·
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3,000
shares of Common Stock, after the Reverse Stock Split you will
own 1,000
shares of Common Stock.
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·
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131
shares of Common Stock, after the Reverse Stock Split you will
own 43
shares of Common Stock and will be paid
cash equal to .6667 multiplied by the closing bid price of our
Common
Stock on the effective Date.
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·
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3
shares of Common Stock, after the Reverse Stock Split you will
own 1 share
of our Common Stock.
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·
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1
share of Common Stock, after the Reverse Stock Split takes effect
you will
be paid cash equal to .3334 multiplied by the closing bid price
of our
Common Stock on the Effective
Date..
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Q:
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When
do you expect the Reverse Stock Split to become
effective?
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A:
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The
Reverse Stock Split will become effective with the filing of the
Company’s
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation which will occur
on a
date not less than 21 calendar days after we mail this Information
Statement to our record stockholders. Under applicable federal
securities
laws, the Reverse Stock Split cannot be effective until at least
20
calendar days after the Mailing
Date.
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Q:
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What
vote is required to approve the Reverse Stock
Split?
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A:
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Pursuant
to DGCL Section 242, the required stockholder vote to approve the
Reverse
Stock Split is a majority of the outstanding stock entitled to
vote on the
amendment and a majority of each class entitled to vote on the
amendment.
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Q.
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What
am I being asked to do with my Common Stock certificates?
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A.
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Please
deliver your Common Stock certificates to Immuno’s transfer agent,
Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc., at 3200 Cherry Creek Drive, #430,
Denver,
CO, 80209. Upon surrender of your old certificates, you will receive
new
certificates representing the new number of
shares.
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Q.
|
What
are the tax consequences to Immuno stockholders of the Reverse
Stock
Split?
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A.
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Other
than taxes due in connection with the cash-out of fractional shares,
our
stockholders will not have to pay taxes as a result of the Reverse
Stock
Split. To review the tax consequences of the Reverse Stock Split
to
stockholders in greater detail, please see page
18.
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QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE CLASSIFIED BOARD AMENDMENT
Q:
|
Why
is Immuno implementing a classified board of
directors?
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A:
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We
believe it is in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders
to
implement a classified board so that each director is elected every
three
years rather than every year. The
principal purposes of the amendment are to promote continuity and
stability in the Company's leadership and policies and to encourage
any
persons who might wish to acquire the Company to negotiate with
its
management rather than to attempt to effect certain types of business
combinations without the approval of management or of a substantial
portion of the Company's
stockholders.
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Q:
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When
do you expect the Classified Board Amendment to become
effective?
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A:
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The
Classified Board Amendment will become effective with the filing
of the
Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation which will
occur on a date not less than 21 calendar days after we mail this
Information Statement to our record stockholders. Under applicable
federal
securities laws, the Classified Board Amendment cannot be effective
until
at least 20 calendar days after the Mailing
Date.
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Q:
|
What
vote is required to approve the Classified Board
Amendment?
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A:
|
Pursuant
to DGCL Section 242, the required stockholder vote to approve the
Classified Board Amendment is a majority of the outstanding stock
entitled
to vote on the amendment and a majority of each class entitled
to vote on
the amendment.
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Q:
|
What
will be the make-up of the board of directors? Will there be a
vacancy on
the board of directors?
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A:
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Our
Board of Directors currently has 2 members. Stephen M. Hicks, our
chairman
and president, and Henry Sargent. Mr. Hicks joined the board on
June 30,
2006 in connection with the acquisition of substantially all the
assets of
Petals Decorative Accents, LLC pursuant to a Contribution Agreement
dated
June 30, 2006. Mr. Sargent joined our board of directors on August
18,
2006, after the effectiveness of the resignation of Mark A. Scharmann.
When the Classified Board Amendment becomes effective, Mr. Sargent
will be
designated as a Class II director and Mr. Hicks will be designated
as a
Class III director. After the Classified Board Amendment becomes
effective, Class I directors will stand for election at the 2006
annual
meeting for a three year term ending in 2009, the Class II directors
will
stand for election at the 2007 annual meeting for a three year
term ending
in 2010 and the Class three directors will stand for election at
the 2008
annual meeting for a three year term ending in 2011.
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After
the
Classified Board Amendment becomes effective there will immediately be one
vacancy on the board of directors, which will be a Class I board position.
Under
the terms of our Certificate of Incorporation, any vacancy on the Board may
be
filled by a majority vote of the directors then in office.
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE NAME CHANGE AMENDMENT
Q.
|
Why
is Immuno effecting a name
change?
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A.
|
As
a result of our acquisition of the assets and liabilities of Petals,
our
company, which had been inactive, entered a new line of business.
Our
business going forward will be designing, assembling, marketing
and
selling high-quality silk flowers, plants and trees through mail
order
catalogs and our website. We believe that our corporate name should
reflect the business that we are
in.
|
Q:
|
When
do you expect the Name Change Amendment to become
effective?
|
A:
|
The
Name Change Amendment will become effective with the filing of
the
Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation which will
occur on a date not less than 21 calendar days after we mail this
Information Statement to our record stockholders. Under applicable
federal
securities laws, the Name Change Amendment cannot be effective
until at
least 20 calendar days after the Mailing
Date.
|
Q:
|
What
vote is required to approve the Name Change
Amendment?
|
A:
|
Pursuant
to DGCL Section 242, the required stockholder vote to approve the
Name
Change Amendment is a majority of the outstanding stock entitled
to vote
on the amendment and a majority of each class entitled to vote
on the
amendment.
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QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
Q:
|
Who
is eligible to participate in the
Plan?
|
A:
|
Our
officers, directors, employees, consultants and advisors are eligible
to
receive awards under the Stock Incentive Plan.
|
Q:
|
How
much Common Stock is subject to the
Plan?
|
A:
|
Initially,
our board of directors have reserved 15,000,000 pre-split (5,000,000
post-split) shares of Common Stock for awards under the Stock Incentive
Plan.
|
Q:
|
What
is the required vote to ratify the Stock Incentive
Plan?
|
A:
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To
comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue
Code,
so that the Company may grant stock options pursuant to the Stock
Incentive Plan intended to be incentive stock options, or ISOs,
the Stock
Incentive Plan must be ratified by a
majority of the outstanding stock entitled to vote on the Stock
Incentive
Plan.
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RECENT
EVENTS - CHANGE IN CONTROL
The
following is a summary of selected provisions of the Contribution Agreement
and
the Acquisition. While we believe this description covers the material terms
of
the Contribution Agreement, it may not contain all of the information that
is
important to you and it is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
Contribution Agreement. The Contribution Agreement is attached as Exhibit
10.1
to our current report on Form 8-K filed with SEC on June 30, 2006, and is
incorporated herein by reference. We urge you to carefully read the Contribution
Agreement in its entirety for a more complete understanding of the
Acquisition.
On
June
23, 2006, we entered into the Contribution Agreement, pursuant to which we
agreed to acquire substantially all the assets of Petals in exchange for
the
assumption by us of all but certain specified liabilities of Petals and the
issuance to Petals of shares of our capital stock.
Pursuant
to the Contribution Agreement, we also entered into an Assignment and Assumption
Agreement dated June 30, 2006 (the "Assignment
and Assumption Agreement"),
pursuant to which Petals assigned to us, and we assumed and agreed to perform,
certain obligations of Petals.
Also
in
connection with the Contribution Agreement, as a condition to closing the
Acquisition, we entered into agreements with certain of our creditors (the
"Debt
Restructuring Agreements"),
pursuant to which we restructured our obligations to these creditors, in
part
through the issuance to them in a private placement of shares of our Common
Stock.
On
June
30, 2006, pursuant to the terms of the Contribution Agreement and the Assignment
and Assumption Agreement, we completed the Acquisition.
The
assets acquired by Immuno consist of cash in the amount of approximately
$1.0
million representing the proceeds of an unsecured note offering by Petals,
and
all of the assets and property, real, personal and mixed, tangible and
intangible, used in or forming a part of the business of Petals, including,
without limitation,
furniture, furnishings, office equipment and other tangible personal
property,
inventory,
trade
accounts and notes receivable,
intellectual
property,
customer, distributor, supplier and mailing lists of Petals and
rights
of Petals under contracts and agreements, including all open customer purchase
orders.
The
liabilities assumed by us consisted
of substantially all of the liabilities of Petals, including, without
limitation, liabilities associated with or arising out of the business of
Petals, liabilities under the assumed contracts (including leases and employment
agreements), trade payables and obligations of Petals for borrowed money,
but
excluded term indebtedness of Petals to certain of its equity holders identified
in the Contribution Agreement. For more information regarding the liabilities
of
Petals assumed by us in the Acquisition, please see our current report on
Form
8-K filed with the SEC on July 7, 2006, which is incorporated herein by
reference.
At
the
effective time of the Contribution Agreement, we issued to Petals shares
of our
Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, and shares of our
Common
Stock, as follows:
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·
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10,800
shares of Series A Preferred Stock;
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·
|
240
shares of Series B Preferred Stock;
and
|
|
·
|
90,000,000
shares of Common Stock.
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The
designations, rights and preferences of the Series A Preferred Stock and
the
Series B Preferred Stock are described in more detail below under the title
"Post-Acquisition Description of Securities", beginning at page 14.
After
giving effect to the Acquisition and the transactions contemplated by the
Contribution Agreement and the Debt Restructuring Agreements, Petals
beneficially owned approximately 95.5% of our Common Stock, on a fully diluted,
as-converted to Common Stock basis. Petals is controlled by affiliates of
Stephen M. Hicks, our president and the chairman of our board of directors.
Because the shares issued to Petals in the Acquisition represent a controlling
interest in us, the transaction will be accounted for as a recapitalization,
and
Petals is considered to have acquired us for accounting purposes.
On
August
2, 2006, Petals filed a Form 4 with the SEC to report that it had entered
into
an Assignment Agreement with Mountain West Partners LLC (“MWP”),
dated
July 31, 2006, pursuant to which it assigned 5,700,000 (pre-split) shares
of our
Common Stock to MWP in exchange for services rendered (the “MWP
Assignment”).
After
giving effect to the MWP Assignment, Petals controls us and beneficially
owns
approximately 91.4% of our Common Stock, on a fully diluted, as-converted
to
Common Stock basis. MWP
is
controlled by our director Henry Sargent. Mr. Sargent replaced Mark A. Scharmann
upon the effectiveness of Mr. Scharmann’s resignation from our board on August
18, 2006.
Copies
of
the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, each material agreement assumed
by us
under the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, and the Debt Restructuring
Agreements are included as Exhibits 2.3 and 10.1 through 10.23 to our current
report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 7, 2006. These summaries are
qualified in their entirety by the complete agreements which are incorporated
herein by reference.
INTEREST
OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN OR OPPOSITION TO MATTERS TO BE ACTED
UPON
Stephen
M. Hicks, our president and chairman, is also the president and chairman
of
Petals. As of August 25, 2006, Petals owns 84,300,000 shares of our Common
Stock
and all of our outstanding Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred
Stock
and therefore controls approximately 91.4% of our outstanding voting securities.
Our certificate of incorporation authorizes us to issue 100,000,000 shares
of
Common Stock. At August 25, 2006, there were 96,150,000 shares of Common
Stock
issued and outstanding. Until the Reverse Stock Split is effective, Immuno
lacks
a sufficient number of authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock to
satisfy
the conversion of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock and the Series
B
Preferred Stock held by Petals..
On
July
31, 2006, Mark A. Scharmann resigned from our board of directors conditioned
and
effective upon the Company’s compliance with Rule 14f-1 of the Exchange Act. Our
board of directors elected Henry Sargent to replace Mr. Scharmann upon the
effectiveness of Mr. Scharmann’s resignation. On august 18, 2006, Mr. Sargent’s
appointment to our board of directors became effective. Pursuant to an
Assignment Agreement between Petals and Mr. Sargent, Mr. Sargent has acquired
beneficial ownership in approximately 5,700,000 shares (pre-split) of our
Common
Stock. It is anticipated that Mr. Sargent will be a Class II director once
the
Classified Board Amendment becomes effective.
Our
officers, directors, employees, consultants and advisors are eligible to
receive
awards under the Stock Incentive Plan. The Stock Incentive Plan initially
authorizes the issuance of awards for up to 15,000,000 pre-split (or 5,000,000
post-split) shares of our Common Stock. We intend to register the shares
of
Common Stock underlying the stock awards issued pursuant to the Stock Incentive
Plan with the SEC on Form S-8 as soon as reasonable practicable, but no earlier
than September 5, 2006.
Other
than as listed above, Management does not believe that any of the following
persons has a substantial interest, direct or indirect, by security holdings
or
otherwise, in adoption of the Amendments that is not shared with the other
stockholders of Immuno:
(a)
any
Director or Officer of the Company since the end of the last fiscal
year;
(b)
any
proposed Director or Officer of the Company since the end of the last fiscal
year;
(c)
any
person who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, shares carrying more
than
5% of the voting rights attached to the Company's Common Stock; or
(d)
any
relative or spouse of any of the foregoing persons, or any relative of such
spouse, who has the same house as such person or who is a Director or Officer
of
any parent or subsidiary.
VOTING
SECURITIES
Distribution
of Voting Power
We
determined the shareholders of record for purposes of these actions at the
close
of business on August 2, 2006 (the "Record
Date").
The
table below lists the authorized voting stock as of the Record Date, the
number
of shares of each class that were outstanding on the Record Date, and the
voting
power of each class.
Security
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Authorized
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Outstanding
|
|
Voting
Power
|
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Common
Stock
|
|
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100,000,000
|
|
|
96,150,000
|
|
|
96,150,000
|
|
Series
A Preferred Stock
|
|
|
10,800
|
|
|
10,800
|
|
|
18,000,000
|
|
Series
B Preferred Stock
|
|
|
240
|
|
|
240
|
|
|
24,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
138,150,000
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On
June
23, 2006, we entered into the Contribution Agreement, pursuant to which we
agreed to acquire substantially all the assets of Petals in exchange for
the
assumption by us of all but certain specified liabilities of Petals and the
issuance to Petals of 90,000,000 shares of our Common Stock, 10,800 shares
of
our Series A Preferred Stock and 240 shares of our Series B Preferred Stock.
On
August 2, 2006, Petals filed a Form 4 with the SEC to report that it had
entered
into an Assignment Agreement, dated July 31, 2006, pursuant to which it assigned
5,700,000 (pre-split) shares of our common stock. After giving effect to
the
these transactions Petals controls approximately 91.4% of the voting power
of
our outstanding capital stock. For more information regarding the issuance
of
securities to Petals see “Recent Events - Change in Control” beginning at page 9
above.
Security
Ownership of Certain beneficial Owners and Management
Immediately
prior to the Acquisition and the Debt Restructuring Agreements, there were
5,120,016 issued and outstanding shares of Immuno Common Stock. At the closing
of the Acquisition, we issued 90,000,000 shares of our Common Stock to Petals.
In addition, we issued 1,029,984 shares of our common stock to Immuno creditors
in connection with the Debt Restructuring Agreements. After giving effect
to the
Acquisition and the Debt Restructuring Agreements, there were issued and
outstanding 96,150,000 shares of our Common Stock.
The
following table provides information regarding beneficial ownership of Immuno
Common Stock after giving effect to the MWP Assignment, the Acquisition and
the
Debt Restructuring Agreements by:
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·
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each
person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of
our common stock;
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·
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each
executive officer named in the summary compensation table;
and
|
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·
|
all
of our current directors and executive officers as a
group.
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The
inclusion of shares listed as beneficially owned does not constitute an
admission of beneficial ownership. Shares included in the "Right to Acquire"
column consist of shares that may be issued through the conversion of Series
A
preferred stock or Series B preferred stock within 60 days of August 25,
2006.
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Shares
Beneficially Owned
|
Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner
|
Outstanding
|
Right
to
Acquire(1)
|
Total(1)
|
Percent
|
Petals
Decorative Accents, LLC
90
Grove Street, Suite 206
Ridgefield,
Connecticut 06877
|
84,300,000
|
24,000,000(4)
|
108,300,000
|
90.14%
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accelerant
Partners, LLC (2)
c/o
Southridge Capital Mgmt
90
Grove Street, Suite 206
Ridgefield,
Connecticut 06877
|
84,300,000
|
24,000,000(4)
|
108,300,000
|
90.14%
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stephen
M. Hicks, (3)
president
and chairman
c/o
Southridge Capital Mgmt
90
Grove Street, Suite 206
Ridgefield,
Connecticut 06877
|
84,300,000
|
24,000,000(4)
|
108,300,000
|
90.14%
|
|
|
|
|
|
Henry
Sargent, (5)(6)
director
c/o
Southridge Capital Mgmt
90
Grove Street, Suite 206
Ridgefield,
Connecticut 06877
|
5,700,000
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―
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5,700,000
|
4.12%
|
|
|
|
|
|
Christopher
Topping,
chief
executive officer
c/o
Petals Decorative Accents, LLC
90
Grove Street
Ridgefield,
Connecticut 06877
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―
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―
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―
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―
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Stephen
Hieber, (7)
chief
financial officer
c/o
Petals Decorative Accents, LLC
90
Grove Street
Ridgefield,
Connecticut 06877
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―
|
―
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―
|
―
|
|
|
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|
|
Daniel
Dorzback,
chief
merchandising officer
c/o
Petals Decorative Accents, LLC
90
Grove Street
Ridgefield,
Connecticut 06877
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―
|
―
|
―
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―
|
|
|
|
|
|
Antonio
Yenidjeian,
senior
vice president of operations
c/o
Petals Decorative Accents, LLC
90
Grove Street
Ridgefield,
Connecticut 06877
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―
|
―
|
―
|
―
|
|
|
|
|
|
All
current directors and executive officers as a group (6 persons)
(5)(6)
|
90,000,000
|
24,000,000(4)
|
114,000,000
|
82.5%
|
______________
(1)
Our
certificate of incorporation authorizes the corporation to issue 100,000,000
shares of common stock. At August 2, 2006, there were 96,150,000 shares of
common stock issued and outstanding. This column assumes that a sufficient
number of authorized but unissued shares would be available and therefore
includes shares that are not issuable as of the date of this current report.
(2)
Accelerant Partners, LLC is the sole voting member of Petals and therefore
may
be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of our capital stock held
by
Petals.
(3)
Stephen M. Hicks, our president and chairman, is also the president of Petals
and therefore may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of our
capital stock held by Petals.
(4)
Represents the number of shares of our common stock that would be issuable
upon
the conversion of 240 shares of our Series B preferred stock held by Petals.
As
of the date of this current report, we lack a sufficient number of authorized
and unissued shares of common stock to satisfy the conversion of more than
38
shares of Series B preferred stock (see note 1 above). Not included are the
shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of 10,800 shares of our
Series A preferred stock held by Petals. Pursuant to the certificate of
designations, preferences and rights of our Series A preferred stock, shares
of
Series A preferred stock may not be converted into shares of our common stock
before the first anniversary of the original issue date of such shares. All
of
the outstanding shares of our Series A preferred stock held by Petals were
issued on June 30, 2006. But for these time restrictions, the shares of our
Series A preferred stock held by Petals would be convertible into 18,000,000
shares of our common stock.
(5)
Henry
Sargent became a director on August 18, 2006, when Mr. Scharmann’s resignation
from our board of directors became effective. As reported on a Form 4 filed
by
Petals with the SEC on August 2, 2006, Petals entered into an Assignment
Agreement with MWP, dated July 31, 2006, assigning to MWP 5,700,000 shares
of
our common stock. Mr. Sargent is a control person of MWP.
(6)
On
August 18, 2006, Mark A. Scharmann’s resignation from our board of directors
became effective and therefore, Mr. Scharmann is not included in this table.
As
of August 25, 2006, Mr. Scharmann owned 2,824,330 shares of our Common Stock
and
had no outstanding rights to acquire Common Stock within 60 days of August
25,
2006.
(7)
On
August 27, 2006, Stephen Hieber tendered his resignation as Chief Financial
Officer of ImmunoTechnology Corporation effective September 7, 2006. To the
knowledge of the Company’s executive officers, Mr. Hieber’s resignation was not
due to any disagreement with the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
Our board of directors has not yet chosen a permanent replacement for Mr.
Hieber
or determined who will act as interim principal financial officer while the
board of directors conducts a search for a permanent replacement for Mr.
Hieber.
For more information regarding Mr. Hieber’s resignation, please see the
Company’s current report on form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 29, 2006 which
is incorporated herein by reference.
DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES
Designation
of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred
Stock
Pursuant
to the Immuno certificate of incorporation, the board of directors of Immuno
has
the authority to issue, without any further vote or action by stockholders,
a
total of up to 10 million shares of preferred stock and to fix the rights,
preferences, privileges, and restrictions, including voting rights, of the
preferred stock, which typically are senior to the rights of the common
stockholders. In connection with the transactions contemplated by the
Contribution Agreement and the Acquisition, the board of directors designated
10,800 and 240 shares of preferred stock as Series A and Series B Preferred
Stock respectively. All of the designated Series A Preferred Stock and Series
B
Preferred Stock were issued to Petals Decorative Accents LLC on June 30,
2006 in
connection with the Acquisition. Below under the heading "Post Acquisition
Description of Securities" is a summary of the rights and preferences of
the
Immuno Common Stock and preferred stock. This summary of the securities issued
by the Company is qualified in its entirety by reference to Immuno's certificate
of incorporation and the certificates of designations, rights and preferences
of
the Series A Preferred Stock and the Series B preferred stock, copies of
which
are attached as exhibits to our current report on Form 8-K filed on July
7,
2006, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Post
Acquisition Description of Securities
The
following section contains a description of Immuno's common stock and other
securities that we have issued from time to time. Immuno's authorized capital
stock consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.00001 par value
per
share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.00001 par value per share,
of which 10,800 are designated as Series A convertible preferred stock and
240
are designated as Series B convertible preferred stock. As of August 2,
2006, Immuno had 96,150,000 shares of our common stock, 10,800 shares of
our
Series A preferred stock and 240 shares of our Series B preferred stock issued
and outstanding.
Common
Stock
Voting
Rights.
Holders
of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share held of record on
all
matters to be voted upon by our stockholders. Our common stock does not have
cumulative voting rights. Persons who hold a majority of the outstanding
common
stock entitled to vote on the election of directors can elect all of the
directors who are eligible for election.
Dividends.
Subject
to preferences that may be applicable to the holders of any outstanding shares
of our preferred stock, the holders of our common stock are entitled to receive
such lawful dividends as may be declared by our board of directors.
Notwithstanding
the rights of the holders of our common stock set forth in our charter, we
are
subject to the following contractual restrictions regarding the payment of
dividends:
Liquidation
And Dissolution.
In the
event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, and subject to the rights
of the holders of any outstanding shares of our preferred stock, the holders
of
shares of our common stock will be entitled to receive pro rata all of our
remaining assets available for distribution to our stockholders.
Other
Rights And Restrictions.
Our
charter prohibits us from granting preemptive rights to any of our stockholders.
All outstanding shares are fully paid and nonassessable.
Our
common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board by the National Association
of
Securities Dealers, Inc. under the symbol "IMUO.OB."
Preferred
Stock
Our
certificate of incorporation authorizes us to issue shares of our preferred
stock from time to time in one or more series without stockholder
approval.
As
of
August 25, 2006, we had designated 10,800 shares as Series A
convertible preferred stock, all of which were outstanding on that date,
and 240 shares of our preferred stock as Series B convertible preferred
stock, all of which were outstanding on that date.
The
following is a summary description of the principal terms of each series
of our
preferred stock. For a complete statement of all the terms of each series
of
preferred stock, please review the applicable certificate of designations
that
are filed as Exhibits 3.3 and 3.4 to our current report on Form 8-K filed
on
July 7, 2006 and which are incorporated herein by reference.
Series
A Preferred Stock
Voting
Rights.
Shares
of Series A Preferred Stock vote on an as-if-converted basis with the our
Common
Stock on all matters. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock also are entitled
to
vote as a separate class on, among other things, any amendment to the terms
or
authorized number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the issuance
of any
equity security ranking senior to the Series A Preferred Stock. Where pursuant
to the Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of the Series
A
Preferred Stock, the Series A Preferred Stockholders do have the right to
vote
as a series, the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than a majority
of
the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock is necessary to constitute
approval.
Dividends.
Dividends accrue on shares of Series A Preferred Stock cumulatively at the
rate
of 8% per annum and are payable as and when declared by the Company’s Board of
Directors, provided that accrued dividends will be paid no less frequently
than
semi-annually with the first payment to be made on January 1, 2007. In addition,
in the event we make, or fix a record date for the determination of holders
of
common stock entitled to receive any distribution payable in our property
or in
our securities other than shares of common stock, then, and in each such
event,
the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock will receive, at the time of
such
distribution, the amount of property or the number of our securities that
they
would have received had their Series A Preferred Stock shares been converted
into Common Stock on the date of such event.
Conversion.
Beginning on the first anniversary of the original issue date, each share
of the
Series A Preferred Stock is convertible at option of the Series A stockholder
at
any time and from time to time, without the payment of additional consideration.
Each share of Series A Preferred Stock converts into such number of fully
paid
and nonnassessable shares of Common Stock as is determined by dividing $1,000
by
the Series A Conversion Price (as defined in the Certificate of Designations,
Preferences and Rights of the Series A Preferred Stock) which is currently
$0.60, and which will be subject to adjustment from time to time. In the
event
that such a conversion would result in the issuance of fractional shares
of
Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock issued will be rounded
down
to the nearest whole number. Any shares of Series A Preferred Stock so converted
will be retired and cancelled and will not be reissued as shares of such
series.
Antidilution.
Upon
the occurrence of a stock distribution, stock combination or stock dividend,
the
conversion rate will be adjusted so that the conversion rights of the Series
A
Preferred Stock stockholders will be nearly equivalent as practicable to
the
conversion rights of the Series A Preferred Stock stockholders prior to such
event. If the Company issues additional shares of its equity securities,
or
securities or debentures exchangeable for or convertible into additional
shares
of its equity securities, at a purchase price less than the then applicable
conversion price of the Series A Preferred Stock (excluding shares issued
to
employees, directors and consultants in the form of Board of Director approved
stock options and stock purchase plans), then the applicable conversion price
will be reduced on a weighted average formula basis to diminish the effect
of
the dilutive issuance on the Series A Preferred Stock.
Redemption.
We may
not redeem shares of the Series A Preferred Stock.
