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the units, once they become separately transferable, because our securities will be covered securities. However, NSMIA does allow states and territories of the United States to require notice filings and collect fees with regard to these transactions and a state may suspend the offer and sale of securities within such state if any such required filing is not made or fee is not paid. As of the date of this prospectus, the following states do not require any notice filings or fee payments and stockholders may resell the units, and the common stock and warrants comprising the units, once they become separately transferable:
Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Virgin Islands, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Additionally, the stockholders may resell the units, and the common stock and warrants comprising the units, once they become separately transferable, if the proper notice filings have been made and fees paid in the following states: District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas and Vermont.
As of the date of this prospectus, we have not determined in which, if any, of these states we will submit the required filings or pay the required fee. Additionally, if any of the states that have not yet adopted a statute, rule or regulation relating to the National Securities Markets Improvement Act adopts such a statute in the future requiring a filing or fee or if any state amends its existing statutes, rules or regulations with respect to its requirements, we would need to comply with those new requirements in order for the securities to continue to be eligible for resale in those jurisdictions.
In addition, we believe that the units, from and after the effective date, and the common stock and warrants comprising the units, once they become separately transferable, may be eligible for sale on a secondary market basis in various states, without any notice filings or fee payments, based upon the availability of an applicable exemption from the state’s registration requirements.
| • | commencing 90 days after the date of this prospectus in Nevada; and |
| • | commencing 180 days from the date of this prospectus in Alabama. |
Despite the exemption from state registration provided by the National Securities Markets Improvement Act described above, the state of Idaho has advised us that it does not recognize this act as a basis for exempting registration of resales therein of securities issued in blank check offerings.
We do not intend to register the resale of the securities sold in this offering in these states.
Pricing of Securities
We have been advised by the representative that the underwriters propose to offer the units to the public at the initial offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. It may allow some dealers concessions not in excess of $0.19 per unit.
Prior to this offering there has been no public market for any of our securities. The public offering price of the units and the terms of the warrants were negotiated between us and the representative. Factors considered in determining the prices and terms of the units, including the common stock and warrants underlying the units, include:
| • | the history and prospects of companies whose principal business is the acquisition of other companies; |
| • | prior offerings of those companies; |
| • | our prospects for acquiring one or more operating businesses at attractive values; |
| • | an assessment of our management and their experience in identifying operating companies; |
| • | general conditions of the securities markets at the time of the offering; and |
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| • | other factors as were deemed relevant. |
However, although these factors were considered, the determination of our offering price is more arbitrary than the pricing of securities for an operating company in a particular industry since the underwriters are unable to compare our financial results and prospects with those of public companies operating in the same industry.
Over-Allotment Option
We have granted to the representative of the underwriters an option, exercisable during the 45-day period commencing on the date of this prospectus, to purchase from us at the offering price, less underwriting discounts, up to an aggregate of 937,500 additional units for the sole purpose of covering over-allotments, if any. The over-allotment option will only be used to cover the net syndicate short position resulting from the initial distribution.
The representative of the underwriters may exercise the over-allotment option if the underwriters sell more units than the total number set forth in the table above.
Commissions and Discounts
The following table shows the public offering price, underwriting discount to be paid by us to the underwriters and the proceeds, before expenses, to us. This information assumes either no exercise or full exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option. This information does not reflect the private placement proceeds to be received by us.
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| | Per Unit | | Without Option | | With Option |
Public offering price | | $ | 8.00 | | | $ | 50,000,000 | | | $ | 57,500,000 | |
Discount(1) | | $ | 0.32 | | | $ | 2,000,000 | | | $ | 2,300,000 | |
Deferred discount(2) | | $ | 0.24 | | | $ | 1,500,000 | | | $ | 1,725,000 | |
Proceeds before expenses(3) | | $ | 7.44 | | | $ | 46,500,000 | | | $ | 53,475,000 | |
| (1) | Based upon the underwriters’ discount of 4% per unit. Does not include an additional 3% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the units in this offering paid to Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. only upon the consummation of a business combination (and then only with respect to those units as to which the component shares have not been redeemed for cash) which amounts are reflected in this table as deferred discount. If a business combination is not consummated and we automatically dissolve and subsequently liquidate our trust account, such amounts will not be paid to the underwriters, but rather will be distributed among our public stockholders. |
| (2) | The underwriters have agreed to forfeit their deferred underwriting discount with respect to those units as to which the underlying shares are redeemed into cash by those stockholders who voted against the business combination and exercised their redemption rights upon consummation of a business combination. |
| (3) | The offering expenses are estimated at $400,000. |
The underwriters will initially offer the units to be sold in this offering directly to the public at the initial public offering price set forth on the cover of this prospectus and to selected dealers at the initial public offering price less a selling concession not in excess of $0.19 per unit. The underwriters may allow, and the selected dealers may reallow, a concession not in excess of $0.10 per unit on sales to brokers and dealers. After the offering, the underwriters may change the offering price and other selling terms, provided, however, upon execution of the underwriting agreement, there will be no changes to the price and terms of the sale between the underwriters and us. No change in those terms will change the amount of proceeds to be received by us as set forth on the cover of this prospectus.
