Registration Statement for Securities Offered Pursuant to a Transaction — Form S-3 Filing Table of Contents
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Copies to:
Ethan D. Feffer, Esq.
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Phone: (714) 424-2826
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the
effective date of this Registration Statement.
If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or
interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. o
If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) other than securities
offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. þ
If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. o
If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities
Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the
earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o
If this form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a
post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o
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General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of
securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Maximum Aggregate
Title of Each Class of
Amount to
Offering
Amount of
Securities to be Registered
be Registered (1)
Price(2)
Registration Fee
Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
Debt Securities
Warrants
Total:
$100,000,000
$10,700
(1)
In the event of a stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction involving the common
stock, in order to prevent dilution, the number of shares registered shall be automatically
increased to cover the additional shares in accordance with Rule 416(a) under the Securities
Act.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o)
of the Securities Act. Rule 457(o) permits the registration fee to be calculated on the basis
of the maximum offering price of all of the securities listed and, therefore, with regard to
the primary offering, the table does not specify by each class information as to the amount to
be registered or the proposed maximum aggregate offering price per security. The amount of
securities registered in the primary offering consists of $100,000,000 of an indeterminate
number or amount of preferred stock, common stock and debt securities of the registrant. In no
event will the aggregate offering price of all securities issued from time to time in the
primary offering pursuant to this registration statement exceed $100,000,000. If any debt
securities are issued at an original issue discount, then the offering price of those debt
securities will be in such greater principal amount as will result in an aggregate initial
offering price not to exceed $100,000,000. There is also being registered hereunder such
currently indeterminate number and amount of common stock and debt securities as may be issued
upon conversion of or exchange for preferred stock or debt securities that provide for
conversion or exchange.
The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary
to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment that specifically
states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with
Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until this registration statement shall
become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said
Section 8(a), may determine.
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these
securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is
effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an
offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Debt Securities
Warrants
Offered
by
PeopleSupport, Inc.
PeopleSupport, Inc. may from time to time sell preferred stock, common stock, debt
securities and warrants to purchase debt or equity securities in one or more offerings up to a
total dollar amount of $100,000,000. We may sell these securities to or through underwriters,
directly to investors or through agents. We will specify the names of any underwriters or agents in
supplements to this prospectus.
Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol “PSPT.” On June28, 2006 the last reported sale price for our common stock on the NASDAQ National Market was $13.15
per share.
Our business and an investment in our securities involve significant risks. You should read
the section entitled “Risk Factors” on page ii of this prospectus and the risk factors incorporated
by reference into this prospectus as described in that section before buying our securities.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has
approved or disapproved of these securities, or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this
prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
This prospectus may not be used to sell securities unless it is accompanied by a prospectus
supplement.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement we filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, or the SEC. You should rely only on the information we have provided or incorporated by
reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide
you with information different from that contained in this prospectus. No dealer, salesperson or
other person is authorized to give any information or to represent anything not contained in this
prospectus. You must not rely on any unauthorized information or representation. This prospectus is
an offer to sell only the securities offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in
jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. You should assume that the information in this
prospectus or any prospectus supplement is accurate only as of the date on the front of the
document and that any information we have incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date
of the document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or
any sale of a security.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, or the SEC, using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf
registration process, from time to time, we may sell preferred stock, common stock, debt securities
or warrants to purchase debt or equity securities in one or more offerings up to a total dollar
amount of $100,000,000. We have provided to you in this prospectus a general description of the
securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities under this shelf registration process, we
will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of the
offering. We may also add, update or change in the prospectus supplement any of the information
contained in this prospectus. To the extent there is a conflict between the information contained
in this prospectus and the prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the
prospectus supplement; provided that if any statement in one of these documents is inconsistent
with a statement in another document having a later date—for example, a document incorporated by
reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement—the statement in the document having the
later date modifies or supersedes the earlier statement.
As permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC, the registration statement that contains
this prospectus includes additional information not contained in this prospectus. You may read the
registration statement and the other reports we file with the SEC at the SEC’s web site or at the
SEC’s offices described below under the heading “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”
In this prospectus, unless otherwise indicated, “our company,”“we,”“us” or “our” refer to
PeopleSupport, Inc.
