You should carefully consider the risks described below and all other information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus before making an investment decision. If any of the following risks, or other risks and uncertainties that are not yet identified or that we currently think are immaterial, actually occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. In that event, the trading price of our shares could decline, and you may lose part or all of your investment.
We have a history of operating losses and negative cash flows and we may not become profitable in the future, which could ultimately result in our inability to continue operations in the normal course of business.
Historically we have suffered losses and have not generated positive cash flows from operations. We incurred a net loss for the nine-months ended September 30, 2004 of $4.0 million. Excluding a gain on the extinguishment of debt of approximately $70.1 million recorded on June 30, 2003, we incurred a consolidated net loss for the year ended December 31, 2003 of $66.9 million, and we incurred a consolidated net loss of $112.5 million and $205.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Our consolidated operating activities used cash of $9.6 million, $11.4 million, $3.9 million and $18.0 million during the nine-months ended September
30, 2004, and during 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively. We have funded our operating cash requirements, as well as our capital needs, during these periods with the proceeds from our investing and/or our financing activities.
As of September 30, 2004, we reported minimal revenues from the sales of our Digital AngelTM, VeriChip™ and Bio ThermoTM products, and we have had no sales of our Thermo Life™ product. As of September 30, 2004, our consolidated cash and cash equivalents totaled $8.8 million, including restricted cash of $0.7 million. During October 2004, we generated cash of approximately $11.8 million from the sale of 2,500,000 million shares of our common stock to SSFA, and the exercise by SSFA’s of its warrants referred to as the Series A Warrants. In addition, on October 13, 2004, Digital Angel Corporation realized net proceeds of approximately $4.0 million from the sale of 1,069,650
million shares of our common stock that we issued to Digital Angel Corporation in March 2004 under the terms of a share exchange agreement.
We believe that we have sufficient funds to operate our business over the next twelve months. However, our goal is to achieve profitability and to generate positive cash flows from operations. We have established a management plan to guide us in achieving profitability and positive cash flows from operations during the remainder of 2004 and 2005. The major components of the plan are discussed below. No assurance can be given that we will be successful in implementing the plan. Our profitability and cash flows from operations depend on many factors including the success of our marketing programs, the maintenance and reduction of expenses and our ability to successfully develop and bring to market our new products and technologies. On October 12, 2004, we obtained the FDA’s clearance to market VeriChipTM for medical applications,
which had previously been one of the major components of our plan.
The major components of our management plan to achieve profitability and positive cash flows from operations are as follows:
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To attempt to establish a sustainable positive cash flow business model; |
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To attempt to produce additional cash flow and revenue from our advanced technology products -VeriChipTM, Bio-ThermoTM, Digital AngelTM and Thermo LifeTM; |
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To attempt to capitalize on the FDA’s recent approval of VeriChipTM for medical applications through strategic partnerships and alliances with healthcare providers; |
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To generate additional liquidity through divestiture of business units and assets that are not critical to us; |
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To position Digital Angel Corporation for growth under the leadership of its management team and through strategic acquisitions such as the OuterLink acquisition made in January 2004; and |
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If we are not successful in managing these factors and achieving these goals, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, which could result in our inability to continue operations in the normal course of business.
Our failure to generate positive cash flow from operations will have a substantial negative impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our operating activities did not provide positive cash flow during the nine-months ended September 30, 2004, and during 2003, 2002 and 2001. Our sources of liquidity include proceeds from the sale of common stock and preferred shares, availability under Digital Angel Corporation’s credit agreements with Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. and InfoTech USA, Inc.’s credit agreement with Wells Fargo Business Credit, Inc., proceeds from the sale of businesses, proceeds from the sale of the Digital Angel Corporation common stock owned by us, proceeds from the exercise of stock options and warrants, proceeds from InfoTech USA, Inc.’s wholesale financing agreement with IBM Credit, and the raising of capital through the private placement or public offering of our debt or equity securities, which may not be available to us on favorable terms. In the future, if we fail to generate positive cash
flow from operations, it will have a materially adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our stock price has been volatile and has decreased significantly over the past few years, and you may be unable to resell your shares at or above the price at which you acquired them.
