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COVENTRY INDUSTRIES CORP.
7777 Glades Road, Suite 211
Boca Raton, Florida 33434
Telephone 561-488-4802 Facsimile 561-488-3419
June , 1998
Dear Stockholder:
You are cordially invited to attend a Special Meeting of the
Stockholders of Coventry Industries Corp. to be held on _________, June __, 1998
at 9:00 a.m. at Embassy Suites, 661 NW 53 Street, Boca Raton, Florida 33487.
We hope you will attend the meeting in person. Whether you expect to
be present and regardless of the number of shares you own, please mark, sign
and mail the enclosed proxy in the envelope provided. Matters on which action
will be taken at the meeting are explained in detail in the notice and proxy
statement following this letter.
Sincerely,
/s/ Robert Hausman
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Robert Hausman
President and Chief Executive Officer
PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT
COVENTRY INDUSTRIES CORP.
7777 GLADES ROAD, SUITE 211
BOCA RATON, FLORIDA 33434
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JUNE , 1998
Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of the Stockholders of
Coventry Industries Corp. (the "Company") will be held at Embassy Suites, 661
NW 53 Street, Boca Raton, Florida 33487, at 9:00 a.m. on _________, June __,
1998 for the following purposes:
1. To approve the possible issuance of in excess of 19.95% of the
presently issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Company upon
the conversion of the Company's 5% Convertible Preferred Stock
("5% Preferred Stock"), the possible payment of dividends on the
5% Preferred Stock in shares of Common Stock and to approve such
other matters as may come before the meeting which are incident to
the meeting.
Holders of shares of the Company's Series A Preferred Stock, Series E
Cumulative NonParticipating Preferred Stock, Series F 7% Cumulative
Non-Participating Preferred Stock and Common Stock of record at the close of
business on June 15, 1998 will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the
meeting.
Stockholders unable to attend the Special Meeting in person are
required to read the enclosed Proxy Statement and then complete and deposit
the Proxy together with the power of attorney or other authority, if any,
under which it was signed, or a notarized certified copy thereof, with the
Company prior to the commencement thereof. Stockholders who received the Proxy
through an intermediary must delivery the Proxy in accordance with the
instructions given by such intermediary.
By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ Robert Hausman
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Robert Hausman, President and Chief
Executive Officer
June , 1998
THE PROXY WHICH ACCOMPANIES THIS NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
CONTAINS MATERIAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE
MEETING, AND SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS NOTICE.
PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT
COVENTRY INDUSTRIES CORP.
7777 GLADES ROAD, SUITE 211
BOCA RATON, FLORIDA 33434
(PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
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PROXY STATEMENT
SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
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INTRODUCTION
This Proxy Statement is being furnished to stockholders in connection
with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of Coventry
Industries Corp. (the "Company") for use at a Special Meeting of Stockholders
of the Company (the "Meeting") to be held at Embassy Suites, 661 NW 53 Street,
Boca Raton, Florida 33487, at 9:00 a.m. on _________, June __, 1998, and at any
adjournments thereof, for the purpose of considering and voting upon the
matters set forth in the accompanying Notice of Special Meeting of
Stockholders. This Proxy Statement and the accompanying form of proxy are
first being mailed to stockholders on or about June , 1998.
The close of business on June 15, 1998, has been fixed as the record
date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote
at the Meeting and any adjournment thereof. As of the record date, there were
3,049,798 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $.001 per share
("Common Stock"), 30 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, 115,000 shares of
Series E Cumulative Non-Participating Preferred Stock and 75,000 shares of
Series F 7% Cumulative NonParticipating Preferred Stock issued and
outstanding, the only classes of the Company's securities entitled to vote at
the Meeting.
The presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of
the outstanding shares of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series E
Cumulative Non-Participating Preferred Stock and Series F 7% Cumulative
Non-Participating Preferred Stock entitled to vote on the record date is
necessary to constitute a quorum at the Meeting. Abstentions and broker
non-votes will be counted towards a quorum. If a quorum is not present or
represented at the Meeting, the stockholders present at the Meeting or
represented by proxy have the power to adjourn the Meeting from time to time,
without notice other than an announcement at the Meeting, until a quorum is
present or represented. At any such adjournment Meeting at which a quorum is
present or represented, any business may be transacted that might have been
transacted at the original Meeting.
