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PREFERRED STOCK
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
PREFERRED STOCK  
PREFERRED STOCK
11. PREFERRED STOCK
 
The Company has 10,000,000  preferred stock authorized of which 2,763,699 shares
of  $0.50  stated  value  Series  A  convertible   preferred  stock  ("Series  A
Preferred")  are issued and  outstanding  as of September 30, 2011 and 2010. The
Series A Preferred have the following characteristics:
 
DIVIDENDS
Each holder is entitled to receive preferential quarterly dividends equal to the
prime interest rate as quoted in the Wall Street Journal when and if declared by
the Board of  Directors,  out of any assets that are legally  available.  If the
Board of Directors declares that such dividends may only be payable in shares of
common  stock for any  quarter,  holders  of Series A  preferred  stock have the
option of accepting  the dividend paid in shares of common stock of the Company,
or letting  the  dividend  accrue for a cash  payment.  No  dividends  have been
declared, accrued or paid.
 
CONVERSION
Each  holder  has the option to convert  each share of Series A  Preferred  into
common  stock at a rate of one share of common stock for each share of preferred
stock tendered.
 
VOTING
The holders have no voting rights.
 
LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE
Each holder is entitled to be paid the stated value of their holdings out of the
assets of the Company,  prior and in preference  to any payment or  distribution
out of the assets of the Company to the holders  common stock or any other class
or series of capital stock.