Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
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87-0441351
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Title of Each Class of
Securities to be Registered
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Amount to be
Registered
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Proposed Offering Price
Per Share
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Proposed Aggregate
Offering Price
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Amount of
Registration
Fee
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Common stock underlying series 'A' convertible preferred stock
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1,792,921
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$
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3.15 (2
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)
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$
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5,647,701
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$
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456.90
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Common stock underlying class 'C' warrants
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896,460
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$
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3.15 (2
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)
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$
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2,823,849
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$
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228.45
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Common stock underlying placement agent's warrants
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268,938
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$
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3.15 (2
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)
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$
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847,155
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$
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68.53
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(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(c) of Regulation C as of the close of the market on
December 26
, 2003 based upon the average of the high and low prices for that date.
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION DATED DECEMBER 31, 2003
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We have filed a registration statement containing this prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The common stock offered for sale under this prospectus may not be offered for sale or sold until that registration statement is declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This prospectus is not an offer to sell the common shares-and doesn't solicit an offer to purchase the common shares-in any jurisdiction where this offer or sale is not otherwise permitted.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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On April 11, 2003, we effected a split in our common shares on a 3:1 forward basis through the mechanism of a stock dividend. Whenever we make any reference in this prospectus to the grant or issuance of common shares or options or warrants to purchase common shares, such reference shall, for comparison purposes, be made in reference to post-split numbers and, in the case of options and warrants, exercise prices, unless we state otherwise.
In this prospectus we make a number of statements, referred to as forward-looking statements, which are intended to convey our expectations or predictions regarding the occurrence of possible future events or the existence of trends and factors that may impact our future plans and operating results. These forward-looking statements are derived, in part, from various assumptions and analyses we have made in the context of our current business plan and information currently available to us and in light of our experience and perceptions of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments and other factors we believe to be appropriate in the circumstances. You can generally identify forward-looking statements through words and phrases such as seek, anticipate, believe, estimate, expect, intend, plan, budget, project, will be, will continue, will likely result, and similar expressions. When reading any forward looking statement you should remain mindful that actual results or developments may vary substantially from those expected as expressed in or implied by that statement for a number of reasons or factors, such as those relating to:
Each forward-looking statement should be read in context with, and with an understanding of, the various other disclosures concerning our company and our business made elsewhere in this prospectus. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement as a prediction of actual results or developments. We are not obligated to update or revise any forward-looking statement contained in this prospectus to reflect new events or circumstances unless and to the extent required by applicable law.
This summary highlights important information about our company and business. Because it is a summary, it may not contain all of the information that is important to you. To understand this offering fully, you should read this entire prospectus and the financial statements and related notes included in this prospectus carefully. Unless the context requires otherwise, Recom, we, us, our and similar terms refer to Recom Managed Systems, Inc.
Recom is a development stage medical device company focused on researching, developing and marketing heart (cardiac) monitors and other diagnostic medical devices which monitor and measure the bodys physiological signals in order to detect and prevent medical complications and diseases that impact an individuals health. Our products will operate using a proprietary patented amplification technology which enables them to more accurately discriminate physiological signals from ambient electromagnetic background noise than existing amplification technologies.
We are currently developing our first product, a non-invasive ambulatory heart monitor, and have submitted the "front-end" or hardware portion of this device, which collects, processes and records data, to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for marketing approval. We hope to receive this approval during the first quarter of 2004. We are currently developing the "back-end" or software portion of the device, which allows the management and interpretation of the data, and for which FDA approval is not generally required. We anticipate that we will complete a production model of our heart monitor, including both back-end and front-end functions, within two years, and will have also commenced commercial marketing efforts by the end of that period.
Our corporate offices are located at 4705 Laurel Canyon Boulevard, Suite 203, Studio City, California 91607. Our telephone number is (818) 432-4560.
This prospectus relates to the offer and sale by some of our shareholders during the period in which the registration statement containing this prospectus is effective of up to 2,958,319 common shares, consisting of:
The common shares offered under this prospectus may be sold by the selling shareholders on the public market, in negotiated transactions with a broker-dealer or market maker as principal or agent, or in privately negotiated transactions not involving a broker or dealer. Information regarding the selling shareholders, the common shares they are offering to sell under this prospectus, and the times and manner in which they may offer and sell those shares is provided in the sections of this prospectus captioned Selling Shareholders, Registration Rights and Plan of Distribution. We will not receive any of the proceeds from those sales. Should the selling shareholders in their discretion exercise the class C common share purchase warrants underlying the common shares offered under this prospectus, we would, however, receive the exercise price for those warrants. The registration of common shares pursuant to this prospectus does not necessarily mean that any of those shares will ultimately be offered or sold by the selling shareholders.
An investment in our common shares involves a high degree of risk and is subject to many uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties may adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition. In such an event, the trading price for our common shares could decline substantially, and you could lose all or part of your investment. In order to attain an appreciation for these risks and uncertainties, you should read this prospectus in its entirety and consider all of the information and advisements contained in this prospectus, including the following risk factors and uncertainties.
As a recently formed company with a limited operating history, we are subject to all the risks and issues inherent in the establishment and expansion of a new business enterprise. Our failure to address these risks and issues will adversely affect our business and the value of your investment
We have a limited operating history and have not to date finalized development of or introduced our heart monitoring products commercially to the markets or entered into any binding contracts to do so. We are, as a consequence, subject to all the risks and issues inherent in the establishment and expansion of a new business enterprise. Our failure to successfully address these risks would adversely affect our ability to introduce our products onto the market and to compete, with consequential delays in our ability to generate revenues and profits, and raise additional working capital. Our activities through the date of this prospectus have been limited to developing our business plan; establishing administrative offices; engaging administrative and research and development personnel; developing the front-end or hardware portion of our heart monitor device and submitting it to the FDA for marketing approval, and continuing development on the "back-end" or software portion of our device. Risks and issues inherent in the establishment and expansion of a new business enterprise which we face include, among others, problems of entering new markets, marketing new technologies, hiring and training personnel, acquiring reliable facilities and equipment, and implementing operational controls. In general, development stage companies are subject to risks and or levels of risk that are often greater than those encountered by companies with established operations and relationships. Development stage companies often require significant capital from sources other than operations. The management and employees of startup business shoulder the burdens of the business operations and a workload associated with company growth and capitalization that is disproportionately greater than that for an established business. Our limited operating history makes it difficult, if not impossible, to predict future operating results. We cannot give you any assurance that we will successfully address these risks.
We have accumulated losses since our inception. Our continued inability to generate revenues and profits will adversely affect our business and the value of your investment
We are a developmental stage company since we have not commenced commercial sales of our products to date and have no revenues. Our failure to generate revenues and ultimately profits would, in the shorter-term, adversely affect our ability to introduce our heart monitor products onto the market and to compete, with consequential delays in our ability to generate revenues and profits; and raise additional working capital; and in the longer-term, force us to suspend our operations, and possibly even liquidate our assets and wind-up and dissolve our company. We do not anticipate that we will generate revenues for at least two years at the earliest. We have, as a result of our lack of revenues, incurred operating losses in the amount of $3,727,712 from our inception through September 30, 2003, and we anticipate that we will continue to incur substantial operating losses for the foreseeable future, despite any revenues we may receive in the short-term, due to the significant costs associated with the development and marketing of our products and services. We cannot give you any assurance that we will generate revenues or profits in the near future or at all.
We currently expect a working capital deficit in approximately two years. Our inability to raise additional working capital funds to cover this deficit until such time as we have sufficient revenues will adversely affect our business and the value of your investment
Based upon our current projections, we have sufficient working capital to fund our projected operating costs for approximately two years, although this coverage could be less than two years as the result of changes in our business plans, anticipated level of operations and higher than expected costs. We do not expect to receive revenues for at least two years, meaning that we will need to raise additional capital to cover any shortfall. We have no current arrangements for obtaining this additional capital, and will seek to raise it in one or more increments through contract advances, public or private sales of debt or equity securities, debt financing or short-term loans, or a combination of the foregoing. We cannot give you any assurance that we will be able to secure the additional capital we require to continue our operations at all, or on terms which will not be objectionable to our company or our shareholders, including substantial dilution or the sale or licensing of our technologies. Our inability to raise sufficient additional working capital to carry us beyond that two year period pending receipt of meaningful revenues would likely force us to suspend our operations, and possibly even liquidate our assets and wind-up and dissolve our company.
Our heart monitor products and technologies might not successfully compete with established products and technologies which have already achieved market acceptance on the market. Our inability to successfully compete will adversely affect our business and the value of your investment
The market for heart monitoring devices is intensely competitive and characterized by rapidly changing technology, evolving industry standards, price competition and frequent new product introductions. There are no substantial barriers to entry, and we expect that competition will continue to intensify. Most of our existing competitors have greater financial, technical, product development, marketing, and other resources than we do. These organizations may be better known and are likely to have more customers, money, products and systems than we have now or will have in the near future. These competitors may also be able to respond more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements or devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sales of their products than we are presently able to. Our ability to compete will ultimately will be a function of many variables, including the efficacy, performance and attributes of our products; the ability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals to commercially market our products; the effectiveness of our marketing, sales and distribution efforts, including educating potential customers as to the distinctive characteristics and benefits of our products; our ability to meet manufacturing and delivery schedules; and our ability to price our products competitively. We cannot give you any assurance that we will be able to compete successfully in our markets, or that competitive factors we face will not have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. The failure of our heart monitor products to achieve and then sustain market acceptance would likely force us to suspend our operations, liquidate our assets, and wind-up and dissolve our company.
Our products are regulated by the FDA and, in the worldwide market, government agencies like the FDA. We may be unsuccessful in obtaining regulatory approvals for our products, even though we may invest a significant amount of time and money into seeking such approvals. Our failure to receive the regulatory approvals we need to sell our products will adversely affect our business and the value of your investment
The manufacture, sale, promotion and marketing of our heart monitor products and other products we intend to develop are subject to regulation by the FDA and similar government regulatory bodies in other countries. As we develop or obtain new products we will be required to determine what regulatory requirements, if any, we must comply with in order to market and sell our products in the United States and worldwide. The process of obtaining regulatory approval could take years and be very costly, if approval can be obtained at all. If we fail to comply with these requirements, we could be subjected to enforcement actions such as an injunction to stop us from marketing the product at issue or a possible seizure of our assets. We intend to work diligently to assure compliance with all applicable regulations that impact our business. We cannot assure you, however, that we will be able to obtain regulatory approval for all of our products or that, in the future, additional regulations will not be enacted which might adversely impact our operations. In either case, our revenues and operating results could be adversely effected and the value of your investment may decline.
Since we will focus on only one product line to date, heart monitors, we will not have the ability to rely upon other product lines in the event of our inability to successfully compete in the heart monitor market. Our inability to reduce our risk by diversifying into other product lines or businesses will adversely affect our business and the value of your investment
The only business opportunities we are presently pursuing are the heart monitor (ECG) market and, later, the neurological brain scan (EEG) markets. We do not presently intend to engage in other businesses, although we may eventually branch out by either acquisition or development into markets for other medical devices once we have successfully introduced our initial heart monitor products to market. According, our success will depend entirely upon the success of our single anticipated product line. We will not have the benefit of reducing risk by diversifying our business and funds among a portfolio of businesses, properties, investments or other income producing assets.
Our customers may not be able to receive third party reimbursement for our future products. If our customers are not reimbursed by third party payors, such as private health insurers, it is not likely that they will use our products. The inability of our customers to receive third party reimbursements for our products may adversely affect our business and the value of your investment
We intend to sell our heart monitoring device to individual patients and doctors who will seek reimbursement from various third party payers, including government health programs, private health insurance plans, managed care organizations and other similar programs. We cannot assure you that reimbursement will be available from third party payers or, if available, that the reimbursement policies of the third party payers will not adversely affect our ability to sell our product profitably. If our customers are not reimbursed by third party payers or if the reimbursement by third party payers is too low, our business may be adversely affected and the value of your investment will decline.
We currently have no internal sales, marketing and distribution capabilities. Our inability to develop our sales, marketing and distribution capabilities either internally or through licensees, strategic partners or third party marketing and distribution companies will adversely affect our business and the value of your investment
We currently have no internal sales, marketing and distribution capabilities, and will likely be forced to rely extensively on third-party licensees, strategic partners or third party marketing and distribution companies. Our failure to generate substantial sales through any third-party arrangements we procure or to otherwise develop our own internal sales, marketing and distribution capabilities would, in the shorter-term, adversely affect our ability to introduce our products onto the market and to compete, with consequential delays in our ability to generate revenues and profits; and raise additional working capital; and in the longer-term, force us to suspend our operations, and possibly even liquidate our assets and wind-up and dissolve our company.
As a consequence of our prospective reliance upon third-party licensees, strategic partners or third party marketing and distribution partners, our ability to effectively market and distribute our products will be dependent in large part on the strength and financial condition of others, the expertise and relationships of those third-parties with customers, and the interest of those parties in selling and marketing our products. Prospective third-party licensees, strategic partners and marketing and distribution parties may also market and distribute the products of other companies. If our relationships with any third-party licensees, strategic partners or marketing and distribution partners were to terminate, we would need to either develop alternative relationships or develop our own internal sales and marketing forces to continue to sell our products. Even if we are able to develop our internal sales, marketing and distribution capabilities, these efforts would require significant cash and other resources that would be diverted from other uses, if available at all, and could cause delays or interruptions in our product supply to customers, which could result in the loss of significant sales or customers. We can give you no assurance that we will be successful in our efforts to engage licensees, strategic partners or third party marketing and distribution companies to meet our sales, marketing and distribution requirements.
We currently have no internal manufacturing capability. The failure of our licensees, strategic partners or third party suppliers to satisfy our manufacturing requirements will adversely affect our ability to introduce our products to the market, which will adversely affect our business and the value of your investment
We currently have no internal manufacturing capability, and will likely be forced to rely extensively on licensees, strategic partners or third party contract manufacturers or suppliers. A delay or interruption in the supply of components or finished products would, in the shorter-term, adversely affect our ability to introduce our products onto the market and to compete, with consequential delays in our ability to generate revenues and profits; and raise additional working capital; and in the longer-term, force us to suspend our operations, and possibly even liquidate our assets and wind-up and dissolve our company. Should we be forced to manufacture our products, we cannot give you any assurance that we will be able to develop an internal manufacturing capability or procure third party suppliers. Moreover, we cannot give you any assurance that any contract manufacturers or suppliers we procure will be able to supply our product in a timely or cost effective manner or in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements or our specifications.
We are dependent for our success on a few officers. Our inability to retain those officers will adversely affect our business and the value of your investment
Our success depends to a significant extent on the continued efforts of services of our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Marvin H. Fink, and our Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Budamir S. Drakulic. The loss of any of these personnel could, in the shorter-term, adversely affect our ability to introduce our products onto the market and to compete, with consequential delays in our ability to generate revenues and profits; and raise additional working capital; and in the longer-term, if not satisfactorily replaced, force us to suspend our operations, and possibly even liquidate our assets and wind-up and dissolve our company. Although Mr. Fink has signed an employment agreement and Dr. Drakulic is employed as a consultant under a loan-out agreement, we cannot give you any assurance that one or more of these employees will not leave our company. We maintain key man life insurance policies in the amount of $1 million with respect to Mr. Fink and $3 million with respect to Dr. Drakulic.
Our inability to attract the qualified personnel engineering, managerial, sales and marketing and administrative personnel required to implement our growth strategies will adversely affect our business and the value of your investment
Our ability to implement our growth strategies will be dependent upon our continuing ability to attract and retain highly qualified engineering, managerial, sales and marketing and administrative personnel. Our inability to attract and retain the necessary personnel would impede our growth. Competition for the type of personnel we require is intense and we cannot give you any assurance that we will be able to retain our key managerial and technical employees, or that we will be able to attract and retain additional highly qualified managerial and technical personnel in the future.
Our inability to effectively manage our growth will adversely affect our business and the value of your investment
Our success will depend upon the rapid expansion of our business. Our inability to effectively manage our growth, or the failure of our new personnel to achieve anticipated performance levels, would adversely affect our ability to introduce our products onto the market and to compete, with consequential delays in our ability to generate revenues and profits; and raise additional working capital. Expansion will place a significant strain on our financial, management and other resources, and will require us, among other things, to change, expand and improve our operating, managerial and financial systems and controls; improve he coordination between our various corporate functions; and hire additional engineering, sales and marketing, customer service and managerial personnel. We cannot give you any assurance that our efforts to hiring or retain these personnel will be successful, or that we will be able to manage the expansion of our business effectively.
Our inability to protect our patents and proprietary rights will adversely affect our business and the value of your investment
Our ability to compete effectively will be materially dependent upon the proprietary nature of our designs, processes, technologies and materials. The invalidation or circumvention of key patents or proprietary rights which we own or license would likely force us to suspend our operations, liquidate our assets, and wind-up and dissolve our company.
Although we protect our proprietary property, technologies and processes through a combination of patent law, trade secrets and non-disclosure agreements, we cannot give you any assurance that these measures will prove to be effective. For example, in the case of patents, we cannot give you any assurance that our existing patents will not be invalidated, that any patents that we currently or prospectively apply for will be granted, or that any of these patents will ultimately provide significant commercial benefits. Moreover, it is possible that competing companies may circumvent any patents that we may hold by developing products which closely emulate but do not infringe our patents, and accordingly market products that compete with our products without obtaining a license from us. In addition to patented or potentially patentable designs, technologies, processes and materials, we also rely on proprietary designs, technologies, processes and know-how not eligible for patent protection. We cannot give you any assurance that our competitors will not independently develop the same or superior designs, technologies, processes and know-how as we possess.
We believe that the international market for our products and technologies is as important as the domestic market, and we will therefore seek patent protection for our products and technologies or those of our licensors in selected foreign countries. Because of the differences in foreign patent and other laws concerning proprietary rights, our products and technologies may not receive the same degree of protection in a number of foreign countries as they would in the United States.
We cannot give you any assurance that we will be able to successfully defend our patents and proprietary rights. We also cannot give you any assurance that we will not be required to defend against litigation involving the patents or proprietary rights of others, or that we will be able to obtain licenses for these rights. Legal and accounting costs relating to prosecuting or defending patent infringement litigation may be substantial.
The market price for our common shares is extremely volatile, which could result in your suffering a substantial or total loss in your investment
The market for our common shares is characterized by significant price volatility when compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect that our share price will continue to be volatile for the indefinite future. The volatility in our share price is attributable to a number of factors.
First, as noted above, our common shares are thinly traded. In addition, we have relatively few common shares outstanding in the public float since most of our shares are held by a small number of shareholders. As a consequence, the trading of relatively small quantities of shares by our shareholders may disproportionately influence the price of those shares in either direction. The price for our shares could, for example, decline precipitously in the event that a large number of our common shares are sold on the market without commensurate demand, as compared to a seasoned issuer which could better absorb those sales without adverse impact on its share price.