Liquidation.
In the
event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding
up of
our affairs, holders of the Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to
receive
a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends.
The Series A Preferred Stock is senior in right of distribution in
liquidation to the Series B Preferred Stock and the Common Stock. If, upon
any winding up of our affairs, our assets available to pay the holders of
Series
A Preferred Stock are not sufficient to permit payment in full, then all
our
assets will be distributed to those holders on a pro rata basis.
Series
B Preferred Stock
Voting
Rights.
Shares
of Series B Preferred Stock vote on an as-if-converted basis with the our
Common
Stock on all matters. Shares of Series B Preferred Stock also are entitled
to
vote as a separate class on, among other things, any amendment to the terms
or
authorized number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock and the issuance
of any
equity security ranking senior to the Series B Preferred Stock. Where pursuant
to the Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of the Series
B
Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred Stockholders do have the right to
vote
as a series, the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than a majority
of
the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock is necessary to constitute
approval.
Dividends.
In the
event we make, or fix a record date for the determination of holders of Common
Stock entitled to receive any distribution payable in our property or in
our
securities, then and in each such event the holders of the Series B Preferred
Stock will receive, at the time of such distribution, the amount of our property
or the number of our securities that they would have received had their Series
B
Preferred Stock shares been converted into Common Stock on the date of such
event.
Conversion.
Provided that sufficient shares of authorized and unissued shares of Common
Stock are available, each share of the Series B preferred stock is convertible,
at the option of the holder into 100,000 fully paid and nonnassessable shares
of
common stock. Any shares of Series B preferred stock so converted will be
retired and cancelled and retired and cancelled and will not be reissued
as
shares of such series.
Antidilution.
Upon
the occurrence of a stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification
of our common stock, the conversion rate of the Series B preferred stock
will be
proportionately adjusted so that the conversion rights of the Series B preferred
stock stockholders will be nearly equivalent as practicable to the conversion
rights of the Series B preferred stock stockholders prior to such
event.
Liquidation.
We may
not redeem shares of the Series B preferred stock.
Dissolution.
In the
event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding
up of
our affairs, holders of the Series B preferred stock will be entitled to
participate with the common stock in the distribution of assets or funds
on a
pro rata basis as if the shares of Series B preferred stock had been converted
immediately prior to such liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the
Company.
CERTAIN
PROVISIONS OF IMMUNO'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS AND
DELAWARE
ANTI-TAKEOVER LAW
Certain
provisions of Delaware law and Immuno's certificate of incorporation and
bylaws
could make more difficult the acquisition of us by means of a tender offer,
a
proxy contest, or otherwise, and the removal of incumbent officers and
directors. These provisions are expected to discourage certain types of coercive
takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids and to encourage persons
seeking
to acquire control of Immuno.
Immuno's
certificate of incorporation and bylaws include provisions that allow the
board
of directors to issue, without further action by the stockholders, up to
10,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock.
Immuno
is
subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. This provision
generally prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in any business
combination with any interested stockholder for a period of three years
following the date the stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:
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prior
to such date, the board of directors approved either the business
combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder
becoming
an interested stockholder;
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upon
consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder
becoming
an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at
least 85%
of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time
the
transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the
number of
shares outstanding those shares owned by persons who are directors
and
also officers and by employee stock plans in which employee participants
do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares
held
subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer;
or
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on
or subsequent to such date, the business combination is approved
by the
board of directors and authorized at an annual meeting or special
meeting
of stockholders and not by written consent, by the affirmative
vote of at
least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned
by the
interested stockholder.
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any
merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested
stockholder;
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any
sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of 10% or more of the
assets
of the corporation involving the interested
stockholder;
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subject
to certain exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance
or
transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to
the
interested stockholder;
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any
transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing
the proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of
the
corporation beneficially owned by the interested stockholder;
or
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the
receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans,
advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided
by or
through the corporation.
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In
general, Section 203 defines an "interested stockholder" as any entity or
person
beneficially owning 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of a
corporation, or an affiliate or associate of the corporation and was the
owner
of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of a corporation at any time
within three years prior to the time of determination of interested stockholder
status; and any entity or person affiliated with or controlling or controlled
by
such entity or person.
THE
APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY’S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
TO
EFFECT A 1-FOR-3 REVERSE SPLIT OF OUR OUTSTANDING SHARES OF COMMON
STOCK
General
On
August
2, 2006, our board of directors and the requisite number of stockholders,
acting
by written consent in lieu of a meeting, approved a plan of recapitalization
by
undertaking a 1-for3 reverse stock split with respect to the outstanding
shares
of our Common Stock (the “Reverse
Stock Split”)
,
without any change in the powers, preferences and rights and qualifications,
limitations or restrictions thereof, with
all
fractional shares to be paid cash in lieu thereof.
The
Reverse Stock Split will not reduce our authorized shares of Common Stock,
which
will remain at 100,000,000. Pursuant to DGCL Section 242, the required
stockholder vote to approve the Reverse Stock Split is a majority of the
outstanding stock entitled to vote on the amendment and a majority of each
class
entitled to vote on the amendment. The text of the Reverse Stock Split can
be
found in Article FOURTH of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, attached as Annex A to this Information Statement. The Reverse
Stock Split will become effective with the filing of the Company’s Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Effective
Date”)
which
will occur on a date not less than 21 days after we mail this Information
Statement to our record stockholders.
Reverse
Stock Split.
On the
Effective Date, every three shares of Common Stock outstanding or held in
treasury will be changed and reclassified into one share of Common Stock.
The
reclassification of a stockholder's existing shares of Common Stock into
a new
number of shares of Common Stock as described above may result in the creation
of fractional shares. We will not issue fractional shares. Instead,
stockholders
entitled to receive fractional shares will receive
an amount in cash equal to such fractional interest multiplied by the closing
bid price of the Common Stock on the Effective Date.
Authorized
Shares.
The
Reverse Stock Split will not change the number of shares of Common Stock
we have
authorized for issuance.
After
the Reverse Stock Split we will have 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock
authorized. Of these, approximately 32,050,000 will be issued and outstanding,
and the rest will be available for future issuance.
Record
Date.
The
record
date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of the Reverse
Stock Split is the close of business on August 2, 2006.
Mailing
Date.
The
mailing date is the date on which we mail this Information Statement in
definitive form to our stockholders in accordance with SEC rules.
Effective
Date.
The
Reverse Stock Split will become effective with the filing of the Company’s
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation which will occur on a date
not
less than 21 calendar days after we mail this Information Statement to our
record stockholders. Under applicable federal securities laws, the Reverse
Stock
Split cannot be effective until at least 20 calendar days after the Mailing
Date.
Exchange
of Certificates. Beginning
on the Effective Date,
each
certificate representing pre-Reverse Stock Split shares will be deemed for
all
corporate purposes to evidence ownership of post-Effective Date shares. After
the Effective Date, stockholders whose shares are held in certificate form
will
receive a transmittal letter from our transfer agent. Our stockholders
will be instructed to deliver stock certificates to Immuno’s
transfer agent, Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc., at 3200 Cherry Creek Drive,
#430, Denver, CO, 80209, duly
endorsed for transfer. Upon delivery of the old stock certificates, the transfer
agent will issue and deliver new stock certificates for the Common Stock
representing the number of shares of Common Stock held of record by our
stockholders following the Reverse Stock Split, in each case in exchange
for a
stock certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock issued prior
to the
Reverse Stock Split.
Dissenters’
Right of Appraisal.
Under
the DGCL. stockholders will not be entitled to dissenters’ rights with respect
to the Reverse Stock Split, and the Company will not independently provide
stockholders with any such right.
Other
Procedural Matters Related to the Reverse Stock Split.
On
August 2, 2006, our board of directors, by unanimous written consent, adopted
resolutions approving the Reverse Stock Split, subject to stockholder approval.
The
Reverse Stock Split was approved by the written consent of the holder of
approximately 91.4% of the outstanding voting securities of the Company on
August
2,
2006.
Twenty
one days fter this Information Statement is mailed, the Company will promptly
file an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary
of
State of the State of Delaware to amend its existing Certificate of
Incorporation. The Reverse Stock Split will become effective upon the filing
of
the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
Effects
of the Reverse Stock Split
We
calculated several important values to help you analyze the principal effects
of
the Reverse Stock Split. These calculations are illustrative only and will
change based on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock and shares
held
by each stockholder between now and the Effective Date.
General.
As
a
result of the Reverse Stock Split, outstanding shares of Common Stock and
treasury shares on the Effective Date will automatically convert into a lesser
number of Common Stock, thereby increasing the total number of authorized
and
unissued shares based on a 3-for-1 exchange ratio. Fractional shares will
be
paid cash in lieu thereof.
Effect
on the Number of Authorized Shares of Common Stock.
The
number of authorized shares will not be affected by the Reverse Stock Split.
We
are not reducing the number of authorized shares. As of August 2, 2006, the
number of authorized shares of Common Stock was 100,000,000. On the Effective
Date, the number of authorized shares will be equal to 100,000,000.
Effect
on the Number of Holders of Record. The
Reverse Stock Split will not change the number of holders of record of our
Common Stock.
Effect
on the Number of Outstanding Shares of common Stock.
The
Reverse Stock Split will decrease the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding at the Effective Date by approximately two-thirds. Except for
minor
decreases in the number of shares outstanding resulting from the retirement
of
fractional shares, the Reverse Stock Split by itself will not affect
stockholders' proportionate equity interest in the Company or the rights
of
stockholders with respect to each share of our Common Stock as to voting,
dividends and other matters. However, shares of outstanding Series B Preferred
Stock which, prior to the Effective Date of the Reverse Split is unable to
convert into Common Stock due to an insufficient number of authorized but
unissued shares of Common Stock, will be able to convert into Common Stock,
at
the option of the holder after the Effectoive Date of the Reverse Stock Split.
Effect
on the Number of Unissued Shares.
The
Reverse Stock Split will result in additional unissued shares.
Effect
on the Rights, Designations and Preferences of our Common
Stock.
With the
exception of the number of shares that are authorized, issued and outstanding,
the rights and preferences of the shares of the common stock prior and
subsequent to the Reverse Stock Split will remain the same.
Effect
on Convertible Securities. Before
the Reverse Stock Split, each share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible
into 100,000 shares of common stock. After the Reverse Stock Split, each
share
of Series B Preferred Stock will be convertible into approximately 33,333
shares
of Common Stock. In addition, the Series B Preferred Stock is only convertible
into shares of common stock to the extent the Company has sufficient authorized
but unissued shares of Common Stock to cover the conversion in full. As August
2, 2006, prior to the Reverse Stock Split, only 38 shares of Series B Preferred
Stock would be potentially convertible into Common Stock given the limited
number of authorized and unissued shares of available to the Company
(3,850,000). On the Effective Date of the Reverse Stock Split, the number
of
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock will no longer be a restriction
on the ability to convert the Series B Preferred Stock shares currently
outstanding.
The
Series A Preferred Stock may not be converted into shares of Common Stock
before
the first anniversary of the original issue date of such shares. All of the
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by Petals were issued
on
June 30, 2006. But for these time restrictions, before the Reverse Stock
Split,
each share of Series A Preferred Stock held by Petals would be convertible
into
approximately 1666.67 shares of Common Stock. After the Reverse Stock Split,
each share of Series A preferred stock will be convertible into 555.56 shares
of
Common Stock.
Odd
Lot. The
Reverse Stock Split will result in some stockholders holding less than 100
shares of our common stock, and, as a consequence, such stockholders may
incur,
as they do now, greater costs associated with selling such shares. Brokerage
commissions and other costs of transactions in odd lots may be higher,
particularly on a per share basis, than the cost of transactions in even
multiples of 100 shares.
Financial
Statements. The
Reverse Stock Split will not affect the par value of the Common Stock, as
a
result, as of the Effective Date, the stated capital attributable to the
common
Stock on the Company’s balance sheet will be reduced proportionately based on
the Reverse Stock Split ratio and the additional paid in capital account
will be
credited with the amount by which the stated capitqal account is reduced.
Otherwise, the Reverse Stock Split will affect our financial statements only
in
so far as certain of our financial statement disclosures are presented on
a per
share basis. For example, our weighted average number of shares outstanding
will
decrease.
Effect
on our Dividend Policy. We
have
not paid and do not anticipate paying any dividends on our Common Stock in
the
foreseeable future. The payment of any cash dividends will be at the discretion
of the board of directors and will be dependent upon our results of operations,
financial condition, capital requirements, contractual restrictions and other
factors deemed relevant by the board. The Reverse Stock Split
Potential
Anti-Takeover Effect. Although
the increased proportion of un-issued authorized shares to issued shares
could,
under certain circumstances, have an anti-takeover effect (for example, by
permitting issuances that would dilute the stock ownership of a person seeking
to effect a change of control), the Reverse Stock Split is not being undertaken
in response to any effort of which the board of directors is aware to accumulate
shares of Common Stock or obtain control of the Company.
Other
Effects.
Following the effective date of the Reverse Stock Split, it is not anticipated
that our financial condition, the percentage ownership of management, the
number
of stockholders, or any aspect of our business would materially change as
a
result of the Reverse Stock Split.
Reasons
for the Reverse Stock Split
Our
board
of directors believes that the
Reverse Stock Split offers the following benefits.
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We
do not have enough authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock
to issue
upon conversion of our Series A Preferred Stock and B Preferred
Stock.
By
reducing the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock and increasing
the number of authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock it
is more
likely that we will be able to fulfill our obligations upon conversion
of
the currently outstyanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and
Series b
Preferred Stock.
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Reducing
the number of outstanding shares and increasing the number of authorized
and unissued shares may make our capital structure more attractive
to
potential investors and provide us with greater flexibility in
structuring
financings and pursuing other corporate development opportunities.
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We
believe that the Reverse Stock Split may encourage interest in
our common
stock and possibly promote greater liquidity for our shareholders.
Again,
we cannot guarantee that this will be the case or, indeed, that
any of the
foregoing hoped-for effects will result from the Reverse Stock
Split.
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should be aware that the Reverse Stock Split presents the following
disadvantages:
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By
increasing the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common
Stock,
we will be able to issue additional shares of Common Stock. As
a result,
our existing stockholders will experience significant dilution
if any of
the authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock are subsequently
issued.
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Future
sales of these shares into the public market may have the effect
of
lowering the price of our Common
Stock.
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Federal
Income Tax Consequences for the Reverse Stock Split
The
following description of the material federal income tax consequences of
the
Reverse Stock Split is based upon the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the “Code”),
the applicable Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, judicial authority
and current administrative rulings and practices, all as currently in effect.
The Company has not sought and will not seek an opinion of counsel or a ruling
from the Internal Revenue Service regarding the federal income tax consequences
of the Reverse Stock Split. This discussion is for general information only
and
does not discuss consequences that may apply to special classes of taxpayers,
such as non-resident aliens, broker-dealers, tax-exempt organizations, banks,
insurance companies, or those who do not hold Company Stock as a capital
asset.
In addition, this discussion does not discuss the tax consequences under
the
laws of any foreign, state or local jurisdiction. Stockholders should consult
their own tax advisors to determine the particular tax consequences applicable
to their individual circumstances.
In
general, the Company believes that the Reverse Stock Split will constitute
a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(E) of the Code, and
therefore will have the following federal income tax consequences:
1.
Other
than for the cash payments for fractional shares discussed below, stockholders
will not recognize gain or loss in the exchange. A stockholder's aggregate
tax
basis in the new shares will equal the holder's aggregate tax basis in the
existing shares, and a stockholder’s holding period in the new shares will
include his or her holding period in the existing shares.
2.
In
general, a United States stockholders who receive cash in exchange for their
fractional share interests in the post-Reverse Stock Split shares as a result
of
the Reverse Stock Split will recognize gain or loss based their adjusted
basis
in the fractional share interest redeemed. The gain or loss will consitiute
a
capital gain or loss and will constitute long-term capital gain or loss if
the
holder’s holding period is greater than one year as of the Effective
Date.
3.
The
Company will not recognize any gain or loss as a result of the Reverse Stock
Split.
THE
APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT
OF THE COMPANY’S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
TO
CREATE A CLASSIFIED BOARD OF DIRECTORS
General
On
August
2, 2006, our board of directors and
the
requisite number of stockholders, acting by written consent in lieu of a
meeting,
approved
an
amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation creating a classified board
of
directors. The board of directors will be divided into three classes designated
as Class I, Class II and Class III, respectively. Directors will be assigned
to
each class in accordance with a resolution or resolutions adopted by the
board
of directors. At the first annual meeting of stockholders following the date
these changes were adopted, the term of office of the Class I directors will
expire and Class I directors will be elected for a full term of three years.
At
the second annual meeting of stockholders following the date these changes
were
adopted, the term of office of the Class II directors will expire and Class
II
directors will be elected for a full term of three years. At the third annual
meeting of stockholders following the date these changes were adopted, the
term
of office of the Class III directors will expire and Class III directors
will be
elected for a full term of three years. At each succeeding annual meeting
of
stockholders, directors will be elected for a full term of three years to
succeed the directors of the class whose terms expire at such annual meeting.
Pursuant to DGCL Section 242, the required stockholder vote to approve the
Classified Board Amendment is a majority of the outstanding stock entitled
to
vote on the amendment and a majority of each class entitled to vote on the
amendment. The text of the Classified Board Amendment can be found in Article
SIXTH, Section 2 of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, attached as Annex A to this Information Statement. The Classified
Board Amendment will become effective with the filing of the Company’s Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation which will occur on a date not
less
than 21 calendar days after we mail this Information Statement to our record
stockholders.
When
the
Classified Board Amendment becomes effective, Immuno’s Certificate of
Incorporation and by-laws will require us to have at least three directors
but
no more than 12. The number of directors is set by the board of directors
and is
currently 3. Mr. Hicks, our president, is the only director who is an employee
of the Company. The make-up of the board of directors is as
follows:
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Class
I directors standing for election at the 2006 Annual Meeting and
will be
elected for three-year terms ending in
2009.
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Class
II directors, whose terms end in 2007, will serve out their current
terms
in full and stand for election at the 2007 annual meeting for three-year
terms ending in 2010.
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Class
III directors, whose terms end in 2008, will serve out their current
terms
in full and stand for election at the 2008 annual meeting for three-year
terms ending in 2011.
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is
anticipated that Stephen M. Hicks will be the Class III director and the
Henry
Sargent will be the Class II director. The Class I director seat will remain
vacant for the time being.
Reasons
for Creating a Classified Board of Directors
Designation
of a classified board of directors is permitted under Section 141(d) of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Section 141(d) provides
that a
corporation may divide its board into one, two or three classes, with (in
the
case of a board divided into three classes) the classes serving for staggered
three-year terms, so that the directors of one class stand for re-election
in
any given year.
Although
we have a single stockholder who owns 91.4% of our voting stock and therefore
controls all actions submitted to a vote of our stockholders, we anticipate
that
this will not always be the case. The principal purposes of the amendment
to
create a classified board of directors are to
promote continuity and stability in the Company's leadership and policies
and to
encourage any persons who might wish to acquire the Company to negotiate
with
its management rather than to attempt to effect certain types of business
combinations without the approval of management or of a substantial portion
of
the Company's stockholders.
The
proposed amendments may be considered "anti-takeover" in nature and the effect
of such amendments may be to render more difficult or to discourage a merger
or
tender offer, even if such transaction is favorable to the interests of the
stockholders, or the assumption of control by a holder of a large block of
the
Company's shares and the removal of incumbent management, even if such removal
would be beneficial to stockholders.
Stockholders
should note that the proposed amendments may discourage tender offers and
other
non-open market acquisitions made at prices above the prevailing market price
of
the Company's stock and acquisitions of stock by persons attempting to acquire
control through market purchases that may cause the market price of the stock
to
reach levels that are higher than would otherwise be the case. Discouragement
of
such acquisitions may have the effect of depriving stockholders of opportunities
to sell their stock at a premium under such circumstances.
The
board
of directors has no knowledge of any efforts by any person to obtain control
of
the Company or to change its management. However, in view of the number of
hostile tender offers and proxy contests experienced by public companies,
the
board of directors believes that it is prudent and in the interest of the
stockholders to adopt this amendment and that it is desirable to adopt the
amendment at a time when the Company is not subject to a takeover
attempt.
Under
the
DGCL, stockholders will not be entitled to dissenters’ rights with respect to
the Classified Board Amendment, and the Company will not independently provide
stockholders with any such right.
Directors
and Executive Officers
Prior
to
the Acquisition, the directors and executive officer of Immuno were as
follows:
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Mark
Scharmann
|
|
47
|
|
President,
treasurer and director
|
Dan
Price
|
|
51
|
|
Director
|
The
Contribution Agreement required that each of Immuno’s executive officers deliver
a written resignation and release prior to the Closing. Mr. Scharmann delivered
his resignation as an officer on June 30, 2006 and therefore has ceased to
serve
as our president and chief executive officer. On the same date, Mr. Price
resigned as a director of Immuno.
On
July
31, 2006, Mr. Scharmann resigned as a member of our board of directors effective
upon the expiration of the 10-day period beginning on the later of the date
of
the filing of this Information Statement with the SEC pursuant to Rule 14f-1
or
the date of mailing of this Information Statement to our shareholders. The
combined resignations of Mr. Price and Mr. Scharmann represent a complete
change
in the members of our board of directors since the Acquisition. Our board
of
directors appointed Henry Sargent (the “Designated
Director”)
to
fill the vacancy on our board created by the resignation of Mr. Scharmann.
Mr.
Sargent's appointment was conditioned and effective upon the effectiveness
of
Mr. Scharmann's board resignation. The Schedule 14C was subsequently mailed
to
our stockholders of record on August 8, 2006 and on August 18, 2006, the
resignation of Mr Scharmann as a member of, and the appointment of Henry
Sargent
to, our board of directors became effective. For more information regarding
the
appointment of Mr. Sargent, please see our Schedule 14F-1 filed with the
SEC on
August 4, 2006, which is incorporated herein by reference.
In
connection with the Contribution Agreement, all of the executive officers
of
Petals became executive officers of Immuno and Stephen M. Hicks was appointed
as
a director of Immuno and elected to serve as chairman. The following table
sets
forth the name and position of each of Immuno’s directors and executive officers
immediately after the Closing:
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
Stephen
M. Hicks
|
|
46
|
|
President
and chairman of the board of directors
|
Christopher
Topping
|
|
45
|
|
Chief
executive officer
|
Stephen
Hieber (1)
|
|
40
|
|
Chief
financial officer
|
Daniel
Dorzback
|
|
49
|
|
Chief
merchandising officer
|
Antonio
Yenidjeian
|
|
50
|
|
Senior
vice president of operations
|
Mark
A. Scharmann
|
|
47
|
|
Director
|
(1)
On
August 27, 2006, Stephen Hieber tendered his resignation as Chief Financial
Officer of ImmunoTechnology Corporation effective September 7, 2006. To the
knowledge of the Company’s executive officers, Mr. Hieber’s resignation was not
due to any disagreement with the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
Our board of directors has not yet chosen a permanent replacement for Mr.
Hieber
or determined who will act as interim principal financial officer while the
board of directors conducts a search for a permanent replacement for Mr.
Hieber.
For more information regarding Mr. Hieber’s resignation, please see the
Company’s current report on form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 29, 2006 which
is incorporated herein by reference.
Stephen
M. Hicks. Mr.
Hicks
has been chairman of Petals since its inception. Mr. Hicks founded Southridge
Capital Management, LLC in 1996. Southridge is a fund management company
that
generally focuses on financing small-cap public companies. He has been chief
executive of Southridge since its inception. From April 1994 until August
1997,
Mr. Hicks was associated with Trans Pacific Capital (USA) Inc. as a fund
manager
specializing in derivatives and negotiated private placements. From September
1990 until April 1994, Mr. Hicks was employed by Wertheim Schroeder & Co.
Inc., and became Head of Proprietary Derivatives Trading. Mr. Hicks received
his
BS from Kings College, Ontario, and his MBA from Fordham
University.
Christopher
Topping.
Mr.
Topping assumed his current position with Petals in August 2004. From 2001
to
August 2004, he was the chief marketing officer of The Wine Enthusiast, a
private company based in Elmsford, NY. From 1994 to 2001 he was the vice
president of marketing of Petals, Inc. Petals, Inc. later filed for protection
from creditors under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code in May 2003. Mr. Topping
holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Rhode Island and a Master
of
Business Administration from New York University Stern School of
Business.
Stephen
Hieber.
Mr.
Hieber became Petals chief financial officer in October 2005. From 1997 until
October 2005, Mr. Hieber was the chief financial officer of The Wine Enthusiast,
a private company based in Elmsford, NY. Mr. Hieber holds a BS in finance
from
Rider University.
Daniel
Dorzback.
Mr.
Dorzback has over 20 years of experience as a merchandising executive. ost
recently he was the Retail Director of Mikasa for two years. From September
2000
to January 2002, Mr. Dorzback was the Senior Vice President of Merchandising
for
Petals, Inc. Petals, Inc. later filed for protection from creditors under
Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code in May 2003. In his role at Petals, Inc.,
Mr.
Dorzback was instrumental in developing the company’s accessory product mix and
reducing the company’s cost of goods in this category. Mr. Dorzback started his
career with Macy’s. Mr. Dorzback received a BA and MBA from Boston
University.
Antonio
Yenidjeian. Mr.
Yenidjeian became Petals' senior vice president of operations in October
2005.
Before that, Mr. Yenidjeian was a consultant to us and was instrumental in
restarting our business after the bankruptcy of Petals, Inc. From 1999 to
2001
Mr. Yenidjeian was senior vice president and chief operating officer of Camdens,
an LVMH venture-backed incentive, rewards and recognition gifting service.
From
1996 to 1999, Mr. Yenidjian served as senior vice president and chief
information officer at Doubleday Direct, now called BookSpan, a Bertelsmann
AG
company and the largest continuity business in the world. Mr. Yenidjeian
holds a
B.S.E.E. from the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Henry
Sargent (Age 39).
Mr.
Sargent has been a director of Petals since its inception. He has held various
executive positions with Southridge Capital Management, LLC since 1998. Prior
to
joining Southridge, Mr. Sargent practiced corporate law with Claugus &
Mitchell, a New York law firm. Mr. Sargent is a CFA and received his BA from
Connecticut College and his JD from Fordham University.
Mark
Scharmann.
Mr.
Scharmann has been a private investor and business consultant since 1981.
