-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, KeSFv2dL6u/DDbraOTkP6MVq8WSvz4qJ5mpHC7sCKeG7DLN/PdsRvxwwXXGHVXWc xtR8YZCvw8xPQyrLHnA/7A== 0000919574-09-003935.txt : 20090223 0000919574-09-003935.hdr.sgml : 20090223 20090223155300 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000919574-09-003935 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090223 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090223 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PARTICLE DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES INC/NV CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000759153 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: OIL, GAS FIELD SERVICES, NBC [1389] IRS NUMBER: 112647209 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-80275 FILM NUMBER: 09628074 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11757 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 1300 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77002 BUSINESS PHONE: 713-223-3031 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11757 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 1300 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77002 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MEDXLINK CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20020829 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NTC HOLDINGS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980501 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LC CAPITAL MASTER FUND LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001222051 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O LAMPE CONWAY & CO LLC STREET 2: 730 FIFTH AVENUE STE 1002 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019-4105 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125818989 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O TRIDENT FUND SERVICES (BVI) LIMITED STREET 2: PO BOX 146, WATERFRONT DR, WICKHAMS CAY CITY: ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA STATE: D8 ZIP: 00000 SC 13D 1 d967860_13d.htm d967860_13d.htm
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

SCHEDULE 13D
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No.____________)*

Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $.001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)

70212G101
(CUSIP Number)

Lampe, Conway & Co., LLC
680 Fifth Avenue – 12th Floor
New York, New York 10019-5429
Tel: (212) 581-8989
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications)

February 11, 2009
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
 
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of ss.240.13D-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box [X].
 
Note:  Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits.  See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
 
*   The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
 
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 
 

 
 
CUSIP No.
70212G101
   

1.
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
 
     
 
LC Capital Master Fund, Ltd.
 

2.
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
   
(a)
[_]
   
(b)
[X]

3.
SEC USE ONLY
 
     
     

4.
SOURCE OF FUNDS*
 
     
 
WC and/or AF
 

5.
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
 
[_]
     
     

6.
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
     
 
Cayman Islands
 

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
     

7.
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
     
 
0
 

8.
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
     
 
11,961,849 (1)
 

9.
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
 
0
 

10.
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
     
 
11,961,849
 

11.
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
 
 
 
11,961,849
 

12.
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
 
 
CERTAIN SHARES*
  [_] 
     

13.
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
     
 
28.5%
 

14.
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
 
     
 
CO
 
________
(1) The exercise of certain warrants into shares of Common Stock by the Reporting Persons is subject to a voting restriction, which is described in more detail in Item 6 below and the Issuer's Form 8-K filed on February 12, 2009.
 
 
 

 
 
CUSIP No.
70212G101
   

1.
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
 
     
 
Lampe, Conway & Co., LLC
 

2.
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
   
(a)
[_]
   
(b)
[X]

3.
SEC USE ONLY
 
     
     

4.
SOURCE OF FUNDS*
 
     
 
AF
 

5.
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
 
[_]
     
     

6.
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
     
 
Delaware
 

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
     

7.
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
     
 
0
 

8.
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
     
 
12,311,517 (1)
 

9.
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
 
0
 

10.
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
     
 
12,311,517
 

11.
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
 
 
 
12,311,517
 

12.
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
 
 
CERTAIN SHARES*
  [_] 
     

13.
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
     
 
29.3%
 

14.
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
 
     
 
IA, OO
 
 
________
(1) The exercise of certain warrants into shares of Common Stock by the Reporting Persons is subject to a voting restriction, which is described in more detail in Item 6 below and the Issuer's Form 8-K filed on February 12, 2009.
 
 

 

CUSIP No.
70212G101
   

1.
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
 
     
 
Steven G. Lampe
 

2.
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
   
(a)
[_]
   
(b)
[X]

3.
SEC USE ONLY
 
     
     

4.
SOURCE OF FUNDS*
 
     
 
AF
 

5.
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
 
[_]
     
     

6.
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
     
 
United States
 

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
     

7.
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
     
 
0
 

8.
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
     
 
12,311,517 (1)
 

9.
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
 
0
 

10.
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
     
 
12,311,517
 

11.
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
 
 
 
12,311,517
 

12.
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
 
 
CERTAIN SHARES*
  [_] 
     

13.
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
     
 
29.3%
 

14.
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
 
     
 
IN, HC
 
 
________
(1) The exercise of certain warrants into shares of Common Stock by the Reporting Persons is subject to a voting restriction, which is described in more detail in Item 6 below and the Issuer's Form 8-K filed on February 12, 2009.
 
