AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON
APRIL 10, 1996
COMMISSION NO. 0-24256
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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ENHANCED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
COLORADO
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)
84-1075908
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
16000 BARKERS POINT LANE
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77079
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
CREATIVE BUSINESS STRATEGIES, INC.,
1996 CONSULTING AND WARRANT COMPENSATION AGREEMENT
(Full title of the Plan)
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Kenneth Duckman
Enhanced Services Company, Inc.
16000 Barkers Point Lane
Houston, Texas 77079
(Name and address of agent for service)
Telephone number, including area code of agent for service:
(713) 556-5051
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Copy to:
JOSEPH GREENBERGER, ESQ.
GREENBERGER & FORMAN
1370 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019-4602
Approximate date of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after
the effective date of this Registration Statement.
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed Proposed
maximum maximum
Title of Amount offering aggregate Amount of
securities to to be price offering registration
be registered registered per share(1) price(1) fee
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Common Stock,
$.001 par
value 210,000(2) $.01(3) $2,100 $ .72
Common Stock,
$.001 par
value 335,000(2) $.60(3) $201,000 $69.31
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TOTAL $203,100 $70.03
(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457 under the Securities Act of 1933.
(2) Reflects shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Company's
Common Stock Purchase Warrants ("Warrants").
(3) Based on exercise price of the Warrants.
PROSPECTUS
ENHANCED SERVICES COMPANY. INC.
545,000 Shares of Common Stock
($.001 Par Value)
TO BE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE CREATIVE BUSINESS STRATEGIES, INC.
1996 CONSULTING AND WARRANT COMPENSATION AGREEMENT
This Prospectus is part of a Registration Statement which registers an
aggregate 545,000 shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value ("Common Stock") of
Enhanced Services Company, Inc. (the "Company") which may be issued, as set
forth herein, to Creative Business Strategies, Inc. ("CBS"), pursuant to common
stock purchase warrants ("Warrants") to purchase up to 545,000 shares of the
Common Stock of the Company. All of the Warrants were granted to CBS pursuant
to the Creative Business Strategies, Inc. 1996 Consulting and Warrant
Compensation Agreement (the "Agreement"). The Company has been advised by CBS
that it may sell all or a portion of its shares of Common Stock from time to
time as follows: (a) block trades in which the brokers or dealers so engaged
will attempt to sell shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of
the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; (b) purchases by a broker
or dealer as principal and resale by such broker or dealer for its account
pursuant to this Prospectus; (c) ordinary brokerage transactions and
transactions in which the broker solicits purchasers; and (d) in privately
negotiated transactions not involving a broker or dealer. In effecting sales,
brokers or dealers engaged to sell shares may arrange for other brokers or
dealers to participate. Brokers or dealers engaged to sell shares will receive
compensation in the form of commissions or discounts in amounts to be negotiated
by CBS immediately prior to each sale. The Company will receive no proceeds
from any sales of Common Stock by CBS. CBS and the brokers and dealers through
whom sales of the shares are made may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the
meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and
any profits realized by them on the sale of the shares may be considered to be
underwriting compensation.
No other person is authorized to give any information or make any
representation not contained or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus in
connection with the offer contained in this Prospectus, and, if given or made,
such other information or representation must not be relied upon as having been
authorized by the Company. Neither the delivery of this Prospectus nor any sale
made hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there
has been no change in the affairs of the Company since the date hereof.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR HAS THE COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR
ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL
OFFENSE.
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This Prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
any offer to buy any security other than the securities covered by this
Prospectus, nor does it constitute an offer or solicitation by anyone in any
jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is not authorized, or in which
the person making such offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so, or to
any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation.
The date of the Prospectus is April 10, 1996.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Available Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Information Incorporated by Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Creative Business Strategies, Inc. 1996 Consulting and
Warrant Compensation Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Warrent Terms and Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Federal Income Tax Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Restrictions Under Securities Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Legal Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Experts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Statement on Indemnification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
Enhanced Services Company, Inc. (the "Company") is subject to the
informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange
Act"), and, in accordance therewith, files reports and other materials with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Reports, proxy
statements and other materials filed by the Company can be inspected and copied
(at prescribed rates) at the public reference facilities maintained by the
Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. In addition, such
reports, proxy statements and other information can also be inspected and copied
at the offices of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 1735 K
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.