Since January 1, 2000, the price per share of our common stock has ranged from a high of $180.00 to a low of $0.30, or $18.00 and $0.03, respectively, on a pre-stock split basis. The price of our common stock has been, and may continue to be, highly volatile and subject to wide fluctuations. The market value of our common stock has declined over the past few years in part due to our operating performance. In the future, broad market and industry factors may decrease the market price of our common stock, regardless of our actual operating performance. Declines in the market price of our common stock could affect our access to capital, which may impact our ability to continue as a going concern. In addition, declines in the price of our common stock may harm employee morale and retention, curtail investment opportunities presented to us, and negatively impact other aspects of
our business. As a result of these declines, you may be unable to resell your shares at or above the price at which you acquired them.
Because of volatility in the market price of our securities, we may face a heightened risk of securities class action litigation, which could significantly harm our business operations and financial condition.
Because of volatility in the market price of our securities, we may face a heightened risk of securities class action litigation. In March 2004, the court approved the settlement of a purported securities fraud class action covered entirely by insurance proceeds, which was filed against us and one of our former directors. While the class action was settled, additional litigation of this type could result in substantial costs and a diversion of management’s attention and resources, which could significantly harm our business operations and financial condition.
We have effected, and will likely continue to effect, acquisitions, legal settlements and contracts for services through the issuance of our common stock, and as a result, your investment in our common stock may be further diluted.
We have effected and will likely continue to effect, acquisitions, legal settlements and contracts for services through the issuance of shares of our common stock. Such issuances of additional securities may be dilutive to the value of our common stock and may have a material adverse impact on the market price of our common stock. In such case, you would be unable to resell your shares at or above the price at which you acquired them.
We have issued and outstanding a significant number of derivative securities and the exercise of these options and warrants may adversely affect the market price of shares of our common stock, and could have a negative impact on the value of your investment in our common stock.
As of November 10, 2004, there were outstanding warrants and options to acquire up to 7,508,396 additional shares of our common stock. In addition, as of November 10, 2004, we had 573,547 additional shares of our common stock available to be issued in the future under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The exercise of outstanding options and warrants and the sale in the public market of the shares purchased upon exercise could have a negative impact on the value of your investment in our common stock.
We have made significant changes to our business model and have expanded into different product lines including new unproven technologies and our new business model may not be successful.
During the past few years, we have made significant changes to our business model as a result of a new business strategy and the expansion into different product lines including new unproven technologies such as Digital AngelTM, VeriChipTM and Thermo LifeTM. If we are not successful in implementing our new business model and developing and marketing our new technology products, our advanced technology products may not gain sufficient market acceptance to be profitable or otherwise be successful and the market price of our securities will most likely decrease.
We rely heavily on our revenues derived from sales to the United States government, and the loss of, or a significant reduction in, orders from the United States government could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
Approximately 99.0%, 99.3%, 99.1% and 77.7% of our revenue from sales of voice, data and video telecommunications networks for the nine-months ended September 30, 2004 and for the years 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively, were generated through sales to various agencies of the United States federal government. In addition, the principal customers for electronic identification devices for fish are
government contractors that rely on funding from the United States government. Because we rely heavily on government funds, any decline in the availability of such funds could result in a decreased demand for our products. Any decrease in such demand could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
Our visual and electronic identification products compete with other companies in the visual and electronic identification market, and the products sold by our competitors could become more popular than our products or render our products obsolete, which could have a material adverse affect on our financial condition and results of operations.
The market for visual and electronic identification for companion animals and livestock is highly competitive. We believe that our principal competitors in the visual identification market for livestock are AllFlex USA and Y-Tex Corporation, and that our principal competitors in the electronic identification market that have developed permanent electronic identification devices for the companion animal market are AllFlex USA, Datamars SA and Avid Plc. In addition, other companies could enter this line of business in the future. Some of our competitors have substantially greater financial and other resources than we do. We may not be able to compete successfully with those competitors, and those competitors may develop or market technologies and products that are more widely accepted than our products or that could render our products obsolete or noncompetitive, which could have a material adverse affect on our financial condition
and results of operations.
Our IT computer hardware and computer services products are sold into a highly competitive market, and we expect to face further competition from new market entrants and possible alliances between competitors in the future, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
We compete in a highly competitive market with IT products and service providers that vary greatly in their size and technical expertise. Our primary competitors for IT computer hardware and computer services are Manchester Technologies, Inc., AlphaNet Solution, Inc., En Pointe Technologies, Inc., Micros-to-Mainframes, Inc., and Pomeroy Computer Resources. Additionally, we expect to face further competition from new market entrants and possible alliances between competitors in the future, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
The book value of our inventory has increased and we face the risks that the value of our inventory may decline before we sell it or that we may not be able to sell our inventory at the prices we anticipate.
