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Exhibit 1.3.
BEVERAGE WORKS, INC.
1,500,000 Shares of Common Stock and
1,500,000 Common Stock Purchase Warrants
SELECTED DEALER AGREEMENT
Dallas, Texas
_______________1997
Gentlemen:
1. First London Securities Corporation (the "Representative,,) and the
other Underwriters named in the Prospectus (collectively the "Underwriters") ,
acting through us as the Representative, are severally offering for sale an
aggregate of 1,500,000 Shares of Common Stock (the "Shares") and 1,500,000
Warrants (the "Warrants") (collectively the "Firm Securities") of BEVERAGE
WORKS, INC. (the "Company") , which we have agreed to purchase from the Company,
and which are more particularly described in the Registration Statement,
Underwriting Agreement and Prospectus. In addition, the several Underwriters
have been granted an option to purchase from the Company up to an additional
225,000 Shares and an additional 225,000 Warrants (the "Option Securities") to
cover over-allotments in connection with the sale of the Firm Securities. The
Firm Securities and any Option Securities purchased are herein called the
"Securities". The Securities and the terms under which they are to be offered
for sale by the several Underwriters are more particularly described in the
Prospectus.
2. The Securities are to be offered to the public by the several
Underwriters at the price per Share and price per Warrant set forth on the cover
page of the Prospectus (the "Public Offering Price" 11) , in accordance with the
terms of offering set forth in the Prospectus.
3. Some or all of the several Underwriters are severally offering,
subject to the terms and conditions hereof, a portion of the Securities for sale
to certain dealers who are actually engaged in the investment banking or
securities business and who are either (a) members in good standing of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD"), or (b) dealers
with their principal places of business located outside the United States, its
territories and its possessions and not registered as brokers or dealers under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "111934 Act"), who have
agreed not to make any sales within the United States, its territories or its
possessions or to persons who are nationals thereof or residents therein (such
dealers who shall agree to sell Securities hereunder being herein called
"Selected
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Dealers") at the public offering price, less a selling concession
(which may be changed) of not in excess of $_______ per Share and/or $________
per Warrant payable as hereinafter provided, out of which concession an amount
not exceeding $_________ per Share and/or $__________ per Warrant may be
reallowed by Selected Dealers to members of the NASD or foreign dealers
qualified as aforesaid. The Selected Dealers who are members of the NASD agree
to comply with all of the provisions of the NASD Conduct Rules. Foreign Selected
Dealers agree to comply with the provisions of Rule 2740 of the NASD Conduct
Rules, and, if any such dealer is a foreign dealer and not a member of the NASD,
such Selected Dealer also agrees to comply with the NASD's Interpretation with
Respect to Free-Riding and Withholding, and to comply, as though it were a
member of the NASD, with the provisions of Rules 2730 and 2750 of the NASD
Conduct Rules, and to comply with Rule 2420 of the NASD Conduct Rules as that
Rule applies to non-member foreign dealers. Some or all of the Underwriters may
be included among the Selected Dealers. Each of the Underwriters has agreed
that, during the term of this Agreement, it will be governed by the terms and
conditions hereof whether or not such Underwriter is included among the Selected
Dealers.
4. First London Securities Corporation shall act as Representative on
behalf of the Underwriters and shall have full authority to take such action as
we may deem advisable in respect to all matters pertaining to the public
offering of the Securities.
5. If you desire to act as a Selected Dealer, and purchase any of the
Securities, your application should reach us promptly by telefax or telegraph at
the offices of First London Securities Corporation, 2600 State Street, Dallas,
Texas 75204. We reserve the right to reject subscriptions in whole or in part,
to make allotments, and to close the subscription books at any time without
notice. The Securities allotted to you will be confirmed, subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement.
6. The privilege of subscribing for the Securities is extended to you
only on behalf of such of the Underwriters, if any, as may lawfully sell the
Securities to Selected Dealers in your state or other applicable jurisdiction.
7. Any Securities to be purchased by you under the terms of this
Agreement may be immediately reoffered to the public in accordance with the
terms of offering as set forth herein and in the Prospectus, subject to the
securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states or other jurisdictions.
You agree to pay us on demand for the accounts of the several
Underwriters an amount equal to the Selected Dealer concession as to any
Securities purchased by you hereunder which, prior to the completion of the
public offering as defined in paragraph 8 below, we may purchase or contract to
purchase for the account of any Underwriter and, in addition, we may charge you
with any broker's commission and transfer tax paid in connection with such
purchase or contract to purchase. Certificates for Securities delivered on such
repurchases need not be the identical certificates originally purchased.
You agree to advise us from time to time, upon request, of the number
of Securities
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purchased by you hereunder and remaining unsold at the time of
such request, and, if in our opinion any such Securities shall be needed to make
delivery of the Securities sold or over-allotted for the account of one or more
of the Underwriters, you will, forthwith upon our request, grant to us for the
account or accounts of such Underwriter or Underwriters the right, exercisable
promptly after receipt of notice from you that such right has been granted, to
purchase, at the Public Offering Price less the selling concession or such part
thereof as we shall determine, such number of Securities owned by you as shall
have been specified in our request.
No expenses shall be charged to Selected Dealers. A single transfer
tax, if payable, upon the sale of the Securities by the respective Underwriters
to you will be paid when such Securities are delivered to you. However, you
shall pay any transfer tax on sales of Securities by you and you shall pay your
proportionate share of any transfer tax (other than the single transfer tax
described above) in the event that any such tax shall from time to time be
assessed against you and other Selected Dealers as a group or otherwise.
Neither you nor any other person is or has been authorized to give any
information or to make any representation in connection with the sale of the
Securities other than as contained in the Prospectus.