The Company has filed with the Commission a Registration Statement on Form
S-8 (the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act"), with respect to an aggregate of 545,000 shares of the Company's
Common Stock, which may be issued to Creative Business Strategies, Inc. ("CBS"),
a consultant of the Company, upon the exercise of common stock purchase warrants
issued to said consultant, pursuant to a written consulting agreement. This
Prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the Registration
Statement, certain portions of which have been omitted as permitted by the rules
and regulations of the Commission. For further information with respect to the
Company and the shares of the Common Stock offered by this Prospectus, reference
is made to the Registration Statement, including the exhibits thereto.
Statements in this Prospectus as to any document are not necessarily complete,
and where any such document is an exhibit to the Registration Statement or is
incorporated by reference herein, each such statement is qualified in all
respects by the provisions of such exhibit or other document, to which reference
is hereby made, for a full statement of the provisions thereof. A copy of the
Registration Statement, with exhibits, may be obtained from the Commission's
office in Washington, D.C. (at the above address) upon payment of the fees
prescribed by the rules and regulations of the Commission, or examined there
without charges.
INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed with the SEC are incorporated herein by
reference:
1. The Company's latest Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for its fiscal year
ended November 30, 1995;
2. All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the 1934
Act since the end of the fiscal year covered buy the Annual report on
Form 10-K referred to in paragraph 1 above; and
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3. The description of the Common Stock contained in the Company's
registration statement on Form 10-SB, filed under section 12 of the
1934 Act including any amendment or report updating such description.
All reports and other documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant
to sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the 1934 Act prior to the termination
of the offering shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be
a part hereof form th date of the filing of such reports and documents.
THE COMPANY HEREBY UNDERTAKES TO FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH PERSON TO
WHOM THIS PROSPECTUS IS DELIVERED, UPON WRITTEN OR ORAL REQUEST OF SUCH PERSON,
A COPY OF ANY OR ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, OTHER THAN EXHIBITS TO
SUCH DOCUMENTS. REQUESTS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO MR. KENNETH DUCKMAN, PRESIDENT,
ENHANCED SERVICES COMPANY, INC., 16000 BARKERS POINT LANE, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77079,
TELEPHONE NUMBER (713) 556-5051.
THE COMPANY
The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Colorado on
March 16, 1987 as Crystal Venture Fund, Inc. The Company provides upgrade,
repair and maintenance and asset management services for portable computers
(hardware services) as well as multimedia presentation development, processing
and deployment for sales, marketing, training, industrial and promotional
applications (customized software services) primarily to medium and large
companies. The Company's principal executive offices are located at
16000 Barkers Point Lane, Houston, Texas 77079, and its telephone number is
(713) 556-5051.
CREATIVE BUSINESS STRATEGIES, INC. 1996 CONSULTING
AND WARRANT COMPENSATION AGREEMENT
Effective April 8, 1996, the Company and Creative Business Strategies, Inc.
("CBS") entered into the Creative Business Strategies, Inc. 1996 Consulting and
Warrant Compensation Agreement (the "Agreement"). Under the terms of the
Agreement, CBS will consult with and advise the Company with respect to matters
concerning: (i) investor relations; (ii) dissemination of press releases and
quarterly and annual reports; (iii) communications with analysts; and (iv)
potential acquisitions. The term of the Agreement began on April 8, 1996, and
will continue for a period of one year unless sooner terminated as provided
therein.
In consideration for its agreement to provide such services, pursuant to
the Agreement the Company issued to CBS, as a consulting fee, common stock
purchase warrants ("Warrants"), to purchase an aggregate of 210,000 shares of
the Company's Common
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Stock at $.01 per share and 335,000 shares of Common Stock at $.60 per share.
The Warrants were issued on April 8, 1996, and expire on April 7, 1997.
WARRANT TERMS AND PROVISIONS
All of the Warrants were issued pursuant to the Agreement and were not
issued pursuant to any program or plan being administered by either the Board of
Directors of the Company or any committee of the Board of Directors organized
for that purpose. The specific terms of the Warrants are as follows:
(a) Warrant Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of the Warrants
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was established by the Board of Directors at $.01 for 210,000 shares
and $.60 for 335,000 shares, per share. Said exercise price was
negotiated based upon the average range of the high and low bid and
ask prices for the Company's common stock as reported on the OTC
Bulletin Board services of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. during early April, 1996, when the Company and CBS
concluded negotiations of the Warrants and the Agreement.
