UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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DATIGEN.COM, INC.
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DATIGEN.COM, INC.
207 Piaget Avenue
Clifton, New Jersey 07011
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
A special meeting of the stockholders of Datigen.com, Inc. ("Datigen") will be
held on August 22, 2005, at 10:00 a.m., at the offices of Datigen, located at
207 Piaget Avenue, Clifton, New Jersey 07011, for the following purposes:
1. To act on a proposal to change Datigen's state of incorporation from
Utah to Nevada by the merger of Datigen with and into its
wholly-owned subsidiary, Smart Energy Solutions, Inc., a Nevada
corporation ("Smart Energy").
2. To authorize a change in the name of Datigen to Smart Energy.
3. To authorize an increase in authorized common stock from 50,000,000
shares to 500,000,000 shares.
4. To authorize a class of 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock.
5. To eliminate the personal liability of the directors for breaches of
fiduciary duties.
6. To provide for the mandatory indemnification by the company of the
directors.
7. To change the number of directors of the company.
8. To change the purpose of the company.
9. To increase the number of shares required to call a vote of the
shareholders.
10. To transact such other business as may properly be brought before a
special meeting of the stockholders of Datigen or any adjournment
thereof.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on July 28, 2005 are
entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting or any adjournments thereof.
Your attention is called to the Proxy Statement on the following pages. Please
review it carefully. We hope you will attend the meeting. If you do not plan to
attend, please sign, date and mail the enclosed proxy in the enclosed envelope,
which requires no postage if mailed in the United States.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Edward Braniff Chief Financial Officer
July 29, 2005
STOCKHOLDERS WHO DO NOT EXPECT TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL MEETING IN PERSON ARE URGED
TO DATE, SIGN AND PROMPTLY RETURN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD IN THE ENVELOPE
PROVIDED WHICH REQUIRES NO POSTAGE.
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PROXY STATEMENT
GENERAL
Solicitation of Proxies. This Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy card
are being mailed to holders of shares of common stock, no par value (the "Common
Stock"), of Datigen.com, Inc., a Utah corporation ("Datigen"), commencing on or
about July 29, 2005, in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board
of Directors of Datigen (the "Board") for use at the special meeting of the
stockholders of Datigen (the "Meeting") to be held at the offices of Datigen,
located at 207 Piaget Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07011 on August 22, 2005 at 10:00 A.M.
Vote Required for Approval. The holders of a majority of the shares of Common
Stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting, present in
person or represented by proxy, will constitute a quorum at the Meeting. Under
Section 16-10-725 of the Utah Law, any stockholder who abstains from voting on
any particular matter described herein will be counted for purposes of
determining a quorum. A majority of the shares of Common Stock outstanding and
entitled to vote at the Meeting is required to approve each proposal. Any shares
not voted at the Special Meeting, whether due to abstentions or broker
non-votes, will have the same effect as a vote against each proposal.
Voting Your Proxy. Proxies in the form enclosed are solicited by the Board for
use at the Meeting. Each such share is entitled to one vote on each matter
submitted to a vote at the Meeting. All properly executed proxies received prior
to or at the Meeting will be voted. If a proxy specifies how it is to be voted,
it will be so voted. If no specification is made, it will be voted (1) for the
change of Datigen's state of incorporation from Utah to Nevada, (2) to authorize
a change in the name of Datigen to Smart Energy, (3) to authorize an increase in
authorized common stock from 50,000,000 shares to 500,000,000 shares, (4) to
authorize a class of 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, (5) to eliminate the
personal liability of the directors for breaches of fiduciary duties, (6) to
provide for the mandatory indemnification by the company of the directors, (7)
to change the number of directors of the company, (8) to change the purpose of
the company and (9) to increase the number of shares required to call a vote of
the shareholders.. The proxy may be revoked by a properly executed writing of
the stockholder delivered to Datigen's President before the Meeting or by the
stockholders at the Meeting before it is voted, by submitting a later-dated
proxy or by attending the special meeting and voting your shares in person.
Record Date. The Board fixed the close of business on July 28 2005 as the record
date for determining the stockholders of Datigen entitled to notice of and to
vote at the Meeting.
Outstanding Shares. On the record date, there were 46,112,855 shares of Common
Stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Said amount does not include the
10,421,750 shares which Datigen is obligated to issue to Aharon Y. Levinas in
connection with the acquisition of the assets from Purisys described below,
which will be issued subsequent to the Meeting if the shareholders authorize an
increase in the number of shares.
Cost of Solicitation. We will bear the costs of soliciting proxies. In addition
to the use of the mails, certain directors or officers of our company may
solicit proxies by telephone, facsimile or personal contact. Upon request, we
will reimburse brokers, dealers, banks and trustees, or their nominees, for
reasonable expenses incurred by them in forwarding proxy material to beneficial
owners of shares of Common Stock.
Dissenter's Right. Stockholders are entitled to dissenter's rights as to the
proposal to change Datigen's state of incorporation from Utah to Nevada.
PROPOSAL NO. 1
APPROVAL OF REINCORPORATION OF THE COMPANY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The following questions and answers are intended to respond to frequently asked
questions concerning the reincorporation of Datigen in Nevada
("Reincorporation"). These questions do not, and are not intended to, address
all the questions that may be important to you. You should carefully read the
entire Proxy Statement, as well as its appendices and the documents incorporated
by reference in this Proxy Statement.
Q: Why is Datigen reincorporating in Nevada?
A: We believe that the Reincorporation in Nevada will give us more flexibility
and simplicity in various corporate transactions. Nevada has adopted a General
Corporation Law that includes by statute many concepts created by judicial
rulings in other jurisdictions and provides additional rights in connection with
the issuance and redemption of stock. Nevada has developed a flexible body of
corporate law that is responsive to the needs of modern business. Nevada has
taken affirmative steps to encourage corporations to establish themselves in the
state of Nevada, including reduced filing fees and corporate taxes, expedited
filing procedures and flexible policies. The Board believes that the advantages
offered by the corporate laws of Nevada will make Datigen a more manageable
corporation for accomplishing its business activities.
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Q: What are the principal features of the Reincorporation?
A: The Reincorporation will be accomplished by a merger of Datigen with and into
our wholly owned subsidiary, Smart Energy Solutions, Inc. ("Smart Energy"). One
new share of Smart Energy common stock will be issued for each share of our
Common Stock held by our stockholders on the record date for the
Reincorporation. The shares of Datigen will cease to trade on the
Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board market. The shares of Smart Energy will begin
trading in their place beginning on or about the effective date of the
Reincorporation under a new CUSIP number and a new trading symbol which has not
yet been assigned. Options and warrants to purchase Common Stock of Datigen will
also be exchanged or exchangeable for similar securities issued by Smart Energy
without adjustment as to the number of shares issuable or the exercise price.
Q: How will the Reincorporation affect my ownership of Datigen?
A: After the effective date of the Reincorporation and the exchange of your
stock certificates, you will own the same number of shares and the same class as
you held immediately before the Reincorporation.
Q: How will the Reincorporation affect the owners, officers, directors and
employees of Datigen?
A: Our officers, directors and employees will become the officers, directors and
employees of Smart Energy after the effective date of the Reincorporation.
Q: How will the Reincorporation affect the business of Datigen?
A: Datigen is engaged in manufacturing, distributing, and selling its line of
product known as the Battery Brain (the "Battery Brain"). If the Reincorporation
is approved by the shareholders, Datigen (Utah) will cease to exist on the
effective date of the Reincorporation; following the merger, the assets and
liabilities of Smart Energy will consist solely of the assets and liabilities of
Datigen, and Smart Energy will be engaged in the business activities in which
Datigen is currently engaged. Smart Energy has no assets or liabilities and no
previous operating history.- it has been formed for the sole purpose of changing
the domicile of Datigen. If the Reincorporation is not approved, Datigen will
continue its business as it is currently being conducted.
Q: How do I exchange certificates of Datigen for certificates of Smart Energy?
A: If the Reincorporation is approved by the stockholders, promptly after the
effective date of the Reincorporation, you should receive a letter of
transmittal and instructions for use in surrendering certificates representing
your shares. Upon the surrender of each certificate formerly representing Common
Stock, together with a properly completed letter of transmittal, such stock
certificate shall be cancelled; upon such cancellation, each shareholder
participating in the exchange will receive shares of Smart Energy common stock
in exchange for their shares of common stock of Datigen. We will issue new share
certificates representing the shares in Smart Energy. Until so surrendered and
exchanged, each Datigen stock certificate shall represent solely the right to
receive shares in Smart Energy. Smart Energy has no prior operating history,
and, therefore, no prior trading market; however, we expect that the Smart
Energy common shares will be able to trade on the OTCBB at or about the
effective date of the Reincorporation.
Q: What happens if I do not surrender my certificates of Datigen?
A: You are not required to surrender certificates representing shares of Datigen
to receive shares of Smart Energy. All shares of Datigen outstanding after the
effective date of the Reincorporation continue to be valid. Until you receive
shares of Smart Energy you are entitled to receive notice of or vote at
stockholder meetings or receive dividends or other distributions on the shares
of Datigen. However, if the Reincorporation is approved by the shareholders, the
merger certificate will be filed and Datigen the Utah corporation will cease to
exist. In such event, Datigen will cease to trade on the OTCBB and there will be
no trading market for the Datigen stock certificates.
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Even if you do not surrender your Datigen certificates, you still have appraisal
rights if you do not vote for the Reincorporation provided you follow properly
your dissenter and appraisal rights as described below under "Dissenters'
Rights".
Q: What if I have lost Datigen certificates?
A: If you have lost your Datigen certificates, you should contact our transfer
agent as soon as possible to have a new certificate issued. You may be required
to post a bond or other security to reimburse us for any damages or costs if the
certificate is later delivered for conversion. Our transfer agent may be reached
at:
Manhattan Transfer Registrar Company
P.O. Box 756
Miller Place, NY 11764
Telephone: (631) 585-7341
Facsimile: (631) 580-7766
Q: Can I require Datigen to purchase my stock?
A: Yes. Under the Utah Revised Business Corporation Act, you are entitled to
appraisal and purchase of your stock as a result of the Reincorporation if you
dissent to the Reincorporation.
Q: Who will pay the costs of Reincorporation?
A: Datigen will pay all of the costs of Reincorporation in Nevada, including
distributing this Proxy Statement. We may also pay brokerage firms and other
custodians for their reasonable expenses for forwarding information materials to
the beneficial owners of our Common Stock. We do not anticipate contracting for
other services in connection with the Reincorporation. Each stockholder must pay
the costs of exchanging their certificates for new certificates.
Q: Will I have to pay taxes on the new certificates?
A: We believe that the Reincorporation is not a taxable event and that you will
be entitled to the same basis in the shares of Smart Energy that you had in our
Common Stock. No gain or loss will be recognized to the holders of capital stock
of Datigen upon receipt of Smart Energy stock pursuant to the reincorporation,
and no gain or loss will be recognized by the company. Datigen has not obtained
a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service or an opinion of legal or tax counsel
with respect to the consequences of the reincorporation.
EVERYONE'S TAX SITUATION IS DIFFERENT AND YOU SHOULD CONSULT WITH YOUR PERSONAL
TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE TAX EFFECT OF THE REINCORPORATION.
Q: What effect does the Reincorporation have on the price volatility and
liquidity of the shares of Datigen?
A: We cannot predict what effect the Reincorporation will have on our market
price prevailing from time to time or the liquidity of our shares.
Q: What happens if the shareholders vote for the Reincorporation but do not vote
to approve the proposed changes to the Articles and Bylaws of Datigen?
A: If the shareholders vote for the merger but do not vote to approve the change
in the name of the company, the increase in the authorized share capital, the
authorization of the preferred shares or any of the other proposed changes to
the Articles and Bylaws, then Datigen will become a Nevada corporation with the
Articles and Bylaws which are currently in effect.
Q: What happens if the shareholders do not vote for the Reincorporation but
approve the proposed changes to the Articles and Bylaws of Datigen?
A: If the shareholders do not vote to reincorporate the company in Nevada but
desire to maintain the existence of the company in Utah, the Board will file the
applicable amendments to the Articles of Datigen in Utah to approve the specific
change(s) approved by the shareholders. For example, if the shareholders vote to
change the name of Datigen to "Smart Energy Solutions, Inc.", then an amendment
will be filed to the Articles of Datigen in Utah to change the name of the
company to such name.
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BACKGROUND
Datigen was formed in 1999 as an Utah corporation. Until November, 2004, Datigen
had been involved in various activities, including the development and marketing
of various internet and internet related products and services, investment in
trust deed notes secured by real property, and providing of concrete cutting and
finishing services to persons seeking to comply with certain provisions of the
American Disability Act of 1991 that require the removal of "trips hazards" from
public sidewalks and ramps.
As discussed below, in November, 2004, a majority of Datigen's common stock was
purchased by Amir Uziel and six other non-affiliated individuals, and Datigen's
then directors and officers resigned and were replaced by Mr. Uziel. Since then,
Datigen has ceased operating in the businesses that it had been operating in
prior to such change in control. On March 23, 2005, Datigen purchased the assets
related to a product known as the Battery Brain, including the patent and all
other rights to the Battery Brain (the "Battery Brain Assets"), for the purpose
of engaging in the manufacturing, distribution, and sale of the Battery Brain.
As further described below, the Battery Brain is a device that is attached to a
motor vehicle battery for the purpose of protecting the vehicle from battery
failure and theft.
Datigen's Business Prior to November, 2004
Prior to November, 2004, Datigen had been involved in a number of different
activities, which included the development of internet and internet related
products and services and investments in trust deed notes secured by real
property. Its principal business, though, was the provision of concrete cutting
and finishing services to persons seeking to comply with certain provisions of
the American Disability Act of 1991 that require the removal of "trips hazards"
from public sidewalks and ramps.
On January 2, 2002, the Company paid $200,000 in cash and issued 175,000 shares
of restricted common stock to trusts owned by M. Ballard Gardner and his wife
Lola Gardner of Orem, Utah, in exchange for substantially all the assets Mr.
Gardner owned in the business of trip hazard removal and concrete cutting.
Datigen did not acquire any of Mr. Gardner's receivables or assume any of his
pre-existing liabilities. There was no relationship or affiliation between
Datigen and Mr. Gardner prior to the transaction. As a result of the
transaction, 175,000 shares of Datigen's common stock, representing 20.59
percent of the outstanding shares, were issued to Mr. Gardner.
The assets acquired consisted primarily of equipment and supplies used in the
trip hazard removal business, ongoing customer accounts, and methods of
operation. The excess purchase price over equipment and supplies was allocated
to goodwill. Datigen intended to pursue the business of trip hazard removal in
Utah, and use Utah as a base to expand operations to other metropolitan areas
through company and independent operator-owned businesses through its franchise
program. Datigen developed this business under the service name "Precision
Concrete Cutting." By December 31, 2003, Datigen had seven franchise operations.
Until the spin-off of the concrete cutting business on November 9, 2004, Datigen
had 8 franchise operations.
Datigen offered trip hazard removal services to public and private entities. The
American Disability Act of 1991 ("ADA") requires removal of trip hazards from
all public sidewalks and ramps. The ADA applies to all federal, state, county
and municipal facilities. A trip hazard is defined in the Act as any vertical
change over one-quarter inch at any joint or crack in sidewalks and ramps.
Private property owners also have a need for trip hazard removal to mitigate
potential liability for personal injury resulting from obvious trip hazards on
their property.
Datigen marketed a concrete cutting and finishing service to municipalities,
apartment owners, churches, hospitals, educational institutions, etc. The
cutting system used was developed by M. Ballard Gardner, and uses a hand-held
saw to cut through the concrete at the point of the hazard to angle off the
vertical edge, and a grinder is then applied to finish the newly cut surface of
the concrete. Mr. Gardner developed the cutting system in 1991, and had been
successfully using it to service state, county, and municipal facilities, as
well as private entities in Utah. The primary selling points of Datigen's system
were that it:
o required less time to remove the trip-hazard;
o left a uniform finish on the concrete surface that has been cut;
o was a long term solution to the trip-hazard problem; and
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o was a cost effective solution, particularly for governmental entities that
operate on tight budgets.
Other methods of trip hazard removal include the use of grinders, concrete
planers, and scablers to grind down the vertical edge, or require removal and
replacement of the affected area of the sidewalk or ramp. However, only grinding
down the vertical edge leaves a rough unfinished surface, and is potentially
damaging to the underlying concrete, thus creating a more expensive maintenance
problem. Datigen's cutting system allowed Datigen to finish the surface and
substantially reduces the risk of damage to the concrete as it places less
stress on the concrete slab than grinding. Removing and replacing the affected
area is a long-term solution, but it is more costly and time consuming.
Consequently, Datigen did not believe that there was any other method of trip
hazard removal that offered the full range of benefits offered by our cutting
system.
Marketing the Trip Hazard Removal Services
Datigen offered its services under the service name "Precision Concrete
Cutting." Datigen made personal service calls on prospective clients as well as
meeting them at tradeshows. Prospective clients included federal, state, county,
and municipal facilities, including school districts and universities. Datigen
was successful in bidding on government contracts because its cutting system is
a low cost, long-term solution for government entities. Datigen also marketed
its services to churches and private businesses.
Each trip hazard removal project was bid separately on the basis of the number,
size, and complexity of the hazards to be removed. The average cost of removing
a one-quarter inch trip hazard on a standard sidewalk is approximately $48, and
usually requires approximately one-half hour of labor to complete.
Datigen had a trademark for the name "Precision Concrete Cutting," which was
accepted on the supplemental register.
Franchising
Datigen's objective prior to November, 2004, was to refine its method of
operation and system for marketing the franchise opportunity. Datigen believed
franchises are popular among persons who desire to own and operate their own
business, because it provides to them the equipment and a system for starting a
business without the time and expense of identifying and developing a business
concept. During 2003, Datigen successfully sold two franchises in the following
areas: Seattle, Washington and San Francisco, California. Total franchises in
operation at December 31, 2003 were seven. As of November 9, 2004, total
franchises in operation were eight.
Our franchise offering included:
o the equipment necessary for the trip hazard removal business, except for
the vehicle the franchisee will need to transport equipment from job to
job;
o marketing information and materials, including a system for estimating and
bidding trip hazard removal projects, as well as a piece work accounting
system;
o a minimum of two weeks of initial training on how to operate the system;
and
o ongoing support and training.
During 2004 our standard franchise fee was $95,000. We charged a continuing
monthly royalty of four percent of gross sales, excluding taxes, once the
franchise reaches gross sales equal to the franchise fee. The franchise is for
an initial term of 10 years and has specific territorial rights. The franchise
agreement provided us with the right to terminate a franchisee for a variety of
reasons, including insolvency or bankruptcy, failure to operate according to
certain standards, understatement of gross sales, failure to pay fees, or
material misrepresentation on an application for a franchise.
Competition in the Trip Hazard Removal Industry
In Utah, Datigen competed in providing the trip hazard removal services with
other independently owned businesses that provide concrete grinding and
replacement. There were a significant number of these businesses, particularly
in the Salt Lake City and surrounding metropolitan areas, fragmenting the
competitive market. Some of these businesses may have had greater financial,
operational, and managerial resources than us. Datigen competed with these other
businesses for trip hazard removal business on the basis of cost and service.
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There were a substantial number of established regional, national, and
international franchise companies that offered a wide variety of business
opportunities to persons seeking to own and operate their own businesses.
Virtually all of these companies had well known and successful franchise
systems, that made these companies and their franchise opportunities
substantially more attractive to many prospective franchisees than that of
Datigen. Datigen intended to compete on the basis of cost and the profile of the
business owner sought. Datigen's franchise opportunity had substantially lower
cost of getting started than many franchises, because its trip hazard removal
business can be operated from home with a pick-up truck and trailer so there is
no need to make substantial capital expenditures to establish a business
location and operation. Datigen's franchised business is fairly simple to
operate, so Datigen targeted prospective franchisees that are not interested in
businesses that require substantial management experience or capability to
operate successfully.
Government Regulation of Trip Hazard Removal Services
The business of removing trip hazards is not subject to any meaningful
government regulation. Datigen's franchise sales program was subject to Federal
Trade Commission ("FTC") regulations and various state laws regulating the offer
and sale of franchises. The FTC and various state laws required Datigen to
furnish to prospective franchisees a franchise offering circular containing
prescribed information. Fifteen states required registration of a franchise
offering circular or a filing with state authorities. Substantive state laws
that regulated the franchisor-franchisee relationship existed in a substantial
number of states, and bills had been introduced in Congress from time to time,
which provided for federal regulation of the franchisor-franchisee relationship
in certain respects. The state laws often limited the duration and scope of
non-competition provisions and the ability of a franchisor to terminate or
refuse to renew a franchise, and may have required us to escrow franchise fees
until we provided all equipment, materials, and service offered to Datigen's
franchisees to start their business. In 2004, Datigen was registered to offer
and sell franchises in two of the 15 states requiring registration, and
completed an offering circular that complies with FTC regulations.
Disposition of Assets
On or about November 8, 2004, Datigen conveyed all of its assets relating to the
concerte cutting business and transferred all of its liabilities to a Precision
Concrete Cutting, Inc., a Utah corporation ("PCC"). PCC was an affiliated
corporation owned by all of the then shareholders of Datigen. The conveyed
assets included Datigen's checking and savings accounts, accounts receivables,
equipment, goodwill, intellectual property, and all other assets of Datigen. PCC
assumed all the liabilities of Datigen as of said date. The consideration for
such conveyance was the issuance of 601,190 shares of the common stock of PCC to
Datigen. These restricted shares were then distributed to the shareholders of
Datigen as of November 19, 2004.
PCC agreed to indemnity Datigen and its affiliates from any liabilities and
expenses which may arise in connection with the ownership or operation of any of
the assets or business of PCC, including without limitation any obligations
arising from any liability of PCC assumed from Datigen or related to the former
business of Datigen.
Datigen's Business Since November, 2004
In November, 2004, a majority of Datigen's common stock was purchased by Amir
Uziel and six other non-affiliated individuals, and Datigen's then directors and
officers resigned and were replaced by Mr. Uziel. Subsequent to such change in
control, Datigen ceased all of its business operations. On March 23, 2005,
Datigen entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "Asset Purchase
Agreement") with Purisys, Inc., a New Jersey corporation ("Purisys"), and Aharon
Y. Levinas, the sole shareholder of Purisys. Pursuant to the Asset Purchase
Agreement, Datigen purchased all the intellectual property relating to the
Battery Brain product and the goodwill associated therewith and certain of the
equipment relating to the product. The audited financial statements of Purisys
as well as pro forma financial statements reflecting the acquisition of the
Battery Brain are attached hereto as Appendix A. You are encouraged to review
our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on December 17, 2004, March 1, 2005, March 28, 2005, and June 30,
2005, which discuss more thoroughly the terms of the acquisition of the Battery
Brain. These reports are available through EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Principal Products and their Markets
Datigen's principal product is the Battery Brain. The Battery Brain is a device
that is attached to a motor vehicle battery for the purpose of protecting the
vehicle from battery failure and theft. It is a small, box-shaped device, whose
size and weight is comparable to that of a cellular phone. It attaches to the
battery of a motor vehicle and performs two principal functions for the motor
vehicle: prevention of battery failure and protection from theft. If the Battery
Brain is attached to a car battery, and the car's operator leaves the lights on
while the car is turned off, the Battery Brain will prevent the battery from
failing, so that the car can be started again without having to recharge such
battery. It works by preventing a battery from becoming drained below the level
necessary for it to function. The Battery Brain is able to detect when the
battery has reached such point and, upon such detection, it automatically
disconnects the power from the battery so that the battery will not be drained
any further. In addition, the Battery Brain protects the vehicle from being
stolen by stopping the battery from powering the engine while the car is turned
off, thereby preventing a potential thief from "hot wiring" the engine, a
procedure commonly used by thieves to turn on the vehicle's engine without an
engine key. The Battery Brain can be used on all types of motor vehicles, from
passenger cars to light trucks to heavy trucks, buses, tractors, RVs,
motorcycles, boats, handicap vehicles or any other motor vehicles that rely on
batteries.