On September 30, 2004, the book value of our inventory was $12.8 million as compared to a book value of $9.4 million as of December 31, 2003. We attribute the increase primarily to an increase in work-in-process related to our sales of voice, data and video telecommunications networks. Our success depends in part on our ability to purchase inventory at attractive prices relative to its resale value and our ability to turn our inventory rapidly through sales. If we pay too much or hold inventory too long, we may be forced to sell our inventory at a discount or at a loss or write down its value, and our business could be materially adversely affected.
We may not have sufficient funds to repay our obligations to Laurus Master Fund, Ltd., Wells Fargo Business Credit, Inc. and IBM Credit LLC when they become due.
We may not have sufficient funds to repay our debt obligations to Laurus Master Fund, Ltd., Wells Fargo Business Credit, Inc. and IBM Credit LLC when they become due. Accordingly, we may be required to obtain the funds necessary to repay these obligations either through refinancing, the issuance of additional equity or debt securities by Digital Angel Corporation or InfoTech USA, Inc. or the sale of
their assets. We may be unable to obtain the funds needed, if any, to repay the obligations from any one or more of these other sources on favorable economic terms or at all. If we are unable to obtain funds to repay these obligations, we may be forced to dispose of our assets or take other actions on disadvantageous terms, which could result in losses and could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
The terms of our debt obligations to Laurus and Wells Fargo subject us to the risk of foreclosure on certain of our assets.
To secure the payment of all obligations owed to Laurus, Digital Angel Corporation has granted to Laurus a security interest in and lien upon substantially all of its property and assets, and to secure its payment of all obligations to Wells Fargo, InfoTech USA, Inc. has granted to Wells Fargo a security interest in and lien upon substantially all of its property and assets. As of September 30, 2004, InfoTech USA, Inc. may not be in compliance with certain of its financial covenants under its credit facility with Wells Fargo. In the event of any such noncompliance, InfoTech USA, Inc. will seek to obtain a waiver. No assurance can be given that such waiver will be granted.
The occurrence of an unwaived event of default under any of these obligations would subject Digital Angel Corporation and InfoTech USA, Inc. to foreclosure by Laurus and Wells Fargo, respectively, on substantially all of their assets to the extent necessary to repay any amounts due. Any such defaults and resulting foreclosure would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
Digital Angel Corporation’s issuances of shares of its common stock to third parties give rise to a reduction of our ownership interest and may result in significant losses, which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
Gains where realizable and losses on the issuance of certain shares of stock by our consolidated subsidiary, Digital Angel Corporation, are reflected in our Consolidated Statement of Operations. These gains and losses result from the difference between the carrying amount of the pro-rata share of our investment in Digital Angel Corporation and the net proceeds from the issuances of the stock. In the past, the issuances of stock to third parties by Digital Angel Corporation have also given rise to losses as a result of the reduction of our ownership interest in Digital Angel Corporation. Future stock issuances to third parties by Digital Angel Corporation, including upon the exercise of stock options and warrants, the conversion of debt, or the conversion of Digital Angel Corporation’s Series A Preferred Stock issued in connection with its acquisition of OuterLink Corporation, will further dilute our ownership percentage, which
may give rise to significant losses. If we incur such losses, and/or become unable to consolidate the operations of Digital Angel Corporation, it could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations.
We depend on a single production arrangement with Raytheon Corporation for our patented syringe-injectable microchips without the benefit of a formal written agreement, and the loss of or any significant reduction in the production could have an adverse effect on our business.
We rely solely on a production arrangement with Raytheon Corporation for the manufacture of our patented syringe-injectable microchips that are used in all of our implantable electronic identification products, but we do not have a formal written agreement with Raytheon. Raytheon utilizes our proprietary technology and our equipment in the production of our syringe-injectable microchips. The termination, or any significant reduction, by Raytheon of the assembly of our microchips or a material increase in the price charged by Raytheon for the assembly of our microchips could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, Raytheon may not be able to produce sufficient quantities of the microchips to meet any significant increased demand for our products
or to meet any such demand on a timely basis. Any inability or unwillingness of Raytheon to meet our demand for microchips would require us to utilize an alternative production arrangement and remove our automated assembly production machinery from the Raytheon facility, which would be costly and could delay production. Moreover, if Raytheon terminates our production arrangement, we cannot ensure that the assembly of our microchips from another source would be on comparable or acceptable terms. The failure to make such an alternative production arrangement could have an adverse effect on our business.
