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Transactions Affecting Stockholders' Equity
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Note 3 Transactions Affecting Stockholders’ Equity Stockholder Rights Plan On September 8, 1998, our Board of Directors declared a dividend distribution of Common Stock Purchase Rights (each individually, a “Right” and collectively, the “Rights”) payable to the stockholders of record on September 25, 1998, thereby creating a Stockholder Rights Plan (the “Rights Agreement”). The Plan was subsequently amended effective each of (i) May 23, 2008, (ii) August 18, 2009 and (iii) June 18, 2014. The Rights Agreement, as amended and restated, provides that each Right entitles the stockholder of record to purchase from the Company that number of common shares having a combined market value equal to two times the Rights exercise price of $45. The Rights are not exercisable until the distribution date, which will be the earlier of a public announcement that a person or group of affiliated or associated persons has acquired 15% or more of the outstanding common shares, or the announcement of an intention by a similarly constituted party to make a tender or exchange offer resulting in the ownership of 15% or more of the outstanding common shares. The Rights Agreement allows for an exemption for Ted Karkus, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, to acquire up to 20% of our Common Stock without our Board of Directors declaring a dividend distribution. The dividend has the effect of giving the stockholder a 50% discount on the share’s current market value for exercising such right. In the event of a cashless exercise of the Right and the acquirer has acquired less than 50% beneficial ownership of the Company, a stockholder may exchange one Right for one common share of the Company. The Rights Agreement, as amended, includes a provision pursuant to which our Board of Directors may exempt from the provisions of the Rights Agreement an offer for all outstanding shares of our Common Stock that the directors determine to be fair and not inadequate and to otherwise be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, after receiving advice from one or more investment banking firms. The expiration date of the Rights Agreement, as amended, is June 18, 2024. 2012 Equity Line of Credit On November 21, 2012, we entered into the equity line of credit agreement (such arrangement, the “2012 Equity Line”) with Dutchess Opportunity Fund II, LP (“Dutchess”) whereby Dutchess committed to purchase, subject to certain restrictions and conditions, up to 2,500,000 shares of our Common Stock, over a period of 36 months from the first trading day following the effectiveness of the registration statement registering the resale of shares purchased by Dutchess pursuant to the 2012 Equity Line. On November 26, 2012, we filed a registration statement with Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to register for sale for up to 2,500,000 shares of our Common Stock and the registration statement was deemed effective by the SEC on December 12, 2012. We amended this registration statement effective May 29, 2014 to withdraw and remove from registration all unissued and unsold shares. We also agreed with Dutchess to terminate the 2012 Equity Line as of May 28, 2014. During the period January 1, 2014 through May 23, 2014, we sold an aggregate of 698,207 shares of Common Stock to Dutchess under and pursuant to the 2012 Equity Line and we derived net proceeds of $1.2 million. The sales of the shares under the 2012 Equity Line were deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended in reliance upon Section 4(2) (or Regulation D promulgated thereunder). 2014 Equity Line of Credit The Company and Dutchess executed a new equity line of credit agreement (such arrangement, the “2014 Equity Line”) dated May 28, 2014 whereby Dutchess committed to purchase, subject to certain restrictions and conditions, up to 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, over a period of 36 months from the effectiveness of the registration statement registering the resale of shares purchased by Dutchess pursuant to the 2014 Equity Line. On May 29, 2014, we filed a registration statement with the SEC to register for sale up to 3,000,000 shares of our Common Stock and the registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on June 4, 2014. We may in our discretion draw on the facility from time to time, as and when we determine appropriate in accordance with the terms and conditions of the 2014 Equity Line. The maximum number of shares that the Company is entitled to put to Dutchess in any one draw down notice shall not exceed shares with a purchase price of $500,000, calculated in accordance with the 2014 Equity Line. We may deliver a notice for a subsequent put from time to time, following the one day pricing period for the prior put. The purchase price shall be set at ninety-five percent (95%) of the VWAP of the Company’s Common Stock during the one trading day immediately following our put notice. The Company has the right to withdraw all or any portion of any put, except that portion of the put that has already