RISK FACTORS
Investing in our securities involves risk. Please see the risk factors under the heading “Risk
Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q on file
with the SEC, which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Before making an investment
decision, you should carefully consider these risks as well as other information we include or
incorporate by reference in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement. The risks and
uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our
business operations.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC as required by the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”). You can find, copy and inspect information we file at the SEC public reference room
at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. The telephone number for the public
reference room is (202) 942-8090. You can call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information
about the public reference room. You can review our electronically filed reports, proxy and
information statements on the SEC’s world wide web site at http://www.sec.gov or on our web site at
http://www.peoplesupport.com. Information included on our web site is not a part of this
prospectus.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the SEC. The
registration statement contains more information than this prospectus regarding the securities and
us, including exhibits and schedules. You can obtain a copy of the registration statement from the
SEC at any address listed above or from the SEC’s web site.
We have elected to “incorporate by reference” certain information into this prospectus. By
incorporating by reference, we can disclose important information to you by referring you to
another document we have filed with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to
be part of this prospectus, except for information incorporated by reference that is superseded by
information contained in this prospectus. This prospectus incorporates by reference the documents
set forth below that we have previously filed with the SEC:
The description of our common stock, which is contained in the registration
statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC on July 13, 2004 (as amended on July 27,2004 and August 12, 2004), pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, including
any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
We also incorporate by reference all documents we file pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15 of the Exchange Act after the date of the initial registration statement and prior to
effectiveness of the registration statement. All documents we file in the future pursuant to
Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus and prior
to the termination of the offering are also incorporated by reference and are an important part of
this prospectus.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purposes of this registration statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which
also is or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this registration statement.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus, any prospectus supplement and the documents we incorporate by reference in
this prospectus contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the
Exchange Act, and Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933, or the Securities Act. For purposes of these statutes, any statement that is not a
statement of historical fact may be deemed a forward-looking statement. For example, statements
containing the words “believes,”“anticipates,”“estimates,”“plans,”“expects,”“intends,”“may,”“projects,”“will,”“would” and similar expressions may be forward-looking statements. We may not
actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements
and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. There are a number of
important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by
these forward-looking statements, including the factors referred to above under the caption “Risk
Factors.” These important factors include the factors that we identify in the documents we
incorporate by reference in this prospectus. You should read these factors and the other cautionary
statements made in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement and in the documents we incorporate
by reference as being applicable to all related forward-looking statements wherever they appear in
this prospectus, any prospectus supplement and in the documents incorporated by reference. We do
not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements made by us.
We provide business process outsourcing, or BPO, services primarily from our facilities in the
Philippines. Based on the size of our workforce, we believe we are one of the largest providers of
outsourced services in the Philippines. As of March 31, 2006, our Philippine based client service
staff consisted of approximately 5,000 college educated, fluent English speaking personnel. From
our Philippine facilities, we provide customer management services for clients who wish to
outsource this function to a high quality, lower cost provider. We service primarily U.S.-based
customer management and accounts receivable management clients in a variety of industries,
including travel and hospitality, technology, telecommunications, retail, consumer products and
financial services. We primarily provide inbound customer management services, which includes
handling calls and e-mails from our clients’ customers to order goods and services, make and change
travel reservations, address billing questions, submit warranty claims and obtain technical
support. We manage over four million customer communications per month, including inbound calls,
e-mails, and web chats. In July 2003, we began providing accounts receivable management services
using specially trained Philippine personnel to collect overdue consumer receivables from U.S.
debtors. In January 2006, through the acquisition of Rapidtext, Inc. and its subsidiary, The
Transcription Company, we began providing transcription and captioning services from the
Philippines and United States to customers in the insurance, law enforcement, entertainment,
healthcare and education markets. In 2006, we also launched bilingual English/Spanish operations
in Costa Rica.