If we do not prevail in ongoing litigation we may be required to pay substantial damages.
We are party to various legal actions as either plaintiff or defendant. The ultimate outcome of these actions and the estimates of the potential future impact on our financial position, cash flows or results of operations for these proceedings could have a material adverse effect on our business. In addition, we will continue to incur additional legal costs in connection with pursuing and defending such actions.
Our intellectual property rights or patent rights might not provide protection and might be invalid or unenforceable.
Our ability to commercialize any of our products under development will depend, in part, on our ability to obtain patents, enforce those patents, preserve trade secrets, and operate without infringing on the proprietary rights of third parties. The patent applications licensed to or owned by us may not result in issued patents, patent protection may not be secured for any particular technology, any patents that have been or may be issued to us may not be valid or enforceable and patents issued may not provide meaningful protection to us. Furthermore, the VeriChip technology that is produced under patents #6,400,338 and #5,211,129 is owned by Digital Angel Corporation and licensed to VeriChip Corporation under an exclusive product and technology license with a remaining term through March 2013. VeriChip Corporation may be unable to retain licensing rights for the use of these patents beyond the licensing period or the license
may be terminated early.
We are subject to government regulation and any action on the part of regulators could have a material adverse effect on our business.
By letter dated October 17, 2002, the FDA issued a determination that the VeriChip product is not a medical device under Section 513(g) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to its intended security, financial and personal identification/safety applications. However, the FDA further stated in its determination letter that with respect to the use of the VeriChip product in health information applications, VeriChip is a medical device subject to the FDA’s jurisdiction. On October 12, 2004, the FDA issued a letter stating that our VeriChipTM product has been cleared for medical applications in the United States. The FDA’s clearance follows the completion of a de novo application review of the product. Digital Angel Corporation is the manufacturer of VeriChipTM,
and has licensed the technology to VeriChip Corporation, our wholly-owned subsidiary, for human applications. If in the future, we were to fail to comply with the applicable regulatory requirements it could, among other things, result in fines, suspensions of regulatory approvals, product recalls, operating restrictions, and the like, any of which could have a material adverse effect on us.
Our electronic and visual identification devices for the companion animal, livestock and wildlife markets are subject to federal, state and local regulation in the United States and other countries, and we cannot predict the extent to which we may be affected by future legislative and other regulatory developments concerning our products and markets. We develop, assemble and market a broad line of RFID readers that must and do comply with the FCC Part 15 Regulations for Electromagnetic Emissions, and the insecticide products purchased and resold by us have been approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and are produced under EPA regulations. Sales of insecticide products are
incidental to our primary business and do not represent a material part of our operations or revenues. Our products also are subject to compliance with foreign government agency requirements. Our contracts with our distributors generally require the distributor to obtain all necessary regulatory approvals from the governments of the countries into which they sell our products. However, any such approval may be subject to significant delays. Some regulators also have the authority to revoke approval of previously approved products for cause, to request recalls of products and to close manufacturing plants in response to violations. Any actions by these regulators could materially adversely effect our business.
We may be subject to product liability claims from the use of our products that could result in costs or damages payable by us adversely effecting our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Manufacturing, marketing, selling, and testing our products under development entail a risk of product liability. We could be subject to product liability claims in the event our products or products under development fail to perform as intended. Even unsuccessful claims could result in the expenditure of funds in litigation and the diversion of management time and resources and could damage our reputation and impair the marketability of our products. While we maintain liability insurance, it is possible that a successful claim could be made against us, that the amount of indemnification payments or insurance would not be adequate to cover the costs of defending against or paying such a claim, or that damages payable by us would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
The Digital AngelTM technology is not developed for commercial deployment and there is no certainty that it will be successfully marketed.
Our ability to develop and commercialize products based on the Digital AngelTM proprietary technology will depend on our ability to develop the product internally on a timely basis. However, there is no certainty that this technology will be developed, and if developed, that it will be successfully marketed.
