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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Motient Corporation
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On
April 12, 2006, Highland Select Equity Fund, L.P., an affiliate of Highland Capital
Management, L.P. (
“Highland”), delivered to Motient Corporation (the
“Company”) a demand letter,
pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, to inspect certain books, records
and documents of the Company. A copy of the letter is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.
HIGHLAND STRONGLY ADVISES ALL SECURITY HOLDERS OF THE COMPANY TO READ ITS PROXY OR CONSENT
STATEMENT WHEN AND IF IT BECOMES AVAILABLE, AS IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING
INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PARTICIPANTS IN ANY SUCH PROXY OR CONSENT SOLICITATION. INVESTORS CAN
GET THE PROXY OR CONSENT STATEMENT, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS, WHEN AND IF AVAILABLE, FOR
FREE AT THE COMMISSION’S WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV. IN ADDITION, ANY SUCH PROXY OR CONSENT
STATEMENT, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS, WHEN AND IF AVAILABLE, WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR FREE FROM
THE PARTICIPANTS BY CONTACTING HIGHLAND’S SOLICITOR, MACKENZIE PARTNERS, INC., AT ITS TOLL-FREE
NUMBER: (
800) 322-2885, OR BY COLLECT CALL AT (
212) 929-5550.
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE IDENTITY OF THE POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS IN ANY SUCH POTENTIAL PROXY
OR CONSENT SOLICITATION AND A DESCRIPTION OF THEIR DIRECT OR INDIRECT INTERESTS, BY SECURITY
HOLDINGS OR OTHERWISE, IS CONTAINED IN EXHIBIT 1 HERETO. Security holders of the Company can also
obtain information concerning the identity of the potential participants in any such potential
proxy or consent solicitation and a description of their direct or indirect interests, by security
holdings or otherwise, for free by contacting Highland’s solicitor, MacKenzie Partners, Inc., at
its toll-free number: (
800) 322-2885, or by collect call at (
212) 929-5550.
2
EXHIBIT 1
POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS
The potential participants in any potential proxy or consent solicitation (the “Participants”)
may include, and/or may be deemed to include, the following: Highland Capital Management, L.P.
(“Highland”); Highland Capital Management Services, Inc. (“HCMS”); Highland Crusader Offshore
Partners, L.P. (“Crusader”); Highland Crusader Fund GP, L.P. (“Crusader Fund GP”); Highland
Crusader GP, LLC (“Crusader GP”); Highland Equity Focus Fund, L.P. (“HEFF”); Highland Equity Focus
Fund GP, L.P. (“HEFF Fund GP”); Highland Equity Focus GP, LLC (“HEFF GP”); Highland Legacy Limited
(“Legacy”); Highland Select Equity Fund, L.P. (“HSEF”); Highland Select Equity Fund GP, L.P. (“HSEF
Fund GP”); Highland Select Equity GP, LLC (“HSEF GP”); PAMCO Cayman, Limited (“PAMCO”); Prospect
Street High Income Portfolio, Inc. (“PSH”); Prospect Street Income Shares Inc. (“PSI”); Strand
Advisors, Inc. (“Strand”); James D. Dondero (together with Highland, HCMS, Crusader, Crusader Fund
GP, Crusader GP, HEFF, HEFF Fund GP, HEFF GP, Legacy, HSEF, HSEF Fund GP, HSEF GP, PAMCO, PSH, PSI,
and Strand, the “Highland Parties” and each, a “Highland Party”); Charles Maynard; John J. Ray III;
Steven S. Turoff; George A. Overstreet Jr.; and Niles K. Chura (together with Messrs. Maynard, Ray
III, Turoff, Overstreet Jr., and Chura, the “Nominees” and each, a “Nominee”).
Highland is a Delaware limited partnership and a registered investment adviser principally
engaged in the business of acting as investment adviser to various entities, including Crusader,
Legacy, PAMCO, PSH, and PSI. Pursuant to management agreements, Highland exercises all voting and
dispositive power with respect to securities held by Crusader, HEFF, Legacy, HSEF, and PAMCO.
Strand is a Delaware corporation principally engaged in the business of serving as the general
partner of Highland. Strand is wholly owned by Mr. Dondero. Mr. Dondero is a citizen of the
United States principally engaged in the business of serving as the President and a director of
Strand. Mr. Dondero was a director of Motient Corporation (the
“Company”). Mr. Dondero resigned
as a director of the Company, effective as of
February 14, 2006.
HCMS is a Delaware corporation principally engaged in the business of purchasing, holding and
selling securities for investment purposes.
Crusader is a Bermuda exempted limited partnership principally engaged in the business of
purchasing, holding and selling securities for investment purposes. Crusader Fund GP is a Delaware
limited partnership principally engaged in the business of serving as the general partner of
Crusader. Crusader GP is a Delaware limited liability company principally engaged in the business
of serving as the general partner of Crusader Fund GP. Crusader GP is wholly owned by Highland.
HEFF is a Delaware limited partnership principally engaged in the business of purchasing,
holding and selling securities for investment purposes. HEFF Fund GP is a Delaware limited
partnership principally engaged in the business of serving as the general partner of HEFF. HEFF GP
is a Delaware limited liability company principally engaged in the business of serving as the
general partner of HEFF Fund GP. HEFF GP is wholly owned by Highland.
Legacy is a Cayman Islands exempted limited liability company principally engaged in the
business of purchasing, holding and selling securities for investment purposes.
HSEF is a Delaware limited partnership principally engaged in the business of purchasing,
holding and selling securities for investment purposes. HSEF Fund GP is a Delaware limited
partnership principally engaged in the business of serving as the general partner of HSEF. HSEF GP
is a Delaware limited liability company principally engaged in the business of serving as the
general partner of HSEF Fund GP. HSEF GP is wholly owned by Highland.
PAMCO is a Cayman Islands exempted limited liability company principally engaged in the
business of purchasing, holding and selling securities for investment purposes.
PSH is a Maryland corporation and closed-end mutual fund registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 principally engaged in the business of purchasing, holding and selling
securities for investment purposes.
PSI is a Maryland corporation and closed-end mutual fund registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 principally engaged in the business of purchasing, holding and selling
securities for investment purposes.
Certain of the Participants hold direct or indirect interests in the Company as follows: PSH
owns 1,155,224 shares of common stock; PSI owns 111,940 shares of common stock; Legacy owns 223,880
shares of common stock; PAMCO owns 223,880 shares of common stock; HSEF owns 119,283 shares of
common stock (including 10,939 shares that may be acquired upon exercise of outstanding warrants);
HEFF owns 1,518,779 shares of common stock (including 164,089 shares that may be acquired upon
exercise of outstanding warrants and 54,545 shares that may be acquired upon conversion of
outstanding preferred stock); HCMS owns 182,748 shares of common stock (all of which may be
acquired upon conversion of outstanding preferred stock); Crusader owns 5,352,497 shares of common
stock (including 912,514 shares that may be acquired upon exercise of outstanding warrants and
2,345,694 shares that may be acquired upon conversion of outstanding preferred stock); Highland
owns 117,281 shares of common stock (all of which may be acquired upon conversion of outstanding
preferred stock); and James D. Dondero owns 18,814 shares of common stock. Highland and Strand
(which serves as the general partner of Highland) may be deemed to beneficially own 8,822,764
shares of common stock. James D. Dondero, who serves as the sole director of Strand, may be deemed
to beneficially own 9,024,326 shares of common stock. Crusader Fund GP (which serves as the
general partner of Crusader) and Crusader GP (which serves as the general partner of Crusader Fund
GP) may be deemed to beneficially own 5,352,497 shares of common stock (including 912,514 shares
that may be acquired upon exercise of outstanding warrants and 2,345,694 shares that may be
acquired upon conversion of outstanding preferred stock). HEFF Fund GP (which serves as the
general partner of HEFF) and HEFF GP (which serves as the general partner of HEFF Fund GP) may be
deemed to beneficially own 1,518,779 shares of common stock (including 164,089 shares that may be
acquired upon exercise of outstanding warrants and 54,545 shares that may be acquired upon
conversion of outstanding preferred stock). HSEF Fund GP (which serves as the general partner of
HSEF) and HSEF GP (which serves as the general partner of HSEF Fund GP) may be deemed to
beneficially own 119,283 shares of common stock (including 10,939 shares that may be acquired upon
exercise of outstanding warrants).
Niles K. Chura is an employee, officer, and/or director of one or more of the Highland
Parties. Mr. Chura may participate in soliciting proxies from security holders of the Company in
any potential proxy or consent solicitation. Mr. Chura does not beneficially own any interest in
any securities of the Company and would not be expected to receive any special compensation in
connection with any such solicitation.
Except as otherwise disclosed herein, Charles Maynard, John J. Ray III, Steven S. Turoff,
George A. Overstreet Jr., and Niles K. Chura have no direct or indirect interests, by security
holdings or otherwise, required to be disclosed herein, except each such person’s interest in being
nominated and elected as a director of the Company.
