As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2008
Registration
No. 333-________________
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
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FORM
S-3
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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ACCESS
INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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7389
(Primary
Standard Industrial
Classification
Code Number)
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22-3720962
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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55
Madison Avenue, Suite 300
Morristown,
NJ 07960
(973)
290-0080
(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
registrant’s
principal executive offices)
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A.
DALE MAYO
President
and Chief Executive Officer
Access
Integrated Technologies, Inc.
55
Madison Avenue, Suite 300
Morristown,
NJ 07960
(973)
290-0080
(Name,
address, including zip code and telephone number,
including
area code, of agent for service)
With
a copy to:
JONATHAN
K. COOPERMAN, ESQ.
Kelley
Drye & Warren LLP
101
Park Avenue
New
York, New York 10178
(212)
808-7800
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Approximate
date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to
time after the effective date of this registration
statement.
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the only securities being registered on this form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the
following box:
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any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a
delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act
of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or
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pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the
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offering.
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under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities
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CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title
of Each Class of
Securities
to be Registered
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Amount
to be
Registered
(1)
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Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price Per
Share
(2)
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Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
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Amount
of
Registration
Fee
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Class
A common stock,
par
value $0.001 per share
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500,000
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$2.75
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$1,375,000
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$55
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(1)
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Includes
an estimated 500,000 shares of Class A common stock issuable as interest
and additional kicker shares on three-year 10% notes due August
2010. Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the registrant is also registering such additional indeterminate
number of shares of Class A common stock as may become issuable as a
result of stock splits or stock dividends.
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(2)
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The
price is estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration
fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and represents the average high and low
trading prices of the Class A common stock as reported on NASDAQ on
April 30, 2008.
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The registrant hereby amends this
registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its
effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which
specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become
effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until the
registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission,
acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
Subject
to Completion. Dated May 6, 2008.
PROSPECTUS
500,000
Shares
Class
A Common Stock
This
prospectus relates to the resale by certain selling security holders of Access
Integrated Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) of 500,000 shares of our Class A
common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), which may, at the
Company’s option and subject to certain conditions, be issued from time to time
on a quarterly basis as interest and additional kicker shares pursuant to the
three-year 10% notes issued by the Company on August 27, 2007 (the “2007 Senior
Notes”).
The
selling security holders may offer to sell the shares of Common Stock being
offered by this prospectus at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the
time of sale, at varying prices, or at negotiated prices.
The
shares of Common Stock are listed for trading on the NASDAQ Global Market
(“NASDAQ”) under the symbol “AIXD”. On May 1, 2008, the last reported
sale price of the Common Stock on NASDAQ was $2.92 per share.
We
will not receive any proceeds from the resale of shares of Common Stock by the
selling security holders. We will pay the expenses of this
offering.
See
“Risk Factors” beginning on page 7 for a discussion of factors that you should
consider before buying shares of the Common Stock.
Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has
approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or
accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
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2008
ABOUT
THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a
registration statement that we have filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”) utilizing a shelf registration
process. Under this shelf registration process, selling stockholders
may, from time to time, offer and sell shares of the Common Stock pursuant to
this prospectus. It is important for you to read and consider all of
the information contained in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus
supplement before making a decision whether to invest in the Common
Stock. You should also read and consider the information contained in
the documents that we have incorporated by reference as described in “Where You
Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Documents By Reference”
in this prospectus.
You should rely only on the information
provided in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, including
the information incorporated by reference. We have not authorized
anyone to provide you with additional or different information. If
anyone provides you with additional, different or inconsistent information, you
should not rely on it. We are not offering to sell or soliciting
offers to buy, and will not sell, any securities in any jurisdiction where it is
unlawful. You should assume that the information contained in this
prospectus or in any prospectus supplement, as well as information contained in
a document that we have previously filed or in the future will file with the SEC
and incorporate by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, is
accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, the applicable prospectus
supplement or the document containing that information, as the case may
be. Our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or
business may have changed since that date.
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We are required to file periodic
reports, proxy statements and other information relating to our business,
financial and other matters with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Our filings are available to the public
over the Internet at the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov. You
may also read and copy any document we file with the SEC at, and obtain a copy
of any such document by mail from, the SEC’s public reference room located at
100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed
charges. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further
information on the public reference room and its charges.
We have filed with the SEC a
Registration Statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
“Securities Act”) with respect to our securities described in this
prospectus. References to the “registration statement” or
the “registration statement of which this
prospectus is a part” mean the original registration statement and all
amendments, including all schedules and exhibits. This prospectus
does not, and any prospectus supplement will not, contain all of the information
in the registration statement because we have omitted parts of the registration
statement in accordance with the rules of the SEC. Please refer to
the registration statement for any information in the registration statement
that is not contained in this prospectus or a prospectus
supplement. The registration statement is available to the public
over the Internet at the SEC’s web site described above and can be read and
copied at the location described above.
Each statement made in this prospectus
or any prospectus supplement concerning a document filed as an exhibit to the
registration statement is qualified in its entirety by reference to that exhibit
for a complete description of its provisions.
INCORPORATION
OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” in
this prospectus the information contained in other documents filed separately
with the SEC. This means that we can disclose important information to you by
referring you to other documents filed with the SEC that contain such
information. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of
this prospectus and prospectus supplement. Information disclosed in documents
that we file later with the SEC will automatically add to, update and change
information previously disclosed. If there is additional information in a later
filed document or a conflict or inconsistency between information in this
prospectus or a prospectus supplement and information incorporated by reference
from a later filed document, you should rely on the information in the later
dated document.
We
incorporate by reference the documents listed below (and the documents
incorporated by reference therein) that we have previously filed, and any
documents that we may file in the future, with the SEC under Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, until the offerings contemplated by this
prospectus are completed:
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our
annual report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007,
filed with the SEC on June 29, 2007 (the “2007 Form
10-KSB”);
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our
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2007, filed
with the SEC on August 9, 2007;
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our
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2007,
filed with the SEC on November 9, 2007;
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our
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2007,
filed with the SEC on February 8, 2008;
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our
current report on Form 8-K, dated August 24, 2007, filed with the SEC on
August 29, 2007;
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our
current report on Form 8-K, dated September 18, 2007, filed with the SEC
on September 24, 2007;
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our
current report on Form 8-K, dated September 28, 2007, filed with the SEC
on October 16, 2007;
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our
current report on Form 8-K, dated January 24, 2008, filed with the SEC on
January 29, 2008;
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our
current report on Form 8-K, dated February 15, 2008, filed with the SEC on
February 20, 2008;
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our
current report on Form 8-K, dated March 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on
April 3, 2008;
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our
current report on Form 8-K, dated April 2, 2008, filed with the SEC on
April 8, 2008;
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the
portions of our annual proxy statement relating to our annual meeting of
stockholders dated July 27, 2007, filed with the SEC on July 27, 2007,
that have been incorporated by reference into the 2007 Form 10-KSB;
and
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the
description of our Class A common stock contained in our registration
statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-31810), filed with the SEC under
Section 12 of the Exchange Act on April 12,
2006.
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Any statement made in this prospectus,
a prospectus supplement or a document incorporated by reference in this
prospectus or a prospectus supplement will be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this prospectus and any applicable prospectus
supplement to the extent that a statement contained in an amendment to the
registration statement, any subsequent prospectus supplement or in any other
subsequently filed document incorporated by reference herein or therein adds,
updates or changes that statement. Any statement so affected will not be deemed,
except as so affected, to constitute a part of this prospectus or any applicable
prospectus supplement.
You may obtain a copy of these filings,
excluding exhibits (but including exhibits that are specifically incorporated by
reference in any such filing), free of charge, by oral or written request
directed to: Access Integrated Technologies, Inc., 55 Madison Avenue, Suite 300,
Morristown, NJ 07960, Attention: Gary S. Loffredo - General Counsel, Telephone
(973) 290-0080.
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
Various statements contained in this
prospectus or incorporated by reference into this prospectus constitute
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities
laws. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations
and are indicated by words or phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “may,”
“will,” “should,” “seek,” “plan,” “intend” or “anticipate” or the negative
thereof or comparable terminology, or by discussion of
strategy. Forward-looking statements represent as of the date of this
prospectus our judgment relating to, among other things, future results of
operations, growth plans, sales, capital requirements and general industry and
business conditions applicable to us. Such forward-looking statements
are based largely on our current expectations and are inherently subject to
risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially
from those that are anticipated or projected as a result of certain risks and
uncertainties, including, but not limited to, a number of factors, such
as:
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successful
execution of our business strategy, particularly for new
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the
performance of our targeted markets;
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competitive
product and pricing pressures;
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changes
in business relationships with our major customers;
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successful
integration of acquired businesses;
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economic
and market conditions;
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the
effect of our indebtedness on our financial condition and financial
flexibility, including, but not limited to, the ability to obtain
necessary financing for our business; and
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the
other risks and uncertainties that are described under “Risk Factors” and
elsewhere in this prospectus and from time to time in our filings with the
SEC.