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Datigen intends to market the Battery Brain throughout the United States, China,
Israel, and other countries. Datigen will not dependent upon a small number of
customers, as we intend to market the Battery Brain to all users of motor
vehicles.
Distribution Methods of the Products
The Company is expanding engineering, manufacturing and warehouse capabilities,
building a global distribution network, developing processes procedures and
controls for contracting, inventory management and distribution agreements.
Datigen has entered into agreements for the manufacture and distribution of the
Battery Brain in the State of Israel and is negotiating agreements with
manufacturers and distributors in the State of China.
Competition
Datigen expects to have a competitive advantage over competitors having products
which the market might consider to be similar to the Battery Brain. We feel that
the Battery Brain is differentiated from similar products offered by such
competitors in a various important ways. The Battery Brain is the only product
of its kind that will protect vehicles from battery failure due to the operation
of any electrical accessory, including headlights, radios, trunk lights,
interior lights, door lights, or due to unknown shorts in the electrical system.
Similar products offered by competitors protect vehicles from battery failure
due only to the operation of the headlights. The Battery Brain is also easier to
install than other competitive products. Further, In order to reset the load
(the energy source), most other competitive products require the operator of the
vehicle to lift the hood, locate the device, and press a reset knob located on
the device. The Battery Brain can be operated via a remote control.
Sources and Availability of Raw Materials; Names of Principal Suppliers
Datigen is not dependent upon a small number of suppliers for the raw materials
used in the production of the Battery Brain as it expects to have alternative
sources available and not to encounter any difficulties in obtaining such raw
materials.
Intellectual Property
Datigen is the sole owner of the patent on the Battery Brain. Such patent does
not expire until July 23, 2022.
Employees
Datigen currently has two full time employees. In addition, Datigen has retained
five consultants.
Properties
Datigen currently leases office and warehouse space at 207 Piaget Avenue,
Clifton, NJ 07011 pursuant to a twelve-month lease having a monthly lease rate
of $3,000. Prior to November, 2004, Datigen used office space of approximately
250 square feet, provided by Joseph F. Ollivier, an officer and director, at
3191 North Canyon Road, Provo, Utah 84604. Datigen also leased on a
month-to-month basis a commercial office and warehouse space located in Lindon,
Utah at a monthly rental rate of $1,000.
Legal Proceedings
To date, Datigen is not involved in any pending litigation, nor is Datigen aware
of any pending or contemplated proceedings against it. Datigen knows of no legal
proceedings pending or threatened, or judgments entered against any of its
directors or officers in their capacity as such.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operation
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Forward-Looking Statements
This Proxy Statement contains forward-looking information. Forward-looking
information includes statements relating to future actions, future performance,
costs and expenses, interest rates, outcome of contingencies, financial
condition, results of operations, liquidity, business strategies, cost savings,
objectives of management, and other such matters of Datigen. The Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for
forward-looking information to encourage companies to provide prospective
information about themselves without fear of litigation so long as that
information is identified as forward-looking and is accompanied by meaningful
cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those projected in the information.
Forward-looking information may be included in Proxy Statement or may be
incorporated by reference from other documents filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission by Datigen. You can find many of these statements by looking
for words including, for example, "believes," "expects," "anticipates,"
"estimates" or similar expressions in this Proxy Statement or in documents
incorporated by reference in this Proxy Statement. Datigen undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether
as a result of new information or future events.
Datigen has based the forward-looking statements relating to Datigen's
operations on management's current expectations, estimates and projections about
Datigen and the industry in which it operates. These statements are not
guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and
assumptions that we cannot predict. In particular, we have based many of these
forward-looking statements on assumptions about future events that may prove to
be inaccurate. Accordingly, Datigen's actual results may differ materially from
those contemplated by these forward-looking statements. Any differences could
result from a variety of factors, including, but not limited to the following:
o Datigen's ability to manufacture, market, and price the Battery Brain
product;
o Datigen's ability to hire and maintain the personnel necessary to run the
operations of Datigen;
o the level of consumer spending for Datigen's product;
o the success of Datigen's marketing and promotion programs in obtaining
market acceptance for its product;
o market conditions affecting the prices of Datigen's product; and
o responsiveness of both the trade and consumers to Datigen's new product
and marketing and promotion programs.
Plan of Operation
As of March 31, 2005, Datigen had minimal business operations, revenues, or
assets. Over the next twelve months, we intend to engage in the manufacture,
distribution and sale of the Battery Brain. The Company is expanding
engineering, manufacturing and warehouse capabilities, building a global
distribution network, developing processes procedures and controls for
contracting, inventory management and distribution agreements.
Results of Operation
For the three months ended March 31, 2005, Datigen had minimal business
operations. The Battery Brain Assets purchased from Purisys on March 23 produced
minimal revenues in the last week of March. Datigen had $2,222 in sales of
Battery Brain for the last week of March.
Datigen's operating expenses consist primarily of consulting costs. Datigen used
consulting resources to help develop strategy, screen and recruit key
executives, fill interim management positions and complete the acquisitions of
the Purisys assets. Datigen's operating expenses for the three months ended
March 31, 2005 were $399,281 as compared with $66,528 for the three months ended
March 31, 2004. Such increase in operating expenses was primarily attributable
to the transformation of the business from an inactive shell to an operating
business. The new expenses include consulting fees of $374,680 which were paid
to help Datigen begin sales of the Battery Brain product.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
Datigen does not have any off balance sheet arrangements.
Liquidity and Capital
Datigen intends to finance its operations by proceeds received from a private
placement of shares of common stock for $0.15 per share and an ongoing private
placement of units for $0.20 per unit, each unit consisting of one share of
common stock, one Class A warrant giving the holder the right to purchase 1share
of stock at $0.45, which is exercisable for 1 year from the date of issuance,
and one Class B warrant giving the holder the right to purchase 1 share of stock
for $0.75, which is exercisable for 3 years. As of June 27, 2005, Datigen has
received in cash an aggregate of $1,272,031.90 as consideration for the sale of
5,740,000 units and an additional 866,666 shares. Datigen believes that the
proceeds received from the private placements will be sufficient to satisfy
Datigen's cash requirements for the next twelve (12) months.
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REASONS FOR THE REINCORPORATION
We believe that Reincorporation in Nevada will give Datigen a greater measure of
flexibility and simplicity in corporate governance than is available under Utah
law. The State of Nevada is recognized for adopting comprehensive modern and
flexible corporate laws which are periodically revised to respond to the
changing legal and business needs of corporations. For this reason, many major
corporations have initially incorporated in Nevada or have changed their
corporate domiciles to Nevada in a manner similar to that proposed by Datigen.
Consequently, the Nevada judiciary has become particularly familiar with
corporate law matters and a substantial body of court decisions has developed
construing Nevada Law. Nevada corporate law, accordingly, has been and is likely
to continue to be, interpreted in many significant judicial decisions, a fact
which may provide greater clarity and predictability with respect to Datigen's
corporate legal affairs. For these reasons, the Board believes that Datigen's
business and affairs can be conducted more advantageously if Datigen is able to
operate under Nevada Law.
PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF THE REINCORPORATION
The Reincorporation will be effected by the merger of Datigen with and into
Smart Energy pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger (the "Plan of Merger").
Smart Energy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Datigen, incorporated under the
Nevada Revised Statutes (the "Nevada Law") for the sole purpose of effectuating
the Reincorporation. Smart Energy has no operations and no assets or
liabilities. If the Plan of Merger is approved, all the assets and liabilities
of Datigen will become the assets and liabilities of Smart Energy. The
Reincorporation will become effective upon the filing of the requisite merger
documents in Nevada and Utah, which filings will occur upon approval of
Datigen's stockholders to the Reincorporation, or as soon as practicable
thereafter (the "Effective Date"). This summary does not include all of the
provisions of the Plan of Merger, a copy of which is attached hereto as Appendix
B.
On the Effective Date of the Reincorporation, (i) any fractional shares of Smart
Energy common stock that a holder of shares of Datigen Common Stock would
otherwise be entitled to receive upon exchange of his Datigen Common Stock will
be canceled with the holder thereof being entitled to receive one whole share of
Smart Energy common stock, and (ii) each outstanding share of Datigen Common
Stock held by Datigen shall be retired and canceled and shall resume the status
of authorized and unissued Smart Energy common stock.
The Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of Smart Energy are significantly
different from the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of Datigen.
Accordingly, an affirmative vote for the Plan of Merger does not necessarily
represent a vote for the adoption by the shareholders of the Articles and Bylaws
of Smart Energy. Since the adoption of the Articles and Bylaws of Smart Energy
are separate actions distinct from the vote on the Plan of Merger, each of these
differences between the Articles and By-Laws of Datigen from the Articles and
Bylaws of Smart Energy are presented as separate proposals to be voted on at the
Special Meeting. The vote for the Reincorporation is separate from the vote for
the amendments to the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws. Because of the
differences between the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of Datigen and the
laws of the State of Utah which govern Datigen, and the Articles of
Incorporation and By-Laws of Smart Energy and the laws of the State of Nevada
which govern Smart Energy, your rights as stockholders will be affected by the
Reincorporation. See the information under "Significant Changes in Datigen's
Charter and By-Laws" and "Comparative Rights of Stockholders under Utah and
Nevada Law" for a summary of the differences between the Articles of
Incorporation and By-Laws of Datigen and the laws of the State of Utah and the
Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of Smart Energy and the laws of the State
of Nevada.
The new board of directors will consist of those persons presently serving on
the board of directors of Datigen. The individuals who will serve as executive
officers of Smart Energy are those who currently serve as executive officers of
Datigen. Such persons and their respective terms of office are set forth below
under the caption "Reincorporation in Nevada - Officers and Directors."
Datigen's business operations will continue at the offices located at 207 Piaget
Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07011.
ABANDONMENT
Pursuant to the terms of the Plan of Merger, the merger may be abandoned by the
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boards of directors of Datigen and Smart Energy at any time prior to the
Effective Date. In addition, the Board of Datigen may amend the Plan of Merger
at any time prior to the Effective Date provided that any amendment made may
not, without approval by the stockholders of Datigen, alter or change the amount
or kind of Smart Energy common stock to be received in exchange for or on
conversion of all or any of Datigen Common Stock, alter or change any term of
the Articles of Incorporation of Smart Energy (the "Smart Energy Articles") or
alter or change any of the terms and conditions of the Plan of Merger if such
alteration or change would adversely affect the holders of Datigen Common Stock.
The Board has made no determination as to any circumstances which may prompt a
decision to abandon the Reincorporation. Approval by stockholders of the
Reincorporation will constitute approval of the Plan of Merger, but not
necessarily the adoption of the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of
Smart Energy. Each of the differences between the Articles of Datigen and Smart
Energy and those of the Bylaws of Datigen and Smart Energy must be affirmatively
adopted by the shareholders at the Special Meeting.
CORPORATE NAME
Immediately following the merger, Smart Energy will be the surviving corporation
and its name will remain unchanged.
MATERIAL TAX CONSEQUENCES FOR STOCKHOLDERS
The following description of federal income tax consequences is based on the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and applicable Treasury
regulations promulgated thereunder. This summary does not address the tax
treatment of special classes of stockholders, such as banks, insurance
companies, tax-exempt entities and foreign persons. Stockholders desiring to
know their individual federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences should
consult their own tax advisors.
The Reincorporation is intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization under
Section 368(a)(1)(F) or 368(a)(1)(A) of the Code. Assuming such tax treatment,
no taxable income, gain, or loss will be recognized by Datigen or the
stockholders as a result of the exchange of shares of Datigen Common Stock for
shares of Smart Energy common stock upon consummation of the transaction. The
Reincorporation and change of each share of Datigen's Common Stock into one
share of Smart Energy common stock will be a tax-free transaction, and the
holding period and tax basis of Common Stock will be carried over to the Smart
Energy common stock received in exchange therefor.
Because of the complexity of the capital gains and loss provisions of the Code
and because of the uniqueness of each individual's capital gain or loss
situation, stockholders contemplating exercising statutory appraisal rights
should consult their own tax advisor regarding the federal income tax
consequences of exercising such rights. State, local or foreign income tax
consequences to stockholders may vary from the federal income tax consequences
described above. STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISOR AS TO
THE CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF THE REINCORPORATION UNDER ALL APPLICABLE TAX LAWS.
ACCOUNTING TREATMENT OF THE REINCORPORATION
For U.S. accounting purposes, the Reincorporation of our company from a Utah
corporation to a Nevada corporation represents a transaction between entities
under common control. Assets and liabilities transferred between entities under
common control are accounted for at historical cost, in accordance with the
guidance for transactions between entities under common control in Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, Business Combinations. The historical
comparative figures of Datigen will be those of Smart Energy.
PRICE VOLATILITY
We cannot predict what effect the Reincorporation will have on our market price
prevailing from time to time or the liquidity of our shares.
APPRAISAL RIGHTS
Stockholders are entitled to dissenter's rights of appraisal as to the
Reincorporation if they dissent thereto. See "Dissenters' Rights."
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN DATIGEN'S CHARTER AND BY-LAWS TO BE IMPLEMENTED IF THE
SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE THE CHANGES TO THE ARTICLES AND BY-LAWS
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Datigen was incorporated under the laws of the State of Utah and Smart Energy
was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada. Upon the
Reincorporation, the stockholders of Datigen will become stockholders of Smart
Energy. Their rights as stockholders will be governed by Title 7, Chapter 78 of
the Nevada Law.
If the shareholders approve the changes described in this proxy regarding the
Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of Smart Energy, the Articles of
Incorporation and By-Laws of Datigen will no longer be applicable. There are
significant differences between some of the provisions of the Articles and
By-laws of Datigen as compared to some of the provisions of the Articles and
Bylaws of Smart Energy. The other proposals to be voted upon at the Special
Meeting relate to these differences and are further explained in the other
proposals contained in this Proxy.
COMPARATIVE RIGHTS OF STOCKHOLDERS UNDER UTAH AND NEVADA LAW
The Nevada General Corporation Law (the "Nevada Code") differs from the Utah
Revised Business Corporation Act (the "Utah Code") in certain respects. It is
impractical to describe all such differences, but the following is a summary
description of the more significant differences. This summary description is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the Nevada Code and the Utah Code.
ELECTION AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS
In both Nevada and Utah, a director will hold office until the next annual
meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified,
and a director may be removed during his or her term with or without cause.
However, under the Nevada Code, such removal must be approved by the vote of not
less than two thirds of the voting power of the corporation at a meeting called
for that purpose; whereas under the Utah Code, such removal must be approved by
a majority vote of the stockholders. Moreover, vacancies on the board of
directors may be filled under the Nevada Code by the directors; whereas under
the Utah Code, such vacancies may be filled by either the stockholders or the
directors.
INSPECTION OF BOOKS AND RECORDS
In both Nevada and Utah, certain stockholders have the right to inspect certain
books and records of the Corporation. In Nevada, such a right is available to
any stockholder of record of a corporation for at least six months immediately
preceding the demand, or any person holding at least 5% of all of its
outstanding shares. In Utah, such a right is available to any stockholder (and
such stockholder's agent or attorney) who provides the company with a written
demand at least five business days before the date the stockholder wishes to
make an inspection. Under the Nevada Code, the books and records that may be
inspected are the company's stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its
other books and records. Under the Utah Code, the books and records that may be
inspected are (i) the articles of incorporation, bylaws, minutes of stockholders
meetings for the previous three years, written communications to stockholders
for the previous three years, names and business addresses of the officers and
directors, the most recent annual report delivered to the State of Utah, and
financial statements for the previous three years, and (ii) if the stockholder
is acting in good faith and directly connected to a proper purpose, excerpts
from the records of the board of directors and stockholders (including minutes
of meetings, written consents and waivers of notices), accounting records and
stockholder lists. Under both the Utah and Nevada Codes, the inspection is to
take place during normal business hours and copies of the inspected documents
may be made by the stockholder.
TRANSACTIONS WITH OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Both Nevada and Utah regulate transactions between a corporation and any of its
directors or officers in which such director or officer is financially
interested.
Under Nevada law, such transactions are not automatically void or voidable if
(i) the fact of the common directorship, office or financial interest is known
to the board of directors or committee, and the board or committee authorizes,
approves or ratifies the contract or transactions in good faith by a vote
sufficient for the purpose, without counting the vote or votes of the common or
interested director or directors, or (ii) the contract or transaction, in good
faith, is ratified or approved by the holders of a majority of the voting power,
or (iii) the fact of common directorship, office or financial interest known to
the director or officer at the time of the transactions is brought before the
board of directors for actions, or (iv) the contract or transaction is fair to
the corporation at the time it is authorized or approved. Common or interested
directors may be counted to determine presence of a quorum and if the votes of
the common or interested directors are not counted at the meeting, then a
majority of directors may authorize, approve or ratify a contract or
transactions.
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Under Utah law provides that every director who, directly or indirectly, is
party to, has beneficial interest in or is closely linked to a proposed
corporate transaction that is financially significant to the director is liable
to account to the corporation for any profit made as a consequence of the
corporation entering into such transaction, unless such person (a) disclosed his
or her interest at the meeting of directors where the proposed transaction was
considered and thereafter the transaction was approved by a majority of the
disinterested directors; (b) disclosed his or her interest prior to a meeting or
written consent of stockholders and thereafter the transaction was approved by a
majority of the disinterested shares; or (c) can show that the transaction was
fair and reasonable to the corporation.
LIMITATION ON LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS; INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Nevada law permits corporations to indemnify its directors, officers, and other
agents to a greater extent than Utah law.
Under Utah law, a corporation may indemnify a director, officer, or other agent
only if such person acted in good faith and reasonably believed his or her
conduct to be in the corporation's best interests, and, in the case of a
criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was
unlawful.
Utah law also permits a corporation to indemnify its directors, officers,
employees and other agents in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of
the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that
the person is such an agent of the corporation, against expenses actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the proceeding. Utah law
prohibits the indemnification of an agent in connection with a proceeding by or
in the right of the corporation in which the director, officer, employee or
agent was adjudged liable to the corporation, or in connection with any other
proceeding in which the agent is adjudged liable on the basis that the agent
derived an improper personal benefit.
NEVADA. Nevada law provides for discretionary indemnification made by the
corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that
indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the
circumstances. The determination must be made either: (i) by the stockholders;
(ii) by the board of directors by majority vote of a quorum consisting of
directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding; (iii) if a
majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the
actions, suit or proceeding so orders, by independent legal counsel in a written
opinion; or (iv) If a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the
action, suit or proceeding cannot be obtained, by independent legal counsel in a
written opinion. The Articles of Incorporation, the bylaws or an agreement made
by the corporation may provide that the expenses of officers and directors
incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding must be
paid by the corporation as they are incurred and in advance of the final
disposition of the actions, suit or proceeding, upon receipt of an undertaking
by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay the amount if it is
ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that he is not
entitled to be indemnified by the corporation. The provisions do not affect any
right to advancement of expenses to which corporate personnel other than
directors or officers may be entitled under any contract or otherwise by law.
The indemnification and advancement of expenses authorized in or ordered by a
court pursuant to Nevada law does not exclude any other rights to which a person
seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under the
Articles of Incorporation or any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or
disinterested directors or otherwise, for either an action in his or her
official capacity or an action in another capacity while holding office, except
that indemnification, unless ordered by a court or for the advancement of
expenses, may not be made to or on behalf of any director or officer if his or
her acts or omissions involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing
violation of the law and were material to the cause of action. In addition,
indemnification continues for a person who has ceased to be a director, officer,
employee or agent and inures to the benefit of the heirs, executors and
administrators of such a person.
UTAH. Utah law permits a corporation, if so provided in its articles of
incorporation, its bylaws or in a stockholder resolution, to eliminate or limit
the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for
monetary damages due to any actions taken or any failure to take actions as a
director, except liability for: (a) improper financial benefits received by a
director; (b) intentional inflictions of harm on the corporation or its
stockholders; (c) payment of dividends to stockholders making the corporation
insolvent; and (d) intentional violations of criminal law.
Under Utah law, a corporation may indemnify its current and former directors,
officers, employees and other agents made party to any proceeding because of
their relationship to the corporation against expenses, judgments, fines,
settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection
with such proceeding if that person acted in good faith and reasonably believed
his or her conduct to be in the corporation's best interests, and, in the case
of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct
was unlawful. Utah law also permits a corporation to indemnify its directors,
officers, employees and other agents in connection with a proceeding by or in
the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the
fact that the person is such an agent of the corporation, against expenses
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the
proceeding. Utah law prohibits the indemnification of an agent in connection
with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation in which the director,
officer, employee or agent was adjudged liable to the corporation, or in
connection with any other proceeding in which the agent is adjudged liable on
the basis that the agent derived an improper personal benefit. The Utah charter
documents permit indemnification of all such persons whom the corporation has
the power to indemnify to the fullest extent legally permissible under Utah law.
Utah law permits a corporation to advance expenses incurred by a director,
officer, employee or agent who is a party to a proceeding in advance of final
disposition of the proceeding if that person provides (a) a written affirmation
of his good faith belief that he acted in good faith, in the corporation's best
interests and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his conduct was unlawful; (b) a written undertaking by or on behalf of
that person to repay the advance if it is ultimately determined that such
person's conduct did not meet the statutory standard required for
indemnification; and (c) the corporation determines under the facts then known
that indemnification would not be precluded. The Utah charter documents permit
such advances.
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VOTING RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO EXTRAORDINARY CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS
NEVADA. Approval of mergers and consolidations and sales, leases or
exchanges of all or substantially all of the property or assets of a
corporation, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, requires the
affirmative vote or consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares entitled to vote, except that, unless required by the articles of
incorporation, no vote of stockholders of the corporation surviving a merger is
necessary if: (i) the merger does not amend the articles of incorporation of the
corporation; (ii) each outstanding share immediately prior to the merger is to
be an identical share after the merger, and (iii) either no common stock of the
corporation and no securities or obligations convertible into common stock are
to be issued in the merger, or the common stock to be issued in the merger, plus
that initially issuable on conversion of other securities issued in the merger
does not exceed 20% of the common stock of the corporation outstanding
immediately before the merger.
UTAH. A merger, share exchange or sale of all or substantially all of the
assets of a corporation (other than a sale in the ordinary course of the
corporation's business) requires the approval of a majority (unless the articles
of incorporation, the bylaws or a resolution of the board of directors requires
a greater number) of the outstanding shares of the corporation voting in
separate voting groups, if applicable). No vote of the stockholders of the
surviving corporation in a merger is required if :(i) the articles of
incorporation of the surviving corporation will not be changed; (ii) each
stockholder of the surviving corporation whose shares were outstanding
immediately before the effective date of the merger will hold the same number of
shares, with identical designations, preferences, limitations and relative
rights, immediately after the merger; (iii) the number of voting shares
outstanding immediately after the merger, plus the number of voting shares
issuable as a result of the merger (either by the conversion of securities
issued pursuant to the merger or the exercise of rights and warrants issued
pursuant to the merger), will not exceed by more than 20% of the total number of
voting shares of the surviving corporation outstanding immediately before the
merger; and (iv) the number of participating shares (shares that entitle their
holder to participate without limitation in distributions) outstanding
immediately after the merger, plus the number of participating shares issuable
as a result of the merger (either by the conversion of securities issued
pursuant to the merger or the exercise of rights and warrants issued pursuant to
the merger), will not exceed by more than 20% the total number of participating
shares of the surviving corporation outstanding immediately before the merger.
