Unassociated Document
AS
FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON June 4, 2007
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ICEWEB,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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13-2640971
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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205
Van Buren Street, Suite 150, Herndon, VA
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20170
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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2000
Management and Director Equity Incentive and Compensation Plan (as
amended)
(Full
title of plan)
Mr.
Mark
Lucky
Chief
Financial Officer
IceWEB,
Inc.
205
Van
Buren Street, Suite 150
Herndon,
VA 20170
(Name
and
Address of agent for service)
(703)
964-8000
(Telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title
of securities to be registered
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Amount
to be registered
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Proposed
maximum offering price per share (1)
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Proposed
maximum aggregate offering price (1)
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Amount
of registration fee
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Common
stock, par value $0.001 per share (2)
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7,500,000
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$0.55
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$4,125,000
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$127
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(1) Estimated
solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457
under the Securities Act of 1933 based on the average of the high and low sale
price of the registrant's common stock as reported on the OTC Bulletin Board
on
May 23, 2007.
(2) Pursuant
to Rule 416, there are also being registered such additional and indeterminable
number of shares of common stock as may be issuable due to adjustments for
changes resulting from stock dividends, stock splits and similar
changes.
Explanatory
Paragraph
This
registration statement is being filed for the purposes of increasing the number
of shares of common stock for which a registration statement on Form S-8
relating to the 2000 Management and Director Equity Incentive and Compensation
Plan, as amended (the "Plan"), is effective. On August 17, 2001 the registrant
filed a registration statement on Form S-8, SEC File No. 333-67794, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission to register 10,000,000 shares to be issued
under the Plan. On May 5, 2006 the Board of Directors of the registrant adopted
a resolution approving a reduction in the number of shares subject to the Plan
to 2,500,000 shares. Thereafter, on April 30, 2007 the Board of Directors of
the
registrant adopted a resolution approving an increase of 7,500,000 additional
shares of common stock to be issued under the Plan, bringing the total to
10,000,000 shares. This registration statement is being filed to register these
additional shares of common stock. Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form
S-8, except as otherwise restated herein the contents of the registration
statement on Form S-8, SEC File No. 333-67794, are incorporated herein by
reference.
PART
I
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
This
registration statement relates to separate prospectuses.
Items
1
and 2 of this Part I, and the documents incorporated herein by reference
pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Form S-8, constitute the first prospectus
relating to issuances to our employees, directors, consultants and others of
up
to 7,500,000 shares of common stock pursuant to our 2000 Management and Director
Equity Incentive and Compensation Plan, as amended (the "Plan"). Pursuant to
the
requirements of Form S-8 and Rule 428, we will deliver or cause to be delivered
to Plan participants any required information as specified by Rule 428(b)(1).
The second prospectus, referred to as the reoffer prospectus, relates to the
reoffer or resale of any shares that are deemed to be control securities or
restricted securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
PROSPECTUS
Item
2. Company
Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
We
will
provide without charge, upon written or oral request, the documents incorporated
by reference in Item 3 of Part II of this registration statement. These
documents are incorporated by reference in the Section 10(a) prospectus. We
will
also provide without charge, upon written or oral request, all other documents
required to be delivered to recipients pursuant to Rule 428(b). Any and all
such
requests shall be directed to IceWEB, Inc. at our principal office at 205 Van
Buren Street, Suite 105, Herndon, VA 20170, telephone number (703)
964-8000.
THESE
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION, NOR HAS THE COMMISSION PASSED ON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE
PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL
OFFENSE.
No
person
has been authorized by us to give any information or to make any representation
other than as contained in this prospectus and, if given or made, such
information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorized
by us. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any distribution of the
shares of common stock issuable under the terms of the Plan shall, under any
circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in our
affairs since the date hereof.
Our
principal offices are located at 205 Van Buren Street, Suite 105, Herndon,
VA
20170, telephone number (703) 964-8000. Our fiscal year end is September 30.
Information which appears on our web sites is not part of this
prospectus.
THIS
PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL SECURITIES IN ANY STATE TO
ANY
PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER IN SUCH STATE.
REOFFER
PROSPECTUS
IceWEB,
INC.
7,500,000
Shares of Common Stock
This
prospectus forms a part of a registration statement which registers an aggregate
of 7,500,000 shares of common stock issued or issuable from time-to-time under
the IceWEB, Inc. 2000 Management and Director Equity Incentive and Compensation
Plan (the "Plan").
This
prospectus also covers the resale of shares granted under the Plan by persons
who are our "affiliates" within the meaning of federal securities laws.
Affiliated selling security holders may sell all or a portion of the shares
from
time to time in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions,
directly or through brokers or otherwise, and at market prices prevailing at
the
time of such sales or at negotiated prices, but which may not exceed 1% of
our
outstanding common stock.
We
will
not receive any proceeds from sales of shares by selling security holders.
These
securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange
Commission nor has the Commission passed on the accuracy or adequacy of this
prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
This
prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell securities in any state to
any
person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer in such state.
The
date
of this prospectus is June 4, 2007.
When
used
in this prospectus, the terms “IceWEB,” " we," "our," and "us" refers to IceWEB,
Inc., a Delaware corporation, and our subsidiaries. The information which
appears on our web sites not part of this prospectus.
All
per
share information contained in this prospectus gives effect to a one for eighty
(1:80) reverse stock split effective April 27, 2005.
AVAILABLE
INFORMATION
We
are
subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and, in accordance therewith, we file reports, proxy
statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Our SEC filings are available over the Internet at the SEC's web site at
http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file with the
SEC
at its public reference facilities:
Public
Reference Room Office
100
F
Street, N.E.
Room
1580
Washington,
D.C. 20549
You
may
also obtain copies of the documents at prescribed rates by writing to the Public
Reference Section of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington,
D.C.
20549. Callers in the United States can also call 1-202-551-8090 for further
information on the operations of the public reference facilities.
INCORPORATION
OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The
following documents filed by us with the SEC are incorporated herein by
reference and made a part hereof:
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Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30,
2006,
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Quarterly
Report on Form 10-QSB for the six months ended March 31,
2007,
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Current
Report on Form 8-K as filed on February 20, 2007,
and
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Current
Report on Form 8-K as filed on April 3,
2007.
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In
addition, all reports and documents filed by us pursuant to Section 13, 14
or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing
of
a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from
the respective date of filing of such documents. Any statement incorporated
by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of
this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document, which also is or is deemed to be incorporated
by
reference herein, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement modified
or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute part of this prospectus.
We
hereby
undertake to provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial
owner, to whom a copy of the prospectus has been delivered, on the written
request of any such person, a copy of any or all of the documents referred
to
above which have been or may be incorporated by reference in this prospectus,
other than exhibits to such documents. Written requests for such copies should
be directed to Corporate Secretary, IceWEB, Inc., 205 Van Buren Street, Suite
105, Herndon, VA 20170, telephone number (703) 964-8000.
This
prospectus contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from the results
discussed in the forward-looking statements. You are urged to read this
prospectus carefully and in its entirety.