Our revenues and net income for the year ended December 31, 2005 were $62.1 million and $22.8
million, respectively. Our revenues and net income for the three months ended March 31, 2006 were
$23.0 million and $2.8 million, respectively. Our three largest clients for the three months ended
March 31, 2006 were EarthLink, Expedia and Vonage, which collectively accounted for approximately
51% of our revenues for such period. At March 31, 2006, we had an accumulated deficit of $27.3
million as a result of net losses in prior years.
RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The following table presents our historical ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the three
months ended March 31, 2006 and for each of the years in the five-year period ended December 31,2005. This ratio may be a factor to consider in the event we issue debt securities.
For purposes of this table, “earnings” consist of income before income taxes and fixed charges
and other minor modifications. “Fixed charges” consist of interest expense.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless we otherwise indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, we currently intend to
use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities for working capital and other general
corporate purposes, including:
•
for capital expenditures made in the ordinary course of business, including
facilities expansion;
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for acquisitions of businesses, products and technologies that complement or
expand our business; and
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to repay indebtedness we may incur from time to time.
If a material part of the net proceeds is to be used to repay indebtedness, we will set forth
the interest rate and maturity of such indebtedness in a prospectus supplement.
We may set forth additional information on the use of net proceeds from the sale of securities
we offer under this prospectus in a prospectus supplement relating to the specific offering.
The following description of our common stock, preferred stock, debt securities and warrants
to purchase equity or debt securities summarizes the material terms and provisions of these
securities. We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to any securities the
particular terms of the securities offered by that prospectus supplement. We will also include in
the prospectus supplement information about, where applicable, material United States federal
income tax considerations, if any, relating to the securities, and the securities exchange, if any,
on which the securities will be listed. The terms of these securities may also be affected by
Delaware law.
General
Our authorized capital stock consists of 87,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001
per share, and 4,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share.
As of June 28, 2006, there were 18,598,605 shares of common stock outstanding held by
approximately 3,300 stockholders of record. All outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid
and nonassessable.
Common Stock
Dividend Rights
Subject to preferences that may apply to shares of preferred stock outstanding at the time,
the holders of outstanding shares of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends out of
assets legally available at the times and in the amounts that our board of directors may determine
from time to time.
Voting Rights
Each holder of common stock is entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held on all
matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. We have not provided for cumulative voting for the
election of directors in our certificate of incorporation. In addition, our certificate of
incorporation and bylaws provide that certain actions require the approval of two-thirds, rather
than a majority, of the shares entitled to vote. For a description of these actions, see “—
Anti-Takeover Effects of Delaware Law and Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws.”
No Preemptive, Conversion or Redemption Rights
Our common stock is not entitled to preemptive rights and is not subject to conversion or
redemption.
Right to Receive Liquidation Distributions
Upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, the holders of common stock are entitled to
share in all assets remaining after payment of all liabilities and the liquidation preferences of
any outstanding preferred stock. Each outstanding share of common stock is fully paid and
nonassessable.
Preferred Stock
Upon completion of our initial public offering, each outstanding share of our previously
outstanding preferred stock was converted into one share of our common stock. Under our amended and
restated certificate of incorporation, which became effective upon completion of our initial public
offering, our board of directors is authorized, subject to limitations imposed by Delaware law, to
issue up to a total of 4,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series, without further
stockholder approval. Our board of directors will be authorized to establish from time to time the
number of shares to be included in each series, and to fix the rights, preferences and privileges
of the shares of each wholly unissued series and any of its qualifications, limitations or
restrictions. Our
board of directors is authorized to increase or decrease the number of shares of any series,
but not below the number of shares of that series then outstanding, without any further vote or
action by the stockholders.
The board of directors may authorize the issuance of preferred stock with voting or conversion
rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of the common
stock. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible
acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could, among other things, have the effect of delaying,
deferring or preventing a change in control of us and might harm the market price of our common
stock and the voting and other rights of the holders of common stock. We have no current plans to
issue any shares of preferred stock.