Both Utah and Nevada law require that a sale of all or substantially all of the
assets of a corporation be approved by a majority of the outstanding voting
shares of the corporation transferring such assets. With certain exceptions,
Utah law also requires certain sales of assets and similar transactions be
approved by a majority vote of each class of shares outstanding. In contrast,
Nevada law generally does not require class voting, except in certain
transactions involving an amendment to the articles of incorporation that
adversely affects a specific class of shares.
STOCKHOLDERS' CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING
NEVADA. Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or the
bylaws, any actions required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the
stockholders may be taken without a meeting if, before or after taking the
actions, a written consent is signed by the stockholders holding at least a
majority of the voting power, except that if a different proportion of voting
power is required for such an actions at a meeting, then that proportion of
written consent is required. In no instance where action is authorized by
written consent need a meeting of the stockholders be called or notice given.
UTAH. Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, actions
requiring the vote of stockholders may be taken without a meeting and without
prior notice by one or more written consents of the stockholders having not less
than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to take such actions at
a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted
(if stockholder action is by less than unanimous written consent, notice must be
provided to the stockholders who did not consent at least ten days before the
consummation of the transactions, actions or event authorized by the
stockholders). However, any written consent for the election of directors must
be unanimous.
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STOCKHOLDER VOTING REQUIREMENTS
NEVADA. Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide for
different proportions, a majority of the voting power, which includes the voting
power that is present in person or by proxy, regardless of whether the proxy has
authority to vote on all matters, constitutes a quorum for the transactions of
business. In all matters other than the election of directors, the affirmative
vote of the majority of shares present in person or represented by proxy at the
meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of the
stockholders. Directors must be elected by a plurality of the votes of the
shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to
vote on the election of directors. Where a separate vote by a class or series or
classes or series is required, a majority of the voting power of the class or
series that is present or by proxy, regardless of whether the proxy has
authority to vote on all matters, constitutes a quorum for the transaction of
business. An act by the stockholders of each class or series is approved if a
majority of the voting power of a quorum of the class or series votes for the
actions.
UTAH. Unless the articles or incorporation provide otherwise, a majority
of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by the voting group constitutes a
quorum of that voting group for actions on that matter. Once a share is
represented for any purpose at a meeting, including the purpose of determining
that a quorum exists, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder
of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting, unless a new record date
is or must be set for that adjourned meeting. Unless the articles of
incorporation provide otherwise, if a quorum exists, actions on a matter, other
than the election of directors, by a voting group is approved if the votes cast
within the voting group favoring the actions exceed the votes cast within the
voting group opposing the actions. Unless otherwise provided in the articles of
incorporation, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the
shares entitled to vote in the election, at a meeting of shareholders at which a
quorum is present. Shareholders do not have a right to cumulate their votes for
the election of directors unless the articles of incorporation provide for such
cumulation of votes. Shares entitled to vote cumulatively may be voted
cumulatively at each election of directors unless the articles of incorporation
provide alternative procedures for the exercise of cumulative voting.
DIVIDENDS
NEVADA. A corporation is prohibited from making a distribution to its
stockholders if, after giving effect to the distribution, the corporation would
not be able to pay its debts as they become due in the usual course of business
or the corporation's total assets would be less than its total liabilities (plus
any amounts necessary to satisfy any preferential rights).
UTAH. A corporation is prohibited from making a distribution to its
stockholders if, after giving effect to the distribution, the corporation would
not be able to pay its debts as they become due in the usual course of business
or the corporation's total assets would be less than its total liabilities (plus
any amounts necessary to satisfy any preferential rights).
ANTITAKEOVER PROVISIONS
UTAH. The Utah Control Share Acquisitions Act provides, among other
things, that, when any person obtains shares (or the power to direct the voting
shares) of "an issuing public corporation" such that the person's voting power
equals or exceeds any of three levels (20%, 33 1/3% or 50%), the ability to vote
(or to direct the voting of) the "control shares" is conditioned on approval by
a majority of the corporation's shares (voting in voting groups, if applicable),
excluding the "interested shares". Stockholder approval may occur at the next
annual meeting of the stockholders, or, if the acquiring person requests and
agrees to pay the associated costs of the corporation, at a special meeting of
the stockholders (to be held within 50 days of the corporation's receipt of the
request by the acquiring person). If authorized by the articles of incorporation
or the bylaws, the corporation may redeem "control shares" at the fair market
value if the acquiring person fails to file an "acquiring person statement" or
if the stockholders do not grant voting rights to control shares. (The Company's
current Articles of Incorporation have no such provision). If the stockholders
grant voting rights to the control shares, and if the acquiring person obtained
a majority of the voting power, stockholders may be entitled to dissenters'
rights under the Utah Code. An acquisition of shares does not constitute a
control share acquisition if (i) the corporation's articles of incorporation or
bylaws provide that this Act does not apply, (ii) the acquisition is consummated
pursuant to a merger in accordance with the Utah Code or (iii) under certain
other specified circumstances.
NEVADA. Nevada's "Acquisition of Controlling Interest Statute" applies to
Nevada corporations that have at least 200 stockholders, with at least 100
stockholders of record being Nevada residents, and that do business directly or
indirectly in Nevada. At present, Datigen has fewer than 100 Nevada residents as
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record stockholders. Where applicable, the statute prohibits an acquiror from
voting shares of a target company's stock after exceeding certain threshold
ownership percentages, until the acquiror provides certain information to the
company and a majority of the disinterested stockholders vote to restore the
voting rights of the acquiror's shares at a meeting called at the request and
expense of the acquiror. If the voting rights of such shares are restored,
stockholders voting against such restoration may demand payment for the "fair
value" of their shares (which is generally equal to the highest price paid in
the transaction subjecting the stockholder to the statute).The Nevada Code also
restricts a "business combination" with "interested stockholders", unless
certain conditions are met, with respect to corporations which have at least 200
stockholders of record. A "business combination" includes (a) any merger with an
"interested stockholder," or any other corporation which is or after the merger
would be, an affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder, (b) any sale,
lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition of assets, to
an "interested stockholder," having (i) an aggregate market value equal to 5% or
more of the aggregate market value of the corporation's assets; (ii) an
aggregate market value equal to 5% or more of the aggregate market value of all
outstanding shares of the corporation; or (iii) representing 10% or more of the
earning power or net income of the corporation, (c) any issuance or transfer of
shares of the corporation or its subsidiaries, to the "interested stockholder,"
having an aggregate market value equal to 5% or more of the aggregate market
value of all the outstanding shares of the corporation, (d) the adoption of any
plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the corporation proposed
by the "interested stockholder," (e) certain transactions which would result in
increasing the proportionate percentage of shares of the corporation owned by
the "interested stockholder," or (f) the receipt of benefits, except
proportionately as a stockholder, of any loans, advances or other financial
benefits by an "interested stockholder." An "interested stockholder" is a person
who, together with affiliates and associates, beneficially owns (or within the
prior three years, did beneficially own) 10% or more of the corporation's voting
stock. A corporation to which this statute applies may not engage in a
"combination" within three years after the interested stockholder acquired its
shares, unless the combination or the interested stockholder's acquisition of
shares was approved by the board of directors before the interested stockholder
acquired the shares. If this approval was not obtained, then after the three
year period expires, the combination may be consummated if all applicable
statutory requirements are met and either (a) (i) the board of directors of the
corporation approves, prior to such person becoming an "interested stockholder",
the combination or the purchase of shares by the "interested stockholder" or
(ii) the combination is approved by the affirmative vote of holders of a
majority of voting power not beneficially owned by the "interested stockholder"
at a meeting called no earlier than three years after the date the "interested
stockholder" became such or (b) (i) the aggregate amount of cash and the market
value of consideration other than cash to be received by holders of common
shares and holders of any other class or series of shares meets certain minimum
requirements set forth in the statutes and (ii) prior to the consummation of the
"combination", except in limited circumstances, the "interested stockholder"
will not have become the beneficial owner of additional voting shares of the
corporation.
APPRAISAL RIGHTS; DISSENTERS' RIGHTS
UTAH. In connection with a merger, share exchange or sale, lease, exchange
or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of a corporation
(other than in the ordinary course of the corporation's business), a dissenting
stockholder, after complying with certain procedures, is entitled to payment
from the corporation of the fair value of the stockholder's shares. The fair
value is estimated by the corporation. However, if the stockholder is unwilling
to accept the corporation's estimate, the stockholder may provide the
corporation with an estimate of the fair value and demand payment of that
amount. If the corporation is unwilling to pay that amount, the corporation is
to apply for judicial determination of the fair value. Unless the articles of
incorporation, bylaws or a resolution of the board of directors provide
otherwise, stockholders are not entitled to dissenters' rights when the shares
are listed on a national securities exchange or the National Market System of
NASDAQ, or are held of record by more than 2,000 holders. However, this
exception does not apply if, pursuant to the corporate action, the stockholder
will receive anything except (i) shares of the surviving corporation, (ii)
shares of a corporation that is or will be listed on a national securities
exchange, the National Market System of NASDAQ, or held of record by more than
2,000 holders, (iii) cash in lieu of fractional shares or (iv) any combination
of the foregoing.
NEVADA. Nevada Law similarly limits dissenters rights, when the shares of
the corporation are listed on a national securities exchange included in the
National Market System established by the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. or are held by at least 2,000 stockholders of record, unless the
stockholders are required to accept in exchange for their shares anything other
than cash or (i) shares in the surviving corporation, (ii) shares in another
entity that is publicly listed or held by more than 2,000 stockholders, or (iii)
any combination of cash or shares in an entity described in (i) or (ii). Also,
the Nevada Code does not provide for dissenters' rights in the case of a sale of
assets.
SPECIAL MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
UTAH. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called by: (i) the board
of directors, (ii) the person or persons authorized by the bylaws to call a
special meeting, or (iii) the holders of shares representing at least 10% of all
votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the special
meeting. The corporation shall give notice of the date, time and place of the
meeting no fewer than 10 and no more than 60 days before the meeting. Notice of
a special meeting must include a description of the purposes for which the
special meeting is called.
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NEVADA. The Nevada Code provides that a special meeting of stockholders
may be called by: (i) a corporation's board of directors; (ii) the persons
authorized by the articles of incorporation or bylaws; or (iii) the holders of
not less than 10% of all votes entitled to be cast on any issue to be considered
at the proposed special meeting. A corporation's articles of incorporation may
require a higher percentage of votes, up to a maximum of 50% to call a special
meeting of stockholders. Smart Energy's current Articles of Incorporation do not
include any such provision. The current Bylaws of Smart Energy provide that a
special meeting of stockholders may be called by the board of directors, the
president, or a majority of the stockholders of record of all shares entitled to
vote.
STOCKHOLDERS' CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING
UTAH. Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, action
requiring the vote of stockholders may be taken without a meeting and without
prior notice by one or more written consents of the stockholders having not less
than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to take such action at
a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted
(if stockholder action is by less than unanimous written consent, notice shall
be provided to the stockholders who did not consent at least ten days before the
consummation of the transaction, action or event authorized by the
stockholders). However, any written consent for the election of directors must
be unanimous and the stockholders of any corporation in existence prior to July
1, 1992, are required to adopt a resolution permitting action by less than
unanimous written consent; otherwise, the stockholders are only permitted to act
by unanimous written consent.
NEVADA. The Nevada Code permits corporate action without a meeting of
stockholders upon the written consent of the holders of that number of shares
necessary to authorize the proposed corporate action being taken, unless the
certificate of incorporation or articles of incorporation, respectively,
expressly provide otherwise. In the event such proposed corporate action is
taken without a meeting by less than the unanimous written consent of
stockholders, the Nevada Code requires notice of the taking of such action be
sent to those stockholders who have not consented in writing within ten days of
the date such stockholder authorization is granted.
DISSENTERS' RIGHTS AS A RESULT OF THE REINCORPORATION
Stockholders of Datigen will have dissenters' rights under Utah law as a
result of the proposed Reincorporation. Stockholders who oppose the
Reincorporation will have the right to receive payment for the value of their
shares as set forth in Sections 16-10(a)-1301 et seq. of the Utah Code. A copy
of these sections is attached hereto as Appendix C to this Proxy Statement. The
material requirements for a stockholder to properly exercise his or her rights
are summarized below. However, these provisions are very technical in nature,
and the following summary is qualified in its entirety by the actual statutory
provisions that should be carefully reviewed by any stockholder wishing to
assert such rights.
Under the Utah Code, such dissenters' rights will be available only to
those stockholders of Datigen who (i) object to the proposed Reincorporation in
writing prior to or at the Special Meeting before the vote on the matter is
taken (a negative vote will not itself constitute such a written objection); and
(ii) do not vote any of their shares in favor of the proposed Reincorporation at
the Special Meeting. Within ten days after the effective date of the
Reincorporation, Smart Energy will send to each stockholder who has satisfied
both of the foregoing conditions a written notice in which Smart Energy will
notify such stockholders of their right to demand payment for their shares and
will supply a form for dissenting stockholders to demand payment. Stockholders
will have 30 days to make their payment demands or lose such rights. If required
in the notice, each dissenting stockholder must also certify whether or not he
or she acquired beneficial ownership of such shares before or after the date of
the first announcement to the news media of the proposed transaction. Upon
receipt of each demand for payment, Smart Energy will pay each dissenting
stockholder the amount that Smart Energy estimates to be the fair value of such
stockholder's shares, plus interest from the date of the completion of the
Reincorporation to the date of payment. With respect to any dissenting
stockholder who does not certify that he or she acquired beneficial ownership of
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the shares prior to the first public announcement of the transaction, Smart
Energy may, instead of making payment, offer such payment if the dissenter
agrees to accept it in full satisfaction of his or her demand. "Fair value"
means the value of the shares immediately before the effectuation of the
Reincorporation, excluding any appreciation or depreciation in anticipation of
such events. Any dissenter who does not wish to accept the payment or offer made
by Smart Energy must notify Smart Energy in writing of his or her own estimate
of the fair value of the shares within 30 days after the date Smart Energy makes
or offers payment. If the dissenting stockholder and Smart Energy are unable to
agree on the fair value of the shares, then Smart Energy will commence a
proceeding with the Utah courts within 60 days after receiving the dissenter's
notice of his or her own estimate of fair value. If Smart Energy does not
commence such a proceeding within the 60-day period, it must pay each dissenter
whose demand remains unresolved the amount demanded by such dissenter. If a
proceeding is commenced, the court will determine the fair value of the shares
and may appoint one or more appraisers to help determine such value. All
dissenting stockholders must be a party to the proceeding, and all such
stockholders will be entitled to judgment against Smart Energy for the amount of
the fair value of their shares, to be paid on surrender of the certificates
representing such shares. The judgment will include an allowance for interest
(at a rate determined by the court) to the date of payment. The costs of the
court proceeding, including the fees and expenses of any appraisers, will be
assessed against Smart Energy unless the court finds that the dissenters acted
arbitrarily, vexatiously or not in good faith in demanding payment at a higher
amount than that offered by Smart Energy. Both Smart Energy and the dissenters
must bear their own respective legal fees and expenses, unless the court
requires one party to pay such legal fees and expenses because of the conduct of
such party. The loss or forfeiture of appraisal rights simply means the loss of
the right to receive a cash payment from Smart Energy in exchange for shares. In
such event the stockholder would still hold the appropriate number of shares of
Smart Energy.
Stockholders of Datigen are entitled under Utah law to dissent from approval of
the Reincorporation and obtain payment from Smart Energy of the fair value of
shares held by the stockholder. "Fair value" of a dissenter's shares means the
value of the shares immediately before the effectuation of the Reincorporation,
excluding any appreciation or depreciation in value on account of anticipation
of the corporate action. However, upon compliance with the dissenter's rights
provisions described below, dissenters may not be entitled to immediately
receive cash payment for their shares due to provisions of the Utah Code that
prohibit redemptions of shares in cash where the corporation "would not be able
to pay its debts as they become due in the usual course of business" or "the
corporation's total assets would be less than the sum of its total liabilities"
(Utah Code Section 16-10a-640(3)). The Board has determined that if any
significant number of stockholders exercised dissenter's rights, Smart Energy
would likely be unable to pay such cash payments if, as a result of such
payment, Smart Energy would be rendered unable to pay its debts as they come due
or its liabilities exceed its assets. In such case, the Board may legally only
be able to issue promissory notes to any dissenting stockholders for the fair
value of their shares, the interest and principal of which would be payable only
at an undetermined future date and only if and when funds are legally available
for payment as provided in the Utah Code. The issuance of such notes would be
subject to compliance with the registration or exemption provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933 and such notes would be restricted securities that would
not be transferable without compliance with the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933. The principal amount of the notes would be determined based on the
fair value of the dissenter's stock as of the meeting date.
OUR RECOMMENDATION TO STOCKHOLDERS
Taking into consideration all of the factors and reasons for the Reincorporation
set forth above and elsewhere in this Proxy Statement, the Board has approved
the Reincorporation and recommends that stockholders of Datigen vote FOR
approval of the Reincorporation and Plan of Merger. IN THE EVENT THAT THIS
PROPOSAL NO. 1 IS APPROVED BUT PROPOSALS NUMBERED 2 THROUGH 9 REGARDING THE
CHANGES IN THE COMPANY'S ARTICLES AND BYLAWS ARE NOT APPROVED, THE BOARD OF
DATIGEN WILL NOT CONTINUE WITH THE PLAN OF MERGER AND DATIGEN WILL REMAIN AN
UTAH CORPORATION.
PROPOSAL NO. 2
CHANGE IN THE COMPANY'S NAME FROM "DATIGEN.COM, INC." TO
"SMART ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC."
The Board is asking the shareholders to authorize a change in the name of the
company from its current name to "Smart Energy Solutions, Inc." As previously
reported on our report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") on March 28, 2005, Datigen has acquired the Battery Brain
from Purisys, Inc., a non-affiliated New Jersey corporation. Since Datigen
intends to commence operations relating to the manufacturing, marketing and
selling the Battery Brain, the Board has determined that the name of the company
should be changed to reflect such operations.
OUR RECOMMENDATION TO SHAREHOLDERS
The Board has approved the change in the name of the Company to "Smart Energy
Solutions, Inc." and recommends that stockholders of Datigen vote FOR approval
of the change in the name of Datigen. IN THE EVENT THAT THIS PROPOSAL NO. 2 IS
APPROVED BUT PROPOSAL NUMBER 1 REGARDING THE REINCORPORATION OF DATIGEN FROM
UTAH TO NEVADA IS NOT APPROVED, THE BOARD OF DATIGEN WILL FILE AN AMENDMENT TO
THE ARTICLES OF DATIGEN IN UTAH SIMILAR TO THE ATTACHED APPENDIX D TO CHANGE THE
NAME OF THE COMPANY.
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PROPOSAL NO. 3
INCREASE IN THE NUMER OF AUTHORIZED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
As of the record date, the authorized capital of Datigen, on the record date,
consisted of 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock, no par value. Approximately
46,112,855 shares of Datigen Common Stock were outstanding. The authorized
capital of Smart Energy, which will be the authorized capital of Datigen if so
approved by the shareholders, consists of 500,000,000 shares of common stock, no
par value and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, no par value (the "Smart
Energy Preferred Stock"). The approval of this proposal will not affect total
stockholder equity but will increase the authorized capitalization of Datigen.
Datigen is currently obligated to issue more shares that it is authorized to
issue. Mr. Levinas, the sole principal of Purisys, is entitled to 10,421,750
shares, but agreed that such shares should not be issued until and unless the
shareholders approve the increase in the authorized capital of Datigen. In
addition, Mr. Levinas is entitled to additional shares of common stock (an
amount which would equal 20% of the outstanding share capital on a fully-diluted
basis (calculated as of said date)) if prior to March 23, 2007 Datigen fails to
(a) consummate an equity raise of not less than $1,500,000 dollars at a
post-money valuation of not less than $12,000,000; provided, that all equity
raises within 120 days after March 23, 2005 which are based on a post-money
valuation which is $10,500,000 or greater, shall be counted toward the
$1,500,000; or (b) generate revenue for the Battery Brain in the aggregate
amount of $2,000,000.
There are currently 5,740,000 Class A Warrants and 5,740,000 Class B Warrants
outstanding. The Class A Warrant entitles the holder the right to purchase 1
share of stock at $0.45, which is exercisable for 1 year from the date of
issuance. The Class B warrant entitles the holder the right to purchase 1 share
of stock for $0.75, which is exercisable for 3 years from the date of issuance.
When the warrants become exercisable, the company will need to issue shares of
common stock to the investor if the warrants are exercised. Currently, Datigen
does not have sufficient shares authorized to honor its obligations to the
warrant holders. Furthermore, Datigen is currently raising capital through the
issuance of units, and needs to have additional shares of common stock available
to continue conducting this private placement.
For all the foregoing reasons, Datigen needs to increase its authorized share
capital.
The additional shares of Common Stock for which authorization is sought would be
a part of the existing class of Smart Energy common stock and, if and when
issued, would have the same rights and privileges as the currently outstanding
shares of Common Stock. Current stockholders do not have preemptive rights under
Datigen's Certificate of Incorporation, and will not have such rights with
respect to these additional authorized shares of Common Stock. When the Board
elects to issue additional shares of Common Stock, such issuance will have a
dilutive effect on the voting power and percentage ownership of Datigen, and an
adverse effect on the market price of the common stock and the continuation of
the current management of Datigen. The Board believes that the issuance of
additional shares to raise capital and to consummate the transaction to acquire
Batter Brain outweighs any of the disadvantages associated with the increase in
the authorized shares of Common Stock.
The Board further believes that it is in Datigen's best interests to increase
the number of authorized shares of Common Stock in order to provide Datigen with
the flexibility to issue Common Stock without further action by Datigen's
stockholders (unless required by law or regulation) for such other corporate
purposes as the Board may deem advisable. These purposes may include, among
other things, the sale of shares to obtain additional capital funds, the
purchase of property, the use of additional shares for various equity
compensation and other employee benefit plans of Datigen or of acquired
companies, the acquisition of other companies, and other bona fide purposes.
OUR RECOMMENDATION TO SHAREHOLDERS
The Board has approved the change in the Articles of Datigen from having
50,000,000 shares of common stock authorized to the change in the Articles of
Smart Energy providing for 500,000,000 shares of common stock authorized and
recommends that shareholders of Datigen vote FOR approval of the increase in the
number of authorized shares of common stock. IN THE EVENT THAT THIS PROPOSAL NO.
3 IS APPROVED BUT PROPOSAL NUMBER 1 REGARDING THE REINCORPORATION OF DATIGEN
FROM UTAH TO NEVADA IS NOT APPROVED, THE BOARD OF DATIGEN WILL FILE AN AMENDMENT
TO THE ARTICLES OF DATIGEN IN UTAH SIMILAR TO THE ATTACHED APPENDIX D TO
INCREASE THE AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF THE COMPANY.