(b) Term of Warrants. The Warrants may be exercised in whole or in part
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at any time through April 7, 1997, unless the expiration date of the
Warrant and the term of the Consulting Agreement are extended by the
Company in writing to a later date.
(c) Manner of Exercise. CBS may exercise all or any whole number of such
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Warrants for cash during the term of the Warrants.
(d) Transferability. The Warrants are not transferable by CBS without the
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Company's prior written approval.
(e) Redemption. There are no redemption rights afforded to the Company in
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connection with the Warrants.
(f) Adjustments. The number of shares of Common Stock of the Company
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purchasable upon exercise of the Warrants and the exercise price of
the Warrants are subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of
specified events primarily involving stock dividends, stock splits,
reorganizations, reclassifications, consolidations and mergers.
(g) No Right As Stockholder. CBS is not, by virtue of ownership of the
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Warrant, entitled to any rights whatsoever of a stockholder of the
Company.
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FEDERAL INCOME TAX EFFECTS
A Warrant holder does not recognize taxable income on the date of the grant
of the Warrant, which is a non-statutory option, but recognizes ordinary income
generally at the date of exercise in the amount of the difference between the
Warrant exercise price and the fair market value of the common Stock on the date
of exercise. However, in the event that the holder is, or may become, subject
to the restrictions on resale of common stock under Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, such person generally recognizes ordinary income at the
end of the six-month period following the date of exercise in the amount of the
difference between the option exercise price and the fair market value of the
common stock at the end of the six-month period. Nevertheless, such holders may
elect within 30 days after the date of exercise to recognize ordinary income as
of the date of exercise. The amount of ordinary income recognized by the
Warrant holder is deductible by the company in the year that income is
recognized. The foregoing is not intended to be a complete statement of
applicable law and CBS should rely on its own legal counsel with respect
thereto.
RESTRICTIONS UNDER SECURITIES LAWS
The sale of any shares of Common Stock acquired upon the exercise of the
Warrants must be made in compliance with federal and state securities laws.
Officers, directors and 10% or greater stockholders of the Company, as well as
certain other persons or parties who may be deemed to be "affiliates" of the
Company under the Federal Securities Laws, should be aware that resales by
affiliates can only be made pursuant to an effective Registration Statement,
Rule 144 or any other applicable exemption. Officers, directors and 10% and
greater stockholders are also subject to the "short swing" profit rule of
Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Section 16(b) of the
Exchange Act generally provides that if an officer, director or 10% and greater
stockholder sold any Common Stock of the Company acquired pursuant to the
exercise of a stock option, he would generally be required to pay any "profits"
resulting from the sale of the stock and receipt of the stock option. Section
16(b) exempts all warrant exercises from being treated as purchases and,
instead, treats a warrant grant as a purchase of the underlying security, which
grant\purchase may be matched with any sale of the underlying security within
six months of the date of grant. The foregoing is not intended to be a complete
statement of applicable law and CBS should rely on its own legal counsel with
respect thereto.
TRANSFER AGENT
The Transfer Agent for the shares of common stock is the Corporate Stock
Transfer Co., 370 17th Street, Denver, Colorado 80202.
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LEGAL MATTERS
Certain legal matters in connection with the securities offered hereby are
being passed upon for the Company by Greenberger & Forman, 1370 Avenue of the
Americas, New York, New York 10019-4602, counsel to the Company.
EXPERTS
The audited consolidated financial statements of the Company incorporated
by reference in this Prospectus have been so incorporated in reliance on the
report of Schumacher & Associates, Inc., independent certified public
accountants, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and
accounting.
STATEMENT ON INDEMNIFICATION
Under provisions of the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation, any person made a party to any lawsuit by reason of being a
director or officer of the Company, or any parent or subsidiary thereof, shall
be indemnified by the Company to the full extent authorized by the Colorado
Corporation Code, as amended. Said Code was repealed on July 1, 1994 and was
replaced by articles 101-117 of the Colorado Business Corporation Act.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the
Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company has been informed 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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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
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The documents listed in (a) through (c) below are incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement. All documents subsequently filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and to be part
thereof from the date of filing of such documents.
(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year
ended November 30, 1994 and the Registrant's effective registration
statement on Form 10-SB;
(b) All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the
Registrant's Form 10-KSB referred to in (a) above.