The volatility of our share price is further affected due to our status as a development stage company. Since we have a limited operating history and no revenues or profits to date, the market price for the common shares is more volatile than that of a seasoned issuer both because we do not have a history of sales or earnings traditionally used to determine stock prices and our viability is more in doubt.
Finally, we will remain subject to variety of internal and external factors which generally affect the stock price of all companies. Examples of internal factors, which can generally be described as factors that are directly related to our operating performance or financial condition, would include release of reports by securities analysts and announcements we may make from time-to-time relative to our ability to enter into contracts or other arrangement, our operating performance, advances in our technology or other business developments specific to our company. Examples of external factors, which can generally be described as factors that are unrelated to the operating performance or financial condition of any particular company, include changes in interest rates and worldwide economic and market conditions and trends, as well as changes in industry conditions, such as changes in the cost of components and energy, regulatory and environment rules, announcements of technology innovations or new products by other companies, and quarterly fluctuation in our or in our competitors operating results. In this regard we note that changes in the market price of our common shares may have no connection with our operating results, financial condition or prospects. Further, declines in our stock price may be exacerbated in periods where the general market is rapidly declining due to, among other things, our lack of liquidity as discussed above. We cannot make any predictions or projections as to what the prevailing market price for our common shares will be at any time, or as to what effect, if any, that the sale of shares or the availability of common shares for sale at any time will have on the prevailing market price.
We have issued a large number of common share purchase options and warrants. The sale of common shares on the public market to finance their exercise or pay associated income taxes could substantially depress the prevailing market prices for our shares
There are currently outstanding common share purchase options and warrants entitling the holders to purchase 172,292 series "A" preferred shares and 4,014,090 common shares, including a number granted to directors, officers, employees and consultants that are subject to vesting conditions. It is likely that a number of the holders of these options and warrants will sell common shares in tandem with their exercise of these securities to finance that exercise. Further, it is likely that a number of the holders of these options and warrants who have received these securities as compensation and will therefore be subject to taxation on their exercise of those securities will also sell common shares in tandem with that exercise in order to cover that income tax liability. Sales of substantial amounts of common shares on the public market to finance these exercises or to pay income taxes, or the perception that substantial sales could occur as these options and warrants become vested and exercisable, could substantially depress the prevailing market prices for our shares.
We are subject to the penny stock rules and these rules may adversely effect trading in our common shares
Our common shares are considered a low-priced security under rules promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In accordance with these rules, broker-dealers participating in transactions in low-priced securities must first deliver a risk disclosure document which describes the risks associated with such stocks, the broker-dealers duties in selling the stock, the customers rights and remedies and certain market and other information. Furthermore, the broker-dealer must make a suitability determination approving the customer for low-priced stock transactions based on the customers financial situation, investment experience and objectives. Broker-dealers must also disclose these restrictions in writing to the customer, obtain specific written consent from the customer, and provide monthly account statements to the customer. The effect of these restrictions will likely be a decrease in the willingness of broker-dealers to make a market in our common shares, decreased liquidity of our common shares and increased transaction costs for sales and purchases of our common shares as compared to other securities.
Our right to issue additional capital stock at any time could have an adverse effect on your proportionate ownership and voting rights
We are entitled under our Certificate of Incorporation to issue up to 100,000,000 common shares and 10,000,000 blank check preferred shares having such rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions as may be designated from time-to-time by our board. Our board may generally issue those common and preferred shares, or options or warrants to purchase those shares, without further approval by our shareholders based upon such factors as our board of directors may deem relevant at that time. It is likely that we will be required to issue a large amount of additional securities to raise capital to further our development and marketing plans. It is also likely that we will be required to issue a large amount of additional securities to directors, officers, employees and consultants as compensatory grants in connection with their services, both in the form of stand-alone grants or under our various stock plans. If you are a common shareholder, your proportionate ownership and voting rights could be adversely effected by the issuance of additional common or preferred shares, or options or warrants to purchase those shares, including a substantial dilution in your proportionate ownership and voting rights. We cannot give you any assurance that we will not issue additional common or preferred shares, or options or warrants to purchase those shares, under circumstances we may deem appropriate at the time. The issuance of preferred shares may also have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of the company.
A single shareholder currently beneficially owns the majority of our outstanding common shares. This means that that shareholder will be able to control our company by electing a majority of the members of our board of directors
Ms. Tracey Hampton beneficially owns, through ARC Finance Group, LLC, approximately 70% of our outstanding common shares. As a consequence, Ms. Hampton will retain the ability to elect a majority of our board of directors, and thereby control our management. Ms. Hampton also has the ability to control the outcome of corporate actions requiring shareholder approval, including mergers and other changes of corporate control, going private transactions, and other extraordinary transactions. This concentration of ownership may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control, even if a change of control would benefit our other shareholders.
The proceeds from the sale of the shares to be sold under this prospectus will be retained by the selling shareholders, and will not be paid or remitted or otherwise made available to our company.
Recom is a development stage medical device company focused on researching, developing and marketing heart (cardiac) monitors and other diagnostic medical devices which monitor and measure the bodys physiological signals in order to detect and prevent medical complications and diseases that impact an individuals health. Our products will operate using a proprietary patented amplification technology which enables them to more accurately discriminate physiological signals from ambient electromagnetic background noise than existing amplification technologies.
We are currently developing our first product, a non-invasive ambulatory heart monitor, and have submitted the "front-end" or hardware portion of this device, which collects, processes and records data, to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for marketing approval. We hope to receive this approval during the first quarter of 2004. We are currently developing the "back-end" or software portion of the device, which allows the management and interpretation of the data, and for which FDA approval is not generally required. We anticipate that we will complete a production model of our heart monitor, including both back-end and front-end functions, within two years, and will have also commenced commercial marketing efforts by the end of that period.
Corporate History
We were originally incorporated in Delaware on January 19, 1987. We had no specific business purpose on the date of incorporation and were inactive until October 30, 1998. On that date, we completed a reverse acquisition with J2 Technologies LLC and changed our name to Recom Managed Systems, Inc. Subsequent to the reverse acquisition, we engaged in the business of developing, servicing and managing commercial computer networks both on-site and remotely.
On June 26, 2000, we filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code. Our plan of reorganization was confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court and the confirmation order became final on November 7, 2000. Subsequent to declaring bankruptcy, we ceased our business operations. The plan of reorganization provided for a total discharge of the company and our officers and directors from all pre-petition debts, expenses and legal causes of action which may have existed on or before the filing of the bankruptcy. The plan further provided for the consolidation of all previously issued common shares, and the issuance of additional common shares to various creditors of the company. As of December 31, 2000, following full implementation of the plan, there were 4,139,784 common shares (1,379,928 shares pre-split) issued and outstanding.
On September 19, 2002, we acquired certain know how, trade secrets and other proprietary intellectual property rights relating to the development of a human biomedical signal amplification equipment and technology, referred to in this prospectus as the "Signal Technologies", from ARC Finance Group, LLC in exchange for 23,400,000 common shares (7,800,000 shares pre-split). The shares represented approximately 85% of our issued and outstanding common shares. We valued the Signal Technologies at $150,00078,023 for financial accounting purposes. The principal component of the Signal Technologies is a patented "amplification" technology which was originally invented by Dr. Budimir S. Drakulic. The underlying patent covers methods of discriminating different biomedical signals from a background of ambient noise. Also included in the Signal Technologies was an assignment of a license agreement dated December 9, 1993 between Dr. Drakulic and Teledyne Electronic Technologies pursuant to which Dr. Drakulic granted a limited license to use an early version of the amplification technology to analyze signals produced by the brain (EEG) in an effort to understand a patient's sleep patterns. Additional components of the Signal Technologies include methods to automatically and remotely provide and evaluate the signals over the telephone, the Internet, or other wireless transmissions systems. Concurrent with our acquisition of the Signal Technologies, we obtained Dr. Drakulic's services as our Vice President and Chief Technology Officer to lead our product development efforts.
On April 15, 2003, we completed a three for one forward stock split, resulting in a total of 31,510,848 common shares being outstanding as of that date.
We have recently completed development of the front-end or hardware portion of our initial product, a non-invasive heart monitor for ambulatory (freely-moving) patients which we anticipate will enable physicians to accurately monitor, in real-time, changes in the patients physiological signals and assist in the detection of heart disease through the conduct of electrocardiogram tests, commonly known as ECGs or EKGs. This portion of our product principally consists of the data collection, processing and recording functions of the heart monitor utilizing, in part, our amplification technology. Our front-end hardware as presently designed will record up to 48 hours of data from each of its twelve leads. We submitted this portion of our heart monitor product to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approval on September 12, 2003, and hope to receive FDA clearance to market it within the United States during the first quarter of 2004.
We continue to develop the "back-end" or software portion of our heart monitor, which can be best described as the data management and interpretation functions of the heart monitor device which will allow the physician to analyze the data collected and processed by the "front-end" hardware. Much of the software used for the back-end functions can be readily acquired off the shelf and then modified to meet our needs. As of this date, we do not anticipate that we will need to submit any of the back-end software to the FDA for approval. Once we have completed these steps, we must design and engineer a "production" model for mass manufacturing which will be durable, reliable and maintenance-free, and competitively priced. We anticipate that we will complete a production model of our heart monitor, including both back-end and front-end functions, within two years, and will have also commenced commercial marketing efforts by the end of that period.
We are also developing an enhanced version of our first heart monitor. Our long term goal is to transmit the signal electronically, in real time, to a specially designed website that we will host and that the patients physician can access.
We are also developing algorithms for use with our heart monitor, to facilitate the electronic recognition and categorization of different physiological signals and their correlation to different heart diseases. The algorithms will compare the users ECG to a known database of ECG anomalies and to the users historical baseline ECG data in order to assist the physician with his or her diagnosis.
Our amplification technology is also extremely effective when used for other biomedical signals such as electroencephalogram or EEG tests used to measure neurological (brain) responses. Indeed, as discussed below, the technology was originally developed for this purpose. We intend in the future to devote a portion of our development activities to EEG-related applications of our technology, such as Alzheimers and other neurological diseases.
A heart monitor is a device used to collect and record data when conducting ECG tests to detect and identify heart disease. An ECG gives the physician important information about the heart. For example, it can show the hearts rate and rhythm. It can also detect decreased blood flow (cardiac ischemia), enlargement (hypertrophy) of the heart and the presence of either current or past heart attacks. When an ECG test is conducted, the physiological signals from the patients heart are collected through ten electrodes (12 leads) attached to the patients arms, chest and legs. These signals are then amplified and recorded in the form of a series of wavy lines that can be either displayed on a screen or printed on paper for review by the physician or a medical technician. Any irregularity in the heart rhythm or damage or stress to the heart muscle will show up as a deviation form the normal waveform. Most ECGs today are given either under emergency circumstances when an individual complains of symptoms typically associated with heart disease (i.e. chest pains, shortness of breath, heart palpitations), or every year or so for older patients as part of their annual physicals.
While most ECG test are conducted at the physicians office or a hospital, physicians are aware that some types of heart disease may only become apparent when the patient is subject to the stresses of normal day-to-day activities, and are further aware that other conditions such as episodic heart-beat irregularities only become apparent as the result of longer term monitoring which is otherwise impractical or unduly expensive to conduct on a clinical basis. For this reason the medical device industry has created a number of ambulatory or holter monitors which allow the patients heart to be continuously monitored over a period of hours or days, while the patient carries out his or her daily activities away from the physicians office or hospital. Unfortunately, as discussed below, these ambulatory devices have limited effectiveness due to the susceptibility of the device to artifact or noise.
As previously noted, ECGs monitor electronic activity generated by the heart, and physiological irregularities are more likely to be detected while the patient is in an ambulatory environment. Detection and isolation of ambulatory ECG signals are difficult due to the significant interference from other electromagnetic fields found in the environment, including those generated by the body itself as well as those generated by appliances and machines. This interference results in artifact or noise that interfere with the ability of current ECG monitoring devices to accurately isolate a high quality signal in an ambulatory environment. Cardiologists attempt to address the issue of noise by having the patient remain as still as possible while a reading is taken (that is why 12-lead ECGs are normally taken in the hospital or in physician offices) or by reducing the sensitivity of the monitoring. Reducing the sensitivity of the signal, however, results in a loss of both signal quality and the ability to read certain signal intricacies. The noise problem is compounded when a patient uses an ambulatory ECG monitor due to the physicians inability to control the patients movement and enhanced unshielded electromagnetic interference from the surrounding environment.
Our patented amplification technology was originally developed by Dr. Drakulic to address the noise issue in response to the requirements of the United States Air Force. In an effort to explore ways to accurately and objectively monitor pilot performance, the Air Force wanted to record a pilots neurological (brain) responses, consisting of tiny electrical impulses, to different tasks and stresses occurring in-flight using an electroencephalogram or EEG test. However, the Air Force found that the neurological signal monitoring equipment then available were not able to accurately monitor EEG in an electromagnetically charged environment such as the cockpit of a fighter jet or a B-52 bomber. In 1992 the United States Air Force selected Dr. Drakulic to lead the effort to develop a device to solve the monitoring problem. This effort ultimately resulted in the creation by Dr. Drakulic in 1994 of his first-generation amplifier, and its use by the Air Force to monitor pilot EEG signals. This model is currently used by the National Institute of Health as well as companies such as Titan Systems and Teledyne, Inc. for purposes of monitoring different neurological biomedical signals.
Dr. Drakulic has since enhanced signal processing technology and adopted it for heart monitors. These enhancements have resulted in Recom filing three additional patents covering different aspects of 24/7, 12-lead ECG monitoring technology.
The amplification technology also affords several other valuable product advantages relating to the quality of its signals. First, ambulatory heart monitors currently on the market only have three leads with limited bandwidth. Due to the ability of our amplification technology to eliminate noise and increase signal quality, we can increase the bandwidth on our ambulatory device to be comparable with the signal derived from stationary clinical devices without material interference.
Further, due to the clarity and consistency of the physiological signal, as well as the design of the amplification technology, we are able to develop algorithms for use with our heart monitor which will enable us to process the signal and correlate it to signals associated with different cardiac diseases or conditions, which we believe will prove to be a valuable tool for physicians. We do not know of any monitors currently on the market that have this latter ability.
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the industrialized world. Heart disease and stroke, the principal components of cardiovascular disease, claim more lives each year than the next five leading causes of death combined. In the United States alone, approximately 61,800,000 people suffer from one or more types of cardiovascular disease each year. These diseases claimed approximately 950,000 lives in the United States in 1999. Approximately one-sixth of all people in the United States killed by cardiovascular disease are under the age of 65. The American Heart Association estimated that in 2002 the direct and indirect healthcare cost of cardiovascular disease in the United States equaled $351.8 billion. The Center for Disease Control has stated that, if all forms of major cardiovascular disease were eliminated, life expectancy would rise by almost 7 years while, in comparison, if all forms of cancer were eliminated, the gain in life expectancy would only be 3 years.
According to the American Heart Association, patients who have suffered heart attacks number 7.3 million, congestive heart failure 4.7 million, arrhythmia 2.0 million and angina 6.4 million. Patients with any of these health problems would probably benefit in some manner from improved heart monitoring.
Our current plans are to license our heart monitor technologies for stationary heart monitor applications to established medical-device manufacturers and distributors, who will most likely incorporate them into their own products. In the case of the market for ambulatory heart monitors, we anticipate that we will delegate most of our sales, marketing and distribution activities to third party medical-device marketing and distribution companies on a regional basis, while creating a small internal sales, marketing and distribution staff to monitor and manage those activities and to directly market and distribute our products to doctors, hospitals and distributors on a selected basis. We will also probably explore joint venture relationships.
As previously discussed, the use of heart monitors today are usually given either under emergency circumstances when a physician suspects a heart attack, or every year or so for older patients as part of their physicals. In the latter case as also addressed above, episodic heart-beat irregularities and certain other heart diseases and conditions may not be identified by the ECGs under clinical conditions. With the product advantages afforded to our device, particularly in an ambulatory setting, we believe that our heart monitor can be used to create a more efficacious continuous preventive monitoring program. Specifically, we believe that individuals could periodically use the device to not only measure their heart functions, but to create a baseline of historical data relating to their individualized signals using the algorithmic programs we are developing. The physician can then not only compare these signals and baseline with our known database of ECG anomalies, but identify fluctuations from the individuals unique baseline. To support this theory, our scientists are currently undertaking focused research studies to categorize physiological baselines and their correlation to disease. If we can verify that deviations from a patients baseline can serve as a marker of disease or life-threatening conditions, these events could be treated earlier, thereby resulting in decreased medical expenses, reduced hospitalization and fewer incidences of death and disability.
We currently fabricate our heart monitors either in-house or through engineering consultants. Given the limitations in our internal manufacturing capability, we anticipate that we will rely upon third party contract manufacturers or joint-venture partners to satisfy future production requirements when we are able to introduce our products to market. Most of the components of our products are standard parts which will be available from multiple supply sources at competitive prices.
The Medical Device Amendments of 1976 (the Medical Device Act), a section of the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act, establishes complex procedures for compliance based upon FDA regulations that designate devices as Class I (general controls, such as compliance with labeling and record-keeping requirements), Class II (performance standards in addition to general controls) or Class III (pre-market approval application before commercial marketing).
A medical device that is substantially equivalent to a directly related medical device previously in commerce may be eligible for the FDAs abbreviated pre-market notification 510(k) review process. FDA 510(k) clearance is a grandfather process. As such, FDA clearance does not imply that the safety, reliability and effectiveness of the medical device has been approved or validated by the FDA, but merely means that the medical device is substantially equivalent to a previously cleared commercially-related medical device. The review period and FDA determination as to substantial equivalence should be made within 90 days of submission of a 510(k) application, unless additional information or clarification or clinical studies are requested or required by the FDA. As a practical matter, the review process and FDA determination often take significantly longer than 90 days.
Our heart monitor is a Class II product. In September 2003, we submitted an application to the FDA on form 510(k). We cannot be certain that this product will receive approval from the FDA in the near future or at all. If we do not receive FDA approval for our product, we will not be able to market it.
We hold patent number 5,678,559 issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for our core technology, our amplification device. This patent, which was assigned to us by ARC Finance Group as part of our acquisition of the Signal Technologies, expires on October 21, 2014. We also hold three patent applications filed with that office, number 10/293,105, 10/611,696 and 10/664,711 filed on November 13, 2002 on July 1, 2003, September 17, 2003, respectively. Each of these patent applications cover technologies that will enhance our heart monitor. Dr. Drakulic is the inventor named in our core patent and each of the patent applications.
