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3-Aug-2009
Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets, Unregistered Sale of E
OUR ACQUISITION OF CARDIOGENICS
On July 31, 2009 we completed the acquisition of CardioGenics by ExchangeCo, our Ontario, Canada subsidiary, pursuant to the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement. CardioGenics is considered the acquirer in the transaction for accounting and financial reporting purposes.
In connection with the acquisition, ExchangeCo acquired all of the outstanding CardioGenics Common Shares, excluding 173,869 CardioGenics Common Shares in the aggregate owned by two (2) minority stockholders of CardioGenics (the "Dissenting Stockholders"). Pursuant to the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement and in consideration for the surrender of their CardioGenics Common Shares, the CardioGenics stockholders had the option to receive at the closing their pro-rata allocation of the Share Consideration in the form of (a) JAG Common Shares or (b) Exchangeable Shares. Those CardioGenics stockholders who elected to receive directly JAG Common Shares were issued, in the aggregate, 145,528,195 JAG Common Shares at the closing and those CardioGenics stockholders who elected to receive Exchangeable Shares were issued 16 Exchangeable Shares at the closing, which are exchangeable at any time into 276,655,415 JAG Common Shares, in the aggregate. The Share Consideration issued at the closing provides the CardioGenics stockholders with direct and indirect ownership of approximately 85% of JAG Media's outstanding common stock, on a fully diluted basis.
Immediately prior to the closing, all CardioGenics debenture holders converted their debentures into CardioGenics Common Shares in accordance with the terms of their respective debentures, as required by the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement. Accordingly, such former debenture holders became CardioGenics stockholders for purposes of the acquisition and received their pro-rata allotment of the Share Consideration in the form of JAG Common Shares and/or Exchangeable Shares at the closing in consideration for the surrender of the CardioGenics Common Shares they received upon conversion of their debentures.
Also prior to the closing, CardioGenics closed on an equity investment round of financing totaling $2,715,000. These equity investors in CardioGenics became CardioGenics stockholders for purposes of the acquisition and received their pro-rata allotment of the Share Consideration in the form of JAG Common Shares.
On March 12, 2009 we entered into a Standby Equity Distribution Agreement with YA Global Master SPV Ltd. ("YA Ltd ") (the " SEDA ") pursuant to which YA Ltd agreed to purchase up to $5,000,000 of our common stock (the " Commitment Amount ") over the course of the thirty-six (36) months following the date the registration statement for the shares to be issued pursuant to the SEDA is first declared effective (the " Commitment Period "). We will have the right, but not the obligation, to sell common stock to YA Ltd during the Commitment Period. Concurrent with the execution of the SEDA, we also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with YA Ltd pursuant to which we agreed to register the shares of our common stock to be issued in connection with the SEDA. We intend to file such registration statement after the closing, in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement
A more detailed summary of the terms of the SEDA and the Registration Rights Agreement, along with copies of both agreements, are contained in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 12, 2009.
All JAG Common Shares received by CardioGenics stockholders in exchange for their CardioGenics Common Shares shall not be registered for resale and, therefore, shall remain subject to the rights and restrictions of Rule 144. All Exchangeable Shares received by CardioGenics stockholders in exchange for their CardioGenics Common Shares (and any JAG Common Shares into which such Exchangeable Shares may be exchanged) shall not be registered for resale prior to six (6) months following the closing and, therefore shall remain subject to the rights and restrictions of Rule 144 prior to any such registration.
Also at the closing, all holders of CardioGenics warrants entitling the holders to purchase CardioGenics Common Shares at various prices exchanged their CardioGenics warrants for warrants to purchase, in the aggregate, 36,148,896 JAG Common Shares at exercise prices of $0.047 per share, in accordance with the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement and the respective warrants. The terms of these newly issued warrants did not include any registration rights for the warrant holders. CardioGenics had no options to acquire CardioGenics Common Shares outstanding as of the closing.