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PROPOSAL NO. 4
ADOPTION OF "BLANK CHECK" PREFERRED STOCK
The current Articles of Datigen do not authorize the company to issue "blank
check" preferred stock. The Board has determined that having "blank check"
Preferred Stock would facilitate corporate financing and other plans of Datigen,
which are intended to foster its growth and flexibility. The Board believes that
the Smart Energy Preferred Stock may assist Datigen in achieving its business
objectives by making financing easier to obtain. Under the terms of the Smart
Energy Preferred Stock, the Board would be empowered, with no need for further
stockholder approval, to issue Smart Energy Preferred Stock in one or more
series, and with such dividend rates and rights, liquidation preferences, voting
rights, conversion rights, rights and terms of redemption and other rights,
preferences, and privileges as determined by the Board. That is the reason the
Smart Energy Preferred Stock is referred to as "blank check preferred stock".
The Board believes that the complexity of modern business financing and possible
future transactions require greater flexibility in Datigen's capital structure
than currently exists. The Board will be permitted to issue Smart Energy
Preferred Stock from time to time for any proper corporate purpose including
acquisitions of other businesses or properties and the raising of additional
capital. Shares of Smart Energy Preferred Stock could be issued publicly or
privately, in one or more series, and each series of Smart Energy Preferred
Stock could rank senior to the Common Stock of Datigen with respect to dividends
and liquidation rights. There are no present plans, understandings or agreements
for, and Datigen is not engaged in any negotiations that will involve, the
issuance of Smart Energy Preferred Stock.
Even though not intended by the Board, the possible overall effect of the
existence of Smart Energy Preferred Stock on the holders of Datigen Common Stock
may include the dilution of their ownership interests in Datigen, the
continuation of the current management of Datigen, prevention of mergers with or
business combinations by Datigen and the discouragement of possible tender
offers for shares of Common Stock.
Upon the conversion into Common Stock of shares of Smart Energy Preferred Stock
issued with conversion rights, if any, the Common Stock holders' voting power
and percentage ownership of Datigen would be diluted and such issuances could
have an adverse effect on the market price of the Common Stock. Additionally,
the issuance of shares of Smart Energy Preferred Stock with certain rights,
preferences and privileges senior to those held by the Common Stock could
diminish the Common Stock holders' rights to receive dividends if declared by
the Board and to receive payments upon the liquidation of Datigen.
If shares of Smart Energy Preferred Stock are issued, approval by holders of
such shares, voting as a separate class, could be required prior to certain
mergers with or business combinations by Datigen. These factors could discourage
attempts to purchase control of Datigen even if such change in control may be
beneficial to the Common Stock holders. Moreover, the issuance of Smart Energy
Preferred Stock having general voting rights together with the Common Stock to
persons friendly to the Board could make it more difficult to remove incumbent
management and directors from office even if such changes would be favorable to
stockholders generally.
If shares of Smart Energy Preferred Stock are issued with conversion rights, the
attractiveness of Datigen to a potential tender offeror for the Common Stock may
be diminished. The purchase of the additional shares of Common Stock or Smart
Energy Preferred Stock necessary to gain control of Datigen may increase the
cost to a potential tender offeror and prevent the tender offer from being made
even though such offer may have been desirable to many of the Common Stock
holders.
The ability of the Board, without any additional stockholder approval, to issue
shares of Smart Energy Preferred Stock with such rights, preferences, privileges
and restrictions as determined by the Board could be employed as an
anti-takeover device. The amendment is not presently intended for that purpose
and is not proposed in response to any specific takeover threat known to the
Board. Furthermore, this proposal is not part of any plan by the Board to adopt
anti-takeover devices and the Board currently has no present intention of
proposing anti-takeover measures in the near future. In addition, any such
issuance of Smart Energy Preferred Stock in the takeover context would be
subject to compliance by the Board with applicable principles of fiduciary duty.
The Board believes that the financial flexibility offered by the Smart Energy
Preferred Stock outweighs any of its disadvantages. To the extent the proposal
may have anti-takeover effects, the proposal may encourage persons seeking to
acquire Datigen to negotiate directly with the Board, enabling the Board to
consider the proposed transaction in a non-disruptive atmosphere and to
discharge effectively its obligation to act on the proposed transaction in a
manner that best serves all the stockholders' interests. It is also the Board's
view that the existence of Smart Energy Preferred Stock should not discourage
anyone from proposing a merger or other transaction at a price reflective of the
true value of Datigen and which is in the interests of its stockholders.
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OUR RECOMMENDATION TO SHAREHOLDERS
Taking into consideration all of the factors and reasons set forth above for the
change in the Articles of Datigen from not having authorization to issue
preferred shares of common stock to the change in the Articles of Smart Energy
providing for the authorization of blank check preferred shares, the Board
recommends that shareholders of Datigen vote FOR approval of the authorization
provided in the Articles of Smart Energy to issue up to 1,000,000 shares of
preferred stock. IN THE EVENT THAT THIS PROPOSAL NO. 4 IS APPROVED BUT PROPOSAL
NUMBER 1 REGARDING THE REINCORPORATION OF DATIGEN FROM UTAH TO NEVADA IS NOT
APPROVED, THE BOARD OF DATIGEN WILL FILE AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF DATIGEN
IN UTAH SIMILAR TO THE ATTACHED APPENDIX D TO AUTHORIZE THE COMPANY TO ISSUE
PREFERRED STOCK.
PROPOSAL NO. 5
ELIMINATION OF THE PERSONAL LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS
The Smart Energy Articles of Incorporation (the "Smart Energy Articles") contain
a provision limiting or eliminating, with certain exceptions, the liability of
directors to Smart Energy and its stockholders for monetary damages for breach
of their fiduciary duties. The Datigen Articles contains no similar provision.
The Board believes that such a provision will better enable Smart Energy to
attract and retain as directors responsible individuals with the experience and
background required to direct Smart Energy's business and affairs. It has become
increasingly difficult for corporations to obtain adequate liability insurance
to protect directors from personal losses resulting from suits or other
proceedings involving them by reason of their service as directors. Such
insurance is considered a standard condition of directors' engagement. However,
coverage under such insurance is no longer routinely offered by insurers and
many traditional insurance carriers have withdrawn from the market. To the
extent such insurance is available, the scope of coverage is often restricted,
the dollar limits of coverage are substantially reduced and the premiums have
risen dramatically.
At the same time directors have been subject to substantial monetary damage
awards in recent years. Traditionally, courts have not held directors to be
insurers against losses a corporation may suffer as a consequence of directors'
good faith exercise of business judgment, even if, in retrospect, the directors'
decision was an unfortunate one. In the past, directors have had broad
discretion to make decisions on behalf of the corporation under the "business
judgment rule." The business judgment rule offers protection to directors who,
after reasonable investigation, adopt a course of action that they reasonably
and in good faith believe will benefit the corporation, but which ultimately
proves to be disadvantageous. Under those circumstances, courts have typically
been reluctant to subject directors' business judgments to further scrutiny.
Some recent court cases have, however, imposed significant personal liability on
directors for failure to exercise an informed business judgment with the result
that the potential exposure of directors to monetary damages has increased.
Consequently legal proceedings against directors relating to decisions made by
directors on behalf of corporations have significantly increased in number, cost
of defense and level of damages claimed. Whether or not such an action is
meritorious, the cost of defense can be well beyond the personal resources of a
director.
The Nevada legislature considered such developments a threat to the quality and
stability of the governance of Nevada corporations because of the unwillingness
of directors, in many instances, to serve without the protection which insurance
traditionally has provided and because of the deterrent effect on
entrepreneurial decision making by directors who do serve without the protection
of traditional insurance coverage. In response, in 1987 the Nevada legislature
adopted amendments to the Nevada Revised Statues which permit a corporation to
include in its charter a provision to limit or eliminate, with certain
exceptions, the personal liability of directors to a corporation and its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties and to
purchase insurance to provide protection to directors. Similar charter
provisions limiting a director's liability are permitted under Utah law.
However, Datigen's Articles contain no such provision.
The Board believes that the limitation on directors' liability permitted under
Nevada Law will assist Smart Energy in attracting and retaining qualified
directors by limiting directors' exposure to liability. The Reincorporation
proposal will implement this limitation on liability of the directors of Smart
Energy, inasmuch as the Smart Energy Articles provide that to the fullest extent
that the Nevada Law now or hereafter permits the limitation or elimination of
the liability of directors, no director will be liable to Smart Energy or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty. Under such
provision, Smart Energy's directors will not be liable for monetary damages for
acts or omissions occurring on or after the effective date of the
Reincorporation, even if they should fail through negligence or gross negligence
to satisfy their duty of care (which requires directors to exercise informed
business judgment in discharging their duties). The Smart Energy Articles would
not limit or eliminate any liability of directors for acts or omissions
occurring prior to the effective date. As provided under Nevada law, the Smart
Energy Articles cannot eliminate or limit the liability of directors for
breaches of their duty of loyalty to Smart Energy; acts or omissions not in good
faith or involving intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, paying
a dividend or effecting a stock repurchase or redemption which is illegal under
Nevada law; or transactions from which a director derived an improper personal
benefit. Further, the Smart Energy Articles would not affect the availability of
equitable remedies, such as an action to enjoin or rescind a transaction
involving a breach of a director's duty of care. The Smart Energy Articles
pertain to breaches of duty by directors acting as directors and not to breaches
of duty by directors acting as officers (even if the individual in question is
also a director). In addition, the Smart Energy Articles would not affect a
director's liability to third parties or under the federal securities laws.
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The Smart Energy Articles are worded to incorporate any future statutory
revisions limiting directors' liability. The Smart Energy Articles provide,
however, that no amendment or repeal of its provision will apply to the
liability of a director for any acts or omissions occurring prior to such
amendment or repeal, unless such amendment has the affect of further limiting or
eliminating such liability.
Datigen has not received notice of any lawsuit or other proceeding to which the
Smart Energy Articles might apply. In addition, the provision is not being
included in the Smart Energy Articles in response to any director's resignation
or any notice of an intention to resign. Accordingly, Smart Energy is not aware
of any existing circumstances to which the provision might apply. The Board
recognizes that the Smart Energy Articles may have the effect of reducing the
likelihood of derivative litigation against directors, and may discourage or
deter stockholders from instituting litigation against directors for breach of
their duty of care, even though such an action, if successful, might benefit
Smart Energy and its stockholders. However, given the difficult environment and
potential for incurring liabilities currently facing directors of publicly held
corporations, the Board believes that the Smart Energy Articles are in the best
interests of Smart Energy and its stockholders, since they should enhance Smart
Energy's ability to retain highly qualified directors and reduce a possible
deterrent to entrepreneurial decision making. In addition, the Board believes
that the Smart Energy Articles may have a favorable impact over the long term on
the availability, cost, amount and scope of coverage of directors' liability
insurance, although there can be no assurance of such an effect.
The Smart Energy Articles may be viewed as limiting the rights of stockholders,
and the broad scope of the indemnification provisions of Smart Energy could
result in increased expense to Smart Energy. Smart Energy believes, however,
that these provisions will provide a better balancing of the legal obligations
of, and protections for, directors and will contribute to the quality and
stability of Smart Energy's governance. The Board has concluded that the benefit
to stockholders of improved corporate governance outweighs any possible adverse
effects on stockholders of reducing the exposure of directors to liability and
broadening indemnification rights. Because the Smart Energy Articles deal with
the potential liability of directors, the members of the Board may be deemed to
have a personal interest in effecting the Reincorporation.
OUR RECOMMENDATION TO SHAREHOLDERS
Taking into consideration all of the factors and reasons set forth above for
including a provision limiting or eliminating, with certain exceptions, the
liability of the directors for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary
duties, the Board recommends that shareholders of Datigen vote FOR the approval
of including such provision in the Articles of Smart Energy. IN THE EVENT THAT
THIS PROPOSAL NO. 5 IS APPROVED BUT PROPOSAL NUMBER 1 REGARDING THE
REINCORPORATION OF DATIGEN FROM UTAH TO NEVADA IS NOT APPROVED, THE BOARD OF
DATIGEN WILL FILE AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF DATIGEN IN UTAH SIMILAR TO THE
ATTACHED APPENDIX D TO LIMIT THE PERSONAL LIABILITY OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE
COMPANY.
PROPOSAL NO. 6
MANDATORY INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS
Section 8.3 of the current Datigen By-Laws provides that there shall be
mandatory indemnification only if the director is successful in the defense of
the proceeding for reasonable expenses incurred by him in connection with a
proceeding. Section 8.2 further provides that the company may not indemnify a
director if the director was adjudged liable to the company or if he derived an
improper personal benefit. Datigen is permitted to indemnify a director only if
he reasonably believed that his condict was in, or not opposed to the company's
best interests. Any permissive indemnification must be approved by the majority
of the directors or shareholders.
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The proposed Smart Energy Bylaws authorizes broad indemnification rights which
the company may provide to their directors, officers and other corporate agents.
The Smart Energy Articles reflect the provisions of Nevada Law, as amended, and,
as discussed below, provide broad rights to indemnification.
In recent years, investigations, actions, suits and proceedings, including
actions, suits and proceedings by or in the right of a corporation to procure a
judgment in its favor (referred to together as "proceedings"), seeking to impose
liability on, or involving as witnesses, directors and officers of publicly-held
corporations have become increasingly common. Such proceedings are typically
very expensive, whatever their eventual outcome. In view of the costs and
uncertainties of litigation in general it is often prudent to settle proceedings
in which claims against a director or officer are made. Settlement amounts, even
if material to the corporation involved and minor compared to the enormous
amounts frequently claimed, often exceed the financial resources of most
individual defendants. Even in proceedings in which a director or officer is not
named as a defendant he or she may incur substantial expenses and attorneys'
fees if he or she is called as a witness or otherwise becomes involved in the
proceeding. Although Datigen's directors and officers have not incurred any
liability or significant expense as a result of any proceeding to date the
potential for substantial loss does exist. As a result, an individual may
conclude that the potential exposure to the costs and risks of proceedings in
which he or she may become involved may exceed any benefit to such individual
from serving as a director or officer of a public corporation. This is
particularly true for directors who are not also officers of the corporation.
The increasing difficulty and expense of obtaining directors' and officers'
liability insurance discussed above has compounded the problem.
The broad scope of indemnification now available under Nevada Law will permit
Smart Energy to offer its directors and officers greater protection against
these risks. The Board believes that such protection is reasonable and desirable
in order to enhance Smart Energy's ability to attract and retain qualified
directors as well as to encourage directors to continue to make good faith
decisions on behalf of Smart Energy with regard to the best interests of Smart
Energy and its stockholders.
The Smart Energy Bylaws are quite different from the Datigen By-Laws and require
indemnification of Smart Energy's directors and officers to the fullest extent
permitted under applicable law as from time to time in affect, with respect to
expenses, liability or loss (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees,
judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid
in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by any person in connection with
any actual or threatened proceeding by reason of the fact that such person is or
was a director or officer of Smart Energy or is or was serving at the request of
Smart Energy as a director or officer of another corporation or of a
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise at
the request of Smart Energy. The right to indemnification includes the right to
receive payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of such
proceeding, consistent with applicable law from time to time in effect;
provided, however, that if the Nevada Law requires the payment of such expenses
in advance of the final disposition of a proceeding, payment shall be made only
if such person undertakes to repay Smart Energy if it is ultimately determined
that he or she was not entitled to indemnification. Directors and officers would
not be indemnified for losses, liability or expenses incurred in connection with
proceedings brought against such persons otherwise than in the capacities in
which they serve Smart Energy. Under Nevada Law Smart Energy may, although it
has no present intention to do so, by action of the Board, provide the same
indemnification to its employees, agents, attorneys and representatives as it
provides to its directors and officers. The Smart Energy Articles provide that
such practices are not exclusive of any other rights to which persons seeking
indemnification may otherwise be entitled under any agreement or otherwise.
Nevada Law authorizes, and the Smart Energy Articles adopt such authorization of
Smart Energy to purchase and maintain indemnity insurance, if it so chooses to
guard against future expense. Nevada Law also provides for payment of all
expenses incurred, including those incurred to defend against a threatened
proceeding. Additionally, the Smart Energy Articles provide that indemnification
shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and
shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a
person. Nevada Law also provides that to the extent any director or officer who
is, by reason of such a position, a witness in any proceeding, he or she shall
be indemnified for all reasonable expenses incurred in connection therewith.
Under Utah Law, as with Nevada Law, rights to indemnification and expenses need
not be limited to those provided by statute. As a result, under Nevada Law and
the Smart Energy Articles, Smart Energy will be permitted to indemnify its
directors and officers, within the limits established by law and public policy,
pursuant to an express contract, a by-law provision, a stockholder vote or
otherwise, any or all of which could provide indemnification rights broader than
those currently available under the Datigen Articles or expressly provided for
under Nevada or Utah Law.
Insofar as the Smart Energy Articles provide indemnification to directors or
officers for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, it is the
position of the Securities and Exchange Commission that such indemnification
would be against public policy as expressed in such statute and, therefore,
unenforceable.
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The Board recognizes that Smart Energy may in the future be obligated to incur
substantial expense as a result of the indemnification rights conferred under
the Smart Energy Articles, which are intended to be as broad as possible under
applicable law. Because directors of Smart Energy may personally benefit from
the indemnification provisions of the Smart Energy Articles, the members of the
Board may be deemed to have a personal interest in the effectuation of the
Reincorporation.
OUR RECOMMENDATION TO SHAREHOLDERS
Taking into consideration all of the factors and reasons set forth above
regarding the indemnification of directors, the Board recommends that
shareholders of Datigen vote FOR the approval of the Articles and By-Laws of
Smart Energy providing for broad indemnification provisions. IN THE EVENT THAT
THIS PROPOSAL NO. 6 IS APPROVED BUT PROPOSAL NUMBER 1 REGARDING THE
REINCORPORATION OF DATIGEN FROM UTAH TO NEVADA IS NOT APPROVED, THE BOARD OF
DATIGEN WILL FILE AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF DATIGEN IN UTAH SIMILAR TO THE
ATTACHED APPENDIX D TO PROVIDE FOR MANDATORY INDEMNIFICATION OF THE DIRECTORS.
PROPOSAL NO. 7
CHANGES IN THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DIRECTORS
The current Datigen Articles and By-Laws have conflicting provisions regarding
the minimum number of directors of the company. Article VI of the Articles
provides that Datigen should have no less than 2 directors, but Section 3.2 of
the Datigen By-Laws provides that the company shall not have less than 3
directors. The By-Laws provide for a maximum of 9 directors.
The proposed Smart Energy Bylaws provide that the number of directors of the
company shall be a minimum of 1 director and a maximum of 9 directors.
The proposal regarding the change in the number of directors shall eliminate any
confusion or ambiguity inherent in the Datigen constituent documents. The
proposed change provides flexibility to the company to have the number of
directors it considers appropriate.
OUR RECOMMENDATION TO SHAREHOLDERS
The Board recommends that shareholders of Datigen vote FOR the approval of the
Articles and By-Laws of Smart Energy providing for a minimum of 1 director and a
maximum of 9 directors. IN THE EVENT THAT THIS PROPOSAL NO. 7 IS APPROVED BUT
PROPOSAL NUMBER 1 REGARDING THE REINCORPORATION OF DATIGEN FROM UTAH TO NEVADA
IS NOT APPROVED, THE BOARD OF DATIGEN WILL AMEND THE BYLAWS OF DATIGEN SIMILAR
TO THE ATTACHED APPENDIX D TO PROVIDE FOR A MINIMUM OF ONE DIRECTOR AND A
MAXIMUM OF 9 DIRECTORS.
PROPOSAL NO. 8
CHANGE IN THE PURPOSE OF THE COMPANY
The current Datigen Articles provide that the company was established for the
purpose of the development and marketing of various Internet and Internet
related products and services. Datigen is no longer in this business, and has
not been in this business for several years.
The proposed Smart Energy Articles provide that the nature of the business of
the corporation and the objects or the purposes to be transacted, promoted, or
carried on by it are broad and general - to engage in any lawful activity.
Although Datigen intends to engage in the manufacturing, distribution, and sale
of the Battery Brain, it is more prudent to maintain a general, all purpose
provision for the business of the company.
OUR RECOMMENDATION TO SHAREHOLDERS
The Board recommends that shareholders of Datigen vote FOR the approval of the
Articles of Smart Energy providing for the company to have the authority to
engage in any lawful business rather than Internet and Internet related products
and services, which the Datigen Articles currently provide. IN THE EVENT THAT
THIS PROPOSAL NO. 8 IS APPROVED BUT PROPOSAL NUMBER 1 REGARDING THE
REINCORPORATION OF DATIGEN FROM UTAH TO NEVADA IS NOT APPROVED, THE BOARD OF
DATIGEN WILL FILE AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF DATIGEN IN UTAH SIMILAR TO THE
ATTACHED APPENDIX D TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPANY TO HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE
IN ANY LAWFUL BUSINESS.
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PROPOSAL NO. 9
INCREASE IN THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF SHARES
REQUIRED TO CALL A SPECIAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING
The current Datigen By-Laws provide that the company must call a special meeting
of the shareholders if no less than shares representing 10% of the issued and
outstanding shares vote for such a meeting.
The proposed Smart Energy By-Laws provide that the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of the company must vote to call a special
shareholders' meeting. While this requirement makes it more difficult for the
shareholders of the company to call for special meetings, the Board feels that
this provision is more appropriate for a public company. The increase in the
minimum number of shares required to call a special shareholders' meeting may
deter hostile takeover attempts because of the higher number of shares required
to call for a shareholders' meeting. The Board believes that this provision will
enhance the Board's opportunity to fully consider and effectively negotiate in
the context of a takeover event.
OUR RECOMMENDATION TO SHAREHOLDERS
The Board recommends that shareholders of Datigen vote FOR the approval of the
Articles of Smart Energy providing for the increase in the minimum number of
shares required to call a special shareholders' meeting. IN THE EVENT THAT THIS
PROPOSAL NO. 9 IS APPROVED BUT PROPOSAL NUMBER 1 REGARDING THE REINCORPORATION
OF DATIGEN FROM UTAH TO NEVADA IS NOT APPROVED, THE BOARD OF DATIGEN WILL FILE
AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF DATIGEN IN UTAH SIMILAR TO THE ATTACHED APPENDIX
D TO PROVIDE FOR THAT THE HOLDERS OF A MAJORITY OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES MUST
VOTE TO CALL A SPECIAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Upon the Effective Date the present officers and directors of Datigen will
continue to be the officers and directors of Smart Energy. This will result in
the following persons serving in the following capacities until the first annual
meeting after the specified number of years and until their respective
successors are elected and qualified:
Name Age Positions and Offices
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Edward Braniff 56 Chief Financal Officer
Aharon Y. Levinas 58 Chief Technology Officer
and Director
Tamir Levinas 33 Director
Amir Uziel 40 Director
Joseph Bahat 74 Director
Jacob Enoch 56 Director
Edward Braniff became the Chief Financial Officer of Datigen on May 24, 2005.
Mr. Braniff worked for AT&T for 27 years, he has a strong operational
background, having held finance positions in Regulatory reporting, Assistant
Treasurer, Assistant Controller and the CFO for International and Operational
Divisions. Since leaving AT&T in 1998 Mr. Braniff has worked as a consultant to
major corporations. He has been the CFO and then the COO for The Global
TeleExchange in Virginia, (1999-2000). The Cedar Group PLC (2001-2003),a British
based Public Company providing global software and consulting services. Ed
helped lead this business through consolidation, restructuring and refinancing
efforts and was a board member in 2003.Since 2003 Mr. Braniff has run his own
consulting company Braniff & Associates.
