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An offering statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This offering statement has not been qualified, yet. This offering circular shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be lawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. |
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PRELIMINARY OFFERING CIRCULAR |
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HARTECH CORPORATION |
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1,000,000 Shares of Common Stock (par value $.0001) |
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One East Chase Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 PH: (410) 244-6570 & 244-6580 FX: (410) 244-6620 E-mail Address:- [email protected] |
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The HARTECH CORPORATION ("the Company") has no earnings record and no revenues. The proceeds from this offering, to the extent sold will be used for; (1) funding of an operational budget for the clinical investigators using the Bactobridge ("Bactos") in clinical trials at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, (2) establishing a commercial lease/financing program for the Bactos and other pathogen reduction technologies, (3) retention of outside legal counsel and (4) for corporate operations. Prior to this offering, there has been no established market for the Company's Common Stock. The price at which the shares are being offered to the public has been arbitrarily determined by the Company based on anticipated capital needs. There can be no assurance that the shares can be re-sold at or near the public offering price or at any price. No refunds will be returned. |
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THESE SECURITIES INVOLVE A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. SUBSTANTIAL RISK FACTORS INCLUDING: (1) THE COMPANY IS A NEW INCEPTION STAGE BUSINESS WITH NO HISTORY OF OPERATIONS (2) THERE ARE NO DIVIDENDS AND (3) IMMEDIATE AND SUBSTANTIAL DILUTION OF NET TANGIBLE BOOK VALUE PER SHARE FROM THE PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE (SEE "DILUTION"). THE PURCHASE OF THESE SECURITIES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY PERSONS WHO CAN AFFORD TO SUSTAIN A TOTAL LOSS OF THEIR INVESTMENT (SEE "RISK FACTORS" AND "DILUTION"). |
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR HAS ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR. THESE SECURITIES ARE OFFERED FOR SALE IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION WITH THE DIVISION OF SECURITIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, BUT REGISTRATION IS PERMISSIVE ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING THAT THE PROSPECTUS IS TRUE, COMPLETE, AND IS NOT MISLEADING, NOR HAS THE DIVISION OF SECURITIES PASSED IN ANY WAY UPON THE MERITS OF, RECOMMENDED, OR GIVEN APPROVAL TO THESE SECURITIES. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE |
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Total Minimum |
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IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING, THE COMPANY MAY OVER ALLOT OR EFFECT TRANSACTIONS OR MAINTAIN THE MARKET PRICE OF THE SHARES BEING SOLD AT A LEVEL ABOVE THAT WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE PREVAIL IN THE OPEN MARKET. SUCH STABILIZING, IF COMMENCED, MAY BE DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME. MANAGEMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE THIS OFFERING ON ANY DATE AFTER THE MINIMUM OF $1,500,000 IS RAISED. |
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THE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK ARE BEING OFFERED BY THE COMPANY ON A BEST EFFORTS BASIS THROUGH ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS WHO WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMISSIONS. |
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Until December 31, 1998 all persons effecting transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this distribution may be required to deliver an Offering Circular. No dealer, salesman or other person is authorized to give any information or to make any representations not contained in this Offering Circular in connection with the offer made hereby, and, if relied upon as having been authorized by the Company or any underwriter. This Offering Circular does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to but, the securities offered hereby to any person in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation would be unlawful. The delivery of this Offering Circular at any time does not imply that information contained herein is correct as of any time subsequent to its date. 1) No underwriting discounts or commissions will be paid or deducted from the proceeds on sales through the Company's executive officers. 2) Before deducting expenses payable by the Company in connection with the sale of the shares i.e., Offering Circular fees and expenses, securities printing, transfer and issuance, legal, etc |
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THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ARE BEING OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC BY THE COMPANY WHEN, AS AND IF RECEIVED BY IT, SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR SALE, TO WITHDRAWAL OF THE OFFER WITHOUT NOTICE, TO THE APPROVAL OF COUNSEL AND TO CERTAIN OTHER CONDITIONS. |
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The date of this Preliminary Offering Circular is September 1, 1998 |
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The following summary is qualified by the more detailed information elsewhere in this offering circular. Prospective investors in the Company should carefully consider the factors set forth herein under the caption "Risk Factors" and must be read in conjunction with, the detailed information and financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Offering Circular. No underwriting discounts or commissions will be paid or deducted from the proceeds on sales through the Company's executive officers. |
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THE COMPANY |