This prospectus and some of the documents incorporated in this prospectus by reference contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than statements of historical facts, including statements regarding the prospects of our industry and our prospects, plans, financial position, anticipated product offerings, and business strategy constitute forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to many important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Among these factors are those included in this prospectus under the heading “Risk Factors” and those which are discussed in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, under the heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere, which is incorporated
by reference in this prospectus. All forward-looking statements included in this prospectus and the documents we incorporate by reference are made only as of the date of this prospectus, and we do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or correct any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that subsequently occur or of which we hereafter become aware. Subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or to persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified by the cautionary statements set forth above and elsewhere in this prospectus and in other reports filed by us with the SEC.
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling security holder listed in this prospectus under “Selling Security Holder” below. We may receive cash proceeds, however, upon the selling security holder’s exercise of its Warrants.
This prospectus relates to resales of 4,825,000 shares of our common stock being offered in connection with the Agreement and the Warrants as follows:
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2,500,000 shares which were issued on October 21, 2004 under the terms of the Agreement entered into with the selling security holder; |
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up to 1,500,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of the Series C Warrant; |
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up to 666,667 shares issuable upon the exercise of the Series D Warrant; and |
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up to 158,333 shares which may become issuable under the terms of the Warrants. |
On October 21, 2004, we sold 2,500,000 shares (the “Shares”) of our common stock, par value $.01 per share, in a private placement to an institutional investor, Satellite Strategic Finance Associates, LLC, also referred to as SSFA, under the Agreement. The Agreement provides SSFA with a Series C Warrant, which is exercisable into 1,500,000 shares (the “Series C Warrant Shares”) of our common stock, and a Series D Warrant, which is exercisable into 666,667 shares (the “Series D Warrant Shares”) of our common stock. The Series C Warrant may be exercised at any time, at SSFA’s option, until the 150th day following the effective date of the registration statement registering the Series C Warrant Shares. The Agreement also provides for a Series D Warrant, which is exercisable into 666,667 shares (the “Series D Warrant Shares”) of our common stock at an
exercise price equal to 140% of the purchase price of the Shares. The Series D Warrant may be exercised at any time beginning on the one-year anniversary of the issue date and expiring on the sixth anniversary of such issue date. The exercise price of the Series C Warrant Shares and the Series D Warrant Shares is $4.33 and $5.05 per share, respectively. The proceeds from the sale of the Shares were approximately $9.0 million. We previously entered into a similar transaction with SSFA in April 2004, as discussed below.
The offer and sale of these securities by us to SSFA was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. We have agreed to effect the registration of the Shares, the Series C Warrant Shares and the Series D Warrant Shares pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement.
The Series C Warrant is subject to adjustment upon:
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a stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification or other distribution on our common stock |
The Series D Warrant is subject to adjustment upon:
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the issuance of shares of our common stock, or options or other rights to acquire our common stock, for no consideration or for consideration per share less than $5.05 (the exercise price under the Series D Warrant); |
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the issuance of shares of our common stock, or options or other rights to acquire our common stock, for no consideration or for consideration per share less than the market price of our common stock; |
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a stock split, recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, declaration or payment of a dividend, or other distribution on our common stock; and |
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the issuance of any other of our securities on a basis which would otherwise dilute the purchase rights granted by the Series D Warrant. |
The exercise price of the Series C Warrant must be paid in cash. The exercise price of the Series D Warrant must be paid in cash, however, if at any time after one year from the date of issuance of the Series D Warrant there is not an effective registration statement registering the underlying shares, the Series D Warrant may be exercised by means of a cashless exercise.
We are registering the shares in order to permit the selling security holder to offer the shares of common stock for resale from time to time. The selling security holder listed below has not had any material relationship with us within the past three years except as follows:
On April 16, 2004, we sold 2,000,000 shares of our common stock, par value $.01 per share, in a private placement to SSFA, under the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement, referred to as the SPA. The SPA provided SSFA with a Series A Warrant, which was exercisable into 1,000,000 shares, referred to as the Series A Warrant Shares, of our common stock, and a Series B Warrant, which is exercisable into 666,667 million shares, referred to as the Series B Warrant Shares, of our common stock. The purchase price for the 2,000,000 shares was $2.749 per share and was based on the average daily volume weighted-average price of our common stock for the period of ten trading days ending on and including April 13, 2004. The exercise price of the Series A Warrant Shares was $2.749 and the exercise price of the Series B Warrant Shares is
$3.299. The Series A Warrant, initially expiring on July 11, 2004, was extended until October 11, 2004. SSFA exercised the Series A Warrant on October 11, 2004. The Series B Warrant may be exercised at any time beginning on the one-year anniversary of the issue date and expiring on the sixth anniversary of such issue date. The proceeds from the sale of the common stock were $5.4 million. Proceeds from the exercise of the Series A Warrant totaled $2.7 million.