Mr.
Scharmann became involved in the consulting business following his compilation
and editing in 1980 of a publication called Digest
of Stocks Listed on the Intermountain Stock Exchange.
In 1981
he compiled and edited an 800 page publication called the OTC
Penny Stock Digest.
Mr.
Scharmann has rendered consulting services to public and private companies
regarding reverse acquisition transactions and other matters. Mr. Scharmann
was
vice president of OTC Communications, Inc. from March 1984 to January 1987.
From
1982 to 1996, he was the president of Royal Oak Resources Corporation. In
1996,
Royal Oak Resources completed and acquisition and in connection therewith
changed its name to Hitcom Corporation. Mr. Scharmann was the President of
Norvex, Inc., a blank check company which completed an acquisition and in
connection therewith, changed its name to Capital Title. Mr. Scharmann is
a
promoter of Nightingale, Inc., a publicly-held corporation blank check company.
He has also been an officer and director of several other blind pool companies.
On
June
30, 2006, the Immuno board of directors created an executive committee, the
initial member of which is Mr. Hicks. The Immuno board of directors delegated
all of the directors’ powers which may be delegated to committees pursuant to
Section 141 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware to the
executive committee.
Compensation
of Directors and Executive Officers
Immuno
Director Compensation
Our
directors received no compensation for their service on our board of directors
for fiscal year 2006, ended on June 30, 2006.
Immuno
Officer Compensation
Our
officers received no compensation for their services for fiscal year 2006,
ended
on June 30, 2006.
Summary
Compensation Table of the Officers and Directors of Petals
The
following table relates to the historical management of Petals and sets
forth the compensation earned during Petals’ fiscal year 2005, ended on
September 5, 2005, by the chief executive officer of Petals, its other executive
officer who was in office on the last day of its fiscal year ended September
3,
2005, and its former chief financial officer, whom we refer to in this Report
as
the "named executive officers" of Petals.
|
|
|
Long-Term
Compensation
|
|
|
Annual
Compensation
|
Awards
|
Payouts
|
Name
and Principal Position
|
Fiscal
Year
|
Salary
($)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Other
Annual
Compensation
($)
|
Restricted
Stock
Award(s)
($)
|
Securities
Underlying
Options
(#)
|
Other
Compensation
|
Christopher
Topping (1)
chief
executive officer
|
2005
|
235,000
|
15,000
|
1,272
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daniel
Dorzback (2)
chief
merchandising officer
|
2005
|
151,292
|
5,000
|
723
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
James
Hersh (3)
former
chief financial officer
|
2005
|
191,667
|
|
1,219
|
|
|
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1.
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Mr.
Topping joined us on August 30, 2004.
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2.
|
Mr.
Dorzback joined us on October 15, 2004.
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3.
|
Mr.
Hersh, our chief financial officer, separated from Petals on October
18,
2005.
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Steven
Hieber, Petals chief financial officer, joined Petals on October 11, 2005.
Antonio Yenidjeian, Petals executive vice president of operations, joined
Petals
on October 1, 2005. No executive officer of Petals has received any stock
or other equity-based compensation.
Employment
Agreement with Chairman.
Petals
entered into a five-year employment agreement with its president and chairman,
Mr. Hicks, as of March 31, 2006 which provides for an annual salary of $280,000.
Petals may defer payment of the base salary to him until January 1, 2007.
From
time to time, the chairman, at his sole discretion, may elect to receive
all or
any part of his base salary in the form of common equity of Petals. The value
of
any common equity to be paid to the chairman will be determined as follows:
(i)
if there exists a public market for Petals' common equity, then the price
per
share will be 75% of the average of the closing trading prices for the ten
trading days ending on the trading day immediately prior to the due date,
or
(ii) if no public market exists for Company's common equity, then by the
Board
of Directors of Petals in its reasonable good faith judgment. The Chairman
will
be granted an annual equity bonus in each year during the term of the Agreement
equal to two percent of the then outstanding common equity of Petals in the
event that Petals generates annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
and amortization of at least $2,000,000 during such fiscal year. The equity
grant is payable to the Chairman within 30 days after the end of each fiscal
year.
The
Agreement automatically renews for successive one year periods unless either
party declines to renew this Agreement by giving the other party hereto written
notice within 90 days of the end of any one-year renewal period.
As
part
of the Agreement, Mr. Hicks agreed to devote such time as he, in his sole
discretion, deems reasonable necessary to fulfill his obligations under the
Agreement, recognizing that his employment does not require his full business
time or limit his association with other entities.
Employment
Agreement with Chief Executive Officer.
On
August
12, 2004 Petals entered into an Employment Agreement with Christopher Topping,
Petals'
chief
executive officer. Mr. Topping was approved as our chief executive officer
on
June 30, 2006 in connection with the Acquisition. The
initial term of the agreement is for two years and renews automatically for
successive one year periods unless terminated earlier pursuant to its terms.
The
agreement provides for an annual base salary of $240,000 and bonus compensation
equal to 4% of Petals' earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization, as well as performance based equity grants.
Section 16(a)
Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange
Act")
requires our executive officers and directors, as well as persons who own
more
than 10% of a registered class of its equity securities, to file reports
of
ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. These persons are also required
by SEC regulation to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they
file.
Based
solely on our review of such forms received by us or written representations
from certain reporting persons provided to us, we believe that during the
fiscal
year ended June 30, 2006 all applicable filing requirements were complied
with
by our executive officers and directors.
Initial
reports under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 were not
timely filed by Messrs. Dorzback, Hieber and Yenidjeian. These delayed reports
did not involve any transaction in our common stock but rather were related
to
each individuals elections as officers of the Company on June 30, 2006, in
connection with the Acquisition. The Company is not aware of any outstanding
report required to be filed by any of Messrs. Dorzback, Hieber and Yenidjeian.
Corporate
Governance
During
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, our board of directors consisted of
two
members. We will have one vacancy upon the effectiveness of Mr. Scharmann's
resignation as a member of the board. Mr. Scharmann's resignation will become
effective upon the expiration of the 10-day period beginning on the later
of the
date of the filing of this Information Statement with the SEC pursuant to
Rule
14f-1 or the date of mailing of this Information Statement to our shareholders.
Mr.
Sargent, the Designated Director, will replace Mr. Scharmann upon the
effectiveness of Mr. Scharmann's resignation. This step will be accomplished
by
unanimous written consent of directors appointing the designated director
to
fill the current vacancy on the board of directors. In accordance with the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and our certificate of
incorporation and bylaws, our business and affairs are managed under the
direction of the Board.
Meetings
of the Board
Our
board
of directors consisted of two directors during the fiscal year ended June
30,
2006, and no board meetings were held and all resolutions were adopted by
unanimous written consent.
Committees
of the Board
Executive
Committee
Our
board
of directors has created an executive committee of the board. The number
of
positions on the committee is set at one (1), and Stephen M. Hicks is the
sole
appointed member. Our board has delegated to this committee all of the
directors' powers which may be delegated to committees pursuant to Section
141
of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
Audit
Committee
We
do not
have an Audit Committee. We are not a "listed issuer" within the meaning
of Rule
10A-3 under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. As a result, we are not
required to have an audit committee. However, our board of directors may
consider appointing such a committee in the future. Currently, our entire
board
of directors serves the function of an audit committee.
We
do not
have an Audit Committee Financial Expert. The SEC has adopted rules to implement
certain requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 pertaining to audit
committees of listed companies. One of the rules adopted by the SEC requires
a
company to disclose whether it has an "Audit Committee Financial Expert"
serving
on its audit committee. We are not required to have an audit committee. As
a
result, we do not have an Audit Committee Financial Expert, as defined by
Item
401(e)(2) of Regulation S-B, serving as a director of the Company.
Compensation
Committee
We
do not
have a standing compensation committee. Until we form a compensation committee,
the board of directors as a whole will make recommendations concerning executive
salaries and incentive compensation for our employees and will administer
any
stock incentive plans adopted by the Company.
Nominating
Committee
We
do not
have a standing nominating committee or a charter with respect to the nominating
process. Our board of directors believes that it is not necessary to have
such a
committee because its size and composition allow it to adequately identify
and
evaluate qualified candidates for directors. Our board of directors does
not
have any minimum qualifications that must be met by director nominees. Until
we
form a separate Nominating Committee, the board of directors as a whole will
be
responsible for the process of nominating directors.
Our
board
of directors does not have a formal process for identifying and evaluating
nominees for directors, including nominees recommended by security holders.
Moreover, we do not pay fees to any third party to assist in the process
of
identifying or evaluating director candidates.
Policy
Regarding Director Attendance at Annual Meetings
We
do not
have a policy regarding director attendance at annual stockholder meetings.
Stockholder
Communications with the Board
The
board
of directors has not implemented a process by which shareholders may send
written communications to the board's attention. Stockholders may communicate
with the board of directors, you may send correspondence to the attention
of the
Corporate Secretary, ImmunoTechnologies Corporation, 90 Grove Street,
Ridgefield, Connecticut 06887.
THE
APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT
OF THE COMPANY’S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
TO
CHANGE THE COMPANY’S NAME FROM “IMMUNOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION” TO
“PETALS
DECORATIVE ACCENTS, INC.
General
Name
Change. Our
name
will
be changed from "ImmunoTechnology
Corporation" to "Petals Decorative Accents, Inc", as of the Effectivbe Date.
Record
Date.
The
record
date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of the Name
change
Amendment is the close of business on August 2, 2006.
Mailing
Date.
The
mailing date is the date on which we mail this Information Statement in
definitive form to our stockholders in accordance with SEC rules.
Effective
Date.
The Name
Change Amendment will become effective with the filing of the Company’s Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation which will occur on a date not
less
than 21 calendar days after we mail this Information Statement to our record
stockholders. Under applicable federal securities laws, the Name Change
Amendment cannot be effective until at least 20 calendar days after the Mailing
Date.
Dissenters’
Right of Appraisal.
Pursuant
to the DGCL, stockholders will not be entitled to dissenters’ rights with
respect to the Name Change Amendment and and the Company will not independently
provide stockholders with any such right.
Other
Procedural Matters Related to the Name Change.
On
August
2, 2006, our board of directors, by unanimous written consent, adopted
resolutions approving the Name Change Amendment, subject to stockholder
approval. The
Name
Change Amendment was approved by the written consent of a holder of
approximately 91.4% of the outstanding voting securities of the Company on
August
2,
2006.
Twenty one days after this Information Statement is mailed, the Company will
promptly file an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to amend its existing Certificate
of
Incorporation. The Name Change Amendment will become effective upon the filing
of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
Reasons
for the Company’s Name Change
Prior
to
the transactions described herein, Immuno was a “shell company” (as such term is
defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(17
CFR 240.12b-2)). We intend to carry on the business of Petals using the assets
acquired from Petals and therefore, the board of directors believes it is
in the
best interests of the Company to change our name to reflect our contiunued
operation of the Petals business.
RATIFICATION
OF THE ADOPTION OF THE PETALS DECORATIVE ACCENTS, INC. 2006
STOCK
INCENTIVE PLAN.
General
On
August
2, 2006, our board of directors and the requisite number of stockholders,
acting
by written consent in lieu of a meeting, approved the adoption of the Stock
Incentive Plan. The Stock Incentive Plan authorizes the grant of stock options
to purchase common stock intended to qualify as incentive stock options,
as
defined in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code, nonstatutory stock options,
awards of restricted stock, unrestricted stock, performance share awards
and
stock appreciation rights. Our officers, directors, employees, consultants
and
advisors are eligible to receive awards under the Stock Incentive Plan. The
Stock Incentive Plan initially authorizes the issuance of awards for up to
15,000,000 pre-split (5,000,000 post-split) shares of our Common Stock. Under
the Code, stockholder approval of the Plan is necessary for stock options
relating to the shares issuable under the Stock Incentive Plan to qualify
as
incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Code.
Summary
of the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan
The
Stock
Incentive Plan is
administered by our board of directors. The board approves awards under the
plan, including exercise price and other terms of each award, subject to
the
provisions of the Stock
Incentive Plan.
The
Stock
Incentive Plan authorizes the grant of options to purchase common stock intended
to qualify as incentive stock options, as defined in Section 422 of the Internal
Revenue Code, and nonstatutory stock options. The Stock Incentive Plan also
provides for awards of restricted stock, unrestricted stock, performance
share
awards and stock appreciation rights.
Our
officers, directors, employees, consultants and advisors are eligible to
receive
awards under the Stock Incentive Plan. No participant may receive awards
for
over 500,000 shares of common stock in any calendar year.
Incentive
stock options may be granted under the Stock Incentive Plan to our employees
and
employees of our affiliates within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code,
including our officers and directors as well as officers and directors of
our
affiliates who are also employees. The exercise price of incentive stock
options
granted under the Stock Incentive Plan must be at least equal to the fair
market
value of our common stock on the date of grant. The exercise price of incentive
stock options granted to an optionee who owns stock possessing more than
10% of
the voting power of our outstanding capital stock must be at least equal
to 110%
of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. This type
of
optionee must exercise his or her option within five years from the date
of
grant.
Under
the
terms of the Stock Incentive Plan, we may grant nonstatutory stock options
to
our officers and other employees, our directors, and other individuals providing
services to us at an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value
of
our common stock on the date of grant.
The
Stock
Incentive Plan provides that, upon a change of control of Petals:
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each
holder of an outstanding option, restricted stock award, performance
share
award or stock appreciation right will be entitled, upon exercise
of such
award, to receive, in lieu of shares of our common stock, shares
of such
stock or other securities, cash or property as the holders of our
common
stock received in connection with the change of control;
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the
committee may accelerate the time for exercise of all unexercised
and
unexpired options, restricted stock awards, performance share awards
and
stock appreciation rights; or
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all
outstanding options, restricted stock awards, performance share
awards and
stock appreciation rights may be cancelled by the committee as
of the
effective date of any such transaction, provided that notice of
such
cancellation will be given to each holder of an option and that
each
holder of an award will have the right to exercise such award to
the
extent that the same is then exercisable or, if the committee will
have
accelerated the time for exercise of all unexercised and unexpired
options, restricted stock awards, performance share awards and
stock
appreciation rights, in full, during the 30-day period preceding
the
effective date of such a transaction.
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For
these
purposes, a "change of control" means the occurrence of any of the following:
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any
person becomes a beneficial owner of our securities representing
at least
50% of the combined voting power of our then outstanding securities;
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We
engage in a merger or consolidation under circumstances in which
our
stockholders immediately prior to such merger or consolidation
do not own
after such merger or consolidation shares representing at least
50% of our
voting power or that of the surviving or resulting corporation,
as the
case may be; or
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We
approve a complete liquidation or sells or otherwise disposes of
all or
substantially all of our assets.
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The
Stock
Incentive Plan may be amended, altered, suspended, discontinued or terminated
by
the board of directors without further stockholder approval, unless such
approval is required by law or regulation or under the rules of the stock
exchange or automated quotation system on which the common stock is then
listed
or quoted. Thus, stockholder approval will not necessarily be required for
amendments, which might increase the cost of the Stock Incentive Plan or
broaden
eligibility
RISK
FACTORS
The
following summary of risks associated with Immuno's business gives effect
to the
Acquisition. In addition to the following risks, an investor should be mindful
that the business is often subject to risks not foreseen by management.
Accordingly, in reviewing this Information Statement, the reader should keep
in
mind other risks that could be important. Any investment in Immuno’s common
stock is highly speculative and involves a high degree of risk. Each prospective
investor is urged to carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described
below, in addition to the risks set forth elsewhere in this Information
Statement. While these are the risks and uncertainties that we believe are
most
important to consider, these risks may not be the only risks which we may
face.
If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, prospects, financial
condition and results of operations would likely suffer and the value of
Immuno’s common stock would decline.
Risks
Relating to Investing in a Controlled Company
Immuno’s
controlling shareholder has significant influence over the Company.
As
of
August 2, 2006, After giving effect to the Acquisition and the transactions
related to the Contribution Agreement, Petals controls Immuno and beneficially
owns approximately 91.4% of Immuno’s common stock, on a fully diluted,
as-converted to common stock basis. Petals is controlled by affiliates of
Stephen M. Hicks, the chairman of Immuno’s board of directors. As a result, Mr.
Hicks possesses significant influence over our affairs. Petals’ stock ownership
and relationships with members of Immuno’s board of directors may have the
effect of delaying or preventing a future change in control, impeding a merger,
consolidation, takeover or other business combination or discouraging a
potential acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to
obtain
control of Immuno, which in turn could materially and adversely affect the
market price of Immuno’s common stock.
RISKS
RELATED TO REVERSE STOCK SPLIT
There
can be no assurance that the total market capitalization of our common stock
after the Reverse Stock Split will be equal to or greater than the total
market
capitalization before the Reverse Stock Split or that the per-share market
price
of the common stock following the Reverse Stock Split will either exceed
or
remain higher than the current per-share market price.
There
can
be no assurance that the market price per share of the common stock after
the
Reverse Stock Split will rise or remain constant in proportion to the reduction
in the number of shares of common stock outstanding before the Reverse Stock
Split. For example, based on the closing price of the common stock on August
2,
2006 of $.30 per share, there can be no assurance that the post-split market
price of the common stock would be $.90 per share or greater.
Accordingly,
the total market capitalization of the common stock after the Reverse Stock
Split may be lower than the total market capitalization before the Reverse
Stock
Split, and, in the future, the market price of the common stock following
the
Reverse Stock Split may not exceed or remain higher than the market price
prior
to the Reverse Stock Split. In many cases, the total market capitalization
of a
company following a reverse stock split is lower than the total market
capitalization before the reverse stock split.
A
decline in the market price for the common stock after the Reverse Stock
Split
may result in a greater percentage decline than would occur in the absence
of
the Reverse Stock Split, and the liquidity of the common stock could be
adversely affected following the Reverse Stock Split.
The
market price of the common stock also will be based on our performance and
other
factors, some of which are unrelated to the number of shares outstanding.
If
after the Reverse Stock Split is implemented the market price of the common
stock declines for reasons unrelated to the Reverse Stock Split, the decline
as
an absolute number and as a percentage of our overall market capitalization
may
be greater than would occur in the absence of the Reverse Stock Split. In
many
cases, both the total market capitalization of a company and the market price
of
a share of such company's stock following a reverse stock split are lower
than
they were before the reverse stock split. Furthermore, the liquidity of the
common stock could be adversely affected by the reduced number of shares
that
would be outstanding after the Reverse Stock Split.
Although
the implementation of a Reverse Stock Split may facilitate the issuance of
shares of common stock to the Investors, these issuances would be dilutive
to
the ownership position of our existing common stockholders.
We
do not
have enough authorized shares to issue upon conversion of the Series A Preferred
Stock, Series B Preferred Stock. As a result, the Reverse Stock Split may
facilitate our ability to issue shares of our common stock upon conversion
of
these securities. Our existing common stockholders will experience substantial
dilution upon the issuance of additional shares.
Risks
Related to Petals’ Recent Organization and Limited Operating
History
Petals
had a limited history of operations and has sustained continuous operating
losses, and there is no assurance that we will achieve profitability in the
future.
Petals
had a limited history of operations and sustained continuous operating losses
from its inception. We cannot predict when, or if, we will ever achieve
profitability through operation of the Petals business. Petals’ current business
operations began in November 2003 and resulted in losses in each fiscal period.
Its accumulated deficit as of February 28, 2006 was $13.2 million. We will
need
to generate significantly greater revenues than Petals has in the past to
achieve profitability. There can be no assurance that we will be able to
do so. Even if we achieve profitability, we may not be able to sustain or
increase profitability on a quarterly or annual basis in the future. If we
continues to experience operating losses, you may lose all or part of your
investment.
Our
future prospects must be considered in light of the facts that plans of
relatively new and underfunded businesses often do not get implemented as
quickly or effectively as management initially intends and we may lack the
resources to respond quickly to opportunities or identify potential problems.
We
cannot be certain that the Petals business strategy will be successful or
that
we will ever be able to maintain or significantly increase revenue-generating
activities. Petals management believes that it is probable that it will incur
periods of operating losses and negative cash flow for the foreseeable future.
Petals
had limited financial resources and the auditors’ report on its financial
statements indicated that there was significant uncertainty about its ability
to
continue as a going concern. Absent additional financial resources, we will
be
unable to undertake programs designed to expand Petals
business.
Petals
had limited financial resources and substantial amounts of debt. Petals’
auditors indicated that there is significant uncertainty about its ability
to
continue as a going concern in their report on Petals’ financial statements for
the fiscal year ended September 3, 2005. Absent sufficient cash from operations,
we will require additional financing to expand the Petals business and implement
its strategic plan. There can be no assurance that Petals’ operations will
generate sufficient cash or that outside financing will be available or found.
If we are unable to obtain additional financing, we may not be able to maintain
or expand our revenue producing activities or achieve
profitability.
Additional
financing, if available, could result in increased interest expenses or
additional dilution to Immuno’s shareholders. If additional funds are needed and
are not available, our business could be negatively affected.
If
we
need to raise additional funds, we may not be able to do so on terms favorable
to us, or at all. We may need to modify or abandon our growth strategy,
eliminate product offerings or curtail catalog mailings, any of which could
negatively impact our results of operations and financial position. If
additional funds are raised through a bank credit facility or the issuance
of
debt securities, the terms of such indebtedness could impose restrictions
on our
operations.
Our
substantial amount of debt may limit the cash flow available for our operations
and place us at a competitive disadvantage and may limit our ability to pursue
its expansion plans.
Petals
had a substantial amount of debt, most of which we have assumed. On June
30,
2006, Petals had total debt of approximately $11.6 million, all but $3.0
million
of which we assumed in the Acquisition, including approximately $2.135 million
in indebtedness under the Bridge Notes. Our level of indebtedness has important
consequences to your investment in Immuno. For example, our level of
indebtedness may:
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us to use a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations
to pay
interest and principal on senior debt, for working capital, capital
expenditures and other general corporate purposes,
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limit
our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital,
capital
expenditures, expansion plans and other investments, which may
limit our
ability to implement our business strategy,
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result
in higher interest expense if interest rates increase on our floating
rate
borrowings,
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heighten
our vulnerability to downturns in our business, the industry or
in the
general economy and limit our flexibility in planning for or reacting
to
changes in our business and the retail industry, or
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We
cannot
assure you that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations
or that future borrowings will be available to us in amounts sufficient to
enable us to make payments on our indebtedness or to fund our operations.
Risks
Related to the Petals Catalog/Direct Marketing Business
Petals
depends on a third party to carry out its customer call center, order
fulfillment and distribution operations, and any significant interruption
in
these outsourced operations could disrupt our ability to process customer
orders
and to deliver our merchandise in a timely manner.
The
Petals customer call center is operated on an outsourced basis by NewRoads,
Inc.
at its facility in Martinsville, Virginia, and Petals’ order fulfillment and
distribution operations are performed by NewRoads at its facility in Portland,
Tennessee. A significant interruption in the operation of either of these
facilities due to natural disasters, accidents, equipment failures or for
any
other reason would reduce our ability to receive and process orders and ship
products to our customers, which could result in lost revenue and damage
to our
business. The efficient flow of our merchandise requires that we have adequate
capacity in our order fulfillment and distribution facilities to support
our
current level of operations, and the anticipated increased levels that may
follow from its growth plans. We believe that Petals’ current outsourcing
arrangement, combined with our planned new distribution facility, when it
becomes operational, will provide us with adequate capacity to support our
planned operations. However, any failure by us to provide adequate order
fulfillment and distribution facilities when necessary could impede our growth
plans, and the expansion of these facilities could increase our costs in
the
near term.
If
we encounter delays or unexpected difficulties in establishing the planned
new
distribution facility, or if the savings achieved are less than we anticipate,
our business could be harmed.
We
expect
to have a new distribution facility operational by the end of February 2007.
Once it is fully operational, we expect to reduce the order fulfillment costs
associated with our warehousing and product distribution facilities by
approximately 35%. However, we may encounter delays in completing the new
facility and commencing operations of the new distribution facility. Also,
we
have little, if any, experience in carrying out the activities involved in
these
operations, including receiving and managing components and finished goods
inventories, picking, packing and shipping orders and processing returns.
As a
result, we may experience errors or inefficiencies that adversely affect
our
operating costs. If we are unable to commence operations in this facility
on a
timely basis, or if those operations do not result in the cost savings Petals
anticipated, our financial condition and results of operations could be harmed.
Petals
relied, and we will rely, on a small number of foreign suppliers from whom
the
components used to assemble our finished products are
purchased.
Petals
obtained substantially all of its floral components from a limited number
of
suppliers located in China. Approximately 40% of the floral components of
the
business are purchased from a single vendor. Any business interruption
experienced by our vendors, or an inability to maintain a business relationship
with our key vendor, would have a material adverse effect on our business.
We
cannot control all of the various factors, which include inclement weather,
natural disasters and acts of terrorism, that might affect our vendors’ ability
to supply us with components in a timely manner or to meet our quality
standards. Late delivery of components or delivery of components that do
not
meet our quality standards could delay timely delivery of merchandise to
our
customers. These events could cause us to fail to meet customer expectations,
cause our customers to cancel orders or cause us to be unable to deliver
merchandise, which could result in lost sales.
These
overseas sourcing operations may also be hurt by political and financial
instability, strikes, health concerns regarding infectious diseases in countries
in which our merchandise is produced, adverse weather conditions or natural
disasters that may occur in Asia or elsewhere or acts of war or terrorism
in the
United States or worldwide, to the extent these acts affect the production,
shipment or receipt of merchandise. Our future operations and performance
will
be subject to these factors, which are beyond our control, and these factors
could materially hurt our business, financial condition and results of
operations or may require us to modify our current business practices and
incur
increased costs.
If
we are unable to gauge trends and react to changing consumer preferences
in a
timely manner, our sales will decrease.
We
believe the future success of the Petals business will depend in substantial
part on our ability to anticipate, gauge and react to changing consumer demands
in a timely manner, and to translate market trends into appropriate, saleable
product offerings far in advance of their sale in our catalog or on our website.
Because we enter into agreements for the purchase of materials well in advance
of the season in which merchandise will be sold, we are vulnerable to changes
in
consumer demand, pricing shifts and suboptimal merchandise selection and
timing
of merchandise purchases. If we misjudge the market for our products, we
may be
faced with significant excess inventories for some products and missed
opportunities for others. The occurrence of these events could hurt our
financial results by decreasing sales. We may respond by increasing markdowns
or
initiating marketing promotions to reduce excess inventory, which would further
decrease our gross profits and net income.
