-----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, Gxu7E1UKAjTx2lQiSfF9acZfM1dePcpVfUD91eXdQZEwl1v5+HE8P6QggAC+jerO r27bbSCXcg9uQk9DzQfMBA== 0000950116-00-000048.txt : 20000202 0000950116-00-000048.hdr.sgml : 20000202 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950116-00-000048 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-12G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 11 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000114 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: C3D INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001080290 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 134064492 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-12G/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-28081 FILM NUMBER: 507242 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2625 NE 11TH COURT STREET 2: SUITE 3750 CITY: FORT LAUDERDALE STATE: FL ZIP: 33304 BUSINESS PHONE: 9545683007 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2625 NE 11TH COURT STREET 2: SUITE 8D CITY: FORT LAUDERDALE STATE: FL ZIP: 33304 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LATIN VENTURE PARTNERS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19991109 10-12G/A 1 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 POST-EFFECTIVE FORM 10/A No. 2 GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934 CONSTELLATION 3D, INC. ------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Florida 13-4064492 - --------------------------------------- ------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification Number) 230 Park Avenue, Suite 453, New York, New York 10169 --------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (212) 983-1107 ---------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (Title of Class) The registrant, Constellation 3D, Inc. (individually "C3D," collectively with all of its directly and indirectly owned subsidiaries, the "Company"), is filing this Registration Statement pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") promulgated thereunder and by agreement with the SEC. The Company believes that this Registration Statement automatically became effective January 11, 2000. Upon the effectiveness of this Registration Statement, the Common Stock (as defined hereinafter) became registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act. Following effectiveness of this Registration Statement, C3D is required and expects to file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any reports, statements or other information filed by C3D at the SEC's public reference facilities at Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and at the regional offices of the SEC located at 7 World Trade Center, Suite 1300, New York, New York 10048 and Citicorp Center, Suite 1400, 500 West Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60661. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference rooms. It is expected that C3D's filings will be also available to the public from commercial document retrieval services and at the world wide web site maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. The current Internet address of the Company is http://www.c-3d.net. Except where the context indicates otherwise, references in this document to "we," "us" and "our" refer to the Company. FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS Some of the information in this Registration Statement or the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement may contain forward-looking statements. You can identify these statements by the appearance of words and phrases such as "will likely result," "may," "believes," "are expected to," "is anticipated to," "is forecasted to," "is designed to," "plans to," "predict," "seek," "estimate," "projected," "intends to" or other similar words and phrases. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include: o market conditions and demand for new data storage technology; o our competitors' ability to successfully develop new technologies to satisfy demand for data storage; o difficulties in achieving sales, gross margin and operating expense targets based on competitive market factors; o difficulties in competing successfully in the markets for new products with established and emerging competitors; o difficulties with single source supplies, product defects or product delays; o our status as a going concern; o difficulties in forming and maintaining successful joint venture relationships; o difficulties in negotiating and receiving licensing royalties; o difficulties in obtaining, maintaining and using intellectual property protections; o changes in data storage technological protocols and standards; o volatility in interest rates and currency exchange rates; o difficulties in state, federal, foreign and international regulation and licensing requirements; o economic and political instability in the foreign countries where we conduct operations; o litigation actions by directors, employees, investors and others; o limited operation and management history; o dependence on key personnel; o risks associated with Year 2000 computer systems problems; and o other factors discussed in the Registration Statement. All of the above factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from historical results and those presently anticipated. When considering forward-looking statements, you should keep these factors in mind as well as the other cautionary statements in this Registration Statement. RISK FACTORS No History of Revenue As a research and development enterprise, the Company has no revenue history and therefore has not achieved profitability. The Company expects to continue to incur operating losses until late in the third or fourth quarter of 2001. The operating subsidiaries of Constellation Tech (as defined below) incurred a net loss of $2,762,714 for the nine-months ended September 30, 1999 and $3,191,902 for the year ended December 31, 1998. The operating results for C3D were a net loss of $2,089,182 for the nine-month ended September 30, 1999 and $0 for the year ended December 31, 1998. The Company has never been profitable and there can be no assurance that, in the future, the Company will be profitable on a quarterly or annual basis. In addition, over the next twelve months, the Company plans to increase its operating expenses from approximately $350,000 per month to $1,200,000 per month in order to fund research and development and increase its administration resources. However, the Company expects to receive revenues by the end of 2000. Nevertheless, it is possible that the revenue of the Company may never be sufficient to recognize a profit. Limited Operating History C3D began operations as of October 1, 1999, and C3D has no prior operating history other than that associated with the acquisition of Constellation 3D Technology Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation ("Constellation Tech"), which primarily performed research and development of three-dimensional technology for the storage of digital information on disc. However, C3D's subsidiaries were in operation before October 1, 1999, when they were owned by Constellation 3D Holdings Limited, an Irish company ("Constellation Holdings") or Constellation Tech. The Company's proposed operations will be subject to the problems, expenses, difficulties, complications, and delays frequently encountered in connection with starting a new operation. Primarily, there is the risk that the Company may not be able to transform the technology into commercially profitable products. Also, there is the risk that once introduced into the market place, the Company's products will not be embraced by the market. The Company as a Going Concern Due to its lack of operating revenues, accumulated operating losses of $8,567,361 and $2,094,182 in Constellation Tech and C3D, respectively, and the need for additional working capital, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern. The Company's independent certified public accountants modified their opinion on C3D's and Constellation Tech's Financial Statements to express their substantial doubt about the respective companies ability to continue as a going concern. Possible Removal from NASD Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board The National Association of Securities Dealers ("NASD") Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board quotation service (the "Bulletin Board") sets requirements for those companies which use or wish to use that service. If C3D in the future fails to meet any of these requirements, the NASD Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board quotation service may prevent C3D from having its Common Stock traded using the service. One of the requirements recently established by the NASD requires a company quoted on the Bulletin Board to file reports with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act. The NASD has adopted a schedule for phasing in this reporting requirement. According to this schedule, as accelerated, C3D needed to be a reporting company by December 23, 1999 in order to avoid the Bulletin Board's placement of an "E" next to C3D's ticker symbol, which was "CDDD". The "E" denotes that C3D is delinquent in making Exchange Act filings. On December 23, 1999, the Company was not yet an Exchange Act reporting company, and thus the Bulletin Board placed an "E" to the right of "CDDD". As of December 23, 1999, C3D's ticker symbol read "CDDDE". If, by January 19, 2000, the Bulletin Board does not receive evidence to its satisfaction that this Registration Statement, which is C3D's initial Exchange Act filing, has fully satisfied all SEC comments regarding this Registration Statement, then the Bulletin Board will not allow C3D's Common Stock to continue to be traded using the Bulletin Board quotation service. Change of Name and Ticker Symbol It is possible that a recent change in C3D's legal name and expected change in C3D's ticker symbol will have a material adverse effect on C3D's financial condition due to possible confusion over the name and ticker symbol in the market for C3D's Common Stock. As approved by the necessary number of votes at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of C3D held on December 27, 1999, C3D Inc. changed its name to Constellation 3D, Inc. effective December 29, 1999. For purposes of this Registration Statement, and except where the context clearly indicates otherwise, Constellation 3D, Inc. will be called "C3D." According to the NASD, as a result of C3D's name change, C3D must change its ticker symbol. The Company expects this ticker symbol change to occur in the very near future. NASDAQ Market Operations asked C3D to make to it a formal request for possible replacement ticker symbols preferred by C3D. The following are the five (5) ticker symbols that C3D formally requested as a replacement for the ticker symbol "CDDD", in order of preference from most preferred to least preferred: 1. CDCD 2. CMDD 3. CDMM 4. CFMD 5. DDDM NASDAQ Market Operations has informed C3D that its new ticker symbol is expected to be CFMD in the near future, but as discussed in the next paragraph, the new ticker symbol may be CFMDE and later revert to CFMD. Although the Company believes that, as of January 12, 2000, at least one of the foregoing five (5) ticker symbols is available, there is no assurance that the NASD will assign CFMD or any of the other foregoing ticker symbols to C3D. As discussed in the last Risk Factor, entitled "Possible Removal from NASD OTC Bulletin Board," C3D currently has an "E" placed at the end of its ticker symbol. Thus, the NASD may place an "E" at the end of any new ticker symbol. The Company expects that the NASD OTC Bulletin Board will remove the "E" from the end of C3D's ticker symbol if and after the Bulletin Board receives evidence to its satisfaction that this Registration Statement, which is C3D's initial Exchange Act filing, has fully satisfied all U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission comments regarding this Registration Statement. A change in C3D's ticker symbol does not, by itself, decrease the risk that the NASD will prevent the quotation of C3D's Common Stock on the Bulletin Board. Furthermore, it is possible that a recent change in C3D's legal name and expected change in C3D's ticker symbol will have a material adverse effect on C3D's financial condition due to possible confusion over the name and ticker symbol in the market for C3D's Common Stock. Need for Additional Capital The Company believes that it has sufficient working capital to sustain its operations through February 2000. However, as a research and development company in the data storage technology field, the Company continually expends large amounts of capital over short periods of time. The Company is currently generating no revenues and does not expect to do so until the end of 2000. There is no assurance that revenues generated in future operations, if any, will be sufficient to finance the complete cost of the Company's research and development. Additional funds will be required before the Company achieves positive cash flow from operations. Future capital requirements and profitability depend on many factors, including, but not limited to, the timely success of product development projects and the timeliness and success of joint venture and corporate alliance strategies and marketing. The Company is actively in the process of raising additional capital, including the issuance of convertible debt securities and the potential issuance of preferred shares. The Company's outstanding convertible debt contains no restrictions on the further incurrence of indebtedness nor does such debt adversely effect the Company's liquidity. However, future debt or preferred share offerings could result in restrictions that could make payments of such debts difficult, create difficulties in obtaining further financings, limit the flexibility of changes in the business, and cause substantial liquidity problems. However, there can be no assurances that financing or additional funds needed will be available when needed or, if available, on terms acceptable to the Company. Additional equity or convertible debt financing, if obtained, could result in substantial dilution to shareholders. The Company is not currently considering acquiring a bank credit facility. Foreign Operations In addition to its activities in the United States, the Company conducts business operations in Israel and Russia, and it has hired a subcontractor to perform various activities for the Company in Ukraine. In recent history, these three nations have experienced significant economic and political instability. It is possible that present or future economic or political instability in those nations will have a material adverse impact on the Company's ability to conduct its business and/or its financial condition. Economic Instability Economic instability may encompass unstable price level (i.e. inflation), unstable interest levels or rates (i.e. fluctuation of capital) and social unrest. The rate of inflation in Israel, Russia and Ukraine has not materially adversely affected the Company's financial condition. It is not possible for the Company to predict whether the rate of inflation in Israel, Russia or Ukraine will materially adversely affect the Company's financial condition in the future. However, the Company believes that it is possible that such adverse effects might result in the future. High rates of inflation have occurred in the above-mentioned countries on numerous occasions in the past, and they may reoccur in the future. High rates of inflation may cause insecurity and uneasiness in the local populace in general, including the Company's employees. In such situations, there is often concern about the increasing cost of living (as measured in local currency) and attempts to keep pace with it. This situation by itself might adversely affect the performance of the Company. Whenever inflation is not matched proportionately by the currency exchange rate (as has happened as a matter of governmental policy in countries such as Israel, Argentina, and Russia), there is an increase in the costs to the Company in U.S. dollars. Such increases in costs might materially adversely affect the Company. The company does not have, at the moment, a hedging policy for protecting against changes in the dollar costs of the activities. Changes and fluctuations of interest rates might, in principle, affect the operations of the Company in each of the aforementioned countries. The changes in the interest rates might create flows of capital that might affect the economy of and entire country, and thus also the Company's employees. Since most of the financing of the non-U.S. operations is provided by the Company, and since such financing is expected to continue in the future, the Company believes that local interest rate fluctuations will not have a material adverse impact on the Company's financial condition. The situation in each of the above-mentioned countries might eventually develop into extended social unrest. Such social unrest might materially adversely affect the performance of the Company's local activities and of the Company as a whole. Political Instability The Company does not possess "political risk" or other insurance to protect it against business interruption losses caused by political acts. Israel's physical security and integrity have been at risk since Israel's inception as a modern nation. Recently, Israel and Syria have restarted peace negotiations. However, there is no formal peace between Israel and Syria