THE
COMPANY
Overview
Our
history and acquisition strategy has been key to our development as a company.
We began our operations in 2000 as a full service provider of computer systems
and professional services to private sector corporations and to the federal
government under a General Services Administration (GSA) schedule contract
for
computer systems and peripherals. Between 2001 and 2006, we undertook a series
of strategic acquisitions. As a result of these acquisitions, during fiscal
2006
our business and operations were primarily centered around providing hosted
web-based collaboration solutions that enabled organizations to establish
Internet, Intranet, and email/collaboration services immediately and with little
or no up-front capital investment.
Following
the end of fiscal 2006, we sold three of our subsidiaries, The Seven
Corporation, PatriotNet and Integrated Power Solutions. On November 15, 2006,
we
acquired certain of the assets of True North Solutions related to its
governmental customer business, including the customers, forecast, contract
renewals, and GSA schedule. As
a
result of this acquisition and these divestures our principal business is now
the sales of software services, application development, network integrated
technology, and third party hardware sales.
The
IceWEB Solutions Group focuses on providing computer network security products
such as access control, content filtering, email security, intrusion detection,
and the latest layer seven firewall technology to the Federal government. Our
key partners are Secure Computing, Internet Security Systems, RSA Security,
Blue
Coat and F5 Networks. We believe that the combination of our vendor
partners/manufacturers, customers, and government contracting vehicles enables
our company to be successful in providing the industry’s best network security
solutions to the Federal government and commercial integrators who service
the
government.
In
addition to our IceWEB Solutions Group, since 2000 we have also marketed a
line
of software and online service offerings providing small businesses
enterprise-class applications via the Internet in a hosted service model
(Software as a Service or SaaS). Our products and services are used by
organizations in both the public and private sectors and our suite of hosted
software application services are accessed by our customers via the Internet.
Our current online products include IceMAIL (messaging), IceVISTA (web hosting),
and IcePORTAL (Intranet portal). Our goal is to bring this enterprise-class
technology, normally affordable by only large corporations, to small business
customers via a recurring monthly subscription model.
For
the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2006 approximately 48% of total sales were
generated by our IceWEB Solutions Group’s reselling of third-party hardware and
software and approximately 52% of our total sales were generated by online
products and services. For the six months ended March 31, 2007, these two lines
of business represented approximately 91% and approximately 9%, respectively,
of
our total sales.
Our
Strategy for Fiscal 2007
The
IceWEB Solutions Group’s focus on network security and the Federal government
will continue. We are carefully evaluating new technology products and
manufacturers. By continuous training of our employees and partnering with
our
key vendor partners, we can continue to accelerate our growth in this
market.
During
fiscal 2007 we plan on greater automation for IceMAIL, IcePORTAL, and IceVISTA
products. By using internal and external technical resources we will seek to
enable customers to manage and control their own environment (self service)
or
working with IceWEB Customer Service. We believe we will be one of the few
companies that allow customers almost total control of their features via
web-based account management tools. All of our service offerings will have
online purchasing and automated provisioning (account creation) that reduced
human intervention for these repeatable tasks. This also helps customers with
the desire for “immediate satisfaction” by having their product or service
immediately available upon purchase.
RISK
FACTORS
Before
you invest in our securities, you should be aware that there are various risks.
Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we
currently believe to be immaterial may also adversely affect our business.
You
should consider carefully these risk factors, together with all of the other
information included in this prospectus before you decide to purchase our
securities. If any of the following risks and uncertainties develops into actual
events, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be
materially adversely affected and you could lose your entire investment in
our
company.
We
have an accumulated deficit and we anticipate continuing losses that will result
in significant liquidity and cash flow problems absent a material increase
in
our revenues.
We
have
an accumulated deficit of approximately $1.3 million at March 31, 2007. For
the
years ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, we had a net loss of approximately
$3.8
million and $900,000, respectively, and cash used in operations was
approximately $1,010,000 and approximately $920,000, respectively. The report
of
our independent registered public accounting firm on our financial statements
for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006 contained a qualification
expressing substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern
as
a result of our net losses. Our losses have continued into fiscal 2007. We
reported a net loss of approximately $573,000 for the six months ended March
31,
2007 and cash used in operations for that period was approximately $162,000.
As
long as our cash flow from operations remains insufficient to fund our
operations, we will continue depleting our cash and other financial resources.
Our failure to achieve profitable operations in future periods will adversely
affect our ability to continue as a going concern. In this event, you could
lose
all of your investment in our company.
We
will need additional financing which we may not be able to obtain on acceptable
terms. If we cannot raise additional capital as needed, our ability to execute
our growth strategy and fund our ongoing operations will be in
jeopardy.
Historically,
our operations have been financed primarily through the issuance of equity.
Capital is typically needed not only to fund our ongoing operations and to
pay
our existing obligations, but capital is also necessary if we wish to acquire
additional assets or companies and for the effective integration, operation
and
expansion of these businesses. Our future capital requirements, however, depend
on a number of factors, including our ability to internally grow our revenues,
manage our business and control our expenses. At March 31, 2007, we had cash
on
hand of $514,751 and a working capital deficit of $966,693. We need to raise
additional capital to fund our ongoing operations, pay our existing obligations
and for future growth of our company. As described below the terms of the sale
of our Series B Convertible Preferred Stock may significantly restrict our
ability to raise working capital as needed. We cannot assure you that additional
working capital is available to us in the future upon terms acceptable to us.
If
we do not raise funds as needed, our ability to provide for current working
capital needs, make additional acquisitions, grow our company, and continue
our
existing business and operations is in jeopardy. In this event, you could lose
all of your investment in our company.
While
the shares of our Series B Convertible Preferred Stock are outstanding we are
prohibited from entering into certain types of equity and debt transactions
which may adversely effect our ability to raise working capital as
needed.
Under
the
terms of our sale of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock in December 2005,
we
agreed to a number of limitations on our future capital raising activities,
including:
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for
a period of three years we will not issue any convertible debt or
preferred stock,
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for
a period of two years we will not enter into any new borrowings of
more
than twice as much as the sum of EBITDA (earnings before income taxes,
depreciation and amortization) from recurring operations over the
past
four quarters,
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for
so long as the shares are outstanding we will not issue any debt
or equity
securities with a floating conversion price or reset feature,
and
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for
so long as the shares are outstanding we cannot issue any common
stock or
securities which are convertible into common stock at an effective
price
per share less than the conversion value of the Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock which is initially $0.2727 per
share.
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These
restrictions are likely to adversely affect our ability to raise working capital
as needed in future periods as the types of financing transactions generally
available to us and other comparably-sized public companies often involve the
sale of a convertible security with a reset feature, or the sale of common
stock
at a discount to market.
While
shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are outstanding we are
prohibited from undertaking certain capital raising transactions which may
materially adversely effect our ability to raise funds in future
periods.