The
specialty retail industry is cyclical, and a decline in consumer spending
on
decorative accessories could reduce our sales and slow our
growth.
The
industry in which Petals operated is cyclical. Purchases of silk flowers
and
decorative accessories are sensitive to a number of factors that influence
the
levels of consumer spending, including general economic conditions and the
level
of disposable consumer income, the availability of consumer credit, interest
rates, taxation and consumer confidence in future economic conditions. Because
silk flowers and accessories generally are discretionary purchases, declines
in
consumer spending patterns may affect us more negatively as a specialty
retailer. Therefore, we may not be able to maintain Petals’ recent rate of
growth in revenues if there is a decline in consumer spending patterns, and
we
may decide to slow or alter our growth plans.
Our
plans to expand the Petals product offerings and sales channels may not be
successful, and implementation of these plans may divert our operational,
managerial and administrative resources, which could impact our competitive
position.
Petals
planned, and we intend, to grow the Petals business by expanding the Petals
product offerings and sales channels, including by selling our products through
wholesale outlets. These plans involve various risks including:
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implementation
of these plans may be delayed or may not be successful,
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if
our expanded product offerings and sales channels fail to maintain
and
enhance the distinctive Petals brand identity, our brand image
may be
diminished and our sales may decrease,
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if
we fail to expand our infrastructure, including hiring and training
qualified employees, we may be unable to manage our expansion
successfully, and
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implementation
of these plans may divert management’s attention from other aspects of our
business and place a strain on our management, operational and
financial
resources, as well as our information systems.
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In
addition, our ability to successfully carry out Petals’ plans to expand its
product offerings and its sales channels may be affected by, among other
things,
economic and competitive conditions, changes in consumer spending patterns
and
changes in consumer preferences. Our expansion plans could be delayed or
abandoned, could cost more than anticipated and could divert resources from
other areas of our business, any of which could impact its competitive position
and reduce our revenue and profitability.
The
Petals business is seasonal and fluctuations in results of operations for
the
peak season of October through April have a disproportionate effect on our
overall financial condition and results of
operations.
The
Petals business experiences seasonal fluctuations in revenues and operating
income, with a disproportionate amount of revenues being generated in the
months
of October through April, representing the fall, winter, holiday and spring
seasons. Any factors that harm our operating results during this peak season,
including adverse weather or unfavorable economic conditions, could have
a
disproportionate effect on results of operations for the entire fiscal
year.
In
order
to prepare for peak season, we must order and keep in stock significantly
more
merchandise than we would carry at other times of the year. Any unanticipated
decrease in demand for our products during peak season could require us to
sell
excess inventory at a substantial markdown, which could reduce net sales
and
gross profit.
Our
quarterly results of operations may also fluctuate significantly as a result
of
a variety of other factors, including the timing of new catalog mailings,
merchandise mix and the timing and level of inventory markdowns. As a result,
historical period-to-period comparisons of Petals’ revenues and operating
results are not necessarily indicative of our future period-to-period results.
You should not rely on the results of a single fiscal quarter, particularly
the
first fiscal quarter holiday season, as an indication of our annual results
or
future performance.
Third
party failure to deliver merchandise from our distribution center to our
customers could result in lost sales or reduce demand for our merchandise.
Our
success will depend on the timely delivery of merchandise to our customers.
Independent third party transportation companies deliver our products from
our
distribution center to our customers. Some of these third parties employ
personnel represented by labor unions. Disruptions in the delivery of
merchandise or work stoppages by employees of these third parties could delay
the timely receipt of merchandise, which could result in cancelled sales,
a loss
of loyalty to the Petals brand and excess inventory. Timely receipt of
merchandise by our customers may also be affected by factors such as inclement
weather, natural disasters and acts of terrorism. We may respond by increasing
markdowns or initiating marketing promotions, which would decrease our gross
profits and net income.
A
failure in our internet operations, which are subject to factors beyond our
control, could significantly disrupt our business and lead to reduced sales
and
damage of our reputation.
Internet
operations are an increasingly substantial part of the Petals business,
representing 30% of revenues in the first six months of fiscal 2006. The
success
of our internet operations will depend on certain factors that we cannot
control. In addition to changing consumer preferences and buying trends relating
to internet usage, we are vulnerable to certain additional risks and
uncertainties associated with the internet, including changes in required
technology interfaces, website downtime and other technical failures, security
breaches, and consumer privacy concerns. Our failure to successfully respond
to
these risks and uncertainties could reduce internet sales and damage our
business.
Future
acquisitions of other companies, if any, may disrupt our business and additional
expenses. As a result, our business could suffer.
We
plan
to review potential acquisition candidates, and our business and our strategy
may include building our business through acquisitions. However, acceptable
acquisition candidates may not be available in the future or may not be
available on terms and conditions acceptable to us. Acquisitions involve
numerous risks including among others, difficulties and expenses incurred
in the
consummation of acquisitions and assimilations of the operations, personnel,
and
services and products of the acquired companies. Additional risks associated
with acquisitions include the difficulties of operating new businesses, the
diversion of management's attention from other business concerns and the
potential loss of key employees of the acquired company. If we do not
successfully integrate any businesses we may acquire in the future, our business
will suffer.
If
we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not
be able
to accurately report our financial results or accurately manage our inventory.
Consequently, investors could lose confidence in our financial reporting
and
this may harm the trading price of our stock.
We
must
maintain effective internal controls to provide reliable financial reports
and
manage our inventory. We have been assessing our internal controls to identify
areas that need improvement. We have recently become aware of deficiencies
in
Petals' historical procedures for managing and tracking its inventory that
we expect to result in a reduction of the recorded value of our inventory
by
approximately $349,000. We are in the process of implementing changes to
internal controls, but have not yet completed implementing these changes.
Failure to implement these changes to our internal controls or any others
that
we identify as necessary to maintain an effective system of internal controls
could harm our operating results and cause investors to lose confidence in
our
reported financial information. Any such loss of confidence would have a
negative effect on the trading price of our stock.
The
Petals business relies on third parties to maintain critical systems, including
control over inventory and order fulfillment and, if these third parties
fail to
perform their services adequately, we could experience disruptions in our
operations.
The
Petals business relies on a number of third parties for Internet and
telecommunications access, fulfillment and delivery services, credit card
processing and software services and inventory control. We have limited control
over these third parties. For example, our inventory processing and tracking
is
handled by systems deployed by NewRoads, Inc.
Our
business operations depend on operating systems, database and server software
that was developed and produced by and licensed from third parties. We have,
from time to time, discovered errors and defects in the software and processes
from these third parties and we rely to some extent on these third parties
to
correct errors and defects in a timely manner. If we are unable to develop
and
maintain satisfactory relationships with these third parties on acceptable
commercial terms, or if the quality of products and services provided by
these
third parties falls below a satisfactory standard, we could experience
disruptions in our operations.
We
may suffer disruption in our business because of changes in our systems,
facilities and fulfillment activities.
We
believe that our success is dependent in large part upon our ability to provide
prompt and efficient service to our customers. As a result, any disruption
of
our day-to-day operations could have a material adverse effect on our business,
and any failure of our information management systems or distribution
capabilities could impair our ability to receive and process customer orders
and
ship products on a timely basis and accurately account for and track our
inventory.
We
expect
to upgrade our software and hardware systems on a continuing basis. The
transition to, or upgrading of, our hardware and software systems could result
in delays, failures or execution difficulties that could impair our ability
to
receive and process orders and ship products in a timely manner. It may also
impact our physical, electronic and procedural controls and safeguards that
support our internal controls over financial reporting.
We
are
currently evaluating an upgrade to our enterprise resource planning
applications. These applications support our back office operations and
warehouse functions. Upgrades may be required to applications to ensure that
such applications stay current on the latest applicable version. These upgrades
are time consuming, expensive and intrusive to daily business operations.
Conducting such upgrades could result in a failure to our operating systems
or
may cause a delay in fulfillment of orders received through our online auction
platform or materially affect the internal control over financial reporting
of
the Company. Undertaking such an upgrade will require a significant capital
expenditure that may result in a diversion of funds required for general
operating expenses, which may result in an adverse effect to our ongoing
business operations.
We
may be liable if third parties misappropriate our customers’ personal
information.
If
third
parties are able to penetrate our network security or otherwise misappropriate
our customers’ personal information or credit card information, or if we give
third parties improper access to our customers’ personal information or credit
card information, we could be subject to liability. This liability could
include
claims for unauthorized purchases with credit card information, impersonation
or
other similar fraud claims. This liability could also include claims for
other
misuses of personal information, including unauthorized marketing purposes.
These claims could result in litigation. Liability for misappropriation of
this
information could adversely affect our business. In addition, the Federal
Trade
Commission and state agencies have been investigating various Internet companies
regarding their use of personal information. We could incur additional expenses
from the introduction of new regulations regarding the use of personal
information or from government agencies investigating our privacy
practices.
Credit
card fraud could adversely affect our business.
Approximately
90% of Petals sales in fiscal 2005 were paid for with a credit card. The
failure
to control adequately fraudulent credit card transactions could reduce our
net
revenues and gross margin. We have implemented technology to help us detect
the
fraudulent use of credit card information. However, we may in the future
suffer
losses because of orders placed with fraudulent credit card data even though
the
associated financial institution approved payment of the orders. Under current
credit card practices, we may be liable for fraudulent credit card transactions
because we do not obtain a cardholder’s signature. If we are unable to detect or
control credit card fraud, our liability for these transactions could harm
our
business, results of operation or financial condition.
Other
Risks Related to Our Capital Structure and Immuno Common
Stock
If
we default on any of our outstanding indebtedness, some or all of our assets
could be liquidated, our operations will be disrupted and you may lose all
or
part of your investment.
All
of
our assets are subject to liens in favor of our secured creditors under security
agreements. We assumed Petals’ obligations under notes totaling more than $8
million, and the assumed indebtedness is secured by substantially all of
the
assets we acquired from Petals. As a result, if we default under the terms
of
any of these assumed notes, the holders of the notes could foreclose under
the
security interest and liquidate some or all of the acquired assets.
Future
sales by Immuno’s stockholders may adversely affect its stock price and its
ability to raise funds in new stock offerings.
Future
sales of Immuno’s common stock in the public market could lower the market price
of our common stock. Such sales may also make it more difficult for Immuno
to
sell equity securities or equity-related securities in the future at a time
and
price that management deems acceptable or at all. Some of our shareholders,
including Petals and the parties to the Debt Restructuring Agreements, hold
securities issued and sold in private transactions in reliance upon exemptions
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. These securities
may be resold in the public market only if the resale is registered or pursuant
to an exemption from registration. Immuno does not know when these shares
will
be sold since sales will depend upon the market price for its common stock,
the
circumstances, needs and decisions of the selling stockholders, and other
factors.
The
holders of Immuno’s newly designated preferred stock issued in the Acquisition
have rights and privileges that are senior to those of Immuno’s common
stockholders, and we may issue additional shares of preferred stock without
stockholder approval that could adversely affect the price of our common
stock.
The
board
of directors of Immuno has the authority to issue, without any further vote
or
action by you and the other common stockholders, a total of up to 10 million
shares of preferred stock and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges,
and
restrictions, including voting rights, of the preferred stock, which typically
are senior to the rights of the common stockholders. As of August 2, 2006,
there
were outstanding 10,800 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock and
240
shares of Series B convertible preferred stock and we may, from time to time
in
the future, issue additional preferred stock for financing or other purposes
with rights, preferences or privileges senior to the common stock.
Our outstanding preferred stock is entitled to preferential rights in
liquidation and, in the case of our Series A preferred stock, to the payment
of
dividends. Your rights will be subject to, and may be adversely affected
by, the rights of the holders of the preferred stock that have been issued
or
might be issued in the future. Preferred stock also could make it more difficult
for a third party to acquire a majority of our outstanding voting stock.
This
could delay, defer or prevent a change in control. Furthermore, holders of
preferred stock may have other rights, including economic rights, senior
to the
holders of its common stock. As a result, the existence and issuance of
preferred stock could have a material adverse effect on the market value
of the
common stock.
The
issuance of preferred stock may entrench management or discourage a change
of
control.
Our
certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of preferred stock that
would have designations rights, and preferences determined from time to time
by
our board of directors. Accordingly, our board of directors is empowered,
without stockholder approval, to issue preferred stock with dividends,
liquidation, conversion, voting, or other rights that could adversely affect
the
voting power or other rights of the holders of common stock.
The
preferred stock could be used, under some circumstances, as a method of
discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of the company or,
alternatively, granting the holders of preferred stock such rights as to
entrench management. Current members of our management that are large
stockholders and members of our board of directors may have interests that
are
different from other stockholders. Therefore, conflicting interests of some
members of management and our stockholders may lead to stockholders desiring
to
replace these individuals. In the event this occurs and the holders of our
common stock desired to remove current management, it is possible that our
board
of directors could issue preferred stock and grant the holders thereof such
rights and preferences so as to discourage or frustrate attempts by the common
stockholders to remove current management. In doing so, management would
be able
to severely limit the rights of common stockholders to elect the members
of our
board of directors. In addition, by issuing preferred stock, management could
prevent other shareholders from receiving a premium price for their shares
as
part of a tender offer.
Neither
Immuno nor Petals has ever paid cash dividends, and Immuno does not anticipate
paying cash dividends on its common stock in the foreseeable future. Investors
should not rely on an investment in our stock for the payment of cash
dividends.
Neither
Petals nor Immuno has paid cash dividends to the holders of its common equity
to
date. The holders of Immuno’s newly designated Series A preferred stock issued
in connection with the Acquisition are entitled to receive dividends at the
rate
of 8% per annum paid semi-annually, beginning on January 1, 2007. Immuno
currently intends to retain its future earnings, if any, after payment of
dividends to the holders of its preferred stock, to fund the development
and
growth of the Petals business. As a result, capital appreciation, if any,
of our
common stock will be your sole source of gain for the foreseeable
future.
The
sale of material amounts of common stock could encourage short sales by third
parties and further depress the price of our common stock. As a result, you
may
lose all or part of your investment.
The
significant downward pressure on our stock price caused by the sale of a
significant number of shares could cause our stock price to decline, thus
allowing short sellers of our stock an opportunity to take advantage of any
decrease in the value of its stock. The presence of short sellers in our
common
stock may further depress the price of our common stock.
Risks
Related to the Dilutive Effect of Immuno’s Agreements with Investors and Other
Arrangements
You
could suffer substantial dilution of your investment and our stock price
could
decline significantly if we issue substantial shares of our common stock
(i)
upon conversion of the outstanding preferred stock, or (ii) pursuant to
employment agreements, consulting agreements and equity compensation
plans.
We
are
obligated to issue a substantial number of shares of common stock pursuant
to
the terms of the arrangements described above. These include 42,000,000 shares
issuable upon conversion of the outstanding preferred stock and an employment
agreement between Petals and Mr. Hicks which was assumed by Immuno and which
entitles him, at his election, to receive compensation in the form of common
stock issued at a discount to the the-current market price of our common
stock. Should a significant number of these securities be issued, exercised
or
converted, the resulting increase in the amount of the common stock in the
public market could have a substantial dilutive effect on Immuno’s outstanding
common stock. The conversion and exercise of a substantial amount of the
aforementioned securities or the issuance of new shares of common stock may
also
adversely affect the terms under which Immuno could obtain additional equity
capital. The price, which Immuno may receive for the shares of common stock,
that are issuable upon conversion or exercise of such securities, may be
less
than the market price of the common stock at the time of such conversions
or
exercise.
Risks
Relating to New Corporate Governance Standards
Immuno
is not subject to the same corporate governance standards as listed companies.
This may affect market confidence and company performance. As a result, our
business could be harmed and the price of our stock could
decrease.
Registered
exchanges and the Nasdaq Stock Market have adopted enhanced corporate governance
requirements that apply to issuers that list their securities on those markets.
These standards deal with the rights and responsibilities of a company's
management, its board, shareholders and various stakeholders. A public company’s
corporate governance structure and process may affect market confidence as
well
as company performance. Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board,
which does not have comparable requirements. As a result, our business and
the
price of our stock may be adversely affected.
For
instance, Immuno is not required to have, and does not have, any independent
directors, nor does its board of directors have a standing audit committee,
compensation committee or nominating committee. Therefore management has
significant influence over decisions made by the board of directors on behalf
of
the stockholders.
In
some
circumstances, management may not have the same interests as other shareholders
and conflicts of interest may arise. We do not have a policy to resolve
conflicts of interest and it is not required to have one. Although the members
of our board of directors have fiduciary duties as directors to Immuno and
to
our stockholders in general, these persons may have interests different than
yours.
Because
we are not subject to the enhanced corporate governance requirements applicable
to companies whose securities are listed on a national securities exchange
or
with the Nasdaq Stock Market, investors may lack confidence in our management.
A
loss of confidence in our management could lead to a substantial stock price
decline.
Our
administrative costs and expenses resulting from new regulations may adversely
affect our financial condition and results of
operations.
We
face
new corporate governance requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
and
SEC rules adopted thereunder. These regulations increased our legal and
financial compliance and made some activities more difficult, time-consuming
and
costly. Our expenses will continue to increase as we continue to implement
these
new regulations.
Immuno
will be required to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002,
and if it fails to comply without exceptions in a timely manner, a loss of
investor confidence in Immuno’s financial reports could result and lead to a
substantial stock price decline.
Rules
adopted by the SEC pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
require annual assessment of Immuno’s internal control over financial reporting,
and attestation of this assessment by its independent registered public
accountant. Immuno expects that this requirement will first apply to its
annual
report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008. The report will contain,
among
other matters, an assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control
over
financial reporting as of the end of the fiscal year, including a statement
as
to whether or not its internal control over financial reporting is effective.
This assessment must include disclosure of any material weaknesses in Immuno’s
internal control over financial reporting identified by management. The report
must also contain a statement that Immuno’s independent auditors have issued an
attestation report on management’s assessment of such internal controls. The
standards for Section 404 that must be met for management to assess the
effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting are complex,
and
require significant documentation, testing and possible remediation to meet
the
detailed standards. Immuno may encounter problems or delays in completing
activities necessary to make an assessment of its internal control over
financial reporting. In addition, Immuno may encounter problems or delays
in
completing the implementation of any requested improvements and receiving
an
attestation of its assessment by Immuno’s independent registered public
accountants. If management cannot assess Immuno’s internal control over
financial reporting as effective, or its independent registered public
accounting firm is unable to issue an unqualified attestation report on such
assessment, investor confidence and share value may be negatively
affected.
Immuno
has not yet begun the process of analyzing its internal controls and preparing
for the evaluation needed to comply with Section 404. During this process,
if
management identifies one or more material weaknesses in Immuno’s internal
control over financial reporting that are not remediated, Immuno will be
unable
to assert that its internal control is effective. Any failure to have effective
internal control over financial reporting could cause investors to lose
confidence in the accuracy and completeness of Immuno’s financial reports, which
could lead to a substantial stock price decline.
Immuno
could be the subject of securities class action litigation as a result of
future
stock price volatility, which could divert management’s attention and adversely
affect its results of operations.
The
stock
market in general, and market prices for the securities of small companies
like
Immuno in particular, have from time to time experienced volatility that
often
has been unrelated to the operating performance of the underlying companies.
Immuno expects a certain degree of stock price volatility. These broad market
and industry fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of its common
stock, regardless of its operating performance. In several recent situations
where the market price of a stock has been volatile, holders of that stock
have
instituted securities class action litigation against the issuer. If any
of
Immuno’s shareholders were to bring a lawsuit against it, the defense and
disposition of the lawsuit could be costly and divert the time and attention
of
its management and harm its business.
Immuno’s
certificate of incorporation provides for indemnification of officers and
directors at the expense of Immuno, and limits their liability, which may
result
in a major cost to Immuno and conflict with the interests of its shareholders
as
corporate resources may be expended for the benefit of directors.
Immuno’s
certificate of incorporation and applicable Delaware law provide for the
indemnification of its directors, officers, employees, and agents, under
certain
circumstances, against attorney's fees and other expenses incurred by them
in
any litigation to which they become a party arising from their association
with
or activities on behalf of Immuno. Immuno will also bear the expenses of
such
litigation for any of its directors, officers, employees, or agents, upon
such
person's promise to repay Immuno therefor if it is ultimately determined
that
any such person will not have been entitled to indemnification. This
indemnification policy could result in substantial expenditures by Immuno,
which
it will be unable to recoup.
Immuno
has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC, this type of indemnification
is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
these types of liabilities, other than the payment by Immuno of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding, is asserted by a director, officer
or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, Immuno
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 indemnification by Immuno is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue. The legal process relating to this matter if it were to occur is likely
to be very costly and may result in Immuno receiving negative publicity,
both of
which are likely to materially reduce the market and price for its shares,
if
such a market ever develops.
Risks
Related to Investing in Illiquid and Low-Priced Securities
Currently
there is very little trading in Immuno’s securities, and there can be no
assurances that an active market will ever develop.
Immuno’s
common stock is not traded on a registered securities exchange and it does
not
meet the initial listing criteria for any registered securities exchange
or the
NASDAQ Capital Market. It is quoted on the less-recognized OTC Bulletin Board.
This factor may impair an investor’s ability to sell his shares when he wants
and/or could depress its stock price. As a result, an investor may find it
difficult to dispose of, or to obtain accurate quotations of the price of,
Immuno’s securities because smaller quantities of shares could be bought and
sold, transactions could be delayed and security analyst and news coverage
of
Immuno may be reduced. These factors could result in lower prices and larger
spreads in the bids and ask prices for Immuno’s shares. Due to the current price
of Immuno’s common stock, many brokerage firms may not be willing to effect
transactions in Immuno’s securities, particularly because of an SEC rule
imposing additional sales requirements on broker-dealers who sell low-priced
securities (generally those below $5.00 per share). These factors severely
limit
the liquidity of Immuno common stock and likely have a material adverse effect
on Immuno’s market price and on its ability to raise additional capital. Immuno
cannot predict the extent to which investor interest in its stock, if any,
will
lead to an increase in its market price or the development of a more active
trading market or how liquid that market might become.
Immuno’s
common stock is deemed to be "penny stock," which may make it more difficult
for
investors to sell these shares due to suitability and disclosure
requirements.
Many
brokerage firms may not be willing to effect transactions in Immuno’s
securities, particularly because low-priced securities are subject to SEC
rules
(referred to as the "penny stock rules") imposing additional sales requirements
on broker-dealers who sell low-priced securities (generally defined as those
having a per share price below $5.00). These disclosure requirements may
have
the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for Immuno
common stock as it is subject to these penny stock rules. These rules severely
limit the liquidity, if any, of Immuno’s common stock, and will likely continue
to have a material adverse effect on its market price and on its ability
to
raise additional capital through selling Immuno common.
The
penny
stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock,
to
deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the Commission,
that: (a) contains a description of the nature and level of risk in the market
for penny stocks in both public offerings and secondary trading; (b) contains
a
description of the broker's or dealer's duties to the customer and of the
rights
and remedies available to the customer with respect to a violation to such
duties or other requirements of Securities' laws; (c) contains a brief, clear,
narrative description of a dealer market, including bid and ask prices for
penny
stocks and the significance of the spread between the bid and ask price;
(d)
contains a toll-free telephone number for inquiries on disciplinary actions;
(e)
defines significant terms in the disclosure document or in the conduct of
trading in penny stocks; and (f) contains such other information and is in
such
form, including language, type, size and format, as the SEC may require by
rule
or regulation.
In
addition, the broker-dealer also must provide, prior to effecting any
transaction in a penny stock, the customer with: (a) bid and ask quotations
for
the penny stock; (b) the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson
in the transaction; (c) the number of shares to which such bid and ask prices
apply, or other comparable information relating to the depth and liquidity
of
the market for such stock; and (d) monthly account statements showing the
market
value of each penny stock held in the customer's account.
Finally,
the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock
not
otherwise exempt from those rules, the broker-dealer must make a special
written
determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser
and receive the purchaser's written acknowledgment of the receipt of a risk
disclosure statement, a written agreement to transactions involving penny
stocks, and a signed and dated copy of a written suitability
statement.
These
requirements may reduce the potential market for Immuno’s common stock by
reducing the number of potential investors, brokers and traders. This may
make
it more difficult for investors in Immuno’s common stock to sell shares to third
parties or to otherwise dispose of them. This could cause Immuno’s stock price
to decline.
Immuno
cannot predict the extent to which investor interest in Immuno common stock
or a
business combination, if any, will lead to an increase in its market price
or
the development of an active trading market or how liquid that market, if
any,
might become.
The
market price of our common stock may be volatile. As a result, you may not
be
able to sell our common stock in short time periods, or possibly at
all.
Our
stock
price may be volatile. Many factors may cause the market price of our common
stock to fluctuate, including:
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variations
in its quarterly results of
operations;
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the
introduction of new products or product categories by Immuno or
our
competitors;
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acquisitions
or strategic alliances involving our
competitors;
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future
sales of shares of common stock in the public market;
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market
conditions in our industries and the economy as a
whole.
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In
addition, the stock market has recently experienced extreme price and volume
fluctuations. These fluctuations are often unrelated to the operating
performance of particular companies. These broad market fluctuations may
adversely affect the market price of our common stock. When the market price
of
a company's stock drops significantly, stockholders often institute securities
class action litigation against that company. Any litigation against us could
cause us to incur substantial costs, divert the time and attention of our
management and other resources or otherwise harm its business.
Sales
of shares of our common stock relying upon Rule 144 may depress prices for
our
common stock by a material amount.
Approximately
99% of the outstanding shares of our common stock, including all the shares
issued in the Acquisition and pursuant to the Debt Restructuring Agreements,
are
"restricted securities" within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities
Act
of 1933, as amended.
As
restricted shares, these shares may be resold only pursuant to an effective
registration statement or under the requirements of Rule 144 or other applicable
exemptions from registration under the Act and as required under applicable
state securities laws. Rule 144 provides in essence that a person who has
held
restricted securities for a prescribed period (at least one year) may, under
certain conditions, sell every three months, in brokerage transactions, a
number
of shares that does not exceed 1.0% of a company's outstanding common stock.
The
alternative average weekly trading volume during the four calendar weeks
prior
to the sale is not available to Immuno’s shareholders being that the OTCBB (if
and when listed thereon) is not an "automated quotation system" and market
based
volume limitations are not available for securities quoted only over the
OTCBB.
