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(Name of
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BLUE
HOLDINGS, INC.
5804
East Slauson Avenue
Commerce,
California 90040
To the
Holders of Preferred Stock and Common Stock of
Blue
Holdings, Inc.:
On March
5, 2008, Blue Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“we” or “our”), obtained
written consent from stockholders holding a majority of the outstanding shares
of our voting securities entitled to vote on the following actions:
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To
authorize the issuance of up to an aggregate of $3,129,600 of thirty-month
8% senior secured convertible notes, and five-year warrants to purchase up
to an aggregate of 1,462,500 shares of our common
stock.
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On March
21, 2008, we obtained written consent from stockholders holding a majority of
the outstanding shares of our voting securities entitled to vote on the
following actions:
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To
approve the amendment of our articles of incorporation to authorize a
reverse split of our outstanding common stock at a ratio ranging from
1-for-1.5 to 1-for-2.5, to be determined at the discretion of our board of
directors, with special treatment for certain of our stockholders to
preserve round lot stockholders.
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The
details of the foregoing actions and other important information are set forth
in the accompanying Information Statement. Our board of directors has
unanimously approved the above actions.
Under
Section 78.320 of the Nevada General Corporation Law, any action required or
permitted by the Nevada General Corporation Law to be taken at an annual or
special meeting of stockholders of a Nevada corporation may be taken without a
meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing,
setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the holders of outstanding stock
having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to
authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote
thereon were present and voted. On that basis, the stockholders
holding a majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote
approved the foregoing actions. No other vote or stockholder action
is required. You are hereby being provided with notice of the
approval of the foregoing actions by less than unanimous written consent of our
stockholders.
WE
ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A
PROXY.
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By
Order of the Board of Directors,
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/s/ Glenn S. Palmer
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Glenn
S. Palmer
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Director,
Chief Executive Officer and President
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Commerce,
California
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April
15, 2008
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BLUE
HOLDINGS, INC.
INFORMATION
STATEMENT
CONCERNING
CORPORATE ACTIONS AUTHORIZED BY WRITTEN
CONSENT
OF STOCKHOLDERS OWNING A MAJORITY
OF
SHARES OF VOTING SECURITIES ENTITLED TO VOTE THEREON
WE
ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND
YOU
ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY
General
Information
This
Information Statement is being furnished to the stockholders of Blue Holdings,
Inc., a Nevada corporation (“we,” “us” or “our”), to advise them of the
corporate actions described herein, which have been authorized by the written
consent of stockholders owning a majority of our outstanding voting securities
entitled to vote thereon. This action is being taken in accordance
with the requirements of the general corporation law of the State of Nevada
(“NGCL”).
Our board
of directors has determined that the close of business on April 15, 2008 was the
record date (“Record Date”) for the stockholders entitled to notice about the
actions authorizing: (i) the issuance of up to an aggregate of $3,129,600 of
thirty-month senior secured convertible notes, and five-year warrants to
purchase up to an aggregate of 1,462,500 shares of our common stock (the
“Financing”); and (ii) a reverse split of our currently outstanding common stock
at a ratio ranging from 1-for-1.5 to 1-for-2.5, to be determined at the
discretion of our board of directors, with special treatment for certain of our
stockholders to preserve round lot stockholders and the rounding up for
fractional interests as herein provided (the “Reverse Split”). The
foregoing actions are referred to herein collectively as the
“Actions.”
Under
Section 78.320 of the NGCL, any action required or permitted by the NGCL to be
taken at an annual or special meeting of stockholders of a Nevada corporation
may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a
consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the holders
of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would
be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares
entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of the
approval of the action must be given to those stockholders who have not
consented in writing to the action and who, if the action had been taken at a
meeting, would otherwise have been entitled to notice of the
meeting.
On March
5, 2008, a stockholder who owned of record 16,028,757 shares of our common stock
and 1,000,000 shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (which were
convertible into 4,623,589 shares of our common stock), representing
approximately 61.1% of the then outstanding shares of our common stock, all of
the outstanding shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and 66.9% of
the outstanding shares of our common stock and Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock, voting together as a single class on an as-converted basis, executed and
delivered to us a written consent authorizing and approving the
Financing.
On March
21, 2008, a stockholder who owned of record 16,028,757 shares of our common
stock and 1,000,000 shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (which
were convertible into 4,623,589 shares of our common stock), representing
approximately 62.1% of the then outstanding shares of our common stock, all of
the outstanding shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and 66.9% of
the outstanding shares of our common stock and Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock, voting together as a single class on an as-converted basis, executed and
delivered to us a written consent authorizing and approving the Reverse
Split.
Accordingly,
the Actions have been approved by a majority of our outstanding voting
securities entitled to vote thereon. As such, no vote or further
action of our stockholders is required to approve the Actions. You
are hereby being provided with notice of the approval of the Actions by less
than unanimous written consent of our stockholders. However,
under federal law, these Actions will not be effective until at least 20 days
after this Information Statement has first been sent to
stockholders. Stockholders do not have any dissenter or appraisal
rights in connection with the Actions.
On March
4, 2008, our board of directors approved the Financing and authorized our
officers to deliver this Information Statement. On March 21, 2008,
our board of directors approved the Reverse Split and authorized our officers to
deliver this Information Statement.
Our
executive offices are located at 5804 East Slauson Avenue, Commerce, California
90040, and our telephone number is (323) 725-5555.
This
Information Statement will first be mailed to stockholders on or about April 15,
2008 and is being furnished for informational purposes only.
Interest
of Persons in Matters to be Acted Upon
No
officer, director or principal stockholder has a substantial or material
interest in the favorable outcome of the Actions other than as discussed
herein.