The
designations of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock prohibit us from
selling common stock or any other security which is convertible into common
stock or issuing any rights, options or warrants which entitle the holder to
purchase shares of our common stock at a price less than $0.60 per
share,
subject
to adjustment as described elsewhere in this prospectus. So long as shares
of
our Series A Convertible Preferred stock are outstanding, this prohibition
will
prevent us from raising additional capital at an effective offering price of
less than $0.60 per share. While in recent periods the market value of our
common stock has from time to time been greater than $0.60 per share, it has
also been less than $0.60 per share and we do not know if the trading price
of
our common stock will remain above $0.60 per share in future periods,
particularly in light of the fact that we may be significantly increasing the
number of shares of our common stock which will be freely tradeable as a result
of sales made by the selling security holders under this prospectus. If the
market price of our common stock should remain in a price range which is near
or
below $0.60 per share we may be unable to raise capital in future periods as
needed which could adversely effect our liquidity, operation of our company
and
ability to continue as a going concern.
In
addition, under the terms of the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement for the
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for a period of three years beginning
March
30, 2005 we have contractually agreed not to issue any additional shares of
preferred stock or any convertible debt, not to enter into any transactions
which contain a reset provision which could result in additional shares being
issued at some future date and not to enter into certain other types of
financing transactions. These contractual limitations may limit our ability
to
raise capital as needed in future periods which could adversely effect our
ability to continue our operations.
Our
factoring agreement with Sand Hill Finance, LLC contains certain terms which
may
adversely affect our ability to raise capital in future
periods.
In
December 2005 we entered into a Finance Agreement with Sand Hill Finance, LLC
for a $1.8 million accounts receivable factoring line. Under the terms of this
agreement we agreed not
to
take certain actions including undertaking a transaction which would result
in a
change of control of our company or the transfer of more than 20% of our
securities and incurring any indebtedness other than trade credit in the
ordinary course of business. These restrictions may limit our ability to raise
working capital as needed.
Our
primary assets serve as collateral under our accounts receivable factoring
line.
If we were to default on this agreement, the lender could foreclose on our
assets.
The
$1.8
million accounts receivable factoring agreement with Sand Hill Finance, LLC
is
collateralized by a blanket security interest in our assets. If we should
default under the terms of this agreement, the lender could seek to foreclose
on
our primary assets. If the lender was successful, we would be unable to conduct
our business as it is presently conducted and our ability to generate revenues
and fund our ongoing operations would be materially adversely affected.
We
are reliant on revenues from a limited number of customers. Because we are
not a
party to long term agreements with these customers, the loss of one or more
of
these customers would be adverse to our financial results in future
periods.
Sales
to
two customers represented approximately 43% of our total sales for the year
ended September 30, 2006 and sales to five customers represented approximately
53% of our total sales for the six months ended March 31, 2007. In addition,
approximately 51% of our accounts receivable at September 30, 2006 and
approximately 78% of our accounts receivable at March 31, 2007, respectively,
were due from these customers.. These customers purchase products and services
from us on a purchase order basis and, accordingly, may elect at any time to
purchase similar products or services from our competitors. Until such time,
if
ever, as we are able to sufficiently expand our sales efforts and remove this
dependency on revenues from these limited number of customers, if one or more
of
them should cease purchasing products and services from us our revenues and
results of operations would be materially adversely affected.
We
do not have a disaster recovery plan and we do not carry business interruption
insurance.
Our
systems and operations are vulnerable to damage or interruption from fire,
flood, power loss, telecommunications failure, break-ins and similar events.
Our
headquarters are physically located in Fairfax County, Virginia, a Washington,
DC suburb in close proximity to the US Capitol, White House, Pentagon, CIA,
and
numerous other agencies within the intelligence community. All these government
installations are considered potential targets of any future terrorist attacks.
We do not currently have a disaster recovery plan, nor do we carry business
interruption insurance to compensate our company for losses that may occur.
We
are also vulnerable to computer viruses and/or physical disruptions, which
could
lead to interruptions, delays, loss of data or the inability to accept orders.
The occurrence of any of the foregoing events could have a material adverse
effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of
operations.
Our
management may be unable to effectively integrate our acquisitions and to manage
our growth and we may be unable to fully realize any anticipated benefits of
these acquisitions.
Our
business strategy includes growth through acquisition and internal development.
We are subject to various risks associated with our growth strategy, including
the risk that we will be unable to identify and recruit suitable acquisition
candidates in the future or to integrate and manage the acquired companies.
Acquired companies' histories, geographical locations, business models and
business cultures can be different from ours in many respects. Our directors
and
senior management face a significant challenge in their efforts to integrate
our
businesses and the business of the acquired companies or assets, and to
effectively manage our continued growth. There can be no assurance that our
efforts to integrate the operations of any acquired assets or companies acquired
in the future will be successful, that we can manage our growth or that the
anticipated benefits of these proposed acquisitions will be fully realized.
The
dedication of management resources to these efforts may detract attention from
our day-to-day business. There can be no assurance that there will not be
substantial costs associated with these activities or of the success of our
integration efforts, either of which could have a material adverse effect on
our
operating results.
Our
common stock could be removed from quotation on the OTCBB if we fail to timely
file our annual or quarterly reports. If our common stock was no longer eligible
for quotation on the OTCBB, the liquidity of our stock may be further adversely
impacted.
Under
the
rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission we are required to file our
quarterly reports within 45 days from the end of the fiscal quarter and our
annual report within 90 days from the end of our fiscal year. Under rules
adopted by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD) in 2005
which is informally known as the "Three Strikes Rule", an NASD member is
prohibited from quoting securities of an OTCBB issuer such as our company if
the
issuer either fails to timely file these reports or is otherwise delinquent
in
the filing requirements three times in the prior two year period or if the
issuer's common stock has been removed from quotation on the OTCBB twice in
that
two year period. We failed to file our 2006 annual report on a timely basis.
If
we were to fail to file two additional reports on a timely basis with the 24
month period our stock would be removed from quotation on the OTCBB and would
in
all likelihood then be quoted on the Pink Sheets Electronic Quotation Service.
The Pink Sheets offers a quotation service to companies that are unable to
list
their securities on the OTCBB or an exchange. The requirements for listing
on
the Pink Sheets are considerably lower and less regulated than those of the
OTCBB or an exchange. If our common stock were to be quoted on the Pink Sheets,
it is possible that even fewer brokers or dealers would be interested in making
a market in our common stock which would further adversely impact its
liquidity.
We
have not voluntarily implemented various corporate governance measures, in
the
absence of which, stockholders may have more limited protections against
interested director transactions, conflicts of interest and similar
matters.
Recent
Federal legislation, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, has resulted
in
the adoption of various corporate governance measures designed to promote the
integrity of the corporate management and the securities markets. Some of these
measures have been adopted in response to legal requirements. Others have been
adopted by companies in response to the requirements of national securities
exchanges, such as the NYSE or The NASDAQ Stock Market, on which their
securities are listed. Among the corporate governance measures that are required
under the rules of national securities exchanges are those that address board
of
directors' independence, audit committee oversight, and the adoption of a code
of ethics. Because our stock is not listed on an exchange, we are not required
to adopt these corporate governance standards. While a majority of our board
of
directors are independent and our board of directors has adopted a Code of
Ethics and Business Conduct and established Audit and Compensation Committees,
we have not adopted all of the corporate governance measures which we might
otherwise have been required to adopt if our securities were listed on a
national securities exchange. It is possible that if we were to adopt all of
these corporate governance measures, stockholders would benefit from somewhat
greater assurances that internal corporate decisions were being made by
disinterested directors and that policies had been implemented to define
responsible conduct. Prospective investors should bear in mind our current
lack
of corporate governance measures in formulating their investment
decisions.