(c) The class of securities to be offered hereby is registered under
Section 12 of the Exchange Act. A description of the Registrant's
securities is set forth in Item 11 of its Form 10-SB which is
incorporated as a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
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a. Article VIII of Registrant's Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation provides:
"The Corporation may and shall indemnify each director, officer and any employee
or agent of the Corporation, his heirs, executors and administrators, against
any and all expenses or liability reasonably incurred by him in connection with
any action, suit or proceeding to which he may be a party by reason of his being
or having been a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to the
full extent required or permitted by the Colorado Corporation Code, as amended."
Said Code was repealed on July 1, 1994 and was replaced by articles 101-117 of
the Colorado Business Corporation Act.
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b. Article 109 of the Colorado Business Corporation Act provides that:
7-109-101. DEFINITIONS. As used in this article:
(1) "Corporation" includes any domestic or foreign predecessor entity of
the corporation in a merger, consolidation, or other transaction in which the
predecessor's existence ceased upon consummation of the transaction.
(2) "Director" means an individual who is or was a director of a
corporation or an individual who, while a director of a corporation is or was
serving at the corporation's request as a director, officer, partner, trustee,
employee, fiduciary, or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation or
other person, or of an employee benefit plan. A director shall be considered to
be serving an employee benefit plan at the corporation's request if his duties
to the corporation also impose duties on or otherwise involve services by him to
the plan or to participants in or beneficiaries of the plan. "Director"
includes, unless the context requires otherwise, the estate or personal
representative of a director.
(3) "Expenses" includes counsel fees.
(4) "Liability" means the obligation incurred with respect to a proceeding
to pay a judgment, settlement, penalty, fine including an excise tax assessed
with respect to an employee benefit plan, or reasonable expenses.
(5) "Official capacity", when used with respect to a director, means the
office of director in a corporation, and, when used with respect to a person
other than a director, as contemplated in Section 7-109-107 means the office in
a corporation held by the officer or the employment or agency relationship
undertaken by the employee fiduciary, or agent on behalf of the corporation.
"Official capacity" does not include service for any other foreign or domestic
corporation or any other person or employee benefit plan.
(6) "Party" includes a person who was, is, or is threatened to be made a
named defendant or respondent in a proceeding.
(7) "Proceeding" means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit,
or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative and
whether formal or informal.
7-109-102. AUTHORITY TO INDEMNIFY DIRECTORS. (1) Except as provided in
paragraph (4) of this section, a corporation may indemnify a person made a party
to a proceeding because the person is or was a director if:
(a) the person conducted himself in good faith;
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(b) the person reasonably believed:
(I) In the case of conduct in an official capacity with the
corporation, that his conduct was in the corporation's best interests; or
(II) In all other cases, that his conduct was at least not opposed to
the corporation's best interests; and
(c) In the case of any criminal proceeding, he had no reasonable cause to
believe his conduct was unlawful.
(2) A director's conduct with respect to an employee benefit plan for a
purpose he reasonably believed to be in the interests of the participants in or
beneficiaries of the plan is conduct that satisfies the requirements of
subparagraph (II) of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section. A
director's conduct with respect to an employee benefit plan for a purpose that
he did not reasonably believe to be in the interests of the participants in or
beneficiaries of the plan shall be deemed not to satisfy the requirements of
paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section.
(3) The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, or
conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, is not of
itself determinative that the director did not meet the standard of conduct
described in this section.
(4) A corporation may not indemnify a director under this section:
(a) In connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the
corporation in which the director was adjudged liable to the corporation; or
(b) In connection with any proceeding charging improper personal
benefit to the director, whether or not involving action in his official
capacity, in which he was adjudged liable on the basis that he derived an
improper personal benefit proceeding.
(5) Indemnification permitted under this section in connection with a
proceeding by or in the right of a corporation is limited to reasonable expenses
incurred in connection with the proceeding.
7-109-103. MANDATORY INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS. Unless limited by its
articles of incorporation, a corporation shall indemnify a person who was wholly
successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of any proceeding to which he
was a party because the person is or was a director, against reasonable expenses
incurred by him in connection with the proceeding.
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7-109-104. ADVANCE OF EXPENSES TO DIRECTORS.