As a result of revisions to Rule 144 which became effective on or about April
29, 1997, there is no limit on the amount of restricted securities that may
be
sold by a non-affiliate (i.e., a stockholder who is not an officer, director
or
control person) after the restricted securities have been held by the owner
for
a period of two years. A sale under Rule 144 or under any other exemption
from
the Act, if available, or pursuant to registration of shares of common stock
of
present stockholders, may have a depressive effect upon the price of our
common
stock in any market that may develop.
ANNUAL
AND QUARTERLY REPORTS; INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE AND WHERE YOU
CAN
OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Available
Information
Immuno
is
required to file annual, quarterly and special reports, and other information
with the SEC. You may read and copy any document which Immuno has filed at the
SEC's public reference rooms at:
Securities
and Exchange Commission
450
Fifth
Street, N.W.
Washington,
D.C.
Please
call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for more information on the operation of the
public reference rooms. Copies of Immuno’s SEC filings are also available to the
public from the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.
Documents
filed by us pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act may be reviewed and/or
obtained through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Electronic Data
Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System, which is publicly available through
the
Securities and Exchange Commission’s web site (http://www.sec.gov).
Incorporation
by Reference
The
SEC
allows us to "incorporate by reference" information into this Information
Statement, which means that we can disclose important information to you
by
referring you to another document or report filed separately with the SEC.
The
information incorporated by reference is deemed to be a part of this Information
Statement, except to the extent any information is superseded by this
Information Statement. The following documents which have been filed by Immuno
with the SEC and contain important information about Immuno, Petals, the
investors, and the Acquisition are incorporated into this Information
Statement:
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Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on August 29,
2006;
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Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on August 25,
2006;
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Information
Statement on Schedule 14F-1 filed on August 4,
2006;
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Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on July 7, 2006;
and
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Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on June 30,
2006.
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Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
by
reference into this Information Statement will be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Information Statement to the extent that
a
statement contained in this Information Statement or any other subsequently
filed document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Information Statement modifies or supersedes the statement. Any statement
so
modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded,
to constitute a part of this Information Statement.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
We
will
furnish without charge to any stockholder, upon written or oral request,
any
documents filed by us pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act. Requests for
such
documents should be addressed to ImmunoTechnology Corporation at Executive
Pavilion, 90 Grove Street, Suite 204, Ridgefield, CT.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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IMMUNOTECHNOLOGY
CORPORATION
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Dated:
August 29, 2006
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By:
/s/ Stephen M.
Hicks
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Stephen
M. Hicks
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President
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Annex
A
AMENDED
AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE
OF INCORPORATION
OF
PETALS
DECORATIVE ACCENTS, INC.
PETALS
DECORATIVE ACCENTS, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of
the State of Delaware, hereby certifies as follows:
1. The
name
of the corporation is Petals Decorative Accents, Inc. Petals Decorative
Accents,
Inc. was originally incorporated under the name ImmunoTechnology Corporation.
The Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation was filed with the
Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware on November 30, 1989. The following documents
are on file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware:
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Certificate
of Ownership,
filed on November 13, 1986;
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b. |
Certificate
of Ownership,
filed on December 21, 1989;
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Certificate
of Renewal,
filed on May 21, 1997, renewing the Corporation’s Certificate of
Incorporation after its revocation on March 1, 1991 for failure
by the
Corporation to file its annual franchise tax
report;
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d. |
Certificate
of Renewal,
filed on September 27, 2004, renewing the Corporation’s Certificate of
Incorporation after its revocation for non-payment by the Corporation
of
its taxes;
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e.
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Certificate
of Amendment,
filed on March 10, 2005;
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f.
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Certificate
of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Preferred
Stock,
filed on June 28, 2006; and
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g.
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Certificate
of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series B Convertible
Preferred
Stock,
filed on June 28, 2006.
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2. Pursuant
to Sections 242 and 245 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, this Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation restates and integrates and further
amends the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of this
corporation.
3. The
text
of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation as heretofore
amended
or supplemented is hereby restated and further amended to read in its entirety
as follows:
FIRST:
The
name
of the corporation (the "Corporation")
is
Petals Decorative Accents, Inc.
SECOND:
The
Corporation's Registered Office in the State of Delaware is located at
25
Greystone Manor, Lewes, Delaware, 19801. The Corporation's Registered Agent
at
this address is Harvard Business Services, Inc.
THIRD:
The
purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for
which
corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of
Delaware.
FOURTH:
Immediately
upon the filing and effectiveness of this Amended and Restated Certificate
of
Incorporation (the "Effective
Time"),
each
share of the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the
"Original
Common Stock"),
shall
be combined, reclassified and changed into one third (1/3) of one fully
paid and
nonassessable share of Common Stock without any action on the part of the
holder
thereof (the "Reverse
Split").
At
and after the Effective Time, each outstanding certificate that prior thereto
represented shares of Original Common Stock shall be deemed for all purposes
to
evidence ownership of and to represent that number of shares of Common
Stock
into which the shares represented by such certificate shall have been combined,
reclassified and changed as herein provided. Until any such outstanding
stock
certificate shall have been surrendered for transfer or otherwise accounted
for
to the Corporation, the registered owner thereof on the books and records
of the
Corporation shall have and be entitled to exercise any voting and other
rights
with respect to, and to receive any dividend and other distributions upon,
the
shares of Common Stock issuable to the holder thereof upon surrender of
such
certificate. All shares of Common Stock issued to any holder of Original
Common
Stock as a result of the Reverse Split shall be aggregated for the purpose
of
determining the number of shares of Common Stock to which such holder shall
be
entitled, and no fractional shares shall be issued in connection with the
Reverse Split. Any
stockholder who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share
of
Common Stock as a result of the Reverse Split shall receive in lieu thereof
cash
in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the fair market value
of the
Common Stock immediately following the Effective Time, as determined in
good
faith by the Board of Directors.
The
aggregate number of shares of capital stock of all classes which the Corporation
shall have authority to issue is ONE HUNDRED TEN MILLION (110,000,000),
of which
ONE HUNDRED MILLION (100,000,000) shares having a par value of $.00001
per share
shall be of a class designated "Common
Stock"
and TEN
MILLION (10,000,000) shares having a par value of $.00001 per share shall
be of
a class designated "Preferred
Stock."
All
shares of the Corporation shall be issued for such consideration or
considerations as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
The
designations, voting powers, preferences, optional or other special rights
and
qualifications; limitations, or restrictions of the above classes of stock
shall
be as follows:
I. PREFERRED
STOCK
A. PREFERRED
STOCK GENERALLY
1. Issuance
in Series.
(a) Shares
of
Preferred Stock may be issued in one or more series at such time or times
as the
Board of Directors may determine. All shares of any one series shall be
of equal
rank and identical in all respects.
2. Authority
of Board for Issuance.
(a) Authority
is hereby expressly granted to the Board of Directors to fix from time
to time,
by resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of any series of
Preferred Stock, the designation of such series and the powers, preferences
and
rights of the shares of each series, and the qualifications limitations
or
restrictions thereof including the following:
(i) The
distinctive designation and number of shares comprising such series, which
number may (except where otherwise provided by the Board of Directors in
creating such series) be increased or decreased (but not below the number
of
shares then outstanding) from time to time by action of the Board of
Directors;
(ii) The
rate
of dividend, if any, on the shares of that series, whether dividends shall
be
cumulative and, if so, from which date or dates, the relative rights of
priority, if any, of payment of dividends on shares of that series or shares
of
any other series;
(iii) Whether
the shares of that series shall be redeemable at the option of the Corporation
or at the option of the holder of shares of that series and, if so, the
terms
and conditions of such redemption, including the date or dates upon or
after
which they shall be redeemable, and the amount per share payable in case
of
redemption, which amount may vary under different conditions and different
redemption dates;
(iv) Whether
that series shall have a sinking fund for the redemption or purchase of
shares
of that series and, if so, terms and amounts payable into such sinking
fund;
(v) The
rights to which the holders of the shares or series shall be entitled in
the
event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, distribution
of
assets or winding up the Corporation, relative rights of priority, if any,
of
the shares of that series;
(vi) Whether
the shares of that series shall be converted into or exchangeable for shares
of
stock of any class or any other series of Preferred Stock and, if so, the
terms
and conditions of such conversion or exchange, including the terms of adjusting
the rates of conversion or exchange in the event of a stock split, stock
dividend, combination of shares or such other event;
(vii) Whether
the issuance of any additional shares or series, or of any shares of any
other
series, shall be subject to restrictions as to issuance, or as to the powers,
preferences and rights of any such other series;
(viii) Any
other
preferences, privileges and powers relative, participating, optional or
other
special rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such series
the
Board of Directors may deem advisable and as shall not be inconsistent
with the
provisions of the Corporation's Charter as from time to time amended, and
to the
full extent hereinafter as permitted by the laws of Delaware.
3. Dividends.
Payment
of dividends shall be as follows:
(a) The
holders of Preferred Stock of each series take preference to the holders
of
Common Stock, shall be entitled to receive, as and when declared by the
Board of
Directors funds legally available therefor, all dividends, at the rate
of such
series fixed in accordance with the provisions of Article FOURTH and no
more;
(b) Dividends
may be paid upon, or declared or set for, any series of Preferred Stock
in
preference to the holder of any other series of Preferred Stock in the
manner
determined by the resolutions of the Board of Directors authorizing and
creating
such series;
(c) So
long
as any shares of Preferred Stock shall be outstanding, in no event shall
any
dividend, whether in cash or in property, be paid or declared nor shall
any
distribution be made, on the Common Stock, nor shall any shares of Common
be
purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired for value by the Corporation,
unless
all dividends on all cumulative Preferred Stock with respect to all past
dividend periods, and unless all dividends on all series of Preferred Stock
for
the then current dividend period shall have been paid or declared, and
provided
for, and unless the Corporation shall not be in default with respect to
any of
its obligations with respect to any sinking fund for any series of Preferred
Stock. The foregoing provisions of this subparagraph (c) shall not, however,
apply to any dividend payable in Common Stock;
(d) No
dividend shall be deemed to have accrued on any share of Preferred Stock
of any
series with respect to any period prior to the date of the original issue
of
such share or the dividend payment date immediately preceding or following
such
date of original issue, as may be provided in the resolutions of the Board
of
Directors creating such series. Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to
participate in any dividends declared and paid on Common Stock, whether
payable
in cash, stock or otherwise. Accruals of dividends shall not pay
interest.
4. Dissolution
or Liquidation.
In
the
event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution of assets
or
winding up of the Corporation, the holders of the shares of each series
of
Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be entitled to receive out of the
net
assets of the Corporation, but only in accordance with the preferences,
if any,
provided for such series, before any distribution or payment shall be made
to
the holders of Common Stock, the amount per share fixed by the resolution
or
resolutions of the Board of Directors to be received by the holder of each
such
share in such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, distribution
of
assets or winding up, as the case may be. If such payment shall have been
made
in full to the holders of all outstanding Preferred Stock of all series,
or duly
provided for, the remaining assets of the Corporation shall be available
for
distribution among the holders of Common Stock as provided in this Article
FOURTH. If upon any such liquidation, dissolution, distribution of assets
or
winding up, the net assets of the Corporation available for distribution
among
the holders of any one or more series of Preferred Stock which (i) are
entitled
to a preference over the holders of Common Stock upon such liquidation,
dissolution, distribution of assets or winding up, and (ii) rank equally
in
connection therewith, shall be insufficient to make payment for the preferential
amount to which the holders of such shares shall be entitled, then such
assets
shall be distributed among the holders of each such series of Preferred
Stock
ratably according to the respective amounts to which they would be entitled
in
respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts
payable
on or with respect to such shares were paid in full.
Neither
the consolidation nor merger of the Corporation, nor the sale, lease or
conveyance (whether for cash, securities or other property) of all,
substantially all or any part of its assets, shall be deemed a liquidation,
dissolution, distribution of assets or winding up of the Corporation within the
meaning of this provision.
5. Voting
Rights.
Except
to
the extent otherwise required by law or provided in the resolution of the
Board
of Directors adopted pursuant to authority granted in this Article FOURTH,
the
shares of Preferred Stock shall have no voting power with respect to any
matter
whatsoever. The Board of Directors may determine whether the shares of
any
series shall have limited, contingent, full or no voting rights, in addition
to
the voting rights provided by law and, if so, the terms of such voting
rights.
In no event shall the Preferred Stock be entitled to more than one vote
in
respect of each share of such stock.
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DESIGNATIONS,
PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS OF SERIES A PREFERRED
STOCK
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A
total
of 10,800 shares of the Corporation's previously undesignated Preferred
Stock,
$.00001 par value, shall be designated as the "Series A Preferred Stock"
(the
"Series
A Preferred Stock")
and
may be issued by the Company at any time and from time to time, such date
of
issuance the "Original
Issue Date."
The
stated value per share of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be $1,000.00
(the
"Series
A Stated Value").
1. DIVIDENDS.
(a) The
holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when,
as and
if declared by the Board of Directors, out of any assets of this corporation
legally available therefor, any dividends as may be declared from time
to time
by the Board of Directors; provided
that no
dividends shall be declared or paid on Common Stock until all dividends
accrued
or declared but unpaid on Series A Preferred Stock have been paid in
full.
(b) The
holders
of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive
cumulative dividends (the "Series
A Accruing Dividend")
at an
annual rate of $80.00 per share of Series A Preferred Stock, as appropriately
adjusted for any recapitalizations, stock combinations, stock dividends,
stock
splits and the like with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock which
dividends, in each case, shall accrue daily in arrears, whether or not
such
dividends are declared by the Board of Directors or paid. The Series A
Accruing
Dividend shall be payable when, as and if declared by the Board, out of
any
funds legally available therefor and prior and in preference to dividends
to any
other holder of capital stock of the corporation; provided
that the
Series A Accruing Dividend shall be paid in cash or, at the election of
the
holder which election shall be made in writing not less than 10 trading
days
prior to the relevant dividend payment date, the Corporation's common stock
no
less frequently than semi-annually with the first payment to be made on
January
1, 2007 and pro rated for the number of actual number of days elapsed between
the Original Issue Date and January 1, 2007. If the holder elects to have
the
dividend paid in Common Stock and the Common Stock is then traded on the
Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board market, the Nasdaq Stock Market, the American
Stock Exchange, or the New York Stock Exchange (a "Public
Market"),
the
price per share of the Common Stock shall be equal the Market Price. If
the
Common Stock is not traded on a Public Market, then the Common Stock shall
be
valued at the fair market value as determined by the Board of Directors
of the
Company in good faith. "Market
Price"
for
purposes of this provision shall mean the average of the closing trade
prices
for the Company's Common Stock on the Public Market for the five (5) trading
days immediately preceding the payment date.
2. LIQUIDATION,
DISSOLUTION OR WINDING UP.
(a) TREATMENT
AT LIQUIDATION, DISSOLUTION OR WINDING UP.
In the
event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation,
whether
voluntary or involuntary, or in the event of its insolvency, before any
distribution or payment is made to any holders of Common Stock or any other
class or series of capital stock of the Corporation designated to be junior
to
the Series A Preferred Stock, and subject to the liquidation rights and
preferences of any class or series of Preferred Stock designated by the
board of
directors of the Corporation in the future to be senior to, or on a parity
with,
the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to liquidation preferences, the
holders of each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to
be paid
first out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to
holders
of the Corporation's capital stock of all classes, whether such assets
are
capital, surplus or earnings, an amount equal to the Series A Stated Value
per
share of Series A Preferred Stock held by any holder, plus accrued and
unpaid
dividends, if any, pursuant to Section
1
above,
including without limitation the Series A Accruing Dividend in respect
of such
share (the "Series
A Liquidation Value").
If,
upon
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of
the
Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders shall be insufficient
to pay the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock the full amount to which
they
otherwise would be entitled, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall
share
ratably in any distribution of available assets in proportion to the respective
liquidation preference amounts which would otherwise be payable upon liquidation
with respect to the outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock
if all
liquidation preference amounts with respect to such shares were paid in
full,
based upon the aggregate Series A Liquidation Value payable upon all shares
of
Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding.
After
such payment shall have been made in full to the holders of the Series
A
Preferred Stock, or funds necessary for such payment shall have been set
aside
by the Corporation in trust for the account of holders of the Series A
Preferred
Stock so as to be available for such payment, the remaining assets available
for
distribution shall be distributed ratably among the holders of the Common
Stock
and any class or series of capital stock designated to be junior to the
Series A
Preferred Stock (if any) in right of payment upon any liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of the Corporation.
(b) DISTRIBUTIONS
OTHER THAN CASH.
Whenever the distributions provided for in this Section
2
shall be
payable in property other than cash, the value of such distribution shall
be the
fair market value of such property as determined in good faith by the board
of
directors of the Corporation. All distributions (including distributions
other
than cash) made hereunder shall be made pro rata
to the
holders of Series A Preferred Stock.
(c) MERGER
AS
LIQUIDATION, ETC.
The
merger or consolidation of the Corporation into or with another corporation
(other than a merger in which the existing stockholders of the Corporation
continue to hold at least 50% of the capital stock of the surviving or
resulting
corporation) or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Corporation (other than to a wholly-owned subsidiary of this Corporation)
shall,
at the election of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares
of Series
A Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class, be deemed to be a liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation for purposes of this Section
2
(a
"Series
A Deemed Liquidation Event").
Upon
a Series A Deemed Liquidation Event, the amount deemed distributed to the
holders of Series A Preferred Stock upon any such merger or consolidation
shall
be the cash or the value of the property, rights or securities distributed
to
such holders by the acquiring person, firm or other entity. The value of
such
property, rights or other securities shall be determined in good faith
by the
board of directors of the Corporation.
3. VOTING
POWER.
(a) On
any
matter presented to the stockholders of the Corporation for their action
or
consideration at any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation (or by
written
consent of stockholders in lieu of meeting), each holder of outstanding
shares
of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to cast the number of votes
equal
to the number of whole shares of Common Stock into which the shares of
Series A
Preferred Stock held by such holder are convertible, or would be convertible
but
for the passage of time, as of the record date for determining stockholders
entitled to vote on such matter. Except as provided by law or by the provisions
of Subsection 3(b) or 4 below, holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall
vote
together with the holders of Common Stock, and with the holders of any
other
series of Preferred Stock the terms of which so provide, as a single
class.
(b) In
the
event that the Corporation shall fail to pay dividends required to be paid
under
Subsection
1(b)
above
for two or more semi-annual periods and shall not have cured such failure,
holders of record of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, exclusively
and as
a separate class, shall be entitled to elect a majority of directors of
the
Corporation (the "Series
A Directors")
and
the then existing directors of the Corporation (the "Existing
Directors")
shall
expand the number of members of the Board of Directors to accommodate such
Series A Directors. Any director elected as provided in the preceding sentence
may be removed without Cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
Existing Directors after such time as the Corporation shall have paid in
full
all dividends required to by paid to the holders of Series A Preferred
Stock.
4. SPECIAL
VOTING RIGHTS OF THE SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK.
At any
time when at least a majority of shares of Series A Preferred Stock (subject
to
appropriate adjustment in the event of any dividend, stock split, combination
or
other similar recapitalization affecting such shares) are outstanding,
except
where the vote or written consent of the holders of a greater number of
shares
of the Corporation is required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation,
and in addition to any other vote required by law or the Certificate of
Incorporation, without the written consent or affirmative vote of the holders
of
a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock,
given in
writing or by vote at a meeting, consenting or voting (as the case may
be)
separately as a class, the
Corporation shall not, either directly or by amendment, merger, consolidation
or
otherwise:
(i) liquidate,
dissolve or wind-up the business and affairs of the Corporation, effect
any
Series A Deemed Liquidation Event, or consent to any of the
foregoing;
(ii) amend,
alter or repeal any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws
of
the Corporation in a manner adverse to the Series A Preferred
Stock;
(iii) create
any additional class or series of shares of stock unless the same ranks
junior
to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the distribution of assets
on
the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation and with
respect
to the payment of dividends and redemption rights, or increase the authorized
number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock or increase the authorized
number
of shares of any additional class or series of shares of stock unless the
same
ranks junior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the distribution
of
assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation
and with
respect to the payment of dividends, or create or authorize any obligation
or
security convertible into shares of any class or series of stock unless
the same
ranks junior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the distribution
of
assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation
and with
respect to the payment of dividends and redemption rights;
(iv) purchase
or redeem or pay or declare any dividend or make any distribution on, any
shares
of stock other than the Series A Preferred Stock as expressly authorized
herein,
or permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to take any such action, except
for
dividends or other distributions payable on the Common Stock solely in
the form
of additional shares of Common Stock and other than securities repurchased
from
former employees, officers, directors, consultants or other persons who
performed services for the Corporation or any subsidiary in connection
with the
cessation of such employment or service at the lower of the original purchase
price or the then-current fair market value thereof;
(v) create,
or authorize the creation of, or issue, or authorize the issuance of, or
permit
any subsidiary to take any such action, any debt security (other than debt
with
no equity feature) including, without limitation, any debt security which
by its
terms is convertible into or exchangeable for any equity security of the
Corporation and any security of the Corporation which is a combination
of debt
and equity;
(vi) except
as
provided in Subsection
3(b),
increase or decrease the authorized number of directors constituting the
Board
of Directors; or
(vii) if
the
Common Stock is traded on any Public Market, sell or issue Additional Shares
of
Common Stock (as defined in Section 5(d)(i)(D) below) at a per share price
below
the average of the closing bid prices of the Common Stock for the ten (10)
trading days immediately preceding such sale or issuance.
5. CONVERSION.
The
holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have conversion rights as
follows
(the "Conversion Rights"):
(a) Right
to Convert.
Beginning on the first anniversary of the Original Issue Date, each share
of
Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at the option of the holder
thereof, at any time and from time to time, and without the payment of
additional consideration by the holder thereof, into such number of fully
paid
and nonassessable shares of Common Stock as is determined by dividing $1,000.00
by the Series A Conversion Price (as defined below) in effect at the time
of
conversion. The "Series
A Conversion Price"
shall
initially be equal to $0.60. Such initial Series A Conversion Price, and
the
rate at which shares of Series A Preferred Stock may be converted into
shares of
Common Stock, shall be subject to adjustment as provided below.
(b) Fractional
Shares.
No
fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of the
Series
A Preferred Stock. In lieu of any fractional shares to which the holder
would
otherwise be entitled, the Corporation shall pay cash equal to such fraction
multiplied by the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined
in
good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Whether or not
fractional shares would be issuable upon such conversion shall be determined
on
the basis of the total number of shares of Preferred Stock the holder is
at the
time converting into Common Stock and the aggregate number of shares of
Common
Stock issuable upon such conversion.
(c) Mechanics
of Conversion.
In
order for a holder of Series A Preferred Stock to voluntarily convert shares
of
Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock, such holder shall
surrender the certificate or certificates for such shares of Series A Preferred
Stock (or, if such registered holder alleges that such certificate has
been
lost, stolen or destroyed, a lost certificate affidavit and agreement reasonably
acceptable to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation against any
claim
that may be made against the Corporation on account of the alleged loss,
theft
or destruction of such certificate), at the office of the transfer agent
for the
Series A Preferred Stock (or at the principal office of the Corporation
if the
Corporation serves as its own transfer agent), together with written notice
that
such holder elects to convert all or any number of the shares of the Series
A
Preferred Stock represented by such certificate or certificates and, if
applicable, any event on which such conversion is contingent. Such notice
shall
be substantially in the form of Annex
A
hereto
and shall state, among other things, such holder’s name or the names of the
nominees in which such holder wishes the certificate or certificates for
shares
of Common Stock to be issued. If required by the Corporation, certificates
surrendered for conversion shall be endorsed or accompanied by a written
instrument or instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Corporation,
duly executed by the registered holder or his, her or its attorney duly
authorized in writing. The close of business on the date of receipt by
the
transfer agent of such certificates (or lost certificate affidavit and
agreement) and notice (or by the Corporation if the Corporation serves
as its
own transfer agent) shall be the time of conversion (the "Series
A Conversion Time"),
and
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares represented
by
such certificate shall be deemed to be outstanding of record as of such
date.
The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after the Series A Conversion
Time, issue and deliver at such office to such holder of Series A Preferred
Stock, or to his, her or its nominees, a certificate or certificates for
the
number of shares of Common Stock to which such holder shall be entitled,
together with cash in lieu of any fraction of a share.
The
Corporation shall at all times when the Series A Preferred Stock shall
be
outstanding, reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued
stock, for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Series A Preferred
Stock, such number of its duly authorized shares of Common Stock as shall
from
time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding
Series A
Preferred Stock; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued
shares
of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all
then
outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall
take
such corporate action as may be necessary to increase its authorized but
unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient
for such purposes, including, without limitation, engaging in best efforts
to
obtain the requisite stockholder approval of any necessary amendment to
this
Certificate of Incorporation. Before taking any action which would cause
an
adjustment reducing the Series A Conversion Price below the then par value
of
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred
Stock, the Corporation will take any corporate action which may, in the
opinion
of its counsel, be necessary in order that the Corporation may validly
and
legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock at such
adjusted Series A Conversion Price.
All
shares of Series A Preferred Stock which shall have been surrendered for
conversion as herein provided shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding
and
all rights with respect to such shares, including the rights, if any, to
receive
notices and to vote, shall immediately cease and terminate at the Series
A
Conversion Time, except only the right of the holders thereof to receive
shares
of Common Stock in exchange therefor and to receive payment of any dividends
declared but unpaid thereon. Any shares of Series A Preferred Stock so
converted
shall be retired and cancelled and shall not be reissued as shares of such
series, and the Corporation (without the need for stockholder action) may
from
time to time take such appropriate action as may be necessary to reduce
the
authorized number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock accordingly.
Upon
any
such conversion, no adjustment to the Series A Conversion Price shall be
made
for any declared but unpaid dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock
surrendered for conversion or on the Common Stock delivered upon conversion,
but
all such dividends shall be due, owing and payable.
The
Corporation shall pay any and all issue and other similar taxes that may
be
payable in respect of any issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock
upon
conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section
5. The
Corporation shall not, however, be required to pay any tax which may be
payable
in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of shares
of
Common Stock in a name other than that in which the shares of Series A
Preferred
Stock so converted were registered, and no such issuance or delivery shall
be
made unless and until the person or entity requesting such issuance has
paid to
the Corporation the amount of any such tax or has established, to the
satisfaction of the Corporation, that such tax has been paid.
