-----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, GdzqW3XPt/aqMhAjjA5ghQjNtN8lTuvjvQv8cHmiP7bhqp2yUnaOdtHdAXndhyCL qysf7nfqzdFcMnYBYYIUug== 0001104659-04-002929.txt : 20040206 0001104659-04-002929.hdr.sgml : 20040206 20040206172713 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-04-002929 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20040206 GROUP MEMBERS: JOHAN P. FINLEY GROUP MEMBERS: LONA M.B. FINLEY SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PDS GAMING CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000921438 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FINANCE LESSORS [6172] IRS NUMBER: 411605970 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-45255 FILM NUMBER: 04575327 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6171 MCLEOD DR CITY: LAS VEGAS STATE: NV ZIP: 89120-4048 BUSINESS PHONE: 7027360700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6171 MCLEOD DR CITY: LAS VEGAS STATE: NV ZIP: 89120-4048 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PFS GAMING CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010531 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CLEARY PETER D CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001217592 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O PDS GAMING CORP STREET 2: 6171 MCLEOD DRIVE CITY: LAS VEGAS STATE: NV ZIP: 89120-4048 BUSINESS PHONE: 7027302144 SC 13D/A 1 a04-2027_1sc13da.htm SC 13D/A

 

UNITED STATES

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION

 

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*

PDS GAMING CORPORATION

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock, $.01 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

69329T 10 5

(CUSIP Number)

 

Johan P. Finley
PDS Gaming Corporation
6170 McLeod Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89120
(702) 736-0700

 

with copies to:

 

Brian A. Sullivan, Esq.
Bryan Cave LLP
120 Broadway, Suite 300
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 576-2100

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

January 27, 2004

(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 §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. o

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.   69329T 10 5

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
Johan P. Finley

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 ý

 

 

(b)

 o

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States of America

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
943,586

 

8.

Shared Voting Power
11,200 shares

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
943,586

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
11,200 shares

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
954,786 shares (includes 11,200 shares held as co-trustee for minor child also claimed by spouse as co-trustee)

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   ý
(Excludes 267,586 shares beneficially owned by spouse with sole voting power for which beneficial interest is disclaimed)

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
24.76%

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN

 

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1.

Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
Lona M. B. Finley

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 ý

 

 

(b)

 o

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States of America

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
267,586

 

8.

Shared Voting Power
11,200 shares

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
267,586

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
11,200 shares

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
278,786 (includes 11,200 shares held as co-trustee for minor child also claimed by spouse as co-trustee)

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   ý
(Excludes 943,586 shares beneficially owned by spouse with sole voting power for which beneficial interest is disclaimed)

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
7.30%

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN

 

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1.

Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
Peter D. Cleary

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 ý

 

 

(b)

 o

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States of America

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
151,207

 

8.

Shared Voting Power
0 shares

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
151,207

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
0 shares

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
151,207

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
3.84%

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN

 

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Item 1.

Security and Issuer

Item 1 is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D relates to the Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (“Common Stock”), of PDS Gaming Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), and amends and supplements the information contained in the Schedule 13D filed on March 7, 2003 (the “Schedule 13D”).  The address of the Company’s principal executive offices is 6170 McLeod Dr., Las Vegas, Nevada 89120.

In accordance with Rule 13d-2 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”), this Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D amends and supplements only information that has materially changed since the filing of the Schedule 13D on March 7, 2003.

Item 2.

Identity and Background

Item 2 is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

(a)-(c)  This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D is being filed jointly by Johan P. Finley, Peter D. Cleary, and Lona M. B. Finley.  All of the filers of this Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D are collectively referred to herein as the “Group.”  The Joint Filing Agreement of the members of the Group is attached as Exhibit 1 hereto.  The Group, acting as a group, may be deemed to have acquired “beneficial ownership” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, of the shares of Common Stock reported in this Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D, because, in virtue of the making of the Proposal (as defined in Item 4 infra), they may be deemed to have formed a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Act for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of equity securities of the Company.