VOTING
SECURITIES
We had
shares of our common stock and Series A Convertible Preferred Stock issued and
outstanding at the time of each stockholder action. Our common stock
is traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “BLUE.” As of
March 5, 2008, the date of the approval of the Financing, there were 26,232,200
shares of our common stock issued and outstanding and 1,000,000 shares of our
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (which were convertible into 4,623,589
shares of our common stock) issued and outstanding. As of March 21,
2008, the date of the approval of the Reverse Split, there were 27,982,200
shares of our common stock issued and outstanding and 1,000,000 shares of Series
A Convertible Preferred Stock (which were convertible into 4,623,589 shares of
our common stock) issued and outstanding.
Each
share of our common stock is entitled to one vote on all matters submitted to
the holders of our common stock for their approval. The holders of
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together with the
holders of our common stock, as a single class, upon all matters submitted to
holders of our common stock for a vote. Each share of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock will carry a number of votes equal to the number of
shares of our common stock then issuable upon its conversion into common stock
in any matter submitted to holders of our common stock for vote. The
consent of the holders of a majority of the total combined voting power of all
classes of our securities entitled to vote was necessary to authorize each of
the Actions described herein.
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding our common stock
beneficially owned on March 27, 2008 for (i) each executive officer and
director, (ii) all executive officers and directors as a group, and (iii) each
other stockholder known to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our
outstanding common stock, on an approximated basis. In general, a
person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or
shares the power to vote or direct the voting of such security, or the power to
dispose or to direct the disposition of such security. A person is
also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any securities of which the person has
the right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. In
computing the percentage ownership of any person, the amount of shares
outstanding is deemed to include the amount of shares beneficially owned by such
person (and only such person) by reason of these acquisition
rights. As a result, the percentage of outstanding shares of any
person as shown in the following table does not necessarily reflect the person's
actual ownership or voting power with respect to the number of shares of our
common stock actually outstanding at March 27, 2008.
Under the
terms of the convertible notes and the warrants described in the section
captioned “Private Placement of Convertible Notes and Warrants,” a holder of
such securities may not convert the convertible notes or exercise the warrants
to the extent such conversion or exercise would cause such holder, together with
its affiliates, to beneficially own a number of shares of our common stock which
would exceed 4.99% of our then outstanding shares of our common stock following
such conversion or exercise, excluding for purposes of such determination shares
of our common stock issuable upon conversion of the convertible notes which have
not been converted and upon exercise of the warrants that have not been
exercised. The shares of our common stock and percentage ownership
listed in the following table for Gemini Master Fund, Ltd. do not reflect these
contractual limitations on a holder’s ability to acquire shares of our common
stock upon conversion of its convertible note or exercise of its
warrant.
Unless
otherwise indicated, each person in the table will have sole voting and
investment power with respect to the shares shown. The following
table assumes a total of 27,982,200 shares of our common stock issued and
outstanding as of March 27, 2008.
Name
of Beneficial Owner
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Amount
of Beneficial Ownership (1)
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Percent
of Beneficial Ownership
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Executive
Officers and Directors:
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Paul
Guez (2)
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24,528,728
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75.2%
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Glenn
S. Palmer (3)
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280,000
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1.0%
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Larry
Jacobs
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Harry
Haralambus (4)
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50,000
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Leonard
Hecht (5)
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50,000
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Kevin
Keating (6)
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88,983
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All
Executive Officers and Directors as a group (6 persons)
(7)
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24,997,711
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75.8%
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Greater
than 5% Holders
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Gemini
Master Fund, Ltd. (8)
c/o
Gemini Strategies, LLC
12220
El Camino Real, Suite 400
San
Diego, California 92130
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3,375,000
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10.8%
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(1)
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Unless
otherwise stated, the address is c/o Blue Holdings, Inc., 5804 East
Slauson Avenue, Commerce, California
90040.
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Consists
of 16,028,757 shares of our common stock held by Paul Guez, 1,750,000
shares of our common stock held jointly by Paul Guez and Elizabeth Guez,
his spouse, 2,009,000 shares of our common stock held by Elizabeth
Guez, (as the Paul and Elizabeth Guez live in the same household, Paul
Guez may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of our common
stock held by Elizabeth Guez, however, Paul Guez disclaims beneficial
ownership thereof), 117,382 shares of our common stock held by the Paul
and Beth Guez Living Trust, of which Paul and
Elizabeth Guez are Co-Trustees (as Paul Guez is a Trustee of the trust,
Paul Guez may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of our
common stock held by the trust, however, Paul Guez disclaims beneficial
ownership thereof), and 4,623,589 shares of our common stock that may be
acquired from us within 60 days of March 27, 2008 upon the conversion of
1,000,000 shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock held by Paul
Guez.
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Consists
of 30,000 shares of our common stock and 250,000 shares of our common
stock that may be acquired from us within 60 days of March 27, 2008 upon
the exercise of outstanding stock
options.
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Consists
of 50,000 shares of our common stock that may be acquired from us within
60 days of March 27, 2008 upon the exercise of outstanding stock
options.
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Consists
of 50,000 shares of our common stock that may be acquired from us within
60 days of March 27, 2008 upon the exercise of outstanding stock
options.
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Consists
of 56,983 shares of our common stock and 32,000 shares of our common stock
that may be acquired from us within 60 days of March 27, 2008 upon the
exercise of outstanding stock options. Kevin R. Keating, one of
our directors, is the father of the principal member of Keating
Investments, LLC. Keating Investments, LLC is the managing
member of KRM Fund. Keating Investments, LLC is also the
managing member and 90% owner of Keating Securities, LLC, a registered
broker-dealer. Kevin R. Keating is not affiliated with and has
no equity interest in Keating Investments, LLC, KRM Fund or Keating
Securities, LLC and disclaims any beneficial interest in the shares of our
common stock owned by KRM Fund. Similarly, Keating Investments,
LLC, KRM Fund and Keating Securities, LLC disclaim any beneficial interest
in the shares of our common stock currently owned by Kevin R.
