The following questions and answers are intended to briefly address potential questions regarding the proposal to authorize the Board to effect a Reverse Stock Split. These questions and answers may not address all questions that may be important to you as a stockholder. Please refer to the more detailed information contained elsewhere in this proxy statement and any information and documents referred to or incorporated by reference in this proxy statement.
The proposal to authorize the Board to effect a Reverse Stock Split while maintaining the same number of authorized shares will enable the Company to issue new shares of its common stock. Future issuances of new shares will dilute your ownership percentage. The number of outstanding shares of our common stock will NOT change simply as a result of the passing of this proposal. The number of authorized shares of the Company’s preferred stock will remain the same, at 250,000,000 shares.
No. However, even if the proposal to authorize the Board to effect a Reverse Stock Split is approved by stockholders at the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors may determine not to implement the Reverse Stock Split if it subsequently determines that the Reverse Stock Split is not in the Company’s best interests.
What is the purpose of the proposal to authorize the Board to affect a Reverse Stock Split?
The Board of Directors has decided that, in order to best pursue a merger with Ogenix, the proposed Reverse Stock Split is necessary such that the Company will have sufficient numbers of shares to potentially tender to Ogenix existing shareholders.
How will the proposal to authorize the Board to effect a Reverse Stock Split effect the Company?
Though the proposal to authorize the Board to effect a Reverse Stock Split will have little anticipated effect on the Company’s business and operations, it will enable management and the Board of Directors the ability to pursue certain merger candidates, including Ogenix. Should the Company be successful in these endeavors, the Company’s existing shareholders could experience significant dilution in their current ownership percentages.
How will the spinoff effect the Company?
Following the spinoff of our Woodland Holdings business, anticipated to take place on or about March 30, 2015, we will effectively have no business operations until such time as we are able to effectuate a merger with Ogenix or some other entity. We will continue to operate our Woodland Holdings subsidiary as a separate company.
What is the OTC Pink marketplace?
The OTC Pink marketplace is a lower tier of OTC markets than the OTCQB marketplace, on which our common stock is currently quoted. OTC Pink marketplace, on which it is anticipated that Woodland Holdings will trade, offers limited information about issuers of securities, like our common stock, and collects and publishes quotes of market makers for over-the-counter securities through its website at www.otcmarkets.com. Trading opportunities in the OTC Pink marketplace for Woodland Holdings common stock will depend on whether any broker-dealers make a market for our common stock, and we cannot guarantee that quotations for our common stock will in fact appear on the OTC Pink marketplace.
What potential conflicts of interest are posed by the proposal to authorize the Board to effect a Reverse Stock Split?
Our directors, executive officers and holders of 10% or more of the stock of the Company may have interests in the proposal to authorize the Board to affect a Reverse Stock Split that are different from your interests as a stockholder, and have relationships that may present conflicts of interest. While our Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the proposal to authorize the Board to effect a Reverse Stock Split, to the Company’s knowledge, none of the Company’s affiliates has made a recommendation, in their individual capacities, either in support of or opposed to the proposal to authorize the Board to effect a Reverse Stock Split. Our directors, executive officers and holders of 10% or more of the stock of the Company have indicated that they intend to vote the shares of our common stock for which they have or share voting power and which are outstanding on the record date and eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting (expected to be 121,439,862 shares, or 74.2% of our then outstanding class of common stock; this assumes such persons do not exercise any stock options before the record date) “FOR” the proposal to authorize the Board to effect a Reverse Stock Split.
Upon the effectiveness of the proposal to authorize the Board to effect a Reverse Stock Split , the aggregate number of shares of our common stock owned by our current directors, executive officers and holders of 10% or more of the stock of the Company will be remain the same and the ownership percentage of the shares of our common stock held by our current directors, executive officers and holders of 10% or more of the stock of the Company will also remain the same. Although certain members of the Board of Directors and executive officers hold options relating to our common stock, all options will remain unchanged.
How many shares were outstanding on the record date?
At the close of business on the record date, there were 162,937,110 shares outstanding. Only shares of common stock outstanding on the record date will be eligible to vote on the proposal to authorize the Board to effect a Reverse Stock Split. At the Annual Meeting, each share of common stock entitles the holder thereof to one vote.
What is a “quorum” for purposes of the Annual Meeting?
