4.11 of the Parent and Merger Sub Disclosure
Schedule (b) that have not been finally determined, and
(c) the failure to pay, taken together, would not likely
have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent. All liability with
respect to the Tax Returns of Parent and its Subsidiaries has
been satisfied for all years prior to and including 2004. The
IRS has not notified Parent of, or to the Knowledge of Parent
otherwise asserted, that there are any material deficiencies
with respect to the federal income Tax Returns of Parent. There
are no material disputes pending, or to the Knowledge of Parent
claims asserted for, Taxes or assessments upon Parent or any of
its Subsidiaries. In addition, Tax Returns which are accurate
and complete in all material respects have been filed by Parent
and its Subsidiaries for all periods for which returns were due
with respect to income tax withholding, Social Security and
unemployment taxes and the amounts shown on such Tax Returns to
be due and payable have been paid in full or adequate provision
therefor in accordance with GAAP has been included by Parent in
the financial statements for the periods ended December 31,
2004, March 31, 2005, June 30, 2005 and
September 30, 2005, and as referred to in Section 4.8
hereof. The unpaid Taxes of Parent (i) did not, as of the
date of any financial statement referred to in Parents
Annual Reports on
Form 10-KSB exceed
the reserve for Tax liability (rather than any reserve for
deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between
book and Tax income) set forth on the face of such financial
statements (other than the notes thereto) and (ii) will not
exceed such reserve as adjusted for the passage of time though
the Closing Date in accordance with past custom and practice of
Parent in filing its Tax Returns. Neither Parent nor any of its
Subsidiaries has been asked to consent to, and has not consented
to, any currently effective waiver or extension of any statute
of limitations with respect to any Tax. Neither Parent nor any
Subsidiary has made an election under Section 341(f) of the
Code. Parent has provided or made available to Company complete
and correct copies of its Tax Returns and all material
correspondence and documents, if any, relating directly or
indirectly to taxes for Parents fiscal years 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003 and 2004. For this purpose, correspondence and
documents include, without limitation, amended Tax
Returns, claims for refunds, notices from Taxing Authorities of
proposed changes or adjustments to Taxes or Tax Returns,
consents to assessment or collection of Taxes, acceptances of
proposed adjustments, closing agreements, rulings and
determination letters and requests therefor, and all other
written communications to or from Taxing Authorities relating to
any material Tax liability of Parent or any Subsidiary.
4.12 Compliance with Applicable
Laws.
Parent and each of its Subsidiaries has complied in all material
respects with all Laws applicable to it or to the operation of
its business, except where such noncompliance would not likely
have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect on Parent. To the Knowledge of Parent, neither
Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of
any material alleged or threatened claim, violation, or
liability under any such Laws that has not heretofore been cured
and for which there is no remaining liability.
4.13 Proxy Materials;
Registration Statement; Other Information.
None of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent for
inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement or the Proxy Materials will (i) in the case of
the Registration Statement, at the time it becomes effective or
at the Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein not misleading, or (ii) in the case of the Proxy
Materials, at the time of the mailing of any of the Proxy
Materials and at the time of the Company Stockholders Meeting,
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. If at
any time prior to the Effective Time any event with respect to
Parent, its officers and directors should occur which is
required to be described in an amendment of, or a supplement to,
the Proxy Materials or the Registration Statement, Parent shall
promptly inform the Company, such
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event shall be so described, and such amendment or supplement
shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, as required by law,
disseminated to the stockholders of the Company and Parent. The
Registration Statement will (with respect to Parent) comply as
to form in all material respects with the requirements of the
Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. The Proxy Materials will (with respect to Parent)
comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements
of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent makes no
representation or warranty with respect to any information
supplied by the Company which is contained in any of the
foregoing documents.
4.14 Ownership of Company Common
Stock.
Except as disclosed on the Parent Disclosure Schedule, neither
Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries, directors, executive
officers, or affiliates (as such term is described above in
Section 3.16) (i) beneficially own, directly or
indirectly through an affiliate, or (ii) is a party to any
agreement, arrangement or understanding for the purpose of
acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of, in each case, any
shares of outstanding capital stock of Company (other than those
agreements, arrangements or understandings specifically
contemplated hereby).
4.15 Takeover Statutes.
The Board of Directors of Parent has approved the terms of this
Agreement, and such approval constitutes approval of this
Agreement by the Board of Directors of Parent under the
provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL, other than
Section 203(b)(1) of the DGCL, to the knowledge of Parent,
no state takeover statute or similar statute or regulation
applies or purports to apply to this Agreement, the Merger or
any of the other transaction documents contemplated by this
Agreement.
4.16 Unlawful Payments and
Contributions.
To the Knowledge of Parent, neither Parent nor any of its
respective directors, officers, employees or agents has, with
respect to the businesses of Parent, (i) used any funds for
any unlawful contribution, endorsement, gift, entertainment or
other unlawful expense relating to political activity;
(ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any
foreign or domestic government official or employee;
(iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or
(iv) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment,
kickback or other unlawful payment to any Person or entity.
4.17 Listings.
Parents securities are not listed, or quoted, for trading
on any U.S. domestic or foreign securities exchange.
4.18 Permits.
Parent holds all licenses, permits, registrations, orders,
authorizations, approvals and franchises which are required to
permit it to conduct its business as presently conducted, except
where the failure to hold such licenses, permits, registrations,
orders, authorizations, approvals or franchises could not
reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent. All such licenses,
permits, registrations, orders, authorizations, approvals and
franchises are now, and will be after the Closing, valid and in
full force and effect, and Surviving Corporation shall have full
benefit of the same, except where the failure to be valid and in
full force and effect or to have the benefit of any such
license, permit, registration, order, authorization, approval or
franchise could not reasonably be expected to, individually or
in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent or
Surviving Corporation. Parent has not received any notification
of any asserted present failure (or past and unremedied failure)
by it to have obtained any such license, permit, registration,
order, authorization, approval or franchise, except where such
failure could not reasonably be expected to, individually or in
the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent.
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ARTICLE V
COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
5.1 Covenants of the Company.
During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing
until the Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated or
permitted by this Agreement, or with the prior written consent
of Parent, the Company shall carry on its business in the
ordinary course consistent with past practices. The Company will
use its commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with past
practices, to (x) preserve its business organization
intact, (y) keep available to itself and Parent the present
services of the employees of the Company and (z) preserve
for itself and Parent the goodwill of the customers of the
Company and others with whom business relationships exist.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and except as
set forth in Section 5.1(c) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or
consented to by Parent in writing, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, the Company shall
not:
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(a) declare or pay any dividends on, or make other
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(b) (i) split, combine or reclassify any shares of its
capital stock or issue, authorize or propose the issuance of any
other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution
for shares of its capital stock, or (ii) repurchase, redeem
or otherwise acquire, any shares of the capital stock of the
Company, or any securities convertible into or exercisable for
any shares of the capital stock of the Company; |
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(c) issue, deliver or sell, or authorize or propose the
issuance, delivery or sale of, any shares of its capital stock
or any securities convertible into or exercisable for, or any
rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such shares, or
enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing,
other than issuances, deliveries or sales in the ordinary course
consistent with past practices; |
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(d) amend its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other
similar governing documents; |
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(e) make individual capital expenditures of $100,000 in the
aggregate; |
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(f) enter into any new line of business or any material
partnership arrangements, joint development agreements or
strategic alliances; |
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(g) acquire or agree to acquire, by merging or
consolidating with, or by purchasing an equity interest in or
the assets of, or by any other manner, any business or any
corporation, partnership, association or other business
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(h) take any action that is intended or may reasonably be
expected to result in any of its representations and warranties
set forth in this Agreement being or becoming untrue or in any
of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VII
not being satisfied, or in a violation of any provision of this
Agreement, except, in every case, as may be required by
applicable law; |
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(i) change its methods of accounting in effect at
December 31, 2004, except for changes effected to comply
with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 86,
and except as required by changes in GAAP or regulatory
accounting principles; |
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(j) (i) except as required by applicable law or this
Agreement or to maintain qualification pursuant to the Code,
adopt, amend, renew or terminate any Plan or any agreement,
arrangement, plan or policy between the Company and one or more
of its current or former directors or officers,
(ii) increase in any manner the compensation of any
director, executive officer or other employee who is a party to
a contract relating to employment or severance referenced in
Section 3.11 of this Agreement, or pay any benefit not
required by any plan or agreement as in effect as of the date
hereof (except for the granting of stock options, stock
appreciation rights, restricted shares, restricted share units
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practices), (iii) enter into, modify or renew any contract,
agreement, commitment or arrangement providing for the payment
of compensation or benefits to any director, executive officer
or employee who is a party to a contract relating to employment
or severance referenced in Section 3.11 of this Agreement,
(iv) enter into, modify or renew any contract, agreement,
commitment or arrangement providing for the payment of
compensation or benefits to any employee who is not a director
or executive officer or who is not a party to a contract
relating to employment or severance referenced in
Section 3.11 of this Agreement, other than normal annual
cash increases in pay, consistent with past practice and not
exceeding five percent on average of all employees base
salary or wage, and ordinary course offer letters and stock
option agreements to new hires permitted under the immediately
following clause, (v) hire any new employee at an annual
compensation in excess of $100,000, or (vi) promote any
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(k) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money, assume,
guarantee, endorse or otherwise as an accommodation become
responsible for the obligations of any other individual,
corporation or other entity; |
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(l) sell, lease, license, encumber or otherwise dispose of
any of the Companys properties or assets, except in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or
enter into a lease, relocate, open or close any office; |
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(m) propose or enter into any contract, agreement or
commitment relating to the settlement of any legal,
administrative, arbitration or other proceeding, claim, action
or governmental or regulatory investigation of any nature
against the Company in excess of $100,000; |
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(n) Transfer or license to any person or entity or
otherwise extend, amend or modify any rights to the Company
Intellectual Property (including rights to resell or relicense
the Company Intellectual Property) or enter into grants to
future patent rights, other than transactions entered into in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; |
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(o) Commence any material litigation other than
(i) for the routine collection of bills, (ii) for
software piracy, or (iii) in such cases where the Company
in good faith determines that failure to commence suit would
result in the material impairment of a valuable aspect of the
Companys business, provided that the Company consults with
the Parent prior to the filing of such a suit (except that the
Company shall not require the approval of, and shall not be
required to consult with, Parent with respect to any claim, suit
or proceeding by the Company against Parent or any of its
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(p) agree or commit to do any of the actions set forth in
(a)-(o) above. |
The consent of Parent to any action by the Company that is not
permitted by any of the preceding paragraphs shall be evidenced
by a writing signed by an officer of Parent.
5.2 Covenants of Parent
During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing
until the Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated or
permitted by this Agreement, or with the prior written consent
of the Company, Parent shall carry on its business in the
ordinary course consistent with past practices. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, and except as set forth in the
Parent and Merger Sub Disclosure Schedule or as otherwise
contemplated by this Agreement or consented to by the Company in
writing, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed, Parent:
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(a) shall notify the Company of any emergency or other
change in the normal course of its or its Subsidiaries
respective businesses or in the operation of its or its
Subsidiaries respective properties and of any complaints,
investigations or hearings (or communications indicating that
the same may be contemplated) of any Governmental Entity if such
emergency, change, complaint, investigation or hearing would
likely have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent; |
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(c) shall not declare or pay any dividends on, or make
other distributions in respect of, any of its capital stock
(other than dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock and
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(d) shall not (i) split, combine or reclassify any
shares of its capital stock or issue, authorize or propose the
issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in
substitution for shares of its capital stock, or
(ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, any shares of
the capital stock of Parent, or any securities convertible into
or exercisable for any shares of the capital stock of Parent; |
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(e) amend its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other
similar governing documents (other than an amendment to change
the name of the Parent to Halo Technology Holdings,
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(f) shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries
to, agree, in writing or otherwise, to take any of the foregoing
actions or take any action that would result in any of the
conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VII not being
satisfied, or, except as otherwise allowed hereunder, that could
reasonably be expected to prevent, impede, interfere with or
significantly delay the transactions contemplated hereby. |
5.3 Compliance with Antitrust
Laws.
Each of Parent and the Company shall use its reasonable best
efforts to resolve objections, if any, which may be asserted
with respect to the Merger under antitrust laws, including,
without limitation, the HSR Act. In the event a suit is
threatened or instituted challenging the Merger as violative of
antitrust laws, each of Parent and the Company shall use its
reasonable best efforts to avoid the filing of, or resist or
resolve such suit. Parent and the Company shall use their
reasonable best efforts to take such action as may be required:
(a) by the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice
or the Federal Trade Commission in order to resolve such
objections as either of them may have to the Merger under
antitrust laws, or (b) by any federal or state court of the
United States, in any suit brought by a private party or
Governmental Entity challenging the Merger as violative of
antitrust laws, in order to avoid the entry of, or to effect the
dissolution of, any injunction, temporary restraining order, or
other order which has the effect of preventing the consummation
of the Merger. Reasonable best efforts shall not include, among
other things and to the extent Parent so desires, the
willingness of Parent to accept an order agreeing to the
divestiture, or the holding separate, of any assets of Parent or
the Company.
5.4 No Solicitation.
(a) From and after the date of this Agreement until the
Effective Time or the earlier termination of this Agreement in
accordance with its terms, the Company will not, and will not
permit its directors, officers, investment bankers, affiliates,
representatives and agents to, (i) solicit, initiate, or
encourage (including by way of furnishing information), or take
any other action to facilitate, any inquiries or proposals that
constitute, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, any
Company Acquisition Proposal, or (ii) engage in, or enter
into, any negotiations or discussions concerning any Company
Acquisition Proposal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the
event that, notwithstanding compliance with the preceding
sentence, the Company receives a Company Superior Proposal the
Company may, to the extent that the Board of Directors of the
Company determines in good faith (in consultation with outside
counsel) that such action would, be required by its fiduciary
duties, participate in discussions regarding any Company
Superior Proposal in order to be informed and make a
determination with respect thereto. In such event, the Company
shall, (i) no less than twenty four (24) hours prior
to participating in any such discussions, inform Parent of the
material terms and conditions of such Company Superior Proposal,
including the identity of the Person making such Company
Superior Proposal and (ii) promptly keep Parent informed of
the status including any material change to the terms of any
such Company Superior Proposal. The Company will immediately
cease any and all existing activities, discussions or
negotiations with any parties conducted heretofore with respect
to any of the foregoing.
