SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
AMENDMENT NO. 2
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 19, 2000
ADVA International Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-16341 16-1284228
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation)
6 Woodcross Drive, Columbia, SC 29212
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(Address of principal executive offices/Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 803.407.3044
Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report: N/A
EXPLANATORY NOTE
ADVA International, Inc. ("ADVA"), Biotel, Inc. ("Biotel"), Global
Information Group USA, Inc. ("GIG") and the stockholders of GIG (the
"Stockholders") consummated a transaction pursuant to an Agreement of Stock
Exchange dated June 19, 2000, as amended (the "Agreement"). Under the terms of
the Agreement, the Stockholders exchanged all the issued and outstanding shares
of GIG owned by them and received in return an aggregate of 12,468,750 shares of
ADVA common stock, par value $0.001 ("Common Stock"), representing a 94.57%
equity interest in ADVA. GIG accordingly became a wholly-owned subsidiary of
ADVA (the "Stock Exchange"). The remaining ADVA shares continue to be owned by
the current stockholders of ADVA. The parties to the Agreement executed
Amendments to the Agreement of Stock Exchange providing for the Closing Date to
be extended to March 2, 2001.
Following the administration of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy estate of
ADVA (then known as "Advanced Medical Products, Inc."), the directors approved
and recommended certain changes in ADVA's Certificate of Incorporation in order
to better position ADVA to seek a share exchange or reverse merger with a
privately held company in an attempt to recover some value for ADVA's
stockholders. Toward this end, ADVA entered into the Agreement. GIG is a
Delaware corporation which develops and markets applications software for the
Linux Operating System, specifically, a three-dimensional ("3D") solid modeling,
animation and rendering system for use by digital media professionals in the
production of film and video special effects, animation, computer-aided design
("CAD") and scientific visualization, website and print graphics, game
development and virtual television.
The Agreement includes representations and warranties of the
Stockholders, the Company and ADVA of the type normally included in agreements
of this nature. In addition, the Agreement contains various covenants including
a covenant by the Company to pay to ADVA at Closing the sum of $300,000 to be
paid to the creditors of ADVA, and covenants by ADVA that ADVA's Common Stock
is, at the Closing Date, qualified for and included on the OTC Bulletin Board,
and that ADVA pay up to $300,000 to the creditors of Advanced Medical Products,
Inc., should the Bankruptcy Court so require. Prior to the Closing Date, the
Company paid $50,000 in respect of the $300,000 obligation pursuant to an Escrow
Agreement dated February 7, 2001, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit hereto.
The remaining $250,000 was paid after the Closing pursuant to the terms of the
Agreement.
Prior to the Closing Date, the Board of Directors of ADVA amended the
Bylaws to provide that the Board shall consist of six directors. Three of the
directors were selected by GIG.
Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, use of
the terms "Company", "we", "our" or "us" in this report refers to GIG. Unless
otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, this Report gives effect
to the completion of the Stock Exchange described above.
The Company
GIG develops and markets applications software running on the Linux
operating system (the "Linux OS"). Our present software product, first developed
for the UNIX operating system, is believed to be the only complete 3D solid
modeling, animation and rendering system currently available on the Linux OS.
Our software has been designed for use by digital media professionals in the
production of film and video special effects, animation, CAD and scientific
visualization, Internet web site and print graphics, game development and
virtual television.
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The Linux OS is "open-source" software, i.e., it can be copied,
modified and distributed without any associated fee and with few restrictions.
It is distributed free on the Internet and via established market channels. An
international community of programmers in cooperation with organizations such as
Linux.org, VA Linux (LNUX), Red Hat (RHAT), Silicon Graphics (SGI), IBM and
other major computer industry concerns continuously develops, debugs and
improves the Linux OS.
The stability, high performance, low cost and broad developer support
of the Linux OS has caused it to emerge as a viable alternative to proprietary
or internally developed operating systems. As the popularity of the Linux OS
grows, applications developers have begun to market for sale Linux-compatible
versions of well-known software applications. Although these applications run on
the open source Linux OS, the applications are not themselves open source
software. For example, Corel Corporation markets a Linux version of its
well-known WordPerfect(R) Office Suite. The Company, in keeping with the Linux
community culture, intends to distribute its basic 3D toolset for free to all
registered users. However, like other developers of software applications that
run on the Linux OS, GIG will offer more advanced software applications for sale
to consumers rather than distribute them free of charge. Although the Company is
exploring the feasibility of releasing certain parts of its source code under an
open source license, it plans to keep its source code proprietary for the
foreseeable future.
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GLOSSARY
Set forth below are definitions of certain specialized terms found in
this Report.
Computer Aided Design ("CAD"): A combination of hardware and software
that enables engineers and architects to design everything from furniture to the
space station. Until the mid 1980s, all CAD systems were specially constructed
computers. CAD software that runs on general-purpose workstations and personal
computers is now widely available.
Computer Aided Engineering ("CAE"): Computer systems that analyze
engineering designs and convert them into usable 3D models. CAE systems test a
design under a variety of conditions to see if it will function as expected
under real -world conditions.
Constructive Solid Geometry ("CSG"): The process of building solid
objects from other solids. The three basic CSG operators are union,
intersection, and difference. Each operator acts upon two objects and produces a
single object result. By combining multiple levels of CSG operators, complex
objects can be produced from simple ones.
FTP or File Transfer Protocol is a facility for transferring to and
from remote computer systems. Usually the user transferring a file needs
authority to log in and access files on the remote system.
GNU General Public License ("GNU" pronounced "guh-NEW"). The license
under which the Linux operating system ("Linux OS") is written and distributed.
The terms of the license provide, among others, that the source code of the
Linux OS is freely distributed and available to the general public. "GNU" is a
recursive acronym which stands for "GNU's not Unix".
Kernel: The fundamental part of a program, typically an operating
system, that resides in memory at all times and provides the basic services. It
is the part of the operating system that is closest to the machine and may
activate the hardware directly or interface to another software layer that
drives the hardware.
Legacy application: An older software application which is still in
use. Typically, legacy applications are database management systems running on
mainframes or minicomputers. An important feature of new software products is
the ability to work with a company's legacy applications, or at least be able to
import data from them accurately.
Modeling: Any method of precisely representing a 3-dimensional object
as a set of mathematical equations on a computer.
Object code: The machine language representation of programming source
code. Object code is created by a compiler and is then turned into executable
code for use by the computer.
Polygonal Modeling: The construction of computer-generated models
utilizing two-dimensional shaded polygonal shaped surfaces (generally
triangles). Polygonal modeling is employed by most of the popular 3D graphics
applications in use for special effects and animation today. Compare solid
modeling (below) where mathematical solids are used to build models.
Porting: To rewrite or otherwise enable a program written for one type
of computer to be moved to another. To port an application, sections that are
machine dependent must be rewritten and then recompiled (re-translated from
source code (the code written by the programmers) into object code (the
intermediary computer language produced by running source code through a
compiler)) on the new computer.
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Rendering: Refers to the process of adding attributes to a computer
graphics model by adding qualities such as lighting, reflectivity, texture and
color. One technique for rendering graphics is called ray tracing. Another type
of rendering is scanline rendering, which renders images one vertical line at a
time instead of object-by-object as in ray tracing. In general, scanline
rendering does not produce results as good as ray tracing, but it is used
frequently in animation packages where the image quality of each individual
frame is less important. Other types of rendering include radiosity and
reflection mapping.
Raytrace Rendering: In computer graphics, an advanced technique for
adding realism to an image by including variations in shade, color intensity,
and shadows that would be produced by having one or more light sources on an
image. Raytrace software works by simulating the path of a single light ray as
it would be absorbed or reflected by various objects in the image and the human
eye. To work properly, the artist must specify parameters of the light source
(intensity, color, etc.) as well as all the objects (how reflective or absorbent
the materials are). In the past, raytrace rendering required enormous
computational resources, and was supported by only the most advanced graphics
systems. Today, raytrace rendering can be performed on many desktop workstations
and personal computers.
Render Farm: A network of computers specifically dedicated to the
rendering function.
Solid Modeling: A method of modeling in which solid shapes or
primitives (such as cubes or spheres) are added to or subtracted from one
another, or modified to create a resulting solid shape. In solid modeling,
single objects of high complexity can be created through a series of simple
steps. Compare Polygonal Modeling in which polygonal surfaces are used to
construct the modeled object.
Source code: Programming statements and instructions written by a human
programmer. Source code is not directly executable by the computer but must be
converted into machine language by compilers, assemblers or interpreters before
a computer can make the program functional for the end-user of the software.
Visualization: The use of rendering tools to visualize by giving
textural, lighting, reflective, and/or refractive qualities to a dataset or
model. This process is often used by CAD professionals to test the visual impact
of their designs in the ongoing process of product design and by digital media
artists to preview the effects of work done on their computer generated imagery.
Visualization is also used to translate complex data, scientific and other
types, into graphical form for ease-of-understanding.
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Item 1. CHANGES IN CONTROL OF REGISTRANT
Pursuant to an Agreement of Stock Exchange, as amended, (the
"Agreement") dated as of June 19, 2000 among ADVA International, Inc. ("ADVA"),
Biotel, Inc. ("Biotel"), Global Information Group USA, Inc. ("GIG" or the
"Company") and the stockholders of GIG (the "Stockholders"), 94.57% of ADVA's
issued and outstanding common stock has been exchanged for all the issued and
outstanding shares of the Company (the "Exchange") in a transaction whereby the
Company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of ADVA.
The Agreement was adopted by the unanimous consent of the Board of
Directors of ADVA on June 5, 2000. The Agreement was adopted by the unanimous
written consent of the Board of Directors of the Company on July 17, 2000. No
approval of the stockholders of ADVA or the Company was required under
applicable state corporate law or under the applicable rules of the OTC Bulletin
Board, however, the Stockholders have, by unanimous written consent dated July
17, 2000, approved the transaction.
ADVA is authorized to issue 20,000,000 shares of common stock. Prior to
the Closing Date of the Agreement, ADVA had outstanding 716,250 shares of common
stock. On the Closing Date, ADVA issued an additional 12,468,750 shares to the
Stockholders in exchange for all the issued and outstanding shares of the
Company. As a result, the Stockholders now own 94.57% of the outstanding ADVA
Common Stock and the remaining ADVA shares (716,250) continue to be owned by the
pre-Exchange ADVA stockholders.
In connection with the Exchange, the Stockholders were granted
registration rights with respect to the shares of ADVA Common Stock that they
received. The Registration Rights Agreement dated as of March 2, 2000 is
attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1.
On the Closing Date, three designees of the Company were appointed as
new directors, bringing the total number of ADVA directors to six. Mr. Anthony
E. Mohr was appointed President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Board. See "Directors and Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons",
below.
A copy of the Agreement of Stock Exchange is attached hereto as an
exhibit.
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The following table describes, as at the Closing Date, the ownership of ADVA's
outstanding Common Stock by (i) each person who is known to own more than 5% of
ADVA's outstanding Common Stock; (ii) each officer and director; and (iii) all
of ADVA's officers and directors as a group:
Amount of Beneficial
Name of Beneficial Owner Ownership Percent of Class
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Anthony E. Mohr 3,542,621 26.87
7000 Boulevard East, Apt. 39E
Guttenberg, NJ 07093 USA
Heydael B.V. 1,048,630 (1) 7.95
Engweg 21
1251 LK Laren
The Netherlands
Hendrik Smit
Engeweg 21 1,048,630 7.95
1251 LK Laren
The Netherlands
Hacken Investments Limited 769,230 (2) 5.83
Aleman Cordero Galindo & Lee Trust
PO Box 3175 Road Town
Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Sybren Ijtsen Zeilstra 800,000 6.07
Koninginnegracht 49
2514 AE The Hague
The Netherlands
Meijer Lavino 800,000 6.07
2 Vosholdal
2930 Brasschaat
Belgium
Prof. Dr. Ruud A. M. Pruijm
"Leeuwenflat" 's-Lands Werf 137 7,500 (3) *
3063 GD Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Philip L. van Wijngaarden
Van Blankenburgstraat 66 -0- -0-
2517 XS The Hague
The Netherlands
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Amount of Beneficial
Name of Beneficial Owner Ownership Percent of Class
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Ronald G. Moyer 360,000 (4) 2.73
6 Woodcross Drive
Columbia, SC 29212
C. Roger Jones 330,000 (5) 2.50
3050 Briarcliffe Rd.
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
George L. Down 36,576 (6) *
6 Woodcross Drive
Columbia, SC 29212
Philip Ayoub -0- -0-
276 Palmer Road
Riverside, CT 06878
Officers and Directors as a Group (9 Persons) 3,946,697 29.9%
*Less than one percent of the outstanding shares.
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1 Hendrik Smit is the sole beneficial owner of the shares owned by Heydael
B.V. through his voting and dispositive power over those shares.
2 The capital stock of Hacken Investments Limited is beneficially owned 50% by
Valerij Remmele and 45% by Benno P. Hafner, each of whom has voting and
dispositive power of his shares. Mr. Hafner is also a director of Koenig
Invest AG, one of the lenders to GIG. See "Executive Compensation and Other
Information -- Certain Relationships and Related Transactions".
3 Dr. Pruijm is an advisory board member of Chatelin Capital Partners Limited,
a firm providing investment banking, advisory and related services to GIG,
and a director of ADVA. See "Executive Compensation and Other Information
--- Certain Relationships and Related Transactions".
4 Ronald G. Moyer has sole dispositive power over 30,000 shares and is deemed
the beneficial owner of 330,000 shares owned of record by Biotel, Inc.
through his control over the voting power of those shares. See "Executive
Compensation and Other Information -- Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions".
5 C. Roger Jones is deemed the beneficial owner of these shares through his
control as a director of Biotel, Inc. over the voting power of those shares.
6 Includes 8,647 shares owned of record by the Helen L. Down Trust (Helen Down
is the mother of Mr. Down) for which Mr. Down serves as trustee, and (ii)
1,208 shares owned of record by members of Mr. Down's family. See "Executive
Compensation and Other Information --- Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions".
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RISK FACTORS
Set forth below are certain risks and uncertainties relating to our
business. These are not the only risks and uncertainties we face. Additional
risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem
immaterial may also impair our business. If any of the following risks actually
occur, our business, operating results or financial condition could be
materially adversely affected.
Risks Associated With Forward-Looking Statements And Industry
Projections
This Form 8-K contains certain "forward-looking statements". These
statements are not historical facts but rather estimates or predictions made by
the Company's management and others. All forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties. The Company cautions that the important factors
discussed below have, or could, both (1) affect the Company's performance,
and/or (2) cause actual performance to differ materially from our predictions.
While the Company believes that the assumptions underlying the
forward-looking statements contained in this Form 8-K are reasonable,
nonetheless, they may be inaccurate. Accordingly, the Company cannot provide any
assurances that these forward-looking statements will, in fact, be correct.
This Form 8-K also contains citations to industry sources on which
market projections are based. These projections are based in part on assumptions
about technological developments, software trends and emerging consumer
preferences, among other things, and are subject to change due to a number of
factors, including economic and market conditions, technological advancements
and changes in customer preferences. As a result, we cannot assure you that
these market projections will actually be realized.
Risks Related To Our Business
Because we have a limited operating history and operate in a new industry, it is
difficult to evaluate our business and prospects.
The Company was formed in 1998 and has conducted only limited business
activities since formation. Furthermore, we operate in the Linux industry, which
has only recently exhibited significant growth. As a result of operating as an
early stage company in the new and rapidly evolving Linux products and services
market, we will encounter certain risks and difficulties. Certain factors that
may affect us include:
[] the evolving and unpredictable nature of our business model;
[] the uncertain rate of growth in usage and acceptance of the
Linux OS and other open source software;
[] the uncertain demand for our products;
[] the need to expand our sales, professional services and
customer support organizations;
[] acquiring businesses and technologies;
[] increased competition in the Linux industry, particularly from
larger, more established companies with greater resources;
[] our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel;
If we fail to adequately address any of these risks or difficulties,
our business strategy may not be successful, our revenues may fail to grow and
we may not achieve profitability.
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We may not be able to successfully compete with other companies.
In the market for 3D computer graphics and visualization software, we
face significant competition from larger companies who market technologically
advanced, feature-rich and market leading products, have greater financial
resources, more established direct and indirect sales channels, larger installed
bases and greater name recognition than the Company. These companies include
Autodesk/Discreet, SGI/Alias-Wavefront, Avid/Softimage, Newtek, Side Effects,
mental ray, Advanced Render Technology, NeoGeo/Blender and many others.