Also included in the Signal Technologies was an assignment of a license agreement dated December 9, 1993 between Dr. Drakulic and Teledyne Electronic Technologies, pursuant to which Dr. Drakulic granted a limited license to use an early version of the amplification technology to analyze signals produced by the brain (EEG) in an effort to understand a patients sleep patterns. We do not expect to earn significant revenues from this license. This license will not prevent Recom from competing in the broader market for EEG amplification products.
Because we do not yet have a saleable product, we have no competitive presence in the medical monitoring device market. Even if our heart monitor is approved for sale, we do not expect to establish a competitive presence in this market for several years, if at all. There are numerous suppliers of heart monitoring products, all of which have established products and methods of distribution as well as more money than we do. We may never be able to compete successfully in this or any other medical device market.
There are no special or unusual environmental laws or regulations that will require us to make material expenditures or that can be expected to materially impact on the operation of our business.
We currently have six full-time employees, and engage the services of seven engineering, marketing and financial consultants on a part-time basis. None of our employees is represented by a labor union and we consider our relationships with our employees to be good.
Our executive offices are located at 4705 Laurel Canyon Boulevard, Suite 203, Studio City, California. These facilities, consisting of approximately 3,300 square feet and encompassing three suites including our administrative offices and research and development/laboratory facilities, are leased through August 30, 2005. We pay $7,682 per month in base rent for these facilities, which we believe reflected market value on the date the lease was executed, and are also required to pay our share of any increase in operating expenses after August 2002. Operating expenses include expenses for maintenance of common areas, heating, air conditioning, plumbing, trash disposal, janitorial and security services and other like expenses. In August 2003 we were notified that our rent would increase in the amount of $225 per month as a result of increased operating expenses. The leased premises are in good condition and we believe they will be suitable for our purposes for at least twelve months.
Our plan of operation over the next two years is to complete the development of our first product, a non-invasive ambulatory heart monitor. As previously noted, we have submitted the front-end or hardware portion of this device, which collects, processes and records data, to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for marketing approval. We hope to receive this approval during the first quarter of 2004. We are currently developing the back-end or software portion of the device, which allows the management and interpretation of the data, and for which FDA approval is not generally required. We anticipate that we will complete a production model of our heart monitor, including both back-end and front-end functions, within two years, and will have also commenced commercial marketing efforts by the end of that period.
We have currently budgeted $3,600,000 to complete this process, including $2,300,000 to cover our projected general and administrative and marketing expenses, and $1,300,000 to cover our projected research and development, and product testing and development costs. From October 1, 2003 to November 1, 2003 we raised $5,378,750 through the sale of our securities in private placements. We currently have cash on hand of approximately $4.1 million to fund the completion of our development activities over the next two years.
The steps we need to take to complete our research and development, product development and testing activities include the following:
As of the date of this prospectus, there are no material pending legal or governmental proceedings relating to our company or properties to which we are a party, or to our knowledge any proceeding of this nature which are being contemplated or threatened; and to our knowledge, no material proceedings to which any of our directors, executive officers or affiliates are a party adverse to us or which have a material interest adverse to us.
The following table identifies our current executive officers and directors, their respective offices and positions, and their respective dates of election or appointment:
There are no family relationships between any two or more of our directors or executive officers. There are no arrangements or understandings between any two or more of our directors or executive officers.
Name And Municipality Of Residence |
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Age
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Office
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Initial
Election Or
Appointment Date |
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Marvin H. Fink
Los Angeles, California |
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67 |
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Chief Executive Officer, President, Secretary, and Chairman of the Board
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October 12, 2003
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Budimir S. Drakulic, Ph.D.
Los Angeles, California |
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53 |
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Vice President and Chief Signal Technologies Officer
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October 15, 2003
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Charles Dargan
Los Angeles, California |
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48 |
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Interim Chief Financial Officer
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December 18, 2003
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Ellsworth Roston
Los Angeles, California |
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81 |
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Director
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November 1, 2002
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Robert Koblin, M.D.
Los Angeles, California |
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72 |
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Director
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February 6, 2003
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Lowell T. Harmison, Ph.D.
Washington, D.C. |
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66 |
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Director
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June 6, 2003
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Marvin H. Fink has served as our Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board since October 2002, and our Secretary since November 2003. Prior to joining us, Mr. Fink was president of his own management consulting group from August 2001 until he joined Recom in October 2002. Mr. Fink has 45 years of experience in the management of high technology programs from development stage through production including projects for the Department of Defense, NASA, Teledyne Systems, Litton Industries and Hughes Aircraft. He served as President of Teledyne Electronic Technologies from 1993 until his retirement in August 2001. From 1986 until 1993, he served as President of Teledyne Microelectronics. Mr. Fink serves on the board of R. F. Industries and is a member of the California Bar Association. Mr. Fink holds a bachelors of science degree in electronic engineering from City College of New York, a Masters of Science degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Southern California, and a Juris Doctor degree from the San Fernando Valley College of Law.
Dr. Budimir S. Drakulic has served as our Vice President and Chief Signal Technologies Officer since October 2002. Dr. Drakulic has more than 25 years of experience in the design, development and integration of hardware and software modules for biomedical microelectronics circuits and systems. From 1997 through February of 2002, Dr. Drakulic was involved directly and indirectly with Advanced Heart Technologies, Inc., a corporation controlled by Dr. Drakulic. Dr. Drakulic was the Consultant and Chief Scientist, Medical Device Business Unit for Teledyne Electronic Technologies from 1992 through 1997. Before that, he held numerous positions affiliated with the University of California at Los Angeles, including Visiting Assistant Professor with the Electrical Engineering Department and Director of the Microelectronics Development Lab at the Crump Institute for Medical Engineering. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia. He also holds a Masters degree and a Ph.D in Electronic and Biomedical Engineering from the same university. Dr. Drakulic was the recipient of the Ralph and Marjorie Crump Prize for Excellence in Medical Engineering from UCLA in 1985 and he was a Research Fellow with the Crump Institute for Medical Engineering at UCLA.
Mr. Charles Dargan is providing his services to us on a leased basis through an agency that specializes in providing financial management personnel to businesses on a temporary basis. We are actively recruiting a permanent full-time Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Dargan is also currently employed as the Chief Financial and Accounting Officer of Semotus Solutions, Inc. From April 2000 until his appointment as Chief Financial and Accounting Officer in January 2001, Mr. Dargan served as Semmotus' Executive Vice President of Operations. Mr. Dargan was also a director of Semotis Solutions from March 1999 to July 2002. Prior to joining Semotus Solutions, Mr. Dargan served as a Managing Director of Corporate Finance for The Seidler Companies Incorporated, a private brokerage, investment banking and public finance firm. In addition, he was a partner and Chief Financial Officer of the investment banking firm of Ambient Capital; a Managing Director of Corporate Finance at L.H. Friend, Weinress, Frankson & Presson, Inc.; and a First Vice President at Drexel Burnham Lambert, Incorporated. His accounting and financial industry experience has made him an expert in public and private debt and equity finance, mergers and acquisitions and financial management of and planning for emerging growth companies. Mr. Dargan graduated from the University of Southern California with an MBA and an MS in Finance, and possesses an A.B. in Government and Economics from Dartmouth College. He also holds accounting and finance industry certifications of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Mr. Ellsworth Roston has served as a director since October 2002. Mr. Roston has practiced patent law since 1943, and currently serves as Of Counsel to the patent firm of Fulwider Patton Lee & Utecht since 1997. Mr. Roston has a history of assisting technology companies during their development stages. He was one of three founders of Brooktree Corporation, and served on its board of directors for 15 years. Mr. Roston received his undergraduate degree and his law degree from Yale University.
Dr. Robert Koblin has served as a director since February 2003. Dr. Koblin, a cardiologist, has more than 30 years of medical experience beginning during the time he served in the United States Army as a medic and continuing most recently as a staff physician and instructor at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He also serves as the Managing Director of the Robertson Diagnostic Center in Beverly Hills, California, and is an assistant clinical professor of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Koblin received his undergraduate degree from New York University, his medical degree from Stanford University.
Dr. Lowell T. Harmison has served as a director since June 2003 and as a Senior Advisor since February of 2003. Dr. Harmison has a very distinguished 35 year career in the field of biomedicine. From 1990 through the present, Dr. Harmison has served as a Senior Advisor and Board Member to pharmaceutical and health companies. He is the holder of the first domestic and foreign patents on the fully implantable artificial heart; has served as CEO of USET, Inc.; and as the Director of a private foundation operating internationally and consisting of 21 operating companies. He has also served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health of the U.S. Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Harmison has a PhD from the University of Maryland and a B.S. and M.S. from West Virginia University. He was also given an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the West Virginia University .
Board Compensation
Our current compensation policy for our directors is to compensate them through stock grants under our 2002 Stock Plan pursuant to a directors compensation policy adopted on February 6, 2003. Upon joining our board of directors, each member is granted an option to purchase 50,000 common shares, exercisable at its then trading price. These options are fully vested upon grant, and lapse in five years if not exercised. Each director will thereafter be granted options on an annual basis entitling him to purchase an additional 28,000 common shares, which options will vest quarterly based upon the continued provision of services as a director, and lapse in five years if not exercised. The exercise price for these options will be fixed at current market price as of the date of grant.
Upon the adoption of the directors compensation policy on February 6, 2003, we granted directors options under the 2003 Plan to each of Messrs. Fink and Roston and Dr. Koblin entitling each of them to purchase 150,000 common shares (50,000 shares pre-split) at $0.88 per share. These options were fully vested upon grant, and will lapse on February 4, 2008. On June 5, 2003, we granted directors options under the 2003 Plan to Dr. Harmison entitling him to purchase 50,000 common shares at $4.20 per share. These options were fully vested upon grant, and will lapse on June 4, 2008. On November 3, 2003, shortly after the first anniversary of their respective start dates, we granted directors options under the 2003 Plan to each of Messrs. Fink and Roston entitling each of them to purchase 28,000 common shares at $4.40 per share. These options will vest quarterly commencing February 3, 2004 upon the continued provision of services as directors for a period of one year, and will lapse on November 2, 2008.
On October 11, 2002, Recom reached an agreement-in-principle with Mr. Marvin H. Fink to become our Chief Executive Officer and President and to issue him restricted common shares. Pursuant to that understanding, on October 12, 2002, we entered into a four-year employment agreement . The effective date for this transaction was October 11, 2002with Mr. Fink. The essential terms of the employment agreement are as follows:
The employment agreement provides for early termination in the case of Mr. Finks death or disability, Mr. Finks termination by Recom for cause as that term is defined in the agreement; Mr. Finks termination of employment for good reason as that term is defined in the agreement, a change in ownership as that term is defined in the agreement, or sixty days prior notice by Mr. Fink. In the event of an early termination of the agreement for any reason, all compensation and benefits under the agreement will terminate and the unvested portion of the 2,100,000 restricted common share grant shall be deemed forfeit as of the effective termination date, with the following exceptions:
Concurrent with entering into the employment agreement, we entered into an indemnification agreement with Mr. Fink.
On October 11, 2002, Recom reached an agreement-in-principle with Dr. Budimir Drakulic to become our Vice President and Chief Technology Officer on a consulting basis through his consulting companies. Pursuant to that understanding, on October 15, 2002, we entered into a loan-out agreement with B World Technologies, Inc. and B Technologies, Inc. relative to the provision of Dr. Drakulics services. Dr. Drakulic is the president and owner of these companies. The essential terms of the loan-out agreement are as follows:
The loan-out agreement provides for early termination should B World and B Technologies fail, neglect or refuse to provide Dr. Drakulics services. In such an event, all compensation under the agreement will terminate and the unvested portion of the 600,000 restricted common share grant shall be deemed forfeit as of the effective termination date.
Since March 1, 2003, Dr. Drakulic has worked for us on a full-time basis even though the loan-out agreement only provides for the provision of part-time services. We have agreed to characterize these additional services as being provided by Dr. Drakulic as an employee, and to pay him $7,500 annually as compensation for their provision.
On March 10, 2003, as additional incentive for the performance of Dr. Drakulic, we granted to B World Technologies options entitling it to purchase 750,000 common shares at $0.92 per share. These options vest quarterly over a four year term, and lapse, if not exercised, on March 9, 2008.
Concurrent with entering into the loan-out agreement, B World Technologies, B Technologies and Dr. Drakulic signed an employment, confidential information, invention assignment and arbitration agreement under which they agreed, among other things, to assign to us all of Dr. Drakulics right, title and interest in and to any and all inventions, discoveries, etc. which he conceives or develops while engaged by Recom.
On October 11, 2003, Recom reached an agreement-in-principle with Mr. Ellsworth Roston to provide consulting advice to us relating to engineering, developing and refining our products and technologies; to become a director of the company, and to make an investment into the company. Pursuant to that understanding, on October 30, 2002 we sold Mr. Roston 71,250 common shares (23,750 shares pre-split) for $190,000 in cash, and on November 1, 2002 we entered into a two year consulting agreement with Mr. Mr. Roston documenting the provision of his consulting services and his appointment to our board of directors. The agreement provides for us to grant to Mr. Roston 225,000 common shares (75,000 shares pre-split) and five-year warrants to purchase an additional 450,000 common shares (150,000 shares pre-split) at $1.67 per share. We consider the grant of common shares to Mr. Roston to be compensation for the provision of his consulting services, and the grant of the common share purchase warrants to be additional consideration for his cash investment pursuant to our original understanding. Mr. Roston is a patent attorney who also handles our patent work. The agreement specifically provides that the consulting services provided by Mr. Roston will not include any legal work, for which we will compensate him separately.
Dr. Lowell T. Harmison, one of our directors, provides consulting services to Recom under a three-year agreement dated February 14, 2003. Under this agreement, Dr. Harmison provides advice to us in the areas of technological support and strategy, product development, medical and scientific advisory board development, and FDA regulation. The compensatory terms of the agreement are as follows:
In the event the agreement is terminated by Recom for any reason other than negligence, misconduct, breach of its material terms by Dr. Harmison or the failure of Dr. Harmison to render services in a reasonable fashion, all compensation prospectively payable under the agreement will become due and payable in 90 days.
The following table shows the compensation paid over the past three fiscal years with respect to Recoms named executive officers as that term is defined by the SEC.
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Named Executive Officer and Principal Position |
Year
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Salary |
Bonus |
Other |
Restricted Stock |
Securities Underlying Options & SARs |
Long Term Incentive Plan |
All
Other Compensation
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Marvin H. Fink
(2)
Chief Executive Officer |
2002
2001 2000 |
$ 1
- - |
$ -
- - |
$ -
- - |
2,100,000 (7)
- - |
-
- - |
-
- - |
-
- - |
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Steve Sparks (3)
Former Chief Executive Officer |
2002
2001 2000 |
$ -
- - |
$ -
- - |
$ -
- - |
-
- - |
-
- - |
-
- - |
-
- - |
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Sim Farar (4)
Former Chief Executive Officer |
2002
2001 2000 |
$ -
- - |
$ -
- - |
$ -
- - |
-
- - |
-
- - |
-
- - |
-
- - |
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Dr. Budimir Drakulic
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer |
2002
2001
2000
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$45,000(4)
- - |
$ -
- - |
$ -
- - |
600,000 (7)
- - |
-
- - |
-
- - |
-
- - |
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(1) | Includes, among other things, perquisites and other personal benefits, securities or property which exceed in the aggregate the lesser of either $50,000 or 10% of the total annual salary and bonus reported for that fiscal year. |
(2) | Mr. Fink has served as our Chief Executive Officer since October 12, 2002. |
(3) |
(1) Mr. Sparks served as our Chief Executive Officer from September 19, 2002 until October 12, 2002. |
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(4) |
) Farar served as our Chief Executive Officer through September 12, 2002. |
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(5) |
(1) These amounts were paid in consulting payments to B Technologies in connection with its provisions of the services of Dr. Drakulic. |
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(6) | Mr. Fink was granted an award of 2,100,000 restricted common shares (700,000 shares pre-split) in conjunction with the execution of his employment agreement. |
(7) | B. World Technologies was granted an award of 600,000 restricted common shares (200,000 shares pre-split) in conjunction in conjunction with the execution of a loan-out agreement by which it provided the services of Dr. Drakulic to Recom. |
There were no grants to our named executive officers of options to purchase our capital stock or appreciation rights relating to our capital stock during the 2002 fiscal year. None of our named executive officers exercised any options to purchase our capital stock appreciation rights relating to our capital stock during the 2002 fiscal year
The following table sets forth selected information, computed as of December 26, 2003, about the amount and nature of our securities beneficially owned by:
This information was given to us by our shareholders and the numbers used are based on the definitions by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) found in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act. See footnote (2) to this table. Accordingly, the number of shares listed in the table represent beneficial ownership only for purposes of the reports required by the SEC. We believe that each individual or entity named has sole investment and voting power with respect to the securities indicated as beneficially owned by them, subject to community property laws, where applicable, except where otherwise noted.
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Name (1) |
Amount
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%
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Amount
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%
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Marvin H. Fink
(4)
(5)
(6)
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2,257,000
(7)
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6.8%
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0
|
-
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Dr. Budimir S. Drakulic
(5)
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621,578
(8)
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1.9%
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0
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-
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Ellsworth Roston
(4)
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903,250
(9)
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2.7%
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0
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-
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Dr. Robert Koblin
(4)
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150,000
(10)
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*
|
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0
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-
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Dr. Lowell T. Harmison
(4)
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200,793
(11)
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*
|
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0
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-
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Tracey Hampton
/ ARC Finance Group, LLC
(6)
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22,950,000
(12)
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69.6%
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0
|
-
|
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Directors and executive officers, as a group
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4,132,621
(13)
|
12.1%
|
|
0
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
_________________
* Less than one percent.