The business address of Johan P. Finley is 6170 McLeod Dr., Las Vegas, Nevada 89120.  Mr. Finley is the founder of the Company and is its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of its Board of Directors.

The business address of Peter D. Cleary is 6170 McLeod Dr., Las Vegas, Nevada 89120.  Mr. Cleary is the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and a member of its Board of Directors.

The business address of Lona M. B. Finley is 6170 McLeod Dr., Las Vegas, Nevada 89120.  Ms. Finley is the Secretary, Chief Administrative Officer and Executive Vice President of the Company, and a member of its Board of Directors.

 

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(d)  During the past five years, no member of the Group has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

(e)  During the past five years, no member of the Group has been 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 violation with respect to such laws.

(f)  All of the individuals who are members of the Group are citizens of the United States of America.

 

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Item 3.

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

Item 3 is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

In order to effectuate the proposed Going Private Transaction (as defined in Item 4 infra) in accordance with the terms of the Letter of Intent (as defined in Item 4 infra), the members of the Group would pay for each outstanding share of Common Stock not owned by them (i) cash in the amount of $1.25 on the date of the closing of the Merger (as defined in Item 4 infra) (the “Closing Payment”), and (ii) $0.50 in cash on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of such date (the “Post-Closing Payments”).  The amount of the Closing Payment would be approximately $3,500,000, which the Group anticipates would be funded from the proceeds of one or more loans extended to the Acquisition Vehicle (as defined in Item 4 infra).  The aggregate amount of the Post-Closing Payments would be approximately $3,900,000, which the Group anticipates would be funded from cash generated by the operations of the Company’s business after the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”).

On January 27, 2004, the Acquisition Vehicle entered into a commitment letter agreement with Cochran Road, LLC (“Cochran”), a Delaware limited liability company (the “Commitment Letter”), pursuant to which Cochran has committed, subject to the satisfaction on or before June 30, 2004 of each of the conditions precedent set forth in the Commitment Letter, including, without limitation, the satisfactory completion by Cochran of its due diligence review and the negotiation and execution of definitive documentation satisfactory to Cochran and the Acquisition Vehicle, to provide to the Acquisition Vehicle a senior secured term loan for a term of five years in the maximum principal amount of $5.5 million (the “Loan”).  In the event that the Loan transaction is consummated, the net proceeds of the Loan would be used by the Acquisition Vehicle to, inter alia, fund the Closing Payment and pay certain expenses incurred in connection with the Going Private Transaction.  The Commitment Letter provides that the Loan is to have an interest rate of 12% per annum, and requires the Acquisition Vehicle to pay certain other fees and expenses to Cochran in connection with the Commitment Letter and the Loan.  The Commitment Letter further provides that the Loan is to be secured (i) on a first priority basis, by all rights of the Acquisition Vehicle under a management agreement to be entered into between the Acquisition Vehicle and the Company after the consummation of the Going Private Transaction, (ii) to the extent permitted under applicable law and regulations, on a first priority basis, by a pledge of all of the Acquisition Vehicle’s equity in the Company, and (iii) to the extent permitted by applicable law and regulations, by a secured guaranty of the Company.

The description of the Commitment Letter set forth above is summary in nature, is not intended to be a complete description thereof and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Commitment Letter, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

 

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Item 4.