At the closing, our current directors resigned as directors of JAG Media and its subsidiaries after appointing their successors and our current officers also resigned as officers and executives of JAG Media and its subsidiaries. After their resignation and the closing, our former directors entered into consulting agreements with the Company pursuant to which they will render various services to assist us in connection with certain transition matters. A more detailed discussion of this change in control is contained in Item 5.01 of this report.
Immediately following the closing, a majority of our stockholders approved, by written consent, an amendment to our articles of incorporation, which provided for (a) a change in our corporate name from "JAG Media Holdings, Inc." to . . .
The Share Consideration issued to the CardioGenics stockholders at the closing was issued as restricted securities pursuant to an exemption provided by section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
The amounts and terms of the securities issued are described in Item 2.01 above.
The consideration received for the issuance of the Share Consideration was comprised of the business and assets (subject to liabilities) of CardioGenics.
On July 29, 2009, we issued 750,000 shares of our common stock to YA Global
pursuant to warrant No. CCP-5 for aggregate gross proceeds of $135,000. Prior to
this warrant exercise, the exercise price of the 1,000,000 remaining shares
under warrant no CCP-5 was reduced from $0.40 to $0.18 pursuant to the terms of
a letter agreement dated July 28, 2009 between the Company and YA Global. This
issuance was exempt from registration under the Securities Act, pursuant to
Section 4(2) thereof.
Upon the closing of the acquisition of CardioGenics by ExchangeCo, the directors of JAG Media (Thomas J. Mazzarisi and Stephen J. Schoepfer) resigned their positions as directors of JAG Media immediately following the election to the board of directors of Yahia Gawad, Chandra Panchal, Alexander D.G. Reid, J. Neil Tabatznik and Linda J. Sterling. The new board of directors has installed Yahia Gawad and Linda J. Sterling, James Essex and David Carville as the new officers of JAG Media.
Following the closing of the acquisition of CardioGenics by ExchangeCo, our former directors (Thomas J. Mazzarisi and Stephen J. Schoepfer) entered into consulting agreements with the Company pursuant to which they will render various services to assist us in connection with certain transition and other matters. Each consulting agreement is for a term of 18 months, with each party receiving 500,000 shares of the Company's common stock, issued pursuant to our 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as compensation for their services under the consulting agreements.
A change in control of JAG Media also has occurred as a result of the acquisition, by virtue the former shareholders of CardioGenics owning directly and indirectly approximately 85% of the voting stock of JAG Media. There are no voting or other arrangements between any of the persons who became new shareholders of JAG media as a result of the acquisition, with one another or with the former officers and directors of JAG Media.
Set forth below is information regarding our new directors and executive officers as of the closing of the acquisition.
Name Age Position Yahia Gawad 51 Director & Chief Executive Officer Chandra Panchal 60 Director Alexander D.G. Reid 71 Director J Neil Tabatznik 59 Director/Acting Chairman Linda J. Sterling 48 Director & Secretary James Essex 60 Chief Financial Officer David Carville 48 Vice President, Clinical Trials |
Yahia Gawad, MB, Ch.B., MD, MSc. (age 51, director of CardioGenics since 1997). Dr. Gawad is a Physician/Scientist with primary training in Cardiology, Biochemistry and Immunology. He received his medical education and post-graduate training at the University of Alexandria and the University of Toronto. Dr. Gawad's academic and commercial experience and expertise include many years of designing and managing cardiovascular disease research and product development.
Dr. Gawad was a co-founder of a division of Nanogen (NGEN) (formerly Syn X and Skye Pharmatech) where he held the position of Vice-President, Medical Affairs. Prior to that, he was Director of Clinical Research and Development at Spectral Diagnostics Inc. (now Nanogen).