Debt Securities
Any debt securities we may issue will either be senior debt securities or subordinated debt
securities. Senior debt securities may be issued under a senior indenture and subordinated debt
securities may be issued under a subordinated indenture. In either case, a bank or similar
financial institution would be selected to act as trustee under the indenture. We have filed forms
of these documents as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.
If we issue debt securities, we will include in a supplement to this prospectus the specific terms
of each series of debt securities being offered, including the terms, if any, on which a series of
debt securities may be convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock, preferred stock or
other debt securities. The statements and descriptions in this prospectus or in any prospectus
supplement regarding provisions of the indentures and debt securities are summaries thereof, do not
purport to be complete and are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, all
of the provisions of the indentures (and any amendments or supplements we may enter into from time
to time which are permitted under each indenture) and the debt securities, including the
definitions therein of certain terms.
Unless otherwise specified in a prospectus supplement, the debt securities will be direct
unsecured obligations of PeopleSupport, Inc. The senior debt securities will rank equally with any
of our other senior and unsubordinated debt. The subordinated debt securities will be subordinate
and junior in right of payment to any senior indebtedness. The indentures do not limit the
aggregate principal amount of debt securities that we may issue and provide that we may issue debt
securities from time to time in one or more series, in each case with the same or various
maturities, at par or at a discount. Unless indicated in a prospectus supplement, we may issue
additional debt securities of a particular series without the consent of the holders of the debt
securities of such series outstanding at the time of the issuance. Any such additional debt
securities, together with all other outstanding debt securities of that series, will constitute a
single series of debt securities under the applicable indenture.
Warrants
We may issue warrants to purchase debt securities, preferred stock or common stock. Warrants
may be issued independently or together with any debt securities, preferred stock or common stock
and may be attached to or separate from the debt securities, preferred stock or common stock. Each
series of warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between a
warrant agent and us. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the
warrants and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any
holders or beneficial owners of warrants.
You should review the applicable prospectus supplement for the specific terms of any warrants
that may be offered including the following:
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the title of the warrants;
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the aggregate number of the warrants;
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the price or prices at which the warrants will be issued;
the designation, aggregate principal amount, denominations and terms of the debt
securities purchasable upon exercise of a warrant to purchase debt securities and
the price at which the debt securities may be purchased upon exercise;
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the designation, stated value, terms (including liquidation, dividend,
conversion and voting rights), number of shares and purchase price per share of the
class or series of preferred stock purchasable upon the exercise of warrants to
purchase shares of preferred stock;
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the number of shares and the purchase price per share of common stock
purchasable upon the exercise of warrants to purchase shares of common stock;
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if applicable, the date on and after which the warrants and the related
securities will be separately transferable;
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the date on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence and the date
on which the right will expire;
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if applicable, the minimum or maximum number of warrants that may be exercised
at any one time;
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information relating to book-entry procedures, if any;
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if applicable, a discussion of material United States federal income tax considerations; and
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any other terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations
relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants.
As of June 26, 2006, there were no outstanding warrants.
The provisions of Delaware law, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our
bylaws described below may have the effect of delaying, deferring or discouraging another party
from acquiring control of us.
Delaware Law
We are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
regulating corporate takeovers. In general, those provisions prohibit a Delaware corporation from
engaging in any business combination with any interested stockholder for a period of three years
following the date that the stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:
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the transaction is approved by the board before the date the interested
stockholder attained that status;
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upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming
an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the
voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced;
or
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on or after the date the business combination is approved by the board and
authorized at a meeting of stockholders by at least two-thirds of the outstanding
voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder.
Section 203 defines “business combination” to include the following:
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any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder;
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any sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of 10% or more of the assets of
the corporation involving the interested stockholder;
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subject to certain exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance or
transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested
stockholder;
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any transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing the
proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of the corporation
beneficially owned by the interested stockholder; or
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the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances,
guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through the
corporation.
In general, Section 203 defines an interested stockholder as any entity or person beneficially
owning 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation and any entity or person
affiliated with or controlling or controlled by any of these entities or persons.