been sold to a third party, including any portion of a put that is below the minimum acceptable price set forth on the put notice, before the closing. In the event Dutchess receives more than a five percent (5%) return on the net sales for a specific put, Dutchess must remit such excess proceeds to the Company; however, in the event Dutchess receives less than a five percent (5%) return on the net sales for a specific put, Dutchess will have the right to deduct from the proceeds of the put amount on the applicable closing date so Dutchess’s return will equal five percent (5%). There are put restrictions applied on days between the draw down notice date and the closing date with respect to that particular put. During such time, the Company shall not be entitled to deliver another draw down notice. In addition, Dutchess will not be obligated to purchase shares if Dutchess’s total number of shares beneficially held at that time would exceed 4.99% of the number of shares of our Common Stock as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-1(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In addition, we are not permitted to draw on the facility unless there is an effective registration statement to cover the resale of the shares. During the period June 13, 2014 through December 31, 2014, we sold an aggregate of 2,561,520 shares of our Common Stock to Dutchess under and pursuant to the 2014 Equity Line and we derived net proceeds of $3.7 million. The sales of the shares under the 2014 Equity Line were deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended in reliance upon Section 4(2) (or Regulation D promulgated thereunder). At March 31, 2015, we have 438,480 shares of our Common Stock available for sale, at our discretion, under the terms of the 2014 Equity Line and covered pursuant to a registration statement. The 1997 Option Plan On December 2, 1997, our Board of Directors approved a Stock Option Plan (the “1997 Plan”), which was amended in 2005, the 1997 Plan provided for the granting of up to 4.5 million shares of Common Stock. Under the 1997 Plan, we were permitted to grant options to employees, officers or directors of the Company at variable percentages of the market value of stock at the date of grant. No incentive stock option could be exercisable more than ten years after the date of grant or five years after the date of grant where the individual owns more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock. Stockholders approved the 1997 Plan in Fiscal 1998. No options were granted under this Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2015 or 2014. We are precluded from issuing any additional options or grants in the future under the 1997 Plan pursuant to the terms of the plan document. Options previously granted continue to be available for exercise at any time prior to such options’ respective expiration dates, but in no event later than ten years from the date granted. At March 31, 2015, there were 26,500 options outstanding under the 1997 Plan with an expiration date of December 2015. The 2010 Equity Compensation Plan On May 5, 2010, our shareholders approved the 2010 Equity Compensation Plan which was subsequently amended, restated and approved by shareholders on April 24, 2011 and further amended and approved by shareholders on May 6, 2013 (the “2010 Plan”). The 2010 Plan provides that the total number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the 2010 Plan is equal to 1.6 million shares plus up to 900,000 shares that are authorized for issuance but unissued under the 1997 Plan for an aggregate of 2.5 million shares. The 1997 Plan expired on December 2, 2007 and no additional awards may be made. As of March 31, 2015, 1,481,750 of the options issued under the 1997 Plan prior to December 2007 expired unexercised or were terminated. As a consequence, these shares are deemed and remain unissued which up to a maximum of 900,000 shares became available for issuance under the 2010 Plan and the remaining 581,750 options are deemed cancelled. No options were granted under the 2010 Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2015 or 2014. At March 31, 2015, there were 19,659 shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the terms of the 2010 Equity Compensation Plan. There were no stock options exercised for the three months ended March 31, 2015 or 2014. The 2010 Directors’ Equity Compensation Plan On May 5, 2010, our shareholders approved the 2010 Directors’ Equity Compensation Plan which was subsequently amended and approved by shareholders on May 6, 2013. A primary purpose of the 2010 Directors’ Equity Compensation Plan is to provide us with the ability to pay all or a portion of the fees of directors in restricted stock instead of cash. The 2010 Directors’ Equity Compensation Plan provides that the total number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the 2010 Directors’ Equity Compensation Plan is equal to 425,000. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 or 2014, no shares were granted to directors. At March 31, 2015, there were 147,808 shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the terms of the 2010 Directors’ Equity Compensation Plan. |