Purpose of Transaction

Item 4 is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

Pursuant to a Letter of Intent, dated as of February 23, 2003, as amended to extend its term until April 15, 2004, between the members of the Group, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand (the “Letter of Intent”), the Group has proposed (the “Proposal”) to acquire each of the outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock not owned by the members of the Group in exchange for (i) cash in the amount of $1.25 and (ii) a deferred payment right consisting of the right to receive an aggregate of $1.50 in three equal installments payable on the first, second and third anniversaries of the Closing (the “Going Private Transaction”).  Pursuant to the terms of the Letter of Intent, the acquisition would be effected by means of the merger of a company specially formed for the purpose by the members of the Group (the “Acquisition Vehicle”), or a wholly-owned subsidiary thereof, with the Company (the “Merger”).  Upon consummation of the Merger, the holders of the equity interests in the Acquisition Vehicle immediately prior thereto would own, directly or indirectly, all of the outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Company.  The Company thereupon would cease to be authorized to be quoted on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market, and would become eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Act.  The Commitment Letter provides that it would be an event of default under the Loan if the Acquisition Vehicle does not merge into the Company on or before April 1, 2005.  Other than as described above, the members of the Group have no current plans or proposals in place which would result in any of the consequences enumerated in paragraphs (a) – (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D, but reserve the right, at any time and from time to time, to review or reconsider their positions and to formulate other or additional plans or proposals with respect thereto.

 

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Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer

Item 5 is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

The percentages used in this Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D are calculated based upon the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, 3,806,222, reported as the number of outstanding shares thereof, as of November 5, 2003, on the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2003.

(1)                                  Johan P. Finley

(a)                        Aggregate number of shares beneficially owned:  954,786*
Percentage:  24.6%


*50,000 of which are represented by currently exercisable options (or options exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof) to acquire such shares

(b)                       1.                                       Sole power to vote or to direct vote:  943,586

2.                                       Shared power to vote or to direct vote:  11,200

3.                                       Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition:  943,586

4.                                       Shared power to dispose or to direct disposition:  11,200

(c)                        Since the filing of the Schedule 13D on March 7, 2003, Mr. Finley allowed options held by him covering an aggregate of 46,000 shares of Common Stock to expire unexercised, and options previously granted to him covering 20,000 shares of Common Stock vested.

(d)-(e)     Not applicable.

(2)                                  Lona M. B. Finley

(a)                        Aggregate number of shares beneficially owned:  278,786*
Percentage:  7.30%


*10,500 of which are represented by currently exercisable options (or options exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof) to acquire such shares

(b)                       1.                                       Sole power to vote or to direct vote:  267,586

2.                                       Shared power to vote or to direct vote:  11,200

3.                                       Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition:  267,586

4.                                       Shared power to dispose or to direct disposition:  11,200

(c)                        Since the filing of the Schedule 13D on March 7, 2003, Ms. Finley allowed options held by her covering an aggregate of 124,091 shares of Common Stock to expire unexercised, and options previously granted to her covering 1,500 shares of Common Stock vested.

(d)-(e)     Not applicable.

 

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(3)                                  Peter D. Cleary

(a)                        Aggregate number of shares beneficially owned:  151,207*
Percentage:  3.84%


*133,000 of which are represented by currently exercisable options (or options exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof) to acquire such shares

(b)                       1.                                       Sole power to vote or to direct vote:  151,207

2.             Shared power to vote or to direct vote:  0

3.                                       Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition:  151,207

4.                                       Shared power to dispose or to direct disposition:  0

(c)                        Since the filing of the Schedule 13D on March 7, 2003, options previously granted to Mr. Cleary covering 20,000 shares of Common Stock vested, and he purchased 3,849 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

(d)-(e)     Not applicable.

Item 6.

Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

Item 6 is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

Other than the Joint Filing Agreement filed as Exhibit 1, and the Letter of Intent filed as Exhibit 2, to the Schedule 13D on March 7, 2003, and the Commitment Letter filed as Exhibit 3 with this Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) among the persons named in Item 2 hereof and between such persons and any person with respect to any securities of the Company, including but not limited to transfer or voting of any of the securities, finders’ fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, divisions of profits or losses, or the giving or withholding of proxies.

 

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Item 7.

Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

Item 7 is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

 

No.