The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of Common Stock,
Series A Preferred Stock, Series E Cumulative Non-Participating Preferred
Stock and Series F 7% Cumulative NonParticipating Preferred Stock present in
person or by proxy at the Meeting are required for approval of Proposal 1.
Abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against a proposal and broker
non-votes will be disregarded.
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All shares represented by properly executed proxies, unless such
proxies previously have been revoked, will be voted at the Meeting in
accordance with the directions on the proxies. IF NO DIRECTION IS INDICATED,
THE SHARES WILL BE VOTED TO APPROVE THE POSSIBLE ISSUANCE OF IN EXCESS OF
19.95% OF THE PRESENTLY ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING COMMON STOCK UPON THE
CONVERSION OF THE 5% PREFERRED STOCK, THE POSSIBLE PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS ON THE
5% PREFERRED STOCK IN SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AND SUCH OTHER MATTERS WHICH ARE
INCIDENT TO THE CONDUCT OF THE MEETING. The enclosed proxy, even though
executed and returned, may be revoked at any time prior to the voting of the
proxy by one of the following methods: (a) execution and submission of a
revised proxy, (b) written notice to the Secretary of the Company, or (c)
voting in person at the Meeting.
Proposal 1
TO APPROVE THE POSSIBLE ISSUANCE OF IN EXCESS OF 19.95% OF THE
PRESENTLY ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING COMMON STOCK UPON THE
CONVERSION OF THE 5% CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND THE
POSSIBLE PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS ON THE 5%
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK IN SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
Terms of the Private Placement
On January 16, 1998 the Company sold 1,750 shares of its 5%
Convertible Preferred Stock ("5% Preferred Stock"), at a purchase price of
$1,000 per share ("Purchase Price"), to ProFutures Special Equities Fund,
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and an unaffiliated third party
("ProFutures") in a private transaction exempt from registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") pursuant to Section 4(2) of the
Act. ProFutures is the only holder of 5% Preferred Stock. The designations,
rights and preferences of the Preferred Stock are described below.
The shares of 5% Preferred Stock are convertible at any time at the
holder's option into shares of the Company's Common Stock at a conversion
price determined by dividing the liquidation value of $1,000 per share by the
conversion price, i.e., 80% of the average closing bid price of the Common
Stock as reported on The Nasdaq SmallCap Market for the five (5) trading days
immediately preceding the date of conversion. The holder of the 5% Preferred
Stock does not have any preemptive or similar rights with respect to either
the 5% Preferred Stock or the Common Stock.
$500,000 of the Purchase Price paid for the 1,750 shares of 5%
Preferred Stock, as well a certificate for 500 shares of 5% Preferred Stock,
has been deposited in escrow by the purchaser with Atlas, Pearlman, Trop &
Borkson, P.A., counsel for the Company, pending approval of this Proposal 1.
by the Company's stockholders. Pursuant to the terms of the private placement,
should the Company obtain stockholder approval, the purchaser will also
purchase an additional 750 shares of 5% Preferred Stock at $1,000 per share,
resulting in a sale of an aggregate of 2,500 shares of 5% Preferred Stock.
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The Company has agreed to register for resale the shares of Common
Stock underlying the 5% Preferred Stock (the "Registerable Securities") under
the Act in a registration statement on Form S-3 to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") no later than 30 days
from the closing date of the transaction. The Company has agreed to use its
best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective within
120 days from its filing, and thereafter to maintain an effective registration
statement under the Act for a period of two years. In the event such
registration statement is not declared effective by the Commission by May 17,
1998, being 121 days from closing date, the Company is subject to a cash
penalty of 2% of the Purchase Price per month until the effectiveness thereof.
As of the date hereof, the Company has not filed the registration statement.
