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Registration of Securities of a Small-Business Issuer   ·   Form 10-SB
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2Table of Contents
4Description of Business/Research and Development
6Competition and the Market
"The Problem
"Content Security Technology History
7Type of Competition and Representative Competitors
8What Makes Our Product Valuable?
9Fahrenheit
"Will-Shown
10Patents, Trademarks, Licenses, Franchises, Concessions and Royalty Agreements
"Effect of Existing or Probable Governmental Regulations
"Research and Development
"Employees
11Available Information
"Reports to Security Holders
"Item 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation
"Plan of Operation
12Item 3: Description of Property
"Item 4: Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
14Item 5: Directors and Executive Officers
16Item 6: Executive Compensation
"Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year
17Compensation of Directors
"Employment Agreement With Peter H. Jacobs
18Employment Agreement With John D. Aquilino
"Employment Agreement With William H. Whitmore
"Item 7: Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
"Assignment and Assumption Agreement
19Consulting Agreement
"Management Consulting Services
"Item 8: Description of Securities
20Part Ii
"Item 1: Market for Common Equity and Related Shareholder Matters
21Item 2: Legal Proceedings
22Item 3. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants
"Item 4: Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
23Item 5: Indemnification of Directors and Officers
24Part F/S: Financial Statements
47Part Iii: Index to Exhibits
48Signature
77Inventor
84Agreement
100Windows Media Compatible
101Product
"Exhibit 10.05b
"Property
"Exhibit 10.05c
"Licensor
"Licensee
"Exhibit 10.07
"Exhibit 10.08
"Tenant
"Term
103Exhibit 10.09
"Exhibit 10.10
"Participant
"Exhibit 10.11
"Exhibit 10.12
"Exhibit 10.13
"Exhibit 10.14
"Exhibit 10.15
"Assignor
"Assignee
"Guarantor
"Exhibit 10.16
"Exhibit 10.17
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-SB GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES OF SMALL BUSINESS ISSUERS UNDER SECTION 12(B) OR (G) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 SUNNCOMM, INC. (Name of Small Business Issuer in its charter) Nevada 86-0991301 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) incorporation or organization) 668 North 44th Street, Suite 248, Phoenix, Arizona 85008; 602-267-7500 (Address and telephone number of principal executive offices) Securities to be registered under Section 12(b) of the Act: None. Common stock, $0.001 par value per share Securities to be registered under Section 12(g) of the Act:
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1 TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I .......................................................................1 ITEM 1: DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS .............................................1 SUNNCOMM HISTORY........................... ...............................1 DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS/RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT...........................1 COMPETITION AND THE MARKET.................................................3 The Problem..............................................................3 Content Security Technology History......................................3 Type of Competition and Representative Competitors.......................4 What Makes Our Product Valuable? ........................................5 CONTRACTS ...............................................................5 Fahrenheit ..............................................................6 Will-Shown ..............................................................6 PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, LICENSES, FRANCHISES, CONCESSIONS AND ROYALTY AGREEMENTS........................................6 EFFECT OF EXISTING OR PROBABLE GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS ...................7 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT...................................................7 EMPLOYEES..................................................................7 AVAILABLE INFORMATION .....................................................7 REPORTS TO SECURITY HOLDERS ...............................................7 ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION ...........7 PLAN OF OPERATION .........................................................7 ITEM 3: DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY .............................................8 ITEM 4: SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.......8 ITEM 5: DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.................................... 9 ITEM 6: EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION .............................................11 OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR ........................................12 AGGREGATED OPTION/SAR EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES..................................12 COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS.................................................12 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH PETER H. JACOBS ................................12 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH JOHN D. AQUILINO ...............................13 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH WILLIAM H. WHITMORE ............................13 ITEM 7: CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS .....................14 ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT ......................................14 CONSULTING AGREEMENT .....................................................14 MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES ...........................................14 CONSULTING AGREEMENT .....................................................15 ITEM 8: DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES ..........................................14 PART II .....................................................................15
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2ITEM 1: MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS ...........15 ITEM 2: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS ..................................................16 ITEM 3. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ......................17 ITEM 4: RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES ............................17 ITEM 5: INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ..........................17 PART F/S: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS .............................................19 PART III: INDEX TO EXHIBITS ................................................20 SIGNATURE ...................................................................20 EXHIBIT 3.01 ................................................................21 EXHIBIT 3.02 ................................................................26 EXHIBIT 4.01 ................................................................41 EXHIBIT 4.02 ................................................................45 EXHIBIT 10.01 ...............................................................50 EXHIBIT 10.01A ..............................................................51 EXHIBIT 10.02 ...............................................................53 EXHIBIT 10.03 ...............................................................56 EXHIBIT 10.04 ...............................................................57 EXHIBIT 10.05A ..............................................................72 EXHIBIT 10.05B ..............................................................79 EXHIBIT 10.05C .............................................................102 EXHIBIT 10.06 ..............................................................116 EXHIBIT 10.07 ..............................................................124 EXHIBIT 10.08 ..............................................................134 EXHIBIT 10.09 ..............................................................171 EXHIBIT 10.10 ..............................................................180 EXHIBIT 10.11 ..............................................................184 EXHIBIT 10.12 ..............................................................187 EXHIBIT 10.13 ..............................................................190 EXHIBIT 10.14 ..............................................................199 EXHIBIT 10.15 ..............................................................207 EXHIBIT 10.16 ..............................................................209 EXHIBIT 10.17 ..............................................................213 [CAPTION] PART I ITEM 1: DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS --------------------------------- SunnComm History Our predecessor, Compliance Signage, Inc. ("Compliance"), was incorporated in Oregon on August 9, 1993. On April 4, 1996, Compliance changed its name to Ti-Mail, Inc., and increased the number of authorized shares of common stock to 50,000,000.
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3On November 13, 1998, our Company, Desert Winds Entertainment Corporation, a Nevada corporation, was formed in Nevada and subsequently merged with Ti-Mail on December 10, 1998. On December 10, 1998, we entered into a "Plan and Agreement of Reorganization" with the Whitney Corporation whereby all 6,500,000 issued and outstanding shares of Whitney common stock were acquired by us in exchange for an equal number of shares of its common stock, making Whitney a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Michael Paloma, as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President, assumed our primary management at that time. From December 10, 1998, to April 20, 1999, the mailing and shipping product business of Ti-Mail and the entertainment production business of Whitney each continued to be operated independently. On March 1, 2000, Mr. Paloma resigned as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President. On April 20, 1999, we divested of all assets and liabilities related to the business and operations of Ti-Mail and agreed to sell all of the assets of Ti-Mail to certain employees in exchange for their assumption of Ti-Mail's liabilities. As a result of this transaction, the Company was no longer involved in the manufacture and sale of packaging products for mailing and shipping. On June 15, 2000, we entered into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement with Desert Entertainment, Inc. ("DEI") (a subsidiary in which we had an interest of 49% of the outstanding shares of common stock) and Michael Paloma, pursuant to which the Company transferred certain assets to DEI and DEI assumed, and Michael Paloma guaranteed, certain liabilities related to those assets. On June 19, 2000, we sold all of the outstanding capital stock of DEI owned by us to Michael Paloma in exchange for the forfeiture of his right to receive 500,000 shares of common stock of the Company. As a result of these transactions, we divested the business of developing, producing and marketing full-scale films, television shows and live casino and theatre shows. Beginning in June, 2000, we changed our focus to become a leading provider of content security technology for digital products worldwide. Description of Business/Research and Development We have developed a proprietary technology that inhibits illegal duplication of digital music recordings through content security processes. The growth of digital music has raised enormous concern from record companies, artists, publishers and producers over the loss of revenue from unauthorized distribution of prerecorded digital product. We intend to significantly reduce the copy-capability of digitally recorded music and programming. The Company's process allows record companies to secure their manufactured audio compact discs, thus significantly reducing the risk that music offered through this medium will be not be illegally duplicated. On May 23, 2000, we entered into an Assignment Agreement with Equity Earnings Corp., d.b.a. Designer Products, an Arizona corporation ("DP"), whereby DP assigned to us all its right, title and interest in and to a proprietary Internet digital rights management system more particularly described in that certain provisional patent application identifiable in the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") by Serial No. 60/207,201, filed May 25, 2000. (the "Provisional Patent"). John D. Aquilino, as the "inventor", later assigned all of his rights in this technology to us and we filed a Patent Assignment, which was recorded with the Commissioner of the USPTO. See Exhibit10.01 for a copy of the Patent Assignment. Pursuant to the Assignment Agreement, DP agreed to incur all costs related to developing and delivering to us a working prototype product based upon the Provisional Patent (the "Prototype").
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4DP further agreed to incur all costs related to converting the Provisional Patent into a utility patent application and pursuing and obtaining approval of said application from the USPTO. Upon the execution of the Assignment Agreement, we transferred to DP 2,000,000 restricted shares of the Company's common stock and delivered 4,000,000 restricted shares of the Company's common stock into escrow. Upon delivery of the Prototype and an assignment from the developer of all right, title and interest related thereto, we have agreed to deliver to DP from the escrow an additional 2,000,000 shares of the Company's restricted common stock. Upon our developing and delivering to market any product based upon or derived from the Prototype, Provisional Patent or any subsequently approved utility patent based thereon, we shall deliver to DP from the escrow an additional 2,000,000 restricted shares of the Company's common stock. We shall pay to DP fifty percent (50%) of any and all royalty revenue generated from the licensing or other commercial exploitation of any such product(s). See Exhibit 10.02. Pursuant to an agreement between Mr. Aquilino, an officer and director of the Company, and DP, Mr. Aquilino owns a right to receive half of the stock and royalty compensation received by DP from the Company pursuant to the Assignment Agreement. Mr. Aquilino has assigned his right to receive his one -half interest in the royalties and the escrowed stock to the Company. See Exhibit 10.03 for a copy of the Assignment of Royalty. Although we believe that future applications may be available for our Internet digital rights management system, we believe that more recently developed technology has greater potential in the optical media market. In August of 2000, we engaged BTEK Software, Inc. ("BTEK") to develop and deliver a technology designed to prohibit the unauthorized duplication of optical media. On March 6, 2001, we memorialized our relationship with BTEK in that certain Master Development Agreement ("MDA") whereby BTEK completed and delivered to us a technology we refer to as "Digital Content Cloaking (tm) Technology, Version 1.0 ("DC2(tm)")", together with all right, title and interest in and to the technology. The Company intends to market DC2(tm) under the tradename "MediaCloQ". The MDA provides that BTEK shall receive an aggregate of 1,175,000 shares of restricted common stock of the Company, a royalty of one percent (1%) of the net factory sales price on all sales of products incorporating MediaCloQ(tm) and a cash payment. See Exhibit 10.04. A provisional patent application was filed with the USPTO with respect to DC2(tm). MediaCloQ(tm) content security features are not resolvable using any single solution, greatly reducing the probability of loss to illegal duplication. We intend to charge a royalty to recording companies to incorporate MediaCloQ(tm) into their products. Presently, MediaCloQ(tm) secures audio compact discs ("CDs") from unauthorized duplication. We are seeking to develop proprietary technology applications for additional optical media formats, including CD Rom (i.e. software programs on compact discs) , DVD (digital virtual disc), DVDA (digital virtual disc audio) and VCD (video compact disc). On or about April 17, 2001, pursuant to a license agreement between the Company and Fahrenheit Entertainment, Inc.
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5(see "Contracts" below), Music City Records will commercially release the latest CD by country music recording legend Charley Pride incorporating MediaCloQ(tm). We have selected Microsoft Windows Media Rights Manager Software Development Kit7(r) (the "Microsoft Windows MRM") to couple with MediaCloQ(tm) to protect on-line downloads from unauthorized duplication, pursuant to a license agreement with Microsoft(r) . See Exhibit 10.05. Competition and the Market The Problem Music publishing is the business of acquiring and developing rights in musical compositions. The U.S. Copyright Act confers upon songwriters the exclusive legal right to control the public dissemination of their songs and to receive compensation for the use of their songs. Generally, the right to receive copyright royalties extends for the life of the songwriter plus 50 years following his or her death. Income generated by the use of a song is oftentimes split between the songwriter and publisher, with the publisher in most instances responsible for promoting the use of the song, collecting income on behalf of the songwriter and for distributing his or her share. Music publishers earn their revenue from licensing the right to use songs in their catalog - a right they have to the exclusion of all others. Every time a song is used or performed, the owner of the copyright must grant permission, a license must be issued and a payment must be made. The more a song gets performed or used the more income is generated for the publisher and songwriter. Digital technology brings music to a wider public, affords niche artists access to their audiences, makes music widely available, and distributes old, new and unusual music at affordable prices. A major problem faced by the music publishing and recording industry is "music piracy." Music piracy generally refers to the illegal duplication and distribution of video and sound recordings, and includes four specific forms: 1. Illegally copied recordings are the unauthorized duplication of only the sound of legitimate recordings, as opposed to all the packaging, i.e., the original art, label, title, sequencing, combination of titles, etc. 2. Counterfeit recordings are unauthorized recordings of the prerecorded sound as well as the unauthorized duplication of original artwork, label, trademark and packaging. 3. Bootleg recordings (or underground recordings) are the unauthorized recordings of a live concert or a musical broadcast on radio or television. 4. Online piracy is the unauthorized uploading of a copyrighted sound recording and dissemination to the public, even if the recording is not resold. Content Security Technology History Before 1986, the government and large companies were the only real users of content security technology. In 1986, "Pretty Good Privacy" ("PGP") was introduced, a 128-bit public key encryption program.
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6PGP is now available both in commercial and free products and is one of the most widely used content security programs on the Internet. Industry vendors are beginning to adopt elliptic curve cryptography (ECC), which uses complex mathematical functions to scramble audio and video content. ECC offers security more difficult to penetrate in a smaller key length, and is generally regarded as being faster and requiring less processing power. The ECC technology is available free of charge. Modern content security is achieved with algorithms that use a "key" to encrypt and decrypt messages by turning text or other audio and video content into digital gibberish and then by restoring it to its original form. The longer the "key," the more computing required to "crack" the code. To decipher an encrypted message by trial and error, one would need to try every possible key. Computer keys are made of "bits" of information, binary units of information that can have the value of zero or one. An eight-bit key has 256 (two to the eighth power) possible values. A 56-bit key creates 72 quadrillion possible combinations. If the key is 128 bits long, or the equivalent of a 16-character message on a personal computer, to crack the code by trial and error would be 4.7 sextillion (4,700,000,000,000,000,000,000) times more difficult than deciphering a 56-bit key. Given the current power of computers, a 56-bit key is considered penetrable. To penetrate a 128-bit key, one would need access to an enormous amount of computing power. Type of Competition and Representative Competitors The content security industry is characterized by rapid technological change, frequent innovations, and evolving operating platforms. To remain competitive, we must plan to regularly enhance the functionality of our proprietary technology and introduce new programs while reducing our research and development costs. Even if successful, alternative technologies may develop, which, if they achieve widespread market acceptance, could supplant our technology and make it obsolete. Our failure to respond to any of these market pressures would adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. There are a number of companies that are more established, benefit from greater market recognition, and have substantially greater financial, development, manufacturing and marketing resources than us. Our ability to compete successfully in the rapidly evolving area of content security depends on factors both within and outside our control, including: * performance and price; * features and functionality; * adaptability of products to specific applications; * support of product differentiation by our customers; * length of development cycle; * support for new communications standards and protocols; and * technical service and support. Our failure to compete successfully as to any of these or other factors could materially and adversely affect us.
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7Security measures either (i) mark copied material as authentic, i.e., digital watermarking; (ii) modify the content available by reducing the quality of the music or attaching advertising material to tracks; or (iii) prevent altogether the unauthorized duplication of copy-written material. Our MediaCloQ(tm) proprietary technology adopts this latter strategy of barring duplication. Other means of barring duplication include: systems using on-line "musical" currency and other micropayment systems, long key encryption, public key cryptography systems (e.g., Motorola's CipherNET(r) or the prospective public domain Advanced Encryption Standard), hardware-based protection (chips, computers, peripherals, secure containers), portable flash memory devices, and compression codices. In management's judgment, all of these technologies are inferior to our MediaCloQ(tm). They are either too cumbersome, too expensive, require additional hardware, or significantly degrade the music quality. The best-known competitor of the Company is TTR Technologies, Inc., a publicly traded Israeli development stage company that is in the process of developing and designing anti-piracy software technologies that purport to provide copy protection for music distributed on CDs. The company's proprietary product SafeAudio(tm) Toolkit is purported to be designed to prevent unauthorized CDs from operating as intended. While not a direct competitor, the Secure Digital Music Initiative ("SDMI)"is a forum of more than 180 companies and organizations whose goal is to develop a voluntary, open framework for playing, storing, and distributing digital music in a protected form. Member companies develop security measures in a wide array of technological solutions. To the knowledge of management, none of the companies within the SDMI consortium have technology which is directly competitive with ours. What Makes Our Product Valuable? MediaCloQ(tm) provides content security qualitatively different from other technologies. A shrink-wrapped audio compact disc purchased off-the-shelf that is manufactured incorporating MediaCloQ(tm) cannot be digitally copied. Incorporating MediaCloQ(tm) causes no degradation in sound quality. A recording studio simply provides the recording to the mastering facility, while requesting the mastering facility to incorporate MediaCloQ(tm) during the manufacturing process. The mastering facility can easily update its encoders to enable the incorporation of MediaCloQ(tm). In a simplified scenario, the digital content - a song, for example - is created and made ready for duplication in the form of CDs. During the mastering process, a glass master containing the digital sound recording is created to mass -produce CDs. During the pre-mastering and encoding phase, just prior to the creation of the glass master, MediaCloQ(tm) is applied to the glass master, which "cloaks" the digitally recorded content from duplication equipment such as PC CD-ROM audio CD simulators, CD replicators or other digital duplication devices. In addition to cloaking the content, MediaCloQ(tm) adds a standard data track containing a MediaCloQ(tm) Enhanced Table of Contents ("TOC") that is different from the Redbook TOC as part of the 908 Redbook standard. This Enhanced TOC contains recording, track and author data as well as encryption data that allows the user to download the Microsoft Windows MRM protected versions of the WM8 files associated with the original CD's TOC directly from the Company's website for use on the user's PC or portable device. These files are protected with the Microsoft Windows MRM solution and can only be played on the device for which such files are authorized.
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8In some instances, the digital content rights holder has the option to make certain rights available to end-users, such as the ability to transfer the digitally distributed file to a portable media player device, such as a Rio(tm) MP3(tm) player. Once transferred, the newly created file can then be further restricted to only play or delete, thereby remaining secure, even on additional devices. This option allows for consumers to use protected content on mobile devices while protecting the rights of the digital content rights holders. Because our cloaking process is applied at the glass mastering stage, we believe that it provides greater security to the digital content from skilled hackers, permits efficient and convenient incorporation into production lines, and allows quality assurance prior to mass production. Contracts The Company intends to actively market MediaCloQ(tm) to major and independent recording companies on a national and international basis. The Company has executed the following contracts. Fahrenheit On December 1, 2000, we entered into a one-year license agreement with Fahrenheit Entertainment, Inc., ("Fahrenheit") an independent record label, granting Fahrenheit a royalty-free, nonexclusive, nontransferable worldwide license to incorporate MediaCloQ(tm) into its products. In exchange, Fahrenheit has agreed to act as a technology partner during the term of the agreement. Fahrenheit must ship 25,000 CD units per month. See Exhibit 10.06. On or about April 17, 2001, pursuant to this license and in coordination with Fahrenheit, Music City Records shall commercially release the latest CD by country music recording legend Charley Pride entitled "A Tribute to Jim Reeves", which incorporates MediaCloQ(tm). This agreement does not pay any royalties to us. Will-Shown On December 5, 2000, we entered into a license agreement with Will-Shown Technology Company, Ltd. ("Will-Shown"), granting Will-Shown a nonexclusive, nontransferable worldwide license to incorporate MediaCloQ(tm) into its CD products. The license is exclusive only as it relates to artists that Will-Shown promotes and distributes pursuant to a written exclusive recording agreement with such artists. As a condition to Will-Shown's rights arising under this license, Will-Shown must pay a $40,000 advanced royalty, and will pay a three percent (3%) royalty on the net factory sales price on each unit sold incorporating MediaCloQ(tm) , but in no event shall we receive a royalty of less than twenty cents ($0.20) for each unit sold. Payment shall be calculated on a monthly basis and shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the end of each prior month. The initial term of the license is seven (7) years with three (3) consecutive option periods of two (2) years each, beginning at the end of the initial term. Each option is subject to meeting the minimum performance requirements described above. See Exhibit 10.07. Will-Shown has not yet paid the advanced royalty of $40,000, and the Company and Will-Shown have each mutually agreed to defer the effective date of the license agreement so we may focus our efforts on the domestic market.
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9Although we intend to enter into additional contracts to distribute our products, there is no assurance that we will be successful in consummating any additional agreements. Patents, Trademarks, Licenses, Franchises, Concessions and Royalty Agreements "Digital Content Cloaking(tm)", "DC2(tm)", "MediaCloQ(tm)" and "SunnComm(tm) " are trademarks of SunnComm, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Otherwise, all trademarks and tradenames referred to in this Form 10-SB are the property of their respective owners. We expect to rely on a combination of copyright, trademark, patent and trade secret laws, and restrictions on disclosure to protect our intellectual property rights. Although we attempt to protect our intellectual property rights, we may be unable to prevent the misappropriation of our intellectual property, particularly in foreign countries where the laws may not protect the Company's proprietary rights as fully as in the United States. In addition, other persons or companies may allege that our products infringe upon their proprietary rights. Any assertion that our products infringe upon their proprietary rights would force us to defend ourselves or our customers, manufacturers or suppliers against alleged infringement of intellectual property rights. We could incur substantial costs to prosecute or defend this litigation. If we were found to have infringed upon another person's proprietary rights and were unable to develop non-infringing technology or license the infringed technology on acceptable terms and on a timely basis, we could be forced to stop using the infringed technology and our business, results of operations and financial condition would be materially adversely affected. Effect of Existing or Probable Governmental Regulations Federal patent, trademark and copyright laws protect our technology and preserve much of the net present value in the Company. If the Federal government changes the effect or import of the current intellectual property regime, in response to content security developments or otherwise, we could be materially adversely affected. The costs and effects of compliance with environmental laws are minimal. Research and Development While we intend to market a product for which extensive research and development costs have been expended, in 1999 those costs had been borne by the developers with whom we have contracted. In 2000, however, we incurred $127,500 in research and development expenses. Employees We anticipate the establishment of a technical and support department that we expect will grow to five (5) employees. The establishment of the sales and marketing departments will initially employ three (3) people. General and administrative operations are expected to employ approximately ten (10) in-house personnel. We currently employ eight (8) and expect to employ fifteen (15) to twenty (20) people within twelve (12) months. We currently contract with three (3) independent contractors.
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10Available Information The public may read and copy any materials we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800- SEC-0330. If we elect to file electronically, the SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is <http://www.sec.gov>. Our Internet address is <http://www.sunncomm.com>. Information contained on our website is not part of this Form 10-SB or any other securities disclosure. Reports to Security Holders The SEC's proxy rules and regulations require us to send an annual report to security holders, which we will issue in accordance with those rules. ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION ----------------------------------------------------------------- Plan of Operation Until we enter into a distribution contract which provides royalty payments of a sufficient amount to support our operating costs, we will continue to rely on the sale of debentures to finance our operations. Although we are actively seeking record companies and other distributors of digital content to sell products with our technology incorporated, we have not consummated any agreement providing any royalties. We are uncertain as to the time required to educate the market as to the viability and availability of our products. We anticipate that to meet our payroll obligations, we will need approximately $35,000 per month for the year ended March 31, 2002. There is no assurance that this estimate may not increase particularly if we need to allocate a greater amount to ongoing research and development costs to upgrade our technology. Most of the proceeds we receive will pay salaries of employees, which we anticipate to increase from eight (8) to approximately fifteen (15) or twenty (20) and to independent contractors for research and development costs. We believe that we will not need to purchase any equipment as we anticipate that our revenues will come from the licensing of our technology and we do not anticipate upgrading our computer hardware during the coming year. Our anticipated revenues will be based on the sale of products by our customers to consumers, and will be affected by the seasonal buying trends typically found in the consumer-entertainment retail industry. For example, revenues, if realized, are likely to be higher during the Christmas buying season, but lower in the quarter immediately following. In fiscal 2000 (ending September 30), we raised $455,000 from the sale of convertible debentures and $87,700 from the sale of unregistered common stock, all of which was raised after March 12, 2000. From October 1, 2000, through March 31, 2001, we raised an additional $719,492 from the sale of convertible debentures and $243,900 from the sale of unregistered common stock.
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11We expect to use the proceeds of financing activities to complete the research and development, beta testing, and rollout of our proprietary content security technology for CD Rom, DVD, DVDA, VCD and other digital media. ITEM 3: DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY -------------------------------- We currently own no real property and do not invest in real property. Our principal place of business is leased pursuant to a long-term, non-cancelable seventy-two (72) month operating lease for office space in Phoenix, Arizona, which commenced on July 1, 2000. Future minimum lease rentals aggregate $813,853 through September 30, 2005. The lease provides for one five-year lease renewal at market rates. The following is a summary of the minimum lease rentals payable for each of the next five (5) years as of the end of the fiscal year. Year Rent ---- ---- 2001 $136,147 2002 $187,548 2003 $197,709 2004 $209,289 2005 $ 83,160 ------------------------ For a total of $813,853 See Exhibit 10.08 for more information. ITEM 4: SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of the Company's common stock as of March 31, 2000, by: * all Directors; * each person who is known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding common stock; * each executive officer named in the Summary Compensation Table below; and * all Directors and executive officers as a group. The number of shares beneficially owned by each Director or executive officer is determined under the SEC rules, and the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. Under the SEC rules, beneficial ownership includes any shares as to which the individual has the sole or shared voting power or investment power. In addition, beneficial ownership includes any shares that the individual has the right to acquire within sixty (60) days of March 31, 2000, through the exercise of any stock option or other right. Unless otherwise indicated, each person listed below has sole investment and voting power (or shares such powers with his or her spouse).
