AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 27, 1997 REGISTRATION NO. 333-1612 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 __________ POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM SB-2 REGISTRATION STATEMENT Under THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 __________ FIRST NATIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) __________ DELAWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . S.I.C. 6159 76-0481583 (State or other jurisdiction of. (Primary Standard Industrial (IRS Employer incorporation or organization) . Classification Code Number) Identification Number) FIRST NATIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY CHRISTIANA EXECUTIVE CAMPUS NEWARK, DELAWARE 19713-4314 TEL: (302) 2922100 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number including area code of Registrant's principal executive offices and place of business) __________ GARY N. PELEHATY, PRESIDENT FIRST NATIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY CHRISTIANA EXECUTIVE CAMPUS NEWARK, DELAWARE 19713-4314 TEL: (302) 2922100 (Name and address of Agent for Service) COPIES TO: ROBERT L. SONFIELD, JR., ESQ. SONFIELD & SONFIELD 770 SOUTH POST OAK LANE HOUSTON, TEXAS 77056 TEL: (713) 877-8333 __________ Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable on or after the Registration Statement becomes effective. If any of the Securities registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box: CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE DOLLAR PROPOSED MAXIMUM PROPOSED MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TITLE OF SECURITIES AMOUNT OFFERING PRICE AGGREGATE REGISTRATION BEING REGISTERED BEING REGISTERED PER NOTE OFFERING PRICE FEE - -------------------------------- 3 month unsecured notes 100% 6 month unsecured notes 100% 1 year unsecured notes 100% 18 month unsecured notes 100% 2 year unsecured notes 100% 30 month unsecured notes 100% 3 year unsecured notes 100% 4 year unsecured notes 100% 5 year unsecured notes 100% 7 year unsecured notes 100% 10 year unsecured notes 100% All unsecured notes $ 50,000,000 100% $ 50,000,000 $ 17,241 ================================ 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 THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE. CROSS REFERENCE SHEET ITEMS AND CAPTION IN FORM SB-2 CAPTION IN PROSPECTUS ---------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- 1. Front of Registration Statement and Outside Front Cover Page of Prospectus . . . . . . . . Front Cover Page of Registration Statement; Outside Front Cover Page of Prospectus 2. Inside Front and Outside Back Cover Pages of Prospectus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Front and Outside Back Cover Page of Prospectus 3. Summary Information and Risk Factors . . . . . Summary of the Offering; Risk Factors; Management's Plan of Operation 4. Use of Proceeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Use of Proceeds 5. Determination of Offering Price. . . . . . . . Not Applicable 6. Dilution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not Applicable 7. Selling Security-Holders . . . . . . . . . . . Not Applicable 8. Plan of Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plan of Distribution 9. Legal Proceedings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Business of the Company - Legal Proceedings 10. Directors, Executive Officers Promoters and Control Persons. . . . . . . . . Management 11. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management . . . . . . . Beneficial Ownership of Securities 12. Description of Securities. . . . . . . . . . . Outside Cover Page; Summary of the Offering Description of the Notes and the Indenture 13. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel. . . . . Not Applicable 14. Disclosure of Commission Position on Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities Management - Limitations on Liability and Indemnification of Officers and Directors 15. Organization Within Last Five Years. . . . . . Certain Relationships and Related Transactions 16. Description of Business. . . . . . . . . . . . Business of the Company 17. Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Management's Plan of Operation 18. Description of Property. . . . . . . . . . . . Business of the Company - Properties; Financial Statements 19. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Management; Certain Relationships and Related Transactions 20. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Market for Common Equity 21. Executive Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . Management 22. Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial Statements 23. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not Applicable $50,000,000 SENIOR SUBORDINATED, FIXED RATE TERM NOTES (RANGING IN TERM FROM THREE (3) MONTHS TO TEN (10) YEARS) ($1,000 MINIMUM) [First Nations Financial Services Company S.M. LOGO] First Nations Financial Services Company (the "Company"), is offering up to $50,000,000 in principal amount of unsecured senior subordinated notes (the "Notes") pursuant to an Indenture between the Company and Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., as Trustee (the "Trustee"). The Company has the right to reject any subscription for Notes, in whole or in part, for any reason. Subscriptions are irrevocable upon receipt by the Company. In the event a subscription is not accepted by the Company, the payment accompanying such subscription will be refunded to the subscriber forty-eight (48) hours after receipt by the Company without deduction of any costs and without interest. No minimum amount of Notes must be sold. The Company has the right to withdraw or cancel the Offering of the Notes at any time. In the event of such withdrawal or cancellation, Notes previously sold will remain outstanding until maturity and any pending subscriptions will be irrevocable. See "Plan of Distribution." The Notes are offered on a continuous "best-efforts" basis by the Company and are subordinated to all Senior Debt of the Company (as hereinafter defined), which includes the debt of the Company and its subsidiaries. See "Summary of the Offering-Subordination of Notes." There is no limitation on the amount of Senior Debt the Company may incur. Therefore, an unlimited amount of the Company debt may rank senior to the Notes. See "Risk Factors-Subordination of Notes to Other Debt," page 7. The Notes will be issued in registered form in the minimum amount of $1,000 with the following maturities: three (3) months, six (6) months, one (1) year, eighteen (18) months, two (2) years, thirty (30) months, three (3) years, four (4) years, five (5) years, seven (7) years or ten (10) years. Interest rates will vary depending upon the maturity of the Note and will be specified in a supplement to this Prospectus. THE NOTES MAY BE EXTENDED, AT THE OPTION OF THE COMPANY, FOR A TERM EQUAL TO THE ORIGINAL TERM UNLESS THE HOLDER REQUESTS REPAYMENT WITHIN SEVEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE ORIGINAL MATURITY DATE. SEE "DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES AND THE INDENTURE." It is presently anticipated that there will be no secondary market for the Notes. If any such market were to develop, there can be no assurance that it would provide the holders of the Notes with liquidity of investment. The Notes will not be transferable without the prior written consent of the Company. Such consent will be withheld in the event that the Company determines that such transfer might result in a violation of any state or Federal securities or other applicable law. PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST ON THE NOTES IS NOT GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL OR PRIVATE INSURANCE FUND OR ANY OTHER ENTITY. THE COMPANY'S REVENUES FROM OPERATIONS, INCLUDING THE SALE OF LOANS FROM ITS PORTFOLIO TO THIRD PARTY INVESTORS, THE COMPANY'S WORKING CAPITAL, AND CASH GENERATED FROM ADDITIONAL DEBT FINANCING REPRESENT THE COMPANY'S SOURCES OF FUNDS FOR THE REPAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AT MATURITY AND THE PAYMENT OF CURRENT INTEREST ON THE NOTES. THE NOTES ARE SPECULATIVE SECURITIES AND AN INVESTMENT HEREUNDER SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN ONLY AFTER CAREFUL EVALUATION OF THE RISK FACTORS AND THE OTHER INFORMATION SET FORTH UNDER "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING AT PAGE 7. THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR HAS THE COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. ______________________________ THIS PROSPECTUS MAY NOT BE USED TO CONSUMMATE SALES OF NOTES UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY A PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SETTING FORTH THE INTEREST RATES THEN BEING OFFERED ON THE NOTES. Price to Public(1) Underwriting Proceeds to the Company (2)(3) Commissions and Discounts(2) ----------------------------- Per Note 100% 0% 100% Total. . $ 50,000,000 $ -0- $ 50,000,000 ======== =================== ============================= =============================== See footnotes on following page. Prospectus Date October ___, 1997 2 (1) The Notes will be issued at their face principal value, without discount. (2) The Company has not entered into any agreement with a member firm of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") to assist in the sales of the Notes and, therefore, is not presently obligated to pay any commissions in connection with the sale of the Notes. In the event the Company enters into an agreement with an NASD member firm, the Company may pay the member firm, as agent, an estimated commission ranging from .5% to 6% of the sale price of any Note sold by such broker-dealer. The Company may agree to indemnify the broker-dealer against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. It is also likely that any such agreement by the Company with a broker-dealer will include reimbursement to the broker-dealer for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the offer and sale of the Notes, based upon a percentage of the amount of Notes sold. See "Plan of Distribution." (3) Before deducting other expenses incurred in connection with the Offering payable by the Company estimated at approximately $160,000 before considering broker-dealer fees as reflected on Page 22. AVAILABLE INFORMATION"AVAILABLEINFORMATION" The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., a Registration Statement on Form SB-2, relating to the Notes offered hereby. This Prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the Registration Statement including the exhibits and schedules thereto. Statements contained in this Prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document referred to are not necessarily complete and in each instance reference is made to the copy of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. For further information with respect to the Company and the Notes, reference is made to such Registration Statement, including the exhibits and schedules thereto. The Registration statement, including the exhibits and schedules thereto, may be inspected without charge at the Commission's office, Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of all or any part of such material may be obtained from the Commission upon payment of fees prescribed by the Commission. The Commission maintains a web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the Commission. The address of such web site is http://www.sec.gov. The Company intends to furnish its Noteholders with annual reports containing audited annual financial statements and quarterly reports for the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year containing unaudited interim financial information. NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF NORTH CAROLINA This offering is open to residents of the State of North Carolina only after a minimum of $900,000 of Notes have been sold. NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF OREGON This offering is open only to residents of the State of Oregon who are accredited investors within the meaning of OAR 441-35-010 and Section 2(15) of the Securities Act of 19933 (including SEC Rule 215 adopted thereunder). 30 SUMMARY OF THE OFFERING"SUMMARYOFTHEOFFERING" This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the detailed information, financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus, and the exhibits and documents referred to herein. Except as the context otherwise requires in this Prospectus, the term Company refers to First Nations Financial Services Company. Each prospective investor should carefully review the entire Prospectus and all exhibits and documents referred to herein and therein and carefully consider the information set out under the heading "Risk Factors." THE COMPANY First Nations Financial Services Company was organized as a Delaware corporation November 16, 1995 and the address of its principal executive offices and telephone number at such address is included in the Supplement to this Prospectus. The Company has identified two interrelated segments of the financial services industry to which it is committed to become a significant participant. The first segment of the industry upon which the Company presently focuses and concentrates its resources is commercial and business lending, which includes real estate and equipment financing. The second segment of the Company's business development strategy is the sale and securitization of loans originated in its other line of business. Because the Company cannot accurately predict the amount and timing of proceeds from the sale of Notes, the commercial lending segment is the only line of business in which the Company intends to direct its resources until a minimum of $5,000,000 of the net proceeds from the sale of Notes has been invested. The Company's present focus is limited to commercial lending structured in such a manner and in a location where it presently holds the necessary license or that does not require any kind of licensing. This phase will expand to commercial and business lending that requires additional licenses when the necessary licenses are acquired. Management does not believe the present lack of licenses in some states materially adversely affects the Company's ability to do business and does not know of any impediment or disqualification for the issuance of any required licenses in the future. See "Business of the Company-Government Regulation and Licensing." SECURITIES OFFERED $50,000,000 in principal amount of unsecured, subordinated, term notes (the "Notes") issued by the Company pursuant to an Indenture between the Company and the Trustee (the "Indenture"). The Notes are unsecured, subordinated debt obligations of the Company. The Notes are subordinated to the Senior Debt of the Company and are not insured, guaranteed or secured by any lien on any assets of the Company. There are no sinking fund provisions applicable to the Notes. The Company is not a commercial bank, savings or thrift institution and is not subject to state or federal statues or regulations applicable to such institutions with regard to insurance, the maintenance of reserves, the quality or condition of its assets or other matters. The Notes offered hereunder are not CDs. Payment of principal and interest on the Notes is not guaranteed by any governmental or private insurance fund or any other entity. The Notes are to be issued in registered form and are non-negotiable. No rights of ownership in a Note may be transferred without the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.) See "Description of the Notes and the Indenture." The Notes are offered with fixed maturities ranging from three (3) months to ten (10) years. Individual Notes will be issued as subscriptions are accepted. The Notes are offered in minimum denominations of $1,000. Purchasers will be able to choose any of the following terms: three (3) months, six (6) months, one (1) year, eighteen (18) months, two (2) years, thirty (30) months, three (3) years, four (4) years, five (5) years, seven (7) years or ten (10) years. The interest rate payable on the Notes offered hereby will be fixed by the Company from time to time based on market conditions and the Company's financial requirements. Once determined, the rate of interest payable on a Note will remain fixed for the original term of the Note. The actual rate payable on a Note will be determined based upon the length of the term. Interest on Notes with terms twelve (12) months or less will be paid at maturity. Persons investing in Notes of longer duration will have the option of having interest paid monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, annually or upon maturity. All interest on the Notes will be compounded daily. Payment of interest will be by check mailed to the holder of the Note. Holders of Notes with terms of 12 months or greater will have the ability to change their interest payment election once during the term of the Note. Notes with terms of six (6) months or less will not be subject to redemption or prepayment prior to maturity, all other Notes will be subject to early repayment, at the election of the original holder only, upon the occurrence of a Total Permanent Disability of such holder (as hereinafter defined) or by his or her estate after such holder's death. In the case of a Note jointly held, only where the joint holders are spouses will the election apply if one or the other holder dies or becomes disabled. Otherwise, holders will have no right to demand early repayment. See "Description of the Notes and the Indenture - Redemption by the Holder upon Death or Total Permanent Disability." The Notes are non-negotiable instruments. The Notes will be issued in fully registered form. Transfers of record ownership of Notes may be made only with the prior written consent of the Company, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. Such consent will be withheld in the event that the Company determines that such transfer might result in a violation of any state or federal securities or other applicable law. Seven (7) days prior to the expiration of the applicable term of a Note, if the Company does not notify the holder of its intention to repay the Note it will be extended for an identical term, unless, within seven (7) days after the relevant maturity date, the holder requests repayment. Notices will be delivered to the holder regarding upcoming maturity dates. As a courtesy, the Company provides a request for repayment form with such notice. Use of such form by a holder is not a condition of repayment. Requests for repayment may also be made to the Company by letter or telephone. Any such Notes which are so extended will be extended at the interest rate then being offered by the Company, for newly issued Notes of like term and denomination. SUBORDINATION OF NOTES The notes are subordinated to all Senior Debt of the Company. As of the date of this Prospectus, there was no Senior Debt outstanding. There is no limitation on the amount of Senior Debt the Company may incur. Senior Debt is defined for this purpose to include any indebtedness (whether outstanding on the date hereof or hereafter created) incurred in connection with borrowings by the Company (including its subsidiaries) from a bank, trust company, insurance company, or from any other institutional lender, whether such indebtedness is or is not specifically designated by the Company as being "Senior Debt" in its defining instruments. See "Description of Notes and Indenture." USE OF PROCEEDS The net proceeds from the sale of the Notes will be utilized by the Company for its general corporate purposes. See "Use of Proceeds." RISK FACTORS An investment in the Notes involves a high degree of risk including the lack of guarantee by any governmental or private insurance or any other entity. See "Risk Factors." TAX STATUS In the opinion of special tax counsel for the Company, the Notes will be characterized as debt for federal income tax purposes. See "Material Income Tax Consequences" for additional information concerning the application of federal tax laws. ERISA CONSIDERATIONS If the Notes are considered to be indebtedness without substantial equity features under a regulation issued by the United States Department of Labor, the acquisition or holding of Notes by or on behalf of a Benefit Plan will not cause the assets of the Company to become plan assets, thereby preventing the application of certain prohibited transaction rules of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that otherwise could possibly be applicable. The