For the past 16 years, he has been working extensively on cardiac diagnostic test products. He has prepared, submitted and obtained FDA regulatory approvals for several cardiac test products currently being marketed (including Cardiac Status Troponin I®, Myoglobin® and Myoglobin/CK-MB®, registered trademarks of Spectral Diagnostics Inc.). Through his expertise and contributions to an international committee, a new cardiac test, Troponin I, is now in routine clinical use.
In addition, Dr. Gawad has researched, developed and published several other tests. Dr. Gawad has received several awards and scholarships and was a member of both the Clinical Committee of the American Heart Association and the POC division of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry. He has served as a reviewer for the editorial board of the American Journal of Cardiology (1999-2003). Dr. Gawad published extensively and presented his research and clinical findings at national and international symposia.
Neil Tabatznik (age 59, director of CardioGenics since 2005, Acting Chairman of CardioGenics since 2009). Mr. Tabatznik is the Chairman, CEO of Arrow Pharmaceuticals Inc. Arrow Pharmaceuticals is part of a global generic drug company established in 2000, and has seen rapid growth from $0 to $700 million in 8 years. The Arrow Group has sales operations in 5 continents and employs more than 1000 people worldwide. Prior to Arrow Pharmaceuticals, Mr. Tabatznik was the Chairman, CEO of Genpharm Inc. (1993-2000), which was acquired by MerckKGaA in 1994 and is now a part of Mylan Inc. the world's third largest generic and specialty pharmaceutical company. He was a Barrister-at-Law in London and was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1978. He has extensive expertise in pharmaceutical manufacturing and negotiations of agreements with multinational companies.
Dr. Chandra Panchal (age 60, director of CardioGenics since 1999). Dr. Panchal is the co-founder of Ambrilia Biopharma Inc. and was a Senior Executive of that company since inception, until February 2008. Ambrilia Biopharma is a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the research, discovery and development of cancer and infectious disease treatments and diagnostics. Dr. Panchal holds a PhD in Biochemical Engineering and has been managing the scientific affairs of Ambrilia and its predecessor, Procyon Biopharma Inc., since inception in 1986. Under his tenure, Ambrilia has evolved into a TSX listed biotechnology company with several products in development and alliance agreements with multinational drug companies. He also sits on the Board of Chemaphor (TSX.V: CFR), Aurelium Biopharma, Axcelon Biopolymers Corp. and Rodocanachi.
Alexander D.G. Reid (age 71, Director of CardioGenics since 1998). Mr. Reid has been in the financial community with experience in public and private companies for over 30 years. He has held numerous positions and board memberships in various financial and non-financial corporations. For many years, Mr. Reid was the author of the market business column in the Financial Post. Through his writing, various business models have been analysed and critiqued. He has been involved with the Company as a shareholder since 1999;
Linda J. Sterling (age 48, Corporate Secretary of CardioGenics since 2003, Director of CardioGenics since 2009). Ms. Sterling has been in the legal community in the capacity as a Law Clerk with both Stikeman Elliott LLP and Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP since 1999. She developed expertise with both public and private company legal compliance and has been responsible for CardioGenics' compliance and maintenance of corporate governance since 2001. She is currently in the process of being licensed as a Legal Executive (F.Inst.L.C.O.), with the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario, of which she is a member. She has held the position of CEO and director of Sterling Studios since 1989.
James A. Essex, CA, MBA (age 60, Chief Financial Officer since 2001) Mr. Essex has been with CardioGenics since 1999. He founded Hunter & Associates Inc. in 1990, a private financial consulting firm. Previously, he was a co-owner, President and COO of Calais Investigations, Inc., a private company (from 1993 to 1998), a Vice President of Confederation Trust (1989) and a Vice President of Chemical Bank of Canada (now JP Morgan Chase Bank of Canada) from 1977 through 1987.