On March 31, 1998 the Company and ProFutures entered into an agreement whereby
ProFutures agreed to waive the penalties which shall be due by the Company and
extended the date by which the registration statement must be declared
effective to July 1, 1998 in exchange for the Company issuing ProFutures a
five (5) year warrant to purchase 250,000 shares of the Company's restricted
Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.50. Pursuant to the terms of such
warrant, the Company has also granted ProFutures piggy-back registration
rights for the shares of Common Stock underlying such warrant. The
aforedescribed $500,000 remains in escrow pending the outcome of the Special
Meeting of Shareholders which is the subject of this Proxy Statement.
Assuming the approval of this Proposal 1, and the sale of all 2,500
shares of 5% Preferred Stock, the gross proceeds to the Company from the sale
of such stock would be $2,500,000. The Company received gross proceeds of
$1,250,000 from the sale of the first 1,750 shares of 5% Preferred Stock, with
the remaining $500,000 remaining in escrow as hereinbefore described. After
payment of the fees and expenses totaling approximately $175,000, or
approximately 14% of the gross proceeds (including $125,000 payable to
European Equity Partners, Inc., an NASD member firm which served as placement
agent, and approximately $35,000 in legal fees related to this proxy and the
registration statement), the Company received net proceeds of approximately
$1,090,000. The Company used these proceeds for general working capital,
including, but not limited to, inventory purchases and reduction of accounts
payable. Should the Company obtain stockholder approval for this Proposal 1,
the gross proceeds to the Company will be $1,250,000, representing the $500,000
presently held in escrow and $750,000 from the purchase of the additional 750
shares of 5% Preferred Stock. After payment of placement fees to European
Equity Partners, Inc. of $125,000, or 10% of the gross proceeds, the net
proceeds to the Company will be $1,125,000. Such net proceeds will be used by
the Company as general working capital.
Rule 4460(i)(1)(D) of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. Nasdaq
Marketplace Rules requires certain companies whose securities are traded on
the Nasdaq SmallCap Market (such as the Company) to obtain stockholder
approval prior to issuing common stock (or shares convertible into common
stock) in a transaction other than a public offering at a price less than the
market value of the common stock when the amount of common stock to be issued
(or issuable upon conversion) is or will be greater than 20% of the common
stock or voting power of the company outstanding prior to issuance. The
initial purchase of 1,250 shares of 5% Preferred Stock did not require
stockholder approval pursuant to Rule 4460(i)(1)(D) as the ability of the
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purchaser to convert the shares of 5% Preferred Stock is presently limited to
a conversion of up to 526,034 shares of the Company's Common Stock (the
"Maximum Control Shares"), being a maximum of 19.95% of the then currently
issued and outstanding Common Stock. The Company, however, must obtain
stockholder approval of this Proposal 1 prior to the release of the escrowed
cash and stock and the sale of the remaining 750 shares of 5% Preferred Stock.
Initially, the terms of the purchase provided that in the event the Company
did not obtain stockholder approval of this Proposal 1 prior to March 31,
1998, (i) the $500,000 in escrow would be returned to ProFutures and the
certificate for the 500 shares of 5% Preferred Stock would be canceled, (ii)
concurrently the Company would pay to ProFutures the sum of $50,000 as
liquidated damages, (iii) ProFutures would not be obligated to purchase the
remaining 750 shares of 5% Preferred Stock, and (iv) on the day immediately
following the date of issuance of the Maximum Control Shares, the Company
would redeem all remaining shares of issued and outstanding 5% Preferred Stock
not so converted (due to the numerical limitation) at a price of $1,300 per
share.