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Except
as otherwise required to be disclosed in periodic reports required to be filed
by public companies with the SEC pursuant to the SEC's rules, we have
no duty to update these statements, and we undertake no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. In light of these risks and
uncertainties, we cannot assure you that the forward-looking information
contained in this prospectus will in fact transpire.
PROSPECTUS
SUMMARY
This summary highlights information
contained elsewhere in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement and the
documents incorporated by reference. It does not contain all of the
information that you should consider before making a decision to invest in the
Common Stock. You should read carefully the entire prospectus, any
applicable prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated by reference,
including “Risk Factors” and the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes
thereto included elsewhere or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or
any prospectus supplement.
In
this prospectus, “AccessIT”, “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to Access
Integrated Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries unless the context otherwise
requires.
OUR
BUSINESS
OVERVIEW
AccessIT
was incorporated in Delaware on March 31, 2000. We provide fully
managed technology solutions, electronic delivery and software services for
owners and distributors of digital content to movie theaters and other
venues. In the past, we have generated revenues from two primary
businesses, media services (“Media Services”) and internet data center (“IDC” or
“data center”) services (“Data Center Services”), a business we no longer
operated after May 1, 2007. Beginning April 1, 2007, we made changes to our
organizational structure which impacted our reportable
segments. These changes did not impact our consolidated financial
position, results of operations or cash flows. We have realigned our focus to
two primary businesses, media services (“Media Services”) and media content and
entertainment (“Content & Entertainment”). Our Media Services business
provides software, services and technology solutions to the motion picture and
television industries, primarily to facilitate the transition from analog (film)
to digital cinema and has positioned us at what we believe to be the forefront
of an emerging industry opportunity relating to the delivery and management of
digital cinema and other content to entertainment and other remote venues
worldwide. Our Content & Entertainment business provides cinema
advertising, film distribution services to movie exhibitors and motion picture
exhibition to the general public.
The
Media Services business consists of the following:
Operations
of:
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Products
and services provided:
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Hollywood
Software, Inc. d/b/a AccessIT Software (“AccessIT SW”)
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· Develops
and licenses software to the theatrical distribution and exhibition
industries
· Provides
services as an Application Service Provider
· Provides
software enhancements and consulting services
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Access
Digital Media, Inc. (“AccessDM”) and FiberSat Global Services, Inc. d/b/a
AccessIT Satellite and Support Services, (“AccessIT Satellite” and,
together with AccessDM, “DMS”)
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· Stores
and distributes digital content to movie theaters and other venues having
digital projection equipment and provides satellite-based broadband video,
data and Internet transmission, encryption management services, video
network origination and management services
· Provides
a virtual booking center to outsource the booking and scheduling of
satellite and fiber networks
· Provides
forensic recovery services for content owners
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Christie/AIX,
Inc. d/b/a AccessIT Digital Cinema (“AccessIT DC” or “Christie/AIX”) and
its subsidiary, Access Digital Cinema Phase 2 Corp. (“Phase 2
Corporation”)
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· Financing
vehicles and administrators for our digital cinema roll-out to motion
picture exhibitors (as described below)
· Collect
virtual print fees (“VPFs”) from motion picture studios (as described
below)
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Core
Technology Services, Inc. (“Managed Services”)
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· Provides
information technology consulting services and managed network monitoring
services through its global network command
center
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The
business of AccessIT DC consists of the ownership and licensing of digital
systems to exhibitors and the collection of VPFs and alternative content fees
(“ACFs”) from motion picture studios and exhibitors, respectively when content
is shown on exhibitors’ screens. We have licensed the necessary
software and technology solutions to the exhibitor and have facilitated its
transition from analog (film) to digital cinema. As part of this first
phase (“Phase I Deployment”) of digital systems, AccessIT DC has agreements with
six major motion picture studios, certain smaller independent studios and
exhibitors allowing it to collect VPFs and ACFs when content is shown in
theaters, in exchange for it having facilitated the deployment, and providing
management services, of 3,723 digital systems and the other digital cinema
assets. AccessIT DC has agreements with 16 domestic theater circuits that
license our digital systems in order to show digital content distributed by the
studios and other providers, including an AccessIT subsidiary, the Bigger
Picture. AccessIT DC recently created a subsidiary, Phase 2
Corporation, in order to undertake the second phase of the deployment of digital
systems (“Phase II Deployment”), for up to 10,000 additional digital
systems. In connection with the Phase II Deployment, Phase 2 Corporation
has entered into agreements with 4 major motion picture studios which will allow
it to collect VPFs and ACFs once Phase 2 Corporation enters into license
agreements with exhibitors, arranges suitable financing for the purchase of
digital systems, and enters into vendor supply agreements for the necessary
equipment.
The
Content & Entertainment business consists of the following:
Operations
of:
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Products
and services provided:
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ADM
Cinema Corporation (“ADM Cinema”) d/b/a the Pavilion Theatre (the
“Pavilion Theatre”)
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· A
nine-screen movie theatre and showcase to demonstrate our integrated
digital cinema solutions
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UniqueScreen
Media, Inc. d/b/a AccessIT Advertising and Creative Services
(“ACS”)
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· Provides
cinema advertising services and entertainment
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Vistachiara
Productions, Inc. d/b/a The Bigger Picture (“The Bigger
Picture”)
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· Acquires,
distributes and provides the marketing for programs of alternative content
to theatrical exhibitors
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The
Other business consists of the following:
Operations
of:
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Products
and services provided:
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Data
Centers
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· Provides
services through its three IDCs (see below)
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Access
Digital Server Assets
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· Provides
web hosting services
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Effective
May 1, 2007, our IDCs are being operated by a third party pursuant to a master
collocation agreement. Although we are still the lessee of the IDCs,
substantially all of the revenues and costs are being realized by the third
party and not the Company.
OUR PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE
OFFICES
Our
principal executive offices are located at 55 Madison Avenue, Suite 300,
Morristown, NJ 07960, and our telephone number there is (973)
290-0080. Our e-mail address is info@accessitx.com and our web site
address is www.accessitx.com. Information accessed on or through our
web site does not constitute a part of this prospectus.
THE
OFFERING
Class
A common stock offered
by
selling security holders
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500,000
shares (1)
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Common
stock equivalents
presently
outstanding
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26,973,816
shares (2)
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Common
stock equivalents to be
outstanding
immediately
after
this offering
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26,973,816
shares (2)
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Use
of proceeds
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We
will not receive any proceeds from the resale of shares of Common Stock by
the selling security holders.
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NASDAQ
symbol
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AIXD
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(1)
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This
prospectus relates to the resale by certain selling security holders of
the Company of 500,000 shares of our Common Stock, which may, at the
Company’s option and subject to certain conditions, be issued from time to
time on a quarterly basis as interest and additional kicker shares
pursuant to the three-year 10% notes issued by the Company on August 27,
2007 (the “2007 Senior Notes”). The selling security holders
may offer to sell the shares of Common Stock being offered by this
prospectus at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of
sale, at varying prices, or at negotiated prices. Please see
“Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus for a detailed explanation of
how the shares of Common Stock may be
sold.
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Reflects
26,240,005 outstanding shares of Common Stock as of May 1, 2008, and
733,811 outstanding shares of our Class B common stock as of April 17,
2008, which are convertible into 733,811 shares of Common
Stock.
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This
prospectus contains our trademarks, tradenames and servicemarks and also
contains certain trademarks, tradenames and servicemarks of other
parties.
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RISK
FACTORS
An
investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk and
uncertainty. You should carefully consider the risks described below
and in any prospectus supplement before deciding to invest in our
securities. The risks described below are not the only ones facing
our company. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we
presently consider immaterial may also adversely affect our
company. If any of the following risks occur, our business, financial
condition, results of operations and prospects could be materially adversely
affected. In that case, the trading price of our securities could
decline, and you could lose all or part or your investment. In
assessing these risks, you should also refer to the other information included
or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, including the consolidated
financial statements and notes thereto of our company included elsewhere in this
prospectus.