Company believes that the Notes should be treated as indebtedness without substantial equity features for purposes of such regulation. HIGHLIGHTS OF TERMS OF NOTES"HIGHLIGHTSOFTERMSOFNOTES" EIGHTEEN & THIRTY MONTHS & ONE, TWO, THREE AND SIX MONTHS THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SEVEN & TEN YEARS ----------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Notes. . . . . . . . Unsecured, Subordinated Fixed Same as three and six month notes. Term Notes Denomination of. . . Minimum purchase: $1,000 per Note Same as three and six month notes. Initial Purchase . . any amount in excess thereof. and Additional Purchases Annual Interest Rate Fixed upon issuance. Purchasers will Fixed upon issuance. Purchasers will elect elect a term length and the interest rate a term length and the interest rate applicable to such Note will be based applicable to such Note will be based upon upon the term length chosen. the term length chosen. Payment of Interest. Interest will be compounded daily and Interest will be compounded daily and, at paid at maturity. the election of the holder, paid at maturity, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually. Redemption by. . . . May be redeemed by the holder only at May be redeemed by the original holder the Holder . . . . . maturity. upon the occurrence of a Total Permanent Disability, or by the holder's estate after death, at the principal amount plus accrued interest. Otherwise, the holder will have no right to cause redemption prior to maturity. (For joint holders, see "Description of the Notes and the Indenture.") Redemption by. . . . Not redeemable until maturity. Five, Seven & Ten Year Notes redeemable the Company with 10% premium, others not redeemable until maturity. Form . . . . . . . . In fully registered form and non- Same as three and six month notes. negotiable. Not transferable without the Company's prior written consent. Automatic Extension. If the Company does not notify the Same as three and six month notes. holder of its intention to repay the Note at least seven (7) days prior to maturity or it is not redeemed by holder within seven (7) days after its maturity date, Note will be extended automatically for a period equal to the original term. Notes to be extended will be extended at a fixed rate equal to the rate then being offered on a newly-issued Notes of like tenor, term and denomination at their respective maturity dates. RISK FACTORS"RISKFACTORS" Investors should consider, among other things, the following factors in connection with the purchase of the Notes. ABSENCE OF INSURANCE AND REGULATION The Notes are not insured by any governmental or private agency and they are not guaranteed by any public or private entity. Likewise, the Company is not regulated or subject to examination as commercial banks and thrift institutions are. The Company is not a commercial bank, savings or thrift institution. The Company is dependent upon proceeds from the continuing sale of Notes to conduct its ongoing operations. The Company's revenues from operations, including the sale of loans from its portfolio to third party investors, the Company's working capital and cash generated from additional debt financing represent the source of funds for repayment of principal at maturity and the ongoing payment of interest on the Notes. SUBORDINATION OF NOTES TO ALL OTHER DEBT The Notes will be subordinated in claim and right to all "Senior Debt" of the Company. Senior Debt is defined for this purpose to include any indebtedness (whether outstanding on the date hereof or thereafter created) incurred in connection with borrowings by the Company (including its subsidiaries) from a bank, trust company, insurance company, or from any other lender, whether such indebtedness is or is not specifically designated by the Company as being "Senior Debt" in its defining instruments. If the Company were to become insolvent, such Senior Debt of the Company would have a priority of right to payment in connection with the liquidation of the Company and its assets. The Indenture does not provide any protection to the Noteholders in the event of a highly leverage transaction, reorganization, restructuring, merger or similar transaction that creates Senior Debt which has a priority of right to payment over payments to Noteholders. There can be no assurance that any holder of the Company's indebtedness would be repaid upon a liquidation of the Company. The instruments creating any Senior Debt may contain provisions for acceleration in the event of a change of control of the Company. ABSENCE OF SINKING FUND The Notes are unsecured obligations of the Company and no sinking fund (i.e. funds contributed on a regular basis to a separate account to repay the Notes) exists for the benefit of Noteholders. LACK OF RATINGS OF THE NOTES It is not a condition to the issuance of the Notes that they be rated by any Rating Agency. Therefore, purchasers of Notes will not have access to an assessment of the credit quality of the Notes from an independent third party. LIMITED LIQUIDITY -- LACK OF TRADING MARKET The Notes are non-negotiable and are therefore not transferable without the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). Due to the length of the term of certain Notes, the non-negotiable nature of the Notes, and the lack of a market for the sale of the Notes, even if the Company permits a transfer, investors may be unable to liquidate their investment even if circumstances would otherwise warrant such a sale. See "Description of the Notes and the Indenture." RISKS OF MAKING LOANS SECURED BY REAL PROPERTY The Company intends to make most of its loans based on independent appraiser estimates of the fair market value of the real estate offered to collateralize its loans and, if possible, obtain personal guarantees and additional collateral from the Borrower. Current internal credit guidelines of the Company for business loans to be kept in its portfolio provide for a maximum overall loan to value ratio of up to 90% of the appraised value of the real estate collateral. It is possible that the actual resale value of property collateralizing such loans may decrease below appraised estimates of value. While the Company presently intends to maintain an overall loan to appraised value ratio in its loan portfolio which the Company believes to be conservative, there can be no assurance that the market value of the real estate underlying such loans will at any time be equal to or in excess of the outstanding principal amount of such loans. Such a decrease could result in some or all of such loans being under collateralized, presenting a greater risk of non-payment in the event of a default. See "Business of the Company." GENERAL LENDING RISKS The Company will market loans, in part, to borrowers who, for one reason or another, are not able, or do not wish, to obtain financing from sources such as commercial banks. To the extent that such loans may be considered to be of a riskier nature than loans made by traditional sources of commercial financing, holders of the Notes of the Company may be deemed to be at greater risk than if the Company's business loans were made to other types of borrowers. The Company is subject to the risk that a general downturn in the economy will adversely affect the Company's lending business and its portfolio to a greater extent than if its loans were made to more credit worthy borrowers. See "Business of the Company" and "Management's Plan of Operation." RELIANCE ON MANAGEMENT The success of the Company's operations is totally dependent upon the management, lending, credit analysis and business skills of the senior level management of the Company. Mr. Gary N. Pelehaty, President and Chief Executive Officer as well as Mr. Philip deMena have significant prior experience in the financial services, lending industry and real estate. However, if either of them were for some reason unable to perform his or their duties or were, for any reason, to leave the Company, there can be no assurance that the Company would be able to find capable replacements. The Company has entered into an employment, noncompetition and nondisclosure agreement with Mr. Pelehaty and Mr. deMena and has key man life insurance on Mr. Pelehaty. The Company anticipates adding additional senior level managers as the business activity increases. The Company intends to execute an employment, confidentiality and noncompetition agreement with each new executive. MANAGEMENT DISCRETION OVER SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE OFFERING AND POSSIBLE USE OF FUTURE UNSPECIFIED ACQUISITIONS The net proceeds from the sale of the Notes will be utilized for general corporate purposes, including possible unspecified acquisitions of related businesses or assets. No specific allocation of such proceeds has been made as of the date of this Prospectus and management will have broad discretion in allocating the proceeds of the Offering. SIGNIFICANT COST ASSOCIATED WITH EXPANSION STRATEGY Until the Company receives proceeds from the sale of a significant amount of the Notes, invests the proceeds and receives a return on the investment, the Company's source of funds for advertising, marketing and promotion will be limited. Therefore, the Company may expend significant cash in the early months after the date of this Prospectus to cover its cost of developing the business. See "Risk Factors - No Minimum Offering - Risk of Sale of Small Amount of Notes" and "Management's Plan of Operation - Plan of Operation of Next 12 Months." SMALL AMOUNT OF EQUITY CAPITAL AT RISK If all of the Notes are sold, the Company will have debt in the amount of Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000) and only approximately One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) in equity which has been provided by the shareholders of the Company. Therefore, substantially all the risk of loss will be borne by the Noteholders because for every One Dollar ($1.00) at risk by the shareholders of the Company Fifty Dollars ($50.00) is at risk by the Noteholders. See "Management's Plan of Operation - Sources of Capital and Liquidity." CONFLICTS OF INTEREST The Company has the right to enter into direct transactions with its officers, directors, securityholders or affiliates as well as investments in which officers, directors, securityholders or affiliates have a direct or indirect pecuniary interest. The Company has adopted a policy not to enter into any such transactions unless approved by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, not including any interested director or supported by an independent appraisal. See "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions." COMPETITION Other lenders against which the Company competes have substantially greater resources, higher lending limits, name recognition and greater experience, as well as more established customer bases and established market presence than the Company. The future profitability of the Company will depend upon its ability to compete in the marketplace of which there can be no assurance. See "Business of the Company." ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS In the course of its business, the Company may acquire in the future, properties securing loans which are in default. Under various federal, state and local environmental laws, ordinances and regulations, a current or previous owner or operator of real estate may be required to investigate and clean up hazardous or toxic substances or chemical releases at such property, and may be held liable to a governmental entity or to third parties for property damage, personal injury and investigation and cleanup costs incurred by such parties in connection with the contamination. Such laws typically impose cleanup responsibility and liability under such laws has been interpreted to be joint and several unless the harm is divisible and there is a reasonable basis for allocation of responsibility. The costs of investigation, remediation or removal of such substances may be substantial, and the presence of such substances, or the failure to properly remediate such property, may adversely affect the owner's ability to sell or rent such property or to borrow using such property as collateral. Persons who arrange for the disposal or treatment of hazardous or toxic substances also may be liable for the costs of removal or remediation of such substances at the disposal or treatment facility, whether or not the facility is owned or operated by such person. In addition, the owner or former owners of a contaminated site may be subject to common law claims by third parties based on damages and costs resulting from environmental contamination emanating from such property. In appropriate cases, the Company intends to mitigate this risk by requiring a Phase I Environmental Assessment Report covering any real estate which is the subject of a proposed investment. The consultant performing the assessment is expected to provide a report of his examination of relevant public records, physical inspection of the site, interviews with the owner, former owners and others with personal knowledge of prior use of the property to determine it is present and former use. DEPENDENCE ON DEBT FINANCING For its continuing operations, the Company is dependent upon borrowings such as that represented by the Notes. At the present time, the Company intends to utilize the proceeds of the sale of the Notes offered hereunder to finance its lending activities and as working capital and has no other resources of borrowing or credit facilities. The Company's ability to continue to operate and to expand its operations in the future is dependent upon the Company's access to such sources of debt financing. NO MINIMUM OFFERING - RISK OF SALE OF SMALL AMOUNT OF NOTES The offering is not conditioned upon the sale of a minimum principal amount of the Notes. Therefore, purchases of Notes are irrevocable whether or not the offering is successful. In the event only a small portion of the maximum offering amount of $50 million of Notes is sold, the performance of individual loans in the pool will have a greater effect on the ability of the Company to pay the Notes than if a large portion of the offered Notes are sold and the Company's investment performance were spread over a larger financial base. It will also be more difficult for the Company to balance the maturities between the Notes and its investments with a smaller base of investments. In addition, although most of the expenses of the Company will generally vary with the amount of loans or Notes, relatively small amounts of fixed fees and expenses payable by the Company and for on-going banking, accounting and legal services may not vary in proportion with the amount of loans and may be relatively higher if only a small portion of the Notes are sold than if a large portion of the Notes are sold. If the fixed expenses are higher than expected, the Company's ability to repay may be adversely affected. Until the Company receives the proceeds from the sale of Notes its lending and investment activities will be limited to its equity capital in the approximate amount of $1,000,000. In the event, less than $5,000,000 of Notes are sold prior to the expiration of the term of the offering, management is likely to determine that an attempt to sale additional Notes are not cost effective and therefore should be terminated. The offering will terminate one year after the date of the this Prospectus or at the time management determines that continuation of the offering is no longer feasible, whichever occurs first. Such determination will be made based upon the relative amount of proceeds received from the sale of Notes measured against the cost associated with the offering of Notes. In such event, management will attempt to structure its investments so as to pay off the outstanding Notes at maturity and not attempt to renew their term or sell additional Notes. In such event, the Noteholders would not have the opportunity to reinvest the principal proceeds from maturity notes into newly issued Notes of the Company. CONTINGENT RISKS Although the Company will attempt to sell substantially all loans which it originates on a nonrecourse basis, there is no assurance that such attempt will be successful. It is likely that the Company will retain some degree of risk on substantially all loans sold. During the period of time that loans are held pending sale, the Company is subject to the various business risks associated with the lending business including the risk of borrower default, the risk of foreclosure and the risk that a rapid increase in interest rates would result in a decline in the value of loans to potential purchasers. In addition, the obligations in connection with the Company's securitizations or sale require the Company to commit to repurchase or replace loans which do not conform to the representations and warranties made by the Company at the time of sale. When borrowers are delinquent in making monthly payments on loans included in a sale or securitization trust, the Company may be required to advance interest payments with respect to such delinquent loans to the extent that the Company deems such advances ultimately recoverable. These advances will require funding from the Company's capital resources but have priority of repayment from the succeeding month's collections. In the ordinary course of its business, the Company will be subject to claims made against it by borrowers and private investors arising from, among other things, losses that are claimed to have been incurred as a result of alleged breaches of fiduciary obligations, misrepresentations, errors and omissions of employees, officers and agents of the Company (including its appraisers), incomplete documentation and failures by the Company to comply with various laws and regulations applicable to its business. Any claims asserted in the future may result in legal expenses or liabilities which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations and financial condition. See "Management's Plan of Operation." ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND RELATED UNCERTAINTIES Financial service companies are affected, directly and indirectly, by economic conditions, and by governmental policies. Economic downturns could result in decreased demand for credit, declining real estate values and the delinquency of outstanding loans. Any material decline in real estate values reduces the ability of borrowers to use real estate equity to support borrowing. Because of the Company's focus on borrowers who are unable or unwilling to obtain financing from sources such as commercial banks, the actual rates of delinquencies, foreclosures and losses on such loans could be higher under adverse economic conditions than those experienced in the commercial lending business generally. The Company's operations are dependent to a large degree on net interest income which is the difference between interest and fee income from loans and interest expense on borrowings. The Company's ability to generate net income is dependent upon its ability to make loans at rates in excess of and for amounts at least equivalent to its outstanding indebtedness including the indebtedness of the Notes. The Company's profitability will be affected by fluctuations in interest rates. For example, any future rise in interest rates, while increasing the income yield on the Company's assets, may adversely affect loan demand and the cost of funds. Conversely, any future decrease in interest rates may reduce the amounts which the Company may earn on its assets, but increased loan demand and reduce the cost of funds. Management does not expect any one particular factor to affect the Company's results of operations. However, a downtrend in several areas could have an adverse impact on the Company's profitability. REGULATORY RISK The Federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act ("RESPA") and Regulation X, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act, as well as other federal and state statutes and regulations affecting the Company's activities. The Company is also subject to examinations by state regulatory authorities with respect to originating, processing, underwriting, selling, securitizing and servicing loans. These rules and regulations, among other things, impose licensing obligations on the Company, prohibit discrimination, regulate assessment, collection, foreclosure and claims handling, payment features, mandate certain disclosures and notices to borrowers and, in some cases, fix maximum interest rates, and fees. Failure to comply with these requirements can lead to, termination or suspension of licenses, certain rights of rescission for mortgage loans, class action lawsuits and administrative enforcement actions. Although the Company intends to design systems and procedures to facilitate compliance with these requirements and believes that it will be in compliance in all material respects with applicable local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations, there can be no assurance that more restrictive laws, rules and regulations will not be adopted in the future that could make compliance more difficult or expensive. RISK OF NO UNDERWRITER The interest rates of the Notes have been arbitrarily determined by the Company without the concurrence of an underwriter, or other unrelated third party, and bear no direct relationship to the Company's assets, book value, net worth or any other established criteria of value. Among the factors considered in such determination were the history of and prospects for the industry in which the Company competes, estimates of the business potential of the Company, the present state of its development, its financial conditions, risks associated with the commercial financing industry in general, interest rates in general during the time of the offering and demand for similar securities of comparable companies. See "Sale of Small Amount of Notes" above. USE OF PROCEEDS"USEOFPROCEEDS" The net proceeds from the sale of the Notes (estimated to be approximately $44,840,000 net of estimated offering expenses (but before fees paid to broker-dealers) if all of the Notes offered hereby are sold) will be utilized by the Company for its general corporate purposes. Corporate general purposes may include working capital needs, financing of future growth, origination or acquisition of a commercial and business loan portfolio, as well as other finance related activities; and possible future acquisitions of related businesses or assets. Because the Notes are offered on a continuous basis, corporate general purposes may include replacement of some or all of the Company's Senior Debt or repayment of maturing Notes. The precise amounts and timing of the application of such proceeds will depend upon many factors, including, but not limited to, the amount of any such proceeds, actual funding requirements and the availability of other sources of funding. Until such time as the proceeds are utilized, they may be invested in short and long-term investments, including treasury bills, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, securities issued by U.S. government agencies, money market funds and repurchase agreements, depending on the Company's cash flow requirements. The Company's loan and investment policies permit significant flexibility as to the types of such loan and investments that may be made by the Company. These investments will be accomplished through an account with an unaffiliated broker-dealer. During the lapse of time between when an order is executed by the broker-dealer and the trade is settled by the Company an unsettled balance will exist with the broker-dealer. Therefore, the Company may maintain daily unsettled balances with the broker-dealers. While the Company may from time to time consider potential acquisitions, the Company as of the date of this Prospectus had no commitments or agreements with respect to any material acquisitions. See "Management's Plan of Operation-Plan of Operation for next 12 Months." DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES AND THE INDENTURE"DESCRIPTIONOFTHENOTESANDTHEINDENTURE" The Notes will be issued pursuant to an Indenture (the "Indenture") between the Company and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Trust Indenture Act"), in effect on the date the Indenture is qualified thereunder. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and holders of Notes are referred to the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for a statement thereof. The following includes a summary of certain provisions of the Indenture, a copy of which is available from the Company. The summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Indenture, including the definitions therein of certain terms used below. The Notes will be general unsecured, subordinated term notes, subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior Debt (as defined) of the Company, whether outstanding on the date of the Indenture or thereafter incurred, and are offered by the Company at maturities ranging from three (3) months to ten (10) years. The term of each Note will be chosen by the purchaser of such Note upon subscription. The Notes are not secured by any collateral or lien. There are no provisions for a sinking fund applicable to the Notes. FORM AND DENOMINATIONS The Notes will be issued in fully registered form. The Notes are not negotiable instruments, and no rights of record ownership therein can be transferred without the prior written consent of the Company. Ownership of a Note may be transferred on the Company register only by written notice to the Company signed by the owner(s) or such owner's duly authorized representative on a form to be supplied by the Company and with the prior written consent by the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). The Company may also, in its discretion, require an opinion from such Noteholder's counsel that the proposed transfer will not violate any applicable laws. See "Summary of the Offering." A Note may be purchased in the minimum amount of $1,000 or any amount in excess thereof. Separate purchases may not be accumulated to satisfy the minimum denomination requirement. INTEREST The Notes are offered with fixed maturities ranging from three (3) months to ten (10) years. Individual Notes will be issued as subscriptions are accepted. The Notes are offered in minimum denominations of $1,000. Purchasers will be able to choose any of the following terms: three (3) months, six (6) months, one (1) year, eighteen (18) months, two (2) years, thirty (30) months, three (3) years, four (4) years, five (5) years, seven (7) years or ten (10) years. The interest rates payable on the Notes offered hereby will be established by the Company from time to time based on market conditions and the Company's financial requirements. The Company constantly reevaluates its interest rates based on such analysis. Once determined, the rate of Interest payable on a Note will remain fixed for the original term of the Note and will not vary. The Interest rate payable on a Note will be determined based upon the maturity date and term established for such Note upon subscription. Interest on Notes will be computed on the basis of an actual calendar year and will compound daily. Interest on Notes with terms of less than twelve (12) months will be paid at maturity. Purchasers of Notes with terms of one (1) year or greater may elect to have interest paid monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, annually or at maturity. This election may be changed one time by the holder during the term of these longer term Notes. Requests to change such election are required to be made to the Company in writing. No specific form of change of election is required to be submitted to the Company. Any interest not otherwise paid on an interest payment date will be paid at maturity. The Company has the right to change from time to time, in its discretion, the interest rates it offers on the Notes based on numerous factors other than length of term to maturity. Once determined, the rate of interest payable on a Note will remain fixed for the original term of the Note and will not vary. Such factors may include, but are not limited to, the desire to attract new investors; Notes in excess of certain principal amounts; Notes purchased for IRA and Keogh accounts; rollover investments; and Notes beneficially owned by persons residing in particular geographic localities. The Company does not intend to offer variable interest rate Notes to investors. However, the Company may make a decision to change interest rates in the future based on its fund raising objectives including, but not limited to, the attraction of new investors and the encouragement of the rollover of Notes by current holders, circumstances in the financial markets and the economy and other factors, including, but not limited to, any additional costs incurred by the Company in selling Notes in a particular jurisdiction which may at the time be relevant to the Company's operations. INTEREST ACCRUAL DATE Interest on the Notes will accrue from the date of purchase, which is deemed to be, for accepted subscriptions, the date funds are cleared and available to the Company, if received prior to 2:00 p.m. on a business day or the next business day if the Company receives such funds on a non-business day or after 2:00 p.m. on a business day. For this purpose, the Company's business days will be deemed to be Monday through Friday except for legal holidays. INTEREST WITHHOLDING In the event an investor does not provide the Company with a fully executed Form W-8 or Form W-9, the Company will withhold 31% of any interest paid. Otherwise, no interest will be withheld, except on accounts held by foreign business entities. It is the Company's policy that no sale will be made to anyone refusing to provide a fully executed Form W-8 or Form W-9. AUTOMATIC EXTENSION At least seven (7) days prior to a Note's stated maturity date, the Company will notify the registered holder of such maturity date and the interest rate payable during any renewed term. If at such time, the Company does not notify the holder of its intention to repay, subject to the holder's demand for repayment, the term of such Note will be automatically extended. If, within seven (7) days after a Note's maturity date, the holder thereof has not demanded repayment of such Note, and the Company has notified the holder of its intention to extend such Note, such Note shall be extended for the same term identical to the term of the original Note. The Notes will continue to renew as described herein absent some action permitted under the Indenture and the Notes by either the holder or the Company. Interest shall continue to accrue from the first day of such renewed term. Such Note, as renewed, will continue in all its provisions, including provisions relating to payment, except that the interest rate payable during any renewed term shall be the interest rate which is then being offered by the Company on similar Notes being offered as of the renewal date. The Company intends to continuously offer similar Notes. Therefore, the interest rate upon renewal will be the rate specified by the Company for similar Notes on or before the maturity date, or the Note's current rate if no such rate is specified. If the Company gives notice to a Noteholder of the Company's intention to repay a Note at maturity no interest will accrue after the date of maturity. Otherwise, if a Noteholder requests repayment within seven (7) days after its maturity date, the Company will pay interest during the period after its maturity date and prior to repayment at the lower of (i) the lowest interest rate then being paid on debt securities being offered by the Company to the general public or (ii) the rate being paid on such Note immediately prior to its maturity. As a courtesy the Company provides a request for repayment form with such notice. Use of such form by a holder is not a condition of repayment. However, requests for repayment must be made to the Company in writing. REDEMPTION BY THE COMPANY The Company will have no right to prepay any Note except Notes with a maturity of five years or more. The redemption price of Notes with a maturity of five years or more is the unpaid principal balance plus interest accrued to the date of redemption and a redemption premium in the amount of 10% of the unpaid principal. The holder has no right to require the Company to prepay any Note prior to its original or extended maturity date except as described below. Any exercise of the Company's right of redemption will comply with all applicable regulations under the federal securities laws including Exchange Act Rule 14e-1. REDEMPTION BY THE HOLDER UPON DEATH OR TOTAL PERMANENT DISABILITY A Note may be redeemed at the election of the holder following his Total Permanent Disability, as established to the satisfaction of the Company, or by his estate following his death. The redemption price, in the event of such a death or disability, will be the principal amount of the Note, plus interest accrued and not previously paid, to the date of redemption. If a Note is held by joint record owners, the election to redeem will apply when either record owner dies or becomes subject to a Total Permanent Disability. The Company may modify the foregoing policy on redemption after death or disability. However, no such modification will affect the right of redemption applicable to any then outstanding Note. Should the Company modify such policy at a future date, written notice of such modification will be sent to all owners of those outstanding Notes which were purchased while the policy was in effect (but such notice will not affect the right to redeem such outstanding Notes after the owner's death or disability). For the purpose of determining the right of a holder to demand early repayment of a Note, Total Permanent Disability shall mean a determination by a physician chosen by the Company that the holder, who was gainfully employed on a full time basis at the time of purchase, is unable to work on a full time basis, defined as working at least forty hours per week, during the succeeding twenty-four months. LOANS TO NOTEHOLDERS At the request of any Noteholder, the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to make a loan secured by a pledge of the Noteholder's Note. The amount of the loan may be as much as the principal balance of the Note for a term and at an interest rate to be negotiated between the Company and the Noteholder. SUBORDINATION The indebtedness evidenced by the Notes, and any interest thereon, are subordinated to all "Senior Debt" of the Company. Senior Debt is defined for this purpose to include any indebtedness (whether outstanding on the date hereof or thereafter created) incurred in connection with borrowings by the Company (including its subsidiaries) from a bank, trust company, insurance company, or from any other lender, whether such indebtedness is or is not specifically designated by the Company as being "Senior Debt" in its defining instruments. Any indebtedness of the Company other than that described as Senior Indebtedness, will have rights upon liquidation or dissolution equivalent to that of the Noteholders. The instruments creating any Senior Debt may contain provisions for acceleration in the event of a change of control of the Company. For a discussion of the Company's status as a holding company and the lack of insurance or guarantees in support of the Notes see "Risk Factors--Lack of Guarantees and--Possible Characterization of the Company as Holding Company." In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or any other winding up of the Company, or any receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment, reorganization or similar proceeding under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, or during the continuation of any Event of Default (as described below), no payment may be made on the Notes until all Senior Debt has been paid. In any such event, holders of Senior Debt may also submit claims on behalf of Noteholders and retain the proceeds for their own benefit until they have been fully paid, and any excess will be turned over to the Noteholders. If any distribution is nonetheless made to Noteholders, the money or property distributed to them must be paid over to the holders of the Senior Debt to the extent necessary to pay Senior Debt in full. EVENTS OF DEFAULT The Indenture provides that each of the following constitutes an Event of Default: (i) default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on the Notes (whether or not prohibited by the subordination provisions of the Indenture); (ii) default in payment when due of principal on the Notes (whether or not prohibited by the subordination provisions of the Indenture); (iii) failure by the Company to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement with respect to the liquidation, consolidation or merger or other change in control of the Company; (iv) failure by the Company for 60 days after notice to comply with certain other agreements in the Indenture or the Notes; and (v) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Company. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare all of the Notes to be due and payable immediately; provided, however, that so long as any Senior Debt is outstanding, such declaration shall not become effective until the earlier of (i) the day which is five (5) Business Days after the receipt by representatives of Senior Debt of such written notice of acceleration or (ii) the date of acceleration of any Senior Debt. In the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Company all outstanding Notes will become due and payable without further action or notice. Holders of the Notes may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from holders of Notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. The holders of 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest on, or the principal of, the Notes. The Company is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the Company is required upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVEr Except as provided herein, the Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, and any existing default or compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Notes may be waived with the consent of the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes. Without the consent of each holder affected, an amendment or waiver may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting holder of Notes) (i) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver, (ii) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note, (iii) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any Note, (iv) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal or premium, if any or interest on the Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration), (v) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the Notes, (vi) make any change in the provisions of the Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of holders of Notes to receive payments of principal of or interest on the Notes, (vii) make any change to the subordination provisions of the Indenture that adversely affects holders of Notes or (viii) make any change in the foregoing amendment and waiver provisions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of any holder of Notes, the Company and/or the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes to cure any ambiguity defect or inconsistency; to provide for assumption of the Company's obligations to holders of the Notes in the case of a merger or consolidation; to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the holders of the Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any such holder, including an increase in the aggregate dollar amount of Notes which may be outstanding under the Indenture; to modify the Company's policy to permit redemptions of Notes upon the death or Total Permanent Disability of any holder of Notes (but such modification shall not adversely affect any then outstanding Notes); or to comply with requirements of the Commission in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act. CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE The Indenture contains certain limitations on the rights of the Trustee, should it become a creditor of the Company, to obtain payment of claims in certain cases, or to realize on certain property received in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. The Trustee will be permitted to engage in other transactions with the Company. However, if the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the Securities and Exchange Commission for permission to continue as Trustee or resign. The holders of 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee, subject to certain exceptions. The Indenture provides that in case an Event of Default shall occur (which shall not be cured), the Trustee will be required, in the exercise of its power, to use the degree of care of a prudent man in the conduct of his own affairs. Subject to such