In addition, the Highland Parties and the Nominees and certain of their respective affiliates
may each be deemed to be a member of a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), which group beneficially owns 9,024,326 shares of
common stock (including shares that may be acquired upon exercise of outstanding warrants and
shares that may be acquired upon conversion of outstanding preferred stock), representing
approximately 14.4% of the shares of common stock outstanding as of the date hereof. However,
neither this filing nor anything contained herein shall be construed as an admission that any
Highland Party or any Nominee is, for any purpose, the beneficial owner of any securities covered
by this filing, except as otherwise provided herein.
Exhibit 2
HIGHLAND SELECT EQUITY FUND, L.P.
By Hand Delivery and Telecopy
Motient Corporation
c/o CT Corporation System
1209 Orange Street
Wilmington,
DE 19801
ATTN: Robert L. Macklin
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Dear Mr. Macklin:
Highland Select Equity Fund, L.P., f/k/a Highland Equity Fund, L.P. (“Stockholder”),
is the record owner of 108,344 shares of Common Stock of Motient Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the “Company” or “Motient”). Attached hereto as Exhibit “A”
is documentary evidence of Stockholder’s record ownership and such documentary evidence is a true
and correct copy of what it purports to be. Note that Stockholder recently changed its name by
making a filing with the Delaware Secretary of State. Evidence of such filing is also included in
Exhibit “A”.
This demand seeks to inspect books and records of the Company pursuant to Section 220(b) of
the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”). Stockholder’s purposes for seeking the
inspection are as follows:
(i) to investigate the deficiencies and material weaknesses in the Company’s internal controls
described by the Company in its Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2005 (the “
2005 Form
10-K”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “
SEC”) on
March 30, 2006;
(ii) to investigate the deficiencies in the design and implementation of the Company’s
internal controls over financial reporting that resulted in the Company restating its consolidated
financial statements for the quarterly reporting periods in fiscal 2005 as described by the Company
in the 2005 Form 10-K;
(iii) to investigate possible mismanagement, breaches of fiduciary duty, and improper
influence and conduct with respect to the relationships, transactions and dealings between and
among the Company, its directors, senior management, and advisors (including, without limitation,
(a) Capital & Technology Advisors, Inc., and its affiliate Communications Technology Advisors LLC,
and their respective subsidiaries (collectively, “CTA”), (b) Tejas Incorporated, its
subsidiary Tejas Securities Group, Inc., and their respective subsidiaries (collectively
“Tejas”), (c) Jared E. Abbruzzese, (d) Gary A. Singer, (e) Rajendra Singh, (f) Christopher
W. Downie, (g) any and all of their affiliates, including but not limited to, Niskayuna Development
LLC, Romulus Holdings, Inc., The Singer Children’s Management
Trust and Starrett Consulting LLC and (h) any “related party” to the Company, whether or not
such related party is appropriately identified or described in the Company’s filings with the SEC;
(iv) to investigate (a) possible mismanagement, breaches of fiduciary duty, and improper
influence and conduct in connection with the matters that were the subject of the supposed
investigation into the Company’s directors, Tejas and other Company advisors conducted by the Board
of Directors of the Company’s (the “Board”) Audit Committee (the “Audit
Committee”), (b) the adequacy of this investigation and (c) whether the Audit Committee’s
alleged investigation into allegations raised by the plaintiff in Highland Legacy Limited v. Steven
G. Singer, et. al, C.A. No. 1566-N was conducted (1) by independent and disinterested directors,
(2) by independent legal counsel that was not conflicted, (3) in good faith and (4) using
reasonable procedures;
(v) to investigate compensation arrangements and amended and restated employment agreements
(including applicable change in control and change in director provisions) and all amendments
thereto with and between, the Company and (a) Mr. Downie, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating
Officer and Treasurer of the Company, (b) Myrna J. Newman, Vice President, Controller and Chief
Accounting Officer of the Company, (c) Robert Macklin, Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary of the Company, and (d) any other officer of the Company whose employment agreement was
not properly filed with or disclosed to the SEC;
(vi) to investigate the circumstances surrounding the Failed Roll-Up (as such term is
subsequently defined in Section III), including (a) the conduct and procedures utilized by the
Board, any committee thereof, and any advisors retained by the Company, the Board or any committee
thereof and (b) the due diligence or other procedures utilized or proposed to be utilized in
determining the valuation numbers utilized by the Company in the Failed Roll-Up;
(vii) to utilize the information obtained through the inspection of the Company’s books and
records to evaluate possible litigation or other corrective measures with respect to certain or all
of these matters; and
(viii) to communicate with other stockholders regarding matters relating to their interests
as stockholders, so that stockholders may effectively address any mismanagement or improper
conduct, including, without limitation, by considering changes to the composition of the Board at
the upcoming annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders. As you know, Stockholder will be
communicating with the Company’s other stockholders and soliciting proxies to replace all of the
incumbent directors.
Each of these purposes is a proper purpose under Delaware law that is reasonably related to
Stockholder’s interest as a stockholder of the Company.
I. Requests Relating to Significant Deficiencies and Material Weaknesses in Internal
Controls, Regulatory Issues and Company Mistakes.
A. Financial Control and Reporting Issues.
The Company has repeatedly identified certain deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
internal controls over financial reporting. In addition, as disclosed in the 2005 Form 10-K, the
Company has again restated its consolidated financial statements.
Restating financial statements and disclosing deficiencies related to the Company’s internal
controls over financial reporting is nothing new to the Company. In the Company’s annual report on
Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2004 filed on
March 31, 2005 (the “
2004 Form
10-K”), the Company identified certain significant deficiencies in the internal controls over
financial reporting of the Company. In addition, on
November 11, 2005, the Company filed an
amended quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2005, restating various portions of
its consolidated financial statements.
The Company’s most recent annual report also contains disclosures regarding issues related to
internal control over financial reporting. In the 2005 Form 10-K, the Company reported on page 75
that
“there was one material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. In light
of this material weakness, management has concluded that, as of December 31, 2005, Motient
Corporation and Subsidiaries did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting.”
The 2005 Form 10-K goes on to report on page 76 that:
“The following material weakness has been identified and included in management’s
assessment:
Management has identified a lack of sufficient oversight and review involved in the
quarterly and year-end financial reporting process. In addition, management
identified a lack of resources to ensure complete application of generally accepted
accounting principles as it relates to non routine transactions. Specifically in
2005, we consummated two merger and acquisition transactions related to two separate
entities that we have a material investment in [MSV] or acquired a controlling
interest in [TerreStar]. This deficiency in the design and implementation of the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting resulted in a misstatement to
the financial statements for the quarterly reporting periods in 2005. The annual
statements provided herein reflect the adjustments for these restatements.”
In addition to the disclosures contained in the 2005 Form 10-K, the Company has had to amend a
number of its quarterly reports filed with the SEC in order to restate financial information. The
Company apparently failed to properly reflect in its financial results certain stock compensation
expenses incurred in connection with the Company’s ownership of equity interests in Mobile
Satellite Ventures, LP (“
MSV”). The
“change in control” determination referred to in
Section II.B. below was disclosed to be the cause of such restatement. On
March 30, 2006, the
Company filed Amendment No. 2 to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
March 31,
2005 (the “
First Quarter 2005 Form 10-Q/A”). This amendment reflects
the restatement of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the
three months ended
March 31, 2005. As reflected on page 22 of the First Quarter 2005 Form 10-Q/A,
the effect of this restatement was to increase the Company’s net loss from $28.5 million as
previously reported to $31.1 million as restated for the three months ended
March 31, 2005. For
the same three month period, the Company had revenues of $5.0 million.
As further evidence of the Company’s troubles with respect to financial reporting, the Company
filed amendments to its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the period ended
June 30, 2005 (the
“
Second Quarter Form 10-Q/A”) and for the period ended
September 30, 2005 (the “
Third
Quarter Form 10-Q/A”) on
March 30, 2006. The Company again failed to properly reflect certain
accounting treatment of equity interests, this time failing to properly record the value of certain
warrants issued in February 2005. For the period ended
June 30, 2005, as indicated on page 28 of
the Second Quarter Form 10-Q/A, the restatement reflects an increase in the Company’s net loss from
$22.9 million to $25.8 million for the three month period ended
June 30, 2005, and an increased net
loss for the six month period ended
June 30, 2005 from $51.4 million as previously reported to
$56.9 million as restated. The revenues for the same three and six month periods were $3.6 million
and $8.6 million, respectively. For the period ended
September 30, 2005, as reflected on page 29
of the Third Quarter Form 10-Q/A, the Company increased its net loss from $18.5 million to $20.1
million for the three month period ended
September 30, 2005, and increased its net loss from $69.88
million to $77.0 million for the nine month period ended
September 30, 2005. The revenues for the
same three and nine month periods were $3.2 million and $11.7 million, respectively.
Despite these deficiencies, weaknesses and restatements of financial information, the Company
gave both its Treasurer and Controller/Chief Accounting Officer, the two officers responsible for
accurate accounting and financial reporting, increased compensation and new employment agreements
(see Section II.G. below).