 

 

CUSIP No.
70212G101
   

1.
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
 
     
 
Richard F. Conway
 

2.
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
   
(a)
[_]
   
(b)
[X]

3.
SEC USE ONLY
 
     
     

4.
SOURCE OF FUNDS*
 
     
 
AF
 

5.
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
 
[_]
     
     

6.
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
     
 
United States
 

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
     

7.
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
     
 
0
 

8.
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
     
 
12,311,517 (1)
 

9.
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
 
0
 

10.
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
     
 
12,311,517
 

11.
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
 
 
 
12,311,517
 

12.
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
 
 
CERTAIN SHARES*
  [_] 
     

13.
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
     
 
29.3%
 

14.
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
 
     
 
IN, HC
 
 
________
(1) The exercise of certain warrants into shares of Common Stock by the Reporting Persons is subject to a voting restriction, which is described in more detail in Item 6 below and the Issuer's Form 8-K filed on February 12, 2009.
 
 

 

CUSIP No.
70212G101
   
     

Item 1.
Security and Issuer.
 

This statement on Schedule 13D relates to the shares of Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) of Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Issuer”), and is being filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).  The principal executive offices of the Issuer are located at 5611 Baird Court, Houston, Texas 77041.
     
     

Item 2.
Identity and Background.
 
     

(a)
This Schedule 13D is being filed by Lampe, Conway & Co., LLC (“LC&C”), the investment manager of LC Capital Master Fund, Ltd. (the “Master Fund”), Steven G. Lampe (“Lampe”), a managing member of LC&C, and Richard F. Conway (“Conway”), a managing member of LC&C (LC&C, the Master Fund, Lampe and Conway, collectively the “Reporting Persons”).
 
 
(b)
The principal business address for each of LC&C, Lampe and Conway is:
 
680 Fifth Avenue – 12th Floor
New York, New York 10019-5429
 
The principal business address for the Master Fund is:
 
c/o Trident Fund Services (B.V.I.) Limited
P.O. Box 146
Waterfront Drive
Wickhams Cay
Road Town, Tortola
British Virgin Islands
 
 
(c)
The principal business of the Master Fund is investing in securities. The principal business of LC&C is providing investment advice. The principal occupation of Lampe and Conway is investment management. Information with respect to the executive officers and directors of the Master Fund is attached as Annex A to this Schedule 13D.
 
     
 
LC&C acts as investment manager to the Master Fund pursuant to certain investment management agreements.  Because LC&C shares voting and dispositive power over the shares of Common Stock by virtue of the aforementioned investment agreements, LC&C may be deemed to have a beneficial interest in the shares of Common Stock.  LC&C disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock except to the extent of its pecuniary interest, if any, therein.
 
     
 
Lampe and Conway act as the sole managing members of LC&C and, as a result, each of Lampe and Conway may be deemed to control such entity. Accordingly, each of Lampe and Conway may be deemed to have a beneficial interest in the shares of Common Stock by virtue of LC&C’s indirect control of the Master Fund and LC&C’s power to vote and/or dispose of the shares of Common Stock. Each of Lampe and Conway disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock except to the extent of his respective pecuniary interest, if any, therein.
 
     
(d), (e)
None of the Reporting Persons has, during the last five years, been (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violations with respect to such laws.
 
     
(f)
The citizenship of each Reporting Person is as follows:
 
The Master Fund: Cayman Islands corporation;
LC&C: Delaware limited liability company;
Lampe: United States citizen; and
Conway: United States citizen.
 
 
 

 
 
Item 3.
Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
 

The funds used for the acquisition of the shares of Common Stock came from the working capital and/or an affiliate of the Reporting Persons.

No borrowed funds were used to purchase the shares of Common Stock, other than any borrowed funds used for working capital purposes in the ordinary course of business.
     