or Lebanon, and there are conflicts also between Israel and Iraq and between Israel and Iran. Furthermore, Israel and the Palestinian Authority have been conducting negotiations with respect to the legal status of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and negotiations concerning the legal status of Jerusalem, the current Israeli capital, may ensue. In connection with those negotiations and their results, violent activity has occurred, and may reoccur. Therefore, to the extent that the Company has operations in Israel, there is risk that the political instability will have an adverse impact on the Company's ability to conduct its business. It is highly unlikely, but possible, that Israel's compulsory military service obligation for its citizens, which lasts until an individual is 50 years of age, could disrupt the scheduled work of the Company's Israeli research and development facility, which in turn could delay the commercial launch of the Company's planned volumetric storage product line and materially adversely affect the Company's results of operations and financial condition. Russia's significant political and economic instability could have a material adverse effect on the results of our operations and the market price of our stock. Russia has incurred significant debt, which it may fail to adequately service. Russian currency, the ruble, has encountered foreign exchange volatility. The Russian government has experienced frequent political instability and change, including wars inside Russia, acts of terrorism, power struggles among government officials and among big commercial enterprises, which included allegations of high levels of corruption, and allegations of organized or other crime. In the recent years, prime ministers have been replaced frequently, and parties with radical positions regarding intervention of the government in the economy, like the Communist Party, have gained in influence. Although we do not believe that the Company has been materially adversely affected by these activities to date, in the future, such factors may have a material adverse effect on our operations. Our ability to conduct operations in Russia could be adversely affected by difficulties in protecting and enforcing our rights and by future changes to local laws and regulations. Other Adversities Additional strains on our local operations might result from other factors, such as the delay of Moscow banks in acknowledging wire transfers of funds into Russia. These delays can be anywhere from a day to a week. Also, Moscow banks often charge very expensive and somewhat arbitrary fees with respect to wire transfers. The Company's activities in Ukraine are limited to the operations of a single subcontractor. Economic or political instability in Ukraine might have a material adverse impact on the Company's ability to conduct its business and/or its financial condition. It should be noted that, as in Russia, Ukraine has experienced significant political and economic change. The Ukrainian economy is less developed than that of Russia. Ukraine is susceptible to most of the same economic risks as Russia, including sovereign debt defaults and/or restructurings, foreign exchange volatility and political instability. Deterioration in the Ukrainian economic or political situation could adversely impact our results of operations. It is highly unlikely but possible that Israel's compulsory military service obligation for its citizens, which lasts until an individual is 50 years of age, could disrupt the scheduled work of the Company's Israeli research and development facility, which in turn could delay the commercial launch of the Company's planned volumetric storage product line and materially adversely affect the Company's results of operations and financial conditions. Need for Additional Technology The Company believes that it has developed a substantial amount of technology for developing its products. Nevertheless the Company foresees the need to recruit more employees with relevant technological knowledge and capabilities and/or to purchase the right for specific technologies from others. However, there can be no assurances that the Company will succeed in performing these acquisitions. Proprietary Rights Protection Although the Company intends to rely on trade secret, trademark, copyright and other intellectual property laws to protect its Fluorescent Memory Technology, currently the Company relies and expects to rely almost entirely on patent laws for such protection. While the Company currently intends to vigorously enforce its intellectual property rights, there can be no assurance that the steps taken by the Company to protect its Fluorescent Memory Technology and to enforce its rights will be successful. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary TriDStore IP, L.L.C., individually holds four U.S. patents relating to its Fluorescent Memory Technology. Through its wholly owned subsidiary TriDStore IP, L.L.C., the Company holds more than forty U.S. and foreign regular patent applications relating to its Fluorescent Memory Technology. However, there can be no assurance that patents will be issued for those patent applications. As of November 1, 1999, through its wholly owned subsidiary TriDStore IP, L.L.C., the Company holds 10 pending provisional patent applications. There is no assurance that the Company will timely exercise its right to convert provisional patent applications into regular or international patent applications or that patents will be issued for any regular or international patent applications into which the Company does convert such provisional patent applications. The Company expects that it will develop trade secrets. The Company may seek patent or copyright protection for such trade secrets. There is no assurance that the Company will develop trade secrets or seek patent or copyright protection for any or all of them. The Company intends to enter into confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements to protect one or more trade secrets which it or its employees or independent contractors may develop, but there is no assurance that the Company will do so or that the confidentiality necessary to protect a Company trade secret will be maintained. Such failure to maintain one or more trade secrets could have a material adverse financial impact on the Company. The Company may offer products in the U.S. and in foreign countries based on its patented Fluorescent Memory Technology. Certain foreign countries in the Pacific Rim and elsewhere may not offer the same degree of intellectual property protection that is afforded in the U.S., European Community and Japan, and the Company may be unable to enforce its patent rights in such jurisdictions, even if it were able to obtain such rights. Pending Intellectual Property Applications The Company has filed intent to use trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the trademarks "CLEARCARD" and "CONSTELLATION 3D". There is no assurance that these applications will mature into registrations or that the Company will even use these marks. Furthermore, the Company has acquired the internet domain names "C-3D.NET," "C-TRID.COM," "C-TRID.NET", "CONSTELLATION3D.COM", and "CONSTELLATION3D.NET". Currently, the Company maintains a web site at http://www.c-3d.net. There can be no assurance that any patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks or domain names developed or obtained by the Company will provide substantial or sufficient value or protection to the Company. Furthermore, there is no assurance that their validity will not be challenged or that affirmative defenses to infringement will not be asserted. With respect to trademarks, affirmative defenses to both infringement or dilution may be asserted. If another party were to succeed in developing data storage technology comparable to the Company's Fluorescent Memory Technology without infringing, diluting, misusing, misappropriating or otherwise violating the Company's intellectual property rights, the Company's financial condition might suffer a material adverse effect. Possible Intellectual Property Litigation As is typical in the data storage industry, from time to time, the Company may in the future be notified of claims that it may be infringing, diluting, misusing, misappropriating or otherwise violating patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and/or other intellectual property rights of third parties. It is not possible to predict the outcome of such claims, and there can be no assurance that such claims will be resolved in the Company's favor. If one or more of such claims is resolved unfavorably, there can be no assurance that such outcomes will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business or financial results. In particular, the data storage industry has been characterized by significant litigation relating to infringement of patents and other intellectual property rights. There can be no assurance that future intellectual property claims will not result in litigation. If infringement, dilution, misuse, misappropriation or another intellectual property rights violation were established, the Company and/or its joint ventures (to the extent that it has any) could be required to pay substantial damages or be enjoined from developing, marketing, manufacturing and selling the infringing product(s) in one or more countries, or both. In addition, the costs of engaging in intellectual property litigation may be substantial regardless of outcome. If the Company seeks licensure for intellectual property that it cannot otherwise lawfully use, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain such licensure on satisfactory terms. Intellectual Property Ownership In the future, a Company employee or contractor, and not the Company, might be the legal and/or record owner of one or more patents, patent applications or other intellectual property which is material to protecting the Company's data storage technology. The Company typically requires that its employees and contractors assign to the Company all right, title and interest in and to the intellectual property which they develop for the Company. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will obtain legal or record ownership of, or one or more licenses to use, such intellectual property on satisfactory terms. It is possible that failure to obtain such legal or record ownership, or one or more licenses to use, such intellectual property will have a material adverse effect on the Company's business or financial results. Product Liability Considerations The Company may face inherent business risk of exposure to product liability claims in the event that the use or misuse of its future products is alleged to have resulted in the death or injury of a customer, consumer or user or to have had some other adverse effect. The Company does not presently have product liability insurance. Currently, the Company's technology is not mass manufactured and it is not expected to be mass manufactured in the near future. Although the Company might obtain product liability insurance and the Company might protect itself against product liability claims by contractually requiring its joint ventures (to the extent that it has any): (a) to have continuous quality control inspections, detailed training and instructions in the manufacture of its products; (b) to indemnify the Company for damages caused by the joint venture's own tortuous acts or omissions; and/or (c) to obtain and maintain adequate product liability insurance, product liability lawsuits may affect the reputation of the Company's future products and services (to the extent that it has any) or otherwise diminish the financial resources of the Company. If product liability suits are brought, there is no assurance that any existing product liability insurance of the Company or a joint venture or any existing indemnification by the Company's joint ventures will be adequate to cover the liability claims. However, there is no assurance that product liability insurance will continue to be available to the Company or the Company's joint ventures in sufficient amounts at acceptable costs. Supply of Components and Raw Materials It is not uncommon in the data storage technology manufacturing and assembly industry that certain components are available only from a few or sole-source suppliers. However, the Company anticipates that the key components for its future products (to the extent that it has any) will be available from a number of source suppliers and that the Company and its joint ventures will not experience difficulty in obtaining a sufficient supply of key components on a timely basis. As discussed below, the Company intends to develop relationships with qualified manufacturers with the goal of securing high-volume manufacturing capabilities and controlling the cost of current and future models of the Company's future products (to the extent that it has any). However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain a sufficient supply of components on a timely basis or on commercially reasonable terms or realize any future cost savings. Sales may be adversely affected for these or similar reasons. The inability to obtain sufficient components and equipment, to obtain or develop alternative sources of supply at competitive prices and quality or to avoid manufacturing delays could prevent the Company's joint ventures (to the extent that it has any) from producing sufficient quantities of the Company's products to satisfy market demand. In addition, in the case of a component purchased exclusively from one supplier, the Company's joint ventures (to the extent that it has any) could be prevented from producing any quantity of the affected product(s) until such component becomes available from an alternative source. Such adverse events could cause delays to product shipments, thereby increasing the joint venture's material or manufacturing costs or causing an imbalance in the inventory levels of certain components. Moreover, difficulties in obtaining sufficient components may cause the Company's joint venture(s) to modify the design of the Company's products to use a more readily available component, and such design modifications may result in product performance problems. Any or all of these problems could result in the loss of customers, provide an opportunity for competing products to achieve market acceptance and otherwise adversely affect the Company's business and financial results. The Company does not believe that there are any raw materials on which its products depend whose unavailability is a material risk to the financial condition of the Company. Customers As solely a research and development company, the Company has not yet had any customers for its products. As discussed above, the Company intends to establish joint ventures with strategic partners to market and sell the Company's Fluorescent Memory Technology. In the future, it is possible that the Company or its joint ventures will have sales to one or more customers which equal ten percent (10%) or more of the Company's consolidated revenues. However, the Company does not intend to become financially dependent on a small number of, or any single, customer. Directors' and Officers' Involvement in Other Projects Some of the officers and directors of C3D, notably Leonardo Berezowsky and Michael Goldberg, serve and are expected to serve as directors, officers and/or employees of companies other than C3D. See "Directors, Executive Officers and Certain Significant Employees." While the Company believes that such officers and directors will be devoting adequate time to effectively manage C3D, there can be no assurance that such other positions will not negatively impact an officer's or a director's duties for C3D and that such impact will not have a material adverse effect on C3D's financial condition. The Company believes that such other company positions do not raise actual or potential conflicts of interests that could interfere with the carrying out of the respective duties of Messrs. Berezowsky and Goldberg at C3D. Legal and Regulatory Controls The Company is not aware of any particular electrical, telecommunication, environmental, health or safety laws and standards that will apply to the Company's products. While the Company does not anticipate regulation of its products, there can be no assurances that the Company will not have to comply with laws and regulations of domestic, international or foreign governmental or legal authorities, compliance with which could have a material adverse affect on the Company. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (the "FCC") regulates computer hardware that contains or utilizes magnetic forces to store information. To the extent the FCC may regulate in the future fluorescent-based computer storage devices, such as our products, compliance with those regulations could have a material adverse effect on us. Market Risk The Company expects that, like many companies, it may be exposed to some degree of market risk, particularly for its Ukrainian, Israeli and Russian operations. The Company cannot provide any assurance that future developments in each respective country will not generally have an adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company. The Company does not anticipate that it will enter into derivative transactions (e.g., foreign currency forward or option contracts) to hedge against known or forecasted market changes. No Dividends The Company does not intend to pay dividends to the holders of any of the Company's outstanding stock for the foreseeable future. Therefore, investors who anticipate the need for immediate or future income by way of dividends from their investment should refrain from the purchase of the Company's shares. Year 2000 As of January 11, 2000, the Company's management does not have any actual knowledge of any Year 2000 computer problem that has had, is having or will have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition. The Year 2000 issue arises with the change in century and the potential inability of information systems to correctly "rollover" dates to the new century. To save on computer storage space, many systems were programmed with a two-digit century (e.g., December 31, 1999 would appears as 12/31/99) assuming that all years would be part of the 20th century. On January 1, 2000, systems with this programming would have defaulted to 01/01/1900 instead of 01/01/2000 and calculations using or reporting the date would not be correct and errors would arise. To prevent this from occurring, information systems need to be updated to ensure that they recognize the Year 2000. The Company does not anticipate any material exposure to the Year 2000 issue. As of the date of this Registration Statement, the Company has not experienced any material adverse effects resulting from the arrival of January 1, 2000. The Company has completed its assessment of its information technology systems, as well as its non-information technology systems. The Company reasonably believes that it was not materially adversely affected by the Year 2000. The Company's research records are primarily handwritten. Furthermore, in Russia and the Ukraine, the Company's accounting and bookkeeping records are kept without the aid of computers. The Company's computer hardware and software is relatively new and all have been purchased with Year 2000 computer risks in mind. The Company does not reasonably anticipate that any of its computer hardware or software will malfunction as a result of the Year 2000. The Company expects that its research prototypes will accurately and unambiguously display, reconfigure, interrupt and process all date codes designating the Year 2000 and beyond, including leap years. However, the Company's research prototypes may encounter a Year 2000 problem because of the interaction of a third party's product with the Company's prototypes. The Company is primarily relying on Year 2000 Readiness Disclosures in its assessment of its principal suppliers. After reviewing these Year 2000 Readiness Disclosures, the Company does not foresee that any of its principle suppliers will suffer Year 2000 issues. The Company has one supplier from which it purchases the raw materials needed for its research operations. The Company believes that this suppler will not face Year 2000 problems that would affect the supplier's ability to provide the materials the Company needs to continue its research operations. However, in the event the supplier is unable to fill orders to the Company as a result of a Year 2000 computer failure, the Company is prepared to utilize other suppliers to fill its orders for raw materials. As a further precaution, the Company has purchased enough raw materials to last through the first quarter of 2000. Finally, the Company has determined that its operations in Russia, which account for a material portion of the Company's business, were not materially adversely affected by the Year 2000 problem. The Company's concerns stem from the state of readiness of third parties, including the Russian government, and not from its own level of preparation. The Company reasonably believes that the Russian government may not be equipped to handle all possible problems that may have arisen or may arise as a result of a Year 2000 problem. The Company has put contingency plans in place to deal with a possible Year 2000 failure in Russia. These contingency plans include a complete back-up of all computer files, as well as the creation of paper copies of all computer files. Also, the Company equipped its Russian facilities with electrical generators. Finally, for the worst case scenario, the Company has prepared a relocation plan for its Russian operations. Dependence on Employees The Company's success depends, to a great extent, upon its ability to attract and retain highly qualified technical and management personnel, including experts in the field of data storage technology and the sciences underlying such technology. Such individuals are in high demand and are often subject to competing offers. The Company faces competition for such personnel from other companies, research and academic institutions, government entities and other organizations. There can be no assurances that the Company will be able to attract and retain other qualified personnel needed for its business. Furthermore, the Company does not currently maintain "key man" insurance for any personnel. Competitors in the Data Storage Technology Industry The Company estimates that there are approximately 14 enterprises researching, developing and/or producing data storage technology which the Company believes to be the Company's material competitors. The data storage technology industry is fiercely competitive, and a number of the Company's competitors have already established their names, brands, products and technologies in the marketplace. Some competitors are expected to have significant market shares. Mergers, acquisitions and research and development by the Company's competitors might further increase their market shares. While the Company believes that its Fluorescent Memory products and joint venture strategies will result in competitive advantages, there is no assurance that any such advantages will be obtained or, if obtained, can be maintained over time, that a competitor will not invent a superior technology, or that the Company's products and services will be able to penetrate the data storage market. Many of the Company's current and potential competitors have or may have advantages over the Company such as greater financial, personnel, marketing, sales and public relations resources. Existing or future competitors may develop or offer products that provide significant performance, price, creative or other advantages over those offered by the Company. Restricted Securities Sales of a substantial number of shares of our Common Stock after the filing of this Registration Statement could adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock by introducing a large number of sellers to the market. Given the potential volatility in the price of our shares, these sales could cause the market price of our Common Stock to decline. The majority of our outstanding shares of Common Stock have been issued in private placements and are restricted securities under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These restricted securities will be subject to restrictions on the timing, manner and volume of sales of restricted shares. We cannot predict if future sales of our Common Stock or the availability of our Common Stock for sale will adversely affect the market price for our Common Stock or our ability to raise capital by offering equity securities. BUSINESS Overview The Company is a development stage company. It has no prior operating history other than the acquisition of certain assets of Constellation Tech. The Company has no revenue history and therefore has not achieved profitability. C3D is a corporation headquartered in New York, New York. The Company, an international enterprise with operations in the United States, Israel and Russia and a subcontractor who performs services for the Company in Ukraine, researches and develops data storage technology products with flexibility in commercial applications. The Company has developed what it believes to be a state-of-the-art optical, data storage product that surpasses the physical limits of two-dimensional memory technology. Research and development work on the Company's technology has been conducted and is being conducted in the United States, Israel, Russia and Ukraine. The mission of the Company is to develop state-of-the-art technologies and products to serve the growing data storage needs of customers in government, business, education and consumer segments through continuous research and product innovation. By providing new data storage solutions to its customers through joint ventures, strategic alliances, and licensing agreements, the Company intends to become the pre-eminent provider in the data storage research and development market and thereby provide significant returns to its shareholders. It is anticipated that the signing of a joint venture, strategic alliance or licensing agreement would provide the Company with a significant capital infusion as well as the development, marketing and distribution expertise that the Company would require for commercialization of the technology. The Company's new technology implements the concept of the volumetric storage of information. Data is recorded on multiple layers located inside a disk or a card, as opposed to the single or double layer method available in optical disks ("ODs"), compact discs ("CDs") and DVDs. The recording, reading and storing of the information is done by using fluorescent materials embedded in pits and grooves in each of the layers. The fluorescent material emits radiation when excited by an external light source. The information is then decoded as modulations of the intensity and color of the emitted radiation. The Company's research has determined that these fluorescent multilayer disks and cards furnish the user with considerably improved storage space and storage time and deliver substantial performance advantages when compared to the CDs and DVDs produced. Company History and Structure C3D was incorporated on December 27, 1995 under the name Latin Venture Partners, Inc. The name of the company was changed to C3D Inc. on March 24, 1999 in anticipation of a proposed transaction with Constellation Holdings. As approved by the necessary number of votes at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of C3D held on December 27, 1999, C3D Inc. changed its name to Constellation 3D, Inc. effective December 29, 1999. For purposes of this Registration Statement, and except where the context clearly indicates otherwise, Constellation 3D, Inc. will be called "C3D." From its inception until October 1, 1999, C3D had no business operations. On September 19, 1999, Constellation Holdings sold all of its assets to Constellation Tech. In consideration for those assets, Constellation Tech assumed all liabilities and obligations of Constellation Holdings. After the Acquisition (as defined below), all the record and beneficial shareholders of Constellation Holdings are all of the record and beneficial shareholders of Constellation Tech. On October 1, 1999, C3D purchased certain assets of Constellation Tech for total consideration of 9,750,000 shares of Common Stock and C3D's assumption of certain liabilities and obligations of Constellation Tech (the "Acquisition"). In the Acquisition, C3D acquired the following assets: o Constellation's Tech's then sole existing membership interest in TriDStore IP, L.L.C.; o all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares in TriD Store Vostok; o 99 ordinary shares of the 100 ordinary shares then allotted of C-TriD Israel Ltd.; and o all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of TriD SV, Inc. TriDStore IP, L.L.C. is a Delaware limited liability company formed on February 2, 1998, formerly known as OMD Devices, L.L.C., until March 9, 1999. TriDStore IP, L.L.C. owns a substantial majority of the material intellectual property owned by the Company, which consists mostly of patent registrations and applications. See "Risk Factors-- Intellectual Property/Proprietary Rights." TriD Store Vostok is a Russian company formed on January 15, 1999. The Company conducts its Russian operations through TriD Store Vostok. C-TriD Israel Ltd. is an Israeli company formed on December 2, 1996. C3D is the record owner of 99 of 100 allotted ordinary shares but is the beneficiary of all 100 allotted ordinary shares, one of which is held in trust for C3D by Rapids Trusts Ltd., an Israeli trust. The Company conducts its Israeli operations through C-TriD Israel Ltd. TriD SV, Inc. is a Delaware corporation formed on August 10, 1998. As of November 1, 1999, TriD SV, Inc. has had no operations. The Company's organizational structure is as follows: [organizational chart appears here] Products The Company has developed Fluorescent Memory Technology and plans to develop end-user products over the next two years. With each of these products, the Company intends to seek and establish joint ventures with strategic partners who are already established with market share and manufacturing capabilities in the appropriate markets. The initial three products that are expected to be developed by the Company include: o Micro Read/Write ("R/W") Disk; o ClearCard Read Only Memory ("ROM"); and o ClearCard Read/Write. Micro Read/Write Disk Micro Read/Write is a 30 millimeter recordable disk that is expected to fit in many portable devices. The Company anticipates that this technology will be applied to devices such as laptop and hand-held computers, digital cameras and video recorders and players. For laptop and hand-held computers, it is expected to offer lightweight, high capacity storage and quick access to data. The Company believes that for cameras and video players, Micro R/W will not only offer the same gains as laptop and hand-held computers, but that it also will offer higher quality video. The Company also believes that this technology will be ideal for downloading information from the Internet. Micro R/W disks will be largely similar to existing CD and DVD drives. Therefore, new designs of ODD players would not be required to be able to read the Micro R/W disks. The Company has entered into a relationship with Toolex International, N.V. ("Toolex") regarding the production and manufacture of Micro R/W disks. ClearCard ROM The Company intends for this technology to be applied to many portable devices including global positioning and navigating systems, hand-held gaming devices, automobile systems and electronic book devices. It is anticipated that ClearCard ROM will be read in very low-cost players. The Company believes that this technology will be the first of its products to become commercially available. It is expected to be available by the last quarter of 2000. ClearCard R/W This technology is one step beyond ClearCard ROM in that it is expected to offer a one-time recording function. The Company anticipates that ClearCard R/W will be used with the same low-cost players for reading as ClearCard ROM. While many of the same product applications apply to this technology, the expected added benefit of ClearCard R/W is its ability to allow a user to download or determine the information that he or she is interested in having on a particular device. The Company believes that this technology will present a storage advantage for Internet-based data. The Clear Card drives do not have an analogous system in the current market. These products are completely new designs. However, the materials and machinery for manufacturing the devices are all available. In addition, the interface between ClearCard devices and hand held electronic devices, such as laptops and handheld computes, for instance, will be in accordance with accepted standards. Products and Markets in Development The Company believes that three-dimensional Fluorescent Memory Technology will allow the creation of user-oriented products with new performance qualities that form a solid base for consumer technologies. The following are products in the development stage which the Company intends to bring to market through joint ventures and strategic partnerships, such as the existing relationship with Toolex International, N.V.: o Fluorescent Memory Disk ROM (diameter of 120 millimeters with 140 to 420 gigabytes (GB) of data storage capacity) is expected to provide the user with a wide range of large volume archive and reference information, as well as with much more detailed video information. The Company believes that this product will produce home cinema technology with cinema-tape quality; o Fluorescent Memory Disk ROM and Fluorescent Memory Disk R/W (diameter of 120 millimeters with 70 gigabytes (GB) of data storage capacity) is expected to allow the user to create his or her own library of digital material; o Fluorescent Memory Disk ROM, Fluorescent Memory Disk R/W and Fluorescent Memory Disk RAM (diameter of 120 millimeters with various data storage capacities) is a product which is expected to permit users to utilize supplied archive and reference data, and add to one's own recordings for constant storage; o Fluorescent Memory Disk ROM (diameter of 30 to 40 millimeters with 12 to 15 gigabytes (GB) of data storage capacity) is designed for information storing in portable devices; o Fluorescent Memory Disk R/W and Fluorescent Memory Disk ROM (diameter of 30 to 40 millimeters with 10 to 13.5 gigabytes (GB) of data storage capacity) is expected to be a base for extra-portable information recording and storing device with new quality functions. It is anticipated that it will enable the addition of the user's own data, audio and video recordings, as well as those received via the Internet. The Company intends that this product will provide new possibilities for the individual to integrate into the global information network; o Fluorescent Memory Disk R/W (diameter of 30 to 40 millimeters