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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 TO
FORM SB-2
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
INVESTMENT AGENTS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)
6767 W. Tropicana Boulevard, Suite 207, Las Vegas, NV 89103-4754
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(Address of Principal executive offices and principal
place of business)
Telephone: (702) 248-1027
Ronald J. Stauber, Esq.
1880 Century Park East, Suite 300
Los Angeles, California 90067
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(Name and address of Agent for Service)
Nevada 7371 88-0467944
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State of Primary Standard Industrial IRS Employer
Incorporation Classification Code Number Identification
Number
Approximate date of commencement of proposed
sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the
effective date of this Registration Statement.
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a
delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), check the following box: [X]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant
to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list
the Securities Act registration number of the earlier effective registration
statement for the same offering. [ ]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under
the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [ ]
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If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under
the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [ ]
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [ ]
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed
maximum
Title of class of Amount offering Proposed Amount of
securities to be to be price per maximum registra-
registered registered unit aggregate tion Fee
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common stock, 620,000 $ 1.00 $620,000 $ 160.00
$.001 par value
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Total Registration Fee $ 160.00
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(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or
dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall
file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration
statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of
the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become
effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a),
may determine.
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Item 1. COVER PAGE
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed.
The selling security holders may not sell these securities until the
registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is
effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is
not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or
sale is not permitted.
INVESTMENT AGENTS, INC.
620,000 shares of common stock
This prospectus relates to the initial offer and sale of 620,000 shares
of our common stock by the holders of these securities, referred to as selling
security holders throughout this document.
There is no public market for our securities. There can be no assurance
that our common stock will ever be quoted on any quotation medium or that any
market for our stock will ever develop.
The selling security holders may offer their shares at any price.
THESE SECURITIES INVOLVE A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
ONLY BY PERSONS WHO CAN AFFORD THE LOSS OF THEIR ENTIRE INVESTMENT. SEE "RISK
FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 8.
NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
This prospectus is not an offer to sell our shares and it is not
soliciting an offer to buy our shares in any state where the offer or sale is
not permitted.
The date of this prospectus is July ___, 2001, subject to completion.
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ITEM 2. PROSPECTUS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Part I - Information Required in Prospectus
1. Front Cover Page of Prospectus
2. Inside Front and Outside Back Cover
Pages of Prospectus
3. Summary Information
Risk Factors
4. Use of Proceeds
5. Determination of Offering Price
6. Dilution
7. Selling Security Holders
8. Plan of Distribution
9. Legal Proceedings
10. Directors, Executive Officers,
Promoters and Control Management
11. Security Ownership of Certain
Beneficial Owners and Management
12. Description of Securities
13. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel
14. Disclosure of Commission Position
on Indemnification
for Securities Act Liabilities
15. Organization Within Last Five Years
16. Description of Business
17. Plan of Operation
18. Description of Property
19. Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions
20. Market for Common Equity and Related
Stockholder Matters
21. Executive Compensation
22. Financial Statements
23. Changes in and Disagreements with
Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure
Part II - Information Not Required in Prospectus
24. Indemnification
25. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
26. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
27. Exhibits
28. Undertakings
Signatures
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ITEM 3. SUMMARY INFORMATION
This is a summary and the information is selective, it does not contain
all information that may be important to you. You should read carefully all
information in the prospectus including its detailed information and including
risk factors beginning on page 8 and the financial statements and the
explanatory notes before making any investment decision.
Our Company: We are a development stage company and we were
incorporated in Nevada on August 8, 1996. Our principal
executive offices are located at 6767 West Tropicana
Avenue, Suite 207, Las Vegas, Nevada 89103-4754. Our
telephone number is (702) 248-1027.
Our Business: We are a service organization and we collect a selling
commission for referring customers who purchase Verio,
Inc.'s ("Verio") domain registration services, web hosting
services and e-commerce services.
We have been appointed as a non-exclusive authorized sales
representative in the United States to solicit sales of
Verio's services. We are an independent contractor and we
participate in what is known as Verio's Web Agent Referral
Program ("WARP Program"). We make residual income for
referring business to Verio. Our agreement commenced as of
April 19, 2001 and remains in effect for two years unless
terminated pursuant to the provisions of the agreement. We
may request up to three one year extensions of the
agreement.
We can direct our customers to visit our web site to place
orders or we can place orders on behalf of our customers
or visitors can access our web site which allows them to
place orders directly. The visitors are tracked through
our site so when a visitor places an order on our page, we
receive a commission for the sale after payment to Verio.
Although we consider our web site "under construction,"
the web site is available to be accessed on the world wide
web. We have defined "under construction" to mean that we
intended to make substantive changes or improvements to
the web site.
Verio: Verio is the worlds largest web hosting company and a
leading provider of comprehensive internet
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services. Although potential customers could go directly
to Verio (or any other third party) provider of domain
registration services, web hosting services and e-commerce
services, we believe that the so-called low end, entry
level services which we market, through Verio's web agent
referral program ("WARP"), constitutes a less competitive
niche wherein we may be able to achieve residual income
for referring customers to Verio through the use of a user
friendly web site.
The Offering: As of May 31, 2001, we had 1,970,000 shares of our common
stock outstanding. This offering is comprised of
securities offered by selling security holders only. We
will borrow funds from our management to pay the offering
expenses.
We Will
Receive
No Proceeds: Although we have agreed to pay all offering expenses, we
will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the
securities. We anticipate offering expenses of
approximately $12,000.
Financial
Condition: We currently have $13,500 in prepaid expenses which
constitutes our total assets. We have no liquid current
assets and we have received no revenue from operations.
Our web site has been accessed by visitors and we may have
sales pending. Our loss from inception through February
28, 2001 is $1,970. Without the implementation of any
marketing plan, our current "burn rate" is less than $80
per month.
The officers and directors have agreed to fund our "burn
rate," pay all offering expenses and expenses of having us
comply with the federal securities laws (and being a
public company) and have orally agreed to extend, if
required, a "line of credit" in the amount of $10,000,
without interest, to implement our marketing plan. The
line of credit will expire on February 28, 2002. As of the
date hereof, no funds have been drawn down on the line of
credit. These agreements may not be enforceable.
As we are deemed to be a development stage company, we
have a net loss and may not be profitable in the future.
If we do not achieve any revenue growth sufficient to
absorb our
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planned expenditures, we could experience additional
losses in future periods. These losses or fluctuations
that our operating results could cause you to have the
financial risk of losing your entire investment.
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RISK FACTORS
In addition to the other information in this prospectus, the
following risk factors should be considered carefully in evaluating our business
before purchasing any of our shares of common stock. A purchase of our common
stock is speculative and involves a lot of risks. No purchase of our common
stock should be made by any person who is not in a position to lose the entire
amount of his investment.
1. An investment in our shares of common stock involves a high degree of
risk and you may lose your entire investment.
We have no operating history nor have we received any revenues or
earnings from operations. We have no significant assets or financial resources.
We will, in all likelihood, sustain operating expenses without corresponding
revenues, at least until we have generated substantial revenues from customers
registering domain names and/or utilizing web hosting services.
2. Unless we obtain loans or additional funding, we may not be able to
continue as a going concern.
Our auditor's going concern opinion and the notation in the
financial statements indicate that we do not have significant cash or other
material assets and that we are relying on advances from stockholders, officers
and directors to meet limited operating expenses. Our financial statements do
not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of
asset carrying amounts and classification of liabilities that might result
should we be unable to continue as a going concern. Our loss from inception
through February 28, 2001 is $1,970.
Without the implementation of any marketing plan, our current "burn rate" is
less than $80 per month. The officers and directors have agreed to fund our
"burn rate," pay all offering expenses and expenses of having us comply with the
federal securities laws (and being a public company) and have orally agreed to
extend, if required, a "line of credit" in the amount of $10,000, without
interest, to implement our marketing plan. The line of credit will expire on
February 28, 2002. As of the date hereof, no funds have been drawn down on the
line of credit. These agreements may not be enforceable.
If we do not secure the loans (or raise additional capital if the
loans are not forthcoming), you may lose your entire investment.
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3. We currently commenced business operations and has no current operating
history which makes an evaluation of us difficult.
We have no operating history and we did not have any business
prior to our organization. As of February 28, 2001, we had incurred losses and
we expect losses to continue. There is nothing at this time on which to base an
assumption that our business plan will prove successful, and there is no
assurance that we will be able to operate profitably. You should not invest in
this offering unless you can afford to lose your entire investment.
4. Our success is dependent on management which has other full time
employment, has limited experience and will only devote limited part
time working for us which makes our future even more uncertain.
As compared to many other public companies, we do not have any
depth of managerial and technical personnel. Our management has no experience
with the domain registration and web hosting business. Furthermore, our officers
and directors will not be employed by us as they are involved with other
businesses and have other interests which could give rise to conflicts of
interest with respect to the business of and the amount of time devoted to our
business.
5. In addition to having no full time management and lack of experience in
the domain registration and web hosting business, if we lose any of our
key personnel, our business would be impaired.
Our success is heavily dependent upon the continued participation
of our president, Pamela Ray Stinson. Loss of her services could have a material
adverse effect upon our business development. We do not maintain "key person"
life insurance on Pamela Ray Stinson's life. We do not have a written employment
agreement with Pamela Ray Stinson. There can be no assurance that we will be
able to recruit or retain other qualified personnel, should it be necessary to
do so.
6. Our officers and directors are the principal stockholders and will be
able to approve all corporate actions without your consent and will
control our Company.
Our principal stockholders Pamela Ray Stinson, Ramon Robert Acha
and Joseph Panganiban currently own approximately 68.5% of our common stock.
They will have significant influence over all matters requiring approval by our
stockholders, but not requiring the approval of the minority stockholders. In
addition, they are directors and will be able to elect all of the members of our
board of directors, allowing them to exercise significant control of our affairs
and management. In addition,
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they may transact most corporate matters requiring stockholder approval by
written consent, without a duly-noticed and duly-held meeting of stockholders.
7. We face competition from other entities providing services similar to
ours.
We will face intense competition in all aspects of the internet
business. The market for the providing of domain registration and web service
hosting is extremely competitive and highly fragmented. There are no substantial
barriers to entry and we expect that competition will continue to intensify. The
primary competitive factors determining success in this market are a reputation
for reliability and service, effective customer support, and pricing. Our
affiliate sales relationship with Verio will assist us in competing. However,
our competition may offer convenience and customer service superior to ours. In
addition, these companies may have better marketing and distribution channels.