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Aharon Y. Levinas was appointed as the Chief Technology Officer and a director
of Datigen as of March 23, 2005. For the 10 year period prior to this
appointment as director, Mr. Levinas was the sole shareholder of Purisys, Inc.,
a New Jersey corporation founded by Mr. Levinas. Mr. Levinas' sole business
activities for the last 10 years has been the development and establishment of
the Battery Brain.
Tamir Levinas was appointed as a director of Datigen as of March 23, 2005. Since
1998 he has been the head of Technical Development of Internet Gold (Nasdaq:
IGLD), where he is responsible for managing all aspects of the technical
department activities, project management and engineering, as well as being
responsible for technical vendor relations and procurement. Mr. Levinas received
a B.A. in Business and Information Technology Management from Inter-Disciplinary
Center in Herzelia, Israel in 2004.
Amir Uziel became the President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of
Datigen on November 24, 2004. From 1994 to the present, Mr. Uziel has been an
economist for Amir Uziel Consult, a private company providing international
business development and marketing advisory services to some of the leading
Israeli companies. Prior thereto, Mr. Uziel was Sales and Marketing Manager of
Hollandia Sleep Engineering Center Ltd., a furniture chain in Israel. Mr. Uziel
received his B.A. from Tel Aviv University School of Economics and Accounting in
1991.
Jacob Enoch has been the President of Korean Motors Israel- KIA Distributor
Israel since June 2004. Since January 2004, he also has been serving as the
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Israeli Car Importers Association.
Since December 2003, he has been serving as a member of the board of directors
of Alliance Tire Company in Israel. In 2001 and 2000, he served as a member of
the board of directors of Europcar Israel. Prior to 2000, Mr. Enoch was engaged
in managerial positions with various automobile rental agencies and automobile
distributors over the course of more than three decades. Mr. Enoch received an
MBA in Marketing from Jerusalem University in Jerusalem, Israel, and a Bec in
Mechanical Engineering from Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Joseph Bahat has established and directed a Honda distributorship in Israel,
served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hertz International
Franchisee in Israel, been the Managing Director of Hertz Rent a Car (Israel)
Ltd., and been the manager of Ford Distributor in Israel. He is currently a
member of the board of directors of the United Mizrahi Bank. He is also serving
as the Vice President of the Israeli Federation of the Chamber of Commerce, a
member of the Israel British Business Counsel, a Chairman of Mosdot House, and
as Economic Ambassador of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table lists, as of June 30, 2005, the number of shares of Common
Stock beneficially owned by (i) each person or entity known to Datigen to be the
beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding common stock; (ii) each
officer and director of Datigen; and (iii) all officers and directors as a
group. Information relating to beneficial ownership of common stock by our
principal stockholders and management is based upon information furnished by
each person using "beneficial ownership" concepts under the rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Under these rules, a person is deemed to be
a beneficial owner of a security if that person has or shares voting power,
which includes the power to vote or direct the voting of the security, or
investment power, which includes the power to vote or direct the voting of the
security. The person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any security of
which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days.
Under the Securities and Exchange Commission rules, more than one person may be
deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities, and a person may be
deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which he or she may not have
any pecuniary beneficial interest. Except as noted below, each person has sole
voting and investment power.
Although there are 46,112,855 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as
of June 30, 2005, the percentages below are calculated based on 56,534,605
issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock. This latter figure includes the
10,421,750 shares of Common Stock which Datigen is obligated to issue to Aharon
Y. Levinas, in connection with the acquisition of the assets from Purisys as
described in footnote 3 of the table below, but which will be issued subsequent
to the Meeting if the shareholders authorize an increase in the number of
shares.
There are 5,740,000 Class A Warrants and 5,740,000 Class B Warrants outstanding.
The Class A Warrant entitles its holder to purchase 1 share of stock at $0.45,
which is exercisable for 1 year from the date of issuance. The Class B warrant
entitles its holder to purchase 1 share of stock for $0.75, which is exercisable
for 3 years from the date of issuance. In addition, on March 23, 2007, Aharon Y.
Levinas is entitled to receive additional shares of common stock in an amount
equal to 20% of the outstanding share capital on a fully-diluted basis
(calculated as of said date), if Datigen does not satisfy one of the following
by such date: (a) consummate an equity raise of not less than $1,500,000 dollars
at a post-money valuation of not less than $12,000,000; provided, that all
equity raises within 120 days after March 23, 2005 which are based on a
post-money valuation which is $10,500,000 or greater, shall be counted toward
the $1,500,000; or (b) generate revenue for the Battery Brain in the aggregate
amount of $2,000,000. Pursuant to the employment agreement with Mr. Braniff,
every 3 months for the next 3 years Datigen shall issue 111,111 options to
purchase shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.05 per share. Other
than the foregoing, there are no outstanding options, warrants or other
securities convertible into shares of common stock.
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Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each such person is c/o
Datigen, 207 Piaget Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07011.
Officers,Directors,
5% Stockholder No. of Shares Beneficial Ownership
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Amir Uziel 1,680,570(1) 3.0%
Edward Braniff 0(2) 0
Aharon Y. Levinas 10,421,750(3) 18.4%
Tamir Levinas 2,000,000 3.5%
Joseph Bahat 0 0
Jacob Enoch 0 0
All directors and executive
officers as a group (6 persons) 14,102,320 24.9%
(1) Amir Uziel, a director of the company and until April 2005 its President and
Chief Executive Officer, purchased 180,500 shares of common stock from certain
selling stockholders and in December 2004 purchased 1,500,000 shares from the
company in a private placement at a per share purchase price of $0.005. Pursuant
to his consulting agreement, Mr. Uziel is entitled to 5,000 shares per month,
commencing on January 2005.
(2) Edward Braniff, the Chief Financial Officer, is entitled to an aggregate of
1,000,000 options pursuant to his employment agreement with the company. The
options vest every 3 months over a 3 year period commencing May 24, 2005 and are
exercisable at a per share purchase price of $0.05.
(3) Pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated March 23, 2005, among
Datigen, Aharon Y. Levinas, and Purisys, Inc., Mr. Levinas will be issued the
number of shares of common stock, no par value, of Datigen's common stock which
will constitute, when there has been an aggregate of $1,000,000 invested in
Datigen twenty (20%) percent of all of Datigen's issued and outstanding common
stock. Said amount was the number indicated above. In addition, within the two
year period commencing on the date of the Asset Purchase Agreement, Datigen
agreed to use its best efforts to (a) consummate an equity raise of not less
than $1,500,000 dollars at a post-money valuation of not less than $12,000,000;
provided, that all equity raises within 120 days after March 23, 2005 which are
based on a post-money valuation which is $10,500,000 or greater, shall be
counted toward the $1,500,000; or (b) generate revenue for the Battery Brain in
the aggregate amount of $2,000,000. If Datigen does not achieve either (a) or
(b) at any time on or prior to March 23, 2007, then Mr. Levinas shall be
entitled to receive additional shares of common stock in an amount equal to 20%
of the outstanding share capital on a fully-diluted basis (calculated as of said
date).
CHANGE IN ACCOUNTANTS
On May 18, 2005, the Company engaged Chisholm, Bierwolf & Nilson (the "New
Accountant"), having an address at P.O. Box 540216, North Salt Lake, Utah
84054-0216, as its new principal independent accountants, following the
resignation of the Company's prior principal independent accountants, Squire &
Company (the "Former Accountant"), which occurred on the same date. The Former
Accountant had served as independent certified public accountants of the Company
for the years ended December 31, 2002, December 31, 2003, and December 31, 2004.
Representatives of such firms will not be present at the Meeting and are not
expected to be available to respond to questions. Representatives of such firms
will have the opportunity to make a statement at the Meeting should they desire
to do so.
The reports of the Former Accountant on the financial statements for either of
the past two fiscal years contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion,
and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting
principles. In addition, during the Company's two most recent fiscal years and
through May 18, 2005, there were no disagreements with the Former Accountant on
any matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement
disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not
resolved to the satisfaction of the Former Accountant, would have caused it to
make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its
reports. No reportable events set forth in 17 C.F.R. 229.304(a)(1)(v) occurred
within the Company's two most recent fiscal years nor through May 18, 2005.
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As of May 18, 2005, the New Accountant was engaged by the Company as its
principal independent accountants. The appointment of the New Accountant was
recommended and approved by the Company's Board of Directors. During the
Company's two most recent fiscal years and through May 18 2005, the Company did
not consult the New Accountant regarding either (i) the application of
accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed;
or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company's financial
statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the
Company by the New Accountant that they concluded was an important factor
considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing
or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of
a "disagreement" (as defined in 17 C.F.R. 304(a)(1)(iv) and the related
instructions) or a reportable event (as delineated in 17 C.F.R. 304(a)(1)(v)).
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Shareholders of Datigen may submit proposals to be considered for shareholder
action at the Special Meeting of Shareholders if they do so in accordance with
applicable regulations of the SEC and the laws of the State of Utah. In order to
be considered for inclusion in the Proxy Statement for the meeting, the
Secretary must receive proposals no later than August 20, 2005. Shareholder
proposals should be addressed to Datigen.com, Inc., 207 Piaget Avenue, Clifton,
New Jersey 07011.
As of the date of this proxy statement, Datigen knows of no business that will
be presented for consideration at the meeting other than the items referred to
above. If any other matter is properly brought before the meeting for action by
stockholders, proxies in the enclosed form returned to Datigen will be voted in
accordance with the recommendation of the Board or, in the absence of such a
recommendation, in accordance with the judgment of the proxy holder.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
Certain financial and other information required pursuant to Item 13 of the
Proxy Rules, including the Company's audited financial statements for the fiscal
year end December 31, 2004 and the financial footnotes thereto, and management's
discussion and analysis of the Company's financial condition and results of
operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 is incorporated by
reference to the Company's Annual Report, which is being delivered to the
stockholders with this proxy statement. In order to facilitate compliance with
Rule 2-02(a) of Regulation S-X, one copy of the definitive proxy Statement filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission will include a manually signed copy
of the accountant's report.
Datigen's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on each of June 30, 2005, March 28, 2005, March 1, 2005, December 17,
2004 and November 27, 2004 are incorporated herein by reference. Datigen's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005 is
incorporated herein by reference. You may request a copy of these filings, at no
cost, by writing or telephoning us at the following address:
Datigen.com, Inc.
207 Piaget Avenue
Clifton, NJ 07011
By Order of the Board of Directors,
July 29, 2005 Edward Braniff, Chief Financial Officer
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Appendices
Appendix A
(a) Financial Statements of Purisys, Inc.
(1) Report of Independent Registered Accounting Firm
(2) Balance Sheets dated as of January 31, 2005 and January
31, 2004
(3) Statements of Operations for the fiscal years ended
January 31, 2005 and January 31, 2004
(4) Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) for the
periods from January 31, 2002 through January 31, 2005
(5) Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal years ended
January 31, 2005 and January 31, 2004
(6) Notes to the Financial Statements
(b) Pro forma financial information.
(1) Pro Forma Balance Sheet
(2) Pro Form Statement of Operations
Appendix B Plan and Agreement of Merger
Appendix C Utah Revised Statutes
Appendix D Articles of Incorporation of Smart Energy Solutions, Inc.
Appendix E Bylaws of Smart Energy Smart Energy Solutions, Inc.
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PROXY
DATIGEN.COM, INC.
PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FOR A SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON
August 22, 2005
The undersigned, a stockholder of DATIGEN.COM, INC. (the "Company"), does
hereby appoint Amir Uziel, as the attorney and proxy of the undersigned, with
power of substitution, for and on behalf of the undersigned, and to attend the
Special Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held on August 22, 2005, at
10:00 a.m., at the offices of the Company, located at 207 Piaget Avenue,
Clifton, NJ 07011, (the "Special Meeting"), to represent the undersigned at the
Special Meeting, and there to vote all the shares of Common Stock of the Company
which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, in any manner
and with the same effect as if the undersigned were personally present at the
Special Meeting, and the undersigned hereby authorizes and instructs the above
named proxies to vote as specified below.
The shares represented by this Proxy will be voted only if this Proxy is
properly executed and timely returned. In that event, such shares will be voted
in the manner directed herein. If no direction is made on how you desire your
shares to be voted, the Proxy holder will have complete discretion in voting the
shares on any matter voted on at the Meeting.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS VOTING "FOR" THE FOLLOWING:
The shares represented by this Proxy shall be voted in the following
manner:
FOR AGAINST WITHHOLD
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APPENDIX A
PURISYS, INC.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2005 and 2004
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm........................3
Balance Sheets.................................................................4
Statements of Operations.......................................................5
Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)...................................6
Statements of Cash Flows ......................................................7
Notes to the Financial Statements..............................................8
2
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors
Purisys, Inc.
Clifton, NJ
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Purisys, Inc. as of January
31, 2005 and 2004 and the related statements of operations, stockholders' equity
(deficit) and cash flows for the years ended January 31, 2005 and 2004. These
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company
Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audits 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. And audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of Purisys, Inc. as of January 31,
2005 and 2004 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years
ended January 31, 2005 and 2004 in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the
Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 6 to the
financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses and has a net
working capital deficiency. These conditions raise substantial doubt about its
ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these
matters are also described in Note 6. The financial statements do not include
any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ Chisholm, Bierwolf & Nilson, LLC
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Chisholm, Bierwolf & Nilson, LLC
Bountiful, Utah
June 24, 2005
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PURISYS, INC.
Balance Sheets
ASSETS
January 31,
-----------------------
2005 2004
-------- --------
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash $ -- $ 7,541
-------- --------
Total Current Assets -- 7,541
-------- --------
FIXED ASSETS, (Net of Accumulated Depreciation of
$1,113 and $371, respectively) (Note 2) 1,113 1,855
-------- --------
TOTAL ASSETS $ 1,113 $ 9,396
======== ========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Bank overdraft $ 531 $ --
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 10,546 5,404
Note payable - related party 63,991 64,546
-------- --------
Total Current Liabilities 75,068 69,950
-------- --------
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 5) -- --
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Common stock, no par value, 1,000 shares
authorized, 1,000 shares issued and outstanding 1,000 1,000
Accumulated Deficit (74,955) (61,555)
-------- --------
Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (73,955) (60,555)
-------- --------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) $ 1,113 $ 9,395
======== ========
The footnotes contained herein are an integral part of these financial
statements.
4
PURISYS, INC.
Statements of Operations
For the years ended January 31,
--------------------------------
2005 2004
--------- ---------
REVENUES $ 206,249 $ 179,124
COST OF GOODS SOLD 98,794 61,809
--------- ---------
GROSS PROFIT 107,455 117,315
--------- ---------
EXPENSES
General and administrative 114,963 96,167
Depreciation 742 371
--------- ---------
Total Expenses 115,705 96,538
--------- ---------
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS (8,250) 20,777
--------- ---------
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES)
Interest expense (5,150) (5,439)
Loss on disposal of fixed assets -- (7,263)
--------- ---------
Total Other Income (Expenses) (5,150) (12,702)
--------- ---------
NET INCOME (LOSS) $ (13,400) $ 8,075
========= =========
BASIC INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE $ (13.40) $ 8.08
========= =========
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER
OF SHARES OUTSTANDING 1,000 1,000
========= =========
The footnotes contained herein are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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Statements of Stockhoders' Equity (Deficit)
Common Stock Additional
----------------------------- Paid-In Accumulated
Shares Amount Capital Deficit
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Balance, January 31, 2002 1,000 $ 1,000 $ -- $ (162,585)
Net income for the year ended Decem ber 31, 2003 -- -- -- 92,956
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Balance, January 31, 2003 1,000 1,000 -- (69,630)
Net income for the year ended January 31, 2004 -- -- -- 8,075
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Balance, January 31, 2004 1,000 1,000 -- (61,555)
Net loss for the year ended January 31, 2005 -- -- -- (13,400)
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Balance, January 31, 2005 1,000 $ 1,000 $ -- $ (74,955)
===============================================================
The footnotes contained herein are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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PURISYS, INC.
Statements of Cash Flows
For the years ended January 31,
-------------------------------
2005 2004
------------ ------------
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss) $ (13,400) $ 8,075
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by
operating activities:
Loss on disposal of fixed assets -- 7,263
Depreciation 742 371
Change in accounts receivable -- --
Change in accounts payable and accrued expenses 5,141 (2,064)
------------ ------------
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities (7,517) 13,645
------------ ------------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING
ACTIVITIES
Purchase of fixed assets -- (2,226)
------------ ------------
Net Cash Used by Investing Activities -- (2,226)
------------ ------------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING
ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from note payable - related party 120,000 25,000
Payments on note payable - related party (120,555) (31,011)
Increase in bank overdraft 531 --
------------ ------------
Net Cash Provided (Used) By Financing Activities (24) (6,011)
------------ ------------
DECREASE IN CASH $ (7,541) $ 5,408
CASH AT BEGINNING OF YEAR $ 7,541 $ 2,133
------------ ------------
CASH AT END OF YEAR $ -- $ 7,541
============ ============
SUPPLIMENTAL SCHEDULE OF CASH FLOW ACTIVITIES:
Cash Paid For:
Income taxes $ -- $ --
Interest $ -- $ --
The footnotes contained herein are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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PURISYS, INC.
Notes to the Financial Statements
January 31, 2005 and 2004
NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
a. Organization
The financial statements include the results of operations of Purisys,
Inc. ("the Company"), a New Jersey entity incorporated on February 26,
1996. In recent years, the Company has been primarily engaged in the
distribution and sales of its "Battery Brain" products, designed to
protect motor vehicle batteries from failure and theft.
b. Accounting Method
The Company's financial statements are prepared using the accrual method
of accounting. The Company has elected an January 31 year-end.
c. Recognition of Revenues
Revenue is recognized when the sales amount is determined, shipment of
goods to the customer has occurred and collection is reasonably assured.
d. Newly Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153, "Exchanges of Nonmonetary
Assets--an amendment of APB Opinion No. 29", based on the principle that
exchanges of nonmonetary assets should be measured based on the fair value
of the assets exchanged. The guidance in that opinion, however, included
certain exceptions to that principle. This statement amends Opinion 29 to
eliminate the exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive
assets and replaces it with a general exception for exchanges of
nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial substance. This statement
is effective during fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005.The
adoption of SFAS 153 is not expected to have a material impact on the
Company's financial statements.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 152, "Accounting for Real
Estate Time-Sharing Transactions--an amendment of FASB Statements No. 66
and 67", to reference the financial accounting and reporting guidance for
real estate time-sharing transactions that is provided in AICPA Statement
of Position (SOP) 04-2, "Accounting for Real Estate Time-Sharing
Transactions". This Statement also amends FASB Statement No. 67,
"Accounting for Costs and Initial Rental Operations of Real Estate
Projects", to state that the guidance for (a) incidental operations and
(b) costs incurred to sell real estate projects does not apply to real
estate time-sharing transactions. The accounting for those operations and
costs is subject to the guidance in SOP 04-2. This statement is effective
during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of SFAS
152 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial
statements.
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PURISYS, INC.
Notes to the Financial Statements
January 31, 2005 and 2004
NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
d. Newly Issued Accounting Pronouncements (Continued)
In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, "Inventory Costs", an
amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4 (SFAS 151), to clarify that abnormal
amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted
material (spoilage) should be recognized as current period charges, and
that fixed production overheads should be allocated to inventory based on
normal capacity of production facilities. This statement is effective for
inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15,
2005. The adoption of SFAS 151 is not expected to have a material impact
on the Company's financial statements.
In January 2003, the Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") issued EITF Issue
No. 00-21, "Accounting for Revenue Arrangements with Multiple
Deliverables". This consensus addresses certain aspects of accounting by a
vendor for arrangements under which it will perform multiple
revenue-generating activities, specifically, how to determine whether an
arrangement involving multiple deliverables contains more than one unit of
accounting. EITF Issue No. 00-21 is effective for revenue arrangements
entered into in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2003, or entities
may elect to report the change in accounting as a cumulative-effect
adjustment. The adoption of EITF Issue No. 00-21 did not have a material
impact on the Company's financial statements.
In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation ("FIN") No. 46,
"Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities". Until this interpretation,
a company generally included another entity in its consolidated financial
statements only if it controlled the entity through voting interests. FIN
No. 46 requires a variable interest entity, as defined, to be consolidated
by a company if that company is subject to a majority of the risk of loss
from the variable interest entity's activities or entitled to receive a
majority of the entity's residual returns. FIN No. 46 is effective for
reporting periods ending after December 15, 2003. The adoption of FIN No.
46 did not have an impact on the Company's financial statements.
In April 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 149, "Amendment of Statement 133
on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities", which amends and
clarifies accounting for derivative instruments, including certain
derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, and for hedging
activities under SFAS No. 133. SFAS No. 149 is effective for contracts
entered into or modified after September 30, 2003 and for hedging
relationships designated after September 30, 2003. The adoption of SFAS
No. 149 will not have an impact on the Company's financial statements.
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PURISYS, INC.
Notes to the Financial Statements
January 31, 2005 and 2004
NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
d. Newly Issued Accounting Pronouncements (Continued)
In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, "Accounting for Certain
Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and
Equity". SFAS No. 150 changes the accounting guidance for certain
financial instruments that, under previous guidance, could be classified
as equity or "mezzanine" equity by now requiring those instruments to be
reported as liabilities. SFAS No. 150 also requires disclosure relating to
the terms of those instruments and settlement alternatives. SFAS No. 150
is generally effective for all financial instruments entered into or
modified after May 31, 2003, and is otherwise effective at the beginning
of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. The adoption of
SFAS No. 150 did not have an impact on the Company's financial statements.
In December 2003, the SEC issued SAB No. 104. SAB No. 104 revises or
rescinds portions of the interpretative guidance included in Topic 13 of
the codification of staff accounting bulletins in order to make this
interpretive guidance consistent with current authoritative accounting and
auditing guidance and SEC rules and regulations. It also rescinds the
Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements Frequently Asked Questions and
Answers document issued in conjunction with Topic 13. Selected portions of
that document have been incorporated into Topic 13. The adoption of SAB
No. 104 in December 2003 did not have an impact on the Company's financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123(R), "Share-Based Payment".
This Statement revises SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation" and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock
Issued to Employees" SFAS No. 123(R) focuses primarily on the accounting
for transactions in which an entity obtains employee services in
share-based payment transactions. SFAS No. 123(R) requires companies to
recognize in the statement of operations the cost of employee services
received in exchange for awards of equity instruments based on the
grant-date fair value of those awards. This Statement is effective as of
the first reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005. The Company is
currently evaluating the provisions of SFAS 123(R) and the impact that it
will have on its share based employee compensation programs.
e. Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the
financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
f. Depreciation
Depreciation of fixed assets is computed by the straight-line method over
the estimated useful lives of the assets ranging from three to five years.
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PURISYS, INC.
Notes to the Financial Statements
January 31, 2005 and 2004
NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
g. Basic Loss Per Share
For the Year Ended
January 31, 2005
------------------------------------------------
Loss Shares Per Share
(Numerator) (Denominator) Amount
----------- ------------- ---------
$(13,400) 1,000 $ (13.40)
======== ======== ========
For the Year Ended
January 31, 2004
------------------------------------------------
Income Shares Per Share
(Numerator) (Denominator) Amount
----------- ------------- ---------
$ 8,013 1,000 $ 8.01
======== ======== ========
The computations of basic loss per share of common stock are based on the
weighted average number of shares outstanding at the date of the financial
statements.
h. Provision for Taxes
Deferred taxes are provided on a liability method whereby deferred tax
assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating
loss and tax credit carryforwards and deferred tax liabilities are
recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are
the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance
when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely that not that some
portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred
tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax
laws and rates on the date of enactment.