Assuming approval of this Proposal 1, the ultimate number of shares
of Common Stock into which the remaining 1,250 shares of 5% Preferred Stock
are convertible is unknown at this time. However, based upon a closing bid
price of [$3.25] per share (the closing bid price of the Company's Common
Stock on [March 23, 1998], being the lowest closing bid price of the Company's
Common Stock as reported on The Nasdaq Small Cap Market during the preceding
90 consecutive trading days), assuming the conversion of all 2,500 shares of
5% Preferred Stock, the Company would issue an additional [961,538] shares of
Common Stock. Such [961,538] shares of Common Stock would represent
approximately [32 %] of the currently issued and outstanding Common Stock, or
approximately [24%] of the Company's issued and outstanding Common Stock,
giving proforma effect to such issuance. The amount of shares and percentage
of Common Stock ultimately issuable upon conversion of all 2,500 shares of 5%
Preferred Stock may increase or decrease substantially, depending on changes
in the closing bid price of the Company's Common Stock. Based upon the
ultimate number of shares of Common Stock into which the 5% Preferred Stock
would be convertible, and assuming the approval of this Proposal 1, the
subsequent conversion of all 2,500 shares of 5% Preferred Stock by ProFutures
could result in ProFutures having effective voting control of the Company.
5% Convertible Preferred Stock
The Company is authorized to issue up to 2,000,000 shares of
preferred stock, par value $.0001 per share, issuable in such series and
bearing such voting, dividend, conversion, liquidation and other rights and
preferences as the Board of Directors may determine. As of May 29, 1998 there
were 30 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, 30,000 shares of Series C
Preferred Stock, 115,000 shares of Series E Cumulative Non-Participating
Preferred Stock and 75,000 shares of Series F 7% Cumulative Non-Participating
Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, none of which have conversion rights.
In addition, in connection with the aforedescribed private placement, the
Company designated a series of 2,500 shares of 5% Convertible Preferred Stock,
of which 1,250 shares are presently issued and outstanding. The balance of
1,777,470 shares of preferred stock remaining without designation.
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The following is a summary description of the preferences, rights and
limitations of the 5% Convertible Preferred Stock as set forth in the Articles
of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company as filed with the
Secretary of State of Florida on January 20, 1998.
Voting Rights
The shares of 5% Preferred Stock carry no voting rights.
Dividends
The holders of the 5% Preferred Stock are entitled to cumulative
dividends at the rate of $50 per share per annum, accrued daily and payable
quarterly in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of
each year in preference and priority to any payment of any dividend on the
Common Stock or any other class or series of stock of the Company. The
dividends are payable in cash or in shares of the Company's Common Stock
providing the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the 5%
Preferred Stock have been registered under the Act.
Liquidation Preference
The 5% Preferred Stock has a face value of $1,000 per share (the
"Face Value"). The liquidation preference is Face Value, plus any accrued but
unpaid dividends.
Redemption
At any time commencing on May 17, 1998 (121 days from the closing
date), upon 20 days notice the Company has the right to redeem any outstanding
shares of 5% Preferred Stock at a redemption price of $1,300 per share, plus
any accrued but unpaid dividends (the "Redemption Value").
Optional Conversion
The shares of 5% Preferred Stock are convertible at the holder's
option into shares of the Company's Common Stock at a conversion price
determined by dividing the liquidation value of $1,000 per share by the
conversion price, i.e., 80% of the average closing bid price of the Common
Stock as report on The Nasdaq SmallCap Market for the five (5) trading days
immediately preceding the date of conversion.
Liquidated Damages
The Company is obligated to pay the holder of the 5% Preferred Stock
liquidated damages of $500 per day plus an amount equal to 2% of the Purchase
Price of the shares for the first 30 day period after the date on which the
Common Stock should have been issued by the Company or the 5% Preferred Stock
redeemed, plus an amount equal to 3% of the total Purchase Price of the shares
of 5% Preferred Stock for each subsequent 30 day period.
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS APPROVED THE OFFERING AND RECOMMENDS A
VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE OFFERING. SUCH APPROVAL REQUIRES THE AFFIRMATIVE
VOTE OF THE HOLDERS OF A MAJORITY OF THE COMMON STOCK REPRESENTED IN PERSON OR
BY PROXY AT THE MEETING.