provisions, the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the Indenture at the request of any holder of Notes, unless such holder shall have offered to the Trustee security and indemnify satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense. PLACE AND METHOD OF PAYMENT Principal and interest on the Notes will be payable at the principal executive office of the Company, as it may be established from time to time, or at such other place as the Company may designate for that purpose. As of the date of this Prospectus the Company has designated the Trustee as the Paying Agent. Payments may be made at the option of the Company by check or draft mailed to the person entitled thereto at his address appearing in the register which the Company maintains for that purpose. NO PERSONAL LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND SHAREHOLDERS No director, officer, employee, incorporator or shareholder of the Company, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes, the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each holder of the Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. Such waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws and it is the view of the Securities and Exchange Commission that such a waiver is against public policy. REPORTS The Company will publish annual reports containing audited financial statements and quarterly reports containing unaudited financial information for the first three quarters of each fiscal year. Copies of such reports will be sent to Noteholders upon written request to the Company. SERVICE CHARGES The Company has the right to assess service charges for replacing lost or stolen Notes (for which an affidavit from the holder will be required), changing the registration of any Note when such change is occasioned by a change in name of the holder or a transfer (whether by operation of law or otherwise) of the Note by the holder to another person. VARIATIONS BY STATE The Notes are offered with fixed maturities ranging from 3 months to 10 years. Interest rates will be fixed by the Company from time to time. All of the maturities may not be offered in all states because of state securities laws. Therefore, individual purchasers may not have a selection of all Notes. BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY"BUSINESSOFTHECOMPANY" First Nations Financial Services Company was organized as a Delaware corporation on November 16, 1995. OVERVIEW The Company has identified two interrelated segments of the financial services industry to which it is committed to become a significant participant. The first segment of the industry upon which the Company will focus and concentrate its resources is commercial and business lending, which includes real estate and equipment financing. The second component of the Company's overall strategy is the sale and securitization of loans originated in its other two lines of business. PRIMARY BUSINESS The Company's present focus is limited to commercial and business loans. See "Business of the Company-Commercial and Business Loans." The Company's lending activities during this phase are structured in such a manner and in a geographic location that does not require any kind of licensing. This phase will expand to commercial and business lending that does require licenses when, and only when, the necessary licenses are acquired. Management does not believe the present lack of licenses will materially adversely affect the Company's ability to do business and does not know of any impediment or disqualification for the issuance of any licenses which may be required in the future. See "Business of the Company-Government Regulation and Licensing." The Company has received preliminary expressions of interest to finance approximately $5 Million of projects ranging from $500,000 to $3.5 Million each. If the Company successfully closes one or more of the possible projects, the anticipated interest rate payable by the borrower will be 10% or more and the borrower will pay to the Company a loan origination fee of not less than 1% of the original principal as well as the costs of document preparation, appraisal cost, title insurance premiums, attorneys fees and other third party expenses. See "Management's Plan of Operation-Plan of Operation for Next 12 Months." COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS LOANS The Company intends to make loans to owners of businesses who the Company determines has the business purpose, motivation, cash flow and collateral required to repay the obligation. Collateral. The Company intends to make commercial loans to corporations, partnerships, sole proprietors and other entities. All loans will be collateralized by one or more of the following: (i) a first mortgage lien on a principal residence or some other parcel of real property, (ii) a junior mortgage lien on a parcel of real property, (iii) marketable securities, or (iv) other real or personal property. Commercial lending may also take the form of the lease of equipment or a loan secured by other personal property. Real Property eligible for collateral, includes single family residence, office and apartment buildings, mixed use buildings, unimproved land, motels, hotels and restaurant buildings owned by the borrower, a principal of the borrower, or a guarantor of the borrower. The Company intends to, generally, further collateralize its loans by obtaining a lien on the borrower's other tangible and intangible assets by filing appropriate Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and, if possible, obtain personal guarantees from the Borrower. The Company intends to make loans for various business purposes including, but not limited to, working capital, business expansion, equipment or real estate acquisition and debt-consolidation. Strategy. The Company markets its business loans through existing personal relationships with management and members of the Board of Directors. Lending Policies and Practices. Summarized below are certain of the lending policies and practices which the Company follows. Such policies and practices will be altered, amended and supplemented as conditions warrant. The Company has the right to make changes in its day to day practices and policies in its sole discretion. The Company keeps its interest and other charges competitive with the lending rates of other lenders. Generally, loans are made at fixed rates for fixed terms ranging from approximately one to fifteen years. Generally, the Company intends to compute interest due on its outstanding loans by the simple interest method. Generally, the Company intends to require that title insurance be obtained in connection with its loans and to permit borrowers to prepay such loans. Where permitted by applicable law, the Company may impose a prepayment penalty. Whether a prepayment penalty is imposed and the amount of such penalty, if any, is negotiated between the Company and the individual borrower prior to consummation of the loan. Generally, the Company makes a loan collateralized by residential real estate only if the overall loan to value ratio (based on independent appraised fair market value) on the properties collateralizing the loans is less than ninety (90%) percent. Generally, the Company makes a loan collateralized by commercial real estate where the overall loan to value ratio (based on independent appraised fair market value) is less than ninety (90%) percent. Occasionally, exceptions to these maximum levels may be made if other collateral is available or if there are other compensating factors. Servicing of Loans. Generally, the Company is not responsible for servicing loans. The Company subcontracts servicing of the loans in its portfolio or loans which will be securitized in accordance with specific servicing procedures. In servicing its loans, the Company, itself or through a subcontractor, initiates the collection process one day after a borrower misses a monthly due date. When a loan becomes forty-five (45) to sixty (60) days delinquent, it is transferred to loan work-out personnel. The work-out personnel attempt to reinstate a delinquent loan, seek a payoff, or occasionally enter into a loan modification agreement with the borrower to avoid foreclosure. If a borrower declares bankruptcy, the matter is immediately referred to counsel. Purchase of Existing Loans. In the normal course of business, the Company may purchase business/commercial loan portfolios from individuals, banks, other commercial lenders and other sources of commercial loans. Any loans so purchased would be collateralized by real estate located in the Company's market area. Each such individual loan would be reviewed by an executive officer of the Company prior to acquisition to see if the loan and all related matters conform to the Company lending procedures and policies. Competition. As a commercial lender, the Company competes against many other lenders, many of which have larger capitalization and better name recognition. The Company will have significant competition in the equipment leasing industry. The Company competes with banks, leasing and financial companies with greater resources, capitalization and name recognition throughout its market area. Other companies participating in the equipment leasing industry will have the ability to enter into leases which contemplate the payment of funds sufficient to recover the lessor's investment in the equipment plus a profit over the term of the lease which does not give the lessee any option to purchase the equipment. Competitors may also lease equipment under renewable leases which do not contemplate full recovery of the lessor's original costs during their initial term. Therefore, competitors have many ways in which to compete which are not available to the Company. See "Risk Factors-Competition." Leasing. Generally, the Company's leases are of two types: (i) finance leases which have a term of twelve (12) months or more and provide a purchase option exercisable by the lessee at $1.00 at the termination of the lease and (ii) fair market value or true leases which have a similar term but provide a purchase option exercisable by the lessee at the fair market value of the equipment at the termination of the lease. Strategy. The Company intends to primarily obtain its business leasing customers through equipment manufacturers, brokers and vendors with whom directors or management have a relationship. Leasing Policies and Practices. Generally, the Company's interest rate and other terms and conditions of its leases are competitive with the leasing terms of other leasing companies in the area. The leases will be for terms of twelve (12) to sixty (60) months and structured with purchase options whose exercise prices range from $1.00 to the fair market value of the equipment at the time of the lease termination. All of the leases will be secured by the leased equipment or, in some cases, other or additional collateral. However, creditworthiness and financial strength of the lessee are an important criteria to be utilized by the Company in determining to enter into a lease arrangement with a specific lessee. It is anticipated that in the future, the Company may develop relationships with third party purchasers of leases and will sell a portion of the leases it makes to such third parties. The sale of leases to third party purchasers may or may not require the Company to retain the servicing rights to such leases. The above policies and practices may and will be altered, amended and supplemented as conditions and circumstances warrant. The Company has the right to make changes in its day to day practices and policies in its sole discretion. Service Area. The Company intends to market and originate business equipment leases throughout the United States. The Company will conduct its business operations from the Company's main offices. As markets develop in other areas, the Company may open additional offices within or outside its present service area. SECURITIZATION OF LOANS The Company anticipates that it will build portfolios of business and commercial loans (which include business leases) and enter into securitizations of all or part of these portfolios. The Company believes that a securitization program provides a number of benefits by allowing the Company to create an additional profit center, diversify its funding base, provide liquidity and lower its cost of funds. The diversification of its funding base through securitization is an objective of the Company. Generally, a securitization involves the transfer by the Company of loans representing a series of loans to a single purpose trust in exchange for certificates issued by the trust. The certificates represent an undivided ownership interest in the loans transferred to the trust. Typically, the certificates will consist of a class of senior certificates, a class of subordinated certificates and a residual interest. In connection with the securitization, the senior certificates are sold to investors and the subordinate certificates and residual interest are typically retained by the Company. As a result of the sale of the senior certificates, the Company will receive a cash payment representing a substantial portion of the principal balance of the loans held by the trust. The senior certificates will entitle the holder to be repaid the principal of its purchase price and the certificates will bear interest at a stated rate of interest. The stated rate of interest will typically be substantially less than the interest rate required to be paid by the borrowers with respect to the underlying loans. As a consequence, the Company is able to receive cash for a portion of its portfolio and to pay the principal and interest required by the senior certificate with the cash flows from the underlying loans owned by the trust. However, since the interest in the loans held by the Company (the subordinate certificate and the residual interest) is subordinate to the senior certificate, the Company retains a portion of the risk that the full value of the underlying loans will not be realized. Additionally, the holder of the senior certificates will receive certain additional payments on account of principal in order to reduce the balance of the senior certificates in proportion to the subordinate certificate held by the Company. The additional payments of principal are designed to increase the senior certificate holder's protection against loan losses by preserving the availability of the subordination provided by the subordinate certificates. In the typical subordination structure, the Company, as the holder of the residual interest in the trust will be entitled to receive all of the remaining interest in the loans at the time of the termination of the trust. In order to securitize pools of loans, the Company believes it will be necessary to aggregate similar loans, into a common offering. The Company expects that the minimum dollar amount necessary to effectively justify the origination and offering costs is in the range of $7.5 million for a private offering and $25 million for a public offering. The Company expects to enter into the securitization market during the first quarter of 1999 and is conditioned on the Company's ability to develop the necessary business reputation and industry relationships. In order to successfully securitize its loans, the Company, must develop a reputation in the financial community and with the commercial rating agencies as having the ability to acquire and service, or arrange for the servicing, of loans which are intended to become a part of the securitized pool. In addition, the Company must develop relationships with one or more banks or trust companies which are qualified to act as owner trustee and indenture trustee in order to qualify for participation in the securitization market. Any successful securitization of loans is, therefore, dependent upon assembling the several necessary participants including the indenture trustee, credit enhancement facility, owner trustee and the underwriter or placement agent who will ultimately sell the securitized instrument into the capital markets. The ability to demonstrate expertise in the necessary functions to securitization and to attract the necessary industry participants may be an expensive and time consuming process for a Company whose management team has no experience in these matters. However, based upon preliminary discussions by the Company with representatives of the several necessary participants, the Company's forecast of entry into the securitization market during the first quarter of its second year of operations is reasonable. GOVERNMENT REGULATION AND LICENSING Rules and Regulations. The Company's motor vehicle lending business will be subject to numerous federal and state consumer protection laws and related regulations which impose substantial requirements upon lenders and servicers involved in consumer finance. Licensing. The Company does not need any government approval or licenses for its present primary business, commercial lending, in the states in which it presently proposes to operate. Furthermore, the Company does not and will not need federal or local government approval or licenses for the purchase or securitization of the commercial loans. However, as the geographic coverage of the Company's commercial lending business increases in the future some states will require licensing for the Company to offer some of its mortgage banking services. In such event the Company will seek to acquire such licenses. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Company is licensed as a mortgage lender in the State of Florida and has not applied for any licenses in any other state. Management of the Company does not believe the lack of licenses will materially adversely affect the Company's ability to do business because there are ample investment opportunities in unlicensed activities. Management does not know of any impediments, disqualification or other reason why the Company will not qualify for any licenses it may need in the future. EMPLOYEES The executive officers of the Company devote substantially all their time to operations of the Company for no compensation until the Company's cash flow is adequate to cover market level compensation. Bookkeepers, secretaries, administrative assistants and support staff are presently employed by William T. Juliano, or one of his affiliates, and he will make their services available without cost to the Company until cash flow from operations will cover their costs. See "Management - Executive Compensation" and "Management's Plan of Operation." The Company believes its relationship with the employees is good. PROPERTY The Company presently does not hold title to any real estate. The Company has filed an application for registration of its name and logo as a service mark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The application is pending. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS The Company is not a party to any pending or threatened legal proceedings. MANAGEMENT'S PLAN OF OPERATION"MANAGEMENT'SPLANOFOPERATIONS" PLAN OF OPERATION - OVERVIEW Management of the Company has extensive experience in investing and examining funds and lending. The Company's objective is to become a significance participant in three interrelated segments of the financial services industry. The Company believes that it can achieve its objective by its commitment to servicing a market niche which is not adequately serviced by commercial banks or traditional lending sources. In servicing its market, the Company will stress the importance of identifying profitable lending opportunities and quick closing. The income generated from the Company's loan portfolio is used to pay principal and interest on the Notes, related operating costs and expenses of the Company. The earnings on the loans and other assets owned by the Company and the interest cost of the Notes will determine the Company's results of operations in the future. The Company believes there are no changes, trends or anomalies which will materially adversely affect the anticipated delinquency and loss experience of the loans. PLAN OF OPERATION FOR NEXT 12 MONTHS Until the Company receives proceeds from the sale of Notes, invests the proceeds and receives a return on the investment, the Company's only source of funds for advertising, marketing and promotion will be its limited equity capital and the income derived from its investment. Therefore, the Company will expend significant cash and incur additional losses in the early months of operation to cover its cost of developing and operating the business. During the first 12 months following the date of this Prospectus the Company anticipates that proceeds from the sale of Notes will begin slowly and increase as the Company's marketing plan takes effect. Although no assurances can be given, the Company's first year forecast assumes total proceeds from the sale of Notes in the range of $35,000,000. Without regard to the amount of Notes sold, management believes that the Company has sufficient resources to pay its operating expenses for the first 12 months of operations because the Company's executive office and the furniture and equipment located in the space is furnished by Mr. Juliano without cost to the Company. See "Business of the Company - Property." The executive officers of the Company will devote substantially all their time to operations without compensation until the Company's cash flow is adequate to cover market level compensation and all other operating expenses. See "Business of the Company - Employees." The Company will initially sell Notes only through its employees. However, the Company is likely to engage the services of one or more broker-dealers during the first year of operations. In order to arrive at its forecasted Note sales for the first 12 months, management had preliminary discussions with several small broker-dealers and examined the amount of similar debt instruments sold by two comparable issuers. The sales of other issuers was discounted substantially to account for the differences in experience at raising funds. Management believes its estimates are realistic and conservative. A part of the Company's plan to sell the Notes is direct personal contact with selected broker-dealers in the states where the offering is registered. The broker-dealers will be selected based upon their number of registered representatives and access to financial products comparable to the Notes offered by the Company. Management believes that it will fill a need for broker-dealers identified by its selection process because each have a few clients for whom the Notes are suitable investments and do not otherwise have the ability to participate in a similar offering. The following forward-looking table is the Company's present best reasonable estimate of the possible use of different increments of proceeds from the offering. Numerous uncertainties exist in estimating the amount and use of future proceeds. The accuracy of any estimate is a result of the quality of available market data, interpretation of the data, and business judgment. Actual results after the date of an estimate may indicate the need to revise the estimate. The quantity, quality, yield and category of available loans and other investments cannot be accurately predicted and changes with general economic conditions and interest rates. Accordingly, the actual use of proceeds set forth in the following table may be materially different from the actual use of proceeds. Time after date of this Prospectus ---------------------------------- Type Investment Three Months Six Months Nine Months One Year - --------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Case 11 Case 22 Case 1 Case 2 Case 1 Case 2 Case 1 Case 2 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Commercial loans and leases3 . . . . . $2,600,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $ 9,850,000 $ 9,350,000 $20,050,000 $16,050,000 $33,100,000 Securitization. . . . -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- General and Administrative Costs4 -0- -0- -0- 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 Offering expenses sales commissions 5%5 . . . . . . 150,000 275,000 250,000 525,000 500,000 1,075,000 850,000 1,750,000 other offering expense . . . . 138,000 138,000 -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- Uninvested proceeds . 112,000 87,000 50,000 75,000 100,000 325,000 50,000 100,000 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total Use of Proceeds . . $3,000,000 $5,500,000 $5,300,000 $10,500,000 $10,000,000 $21,500,000 $17,000,000 $35,000,000 ========== ========== ========== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== __________________________ 1 Worst case. 2 Most likely case. 3 This category includes commercial first and second mortgage loans ranging from $50,000 to $3,500,000 or more. See "Business of the Company- Primary Business." 4 The executive officers of the Company will devote substantial time to operations without compensation until the Company's cash flow is adequate to cover market level compensation and all other operating expenses. 5Assumes sale by broker-dealers which have not yet been identified. The Company presently has received preliminary expressions of interest to finance projects ranging from $500,000 to $5 million each. The Company anticipates, but is not assured, that the initial proceeds from the sale of Notes may be used to fund the commercial real estate investment opportunities which are tentatively available or other similar investments which do not require any state license. In such event, the yield will be below the Company's expected average rate of interest income but the credit will be high quality and the origination cost will be minimal. The Company forecasts a cost of funds in the range of 9.4% per annum, after offering and selling expenses, and net investment yield from its total portfolios of commercial loans after a reasonable reserve for losses, delinquencies and servicing costs, in the range of 15.75%. Thus, the positive spread on the Company's loan portfolio is forecasted to be approximately 6.35%, or $2,222,000 per year when the projected first year Note proceeds (before deductions for costs reflected above and on Page 2 of this offering document) of $35,000,000 are fully invested. After allowing for the time to market the Notes, receive and invest the proceeds, the Company's financial model assumes average invested proceeds for the first 12 months of $15,000,000 and net income before operating expenses of approximately $970,000. Because the Company's staffing needs are driven by the amount of Note proceeds received and funds available for investment, additional operations personnel will be hired at a rate to match receipt and investment of Note sales proceeds. However, the Company believes that salaries, general and administrative, and other operating costs for the first 12 months at the projected level of business should not exceed $600,000. The Company intends to maximize its interest and fee income to be earned on its loan portfolio by selling loans from its portfolio to unrelated third parties and by securitizing all or a portion of its portfolio. These transactions are intended to provide an additional source of liquidity for lending activities. YIELD ASSUMPTIONS Annual rates are expected to range from a low of 10% for high quality, low risk commercial real estate loans to 23% to 25% for substandard credit quality commercial and business loans. The average yield on commercial loans and leases is assumed to be 10% or more. Because the Company's initial primary business will be limited to commercial loans and leases, the positive spread on the Company's loan portfolio will be substantially lower than the spread expected when the projected first year note proceeds (before deductions for costs reflected above and on Page 2 of this offering document) of $35,000,000 is fully invested. Annual investment yield includes reserves for loan losses which have been calculated by examining the loan loss reserves and actual loss experience of companies with loan portfolios similar to the loans contemplated by the Company. Because management of the Company has limited experience with originating, servicing and managing a loan portfolio similar to the portfolio intended by the Company, management will continually monitor its loans for delinquencies and potential losses in order to establish proper reserves and predict actual losses. SOURCES OF INCOME The Company will derive income from four basic sources: (i) interest and other charges paid on its loans, (ii) loan origination fees, (iii) a limited amount of prepayment penalties, and (iv) securitization of loans. The Company does not anticipate significant income from prepayment of loans in its portfolio principally because of the fees payable upon prepayment. Thus, the Company expects the asset/liability maturity risk arising out of prepayments to be minimal even in periods of declining interest rates because of the substantial prepayment penalties. The Company anticipates that substantially all of its loans will be made at fixed rates. However, the Company's cost of funds will be sensitive to changes in long and short term interest rates. Therefore, a rise or fall in the general interest rate market will have the effect of increasing or decreasing the spread which the Company anticipates between the cost of funds on its short and medium term Notes and the interest earned on its loan portfolio. In order to minimize the interest rate risk, the Company intends to match, to the extent possible, maturities of its loan portfolio and maturities of the Notes. There will be no interest rate risk in connection with Notes which mature at the same time as the same dollar amount of portfolio loans because the obligation to pay interest and the offsetting interest income will terminate at the same time. Therefore, proceeds from newly issued Notes at current market interest rates may be used to fund new loans at comparable market interest rates. To the extent that the loan maturities are of significantly longer term than the Note maturities, the Company intends to manage the interest rate risk by selling whole loans in the secondary loan market or securitizing pools of loans for sale in the public or private capital markets and reinvesting the funds in loans with maturities that match maturities of the same dollar amount of Notes. If the Company is successful it its interest rate management strategy, interest rate risk will be substantially reduced or eliminated entirely. See "Business of the Company-Securitization of Loans." SOURCES OF CAPITAL AND LIQUIDITY The proceeds of the sale of the Notes is the primary source of funds to meet the Company's liquidity requirements. The proceeds of the Note sales will be used to fund general operating and lending activities. After receipt and investment of the Note proceeds, the Company's primary sources of liquidity will be payments on the loans and the secondary source will be the equity capital of the Company as of the date of this Prospectus. The Company intends to meet its obligations to repay the Notes as they mature with income generated from its lending activities, funds generated from repayment of outstanding loans, extensions of maturing Notes and new debt financing. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to sell the Notes at a rate that will permit growth and expansion at the expected levels or to satisfy future debt obligations. If all of the Notes are sold, the Company will have debt in the amount of $50,000,000 and only approximately One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) in equity which has been provided by the shareholders of the Company. Therefore, substantially all the risk of loss will be borne by the Noteholders because for every $1.00 at risk by the shareholders of the Company $50.00 is at risk by the Noteholders. The Company will continue to invest its $1,000,000 of presently available equity capital without regard to the amount of Notes sold. The proceeds from the sale of any amount of Notes will increase the Company's ability to make investments. Such additional investments will produce yields substantially in excess of the interest payable under the terms of the Notes and the maturities will be timed to coincide with maturities of the Notes. Therefore, the Company believes it will be able to timely pay interest and principal on any amount of Notes sold. MANAGEMENT"MANAGEMENT" EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS The number of directors is presently fixed at five. Each of the directors hold office for the current year and until their successors are elected and qualify. At each annual meeting of stockholders, directors will be elected by the holders of the Common Stock to succeed those directors whose terms are expiring. As the Company grows and its level of activity increases, additional independent directors, executives, management and support staff will be added. The new hires will come from a large available pool of people with experience in originating and servicing loans to the class of borrowers intended to be targeted by the Company. Because of recent and continuing consolidations in the banking industry, many executive and middle managers with extensive operational and lending experience are available. Until the Company reaches a size level sufficient to attract qualified independent directors and provide director liability insurance coverage, management of the Company will operate without outside oversight. The Company has adopted a policy not to enter into any transactions in which any of its security holders or affiliates have a direct or indirect pecuniary interest without approval of a majority of the disinterested directors unless the Company is provided an independent appraisal to establish the value of the transaction. "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions." The following table sets forth certain information with respect to each of the directors and executive officers: Name Age Position - ----------------- --- ---------------------------------------------------------- Gary N. Pelehaty. 44 President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Philip deMena . . 57 Director Thomas E. Juliano 25 Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director Todd Beck . . . . 35 Director All officers serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Gary N. Pelehaty has been an officer and director of the Company since August 1997 and for the last five years has been President & Chief Executive Officer, Chief Lending Officer and Compliance Officer of Peoples Savings Bank, Bordentown, New Jersey. Mr. Pelehaty's 25 years in the banking industry include Executive Vice President of Mercer Federal Savings Bank, Vice President and Director of Corporate Planning and Development for Penn Federal Savings Bank, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Old Borough Savings and Loan, and Senior Accountant and Auditor for Stephen P. Radics and Company, CPA. Mr. Pelehaty holds a Bachelor of Arts with a major in accounting from LaSalle University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philip deMena has been an officer and director of the Company since October 1997 and has served as Senior Vice President of Real Estate and Construction of HomeUSA, Inc. since May 1997. From 1995 until 1997, Mr. deMena was Senior Vice President of Development for Papa John's U.S.A., Inc., a publicly traded restaurant company. From 1994 to 1995, Mr. deMena served as Senior Vice President of Development for Kenny Rogers Roasters, Inc., a restaurant company. Form 1988 through 1993, Mr. deMena held various positions with Blockbusters, including Vice President - Real Estate and Construction. Prior to that, Mr. deMena held various real estate development positions with Kentucky Fried Chicken, a unit of Pepsico, Inc., Burger Chef System, Inc., and British Petroleum Oil Corporation. Thomas E. Juliano has been an officer and director of the Company since its organization, November 16, 1995 and is a graduate of Rider University with a Bachelor of Science in Business. Since his graduation from college in 1994, Thomas Juliano has been engaged in the real estate operations with his father, William T. Juliano. During 1995 he had management responsibility for all aspects connected with the development of a retail shopping center and since 1994 has had management responsibility for the day-to-day operation of two (2) hotels, one with 168 units and the other with 240 units. Todd Beck has been a director of the Company since October, 1997 and has been a practicing attorney since 1988. Mr. Beck's law practice has included banking, environmental and toxic tort matters as well as corporate governance and real estate transactions. Mr. Beck graduated from Cornnell Law School, Cum Laude in May 1988 and from the University of Pennsylvania, Summa Cum Laude. Mr. Beck is presently enrolled in the law school of Temple University pursuing a Masters of Laws in taxation. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION The Company was incorporated on November 16, 1995 and did not conduct any operations prior to that time. No person has received compensation from the Company since its incorporation and no compensation will be paid to the executive officers of the Company until the Company is profitable. LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS The Company's Certificate of Incorporation provides that directors will not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties, except for breaches of the duty of loyalty, acts or omissions not in good faith or involving intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, unlawful dividends or transactions involving an improper personal benefit. Moreover, if Delaware law were to change in the future to permit the further elimination or limitation the personal liability of directors, the liability of a director of the Company would be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, as so amended. The Company's Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Company shall, to the full extent permitted by the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time, indemnify all persons whom they may indemnify pursuant thereto, including advancement of expenses. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provision, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES"BENEFICIALOWNERSHIPOFSECURITIES" The following table sets forth certain information concerning the directors, executive officers and the beneficial owners of all classes of capital stock of five (5%) percent or more of the Common Stock of the Company, the only class of voting securities of the Company. NAME AND POSITION NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED PERCENTAGE OF CLASS - ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ -------------------- William T. Juliano . . . . . . . . . 1,000 Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares 100% 1235 Cherry Grove Road Earleville, Maryland 21919 Thomas E. Juliano. . . . . . . . . . 1,000 Common Shares 100% Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Director Christiana Executive Campus 220 Continental Drive, Suite 310 Newark, Delaware 19713-4313 TOTAL (All executive officers and . . 1,000 Common Shares 100% directors as a group (1 person)) (1) Under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, a person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of a security if such person has or shares the power to vote or direct the voting of such security or the power to dispose or direct the disposition of such security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any securities if that person has the right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Accordingly, more than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities. Unless otherwise indicated by footnote, the named individuals have sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned and sole investment power with respect to the shares of Preferred Stock beneficially owned. (2) Represents the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned as of August 1, 1997 by each named person or group, expressed as a percentage of all of the shares of such class outstanding as of such date. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS"CERTAINRELATIONSHIPSANDRELATEDTRANSACTIONS" The Company does not have any formal policy concerning the direct or indirect pecuniary interest of any of its officers, directors, security holders or affiliates in any investment to be acquired or disposed of by the Company or in any transaction to which the Company is a party or has an interest. However, the Company has adopted a policy not to enter into any such transactions unless approved by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, not including any interested director or supported by an independent appraisal. MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY"MARKETFORCOMMONEQUITY" There is currently no public trading market for shares of the Company's common stock, par value $.001 (the "Common Stock"). As of the date of this Prospectus, Thomas E. Juliano is the record and beneficial owner of all the outstanding shares of Common Stock. The Company has never declared a dividend on the Common Stock. MATERIAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES"MATERIALINCOMETAXCONSEQUENCES" GENERAL The discussion set forth below is based upon the opinion of Sonfield & Sonfield, special federal tax counsel for the Company ("Tax Counsel") with respect to the material income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Notes. This opinion does not purport to deal with all aspects of federal income taxation that may be relevant to holders of the Notes in light of their specific investment circumstances, nor to certain types of holders subject to special treatment under the federal income tax laws (for example, banks, life insurance companies and tax-exempt organizations). The opinion of Tax Counsel does not discuss the tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, foreign country or other jurisdiction. This opinion is based upon present provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the regulations promulgated thereunder, and judicial or ruling authority, all of which are subject to change, which change may be retroactive. This opinion of counsel, however, is not binding on the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS"), and no ruling on any of the issues discussed below will be sought from the IRS. This information is directed to prospective purchasers who purchase Notes in the initial distribution thereof, who are citizens or residents of the United States, including domestic corporations and partnerships, and who hold the Notes as "capital assets" within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code. Taxpayers and preparers of tax returns (including those filed by any partnership or other Company) should be aware that under applicable Treasury regulations a provider of advice on specific issues of law is not considered an income tax return preparer unless the advice is (i) given with respect to events that have occurred at the time the advice is rendered and is not given with respect to the consequences of contemplated actions, and (ii) is directly relevant to the determination of an entry on a tax return. Accordingly, taxpayers should consult their own tax advisors and tax return preparers regarding the preparation of any item on a tax return, even where the anticipated tax treatment has been discussed herein. PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS AS TO THE STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF THE PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF NOTES. The following discussion is based in part upon the rules governing original issue discount ("OID") that are set forth in Section 1271-1275 of the Code and in proposed Treasury regulations issued under the OID provisions of the Code (the "Proposed OID Regulations"). The Proposed OID Regulations are subject to change through the adoption of final regulations. CHARACTERIZATION AS DEBT Based on the terms of the Notes and the transactions relating to the loans as set forth herein, Tax Counsel is of the opinion that the Notes will be treated as debt for federal income tax purposes. There is, however, no specific authority with respect to the characterization for federal income tax purposes of securities having the same terms as the Notes. TREATMENT OF STATED INTEREST The stated interest on the Notes will be taxable to a Noteholder as ordinary income when received or accrued in accordance with such Noteholder's method of tax accounting. It is not anticipated that the Notes will be issued with OID. A holder who purchases a Note after the initial sale thereof at a discount that exceeds a statutorily defined de minimis amount will be subject to the "market discount" rules of the Code, and a holder who purchases a Note at a premium will be subject to the premium amortization rules of the Code. If any Notes were treated as being issued with OID, a Noteholder would be required to include OID in income as interest over the term of the Notes under a constant yield method. In general, OID must be included in income in advance of the receipt of cash representing that income. Thus, each cash distribution would be treated as an amount already included in income (to the extent OID has accrued as of the date of the interest distribution and is not allocated to prior distributions), or as a repayment of principal. This treatment would have no significant effect on Noteholders using the accrual method of accounting. Thus, if any Notes are treated as being issued with OID, cash method Noteholders may be required to report income with respect to the Notes in advance of the receipt of cash attributable to such income. Tax Counsel is of the opinion that the Notes will not be treated as being issued with OID. DISPOSITION OF NOTES If a Noteholder sells a Note, the holder will recognize gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the amount realized on the sale and the holder's adjusted tax basis in the Note. The adjusted tax basis of a Note to a particular Noteholder will equal the holder's cost for the Note, increased by any OID, market discount and gain previously included by such Noteholder in income with respect to the Note and decreased by the amount of Note premium (if any) previously amortized and by the amount of principal payments previously received by such Noteholder with respect to such Note. Subject to the market discount rules of the Code, any such gain or loss will be capital gain or loss if the Note was held as a capital asset. Capital losses generally may be used only to offset capital gains. INFORMATION REPORTING AND BACKUP WITHHOLDING The Company will be required to report annually to the IRS, and to each Noteholder of record, the amount of interest paid on the Notes (and the amount of interest withheld for federal income taxes, if any) for each calendar year, except as to exempt holders (generally, holders that are corporations, tax-exempt organizations, qualified pension and profit-sharing trusts, individual retirement accounts, or nonresident aliens who provide certification as to their status as nonresidents). Accordingly, each holder (other than exempt holders who are not subject to the reporting requirements) will be required to provide, under penalties of perjury, a certificate containing the holders name, address, correct federal taxpayer identification number and a statement that the holder is not subject to backup withholding. Should a nonexempt Noteholder fail to provide the required certification, the Company will be required to withhold 31 percent of the amount otherwise payable to the holder, and remit the withheld amount to the IRS as a credit against the holder's federal income tax liability. TAX CONSEQUENCES TO FOREIGN NOTEHOLDERS If interest paid (or accrued) to a Noteholder who is a nonresident alien, foreign corporation or other non-United States person (a "foreign person") is not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States by the foreign person, the interest generally will be considered "portfolio interest," and generally will not be subject to United States federal income tax and withholding tax, if the foreign person (i) is not actually or constructively a "10 percent shareholder" of the Company or a "controlled foreign corporation" with respect to which the Company is a "related person" within the meaning of the Code and (ii) provides an appropriate statement, signed under penalties of perjury, certifying that the beneficial owner of the Note is a foreign person and providing the foreign person's name and address. If the information provided in the statement changes, the foreign person must so inform the Company within 30 days of such change. The statement generally must be provided in the year a payment occurs or in either of the two preceding years. If such interest is not portfolio interest, then it will be subject to United States federal income and withholding tax at a rate of 31 percent, unless reduced or eliminated pursuant to an applicable tax treaty. Any capital gain realized on the sale, redemption, retirement or other taxable disposition of a Note by a foreign person will be exempt from United States federal income and withholding tax, provided that (i) the gain is not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States by the foreign person and (ii) in the case of an individual foreign person, the foreign person is not present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year. If the interest, gain or income on a Note held by a foreign person is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States by the foreign person (although exempt from the withholding tax previously discussed if the holder provides an appropriate statement), the holder generally will be subject to United States federal income tax on the interest, gain or income at regular federal income tax rates. In addition, if the foreign person is a foreign corporation, it may be subject to a branch profits tax equal to 30 percent of its "effectively connected earnings and profits" within the meaning of the Code for the taxable year, as adjusted for certain items, unless it qualifies for a lower rate under an applicable tax treaty. POSSIBLE ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES If, contrary to this opinion of Tax Counsel, the IRS successfully asserted that the Notes were not debt for federal income tax purposes, the Notes might be treated as equity interests in the Company. If so, the Company might be taxable as a corporation with the adverse consequences described above (and the taxable corporation would not be able to deduct interest on the Notes). Alternatively, and most likely in the view of Tax Counsel, the Company might be a publicly traded partnership that would not be taxable as a corporation because it would meet certain qualifying income tests. Nonetheless, treatment of the Notes as equity interests in such a partnership could have adverse tax consequences to certain holders, For example, income to certain tax exempt entities (including pension funds) would be "unrelated business taxable income", income to foreign holders generally might be subject to tax and withholding requirements, and individual holders might be subject to certain limitations on their ability to deduct their share of the Company expenses. CERTAIN STATE TAX CONSEQUENCES Because each state's income tax laws vary, it is impossible to predict the income tax consequences to the holders of Notes in all of the state taxing jurisdictions in which they are already subject to tax. Noteholders are urged to consult their own tax advisors with respect to state income and corporate franchise tax consequences arising out of the purchase, ownership and disposition of Notes. ERISA CONSIDERATIONS"ERISACONSIDERATIONS" Section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), and Section 4975 of the Code prohibit a pension, profit-sharing or other employee benefit plan, including an individual retirement accounts and certain types of Keogh Plans (each a "Benefit Plan") from engaging in certain transactions with persons that are "parties in interest" under ERISA or "disqualified persons" under the Code with respect to such Benefit Plan. A violation of these "prohibited transaction" rules may result in an excise tax or other penalties and liabilities under ERISA and the Code for such persons. Certain transactions involving the purchase of Notes might be deemed to constitute prohibited transactions under ERISA and the Code if assets of the Company were deemed to be assets of a Benefit Plan. Under a regulation issued by the United States Department of Labor (the "Plan Assets Regulation"), the assets of the Company would be treated as plan assets of a Benefit Plan for the purposes of ERISA and the Code only if the Benefit Plan acquires an "Equity Interest" in the Company and none of the exceptions contained in the Plan Assets Regulation is applicable. An equity interest is defined under the Plan Assets Regulation as an interest other than an instrument which is treated as indebtedness under applicable local law and which has no substantial equity features. Although there is little guidance on the subject, the Company believes that the Notes should be treated as indebtedness without substantial equity features for purposes of the Plan Assets Regulation. However, without regard to whether Notes are treated as equity interest for such purpose the acquisition or holding of Notes by or on behalf of a Benefit Plan could be considered to give rise to a prohibited transaction if the Company or any of its Affiliates is or becomes a party in interest or a disqualified person with respect to such Benefit Plan. In such case, certain exemptions from the prohibited transaction rules could be applicable depending on the type and circumstances of the plan fiduciary making the decision to acquire a Note. Included among these exemptions are: Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 90-1, regarding investments by insurance company pooled separate accounts; PTCE 91-38 regarding investments by bank collective investment funds; and PTCE 84-14, regarding transactions effected by "qualified professional asset managers. Employee benefit plans that are governmental plans (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) and certain church plans (as defined in Section 3(33) of ERISA) are not subject to ERISA requirements. A plan fiduciary considering the purchase of Notes should consult its tax and/or legal advisors regarding whether the assets of the Company would be considered plan assets, the possibility of exemptive relief from the prohibited transaction rules and other issues and their potential consequences. PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION"PLANOFDISTRIBUTION" It is presently anticipated that the Company will initially sell Notes only through its employees without engaging the services of a broker-dealer. The Company will make such sales in compliance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rule 3a4-1(a)(1),(2),(3) and (4) and either 3a4-1(a)(4)(i),(ii) or (iii). The Company intends to solicit purchasers of Notes by appropriate newspaper advertising in selected markets based upon population demographics that reflect a need for fixed income investments. Employees of the Company may not solicit orders for sale of Notes from residents of states which require state broker licensing for the sale of Notes. The Company will likely choose in the future to employ the services of one or more NASD member broker-dealers for purposes of offering the Notes. The broker-dealers will be selected by direct personal contact based upon their number of registered representatives and access to financial products comparable to the Notes offered by the Company. Management believes that it will fill a need for broker-dealers identified by its selection process because each have a few clients for whom the Notes are suitable investments and do not otherwise have the ability to participate in a similar primary offering. It has been estimated by management that, if the services of a broker-dealer are utilized to sell the Notes, the Company would pay to such broker-dealer a commission in the range of .5% to 6% of the selling price of Notes actually sold. It is also likely that, if the services of a broker-dealer are utilized, the Company would agree to reimburse such entity for its costs and expenses, up to a maximum of 1% of the selling price of Notes actually sold. In addition, the Company may agree to indemnify any broker or dealer utilized by the Company in connection with the offering of Notes against liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company reserves the right to reject any subscription hereunder, in whole or in part, for any reason. Subscriptions will be irrevocable upon receipt and acceptance by the Company. The Company expects that rejected subscriptions will be refunded within 48 hours after the Company has received the subscription, without deduction of any costs and without interest. Once a subscriber's subscription has been accepted by the Company, the applicable subscription funds will be promptly deposited for benefit of the Company. A Note will be sent to the subscriber as soon as practicable thereafter. No minimum number of Notes must be sold in the offering. A subscriber will not know at the time of subscription whether the Company will be successful in completing the sale of any or all of the Notes. The Company has the right to withdraw or cancel of this offering at anytime. In the event of such withdrawal or cancellation, subscriptions previously received will be irrevocable and no subscription funds will be refunded. VALIDITY OF THE NOTES"VALIDITYOFTHENOTES" The validity of the Notes being offered hereby have been passed upon for the Company by Sonfield & Sonfield, 770 South Post Oak Lane, Houston, Texas 77056-1913. EXPERTS"EXPERTS" The Financial Statements of First Nations Financial Services Company as of and for the period October 16, 1995 through October 8, 1996 included in this Prospectus, have been examined by Harper & Pearson Company, independent certified public accountants, as set forth in their report appearing herein and have been included in reliance upon such report and upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. F - 2 C O N T E N T S"INDEXTOBALANCESHEET" Page --------- AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: Independent auditors report . . . . . . . . . F - 2 Balance Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F - 3 Statement of Operations . . . . . . . . . . . F - 4 Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity. F - 5 Statement of Cash Flows . . . . . . . . . . . F - 6 Notes to Financial Statements . . . . . . . . F - 7-9 UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: Balance Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F - 10 Statements of Operations. . . . . . . . . . . F - 11 Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity F - 12 Statements of Cash Flows. . . . . . . . . . . F - 13 Notes to Financial Statements . . . . . . . . F - 14-16 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT To the Board of Directors First Nations Financial Services Company Mount Laurel, New Jersey We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of First Nations Financial Services Company (a development stage company) as of October 8, 1996, and the related statements of operations, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for the period October 16, 1995 (date of inception) through October 8, 1996. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of First Nations Financial Services Company at October 8, 1996, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. As more fully discussed in the notes to the financial statements, the Company has significant transactions with a shareholder and related interests. Houston, Texas October 18, 1996, except for Note F, as to which the date is February 14, 1997 F - 16 FIRST NATIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY) BALANCE SHEET OCTOBER 8, 1996 ASSETS ------ CURRENT ASSETS Cash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,001,930 ----------- TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,001,930 ----------- COMPUTER EQUIPMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,990 ----------- OTHER ASSETS Trademarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Organization costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107,923 ----------- 108,140 ----------- $1,112,060 =========== LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - --------------------------------------------------------- CURRENT LIABILITIES Note payable, shareholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 87,503 Interest payable, shareholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000 ----------- TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,503 ----------- COMMITMENT SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 6% Series A, cumulative, nonvoting, preferred shares, $.001 par value, 1,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding; liquidation preference of $1,000,000 1 Common stock, $.001 par value, 2,000 shares authorized, and 1,000 shares issued and outstanding . . . . . . . 