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The Company was formed as a physician controlled organization, whose products and services will be used in the efforts to provide comprehensive laboratory services throughout the Maryland community, at large, primarily against foodborne and hematopoetic malignant (cancer) diseases. The Directors feel now is the time to either pursue commercial development of products i.e., the Bactos (resulting from its patent and manufacturing licenses) independently, or seek to attract major corporations for that purpose through agreements which would allow mutual participation in the success of its work on a long term basis (See "Use of Proceeds" & "Business of the Company"). Business of the Company The Hartech Corporation is a new company without any operating history and has generated no revenues to date (see "Risk Factors; Start-up - Developmental Stage Company"). At the present time, the Company is dependent upon the efforts of medical and health care professionals, business executives and support staff (see "Management of the Company"). The Company intends to enter into goal oriented cancer drug screening and food product testing contracts with scientists and professors at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. The Company has also signed Proprietary Information Agreements with subsidiary corporations like the InterContinental Telecommunications Corporation (see "Business of the Company" - "Use of Proceeds"). Substantially all of the Company's revenues will come from equipment user fees, sales and service, leasing fees, licenses and royalties. On November 15, 1997, the Company received a certified appraisal from the Senior Intangible Assert appraiser for the Dow Chemical Company (currently managing over 19,000 active patents and patent applications) of the value of the Bactos. The appraisal values the Company's assets are in excess of $200 million dollars. The Company was incorporated in the State of Maryland in May, 1996 (see "Financial Statement"). The principal executive office is located at 1 East Chase Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202. The Company's Management Upon consummation of the Offering, the Company will have a seven member Board of Directors (the "Board") several of whom have management authority for the Company (see "Management") |
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THE OFFERING |
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Voting Rights |
After completion of this offering, even if all of the shares of Common Stock are sold, the Directors and Officers will continue to own approximately 98.5% of the Company's outstanding Common Stock. If only the minimum, number of 300,000 shares of Common Stock are sold, the Directors will continue to own approximately 99% of the Company's outstanding stock. Accordingly, the Directors will in any event be able to elect all of the members of the board and will have the legal ability to cause the company to declare or refrain from declaring dividends, to increase the authorized capital, to issue more capital stock and generally direct the affairs of the Company. |
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Under Rule 144 the Commission has shortened the holding period for restricted securities, i.e., securities issued in non-public offerings, from two years to one, and from three years to two in the case of sales control securities by non affiliates of the issuer. The SEC also proposes to make it easier to determine who is not an affiliate of an issuer by providing a bright-line exclusion. The proposed exclusion is that all persons not subject to the provisions of Sect. 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 would not be affiliates for Rule 144 purposes. The SEC also proposes to eliminate the manner of sale requirements, which would let restricted securities by listed for resale on electronic bulletin boards, for instance. The Commission is also considering raising the threshold for having to file form 144 from 500 shares or a market value of $10,000, to 1,000 shares or $40,000 (see "Terms of the Offering"). |
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Substantially all of the proceeds from the Offering will be used to fund organizational, and marketing expenses (see "Use of Proceeds"). |
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The acquisition of shares from the Company involves a number risk see "Risk Factors"). |
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The Company is offering the Common Stock on a "best efforts" basis by the Company. The Executive officers and Directors of the Company as issuers agents in connection with the sale of the securities. No underwriting discounts, sale fees or commissions will be paid to any entity in connection with the Offering (except under certain circumstances see "Underwriting Agreement"). |
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FOR ALL OF THESE AND OTHER REASONS MORE PARTICULARLY SET FORTH ELSEWHERE IN THIS PROSPECTUS, INVESTMENTS IN THE COMPANY INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK, WHICH SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY A PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR IN ANY DECISION TO ACQUIRE THE SHARES OFFERED HEREBY. |
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Purchase Price The Company is offering shares for a purchase price of $5.00. The Company is offering the shares on a "best efforts" basis. The Directors are representing the Company as issuers in connection with the offering. The purchase price per share has been arbitrarily determined by the Company (see "Risk Factors" - Determination of Purchase Price; Absence of Relation to Company's Value." The purchase price is payable to the Company by bank check or money order or credit cards. Investors of the Company will not receive interest on their investment. It is anticipated that the Company will not accumulate any material surplus, except for operating reserves retained to meet anticipated expenses in the ordinary course of business. Substantially all of the Company's future profits will be distributed to its investors. Investors are expected to join the Company primarily for the purpose of realizing a return on their own individual investments. Offering Period The Offering will remain open until the Directors deem it no longer necessary |
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The Company has an allocation plan to accomplish its objective of bringing the products to market and growing the business. Therefore, the proceeds of this offering will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes and the current allocation plan is as follow: Maximum Number of Shares Sold. The net proceeds, after expenses, to be received by the Company from this offering are estimated to be $5,000,000 if the maximum of 1,000,000 shares are sold; |
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Appropriate funding to manufacture, market and lease the Bactos |
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Appropriate funding for an operational budget for the clinical laboratory investigators from the University of Maryland School of Medicine |