There can be no assurance that we will be able to compete effectively in this
highly competitive industry, which could have a material impact upon market
acceptance of our services.
8. Our plan of operation may incorporate estimates rather than actual
figures.
The discussion of our plan of operation is management's best
estimate and analysis of the potential market, opportunities and difficulties
that we face. There can be no assurances that the underlying assumptions
accurately reflect our opportunities and potential for success. Competitive and
economic forces make forecasting of revenues and costs difficult and
unpredictable.
9. You will receive no dividends on your investment.
We have never paid dividends. We do not anticipate declaring or
paying dividends in the foreseeable future. Our retained earnings, if any, will
finance the development and expansion of our business. Our dividends will be at
our board of directors' discretion and contingent upon our financial condition,
earnings, capital requirements and other factors. Future dividends may also be
affected by covenants contained in loan or other financing documents we may
execute. Therefore, there can be no assurance that cash dividends of any kind
will ever be paid.
10. If we issue future shares, present investors' per share value will be
diluted.
We are authorized to issue a maximum of 25,000,000 shares of
common shares. As of May 31, 2001, there were 1,970,000 shares issued and
outstanding. The board of directors' authority
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to issue common stock without shareholder consent may dilute the value of your
common stock.
11. Our common stock has no public market and the value may decline after
the offering.
There is no established public trading market or market maker for
our securities. There can be no assurance that a market for our common stock
will be established or that, if established, a market will be sustained.
Therefore, if you purchase our securities you may be unable to sell them.
Accordingly, you should be able to bear the financial risk of losing your entire
investment.
12. Our common stock may never be public traded and you may have no ability
to sell the shares.
We plan to seek a listing on the Over The Counter ("OTC")
Bulletin Board once our registration statement has cleared comments. We will
contact a market maker to seek the listing on our behalf.
Only market makers can apply to quote securities. Market makers
who desire to initiate quotations in the OTC Bulletin Board system must complete
an application (Form 211) and by doing so, will have to represent that it has
satisfied all applicable requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission
Rule 15c2-11 and the filing and information requirements promulgated under the
National Association of Securities Dealers' ("NASD") Bylaws. The OTC Bulletin
Board will not charge us with a fee for being quoted on the service. NASD rules
prohibit market makers from accepting any remuneration in return for quoting
issuers' securities on the OTC Bulletin Board or any similar medium. We intended
to be subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and, as such, we may be deemed compliant with Rule 15c2-11.
The NASD Regulators, Inc. will review the market maker's application and if
cleared, it cannot be assumed by any investor that any federal, state or
self-regulatory requirements other than certain NASD rules and Rule 15c2-11 have
been considered by the NASD Regulation, Inc. Furthermore, the clearance should
not construed by any investor as indicating that the NASD Regulation, Inc., the
Securities and Exchange Commission or any state securities commission has passed
upon the accuracy or adequacy of the documents contained in the submission.
We have not contacted any market maker for sponsorship of our
shares on the OTC Bulletin Board.
The OTC Bulletin Board is a market maker or dealer-driven system
offering quotation and trading reporting capabilities - a regulated quotation
service - that displays real-time quotes, last-sale prices, and volume
information in OTC
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equity securities. The OTC Bulletin Board securities are not listed and traded
on the floor of an organized national or regional stock exchanges. Instead, OTC
Bulletin Board securities transactions are conducted through a telephone and
computer network connecting market makers or dealers in stocks.
If we are unable to obtain a market maker to sponsor our listing,
we will be unable to develop a trading market for our common stock. We may be
unable to locate a market maker that will agree to sponsor our securities. Even
if we do locate a market maker, there is no assurance that our securities will
be able to meet the requirements for a quotation or that the securities will be
accepted for listing on the OTC Bulletin Board.
13. our common stock does not meet blue sky resale requirements, you may
be unable to resell your securities.
The common stock being offered must meet the blue sky resale
requirements in the states in which the proposed purchasers reside. If we are
unable to qualify the securities offered and there is no exemption from
qualification in certain states, the holders of the securities or the purchasers
of the securities may be unable to sell them.
14. Our shareholders may face significant restrictions on the resale of our
common stock due to state "blue sky" laws.
There are state regulations that may adversely affect the
transferability of our common stock. We have not registered our common stock for
resale under the securities or "blue sky" laws of any state. We may seek
qualification or advise the selling securities holders of the availability of an
exemption. We are under no obligation to register or qualify our common stock in
any state or to advise the selling shareholders of any exemptions.
Current shareholders, and person who desire to purchase the
common stock in any trading market that may develop in the future, should be
aware that there might be significant state restrictions upon the ability of new
investors to purchase the securities.
Blue sky laws, regulations, orders, or interpretations place
limitations on offerings or sales of securities by "blank check" companies or in
"blind-pool" offerings, or if such securities represent "cheap stock" previously
issued to promoters or others. We are not a "blank check" or "blind pool"
company. The selling security holders, because they originally paid $.001 for
each share, may be deemed to hold "cheap stock." These limitations typically
provide, in the form of one or more of the following limitations, that such
securities are:
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(a) Not eligible for sale under exemption provisions permitting
sales without registration to accredited investors or qualified purchasers;
(b) Not eligible for the transaction exemption from
registration for non-issuer transactions by a registered broker-dealer;
(c) Not eligible for registration under the simplified small
corporate offering registration (SCOR) form available in many states;
(d) Not eligible for the "solicitations of interest"
exception to securities registration requirements available in many states;
(e) Not permitted to be registered or exempted from registration,
and thus not permitted to be sold in the state under any circumstances.
Virtually all 50 states have adopted one or more of these
limitations, or other limitations or restrictions affecting the sale or resale
of stock of blank check companies or securities sold in "blind pool" offerings
or "cheap stock" issued to promoters or others. Specific limitations on such
offerings have been adopted in:
Alaska Nevada Tennessee
Arkansas New Mexico Texas
California Ohio Utah
Delaware Oklahoma Vermont
Florida Oregon Washington
Georgia Pennsylvania
Idaho Rhode Island
Indiana South Carolina
Nebraska South Dakota
Any secondary trading market which may develop, may only be
conducted in those jurisdictions where an applicable exemption is available or
where the shares have been registered.
15. Our common stock may be subject to significant restriction on resale due
to federal penny stock restrictions.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted rules that
regulate broker or dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny
stocks. Penny stocks generally are equity securities with a price of less than
$5.00 (other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges
or quoted on the Nasdaq system, provided that current price and volume
information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the
exchange system). The penny stock rules require
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a broker or dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt
from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by
the Securities and Exchange Commission that provides information about penny
stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker
or dealer also must provide the customer with bid and offer quotations for the
penny stock, the compensation of the broker or dealer, and its salesperson in
the transaction, and monthly account statements showing the market value of each
penny stock held in the customer's account. The penny stock rules also require
that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from such
rules, the broker or dealer must make a special written determination that a
penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the
purchaser's written agreement to the transaction.
These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level
of trading activity in any secondary market for our stock that becomes subject
to the penny stock rules, and accordingly, customers in our securities may find
it difficult to sell their securities, if at all.
ITEM 4. USE OF PROCEEDS
Not applicable. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the
securities by the selling security holders.
ITEM 5. DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE
Not applicable. The selling security holders may sell our common stock
at prices then prevailing or at negotiated prices.
ITEM 6. DILUTION
Not applicable. We are not registering any unissued shares in this
registration statement. The shares offered for sale by the selling security
holders are already outstanding and, therefore, do not contribute to dilution.
ITEM 7. SELLING SECURITY HOLDERS
The securities are being sold by the selling security holders named
below. However, any or all of the securities listed below may be retained by any
of the selling security holders, and therefore, no accurate forecast can be made
as to the number of securities that will be held by the selling security holders
upon termination of this offering.
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The table indicates that all the securities will be available for
resale after the offering. The selling security holders listed in the table have
sole voting and investment powers with respect to the securities indicated. We
will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the securities.
Amount
Relationship Beneficially Percentage
Name With Issuer (1)(2) Owned Owned
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Bonita R. Alvarez 20,000 .001
Leigh Ann Miller 25,000 .001
Mark Horey 25,000 .001
Brian Evans 30,000 .0015
Elizabeth Evans 30,000 .0015
David Phillipson 30,000 .0015
Terri J. Russo 25,000 .001
Timothy Stephan Shellans 40,000 .002
Carol Suzanne Collins 30,000 .0015
David W. Wiedeman 30,000 .0015
Tricia A. Willis 20,000 .001
Deborah J. Koeberl 30,000 .0015
Anita T. Panganiban 30,000 .0015
Larry Worlitz 30,000 .0015
Gary W. Koeberl 30,000 .0015
Robert Lee Collins 20,000 .001
Loretta A. Inglish 20,000 .001
David Henry O'Dear 25,000 .001
Mary Jo O'Dear 25,000 .001
Charles L. Jones 40,000 .002
Grace M. Jones 40,000 .002
Laree E. Jones 25,000 .001
(1) There is no material relationship between any selling
security holder within the past three years with us or any
of our affiliates. There is no predecessor to us.
(2) Joseph Panganiban and Anita T. Panganiban, Brian Evans and
Elizabeth Evans, Robert Lee Collins and Carol Suzanne
Collins, Gary W. Koeberl and Deborah J. Koeberl, David Henry
O'Dear and Mary Jo O'Dear, Charles L. Jones and Grace M.
Jones are husband and wife. Ramon Robert Acha is the
significant other of Pamela Ray Stinson. Charles L. Jones
is the father of Laree E. Jones. Grace M. Jones is the
mother of Laree E. Jones.
We intend to seek qualification or advise the selling securities
holders of the availability of an exemption from qualification for sale of the
securities in those states that the securities will be offered. That
qualification or exemption is necessary to resell the securities in the public
market and only if the securities are qualified for sale or are exempt from
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qualification in the states in which the selling shareholders or proposed
purchasers reside. If no exemptions are available, there is no assurance that
the states in which we will seek qualification will approve of the security
resales.
ITEM 8. PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The securities being offered may be sold by the selling security
holders or by those to whom such shares are transferred. We are not aware of any
underwriting arrangements that have been entered into by the selling security
holders. The distribution of the securities by the selling security holders may
be effected in one or more transactions that may take place in the
over-the-counter market, including broker's transactions, privately negotiated
transactions or through sales to one or more dealers acting as principals in the
resale of these securities.