(d) Adjustments
to Series A Conversion Price for Diluting Issues.
(i) Special
Definitions.
For
purposes of this Section 5, the following definitions shall apply:
(A) "Option"
shall
mean rights, options or warrants to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise
acquire
Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
(B) "Series
A Original Issue Date"
shall
mean the date on which the first share of Series A Preferred Stock was
issued.
(C) "Convertible
Securities"
shall
mean any evidences of indebtedness, shares or other securities directly
or
indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, but excluding
Options.
(D) "Additional
Shares of Common Stock"
shall
mean all shares of Common Stock issued (or, pursuant to Subsection
5(d)(iii)
below,
deemed to be issued) by the Corporation after the Series A Original Issue
Date,
other than the following ("Exempted
Securities"):
(I) shares
of
Common Stock issued or deemed issued as a dividend or distribution on Series
A
Preferred Stock;
(II) shares
of
Common Stock issued or issuable by reason of a dividend, stock split, split-up
or other distribution on shares of Common Stock that is covered by Subsection
5(e) or 5(f)
below;
(III) shares
of
Common Stock issued or deemed issued to employees or directors of, or
consultants to, the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to
a plan,
agreement or arrangement approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation;
or
(IV) shares
of
Common Stock or Convertible Securities actually issued upon the exercise
of
Options or shares of Common Stock actually issued upon the conversion or
exchange of Convertible Securities, in each case provided such issuance
is
pursuant to the terms of such Option or Convertible Security;
(ii) No
Adjustment of Series A Conversion Price.
No
adjustment in the Series A Conversion Price shall be made as the result
of the
issuance of Additional Shares of Common Stock if: (a) the consideration
per
share (determined pursuant to Subsection 5(d)(v)) for such Additional Shares
of
Common Stock issued or deemed to be issued by the Corporation is equal
to or
greater than the applicable Series A Conversion Price in effect immediately
prior to the issuance or deemed issuance of such Additional Shares of Common
Stock, or (b) prior to such issuance or deemed issuance, the Corporation
receives written notice from the holders of at least a majority of the
then
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock agreeing that no such adjustment
shall be made as the result of the issuance or deemed issuance of such
Additional Shares of Common Stock.
(iii) Deemed
Issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock.
If the
Corporation at any time or from time to time after the Series A Original
Issue
Date shall issue any Options or Convertible Securities (excluding Options
or
Convertible Securities which, upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof,
would entitle the holder thereof to receive Exempted Securities pursuant
to
Subsections 5(d)(i)(D)(I), (II), (III), or (IV)) or shall fix a record
date for
the determination of holders of any class of securities entitled to receive
any
such Options or Convertible Securities, then the maximum number of shares
of
Common Stock (as set forth in the instrument relating thereto, assuming
the
satisfaction of any conditions to exercisability, convertibility or
exchangeability but without regard to any provision contained therein for
a
subsequent adjustment of such number) issuable upon the exercise of such
Options
or, in the case of Convertible Securities and Options therefor, the conversion
or exchange of such Convertible Securities, shall be deemed to be Additional
Shares of Common Stock issued as of the time of such issue or, in case
such a
record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such
record
date.
If
the
terms of any Option or Convertible Security, the issuance of which resulted
in
an adjustment to the Series A Conversion Price pursuant to the terms of
Subsection
5(d)(iv)
below,
are revised (either automatically pursuant to the provisions contained
therein
or as a result of an amendment to such terms) to provide for either (1)
any
increase or decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
the
exercise, conversion or exchange of any such Option or Convertible Security
or
(2) any increase or decrease in the consideration payable to the Corporation
upon such exercise, conversion or exchange, then, effective upon such increase
or decrease becoming effective, the Series A Conversion Price computed
upon the
original issue of such Option or Convertible Security (or upon the occurrence
of
a record date with respect thereto) shall be readjusted to such Series
A
Conversion Price as would have obtained had such revised terms been in
effect
upon the original date of issuance of such Option or Convertible Security.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment pursuant to this clause (B)
shall
have the effect of increasing the Series A Conversion Price to an amount
which
exceeds the lower of (i) the Series A Conversion Price on the original
adjustment date, or (ii) the Series A Conversion Price that would have
resulted from any issuances of Additional Shares of Common Stock between
the
original adjustment date and such readjustment date.
If
the
terms of any Option or Convertible Security (excluding Options or Convertible
Securities which, upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof, would
entitle
the holder thereof to receive Exempted Securities pursuant to Subsections
5(d)(i)(D)(I), (II), (III), or (IV)),
the
issuance of which did not result in an adjustment to the Series A Conversion
Price pursuant to the terms of Subsection
5(d)(iv)
below
(either because the consideration per share (determined pursuant to Subsection
5(d)(v)
hereof)
of the Additional Shares of Common Stock subject thereto was equal to or
greater
than the Series A Conversion Price then in effect, or because such Option
or
Convertible Security was issued before the Series A Original Issue Date),
are
revised after the Series A Original Issue Date (either automatically pursuant
to
the provisions contained therein or as a result of an amendment to such
terms)
to provide for either (1) any increase or decrease in the number of shares
of
Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of any
such
Option or Convertible Security or (2) any increase or decrease in the
consideration payable to the Corporation upon such exercise, conversion
or
exchange, then such Option or Convertible Security, as so amended, and
the
Additional Shares of Common Stock subject thereto (determined in the manner
provided in Subsection
5(d)(iii)(A)
above)
shall be deemed to have been issued effective upon such increase or decrease
becoming effective.
Upon
the
expiration or termination of any unexercised Option or unconverted or
unexchanged Convertible Security which resulted (either upon its original
issuance or upon a revision of its terms) in an adjustment to the Series
A
Conversion Price pursuant to the terms of Subsection
5(d)(iv)
below,
the Series A Conversion Price shall be readjusted to such Series A Conversion
Price as would have obtained had such Option or Convertible Security never
been
issued.
(iv) Adjustment
of Series A Conversion Price Upon Issuance of Additional Shares of Common
Stock.
In the
event the Corporation shall at any time after the Series A Original Issue
Date
issue Additional Shares of Common Stock (including Additional Shares of
Common
Stock deemed to be issued pursuant to Subsection 5(d)(iii)), without
consideration or for a consideration per share less than the applicable
Series A
Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issue, then the Series
A
Conversion Price shall be reduced, concurrently with such issue, to a price
(calculated to the nearest [one-hundredth of a cent]) determined in accordance
with the following formula:
CP2
=
CP1
* (A +
B) ¸
(A +
C)
For
purposes of the foregoing formula, the following definitions shall apply:
CP2
shall
mean the Series A Conversion Price in effect immediately after such issue
of
Additional Shares of Common Stock
CP1
shall
mean the Series A Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such
issue of
Additional Shares of Common Stock;
"A"
shall
mean the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding and deemed outstanding
immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock (treating
for this purpose as outstanding all shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of Options outstanding immediately prior to such issue or upon
conversion of Convertible Securities (including the Series A Preferred
Stock)
outstanding immediately prior to such issue);
"B"
shall
mean the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if
such
Additional Shares of Common Stock had been issued at a price per share
equal to
CP1
(determined by dividing the aggregate consideration received by the Corporation
in respect of such issue by CP1);
and
"C"
shall
mean the number of such Additional Shares of Common Stock issued in such
transaction.
(v) Determination
of Consideration.
For
purposes of this Subsection 5(d), the consideration received by the Corporation
for the issue of any Additional Shares of Common Stock shall be computed
as
follows:
(A) Cash
and Property:
Such
consideration shall:
(I) insofar
as it consists of cash, be computed at the aggregate amount of cash received
by
the Corporation, excluding amounts paid or payable for accrued
interest;
(II) insofar
as it consists of property other than cash, be computed at the fair market
value
thereof at the time of such issue, as determined in good faith by the Board
of
Directors of the Corporation; and
(III) in
the
event Additional Shares of Common Stock are issued together with other
shares or
securities or other assets of the Corporation for consideration which covers
both, be the proportion of such consideration so received, computed as
provided
in clauses
(I) and (II)
above,
as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation.
(B) Options
and Convertible Securities.
The
consideration per share received by the Corporation for Additional Shares
of
Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Subsection 5(d)(iii),
relating to Options and Convertible Securities, shall be determined by
dividing
(I) the
total
amount, if any, received or receivable by the Corporation as consideration
for
the issue of such Options or Convertible Securities, plus the minimum aggregate
amount of additional consideration (as set forth in the instruments relating
thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent
adjustment of such consideration) payable to the Corporation upon the exercise
of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities,
or
in the case of Options for Convertible Securities, the exercise of such
Options
for Convertible Securities and the conversion or exchange of such Convertible
Securities, by
(II) the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock (as set forth in the instruments
relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for
a
subsequent adjustment of such number) issuable upon the exercise of such
Options
or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.
(vi) Multiple
Closing Dates.
In the
event the Corporation shall issue on more than one date Additional Shares
of
Common Stock that are a part of one transaction or a series of related
transactions and that would result in an adjustment to the Series A Conversion
Price pursuant to the terms of Subsection 5(d)(iv) above then, upon the
final
such issuance, the Series A Conversion Price shall be readjusted to give
effect
to all such issuances as if they occurred on the date of the first such
issuance
(and without additional giving effect to any adjustments as a result of
any
subsequent issuances within such period).
(e) Adjustment
for Stock Splits and Combinations.
If the
Corporation shall at any time or from time to time after the Series A Original
Issue Date effect a subdivision of the outstanding Common Stock without
a
comparable subdivision of the Series A Preferred Stock or combine the
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock without a comparable combination
of the Common Stock, the Series A Conversion Price in effect immediately
before
that subdivision or combination shall be proportionately decreased so that
the
number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion of each share of
such
series shall be increased in proportion to such increase in the aggregate
number
of shares of Common Stock outstanding. If the Corporation shall at any
time or
from time to time after the Series A Original Issue Date combine the outstanding
shares of Common Stock without a comparable combination of the Series A
Preferred Stock or effect a subdivision of the outstanding shares of Series
A
Preferred Stock without a comparable subdivision of the Common Stock, the
Series
A Conversion Price in effect immediately before the combination or subdivision
shall be proportionately increased so that the number of shares of Common
Stock
issuable on conversion of each share of such series shall be decreased
in
proportion to such decrease in the aggregate number of shares of Common
Stock
outstanding. Any adjustment under this subsection shall become effective
at the
close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.
(f) Adjustment
for Certain Dividends and Distributions.
In the
event the Corporation at any time or from time to time after the Series
A
Original Issue Date shall make or issue, or fix a record date for the
determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend
or
other distribution payable on the Common Stock in additional shares of
Common
Stock, then and in each such event the Series A Conversion Price in effect
immediately before such event shall be decreased as of the time of such
issuance
or, in the event such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the close
of
business on such record date, by multiplying the Series A Conversion Price
then
in effect by a fraction:
(1) the
numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock
issued
and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close
of
business on such record date, and
(2) the
denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock
issued
and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close
of
business on such record date plus the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable
in payment of such dividend or distribution;
provided,
however,
that if
such record date shall have been fixed and such dividend is not fully paid
or if
such distribution is not fully made on the date fixed therefor, the Series
A
Conversion Price shall be recomputed accordingly as of the close of business
on
such record date and thereafter the Series A Conversion Price shall be
adjusted
pursuant to this subsection as of the time of actual payment of such dividends
or distributions; and provided
further,
however,
that no
such adjustment shall be made if the holders of Series A Preferred Stock
simultaneously receive (i) a dividend or other distribution of shares of
Common
Stock in a number equal to the number of shares of Common Stock as they
would
have received if all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock had
been converted into Common Stock on the date of such event or (ii) a dividend
or
other distribution of shares of Series A Preferred Stock which are convertible,
as of the date of such event, into such number of shares of Common Stock
as is
equal to the number of additional shares of Common Stock being issued with
respect to each share of Common Stock in such dividend or
distribution.
(g) Adjustments
for Other Dividends and Distributions.
In the
event the Corporation at any time or from time to time after the Series
A
Original Issue Date shall make or issue, or fix a record date for the
determination of holders of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to
receive, a dividend or other distribution payable in securities of the
Corporation (other than a distribution of shares of Common Stock in respect
of
outstanding shares of Common Stock) or in other property and the provisions
of
Section
(f)
do not
apply to such dividend or distribution, then and in each such event the
holders
of Series A Preferred Stock shall receive, simultaneously with the
distribution to the holders of such capital stock, a dividend or other
distribution of such securities or other property in an amount equal to
the
amount of such securities or other property as they would have received
if all
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock had been converted into
Common Stock on the date of such event.
(h) Adjustment
for Merger or Reorganization, etc.
Subject
to the provisions of Section
2,
if
there shall occur any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification,
consolidation or merger involving the Corporation in which the Common Stock
(but
not the Series A Preferred Stock) is converted into or exchanged for securities,
cash or other property (other than a transaction covered by Subsections
(e), (f) or (g)
of this
Section
5),
then,
following any such reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification,
consolidation or merger, each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall thereafter
be convertible in lieu of the Common Stock into which it was convertible
prior
to such event into the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property
which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation
issuable upon conversion of one share of Series A Preferred Stock immediately
prior to such reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation
or merger would have been entitled to receive pursuant to such transaction;
and,
in such case, appropriate adjustment (as determined in good faith by the
Board
of Directors of the Corporation) shall be made in the application of the
provisions in this Section
5
with
respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the holders of the
Series A Preferred Stock, to the end that the provisions set forth in this
Section
5
(including provisions with respect to changes in and other adjustments
of the
Series A Conversion Price) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as
reasonably may be, in relation to any securities or other property thereafter
deliverable upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred
Stock.
(i) Certificate
as to Adjustments.
Upon
the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Series A Conversion
Price pursuant to this Section
5,
the
Corporation at its expense shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable
but in
any event not later than 10 days thereafter, compute such adjustment or
readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to each holder
of
Series A Preferred Stock a certificate setting forth such adjustment or
readjustment (including the kind and amount of securities, cash or other
property into which the Series A Preferred Stock is convertible) and showing
in
detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The
Corporation shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the written
request at any time of any holder of Series A Preferred Stock (but in any
event not later than 10 days thereafter), furnish or cause to be furnished
to
such holder a certificate setting forth (i) the Series A Conversion Price
then
in effect, and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount,
if any,
of other securities, cash or property which then would be received upon
the
conversion of Series A Preferred Stock.
6. NO
IMPAIRMENT.
The
Corporation shall not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation
or
through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger,
dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action,
avoid or
seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed
or performed hereunder by the Corporation but shall at all times in good
faith
assist in the carrying out of all the provisions hereof and in the taking
of all
such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the
Conversion Rights of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock against
impairment.
7. NO
REISSUANCE OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK.
No
share or shares of Series A Preferred Stock acquired by the Corporation
by
reason of redemption, purchase, conversion or otherwise shall be reissued,
and
all such shares shall be cancelled, retired and eliminated from the shares
which
the Corporation shall be authorized to issue.
8. NOTICES
OF RECORD DATE.
In the
event of any:
(a) taking
by
the Corporation of a record of the holders of any class of securities for
the
purpose of determining the holders thereof who are entitled to receive
any
dividend or other distribution, or any right to subscribe for, purchase
or
otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of any class or any other
securities or property, or to receive any other right, or
(b) capital
reorganization of the Corporation, any reclassification or recapitalization
of
the capital stock of the Corporation, any merger or consolidation of the
Corporation, or any transfer of all or substantially all of the assets
of the
Corporation to any other Corporation, or any other entity or person,
or
(c) voluntary
or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the,
Corporation,
then
and
in each such event the Corporation shall telecopy and thereafter mail or
cause
to be mailed to each holder of Series A Preferred Stock a notice specifying
(i)
the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such
dividend, distribution or right and a description of such dividend, distribution
or right, (ii) the date on which any such reorganization, reclassification,
recapitalization, transfer, consolidation, merger, dissolution, liquidation
or,
winding up is expected to become effective, and (iii) the time, if any,
that is
to be fixed, as to when the holders of record of Common Stock (or other
securities) shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock
(or other
securities) for securities or other property deliverable upon such
reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, transfer, consolidation,
merger, dissolution, liquidation or winding up. Such notice shall be telecopied
and thereafter mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, or by express
overnight courier service, at least ten (10) days prior to the date specified
in
such notice on which such action is to be taken.
9. WAIVER.
To the
fullest extent permitted by law, any of the rights, powers, preferences
and
other terms of the Series A Preferred Stock set forth herein, including,
without
limitation, any right to dividends or liquidation preference, may be waived
or
defeased on behalf of all holders of Series A Preferred Stock by the affirmative
consent or vote of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of
Series A
Preferred Stock then outstanding.
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DESIGNATIONS,
PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS OF SERIES B PREFERRED
STOCK
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shares of the authorized and unissued Preferred Stock of the Company are
hereby
designated "Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock"
with
the following rights, preferences, powers, privileges and restrictions,
qualifications and limitations, to be issued by the Company at any time
and from
time to time, such date of issuance the "Series
B Original Issue Date."
1. DIVIDENDS.
Dividends shall be payable to the holders of shares of Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, out
of funds
legally available therefor. The Corporation shall not declare, pay or set
aside
any dividends on shares of Common Stock of the Company unless the holders
of the
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding shall first receive,
or
simultaneously receive, a dividend on each outstanding share of Series
B
Convertible Preferred Stock in an amount at least equal to that dividend
per
share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock as would equal the dividend
payable on the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion
of a
share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, in each case calculated
on the
record date for determination of holders entitled to receive such
dividend.
2. CONVERSION
OF SERIES B PREFERRED SHARES.
A
person or entity holding shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
(a
"Series
B Holder")
shall
have the following conversion rights:
(a) CONVERSION
RIGHT. Subject to the limitation set forth in Section
2(b)
and
subject to the availability of sufficient authorized and unissued shares
of
Common Stock, each share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (a
"Series
B Preferred Share")
shall
be convertible, at the option of the Series B Holder at any time and from
time
to time and without payment of additional consideration, at the office
of the
Company or any transfer agent for the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock,
into
100,000 fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company's Common Stock,
rounded downward to the nearest whole share in accordance with Section
2(d)
below
(the
"Series
B Conversion Rate")
. The
Series B Conversion Rate shall be subject to adjustment as provided
below.
(b) CERTAIN
ADJUSTMENTS AND OTHER EVENTS. The Series B Conversion Rate will be subject
to
adjustment from time to time as provided in this Section
2(b).
(i) ADJUSTMENTS
FOR SUBDIVISIONS OR COMBINATIONS OF COMMON STOCK. In the event the outstanding
shares of Common Stock shall be subdivided by stock split, stock dividend,
reclassification or otherwise, into a greater number of shares of Common
Stock
or the Company shall declare a dividend payable in any right to acquire
Common
Stock for no consideration, without a comparable subdivision of the Series
B
Convertible Preferred Stock, the Series B Conversion Rate in effect immediately
prior to such event shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of such
subdivision, be proportionately increased. In the event the outstanding
shares
of Common Stock shall be combined or consolidated by reclassification or
otherwise into a lesser number of shares of Common Stock, without a comparable
combination of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, the Series B Conversion
Rate in effect immediately prior to such event shall, concurrently with
the
effectiveness of such combination or consolidation, be proportionately
decreased.
Any
adjustment under this subsection shall become effective at the close of
business
on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.
(ii) ADJUSTMENTS
FOR STOCK DIVIDENDS AND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS. In the event the Company makes,
or
fixes a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled
to
receive any distribution (excluding repurchases of securities by the Company
not
made on a pro rata
basis)
payable in property or in securities of the Company other than shares of
Common
Stock, and other than as otherwise adjusted for in this Section
2(b)(i), (iii) or (iv),
in
connection with a dividend, then and in each such event the Series B Holders
of
the Series B Preferred Stock shall receive, at the time of such distribution,
the amount of property or the number of securities of the Company that
they
would have received had their Series B Preferred Shares been converted
into
Common Stock on the date of such event.
(iii) ADJUSTMENTS
FOR REORGANIZATION, RECLASSIFICATIONS OR SIMILAR EVENTS. Subject to the
provisions of Section
2(b)(i),
if
there shall occur any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification,
consolidation or merger involving the Corporation in which the Common Stock
(but
not the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock) is converted into or exchanged
for
securities, cash or other property then, following any such reorganization,
recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger, each share
of
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shall thereafter be convertible in
lieu of
the Common Stock into which it was convertible prior to such event into
the kind
and amount of securities, cash or other property which a holder of the
number of
shares of Common Stock of the Corporation issuable upon conversion of one
share
of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock immediately prior to such
reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger
would have been entitled to receive pursuant to such transaction; and,
in such
case, appropriate adjustment (as determined in good faith by the Board
of
Directors of the Corporation) shall be made in the application of the provisions
in this Section
2(b)(iii)
with
respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the holders of the Series
B
Convertible Preferred Stock, to the end that the provisions set forth in
this
Section
2(b)(iii)
(including provisions with respect to changes in and other adjustments
of the
Series B Conversion Rate) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as
reasonably may be, in relation to any securities or other property thereafter
deliverable upon the conversion of the Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock.
(iv) ADJUSTMENTS
FOR OTHER DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS. In the event the Corporation at
any time
or from time to time after the Series B Original Issue Date shall make
or issue,
or fix a record date for the determination of holders of capital stock
of the
Corporation entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable
in
securities of the Corporation or in other property and the provisions of
Sections
1, 2(b)(i), 2(b)(ii) or 2(b)(iii)
do not
apply to such dividend or distribution, then and in each such event the
holders
of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shall receive, simultaneously with
the
distribution to the holders of such capital stock, a dividend or other
distribution of such securities or other property in an amount equal to
the
amount of such securities or other property as they would have received
if all
outstanding shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock had been converted
into Common Stock on the date of such event.
(v) NOTICES.
(1)
Immediately upon any adjustment, the Company will give written notice thereof
to
each Series B Holder of Series B Preferred Shares, setting forth in reasonable
detail and certifying the calculation of such adjustment.
(2)
The
Company will give written notice to each Series B Holder of Series B Preferred
Shares at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which the Company closes
its
books or sets a record date (I) with respect to any dividend or distribution
upon the Common Stock, (II) with respect to any pro rata subscription offer
to
Series B Holders of Common Stock or (III) for determining rights to vote
with
respect to any Organic Change, dissolution or liquidation.
(3)
The
Company will also give written notice to each Series B Holder of Series
B
Preferred Shares at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which any
Organic
Change, dissolution or liquidation will take place.
(c) MECHANICS
OF CONVERSION.
(i) HOLDER'S
DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS. To convert Series B Preferred Shares into shares of
Common Stock on any date (the "Series
B Conversion Date"),
the
Series B Holder thereof shall (A) deliver or transmit by facsimile, for
receipt
on or prior to 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on such date, a copy
of a
fully executed notice of conversion in the form attached hereto as Annex
A
(the
"Series
B Conversion Notice")
to the
Company or its designated transfer agent for the Series B Preferred Stock
(the
"Transfer
Agent"),
and
(B) surrender to a common carrier for delivery to the Company or the Transfer
Agent as soon as practicable following such date, the original certificates
representing the Series B Preferred Shares being converted (or in the case
of
their loss, theft or destruction, or an indemnification undertaking with
respect
to such shares in compliance with Section
8
below)
(the "Series
B Preferred Stock Certificates")
and
the originally executed Series B Conversion Notice.
(ii) COMPANY'S
RESPONSE. Upon receipt by the Company or the Transfer Agent of the Series
B
Preferred Stock Certificates to be converted pursuant to a Series B Conversion
Notice, together with the originally executed Series B Conversion Notice,
the
Company or the Transfer Agent (as applicable) shall, within five (5) business
days following the date of receipt, (A) issue and surrender to a common
carrier
for overnight delivery to the address specified in the Series B Conversion
Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the Series B Holder or
its
designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Series
B Holder
shall be entitled or (B) credit the aggregate number of shares of Common
Stock
to which the Series B Holder shall be entitled to the Series B Holder's
or its
designee's balance account at The Depository Trust Company.
(iii) RECORD
HOLDER. The person or persons entitled to receive the shares of Common
Stock
issuable upon a conversion of Series B Preferred Shares shall be treated
for all
purposes as the record Series B Holder or Holders of such shares of Common
Stock
on the Series B Conversion Date.
(d) FRACTIONAL
SHARES. The Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock
upon
any conversion. All shares of Common Stock (including fractions thereof)
issuable upon conversion of more than one share of the Series B Preferred
Shares
by a Series B Holder thereof shall be aggregated for purposes of determining
whether the conversion would result in the issuance of a fraction of a
share of
Common Stock. If, after the aforementioned aggregation, the issuance would
result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Company
shall round such fraction of a share of Common Stock down to the nearest
whole
share.
(e) CANCELLATION
OF SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK. No share or shares of Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock acquired by the Company by reason of redemption, purchase,
conversion or otherwise shall be reissued, and all such shares shall be
cancelled, retired and eliminated from the shares which the Company shall
be
authorized to issue.
3. REISSUANCE
OF CERTIFICATES.
In the
event of a conversion pursuant to this Certificate of Designations of less
than
all of the Series B Preferred Shares represented by a particular Preferred
Stock
Certificate, the Company shall promptly cause to be issued and delivered
to the
Series B Holder of such Series B Preferred Shares a Preferred Stock Certificate
representing the remaining Series B Preferred Shares which have not been
so
converted or redeemed.
4. RESERVATION
OF SHARES.
The
Company shall use its best efforts to effect a reverse split of its outstanding
shares of Common Stock sufficient to provide for conversion of the Series
B
Preferred Shares. After such reverse split, so long as any of the Series
B
Preferred Shares are outstanding, the Company shall reserve and keep available
out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose
of
effecting the conversion of the Series B Preferred Shares, such number
of shares
of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to affect the
conversion of all of the Series B Preferred Shares then outstanding.
5. VOTING
RIGHTS.
Except
as otherwise provided in Section 7, the holders of the Series B Preferred
Shares
shall be entitled to notice of any stockholders’ meeting and to vote upon any
matter submitted to a stockholder for a vote, as though the Common Stock
and
Series B Preferred constituted a single class of stock (except with respect
to
those matters on which the Delaware General Corporation Law requires that
a vote
must be by a separate class or classes or by separate series, as to which
each
such class or series shall have the right to vote in accordance with such
law),
on the following basis: holders of Series B Preferred Shares shall have
with
respect to Series B Preferred that number of votes per share as is equal
to the
number of whole shares of Common Stock into which each such share of Series
B
Preferred held by such holder as
of the
record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote on such
matters.