Keating.
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Consists
of 19,992,122 shares of our common stock and 5,005,589 shares of our
common stock that may be acquired from us within 60 days of March 27, 2008
upon the exercise of outstanding stock options and the conversion of
outstanding shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock.
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Consists
of 2,500,000 shares of our common stock that may be acquired from us
within 60 days of March 27, 2008 upon the conversion of outstanding
convertible notes and 875,000 shares of our common stock that may be
acquired from us within 60 days of March 27, 2008 upon the conversion of
outstanding convertible notes. Gemini Strategies, LLC is the
Investment Manager to Gemini Master Fund, Ltd. and consequently has voting
control and investment direction over the securities held by Gemini Master
Fund, Ltd. Gemini Strategies, LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of
the shares held by Gemini Master Fund, Ltd. Steven Winters is the
Sole Managing Member of Gemini Strategies, LLC. As a result,
Mr. Winters may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of securities deemed
to be beneficially owned by Gemini Strategies, LLC. Mr. Winters
disclaims beneficial ownership of these
shares.
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The
following table sets forth certain information regarding beneficial ownership of
our Series A Preferred Stock as of March 27, 2008, by (i) each executive officer
and director, (ii) all executive officers and directors as a group, and (iii)
each other stockholder known to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our
outstanding Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. In general, a
person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or
shares the power to vote or direct the voting of such security, or the power to
dispose or to direct the disposition of such security. A person is
also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any securities of which the person has
the right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. In
computing the percentage ownership of any person, the amount of shares
outstanding is deemed to include the amount of shares beneficially owned by such
person (and only such person) by reason of these acquisition
rights. As a result, the percentage of outstanding shares of any
person as shown in the following table does not necessarily reflect the person’s
actual ownership or voting power with respect to the number of shares of our
Series A Preferred Stock actually outstanding at March 27,
2008. Unless otherwise indicated, each person in the table will have
sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares
shown. The following table assumes a total of 1,000,000 shares of our
Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding as of March 27,
2008.
Name
of Beneficial Owner
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Amount
of Beneficial Ownership (1)
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Percent
of Beneficial Ownership
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Executive
Officers and Directors:
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Paul
Guez
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1,000,000
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100.0%
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(1)
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Unless
otherwise stated, the address is c/o Blue Holdings, Inc., 5804 East
Slauson Avenue, Commerce, California
90040.
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PRIVATE
PLACEMENT OF CONVERTIBLE NOTES AND WARRANTS
On March
5, 2008 we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities
Purchase Agreement”) with Gemini Master Fund, Ltd., pursuant to which we issued
an aggregate of $2.0 million of thirty-month 8% senior secured convertible
notes, and five-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 875,000 shares of our
common stock, to Gemini Master Fund, Ltd. Pursuant to the terms of
the Securities Purchase Agreement, we may issue additional convertible notes in
the aggregate principal amount of up to $1,000,000 and additional warrants to
purchase up to an aggregate of 437,500 shares of our common stock within 45 days
of March 5, 2008.
The
convertible notes carry interest at a rate of 8% per annum (which interest rate
shall increase to the lesser of 20% per annum or the maximum rate permitted
under applicable law, from and for the continuation of an event of default) on
the unpaid/unconverted principal balance, and are secured on a second priority
basis against all of our assets. One-twenty-fourth of the principal
amount of the convertible notes, and accrued but unpaid interest thereon, are
due and payable monthly in 24 installments beginning on the first day of each
calendar month, commencing on the first day of the first full calendar month
occurring after the date which is six months following the original issue
date. These installment payments can be made in cash or through the
issuance of stock, at a price per share equal to the lesser of $0.80 and 85% of
the average of the closing bid prices for the 10 consecutive trading days
immediately preceding the date of issuance (the “Market Redemption Price”),
provided that the following equity conditions are met: we have honored all
conversions and redemptions; we have paid all amounts owing under the
convertible notes; all of the shares issuable under the convertible notes are
eligible for resale under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
under an effective registration statement; our common stock is trading on an
eligible exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board; there is a sufficient number of
authorized but unissued and unreserved shares of our common stock to permit the
issuance of all the shares issuable under the convertible notes and warrants; no
event of default exists; the issuance of the shares would not violate the
beneficial ownership restrictions described below; there has been no public
announcement of a fundamental transaction or change of control that has not been
consummated; the investor is not in possession of material non-public
information; and the closing bid price per share of our common stock is at least
$0.50.
The
convertible notes are convertible into approximately 2,500,000 shares of our
common stock, based on an initial conversion price equal to $0.80 per
share. The additional convertible notes issuable pursuant to the
terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement would be convertible into an
aggregate maximum of an additional 1,250,000 shares of our common stock based on
an initial conversion price of $0.80 per share.
The
convertible notes are convertible at the option of the investors prior to their
maturity. Additionally, beginning twelve (12) months after their
issuance, we can require the investors to convert the convertible notes if the
volume-weighted average price (as determined pursuant to the convertible notes)
of our common stock for any 20 out of 30 consecutive trading days exceeds $1.60
and the equity conditions described above are met.
The
convertible notes include customary anti-dilution provisions. While
the convertible notes are outstanding, if we issue or sell, or are deemed to
have issued or sold, any shares of our common stock (other than certain excluded
issuances) for a consideration per share less than the per share conversion
price in effect immediately prior to such issuance or sale, then immediately
after such issuance or sale the per share conversion price then in effect
pursuant to the convertible notes shall be reduced to the issuance price per
share of such newly issued or sold securities. We are not required to
issue, and the investors are not permitted to convert the convertible notes into
or exercise the warrants for, more than 42,000,000 shares of our common stock in
the aggregate.