In nearly all cases, these companies primarily sell 3D graphics systems
that run on proprietary operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows and
variants of UNIX. However, some of them, notably NeoGeo, Side Effects, and
Alias-Wavefront and Softimage, have ported certain segments of their products to
the Linux OS or have announced their intention to do so. These companies may
have larger and more established service organizations to support these products
and operating systems. These companies may be able to leverage their existing
organizations, including their service organizations, to provide a wider
offering of products and higher level of support on a more cost-effective basis
than we can. In addition, these companies may be able to undertake more
extensive promotional activities, adopt more aggressive pricing policies and
offer more attractive terms to their customers than we can.
A number of large, international software and hardware vendors, such as
thelinuxmall.com, VA Linux, Red Hat, Debian, Caldera and Suse have recently
announced intentions to begin marketing third-party Linux-based software
applications. There is a risk that they may begin marketing and/or supporting 3D
graphics software other than the Company's, which have greater functionality and
lower prices than ours. Even if the functionality of the standard features of
these products is equivalent to ours, we face a substantial risk that a
significant number of customers will choose not to purchase products from a less
well-known vendor, regardless of the competitiveness of our solutions.
Furthermore, our competitors in the 3D graphics market segment who lack
Linux-compatible applications could bring considerable pressure to bear on the
reseller channel not to sell GIG's product line. We also face competition in
narrow, vertical markets from limited purpose "plug-in" vendors that offer
products that are carefully tailored for specific applications that better
address the needs of certain customers. Furthermore, because Linux can be
downloaded from the Internet for free or purchased at a nominal cost and is open
source licensed, traditional barriers to new developers are reduced compared to
UNIX or Windows(R) development. Accordingly, it is possible that new competitors
or alliances among existing competitors may emerge and rapidly acquire
significant market share in the Linux market segment. Any pricing pressures or
loss of potential customers resulting from our failure to compete effectively
would reduce our revenues and profitability.
We have not been profitable, we expect to incur net losses for the foreseeable
future and we may never achieve profitability.
Our business has not yet generated a profit. If our revenues fail to
grow at the rate we anticipate, or if our spending levels exceed our
expectations or cannot be adjusted to reflect slower revenue growth, we may not
achieve or sustain profitability or generate positive cash flow. We anticipate
incurring significant expenses in connection with developing our products,
hiring and training personnel, expanding our market reach and building awareness
of our brand. We forecast our future expense levels based on our current
operating plans and our estimates of future revenues. We may find it necessary
to accelerate beyond our current expectations expenditures relating to product
development and support and our sales and marketing efforts, or otherwise
increase our financial commitment to creating and maintaining brand awareness
among potential customers. All or any of these factors could adversely impact
our future profitability.
We may be unable to develop, expand and maintain a customer base.
Our future revenue depends on our success in attracting customers and
then successfully maintaining customer relationships. Our ability to attract
customers and retain them will depend on a variety of factors, including the
performance, quality, breadth and depth of our current and future product. We
believe the principal factors on which we must compete are:
o Product functionality;
o User learning curve and ease-of-use issues;
o Photo-realistic quality of rendered output;
o Quality of product and product support;
o Cost of getting product to market;
o Price versus performance considerations;
o File import/export compatibility with competing products, both
legacy and new;
o Efficiency of sales and distribution; and
o Branding and name recognition.
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To be competitive, GIG must respond promptly and effectively to the
challenges of technological advancement, evolving standards and the innovations
of competitors by continuing to enhance our products and to grow our sales and
services organization. Our failure to remain competitive will result in an
inability to add new customers or to maintain successful relationships with
existing customers thus reducing our revenues.
We and other Linux application providers could be prevented from selling or
developing new products if the GNU General Public License and similar licenses
under which the Linux OS is run and developed are not enforceable, or not
effectively policed. Such an event could lead to a decrease in the use of Linux
and have negative consequences on the ability of the Company to develop and
market its products.
The Linux kernel and the Linux OS have been developed and licensed
under the GNU General Public License and similar open source licenses. These
licenses require that any software program licensed under them may be copied,
used, modified and distributed freely, so long as all modifications are also
freely made available and licensed under the same conditions. We know of no
instance in which a party has challenged the validity of these licenses or in
which these licenses have been interpreted in a legal proceeding. To date, all
compliance with these licenses has been voluntary.
It is possible that parties may refuse to comply with the terms of
these licenses. One resulting risk is that entities with the legal right to
enforce these licenses against non-complying parties might not be able to
enforce these licenses effectively, because of a lack of financial resources or
otherwise. Even with vigorous enforcement action, it is possible that a court
would hold one or more of these licenses to be unenforceable in the event that
someone were to file a claim asserting proprietary rights in a program developed
and distributed under them. Any ruling by a court that these licenses are not
enforceable, or that Linux-based operating systems, or significant portions of
them, may not be copied, modified or distributed freely would have the effect of
preventing us from selling or developing our applications, unless we are able to
negotiate a license for the use of the code, or replace the affected code. In
the event that we obtained such a license, we would likely be required to pay
royalties for our applications covered by the license. Such payments would harm
our operating results. We may not be able to obtain such a license. In the event
we had to replace portions of the software code, which could be time consuming
and lead to higher development costs, our operating results would be harmed.
We may be unable to protect our intellectual property rights from misuse by
third parties.
Our software library and our trademarks comprise our business. The
protective steps we have taken or will take may be inadequate to deter
misappropriation of our proprietary rights. We acquired our software library and
trademarks indirectly through a series of transactions from ElectroGIG Nederland
B.V., now bankrupt. We are currently engaged in updating the records of the
relevant national offices (for example, the United States Patent and Trademark
Office) to correctly reflect that these trademarks are owned by us. However,
this process is not complete. Failure to adequately protect our intellectual
property rights could damage our brand identity and impair our ability to
effectively compete in the market for our applications. Furthermore, defending
or enforcing our intellectual property rights could result in the expenditure of
significant financial and managerial resources.
We are particularly vulnerable to claims that our applications infringe
third-party intellectual property rights because (1) our applications were
acquired indirectly from the bankrupt Dutch company that developed them, and (2)
our applications may incorporate code developed in part by independent third
parties in the open source community. Any resulting claims against us could be
costly to defend or subject us to significant damages.
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We may be exposed to future litigation based on claims that our
applications infringe the intellectual property rights of others, or that we
lack clear title to our intellectual property. This risk is made higher by the
fact that most of the code in our products was developed by parties who were not
employees of the Company. The great majority of our code was written by
developers who were employed by two separate Dutch companies, both of which went
through bankruptcy proceedings in the Netherlands in 1996-97. Significant
Company resources could be expended if lawsuits were initiated against the
Company attacking the validity of, or our title to, our intellectual property.
Moreover, certain code in our applications may have been developed by
members of the open source community over whom we exercise no supervision or
control and who themselves might not have the same financial resources as we do
to pay damages to a successful litigant. For example, developers may incorporate
code into the Linux OS or kernel under the GNU General Public License without
proper third party consents. These developers are unlikely to perform patent or
other searches and may therefore unwittingly infringe third party rights. Third
parties may accordingly join us as defendants in infringement suits and we may
become subject to claims for monetary damages or an injunction against shipment
of our applications. In addition, employees may utilize proprietary information
from former employers without our knowledge.
Any litigation, with or without merit, could be time consuming to
defend, result in high costs, divert the attention of management and other
resources or cause shipment delays. We also could be compelled to remove or
replace infringing technology. We are not aware that our applications infringe
any proprietary rights of third parties.
We may be subject to litigation as a result of information published on, posted
on or otherwise accessible from, our Internet sites.
We may be subject to claims of defamation, negligence, copyright or
trademark infringement (including contributory infringement) or other claims
relating to the information on our Internet sites, whether written by us or by
third parties. Such claims have been brought against online services in the past
and can be costly to defend regardless of the merit of the lawsuit. Although
recent federal legislation protects online services from certain claims when the
material is written by third parties, this protection is limited. Moreover, the
law in this area remains in flux and varies from state to state. In the event a
claim is made against us in the future, our business could be seriously harmed.
If we were prohibited from using the LINUX trademark in connection with our
products and/or advertising, our business could be adversely affected.
Like numerous other companies, GIG develops and markets Linux-based
software. GIG does not own the registered trademark "LINUX" and, while we intend
to seek the consent of the trademark owner to use the mark in connection with
our goods and services, we have not yet done so. GIG believes that the continued
efficacy and use of the LINUX trademark is important to its business. If the
LINUX trademark is invalidated through a legal action, or if GIG is not
permitted to use the mark, our business could suffer. In addition, GIG has no
control over the use of the LINUX trademark, and use by others may lead to
confusion as to source, quality, reputation and dependability of the Linux OS,
which may harm GIG's business.
We may not be able to raise sufficient capital to execute our business strategy.
While we have secured financing which management believes is sufficient
to fund anticipated operations through the end of fiscal 2002, we expect to
require additional funds to support planned expansion, respond to competitive
pressures, acquire complementary businesses or technologies and respond to
unanticipated developments. Additional funding may not be available to us in
amounts or on terms acceptable to us. If sufficient funds are not available, or
are not available on acceptable terms, our ability to fund our expansion,
execute our strategy, take advantage of acquisition opportunities, develop or
enhance our services or products, or otherwise respond to competitive pressures
would be significantly limited.
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We have not yet completed the hiring of our management team.
We need to hire additional members of our management team. Competition
for such personnel is intense. We have experienced, and we expect to continue to
experience in the future, difficulty in hiring highly skilled employees with the
appropriate qualifications. If we do not succeed in attracting new personnel,
our business could be adversely affected.
Our management team will be new and if they are unable to work together
effectively, our business could be seriously harmed.
Our business is highly dependent on the ability of our management team
to work together effectively to meet the demands of our business plan and
expected growth. The members of our management team are not yet confirmed, but
the selected team will not have previously worked together as a management team
and will have only limited experience managing a rapidly growing company on
either a public or private basis. Our productivity and the quality of our
applications may be adversely affected if we do not integrate and train the team
quickly and effectively.
Our management team may have no or only limited experience operating a public
company.
The members of our management team may have no or only limited
significant experience in leadership roles in a public company. We cannot assure
you that the management team as eventually identified will be able to
successfully lead a public company. The failure of the management team to
adequately handle this challenge could have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business.
We may be unable to hire or retain key technical, marketing or sales personnel.
We intend to hire a significant number of sales, marketing, technical
and other personnel during fiscal 2002. Competition for these individuals is
intense and we may not be able to attract, hire and/or retain highly qualified
personnel. Our future success and ability to achieve revenue growth also depends
upon the continued service of these key personnel. Competition for such
personnel in our industry is extremely intense and characterized by high and
rapidly increasing salaries, which may increase our operating expenses and/or
hinder our ability to recruit qualified candidates.
We depend on the continued services of our founder and other key personnel whose
knowledge of our business and technical expertise would be difficult to replace.
Our products and technologies are complex and we are substantially
dependent upon the continued services of our Chief Executive Officer, Anthony
Mohr. The loss of Mr. Mohr, or other key personnel, particularly to a
competitor, could adversely affect our business, reduce our market share, slow
our product development process and diminish our brand identity.
Our products may contain defects that could be costly to correct, delay market
acceptance of our products and/or expose us to litigation.
Although we engage in comprehensive product testing, errors may be
found in our applications after commencement of commercial shipments. Third
parties over whom we exercised no supervision or control developed the majority
of the software code in our products. Moreover, should we develop future
Linux-based applications, a portion of the software code in these new product
may also be developed by uncontrolled third parties. If errors are discovered,
we may have to make significant expenditures of capital to eliminate them and
yet may not be able to correct them in a timely manner, if at all. Errors and/or
failures in our applications could result in a loss of, or delay in, market
acceptance of our products and could damage our reputation and our ability to
convince commercial users of the quality and dependability of our applications.
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Errors or failures of our applications could cause our customers to
assert warranty and other claims for substantial damages against us. Although
our warranties typically contain provisions designed to limit our exposure to
potential product liability and warranty claims, it is possible that these
provisions may not be effective or enforceable under the laws of some
jurisdictions. Our insurance policies may not provide sufficient coverage to
adequately limit our exposure to this type of claim. These claims, even if
unsuccessful, could be costly and time consuming to defend.
If the market's acceptance of the Linux OS slows or stops, our ability to grow
our business could be severely curtailed.
We expect that substantially all our revenues for the foreseeable
future will be derived from Linux-based applications and the provision of
enhancements, services and support for these applications. The Linux OS has only
recently gained broad market acceptance. This acceptance has been mostly limited
to Internet infrastructure applications and scientific research environments.
Our success depends on the continued and increased rate of adoption of Linux in
these and additional markets. If this does not occur, our business will suffer.
Even if Linux is widely accepted, the Linux OS and kernel is an open
source software product, which users are licensed to freely copy, use, modify
and distribute. Accordingly, anyone may download the Linux OS and numerous
compatible software applications from the Internet, or otherwise copy without
cost and use such applications. Our success depends on customers purchasing our
Linux-based applications.
If multiple and incompatible distributions of Linux achieve sufficient market
acceptance, our operating expenses could increase and demand for our products
could decline.
If multiple, incompatible versions of Linux are developed, customers
may become less likely to purchase Linux products, and our sales would suffer.
In addition, we may be required to offer and support more distributions of
Linux. This would result in increased operating expenses. Alternatively, if GIG
software ran only on a single Linux distribution that was not the predominant
Linux distribution, GIG's sales and revenue growth would suffer.
If existing, and future, Linux OS companies fail to support us, refuse to enter
into co-marketing arrangements with us, or otherwise react negatively to our
business strategy or product line, our business will be harmed.
Most of the software we plan to bring to market for the foreseeable
future will be dependent on the support and success of hardware and software
manufacturers and developers in the Linux community. We plan to enter into
co-marketing arrangements with these companies to "bundle" our basic software
into, for example, entry-level software-hardware packages. These companies, upon
whom we also will rely to develop and maintain the Linux OS and sell Linux-based
hardware, may not support us, our product promotions or our corporate or
operating decisions. If these third parties fail to support us for any reason,
or refuse to enter into "bundling" arrangements with us, we would be forced to
rely to a significantly greater extent on our own development and marketing
efforts, which would require us to hire additional developers, increase our
expenses and adversely impact product release schedules.
If existing, and future, Linux OS companies do not succeed in achieving
increased sales of their respective products, demand for our products will
decline.
The worldwide market for computer operating systems is dominated by the
Microsoft Windows(R) and UNIX families of software. If the companies that
manufacture, develop and sell Linux-based computers and operating systems do not
steadily increase their market share against the dominant systems, particularly
in the desktop and workstation segments, the market for our products will not
grow and demand for our products will decline, negatively impacting revenues
and profitability.
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Because we plan to rely heavily on the Internet for the marketing, sales,
delivery and support of our software, disruptions such as viruses would be
harmful to our business.
We will rely on the Internet via regionally mirrored websites, FTP
sites and intranets to market, sell and support GIG products. Such reliance
accordingly extends to third party service providers, for example, internet
service providers, web hosting service providers and others. If our third-party
service providers experience an unforeseen problem or downtime and the Company's
Internet presence is significantly impaired as a result, we may lose sales and
our customer relationships could suffer.
"Hackers" could crack the key generation system for our software or reverse
engineer our applications and provide them for free to our customer base.
If illegal copying and use of GIG software became widespread and
well-known, it would adversely impact our ability to market our software and
maintain sales, and would be harmful to our business.
Our product sales and revenue growth depend on the continued popularity and
acceptance of the Internet, which may decline if new laws and government
regulations surrounding the Internet are enacted.
If the popularity and acceptance of the Internet as an effective medium
of commerce does not continue to grow, or declines, our product sales and
revenue growth may be harmed. We will be significantly dependent on the Internet
to process the marketing, sales and support of our products. As the use of the
Internet continues to evolve, increased regulation by federal, state or foreign
governments in areas including user privacy, pricing, content and quality of
products and services becomes more likely. Our e-commerce activities might
subject us to the jurisdiction of the legal systems of other countries. Taxation
of Internet commerce, or other charges imposed by government agencies or private
organizations may also be imposed. Laws and regulations applying to the
solicitation, collection, processing of personal or consumer information could
also be enacted. Any of these regulations could result in a decline in the use
or popularity of the Internet as a medium for commerce, which could have an
adverse effect on our future sales and revenue growth.
We are vulnerable to unexpected network interruptions caused by system failures,
which may result in reduced visitor traffic on our network, decreased revenue
and harm to our reputation.
Substantially all of our communications hardware and other hardware
related to our web sites will be in only two to three locations. Fire, floods,
hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, power loss, telecommunications failures,
break-ins and similar events could damage these systems. In addition, our
servers are vulnerable to computer viruses, electronic break-ins, human error
and other disruptions that could adversely affect our systems and web sites. We
could lose revenue and suffer damage to our reputation if any of these
occurrences affected our systems. Our insurance policies may not adequately
compensate us for losses due to such failures or interruptions.
If we fail to introduce new products and services in a timely manner, our
products will become obsolete and our operating results will suffer.