Risks
relating to our business
An
inability to obtain necessary financing may have a material adverse effect on
our financial position, operations and prospects if unanticipated capital needs
arise.
Our
capital requirements may vary significantly from what we currently project and
be affected by unforeseen delays and expenses. We may experience
problems, delays, expenses and difficulties frequently encountered by
similarly-situated companies, as well as difficulties as a result of changes in
economic, regulatory or competitive conditions. If we encounter any
of these problems or difficulties or have underestimated our operating losses or
capital requirements, we may require significantly more financing than we
currently anticipate. We cannot assure you that we will be able to
obtain any required additional financing on terms acceptable to us, if at
all. An inability to obtain necessary financing could have a material
adverse effect on our financial position, operations and
prospects. Although we have entered into an agreement for a credit
facility (the “GE Credit Facility”) with General Electric Capital Corporation
(“GECC”), pursuant to which GECC and certain other lenders agreed to provide
AccessIT DC a $217.0 million Senior Secured Multi Draw Term Loan, if we are
unable to draw down additional loans from the GE Credit Facility or raise
additional funds, we may not be able to fulfill our obligations under our
framework agreement (the “Framework Agreement”) with Christie Digital Systems
USA, Inc. (“Christie”). The GE Credit Facility contains certain
restrictive covenants that restrict AccessIT DC and its subsidiaries from making
certain capital expenditures, incurring other indebtedness, engaging in a new
line of business, selling certain assets, acquiring, consolidating with, or
merging with or into other companies and entering into transactions with
affiliates. In August 2007, we issued the 2007 Senior Notes which
restrict the Company and its subsidiaries (other than AccessIT DC and its
subsidiaries) from incurring other indebtedness, creating or acquiring
subsidiaries which do not guarantee such notes, making certain investments and
modifying authorized capital and which prohibits the Company and its
subsidiaries from incurring indebtedness in an aggregate of $315.0 million until
certain conditions are met.
We
have limited experience in our newer business operations, which may negatively
affect our ability to generate sufficient revenues to achieve
profitability.
We
were incorporated on March 31, 2000. Our first data center, a part of
our initial business, became operational in December 2000. Subsequent
thereto, we added additional data centers and expanded into the following new
business areas which are currently our primary focus: (a) providing
satellite delivery services, through our wholly-owned subsidiary AccessIT
Satellite; (b) operating a movie theater, through our wholly-owned subsidiary
ADM Cinema; (c) placing digital cinema projection systems into movie theaters
and collecting virtual print fees in connection with such placements, through
our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary AccessIT DC; (d) providing pre-show
on-screen advertising and entertainment, through our wholly-owned subsidiary ACS
and (e) operating an alternate content distribution company, through our
wholly-owned subsidiary, The Bigger Picture. Although we have
retained certain senior management of the acquired businesses and have hired
other experienced personnel, we have little experience in these new areas of
business and cannot assure you that we will be able to develop and market the
services provided thereby. We also cannot assure you that we will be able to
successfully operate these businesses. Our efforts to expand into
these five business areas may prove costly and time-consuming and have become
our primary business focus.
Our
limited experience in the digital cinema industry and providing transactional
software for movie distributors and exhibitors could result in:
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increased
operating and capital costs;
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an
inability to effect a viable growth strategy;
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service
interruptions for our customers; and
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an
inability to attract and retain
customers.
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We
may not be able to generate sufficient revenues to achieve profitability through
the operation of our digital cinema business or our entertainment software
business. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in
marketing and operating these new businesses or, even if we are successful in
doing so, that we will not experience additional losses.
We
face the risks of an early-stage company in a new and rapidly evolving market
and may not be able successfully to address such risks and ever be successful or
profitable.
We
have encountered and will continue to encounter the challenges, uncertainties
and difficulties frequently experienced by early-stage companies in new and
rapidly evolving markets, including:
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limited
operating experience;
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net
losses;
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lack
of sufficient customers or loss of significant
customers;
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insufficient
revenues and cash flow to be self-sustaining;
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necessary
capital expenditures;
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an
unproven business model;
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a
changing business focus; and
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difficulties
in managing potentially rapid
growth.
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This
is particularly the case with respect to our businesses with less operating
history. We cannot assure you that we will ever be successful or
profitable.
If
the current digital technology changes, demand for DMS’ delivery systems and
software may be reduced and if use of the current digital presentation requiring
electronic delivery does not expand, DMS’ business will not experience
growth.
Even
though we are among the first to integrate software and systems for the delivery
of digital content to movie theaters and other venues, there can be no assurance
that certain major movie studios or providers of alternative digital content
that currently rely on traditional distribution networks to provide physical
delivery of digital files will quickly adopt a different method, particularly
electronic delivery, of distributing digital content to movie theaters or other
venues or that those major movie studios or content providers that currently
utilize electronic delivery to distribute digital content will continue to do
so. If the development of digital presentations and changes in the way digital
files are delivered does not continue to occur, the demand for DMS’ delivery
systems and software will not grow and if new technology is developed which is
adopted by major movie studios or providers of alternative digital content,
there may be reduced demand for DMS’ delivery systems and software.
If
we do not respond to future advances in technology and changes in customer
demands, our financial position, prospects and results of operations may be
adversely affected.
The
demand for our digital media delivery services and entertainment software will
be affected, in large part, by future advances in technology and changes in
customer demands. Our success will also depend on our ability to
address the increasingly sophisticated and varied needs of our existing and
prospective customers.
We
cannot assure you that there will be a continued demand for the digital cinema
software and delivery services provided by DMS. DMS’ profitability
depends largely upon the general expansion of digital presentations at theaters,
which may not occur for several years. Although AccessIT DC has
entered into digital cinema deployment agreements with seven motion picture
studios, there can be no assurance that these and other major movie studios
which are currently relying on traditional distribution networks to provide
physical delivery of digital files will adopt a different method, particularly
electronic delivery, of distributing digital content to movie theaters or that
they will release all, some or any of their motion pictures via digital
cinema. If the development of digital presentations and changes in
the way digital files are delivered does not continue to occur, there may be
reduced demand or market for DMS’ software and systems.
We
expect competition to be intense: if we are unable to compete successfully, our
business and results of operations will be seriously harmed.
The
markets for the managed services business, the digital cinema business and the
entertainment software business, although relatively new, are competitive,
evolving and subject to rapid technological and other changes. We
expect the intensity of competition in each of these areas to increase in the
future. Companies willing to expend the necessary capital to create
facilities and/or software similar to ours may compete with our
business. Increased competition may result in reduced revenues and/or
margins and loss of market share, any of which could seriously harm our
business. In order to compete effectively in each of these fields, we
must differentiate ourselves from competitors.
Many
of our current and potential competitors have longer operating histories and
greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources than us, which may
permit them to adopt aggressive pricing policies. As a result, we may
suffer from pricing pressures that could adversely affect our ability to
generate revenues and our results of operations. Many of our
competitors also have significantly greater name and brand recognition and a
larger customer base than us. We may not be able to compete
successfully with our competitors. If we are unable to compete
successfully, our business and results of operations will be seriously
harmed.
Our
plan to acquire additional businesses involves risks, including our inability
successfully to complete an acquisition, our assumption of liabilities, dilution
of your investment and significant costs.
Although
there are no acquisitions identified by us as probable at this time, we may make
further acquisitions of similar or complementary businesses or
assets. Even if we identify appropriate acquisition candidates, we
may be unable to negotiate successfully the terms of the acquisitions, finance
them, integrate the acquired business into our then existing business and/or
attract and retain customers. We are also subject to limitations on
our ability to make acquisitions pursuant to the 2007 Senior
Notes. Completing an acquisition and integrating an acquired
business, including our recently acquired businesses, may require a significant
diversion of management time and resources and involves assuming new
liabilities. Any acquisition also involves the risks that the assets
acquired may prove less valuable than expected and/or that we may assume unknown
or unexpected liabilities, costs and problems. If we make one or more
significant acquisitions in which the consideration consists of our capital
stock, your equity interest in our company could be diluted, perhaps
significantly. If we were to proceed with one or more significant
acquisitions in which the consideration included cash, we could be required to
use a substantial portion of our available cash, or obtain additional financing
to consummate them.
Our
recent acquisitions involve risks, including our inability to integrate
successfully the new businesses and our assumption of certain
liabilities.