(1) | The address of the shareholders named in this table are: Messrs. Fink, Drakulic, Roston, Koblin and Harmison-c/o Recom Managed Systems, Inc., 4705 Laurel Canyon Boulevard, Suite 203, Studio City, California 91607; Ms. Hampton and ARC Finance Group LLC - 23679 Calabasas Road, Suite 754, Calabasas, CA 91302; and Mr. Farar-c/o Vanguard West LLC, 914 Westwood Blvd., Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90024. |
(2) | The determination and calculation of beneficial ownership for purposes of preparing this table is based upon the definition of beneficial ownership in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, pursuant to which a person is deemed to beneficially own any securities over which he or she has either investment or voting power. You should note that this method of calculation differs from that used to calculate beneficial ownership for other reports required under the Exchange Act, including section 16 of that act which calculates beneficial ownership based upon pecuniary interests. Pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d) of the Exchange Act, we have also included in each persons share count any shares under any options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges which are or may become exercisable by that person within 60 days of the date of calculation for purposes of this proxy statement. In computing each persons respective percentage ownership, the shares attributable to his or her exercisable securities under the 60-day inclusion rule are treated as being outstanding (i.e., are added to the total outstanding shares of that class for computational purposes), while exercisable securities attributable to the other executive officers, directors or 5% shareholders under the 60-day inclusion rule are disregarded. In computing the percentage ownership our companys officers and directors as a group, all shares attributable to exercisable securities held by the members of that group under the 60-day inclusion rule are treated as being outstanding (i.e., are added to the total outstanding shares of that class for computational purposes). The base number of outstanding shares of our common and series A preferred shares as of the applicable date are 32,993,912 and 1,792,153 shares, respectively. |
(3) | Each series A preferred share is convertible into one common share. |
(4) | Director. |
(5) | Executive officer. |
(6) | 5% shareholder. |
(7) | Includes 2,100,000 common shares held by the Fink Family Trust, and 157,000 common shares issuable upon exercise of options granted to Mr. Fink in his capacity as a director. |
(8) | Includes 600,000 common shares held by B World Technologies, Inc., 4,000 common shares held by B Technologies, Inc., and 93,750 common shares issuable upon exercise of options granted to B World Technologies in connection with services performed by Dr. Drakulic. Both B World Technologies and B Technologies are owned and controlled by Dr. Drakulic. |
(9) | Includes 696,250 common shares held by Roston Enterprises, 450,000 common shares issuable upon exercise of warrants granted to Mr. Roston in his capacity as a consultant, and 157,000 common shares issuable upon exercise of options granted to Mr. Roston in his capacity as a director. |
(10) | Includes 150,000 common shares issuable upon exercise of options granted to Dr. Koblin in his capacity as a director. |
(11) | Includes 144,000 common shares issuable upon exercise of warrants granted to Dr. Harmison in his capacity as a consultant, and 50,000 common shares issuable upon exercise of options granted to Dr. Harmison in his capacity as a director. |
(12) | Includes 22,950,000 common shares held by ARC Finance Group, Inc. ARC Finance Group is owned and controlled by Ms. Hampton. |
(13) | Includes 1,125,578 common shares issuable upon exercise of common share purchase options and warrants. |
Summarized below are certain transactions and business relationships between Recom and persons who are or were an executive officer, director or holder of more than five percent of any class of our securities since January 1, 2001:
Our authorized capital consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share (these shares are referred to in this prospectus as common shares), and 10,000,000 shares of blank check preferred stock, par value $.001 per share (these shares are referred to in this prospectus as preferred shares), having such rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions as may be designated from time-to-time by our board. On September 25, 2003, our board of directors designated 1,818,710 of the preferred shares as series A convertible preferred stock (these shares are referred to in this prospectus as series A preferred shares), with the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions described below. As of December 29, 2003, there were issued and outstanding 32,993,912 common shares and 1,792,921 series A preferred shares.
Our common shareholders are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon by those shareholders, and are also entitled to cumulative voting for the election of directors. Subject to the rights of our series A preferred shares, our common shareholders are entitled to receive ratably dividends as they may be declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available for that purpose. Subject to the rights of our series A preferred shares, upon the liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of Recom, our common shareholders will be entitled to share ratably in all of the assets which are legally available for distribution, after payment of all debts and other liabilities. Our common shareholders have no preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights.
Preferred Shares
We may issue our preferred shares from time to time in one or more series as determined by our board of directors. The voting powers and preferences, the relative rights of each series, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof may be established by our board of directors without any further vote or action by our shareholders.
Our series A preferred shares have the following rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions:
- our common shares are listed on a qualified national exchange (Nasdaq, AMEX or NYSE);
- the closing bid price for our common shares as reported by the Nasdaq, AMEX or NYSE is at least $7.50 for 30 consecutive trading days ending within three trading days prior to the date of the written notice of conversion;
- the average trading volume during any such 30 consecutive trading day period equals or exceeds 30,000 shares per day; and
- the common shares underlying the series 'A' preferred shares are covered by an effective registration statement filed with the SEC.
- issue or create any series or class of equity securities with rights superior to or on a parity with our series 'A' preferred shares or increase the rights or preferences of any series or class of equity securities having rights or preferences that are junior to our series 'A' preferred shares so as to make the rights or preferences of such series or class equal or senior to our series 'A' preferred shares;
- pay any cash dividends on shares of our capital stock; or
- effect any exchange or reclassification of any stock affecting our series 'A' preferred shares or a recapitalization involving Recom and our subsidiaries (if any) taken as a whole;
- effect any amendment of our Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws which would materially and adversely affect his or her rights as a shareholder; or
- amend, alter, or repeal the preferences, special rights, or other powers of the series 'A' preferred shares so as to adversely effect the shareholder.
The following table sets forth information compiled on an aggregate basis, with respect to equity compensation plans, including individual compensation arrangements as of December 31, 2002 under which we are granted or are authorized to issue equity securities to employees or non-employees in exchange for consideration in the form of goods or services:
Plan Category
|
Number Of
Securities
To Be
Issued Upon
Exercise Of
Outstanding
Options,
Warrants
Or Rights
|
Weighted-
Average Exercise Price
Of Outstanding
Options,
Warrants
And Rights
|
Number Of Securities Remaining Available For Future
Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities To Be Issued Upon Exercise Of Outstanding Options, Warrants And Rights) |
Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders
|
0
|
0
|
0(1)
|
Equity compensation plans not approved by shareholders
|
450,000
|
$ 1.67
|
0(1)(2)
|
Total
|
450,000
|
$ 1.67
|
0
|
(1) | No formal stock plans under which securities were reserved for issuance had been adopted by Recom as of December 31, 2002. |
(2) | Warrants Issued to Mr. Ellworth Roston under the terms of his consulting agreement with Recom issued on a stand-alone basis. |
Recom has one formal stock plan considered to be an equity compensation plan or arrangement that has not been approved to date by our shareholders, the Recom Managed Systems, Inc. 2003 Nonqualified Stock Option And Stock Plan (the "2003 Stock Plan"). Recom adopted the 2003 Stock Plan, pursuant to which 1,500,000 common shares (500,000 shares pre-split) were originally reserved for issuance, on March 31, 2002. The 2003 Stock Plan was adopted by our board of directors as a vehicle to encourage and provide for the acquisition of an equity interest in Recom by our employees, officers, directors and consultants. Our board believes the plan will enable us to attract and retain the services of key employees, officers, directors and consultants upon whose judgment, interest and special effort the successful conduct of its operations is largely dependent, and to motivate those individuals by providing additional incentives and motivation toward superior performance.
The 2003 Stock Plan allows our board of directors to grant stock options or issue stock from time to time to our employees, officers, directors and consultants. Options granted under the 2003 Plan do not qualify under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code as an incentive stock options.
The 2003 Plan also provides that our board of directors, or a committee, may issue free-trading or restricted stock pursuant to stock right agreements containing such terms and conditions as our board of directors deems appropriate.
As of December 26, 2003, there were 312,727 common shares issued or reserved for issuance under the 2003 Stock Plan, and 1,187,273 common shares available for issuance.
On March 26, 2003, we filed with the SEC a registration statement on form S-8 for the purpose of registering the common shares issuable under our 2003 Stock Plan under the Securities Act of 1933. We have, to date, principally used the 2003 Stock Plan to grant registered common shares to selected consultants as compensation for services, while utilizing the 2002 Stock Plan for unregistered grants of stock and options to directors, officers, employees and other consultants.
The stand-alone grant to Mr. Marvin Fink of 2,100,000 restricted shares under his employment agreement pursuant to which he agreed to become our Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board; the stand-alone grant to B Technologies of 600,000 restricted common shares under the terms of the loan-out agreement by which we procured the services of Mr. Budimir S. Drakulic as our Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, and the stand-alone grant to Mr. Ellsworth Roston of 225,000 restricted common shares and warrants entitling him to purchase an additional 450,000 common shares under the terms of his consulting agreement with our company, each constitute an equity compensation plan or arrangement that has not been approved to date by our shareholders. For further information relating to these transactions, see that section of this prospectus captioned Management-Employment And Consulting Agreements With Management.
Recom has one equity compensation plan or arrangement that has been approved by our shareholders, the Recom Managed Systems, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan (the 2002 Stock Plan). Recom adopted the 2002 Stock Plan, pursuant to which 6,000,000 common shares (2,000,000 shares pre-split) were originally reserved for issuance, on November 1, 2002. Shareholder approval was received on June 5, 2003.
The 2002 Stock Plan was adopted by our board of directors as a vehicle to encourage and provide for the acquisition of an equity interest in Recom by our employees, officers, directors and consultants. Our board believes the plan will enable us to attract and retain the services of key employees, officers, directors and consultants upon whose judgment, interest and special effort the successful conduct of its operations is largely dependent, and to motivate those individuals by providing additional incentives and motivation toward superior performance.
The 2002 Stock Plan allows our board of directors, or a committee established by our board, to award restricted stock and stock options from time to time to our employees, officers, directors and consultants. The board has the power to determine at the time an option is granted whether the option will be an incentive stock option (an option which qualifies under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) or an option which is not an incentive stock option. Incentive stock options may only be granted to persons who are our employees. Vesting provisions are determined by our board at the time options are granted. Options may be exercisable by the payment of cash or by other means as authorized by the committee or our board of directors.
The 2003 Stock Plan also provides that our board of directors, or a committee established by our board, may issue restricted stock pursuant to restricted stock right agreements which will contain such terms and conditions as our board or committee determines.
As of December 26, 2003, there were 2,899,000 common shares issued or reserved for issuance under the 2002 Stock Plan, and 3,851,000 common shares available for issuance.
|
|
Bid Price
|
||||||||
|
||||||||||
Period
|
Volume
|
High
|
Low
|
|||||||
|
||||||||||
2003:
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Fourth Quarter Through December 26, 2003
|
3,538,885
|
$
|
5.15
|
$
|
2.70
|
|||||
Third Quarter
|
3,683,800
|
5.55
|
3.24
|
|||||||
Second Quarter
|
2,494,700
|
4.20
|
1.98
|
|||||||
First Quarter
|
1,464,600
|
2.30
|
0.88
|
|||||||
2002:
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Fourth Quarter
|
1,264,800
|
$
|
3.97
|
$
|
0.08
|
|||||
Third Quarter
|
0
|
0.08
|
0.07
|
|||||||
Second Quarter
|
0
|
0.07
|
0.05
|
|||||||
First Quarter
|
1,500
|
0.33
|
0.33
|
|||||||
2001:
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Fourth Quarter
|
900
|
$
|
0.51
|
$
|
5.00
|
|||||
Third Quarter
|
0
|
1.50
|
5.00
|
|||||||
Second Quarter
|
4,200
|
1.45
|
5.00
|
|||||||
First Quarter
|
900
|
0.45
|
6.50
|
The following table identifies the selling shareholders and sets forth the total number of common shares they may sell under this prospectus, assuming they were to convert all of their series A preferred shares into common shares and exercise all of their class C warrants. Percentage ownership under this table is calculated as if there were 35,952,231 common shares outstanding, comprised of the 32,993,912 common shares currently outstanding and the 2,958,319 common shares which would be issued upon the conversion of the outstanding series A preferred shares and exercise of the outstanding class C warrants. Each series A preferred share is currently convertible into one common share, and each class C warrant currently entitles the holder to purchase one common share.
The maximum number of common shares offered for sale under this prospectus may vary from time to time based upon several factors, including (1) the total number of series A preferred shares the holders intend to convert, the amount of class C common share purchase warrants the holders intend to exercised, and the amount of placement agents unit purchase warrants which it may exercise, (2) adjustments due to stock dividends, stock distributions, splits, combinations or recapitalizations, and (3) the triggering of certain anti-dilution provisions were we to sell securities at a price below the price at which we sold those shares. For a description of this mechanism, see Description of Capital Stock-Series A Preferred Shares.
Unless otherwise described below, to our knowledge no selling shareholder nor any of their affiliates has held any position or office with, been employed by or otherwise has had any material relationship with us or our affiliates during the three years prior to the date of this prospectus. Unless otherwise described below, the selling shareholders have confirmed to us that they are not broker-dealers or affiliates of a broker-dealer within the meaning of Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.
The selling shareholders are under no obligation to sell all or any portion of the common shares offered for sale under this prospectus. Accordingly, no estimate can be given as to the amount or percentage of our common shares that will be held by the selling shareholders upon termination of sales pursuant to this prospectus. We will not receive any proceeds from the resale of the common shares by the selling shareholders.
Common
Shares Owned Before Sales |
Common Shares Offered For Sale |
Common
Shares Owned After Sales(1) |
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Selling Shareholder
|
Number |
%
|
Number
|
% |
|
Morgan Witt Alliance (2)
|
475,007
|
1.3%
|
475,007
|
0
|
0%
|
Axius Holdings, LLC (3)
|
25,000
|
*
|
25,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Richard Kent (3)
|
50,000
|
*
|
50,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Leonard Greenbaum (3)
|
25,000
|
*
|
25,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Sands Brothers Venture Capital III, LLC (5)
|
125,000
|
*
|
125,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Jeffrey Grodko (6)
|
6,250
|
*
|
6,250
|
0
|
0%
|
Allen Grodko (6)
|
6,250
|
*
|
6,250
|
0
|
0%
|
Prem C. Chatpar (3)
|
25,000
|
*
|
25,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Judith T. Huff Revocable Living Trust (6)
|
6,250
|
*
|
6,250
|
0
|
0%
|
John Viney (7)
|
150,000
|
*
|
150,000
|
0
|
0%
|
SB Mechanical Associates LLC (3)
|
25,000
|
*
|
25,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Sands Brothers Venture Capital IV LLC (4)
|
50,000
|
*
|
50,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Sands Brothers Venture Capital II LLC (3)
|
25,000
|
*
|
25,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Sands Brothers Venture Capital LLC (3)
|
25,000
|
*
|
25,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Jerold Weinger (4)
|
50,000
|
*
|
50,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Donald Asher (4)
|
50,000
|
*
|
50,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Robert Rosenberg (3)
|
25,000
|
*
|
25,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Ian McClure (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Steven Berkowitz and Pamela Berkowitz (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Charles Haddad (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Derward G. Fountain (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Wayne Saker (4)
|
50,000
|
*
|
50,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Alexei Doubovik and Tatyana Filek (3)
|
25,000
|
*
|
25,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Robert Kaufman (3)
|
25,000
|
*
|
25,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Shimon Wolkowicki (3)
|
25,000
|
*
|
25,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Earl James Ryan (3)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Michael Harley (3)
|
25,000
|
*
|
25,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Vincent Vallarino (9)
|
17,000
|
*
|
17,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Landing Wholesale Group (10)
|
10,000
|
*
|
10,000
|
0
|
0%
|
W. R. Savey (4)
|
50,000
|
*
|
50,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Michael Chatwin (3)
|
25,000
|
*
|
25,000
|
0
|
0%
|
RL Capital Partners (4)
|
50,000
|
*
|
50,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Richard Wallace IRA (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Geoffrey Coy (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Arthur O'Silver, Trustee of the Arthur O'Silver Trust (3)
|
25,000
|
*
|
25,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Allen B. Guirguis (4)
|
50,000
|
*
|
50,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Najeeb Ghauri (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Lee Pearlmutter (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Larry Warner and Rebecca Warner (6)
|
6,250
|
*
|
6,250
|
0
|
0%
|
Michael Harley (3)
|
25,000
|
*
|
25,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Marcos Anszelowicz (3)
|
25,000
|
*
|
25,000
|
0
|
0%
|
James Halikas (3)
|
25,000
|
*
|
25,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Michael Stone (4)
|
50,000
|
*
|
50,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Hermann Binder (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Roy G. Shaw, Sr. (3)
|
25,000
|
*
|
25,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Richard C. Largarticha (3)
|
25,000
|
*
|
25,000
|
0
|
0%
|
John O'Neal Johnston Trust (6)
|
6,250
|
*
|
6,250
|
0
|
0%
|
Alfonse D'Amato (4)
|
50,000
|
*
|
50,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Susan Laden (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Charles Haddad (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Arthur and Deborah Fixel (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Stephen Brazier (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Joseph Marotta and Nancy Marotta (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Arthur Garfinkle (3)
|
25,000
|
*
|
25,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Richard Wallace (6)
|
6,250
|
*
|
6,250
|
0
|
0%
|
David Kamins (6)
|
6,250
|
*
|
6,250
|
0
|
0%
|
Jonathan Young (3)
|
25,000
|
*
|
25,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Leslie Rosenberg and Sybil Rosenberg (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Michael Ferrari (8)
|
6,250
|
*
|
6,250
|
0
|
0%
|
Joseph Richman (6)
|
6,250
|
*
|
6,250
|
0
|
0%
|
Catherine M. Richman (11)
|
3,750
|
*
|
3,750
|
0
|
0%
|
Ron Lazar IRA (3)
|
25,000
|
*
|
25,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Kevin Clarke (6)
|
6,250
|
*
|
6,250
|
0
|
0%
|
Richard Himpele (6)
|
6,250
|
*
|
6,250
|
0
|
0%
|
Christopher Kennan (3)
|
25,000
|
*
|
25,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Jonathan Rothschild (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
John Gross (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Margrit Polack S Account (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Fred Polak (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Anthony Polak IRA (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Anthony Polak S Account (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Equity Interest Inc. (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Damaco Venture Capital (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Jack Polak IRA (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Mark Englebert (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Jeffrey Robinson (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Catherine Polak Trust (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Peter Van Emon (12)
|
5,000
|
*
|
5,000
|
0
|
0%
|
William Peterson Living Trust (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Randall Hight (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Gary Stadmauer (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Murray Stadmauer and Clare Stadmauer (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Bart Halpern (3)
|
25,000
|
*
|
25,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Genevieve R. Goodge (13)
|
3,125
|
*
|
3,125
|
0
|
0%
|
Teddy Chasanoff (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Bernd Allen (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Kenneth Burdick and Denise Burdick (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Peter J. Jegou (12)
|
5,000
|
*
|
5,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Michele Tarica (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Bella Sander (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Richard Wallace (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Jamie Banks (6)
|
6,250
|
*
|
6,250
|
0
|
0%
|
Leonard Fryer and Michael Ann Fryer (14)
|
18,000
|
*
|
18,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Leo Long (15)
|
62,500
|
*
|
62,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Otape Investments LLC (5)
|
125,000
|
*
|
125,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Ronald Bergman (8)
|
12,500
|
*
|
12,500
|
0
|
0%
|
Richard Kent (16)
|
15,000
|
*
|
15,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Dean Erickson Irrevocable Trust (3)
|
25,000
|
*
|
25,000
|
0
|
0%
|
Maxim Group, LLC (17)
|
268,938
|
*
|
268,938
|
0
|
0%
|
(1) | Assumes the sale of all common shares offered under this prospectus |
(2) | Includes 316,671 common shares to be issued upon the conversion of series A preferred shares and 158,336 common shares to be issued upon the exercise of class C warrants. |
(3) | Includes 16,667 common shares to be issued upon the conversion of series A preferred shares and 8,333 common shares to be issued upon the exercise of class C warrants. |
(4) | (3) Includes 33,333 common shares to be issued upon the conversion of series A preferred shares and 16,667 common shares to be issued upon the exercise of class C warrants. |
(5) | Includes 83,333 common shares to be issued upon the conversion of series A preferred shares and 41,667 common shares to be issued upon the exercise of class C warrants. |
(6) | Includes 4,167 common shares to be issued upon the conversion of series A preferred shares and 2,083 common shares to be issued upon the exercise of class C warrants. |
(7) | Includes 100,000 common shares to be issued upon the conversion of series A preferred shares and 50,000 common shares to be issued upon the exercise of class C warrants. |
(8) | Includes 8,333 common shares to be issued upon the conversion of series A preferred shares and 4,167 common shares to be issued upon the exercise of class C warrants. |
(9) | Includes 11,333 common shares to be issued upon the conversion of series A preferred shares and 5,667 common shares to be issued upon the exercise of class C warrants. |
(10) | Includes 6,667 common shares to be issued upon the conversion of series A preferred shares and 3,333 common shares to be issued upon the exercise of class C warrants. |
(11) | Includes 2,500 common shares to be issued upon the conversion of series A preferred shares and 1,250 common shares to be issued upon the exercise of class C warrants. |
(12) | Includes 3,333 common shares to be issued upon the conversion of series A preferred shares and 1,667 common shares to be issued upon the exercise of class C warrants. |
(13) | Includes 2,083 common shares to be issued upon the conversion of series A preferred shares and 1,042 common shares to be issued upon the exercise of class C warrants. |
(14) | Includes 12,000 common shares to be issued upon the conversion of series A preferred shares and 6,000 common shares to be issued upon the exercise of class C warrants. |
(15) | Includes 41,667 common shares to be issued upon the conversion of series A preferred shares and 20,833 common shares to be issued upon the exercise of class C warrants. |
(16) | Includes 10,000 common shares to be issued upon the conversion of series A preferred shares and 5,000 common shares to be issued upon the exercise of class C warrants. |
(17) | Includes 179,292 common shares to be issued upon the conversion of series A preferred shares and 89,646 common shares to be issued upon the exercise of class C warrants. |
On October 1, 2003 through November 1, 2003, we sold to 100 investors in a private placement effected through Maxim Group, LLC, as placement agent:
As part of that transaction, we entered into registration rights agreements with those investors under which we agreed to filed the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part in order to register the common shares issuable upon the conversion of those series 'A' convertible preferred shares or the exercise of those class 'C' warrants. As compensation to Maxim Group for acting as placement agent, we concurrently issued to it placement agent's unit purchase warrants entitling it to purchase a total of 179,292 series 'A' convertible preferred shares and 89,646 class 'C' warrants, and also granted to it comparable registration rights. The registration right agreements require us to use our best efforts to file the registration statement as soon as reasonably practicable after the first closing for the offering (October 1, 2003), but in no event less than 90 days following the first closing. If we fail to do so, the exercise price for the class 'C' warrants will be reduced to $3 from $3.75. Our filing of the registration statement containing this prospectus is intended to satisfy that requirement.