STOCK OWNERSHIP
As of May 29, 1998 there were 3,049,798 shares of Common Stock, 30
shares of Series A Preferred Stock, 115,000 shares of Series E Cumulative
Non-Participating Preferred Stock and 75,000 shares of Series F 7% Cumulative
Non-Participating Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, all of which are
voting securities of the Company. Neither the 30,000 shares of Series C
Preferred Stock which are issued and outstanding nor the 5% Preferred Stock
which is the subject of this Proxy have voting rights. Other than the 5%
Preferred Stock, no series of preferred stock is convertible or exchangeable
into Common Stock. The following table sets forth, as of May 29, 1998, certain
information with respect to the beneficial ownership of each class of the
Company's voting securities by (i) each person known to the Company who
beneficially owns more than 5% of each class of the Company's voting
securities (ii) each director; (iii) all named executive officers, (iv) all
directors and officers as a group:
Series A Preferred Stock
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Percentage of
Blended Voting
Power Assuming
Name and Amount of Percentage Percentage Conversion of
Address of Beneficial of of Blended 2,500 Shares of
of Beneficial Owner Ownership of Stock Class Voting Power(1) 5% Preferred Stock
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Outside Industrial 30 100% (2) (2)
Services, Inc. (3)
2415 Sycamore Drive
Knoxville, TN 37921
All Officers and
Directors as a
Group (four persons) none n/a n/a n/a
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Series E Cumulative Non-Participating Preferred Stock
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Percentage of
Blended Voting
Power Assuming
Name and Amount of Percentage Percentage Conversion of
Address of Beneficial of of Blended 2,500 Shares of
of Beneficial Owner Ownership of Stock Class Voting Power(1) 5% Preferred Stock
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Robert Hausman 115,000 100% 12.4%(4) 9.6%(4)(7)
7777 Glades Road
Suite 211
Boca Raton, FL 33433
All Officers and
Directors as a
Group (four persons) 115,000 100% 16.4%(4)(6)(7) 12.8%(4)(6)(7)
Series F 7% Cumulative Non-Participating Preferred Stock
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Percentage of
Blended Voting
Power Assuming
Name and Amount of Percentage Percentage Conversion of
Address of Beneficial of of Blended 2,500 Shares of
of Beneficial Owner Ownership of Stock Class Voting Power(1) 5% Preferred Stock
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Eric Deckinger and 75,000 100% 2.3% 1.8%(7)
Adrienne Deckinger
7099 Valencia Drive
Boca Raton, FL 33433
All Officers and
Directors as a
Group (four persons) 0 n/a n/a n/a
Common Stock
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Percentage of
Blended Voting
Power Assuming
Name and Amount of Percentage Percentage Conversion of
Address of Beneficial of of Blended 2,500 Shares of
of Beneficial Owner Ownership of Stock Class Voting Power(1) 5% Preferred Stock
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Robert Hausman 327,300(5) 9.6% 12.4%(4) 10.9%(4)(7)
7777 Glades Road
Suite 211
Boca Raton, Florida 33434
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Percentage of
Blended Voting
Power Assuming
Name and Amount of Percentage Percentage Conversion of
Address of Beneficial of of Blended 2,500 Shares of
of Beneficial Owner Ownership of Stock Class Voting Power(1) 5% Preferred Stock
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C. Lawrence Rutstein 27,300(6) (2) (2) (2)(7)
7777 Glades Road
Suite 211
Boca Raton, Florida 33434
Lester Gann 121,481 4.0% 3.8% 2.9%(7)
2415 Sycamore Drive
Knoxville, Tennessee 37921
Marc Weisz 100 (2) (2) (2)(7)
498 Cambridge Lane
Weston, Florida 33326
ProFutures Special Equities 0 n/a n/a 23.1%(7)
Fund, L.P.
1310 Highway 620 South
Suite 200
Austin, Texas 78734
All officers and 444,081 13.8% 16.4%(4)(6)(7) 9.6%(4)(6)(7)
Directors as a group
(four persons)(5)(6)
(1) Blended voting power represents the total voting power of the named
individual or entity calculated as a percentage of all presently issued
and outstanding voting securities of the Company.
(2) Represents less than 1%.
(3) Outside Industrial Services, Inc. is a subsidiary of the Company.
(4) Includes (i) 115,000 shares of Series E Cumulative Non-Participating
Preferred Stock (ii) 100,000 shares of Common Stock (iii) options to
acquire 100,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock at an exercise price
of $5.00 per share and an options to acquire an additional 100,000 shares
of the Company's Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.00 granted
pursuant to Mr. Hausman's management agreement with the Company and (iv)
options to acquire 7,500 shares of the Company's Common Stock at an
exercise price of $2.00 per share granted pursuant to the Company's 1997
Stock Option Plan.