We
have made several meaningful acquisitions to expand into new business
areas. However, we may experience costs and hardships in integrating
the new acquisitions into our current business structure. Most
recently, in July 2006, we acquired all of the capital stock of ACS and in
January 2007, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Bigger
Picture, purchased substantially all of the assets of BP/KTF, LLC. We
cannot assure you that we will be able to effectively market the services
provided by ACS and The Bigger Picture. Further, these new businesses
and assets may involve a significant diversion of our management time and
resources and be costly. Our acquisition of these businesses and
assets also involves the risks that the businesses and assets acquired may prove
to be less valuable than we expected and/or that we may assume unknown or
unexpected liabilities, costs and problems. In addition, we assumed
certain liabilities in connection with these acquisitions and we cannot assure
you that we will be able to satisfy adequately such assumed
liabilities. Other companies that offer similar products and services
may be able to market and sell their products and services more cost-effectively
than we can.
If
we do not manage our growth, our business will be harmed.
We
may not be successful in managing our rapid growth. Since November
2004, we have acquired the businesses discussed above and in connection with
those acquisitions, we have formed additional subsidiaries. These
subsidiaries operate in business areas different from our IDC operations
business. The number of our employees has grown from 11 in March 2003
to over 300 in December 2007. Past growth has placed, and future
growth will continue to place, significant challenges on our management and
resources, related to the successful integration of the newly acquired
businesses. To manage the expected growth of our operations, we will
need to improve our existing, and implement new, operational and financial
systems, procedures and controls. We may also need to expand our
finance, administrative, client services and operations staffs and train and
manage our growing employee base effectively. Our current and planned
personnel, systems, procedures and controls may not be adequate to support our
future operations. Our business, results of
operations and financial position will suffer if we do not effectively manage
our growth.
If
we are not successful in protecting our intellectual property, our business will
suffer.
We
depend heavily on technology to operate our business. Our success
depends on protecting our intellectual property, which is one of our most
important assets. We have intellectual property consisting
of:
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licensable
software products;
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rights
to certain domain names;
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service marks on certain names and phrases;
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unregistered trademarks and service marks;
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know-how;
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a
pending patent application with respect to certain of our
software.
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If
we do not adequately protect our intellectual property, our business, financial
position and results of operations would be harmed. Our means of
protecting our intellectual property may not be
adequate. Unauthorized parties may attempt to copy aspects of our
intellectual property or to obtain and use information that we regard as
proprietary. In addition, competitors may be able to devise methods
of competing with our business that are not covered by our intellectual
property. Our competitors may independently develop similar
technology, duplicate our technology or design around any intellectual property
that we may obtain.
The
success of some of our business operations depends on the proprietary nature of
certain software. We do not, however, have patents with respect to
much of our software. Because there is no patent protection in
respect of much of our software, other companies are not prevented from
developing and marketing similar software. We cannot assure you,
therefore, that we will not face more competitors or that we can compete
effectively against any companies that develop similar software. We
also cannot assure you that we can compete effectively or not suffer from
pricing pressure with respect to our existing and developing products that could
adversely affect our ability to generate revenues. Further, our
pending patent application may not be issued and if issued may not be broad
enough to protect our rights, or if such patent is issued such patent could be
successfully challenged.
Although
we hold rights to various web domain names, regulatory bodies in the United
States and abroad could establish additional top-level domains, appoint
additional domain name registrars or modify the requirements for holding domain
names. The relationship between regulations governing domain names
and laws protecting trademarks and similar proprietary rights is
unclear. We may be unable to prevent third parties from acquiring
domain names that are similar to or diminish the value of our proprietary
rights.
We
may continue to have customer concentration in our business, and the loss of one
or more of our largest customers could have a material adverse effect on
us.
We
expect that we will rely, at least in the near future, upon a limited number of
customers for a substantial percentage of our revenues and may continue to have
customer concentration company-wide. For the nine months ended
December 31, 2007, AccessIT DC’s customers comprised 77% of Media Services
revenues. For the nine months ended December 31, 2007, ACS and our Pavilion
Theatre comprised 75% and 22% of Content & Entertainment revenues,
respectively. Our advertising business consists mainly of local
advertisers, with no one customer representing 10% of in-theatre advertising
revenues and all the customers of our Pavilion Theatre are the general
public. Media Services’ customers are principally worldwide motion
picture studios. For the nine months ended December 31, 2007, five
customers, Disney Worldwide Services, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures
Releasing Corporation, Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Brothers, each
represented 10% or more of AccessIT DC’s revenues and together generated 59%,
20%, 18% and 48% of AccessIT DC’s, AccessIT SW’s, AccessDM’s and the Media
Service segment’s revenues, respectively. In addition, many of our
revenue-generating assets, including the assets of AccessIT DC, are located in
movie theatres nationwide, which we do not own or control. If some
portion of these assets were out of service for any reason, such as the closure
of exhibitor locations or a calamity that causes a physical property loss such
as fire or flood, we would experience an interruption in the amount of revenues
we generate until those assets could be restored to service.
Our
substantial debt and lease obligations could impair our financial flexibility
and restrict our business significantly.
We
now have, and will continue to have, significant debt obligations. We
have notes payable to third parties with principal amounts aggregating $267.9
million as of December 31, 2007. We also have a capital lease
obligation covering facilities with the principal amount of $5.9 million as of
December 31, 2007.
In
August 2007, we issued the 2007 Senior Notes in the aggregate principal amount
of $55.0 million. Additionally, AccessIT DC, our indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary, has entered into the GE Credit Facility, which permits
us to borrow up to $217.0 million of which $196.8 million has been
drawn down as of December 31, 2007 and is included in the notes payable to third
parties mentioned above. The obligations and restrictions under the
GE Credit Facility, the 2007 Senior Notes and our other debt obligations could
have important consequences for us, including:
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limiting
our ability to obtain necessary financing in the future and making it more
difficult for us to satisfy our debt obligations;
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requiring
us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow to payments on our
debt obligations, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to
fund working capital, capital expenditures and other corporate
requirements;
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making
us more vulnerable to a downturn in our business and limiting our
flexibility to plan for, or react to, changes in our business;
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placing
us at a competitive disadvantage compared to competitors that might have
stronger balance sheets or better access to capital by, for example,
limiting our ability to enter into new
markets.
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If
we are unable to meet our lease and debt obligations, we could be forced to
restructure or refinance our obligations, to seek additional equity financing or
to sell assets, which we may not be able to do on satisfactory terms or at
all. As a result, we could default on those obligations and in the
event of such default, our lenders could accelerate our debt or take other
actions that could restrict our operations.
The
foregoing risks would be intensified to the extent we borrow additional money or
incur additional debt.
The
agreements governing our GE Credit Facility and our issuance of the 2007 Senior
Notes in August 2007 impose certain limitations on us.
The
agreement governing our GE Credit Facility restricts the ability of Christie/AIX
and its existing and future subsidiaries to, among other things:
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certain capital expenditures;
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other indebtedness;
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in a new line of business;
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certain assets;
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acquire,
consolidate with, or merge with or into other companies;
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into transactions with affiliates.
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The
agreements governing our issuance of the 2007 Senior Notes in August 2007
restrict the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries other than
Christie/AIX, and subject to certain other exceptions, to, among other
things:
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incur
other indebtedness in excess of $10 million;
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or acquire subsidiaries which do not guarantee the
notes;
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certain investments; and
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authorized capital.
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We
may not be able to generate the amount of cash needed to fund our future
operations.
Our
ability either to make payments on or to refinance our indebtedness, or to fund
planned capital expenditures and research and development efforts, will depend
on our ability to generate cash in the future. Our ability to
generate cash is in part subject to general economic, financial, competitive,
regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control.
Based
on our current level of operations, we believe our cash flow from operations and
available cash financed through the issuance of securities and our GE Credit
Facility will be adequate to meet our future liquidity needs for at least one
year from the date of this prospectus. Significant assumptions
underlie this belief, including, among other things, that there will be no
material adverse developments in our business, liquidity or capital
requirements. If we are unable to service our indebtedness, we will
be forced to adopt an alternative strategy that may include actions such
as:
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capital expenditures;
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research and development efforts;
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assets;
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additional funding.
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We
cannot assure you, however, that our business will generate sufficient cash flow
from operations, or that we will be able to make future borrowings in amounts
sufficient to enable us to pay the principal and interest on our current
indebtedness or to fund our other liquidity needs. We may need to
refinance all or a portion of our indebtedness on or before
maturity. We cannot assure you that we will be able to refinance any
of our indebtedness on commercially reasonable terms or at all.
We
have incurred losses since our inception.