The computer software market is characterized by rapid technological
change, frequent new product enhancements, uncertain product life cycles,
changes in consumer preferences and evolving industry standards. Our products
could be rendered obsolete if we lack the resources or ability to keep pace with
such changes.
Because advanced computing environments are highly complex, we cannot
accurately estimate the life cycles of our products. New products and product
enhancements can require long development and testing periods, which would
require us to recruit, hire and retain increasingly scarce, technically
competent 3D graphics and Linux-trained personnel. Significant delays in new
product releases or significant problems in installing or implementing new
products could seriously damage our business. It is impossible to predict our
success in attracting and retaining the requisite talent to remain competitive.
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Our timely delivery of new and/or enhanced products depends in part
upon the open source community, the members of which are not employees of the
Company and accordingly are not under the Company's control or direction. Any
failure to timely identify and deliver new products and product enhancements
will harm the Company's revenues and business prospects.
Our ability to introduce new products or product enhancements will be impaired
if Linux developers do not continue to enhance the core source code of the Linux
OS and develop other Linux-based applications.
As open source software, the Linux OS source code is open to the public
and can be copied, modified and distributed without an associated fee. Our
success depends in part on the continued efforts of the open source development
community to enhance the source code of the Linux OS and Linux-based utilities
and applications to make Linux compatible for use across multiple software and
hardware platforms. If Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, and other
third-party developers slow or stop the development and improvement of Linux
functionality or the introduction of new open source software or software
enhancements, our ability to market our existing and future Linux products and
services would suffer. In this event, we would be forced to rely to a greater
extent on our own development efforts or the development efforts of third-party
consultants, which would significantly increase our costs.
If the Linux developer community fails to support us or reacts negatively to our
business strategy, our business will be harmed.
Some members of the open source community have criticized the
commercialization of the open source movement through activities such as
licensing proprietary versions of open source software and providing services to
the users of open source software. This type of negative reaction by third
parties in the Linux developer community could harm our reputation, diminish our
brand and result in lower revenues and profitability.
To be competitive, we must strengthen our brand.
We must have a strong brand in order to successfully compete in the
market. In order to develop, promote and maintain our brand identity and to
attract and retain customers, we have developed and will implement an
advertising and promotional campaign. Our strategies may not be successful
however. If we are unable to design and implement effective marketing campaigns,
or we otherwise fail to promote and maintain our brand, our sales will not meet
projected levels. Our business may also be harmed if we incur significant
expense in an attempt to promote and maintain our brand without a corresponding
increase in revenue.
Our products are dependent in part upon the efforts of members of the open
source community.
The quality of future applications is dependent in part on the efforts
and the expertise of members of the open source community. If we do not work
productively with this community, our ability to provide quality applications
and product enhancement will be harmed, which would harm our revenues and
compromise our reputation in the open source community and with customers.
In seeking to expand our operations outside the United States, we will become
subject to a variety of risks.
We intend to begin selling our products overseas during fiscal year
2002, initially in Europe. We anticipate that as we expand our international
sales, we will fulfill orders through international resellers and the Internet.
The Company is subject to risks inherent in operating outside of the United
States, which include, but are not limited to, the imposition of governmental
controls, exposure to different legal standards (particularly with respect to
intellectual property protection), burdens of complying with a variety of
foreign laws, export license requirements, future import and export
restrictions, unexpected changes in regulatory requirements, foreign technical
standards, political, social and economic instability, trade restrictions,
changes in tariffs, difficulties in staffing and managing operations,
difficulties in collecting receivables and in repatriating foreign earnings, and
potentially adverse tax consequences. Demand for our products could also be
adversely affected by seasonality of international sales and economic conditions
in the Company's international markets. Moreover, should the value of the U.S.
dollar increase relative to the value of other currencies, the Company's
products could be less competitive in international markets. There can be no
assurance that the risks associated with the Company's international operations
will not materially adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition
and results of operations in the future or require the Company to significantly
modify its business practices.
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Risks Relating to Our Stock
The market for technology-related stocks has recently been extremely volatile.
Recently, the capital markets have experienced extreme price
fluctuations, including pronounced drops in share values and market
capitalizations, particularly in technology and technology-related stocks.
Should the market continue to experience such extremes and depressed stock
values, our ability to raise additional capital on acceptable terms could be
curtailed resulting in our inability to implement or realize our business plan.
Our inability to proceed with our expansion plans would severely affect our
stock price and the value of an investment in our stock.
We expect to experience volatility in our share price, which could negatively
affect the value of an investment.
An active trading market for our shares may not develop or be
sustained. The market price of the shares may fluctuate significantly in
response to the following factors, most of which are beyond our control:
o Variations in our quarterly operating results;
o Changes in securities analysts' estimates of our financial
performance;
o Changes in market valuations of similar companies;
o Announcements by us or our competitors of significant contracts,
acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital
commitments;
o Loss of a major customer or other failure to complete significant
license transactions; and
o Addition or departure of key personnel.
The market for technology and Internet-related companies has
experienced extreme volatility and pronounced drops in share values and market
capitalization often have been unrelated to the operating performance of a given
company. These fluctuations and depressed stock values may adversely affect the
trading price of our shares, regardless of our actual operating performance. As
a result, stockholders may be unable to sell their shares, or may sell them at a
loss.
Acquisitions could result in dilution to our stockholders, operating
difficulties and other harmful consequences.
We expect to acquire or invest in additional businesses, products,
services and technologies that complement our service and product offerings and
intended customer base. We plan to pursue discussions with companies regarding
strategic acquisitions or investments. There can be no assurance that these
discussions will result in actual acquisitions.
To succeed in this strategy, we need to identify suitable acquisition
candidates. In the event future acquisitions are consummated, we will face
additional financial and operational risks, including:
o Difficulty in assimilating the operations, technology and personnel
of an acquired company;
o Disruptions to our business due to allocation of resources to
consummate these transactions, and the diversion of management's
attention from our core business;
o Difficulty in retaining key technical and managerial personnel from
acquired companies;
o Dilution of our stockholders, if we fund these acquisitions by
issuing equity;
o Assumption of the acquired company's operating losses, increased
expenses and liabilities;
o Weakening or termination of our relationships with existing
employees, customers and business partners;
o One-time in-process research and development charges and ongoing
expenses associated with amortization of goodwill and other
purchased intangible assets.
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Concentration of ownership may prevent new investors from influencing
significant corporate decisions.
Upon consummation of the Agreement of Stock Exchange, our executive
officers, directors and principal shareholders will beneficially own, in the
aggregate, approximately 29.9% of our outstanding shares. As a result, these
shareholders, if acting together, will be able to exercise control over all
matters requiring shareholder approval, including the election of directors and
approval of significant corporate transactions. This concentration of control
could disadvantage other shareholders with interests different from those of our
officers, directors and principal shareholders. For example, our officers,
directors and principal shareholders could delay or prevent an acquisition or
merger even if the transaction would benefit other shareholders. See "Item 1 -
Changes in Control of Registrant".
The sale of ADVA Common Stock in the public market could cause stock prices to
fall.
The Stockholders hold 12,468,750 newly issued shares of ADVA Common
Stock (representing 94.57% of ADVA's outstanding share capital) that will
eventually be eligible for sale in the public market. Sales of a substantial
number of shares could significantly reduce the market price of the Common
Stock. Even the perception that the Stockholders might sell Common Stock could
depress the trading price for these shares. These sales, and the possibility of
these sales, could make it more difficult for us to sell equity or
equity-related securities in the future at a time and price that we deem
appropriate.
We are at risk of securities class action litigation due to our expected share
price volatility and market price declines.
In the past, securities class action litigation has often been brought
against a company following a decline in the market price of its securities.
This risk is especially acute for us because technology companies have
experienced greater than average share price volatility in recent years and, as
a result, have been subject to, on average, a greater number of securities class
action claims than companies in other industries. We may in the future be the
target of similar litigation. Securities litigation could result in substantial
costs and divert management's attention and resources, and could seriously harm
our business.
We may be unable to raise additional capital thus reducing our ability to
compete and lowering revenues.
We anticipate raising additional capital in the coming months to meet
our needs for expansion of operations. However, additional funds may not be
available at acceptable terms, if at all. If additional funds are raised through
the issuance of equity securities, the percentage ownership of our then current
stockholders would be reduced and the value of their investment might decline.
In addition, any new securities issued might have rights, preferences or
privileges senior to those of the securities held by our stockholders. If we
raise additional funds through the issuance of debt, we might become subject to
restrictive covenants.
If we are unable to raise additional capital in a timely fashion and on
acceptable terms, we may not be able to, among other things:
o Develop or enhance our products and/or services;
o Acquire new technologies, products or businesses;
o Expand operations, in the United States or internationally;
o Hire, train and retain employees; or
o Respond to competitive pressures or unanticipated capital
requirements.
Our failure to do these things as needed could result in lower revenues
and could cause serious harm to our business.
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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
OVERVIEW
For all intents and purposes, all of the operations of ADVA (a holding
company) are through GIG, its wholly-owned subsidiary.
GIG develops and markets applications software running on the Linux OS.
Our present software product, first developed for the UNIX operating system, is
believed to be the only complete 3D solid modeling, animation and rendering
system currently available on the Linux OS. Our software has been designed for
use by digital media professionals in the production of film and video special
effects, animation, CAD and scientific visualization, Internet web site and
print graphics, game development and virtual television.
The Linux OS is "open-source" software, i.e., it can be copied,
modified and distributed without any associated fee and with few restrictions.
It is distributed free on the Internet and via established market channels. An
international community of programmers in cooperation with companies such as VA
Linux (LNUX), Red Hat (RHAT), Silicon Graphics (SGI), IBM and other major
computer industry concerns continuously develops, debugs and improves the Linux
OS.
The stability, high performance, low cost and broad developer support
of the Linux OS has caused it to emerge as a viable alternative to proprietary
or internally developed operating systems. As the popularity of the Linux OS
grows, applications developers have begun to market for sale Linux-compatible
versions of well-known software applications. Although these applications run on
the open source Linux OS, the applications are not themselves open source
software. For example, Corel Corporation markets a Linux version of its
well-known WordPerfect(R) Office Suite. The Company, in keeping with the Linux
community culture, intends to distribute its basic 3D toolset for free to all
registered users. However, like other developers of software applications which
run on the Linux OS, GIG will offer our more advanced software applications for
sale to consumers rather than distribute them free of charge. The Company plans
to keep its source code proprietary for the foreseeable future.
THE TECHNOLOGY
GIG markets to Linux users a professional-quality 3D solid modeling,
animation and rendering software suite. The software and rights to all ancillary
intellectual property were acquired from a prior owner and ported from UNIX to
Linux. The cost of acquisition was a fraction of the total development cost of
the technology and therefore has enabled the Company to price our products
aggressively in an increasingly competitive market.
Our flagship product, GIG3DGO, is a 3D graphics system built upon a
modeler with 3D solid geometry core technology, an important feature since the
use of polygonal modeling is considered by many users as less effective for the
construction of products or buildings in real world environments. Using a wide
range of animation tools, the user can then animate the models. We believe our
raytrace renderer to be among the best available in the industry. The software
includes a set of dedicated converters thus enabling users to import files and
models from competitive and complementary programs, rendering them to
near-photographic quality. The sister products to GIG3DGO are described below.
The Linux OS has recently been ported to the IBM/Motorola Power PC and
Compaq/DEC ALPHA chips. The Company anticipates that this technological
development, together with certain re-compiling work to be done on our products,
will allow our software to run on over 90% of the world's workstations, desktops
and laptops.
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Our Products
Throughout our existence, our UNIX legacy applications as originally
developed by ElectroGIG Nederland B.V. have been in use in the market by a
limited number of end-users. Since mid-1999, we have sold in a Linux beta
version a limited number of copies of our flagship GIG3DGO product. These sales
were primarily for testing purposes and resulted in minimal revenue to the
Company.
GIG expects to make available by August 2001 its Linux-compatible
products for distribution through resellers, original equipment manufacturers
and direct through the Internet. GIG's products all share certain core
technology and are therefore expected to be relatively simple to maintain and/or
upgrade in conjunction with upgrades of the Linux OS. The Company anticipates
that the most basic version of GIG3DGO will be bundled with Linux OS releases
and will be made available for Internet download free of charge. It is
contemplated that subsequent upgrades and products will continue to be
competitively priced in light of the advantage of our lower
development/acquisition costs.
GIG3DGO
Our flagship product is a 3D animation system consisting of a
constructive solid geometry modeler, a set of advanced animation tools and a
photorealistic renderer that can be configured according to the end-user's
desired output needs. GIG3DGO will provide professional 3D graphics tools to
Linux users at an entry level price which we anticipate will be well below the
lowest priced comparable packages on UNIX and Windows NT(R).
GIGVIZ
GIGVIZ is a visualization tool that enables the modeling, lighting and
rendering of 3D models constructed in most popular Computer Aided Design ("CAD")
packages and scientific data generation formats presently being utilized.
Through a set of dedicated converters, users of CAD packages may use GIGVIZ to
import their models and render them to near-photographic quality.
GIGSTAR
GIGSTAR is a raytrace renderer, to be made available as a stand-alone
product, which will enable GIG users to distribute large render projects over a
network of inexpensive Linux computers. As rendering is a time-intensive
function, GIGSTAR on Linux will enable end-users to cut rendering time at a
cost-effective price. Animations can consist of between 25 - 30 data-rich frames
per second of animation. One such frame, depending on its content, can take
anywhere from minutes to dozens of hours to render the complex visual effects
encompassing the animation's lighting, motion and other variables. The ability
to distribute this function over a network of computers reduces the total amount
of time necessary to finish the project. However, this solution can increase the
total cost of the system by a significant factor when using UNIX or Windows(R)
computers. By employing a Linux-based render dedicated network (or "render
farm"), this increase in system cost may be substantially reduced. The Company
anticipates that the GIGSTAR product will also be priced substantially below
both the full versions of GIG3DGO or GIGVIZ and less than competitive products
thereby allowing the Linux user to deploy greater render power at a more
cost-effective price.
GIGPOWER3D
GIGPOWER3D provides one tool kit to the professional digital content
creator containing the features of GIG3DGO, GIGVIZ and GIGSTAR together with
user-enabled software development tools to customize the software. Like its
component products, it will be available at highly competitive prices.
GIGTIME & GIG "A LA CARTE" PRODUCT DELIVERY
In addition to the products listed above, end-users will be able to
purchase individual upgrades to their basic packages "a la carte" through our
website. Upon confirmation of the user's desired configuration and payment
information, an e-mail software key will be sent within minutes to the end-user
allowing users to access and download the software, configuring the license
according to individual requirements.
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Product Pricing
The Company anticipates that its products will be priced significantly
lower than those of its competitors. This policy is in keeping with the
Company's reasonable cost of acquisition and development and the custom of the
Linux open source community.
Product Delivery E-Mail Software Keys
Through a system of password keys, we intend to make our products
available to end-users on a "timed" basis for those who may only need certain
application features for certain limited time periods. For example, an end-user
with a heavily rendered animation project and a tight deadline may wish only to
"rent" a set of GIGSTAR render licenses for the project at hand. Without the
intervention of sales staff, an end-user can then remotely set the time period
for the licenses, choose the features needed and pay for the license, using and
paying for only the software needed during the time period required by the
end-user.
Product Support
Technical support will be handled primarily through the Internet. For a
small annual fee, end-users will receive access to a member-only intranet which
will provide them with direct interaction with technical support staff via
instant messaging technology such as ICQ, e-mail support and access to a
community of users. Members may log onto topic-specific areas to discuss
experiences, "tips and tricks" and other solutions using GIG's software. The
discussion pages will also provide content for the "frequently asked questions"
section of the website. The site will feature searchable on-line manuals,
artwork galleries, bug reporting, "how-to" features and tutorials. The site will
also feature download and streaming videos of key functions in the software
demonstrated by technical staff and experienced end-users. An Internet-based
support function will help reduce staff costs thus enabling cost-efficient
world-wide support and will allow us to monitor end-user reactions, problems and
input to help us identify areas in the software requiring upgrading and/or
fixing. We anticipate that our website will be on-line in the first quarter of
fiscal 2002 and we expect to phase in the more advanced functions through the
remainder of the year.
Sales And Marketing
The Company plans to utilize three main resources as sales channels:
o The worldwide network of Linux resellers;
o Bundling arrangements with manufacturers of Linux-compatible
hardware and OS manufacturers; and
o Direct sales via the Internet on the GIG website and on existing
Linux Internet shopping sites such as thelinuxmall.com.