Any of the selling security holders, acting alone or in concert
with one another, may be considered statutory underwriters under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, if they are directly or indirectly conducting an
illegal distribution of the securities on behalf of our corporation. For
instance, an illegal distribution may occur if any of the selling securities
holders provide us with cash proceeds from their sales of the securities. If any
of the selling shareholders are determined to be underwriters, they may be
liable for securities violations in connection with any material
misrepresentations or omissions made in this prospectus.
If our Company or its management receives proceeds from the sales
of the securities by the selling security shareholders, those persons may have
conducted an illegal distribution of our securities and may be deemed
underwriters. Accordingly, they will have liability for any material
misrepresentations or omissions in this document and otherwise in the offer and
sale of securities.
In addition, the selling security holders and any brokers and
dealers through whom sales of the securities are made may be deemed to be
"underwriters" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
the commissions or discounts and other compensation paid to such persons may be
regarded as underwriters' compensation.
The selling security holders may pledge all or a portion of the
securities owned as collateral for margin accounts or in loan transactions, and
the securities may be resold pursuant to the terms of such pledges, accounts or
loan transactions. Upon default by such selling security holders, the pledgee in
such loan transaction would have the same rights of sale as the selling security
holders under this prospectus. The selling security holders also may enter into
exchange traded
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listed option transactions which require the delivery of the securities listed
under this prospectus. The selling security holders may also transfer securities
owned in other ways not involving market makers or established trading markets,
including directly by gift, distribution, or other transfer without
consideration, and upon any such transfer the transferee would have the same
rights of sale as such selling security holders under this prospectus.
In addition to, and without limiting, the foregoing, each of the
selling security holders and any other person participating in a distribution
will be affected by the applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, including, without limitation, Regulation M, which may limit
the timing of purchases and sales of any of the securities by the selling
security holders or any such other person.
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
regulations thereunder, any person engaged in a distribution of the shares of
our common stock offered by this prospectus may not simultaneously engage in
market making activities with respect to our common stock during the applicable
"cooling off" periods prior to the commencement of such distribution. Also, the
selling security holders are subject to applicable provisions which limit the
timing of purchases and sales of our common stock by the selling security
holders.
We have informed security holders that, during such time as they
may be engaged in a distribution of any of shares we are registering by this
registration statement, they are required to comply with Regulation M. In
general, Regulation M precludes any selling security holder, any affiliated
purchasers and any broker-dealer or any other person who participates in a
distribution from bidding for or purchasing, or attempting to induce any person
to bid for or purchase, any security which is the subject of the distribution
until the entire distribution is complete. Regulation M defines a "distribution"
as an offering of securities that is distinguished from ordinary trading efforts
and selling methods. Regulation M also defines a "distribution participant" as
an underwriter, prospective underwriter, broker, dealer, or other person who has
agreed to participate or who is participating in a distribution.
Regulation M prohibits any bids or purchases made in order to
stabilize the price of a security in connection with the distribution of the
security, except as specifically permitted by Rule 104 of Regulation M. These
stabilizing transactions may cause the price of our common stock to be more than
it would otherwise be in the absence of these transactions. We have informed the
selling security holders that stabilizing transactions permitted by Regulation M
allow bids to purchase our common stock if the stabilizing bids do not exceed a
specified
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maximum. Regulation M specifically prohibits stabilizing that is the result of
fraudulent, manipulative, or deceptive practices. Selling security holders and
distribution participants are required to consult with their own legal counsel
to ensure compliance with Regulation M.
There can be no assurances that the selling security holders will sell
any or all of the securities. In order to comply with state securities laws, if
applicable, the securities will be sold in jurisdictions only through registered
or licensed brokers or dealers. In various states, the securities may not be
sold unless these securities have been registered or qualified for sale in such
state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is
complied with. Under applicable rules and regulations of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, any person engaged in a distribution of the securities
may not simultaneously engage in market-making activities in these securities
for a period of one or five business days prior to the commencement of such
distribution.
All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the securities. We
have agreed with the selling securities holders that we will pay all the fees
and expenses incident to the registration of the securities, other than the
selling security holders' commissions, if any, which is to be paid by the
selling security holders.
ITEM 9. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are not aware of any pending or threatened legal proceedings which
involve the Company.
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS, AND CONTROL PERSONS
(a) Directors and Officers.
Our bylaws currently provide that we shall have a minimum of there
directors on the board at any one time. Vacancies are filled by a majority vote
of the remaining directors then in office. The directors and executive officers
of the Company are as follows:
Name and Address Age Positions Held
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Pamela Ray Stinson 46 President/Director
Ramon Robert Acha 48 Secretary/Treasurer
Director
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Name and Address Age Positions Held
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Joseph H. Panganiban 56 Director
Pamela Ray Stinson, Ramon Robert Acha and Joseph H. Panganiban will
serve as the directors until our next annual shareholder meeting to be held
within 120 days after the close of our fiscal year's or until a successor is
elected who accepts the position. Directors are elected for one-year terms.
Pamela Ray Stinson
From 1999 to the present, Ms. Stinson was the Business Manager for
Family Auto Sales. She is responsible for the managing of daily financial and
business functions of a large automotive dealership. From 1994 to 1999, Ms.
Stinson was the Business Manager at the University of Redlands. She was
responsible for managing the daily business functions of the school.
Ramon Robert Acha
From 1995 to the present, Mr. Acha has been the Lease and Fleet Manager
of Valley High Honda & Toyota. He is responsible for supervising all leasing and
fleet automotive transactions.
Joseph H. Panganiban
From 1970 to the present, Mr. Panganiban has had thirty years of
experience in the photo developing equipment business. He is currently the vice
president for Noritsu America Corp. He has worked in the areas of sales,
marketing and management. Currently he is a liaison to mass merchants promoting
on-site photo finishing utilizing wholesale photo labs using Noritsu equipment.
In 1999 Kodak Processing Labs named him as their 1998 Vendor of the Year for
representing Noritsu America Corp. with Distinction and Excellence. He was the
first recipient to receive this award.
(b) Significant Employees.
Other than Pamela Ray Stinson, there are no employees who are expected
to make a significant contribution to our Company.
(c) Family Relationships.
There are no family relationships among our officers, directors, or
persons nominated for such positions.
(d) Legal Proceedings.
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No officer, director, or persons nominated for such positions and no
promoter or significant employee of our corporation has been involved in legal
proceedings that would be material to an evaluation of our management.
ITEM 11. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following tables set forth the ownership, as of May 31, 2001, of
our common stock (a) by each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of
more than five (5%) percent of our outstanding common stock, and (b) by each of
our directors, by all executive officers and our directors as a group. To the
best of our knowledge, all persons named have sole voting and investment power
with respect to such shares, except as otherwise noted.
(a) Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners.
The following table sets forth the security and beneficial ownership
for each class of our equity securities any for any person who is known to be
the beneficial owner of more than five (5%) percent of our outstanding common
stock.
Title of No. of Nature of Current
Class Name & Address Shares Ownership % Owned
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Common Pamela Ray Stinson 550,000 Direct 27.92
17930 Main Street
Hesperia, CA 92345
Common Ramon Robert Acha 450,000 Direct 22.84
17930 Main Street
Hesperia, CA 92345
Common Joseph H. Panganiban 350,000 Direct 17.77
6994 27th Street
Riverside, CA 92509
(b) Security Ownership of Officers and Directors.
The following table sets forth the ownership for each class of our
equity securities owned beneficially and of record by all directors and
officers.
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Title of No. of Nature of Current
Class Name & Address Shares Ownership % Owned
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Common Pamela Ray Stinson 550,000 Direct 27.92
17930 Main Street
Hesperia, CA 92345
Common Ramon Robert Acha 450,000 Direct 22.84
17930 Main Street
Hesperia, CA 92345
Common Joseph H. Panganiban 350,000 Direct 17.77
6994 27th Street
Riverside, CA 92509
All Officers and Directors
as a Group (3 Individuals) 1,350,000 Direct 68.53
(c) Changes in Control.
There are currently no arrangements which would result in a change in
our control.
ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
The following description is a summary and is qualified in its entirety
by the provisions of our articles of incorporation and bylaws, copies of which
have been filed as exhibits to the registration statement which contains this
prospectus.
Common Stock.
We are authorized to issue 25,000,000 shares of common stock $.001 par
value. As of May 31, 2001, there were 1,970,000 common shares issued and
outstanding. All shares of common stock outstanding are validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable.
Voting Rights.
Each share of common stock entitles the holder to one vote, either in
person or by proxy, at meetings of shareholders. The holders are not permitted
to vote their shares cumulatively. Accordingly, the holders of common stock
holding, in the aggregate, more than fifty percent of the total voting rights
can elect all of our directors and, in such event, the holders of the remaining
minority shares will not be able to elect any of such directors. The vote of the
holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock
entitled to vote thereon is sufficient to authorize, affirm, ratify or consent
to such act or action, except as otherwise provided by law.
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Section 2115 of the California General Corporation law, however,
provides that a corporation incorporated under the laws of a jurisdiction other
than California, but which has more than one-half of its "outstanding voting
securities" and which has a majority of its property, payroll and sales in
California, based on the factors used in determining its income allocable to
California on its franchise tax returns, may be required to provide cumulative
voting until such time as the Company has its shares listed on certain national
securities exchanges, or designated as a national market security on NASDAQ
(subject to certain limitations). Accordingly, holders of the our common stock
may be entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held and may have
cumulative voting rights in the election of directors. This means that holders
are entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held, multiplied by the
number of directors to be elected, and the holder may cast all such votes for a
single director, or may distribute them among any number of all of the directors
to be elected.
Our existing directors who are also shareholders, acting in harmony,
will be able to elect all of the members of our board of directors even if
Section 2115 is applicable.
Dividend Policy.
All shares of common stock are entitled to participate proportionally
in dividends if our board of directors declares them out of the funds legally
available and subordinate to the rights, if any, of the holders of outstanding
shares of preferred stock. These dividends may be paid in cash, property or
additional shares of common stock. We have not paid any dividends since our
inception and presently anticipate that all earnings, if any, will be retained
for development of our business. Any future dividends will be at the discretion
of our board of directors and will depend upon, among other things, our future
earnings, operating and financial condition, capital requirements, and other
factors. Therefore, there can be no assurance that any dividends on the common
stock will be paid in the future.