We
have incurred losses since our inception in March 2000 and have financed our
operations principally through equity investments and borrowings. As
of December 31, 2007, we had positive working capital, defined as current assets
less current liabilities, of $9.8 million and cash and cash equivalents of $35.8
million; we had an accumulated deficit of $89.5 million; and, from inception
through such date, and we had used $39.7 million in cash for operating
activities. Our net losses are likely to continue for the foreseeable
future.
Our
ability to become profitable is dependent upon us achieving a sufficient volume
of business from our customers. If we cannot achieve a high enough
volume, we likely will incur additional net and operating losses. We
may be unable to continue our business as presently conducted unless we obtain
funds from additional financings.
Our
net losses and cash outflows may increase as and to the extent that we increase
the size of our business operations, increase the purchases of Systems for
AccessIT DC’s Phase I Deployment or expected Phase II Deployment, increase our
sales and marketing activities, enlarge our customer support and professional
services and acquire additional businesses. These efforts may prove
to be more expensive than we currently anticipate which could further increase
our losses. We must significantly increase our revenues in order to
become profitable. We cannot reliably predict when, or if, we will
become profitable. Even if we achieve profitability, we may not be
able to sustain it. If we cannot generate operating income or
positive cash flows in the future, we will be unable to meet our working capital
requirements.
Many
of our corporate actions may be controlled by our officers, directors and
principal stockholders; these actions may benefit these principal stockholders
more than our other stockholders.
As
of May 1, 2008, our directors, executive officers and principal stockholders,
those known by the Company to beneficially own more than 5% of the outstanding
shares of the Company’s Common Stock, beneficially own, directly or indirectly,
in the aggregate, approximately 43.0% of our outstanding common
stock. In particular, A. Dale Mayo, our President and Chief Executive
Officer, beneficially holds all 733,811 shares of Class B common stock, and
230,388 shares of Class A common stock which collectively represent
approximately 5.0% of our outstanding common stock, and includes 59,761
restricted shares of Class A common stock, 87,500 shares of Class A common stock
held by Mr. Mayo’s spouse, of which Mr. Mayo disclaims beneficial ownership, and
12,000 shares of Class A common stock held for the account of Mr. Mayo’s
grandchildren, the custodian of which accounts is Mr. Mayo’s spouse, of which
Mr. Mayo also disclaims beneficial ownership. Our Class B common
stock entitles the holder to ten votes per share. The shares of Class
A common stock have one vote per share. Due to the supervoting Class
B common stock, Mr. Mayo has approximately 22.5% of our voting
power. These stockholders, and Mr. Mayo himself, will have
significant influence over our business affairs, with the ability to control
matters requiring approval by our security holders, including elections of
directors and approvals of mergers or other business
combinations. Also, certain corporate actions directed by our
officers may not necessarily inure to the proportional benefit of other
stockholders of our company; under his employment agreement, for example, Mr.
Mayo is entitled to receive a guaranteed annual cash bonus.
Our
success will significantly depend on our ability to hire and retain key
personnel.
Our
success will depend in significant part upon the continued services of our key
technical, sales and senior management personnel. If we lose one or
more of our key employees, we may not be able to find a suitable replacement(s)
and our business and results of operations could be adversely
affected. In particular, our performance depends significantly upon
the continued service of A. Dale Mayo, our President and Chief Executive
Officer, whose experience and relationships in the movie theater industry are
integral to our business, particularly in the business areas of AccessIT SW, DMS
and AccessIT DC. Although we have obtained two $5.0 million key-man
life insurance policies in respect of Mr. Mayo, the loss of his services would
have a material and adverse effect on our business, operations and
prospects. Each policy carries a death benefit of $5.0 million, and
while we are the beneficiary of each policy, under one of the policies the
proceeds are to be used to repurchase, after reimbursement of all premiums paid
by us, shares of our capital stock held by Mr. Mayo’s estate at the
then-determined fair market value. We also rely on the experience and
expertise of certain officers of our subsidiaries. In addition, our
future success will depend upon our ability to hire, train, integrate and retain
qualified new employees.
We
may be subject to environmental risks relating to the on-site storage of diesel
fuel and batteries.
Our
IDCs contain tanks for the storage of diesel fuel for our generators and
significant quantities of lead acid batteries used to provide back-up power
generation for uninterrupted operation of our customers’
equipment. We cannot assure you that our systems will be free from
leaks or that use of our systems will not result in spills. Any leak
or spill, depending on such factors as the nature and quantity of the materials
involved and the environmental setting, could result in interruptions to our
operations and the incurrence of significant costs; particularly to the extent
we incur liability under applicable environmental laws. This could
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position and results
of operations.
We
may not be successful in the eventual disposal of our Data Center
Services.
In
connection with the disposition of our Data Center Services, we entered into a
master collocation agreement (“MCA”) with FiberMedia AIT, LLC and Telesource
Group, Inc. (together, “FiberMedia”) to operate our IDCs. FiberMedia
operates a network of geographically distributed IDCs. We have
assigned our IDC customer contracts to FiberMedia, and going forward, FiberMedia
will be responsible for all customer service issues, including the maintenance
of the IDCs, sales, installation of customer equipment, cross connects,
electrical and other customer needs. Among such items are certain
operating leases which expire from June 2009 through January 2016. As
of December 31, 2007, obligations under these operating leases totaled $9.0
million. We will attempt to obtain landlord consents to assign each
facility lease to FiberMedia. Until such landlord consents
are
obtained,
we will remain as the lessee and pursuant to the MCA, FiberMedia will reimburse
our costs under the facility leases, including rent, at an escalating
percentage, starting at 50% in May 2007 and increasing to 100% in May 2008 and
thereafter through the remaining term of each IDC lease. 100% of all
other operating costs for each IDC, are payable by FiberMedia through the term
of each IDC lease. We cannot assure you that the existing landlords
would consent to the assignment of these leases to a buyer of our data
centers. As a result, we may have continuing obligations under
these leases, which could have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial position and results of operations.
If
the market price of our common stock declines, we may not be able to maintain
our listing on the NASDAQ Global Market which may impair our financial
flexibility and restrict our business significantly.
The
stock markets have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have
affected the market prices of equity securities of many companies that may be
unrelated or disproportionate to the operating results of such companies. These
broad market movements may adversely affect the market price of the Company’s
Common Stock. The Company’s Common Stock is presently listed on
NASDAQ. Although we are not currently in jeopardy of delisting, we
cannot assure you, should the Company’s Common Stock decline significantly, that
the Company will meet the criteria for continued listing on NASDAQ. Any such
delisting could harm our ability to raise capital through alternative financing
sources on terms acceptable to us, or at all, and may result in the loss of
confidence in our financial stability by suppliers, customers and employees. If
the Company’s Common Stock is delisted from the NASDAQ, we may face a lengthy
process to re-list the Company’s Common Stock, if we are able to
re-list the Company’s Common Stock at all, and the liquidity that NASDAQ
provides will no longer be available to investors.
If
the Company’s Common Stock were to be delisted from NASDAQ, the holders of the
2007 Senior Notes would have the right to redeem the outstanding principal of
the 2007 Senior Notes plus interest. As a result, we could be forced to
restructure or refinance our obligations, to seek additional equity financing or
to sell assets, which we may not be able to do on satisfactory terms or at all.
If we default under the 2007 Senior Notes obligations, our lenders could take
actions that would restrict our operations.
We
may be exposed to potential risks relating to our internal controls over
financial reporting and our ability to have those controls attested to by our
independent auditors.
As
directed by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX 404”), the SEC
adopted rules requiring public companies to include a report of management on
the company’s internal controls over financial reporting in their annual
reports, including Form 10-K. In addition, the independent registered public
accounting firm auditing a company’s financial statements must also attest to
and report on the operating effectiveness of the company’s internal controls.
While we have not yet been subject to these requirements, we will be required to
comply with these requirements as part of our next annual report on Form
10-K.
The
Company is preparing for compliance with Section 404 by strengthening, assessing
and testing its system of internal controls to provide the basis for its
report. The process of strengthening our internal controls and
complying with Section 404 is expensive and time consuming, and requires
significant management attention. Furthermore, as the Company grows
its business, its internal controls will become more complex and will require
more resources to ensure its internal controls remain effective.
While
we expect to expend significant resources in developing the necessary
documentation and testing procedures required by SOX 404, there is a risk that
we will not comply with all of the requirements imposed thereby. Accordingly,
there can be no assurance that we will receive an unqualified attestation on our
internal controls from our independent auditors.
In
the event we identify significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in our
internal controls that we cannot remediate in a timely manner or we are unable
to receive an unqualified attestation from our independent auditors with respect
to our internal controls, investors and others may lose confidence in the
reliability of our financial statements and our ability to obtain equity or debt
financing could suffer.