The table below lists the beneficial ownership of our common stock by the selling security holder. The column titled “Number of Shares Offered Hereby” lists the number of shares of common stock that were issued to the selling security holder under the Agreement, and that may be issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. The percentage owned by the selling security holder prior to the offering reflects the shares issued under the Agreement and the shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants. The amount and percentage owned after the offering assumes the sale of all of the common stock being registered on behalf of the selling security holder under this registration statement.
Under the terms of the Agreement and the Warrants, the selling security holder may not receive shares to the extent such issuance or exercise would cause the selling security holder, together with its affiliates, to beneficially own more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of our then outstanding common stock following such issuance, excluding for purposes of such determination warrants that have not been exercised. The number of shares in the table below does not reflect this limitation. The selling security holder may sell all, some or none of its shares in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution” beginning on page 19 below.
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(1) These shares represent the Shares and the shares underlying the Series B Warrant, the Series C Warrant and the Series D Warrant. The selling security holder may not receive shares to the extent such issuance or exercise would cause the selling security holder, together with its affiliates, to beneficially own more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of our then outstanding common stock following such issuance. Since the number of shares reflected as being owned prior to the offering includes unexercised warrant shares, it does not reflect this limitation. The selling security holder disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares, which would result in its ownership exceeding 4.99%.
(2) Represents 2,500,000 shares which were issued to the selling security holder in connection with the Agreement, 1,500,000 shares which may be issued to the selling security holder in connection with the related Series C Warrant, 666,667 shares which may be issued to the selling security holder in connection with the related Series D Warrant, and excludes any shares that may be issuable under the anti-dilution provisions of the Series C Warrant and the Series D Warrant, which transaction is exempt from registration pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933. The transaction documents included an acknowledgement that the sale was not registered, and that the shares of underlying common stock must be held until registered unless an exemption from registration is available. In addition, the instruments representing the Shares and Warrants were legended to indicate that they were restricted. Satellite Asset Management,
L.P. is the investment manager for Satellite Strategic Finance Associates, LLC, and as such may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive powers with respect to the shares. The general partner of Satellite Asset Management, L.P. is Satellite Fund Management, LLC. The members of Satellite Fund Management, LLC are Lief D. Rosenblatt, Gabriel S. Nechamkin, Mark D. Sonnino, Christopher Tuzzo, Brian S. Kriftcher, Stephen S. Shapiro and David H. Ford, each of whom disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares and Warrants.
The preceding table represents the holdings by the selling security holder based upon our best knowledge. The selling security holder identified above may have sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in transactions exempt from the requirements of the Securities Act, all or a portion of its common stock since the date as of which the information in the preceding table is presented. Information concerning the selling security holder may change from time to time, which changed information will be set forth in supplements to this prospectus if and when necessary. Because the selling security holder may offer all or some of the common stock that it holds, we can only give an estimate as to the amount of common stock that will be held by the selling security holder upon the termination of this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.”
The selling security holder or any of its pledgees, donees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares of common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. The selling security holder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:
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ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; |
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block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; |
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purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; |
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an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; |
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privately negotiated transactions; |
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settlement of short sales made after the date of this prospectus; |
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broker-dealers may agree with the selling security holder to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share; |
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a combination of any such methods of sale; and |
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any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
The selling security holder may also sell shares that qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, also referred to as the Securities Act, rather than under this prospectus. In effecting sales, broker-dealers engaged by the selling security holder may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the selling security holder (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. The selling security holder does not expect these commissions and discounts to exceed what is customary in the types of transactions involved. Broker-dealers may agree to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share, and, to the extent such broker-dealer is unable to do so acting as agent for us or a selling shareholder, to purchase as principal any unsold
shares at the price required to fulfill the broker-dealer commitment. Broker-dealers who acquire shares as principal may thereafter resell such shares from time to time in transactions, which may involve block transactions and sales to and through other broker-dealers, including transactions of the nature described above, in the over-the-counter markets or otherwise at prices and on terms then prevailing at the time of sale, at prices other than related to the then-current market price or in negotiated transactions. In connection with such resales, broker-dealers may pay to or receive from the purchasers of such shares commissions as described above.