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Appropriate funding to market the food processing technologies developed by the Hartech Corporation |
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Sign a contract with the AOAC Research Institute for claims certification of the bactos for possible use by the USDA for commercial food testing |
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Sign a contract with InterContinental Telecommunications Corporation (InterContel) to operate and maintain the telecommunications network that will link the PC based laboratory testing equipment to a national data base (for on line specimen analysis reported over the internet) |
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When feasible register with the Moody's Investors Services for listing for "Blue Sky" registration throughout the United States |
3,000 |
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When feasible obtain a listing with a regional or national stock exchange such as the Pacific Stock Exchange for secondary trading of the Company's Capital Stock |
15,000 |
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Attorney fees for Edward L. Blanton, Jr. and outside Counsel - Prospectus preparation and review and retention of outside counsel |
30,000 |
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Sam Khoury, Intangible Asset Appraiser's fee - American Society of Appraisers |
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SEC auditor's (accountant) - Frank Perrin & Company |
20,000 |
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Printing - Stock Certificates - United Bank, Note |
3,000 |
(.06%) |
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Insurance - General Liability & Workers Compensation |
15,000 |
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Filing Fees for (4) U.S. patents |
20,000 |
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Filing Fees for 84 PCT contracting countries |
25,000 |
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Office Furniture |
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Computers and associated equipment |
15,000 |
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Telephone system & services |
20,000 |
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Advertising, Printing & Web Pages |
13,000 |
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Transportation |
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Gas & Electric |
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200,000 |
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Appropriate funding to market the food processing technologies developed by the Hartech Corporation |
100,000 |
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Sign a contract with the AOAC Research Institute for claims certification of the bactos for possible use by the USDA for commercial food testing |
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100,000 |
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Obtain a listing with a regional or national stock exchange such as the Pacific Stock Exchange for secondary trading of the Company's Capital Stock |
15,000 |
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Attorney's fee Edward L. Blanton, Jr. and outside Counsel Prospectus preparation and review and retention of additional counsel |
10,000 |
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Sam Khoury, Intangible Asset Appraiser's fee - American Society of Appraisers |
10,000 |
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SEC auditor's (accountant) - Frank Perrin & Company |
5,000 |
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Printing - Stock Certificates - United Bank, Note |
1,000 |
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Insurance - General Liability & Workers Compensation |
5,000 |
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Filing Fees for (4) patents |
20,000 |
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Filing Fees for 84 PCT contracting countries |
20,000 |
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228,293 |
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15,000 |
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5,000 |
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Computers and associated equipment |
15,000 |
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Telephone system & services |
20,000 |
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Advertising, Printing & Web Pages |
19,400 |
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Transportation |
10,000 |
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Gas & Electric |
9,600 |
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10,000 |
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4,575,000 |
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DILUTION |
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W.L. Robinson, Jr., has entered into an Agreement with the Company restricting him from participating in dividend distributions until the Company's total pre-tax earnings, from all sources including investment income, as computed for federal income tax purposes, amount to $7,000,000 on a cumulative basis from the inception of the Company. In addition, the Agreement provides that if the Company liquidates, merges, is acquired or otherwise enters into any transaction resulting in the distribution of its assets within three (3) years after the date of this offering, or thereafter or prior to the time the average market price of the Company's Common Stock has been $20.00 per share or more for a period of sixty (60) days ending on or after December 1, 1998, the Directors and Officers of the Company will not participate in any distributions resulting therefrom until all shareholders holding Common Stock originally issued as part of this Offering, have received distributions at least equal to one and a half times the initial offering price of the stock per share. The restrictions on participation in dividends will not be binding upon persons acquiring shares by sale, gift, or otherwise from the Directors and Officers of the Company. The discussion of dilution below and the accompanying tables do not reflect the impact of this agreement on public investors, which the Company believes is favorable since, in the event of liquidation, the rights of the creditors would be superior to those of the shareholders, there is no assurance that any assets would be available to the shareholders in such an event. |