Net deferred tax assets consist of the following components as of January
31, 2005 and 2004:
2005 2004
-------- --------
Deferred tax assets
NOL Carryover $ 25,500 $ 20,700
Deferred tax liabilities: -- --
Valuation allowance (25,500) (20,700)
-------- --------
Net deferred tax asset $ -- $ --
======== ========
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PURISYS, INC.
Notes to the Financial Statements
January 31, 2005 and 2004
NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
h. Provision for Taxes (Continued)
The income tax provision differs from the amount of income tax determined
by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate of 39% to pretax income from
continuing operations for the years ended January 31, 2005 and 2004 due to
the following:
2005 2004
------- -------
Book loss $(4,800) $ 2,700
Related Party -- --
Beneficial services -- --
Depreciation -- --
Stock for services/options expense -- --
Valuation allowance 4,800 (2,700)
------- -------
$ -- $ --
======= =======
At January 31, 2005, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards of
approximately $75,000 that may be offset against future taxable income
from the year 2005 through 2025. No tax benefit has been reported in the
January 31, 2005 financial statements since the potential tax benefit is
offset by a valuation allowance of the same amount. Due to the change in
ownership provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, net operating loss
carryforwards for Federal income tax reporting purposes are subject to
annual limitations. Should a change in ownership occur, net operating loss
carryforwards may be limited as to use in the future.
i. Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity
of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
j. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company's cash and cash equivalents, receivables,
accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and notes payable approximate
carrying value on their effective interest rates compared to current
market prices.
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PURISYS, INC.
Notes to the Financial Statements
January 31, 2005 and 2004
NOTE 2 -FIXED ASSETS
Fixed assets are recorded as cost. Major additions and improvements are
capitalized. Minor replacements, maintenance and repairs that do not
extend the useful life of the assets are expensed as incurred.
Depreciation of property and equipment is determined using the
straight-line method over their respective useful lives, primarily three
years. At January 31, 2005 and 2004, property and equipment consisted of
the following:
March 31,
-------------------
2005 2004
------- -------
Computer equipment $ 2,226 $ 2,226
Accumulated depreciation (1,175) (433)
------- -------
Net book value $ 1,051 $ 1,793
======= =======
Depreciation expense from continuing operations for the years ended
January 31, 2005 and 2004 was $742 and $433, respectively.
NOTE 3 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
For the past several years, the Company has engaged in an ongoing
transaction with one of its officers, whereby the Company has borrowed
cash in order to meet short-term financing requirements. The Company has
made several good-faith payments to the officer on this note when it has
had the financial wherewithal to do so. As of January 31, 2005 and 2004,
the outstanding balance on this officer loan totaled $63,991 and $64,546,
respectively. During the 2005 and 2004 fiscal years, the Company received
$120,000 and $25,000, respectively, from the related party, and made
payments to the related party of $120,555 and $31,011, respectively. The
Company has accrued interest on this note at a rate of 8.0% per annum.
Total accrued interest on this note amounted to $10,545 and $5,404 at
January 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
NOTE 4 - SUBSEQUENT EVENT
Battery Brain Asset Purchase
On December 15, 2004, the Company entered into a binding Letter of Intent
with Datigen.com, Inc., ("Datigen") which provided, among other things,
for the Company's sale to Datigen of all of the Company's assets
constituting the "Battery Brain" product. In connection with the Letter of
Intent, the Company was advanced $120,000 towards payment of the purchase
price in December, 2004. Datigen completed the acquisition of the Battery
Brain product from the Company in March 2005.
On February 28, 2005, the Company and Datigen amended the Letter of Intent
to provide that the Datigen would advance an additional $170,000 to the
Company to 1) cover day-to-day operations; 2) finalize the purchase of
5,000 retail package units; and 3) commence the purchase of 5,000
wholesale package units. These units and all rights associated with these
units, including without limitation, revenues from the sales of these
units, will be part of the assets to be purchased by the Company.
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PURISYS, INC.
Notes to the Financial Statements
January 31, 2005 and 2004
NOTE 4 - SUBSEQUENT EVENT (Continued)
Battery Brain Asset Purchase (Continued)
On March 23, 2005, the Company, Datigen, and Aharon Y. Levinas ("Levinas")
executed an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") pursuant to which
the Company purchased all the intellectual property relating to the
Battery Brain product and the goodwill associated therewith and certain of
the equipment relating to the product. The consideration paid for the
assets was the issuance to Levinas, the Company's sole shareholder, of the
number of shares of common stock, no par value, of the Company's common
stock which will constitute, when there has been an aggregate of
$1,000,000 invested in Datigen, (or such earlier date as agreed upon
between the Company and Levinas) twenty (20%) percent of all issued and
outstanding common stock and $100,000, which was previously paid pursuant
to the Letter of Intent. Mr. Levinas has the right to an additional 20% of
the issued and outstanding share capital of Datigen if, prior to June 23,
2005, $400,000 is not invested in the development of the Company's Battery
Brain product. If less than $400,000 is invested, said 20% shall be pro
rated based on the actual amount invested.
In addition, within the next two years Datigen agreed to use its best
efforts to (a) consummate an equity raising of not less than $1,500,000
dollars at a post-money valuation of not less than $12,000,000; provided,
that all equity raises within 120 days after March 23, 2005 which are
based on a post-money valuation which is $10,500,000 or greater, shall be
counted toward the $1,500,000; or (b) generate revenue for the Battery
Brain product in the aggregate amount of $2,000,000. If Datigen does not
achieve either (a) or (b) at any time on or prior to March 23, 2007, then
Levinas shall be entitled to receive additional shares of common stock
which equals 20% of the outstanding share capital on a fully-diluted basis
(calculated as of said date).
NOTE 5 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Office Lease
As of January 31, 2005, the Company maintained a corporate office in
Clifton, New Jersey. The Company had a month-to-month lease on this office
space, paying $3,000 per month. In June, 2005, the Company's successor
entity, Datigen, Inc., signed a one-year lease on this same office space
requiring the Company to pay $3,000 per month. The lease expires on June
30, 2006.
NOTE 6 - GOING CONCERN
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the
Company will continue as a going concern. However, at January 31, 2005,
the Company had a cash overdraft of $531, its current liabilities of
$75,067 exceeded its current assets by $74,016, and the Company had an
accumulated deficit of $1,051. These matters raise substantial doubt about
the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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PURISYS, INC.
Notes to the Financial Statements
January 31, 2005 and 2004
NOTE 6 - GOING CONCERN (Continued)
Subsequent to January 31, 2005, the Company consummated an Asset Purchase
Agreement with Datigen, Inc. ("Datigen"), whereby the Company sold all
rights and title to its "Battery Brain" assets to Datigen. This
transaction essentially left the Company without assets, or a source of
future revenue.
Datigen, Inc. is currently in the process of raising equity capital in
order to invest in and bolster the "Battery Brain" marketing and sales
functions. Datigen's ability to continue operating as a going concern is
dependent on its success in securing such equity financing, and increasing
sales revenues relating to the "Battery Brain" product. The Company can
provide no assurances that Datigen's efforts in these areas will be
successful. In addition, to the extent that Datigen's future financing is
equity-based, this may result in dilution to existing shareholders.
The financial statements presented herein do not include any adjustments
that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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Datigen.com, Inc.
PROFORMA
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2004
Datigen.com
Proforma Balance Sheet
Datigen.com Proforma
12/31/04 Purisys, Inc. Proforma Adjustments December 31,
(Registrant) 1/31/05 DR CR 2004
------------ ------------- ----------- ----------- ------------
(audited) (audited) (unaudited)
Assets
Current Assets
Cash $ 58,132 $ -- $ 58,132
Advance on Asset Purchase 120,000 -- 120,000{a} --
----------- ----------- -----------
Total Current Assets 178,132 -- 58,132
----------- ----------- -----------
Equipment, Net -- 1,113 1,113
----------- ----------- -----------
Other Assets
Intellectual Property -- -- 2,799,393 2,799,393
----------- ----------- -----------
Total Other Assets
Total Assets $ 178,132 $ 1,113 $ 2,858,638
=========== =========== ===========
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current Liabilities
Bank Overdraft $ -- $ 531 $ 531
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses 1,525 10,546 12,071
Note Payable - Related Party -- 63,991 63,991
----------- ----------- -----------
Total Current Liabilities 1,525 75,068 76,593
----------- ----------- -----------
Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock, Authorized 1,000 Shares,
No Par Value, 1,000 Shares issued and Outstanding -- 1,000 1,000 {a} --
Common Stock, Authorized 50,000,000 Shares,
No Par Value, 46,939,606 Shares
Issued and Outstanding 1,092,782 -- 2,605,438{a} 3,698,220
Additional Paid in Capital -- -- --
Accumulated Deficit (916,175) (74,955) 74,955{a} (916,175)
----------- ----------- -----------
Total Stockholders' Equity 176,607 (73,955) 2,782,045
----------- ----------- -----------
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $ 178,132 $ 1,113 $ 2,858,638
=========== =========== ===========
{a} The adustments to the financial statements is a result of the asset
acquisition by Datigen.com (Registrant) of the assets of Purisys, Inc. The
following journal entries reflect this asset acquisition:
Battery Brain Technology 2,799,393
Common Stock - Purisys 1,000
Advance on Asset Purchase 120,000
Accumulated Deficit 74,955
Common Stock - issued to Levinas 2,605,438
Pursuant to the "Asset Purchase Agreement" filed by the Registrant on form
8K on March 28, 2005, the Company agreed to pay to Purisys, Inc./Levinas
cash of $120,000 and the Company's common stock equivalent to 20% of the
outstanding shares as of the date of the agreement. This issuance equated
to 10,421,750 shares valued at $.25 per share or $2,605,438.
Also, as part of the agreement, the Company assumes all warranties and
service the Battery Brain Products which have been sold prior to the
purchase date. In addition, the Company assumes the allegation made by
Danny Greenberg claiming he was involved in the initial design of the
Battery Brain Product.
Datigen.com
Proforma Statement of Operations
Datigen.com Proforma
12/31/2004 Purisys, Inc. Proforma Adjustments December 31,
(Registrant) 01/31/05 DR CR 2004
------------ ------------- --------- --------- ------------
Revenues $ -- $ 206,249 $ 206,249
Cost of Sales -- 98,794 98,794
--------- --------- ---------
Gross Profit (Loss) -- 107,455 107,455
--------- --------- ---------
Operating Expenses
Depreciation Expense -- 742 742
Salaries & Wages -- --
Professional Fees -- --
General & Administrative 2,977 114,963 117,940
--------- --------- ---------
Total Operating Expenses (2,977) (115,705) 118,682
--------- --------- ---------
Income (Loss) from Operations (2,977) (8,250) (11,227)
Income from Discontinued Operations 111,160 111,160
Other Income (Expense) (5,150) (5,150)
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Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes 108,183 (13,400) 94,783
Income Tax Expense -- -- --
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Net Income (Loss) $ 108,183 $ (13,400) $ 94,783
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Datigen.com, Inc.
Notes to Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2004
NOTE 1 - Summary of Transaction
On December 15, 2004, the Company entered into a binding Letter of Intent
with Purisys, Inc., which provided, among other things, for the sale to the
Company of all of the assets constituting the "Battery Brain" product owned by
Purisys. In connection with the Letter of Intent, the Company advanced $120,000
towards payment of the purchase price in December, 2004. The Company completed
the acquisition of the Battery Brain product from Purisys in March 2005.
On February 28, 2005, the Company and Purisys amended the Letter of Intent to
provide that the Company would advance an additional $170,000 to Purisys to
cover day-to-day operations, finalize the purchase of 5,000 retail package units
and commence the purchase of 5,000 wholesale package units. These units and all
rights associated with these units, including without limitation, revenues from
the sales of these units, will be part of the assets to be purchased by the
Company.
On March 23, 2005, the Company , Purisys and Aharon Y. Levinas ("Levinas")
executed an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") pursuant to which the
Company purchased all the intellectual property relating to the Battery Brain
product and the goodwill associated therewith and certain equipment relating to
the product. The consideration paid for the assets was the issuance to Levinas,
the sole shareholder of Purisys, of the number of shares of common stock, no par
value, of the Company's common stock which will constitute, when there has been
an aggregate of $1,000,000 invested in the Company, (or such earlier date as
agreed upon between the Company and Levinas) twenty (20%) percent of all issued
and outstanding common stock and $100,000, which was previously paid pursuant to
the Letter of Intent. Mr. Levinas has the right to an additional 20% of the
issued and outstanding share capital of the Company if, prior to June 23, 2005,
$400,000 is not invested in the development of the Company's Battery Brain
product. If less than $400,000 is invested, said 20% shall be pro rated based on
the actual amount invested.
In addition, within the next two years the Company agreed to use its best
efforts to (a) consummate an equity raise of not less than $1,500,000 dollars at
a post-money valuation of not less than $12,000,000; provided, that all equity
raises within 120 days after March 23, 2005 which are based on a post-money
valuation which is $10,500,000 or greater, shall be counted toward the
$1,500,000; or (b) generate revenue for the Battery Brain product in the
aggregate amount of $2,000,000. If the Company does not achieve either (a) or
(b) at any time on or prior to March 23, 2007, then Levinas shall be entitled to
receive additional shares of common stock which equals 20% of the outstanding
share capital on a fully-diluted basis (calculated as of said date).
Datigen.com, Inc. Notes to Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements December
31, 2004
Datigen.com, Inc.
Notes to Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2004
NOTE 1 - Summary of Transaction - continued
The purchased assets did not initially include the inventory which existed as of
March 23, 2005 or the molds for the Battery Brain (which are currently in Italy
and China). On March 31, 2005, the agreement was amended and the Company
purchased the molds for $66,487 and the inventory for $68,827.
The only liabilities assumed by the Company in the transaction are (i) the
warranties and service of any Battery Brain products sold prior to the execution
and delivery of the Agreement, (ii) any potential claims made by a person who
alleges that he assisted in developing the Battery Brain product and (iii) any
taxes incurred as a result of the Agreement.
In April 2005, the Company determined that 10,421,750 shares of its common stock
were due to Aharon Levinas under the terms of the purchase agreement for
Purisys. The shares are shown as outstanding in the accompanying financial
statements. The shares were valued at $0.25 per share and the value was recorded
as Goodwill.
Also in April 2005, the Company certificated 1,500,000 shares of its common
stock for which the proceeds were received in the first quarter of 2005, which
are shown as outstanding in the accompanying financial statements. The Company
also issued another 1,175,000 shares for cash of $230,000 received subsequent to
March 31, 2005.
NOTE 2 - Management Assumptions
The pro forma balance sheet and statements of operations assumes that the
entities were together at the beginning of the period ended December 31, 2004.
The pro forma balance sheet assumes that through the issuance of
10,421,750 shares of common stock and a cash payment of $120,000, the Company
acquires all intellectual property of Purisys, Inc..
The proforma statement of operations assumes that the assets acquired
generated the revenues and expenses of Purisys, Inc.; therefore, the Company's
revenues and expenses have been combined with Purisys, Inc.'s at the beginning
of the period ended December 31, 2004.
APPENDIX B
PLAN AND AGREEMENT OF MERGER
OF
DATIGEN.COM, INC.
(a Utah corporation)
AND
SMART ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.
(a Nevada corporation)
PLAN AND AGREEMENT OF MERGER entered into on __________ ___, 2005 by
Datigen.com, Inc., a Utah corporation ("Datigen"), and approved by resolution
adopted by its Board of Directors on said date, and entered into on __________,
2005, by Smart Energy Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Smart Energy"),
and approved by resolution adopted by its Board of Directors on said date.
WHEREAS, Datigen is a business corporation of the State of Utah;
WHEREAS, Smart Energy is a business corporation of the State of Nevada;
WHEREAS, Smart Energy is the wholly-owned subsidiary of Datigen:
WHEREAS, the Utah Business Corporation Act permits a merger of a business
corporation of the State of Utah with and into a business corporation of another
jurisdiction;
WHEREAS, Datigen does not intend to carry on any business except the
business necessary to wind up and liquidate its business and affairs by means of
a merger with and into a business corporation of the State of Nevada; and
WHEREAS, Datigen and Smart Energy and the respective Boards of Directors
thereof declare it advisable and to the advantage, welfare, and best interests
of said corporations and their respective stockholders to merge Datigen with and
into Smart Energy (the "Merger") pursuant to the provisions of the Utah Business
Corporation Act and pursuant to the provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes
upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
agreement of the parties hereto, being thereunto duly entered into by Datigen
and approved by a resolution adopted by its Board of Directors and being
thereunto duly entered into by Smart Energy and approved by a resolution adopted
by its Board of Directors, the Merger and the terms and conditions thereof and
the mode of carrying the same into effect, are hereby determined and agreed upon
as hereinafter in this Plan and Agreement of Merger set forth.
1. Datigen shall, pursuant to the provisions of the Utah Business
Corporation Act and to the provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes, be merged
with and into Smart Energy, which shall be the surviving corporation from and
after the effective time of the Merger and which is sometimes hereinafter
referred to as the "surviving corporation", and which shall continue to exist as
said surviving corporation under the name Smart Energy pursuant to the
provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes. The separate existence of Datigen,
which is sometimes hereinafter referred to as the "terminating corporation",
shall cease at said effective time in accordance with the provisions of the Utah
Business Corporation Act.
2. The present Articles of Incorporation of the surviving corporation will
be the Articles of Incorporation of the surviving corporation and will continue
in full force and effect until changed, altered, or amended as therein provided
and in the manner prescribed by the provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes.
3. The present By-Laws of the surviving corporation will be the By-Laws of
said surviving corporation and will continue in full force and effect until
changed, altered, or amended as therein provided and in the manner prescribed by
the provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes.
4. The directors and officers in office of the surviving corporation at
the effective time of the Merger shall be the members of the Board of Directors
and the officers of the surviving corporation, all of whom shall hold their
directorships and offices until the election and qualification of their
respective successors or until their tenure is otherwise terminated in
accordance with the by-laws of the surviving corporation.
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5. Each issued share of the common stock of the terminating corporation
shall, from and after the effective time of the Merger, be converted into one
(1) share of the common stock of the surviving corporation. The surviving
corporation shall not issue any certificate or scrip representing a fractional
share of common stock but shall instead issue one (1) full share for any
fractional interest arising from the Merger.
6. Stockholders of the terminating corporation shall continue to have
rights to notices, distributions or voting with respect to the surviving
corporation, and shall receive certificates representing shares of the surviving
corporation upon tender of certificates representing shares of the terminating
corporation for exchange.
7. Except to the extent otherwise provided in the terms of outstanding
options, warrants or other rights to purchase, or securities convertible into or
exchangeable for common stock of the terminating corporation, each outstanding
option, warrant or other right to purchase, and each outstanding security
convertible into or exchangeable for common stock shall be converted into an
option, warrant or other right to purchase, or security convertible into or
exchangeable for common stock of the surviving corporation on the basis of one
(1) share of the common stock of the surviving corporation for each share of
common stock of the terminating corporation. The exercise price or conversion
ratio set forth in such option, warrant or other right to purchase, or security
convertible into or exchangeable for common stock of the surviving corporation
shall be ratably adjusted so that the total exercise or conversion price shall
be the same as under the option, warrant, or other right to purchase, or
security convertible into or exchangeable for common stock of the terminating
corporation.
8. In the event that this Plan and Agreement of Merger shall have been
fully approved and adopted upon behalf of the terminating corporation in
accordance with the provisions of the Utah Business Corporation Act and upon
behalf of the surviving corporation in accordance with the provisions of the
Nevada Revised Statutes, the said corporations agree that they will cause to be
executed and filed and recorded any document or documents prescribed by the laws
of the State of Utah and by the laws of the State of Nevada, and that they will
cause to be performed all necessary acts within the State of Utah and the State
of Nevada and elsewhere to effectuate the Merger herein provided for.
9. The Board of Directors and the proper officers of the terminating
corporation and of the surviving corporation are hereby authorized, empowered,
and directed to do any and all acts and things, and to make, execute, deliver,
file, and record any and all instruments, papers, and documents which shall be
or become necessary, proper, or convenient to carry out or put into effect any
of the provisions of this Plan and Agreement of Merger or of the Merger herein
provided for.
10. The effective time of this Plan and Agreement of Merger, and the time
at which the Merger herein agreed shall become effective in the State of Utah
and the State of Nevada, shall be on the last to occur of:
(a) the approval of this Plan and Agreement of Merger by the stockholders of
the terminating corporation in accordance with the Utah Business
Corporation Act; or
(b) the date this Plan and Agreement of Merger, or a certificate of merger
meeting the requirements of the Nevada Revised Statutes, is filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Nevada; or
(c) the date this Plan and Agreement of Merger, or a certificate of merger
meeting the requirements of the Utah Revised Statutes, is filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Utah.
11. Notwithstanding the full approval and adoption of this Plan and
Agreement of Merger, the said Plan and Agreement of Merger may be terminated at
any time prior to the filing thereof with the Secretary of State of the State of
Nevada.
12. Notwithstanding the full approval and adoption of this Plan and
Agreement of Merger, the said Plan and Agreement of Merger may be amended at any
time and from time to time prior to the filing thereof with the Secretary of
State of the State of Utah and at any time and from time to time prior to the
filing of any requisite merger documents with the Secretary of State of the
State of Nevada except that, without the approval of the stockholders of Datigen
and the stockholders of Smart Energy, no such amendment may (a) change the rate
of exchange for any shares of Datigen or the types or amounts of consideration
that will be distributed to the holders of the shares of stock of Datigen; (b)
any term of the Articles of Incorporation of the surviving corporation; or (c)
adversely affect any of the rights of the stockholders of Datigen or Smart
Energy.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Plan and Agreement of Merger is hereby executed
upon behalf of each of the constituent corporations parties hereto.
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Dated: _____________________ DATIGEN.COM, INC.
a Utah corporation
By: _______________________
Edward Braniff, Chief Financial Officer
SMART ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.
a Nevada corporation
By: _______________________
Edward Braniff, Chief Financial Officer
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APPENDIX C
UTAH REVISED BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT
PART 13
16-10A-1301. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of Part 13:
(1) "Beneficial stockholder" means the person who is a beneficial owner of
shares held in a voting trust or by a nominee as the record stockholder.
(2) "Corporation" means the issuer of the shares held by a dissenter
before the corporate action, or the surviving or acquiring corporation by merger
or share exchange of that issuer.
(3) "Dissenter" means a stockholder who is entitled to dissent from
corporate action under Section 16-10A-1302 and who exercises that right when and
in the manner required by Sections 16-10A-1320 through 16-10A-1328.
(4) "Fair value" with respect to a dissenter's shares, means the value of
the shares immediately before the effectuation of the corporate action to which
the dissenter objects, excluding any appreciation or depreciation in
anticipation of the corporate action.
(5) "Interest" means interest from the effective date of the corporate
action until the date of payment, at the statutory rate set forth in Section
15-1-1, compounded annually.
(6) "Record stockholder" means the person in whose name shares are
registered in the records of a corporation or the beneficial owner of shares
that are registered in the name of a nominee to the extent the beneficial owner
is recognized by the corporation as the stockholder as provided in Section
16-10A-723.