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12 [Enlarge/Download Table] In certain instances, the number of shares listed includes, in addition to shares owned directly, shares held by the spouse or children of the person, or by a trust or estate of which the person is a trustee or an executor or in which the person may have a beneficial interest. Number of Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Vested Name and Address of Beneficial Owner Shares Options(1) Total Percent(2) ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------- Peter H. Jacobs 668 North 44th Street, Suite 248 Phoenix, Arizona 85008 5,666,666 4,000,000 9,666,666 20.47% John D. Aquilino 668 North 44th Street, Suite 248 Phoenix, Arizona 85008 4,066,666 2,000,000 6,066,666 13.41% Stephen F. Burg 668 North 44th Street, Suite 248 Phoenix, Arizona 85008 2,466,666 1,500,000 3,966,666 8.87 % William H. Whitmore 668 North 44th Street, Suite 248 Phoenix, Arizona 85008 25,000 700,000 725,000 1.65% ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------- All Directors and Executive Officers as a group 12,224,998 8,200,000 20,424,998 39.71% Michael Paloma(3) 2,380,000 0 2,380,000 5.50% (1) Including 2,000,000 options issued to Mr. Jacobs under his Employment Agreement described below. The balance of options were issued pursuant to Incentive Stock Option Agreements described below. (2) Assuming that all of the options listed had been exercised. (3) Mr. Paloma was a director of the Company until March 2000.
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13 [Enlarge/Download Table] ITEM 5: DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Other Directorships Held In Reporting Name Age Position Term of office; periods of service Companies ---- --- -------- ---------------------------------- ------------- Peter H. Director, As an officer, Mr. Jacobs has entered Jacobs 52 President and an Employment Agreement for 5 years, Chief Executive beginning June 1, 2000. As a director, Officer began service on March 8, 2000, and was elected to another term at the annual shareholder meeting held on November 7, 2000. John D. Aquilino 35 Chairman, Chief As an officer, Mr. Aquilino has entered an Technology Employment Agreement for 2 years, beginning Officer June 1, 2000. As a director, began service on June 9, 2000, and was elected to another term at the annual shareholder meeting held on November 7, 2000. Stephen F. Burg 63 Director, As a director, began service on June 9, 2000, Xechem Corporate and was elected to another term at the annual Pharmaceuticals Secretary shareholder meeting held on November 7, 2000. (ZKEM) and Treasurer Wolfstone Corporation (WSCO) William H. Whitmore 41 Vice President As an officer, Mr. Whitmore has entered an Employment Agreement for 2 years, beginning January 26, 2001.
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Peter H. Jacobs, age 52, is a Director and is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. After serving in the Army during the Vietnam Era, Mr. Jacobs studied math and political science at the University of Oregon. Mr. Jacobs has over twenty (20) years of executive level telecommunications and technology experience, with over twelve (12) years of experience, from 1986 to September 1998, as the President of a nationwide public telecommunications company, Fone America, Inc. At Fone America he was responsible for the conception, development, and "roll-out" of important telecommunications products, including the introduction of the prepaid calling card in the United States, national "flat-charging" of long distance phone calls, and the successful "roll-out" of thousands of advanced vending machines nationwide in an extremely short period of time. From 1998 to February, 2000, he became the principle consultant to, and significant shareholder in, Sunrise Communications, LLC, an Oregon limited liability corporation. Mr. Jacobs has owned and managed several high technology firms, including StellarVision International, which pioneered satellite-fed, pay-per-day movies in hotels without the need of set-top converters. In March 2000, he joined SunnComm. He has owned and marketed low power television stations in San Diego, among other cities. Mr. Jacobs has authored and published a book on satellite television for non-technical readers, entitled "Everything You Wanted to Know About Satellite Television," and earlier in his career, was an on-air personality for WHBI-FM, a local New York area radio station. He helped finance his college education by producing live concerts in his own production company. He resides in Fair Oaks, California. John D. Aquilino, age 35, is a Director, Chairman, and the Chief Technology Officer. He has spent ten (10) years performing in major venues throughout the U.S. and abroad with his musical group, ICON, and subsequently was involved in the business of the music industry, A&R (artist and repertoire), and production. Mr. Aquilino's previous experience includes artist production and development for Capital Records, EMI Records, Atlantic Records and Mega Force Records, in his capacity as President of Scorpio Entertainment, an Arizona sole proprietorship, from 1990 to January 2000. In addition, Mr. Aquilino has worked with such artists as Frank Sinatra, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Billy Squire, and Quiet Riot, among others. He resides in Mesa, Arizona. Stephen F. Burg, age 63, is a Director and is the Secretary of the Company. He holds a Bachelor's degree in business from Boston University. After twenty (20) years of senior management within a public corporate environment (Evans Products Company NYSE), he formed S.B. Corporate Consulting, Inc., in 1986. Mr. Burg's company offers corporate growth strategies for public and private companies, and provides services to clients in restructuring an operating base; guidance in how to prepare for raising of equity financing through public investment; and assisting in identifying and acquiring additional assets or other companies or products. Among the clients SB Corporate Consulting, Inc., has represented are Xechem International, Inc. (ZKEM), a development stage biopharmaceutical company that is traded on the OTC-BB as ZKEM, based in New Brunswick, NJ (Mr. Burg is an active board member for the past five (5) years). At Wolfstone Corporation (WSCO), Mr. Burg assisted in corporate development, and now serves on the board of directors. He resides in Fairfield, California. William H. Whitmore, age 41, is Vice President of Marketing and Communications. Mr. Whitmore attended Northern Arizona University where he studied business administration and computer science.
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15He previously served as Executive Vice President for Ekid Network, Inc., a media content company for children. While in this position, Mr. Whitmore managed all aspects of administration, technical development and marketing for the company, which produced educational animated software that enabled children to safely access the Internet. Concurrently, he was the representative for the investment group that funded the company and numerous other projects. Mr. Whitmore managed an extensive portfolio that included restaurants, real estate and one-stop Internet ventures. Prior to joining Ekid Network, Mr. Whitmore was the Vice President of Operations for TCGB, a manufacturer and distributor of unique products for the children's beverage market. In this role, he worked closely with the production and marketing team managing all aspects of product development, purchasing and procurement, shipping and receiving, logistics, customer service and administration. ITEM 6: EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION The following table sets forth certain compensation paid or accrued by the Company to certain employees. Summary Compensation Table -------------------------- Annual Restricted Stock Name and Principal Position Year Salary ($) Award (1) --------------------------- ---- ---------- ---------------- Peter H. Jacobs, CEO 2000 125,000 $702,000 John D. Aquilino, CTO 2000 75,000 $299,000 Stephen F. Burg, Sec. 2000 104,000 $234,000 --------------------------- ---- ---------- ---------------- (1) On May 25, 2000, a disinterested majority of the board approved a resolution allocating to Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Aquilino and Mr. Burg 5,400,000, 2,300,000 and 1,800,000 shares, respectively, of the Company's common stock as compensation for putting together a qualified operating team for the Company. On that date the closing price of the Company's stock was $0.17, the value of which has been discounted approximately 20% to $0.13, as this stock is restricted. [Enlarge/Download Table] Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year --------------------------------- Individual Grants Number of Percent of Total Securities Options/SARs underlying Granted to Options/ SARs Employees to Exercise or Base Granted Fiscal Price Expiration (1)(b) Year(c) ($/.Sh)(d) Date(c) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter H. Jacobs 2,000,000(1) 25.81 $0.20 June 1, 2005 Peter H. Jacobs 2,000,000(2) 25.81 $0.20 November 28, 2010 John D. Aquilino 2,000,000(3) 25.81 $0.20 November 28, 2010 Stephen F. Burg 1,500,000(4) 19.35 $0.20 November 28, 2010 (1) Mr. Jacobs received these options pursuant to the terms of his Employment Agreement (see Exhibit 10.09).
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16(2) Mr. Jacobs received these options pursuant to the terms of his Incentive Stock Option Agreement (see Exhibit 10.10). (3) Mr. Aquilino received these options pursuant to the terms of his Incentive Stock Option Agreement (see Exhibit 10.11). (4) Mr. Burg received these options pursuant to the terms of his Incentive Stock Option Agreement (see Exhibit 10.12).
Aggregated Option/SAR Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and Fiscal Year-End Option [Enlarge/Download Table] Number of Unexercised Value of Unexercised In-the Options at Money Options Shares Value Fiscal Year End at Fiscal Quarter Ended Acquired on Realized Exercisable/ December 31, 2000 Name Exercise(#) ($) Unexercisable ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter H. Jacobs n/a n/a 4,000,000 / 0 $400,000 / 0 John D. Aquilino n/a n/a 2,000,000 / 0 $200,000 / 0 Stephen F. Burg n/a n/a 1,500,000 / 0 $150,000 / 0 (1) The share price on December 29, 2000, was $0.30. Compensation of Directors Each Director holds office until the next annual meeting of shareholders, or until their successors are elected and qualified, whichever is later. Outside Directors are compensated for expenses incurred in the performance of the Company's business at the rate of $1,000 per month. Employment Agreement with Peter H. Jacobs The Company's employment agreement with Peter H. Jacobs requires him to act as its Chief Executive Officer and President from June 1, 2000, and continuing for a period of five (5) years, unless automatically renewed or earlier terminated. His initial annual base salary is $125,000, subject to annual upward-only adjustment, and includes the grant of an incentive bonus and stock options. Pursuant to this agreement, he has received options to acquire up to 2,000,000 shares of the common stock of the Company at a price of $0.20 each, exercisable until the end of the term of the employment agreement. Other benefits include health, medical and life insurance, living accommodations for a period of one (1) year, weekly travel expenses between Sacramento and Phoenix, an automobile, ordinary and necessary business expenses, a retirement or pension plan, if and when implemented by the Company, and twelve (12) days paid vacation during the first year under the Company's vacation policy.1 The Company may end Mr. Jacobs' employment for "cause," in which case any unexercised stock options shall automatically expire and his salary shall terminate. The Company may also terminate Mr. Jacobs' employment at any time, without cause, as in the case of a change of control of the Company, in which case the Company shall pay a separation bonus payment in an amount equal to 2.99 times his annual base
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17salary at the time of termination and his salary shall continue to be due until the end of the term of the agreement. If, at the end of the initial term, Mr. Jacobs' employment is not renewed by the Company, he shall be entitled to receive a separation bonus in an amount equal to 2.99 times his annual base salary at the time of such termination. Mr. Jacobs has entered into a covenant not to compete with the Company, which is coterminous with the Employment Agreement. All of Mr. Jacobs' inventions or creations conceived while the Company employs Mr. Jacobs will belong to the Company. See Exhibit 10.09. Employment Agreement with John D. Aquilino The Company's employment agreement with John D. Aquilino requires him to act as its Chairman and Chief Technology Officer from June 1, 2000, and continuing for a period of two (2) years, unless automatically renewed or earlier terminated. His initial annual base salary is $75,000, subject to annual upward-only adjustment, complimented by an incentive bonus and stock options. Other benefits include health, medical and life insurance, business-related travel expenses, ordinary and necessary business expenses, a retirement or pension plan, and twelve (12) days paid vacation during the first year under the Company's vacation policy.2 The Company may end Mr. Aquilino's employment only for cause, in which case his salary shall terminate. Mr. Aquilino has entered into a covenant not to compete with the Company, which is coterminous with the Employment Agreement. All of Mr. Aquilino's inventions or creations conceived while the Company employs Mr. Aquilino will belong to the Company. See Exhibit 10.13. Employment Agreement with William H. Whitmore The Company's employment agreement with William H. Whitmore requires him to act as its Vice President of Marketing and Communications from January 26, 2001, and continuing for a period of two (2) years, unless automatically renewed or earlier terminated. His initial annual base salary is $78,000, he received 25,000 shares of common stock as a signing bonus, subject to annual upward-only adjustment, complimented by an incentive bonus and stock options. Other benefits include health, medical and life insurance, business-related travel expenses, ordinary and necessary business expenses, a retirement or pension plan, and three (3) weeks paid vacation during each of the first two (2) years of the Term. The Company may end Mr. Whitmore's employment only for cause, in which case his salary shall terminate. Mr. Whitmore has entered into a covenant not to compete with the Company, which is coterminous with the Employment Agreement. All of Mr. Whitmore's inventions or creations conceived while the Company employs Mr. Whitmore shall belong to the Company. See Exhibit 10.14. ITEM 7: CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS Assignment and Assumption Agreement On June 14, 2000, we entered into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement with Desert Entertainment, Inc. an Arizona corporation ("DEI"), and Michael Paloma pursuant to which we transferred certain assets to DEI and DEI assumed, and Michael Paloma guaranteed, certain liabilities related to those assets. On June 19, 2000, we sold all of the outstanding capital stock of DEI owned by us to Michael Paloma in exchange for 500,000 shares of common stock of the Company. Mr. Paloma is a former officer and director of the Company. The board approved the consideration as fair to the Company.
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18See Exhibit 10.15 for a copy of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement. Consulting Agreement On March 17, 2000, we entered into a Consulting Agreement with S.B. Corporate Consulting, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("SB"), wholly owned by Stephen F. Burg, a director of the Company, pursuant to which SB agreed to provide corporate counseling services in exchange for $2,000 per week for the duration of the consulting relationship. Additionally, SB received a $30,000 bonus for services provided through June 30, 2000. A disinterested majority of the board approved the consideration as fair to the Company. See Exhibit 10.16 for a copy of the Consulting Agreement. Management Consulting Services During 2000, we issued 2,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock to Planet 10 Partners, Inc., a Nevada corporation, for management consulting services valued at $350,000. Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Aquilino and Mr. Burg each own one-third of Planet 10 Partners. The board of directors believed that this transaction was fair to the Company in light of the services rendered, particularly as it involved no payment of cash. Consulting Agreement On August 18, 2000, we entered into a Consulting Agreement with Kenneth W. Fagan, whereby Mr. Fagan agreed to act as Special Advisor to the board of directors and a corporate consultant. The term of the agreement is one (1) year. We paid Mr. Fagan an initial payment of $2,500 upon the execution of the agreement. We also agreed to pay Mr. Fagan $2,000 per month during the term, along with 250,000 restricted shares of the Company's common stock upon the execution of the agreement. Mr. Fagan has a right to earn up to 750,000 options at an exercise price of .22as follows: 34% to be issued upon the signing of three (3) licensing agreements with major software vendors ($25,000000 + in revenues) delivered by Mr. Fagan, and 66% to be issued upon the signing of a licensing agreement with a large independent software vendor (such as Oracle, Microsoft, etc.) delivered by Mr. Fagan. See Exhibit 10.17 for a copy of the Consulting Agreement. ITEM 8: DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 100,000,000 common shares, par value $0.001, 43,235,097 of which were outstanding as of March 31, 2001, and held of record by approximately 2000 shareholders. The following summary of certain provisions of the common shares does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the provisions of the Company's Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and Bylaws, each of which is attached as Exhibit 3.01 and Exhibit 3.02, respectively, as well as by the provisions of applicable law. As disclosed in Part II, Item 4, below, we issued convertible debentures to various investors. The debentures bear interest at five percent (5%) per annum. The conversion feature of the debt is automatic upon the effectiveness of any registration statement to be filed by the Company. See Exhibits 4.01 and 4.02 for more information.
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19In addition, some of the debenture holders received "A" and "B" warrants which confer upon them the right to buy a share of common stock at the opening bid price and $2 above the opening bid price, respectively, of our first underwritten public offering following the warrant issue date, and may be exercised at any time after the first day of the seventh month and nineteenth month, respectively, following the issue date. We have the right to redeem the warrants for $15 and $20 each, respectively, at any time. See Exhibits 4.03 and 4.04 for more information. Our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, authorize the issuance of up to one hundred million common shares. Holders of common shares are entitled to receive ratably such dividends, if any, as may be declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available therefor. Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, after payment of all debts and other liabilities of the Company, the holders of common shares are thereafter entitled to receive ratably the remaining net assets of the Company. Holders of common shares have no preemptive subscription, redemption or conversion rights. The common shares are, when issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The Transfer Agent for the shares is First American Stock Transfer, 1717 East Bell Road, Suite 2, Phoenix, Arizona 85022, 602-485-1346, facsimile 602-788-0423. PART II ITEM 1: MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS Our common stock is currently traded on the OTC Pink Sheets(r) under the symbol SUNX, and, as of March 31, 2001, had approximately 2000 shareholders. The Pink Sheets is a centralized quotation service that collects and publishes market maker quotes for OTC securities in real time. The quotations listed below reflect inter-dealer prices without mark-up, markdown or commission and may not represent actual transactions. As of March 30,2001, the closing price of the common stock was $0.47 per share. We have not declared cash dividends on any class of common equity for the last two fiscal years or in any subsequent period for which financial information is required. Because we are developing the capacity to generate income and do not currently expect to generate income within the near future, there is no assurance that we will pay dividends in the future. Due to limited trading, the following prices may not reflect actual trades (selling price) during the applicable periods. Quarter Ended High Low ------------- ---- --- March 99 1.125 0.375 June 99 0.875 0.563 Sept. 99 N/A N/A December 99 N/A N/A March 00 1.875 0.500 June 00 0.440 0.150 Sept. 00 0.500 0.170
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20 December 00 0.535 0.175 March 01 0.740 0.220 ITEM 2: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS We are currently a party to two lawsuits. Matthew Bardasian et al v. Desert Winds Entertainment et al, CV-N-00-0199-DWH (VPC), in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, was filed on April 14, 2000 (the "Bardasian suit"). American Equities Group v. Desert Winds et al, case no. 00-CV-952, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, was filed on May 2, 2000 (the "AEG suit"). The Bardasian suit alleges that the Company has failed to repay loans in the aggregate amount of $1.8 million and that the previous management of the Company violated Federal securities laws by misrepresenting the economic status of the Company, use of proceeds, and by refusing to authorize the issuance of shares that plaintiffs claim they were owed by the Company. Plaintiffs requested that the Company be placed in receivership, and requested compensatory and punitive damages in an unknown amount. Should the Plaintiffs prevail, the damages a court may order us to pay could far exceed the capital previously raised by the Company and most likely curtail future capital raises. The court could place the Company into receivership. We have filed a counterclaim alleging that Bardasian personally, and through a corporation or corporations he owned and controlled, caused shares of the Company stock to be issued that were not authorized or approved by the Company. The Counterclaim seeks (i) actual, compensatory and punitive damages in an amount to be proven at trial (with damages trebled pursuant to the Nevada RICO statutes); (ii) requesting the court to order Bardasian to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any claims brought by reputed shareholders of the Company to whom Bardasian sold unauthorized share certificates; and for (iii) attorneys' fees and costs. We are committed to vigorously defending the Company. The AEG suit alleges that the Company, as the successor of Ti-Mail, is responsible for Ti-Mail's alleged failure to perform under an accounts receivable sales agreement, requesting compensatory damages of $275,099.95. On October 27, 2000, Ti-Mail filed an amended counter-claim, alleging breach of contract and violations of the California usury laws. We believe that, in the event that the plaintiff is successful in making its claim, we will be able to collect a significant portion or all of the judgment through indemnification from other parties for breaches of certain representations regarding the subject of the suit. However, if the parties from which we would seek indemnification became judgment proof or the amount we must pay in damages prior to obtaining a successful judgment against potential third party payors exceeds amounts raised by the Company, then we would be forced raise additional funds, which may have a material adverse effect on the Company. No trial date has been scheduled. Additionally, there is a pending SEC formal investigation, HO-7499, styled "In the Matter of Desert Winds Entertainment, Inc." [sic]. The SEC has made no findings nor has it established a timeline for resolving issues. We understand that the SEC investigation is focused on the actions of prior management in connection with events that occurred between January 1, 1999, and March 20,
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212000. If it is ultimately determined that the Company violated federal securities laws, we may incur substantial fines or penalties or become subject to lawsuits by shareholders. There is no assurance that the SEC will not levy substantial fines against the Company and certain former officers and directors. There is no assurance that the investigation will be limited to actions taken by the Company and its prior officers and directors between January 1, 1999, and March 20, 2000. Should the Company incur substantial fines or penalties or face litigation from shareholders, then it may be forced into insolvency. In the future, we may be subject to lawsuits occurring in the regular course of business. Most of these lawsuits would likely involve claims for money damages. We carry insurance to protect ourselves against such claims, subject to any applicable deductibles, but the insurance may not cover any action brought by the SEC. We can give no assurances that future lawsuits will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition or results of operations. ITEM 3. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS There have been no disagreements with accountants reportable hereunder. ITEM 4: RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES For the period beginning April 1, 1998 and ending October 5, 1998, we issued 1,771,970 shares of our common stock to four (4) persons. For the period beginning December 31, 1998 and ending February 7, 2000, we issued 15,085,129 shares to sixty-seven (67) persons. Of the shares issued between December 31, 1998 and February 7, 2000, 3,787,500 shares were issued to the then serving Chief Executive Officer as a bonus. Management believes that shares issued between April 1998 and February 2000, were either issued pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act or Rule 504 of Regulation D. From October 2000 through March 2001, we issued approximately 1,351,455 shares of our common stock for consulting, technology development, compensation, investor and public relations services for an approximate value of $650,000. In addition, we issued 500,000 shares of our common stock in conversion of a debt from discontinued operations of $112,500. Management believes these shares were issued pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. From March 12, 2000 through March 31, 2001, we issued approximately $1,117,492 of convertible debentures to one hundred sixty-nine (169) investors. The debentures bear interest at five percent (5%) per annum. The debentures will automatically convert into approximately 7,844,650 shares of our common stock upon the effectiveness of a registration statement. The conversion feature of the debt is automatic upon the effectiveness of any registration statement to be filed by the Company. See Exhibits 4.01 and 4.02 for more information. If the registration statement does not become effective, the debentures will mature one year from the date of issuance. In addition, some of the debenture holders received "A" and "B" warrants which confers upon them the right to buy a share of common stock at the opening bid price and $2 above the opening bid price, respectively, of our first underwritten public offering following the issued date, and may be exercised at any time after the first day of the seventh (7th) month and nineteenth (19th) month, respectively, following the
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22issue date. We have the right to redeem the warrants for $15 and $20 each, respectively, at any time. See Exhibits 4.03 and 4.04 for more information. The debentures were issued pursuant to 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. From March 12, 2000 through March 31, 2001, we issued approximately 3,885,000 shares of our common stock to four (4) investors for an approximate value of $331,600. Management believes these shares were issued pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. Beginning in June 2000 and ending in January 2001, we issued a total of 9,300,000 options to officers and employees at exercise prices ranging from $.10 to $1.00. The options were issued pursuant to Section 4(2) or Rule 701 of the Securities Act. ITEM 5: INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS Our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, provide to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law, a director or officer of the Company shall not be personally liable to the Company or its shareholders for damages for breach of such Director's or officer's fiduciary duty. The effect of this provision of our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, is to eliminate the right of the Company and its shareholders (through shareholders' derivative suits on behalf of the Company) to recover damages against a director or officer for breach of the fiduciary duty of care as a director or officer (including breaches resulting from negligent or grossly negligent behavior), except under certain situations defined by statute. We believe that the indemnification provisions in its Articles of Incorporation, as amended, are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company 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 whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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23 [Download Table] PART F/S: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Page ---- Independent Auditors' Report F-2 Financial Statements: Balance sheets at September 30, 2000 and (Unaudited) 1999 and (Unaudited) December 31, 2000 F-3 Statements of operations for the years ended September 30, 2000 and (Unaudited) 1999, May 1, 2000 (commencement of development stage) through September 30, 2000 and (Unaudited) three months ended December 31, 2000 F-4 Statements of changes in stockholders' equity for the years ended September 30, 2000 and (Unaudited) 1999, May 1, 2000 (commencement of development stage) through September 30, 2000 and (Unaudited) three months ended December 31, 2000 F-5 Statements of cash flows for the years ended September 30, 2000 and (Unaudited) 1999, May 1, 2000 (commencement of development stage) through September 30, 2000, and (Unaudited) three months ended December 31, 2000 F-6 Notes to financial statements F-17 to F-18 F-1
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[CAPTION] INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT Board of Directors SunnComm, Inc. We have audited the balance sheet of SunnComm, Inc. (a development stage company) as of September 30, 2000 and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year then ended, and the period May 1, 2000, date of commencement of development stage, through September 30, 2000. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of SunnComm, Inc. as of September 30, 2000, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming SunnComm, Inc. will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a net capital deficiency. These factors 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 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. The fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, the three months ended December 31, 2000 and the period May 1, 2000, date of commencement of development stage, to December 31, 2000 financial statements are unaudited. We did not audit or review those financial statements and, accordingly, expressed no opinion or other form of assurance on them. WISS & COMPANY, LLP /s/ ------------------------------------------ Livingston, New Jersey December 15, 2000 (except for Note 8 and 9 for which the date is March 31, 2001) F-2
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25 [Enlarge/Download Table] SUNNCOMM, INC. (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY) BALANCE SHEETS December 31, September 30, September 30, 2000 2000 1999 ----------- ------------- ------------- ASSETS (Unaudited) (Unaudited) CURRENT ASSETS: Cash $ 8,502 $ 37,746 $ - Prepaid consulting services 76,041 135,415 - Deferred offering costs 10,417 16,667 - Other 4,714 4,714 Net current assets of discontinued operations - - 22,266 Total Current Assets 99,674 194,542 22,266 --------- ------- ------ EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE AND FIXTURES, LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 35,744 30,115 - OTHER ASSETS: Other assets 4,544 4,544 - Net assets of discontinued operations - - 33,581 --------- ------- ------ $ 139,962 $ 229,201 $ 55,847 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY ========= ======== ====== CURRENT LIABILITIES: Debentures payable $ 685,642 $ 395,400 $ - Accounts payable 72,164 32,892 - Accrued payroll and payroll taxes 57,514 59,339 - Accrued interest 14,724 6,800 - Accrued expenses 6,658 6,657 - Net current liabilities of discontinued operations 84,400 196,900 215,309 --------- ------- -------- Total Current Liabilities 921,102 697,988 215,309 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: Common stock $.001 par value: Authorized 100,000,000 shares, issued 41,299,951 at December 31, 2000, 40,623,642 at September 30, 2000 and 13,740,775 at September 30, 1999 41,299 40,623 13,740 Additional paid-in-capital 10,116,616 9,723,806 1,854,291 Subscription receivable (80,000) (80,000) - Deficit accumulated during development stage (3,652,297) (2,946,458) - Accumulated deficit (7,206,758) (7,206,758) (2,027,493) --------- ------- ------ Total Stockholders' Equity (781,140) (468,787) (159,462) --------- ------- ------- $ 139,962 $ 229,201 $ 55,847 ========= ======= ======= See accompanying notes to financial statements. F-3