We
may be exposed to potential risks relating to our internal controls over
financial reporting and our ability to have those controls attested to by our
independent auditors.
As
directed by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX 404”), the
Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules requiring small business
issuers, such as our company, to include a report of management on the company’s
internal controls over financial reporting in their annual reports for fiscal
years ending on or after December 15, 2007. Presently, we will become subject
to
compliance with SOX 404 for our fiscal year ending September 30, 2008. In
addition, for our fiscal year ending September 30, 2009 the independent
registered public accounting firm auditing our financial statements must also
attest to and report on management’s assessment of the effectiveness of our
internal controls over financial reporting as well as the operating
effectiveness of our internal controls. While we have yet to being evaluating
our internal control systems in order to allow our management to report on,
and
our independent auditors attest to, our internal controls, as presently
required, we expect to expend significant resources in developing the necessary
documentation and testing procedures required by SOX 404. In the event we
identify significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in our internal
controls that we cannot remediate in a timely manner or we are unable to receive
a positive attestation from our independent auditors with respect to our
internal controls, investors and others may lose confidence in the reliability
of our financial statements and our ability to obtain financing as needed could
suffer.
The
exercise of warrants and options and the conversion of shares of our Series
A
Convertible Preferred Stock will be dilutive to our existing stockholders.
At
April
30, 2007 we had outstanding:
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10,368,514
shares of our common stock,
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1,256,667
shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock which is convertible
into
1,256,667 shares of our common stock,
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1,833,334
shares of our Series B Convertible Preferred Stock which is convertible
into 1,833,334 shares of common
stock,
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common
stock purchase warrants to purchase a total of 6,135,000 shares of
our
common stock with exercise prices ranging from $0.35 to $9.60 per
share,
and
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options
granted under the Plan and as non-qualified options granted outside
the
Plan to certain officers, directors and employees which are exercisable
into an aggregate of 1,460,469 shares of our common stock with an
average
exercise price of $0.77 per share.
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The
conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock or the Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock and/or the exercise of outstanding options and
warrants may materially adversely affect the market price of our common stock
and will have a dilutive effect on our existing stockholders.
Certain
of our outstanding warrants contain cashless exercise provisions which means
we
will not receive any cash proceeds upon their exercise.
In
March
2005 and December 2005, we issued five year common stock purchase warrants
to
purchase an aggregate of 6,950,000 shares of our common stock with exercise
prices ranging from $0.35 to $9.60 per share in connection with the sales of
shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock. At April 30, 2007 of these warrants there are warrants to
purchase 5,730,000 shares of our common stock with exercise prices of $.35
to
$9.60 which remain unexercised. In December 2005 we also issued a seven year
common stock purchase warrant to purchase 25,000 shares of our common stock
with
an exercise price of $1.00 per share in connection with our accounts receivable
financing agreement with Sand Hill Finance, LLC. All of these warrants are
exercisable on a cashless basis which means that the holders, rather than paying
the exercise price in cash, may surrender a number of warrants equal to the
exercise price of the warrants being exercised. The utilization of this cashless
exercise feature will deprive us of additional capital which might otherwise
be
obtained if the warrants did not contain a cashless feature.
Provisions
of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws may delay or prevent a take-over
which may not be in the best interests of our
stockholders.
Provisions
of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws may be deemed to have
anti-takeover effects, which include when and by whom special meetings of our
stockholders may be called, and may delay, defer or prevent a takeover attempt.
In addition, certain provisions of the Delaware General Corporations Law also
may be deemed to have certain anti-takeover effects which include that control
of shares acquired in excess of certain specified thresholds will not possess
any voting rights unless these voting rights are approved by a majority of
a
corporation's disinterested stockholders.
In
addition, our certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to
10,000,000 shares of preferred stock with such rights and preferences as may
be
determined from time to time by our Board of Directors. We presently have
outstanding 1,256,667 shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and
1,833,334 shares of our Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. Our Board of
Directors may, without stockholder approval, issue additional series of
preferred stock with dividends, liquidation, conversion, voting or other rights
that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders
of
our common stock.
If
the selling security holders all elect to sell their shares of our common stock
at the same time, the market price of our shares may
decrease.
It
is
possible that the selling security holders will offer all of the shares for
sale. Further, because it is possible that a significant number of shares could
be sold at the same time hereunder, the sales, or the possibility thereof,
may
have a depressive effect on the market price of our common stock.
CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
Certain
statements in this prospectus contain or may contain forward-looking statements
that are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially
different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
were based on various factors and were derived utilizing numerous assumptions
and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially
from
those in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not
limited to, our ability to increase our revenues, develop our brands, implement
our strategic initiatives, economic, political and market conditions and
fluctuations, government and industry regulation, U.S. and global competition,
and other factors. Most of these factors are difficult to predict accurately
and
are generally beyond our control.
You
should consider the areas of risk described in connection with any
forward-looking statements that may be made in this prospectus. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and
readers should carefully review this prospectus in its entirety, including
the
risks described in "Risk Factors." Except for our ongoing obligations to
disclose material information under the Federal securities laws, we undertake
no
obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements,
to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events. These
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this prospectus, and
you
should not rely on these statements without also considering the risks and
uncertainties associated with these statements and our business.
SELLING
SECURITY HOLDERS
The
information under this heading relates to resales of shares covered by this
prospectus by persons who are our "affiliates" as that term is defined under
federal securities laws. These persons will be members of our Board of Directors
and/or officers of our company. Shares issued pursuant to this prospectus to
our
affiliates are "control" shares under federal securities laws.
The
following table sets forth:
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the
name of each affiliated selling security holder,
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the
amount of common stock owned beneficially, directly or indirectly,
by each
affiliated selling security holder,
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the
maximum amount of Shares to be offered by the affiliated selling
security
holders pursuant to this prospectus,
and
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the
amount of common stock to be owned by each affiliated selling security
holder following sale of the Shares.
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Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally
includes voting or investment power with respect to securities and includes
any
securities which the person has the right to acquire within 60 days through
the
conversion or exercise of any security or other right. The information as to
the
number of shares of our common stock owned by each affiliated selling security
holder is based upon our books and records and the information provided by
our
transfer agent.
We
may
amend or supplement this prospectus from time to time to update the disclosure
set forth in the table. Because the selling security holders identified in
the
table may sell some or all of the shares owned by them which are included in
this prospectus, and because there are currently no agreements, arrangements
or
understandings with respect to the sale of any of the shares, no estimate can
be
given as to the number of shares available for resale hereby that will be held
by the affiliated selling security holders upon termination of the offering
made
hereby. We have therefore assumed, for the purposes of the following table,
that
the affiliated selling security holders will sell all of the shares owned by
them, which are being offered hereby, but will not sell any other shares of
our
common stock that they presently own.