 

Description

 

 

 

  1

 

Joint Filing Agreement

 

 

 

  2

 

Letter of Intent

 

 

 

*3

 

Commitment Letter

 


*  Filed herewith

 

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Signature

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

Date:  February 5, 2004

 

 

 

 

  /s/  Johan P. Finley

 

 

 

Johan P. Finley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  /s/  Peter D. Cleary

 

 

 

Peter D. Cleary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  /s/ Lona M. B. Finley

 

 

 

Lona M. B. Finley

 

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EX-3 3 a04-2027_1ex3.htm EX-3

Exhibit 3

 

Cochran Road, LLC
225 Broadway, Suite 1515
New York, New York 10007

 

 

January 27, 2004

 

 

PDS Holding Co., LLC

6171 McLeod Drive

Las Vegas, NV 89120

Attn:                    Mr. Johan P. Finley,
Chief Executive Officer

 

Re:                               Financing Commitment

 

Dear Mr. Finley:

 

PDS Holding Co., LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the “Company” or “Borrower”), has advised Cochran Road, LLC (together with its successors and assigns, the “Lender”) that it proposes (i) to acquire from the Finley Family Trust approximately 1,100,000 shares of the common stock of PDS Gaming Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (“PDSG”), pursuant to a transaction outlined on Exhibit B attached hereto (the “Transaction Schematic”) and (ii) to facilitate the proposed going private transaction by PDSG as contemplated by the Transaction Schematic (the “Going Private Transaction”).

 

The Lender is pleased to advise you that the Lender hereby commits to provide the Borrower with a senior secured term loan (the “Senior Loan”) in an amount up to Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,500,000), generally consistent with the terms and conditions set forth in the Outline of Proposed Terms and Conditions attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Term Sheet”), the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference.  Also incorporated herein by reference is that certain letter agreement concerning fees by and between Lender and Company dated as of the date hereof (the “Fee Letter”).  The obligations of the Borrower under the Senior Loan will be full recourse obligations of the Borrower and will be secured as set forth in the Term Sheet.

 

The Company acknowledges that the Term Sheet is intended as an outline only and does not purport to summarize all the conditions, covenants, representations, warranties and other provisions which would be contained in definitive legal documentation for the Senior Loan.  The loan documentation for the Senior Loan will include, in addition to the provisions that are summarized in this letter, the Term Sheet and the Fee Letter, provisions that, in the opinion of the Lender, are customary or typical for this type of financing transaction and other provisions that the Lender requires in the context of the proposed transaction.

 

By its execution hereof and its acceptance of the terms herein, the Company agrees to indemnify, defend, protect and hold harmless the Lender and each of its assignees, its affiliates and its directors, members, officers, employees and agents (each an “Indemnified

 



 

Party”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or other expenses to which such Indemnified Party may become subject, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities (or actions or other proceedings commenced or threatened in respect thereof) or other expenses arise out of or in any way relate to or result from, this letter or the extension of the Senior Loan contemplated by this letter, or in any way arise from any use or intended use of this letter or the proceeds of the Senior Loan contemplated by this letter (other than losses, claims, damages, liabilities (or actions or other proceedings commenced or threatened in respect thereof) or other expenses arising out of or in any way relating to or resulting from claims by Company against Lender), and the Company agrees to reimburse each Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, defending or participating in any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action or other proceeding (whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party to any action or proceeding out of which indemnified expenses arise), but excluding therefrom all expenses, losses, claims, damages and liabilities which are finally determined in a non-appealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party.  In the event of any litigation or dispute involving this letter or the Senior Loan, the Lender shall not be responsible or liable to the Borrower or any other person for any special, indirect, consequential, incidental or punitive damages.  In addition, the Company agrees to pay to the Lender on demand for all reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses (the “Expenses”) incurred by or on behalf of the Lender in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this letter, the Term Sheet or the Fee Letter, the Senior Loan and any and all definitive documentation relating hereto and thereto, including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel, financial advisors and accountants to the Lender in connection with any due diligence, collateral reviews, valuations, appraisals, field examinations and any syndication of the Senior Loan.  The obligations of the Company under this paragraph shall remain effective whether or not definitive documentation concerning the Senior Loan is executed and notwithstanding any termination of this letter.