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26 [Enlarge/Download Table] SUNNCOMM, INC. (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY) STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS May 1, 2001 Three Months (Commencement of Ended Year End Year End Development Sage) December 31 September 30, September 30, to December 31, 2000 2000 1999 2000 ------------ ------------- ------------- ---------------- (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) NET REVENUES $ - $ - $ - $ - OPERATING EXPENSES: General and administrative 627,817 2,732,346 - 3,360,163 Research and development 70,098 127,500 197,598 Loss on impairment of investment - 80,000 - 80,000 ------------ ------------- ------------- ---------------- LOSS FROM OPERATIONS (697,915) (2,939,846) - (3,637,761) INTEREST EXPENSE 7,924 6,612 - 14,536 ------------ ------------- ------------- ---------------- LOSS BEFORE DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (705,839) (2,946,458) - (3,652,297) DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS: Loss from operations of discontinued business, net - (4,536,926) (717,991) - Gain on disposal of Ti-Mail, net - - 169,846 - Loss on disposal of Desert Winds Entertainment, net - (642,339) - - ------------ ------------- ------------- ---------------- NET LOSS $ (705,839) $(8,125,723) $(548,145) $ (3,652,297) ============ ============= ============== ================ WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING 32,530,662 26,309,307 11,038,766 ============ ============= ==============
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27 BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER COMMON SHARE: Loss from operations $ (.02) $ (.11) $ - Loss from discontinued operations - (.20) (.05) ============ ============= ============== BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER COMMON SHARE $ (.02) $ (.31) $ (.05) ============ ============= ============== See accompanying notes to financial statements. F-4
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28 [Enlarge/Download Table] SUNNCOMM, INC. (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY) STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Deficit Accumulated through Development Stage May 1, 2000 Common Stock Additional Accum- Sub- (Commencement Paid-in ulated scription of Shares Par Value Capital Deficit Receivable Development ------ --------- --------- ------- ---------- Stage) ------------ BALANCE, SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 (UNAUDITED) 977,580 $ 48,879 $ 646,133 $(1,479,348) $ - $ YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 (UNAUDITED): Reverse merger with the Whitney Corporation 6,500,000 (41,402) 41,402 - - Issuance of common stock for compensation 4,288,000 4,288 152,232 - - - Conversion of debt to equity 1,000,000 1,000 999,000 - - - Issuance of common stock for services 975,195 975 15,524 - - - Loss from discontinued operations - - - (717,991) - - Gain on disposal of Ti-Mail - - - 169,846 - - ------ --------- --------- --------- ----------- ---------
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29BALANCE, SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 (UNAUDITED) 13,740,775 13,740 1,854,291 (2,027,493) - - YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000: Issuances of common stock for cash 4,828,549 4,829 1,191,850 - - - Issuances of common stock for services 4,827,000 4,827 3,202,989 - - - Issuance of common stock through subscription receivable 500,000 500 79,500 - (80,000) - Issuances of common stock for compensation 637,450 637 467,046 - - - Conversion of debt to equity 879,868 880 268,768 - - - Issuance of common stock for investment 160,000 160 79,840 - - - Loss from discontinued operations - - - (4,536,926) - - Loss on disposal of Desert Winds - - - (642,339 - - ------ --------- --------- ------- ------------- --------- BALANCE, AT MAY 1, 2000 BEFORE COMMENCEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT STAGE 25,573,642 25,573 7,144,284 (7,206,758) (80,000) - Issuances of common stock for services valued at $.175 per share 2,700,000 2,700 469,800 - - - Issuances of common stock for services valued at $.25 per share 1,050,000 1,050 261,450 - - - Issuances of common stock for compensation valued at $.17 per share 7,700,000 7,700 1,301,300 - - -
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30Issuances of common stock for services valued at $.17 per share 1,800,000 1,800 304,200 - - - Issuances of common stock for compensation valued at $.25 per share 22,000 22 5,478 - - - Issuance of common stock for services valued at $.20 per share 50,000 50 9,950 - - - Issuance of common stock for services valued at $.295 per share 53,000 53 15,582 - - - Issuances of common stock for services valued at $.30 per share 175,000 175 52,325 - - - Issuance of common stock for technology development valued at historical cost 2,000,000 2,000 28,000 - - - Issuance of options to purchase common stock - - 60,000 - - - Issuance of options to purchase common stock for services - - 71,437 - - - Cancellation of shares of common stock in consideration of the sale of Desert Entertainment, Inc. (500,000) (500) - - - - Net loss - - - - - (2,946,458) ------ --------- --------- ------- ---------- --------- BALANCE, AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 40,623,642 40,623 9,723,806 (7,206,758) (80,000) (2,946,458) THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000 (UNAUDITED): Issuances of common stock for services valued at $.33 per share 15,000 15 4,935 - - -
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31Issuances of common stock for services valued at $.25 per share 33,333 33 8,300 - - - Issuances of common stock for services valued at $.20 per share 63,676 64 12,671 - - - Issuances of common stock for services valued at $.41 per share 55,000 55 22,495 - - - Issuances of common stock for compensation valued at $.26 per share - - - - - - Issuances of common stock for compensation valued at $.26 per share 9,300 9 2,409 - - - Issuance of options to purchase common stock issued to employees and directors at a discounted issuance price - - 230,000 - - - Conversion of debt to equity 500,000 500 112,000 - - - Net loss - - - - - (705,839) ------ --------- --------- ------- ------------- --------- BALANCE, AT DECEMBER 31, 2000 (UNAUDITED) 41,299,951 $ 41,299 0,116,616 (7,206,758) (80,000) $(3,652,297) =========== =========== =========== ============ ======== ============= See accompanying notes to financial statements. F-5
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32 [Enlarge/Download Table] SUNNCOMM, INC. (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY) STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS May 1, 2000 Three Months Commencement Ended Year Ended Year End of Development Stage December 31, September 30, September 30, to December 31, 2000 2000 1999 2000 ------------ ------------- ------------- -------------------- (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net loss $ (705,839) $(8,125,723) $ (548,145) $ (3,652,297) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from operating activities: Loss on discontinued operations - 4,536,926 717,991 - Loss/(Gain) on disposal of discontinued operations - 642,339 (169,846) - Issuance of common stock for services 50,986 983,719 - 1,034,705 Issuance of common stock for compensation - 1,314,500 - 1,314,500 Issuance of options for services - 71,437 - 71,437 Issuance of options for compensation 230,000 - - 230,000 Impairment loss on investment - 80,000 - 80,000 Issuances of common stock for technology development costs - 30,000 - 30,000 Depreciation and amortization 7,423 10,771 - 18,194 Changes in operating assets and liabilities: - - - - Prepaid expenses and other current assets 59,374 (4,714) - 54,660
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33 Other assets - (5,044) - (5,044) Accounts payable and accrued expenses 45,372 105,688 - 151,060 ------------ ------------- ------------- -------------------- Net cash flows from continuing operating activities (312,684) (360,101) - (672,785) Cash flows from discontinued operations or prior to commencement of development stage - (22,266) 16,600 - ------------ ------------- ------------- -------------------- Net cash flows from operating activities (312,684) (382,367) 16,600 (672,785) ------------ ------------- ------------- -------------------- CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES - - Purchase of equipment, furniture and fixtures (6,802) (32,553) - (39,355) ------------ ------------- ------------- -------------------- CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from issuances of options - 60,000 - 60,000 Proceeds from issuances of debentures 290,242 370,400 - 660,642 ------------ ------------- ------------- -------------------- Net cash flows from financing activities 290,242 430,400 - 720,642 ------------ ------------- ------------- -------------------- NET CHANGE IN CASH (29,244) 15,480 16,600 8,502 CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD 37,746 22,266 5,666 - ------------ ------------- ------------- -------------------- CASH, END OF PERIOD $ 8,502 $ 37,746 $ 22,266 $ 8,502 ============ ============= ============= ==================== SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: Interest paid $ - $ - $ - $ - ============ ============= ============= ====================
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34Income taxes paid $ - $ - $ - $ - ============ ============= ============= ==================== Businesses and technology acquired Fair value of assets acquired through issuances of stock $ - 30,000 $ - $ 30,000 ============ ============= ============= ==================== NONCASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Issuance of common stock for prepaid consulting services $ - $135,415 $ - Issuance costs on debentures - 25,000 Cancellation of common shares - 500 - Conversion of debt from discontinued operations to equity 112,500 - - ============ ============= ============= ==================== $112,500 $160,915 $ - ============ ============= ============= ==================== See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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35F-6 NOTE 1 - NATURE OF THE BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: Nature of the Business - SunnComm, Inc. ("the Company"), is in the process of developing a digital content cloaking technology that will protect digital content publishers' and authors' intellectual property from unauthorized duplication of digital content delivered on physical media. The Company intends to distribute the software to digital entertainment content producers and manufacturers worldwide. The Company was originally incorporated in August 1993 and was formerly named Compliance Signage, Inc. In April 1996, Compliance Signage changed its name to Ti-Mail, Inc. In November 1998, Desert Winds Entertainment Corporation, a Nevada Corporation was formed in Nevada and subsequently merged with Ti-Mail in December 1998. In December 1998, the Company entered into a "Plan and Agreement of Reorganization" with the Whitney Corporation whereby all 6,500,000 issued and outstanding shares of Whitney common stock were acquired by the Company in exchange for an equal number of shares of its common stock, making Whitney a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. From December 1998 to April 1999, the mailing and shipping product of the business and the entertainment production business of Whitney each continued to be operated independently. In April 1999, the Company discontinued its mailing and shipping segment. From April 1999 to May 2000, the Company operated solely as an entertainment business before disposing of that business segment in June 2000. The Company commenced the development stage in May 2000, and subsequently changed its name to SunnComm, Inc. in June 2000. The operations have consisted primarily of financial planning, raising capital and researching and developing digital content cloaking technology. The Company has not produced revenues and has accumulated a deficit since commencement of the development stage. The Company has financed the development of its digital content cloaking technology principally through the issuances of convertible debentures and issuances of shares of restricted common stock under Section 4(2) of the Securities Exchange Act. Estimates and Uncertainties - 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, as determined at a later date, could differ from those estimates. Financial Instruments - Financial instruments include cash, other assets, debentures payable, notes and accounts payable and accrued expenses. The amounts reported for financial instruments are considered to be reasonable approximations of their fair values based on market information available to management. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies could have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts. Income Taxes - Deferred income taxes arise from temporary differences between financial and tax reporting, principally from net operating loss carryforwards.
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36Deferred tax assets are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures - Equipment, furniture and fixtures are recorded at cost and are depreciated primarily using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives of 3 to 7 years. Earnings Per Share - Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 128 "Earnings Per Share" requires the disclosure of both diluted and basic earnings per share. Basic earnings per share is based upon the weighted average of all common shares outstanding. The computation of diluted earnings per share does not assume the conversion, exercise or contingent issuance of securities that would have an antidilutive effect on earnings per share. Concentration of Credit Risk - The Company maintains its cash balances in financial institutions that are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $100,000 each. Stock Options - The Company accounts for stock option grants using the intrinsic value based method prescribed by APB Opinion No. 25. Since the exercise price equaled or exceeded the estimated fair value of the underlying shares at the date of grant, no compensation was recognized in 2000 and 1999. Had compensation cost been based upon the fair value of the option on the date of grant, as prescribed by SFAS No. 123, the pro forma amounts of the Company's net loss and net loss per share for the three months ended December 31, 2000 and for the years ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 would have been as follows: Three months ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, 2000 September 30, 2000 September 30, 1999 ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ Net Loss - as reported $ (705,839) $ (8,125,723) $ (548,145) Net Loss - pro forma (2,085,771) (8,454,209) (548,145) Basic and diluted loss per share - as reported $ .02) $ (.31) $ (.05) Basic and diluted loss per share - as reported (.06) (.32) (.05) The fair value of options granted in 2000 were estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions, respectively: risk-free interest rates of 6.0%, dividend yield of 0.0%, volatility factors of the expected market price of the Company's common stock of 252.0% and a weighted-average expected life of the options of 3 years. The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options which have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable.
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37In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. Because the Company's employee stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of normal publicly traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management's opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of its employee stock options. Recent Pronouncements - In June 2000 and June 1998, the FASB issued SFAS No. 138 and No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." This statement establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, and for hedging activities. The adoption of these statements is not expected to have a material effect on the Company's financial statements. NOTE 2 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND MANAGEMENT'S ACTIONS TO OVERCOME OPERATING AND LIQUIDITY PROBLEMS: The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has reported substantial losses since inception. The Company's viability as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to achieve profitable operations through increased sales, obtaining additional financing or receiving additional capital. As discussed in Note 1, the Company is in the development stage and has not realized revenues since commencement of the development stage. The Company's development of the digital content cloaking technology is at an early stage and the time and money required to develop the commercial value and marketability of the Company's proposed products cannot be estimated. The Company expects research and development activities to continue and require significant cash expenditures for an indefinite period in the future. All of these factors raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. Management believes that actions it has undertaken to develop the technology will eventually provide it with the opportunity to generate the additional revenues needed to realize profitable operations and/or obtain the necessary financing to meet operational obligations. NOTE 3 - EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE AND FIXTURES: Equipment, furniture and fixtures are summarized as follows: December 31, September 30, 2000 2000 ------------ ------------- Machinery and equipment $ 39,955 $ 27,938 Furniture and fixtures 4,615 4,615 ------------ ------------- 44,570 32,553
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38Less: Accumulated depreciation 8,826 2,438 $ 35,744 $ 30,115 ============ ============= NOTE 4 - DEBENTURES: During the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, the Company issued convertible debentures totaling $479,800, of which $454,800 was received in cash and $25,000 represented issuance costs. Approximately $85,000 of the proceeds from debentures was received and utilized before commencement of the development stage company. The debentures bear interest at 5% per annum. The debentures will automatically convert into 4,672,869 shares of SunnComm, Inc. common stock upon the effectiveness of a Registration Statement (Form SB-2). If the registration statement does not become effective, the debentures will mature one year from the date of issuance. Certain debentures were issued with detachable "A" warrants totaling 1,665,000 and "B" warrants totaling 1,665,000. Each "A" warrant provide the debenture holder the right to buy a share of common stock at the opening bid price and each "B" warrant at $2 above the opening bid price of the Company's first underwritten public offering following the issued date. The "A" warrants may be exercised at any time after the first day of the seventh month following the issue date and before the last day of the eighteenth month. The "B" warrants may be exercised at any time after the first day of the nineteenth month following the issue date and before the last day of the thirtieth month following the issue date. The Company has the right to redeem any of the "A" and "B" warrants at $15 and $20, respectively, per share of common stock. The warrants are valued at nil based on the exercise of warrants are contingent upon the Company achieving an uncertain event. At September 30, 2000, 1,665,000 of "A" and "B" warrants, respectively, were outstanding. NOTE 5 - INCOME TAXES: The Company has a net operating loss carryforward of approximately $2,947,000 which can be used to offset future taxable income through September 2020. Deferred tax assets of approximately $1,200,000 at September 30, 2000, representing the tax benefit of the loss carryforwards have been offset by 100% valuation allowances. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company has determined, based on the Company's most recent loss, that a full valuation allowance is needed at September 30, 2000. The Company's previous net operating losses that were incurred from its inception through April 30, 2000 (the pre-development stage) are not deductible for income tax purposes. The Company did not meet the continuity of business requirements of Section 382 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code. NOTE 6 - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS: In May 2000, the Company decided to exit the entertainment business.
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39In June 2000, the assets of the discontinued entertainment operation were sold to a former officer for consideration of the assignment of outstanding and contingent liabilities. In connection with the discontinuance of the entertainment business, the Company incurred a one-time charge of $642,339 net of income tax benefits, related to the disposition. In addition, in April 1999, the Company exited the packaging business and sold all of the corresponding assets to certain former employees in exchange for the assumption of outstanding and contingent liabilities. In connection with the disposition of the packaging business, the Company incurred a one-time gain of $169,846, net of tax benefits, related to the disposition. The disposition of the entertainment business in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000 and the disposition of the packaging business in the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999 represent the disposal of a business segment under Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No. 30. Accordingly, results of these operations have been classified as discontinued, and the prior period has been restated. Loss from discontinued operations are as follows: Fiscal Year Ending September 30, ------------------ 2000 1999 ---- ---- (Unaudited) Pretax (loss) from discontinued operations $(4,536,926) $ (717,991) Pretax (loss) on disposal of entertainment business segment (642,339) - Pretax gain on disposal of packaging business segment - 169,846 Income taxes - - Net loss from discontinued operations $(5,179,265) $ (548,145) ============ ============ Assets and liabilities of the discontinued operations were as follows: September 30, ------------- 2000 1999 ---- ---- (Unaudited) Current assets $ - $ 22,266 Equipment, furniture and fixtures, net - 33,581 Current liabilities (196,900) (215,309) Net (liabilities) discontinued operations $ (196,900) $ (159,462) ============ ============ NOTE 7 - STOCK OPTION PLAN: The Company has a stock option plan whereby the Company will reserve up to 15,000,000 shares of its common stock for the purpose of granting options to purchase such shares (the "Options") pursuant to the Plan. Options granted under the plan may be either non-statutory stock options ("NSO") or incentive
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40stock options ("ISO") pursuant to section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code. Options may be granted to either employees, directors or consultants, as determined by the Board of Directors or by a committee appointed by them. Options shall be deemed to be NSO Options unless the applicable option agreement provides that the Options evidenced by such agreement are ISO Options. The Board shall determine the exercise price, vesting requirements, exercise period, conditions of exercise and all other terms of Options granted under this Plan. No Option, or any right or interest in any Option, may be transferred, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, other than by death of an Option holder, unless such transfer is approved by the Board. Except as may otherwise be provided in an Option Agreement or expressly authorized by the Board in writing, in the event that the Employee, Director or Consultant relationship between the Option Holder and the Company without cause while the terminated Option Holder holds any unexercised Options, all such Options that were not exercisable at the time of termination shall be deemed to have expired on the date of termination and all such Options that were exercisable at the time of termination may be exercised by the Option Holder for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of termination provided that the exercisable options would not have expired earlier. Except as may be provided for, in the event that the Employee, Director or Consultant relationship between the Option Holder and the Company is terminated with cause, all such Options held by the Option Holder, whether exercisable or not, shall be deemed to have expired on the date of termination. Outstanding Options are as follows: Shares Exercise Price Expiration Exercise Date Issuable Per Share Date ------------- -------- -------------- ----------- June 2000 2,000,000 $ .20 June 2005 September 2000 250,000 $ 1.00 September 2003 September 2000 600,000 $ .10 May 2001 November 2000 5,750,000 $ .24 November 2010 Total Options Outstanding at December 31, 2000 8,600,000 $ .10-1.00 ========= Options under the Stock Option Plan are summarized as follows: Weighted Shares Average Under Option Exercise Price ------------ -------------- Options outstanding at October 1, 1999 - $ - Options granted 2,850,000 .25 Options expired/withdrawn - - Options exercised - -
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41Options outstanding at September 30, 2000 2,850,000 .25 Options granted 5,750,000 .20 Options expired/withdrawn - - Options exercised - - Options outstanding at December 31, 2000 8,600,000 .22 Option price per share $.10 - 1.00 - Options exercisable- Number of shares 2,850,000 $ .25 The following table summarizes option data as of December 31, 2000: [Enlarge/Download Table] Weighted- Average Weighted- Weighted- Remaining Average Average Range of Number Contractual Exercise Number Exercise Exercise Prices Outstanding Life Price Exercisable Price ------------------ ----------- ----------- --------- ----------- --------- $ .10 to .20 8,350,000 7.94 $ .19 2,600,000 $ .18 $ 1.00 250,000 2.75 $ 1.00 250,000 $ 1.00 --------- --------- 8,600,000 2,850,000 NOTE 8 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES: SEC Investigation of discontinued operations: In February 2000, the SEC initiated a formal investigation, HO 7499 "In the Matter of Desert Winds Entertainment Corporation (#6)" to determine whether there had been violations of the securities laws with respect to the offer, sale, and/or issuance of Desert Winds Entertainment stock during the period from January 1999 to March 2000. The specific nature and status of the investigation are unknown as SEC policy prohibits disclosure of such information during the course of an inquiry. If it is ultimately determined that the Company violated federal securities laws, the Company may incur substantial fines or penalties or become subject to lawsuits by shareholders. There is no assurance that the investigation will be limited to actions taken by the Company and certain former officers and directors. Also, there is no assurance that the investigation will be limited to such actions taken by the Company and its officers and directors between January 1999 and March 2000. Should the Company incur substantial fines or penalties or face litigation from shareholders, it may be forced into insolvency. Litigation from discontinued operations: In May 2000, an action was filed against the Desert Winds Entertainment Corporation in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. The plaintiff seeks recovery of $275,000 loaned to Ti-Mail in or before April 1998, plus interest to the date of recovery.
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42 Desert Winds Entertainment is named as a defendant because of its merger with Ti-Mail in December 1998. The action is currently in the discovery phase and no outcome on the resolution can yet be determined. Management believes that the Company has strong equitable and legal defenses against liability and intends to assert them. However, an unfavorable resolution in this matter could materially affect the Company's future operations or cash flows and may force the Company to raise additional funds. In April 2000, an action was filed against the Desert Winds Entertainment Corporation in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. The plaintiff alleges that Desert Winds Entertainment failed to repay various loans made by him to the Company in amounts exceeding $1,800,000 and that the previous management of the Company violated Federal securities laws by misrepresenting the economic status of the Company, use of proceeds, and by refusing to authorize the transfer of shares that the plaintiff claims were issued by the Company. Plaintiffs requested that the Company be placed in receivership, and requested compensatory and punitive damages in an unknown amount. Should the plaintiff prevail, the damages a court may order the Company to pay could far exceed the capital previously raised by the Company and most likely curtail future capital raises. The Court could place the Company into receivership. The Company has filed a counterclaim alleging that the plaintiff personally, and through a corporation he owned and controlled, caused shares of Company stock to be issued that were not authorized or approved by the Company. The Counterclaim seeks actual, compensatory and punitive damages in an amount to be proven at trial. The Company also requests that the Court to order the plaintiff to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any claims brought by reputed shareholders of the Company and to whom the plaintiff sold unauthorized share certificates. Furthermore, the Company seeks reimbursement for attorney fees and costs. Management is committed to vigorously defending the Company. No outcome of resolution can yet be determined. However, an unfavorable resolution of this matter could materially affect the Company's future operations or cash flows. Liabilities from Discontinued Operations: Liabilities, either real or contingent, that were assumed by other parties in connection with the disposition of former businesses can become the responsibility of the Company for repayment. The Company's cash flows and results of operations in particular quarterly or annual periods could be adversely affected if any such actions occur. Leases - In October 2000, the Company entered into a new lease agreement that commences in March 2001 and expires in March 2005. The following is a schedule of future minimum rental payments required for all non-cancellable operating leases: Year Ending September 30, ------------------------- 2001 $136,147 $134,450 $ 1,697 2002 187,548 185,724 1,824 2003 197,709 194,733 2,976 2004 209,286 209,286 - 2005 83,160 83,160 - ------- ------- ----- $813,850 $807,353 $ 6,497
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43Rent expense for operating leases for the year ended September 30, 2000 was $18,712. Employment Agreements - Two of the Company's officers have employment agreements. One of the officers' agreements has a five year term effective June 1, 2000 and stipulates that a minimum annual base salary of $125,000 will be payable over the term. This agreement shall automatically renew for an additional three-year period unless either party gives written notice of non-renewal at least 30 days prior to the expiration date. If at the end of the initial term, the employment contract is not renewed by the Company, the officer is entitled to 2.99 times his annual salary at the time of termination. The other officer's agreement has a two-year term effective June 1, 2000 with a minimum annual base salary of $75,000. This agreement shall automatically renew for an additional two-year period unless either party gives written notice of non-renewal at least 30 days prior to the expiration date. Officers' salaries totaled approximately $65,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000. Consulting Agreements - In August 2000, the Company entered into an agreement with a management consultant that expires in August 2001. The consultant will provide direct assistance in strategy development and partner negotiations to help bring SunnComm's products to market in the audio, video, publishing and software industries and help sign on at least three major software vendors to licensing deals. The consultant will also advise management on product development strategies, business relationships and hiring practices. In consideration for the services provided, the Company agreed to pay the consultant $2,500 upon execution of the agreement and $2,000 per month beginning September 1, 2000 during the term of this agreement. In addition, the Company issued 250,000 shares of common stock to the consultant as a signing bonus upon the execution of the agreement. The Company recorded a prepaid expense of $62,500 upon issuance. At September 30, 2000, the Company had a remaining prepaid balance of $52,082. The Company also agreed to issue 750,000 stock options at an exercise price of $.22. The Company will issue 495,000 of these stock options upon the consultant's signing of the Company's first major licensing agreement with a large Independent Software Vendor (a company having revenues in excess of $25,000,000 per year). The Company will issue the remaining 255,000 stock options upon the signing of the third such licensing agreement. At September 30, 2000, the Company had not issued any stock options to the consultant. In June 2000, the Company entered into an agreement that expires in June 2001 with a public relations and communications services firm. The Company issued 500,000 shares in exchange for the use of their services over the life of the agreement. The Company recorded a prepaid expense of $87,500 at the commencement date. At September 30, 2000, the Company had a remaining prepaid balance of $58,333. In May 2000, the Company entered into an agreement that expires in November 2000 with a firm that provides private placement and broker/investor relations. The Company issued 300,000 shares in exchange for the use of their services over the life of the agreement. The Company recorded a prepaid expense of $75,000 at the commencement date. At September 30, 2000, the Company had a remaining prepaid balance of $25,000. In addition, the agreement states that for every $50,000 raised by the firm, the Company will pay a flat rate of $10,000. At September 30, 2000, there have been no funds raised by this firm.