Purchase Option
We have agreed to sell to the representative, for $100, an option to purchase up to a total of 625,000 units.
The units issuable upon exercise of this option are identical to those offered by this prospectus except that the exercise price for the warrants included in these units is $6.71 per share. This option is exercisable on
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a cashless basis at $9.60 per unit commencing on the later of the consummation of a business combination and one year from the date of this prospectus, and expiring five years from the date of this prospectus. The option and the 625,000 units, the 625,000 shares of common stock and the 625,000 warrants underlying such units, and the 625,000 shares of common stock underlying such warrants, have been deemed to be underwriting compensation by the FINRA and are therefore subject to a 180-day lock-up pursuant to Rule 2710(g)(1) of the FINRA Conduct Rules. Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. will not sell, transfer, assign, pledge, or hypothecate this option or the securities underlying this option, nor will it engage in any hedging, short sale, derivative, put, or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of this option or the underlying securities for a period of 360 days from the effective date of this prospectus except to any underwriter and selected dealer participating in the offering and their bona fide officers or partners (who will be subject to the same restrictions as Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. for the remainder of such 360 day period). Although the purchase option and its underlying securities have been registered on the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, the option grants holders demand and “piggy back” registration rights for periods of five and seven years, respectively, from the date of this prospectus. These rights apply to all of the securities directly and indirectly issuable upon exercise of the option. We will bear all fees and expenses attendant to registering the securities issuable on exercise of the option, other than underwriting commissions incurred and payable by the holders. The exercise price and number of units issuable upon exercise of the option may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a share dividend, or our recapitalization, reorganization or consolidation.
However, the option exercise price or underlying units will not be adjusted for issuances of shares of common stock at a price below the option exercise price.
We have estimated, based upon a Black-Scholes model, that the fair value of the option on the date of sale would be approximately $2,400,000, using an expected life of five years, volatility of 59.4%, and a risk-free interest rate of 3.08%. However, because our units do not have a trading history, the volatility assumption is based on information currently available to management. We believe the volatility estimate calculated is a reasonable benchmark to use in estimating the expected volatility of our units. Although an expected life of five years was used in the calculation, if we do not consummate a business combination within the prescribed time period and we automatically dissolve and subsequently liquidate our trust account, the option will become worthless.
Regulatory Restrictions on Purchase of Securities
Rules of the SEC may limit the ability of the underwriters to bid for or purchase our securities before the distribution of the securities is completed. However, the underwriters may engage in the following activities in accordance with the rules:
| • | Stabilizing Transactions. The underwriters may make bids or purchases for the purpose of pegging, fixing or maintaining the price of our securities. |
| • | Over-Allotments and Syndicate Coverage Transactions. The underwriters may create a short position in our securities by selling more of our securities than are set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. If the underwriters create a short position during the offering, the representative may engage in syndicate covering transactions by purchasing our securities in the open market. The representative may also elect to reduce any short position by exercising all or part of the over-allotment option. |
| • | Penalty Bids. The representative may reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when the units originally sold by the syndicate member are purchased in a stabilizing or syndicate covering transaction to cover syndicate short positions. |
Stabilization and syndicate covering transactions may cause the price of the securities to be higher than they would be in the absence of these transactions. The imposition of a penalty bid may also have an effect on the prices of the securities if it discourages resales.
Neither we nor the underwriters make any representation or prediction as to the effect the transactions described above may have on the prices of our securities. These transactions may occur on the OTC Bulletin
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Board, in the over-the-counter market or on any trading market. If any of these transactions are commenced, they may be discontinued without notice at any time.