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(b) For Purposes of this Agreement:
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Company Acquisition Proposal means any bona
fide inquiry, proposal or offer relating to any (i) merger,
consolidation, business combination, or similar transaction
involving the Company, (ii) sale, lease or other
disposition, directly or indirectly, by merger, consolidation,
share exchange or otherwise, of any assets of the Company in one
or more transactions, (iii) issuance, sale, or other
disposition of (including by way of merger, consolidation, share
exchange or any similar transaction) securities (or options,
rights or warrants to purchase such securities, or securities
convertible into such securities) of the Company,
(iv) liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization or other
similar type of transaction with respect to the Company,
(v) tender offer or exchange offer for Company securities;
in the case of (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above,
which transaction would result in a third party (or its
shareholders) acquiring more than twenty percent (20%) of the
voting power of the Company or the assets representing more than
twenty percent (20%) of the net income, net revenue or assets of
the Company on a consolidated basis, (vi) transaction which
is similar in form, substance or purpose to any of the foregoing
transactions, or (vii) public announcement of an agreement,
proposal, plan or intention to do any of the foregoing,
provided, however, that the term Company
Acquisition Proposal shall not include the Merger and the
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Company Superior Proposal means any offer not
solicited by the Company, or by other persons in violation of
the first sentence of Section 5.4(a), and made by a third
party to consummate a tender offer, exchange offer, merger,
consolidation or similar transaction which would result in such
third party (or its shareholders) owning, directly or
indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the Company Shares
then outstanding (or of the surviving entity in a merger) or all
or substantially all of the assets of Company, and otherwise on
terms which the Board of Directors of the Company determines in
good faith (based on its consultation with a financial advisor
and other such matters that it deems relevant) would, if
consummated, result in a transaction more favorable to the
Companys stockholders than the Merger and, in the
reasonable good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the
Company after consultation with its financial advisor, the
persons or entity making such Company Superior Proposal has the
financial means to conclude such transaction. |
(c) Neither the Board of Directors of the Company nor any
committee thereof shall, except as required by their fiduciary
duties as determined in good faith in consultation with outside
counsel, (i) withdraw or modify, or propose to withdraw or
modify, in a manner adverse to Parent or Merger Sub, the
approval or recommendation by the Board of Directors of the
Company or such committee of this Agreement or the Merger,
(ii) approve, recommend, or otherwise support or endorse
any Company Acquisition Proposal, or (iii) cause the
Company to enter into any letter of intent, agreement in
principle, acquisition agreement or similar agreement (each a
Company Acquisition Agreement) with respect to any
Company Acquisition Proposal. Nothing contained in this
Section 5.4 shall prohibit the Company from taking and
disclosing to its stockholders a position contemplated by
Rule 14d-9 or
14e-2 promulgated under
the Exchange Act or from making any disclosure to the
Companys stockholders if, in the good faith judgment of
the Board of Directors of the Company, in consultation with
outside counsel, such disclosure is necessary for the Board of
Directors to comply with its fiduciary duties under applicable
law.
(d) In addition to the obligations of the Company set forth
in paragraphs (a) and (c) of this
Section 5.4, the Company will promptly (and in any event
within twenty-four (24) hours) advise Parent, orally and in
writing, if any Company Acquisition Proposal is made or proposed
to be made or any information or access to properties, books or
records of the Company is requested in connection with a Company
Acquisition Proposal, the principal terms and conditions of any
such Company Acquisition Proposal or potential Company
Acquisition Proposal or inquiry and the identity of the party
making such Company Acquisition Proposal, potential Company
Acquisition Proposal or inquiry. The Company will keep Parent
advised of the status and details (including amendments and
proposed amendments) of any such request or Company Acquisition
Proposal.
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ARTICLE VI
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
6.1 Cooperation.
(a) The Company and Parent shall together, or pursuant to
an allocation of responsibility to be agreed upon between them:
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(i) prepare and file with the SEC as soon as is practicable
the Proxy Materials and the Registration Statement, and shall
use all reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Materials and
the Registration Statement to comply with the rules and
regulations promulgated by the SEC, to cause the Registration
Statement to qualify as a resale registration statement with
respect to shares of Parent Common Stock of Persons who are
affiliates within the meaning of Rule 145 under
the Securities Act, to respond promptly to any comments of the
SEC or its staff, and to have the Proxy Materials cleared by the
SEC under the Exchange Act and the Registration Statement
declared effective by the SEC under the Securities Act as
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(ii) as soon as reasonably practicable take all such action
as may be required under state blue sky or securities laws of
every jurisdiction of the United States in which any registered
holder of Company Common Stock has an address of record on the
record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice
of and to vote and the Company Stockholders Meeting;
provided, however, that Parent shall not be
required (A) to qualify to do business as a foreign
corporation in any jurisdiction in which it is not now qualified
or (B) to file a general consent to service of process in
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(iii) cooperate with one another in order to lift any
injunctions or remove any other impediment to the consummation
of the transactions contemplated herein; |
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(iv) cooperate with one another in obtaining opinions of
Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P., counsel to the Company, and
Day, Berry and Howard, tax counsel to Parent, dated as of the
date the Registration Statement is declared effective satisfying
the requirements of Item 601 of
Regulation S-K
promulgated under the Securities Act and opinions of
Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P. and Day, Berry and Howard,
dated as of the Effective Time, to the effect that the Merger
qualifies as a reorganization under the provisions of
Section 368(a) of the Code. In connection therewith, each
of the Company and Parent shall deliver to Hogan &
Hartson L.L.P. and Day, Berry and Howard representation letters
in customary form and shall deliver any such letters obtained to
Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. and Day, Berry and
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(v) use all reasonable best efforts to (x) prepare the
Contingent Value Rights Agreement in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement and in a form, and containing terms and
conditions, customary for the issuance of Contingent Value
Rights in transactions of the type contemplated by this
Agreement and reasonably satisfactory to the Company;
(y) register the Contingent Value Rights with the SEC under
the Registration Statement; and (z) issue the Contingent
Value Rights at the Closing in accordance with Article II. |
(b) Subject to the limitations contained in
Section 6.2, the Company and Parent shall each furnish to
one another and to one anothers counsel all such
information as may be required in order to effect the foregoing
actions and each represents and warrants to the other that no
information furnished by it in connection with such actions or
otherwise in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated in order to make any information so
furnished, in light of the circumstances under which it is so
furnished, not misleading.
(c) Assuming the requisite amount of Parent Common Stock is
issued in the Merger, no party to this Agreement knows of any
fact or has taken, or will take, any action that could
reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as
a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of
the Code.
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(d) The Company will use all reasonable best efforts to
cause the Proxy Materials to be mailed to the Companys
stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration
Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. The
Company shall promptly furnish to Parent all information
concerning the Company, its Subsidiaries and the Companys
stockholders that may be required or reasonably requested in
connection with any action contemplated by this
Section 6.1. If any event relating to the Company occurs
that is required to be disclosed in an amendment or supplement
to the Registration Statement or the Proxy Materials, or if the
Company becomes aware of any information that is required to be
disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration
Statement or the Proxy Materials, then the Company shall
promptly inform Parent thereof and shall cooperate with Parent
in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if
appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the
stockholders of the Company. If any event relating to Parent or
any of its Subsidiaries occurs that is required to be disclosed
in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or
the Proxy Materials, or if Parent becomes aware of any
information that is required to be disclosed in an amendment or
supplement to the Registration Statement or the Proxy Materials,
then Parent shall promptly inform the Company thereof and shall
cooperate with the Company in filing such amendment or
supplement with the SEC.
(e) The Company and Parent will cooperate with one another
in preparing and filing all necessary documentation to effect
any other applications, notices, petitions and filings, and to
obtain as promptly as practicable, all permits, consents,
approvals and authorizations of all other third Parties and
Governmental Entities which are necessary or advisable to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The
Company and Parent shall have the right to review in advance,
and to the extent practicable each will consult the other on, in
each case subject to applicable laws relating to the exchange of
information, all the information relating to the Company or
Parent, as the case may be, which appears in any filing made
with, or written materials submitted to, any third party or any
Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however,
that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to provide either
party with a right to review any information provided by the
other party to any Governmental Entity on a confidential basis
in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. In
exercising the foregoing right, each of the Parties shall act
reasonably and as promptly as practicable. The Parties agree
that they will consult with each other with respect to the
obtaining of all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations
of all third Parties and Governmental Entities necessary or
advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and each of the Parties will keep the other apprised
of the status of matters relating to contemplation of the
transactions contemplated herein.
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(i) The Company shall, upon request, furnish Parent with
all information concerning the Company and its directors,
officers and stockholders and such other matters as may be
reasonably necessary in connection with any statement, filing,
notice or application made by or on behalf of Parent to any
Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger or the other
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(ii) Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall promptly
advise each other upon receiving any communication from any
Governmental Entity whose consent or approval is required for
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. |
6.2 Access to Information.
(a) Upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable Laws
relating to the exchange of information, the Company shall
accord to the officers, employees, accountants, counsel and
other representatives of Parent, access, during normal business
hours during the period prior to the Effective Time, to all its
properties, books, contracts, commitments and records.
(b) No investigation by either of the Parties or their
respective representatives shall affect the representations and
warranties of the other set forth herein.
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6.3 Stockholder Meeting
The Company shall take all reasonable steps necessary to duly
call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its
stockholders promptly after the date of this Agreement for the
purpose of voting upon the approval of this Agreement and the
Merger (the Company Stockholders Meeting).
Management and the Board of Directors of the Company shall
recommend to the Companys stockholders approval of this
Agreement, including the Merger, and the transactions
contemplated hereby, together with any matters incident thereto,
and shall oppose any third party proposal or other action that
is inconsistent with this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby; provided,
however, that the Company shall not be obligated to
recommend or oppose, as the case may be, if the Board of
Directors of the Company determines in good faith, after the
receipt of advice from counsel, that such recommendation or
opposition, as the case may be, would result in a breach of its
fiduciary duties under applicable Delaware law.
6.4 Legal Conditions to
Merger.
Each of Parent and the Company shall use their reasonable best
efforts (a) to take, or cause to be taken, all actions
necessary, proper or advisable to comply promptly with all legal
requirements which may be imposed on such party with respect to
the Merger and, subject to the conditions set forth in
Article VII hereof, to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and (b) to obtain (and to
cooperate with the other party to obtain) any consent,
authorization, order or approval of, or any exemption by, any
Governmental Entity and any other third party which is required
to be obtained by the Company or Parent in connection with the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6.5 Employees.
(a) To the extent permissible under the applicable
provisions of the Code and ERISA, for purposes of crediting
periods of service for eligibility to participate and vesting,
but not for benefit accrual purposes, under the
Section 401(k) plan maintained by Parent, as applicable,
individuals who are employees of the Company at the Effective
Time and who become eligible to participate in such plans will
be credited with periods of service with the Company before the
Effective Time as if such service had been with Parent, as
applicable.
(b) If required by Parent in writing delivered to the
Company not less than five business days before the Closing
Date, the Company shall, on or after the Closing Date,
(i) terminate any Plan that includes a qualified cash or
deferred arrangement within the meaning of Code
Section 401(k) (collectively, the 401(k)
Plans) and no further contributions shall be made to
any 401(k) Plan after such termination, or (ii) freeze the
401(k) Plans and no further contributions shall be made to any
401(k) Plan after such freeze, or (iii) cause the 401(k)
Plans to be merged in to the Parent 401(k) Plan as soon as
administratively possible after the Closing Date and the
participants of the 401(k) Plans shall be governed by the Parent
401(k) Plan. The Company shall provide to Parent
(i) certified copies of resolutions adopted by the Board of
Directors of the Company, as applicable, authorizing such
termination and (ii) an executed amendment to each 401(k)
Plan in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent to
conform the plan document for such Plan with all applicable
requirements of the Code and regulations thereunder relating to
the tax-qualified status of such Plan. To the extent the
applicable 401(k) Plan has been amended pursuant to this
section, Parent will not be obligated to make any matching or
other employer contributions to any 401(k) Plan after the Merger.
(c) After the Effective Time, except to the extent that
Parent or its Subsidiaries continues Plans in effect, employees
of the Company who become employed by Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries will be eligible for employee benefits that Parent
or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, provides to its
employees generally and, except as otherwise required by this
Agreement, on substantially the same basis as is applicable to
such employees, provided that nothing in this
Agreement shall require any duplication of benefits. Parent will
or will cause its Subsidiaries to give credit to employees of
the Company, with respect to the satisfaction of the limitations
as to pre-existing condition exclusions and waiting periods for
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participation and coverage that are applicable under the
employee welfare benefit plans (within the meaning of
Section 3(1) of ERISA) of Parent and credit employees of
the Company with an amount equal to the credit that any such
employee had received as of the Effective Time towards the
satisfaction of any co-insurance, co-payment, deductible or
out-of-pocket limit
under the comparable employee welfare benefit plans of the
Company.
(d) After the Merger, Parent and each relevant Parent
Subsidiary will honor, without modification, and perform the
obligations of the Company under, the contracts, plans and
arrangements listed in Sections 6.5(d) and 3.11 of the
Company Disclosure Schedule.
(e) If an employee of the Company as of immediately prior
to the Effective Time has his or her employment terminated by
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, such terminated employees
shall be entitled to severance benefits from Parent and its
Subsidiaries, to the extent such employee is not entitled to
receive severance benefits from the Company, in accordance with
the severance plans and policies of Parent and its Subsidiaries,
as in effect from time to time thereafter for similarly situated
employees.
6.6 Subsequent Financial
Statements.
As soon as reasonably available, but in no event more than
thirty (30) days after the end of each month, the Company
will deliver to Parent the unaudited financial statements of the
Company as of the end of each such month.
6.7 Additional Agreements.
In case at any time after the Effective Time any further action
is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this
Agreement, or to vest the Surviving Corporation with full title
to all properties, assets, rights, approvals, immunities and
franchises of any of the Parties to the Merger, the proper
officers and directors of each of Parent and the Company shall
take all such necessary action as may be reasonably requested by
Parent.
6.8 Advice of Changes.
Parent and the Company shall promptly advise each other of any
change or event that, individually or in the aggregate, has or
would likely have a Material Adverse Effect on it or to cause or
constitute a material breach of any of its representations,
warranties or covenants contained herein. From time to time
prior to the Effective Time, each party will promptly supplement
or amend its disclosure schedule delivered in connection with
the execution of this Agreement to reflect any matter which, if
existing, occurring or known at the date of this Agreement,
would have been required to be set forth or described in such
disclosure schedule or which is necessary to correct any
information in such disclosure schedule which has been rendered
inaccurate thereby. No supplement or amendment to such
disclosure schedule shall have any effect for the purpose of
determining satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Sections 7.2(a) or 7.3(a) hereof, as the case may be.
6.9 Current Information.
During the period from the date of this Agreement to the
Effective Time, each of Parent and the Company will cause one or
more of its designated representatives to confer on a regular
and frequent basis (not less than semi-monthly) with
representatives of the other Party and to report the general
status of their respective ongoing operations. Parent and the
Company will promptly notify each other of any material change
in the normal course of business or in the operation of their
properties and of any governmental complaints, investigations or
hearings (or communications indicating that the same may be
contemplated), or the institution or the threat of litigation
involving Parent and the Company, and will keep each other fully
informed of such events.
6.10 Execution of the
Certificate of Merger.
Prior to the Effective Time, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company
each shall execute and deliver the Certificate of Merger in a
form reasonably satisfactory to the Parties.
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6.11 Indemnification and
Insurance.