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As of the date of this Offering Circular, the Company had a total of 173,000,000 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding. The Net tangible book value as reflected on the Company's December 31, 1997 unaudited financial statement was $.54 per share. Assuming the sale of shares offered hereby, a total of 173,000,000 shares would have been outstanding at such date, and the net tangible book value on such date would have been approximately -$4.46. This represents an immediate increase in the net tangible book value of -$4.46 per share. "Dilution per share" represents the difference between the price per share paid by new public investors and the net tangible book value per share at December 31, 1997, adjusted to give the effect of this offering. The following table illustrates the per share dilution in net tangible book value as described above. |
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Purchasers of stock in this offering will invest $5,000,000 if all the shares offered for sale are purchased. Upon completion of the offering, if all shares are sold, the Officers and Directors will own approximately 98.5% of the Company's outstanding Common Stock. The public will own approximately 1.5% of the Company's outstanding Common Stock. Therefore, the investment of the public investors and risk borne by them will be substantially greater in proportion to the percentage of the Company owned by them than will be the investment of the Directors and the Executive Officers. |
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The Company is offering to sell up to 1,000,000 shares at a price of $5.00 per share. The shares will be offered and sold directly by the Company through the sole efforts of the Company's management. William L. Robinson, Jr., Chairman & CEO, R. Benjamin Dawson, M.D., President and Martha E. Robinson, Secretary & Director of Internet Services, will conduct the powering on behalf of the Company without separate compensation. No underwriter, broker or dealer has been retained or is under any obligation to purchase any shares. The Company intends to contact prospective investors through direct contact. The promotional efforts will invite persons interested in the offering to obtain a copy of the Preliminary Offering Circular by downloading it from a World Wide Web site on the Internet or by contacting the Company for a printed copy. The Company may also contact additional potential investors by direct mail solicitation. To subscribe for shares, each prospective must complete, date, execute and deliver to the Company a Subscription Agreement, and must pay the purchase price for the shares subscribed for by check, money order or credit card payable to the Company Subscription Escrow Account. A copy of the subscription Agreement is included at the end of this offering circular. The Company reserves the right to reject any subscription in its entirety or to allocate shares among prospective investors. If any subscription is rejected, funds received by the Company for such subscription will be returned to the subscriber without interest and without any deductions for expenses. Within five (5) days of the receipt of a subscription Agreement accompanied by a check, money order, or credit card for the purchase price, the Company will send by first class mail, a written confirmation to notify the subscriber of the extent, if any, to which such subscription has been accepted by the Company. Subscribers' stock certificates will be mailed by first class mail not later than thirty (30) days after the Company had mailed the written confirmation to the subscriber. There is no established public market of the shares. The Company intends to become a reporting company and file periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1934. The Company also plans to establish a secondary public market for its shares for the benefit of its shareholders by obtaining a listing on a regional exchange such as the Pacific Stock Exchange. The Hartech Corporation will apply for a listing on the Pacific Stock Exchange upon completion of this offering (and an increase in the numbe r of shareholders to 300), which should make the shares of this offering available for public trading about 90 days after qualification by the States Attorneys General's Offices. If the Hartech Corporation fails to meet listing requirements for listing on the Pacific Stock Exchange, the Company will continue to maintain a presence on the Internet with a bulletin board on its World Wide Web site. This is a last resort measure and will only be pursued if all other efforts to provide liquidity fail. The Company has no intention of being an exchange and will not offer stock other than its own for trading and will not be both a buyer and a seller of its stock on its bulletin board at any given time. It is possible that the Company will not be successful in these efforts to provide liquidity to investors and that an active secondary market in the shares will not develop. The Company intends to register with the appropriate State Attorney's Generals and the Moody's Corporate Visibility Program for "Blue Sky" coverage throughout the United States. |
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The shares of Common Stock are being offered by the Directors and Officers who will not receive any commissions from the sale thereof. The shares of Common Stock are being offered to the public by the Company when, as and if received by it, subject to the prior sale, to withdrawal of the offer without notice, to the approval of counsel and to certain other conditions. |
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Under certain Circumstances the Company may agree to enter into an Agreement with an Underwriter retaining them as a financial consultant for the duration of this offering from the date hereof, pursuant to which they will receive fees aggregating to 10% which will be payable in full at closing. |
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The Company was recently formed (see "The Company", "Risk Factors", "Dilution", and "Capitalization"). Without a successful offering, the Company will not have the financial resources required to accomplish its purposes (see "Use of Proceeds"). The Company has no alternative source of liquidity other than this offering and its current cash assets. The Company has made no material commitments for capital expenditures. The Company is solely dependent upon the successful offering of these shares as its source of funds required to cause the manufacture and marketing of the Bactos, as well as the marketing of its other patented technologies (see "Use of Proceeds"). The Company may consider the possibility of offering additional shares for sale to the public at some time in the future. Any such additional offering would be dependent upon the Company's assessments of a number of factors including the need for additional funding, current economic and market conditions and the market demand for the shares. The Company intends to enter into goal oriented performance contracts for much of its research and product development activities, upon successful completion of this offering. The Company believes that during this period there will be no significant adverse impact from inflation and changing prices on the Company's operation (see "Business of the Company"). |