6. LIQUIDATION
PREFERENCE.
(a) LIQUIDATION,
DISSOLUTION, WINDING UP. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary
liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, and after payment
in
full has been made to the holders of senior securities of the full amounts
to
which they shall be entitled by reason of their ownership of the senior
securities, the Series B Holders of the Series B Preferred Shares shall
be
entitled to participate with the Common Stock in the distribution of assets
or
funds of the Company, pro rata based on the number of shares held by each
such
Series B Holder, treating for this purpose the Series B Preferred Shares
as if
they had been fully converted to Common Stock immediately prior to such
dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company. The
purchase or redemption by the Company of stock of any class in any manner
permitted by law, shall not for the purposes hereof, be regarded as a
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company. Neither the consolidation
or merger of the Company with or into any other Person, nor the sale or
transfer
by the Company of less than substantially all of its assets, shall, for
the
purposes hereof, be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding
up of the
Company.
7. VOTE
TO
CHANGE THE TERMS OF SERIES B PREFERRED SHARES.
The
Company shall not, without the vote or written consent of the Series B
Holders
of not less than a majority of the then outstanding Series B Preferred
Shares,
voting together as a single class
(i)
amend its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws if such amendment would
result
in any change to the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock, including any increase in the size of the
Board of
Directors of the Company, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise,
(ii)
increase the number of authorized shares of Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock, or (iii) create any new class or series, or reclassify any existing
class
or series, having a preference over, or on parity with, the Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock with respect to voting rights or representation, dividends,
redemptions, or upon liquidation, whether by merger, consolidation or
otherwise.
8. LOST
OR
STOLEN CERTIFICATES.
Upon
receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to the Company of the loss,
theft, destruction or mutilation of any Preferred Stock Certificate representing
Series B Preferred Shares, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction,
an
indemnification undertaking, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to
the Company, by the Series B Holder to the Company and, in the case of
mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of the preferred stock
certificate(s), the Company shall execute and deliver new preferred stock
certificate(s) of like tenor and date; provided, that, the Company shall
not be
obligated to re-issue preferred stock certificates if the Series B Holder
contemporaneously requests the Company to convert such Series B Preferred
Shares
into Common Stock.
9. WAIVER.
To the
fullest extent permitted by law, any of the rights, powers, preferences
and
other terms of the Series B Preferred Stock set forth herein, including,
without
limitation, any right to dividends or liquidation preference, may be waived
or
defeased on behalf of all holders of Series B Preferred Stock by the affirmative
consent or vote of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of
Series B
Preferred Stock then outstanding.
II. COMMON
STOCK
1. Issuance.
The
Common Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more classes or
series in
any manner permitted by law, as determined by The Board of Directors and
stated
in the resolution or resolutions providing for issuance thereof. Each class
or
series shall be appropriately designated, prior to issuance of any shares
thereof, by some distinguishing letter, number or title. All shares of
each
class or series of Common Stock shall be alike in every particular and
shall be
of equal rank and have the same power, preferences and rights, and shall
be
subject to the same qualifications, limitations and restrictions, if
any.
2. Voting
Powers.
The
Common Stock may have such voting powers (full, limited, contingent or
no voting
powers), such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional
or
other special rights, and be subject to such qualifications, limitations
and
restrictions, as the Board of Directors shall determine by resolution or
resolutions. Unless otherwise resolved by the Board of Directors, each
Common
Stock share shall be of the same class, without any designation, preference
or
relatives participating, optional or other special rights, and subject
to no
qualification, limitation or restriction, and each share of Common Stock
shall
have one vote in respect of all matters voted upon by the
shareholders.
3. Dividends.
After
the
requirements with respect to preferential dividends, if any, on Preferred
Stock,
and after the Corporation shall have complied with all requirements, if
any,
with respect to the setting aside of sums in a sinking fund for the purchase
or
redemption of shares of any series of Preferred Stock, then and not otherwise,
the holders of Common Stock shall receive, to the extent permitted by law,
such
dividends as may be declared from time to time by the Board of
Directors.
4. Dissolution
or Liquidation.
After
distribution in full of the preferential amount, if any, to be distributed
to
the holders of Preferred Stock, in the event of the voluntary or involuntary
liquidation, dissolution, distribution of assets or winding up of the
Corporation, the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive all
the
remaining assets of the Corporation of whatever kind available for distribution
to shareholders ratably in proportion to the number of shares of Common
Stock
respectively held by them.
III. GENERAL
MATTERS
1. Fully
Paid and Non-assessable.
Any
and
all shares of Common or Preferred Stock issued by the Corporation for which
the
full consideration as fixed in accordance with Article FOURTH of this Charter
has been paid or delivered, shall be deemed fully paid and non-assessable
shares.
2. Amendment
of Shareholder Rights.
So
long
as no shares of any class or series established by resolution of the Board
of
Directors have been issued, the voting rights, designations, preferences
and
relative, optional, participating or other rights of these shares may be
amended
by resolution of the Board of Directors.
3. Status
of Certain Shares.
Shares
of
Preferred or Common Stock which have redeemed, converted, exchanged, purchased,
retired or surrendered to the Corporation, or which have been reacquired
in any
other manner, shall have the status of authorized and unissued Common and
Preferred Stock and may be reissued by the Board of Directors as shares
of the
same or any other series.
4. Denial
of Preemptive Rights.
No
holder
of any shares of the Corporation shall be entitled as a matter of right
to
subscribe for or purchase any part of any new or additional issue of stock
of
any class or of securities convertible into or exchangeable for stock of
any
class, whether now or hereafter authorized or whether issued for money,
for a
consideration other than money, or by way of dividend.
5. Partial
Liquidation.
The
Board
of Directors may from time to time distribute to shareholders in partial
liquidation, out of stated capital or capital surplus, a portion of the
Corporation's assets, in cash or property, subject to any limitations set
forth
in the General Corporation Law of Delaware. Any such partial liquidation
may be
made without the vote or approval of shareholders. The Corporation may
also from
time to time redeem its Common or Preferred Stock, in accordance with law,
without the vote or approval of its shareholders.
FIFTH:
The
following provisions are hereby adopted for the purpose of regulating certain
matters relating to the voting of shareholders of the Corporation:
1. Definitions.
Whenever
the term "Total
Voting Power"
appears
in this Charter, it shall mean all shares of the Corporation entitled to
vote at
a particular meeting or on any particular question presented for shareholder
approval, and of every class or series of shares entitled to vote by class
or
series. Whenever the term "Voting
Power Present"
appears
in this Charter, it shall mean that portion of the Total Voting Power (if
less
than 100%) which is present at a legal meeting of the Corporation's
shareholders, duly called and held, at which a quorum is present.
2. Quorum.
A
majority of the Total Voting Power, or where a separate vote by class or
series
is required, a majority of the shares of each such class or series, represented
in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the
Corporation's shareholders.
3. Vote
Required.
Any
action to be taken by the Corporation's shareholders may be taken by a
majority
of the Total Voting Power, except where this Charter or the Corporation's
by-laws then in effect require a higher proportion of the Total Voting
Power.
Nothing contained in this Article shall affect the voting rights of holders
of
any class or series of shares entitled to vote as a class or by series.
The
By-laws may provide for the vote necessary at any adjournment of a duly
called
meeting for which a quorum was not obtained.
4. Manner
of Voting.
The
vote
of shareholders may be taken at a meeting by a show of hands or other method
authorized by the Board of Directors. Written ballots shall be used only
upon
authorization of the Board of Directors or as provided in the Corporation's
By-laws.
5. Action
Without Meeting.
Any
action by the shareholders may be taken by written consent, in lieu of
a meeting
and without prior notice or vote, of the holders of that proportion of
the Total
Voting Power necessary to authorize such action. The manner of obtaining
any
such written consent shall be governed by the Corporation's
By-laws.
6. Shareholder
Ratification.
Any
contract, transaction, or act of the Corporation or of the directors which
shall
be ratified by a majority of a quorum of the shareholders having voting
powers
at any annual meeting, or at any special meeting called for such purpose,
or by
means of a written consent in lieu of a meeting, shall so far as permitted
by
law be as valid and as binding as though ratified by every shareholder
of the
Corporation.
SIXTH:
The
following provisions are hereby adopted for the purpose of defining, limiting,
and regulating the powers of the Corporation and of the directors, officers
and
shareholders:
1. Number
of Directors.
The
number of directors which shall constitute the whole Board of Directors
shall
not be less than three (3) and not more than twelve (12). Directors shall
be
elected by plurality vote and need not be elected by written
ballot.
2. Classified
Board; Tenure; Vacancies
The
Board
of Directors shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in numbers
as
the then total number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors
permits with the term of office of one class expiring each year. At the
annual
meeting of stockholders in November, directors of the first class shall
be
elected to hold office for a term expiring at the next succeeding annual
meeting, directors of the second class shall be elected to hold office
for a
term expiring at the second succeeding annual meeting and directors of
the third
class shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the third
succeeding annual meeting. Any vacancies in the Board of Directors for
any
reason, and any directorships resulting from any increase in the number
of
directors, may be filled by the Board of Directors, acting by a majority
of the
directors then in office, although less than a quorum, and any directors
so
chosen shall hold office until the next election of the class for which
such
directors shall have been chosen and until their successors shall be elected
and
qualified. The directors shall have and may exercise all their powers
notwithstanding the existence of one or more vacancies in their number,
subject
to any requirements of law or of the certificate of incorporation or of
these
by-laws as to the number of directors required for a quorum or for any
vote or
other actions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and except as otherwise required
by law, whenever the holders of any one or more series of preferred stock
shall
have the rights, voting separately as a class, to elect one or more directors
of
the corporation, the terms of the director or directors elected by such
holders
shall expire at the next succeeding annual meeting of stockholders. Subject
to
the foregoing, at each annual meeting of stockholders the successors to
the
class of directors whose term shall then expire shall be elected to hold
office
for a term expiring at the third succeeding annual meeting.
3. Authority
to Issue Securities.
The
Board
of Directors of the Corporation is hereby empowered to authorize and direct
the
issuance from time to time of shares of its stock of any class, whether
now or
hereafter authorized, and securities exercisable for, convertible into
or
exchangeable for shares of its stock of any class, whether now or hereafter
authorized, for such consideration as the Board of Directors may deem advisable,
subject to such limitations and restrictions as may be set forth in the
By-laws
of the Corporation.
4. Interested
Directors.
Any
director individually, or any firm of which any director may be a member,
or any
corporation or association of which any director may be an officer or director
or in which any director may be interested as the holder of any amount
of its
capital stock or otherwise, may be a party to, or may be pecuniarily or
otherwise interested in, any contract or transaction of the Corporation,
and in
the absence of fraud no contract or other transaction shall be thereby
affected
or invalidated; provided, that in case a director, or a firm of which a
director
is a member, or is so interested, such fact shall be disclosed or shall
have
been known to the Board of Directors or a majority thereof. Any director
of the
Corporation who is also a director or officer or interested in such other
corporation or association or who, or the firm of which he is a member,
is so
interested, may be counted in determining the existence of a quorum at
any
meeting of the Board of Directors of the Corporation which shall authorize
any
such contract or transaction, with like force and effect as if he were
not such
director or officer of such other corporation or association or not so
interested or a member of a firm so interested.
5. Removal
of Directors.
(a) A
director of the Corporation, or the entire Board of Directors of the
Corporation, may be removed by the shareholders without Cause only upon
the
affirmative vote of the holders of not less than 80% of the stock entitled
to
vote in the election of directors, without considering the vote of the
director
or directors sought to be removed.
(b) A
director may be removed for Cause only by the affirmative vote of the holders
of
a majority of the stock entitled to vote upon his election, without considering
the vote of the director sought to be removed.
(c) As
used
herein, "Cause"
for the
removal of a director shall be deemed to exist if (A) there has been a
finding
by not less than 2/3 of the entire Board of Directors (80% if the Board
of
Directors consists of five or more persons) that cause exists and the directors
have recommended removal to the shareholders, or (B) any other cause defined
by
law.
6. Removal
of Officers and Employees.
Unless
the By-laws otherwise provide, any officer or employee of the Corporation
(other
than a director) may be removed at any time with or without Cause by the
Board
of Directors or by any committee or superior officer upon whom such power
of
removal may be conferred by the By-laws or by authority of the Board of
Directors.
7. Corporate
Opportunities.
The
officers, directors and other members of management of the Corporation
shall be
subject to the doctrine of "corporate opportunities" only insofar as it
applies
to any business opportunity in which the Corporation has expressed an interest
as determined from time to time by the Corporation's Board of Directors
as
evidenced by resolutions appearing in the Corporation's minutes. Once such
areas
of interest are delineated, all such business opportunities within such-areas
of
interest which come to the attention of the officers, directors, and other
members of management of the Corporation shall be disclosed promptly to
the
Corporation and made available to it. The Board of Directors may reject
any
business opportunity presented to it, and only thereafter may any officer,
director or other member of management avail himself of such opportunity.
Until
such time as the Corporation, through its Board of Directors, has designated
an
area of interest, the officers, directors and other members of management
of
this Corporation shall be free to engage in such area of interest on their
own,
and this doctrine shall not limit the rights of any officer, director or
other
member of management of the Corporation to continue a business existing
prior to
the time that such area of interest is designated by the Corporation. This
provision shall not be construed to release any employee of the Corporation
from
any duties which he may have to this Corporation.
SEVENTH:
The
initial By-laws of the Corporation shall be adopted by its Board of Directors.
The power to alter, amend or repeal the By-laws or adopt new By-laws shall
be
vested in the Board of Directors, subject to the right of the shareholders
to
alter, amend or repeal such By-laws or adopt new By-laws by the affirmative
vote
of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Total Voting Power. The By-laws may
contain
any provisions for the regulation and management of the affairs of the
Corporation not inconsistent with law or this Charter.
EIGHTH:
The
following provisions are hereby adopted for the purpose of defining and
regulating certain rights of directors, officers and others in respect
of
indemnification and related matters.
1. Actions,
Suits or Proceedings Other than by or in the Right of the
Corporation.
The
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, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other
than
an action by or in the right of the Corporation), by reason of the fact
that he
is or was or has agreed to become a director, officer, employee or agent
of the
Corporation, or is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request
of the
Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of
any
action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against
costs,
charges, expenses (including attorney's fees), judgments, fines and amounts
paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf
in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom,
if he
acted in good faith and in a manner he 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 conduct
was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment,
order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its
equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person
did not
act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in
or not
opposed to the best interests of the Corporation or that, with respect
to any
criminal proceeding, he had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct
was
unlawful.
2. Actions
or suits by or in the Right of the Corporation.
The
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 by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment
in its
favor by reason of the fact that he is or was or has agreed to become a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving
or
has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust
or
other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken
or
omitted in such capacity, against costs, charges and expenses (including
amounts
paid in settlement and attorney's fees) actually and reasonably incurred
by him
or on his behalf in connection with the defense or settlement of such action
or
suit and any appeal therefrom, if he acted in good faith and in a manner
he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
Corporation except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of
any
claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged
to be
liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court
of
Chancery of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought
shall
determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of such liability
but
in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnity for such costs, charges and expenses which
the
Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
3. Indemnification
for Costs, Charges and Expenses of Successful Party.
Notwithstanding
the other provisions of this Article EIGHTH, to the extent that a director,
officer, employee or agent of the Corporation has been successful on the
merits
or otherwise, including, without limitation, the dismissal of an action
without
prejudice, in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in
Sections
(a) and (b) of this Article EIGHTH, or in defense of any claim, issue or
matter
therein, he may be indemnified against all costs, charges and expenses
(including attorney's fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or
on his
behalf in connection therewith.
4. Determination
of Right to Indemnification.
Any
indemnification under Sections (a) and (b) of this Article EIGHTH (unless
ordered by a court) shall be paid by the Corporation unless a determination
is
made (i) by a disinterested majority of the Board of Directors who were
not
parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) if such disinterested
majority of the board of Directors so directs, by independent legal counsel
in a
written opinion, or (iii) by the shareholders, that indemnification of
the
director or officer is not proper in the circumstances because he has not
met
the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections (a) and (b) of
this
Article EIGHTH.
5. Advances
of Costs, Charges and Expenses.
Costs,
charges and expenses (including attorney's fees) incurred by a person referred
to in Sections (a) or (b) of this Article EIGHTH in defending a civil or
criminal action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the Corporation in advance
of
the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding; provided, however,
that the payment of such costs, charges and expenses incurred by a director
or
officer in his capacity as a director or officer (and not in any other
capacity
in which service was or is rendered by such person while a director or
officer)
in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding
shall be
made only upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director
or
officer to repay all amounts so advanced in the event that it shall ultimately
be determined that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified
by
the Corporation as authorized in this Article, accompanied by evidence
satisfactory to the Board of Directors of ability to make such repayment.
Such
costs, charges and expenses incurred by other employees and agents may
be so
paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the majority of the Directors
deems appropriate. The majority of the Directors may, in the manner set
forth
above, and upon approval of such director, officer, employee or agent of
the
Corporation, authorize the Corporation's counsel to represent such person,
in
any action, suit or proceeding, whether or not the corporation is a party
to
such action, suit or proceeding.
6. Procedure
for Indemnification.
Any
indemnification under Sections (a), (b) and (c), or advance of costs, charges
and expenses under Section (e) of this Article EIGHTH, shall be made promptly,
and in any event within 60 days, upon the written request of the director
or
officer. The right to indemnification or advances as granted by this Article
shall be enforceable by the director or officer in any court of competent
jurisdiction if the Corporation denies such request, in whole or in part,
or if
no disposition thereof is made within 60 days. Such person's costs and
expenses
incurred in connection with successfully establishing his right to
indemnification, in whole or in part, in any such action shall also be
indemnified by the Corporation. It shall be a defense to any such action
(other
than an action brought to enforce a claim for the advance of costs, charges
and
expenses under Section (e) of this Article EIGHTH where the required
undertaking, if any, has been received by the Corporation) that the claimant
has
not met the standard of conduct set forth in Sections (a) or (b) of this
Article
EIGHTH, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Corporation.
Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors,
its
independent legal counsel and its shareholders) to have made a determination
prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant
is
proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard
of
conduct set forth in Sections (a) or (b) of this Article EIGHTH, nor the
fact
that there has been an actual determination by the Corporation (including
its
Board of Directors, its independent legal counsel and its shareholders)
that the
claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense
to
the action or create a presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable
standard of conduct.
7. Settlement.
If
in any
action, suit or proceeding, including any appeal, within the scope of Sections
(a) or (b) of this Article EIGHTH, the person to be indemnified shall have
unreasonably failed to enter into a settlement thereof, then, notwithstanding
any other provision hereof, the indemnification obligation of the Corporation
to
such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding shall not
exceed
the total of the amount at which settlement could have been made and the
expenses by such person prior to the time such settlement could reasonably
have
been effected.
8. Other
Rights; Continuation of Right to Indemnification.
The
indemnification provided by this Article shall not be deemed exclusive
of any
other rights to which any director, officer, employee or agent seeking
indemnification may be entitled under any law (common or statutory), agreement,
vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to
action
in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding
office or while employed by or acting as agent for the Corporation, and
shall
continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee
or
agent, and shall inure to the benefit of the estate, heirs, executors and
administrators of such person. All rights to indemnification under this
Article
shall be deemed to be a contract between the Corporation and each director
or
officer of the Corporation who serves or served in such capacity at any
time
while this Article EIGHTH is in effect. Any repeal or modification of this
Article EIGHTH or any repeal or modification of relevant provisions of
the
General Corporation Law of Delaware or any other applicable laws shall
not in
any way diminish any rights to indemnification of such director, officer,
employee or agent or the obligations of the Corporation arising hereunder.
This
Article EIGHTH shall be binding upon any successor corporation to this
Corporation, whether by way of acquisition, merger, consolidation or
otherwise.
9. Insurance.
The
Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person
who is
or was or has agreed to become a director, officer, employee or agent of
the
Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as
a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint
venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against
him
and incurred by him or on his behalf in any such capacity, or arising out
of his
status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to
indemnify
him against such liability under the provisions of this Article EIGHTH;
provided, however, that such insurance is available on acceptable terms,
which
determination shall be made by a vote of a majority of the
Directors.
10. Savings
Clause.
If
this
Article EIGHTH or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground
by any
court of competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation (i) shall nevertheless
indemnify each director and officer of the Corporation and (ii) may nevertheless
indemnify each employee and agent of the Corporation, as to any cost, charge
and
expense (including attorney's fees), judgment, fine and amount paid in
settlement with respect to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, including an action by or in
the
right of the Corporation, to the full extent permitted by any applicable
portion
of this Article EIGHTH that shall not have been invalidated and to the
full
extent permitted by applicable law.
11. Amendment.
The
affirmative vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Total Voting Power
shall be
required to amend, repeal, or adopt any provision inconsistent with, this
Article EIGHTH. No amendment, termination or repeal of this Article EIGHTH
shall
affect or impair in any way the rights of any director or officer of the
Corporation to indemnification under the provisions hereof with respect
to any
action, suit or proceeding arising out of, or relating to, any actions,
transactions or facts occurring prior to the final adoption of such amendment,
termination or appeal.
12. Subsequent
Legislation.
If
the
General Corporation Law of Delaware is amended after adoption of this Charter
to
further expand the indemnification permitted to directors, officers, employees
or agents of the Corporation, then the Corporation shall indemnify such
persons
to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of Delaware,
as
so amended.
13. Restriction.
Notwithstanding
any other provision hereof whatsoever, no person shall be indemnified under
this
Article EIGHTH who is adjudged liable for (i) a breach of duty to the Company
or
its shareholders that resulted in personal enrichment to which he was not
legally entitled, (ii) intentional fraud or dishonesty or illegal conduct,
or
(iii) for any other cause prohibited by applicable state or federal law,
unless
a court determines otherwise.
NINTH:
As
authorized by Section 102(b)(7) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware,
no
director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation
or any
shareholder thereof for monetary damages for breach of his fiduciary duty
as a
director, except for liability (i) for any breach of a Director's duty
of
loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders, (ii) for acts or omissions
not
in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation
of
law, (iii) for acts in violation of Section 174 of the General Corporation
Law
of Delaware, as it now exists or may hereafter be amended, (iv) for any
transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit,
or (v)
for any act or omission occurring prior to the date when this Article NINTH
becomes effective. This Article NINTH shall apply to a person who has ceased
to
be a director of the Corporation with respect to any breach of fiduciary
duty
which occurred when such person was serving as a director. This Article
NINTH
shall not be construed to limit or modify in any way any director's right
to
indemnification or other right whatsoever under this Charter, the Corporation's
By-laws or the General Corporation Law of Delaware.
If
the
General Corporation Law of Delaware hereafter is amended to authorize the
further elimination or limitation of the liability of directors, then the
liability of the Corporation's directors, in addition to the limitation
on
personal liability provided herein, shall be limited to the fullest extent
permitted by the General Corporation Law of Delaware as so amended. Any
repeal
or modification of this Article NINTH by the shareholders shall be prospective
only and shall not adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability
of
any director existing at the time of such repeal or modification. The
affirmative vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Total Voting Power
shall be
required to amend or repeal, or adopt any provision inconsistent with,
this
Article NINTH.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, PETALS IMMUNOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION has caused this Amended
and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by its President, who
acknowledges under penalties of perjury that this certificate is his act
and
deed and that the facts herein stated are true and that this Certificate
is his
act and deed, and accordingly has hereunto set his hand, as of the _____
of
August, 2006.
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IMMUNOTECHNOLOGY
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Annex
B
PETALS
DECORATIVE ACCENTS, INC.
2006
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
SECTION
1. General Purpose of the Plan; Definitions
The
purpose of this Petals Decorative Accents, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan
(the
“Plan”) is to encourage and enable officers and employees of, and other persons
providing services to, Petals Decorative Accents, Inc. (the “Company”) and its
Affiliates to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company. It is anticipated
that providing such persons with a direct stake in the Company’s welfare will
assure a closer identification of their interests with those of the Company
and
its shareholders, thereby stimulating their efforts on the Company’s behalf and
strengthening their desire to remain with the Company.
The
following terms shall be defined as set forth below:
“Affiliate” means
a
parent corporation, if any, and each subsidiary corporation of the Company,
as
those terms are defined in Section 424 of the Code.
“Award”
or “Awards”, except where referring to a particular category of grant under the
Plan, shall include Incentive Stock Options, Non-Statutory Stock Options,
Restricted Stock Awards, Unrestricted Stock Awards, Performance Share Awards
and
Stock Appreciation Rights. Awards shall be evidenced by a written agreement
(which may be in electronic form and may be electronically acknowledged
and
accepted by the recipient) containing such terms and conditions not inconsistent
with the provisions of this Plan as the Committee shall determine.
“Board”
means the Board of Directors of the Company.
“Cause”
shall mean, with respect to any Award holder, a determination by the Company
(including the Board) or any Affiliate that the Holder’s employment or other
relationship with the Company or any such Affiliate should be terminated
as a
result of (i) a material breach by the Award holder of any agreement to
which
the Award holder and the Company (or any such Affiliate) are parties, (ii)
any
act (other than retirement) or omission to act by the Award holder that
may have
a material and adverse effect on the business of the Company, such Affiliate
or
any other Affiliate or on the Award holder’s ability to perform services for the
Company or any such Affiliate, including, without limitation, the proven
or
admitted commission of any crime (other than an ordinary traffic violation),
or
(iii) any material misconduct or material neglect of duties by the Award
holder
in connection with the business or affairs of the Company or any such Affiliate.
“Change
of Control” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor
Code, and
related rules, regulations and interpretations.
“Committee”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.
“Disability”
means disability as set forth in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
“Effective
Date” means the date on which the Plan is approved by the Board of Directors
as
set forth in Section 17.
“Eligible
Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.
“Exchange
Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Fair
Market Value” on any given date means the closing price per share of the Stock
on such date as reported by such registered national securities exchange
on
which the Stock is listed, or, if the Stock is not listed on such an exchange,
as quoted on NASDAQ; provided, that, if there is no trading on such date,
Fair
Market Value shall be deemed to be the closing price per share on the last
preceding date on which the Stock was traded. If the Stock is not listed
on any
registered national securities exchange or quoted on NASDAQ, the Fair Market
Value of the Stock shall be determined in good faith by the
Committee.