Persons
who receive stock grants under the Plan and are deemed affiliates, may effect
sales of shares of common stock covered hereby not in excess of 1% of our
outstanding common stock in any three-month period.
Grants
may be made to affiliates in the future which we are not able to identify at
this time. Before any of our affiliates sell any of his or her shares received
under the Plan, we will supplement this prospectus with the required information
regarding the names of the persons selling, the total number of shares owned
by
these persons and the number of shares proposed to be sold under this
prospectus.
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of selling security holder
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PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
The
information under this heading includes resales of shares covered by this
prospectus by persons who are our "affiliates" as that term in defined under
federal securities laws.
The
shares covered by this prospectus may be resold and distributed from time to
time by the selling security holders in one or more transactions, including
ordinary broker's transactions, privately-negotiated transactions or through
sales to one or more broker-dealers for resale of these shares as principals,
at
market prices existing at the time of sale, at prices related to existing market
prices, through Rule 144 transactions or at negotiated prices. The selling
security holders in connection with sales of securities may pay usual and
customary, or specifically negotiated, brokerage fees or commissions.
The
selling security holders may sell shares in one or more of the following
methods, which may include crosses or block transactions:
· through
the Pink Sheets, on the OTC Bulletin Board, or on such exchanges or
over-the-counter markets on which our shares may be listed or quoted from
time-to-time, in transactions which may include special offerings, exchange
distributions and/or secondary distributions, pursuant to and in accordance
with
the rules of such exchanges, or through brokers, acting as principal or agent;
· in
transactions other than on such exchanges or in the over-the-counter market,
or
a combination of such transactions, including sales through brokers, acting
as
principal or agent, sales in privately negotiated transactions, or dispositions
for value, subject to rules relating to sales by affiliates; or
· through
the writing of options on our shares, whether or not such options are listed
on
an exchange, or other transactions requiring delivery of our shares, or the
delivery of our shares to close out a short position.
Any
such
transactions may be effected at market prices prevailing at the time of sale,
at
prices related to such prevailing market prices, at negotiated prices or at
fixed prices.
In
making
sales, brokers or dealers used by the selling security holders may arrange
for
other brokers or dealers to participate. The selling security holders who are
affiliates of our company and others through whom such securities are sold
may
be "underwriters" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 for the
securities offered, and any profits realized or commission received may be
considered underwriting compensation. Information as to whether an
underwriter(s) who may be selected by the selling security holders, or any
other
broker-dealer, is acting as principal or agent for the selling security holders,
the compensation to be received by underwriters who may be selected by the
selling security holders, or any broker-dealer, acting as principal or agent
for
the selling security holders and the compensation to be received by other
broker-dealers, in the event the compensation of other broker-dealers is in
excess of usual and customary commissions, will, to the extent required, be
set
forth in a supplement to this prospectus. Any dealer or broker participating
in
any distribution of the shares may be required to deliver a copy of this
prospectus, including the supplement, if any, to any person who purchases any
of
the shares from or through a dealer or broker.
We
have
advised the selling security holders that, at the time a resale of the shares
is
made by or on behalf of a selling security holder, a copy of this prospectus
is
to be delivered.
We
have
also advised the selling security holders that during the time as they may
be
engaged in a distribution of the shares included herein they are required to
comply with Regulation M of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. With certain
exceptions, Regulation M precludes any selling security holders, any affiliated
purchasers and any broker-dealer or other person who participates in the
distribution from bidding for or purchasing, or attempting to induce any person
to bid for or purchase any security which is the subject of the distribution
until the entire distribution is complete. Regulation M also prohibits any
bids
or purchase made in order to stabilize the price of a security in connection
with the distribution of that security.
Sales
of
securities by us and the selling security holders or even the potential of
these
sales may have an adverse effect on the market price for shares of our common
stock.
DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES
General
Our
authorized capital stock consists of 1,000,000,000 shares of common stock,
$.001
par value per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.001
per share, of which 1,666,667 shares have been designated as Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock and 1,833,334 shares have been designated as Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock. As of April 30, 2007, there are 10,368,514 shares
of common stock, 1,256,667 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and
1,833,334 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.
We have not included 437,502 shares of common stock listed as outstanding on
our
transfer records in the number of common shares which are currently issued
and
outstanding. Although the certificates have not been cancelled, these shares
were contributed to our capital by agreement at the time of our reverse merger
in March 2002 and may not be voted.
Common
stock
Holders
of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share on all matters submitted
to a stockholder vote. Holders of common stock do not have cumulative voting
rights. Holders of common stock are entitled to share in all dividends that
the
Board of Directors, in its discretion, declares from legally available funds.
In
the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, subject to the
preferences of any shares of our preferred stock which may then be outstanding,
each outstanding share entitles its holder to participate in all assets that
remain after payment of liabilities and after providing for each class of stock,
if any, having preference over the common stock.
Holders
of common stock have no conversion, preemptive or other subscription rights,
and
there are no redemption provisions for the common stock. The rights of the
holders of common stock are subject to any rights that may be fixed for holders
of preferred stock, when and if any preferred stock is authorized and issued.
All outstanding shares of common stock are duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable.
Preferred
stock
Our
Board
of Directors, without further stockholder approval, may issue preferred stock
in
one or more series from time to time and fix or alter the designations, relative
rights, priorities, preferences, qualifications, limitations and restrictions
of
the shares of each series. The rights, preferences, limitations and restrictions
of different series of preferred stock may differ with respect to dividend
rates, amounts payable on liquidation, voting rights, conversion rights,
redemption provisions, sinking fund provisions and other matters. Our Board
of
Directors may authorize the issuance of preferred stock, which ranks senior
to
our common stock for the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets
on
liquidation. In addition, our Board of Directors can fix limitations and
restrictions, if any, upon the payment of dividends on our common stock to
be
effective while any shares of preferred stock are outstanding.
The
rights granted to the holders of any series of preferred stock could adversely
affect the voting power of the holders of common stock and issuance of preferred
stock may delay, defer or prevent a change in our control.
Series
A Convertible Preferred Stock
Our
Board
of Directors has created a series of 1,666,667 shares of preferred stock
designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. We sold these shares in
a
private transaction in March 2005. In June 2006, Barron Partners LP, the holder
of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, converted 410,000 shares into
410,000 shares of our common stock. As of the date of this prospectus there
remain 1,256,667 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock issued and
outstanding. The designations, rights and preferences of the Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock provide:
· no
dividends are payable on the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. So long
as
these shares are outstanding, we cannot pay dividends on our common stock nor
can we redeem any shares of our common stock,
· the
shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock do not have any voting rights,
except as may be provided under Delaware law,
· so
long
as the shares are outstanding, we cannot change the designations of the Series
A
Convertible Preferred Stock, create a class of securities that in the instance
of payment of dividends or distribution of assets upon our liquidation ranks
senior to or pari passu with the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock or
increase the number of authorized shares of Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock,
· the
shares carry a liquidation preference of $0.60 per share,
· each
share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible at the option
of
the holder into shares of our common stock, subject to adjustment in the event
of stock splits and stock dividends, based upon a conversion value of $0.60
per
share, and
· so
long
as the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are outstanding, we cannot
sell or issue any common stock, rights to subscribe for shares of common stock
or securities which are convertible or exercisable into shares of common stock
at an effective purchase price of less than the then conversion
value.