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44NOTE 8 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: Technology Development Agreement - During 2000, the Company entered into an assignment agreement whereby the Company was granted 100% of the rights, title and interest to a proprietary Internet digital rights management system. Upon execution of this agreement, the Company issued 2,000,000 shares of its common stock to two parties. One of the parties is an Officer and Director of the Company who controlled the joint interest in the acquired technology. The other party is a company named Designer Products Corporation. The transaction was recorded at the historical cost basis of $30,000 for the development costs of the technology incurred. The technology costs were development costs as the technology had still not reached technological feasibility and were recorded as purchased research and development and expensed in the period incurred. The Company also agreed to deliver 4,000,000 shares of its common stock into escrow. Upon delivery of the Prototype and assignment from the developer of all right, title and interest of the technology, the Company will release 2,000,000 shares from escrow and issue the shares equally to both parties noted above. In addition, upon the development or delivery to market any product based upon prototype, provisional patent or any subsequent utility patent, the Company will release the remaining 2,000,000 shares equally to both parties. At September 30, 2000, the Company had not issued any of the 4,000,000 shares held in escrow. According to the terms of the agreement, the Company shall pay fifty percent (50%) to both parties, who will share equally, of any and all royalty revenue generated from the licensing or other commercial exploitation of any such products. Moreover, the Company agrees not to assign the technology to any third party for five years unless written authorization to initiate such an assignment is given. In addition, the Company agrees that should the Company become insolvent through bankruptcy or cease to function as a corporate entity, then the Company agrees that the technology shall automatically revert to the former owners and that the Company shall execute any and all documents, instruments and assignment necessary to perfect the reversion. In March 2001, an Officer and Director of the Company assigned his rights, title and interest to receive 2,000,000 shares of common stock that was held in escrow and twenty-five (25%) of royalties derived from future revenues earned from the licensing of the Internet digital rights management system to the Company. Formation and Sale of Desert Entertainment, Inc. - In 2000, the Company along with a previous officer formed Desert Entertainment, Inc. and held a 49% interest in this entity. In June 2000, the Company sold their 49% interest to the previous officer for the consideration of the cancellation of 500,000 shares of the former officer's common stock holdings. Consulting Fees - During 2000, the Company issued 2,000,000 shares of its common stock to Planet 10 Partners for management consulting services valued at $350,000. The officers of the Company are also shareholders of Planet 10 Partners.
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During 2000, the Company paid $52,000 for management consulting services to S.B. Corporate Consulting. An officer of the Company is also a shareholder of S.B. Corporate Consulting. NOTE 9 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: Issuances of common stock: From October 2000 through March 2001, the Company issued approximately 1,351,455 shares of its Common Stock for consulting, technology development, compensation, investor and public relations services for an approximate value of $650,000. In addition, the Company issued 500,000 shares of its common stock in conversion of a debt from discontinued operations of $112,500. Furthermore, the Company issued 760,000 shares of its common stock for cash totaling approximately $164,000. Issuances of options: In November 2000, the Company issued 5,750,000 options to employees and directors to purchase 5,750,000 shares of its Common Stock. The options are exercisable starting January 1, 2001 at $.20 per share and expire in November 2010. The fair market value of the Company's stock at the grant date was $.24 per share. An expense of $230,000 was recorded on the Company's books to recognize the difference between the exercise price per share and the fair market value per share at the date of grant. Issuances of convertible debentures: From October 2000 through March 2001, the Company issued approximately $719,000 of convertible debentures. The debentures bear interest at 5% per annum. The debentures will automatically convert into 3,171,781 shares of SunnComm, Inc. Common Stock upon the effectiveness of the Registration Statement (Form 10-SB). If the registration statement does not become effective, the debentures will mature one year from the date of issuance. Certain debentures were issued with detachable warrants totaling 125,000. Each warrant provides the debenture holder the right to buy a share of common stock at $2 and may be exercised at any time after the first day of the sixth month following the registration date and before the last day of the thirty-sixth month following the registration date. Employment agreement: In January 2001, the Company entered into a two-year employment agreement with its Vice-President of Marketing and Communications. The agreement stipulates that the employee shall be paid no less than $78,000 per annum and receive 25,000 shares of the Company's common stock on or before March 31, 2001. The employment agreement automatically renews for an additional two-year period unless either party gives the other written notice of non-renewal at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the Term or Renewal Term. In addition the Company issued 700,000 options to this employee. The options are exercisable beginning April 1, 2001 at the rate of one-eighth (1/8) of the 700,000 shares each 90 days thereafter. The options are exercisable at $.20 per share and expire in April 2010.
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Technology Development Agreement: In March 2001, the Company entered into an agreement for the development of their digital cloaking technology. The agreement stipulates that the Company shall pay the developer $869,000 and issue 1,175,000 shares of its restricted common stock upon achievement of certain milestones. Additionally, the Company agrees to pay the developer one percent of the net factory sales price on all sales of products incorporating the digital content cloaking technology. As of March 15, 2001, the Company has paid $237,500 of the purchase price and issued a note totaling $147,500 that bears interest at 8% per annum and is due May 30, 2001. The remaining payments are due, without interest, as follows: Year ending September 30, ------------------------- 2001 $150,000 2002 334,000 -------- $484,000 ======== SUNNCOMM, INC. (A Development Stage Company) FINANCIAL REPORT SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 PART III: INDEX TO EXHIBITS --------------------------- Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 3.01 Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended 3.02 Current Bylaws of the Company 4.01 Form of Convertible Debentures issued through June 27, 2000 4.02 Form of Convertible Debentures issued after June 27, 2000 4.03 Form of "A" Warrant 4.04 Form of "B" Warrant 10.01 Provisional Patent Assignment 10.02 DP Assignment Agreement 10.03 Aquilino Royalty Assignment 10.04 BTEK Master Development Agreement 10.05 MS License agreement
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49 10.06 Fahrenheit License agreement 10.07 Will-Shown License agreement 10.08 Commercial Lease, as amended 10.09 Jacobs Employment Agreement 10.10 Jacobs Incentive Stock Option Agreement 10.11 Aquilino Incentive Stock Option Agreement 10.12 Burg Incentive Stock Option Agreement 10.13 Aquilino Employment Agreement 10.14 Whitmore Employment Agreement 10.15 DEI Assignment and Assumption Agreement 10.16 Consulting Agreement 10.17 Fagan Consulting Agreement SIGNATURE --------- In accordance with Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Dated this __ day of April, 2001. SUNNCOMM, INC., a Nevada corporation By: /s/ Peter H. Jacobs ------------------------------------------ Peter H. Jacobs, CEO, President & Director
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50 [CAPTION] EXHIBIT 3.01 Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended FILED Articles of Incorporation Filing fees: In The Office Of The (PURSUANT TO NRS 78) Receipt #: Secretary Of State Of The STATE OF NEVADA STATE OF NEVADA Secretary of State November 12, 1998 No C26466-98 DEAN HELLER, SECRETARY OF STATE (For filing office use) (For filing office use) IMPORTANT: Read instructions on reverse side before completing this form. TYPE OR PRINT (BLACK INK ONLY) 1. NAME OF CORPORATION: DESERT WINDS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION 2. RESIDENT AGENT: (designated resident agent and his STREET ADDRESS in Nevada where process may be served) Name of Resident Agent: George Ritter Street Address: 316 California Ave #1109 Reno NV 89509 Street No Street Name City State Zip 3. SHARES: (number of shares the corporation is authorized to issue) Numberof shares with par value 50,000,000 Par Value .001 Number of shares without par value 0 4. GOVERNING BOARD: shall be styled as (check one): X Directors Trustees The FIRST BOARD OF DIRECTORS shall consist of 2 members and the names and addresses are as follows (attach additional pages if necessary): CINDY D. CLIFF 1234 MEADOWLARK DR. VACAVILLE, CA 95687 WILLIAM S. CLIFF 1234 MEADOWLARK DR. VACAVILLE, CA 95687 5. PURPOSE (optional-see reverse side): The purpose of the corporation shall be: 6. OTHER MATTERS: This form includes the minimal statutory requirements to Incorporate under NRS 78. You may attach additional information in pursuant to RS 78.037 or any other information you deem appropriate.
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51If any of the additional information is contradictory to this form it cannot be filed and will be returned to you for correction. Number of pages attached. 7. SIGNATURES OF INCORPORATORS: The names and addresses of each of the Incorporators signing the articles: (Signatures may be ) (Attach additional pages if there are more than two for corporation) CINDY D. CLIFF Name (print) 1234 MEADOWLARK DR, VACAVILLE, CA 95687 Address S/S Cindy D. Cliff Signature State of California County of Salano This instrument was acknowledged before me on November 11, 1998, Cindy D. Cliff Name of Person as incorporator as incorporator
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47 of DESERT WINDSENTERTAINMENT CORP of (name of party on behalf of whom instrument was executed) S/S Judith M. Rex Notary Public Signature (affix notary stamp or seal) (affix notary stamp or seal) 8. CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT OF 1. GEORGE RITTER hereby accept appointment as Resident Agent for the above named corporation. S/S George Ritter Signature of Resident Agent 11-12-98 Date CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT State of California ss. County of Salano On 11-9-98 , before me, S/S Judith M. Rex Date Name and title of officerpersonally appeared S/S Cindy Cliff Name(s) of Signer(s) SEAL X personally known to me proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence JUDITH REX Commission #1180396 to be the person(s)whose name(s) is Notary Public-California subscribed to the within instrument and Salano County acknowledged to me that she executed My Comm. Expires May 4, 2002 the same in her authorized capacity(ies), and that by her signature(s) on the
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instrument the person(s) acted, executed the Instrument. WITNESS my hand and official seal. S/S Judith M. Rex Signature of Notary Public Though the information below is not required by law, it may prove valuable to persons relying on the document and could prevent fraudulent removal and reattachment of this form to another document. Description of Attached Document Title or Type of Document: Document Date: Number of Pages: Signer(s) Other Than Named Above: Capacity(ies) Claimed by Signer Signer's Name: Cindy Cliff Individual X Corporate Officer - Title(s): Director Partner -- Limited -- General Attorney in Fact Trustee Guardian or Conservator Other: Signer Is Representing: Desert Winds Entertainment Corporation [CAPTION] CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF DESERT WINDS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION Pursuant to the provisions of Title 7, Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the undersigned officers do hereby certify: FIRST: The name of the corporation is Desert Winds Entertainment Corporation (the "Corporation"). SECOND: The following sets forth the amendment to the following article" 1. Name: The name of the corporation is SunnComm, Inc. THIRD: The amendment was adopted and approved by the board of directors and shareholders on July 6, 2000. The number of shares outstanding at the time of such adoption was _30,806,781_ and the number of shares entitled to voterthereon was _30,806,781_.
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The number of shares voted for the amendment were _15,980,250__. The number of votes for the amendment were sufficient for approval. Dated July 6, 2000 DESERT WINDS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation By: /s/ Peter H. Jacob ------------------------------ Peter H. Jacobs, its President By: /s/ Stephen Burg --------------------------- Stephen Burg, its Secretary STATE OF ARIZONA ) ) ss. County of Maricopa ) On July 6, 2000, personally appeared before me, a Notary Public, for the State and County aforesaid, Peter Jacobs and Stephen Burg, President and Secretary of Desert Winds Entertainment Corporation, respectively, who acknowledged that they executed the above instrument. /s/ Lynn A. Marzonie -------------------- Notary Public Amendment to ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF SunnCOmm, Inc. Pursuant to the provisions of Title 7, Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the undersigned officers do hereby certify: FIRST: The name of the corporation is SunnComm, Inc. (the "Corporation"). SECOND: The following sets forth the amendment to the following article: 3. SHARES: This corporation is authorized to issue shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share; and the total number of shares which the corporation is authorized to issue is 100,000,000. The Board of Directors is authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by law, to provide for the issuance of the shares of Preferred Stock in series, and by filing a certificate pursuant to the applicable law of the State of Nevada, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designation, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of each such series and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof. Dividends on outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be paid or declared and set apart for payment before any dividends shall be paid or declared and set apart for payment on the common shares with respect to the same dividend period.
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If upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation, the assets available for distribution to holders of shares of Preferred Stock of all series shall be insufficient to pay such holders the full preferential amount to which they are entitled, then such assets shall be distributed ratably among the shares of all series of Preferred Stock in accordance with the respective preferential amounts (including unpaid cumulative dividends, if any) payable with respect thereto. THIRD: The amendment was approved by the board of directors and shareholders on November 7, 2000. The number of shares outstanding at the time of such adoption was 39,465,020 and the number of shares entitled to vote thereon was 39,465,020. The number of shares voted for the amendment were 21,311,111. The number of votes for the amendment were sufficient for approval. Dated March 22, 2001. SUNNCOMM, INC., a Nevada corporation By: /s/ Peter H. Jacobs ---------------------------- Peter H. Jacobs, its President By: /s/ Stephen Burg ---------------------------- Stephen Burg, its Secretary STATE OF ARIZONA ) ss. ) County of Maricopa ) On March 22, 2001, personally appeared before me, a Notary Public, for the State and County aforesaid, Peter Jacobs and Stephen Burg, President and Secretary of SunnComm, Inc. respectively, who acknowledged that they executed the above instrument. /s/ ----------------------- Notary Public [CAPTION] EXHIBIT 3.02 By-Laws of the Desert Winds Entertainment Corporation Contents Article I Shareholders Section 1. Place of Meetings Section 2. Annual Meetings Section 3. Special Meetings Section 4. Shareholder Powers
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Section 5. Notice of Meetings Section 6. Consent to Shareholder Meetings Section 7. Voting Shareholder List Section 8. Quorum Section 9. Voting Rights Section 10 Proxies Article II Directors Section 1. Powers Section 2 Number and Qualifications Section 3. Election and Tenure of Office Section 4 Vacancies Section 5. Place of Meetings Section 6. Regular Meetings Section 7. Special Meetings - Notices Section 8 Waiver of Notice Section 9 Directors acting Without a Meeting By Unanimous Written Consent Section 10 Notice of Adjournment Section 11. Quorum Section 12 Removal of Directors Section 13 Resignation Section 14 Compensation Section 15. Presumption of Assent Article III Officers Section 1 Officers Section 2 Election Section 3 Subordinate Officers, Etc. Section 4. Removal and Resignation Section 5. Vacancies Section 6. Chairman of The Board Section 7. President Section 8. Executive Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents Section 9. Secretary and Acting Secretaries Section 10. Treasurer and other Financial positions Article IV Executive and Other Committees Section 1 Committees, Consultants and Advisors Article V Corporate Records, Reports and Documents Section I. Records Section 2. Inspection of Books and Records Section 3. Certification and Inspection of By-laws Section 4. Checking Accounts, Checks, Drafts, Section 5 Contracts, Etc., -- How Executed Section 6. Annual Report
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Article VI Certificates and Transfer of Shares Section 1. Certificates for Shares Section 2. Transfer on the Books Section 3. Lost or Destroyed Certificates Section 4' Transfer Agents and Registrars Section 5. Closing Stock Transfer Books Article VII Corporate Seal Section 1. Corporate Seal Article VIII Amendments to By-Laws Section 1. By Shareholders Section 2. Powers of Directors Section 3. Record of Amendment ARTICLE I Shareholders Section 1, Place of Meeting. Meetings of shareholders, including annual, or special may beheld at the office of the Corporation in the State of Nevada, or at such other places as may be more timely appropriate, or at such locations as may be elected by the Board of Directors for reasons specific to the business of the Corporation. Section 2 Annual Meetings. a) The annual meetings of shareholders shall be held on the final Thursday of each October in each year, if not a legal holiday. If a legal holiday, then the meeting shall be held on the next succeeding business day, at 1:30 PM., time local to the chosen geographical area (Example: Pacific Time; Mountain Time; or Eastern 'lime.). However, the Board of Directors may elect to set the annual shareholders' meeting on a weekend day, if this is deemed appropriate in anygiven instance, The actual date and hoar of any respective annual shareholders' meeting maybe adjusted if. deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors. The adjusted date should not exceed sixty (60) days prior to, or subsequent to, the regular date as reflected in these By-Laws. b) At such day and hour as the shareholders' annual meeting shall be held, there shall be an election of the members of the Board. of Directors of the Corporation, by plurality vote. Reports shall be heard; proposals shall be heard, and voted upon if appropriate, and general affairs of the Corporation shall be considered. Such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting and requiring such, shall be transacted. Section 3. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the shareholders, for any purpose or purposes whatsoever, may be called by the President, or by the Board of Directors, or by any two or more members thereof, or by one or more shareholders holding not less than one fifth (1/5) of the voting power of the Corporation.
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Section 4. Shareholder Powers Shareholders having by ownership or proxy at least fifty one (51%) percent of the voting power, upon calling and holding a special meeting, or at an annual meeting, of the shareholders may, without an open statement of reason, dismiss the entire Board of Directors, or dismiss certain members of the Board of Directors, including the Chairman, without an open statement of reason. A quorum of shareholders undertaking such action, need only state in the Minutes of the Special Meeting, that the action was taken in the best interests of the shareholders. Notice of such action must be given to tile respective members of the Board, or to all members of the Board or to the Chairman, in writing. Aquorum of shareholders, having substantial management and working knowledge of the business of the corporation, may with stated, good and reasonable reason, issue a formal request to the Board to dismiss any officer, consultant or other employee, if for the good of the shareholders. A majority vote of shareholders cannot break a contracted individual serving the corporation, but can issue instructions to the Board to, not renew a respective contract, if for the best interests of the shareholders.. Section 5, Notice of Meetings. a) Notices of meetings, annual or special, shall be given in writing to the shareholders entitled to vote. Notice shall be prepared accompanied by a proxy form, and mailed by the Corporation's stock transfer agency. In lieu of this procedure, Notice maybe given, being signed by the corporate secretary; the assistant secretary; the president; or a vice president. b) Notices of meetings shall be sent to the shareholder's address as reflected on the books of' the corporation's stock transfer agent or registrar, and shall be postmarked not less than twenty (20) days nor more than sixty (60) days, prior to a scheduled meeting. c) Notice of any meeting of shareholders shall specify the place, the day, and the hour of the meeting, and the general nature of points to be covered, as well as noting the most important issues to be covered. In cases of special meetings, the specific nature of the business to be transacted and voted upon shall be made clearly evident. d) In event of the unusual need for an affirmative vote by shareholders, in order for the corporation to proceed with a transaction for such as would be voted by the Board of Directors to be a benefit to the corporation, but wherein the allowable time factor precludes a formal notification to shareholders in general, then communication to such a group of shareholders as hold over fifty percent (50+%) of the control, voting shares of the corporation, by means of phone or facsimile shall be acceptable. Signatures expressing an affirmative vote, or veto, of over fifty percent of the voting shares of the corporation, received by means of facsimile, directed to the Chief Executive Officer of the corporation or to the Chairman of the Board, shall be acceptable, and shall be enforceable as a bona fide vote of the shareholders, empowering the management of the corporation to immediately proceed with the respective transaction; and shall be presented by the Corporate Secretary For automatic ratification at the next formally scheduled annual or special meeting of the corporation's shareholders.
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In a case such as this described, hard copy with original signatures, of all such facsimiles sent by shareholders voting in excess of the required 50+%, shall be immediately mailed by the said shareholders to the Corporate Secretary, for the corporation's legal records. e) When a meeting is adjourned (a Recess) for an uncertain period, of thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned (in effect, postponed) meeting shall be given as in case of an original meeting. Otherwise, upon an adjournment for a specific period of hours or days when at such hour or day, the business of the meeting is scheduled to be completed, it shall not be necessary to give any notice of the continuance or of the business to be transacted, other than by announcement the meeting at which such adjournment is taken. Section 6. Consent To Shareholder's Meeting. The transactions of any meeting of shareholders, however called and noticed, shall be valid as though had at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a quorum be present either in person or by proxy. Before or after such meeting, all shareholders entitled to vote and not present in person, nor having executed a proxy for said meeting, shall sign a written waiver of noticeor a consent of the holding of such meeting, or the minutes of said meeting shall be approved at the next regular or special meeting of the shareholders, when at such time the transaction(s) conducted at the subject meeting shall be ratified. All waivers, consents and approvals by shareholders shall be maintained by filing a copy of same with the records of the corporation along with a copy of the minutes of any meeting. The originals shall be maintained in separate portfolio or binders, in conjunction with and in close proximity to the Books of Record of original Minutes of the Shareholder Meetings (Two sets of these documents need to be maintained for legal purposes, in event of the destruction of one set.) Section 7. Voting. The agent or officer having charge of the stock transfer books of the corporation shall make, at least twenty days before each meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, or any adjournment thereof; arranged in alphabetical order, with address of and number of shares held by each, which list, for a period of twenty days prior to such meeting shall be kept on file at the principal office of the corporation and shall be subject to inspection by any stockholder at any time during usual business hours. Such list shall also be produced and kept open at the time and place of the meeting and shall be subject to the inspection of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting. A stock transfer book comprised of copies of 'proof of transfer pages' received by the corporation from time to time direct from the transfer and registrar agent, or a transfer book maintained by the corporation, if corporation acts as its own stock transfer agent, with said corporate stock records Certified by the Secretary and President, shall be prima facie evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to vote and to examine such stock transfer books. Section 8. Quorum. a) That "majority" of the shares entitled to vote, shall equate to a quorum, and shall be at least fifty one (51%) percent of the issued voting shares of the corporation.
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The holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote thereat, present in person, or represented by proxy, shall be requisite and shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the shareholders for the transaction of business except as otherwise provided by law, by the articles of incorporation, or by these By-Laws. b) If such majority shall not be present or represented by any meeting of the shareholders, the shareholders entitled to vote thereat, present in pen on, or by proxy4 shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, until the requisite amount of voting shares shall be present. At such adjourned meeting at which the requisite amount of voting shares shall be represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified. Section 9. Voting Rights. a) The Company may have one (1) class of common shares, or two (2) classes of common shares: A-Common Stock and B-Common Stock; and Preferred Stock, one (1) class or Class A and Class B. If two classes of Preferred shares, then each share of Class B Preferred Stock shall represent one thousand (1000) votes, and shall be non-transferable, except by vote of a majority of duly authorized and issued Class B Preferred shareholders. b) Only such persons whose names and shares entitled to vote stand on the stock records of the corporation on the day of any meeting of the shareholders, or on such other day prior to any meeting of the shareholders, as may be determined by the Board of Directors, as the date for determination of shareholders of record4 shall be entitled to vote at such meeting. Each Common Share shall be entitled to one vote. Each share of Class-B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to 1,000 votes. Class A-Preferred has no voting rights Cumulated voting shall not be allowed. Section l0 Proxies. At all meetings of stockholders, a stockholder may vote by proxy executed in writing by the stockholder or by his duly authorized attorney in fact. Proxies must be filed before or at the time of any shareholders meeting. Proxies are to be filed with the secretary of the corporation, or another entity, such as the corporate registrar, if these types of services are provided. ARTICLE 11 Directors Section 1. Powers. Subject to the limitation of the Articles of Incorporation; of the By-laws, and the law of the State of Domicile of the corporation, all corporate powers shall be exercised by, or under the authority of the Board of Directors; and the business affairs of this corporation shall be exercised under authority of the Board of Directors, subject to all action as authorized or approved, by the majority vote of the shareholders.
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Section 2. Number and Qualification. The authorized number of directors of the corporation shall be no less than two (2) but any additional number of directors may be elected according to the discretion and vote of the shareholders entitled to exercise the majority of the voting power of the corporation. The corporation shall have an even number of directors, and a Chairman. By majority vote of the shareholders, a Board of Directors may be replaced by a Board of Trustees. Section 3. Election and Tenure of Office. The Directors shall be elected by ballot at the annual meeting of the shareholders, and shall generally serve for one year or until their successors have been elected and have qualified. Their term of office shall begin immediately following an election. Exception: Chairman of The Board, or any other director being under specific contract with the corporation creating a circumstance legal but contrary to the general rule, or in event of an unusual circumstance, whereby the Board or some member of the Board would be dismissed prior to the end of a twelve month period.. Section 4 Vacancies a) Vacancies in the Board of Directors may be filed by a majority vote of the remaining directors, even though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and each director elected shall hold office until his successor is elected at an annual meeting of shareholders or at a special meeting called for that purpose Exception: Any director elected by the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy, may be relieved of their directorship and a replacement elected by the Board of Directors. b) The shareholders may at any time elect a director to fill any vacancy not filled by the directors, and may elect additional directors at a meeting whereby shareholder's voting authorizes an increase in the number of directors. e) A vacancy or vacancies shall be deemed to exist in case of the death, resignation or removal of any director, or if the shareholders shall increase the authorized number of directors, but shall fail at said meeting at whichsuch increase is authorized, or at an adjournment thereof, to elect the additional director(s) provided for. d) If the Board of Directors accept the resignation tendered by a director, to take effect at a future time, the Board or the shareholders, shall have the power to elect a successor to take office when the said resignation shall become effective. e) No affirmative vote for reduction in number of directors shall have the effect to removal of any director prior to expiration of his term of office. Section 5. Place of Meetings. Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at the Executive Offices of the corporation or elsewhere, or at any location designated for that purpose from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Directors or written consent of all members of the Board4 given before or after the meeting and filed with the Secretary of the corporation.