B. Operational Weaknesses, Regulatory Issues and Company Mistakes.
In addition to its financial control and reporting issues, the Company has disclosed certain
other deficiencies, regulatory issues and mistakes related to the operation of its business. In
the 2005 Form 10-K, the Company identifies on page 7 its business objective of using TerreStar
Networks, Inc. (“TerreStar”), of which the Company owns approximately 61% of the issued and
outstanding stock: to design and develop a next-generation communications system involving a hybrid
satellite/terrestrial wireless network in North America. The Company acknowledges, however, on
page 20 of the 2005 Form 10-K that it has “limited experience in running a satellite communications
business.”
The Company also reported in the 2005 Form 10-K that its 800 MHz licenses were impaired in
part because the Company “experienced a significantly greater decline in [its] revenues and
customer base in the second half of 2005 than anticipated.” The Company reported that these
changes impaired the nationwide capacity of its frequencies that was previously maintained, as well
as the future revenue and cash flows that either the Company or a third party could generate from
the use of these frequencies. As a result, the Company reduced the nationwide value premium
associated with these assets to zero from $18.4 million and reduced the individual frequency value
by $24.5 million.
Further, the Company reveals on page 23 of the 2005 Form 10-K that its equity investments, in
particular its ownership interest in MSV, may constitute investment securities under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). The Company indicates that
a company may be deemed to be an investment company if it owns investment securities with a value
exceeding 40% of its total assets excluding cash items and government securities, subject to
certain other exclusions. Investment companies are required to register under and comply with the
Investment Company Act unless an exemption from registration is available to the company or a safe
harbor applies. The 2005 Form 10-K indicates that if the Company were to be deemed an investment
company, it would become subject to the requirements of the Investment Company Act. As a
consequence, it would be prohibited from engaging in business as it has in the past and might be
subject to civil and criminal penalties for noncompliance. In addition, the Company reports that
certain of its contracts might be voidable, and a court-appointed receiver could take control of
the Company and liquidate the business.
The Company has also made significant mistakes with respect to the issuance of its securities.
In the 2005 Form 10-K on page 27, the Company acknowledges that it made a
“mistake” in the
Certificate of Designations for the Series A Preferred Stock by issuing non-voting preferred
despite the fact that its Certificate of Incorporation contains a provision that prohibits the
Company from issuing non-voting stock. According to the Form 8-K filed by the Company on
April 18,
2005, at the time the Company issued the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, it described them in
its public filings as
“shares of non-voting Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock” and
represented that
“[t]he Series A [Convertible] Preferred is non-voting, except as required by
applicable law.” At the time of the issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock, Section 4.1 of the
Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation provided that
“[t]he Corporation shall not issue
any class of non-voting stock.”
These facts demonstrate that the Company:
• lacks sufficient oversight and review involved in the quarterly and year-end financial
process;
• lacks resources to ensure complete application of generally accepted accounting
principles as it relates to non-routine transactions;
• significantly restated its earnings in 2005, resulting in a net loss for the year
ended
December 31, 2005 of $158.4 million in comparison to revenues of only $13.8 million, down
from revenues of $36.9 million in 2004;
• identified a business strategy to use its subsidiary TerreStar to design and develop a
next-generation communications system involving a hybrid satellite/terrestrial wireless network,
but acknowledged that it has limited experience in running a satellite communications business;
• disclosed that its investments may subject it to the Investment Company Act which
would prohibit it from engaging in business as it has in the past and would subject it to civil and
criminal penalties for noncompliance, including rendering certain of its contracts
voidable and risking a court-appointed receiver taking control of the Company and liquidating
the business; and
• mistakenly issued non-voting preferred shares in conflict with its corporate charter
and the DGCL.
The existence of these facts, alone or in combination, provides Stockholder with ample basis
to obtain books and records to investigate these matters, to investigate possible mismanagement,
breaches of fiduciary duty, and improper influence, and to obtain information to communicate with
other Company stockholders in connection with the upcoming election of directors at the annual
meeting of the Company stockholders.
Pursuant to Section 220(b) of the DGCL, Stockholder hereby demands, under oath, that it and
its attorneys, representatives and agents be given, during regular business hours, the opportunity
to inspect the following and to make copies or extracts therefrom:
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all books, records, documents and correspondence in the Company’s possession,
custody or control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or
address any deficiencies or material weaknesses in the Company’s internal controls over
financial reporting with respect to the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004 and
December 31, 2005, including, without limitation: (A) minutes, notes or other records
of the meetings of the Board or any committees of the Board for the period commencing
on January 1, 2004 at which the Board or any such committee discussed, evaluated,
considered, or took action with respect to the Company’s financial records or with
respect to the deficiencies in the Company’s financial controls identified or described
in the 2004 Form 10-K or the 2005 Form 10-K and the amendment or restatement of the
Company’s financial statements or filings with the SEC; and (B) any auditors’ letters
and any supporting material delivered to the Board or management, including, without
limitation, management letters and other letters that identify any significant
deficiencies or weaknesses in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting
and have been delivered to the Company with respect to the fiscal years ended December
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all books, records and documents in the Company’s possession, custody or
control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or address (A)
the restatement of the Company’s financial statements; (B) the lack of sufficient
oversight and review in the quarterly and year-end reporting process; and (C) the
inability to ensure complete application of generally accepted accounting principles as
it relates to non-routine transactions, all as reported on page 76 of the 2005 Form
10-K; |
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all books, records and documents in the Company’s possession, custody or
control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or address the
Company’s conclusion that it has “limited experience in running a satellite
communications business” as stated on page 20 of the 2005 Form 10-K; |
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all books, records and documents in the Company’s possession, custody or
control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or address the
statement that the Company “experienced a significantly greater decline in its revenues
and customer base in the second half of 2005 than anticipated” as reported on page 46
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all books, records and documents in the Company’s possession, custody or
control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or address
whether the Company is or may be subject to registration under the Investment Company
Act, including but not limited to, those books and records analyzing whether (A) the
Company’s investment in MSV subjects the Company to registration under the Investment
Company Act or (B) an exemption from registration or safe harbor is available to the
Company, as described on page 23 of the 2005 Form 10-K; |
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all books and records and documents in the Company’s possession, custody or
control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or address any
reporting, compliance, or informational systems designed to enable the Board to direct
and oversee the Company’s systems of internal controls over financial reporting and to
identify any deficiencies, inadequacies or problems in such systems; and |
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all books, records and documents in the Company’s possession, custody or
control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or address the
attendance or participation of directors in any meeting of the Board or any committee
thereof, and, including but not limited to, any evaluations of the Board, its
performance, or individual directors or their performance, whether conducted by the
Board, any committee of the Board, or any advisor or consultant. |
II. Requests Relating to Related Party Transactions.
In recent public filings, the Company makes reference to numerous related party transactions
between the Company and its directors and officers and between the Company and entities in which
the Company’s directors and officers have interests. These related party transactions, both
individually and in the aggregate, point to severe conflicts of interest and raise serious
questions about the independence of the Company’s directors, officers and related parties and
whether Company’s directors and management are complying with their fiduciary duties and acting in
the best interests of Motient stockholders. In the 2005 Form 10-K, the Company revealed that it
incurred expenses of $13,051,000 to related parties allegedly for service related obligations,
compared to only $13,824,000 in total revenue for the Company for the year ended
December 31, 2005.
A. CTA.
According to Motient’s Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2003, the Company first
entered into an agreement with CTA in May 2002 to provide consulting services to the Company. CTA
has been engaged by the Company for a variety of services since that date and
is still providing
“ongoing operational consulting” related to the Company’s
“core
communications business.” The Company has indicated that it has been paying CTA a monthly fee of
$100,000, which increased from $60,000 per month in November 2005. For the year ended
December 31,
2005, Motient paid CTA $9.4 million in cash and stock in 2005. The following persons associated
with Motient have been (or are) affiliated with CTA:
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Mr. Abbruzzese, the founder and a senior executive of CTA, was a Company
director until June 20, 2003. Mr. Abbruzzese is currently a director of Tejas (the
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Gerald Kittner, a Company director, is a CTA advisor and consultant. |
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Mr. Downie, Motient’s Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
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Peter Aquino, a former Motient director, was formerly a senior managing
director of CTA and is the owner of PDA Group, LLC (“PDA Group”), which was
assigned by Tejas warrants to purchase 56,250 shares of the Company’s common stock at
$5.50 per share. |
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Shawn O’Donnell, a director of MSV, has served as Chief Operating Officer
of CTA since July 2005. |
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Barry Williamson, a Motient director, also served on the board of
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Even convicted felon Gary Singer (Steven Singer’s brother) has indirectly
(to a trust established for Gary Singer’s children) received fees of over $1 million
from Motient which were “paid at the direction of CTA” for Gary Singer’s assistance to
CTA with respect to Motient’s purchase of certain interests in MSV. |
In 2004 and 2005 (more fully described in Section II.D. below), Motient sold common and
preferred equities in private placements to private investors in a series of four PIPE
transactions., CTA’s representatives in Motient management and on the Board insisted that Motient
engage Tejas as placement agent in these transactions. These engagements were typically
non-competitive. Tejas was engaged despite the fact that it had little investment banking
experience. The last of these four transactions occurred in April 2005.