No
conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock may occur if a conversion
would result in the holder, Barron Partners LP, and any of its affiliates,
beneficially owning more than 4.99% of our outstanding common shares following
such conversion.
Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock
Our
Board
of Directors has also created a series of 1,833,334 shares of preferred stock
designated as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. On December 28, 2005, we
sold Barron Partners LP, an accredited investor, 1,833,334 shares of our Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock and Common Stock Purchase Warrants "D", "E" and
"F" to purchase an aggregate of 2,250,000 shares of our common stock, for an
aggregate purchase price of $500,000.
Under
the
terms of the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, we agreed:
· that
all
convertible debt in our company would be cancelled and that for a period of
three years from the closing date we will not issue any convertible debt or
preferred stock. In addition, we agreed to cause all reset features related
to
any shares of our outstanding common stock to be cancelled and for a period
of
three years from the closing date to refrain from entering into any transactions
that have reset features,
· to
maintain a majority of independent directors on our Board of Directors, and
that
these independent directors will make up a majority of the audit and
compensation committees of our Board. If at any time we should fail to maintain
these independent majority requirements, we are required to pay Barron Partners
LP liquidated damages of 24% of the purchase price of the securities ($120,000)
per annum, payable monthly in kind,
· that
if
within 24 months from the closing date we consummate the sale of debt or equity
securities with a conversion price less than the then effective conversion
price
of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock we will make a post-closing
adjustment in the conversion price of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
to such lower conversion price,
· that
for
a period of three years all employment and consulting agreements must have
the
unanimous consent of the compensation committee of our Board, and any awards
other than salary are usual and appropriate for other officers, directors,
employees or consultants holding similar positions in similar publicly
held-companies,
· that
for
a period of two years from the closing we will not enter into any new borrowings
of more than twice as much as the sum of EBITDA from recurring operations over
the past four quarters, subject to certain exceptions,
· that
for
long as Barron Partners LP holds any of the securities we will not enter into
any subsequent financing in which we issue or sell any debt or equity securities
with a floating conversion price or containing a reset feature, and
· that
we
will submit a proposal at our next annual meeting of stockholders to amend
our
Certificate of Incorporation to require the consent of the holders of a
designated percentage of a designated class of our securities to waive or
amend
the terms of any rights, options and warrants approved by our
Board.
Mr.
John
R. Signorello, our CEO, agreed not to sell any shares of our common stock that
he many own in excess of 1% per quarter or at a price of less than $3.00 per
share for a period ending August 30, 2007, and that the earliest any other
insiders could sell their shares would be beginning two years from the closing
date.
We
granted Barron Partners LP a right of first refusal to participate in any
subsequent funding we may undertake on a pro rata basis at 94% of the offering
price.
We
have
agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission within 30 days to register for resale the shares of common stock
issuable upon the possible conversion of the Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock and the exercise of the warrants, and to use our best efforts to cause
such registration statement to be declared effective within 120 days from the
closing date. We
have
also granted Barron Partners LP demand registration rights covering these
securities, as well as piggy-back registration rights for a period of two years
from the closing date. We agreed to pay all costs associated with these
registration statements and have indemnified Barron Partners LP with respect
thereto for any losses or claims related to material misstatements or material
omissions by us in the registration statement(s). Barron Partners LP
subsequently waived any rights to receive any registration rights
penalties.
The
warrants issued in this transaction are described later in this section. The
designations, rights and preferences of the Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock
provide:
· no
dividends are payable on the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. So long
as
these shares are outstanding, we cannot pay dividends on our common stock nor
can we redeem any shares of our common stock,
· the
shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock do not have any voting rights,
except as may be provided under Delaware law,
· so
long
as the shares are outstanding, we cannot change the designations of the Series
B
Convertible Preferred Stock, create a class of securities that in the instance
of payment of dividends or distribution of assets upon our liquidation ranks
senior to or pari passu with the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock or
increase the number of authorized shares of Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock,
· the
shares carry a liquidation preference of $0.2727 per share,
· each
share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible at the option
of
the holder into one share of our common stock based upon an initial conversion
value of $0.2727 per share. The conversation ratio is subject to adjustment
in
the event of stock dividends, stock splits or reclassification of our common
stock. The conversion ratio is also subject to adjustment in the event we should
sell any shares of our common stock or securities convertible into common stock
at an effective price less than the conversion ratio then in effect, in which
case the conversion ratio would be reduce to the lesser price. No conversion
of
the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock may occur if a conversion would result
in the holder, Barron Partners LP, and any of its affiliates, beneficially
owning more than 4.9% of our outstanding common shares following such
conversion. Barron Partners LP may waive this provision only with the consent
of
all of the Series B Preferred Stockholders and the consent of the holders of
a
majority of our outstanding shares of common stock who are not
affiliates,
· so
long
as the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is outstanding, we have agreed
not
to issue any rights, options or warrants to holders of our common stock
entitling the holders to purchase shares of our common stock at less than the
conversion ratio with out the consent of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. If we should elect
to undertake such an issuance and the Series B holders consent, the conversion
ratio would be reduced. Further, if we should make a distribution of any
evidence of indebtedness or assets or rights or warrants to subscribe for any
security to our common stockholders, the conversion value would be
readjusted,
· the
shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock automatically convert into shares
of our common stock in the event of change of control of our company,
and
· so
long
as the shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock are outstanding, we cannot
sell or issue any common stock, rights to subscribe for shares of common stock
or securities which are convertible or exercisable into shares of common stock
at an effective purchase price of less than the then conversion value of the
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.
Common
Stock Purchase Warrants
At
April
30, 2007 we had outstanding an aggregate of 6,135,000 common stock purchase
warrants as follows:
Warrants
issued in the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
transaction
In
connection with the sale of shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
in March 2005, we issued the purchaser Barron Partners LP the following
five-year common stock purchase warrants:
· Common
Stock Purchase Warrants "A" to purchase an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of
our
common stock at an original exercise price of $2.00 per share,
· Common
Stock Purchase Warrants "B" to purchase an aggregate of 1,250,000 shares of
our
common stock at an original exercise price of $4.80 per share, and
· Common
Stock Purchase Warrants "C" to purchase an aggregate of 1,250,000 shares of
our
common stock at an original exercise price of $9.60 per share.
We
also
issued Liberty Company LLC, a broker dealer which served as finder for us in
the
transaction, a Common Stock Purchase Warrant "A" to purchase 175,000 shares
of
our common stock at an exercise price of $0.70 per share. Other than the
exercise price, all other terms of the warrant issued to Liberty Company LLC
are
identical to the Common Stock Purchase Warrant "A" issued to the
purchaser.