The Company plans to market its products and generate interest in its
sales channels by:
o Worldwide trade show marketing in cooperation with Linux
distributors and hardware manufacturers such as VA Linux, SGI,
Compaq, Red Hat and Mandrake Linux. GIG software was successfully
demonstrated in conjunction with VA Linux at the 1999 San Jose Linux
World Expo;
o Direct advertising in major Linux and computer graphics periodicals
such as LinuxWorld Linux Journal and CGI;
o Banner advertising on high-traffic Linux websites such as
slashdot.com and linux.com;
o Free distribution to all colleges, universities and vocational
schools with a Linux or 3D graphics curriculum;
o Entering into co-marketing arrangements with market-leading Linux
companies for seminars, bundling arrangements, trade show
participation, etc.;
o The GIG website, which will offer specials, trade show and seminar
information and video advertising;
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Our strategy for distribution and sales relies heavily on the
construction and maintenance of a global network of regionally mirrored websites
combined with FTP sites for efficient software downloads. Furthermore, GIG will
distribute its software free via both manufacturer bundles and Linux resellers.
Once the full software package is in the possession of the end-user, the
end-user will be able to work with the basic version, with limited features and
rendering power, free of charge. Should the end-user desire to purchase expanded
features, converters, higher render power, technical support or any other GIG
product, the customer-enabled Company website will allow the end-user to make
selections, pay for purchases and receive configured upgrades via e-mail in
under three minutes.
Research And Development
In 1999 and 2000 the Company conducted limited research and development
activities to enhance existing products and develop new features based on the
licensed technology to which it then held the rights. For the two fiscal years
ended March 31, 1999 and March 31, 2000, the Company incurred research and
development expenditures of approximately $56,000 and $34,000, respectively. As
a percentage of operating expenses, research and development was approximately
19% in 1999 and 11% in 2000. The decrease in expenditures was due to attrition
of engineering personnel, the use of university internships which reduced
man-hour costs, and the Company's decision to close the Netherlands office. The
Company has recently recruited and hired developers who are currently enhancing
the compatibility of the product line with the latest distributions of the Linux
OS.
We believe a significant level of investment in research and
development will be required in order for the Company to be competitive.
Accordingly, in the foreseeable future, we expect research and development
expenses to increase both in absolute dollars and as a percentage of expenses.
The Company plans to continue research and development at steadily increasing
levels to update GIG products to the latest Linux kernel release, to produce
further Linux-compatible application products and to analyze and assimilate
other technologies which the Company believes will have potential in the Linux
market space.
STRATEGY
The current products GIG offers on Linux are the first step in our plan
to become a principal developer and marketer of Linux-compatible applications.
Through association, acquisition and assimilation, we plan to begin offering a
wide range of Linux-compatible products over the next two years, thereby helping
to fill the current void in the market for Linux desktop/workstation products.
GIG believes that the number of potential competitors developing quality
applications will also increase rapidly over the next one to three years. Our
primary objective is to become the leading provider of low cost, high quality
Linux 3D graphics and visualization tools for the rapidly expanding market
surrounding the Linux OS. We plan to exploit our advantages of low
development/acquisition cost, time to market and price/performance to gain
market share. Concurrently, the Company is engaged in research to help define
enabling technologies and related applications with which to further exploit the
existing code stream into new products on the Linux platform.
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GIG has targeted for particular strategic emphasis the growing
international market for Linux products and new Linux OS users (and Linux
"converts"). This includes customers in regions whose markets have not
previously been dominated by GIG's major competitors in the market for 3D
graphics products running on UNIX or the Windows(R) operating systems.
Coincidentally, these regions, which include Asia, South America and Eastern
Europe, among others, are showing great promise as target markets for many of
the Linux OS and hardware manufacturers. We expect that this market segment will
continue to be the primary focus of our 3D graphics sales efforts. An associated
focus will be on the growing worldwide market demand for the increasingly
realistic visualization of 3D graphics from medical, scientific and CAD
datasets. Based on our market surveys industry commentary and past awards; and
end-user input, GIG believes it possesses one of the most photorealistic
raytrace rendering systems available today, one which runs across multiple
platforms and, due to its modular design, may be converted into a standalone
product for direct use with the 3D graphics software offerings of other vendors.
In the second phase of its development, GIG plans to market and develop
an expanded roster of application products in the Linux market, initially for
the 3D market space. Although the rapid growth of the Linux market has been
heretofore largely attributable to increases in the sales of network
servers/applications, GIG, as well as many industry professionals, believes the
growth in desktop/workstation sales has been limited by a lack of application
development for this market segment. The Company is actively researching and
negotiating the possible acquisition of the rights to other applications that
will be suitable for porting to Linux and marketing in the Linux market space.
Since many companies have begun development of Linux products for the desktop
and workstation segments, GIG believes a market is growing for desktop products.
In order for GIG to succeed, both the Linux OS desktop/workstation
market and the demand for our existing 3D graphics and new applications must
continue to grow. Based on independent market research, we believe these markets
will experience steady growth for the next three to five years. Jon Peddie
Associates, a leading market research firm reporting on the 3D Visualization &
Simulation Market (the market for our product line) , predicted in late 1999
that the market for 3D tools (including hardware, software and services) will
triple in size - growing from an estimated $8.1 billion at the end of 2000 to
$24.8 billion by the year 2005.
Growth in Linux use has also been well documented by many respected analysts
such as IDC and Dataquest and both these companies project rapid growth over the
next five years.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Our products are based on a set of proprietary algorithms, data
interpreters and software code built in commonly used computer languages. Our
proprietary rights in this technology are protected by a system of copyright,
trade secret and other measures taken to prevent reverse engineering of the
products from their salable form (CD-ROM and Internet download). Although the
Company believes that no hacking of its software has taken place to date, it can
not guarantee that such activity will not be successful in the future.
Historical Background
The original GIG technology was developed at an estimated cost of
approximately $15 million by ElectroGIG Nederland BV ("ElectroGIG"), which filed
for bankruptcy in 1996. Through a series of transactions, ElectroGIG's
technology and intellectual property rights were subsequently transferred to
Belport Informatica e Electronicas, Importacao e Exportacao, Unipessoal LDA, a
Portuguese company ("Belport"). In February 2000, in exchange for a one-time
payment, Belport transferred to the Company all right, title and interest in and
to the ElectroGIG technology and other intellectual property, including the
software, the source code, copyright, know-how and technology, all trademarks,
service marks, logos, logotypes, domain name registrations and other proprietary
rights created by ElectroGIG and to which Belport held title. The Company plans
to file in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the offices of
equivalent overseas bodies assignment documents relating to this acquired
intellectual property.
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COMPETITION
Our 3D graphics products face competition from a variety of
professionally accepted, well-funded and recognized firms. Competition is based
on product characteristics including ease of use, feature sets and rendered
output, price, cost-of-ownership, upgrade paths, maintenance and service.
Numerous firms market software designed for 3D computer graphics production,
many of which are publicly traded companies that have substantially greater
financial and human resources and much greater recognition than the Company.
The Company believes its principal competitors in the Linux-based 3D
modeling/animation/rendering market are Side Effects, SGI/Alias-Wavefront,
Avid/Softimage and NeoGeo. In the visualization market, the Company's principal
competitors are Autodesk, mental images, Alias-Wavefront and numerous others,
although none of these firms currently markets a Linux-based visualization tool.
Companies in the broader 3D market include Autodesk/Discreet, Side Effects,
SGI/Alias-Wavefront and Avid/Softimage. While these companies currently direct
their efforts to a market segment other than our own, it is possible that they
could target GIG's market in the future. The Company believes there is presently
no other complete 3D solid modeling, animation and rendering system available on
Linux, although NeoGeo currently markets a polygonal
modeling/animation/rendering system that runs on the Linux OS. GIG expects
significant growth in competition as several of the above companies have
announced their plans to port their products to Linux in the future.
EMPLOYEES, CONSULTANTS AND ORGANIZATION
ADVA has no employees. In connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy
proceedings, all ADVA employees were terminated effective May 12, 1999.
Since September 15, 1999 the Company has had only one full-time
employee, the Chief Executive Officer, augmented by several consultants in the
areas of technology, finance and corporate development and part-time employees.
Prior to ceasing operations in the Netherlands in early 2000, the Company
employed six to nine persons, consisting of a Managing Director, Lead Technical
Developer, two technical staff, a marketing intern and an administrative
assistant. The Chief Executive Officer and three part-time
administrative/research staff were located in the United States while the other
employees were based in the Netherlands office.
The Company is currently under the guidance of its Chief Executive
Officer, Anthony E. Mohr, the Company's founder and largest individual
shareholder. In May 2000, the Company engaged Philip Ayoub as interim acting
Chief Financial Officer on a limited basis while the Company conducts a search
for a full-time Chief Financial Officer. The Company also currently utilizes the
services of several freelance programmers. The Company is recruiting and/or
negotiating employment arrangements with persons to fill the roles of Vice
President - Operations and Vice President - Marketing and other positions, and
expects to hire several employees shortly after the Closing.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Chapter 11 bankruptcy estate of Advanced Medical Products, Inc. has
been fully administered. There are no material pending legal proceedings to
which ADVA is a party or to which any of its property is subject, nor is ADVA
aware of any material proceedings to which any officer, director or affiliate of
ADVA or a beneficial owner of more than 5% of ADVA's outstanding securities, or
any associate of any such person, is a party adverse to ADVA or has a material
interest adverse to ADVA.
GIG is not a party to any material legal proceedings. We may from time
to time become a party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary
course of our business.
FACILITIES
ADVA leased a 10,080 square foot building located at 6 Woodcross Drive,
Columbia, South Carolina 29212 for a term of five years commencing on November
1, 1996. Pursuant to the acquisition of ADVA assets and assumption of ADVA
liabilities by Biotel, Inc. ("Biotel") in connection with the Chapter 11
bankruptcy proceedings, Biotel assumed all ADVA's obligations under the lease
and subsequently entered into a lease agreement directly with the landlord,
eliminating any obligation the Company may have had regarding this lease.
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GIG was party to a two year lease for office space in Amsterdam, the
Netherlands, with the Stichting Vastgoedfonds N.V., which terminated on
September 15, 1999. The Company is currently a party to a monthly lease
agreement with the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (the "Landlord"),
pursuant to which the Company leases a small amount of office space,
telecommunications services, business services and administrative staff services
at One Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 1420, New York, New York 10020. This lease was
for a one year term with option to renew and commenced May 1, 1998. As of May 1,
2000, the Company and the Landlord agreed to a month-to-month leasing
arrangement in anticipation of the Stock Exchange and a subsequent move to new
office space. The Company expects to enter into a new lease for office space
within the Charlotte, North Carolina metropolitan area during the spring of 2001
and anticipates that site will become the corporate headquarters. At that time
the office in New York shall be closed and the lease terminated.
GIG's CORPORATE HISTORY
GIG is a Delaware corporation which was founded on April 2, 1998. The
Company originally had offices in New York and Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The
Netherlands office has now been closed and the Company has wound down all
operations and other matters relating to the existence of the Amsterdam office.
For the period from April 2, 1998 (inception) through March 31, 1999 and the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2000, the Company generated nominal revenues of
$1,540 and $6,944, respectively, and incurred net losses of $(287,851) and
$(339,034), respectively.
Prior to giving effect to the Agreement of Stock Exchange, the Company
had authorized 10,000 shares of common stock of which 1,189.04 were issued and
outstanding.
During the first two years of the Company's existence, management
focused upon building our source code base through licensing and development,
surveying the world market for Linux products (particularly 3D graphics
applications), engaging in targeted test marketing and seeking funding for our
operations. Most of these activities were carried out from the Company's
Amsterdam office, which we have since closed. In select market testing during
mid-1999, GIG recognized from Linux resellers worldwide a significant potential
for its range of 3D graphics products. In response, the Company conducted
further testing and enhancement of its products using a small group of in house
technical personnel in the Netherlands.
During fiscal years 1999 and 2000, GIG sought and received a total of
$600,000 in seed capital investment (half from equity investment and half from
loans), which was used primarily for costs of personnel, research and
development, operations and consulting fees.
During the first quarter of fiscal 2000, the Company closed a round of
financing comprised of loans from two lenders in an aggregate amount of $1.5
million (which includes the $300,000 loan described in the preceding paragraph).
In May 2000, the Company received proceeds of $450,000 from the exercise of
certain share options ($1.2 million, net of $750,000 of investment and other
advisory fees) and $300,000 from the exercise of a subscription option for one
per cent (1%) of the Company's issued stock. See "Executive Compensation and
Other Information --- Certain Relationships and Related Transactions" for a
complete description of the Company's financing activities. The Company also
completed the acquisition of its software portfolio, source code, trademarks and
other intellectual property for a total cost of $200,000. The acquisition
provided the Company with all right, title and interest in and to the portfolio
of software to which it previously held an exclusive license and enabled the
Company to pursue a technical development strategy without the need to pay
royalties.
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PLAN OF OPERATION
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the
Financial Statements and Notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Form 8-K.
Some of the statements under "Risk Factors", "Plan of Operation", "Business" and
elsewhere in this report constitute forward-looking statements. These statements
relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you
can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may", "will",
"should", "could", "expects", "plans", "intends", "anticipates", "believes",
"estimates", "predicts", "potential" or "continue" or the negative of such terms
and other comparable terminology. These statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and factors, including those listed under "Risk Factors",
that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of
activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected
in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot and do not guarantee
future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.
Our short-term objectives are to complete the upgrading of our line of
3D graphics products on Linux. with product sales to commence during the second
quarter of fiscal year 2002. We expect to be in a position to roll out our
products at the Linux World Expo trade show in August 2001. The success of this
plan depends, in part, on our ability to forge cooperative relationships with
the major hardware and software vendors in the Linux market. We shall also seek
to sell our products worldwide directly over the Internet and via the reseller
channel for Linux-based computer solutions commencing in the above-mentioned
period.
Our long-term objectives are to generate steadily increasing revenues
and obtain the capital necessary to acquire or license other promising
technologies to expand our portfolio of Linux-based products.
During the year ended March 31, 2000 we had a loss from operations of
$297,170. We funded our operating losses during this period through a
combination of low interest long-term debt and the private sale of shares of our
common stock.
During the nine months ended December 31, 2000 we generated operating
losses of $521,897. We funded these operating losses during this period through
a combination of low interest long-term debt and the private sale of shares of
our common stock.
Subsequent to December 31, 2000, we borrowed $800,000 to help fund our
operations. Based on anticipated revenue growth during fiscal year 2002 and the
above borrowings, we believe we will have sufficient funds to meet our projected
cash needs through the end of fiscal 2002. We believe that we will attain
profitability during the second half of fiscal year 2002. However, should we
realize lower than expected revenue growth or incur an unforeseen level of
expenses, we will incur additional losses and we will need to obtain additional
capital in order to continue operations. No assurances can be given as to the
availability of such funding, or the terms thereof.
We do not have any available credit, bank financing or other external
sources of funding. Due to historical operating losses, our operations have not
generated cash flow. In order to obtain capital, we would need to sell
additional shares of common stock and/or borrow funds from private lenders. The
Company estimates that it will seek to raise approximately $10 million over the
next two years. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in
attracting equity or debt funding.
During fiscal year 2002, we plan to perform limited research and
development work on our existing product line. The work on existing products
will include product maintenance, de-bugging and certain enhancements. The
majority of expenses anticipated in fiscal year 2002 are expected to relate to
building our Internet website, marketing, sales and personnel expenses. We
expect to employ a combination of development hardware lending programs provided
by affiliated computer manufacturers; leasing and purchasing of certain computer
hardware; purchasing software licenses and leasing of office equipment and
services in order to meet our technical and operational needs.
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The total number of full time employees is anticipated to increase from
one to seven over the remainder of fiscal year 2002. We intend to continue to
utilize a network of consultants and third-party vendors in both operational and
technical roles for the foreseeable future. Most of these employees and
consultants are expected to telecommute from their established home offices.
We anticipate the relocation of our corporate headquarters from New
York, New York to the Charlotte, North Carolina metropolitan area within the
first quarter of fiscal year 2002 in order to reduce costs and facilitate the
expansion of our infrastructure and number of personnel. We anticipate no
significant increase in operating expenses related to this move.
It is contemplated that the June 30 fiscal year end of ADVA will be
changed to coincide with the March 31 fiscal year end of the Company.
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS
The directors and officers of the Company on and after the Closing Date
will be as follows:
Name Age Position and Term of Service
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Philip Ayoub 39 Acting Chief Financial Officer
George L. Down 60 Director
President: October 1997 - Closing
Vice President: April 1996 - October
1997 Director: September 1986 - Closing.
C. Roger Jones 62 Director since January 1996
Anthony E. Mohr 42 President, Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board since the Closing
Date
Ronald G. Moyer 65 Director, Vice President and Chairman,
January 1996 - Closing.