In all, Tejas earned cash fees in excess of $17 million for these transactions and was granted
warrants to purchase Motient stock, which are now worth tens of millions of dollars. Mr.
Abbruzzese was granted options to purchase 100,000 shares of Tejas common stock in November 2004,
one-third of which were immediately exercisable. This grant was never disclosed to the full Board
as Mr. Abbruzzese continued to recommend that Motient engage Tejas as placement agent. Tejas
earned record investment banking fees in 2004, significantly higher than its previous high year for
such fees. Mr. Abbruzzese rescinded these Tejas options on
December 5, 2005 with no further
explanation, although the options appeared to be
“in the money.” On
May 9, 2005, less than one
month after completion of the fourth PIPE transaction,
CTA and Tejas signed a letter of intent whereby Tejas agreed to acquire CTA for $65 million.
This merger was subsequently consummated in July 2005. As a principal equity owner in CTA,
Mr. Abbruzzese received more than $30 million pursuant to the merger and has served on the
Tejas board since that date.
B. MSV.
The CTA connection has proven beneficial to Mr. Abbruzzese in other ways. Motient is entitled
to designate three directors of Mobile Satellite Ventures GP, Inc. (“MGP”), the general
partner of MSV. Mr. Abbruzzese, along with other CTA representatives Messrs. Kittner and O’Donnell
have been designated by Motient to serve as directors of MGP. As directors, these individuals are
entitled to participate in MSV’s Unit Incentive Plan. Messrs. Abbruzzese, O’Donnell and Kittner
together hold options to purchase an aggregate of 212,500 MSV partnership units. Mr. Abbruzzese
is a member of the committee of the MGP board that administers MGP’s Unit Incentive Plan under
which directors may be granted options to purchase partnership units of MSV. The Compensation
Committee of the MSV board of directors recently determined that the vesting of these options was
accelerated as a result of the acquisition by the Company of MSV partnership units held by other
limited partners in February 2005. The Company’s improper accounting treatment of the acceleration
of these options was a major cause of the Company’s restating its financial results for 2005 (see
Section I.A. above).
C. TerreStar.
The CTA representatives are also involved with TerreStar, another Motient subsidiary. On
May
11, 2005, the Company disclosed that Motient Ventures Holding Inc. (“
MVH”), a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company, purchased 8,190,008 shares of common stock of TerreStar and that, as a
result of the purchase, the Company owns approximately 61% of the issued and outstanding stock of
TerreStar. The Company also reported that TerreStar was a wholly owned subsidiary of MSV, that
TerreStar was spun-off to its limited partners and in connection with that spin-off, the Company
acquired ownership of approximately 49% of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of
TerreStar. A subsequent stock purchase increased the Company’s ownership to the 61% level.
The Company also reported that following this acquisition, Messrs. Abbruzzese, O’Donnell and
Downie would serve as directors of TerreStar. Mr. Downie’s amended and restated employment
agreement indicated that he holds options to purchase shares of common stock of TerreStar which
were granted pursuant to the TerreStar Networks Inc. 2002 Incentive Plan. There is no publicly
available information with respect to why Mr. Downie is entitled to these options.
D. Tejas.
On
April 7, 2004, the Company sold 4,215,910 shares of its common stock in a PIPE transaction
at a per share price of $5.50 for an aggregate purchase price of $23.2 million. The Company paid
Tejas, as its placement agent for the transaction, a placement fee of $350,000 at closing. On
July
1, 2004, Motient sold 3,500,000 shares of its common stock at a price per share
of $8.57 for an aggregate purchase price of $30.0 million in another PIPE transaction.
Motient paid Tejas a placement fee of $850,000 at closing. On
November 12, 2004, the Company sold
15,353,609 shares of its common stock in a third PIPE transaction at a per share price of $8.57.
The Company paid Tejas commissions of $5,182,620 for its placement agent services in this
transaction. On
April 15, 2005, the Company sold 408,500 shares of non-voting Series A Cumulative
Convertible Preferred Stock and paid $11.5 million in placement agent commissions to Tejas. The
total of these cash fees to Tejas is approximately $17,800,000. These cash fees do not take into
account the tens of millions of dollars worth of warrants to purchase Motient common stock that
Motient granted to Tejas and CTA in connection with these private placements (values based on
recent market prices of Motient common stock).
Tejas was paid these substantial fees despite the fact that it had little investment banking
experience. As indicated in Tejas’ Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2005, Tejas did not
even focus on investment banking efforts until 2004. Only in 2004 did Tejas begin to focus more
attention on its investment banking efforts, particularly in assisting public companies raise
capital, in 2004.
Tejas’ substantial ties to Motient are more fully set forth in Section II.A. above.
E. Companies Affiliated with Former and Current Company Directors and Related Parties.
Many current and former Motient directors have either worked together, served on various
boards together, worked at CTA together, and/or been sued together. This pattern is evident in the
following companies:
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Cooper Companies, Inc. (“Cooper”): The SEC filed a civil action against
Steven Singer, who is now Motient’s Chairman, and his brother, Gary Singer, on
November 10, 1992 for federal securities law violations in connection with his
involvement at Cooper. Separately, Gary Singer was convicted of twenty-one counts,
including RICO, money laundering and mail and wire fraud, in connection with
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CAI Wireless Systems, Inc. (“CAI Wireless”): Mr. Abbruzzese was the
founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CAI Wireless. From 1996 to 1999,
Kittner was a senior vice president for legislative and regulatory affairs with CAI
Wireless. CAI Wireless and certain individuals have been named in six class action
lawsuits alleging various violations of the federal securities laws filed in the
United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. Mr.
Abbruzzese, then Chairman and CEO of CAI Wireless, was one of the named
individuals. CAI Wireless’ filings with the SEC also indicate that a Memorandum of
Understanding outlining a $3 million settlement had been signed by counsel to all
parties to the litigation. |
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Globix Corporation (“Globix”): Steven Singer has been a director of
Globix since April 2002. From December 15, 2002 through October 28, 2005, Steven
Singer was chairman of the board of directors of Globix. Steven Singer currently
serves
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as the non-executive chairman of Globix. Mr. Abbruzzese was a member of Globix’s
board of directors, but resigned during the year ended September 30, 2003. Raymond
Steele, a member of the Motient board, has been a director of Globix since June 2003
(Mr. Steele has received both cash compensation and stock options for such service).
As of December 22, 2005, The Singer Children’s Management Trust, the trust for the
benefit of Gary A. Singer’s (Steven Singer’s brother) children, was the beneficial
owner of 4,331,010 shares of Globix common stock representing 8.76% of the
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The relationship between CTA and Globix is remarkably similar to the
relationship between CTA and Motient. In both instances, insiders with substantial
relationships at CTA are directing funds to CTA. CTA provides consulting and
business development services to Globix in exchange for a fee of $60,000 per month.
Additionally, under a letter agreement between Globix and CTA, Globix will negotiate
in good faith for the payment to CTA of a success fee if Globix consummates a sale,
merger or a similar transaction with CTA’s assistance. Wayne Barr, Jr., who is
currently a member of Globix’s board of directors, is the President of CTA. CTA
provided services to Globix since it emerged from bankruptcy in 2002. On May 15,
2005, CTA and Globix entered into a new consulting agreement under which CTA
received a fee of $120,000 per month in exchange for assistance in the integration
of Globix and NEON Communications, Inc., a company that merged with Globix
(“NEON”) and other business and consulting services. CTA had been providing
services to both Globix and NEON prior to this merger. Effective January 15, 2006,
the CTA fee was reduced to $60,000 per month for the remaining term of the
consulting agreement, and the scope of services was also reduced. For the fiscal
years ended September 30, 2003, 2004 and 2005, CTA received $810,000, $827,000 and
$1,272,000, respectively, in fees and expense reimbursements from Globix. Barr,
along with certain affiliates of CTA, holds warrants exercisable for 500,000 shares
of Globix common stock at $3.00 per share through March 13, 2013, which warrants
were purchased from Globix for $25,000. Certain other current and former affiliates
of CTA and their designees hold warrants purchased from NEON that were converted in
the merger into the right to purchase 95,610 shares of Globix common stock at $4.75
per share expiring October 23, 2008 and warrants to purchase 111,545 shares of
Globix common stock at $4.16 per share expiring December 3, 2007. |
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WSNet Inc. (“WSNet”) Mr. Abbruzzese is currently accused of defrauding
yet another public company, WSNet. Mr. Abbruzzese is the former chairman and chief
executive officer of WSNet. With respect to his actions as an executive of WSNet,
a lawsuit was filed against Mr. Abbruzzese alleging violations of Sections 10(b)
and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The other defendants in the
WSNet litigation included Gary Singer and Romulus Holdings, Inc., (“Romulus
Holdings”), an investment vehicle for the Singer family. Exhibit 99.5 to
Amendment No. 5 to the Schedule 13D of Motient filed on September 7, 2005 is a copy
of Plaintiff’s Fourth Amended Petition filed by the trustee of WSNet Holdings
against, among others, Mr. Abbruzzese. |
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American Banknote Corporation (“American Banknote”): James D. Dondero,
the founder and President of Highland Capital Management, L.P.