 

Company agrees to pay to Lender in connection with the execution of this letter agreement, a commitment fee of 55,000 (the “Commitment Fee”).  The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Commitment Fee has been fully earned on the date hereof and shall be non-refundable when paid.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender agrees to refund the Commitment Fee to the Company, without interest, if, and only if, Lender refuses to close the Senior Loan solely because of Lender’s dissatisfaction with its due diligence review of the Borrower and the collateral (as described in clause (i) of the following paragraph).

 

The Lender’s commitment to provide the Senior Loan is subject to (i) the satisfactory completion of the Lender’s business, legal, tax, financial and accounting due diligence review of the Borrower and the collateral for the Senior Loan, which review must be satisfactory to Lender in its sole and absolute discretion and which will be completed by Lender within thirty (30) days of the execution of this letter by Company, (ii) the negotiation, execution and delivery of definitive loan documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender, the Borrower and their respective counsel, (iii) the satisfaction of the Lender that, at all times prior to and including the date on which the transactions referred to hereunder close, there has

 

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not occurred or become known to the Lender any material adverse change with respect to the condition, financial or otherwise, business, operations, assets, liabilities or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, as determined by the Lender in its sole discretion (a “Material Adverse Change”), (iv) the absence of any material disruption or general adverse developments in the financial markets or in the gaming industry, as determined by the Lender in its sole discretion, (v) the absence of any material adverse changes in governmental regulations or policies (including, without limitation, regulations concerning Indian gaming or other gaming operations) affecting the Borrower or the Senior Loan, as determined by the Lender in its sole discretion, (vi) the consummation of the Going Private Transaction (in connection with which the Senior Loan will be funded), and (vii) such other customary conditions as are set forth in the Term Sheet.  If at any time the Lender shall determine (in its sole discretion) that (A) the Company will be unable to fulfill any condition set forth in this letter or in the Term Sheet or (B) any of the conditions set forth in clauses (i) through (v) of this paragraph has not been satisfied or (C) any Material Adverse Change has occurred, the Lender may terminate this letter by giving notice thereof to the Company (subject to the obligation of the Company to pay all fees, costs, expenses and other payment obligations expressly agreed by the Company herein to survive the termination of this letter).

 

The Company represents and warrants that (i) all written or electronically stored or delivered information and other written materials concerning the Company or any of its subsidiaries (collectively, the ”Information”) which has been, or is hereafter, made available by, or on behalf of, the Company or any of its subsidiaries is, or when delivered will be, complete and correct in all material respects and does not, or will not when delivered, contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements have been made and (ii) to the extent that any such Information contains projections, such projections were prepared by an officer of the Company or PDSG in good faith on the basis of (A) assumptions, methods and tests stated therein which are believed by the Company to be reasonable and (B) information currently believed by the Company to be accurate and believed by the Company to have been accurate at the time such projections were furnished to the Lender, provided that the Company will promptly inform the Lender if, after the date of delivery of such projections, any such information changes in a materially adverse manner.

 

This letter is delivered to the Company upon the condition that, until the date of the closing of the Senior Loan, neither the existence of this commitment letter, the Term Sheet or the Fee Letter, nor any of their contents, shall be disclosed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, except as may be compelled to be disclosed in a judicial or administrative proceeding, as otherwise required by law or, on a confidential and “need to know” basis, solely to (i) the directors, officers, employees, advisors and agents of the Company and (ii) Libra Securities, LLC, Canyon Capital Advisors LLC and the other prospective co-lenders with respect to the Senior Loan.  In addition, the Company agrees that it will (x) consult with the Lender prior to the making of any filing in which reference is made to the Lender or the commitment contained herein, and (y) obtain the prior approval of the Lender before releasing any public announcement in which reference is made to the Lender or to the commitment contained herein,

 

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which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company (and each employee, representative or other agent of the Company) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Senior Loan, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to the Company relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.  The Company acknowledges that the Lender and its affiliates may now or hereafter provide financing or obtain other interests in other companies in respect of which the Company or its affiliates may be business competitors, and that the Lender and its affiliates will have no obligation to provide to the Company or any of its affiliates any confidential information obtained from such other companies.