In
February 2006 we reduced the exercise price of all the foregoing warrants issued
to Barron Partners LP to $1.00 per share. Subsequent thereto, we have further
changed the exercise price of the warrants held by Barron Partners LP as
follows:
· For
the
period of March 17, 2006 through March 31, 2006 we reduced the exercise price
of
500,000 of those warrants to $0.80 per share. To the extent these warrants
were
not exercised by 5: 30 p.m. on March 31, 2006, the exercise price automatically
reverted back to $1.00 per share. None of the warrants were
exercised,
· For
the
period of October 17, 2006 through October 27, 2006 we reduced the exercise
price of 300,000 of those warrants to $0.40 per share. To the extent these
warrants were not exercised by 5: 30 p.m. on October 27, 2006, the exercise
price automatically reverted back to $1.00 per share. None of the warrants
were
exercised,
· For
the
period of October 17, 2006 through October 27, 2006 we reduced exercise price
of
1,000,000 of those warrants to $0.35 per share. We subsequently extended the
period of this reduced exercise price to November 10, 2006. To the extent these
warrants were not exercised by 5: 30 p.m. on November 10, 2006, the exercise
price automatically reverted back to $1.00 per share through December 31, 2006.
Warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of our common stock were exercised in March
2006 resulting in cash proceeds to us of $400,000 and warrants to purchase
an
additional 720,000 shares of our common stock were exercised in November 2006
resulting in cash proceeds to us of $252,000, and
· For
the
period of April 25, 2007 to April 30, 2007 we reduced the exercise price of
1,000,000 of those warrants to $0.60 per share. To the extent these warrants
were not exercised by 5: 30 p.m. on April 30, 2007, the exercise price
automatically reverted back to $1.00 per share. Warrants to purchase 100,000
shares of our common stock were exercised in April 2007 resulting in cash
proceeds to us of $60,000.
As
a
result of the foregoing, Barron Partners LP presently holds warrants to purchase
an aggregate of 3,180,000 shares of our common stock with an exercise price
of
$1.00 per share which were originally issued in the Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock transaction.
The
warrants contain a cashless exercise provision which permits the holder, rather
than paying the exercise price in cash, to surrender a number of warrants equal
to the exercise price of the warrants being exercised. The exercise price of
the
warrants and the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of the warrants
is
subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits, stock dividends and
reorganizations.
In
the
event we issue any shares, options, warrants, or any instrument convertible
into
shares or equity in any form below the exercise price of the particular warrant,
then the exercise price of the warrant will be reduced proportionately. For
example, if we issue shares at $1.60 per share, or 20% below $2.00 per share
exercise price of the Common Stock Purchase Warrant "A", then the warrant
exercise price of that warrant will be reduced by 20%.
No
exercise of any warrant can occur if the exercise would result in the holder,
Barron Partners LP, and any of its affiliates, beneficially owning more than
4.99% of our outstanding common shares following such exercise. Barron Partners
LP may waive this provision upon 61 days prior notice to us, or it immediately
terminates in the event of a sale or merger of substantially all of our company
or upon an underwritten public offering.
Warrants
issued in the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
transaction
In
connection with the sale of shares of our Series B Convertible Preferred Stock,
we issued the purchaser Barron Partners LP the following common stock purchase
warrants:
· Common
Stock Purchase Warrants "D" to purchase an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of
our
common stock at an exercise price of $2.00 per share,
· Common
Stock Purchase Warrants "E" to purchase an aggregate of 625,000 shares of our
common stock at an exercise price of $4.80 per share, and
· Common
Stock Purchase Warrants "F" to purchase an aggregate of 625,000 shares of our
common stock at an exercise price of $9.60 per share.
We
also
issued Liberty Company LLC, a broker dealer which served as finder for us in
the
transaction, a Common Stock Purchase Warrant "G" to purchase 25,000 shares
of
our common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share. Other than the
exercise price, all other terms of the warrant issued to Liberty Company LLC
are
identical to the Common Stock Purchase Warrants "E" and "F" issued to the
purchaser.
The
expiration date of the warrants is five years, or 18 months after effectiveness
of a registration statement subsequent to the issuance hereof with such 18
months to be extended by one month for each month or portion of a month during
which such registration statement's effectiveness has lapsed or been suspended,
whichever is longer. The shares underlying these warrants were registered in
the
registration statement which was declared effective by the Securities and
Exchange Commission on February 10, 2006.
The
warrants contain a cashless exercise provision which permits the holder, rather
than paying the exercise price in cash, to surrender a number of warrants equal
to the exercise price of the warrants being exercised. The holder cannot utilize
the cashless exercise feature during the first six months of the term or so
long
as there is an effective registration statement covering the shares of common
stock underlying the warrants. The exercise price of the warrants and the number
of shares issuable upon the exercise of the warrants is subject to adjustment
in
the event of stock splits, stock dividends and reorganizations, as well as
if we
issue common stock or securities convertible into common stock at an effective
price less than the then current exercise price of the warrant.
As
with
the shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, no exercise of these
warrants may occur if a conversion would result in the holder, Barron Partners
LP, and any of its affiliates, beneficially owning more than 4.9% of our
outstanding common shares following such exercise. Barron Partners LP may waive
this provision only with the consent of all of the Series B Preferred
Stockholders and the consent of the holders of a majority of our outstanding
shares of common stock who are not affiliates. This limitation, however,
immediately terminates as to the warrants in the event of the sale of all or
substantially all of our assets or a merger or consolidation in which we are
not
the surviving entity.
If
our
common stock trades at or above $2.85 per share for 20 consecutive trading
days,
upon notice from us the holder must exercise the Common Stock Purchase Warrant
"D" within 45 days, or transfer the warrant to a third party. If the holder
elects to so transfer the warrant, the new holder then has an additional 45
days
to exercise the Common Stock Purchase Warrant "D". If we have called the
warrants and all or any portion of the warrants are not exercised within these
respective periods, the unexercised Common Stock Purchase Warrants "D" will
terminate.
Series
H and Series I Common Stock Purchase Warrants
In
connection with our unit private placement of securities between December 2004
and January 2005, we issued the following common stock purchase warrants to
the
purchasers:
· Series
H
Common Stock Purchase Warrant to purchase an aggregate of 250,000 shares of
our
common stock at an initial exercise price of $4.00 per share expiring on
December 31, 2007, and
· Series
I
Common Stock Purchase Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 250,000 shares of
our
common stock at an initial exercise price of $8.00 per share expiring on
December 31, 2009.
We
also
issued Cove Partners LLC Series H Common Stock Purchase Warrants to purchase
an
aggregate of 37,500 shares of our common stock and Series I Common Stock
Purchase Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 37,500 shares of our common stock
as partial compensation for certain assistance and advisory services to the
company, including the structure of financing, strategic planning and business
combinations.
In
November 2006 we reduced the exercise prices of the Series H Common Stock
Purchase Warrants and the Series I Common Stock Purchase Warrants to $0.35
per
share.