(7) "Stockholder" means the record stockholder or the beneficial
stockholder.
16-10A-1302. RIGHT TO DISSENT.
(1) A stockholder, whether or not entitled to vote, is entitled to dissent from,
and obtain payment of the fair value of shares held by him in the event of, any
of the following corporate actions:
(a) consummation of a plan of merger to which the corporation is a party
if: (i) stockholder approval is required for the merger by Section
16-10A-1103 or the articles of incorporation; or (ii) the
corporation is a subsidiary that is merged with its parent under
Section 16-10A-1104;
(b) consummation of a plan of share exchange to which the corporation is
a party as the corporation whose shares will be acquired;
(c) consummation of a sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of
all, or substantially all, of the property of the corporation for
which a stockholder vote is required under Subsection
16-10A-1202(1), but not including a sale for cash pursuant to a plan
by which all or substantially all of the net proceeds of the sale
will be distributed to the stockholders within one year after the
date of sale; and
(d) consummation of a sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of
all, or substantially all, of the property of an entity controlled
by the corporation if the stockholders of the corporation were
entitled to vote upon the consent of the corporation to the
disposition pursuant to Subsection 16-10A-1202(2).
(2) A stockholder is entitled to dissent and obtain payment of the fair value of
his shares in the event of any other corporate action to the extent the Articles
of incorporation, bylaws, or a resolution of the board of directors so provides.
(3) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this part, except to the extent
otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, bylaws, or a resolution of
the board of directors, and subject to the limitations set forth in Subsection
(4), a stockholder is not entitled to dissent and obtain payment under
Subsection (1) of the fair value of the shares of any class or series of shares
which either were listed on a national securities exchange registered under the
Federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or on the National Market
System of the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
System, or were held of record by more than 2,000 stockholders, at the time of:
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(a) the record date fixed under Section 16-10A-707 to determine the
stockholders entitled to receive notice of the stockholders' meeting at
which the corporate action is submitted to a vote;
(b) the record date fixed under Section 16-10A-704 to determine
stockholders entitled to sign writings consenting to the proposed
corporate action; or
(c) the effective date of the corporate action if the corporate action is
authorized other than by a vote of stockholders.
(4) The limitation set forth in Subsection (3) does not apply if the stockholder
will receive for his shares, pursuant to the corporate action, anything except:
(a) shares of the corporation surviving the consummation of the plan of
merger or share exchange;
(b) shares of a corporation which at the effective date of the plan of
merger or share exchange either will be listed on a national securities
exchange registered under the federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or on the National Market System of the National Association of
Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System, or will be held of record
by more than 2,000 stockholders;
(c) cash in lieu of fractional shares; or
(d) any combination of the shares described in Subsection (4), or cash in
lieu of fractional shares.
(5) A stockholder entitled to dissent and obtain payment for his shares under
this part may not challenge the corporate action creating the entitlement unless
the action is unlawful or fraudulent with respect to him or to the corporation.
16-10A-1303. DISSENT BY NOMINEES AND BENEFICIAL OWNERS.
(1) A record stockholder may assert dissenters' rights as to fewer than all the
shares registered in his name only if the stockholder dissents with respect to
all shares beneficially owned by any one person and causes the corporation to
receive written notice which states the dissent and the name and address of each
person on whose behalf dissenters' rights are being asserted. The rights of a
partial dissenter under this subsection are determined as if the shares as to
which the stockholder dissents and the other shares held of record by him were
registered in the names of different stockholders.
(2) A beneficial stockholder may assert dissenters' rights as to shares held on
his behalf only if:
(a) the beneficial stockholder causes the corporation to receive the
record stockholder's written consent to the dissent not later than the
time the beneficial stockholder asserts dissenters' rights; and
(b) the beneficial stockholder dissents with respect to all shares of
which he is the beneficial stockholder.
(3) The corporation may require that, when a record stockholder dissents with
respect to the shares held by any one or more beneficial stockholders, each
beneficial stockholder must certify to the corporation that both he and the
record stockholders of all shares owned beneficially by him have asserted, or
will timely assert, dissenters' rights as to all the shares unlimited on the
ability to exercise dissenters' rights. The certification requirement must be
stated in the dissenters' notice given pursuant to Section 16-10A-1322.
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16-10A-1320. NOTICE OF DISSENTERS' RIGHTS.
(1) If a proposed corporate action creating dissenters' rights under Section
16-10A-1302 is submitted to a vote at a stockholders' meeting, the meeting
notice must be sent to all stockholders of the corporation as of the applicable
record date, whether or not they are entitled to vote at the meeting. The notice
shall state that stockholders are or may be entitled to assert dissenters'
rights under this part. The notice must be accompanied by a copy of this part
and the materials, if any, that under this chapter are required to be given the
stockholders entitled to vote on the proposed action at the meeting. Failure to
give notice as required by this subsection does not affect any action taken at
the stockholders' meeting for which the notice was to have been given.
(2) If a proposed corporate action creating dissenters' rights under Section
16-10A-1302 is authorized without a meeting of stockholders pursuant to Section
16-10A-704, any written or oral solicitation of a stockholder to execute a
written consent to the action contemplated by Section 16-10A-704 must be
accompanied or preceded by a written notice stating that stockholders are or may
be entitled to assert dissenters' rights under this part, by a copy of this
part, and by the materials, if any, that under this chapter would have been
required to be given to stockholders entitled to vote on the proposed action if
the proposed action were submitted to a vote at a stockholders' meeting. Failure
to give written notice as provided by this subsection does not affect any action
taken pursuant to Section 16-10A-704 for which the notice was to have been
given.
16-10A-1321. DEMAND FOR PAYMENT -- ELIGIBILITY AND NOTICE OF INTENT.
(1) If a proposed corporate action creating dissenters' rights under Section
16-10A-1302 is submitted to a vote at a stockholders' meeting, a stockholder who
wishes to assert dissenters' rights:
(a) must cause the corporation to receive, before the vote is taken,
written notice of his intent to demand payment for shares if the proposed
action is effectuated; and
(b) may not vote any of his shares in favor of the proposed action.
(2) If a proposed corporate action creating dissenters' rights under Section
16-10A-1302 is authorized without a meeting of stockholders pursuant to Section
16-10A-704, a stockholder who wishes to assert dissenters' rights may not
execute a writing consenting to the proposed corporate action.
(3) In order to be entitled to payment for shares under this part, unless
otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, bylaws, or a resolution
adopted by the board of directors, a stockholder must have been a stockholder
with respect to the shares for which payment is demanded as of the date the
proposed corporate action creating dissenters' rights under Section 16-10A-1302
is approved by the stockholders, if stockholder approval is required, or as of
the effective date of the corporate action if the corporate action is authorized
other than by a vote of stockholders.
(4) A stockholder who does not satisfy the requirements of Subsections (1)
through (3) is not entitled to payment for shares under this part. 16-10A-1322.
DISSENTERS' NOTICE.
(1) If proposed corporate action creating dissenters' rights under Section
16-10A-1302 is authorized, the corporation shall give a written dissenters'
notice to all stockholders who are entitled to demand payment for their shares
under this part.
(2) The dissenters' notice required by Subsection (1) must be sent no later than
ten days after the effective date of the corporate action creating dissenters'
rights under Section 16-10A-1302, and shall:
(a) state that the corporate action was authorized and the effective date
or proposed effective date of the corporate action;
(b) state an address at which the corporation will receive payment demands
and an address at which certificates for certificated shares must be
deposited;
(c) inform holders of uncertificated shares to what extent transfer of the
shares will be restricted after the payment demand is received;
(d) supply a form for demanding payment, which form requests a dissenter
to state an address to which payment is to be made;
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(e) set a date by which the corporation must receive the payment demand
and by which certificates for certificated shares must be deposited at the
address indicated in the dissenters' notice, which dates may not be fewer
than 30 nor more than 70 days after the date the dissenters' notice
required by Subsection (1) is given;
(f) state the requirement contemplated by Subsection 16-10A-1303(3), if
the requirement is imposed; and
(g) be accompanied by a copy of this part.
16-10A-1323. PROCEDURE TO DEMAND PAYMENT.
(1) A stockholder who is given a dissenters' notice described in Section
16-10A-1322, who meets the requirements of Section 16-10A-1321, and wishes to
assert dissenters' rights must, in accordance with the terms of the dissenters'
notice:
(a) cause the corporation to receive a payment demand, which may be the
payment demand form contemplated in Subsection 16-10A-1322(2)(d), duly
completed, or may be stated in another writing;
(b) deposit certificates for his certificated shares in accordance with
the terms of the dissenters' notice; and
(c) if required by the corporation in the dissenters' notice described in
Section 16-10A-1322, as contemplated by Section 16-10A-1327, certify in
writing, in or with the payment demand, whether or not he or the person on
whose behalf he asserts dissenters' rights acquired beneficial ownership
of the shares before the date of the first announcement to news media or
to stockholders of the terms of the proposed corporate action creating
dissenters' rights under Section 16-10A-1302.
(2) A stockholder who demands payment in accordance with Subsection (1) retains
all rights of a stockholder except the right to transfer the shares until the
effective date of the proposed corporate action giving rise to the exercise of
dissenters' rights and has only the right to receive payment for the shares
after the effective date of the corporate action.
(3) A stockholder who does not demand payment and deposit share certificates as
required, by the date or dates set in the dissenters' notice, is not entitled to
payment for shares under this part.
16-10A-1324. UNCERTIFICATED SHARES.
(1) Upon receipt of a demand for payment under Section 16-10A-1323 from a
stockholder holding uncertificated shares, and in lieu of the deposit of
certificates representing the shares, the corporation may restrict the transfer
of the shares until the proposed corporate action is taken or the restrictions
are released under Section 16-10A-1326.
(2) In all other respects, the provisions of Section 16-10A-1323 apply to
stockholders who own uncertificated shares.
16-10A-1325. PAYMENT.
(1) Except as provided in Section 16-10A-1327, upon the later of the effective
date of the corporate action creating dissenters' rights under Section
16-10A-1302, and receipt by the corporation of each payment demand pursuant to
Section 16-10A-1323, the corporation shall pay the amount the corporation
estimates to be the fair value of the dissenter's shares, plus interest to each
dissenter who has complied with Section 16-10A-1323, and who meets the
requirements of Section 16-10A-1321, and who has not yet received payment.
(2) Each payment made pursuant to Subsection (1) must be accompanied by:
(a) (i) (A) the corporation's balance sheet as of the end of its most
recent fiscal year, or if not available, a fiscal year ending not
more than 16 months before the date of payment;
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(B) an income statement for that year;
(C) a statement of changes in stockholders' equity for that year and
a statement of cash flow for that year, if the corporation
customarily provides such statements to stockholders; and
(D) the latest available interim financial statements, if any; (ii)
the balance sheet and statements referred to in Subsection (i) must
be audited if the corporation customarily provides audited financial
statements to stockholders;
(b) a statement of the corporation's estimate of the fair value of the
shares and the amount of interest payable with respect to the shares;
(c) a statement of the dissenter's right to demand payment under Section
16-10A-1328; and
(d) a copy of this part.
16-10A-1326. FAILURE TO TAKE ACTION.
(1) If the effective date of the corporate action creating dissenters' rights
under Section 16-10A-1302 does not occur within 60 days after the date set by
the corporation as the date by which the corporation must receive payment
demands as provided in Section 16-10A-1322, the corporation shall return all
deposited certificates and release the transfer restrictions imposed on
uncertificated shares, and all stockholders who submitted a demand for payment
pursuant to Section 16-10A-1323 shall thereafter have all rights of a
stockholder as if no demand for payment had been made.
(2) If the effective date of the corporate action creating dissenters' rights
under Section 16-10A-1302 occurs more than 60 days after the date set by the
corporation as the date by which the corporation must receive payment demands as
provided in Section 16-10A-1322, then the corporation shall send a new
dissenters' notice, as provided in Section 16-10A-1322, and the provisions of
Sections 16-10A-1323 through 16-10A-1328 shall again be applicable.
16-10A-1327. SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO SHARES ACQUIRED AFTER ANNOUNCEMENT
OF PROPOSED CORPORATE ACTION.
(1) A corporation may, with the dissenters' notice given pursuant to Section
16-10A-1322, state the date of the first announcement to news media or to
stockholders of the terms of the proposed corporate action creating dissenters'
rights under Section 16-10A-1302 and state that a stockholder who asserts
dissenters' rights must certify in writing, in or with the payment demand,
whether or not he or the person on whose behalf he asserts dissenters' rights
acquired beneficial ownership of the shares before that date. With respect to
any dissenter who does not certify in writing, in or with the payment demand
that he or the person on whose behalf the dissenters' rights are being asserted,
acquired beneficial ownership of the shares before that date, the corporation
may, in lieu of making the payment provided in Section 16-10A-1325, offer to
make payment if the dissenter agrees to accept it in full satisfaction of his
demand.
(2) An offer to make payment under Subsection (1) shall include or be
accompanied by the information required by Subsection 16-10A-1325(2).
16-10A-1328. PROCEDURE FOR STOCKHOLDER DISSATISFIED WITH PAYMENT OR OFFER.
(1) A dissenter who has not accepted an offer made by a corporation under
Section 16-10A-1327 may notify the corporation in writing of his own estimate of
the fair value of his shares and demand payment of the estimated amount, plus
interest, less any payment made under Section 16-10A-1325, if:
(a) the dissenter believes that the amount paid under Section 16-10A-1325
or offered under Section 16-10A-1327 is less than the fair value of the
shares;
(b) the corporation fails to make payment under Section 16-10A-1325 within
60 days after the date set by the corporation as the date by which it must
receive the payment demand; or
(c) the corporation, having failed to take the proposed corporate action
creating dissenters' rights, does not return the deposited certificates or
release the transfer restrictions imposed on uncertificated shares as
required by Section 16-10A-1326.
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(2) A dissenter waives the right to demand payment under this section unless he
causes the corporation to receive the notice required by Subsection (1) within
30 days after the corporation made or offered payment for his shares.
16-10A-1330. JUDICIAL APPRAISAL OF SHARES -- COURT ACTION.
(1) If a demand for payment under Section 16-10A-1328 remains unresolved, the
corporation shall commence a proceeding within 60 days after receiving the
payment demand contemplated by Section 16-10A-1328, and petition the court to
determine the fair value of the shares and the amount of interest. If the
corporation does not commence the proceeding within the 60-day period, it shall
pay each dissenter whose demand remains unresolved the amount demanded.
(2) The corporation shall commence the proceeding described in Subsection (1) in
the district court of the county in this state where the corporation's principal
office, or if it has no principal office in this state, the county where its
registered office is located. If the corporation is a foreign corporation
without a registered office in this state, it shall commence the proceeding in
the county in this state where the registered office of the domestic corporation
merged with, or whose shares were acquired by, the foreign corporation was
located.
(3) The corporation shall make all dissenters who have satisfied the
requirements of Sections 16-10A-1321, 16-10A-1323, and 16-10A-1328, whether or
not they are residents of this state whose demands remain unresolved, parties to
the proceeding commenced under Subsection (2) as an action against their shares.
All such dissenters who are named as parties must be served with a copy of the
petition. Service on each dissenter may be by registered or certified mail to
the address stated in his payment demand made pursuant to Section 16-10A-1328.
If no address is stated in the payment demand, service may be made at the
address stated in the payment demand given pursuant to Section 16-10A-1323. If
no address is stated in the payment demand, service may be made at the address
shown on the corporation's current record of stockholders for the record
stockholder holding the dissenter's shares. Service may also be made otherwise
as provided by law.
(4) The jurisdiction of the court in which the proceeding is commenced under
Subsection (2) is plenary and exclusive. The court may appoint one or more
persons as appraisers to receive evidence and recommend decision on the question
of fair value. The appraisers have the powers described in the order appointing
them, or in any amendment to it. The dissenters are entitled to the same
discovery rights as parties in other civil proceedings.
(5) Each dissenter made a party to the proceeding commenced under Subsection (2)
is entitled to judgment:
(a) for the amount, if any, by which the court finds that the fair value
of his shares, plus interest, exceeds the amount paid by the corporation
pursuant to Section 16-10A-1325; or
(b) for the fair value, plus interest, of the dissenter's after-acquired
shares for which the corporation elected to withhold payment under Section
16-10A-1327.
16-10A-1331. COURT COSTS AND COUNSEL FEES.
(1) The court in an appraisal proceeding commenced under Section 16-10A-1330
shall determine all costs of the proceeding, including the reasonable
compensation and expenses of appraisers appointed by the court. The court shall
assess the costs against the corporation, except that the court may assess costs
against all or some of the dissenters, in amounts the court finds equitable, to
the extent the court finds that the dissenters acted arbitrarily, vexatiously,
or not in good faith in demanding payment under Section 16-10A-1328.
(2) The court may also assess the fees and expenses of counsel and expertsfor
the respective parties, in amounts the court finds equitable:
(a) against the corporation and in favor of any or all dissenters if the
court finds the corporation did not substantially comply with the
requirements of Sections 16-10A-1320 through 16-10A-1328; or
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(b) against either the corporation or one or more dissenters, in favor of
any other party, if the court finds that the party against whom the fees
and expenses are assessed acted arbitrarily, vexatiously, or not in good
faith with respect to the rights provided by this part.
(3) If the court finds that the services of counsel for any dissenter were of
substantial benefit to other dissenters similarly situated, and that the fees
for those services should not be assessed against the corporation, the court may
award to those counsel reasonable fees to be paid out of the amounts awarded the
dissenters who were benefited.
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APPENDIX D
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
SMART ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.
I, the person hereinafter named as incorporator, for the purpose of
associating to establish a corporation, under the provisions and subject to the
requirements of Title 7, Chapter 78 of Nevada Revised Statutes, and the acts
amendatory thereof, and hereinafter sometimes referred to as the General
Corporation Law of the State of Nevada, do hereby adopt and make the following
Articles of Incorporation:
FIRST: The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the corporation) is
Smart Energy Solutions, Inc.
SECOND: The name of the corporation's resident agent in the State of
Nevada is CSC Services of Nevada, Inc., and the street address of the said
resident agent where process may be served on the corporation is 502 East John
Street, Carson City 89706. The mailing address and the street address of the
said resident agent are identical.
THIRD: (a) The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall
have authority to issue is Five Hundred and One Million (501,000,000) which
shall consist of (i) Five Hundred Million (500,000,000) shares of common stock,
no par value per share (the "Common Stock"), and (ii) One Million (1,000,000)
shares of preferred stock, no par value per share (the "Preferred Stock").
(b) The Preferred Stock may be issued in one or more series, from
time to time, with each such series to have such designation, relative
rights, preferences or limitations, as shall be stated and expressed in
the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such series
adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the "Board"),
subject to the limitations prescribed by law and in accordance with the
provisions hereof, the Board being hereby expressly vested with authority
to adopt any such resolution or resolutions. The authority of the Board
with respect to each series of Preferred Stock shall include, but not be
limited to, the determination or fixing of the following:
(i) The distinctive designation and number of shares
comprising such series, which number may (except where otherwise
provided by the Board increasing such series) be increased or
decreased (but not below the number of shares then outstanding) from
time to time by like action of the Board;
(ii) The dividend rate of such series, the conditions and time
upon which such dividends shall be payable, the relation which such
dividends shall bear to the dividends payable on any other class or
classes of Stock or series thereof, or any other series of the same
class, and whether such dividends shall be cumulative or
non-cumulative;
(iii) The conditions upon which the shares of such series
shall be subject to redemption by the Corporation and the times,
prices and other terms and provisions upon which the shares of the
series may be redeemed;
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(iv) Whether or not the shares of the series shall be subject
to the operation of a retirement or sinking fund to be applied to
the purchase or redemption of such shares and, if such retirement or
sinking fund be established, the annual amount thereof and the terms
and provisions relative to the operation thereof;
(v) Whether or not the shares of the series shall be
convertible into or exchangeable for shares of any other class or
classes, with or without par value, or of any other series of the
same class, and, if provision is made for conversion or exchange,
the times, prices, rates, adjustments and other terms and conditions
of such conversion or exchange;
(vi) Whether or not the shares of the series shall have voting
rights, in addition to the voting rights provided by law, and, if
so, the terms of such voting rights;
(vii) The rights of the shares of the series in the event of
voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or upon the
distribution of assets of the Corporation; and
(viii) Any other powers, preferences and relative
participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications,
limitations or restrictions thereof, of the shares of such series,
as the Board may deem advisable and as shall not be inconsistent
with the provisions of this Articles of Incorporation.
(c) The holders of shares of the Preferred Stock of each series
shall be entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Board, out of
funds legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends (if any)
at the rates fixed by the Board for such series before any cash dividends
shall be declared and paid or set apart for payment, on the Common Stock
with respect to the same dividend period.
(d) The holders of shares of the Preferred Stock of each series
shall be entitled, upon liquidation or dissolution or upon the
distribution of the assets of the Corporation, to such preferences as
provided in the resolution or resolutions creating such series of
Preferred Stock, and no more, before any distribution of the assets of the
Corporation shall be made to the holders of shares of the Common Stock.
Whenever the holders of shares of the Preferred Stock shall have been paid
the full amounts to which they shall be entitled, the holders of shares of
the Common Stock shall be entitled to share ratably in all remaining
assets of the Corporation.
FOURTH: The governing board of the corporation shall be styled as a "Board
of Directors", and any member of said Board shall be styled as a "Director."
The number of members constituting the first Board of Directors of the
corporation is five; and the name and the post office box or street address,
either residence or business, of each of said members are as follows:
NAME ADDRESS
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Amir Uziel 9 Hakormim Street
Risho Lezion, Israel 75749
Aharon Y. Levinas
Tamir Levinas
Joseph Bahat
Jacob Enoch
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The number of directors of the corporation may be increased or decreased
in the manner provided in the Bylaws of the corporation; provided, that the
number of directors shall never be less than one. In the interim between
elections of directors by stockholders entitled to vote, all vacancies,
including vacancies caused by an increase in the number of directors and
including vacancies resulting from the removal of directors by the stockholders
entitled to vote which are not filled by said stockholders, may be filled by the
remaining directors, though less than a quorum.
FIFTH: The name and the post office box or street address, either
residence or business, of the incorporator signing these Articles of
Incorporation are as follows:
NAME ADDRESS
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Corporate Services Carson City, Nevada
SIXTH: The corporation shall have perpetual existence.
SEVENTH: The personal liability of the directors of the corporation is
hereby eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law
of the State of Nevada, as the same may be amended and supplemented. Any repeal
or amendment of this Article by the stockholders of the Corporation shall be
prospective.
EIGHTH: The corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the
General Corporation Law of the State of Nevada, as the same may be amended and
supplemented, indemnify any and all persons whom it shall have power to
indemnify under said Law from and against any and all of the expenses,
liabilities, or other matters referred to in or covered by said Law, and the
indemnification provided for herein shall not be deemed exclusive of any other
rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any Bylaw, agreement,
vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action
in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such
office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director,
officer, employee, or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors, and administrators of such a person.
NINTH: The nature of the business of the corporation and the objects or
the purposes to be transacted, promoted, or carried on by it are to engage in
any lawful activity.
TENTH: The corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change, or
repeal any provision contained in these Articles of Incorporation in the manner
now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon
stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.
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APPENDIX D
BY-LAWS
OF
SMART ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.