(a) In the event of any threatened or actual claim, action,
suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal or
administrative, in which any person who is now, or has been at
any time prior to the date of this Agreement, or who becomes
prior to the Effective Time, a director or officer or employee
of the Company (the Indemnified Parties) is,
or is threatened to be, made a party based in whole or in part
on, or arising in whole or in part out of, or pertaining to
(i) the fact that he is or was a director, officer or
employee of the Company or any of its predecessors or
(ii) this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated
hereby, whether in any case asserted or arising before or after
the Effective Time, the Parties agree to cooperate and defend
against and respond thereto to the extent permitted by
applicable law and the certificate of incorporation and bylaws
of the Company. It is understood and agreed that after the
Effective Time, Parent and Surviving Corporation shall indemnify
and hold harmless, as and to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law and the certificate of incorporation and bylaws
of the Company as in effect immediately prior to the Effective
Time, each such Indemnified Party against any losses, claims,
damages, liabilities, costs, expenses (including reasonable
attorneys fees and expenses in advance of the final
disposition of any claim, suit, proceeding or investigation to
each Indemnified Party to the fullest extent permitted by law
upon receipt of any undertaking required by applicable law),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
(Damages) in connection with any such
threatened or actual claim, action, suit, proceeding or
investigation, and in the event of any such threatened or actual
claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether
asserted or arising before or after the Effective Time), the
Indemnified Parties may retain counsel reasonably satisfactory
to Parent; provided, however, that (1) Parent
shall have the right to assume the defense thereof and upon such
assumption Parent shall not be liable to any Indemnified Party
for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses
subsequently incurred by any Indemnified Party in connection
with the defense thereof, except that if Parent elects not to
assume such defense or counsel for the Indemnified Parties
reasonably advises the Indemnified Parties that there are issues
which raise conflicts of interest between Parent and the
Indemnified Parties, the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel
reasonably satisfactory to Parent, and Parent shall pay the
reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified
Parties, (2) Parent shall be obligated pursuant to this
paragraph to pay for only one counsel for each Indemnified
Party, (3) Parent shall not be liable for any settlement
effected without its prior written consent (which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), and (4) Parent
shall not be obligated pursuant to this paragraph to the extent
that a final judgment determines that any Damages are as a
result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct or result
from a decision made by the Indemnified Party when the
Indemnified Party had no good faith belief that he or she was
acting in the best interests of the Company. Any Indemnified
Party wishing to claim indemnification under this
Section 6.11, upon learning of any such claim, action,
suit, proceeding or investigation, shall notify Parent thereof;
provided, however, that the failure to so notify
shall not affect the obligations of Parent under this
Section 6.11 except to the extent such failure to notify
materially prejudices Parent. Parents obligations under
this Section 6.11 continue in full force and effect for a
period of five years from the Effective Time; provided,
however, that all rights to indemnification in respect of
any claim asserted or made within such period shall continue
until the final disposition of such claim.
If Parent or any of its successors or assigns shall consolidate
with or merge into any other entity and shall not be the
continuing or surviving entity of such consolidation or merger
or shall transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any
entity, then and in each case, the successors and assigns of
Parent shall assume the obligations set forth in this
Section 6.11.
(b) Company shall purchase for the benefit of the persons
serving as executive officers and directors of the Company
immediately prior to the Effective Time, directors and
officers liability insurance coverage for five years after
the Effective Time, under either Companys policy in
existence on the date hereof, or under a policy of similar
coverage and amounts containing terms and conditions which are
generally not less advantageous than the Companys current
policy, and in either case, with respect to acts or omissions
occurring prior to the Effective Time which were committed by
such executive officers and
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directors in their capacity as such (Tail
Insurance). Company shall not purchase Tail Insurance
with a premium of more than $250,000.
6.12 Takeover Statute.
If any fair price, moratorium,
control share acquisition or other form of
antitakeover statute or regulation shall become applicable to
the transactions contemplated hereby, each of the Company and
Parent and the members of their respective Boards of Directors
shall grant such approvals and take such actions as are
reasonably necessary so that the transactions contemplated
hereby may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the
terms contemplated hereby and otherwise act to eliminate or
minimize the effects of such statute or regulation on the
transactions contemplated hereby.
6.13 Accountants
Comfort Letters.
The Company and Parent will each use reasonable best efforts to
cause to be delivered to each other letters from their
respective independent accountants, dated a date within two
business days before the date of the Registration Statement, in
form reasonably satisfactory to the recipient and customary in
scope for comfort letters delivered by independent accountants
in connection with registration statements on
Form S-4 under the
Securities Act.
6.14 Additional Reports.
The Company and Parent shall each furnish to the other copies of
any reports of the type referred to in Sections 3.5 and 4.8
that it files with the SEC on or after the date hereof, and each
of the Company and Parent, as the case may be, represents and
warrants that as of the respective dates thereof, such reports
will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Any
unaudited consolidated interim financial statements included in
such reports (including any related notes and schedules) will
fairly present the financial position of the Company or Parent
and its consolidated Subsidiaries, as the case may be, as of the
dates thereof and the results of operations and changes in
financial position or other information included therein for the
periods or as of the date then ended (subject, where
appropriate, to normal year-end adjustments), in each case in
accordance with past practice and GAAP consistently applied
during the periods involved (except as otherwise disclosed in
the notes thereto).
6.15 Delisting of Company Common
Stock.
Parent, Merger Sub and Company agree that the delisting of
Company Common Stock from the Nasdaq Stock Market on
December 20, 2005 shall not be deemed a breach by the
Company of any provision of this Agreement, and such delisting
shall not be deemed a Material Adverse Effect.
6.16 Stockholders Agreement.
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
each of the Companys directors shall execute and deliver
the Stockholder Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
7.1 Conditions to Each
Partys Obligation To Effect the Merger.
The respective obligation of each party to effect the Merger
shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the
Effective Time of the following conditions:
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(a) Stockholder Approvals. This Agreement and the
Merger shall have been approved and adopted by the affirmative
vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding
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(b) No Injunctions or Restraints; Illegality. No
order, injunction or decree issued by any court or agency of
competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition
preventing the consummation of the Merger or any of the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be in effect.
No statute, rule, regulation, order, injunction or decree shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any
Governmental Entity which prohibits, restricts or makes illegal
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(c) Registration Statement. The Registration
Statement shall have been declared effective in accordance with
the provisions of the Securities Act and no stop order
suspending such effectiveness shall have been issued and remain
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7.2 Conditions to Obligations of
Parent.
The obligation of Parent and Merger Sub to effect the Merger is
also subject to the satisfaction or waiver by Parent at or prior
to the Effective Time of the following conditions:
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(a) Representations and Warranties. The
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this
Agreement that are qualified as to materiality or words of
similar import shall be true and correct in all respects, and
those not so qualified shall be true and correct in all material
respects, as of the date of this Agreement and (except to the
extent such representations and warranties speak as of an
earlier date) as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of
the Closing Date; provided, however, that for
purposes of this paragraph, all such representations and
warranties shall be deemed to be true and correct unless the
failure or failures of such representations and warranties to be
so true and correct in all material respects or true and correct
in all respects, as the case may be, either individually or in
the aggregate, will likely have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company. Parent shall have received a certificate signed on
behalf of the Company by each of the Interim Chief Executive
Officer and the Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company
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(b) Performance of Covenants and Agreements of the
Company. The Company shall have performed in all material
respects all covenants and agreements required to be performed
by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date,
except where failure to perform would not likely have a Material
Adverse Effect on Company. Parent shall have received a
certificate signed on behalf of the Company by each of the
Interim Chief Executive Officer and the Interim Chief Financial
Officer of the Company to such effect. |
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(c) Consents under Agreements. The consent, approval
or waiver of each person whose consent or approval shall be
required in order to permit the succession by the Surviving
Corporation pursuant to the Merger to any obligation, right or
interest of the Company under any Company Contract shall have
been obtained except for those, the failure of which to obtain,
will not likely have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or
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(d) No Material Adverse Change. There shall have
been no changes in the business, operations, condition
(financial or otherwise), assets or liabilities of the Company
(regardless of whether or not such events or changes are
inconsistent with the representations and warranties given
herein) that individually or in the aggregate has had or would
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(e) Stockholder Agreements. Each Stockholder
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(f) Dissenter or Appraisal Rights. To the extent
available to the holders of the Company Common Stock in
connection with the Merger, holders of not more than ten (10%)
of the Company Common Stock shall have exercised and not
withdrawn prior to the Effective Time dissenters or
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7.3 Conditions to Obligations of
the Company.
The obligation of the Company to effect the Merger is also
subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Company at or prior
to the Effective Time of the following conditions:
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(a) Representations and Warranties. The
representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set
forth in this Agreement that are qualified as to materiality or
words of similar import shall be true and correct in all
respects, and those not so qualified shall be true and correct
in all material respects, as of the date of this Agreement and
(except to the extent such representations and warranties speak
as of an earlier date) as of the Closing Date as though made on
and as of the Closing Date; provided, however,
that for purposes of this paragraph, such representations and
warranties shall be deemed to be true and correct unless the
failure or failures of such representations and warranties to be
so true and correct in all material respects or true and correct
in all respects, as the case may be, either individually or in
the aggregate, will likely have a Material Adverse Effect on
Parent. The Company shall have received a certificate signed on
behalf of both Parent and Merger Sub by each of the President or
any Executive Vice President and the Chief Financial Officer or
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(b) Performance of Covenants and Agreements of
Parent. Parent shall have performed in all material respects
all covenants and agreements required to be performed by it
under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date, except
where failure to perform would not likely have a Material
Adverse Effect on Parent. The Company shall have received a
certificate signed on behalf of both Parent by each of the
President or any Executive Vice President and the Chief
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(c) Consents under Agreements. The consent or
approval or waiver of each person (other than the Governmental
Entities referred to in Section 7.1(b)) whose consent or
approval shall be required in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby under any loan or credit agreement, note,
mortgage, indenture, lease, license or other agreement or
instrument to which Parent is a party or is otherwise bound
shall have been obtained, except where failure to obtain such
consent, approval or waiver would not likely have a Material
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(d) No Material Adverse Change. There shall have
been no changes in the business, operations, condition
(financial or otherwise), assets or liabilities of the Parent
regardless of whether or not such events or changes are
inconsistent with the representations and warranties given
herein) that individually or in the aggregate has had or would
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(e) Contingent Value Rights. Parent shall have
entered into the Contingent Value Rights Agreement with respect
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(f) Conversion of Series C Preferred Stock. All
issued and outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock
of the Parent shall have converted to shares of Parent Common
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(g) Parent Closing Date Price. The Parent Closing
Date Price shall equal or exceed one dollar ($1.00). |
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT
8.1 Termination.
This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the
Effective Time, whether before or after approval by the
stockholders of the Company of the matters presented in
connection with the Merger:
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(a) by mutual consent of Parent and the Company in a
written instrument, if the Board of Directors of each so
determines by a vote of a majority of the members of its entire
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(b) by either Parent or the Company upon written notice to
the other party (i) 30 days after the date on which
any request or application for a regulatory approval shall have
been denied or withdrawn at the request or recommendation of the
Governmental Entity which must grant such regulatory approval,
unless within the
30-day period following
such denial or withdrawal the Parties agree to file, and have
filed with the applicable Governmental Entity, a petition for
rehearing or an amended application; provided,
however, that no party shall have the right to terminate
this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(b), if such
denial or request or recommendation for withdrawal shall be due
to the failure of the party seeking to terminate this Agreement
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(c) by either Parent or the Company if the Merger shall not
have been consummated on or before July 31, 2006, unless
the failure of the Closing to occur by such date shall be due to
the failure of the party seeking to terminate this Agreement to
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(d) by either Parent or the Company (provided that
the terminating party is not in breach of its obligations under
Section 6.3 hereof) if the approval of the stockholders of
the Company hereto required for the consummation of the Merger
shall not have been obtained by reason of the failure to obtain
the required vote at a duly held Company Stockholders Meeting or
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(e) by either Parent or the Company (provided that
the terminating party is not then in breach of any
representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained
herein that, individually or in the aggregate, would give the
other party the right to terminate this Agreement) if there
shall have been a breach of any of the representations or
warranties set forth in this Agreement on the part of the other
party, if such breach, individually or in the aggregate, has had
or is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the breaching
party, and such breach shall not have been cured within
30 days following receipt by the breaching party of written
notice of such breach from the other party hereto or such
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(f) by either Parent or the Company (provided that
the terminating party is not then in breach of any
representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained
herein that, individually or in the aggregate, would give the
other party the right to terminate this Agreement) if there
shall have been a breach of any of the covenants or agreements
set forth in this Agreement on the part of the other party, if
such breach, individually or in the aggregate, has had or is
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the breaching party,
and such breach shall not have been cured within 30 days
following receipt by the breaching party of written notice of
such breach from the other party hereto or such breach, by its
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(g) by Parent, if the management of the Company or its
Board of Directors, for any reason, (i) fails to call and
hold a Company Stockholders Meeting to consider and approve this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby,
(ii) fails to recommend to stockholders the approval of
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby,
(iii) fails to oppose any third party proposal that is
inconsistent with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement other than as expressly permitted by Section 5.4
of this Agreement, or (iv) violates Section 5.4 of
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(h) by Parent or the Company if the Company has complied
with Section 5.4 above, and has given written notice to
Parent that the Company has agreed to enter into a Company
Superior Proposal; provided, however, that such
termination under this Section 8.1(h) shall not be
effective unless and until the Company shall have complied with
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Preferred Stock do not convert all such stock to Parent Common
Stock prior to the Company Stockholders Meeting; |
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8.2 Effect of Termination;
Termination Fee.
(a) Except as set forth in this Section 8.2, in the
event of termination of this Agreement by either Parent or the
Company as provided in this Article VIII, this Agreement
shall forthwith become void and there shall be no liability or
obligation on the part of the Parties or their respective
affiliates, officers, directors or stockholders except
(x) with respect to the treatment of confidential
information, the payment of expenses pursuant to
Section 9.2, and Article IX generally, (y) to the
extent that such termination results from the willful breach of
a Party of any of its representations or warranties, or any of
its covenants or agreements or (z) intentional or knowing
misrepresentation in connection with this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) In the event that (i)(1) a Company Acquisition Proposal
or the intention to make a Company Acquisition Proposal shall
have been made directly to the stockholders of the Company
generally or otherwise publicly announced by the Company or the
Person making such Company Acquisition Proposal, (2) such
Company Acquisition Proposal or intention is not irrevocably and
publicly withdrawn prior to the vote of the Company stockholders
at the duly held Company Stockholders Meeting, and (3) this
Agreement is terminated by either the Company or Parent
(x) pursuant to Section 8.1(c) [drop dead date]
due to the Company Stockholders Meeting not occurring as a
result of such Company Acquisition Proposal or
(y) Section 8.1(d) [Company stockholder
disapproval], (ii) this Agreement is terminated by Parent
pursuant to Section 8.1(g) [Company Board withdraws
recommendation] or (iii) this Agreement is terminated by
either the Company or Parent pursuant to
Section 8.1(h) [Company Superior Proposal], then the
Company shall promptly, but in no event later than the date of
such termination, pay Parent a fee equal to $300,000 (the
Company Termination Fee), payable by wire
transfer of same day funds. The Company acknowledges that the
agreements contained in this Section 8.2(b) are an integral
part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and
that, without these agreements, Parent would not enter into this
Agreement, and accordingly, if the Company fails promptly to pay
the amount due pursuant to this Section 8.2(b), and, in
order to obtain such payment, Parent commences a suit which
results in a judgment against the Company for the fee set forth
in this Section 8.2(b), the Company shall pay to Parent its
costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees
and expenses) in connection with such suit, together with
interest on the amount of the fee at the prime rate of Citibank,
N.A. in effect on the date such payment was required to be made.