1 Additional paid-in capital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,049,998 Deficit accumulated during the development stage. . . . (35,443) ----------- 1,014,557 ----------- $1,112,060 =========== See accompanying notes. FIRST NATIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY) STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS OCTOBER 16, 1995 (DATE OF INCEPTION) THROUGH OCTOBER 8, 1996 INTEREST INCOME, RELATED PARTY $ 70,000 ----------- EXPENSES Accounting fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Bank charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 Interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000 Legal fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469 Office supplies and expenses . . . . . . . . . 760 Postage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,828 Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Professional fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Rent, related party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,000 Telephone expense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Travel expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,077 ----------- 105,443 ----------- NET LOSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (35,443) =========== LOSS PER COMMON SHARE. . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (35.44) =========== SHARES USED IN COMPUTING LOSS PER COMMON SHARE 1,000 =========== See accompanying notes. FIRST NATIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY) STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY OCTOBER 16, 1995 (DATE OF INCEPTION) THROUGH OCTOBER 8, 1996 Additional Preferred Common Paid-In Retained Stock Stock Capital (Deficit) Total ---------- --------- ----------- ---------- ----------- Sale of Stock . $ 1 $ 1 $ 1,049,998 $ -0- $1,050,000 Net Loss. . . . -0- -0- -0- (35,443) (35,443) ---------- --------- ----------- ---------- ----------- Balance - October 8, 1996 $ 1 $ 1 $ 1,049,998 $ (35,443) $1,014,557 ========== ========= =========== ========== =========== See accompanying notes. FIRST NATIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY) STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS OCTOBER 16, 1995 (DATE OF INCEPTION) THROUGH OCTOBER 8, 1996 CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net loss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (35,443) ----------- Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities: Change in operating assets and liabilities: Interest payable, related party . . . . . 10,000 ----------- Total Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000 ----------- Net Cash Used by Operating Activities . . (25,443) ----------- CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Purchase of computer equipment. . . . . . . . . (1,990) Payments for organization costs . . . . . . . . (107,923) Payments for trademark. . . . . . . . . . . . . (217) Proceeds from issuance of stock . . . . . . . . 50,000 Sale of mortgage note receivable, related party 1,000,000 ----------- Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities 939,870 ----------- CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Note payable, shareholder . . . . . . . . . . . 87,503 ----------- Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities 87,503 ----------- NET INCREASE IN CASH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,001,930 CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD . . . . . . . . . . . -0- ----------- CASH AT END OF PERIOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,001,930 =========== NONCASH INVESTING ACTIVITY: Note receivable obtained from related party for paid-in capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000,000 =========== See accompanying notes. FIRST NATIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OCTOBER 8, 1996 NOTE A BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Nature of Operations - First Nations Financial Services Company (the Company) - --------------------- is a newly organized Delaware corporation with its principal executive offices located at Plaza Office Center, 560 Fellowship Road, Mount Laurel, New Jersey 08054. The Company's objective is to become a significant participant in the financial services industry. The Company believes that its growth will be sustained by its commitment to servicing a segment of the market which is not adequately serviced by commercial banks. The Company has only recently completed its initial capitalization and commenced operations. Because the Company has only limited equity capital with which to operate, there are no assurances that the Company will be successful unless the offer to sell a significant amount of the $50,000,000 in subordinated debt is successful. 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. Management estimates that the administrative costs to complete the offering (discussed in the previous paragraph) are approximately $30,000. This amount does not include any fees, commissions, or other costs associated with the sale of the subordinated debt. Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Management is of the opinion that the - -------------------------------------- carrying value of all financial instruments is substantially equal to fair - -- value at October 8, 1996. - -- Cash - At October 8, 1996, the Company had on deposit with a financial - ---- institution, cash totaling approximately $902,000 in excess of FDIC insurance - ---- limits. Computer Equipment - Computer equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation is - ------------------- calculated considering the estimated useful lives of the respective assets on - -- the straight-line method. Computer equipment is being depreciated over a three year period. No depreciation was recorded during the period ended October 8, 1996, as it would not be significant. Expenditures for additions are capitalized and expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to earnings as incurred. When properties are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost thereof and the applicable accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed from the respective accounts and the resulting gain or loss is reflected in earnings. Continued FIRST NATIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OCTOBER 8, 1996 NOTE A BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) Organization Costs - Organization costs include filing fees with the - ------------------- Securities and Exchange Commission ($17,241), the National Association of - --------- Securities Dealers, Inc. ($5,500), Blue Sky registration fees in several - ---- states ($14,671), legal ($55,027), accounting ($10,549) and other costs - ---- ($4,935) associated with the organization of the Company. - ---- Of these costs, approximately $71,000 will be charged against the proceeds, if any, of the subordinated debt discussed in Note E. Remaining capitalized costs will be amortized over a five year period. Income Taxes - For the period ended October 8, 1996, the Company incurred a - ------------- net operating loss amounting to $35,443. This net operating loss carryforward - -- will expire in the year 2011, if not previously utilized. No tax benefit for the loss carryforward has been reported in the financial statements. Accordingly, the tax benefit of approximately $12,000 resulting from the utilization of the loss carryforward has been offset by a valuation allowance of the same amount. Statement of Cash Flows - For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash - ------------------------ equivalents includes only cash on hand and in demand deposit accounts with a bank. Loss Per Common Share - Loss per common share is computed using the weighted - ----------------------- average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. NOTE B MORTGAGE NOTE RECEIVABLE, RELATED PARTY The 12% $1,000,000 mortgage note receivable assigned to the Company by Mr. William T. Juliano in exchange for 1,000 shares of preferred stock was receivable from Plaza Investment Corporation (Plaza), a New Jersey corporation and was payable to Mr. William T. Juliano. Mr. Juliano is an officer and stockholder of both the Company and Plaza. Mr. Juliano acquired the mortgage note during December 1992 in exchange for $1,000,000 cash advanced to the then unrelated company, Plaza. On October 8, 1996, the Company sold for $1,000,000 cash the $1,000,000 note receivable from Plaza Investment Corporation to Mr. Juliano. NOTE C NOTE PAYABLE, SHAREHOLDER Note payable, shareholder amounting to $87,503 plus accrued interest of $10,000 was fully paid on October 9, 1996. FIRST NATIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OCTOBER 8, 1996 NOTE D LEASE COMMITMENT, RELATED PARTY The Company presently leases, from a company owned by Mr. William T. Juliano, office space for its executive offices as well as furniture, fixtures and equipment at 560 Fellowship Road, Mount Laurel, New Jersey 08054. Effective October 1, 1996, the lease commitment was renegotiated for a period commencing on that date and expiring January 31, 1998 at a minimum annual rental of $60,000. This agreement is not the result of arm's length negotiation. The aggregate lease commitment for the remaining lease term is approximately $80,000. NOTE E SUBORDINATED DEBT The Company intends to offer for sale up to $50,000,000 in unsecured senior subordinated notes with varying interest rates on a best-efforts basis with maturities ranging from three months to ten years. The notes may be extended, at the option of the Company, for a term equal to the original term unless the holder requests repayment within seven days prior to the original maturity date. There is no minimum amount of the notes which must be sold. The Company will pay commissions of up to 6% of the principal amount of each note sold plus any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the offer and sale of the notes. The net proceeds from the sale of the notes will be utilized by the Company for its general corporate purposes. Corporate general purposes may include financing of future growth, origination or acquisition of a business loan portfolio, origination or acquisition of loans secured by equipment, such as automobiles, trucks, golf carts, boats and other vehicles; origination or acquisition of a portfolio of home equity loans as well as other finance related activities; and possible future acquisition of related businesses or assets. The precise amounts and timing of the application of such proceeds will depend upon many factors, including, but not limited to, the amount of any such proceeds, actual funding requirements and the availability of other sources of funding. Until such time as the proceeds are utilized, they may be invested in short and long-term investments, including treasury bills, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, securities issued by U.S. government agencies, money market funds and repurchase agreements, depending on the Company's cash flow requirements. The Company's investment policies permit significant flexibility as to the types of such investments that may be made by the Company. The Company may also maintain daily unsettled balances with certain broker-dealers. While the Company may from time to time consider potential acquisitions, the Company as of the date of this report had no commitments or agreements with respect to any material acquisitions. NOTE F SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Effective the 13th day of February, 1997 the Company canceled its lease with a company owned by Mr. William T. Juliano covering office space for its executive offices as well as furniture, fixtures and equipment at 560 Fellowship Road, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey 08054. Effective on the same date Mr. Juliano agreed to provide office space, furniture, fixtures and equipment for the Company's executive offices at 2150 North Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton, Florida 33431 for 12 months without cost to the Company. Effective the 12th day of February, 1997 the Company adopted October 8th as its fiscal year end for financial reporting purposes. FIRST NATIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY) BALANCE SHEET JUNE 30, 1997 ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash $ 30,653 Interest receivable, related parties 620 Notes receivable, related parties 852,413 --------------------------- TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 883,686 ---------- PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT Furniture, fixtures and equipment 21,122 Computer equipment 19,000 --------------------------- 40,122 ---------- OTHER ASSETS Trademarks 1,266 Organization costs 169,006 --------------------------- 170,272 ---------- $1,094,080 ========== LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES Note payable, shareholder $ 3,000 Note payable, other 1,000 Accounts payable 16,612 Accrued payroll taxes payable 935 --------------------------- TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 21,547 ---------- COMMITMENT SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 6% Series A, cumulative, nonvoting, preferred shares, $.001 par value, 1,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding; liquidation preference of $1,000,000 1 Common stock, $.001 par value, 2,000 shares authorized, and 1,000 shares issued and outstanding 1 Additional paid-in capital 1,125,928 Deficit accumulated during the development stage (53,397) --------------------------- 1,072,533 ---------- $1,094,080 ========== See accompanying notes. FIRST NATIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY) STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS OCTOBER 16, 1995 THROUGH JUNE 30, 1997 AND THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997 AND 1996 Inception to Three Months Nine Months June 30, Ended June 30, Ended June 30, ------------------------ ------------------------ 1997 1997 1996 1997 1996 --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ INTEREST INCOME, RELATED PARTIES. . . . $131,054 $ 27,416 $ 30,000 $ 61,054 $ 40,000 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- EXPENSES Accounting fees . . . 300 - - - - Advertising 2,886 2,886 - 2,886 - Bank charges 1,024 496 - 615 - Equipment rental. . . 1,331 1,331 - 1,331 - Insurance expense . . 1,956 1,756 - 1,956 - Interest expense. . . 10,000 - - - - Legal fees 469 - 282 - 282 License and fees. . . 2,863 866 - 2,863 - Misc. labor 260 260 - 260 - Office payroll expense 3,392 3,392 - 3,392 - Office supplies and expense 3,116 1,782 2,756 2,356 2,892 Payroll taxes - ER. . 375 375 - 375 - Postage 11,592 7,371 - 9,764 - Printing 14,239 14,003 - 14,003 - Professional fees . . 10,996 10,689 - 10,689 - Recruitment 1,197 1,197 - 1,197 - Rent, related party . 116,132 6,132 30,000 26,132 50,000 Telephone expense . . 1,000 891 39 943 39 Travel expense 1,323 101 - 246 - --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 184,451 53,528 33,077 79,008 53,213 --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ NET LOSS $(53,397) $(26,112) $ (3,077) $(17,954) $(13,213) ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= LOSS PER COMMON SHARE. . $ (53.40) $ (26.11) $ (3.08) $ (17.95) $ (13.21) ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= SHARES USED IN COMPUTING LOSS PER COMMON SHARE. 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= See accompanying notes. FIRST NATIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY) STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY OCTOBER 16, 1995 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 AND THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997 Additional Preferred Common Paid-In Retained Stock Stock Capital (Deficit) Total -------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------- SALE OF STOCK . . . . . $ 1 $ 1 $1,049,998 $ - $1,050,000 NET LOSS. . . . . . . . - - - (35,443) (35,443) -------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------- BALANCE - SEPTEMBER 30, 1996. . 1 1 1,049,998 (35,443) 1,014,557 CONTRIBUTION OF ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL . . . . . . . - - 75,930 - 75,930 NET LOSS. . . . . . . . - - - (17,954) (17,954) -------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------- BALANCE - JUNE 30, 1997 $ 1 $ 1 $1,125,928 $ (53,397) $1,072,533 ======== ========== ========== ============ =========== See accompanying notes. FIRST NATIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY) STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS OCTOBER 16, 1995 THROUGH JUNE 30, 1997 AND THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997 AND 1996 Inception to Nine Months June 30, Ended June 30, ------------------------ 1997 -------------------------------------------- CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net loss Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities: Change in operating assets and liabilities: Interest receivable, related party Accounts payable Accrued payroll taxes payable Interest payable, related party CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Purchase of furniture, fixtures and equipment Purchase of computer equipment Payments for organization costs Payments for trademark Sale of mortgage note receivable, related party Issuance of notes receivable, related parties CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from note payable, shareholder Proceeds from note payable, other Payment of note payable, shareholder Proceeds from issuance of stock Contribution of additional paid-in capital NET INCREASE IN CASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,653 CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD. . . . . . . . . . . - -------------------------------------------- CASH AT END OF PERIOD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 30,653 ============================================ NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES Note receivable obtained from related party for paid-in capital SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION Cash paid for interest 1997 1996 --------------------------------------- ----------- CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: $ (53,397) $ (17,954) $(13,213) ----------- ----------- --------- (620) (620) - 16,612 16,612 - 935 935 - - (10,000) - --------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- Total Adjustments 16,927 6,927 - ----------- ----------- --------- Net Cash Used by Operating Activities (36,470) (11,027) (13,213) ----------- ----------- --------- CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: (21,122) (21,122) - (19,000) (17,010) (1,990) (169,006) (61,083) (93,934) (1,266) (1,049) (217) 1,000,000 1,000,000 - (852,413) (852,413) - --------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- Net Cash Provided (Used) by Investing Activities (62,807) 47,323 (96,141) ----------- ----------- --------- CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: 90,503 3,000 60,608 1,000 1,000 - (87,503) (87,503) - 50,000 - 50,000 75,930 75,930 - --------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- Net Cash Provided (Used) by Financing Activities 129,930 (7,573) 110,608 ----------- ----------- --------- NET INCREASE IN CASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,723 1,254 CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD. . . . . . . . . . . 1,930 - --------------------------------------- ----------- CASH AT END OF PERIOD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 30,653 $ 1,254 ======================================= =========== NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES $ 1,000,000 $ - $1,000,000 ======================================= =========== =========== SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION $ 10,000 $ 10,000 $ - ======================================= =========== =========== See accountants' compilation report and accompanying notes. FIRST NATIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS JUNE 30, 1997 NOTE A BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Nature of Operations - First Nations Financial Services Company (the Company) - --------------------- is a Delaware corporation with its principal objective to become a significant participant in the financial services industry. The Company believes that its growth will be sustained by its commitment to servicing a segment of the market, which is not adequately serviced by commercial banks. The Company has only recently completed its initial capitalization and has not commenced significant operations. Because the Company has only limited equity capital with which to operate, there are no assurances that the Company will be successful unless the offer to sell a significant amount of the $50,000,000 in subordinated debt is successful. Basis of Presentation - The interim financial data is unaudited; however, in - ----------------------- the opinion of management, the interim data includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods. The financial statements included herein have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures included herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The organization and business of the Company, accounting policies followed by the Company and other information are contained in the notes to the Company's financial statements filed as part of the Company's Registration Statement Form SB-2. This report should be read in conjunction with such registration statement. 