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General The principal activities of the Company following this offering will be to; (1) relocate corporate headquarters and provide working capital and salaries, (2) appropriate funding to market, lease and finance the Bactobridge, (3) appropriate funding to market the food processing technologies developed by the Hartech Corporation, and lease the food irradiation equipment to food processors, (4) establish a budget for a regional cancer drug screening project at the University of Maryland School of Medicine for single patient protocols with data delivered over proprietary laboratory information systems, (5) sign a contract with the InterContinental Telecommunications Corporation (InterContel) to operate and maintain the telecommunications network that will link Net PC based laboratory testing equipment (Bactobridges) to a national data base, (6) sign a contract with the AOAC Research Institute for claims certification of the Bactos for possible use by the USDA for commercial food testing, (7) when feasible sign a contract with the Moody's Investors Services for listing for "Blue Sky" registration throughout the United States, (8) when feasible obtain a listing with a regional or national stock exchange such as the Pacific Stock Exchange for secondary trading of the Company's Capital Stock, and (9) enforcement of the Company's intellectual property rights. The Company's anticipated use of the Bactos in connection with the FDA's single patient protocol (see "FDA Accelerated Use and Expanded Access", March 29, 1996 announcement) is premised upon research conducted by scientists at the Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., the Section of Applied Research in Neurosurgery, the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. The actual Bactos instrument is an ongoing development project collaborated between the Division of Aeronautical Engineering at the Imperial College of Science, Medicine and Technology and the SNS Bioengineering Ltd., company in London, England and the Hartech Corporation. The equipment has been designed to determine the susceptibility of bacteria to anti-bacterial drugs and biopsied tumors to various anti-cancer drugs, which in their opinions, suggest an appropriate direction for rapid and effective cancer therapies. The Company's anticipated use of the Bactos as a microbial growth monitor in the marine, meat and poultry industries will be in conjunction with the U.S.D.A's Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points Program (HACCP), which took effect in the US on January 1, 1997 and December 3, 1997, respectively. The Program mandates record keeping and microbial testing of all food products. The Company will not sign any contracts with equipment manufacturers or make arrangements to sign any facilities leases until it has received proceeds from this offering. The Company knows of no currently available products or technologies similar to the Bactos, and knows of no other Company engaged in research or development of a product or technology similar to the Bactos. The Bactos has other industrial uses particularly, in the beverage, pharmaceutical and cosmetology industries. |
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Incidence of Cancer in the Mid-Atlantic Region |
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The Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Result (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute collects and publishes cancer incidence and survival data from population cancer registries covering approximately 14 percent of the U.S. population. The "High Five States" including the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey had the highest average annual age adjusted cancer mortality rates in the U.S. between 1989-1993. |
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Originally, the Bactos was designed to rapidly detect bacterial growth in clinical specimens and measure transforming levels of lymphocytic metabolites using electrical impedance methods. Laboratory experiments were conducted on urine specimens from children to determine instrument reliability and were conducted in two (2) stages. In the initial experiments PPLO medium without additives was used throughout these studies. Detection time of bacterial growth was dependent upon inoculum size, i.e., E. Coli could be detected within one (1) hour from the time the specimen is placed in the Bactos. Of the 200 clean urines, 6% were positive by impedance methods and 5% positive by conventional methods. The next series of experiments were to measure electrical impedance variations (changes) of lymphocytes in culture. Lymphocytes were stimulated by phytohemagglutin (PHA), streptodornase and streptokinase. Impedance changes of lymphocytes in culture were shown to be altered by addition of antigens and mitogens. It was therefore, concluded that this instrument provides a rapid method (of several hours) for measurements of lymphocyte transformation. Equally as important were the implications that (1) the Bactos could have the potential commercial impact on current methods to monitor transformation levels of E. Coli and (2) with the interface of the microprocessor based data processing system, specific correlations between levels of lymphocyte transformations and levels of interferon induction can be determined. In the final experiments, single cell suspensions of six human gliomas, one epidermal cancer of the mouth, and two drug resistant cell lines were treated with various anti-cancer agents and resultant changes in electrical impedance were measured as indices of cancer cell sensitivity to the drug. Results suggest, that the impedance changes measure a true sensitivity of cancer cells to chemotherapy and may reflect alterations in cellular metabolism associated with a cessation of cell division. |