Risks
relating to the offering
The
liquidity of the Common Stock is uncertain; the limited trading volume of the
Common Stock may depress the price of such stock or cause it to fluctuate
significantly.
Although
shares of the Common Stock are listed on NASDAQ, there has been a limited public
market for the Common Stock and there can be no assurance that an active trading
market for the Common Stock will develop. As a result, you may not be
able to sell your shares of Common Stock in short time periods, or possibly at
all. The absence of an active trading market may cause the price per
share of the Common Stock to fluctuate significantly.
Substantial
resales or future issuances of the Common Stock could depress our stock
price.
The
market price for the Common Stock could decline, perhaps significantly, as a
result of resales or issuances of a large number of shares of the Common Stock
in the public market or even the perception that such resales or issuances could
occur, including resales of the shares being registered hereunder pursuant to
the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. In
addition, we have outstanding a substantial number of options, warrants and
other securities convertible into shares of Common Stock that may be exercised
in the future. Certain holders of these warrants and other
securities, as well as holders of our outstanding shares of Common Stock, have
piggy-back registration rights and the holders of shares of Common Stock
issuable in exchange for its shares of certain warrants have demand and
piggy-back registration rights. These factors could also make it more
difficult for us to raise funds through future offerings of our equity
securities.
You
will incur substantial dilution as a result of certain future equity
issuances.
We
have a substantial number of options, warrants and other securities currently
outstanding which may be immediately converted into shares of Common
Stock. To the extent that these options, warrants or similar
securities are exercised or converted, or to the extent we issue additional
shares of Common Stock in the future, as the case may be, there will be further
dilution to holders of shares of the Common Stock.
Provisions
of our certificate of incorporation, Delaware law and the 2007 Senior Notes
could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us.
Provisions
of our certificate of incorporation, as well as of Section 203 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), could make it more difficult for a third
party to acquire us, even if doing so might be beneficial to our
stockholders.
Our
certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of 15,000,000 shares of
preferred stock. The terms of our preferred stock may be fixed by the
company’s board of directors without further stockholder action. The
terms of any outstanding series or class of preferred stock may include priority
claims to assets and dividends and special voting rights, which could adversely
affect the rights of holders of Common Stock. Any future issuance(s)
of preferred stock could make the takeover of the company more difficult,
discourage unsolicited bids for control of the company in which our stockholders
could receive premiums for their shares, dilute or subordinate the rights of
holders of Common Stock and adversely affect the trading price of the Common
Stock.
Under
Section 203 of the DGCL, Delaware corporations whose securities are listed on a
national securities exchange, like NASDAQ, may not engage in business
combinations such as mergers or acquisitions with any interested stockholders,
defined as an entity or person beneficially owning 15% or more of our
outstanding common stock without obtaining certain prior
approvals. As a result of the application of Section 203, potential
acquirers of the company may be discouraged from attempting to effect an
acquisition transaction with the company, thereby depriving holders of the
company’s securities of opportunities to sell or otherwise dispose of the
securities at prices above prevailing market prices.
Under
the 2007 Senior Notes, we must pay to the Purchasers certain additional
consideration upon a change in control.
We
may not be able to maintain listing on NASDAQ, which may adversely affect the
ability of purchasers in this offering to resell their securities in the
secondary market.
If
the Company were unable to meet the continued listing criteria of NASDAQ and the
Company’s Common Stock became delisted, trading of the Company’s Common Stock
could thereafter be conducted in the over-the-counter market in the so-called
"pink sheets" or, if available, on the National Association of Securities
Dealer’s (NASD) Electronic Bulletin Board. In such case, an investor would
likely find it more difficult to dispose of, or to obtain accurate market
quotations for, the Company’s Common Stock.
USE
OF PROCEEDS
We
will receive no proceeds from the sale of any of or all of the shares being
offered by the selling security holders under this prospectus.
SELLING
STOCKHOLDERS
The
following table sets forth as of May 1, 2008, certain information
with respect to the beneficial ownership of the Common Stock as to each selling
stockholder.
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Number
(d)
|
Percent
(b)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Silver
Oak Capital, L.L.C.
|
1,715,828
(e)
|
6.5%
|
154,500
|
1,715,828
(e)
|
6.3%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goldman
Sachs Credit Partners L.P.
|
304,309
|
1.2
|
136,500
|
304,309
|
1.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alexandra
Global Master Fund Ltd.
|
402,090
(f)
|
1.5
|
41,000
|
402,090
(f)
|
1.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lagunitas
Partners LP
|
359,472
(g)
|
1.4
|
16,000
|
359,472
(g)
|
1.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gruber
& McBaine International
|
31,080
(g)
|
*
|
4,500
|
31,080 (g)
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jon
D & Linda W Gruber Trust
|
85,761(g)
|
*
|
3,500
|
85,761(g)
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J.
Patterson McBaine
|
974,494
(h)
|
3.7
|
3,500
|
974,494
(h)
|
3.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aristeia
International Limited
|
0
(i)
|
*
|
77,000
|
0
(i)
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aristeia
Partners, L.P.
|
0
(j)
|
*
|
9,500
|
0
(j)
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aristeia
Special Investments Master, L.P.
|
0
(k)
|
*
|
27,000
|
0
(k)
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Enable
Growth Partners, LP
|
269,718
(l)
|
1.0
|
18,000
|
269,718
(l)
|
1.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Enable
Opportunity Partners, LP
|
122,604
(l)
|
*
|
8,000
|
122,604
(l)
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pierce
Diversified Strategy Master Fund LLC, Ena
|
12,811
(l)
|
*
|
1,000
|
12,811
(l)
|
*
|
___________________
(a)
|
Excludes
shares of Common Stock which may be issued from time to time on a
quarterly basis as interest and additional kicker shares pursuant to the
2007 Senior Notes.
|
(b)
|
Applicable
percentage of ownership is based on 26,240,005 shares of Common Stock
outstanding as of May 1, 2008 together with all applicable options,
warrants and other securities convertible into shares of Common Stock for
the named stockholder and, if applicable, shares of Common Stock which may
be issued from time to time on a quarterly basis as interest and
additional kicker shares pursuant to the 2007 Senior Notes to, the named
stockholder. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance
with the rules of the SEC, and includes voting and investment power with
respect to shares. Shares of Common Stock subject to options,
warrants or other convertible securities exercisable within 60 days after
April 17, 2008, shares of Common Stock which may be issued from time to
time on a quarterly basis as interest and additional kicker shares
pursuant to the 2007 Senior Notes, are deemed outstanding for computing
the percentage ownership of the person holding such options, warrants or
other convertible securities, but are not deemed outstanding for computing
the percentage of any other person. Except as otherwise noted,
the named beneficial owner has the sole voting and investment power with
respect to the shares shown.
|
(c)
|
Includes
shares of Common Stock which may be issued from time to time on a
quarterly basis as interest and additional kicker shares pursuant to the
2007 Senior Notes.
|
(d)
|
Assumes
sale of all shares offered under this prospectus.
|
(e)
|
Includes
452,632 shares of Class A Common Stock owned by Leonardo, L.P.
(“Leonardo”), 178,947 shares of Class A Common Stock subject to currently
exercisable warrants owned by Leonardo and 150,039 shares of Class A
Common Stock subject to currently exercisable warrants owned by AG
Offshore Convertibles, Ltd. Silver Oak Capital, L.L.C. (“Silver
Oak”) holds its shares as nominee for private investment funds and
separately managed accounts managed by Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P.
(“Angelo, Gordon”). Mr. John M. Angelo and Mr. Michael L.