(the "Corporation")
* * * * * * * * * * *
ARTICLE I
Offices
The registered office of the Corporation shall be in the City of Carson
City, County of Carson City, State of Nevada. The Corporation also may have
offices at such other places, both within and without the State of Nevada, as
the Board may determine and designate from time to time or the business of the
Corporation requires. The principal business office of the Corporation shall be
in Clifton, County of Passaic, State of New Jersey.
ARTICLE II
Books
The books and records of the Corporation may be kept (except as otherwise
provided by the laws of the State of Nevada) outside of the State of Nevada and
at such place or places as may be designated by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE III
Stockholders
Section 1. Place of Meetings, etc. Except as otherwise provided in these
Bylaws, all meetings of the stockholders shall be held at such dates, times and
places, within or without the State of Nevada, as shall be determined by the
Board of Directors or the President of the Corporation and as shall be stated in
the notice of the meeting or in waivers of notice thereof. If the place of any
meeting is not so fixed, it shall be held at the registered office of the
Corporation in the State of Nevada.
Section 2. Annual Meetings. The Annual Meeting of stockholders of the
Corporation for the election of Directors and the transaction of such other
business as may properly come before said meeting shall be held at the principal
business office of the Corporation or at such other place or places either
within or without the State of Nevada as may be designated by the Board of
Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, on a date not later than 120
days following the close of the fiscal year of the Corporation as designated by
the Board of Directors.
Section 3. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders of the
Corporation shall be held whenever called in the manner required by the laws of
the State of Nevada for purposes as to which there are special statutory
provisions, and for other purposes whenever called by resolution of the Board of
Directors, or by the President, or by the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation the holders of which are
entitled to vote on matters that are to be voted on at such meeting. Any such
Special Meetings of stockholders may be held at the principal business office of
the Corporation or at such other place or places, either within or without the
State of Nevada, as may be specified in the notice thereof. Business transacted
at any Special Meeting of stockholders of the Corporation shall be limited to
the purposes stated in the notice thereof. The notice shall state the date,
time, place and purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting.
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Section 4. Notice of Meetings. Except as otherwise required or
permitted by law, whenever the stockholders of the Corporation are required or
permitted to take any action at a meeting, written notice thereof shall be
given, stating the place, date and time of the meeting and, unless it is the
annual meeting, by or at whose direction it is being issued. The notice also
shall designate the place where the stockholders' list is available for
examination, unless the list is kept at the place where the meeting is to be
held. Notice of a Special Meeting also shall state the purpose or purposes for
which the meeting is called. A copy of the notice of any meeting shall be
delivered personally or shall be mailed, not less than ten (10) nor more than
sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting, to each stockholder of record
entitled to vote at the meeting. If mailed, the notice shall be given when
deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid and shall be directed to
each stockholder at his or her address as it appears on the record of
stockholders, unless he or she shall have filed with the Secretary of the
Corporation a written request that notices to him or her be mailed to some other
address, in which case it shall be directed to him or her at the other address.
Notice of any meeting of stockholders shall not be required to be given to any
stockholder who shall attend the meeting, except for the express purpose of
objecting at the beginning thereof to the transaction of any business because
the meeting is not lawfully called or convened, or who shall submit, either
before or after the meeting, a signed waiver of notice. Unless the Board of
Directors, after the adjournment of such meeting, shall fix a new record date
for an adjourned meeting or unless the adjournment is for more than thirty (30)
days, notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the place, date and
time to which the meeting shall be adjourned is announced at the meeting at
which the adjournment is taken.
Section 5. List of Stockholders. The officer of the Corporation who shall
have charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at
least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the
stockholders entitled to vote at said meeting, arranged in alphabetical order
and showing the address and the number of shares registered in the name of each
stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for
any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours for a period
of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either at a place specified in
the notice of the meeting or at the place where the meeting is to be held. The
list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during
the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder present at the
meeting.
Section 6. Quorum. Except as otherwise expressly provided by the laws of
the State of Nevada, or by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation,
or by these Bylaws, at any and all meetings of the stockholders of the
Corporation there must be present, either in person or by proxy, stockholders
owning a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of
the Corporation entitled to vote at said meeting. At any meeting of stockholders
at which a quorum is not present, the holders of, or proxies for, a majority of
the stock which is represented at such meeting, may adjourn the meeting from
time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a
quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a
quorum shall be present or represented any business may be transacted which
might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed. If the
adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if after adjournment a new
record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned
meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the
meeting.
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Section 7. Organization. The President shall call to order meetings of the
stockholders and shall act as Chairman of such meetings. The Board of Directors
or the stockholders may appoint any stockholder or any Director or officer of
the Corporation to act as Chairman at any meeting in the absence of the
President. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary of all
meetings of the stockholders, but in the absence of the Secretary, the presiding
officer may appoint any other person to act as secretary of the meeting.
Section 8. Voting. Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Corporation or these Bylaws, at any meeting of the
stockholders each stockholder of record of the Corporation having the right to
vote thereat shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each share of stock
outstanding in his or her name on the books of the Corporation as of the record
date and entitling him or her to so vote. A stockholder may vote in person or by
proxy. Except as otherwise provided by the law of the State of Nevada or by the
Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, any corporate action to be
taken by a vote of the stockholders, other than the election of directors, shall
be authorized by not less than a majority of the votes cast at a meeting by the
stockholders present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon.
Directors shall be elected as provided in Section 1 of Article IV of these
Bylaws. Written ballots shall not be required for voting on any matter unless
ordered by the Chairman of the meeting.
Section 9. Proxies. Every proxy shall be executed in writing by the
stockholder or by his or her attorney-in-fact.
Section 10. Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting. Unless otherwise
provided in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, whenever the
vote of the stockholders at a meeting thereof is required or permitted to be
taken in connection with any corporate action by any provisions of the laws of
the state of Nevada or of the Certificate of Incorporation, such corporate
action may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote,
if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed, in
person or by proxy, by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the
minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action
at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted
in person or by proxy. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action
without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those
stockholders who have not consented in writing, but who were entitled to vote on
the matter.
ARTICLE IV
Directors
Section 1. Number, Election and Term of Office. The business and affairs
of the Corporation shall be managed by the Board of Directors. The number of
Directors which shall constitute the whole Board shall be not less than one (1)
nor more than nine (9). Within such limits, the number of Directors may be fixed
from time to time by vote of the stockholders or of the Board of Directors, at
any regular or special meeting, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation. The initial board shall consist of two (2) Directors. Directors
need not be stockholders. Directors shall be elected at the Annual Meeting of
the stockholders of the Corporation, except as provided in Section 2 of this
Article IV, to serve until their respective successors are duly elected and
qualified. When used in these Bylaws, the phrase "entire Board" means the total
number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies.
Section 2. Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships. Except as
hereinafter provided, any vacancy in the office of a Director occurring for any
reason other than the removal of a Director pursuant to Section 3 of this
Article, and any newly created Directorship resulting from any increase in the
authorized number of Directors, may be filled by a majority of the Directors
then in office. In the event that any vacancy in the office of a Director occurs
as a result of the removal of a Director pursuant to Section 3 of this Article,
or in the event that vacancies occur contemporaneously in the offices of all of
the Directors, such vacancy or vacancies shall be filled by the stockholders of
the Corporation at a meeting of stockholders called for that purpose. Directors
chosen or elected as aforesaid shall hold office until their respective
successors are duly elected and qualified.
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Section 3. Removals. At any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation
called for that purpose, the holders of a majority of the shares of capital
stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting may remove from office
any or all of the Directors, with or without cause.
Section 4. Resignations. Any director may resign at any time by giving
written notice of his or her resignation to the Corporation. A resignation shall
take effect at the time specified therein or, if the time when it shall become
effective shall not be specified therein, immediately upon its receipt, and,
unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of a resignation shall not be
necessary to make it effective.
Section 5. Place of Meetings. Except as otherwise provided in these
Bylaws, all meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at the principal
business office of the Corporation or at such other place, within or without the
State of Nevada, as the Board determines from time to time.
Section 6. Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of the Board of Directors
shall be held either (a) without notice immediately after the annual meeting of
stockholders and in the same place, or (b) as soon as practicable after the
annual meeting of stockholders on such date and at such time and place as the
Board determines.
Section 7. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors
shall be held on such dates and at the principal business office of the
Corporation or at such other place, either within or without the State of
Nevada, as the Board determines. Notice of regular meetings need not be given,
except as otherwise required by law.
Section 8. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors
may be called by the President or any two Directors on notice given to each
Director, and such meetings shall be held at the principal business office of
the Corporation or at such other place, either within or without the State of
Nevada, as shall be specified in the notices thereof. The request shall state
the date, time, place and purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting.
Section 9. Notice of Meetings. Notice of each special meeting of the Board
of Directors (and of each annual meeting held pursuant to subdivision (b) of
Section 6 of this Article IV) shall be given, not later than 24 hours before the
meeting is scheduled to commence, by the President or the Secretary and shall
state the place, date and time of the meeting. Notice of each meeting may be
delivered to a Director by hand or given to a director orally (whether by
telephone or in person) or mailed or telegraphed to a Director at his or her
residence or usual place of business, provided, however, that if notice of less
than 72 hours is given it may not be mailed. If mailed, the notice shall be
deemed to have been given when deposited in the United States mail, postage
prepaid, and if telegraphed, the notice shall be deemed to have been given when
the contents of the telegram are transmitted to the telegraph service with
instructions that the telegram immediately be dispatched. Notice of any meeting
need not be given to any Director who shall submit, either before or after the
meeting, a signed waiver of notice or who shall attend the meeting, except if
such Director shall attend for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning
thereof to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully
called or convened. Notice of any adjourned meeting, including the place, date
and time of the new meeting, shall be given to all Directors not present at the
time of the adjournment, as well as to the other Directors unless the place,
date and time of the new meeting is announced at the adjourned meeting.
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Section 10. Quorum. Except as otherwise provided by the laws of the State
of Nevada or in these Bylaws, at all meetings of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation a majority of the entire Board shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business, and the vote of a majority of the Directors present at
a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of
Directors. A majority of the Directors present, whether or not a quorum is
present, may adjourn any meeting to another place, date and time.
Section 11. Conduct of Meetings. At each meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Corporation, the President or, in his or her absence, a Director chosen
by a majority of the Directors present shall act as Chairman of the meeting. The
Secretary or, in his or her absence, any person appointed by the Chairman of the
meeting shall act as Secretary of the meeting and keep the minutes thereof. The
order of business at all meetings of the Board shall be as determined by the
Chairman of the meeting.
Section 12. Committees of the Board. The Board of Directors, by resolution
adopted by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, may designate an
executive committee and other committees, each consisting of one (1) or more
Directors. Each committee (including the members thereof) shall serve at the
pleasure of the Board of Directors and shall keep minutes of its meetings and
report the same to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may designate
one or more Directors as alternate members of any committee. Alternate members
may replace any absent or disqualified member or members at any meeting of a
committee. In addition, in the absence or disqualification of a member of a
committee, if no alternate member has been designated by the Board of Directors,
the members present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or
not they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the
Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of the absent or
disqualified member.
Except as limited by the laws of the State of Nevada, each committee, to
the extent provided in the resolution establishing it, shall have and may
exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors with respect to
all matters.
Section 13. Operation of Committees. A majority of all the members of a
committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the
vote of a majority of all the members of a committee present at a meeting at
which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee. Each committee
shall adopt whatever other rules of procedure it determines for the conduct of
its activities.
Section 14. Consent to Action. Any action required or permitted to be
taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee may be taken
without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the
case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed
with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.
Section 15. Meetings Held Other Than in Person. Unless otherwise
restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, members of the
Board of Directors or any committee may participate in a meeting of the Board of
Directors or committee, as the case may be, by means of conference telephone or
similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in
the meeting can hear each other, and such participation shall constitute
presence in person at the meeting.
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Section 16. Compensation of Directors. Directors, as such, shall not
receive any stated salary for their services, but, by resolution of the Board, a
fixed sum and expenses of attendance, if any, may be allowed for the attendance
at each regular or special meeting of the Board; however nothing herein
contained shall be construed to preclude any Director from serving the
Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefore.
ARTICLE V
Officers
Section 1. Number, Election and Term of Office. The officers of the
Corporation shall be a President, a Chief Executive Officer, a Secretary and a
Chief Financial Officer, and may at the discretion of the Board of Directors
include a Chairman of the Board and one or more Vice Presidents, Director of
Corporate Development, General Managers, Assistant Financial Officers and
Assistant Secretaries. The officers of the Corporation shall be elected annually
by the Board of Directors at its meeting held immediately after the Annual
Meeting of the stockholders, and shall hold their respective offices until their
successors are duly elected and qualified. Any two (2) offices may be held by
the same person. The Board of Directors may from time to time appoint such other
officers and agents as the interests of the Corporation may require and may fix
their duties and terms of office. Any officer may devote less than one hundred
percent (100%) of his or her working time to his or her activities as such if
the Board of Directors so approves.
Section 2. The President. The President shall be the chief executive and
operating officer of the Corporation, and shall preside at all meetings of the
stockholders and of the Board of Directors. The President shall have general and
active management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, subject to the
control of the Board, shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board are
effectuated, and shall have such other powers and duties as the Board assigns to
him. He shall ensure that the books, reports, statements, certificates and other
records of the Corporation are kept, made or filed in accordance with the laws
of the State of Nevada. He shall cause to be called regular and special meetings
of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors in accordance with these
Bylaws. He may sign, execute and deliver in the name of the Corporation all
deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts or other instruments authorized by the Board
of Directors, except in cases where the signing, execution or delivery thereof
shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors or by these Bylaws to
some other officer or agent of the Corporation or where required by law to be
otherwise signed, executed or delivered. He may sign, jointly with the Chief
Financial Officer, an Assistant Financial Officer, the Secretary, or an
Assistant Secretary, certificates of stock of the Corporation. He shall appoint
and remove, employ and discharge, and fix the compensation of all servants,
agents, employees and clerks of the Corporation other than the duly elected or
appointed officers, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors. In
addition to the powers and duties expressly conferred upon him by these Bylaws,
he shall, except as otherwise specifically provided by the laws of the State of
Nevada, have such other powers and duties as shall from time to time be assigned
to him by the Board of Directors.
Section 3. The Vice President. There may be such Vice Presidents as the
Board of Directors shall determine from time to time, with duties determined by
the Board of Directors. If there is only one Vice President appointed by the
Board, he shall perform, in the absence or disability of the President, the
duties and exercise the powers of the President and shall have such other powers
and duties as the Board or the President assigns to him.
Section 4. The Secretary. The Secretary may sign all certificates of stock
of the Corporation jointly with the President. He shall record all the
proceedings of the meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors of
the Corporation in the books to be kept for that purpose. He shall have safe
custody of the seal of the Corporation and, when authorized by the Board, he
shall affix the same to any corporate instrument, and when so affixed he may
attest the same by his signature. He shall keep the transfer books, in which all
transfers of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be registered, and the
stock books, which shall contain the names and addresses of all holders of the
capital stock of the Corporation and the number of shares held by each. He shall
keep the stock and transfer books available during business hours for inspection
by any stockholder and for the transfer of stock. He shall notify the Directors
and stockholders of the respective meetings as required by law or by these
Bylaws of the Corporation. He shall have and perform such other powers and
duties as may be required by law or the Bylaws of the Corporation, or which the
Board or the President may assign to him from time to time.
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Section 5. Assistant Secretaries. The Assistant Secretaries shall, during
the absence or incapacity of the Secretary, assume and perform all functions and
duties which the Secretary might lawfully do if present and not under any
incapacity.
Section 6. The Chief Financial Officer. Subject to the control of the
Board, the Chief Financial Officer shall have the care and custody of the
corporate funds and the books relating thereto. He may sign all certificates of
stock jointly with the President. He shall perform all other duties incident to
the office of Chief Financial Officer. He shall have such other powers and
duties as the Board or the President assigns to him from time to time. He shall
keep full and accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements of the
Corporation in books belonging to the Corporation and shall deposit all monies
and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in
such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. He shall
disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board, and shall
render to the President or the Directors, whenever they may require it, an
account of all his transactions as Chief Financial Officer and an account of the
business and financial position of the Corporation. The Chief Financial Officer
shall be the "Treasurer" for purposes of the laws of the State of Nevada.
Section 7. Assistant Financial Officers. The Assistant Financial Officers
shall, during the absence or incapacity of the Chief Financial Officer, assume
and perform all functions and duties which the Chief Financial Officer might
lawfully do if present and not under any incapacity.
Section 8. Treasurer's Bond. The Chief Financial Officer and Assistant
Financial Officers shall, if required to do so by the Board of Directors, each
give a bond (which shall be renewed every six (6) years) in sum and with such
surety or sureties as the Board of Directors or the laws of the State of Nevada
may require.
Section 9. Transfer of Duties. The Board of Directors may transfer the
power and duties, in whole or in part, of any officer to any other officer, or
other persons, notwithstanding the provisions of these Bylaws, except as
otherwise provided by the laws of the State of Nevada.
Section 10. Removals. Subject to his or her earlier death, resignation or
removal as hereinafter provided, each officer shall hold his or her office until
his or her successor shall have been duly elected and shall have qualified. Any
officer or agent of the Corporation may be removed from office at any time, with
or without cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board, at
a meeting of the Board of Directors called for that purpose.
Section 11. Resignations. Any officer or agent of the Corporation may
resign at any time by giving written notice of his or her resignation to the
Board of Directors or to the President or Secretary of the Corporation. Any such
resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein or, if the time when
it shall become effective shall not be specified therein, immediately upon its
receipt, and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of a
resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
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Section 12. Vacancies. If the office of President, Secretary or Chief
Financial Officer becomes vacant for any reason, the Board of Directors shall
choose a successor to hold such office for the unexpired term. If any other
officer or agent becomes vacant for any reason, the Board of Directors may fill
the vacancy, and each officer so elected shall serve for the remainder of his or
her predecessor's term.
Section 13. Compensation of Officers. The officers shall receive such
salary or compensation as may be determined by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE V
Contracts, Checks and Notes
Section 1. Contracts. Unless the Board of Directors shall otherwise
specifically direct, all contracts of the Corporation shall be executed in the
name of the Corporation by the President or a Vice President.
Section 2. Checks and Notes. All negotiable instruments of the Corporation
shall be signed by such officers or agents of the Corporation as may be
designated by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE VI
Provisions Relating to Stock
Certificates and Stockholders
Section 1. Certificates of Stock. Certificates for the Corporation's
capital stock shall be in such form as required by law and as approved by the
Board. Each certificate shall be signed in the name of the Corporation by the
President or any Vice President and by the Secretary, the Chief Financial
Officer or any Assistant Secretary or any Assistant Financial Officer and shall
bear the seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof. If any certificate is
countersigned by a transfer agent or registered by a registrar, other than the
Corporation or its employees, the signature of any officer of the Corporation
may be a facsimile signature. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar
who shall have signed or whose facsimile signature was placed on any certificate
shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before the
certificate shall be issued, it may nevertheless be issued by the Corporation
with the same effect as if he or she were such officer, transfer agent or
registrar at the date of issue.
Section 2. Lost Certificates, etc. The Corporation may issue a new
certificate for shares in place of any certificate theretofore issued by it,
alleged to have been lost, mutilated, stolen or destroyed, and the Board may
require the owner of the lost, mutilated, stolen or destroyed certificate, or
his legal representatives, to make an affidavit of that fact and to give the
Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim
that may be made against the Corporation on account of the alleged loss,
mutilation, theft or destruction of the certificate or the issuance of a new
certificate.
Section 3. Transfer of Stock. Upon surrender to the Corporation or the
transfer agent of the Corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or
accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to
transfer, the Corporation shall issue a new certificate to the person entitled
thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books.
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Section 4. Record Date. For the purpose of determining the stockholders
entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any
adjournment thereof, or to express consent to or dissent from any proposal
without a meeting, or for the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to
receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or the allotment of any
rights, or for the purpose of any other action, the Board may fix in advance, a
record date, which shall be not more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days
before the date of any such meeting, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to any
other action.
Section 5. Registered Stockholders. The Corporation shall be entitled to
treat the holder of record of any share or shares of stock as the holder in fact
thereof and, accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other
claim to, or interest in, such share or shares by any other person, whether or
not it shall have notice thereof, except as expressly provided by the laws of
the State of Nevada.
ARTICLE VII
General Provisions
Section 1. Dividends. To the extent permitted by law, the Board shall have
full power and discretion, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Corporation and the terms of any other corporate document
or instrument binding upon the Corporation, to determine what, if any, dividends
or distributions shall be declared and paid or made. Dividends may be paid in
cash, in property, or in shares of capital stock, subject to the provisions of
the Certificate of Incorporation. Before payment of any dividend, there may be
set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sums
as the Directors think proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or
for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the
Corporation, or for such other purpose as the Directors think conducive to the
interests of the Corporation. The Directors may modify or abolish any such
reserve in the manner in which it was created.
Section 2. Seal. The corporate seal of the Corporation shall have
inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the year of its organization and
the words "Corporate Seal, Nevada."
Section 3. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be end on
December 31.
Section 4. Voting Shares in Other Corporations. Unless otherwise directed
by the Board, shares in other corporations which are held by the Corporation
shall be represented and voted only by the President or by a proxy or proxies
appointed by him or her.
Section 5. Indemnification.
(a) The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was, or is threatened
to be made, a party to a proceeding (as hereinafter defined) by reason of the
fact that he or she (i) is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
Corporation, or (ii) while a director, officer, employee or agent of the
Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director,
officer, employee, agent or similar functionary of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, to the fullest extent
permitted under the Revised Statutes of the State of Nevada, as the same exists
or may hereafter be amended. Such right shall be a contract right and as such
shall run to the benefit of any director or officer who is elected and accepts
the position of director or officer of the Corporation or elects to continue to
serve as a director or officer of the Corporation while this Article VII is in
effect. The rights conferred above shall not be exclusive of any other right
which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, bylaw,
resolution of stockholders or directors, agreement or otherwise.
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(b) As used herein, the term "proceeding" means any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, any appeal in such an action, suit or proceeding and any inquiry
or investigation that could lead to such an action, suit or proceeding.
(c) A director or officer of the Corporation shall not be personally
liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director or officer, except for liability (i) for acts or
omissions which involve intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of
law; or (ii) for the payment of distributions in violation of the Revised
Statutes of the State of Nevada. Any repeal or amendment of this Article VII by
the shareholders of the Corporation shall be prospective only, and shall not
adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of a director or
officer of the Corporation arising from an act or omission occurring prior to
the time of such repeal or amendment. In addition to the circumstances in which
a director or officer of the Corporation is not personally liable as set forth
in the foregoing provisions of this Article VII, a director or officer shall not
be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders to such further extent as
permitted by any law hereafter enacted, including, without limitation, any
subsequent amendment to the Revised Statutes of the State of Nevada.
ARTICLE VIII
Amendments
These Bylaws may be adopted, altered, amended or repealed or new Bylaws
may be adopted by the stockholders, or by the Board of Directors by the
Certificate or Incorporation, at any regular meeting of the stockholders or of
the Board of Directors or at any special meeting of the stockholders or of the
Board of Directors if notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption
of new Bylaws be contained in the notice of such special meeting. If the power
to adopt, amend or repeal Bylaws is conferred upon the Board of Directors by the
Certificate of Incorporation it shall not divest or limit the power of the
stockholders to adopt, amend or repeal Bylaws.
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