This prospectus, including the sections entitled “Prospectus Summary” and “Risk Factors,” contains forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward looking statements. These risks and other factors include those listed under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus. In some cases, you can identify forward looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions. In evaluating these statements, you should specifically consider various factors, including the risks outlined under “Risk Factors.”
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither we nor any other person
assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of these forward looking statements. We are under no duty
to update any of the forward looking statements after the date of this prospectus to conform our prior statements to actual results.
In the event of full exercise of the representative’s warrants (for cash) and all public warrants (including public warrants issuable upon exercise of the representative’s warrants) the gross proceeds to us will be $21.6 million (exclusive of related expenses). The actual exercise of any of these securities, however, is beyond our control and depends on a number of factors, including the market price of our common stock and whether we redeem any of the public warrants. None of these securities may be exercised. We will not receive any proceeds from the further sale of any of these securities.
The net proceeds, if any, from the exercise of these securities will be used for general corporate purposes, including, among others, the reduction of outstanding indebtedness, working capital, sales and marketing expenditures, capital expenditures, product development and potential acquisitions.
We are offering shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the public warrants included in the units issued in our initial public offering, and the common stock issuable upon exercise of the public warrants issuable upon exercise of the representative’s warrants. Public warrants may be exercised upon surrender of the certificate representing such warrants on or prior to the expiration date (or earlier redemption date) of such warrants at the offices of the warrant agent with the form of “Election to Purchase” on the reverse side of the warrant certificate completed and executed as indicated, accompanied by payment of the full exercise price in cash or by official bank or certified check payable to the order of us for the number of warrants being exercised. If less than all of the warrants evidenced by a warrant certificate are exercised, a new certificate will be issued for the remaining number of warrants.
We also are offering shares of common stock and public warrants issuable upon the exercise of the representative’s warrants. The representative’s warrants may be exercised by surrendering the certificate representing such warrant,
together with appropriate instructions, duly executed by the representative, to us. Upon notice of such exercise, we will instruct our transfer agent to prepare certificates representing the units purchased. When such certificates are prepared, we will notify the representative and, upon payment in full by the representative (or cashless exercise), deliver such certificates to the representative. If less than all of the warrants evidenced by the representative’s warrants are exercised, a new certificate will be issued for the remaining number of warrants.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
Upon exercise of the warrants comprising the units issued in our initial public offering, we are obligated to issue 3,870,000 shares of common stock. In connection with our initial public offering of units, we issued to the representative of the underwriters of that offering warrants to purchase up to 90,000 units, each unit consisting of one share of common stock and two warrants (each to purchase one share of common stock). By this prospectus, we are registering the public warrants and common stock included in the units subject to the representative’s warrants, and the common stock issuable upon exercise of all public warrants (including the public warrants included in the units issuable upon exercise of the representative’s warrants).
Common Stock
The holders of our common stock are entitled to dividends, if any, as our board of directors may declare from time to time from legally available funds, subject to the preferential rights of the holders of any shares of our preferred stock that we may issue in the future. The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on any matter to be voted upon by shareholders.
Our amended and restated articles of incorporation do not provide for cumulative voting in connection with the election of directors. Accordingly, directors will be elected by a plurality of the shares voting once a quorum is present.
No holder of our common stock has any preemptive right to subscribe for any shares of capital stock issued in the future.
Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs, the holders of our common stock are entitled to share, on a pro rata basis, all assets remaining after payment to creditors and subject to prior distribution rights of any shares of preferred stock that we may issue in the future. All of the outstanding shares of common stock are, and the shares offered by us in this offering will be, fully paid and non-assessable.
Warrants
Each warrant issued as a part of a unit in connection with our initial public offering entitles the holder to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $5.50 beginning September 30, 2005 through September 29, 2009, subject to our redemption rights described below. The warrants were issued pursuant to the terms of a warrant agreement between the warrant agent, Computershare Trust Company, Inc. and us. We have authorized and reserved for issuance the shares of common stock issuable on exercise of the warrants. The warrants are exercisable to purchase a total of 3,600,000 shares of our common stock, plus up to 180,000 common shares underlying warrants included in the representative’s warrants.