A Delaware corporation may opt out of this provision either with an express provision in its
original certificate of incorporation or in an amendment to its certificate of incorporation or
bylaws approved by its stockholders. However, we have not opted out, and do not currently intend to
opt out, of this provision. The statute could prohibit or delay mergers or other takeover or change
in control attempts and, accordingly, may discourage attempts to acquire us.
In addition, some provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and
bylaws may be deemed to have an anti-takeover effect and may delay, defer or prevent a tender offer
or takeover attempt that a stockholder might deem to be in his or her best interest. The existence
of these provisions could limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for
shares of our common stock. These provisions include:
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Stockholder action; special meeting of stockholders. The amended and restated
certificate of incorporation provides that stockholders may not take action by
written consent. Action may be taken only at a duly called annual or special
meeting of stockholders. The amended and restated certificate of incorporation
further provides that special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by
the president, chief executive officer, chairman of the board of directors, a
majority of our directors or two-thirds of the independent directors, and in no
event may the stockholders call or force us to call a special meeting. Thus,
without approval by the board of directors, president, chief executive officer or
chairman, stockholders may take no action between meetings.
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Advance notice requirements for stockholder proposals and director nominations.
The amended and restated bylaws provide that a stockholder seeking to bring
business before an annual meeting of stockholders, or to nominate candidates for
election as directors at an annual meeting of stockholders, must provide timely
notice of this intention in writing. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be
delivered to or mailed and received at our principal executive offices not less
than 120 days or more than 150 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of
our notice of annual meeting provided with respect to the previous year’s annual
meeting of stockholders. However, if no annual meeting of stockholders was held in
the previous year or the date of the annual meeting of stockholders has been
changed to be more than 30 calendar days before or 60 days after the anniversary
date of the preceding year’s annual meeting, then a proposal shall be received no
later than the close of business on the tenth day following the date on which
notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or a public announcement was made,
whichever first occurs. The amended
and restated bylaws also include a similar requirement for making nominations at
special meetings and specify requirements as to the form and content of a
stockholder’s notice. These provisions may preclude stockholders from bringing
matters before an annual meeting of stockholders or from making nominations for
directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders.
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Authorized but unissued shares. The authorized but unissued shares of common
stock and preferred stock are available for future issuance without stockholder
approval, subject to certain limitations imposed by the Nasdaq National Market.
These additional shares may be utilized for a variety of corporate acquisitions and
employee benefit plans. The existence of authorized but unissued and unreserved
common stock and preferred stock could render more difficult or discourage an
attempt to obtain control of us by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger
or otherwise.
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Super-majority voting. Delaware law provides generally that the affirmative
vote of a majority of the shares entitled to vote on any matter is required to
amend a corporation’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, unless a
corporation’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, as the case may be, require a
greater percentage. We have provisions in our amended and restated certificate of
incorporation and bylaws which require an affirmative vote of stockholders holding
at least 75% of our outstanding shares of common stock to amend, revise or repeal
our bylaws and certain anti-takeover provisions in our certificate of
incorporation.
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Staggered board. The amended and restated bylaws provide that our board of
directors will be divided into three classes, each serving staggered three year
terms. As a result, only one class of directors will be elected at each annual
meeting of stockholders, with the other classes continuing for the remainder of
their respective terms.
Limitation of Liability and Indemnification Matters
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that, to the extent permitted
by Delaware law, our directors shall not be personally liable to us or our stockholders for
monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director. Under Delaware law, the directors
have a fiduciary duty to us that is not eliminated by this provision of the certificate of
incorporation and, in appropriate circumstances, equitable remedies such as injunctive or other
forms of nonmonetary relief will remain available. In addition, each director will continue to be
subject to liability under Delaware law for breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to us or our
stockholders, for acts or omissions which are found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be not
in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or knowing violations of law, for action
leading to improper personal benefit to the director and for payment of dividends or approval of
stock repurchases or redemptions that are prohibited by Delaware law. This provision also does not
affect the directors’ responsibilities under any other laws, such as the federal securities laws.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation further provides for the indemnification
of our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law.