     

Item 4.
Purpose of Transaction.
 

The Master Fund has entered into a purchase agreement with the Issuer, which is described in more detail in Item 6 below and the Issuer's Form 8-K filed on February 12, 2009.
 
The Reporting Persons have acquired their Common Stock of the Issuer for investment.  The  Reporting Persons have no plans or proposals as of the date of this filing which, other than as expressly set forth below, would relate to or would result in: (a) any extraordinary corporate transaction involving the Issuer; (b) any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Issuer; (c) any material change in the operating policies or corporate structure of the Issuer; (d) any change in the Issuer's charter or by-laws; (e) the Common Stock of the Issuer ceasing to be authorized to be quoted in the NASDAQ inter-dealer quotation system; or (f) causing the Issuer becoming eligible for termination of registration  pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The Reporting Persons have been and may continue to be in contact with members of the Issuer's management, the Issuer's Board of Directors, other significant shareholders and others regarding alternatives that the Issuer could employ to maximize shareholder value.

The Reporting Persons further reserve the right to act in concert with any other shareholders  of the Issuer, or other persons, for a common purpose should they determine to do so, and/or to recommend  courses of action to management and the shareholders of the Issuer.

       
 
Item 5.
Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
 
     
(a), (b)
As of the date hereof, the Master Fund may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 11,961,849 shares of Common Stock, representing 28.5% of the Common Stock outstanding and deemed to be outstanding based upon 41,988,519* shares outstanding as of the date of this filing.
 
     
 
The Master Fund has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 shares of Common Stock; has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 11,961,849** shares of Common Stock; has sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 shares of Common Stock; and has shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 11,961,849 shares of Common Stock.
 
     
 
The Master Fund specifically disclaims beneficial ownership in the shares of Common Stock reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
 
     
 
As of the date hereof, LC&C may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 12,311,517 shares of Common Stock, representing 29.3% of the Common Stock outstanding and deemed to be outstanding based upon 41,988,519* shares outstanding as of the date of this filing.
 
     
 
LC&C has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 shares of Common Stock; has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 12,311,517** shares of Common Stock; has sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 shares of Common Stock; and has shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 12,311,517 shares of Common Stock.
 
     
 
LC&C specifically disclaims beneficial ownership in the shares of Common Stock reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, if any.
 
     
 
As of the date hereof, Lampe may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 12,311,517 shares of Common Stock, representing 29.3% of the Common Stock outstanding and deemed to be based upon 41,988,519* shares outstanding as of the date of this filing.
 
     
 
Lampe has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 shares of Common Stock; has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 12,311,517** shares of Common Stock; has sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 shares of Common Stock; and has shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 12,311,517 shares of Common Stock.
 
     
 
Lampe specifically disclaims beneficial ownership in the shares of Common Stock reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.
 
     

 
 

 
 
As of the date hereof, Conway may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 12,311,517 shares of Common Stock, representing 29.3% of the Common Stock outstanding and deemed to be outstanding based upon 41,988,519* shares outstanding as of the date of this filing.
 
     
 
Conway has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 shares of Common Stock; has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 12,311,517** shares of Common Stock; has sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 shares of Common Stock; and has shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 12,311,517 shares of Common Stock.
 

 
Conway specifically disclaims beneficial ownership in the shares of Common Stock reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.
 
*The number of outstanding shares is based on the 35,740,349 shares the Issuer reported outstanding in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2008, adjusted for warrants held by the Reporting Persons.
 
**The exercise of certain warrants into shares of Common Stock by the Reporting Persons is subject to a voting restriction, which is described in more detail in Item 6 below and the Issuer's Form 8-K filed on February 12, 2009.
 
     
(c)
Except for the Purchase Agreement described in Item 6, no transactions in the Common Stock were effected by the Reporting Persons during the past 60 days.
 
     
(d)
No person other than the Reporting Persons is known to have the right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt of, dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the Shares reported in this Schedule 13D.
 
     
(e)
Not applicable.
 

       
       

Item 6.
Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect
 
 
to Securities of the Issuer.
 