 

Lender acknowledges that, in connection with the Going Private Transaction, the Company or PDSG may be required by to file this letter with the Securities and Exchange Commission and certain other regulatory bodies (collectively, the “Filing Offices”).  Lender agrees that this letter may be filed with the Filing Offices, provided, prior to filing, the Lender shall have approved in writing each submission to a Filing Office, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.  Each proposed submission to be made to a Filing Office shall be provided to Lender and its counsel in draft form not less than five (5) business days prior to the submission date thereof.  To the extent that the proxy statement concerning the Going Private Transaction will include a description or discussion of the financing contemplated hereby, Lender and its counsel will be provided with each draft of such proxy statement as soon as the same become available; Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to cause any comments of Lender to be incorporated into the proxy statement.

 

This letter shall expire, unless otherwise agreed by the Lender in writing, at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on January 28, 2004, unless prior thereto the Lender has received (A) a copy of this letter, signed by the Company accepting the terms and conditions of this letter and the Term Sheet, (B) a copy of the Fee Letter, signed by the Company, and (C) the Commitment Fee, in immediately available funds.  The commitment by the Lender to provide the Senior Loan shall expire at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on June 30, 2004 (the “Termination Date”), unless prior thereto, definitive loan documentation shall have been agreed to in writing by all parties and the conditions set forth therein shall have been satisfied (it being understood that the Company’s obligation to pay all amounts in respect of indemnification Expenses shall survive termination of this letter).

 

Company agrees to work exclusively with the Lender to close the Senior Loan and, upon execution of this letter agreement, to cease any and all discussions, negotiations, due diligence or other efforts with all other parties concerning any type of debt financing transaction which may be an alternative to the one contemplated herein, until the day that is one hundred eighty (180) days after the Termination Date, unless Lender has specifically notified the Company in writing that it has determined not to provide the Senior Loan to Borrower.

 

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Should the terms and conditions of the offer contained herein meet with your approval, please indicate your acceptance by signing and returning a copy of this letter to the Lender and paying to the Lender the Commitment Fee.

 

This letter, including the attached Term Sheet (i) supersedes all prior discussions, agreements, commitments, arrangements, negotiations or understandings, whether oral or written, of the parties with respect thereto, (ii) shall be governed by the law of the State of New York, (iii) shall be binding upon the parties and their respective successors and assigns, (iv) may not be relied upon or enforced by any other person or entity, and (v) may be signed in multiple original or facsimile counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  If this letter becomes the subject of a dispute, each of the parties hereto hereby waives trial by jury.  This letter may be amended, modified or waived only in a writing signed by the parties hereto.

 

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

COCHRAN ROAD, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Steven M. Golub

 

 

 

Name:

Steven M. Golub

 

 

Title:

Attorney-in-fact

 

 

 

Agreed and Accepted:

 

 

 

PDS HOLDING CO., LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Johan P. Finley

 

 

 

Name: Johan P. Finley

 

 

Title:  Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

PDS HOLDING CO., LLC

Outline of Proposed Terms and Conditions for Proposed Senior Loan

 

This Outline of Proposed Terms and Conditions is part of the commitment letter agreement, dated January 27, 2004 (the ”Commitment Letter”), addressed to PDS Holding Co., LLC (the “Company”) by Cochran Road, LLC (the “Lender”) and is subject to the terms and conditions of the Commitment Letter.  Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Commitment Letter unless otherwise defined herein.

 

Borrower:

PDS Holding Co., LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the “Company”).