“Incentive
Stock Option” means any Stock Option designated and qualified as an “incentive
stock option” as defined in Section 422 of the Code.
“Non-Employee
Director” means any director who: (i) is not currently an officer of the Company
or an Affiliate, or otherwise currently employed by the Company or an Affiliate,
(ii) does not receive compensation, either directly or indirectly, from
the
Company or an Affiliate, for services rendered as a consultant or in any
capacity other than as a director, except for an amount that does not exceed
the
dollar amount for which disclosure would be required pursuant to Rule 404(a)
of
Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC, (iii) does not possess an interest
in any
other transaction for which disclosure would be required pursuant to Rule
404(a)
of Regulation S-K, and (iv) is not engaged in a business relationship for
which
disclosure would be required pursuant to Rule 404(b) of Regulation
S-K.
“Non-Statutory
Stock Option” means any Stock Option that is not an Incentive Stock
Option.
“Normal
Retirement” means retirement in good standing from active employment with the
Company and its Affiliates in accordance with the retirement policies of
the
Company and its Affiliates then in effect.
“Option”
or “Stock Option” means any option to purchase shares of Stock granted pursuant
to Section 5.
“Outside
Director” means any director who (i) is not an employee of the Company or of any
“affiliated group,” as such term is defined in Section 1504(a) of the Code,
which includes the Company (an “Affiliated Group Member”), (ii) is not a former
employee of the Company or any Affiliated Group Member who is receiving
compensation for prior services (other than benefits under a tax-qualified
retirement plan) during the Company’s or any Affiliated Group Member’s taxable
year, (iii) has not been an officer of the Company or any Affiliated Group
Member and (iv) does not receive remuneration from the Company or any Affiliated
Group Member, either directly or indirectly, in any capacity other than
as a
director. “Outside Director” shall be determined in accordance with Section
162(m) of the Code and the Treasury regulations issued thereunder.
“Performance
Share Award” means an Award pursuant to Section 8.
“Restricted
Stock Award” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 6.
“SEC”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor
authority.
“Stock”
means the common stock, $.01 par value per share, of the Company, subject
to
adjustments pursuant to Section 3.
“Stock
Appreciation Right” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 9.
“Unrestricted
Stock Award” means Awards granted pursuant to Section 7.
SECTION
2. Administration of Plan; Committee Authority to Select Participants and
Determine Awards.
(a) Committee.
It is
intended that the Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee
of
the Board (the “Committee”), consisting of not less than two (2) persons each of
whom qualifies as an Outside Director and a Non-Employee Director, but
the
authority and validity of any act taken or not taken by the Committee shall
not
be affected if any person administering the Plan is not an Outside Director
or a
Non-Employee Director. Except as specifically reserved to the Board under
the
terms of the Plan, and subject to any limitations set forth in the charter
of
the Committee, the Committee shall have full and final authority to operate,
manage and administer the Plan on behalf of the Company.
(b) Powers
of Committee.
The
Committee shall have the power and authority to grant and modify Awards
consistent with the terms of the Plan, including the power and
authority:
(i) to
select
the persons to whom Awards may from time to time be granted;
(ii) to
determine the time or times of grant, and the extent, if any, of Incentive
Stock
Options, Non-Statutory Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Unrestricted Stock,
Performance Shares and Stock Appreciation Rights, or any combination of
the
foregoing, granted to any one or more participants;
(iii) to
determine the number of shares to be covered by any Award;
(iv) to
determine and modify the terms and conditions, including restrictions,
not
inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Award, which terms and
conditions may differ among individual Awards and participants, and to
approve
the form of written instruments evidencing the Awards; provided, however,
that
no such action shall adversely affect rights under any outstanding Award
without
the participant’s consent;
(v) to
accelerate the exercisability or vesting of all or any portion of any
Award;
(vi) to
extend
the period in which any outstanding Stock Option or Stock Appreciation
Right may
be exercised; and
(vii) to
adopt,
alter and repeal such rules, guidelines and practices for administration
of the
Plan and for its own acts and proceedings as it shall deem advisable; to
interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any Award (including
related
written instruments); to make all determinations it deems advisable for
the
administration of the Plan; to decide all disputes arising in connection
with
the Plan; and to otherwise supervise the administration of the
Plan.
All
decisions and interpretations of the Committee shall be binding on all
persons,
including the Company and Plan participants. No member or former member
of the
Committee or the Board shall be liable for any action or determination
made in
good faith with respect to this Plan.
SECTION
3. Shares Issuable under the Plan; Mergers; Substitution.
(a) Shares
Issuable.
The
maximum number of shares of Stock which may be issued in respect of Awards
(including Stock Appreciation Rights) granted under the Plan, subject to
adjustment upon changes in capitalization of the Company as provided in
this
Section 3, shall be 5,000,000 shares, subject to adjustment upon changes
in
capitalization of the Company as provided in this Section 3. For purposes
of
this limitation, the shares of Stock underlying any Awards which are forfeited,
cancelled, reacquired by the Company or otherwise terminated (other than
by
exercise) shall be added back to the shares of Stock with respect to which
Awards may be granted under the Plan. Shares issued under the Plan may
be
authorized but unissued shares or shares reacquired by the Company.
(b) Limitation
on Awards.
In no
event may any Plan participant be granted Awards (including Stock Appreciation
Rights) with respect to more than 500,000 shares of Stock in any calendar
year.
The number of shares of Stock relating to an Award granted to a Plan participant
in a calendar year that is subsequently forfeited, cancelled or otherwise
terminated shall continue to count toward the foregoing limitation in such
calendar year. In addition, if the exercise price of an Award is subsequently
reduced, the transaction shall be deemed a cancellation of the original
Award
and the grant of a new one so that both transactions shall count toward
the
maximum shares issuable in the calendar year of each respective
transaction.
(c) Stock
Dividends, Mergers, etc.
In the
event that after approval of the Plan by the stockholders of the Company
in
accordance with Section 17, the Company effects a stock dividend, stock
split or
similar change in capitalization affecting the Stock, the Committee shall
make
appropriate adjustments in (i) the number and kind of shares of stock or
securities with respect to which Awards may thereafter be granted (including
without limitation the limitations set forth in Sections 3(a) and (b) above),
(ii) the number and kind of shares remaining subject to outstanding Awards,
and
(iii) the option or purchase price in respect of such shares. In the event
of
any merger, consolidation, dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the
Committee in its sole discretion may, as to any outstanding Awards, make
such
substitution or adjustment in the aggregate number of shares reserved for
issuance under the Plan and in the number and purchase price (if any) of
shares
subject to such Awards as it may determine and as may be permitted by the
terms
of such transaction, or accelerate, amend or terminate such Awards upon
such
terms and conditions as it shall provide (which, in the case of the termination
of the vested portion of any Award, shall require payment or other consideration
which the Committee deems equitable in the circumstances), subject, however,
to
the provisions of Section 15.
(d) Substitute
Awards.
The
Committee may grant Awards under the Plan in substitution for stock and
stock
based awards held by employees of another corporation who concurrently
become
employees of the Company or an Affiliate as the result of a merger or
consolidation of the employing corporation with the Company or an Affiliate
or
the acquisition by the Company or an Affiliate of property or stock of
the
employing corporation. The Committee may direct that the substitute awards
be
granted on such terms and conditions as the Committee considers appropriate
in
the circumstances.
SECTION
4. Eligibility.
Awards
may be granted to officers, directors and employees of, and consultants
and
advisers to, the Company or its Affiliates (“Eligible Persons”).
SECTION
5. Stock Options.
The
Committee may grant to Eligible Persons options to purchase stock.
Any
Stock
Option granted under the Plan shall be in such form as the Committee may
from
time to time approve.
Stock
Options granted under the Plan may be either Incentive Stock Options (subject
to
compliance with applicable law) or Non-Statutory Stock Options. Unless
otherwise
so designated, an Option shall be a Non-Statutory Stock Option. To the
extent
that any option does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, it shall
constitute a Non-Statutory Stock Option.
No
Incentive Stock Option shall be granted under the Plan after the tenth
anniversary of the date of adoption of the Plan by the Board.
The
Committee in its discretion may determine the effective date of Stock Options,
provided, however, that grants of Incentive Stock Options shall be made
only to
persons who are, on the effective date of the grant, employees of the Company
or
an Affiliate. Stock Options granted pursuant to this Section 5 shall contain
such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of
the
Plan, as the Committee shall deem desirable.
(a) Exercise
Price.
The
exercise price per share for the Stock covered by a Stock Option granted
pursuant to this Section 5 shall be determined by the Committee at the
time of
grant but shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of Fair Market
Value
on the date of grant. If an employee owns or is deemed to own (by reason
of the
attribution rules applicable under Section 424(d) of the Code) more than
ten
percent (10%) of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the
Company or any subsidiary or parent corporation and an Incentive Stock
Option is
granted to such employee, the option price shall be not less than one hundred
ten percent (110%) of Fair Market Value on the date of grant.
(b) Option
Term.
The
term of each Stock Option shall be fixed by the Committee, but no Incentive
Stock Option shall be exercisable more than seven (7) years after the date
the
option is granted. If an employee owns or is deemed to own (by reason of
the
attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than ten percent
(10%) of
the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any
subsidiary or parent corporation and an Incentive Stock Option is granted
to
such employee, the term of such option shall be no more than seven (7)
years
from the date of grant.
(c) Exercisability;
Rights of a Shareholder.
Stock
Options shall become vested and exercisable at such time or times, whether
or
not in installments, as shall be determined by the Committee. The Committee
may
at any time accelerate the exercisability of all or any portion of any
Stock
Option. An optionee shall have the rights of a shareholder only as to shares
acquired upon the exercise of a Stock Option and not as to unexercised
Stock
Options.
(d)
Method
of Exercise.
Stock
Options may be exercised in whole or in part, by delivering written notice
of
exercise to the Company, specifying the number of shares to be purchased.
Payment of the purchase price may be made by delivery of cash or bank check
or
other instrument acceptable to the Committee in an amount equal to the
exercise
price of such Options, or, to the extent provided in the applicable Option
Agreement, by one or more of the following methods:
(i) by
delivery to the Company of shares of Stock of the Company having a fair
market
value equal in amount to the aggregate exercise price of the Options being
exercised; or
(ii) if
the
class of Stock is registered under the Exchange Act at such time, by delivery
to
the Company of a properly executed exercise notice along with irrevocable
instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company cash or a check
payable and acceptable to the Company for the purchase price; provided
that in
the event that the optionee chooses to pay the purchase price as so provided,
the optionee and the broker shall comply with such procedures and enter
into
such agreements of indemnity and other agreements as the Committee shall
prescribe as a condition of such payment procedure (including, in the case
of an
optionee who is an executive officer of the Company, such procedures and
agreements as the Committee deems appropriate in order to avoid any extension
of
credit in the form of a personal loan to such officer). The Company need
not act
upon such exercise notice until the Company receives full payment of the
exercise price; or
(iii) by
reducing the number of Option shares otherwise issuable to the optionee
upon
exercise of the Option by a number of shares of Common Stock having a fair
market value equal to such aggregate exercise price of the Options being
exercised; or
(iv) by
any
combination of such methods of payment.
The
delivery of certificates representing shares of Stock to be purchased pursuant
to the exercise of a Stock Option will be contingent upon receipt from
the
Optionee (or a purchaser acting in his stead in accordance with the provisions
of the Stock Option) by the Company of the full purchase price for such
shares
and the fulfillment of any other requirements contained in the Stock Option
or
imposed by applicable law.
(e) Non-transferability
of Options.
Except
as the Committee may provide with respect to a Non-Statutory Stock Option,
no
Stock Option shall be transferable other than by will or by the laws of
descent
and distribution and all Stock Options shall be exercisable, during the
optionee’s lifetime, only by the optionee.
(f) Annual
Limit on Incentive Stock Options.
To the
extent required for “incentive stock option” treatment under Section 422 of the
Code, the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time of grant)
of
the Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options granted under this
Plan
and any other plan of the Company or its Affiliates become exercisable
for the
first time by an optionee during any calendar year shall not exceed
$100,000.
SECTION
6. Restricted
Stock Awards.
(a) Nature
of Restricted Stock Award.
The
Committee in its discretion may grant Restricted Stock Awards to any Eligible
Person, entitling the recipient to acquire, for such purchase price, if
any, as
may be determined by the Committee, shares of Stock subject to such restrictions
and conditions as the Committee may determine at the time of grant (“Restricted
Stock”), including continued employment and/or achievement of pre-established
performance goals and objectives.
(b) Acceptance
of Award.
A
participant who is granted a Restricted Stock Award shall have no rights
with
respect to such Award unless the participant shall have accepted the Award
within sixty (60) days (or such shorter date as the Committee may specify)
following the award date by making payment to the Company of the specified
purchase price, if any, of the shares covered by the Award and by executing
and
delivering to the Company a written instrument that sets forth the terms
and
conditions applicable to the Restricted Stock in such form as the Committee
shall determine.
(c) Rights
as a Shareholder.
Upon
complying with Section 6(b) above, a participant shall have all the rights
of a
shareholder with respect to the Restricted Stock, including voting and
dividend
rights, subject to non-transferability restrictions and Company repurchase
or
forfeiture rights described in this Section 6 and subject to such other
conditions contained in the written instrument evidencing the Restricted
Award.
Unless the Committee shall otherwise determine, certificates evidencing
shares
of Restricted Stock Award shall remain in the possession of the Company
until
such shares are vested as provided in Section 6(e) below.
(d) Restrictions.
Shares
of Restricted Stock may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or
otherwise
encumbered or disposed of except as specifically provided herein. In the
event
of termination of employment by the Company and its Affiliates for any
reason
(including death, Disability, Normal Retirement and for Cause), any shares
of
Restricted Stock which have not then vested shall automatically be forfeited
to
the Company.
(e) Vesting
of Restricted Stock.
The
Committee at the time of grant shall specify the date or dates and/or the
attainment of pre-established performance goals, objectives and other conditions
on which the non-transferability of the Restricted Stock and the Company’s right
of forfeiture shall lapse. Subsequent to such date or dates and/or the
attainment of such pre-established performance goals, objectives and other
conditions, the shares on which all restrictions have lapsed shall no longer
be
Restricted Stock and shall be deemed “vested.” The Committee at any time may
accelerate such date or dates and otherwise waive or, subject to Section
13,
amend any conditions of the Award.
(f) Waiver,
Deferral and Reinvestment of Dividends.
The
written instrument evidencing the Restricted Stock Award may require or
permit
the immediate payment, waiver, deferral or investment of dividends paid
on the
Restricted Stock.
SECTION
7. Unrestricted Stock Awards.
(a) Grant
or Sale of Unrestricted Stock.
The
Committee in its discretion may grant or sell to any Eligible Person shares
of
Stock free of any restrictions under the Plan (“Unrestricted Stock”) at a
purchase price determined by the Committee. Shares of Unrestricted Stock
may be
granted or sold as described in the preceding sentence in respect of past
services or other valid consideration.
(b) Restrictions
on Transfers.
The
right to receive unrestricted Stock may not be sold, assigned, transferred,
pledged or otherwise encumbered, other than by will or the laws of descent
and
distribution.
SECTION
8. Performance Share Awards.
A
Performance Share Award is an award entitling the recipient to acquire
shares of
Stock upon the attainment of specified performance goals. The Committee
may make
Performance Share Awards independent of or in connection with the granting
of
any other Award under the Plan. Performance Share Awards may be granted
under
the Plan to any Eligible Person. The Committee in its discretion shall
determine
whether and to whom Performance Share Awards shall be made, the performance
goals applicable under each such Award (which may include, without limitation,
continued employment by the recipient or a specified achievement by the
recipient, the Company or any business unit of the Company), the periods
during
which performance is to be measured, and all other limitations and conditions
applicable to the Award or the Stock issuable thereunder. Upon the attainment
of
the specified performance goal shares of Stock shall be issued pursuant
to the
Performance Share Award as soon as practicable thereafter, but in no event
later
than two and one-half months after the calendar year in which such performance
goal is attained.
SECTION
9. Stock Appreciation Rights.
The
Committee in its discretion may grant Stock Appreciation Rights to any
Eligible
Person. A Stock Appreciation Right shall entitle the participant upon exercise
thereof to receive from the Company, upon written request to the Company
at its
principal offices (the “Request”), a number of shares of Stock or
may
provide for cash payment or combination of shares and cash having an aggregate
Fair Market Value equal to the product of (a) the excess of Fair Market
Value,
on the date of such Request, over the exercise price per share of Stock
specified in such Stock Appreciation Right (which exercise price shall
be not
less than one hundred percent (100%) of Fair Market Value on the date of
grant),
multiplied by (b) the number of shares of Stock for which such Stock
Appreciation Right shall be exercised.
SECTION
10. Termination of Stock Options and Stock Appreciation
Rights.
(a) Incentive
Stock Options:
(i) Termination
by Death.
If any
participant’s employment by the Company and its Affiliates terminates by reason
of death, any Incentive Stock Option owned by such participant may thereafter
be
exercised to the extent exercisable at the date of death, by the legal
representative or legatee of the participant, for a period of one hundred
eighty
(180) days from the date of death, or until the expiration of the stated
term of
the Incentive Stock Option, if earlier.
(ii) Termination
by Reason of Disability or Normal Retirement.
(A) Any
Incentive Stock Option held by a participant whose employment by the Company
and
its Affiliates has terminated by reason of Disability may thereafter be
exercised, to the extent it was exercisable at the time of such termination,
for
a period of ninety (90) days from the date of such termination of employment,
or
until the expiration of the stated term of the Option, if earlier.
(B) Any
Incentive Stock Option held by a participant whose employment by the Company
and
its Affiliates has terminated by reason of Normal Retirement may thereafter
be
exercised, to the extent it was exercisable at the time of such termination,
for
a period of ninety (90) days from the date of such termination of employment,
or
until the expiration of the stated term of the Option, if earlier.
(C) The
Committee shall have sole authority and discretion to determine whether
a
participant’s employment has been terminated by reason of Disability or Normal
Retirement.
(iii) Termination
for Cause.
If any
participant’s employment by the Company and its Affiliates has been terminated
for Cause, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, any Incentive
Stock Option held by such participant shall immediately terminate and be
of no
further force and effect.
(iv) Other
Termination.
Unless
otherwise determined by the Committee, if a participant’s employment by the
Company and its Affiliates terminates for any reason other than death,
Disability, Normal Retirement or for Cause, any Incentive Stock Option
held by
such participant may thereafter be exercised, to the extent it was exercisable
on the date of termination of employment, for thirty (30) days from the
date of
termination of employment or until the expiration of the stated term of
the
Option, if earlier.
(b) Non-Statutory
Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.
Any
Non-Statutory Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right granted under the
Plan
shall contain such terms and conditions with respect to its termination
as the
Committee, in its discretion, may from time to time determine.
SECTION
11. Tax Withholding and Notice.
(a) Payment
by Participant.
Each
participant shall, no later than the date as of which the value of an Award
or
of any Stock or other amounts received thereunder first becomes includable
in
the gross income of the participant for Federal income tax purposes, pay
to the
Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee regarding payment
of
any Federal, state, local and/or payroll taxes of any kind required by
law to be
withheld with respect to such income. The Company and its Affiliates shall,
to
the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from
any
payment of any kind otherwise due to the participant.
(b) Payment
in Shares.
A
Participant may elect, with the consent of the Committee, to have such
tax
withholding obligation satisfied, in whole or in part, by (i) authorizing
the
Company to withhold from shares of Stock to be issued pursuant to an Award
a
number of shares with an aggregate Fair Market Value (as of the date the
withholding is effected) that would satisfy the withholding amount due
with
respect to such Award, or (ii) delivering to the Company a number of shares
of
Stock with an aggregate Fair Market Value (as of the date the withholding
is
effected) that would satisfy the withholding amount due.
(c) Notice
of Disqualifying Disposition.
Each
holder of an Incentive Option shall agree to notify the Company in writing
immediately after making a disqualifying disposition (as defined in Section
421(b) of the Code) of any Stock purchased upon exercise of an Incentive
Stock
Option.
SECTION
12. Transfer and Leave of Absence.
For
purposes of the Plan, the following events shall not be deemed a termination
of
employment:
(a) a
transfer to the employment of the Company from an Affiliate or from the
Company
to an Affiliate, or from one Affiliate to another;
(b) an
approved leave of absence for military service or sickness, or for any
other
purpose approved by the Company, if the employee’s right to re-employment is
guaranteed either by a statute or by contract or under the policy pursuant
to
which the leave of absence was granted or if the Committee otherwise so
provides
in writing; provided, that the vesting date or dates of any unvested Award
held
by such employee shall automatically be extended by a period of time equal
to
the period of such approved leave of absence.
SECTION
13. Amendments and Termination.
The
Board
may at any time amend or discontinue the Plan and the Committee may at
any time
amend or cancel any outstanding Award for the purpose of satisfying changes
in
law or for any other lawful purpose, but no such action shall adversely
affect
rights under any outstanding Award without the holder’s consent. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, neither the Board nor the Committee shall have the power
or
authority to decrease the exercise price of any outstanding Stock Option
or
Stock Appreciation Right, whether through amendment, cancellation and regrant,
exchange or any other means, except for changes made pursuant to Section
3(c).
This
Plan
shall terminate as of the tenth anniversary of its effective date. The
Board may
terminate this Plan at any earlier time for any reason. No Award may be
granted
after the Plan has been terminated. No Award granted while this Plan is
in
effect shall be adversely altered or impaired by termination of this Plan,
except upon the consent of the holder of such Award. The power of the Committee
to construe and interpret this Plan and the Awards granted prior to the
termination of this Plan shall continue after such termination.
SECTION
14. Status of Plan.
With
respect to the portion of any Award which has not been exercised and any
payments in cash, Stock or other consideration not received by a participant,
a
participant shall have no rights greater than those of a general creditor
of the
Company unless the Committee shall otherwise expressly determine in connection
with any Award or Awards.
SECTION
15. Change of Control Provisions.
(a) Upon
the
occurrence of a Change of Control as defined in this Section 15:
(i) subject
to the provisions of clause (iii) below, after the effective date of such
Change
of Control, each holder of an outstanding Stock Option, Restricted Stock
Award,
Performance Share Award or Stock Appreciation Right shall be entitled,
upon
exercise of such Award, to receive, in lieu of shares of Stock (or consideration
based upon the Fair Market Value of Stock), shares of such stock or other
securities, cash or property (or consideration based upon shares of such
stock
or other securities, cash or property) as the holders of shares of Stock
received in connection with the Change of Control;
(ii) the
Committee may accelerate, fully or in part, the time for exercise of, and
waive
any or all conditions and restrictions on, each unexercised and unexpired
Stock
Option, Restricted Stock Award, Performance Share Award and Stock Appreciation
Right, effective upon a date prior or subsequent to the effective date
of such
Change of Control, as specified by the Committee; or
(iii) each
outstanding Stock Option, Restricted Stock Award, Performance Share Award
and
Stock Appreciation Right may be cancelled by the Committee as of the effective
date of any such Change of Control provided that (x) prior written notice
of
such cancellation shall be given to each holder of such an Award and (y)
each
holder of such an Award shall have the right to exercise such Award to
the
extent that the same is then exercisable or, in full, if the Committee
shall
have accelerated the time for exercise of all such unexercised and unexpired
Awards, during the thirty (30) day period preceding the effective date
of such
Change of Control.
(b) “Change
of Control” shall mean the occurrence of any one of the following
events:
(i) any
“person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange
Act) becomes, after the Effective Date of this Plan, a “beneficial owner” (as
such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act)
(other
than the Company, any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under
an
employee benefit plan of the Company, or any corporation owned, directly
or
indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company), directly or indirectly,
of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of
the
combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities;
or
(ii) the
stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company
with any other corporation or other entity, other than a merger or consolidation
which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding
immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining
outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving
entity) more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the
voting
securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately
after
such merger or consolidation; or
(iii) the
stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the
Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all
or
substantially all of the Company’s assets.
SECTION 16.
General Provisions.
(a) No
Distribution; Compliance with Legal Requirements.
The
Committee may require each person acquiring shares pursuant to an Award
to
represent to and agree with the Company in writing that such person is
acquiring
the shares without a view to distribution thereof.
No
shares
of Stock shall be issued pursuant to an Award until all applicable securities
laws and other legal and stock exchange requirements have been satisfied.
The
Committee may require the placing of such stop orders and restrictive legends
on
certificates for Stock and Awards as it deems appropriate.
(b) Delivery
of Stock Certificates.
Delivery of stock certificates to participants under this Plan shall be
deemed
effected for all purposes when the Company or a stock transfer agent of
the
Company shall have delivered such certificates in the United States mail,
addressed to the participant, at the participant’s last known address on file
with the Company.
(c) Other
Compensation Arrangements; No Employment Rights.
Nothing
contained in this Plan shall prevent the Board from adopting other or additional
compensation arrangements, including trusts, subject to stockholder approval
if
such approval is required; and such arrangements may be either generally
applicable or applicable only in specific cases. The adoption of the Plan
or any
Award under the Plan does not confer upon any employee any right to continued
employment with the Company or any Affiliate.
(d) Lock-Up
Agreement. By
accepting any Award, the recipient shall be deemed to have agreed that,
if so
requested by the Company or by the underwriters managing any underwritten
offering of the Company’s securities, the recipient will not, without the prior
written consent of the Company or such underwriters, as the case may be,
sell,
make any short sale of, loan, grant any option for the purchase of, or
otherwise
dispose of any shares subject to any such Award during the Lock-up Period,
as
defined below. The “Lock-Up Period” shall mean a period of time not exceeding
180 days or, if greater, such number of days as shall have been agreed
to by
each director and executive officer of the Company in connection with such
offering in a substantially similar lock-up agreement by which each such
director and executive officer is bound. If requested by the Company or
such
underwriters, the recipient shall enter into an agreement with such underwriters
consistent with the foregoing.
SECTION 17.
Effective Date of Plan.
This
Plan
shall become effective upon its adoption by the Company’s Board of Directors. If
the Plan shall not be approved by the shareholders of the Company within
twelve
months following its adoption, this Plan shall terminate and be of no further
force or effect.
SECTION
18. Governing Law.
This
Plan
shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the
substantive laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its principles
of
conflicts of laws.
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