(5) Includes (i) 100,000 shares of Common Stock (ii) options to acquire
100,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.00
per share and an options to acquire an additional 100,000 shares of the
Company's Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.00 granted pursuant to
Mr. Hausman's management agreement with the Company and (iii) options to
acquire 7,500 shares of the Company's Common Stock at an exercise price of
$2.00 per share granted pursuant to the Company's 1997 Stock Option Plan.
Also includes 19,800 shares of Common Stock owned by Barbara Hausman, his
spouse, however, pursuant to Rule 16a-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, Mr. Hausman disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by his
spouse.
(6) Includes options to acquire 7,500 shares of the Company's Common Stock at
an exercise price of $2.00 per share granted pursuant to the Company's
1997 Stock Option Plan. Also includes 19,800 shares of Common Stock owned
by Ronna Newman Rutstein, his spouse, however, purusant to Rule 16a-3 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Mr. Rutstein disclaims beneficial
ownership of the shares held by his spouse.
(7) Assumes the approval of Proposal 1 set forth herein and the conversion of
2,500 shares of 5% Preferred Stock into 961,538 shares of Common Stock
based upon the assumptions hereinbefore set forth.
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OTHER MATTERS
Management is not aware of any other matters to be presented for
action at the Meeting. However, if any other matter is properly presented, it
is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy to vote in
accordance with their best judgment on such matter.
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COST OF SOLICITATION
The Company will bear the costs of the solicitation of proxies from
its stockholders. In addition to the use of the mail, proxies may be solicited
by directors, officers and regular employees of the Company in person or by
telephone or other means of communication. The directors, officers and
employees of the Company will not be compensated additionally for the
solicitation but may be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses in connection
with the solicitation. Arrangements are also being made with brokerage houses
and any other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for the forwarding of
solicitation material to the beneficial owners of the Company, and the Company
will reimburse the brokers, custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for their
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Proposals of stockholders of the Company which are intended to be
presented by such stockholders at the 1998 Annual Meeting must be received by
the Company no later than July 1, 1998 in order to have them included in the
proxy statement and form of proxy relating to that meeting.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
/s/ Robert Hausman
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Robert Hausman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
June __, 1998
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COVENTRY INDUSTRIES CORP.
SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
JUNE __, 1998
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COVENTRY
INDUSTRIES CORP. THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHOICES SPECIFIED BELOW.
The undersigned stockholder of Coventry Industries Corp. (the "Company")
hereby appoints Robert Hausman the true and lawful attorney, agent and proxy
of the undersigned with full power of substitution for and in the name of the
undersigned, to vote all of the shares of Common Stock of the Company which
the undersigned may be entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Stockholders
of the Company to be held at Embassy Suites, 661 NW 53 Street, Boca Raton,
Florida 33487, on _________, June __, 1998 at 9:00 a.m., and any and all
adjournments thereof, with all of the powers which the undersigned would
possess if personally present, for the following purposes:
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
1. To approve the possible [ ] [ ] [ ]
issuance of in excess
of 19.95% of the presently
issued and outstanding
Common Stock upon the
conversion of the 5%
Convertible Preferred Stock,
the possible payment of dividends
on the 5% Convertible Preferred
Stock in shares of Common Stock and
on any other matters incident to Proposal
1 contained in the Proxy Statement
accompanying this Proxy
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE CHOICE SPECIFIED. IF NO CHOICE IS
SPECIFIED FOR PROPOSAL 1, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THAT ITEM.
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Special Meeting
and Proxy Statement dated June __, 1998.
DATED:
________________________ _____________________________________
(Signature)
_____________________________________
(Signature if jointly held)
_____________________________________
(Printed name(s))
Please sign exactly as name appears
on the stock certificate(s). Joint
owners should each sign. Trustees
and others acting in a
representative capacity should
indicate the capacity in which they
sign.