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A control shareholder or holder of proxies for at least 51% of the voting shares may attend any meeting of the Board of Directors, and may express opinions, but may not vote. Section 6. Other Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such time as shall be fixed by resolution of' the Board and under no circumstances less than once a year. Section 7 Special Meetings - Notices. a) Special meetings of the Board of Directors for any purpose or purposes shall be called at any time by the President, or if he is absent or unable or refusesto act, by the Executive Vice President, or by any Vice President, or any two directors. b) Written notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be delivered personally to the directors or sent to each director by letter, facsimile or by telegram or other type of express mail, charges paid, addressed to him at the address as it is shown upon the records of the corporation, or to another company office in which any respective director operates, or if it is not shown on such records as are readily ascertainable, then at the place in which the meetings of the directors are regularly held. In event such notice is mailed by any class, telegraphed, or sent by facsimile, it shall be done so in a time frame which under normal circumstances would assure delivery of the notice at least 24 hours prior to such meetings. Such means of notification as provided above shall be due, legal, and personal notice to any director. Section 8. Waiver of Notice. When all of the directors arc present at any director's meeting, however called or noticed, and sign a written consent thereto on the records of such meeting, or if a majority of the directors are present, and if those present sign a waiver of notice in writing, whether prior to or after the holding of such meeting, and thereafter said waiver shall be filed with the secretary of the corporation, the transactions thereof arc as valid as if had at a meeting regularly called and noticed. In event only a majority of the directors are present, but the majority number of directors present is that which shall be required to carry a vote, had the total number of directors of the corporation been present, and those present vote unanimously for or against any proposition of the corporation's business, the transactions thereof are as valid as if had at a meeting regularly called and noticed, and attended by the total of the corporation's board members, since the attendance of all of the corporation's board members would not alter the outcome of the vote as carried. Section 9. Directors Acting in a Quorum Only Without a Meeting By Written Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board of Directors, may be taken without a physical meeting, and shall carry the same force and effect as if done by the required majority number of board members, as if had at a meeting regularly called, noticed and attended by the same majority of board members or by the total number of board members.
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Any document or certificate relating to an action so taken by written consent, shall state thereon that the carrying vote was taken by written consent of the required majority of the Board of Directors of the corporation, in lien of a physical meeting called and noticed, and that the By-Laws of the corporation authorize the directors to so act, when deemed necessary for the best benefit of the corporation. Section 10. Notice of Adjournment. Notice of the time and place of holding an adjourned meeting need not be given to absent directors, if the time and place be fixed at the meeting adjourned. Section 11. Quorum. a) That 'majority' of directors necessary to constitute a quorum, or to carry a vote, either at a meeting with only a quorum in attendance, or with the total of the Board of Directors in attendance, shall be one half of the number of directors, plus at least one (+1). In event all the directors are in attendance at any meeting of the board, then, one half of the number of directors plus one additional member shall be required to carry an affirmative vote or veto on any transaction In event one half of the directors vote affirmative and one half vote against any transaction or proposed proposition placed before the board, then, the Chairman must be the additional 'one' (1) and shall cast the deciding vote for or against that as was proposed. '[he heretofore stated requirements shall also be requirements for directors acting as a quorum without a meeting. b) A 'majority' of the number of directors as duly installed, according to the Articles or By-Laws shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of the corporation's business, and any action requiring a quorum of the directors to be present at any meeting. Section 12. Removal of Directors. Any and all of the directors may be removed for cause by vote of the shareholders or by action of the board. Directors may be removed without cause only by the shareholders. Section 13. Resignation. A director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board, the president or the secretary of the corporation. Unless otherwise specified in the notice, the resignation shall take effect upon receipt thereof by the board or such officer, and the acceptance of the resignation shall not be required to render the resignation effective. Section 14. Compensation No compensation shall be paid to directors as such, for their services, except by resolution of the board, a fixed sum and expenses for actual attendance at each regular or special meeting of the board may be authorized. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefore.
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Section 15. Presumption of Assent A director of the corporation who is present at a meeting of the directors at which action on any corporate matter is taken who does not vote shall be presumed to assent to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting, or unless he shall file his written dissent to such action with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the adjournment or immediately after the adjournment of' the meeting. Such right of silent dissent' call be ruled against, at the beginning of any such meeting, arbitrarily by the Secretary of the corporation, or by the acting secretary of the meeting, or by the acting secretary of the meeting at the direct request of any one director or all directors. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a director who initially voted in favor of such action or transaction. ARTICLE III Officers Section 1. Officers. The officers of the corporation shall be a President; a Secretary; a Treasurer; 'and at the discretion of the Board', an Executive Vice President; one or more Executive Vice Presidents of various corporate divisions or departments; one or more Vice Presidents; one or more Assistant Secretaries; one or more Assistant Treasurers; and such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with provisions of Section 3 of this Article. One person may hold mote than one office excepting those offices of President and Secretary. Section 2. Elections The officers of the corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 3, or Section 5, of this Article or such officer(s) who may hold a contract, executed to retain such officer(s) for a designated period of time, shall be chosen annually by the Board of Directors, and each shall hold his office until he shall resign or shall be removed or advanced. Section 3. Subordinate Offices The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers as the business of the corporation may require, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority and perform such duties as are provided in the By-Laws or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. Section 4. Removal and Resignation. a) Any officer may be removed. Either with or without cause, by a majority of the directors at the time in office, at any regular or special meeting of the board. or. except in case of an officer hosen by the Board of Directors, by any Officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the Board of' Directors, according to his or her appropriate executive position.
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b) Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors or to the Secretary of the corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the date of receipt of such notice or at any later time specified therein; and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Section 5. Vacancies. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled in the manner prescribed in the By-Laws for regular appointments to such office. Section 6 Chairman of the Board The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall preside over and assist the Board of Directors in the formulation of policies to be pursued by the executive management of the shareholders, with the time and place of holding, whether regular or special, and if special, how authorized, the notice thereof given, the names of those present or represented at shareholders meeting and proceedings thereof. Section 7 President The President shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the corporation. He shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders. He shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect and in general shall perform all duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Board of Directors and shall have general charge of the business of the corporation. He shall from time to time obtain information concerning the affairs and business of the corporation and shall promptly lay such information before the Board of Directors, or he shall communicate to the Board of Directors as may in his judgment, affect the performance of their official duties. He may sign, alone if authorized, or with the Secretary or any other proper officer of the corporation, any deeds, mortgages, notes bonds, contracts, powers of attorney or other instruments, including certificates for shares of capital stock of the corporation, which the Board of Directors has authorized to be executed. He may employ all agents and shall perform all other duties as may from time to time be delegated to him by the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Section 8 Vice President The Vice President shall perform such duties and possess such powers as from time to time may be assigned to them by the President. In the absence of the President or in the event of his inability or refusal to act, the First Executive Vice President of corporate administration shall perform the duties of the President and, when so performing, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President. Section 9 Secretary The Secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, a book of minutes at the principal office or such other place as the Board of Directors may order, of all meetings and directors and Shareholders, with the time and place of holding, whether regular of special, and if special, how authorized,
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the notice thereof given, the names of those present or represented at shareholders meeting and proceedings thereof. Section 10. Treasurer. a) The Treasurer shall keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained., adequate and correct accounts of the properties and business transactions of the corporation, including accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, capital, surplus and shares. Any surplus, including earned surplus, paid-in-surplus and surplus arising from a reduction of stated capital, shall be classified according to source and shown in a separate account. The books of accounts shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by any director. b) The Treasurer shall deposit all moneys and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the corporation with 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 of Directors, shall render to the President and directors, whenever they request it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the corporation, and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the By-Laws. Article IV Executive and other (.7ornmittccs and Consultants of Special Authorization Section 1. Committees. a) The Board of Directors may appoint an executive committee, and such other committees as may be necessary from time to time, consisting of such number of its members and with such powers as it may designate, consistent with the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws. Such committees shall hold office or be eliminated at the pleasure of the board- The President may appoint such other committees as he may deem to be required from time to time. b) The Board of Directors may contract with special consultants to the board or special assistants to the board or president, or special business consultants with certain designated powers. A "Business Consultant Advisor to The Board", may be authorized, in the best interests of the shareholders, to negotiate and formalize transactions as an authorized signature", with such transactions having received an affirmative vote by the Board of Directors, prior to such formalization. Article V Corporate Records, Reports and Documents Section 1 - Records. The corporation shall maintain adequate and correct accounts, books and records of its business and properties. All such books, records and accounts shall be kept at its principal Executive Offices. In event of various business operations divisions, all Original books and records shall be maintained in those Division Offices, with computer, or other transmission to the corporate headquarters and to the corporate Office of Records and Accounting, of all
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appropriate documents and financial records. Section 2. Inspection of Books and Records. All books and records of the corporation shall be open to inspection of the directors from time to time and during reasonable working hours. Section 3. Certification and Inspection of By-Laws. The original or a copy of these By-Laws, as amended or otherwise altered to date, certified by the Secretary, shall be open to inspection by the shareholders of the company, by appointment. Section 4. Checks, Drafts, Etc. All checks, drafts or other orders for payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, issued in the name or payable to the corporation, shall be signed or endorsed by such person or persons and in such manner as shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors. Section 5. Contracts, Etc. How Executed. The Board of Directors, except as in the By-Laws otherwise provided, may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Unless so authorized by the Board of Directors, no officer, agent or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the corporation by any contract or engagement, or to pledge it's credit, or to render it liable for any purpose or to any amount. Section 6. Annual Report. The Board of Directors shall cause an annual report or statement to be sent to the shareholders of this corporation not later than 120 days after the close of the fiscal or calendar year. Article VI Certificates and Transfer of Shares Section 1. Certificates of Shares. a) Certificates for shares shall be of such form and device as the Board of Directors may designate and shall state the name of the record holder of the shares represented thereby; its number; the par value, if any, or a statement that such shares are without par value; 'a statement of the rights, privileges, preferences and restrictions, if any; a statement as to the redemption or conversion, if any; a statement of liens or restrictions upon transfer or voting4 if any; if the share be assessable or, if assessments are collectable by personal action, a plain statement of such facts. b) Every certificate for shares must be signed by the President or a Vice President and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or must be authenticated by facsimile of a signature of' the President and Secretary or by a facsimile of a signature countersigned by a transfer agent or transfer clerk and must be
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registered by an incorporated bank or trust company, or duly licensed stock transfer and registrar company, either domestic or foreign, as registrar of transfers. Section 2. Transfer of the Books. Upon surrender to the Secretary or transfer agent of the corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, it shall be the duty of the corporation or its licensed transfer agent, to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and to maintain a record of the transaction in a designated office of the corporation. Exception: In event the directors of the corporation or its transfer agent-registrar, should determine there is reason to suspect any respective certificate of being invalid or fraudulent, said certificate, along with any other documentation, pertinent to such certificate, shall be placed with competent legal counsel for investigation and verification, prior to giving authorization to "transfer". Section 3. Lost or Destroyed Certificates. Any person claiming a certificate of' stock to be lost or destroyed shall make an affidavit or affirmation of that fact and as the Board of Directors or stock transfer entity may require, give the corporation a bond of indemnity, in form and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the board an at least double the value of the stock represented by said certificate, whereupon a new certificate may be issued of the same tenor and for the same number of shares as the one alleged to be lost or destroyed. Section 4. Transfer agent and Registrars. The Board of Directors may appoint one or more transfer agents or transfer clerks, and one or more registrars, which shall be an incorporated bank or trust company or a. licensed stock transfer and registrar company, either domestic or foreign, who shall be appointed at such times and places as the requirements of the corporation may necessitate and the Board of Directors may designate. Section 5. Closing Stock Transfer Books. The Board of Directors shall request of its transfer agent and registrar according to any law of the state of its domicile, the close of the transfer books for a period not exceeding thirty days or such period as being in accordance with any existing law, preceding any annual meeting, of the shareholders, or the day appointed for payment of' a dividend. Article VII Corporate Seal Section 1. Seal, The corporate seal shall be circular in form, and shall have inscribed thereon the name of the corporation, the date of its incorporation, and the state of its domicile.
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Article VIII Amendments to By-Laws Section 1. By Shareholder. New By-Laws may be adopted or these By-Laws may be repealed or amended at their annual meeting, or any other meeting of the shareholders called for that purpose, by a vote of shareholders entitled to exercise a majority of the voting power of the corporation, or by written assent of such shareholders. Section 2. Powers of Directors. Directors may not amend or repeal any of these By -Laws without assent of the majority vote of the shareholders. Section 3. Record of Amendments. The corporation shall keep an accurate succession in bound form, of all By-laws as repealed, and amended, and accurate to date. I, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a complete and accurate copy of the current By-Laws of the Desert Winds Entertainment Corporation. ___\s\_Michael Paloma_______ Michael Paloma, President [CAPTION] Exhibit 4.01 Form of Convertible Debentures issued prior to June 27, 2000 NEITHER THIS DEBENTURE NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE HEREUNDER HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR ANYOTHER FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED FOR HEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THIS DEBENTURE NOR THE STOCK ISSUABLE HEREUNDER MAY BE TRANSFERRED FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE (12) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS DEBENTURE OR THE ISSUANCE OF STOCK HEREUNDER UNLESS PERMITTED BY THE TERMS OF THIS DEBENTURE AND APPLICABLE LAW. SunnComm, Inc. CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE DUE ON [MONTH] ___, 2001 [Month] __, 2000 (the "Issue Date") US $____________ FOR VALUE RECEIVED, SunnComm, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company") promises to pay to the order of ____________, an individual (the "Holder") on [Month] ___, 2001 (the "'Maturity Date"), the principal sum of ____________ Dollars ($____________), as hereinafter provided. 1. Payment and Interest. The indebtedness outstanding under this Debenture shall bear interest of five percent (5%) per annum. Unless the conversion
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rights provided under Section 4 or the redemption rights under Section 5 are exercised pursuant to this Debenture, the principal and accrued interest shall be due on the Maturity Date. Payment is to be made at the office of the Holder as reflected in the records of the Company or at such other place as the Holder of this Debenture shall have notified the Company in writing. Nothing herein contained, nor any transaction relating thereto, shall be construed or so operate as to require the Company to pay interest at a greater rate than the maximum allowed by the applicable law relating to this Debenture. Should any interest or other charges, charged, paid or payable by the Company in connection with this Debenture, or any other compensation, payment or earning of interest, be in excess of the maximum allowed by the applicable law as aforesaid, then any and all such excess shall be, and the same hereby is, waived by the Holder, and any and all such excess paid shall be automatically credited against and in reduction of the principal due under this Debenture. 2. Liquidation Rights. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, this Debenture shall be entitled to a claim in liquidation before participation by the holders of any debt subordinate hereto or of any capital stock of the Company. The amount of the claim in liquidation shall equal the amount to which the Holder of this Debenture would be entitled in the case of payment, whether or not this Debenture is eligible for payment at the time of liquidation. A liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, for purposes of this Section 2 , shall not include any consolidation, reorganization, or merger of the Company with or into any other association or corporation, or any acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets and liabilities of the Company by any other association or corporation, whether or not of a different form or subject to the laws or a different jurisdiction, provided the same are not in violation of any of the terms of this Debenture or the agreements contemplated therein. 3. Legal Tender. All payments of principal and interest hereunder shall be in coin or currency of the United States or America which on the respective dates of payment thereof constitutes legal tender for the payment of public and private debt. 4. Conversion of Debenture. (a) Conversion Following Registration. Upon the effectiveness of the Registration Statement described below in Section 9, this Debenture shall be automatically converted into (1) ____________ fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock of the Company ("Common Stock"). (b) Mechanics of Conversion. Upon conversion, all obligations of the Company to pay principal and interest hereunder shall be extinguished. Upon conversion, the Holder of this Debenture shall surrender the Debenture during regular business hours at the office of the Company. As promptly as practicable after the surrender of the Debenture as aforesaid, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Holder a certificate or certificates for the number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been effected immediately prior to the close of business on the effective date of the Registration Statement, the Debenture shall be canceled and rendered null and
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void, (the "Date Of Conversion"), and at such time the rights of the Holder shall cease and the Holder shall be deemed to have become the holder of record of the shares and warrants issuable hereunder. (c) Adjustments. If the Company shall effect any capital reorganization or any reclassification of the capital stock of the Company or in case of the consolidation or merger or exchange of the company with or into another corporation or the conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to another corporation, the Holder of this Debenture shall be entitled to receive upon the conversion of the Debenture, that type and number of securities to which a holder of the number of shares of common stock into which this Debenture is convertible immediately prior to such event would have been entitled upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger or conveyance; and, in any such case, appropriate adjustment, as determined by the Board of Directors, shall be made in the application of the provisions herein set forth with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the holder of this Debenture, to the end that the provisions set forth herein shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably may be, in relation to any shares of stock or other property thereafter deliverable upon the conversion of the Debenture. If the Company shall at any time subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares or pay a dividend in shares of common stock to the outstanding common stock, or combine the outstanding shares of common stock into a smaller number of shares, the conversion rate for this Debenture in effect immediately prior to such subdivision, dividend or combination shall be adjusted proportionately simultaneously with such event. 5. Right to Redeem. At any time prior to the Maturity Date, the Company shall have the right to pre-pay this Debenture by paying the full amount of principal and the full amount of interest accrued as of the date of redemption. Upon redemption, the Company shall have no further obligations under this Debenture. 6. Reservation of Shares. The Company covenants and agrees that, during the period within which conversion rights represented by this Debenture may be exercised, the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved, solely for the purpose of such possible conversion, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued shares, a sufficient number of shares of its common stock to provide for the exercise in full of the conversion rights represented by this Debenture. In accordance with and subject to applicable laws and regulations, the Company shall from time to time increase its number of authorized shares of common stock so as to maintain a number of such shares sufficient to permit the conversion of common stock if necessary to ensure such conversion. 7. Registration and Transfer of this Debenture. No right or interest in this Debenture may be transferred except to a successor by inheritance or in testate succession, and such successor shall, as a condition of succession, accept by written instrument reasonably acceptable to the Company each of the terms and conditions that govern this Debenture. Without limiting the foregoing, neither this Debenture nor the stock issuable hereunder may be transferred for a period of twelve (12) months after the date of this Debenture or the issuance of stock hereunder unless permitted by the terms of this Debenture and applicable law.
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8. Lost Documents. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Debenture or any Debentures exchanged for it, and (in case of loss, theft or destruction) of indemnity satisfactory to it, and upon reimbursement to the Company of all reasonable expenses incidental thereto, and upon surrender and cancellation of such Debenture, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver in lieu of such Debenture a new Debenture of the same series and of like tenor and unpaid principal amount. 9. Registration Rights. (a) The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to, within three (3) months from receipt thereof, include the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture in the next registration statement ("Registration Statement") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Company under the Securities Act, and have such Registration Statement declare effective no later than the first anniversary from the date hereof so that upon issuance the shares issuable hereunder will be freely tradable, provided that the Holder shall furnish to the Company all appropriate information in connection therewith as the Company may reasonably request. (b) The Company shall (1) bear the costs, expenses and fees incurred in connection with any such registration, excluding any broker fees, selling commissions and out of pocket costs and expenses of the Holder; (2) supply prospectuses and other documents as the Holder may reasonably request; (3) use its reasonable best efforts to register and qualify the shares issuable hereunder for sale in such states as the Holder designates; (4) do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or desirable to enable Holder to consummate the public sale or other disposition of the shares issuable hereunder; and (5) enter into cross-indemnification arrangements with the Holder with respect to matters arising from such Registration Statement and public offering. 10. Definitions. The term Holder means the Holder and each subsequent holder of this Debenture; and any consent, waiver or agreement in writing by the then Holder with respect to any matter or thing in connection with this Debenture, whether altering any provision hereof or otherwise, shall bind all subsequent holders of this Debenture. 11. Miscellaneous. (a) Transfer. No right or interest in this Debenture is transferable except as provided in Section 7 . Upon automatic conversion, the shares issued upon cancellation of the Debenture will be fully tradable. (b) Notices. Any notice or communication to be given pursuant to this Debenture shall be in writing and shall be delivered in person or by certified mail, return receipt requested, in the United States mail, postage prepaid. Notices to the Company shall be addressed to the Company's principal office. Notices to the Holder shall be addressed to the Holder's address as reflected in the records of the Company. Notices shall be effective upon delivery in person, or, if mailed, at midnight on the fifth business day after mailing.
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(c) Issue Tax. The issuance of certificates for shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Debenture shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issuance tax in respect thereof, provided that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any certificate in a name other than that of the Holder of the Debenture exercised. (d) No Shareholder Rights. This Debenture shall not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the Company. (e) Current Information. The Company shall cause copies of all financial statements and reports, proxy statements and other documents that are provided to its shareholders to be sent by first class mail, postage prepaid, on the date of mailing to such shareholders, to the Holder at the address reflected in the records of the Company. (f) Governing Law. This Debenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona. (g) Successors. The covenants, agreements and provisions of this Debenture shall bind the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. (h) Integrated Agreement; Modification. This Debenture is a complete statement of the agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may be modified only by written instrument executed by the parties. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Debenture as of the Issue Date. ATTEST: SunnComm, Inc., a Nevada corporation By: \s\__Stephen F. Burg___________ By: ____\s\___Peter H. Jacobs______ By: Stephen F. Burg, Secretary By: Peter H. Jacobs, President [CAPTION] Exhibit 4.02 Form of Convertible Debenture Issued after June 27, 2000 NEITHER THIS DEBENTURE NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE HEREUNDER HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR ANY OTHER FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED FOR HEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THIS DEBENTURE NOR THE STOCK ISSUABLE HEREUNDER MAY BE TRANSFERRED FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE (12) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS DEBENTURE OR THE ISSUANCE OF STOCK HEREUNDER UNLESS PERMITTED BY THE TERMS OF THIS DEBENTURE AND APPLICABLE LAW. SUNNCOMM, INC. CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE DUE ON [MONTH] ___, 2001
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[Month] ___, 2000 (the "Issue Date") US $____________ FOR VALUE RECEIVED, SunnComm, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company") promises to pay to the order of ____________, an individual (the "Holder") on [Month] ___, 2001 (the "'Maturity Date"), the principal sum of ____________ Dollars ($____________), as hereinafter provided. 1. Payment and Interest. The indebtedness outstanding under this Debenture shall bear interest of five percent (5%) per annum. Unless the conversion rights provided under Section 4 or the redemption rights under Section 5 are exercised pursuant to this Debenture, the principal and accrued interest shall be due on the Maturity Date. Payment is to be made at the office of the Holder as reflected in the records of the Company or at such other place as the Holder of this Debenture shall have notified the Company in writing. Nothing herein contained, nor any transaction relating thereto, shall be construed or so operate as to require the Company to pay interest at a greater rate than the maximum allowed by the applicable law relating to this Debenture. Should any interest or other charges, charged, paid or payable by the Company in connection with this Debenture, or any other compensation, payment or earning of interest, be in excess of the maximum allowed by the applicable law as aforesaid, then any and all such excess shall be, and the same hereby is, waived by the Holder, and any and all such excess paid shall be automatically credited against and in reduction of the principal due under this Debenture. 2. Liquidation Rights. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, this Debenture shall be entitled to a claim in liquidation before participation by the holders of any debt subordinate hereto or of any capital stock of the Company. The amount of the claim in liquidation shall equal the amount to which the Holder of this Debenture would be entitled in the case of payment, whether or not this Debenture is eligible for payment at the time of liquidation. A liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, for purposes of this Section 2, shall not include any consolidation, reorganization, or merger of the Company with or into any other association or corporation, or any acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets and liabilities of the Company by any other association or corporation, whether or not of a different form or subject to the laws or a different jurisdiction, provided the same are not in violation of any of the terms of this Debenture or the agreements contemplated therein. 3. Legal Tender. All payments of principal and interest hereunder shall be in coin or currency of the United States or America which on the respective dates of payment thereof constitutes legal tender for the payment of public and private debt. 4. Conversion of Debenture. (a) Conversion Following Registration. Upon the effectiveness of the Registration Statement described below in Section 9, this Debenture shall be automatically converted into (1) ____________ fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock of the Company ("Common Stock"); (2) ____________ "A" Warrants, described below in Section 10(a); and (3) ____________ "B" Warrants, described below in Section 10(b). (b) Mechanics of Conversion. Upon conversion, all obligations of the Company to pay principal and interest hereunder shall be extinguished. Upon conversion, the Holder of this Debenture shall surrender the Debenture during regular business hours at the office of the Company.
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As promptly as practicable after the surrender of the Debenture as aforesaid, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Holder a certificate or certificates for the number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been effected immediately prior to the close of business on the effective date of the Registration Statement, the Debenture shall be canceled and rendered null and void, (the "Date Of Conversion"), and at such time the rights of the Holder shall cease and the Holder shall be deemed to have become the holder of record of the shares and warrants issuable hereunder. (c) Adjustments. If the Company shall effect any capital reorganization or any reclassification of the capital stock of the Company or in case of the consolidation or merger or exchange of the company with or into another corporation or the conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to another corporation, the Holder of this Debenture shall be entitled to receive upon the conversion of the Debenture, that type and number of securities to which a holder of the number of shares of common stock into which this Debenture is convertible immediately prior to such event would have been entitled upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger or conveyance; and, in any such case, appropriate adjustment, as determined by the Board of Directors, shall be made in the application of the provisions herein set forth with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the holder of this Debenture, to the end that the provisions set forth herein shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably may be, in relation to any shares of stock or other property thereafter deliverable upon the conversion of the Debenture. If the Company shall at any time subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares or pay a dividend in shares of common stock to the outstanding common stock, or combine the outstanding shares of common stock into a smaller number of shares, the conversion rate for this Debenture in effect immediately prior to such subdivision, dividend or combination shall be adjusted proportionately simultaneously with such event. 5. Right to Redeem. At any time prior to the Maturity Date, the Company shall have the right to pre-pay this Debenture by paying the full amount of principal and the full amount of interest accrued as of the date of redemption. Upon redemption, the Company shall have no further obligations under this Debenture. 6. Reservation of Shares. The Company covenants and agrees that, during the period within which conversion rights represented by this Debenture may be exercised, the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved, solely for the purpose of such possible conversion, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued shares, a sufficient number of shares of its common stock to provide for the exercise in full of the conversion rights represented by this Debenture. In accordance with and subject to applicable laws and regulations, the Company shall from time to time increase its number of authorized shares of common stock so as to maintain a number of such shares sufficient to permit the conversion of common stock if necessary to ensure such conversion. 7. Registration and Transfer of this Debenture. No right or interest in this Debenture may be transferred except to a successor by inheritance or intestate succession, and such successor shall, as a condition of succession, accept by written instrument reasonably acceptable to the Company each of the terms and conditions that govern this Debenture.