(“Highland”), is on the board of directors of American Banknote, where
Steven Singer is also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. For purposes of
attending an American Banknote board meeting, Mr. Dondero visited the American
Banknote offices and witnessed Gary Singer and Steven Singer sharing an office in
the American Banknote office building. Remus Holdings, Inc. (“Remus
Holdings”), is another of the Singer family investment vehicles, which at one
time owned a significant amount of securities of American Banknote. Additionally,
Mr. Steele, a director of the Company since 2004, is also a member of the board of
directors of American Banknote, the second such entity whose board of directors is
chaired by Steven Singer (see also Globix above). Mr. Steele receives cash and
stock options in connection with his service as a director. C. Gerald Goldsmith
became a director of the Company in June 2005. Mr. Goldsmith has an extensive
history of business with Steven Singer as well as Gary Singer, including board
service on the American Banknote board of directors. Mr. Goldsmith was elected the
Chairman Emeritus and a director of American Banknote in November 2000, and became
a consultant to American Banknote at a rate of $10,000 per month. In July 2001,
Mr. Goldsmith was awarded a participation in the American Banknote’s restructuring
bonus pool at a $100,000 level. In April 2005, upon the consummation of American
Banknote’s second bankruptcy filing, Goldsmith retired from the American Banknote
board, who then paid Mr. Goldsmith $40,000 for his past services. At approximately
the same time his tenure with American Banknote (chaired by Steven Singer) ended,
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Leap Wireless International, Inc. (“Leap Wireless”): Wayne Barr, Jr.
(the current President of CTA) and Gerald Kittner (an advisor and consultant to
CTA) both resigned as directors of Leap Wireless on December 30, 2004. Mr.
Dondero, the founder and president of Highland, currently serves as a director of
Leap Wireless. It is believed that both Messrs. Barr and Kittner resigned from the
Leap Wireless board after Leap Wireless declined to retain CTA for a financial
advisory role. |
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Allegiance Telecom Inc. (“Allegiance”): Allegiance announced on May 14,
2003 that it was pursuing financial restructuring plans under Chapter 11 of the
U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Gary Singer was involved in Allegiance through Romulus
Holdings (see further description of these activities in Section V. below). From
1994 to 2000, Steven Singer was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer of Romulus Holdings, a family-owned investment fund. Romulus Holdings and
its affiliates served on the Allegiance Creditor’s Committee and resigned from
membership on such committee on January 20, 2004. CTA served as “Industry and
Technology Advisors to the Creditors Committee” of Allegiance during the bankruptcy
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F. Common Stock Repurchases.
Additionally, the Company continues to repurchase its shares of common stock from selected
insiders, despite the fact that Motient has suffered significant net losses for the past three
years. On
May 13, 2005, Motient, entered into an agreement to repurchase 500,000 shares of Motient
common stock, from George Haywood, at a price of $19.90 per share. The repurchase was completed on
May 18, 2005. Mr. Haywood owned approximately 9% of Motient’s outstanding common stock prior to the
repurchase. In the second half of 2005, Motient repurchased shares of common stock from several
directors, Messrs. Kittner, Singer and Steele, and Ms. St. John, which were surrendered to Motient
pursuant to the terms of their respective restricted stock grants. Motient paid a total of $496,000
for an aggregate of 22,202 common shares. Motient continues to provide liquidity to a selected
group of insiders. This liquidity is not as readily available to other holders of Motient common
stock, which, despite the Company’s statement to the contrary on the cover of its 2005 Form 10-K,
is not listed on any major exchange or with the Nasdaq National Market, but is traded on the
“pink
sheets.”
G. Employment Agreements with Company Officers.
The Company has recently disclosed the terms of three amended and restated employment
agreements between the Company and certain of its senior executives which reveal a number of
unusual, if not shocking, terms.
On
November 21, 2005, the Company entered into employment agreements with each of Mr. Downie,
Ms. Newman and Mr. Macklin. The agreements provide for annual salaries of $240,000, $150,000 and
$175,000, annual cash bonuses of up to 50%, 35% and 35% of base salary, and grants of 125,000,
15,000, and 15,000 shares of restricted common stock, respectively. The restricted stock grant and
176,664 unvested stock options will vest upon the consummation of a change of control. As a
Section 16 Reporting Officer, Mr. Downie filed a Form 4 on
November 23, 2005 indicating he had
acquired 125,000 shares of Motient common stock on
November 21, 2005, which would vest
“upon the
consummation of certain strategic events.” On that date, the market value of this stock grant to
Mr. Downie was $2.3 million.
Ms. Newman’s and Mr. Macklin’s employment agreements provide for a severance payment of up to
two year’s salary, bonus and benefits value upon termination by the Company without cause, or upon
termination by the employee for good reason. The severance amount payable to either Mr. Newman or
Mr. Macklin decreases by one month’s pay for each month such employee is employed after November
2005, to a minimum severance of one year’s salary. Mr. Downie’s severance payment is equivalent to
eighteen months of his salary, bonus and benefit value. In addition, Mr. Downie is entitled to
receive his entire severance package if he terminates the agreement on account of having to work
for an average of three days per week outside of the New York City area in any calendar month. He
has been granted this right by the Company despite the fact that (a) he is currently the highest
ranking officer of the Company and (b) the Company’s headquarters are in Lincolnshire, Illinois,
which is approximately 732 miles from New York City.
H. Rajendra Singh’s Connection with Motient and the Singers.
Mr. Singh, a significant investor in the Company, also appears to be involved in the web of
relationships described thusfar. In February 2005, through a tax free merger transaction between
the Company and Telecom Satellite Ventures (owned by Mr. Singh), Mr. Singh exchanged his interests
in MSV for 8,187,804 shares of the Company’s common stock. At the time of the transaction, the
Company’s shares were trading at or around $29.20 per share, meaning that the value of Mr. Singh’s
shares of the Company at the time the transaction closed was approximately $239 million. Since
then, Mr. Singh has been periodically selling his shares of the Company and reaping the benefits of
this deal. To complicate matters, Mr. Singh has invested with the Singers in companies other than
Motient, including First Avenue Networks, Inc. (“First Avenue”) and Leap Wireless (See
Section II.E. above regarding Leap Wireless). Mr. Singh also served briefly in the Leap Wireless
board.
Mr. Singh’s acquisition of a significant stake of Motient, coupled with his service on boards
and investments made with the Singers and CTA insiders, raise questions as to what kind of deal the
Company really got in issuing $239 million in stock to Mr. Singh to increase its stake in MSV.
Additionally, the Company did not disclose what valuation methods (if any) were used to determine
the amount of shares of Motient stock Mr. Singh received in this transaction.
In another example of Mr. Singh’s connections to Company management, Stockholder has recently
learned that MSV may have engaged LCC International, Inc. (“LCC”), a publicly traded
wireless engineering company founded by Mr. Singh, for business consulting purposes. Mr. Singh and
his wife founded LCC in 1983 and have been on its board of directors ever since. According to
LCC’s 2005 proxy statement, Mr. Singh and his wife control 68.9% of LCC’s voting power. In light
of Mr. Singh’s recent exchange of his interest in MSV for shares of the Company, the engagement of
LCC by MSV appears to be possibly yet another example of business being directed to a company with
close ties to management, and in this case, to a company controlled by Mr. Singh who himself is a
substantial stockholder in the Company. Another example of a connection between Company management
and Mr. Singh is the ownership of First Avenue Networks, Inc. (“First Avenue”). According
to a prospectus filed by First Avenue in May 2005, Niskayuna Development LLC, Mr. Singh and his
wife, The Singer Children’s Management Trust, Shawn O’Donnell and Tejas were all owners of First
Avenue stock. The principal address listed for First Avenue on its most recent Form 10-K (7925
Jones Branch Drive, Suite 3300, McLean VA) is also the address of the building in which LCC has its
principal offices (7925 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 800, McLean VA).
I. Hughes Network Systems, LLC.
In another example of a deal between related parties, TerreStar, a subsidiary of Motient,
recently entered into a contract valued at up to $38 million with Hughes Network Systems, LLC
(“
Hughes Network”) to
“build a ground component of [TerreStar]’s integrated communications
system.” Hughes Networks is an operating subsidiary of Hughes Communications, Inc. (“
Hughes
Communications”), whose majority owners include the largest two indirect owners of MSV
Investors, LLC, the second largest shareholder of TerreStar. During the years ended
December 31,
2004 and
2005, MSV incurred approximately $2.5 million and $1.3 million, respectively, of expenses
for services provided by Hughes Network. Hughes Network was controlled by SkyTerra Communications,
Inc., which indirectly holds limited partnership units MSV. SkyTerra Communications, Inc., is
controlled by Apollo Advisors L.P., an investment company for which two of the directors of MSV’s
general partner are partners.