Prof. Dr. Ruud A. M. Pruijm 54 Director since October 2, 2000
Philip L. van Wijngaarden 30 Director since October 2, 2000
Philip Ayoub will serve as the Company's acting Chief Financial
Officer. Mr. Ayoub has served the Company in the capacity of acting Chief
Financial Officer since May 2000. Mr. Ayoub is a self-employed certified public
accountant who, since 1992, has performed accounting-related consulting services
on an independent basis. Mr. Ayoub will continue in his role as acting Chief
Financial Officer until such time as the Company engages a permanent, full-time
CFO. It is contemplated that Mr. Ayoub will work approximately ten hours per
week on the Company's financial matters.
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George L. Down has been a Director since 1986, including for the
duration of ADVA's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding. See "ADVA's Historical
Background". Prior to re-assuming a seat on the board, Mr. Down had served since
October 1997 as ADVA's President. Mr. Down was Vice President of Sales and
Marketing for ADVA from April 1996 to October 1997, and, since 1986, had also
served as a director. Until December 1992 and for more than five years prior, he
served as the president of Design Realizations, Ltd., a closely held corporation
founded by Mr. Down, where he performed design and packaging services for a
variety of companies, including ADVA. Mr. Down received a Bachelor of Science in
Industrial Design degree from Syracuse University in 1964.
C. Roger Jones has been a Director since 1996, including for the
duration of ADVA's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding. See "ADVA's Historical
Background". Mr. Jones was Chief Executive Officer of Carolina Medical from July
1999 to January 2000 and served as President of Carolina Medical from 1985 until
1999. From 1970 to 1985 he was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for
Carolina Medical.. He has been with that company since 1961. He has also served
as Chairman for Eagle Golf Ball Company, Inc. since 1988.
Anthony E. Mohr is President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of
the Board. After four years of study at Fordham University, Mr. Mohr became
Production Manager for Irving Miller Inc. in 1981 and became Vice President in
1985. In 1989, Mr. Mohr left Irving Miller, Inc. to become the Director of U.S.
marketing and sales for the Royal Dutch Graphics Industry, a consortium of over
350 graphics production firms. In January 1994, Mr. Mohr joined ElectroGIG
Nederland B.V. as Director of Operations. Two years later Mr. Mohr left
ElectroGIG to co-found the Virtual Studio Corporation, the first dedicated
virtual television facility in the United States. Virtual Studio Corporation was
sold within one year. In 1997 Mr. Mohr accepted a position in the Netherlands to
act as a consultant to Europe's largest television producer, Endemol
Entertainment, in the execution of its virtual television department until
founding the Company in April 1998.
Ronald G. Moyer is a director. Mr. Moyer is President, Chief Executive
Officer and Chairman of Biotel, Inc., a holding company that owns Advanced
Biosensor Inc., Braemar Inc. and Carolina Medical Inc. Mr. Moyer served as Vice
President, Treasurer and Chairman of the Board of ADVA from January 1996 to the
consummation of the Exchange, including for the duration of ADVA's Chapter 11
bankruptcy proceeding. See "ADVA's Historical Background". From January 1996
until October 1997 he also served as Advanced Medical's President and Chief
Executive Officer. Since 1992 he has been the Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of Carolina Medical, Inc., a manufacturer of medical instruments. From
1991 to 1992 he served as Director of Mergers and Acquisitions for Dominion
Holdings Group, a merchant bank. From 1989 to 1991 he served as Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer of CXR Corporation, an AMEX listed
company. Prior to that time since 1969 he was the President, Chief Executive
Officer and Chairman of the Board of Digilog, Inc., a NASDAQ listed public
company. He received an MS in Aerospace Engineering from Drexel University in
1963 and completed the Harvard Business School Small Corporation Management
Program in 1981.
Prof. Dr. Ruud A. M. Pruijm will serve as a Director from and after the
Closing. Prof. Pruijm is president of Pruijm Informatica B.V., an independent
information strategy consultancy firm and a part-time professor of Information
Management at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam (the Netherlands). Prof.
Pruijm is a Dutch certified public accountant. From 1972 through 1977 he worked
for KPMG as an EDP-Auditor. In 1977 he joined Coopers Lybrand as its principal
information systems consultant. In 1981 he joined the ING Group as a Senior
Manager for Planning and Research and in 1997 became Vice President for Planning
and Research and Advisor to the Board of Directors. Prof. Pruijm is also member
of the Board of Directors of Chatelin Capital Partners Limited, a firm providing
investment banking, advisory and administrative services and assistance to the
Company. See "Executive Compensation and Other Information --- Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions".
Philip L. van Wijngaarden will serve as a Director from and after the
Closing. Mr. van Wijngaarden is Managing Director of Paramount Corporate Finance
B.V., a firm providing venture capital and related corporate finance services to
start-up and development stage enterprises. Prior to joining Paramount Corporate
Finance B.V. in September 2000, Mr. van Wijngaarden was Managing Director of
Chatelin Capital Partners Limited, the investment advisor to the Company and
other start-up technology companies in Europe and the United States. Mr. van
Wijngaarden is a licensed attorney in the Netherlands with experience in
cross-border mergers and acquisitions from both a legal and a financial
perspective. He also sits on the non-executive Board of Directors for the
European Association of Securities Dealers (EASDAQ).
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The Company does not currently compensate its Directors for serving as
such, but the Directors are and will be reimbursed for their reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in their capacities as members of the Board of
Directors.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND OTHER INFORMATION
Employment Agreement with Anthony E. Mohr
GIG and Anthony E. Mohr entered into an employment agreement dated
January 21, 2000 extending Mr. Mohr's position as Chief Executive Officer of
GIG. In connection with the Stock Exchange, Mr. Mohr's employment agreement will
be re-negotiated. It is anticipated that the re-negotiated agreement will
provide to Mr. Mohr health benefits and insurance plans, performance based
bonuses, eligibility to participate in a stock option plan, certain vacation and
personal time and reimbursement of approved expenses incurred in the conduct of
business. Mr. Mohr will receive a salary of $110,000 per annum. In addition, the
Company shall pay to Mr. Mohr $62,500 in deferred salary, plus 10% interest on
the outstanding deferred portion of his salary. Any improvements, inventions,
discoveries, formulae, processes or methods within the scope of GIG's business
activities which Mr. Mohr makes or conceives during his employment will be the
sole and exclusive property of GIG. Mr. Mohr will be bound by provisions
precluding him from divulging confidential and/or proprietary information both
during and after termination of his employment.
Key Man Insurance
The Company maintains a "key man" insurance policy with a face amount
of $5,000,000 on the life of Anthony Mohr. The Company, as Trustee, is entitled
to receive the sum of $5,000,000 in the event of Mr. Mohr's death. The annual
premium for this policy paid by the Company is $10,000.
ADVA Executive Compensation
The following table discloses certain summary information concerning
the compensation paid for services rendered to ADVA in all capacities for the
two fiscal years ended June 30, 2000 and the six month period ended December 31,
2000, to each of ADVA's Chief Executive Officer and its four most highly
compensated executive officers other than the Chief Executive Officer, whose
total annual salary and bonus were in excess of $100,000 (each a "Named
Executive Officer"):
ADVA SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Long-Term Compensation/Awards
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Annual Compensation Awards Payouts
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Name/Position FY Ended Salary Bonus Options Other
6/30 ($) ($)
George W. Down, Pres. 1999 $77,661 -0- $6,500 (1) -0-
George W. Down, Pres. 2000 -0- -0- -0- -0-
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(1) The value of 10,000 shares of ADVA common stock issued in lieu of cash
compensation for services.
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There were no grants of ADVA stock options during the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2000 nor for the six month period ended December 31, 2000.
GIG Stock Option Grants
In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2000, GIG granted to Jolec Trading
Limited ("Jolec") and Chatelin Capital Partners Limited ("CCP") options to
purchase GIG shares upon the occurrence of certain events. See "Executive
Compensation and Other Information -- Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions" for a complete description of these option grants.
Employee Benefit Plans
401(k) Plan.
ADVA's defined contribution profit sharing plan pursuant to Section
401(k) of the Code (the "ADVA Plan") was established in 1993. In connection with
Biotel's purchase of ADVA's assets and its hiring of ADVA's employees in May,
1999, Biotel took into its 401(k) plan the ADVA Plan accounts of the terminated
ADVA employees, leaving in the ADVA Plan approximately $15,000 in funds
belonging to former ADVA employees. ADVA's Board subsequently voted to terminate
the ADVA Plan and instructed the Plan Administrator to close it. The funds
belonging to the former ADVA employees have now been distributed and the ADVA
Plan is formally terminated.
ADVA Stock Option Plan.
On January 26, 1987, the Board of Directors of ADVA adopted a Stock
Option Plan. An amended and restated version of the Stock Option Plan was
adopted by the stockholders of ADVA on December 16, 1992. Pursuant to the terms
of the ADVA Stock Option Plan, both qualified and non-qualified stock options
could be granted. The maximum term of any option under the ADVA Stock Option
Plan is ten years and the per share option price of incentive options may not be
less than 100% of the fair market value of ADVA's common stock on the date of
grant. However, incentive stock options granted to persons owning more than 10%
of the voting common stock of ADVA may not have a term in excess of five years
or an option price per share less than 110% of the fair market value of the
common stock on the date of grant.
As of June 30, 1999, options to purchase 602,500 shares of Common Stock
under the ADVA Stock Option Plan were outstanding. The options were exercisable
at prices ranging from $0.14 to $1.63 per share and expired at various dates
through April 2003. During fiscal 1999 and fiscal 2000, no options to purchase
shares were granted and no options were exercised.
On May 12, 1999, in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy estate of
ADVA, all ADVA employees were terminated and became employees of Biotel. Under
the terms of the ADVA Stock Option Plan, employee stock options expire ninety
days after termination. Options granted to non-employee directors expire upon a
director's resignation or termination. The May 12, 1999 termination of ADVA
employees resulted in the expiration on August 10, 1999 of all outstanding
options except options to purchase 1,500 shares held by C. Roger Jones, a
non-employee director. In anticipation of the consummation of the Agreement of
Stock Exchange, Mr. Jones executed a Release of Stock Options on June 20, 2000
and thereby released and quit-claimed in favor of ADVA all his interest in these
options. Accordingly, there are currently no outstanding options under the ADVA
Stock Option Plan.
2001 Stock Option Plan
Set forth below is a summary of the provisions of the 2001 Stock Option
Plan, adopted by the Board of Directors on March 2, 2001. This summary is
qualified in its entirety by the detailed provisions of the text of the actual
2001 Stock Option Plan set forth as an exhibit to this Form 8-K.
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Eligibility
All officers and key employees of the Company and of any present or
future Company parent or subsidiary corporation are eligible to receive an
option or options under the 2001 Stock Option Plan. All directors of, and
important consultants to, the Company and of any present or future Company
parent or subsidiary corporation are also eligible to receive an option or
options under the 2001Stock Option Plan.
Awards Under the 2001 Stock Option Plan
Options granted under the 2001 Stock Option Plan may be Incentive Stock
Options, or Non-Qualified Stock Options. Unless the context otherwise requires,
the term "option" includes both Incentive Stock Options and Non-Qualified Stock
Options.
Administration
The 2001 Stock Option Plan shall be administered by the Board of
Directors of the Company, or a compensation committee appointed by the Company's
Board of Directors. Pursuant to the terms of the 2001 Stock Option Plan, the
compensation committee must consist of a minimum of two and a maximum of five
members of the Board of Directors, each of whom shall be a "Non-Employee
Director" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, or any future corresponding rule, except that the
failure of the compensation committee for any reason to be composed solely of
Non-Employee Directors shall not prevent an option from being considered granted
under the 2001 Stock Option Plan. References to the term "Committee" herein
refer to either the Company's Board of Directors or such committee. Under the
2001 Stock Option Plan, the Committee has the right to adopt such rules for the
conduct of its business and the administration of the 2001 Stock Option Plan as
it considers desirable. The Committee has the right to construe the 2001 Stock
Option Plan and the options issued pursuant to it, to correct defects and
omissions and to reconcile inconsistencies to the extent necessary to effectuate
the purpose of the 2001 Stock Option Plan and the options issued pursuant to it.
Common Stock Subject to the 2001 Stock Option Plan
The aggregate number of shares which may be issued upon the exercise of
options under the 2001 Stock Option Plan is 1,400,000 shares of the Company's
Common Stock.
Limitation on Maximum Number of Options Awarded
The 2001 Stock Option Plan provides that the maximum number of options
which may be awarded to any single optionee under the 2001 Stock Option Plan
shall be no more than is equal to 80% of the shares reserved for issuance under
the 2001 Stock Option Plan. The purpose of this limitation is to enable awards
made pursuant to the 2001 Stock Option Plan to comply with the conditions of
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code which provide for the deductibility
of compensation paid to the Company's Named Officers if it is performance based.
Exercise Price of Options/Payment of Exercise Price
The option price for options issued under the 2001 Stock Option Plan
shall be equal to the fair market value of the Company's Common Stock on the
date of grant of the option. The exercise price of an option may be paid in
cash, the delivery of already owned shares of Common Stock of the Company having
a fair market value equal to the exercise price, or a combination thereof.
The 2001 Stock Option Plan permits, only upon the approval of the
committee administering the Plan, payment of the option price in Common Stock of
the Company to permit the "pyramiding" of shares in successive exercises. Thus,
only if permission is obtained, an optionee could initially exercise an option
in part, acquiring a small number of shares of Common Stock, and immediately
thereafter effect further exercises of the option, using the Common Stock
acquired upon earlier exercises to pay for an increasingly greater number of
shares received on each successive exercise. This procedure, where allowed,
could permit an optionee to pay the option price by using a single share of
Common Stock or a small number of shares of Common Stock and to acquire a number
of shares of Common Stock having an aggregate fair market value equal to the
excess of (a) the fair market value of all shares to which the option relates
over (b) the aggregate exercise price under the option.
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Special Provisions for Incentive Stock Options
The maximum aggregate fair market value of the shares of Common Stock
(determined when the Incentive Stock Option is granted) with respect to which
Incentive Stock Options are first exercisable by an employee in any calendar
year cannot exceed $100,000. In addition, no Incentive Stock Option may be
granted to an employee owning directly or indirectly stock possessing more than
10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company,
unless the exercise price is set at not less than 110% of the fair market value
of the shares subject to such Incentive Stock Option on the date of the grant
and such Incentive Stock Option expires not later than five years from the date
of grant. No Incentive Stock Option granted under the 2001 Stock Option Plan is
assignable or transferable, otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution. Except in the event of death or disability, any Incentive Stock
Option granted under the 2001 Stock Option Plan is exercisable only during the
lifetime of an optionee, and are exercisable only by such optionee. Awards of
Non-Qualified Stock Options are not subject to these special limitations.
Exercisability and Expiration of Options
All options granted pursuant to the 2001 Stock Option Plan are
exercisable in accordance with a vesting schedule (if any) which is set by the
Committee at the time of grant. The expiration date of an option is also
determined by the Committee at the time of the grant, but in no event will an
option be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the date of grant
of the option.
All unexercised options terminate three months following the date on
which an optionee's employment with the Company terminates, other than by reason
of disability or death. An exercisable option held by an optionee who dies or
who ceases to be employed by the Company because of disability may be exercised
by the employee or his representative within one year after the employee dies or
becomes disabled (but not later than the scheduled option termination date).
The Committee may in its sole discretion, provide in an option
agreement the circumstances under which the option shall become immediately
exercisable and may accelerate the date on which all or any portion of an option
may be exercised.
Expiration of the Stock Option Plan
Unless terminated earlier by the Board of Directors, the 2001 Stock
Option Plan will remain in effect until all awards granted under 2001 Stock
Option Plan have been satisfied by the issuance of shares provided that no new
awards may be granted under such 2001 Stock Option Plan more than ten years from
of the date the 2001 Stock Option Plan was adopted by the Company.
Adjustments
The 2001 Stock Option Plan provides for adjustments to the number of
shares subject to outstanding options and to the exercise price of such
outstanding options in the discretion of the Committee in the event of a
declaration of a stock dividend, distribution or other offering of shares,
merger, consolidation, transfer of assets, reorganization, split up, combination
or recapitalization.
Transferability of Non-Qualified Stock Options
Except as otherwise provided by the Rules and Regulations of the SEC,
the 2001 Stock Option Plan provides that the Committee at the time of grant of a
Non-Qualified Stock Option may provide that such stock option is transferable to
any "family member" of the optionee by gift or qualified domestic relations
order. For purposes of this section, a family member includes any child,
stepchild, grandchild, parent, step-parent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse,
sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law,
daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive
relationships, any person sharing the grantee's household (other than a tenant
or employee), a trust in which these persons have more than 50% of the
beneficial interest, a foundation in which these persons (or the grantee)
controls the management of assets, and any other entity in which these persons
or the grantee own more than 50% of the voting interests.