The
maturity date of the convertible notes is twenty-four months after the first day
of the first full calendar month occurring after the date which is six months
following the original issue date. At any time after six months
following the original issue date, and provided that the equity conditions
described above are met, we may redeem the convertible notes for cash in an
amount equal to the sum of (i) 120% of the then outstanding principal amount of
the convertible notes, (ii) all accrued but unpaid interest thereon, and (iii)
all liquidated damages and other amounts due in respect of the convertible
notes.
The
investors will be entitled to accelerate the maturity of the convertible notes
in the event that there occurs an event a default under the convertible notes,
including, without limitation, if we fail to pay any amount under the
convertible notes when due, if a judgment is rendered against us in an amount
set forth in the convertible notes, if we breach any representation or warranty
under the Securities Purchase Agreement or other transaction documents, or if we
fail to comply with the specified covenants set forth in the convertible
notes. Upon the occurrence of an event of default and at the
investors’ election, we will be obligated to pay to the investors an amount
equal to (i) the greater of (A) 125% of the outstanding principal amount of the
convertible notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, or (B) the
outstanding principal amount of the convertible notes, plus accrued and unpaid
interest thereon, divided by the lesser of the then applicable conversion price
and the Market Redemption Price, multiplied by the volume weighted average price
(as determined pursuant to the convertible notes), and (ii) all other amounts,
costs and expenses due in respect of the convertible notes.
The
warrants have an exercise price of $1.00 per share. The warrants
include customary anti-dilution provisions. While the warrants are
outstanding, if we issue or sell, or are deemed to have issued or sold, any
shares of our common stock (other than certain excluded issuances) for a
consideration per share less than the per share exercise price in effect
immediately prior to such issuance or sale, then immediately after such issuance
or sale the per share exercise price shall be reduced to an amount determined by
multiplying the exercise price then in effect by a fraction (a) the numerator of
which shall be the sum of (1) the number of shares of our common stock
outstanding immediately prior to such issue or sale, plus (2) the number of
shares of our common stock which the aggregate consideration received by us for
such additional shares would purchase at such exercise price, and (b) the
denominator of which shall be the number of shares of our common stock
outstanding immediately after such issue or sale, and the number of shares
issuable upon exercise of the warrant shall be increased such that the aggregate
exercise price payable hereunder, after taking into account the decrease in the
exercise price, shall be equal to the aggregate exercise price prior to such
adjustment. We are not required to issue, and the investors are not
permitted to, exercise the warrants for of convert the convertible notes into
more than 42,000,000 shares of our common stock in the aggregate.
The
convertible notes and warrants provide that if we have not obtained stockholder
approval, we may not issue, upon conversion or exercise of the convertible notes
and warrants, as applicable, a number of shares of our common stock which, when
aggregated with any shares of our common stock issued on or after March 5, 2008
and prior to expiration of the warrants and the maturity of the convertible
notes (A) in connection with the conversion of any convertible notes issued
pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement or as payment of principal,
interest or liquidated damages, (B) in connection with the exercise of any
warrants issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, and (C) in
connection with any warrants issued to any registered broker-dealer as a fee in
connection with the issuance of the securities pursuant to the Securities
Purchase Agreement, would exceed 19.99% of the number of shares of our common
stock outstanding on March 5, 2008. The aforementioned cap
will no longer be applicable upon the effectiveness of stockholder approval of
the Financing, which will occur on the 20th day after the mailing of this
information statement to our stockholders.
Under the
terms of the convertible notes and the warrants an investor may not convert its
convertible notes or exercise its warrants to the extent such conversion or
exercise would cause such investor, together with its affiliates, to
beneficially own a number of shares of our common stock which would exceed 4.99%
of our then outstanding shares of our common stock following such conversion or
exercise, excluding for purposes of such determination shares of our common
stock issuable upon conversion of the convertible notes which have not been
converted and upon exercise of the warrants that have not been
exercised.
In
connection with the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase
Agreement, our majority stockholders, Paul Guez (our Chairman of the Board of
Directors) and Elizabeth Guez, each entered into a Lock-Up Letter Agreement
pursuant to which they agreed not to offer, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of
any shares of our common stock for a 6-month period following the closing and at
all times thereafter during which we have not been subject to the reporting
requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, for the then preceding 90 days or have failed to file all reports
required for the preceding 12 months, subject to specified limited
exceptions.
Also in
connection with the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase
Agreement, we were required to pay our previously engaged placement agent an
aggregate fee equal to 6% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the convertible
note and warrant, 72% of which fee was payable through the issuance of a
convertible note, and were required to issue a warrant to purchase 150,000
shares of our common stock, at an exercise price equal to $1.00. On
March 5, 2008, we paid the placement agent a cash fee of $33,600, and issued to
the placement agent a convertible note (with the same terms as the convertible
notes issued to the investors) in the aggregate principal amount of $86,400 and
a warrant (with the same terms as the warrants issued to the investors) to
purchase 150,000 shares of our common stock. The convertible note
issued to the placement agent is convertible into 108,000 shares of our common
stock at a per share price of $0.80.
The net
proceeds of approximately $1.964 million, after placement agent fees and
transaction expenses, will be used for strategic initiatives and general working
capital purposes.
The
shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of the convertible notes or
exercise of the warrants will not have any effect on the rights of existing
security holders.
On March
6, 2008, we filed a Notification Form: Listing of Additional Shares with the
NASDAQ Stock Market to effectuate the listing of the shares of our common stock
issuable upon conversion of the convertible notes and exercise of the
warrants.
On March
4, 2008, our board of directors unanimously approved the
Financing. On March 5, 2008, the Financing was approved by the
written consent of a stockholder representing approximately 61.1% of the then
outstanding shares of our common stock, all of the outstanding shares of our
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and 66.9% of the outstanding shares of our
common stock and Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, voting together as a
single class on an as-converted basis. The approval of the Financing
required the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of our voting
securities outstanding and entitled to vote. As such, no vote or
further action of our stockholders is required to approve the
Financing. You are hereby being provided with notice of the approval
of the Financing by less than unanimous written consent of our
stockholders.