The common shares offered by this prospectus may be sold by the selling shareholders in one or more transactions at market prices prevailing at the time of the sale, at negotiated prices, at fixed prices which may be changed, or at prices related to prevailing market prices, or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. These sales may be effected by the selling shareholders at various times in (1) transactions effected on any national securities exchange or United States inter-dealer system of a registered national securities association on which the common shares may be listed or quoted at the time of sale; (2) transactions effected on the over-the-counter market; or (3) in private transactions and transactions effected otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market. We will receive no proceeds from any resales of the shares offered under this prospectus.
The selling shareholders and their successors, including their transferees, pledgees or donees or their successors, may sell the common shares directly to a purchaser or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, who may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling shareholder or the purchaser. These discounts, concessions or commissions as to any particular underwriter, broker-dealer or agent may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved. These brokers or dealers and any other participating brokers or dealers may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 in connection with these sales
Brokers or dealers engaged by the selling shareholders may arrange for sales through (1) block trades in which the broker or dealer attempts to sell shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; (2) arrangements where the broker or dealer purchases the shares as principal and resells the shares for its account using this prospectus; (3) ordinary brokerage transactions in which the broker does not solicit purchasers and transactions in which the broker does solicit purchasers; or (4) transactions directly with market makers.
Our selling shareholders may also enter into hedging transactions, and persons with whom they effect such transactions, including broker-dealers, may engage in short sales of our common shares. Our selling shareholders may also engage in short sales and short sales against the box, and in options, swaps, derivatives and other transactions in our securities, and may sell and deliver the shares covered by this prospectus in connection with such transactions or in settlement of securities loans. These transactions may be entered into with broker-dealers or other financial institutions that may resell those shares.
A selling shareholder may also pledge the shares offered under this prospectus pursuant to the margin provisions of customer agreements or otherwise. Upon delivery of the shares or a default by a selling shareholder, the broker-dealer or financial institution may offer and sell the pledged shares from time to time.
To comply with the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the shares will be sold in those states only through brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states, the shares may not be sold in those states unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in those states or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.
If necessary, the specific common shares to be sold, the names of the selling shareholders, the respective purchase prices and public offering prices, the names of any agent, dealer or underwriter, and any applicable commissions or discounts with respect to a particular offer will be set forth in an accompanying prospectus supplement or, if appropriate, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
Our selling shareholders may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of section 2(11) of the Securities Act in connection with the sales and distributions contemplated under this prospectus, and may have civil liability under Section 11 and 12 of the Securities Act for any omissions or misstatements in this prospectus and the registration statement of which it is a part. Additionally, any profits which our selling shareholders may receive might be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the Securities Act.
The rules and regulations in Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 provide that during the period that any person is engaged in the distribution (as that term is defined in Regulation M) of our common shares, that person generally may not purchase common shares. The selling shareholders are subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M, which provisions may limit the timing of purchases and sales of our common shares by the selling shareholders. The foregoing may affect the marketability of our common shares.
We have entered into registration rights agreements for the benefit of the selling shareholders to register the common shares under applicable federal and state securities laws. The registration rights agreements generally provide for cross-indemnification of those selling shareholders and us and each partys respective directors, officers and controlling persons against liability in connection with the offer and sale of our stock, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, and to contribute to payments the parties may be required to make in respect thereof. We have agreed to indemnify those selling shareholders and hold them harmless from certain liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933. We will bear all expenses relating to the sale of our common shares under this prospectus, except that the selling shareholders will pay any applicable underwriting commissions and expenses, brokerage fees and transfer taxes, as well as the fees and disbursements of counsel to and experts for the selling shareholders.
Any common shares offered under this prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act may also be sold under Rule 144 rather than pursuant to this prospectus.
On December 1, 2003, we dismissed our independent auditor, Burnett + Company, LLC, and on December 2, 2003, we engaged Stonefield Josephson, Inc. as our independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2003. The decision to dismiss Burnett + Company was approved by our board of directors.
Burnett + Companys reports on our financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor were they modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. During the periods ended December 31, 2001 and December 31, 2002, and the interim period from January 1, 2003 through the date of Burnett + Companys dismissal, we did not have any disagreements with Burnett + Company on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to Burnett + Companys satisfaction, would have caused it to make a reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its reports.
Prior to engaging Stonefield Josephson, we did not consult with Stonefield Josephson regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified completed or contemplated transaction or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our financial statements.
The transfer agent for our common shares is Atlas Stock Transfer Corporation, 5899 South State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84107. We act as our own transfer agent with regard to our series A preferred shares and our outstanding common share purchase options and warrants.
The validity of the issuance of the common shares to be sold by the selling shareholders under this prospectus and the underlying series A preferred shares and class C common share purchase warrants was passed upon for our company by Richardson & Patel LLP.
The financial statements included in this prospectus have been audited by Stonefield Josephson, Inc., independent certified public accountants to the extent and for the periods set forth in their report appearing elsewhere herein and are included in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of that firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
Our Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, provide shall that we shall, to the maximum extent and in the manner under Delaware corporate law, indemnify each of our directors and officers against expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines, settlements, and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding, arising by reason of the fact that such person is or was an agent of the corporation. The effect of this provision of our Certificate of Incorporation is to eliminate our right and our shareholders (through shareholders derivative suits on behalf of our company) to recover damages against a director or officer for breach of the fiduciary duty of care as a director or officer (including breaches resulting from negligent or grossly negligent behavior), except under certain situations defined by statute. We believe that the indemnification provisions contained in our Certificate of Incorporation are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.
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 SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. No pending material litigation or proceeding involving our directors, executive officers, employees or other agents as to which indemnification is being sought exists, and we are not aware of any pending or threatened material litigation that may result in claims for indemnification by any of our directors or executive officers.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement on form SB-2 we have filed with the SEC. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in that registration statement and the exhibits and schedules filed therewith because that information has been omitted from this prospectus in accordance with the SECs rules and regulations. You should refer to that registration statement and those exhibits and schedules for further information regarding our company and the common shares to be offered and sold under this prospectus. Please also note that any statements or descriptions contained in this prospectus relating to the contents of any contract or other document are not necessarily complete, and those statements or descriptions are qualified in all respects to the underlying contract or document in each instance where it is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement.
You should rely only on the information or representations provided in this prospectus. We have authorized no one to provide you with different information. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any sale or distribution made under this prospectus shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that information contained in this prospectus is correct as of any time subsequent to the date of this prospectus.
We are also a reporting company under the Exchange Act and, as such, are obligated to file annual reports on form 10-KSB, quarterly reports on form 10-QSB, proxy statements and other reports, statements and information with the SEC in accordance with the Exchange Act. While we mail our annual proxy materials and annual reports on form 10-KSB to our shareholders prior to our annual meeting of shareholders, we do not mail any other periodic reports and other information to our shareholders other than in response to specific requests for these materials.
You may review and print-out the registration statement containing this prospectus as well as any other reports and statements we may file with the SEC through its website at http://www.sec.gov. You may also inspect and copy any document we file with the SEC at its public reference rooms in Washington, D.C., New York, New York and Chicago, Illinois. For obtain information about these references rooms you should call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
You may also request a copy of any document we file with the SEC, at no cost, by either writing us at our principal executive offices located at 4705 Laurel Canyon Boulevard, Suite 203, Studio City, California 91607; telephoning us at (818) 432-4560; or e-mailing your request to info@recom-systems.com. Selected documents we file with the SEC are also available for print-out in pdf format on our corporate website at www.recom-systems.com.
|
September 30, 2003 |
|||
|
||||
ASSETS
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
CURRENT ASSETS - cash
|
$
|
2,979
|
||
|
|
|||
Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
|
165,084
|
|||
Intangible assets - patents
|
167,729
|
|||
|
||||
TOTAL ASSETS
|
$
|
335,792
|
||
|
||||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
CURRENT LIABILITIES - accrued expenses
|
$
|
179,360
|
||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|||
Common stock, $.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized;
32,153,740 shares issued and outstanding
|
32,153
|
|||
Additional paid-in capital
|
4,297,484
|
|||
Deferred compensation
|
(445,492
|
)
|
||
Deficit accumulated during development stage
|
(3,727,713
|
)
|
||
|
||||
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
156,432
|
|||
|
||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
$
|
335,792
|
||
|
|
For the Nine
Months Ended September 30,
(As Restated)
|
From Inception of Development Stage (November 7, 2000) to September
30, 2003
|
|||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
|
2003
|
2002
|
(As Restated) |
||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|||||
Research and development
|
166,910
|
-
|
234,410
|
||||||||
General and administrative expenses
|
3,262,175
|
49,341
|
3,493,303
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
Loss before income tax provision
|
(3,429,086
|
)
|
(49,341
|
)
|
(3,727,713
|
)
|
|||||
Provision for income taxes
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net loss
|
$
|
(3,429,086
|
)
|
$
|
(49,341
|
)
|
$
|
(3,727,713
|
)
|
||
|
|
|
|||||||||
Basic and diluted loss per share
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
(0.27
|
)
|
||
|
|
|
|||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted
|
31,525,497
|
5,232,641
|
13,816,910
|
||||||||
|
|
|
RECOM MANAGED SYSTEMS, INC.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deficit
Accumulated During Development Stage |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
|
|
Deferred
Compensation
|
|
|
|||
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
||||||||||||
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Total | |||||||||
|
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Balance November 7, 2000 (as restated for 3:1 stock split)
|
4,139,784
|
|
$4,139
|
$(4,139)
|
$-
|
-
|
$-
|
|||||
Contributed capital
|
-
|
|
-
|
35,000
|
-
|
-
|
35,000
|
|||||
Net loss
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(36,673)
|
(36,673)
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Balance December 31, 2000
|
4,139,784
|
|
4,139
|
30,861
|
-
|
(36,673)
|
(1,673)
|
|||||
Contributed capital
|
|
|
-
|
45,000
|
-
|
-
|
45,000
|
|||||
Shares issued for services July 2001 - $0.033
|
150,000
|
|
150
|
4,850
|
-
|
-
|
5,000
|
|||||
Net loss
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(50,000)
|
(50,000)
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Balance December 31, 2001
|
4,289,784
|
|
4,289
|
80,711
|
|
(86,673)
|
(1,673)
|
|||||
Capital contributed
|
-
|
|
-
|
56,400
|
-
|
-
|
56,400
|
|||||
Warrants issued for Cash
|
|
|
|
125,000
|
|
|
125,000
|
|||||
Issuance of common stock:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Technology Sept. 2002 - $0.006
|
23,400,000
|
|
23,400
|
4,623
|
-
|
-
|
78,023
|
|||||
Services rendered - Oct. 2002 - $0.021
|
2,925,000
|
|
2,925
|
17,958
|
(19,678)
|
-
|
1,205
|
|||||
Cash Oct 2002 - $0.03
|
564,810
|
|
565
|
17,221
|
-
|
-
|
17,786
|
|||||
Cash Nov 2002 - $2.66
|
71,250
|
|
71
|
189,929
|
-
|
-
|
190,000
|
|||||
Contributed services - officer
|
-
|
|
-
|
20,000
|
-
|
-
|
20.000
|
|||||
Warrants issued for services
|
-
|
|
-
|
5,324
|
-
|
-
|
5,324
|
|||||
Net loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(211,954)
|
(211,954)
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Balance December 31, 2002
|
31,250,844
|
|
$31,250
|
$567,166
|
$(19,678)
|
$(298,627)
|
$280,111
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deficit
Accumulated During Development Stage |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
|
|
Deferred
Compensation
|
|
|
|||
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
||||||||||||
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Total | |||||||||
|
|
|
||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for cash and contributed property - April
2003- $2.22
|
112,812
|
|
113
|
|
249,887
|
|
|
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
Issuance of common stock for cash:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 2003 - $3
|
82,667
|
|
83
|
|
247,917
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
248,000
|
|
May 2003 - $3.33
|
75,075
|
|
75
|
|
249,925
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
250,000
|
|
Issuance of common stock for services:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 2003 - $2.80
|
147,192
|
|
147
|
|
411,653
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
411,800
|
|
April 2003 - $3.14
|
11,045
|
|
11
|
|
34,780
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
34,791
|
|
Issuance of common stock for services:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 2003 - $3.705
|
111,625
|
|
112
|
|
413,459
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
413,571
|
|
August 2003 - $3.705
|
33,188
|
|
33
|
|
122,929
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
122,962
|
|
September 2003 - $3.705
|
24,292
|
|
24
|
|
89,982
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
90,006
|
|
Cashless exercise of warrants
|
305,000
|
|
305
|
|
(305)
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
Contributed services - officer
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
56,203
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
56,203
|
|
Employee stock options issued at below market
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
38,400
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
38,400
|
|
Amortization of deferred compensation
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
6,356
|
|
-
|
|
6,356
|
|
Warrants issued for:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Services
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
1,741,399
|
|
(432,170)
|
|
-
|
|
1,309,229
|
|
Financing cost
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
74,088
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
74,088
|
|
Net loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
(3,429,086)
|
|
(3,429,086)
|
|
Balance September 30, 2003 (unaudited)
|
32,153,740
|
|
$32,153
|
|
$4,297,484
|
|
$(445,492)
|
|
$(3,727,713)
|
|
$156,432
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
From Inception of Development Stage (November 7, 2000) to September
30, 2003
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
|
2003
|
2002
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
Cash flow from operating activities
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net loss
|
$
|
(3,429,086
|
)
|
$
|
(49,341
|
)
|
$
|
(3,727,713
|
)
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Depreciation
|
21,522
|
-
|
22,215
|
|||||||
Amortization of deferred compensation
|
6,356
|
-
|
6,356
|
|||||||
Services as contributed capital
|
56,203
|
-
|
76,203
|
|||||||
Common stock issued for services
|
1,141,071
|
5,000
|
1,147,276
|
|||||||
Warrants issued for services
|
1,286,985
|
-
|
1,292,309
|
|||||||
Change in assets & liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Prepaid expenses
|
37,815
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Accrued expenses
|
139,596
|
1,500
|
153,360
|
|||||||
|
|
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Cash used in operating activities
|
(739,538
|
)
|
(42,841
|
)
|
(1,029,994
|
)
|
||||
|
|
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Cash flows from investing activities -
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Purchase of equipment
|
(41,466
|
)
|
-
|
(70,507
|
)
|
|||||
Capitalized technology cost
|
(62,706
|
)
|
-
|
(62,706
|
)
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Cash used in investing activities
|
(104,172
|
)
|
-
|
(133,213
|
)
|
|||||
Cash flow from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Capital contributions
|
-
|
35,000
|
135,400
|
|||||||
Sale of common stock for cash
|
598,000
|
125,000
|
905,786
|
|||||||
Sale of warrants for cash
|
-
|
-
|
125,000
|
|||||||
|
|
|
||||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
598,000
|
160,000
|
1,166,186
|
|||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash
|
(145,710
|
)
|
117,159
|
2,979
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Cash at beginning of period
|
148,689
|
8,262
|
-
|
|||||||
|
|
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Cash at end of period
|
$
|
2,979
|
$
|
125,421
|
$
|
2,979
|
||||
|
|
|
For the nine months ended September 30, 2003, and from inception of development stage (November 7, 2000), the Company paid no interest or income taxes.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2003, the Company issued warrants to consultants to purchase the Companys common stock under consulting agreements. The value of the warrants based upon the fair value of the stock at the measurement dates using the Black-Scholes option model is $ 1,815,407. The Company recorded compensation expense of $1,383,317 for those agreements.