The above information (Section III.A-I.) demonstrates that Motient has engaged in significant
related party transactions which have benefited CTA, Tejas, select stockholders, insiders and
affiliates. The number and magnitude of these transactions raise serious questions as to whether
the Board and Motient management have been acting in the best interest of the Company’s
stockholders.
Based on the foregoing, Stockholder has a credible basis to believe there is potential
wrongdoing, corporate malfeasance, overcompensation, and waste taking place at the Company through
payments made by the Company to its officers and directors or their affiliates. As such,
Stockholder has ample basis to obtain books and records to investigate possible mismanagement,
breaches of fiduciary duty, and improper influence with respect to the relationships, transactions
and dealings between and among the Company, its directors, senior management, and advisors, and to
obtain information to communicate with other Company stockholders on these subjects in connection
with the upcoming annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders.
With respect to these matters, pursuant to Section 220(b) of the DGCL, Stockholder hereby
demands, under oath, that it and its attorneys, representatives and agents be given, during regular
business hours, the opportunity to inspect the following and to make copies or extracts therefrom:
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all books, records and documents in the Company’s possession, custody or
control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or address the
related party transactions as reported on page F-34 of the 2005 Form 10-K, including
but not limited to, (A) payments made to MSV for consulting services related to
TerreStar; (B) cash and stock compensation paid to CTA; (C), monthly retainer or
consulting fees paid to CTA; and (D) consideration or compensation received directly or
indirectly from the Company by The Singer Children’s Management Trust; |
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all books, records and documents in the Company’s possession, custody or
control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or address the
share repurchases from certain directors of the Company as disclosed on pages F- |
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26 and F-34 of the 2005 Form 10-K including all Board (or any committee thereof)
resolutions and materials addressing such repurchase; |
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all books, records and documents in the Company’s possession, custody or
control pertaining to any contract, agreement, or understanding between the Company and
CTA or its affiliates including but not limited any current contract and all prior or
superseded contracts; |
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all books, records and documents in the Company’s possession, custody or
control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or address (A)
any fees or other consideration provided by the Company to CTA or its affiliates; (B)
the nature of the services rendered; (C) the market value of such services; (D) the
decision to increase such fees; (E) alternatives addressed by the Company to utilizing
CTA and the costs of such alternatives; and (F) the qualifications and competence of
CTA to provide such services; |
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all books, records and documents in the Company’s possession, custody or
control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or address (A)
any fees or other consideration provided by the Company to Tejas or its affiliates; (B)
the nature of the services rendered; (C) the market value of such services; (D)
alternatives addressed by the Company to utilizing Tejas and the costs of such
alternatives; and (E) the qualifications and competence of Tejas to provide such
services; |
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all books, records and documents in the Company’s possession, custody or
control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or address (i)
the Employment Agreement and Amended and Restated Employment Agreement of Mr. Downie,
attached as Exhibits 10.42 and 10.43 to the 2005 Form 10-K, (ii) the Employment
Agreement and Amended and Restated Employment Agreement of Ms. Newman, attached as
Exhibits 10.44 and 10.45 to the 2005 Form 10-K and (iii) the Employment Agreement and
Amended Employment Agreement of Mr. Macklin, attached as Exhibits 10.46 and 10.47 to
the 2005 Form 10-K, and all amendments thereto, including but not limited to, all
analysis and evaluation performed by the Company or any of its advisors concerning the
Employment Agreements or Amended and Restated Employment Agreements or the change of
control provisions and the restricted stock grants made in the Employment Agreements
and the Amended and Restated Employment Agreements; |
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all books, records and documents in the Company’s possession, custody or
control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or address any
present or historic personal, professional or social relationships between or among (i)
any of the current directors of the Company, and (ii) any of the current directors of
the Company and Messrs. Downie, Singer (Gary), Abbruzzese, and Singh; |
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control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or address |
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(A) any compensation, remuneration or consideration Mr. Downie has received from CTA,
Tejas, or any other affiliate of any director of the Company or Mr. Abbruzzese; (B)
Mr. Downie’s financial circumstances, (C) the materiality of any of the foregoing to
Mr. Downie in light of his financial circumstances, and (D) any connection between
Mr. Downie’s compensation and Motient’s payments to CTA, Tejas or any other
individual or entity; |
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all books, records and documents in the Company’s possession, custody or
control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or address (A)
any compensation, remuneration or consideration Mr. Kittner has received as an advisor
and consultant for CTA; (B) Mr. Kittner’s financial circumstances; (C) the materiality
of any of the foregoing to Mr. Kittner in light of his financial circumstances; and (D)
the effect of any of the foregoing on Mr. Kittner’s disinterestedness or independence
as a director of Motient; |
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all books, records and documents in the Company’s possession, custody or
control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or address (A)
any compensation, remuneration or consideration Mr. Williamson has received from or as
a director of Tejas; (B) Mr. Williamson’s financial circumstances; (C) the materiality
of any of the foregoing to Mr. Williamson in light of his financial circumstances; and
(D) the effect of any of the foregoing on Mr. Williamson’s disinterestedness or
independence as a director of Motient; |
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all books, records and documents in the Company’s possession, custody or
control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or address (A)
any compensation, remuneration or consideration Mr. Aquino has received from or as a
director of Tejas; (B) Mr. Aquino’s financial circumstances; (C) the materiality of any
of the foregoing to Mr. Aquino in light of his financial circumstances; and (D) the
effect of any of the foregoing on Mr. Aquino’s disinterestedness or independence during
his tenure as a director of Motient; |
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all books, records and documents in the Company’s possession, custody or
control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or address (A)
Mr. Goldsmith’s appointment as Chairman Emeritus of the board of directors of American
Banknote and the compensation Mr. Goldsmith receives in that position; (B) Mr.
Goldsmith’s participation in American Banknote’s restructuring bonus pool; (C) Mr.
Goldsmith’s retirement from the American Banknote board and the payment he received for
past services; (D) Mr. Goldsmith’s nomination to the Board; (E) Mr. Goldsmith’s
receipt of any compensation from Motient; (F) Mr. Goldsmith’s financial circumstances;
(G) the materiality of any of the foregoing to Mr. Goldsmith in light of his financial
circumstances; and (H) the effect of any of the foregoing on Mr. Goldsmith’s
disinterestedness or independence as a director of Motient; |
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all books, records and documents in the Company’s possession, custody or
control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or address (A)
any compensation, remuneration or consideration Mr. Steele has received
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from or as a director of American Banknote or Globix; (B) Mr. Steele’s financial
circumstances; (C) the materiality of any of the foregoing to Mr. Steele in light of
his financial circumstances; and (D) the effect of any of the foregoing on Mr.
Steele’s disinterestedness or independence as a director of Motient; |
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all books, records and documents in the Company’s possession, custody or
control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or address (A)
any compensation, remuneration or consideration Mr. Abbruzzese has received from CTA or
Tejas; (B) Mr. Abbruzzese’s financial circumstances; (C) the materiality of any of the
foregoing to Mr. Abbruzzese in light of his financial circumstances; and (D) the effect
of any of the foregoing on Mr. Abbruzzese’s disinterestedness or independence during
his tenure as a director of Motient; |
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all books, records and documents in the Company’s possession, custody or
control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or address
director questionnaires, including but not limited to, documents disclosing share
ownership submitted by any and all directors of the Company from January 2002 until the
present. This request further includes but is not limited to those books and records
in the Company’s possession, custody or control that disclose ownership positions by
such board members in any entity that has done or is currently doing business with or
on behalf of the Company, including all related parties to the Company; |
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all books, records and documents in the Company’s possession, custody or
control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or address (A)
the decision by the Board to designate Messrs. Abbruzzese, O’Donnell and Kittner to the
board of directors of MGP; (B) discussions, agreements or understandings concerning the
compensation paid or to be paid to Messrs. Abbruzzese, O’Donnell and Kittner for
service as members of the board of directors of MGP; (C) the current ownership of
options to purchase partnership interests in MSV; and (D) discussions, analysis or
recommendation as to the effect of any proposed or consummated transaction by the
Company (including, without limitation, the Failed Roll-Up (as hereinafter defined) and
any similar proposed transaction) on the value, liquidity or vesting of options to
purchase partnership interests in MSV held or to be acquired by Messrs. Abbruzzese,
O’Donnell, and Kittner, including, without limitation, minutes, notes or other records
of the meetings of the Board or any committees of the Board or other documents
reflecting or relating to such decision (including, without limitation, eligibility for
stock option or warrant grants); |
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all books, records and documents in the Company’s possession, custody or
control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or address (A)
the power, ability, authority and decision by the Company to designate Messrs.
Abbruzzese, Downie and O’Donnell to the board of directors of TerreStar; (B)
compensation paid to the directors of TerreStar and whether such compensation would run
for the benefit of Messrs. Abbruzzese, Downie and
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actual or beneficial ownership of any TerreStar securities by Messrs. Abbruzzese, Downie or O’Donnell; and (D) the effect of any proposed or
consummated transaction by the Company on the value, liquidity or vesting of any
TerreStar securities beneficially or actually held or to be acquired by Messrs.