Gordon are controlling members of Silver Oak. Leonardo Capital
Management, Inc. (“LMCI”) is the sole general partner of
Leonardo. Angelo, Gordon is the sole director of
LCMI. Angelo, Gordon is also the investment manager of AG
Offshore Convertibles, Ltd. Mr. Angelo and Mr. Gordon are the
principal executive officers of Angelo, Gordon. Each entity,
including Silver Oak, and Messrs. Angelo and Gordon, disclaim beneficial
ownership of securities reported herein except to the extent of each one's
pecuniary interest in such securities.
|
(f)
|
Includes
94,757 shares of Class A Common Stock subject to currently exercisable
warrants.
|
(g)
|
Gruber
& McBaine Capital Management and Jon D. Gruber may each be deemed the
beneficial owner of these shares, including, (i) 17,763 shares of Class A
Common Stock subject to currently exercisable warrants owned by Lagunitas
Partners LP, (ii) 3,289 shares of Class A Common Stock subject to
currently exercisable warrants owned by Gruber and McBaine International
and (iii) 3,552 shares of Class A Common Stock subject to currently
exercisable warrants owned by Jon D. & Linda W. Gruber
Trust.
|
(h)
|
Includes
(i) shares of Class A Common Stock owned, or subject to currently
exercisable warrants owned, by Lagunitas Partners LP, (ii) shares of Class
A Common Stock owned, or subject to currently exercisable warrants owned,
by Gruber & McBaine International and (iii) shares of Class A Common
Stock, including 1,578 shares of Class A Common Stock subject to currently
exercisable warrants, owned by Donaghy Sales Inc., all of which may be
deemed to be beneficially owned by J. Patterson
McBaine.
|
(i)
|
Aristeia
Capital, L.L.C. ("Aristeia") is the investment manager of Aristeia
International Limited ("Aristeia International") and has discretionary
authority to vote and dispose of the shares held by Aristeia International
Limited and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these
shares. Aristeia disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held
by Aristeia International.
|
(j)
|
Aristeia
Advisors, L.L.C. ("Aristeia Advisors") is the General Partner of Aristeia
Partners, L.P. ("Aristeia Partners") and has discretionary authority to
vote and dispose of the shares held by Aristeia Partners and may be deemed
to be the beneficial owner of these shares. Aristeia Advisors disclaims
beneficial ownership of the shares held by Aristeia
Partners.
|
(k)
|
Aristeia
Capital, L.L.C. ("Aristeia") is the investment manager of Aristeia Special
Investments Master, L.P. ("Aristeia Special Investments") and
has discretionary authority to vote and dispose of the shares held by
Aristeia Special Investments Master, L.P. and may be deemed to be the
beneficial owner of these shares. Aristeia disclaims beneficial
ownership of the shares held by Aristeia Special
Investments.
|
(l)
|
Mitch
Levine, the Managing Member of Enable Capital Management, LLC, the manager
of Enable Growth Partners, LP, Enable Opportunity Partners LP, and Pierce
Diversified Strategy Master Fund LLC, Ena, has discretionary authority to
vote and dispose of the shares held by the aforementioned
holders. Each of the aforementioned selling stockholders has
advised us that it purchased the securities reflected in this table as
being owned by it and offered for sale in the ordinary course of business
and, at the time of purchase, it had no agreements or understandings,
directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute those
securities.
|
No
selling stockholder has held a position as a director or officer nor has had a
material relationship with us or any of our affiliates, or our or their
predecessors, within the past three years.
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
Each
Selling Stockholder (the “Selling Stockholders”) of the Common Stock of the
Company and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may,
from time to time, sell any or all of their shares of Common Stock on the
Trading Market or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which
the shares are traded or in private transactions. If the shares of
Common Stock are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the Selling
Stockholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or
agent’s commissions. These sales may be at fixed prices, at
prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined
at the time of the sale or at negotiated prices. A Selling
Stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling
shares:
·
|
on
any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the
securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;
|
·
|
in
the over-the-counter market;
|
·
|
in
transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the
over-the-counter market;
|
·
|
ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer
solicits purchasers;
|
·
|
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;
|
·
|
purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its
account;
|
·
|
an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
|
·
|
privately
negotiated transactions;
|
·
|
settlement
of short sales entered into after the effective date of the registration
statement of which this prospectus is a part;
|
·
|
broker-dealers
may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such
shares at a stipulated price per share;
|
·
|
a
combination of any such methods of sale;
|
·
|
through
the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions,
whether through an options exchange or otherwise; or
|
·
|
any
other method permitted pursuant to applicable
law.
|
The Selling Stockholders may also sell
shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”), if available, rather than under this prospectus.
Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling
Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in
sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the
Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser
of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set
forth in a supplement to this Prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction
not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with NASD Rule
2440;
and
in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with
NASD IM-2440.
In connection with the sale of the
Common Stock or interests therein, the Selling Stockholders may enter into
hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which
may in turn engage in short sales of the Common Stock in the course of hedging
the positions they assume. The Selling Stockholders may also sell
shares of the Common Stock short and deliver these securities to close out their
short positions, or loan or pledge the Common Stock to broker-dealers that in
turn may sell these securities. The Selling Stockholders may also
loan or pledge shares of Common Stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell
such shares. The Selling Stockholders may also enter into option or
other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the
creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such
broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this
prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may
resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such
transaction).
The Selling Stockholders 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. Each Selling Stockholder has informed the Company
that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly
or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Common Stock. In no event shall
any broker-dealer receive fees, commissions and markups which, in the aggregate,
would exceed eight percent (8%).
The Company is required to pay certain
fees and expenses incurred by the Company incident to the registration of the
shares. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders
against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities
under the Securities Act.
The Selling Stockholders will be
subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act or an
exemption therefrom. In addition, any securities covered by this
prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act
may be sold under Rule 144 rather than under this prospectus. There
is no underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with the proposed
sale of the resale shares by the Selling Stockholders.
We agreed to keep this prospectus
effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which the shares may be resold by
the Selling Stockholders without registration and without regard to any volume
limitations by reason of Rule 144(e) under the Securities Act or any other rule
of similar effect or (ii) all of the shares have been sold pursuant to the
prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar
effect. The resale shares will be sold only through registered or
licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws.
In addition, in certain states, the resale shares may not be sold unless they
have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an
exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is
complied with.
Under applicable rules and regulations
under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the resale
shares may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to
the Common Stock for a period of two business days prior to the commencement of
the distribution. In addition, the Selling Stockholders will be
subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of
purchases and sales of shares of the Common Stock by the Selling Stockholders or
any other person. At the time a particular offering of the shares of
Common Stock is made, a prospectus supplement, if required as determined by the
Company in its sole discretion, will be distributed which will set forth the
aggregate amount of shares of Common Stock being offered and the terms of the
offering, including the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents, any
discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the
Selling Stockholders and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or
reallowed or paid to broker-dealers. We will make copies of this
prospectus available to the Selling Stockholders and have informed them of the
need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the
time of the sale unless exempted from the prospectus delivery
requirement.
The Selling Stockholders may pledge or
grant a security interest in some or all of the convertible notes, warrants or
shares of Common Stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of
their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell
the shares of Common Stock from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any
amendment or supplement to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other
applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, amending, if
necessary, the list of Selling Stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee
or other successors in interest as Selling Stockholders under this
prospectus. The Selling Stockholders also may transfer and donate the
shares of Common Stock in other circumstances in which case the transferees,
donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial
owners for purposes of this prospectus.
There can be no assurance that any
Selling Stockholder will sell any or all of the shares of Common Stock
registered pursuant to the registration statement, of which this prospectus
forms a part.
Once sold under the registration
statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the shares of Common Stock
will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our
affiliates.
We will not receive any of the proceeds
from the sale by the Selling Stockholders of the shares of Common
Stock. We will pay all expenses of the registration of the shares of
Common Stock pursuant to the registration rights agreement, including, without
limitation, Securities and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of
compliance with state securities or "blue sky" laws; provided, however, that a
Selling Stockholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions,
if any.
LEGAL
MATTERS
The validity of the offered shares of
the Common Stock has been passed on for us by Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, New
York, New York.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements
of Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. as of March 31, 2007 and 2006 and for
the years then ended incorporated by reference into this prospectus have been
audited by Eisner LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as
stated in their report included in Form 10-KSB for the year ended March 31, 2007
and are included in reliance upon the report of Eisner LLP given on the
authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
INDEMNIFICATION
AGAINST LIABILITY UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
We are permitted to indemnify to the
fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law, each director, officer or
other authorized representative of the Company who was or is made a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by
reason of the fact that he is or was an authorized representative of
the Company, against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees and
disbursements), judgments, fines (including excise taxes and penalties) and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection
with such action, suit or proceeding.
A director of the Company shall not be
personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for
breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided, however that this provision
shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director to the extent that such
elimination or liability is expressly prohibited by the Delaware General
Corporation Law as in effect at the time of the alleged breach of duty by such
director.