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Amendments
Except as required pursuant to Rule 422 of the Code or any successor or
provision, the Board of Directors may amend or supplement the 2001 Stock Option
Plan, including the form of option agreement, in any way, or suspend or
terminate such plan at any time, as determined by the Board of Directors without
the approval of stockholders; provided, however, that such action shall not
affect options granted under the 2001 Stock Option Plan prior to the actual date
on which such action occurred. If the Board of Directors voluntarily submits a
proposed amendment, supplement, suspension or termination for shareholder
approval, such submission shall not require any future amendments, supplements,
suspensions or terminations (whether or not relating to the same provision or
subject matter) to be similarly submitted for shareholder approval.
It is contemplated that the Company will grant options to purchase
approximately 360,000 shares of common stock to executive level employees to be
hired by the Company in the near term.
Limitation on Liability of Directors; Indemnification
ADVA's Certificate of Incorporation provides that a director will not
be personally liable to ADVA or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach
of the fiduciary duty of care as a director, including breaches which constitute
gross negligence. However, this provision does not eliminate or limit the
liability of a director of ADVA (i) for breach of the director's duty of loyalty
to ADVA or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or
which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under
Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (relating to unlawful
payment of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions), (iv) for
gaining a financial profit or other personal advantage to which he or she was
not entitled, or (v) for breaches of a director's responsibilities under the
Federal securities laws.
ADVA's by-laws provide that ADVA shall indemnify its officers,
directors, employees and agents, to the extent permitted by the General
Corporation Law of Delaware.
The Company has in place a director's and officer's liability insurance
policy providing for their full indemnification to the extent permitted by the
General Corporation Law of Delaware.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
On January 14, 2000, GIG entered into a Share Purchase and
Shareholders' Agreement (the "Share Purchase Agreement") pursuant to which GIG
borrowed in three tranches an aggregate of $1,500,000 from Koenig Invest AG, a
Swiss company with a principal place of business in Zug, Switzerland ("Koenig")
and Newick Developments Limited, a company incorporated in the British Virgin
Islands with its principal place of business in Tortola, B.V.I. ("Newick").;
Jolec Trading Limited, a British Virgin Islands company, purchased from Anthony
Mohr 100 shares of the issued and outstanding shares of GIG for the sum of $1;
and CCP, a firm providing investment banking, advisory and related services to
GIG received: (i) a fee of 2.5% of the loan principal amount in return for
services rendered in connection with arranging the loans from Koenig and Newick;
and (ii) an option to purchase 300 GIG shares (equating to 3,145,920 shares of
ADVA Common Stock in the Stock Exchange) for the sum of $1 at the time the
second tranche was advanced; and either (a) options in an IPO event for
$2,500,000 worth of shares at issue price and a further 10% of the issued shares
at a 30% discount to the issue price; or (b) options in a takeover or merger
event to purchase 10% of GIG's issued and outstanding share capital (determined
as at the date of exercise) (equating to 1,246,875 shares of ADVA Common Stock
in the Stock Exchange) at a 65% discount to the value assigned to the shares for
the purposes of the transaction, and a further 5% of GIG's issued and
outstanding share capital (equating to 623,437 shares of ADVA Common Stock in
the Stock Exchange) at a discount of 90% to the value assigned to the GIG shares
(the "Take-over Options").
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Pursuant to basic terms agreed in the Share Purchase Agreement, GIG,
Koenig and Newick subsequently entered into loan agreements entitling GIG to
borrow an aggregate of $1,500,000 and pursuant to which CCP received a fee for
advisory services rendered amounting to 2.5% of the loan principal (the "Loan
Agreements").
In February 2000, GIG drew down $300,000 against the aggregate
$1,500,000 loan. Pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement and the relevant loan
agreements, CCP received an arrangement fee of $7,500 resulting in net proceeds
to GIG of $292,500. In May 2000, Jolec Trading Limited exercised an option to
subscribe for one percent (1%) of GIG resulting in proceeds to GIG of $300,000.
In March 2000, in anticipation of the Stock Exchange, CCP exercised the
Take-over Options and caused the transfer of the underlying shares to certain
Stockholders. As proceeds from the exercise of the Take-over Options, GIG
received $450,000, net of $750,000 in fees due CCP in connection with investment
and other advisory services rendered in connection with the Stock Exchange.
Fiona van Hulst, a Stockholder of GIG and a director of CCP, personally acquired
2.38 shares of GIG common stock, which converted to 25,000 shares of ADVA Common
Stock after giving effect to the Stock Exchange.
In May 2000, GIG drew down a further $400,000, net of an arrangement
fee of $30,000 to CCP, against the aggregate $1,500,000 loan.
In February 2001, GIG drew down the balance of the available loan
proceeds ($800,000). No arrangement or other fees were due or have been paid in
connection with this disbursement.
Certain of the Stockholders and Newick Developments Limited (one of the
lenders to GIG) share a common Managing Director. Each of Jolec Trading Limited,
Sorenesen's Securities Limited, Gorilla Ventures N.V., Moana Lake Finance
Corporation and Viewmont Holdings Limited are managed by Intertrust (Curacao)
N.V., a Netherlands Antilles firm providing company management and formation
services, trustee and other professional and financial services. In addition,
the capital stock of Hacken Investments Limited (which, after the Closing, will
own ADVA common stock representing approximately 5.8% of ADVA's issued and
outstanding share capital), is 45% beneficially owned by Benno P. Hafner, a
director of Koenig. See "Executive Compensation and Other Information ---
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions".
In order to comply with all the terms and conditions of the Agreement
of Stock Exchange, the parties to the Share Purchase Agreement and the Loan
Agreements executed a Waiver and an Agreement effectively amending the Share
Purchase Agreement and the Loan Agreements. The Waiver and Agreement serve to
delete certain provisions and revise others in the Share Purchase Agreement and
the Loan Agreements which were inconsistent with the requirements of the
Agreement of Stock Exchange. The Waiver and the Agreement are filed as exhibits
hereto.
Since the execution of the Agreement of Stock Exchange, certain changes
in the composition of Stockholders occurred. Pursuant to the Agreement of Stock
Exchange, all the parties to the Agreement of Stock Exchange, together with the
new stockholders, subsequently executed a Stock Exchange Joinder Agreement in
which ADVA and Biotel consented to the transfer of GIG shares and the new
stockholders agreed to be bound by the Agreement of Stock Exchange and all
ancillary documents which contemplate the consummation of the Stock Exchange.
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On May 14, 1998, GIG and Inrisco B.V. ("Inrisco") entered into a letter
agreement whereby Inrisco purchased 100 shares of GIG, which constituted 10% of
GIG's issued and outstanding share capital (equating to 1,246,875 shares of ADVA
Common Stock in the Stock Exchange) (the "Letter Agreement"). The Letter
Agreement contained certain clauses affording minority shareholder protections
to Inrisco and to co-investors, and to their respective successors and assigns.
In November 1998, Inrisco transferred its entire holding to three individuals
who, according to the terms of the Letter Agreement, might have been able to
invoke the minority shareholder protections originally afforded to Inrisco.
In contemplation of the Agreement of Stock Exchange, all the
Stockholders (including the three individuals who acquired the Inrisco shares)
executed a Termination Agreement and Mutual Release whereby they agreed that the
Letter Agreement (and the minority shareholder protections provided therein) was
of no further force or effect and did not and will not, individually or
collectively, inure to the benefit of any of the Stockholders. The Termination
Agreement and Mutual Release are filed as exhibits hereto.
On February 3, 2000, the ADVA Board appointed a committee consisting of
Ronald Moyer, George Down, Roger Griffis and L. John Ankney for the purpose of
seeking potential reverse merger candidates, negotiating terms of a stock sale
or merger and presenting recommendations for the Board's approval. The Board
also approved a resolution to issue ADVA Common Stock to members of the
committee and to one or more outside consultants in lieu of cash compensation
for providing these services to ADVA. On February 5, 2000, ADVA entered into an
agreement with a consultant to advise the Board and the committee regarding
opportunities for merging a private company into ADVA. On March 24, 2000,
pursuant to the resolution, Mr. Moyer received 30,000 shares of ADVA Common
Stock, Mr. Down, Mr. Griffis and Mr. Ankney each received 10,000 shares of ADVA
Common Stock and the consulting firm received 60,000 shares of ADVA Common
Stock.
ADVA's HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
ADVA (then known as Advanced Medical Products, Inc. ("Advanced
Medical") was incorporated in the state of Delaware in September 1986, and in
June 1987 successfully concluded an IPO of its Common Stock, raising $2,034,000
net proceeds. In 1994 Nishimoto Sangyo Company Ltd., a Japanese distributor of
Advanced Medical's products, purchased 2,000 shares of Preferred Stock in
Advanced Medical for $2,000,000. Through 1997 Nishimoto accepted additional
shares of Preferred Stock and common stock in satisfaction of unpaid dividends
on the Preferred Stock. 160 Preferred shares were issued to SCANA in 1996.
On January 12, 1996 Carolina Medical, Inc., a privately held medical
device manufacturing company located in King, North Carolina, purchased 750,000
shares of Advanced Medical's authorized but unissued Common Stock for $150,000.
BioTel International, Inc., a holding company (which was subsequently acquired
by Carolina Medical) purchased an additional 1,400,000 shares of Advanced
Medical's Common Stock on March 29, 1996 for $280,000. On October 20, 1997
Advanced Medical entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Carolina Medical,
Inc., selling an additional 850,000 shares of Common Stock of Advanced Medical
to Carolina Medical, Inc. for $263,500. This stock purchase increased Carolina
Medical's ownership in Advanced Medical to 3,000,000 shares, or 50.3 percent, of
the 5,962,495 issued and outstanding Common Stock shares.
In May 1998 Nishimoto Sangyo sold 300,000 common stock shares and 2,217
preferred stock shares in Advanced Medical in exchange for shares of Carolina
Medical, Inc. This transaction brought Carolina Medical's ownership in Advanced
Medical to 55.3% of the common stock and 93.3% of the preferred stock of
Advanced Medical issued and outstanding. In June 1998 Carolina Medical purchased
from SCANA the remaining 160 Preferred shares of Advanced Medical. As of June
30, 1998, dividends on the Preferred Stock of $162,981 were owed to Carolina
Medical by Advanced Medical.
On July 23, 1998, Biosensor acquired all of the outstanding shares of
CMI of Minnesota ("CMI"), a Minnesota corporation, pursuant to a Plan of
Reorganization and Agreement by and between CMI and Biosensor. Carolina Medical
Inc., a North Carolina corporation which owned 55.3% of the common stock and all
of the preferred stock of Advanced Medical, was merged with and into CMI, which
also owned Braemar, Inc., a North Carolina corporation operating in Minneapolis,
MN. This transaction became effective July 1, 1998 and was recorded as a
"reverse acquisition", whereby CMI was deemed to have acquired Biosensor. The
net assets of Biosensor acquired were recorded at fair market value. The
historical financial statements of Biosensor prior to the acquisition became
those of CMI. Subsequent to July 1, 1998, the financial statements of Biosensor
include the operations of the combined companies, including Carolina Medical,
Braemar, and Advanced Medical.
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In July 1998, the board approved a plan to sell Advanced Medical's
MICROS QV product line to Carolina Medical in exchange for all of the 2,377
shares of Preferred Stock in Advanced Medical (having a face value of
$2,377,000), and the unpaid dividends of $162,981. In October 1998 the Plan that
had been approved by both companies was completed, and all of the shares of
Advanced Medical's Preferred Stock issued and outstanding were retired.
On March 23, 1999, Advanced Medical filed a motion with the Federal
Bankruptcy Court, District of South Carolina, for an order authorizing the sale
of all assets, including equipment, inventory, and accounts receivable, outside
the ordinary course of business, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances
and other interests, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. Section 363 of the bankruptcy code.
Advanced Medical continued to operate as debtor in possession, pending sale of
the assets. Emergent Asset Based Lending, L.L.C., Advanced Medical's principle
secured lender whose loan agreement has been in default since December, agreed
to continue to lend against receivables and inventory based on Biosensor's
guarantee of the debt. As of March 22, 1999, $ 253,446 was borrowed by Advanced
Medical under this agreement.
On May 11, 1999 pursuant to the order of the Bankruptcy Court, Advanced
Medical sold all assets, including equipment, inventory, and accounts
receivable, outside the ordinary course of business, free and clear of all liens
and encumbrances and other interests. Biosensor Corporation purchased the assets
and assumed all of the secured debt, employee and commission liabilities, and
all customer warranty and service liabilities of Advanced Medical. In addition,
Biosensor made a payment of $68,000 for certain priority claims and
administrative expenses, and for distribution to outside unsecured creditors.
Biosensor and its subsidiaries agreed not to participate in distribution of
payments toward unsecured claims, although their claims exceeded unsecured
claims by all non-affiliated creditors combined. The assets and liabilities of
Advanced Medical were consolidated with the operating assets and liabilities of
Biosensor, and the assets and liabilities of Diagnostic Monitoring purchased by
Biosensor from Cardiac Science Inc. on December 31, 1998, into Advanced
Biosensor, Inc., a new wholly owned subsidiary of Biosensor, which also assumed
Advanced Medical's lease obligations and continued to operate the business at
the present Columbia, SC location. On May 23, 1999 stockholders of Biosensor
Corporation voted to change the name of Biosensor Corporation to BIOTEL Inc.
On June 29, 1999 the Bankruptcy Court entered an order confirming the
Plan of Reorganization. Advanced Medical filed the Final Report with the Court
on October 5, 1999, and the Final Decree closing the bankruptcy case was issued
by the Court on November 9, 1999. Advanced Medical changed its name to "ADVA
International, Inc." on March 14, 2000.
In connection with the Agreement of Stock Exchange, ADVA on April 14,
2000 filed with the Court a Motion to Reopen the Case in order to seek
modification of the plan of reorganization confirmed by the Order of
Confirmation entered June 29, 1999. The Motion to Reopen the Case was granted by
the Court on April 20, 2000 and the Court entered an Order granting the Company
an expedited hearing. Also on April 20, 2000, ADVA filed a Motion to Revise
Certain Language of Confirmed Plan and to Modify Confirmed Plan to Delete
Dissolution and Cancellation of Stock Language (the "Motion to Revise"). In the
Motion to Revise, ADVA sought authorization to modify the confirmed plan to
delete language stating that it would be dissolved and the stock of its
shareholders extinguished, and to insert provisions stating that ADVA shall
continue its existence, and that the shares of its stock shall remain valid. The
court re-opened the case and, on May 5, 2000, the Court issued an order
approving and amending the Plan of Reorganization in order that a transaction
fee could be realized for the benefit of creditors of Advanced Medical Product,
Inc. and the payment of certain expenses, thus allowing the transactions
contemplated by the Agreement of Stock Exchange to proceed. On January 5, 2001,
the Court entered an order closing the re-opened case.
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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
GENERAL
Upon consummation of the Agreement of Stock Exchange, the authorized
capital stock of ADVA will consist of 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001
par value, 4,000 shares of Class A Preferred Stock, no par value, and 6,000
shares of Class B Preferred Stock, no par value. An aggregate of 13,185,000
shares of Common Stock are issued and outstanding upon consummation and no
Preferred Stock is outstanding.
COMMON STOCK
Holders of ADVA Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share on all
matters to be voted upon by the stockholders. Subject to preferences that may be
applicable to any outstanding preferred stock that may be applicable, the
holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive ratably those dividends, if any,
as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors out of funds
legally available for dividends.
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
After consummation of the Exchange, the Stockholders will be entitled
to registration rights under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of
ADVA Common Stock held by them pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement dated
March 2, 2001. Under the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the
Stockholders are entitled to demand registration rights pursuant to which they
may require ADVA to file a registration statement under the Securities Act at
ADVA's expense with respect to certain shares of ADVA Common Stock.
Additionally, if ADVA proposes to register any securities under the Securities
Act, either for its own account or for the account of other security holders
exercising registration rights, the Stockholders are entitled to notice of the
registration and to include their shares of ADVA Common Stock in the
registration at ADVA's expense. Further, in the event market factors require
that the number of shares of ADVA Common Stock requested to be registered be
reduced in the offering pro rata among the Stockholders, ADVA may be required to
file additional registration statements at its own expense. All of these
registration rights are subject to the right of the underwriters of an offering
to limit the number of shares included in such registration. These registration
rights terminate when the holder can transfer his or her registrable shares
pursuant to Rule 144 or on March 2, 2006, whichever occurs first.
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
Potential Adverse Effect on Market Price Due to Shares Eligible for
Future Sale.
At March 2, 2001 the Company had a total of 13,185,000 shares of Common
Stock outstanding, of which 716,250 shares were freely tradeable without
restriction or registration under the Securities Act by persons other than
"affiliates" of the Company as defined under the Securities Act. The remaining
12,468,750 shares outstanding are "restricted shares" as that term is defined by
Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act. These restricted shares will
become eligible for sale under Rule 144 in March, 2002, subject, in certain
cases to the volume and other limitations set forth in Rule 144. The Company has
granted certain registration rights with respect to the 12,468,750 restricted
shares of Common Stock held by the Stockholders which would otherwise become
eligible for sale under Rule 144 beginning in March, 2002. Sales of substantial
amounts of Common Stock could adversely affect the prevailing market price of
the Common Stock.