 

 

Maximum Loan Amount:

Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,500,000).

 

 

Use of Proceeds:

The Senior Loan will be used to acquire from the Finley Family Trust approximately 1,100,000 shares of the common stock of PDS Gaming Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (“PDSG”), to contribute $3,500,000 to PDS Acquisition Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, in order to facilitate PDSG’s proposed going private transaction (the “Going Private Transaction”), and to fund expenses incurred in connection therewith.

 

 

Security:

The Senior Loan will be a full recourse obligation of the Borrower and will be secured: (a) on a first priority basis by all rights of the Company under a management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) to be entered into between Company and PDSG; (b) to the extent permitted under applicable law and regulations, on a first priority basis by a pledge of all of Company’s equity in PDSG; and (c) by a secured guaranty from PDSG (collectively, the “Collateral”).

 

 

Interest Rate:

Twelve percent (12%) per annum, payable quarterly in cash in arrears.  Default Rate of seventeen percent (17%) per annum.  Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360 day year.

 

 

Maturity:

Five (5) years after the closing date of the Senior Loan.

 

 

Prepayment Provisions:

When and if the Company receives distributions from PDSG, the Company must utilize such proceeds to prepay the Senior Loan as follows: during the first year after the closing of the Senior Loan, at 105% of the principal amount outstanding; during the second year after the closing of the Senior Loan, at 104% of the principal amount outstanding; during the third year after the closing of the Senior Loan, at 103% of the principal amount outstanding; during the fourth year after the closing of the Senior Loan, at 102% of the principal amount outstanding; and during the fifth year after the closing of the Senior

 

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Loan, at 101% of the principal amount outstanding.  The Senior Loan may be prepaid at par on the maturity date.

 

 

Origination Fee:

Two Percent (2%) of the Maximum Loan Amount.

 

 

Monthly Financial Advisory Fee:

Refer to Fee Letter.

 

 

Anniversary Fee:

Refer to Fee Letter.

 

 

Expenses

In addition to the provisions concerning expenses included in the Commitment Letter, subject to the provisions concerning Expenses in the Commitment Letter, the Company shall pay the reasonable legal fees and out-of-pocket expenses of the Lender and any other co-lenders or participants regarding the Senior Loan.

 

 

Covenants:

Typical for such financings and to be mutually agreed upon in the sole discretion of Lender and Company and including, without limitation, (i) prohibition on restricted payments and investments; (ii) prohibition of additional indebtedness or liens; (iii) prohibition on affiliate transactions (other than the Management Agreement); (iv) prohibition on merging, consolidating or disposing of substantially all of the stock or assets of the Company or its subsidiaries (other than the Company’s proposed merger with PDSG, with PDSG surviving (the “PDSG Merger”); (v) PDSG’s maintenance of a ten year, $10,000,000 term life insurance policy on the life of Johan P. Finley with an insurance provider reasonably acceptable to Lender, fifty percent (50%) of which policy shall be collaterally assigned to the Lender; and (vi) financial covenants to be agreed.

 

 

Representations and Warranties:

Typical for such financings and to be mutually agreed upon in the sole discretion of Lender and Company.

 

 

Conditions to Closing:

The Company shall convert to a corporation prior to the closing of the Senior Loan.  Additional conditions shall be typical for such financings and to be mutually agreed upon in the sole discretion of Lender and Company, in addition to the conditions, including those regarding due diligence, contained in the Commitment Letter.

 

 

Projected Closing Date:

No later than June 30, 2004

 

 

Events of Default:

Typical for such financings and to be mutually agreed upon in the sole discretion of Lender and Company and including, without limitation, a material breach or termination of the Management Agreement by either party or the failure of the Company to consummate the PDSG Merger on or before April 1, 2005.