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Without limiting the foregoing, neither this Debenture nor the stock issuable hereunder may be transferred for a period of twelve (12) months after the date of this Debenture or the issuance of stock hereunder unless permitted by the terms of this Debenture and applicable law. 8. Lost Documents. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Debenture or any Debentures exchanged for it, and (in case of loss, theft or destruction) of indemnity satisfactory to it, and upon reimbursement to the Company of all reasonable expenses incidental thereto, and upon surrender and cancellation of such Debenture, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver in lieu of such Debenture a new Debenture of the same series and of like tenor and unpaid principal amount. 9. Registration Rights. (a) The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to, within three (3) months from receipt thereof, include the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture in the next registration statement ("Registration Statement") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Company under the Securities Act, and have such Registration Statement declare effective no later than the first anniversary from the date hereof so that upon issuance the shares issuable hereunder will be freely tradable, provided that the Holder shall furnish to the Company all appropriate information in connection therewith as the Company may reasonably request. (b) The Company shall (1) bear the costs, expenses and fees incurred in connection with any such registration, excluding any broker fees, selling commissions and out of pocket costs and expenses of the Holder; (2) supply prospectuses and other documents as the Holder may reasonably request; (3) use its reasonable best efforts to register and qualify the shares issuable hereunder for sale in such states as the Holder designates; (4) do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or desirable to enable Holder to consummate the public sale or other disposition of the shares issuable hereunder; and (5) enter into cross-indemnification arrangements with the Holder with respect to matters arising from such Registration Statement and public offering. 10. Definitions. The term Holder means the Holder and each subsequent holder of this Debenture; and any consent, waiver or agreement in writing by the then Holder with respect to any matter or thing in connection with this Debenture, whether altering any provision hereof or otherwise, shall bind all subsequent holders of this Debenture. (a) "A" Warrant. An "A" Warrant confers on the Holder the right (but not the obligation) to buy a share of Common Stock at the opening bid price of the Company's or successor company's Common Stock in the first underwritten public offering following the Issue Date (the "Opening Price"), and may be exercised at any time after the first day of the seventh month following the Issue Date, and before the last day of the eighteenth month following the Issue Date. The Company shall have the right to redeem any "A" Warrant for $15.00 per share of Common Stock into which the "A" Warrant is convertible at any time. (b) "B" Warrant. A "B" Warrant confers on the Holder the right (but not the obligation) to buy a share of Common Stock at the Opening Price plus $2, and
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may be exercised at any time after the first day of the nineteenth month following the Issue Date, and before the last day of the thirtieth month following the Issue Date. The Company shall have the right to redeem any "B" Warrant for $20.00 per share of Common Stock into which the "B" Warrant is convertible at any time. 11. Miscellaneous. (a) Transfer. No right or interest in this Debenture is transferable except as provided in Section 7. Upon automatic conversion, the shares issued upon cancellation of the Debenture will be fully tradable. (b) Notices. Any notice or communication to be given pursuant to this Debenture shall be in writing and shall be delivered in person or by certified mail, return receipt requested, in the United States mail, postage prepaid. Notices to the Company shall be addressed to the Company's principal office. Notices to the Holder shall be addressed to the Holder's address as reflected in the records of the Company. Notices shall be effective upon delivery in person, or, if mailed, at midnight on the fifth business day after mailing. (c) Issue Tax. The issuance of certificates for shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Debenture shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issuance tax in respect thereof, provided that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any certificate in a name other than that of the Holder of the Debenture exercised. (d) No Shareholder Rights. This Debenture shall not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the Company. (e) Current Information. The Company shall cause copies of all financial statements and reports, proxy statements and other documents that are provided to its shareholders to be sent by first class mail, postage prepaid, on the date of mailing to such shareholders, to the Holder at the address reflected in the records of the Company. (f) Governing Law. This Debenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona. (g) Successors. The covenants, agreements and provisions of this Debenture shall bind the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. (h) Integrated Agreement; Modification. This Debenture is a complete statement of the agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may be modified only by written instrument executed by the parties. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Debenture as of the Issue Date. ATTEST: SUNNCOMM, INC., a Nevada corporation By: By: _________________, Secretary Name: , President
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[CAPTION] Exhibit 10.01 Assignment Inventor: John D. Aquilino Title: Copy Control System and Method WHEREAS, I, John D. Aquilino of Mesa, Arizona have invented certain new and useful improvements as described in a U.S. provisional patent application entitled Copy Control System and Method and being identifiable in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Serial No. 60/207,201, filed May 25, 2000; and WHEREAS, SunnComm, Inc. having offices at 668 North 44th Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85008 ("Assignee") is desirous of acquiring the entire right, title and interest in and to the invention, the application, and any and all Letters Patent or similar legal protection, foreign or domestic, to be obtained therefor; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, I hereby transfer to Assignee, its successors and assigns, the entire right, title and interest in and to the invention throughout the world, the above-identified application, all corresponding domestic and foreign applications, all Letters Patent or similar legal protection issuing thereon, and all rights and benefits under any applicable treaty or convention; and I authorize the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks of the United States or foreign equivalent thereof to issue the Letters Patent or similar legal protection to the Assignee. I authorize the Assignee, its successors and assigns, or anyone it may properly designate, to apply for Letters Patent or similar legal protection, in its own name if desired, in any and all foreign countries. I represent to the Assignee, its successors and assigns, that I have not and shall not execute any writing or do any act whatsoever conflicting with this Assignment. I, my executors or administrators, will at any time upon request, without additional consideration, but at the expense of the Assignee, its successors and assigns, execute such additional writings and do such additional acts as the Assignee, its successors and assigns, may deem desirable to perfect its enjoyment of this grant, and render all assistance in making application for and obtaining, maintaining, and enforcing the Letters Patent or similar legal protection on the invention in any and all countries. ______________________________ John D. Aquilino ______________________________ Date STATE OF ______________ ) ) ss. County of ______________ )
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SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me a Notary Public, this ____ day of _______________________, 2001. Notary Public (SEAL) [CAPTION] Exhibit 10.01A CONSENT TO PATENT ASSIGNMENT Equity Earnings Corp., doing business as Designer Products, being the exclusive marketing agent for John Aquilino with respect, inter alia, to an invention described in an application for Provisional Patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Serial Number 60/207,201 relating to a "COPY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD", hereby consents to the assignment of all rights, title, and interest in, and to, that invention, all know-how represented by that invention, and any past, present, or future rights of patent with respect to the invention to SunnComm, Inc. EQUITY EARNINGS CORP., doing business as Designer Products By: /s/ David Kreitzer -------------------- David Kreitzer Its: Treasurer STATE OF ARIZONA ) )ss. County of Maricopa ) The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 27th day of February, 2001, by David Kreitzer, Treasurer of Equity Earnings Corp., an Arizona corporation on behalf of Equity Earnings Corp. Notary Public My Commission Expires: [CAPTION] Exhibit 10.02 Assignment Agreement among the Company, Equity Earnings Corp. d.b.a Designer Products, and John D. Aquilino ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT between Designer Products and SunnComm, Inc.
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80 This Assignment Agreement (this "Agreement") is made between SunnComm, Inc., a corporation, with offices at 668 North 44th Street Suite 220 Phoenix, Arizona 85008 (hereinafter referred to as "SunnComm"), and Equity Earnings, Corp. d.b.a. Designer Products, an Arizona Corporation, with offices at 6245 N. 24th Parkway, Suite 215, Phoenix, AZ 85016, USA and John D. Aquilino (hereinafter collectively referred to as "DP") WHEREAS, DP represents that it exclusively owns all right, title and interest and to the new product invention relating to a "Data Copy Protection System and Method, docket# 35624-A14" (hereinafter also referred to as the "Property") by for which application for Letters of Patent of the United States have been drafted, and filed with the US Patent Office, of which invention and application and all rights in and thereto DP represent sole ownership in. WHEREAS, DP represents that it has the sole right and authority to assign the herein-contained right under the Patents (as hereinafter defined) covering the certain invention relating to the Property and any reissues and extensions of the scope hereinafter granted WHEREAS, SunnComm is desirous of acquiring from DP all right, title and interest in the Property embodying the invention covered by said application for Letters Patent of the United States, for resale and sublicensing Worldwide; WHEREAS, DP is willing to convey, sell, and transfer to SunnComm all right, title and interest in and to the Property upon the terms and conditions hereinafter recited; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and of the mutual covenants, terms, conditions, and agreements, hereinafter expressed, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency for which is acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement: A. The word "Patent" shall mean and include: i. The application for United States Letters written by the Law Firm of Parsons & Goltry docket #35624-A14 regarding a "Data Copy Protection System and Method docket# 35624-A14" which has been files with the US Patent and Trademark Office. ii. Any reissues and extensions thereof; iii. Any continuation-in-part United States patent application (including divisions, continuations-in-whole or in-part, and (substitutes thereof or therefor) based in part on the above application which DP shall wish to file (of which DP shall promptly notify SunnComm) and which SunnComm shall thereupon elect to have added to the Patents (of which SunnComm shall promptly notify DP), any patent which shall issue on any such application, any reissues and extensions thereof. B. The phrase "Valid Claim" shall mean: i. in the case of an application for letters patent (during the time such patent is pending as an application), a claim or part which shall not have been
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81finally rejected by an unappealed or unappealable decision of the Patent Office of the country in which such application is filed; and ii. in the case of and issued and unexpired Letters Patent, a claim or part which shall not have been held invalid in an unappealed or unappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction. 1. ASSIGNMENT. In accordance with this Agreement, DP will sell, convey, transfer and assign to SunnComm the Property and the Patent. DP will continue to prosecute all filed claims for SunnComm until all filed claims have been granted or denied by the US Patent and Trademark Office.
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85 2. COMPENSATION & SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS. Upon the signing of this Agreement the parties agree to the following: A. See Insert "A" attached. B. SunnComm Agrees not to assign the asset to any third party for (5) five years unless written authorization to initiate such an assignment is given by DP. C. SunnComm agrees that should SunnComm become insolvent through bankruptcy or cease to function as a corporate entity through the closing of all offices, then SunnComm agrees that all intellectual property covered in this Assignment Agreement shall automatically revert to DP and that SunnComm shall execute any and all documents, instruments and assignment necessary to perfect this reversion. 3. DURATION, DEFAULTS & TERMINATION. SunnComm and DP agree to abide by the obligations: A. This Agreement shall remain in effect for the lifetime of Patents, unless sooner terminated upon the mutual agreement of DP and SunnComm. B. This Agreement shall expire simultaneously with the expiration of the longest-lived patent or the rejection or abandonment beyond further appeal of the last remaining patent application comprised within the patents, whichever occurs later, unless sooner terminated. C. If SunnComm fails to pay DP moneys or other consideration payable under the terms hereof, or if SunnComm violates or fails to keep or perform any other obligation, term, or condition, or covenant, hereof, or if SunnComm shall be adjudged bankrupt or become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or be placed in the hands of a receiver or Trustee in bankruptcy, then DP may, at its option, cancel and terminate this Agreement by giving thirty (30) days written notice specifying default complained hereof, provided however, that if SunnComm shall, within such (30) thirty days cure the default complained of, then the notice shall cease to be operative and this Agreement shall continue in full force and effective as though such default had not occurred, and provided further that if SunnComm shall within such (30) days
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notify DP in writing that it disputes the asserted default, the mater shall be submitted to arbitration a hereinafter provided. D. Termination of this Agreement granted herein shall not relieve SunnComm of its obligations to pay DP moneys and any other consideration due and unpaid at the time of termination. Termination of this Agreement shall not impair or prejudice any cause of action or claim that one party may have against the other party for any breach of this Agreement. 2. FOREIGN PATENTS. Should SunnComm desire foreign patent protection SunnComm may at its own expense pay to file for patents in specified country's of which these Patents will be assigned to SunnComm. 3. ARBITRATION. All disputes under this Agreement that cannot be resolved by the parties shall be submitted to arbitration under the rules and regulations of the American Arbitration Association. Either party may invoke this paragraph after providing 30 days' written notice to the other party. All costs of arbitration shall be divided equally between the parties. Any award may be enforced by a court of law.
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86 4. TRANSFER OF. RIGHTS. This Agreement shall be binding on any successors of the parties. DP retains the right to assign its interests in this Agreement to any other party. 5. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties and there are no other promises or conditions in any other agreement whether oral or written. This Agreement supersedes any prior written or oral agreements between the parties. 6. AMENDMENT. This Agreement may be modified or amended, if the amendment is made in writing and is signed by both parties. 7. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and enforceable. If a court finds that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, but that by limiting such provision it would become valid or enforceable, then such provision shall be deemed to be written, construed, and enforced as so limited. 8. WAIVER OF CONTRACTUAL RIGHT. The failure of either party to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or limitation of that party's right to subsequently enforce and compel strict compliance with every provision of this Agreement. 9. NOTICE. All correspondence such as purchase orders, statements, payments, notices, etc. shall be considered as so delivered to DP or SunnComm when sent by registered mail, postage prepaid, within (10) days' written notice thereof delivered to:
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83 If for DP: Designer Products Attn: President 6245 N. 24th Parkway, Suite 215 Phoenix, AZ 85016 If for SunnComm: SunnComm, Inc. Attn: President 668 North 44th Street, Suite 220 Phoenix, Arizona 85008 12. APPLICABLE LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of AZ. IN WITNESS WHEROF, the parties hereto have executed this Purchase Agreement, DP by causing it corporate seal to be hereunto affixed and duly attested, and SunnComm by causing it corporate seal to be hereunto affixed and duly attested, and these presents to be signed by its duly authorized officers, on the Effective Date first written above. Equity Earning Corp. d.b.a. Designer Products By: ____\s\______Dan B. Pool________ __05/26/00_______ Dan B. Pool Date By: ___\ss______John D. Aquilino_____ ___05/23/00______ John D. Aquilino Date SunnComm, Inc. By___\s\______Peter Jacobs ____ __05/23/00______ Peter Jacobs Date IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto caused their names to be subscribed, and have executed this Agreement in duplicate, each copy of which shall for all purposes be deemed original. [CAPTION] Exhibit 10.03 ROYALTY ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT This ROYALTY ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is executed this 13th day of March, 2001, by JOHN AQUILINO ("Assignor") for the benefit of SUNNCOMM, INC, a Nevada corporation ("Assignee"). AGREEMENT 1. For valuable consideration, Assignor hereby assigns, transfers and conveys to Assignee any and all of Assignor's right, title and interest in and to royalties and stock payable, or which may become payable, to Assignor pursuant to that certain Exclusive Marketing Agreement by and between Equity Earnings Corp., d/b/a Designer Products ("DP"), an Arizona corporation and Assignor,
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84dated April 3, 2000, in connection with that certain Assignment Agreement by and between DP, as assignor and Assignee, as assignee dated May 23, 2000. 2. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona. 3. This Agreement may not be altered, modified or amended except by a written instrument executed by all parties hereto. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is entered into by the parties as of the date above written. "ASSIGNOR" John [CAPTION] Exhibit 10.04 MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT Agreement Number: 00080401 March 6, 2001 THIS MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made and entered into this 6th day of March, 2001 ("Effective Date") by SunnComm, Inc. (hereinafter "Sponsor"), a Nevada Corporation with offices at 668 North 44th Street, Suite 220, Phoenix, AZ 85008, and BTEK Software, Inc. (hereinafter "Developer"), an Arizona Corporation with offices at 4636 East Elwood Street, Suite12, Phoenix, AZ 85040-1963. WITNESSETH THAT: WHEREAS, Sponsor desires to engage Developer from time to time pursuant to one or more Work Statements ("Work Statement") to develop, create, test, and deliver certain programming materials as "works made for hire" as such term is defined in the U.S. Copyright Act, and to assign, convey and transfer to Sponsor any and all right, title and interest Developer may have in any and all intellectual property rights related thereto, including but not limited to, patent, copyright and trademark/trade secret rights, and Developer is interested in accepting such engagements and assigning, conveying and transferring such rights, subject to the parties' further agreement on the scope and terms of each such Work Statement; and WHEREAS, Sponsor and Developer mutually desire to set forth in this Agreement certain terms and conditions applicable to all such engagements. NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
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85 Section 1 DEFINITIONS When used in this Agreement and in each Work Statement issued hereunder, the capitalized terms listed in this Section 1 shall have the following meanings: 1.1 Code -- shall mean computer-programming code. If not otherwise specified, Code shall include both Object Code and Source Code. Code shall include any Maintenance Modifications or Basic Enhancements thereto created by Developer from time to time, and shall include Major Enhancements thereto when added to the Code in connection with a Work Statement issued hereunder. 1.1.1 Object Code -- shall mean the machine-readable form of the Code. 1.1.2 Source Code -- shall mean the human-readable form of the Code and related system documentation including all comments and any procedural code such as job control language. 1.2 Confidential Information -- shall mean all: (i) non-public and/or proprietary information (including, without limitation, written, oral, visual or electronic information) owned, provided or disclosed by a disclosing party (regardless of whether in connection with this Agreement or otherwise), including, without limitation, trade secrets and formulae, (ii) all analyses, compilations, data, studies or other documents prepared by the recipient containing, or based in whole or part on, any such information, or reflecting its review of, interest in, or relationship with, the disclosing party and (iii) the terms of this Agreement. 1.3 Deliverables -- shall mean all Code, Documentation, processes, systems, designs and other materials developed for or delivered to Sponsor by Developer under this Agreement and under any Work Statement issued hereunder, including any and all right, title and interest Developer may have in any intellectual property rights related thereto, including but not limited to, patent, and copyright 1.4 Derivative Work -- shall mean a work that is based upon one or more preexisting works, such as a revision, modification, translation, abridgment, condensation, expansion, or any other form in which such preexisting works may be recast, transformed, or adapted, and that, if prepared without authorization of the owner of the copyright in such preexisting work, would constitute a copyright infringement. For purposes hereof, a Derivative Work shall also include any compilation that incorporates such a preexisting work. 1.5 Documentation -- shall mean user manuals and other written materials that relate to particular Code, including materials useful for design (e.g., logic manuals, flow charts, and principles of operation). Documentation shall include any Maintenance Modifications or Basic Enhancements thereto created by Developer from time to time, and shall include Major Enhancements thereto when added to the Documentation in connection with a Work Statement issued hereunder. 1.6 Enhancements -- shall mean changes or additions, other than Maintenance Modifications, to Code and related Documentation, including all new releases, that improve functions, add new functions, or significantly improve performance by changes in system design or coding.
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861.6.1 Basic Enhancements -- shall mean any Enhancements that are not Major Enhancements. 1.6.2 Major Enhancements -- shall mean changes or additions to Code and related Documentation that (1) have a value and utility separate from the use of the Code and Documentation; (2) as a practical matter, may be priced and offered separately from the Code and Documentation; and (3) are not made available to any of Developer's customers without separate charge. 1.7 Error -- shall mean any error, problem, or defect resulting from (1) an incorrect functioning of Code, or (2) an incorrect or incomplete statement of diagram in Documentation, if such an error, problem, or defect renders the Code inoperable, causes the Code to fail to meet the specifications thereof, causes the Documentation to be inaccurate or incomplete in any material respect, causes incorrect results, or causes incorrect functions to occur when any such materials are used. 1.8 Maintenance Modifications -- shall mean any modifications or revisions, other than Enhancements, to Code or Documentation that correct Errors, support new releases of the operating systems with which the Code is designed to operate, support new input/output (I/O) devices, or provide other incidental updates and corrections. 1.9 Discoveries -- shall mean any and all inventions, discoveries, improvements, designs, methods, systems, developments, know-how, ideas, suggestions, devices, trade secrets resulting from this Agreement and/or any Work Statement. 1.10 Net Factory Sales Price - shall mean the gross retail selling price of each single Deliverable less: (i) import and export taxes, and excise and other sales taxes; (ii) refunds for returned goods; (iii) custom duties; (iv) insurance and transportation costs, if separately billed, from the place of manufacture if in the U.S., or from the place of importation if manufactured abroad, to custom's premises or next point of distribution or sale; and (v) if Products are made abroad, less trade discounts actually allowed but not including advertising allowances or fees or commissions paid to employees or agents of Sponsor. 1.11 Sales - shall occur when Sponsor renders its invoice to any purchaser or recipient, whether or not paid when shipped, unless payment in full or partial is received by Sponsor in advance of such shipment or delivery, in which case a sale is made when such shipment is received. 1.12 Work Statement -- shall mean a purchase offer of Sponsor, a proposal of Developer, or another written instrument that meets the following requirements: 1. Includes substantially the following statement: "This is Work Statement Attachment XX under Master Development Agreement No 00080401
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87 2. Is signed on behalf of both parties by their authorized representatives 3. Contains the following five mandatory items: 1) Description and/or specifications of the services to be performed and the Deliverables to be delivered to Sponsor; 2) The name and address of a Technical Coordinator for each of Sponsor and Developer; 3) The amount, schedule, and method of payment; 4) The time schedule for performance and for delivery of the Deliverables; and 5) Completion and acceptance criteria for the Deliverables. In addition, when applicable, the Work Statement may include: 1) Provisions for written and/or oral progress reports by the Developer; 2) Detailed functional and technical specifications and standards for all services and Deliverables, including quality standards; 3) Documentation standards; 4) Lists of any special equipment to be procured by Developer or provided by Sponsor for use in performance of the work; 5) Test plans and scripts; and 6) Such other terms and conditions as may be mutually agreeable between parties. In the event of conflicting or ambiguous terms and conditions between this Agreement and the Work Statement, subject Agreement shall control. Section 2 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION 2.1 Contract Coordinator. Upon execution of this Agreement, each party shall notify the other party of the name, business address, and telephone number of its contract coordinator (hereinafter "Contract Coordinator"). The Contract Coordinators of each party shall be responsible for arranging all meetings, visits, and consultations between the parties that are of a non-technical nature. The Contract Coordinators shall also be responsible for receiving all notices under this Agreement and for all administrative matters such as invoices, payments, and amendments. 2.2 Issuance of Work Statements. The initial Work Statement(s) agreed to by the parties are set forth as attachments to this Agreement. Additional Work Statements, regardless of whether they relate to the same subject matter as the initial Work Statement(s), shall become effective, subject to Section 1.12, upon written execution by authorized representatives of both parties.
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88Section 3 CHANGES Changes in any Work Statement or in any of the Specifications or Deliverables under any Work Statement shall become effective only when authorized representatives of both parties execute a written change request. Section 4 NOTICE OF DELAY Developer agrees to notify Sponsor promptly of any factor, occurrence, or event coming to its attention that may affect Developer's ability to substantially perform any Work Statement issued under this Agreement, or that is likely to occasion any material delay in delivery of Deliverables. Such notice shall be given in the event of any loss or reassignment of key employees, threat of strike, or major equipment failure. Section 5 COMPENSATION Amounts and modes of payment for all services to be performed and Deliverables shall be set forth in each Work Statement. The parties shall agree to use one of the following modes of payment: 5.1 Fixed Price. If Developer quotes a price for particular services or Deliverables and such price is specified without qualification in the applicable Work Statement, the amount quoted shall be deemed a fixed price ("Fixed Price"). Unless the Work Statement provides for progress payments or deferral of payment after completion, Sponsor shall pay the full amount of the Fixed Price upon Developer's satisfactory completion of the specified services or upon Sponsor's acceptance of particular Deliverables. A Work Statement may alternatively provide for payment to be based on a Fixed Price for certain services to be rendered over a specified period of time. Unless otherwise specified in the Work Statement, such payment for periodic services shall accrue on a monthly basis and be prorated for any partial periods. 5.2 Time and Materials. For services and Deliverables that are not suitable for payment on the basis of a Fixed Price, the Work Statement may provide for payment on the basis of time and materials ("Time and Materials"). Payment under this method shall be determined according to the hourly rates set for Developer's employees by skill level in the Statement of Rates set forth on an Attachment to the Work Statement. The Statement of Rates differentiates the employees of Developer assigned to Work Statements issued hereunder according to their skill level as a "designer architect," "software engineer," "programmer," "programmer trainee," "administrative support clerk," or "technical writer." 5.3 Time and Materials Subject to Fixed Ceiling. For certain Work Statements, Time and Materials charges pursuant to the Statement of Rates may be authorized subject to a maximum aggregate amount, designated as the "level of effort" expected or imposed for particular services or Deliverables. Developer shall use all reasonable effort to complete the specified services and/or Deliverables for no more than such aggregate amount. Further, should Developer determine at any time that it might be necessary to exceed such aggregate amount; Developer shall immediately notify Sponsor in writing. In such notice, Developer shall set forth Developer's best estimate of the cost to complete the pertinent services and/or Deliverables.