(c) If this Agreement is terminated under circumstances in
which the Parent is entitled to receive a Company Termination
Fee, the payment of such Company Termination Fee shall be the
sole and exclusive remedy available to such party, except in the
event of (x) a willful breach by the other party of any
provision of this Agreement or (y) the intentional or
knowing misrepresentation in connection with this Agreement or
the transactions contemplated hereby, in which event the
non-breaching Party shall have all rights, powers and remedies
against the breaching Party which may be available at law or in
equity. All rights, powers and remedies provided under this
Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in
equity shall be cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise
of any such right, power or remedy by any Party shall not
preclude the simultaneous or later exercise of any other such
right, power or remedy by such Party.
(d) In the event that this Agreement is terminated by the
Company pursuant to Section 8.1(i), within ten
(10) days of such termination, Parent shall pay Company its
reasonable documented
out-of-pocket expenses
incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, including all professional fees, as well as
a fee, in the nature of liquidated damages, in the amount of
$50,000.
8.3 Amendment.
Subject to compliance with applicable law, this Agreement may be
amended by the Parties, by action taken or authorized by their
respective Board of Directors, at any time before or after
approval of the matters presented in connection with the Merger
by the stockholders of the Company; provided,
however, that after any approval of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement by the Companys
stockholders, there may not be, without further approval of such
stockholders, any amendment of this
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Agreement which reduces the amount or changes the form of the
consideration to be delivered to the Company stockholders
hereunder other than as contemplated by this Agreement. This
Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing
signed on behalf of each of the Parties.
8.4 Extension; Waiver.
At any time prior to the Effective Time, the Parties, by action
taken or authorized by their respective Boards of Directors,
may, to the extent legally allowed, (a) extend the time for
the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the
other Parties, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the
representations and warranties contained herein or in any
document delivered pursuant hereto, and (c) waive
compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained
herein. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such
extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a
written instrument signed on behalf of such Party, but such
extension or waiver or failure to insist on strict compliance
with an obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall not
operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any
subsequent or other failure.
ARTICLE IX
GENERAL PROVISIONS
9.1 Nonsurvival of
Representations, Warranties and Agreements.
The respective representations and warranties made by the
Company, Parent and Merger Sub in this Agreement or in any
instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall not
survive the Effective Time and no Person shall have any
liability or obligation in connection with any such
representation or warranty following the Effective Time.
9.2 Expenses.
All costs and expenses incurred in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid
by the party incurring such expense. The Registration Statement
filing fee shall be borne by Parent and the cost of printing the
Registration Statement and the Proxy Materials shall be borne
seventy-five percent (75%) by Parent and twenty-five percent
(25%) by the Company.
9.3 Notices.
All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally,
mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt
requested), or if sent by facsimile or delivered by an express
courier (with confirmation) to the Parties at the following
addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be
specified by like notice):
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Halo Technology Holdings
200 Railroad Avenue, Third Floor
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
Attn: Ernest (JR) Mysogland
Tel: (203) 422-2950
Fax: (203) 422-5329
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC
70 W. Madison Street, Suite 3100
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Attn: Merrick D. Hatcher
Tel: (312) 807-4433
Fax: (312) 827-8036
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InfoNow Corporation
1875 Lawrence Street, Suite 1100
Denver, Colorado 80202
Attn: Harry R. Herbst
Tel: (303) 293-0212
Fax: (303) 293-0213
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.
One Tabor Center
1200 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1500
Denver, Colorado 80202
Attn: Robert Mintz, Esq.
Tel: (303) 899-7399
Fax: (303) 899-7333
9.4 Interpretation.
When a reference is made in this Agreement to Sections, Exhibits
or Schedules, such reference shall be to a Section of or an
Exhibit or Schedule to this Agreement unless otherwise
indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this
Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect
in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Whenever the words include, includes or
including are used in this Agreement, they shall be
deemed to be followed by the words without
limitation.
9.5 Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which
shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become
effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the
Parties and delivered to the other Parties, it being understood
that all Parties need not sign the same counterpart. A facsimile
or electronic transmission of a signed counterpart of this
Agreement shall be sufficient to bind the party or Parties whose
signature(s) appear thereon.
9.6 Entire Agreement.
This Agreement (including the disclosure schedules, documents
and the instruments referred to herein) constitutes the entire
agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof, other than the
Confidentiality Agreement by and among Parent and the Company,
dated as of September 26, 2005 (which shall survive the
execution and termination of this Agreement).
9.7 Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any
applicable conflicts of law rules.
9.8 Enforcement of Agreement.
The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the
event that the provisions of this Agreement were not performed
in accordance with its specific terms or were otherwise
breached. It is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be
entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of
this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and
provisions thereof in any court of the United States or any
state having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other
remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
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9.9 Severability.
Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that
jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or
unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the
remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or affecting
the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions
of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. If any provision of
this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision
shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.
9.10 Publicity.
Except as otherwise required by law or the rules of the Nasdaq
Stock Market National Market System (or such other exchange on
which the Company Common Stock or the Parent Common Stock is or
may become listed), so long as this Agreement is in effect,
neither Parent nor the Company shall, or shall permit any of
Parents Subsidiaries to, issue or cause the publication of
any press release or other public announcement with respect to,
or otherwise make any public statement concerning, the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, without the consent
of the other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed.
9.11 Assignment; Limitation of
Benefits.
Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or
obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the Parties
(whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior
written consent of the other Parties. Subject to the preceding
sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the
benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties and their
respective successors and assigns. Except for Section 6.11,
this Agreement (including the documents and instruments referred
to herein) is not intended to confer upon any person other than
the Parties any rights or remedies hereunder, and the covenants,
undertakings and agreements set out herein shall be solely for
the benefit of, and shall be enforceable only by, the Parties
hereto and their permitted assigns.
9.12 Additional Definitions.
In addition to any other definitions contained in this
Agreement, the following words, terms and phrases shall have the
following meanings when used in this Agreement.
Aggregate Cash Payment means a cash amount,
determined no less than three days prior to the Closing, equal
to the lesser of (i) the Companys cash on hand on the
date of determination or (ii) the excess of the
Companys Current Assets minus its Current Liabilities each
determined on such date.
Cash Payment means the amount equal to the
Aggregate Cash Payment divided by the number of Fully Diluted
Shares.
Common Stock Options means all options to
acquire Company Common Stock with a per share exercise price
less than seventy-one cents ($0.71).
Common Stock Option Holders means the holders
of Common Stock Options.
Company Intellectual Property means any
Intellectual Property that is owned by or licensed to the
Company, including the Company Software.
Company Licensed Software means all third
party Software used by the Company.
Company Proprietary Software means all
Software owned by the Company.
Company Registered Intellectual Property
means all of the Registered Intellectual Property owned by
or filed in the name of the Company.
Company Software means the Company Licensed
Software and the Company Proprietary Software.
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Confidential Information means any data or
information of the Company (including trade secrets) that is
valuable to the operation of the Companys business and not
generally known to the public or competitors.
Contingent Value Right or CVR
means a transferable right issued pursuant to the Contingent
Value Rights Agreement in certificated form. Under the terms of
the Contingent Value Rights Agreement, each share of Parent
Common Stock issued in the Merger will be accompanied by a CVR
that is separately transferable from the Parent Common Stock. If
the CVR Payment Date occurs prior to the CVR Termination Date,
each holder of a CVR will receive the CVR Payment. If the CVR
Termination Date occurs prior to the CVR Payment Date, the CVRs
will expire without payment.
Contingent Value Rights Agreement means a
Contingent Value Rights Agreement in such form and substance as
is reasonably satisfactory to the Company to be entered into by
Parent and its stock transfer agent (or other trustee reasonably
satisfactory to the Company).
Current Assets means the current assets of
the Company determined in accordance with GAAP and the
historical accounting practices of the Company, including such
amounts as cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and
prepaid expenses and other current assets.
Current Liabilities means the current
liabilities of the Company determined in accordance with GAAP
and the historical accounting practices of the Company,
including such amounts as accounts payable, payroll related
liabilities and other current liabilities, and specifically
excluding any amounts attributable to deferred revenue and
prepaid service fees. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, Current Liabilities will include (i) an accrual
for the cost of the Tail Insurance if not paid prior to the
calculation of the Aggregate Cash Payment; (ii) an accrual
of $605,000 (with appropriate reduction for severance amounts
actually paid prior to the calculation of the Aggregate Cash
Payment) for severance obligations due under the Companys
existing employment agreements with certain members of its
senior management team (or such lesser amount as may be agreed
to by the Parties prior to the Effective Time); and
(iii) an accrual for the Companys legal fees, broker
or investment banking fees, printing costs and all other
transaction expenses associated with the Merger to the extent
any of such expenses are not paid prior to the calculation of
the Aggregate Cash Payment.
CVR Payment means, for each CVR, a cash
payment equal to the amount by which the then-current
market value of Parent Common Stock is less than
Parents Conversion Price on the CVR Payment Date (as
adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends or reverse stock
splits). For purposes of this calculation, then-current
market value means the volume weighted average trading
price for Parent Common Stock for the twenty
(20) consecutive trading days immediately preceding the CVR
Payment Date.
CVR Payment Date means the eighteen month
anniversary date of the date of the Effective Time.
CVR Termination Date means the first date
after the Effective Time, but prior to the CVR Payment Date,
upon which the volume weighted average trading price of Parent
Common Stock for each trading day in any forty-five
(45) consecutive trading day period during which the
average daily trading volume of the Parent Common Stock is not
less than 200,000 shares is greater than or equal to 175%
of the Parents Conversion Price (as such price and trading
volume are adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends or reverse
stock splits).
Fully Diluted Shares means an amount equal to
the sum of (a) the total number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, plus
(b) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock that
all Common Stock Options outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time are exercisable into based on a cashless exercise
with withholding of shares to pay the exercise price and without
withholding of taxes.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting
principles as applied in the United States of America.
HSR Act means the United States Hart-Scott
Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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Intellectual Property means all intellectual
property rights, including: (a) all United States and
foreign patents and applications therefor and all reissues,
divisions, renewals, extensions, provisionals and continuations
thereof; (b) all inventions (whether patentable or not),
invention disclosures, improvements, mask works, trade secrets,
manufacturing processes, test and qualification processes,
designs, schematics, proprietary information, know-how,
technology, technical data and customer lists; (c) all
works of authorship (whether copyrightable or not), copyrights,
copyright registrations and applications therefor throughout the
world; (d) all industrial designs and any registrations and
applications therefor throughout the world; (e) all
Software; and (f) all internet uniform resource locators,
domain names, trade names, logos, slogans, designs, trade dress,
common law trademarks and service marks, and trademark and
service mark and trade dress registrations and applications
therefor throughout the world.
Knowledge with respect to any entity, refers
to the knowledge of such entitys directors and officers in
the ordinary course of their duties in such positions without
inquiry.
Laws means any and all statutes, laws,
ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, permits, judgments,
injunctions, decrees, case law and other rules of law enacted,
promulgated or issued by any Governmental Entity.
Material Adverse Effect means with respect to
Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as the case may be, a
condition, event, change or occurrence that is reasonably likely
to have a material adverse effect upon (A) the financial
condition, results of operations, securities, business or
properties of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as the case may
be, and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (other than as a
result of (i) any change, effect, event or occurrence
relating to the United States economy or financial or securities
markets in general, (ii) any change, effect, event or
occurrence relating to the software applications industry to the
extent not affecting such party to a materially greater extent
than it affects other Persons in the software applications
industry, (iii) any change, effect, event or occurrence
relating to the announcement or performance of this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby, (iv) with respect
to the Company or Parent, any change, effect, event or
occurrence resulting from any action or omission taken with the
prior consent of the other Party, and (v) effects arising
from war or terrorism), or (B) the ability of Parent,
Merger Sub or the Company to perform its obligations under, and
to consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a delisting of the Company Common
Stock from the Nasdaq Stock Market shall not be deemed a
Material Adverse Effect.
Parents Closing Date Price means the
average closing price of Parent Common Stock as reported on the
over-the-counter market
for the twenty (20) consecutive trading days through and
including the trading day two trading days prior to the Closing
Date.
Parents Conversion Price means the
greater of (a) the Parents Closing Date Price and
(b) $1.00.
Per Common Stock Option Closing Merger
Consideration means, with respect to each Common Stock
Option, the amount, if any, by which (a)(i) the Per Share Equity
Stock Closing Merger Consideration multiplied by
(ii) the number of shares of Common Stock for which such
Common Stock Option is exercisable immediately prior to the
Effective Time pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation
exceeds (b) the aggregate per share exercise price of such
Common Stock Option.
Per Share Equity Stock Closing Merger
Consideration means an amount equal to (a) Seven
Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($7,200,000) divided
by (b) the number of Fully Diluted Shares, which, as
of the date of this Agreement, equals $0.70662. The
determination of Fully Diluted Shares, Per Share Equity Stock
Closing Merger Consideration and Per Common Stock Option Closing
Merger Consideration is set forth on Schedule 1 attached
hereto.
Permitted Liens means in the case of
Intellectual Property, license agreements entered into in the
ordinary course.
Person means any natural person, corporation,
business trust, joint venture, association, company, firm,
partnership or other entity or government or Governmental Entity.
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Registered Intellectual Property means all
United States and foreign: (a) patents and patent
applications (including provisional applications);
(b) registered trademarks, service marks and trade dress,
and applications to register trademarks, service marks and trade
dress; (c) registered copyrights and applications to
register copyrights; and (d) domain name registrations.
Series C Preferred Stock means the
Parents Series C Preferred Stock, par value of
$.00001 per share.
Series D Preferred Stock means the
Parents Series D Preferred Stock, par value of
$.00001 per share.
Software means all computer software
programs, together with any error corrections, updates,
modifications, or enhancements thereto, in both machine-readable
form and human-readable form.
Stock Payment means the number of fully paid
and non-assessable shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the
quotient of (a) a fraction, the numerator of which is
7,200,000 minus the Aggregate Cash Payment, if any, and
the denominator of which is the Parents Conversion Price,
divided by (b) the number of Fully Diluted Shares.
Stockholder Agreement means the Stockholder
Agreements in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto between
the Parent and each of the Companys directors.
Subsidiary with respect to any party means
any corporation, partnership or other organization, whether
incorporated or unincorporated, which is consolidated with such
party for financial reporting purposes.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have
caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their
respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date
first above written.
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ANNEX C
[Q Advisors LLC Letterhead]
FAIRNESS OPINION LETTER
December 23, 2005
Board of Directors
InfoNow Corporation
Suite 1100
1875 Lawrence Street
Denver, CO 80202
Members of the Board of Directors:
You have requested our opinion as to the fairness, from a
financial point of view, to the stockholders of InfoNow
Corporation (the Company) of the Consideration (as
defined below) to be paid to the Companys shareholders
pursuant to the terms of that certain draft Agreement and Plan
of Merger, dated as of December 22, 2005 (the
Agreement), by and among the Company, Warp
Technologies, Inc. (operating under the name Halo Technology
Holdings) (Parent), and WTH Merger Sub, Inc.