 
The Master Fund entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) on February 11, 2009 pursuant to which the Master Fund agreed to purchase (i) Senior Secured PIK Notes (the “Notes”) of the Issuer in an aggregate principal amount of $1,020,000, and (ii) 3-year detachable warrants (the Warrants) to purchase up to 6,060,670 shares of Common Stock (the “Warrant Shares”), for an aggregate purchase price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes.  The Warrants have an exercise price equal to $0.105 per share, and may be exercised at any time beginning on February 11, 2009 and prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City, New York, time, on February 11, 2012, provided that in the event the Issuer does not have a registration statement in effect covering a resale of the shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of the Warrants on February 11, 2012, the Warrants will remain exercisable until such a registration statement has been effective for a three-month period after such date.
 
Provided that a Release Event (as defined below) shall not have occurred, the Master Fund has agreed that, if the Master Fund owns, or would own upon exercise of the Warrants and all other Warrants held by the Master Fund, more than 20% of the voting Common Stock of the Issuer and the Master Fund votes its Warrant Shares in any corporate matter of the Issuer, the Master Fund will vote such Warrant Shares in the same proportion as all other Common Stock voted with respect to such matter excluding any other Common Stock voted by the Master Fund.

A “Release Event” shall have occurred if (i) the NASDAQ shall have confirmed in writing to the Issuer that the purchase of the Warrants by the Master Fund or any transferee with full voting rights for the underlying Warrant Shares does not require a shareholder vote pursuant to Section 4350 of the NASDAQ Stock Market Rules (such Section and any other section substituted therefor, “Section 4350”); (ii) the requisite shareholders of the Issuer have approved the issuance of the Warrants and/or the Warrant Shares deliverable upon proper exercise of such Warrants to the Master Fund or any transferee pursuant to Section 4350; (iii) the Issuer is no longer subject to Section 4350; or (iv) the Issuer is no longer required to obtain a shareholder vote approving the issuance of the Warrants to the Master Fund or any transferee with full voting rights for the underlying Warrant Shares.
 
The Purchase Agreement is described in more detail in the Issuer’s Form 8-K filed on February 12, 2009.

Other than the Purchase Agreement, to the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) among the persons named in Item 2 with respect to any securities of the Issuer.
     
     
     

Item 7.
Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
 
     
1.
Joint Filing Agreement, by and among the Reporting Persons, dated February 23, 2009
 
     

     


 
 

 


SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: February 23, 2009

   
   
 
LC CAPITAL MASTER FUND, LTD.
 
By: /s/ Richard F. Conway
 
Name: Richard F. Conway
Title: Director
 
 
LAMPE, CONWAY & CO., LLC*
 
By: /s/ Richard F. Conway
 
Name: Richard F. Conway
Title: Managing Member
 
 
By: /s/ Steven G. Lampe*
 
Name: Steven G. Lampe
 
By: /s/ Richard F. Conway*
  Name: Richard F. Conway


*The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership in the shares reported herein except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

 
Attention:  Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).

 
 

 

Annex A

Executive Officers and Directors of
LC Capital Master Fund, Ltd.

Name and Business Address                                                                                                                                 Title with each Entity

Richard F. Conway
c/o Lampe, Conway & Co., LLC
680 Fifth Avenue – 12th Floor
New York, New York 10019-5429
 
Director
Don Seymour
dms Management Limited
Cayman Financial Centre
2nd Floor
Dr. Roy’s Drive
George Town, Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands
 
Director
Peter Young
Rothstein Kass & Co.
27 Hospital Road
George Town, Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands
 
Director

 
 

 

Exhibit 1

Joint Acquisition Statement
Pursuant to Section 240.13d-1(k)


     The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13D is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13D shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint acquisition statements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning him or it contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the other entities or persons, except to the extent that he or it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

Dated: February 23, 2009
 
 
   
 
LC CAPITAL MASTER FUND, LTD.
 
By: /s/ Richard F. Conway
 
Name: Richard F. Conway
Title: Director
 
 
LAMPE, CONWAY & CO., LLC*
 
By: /s/ Richard F. Conway
 
Name: Richard F. Conway
Title: Managing Member
 
 
By: /s/ Steven G. Lampe*
 
Name: Steven G. Lampe
 
By: /s/ Richard F. Conway*
  Name: Richard F. Conway
 
 

SK 02979 0001 967860


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