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Of great significance in the study of human malignancy is the fact that all tumors induced by virus contain the same new tumor specific antigens. Tumors induced by different viruses have different antigens although they too have some antigens in common with other tumors induced by closely related viruses. This is particularly true of some of the RNA viruses which are considerably larger that DNA viruses. Briefly, it is not surprising that cell surface transplant antigens are altered in malignancy; these changes are reflected not only in the normal antigens but also in the formation of new tumor specific antigens. Although such tumor specific antigens are probably not confined to the surface, it is on the intact cell that they are most readily observed. The effect of malignancy on normal transplantation antigens appears to be primarily one of simplification - particularly where the tumor cell has lost most of its biological specificity and has reverted to an undifferentiated form. Of the variety of normal transplantation antigens present on the surface of a single cell (H-2 antigens in the mouse, H-LA in man, etc. - antigens determined by the major histocompatibility locus) none appears to be completely absent, all may be reduced in degree of representation on the cell surface. In addition, the tumor cell may show new antigenic specificities that were not present on the normal cell. Experimental tumors found to have tumor specific transplantation antigens include all of the virus induced tumors, all of the chemical carcinogen induced tumors, many of the physical agent induced tumors, and some "spontaneous" tumors. The truth of the matter is, many tumors resist full penetration by anti-cancer agents. Such resistance may help to explain, why drugs that eradicate tumors cells in the laboratory often fail to eliminate malignancies in the body. To eradicate tumors, anti-cancer agents must be dispersed throughout the growths in concentrations high enough to eliminate deadly cells. One of the first problems a blood transported drug encounters on route to cancer cells is an uneven distribution of blood vessels. Furthermore, the aberrant branching and twisting of the vasculature often contribute to an observable slowing of the blood flow - a phenomenon that is exacerbated by the unusual viscosity of blood in tumors. The relative lack of oxygen in tumors may lead cancer cells to secrete high levels of lactic acid. Although, a number of drugs break down or fail to work in an acidic environment, some drugs actually work better in acidic or hypoxic environments. The Bactos can be used to determine which works best in either environment. Research conducted at Harvard University suggests that, combining anti-vascular therapies with therapies that are designed to attack cancer cells could well improve the effectiveness of both types of treatment. Consequently, to be more precise, investigators will have to increase perfusion in poorly vascularized areas, increase permeability of tumor vessels, reduce interstitial pressure and increase the rate of interstitial transport. |
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Reducing Contamination in Shellfish |
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The significance of the problems imposed by contamination of shellfish to the industry of harvesting, processing and distributing the same cannot be easily overstated. The illnesses caused by ingestion of contamination shellfish in the United States are presently appreciated as a serious threat to the industry itself. Proposed bans on shellfish harvesting in the Gulf of Mexico during periods of high contamination levels threaten tremendous consequences. An effective counter to this and to other potentially devastating measures designed to protect the public health is outlined herein, which in the simplest terms, consist of two (2) parts. The first component is approval of the Company's Food Additive Petition (FAP) 1M4246 by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow the use of irradiation for the purpose of destroying the pathogenic bacteria associated with shellfish which is now pending. The second component is the licensing of an auxiliary technology utilizing irradiation and depuration in tandem to provide the highest possible quality in shellfish. The first is considered a necessity to the survival of the industry, the second is regarded as proving a very significant competitive advantage to the industry |
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BOARD OF SCIENTIFIC ADVISORS |
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A special element in the Company's development has been its utilization of a Board of Scientific Advisors composed of prominent scientists and medical doctors. It consist of 5 members, 4 of whom have Ph.D. or M.D. or PE. degrees and who serve as professors at or directors of major educational and research institutions. The Company plans to offer attractive compensation, incentives and fringe benefits programs, including equity participation opportunities for key scientific and management personnel, which is important for both recruiting and retaining such personnel. The consulting scientific and technical advisors to the Company along with their principally related skils and most recent accomplishments are listed below. R. Benjamin Dawson, M.D. - Professor of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Director of the Blood Research laboratories - Chairman of the Board of Scientific Advisors. Amirum Ur, M.D. - Co-Inventor of the impedance based technologies. Clive Mott, PE - Instructor of Aeronautical Engineering, Imperial College of Medicine, Science and Technology in London. The senior design engineer of the Bactobridge and advisor to the Board of Scientific Advisors of the Hartech Corporation Christopher Frampton, Ing - Managing Director of SNS Bioengineering, Ltd., Member of the Board of Directors of the Hartech Corporation. Barry J. Belcher - Instructor (retired) of Aeronautical Engineering and Aerodynamics, Imperial College of Medicine, Science and Technology in London. Byron S. Tepper, Ph.D - Former Associated Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and its affiliated Medical Institutions and Chief Biosafety consultant to Hartech. |
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MANAGEMENT |
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The Directors and Executive Officers of the Company are the following: |
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William L. Robinson, Jr. |
49 |
Chairman of the Board of Directors & CEO |
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R. Benjamin Dawson, M.D. |
63 |
President and a Director |
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Martha E. Robinson |
51 |
Corporate Secretary/a Director |
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John R. Hurtt |
50 |
Chief Information Officer/a Director |
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Frances M. Dawson |
57 |