These
warrants contain anti-dilution protection for the holders in the event of
reorganization, consolidation or merger. We can call the Series H Common Stock
Purchase Warrants at
a call
price of $4.00 per underlying common share should our common stock trade at
or
above $4.00 per share for 10 consecutive trading days following 15 days' prior
written notice of our intention to call this warrant. Likewise, we
can
call the Series I Common Stock Purchase Warrants at
a call
price of $8.00 per underlying common share should our common stock trade at
or
above $8.00 per share for 10 consecutive trading days following 15 days' prior
written notice of our intention to call this warrant. In
the
event these warrants or warrant series subject to call have not been exercised
by written notice within such 15-day notice period, these warrants will cease
to
exist.
Comerica
Bank warrant
In
July
2004, in connection with the granting of a revolving credit line to us we issued
Comerica Bank a warrant to purchase 40,000 shares of our common stock at an
initial exercise price of $0.38 per share. The warrant contained anti-dilution
protection as described below. As a result of the anti-dilution protection
and
our subsequent sales of common stock and Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
described elsewhere in this prospectus, the number of shares underlying the
warrant and the exercise price of the warrant has been adjusted to 5,000 shares
with an exercise price of $2.00 per share.
The
warrant is exercisable until July 21, 2011. At the option of the holder, the
warrant is convertible into a number of shares of our common stock as determined
by dividing the aggregate fair market value of our common stock minus the
aggregate exercise price of the warrant by the fair market value of one share
of
our common stock. In addition, Comerica Bank has right to put the warrant to
us
at any time on or after July 21, 2006 and we are obligated to pay Comerica
Bank
$15,000 upon the exercise of this put.
The
exercise price of the warrant is subject to adjustment in the event we issue
or
sell shares of our common stock or securities exercisable or convertible into
shares of our common stock at a price less than the then effective exercise
price as well as in the event of stock splits, stock dividends or
recapitalizations. We granted Comerica Bank registration rights covering the
shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of this warrant.
Sand
Hill Finance, LLC Warrant
In
connection with the Financing Agreement entered into in December 2005 for our
accounts receivable factoring arrangement we issued Sand Hill Finance, LLC,
the
lender, a seven year common stock purchase warrant to purchase 25,000 shares
of
our common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share. The warrant also
contains a cashless exercise provision similar to that which is contained in
the
Comerica warrant described above. The number of shares issuable upon the
exercise of the warrant and the exercise price are subject to adjustment in
the
event of stock dividends, stock splits and reclassifications.
Transfer
agent
Our
transfer agent is Olde Monmouth Stock Transfer Co., Inc., 77 Memorial Parkway,
Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716, and its telephone number is
732-872-2727.
EXPERTS
Our
financial statements as of and for the years ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
included in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September
30, 2006 as previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission have
been audited by Sherb & Co. LLP, independent registered public accounting
firm, as indicated in their report with respect thereto, and have been so
included in reliance upon the report of such firm given on their authority
as
experts in accounting and auditing.
PART
II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item
3. Incorporation
of Documents by Reference
The
documents listed below are incorporated by reference in the registration
statement. All documents subsequently filed by the registrant pursuant to
Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as
amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates
that
all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in the
registration statement and to be part thereof from the date of filing of such
documents.
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Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30,
2006,
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Quarterly
Report on Form 10-QSB for the six months ended March 31,
2007,
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Current
Report on Form 8-K as filed on February 20, 2007,
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Current
Report on Form 8-K as filed on April 3,
2007.
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All
reports and documents filed by us pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold
or
which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to
be
incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the respective
date of filing of such documents. Any statement incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus
to
the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed
document, which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein,
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement modified or superseded
shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute part
of
this prospectus.
Item
4. Description
of Securities
A
description of the registrant's securities is set forth in the prospectus
incorporated as a part of this registration statement.
Item
5. Interests
of Named Experts and Counsel
Not
applicable.
Item
6. Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
Section
145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware provides that a
certificate of incorporation may contain a provision eliminating the personal
liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary
damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director provided that such provision
shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director:
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any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or
its
stockholders,
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for
acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law,
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under
Section 174 (relating to liability for unauthorized acquisitions
or
redemptions of, or dividends on, capital stock) of the General Corporation
Law of the State of Delaware, or
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for
acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law,
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under
Section 174 (relating to liability for unauthorized acquisitions
or
redemptions of, or dividends on, capital stock) of the General Corporation
Law of the State of Delaware, or
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for
any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit.
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Our
Certificate of Incorporation contains such a provision.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933
may
be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to
the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion
of
the Securities and Exchange Commission such 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 such
liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant 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 such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
Item
7. Exemption
From Registration Claimed
Not
applicable.
Item
8. |
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Exhibits |
5.1
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Opinion
of Schneider Weinberger & Beilly LLP *
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10.1
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Amendments
to 2000 Management and Director Equity Incentive and Compensation
Plan*
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23.1
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Consent
of Sherb & Co. LLP *
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23.2
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Consent
of Schneider Weinberger & Beilly LLP (contained in such firm's opinion
filed as Exhibit 5.1) *
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* filed
herewith
Item
9. Undertakings
The
undersigned small business issuer will:
(1) File,
during any period in which it offers or sells securities, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement to:
(i) Include
any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) Reflect
in the prospectus any facts or events which, individually or together, represent
a fundamental change in the information in the registration statement; and
notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospects
filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes
in
the volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii) Include
any additional or changed material information on the plan of
distribution.
(2) For
determining liability under the Securities Act, treat each post-effective
amendment as a new registration statement of the securities offered, and the
offering of the securities at that time to be the initial bona fide
offering.
(3) File
a
post-effective amendment to remove from registration any of the securities
that
remain unsold at the end of the offering.
(4) For
determining liability of the undersigned small business issuer under the
Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities,
the undersigned small business issuer undertakes that in a primary offering
of
securities of the undersigned small business issuer pursuant to this
registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell
the
securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such
purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned
small
business issuer will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to
offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
i. Any
preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned small business issuer
relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to
Rule
424;
ii. Any
free
writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the
undersigned small business issuer or used or referred to by the undersigned
small business issuer;
iii. The
portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing
material information about the undersigned small business issuer or its
securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned small business issuer;
and
iv. Any
other
communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned small
business issuer to the purchaser.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933
(the
“Act”) may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
small business issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
small business issuer has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities
and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the small
business issuer of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the small business issuer in the successful defense of
any
action, suit or preceding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the small business
issuer will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled
by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and authorized this registration statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
Herndon, Virginia on May __, 2007.
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ICEWEB,
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John
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John
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Mark
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Mark
B. Lucky, Chief Financial Officer, principal
accounting
and financial officer
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In
accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement was signed by the following persons in the capacities
and
on the dates stated:
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John R. Signorello
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executive officer,
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Mark B. Lucky
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financial and accounting
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officer
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Raymond J. Pirtle, Jr.
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Joseph Druzak
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Joseph
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Jack Bush
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The
foregoing represents a majority of the Board of Directors.