The distribution of our securities will end upon the underwriters’ cessation of selling efforts and stabilization activities, provided, however, in the event the underwriters were to exercise their over-allotment option to purchase securities in excess of their actual syndicate short position, the distribution will not be deemed to have been completed until all of the securities have been sold.
In connection with this offering, the underwriters may distribute prospectuses electronically. No forms of prospectus other than printed prospectuses and electronically distributed prospectuses that are printable in Adobe PDF format will be used in connection with this offering.
Other Terms
For a period of no less than two years after the date of the prospectus, we have granted Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. the right to have an observer present at all meetings of our board of directors until we consummate a business combination. The observer shall be entitled to attend meetings of the board, receive all notices and other correspondence and communications sent by us to members of our board of directors, but will not have voting rights. In addition, such observer shall be entitled to receive, as his/her sole compensation, reimbursement for all costs incurred in attending such meetings. Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. has not named its observer as of the date of this prospectus.
Although they are not obligated to do so, any of the underwriters may introduce us to potential target businesses or assist us in raising additional capital, as needs may arise in the future, but there are no preliminary agreements or understandings between any of the underwriters and any potential targets. We are not under any contractual obligation (oral or written) and have no agreement or understanding to engage any of the underwriters to provide any services for us after this offering, but if we do engage any of them in the future we may pay the underwriters a finder’s fee or advisory fee for services that would be determined at that time in an arm’s length negotiation where the terms would be fair and reasonable to each of the interested parties; provided that no agreement will be entered into and no fee will be paid within 90 days following the date of this prospectus.
Indemnification
We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against some liabilities, including civil liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make in this respect.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the securities offered in this prospectus is being passed upon for us by Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, New York, New York. Such firm has previously represented Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. on matters unrelated to this offering and expects to do so again in the future. McDermott Will & Emery LLP, New York, New York, is acting as counsel for the underwriters in this offering.
EXPERTS
The financial statements included in this prospectus and in the registration statement have been audited by Eisner LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, to the extent and for the period set forth in their report (which contains an explanatory paragraph regarding our ability to continue as a going concern) appearing elsewhere in this prospectus and in the registration statement. The financial statements and the report of Eisner LLP are included in reliance upon their report given upon the authority of Eisner LLP as experts in auditing and accounting.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1, which includes exhibits, schedules and amendments, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to this offering of our securities. Although this prospectus, which forms a part of the registration statement, contains all material information
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included in the registration statement, parts of the registration statement have been omitted as permitted by rules and regulations of the SEC. We refer you to the registration statement and its exhibits for further information about us, our securities and this offering. The registration statement and its exhibits, as well as our other reports filed with the SEC, can be inspected and copied at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may obtain information about the operation of the public reference room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains a web site at http://www.sec.gov which contains the Form S-1 and other reports, proxy and information statements and information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.
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CAMDEN LEARNING CORPORATION
(a corporation in the development stage)
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Directors and Stockholders
Camden Learning Corporation
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Camden Learning Corporation, a corporation in the development stage (the “Company”), as of September 30, 2007, and the related statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the period from April 10, 2007 (inception) through September 30, 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Camden Learning Corporation as of September 30, 2007, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period from April 10, 2007 (inception) through September 30, 2007 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has generated a net loss, has a deficiency in working capital and has no operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. As discussed in Notes 1 and 4, the Company is in the process of raising capital through both a proposed public offering and a private placement. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Eisner LLP
/s/ Eisner LLP
New York, New York
November 21, 2007
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CAMDEN LEARNING CORPORATION
(a corporation in the development stage)
BALANCE SHEET
September 30, 2007
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ASSETS
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Current assets:
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Cash | | $ | 35,115 | |
Due from affiliate | | | 1,111 | |
Total current assets | | | 36,226 | |
Deferred offering costs | | | 228,855 | |
Total assets | | $ | 265,081 | |
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Current liabilities:
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | $ | 41,211 | |
Accrued interest expense | | | 4,083 | |
Note payable to affiliate (face amount $200,000) | | | 189,288 | |
Total current liabilities | | $ | 234,582 | |
Commitments and contingencies
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Stockholders’ equity
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Preferred Stock, $.0001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding | | | — | |
Common Stock, $.0001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized; 1,562,500 shares issued and outstanding | | | 156 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 42,413 | |
Deficit accumulated during the development stage | | | (12,070 ) | |
Total stockholders’ equity | | | 30,499 | |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | | $ | 265,081 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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CAMDEN LEARNING CORPORATION
(a corporation in the development stage)
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Period from April 10, 2007 (Inception) to September 30, 2007
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Formation and operating costs | | $ | 1,130 | |
Interest expense | | | 10,940 | |
Net loss | | $ | (12,070 | ) |
Basic and diluted net loss per share | | $ | (0.01 | ) |
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted | | | 1,562,500 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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CAMDEN LEARNING CORPORATION
(a corporation in the development stage)
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the Period from April 10, 2007 (Inception) to September 30, 2007
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| | Common Stock | | Additional Paid-In Capital | | Deficit Accumulated During the Development Stage | | Total Stockholders’ Equity |
| | Shares | | Amount |
Initial capital from founding stockholders | | | 1,562,500 | | | $ | 156 | | | $ | 24,844 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 25,000 | |
Discount on note payable to affiliate | | | | | | | | | | | 17,569 | | | | | | | | 17,569 | |
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Net loss during the development stage | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (12,070 ) | | | | (12,070 ) | |
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Balance at September 30, 2007 | | | 1,562,500 | | | $ | 156 | | | $ | 42,413 | | | $ | (12,070 ) | | | $ | 30,499 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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CAMDEN LEARNING CORPORATION
(a corporation in the development stage)
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the Period from April 10, 2007 (inception) to September 30, 2007
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Cash flows from operating activities:
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Net loss | | $ | (12,070 ) | |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities
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Increase in accrued expenses | | | 1,000 | |
Accretion of interest on note payable | | | 6,857 | |
Advances to affiliate | | | (1,111 ) | |
Accrued interest | | | 4,083 | |
Net cash used in operating activities | | | (1,241 ) | |
Cash flows from financing activities:
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Proceeds from sale of stock | | | 25,000 | |
Proceeds from note payable to affiliate | | | 200,000 | |
Deferred offering costs | | | (188,644 ) | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | | 36,356 | |
Net increase in cash | | | 35,115 | |
Cash at beginning of period | | | — | |
Cash at end of period | | $ | 35,115 | |
Supplemental Disclosures:
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Non-cash financing activities:
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Additional paid-in capital from discount on note payable to affiliate | | $ | 17,569 | |
Increase in deferred offering costs, and in related accounts payable and accrued expenses | | $ | 40,211 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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CAMDEN LEARNING CORPORATION
(a corporation in the development stage)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 — Organization and Nature of Business Operations
Camden Learning Corporation (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in the state of Delaware on April 10, 2007 for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, stock purchase, asset acquisition or other similar business combination with one or more operating businesses in the education industry. The Company is majority owned by Camden Learning, LLC, whose members are Camden Partners Strategic Fund III, LP and Camden Partners Strategic Fund III-A, LP (see Note 4).
At September 30, 2007, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity through September 30, 2007 relates to the Company’s formation and to the proposed public offering described below. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
The financial statements give retroactive effect to a common stock split in the form of a stock dividend of 0.3888888 shares of common stock for each outstanding share of common stock declared and paid as of November 20, 2007.
The Company’s ability to commence operations is contingent upon obtaining adequate financial resources through a proposed public offering (“Proposed Offering”) which is discussed in Note 3. The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of this Proposed Offering, although substantially all of the net proceeds of the Proposed Offering are intended to be applied toward effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, stock purchase, asset acquisition or other similar business combination with one or more operating businesses in the education industry. As used herein, a “Business Combination” shall mean the merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination with one or more operating businesses in the education industry having, collectively, a fair market value of at least 80.0% of the amount in the Company’s trust account, less the deferred underwriting discount and commissions and taxes payable at the time of such transaction. The trust account will be maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company pursuant to an investment management trust agreement to be signed upon the date of the prospectus for the Proposed Offering.