The Company recorded $56,203 of compensation expense for the CEO of the Company. This compensation was recorded as additional paid in capital for the nine months ended September 30, 2003.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
As reflected in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has losses from inception, negative cash flows from operations, limited working capital and no established source of revenue. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company has raised approximately $$4,806,000 through the sale of series 'A' convertible stock that will be used to fund any capital shortfalls. See Note 5 for further details.
Management will continue its business plan to develop its line of products, which will be ready for market approximately in late 2005. However, no assurance can be given that commercial products or services will ever result or that regulatory agencies, physicians, patients or insurance providers will accept those products or services.
RECOM MANAGED SYSTEMS,
INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS
For The Nine Months
Ended September 30, 2003 And 2002 From Inception
Of Development Stage (November 7,
2000) To September 30, 2003
2. STOCK OPTIONS
|
Nine Month Period
Ended
September 30, 2003 |
Nine Month Period
Ended
September 30, 2002 |
|||||
|
|
||||||
Net loss, attributable to common shareholders as reported
|
$
|
(3,429,086
|
)
|
$
|
(49,341
|
)
|
|
Current period expense
|
242,550
|
-
|
|||||
Stock compensation calculated under APB 25
|
(459,241
|
)
|
-
|
||||
|
|
||||||
Pro forma net loss
|
$
|
(3,645,777
|
)
|
$
|
( 49,341
|
)
|
|
|
|
||||||
Basic and diluted historical loss per share available to common
shareholders
|
$
|
(0.12
|
)
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
|
Pro forma basic and diluted loss per share available to common
shareholders
|
$
|
(0.12
|
)
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
RECOM MANAGED SYSTEMS,
INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS
For The Nine Months
Ended September 30, 2003 And 2002 From Inception
Of Development Stage (November 7,
2000) To September 30, 2003
The Company is obligated to pay Dr. Harmison $36,000 per year over the term of the agreement, payable quarter. Dr. Harmison was entitled to receive upon execution of the agreement an initial grant of options entitling him to purchase 108,000 common shares (36,000 shares pre split) at $0.97 per share, exercisable over five years. The fair value of warrants was $153,352 estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model computed as of the measurement date, which is the date that the service were performed, with thee following assumptions: (i) dividend yield of 0%, (ii) expected volatility of 158.48%, (iii) weighed-average risk-free interest rate of approximately 3.13, and (iv) expected life of 1.5 years.
On the date of Dr Harmison's execution of the agreement, as well as the commencement of the first and second years of service under the agreement, the Company is obligated to grant Dr. Harmison options entitling him to purchase 108,000 (36,000 pre-split) common shares at $0.97 per share, exercisable over five years; except that these options will vest quarterly based upon his provision of services over the first year of the agreement.
Dr. Harmison is entitled to receive common shares grants in tranches of 20,000 common shares per milestone for assisting the Company in attaining various milestones determined by the Company's Board of Directors, including the preparation and filing with the FDA of a 510(k) application for the Company's product, approval of that application by the FDA, and market launch of that product.
A grant of 20,000 common shares in the event of a "change in control" as that term is defined in the agreement.
In March 2003, for services rendered, the Company recognized a total of $14,000 in expense in connection with the issuance of warrants. The fair value of warrants was recorded using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model computed as of the date of grant using the following assumptions: (i) dividend yield of 0%, (ii) expected volatility of 158.48%, (iii) weighed-average risk-free interest rate of approximately 3.13, and (iv) expected life of 1.5 years.
In March 2003, the Company entered into an agreement with its then CFO to issue him warrants to purchase 900,000 (300,000 pre-split) shares of the Companys common stock at $0.95 per share. The warrants were issued as compensation for services. The warrants vest quarterly over a 3-year period. The warrants have been valued using the Black-Scholes value option method; with a measurement date as the date the services are rendered. The fair value of warrants was estimated at $204,170 using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model computed as of the date of grant using the following assumptions: (i) dividend yield of 0%, (ii) expected volatility of 158.48%, (iii) weighed-average risk-free interest rate of approximately 3.13, and (iv) expected life of 1.5 years.
RECOM MANAGED SYSTEMS,
INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS
For The Nine Months
Ended September 30, 2003 And 2002 From Inception
Of Development Stage (November 7,
2000) To September 30, 2003
In March 2003, the Companys Board of Directors approved the issuance of five-year warrants to purchase 900,000 shares (300,000 pre-split) of the Companys common stock at $.50 per share to a business advisory consulting firm retained to perform various services including: the introduction of the Company to investment banking firms; assistance in the structuring of the Companys private offerings; assistance in capital market transactions, mergers and acquisitions; advisory services; and assistance in developing strategic relationships. The fair value of warrants was estimated at $657,779 using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model computed as of the date of grant using the following assumptions: (i) dividend yield of 0%, (ii) expected volatility of 158.48%, (iii) weighed-average risk-free interest rate of approximately 1.65, and (iv) expected life of 1.5 years.
On April 1, 2003, the Company completed the private placement of 112,792 (37,604 pre-split) shares of its common stock for a total consideration of $250,000. The consideration included $100,000 in cash and the cancellation of $150,000 of debt previously advanced for $33,208 in expenses and $116,792 of leasehold improvements.
On April 2, 2003, the Board of Directors declared a three-for-one stock split effective as of the close of business on Friday, April 11, 2003. All share amounts and earnings per share have been presented on a post split basis.
On April 15, 2003, the Company committed to issue to Brookstreet Securities Corporation warrants to purchase 200,000 shares of the Companys common stock pursuant to an investment banking agreement. The warrants are issuable in four tranches of 50,000 each, with the first tranche of 50,000 fully vested and exercisable at $1.25 per share. The second tranche will vest in 90 days after the date of the agreement and will have an exercise price of $2.25 per share. The third tranche will vest in 180 days and will have an exercise price of $3.25 per share. The fourth tranche will vest in 270 days and will have an exercise price of $4.25 per share. The fair value of warrants was estimated at $338,261 using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model computed as of the measurement date, which is the date the at the services were performed, using the following assumptions: (i) dividend yield of 0%, (ii) expected volatility of 114.24%, (iii) weighed-average risk-free interest rate of approximately 1.42, and (iv) expected life of 1.5 years.
RECOM MANAGED SYSTEMS,
INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS
For The Nine Months
Ended September 30, 2003 And 2002 From Inception
Of Development Stage (November 7,
2000) To September 30, 2003
|
September 30, 2003
|
September 30, 2002
|
|||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Number
|
Average Exercise Price
|
Number
|
Average Exercise Price
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Outstanding at beginning of the period
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Granted during the period
|
2,560,000
|
$
|
0.98
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
Exercised during the period
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Terminated during the period
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
Outstanding at end of the period
|
2,560,000
|
0.98
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
Exercisable at end of the period
|
1,090,833
|
$
|
1.04
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
|
|
RECOM MANAGED SYSTEMS,
INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS
For The Nine Months
Ended September 30, 2003 And 2002 From Inception
Of Development Stage (November 7,
2000) To September 30, 2003
Range of
Exercise Prices |
|
Remaining
Number Outstanding |
|
Weighted Average
Contractual Life (Years) |
|
Weighted
Average Fair Value |
|
Exercise
Price |
0 to 1
|
|
2,490,000
|
|
4.3
|
|
$ 0.60
|
|
$ 0.90
|
1 to 2
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
2 to 3
|
|
10,000
|
|
4.5
|
|
1.90
|
|
2.85
|
3 to 4
|
|
10,000
|
|
4.8
|
|
2.50
|
|
3.19
|
4 to 5
|
|
50,000
|
|
4.7
|
|
2.80
|
|
4.20
|
|
September 30, 2003
|
September 30, 2002
|
|||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Number
|
Average Exercise Price
|
Number
|
Average Exercise Price
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Outstanding at beginning of the period
|
1,025,000
|
$
|
1.25
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|||||||
Granted during the period
|
1,426,501
|
1.12
|
575,000
|
0.71
|
|||||||||
Exercised during the period
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Terminated during the period
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Outstanding at end of the period
|
2,451,501
|
1.36
|
575,000
|
0.71
|
|||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
Exercisable at end of the period
|
1,207,250
|
$
|
1.39
|
575,000
|
$
|
0.71
|
|||||||
|
|
Range of
Exercise Prices |
|
Remaining
Number Outstanding |
|
Weighted Average
Contractual Life (Years) |
|
Weighted
Average Fair Value |
|
Exercise
Price |
0 to 1
|
|
971,000
|
|
3.6
|
|
$ 0.90
|
|
$ 0.53
|
1 to 2
|
|
131,000
|
|
2.9
|
|
2.24
|
|
1.14
|
2 to 3
|
|
158,000
|
|
5.6
|
|
2.10
|
|
2.35
|
3 to 4
|
|
48,501
|
|
4.9
|
|
1.60
|
|
3.24
|
4 to 5
|
|
118,000
|
|
4.9
|
|
1.47
|
|
4.98
|
RECOM MANAGED SYSTEMS,
INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS
For The Nine Months
Ended September 30, 2003 And 2002 From Inception
Of Development Stage (November 7,
2000) To September 30, 2003
We have
audited the accompanying balance sheet of Recom Managed Systems, Inc. as of
December 31, 2002, and the related statements of operations, stockholders'
equity and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December
31, 2002 and from inception of development stage (November 7, 2000) to
December 31, 2002. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Recom Managed Systems, Inc. as of December 31, 2002, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2002 and from inception of development stage (November 7, 2000) to December 31, 2002, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
December 30, 2003
F-1
|
December 31, 2002 | |||
|
||||
|
|
|||
ASSETS
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
CURRENT ASSETS
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
Cash
|
148,689
|
|||
Prepaid expenses
|
37,815
|
|||
|
||||
Total Current Assets
|
186,504
|
|||
|
|
|||
Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $ 693
|
28,348
|
|||
Intangible - patents
|
105,023
|
|||
|
||||
TOTAL ASSETS
|
319,875
|
|||
|
||||
|
|
|||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'S EQUITY
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
CURRENT LIABILITIES
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
39,764
|
|||
|
||||
|
|
|||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
Common stock, $.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 31,250,844
shares issued and outstanding
|
31,250
|
|||
Additional paid-in capital
|
567,166
|
|||
Deferred compensation
|
(19,678
|
)
|
||
Deficit accumulated during development stage
|
(298,627
|
)
|
||
|
||||
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
280,111
|
|||
|
||||
|
|
|||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
319,875
|
|||
|
|
For the Years Ended December 31,
|
From Inception of Development Stage
(Nov. 7, 2000) to Dec. 31, 2002) (As Restated) |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
|
2002
|
2001
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
--
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Research and development
|
67,500
|
|
67,500
|
|||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||
General and administrative expenses
|
144,454
|
50,000
|
231,127
|
|||||||
|
|
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Loss before income tax provisions
|
$ (211,954
|
)
|
$ (50,000
|
)
|
$ (349,318
|
)
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Provision for income
taxes
|
--
|
--
|
|
|||||||
|
|
|
||||||||
Net Loss
|
$
|
(211,954
|
)
|
$
|
(50,00
|
)
|
$
|
(298,627
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Basic and diluted loss per share
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
$ |
(0.01
|
) |
$
|
(.04
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted
|
11,609,162
|
4,211,291
|
7,650,527
|
|||||||
|
|
|
F-3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deficit
Accumulated During Development Stage |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
|
|
Deferred
Compensation
|
|
|
||||
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Total | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Balance November 7, 2000
(as restated for 3:1 split) |
4,139,784
|
|
$4,139
|
|
$(4,139)
|
|
$-
|
|
$-
|
$-
|
|||
Contributed capital
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
35,000
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
35,000
|
|||
Net loss
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(36,673)
|
(36,673)
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Balance December 31, 2000
|
4,139,784
|
|
4,139
|
|
30,861
|
|
-
|
|
(36,673)
|
(1,673)
|
|||
Contributed capital
|
|
|
-
|
|
45,000
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
45,000
|
|||
Shares issued for Jul 2001 -
$ .033 |
150,000
|
|
150
|
|
4,850
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
5,000
|
|||
Net loss
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(50,000)
|
(50,000)
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Balance at December 31, 2001
|
4,289,784
|
|
4,289
|
|
80,711
|
|
-
|
|
(86,673)
|
(1,673)
|
|||
Capital contributed
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
56,400
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
56,400
|
|||
Warrants issued for:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Cash
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
125,000
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
125,000
|
|||
Services
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
5,324
|
|
|
|
-
|
5,324
|
|||
Issuance of common stock for:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Technology 09/19/02 - $.006
|
23,400,000
|
|
23,400
|
|
54,623
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
78,023
|
|||
Services rendered - Oct. 2002 $.021
|
2,925,000
|
|
2,925
|
|
17,958
|
|
(19,678)
|
|
-
|
1,205
|
|||
Cash Oct 2002 $.03
|
564,810
|
|
565
|
|
17,221
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
17,786
|
|||
Cash Nov 2002 $2.66
|
71,250
|
|
71
|
|
189,929
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
190,000
|
|||
Contributed services - officer
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
20,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
20.000
|
|||
Net loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(211,954)
|
(211,954)
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Balance at December 31, 2002
|
31,250,844
|
|
$31,250
|
$567,166
|
$(19,678)
|
$(298,627)
|
$280,111
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-4
For the Year Ended December 31,
|
From Inception
of Development Stage (Nov. 7, 2001 to Dec. 31, 2002)
(As Restated)
|
|||||||||
|
||||||||||
|
2002
|
2001
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
Cash flow from operating activities
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net loss
|
$
|
(211,954
|
)
|
$
|
(50,000
|
)
|
$
|
(298,627
|
)
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Depreciation
|
693
|
-
|
693
|
|||||||
Services as contributed capital
|
20,000
|
|
20,000
|
|||||||
Common stock issued for services
|
1,205
|
5,000
|
6,205
|
|||||||
Warrants issued for services
|
5,324
|
|
5,324
|
|||||||
Change in assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Prepaid expenses
|
(37,815
|
)
|
|
(37,815
|
)
|
|||||
Accrued expenses
|
2,829
|
(6,822
|
)
|
12,944
|
||||||
|
|
|
||||||||
Net cash used in investing
activities
|
(219,718
|
)
|
(51,822
|
)
|
(299,276
|
)
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net Cash Used In Investing
Activities -
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Purchase of equipment
|
(29,041
|
)
|
-
|
(29,041
|
)
|
|||||
|
|
|
||||||||
Cash used in investing activities
|
(29,041
|
)
|
-
|
(29,041
|
)
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Cash flow from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Capital contributions
|
56,400
|
45,000
|
135,400
|
|||||||
Sale of common stock for cash
|
207,786
|
-
|
207,786
|
|||||||
Sale of warrants for cash
|
125,000
|
-
|
125,000
|
|||||||
|
|
|
||||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
389,186
|
45,000
|
469,186
|
|||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net Increase (decrease) in cash
|
140,427
|
(6,822
|
)
|
148,869
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Cash at beginning of period
|
8,262
|
15,084
|
0
|
|||||||
|
|
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Cash at end of period
|
$
|
148,689
|
$
|
8,262
|
$
|
148,689
|
||||
|
|
|
F-5
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
F-6
RECOM MANAGED SYSTEMS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For The Years Ended December 31, 2002 And 2001 And From Inception Of
Development Stage
(November 7, 2000) To December 31, 2002
F-7
RECOM MANAGED SYSTEMS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For The Years Ended December 31, 2002 And 2001 And From Inception Of
Development Stage
(November 7, 2000) To December 31, 2002
F-8
RECOM MANAGED SYSTEMS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For The Years Ended December 31, 2002 And 2001 And From Inception Of
Development Stage
(November 7, 2000) To December 31, 2002
New Accounting Pronouncements
F-9
RECOM MANAGED SYSTEMS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For The Years Ended December 31, 2002 And 2001 And From Inception Of
Development Stage
(November 7, 2000) To December 31, 2002
In December 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 148, "Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure", which amends SFAS
No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation", to provide alternative
methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based
method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. Additionally,
SFAS No. 148 amends the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123,
regardless of which method of accounting is chosen, to require prominent
disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements about the
method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect
of the method used on reported results. The Company has adopted the
disclosure requirements and has determined not to voluntarily change to
the fair value based method of accounting for stock based employee
compensation.
F-10
RECOM MANAGED SYSTEMS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For The Years Ended December 31, 2002 And 2001 And From Inception Of
Development Stage
(November 7, 2000) To December 31, 2002
3. EQUITY TRANSACTIONS
In October 2002, the Company issued a total of 564,810 (188,270 pre-split) shares of common stock to eleven individuals for total cash consideration of $17,786, and issued a five-year warrant to purchase 375,000 (125,000 pre-split) shares of common stock for $0.007 per share to one of those individuals. These individuals alleged certain possible claims relating to Dr. Drakulic and/or his technology. The Company allowed the individuals to invest in the Company in order to protect the Companys rights in the technology. The Company further agreed that should it raise more than $2 million in certain offerings, to pay 4% of the proceeds of those offerings to those individuals up to the amount of $480,350. The effective date for the transaction, which was entered into in conjunction with the loanout agreement relating to Dr. Drakulic, was October 11, 2002. The fair value of warrants was estimated at $5,324, which was expensed as of December 30, 2002, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model computed as of the date of grant using the following assumptions: (i) dividend yield of 0%, (ii) expected volatility of 120.25%, (iii) weighed-average risk-free interest rate of approximately 3.01, and (iv) expected life of 1.25 years.
F-11
RECOM MANAGED SYSTEMS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For The Years Ended December 31, 2002 And 2001 And From Inception Of
Development Stage
(November 7, 2000) To December 31, 2002
For the year ended December 31, 2002 and 2001 the Company issued warrants
to purchase 1,425,000 and 0, respectively, shares of the Company's common
stock. As of December 31, 2002 and 2001, the Company had warrants
outstanding to purchase 1,425,000 and 0, respectively, shares of the
Company's common stock. The weighted average remaining contractual life of
warrants outstanding is 4.4 years at December 31, 2002. The exercise price
for the warrants outstanding at December 31, 2002 ranged from $.01 to
$.67. For warrants granted during the year ended December 31, 2002 the
weighted-average fair value of such warrants was $0.20 and the
weighted-average exercise price of such options was $.38.
Mr. Fink's initial base salary under the agreement is $1 per year. Following the one year anniversary of the agreement, the Board of Directors may review and adjust the base salary in light of the Company's performance.
Mr. Fink is entitled to a cash bonus for his second through fourth years of employment. The amount of the bonus is 10% of the after tax income exclusive of extraordinary expenses for the second year, and 15% of that amount for the third and fourth years.
Mr. Fink is granted 2,100,000 "restricted" common shares (700,000 shares pre split), to be earned over three years of continuous employment. These shares, which are held in escrow by the company pursuant to the terms of a restricted stock agreement until they are earned, vest in tranches of 174,999 each at the end of the first eleven quarters of Mr. Fink's employment, with the balance vesting at the end of the twelfth quarter. Mr. Fink is entitled to all dividends, which may be declared with respect to these shares, even if not vested.