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TRANSFER AGENT
ADVA's transfer agent is Valley Forge Software Corporation, 1375
Anthony Wayne Drive, Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087.
MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
ADVA'S Common Stock, $0.001 par value, is traded in the
over-the-counter ("OTC") market under the symbol "ADII". Through February 1,
1995, the Common Stock was quoted on the NASDAQ Bulletin Board under the symbol
"ADVA". The Common Stock was delisted from NASDAQ Small Cap trading commencing
February 2, 1995 due to ADVA's inability to meet NASDAQ capital and surplus
requirements. Since that date, ADVA's Common Stock has been traded on the
electronic bulletin board.
Set forth below is the range of high and low bid information for ADVA's
Common Stock for the two preceding fiscal years as reported from the OTC
Bulletin Board and reflect daily bid prices. These quotations represent prices
between dealers, do not reflect retail mark-up, mark-down or commissions, and
may not represent actual market transactions. The information has been adjusted
to give effect to a one-for-ten reverse stock split, effective March 13, 2000.
High Ask Low Bid
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First Calendar Quarter, 1999 0.90 0.20
Second Calendar Quarter, 1999 0.70 0.10
Third Calendar Quarter, 1999 0.80 0.10
Fourth Calendar Quarter, 1999 3.10 0.50
First Calendar quarter, 2000 3.00 2.06
Second Calendar Quarter, 2000 3.25 1.19
Third Calendar Quarter, 2000 1.63 0.88
Fourth Calendar Quarter, 2000 1.75 0.50
The bid and ask prices as of March 1, 2001 were 0.50 and 1.00,
respectively. As of February 28, 2001 there were approximately 1,334 record
holders of ADVA's outstanding Common Stock.
ADVA has never paid any cash dividends on its Common Stock and does not
anticipate paying cash dividends on its Common Stock in the foreseeable future.
ADVA currently has authorized 4,000 shares of Class A Preferred Stock,
no par value, and 6,000 shares of Class B Preferred Stock, no par value. Between
1992 and 1996, ADVA issued a total of 2,377 shares of Class A Preferred Stock.
Pursuant to the sale in July 1998 by ADVA to Carolina Medical, Inc. of ADVA's
MICROS QV product line in exchange for all of the 2,377 shares of ADVA Class A
Preferred Stock and unpaid dividends thereon of $162,981, all 2,377 outstanding
shares of ADVA Class A Preferred Stock were retired. No shares of Class A or
Class B Preferred Stock are currently issued and outstanding.
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ITEM 2. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.
See Item 1 above for a complete description of the Stock Exchange.
Pursuant to the Agreement, ADVA exchanged 12,468,750 shares of its Common Stock
representing a 94.57% equity interest in ADVA in return for all of the issued
and outstanding shares of GIG and GIG became a wholly-owned subsidiary of ADVA.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(a) Financial Statements filed as part of this report:
The financial statements and the notes thereto of GIG, the financial
statements and notes thereto of ADVA and the pro forma consolidated financial
statements of ADVA after giving effect to the Agreement of Stock Exchange, are
attached hereto beginning on page F-1.
Financial Statements of Global Information Group U.S.A., Inc.
Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants................................... F-1
Financial Statements
Balance sheets as of March 31, 2000 and December 31, 2000......................... F-2
Statements of operations for the year ended March 31, 2000, for the period
April 2, 1998 (inception) through March 31, 1999, for the nine months
ended December 31, 2000 and 1999 and for the period
April 2, 1998 (inception) through December 31, 2000........................... F-4
Statements of changes in stockholders' equity for the year ended March 31,
2000, for the period April 2, 1998 (inception) through
March 31, 1999 and for the nine months ended December 31, 2000................ F-5
Statements of cash flows for the year ended March 31, 2000, for the period
April 2, 1998 (inception) through March 31, 1999, for the nine months
ended December 31, 2000 and 1999 and for the period
April 2, 1998 (inception) through December 31, 2000........................... F-6
Notes to financial statements..................................................... F-7 to F-11
Financial Statements of ADVA International, Inc.(1)
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(1) Reference is made to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10K-SB/A for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2000, filed October 17, 2000 and Registrant's
Quarterly Reports on Form 10Q-SB for the quarters ended September 30, 2000
and December 31, 2000, filed October 10, 2000 and February 8, 2001,
respectively, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
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(b) Pro Forma Financial Information
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements .................... F-12
ADVA International, Inc. Unaudited Pro Forma
Consolidated Balance Sheet December 31, 2000 .......................... F-13
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(c) List of Exhibits filed pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
The following exhibits are incorporated by reference in, or filed with,
this Report on Form 8-K. Management contracts and compensatory plans, contract
and arrangement are indicated by "*".
Exhibit No. Description
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(1) 2.1 Agreement of Stock Exchange, as amended, dated June 19, 2000
(1) 2.2 Amendment (2.01) to Agreement of Stock Exchange dated
February 21, 2001.
(1) 2.3 Stock Exchange Joinder Agreement dated February 21, 2001
(1) 2.4 Escrow Agreement dated February 7, 2001
(1) 2.5 Waiver dated February 21, 2001
(1) 2.6 Funding Agreement dated February 21, 2001
(1) 4.1 Registration Rights Agreement dated as of the Closing Date
(1) 4.2 Letter Agreement between Inrisco B.V. and the Company dated
May 14, 1998
(1) 4.3 Share Purchase and Shareholders' Agreement among the
Company, Chatelin Capital Partners Limited, Jolec Trading
Limited, Anthony Mohr, Koenig Invest AG and Newick
Developments Limited
(1) 4.4 Consultancy Agreement between the Company and Chatelin
Capital Partners Limited dated January 21, 2000
(1) 4.5 Termination and Mutual Release dated May 31, 2000
5.1 Intentionally omitted
(1) 5.2 Legal Opinion of Menaker & Herrmann LLP
(1) 5.3 Legal Opinion of Blanco Tackabery Combs & Matamoros, P.A.
(1) 8.1 Tax Opinion of Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley LLP
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(1) 10.1 Intellectual Property Rights Transfer Agreement dated
February 12, 2000
(1) *10.2 Employment Agreement with Anthony Mohr
10.3 Intentionally omitted
10.4 Intentionally omitted
(1) *10.5 Letter Agreement with Philip Ayoub
(1) *10.6 C. Roger Jones - Release of Stock Options dated June 20,
2000.
(1) *10.7 2001 Stock Option Plan
(1) 10.8 First Loan Agreement by and between the Company and Newick
Developments Limited dated February 2, 2000.
(1) 10.9 First Loan Agreement by and between the Company and Koenig
Invest AG dated February 2, 2000.
(1) 10.10 Second Loan Agreement by and between the Company and Newick
Developments Limited dated February 2, 2000.
(1) 10.11 Second Loan Agreement by and between the Company and Koenig
Invest AG dated February 2, 2000.
23.1 Intentionally omitted
23.2 Intentionally omitted
23.3 Intentionally omitted
(1) 24.1 Power of Attorney in favor of Philip van Wijngaarden dated
April 1, 2000
(1) 24.2 Power of Attorney in favor of Hendrik Smit dated May 12,
2000
(1) 24.3 Power of Attorney in favor of Anthony E. Mohr dated May 12,
2000
(1) 24.4 Power of Attorney in favor of Benno P. Hafner dated 30 March
2000
(1) 24.5 Power of Attorney in favor of Benno P. Hafner dated 16
February 2001
(1) 24.6 Power of Attorney in favor of Christiaan Ouwinga dated 26
February 2001
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(1) Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5,
2001 on Form 8-K.
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Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants
Global Information Group USA, Inc.
New York, New York
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Global Information Group USA,
Inc. (a development stage enterprise) as of March 31, 2000, and the related
statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for
the year ended March 31, 2000 and the period April 2, 1998 (inception) through
March 31, 1999. 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 audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. 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 audits provide 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 Global Information Group USA,
Inc. (a development stage enterprise) as of March 31, 2000, and the results of
its operations and its cash flows for the year ended March 31, 2000 and the
period April 2, 1998 (inception) through March 31, 1999 in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.
BDO Seidman, LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 24, 2001
F-1
Global Information Group USA, Inc.
(A Development Stage Enterprise)
Balance Sheets
March 31, December 31,
2000 2000
----------- ----------
(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets
Cash $ 183,492 $ 478,516
Other receivables, officer............... 19,005 26,384
Prepaid expenses......................... -- 29,000
----------- ----------
Total current assets.......................... 202,497 533,900
Software 200,000 200,000
Deferred financing costs, net................. 869,687 742,246
----------- ----------
Total assets.................................. $ 1,272,184 $1,476,146
=========== ==========
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
F-2
Global Information Group USA, Inc.
(A Development Stage Enterprise)
Balance Sheets
March 31, December 31,
2000 2000
---------- ----------
(Unaudited)
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses.............................. $399,069 $ 126,219
Long-term debt......................................................... 300,000 700,000
---------- ----------
Total liabilities...................................................... 699,069 826,219
Commitments
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, $.01 par value
Authorized 10,000 shares
Issued and outstanding 1,000 shares and 1,189.04
shares, respectively......................................... 10 12
Additional paid-in capital......................................... 1,200,990 1,950,988
(Deficit) accumulated during the development stage................. (626,885) (1,300,073)
Stock subscription receivable...................................... (1,000) (1,000)
---------- ----------
Total stockholders' equity............................................. 573,115 649,927
---------- ----------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity............................. $1,272,184 $1,476,146
========== ==========
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
F-3
Global Information Group USA, Inc.
(A Development Stage Enterprise)
Statements of Operations
Cumulative
Period Period
April 2, April 2,
1998 1998
(inception) (inception)
Year ended through Nine months ended through
March 31, March 31, December 31, December 31,
2000 1999 2000 1999 2000
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------------
(Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Sales, license fees...................... $ 6,944 $ 1,540 $ -- $ 6,944 $ 8,484
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------------
Operating expenses
Salary and employee related.......... 125,799 106,885 85,060 84,500 317,744
General and administrative........... 96,661 184,385 170,664 79,514 451,710
Expenses related to mergers.......... 81,654 -- 266,173 -- 347,827
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------------
Total operating expenses................. 304,114 291,270 521,897 164,014 1,117,281
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------------
(Loss) from operations................... (297,170) (289,730) (521,897) (157,070) (1,108,797)
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------------
Other income (expense)
Miscellaneous income (expense)....... 1,636 (331) -- 1,674 1,305
Interest (expense), officer.......... (1,988) -- -- (1,988) (1,988)
Interest (expense) debt.............. (41,876) -- (166,181) -- (208,057)
Interest income...................... 364 2,210 14,890 -- 17,464
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------------
Total other income (expense), net........ (41,864) 1,879 (151,291) (314) (191,276)
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------------
Net (loss)............................... $(339,034) $(287,851) $(673,188) $(157,384) $ (1,300,073)
========== ========== ========== ========== =============
Historic:
Basic and diluted loss per share......... $ (339.03) $ (287.85) $ (581.63) $ (157.38) $ (1,241.22)
========== ========== ========== ========== =============
Weighted average shares outstanding...... 1,000 1,000 1,157.42 1,000 1,047.42
========== ========== ========== ========== =============
Pro forma:
Basic and diluted loss per share......... $ (.03) $ (.02) $ (.05) $ (.01) $ (.10)
========== ========== ========== ========== =============
Weighted average shares outstanding...... 13,185,027 13,185,027 13,185,027 13,185,027 13,185,027
========== ========== ========== ========== =============
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
F-4
Global Information Group USA, Inc.
(A Development Stage Enterprise)
Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
(Deficit)
Accumulated
Common Stock Additional During the Stock Total
------------ Paid-In Development Subscription Stockholders'
Shares Amount Capital Stage Receivable Equity
-------- ----- ---------- ------------ --------- -----------
Balance, April 2, 1998 (inception) ..................... $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ --
Common stock issued, May 14, 1998 ...................... 1,000.00 10 300,990 -- (1,000) 300,000
Net (loss) ............................................. -- -- (287,851) -- (287,851)
-------- ----- ---------- ------------ --------- -----------
Balance, March 31, 1999 ................................ 1,000.00 10 300,990 (287,851) (1,000) 12,149
Original issue discount arising from options
granted in connection with debt, January 14, 2000 ... -- 900,000 -- -- 900,000
Net (loss) ............................................. -- -- (339,034) -- (339,034)
-------- ----- ---------- ------------ --------- -----------
Balance, March 31, 2000 ................................ 1,000.00 10 1,200,990 (626,885) (1,000) 573,115
Common stock issued, May 17, 2000 (unaudited) .......... 12.57 -- 300,000 -- -- 300,000
Stock options exercised, May 17, 2000 (unaudited) ...... 176.47 2 449,998 -- -- 450,000
Net (loss) (unaudited) ................................. -- -- (673,188) -- (673,188)
-------- ----- ---------- ------------ --------- -----------
Balance, December 31, 2000 (unaudited) ................. 1,189.04 $ 12 $1,950,988 $(1,300,073) $ (1,000) $ 649,927
======== ===== ========== ============ ========= ===========
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
F-5
Global Information Group USA, Inc.
(A Development Stage Enterprise)
Statements of Cash Flows
Cumulative
Period Period
April 2, April 2,
1998 1998
(inception) Nine months ended (inception)
Year ended through through
March 31, March 31, December 31, December 31
2000 1999 2000 1999 2000
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------
(Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net (loss) ............................................ $(339,034) $(287,851) $(673,188) $(157,384) $(1,300,073)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) to net cash
(used in) provided by operating activities
Amortization of deferred finance costs ................ 37,813 -- 137,441 -- 175,254
Changes in assets and liabilities
(Increase) in assets
Prepaid expenses .................................... -- -- (29,000) -- (29,000)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses ............... 395,961 3,108 (272,850) 142,951 126,219
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities ....... 94,740 (284,743) (837,597) (14,433) (1,027,600)
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of software .................................. (200,000) -- -- -- (200,000)
Loan to officer ....................................... (19,005) -- (7,379) (679) (26,384)
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------
Net cash (used in) investing activities ................... (219,005) -- (7,379) (679) (226,384)
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of finance fees ..... 292,500 -- 390,000 -- 682,500
Proceeds from stock issuance, net of stock
subscription receivables ............................ -- 300,000 750,000 -- 1,050,000
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------
Net cash provided by financing activities ................. 292,500 300,000 1,140,000 -- 1,732,500
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------
Net increase (decrease) in cash ........................... 168,235 15,257 295,024 (15,112) 478,516
Cash at beginning of period ............................... 15,257 -- 183,492 15,257 --
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------
Cash at end of period ..................................... $ 183,492 $ 15,257 $ 478,516 $ 145 $ 478,516
========== ========== ========== ========== ============
Noncash activity
During the year ended March 31, 2000, the Company
incurred $900,000 in noncash original issue
discount from options for common stock issued
with debt. The amount was credited to
additional paid-in capital.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
F-6
Global Information Group USA, Inc.
(A Development Stage Enterprise)
(Information as of December 31, 2000 and for the Periods
Ended December 31, 2000 and 1999 is Unaudited)
Notes to Financial Statements
1. Business Global Information Group USA, Inc. (the "Company") was
Operations incorporated on April 2, 1998, in Delaware. From April
2, 1998 (inception) to March 31, 2000, the Company
maintained operations in the Netherlands and in April
2000 moved all operations to the United States.
The Company develops and markets applications software
running on the Linux operating system (the "Linux
OS"). The Company's present software product, first
developed for the UNIX operating system, is believed
to be the only complete 3D solid modeling, animation
and rendering system currently available on the Linux
OS. The Company's software has been designed for use
by digital media professionals in the production of
film and video special effects, animation,
computer-aided design and scientific visualization,
Internet web site and print graphics, game development
and virtual television.
The Company's success will depend in part on its
ability to obtain patents and product license rights,
maintain trade secrets, and operate without infringing
on the proprietary rights of others, both in the
United States and other countries. There can be no
assurance that patents issued to or licensed by the
Company will not be challenged, invalidated, or
circumvented, or that the rights granted thereunder
will provide proprietary protection or competitive
advantages to the Company.
The Company has no significant operating history and,
from April 2, 1998 (inception) to December 31, 2000,
has generated a net loss of $1,300,073. This loss has
been financed by proceeds from equity and debt
issuances. Additional loan proceeds of $800,000 were
received subsequent to December 31, 2000. During
fiscal 2002, management intends to raise additional
equity to fund future operations and to provide
additional working capital. There can be no assurance
that management will be successful in its efforts.