(Merger Sub).
As more specifically set forth in the Agreement, and subject to
the terms, conditions and adjustments set forth therein, the
Agreement provides for the acquisition of the Company by Parent
through the merger (the Merger) of Merger Sub with
and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving company
as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. In the Merger, among
other things, the shares of common stock of the Company
(Company Common Stock) outstanding as of the
effective time of the Merger, other than shares held by the
Company, Parent or affiliates of Parent, will be converted into
the right to receive consideration as follows (the
Consideration):
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(1) An aggregate cash payment equal to the lesser of
(a) the Companys cash balance at closing or
(b) the amount of the Companys positive Net Working
Capital (defined as Current Assets minus Current Liabilities
(excluding Deferred Revenue and Prepaid Service Fees and
including accruals for management severance obligations and
transaction related expenses)) as measured two (2) days
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calculated as (i) $7.2 million, plus (ii) the
aggregate exercise price of the Companys outstanding stock
options, minus (iii) the amount of the Cash Consideration
(the Stock Consideration). The Stock Consideration
will be calculated using Parents
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The per share consideration to be paid for each share of Company
Common Stock shall be calculated by dividing the aggregate Cash
Consideration and Stock Consideration by the number of the
Companys fully diluted shares.
In addition, each share of Parent stock issued as Stock
Consideration will be accompanied by a Contingent Value Right
(CVR), entitling the CVR holder to receive cash for
any negative difference between the Parent share price
(i) at the 18 month anniversary of the close of the
Merger and (ii) the value of each Parent share as of the
time of closing, subject to certain expiration provisions.
Q Advisors LLC (Q Advisors), as part of its
investment banking business, is continually engaged in the
valuation of businesses and their securities in connection with
mergers and acquisitions, private placements and valuations for
corporate and other purposes.
We have been engaged to act as exclusive financial advisor to
the Board of Directors of the Company in connection with the
Merger and to render to the Board of Directors of the Company in
connection with
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the Merger an opinion as to the fairness, from a financial point
of view, to the stockholders of the Company, of the
consideration to be received. We will receive a fee from the
Company for providing these services, including this opinion,
pursuant to the terms of our engagement letter with the Company,
dated as of July 28, 2005. A significant portion of our fee
is contingent upon the consummation of the Merger. Q Advisors in
the ordinary course of business has from time to time provided,
and in the future may continue to provide, investment banking
services to the Company and has received fees for the rendering
of such services.
In connection with our opinion, we have reviewed and considered
such financial and other matters as we have deemed relevant,
including, among other things:
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including its annual reports filed on
Form 10-K for each
of the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2004, and its
quarterly reports filed on
Form 10-Q for each
of the quarters ended March 31, June 30 and
September 30, 2005 and certain other relevant financial and
operating data furnished to Q Advisors by the Companys
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concerning the both the Company (the Company
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Discussions we have had with certain members of management of
the Company and Parent concerning the historical and current
business operations, financial conditions and prospects of the
Company and Parent, respectively, and such other matters we
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Certain operating results and implied purchase price multiples
for the Company compared to certain operating results and
trading statistics of certain publicly traded companies we
deemed relevant; |
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Certain operating results for the Company compared to certain
operating results and trading statistics of certain publicly
traded companies we deemed relevant, and the reported price and
trading histories of the shares of common stock of the Company; |
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Certain financial terms of the Merger as compared to the
financial terms of certain selected business combinations we
deemed relevant; |
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generated by the Company on a stand-alone basis to determine the
present value of the discounted cash flows; |
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investigations and such other factors that we deemed relevant
for the purposes of this opinion. |
In conducting our review and arriving at our opinion, we have,
with your consent, assumed and relied, without independent
investigation, upon the accuracy and completeness of all
financial and other information provided to us by the Company
and Parent, or which is publicly available. We have not
undertaken any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or
reasonableness of, or independently to verify, such information.
In addition, we have not conducted nor have we assumed any
obligation to conduct any physical inspection of the properties
or facilities of the Company or Parent. We have further relied
upon the assurance of management of the Company that they are
unaware of any facts that would make the information provided to
us incomplete or misleading in any respect. We have, with your
consent, assumed that the financial forecasts that we examined
were reasonably prepared by the management of the
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Company and Parent on bases reflecting the best currently
available estimates and good faith judgments of management of
the Company and Parent, and such projections provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have neither made nor obtained any independent evaluations,
valuations or appraisals of the assets or liabilities of the
Company or Parent, nor have we been furnished with such
materials. Our services to the Company in connection with the
Merger have included rendering an opinion from a financial point
of view with respect to the Consideration. Our opinion is
necessarily based upon economic and market conditions and other
circumstances as they exist and can be evaluated by us on the
date hereof. It should be understood that although subsequent
developments may affect our opinion, we do not have any
obligation to update, revise or reaffirm our opinion and we
expressly disclaim any responsibility to do so.
For the purposes of rendering our opinion we have assumed, in
all respects material to our analysis, that the representations
and warranties of each party contained in the Agreement are true
and correct, that each party will perform all of the covenants
and agreements required to be performed by it under the
Agreement and that all conditions to the consummation of the
Merger will be satisfied without waiver thereof. We have assumed
that the final form of the Agreement will be substantially
similar to the last draft reviewed by us. We have also assumed
that all governmental, regulatory and other consents and
approvals contemplated by the Agreement will be obtained; and
that, in the course of obtaining any of those consents, no
restrictions will be imposed or waivers made that would have an
adverse effect on the contemplated benefits of the Merger.
It is understood that this letter is intended for the benefit
and use of the Board of Directors of the Company in its
consideration of the Merger and may not be used for any other
purpose or reproduced, disseminated, quoted or referred to at
any time, in any manner or for any purpose without our prior
written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed. We are not expressing any opinions as to
fairness of the Consideration that will actually be paid at the
closing of the Merger to the extent that it is different from
the value as of the date hereof. We have not been requested to
opine as to, and our opinion does not in any manner address, the
merits of the Companys underlying business decision to
effect the Merger. We are not rendering an opinion to the future
performance of Parent subsequent to the Merger or the
performance of Parents stock price subsequent to the
Merger.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, including the various
assumptions and limitations set forth herein, it is our opinion
that, as of the date hereof, the Consideration to be paid in the
Merger is fair, from a financial point of view, to the
shareholders of the Company.
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ANNEX D
FORM OF STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT
This STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT, is dated as of
December 23, 2005, by and between Warp Technology Holdings,
Inc., a Nevada corporation doing business as Halo
Technology Holdings (Parent), and the
undersigned, holder (Stockholder) of shares of
common stock (Company Common Stock), of InfoNow
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (Company).
WHEREAS, in order to induce Parent to enter into an
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (the
Merger Agreement), with Company, Parent has
requested Stockholder and Stockholder has agreed, to enter into
this Stockholder Agreement with respect to all shares of Company
Common Stock now or hereafter beneficially owned by Stockholder
(the Shares);
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
GRANT OF PROXY AND VOTING AGREEMENT
1.1 Voting Agreement. In the
event that any stockholder action is to be taken at any time
with respect to the approval and adoption of the Merger
Agreement, the Merger and all agreements related to the Merger
and any actions related thereto or contemplated thereby
(collectively, the Transaction Documents), whether
by written consent, vote of the shareholders of the Company at a
meeting or otherwise, Stockholder agrees to vote all of the
Shares in favor of the approval and adoption of the Transaction
Documents. Stockholder hereby agrees that Stockholder will not
vote any Shares in favor of the approval of any (i) Company
Acquisition Proposal, (ii) reorganization,
recapitalization, liquidation or winding up of Company or any
other extraordinary transaction involving Company,
(iii) corporate action the consummation of which would
frustrate the purposes of, or prevent or delay the consummation
of the Merger or other transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents or (iv) other matter relating to, or
in connection with, any of the foregoing matters.
1.2 Irrevocable Proxy.
Stockholder hereby revokes any and all previous proxies granted
with respect to the Shares. By entering into this Stockholder
Agreement, Stockholder hereby grants a proxy appointing Parent,
and each duly elected officer thereof, as such
Stockholders
attorney-in-fact and
proxy, with full power of substitution, for and in such
Stockholders name, to vote, express, consent or dissent,
or otherwise to utilize such voting power as Parent or its proxy
or substitute shall, in Parents sole discretion, deem
proper with respect to the Shares to effect any action described
in Section 1.1 above (including, without limitation, the
right to sign its name (as Stockholder) to any consent,
certificate or other document relating to Company that the law
of the State of Delaware permit or require in furtherance of the
approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement, the Merger and
the Transaction Documents). Stockholder retains the right to
vote or otherwise utilize its voting power for all purposes not
inconsistent with this Section 1.2. The proxy granted by
Stockholder pursuant to this Article I is irrevocable for
the term of this Stockholder Agreement and is granted in
consideration of Parent entering into this Stockholder Agreement
and the Merger Agreement and incurring certain related fees and
expenses.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF STOCKHOLDER
Stockholder represents and warrants to Parent that:
2.1 Authorization. This
Stockholder Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are
within the powers of Stockholder. If this Stockholder Agreement
is being executed in a representative or fiduciary capacity, the
person signing this Stockholder Agreement has full power and
authority to enter into and perform this Stockholder
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Agreement. The obligations under this Stockholder Agreement
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of
Stockholder.
2.2 Non-Contravention. The
execution, delivery and, subject to compliance with the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended, (the HSR Act) and securities laws, as
applicable, performance by Stockholder of this Stockholder
Agreement, do not and will not (i) violate any applicable
law, rule, regulation, judgment, injunction, order or decree,
(ii) require any consent or other action by any person
under, constitute a default under or give rise to any right of
termination, cancellation or acceleration under any provision of
any agreement or other instrument binding on Stockholder or
(iii) result in the imposition of any Encumbrance on the
Shares.
2.3 Ownership of Shares.
Stockholder is the record and beneficial owner of the Shares,
free and clear of any Encumbrance and any other limitation or
restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote or
otherwise dispose of the Shares) other than restrictions under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. None of the Shares is
subject to any voting trust or other agreement or arrangement
with respect to the voting of the Shares. Stockholder possesses
the sole and exclusive right to vote all of the Shares in any
vote of the shareholders of the Company.
2.4 Total Shares. Except for
the Shares set forth on the signature page hereto next to
Stockholders name, Stockholder does not beneficially own
any (i) shares of capital stock or voting securities of
Company, (ii) securities of Company convertible into or
exchangeable for shares of capital stock or voting securities of
the Company or (iii) options or other rights to acquire
from Company any capital stock, voting securities or securities
convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or voting
securities of Company. If Stockholder acquires any additional
Shares after the date hereof, Stockholder will notify Parent in
writing within two business days of such acquisition, but in any
event prior to the date of the shareholder meeting of the
Company.
ARTICLE III
COVENANTS OF STOCKHOLDER
Stockholder hereby covenants and agrees that:
3.1 No Proxies for or
Encumbrances on Shares. Except pursuant to the terms of this
Stockholder Agreement, Stockholder shall not, without prior
written consent of Parent, directly or indirectly,
(i) grant any proxies or enter into any voting trust or
other agreement or arrangement with respect to the voting of any
Shares with respect to any matter described in Section 1.1
of this Stockholder Agreement or (ii) acquire, sell,
assign, transfer, encumber or otherwise dispose of, or enter
into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding
with respect to the direct or indirect acquisition or sale,
assignment, transfer, encumbrance or other disposition of, any
Shares during the term of this Stockholder Agreement other than
pursuant to the Merger or the Transaction Documents. Stockholder
shall not seek or solicit any such acquisition or sale,
assignment, transfer, encumbrance of other disposition or any
such contract, option or other arrangement or understanding and
agrees to notify Parent promptly, and to provide all details
required by Parent, if Stockholder shall be approached or
solicited, directly or indirectly, by any Person with respect to
any of the foregoing.
3.2 Appraisal Rights.
Stockholder agrees not to exercise any rights to demand
appraisal of any Shares which may arise with respect to the
Merger.
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ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT
Parent represents and warrants to Stockholder that:
4.1 Authorization. This
Stockholder Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are
within the powers of Parent. The obligations under this
Stockholder Agreement constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligations of Parent.
4.2 Non-Contravention. The
execution, delivery and, subject to compliance with the HSR Act
and securities laws, as applicable, performance by Parent of
this Stockholder Agreement, do not and will not (i) violate
any applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, injunction,
order or decree or (ii) require any consent or other action
by any person under, constitute a default under or give rise to
any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration under any
provision of any agreement or other instrument binding on Parent.
ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Termination. This
Stockholder Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force
or effect upon the termination of the Merger Agreement in
accordance with its terms.
5.2 Further Assurances.
Parent and Stockholder will each execute and deliver, or cause
to be executed and delivered, all further documents and
instruments and use all reasonable efforts to take, or cause to
be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things
necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and
regulations, to consummate and make effective the transactions
contemplated by this Stockholder Agreement.
5.3 Amendments. Any
provision of this Stockholder Agreement may be amended or waived
if, but only if, such amendment or waiver in writing is signed,
in the case of an amendment, by each party to this Stockholder
Agreement or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom
the waiver is to be effective.
5.4 Duties as Director.
Nothing contained in this Stockholder Agreement shall be deemed
to restrict Stockholder from taking actions in his capacity as a
director of the Company as may be permitted under the Merger
Agreement.
5.5 Parties in Interest.
This Stockholder Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the
benefit of, and be enforceable by, each party hereto and each
partys respective heirs, beneficiaries, executors,
representatives and permitted assigns. Nothing in this
Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer
upon any other person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature
whatsoever under or by reason of this Stockholder Agreement.
5.6 Expenses. All costs and
expenses incurred in connection with this Stockholder Agreement
shall be paid by the party incurring such cost or expense.
5.7 Successors and Assigns.
The provisions of this Stockholder Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and assigns; provided that no party may
assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or
obligations under this Stockholder Agreement without the consent
of the other party hereto, except that Parent may transfer or
assign its rights and obligations to any affiliate of Parent.
5.8 Governing Law. This
Stockholder Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving
effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.
5.9 Consent to Jurisdiction.
Each of Parent and Stockholder hereby irrevocably submits in any
suit, action or proceeding arising out of or related to this
Stockholder Agreement or any other instrument,
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document or agreement executed or delivered in connection
herewith and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
whether arising in contract, tort, equity or otherwise, to the
exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court located in
the State of Delaware and waives any and all objections to
jurisdiction that it may have under the laws of the United
States or of any state. Each of Parent and Stockholder waives
any objection that it may have (including, without limitation,
any objection of the laying of venue or based on forum non
conveniens) to the location of the court in any proceeding
commenced in accordance with this Section 5.9.
5.10 Counterparts;
Effectiveness. This Stockholder Agreement may be signed in
any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original,
with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto
were upon the same instruments. This Stockholder Agreement shall
become effective when each party hereto shall have received
counterparts hereof signed by the other party hereto.