(1) A corporation may pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses
incurred by a director who is a party to a proceeding in advance of the final
disposition of the proceeding if:
(a) The director furnishes the corporation a written affirmation of
his good-faith belief that he has met the standard of conduct
described in section 7-109-102;
(b) The director furnishes the corporation a written undertaking,
executed personally or on his behalf, to repay the advance if it is
determined that he did not meet such standard of conduct; and
(c) A determination is made that the facts then known to those making
the determination would not preclude indemnification under this
article.
(2) The undertaking required by paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this
section shall be an unlimited general obligation of the director, but need not
be secured and may be accepted without reference to financial ability to make
repayment.
(3) Determinations and authorizations of payments under this section shall
be made in the manner specified in section 7-109-106.
7-109-105. COURT-ORDERED INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS. (1) Unless
otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, a director who is or was a
party to a proceeding may apply for indemnification to the court conducting the
proceeding or to another court of competent jurisdiction. On receipt of an
application, the court, after giving any notice the court considers necessary,
may order indemnification in the following manner:
(a) If it determines the director is entitled to mandatory indemnification
under section 7-109-103, the court shall order indemnification in which case the
court shall also order the corporation to pay the director's reasonable expenses
incurred to obtain court-ordered indemnification.
(b) If it determines that the director is fairly and reasonably entitled
to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances, whether or not he
met the standard of conduct set forth in section 7-109-102(1) or was adjudged
liable in the circumstances described in section 7-109-102(4), the court may
order such indemnification as the court deems proper; except that the
indemnification with respect to any proceeding in which liability shall have
been adjudged in the circumstances described in section 7-109-102(4) is limited
to reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding and reasonable
expenses incurred to obtain court-ordered indemnification.
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7-109-106. DETERMINATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION OF
DIRECTORS. (1) A corporation may not indemnify a director under section 7-109-
102 unless authorized in the specific case after a determination has been made
that indemnification of the director is permissible in the circumstances because
he has met the standard of conduct set forth in section 7-109-102. A
corporation shall not advance expenses to a director under section 7-109-104
unless authorized in the specific case after the written affirmation and
undertaking required by section 7-109-104(1)(a) and (1)(b) are received and the
determination required by Section 7-109-104(1)(c) has been made.
(2) The determinations required to be made by subsection (1) of this
section shall be made:
(a) By the board of directors by a majority vote of those present at
a meeting where a quorum is present, which quorum shall consist of
directors not parties to the proceeding or;
(b) If a quorum cannot be obtained, by a majority vote of a committee
of the board designated by the board, which committee shall consist of
two or more directors not parties to the proceeding; except that
directors who are parties to the proceeding may participate in the
designation of directors for the committee.
(3) If a quorum cannot be obtained and the committee cannot be established
under paragraph (b) of this section, or even if a quorum is obtained or a
committee designated, if a majority of the directors constituting such quorum or
committee so directs, the determination required to be made by subsection (1)
shall be made:
(a) By independent legal counsel selected by a vote of the board of
directors or the committee in the manner specified in paragraph (a) or
(b) of subsection (2) of this section or, if a quorum of the full
board cannot be obtained and a committee cannot be established, by
independent legal counsel selected by a majority vote of the full
board; or
(b) By the shareholders.
(4) Authorization of indemnification and evaluation as to reasonableness
of expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that
indemnification is permissible; except that, if the determination that
indemnification is permissible is made by independent legal counsel,
authorization of indemnification and evaluation as to reasonableness of expenses
shall be made by the body that selected said counsel.
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7-109-107. INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, FIDUCIARIES, AND
AGENTS. Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation:
(a) An officer is entitled to mandatory indemnification pursuant to
section 7-109-103 of this section and is entitled to apply for court-ordered
indemnification pursuant to section 7-109-105 in each case to the same extent as
a director;
(b) A corporation may indemnify or advance expenses to an officer,
employee, fiduciary or agent of the corporation who is not a director to the
same extent as to a director; and
(c) A corporation may also indemnify and advance expenses to an officer,
employee, fiduciary or agent of the corporation who is not a director to a
greater extent if not inconsistent with public policy, and if provided for by
its bylaws, general or specification of its shareholders or directors, or in a
contract.