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89Following receipt of such notice, Sponsor shall either instruct Developer to halt work with respect to such services and/or Deliverables, to continue on a Time and Material basis, or to suspend work pending further negotiation of a Fixed Price for completion. 5.4 Sales Royalty. At the election of the parties, the Work Statement may provide for payment based upon a certain percentage of sales ("Sales Royalty") wherein Sponsor agrees to pay to Developer a percent of the Net Factory Sales Price on all Sales or other disposition of the Deliverables per the work statement. 5.5 Statement of Rates. The hourly rates prescribed by the Statement of Rates shall be in lieu of compensation or reimbursement for any costs or burden incurred by Developer, including (without limitation) occupancy, supplies, utilities, payroll, management, and overhead. Rates quoted by Developer in its Statement of Rates are subject to change upon 30 days' advance notice, provided that any such change shall have no effect upon rates or charges for work already rendered or scheduled to be rendered within Thirty- (30) days of the issuance of such notice. Section 6 INVOICING Developer shall submit invoices to Sponsor for payment for work and/or Deliverables at such time or times as payment becomes due under each Work Statement. Invoices shall be due within 15 days of receipt, shall be addressed to Sponsor's Contract Coordinator, and shall be submitted no more frequently than monthly for charges due or accruing in each calendar month. All invoices shall specifically refer to the Work Statement to which they relate. An Administrative charge of 5% of the invoice shall be charged if not paid within 10 days. Section 7 EXPENSES Except as expressly agreed otherwise by Sponsor in a Work Statement, Developer shall bear all of its own expenses arising from its performance of its obligations under this Agreement and each Work Statement issued hereunder, including (without limitation) expenses for facilities, work spaces, utilities, management, clerical and reproduction services, supplies, and the like. Section 8 SITE VISITS Developer shall, from time to time and upon reasonable notice, allow access to its premises during normal business hours by Sponsor for purposes of design review, "walkthroughs," and discussions between Sponsor and Developer's management concerning the status and conduct of work being performed under any Work Statements issued hereunder; provided, however, all information to which Sponsor is permitted access to shall be deemed Confidential Information and treated as such in accordance with the provisions of Section 11 of this Agreement. Section 9 DELIVERY AND ACCEPTANCE Developer shall deliver all Deliverables, upon completion, to Sponsor's Technical Coordinator for testing and acceptance. Developer shall memorialize such delivery in a Delivery Confirmation that sets forth the nature and
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90condition of the Deliverables, the medium of delivery, and the date of their delivery. Sponsor's Contract Coordinator shall countersign such Delivery Confirmation so as to indicate its receipt of the contents described therein, and the Delivery Confirmation shall thereupon be transmitted to the parties' Contract Coordinators. Unless a different procedure for testing and acceptance is set forth in a Work Statement, Sponsor's Technical Coordinator shall commence acceptance testing following its receipt of the Deliverables. Upon completion of such testing, Sponsor shall issue to Developer's Technical Coordinator within the time indicated in the Work Statement for acceptance, a notice of acceptance or rejection of the Deliverables. In the event of rejection, Sponsor shall give its reasons for rejection to Developer's Technical Coordinator in reasonable detail. Developer shall use all reasonable effort to correct any deficiencies or nonconformity's and resubmit the rejected items as promptly as possible. Section 10 OWNERSHIP AND RIGHTS 10.1 Work-for-Hire. Developer agrees that the Deliverable(s) have been specially ordered or commissioned by Sponsor, and accordingly, that said Deliverables shall be considered a "work made for hire" as contemplated by 17 U.S.C. 101 et seq.; and that Sponsor shall be considered the author of the Deliverables and by virtue of this writing, the Deliverable is the sole property of Sponsor free and clear from all claims of any nature relating to Developer's contributions, including the right to copyright same in the name of Sponsor as author and proprietor thereof and any termination rights thereto. In the event that: (a) the Deliverable is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction not to be a work made for hire and/or (b) there are any rights which do not accrue to Sponsor as a work made for hire, this Agreement shall operate as an irrevocable grant, transfer, sale and assignment to Sponsor of all right, title and interest, including all copyrights (and all renewals, extensions and revisions thereof) in the aforesaid Deliverable, in any media and for any purpose now or hereafter known. 10.2 Underlying Technology. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Deliverables shall include the software, technology and/or code created by Developer, except to the extent such software, technology and/or code is subject to the rights of third parties. Further, it is expressly understood that Developer hereby transfers any and all of its right, title and interest in and tothe underlying technology, know-how, trade secrets or processes associated with the Work, including but not limited to any and all patent rights pertaining thereto. Section 11 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 11.1 No Confidential Information of Developer Unless Specified. It is understood and agreed that Sponsor does not wish to receive from Developer any Confidential Information of Developer or of any third party and any information provided to Sponsor in the course of entering into this Agreement or any Work Statement or performing work under any Work Statement issued hereunder shall not be deemed Confidential Information of Developer unless specifically identified as Confidential Information by Developer. In such case, Developer shall designate such information as Confidential Information upon or prior to disclosure. All materials containing confidential information must have a restrictive marking of the disclosure at the time of disclosure, or if
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91disclosed orally, identified as confidential at the time of disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all information disclosed by authorized access to a database, internal web site, server or computer network is Confidential Information. With respect to any Confidential Information of Developer delivered or divulged to Sponsor, Sponsor shall accord such Confidential Information the same protection it accords its own Confidential Information, but in no event less than a reasonable standard of care. 11.2 Confidential Information of Sponsor. From time to time Sponsor may provide its own Confidential Information to Developer in connection with the work to be performed by Developer under Work Statements issued hereunder. Sponsor shall designate such information as Confidential Information upon or prior to disclosure in accord with Section 11.1 above. In addition, the preparation and specifications of the Deliverables shall in all instances be treated as confidential. With respect to any Confidential Information of Sponsor delivered or divulged to Developer, Developer shall accord such Confidential Information the same protection it accords its own Confidential Information, but in no event less than a reasonable standard of care. 11.3 Nondisclosure and Use. This section shall apply to all Confidential Information disclosed during the period that begins on the Effective Date hereof and ends five (5) years thereafter. For the term of this Agreement, the parties shall (i) use the same care and discretion to avoid disclosure of the Confidential Information as they would use with their own similar information that they did not want disclosed or used improperly; (ii) shall not disclose any information to third parties; and (iii) shall use the Confidential Information only in connection with the express purpose of this Agreement and all Work Statements. The parties agree to exert best commercial efforts: (i) not to make public or authorize any disclosure or publication of Confidential Information, except as expressly agreed to in writing; (ii) to take all reasonable and necessary steps to enforce this Agreement and to assure that all principals, officers, agents, employees, representatives, consultants or any other persons affiliated in any manner with the parties do not disclose, or make public, or authorize any disclosure or publication of any Confidential Information; (iii) not to use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than the purposes related to this Agreement and Work Statements; (iv) to advise each other in writing of any misappropriation or misuse by any person or entity of Confidential Information immediately upon the notice thereof. The parties may disclose the Confidential Information to their respective officers, principals and employees only to the limited extent necessary to affect the purpose of this Agreement and Work Statements. To the extent that the parties desire to make disclosure to any persons other than its officers, principals or employees, as a condition precedent to disclosure, said disclosee must execute a confidentiality/non-use agreement in a form substantially similar to this Agreement. 11.4 Exceptions. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 11.1, 11.2 and 11.3, the receiving party shall have no liability to the disclosing party with regard to Confidential Information which:
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92 1. was generally known and available in the public domain at the time it was disclosed or becomes generally known and available in the public domain through no fault of the receiving party; 2. was known to the receiving party at the time of disclosure as shown by the files of the receiving party in existence at the time of disclosure; 3. is disclosed with the prior written approval of the disclosing party; 4. was independently developed by the receiving party (or by its employees or agents who have not been exposed to such Confidential Information) without any use of Confidential Information; 5. becomes known to the receiving party from a source other than the disclosing party without breach of this Agreement by the receiving party and otherwise not in violation of the disclosing party's rights; or 6. is disclosed pursuant to the order or requirement of a court, administrative agency, or other governmental body; provided, that the receiving party shall provide prompt, advance notice thereof to enable the disclosing party to seek a protective order or otherwise prevent such disclosure and the disclosure shall be only to the extent of the order or requirement. Section 12 WARRANTIES 12.1 Warranties. Developer represents and warrants that the Deliverables shall: meet or exceed any specifications referred to in any Work Statement; be of merchantable quality; be free from all material defects in material and workmanship; and shall not infringe upon nor be subject to the rights of any third parties. Developer further represents and warrants that it has the right and authority to convey to Sponsor all intellectual property rights contemplated hereunder free and clear of any and all liens and encumbrances. The exclusive remedy for breach of this warranty shall be repair or replacement of the affected Deliverables, at Developer's option. Any warranties in this Section 12 are to the Sponsor only, and are contingent upon the proper use for which the Deliverables are intended, and do not cover Deliverables which have been modified in any way. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY STATED HEREIN, AND EXCEPT AS TO TITLE, THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE VALUE, CONDITION, DESIGN, FUNCTIONING, OF SPONSOR'S OR ANY SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER'S USE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE OR USE OF THIS PRODUCT, FREEDOM FROM INFRINGEMENT OR ANY OTHER REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THIS PRODUCT. DEVELOPER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO SPONSOR OR ANY SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LIABILITY, LOSS OR DAMAGE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION (INCLUDING STRICT LIABILITY AND TORT) CAUSED OR ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT. Section 13 TERM AND TERMINATION 13.1 Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall be effective upon the date specified at the beginning hereof and shall remain in force for a period of Six (6) months, unless otherwise terminated as provided herein. However, this Agreement shall continue to remain in effect with respect to any Work
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93Statements already issued hereunder at the time of such termination, until such Work Statements are themselves terminated and performance thereunder is completed. 13.2 Termination of Agreement. Either party may terminate this Agreement upon not less than 15 days notice to the other party. However, this Agreement shall continue to remain in effect with respect to any Work Statement already issued hereunder until such other Work Statement is itself terminated and/or performance thereunder is completed. 13.3 Survival. In the event of any termination of this Agreement, Sections, 10 through 15 hereof shall survive and continue in effect and shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties and their legal representatives, heirs, successors, and assigns. Section 14 INDEMNIFICATION 14.1 Indemnification of Developer by Sponsor. Sponsor shall hold Developer harmless from and indemnify and defend Developer and Developer's subsidiaries, affiliates, respective directors, officers, employees, agents and assigns from and against any suits, actions, claims, losses, demands, damages, liabilities and causes of action of every kind or character and nature as well as costs and expenses incident thereto (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of Sponsor's business relationship with Designer Products, Inc., whether or not related to this Agreement. Section 15 MISCELLANEOUS 15.1 Force Majeure. Neither party hereto shall be responsible for any failures to perform its obligations under this Agreement (other than obligations to pay money) caused by an event reasonably beyond its control, including but not limited to, wars, riots, labor strikes, natural disasters, or any law, regulation, ordinance, or other act or order of any court, government, or governmental agency. Obligations hereunder, however, shall in no event be excused but shall be suspended only until the cessation of any cause of such failure. In the event that such force majeure should obstruct performance of the Agreement for more than one (1) month, the parties hereto shall consult with each other to determine whether this Agreement should be modified. The party facing an event of force majeure shall use its best endeavors in order to remedy that situation as well as to minimize its effects. A party experiencing an event of force majeure shall notify the other party as soon as possible after its occurrence. 15.2 No Agency. Developer, in rendering performance under Work Statements issued hereunder from time to time, is acting solely as an independent contractor. Sponsor does not undertake by this Agreement or otherwise to perform any obligation of Developer, whether by regulation or contract. In no way is Developer to be construed as the agent or to be acting as the agent of Sponsor in any respect, any other provisions of this Agreement or any Work Statements issued hereunder notwithstanding. 15.3 Multiple Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one single Agreement between the parties.
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94 15.4 Section Headings; Exhibits. The section and subsection headings used herein are for reference and convenience only, and shall not enter into the interpretation hereof. The exhibits referred to herein and attached hereto, or to be attached hereto, including all Work Statements issued hereunder from time to time, are incorporated herein to the same extent as if set forth in full herein. 15.5 Required Approvals/Further Instruments. Where agreement, approval, acceptance, or consent by either party is required by any provision of this Agreement, such action shall not be unreasonably delayed or withheld. Developer shall execute such further assignments, instruments and documents upon the request of Sponsor as may be reasonably necessary to effectuate the transactions contemplated under this Agreement. 15.6 No Waiver. No delay or omission by either party hereto to exercise any right or power occurring upon any noncompliance or default by the other party with respect to any of the terms of this Agreement shall impair any such right or power or be construed to be a waiver thereof. A waiver by either of the parties hereto of any of the covenants, conditions, or agreements to be performed by the other shall not be construed to be a waiver of any succeeding breach thereof or of any covenant, condition, or agreement herein contained. Unless stated otherwise, all remedies provided for in this Agreement shall be cumulative and in addition to and not in lieu of any other remedies available to either party at law, in equity, or otherwise. 15.7 Authority of Developer. Developer has the sole right and obligation to supervise, manage, contract, direct, procure, perform, or cause to be performed all work to be carried out by Developer hereunder unless otherwise provided herein. 15.8 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona. 15.9 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the exhibits annexed hereto, together with the Work Statements issued from time to time hereunder, constitute the entire agreement between the parties. No change, waiver, or discharge hereof shall be valid unless it is in writing and is executed by the party against whom such change, waiver, or discharge is sought to be enforced. 15.10 Notices. Under this Agreement if one party is required to give notice to the other, such notice shall be deemed given if mailed by U.S. mail, certified first class, postage prepaid, and addressed as follows: SunnComm, Inc., 668 North 44th Street, Suite 220, Phoenix, AZ 85008 With a copy to: Gammage & Burnham, P.L.C., Two North Central Avenue, 18th Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85004, Attention: William D. O'Neal, Esq. BTEK Software, Inc., 4636 East Elwood Street, Suite12, Phoenix, AZ 85040-1963 With a copy to : Greenberg Traurig LLP, One East Camelback Road, Suite 1100, Phoenix, AZ 85012, Attention: John Burton, Esq. 15.11 No Assignment. Neither party may, without the prior written consent of the other party, assign or transfer this Agreement or any obligation incurred hereunder, except by merger, reorganization, consolidation, or sale of all or substantially all of such party's assets. Any attempt to do so in contravention of this Section shall be void and of no force and effect.
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9515.12 Compliance With Laws. Sponsor shall insure compliance with all laws and regulations applicable to this Agreement or performance under this Agreement, including, but not limited to, all local laws and regulations governing import/export, business practices (including advertising, competition/antitrust and the United States Foreign Practices Act), language requirements, product safety, consumer and purchaser protection and warranty. Sponsor shall be responsible for obtaining all approvals from governmental or other authorities, including without limitation, export licenses, in connection with this Agreement and any performance hereunder. The Sponsor shall be responsible for the payment of all costs of compliance, levies, taxes, fees or other obligations (including damages and/or fines). The Sponsor shall immediately notify Developer of all legal obligations or requirements and obtain Developer's prior approval of the Sponsor's plan for compliance. IN WITNESS THEREOF, Sponsor and Developer have caused this Agreement to be signed and delivered by their duly authorized officers, all as of the date first hereinabove written. SPONSOR DEVELOPER SUNNCOMM, INC. BTEK SOFTWARE, INC. By:_________________________________ By:_________________________________ John D. Aquilino, Chairman Stanley Babowicz, President Date: _____________________________ Date: ______________________________ Attachment 01 to Master Development Agreement # 00080401 WORK STATEMENT 0008040101 Title: CD Software Sentinel Date: March 6, 2001 1. GENERAL This is Work Statement Attachment 01 under Master Development Agreement No. 00080401. Parties in Agreement: -The Sponsor, SunnComm, Inc. at 668 North 44th Street, Suite 220, Phoenix, AZ 85008 - The Developer, BTEK Software, Inc. at 4636 East Elwood Street, Suite12, Phoenix, AZ 85040-1963 2. NAMES OF TECHNICAL COORDINATORS SunnComm, Inc. John D. Aquilino 602-267-7500 BTEK Software, Inc. Stanley Babowicz 480-303-9394
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96 3. SUMMARY OF PURPOSE FOR STATEMENT OF WORK General description of work or services: -This effort consists of Software Programming and is classified as work made for hire. 4. IDENTIFICATION OF PRE-EXISTING WORKS None 5. EQUIPMENT AND PROGRAMMING TO BE PROVIDED BY SPONSOR, IF ANY CD-Players, DVD Players, CD Recorders, Mastering equipment, and any other equipment deemed necessary by sponsor and developer for testing. 6. OTHER DEVELOPER RESOURCES None 7. DESCRIPTION OF DELIVERABLES For purposes of this Work Statement, Deliverables and "Product" shall have the same meaning. 7.1 SUNNCOMM WAV CIPHER a. Design and development of software program or programs containing proprietary encryption software that will encrypt selected files at a separate location causing said files to be encrypted and protected. The program(s) shall work in: Windows (2000, NT, 98, 95) Mac OS 8.5, Linux 6.2, .WAV audio files 44.1Mhz 16 bit Stereo Redbook PCM. b. Design and development of proprietary encryption cipher that will encrypt and protect the executable of the program described herein. 7.2 SUNNCOMM SENTINEL COPY PROTECTION a. Design and development of software program or programs containing proprietary CD audio copy protection for .WAV audio files 44.1Mhz 16 bit Stereo Redbook PCM. The specification produced will be used to produce music CD's in large quantities. 7.3 SUNNCOMM SENTINEL a. Design and development of software program or programs that will let the user choose the proprietary encrypted files, create a custom play list, decrypt the files and write them in a single stream to most standard CD-R Drives in any order they wish. Design and development of an authorization code scheme allowing the end user to create multiple copies will be placed into the software. The audio files shall be able to be played in most currently available Compact disk players. The program(s) shall work in: Windows (2000, NT, 98, 95) Mac OS 8.5, Linux 6.2. .WAV audio files 44.1Mhz 16 bit Stereo Redbook PCM. b. Design and development of software program or programs containing proprietary Copy Protection method allowing for multiple levels of copy protection to be added to the CD-R to prevent the copying of files or the duplication of the disk. The program(s) shall work in: Windows (2000, NT, 98, 95) Mac OS 8.5, Linux 6.2, .WAV audio files 44.1Mhz 16 bit Stereo Redbook PCM. c. Design and development of proprietary encryption cipher that will encrypt and protect the executable of the programs described herein.
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977.4 SUNNCOMM PLAYER a. Design and development of software program or programs containing a proprietary code to "play" the SunnComm Wav Cipher encrypted files that reside on the local system. This program should decrypt the selected files on the fly, (in real time) in small intervals allowing the end user to listen to the program material. The purpose of the software should be to allow the end user the ability to listen to the music they have purchased on their personal computer while maintaining the integrity of the security protecting the data. The program(s) shall work in: Windows (2000, NT, 98, 95) .WAV audio files 44.1Mhz 16 bit Stereo Redbook PCM. b. Design and development of proprietary encryption cipher that will encrypt and protect the executable of the program described herein. 8. CONSIDERATION TO DEVELOPER a. In accordance with Section 5.1 of the Master Development Agreement No. 00080401, Sponsor agrees to pay Developer a Fixed Price in the amount of eight hundred seventy nine thousand dollars ($879,000.00) as partial consideration for the services rendered by Developer under Work Statement No. 0008040101. b. Additionally and in accord with Section 5.4 of the Master Development Agreement referenced in Section 8(a) above, Sponsor agrees to pay Developer one percent (1%) of the Net Factory Sales Price on all Sales or other disposition of the Deliverables. c. Sponsor agrees to grant stock options pursuant to Section 12 of this Work Statement. 9. TERMINATION: This Work Statement may be terminated by mutual consent of both parties by not less than thirty, (30) days written notice delivered in accordance with Section 13 of the Agreement. If terminated by Developer prior to final delivery, Developer shall refund the pro-rata balance of payments made in advance. Developer shall further deliver all work completed to that point including any and all documentation. 10. PAYMENT SCHEDULE As of March 1, 2001 Developer has received a total payment of $237,500.00. This contract will commence upon delivery of the signed work statement with additional payments to be made in accordance with the following payment schedule: SunnComm, Inc. Payment Schedule Fixed Price Portion of Work Statement #0008040101 Payable to BTEK software, Inc. Fixed Price Amount $879,000.00 Amount Received as of March 1, 2001 $237,500.00
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98 Balance Due Work Statement #0008040101 $641,500.00 Payment Schedule for March 2001 through May 2001 Mar-2001$25,000.00 Apr-2001$25,000.00 May-2001 Promisory Note $97,500.00 Paid by May 30, 2001 $147,500.00 Balance Due as of June 1, 2001 $494,000.00 Payment Schedule for June 2001 through April 2002 Jun-2001 $35,000.00 Jul-2001 $35,000.00 Aug-2001 $40,000.00 Sep-2001 $40,000.00 Oct-2001 $47,000.00 Nov-2001 $47,000.00 Dec-2001 $50,000.00 Jan-2002 $50,000.00 Feb-2002 $50,000.00 Mar-2002 $50,000.00 Apr-2002 $50,000.00 11. SCHEDULE AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA a. Developer will provide finalized schedules within thirty- (30) working days of the execution hereof, which schedule Sponsor shall approve. b. Developer will provide to Sponsor, via electronic communications, weekly status updates. c. Developer and Sponsor shall meet bi-monthly at a time and place to be mutually agreed upon. 12. STOCK OPTIONS Sponsor agrees to grant to below-designated employees of Developer the below-identified numbers of Sponsor's restricted common stock upon achievement of certain milestones as follows: a. To Mr. Stanley Babowicz 500,000 shares upon execution of this Agreement 250,000 shares upon successful final testing and unit integration 250,000 shares upon completion of deployment
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99b. To Sandra Yvonne Walters 75,000 shares upon execution of this Agreement 37,500 shares upon successful final testing and unit integration 37,500 shares upon completion of deployment c. To Gail Janine Brown 12,500 shares upon execution of this Agreement 12,500 shares upon successful final testing and unit integration . All shares shall bear a restrictive legend in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Said shares mentioned in 12a,b,c in this paragraph shall be included in the next registration statement filed by the Company. Mr. Stanley Babowicz agrees that he shall not sell a total, in any one week period, that shall exceed one percent (1%) of his total Sunncomm, Inc. holdings during the first twelve (12) months of this agreement. 14. ACCEPTANCE AND TESTING PROCEDURES Time for Sponsor to accept work will be Thirty- (30) days from receipt of work. Testing will entail Test case design, Component testing, Usability testing, Integration testing, Performance testing, System testing, Regression testing, and Unit testing of the applications. 14. LOCATION OF WORK FACILITIES Substantially all of the work will be conducted by BTEK at its regular office located in Phoenix, AZ. ------------------------------------- FOR SUNNCOMM, INC. FOR BTEK SOFTWARE, INC. By:_________________________ By:__________________________ John D. Aquilino, Chairman Stanley Babowicz, PresidentDate: _______________________ Date: ________________________Exhibit 10.05a WINDOWS MEDIA COMPATIBLE LOGO LICENSE AGREEMENT This Windows Media Compatible Logo License Agreement ("Logo Agreement") is made and entered into by and between Microsoft Corporation, ("Microsoft"), and the person or entity identified in the table above ("Licensee") upon signature by both parties. 1. DEFINITIONS (a) "Effective Date" means the date upon which the Logo Agreement takes effect, which is the later of the signature dates below. (b) "Logo" means the "Windows Media Compatible" logo depicted in the attached Exhibit A (incorporated herein by reference), or such additional or replacement logo(s) Microsoft may provide from time to time under this Logo Agreement. (c) "Product" means Licensee's product(s) listed in Exhibit B (incorporated herein by reference) that meet the applicable criteria set forth in Exhibit B.
