Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Subscription Agreements
On July 15, 2008, the Company entered into subscription agreements (the
"Subscription Agreements") with certain directors and executive officers of the
Company (as named below, the "Purchasers"), pursuant to which the Purchasers
have agreed to purchase an aggregate of 2,264,289 units (the "Units") at a
purchase price of $3.50 per Unit, with each Unit representing one share of the
Company's common stock, a warrant to purchase one share of the Company's common
stock at an exercise price of $4.50 per share (the "$4.50 Warrants") and a
warrant to purchase one share of the Company's common stock at an exercise price
of $5.50 per share (the "$5.50 Warrants"). The $4.50 Warrants are exercisable
for a period of seven years, subject to extension under certain specified
circumstances, and the $5.50 Warrants are exercisable for a period of ten years.
The aggregate proceeds to the Company from the sale of the Units pursuant to the
Subscription Agreements will be approximately $7.9 million. The funding of each
purchase is expected to take place no later than July 18, 2008. The Company
intends to use the proceeds to fund working capital requirements and for general
corporate purposes.
The foregoing description of the Subscription Agreements is not complete and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of
Subscription Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
The foregoing descriptions of the $4.50 Warrants and $5.50 Warrants are not
complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of
the forms of the $4.50 Warrant and the $5.50 Warrants, copies of which are filed
herewith as Exhibits 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, and are incorporated herein by
reference.
Approval Process
Because the Purchasers included affiliates of the Company, including the
Company's President, Paul C. Kanavos, the Company's Chief Operating Officer,
Barry A. Shier, an affiliate of the Company's Chairman of the Las Vegas
Division, Brett Torino, the Company's Executive Vice President and General
Counsel, Mitchell J. Nelson, and an affiliate of a director of the Company,
Harvey Silverman, the Subscription Agreements are deemed affiliated transactions
and therefore required the review, oversight and approval of a special committee
of the Company's independent directors. A special committee comprised of
Messrs. David M. Ledy and Michael J. Meyer, both of whom are independent and
disinterested directors, was established by the Company's board of directors to
evaluate, negotiate and approve the transaction. The special committee engaged
The Salter Group to serve as its independent financial advisor in connection
with the evaluation of the financial terms of the Units and engaged independent
legal counsel to assist in its negotiation and approval of the transaction. On
July 9, 2008, The Salter Group delivered a written opinion to the special
committee to the effect that, as of that date and based upon and subject to its
understanding of the financing transaction described above and the terms of the
Units, and certain assumptions, factors and qualifications, the terms of the
Units are fair, from a financial point of view, to the unaffiliated stockholders
of the Company. The special
committee has unanimously approved the transaction on behalf of the entire board
of directors of the Company.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements entered into on July 15, 2008 as
described in Item 1.01above, the Company has agreed to sell the following equity
securities in a private placement:
• Paul C. Kanavos, the Company's President, and his spouse, Dayssi Olarte de
Kanavos, have agreed to purchase 571,430 units, consisting of an aggregate
of 571,430 shares of the Company's common stock, warrants to purchase
571,430 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $4.50
per share and warrants to purchase 571,430 shares of the Company's common
stock at an exercise price of $5.50 per share.
• Barry Shier, the Company's Chief Operating Officer, has agreed to purchase
285,715 units, consisting of an aggregate of 285,715 shares of the Company's
common stock, warrants to purchase 285,715 shares of the Company's common
stock at an exercise price of $4.50 and warrants to purchase 285,715 shares
of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $5.50 per share.
• TTERB Living Trust, an affiliate of Brett Torino, Chairman of the Company's
Las Vegas Division, has agreed to purchase 1,071,429 units, consisting of an
aggregate of 1,071,429 shares of the Company's common stock, warrants to
purchase 1,071,429 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price
of $4.50 per share and warrants to purchase 1,071,429 shares of the
Company's common stock at an exercise price of $5.50 per share.
• Mitchell J. Nelson, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the
Company, and his spouse, Leslie Nelson, have agreed to purchase 50,000
units, consisting of an aggregate of 50,000 shares of the Company's common
stock, warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of the Company's common stock at
an exercise price of $4.50 per share and warrants to purchase 50,000 shares
of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $5.50 per share.
• Silverman Partners, L.P., an affiliate of Harvey Silverman, a director of
the Company, has agreed to purchase 285,715 units, consisting of an
aggregate of 285,715 shares of the Company's common stock, warrants to
purchase 285,715 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price
of $4.50 per share and warrants to purchase 285,715 shares of the Company's
common stock at an exercise price of $5.50 per share.
These sales of securities were made in reliance upon the exemption from
registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for transactions by
an issuer not involving a public offering.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
10.1 Form of Subscription Agreement.
Exhibit No. Description
10.2 Form of $4.50 Warrant
10.3 Form of $5.50 Warrant
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