Upon closing of the Proposed Offering, approximately 99% of the proceeds ($49.5 million, or $56.7 million if the over-allotment option is exercised in full) of this offering will be placed in a trust account invested until the earlier of (i) the consummation of the Company’s first Business Combination or (ii) the dissolution of the Company. The proceeds in the trust account include the deferred underwriting discount of $1,500,000 ($1,725,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised in full) that will be released to the underwriter if a Business Combination is completed (subject to a $0.24 per share reduction for public stockholders who exercised their conversion rights). Interest (after taxes) earned on assets held in the trust account will remain in the trust. However, up to $600,000 of the interest earned on the trust account, and amounts required for payment of taxes on interest earned, may be released to the Company to cover a portion of the Company’s operating expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the Company’s dissolution and liquidation, if a Business Combination is not consummated.
The Company will seek stockholder approval before it will effect any Business Combination. In connection with the stockholder vote required to approve any Business Combination, the Company’s existing stockholders including all of the Company’s officers, directors and advisors have agreed to vote the shares of common stock then-owned by them in accordance with the majority of the shares of common stock voted by the Public Stockholders. “Public Stockholders” is defined as the holders of common stock sold as part of the units in the Proposed Offering or in the aftermarket. The Company will proceed with a Business Combination only if a majority of the shares of common stock voted by the Public Stockholders are voted in favor of the Business Combination and Public Stockholders owning up to one share less than 30% of the shares sold in the Public Offering exercise their right to convert their shares into a pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account. If a majority of the shares of common stock voted by the Public Stockholders are not voted in favor of a proposed initial Business Combination but 24 months has not yet passed since
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CAMDEN LEARNING CORPORATION
(a corporation in the development stage)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 — Organization and Nature of Business Operations – (continued)
closing of the Proposed Offering, the Company may combine with another Target Business meeting the fair market value criterion described above.
The Company’s certificate of incorporation filed with the State of Delaware includes a requirement that all proposed Business Combinations be presented to stockholders for approval; a prohibition against completing a Business Combination if 30% or more of the Company’s stockholders exercise their redemption rights in lieu of approving a Business Combination; a provision giving stockholders who vote against a Business Combination the right to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the trust account in lieu of participating in a proposed Business Combination; and a requirement that if the Company does not consummate a Business Combination within 24 months from the date of the prospectus for the Proposed Offering, the Company will dissolve and liquidate, including liquidation of the trust account for the benefit of the public stockholders.
Public Stockholders voting against a Business Combination will be entitled to redeem their stock for a pro rata share of the total amount on deposit in the trust account including the $0.24 per share deferred underwriter’s discount, and including any interest earned net of income taxes on their portion of the trust account, net of up to $600,000 of the interest less income taxes thereon earned on the trust account which may be released to the Company to cover a portion of the Company’s operating expenses if a Business Combination is approved and completed. Public Stockholders who convert their stock into their share of the trust account will continue to have the right to exercise any Warrants they may hold.
The Company will dissolve and promptly distribute only to its Public Stockholders the amount in the trust account, less any income taxes payable on interest income, plus any remaining net assets if the Company does not effect a Business Combination within 24 months after consummation of the Proposed Offering. In the event of dissolution, it is likely that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution (including trust account assets) will be less than the initial public offering price per share in the Proposed Offering (assuming no value is attributed to the Warrants contained in the units to be offered in the Proposed Offering discussed in Note 3).
The Company’s existing stockholders have agreed that, on the date of the prospectus for the Public Offering, they would place the shares they owned before the Public Offering into an escrow account, and with limited exceptions, these shares will not be transferable and will not be released from escrow until one year after consummation of a Business Combination. If the Company is forced to dissolve or liquidate, these shares will be cancelled. Additionally, the insider warrants (see Note 4) will be placed into the escrow account, and subject to limited exceptions, will not be transferable and will not be released from escrow until the 90 th day following the completion of a Business Combination.
If holders of more than 20% of the shares sold in the Public Offering vote against a proposed Business Combination and seek to exercise their redemption rights and the Business Combination is consummated, the Company’s existing stockholders have agreed to forfeit, on a pro rata basis, a number of the initial 1,562,500 shares of the Company’s common stock purchased, up to a maximum of 195,312 shares, so that the existing stockholders will collectively own no more than 23.81% (without regard to any purchase of units in the Proposed Offering, any open market purchases or private purchases of units directly from the Company) of the Company’s outstanding common stock immediately prior to the consummation of the Business Combination.