5.11 Severability. If any
term, provision or covenant of this Stockholder Agreement is
held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to
be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms,
provisions and covenants of this Stockholder Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected,
impaired or invalidated.
5.12 Specific Performance.
The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in
the event any provision of this Stockholder Agreement is not
performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the
parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms
hereof in addition to any other remedy to which they are
entitled at law or in equity without the posting of a bond or
other security.
5.13 Capitalized Terms.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
respective meanings set forth in the Merger Agreement.
5.14 No Strict Construction.
The language used in this Stockholder Agreement will be deemed
to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their
mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will be used
against any person hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Stockholder Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year
first above written.
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Name: Ernest C. Mysogland |
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ANNEX E
8 Del. C. § 262
8 Del. C. § 262 (2005)
§ 262. Appraisal rights
(a) Any stockholder of a corporation of this State who
holds shares of stock on the date of the making of a demand
pursuant to subsection (d) of this section with
respect to such shares, who continuously holds such shares
through the effective date of the merger or consolidation, who
has otherwise complied with subsection (d) of this
section and who has neither voted in favor of the merger or
consolidation nor consented thereto in writing pursuant to
§ 228 of this title shall be entitled to an appraisal
by the Court of Chancery of the fair value of the
stockholders shares of stock under the circumstances
described in subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
As used in this section, the word stockholder means
a holder of record of stock in a stock corporation and also a
member of record of a nonstock corporation; the words
stock and share mean and include what is
ordinarily meant by those words and also membership or
membership interest of a member of a nonstock corporation; and
the words depository receipt mean a receipt or other
instrument issued by a depository representing an interest in
one or more shares, or fractions thereof, solely of stock of a
corporation, which stock is deposited with the depository.
(b) Appraisal rights shall be available for the shares of
any class or series of stock of a constituent corporation in a
merger or consolidation to be effected pursuant to
§ 251 (other than a merger effected pursuant to
§ 251(g) of this title), § 252,
§ 254, § 257, § 258,
§ 263 or § 264 of this title:
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(1) Provided, however, that no appraisal rights under this
section shall be available for the shares of any class or series
of stock, which stock, or depository receipts in respect
thereof, at the record date fixed to determine the stockholders
entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the meeting of
stockholders to act upon the agreement of merger or
consolidation, were either (i) listed on a national
securities exchange or designated as a national market system
security on an interdealer quotation system by the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or (ii) held of
record by more than 2,000 holders; and further provided that no
appraisal rights shall be available for any shares of stock of
the constituent corporation surviving a merger if the merger did
not require for its approval the vote of the stockholders of the
surviving corporation as provided in subsection (f) of
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(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this
subsection, appraisal rights under this section shall be
available for the shares of any class or series of stock of a
constituent corporation if the holders thereof are required by
the terms of an agreement of merger or consolidation pursuant to
§§ 251, 252, 254, 257, 258, 263 and 264 of this
title to accept for such stock anything except: |
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a. Shares of stock of the corporation surviving or
resulting from such merger or consolidation, or depository
receipts in respect thereof; |
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b. Shares of stock of any other corporation, or depository
receipts in respect thereof, which shares of stock (or
depository receipts in respect thereof) or depository receipts
at the effective date of the merger or consolidation will be
either listed on a national securities exchange or designated as
a national market system security on an interdealer quotation
system by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
or held of record by more than 2,000 holders; |
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c. Cash in lieu of fractional shares or fractional
depository receipts described in the foregoing subparagraphs a.
and b. of this paragraph; or |
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d. Any combination of the shares of stock, depository
receipts and cash in lieu of fractional shares or fractional
depository receipts described in the foregoing subparagraphs a.,
b. and c. of this paragraph. |
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(3) In the event all of the stock of a subsidiary Delaware
corporation party to a merger effected under § 253 of
this title is not owned by the parent corporation immediately
prior to the merger, appraisal rights shall be available for the
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(c) Any corporation may provide in its certificate of
incorporation that appraisal rights under this section shall be
available for the shares of any class or series of its stock as
a result of an amendment to its certificate of incorporation,
any merger or consolidation in which the corporation is a
constituent corporation or the sale of all or substantially all
of the assets of the corporation. If the certificate of
incorporation contains such a provision, the procedures of this
section, including those set forth in subsections (d) and
(e) of this section, shall apply as nearly as is
practicable.
(d) Appraisal rights shall be perfected as follows:
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(1) If a proposed merger or consolidation for which
appraisal rights are provided under this section is to be
submitted for approval at a meeting of stockholders, the
corporation, not less than 20 days prior to the meeting,
shall notify each of its stockholders who was such on the record
date for such meeting with respect to shares for which appraisal
rights are available pursuant to subsection (b) or
(c) hereof that appraisal rights are available for any or
all of the shares of the constituent corporations, and shall
include in such notice a copy of this section. Each stockholder
electing to demand the appraisal of such stockholders
shares shall deliver to the corporation, before the taking of
the vote on the merger or consolidation, a written demand for
appraisal of such stockholders shares. Such demand will be
sufficient if it reasonably informs the corporation of the
identity of the stockholder and that the stockholder intends
thereby to demand the appraisal of such stockholders
shares. A proxy or vote against the merger or consolidation
shall not constitute such a demand. A stockholder electing to
take such action must do so by a separate written demand as
herein provided. Within 10 days after the effective date of
such merger or consolidation, the surviving or resulting
corporation shall notify each stockholder of each constituent
corporation who has complied with this subsection and has not
voted in favor of or consented to the merger or consolidation of
the date that the merger or consolidation has become
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(2) If the merger or consolidation was approved pursuant to
§ 228 or § 253 of this title, then either a
constituent corporation before the effective date of the merger
or consolidation or the surviving or resulting corporation
within 10 days thereafter shall notify each of the holders
of any class or series of stock of such constituent corporation
who are entitled to appraisal rights of the approval of the
merger or consolidation and that appraisal rights are available
for any or all shares of such class or series of stock of such
constituent corporation, and shall include in such notice a copy
of this section. Such notice may, and, if given on or after the
effective date of the merger or consolidation, shall, also
notify such stockholders of the effective date of the merger or
consolidation. Any stockholder entitled to appraisal rights may,
within 20 days after the date of mailing of such notice,
demand in writing from the surviving or resulting corporation
the appraisal of such holders shares. Such demand will be
sufficient if it reasonably informs the corporation of the
identity of the stockholder and that the stockholder intends
thereby to demand the appraisal of such holders shares. If
such notice did not notify stockholders of the effective date of
the merger or consolidation, either (i) each such
constituent corporation shall send a second notice before the
effective date of the merger or consolidation notifying each of
the holders of any class or series of stock of such constituent
corporation that are entitled to appraisal rights of the
effective date of the merger or consolidation or (ii) the
surviving or resulting corporation shall send such a second
notice to all such holders on or within 10 days after such
effective date; provided, however, that if such second notice is
sent more than 20 days following the sending of the first
notice, such second notice need only be sent to each stockholder
who is entitled to appraisal rights and who has demanded
appraisal of such holders shares in accordance with this
subsection. An affidavit of the secretary or assistant secretary
or of the transfer agent of the corporation that is required to
give either notice that such notice has been given shall, in the
absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated
therein. For purposes of determining the stockholders entitled
to receive either notice, each constituent corporation may fix,
in advance, a record date that shall be not more than
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provided, that if the notice is given on or after the effective
date of the merger or consolidation, the record date shall be
such effective date. If no record date is fixed and the notice
is given prior to the effective date, the record date shall be
the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which
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(e) Within 120 days after the effective date of the
merger or consolidation, the surviving or resulting corporation
or any stockholder who has complied with subsections
(a) and (d) hereof and who is otherwise entitled to
appraisal rights, may file a petition in the Court of Chancery
demanding a determination of the value of the stock of all such
stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time within
60 days after the effective date of the merger or
consolidation, any stockholder shall have the right to withdraw
such stockholders demand for appraisal and to accept the
terms offered upon the merger or consolidation. Within
120 days after the effective date of the merger or
consolidation, any stockholder who has complied with the
requirements of subsections (a) and (d) hereof, upon
written request, shall be entitled to receive from the
corporation surviving the merger or resulting from the
consolidation a statement setting forth the aggregate number of
shares not voted in favor of the merger or consolidation and
with respect to which demands for appraisal have been received
and the aggregate number of holders of such shares. Such written
statement shall be mailed to the stockholder within 10 days
after such stockholders written request for such a
statement is received by the surviving or resulting corporation
or within 10 days after expiration of the period for
delivery of demands for appraisal under
subsection (d) hereof, whichever is later.
(f) Upon the filing of any such petition by a stockholder,
service of a copy thereof shall be made upon the surviving or
resulting corporation, which shall within 20 days after
such service file in the office of the Register in Chancery in
which the petition was filed a duly verified list containing the
names and addresses of all stockholders who have demanded
payment for their shares and with whom agreements as to the
value of their shares have not been reached by the surviving or
resulting corporation. If the petition shall be filed by the
surviving or resulting corporation, the petition shall be
accompanied by such a duly verified list. The Register in
Chancery, if so ordered by the Court, shall give notice of the
time and place fixed for the hearing of such petition by
registered or certified mail to the surviving or resulting
corporation and to the stockholders shown on the list at the
addresses therein stated. Such notice shall also be given by 1
or more publications at least 1 week before the day of the
hearing, in a newspaper of general circulation published in the
City of Wilmington, Delaware or such publication as the Court
deems advisable. The forms of the notices by mail and by
publication shall be approved by the Court, and the costs
thereof shall be borne by the surviving or resulting corporation.
(g) At the hearing on such petition, the Court shall
determine the stockholders who have complied with this section
and who have become entitled to appraisal rights. The Court may
require the stockholders who have demanded an appraisal for
their shares and who hold stock represented by certificates to
submit their certificates of stock to the Register in Chancery
for notation thereon of the pendency of the appraisal
proceedings; and if any stockholder fails to comply with such
direction, the Court may dismiss the proceedings as to such
stockholder.
(h) After determining the stockholders entitled to an
appraisal, the Court shall appraise the shares, determining
their fair value exclusive of any element of value arising from
the accomplishment or expectation of the merger or
consolidation, together with a fair rate of interest, if any, to
be paid upon the amount determined to be the fair value. In
determining such fair value, the Court shall take into account
all relevant factors. In determining the fair rate of interest,
the Court may consider all relevant factors, including the rate
of interest which the surviving or resulting corporation would
have had to pay to borrow money during the pendency of the
proceeding. Upon application by the surviving or resulting
corporation or by any stockholder entitled to participate in the
appraisal proceeding, the Court may, in its discretion, permit
discovery or other pretrial proceedings and may proceed to trial
upon the appraisal prior to the final determination of the
stockholder entitled to an appraisal. Any stockholder whose name
appears on the list filed by the surviving or resulting
corporation pursuant to subsection (f) of this section
and who has submitted such stockholders certificates of
stock to the Register in Chancery, if such is required, may
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participate fully in all proceedings until it is finally
determined that such stockholder is not entitled to appraisal
rights under this section.
(i) The Court shall direct the payment of the fair value of
the shares, together with interest, if any, by the surviving or
resulting corporation to the stockholders entitled thereto.
Interest may be simple or compound, as the Court may direct.
Payment shall be so made to each such stockholder, in the case
of holders of uncertificated stock forthwith, and the case of
holders of shares represented by certificates upon the surrender
to the corporation of the certificates representing such stock.
The Courts decree may be enforced as other decrees in the
Court of Chancery may be enforced, whether such surviving or
resulting corporation be a corporation of this State or of any
state.
(j) The costs of the proceeding may be determined by the
Court and taxed upon the parties as the Court deems equitable in
the circumstances. Upon application of a stockholder, the Court
may order all or a portion of the expenses incurred by any
stockholder in connection with the appraisal proceeding,
including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees
and the fees and expenses of experts, to be charged pro rata
against the value of all the shares entitled to an appraisal.
(k) From and after the effective date of the merger or
consolidation, no stockholder who has demanded appraisal rights
as provided in subsection (d) of this section shall be
entitled to vote such stock for any purpose or to receive
payment of dividends or other distributions on the stock (except
dividends or other distributions payable to stockholders of
record at a date which is prior to the effective date of the
merger or consolidation); provided, however, that if no petition
for an appraisal shall be filed within the time provided in
subsection (e) of this section, or if such stockholder
shall deliver to the surviving or resulting corporation a
written withdrawal of such stockholders demand for an
appraisal and an acceptance of the merger or consolidation,
either within 60 days after the effective date of the
merger or consolidation as provided in
subsection (e) of this section or thereafter with the
written approval of the corporation, then the right of such
stockholder to an appraisal shall cease. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no appraisal proceeding in the Court of Chancery
shall be dismissed as to any stockholder without the approval of
the Court, and such approval may be conditioned upon such terms
as the Court deems just.
(l) The shares of the surviving or resulting corporation to
which the shares of such objecting stockholders would have been
converted had they assented to the merger or consolidation shall
have the status of authorized and unissued shares of the
surviving or resulting corporation.
HISTORY:
8 Del. C. 1953, § 262;
56 Del. Laws, c. 50; 56 Del. Laws,
c. 186, § 24; 57 Del. Laws,
c. 148,
§§ 27-29;
59 Del. Laws, c. 106, § 12;
60 Del. Laws, c. 371,
§§ 3-12;
63 Del. Laws, c. 25, § 14;
63 Del. Laws, c. 152,
§§ 1, 2; 64 Del. Laws,
c. 112, §§ 46-54;
66 Del. Laws, c. 136,
§§ 30-32;
66 Del. Laws, c. 352, § 9;
67 Del. Laws, c. 376,
§§ 19, 20; 68 Del. Laws,
c. 337, §§ 3, 4;
69 Del. Laws, c. 61, § 10;
69 Del. Laws, c. 262,
§§ 1-9;
70 Del. Laws, c. 79, § 16;
70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1;
70 Del. Laws, c. 299,
§§ 2, 3; 70 Del. Laws,
c. 349, § 22; 71 Del. Laws,
c. 120, § 15; 71 Del. Laws,
c. 339,
§§ 49-52;
73 Del. Laws, c. 82, § 21.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
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Indemnification of Directors and Officers |
Under Nevada law, a director or officer is not individually
liable to the corporation or its stockholders for any damages as
a result of any act or failure to act in his or her capacity as
a director or officer unless it is proven that such act or
failure to act constituted a breach of fiduciary duties as a
director or officer; and the breach of those duties involved
intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law.
Such provisions, however, will not eliminate a director or
officers liability to the corporation in the case of a
judgment of ouster rendered against a corporation on account of
the misconduct of the director or officer, a violation of Nevada
state securities laws, or certain other violations of law.
Under Section 78.7502 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, a
corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, except an action by or in
the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that such
person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, against expenses, including attorneys fees,
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred in connection with the action, suit or
proceeding, but only if such person did not breach his or her
fiduciary duties in a manner involving intentional misconduct,
fraud or a knowing violation of law, or acted in good faith and
in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable
cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. A corporation
may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed
action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure
a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person
is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation against expenses, including amounts paid in
settlement and attorneys fees actually and reasonably
incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of the
action or suit if such person did not breach his or her
fiduciary duties in a manner involving intentional misconduct,
fraud or a knowing violation of law or acted in good faith and
in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation.