The warrant exercise price and the number of shares of common stock purchasable upon exercise of the warrants are subject to adjustment in the event of, among other events, a stock dividend on, or a subdivision, recapitalization or reorganization of, the common stock, or the merger or consolidation of us with or into another corporation or business entity.
Commencing September 30, 2005 and until the expiration of the warrants, we may redeem all outstanding warrants, in whole but not in part, upon not less than 30 days’ notice, at a price of $0.25 per warrant, provided that the closing sale price of our common stock equals or exceeds $9.50 per share for 20 consecutive trading days preceding our redemption announcement. The redemption notice must be provided not more than five business days after conclusion of the 20 consecutive trading days in which the closing sale price of the common stock equals or exceeds $9.50 per share. In the event we exercise our right to redeem the warrants, the warrants will be exercisable until the close of business on the date fixed for redemption in such notice. If any warrant called for redemption is not exercised by such time, it will cease to be exercisable and the holder thereof will be entitled only to the redemption price.
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We must have on file a current registration statement with the SEC pertaining to the common stock underlying the warrants in order for a holder to exercise the warrants or in order for the warrants to be redeemed by us. The shares of common stock underlying the warrants must also be registered or qualified for sale under the securities laws of the states in which the warrant holders reside. We intend to use our best efforts to keep the registration statement current, but we cannot assure you that such registration statement can be kept current. In the event the registration statement covering the underlying common stock is not kept current, or if the common stock underlying the warrants is not registered or qualified for sale in the state in which a warrant holder resides, the warrants may be deprived of any value.
We are not required to issue any fractional shares of common stock upon the exercise of warrants or upon the occurrence of adjustments pursuant to anti-dilution provisions. We will pay to holders of fractional shares an amount equal to the cash value of such fractional shares based upon the then-current market price of a share of common stock.
The warrants may be exercised upon surrender of the certificate representing such warrants on or prior to the expiration date (or earlier redemption date) of such warrants at the offices of the warrant agent with the form of “Election to Purchase” on the reverse side of the warrant certificate completed and executed as indicated, accompanied by payment of the full exercise price in cash or by official bank or certified check payable to the order of us for the number of warrants being exercised. Shares of common stock issued upon exercise of warrants for which payment has been received in accordance with the terms of the warrants will be fully paid and nonassessable.
The warrants do not confer on the warrantholder any voting or other rights of our shareholders. Upon notice to the warrantholders, we have the right to reduce the exercise price or extend the expiration date of the warrants. Although this right is intended to benefit warrantholders, to the extent we exercise this right when the warrants would otherwise be exercisable at a price higher than the prevailing market price of the common stock, the likelihood of exercise, and the resultant increase in the number of shares outstanding, may impede or make more costly a change in our control.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the issuance of common stock will be passed upon for us by Perkins Coie LLP, Portland, Oregon.
EXPERTS
The financial statements of HyperSpace Communications, Inc. as of December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, incorporated by reference into this prospectus have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman PC, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
The consolidated financial statements of GTG PC Holdings, LLC and subsidiaries as of January 1, 2005 and January 3, 2004, and the related consolidated statements of operations, members’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years ended January 1, 2005, January 3, 2004 and December 28, 2002, have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the report of KPMG LLP, independent auditors, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
As discussed in Note 3 to its consolidated financial statements, GTG PC Holdings, LLC has restated its consolidated balance sheet as of January 3, 2004 and the related consolidated statements of operations, members’ equity (deficit) and cash flows for the years ended January 3, 2004 and December 28, 2002.