Director |
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Christopher F. Frampton, Ing |
51 |
Director |
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Raymond K. Robinson |
35 |
Director |
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Edward L. Blanton, Jr. Esq. |
65 |
General Counsel |
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William L. Robinson, Jr ., Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, is a founder and has been with the Company since its inception. Mr Robinson has over two decades of experience related to biomedical research ( i.e., stimulation of the natural immune system through the synthesis of interferons and the reconstitution of nutritional deficiencies in shellfish). Mr. Robinson has successfully co-authored a food additive petition that proposes the food additive regulations be amended to allow for a safe use of low doses of radiation be used to reduce substantial levels of food borne contaminants (Food Additive Petition #1M4246). He is co-author of the Company's intellectual property. He received his training in the biomedical sciences at major American universities. He is a former member of the Atomic Industrial Forum, the American Society for the Testing of Material (ASTM) and Who's Who in Science and Technology. Mr. Robinson devotes his full time to the affairs of the Company.R. Benjamin Dawson, M.D., President of the Company and Chairman of the Board of Scientific Advisors, has been with the Company since its inception. Dr Dawson is the Director of the Baltimore Blood Research Laboratories, part of the University of Maryland Medical System. Dr Dawson is an immunopathologist, a full professor of pathology, a certified hematologist and a consultant to the biotechnology industry. Dr Dawson devotes his full time to the affairs of the Company. John R. Hurtt, Chief Information Officer and a Director, has been with the Company since its inception. Mr. Hurtt is an engineer with over 28 years of applied knowledge in the health sciences with a specialty in medical diagnostic digital imaging systems and has performed engineering duties in various modalities, including radiology, radiation therapy, cardio-vascular, neuro/angio and ultrasound. He is a co-author of the Company's intellectual property and its FAP petition. He is licensed under the Code of Maryland Regulation (COMAR) 26.12.01.01 B.5 (Application for registration of services and servicing - Registration Number 019-02 - Radiation Machine Program, State of Maryland, Department of the Environment). Mr. Hurtt devotes his full time to the affairs of the Company. Martha Elaine Robinson, Corp. Secretary/Treasurer and a Director has been with the Company since its inception. Mrs. Robinson was a former Employer for the Md. Court System for over a decade. Mrs. Robinson devotes her full time to the affairs of the Company. Raymond K. Robinson, A member of the Board of Directors has been with the Company since its inception. Edward L. Blanton, Jr. Esq, General Counsel. Mr. Blanton has practiced law in the State of Maryland for over 30 years specializing in securities and corporate law. Mr Blanton has served as counsel to the Company. |
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William L. Robinson, Jr. is married to Martha E. Robinson. They are the Brother and Sister in Law of Raymond K. Robinson and John R. Hurtt. |
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REMUNERATIONS |
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The Directors and Executive Officers are the only individuals who will receive any remunerations for services rendered. Immediately after this offering, the Company will enter into a consulting contract effective September 1, 1998 to procure Edward Blanton's and Byron S. Tepper's services for three years at an undetermined annual cost (see "Risk Factors" - "Dependence Upon Key Personnel") The Company has also entered into employment contracts with; |
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W.L. Robinson, Jr., |
Chairman of the Board of Directors and C.E.O |
110,000 |
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R. Benjamin Dawson, M.D. |
President and Chairman of the Board of Scientific Advisors |
150,000 |
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M.E. Robinson |
Corp. Secretary/Treasurer |
75,000 |
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John R. Hurtt |
Chief Information Officer |
90,000 |
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All salaries were effective June 1, 1996. After the Company has had gross revenues from all sources of $10,000,000 or two years after the effective date of this offering, whichever first occurs, the Company's Board of Directors may increase all salaries and consulting fees. The Executive Officers of the Company will devote their full time efforts to the affairs of the Company. |
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W.L. Robinson, Jr., prior to this offering owned 109,500,000, shares, or approximately 46% of the Company's outstanding Common Stock, R. Benjamin Dawson, M.D., owns 26,250,000, or approximately 10%, John R. Hurtt owns 22,500,000, or approximately 8.9%, M.E. Robinson owns 18,000,000, or approximately 7% and Spencer L. McCain owns 15,000,000, or approximately 5%, all may be deemed promoters of the Company. Escrow Account An escrow account has been established at the Mercantile Safe Deposit Company for proceeds from the offering prior to reaching the minimum.. All funds are distributed at the discretion of the Company |
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The following table lists the number of shares of the Company's Common Stock beneficially owned by all persons known to the Company to be beneficially owners of (approximately) five (5%) percent or more of the Company's Common Stock, and by all directors and officers of the Company individually and as a group, prior to this offering, and the percentages of all outstanding shares held by such persons (A) prior to this offering; (B) assuming the minimum 300,000 number of shares are sold and (C) assuming all 1,000,000 shares are sold. |
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Number of Shares |
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Assuming Maximum Sold |
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W.L. Robinson, Jr., |
109,500,000 |
46% |
43% |
41% |
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R. Benjamin Dawson |
26,250,000 |
10% |
10% |
9% |
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J.R. Hurtt |
22,000,000 |
9% |
8% |
8% |
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M.E. Robinson |
18,000,000 |
7% |
7% |
6% |
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Spencer L. McCain |