Miscellaneous Rights and Provisions.
Holders of common stock have no preemptive or other subscription
rights, conversion rights, redemption or sinking fund provisions. In the event
of our dissolution, whether voluntary or involuntary, each share of common stock
is entitled to share proportionally in any assets available for distribution to
holders of our equity after satisfaction of all liabilities and payment of the
applicable liquidation preference of any outstanding shares of preferred stock.
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Shares Eligible for Future Sale.
The 620,000 shares of common stock sold in this offering will be
freely tradable without restrictions under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, except for any shares held by our "affiliates," which will be
restricted by the resale limitations of Rule 144 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. The 620,000 shares of common stock may also be eligible for
future sale under Rule 144.
In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, any of our
affiliates and any person or persons whose sales are aggregated who has
beneficially owned his or her restricted shares for at least one year, may be
entitled to sell in the open market within any three-month period a number of
shares of common stock that does not exceed the greater of (i) 1% of the then
outstanding shares of our common stock, or (ii) the average weekly trading
volume in the common stock during the four calendar weeks preceding such sale.
Sales under Rule 144 are also affected by limitations on manner of sale, notice
requirements, and availability of current public information about us.
Non-affiliates who have held their restricted shares for one year may be
entitled to sell their shares under Rule 144 without regard to any of the above
limitations, provided they have not been affiliates for the three months
preceding such sale.
In summary, Rule 144, as in full force and effect as of today,
applies to affiliates (that is, control persons) and nonaffiliates when they
resell restricted securities (those purchased from the issuer or an affiliate of
the issuer in nonpublic transactions). Nonaffiliates reselling restricted
securities, as well as affiliates selling restricted or nonrestricted
securities, are not considered to be engaged in a distribution and, therefore,
are not deemed to be underwriters as defined in Section 2(11), if six conditions
are met:
(1) Current public information must be available about the
issuer unless sales are limited to those made by
nonaffiliates after two years.
(2) When restricted securities are sold, generally there must
be a one-year holding period.
(3) When either restricted or nonrestricted securities are
sold by an affiliate after one year, there are limitations
on the amount of securities that may be sold; when
restricted securities are sold by non-affiliates between
the first and second years, there are identical
limitations; after two years, there are no volume
limitations for resales by non-affiliates.
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(4) Except for sales of restricted securities made by
nonaffiliates after two years, all sales must be made in
brokers' transactions are defined in Section 4(4) of the
1933 Act, or a transaction directly with a "market maker"
as that term is defined in Section 3(a)(38) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(5) Except for sales of restricted securities made by
non-affiliates after two years, a notice of proposed sale
must be filed for all sales in excess of 500 shares or
with an aggregate sales price in excess of $10,000.
(6) There must be a bona fide intention to sell within a
reasonable time after the filing of the notice referred to
in (5) above.
As a result of the provisions of Rule 144, all of the restricted
securities could be available for sale in a public market, if developed,
beginning 90 days after the date of this prospectus. The availability for sale
of substantial amounts of common stock under Rule 144 could adversely affect
prevailing market prices for our securities.
ITEM 13. EXPERTS
Our financial statements for the period from August 6, 1996 inception
to February 28, 2001, have been included in this prospectus in reliance upon
Kyle Tingle, CPA, an independent certified public accountant as an expert in
accounting and auditing.
ITEM 14. DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT
LIABILITIES
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Acts may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons, we
have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim
for indemnification against such liabilities, other than the payment by us of
expenses incurred or paid by our directors, officers or controlling persons in
the successful defense of any action, suit or proceedings, is asserted by such
director, officer, or controlling person in connection with any securities being
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registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Acts and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issues.
ITEM 15. ORGANIZATION WITHIN LAST FIVE YEARS
Except for the capital contribution of $13,500.00 or about February 1,
2001 and an additional capital contribution of $100.00 on or about April 19,
2001 by Pamela Ray Stinson, our Company has not entered into any transaction
during the last two years, or proposed transactions, to which the Company was or
is to be a party, in which any of the officers or directors or shareholders had
or is to have a direct or indirect material interest.
ITEM 16. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
The discussion contained in this prospectus contains "forward-looking
statements" that involve risk and uncertainties. These statements may be
identified by the use of terminology such as "believes," "expects," "may,"
"will," "should" or anticipates" or expressing this terminology negatively or
similar expressions or by discussions of strategy. The cautionary statements
made in this prospectus should be read as being applicable to all related
forward-looking statements wherever they appear in this prospectus. Our actual
results could differ materially from those discussed in this prospectus.
Important factors that could cause or contribute to such differences
include those discussed under the caption entitled "Risk Factors," as well as
those discussed elsewhere in this registration statement.
Business Development.
Investment Agents, Inc. was incorporated in the State of Nevada on
August 8, 1996. On October 15, 1997, the Company sold and issued 1,970 shares of
its common stock to its present shareholders. We originally intended to assist
automobile car collectors in locating investment quality classic cars. In
September, 2000, the Company had not commenced any activities in connection with
locating investment quality classic cars and on June 20, 2000, the board of
directors authorized any officer and director to investigate entering into an
agreement or agreements, for selling internet services, to include, but not
limited to, services which would include domain name registration and web site
hosting services.
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We originally contemplated using the domain name registration services
and web site hosting services of Verio with the transactions monitored by
LinkShare, a company which would have monitored traffic, generated traffic and
sales reports, and issued commission checks directly to us for domain names
registered and/or for web site hosting services. The commission payments were to
be made by Verio after they audit our sales reports received by Verio from
LinkShare. Verio registers the domain name and/or sets up the web hosting
account and bills the customer. LinkShare would have tracked the visitors
purchasing Verio's services through our web site and pay us for the resulting
sales and provide us with reports to track all of the referral fees we earn.
We currently have a web site which we consider to be "under
construction." Although we have defined "under construction" to mean that we
intend to make substantive changes or improvements to the web site, the web site
can be accessed by visitors through the world wide web. We own the domain name
investmentagents.net and we will further develop this web site with the services
relating to the domain registration and web hosting.
Principal Services.
We are now a selling organization and we collect a commission for
referring qualified clients interested in securing Verio's services. On April
19, 2000, we entered into an agreement with Verio wherein we have been appointed
as a non-exclusive authorized sales representative in the United States to
solicit sales of Verio's services. These services include various domain
registration services, web hosting services and e-commerce services. The
agreement commenced as of April 19, 2001 and shall remain in effect for two
years unless terminated pursuant to the provisions of the agreement. We may
request up to three one year extensions of the agreement provided we make each
such extension request in writing not more than 180 days and not less than 90
days before the expiration of the then current term. We are an independent
contractor and we participate in what is known as Verio's Web Agent Referral
Program ("WARP Program"). We make residual income for referring business to
Verio. We start by earning 20% of revenue collected from each and every customer
that signs up for web hosting services and can increase up to 30% when we have
signed up in excess of 200 accounts. Verio provides us with a co-branded web
page that we customize with our own introductory text and banner.
Our web site is at http://www.investmentagents.net (our web site and
its contents, do not form any part of this prospectus).
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Our Internet Provider's address is 208.55.91.104 and our domain address
at Verio is http://www.investmentagentsinc.v-warp.com/ (this web site and its
linked contents do not form any part of this prospectus).
We can direct our customers to visit our web site to place orders or we
can place orders on behalf of our customers (directly or through our sales
representatives at Verio) or visitors can access our web site which allows them
to place orders directly. The visitors are tracked through our site using
cookies (defined as a mechanism which server side connections can use to both
store and retrieve information on the client side of the connection) so when a
tracked visitor places an order on our page, we receive a commission for the
sale. We will be paid six times a year, every other month, and we will be mailed
a commission check for collected revenues on the accounts that we sign up during
the previous period. The commissions are paid on collected revenues and, we have
been informed by Verio, that due to invoice processing procedures, invoices may
take three to five days to complete processing. If the processing procedure
occurs at the end of the cycle, we will receive the commission in the following
cycle.
In order for us to receive credit for a sale, our visitors to the
co-branded site must have a so-called java script and cookie enabled browser.
Substantially all of the browser's currently used are java script enabled and
cookie enabled. All Netscape Navigator 3.0 or higher or Internet Explorer 3.0 or
higher are java script and cookie enabled. If a visitor cannot or does not
accept the tracking cookie, we will not be able to track the visitor and we will
not be credited for the sale. We do not anticipate this occurring in many
instances.
We have established an email account at our domain and the email
messages sent to our domain will be forwarded to the officers and directors.
Verio and we have a firm policy against the transmission of unsolicited email
("spamming").
We also have the ability to review the web usage statistics located on
the Verio server. Verio has provided us with a sales representative who will
assist us and our customers with all of the services that we provide. We believe
that Verio's various hosting services are priced competitively with other
providers of similar services as of the date hereof. However, pursuant to our
agreement with Verio, they have the right to amend their service offerings and
ad, delete, suspend or modify the terms and conditions of those services, at any
time and from time to time, and to determine whether and when any such changes
apply to both existing or future customers. Any changes may have an adverse
effect upon our customers continuing to place orders with Verio. We may not at
any time provide any billing arrangement or payment on behalf of our customers
and Verio will not pay a commission to us in the event that a customer orders
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services directly from Verio's web site without first linking from our
storefront web site.
We currently provide domain name registration wherein the
customer will secure a domain name, be supplied with a free "welcome" page and
receive unlimited mail forwarding to a default address. In addition, we have a
domain pointer plan wherein the name and page will indicate "under construction"
until such time as the customer points the person accessing the web site to
another specific page.