In order to conduct business at the Annual Meeting, a quorum of stockholders is necessary to hold a valid Annual Meeting. A quorum will be present if stockholders holding at least a majority of the outstanding shares are present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy. On the close of business on the record date, there were 162,937,110 shares outstanding and entitled to vote and, accordingly, the presence, in person or by proxy, of at least 81,468,555 shares is necessary to meet the quorum requirement.
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Your shares will be counted towards the quorum only if you submit a valid proxy (or one is submitted on your behalf by your broker, bank or other nominee) or if you vote in person at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted towards the quorum requirement.
What vote is required to approve the proposals?
Once a quorum has been established, approval of the re-election of the two members to the Board of Directors, affirmation of Montgomery Coscia and Greilich, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and the proposal to authorize the Board to amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to effect a Reverse Stock Split requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of all of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote on these matters.
How are broker non-votes counted?
Broker non-votes generally occur when shares held by a broker nominee for a beneficial owner are not voted with respect to a proposal because the nominee has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner and lacks discretionary authority to vote the shares. Brokers normally have discretion to vote on “routine matters,” such as the ratification of independent registered public accounting firms, but not on non-routine matters, such as amendments to charter documents and the election of directors.
Broker non-votes will be counted for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of a quorum, but will not be counted for the purpose of determining the number of shares required to approve a specific proposal. Accordingly, a broker non-vote will have the effect of a vote against the proposals.
How are abstentions counted?
A properly executed proxy marked “ABSTAIN” with respect to any such matter will be counted for purposes of determining whether there is a quorum. However, under Nevada law, a proxy marked “ABSTAIN” is not considered a vote cast. Accordingly, an abstention will have the effect of a vote against the proposals.
What will happen if the proposal to authorize the Board to effect a Reverse Stock Split is approved by our stockholders?
Assuming that we have a quorum and the proposal to authorize the Board to effect a Reverse Stock Split is approved by our shareholders, shortly thereafter, the Company expects to effectuate a reverse stock split in an as yet to be determined ratio, execute the share exchange agreement with Ogenix and spin-off all its operating subsidiaries into a new public entity, Woodland Holdings Corporation. CornerWorld Corporation’s shareholders would still hold their same amount of shares in CornerWorld Corporation and, after the spin-off, they would also have the same pro-rata ownership interest in Woodland Holdings Corporation.
If it succeeds in executing the share exchange agreement with Ogenix, CornerWorld would be required to issue new shares to effectuate the planned merger with Ogenix and existing CornerWorld shareholders’ ownership interests would be diluted by any new shares issued in association with the planned Ogenix merger. At the time of this filing, negotiations between CornerWorld and Ogenix remain ongoing and the final ownership percentages retained by CornerWorld shareholders subsequent to the merger have not yet been determined. Furthermore, there is no guaranty that the proposed merger between CornerWorld and Ogenix will be consummated. In such a scenario, CornerWorld may choose not to move forward with the spin-off of Woodland.
If, at the time of the Woodland spin off, there are fewer than 300 record holders of our common stock, Woodland may file with the SEC to deregister its shares of common stock under the Exchange Act. If it does so, effective upon filing, its obligation to file reports with SEC would be suspended, and 90 days thereafter the deregistration of Woodland’s common stock could become effective and it would no longer be subject to the requirements of the Exchange Act. It would also no longer be subject to the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
What will happen if the proposal to authorize the Board to effect a Reverse Stock Split is not approved?
If the proposal to authorize the Board to effect a Reverse Stock Split is not approved by our stockholders, we will continue to operate our business. We also may decide to evaluate and explore available alternatives, although the Board of Directors has not yet made a determination that any of those alternatives are feasible or advisable.
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If the proposal to authorize the Board to effect a Reverse Stock Split is approved by the stockholders, can the Board of Directors decide not to proceed with the Reverse Stock Split?
As noted above, assuming the proposal to authorize the Board to effect a Reverse Stock Split is passed by the shareholders, it is the intent of the Board of Directors to spinoff Woodland. In addition, even if the proposal to authorize the Board to effect a Reverse Stock Split is approved by the stockholders, the Board of Directors may decide not to proceed with the Reverse Stock Split if it believes that proceeding with the Reverse Stock Split is not in the Company’s best interests or in the best interests of our stockholders, including all unaffiliated stockholders. We do not believe this will be the case, however, and it is our current intention to proceed with the Reverse Stock Split if the proposal to authorize the Board to effect a Reverse Stock Split is approved by stockholders and the spinoff of Woodland.