with 9 to 12 gigabytes (GB) of data storage capacity) is a new product expected to promote digital photo and video systems' development. The Company intends that the product will promote the further development of recorded photo and video on PCs and the restoration of them by means of photographic printing or different video-restoration systems; o Super Fluorescent Memory Disk ROM (diameter of 120 millimeters with 1.4 terabytes (TB) of data storage capacity) is intended to promote the idea of advanced reference books and archives, art and cinema collections, new generations of video games (with virtual reality effects and extended video environment development and real presentation effect); o Super Fluorescent Memory Disk R/W (diameter of 120 millimeters with 1 terabyte (TB) of data storage capacity) is designed as a base for stable storage systems for large and extra-large databases with high data access rate; o Super Fluorescent Memory Disk RAM (diameter of 120 millimeters with 1 terabyte (TB) of data storage capacity) is intended to be a base for secondary memory systems for large and extra-large PCs with much greater access restrictions because of the ability to remove the disk from the system; o ClearCard-ROM (credit card-sized memory carrier with 1 to 20 gigabytes (GB) of data storage capacity) is expected to take the form of a one square centimeter-sized spot on a card. Such a card is intended to be a mass produced product designed for persons to carry and to use in inexpensive miniature reading devices and electronic books; and o Recordable R/W and Recordable ClearCard (with 1 to 3 gigabytes (GB) of data storage capacity) are envisioned as a part of `I-net Video Terminal' systems. The Company anticipates that Recordable ClearCard will be recorded at the locations of various providers of information such as bookstores and information kiosks and that they will be read in inexpensive reading devices which may use ClearCard-ROM. The Company believes that its Fluorescent Memory Technology has a wide variety of applications and markets. It is expected that these technologies will continue to evolve after they are brought to market and the Company begins to better understand how customers and users respond to these technologies. Strategic Partners and Joint Ventures The data storage industry is a very capital-intensive industry. The core competency of the Company lies in research and development of data storage technologies. The facilities that the Company leases are used for research and development or administrative purposes. The Company does not plan to vertically integrate its business to manufacture, or to undertake mass manufacturing of, the products that it proposes to introduce to the market. The Company plans to enter the market through licensing the technology, strategic alliances and joint venture programs. The Company expects to engage in research and development and administration only and will rely on future strategic partners to perform and fund the marketing and mass production of its Fluorescent Memory Technology. The Company anticipates that any agreements with potential partners will most likely involve a commitment, by the partner, of a significant amount of capital and resources to the Company, including experienced management and personal, facilities and market know-how to successfully develop and market the technology. In December 1999, the Company signed a letter of intent with Toolex International, N.V., a Dutch company (the "Letter of Intent"). The Letter of Intent provides that the Company and Toolex shall cooperate to develop processes and machinery to mass produce Fluorescent Memory Disks ("FMDs"). The Company and Toolex believe that the outcome of their co-operative efforts will be a technique for embossing, metalizing and laminating the FMDs to levels necessary for mass production. In connection with the Letter of Intent, the Company and Toolex signed a Co-Invention Agreement, which governs the ownership of inventions and patents that are developed pursuant to the Letter of Intent. As a result of its joint venture approach to entering the market, the Company does not plan to engage in marketing efforts on its own. Instead, it intends to rely on others' expertise in this area. Despite this intention, the Company believes that it will need to develop market intelligence so as to keep abreast of the technological requirements demanded by its customers. The Company believes also that in order to negotiate the most advantageous licensing agreements with joint venture partners and other licensees, the Company will need to maintain a knowledge of the market size and growth parameters for each of the target markets. Similarly, the Company expects that an intimate knowledge of pricing and cost trends in the market will be required to realize the most value from each licensing agreement into which it will enter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may engage directly in marketing its Fluorescent Memory Technology at some time in the future. The Company intends to identify a partner for introducing the Company's products to the market based on the following criteria: o The partner should have an established presence in the data storage market. The Company believes that an established presence includes market share and leadership, as well as ownership of assets in the form of capital, production facilities, employees, etc. The Company expects that it would provide the necessary intellectual property; o The partner should be able and willing to make the investments needed for successful product launch, including marketing, advertising, sales and promotions; and o The partner should also have the ability to differentiate itself on the basis of the quality and quantity of service. The Company believes that it is imperative that the partner be able to dedicate enough quality service and support staff long-term to the marketing of the Company's products. In addition to the existing relationship with Toolex International, N.V., the Company is presently engaged in preliminary talks with a number of companies regarding joining in a strategic partnership for the commercial production of the Company's products. The Data Storage Technology Market and Competition The data storage industry is very dynamic and very competitive. Trends can quickly change and competing companies are constantly involved in product improvement and innovation in order to keep up with customers' increasing demand for faster and smaller storage devices with high data storage capacity. The driving forces of the data storage market include diverse applications such as analysis of meteorological data, printing payroll checks, writing letters, browsing the Internet, editing television commercials, searching a data warehouse, or playing a computer game. Businesses have witnessed a significant increase in the amount of data used and stored in the past decade, and the Company believes that they will continue to do so for the next few years to come. Trends in the Data Storage Industry Increased Demand for Removable Storage The Company believes that there is a rising demand for removable disk drives of varying storage capacities due to the significant advantages of removable drives compared to floppy disks. While both floppy disks and removable drives are portable and can interface with other systems, the removable disk drive can substantially exceed the floppy disk in terms of storage capacity. Transition from Older Drive Technologies to New Technologies The Company anticipates that the CD and optical disk drive industry will undergo a major transition over the next several years as drive producers begin manufacturing technologies that have been recently introduced. The Company, after reviewing Frost & Sullivan's "World Compact Disc and Optical Disk Drive Market" (1997), believes these new technologies, including the DVD drive, will account for the majority of the CD and ODD market. The Company believes that new technology with varying applications and cost effectiveness, including the Company's Fluorescent Memory Technology, will be readily accepted into the market. Downward Price Pressure in the CD/ODD Industry Price declines have played a significant role in the mainstream acceptance of CD/ODD technology. The Company anticipates that new technology acceptance over existing technologies will be gauged by pricing. The Company predicts that, as new technologies are introduced, they will have a price premium over existing technologies. However, the Company believes that, as these new technologies are accepted and unit shipments increase, they will benefit from economies-of-scale, allowing them to significantly compete with older technologies. Consequently, the Company believes that it must: (i) lower its production costs in order to maintain adequate margin, (ii) increase its production volume and (iii) remain on the cutting edge of data storage technology with the innovation of new products. Increased Demand for Increased Performance The Company anticipates that data storage performance levels will increase in a pattern similar to the past, resulting in faster spin rate, shorter access times and higher capacities. Performance increases have become relatively common in the industry, and many consumers now expect them on a regular basis. In keeping with this user demand for performance, the Company believes that it must maintain its current emphasis on research and development in order to maintain the Company's viability. Magnetic Storage Continues to Dominate the Mass Storage Industry Magnetic disk drives ("MDDs") and ODDs comprise the substantial majority of the data storage market in terms of market share. Historically, MDDs have been in higher demand for mass storage use and have cost less per gigabyte (GB) of data storage memory space than ODDs. It is expected that most mass storage industry leaders will continue to use magnetic drives as their primary storage medium. The Company believes that in order to remain competitive with the magnetic mass storage industry, it must continue to improve the cost-effectiveness, as well as product acceptance by the public, of its Fluorescent Memory Technology. Competing Products and Technologies The Company's Fluorescent Memory Technology disks and cards are in competition with other types of storage devices, which come in various formats. While hard disk drives are the most common form of mass data storage, they are not the only storage media available to computer users. A variety of options exist, each with unique price and performance characteristics that meet specific requirements. Some other forms of storage devices are Removable Storage Devices, such as Tape Drives, Magneto-Optical ("MO") Disks, Personal Computer ("PC") Cards, ROM and One Time Programmable Cards, Static Random Access Memory Cards, Flash Cards, ODDs, CDs, and Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks, among others. Removable Mass Storage Devices The trend of processing sensitive data on desktop PCs instead of on mainframe computers has made removable mass storage solutions increasingly important. Floppy diskettes, which have been the most commonly used removable storage devices, often have been insufficient for certain data-intensive applications. For these applications, high capacity removable mass storage devices offer advantages. Removable mass storage devices, which are particularly suitable for secondary storage applications like data backup and archiving, rather than as a primary form of on-line storage, come in many forms, such as tape cartridges, Compact Disk Read Only Memory ("CD-ROMs") and other optical disks, MO disks, and PC cards. Tape Drives The magnetic tape drive was one of the first computer storage technologies, and was commonly used on early mainframe computers. However, its inability to randomly access or write data like disk drives makes it much slower than newer data storage technologies. It has therefore been replaced as the primary storage device in most computer applications. However, due to its high storage capabilities and low cost-to-megabyte ratio, it is still very much in use as a storage medium for archiving large amounts of data. Additionally, recent advances in tape technology, such as digital audio tape cartridges, have also made tape a preferred technology for backing up network servers and other critical data. Optical Disk Drives The three primary optical disk storage technologies are available, as follows: CD-ROM drives, Read/Write drives and rewritable optical disks. ODDs can hold relatively large amounts of data. Rewriteable optical disks typically are used for data backup and archiving massive amounts of data, such as image databases. ODDs are used for a diverse mixture of applications. The principal performance advantage of ODDs as compared to MDDs is their ability to provide greater track density than MDDs, thus enabling them to store more data per disk. The principal disadvantage of ODDs as compared to MDDs is a slower average data access time. The Company believes that its Fluorescent Memory Technology has a cost/price advantage over the currently available ODDs. CD-ROM drives are by far the most widely used ODDs and are the computer industry's standard for distribution of software products. They are typically used to distribute large databases and documents that require only periodic access. Read/Write drives, on the other hand, are used almost exclusively for archival storage where it is important that the data cannot be changed or erased after it is written for example, for financial records storage. Retail price levels for CD-RW rewritable drives have decreased. The writable CD format, which was heretofore dominated by write-once CD-R drives, is currently being replaced by CD-RW as a result of the combination of CD-RW's media flexibility and lower prices. The Company anticipates rapid growth for rewritable DVD drives starting in year 2000, with shipment levels rising to rival those of CD-RW drives. The Company believes that its proposed Fluorescent Memory rewritable disks and drives will be the medium through which the Company will be able to gain a large share of the market for rewritable data storage media. Magneto-Optical Disks Magneto-optical disk systems combine the technology of traditional magnetic media, like hard disk drives, with optical disk technology. It is expected that MO technology will allow users to store hundreds of megabytes of data on a disk that looks similar to a traditional 3.5-inch floppy disk and typically comes in a 3.5-inch or 5.25-inch form factor. MO disks have many advantages. They provide relatively high data densities. The data stored on them can be changed at will and is resistant to magnetic fields, unlike a traditional floppy or hard disk. The disadvantage of MO technology is that, because of the relatively high intensity of the magnetic field created with the combined use of the read/write head and laser, the two rotations required for writing data make them twice as slow as hard disk drives during write operations. The Company believes that its Fluorescent Memory Technology, due to its faster read/write capability coupled with high data storage capacity, has a distinct advantage in this product category. Personal Computer Cards PC Cards are built using the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association standard, and can be either storage or Input/Output cards. By virtue of being compact, highly reliable, lightweight and requiring less power, some consider them to be ideal for battery-powered notebook and palmtop computers, hand-held personal digital assistants and personal communicator devices. Due to their diminutive size, PC cards used for storage, commonly called "memory cards," make transporting data relatively easy. They can be used for program storage or data interchange between systems. A big deterrent to the widespread use of PC cards is their high cost relative to hard disk drives. The Company believes that the ClearCard that the Company proposes for introduction to the market will not be as expensive as a PC Card and, thus, will have a distinct advantage in this product category. Competing Technologies in Development and Advancement In addition to the existing storage devices, there are some comparable data storage technologies in the research and development phase, such as the following technologies: Magnetic Hard Disk Drives. One of the original data storage media, some view magnetic disk drives as the most reliable source of storage media. Despite the advent of alternate technologies, magnetic storage remains dominant, particularly where mass storage is concerned. Magnetic disk heads fly on a slider approximately one ten-millionth of a meter over the surface of the storage medium. During the writing process, small magnetic domains are written and the magnetic fields of these domains are detected during the read process. The information can be overwritten indefinitely. The area density of magnetic recording has grown about 60% per year during the last decade. Devices with an area density of 4 gigabytes per square inch are in production, and area densities of 20 gigabytes per square inch have been created. However, the magnetic domains become unstable at a physical and technical limit called the super-paramagnetic limit. Therefore, further growth in area density is limited, although it is not certain where this limit puts an end to the further density increase of magnetic memory. Furthermore, many magnetic memory carriers are not easily removable, are not easily disposable and are relatively expensive. Optical Disk