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CAMDEN LEARNING CORPORATION
(a corporation in the development stage)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Loss Per Common Share
Basic and diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes are provided for the differences between the bases of assets and liabilities for financial reporting and income tax purposes. A valuation allowance is established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
The company recorded a deferred income tax asset for the tax effect of net operating loss carry-forwards and temporary differences, aggregating approximately $1,800. In recognition of the uncertainty regarding the ultimate amount of income tax benefits to be derived, the Company has recorded a full valuation allowance at September 30, 2007.
The effective tax rate differs from the statutory rate of 34% due to a permanent difference relating to accretion of interest and the increase in the valuation allowance.
Deferred Offering Costs
The costs associated with the Company’s proposed initial public offering have been recorded as deferred offering costs and will reduce additional paid in capital if the offering is successful. Should the offering not be consummated, the deferred offering costs will be recognized as an expense of the Company.
Future legal fees of approximately $175,000 are contingent upon consummation of an initial public offering and/or business combination.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”), which addresses the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” FIN 48 provides guidance on the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken on the Company’s tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective for interim periods of fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Adoption of Fin 48 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing an asset or liability and establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop those assumptions. Under the standard, fair value measurements would be separately disclosed by level within the fair value hierarchy. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not believe that SFAS No. 157 would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.
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CAMDEN LEARNING CORPORATION
(a corporation in the development stage)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – (continued)
In February 2007, FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” including an amendment of FASB Statement 115. This statement provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 with early adoption permitted. The Company is assessing SFAS No. 159 and has not yet determined the impact that the adoption of SFAS No. 159 will have on its results of operations or financial position.
Note 3 — Proposed Public Offering
The Proposed Offering calls for the Company to offer for public sale 6,250,000 units (“Units”) at a price of $8.00 per unit (7,187,500 units if the over-allotment option is exercised in full). Each Unit consists of one share of the Company’s common stock, $.0001 par value, and one warrant. Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase from the Company one share of common stock at an exercise price of $5.50 commencing the later of the completion of a Business Combination with a Target Business or one year from the date of the prospectus for the Public Offering and expiring four years from the date of the prospectus, unless earlier redeemed. The warrants will be redeemable at the Company’s option, at a price of $0.01 per warrant upon 30 days’ written notice after the warrants become exercisable, only in the event that the last price of the common stock is at least $11.50 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period ending on the third business day prior to the date on which notice of redemption is given.
In accordance with the Warrant Agreement related to the warrants (the “Warrant Agreement”), the Company is only required to use its best efforts to effect the registration of the shares of common stock underlying the Warrants. The Company will not be obligated to deliver securities, and there are no contractual penalties for failure to deliver securities, if a registration statement is not effective at the time of exercise. Additionally, in the event that a registration statement is not effective at the time of exercise, the holder of a warrant shall not be entitled to exercise such warrant and in no event (whether in the case of a registration statement not being effective or otherwise) will the Company be required to net cash settle the warrant exercise. Consequently, the warrants may expire unexercised.
The Company has agreed to sell to the underwriters, for $100, an option to purchase up to a total of 625,000 units exercisable on a cashless basis at $9.60 per unit commencing one year from the date of the prospectus and expiring five years from the date of the prospectus. The units issuable upon exercise of this option are identical to those being sold in the offering, except that the public warrants in these units have an exercise price of $6.71. The sale of the option will be accounted for as a cost attributable to the proposed offering. Accordingly, there will be no net impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations, except for the recording of the $100 proceeds from the sale. The Company has estimated, based upon a Black-Scholes model, that the fair value of the option on the date of sale would be approximately $2,430,000, using an expected life of five years, volatility of 59.4%, and a risk-free interest rate of 3.08%. However, because the units do not have a trading history, the volatility assumption is based on information currently available to the Company. The Company believes the volatility estimate calculated is a reasonable benchmark to use in estimating the expected volatility of the units. The volatility calculation is based on the most recent trading day average volatility of publicly traded companies providing educational services with market capitalizations less than $500 million. Although an expected life of five years was used in the calculation, if the Company does not consummate a Business Combination within the prescribed time period and automatically dissolves and subsequently liquidates the trust account, the option will become worthless.