REVERSE
SPLIT OF COMMON STOCK
On March
21, 2008, our board of directors adopted and declared advisable a resolution
approving an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation, as amended (“Articles
of Incorporation”), to effectuate a pro-rata reverse split of our issued and
outstanding common stock at a ratio ranging from 1-for-1.5 to 1-for-2.5, to be
determined at the discretion of our board of directors. In
determining the ratio of the Reverse Split, our board of directors will assess
numerous factors including, but not limited to, analysis of our most recent
fiscal quarter, general economic conditions, the existing and expected
marketability and liquidity of our common stock and our listing status on the
NASDAQ Capital Market. Our board of directors believes that approval
of a range of reverse split ratios, rather than approval of a specific reverse
split ratio, provides our company with maximum flexibility to achieve the
purposes of the Reverse Split. The principal effect of the Reverse
Split will be to decrease the number of issued and outstanding shares of our
common stock (but not the total shares authorized for
issuance). Except for adjustments that may result from the treatment
of fractional shares as described below, each stockholder will hold the same
percentage of our common stock outstanding immediately following the Reverse
Split as such stockholder held immediately prior to the Reverse
Split.
The
Reverse Split will be accomplished by amending our Articles of Incorporation to
include paragraphs substantially in the following form (the bracketed sections
will be filled in at such time as our board of directors determines the final
ratio of the Reverse Split):
“The
Board of Directors and stockholders of the Corporation have authorized and
approved, effective as of [____________], 2008, a 1 for [__] reverse stock split
whereby (i) each [__] shares of Common Stock of the Corporation issued and
outstanding shall, without action on the part of any stockholder, represent 1
share of Common Stock of the Corporation on such effective date, (ii) fractional
shares caused by the reverse stock split shall be rounded up to the nearest
whole share, (iii) stockholders holding less than 100 shares of Common Stock of
the Corporation as of the effective date of the reverse stock split shall not be
affected by the reverse stock split, and (iv) stockholders holding [___] or
fewer shares of Common Stock of the Corporation, but at least 100 shares of
Common Stock of the Corporation, as of the effective date of the reverse stock
split, shall be provided special treatment such that after the reverse stock
split, those holders hold 100 shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation.
The par
value of $0.001 per share of the Common Stock of the Corporation shall not be
changed. The Corporation’s stated capital shall be reduced by an
amount equal to the aggregate par value of the shares of Common Stock issued
prior to the effectiveness of the reverse stock split which, as a result of the
reverse stock split provided for herein, are no longer issued shares of Common
Stock of the Corporation.”
The
Reverse Split will become effective on the date specified in the Certificate of
Amendment of Articles of Incorporation (“Certificate of Amendment”) we file with
the Nevada Secretary of State (the “Effective Date”). The complete
text of the form of the Certificate of Amendment is set forth as Appendix A to
this Information Statement. The exact timing of the filing of the
Certificate of Amendment will be determined by our board of directors based upon
its evaluation as to when the Reverse Split will be most advantageous to us and
our stockholders, and our board of directors reserves the right to delay filing
the Certificate of Amendment for up to twelve months. In addition,
our board of directors reserves the right, notwithstanding stockholder approval
and without further action by the stockholders, to elect not to proceed with the
Reverse Split if, at any time prior to filing the Certificate of Amendment, our
board of directors, in its sole discretion, determines that it is no longer in
our best interests and the best interests of our stockholders.
The
Reverse Split will change neither the number of authorized shares of our common
stock nor the par value per share of our common stock. None of the
rights of the common stock are being changed as a result of the Reverse Split
and, therefore, the rights of the holders of our common stock will remain
unchanged, including the right of one vote for each share of our common stock in
any action requiring a vote of the holders of our common stock, the right to
liquidation proceeds after any preference shares, and the right to receive
dividends when and if declared by the board of directors.
We intend
to file a Notification Form: Substitution Listing Event with the NASDAQ Stock
Market to appropriately account for the effect of the Reverse Split on our
outstanding shares of common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market, at such time
that our board of directors elects to effectuate the Reverse Split.
Stockholders
do not have any dissenter or appraisal rights in connection with the Reverse
Split. There will be no change in the number of stockholders as a
result of the Reverse Split. There is no intention to take the
Company private because of the Reverse Split or otherwise.
Special
treatment of stockholders holding fewer than between 250 and 150 (depending on
the ratio of the Reverse Split) (but at least 100) common shares and fractional
share treatment
Our board
of directors approved special treatment of stockholders of record holding fewer
than between 250 and 150 (depending on the ratio of the Reverse Split) shares of our common
stock to prevent those stockholders from holding less than 100 shares after the
Reverse Split. The special treatment is being afforded to preserve
round lot stockholders (i.e., holders owning at least 100 shares).
Accordingly,
stockholders holding less than between 250 and 150 (depending on the ratio of
the Reverse Split) shares of our common
stock but at least 100 shares of our common stock on the effective date of the
Reverse Split (“Eligible Holders”), will receive 100 shares of our common stock
after the Reverse Split.
The
Reverse Split will not affect the common stock held by stockholders holding less
than 100 shares as of the effective date of the Reverse Split. The
result of this special treatment is that an estimated 592 to 1,065 (depending on
the ratio of the Reverse Split) additional shares of our common stock will be
outstanding than if the Reverse Split identically affected all
stockholders. This represents between approximately 0.003% and 0.01%
(depending on the ratio of the Reverse Split) of the total number of shares of
our common stock outstanding after the Reverse Split.