The agreement contains a "gross up" provision obligating the Company to make a cash payment to Mr. Fink to cover any taxes he may incur by reason of receiving any payment or distribution that would constitute an excess golden parachute payment under the federal tax laws. The gross up provision also applies to the 2,100,000 restricted common shares described above, however, Mr. Fink exercised his section 83(b) election under the Internal Revenue Code subjecting him to immediate taxation upon the receipt of the shares notwithstanding their future forfeitability, so the Company's liability, if any, for any taxes imposed under that grant should be nominal.
F-12
RECOM MANAGED SYSTEMS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For The Years Ended December 31, 2002 And 2001 And From Inception Of
Development Stage
(November 7, 2000) To December 31, 2002
Should The Company's common shares be listed on any of the NYSE, AMEX or Nasdaq national stock exchanges or markets, Mr. Fink would be entitled, if then still employed by the Company, to an additional grant of 600,000 common shares (200,000 shares pre split).
In the event of a change in control (as that term is defined in the employment agreement), Mr. Fink would be entitled, if then still employed by the Company, to an additional grant of common shares having a market value of $5,000,000, but not to exceed 600,000 common shares (200,000 shares pre split) in total.
Mr. Fink is entitled to a number of employee benefits under the agreement, including a $1,200 per month automobile allowance, individual medical plan reimbursement of up to $2,000 per month until the Company adopts a group plan for the Company's employee's, and the right to participate in all benefit plans established for the Company's employees or executives, including medical, hospitalization, dental, long term care and life insurance programs.
The employment agreement provides for early termination in the case of Mr. Fink's death or disability, Mr. Fink's termination by the Company for "cause" as that term is defined in the agreement; Mr. Fink's termination of employment for "good reason" as that term is defined in the agreement, a "change in ownership" as that term is defined in the agreement, or sixty days' prior notice by Mr. Fink. In the event of an early termination of the agreement for any reason, all compensation and benefits under the agreement will terminate and the unvested portion of the 2,100,000 restricted common share grant shall be deemed forfeit as of the effective termination date, with the following exceptions:
If the agreement is terminated during years two through four due to Mr. Fink's disability, termination by Mr. Fink for good reason; the Company's termination of Mr. Fink without cause, or a change in ownership, Mr. Fink will nevertheless be entitled to a pro rata portion (based upon the actual number of days of employment) of the cash bonus based on the Company's after tax income that he would have otherwise received for the year of termination had he remained employed until the end of that year;
If the agreement is terminated due to Mr. Fink's death, disability, termination by Mr. Fink for good reason; The Company's termination of Mr. Fink without cause, or a change in ownership, the unvested portion of the 2,100,000 restricted common share grant to Mr. Fink will become fully vested and the shares released from escrow; and
Mr. Fink and his family will be entitled to an additional three years' medical, hospitalization, dental, long term care and life insurance coverage if the agreement is terminated by Mr. Fink for good reason or terminated by The Company's termination without cause, and an additional one years' coverage if the agreement is terminated due to Mr. Fink's disability.
The agreement provides for a ten year initial term. After the initial term, the agreement renews automatically for successive one-year terms, unless either party delivers 90 days' written notice to the other of their intent not to renew.
Dr. Drakulic's services are provided on a mutually acceptable part time basis.
The Company is obligated to pay B Technologies a $10,000 bonus upon execution, and a monthly service fee of $15,000 thereafter.
F-13
RECOM MANAGED SYSTEMS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For The Years Ended December 31, 2002 And 2001 And From Inception Of
Development Stage
(November 7, 2000) To December 31, 2002
B World Technologies was granted 600,000 "restricted" common shares (200,000 shares pre split), to be earned over five years of continuous provision of services by Dr. Drakulic. These shares, which will be held in escrow with the company pursuant to the terms of a restricted stock agreement until they are earned, vest at the rate of 30,000 shares per quarter with the first 30,000 shares vesting on January 15, 2003. B World Technologies is entitled to all dividends, which may be declared with respect to these shares, even if not vested.
The loan out agreement provides for early termination should B World and B Technologies fail, neglect or refuse to provide Dr. Drakulic's services. In such an event, all compensation under the agreement will terminate and the unvested portion of the 600,000 restricted common share grants shall be deemed forfeit as of the effective termination date.
On April 2, 2003, the Board of Directors declared a three-for-one stock split effective as of the close of business on Friday, April 11, 2003. All share amounts and earnings per share have been presented on a post split basis.
On June 20, 2003, the Company amended its Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares to 110,000,000 shares, designating 100,000,000 shares to common stock and 10,000,000 shares to preferred stock. The Board of Directors is authorized to provide from time to time for the issuance of shares of preferred stock in series and to fix and determine from time to time, before issuance, the designation and relative rights and preferences of the shares of each series of preferred stock and the restrictions or qualifications. On September 25, 2003, the Board of Directors designated 1,818,710 shares of the preferred stock as series A convertible preferred stock. The rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the series A convertible preferred stock are described below.
F-14
RECOM MANAGED SYSTEMS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For The Years Ended December 31, 2002 And 2001 And From Inception Of
Development Stage
(November 7, 2000) To December 31, 2002
The Company is obligated to pay Dr. Harmison $36,000 per year over the term of the agreement, payable quarter. Dr. Harmison was entitled to receive upon execution of the agreement an initial grant of options entitling him to purchase 108,000 common shares (36,000 shares pre split) at $0.97 per share, exercisable over five years. The fair value of warrants was $153,352 estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model computed as of the measurement date, which is the date that the service were performed, with thee following assumptions: (i) dividend yield of 0%, (ii) expected volatility of 158.48%, (iii) weighed-average risk-free interest rate of approximately 3.13, and (iv) expected life of 1.5 years.
On the date of Dr Harmison's execution of the agreement, as well as the commencement of the first and second years of service under the agreement, the Company is obligated to grant Dr. Harmison options entitling him to purchase 108,000 (36,000 pre-split) common shares at $0.97 per share, exercisable over five years; except that these options will vest quarterly based upon his provision of services over the first year of the agreement.
Dr. Harmison is entitled to receive common shares grants in tranches of 20,000 common shares per milestone for assisting the Company in attaining various milestones determined by the Company's Board of Directors, including the preparation and filing with the FDA of a 510(k) application for the Company's product, approval of that application by the FDA, and market launch of that product.
A grant of 20,000 common shares in the event of a "change in control" as that term is defined in the agreement.
In March 2003, the Company recognized a total of $14,000 in expense in connection with the issuance of warrants for services rendered. The fair value of warrants was recorded using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model computed as of the date of grant using the following assumptions: (i) dividend yield of 0%, (ii) expected volatility of 158.48%, (iii) weighed-average risk-free interest rate of approximately 3.13, and (iv) expected life of 1.5 years.
F-15
RECOM MANAGED SYSTEMS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For The Years Ended December 31, 2002 And 2001 And From Inception Of
Development Stage
(November 7, 2000) To December 31, 2002
F-16
RECOM MANAGED SYSTEMS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For The Years Ended December 31, 2002 And 2001 And From Inception Of
Development Stage
(November 7, 2000) To December 31, 2002
F-17
RECOM MANAGED SYSTEMS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For The Years Ended December 31, 2002 And 2001 And From Inception Of
Development Stage
(November 7, 2000) To December 31, 2002
F-18
8. RESTATEMENT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company has restated its 2000 and 2001 financial statements for correction of an error eliminating $100,000 of goodwill and related amortization expense, which was inappropriately recorded upon exiting bankruptcy. The Company has restated its 2002 financial statements to properly account for the acquisition of its intangible property as an asset purchase rather than applying reorganization accounting.
|
As Previously Reported
|
|
As Restated
|
Total assets 12/31/00
|
$111,751
|
|
$15,084
|
Stockholders' equity 12/31/00
|
$107,321
|
|
$(1,673)
|
Net loss 2000
|
$27,679
|
|
$36,673
|
Net loss per share 2000
|
$0.02
|
|
$0.01
|
Total assets 12/31/01
|
$84,929
|
|
$8,262
|
Stockholders' equity 12/31/01
|
$74,994
|
|
$280,111
|
Net loss 2001
|
$82,327
|
|
$50,000
|
Net loss per share 2001
|
$0.06
|
|
$0.01
|
Total Assets 12/31/02
|
$184,837
|
|
$319,875
|
Stockholders; equity 12/31/02
|
$182,073
|
|
$280,111
|
Net loss 2002
|
$214,195
|
|
$211,954
|
Net loss per share 2002
|
$0.02
|
|
$0.02
|
The following table sets forth the estimated costs and expenses which we expect to incur with respect to the offering and sale or distribution of common shares under this registration statement. We have agreed to pay all of these expenses.
SEC Registration Fee
|
$
|
800
|
||
Financial Printer Fees to EDGARize and Print Registration Statement
|
3,000
|
|||
Transfer Agent Fees, including Printing and Engraving Stock Certificates
|
500
|
|||
Legal Fees and Expenses
|
35,000
|
|||
Accounting Fees and Expenses
|
25,000
|
|||
Miscellaneous
|
1,000
|
|||
|
||||
Total
|
$
|
65,300
|
||
|
||||
* estimated
|
|
Our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, provide shall that we shall, to the maximum extent and in the manner under Delaware corporate law, indemnify each of our directors and officers against expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines, settlements, and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding, arising by reason of the fact that such person is or was an agent of the corporation. The effect of this provision of our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, is to eliminate our right and our shareholders (through shareholders derivative suits on behalf of our company) to recover damages against a director or officer for breach of the fiduciary duty of care as a director or officer (including breaches resulting from negligent or grossly negligent behavior), except under certain situations defined by statute. We believe that the indemnification provisions in our Articles of Incorporation are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.
We have also entered into an indemnification agreement with Marvin Fink, our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.
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 SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and we will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
We have sold or issued the following securities not registered under the Securities Act during the three year period ending on the date of filing of this registration statement:
On September 19, 2002, immediately prior to our acquisition of the Signal Technologies from ARC Finance Group, Mr. Sim Farar, our president and principal shareholder at that time, invested $125,000 into the company as working capital in exchange for a warrant entitling him to purchase 200,000 common shares at $0.65 per share (600,000 post-split shares at $0.21 per share). The warrant may not be exercised before September 1, 2003, expires in September 2006, contains cashless exercise options and certain anti-dilution and other provisions. At the time, Vanguard West LLC, a company owned and controlled by Mr. Farar, held approximately 98% of our common shares. No underwriting discounts or placement agent commissions were payable with respect to this transaction. The offer and sale of these securities was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 506 insofar as (1) Mr. Farar is accredited by reason of being a director (2) the transfer of the securities were restricted by Recom in accordance with Regulation D; and (3) there were no more than 35 non-accredited investors, after taking into consideration all prior investors under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act within the twelve months before the start of and during the offering.
On September 19, 2002, we issued 7,800,000 common shares (23,400,000 shares post-split) to ARC Finance Group in connection with our acquisition of the Signal Technologies. The shares represented approximately 85% of our issued and outstanding common shares. We valued the Signal Technologies at $$78,023 for financial accounting purposes. No underwriting discounts or commissions were payable with respect to this transaction. For further information relating to this transaction see that section of this prospectus captioned BusinessCorporate History. The offer and sale of these securities was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 504 insofar as the aggregate offering price for this transaction did not exceed $1,000,000, after taking into consideration the aggregate offering price for all securities sold by Recom under Section 3(b) of the Securities Act within the twelve months before the start of and during the offering of the shares.
On October 11, 2002, we reached an agreement-in-principle with Mr. Marvin H. Fink to become our Chief Executive Officer and President. Pursuant to that understanding, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Fink on October 12, 2002 and contemporaneously issued to him 700,000 restricted common shares (2,100,000 shares post-split) as an inducement for that employment. These shares vest over a period of four years based upon Mr. Finks continuous provision of services. No underwriting discounts or commissions were payable with respect to this transaction. For further information relating to this transaction see that section of this prospectus captioned ManagementEmployment And Consulting Agreements With Management. The offer and sale of these securities was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 504 insofar as the aggregate offering price for this transaction did not exceed $1,000,000, after taking into consideration the aggregate offering price for all securities sold by Recom under Section 3(b) of the Securities Act within the twelve months before the start of and during the offering of the shares.
On October 11, 2002, we reached an agreement-in-principle with Dr. Budimir Drakulic to become our Vice President and Chief Technology Officer on a consulting basis through his consulting companies. Pursuant to that understanding, on October 15, 2002, we entered into a loan-out agreement with Dr. Drakulics two consulting companies, B World Technologies, Inc. and B Technologies, Inc., relative to the provision of Dr. Drakulics services, and contemporaneously issued to one of those companies, B World Technologies, 600,000 restricted common shares (200,000 shares post-split) as an inducement for the provision of those services. These shares vest over a period of five years. B World Technologies and B World are each owned and controlled by Dr. Drakulic. No underwriting discounts or commissions were payable with respect to this transaction. For further information relating to this transaction see that section of this prospectus captioned ManagementEmployment And Consulting Agreements With Management. The offer and sale of these securities was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 504 insofar as the aggregate offering price for this transaction did not exceed $1,000,000, after taking into consideration the aggregate offering price for all securities sold by Recom under Section 3(b) of the Securities Act within the twelve months before the start of and during the offering of the shares.
As part of the October 11, 2002 agreement-in-principle with Dr. Budimir Drakulic described above, we also reached an agreement-in-principle to offer to sell our common shares to certain individuals in order to protect our rights in the Signal Technologies. Pursuant to this understanding, on October 22, 2002, we sold 564,810 common shares (188,270 shares pre-split) to eleven of those individuals, and issued a five-year warrant to purchase 375,000 common shares (125,000 shares pre-split) for $0.007 per share to one of those individuals, in consideration of their cash investment of $17,786. No underwriting discounts or commissions were payable with respect to this transaction. For further information relating to this transaction see that section of this prospectus captioned Transactions And Business Relationships With Management And Principal Shareholders. The offer and sale of these securities was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 504 insofar as the aggregate offering price for this transaction did not exceed $1,000,000, after taking into consideration the aggregate offering price for all securities sold by Recom under Section 3(b) of the Securities Act within the twelve months before the start of and during the offering of the shares.
On October 11, 2003, we reached an agreement-in-principle with Mr. Ellsworth Roston to provide consulting advice to us relating to engineering, developing and refining our products and technologies; to become a director of the company, and to make an investment into the company. Pursuant to that understanding, on October 30, 2002 we sold Mr. Roston 23,750 common shares (71,250 shares post-split) for $190,000 in cash, and on November 1, 2002 we entered into a two year consulting agreement with Mr. Mr. Roston documenting the provision of his consulting services and his appointment to our board of directors. Pursuant to that latter agreement we granted Mr. Roston 25,000 common shares (75,000 shares post-split), and five-year warrants to purchase an additional to purchase an additional 50,000 common shares at $5 per share (150,000 shares post-split at $1.67 per spare). We consider the grant of common shares to Mr. Roston to be compensation for the provision of his consulting services, and the grant of the common share purchase warrants to be additional consideration for his cash investment pursuant to our original understanding. For further information relating to these transactions, see that section of this prospectus captioned ManagementEmployment And Consulting Agreements With Management. No underwriting discounts or commissions were payable with respect to the transaction. The offer and sale of these securities was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 504 insofar as the aggregate offering price for this transaction did not exceed $1,000,000, after taking into consideration the aggregate offering price for all securities sold by Recom under Section 3(b) of the Securities Act within the twelve months before the start of and during the offering of the shares.
On February 5, 2003, pursuant to a directors compensation plan adopted by our board of directors on that date, we issued to each of our five directors as of that date, including Messrs. Fink and Roston and Dr. Robert Koblin, options to purchase 50,000 common shares at $2.65 per share (150,000 shares pre-split at $0.88 per share) under our 2002 Stock Plan. The options are fully vested and lapse, if unexercised, on February 4, 2008. For further information relating to these transactions, see that section of this prospectus captioned ManagementBoard Compensation. No underwriting discounts or commissions were payable with respect to the transactions. The offer and sale of these securities was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 506 insofar as (1) the directors are each accredited by reason of being a director; (2) the transfer of the securities were restricted by Recom in accordance with Regulation D; and (3) there were no more than 35 non-accredited investors, after taking into consideration all prior investors under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act within the twelve months before the start of and during the offering.
On February 14 2003 we issued to Dr. Lowell Harmison (1) fully vested options entitling him to purchase 36,000 common shares at $1.08 per share (108,000 shares post-split at $0.36 per share), and (2) options entitling him to purchase an additional 36,000 common shares at $1.08 per share subject to vesting over one year. These options were issued as an inducement for Dr. Harmison to provide consulting services pursuant to a consulting agreement entered into on that same date. For further information relating to this transaction, see that section of this prospectus captioned ManagementEmployment And Consulting Agreements With Management. No underwriting discounts or commissions were payable with respect to the transaction. The offer and sale of these securities was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 504 insofar as the aggregate offering price for this transaction did not exceed $1,000,000, after taking into consideration the aggregate offering price for all securities sold by Recom under Section 3(b) of the Securities Act within the twelve months before the start of and during the offering of the shares.
On March 10 2003 we issued to Mr. Charles McGill options to purchase 300,000 common shares at $2.85 per share (900,000 shares post-split at $0.95 per share). These options were issued as an inducement for Mr. McGill to become our Chief Financial Officer pursuant to an employment agreement entered into on that same date. The options vest over a period of three years, and lapse if unexercised on March 24, 2008. No underwriting discounts or commissions were payable with respect to the transaction. The issuance of these securities were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 701 on the basis that (1) Recom is not subject to reporting under section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, (2) the transaction was evidenced by a written compensatory benefit plan, (3) Mr. McGill is a natural person providing bona fide services to the company, (4) Mr. McGill was not providing those services in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction, or to directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for our securities; and (5) the aggregate sales price or amount of securities sold in reliance on Rule 701 for the past twelve months including this transaction did not exceed $1,000,000 and/or 15% of our outstanding common shares as reported on our last annual balance sheet after taking into consideration all securities sold by Recom under Rule 701 over the past twelve months.
On March 10 2003, we issued to an employee options to purchase 80,000 common shares at $2.76 per share (240,000 shares post-split at $0.92 per share) under our 2002 Stock Plan. The options vest over a period of four years, and lapse if unexercised on March 9, 2008. No underwriting discounts or commissions were payable with respect to the transaction. The issuance of these securities were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 701 on the basis that (1) Recom is not subject to reporting under section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, (2) the transaction was evidenced by a written compensatory benefit plan, (3) the employee is a natural person providing bona fide services to the company, (4) the employee was not providing those services in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction, or to directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for our securities; and (5) the aggregate sales price or amount of securities sold in reliance on Rule 701 for the past twelve months including this transaction did not exceed $1,000,000 and/or 15% of our outstanding common shares as reported on our last annual balance sheet after taking into consideration all securities sold by Recom under Rule 701 over the past twelve months.