Abbruzzese, Downie or O’Donnell, including, without limitation, minutes, notes or
other records of the meetings of the Board or any committees of the Board or other
documents relating thereto (including, without limitation, eligibility for stock,
option or warrant grants); |
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any contracts, agreements, arrangements or understandings between the Company
and Cooper, CAI Wireless, Globix, WSNet, The Singer Children’s Management Trust,
American Banknote, Romulus Holdings, Remus Holdings, Leap Wireless Allegiance, First
Avenue or PDA Group; |
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all books, records and documents in the Company’s possession, custody or
control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or address any
contracts, agreements, arrangements or understandings between (A) the Company or MSV
and (B) LCC; and |
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all books, records and documents in the Company’s possession, custody or
control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or address any
contracts, agreements, arrangements or understandings between (A) the Company, MSV or
TerreStar and (B) Hughes Network, Hughes Communications or any of their affiliates. |
III. Requests Relating to the Failed Roll-Up.
On
September 22, 2005, the Company announced that it had entered into a nonbinding letter of
intent to acquire the interests of MSV and TerreStar that it did not already own (the “
Failed
Roll-Up”). Mr. Dondero, in his capacity as a director of Motient, had previously asked other
Board members for any information with respect to the alleged valuation with respect to the Failed
Roll-Up. However, Mr. Dondero never received any such information. In a letter from Mr. Dondero
to the Board, filed with the SEC on
January 30, 2006, Mr. Dondero questioned the valuation of the
Failed Roll-Up. Subsequently, on
February 2, 2006, the Company announced that the Failed Roll-Up
was unlikely to occur as contemplated or announced and that it was considering other transactions
involving MSV and TerreStar.
The circumstances surrounding the alleged valuation involved in the Failed Roll-Up was
highly suspect. The Form S-1, as amended, filed by Motient in connection with the Failed Roll-
Up does not reflect that any valuation was done, that any financial advisor or investment bank
was hired, or that any fairness opinion was rendered with respect to MSV. The only references
to the valuation of MSV appear be that the Company (i) acknowledges the use of estimates in the
valuation of its investment in MSV, (ii) states that in November 2003, it engaged CTA to provide
a valuation of the Company’s equity interest in MSV as of
December 31, 2002 and (iii) states
that it paid CTA in March 2005 to provide certain valuation allocations for the Company’s
interest in MSV as a result of the Company’s
November 12, 2004 additional investment in MSV.
With respect to TerreStar, while the Company does describe a valuation model in several
sections of this Form S-1, such model appears to relate to the Company’s provision of certain pro forma financial data which gives effect to the
May 11, 2005 purchase by
the Company of 8,190,008 shares of TerreStar common stock. That the Company was still referencing this May 2005
valuation in November 2005 (and even, indirectly, in March 2006) SEC filings indicates that the valuation data
was at least six months old. The Form S-1 does not reflect that any financial advisor or investment bank was
hired or any fairness opinion was rendered with respect to TerreStar.
According to Stockholder’s financial projections, Stockholder estimates that the misvaluation
of TerreStar by the Company in connection with the Failed Roll-Up could have ultimately cost
existing Company stockholders up to at least $250 million through the dilution of their interests.
By Stockholder’s estimate, the end result of the Failed Roll-Up, had it been consummated, would
have been that existing equity owners of Motient would have been diluted in their ownership of
TerreStar by approximately 11.1%.
Stockholder has ample basis to obtain books and records with respect to these matters. The
Company’s decision to engage in the proposed and subsequently abandoned Failed Roll-Up is
inherently suspect, particularly in light of the fact that it likely cost the Company and its
stockholders significant amount to pursue the Failed Roll-Up. The dilutive terms of the Failed
Roll-Up and unexplained abandoning of the transaction further provide a credible basis to suspect
possible mismanagement, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate wrongdoing.
Pursuant to Section 220(b) of the DGCL, Stockholder hereby demands, under oath, that it and
its attorneys, representatives and agents be given, during regular business hours, the opportunity
to inspect and to make copies or extracts of all books, records and documents in the Company’s
possession, custody or control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or
address:
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the values assigned to the assets to be acquired or paid out in the Failed
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any benefit derived by any officer, director or advisor (including, without
limitation, Tejas, CTA, and Messrs. Abbruzzese, O’Donnell and Singer (Gary)) as a
result of the Failed Roll-Up or the consideration, analysis or discussions relating
thereto; |
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the conclusion that the roll-up of MSV and TerreStar previously proposed by the
Company will not occur and its structure previously announced will need to be modified,
as reported on page 35 of the 2005 Form 10-K; |
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all reasons and rationales for the decision announced on February 2, 2006, to
abandon the Failed Roll-Up; and |
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any transaction or proposed transaction referenced in the February 2, 2006
announcement, including, without limitation, minutes, notes or other records of the
meetings of the Board or any committees of the Board relating thereto and all material
provided to the Board relating to the Failed Roll-Up. |
IV. Requests Relating to the Audit Committee Investigation and Report.
On or about
October 6, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing the results of a
supposedly independent investigation by the Audit Committee of various conflicts of interest of
certain Board members, advisors and vendors of the Company. In a federal court filing, the Company
represented that the findings of the Audit Committee’s independent counsel were contained in an
October 3, 2005 report (the “
October Report”) that was presented to the Board.
According to the press release, the Audit Committee conducted an internal investigation that
it began in July 2005 to investigate the validity of allegations made by investor and (at the time)
Board member Mr. Dondero concerning certain members of the Company’s current and former Board,
certain members of management, and certain consultants and advisors. The press release further
states that the Audit Committee retained “independent special counsel,” distributed written
requests for information, reviewed Company documents and other evidence, and conducted multiple
interviews. Based on its findings, the Committee concluded that Mr. Dondero’s allegations were
objectively refutable and without merit, and cleared all of the subjects of Mr. Dondero’s
allegations of any wrongdoing. Subsequent to the conclusion of this investigation, Highland
learned that the law firm that served as “independent special counsel” to the Audit Committee,
Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum Perlman & Nagelberg LLP (“Barack Ferrazzano”), is the same law
firm where Mr. Macklin’s (Motient’s General Counsel) wife, Heather Macklin is employed as an
attorney. Additionally, this law firm has previously represented Motient on numerous other
matters. This hardly seems to be the “independent special counsel” that Motient represented to its
stockholders. Highland has previously raised this issue to Motient and has yet to hear an
explanation on how this law firm can possibly be considered “independent special counsel.”
Under Delaware law, Stockholder is entitled to a copy of the report prepared by the Audit
Committee and other related books and records.
Pursuant to Section 220(b) of the DGCL, Stockholder hereby demands, under oath, that it and
its attorneys, representatives and agents be given, during regular business hours, the opportunity
to inspect and to make copies or extracts of all books, records and documents in the Company’s
possession, custody or control that constitute, identify, analyze, discuss, evaluate, consider or
address:
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the determination that Barack Ferrazzano was independent under the DGCL and all
applicable laws with respect to its assistance in the October Report and all analysis
done in connection therewith; |
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minutes, notes or other records of all meetings of the Board at which the
October Report was discussed or taken into consideration or at which the Board made the
decision to retain counsel for the Audit Committee in connection therewith; and |
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all non-privileged materials collected or reviewed by the Audit Committee or
its counsel in connection with the investigation or the October Report (including, |
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V. Requests Relating to the Role of Gary Singer.
Gary Singer is the brother of Steven Singer, the Company’s Chairman of the Board. Gary Singer
is a convicted felon, having been convicted of twenty-one counts, including mail and wire fraud,
money laundering and racketeering arising out of his role with Cooper (the “Conviction”).
Gary Singer is also the subject of a permanent injunction prohibiting him from acting as an officer
or director for any public company (the “Injunction”).
Gary Singer and Steven Singer were named as defendants in an action brought by the SEC
entitled
Securities and Exchange Commission v. The Cooper Companies, Inc, Gary Alan Singer and
Steven Gregg Singer, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. By
order dated
February 26, 1997, the Court entered a Final Judgment of Permanent Injunction and Other
Relief as to Gary Alan Singer. Pursuant to this Judgment, Gary Singer is permanently enjoined and
restrained from,
inter alia, (a) violating Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
Rule 10(b)(5), (b) violating Rule 13b2-1 of the Exchange Act by, directly or indirectly, falsifying
or causing to be falsified, any book, record or account subject to Section 13(b)(2)(A) of the
Exchange Act, (c) violating Section 204 of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, and (d) acting as
an officer or director of any issuer that has a class of securities registered pursuant to Section
12 of the Exchange Act or that is required to file reports pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act. Motient qualifies as such a company.