8. The first three paragraphs of Section 7 hereof will terminate when
we shall have determined that the public offering of the Securities has been
completed and upon telefax notice to you of such termination, but, if not
theretofore terminated, they will terminate at the close of business on the 30th
full business day after the date hereof; provided, however, that we shall have
the right to extend such provisions for a further period or periods, not
exceeding an additional 30 days in the aggregate upon telefax notice to you.
9. For the purpose of stabilizing the market in the Securities, we have
been authorized to make purchases and sales of the Securities of the Company, in
the open market or otherwise, for long or short account, and, in arranging for
sales, to over-allot.
10. On becoming a Selected Dealer, and in offering and selling the
Securities, you agree to comply with all the applicable requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "111933 Act"), and the 1934 Act. You
confirm that you are familiar with Rule 15c2-8 under the 1934 Act relating to
the distribution of preliminary and final prospectuses for securities of an
issuer (whether or not the issuer is subject to the reporting requirements of
Section 13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act) and confirm that you have complied and will
comply therewith.
We hereby confirm that we will make available to you such number of
copies of the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) as you may reasonably
request for the purposes contemplated by the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act, or the
rules and regulations thereunder.
11. Upon request, you will be informed as to the states and other
jurisdictions in which we have been advised that the Securities are qualified
for sale under the respective securities or Blue Sky laws of such states and
other jurisdictions, but neither we nor any of the Underwriters assume any
obligation or responsibility as to the right of any Selected Dealer to sell
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the Securities in any state or other jurisdiction or as to the eligibility of
the Securities for sale therein. We will, if requested, file a Further State
Notice in respect of the Securities pursuant to Article 23-A of the General
Business Law of the State of New York.
12. No Selected Dealer is authorized to act as our agent or as agent
for the Underwriters, or otherwise to act on our behalf or on behalf of the
Underwriters, in offering or selling the Securities to the public or otherwise
or to furnish any information or make any representation except as contained in
the Prospectus.
13. Nothing will constitute the Selected Dealers an association or
other separate entity or partners with the Underwriters, or with each other, but
you will be responsible for your share of any liability or expense based on any
claim to the contrary. We and the several Underwriters shall not be under any
liability for or in respect of value, validity or form of the Securities, or the
delivery of the certificates for the Securities, or the performance by anyone of
any agreement on its part, or the qualification of the Securities for sale under
the laws of any jurisdiction, or for or in respect of any other matter relating
to this Agreement, except for lack of good faith and for obligations expressly
assumed by us or by the Underwriters in this Agreement and no obligation on our
part shall be implied herefrom. The foregoing provisions shall not be deemed a
waiver of any liability imposed under the 1933 Act.
14. Payment for the Securities sold to you hereunder is to be made at
the Public Offering Price less the above-mentioned selling concession on such
time and date as we may advise, at the office of First London Securities
Corporation, 2600 State Street, Dallas, Texas 75204, by wire transfer to the
account of the Representative or by a certified or official bank check in
current New York Clearing House funds, payable to the order of First London
Securities Corporation, as Representative, against delivery of certificates for
the Securities so purchased. If such payment is not made at such time, you agree
to pay us interest on such funds at the prevailing broker's loan rate.
15. Notices to us should be addressed to us at the offices of First
London Securities Corporation, 2600 State Street, Dallas, Texas 75204,
Attention: Douglas Nichols. Notices to you shall be deemed to have been duly
given if telephoned, telefaxed, telegraphed or mailed to you at the address to
which this letter is addressed.
16. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Florida without giving effect to the choice of law
or conflicts of law principles thereof.
17. If you desire to purchase any Securities and act as a Selected
Dealer, please confirm your application by signing and returning to us your
confirmation on the duplicate copy of this letter enclosed herewith, even though
you may have previously advised us thereof by telephone or telegraph. Our
signature hereon may be by facsimile.
Very truly yours,
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FIRST LONDON SECURITIES CORPORATION
As Representative of the Several
Underwriters
BY:
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Authorized Officer
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Douglas Nichols, President
First London Securities Corporation
2600 State Street
Dallas, Texas 75204
We hereby subscribe for _____________ Shares and/or __________ Warrants
of BEVERAGE WORKS, INC. in accordance with the terms and conditions stated in
the foregoing Selected Dealers Agreement and letter. We hereby acknowledge
receipt of the Prospectus referred to in the Selected Dealers Agreement and
letter. We further state that in purchasing said Shares and/or Warrants we have
relied upon said Prospectus and upon no other statement whatsoever, whether
written or oral. We confirm that we are a dealer actually engaged in the
investment banking or securities business and that we are either (i) a member in
good standing of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD");
or (ii) a dealer with its principal place of business located outside the United
States, its territories and its possessions and not registered as a broker or
dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, who hereby agrees
not to make any sales within the United States, its territories or its
possessions or to persons who are nationals thereof or residents therein. As a
member of the NASD, we hereby agree to comply with all of the provisions of NASD
Conduct Rules. If we are a foreign Selected Dealer, we agree to comply with the
provisions of Rule 2740 of the Conduct Rules, and if we are a foreign dealer and
not a member of the NASD, we agree to comply with the NASD's interpretation with
respect to free-riding and withholding, and agree to comply, as though we were a
member of the NASD, with provisions of Rules 2730 and 2750 of such Conduct
Rules, and to comply with Rule 2420 thereof, as that Rule applies to non-member
foreign dealers.
Firm: __________________________
By: ______________________
(Name and Position)
Address: _________________________________
_________________________________
Telephone No.: _________________________________
Dated: _____________, 1997
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