On March 10 2003, we issued to Dr. Budimir S. Drakulic options to purchase 250,000 common shares at $2.76 per share (750,000 shares post-split at $0.92 per share) under our 2002 Stock Plan. The options vest over a period of four years, and lapse if unexercised on March 9, 2008. No underwriting discounts or commissions were payable with respect to the transaction. The offer and sale of these securities was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 506 insofar as (1) Dr. Drakulic is accredited by reason of being an executive officer; (2) the transfer of the securities were restricted by Recom in accordance with Regulation D; and (3) there were no more than 35 non-accredited investors, after taking into consideration all prior investors under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act within the twelve months before the start of and during the offering.
On March 10 2003, we issued to a consultant warrants to purchase 7,000 common shares at $2.43 per share (21,000 shares post-split at $0.81 per share). The warrants are fully vested, and lapse if unexercised on March 9, 2008. No underwriting discounts or commissions were payable with respect to the transaction The offer and sale of these securities was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 504 insofar as the aggregate offering price for this transaction did not exceed $1,000,000, after taking into consideration the aggregate offering price for all securities sold by Recom under Section 3(b) of the Securities Act within the twelve months before the start of and during the offering of the shares.
On March 10 2003, we issued to a business advisory consultant warrants to purchase 300,000 common shares at $1.50 per share (900,000 shares post-split at $0.50 per share) in connection with their provision of consulting services. The warrants are fully vested, and lapse if unexercised on March 9, 2008. No underwriting discounts or commissions were payable with respect to the transaction. The consultant is an accredited investor as that term is defined in Rule 501. The offer and sale of these securities was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 506 insofar as (1) the investor is accredited; (2) the transfer of the securities were restricted by Recom in accordance with Regulation D; and (3) there were no more than 35 non-accredited investors, after taking into consideration all prior investors under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act within the twelve months before the start of and during the offering.
On April 8 2003, we sold to an investor 37,604 common shares (112,812 shares post-split) for $100,000 in cash and $150,000 in expenses and equipment. No underwriting discounts or commissions were payable with respect to the transaction. The investor is an accredited investor as that term is defined in Rule 501. The offer and sale of these securities was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 506 insofar as (1) the investor is accredited; (2) the transfer of the securities were restricted by Recom in accordance with Regulation D; and (3) there were no more than 35 non-accredited investors, after taking into consideration all prior investors under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act within the twelve months before the start of and during the offering.
On April 15 2003, we issued to Brookstreet Securities Corporation warrants to purchase 200,000 common pursuant to an investment banking agreement. The warrants are exercisable in four tranches of 50,000 common shares each. The first tranche was fully vested and exercisable at $1.25 per share. The second tranche vests 90 days after issuance with an exercise price of $2.25 per share. The third tranche vests 180 days after issuance with an exercise price of $3.25 per share. The fourth tranche vests 270 days after issuance with an exercise price of $4.25 per share. No underwriting discounts or commissions were payable with respect to the transaction. Brookstreet Securities Corporation is an accredited investor as that term is defined in Rule 501. The offer and sale of these securities was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 506 insofar as (1) the investor is accredited; (2) the transfer of the securities were restricted by Recom in accordance with Regulation D; and (3) there were no more than 35 non-accredited investors, after taking into consideration all prior investors under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act within the twelve months before the start of and during the offering.
On April 15 2003, we issued to an employee options to purchase 10,000 common shares at $2.85 per share under our 2002 Stock Plan. The options vest over a period of four years, and lapse if unexercised on April 14, 2008. No underwriting discounts or commissions were payable with respect to the transaction. The issuance of these securities were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 701 on the basis that (1) Recom is not subject to reporting under section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, (2) the transaction was evidenced by a written compensatory benefit plan, (3) the employee is a natural person providing bona fide services to the company, (4) the employee was not providing those services in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction, or to directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for our securities; and (5) the aggregate sales price or amount of securities sold in reliance on Rule 701 for the past twelve months including this transaction did not exceed $1,000,000 and/or 15% of our outstanding common shares as reported on our last annual balance sheet after taking into consideration all securities sold by Recom under Rule 701 over the past twelve months.
On May 15 2003, we completed the first tranche of a private placement pursuant to which we sold 82,667 units to three investors at $3 per unit for cash amounting to $248,000. Each unit consisted of one common share and one warrant. Each warrant is exercisable at $3 until May 14, 2004. Upon exercise of the warrants each investor will receive one common share and an additional warrant to purchase one common share $6 per share until November 15, 2004. Each of the investors are accredited as that term is defined in Rule 501. The offer and sale of these securities was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 506 insofar as (1) the investors are accredited; (2) the transfer of the securities were restricted by Recom in accordance with Regulation D; and (3) there were no more than 35 non-accredited investors, after taking into consideration all prior investors under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act within the twelve months before the start of and during the offering.
On June 2 2003, we issued to a consultant options to purchase 108,000 common shares at $2.40 per share under our 2002 Stock Plan. The options vest over a period of four years, and lapse if unexercised on June 4, 2008. No underwriting discounts or commissions were payable with respect to the transaction The issuance of these securities were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 701 on the basis that (1) Recom is not subject to reporting under section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, (2) the transaction was evidenced by a written compensatory benefit plan, (3) the consultant is a natural person providing bona fide services to the company, (4) the consultant was not providing those services in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction, or to directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for our securities; and (5) the aggregate sales price or amount of securities sold in reliance on Rule 701 for the past twelve months including this transaction did not exceed $1,000,000 and/or 15% of our outstanding common shares as reported on our last annual balance sheet after taking into consideration all securities sold by Recom under Rule 701 over the past twelve months.
On June 5 2003, we issued to Dr. Lowell T. Harmison, in his capacity as a director, options to purchase 50,000 common shares at $4.20 per share under our 2002 Stock Plan. The options vest over a period of one year, and lapse if unexercised on June 4 2008. For further information relating to this transaction, see that section of this prospectus captioned ManagementBoard Compensation. No underwriting discounts or commissions were payable with respect to the transaction. The offer and sale of these securities was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 506 insofar as (1) Dr. Harmison is accredited by reason of being a director; (2) the transfer of the securities were restricted by Recom in accordance with Regulation D; and (3) there were no more than 35 non-accredited investors, after taking into consideration all prior investors under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act within the twelve months before the start of and during the offering.
On July 17 2003, we issued to Maxim Group, LLC warrants to purchase 100,000 common shares at $3.19 per share pursuant to an investment banking agreement. The warrants lapse if unexercised on July 16, 2008. No underwriting discounts or commissions were payable with respect to the transaction. Maxim Group is an accredited investor as that term is defined in Rule 501. The offer and sale of these securities was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 506 insofar as (1) the investor is accredited; (2) the transfer of the securities were restricted by Recom in accordance with Regulation D; and (3) there were no more than 35 non-accredited investors, after taking into consideration all prior investors under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act within the twelve months before the start of and during the offering.
On July 24 2003, we completed the second tranche of a private placement pursuant to which we sold 75,075 units to four investors at $3.33 per unit for cash amounting to $250,000. Each unit consisted of one common share and one warrant. Each warrant is exercisable at $3.33 until July 14, 2004. Upon exercise of the warrants each investor will receive one common share and an additional warrant to purchase one common share at $6.66 per share until November 15, 2004. Each of the investors are accredited as that term is defined in Rule 501. The offer and sale of these securities was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 506 insofar as (1) the investors are accredited; (2) the transfer of the securities were restricted by Recom in accordance with Regulation D; and (3) there were no more than 35 non-accredited investors, after taking into consideration all prior investors under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act within the twelve months before the start of and during the offering.
On July 29 2003, we issued to an employee options to purchase 10,000 common shares at $3.19 per share under our 2002 Stock Plan. The options vest over a period of five years, and lapse if unexercised on July 28, 2008. No underwriting discounts or commissions were payable with respect to the transaction. The issuance of these securities were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 701 on the basis that (1) Recom is not subject to reporting under section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, (2) the transaction was evidenced by a written compensatory benefit plan, (3) the employee is a natural person providing bona fide services to the company, (4) the employee was not providing those services in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction, or to directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for our securities; and (5) the aggregate sales price or amount of securities sold in reliance on Rule 701 for the past twelve months including this transaction did not exceed $1,000,000 and/or 15% of our outstanding common shares as reported on our last annual balance sheet after taking into consideration all securities sold by Recom under Rule 701 over the past twelve months.
On August 5 2003, we issued to two shareholders warrants entitling them to purchase 23,501 common shares at $3.29 per share pursuant to a voluntary partial trading restriction (lock-up) agreement entered into with each of those shareholders on that date. These warrants lapse on August 4, 2008 to the extent not exercised by the first shareholder, and February 4, 2005 to the extent not exercised by the second shareholder. No underwriting discounts or commissions were payable with respect to the transaction. The offer and sale of these securities was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 504 insofar as the aggregate offering price for this transaction did not exceed $1,000,000, after taking into consideration the aggregate offering price for all securities sold by Recom under Section 3(b) of the Securities Act within the twelve months before the start of and during the offering of the shares.
On September 23 2003, we issued to a current shareholder warrants to purchase 18,000 common shares at $5.29 per share pursuant to a voluntary partial trading restriction (lock-up) agreement with that shareholder entered into on that same date. These warrants lapse on March 22, 2005 to the extent not exercised. No underwriting discounts or commissions were payable with respect to the transaction. . The offer and sale of these securities was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 504 insofar as the aggregate offering price for this transaction did not exceed $1,000,000, after taking into consideration the aggregate offering price for all securities sold by Recom under Section 3(b) of the Securities Act within the twelve months before the start of and during the offering of the shares.
On September 25 2003, we issued to a consultant warrants to purchase 25,000 common shares at $3.19 per share under our 2002 Stock Plan. These warrants lapse on March 24, 2008 to the extent not exercised. No underwriting discounts or commissions were payable with respect to the transaction. The issuance of these securities were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 701 on the basis that (1) Recom is not subject to reporting under section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, (2) the transaction was evidenced by a written compensatory benefit plan, (3) the consultant is a natural person providing bona fide services to the company, (4) the consultant was not providing those services in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction, or to directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for our securities; and (5) the aggregate sales price or amount of securities sold in reliance on Rule 701 for the past twelve months including this transaction did not exceed $1,000,000 and/or 15% of our outstanding common shares as reported on our last annual balance sheet after taking into consideration all securities sold by Recom under Rule 701 over the past twelve months.
On November 1, 2003 to October 2, 2003, we completed a private placement through Maxim Group LLC pursuant to which we sold 53.7875 units to 100 investors at a price of $100,000 per unit, for gross proceeds of $5,378,750. The net proceeds of this offering, after expenses, was $4,805,965. Each unit sold consisted of 33,334 series A preferred shares and 16,667 class C warrants. In total, we issued 1,792,921 series A preferred shares and 896,460 class C warrants. Each series A preferred share is convertible into one common share. Each warrant is exercisable at $3.75 for a period of four years. For a more detailed description of the rights and preferences of the series A preferred shares, see that section of this prospectus captioned Description of Capital Stock-Series A Preferred Shares. Each of the investors are accredited as that term is defined in Rule 501. The offer and sale of these securities was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 506 insofar as (1) the investors are accredited; (2) the transfer of the securities were restricted by Recom in accordance with Regulation D; and (3) there were no more than 35 non-accredited investors, after taking into consideration all prior investors under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act within the twelve months before the start of and during the offering.
Under the terms of our agreement with Maxim Group, we were obligated to pay Maxim Group $537,875, representing an 8% commission and a 2% non-accountable expense allowance. In addition, we are obligated to issue to Maxim an agents warrant entitling it to purchase a number of units equal to 10% of the total units sold in this offering. Maxim has the right under the agents warrant to purchase at total of 179,292 units at the price of $3.60 per unit, each unit comprised on one series A preferred share and one-half of a class C warrant. The agents warrant expires in five years to the extent unexercised. Maxim Group is an accredited investor as that term is defined in Rule 501. The offer and sale of these securities was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 506 insofar as (1) the investor is accredited; (2) the transfer of the securities were restricted by Recom in accordance with Regulation D; and (3) there were no more than 35 non-accredited investors, after taking into consideration all prior investors under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act within the twelve months before the start of and during the offering.
On November 3 2003, we issued to Messrs. Fink and Roston, in their capacity as directors, options entitling each of them to purchase 28,000 common shares at $4.40 per share pursuant to our directors compensation plan. The options vest over a period of one year, and lapse if unexercised on November 2, 2008. For further information relating to these transactions, see that section of this prospectus captioned ManagementBoard Compensation. No underwriting discounts or commissions were payable with respect to these transactions. . The offer and sale of these securities was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 506 insofar as (1) Messrs. Fink and Roston are accredited by reason of being a director; (2) the transfer of the securities were restricted by Recom in accordance with Regulation D; and (3) there were no more than 35 non-accredited investors, after taking into consideration all prior investors under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act within the twelve months before the start of and during the offering.
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Plan of Reorganization **
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3.1
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Amended And Restated Certificate Of Incorporation Of Recom Managed System,
Inc. filed by the Delaware Secretary of State on November 6, 2000 10(1)
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3.2
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Certificate Of Amendment Of Certificate Of Incorporation Of Recom Managed
System, Inc. filed by the Delaware Secretary of State on June 20, 2003 *
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3.3
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Certificate Of Designation Of Rights, Preferences And Limitations Of
Series 'A' Convertible Preferred Stock Of Recom Managed System, Inc. filed
by the Delaware Secretary of State on September 9, 2003 *
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3.4
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Bylaws Of Recom Managed Systems, Inc. adopted March 31, 2003 10(7)
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Legal opinion by Richardson & Patel LLP *
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5.1
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Specimen common stock certificate *
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5.2
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Specimen series 'A' preferred stock certificate *
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5.3
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Recom Managed Systems, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan adopted on November 1, 2002
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5.4
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Form of option issued under Recom Managed Systems, Inc. 2002 Stock *
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5.5
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Recom Managed Systems, Inc. 2003 Nonqualified Stock Option And Stock Plan
adopted on March 31, 2002 10(6)
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5.7
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Warrant To Purchase Common Stock dated September 19, 2002 issued to Sim
Farrar 10(2)
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Form of Standard Warrant *
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Form of Class 'A' Warrant *
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5.11
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Form of Class 'C' Warrant *
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5.12
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Form of Agent's Warrant with Maxim Group LLC **
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10.1
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Stock Acquisition and Signal Technologies Transfer Agreement dated
September 12, 2002 between Recom and ARC Finance Group, LLC 10(2)
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10.2
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Employment Agreement dated October 14, 2002 between Recom and Marvin H.
Fink 10(3)
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10.3
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License Agreement dated December 9, 1993 between Dr. Budimir S. Drakulic
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10.4
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Restricted Stock Agreement dated October 14, 2002 between Recom and Marvin
H. Fink 10(3)
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10.5
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Indemnification Agreement dated October 14, 2002 between Recom and Marvin
H. Fink 10(3)
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10.6
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Loan-out Agreement dated October 15, 2002 between Recom and Budimir
Drakulic, B World and B Technologies 10(3)
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10.7
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Restricted Stock Agreement dated October 15, 2002 between Recom and
Budimir Drakulic, B World and B Technologies 10(3)
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10.7
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Consulting Agreement dated November 1, 2002 between Recom and Ellsworth
Roston 10(3)
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Employment, Confidential Information, Invention Assignment, And
Arbitration Agreement dated October 15, 2002 between Recom and Budimir
Drakulic, B World and B Technologies 10(3)
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Consulting Agreement dated February 14, 2003 between Recom and Lowell T.
Harmison *
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10.11
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Employment Agreement dated March 10, 2003 between Recom and Charles E.
McGill 10(7)
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10.12
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Investment Banking Agreement dated April 15, 2003 between Recom and
Brookstreet Securities Corporation 10(7)
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10.13
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Investment Banking Agreement dated July 17, 2003 between Recom and Maxim
Group, LLC *
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10.14
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Form of Registration Rights Agreement for purchasers of Series 'A'
Preferred Stock *
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List of significant subsidiaries 10(8)
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Consent of Stonefield Josephson, Inc. *
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Powers of Attorney
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* Filed herewith
** To be filed at a future date
(1) | Previously filed as an exhibit to our report on form 10-KSB for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 filed with the SEC on February 22, 2002. |
(2) | Previously filed as an exhibit to our report on form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 25, 2002. |
(3) | Previously filed as an exhibit to our report on form 10-QSB for our fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2002 filed with the SEC on November 12, 2002. |
(4) | Filed as part of the Employment Agreement for Mr. Fink noted in item 10.2. |
(5) | Filed as part of the Loan-Out Agreement for with B World Technologies, B Technologies and Dr. Drakulic noted in item 10.5. |
(6) | Previously filed as an exhibit to our report on form 10-KSB for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 filed with the SEC on March 26, 2003. |
(7) | Previously filed as an exhibit to our report on form 10-QSB for our fiscal quarter ended March 30, 2003 filed with the SEC on May 7, 2003. |
(8) | At present we have no significant subsidiaries |
(9) | Included on signature page of registration statement |
We hereby undertake to:
1. | File, during any period in which we offer or sell 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 SEC under 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 on the face page of the effective registration statement; or |
(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 purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, treat the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act as part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective. |
5. | For determining any liability under the Securities Act, treat each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus as a new registration statement for the securities offered in the registration statement, and that offering of the securities at that time as the initial bona fide offering of those securities. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons under the foregoing provisions or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. If a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than our payment of expenses incurred or paid by any of our directors, officers or controlling persons 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 our counsel the matter has been settled by a controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. |
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements of filing on Form SB-2 and authorizes this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, in the City of Studio City, State of California, on December 29, 2003.
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By: | /s/ Marvin H. FInk | |
Marvin H. Fink,
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Charles Dargan
Temporary Chief Financial Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below followed by an asterisk hereby constitutes and appoints Marvin H. Fink and Charles Dargan, and each of them, as the undersigneds true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution for such person and in such persons name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments, exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith to this registration statement and any later registration statement filed by the registrant under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, which relates to this registration statement) and to file the same with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with the SEC, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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Marvin H. Fink
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Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Chairman
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December 29. 2003
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Chief Financial Officer (principal accounting and financial officer)
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December 29. 2003
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Ellsworth Roston
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Director
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December 29. 2003
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Robert Koblin
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Director
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December 29. 2003
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By:
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Lowell T. Harmison
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Director
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December 29. 2003
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Lowell T. Harmison |