 

 

Assignments and Participations:

The Lender may sell or assign its loans or commitments with respect to the Senior Loan without the consent of the Borrower.  The Lender shall  furnish written notice of each such sale or assignment to the Borrower promptly thereafter, provided that the failure of the Lender to furnish

 

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written notice to the Borrower shall not affect the Lender’s ability to assign any portion of its loans or commitments. The Lender may also sell participations in the Senior Loan without the Borrower’s consent.

 

 

Governing Law:

New York.

 

 

Placement Agent:

Libra Securities LLC, as the Company’s exclusive placement agent with respect to the Senior Loan, will be paid by the Company a fee of three percent (3.00%) of the Maximum Loan Amount upon the closing of the Senior Loan.  Such fee shall be paid from the first advance of the Senior Loan.

 

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Cochran Road, LLC
225 Broadway, Suite 1515
New York, New York 10007

January 27, 2004

FEE LETTER

 

PDS Holding Co., LLC

6171 McLeod Drive

Las Vegas, NV 89120

Attn:                    Mr. Johan P. Finley,
Chief Executive Officer

 

Dear Mr. Finley:

 

Reference is hereby made to that certain Commitment Letter, dated as of January 27, 2004 (as amended, restated, supplemented and otherwise modified from time to time, the “Commitment Letter”) between PDS Holding Co., LLC a Nevada limited liability company (the “Borrower”), and Cochran Road, LLC (together with its successors and assigns, the “Lender”).  Terms used but not defined in this letter agreement have the meanings assigned to them in the Commitment Letter.

 

This letter agreement shall constitute the “Fee Letter” under and for purposes of the Commitment Letter.

 

1.                                       Borrower hereby agrees as follows:

 

Financial Advisory  Fee:

Borrower shall pay to the Lender on the last day of each month during which any portion of the Senior Loan is outstanding, for the sole account of the Lender, a financial advisory fee equal to five twenty-fourths of one percent (0.2083%) of the average daily balance of the Senior Loan during such month.  Such fee shall be pro-rated with respect to, and paid in connection with, any prepayment of the Senior Loan.  Such fee shall be payable 40% in cash and, at Borrower’s option, 60% either in cash or as a payment-in-kind, the amount of which payment in kind shall be added to the principal amount of the obligations under the Senior Loan.

 

 

Anniversary Fee:

On the annual anniversary of the closing of the Senior Loan (including on the Maturity Date), the Borrower shall pay to Lender an anniversary fee equal to three percent (3%) of the average daily balance of the Senior Loan during the prior year.  Such anniversary fee shall be pro-rated with respect to, and paid

 

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in connection with, any prepayment of the Senior Loan.  Such anniversary fee shall be payable, at Borrower’s option, either in cash or as a payment-in-kind, the amount of which payment in kind shall be added to the principal amount of the obligations under the Senior Loan. 

 

2.               You hereby agree that all such fees shall be fully earned when paid and that none of such fees or other compensation, nor any part thereof, shall be refundable under any circumstances.

 

3.               You acknowledge that the Lender may, in its sole discretion, share all or a portion of any of the fees or other compensation payable hereunder with any other person.

 

4.               This Fee Letter may not be amended nor any provision hereof waived or modified except by an instrument in writing signed by the Lender and Borrower.

 

5.               This Fee Letter, together with the Commitment Letter, constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and cancels and supersedes any and all other prior written or oral contracts or negotiations between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.  This letter may be executed in any number of counterparts and by any combination of the parties hereto in separate counterparts (including by facsimile), each of which counterparts shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

6.               THIS LETTER SHALL BE INTERPRETED, GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS (AS OPPOSED TO CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS) OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO THIS LETTER.

 

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If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign and return to the Lender this Fee Letter.

 

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

 

 

COCHRAN ROAD, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Steven M. Golub

 

 

 

Name:

Steven M. Golub

 

 

Title:

Attorney-in-fact

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agreed and Accepted:

 

 

 

 

 

PDS HOLDING CO., LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Johan P. Finley

 

 

 

 

Name: Johan P. Finley

 

 

 

Title:  Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 


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