No
fractional shares will be issued for any fractional share interest created by
the Reverse Split and held by a stockholder with more than 100 shares after the
Reverse Split; those stockholders will receive a full share of our common stock
for any fractional share interests created by the Reverse Split.
Reasons
for Reverse Split and special treatment
Our
common stock is currently listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market. The
continued listing requirements of the NASDAQ Capital Market require, among other
things, that our common stock maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per
share. The bid price of our Common Stock has ranged between a low of
$0.54 and a high of $2.04 between March 21, 2007 and March 20,
2008. On November 12, 2007, we received a notification from the
NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Department that our common stock had closed for
more than 30 consecutive trading days below the minimum $1.00 per share
requirement for continued inclusion on the NASDAQ Capital Market. We
have been afforded 180 calendar days, or until May 12, 2008, to regain
compliance with the minimum bid price requirements. If at anytime
before May 12, 2008 the bid price of our common stock closes at $1.00 per share
or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive trading days, we expect that the NASDAQ
Stock Market will provide written notification that we again comply with the bid
price requirement for continued listing. Our board of directors
believes that following the Reverse Split the market price for our shares of
common stock will increase. There is no assurance, however, that the
Reverse Split will cause our common stock to meet the minimum bid price
requirement of the continued listing requirements of the NASDAQ Capital
Market. There is also no assurance that the market price for our
common stock, immediately or shortly after the Reverse Split becomes effective,
will rise in proportion to the reduction in the number of outstanding shares
resulting from the Reverse Split, or that any rise which may occur will be
sustained. Market conditions obey their own changes in investor
attitudes and external conditions. We are proposing the steps we deem
appropriate to meet the market attractively, however, we cannot control the
market’s reaction.
The
Reverse Split and resulting anticipated increase in the price of our common
stock should also enhance the acceptability and marketability of our common
stock to the financial community and investing public. We believe the
recent per share price of our common stock may have an adverse effect on the
marketability of our existing shares and the amount and percentage of
transaction costs paid by individual stockholders. It is also a
factor that most brokerage houses do not permit or favor lower-priced stocks to
be used as collateral for margin accounts. Certain policies and
practices of the securities industry may tend to discourage individual brokers
within those firms from dealing in lower-priced stocks. Some of those
policies and practices involve time-consuming procedures that make the handling
of lower priced stocks economically unattractive. The brokerage
commissions on the purchase or sale of lower priced stocks may also represent a
higher percentage of the price than the brokerage commission on higher priced
stocks. There is no assurance, however, that a higher market price
will encourage more broker-dealers or investors to become involved in our common
stock.
As a
general rule, potential investors who might consider making investments in our
company may be unwilling to do so when we have a large number of shares issued
and outstanding with little or no stockholders’ equity. In other
words, the “dilution” which new investors would suffer would discourage them
from investing, as a general rule of experience. A reduction in the
total outstanding shares may, without any assurance, make our capitalization
structure more attractive.
It should
also be noted that the liquidity of our common stock might be adversely affected
by the Reverse Split given the reduced number of shares of our common stock that
would be outstanding after the Reverse Split. Our board of directors
anticipates, however, that the expected higher market price as a result of the
Reverse Split will reduce, to some extent, the negative effects on the liquidity
and marketability of our common stock inherent in some of the policies and
practices of institutional investors and brokerage houses described
above.
Effect
of Reverse Split
The
following table sets forth the effect of the Reverse Split and the special
treatment being afforded to Eligible Holders to preserve round lot
stockholders.
TABLE
SHOWING EFFECT OF 1 FOR 1.5/2.5 REVERSE SPLIT
Number
of Shares Held by Stockholder Prior to Reverse Split
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Number
of Shares Held by Stockholder After Reverse Split (Assuming
1-for-1.5)
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Number
of Shares Held by Stockholder After Reverse Split (Assuming
1-for-2.5)
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Less
than 100 shares
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Same
Number as Held Prior to Reverse Split
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Same
Number as Held Prior to Reverse Split
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100
shares to 150/250 Shares (1)
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100
shares
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100
shares
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151/251
shares
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101
shares
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101
shares
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1,000
shares
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667
shares
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400
shares
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5,000
shares
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3,334
shares
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2,000
shares
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10,000
shares
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6,667
shares
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4,000
shares
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25,000
shares
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16,667
shares
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10,000
shares
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50,000
shares
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33,334
shares
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20,000
shares
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(1)
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Assumes
such holder is an Eligible Holder as described
above.
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The
following table sets forth the approximate percentage reduction in the
outstanding shares of our common stock and the approximate number of shares of
our common stock that would be outstanding as a result of the Reverse Split,
based on 27,982,200 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding as of
March 27, 2008:
Proposed
Reverse Split Ratio
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Percentage
Reduction
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Shares
outstanding After Reverse Split*
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1-for-1.5
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33%
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18,654,800
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1-for-2
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50%
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13,991,100
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1-for-2.5
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60%
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11,192,880
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* Does not
account for special treatment.
Under the
Reverse Split, the number of authorized shares of our common stock will not be
reduced. This will increase significantly the ability of our board of
directors to issue authorized and unissued and unreserved shares of our common
stock without further stockholder action. The issuance in the future
of such additional authorized shares of our common stock may have the effect of
diluting the earnings per share and book value per share, as well as the stock
ownership and voting rights of the currently outstanding shares of our common
stock and Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. The effective
increase in the number of authorized but unissued and unreserved shares of our
common stock may be construed as having an anti-takeover effect as further
discussed below.
We are
presently authorized under our Articles of Incorporation to issue 75,000,000
shares of our common stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred
stock. We are not proposing to reduce the amount of authorized shares
of our common stock or preferred stock. Following the Reverse Split,
there will be fewer shares of our common stock (as set forth in the table above)
and 1,000,000 shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
outstanding. With an authorized number of 75,000,000 shares of our
common stock remaining unchanged (as described above), the Company will have
between approximately 50,678,866 and 60,407,320 unissued and unreserved shares
of our common stock that will be available for future issuance. In
addition, since the Reverse Split will not effect our outstanding shares of
preferred stock, we will have 4,000,000 shares of preferred stock available for
future issuance.