Nevada law further provides that indemnification may not be made
for any claim, issue or matter as to which such a person has
been adjudged to be liable to the corporation or for amounts
paid in settlement to the corporation, unless and only to the
extent that the court determines the person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court
deems proper. Nevada law provides for mandatory indemnification
of a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation to
the extent that such person has been successful on the merits or
otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred
to in this paragraph against expenses, including attorneys
fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with
the defense.
Halos bylaws and articles of incorporation provide for
indemnification of directors and officers to the fullest extent
permitted by Nevada law. The Halo bylaws also provide for the
advancement of indemnified expenses.
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HALO Technology Holdings, Inc.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit No. |
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Description of Exhibit |
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Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among Warp Technology
Holdings, Inc., operating under the name Halo Technology
Holdings, WTH Merger Sub, Inc. and InfoNow Corporation, dated as
of December 23, 2005, excluding exhibits and schedules
thereto (included as Annex A to the proxy statement/
prospectus in this Registration Statement). |
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Articles of Incorporation of Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. |
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Bylaws of Halo Technology Holdings, Inc. |
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Form of the Articles of Merger of Abbott Mines Limited and Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc. |
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Form of Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of
Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. filed with the Secretary of State
of the State of Nevada on September 12, 2003. |
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Form of Certificate Of Designations, Preferences And Rights Of
Series A 8% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock Of Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc. as filed with the Secretary of State
of the State of Nevada on October 1, 2003. |
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Form of Certificate Of Designations, Preferences And Rights Of
Series B 10% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock Of Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc. as filed with the Secretary of State
of the State of Nevada on October 1, 2003. |
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Certificate of Designations, Preferences, and Rights of
Series B-2 Preferred Stock, as filed with the Secretary of
State of the State of Nevada on August 4, 2004. |
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Certificate of Change Pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes Sec.
78.209, effecting 100 for 1 reverse split effective
November 18, 2004, as filed with the Secretary of State of
the State of Nevada on November 8, 2004. |
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Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc., as filed with the Secretary of State
of the State of Nevada on March 31, 2005. |
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3 |
.11(17) |
|
Certificate of Designations of Series C Stock of Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc. |
|
3 |
.12(26) |
|
Certificate of Designation for Nevada Profit Corporation,
designating Series D Preferred Stock, as filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, effective
October 26, 2005. |
|
3 |
.13(35) |
|
Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Halo
Technology Holdings, Inc., as filed with the Secretary of State
of the State of Nevada, effective April 2, 2006. |
|
4 |
.1(1) |
|
Specimen Certificate Representing shares of Common Stock,
$.00001 par value per share, of Warp Technology Holdings,
Inc. |
|
4 |
.2(13) |
|
Form of Bridge Note issued October 13, 2004 by the Company. |
|
4 |
.3(14) |
|
Form of Amended and Restated Subordinated Secured Promissory
Note. |
|
4 |
.4(14) |
|
Form of Senior Secured Promissory Note. |
|
4 |
.5(14) |
|
Form of Initial Warrant and Additional Warrant. |
|
4 |
.6(14) |
|
Form of Subordinated Secured Promissory Note. |
|
4 |
.7(14) |
|
Form of Warrant. |
|
4 |
.8(14) |
|
Form of Convertible Promissory Note. |
|
4 |
.9(19) |
|
$1,000,000 Promissory Note, dated July 6, 2005, to Bristol
Technology, Inc. |
|
4 |
.10(20) |
|
Form of Promissory Note. |
|
4 |
.11(20) |
|
Warrant Certificate, Form of Fact of Warrant Certificate,
Warrants to Purchase Common |
|
4 |
.12(24) |
|
Stock of Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. Form of Promissory Note
first issued October 21, 2005. |
II-2
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Exhibit No. |
|
Description of Exhibit |
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4 |
.13(24) |
|
Form of Warrant, first issued October 21, 2005, to purchase
shares of Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of
the Company. |
|
4 |
.14(31) |
|
Form of Note first issued January 11, 2006. |
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4 |
.15(32) |
|
Form of Note first issued January 27, 2006. |
|
5 |
.1(*) |
|
Opinion of Hale Lane Peek Dennison and Howard, a Professional
Corporation. |
|
8 |
.1(**) |
|
Form of Opinion of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. regarding tax
matters. |
|
8 |
.2(**) |
|
Form of Opinion of Day, Berry & Howard LLP regarding
tax matters. |
|
10 |
.3(3) |
|
Form of the Financial Consulting Agreement dated March 5,
2002 between Warp Solutions, Inc. and Lighthouse Capital, Inc. |
|
10 |
.4(3) |
|
Form of the Financial Consulting Agreement dated May 16,
2002 between the Company and Lighthouse Capital, Inc. |
|
10 |
.5(3) |
|
Form of Master Distributor Agreement between Macnica Networks
Company and Warp Solutions, Inc. dated as of August 1, 2002. |
|
10 |
.6(3) |
|
Form of Master Distributor Agreement between CDI Technologies,
Inc. and Warp Solutions, Inc. dated as of September 1, 2002. |
|
10 |
.7(4) |
|
Put and Call Agreement dated as of December ,
2002 by and among Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. and all of the
Shareholders of Spider Software Inc. |
|
10 |
.8(5) |
|
The Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan. |
|
10 |
.9(5) |
|
Form of Stock Option Grant agreement for options granted
pursuant to The Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. 2002 Stock
Incentive Plan. |
|
10 |
.10(5) |
|
Form of Strategic Alliance Agreement dated as of April 7,
2003 between Mirror Image Internet, Inc. and Warp Solutions, Inc. |
|
10 |
.11(5) |
|
Form of iMimic/OEM Software License Agreement dated April 2003
between iMimic Networking, Inc. and Warp Technology Holdings,
Inc. |
|
10 |
.12(6) |
|
Form of Consulting Agreement between Warp Technology Holdings,
Inc. and Dr. David Milch dated as of August 1, 2003. |
|
10 |
.13(8) |
|
Form of Consulting Agreement between Warp Technology Holdings,
Inc. and Mr. Steven Antebi which was executed by the
parties thereto on December 23, 2003. |
|
10 |
.14(8) |
|
Form of Employment Agreement between Warp Technology Holdings,
Inc. and Mr. Malcolm Coster which was executed by the
parties thereto on November 17, 2003. |
|
10 |
.15(9) |
|
Form of Consulting Agreement between Warp Technology Holdings,
Inc. and Mr. Noah Clark which was executed by the parties
thereto on March 29, 2004. |
|
10 |
.16(10) |
|
Series B-2 Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement entered into
as of August 4, 2004 between and among Warp Technology
Holdings, Inc. and the Persons listed on Schedule 1.01 thereto. |
|
10 |
.17(10) |
|
Stockholders Agreement, dated as of August 4, 2004, between
and among Warp Technology Holdings, Inc., the holders of the
Series B-2 Preferred Stock and such other Stockholders as
named therein. |
|
10 |
.18(11) |
|
Form of Employment Agreement for Ron Bienvenu and Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc. made as of August 4, 2004. |
|
10 |
.20(11) |
|
Form of Employment Agreement for Ernest Mysogland and Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc. made as of August 4, 2004. |
|
10 |
.22(11) |
|
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement for Ron Bienvenu to
purchase an aggregate of 15,068,528 shares of Common Stock
of Warp Technology Holdings, Inc., par value $0.00001 per
share. |
|
10 |
.24(11) |
|
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement for Ernest Mysogland to
purchase an aggregate of 5,022,843 shares of Common Stock
of Warp Technology Holdings, Inc., par value $0.00001 per
share. |
|
10 |
.26(11) |
|
Form of Consulting Agreement between Warp Technology Holdings,
Inc. and ISIS Capital Management, LLC which was executed by the
parties thereto on August 4, 2004. |
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|
Exhibit No. |
|
Description of Exhibit |
|
|
|
|
10 |
.27(11) |
|
Form of Stock Option Agreement between Warp Technology Holdings,
Inc. and ISIS Capital Management, LLC which was executed by the
parties thereto on August 4, 2004. |
|
10 |
.30(13) |
|
Letter agreement dated September 13, 2004 between Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc. and Griffin Securities, Inc. for
Griffin to act on a best efforts basis as a non-exclusive
financial advisor and placement agent for the Client in
connection with the structuring, issuance, and sale of debt and
equity securities for financing purposes. |
|
10 |
.31(13) |
|
Purchase Agreement Assignment and Assumption as of
October 13, 2004, by and between ISIS Capital Management,
LLC and Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. |
|
10 |
.32(13) |
|
Financial Advisory/Investment Banking Agreement dated
September 20, 2004 between Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
and Duncan Capital LLC. |
|
10 |
.33(14) |
|
Amendment No. 2 to Extension Agreement by and between the
Company and Gupta Holdings, LLC. |
|
10 |
.34(14) |
|
Amendment No. 3 to Extension Agreement by and between the
Company and Gupta Holdings, LLC. |
|
10 |
.35(14) |
|
Amendment to Membership Interest Purchase Agreement made and
entered into as of January 31, 2005, by and between Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc. and Gupta Holdings, LLC. |
|
10 |
.36(14) |
|
Form of Series C Subscription Agreement entered into
January 31, 2005 by and between Warp Technology Holdings,
Inc. and the Investors as identified therein. |
|
10 |
.37(14) |
|
Investors Agreement entered into the 31st day of
January, 2005 by and among Warp Technology Holdings, Inc., and
the persons listed on Exhibit A thereto. |
|
10 |
.38(14) |
|
Senior Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement, as of
January 31, 2005, by and among Warp Technology Holdings,
Inc. and the Purchasers identified therein. |
|
10 |
.39(14) |
|
Subordinated Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement, as of
January 31, 2005, by and among Warp Technology Holdings,
Inc. and the Purchasers identified therein. |
|
10 |
.40(14) |
|
Senior Security Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2005,
between Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. and Collateral Agent (as
defined therein). |
|
10 |
.41(14) |
|
Senior Security Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2005,
between Warp Solutions Inc. and Collateral Agent (as defined
therein). |
|
10 |
.42(14) |
|
Senior Security Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2005,
between Gupta Technologies, LLC and Collateral Agent (as defined
therein). |
|
10 |
.43(14) |
|
Senior Guaranty, dated as of January 31, 2005, between Warp
Solutions, Inc. and Collateral Agent (as defined therein). |
|
10 |
.44(14) |
|
Senior Guaranty, dated as of January 31, 2005, between
Gupta Technologies, LLC and Collateral Agent (as defined
therein). |
|
10 |
.45(14) |
|
Subordinated Security Agreement, dated as of January 31,
2005, between Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. and Collateral
Agent (as defined therein). |
|
10 |
.46(14) |
|
Subordinated Subsidiary Security Agreement, dated as of
January 31, 2005, between Warp Solutions, Inc. and
Collateral Agent (as defined therein). |
|
10 |
.47(14) |
|
Subordinated Subsidiary Security Agreement, dated as of
January 31, 2005, between Gupta Technologies, LLC and
Collateral Agent (as defined therein). |
|
10 |
.48(14) |
|
Subordinated Guaranty, dated as of January 31, 2005,
between Warp Solutions, Inc. and Collateral Agent (as defined
therein). |
|
10 |
.49(14) |
|
Subordinated Guaranty, dated as of January 31, 2005,
between Gupta Technologies, LLC and Collateral Agent (as defined
therein). |
|
10 |
.50(14) |
|
Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement dated as of
January 31, 2005, by and among: the Subordinated
Noteholders, the Senior Noteholders, Warp Technology Holdings,
Inc., Warp Solutions, Inc., Gupta Technologies, LLC, and the
Collateral Agent (as such terms are defined therein). |
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|
Exhibit No. |
|
Description of Exhibit |
|
|
|
|
10 |
.51(14) |
|
Collateral Agency Agreement made as of January 31, 2005 by
and among the Collateral Agent (as defined therein) and the
Noteholders (as defined therein). |
|
10 |
.52(14) |
|
Post Closing Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2005, by
and among the Credit Parties and the Collateral Agent (as such
terms are defined therein). |
|
10 |
.53(15) |
|
Separation Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2005, by and
between Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. and Gus Bottazzi. |
|
10 |
.54(18) |
|
Letter Agreement dated October 31, 2003 by and between
Gupta Technologies, LLC and Jeffrey L. Bailey. |
|
10 |
.55(18) |
|
Letter Agreement dated August 4, 2004 by and between Gupta
Technologies, LLC and Jeffrey Bailey, as amended January 1,
2005. |
|
10 |
.56(18) |
|
Premium International Distribution Agreement dated
January 1, 2004 by and between ADN Distribution, GmbH and
Gupta Technologies, LLC. |
|
10 |
.57(18) |
|
Premium International Distribution Agreement dated March 1,
2005 by and between Scientific Computers and Gupta Technologies,
LLC. |
|
10 |
.58(18) |
|
Premium International Distribution Agreement dated
January 1, 2004 by and between NOCOM AB and Gupta
Technologies, LLC, as amended January 1, 2005. |
|
10 |
.59(18) |
|
Premium International Distribution Agreement dated
October 1, 2003 by and between Sphinx CST and Gupta
Technologies, LLC, as amended October 1, 2004. |
|
10 |
.60(18) |
|
Premium International Distribution Agreement dated
March 24, 2004 by and between Xtura B.V. and Gupta
Technologies, LLC. |
|
10 |
.61(18) |
|
OEM Software License Agreement dated September 29, 1994 by
and between United Parcel Service General Services Co. and Gupta
Technologies, LLC, as amended September 8, 1995,
September 30, 1999, December 21, 1999, March 23,
2001, and December 31, 2004. |
|
10 |
.62(18) |
|
Service Agreement dated March 27, 2002 by and between
Offshore Digital Services Inc., DBA Sonata and Gupta
Technologies, LLC, as amended March 28, 2003, July 21,
2003, and March 28, 2004. |
|
10 |
.63(18) |
|
Services Agreement dated September 20, 2004 by and between
CodeWeavers, Inc. and Gupta Technologies, LLC. |
|
10 |
.64(18) |
|
OEM Product Agreement dated September 20, 2004 by and
between CodeWeavers, Inc. and Gupta Technologies, LLC. |
|
10 |
.65(18) |
|
Qt Commercial License Agreement for Enterprise Edition dated as
of December 15, 2004 by and between Trolltech Inc. and
Gupta Technologies, LLC. |
|
10 |
.66(18) |
|
OEM License Agreement dated January 1, 2004 by and between
Graphics Server Technologies, L.P. and Gupta Technologies, LLC. |
|
10 |
.67(18) |
|
Shrinkwrap software license agreement with Data Techniques, Inc.