Insofar as indemnification for
liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors,
officers and controlling persons pursuant to any arrangement, provision or
otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by us of
expenses incurred or paid by any of our directors, officers or controlling
persons in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted
by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by us is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by
the final adjudication of such issue.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
|
Page
|
About
this prospectus
|
1
|
Where
you can find more information
|
1
|
Incorporation
of certain documents by reference
|
1
|
Forward-looking
statements
|
2
|
Prospectus
summary
|
4
|
Risk
factors
|
7
|
Use
of proceeds
|
15
|
Selling
stockholders
|
15
|
Plan
of distribution
|
17
|
Legal
matters
|
19
|
Experts
|
19
|
Indemnification
against liability under the Securities Act
|
19
|
500,000
Shares
Class
A Common Stock
PROSPECTUS
________
__, 2008
PART
II
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item
14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
The following table presents the costs
and expenses, payable by us in connection with the sale of securities being
registered under this registration statement. All amounts are
estimates except for the SEC registration fee.
SEC
registration fee
|
$
|
55
|
Legal
fees and expenses
|
$
|
20,000
|
Accounting
fees and expenses
|
$
|
8,000
|
Miscellaneous
fees and expenses
|
$
|
945
|
Total:
|
$
|
29,000
|
Item
15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
We are permitted to indemnify to the
fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law, each director, officer or
other authorized representative of the Company who was or is made a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by
reason of the fact that he is or was an authorized representative of the
Company, against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements),
judgments, fines (including excise taxes and penalties) and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such
action, suit or proceeding.
A director of the Company shall not be
personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for
breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided, however that this provision
shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director to the extent that such
elimination or limitation of liability is expressly prohibited by the Delaware
General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) as in effect at the time of the alleged breach
of duty by such director.
The amended and restated certificate of
incorporation and the bylaws of the registrant provide that the registrant shall
indemnify its officers, directors and certain others to the fullest extent
permitted by the DGCL. Section 145 of the DGCL, provides in pertinent
part as follows:
(a) A
corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than
an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he
is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or
was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee
or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection
with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner
he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination
of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or
upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a
presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had
reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
(b) A
corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in
the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the
fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees)
actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or
settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any
claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be
liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of
Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine
upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all
the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court
shall deem proper.
(c) To
the extent that a present or former director or officer of a corporation has
been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or
proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of this Section, or in
defense
of
any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses
(including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection therewith.
(d) Any
indemnification under subsections (a) and (b) of this Section (unless ordered by
a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific
case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former
director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because he
has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in subsections (a) and (b)
of this Section. Such determination shall be made with respect to a
person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination (1) by a
majority vote of directors who are not parties to such action, suit or
proceeding, even though less than a quorum, (2) by a committee of such directors
designated by majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum,
(3) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by
independent legal counsel in a written opinion or (4) by the
stockholders.
(e) Expenses
(including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending any
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding may
be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action,
suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such
director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined
that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in
this section. Such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by
former directors and officers or other employees and agents may be so paid upon
such terms and conditions, if any, as the corporation deems
appropriate.
(f) The
indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to,
the other subsections of this Section shall not be deemed exclusive of any other
rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be
entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to
action in another capacity while holding such office.
(g) A
corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any
person, who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation,
or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him
in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the
corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under
this Section.
(h) For
purposes of this Section, references to “the corporation” shall include, in
addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including
any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which,
if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to
indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person
who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation
as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under
this Section with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he would
have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had
continued.
(i) For
purposes of this Section, references to “other enterprises” shall include
employee benefit plans; references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes
assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit plan; and references
to “serving at the request of the corporation” shall include any service as a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, which imposes duties
on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, or agent of the
corporation, which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director,
officer, employee, or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its
participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a
manner he reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and
beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a
manner “not opposed to the best interests of the corporation” as referred to in
this Section.
(j) The
indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to,
this Section shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified,
continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or
agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators
of such a person.
As permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of
the DGCL, the registrant’s fourth amended and restated certificate of
incorporation eliminates the personal liability of each of the registrant’s
directors to the registrant and its stockholders for monetary damages for
breaches of his or her fiduciary duties as a director except that the fourth
amended and restated certificate of incorporation does not eliminate or limit
the liability of a director to the extent that such elimination or limitation of
liability is expressly prohibited by the DGCL as in effect at the time of the
alleged breach of duty by such director.
Item
16. Exhibits
The
exhibits listed in the following table have been filed as part of this
registration statement.
Exhibit
Number
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Description of
Document
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5.1
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Opinion
of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP.
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23.1
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--
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Consent
of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP (included in Exhibit
5.1).
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23.2
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--
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Consent
of Eisner LLP.
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24.1
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--
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Powers
of Attorney (included on signature
page)
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Item
17. Undertakings
Undertakings Required by Regulation
S-K, Item 512(a).
The undersigned registrant hereby
undertakes:
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(1)
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To
file, during any period in which it offers or sells securities, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement
to:
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(i)
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include
any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act;
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(ii)
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reflect
in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of
the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range
may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in
the effective registration statement;
and
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(iii)
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include
any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change
to such information in the registration
statement;
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provided,
however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement.
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(2)
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That,
for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
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(3)
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To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
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(4)
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That,
for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933
to any purchaser:
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(i)
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Each
prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be
deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed
prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement;
and
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(ii)
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Each
prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or
(b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B
relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x)
for the purpose of providing the information required
by
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Section
10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and
included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such
form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the
first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the
prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer
and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be
deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating
to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus
relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that
no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part
of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed
incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus
that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a
time of contact of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify
any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus
that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document
immediately prior to such effective
date
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Undertakings Required by Regulation
S-K, Item 512(b).
The undersigned registrant hereby
undertakes that, for the purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and,
where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
Undertaking Required by Regulation S-K,
Item 512(h).
Insofar as indemnification for
liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to any
arrangement, provision or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim
for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
Undertakings Required by Regulation
S-K, Item 512(i).
The undersigned registrant hereby
undertakes that:
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(1)
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For
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this
registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form
of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or
497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this
registration statement as of the time it was declared
effective.
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(2)
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For
the purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that
it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of
Morristown, state of New Jersey, on May 6, 2008.
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ACCESS
INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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By:
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/s/
A. Dale Mayo
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A.
Dale Mayo
President
and Chief Executive Officer
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that
each individual whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints A.
Dale Mayo, Brian D. Pflug and Gary S. Loffredo, and each of them individually,
his true and lawful agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to (i) act on, sign and file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission any and all amendments to the registration statement (which
includes any additional registration statement under Rule 462(b)) together with
all schedules and exhibits thereto, (ii) act on, sign and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission any and all exhibits to the registration
statement and any and all exhibits and schedules thereto, (iii) act on, sign and
file any and all such certificates, applications, registration statements,
notices, reports, instruments, agreements and other documents necessary or
appropriate in connection with the registration or qualification under foreign
and state securities laws of the securities described in the registration
statement or any amendment thereto, or obtain an exemption therefrom, in
connection with the offerings described therein and (iv) take any and all such
actions which may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, granting
unto such agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact, and each of them individually,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
necessary or appropriate to be done, as fully for all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, and hereby approving, ratifying and
confirming all that such agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact, any of them or
any of his or her or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature(s)
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Title(s)
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Date
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/s/
A. Dale Mayo
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President,
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
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May
6, 2008
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A.
Dale Mayo
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of
the Board of Directors
(Principal
Executive Officer)
|
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/s/
Kevin J. Farrell
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Senior
Vice President — Facilities and Director
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May
6, 2008
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Kevin
J. Farrell
|
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/s/
Gary S. Loffredo
|
Senior
Vice President — Business Affairs, General
|
May
6, 2008
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Gary
S. Loffredo
|
Counsel,
Secretary and Director
|
|
|
|
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/s/
Brian D. Pflug
|
Senior
Vice President — Accounting and Finance
|
May
6, 2008
|
Brian
D. Pflug
|
(Principal
Financial Officer)
|
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|
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/s/
Wayne L. Clevenger
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Director
|
May
6, 2008
|
Wayne
L. Clevenger
|
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/s/
Gerald C. Crotty
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Director
|
May
6, 2008
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Gerald
C. Crotty
|
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/s/
Robert Davidoff
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Director
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May
1, 2008
|
Robert
Davidoff
|
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/s/
Matthew W. Finlay
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Director
|
April
30, 2008
|
Matthew
W. Finlay
|
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/s/
Robert E. Mulholland
|
Director
|
May
1, 2008
|
Robert
E. Mulholland
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INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
|
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Description of
Document
|
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5.1
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--
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Opinion
of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP.
|
23.1
|
--
|
Consent
of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP (included in Exhibit
5.1).
|
23.2
|
--
|
Consent
of Eisner LLP.
|
24.1
|
--
|
Powers
of Attorney (included on signature
page)
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