Because
the shares of our common stock held by stockholders holding 99 or fewer shares
of our common stock will not be affected by the Reverse Split, and because
Eligible Holders holding between 150 and 250 (depending on the ratio of the
Reverse Split) or fewer shares of our common stock but at least 100 shares of
our common stock as of the effective date of the Reverse Split will receive 100
shares of our common stock after the Reverse Split, the Reverse Split will not
increase the number of stockholders who own “odd lots” of less than 100 shares
of our common stock. Brokerage commission and other costs of
transactions in odd lots are generally higher than the costs of transactions of
100 shares or more. We also incur added administrative costs for
holders who only hold a few shares of our common stock including transfer agent
fees, stockholder mailing costs, etc. Further, we will not suffer any
reduction in current round lot holders.
In
addition, because the shares of our common stock held by stockholders holding
less than 100 shares of our common stock will not be affected by the Reverse
Split, and because Eligible Holders holding between 150 and 250 (depending on
the ratio of the Reverse Split) or fewer shares of our common stock but at least
100 shares of our common stock as of the effective date of the Reverse Split
will receive 100 shares of our common stock after the Reverse Split, the Reverse
Split will not affect all stockholders uniformly and will adversely affect the
percentage ownership interest of stockholders holding more than 100 shares of
our common stock, particularly those holding more than between 150 and 250
(depending on the ratio of the Reverse Split) shares of our common
stock. Because of the special treatment afforded these stockholders,
proportionate voting rights and other rights and preferences of the holders of
our common stock who hold more than 100 shares of our common stock, will also be
adversely affected by the Reverse Split. However, this special
treatment will only result in a maximum estimated 7,160 additional shares of our
common stock being outstanding than if all stockholders were identically
affected by the Reverse Split. This represents a maxim of
approximately 0.06% of the total outstanding shares of our common stock after
the Reverse Split.
Potential
Anti-Takeover Effects.
Certain
provisions of our Articles of Incorporation and Nevada law may have the effect
of delaying, deferring or discouraging another person from acquiring control of
our company.
Our
Articles of Incorporation allow our board of directors to issue 4,000,000
additional shares of preferred stock, in one or more series and with such rights
and preferences including voting rights, without further stockholder
approval. In the event that our board of directors designates
additional series of preferred stock with rights and preferences, including
super-majority voting rights, and issues such preferred stock, the preferred
stock could make our acquisition by means of a tender offer, a proxy contest or
otherwise, more difficult, and could also make the removal of incumbent officers
and directors more difficult. As a result, these provisions may have
an anti-takeover effect. The preferred stock authorized in our
Articles of Incorporation may inhibit changes of control that are not approved
by our board of directors. These provisions could limit the price
that future investors might be willing to pay in the future for our common
stock. This could have the effect of delaying, deferring or
preventing a change in control of our company. The issuance of
preferred stock could also effectively limit or dilute the voting power of our
stockholders. According, such provisions of our Articles of
Incorporation may discourage or prevent an acquisition or disposition of our
business that could otherwise be in the best interest of our
stockholders.
Following
the Reverse Split, we will have available between approximately 50,678,866 and
60,407,320 authorized but unissued and unreserved shares of our common stock
available for future issuance without stockholder approval. These
additional shares may be used for a variety of corporate purposes, including a
future public offering to raise additional capital, corporate acquisitions and
employee benefit plans. The existence of authorized but unissued and
unreserved shares of our common stock may enable our board of directors to issue
shares of stock to persons friendly to existing management. As a
result, our issuance of these shares could have an anti-takeover
effect.
In
addition, Nevada has enacted the following legislation that may deter or
frustrate takeovers of Nevada corporations, such as our company:
Authorized but Unissued
Stock. The authorized but unissued and unreserved shares of
our common stock are available for future issuance without stockholder
approval. These additional shares may be used for a variety of
corporate purposes, including future public offering to raise additional
capital, corporate acquisitions and employee benefit plans. The
existence of authorized but unissued and unreserved shares of common stock may
enable our board of directors to issue shares of stock to persons friendly to
existing management.
Evaluation of Acquisition
Proposals. The Nevada Revised Statutes expressly permit our
board of directors, when evaluating any proposed tender or exchange offer, any
merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of our assets, or any similar
extraordinary transaction, to consider all relevant factors including, without
limitation, the social, legal, and economic effects on the employees, customers,
suppliers, and other constituencies of our company and our subsidiaries, and on
the communities and geographical areas in which they operate. Our
board of directors may also consider the amount of consideration being offered
in relation to the then current market price for our outstanding shares of
capital stock and our then current value in a freely negotiated
transaction. Our board of directors believes such provisions are in
the long-term best interests of our company and our stockholders.
Control Share
Acquisitions. We are subject to the Nevada control share
acquisitions statute. This statute is designed to afford stockholders
of public corporations in Nevada protection against acquisitions in which a
person, entity or group seeks to gain voting control. With enumerated
exceptions, the statute provides that shares acquired within certain specific
ranges will not possess voting rights in the election of directors unless the
voting rights are approved by a majority vote of the public corporation’s
disinterested stockholders. Disinterested shares are shares other
than those owned by the acquiring person or by a member of a group with respect
to a control share acquisition, or by any officer of the corporation or any
employee of the corporation who is also a director. The specific
acquisition ranges that trigger the statute are: acquisitions of shares
possessing one-fifth or more but less than one-third of all voting power;
acquisitions of shares possessing one-third or more but less than a majority of
all voting power; or acquisitions of shares possessing a majority or more of all
voting power. Under certain circumstances, the statute permits the
acquiring person to call a special stockholders meeting for the purpose of
considering the grant of voting rights to the holder of the control
shares. The statute also enables a corporation to provide for the
redemption of control shares with no voting rights under certain
circumstances.