In addition, Verio has a series of various web hosting plans at
various costs, as low as $24.95 per month with a $50.00 set up fee to very
expensive web hosting plans. We believe that the typical person who will utilize
our services will be interested in a cost of not to exceed $100.00 per month
with $100.00 set up fee. The ExpresStart Plan costs $24.95 per month with a
$50.00 set up fee. This plan provides for the customer to have seven web pages,
ten megabytes of diskspace, ten email accounts, 20 email forwarding locations
and one autoresponder. The Bronze Plan costs $24.95 per month with a $50.00 set
up fee. This Plan provides five gigabytes of monthly data transfer, 100
megabytes of diskspace and ten configureable email accounts. The Silver Plan
costs $29.95 per month plus $50.00 set up fee. This Plan consists of 7.5
gigabytes of monthly data transfer, 150 megabytes of diskspace and 20
configureable email accounts. The Gold Plan costs $99.95 per month plus $50.00
set up fee. This Plan provides 10 gigabytes of monthly data transfer, 200
megabytes disk space (enough room for video, auto, multimedia presentations and
related computer so-called "bells and whistles") and 30 configureable email
accounts. The Company also has a Silver Plan Windows 2000(R) which costs $49.95
per month and $50 set up fee. This Plan consists of 7.5 gigabytes of monthly
data transfer, 150 megabyte disk space and 20 configureable email accounts. The
Gold Plan Windows 2000(R) costs $99.95 per month plus $100.00 set up fee. This
Plan consists of 10 gigabytes of monthly data transfer, 200 megabyte disk space
(enough room for video, auto, multimedia presentations and related computer so-
called "bells and whistles") and 30 configureable email accounts. As it relates
to the Windows 2000(R) Plans, the customer is able to use the account control
panel and uses his or her own software to build and publish the site.
In connection with the transactions with Verio, Verio provides
our customers with daily backups, UPS power backup, diesel backup generator, 24
hour, seven day a week network monitoring provided by Verio. Further, Verio
guarantees our customers a 99 percent up time with refunds for times less than
99%.
Although Verio has other services for which we may earn a
commission (e-commerce hosting plans), we will work with Verio
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to register the domain name, set up the customers web hosting account and bill
and maintain the web site for a low monthly price selected for the hosting plan
so that the customer will be able to build its business while Verio builds the
web site.
We have no products and other service than set forth above. We
currently have no other services announced or planned to be announced to the
public.
Distribution.
We deliver our services through our web site. We have the domain
name www.investmentagents.net and Verio is our Internet service provider and web
site developer. Except for Verio, we have not and do not intend to formulate any
other relationships for the hosting, development or maintenance of a web site.
Competitive Business Conditions.
We will remain an insignificant player among the firms that
engage in selling domain name registration services and web site hosting
services. There are many established Internet companies which provide these
services, ancillary to their regular services, and there are many established
domain name registration companies and web site hosting companies which have
significantly greater financial and personal resources and technical expertise
than we have. The WARP Program from Verio is available to other entities. In
view of our limited financial resources and limited management availability, we
will continue to be at a significant competitive disadvantage compared to other
selling organizations and those services which directly register domain names
and those companies which provide web site hosting services.
In addition, we will face competition from other entities
providing services similar to ours. We will face intense competition in all
aspects of the internet business. The market for the providing of domain
registration and web service hosting is extremely competitive and highly
fragmented. There are no substantial barriers to entry and we expect that
competition will continue to intensify. The primary competitive factors
determining success in this market are a reputation for reliability and service,
effective customer support, and pricing. Our affiliate sales relationship with
Verio will assist us in competing. However, our competition may offer
convenience and customer service superior to ours. In addition, these companies
may have better marketing and distribution channels.
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Verio.
Verio is the worlds largest web hosting company and a leading
provider of comprehensive internet services. It has more than 4,000 resellers in
the United States, more than 170 in other countries, all of which may compete
with us. Verio has preferential marketing agreements with other internet online
companies, provides private label and co-branded distribution relationships with
telecommunications companies and also has in-house telemarketing operations.
While basic internet access and web hosting services constitute the predominate
services offered by Verio, Verio's focus is on the so-called "enhanced
services," what is deemed to be the fastest growing segment of the internet
services market. As business users of the internet adopt enhanced services, they
also require additional bandwidth and web site functionality to support their
expanded use of the internet.
Although potential customers could go directly to Verio (or any
other third party) provider of domain registration services, web hosting
services and e-commerce services, we believe that the so-called low end, entry
level services which we market, through Verio's web agent referral program,
constitutes a less competitive niche wherein we may be able to achieve residual
income for referring customers to Verio through the use of a user friendly web
site. Verio's large existing customer base and strong, balance position in both
the internet access and web hosting service platforms gives Verio a competitive
edge in offering its services which include applications hosting, e-commerce,
premier data centers, managed services, co-location and security products.
Customer Base.
We have had limited visitors to our web site and we have not
received any revenues from any customers who have paid Verio. If we are not able
to establish a customer base in the future, we will not be profitable.
In order to establish a customer base and to be competitive in
providing domain registration services and web hosting services, we will need to
implement our marketing strategy to the potential customer who desires to
register his domain and have available low cost web site hosting services. Our
success depends upon our ability to strategically list our web site with search
engines and establish reciprocal click-through agreements with other web sites
at an acceptable cost with what we hope to have as our user friendly website.
Although our competition will be "bundling" additional internet, networking and
e-commerce services, because they target larger well established businesses, we
believe that there are many potential customers who are interested only in
domain registration and low cost web site hosting services, or either.
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Although we believe that our plan of operation is feasible, we cannot assure you
that we will be able to properly market our services or that our anticipated
niche in domain registration and web site hosting service is viable.
Sources and Availability of Raw Materials.
We have no raw materials or suppliers.
Intellectual Property.
We do not have any trademarks, patents, licenses, royalty
agreements, or other proprietary interest.
Governmental Regulation Issues.
We are not now affected by direct government regulation,
generally and laws or regulations directly applicable to access to or commerce
on the Internet.
However, due to increasing usage of the Internet, a number of
laws and regulations may be adopted relating to the Internet, covering user
privacy, pricing, and characteristics and quality of products and services.
Furthermore, the growth and development for Internet commerce may prompt more
stringent consumer protection laws imposing additional burdens on those
companies conducting business over the Internet. The adoption of any additional
laws or regulations may decrease the growth of the Internet, which, in turn,
could decrease the demand for Internet services and increase the cost of doing
business on the Internet. These factors may have an adverse effect on our
business, results of operations and financial condition.
Moreover, the interpretation of sales, tax, libel and personal
privacy laws applied to Internet commerce is uncertain and unresolved. We may be
required to qualify to do business as a foreign corporation in each such state
or foreign country. Our failure to qualify as a foreign corporation in a
jurisdiction where we are required to do so could subject us to taxes and
penalties. Any such existing or new legislation or regulation, including state
sales tax, or the application of laws or regulations from jurisdictions whose
laws do not currently apply to our business, could have a material adverse
effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Research and Development.
Other than our initial web site development, we have not
undergone any research and development activity.
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Environmental Law Compliance.
We do not anticipate any environmental compliance expense.
Employees.
We currently have one employee, Pamela Ray Stinson, our president and
director, who works for our Company part-time without compensation. We have no
employment contracts and our employee is not a union member or affected by labor
contracts. We have a sales representative, supplied by Verio at their cost and
expense to assist customers, at no cost or expense to the Company.
Reports to Security Holders.
After the effective date of this document and upon filing a form with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, we will be a reporting company under the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and will file
quarterly, annual and other reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Our annual report will contain the required audited financial statements. The
reports and other information filed by us will be available for inspection and
copying at the public reference facilities of the Commission, 450 Fifth Street,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.
Copies of such material may be obtained by mail from the Public
Reference Section of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20549, at prescribed rates. Information on the operation of the Public Reference
Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the
Commission maintains a world wide web site on the Internet at http://www.sec.gov
that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information
regarding registrants that file electronically with the Commission.
ITEM 17. PLAN OF OPERATION
The discussion contained in this prospectus contains "forward-looking
statements" that involve risk and uncertainties. These statements may be
identified by the use of terminology such as "believes," "expects," "may,"
"will," "should" or anticipates" or expressing this terminology negatively or
similar expressions or by discussions of strategy. The cautionary statements
made in this prospectus should be read as being applicable to all related
forward-looking statements wherever they appear in this prospectus. Our actual
results could differ materially from those discussed in this prospectus.
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Important factors that could cause or contribute to such
differences include those discussed under the caption entitled "Risk Factors,"
as well as those discussed elsewhere in this registration statement.
We are a development stage company without operations or
revenues. We are unable to satisfy cash requirements without management's
financial support. Pamela Ray Stinson has made a $13,500 capital contribution
(legal fees for acquisition of rights from Verio) to our business on or about
February 1, 2001 and paid our attorney $100.00 in costs (to reimburse our
attorney for $100.00 paid to Verio) in connection with the agreement with Verio
of April 19, 2001. We anticipate that we will meet our cash requirements for the
foreseeable future through the financial support of our management. Management's
financial accommodations will be evidenced by non-interest bearing promissory
notes between our company and management. No promissory notes are currently in
effect. We have not determined the amount of funds that will be necessary for
management to contribute at this time.
Over the next twelve months, we plan to market our web site and
we will do domain registration and web hosting sales. We will require additional
funds to market our web site. Our cost of maintaining the web site, without any
marketing costs and expense, should not exceed the sum of $80.00 per month. We
are obligated through April 18, 2002 to Verio in connection with this expense.
The officers and directors have agreed to fund our "burn rate," pay off all
offering expenses and expenses of having us comply with the federal securities
laws (and being a public company) and have orally agreed to extend, if required,
a "line of credit" in the amount of $10,000, without interest, to implement our
marketing plan. The line of credit will expire on February 28, 2002. As of the
date hereof, no funds have been drawn down on the line of credit. These
agreements may not be enforceable. There is no assurance that we will be able to
obtain financing for our business development. If adequate funds are not
available to us, we believe that our business development will be adversely
affected.
Our objective will be to market the web site upon full completion
of its development - after we feel it is no longer "under construction." This
marketing strategy is subject to our having sufficient funding to carry out our
plan which will include the following elements:
(1) Strategic listing of our web site with major search
engines in order to increase the visibility of our web
site when users enter applicable keywords, such as "domain
registration" and "web site hosting," with major search
engines. We believe that many of the people looking for
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information concerning domain registration and web site
hosting will enter those keywords with major search
engines in order to find relevant web sites. Our objective
will be to ensure that our site is frequently cited by
major search engines when these keywords are searched; and
(2) Reciprocal click-through agreements with complementary web
sites who are prepared to allow us to place links to our
web site on their web sites in consideration for us
permitting a reciprocal link to their web site on our web
site.
The exact nature of our marketing plan will depend on a number of
factors, including the availability of funds to implement our marketing plan and
internet marketing conditions and practices at the time we complete development
of our web site. We may pursue different marketing strategies from the marketing
strategies listed above.