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CAMDEN LEARNING CORPORATION
(a corporation in the development stage)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 4 — Note Payable to Affiliate and Related Party Transactions
The Company issued an aggregate $200,000 unsecured promissory note to Camden Learning, LLC, an affiliate, on April 26, 2007. The note is interest bearing at an annual rate of 4.9% and both principal and interest are payable on the earlier of April 26, 2008 or the consummation of the Public Offering of the Company.
On April 26, 2007 the note was recorded as a liability in the amount of $182,431, net of a discount in the amount of $17,569, which has been credited to additional paid-in capital, based on an imputed interest rate of 15% per annum. The $17,569 discount will be accreted by charges to interest expense over the term of the note using the interest method. The amount of interest expense recorded through September 30, 2007 totaled $10,940, including amounts accrued at 4.9% per annum. In its computations of the discount on the note, the Company considered that the loan is unsecured, the Company has no operations and the Company will be able to repay the loan only in the event of a successful public offering, as to which there can be no assurance. In making its computation, the Company also considered the related party nature of the note, the below-market stated interest rate, the equity-like risks associated with the note and the higher interest rates commonly associated with bridge financings.
As of September 30, 2007, the Company is owed $1,111 from Camden Learning, LLC, the Company’s principal stockholder, in conjunction with acquiring the common shares of two former directors of the Company. The entire amount was collected in October 2007.
The Company has agreed to pay up to $7,500 a month in total for certain general and administrative services, including but not limited to receptionist, secretarial and general office services, to Camden Partners Holdings, LLC. Services will commence on the effective date of the offering and will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the completion of the Company’s Business Combination or (ii) the Company’s dissolution.
Camden Learning, LLC has agreed to acquire warrants to purchase 2,800,000 shares of Common Stock from the Company at a price of $1.00 per warrant for a total of $2,800,000 in a private placement prior to the completion of the offering. The terms of these warrants are identical to the terms of the warrants to be issued in the Proposed Offering, except that these insider warrants will not be subject to redemption and may be exercised on a cashless basis, in each case if held by the initial holder thereof or its permitted assigns, and may not be sold, assigned or transferred prior to the 90th day following consummation of a Business Combination. The holder of these insider warrants will not have any right to any liquidation distributions with respect to shares underlying these warrants if the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination, in which event these warrants will expire worthless. The sale of the warrants to Camden Learning, LLC is not expected to result in the recognition of stock-based compensation expense because they are being sold at or above fair market value.
Camden Learning, LLC has agreed to indemnify the Company for claims of creditors that have not executed a valid and binding waiver of their rights to seek payments of amounts due to them out of the trust account. The Company believes the likelihood of Camden Learning, LLC having to indemnify the trust account is minimal.
The Company’s principal stockholder has entered into an agreement with the underwriter pursuant to which it will place limit orders to purchase up to an additional $4,000,000 of the Company’s common stock in the open market commencing the later of (i) ten business days after the Company files its current report on Form 8-K announcing its execution of a definitive agreement for a Business Combination and (ii) 60 calendar days after the end of the restricted period in connection with this offering, as defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and ending on the business day preceding the record date of the stockholders’ meeting at which a Business Combination is to be approved. In the event the Company’s principal stockholder does not purchase $4,000,000 of the Company’s common stock in the open market, the stockholder has agreed to purchase from the Company in a private placement a number of units identical to the units to be sold in the
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CAMDEN LEARNING CORPORATION
(a corporation in the development stage)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 4 — Note Payable to Affiliate and Related Party Transactions – (continued)
Proposed Offering at a purchase price of $8.00 per unit until it has spent, together with the aforementioned open market purchases, an aggregate of $4,000,000 for purchase of the Company’s common stock.
Note 5 — Common Stock
In April 2007, the Company issued 1,125,000 shares of common stock (1,562,500 shares after giving effect to the stock split described in Note 1) to the Initial Stockholders for an aggregate amount of $25,000.
Note 6 — Preferred Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.
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Until December 24, 2007, all dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.
No dealer, salesperson or any other person is authorized to give any information or make any representations in connection with this offering other than those contained in this prospectus and, if given or made, the information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by us. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security other than the securities offered by this prospectus, or an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities by anyone in any jurisdiction in which the offer or solicitation is not authorized or is unlawful.
$50,000,000
CAMDEN LEARNING CORPORATION
6,250,000 Units
PROSPECTUS
Ferris, Baker Watts
Incorporated
Legend Merchant Group
November 29, 2007