The
Reverse Split is not the result of any specific effort to accumulate our
securities or to obtain control of our company by means of a merger, tender
offer, solicitation in opposition to management or otherwise. The
Reverse Split is not part of a plan by management to adopt a series of
provisions having an anti-takeover effect and management does not presently
intend to propose other anti-takeover measures in future stockholder
votes.
No
exchange of stock certificates required.
Upon the
Reverse Split becoming effective, stockholders (at their option and at their
expense) may exchange their stock certificates representing pre-Reverse Split
common shares for new certificates representing post-Reverse Split common
shares. Stockholders are not required to exchange their stock
certificates. No new certificates will be issued to a stockholder
until such stockholder has surrendered such stockholder’s outstanding
certificate(s) together with the properly completed and executed letter of
transmittal. STOCKHOLDERS SHOULD NOT DESTROY ANY STOCK CERTIFICATES
AND SHOULD NOT SUBMIT ANY CERTIFICATES UNLESS REQUESTED TO DO SO.
Accounting
consequences
Upon the
Reverse Split becoming effective, the par value per share of our common stock
would remain unchanged at $0.001 per share. As a result, on the
effective date of the Reverse Split, the stated capital on our balance sheet
attributable to the common stock will be reduced proportionally, based on the
exchange ratio of the Reverse Split, from its present amount, and the additional
paid-in capital account will be credited with the amount by which the stated
capital is reduced. The net income or loss and net book value per
share of our common stock will be increased because there will be fewer shares
of our common stock outstanding. It is not anticipated that any other
accounting consequences would arise as a result of the Reverse
Split.
Required
consent
On March
21, 2008, the Reverse Split was approved by the written consent of a stockholder
representing approximately 62.1% of the then outstanding shares of our common
stock, all of the outstanding shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock, and 66.9% of the outstanding shares of our common stock and Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class on an
as-converted basis. The approval of the Reverse Split required the
affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of our voting securities
outstanding and entitled to vote. As such, no vote or further action
of our stockholders is required to approve the Reverse Split. You are
hereby being provided with notice of the approval of the Reverse Split by less
than unanimous written consent of our stockholders.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
Please
read all the sections of this information statement carefully. We are
subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”) and in accordance therewith, files reports,
proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”). These reports, proxy statements and other
information filed by us with the SEC may be inspected without charge at the
public reference facilities maintained at the SEC at 100 F Street,
N.E., Washington, DC 20549. Copies of this material also
may be obtained from the SEC at prescribed rates. The SEC also
maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and
other information regarding public companies that file reports with the
SEC. Copies of these materials may be obtained from the SEC’s website
at http://www.sec.gov.
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By
Order of the Board of Directors,
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/s/ Glenn S. Palmer
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Glenn
S. Palmer
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Director,
Chief Executive Officer and President
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Commerce,
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April
15, 2008
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Exhibit
A
CERTIFICATE
OF AMENDMENT
TO
ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION
OF
BLUE
HOLDINGS, INC.
______________________________
Pursuant
to Section 78.390 of the
General
Corporation Law of Nevada
_____________________________
The
undersigned Chief Executive Officer of Blue Holdings, Inc. (“Corporation”) DOES
HEREBY CERTIFY:
FIRST: The
name of the Corporation is Blue Holdings, Inc.
SECOND: The
stockholders of the Corporation approved a reverse split of the outstanding
shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock and Article Fourth of the Articles of
Incorporation is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
ARTICLE
FOURTH
The
aggregate number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall
have authority to issue is 80,000,000 shares, of which 75,000,000 shares shall
be classified as common stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), and
5,000,000 shares shall be classified as preferred stock, $0.001 par value per
share (“Preferred Stock”). The Common Stock and/or Preferred Stock of
the Corporation may be issued from time to time without the approval of the
stockholders and for such consideration as may be fixed from time to time by the
board of directors. The board of directors may issue such shares of
Common Stock and/or Preferred Stock in one or more series, with such voting
powers, designations, preferences and rights or qualifications, limitations or
restrictions thereof as shall be sated in the resolution or
resolutions.
The Board
of Directors and stockholders of the Corporation have authorized and approved,
effective as of [____________], 2008, a 1 for [__] reverse stock split whereby
(i) each [__] shares of Common Stock of the Corporation issued and outstanding
shall, without action on the part of any stockholder, represent 1 share of
Common Stock of the Corporation on such effective date, (ii) fractional shares
caused by the reverse stock split shall be rounded up to the nearest whole
share, (iii) stockholders holding less than 100 shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation as of the effective date of the reverse stock split shall not be
affected by the reverse stock split, and (iv) stockholders holding [___] or
fewer shares of Common Stock of the Corporation, but at least 100 shares of
Common Stock of the Corporation, as of the effective date of the reverse stock
split, shall be provided special treatment such that after the reverse stock
split, those holders hold 100 shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation.
The par
value of $0.001 per share of the Common Stock of the Corporation shall not be
changed. The Corporation’s stated capital shall be reduced by an
amount equal to the aggregate par value of the shares of Common Stock issued
prior to the effectiveness of the reverse stock split which, as a result of the
reverse stock split provided for herein, are no longer issued shares of Common
Stock of the Corporation.
THIRD: The
foregoing Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation was duly approved by the
Corporation’s Board of Directors and was duly adopted by the consent of the
holders of a majority of the outstanding voting stock of the
Corporation.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Certificate of Amendment this ___ day of
_____, 2008.
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Glenn
S. Palmer, President
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