for the ImageMan software product. |
|
10 |
.68(18) |
|
Shrinkwrap software license agreement with Rogue Wave Software
Inc. for the Rogue Wave Stingray software product. |
|
10 |
.69(18) |
|
Lease Agreement dated July 19, 2001 by and between Westport
Joint Venture and Gupta Technologies, LLC, together with
amendments thereto. |
|
10 |
.70(18) |
|
Stock Purchase Agreement by and among Warp Technology Holdings,
Inc., Bristol Technology, Inc. and Kenosia, dated June 10,
2005. |
|
10 |
.71(19) |
|
Pledge and Security Agreement by and among the Company, Kenosia,
and Bristol Technology, Inc. dated July 6, 2005. |
|
10 |
.72(20) |
|
Credit Agreement dated August 2, 2005 between Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc., the Subsidiaries of Warp Technology
Holdings, Inc., Fortress Credit Corp., as Original Lender and
Agent. |
|
10 |
.73(20) |
|
Agreement regarding issuance of warrant certificates dated as of
August 2, 2005 between Warp Technology Holdings, Inc., and
Fortress Credit Corp. |
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|
|
|
|
Exhibit No. |
|
Description of Exhibit |
|
|
|
|
10 |
.74(20) |
|
Security Agreement dated as of August 2, 2005 between Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc. and Fortress Credit Corp. |
|
10 |
.75(20) |
|
Stock Pledge Agreement dated as of August 2, 2005 between
Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. and Fortress Credit Corp. |
|
10 |
.76(20) |
|
Pledge Agreement dated as of August 2, 2005 between Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc. and Fortress Credit Corp. |
|
10 |
.77(20) |
|
Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement dated as of
August 2, 2005 between Warp Technology Holdings, Inc, the
Subsidiaries of Warp Technology Holdings, Inc., the Financial
Institutions, the Holders of Subordinated Notes and Fortress
Credit Corp. |
|
10 |
.78(20) |
|
Deed dated August 1, 2005 between Gupta Technologies, LLC
and Fortress Credit Corp. |
|
10 |
.79(20) |
|
Deed dated August 2, 1005 between Gupta Technologies
Limited and Fortress Credit Corp. |
|
10 |
.80(20) |
|
Deed dated August 2, 2005 between Warp Technology Limited
and Fortress Credit Corp. |
|
10 |
.81(20) |
|
Deed dated August 2, 1005 between Gupta Technologies, LLC
and Fortress Credit Corp. |
|
10 |
.82(20) |
|
Deed dated August 2, 2005 between Warp Solutions, Inc. and
Fortress Credit Corp. |
|
10 |
.83(20) |
|
Security Trust Agreement dated August , 2005
between Fortress Credit Corp., Fortress Credit Opportunities I
LP, Finance Parties and Security Grantors. |
|
10 |
.84(21) |
|
Share Pledge Agreement dated August 2, 2005 between Gupta
Technologies LLC, Fortress Credit Corp., Fortress Credit
Opportunities I LP and Finance Parties. |
|
10 |
.85(21) |
|
Commercial Lease dated as of August 29, 2005 by and between
Railroad Avenue LLC and Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. |
|
10 |
.86(22) |
|
Purchase Agreement dated as of September 12, 2005 by and
between Warp Technology Holdings, Inc., Platinum Equity, LLC,
Energy TRACS Acquisition Corp. and Milgo Holdings, LLC. |
|
10 |
.87(22) |
|
Merger Agreement dated as of September 12, 2005 by and
between Warp Technology Holdings, Inc., TAC/Halo, Inc.,
Tesseract and Platinum Equity, LLC. |
|
10 |
.88(23) |
|
Promissory Note dated September 20, 2005 whereby Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc. promises to pay to the order of DCI
Master LDC in the principal amount of $500,000. |
|
10 |
.89(23) |
|
Warrant to purchase 181,818 shares of Common Stock,
par value $0.00001 per share, issued to DCI Master LDC. |
|
10 |
.90(25) |
|
Halo Technology Holdings 2005 Equity Incentive Plan. |
|
10 |
.91(25) |
|
Form of Employee Incentive Stock Option Agreement under Halo
Technology Holdings 2005 Equity Incentive Plan. |
|
10 |
.92(25) |
|
Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under Halo
Technology Holdings 2005 Equity Incentive Plan. |
|
10 |
.93(25) |
|
Fiscal 2006 Halo Senior Management Incentive Plan 10.93(25). |
|
10 |
.94(26) |
|
Amendment No. 1 to Merger Agreement, dated as of
October 26, 2005 among Platinum Equity, LLC, Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc., TAC/Halo, Inc., TAC/HALO, LLC and
Tesseract. |
|
10 |
.95(26) |
|
Investors Agreement, dated October 26, 2005 by and
among Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. and Platinum Equity, LLC. |
|
10 |
.96(26) |
|
Promissory Note of Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. dated
October 26, 2005 in the amount of $1,750,000. |
|
10 |
.97(26) |
|
Amendment Agreement No. 1 between Warp Technology Holdings,
Inc., Fortress Credit Opportunities I LP and Fortress Credit
Corp. dated October 26, 2005. |
|
10 |
.98(26) |
|
Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement between Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc., the Subsidiaries of Warp Technology
Holdings, Inc., the Financial Institutions listed in Part 2
of Schedule 1, the Holdings of Subordinated Notes listed in
Part 3 of Schedule 1 and Fortress Credit Corp., dated
October 26, 2005. |
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|
|
|
|
Exhibit No. |
|
Description of Exhibit |
|
|
|
|
10 |
.99(26) |
|
Pledge Agreement between Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. and
Fortress Credit Corp. dated October 26, 2005 regarding
Process Software, LLC. |
|
10 |
.100(26) |
|
Pledge Agreement between Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. and
Fortress Credit Corp. dated October 26, 2005 regarding
ProfitKey International, LLC. |
|
10 |
.101(26) |
|
Pledge Agreement between Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. and
Fortress Credit Corp. dated October 26, 2005 regarding and
TAC/Halo, LLC. |
|
10 |
.102(26) |
|
Stock Pledge Agreement between Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
and Fortress Credit Corp. dated October 26, 2005 regarding
DAVID Corporation. |
|
10 |
.103(26) |
|
Stock Pledge Agreement between Warp Technology Holdings, Inc.
and Fortress Credit Corp. dated October 26, 2005 regarding
Foresight Software, Inc. |
|
10 |
.104(26) |
|
Security Agreement between Process Software, LLC and Fortress
Credit Corp. dated October 26, 2005. |
|
10 |
.105(26) |
|
Security Agreement between ProfitKey International, LLC and
Fortress Credit Corp. dated October 26, 2005. |
|
10 |
.106(26) |
|
Security Agreement between TAC/Halo, LLC and Fortress Credit
Corp. dated October 26, 2005. |
|
10 |
.107(26) |
|
Security Agreement between Foresight Software, Inc. and Fortress
Credit Corp. dated October 26, 2005. |
|
10 |
.108(26) |
|
Security Agreement between DAVID Corporation and Fortress Credit
Corp. dated October 26, 2005. |
|
10 |
.109(27) |
|
Merger Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2005, by and
among Warp Technology Holdings, Inc., EI Acquisition, Inc.,
Empagio, and certain stockholders of Empagio. |
|
10 |
.110(28) |
|
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 23, 2005
by and among Warp Technology Holdings, Inc., WTH Merger Sub,
Inc., and InfoNow. |
|
10 |
.111(29) |
|
Employment Agreement with Mark Finkel. |
|
10 |
.112(29) |
|
Non-Competition Agreement with Mark Finkel. |
|
10 |
.113(29) |
|
Confidentiality Agreement with Mark Finkel. |
|
10 |
.114(30) |
|
Form of Agreement Regarding Warrants. |
|
10 |
.115(31) |
|
Subscription Agreement entered into January 11, 2006. |
|
10 |
.116(32) |
|
Subscription Agreement first entered into January 27, 2006. |
|
10 |
.117(33) |
|
Merger Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2006, by and
among Warp Technology Holdings, Inc., ECI Acquisition, Inc.,
ECI, and certain stockholders of ECI. |
|
10 |
.118(34) |
|
Merger Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2006, by and among
Warp Technology Holdings, Inc., operating under the name Halo
Technology Holdings, UCA Merger Sub, Inc., and Unify Corporation. |
|
10 |
.119(34) |
|
Form of Stockholder Agreement, dated March 14, 2006, by and
among Warp Technology Holdings, Inc., operating under the name
Halo Technology Holdings, and the persons listed on Schedule I
thereto. |
|
10 |
.120(36) |
|
Amendment and Consent, dated as of March 31, 2006 between
Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. and Platinum Equity, LLC. |
|
21 |
.1(34) |
|
Subsidiaries of Halo Technology Holdings, Inc. |
|
23 |
.1(*) |
|
Consent of Hale Lane Peek Dennison and Howard, a Professional
Corporation (contained in Exhibit 5.1). |
|
23 |
.2(*) |
|
Consent of Mahoney Cohen & Company, CPA, P.C. |
|
23 |
.3(*) |
|
Consent of Deloitte & Touche, LLP, Independent Auditors. |
|
23 |
.4(*) |
|
Consent of Q Advisors LLC. |
|
23 |
.5(**) |
|
Consent of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. (contained in
Exhibit 8.1). |
|
23 |
.6(**) |
|
Consent of Day, Berry & Howard LLP (contained in
Exhibit 8.2). |
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|
|
Exhibit No. |
|
Description of Exhibit |
|
|
|
|
99 |
.1(*) |
|
Opinion of Q Advisors LLC regarding the fairness of the merger
consideration (included as Annex C to the proxy statement/
prospectus forming a part of this registration statement). |
|
99 |
.2(*) |
|
Form of InfoNow Proxy Card. |
|
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|
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(1) |
Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits to Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc.s Registration Statement on
Form SB-2 (File
No. 333-46884). |
|
|
(2) |
Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits to Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc.s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed by
the Company on September 3, 2002. |
|
|
(3) |
Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits to the Annual
Report on
Form 10-KSB filed
by the Company on October 7, 2002. |
|
|
(4) |
Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits to Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc.s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on
January 27, 2003. |
|
|
(5) |
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Quarterly
Report on
Form 10-QSB filed
by Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. on February 14, 2003. |
|
|
(6) |
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Annual Report
on Form 10-KSB
filed by Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. on October 14, 2003. |
|
|
(7) |
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to 3.6 to the
Quarterly Report on
Form 10-QSB filed
by Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. on November 14, 2003. |
|
|
(8) |
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Quarterly
Report on
Form 10-QSB filed
by Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. on February 12, 2004. |
|
|
(9) |
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Quarterly
Report on
Form 10-QSB filed
by Warp Technology Holdings, Inc. on May 17, 2004. |
|
|
(10) |
Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits to Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc.s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on
August 20, 2004. |
|
(11) |
Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits to Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc.s Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB, filed
on October 13, 2004. |
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(12) |
Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits to Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc.s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on
November 12, 2004. |
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(13) |
Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits to Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc.s Quarterly Report on
Form 10-QSB, filed
on November 15, 2004. |
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(14) |
Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits to Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc.s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on
February 4, 2005. |
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(15) |
Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits to Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc.s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on
March 9, 2005. |
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(16) |
Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits to Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc.s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on
April 1, 2005. |
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(17) |
Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits to Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc.s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on
April 4, 2005. |
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(18) |
Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits to Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc.s Registration Statement on
Form S-2 (File
Number 333-123864). |
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(19) |
Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits to Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc.s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on
July 11, 2005. |
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(20) |
Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits to Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc.s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on
August 16, 2005. |
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(21) |
Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits to Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc.s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on
September 2, 2005. |
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(22) |
Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits to Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc.s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on
September 16, 2005. |
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(23) |
Incorporated herein by reference to Warp Technology Holdings,
Inc.s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on
September 26, 2005. |
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(24) |
Incorporated herein by reference to the second of Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc.s Current Reports on
Form 8-K filed on
October 27, 2005. |
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(25) |
Incorporated herein by reference to the third of Warp Technology
Holdings, Inc.s Current Reports on
Form 8-K filed on
October 27, 2005. |
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(26) |
Incorporated herein by reference to Warp Technology Holdings,
Inc.s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on
November 1, 2005. |
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(27) |
Incorporated herein by reference to Warp Technology Holdings,
Inc.s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on
December 23, 2005. |
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(28) |
Incorporated herein by reference to the second of Warp
Technology Holdings, Inc.s Current Reports on
Form 8-K filed on
December 27, 2005. |
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(29) |
Incorporated herein by reference to Warp Technology Holdings,
Inc.s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on
January 4, 2006. |
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(30) |
Incorporated herein by reference to Warp Technology Holdings,
Inc.s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on
January 6, 2006. |
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(31) |
Incorporated herein by reference to Warp Technology Holdings,
Inc.s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on
January 18, 2006. |
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(32) |
Incorporated herein by reference to Warp Technology Holdings,
Inc.s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on
February 2, 2006. |
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(33) |
Incorporated herein by reference to Warp Technology Holdings,
Inc.s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on
February 3, 2006. |
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(34) |
Incorporated herein by reference to Warp Technology Holdings,
Inc.s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on
March 20, 2006. |
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(35) |
Incorporated herein by reference to Warp Technology Holdings,
Inc.s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on
March 31, 2006. |
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(36) |
Incorporated herein by reference to Halo Technology Holdings,
Inc.s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed
April 3, 2006. |
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(**) |
To be filed in a subsequent amendment hereto. |
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2. |
Financial Statement Schedules. |
Not applicable.
Item 22. Undertakings.
The undersigned registrant undertakes as follows: that prior to
any public reoffering of the securities registered hereunder
through use of a prospectus which is a part of this registration
statement, by any person or party who is deemed to be an
underwriter within the meaning of Rule 145(c), the issuer
undertakes that such reoffering prospectus will contain the
information called for by the applicable registration form with
respect to reofferings by persons who may be deemed
underwriters, in addition to the information called for by the
other items of the applicable form.
The registrant undertakes that every prospectus: (i) that
is filed pursuant to the preceding paragraph, or (ii) that
purports to meet the requirements of Section 10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act and is used in connection with an offering of
securities subject to Rule 415, will be filed as a part of
an amendment to the registration statement and will not be used
until such amendment is effective, and that, for purposes of
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determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion
of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification
is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment
by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant
will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to supply by means
of a post-effective amendment all information concerning a
transaction, and the company being acquired involved therein,
that was not the subject of and included in the registration
statement when it became effective.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Greenwich, State of Connecticut, on
April 13, 2006.
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HALO TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Rodney A. Bienvenu, Jr. |
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Rodney A. Bienvenu, Jr. |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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(principal executive officer) |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose
signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints, Rodney
A. Bienvenu, Jr. and Ernest C. Mysogland, and each of them,
as his
attorney-in-fact, each
with full power of substitution, for him in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration
Statement (including post-effective amendments), and any and all
Registration Statements filed pursuant to Rule 462 under
the Securities Act of 1933, in connection with or related to
this Registration Statement and its amendments, if any, and to
file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as
they may be signed by our said attorney to any and all
amendments to said Registration Statement.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Name |
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Title |
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Date |
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/s/ Rodney A. Bienvenu, Jr.
Rodney A. Bienvenu, Jr. |
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Chief Executive Officer, Director, Chairman of Board of
Directors (principal executive officer) |
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April 13, 2006 |
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/s/ Mark Finkel
Mark Finkel |
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Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer) |
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April 13, 2006 |
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/s/ Takeshi Taniguchi
Takeshi Taniguchi |
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Controller |
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April 13, 2006 |
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/s/ John A. Boehmer
John A. Boehmer |
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Director |
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April 13, 2006 |
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/s/ David M. Howitt
David M. Howitt |
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Director |
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April 13, 2006 |
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