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. Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Management is of the opinion that the - -------------------------------------- carrying value of all financial instruments is substantially equal to fair - -- value at June 30, 1997. - -- Property and Equipment - Property and equipment are stated at cost. - ------------------------ Depreciation is calculated considering the estimated useful lives of the - ---------- respective assets on the straight-line method. Property and equipment will be - ----- depreciated over a three to five year period. No depreciation was recorded during the periods, as it would be immaterial. Expenditures for additions are capitalized and expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to earnings as incurred. When properties are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost thereof and the applicable accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed from the respective accounts and the resulting gain or loss is reflected in earnings. Organization Costs - Organization costs include filing fees with the - ------------------- Securities and Exchange Commission ($17,991), the National Association of - --------- Securities Dealers, Inc. ($5,750), Blue Sky registration fees in several - ---- states ($15,475), legal ($94,102), accounting ($23,508) and other costs - ---- ($12,180) associated with the organization of the Company. - ---- Of these costs, approximately $106,000 will be charged against the proceeds, if any, of the subordinated debt discussed in Note E. Remaining capitalized costs will be amortized over a five year period. Income Taxes - Since inception, the Company has incurred net operating losses - ------------- amounting to $53,397. This net operating loss carryforward will expire in the year 2011, if not previously utilized. No tax benefit for the loss carryforward has been reported in the financial statements. Accordingly, the tax benefit of approximately $18,000 resulting from the utilization of the loss carryforward has been offset by a valuation allowance of the same amount. Statement of Cash Flows - For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash, and cash - ----------------------- equivalents includes only cash on hand and in demand deposit accounts with a bank. Loss Per Common Share - Loss per common share is computed using the weighted - ----------------------- average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. NOTE B MORTGAGE NOTE RECEIVABLE, RELATED PARTY The 12% $1,000,000 mortgage note receivable assigned to the Company by Mr. William T. Juliano in exchange for 1,000 shares of preferred stock was receivable from Plaza Investment Corporation (Plaza), a New Jersey corporation and was payable to Mr. William T. Juliano. Mr. Juliano is an officer and stockholder of both the Company and Plaza. Mr. Juliano acquired the mortgage note during December 1992 in exchange for $1,000,000 cash advanced to the then unrelated company, Plaza. On October 8, 1996, the Company sold, for $1,000,000 cash, the $1,000,000 note receivable from Plaza Investment Corporation to Mr. Juliano. NOTE C NOTE PAYABLE, SHAREHOLDER Note payable, shareholder amounting to $87,503 plus accrued interest of $10,000 was fully paid on October 9, 1996. During 1997, an additional $3,000 was loaned to the Company. NOTE D LEASE COMMITMENT, RELATED PARTY The Company formerly leased, from a company owned by Mr. William T. Juliano, office space for its executive offices as well as furniture, fixtures and equipment at 560 Fellowship Road, Mount Laurel, New Jersey 08054. Effective October 1, 1996, the lease commitment was renegotiated for a period commencing on that date and expiring January 31, 1998 at a minimum annual rental of $60,000. This agreement was not the result of arm's length negotiation. Prior to its cancellation, the aggregate lease commitment for the remaining lease term was approximately $65,000. During 1997, this lease was cancelled with the understanding that Mr. Juliano would provide substitute space, and furniture, fixtures and equipment for the Company without cost to the Company until cash flow from operations covers these costs. NOTE E SUBORDINATED DEBT The Company intends to offer for sale up to $50,000,000 in unsecured senior subordinated notes with varying interest rates on a best-efforts basis with maturities ranging from three months to ten years. The notes may be extended, at the option of the Company, for a term equal to the original term unless the holder requests repayment within seven days prior to the original maturity date. There is no minimum amount of the notes that must be sold. The Company may pay commissions of up to an approximate amount of 6% of the principal amount of each note sold plus any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the offer and sale of the notes up to 1% of the principal amount of each note sold. The Company will utilize the net proceeds from the sale of the notes for its general corporate purposes. Corporate general purposes may include financing of future growth, origination or acquisition of a business loan portfolio, origination or acquisition of loans secured by equipment, such as automobiles, trucks, golf carts, boats and other vehicles; origination or acquisition of a portfolio of home equity loans as well as other finance related activities; and possible future acquisition of related businesses or assets. The precise amounts and timing of the application of such proceeds will depend upon many factors, including, but not limited to, the amount of any such proceeds, actual funding requirements and the availability of other sources of funding. Until such time as the proceeds are utilized, they may be invested in short and long-term investments, including treasury bills, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, securities issued by U.S. government agencies, money market funds and repurchase agreements, depending on the Company's cash flow requirements. The Company's investment policies permit significant flexibility as to the types of such investments that may be made by the Company. The Company may also maintain daily unsettled balances with certain broker-dealers. While the Company may from time to time consider potential acquisitions, the Company as of the date of this report had no commitments or agreements with respect to any material acquisitions. NOTE F NOTES RECEIVABLE, RELATED PARTIES The Company entered into demand notes receivable amounting to $852,413 with entities related to Mr. Juliano. These notes bear interest at 12.5% per annum. NO PERSON IS AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION NOT CONTAINED OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS PROSPECTUS, AND IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE MADE IN CONNECTION HEREWITH SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THIS PROSPECTUS OR IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY SINCE THE DATE HEREOF. THIS PROSPECTUS, EVEN WHEN ACCOMPANIED BY AN APPROPRIATE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT, DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR SOLICITATION OF ANY OFFER TO BUY THE NOTES BY ANYONE IN ANY JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS NOT AUTHORIZED, OR IN WHICH THE PERSON MAKING SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION OF ANY OFFER TO BUY THE NOTES IS NOT QUALIFIED TO DO SO, OR TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH AN OFFER OR SOLICITATION. __________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE ---- AVAILABLE INFORMATION SUMMARY OF THE OFFERING HIGHLIGHTS OF TERMS OF NOTES RISK FACTORS USE OF PROCEEDS DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES AND THE INDENTURE BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY MANAGEMENT'S PLAN OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY MATERIAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES ERISA CONSIDERATIONS PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION VALIDITY OF THE NOTES EXPERTS INDEX TO BALANCE SHEET . . . . . . F - $50,000,000 FIRST NATIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY SENIOR SUBORDINATED, FIXED RATE TERM NOTES PROSPECTUS OCTOBER ___, 1997 PART II. INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS ITEM 24. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. The Company is incorporated under Delaware Law. Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware provides that: (a) A corporation may indemnify any person, including officers and directors, who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. (b) A corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation under the same conditions, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. Article FIVE of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant provides, in effect, that subject to certain limited circumstances, the Company will indemnify its officers and directors to the extent permitted by Delaware Law. The Company is not insured for liabilities it may incur pursuant to Article FIVE of its Certificate of Incorporation relating to the indemnification of officers and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates. ITEM 25. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION. The following table sets forth the estimated expenses in connection with the offering described in this Registration Statement: Securities and Exchange Commission Filing Fee . . . . . . . . $ 17,241 National Association of Securities Dealer's, Inc. Filing Fee. $ 5,500 Legal Fees and Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 95,000 Accounting Fees and Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20,000 Printing and Engraving Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 15,000 Blue Sky Fees and Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 15,000 Fees and expenses of Trustee (including counsel fees) . . . . $ 15,000 Miscellaneous expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 27,000 -------- Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $209,741 ======== ITEM 26. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES. On or about February 5, 1996 the Company issued 1,000 shares of Common Stock to Thomas E. Juliano for the cash consideration of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000). On or about the 5th day of February, 1996 the Company issued 1,000 shares of its Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock to William T. Juliano in exchange for a mortgage note payable to the order of William T. Juliano in the unpaid principal amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000). On the 8th day of November, 1996 Mr. Juliano purchased the mortgage note from the Company for the cash consideration of $1,000,000 plus interest accrued to the date of purchase. Exemption from registration for the issuances described above was claimed pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in reliance upon the fact that such sales did not involve a public offering. Therefore, such securities are subject to certain transfer restrictions. ITEM 27. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. (A) EXHIBITS: 3.1 - Certificate of Incorporation.** 3.2 - By-Laws.** 4.1 - Trust Indenture between the Registrant and the Indenture Trustee.** 4.2 - Form of Notes (included as part of Exhibit 4.1).** 5.1 - Opinion of Sonfield & Sonfield with respect to legality of the Notes. 8.1 - Opinion of Sonfield & Sonfield with respect to tax matters (included as part of Exhibit 5.1). 10.1 - Indemnification Agreement between the Company and William T. Juliano.** 10.2 - Indemnification Agreement between the Company and Thomas E. Juliano.** 10.3 - Lease Agreement covering office space.** 10.4 - Amendment to Lease Agreement covering office space.** 23.1 - Consent of Sonfield & Sonfield (included as part of Exhibit 5.1). 23.2 - Consent of Harper & Pearson Company. 25.1 - Statement of Eligibility of Trustee.** _____________________________ ** Previously filed (B) AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF AND FOR THE PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 8, 1996: Independent auditor's report. Balance Sheet Statement of Operations Statement of Changes Shareholders' Equity Statement of Cash Flows Notes to Financial Statements Financial Statements as of and for the period ended June 30, 1997. ITEM 28. UNDERTAKINGS. (a) The undersigned registrant will: (1) File, during any period in which it offers or sells securities, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to: (i) Include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; (ii) Reflect in the prospectus any facts or events which, individually or together, represent a fundamental change in the information 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) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and (iii) Include any additional or changed material information on the plan of distribution. (2) For determining liability under the Securities Act, treat each post-effective amendment 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. (3) File a post-effective amendment to remove from registration any of the securities that remain at the end of the offering. (e) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions described under Item 24 above, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the small business issuer of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the small business issuer in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the small business issuer will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. (f) The undersigned registrant will: (1) For determining any liability under the Securities Act, treat the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act as part of this registration statement as of the time the Commission declared it effective. (2) or determining any liability under the Securities Act, treat each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus as a new registration statement for the securities offered in the registration statement, and that offering of the securities at that time as the initial bona fide offering of those securities. SIGNATURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THE REGISTRANT CERTIFIES THAT IT HAS REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE THAT IT MEETS ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING ON FORM SB-2 AND AUTHORIZED THIS POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED, THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED, IN THE CITY OF NEWARK, STATE OF DELAWARE, ON OCTOBER 21, 1997. FIRST NATIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY By: /s/Gary N. Pelehaty ----------------------- Gary N. Pelehaty, President Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. Signature Title Date - --------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------- /s/ Gary N. Pelehaty. Director, President & Principal - --------------------- Gary N. Pelehaty. . . Executive Officer October 21, 1997 /s/ Philip deMena . . Director - --------------------- Philip deMena October 21, 1997 /s/ Thomas E. Juliano Director, Treasurer, Principal Financial - --------------------- Thomas E. Juliano . . Officer and Principal Accounting Officer October 21, 1997 /s/ Todd Beck . . . . Director October 21, 1997 - --------------------- Todd Beck EXHIBITS 3.1 - Certificate of Incorporation.** 3.2 - By-Laws.** 4.1 - Trust Indenture between the Registrant and the Indenture Trustee.** 4.2 - Form of Notes (included as part of Exhibit 4.1).** 5.1 - Opinion of Sonfield & Sonfield with respect to legality of the Notes. 8.1 - Opinion of Sonfield & Sonfield with respect to tax matters (included as part of Exhibit 5.1). 10.1 - Indemnification Agreement between the Company and William T. Juliano.** 10.2 - Indemnification Agreement between the Company and Thomas E. Juliano.** 10.3 - Lease Agreement covering office space.** 10.4 - Amendment to Lease Agreement covering office space.** 23.1 - Consent of Sonfield & Sonfield (included as part of Exhibit 5.1). 23.2 - Consent of Harper & Pearson Company. 25.1 - Statement of Eligibility of Trustee.** _____________________________ ** Previously filed EXHIBIT 5.1 OPINION OF SONFIELD & SONFIELD S O N F I E L D & S O N F I E L D A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION LEON SONFIELD (1865-1934). . . . . . . ATTORNEYS AT LAW NEW YORK GEORGE M. SONFIELD (1899-1967) LOS ANGELES ROBERT L. SONFIELD (1893-1972) WASHINGTON, D.C. ____________________ . . . . . . . . . 770 SOUTH POST OAK LANE HOUSTON, TEXAS 77056 FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, JR. (1914-1988) CABLE: SONFIELD TELECOPIER (713) 877-1547 ROBERT L. SONFIELD, JR.. . . . . . . . ____ MANAGING DIRECTOR. . . . . . . . . . . TELEPHONE (713) 877-8333 SONFIELD & SONFIELD Board of Directors First Nations Financial Services Company October 27, 1997 Page 2 October 27, 1997 Board of Directors First Nations Financial Services Company Christiana Executive Campus Newark, Delaware 19713-4314 Dear Gentlemen: In our capacity as counsel for First Nations Financial Services Company (the "Company"), we have participated in the corporate proceedings relative to the authorization and issuance by the Company of a maximum of $50,000,000 Senior Subordinated, Fixed Rate Term Notes (the "Notes") all as set out and described in the Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-1612) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Registration Statement"). We have also participated in the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement including the federal income tax information set out therein under the caption "Material Income Tax Consequences" and elsewhere in the Prospectus constituting a part of the Registration Statement. Based upon the foregoing and upon our examination of originals (or copies certified to our satisfaction) of such corporate records of the Company and other documents as we have deemed necessary as a basis for the opinions hereinafter expressed, and assuming the accuracy and completeness of all information supplied us by the Company, having regard for the legal considerations which we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that: (1) The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware; (2) The Company has taken all requisite corporate action and all action required by the laws of the State of Delaware with respect to the authorization, issuance and sale of Notes to be issued pursuant to the Registration Statement; (3) The maximum of $50,000,000 of Notes, when issued and distributed pursuant to the Registration Statement, will be validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and binding obligations of the Company; (4) Based upon the current provisions of Federal income tax laws and regulations, and on current authoritative interpretations thereof, we believe the discussion in the Registration Statement under the caption "Material Income Tax Consequences" of the Federal income tax laws relevant to the prospective investors, although necessarily general, considers each material Federal income tax issue of significance to noteholders and the result which, more likely than not, would obtain under the laws and regulations in effect as of the date hereof. We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the references to our firm in the Registration Statement. Yours very truly, /s/Sonfield & Sonfield - ------------------------ SONFIELD & SONFIELD EXHIBIT 23.2 CONSENT OF HARPER & PEARSON COMPANY CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS We consent to the inclusion in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to this Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-1612) of our audit report dated October 18, 1996, except for Note F, as to which the date is February 14, 1997 included herein and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus and the Registration Statement on Form SB-2. /s/Harper & Pearson Company Houston, Texas October 21, 1997