7-109-108. INSURANCE. A corporation may purchase and maintain insurance
on behalf of a person who is or was a director, officer, employee, fiduciary, or
agent of the corporation and who, while a director, officer, employee,
fiduciary, or agent of the corporation is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, fiduciary, or
agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation or other person or of an
employee benefit plan, against any liability asserted against or incurred by him
in any such capacity or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the
corporation would have the power to indemnify him against the same liability
under 7-109-102, 7-109-103, or 7-109-107. Any such insurance may be procured
from any insurance company designated by the board of directors, whether such
insurance company is formed under the laws of this state or any other
jurisdiction of the United States or elsewhere, including any insurance company
in which the corporation has an equity or any other interest through stock
ownership or otherwise.
7-109-109. LIMITATION OF INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS. (1) a provision
treating a corporation's indemnification of, or advance of expenses to,
directors that is contained in its articles of incorporation or bylaws, in a
resolution of its shareholders or board of directors, or in a contract, except
an insurance policy, or otherwise, is valid only to the extent the provision is
not inconsistent with sections 7-109-101 to 7-109-108. If the articles of
incorporation limit indemnification or advance of expenses, indemnification and
advance of expenses are valid only to the extent not inconsistent with the
articles of incorporation.
(2) Sections 7-109-101 to 7-109-108 do not limit a corporation's power to
pay or reimburse expenses incurred by a director in connection with an
appearance as a witness in a proceeding at a time when he or she has not been
made a named defendant or respondent in the proceeding.
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7-109-110. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS OF INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTOR. If a
corporation indemnifies or advances expenses to a director under this article in
connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation, the
corporation shall give written notice of the indemnification or advance to the
shareholders with or before the notice of the next shareholders' meeting. If
the next shareholder action is taken without a meeting at the instigation of the
board of directors, such notice shall be given to the shareholders at or before
the time the first shareholder signs a writing consenting to such action.
c. Article 108 of the Colorado Business Corporation Act provides as
follows:
7-108-402. LIMITATION OF CERTAIN LIABILITIES OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
(1) If so provided in the articles of incorporation, the corporation shall
eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director to the corporation or to
its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director; except that any such provision shall not eliminate or limit the
liability of a director to the corporation or to its shareholders for monetary
damages for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or
to its shareholders, acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, acts specified in section
7-108-403, or any transaction from which the director directly or indirectly
derived an improper personal benefit. No such provision shall eliminate or
limit the liability of a director to the corporation or to its shareholders for
monetary damages for any act or omission occurring before the date when such
provision becomes effective.
(2) No director or officer shall be personally liable for any injury to
person or property arising out of a tort committed by an employee unless such
director or officer was personally involved in the situation giving rise to the
litigation or unless such director or officer committed a criminal offense in
connection with such situation. The protection afforded in this subsection (2)
shall not restrict other common-law protections and rights that a director or
officer may have. This subsection (2) shall not restrict the corporation's
right to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director to the
corporation or to its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary
duty as a director as provided in subsection (1) of this section.
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Item 8. EXHIBITS.
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The following documents are filed as Exhibits to this Registration
Statement:
4(a) -- Creative Business Strategies, Inc., 1996 Consulting and Warrant
Compensation Agreement and Form of Warrant
5 -- Opinion of Greenberger & Forman as to the validity of the shares
being registered
24.1 -- Consent of Greenberger & Forman
24.2 -- Consent of Schumacher & Associates, Inc., Certified Public
Accountants
25 -- Power of Attorney (following signature page of Registration
Statement)
Item 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
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The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act");
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-
effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent
a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement;
(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any
material change to such information in the registration statement;
Provided, however, that paragraphs (i) and (ii) shall not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to
Section 13 of Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the 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.
(4) That, for the purposes of determining any liability under the Act,
each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act 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.
(5) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Act may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the provisions described in Item 6 or otherwise, the registrant has
been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the 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 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-8, and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 8th day of April,
1996.
ENHANCED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Kenneth Duckman
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KENNETH DUCKMAN, President
and Chief Executive
Officer
By: /s/ Robert Smith
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ROBERT SMITH, Chief Financial
Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature Capacity Date
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/s/ Michael Bernard
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MICHAEL BERNARD Director April 8, 1996
/s/ Kenneth Duckman
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KENNETH DUCKMAN Director April 8, 1996
/s/ John Meaney
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JOHN MEANEY Director April 8, 1996
/s/ Bertram Pariser
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BERTRAM PARISER, Ph.D. Director April 8, 1996
/s/ Ralph LaBarge
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RALPH LABARGE Director April 8, 1996
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