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INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings made with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 prior to the sale of all of the securities covered by this prospectus:
1. | Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. | |
2. | Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB for the quarters ended March 31, 2005 and June 30, 2005. | |
3. | Definitive proxy soliciting materials and Rule 14(a)(12) materials filed with the SEC on May 16, 2005, June 20, 2005 and July 12, 2005. |
4. | Definitive Proxy Statement relating to merger or acquisition filed with the SEC on June 17, 2005. | |
5. | Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 21, 2005, March 24, 2005, March 25, 2005, May 16, 2005, May 19, 2005, May 31, 2005, June 14, 2005, June 20, 2005, July 12, 2005, July 22, 2005, July 26, 2005, September 30, 2005 and October 6, 2005. |
6. | The description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A12B filed with the SEC on September 24, 2004, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. |
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This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement. You should read the registration statement for further information about HyperSpace and our common stock. We will provide, without charge, to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this prospectus is delivered, upon the written or oral request of such person, a copy of any or all of the documents that have been incorporated herein by reference but are not delivered with this prospectus. Requests for such copies should be directed to:
HyperSpace Communications, Inc.
8480 East Orchard Road, Suite 6600
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Attn: Investor Relations
(303) 566-6500
You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front page of those documents.
COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES
Our amended and restated articles of incorporation require that we defend and indemnify our officers and directors to the full extent permitted by Colorado law. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable.
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HYPERSPACE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
180,000 Warrants
3,870,000 Shares Common Stock
PROSPECTUS
2005
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
The Registrant will pay all reasonable expenses incident to the registration of the securities. Such expenses are set forth in the following table. All of the amounts shown are estimates except the SEC registration fee.
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SEC registration fee | | $ | 2,543 | |
Legal fees and expenses | | | 50,000 | |
Accounting fees and expenses | | | 50,000 | |
Printing expenses | | | 5,000 | |
Miscellaneous expenses | | | 5,000 | |
Total | | $ | 112,543 | |
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ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Limitation of Director Liability
Our amended and restated articles of incorporation limit the liability of our directors for monetary damages arising from a breach of their fiduciary duty as directors, except to the extent otherwise required by the Colorado Business Corporation Act. This limitation of liability may not apply to liabilities arising under the federal securities laws and does not affect the availability of equitable remedies such as injunctive relief or rescission.
Indemnification
Our amended and restated articles of incorporation require that we defend and indemnify our officers and directors to the full extent permitted by Colorado law.
Under Colorado law, a corporation shall indemnify a director who was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which the director was a party because he or she was a director of the corporation against reasonable expenses incurred by him or her in connection with the proceeding.
Under Colorado law, a corporation may indemnify an individual who is a party to a proceeding because he or she is or was an officer or director against liability incurred in the proceeding if the officer or director:
• if acting in an official capacity, reasonably believed that his or her conduct was in the best interests of the corporation; and
• in all other cases, reasonably believed that his or her conduct was at least not opposed to the best interests of the corporation.
Under Colorado law, a corporation may not indemnify an officer or director if:
• in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation (i.e., a derivative action) in which the director or officer is adjudged liable to the corporation; or
• in connection with any other proceeding charging that the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit, whether or not involving action in a official capacity, in which proceeding the director was adjudged liable on the basis that he or she derived an improper personal benefit.
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We have purchased an insurance policy covering our officers and directors to be effective as of the closing of this offering, within the limits and subject to the limitations of the policies, against certain expenses in connection with the defense of actions, suits, or proceedings and certain liabilities which might be imposed as a result of such actions, suits, or proceedings, to which they are parties by reason of being or having been our directors or officers.
At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors, officers, employees or agents where indemnification will be required or permitted. We are not aware of any threatened litigation or proceeding that might result in a claim for such indemnification.
We have entered into indemnification agreements with members of our advisory board that provide that we will indemnify each member to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Commission Position on Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable.
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.
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Exhibit | | |
Number | | Description of Document |
2.1 | | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 20, 2005 by and among the Registrant, Spud Acquisition Corp., GTG PC Holdings, LLC and GTG-Micron Holding Company, LLC, as amended (1) |
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4.1* | | Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended |
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4.2 | | Bylaws of the Registrant (2) |
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4.3 | | Specimen common stock certificate (3) |
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4.4 | | Form of representatives’ option for purchase of units (4) |
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4.5 | | Form of Warrant Agreement (4) |
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4.6 | | Form of Warrant (5) |
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5.1* | | Form of legal opinion of Perkins Coie LLP |
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23.1* | | Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) |
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23.2* | | Consent of Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman PC |
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23.3* | | Consent of KPMG LLP |
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24.1 | | Power of Attorney (see Signature Page) |
* Filed herewith.