Until such time as we market our web site, if ever, we may not
have revenues from our operations. We anticipate that if our web site is
properly marketed, we will generate revenues from the sale of domain
registration and web hosting sales. There is no assurance that we will be
successful in selling our services on our web site. We have no other sources of
revenue. As such, if we are not successful in this regard, we will be unable to
achieve revenues under our current business plan.
We do not anticipate significant research and development
expenses over the next twelve months. We do not expect to purchase or sell any
plant and significant equipment or make any significant changes in the number of
employees over the next twelve months.
ITEM 18. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
Our executive offices are located at 6767 West Tropicana Avenue,
Suite 207, Las Vegas, Nevada 89103-4754 where we occupy space supplied by our
registered agent. The space is approximately 200 square feet total, of which we
occupy a small portion without charge. We feel that this space is adequate for
our needs at this time, and we feel that we will be able to locate adequate
space in the future, if needed, on commercially reasonable terms.
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ITEM 19. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Other than the initial sale of shares to Pamela Ray Stinson, Ramon
Robert Acha and Joseph H. Panganiban in October, 1997, and the capital
contribution of $13,500.00 as of February 1, 2001 and $100.00 as of April 19,
2001 by Pamela Ray Stinson and the executing agreement to provide added
financing, we have not entered into any transactions with our officers,
directors, persons nominated for such positions, beneficial owners of five (5%)
percent or more of our common stock, or family members of such persons. We are
not a subsidiary of any other company.
Any transactions between the Company and its officers, directors or
five percent shareholders, and their respective affiliates, will be on terms no
less favorable than those terms which could be obtained from unaffiliated third
parties and said transactions will be approved by a majority of the independent
and disinterested directors.
ITEM 20. MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
Market Information.
Our common stock is not traded on any exchange. We plan to eventually
seek listing on the OTC Bulletin Board, once our registration statement has
cleared comments of the Securities and Exchange Commission, if ever. We cannot
guarantee that we will obtain a listing. There is no trading activity in our
securities, and there can be no assurance that a regular trading market for our
common stock will ever be developed.
Market Price.
Our common stock is not quoted at the present time.
There is no trading market for our common stock at present and there
has been no trading market to date. There is no assurance that a trading market
will ever develop or, if such a market does develop, that it will continue. We
intend to request a broker-dealer to make application to the NASD Regulation,
Inc. to have the Company's securities traded on the OTC Bulletin Board System or
published, in print and electronic media, or either, in the National Quotation
Bureau LLC "Pink Sheets."
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Rule 15g-9, which
established the definition of a "penny stock," for purposes relevant to the
Company, as any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per
share or with an exercise
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price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any
transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require: (i) that
a broker or dealer approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks;
and (ii) the broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to
the transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to
be purchased. In order to approve a person's account for transactions in penny
stocks, the broker or dealer must (i) obtain financial information and
investment experience and objectives of the person; and (ii) make a reasonable
determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person
and that person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to
be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks. The broker
or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a
disclosure schedule prepared by the Commission relating to the penny stock
market, which, in highlight form, (i) sets forth the basis on which the broker
or dealer made the suitability determination; and (ii) that the broker or dealer
received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the trans
action. Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny
stock in both public offering and in secondary trading, and about commissions
payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current
quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies available to an
investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly
statements have to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny
stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.
For the initial listing in the NASDAQ SmallCap market, a company
must have net tangible assets of $4 million or market capitalization of $50
million or a net income (in the latest fiscal year or two of the last fiscal
years) of $750,000, a public float of 1,000,000 shares with a market value of $5
million. The minimum bid price must be $4.00 and there must be 3 market makers.
In addition, there must be 300 shareholders holding 100 shares or more, and the
company must have an operating history of at least one year or a market
capitalization of $50 million.
For continued listing in the NASDAQ SmallCap market, a company
must have net tangible assets of $2 million or market capitalization of $35
million or a net income (in the latest fiscal year or two of the last fiscal
years) of $500,000, a public float of 500,000 shares with a market value of $1
million. The minimum bid price must be $1.00 and there must be 2 market makers.
In addition, there must be 300 shareholders holding 100 shares or more.
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We intend to request a broker-dealer to make application to the
NASD Regulation, Inc. to have our securities traded on the OTC Bulletin Board
Systems or published, in print and electronic media, or either, in the National
Quotation Bureau LLC "Pink Sheets," or either.
Shareholders.
As of May 31, 2001, there were 25 holders of record of our common
stock.
Name Number of Shares
---- ----------------
Pamela Ray Stinson 550,000
Ramon Robert Acha 450,000
Joseph Panganiban 350,000
Bonita R. Alvarez 20,000
Leigh Ann Miller 25,000
Mark Horey 25,000
Brian Evans 30,000
Elizabeth Evans 30,000
David Phillipson 30,000
Terri J. Russo 25,000
Timothy Stephan Shellans 40,000
Carol Suzanne Collins 30,000
David W. Wiedeman 30,000
Tricia A. Willis 20,000
Robert Lee Collins 20,000
Anita T. Panganiban 30,000
Larry Worlitz 30,000
Deborah J. Koeberl 30,000
Gary W. Koeberl 30,000
Loretta A. Inglish 20,000
David Henry O'Dear 25,000
Mary Jo O'Dear 25,000
Charles L. Jones 40,000
Grace M. Jones 40,000
Laree E. Jones 25,000
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1,970,000
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Dividends.
We have not declared any cash dividends on our common stock since
our inception and do not anticipate paying such dividends in the foreseeable
future. We plan to retain any future earnings for use in our business. Any
decisions as to future payment of dividends will depend on our earnings and
financial position and such other factors, as the board of directors deems
relevant.
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Transfer Agent.
Our transfer agent is:
Pacific Stock Transfer Company
5844 S. Pecos Road, Suite D
Las Vegas, Nevada 89120
(702) 361-3033
(702) 433-1979 (fax)
CUSIP Number.
Our CUSIP number is 46129V 10 0
ITEM 21. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
No executive compensation has been paid since our inception. We have
paid no compensation or consulting fees to any of our officers or directors and
we are not a party to any employment agreements. We have made no advances and no
advances are contemplated to be made by us to any of our officers or directors.
We have no retirement, pension, profit sharing or stock option plans or
insurance or medical reimbursement plans covering our officers and directors and
we do not contemplate implementing any such plans. On October 1, 1997, Pamela
Ray Stinson was appointed as our president, along with the other officers.
Although each of the officers are technically employees, except for Pamela Ray
Stinson, none of the employees spent more than two hours per month developing
our business. No value has been assigned to any of the services performed by our
officers (employees) and no compensation will be awarded to, earned by, or paid
to these officers. We do contemplate, however, that any officer and director
will be entitled to reimbursement for out of pocket expenditures for activities
on our behalf. There are no transactions between us and any third party wherein
the purpose of the transaction is to furnish compensation to any of our officers
and directors. We do not anticipate any compensation to be paid to any officer
and director for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2002.
ITEM 22. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Statements included in this report that do not relate to present or
historical conditions are "forward-looking statements." Our corporation may make
future oral or written forward-looking statements which also may be included in
documents other than this Report that are filed with the Commission.
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Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that
may differ materially from actual results. Forward-looking statements in this
report and elsewhere may relate to our plans, strategies, objectives,
expectations, intentions and adequacy of resources.
INVESTMENT AGENTS, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
FINANCIAL REPORTS
FEBRUARY 28, 2001
FEBRUARY 29, 2000
FEBRUARY 28, 1999
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INVESTMENT AGENTS, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONTENTS
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT ON THE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 34
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
BALANCE SHEETS 35
STATEMENTS OF INCOME 36
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 37
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 38
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 39-41
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
INVESTMENT AGENTS, INC.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
I HAVE AUDITED THE ACCOMPANYING BALANCE SHEET OF INVESTMENT AGENTS, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY) AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2001, FEBRUARY 29,
2000, AND FEBRUARY 28, 1999 AND THE RELATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME,
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY, AND CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS THEN ENDED AND THE
PERIOD AUGUST 8, 1996 (INCEPTION) THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, 2001. THESE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMPANY'S MANAGEMENT.
MY RESPONSIBILITY IS TO EXPRESS AN OPINION ON THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
BASED ON MY AUDIT.
I CONDUCTED MY AUDIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED AUDITING
STANDARDS. THOSE STANDARDS REQUIRE THAT I 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. I BELIEVE THAT MY AUDIT
PROVIDES A REASONABLE BASIS FOR MY OPINION.
IN MY OPINION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REFERRED TO ABOVE PRESENT
FAIRLY, IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS, THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF INVESTMENT
AGENTS, INC. (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY) AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2001,
FEBRUARY 29, 2000 AND FEBRUARY 28, 1999 AND THE RESULTS OF ITS
OPERATIONS AND CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS THEN ENDED AND THE PERIOD AUGUST
8, 1996 (INCEPTION) THROUGH FEBRUARY 29, 2001, IN CONFORMITY WITH
GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES.
THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN PREPARED ASSUMING THAT
THE COMPANY WILL CONTINUE AS A GOING CONCERN. AS DISCUSSED IN NOTE 4 TO
THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THE COMPANY HAS NO OPERATIONS AND HAS NO
ESTABLISHED SOURCE OF REVENUE. THIS RAISES SUBSTANTIAL DOUBT ABOUT ITS
ABILITY TO CONTINUE AS A GOING CONCERN. MANAGEMENT'S PLAN IN REGARD TO
THESE MATTERS IS ALSO DESCRIBED IN NOTE 4. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO
NOT INCLUDE ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT MIGHT RESULT FROM THE OUTCOME OF THIS
UNCERTAINTY.