The selling security holder may from time to time pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of common stock or warrants owned by it and, if it defaults in the performance of its secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock from time to time under this prospectus, or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending the selling security holder list to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling security holders under this prospectus.
The selling security holder also may transfer the shares of common stock in other circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees, donees or other successors-in-interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
The selling security holder and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. The selling security holder has informed us that it does not have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the common stock.
We have agreed to indemnify the selling security holder against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. We are required to pay all fees and expenses incurred by us incident to the registration of the shares. We will receive no portion of the proceeds from the sale of the shares and will bear all of the costs relating to the registration of this offering (other than any fees and expenses of counsel for the selling security holder). Any commissions, discounts or other fees payable to a broker, dealer, underwriter, agent or market maker in connection with the sale of any of the shares will be borne by the selling security holder.
UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF SOME STATES, THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK MAY BE SOLD IN SUCH STATES ONLY THROUGH REGISTERED OR LICENSED BROKERS OR DEALERS. IN ADDITION, IN SOME STATES THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK MAY NOT BE SOLD UNLESS SUCH SHARES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED FOR SALE IN SUCH STATE OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION IS AVAILABLE AND IS COMPLIED WITH.
Holland & Knight LLP (a registered limited liability partnership), Miami, Florida, relying on the opinion of special Missouri counsel, Thompson Coburn LLP, has issued an opinion as to the legality of the common stock.
The consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, incorporated in this prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, of Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2003, have been so incorporated in reliance on the reports of Eisner LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
The consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2001, incorporated in this prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, of Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2003, have been so incorporated in reliance on the report (which contains an explanatory paragraph relating to our ability to continue as a going concern) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
We have filed a registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part, with the SEC under the Securities Act with respect to our common stock. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement, parts
of which are omitted as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any
contract or other document are not necessarily complete. For further information pertaining to us and our common stock, we refer you to our registration statement and the exhibits thereto, copies of which may be inspected without charge at the SEC’s Public Reference Room, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. Information concerning the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room is available by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Copies of all or any part of the registration statement may be obtained at prescribed rates from the SEC. The SEC also makes our filings available to the public on its Internet site (http:\\
www.sec.gov).
Quotations relating to our common stock appear on Nasdaq, and such reports, proxy statements and other information concerning us can also be inspected at the offices of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 1735 K Street, N.W.,
Washington,
D.C. 20006.
We file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Such periodic reports, proxy and information statements and other information are available for inspection and copying at the public reference facilities and Internet site of the SEC referred to above.
Website Access to Information and Disclosure of Web Access to Company Reports
Our website address is: http://www.adsx.com. We make available free of charge through our website our Annual Report on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, our Current Reports on Form 8-K, Forms 3, 4 and 5 and all amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with the Commission.
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Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 16, 2004; |
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Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 5, 2004; |
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Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 15, 2004; |
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Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 7, 2004; |
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Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 5, 2004; |
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Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 13, 2004; |
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Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 3, 2004; and |
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Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 4, 2004. |
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The description of the Company’s common stock contained in the registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on May 5, 1995, including any amendments or reports filed for the purposes of updating the description of the common stock. |
All documents subsequently filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
To the extent that any statement in this prospectus is inconsistent with any statement that is incorporated by reference and that was made on or before the date of this prospectus, the statement in this prospectus shall control. The incorporated statement shall not be deemed, except as modified or superceded, to constitute a part of this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document are not necessarily complete and, in each instance, we refer you to the copy of each contract or document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
YOU MAY REQUEST, EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING, AND WE WILL PROVIDE, A COPY OF THOSE FILINGS AT NO COST BY CONTACTING KAY LANGSFORD-LOVELAND, OUR VICE PRESIDENT - ADMINISTRATION, AT APPLIED DIGITAL SOLUTIONS, INC., 1690 SOUTH CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE 200, PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33445, OR BY CALLING (561) 805-8000.
We have not authorized anyone to give any information or to make any representation concerning this offering except the information and representations which are contained in this prospectus or which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus. If anyone gives or makes any other information or representation, you should not rely on it. This prospectus is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any securities other than those to which it relates, nor does it constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase by any person in any circumstances in which an offer or solicitation is unlawful. You should not interpret the delivery of this prospectus or any sale made hereunder as an indication that there has been no change in our affairs since the date of this prospectus. You should also be aware that the information in this
prospectus may change after this date.