(1) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2005 and on Form 8-K, filed on May 16, 2005 and July 12, 2005.
(2) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 3.2 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2004.
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(3) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.1 to Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 23, 2004.
(4) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit Nos. 4.7 and 4.8, respectively, to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 1, 2004.
(5) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.9 to Amendment No. 7 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 24, 2004.
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
Registrant hereby undertakes:
| 1. | | To file, during any period in which it offers or sells securities, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement to: (a) Include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; (b) Reflect in the prospectus any facts or events which, individually or together, represent a fundamental change in the information in the registration statement. 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) any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) (§230.424(b) of this chapter) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and (c) Include any additional or changed material information on the plan of distribution; provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(a) and (1)(b) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is incorporated by reference from periodic reports filed by the Registrant under the Exchange Act. |
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| 2. | | That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
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| 3. | | To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. |
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| 4. | | That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
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| 5. | | Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has 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, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to 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 for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Greenwood, state of Colorado, on October 3, 2005.
HyperSpace Communications, Inc. | |
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By: | /s/ John P. Yeros | |
| John P. Yeros Chief Executive Officer | |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned officers and directors of HyperSpace Communications, Inc. hereby constitute and appoint each of John P. Yeros, Michael S. Adkins and Mark Pougnet, acting together or individually, our true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below the Registration Statement filed herewith and any and all amendments to said Registration Statement, and generally to do all such things in our name and behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable HyperSpace Communications, Inc. to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorney to said Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement and Power of Attorney has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature | | Title | | Date |
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| | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer) | | |
/s/ John P. Yeros | | | September 30, 2005 |
John P. Yeros | | | |
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/s/ Michael S. Adkins | | President | | September 30, 2005 |
Michael S. Adkins | | | | |
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| | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer) | | |
/s/ Mark A. Pougnet | | | September 30, 2005 |
Mark A. Pougnet | | | |
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/s/ Angela Blatteis | | Director | | September 30, 2005 |
Angela Blatteis | | | | |
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/s/ Jordan W. Katz | | Director | | September 30, 2005 |
Jordan W. Katz | | | | |
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/s/ David E. Girard | | Director | | September 30, 2005 |
David E. Girard | | | | |
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/s/ David A. Young | | Director | | September 30, 2005 |
David A. Young | | | | |
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/s/ Eric D. Murphy | | Director | | September 30, 2005 |
Eric D. Murphy | | | | |
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/s/ Kent Swanson | | Director | | September 30, 2005 |
Kent Swanson | | | | |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit | | |
Number | | Description of Document |
2.1 | | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 20, 2005 by and among the Registrant, Spud Acquisition Corp., GTG PC Holdings, LLC and GTG-Micron Holding Company, LLC, as amended (1) |
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4.1* | | Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended |
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4.2 | | Bylaws of the Registrant (2) |
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4.3 | | Specimen common stock certificate (3) |
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4.4 | | Form of representatives’ option for purchase of units (4) |
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4.5 | | Form of Warrant Agreement (4) |
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4.6 | | Form of Warrant (5) |
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5.1* | | Form of legal opinion of Perkins Coie LLP |
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23.1* | | Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) |
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23.2* | | Consent of Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman PC |
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23.3* | | Consent of KPMG LLP |
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24.1 | | Power of Attorney (see Signature Page) |
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* Filed herewith.
(1) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2005 and on Form 8-K, filed on May 16, 2005 and July 12, 2005.
(2) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 3.2 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2004.
(3) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.1 to Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 23, 2004.
(4) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit Nos. 4.7 and 4.8, respectively, to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 1, 2004.
(5) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.9 to Amendment No. 7 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 24, 2004.
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