We have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and certain of our officers
containing provisions that are, in some respects, broader than the specific indemnification
provisions contained in Delaware law. The indemnification agreements require us to indemnify our
officers and directors against liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as
officers and directors and to advance their expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against
them as to which they could be indemnified. We believe that the limitation of liability provision
in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the indemnification agreements will
facilitate our ability to continue to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve as
directors and officers.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is U.S. Stock Transfer Corporation.
Our common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq National Market under the trading symbol “PSPT.”
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the securities offered under this prospectus will be passed upon for us by
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, Costa Mesa, California and New York, New York.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements, schedules and management’s report on the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting incorporated by reference in this Prospectus have been
audited by BDO Seidman, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, to the extent and
for the periods set forth in their reports incorporated herein by reference, and are incorporated
herein in reliance upon such reports given upon the authority of said firm as experts in auditing
and accounting.
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The following table sets forth an estimate of the fees and expenses relating to the issuance
and distribution of the securities being registered hereby, other than underwriting discounts and
commissions, all of which shall be borne by the registrant. All of such fees and expenses, except
for the SEC registration fee, are estimated:
SEC registration fee
$
10,700
Transfer agent’s fees and expenses
$
2,500
Legal fees and expenses
$
50,000
Printing fees and expenses
$
15,000
Accounting fees and expenses
$
50,000
Miscellaneous fees and expenses
$
2,500
Item 15. Indemnification of Officers and Directors
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides for the indemnification of
officers, directors and other corporate agents in terms sufficiently broad to indemnify such
persons under certain circumstances for liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses incurred)
arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Article VIII of the registrant’s Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Article 5 of the registrant’s Amended and Restated Bylaws
provide for indemnification of the registrant’s directors, officers, employees and other agents to
the extent and under the circumstances permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law. The
registrant entered into agreements with its directors and officers that will require the
registrant, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by
reason of their status or service as directors or officers to the fullest extent allowed.
This exhibit will be filed as an exhibit to a current report of the registrant on Form 8-K and
incorporated herein by reference in connection with the use of this prospectus for a securities
offering.
Item 17. Undertakings
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective
registration statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in
the registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i), 1(ii) and (1)(iii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration
statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of
the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any
purchaser:
(i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be
part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and
included in the registration statement; and
(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part
of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offer made pursuant to Rule
415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing information required by Section 10(a) of
the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be a part of and included in the registration
statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness
or the date of the first contract for sale of securities in the offering described in the
prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is
at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the
registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that
prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof; provided, however, that no statement made in a registration
statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document
incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that
is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior
to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration
statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document
immediately prior to such effective date.
(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act
of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant
undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this
registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the
purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following
communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered
to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the
offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the
undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing
material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of
the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
registrant to the purchaser.
(6) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(7) That:
(i) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information
omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon
Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1)
or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement
as of the time it was declared effective; and
(ii) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating
to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(8) To file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to
act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and
regulations prescribed by the Commission under Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(9) To deliver or cause to be delivered with the prospectus, to each person to whom the
prospectus is sent or given, the latest annual report to security holders that is incorporated by
reference in the prospectus and furnished pursuant to and meeting the requirements of Rule 14a-3 or
Rule 14c-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and, where interim financial information
required to be presented by Article 3 of Regulation S-X are not set forth in the prospectus, to
deliver, or cause to be delivered to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the
latest quarterly report that is specifically incorporated by reference in the prospectus to provide
such interim financial information.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted
to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on June 30, 2006.
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Lance Rosenzweig and
Caroline Rook and each of them acting individually, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact
and agents, each with full power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign
any and all amendments to this registration statement, including post-effective amendments or any
abbreviated registration statement and any amendments thereto filed pursuant to Rule 462(b)
increasing the number of securities for which registration is sought, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of each to act alone,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
be done in connection therewith, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or
her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration
statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
This exhibit will be filed as an exhibit to a current report of the registrant on Form 8-K and
incorporated herein by reference in connection with the use of this prospectus for a securities
offering.
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Dates Referenced Herein and Documents Incorporated by Reference