15,000,000 |
6% |
5% |
5% |
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Other Directors and Officers as a group |
7,875,000 |
3% |
3% |
3% |
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CAPITALIZATION |
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Title of Class |
As of May 1, 1998 |
300,000 Shares Sold |
1,000,000 Shares Sold |
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Term Debt |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
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Current Liabilities |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
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TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
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Capital Stock: |
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Common Stock, $.0001 par value, 375,000,000 shares Authorized, 207,750,000 outstanding shares after the offering (1) |
$ 154,612 |
$1,654,612 |
$5,154,612 |
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Capital Stock (2) |
8,200 |
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Capital Stock in excess of par value |
$ 133,600 |
$1,133,400 |
$5,132,600 |
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Deficit |
(3,638) |
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(3,638) |
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Less Treasury Stock |
(275) |
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TOTAL STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY |
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On December 31, 1997 the net tangible book value (tangible assets minus all liabilities) of the Company was $.0001 per share of Common Stock. If the minimum number of shares Common Stock (300,000) offered hereby had been sold on that day, and the proceeds of the sale had been treated as stockholder's equity the net tangible book value of the Company's Common Stock would have been $. per share. Net tangible book value per share is determined by dividing the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding into the Company's tangible net worth (tangible assets excluding assets deducted from shareholder's equity (See "Liabilities"). |
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BUSINESS STRATEGY - PLAN OF OPERATION |
The Company's plan of operations following this offering will be to; |
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DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY'S OPERATING AGREEMENT |
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Government Regulation |
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK |
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Common Stock |
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LEGAL EXPERTS |
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Legal matters in connection with a review of the organization of the Company have been passed upon by Dickee Howard, Esq., Howard, Butler and Melfa, P.A. of Towson, Md. |
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EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN |
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The Board of Directors contemplates an Employee Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Incentive Plan") which includes the award of bonuses to Officers of the Company. All employees of the Company are eligible to receive bonuses under the Incentive Plan upon the authorization of the Board of Directors. Bonuses are based on the achievement of the Company's goals and objectives as determined by management and the Board of Directors. |
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INTEREST IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS |
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Within the last year there have not been any transactions of the Company in which a director, nominee to become a director, principal security provider, or relative or spouse of any person in which such person had or is to have a direct or indirect material interest. |
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LITIGATION . |
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There is no litigation pending to which the Company is a party |
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FURTHER INFORMATION |
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The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., a registration statement (together with all amendments called the "Registration Statement") with respect to the securities offered by this Offering Circular. This Offering Circular does not contain all the information set forth in the Regulation A Registration Statement, certain parts of which were omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission. For further information about the Company and the securities offered by this Offering Circular reference is made to the Registration Statement, including the exhibits and financial statement. Each statement in this Offering Circular referring to a document has been filed as an exhibit for a complete statement of its terms and conditions. Copies of the exhibits are on public file at offices of the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C., and may be obtained from the Commission upon payment of prescribed fees. |
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ALL PERSONS EFFECTING TRANSACTIONS IN THE SHARES OFFERED HEREBY, WHETHER OR NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE DISTRIBUTION, MAY BE REQUIRED TO DELIVER A CURRENT OFFERING CIRCULAR WITH RESPECT TO THE SHARES TO ANY PURCHASERS THEREOF, PRIOR TO OR CONCURRENT WITH RECEIPT OF THE CONFIRMATION OF THE SALE OF THESE SECURITIES. NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR, AND INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS NOT HEREIN CONTAINED IF GIVEN OR MADE, MUST BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY. THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFERING OR SOLICITATION IN RESPECT TO THE SECURITIES OFFERED BY THE COMPANY IN ANY STATE IN WHICH THE OFFERING OR SOLICITATION IS NOT AUTHORIZED BY THE LAWS THEREOF OR WHICH THE PERSON MAKING THE OFFERING OR SOLICITATION ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO ACT AS THE DEALER OR BROKER OR OTHERWISE TO MAKE SUCH OFFERING OR SOLICITATION. THE SHARES ARE OFFERED BY THE COMPANY SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE, TO ALLOTMENT AND WITHDRAWAL, TO CANCELLATION OR MODIFICATION OF THE OFFER, WITHOUT NOTICE. THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO REJECT ANY ORDERS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FOR THE PURCHASE OF ANY OF THE OFFERED SHARES. |