/S/ KYLE L. TINGLE
KYLE L. TINGLE
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
MAY 4, 2001
HENDERSON, NEVADA
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INVESTMENT AGENTS, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
BALANCE SHEETS
FEBRUARY 28, FEBRUARY 29, FEBRUARY 28,
2001 2000 1999
------------ ------------ ------------
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
PREPAID EXPENSES $13,500 $ 0 $ 0
------- -------- -------
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS $13,500 $ 0 $ 0
------- -------- -------
TOTAL ASSETS $13,500 $ 0 $ 0
======= ======== =======
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
OFFICERS ADVANCES (NOTE 5) $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
------- -------- -------
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
------- -------- -------
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
COMMON STOCK: $.001 PAR VALUE;
AUTHORIZED 25,000,000 SHARES;
ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING:
1,970,000 SHARES AT FEBRUARY 28, 1999: $ $ $ 1,970
1,970,000 SHARES AT FEBRUARY 29, 2000; 1,970
1,970,000 SHARES AT FEBRUARY 28, 2001 1,970
ADDITIONAL PAID IN CAPITAL (NOTES 2 AND 5) 13,500 0 0
ACCUMULATED DEFICIT DURING DEVELOPMENT STAGE (1,970) (1,970) (1,970)
------- ------- -------
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $13,500 $ 0 $ 0
------- ------- -------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
======= ======= =======
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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INVESTMENT AGENTS, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
AUGUST 8, 1996
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED (INCEPTION) TO
FEBRUARY 28, FEBRUARY 29, FEBRUARY 28, FEBRUARY 28,
2001 2000 1999 2001
------------ ------------ ------------ --------------
REVENUES $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
COST OF REVENUE 0 0 0 0
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
GROSS PROFIT $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
GENERAL, SELLING AND
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 0 0 0 1,970
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
OPERATING (LOSS) $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ (1,970)
NONOPERATING INCOME (EXPENSE) 0 0 0 0
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
NET (LOSS) $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ (1,970)
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NET (LOSS) PER SHARE, BASIC
AND DILUTED (NOTE 2) $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ (0.00)
=========== =========== =========== ===========
AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES
OF COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING 1,970,000 1,970,000 1,970,000 1,970,000
=========== =========== =========== ===========
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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INVESTMENT AGENTS, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
ACCUMULATED
(DEFICIT)
ADDITIONAL
COMMON STOCK DURING
-------------------------- PAID-IN DEVELOPMENT
SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL STAGE
----------- --------- ---------- -----------
SALE OF 1,970,000 SHARES, OCTOBER 17, 1997 1,970,00 $ 1,970 $ 0 $ 0
NET (LOSS), FEBRUARY 28, 1998 (1,970)
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
BALANCE, FEBRUARY 28, 1998 1,970,000 $ 1,970 $ 0 $ (1,970)
NET INCOME, FEBRUARY 28, 1999 0
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
BALANCE, FEBRUARY 28, 1999 1,970,000 $ 1,970 $ 0 $ (1,970)
NET (LOSS), FEBRUARY 29, 2000 0
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
BALANCE, FEBRUARY 29, 2000 1,970,000 $ 1,970 $ 0 $ (1,970)
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION, FEBRUARY, 2001 13,500
NET (LOSS), FEBRUARY 28, 2001 0
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
BALANCE, FEBRUARY 28, 2001 1,970,000 $ 1,970 $ 13,500 $ (1,970)
========== ========== ========== ==========
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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INVESTMENT AGENTS, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
AUGUST 8, 1996
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED (INCEPTION) TO
FEBRUARY 28, FEBRUARY 29, FEBRUARY 28, FEBRUARY 28,
2001 2000 1999 2001
------------ ------------ ------------ -------------
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
NET (LOSS) $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ (1,970)
ADJUSTMENTS TO RECONCILE NET (LOSS) TO CASH
(USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
CHANGES IN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
(INCREASE) IN PREPAID EXPENSES (13,500) 0 0 0
-------- -------- -------- --------
NET CASH (USED IN) OPERATING
ACTIVITIES $(13,500) $ 0 $ 0 $ (1,970)
-------- -------- -------- --------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
-------- -------- -------- --------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION 13,500 0 0 1,970
-------- -------- -------- --------
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING
ACTIVITIES $ 13,500 $ 0 $ 0 $ 1,970
-------- -------- -------- --------
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS,
BEGINNING OF PERIOD 0 0 0 0
-------- -------- -------- --------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
======== ======== ======== ========
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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INVESTMENT AGENTS, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FEBRUARY 28, 2001, FEBRUARY 29, 2000 AND FEBRUARY 28, 1999
NOTE 1. NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Nature of Business:
Investment Agents, Inc. ("Company") was organized August 8, 1996 under
the laws of the State of Nevada. The Company currently has no operations
and, in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard
(SFAS) No. 7, "Accounting and Reporting by Development Stage
Enterprises," is considered a development stage company.
A summary of the Company's significant accounting policies is as
follows:
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.
Cash
For the Statements of Cash Flows, all highly liquid investments with
maturity of three months or less are considered to be cash equivalents.
There were no cash equivalents as of February 28, 2001, February 29,
2000 and February 28, 1999.
Income taxes
Income taxes are provided for using the liability method of accounting
in accordance with SFAS No. 109 "Accounting for Income Taxes." A
deferred tax asset or liability is recorded for all temporary
differences between financial and tax reporting. Temporary differences
are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and their tax basis. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a
valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more
likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will
not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for
the effect of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.
NOTE 2. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock
The authorized common stock of the Company consists of 25,000,000 shares
with par value of $0.001. On October 15, 1997, the Company authorized
and issued 19,700 shares of its no par value common stock in
consideration of $1,970 in cash.
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INVESTMENT AGENTS, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FEBRUARY 28, 2001, FEBRUARY 29, 2000 AND FEBRUARY 28, 1999
NOTE 2. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (CONTINUED)
On November 29, 2000, the State of Nevada approved the Company's amended
Articles of Incorporation, which increased its capitalization from 25,000 common
shares to 25,000,000 common shares. The no par value was changed to $0.001 per
share.
On November 29, 1999, the Company's shareholders approved a forward split of its
common stock at one hundred shares for one share of the existing shares. The
number of common stock shares outstanding increased from 19,700 to 1,970,000.
Prior period information has been restated to reflect the stock split
An officer contributed $13,500 to the Company through a retainer to a legal firm
for services rendered or to be rendered.
The Company has not authorized any preferred stock.
Net loss per common share
Net loss per share is calculated in accordance with SFAS No. 128, "Earnings Per
Share." The weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during each
period is used to compute basic loss per share. Diluted loss per share is
computed using the weighted averaged number of shares and dilutive potential
common shares outstanding. Dilutive potential common shares are additional
common shares assumed to be exercised.
Basic net loss per common share is based on the weighted average number of
shares of common stock outstanding of 1,970,000 during the years ended February
28, 2001, February 29, 2000 and February 28, 1999, and since inception. As of
February 28, 2001, February 29, 2000 and February 28, 1999, and since inception,
the Company had no dilutive potential common shares.
NOTE 3. INCOME TAXES
There is no provision for income taxes for the period ended December 31, 2000,
due to the net loss and no state income tax in Nevada, the state of the
Company's domicile and operations. The Company's total deferred tax asset as of
February 28, 2001 is as follows:
Net operating loss carry forward $ 1,970
Valuation allowance $(1,970)
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Net deferred tax asset $ 0
=======
The net federal operating loss carry forward will expire in 2018. This carry
forward may be limited upon the consummation of a business combination under IRC
Section 381.
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INVESTMENT AGENTS, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FEBRUARY 28, 2001, FEBRUARY 29, 2000 AND FEBRUARY 28, 1999
NOTE 4. GOING CONCERN
The Company's financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern. This contemplates
the realization of assets and the liquidation of liabilities in the normal
course of business. Currently, the Company does not have significant cash of
other material assets, nor does it have operations or a source of revenue
sufficient to cover its operation costs and allow it to continue as a going
concern. the stockholders, officers, and directors have committed to advancing
of limited operating costs of the company.
NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company neither owns nor leases any real or personal property. An officer of
the corporation has arranged for the registered agent to provide office services
without charge. Such costs are immaterial to the financial statements and
accordingly, have not been reflected therein. The officers and directors for the
Company are involved in other business activities and may, in the future, become
involved in other business opportunities. If a specific business opportunity
becomes available, such persons may face a conflict in selecting between the
Company and their other business interest. The Company has not formulated a
policy for the resolution of such conflicts.
On February 1, 2001, the Company retained a legal firm, prepaying $13,500 for
services. The funds were contributed as additional paid in capital by an officer
of the Company.
NOTE 6. SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On April 19, 2001, the Company entered into a Web Agent Agreement with Verio,
Inc. The Company became a referral partner and hosts a web site to direct
customers to the web hosting and registration services of Verio. The
non-cancelable agreement requires a payment obligation of $75 per month for a
period of three years. The minimum future contract payments are:
Year End Contract
February 28, Payment
2002 $ 825
2003 900
2004 900
2005 75
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Total future $2,700
Obligations ======
In April 2000, the Company also established a policy that "transactions between
the Company and its officers, directors or five percent shareholders, and their
respective affiliates, will be on terms no less favorable than those terms which
could be obtained from unaffiliated third parties and said transactions will be
approved by a majority of the independent and disinterested directors."
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NOTE 7. WARRANTS AND OPTIONS
There are no warrants or options outstanding to acquire any additional shares of
common stock of the Company.
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PART II
ITEM 24. INDEMNIFICATION
The Company's articles of incorporation provide, in paragraph 12, the
following:
No director or officer of the corporation shall be personally liable to
the corporation or any of its stockholders for damages or breach of
fiduciary duty as a director or officer involving any act or omission of
any such director or officer; provided, however, that the foregoing
provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director or
officer (i) for acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct,
fraud or a knowing violation of law, or (ii) the payment of dividends in
violation of section 78.300 of the Nevada Revised Statutes. Any repeal or
modification of this article by the stockholders of the corporation shall
be prospective only, and shall not adversely affect any limitation on the
personal liability of a director or officer of the corporation for acts or
omissions prior to such repeal or modification.
Nevada Revised Statutes, Section 78.751 reads, in full, as follows:
1. Any discretionary indemnification under NRS 78.7502, unless ordered
by a court or advanced pursuant to subsection 2, may be made by the
corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination
that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is
proper in the circumstances. The determination must be made:
(a) By the stockholders;
(b) By the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum
consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit
or proceeding;
(c) If a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who
were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding so orders, by
independent legal counsel in a written opinion; or
(d) If a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to
the action, suit or proceeding cannot be obtained, by independent
legal counsel in a written opinion.