2. Summary of Revenue Recognition
Significant
Accounting Planned principal operations have not commenced and
Policies revenues since inception have not been significant.
When planned principal operations begin, the Company
will adopt AICPA Statement of Position 97-2, "Software
Revenue Recognition", which requires that revenue
recognized from software arrangements be allocated to
each element of the arrangement based on the relative
fair values of the elements, such as software
products, upgrades, enhancements, post contract
customer support, installation, or training.
Revenue from product sales will be recognized upon
shipment or transfer of title to the customer. Certain
sales might require continuing service, support, and
performance by the Company, and accordingly, a portion
of the revenue will be deferred until the future
service, support and performance are provided.
Reserves for sales returns and allowances will be
recorded in the same period as the related revenues.
F-7
Global Information Group USA, Inc.
(A Development Stage Enterprise)
(Information as of December 31, 2000 and for the Periods
Ended December 31, 2000 and 1999 is Unaudited)
Notes to Financial Statements
Interim Unaudited Information
The accompanying interim financial statements as of
December 31, 2000 and for the nine months ended
December 31, 2000 and the period from April 2, 1998
(inception) through December 31, 1999, respectively,
and related disclosures in the accompanying notes have
not been audited. However, in the opinion of
management, all adjustments (consisting of normal
recurring accruals) have been included to present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of the Company as of December 31, 2000, and
the results of its operations and its cash flows for
the periods ended December 31, 1999 and 2000.
Operating results for the nine-month period ended
December 31, 2000 are not necessarily indicative of
the results that may be expected for a full year.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles 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 revenues and expenses during the reporting
period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Research and Development
Internal research and development costs are expensed
as incurred. Research and development costs of $56,000
and $34,000 for the period from April 2, 1998
(inception) through March 31, 1999 and for the year
ended March 31, 2000, respectively, are included in
general and administrative expenses in the
accompanying statements of operations.
Deferred Finance Costs
Deferred finance costs arising from the incurrence of
long-term debt are being amortized using the
straight-line method over the five-year terms of the
related debt.
Income Taxes
The Company follows the provisions of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting
for Income Taxes" ("SFAS No. 109"). SFAS No. 109
requires a company to recognize deferred tax
liabilities and assets for the expected future tax
consequences of events that have been recognized in
its financial statements or tax returns. Under this
method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are
determined based on the differences between the
financial statement carrying amounts and tax bases of
assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in
effect in the years in which the differences are
expected to reverse.
F-8
Global Information Group USA, Inc.
(A Development Stage Enterprise)
(Information as of December 31, 2000 and for the Periods
Ended December 31, 2000 and 1999 is Unaudited)
Notes to Financial Statements
Software Costs
Software costs represent amounts paid to third parties
to acquire software and its related source code. The
Company expects it will incur only minor additional
costs to enhance the software for use with the Linux
OS. The Company will begin amortizing, over a three
year period, the software when sales commence on a
commercial basis. The Company will evaluate any
impairments to the software on a periodic basis.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company's policy is to limit the amount of credit
exposure to any one financial institution and places
its investments with financial institutions evaluated
as being credit worthy. At times, such amounts may be
in excess of the Federal Deposit insurance Corporation
limits. The Company had deposits that exceeded
federally insured limits by approximately $379,000 at
December 31, 2000.
Foreign Currency Translation
All balance sheet accounts of the Company's foreign
operations, if any, are translated at the current
exchange rate as of the end of the accounting periods.
Statement of operation items are translated at average
currency exchange rates. The resulting translation
adjustments are insignificant for all periods
presented.
Expenses Related to Mergers
These costs relate primarily to professional fees
incurred in connection with the Company's proposed
reverse merger with ADVA International, Inc. ("ADVA")
(see Note 7) and with other mergers activities which
were not consummated. The ADVA-related costs have been
expensed in as much as no cash proceeds will be
realized upon consummation of the proposed merger.
Net loss per share
Historic basic and diluted net loss per share are
calculated using the weighted average number of shares
of common stock outstanding during each period.
Pro forma basic and diluted net loss per share
presentations assume the ADVA International Inc.
("ADVA") shares issued and outstanding upon the
recapitalization described in note 7 were issued at
the beginning of each period presented. Equivalent
common shares consist of options granted to a
consulting company (see note 3). These options were
excluded from a calculation of diluted net loss per
share since the effect is antidilutive.
3. Share Purchase In January 2000, the Company entered into a Share
and Shareholders' Purchase and Shareholders' Agreement with five other
Agreement parties. The agreement was established in order to
promote the growth of the Company either through an
initial public offering or merger with a publicly held
company. The agreement provided that one of the five
parties purchase 100 shares of the Company's stock
from its chief executive officer and two other parties
("lenders") advance $300,000 to the Company in the
form of loans (see Note 4). In addition, the agreement
granted an option to purchase 30% of the Company's
outstanding stock from its chief executive officer to
a party providing consulting and other services. Such
F-9
Global Information Group USA, Inc.
(A Development Stage Enterprise)
(Information as of December 31, 2000 and for the Periods
Ended December 31, 2000 and 1999 is Unaudited)
Notes to Financial Statements
option was exercised on May 17, 2000 upon the advance
to the Company of $400,000, representing the first
tranche of additional loans aggregating $1,200,000
from the lenders. In connection with the granting of
the options, the Company recorded deferred financing
costs of $900,000 (representing the estimated fair
value of the options based on application of the
Black-Scholes option pricing model utilizing a risk
free rate of 6.38%, volatility of .00001, and an
expected life of 5 years), of which $37,813 and
$137,441 were amortized to interest expense for the
year ended March 31, 2000 and the nine months ended
December 31, 2000, respectively.
The consulting company was also granted additional
options in connection with the above agreement to
purchase an indefinite number of shares to be
determined based on an agreed upon formula,
exercisable upon the Company's sale, merger or initial
public offering. When the Company entered into the
agreement to merge with ADVA International, Inc. (see
Note 7), the number of shares into which the option
was exercisable was calculated to be 176, representing
approximately 13.8% of the total outstanding stock of
the Company. Notification of intent to exercise the
options was received on March 29, 2000. The stock was
issued on May 17, 2000 for $450,000. This amount,
credited to additional paid-in capital, was net of
$750,000 that the consultant earned for investment
advisory and other services. Since the options granted
were contingent upon the consummation of future equity
transactions, no value was ascribed to the options as
of the grant date.
4. Long-Term In February 2000, the Company received the first
Debt advance from the two lenders. The loans are for an
aggregate amount of $1,500,000, of which $300,000 and
$700,000 were outstanding as of March 31 and December
31, 2000, respectively. The loans carry an interest
rate of 6.5% per annum. Interest on each advance is
accrued on a daily basis and is payable 18 months from
the date of each advance and, thereafter, at the end
of each of the succeeding three month periods. The
loans are due generally five years from January 14,
2000. The loans are secured by an escrow agreement
under which the source code for the Company's software
is held as collateral. One of the lenders and certain
common stockholders share a common managing director.
Additionally, a director of the other lender owns
shares in a stockholder of the Company. During
February 2001, the Company received its remaining
available advances under its loan agreements
aggregating $800,000. These advances are subject to
the same terms described above.
5. Leases The Company currently leases office space,
telecommunication services, business services and
administrative staff services in New York City. This
lease was for a one-year period and began on May 1,
1998 and contained an option to renew. As of May 1,
2000, the Company has opted to maintain the lease on a
month to month basis.
F-10
Global Information Group USA, Inc.
(A Development Stage Enterprise)
(Information as of December 31, 2000 and for the Periods
Ended December 31, 2000 and 1999 is Unaudited)
Notes to Financial Statements
6. Income Taxes The Company has net operating loss carryforwards
aggregating approximately $627,000 and $1,300,000 at
March 31, 2000 and December 31, 2000, respectively,
expiring through 2014. SFAS No. 109 requires the
establishment of a deferred tax asset for all
deductible temporary differences and operating loss
carryforwards. Because of the uncertainty that the
Company will generate income in the future sufficient
to fully or partially utilize these carryforwards and
that some losses may be limited to the extent they
were generated from operations outside of the United
States and due to recent and prospective changes in
the Company's stock ownership, which could limit the
available carryforward for federal income tax
purposes, any deferred tax asset is offset by a
valuation allowance of the same amount. Accordingly,
no deferred tax asset is reflected in these financial
statements.
7. Subsequent In June 2000, the Company and its stockholders entered
Events into an Agreement of Stock Exchange with ADVA
International, Inc. ("ADVA") and Biotel, Inc., ADVA's
principal stockholder. The agreement is expected to be
consummated in March 2001. Under the terms of the
agreement, the stockholders will exchange all of the
issued and outstanding shares of the Company and
receive in return 12,468,750 shares of ADVA common
stock representing a 94.57% equity interest in ADVA.
The transaction will be accounted for as a reverse
merger whereby, for accounting purposes, the Company
will be considered the accounting acquirer, and
although the legal capital structure of ADVA will
carry forward, the Company will be treated as the
successor to the historical operations of ADVA.
Accordingly, the historical financial statements of
ADVA, which previously have been reported to the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on Forms
10-KSB and 10-QSB, among others as of and for all
periods through December 31, 2000, will be replaced
with those of the Company upon successful completion
of the transaction. The Company expects to continue to
file as an SEC registrant and will report under the
name, ADVA International, Inc.
The Company will pay $300,000 to debtors of ADVA upon
the consummation of the merger. This amount will be
charged to operations in the consolidated financial
statements.
F-11
Item 7 - Annex 1
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2000
On March 2, 2001 the stockholders of Global Information Group USA Inc.
("GIG") exchanged all of the issued and outstanding shares of GIG for 12,468,750
shares of the ADVA International, Inc.'s (the "Company or "ADVA") common stock,
or approximately 95% of the total shares then issued and outstanding. The
remaining 716,277 shares, or approximately 5% will continue to be held by the
Company's prior stockholders. As a result of the transaction, GIG became a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The transaction will be accounted for as
a reverse merger whereby, for accounting purposes, GIG will be considered the
accounting acquirer and the historical financial statements of GIG will become
the historical financial statements of the Company.
The following Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet presents the
Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2000 as if the Stock
Exchange by and among the stockholders of GIG and ADVA had taken place on that
date. A cash infusion of $800,000 into GIG on February 27, 2001, needed to
effect the merger, in the form of long term debt has been included in the Pro
Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet as if the cash had been received on December
31, 2000. Also, a fee of $300,000 paid to Advanced Medical Products, Inc. --
Debtor in Possession by GIG at Closing on March 2, 2001, as a condition of the
reverse merger, has been included in the Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet as
if that amount had been paid on December 31, 2000.
Pro forma statements of operations for the period ended December 31,
2000 and the year ended March 31, 2000 have not been presented because the
Company had no operations during those periods and the statements of operations
of GIG for these periods, presented elsewhere herein, constitute the pro forma
results of operations for the combined entities as if they had been consolidated
at the beginning of the above periods.
F-12
ADVA International Inc.
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet
December 31, 2000
Pro Forma Pro Forma
GIG(i) ADVA(i) Total Adjustments Consolidated
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Assets
Current assets:
Cash ........................................ $ 478,516 $ 62 $ 478,578 $ (62) (a) $ 979,516
800,000 (b)
(300,000) (c)
1,000 (d)
Other receivables, officer................... 26,384 26,384 26,384
Prepaid expenses ............................ 29,000 29,000 29,000
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Total current assets ..................... 533,900 62 533,962 500,938 1,034,900
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Other assets:
Deferred financing costs, net................ 742,246 742,246 742,246
Software .................................... 200,000 200,000 200,000
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Total other assets ........................ 942,246 942,246 942,246
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Total assets ................................... $ 1,476,146 $ 62 $ 1,476,208 $ 500,938 $ 1,977,146
============ ============ ============ ============ ============
Liabilities And Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses ....... $ 126,219 $ 39,724 $ 165,943 $ (39,724) (e) $ 126,219
Long-term debt ................................. 700,000 700,000 800,000 (b) 1,500,000
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Total liabilities........................ 826,219 39,724 865,943 760,276 1,626,219
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock................................. 12 716 728 12,457 (f) 13,185
Additional paid-in capital .................. 1,950,988 4,950,377 6,901,365 (5,003,212) (g) 1,898,153
Accumulated deficit ......................... (1,300,073) (4,990,755) (6,290,828) 4,990,755 (h)(a) (1,560,411)
(c)
(260,338) (e)
Stock subscription receivable................... (1,000) (1,000) 1,000 (d)
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Total stockholders' equity ..................... 649,927 (39,662) 610,265 (259,338) 350,927
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity ..... $ 1,476,146 $ 62 $ 1,476,208 $ 500,938 $ 1,977,146
============ ============ ============ ============ ============
- ----------
(a) ADVA cash of $62 on December 31, 2000 will be distributed to creditors of
Advanced Medical Products - Debtor in Possession.
(b) An $800,000 long-term loan was advanced to GIG on February 27, 2001 in
order to effect the merger.
(c) A fee of $300,000 was paid by GIG on March 2, 2001 to Advanced Medical
Products - Debtor in Possession for distribution to creditors.
(d) A stock subscription receivable of $1,000 has been paid in cash as a
condition of Closing.
(e) The total liabilities of ADVA at December 31, 2000 will be paid out of the
$300,000 fee (see note c) and, therefore, are eliminated.
(f) Par value of the new common stock shares issued, minus par value of the
acquired stock of GIG.
(g) All of the paid in capital of ADVA has been eliminated in the consolidation
as result of the reverse merger.
(h) All of the accumulated deficit ADVA has been eliminated in the
consolidation as a result of the reverse merger.
(i) Historic unaudited balance sheets of GIG and ADVA.
F-13
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K/A to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
ADVA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
DATE: April 23, 2001 BY: /s/ Anthony E. Mohr, President
---------------------------------
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Sequentially
Exhibit No. Description Numbered Page
- ---------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------
(1) 2.1 Agreement of Stock Exchange, as amended, dated June 19, 2000
(1) 2.2 Amendment (2.01) to Agreement of Stock Exchange dated
February 21, 2001.
(1) 2.3 Stock Exchange Joinder Agreement dated February 21, 2001
(1) 2.4 Escrow Agreement dated February 7, 2001
(1) 2.5 Waiver dated February 21, 2001
(1) 2.6 Funding Agreement dated February 21, 2001
(1) 4.1 Registration Rights Agreement dated as of the Closing Date
(1) 4.2 Letter Agreement between Inrisco B.V. and the Company dated
May 14, 1998
(1) 4.3 Share Purchase and Shareholders' Agreement among the
Company, Chatelin Capital Partners Limited, Jolec Trading
Limited, Anthony Mohr, Koenig Invest AG and Newick
Developments Limited
(1) 4.4 Consultancy Agreement between the Company and Chatelin
Capital Partners Limited dated January 21, 2000
(1) 4.5 Termination and Mutual Release dated May 31, 2000
5.1 Intentionally Omitted
(1) 5.2 Legal Opinion of Menaker & Herrmann LLP dated March 2, 2001
(1) 5.3 Legal Opinion of Blanco Tackabery Combs & Matamoros, P.A.
dated March 2, 2001
(1) 8.1 Tax Opinion of Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley LLP dated
March 2, 2001
(1) 10.1 Intellectual Property Rights Transfer Agreement dated
February 12, 2000
Sequentially
Exhibit No. Description Numbered Page
- ---------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------
(1) *10.2 Employment Agreement with Anthony Mohr dated January 21,
2000
10.3 Intentionally omitted
10.4 Intentionally omitted
(1) *10.5 Letter Agreement with Philip Ayoub dated January 1, 2001
(1) *10.6 C. Roger Jones - Release of Stock Options dated June 20,
2000.
(1) *10.7 2001 Stock Option Plan
(1) 10.8 First Loan Agreement by and between the Company and Newick
Developments Limited dated February 2, 2000.
(1) 10.9 First Loan Agreement by and between the Company and Koenig
Invest AG dated February 2, 2000.
(1) 10.10 Second Loan Agreement by and between the Company and Newick
Developments Limited dated February 2, 2000.
(1) 10.11 Second Loan Agreement by and between the Company and Koenig
Invest AG dated February 2, 2000.
23.1 Intentionally omitted
23.2 Intentionally omitted
23.3 Intentionally omitted
(1) 24.1 Power of Attorney in favor of Philip van Wijngaarden dated
April 1, 2000
(1) 24.2 Power of Attorney in favor of Hendrik Smit dated May 12,
2000
(1) 24.3 Power of Attorney in favor of Anthony E. Mohr dated May 12,
2000
(1) 24.4 Power of Attorney in favor of Benno P. Hafner dated 30 March
2000
(1) 24.5 Power of Attorney in favor of Benno P. Hafner dated 16
February 2001
(1) 24.6 Power of Attorney in favor of Christiaan Ouwinga dated 26
February 2001
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(1) Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5,
2001 on Form 8-K.