What are the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the proposal to authorize the Board to effect a Reverse Stock Split and the spin-off of Woodland?
In general, neither the Company nor any continuing stockholder who does not receive cash in authorized Reverse Stock Split should recognize any gain or loss with respect to the Reverse Stock Split and the receipt of common shares of Woodland. We urge you to consult with your personal tax advisor regarding the tax consequences to you of the Reverse Stock Split.
If the spin-off is completed, will I receive new stock certificates in Woodland?
Yes. The Company anticipates filing a registration statement on Form 10 to register its shares of Woodland in the coming days. Upon the registration statement becoming effective, the Company expects to move forward with the spin-off. Once the spin-off is completed, we will send instructions on how to receive any additional shares to which you may be entitled.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors knows of no business other than that set forth above to be transacted at the Annual Meeting. If any other matters properly come before the Annual Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed Form of Proxy to vote the shares they represent as the Board of Directors may recommend. Discretionary authority with respect to such matters is granted by the execution of the enclosed Proxy.
The Company will mail, without charge and upon written request, a copy of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the eight month transitional period ended December 31, 2013. Requests should be sent to 13101 Preston Road, Suite 510, Dallas, Texas 75240, Attn. Chief Executive Officer. Except as otherwise disclosed in this Proxy Statement, the Transitional Report on Form 10-K is not incorporated into this Proxy Statement and is not considered proxy soliciting material.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Scott N. Beck
Scott N. Beck
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
February 3, 2015
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FORM OF PROXY
CORNERWORLD CORPORATION
13101 Preston Road, Suite 510, Dallas, Texas 75240
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CORNERWORLD CORPORATION FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD MARCH 25, 2015.
The undersigned (i) acknowledges receipt of the Notice dated February 3, 2015, of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of CornerWorld Corporation (the “Company”) to be held on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. local time at the Company’s main offices, 13101 Preston Road, Suite 510, Dallas, Texas 75240 and the Proxy Statement in connection therewith and (ii) appoints Scott N. Beck, the undersigned’s proxies with full power of substitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to vote upon and act with respect to all of the shares of Common Stock of the Company standing in the name of the undersigned on March 25, 2015, or with respect to which the undersigned is entitled to vote and act, at the meeting and at any postponements or adjournments thereof, and the undersigned directs that this proxy be voted as set forth on the reverse.
If more than one of the proxies named herein shall be present in person or by substitute at the meeting or at any postponements or adjournments thereof, both of the proxies so present and voting, either in person or by substitute, shall exercise all of the powers hereby given.
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED “FOR” THE NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR, “FOR” PROPOSAL 2 AND “FOR” PROPOSAL 3.
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THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY REVOKES ANY PROXY OR PROXIES HERETOFORE GIVEN TO VOTE UPON OR ACT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH COMMON STOCKS AND HEREBY RATIFIES AND CONFIRMS ALL THAT THE PROXIES, THEIR SUBSTITUTES OR ANY OF THEM MAY LAWFULLY DO BY VIRTUE HEREOF. | Please mark your votes as indicated in this example | x |
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1. | To elect a Director to serve a one-year term expiring in 2015 or until his successor has been duly elected and qualified. |
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Scott N. Beck | ¨ | ¨ |
Marc Blumberg | ¨ | ¨ |
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FOR ALL NOMINEES EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE | ¨ |
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2. | To ratify the selection of Montgomery, Coscia and Greilich, LLP as the Company’s registered public independent accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015. |
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3. | To approve a proposal to grant the Company’s Board of Directors the authority to effect a Reverse Stock Split of the Company’s outstanding common stock, $0.001 par value per share at an exchange ratio ranging between 1-for-2 and 1-for-100, with the exact exchange ratio to be determined by the Board in its sole discretion, by filing amendments to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation. |
Please date this proxy and sign your name exactly as it appears hereon. Where there is more than one owner, each should sign. When signing as an attorney, administrator, executor, guardian or trustee, please add your title as such. If executed by a corporation, the proxy should be signed by a duly authorized officer.
Please mark, sign, date and return your proxy promptly in the enclosed envelope whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting. No postage is required. You may nevertheless vote in person if you do attend.
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Dated: _____________________________, 2015 |
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