Notwithstanding these facts, Stockholder believes that Gary Singer effectively operates as an
executive officer and/or Board member of the Company. Gary Singer and Steven Singer office in the
same building at the American Banknote offices. Gary Singer has been witnessed participating in
Board meetings. In particular, Gary Singer has been witnessed participating in Board meetings
where the Board discussed the issuance of the preferred stock. An employee of Highland had at
least one conversation with Gary Singer regarding the structure of the offering of Motient’s
preferred stock around the time of its issuance in April 2005. Additionally, Highland has a copy
of correspondence between Gary Singer and representatives of Highland showing that Gary Singer was
apparently coordinating the issuance of the preferred stock.
Gary Singer has been rewarded handsomely by Motient for his work for the Company. In February
2005, CTA and certain of its affiliates were paid a fee of $3.7 million in cash and stock in
relation to Motient’s acquisition of certain interests in MSV. Forty percent (40%) of this fee was
paid to The Singer Children’s Management Trust, which is a trust established for the benefit of the
children of convicted felon Gary Singer. This amount was paid at the discretion of CTA as
compensation for assistance Gary Singer provided to CTA in the transaction. Additionally, in
February 2005, Motient issued approximately 95,000 shares of restricted common stock with a value
of $2.8 million to CTA in exchange for certain investment banking services undertaken pursuant to
Motient’s acquisition of the MSV interests of the Telecom, Columbia and Spectrum entities. CTA
again “assigned” Motient fees to Gary Singer. This time, approximately $1.1 million was assigned
to Starrett Consulting, LLC, an entity controlled by Gary Singer.
Gary Singer has apparently assisted other public companies arrange ownership structures. In
commenting on Gary Singer’s role with respect to bankrupt public company Allegiance Telecom (see
description above in Section II.E.), a Forbes commentator stated:
“In 1995 Gary Singer, ex-cochairman of medical-device maker Cooper, got 28 months in jail
for fraud, specifically for bribing a junk bond manager to get advance word of picks. [Gary]
Singer is still dealing in debt, buying fallen bonds cheaply to get later equity or even
control. Latest target: Allegiance Telecom, a Dallas-based local exchange carrier mired in
Chapter 11. [Gary] Singer told management he was representing not only his own Romulus
Holdings but ten hedge funds. His conviction bars him from public company management but,
apparently, not arranging ownership. [Gary] Singer’s lawyer had little to say.”
In addition, Gary Singer has been sued in a case styled Joseph D. Martinec, et al. v. Cerberus
Capital Management LP, et al., in the District Court of Travis County, Texas, 200th Judicial
District. That case involves a company called WSNet Holdings, Inc. The pleadings in that case
contain a pleading entitled Plaintiff’s Traditional and No-Evidence Motions for Summary Judgment
Against Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of World Satellite Network, Inc. On page 14 of
that pleading, plaintiffs recite that “[Gary] Singer participated in nearly every [WSNet] Holdings
board meeting...,” citing to a page to Gary Singer’s deposition which was filed under seal.
Stockholder has ample basis to obtain books and records with respect to these matters. Gary
Singer’s relationship to the Chairman of the Board, his history of wrongdoing, including the
Conviction and the Injunction, his participation in Company meetings, his role in Company
transactions, including his receipt (indirectly) of millions of dollars in fees, and his apparent
pattern in engaging in similar activities at other public companies, provides a credible basis to
suspect possible mismanagement, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate wrongdoing.
Pursuant to Section 220(b) of the DGCL, as the record owner, Stockholder hereby demands, under
oath, that it and its attorneys, representatives and agents be given, during regular business
hours, the opportunity to inspect and to make copies or extracts of all books, records and
documents in the Company’s possession, custody or control that constitute, identify, analyze,
discuss, evaluate, consider or address:
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Gary Singer’s role in the management of the Company, including, without
limitation, all contracts for services or other arrangements or understandings (whether
or not in writing), all delegations of authority to Gary Singer, and all negotiations
or coordinations conducted by Gary Singer on behalf of or with respect to the Company; |
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any payments in any form made by the Company to Gary Singer or his designee or
proposed to be made to him or his designee or made or proposed to be made to him or his
designee on his behalf; |
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any work Gary Singer has undertaken on behalf of or that relates to the
Company; |
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Gary Singer’s participation or attendance at Board or committee meetings of the
Company; |
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Gary Singer’s direct or indirect relationship with any officer, director,
member of management or advisor to the Company, including, without limitation, Tejas,
CTA, Messrs. Abbruzzese, Kittner and O’Donnell; |
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any business relationship of any kind between Gary Singer and the Company or on
behalf of the Company, including with any Company-related parties; and |
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any relationships between Gary Singer, Mr. Abbruzzese, and Mr. Singh,
including, but not limited to, American Banknote, Globix, Romulus Holdings, Remus
Holdings, The Singer Children’s Management Trust, WSNet, PDA Group, First Avenue or
Leap Wireless. |
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Stockholder further demands that all modifications, additions or deletions to any and all
information referred to above be immediately furnished as such modifications, additions or
deletions become available to the Company or its agents or representatives.
Stockholder will bear the reasonable costs incurred by the Company in connection with the
production of the information demanded.
Stockholder hereby designates and authorizes Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. and Abrams & Laster
LLP, and any persons designated by Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. or Abrams & Laster LLP, acting
singly or in any combination, to conduct the inspection and copying herein requested. Please
advise Gerard G. Pecht at (
713) 651-5151 as to the time and place when the requested information
will be made available in accordance with this demand. Pursuant to Section 220 of the DGCL, you
are required to respond to this demand within five (5) business days.
If the Company contends that this request is incomplete or is otherwise deficient in any
respect, please notify Stockholder immediately in writing at Highland Select Equity Fund, L.P. c/o
Highland Capital Management, L.P., Attention: General Counsel, Two Galleria Tower, 13455 Noel Road,
Suite 800,
Dallas,
Texas 75240, Facsimile: (
972) 628-4147, with a copy to Gerard G. Pecht,
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Phone: (
713) 651-5151; Facsimile: (
713) 651-5246, setting forth the
facts that the Company contends support its position and specifying any additional information
believed to be required. In the absence of such prompt notice, Stockholder will assume that the
Company agrees that this request complies in all respects with the requirements of the DGCL and
that the Company will immediately produce all
of the requested books and records. Stockholder reserves the right to withdraw or modify this
request at any time.
Please acknowledge receipt of this letter and the enclosures by signing and dating the
enclosed copy of this letter in the space provided below and returning the same to the undersigned
in the enclosed envelope.
[Signature page follows]
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MICHAEL S. MINCES, having been first duly sworn, deposes and says that he is Vice President of
Highland Select Equity Fund GP, L.P., the general partner of Highland Select Equity Fund, L.P.,
that he is authorized to execute the foregoing demand for inspection pursuant to Section 220 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law and to make the demand designations, authorizations and
representations contained therein, and that the facts and statements contained in the foregoing
demand for inspection are true and correct.
SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me
this 12th day of April, 2006.
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| | 11/10/92 |
| | 2/26/97 |
| | 12/15/02 |
| | 12/31/02 | | 10-K |
| | 5/14/03 |
| | 6/20/03 | | 3 |
| | 9/30/03 | | 10-Q |
| | 12/31/03 | | 10-K, 13F-HR, 10-K/A |
| | 1/1/04 |
| | 1/20/04 |
| | 4/7/04 | | 4, 3, 8-K |
| | 7/1/04 | | 4 |
| | 9/30/04 | | 13F-HR, 10-Q/A, 10-Q |
| | 11/12/04 | | 4, 8-K |
| | 12/30/04 |
| | 12/31/04 | | NT 10-K, 10-K/A, 13F-HR, 10-K |
| | 3/31/05 | | 10-Q, 10-K, 10-Q/A, 13F-HR, 3 |
| | 4/15/05 | | 8-K/A, 4, 8-K |
| | 4/18/05 | | 8-K |
| | 5/9/05 |
| | 5/11/05 | | 8-K/A, 8-K |
| | 5/13/05 | | 8-K, 13F-HR |
| | 5/15/05 |
| | 5/18/05 | | DEF 14A |
| | 6/30/05 | | 13F-HR, 4, 10-Q/A, NT 10-Q, 10-Q |
| | 9/7/05 | | SC 13D/A |
| | 9/22/05 | | 8-K, 425 |
| | 9/30/05 | | 10-Q/A, 10-Q, 13F-HR |
| | 10/3/05 |
| | 10/6/05 | | 8-K |
| | 10/28/05 | | 8-K |
| | 11/11/05 |
| | 11/21/05 | | 8-K, 4 |
| | 11/23/05 | | 4 |
| | 12/5/05 |
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| | 12/31/05 | | NT 10-K, 13F-HR, 10-K, 10-K/A |
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| | 1/30/06 | | SC 13D/A |
| | 2/2/06 | | 8-K |
| | 2/14/06 | | 13F-HR, 8-K, SC 13G/A, SC 13G, DFAN14A, SC 13D/A |
| | 3/30/06 | | 10-Q/A, 8-K, 10-K |
| | 4/12/06 | | SC 13D/A |
| Filed On / Filed As Of / Effective As Of | | 4/13/06 | | SC 13D/A |
| | 12/3/07 | | 4, 8-K |
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