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2. The articles of incorporation, the bylaws or an agreement made by the
corporation may provide that the expenses of officers and directors
incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding
must be paid by the corporation as they are incurred and in advance of
the final disposition of the action, suit or proceeding, upon receipt of
an undertaking by or on behalf of the director of officer to repay the
amount if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the
corporation. The provisions of this subsection do not affect any rights
to advancement of expenses to which corporate personnel other than
directors or officers may be entitled under any contract or otherwise by
law.
3. The indemnification and advancement of expenses authorized in or
ordered by a court pursuant to this section:
(a) Does not exclude any other rights to which a person seeking
indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under
the articles of incorporation or any bylaw, agreement, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, for either
an action in his official capacity or an action in another
capacity while holding his office, except that indemnification,
unless ordered by a court pursuant to NRS 78.7502 or for the
advancement of expenses made pursuant to subsection 2, may not be
made to or on behalf of any director or officer if a final
adjudication establishes that his acts or omissions involved
intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of the law
and was material to the cause of action.
(b) Continues for a person who has ceased to be a director,
officer, employee or agent and inures to the benefit of the
heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
The Company has been informed that liability is not eliminated or
limited unless the Company includes the provision, like it has, in its original
articles of incorporation or ads the provision by amendment. Under Nevada law,
liability may be eliminated or limited as to both directors and officer. Thus,
the liability of a director may be eliminated for breach of his or her fiduciary
duty as an officer. Similarly, an officer may be relieved of liability to the
Company for breach of his or her duties as an officer. However, the law does not
permit the elimination of limitation of liability for acts or omissions
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which involve intentional misconduct, fraud, or a knowing violation of law. The
Company has also been informed that the adoption of a provision eliminating
liability of directors or officers does not mean that these individuals will
never find themselves as a defendant in actions or suits arising from the
performance of their duties. First, liability may not be eliminated or limited
for acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct, fraud, or knowing
violation of law. Second, liability may not be eliminated or limited for the
payment of dividends in violation of Nevada Revised Statutes. The Company has
also been informed that the statute refers only to liability for damages. Thus,
the article provision will not protect a director or officer from suits seeking
equitable relief or orders requiring the return of corporate property. Since the
statute is limited to liability of a director or officer to the corporation or
stockholders, the provision will afford no protection in suits brought by third
parties. As the statute reflects, it applies only to liability for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director or officer. If a director or officer is also a
majority stockholder, he or she may be liable for monetary damages for breach of
duty to the minority. Further, the Company has been advised that the directors
and officers will not be able to escape liability for violations of federal and
state securities laws. See Item 14 above.
ITEM 25. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION
The other expenses payable by the Company in connection with the
offering of the securities being registered herein are estimated as follows:
Securities and Exchange Commission
Registration Fee $ 160.00
Attorneys' Fees 8,290.00
Accounting Fees 1,000.00
Printing and Engraving 750.00
Blue Sky Qualification Fees and Expenses 1,000.00
Miscellaneous 300.00
Transfer Agent Fees 500.00
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Total $ 12,000.00
ITEM 26. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
We authorized the sale and our treasurer acknowledged receipt of its
securities on October 15, 1997. All of the shares of common stock of the Company
previously issued have been issued for investment purposes in a "private
transaction" and are "restricted" shares as defined in Rule 144 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These shares may not be offered for
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public sale except under Rule 144, or otherwise, pursuant to said Act.
(a) Securities sold.
We authorized the sale and issuance for cash of all of the
shares that are outstanding. The Treasurer of the Company acknowledged
receipt of the full consideration for the shares on or about October 15,
1997 and the certificates evidencing said shares were executed and
delivered on or about said date. The following are the names of the 25
issuees and the number of shares purchased by each of them from us.
Name Number of Shares
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Pamela Ray Stinson 550,000
Ramon Robert Acha 450,000
Joseph Panganiban 350,000
Bonita R. Alvarez 20,000
Leigh Ann Miller 25,000
Mark Horey 25,000
Brian Evans 30,000
Elizabeth Evans 30,000
David Phillipson 30,000
Terri J. Russo 25,000
Timothy Stephan Shellans 40,000
Carol Suzanne Collins 30,000
David W. Wiedeman 30,000
Tricia A. Willis 20,000
Robert Lee Collins 20,000
Anita T. Panganiban 30,000
Larry Worlitz 30,000
Deborah J. Koeberl 30,000
Gary W. Koeberl 30,000
Loretta A. Inglish 20,000
David Henry O'Dear 25,000
Mary Jo O'Dear 25,000
Charles L. Jones 40,000
Grace M. Jones 40,000
Laree E. Jones 25,000
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1,970,000
Each of said shareholders had owned the shares of common
stock since October 15, 1997. No additional shares have been sold or
issued.
All of our shares of common stock have been issued for
investment purposes in a "private transaction" and are "restricted"
shares as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. These shares may not be offered for
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public sale except under Rule 144, or otherwise, pursuant to said Act.
We are registering 620,000 shares of our common stock for
sale by these selling security holders. These shares may also be
available for resale by the selling security holders pursuant to Rule
144.
In summary, Rule 144 applies to affiliates (that is,
control persons) and nonaffiliates when they resell restricted
securities (those purchased from the issuer or an affiliate of the
issuer in nonpublic transactions). Nonaffiliates reselling restricted
securities, as well as affiliates selling restricted or nonrestricted
securities, are not considered to be engaged in a distribution and,
therefore, are not deemed to be underwriters as defined in Section 2(11)
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if six conditions are met:
(1) Current public information must be available about
the issuer unless sales are limited to those made
by nonaffiliates after two years.
(2) When restricted securities are sold, generally
there must be a one-year holding period.
(3) When either restricted or nonrestricted securities
are sold by an affiliate after one year, there are
limitations on the amount of securities that may be
sold; when restricted securities are sold by
nonaffiliates between the first and second years,
there are identical limitations; after two years,
there are no volume limitations for resales by
nonaffiliates.
(4) Except for sales of restricted securities made by
nonaffiliates after two years, all sales must be
made in brokers' transactions as defined in Section
4(4) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
a transaction directly with a "market maker" as
that term is defined in Section 3(a)(38) of the
1934 Act.
(5) Except for sales of restricted securities made by
nonaffiliates after two years, a notice of proposed
sale must be filed for all sales in excess of 500
shares or with an aggregate sales price in excess
of $10,000.
(6) There must be a bona fide intention to sell within
a reasonable time after the filing of the notice
referred to in (5) above.
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All of the shareholders has had a pre-existing personal or
business relationship with us or our officers and directors, by reason
of a time commitment in business projects with our officers. Further,
each of the shareholders have established a pre-existing personal
relationship with our officers and directors.
Joseph Panganiban and Anita Panganiban, Brian Evans and
Elizabeth Evans, Robert Lee Collins and Carol Suzanne Collins,
Gary W. Koeberl and Deborah J. Koeberl, David Henry O'Dear and
Mary Jo O'Deal, Charles L. Jones and Grace M. Jones are husbands
and wives. Ramon Robert Acha is the significant other of Pamela
Ray Stinson. Laree E. Jones is the daughter of Grace M. Jones
and Charles L. Jones.
(b) Underwriters and other purchasers.
There were no underwriters in connection with the sale and
issuance of any securities.
(c) Consideration.
Each of the shares of stock were originally sold for cash.
Each shareholder paid $.001 per share for the shares, we sold and issued
1,970,000 shares, as adjusted for the stock split, and the aggregate
consideration received by us was $1,970.00.
(d) Exemption from Registration Relied Upon.
The sale and issuance of the shares of stock was exempt
from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by
virtue of section 4(2) as a transaction not involving a public offering.
Each of the shareholders had acquired the shares for investment and not
with a view to distribution to the public.
All of the shares were issued by us with a restrictive
legend regarding transfer and stop-transfer orders were imposed in
connection with the issuance. The offering was only made to the existing
shareholders and each received or had access to information about us,
the offering was made through direct communication by our officers and
directors, and we believed that each of the offerees had such knowledge
and experience in financial and business matters that he and she was
capable of evaluating the merits and risk of the prospective investment,
the offeree was a person who was able to bear the economic risk of the
investment, and immediately before making the sale, after making a
reasonable inquiry, we believed that the offeree had the requisite
knowledge and experience to bear the economic risk of the investment,
i.e., the offeree could afford to hold the shares for an indefinite
period and at the time of the investment, he or she could afford a
complete loss.
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ITEM 27. EXHIBITS
Copies of the following documents are filed with this registration
statement as exhibits:
3.1 Articles of Incorporation, as amended (filed as an exhibit to our
registration statement on Form SB-2, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on May 18, 2001)
3.2 Bylaws (filed as an exhibit to our registration statement on Form
SB-2, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2001)
4.1 Form of certificate evidencing shares of common stock.
5.1 Opinion of Counsel (filed as an exhibit to our registration
statement on Form SB-2, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May
18, 2001)
10.1 Verio "WARP" Agreement (filed as an exhibit to our registration
statement on Form SB-2, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May
18, 2001.)
23.1 Accountant's Consent to Use Opinion
23.2 Counsel's Consent to Use Opinion (See 5.1 above)
ITEM 28. UNDERTAKINGS
We hereby undertake:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the Effective Date of the registration statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereto) which, individually
or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered)
any
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deviation from the low or high end of the estimate maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) (Section
230.424(b) of Regulation S-B) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change
in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
statement or any material change to such information in this
registration statement, including (but not limited to) the
addition of any underwriter;
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each such post-effective amendment shall be
treated as a new registration statement of the securities offered, and the
offering of the securities at that time to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Acts may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons
pursuant to any provisions contained in its Articles of Incorporation, or
by-laws, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by our director, officer or
controlling person in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of its counsel
the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether indemnification by it is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable
grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements of filing on
Form SB-2 and authorized the registration statement to be signed on June
26, 2001.
INVESTMENT AGENTS, INC.
By: /s/ Pamela Ray Stinson
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Pamela Ray Stinson
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act
of 1933, the registration statement was signed by the following persons
in the capacities and on the dates stated.
/s/ Pamela Ray Stinson Dated: June 26, 2001
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Pamela Ray Stinson
President, Director
/s/ Ramon Robert Acha Dated: June 26, 2001
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Ramon Robert Acha
Secretary, Treasurer
(Principal Accounting
Officer) and Director
/s/ Joseph H. Panganiban Dated: June 26, 2001
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Joseph H. Panganiban
Director
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