David Carville, PhD (age 48, Vice President, Clinical Trials since 2005) Mr. Carville has been involved in all clinical development of CardioGenics' platform and test products. Previously, he was a co-founder of Clinical Solutions and Innovations (CSI), a Vice-President at Array Medical (Somerville, NJ), Director of Cardiovascular Research with American Biogenetic Sciences (ABS) where he was responsible for managing all research and development activities of the company, including the establishment and management of the clinical data needed for FDA approval. David is a co-author on all scientific articles published by Array investigators. David is a member of the Indiana University faculty where he teaches Clinical Chemistry as part of the department of Chemistry's academic curriculum.
Audit, Nominating and Compensation Committees
Our Board of Directors does not have standing audit, nominating or compensation committees. Instead, the functions that might be delegated to such committees are carried out by our entire Board of Directors, to the extent required. Our Board of Directors anticipates forming one or more of such committees during the first twelve months following the acquisition.
Executive Compensation.
Compensation received by our officers, directors, and management personnel will be determined from time to time by the board of directors.
Employment Agreements
We currently do not have written employment agreements with any of our officers or executive personnel, except for Dr. Yahia Gawad who has a 3 year employment agreement with JAG Media with an annual salary of $150,000, health and dental insurance coverage on terms not less favorable than the health insurance coverage to be offered by the Company to its employees, performance bonuses in the form of cash and stock options to be proposed to the Board of Directors on an annual basis, non-compete agreement for 24 months after effective takeover and 18 months full-salary severance pay and benefit for firing without cause. Further, for each calendar year of the Term he will be entitled to five (5) weeks paid vacation. Also, he will be eligible for Stock Option incentives to the executives as approved by the Board of Directors.
Director Compensation
The new board of directors of JAG Media has not established the amounts and types of compensation to be paid to non-executive directors.
Indemnification of Officers and Directors
Our amended and restated Articles of Incorporation provide that we shall indemnify our officers, directors, employees and agents to the full extent permitted by Nevada law. Our Bylaws include provisions to indemnify our officers and directors and other persons against expenses (including judgments, fines and amounts paid for settlement) incurred in connection with actions or proceedings brought against them by reason of their serving or having served as officers, directors or in other capacities. We do not, however, indemnify them in actions in which it is determined that they have not acted in good faith or have acted . . .
Following the closing of the acquisition of CardioGenics by ExchangeCo, our board of directors approved the following amendments to our articles of incorporation, subject to the approval of such amendments by the holders of a majority of the JAG Common Shares: (a) a change of our corporate name from "JAG Media Holdings, Inc." to "CardioGenics Holdings Inc." so as to better reflect the nature of our business following our acquisition of CardioGenics and (b) an increase in the number of authorized JAG Common Shares from 500,000,000 to 650,000,000. Subsequent to the approval of such proposed amendments by our board of directors, the holders of a majority of our JAG Common Shares approved by written consent the amendments to our articles of incorporation approved by our board of directors.
Under Nevada law, the written consent of the holders of a majority of our JAG Common Shares, without convening a shareholder meeting to vote on the proposals, is sufficient to make the above-referenced changes to our articles of incorporation. The applicable stockholders will be informed of the details of the approved amendments by an Information Statement filed with the SEC and distributed to the applicable stockholders subsequent to the written consent of the holders of a majority of the JAG Common Shares, but prior to such amendments taking effect. The approved amendments to the articles of incorporation will be filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada approximately ten (10) days after the mailing of the Information Statement to the applicable stockholders.
Effective as of the closing, pursuant to the provisions of the bylaws of JAG Media, the board of directors of JAG Media increased the number of directors on the board of directors of JAG Media from two to five.
Prior to the acquisition, our fiscal year end was July 31st and the fiscal year end for CardioGenics was October 31st. We have elected to formally change our fiscal year end to October 31st to match the fiscal year of the accounting acquirer, CardioGenics. On July 31, 2009, our board of directors acted by unanimous written consent to change our fiscal year end from July 31st to October 31st. No transition report is required in connection with such change in fiscal year end.
Item 9.01(d) - Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated July 31, 2009
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