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100 2. LICENSE GRANT & RESTRICTIONS (a) Microsoft hereby grants to Licensee a worldwide nonexclusive, nontransferable, royalty-free, personal license to use the Logo solely in conjunction with the Product, and solely in the manner described in the specifications set forth in the attached Exhibit A, as such specifications may be prescribed by Microsoft from time to time. Licensee shall not assign, transfer, or sublicense this Logo Agreement (or any right granted herein) in any manner. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by Microsoft. (b) This Logo Agreement does not grant by implication, estoppel or otherwise, a license to any Microsoft technology or proprietary right other than the permitted use of the Logo pursuant to Section 2(a). 3. OWNERSHIP, IDENTIFICATION & USE (a) Licensee acknowledges Microsoft's sole ownership of the Logo and the Windows Media trademark, and all associated goodwill; and that Microsoft retains all right, title, and interest in and to the Logo. All use of the Logo by Licensee will inure to the benefit of Microsoft. (b) Licensee will not use the Logo in any manner that will diminish or otherwise damage Microsoft's goodwill in the Logo. Licensee will not adopt, use, or register any corporate name, trade name, trademark, domain name, service mark or certification mark, or other designation confusingly similar to the Logo. (c) Licensee will take reasonable steps to notify Microsoft of any suspected infringement of or challenge to the Logo of which Licensee becomes aware. Microsoft will have the sole right to, and in its sole discretion may, commence, prosecute, or defend, and control any action concerning the Logo. 4. QUALITY CONTROL (a) All Product distributed in connection with the Logo shall: (i) meet the Criteria set forth in Exhibit B (ii) be at least commensurate with the quality of products distributed by Licensee before the Effective Date, (iii) meet or exceed standards of quality and performance generally accepted in the industry, and (iv) comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and not violate or infringe any right of any third party ("Quality Standards"). Licensee shall use the Logo solely in connection with Product that meets the Quality Standards. (b) Licensee shall cooperate fully with Microsoft to facilitate periodic review of Licensee's use of the Logo and of Licensee's compliance with the Quality Standards. Licensee shall promptly correct and remedy any deficiencies in its use of the Logo and conformance to the Quality Standards upon reasonable notice from Microsoft. 5. INDEMNIFICATION FROM LICENSEE Licensee will indemnify and defend Microsoft from and against any and all claims, damages, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) and pay the amount of any adverse final judgment (or settlement to which both parties consent) arising out of or related to the Product in any manner; provided Licensee is notified promptly in writing of any claim, Licensee has sole control over its defense or settlement, and Microsoft provides reasonable assistance, at Licensee's expense, in the defense of the same. 6. INDEMNIFICATION FROM MICROSOFT (a) Microsoft will indemnify and defend Licensee from and against any and all claims, damages, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees), and pay the amount of any adverse final judgment (or settlement to which both parties consent) resulting from, third party claim(s) (hereinafter "Indemnified Claims") that the Logo infringes any trademark rights of such third party; provided Microsoft is notified promptly in writing of the Indemnified Claim and has sole control over its defense or settlement, and Licensee provides reasonable assistance, at Microsoft's expense, in the defense of the same. (b) In the event Microsoft receives information concerning an intellectual property infringement claim (including an Indemnified Claim) related to the Logo, Microsoft may at its expense, without obligation to do so: (i) procure for Licensee the right to continue to distribute the alleged infringing Logo, or (ii) replace or modify the Logo to make it non-infringing, in which case, Licensee shall thereupon cease distribution of the alleged infringing Logo; or (iii) instruct Licensee to cease use of the Logo without providing a replacement. (c) Microsoft shall have no liability for any intellectual property infringement claim (including an Indemnified Claim) based on Licensee's manufacture, distribution, or use of the Logo after Microsoft's notice that Licensee should cease use of such Logo, or begin use of a substitute Logo due to such a claim. For all claims described in this Section 6(c), Licensee agrees to indemnify and defend Microsoft from and against all damages, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees. 7. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY & LIMITATION OF LIABILITY (a) MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE WITH RESPECT TO THE LOGO. (b) EXCEPT AS PART OF A THIRD PARTY DAMAGE CLAIM FOR WHICH ONE OF THE PARTIES IS OBLIGATED TO INDEMNIFY THE OTHER, NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE OR SPECIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO LICENSEE'S USE OF THE LOGO, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY IS BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTIES, INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. 8. TERM AND TERMINATION (a) The term of this Logo Agreement shall be a period of two (2) years commencing upon the Effective Date; provided however, that either party may terminate this Logo Agreement, with or without cause, upon thirty (30) days prior written notice. (b) From and after termination or expiration of this Logo Agreement, Licensee will immediately cease from all use of the Logo. However, unless this Logo Agreement is terminated for breach, and subject to Section 6, Licensee may distribute then- existing units of Product and advertising materials containing the Logo for a period of ninety (90) days from the termination date or expiration of the term, provided use of the Logo in connection with such units is in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Logo Agreement. 9. NOTICES All notices in connection with this Logo Agreement will be addressed as stated below and will be deemed given when: (i) deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, certified or registered, return receipt requested; or (ii) sent by air express courier, charges prepaid. The parties shall fax a copy of any such notices to the fax numbers identified below on the same day. MICROSOFT: Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052-6399 USA Attention: Windows Media Logo Department Fax: (425) 936-7329 With Copy To: Law & Corporate Affairs, Trademarks Fax: (425) 936-4112 LICENSEE: Information listed at the top of this Agreement. 10. MISCELLANEOUS (a) Entire Agreement. This Logo Agreement, including all Exhibits, comprises the entire party's agreement concerning the subject matter hereof, and supersedes and merges all prior and contemporaneous communications. It may be amended only by written agreement signed by the parties. (b) Governing Law. This Logo Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Washington not withstanding the application of any conflict of law rules. Licensee consents to the jurisdiction and venue in the state and federal courts in Washington. Process may be served on either party in the manner set forth in Section 9 for the delivery of notices or by such other method as is authorized by applicable law or court rule. (c) Attorneys' Fees. In any action to enforce this Logo Agreement, the non-prevailing party shall pay the prevailing party's reasonable attorneys' fees, costs, and other expenses. (d) No Waiver. No waiver of any breach of any provision of this Logo Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any other breach, and no waiver shall be effective unless made in writing, signed by the waiving party. (e) Severability. If any provision of this Logo Agreement (or any other agreements incorporated herein) shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. (f) Survival. The provisions of Sections 3(a), 3(b), 7, 8(b), 9, and 10, as well as Section 5 with respect to Product(s) distributed during the term of this Logo Agreement and Section 6 for claims based on use of the Logo permitted herein prior to the effective date of termination or expiration of the term of this Logo Agreement, shall survive expiration or termination of this Logo Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Logo Agreement by their duly authorized representatives. The individual signing on behalf of Licensee below hereby represents and warrants that he or she has full authority to sign this Logo Agreement and bind Licensee to perform all duties and obligations contemplated by this Logo Agreement. MICROSOFT CORPORATION LICENSEE Exhibit A Windows Media Compatible Logo License Agreement Specifications for Using the Windows Media Compatible Logo Vertical Logo Horizontal Logo Microsoft has established the following set of branding specifications to assist you in proper use of the Windows Media Compatible logo ("Logo"). Microsoft reserves the right to change the Logo and/or these specifications at any time at its discretion. You must comply with the specifications as amended from time to time. Specifications for Logo use: ? You must sign the Windows Media Compatible Logo License Agreement ("Logo Agreement") before using the Logo. ? You have the option to use the vertical or horizontal version of the Logo. The Logo may only be used on packaging, collateral materials, documentation, and advertising, including Web advertising, for licensed Product, and not in any manner that may imply that non-licensed products meet the Quality Standards set forth in this Logo Agreement. ? Your company name, logo, or product name must appear on any products or related materials where the Logo is used. The Logo must be smaller and less prominent than your Product name, trademark, logo, or trade name. ? The Logo may not be used in any manner that expresses or might imply Microsoft's affiliation, sponsorship, endorsement, or approval other than as contemplated by the Logo Agreement. ? You may not use the Logo in a manner that might suggest co-branding or otherwise create potential confusion as to the source of the Product or ownership of the Logo. You may not display the Logo in any manner that suggests that your Product is a Microsoft product, or in any manner that suggests that "Microsoft" , "Windows", or "Windows Media" are a part of your Product name. ? The Logo may not be included in any non-Microsoft trade name, business name, product or service name, logo, trade dress, design, slogan, or other trademark. ? Microsoft will provide you with artwork of the Logo. You may not alter this artwork in any way. None of the words may be abbreviated, translated or transliterated, as in non-English documentation. ? The Logo may not be combined with any other symbols including, words, logos, icons, graphics, photos, slogans, numbers, or other design elements. ? The Logo (including by not limited to Microsoft's logos, logotypes, trade dress, and other elements of product packaging and web sites) may not be imitated in any of your materials. ? The Logo, or any element thereof, may not be used as a design feature in any materials. ? The Logo must stand-alone. A minimum amount of empty space must be left between the Logo and any other object such as type, photography, borders, edges, etc. The required border of empty space around the Logo must be 1/2x wide, where x equals the height of the Logo. ? Minimum size for the Logo is 1/2 inch high unless otherwise approved by Microsoft. ? The Logo must include the (tm) and (r) symbols as shown in this exhibit. ? The Logo shall be attributed to Microsoft Corporation in all materials where it is used, with the attribution clause: "Microsoft, Windows Media, and the Windows Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries." Four color applications The color version is the preferred way of reproducing the Logo. The Flag consists of a black frame with corresponding tails and four colored panes with corresponding tails. The color version can be reproduced only as described here. The pane colors must appear in the positions described and the tails must appear in the colors of the corresponding left-hand panes. The frame and accompanying words print in black. The four-color version must always appear on a white background. The designated colors are as follows: Pane Color Pantone Four-color process RGB (8-bit) Hex# Upper left Red PMS 172 M65%+Y85% 255-51-0 FF3300 Upper right Green PMS 360 C55%+Y80% 102-204-51 66CC33 Lower left Blue PMS 279 C70%+M30% 0-153-255 0099FF Lower right Yellow PMS 123 M20%+Y100% 255-204-0 FFCC00 Black and white applications: Black and white reproductions of the Logo may be positive or reversed. If you have any questions please e-mail wmlogo@microsoft.com. Exhibit B Windows Media Compatible Logo License Agreement Criteria and Licensed Product Criteria Product must fall under one of the categories below, and meet all of the criteria for that category to be eligible for the Logo. If product could fall under multiple categories, it must meet the criteria for the category closest to the nature and primary function of the product. (e.g. a product used for caching may only qualify for the Logo pursuant to the criteria for caching devices). Storage Products. (Including but not limited to: removable media storage devices such as flash RAM or CD-R). All storage products must meet the criteria below to qualify for the Logo: ? Product is a solid state, flash, storage card which adheres to the SD Specification. OR, Product is a portable storage medium which includes a unique serial number or other identifier that can be read and used by Microsoft's Digital Rights Management technology. AND ? Product Ships with a Windows Media Device Manager compatible service provider software component that enables the secure transfer of content in the Windows Media format, protected by Digital Rights Management to the portable media. AND ? Product makes use of Microsoft Windows Media software pursuant to a valid Windows Media Format Software Development Kit license agreement with Microsoft. Creation and Editing Software. (Including but not limited to: audio/video editors, encoding tools, conferencing gateways, digital music applications, CD burners, video email, personal broadcasting applications, digital recording applications) All creation and editing software products must meet the criteria below to qualify for the Logo: ? Product is software that extends Microsoft's Windows Media Software, such as the Windows Media Tools, Windows Media Services, or Windows Media Rights Manager tools. OR ? Product makes use of Microsoft Windows Media software pursuant to a valid Windows Media Format Software Development Kit or Windows Media Tools Software Development Kit license agreement with Microsoft to create and/or edit Windows Media formatted content with a .WMA or .WMV extension. AND ? Product is not a solution for caching and/or distributing Windows Media formatted content. Windows Media Services add-ons. (Including but not limited to: log reporting tools, playlist management software, scheduling applications, server monitoring and management applications, file storage systems) All extensions to Windows Media services must meet the criteria below to qualify for the Logo: ? Product is software that extends Microsoft's Windows Media Services through the use of APIs, plug-ins or log files; AND ? Product is not a solution for caching and/or distributing Windows Media formatted content. Caching Devices. All caching products must meet the criteria below to qualify for the Logo: ? Product facilitates the delivery of content in the Windows Media format by use of caching, replication, or distribution of media, AND ? Product makes use of Microsoft Windows Media Technologies pursuant to a valid Windows Media Dedicated Caching Appliance License and Distribution Agreement with Microsoft. Product Product Name Type of Product Version Number (as applicable) Windows Media Compatible LLA (2.0) 1 6/30/2000 Windows Media Compatible LLA (2.0) 4 6/30/2000 Exhibit 10.05B MICROSOFT WINDOWS MEDIA FORMAT SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KIT VERSION 7 LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR COMMERCIAL USE- DECEMBER 2000 VERSION This Windows Media Format Software Development Kit Version 7 License Agreement For Commercial Use - December 2000 (the "Agreement") is entered into and effective as of _______, 2001 (the "Effective Date"), by and between Microsoft Corporation, a Washington corporation located at One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052 ("Microsoft") and COMPANY, as described below ("Company"). This Agreement is entered into with reference to the following information ("Table") as well as the definitions set forth below: [Licensed Applications are defined in Section 1. This box should be completed with a description of Company Licensed Applications.] Term: Beginning on the Effective Date and continuing for a period of one (1) year. Announcement Date (if any): 1. DEFINITIONS When capitalized in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings assigned to them by this Section 1. All other initially capitalized terms have the meanings assigned to them elsewhere in this Agreement. 1.1 "Affiliate" means, with respect to any legally recognizable entity, any other such entity Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with such entity. "Control," as used herein, means the possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a legally recognizable entity, through the ownership of voting shares or by contract. Where such entity is a partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or similar entity and has partners, members, or shareholders with equal ownership interests or equal control interests, by contract or otherwise, then each such partner, member, or shareholder will be deemed to possess, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that entity. 1.2 "Break Interoperability" means to: (i) Transcode, Convert or Encapsulate WMC Content (whether Packaged or not) into or out of a disk-based or network-transmitted form that is not fully supported by, and interoperable with, the Redistributable Components; and/or (ii) to impair or disable programs or applications that can validly create, access, or utilize WMC Content (whether Packaged or not) by exposing a means or method by which such programs or applications access or utilize WMC Content. 1.3 "Certificate" means a DRM Certificate and/or an SDK Certificate. 1.4 "Codecs" means the audio and video compression/decompression algorithms used by or provided with the SDK to compress and decompress Content solely as a function of reading and writing WMF Content. As of the Effective Date, these compression algorithms are the Windows Media Audio codec, ACELP.net audio codec (which can not be used to enable products that provide telephony functionality, including bi-directional transmission of voice and/or sound such as audio-conferencing or computer integrated telephony), Windows Media Video codec, Microsoft's MPEG-4 version video codec, and the Windows Media screen capture codec, as described in the SDK. 1.5 "Compromise Interoperability" means exposing a means or method (including, but not limited to, publicly defined interfaces or debugging information left in a Licensed Application) by which other programs, plug-ins, or applications can access or utilize: (i) the function of the Redistributable Components; or (ii) Content extracted from WMC Content by the Licensed Application. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it will not in itself Compromise Interoperability if Company establishes a plug-in software architecture for use with other functionality or features of the Licensed Applications and which is not used to access or utilize the functionality of the Redistributable Components or Content extracted from WMC Content. 1.6 "Confidential Information" means: (i) any pre-release software in object code form and any source code other than Sample Source; (ii) a Certificate when not statically linked as part of a Licensed Application, as more fully specified herein; (iii) any trade secrets and/or other proprietary non-public information not generally known relating to either party's product plans, designs, costs, prices and product names, software, finances, marketing plans, technical support requests, business opportunities, research, development or know- how, regardless of how obtained by the receiving party; and (iv) the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, "Confidential Information" will not include information that: (A) is or becomes generally known or available by publication, commercial use or otherwise through no fault of the receiving party; (B) is generally known and has been reduced to tangible form by the receiving party prior to the time of disclosure and is not subject to restriction; (C) is independently developed by the receiving party without the use of the other party's Confidential Information; (D) is lawfully obtained from a third party that has the right to make such disclosure; (E) is made generally available by the disclosing party without restriction on disclosure; or (F) is released in writing by the disclosing party for publication by the receiving party. 1.7 "Content" means digital audio (including, but not limited to, timeline-synchronized audio, music, voice, or sounds), digital video, and other digital information including data, text (including, but not limited to, script command data and related metadata such as a song title or an artist's name), animation, graphics, photographs, and artwork, and combinations of any or all of the foregoing. 1.8 "Convert" means: (i) to decompose WMC Content into one or more pieces of Content, and then to recompose into any form other than WMC Content; or (ii) to remove any DRM protection from WMC Content for any purpose not explicitly authorized by the DRM Flags of the license for that content, including, but not limited to, writing that unprotected DRM content to disk or to a network. "Convert" does not mean to Normalize. 1.9 "Digital Device" means any standalone or removable CD-R or CD-RW or DVD-RAM or other similar media device that can store Content. 1.10 "Distribute" means to use, reproduce, license, lease, sell, offer to sell or otherwise disseminate through any means now existing or later developed. 1.11 "DRM" means Microsoft's digital rights management system for Windows Media Technologies that enables enforcement of business rules and license-based access to WMC Content, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 1.12 "DRM Certificate" means a Microsoft provided, unique-to-Company and/or unique to each Licensed Application sub-component of the Redistributable Components that enables, in accordance with Section 2, a Licensed Application to use the portions of Redistributable Components that manipulate WMC Content protected by DRM and WMC Content not protected by DRM. 1.13 "DRM Flag(s)" means the flag(s) describing license condition(s) for, and set by the creator or authorized licensor of, WMC Content protected with DRM as more fully described in Exhibit A. 1.14 "Encapsulate" means to place any form of containment around or to remove such containment from any portion or entirety of WMC Content, whether saved to disk or written to the network, with the exception of standard file-system and network protocol containment not specific to the form or function of the Licensed Application. For purposes of this definition of "Encapsulate," example protocol and standard file-system exceptions include, but are not limited to, the Windows File Allocation Table file system, and the TCP/IP network protocol. 1.15 "Independent Contractor" means a third party temporary worker, company or other entity which is under written agreement with Company to develop, complete, or assist with the development or completion of research and development activities under the license rights granted under this Agreement, where such written agreement meets the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, Sections 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8; provided, however, that "Independent Contractor" specifically excludes any entity that is a vendor of streaming and/or downloadable media technologies. The Distribution of a Licensed Application or selling services which involve streaming Content do not make an entity a "vendor of streaming and/or downloadable media technologies." 1.16 "Licensed Application" means Company's application(s) or utilities created using the SDK to enable encoding, decoding, rendering, and/or playing WMC Content in streaming and/or downloadable formats, each of which (i) are not designed for or intended to be used as a replacement of the SDK for use by third parties to develop other software products or programs (e.g., software development tools); and (ii) are designed and intended for use solely on the Platforms. A list of Company's Licensed Applications is set forth in the table on page 1 of this Agreement. 1.17 "Normalize" means to perform adjustments on uncompressed audio or video Content for the primary purpose of enhancing the ultimate playback of such Content. For purposes of this definition, "adjustments" include, but are not limited to: (i) for audio Content, changing the volume level and removing noise; and (ii) for video Content, setting gamma correction and changing the contrast. 1.18 "Package" or "Packaged" means WMC Content that has been protected by DRM. 1.19 "Platforms" means Windows NT 4.0, Windows 9x, and Windows 200x operating systems (and Updates thereof, if any, and as may be provided by Microsoft pursuant to Section 4 during the "Term" as defined in the table on page 1 of this Agreement) on Intel x86 and compatible hardware platforms. "Platforms" do not include Windows CE or any other Microsoft or non-Microsoft operating systems, unless and to the extent they may be later supported by the SDK in Microsoft's sole discretion. 1.20 "Redistributable Components" means the Certificate(s) (provided separately to Company under the terms of Section 2), the Codecs, and the files located in the "Redist" folder, as installed by the SDK including such Updates thereof as may be provided pursuant to Section 4. 1.21 "Sample Source" means any sample, human-readable code located in the "Samples" folder of, as installed by, the SDK, including any Updates thereof provided by Microsoft pursuant to Section 4. 1.22 "SDK Certificate" means a Microsoft-provided, unique to Company and/or unique to each Licensed Application, sub-component of the Redistributable Components that enables, in accordance with Section 2, a Licensed Application to use the portions of Redistributable Components that manipulate WMC Content not protected by DRM. The SDK Certificate does not enable manipulation of WMC Content protected by DRM. 1.23 "SDK" means the Microsoft Windows Media Format Software Development Kit Version 7 and, as provided in Section 4, Updates thereof during the Term. 1.24 "Transcode" means to alter the current encoding or form of Content encoded using Codecs, including by way of example but not limited to: (i) decompression of an audio or video stream and recompression using a different compression algorithm; and (ii) decompression of an audio or video stream and recompression using the same compression algorithm but with different settings. 1.25 "Updates" means all subsequent public releases of software (including public beta releases), including public maintenance releases, error corrections, upgrades, enhancements, additions, improvements, extensions, modifications and successor versions. 1.26 "Windows Media Container" means the current version, and any Updates during the Term, of extensible file storage format developed by or for Microsoft for authoring, editing, distributing, streaming, playing, referencing, or otherwise manipulating Content, as used by the Windows Media Technologies during the Term. 1.27 "Windows Media Player" means any version of Microsoft's WMC Content player technology, which Microsoft supports on the Platforms during the Term. Optional third party plug-ins to the Windows Media Player that might be present on a user's machine are expressly not part of Windows Media Player. 1.28 "Windows Media Server" means Microsoft's streaming media services server technology, as supported by Microsoft, in its sole discretion, on some of the Platforms or on other operating system platforms during the Term. Optional third party plug-ins to the Windows Media Server that might be present on a server machine are expressly not part of Windows Media Server. 1.29 "Windows Media Stream" means: (i) real-time or on-demand WMC Content delivered across a network, including (without limitation) wired or wireless communications media, using IP Multicast, HTTP, MMSU, MMST, MSBD, or other protocols supported by Windows Media Technologies during the Term; and (ii) WMC Content files. For a Licensed Application, a Windows Media Stream can originate from, without limitation, a Licensed Application or third party application built with the SDK pursuant to a license from Microsoft, a Windows Media Technologies component, an HTTP server, a local or network shared file system, a Content Proxy Server, or a Cache Proxy Server. For purposes of this definition: (A) "Cache Proxy Server" means an application, under a license from Microsoft, (1) that is a server that streams or delivers WMC Content that has originated solely from a Windows Media Server, and/or (2) that performs caching and delivery functions solely for the purpose of enhancing network performance in delivering Windows Media Streams from a Windows Media Server to a Windows Media Player or Licensed Application; and (B) "Content Proxy Server" means an application, under a license from Microsoft, that is a server which streams or manages WMC Content for purposes of distribution and tracking Windows Media Streams. 1.30 "Windows Media Technologies" means the currently shipping (and Updates thereof during the Term) versions of the Windows Media Player, Windows Media Server, Windows Media Encoder, Windows Media SDK and all its sub-components (including but not limited to, the SDK), and WMC Content creation tools that Microsoft may choose, solely in its discretion, to release as part of the Platforms. For purposes of this Section, "Windows Media Encoder" means the current version (and Updates thereof supported in the SDK during the Term) of Microsoft's Windows Media Technologies real-time encoder. 1.31 "WMC Content" means Content, contained within the Windows Media Container, and optionally Packaged. WMC Content includes, but is not limited to WMF Content. 1.32 "WMF Content" means Content encoded solely with Codecs, contained within the Windows Media Container, and optionally Packaged 2. LICENSE GRANT & RESTRICTIONS 2.1 SDK and Components License Grant. Expressly subject to the restrictions in Section 2.3, Microsoft hereby grants Company a limited, non-exclusive, non-assignable, worldwide, nontransferable, royalty-free, fully paid up, right and license during the Term to: (a) Use, copy, and install (i) an unlimited number of copies of the SDK and its components on computers located at premises owned or leased by Company and its Affiliates, and (ii) copies of the SDK and its components on computers located at premises owned or leased by Company's Independent Contractors in a number reasonably necessary to carry out development work for Company consistent with this Agreement; provided that such copies may be used in accordance with this Section 2.1(a) solely to develop Licensed Applications, and, if Company so elects, to develop and Distribute Company-owned and Company-licensed WMC Content; and (b) Distribute and have Distributed the Redistributable Components solely as part of the Distribution of a Licensed Application. 2.2 Sample Source License Grant. Expressly subject to the restrictions in Section 2.3, Microsoft hereby grants Company a limited, non-exclusive, non-assignable, worldwide, nontransferable, royalty-free, fully paid up, right and license during the Term to: (a) Use, copy, modify, create derivative works and install (i) an unlimited number of copies of the Sample Source on computers located at premises owned or leased by Company and its Affiliates and (ii) the Sample Source on computers located at premises owned or leased by Company's Independent Contractors in a number reasonably necessary to carry out development work for Company consistent with this Agreement; provided that such copies may be used in accordance with this Section 2.2(b) solely to develop Licensed Applications; and (b) Distribute and have Distributed the object code only versions of the Sample Source including any modifications or derivative works thereof, solely as part of the Distribution of a Licensed Application. 2.3 License Restrictions and Requirements. (a) Preservation of Interoperability. Except solely as expressly permitted in Sections 2.3(a)(i), 2.3(a)(ii), and 2.3(a)(iii), Company will neither develop, nor have third parties develop for Company, Licensed Applications which Break Interoperability or which Compromise Interoperability. Company will comply with the interoperability requirements set forth in Exhibit B as may be updated by Microsoft periodically during the Term. (i) Limited Right to Transcode for MP3 Devices. Licensed Applications may Transcode audio Content, that was decomposed from WMF Content, into ISO MPEG-2 Layer-3 standard compressed audio and then Convert the WMF Content with that Transcoding into the MP3 file format (the "MP3 Content") solely for the purpose of immediately transferring such WMF Content to standalone digital devices, such as those which play MP3 and optionally other file formats ("MP3 Device"), provided that: (A) the MP3 Device does not natively support playback of Windows Media Content; (B) the DRM restrictions in Section 2.3(f) are observed by Company; and (C) the MP3 Content cannot be transferred, Transcoded, or used for any purpose other than local playback on such MP3 Devices in their normal and ordinary modes of operation. Notwithstanding the limited right to Transcode provided in this Section 2.3(a)(i), this Agreement does not cover use of the SDK to create Licensed Applications which run on platforms other than the Platforms, including MP3 Devices or other, similar digital devices. Any such use of the SDK requires a separate agreement with Microsoft. (ii) Limited Right to Convert. Licensed Applications may Convert WMC Content not Packaged (or if Packaged, then WMC Content that is licensed as specified in the DRM Flags for such purpose) into the Redbook CD audio format solely for purposes of making permitted copies of such WMC Content on Digital Devices (and not in any other file format nor on any other devices). (iii) Limited Right to Transcode for editing applications. A Licensed Application may Transcode Content solely to the extent the Licensed Application's primary function is to edit Content and provided that: (A) the Licensed Application requires user interaction for each Transcode (i.e., the Licensed Application does not perform batch Transcoding); (B) the Content editor is an offline editor (i.e., the Content is not sourced from a Windows Media Stream that is a network stream as defined in Section 1.29 (i)). (b) Non-Malicious Intent. Licensed Applications shall not be specifically designed to degrade, overload, or stress any component of Windows Media Technologies. (c) Usage of File Extensions & Metafiles. Each Licensed Application shall comply with the file extension and metafile usage and format requirements and guidelines as set forth in Exhibit C as may be updated by Microsoft periodically during the Term. (d) Redistributable Components. Company's rights under Section 2.1(b) with respect to Redistributable Components are expressly conditioned upon its compliance with the following obligations: (i) Company will not authorize further Distribution of the Redistributable Components by end-users of Licensed Applications. (ii) Company will not use Microsoft's name, logo or trademarks to market or promote any Licensed Application, except: (A) as expressly set forth in Section 2.3(d)(iii), or (B) as permitted by a separate agreement between the parties. (iii) Company will include in the "About Box" for all Licensed Applications a copyright notice which states the following: "Portions utilize Microsoft Windows Media Technologies. Copyright (c) 1999-2000 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved." (iv) Company will not use the Redistributable Components or any other part of the SDK to create a new Licensed Application that substantially duplicates the server functionality of any version of the Windows Media Server. (v) Company will not use the Codecs or any part of the Codecs in any Licensed Application or otherwise except as part of the Redistributable Components. (e) Default Encoding Format. If a publicly Distributed Licensed Application supports multiple encoding formats and "Windows Media Format" is not set as the default encoding format, then the Licensed Application will enable the user to specify a default encoding format for high quality encoding (e.g., importing music from a CD or other high quality uncompressed digital format) and the default encoding format options will include the high quality encoding options for WMF Content. (f) DRM Restrictions. Each Licensed Application will comply with the DRM requirements set forth in Exhibit A as may be updated by Microsoft periodically during the Term. (g) Use of Certificates. Each Licensed Application will comply with the Certificate requirements set forth in Exhibit D as may be updated by Microsoft periodically during the Term. Microsoft may exercise its right to revoke, or instruct its licensees or agents to revoke on Microsoft's behalf, any Licensed Application Certificate pursuant to paragraph 3 of Exhibit D upon two (2) days written notice to Company. (h) No Further Redistribution/No Reverse Engineering. Company will not Distribute or have Distributed the SDK or any component thereof, other than as expressly permitted in this Section 2. Company may not reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise seek to discover the source code, components, Codecs, DRM, protocols or Windows Media Container of the SDK (other than the Sample Source), except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation. (