Drives. Optical Disk Drives, which include compact disc drives, DVDs, and magneto-optical drives, came onto the scene in the mid 1980's and have gained mainstream acceptance, particularly CD-ROM drives as a result of their entertainment or educational uses. The Company anticipates that the advent of rewritable optical disks will make the optical disk drive an increasingly important segment of the data storage industry. In ODDs, such as CDs, DVDs, and MOs, light from a semiconductor laser is focused onto the storage layer to perform writing or reading. The storage layer is protected through the disk substrate or a thick overcoat, making this technology well-suited for removable media. CDs, CD-ROM, and DVD media are commonly used around the world for both entertainment and commercial purposes. The Company expects that, at least in the next few years, they will continue to be commonly used in these ways around the world. Near Field Drives. In some of the proposed near field recording, light is focused onto the front surface of the storage medium, thereby avoiding some problems with distortions of the focused beam in the protected layer. High density is achievable, but at high cost, as the medium is exposed to dust and remains vulnerable to crashes of the drive head. Thus, this technology is not suitable for portable devices. The storage capacity is limited, because in near field optics, data is stored in a thin layer at the surface. Volumetric/Holographic. Volumetric or holographic storage allows data to be stored in three dimensions, which increases actual storage capacity exponentially. Although holographic storage was considered feasible almost 40 years ago, attempts at commercialization of these devices have not achieved great success largely because, unlike the Company's products, there continues to be a lack of applicable components and of a suitable storage material. However, it was only until the Company developed its patented process that there was no longer a lack of applicable components and suitable storage material for the Company's Fluorescent Memory Technology. The Company's products' components and materials for fluorescent disks and cards are either available or have been developed by the Company and can be manufactured by using available machinery and materials. Atomic Force Microscopy. In the field of probe-based storage, scientists are fabricating tiny silicon cantilevers 10 microns long and 0.3 microns thick, with an even smaller silicon probe tip (.008 microns in diameter). The tip rests on a rotating plastic disk. To store data, heat from an electric pulse through the tip momentarily softens the surface of the plastic, and the slight force that the tip exerts on the plastic pokes a tiny depression. As the tip is pulled across the tip on playback, its dip into the pit is detected. Researchers report that this technique can reliably read and write data at a density of 64 gigabits per square inch and have developed the basics for a read only system holding a CD's worth of data on a disk the size of a penny. Scanning Tunneling Microscopy. Scanning Tunneling Microscopy reportedly has the potential to store as many as one million gigabytes (GB) per square inch, although the Company expects that commercial usage of this technique is not in the foreseeable future. The technique involves moving xenon on a nickel surface with a scanning tunneling microscope. As attempted, this process required a temperature of near absolute zero and several hours to complete. Market Segmentation The three primary CD and ODD market segments are: (i) CD Drive, (ii) Stand-alone Drives and (iii) CD and ODD Jukebox. The CD Drive segment can be further broken into the CD and ODD drive, the CD and DVD drive, the CD-ROM drive, the CD-R drive, the DVD-ROM drive, the CD-RW drive and the DVD-RAM drive markets. Stand-alone drives include both the magneto optical drive and large form factor markets. The CD and ODD Jukebox market includes magneto optical drive jukeboxes, large form factor jukeboxes and CD drive jukeboxes. The Company's product line will both create new product lines and new products. The fluorescent discs is an existing market that will be enhanced by the addition of these products. The ClearCards will create entirely new products. That market is just developing and the Company plans to be one of the early players in the market. Geographically, the CD and ODD market is segmented into four regions: the United States, European, Pacific Rim and Rest-of-World ("ROW") markets. A common pattern in the way these markets behave is that the United States is usually an early adopter of a new technology, with Europe following later. The Pacific Rim and ROW markets are heavily impacted by the economic well being of the constituent nations, which in turn decide whether that market is going to be an early or late adopter. However, the Pacific Rim and ROW markets are also the ones with good growth projections for all the storage device product categories. With this trend in perspective, the Company believes that it can be inferred that these markets will adopt and proliferate the Fluorescent Memory Technology. The Company expects that the Company and its partners should therefore focus their marketing efforts worldwide if they are to achieve the goal of their technology becoming the industry standard for the data storage industry. CD and ODD Market After reviewing Frost & Sullivan's "World Compact Disc and Optical Disk Drive Market" (1997), the Company projects the revenues for the total CD and ODD market to reach $19.12 billion in 2000 and to increase to $25 billion in 2003. The Company further expects CD and DVD drives to account for 96.37% of unit shipments and 85.5% of revenues. A slight decrease in these numbers, perhaps no more than 1%, is expected to occur in 2003 due to growth in other segments such as 3.5-inch MO drives. The United States, which was originally the largest market for CD and ODD revenues, is projected to account for only 46.8% of the market in 2003, totaling $11.69 billion. The Pacific Rim and European markets, on the other hand, are projected to grow to 24.6% and 21.5% respectively in 2003. This change in market share is attributed to the early adoption by the U.S. compounded by a healthy economy. The Pacific Rim, though an early adopter, suffered because of its economic setback, and the European market is a late adopter. The ROW segment is expected to grow from 5.3% in 2000 to 7% of the total market in 2003. The Company believes that these growth projections are indicative of the viability of the Fluorescent Memory Technology in the data storage market. CD and DVD Drive Market The CD and DVD Drive market is expected to continue its rapid rate of growth during the next few years. It is projected that the market will have overall revenues of $16.34 billion in 2000 and $21.17 billion in 2003. The Company believes that its entry into the market at this point in time is crucial because of the tremendous growth potential that it offers. The Company believes also that any further delay will only result in loss of market share to competitors, and loss of opportunity. Based on the Frost & Sullivan study, the Company anticipates the replacement of CD-ROM drives with DVD-ROM drives as the primary drives in the next few years. In the recordable sub-segment, there is a transition projected to occur from CD-R drives to CD-RW drives, and then from CD-RW drives to DVD-RAM drives. The major change that is anticipated in the market is the shift from CD technology to DVD technology, and that the DVD technology will become the market's mass storage medium of choice. This is due to higher storage capacity of the DVD technology and also because DVD is backward compatible with most CD media. It is further anticipated that the DVD technology will be used in three different industries - computers, movies and music - which will allow it to reach the economies of scale not experienced by other optical technologies. The study forecasts that DVD technology will account for 61% of the total CD and DVD drive market shipments. The United States, which was an early adopter of the CD technology, continues to have the largest market share in terms of revenues. However, market forecasts predict that by the year 2002, market share will decline to about 48.4%. It is anticipated that the U.S. market share of the CD and DVD drive market will decline to 46.4% of the total market in 2003. It is also expected that the European market share will be 22.19%, the Pacific Rim market share will be 24.3% and that of the ROW market will be 7.2% in 2003. Additionally, the ROW region may very well account for a larger portion of sales due to stronger economic growth of its constituent nations. CD-ROM Drive Market For multimedia applications, the usage of CD-ROM systems is in accessing large databases and also in distributing other large software packages. Growth in the installed base of CD-recordable drives and CD jukeboxes has further strengthened the CD-ROM format. Frost & Sullivan forecast the unit shipments for CD-ROM to reach 65.8 million units in 2000, which is equivalent to revenues of $5.52 billion. However, as DVD-ROMs gain increased presence, revenues from CD-ROM are expected to decline to $1.34 billion in 2003. CD-Recordable Drive Market The Compact Disc-Recordable ("CD-R") drive market has become an important part of the CD and DVD drive market. The advantages that CD-R drives offer include low media cost, high reliability, the ability to perform a random data search, and media able to be read by a large installed base of CD-ROM drives. However, this technology is expected to be replaced in the CD and DVD markets in 2000 by the technologies that allow for recording and rewriting data such as CD-RW and DVD-RAM. The Company believes that this product category will be a high-growth area for the Company should the Company enter into this market, because the Company believes that its Fluorescent Memory Technology could potentially become the technology that replaces existing technologies. DVD Read Only Memory Market The DVD Read Only Memory ("DVD-ROM") is a high-density, read-only, optical disk format. It is expected to become the logical successor to the CD-ROM technology, and also that its sales will be further enhanced with the introduction of the DVD-RAM technology. Revenues for the DVD-ROM drives are projected to reach $12.63 billion in 2003. It is also anticipated that DVD-ROM drives will replace CD-ROM drives as the choice medium of data storage in 2003. CD-Rewritable Drive Market The CD-Rewritable ("CD-RW") drive technology is expected to gain market acceptance due to the additional applications it opens up to the CD format. However, it is not expected to be sustained for long, because DVD-RAM technology is expected to offer greater data storage density. The Frost & Sullivan study predicts that by 2003, unit shipments of CD-R drives will decrease to 5 million units. DVD Random Access Memory Market DVD-RAM refers to the optical technology that allows users to record information on DVD media. It is expected to replace technologies such as CD-R and CD-RW. By 2003, unit shipments of these drives are forecast to be at 9.4 million. The Company expects that the disks and drives that the Company intends for High Definition Television format stand to gain from this projection of market growth. World Magneto-Optical and Large Form Factor Market The magneto-optical and large form factor market is expected to earn revenues up to $1.23 billion in 2000, and approximately $1.7 billion in 2003. Of all the products in the MO and large form factor market, the 3.5-inch MO has had the highest growth in the overall stand-alone market from 1998 to the present. Despite its rapidly falling prices, it is expected that the 3.5-inch MO will account for 73.5% of revenues, and 93.1% of unit shipments of the entire MO and large form factor market in 2003. The Company believes that ClearCard-ROM and ClearCard-R disks and drives, by virtue of their small size and high capacity, can take advantage of this growing product segment. The 5.25-inch, on the other hand, is projected to account for only 8.5% of the of the total shipments of MO and large form factor ODD shipments. It is also expected that it will account for only 26.8% of the stand-alone ODD revenues in 2000 and approximately 22% in 2003. The 12-inch and 14-inch Read/Write drive products are targeted at niche markets, and their revenues and unit shipments are expected to decline to 5.4% and 0.1%, respectively, by 2003. The United States market, which has been an early adopter of new optical technology, has a major share of the MO and large form factor ODD market. It is projected that United States will have a 42% share of the total ODD market, which is then projected to increase to 46.7% in 2003. Europe, on the other hand, is expected to have a shrinking market share that decreases from 19.9% in 2000 to 18.6% in 2003. However, the European market's revenue is expected to increase from $244.8 million in 2000 to $317 million in 2003. The 3.5-inch and 5.25-inch MO were successful in the Pacific Rim market. Despite growing revenues in the ODD market in this region, its market share is declining due to the rapid growth in U.S. market share. Revenues from Pacific Rim ODD market are expected to reach $417.7 million in 2000, and $500.1 million in 2003. The Rest of the World segment is also expected to have increased revenues from ODD sales due to increasing adoption of all high-technology products by the nations in this region. It is expected that this segment will have revenues of $50.7 million in 2000 and $91.2 million in 2003 which translates to market shares of 4.1% and 5.4%, respectively. The most common applications for these products are storage-intensive applications. Growth of the jukebox market has been attributed to the increasing needs of government agencies and private businesses for of reliable mass storage solutions. The need of engineering, education, medical imaging and storage, legal document imaging, and other such storage-intensive areas also have contributed to the jukebox market. The Company believes that the entry of Fluorescent Memory Technology could potentially force this product segment into obsolescence, because the basic idea behind a Fluorescent Memory device is to eliminate the need for multiple layers of disks and drives, and instead provide for storage of terabytes of data on one disk or card. Growth in the magneto optical (MO - 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch form factors) segment's market share has been eroded by a more rapid growth in the CD jukebox segment. By 2003, this segment is expected to contribute to 56.1% of the total CD and ODD jukebox market. The large form factor (12-inch and 14-inch) segment is considered to be the most mature of all segments in the CD and ODD jukebox market, and is expected to remain on a course of slow steady growth. By 2003, this segment is projected to account for only 0.8% of the total jukebox shipments. The CD jukebox segment is forecasted to have the largest number of units shipped in the total CD and ODD jukebox market by 2003. In that year, it is expected to contribute 36.9% of the entire jukebox market's earnings. The U.S. was an early adopter of the jukebox technology. Growth of the U.S. market's share of the CD and ODD jukebox market is attributed to the overall size and health of its economy. However, as other regions of the world become technologically more sophisticated, the U.S. market share is expected to decrease to about 50.6% in 2003 from 53.5% in 2000. The European market share has been declining steadily due to strict market regulations as compared to the other regions. It is projected that this market will have an 18.2% share of the CD and ODD jukebox market in 2003, which is equal to revenues of $387.2 million. The Pacific Rim region is the fastest growing market for the CD and ODD jukebox technology. It is anticipated that this region will account for 21.7% of the market in 2000 and grow to 24.3% in 2003, equivalent to revenues of $516.9 million. The adoption of newer technologies by countries in the ROW segment will result in increased revenues from the CD and ODD jukebox sales. Sales in this region are expected to account for 5.7% of the total market in 2000 and 6.9% in 2003, which translate into sales of $146.8 billion. The Company's success and ability to compete will depend in part on its ability to protect proprietary technology and other intellectual property. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary TriDStore IP, L.L.C., seeks patents on its important inventions, primarily in the United States, Israel, European Community Countries and Japan. Additional countries that belong to the Patent Cooperation Treaty may also be designated if it is deemed to be cost effective and beneficial to the Company. Currently, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary TriDStore IP, L.L.C., owns four U.S. Patents: o U.S. Patent No. 5,847,141, entitled " Photochromic Material for Electro-Optic Storage Memory," which was issued on December 8, 1998 and which expires on December 22, 2015. This patent covers photochromically modified pyridones which are useful in three dimensional, stable, optical memory storage devices. o U.S. Patent No. 5,936,878, entitled "Polymeric Photo-Chromic Composition," which was issued on August 10, 1999 and which expires on December 12, 2017. This patent covers the use of photochromically modified spiropyrans in three dimensional, stable, optical memory storage devices. o U.S. Patent No. 5,945,252, entitled "Photochemical Generation of Stable Fluorescent Amines from Peri-Phenoxiderivatives of Polycyclic P-Quinones," which was issued August 31, 1999 and which expires on December 11, 2017. This patent covers the use of photochromically modified polycyclic quinones in three dimensional, stable, optical memory storage devices. o U.S. Patent No. 6,009,065, entitled "Optical Pickup for 3-D Data Storage Reading from the Multilayer Fluorescent Optical Disk," which was issued on December 28, 1999 and which expires on December 4, 2017. This patent covers an optical pickup capable of reading binary optical information from a multilayer fluorescent disk. The Company has filed more than forty (40) additional pending U.S., international and foreign applications covering compositions, methods, and apparatus which relate to the Company's Fluorescent Memory Technology. Other patent applications are in the process of being prepared. There can be no assurance that any of the Company's patent applications will issue as patents, or that if patents are issued on the Company's applications, they will be of sufficient scope and strength to provide meaningful protection of the Company's technology or any commercial advantage to the Company, or that such patents will not be challenged, invalidated or circumvented in the future. Moreover, there can be no assurance that the Company's competitors, many of which have substantial resources and have made substantial investments in competing technologies, do not presently have or will not seek patents that will prevent, limit or interfere with the Company's ability to make, use or sell its products either in the U.S. or in other countries. The Company intends to rely on a combination of patents, trade secrets, copyrights and trademarks to protect its intellectual property rights. No assurance can be given, however, that competitors will not independently develop substantially equivalent proprietary technology, or that the Company can meaningfully protect its rights in unpatented proprietary technology. Nevertheless, the Company intends to enforce its intellectual property rights whenever it becomes aware of any infringement or violation to its rights. The Company's success and ability to compete will depend in part upon its ability to protect its proprietary technology and other intellectual property. As earlier noted, the Company has filed numerous patent applications to protect technology, inventions and improvements it believes are significant to the development of its business and are protectable under applicable patent laws. However, the Company's patented products may be sold in foreign countries where the Company has not applied for patent protection, or, if a patent application was filed, where a patent may not be granted. In those countries where no patents are obtained, there is a risk that competitors may be able to reverse engineer the Company's products and undermine the ability of the Company to compete in such markets. In addition, there are foreign countries whose intellectual property laws are not enforced or, if enforced, are enforced to a lesser extent than the intellectual property laws of the United States. In the event that the Company markets its patented products in such countries, there is a risk of piracy or reverse engineering by competitor(s) that may undermine the ability of the Company to compete in such markets. The Company has not received any notices alleging, and is not aware of any infringement by the Company of any patents or intellectual property of others. However, there can be no assurance that current and potential competitors and other third parties have not filed or in the future will not file applications for patents, or have not received or in the future will not receive, patents or other proprietary rights relating to devices, apparatus, materials or processes used or proposed to be used by the Company. Employees As of January 10, 2000, the Company had 59 employees, including 17 in the research and development office in Israel, 35 in the research and development office in Moscow, one subcontractor in Ukraine and five in management, finance and administration and one in research and development in North America. None of the Company's employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. PROPERTIES C3D is leasing facilities at 230 Park Avenue, Suite 453, New York, New York 10169 for administrative purposes. The facilities serve as the office of C3D's Chief Executive Officer. The lease expires December 31, 2000 with an option to renew for one (1) year. C-TriD Israel Ltd. has entered into two operating lease agreements for the real property it uses at 2 Prof. Bergman Str., Rechovot 76327 Israel. The first lease was to expire on May 14, 1999, but C-TriD Israel Ltd. exercised its option to extend the lease period until May 14, 2000. There is another option to extend the lease period until May 14, 2001. The second lease is to expire on April 5, 2001, but there is an option to extend the lease period until April 4, 2003. The Company conducts research and development at the Rechovot facilities. TriD Store Vostok leases two sets of facilities in Moscow, Russia primarily to conduct research and development. The lease for the facilities at 119146, Moscow, 2nd Frunzenskaya ul., 8, Building 1, expired December 1, 1999, and the lease for the facilities at MSU Science Park Building 5, Locations 513A, 514 and 522 expired December 30, 1999. However, TriD Store Vostok has renewed both leases. The lease for the facilities at 119146 Moscow, 2nd Fruzenskaya ul., 8, Building 1 will now expire on December 30, 2000. The lease for the facilities at MSU Science Park has changed. It is now a lease for premises at Leninsky Hills, Posession 1, Building 75, Entrance 5, Premises 514, 515 and 523, and it will now expire December 31, 2000. C3D leases facilities at 1875 Charleston Road, Mountain View, California 94043. The lease is month-to-month and includes the right of C3D to certain services such as secretarial support. The Company conducts research and development at these facilities. Presently, C3D is using the Fort Lauderdale, Florida office located at 2625 NE 11th Court, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304, owned by one of C3D's directors. The offices are primarily being used for administrative functions of C3D. The Company currently has no lease arrangement for the Fort Lauderdale offices but is not at material risk of losing its capacity to adequately use the facilities. The Company has determined that, for the foreseeable future, the facilities at all of the addresses referenced are suitable, adequate and capable of the necessary productivity for the activities undertaken and to be undertaken there. The Company expects that it will continue to fully utilize these facilities and that it will renew its leases and rental agreements before their termination or find other adequate facilities to conduct the operations. The Company might acquire additional facilities as it deems appropriate. SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA The following selected historical financial data of C3D for, and as of (1) each of the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1998 and (2) the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999 has been derived from the Company's financial statements, including the notes thereto, which have been audited by BDO Seidman, LLP, independent auditors. The results for the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year. The information set forth below is qualified in their entirety by reference to, and should be read in conjunction with, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the Financial Statements and Notes thereto included elsewhere in this Registration Statement.
Nine Months Ended September 30, Years Ended December 31 ----------------------- ------------------------------------------------ 1999 1998 1998 1997 1996 1995 ------------ ---------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ----------- Statement of Operations Data: Interest Income.......................... $ 57,458 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- Operating Expenses....................... 1,109,305 -- -- -- -- -- Interest Expense......................... 1,037,335 -- -- -- -- -- Net Loss for the period.................. (2,089,182) -- -- -- -- -- Loss per common share.................... $ (0.64) (0.00) (0.00) (0.00) (0.00) (0.00) Weighted average number of shares outstanding.............................. 3,253,016 1,00,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000
As of September 30, As of December 31 ------------- ------------------------------------------------- 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 ----------- -------- ------- ------- ------- Balance Sheet Data: Cash and cash equivalents................ $ 219,225 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- Working capital (deficiency)............. (82,418) -- -- -- -- Due to related parties................... 161,786 -- -- -- -- Advances to related companies............ 2,465,764 -- -- -- -- Total assets............................. 2,689,454 -- -- -- -- Non-current liabilities.................. 1,315,616 -- -- -- -- Stockholders' equity..................... $1,373,838 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ --
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR CONSTELLATION 3D, INC. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including risk factors set forth in this Registration Statement. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Registration Statement. Overview C3D was incorporated on December 27, 1995, under the name Latin Venture Partners, Inc. The name of the company was changed to C3D Inc. on March 24, 1999 in anticipation of a proposed transaction with Constellation Tech. As approved by the requisite number of shares at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of C3D held on December 27, 1999, C3D Inc. changed its name to Constellation 3D, Inc. effective December 29, 1999. For purposes of this Registration Statement, and except where the context clearly indicates otherwise, Constellation 3D, Inc. will be called "C3D". C3D incurred expenses of $5,000 during the incorporation process in 1995 and did not incur any further expenses until 1999, when C3D was involved in two equity offerings and began negotiations with Constellation Tech. Accordingly, discussions of periods prior to 1999 have not been included. C3D and Constellation Tech entered into an asset purchase agreement which was completed on October 1, 1999, whereby C3D acquired certain assets and liabilities from Constellation Tech, including the following directly and indirectly owned subsidiaries: o 99 of the 100 issued and outstanding shares of C-TriD Israel Ltd., which operates research and development facilities in Rechovot Park and Tel Aviv, Israel; o all of the issued and outstanding shares of TriD Store Vostok, which operates research and development facilities in Moscow, Russia; o the sole membership interest of Constellation Tech in TriDStore IP, L.L.C., which has had no active operations but which, as of November 3, 1999, holds the patents and the patent applications for the Company's Fluorescent Memory Technology; and o all of the issued and outstanding shares of TriD SV, Inc., which has had no operations but is expected to head C3D's California operations. The Company must raise additional funds as a result of the planned significant increase in its operating expenditures and anticipates that it will require approximately $20 million in order to fund its operations over the next twelve months. The Company has sufficient working capital to support its operations through February 2000 and is in the process of negotiating for additional capital. The Company does not expect to receive revenues until the end of the fiscal year 2000 and expects to continue to incur operating losses until late in the third or fourth quarter of fiscal year 2001. The Company is currently exploring additional financing alternatives, including the possibility of private equity or debt offerings. In November 1999 and December 1999, the Company raised $0.5 million ($0.4 million net of commissions) and $1.6 million, respectively, through the issuance of convertible debt. In November 1999, the Company borrowed $1.3 million from an existing shareholder as evidenced by two promissory notes, each payable in July 2001. In December 1999, the Company entered into an agreement with Sands Brothers & Co., Ltd. pursuant to which Sands Brothers & Co., Ltd. is obligated to raise, on a best efforts basis, a minimum of $4.0 million and a maximum of $25.0 million of financing for the Company through the issuance of the Company's capital stock. Although the Company's existing debt securities contain no such restrictions, the signing of future convertible debt or preferred share agreements could result in restrictions being placed on dividends, interest and principle payments, or any other convenant restrictions that could make payments of such debts difficult, create difficulties in obtaining further financings, limit the flexibility of changes in the business, and cause substantial liquidity problems. There can be no assurance, however, that such financing will be available to the Company or, if it is, that it will be available on terms acceptable to the Company. If the Company is unable to obtain the financing necessary to support its operations, its may be unable to continue as a going concern. Results of Operations For the nine-months ended September 30, 1999, C3D incurred net losses of $2,089,182, which is attributable to management fees, consulting fees, professional fees, general expenses, administrative expenses and interest expenses. These expenses were incurred in the course of completing the financing transactions to support negotiations for the acquisition between C3D and Constellation Tech and the preparation of this Registration Statement. Management fees. Management fees for the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999 were $602,500, of which $400,000 related to compensation provided by the issuance of 100,000 shares to two directors of C3D for services rendered. At the time of grant, March 8, 1999, the Company had not begun trading on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board and the deemed value was based on the $4.00 per share offering being completed by C3D at the time. The remaining $202,500 represents management fees paid to C3D staff for services rendered. Consulting fees. Consulting fees for the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999 were $97,000. These fees were paid to independent consultants for their services to complete the two private placements and other administration work. Professional fees. Professional fees for the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999 were $263,967, the majority of which were related to legal support for the C3D's application for quotation on the NASD's Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board quotation service, the closing of the financing transactions, the negotiations with Constellation Tech, and the initial preparation of this Registration Statement. General and administrative. General and administrative costs for the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999 were to $77,459. The costs represent rent, telephone, and other general corporate expenses. Travel and accommodation. Travel costs for the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999 were $68,379, which reflect costs incurred to raise capital and the costs of directors travelling to board meetings. Interest expense. Interest costs for the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999 were $1,037,355 which included $1,000,000 for the beneficial conversion feature on the subordinated convertible debt and the interest accrued on the note. Interest earned. C3D earned $57,458 in interest revenue from cash advances made to Constellation Tech. Liquidity and Capital Resources As at September 30, 1999, C3D's cash position was $219,225 and its working capital deficit was $82,418. Since its inception, C3D has financed its operations primarily through capital contributions from shareholders. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999, C3D received proceeds of $2,063,020 from the sale of Common Stock and received proceeds of $1,000,000 from the sale of convertible subordinated debt which was subsequently converted on October 22, 1999 into 202,945 shares of Common Stock. Subsequent to the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999, C3D issued $2,100,000 worth of convertible subordinated debt and issued two promissory notes to a shareholder for total proceeds of $1,300,000. A capital contribution was made on November 1, 1999 for net proceeds of $100,000. Net cash used in operating activities was $537,069 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999 including a net loss of $2,089,182 and the non-cash transactions of $400,000 paid by the issuance of Common Stock and $1,000,000 from the beneficial conversion on the subordinated convertible note. For the nine-months ended September 30, 1999, C3D has advanced Constellation Tech $2,408,306 in anticipation of the closing of the acquisition for certain assets and liabilities of Constellation Tech. The advances are governed by a promissory note issued to C3D. C3D earned interest of $57,458 on the note for a total balance owing of $2,465,764. Upon closing of the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated October 1, 1999, the promissory note issued to C3D from Constellation Tech will be forgiven by virtue of C3D assuming all obligations and liabilities of Constellation Tech as of September 30, 1999. Due to its lack of operating revenues, its operating losses and its need for working capital, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern. As a result of these factors, the Company's independent certified public accountants modified their opinion on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Income Taxes C3D has not generated any taxable income to date and therefore has not paid any federal income taxes since its inception. Deferred tax assets created primarily from net operating loss carryforwards have been fully reserved as management is unable to conclude that future realization is more likely than not. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR CONSTELLATION 3D TECHNOLOGY LIMITED Overview Effective September 19, 1999, Constellation Tech entered into a purchase agreement with Constellation Holdings pursuant to which Constellation Tech acquired all of the assets of Constellation Holdings. For purposes of this discussion, Constellation Technology will be the operating company, because during the period reported, September 30, 1999, the operations of the Company were in Constellation Tech. However, for discussions on the formation and the history of the Company preceding the September 19, 1999 transaction, Constellation Holdings will be referenced. Constellation Holdings was incorporated on September 25, 1997 but commenced operations in January of 1997 through its Israeli subsidiaries, O.M.D. Optical Memory Devices Ltd. and Tridstore Ltd. Both subsidiaries were active in 1997 and 1998 and performed the initial research and development of the Company's Fluorescent Memory Technology. On January 1, 1998, Constellation Holdings incorporated C-TriD Israel Ltd. ("C-TriD") located in Park Rabin, Rechovot, Israel, and the activities in Israel started moving to it. For the nine-months ended September 30, 1999, C-TriD's main function has been the testing and ongoing development of the Company's current products, the Micro Read/Write Disk and ClearCard ROM. Research and development is expected to increase at the Israeli facility for further testing and the development of new products such as ClearCard R/W. In January 1999, Constellation Holdings formed TriD Store Vostok ("Vostok") in Russia. Vostok is also conducting research and development of the Company's technology, supporting C-TriD's research and development activity because of the Russian subsidiary's extensive talent pool and reduced labor costs. In February 1998 Constellation Holdings incorporated TriDStore IP, L.L.C. ("TriDStore"), a Delaware limited liability company that has had no active operations but currently holds the patents and patent applications for the Company's Fluorescent Memory Technology. At present, TriDStore holds four U.S. patents, more than forty U.S. and foreign regular patent applications and ten pending provisional applications. The Company plans to continue to use TriDStore as a holding company for its patent registrations and applications. In August 1998, Constellation Holdings formed TriD SV, Inc. ("TriD SV"), a Delaware corporation that had no operations when it was a subsidiary of Constellation Holdings. It is anticipated that TriD SV will be the operating vehicle of the California operations. The General Manager of Products, Ingolf Sander, currently resides and conducts operations in Mountain View, California and expects to increase activities in California significantly when the Company's products have reached the point of commercialization. Mountain View is expected to be an ideal location for the Company, because the area has the infrastructure and talent pool for the data storage industry already in place. On October 1, 1999, C3D completed its acquisition of C-TriD, Vostok, TriDStore, and TriD SV, and the assumption of all the liabilities and obligations of Constellation Tech. The acquisition, more fully described in the attached notes to the financial statements, will be accounted for as a reverse takeover whereby Constellation Tech is deemed the parent for reporting purposes and C3D is considered the acquired entity. This treatment conforms with generally accepted accounting principles. All financial statements referenced in this management discussion, covering the interim nine-month period ended September 30, 1999 and the fiscal years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997, represent the consolidated operations of Constellation Tech, and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Constellation Tech, itself, was active and was responsible for paying subcontractors outside of Israel and Russia and also supported the North American operations. The reported results essentially reflect the activities of Constellation Tech and the subsidiaries. These statements precede the acquisition date so they are presented on a stand-alone basis. Pro forma information is also presented in this registration statement. The Company plans to continue its focus on research and development of its data storage technology and to develop strategic alliances with established companies in the data storage industry. The Company expects that its operating expenses will increase significantly during the foreseeable future as the result of its plans to: o increase expenditures on marketing and business development by hosting demonstrations of the Company's technology to potential stratgic partners, continually obtaining information about the market size and growth parameters, updating industry pricing and cost trends, hiring a business development vice president and support team responsible for establishing partnerships, and monitoring new technological developments in the industry. The Company expects to incur expenditures of approximately $200,000 per month for the above activities; o enhance existing capabilities of products by increasing the levels of research and development expenditures and capital assets from the current levels of $200,000 and $25,000 per month, respectively, to $600,000 and $40,000 per month, respectively; o increase expenditures on administration from the current levels of $100,000 per month to $200,000 per month; o increase monthly expenditures on professional fees for patent registration and joint venture agreements from $50,000 per month to $150,000 per month; and o establish full manufacturing operations at its California location by hiring additional staff and transferring equipment and personnel to the United States increasing such expenses approximately $1,000,000 over the next twelve months. The Company must raise additional funds as a result of the planned significant increase in its operating expenditures and anticipates that it will require approximately $20 million in order to fund its operations over the next twelve months. The Company has sufficient working capital to support its operations through February 2000 and is in the process of negotiating for additional capital. The Company does not expect to receive revenues until the end of the fiscal year 2000 and expects to continue to incur operating losses until late in the third or fourth quarter of fiscal year 2001. The Company is currently exploring additional financing alternatives, including the possibility of private equity or debt offerings. Although the Company's existing debt securities contain no such restrictions, the signing of future convertible debt or preferred share agreements could result in restrictions being placed on dividends, interest and principle payments, or any other convenant restrictions that could make payments of such debts difficult, create difficulties in obtaining further financings, limit the flexibility of changes in the business, and cause substantial liquidity problems. There can be no assurance, however, that such financing will be available to the Company or, if it is, that it will be available on terms acceptable to the Company. If the Company is unable to obtain the financing necessary to support its operations, its may be unable to continue as a going concern. The Company has a limited operating history upon which to base an evaluation of its business. The Company's business and prospects must be considered in light of the risks, expenses and difficulties frequently encountered by companies in the early stages of development, particularly companies in new and rapidly evolving markets such as electronic commerce. These risks include, but are not limited to, rapid technological change, inability to manage growth, competition from more established companies, dependence on suppliers, internal system problems, risks relating to the Year 2000 issue, inability to obtain sufficient financing and an unproven business record. Results of Operations for the Nine-Months Ended September 30, 1999 Compared to the Nine-Months Ended September 30, 1998 Revenue. Constellation Tech generated no revenue for the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999 or the nine-month period ended September 30, 1998. Research and System Development Expenses. Research and development expenses consist primarily of expenses incurred for the development of the data storage technology, including compensation of technical staff and contractors, materials consumed in the development process, and professional fees for patent protection and other intellectual property. Constellation Tech incurred research and development expenses of $1,717,983 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999, as compared to $951,371 for nine-month period ended September 30, 1998. The significant costs were payroll for staff and contractors which amounted to $1,005,242 for the nine-months ended September 30,1999 and $439,979 for the nine-months ended September 30, 1998. Professional fees were $451,557 for patent preparation and filing for the nine-months ended September 30, 1999, and $158,800 for the nine-months ended September 30, 1998. The increase in patent costs was due to the expanded coverage in scope and geography of the patenting of Constellation Tech's Fluorescent Memory Technology. Materials consumed amounted to $36,455 for the nine-months ended September 30, 1999, and $64,113 for the nine-months ended September 30, 1998. This decrease was due to the reduction of new materials required as the Company's products went from prototypes to testing in 1999. General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses consist of management compensation, rent, professional fees, telephone, travel and other general corporate expenses. General and administrative expenses were $906,140 for the nine-months ended September 30, 1999 compared to $1,132,622 for the nine-months ended September 30, 1998. Constellation Tech paid substantially less for management and facilities charges for the nine-months ended September 30, 1999, than it did for the nine-months ended September 30, 1998. Payroll expenses and management fees relating to general and administrative expenses were $241,963 for the nine-months ended September 30, 1999, and $319,534 for the nine-months ended September 30, 1998. The decrease was due to the reduction of management fees charged by Constellation Memory Division from $200,000 for the nine-months ended September 30, 1998 to $100,000 for the nine-months ended September 30, 1999. Office and maintenance charges were $351,536 for the nine-months ended September 30, 1999, and $169,763 for the nine-months ended September 30 1998. The increase in office and maintenance charges reflects the increase in the number of facilities Constellation Tech is operating from one in Israel for the nine-months ended September 30, 1998 to three facilities for the nine-months ended September 30, 1999 consisting of one in Israel, one in Russia, and one in North America. Travel and accommodation expenses were $100,985 in the nine-months ended September 30, 1999 and $156,868 for the nine-months ended September 30, 1998. The decrease in travel and accommodation expenditures was due to the reduction of fund-raising activities of Constellation Tech management for the nine-months ended September 30, 1998 over the nine-months ended September 30, 1999 when C3D began most of the capital seeking activities. Interest and other charges. Constellation Tech has recorded interest expenses of $126,591 for the nine-months ended September 30, 1999 compared to $240 for the nine-months ended September 30, 1998. Interest expense consist of $35,866 for bank overdrafts and $57,458 for loans from C3D for the nine-months ended September 30, 1999 and $240 and $0, respectively, for the nine-months ended September 30, 1998. Constellation Tech's interest expense rose due to the increase in current liabilities compared to the nine-months ended September 30, 1998 Income Taxes. Constellation Tech has generated minimal inter-company taxable income to date and therefore has paid $12,000 for the nine-months ended September 30, 1999 and $0 for the nine-months ended September 30, 1998. The taxes were incurred in the Russian subsidiary due to their treatment of inter-company advances as taxable revenue. Results of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 1998 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 1997 Revenue. Constellation Tech generated no revenue in the fiscal years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997. Research and System Development Expenses. Research and development expenses consist primarily of expenses incurred for the development of the data storage technology, including compensation of technical staff and contractors, materials consumed in the development process, and professional fees for intellectual property. Constellation Tech incurred research and development expenses of $1,534,948 for the year ended December 31, 1998 and $1,491,707 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997. The increases in operating expenditures were due to the start-up of the Israeli subsidiary, C-TriD, which became active in January 1998. The significant costs were payroll for staff and contractors which amounted to $965,114 for the fiscal year ended December 31,1998 and $537,419 for 1997. The increase in payroll expenditures was due to the increase in staff levels to 35 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 from 25 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997. Materials consumed amounted to $139,565 for the year ended December 31, 1998 and $75,991 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 reflecting the increased usage of materials by staff. Professional fees were $312,612 for patent preparation and filing for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 and $0 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997, when the Company did not have a product at the stage of patent registration. General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses consist of management compensation, rent, professional services, telephone expense, travel and other general corporate expenses. General and administrative expenses were $1,660,477 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 compared with $1,067,187 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997. This increase reflected the hiring of additional management, increased facilities charges and expansion of operations. Payroll expenses and management fees relating to general and administrative expenses were $690,066 in the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 and $590,444 for the year ended December 31, 1997. Office and maintenance charges were $491,322 in the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 and $109,105 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997. The increase in office and maintenance was primarily due to the expansion of facilities in Israel to keep pace with the increased activity of the Company. The Company upgraded facilities at Rechovat Park, Israel at the end of the year resulting in expenditures of $64,500 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 compared with $0 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997. Office and maintenance charges also increased due to the Company's increased expenditures on rent, general maintenance , and communications to $118,334 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 and from $61,159 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997. Travel and accommodation expenses were $327,355 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 and $261,126 for the year ended December 31, 1997. Interest and other charges. Constellation Tech has recorded net interest income of $6,985 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 and a net interest expense of $53,851 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997. Interest income and expense consisted entirely of bank overdrafts. Income Taxes. Constellation Tech has generated minimal inter-company taxable income to date and therefore has paid $3,462 for the year ended December 31, 1998 and $0 for the year ended December 31, 1997. The taxes were incurred in the Israeli subsidiary, C-TriD, due to their treatment of inter-company advances as taxable revenue. Liquidity and Capital Resources As of September 30, 1999, Constellation Tech's cash position was $300,944 and its working capital deficit was $3,918,076 compared to a cash position of $123,097 and a working capital deficit of $1,136,513 for fiscal year ended December 31, 1998. Since inception, Constellation Tech has financed its operations from capital contributions and short-term financings from shareholders. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999, Constellation Tech received net proceeds of $2,478,945 from short term loans from shareholders and related parties, including $2,465,764 in advances from C3D. Upon closing of the Asset Purchase Agreement dated October 1, 1999, the advances issued to Constellation Tech from C3D will be forgiven by virtue of C3D assuming all the obligations and liabilities of Constellation Tech as at September 30, 1999. Constellation Tech received proceeds of $4,888,537 from the sale of common stock and had a net redemption of short term loans of $4,260,798 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998. Due to its lack of operating revenues, its operating losses and its need for working capital, there is no assurance that Constellation Tech will be able to continue as a going concern. As a result of these factors, Constellation Tech's independent certified public accountants modified their opinion on Constellation Tech's ability to continue as a going concern. Net cash used in operating activities was $2,210,724 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999, including a net loss of $2,762,714 and an increase in payables of $537,408. The Company's current operating expenditures are approximately $350,000 per month and the Company plans to increase its operating expenditures to $1,200,000 a month in order to expand its operations. The Company has not generated any revenues to date and does not anticipate cash flow from operations to be sufficient to fund its cash requirements until late in 2001. Constellation Tech incurred net capital expenditures of $87,977 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999 and $170,844 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 1998. These expenditures were primarily for laboratory equipment associated with Constellation Tech's continued research and development. The Company currently has no commitments for any credit facilities such as revolving credit agreements or lines of credit that could provide additional working capital. Based on its existing capital resources, the Company believes that it will be able to fund operations through February 2000. The Company's capital requirements depend on several factors, including the success and progress of research development programs, the resources devoted to developing products, the extent to which products achieve market acceptance and other factors. The Company anticipates that it will require substantial additional financing to fund its working capital requirements. There can be no assurance, however, that additional funding will be available or, if available, that it will be available on terms acceptable to the Company. If adequate funds are not available, it may not be able to continue. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to raise additional cash if its cash resources are exhausted. The Company's ability to arrange such financing in the future will depend in part upon the prevailing capital market conditions as well as the Company's business performance. Constellation Tech has been in the development stage since its inception. It has had no operating revenue to date, has accumulated losses of $8,567,361 and will require additional working capital to complete its business development activities and generate revenue adequate to cover operating and further development expenses. Thus, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern. Market Risk The Company expects that, like many companies, it may be exposed to some degree of market risk, particularly for its Ukrainian, Israeli and Russian operations. The Company cannot provide any assurance that future developments in each respective country will not generally have an adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company. The Company does not anticipate that it will enter into derivative transactions (e.g., foreign currency forward or option contracts) to hedge against known or forecasted market changes. The Company believes that it does face political risk based on having operations in the Ukraine, Israel and Russia. These countries do face political instability that could have a material adverse effect on the Company's operations, however, the Company believes that this is unlikely to occur. The Company does not possess "political risk" or other insurance to protect it against business interruption losses caused by political acts. Year 2000 Issue As of January 11, 2000, the Company's management does not have any actual knowledge of any Year 2000 computer problem that has had, is having or will have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition. The Year 2000 issue arises with the change in century and the potential inability of information systems to correctly "rollover" dates to the new century. To save on computer storage space, many systems were programmed with a two-digit century (e.g., December 31, 1999 would appears as 12/31/99) assuming that all years would be part of the 20th century. On January 1, 2000, systems with this programming would have defaulted to 01/01/1900 instead of 01/01/2000 and calculations using or reporting the date would not be correct and errors would arise. To prevent this from occurring, information systems need to be updated to ensure that they recognize the Year 2000. The Company does not anticipate any material exposure to the Year 2000 issue. As of the date of this Registration Statement, the Company has not experienced any material adverse effects resulting from the arrival of January 1, 2000. The Company has completed its assessment of its information technology systems, as well as its non-information technology systems. The Company reasonably believes that it will not be materially adversely affected by the Year 2000. The Company's research records are primarily handwritten. Furthermore, in Russia and the Ukraine, the Company's accounting and bookkeeping records are kept without the aid of computers. The Company's computer hardware and software is relatively new and all have been purchased with Year 2000 computer risks in mind. The Company does not reasonably anticipate that any of its computer hardware or software will malfunction as a result of the Year 2000. The Company expects that its research prototypes will accurately and unambiguously display, reconfigure, interrupt and process all date codes designating the Year 2000 and beyond, including leap years. However, the Company's research prototypes may encounter a Year 2000 problem because of the interaction of a third party's product with the Company's prototypes. The Company is primarily relying on Year 2000 Readiness Disclosures in its assessment of its principal suppliers. After reviewing these Year 2000 Readiness Disclosures, the Company does not foresee that any of its principle suppliers will suffer Year 2000 issues. The Company has one supplier from which it purchases the raw materials needed for its research operations. The Company believes that this suppler will not face Year 2000 problems that would affect the supplier's ability to provide the materials the Company needs to continue its research operations. However, in the event the supplier is unable to fill orders to the Company as a result of a Year 2000 computer failure, the Company is prepared to utilize other suppliers to fill its orders for raw materials. As a further precaution, the Company has purchased enough raw materials to last through the first quarter of 2000. Finally, the Company has determined that its operations in Russia, which account for a material portion of the Company's business, may be materially adversely affected by the Year 2000 problem. The Company's concerns stem from the state of readiness of third parties, including the Russian government, and not from its own level of preparation. The Company reasonably believes that the Russian government may not be equipped to handle all possible problems that may have arisen or may arise as a result of a Year 2000 problem. The Company has put contingency plans in place to deal with a possible Year 2000 failure in Russia. These contingency plans include a complete back-up of all computer files, as well as the creation of paper copies of all computer files. Also, the Company is equipping all of its Russian facilities with electrical generators. Finally, for the worst case scenario, the Company has prepared a relocation plan for its Russian operations. Recent Accounting Pronouncements Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" ("SFAS 133"). The Statement establishes accounting and reporting standards requiring that every derivative instrument (including some types of derivative instruments embedded in other contracts) be recorded in the balance sheet as either an asset or liability measured at its fair value. The Statement requires that changes in the derivative's fair value be recognized currently in earnings unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met. Special accounting for qualifying hedges allows a derivative's gains and losses to offset related results on the hedged item in the income statement, and requires that a company must formally document, designate, and assess the effectiveness of transactions that receive hedge accounting. SFAS 133, as amended by SFAS No. 137 defining SFAS No. 133's effective date, is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2000, and must be applied to instruments issued, acquired, or substantively modified after December 31, 1997. Also, SOP 98-5, "Reporting the Costs of Start-up Activities" is effective for the year ended January 1, 2000. The Company does not expect the adoption of the accounting pronouncement to have a material effect on its financial position or results of operations. Financial data for C3D and Constellation Tech is an Exhibit incorporated herein by reference. The Company did not hold any material market rate sensitive instruments. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT As of January 9, 2000, excluding any exercise of options or conversion of convertible securities, there were 13,667,203 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding. The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of the Common Stock as of January 9, 2000 by each person known by C3D to own beneficially more than five percent (5%) of the issued and outstanding Common Stock, each of C3D's directors, each of C3D's named executive officers (as defined in SEC Regulation S-K Item 402(a)(3)), and those directors and named executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise indicated, each person or entity named below has sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of Common Stock shown as beneficially owned by such person or entity, subject to the information set forth in the footnotes to the table below. The securities beneficially owned by a person are determined in accordance with the definition of "beneficial ownership" set forth in the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and, accordingly, may include securities owned by or for, among others, a spouse, children or certain other relatives of such person as well as other securities as to which the person has or shares voting or investment power or has the right to acquire within sixty (60) days after January 9, 2000. The same shares may be beneficially owned by more than one person. Beneficial ownership may be disclaimed as to certain of the securities.
Number of Shares Beneficially Name of Beneficial Owner Owned Percent - ------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ------- Constellation 3D Technology Limited (2) 235 West 76th Street, Suite 8D, New York, New York 10023......... 9,750,000 (2) 71.3% Rapids Trust Limited (2) 56 Mazah Street, Tel Aviv, Israel 55905........................... 9,750,000 (2) 71.3% United European Enterprises (2) 56 Mazah Street, Tel Aviv, Israel 55905........................... 9,750,000 (2) 71.3% Constellation Group Investments Inc. (2) c/o Euro-American Trust and Management Services Limited P.O. Box 3161 Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands........................ 9,750,000 (2) 71.3% Markus Banzer (2) Gr. Bongert 9 Triesen, Liechtenstein............................................ 9,750,000 (2) 71.3% Hubert Buchel (2) Salums 63 Gamprin, Liechtenstein............................................ 9,750,000 (2) 71.3% Criterion Treuunternehmen reg., (2) Austr. 49 Vaduz, Liechtenstein.............................................. 9,750,000 (2) 71.3% Brigadier General Itzhak Yaakov................................... 150,000 (3) 1.1% Professor Eugene Levich (1)....................................... 9,750,000 (4) 71.3% Lev Zaidenberg (1)................................................ 9,750,000 (5) 71.3% Leonardo Berezowsky (1)........................................... 9,750,000 (6) 71.3% Michael Goldberg.................................................. 125,000 (7) * All directors and executive officers as a group................... 10,025,000 (8) 73.3%
- ----------------------------- * Less than one percent but greater than zero percent. (1) The business address of such person is 230 Park Avenue, Suite 453, New York, New York 10169. (2) Constellation 3D Technology Limited, a British Virgin Islands company, directly owns 9,750,000 shares of Common Stock of C3D. United European Enterprises, a Nevis company, owns approximately 52.5% of the voting shares of Constellation 3D Technology Limited and, through its instructions to Rapids Trusts Limited, an Israeli trust, thereby controls how Constellation 3D Technology Limited votes and invests its 9,750,000 shares of C3D. Constellation Group Investments Inc., a British Virgin Islands company, directly owns approximately 54.8% of the voting shares of United European Enterprises and thereby indirectly controls how Constellation 3D Technology Limited votes and invests its 9,750,000 shares of C3D. Markus Banzer, Hubert Buchel and Criterion Treuunternehmen reg., as the sole three trustees of the Alex-L Foundation, the Lion & Heart Foundation and Lediligi, three Liechtenstein trusts, have, through those trusts, complete ownership of all of the voting shares of Constellation Group Investments Inc. and thereby indirectly control how Constellation 3D Technology Limited votes and invests its 9,750,000 shares of C3D. No individual, trust or business entity controls the three trustees. Upon the death or disability of a trustee, the remaining trustee(s) choose his or her replacement. Upon the death or disability of all trustees before any living and able replacement is chosen, a court of Liechtenstein chooses their replacements. (3) Represents 50,000 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding and 100,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options which are exercisable within 60 days of January 9, 2000. (4) Professor Levich is a director and the Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer of C3D and a director and/or executive officer of Constellation 3D Technology Limited, United European Enterprises and/or Constellation Group Investments Inc. Certain members of Professor Levich's family are among the beneficiaries of the Alex-L Foundation. See footnote (2). (5) Mr. Zaidenberg is a director of C3D and a director and/or executive officer of Constellation 3D Technology Limited, United European Enterprises and/or Constellation Group Investments Inc. Certain members of Mr. Zaidenberg's family are among the beneficiaries of the Lion & Heart Foundation. See footnote (2). (6) Mr. Berezowsky is the Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of C3D and an executive officer of Constellation Group Investments Inc. Mr. Berezowsky and certain members of his family are among the beneficiaries of the Lediligi Foundation. See footnote (2). (7) Represents 50,000 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding and 75,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options which are exercisable within 60 days of January 9, 2000. (8) Includes: (a) 100,000 shares of Common Stock issued to Messrs. Yaakov and Goldberg in total and outstanding; (b) 175,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon Messrs. Yaakov and Goldberg's exercise of options which are exercisable within 60 days of January 9, 2000; and (c) 9,750,000 shares of Common Stock controlled by Constellation 3D Technology Limited, United European Enterprises, Constellation Group Investments Inc., and the trustees of certain trusts. See footnote (2). C3D does not know of any arrangements, including any pledge by any person of securities of C3D, the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of C3D. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CERTAIN SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYEES OF C3D
Name: Age: Position: - ------------------------------------------------ ------ -------------------------------------------------- Brigadier General Itzhak Yaakov................. 73 Chairman of the Board of Directors Professor Eugene Levich......................... 51 President and Chief Executive Officer; Chief Operational Officer; Member of Board of Directors Michael Goldberg................................ 50 Secretary; Director of Legal Affairs; Member of Board of Directors Lev Zaidenberg.................................. 45 Member of Board of Directors Leonardo Berezowksy............................. 42 Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer Ronen Yaffe..................................... 29 Treasurer Professor Sergey A. Magnitskii.................. 44 Chief Scientist Professor Jacob Malkin.......................... 49 Chief Chemist Professor Mark Alperovich....................... 61 General Manager, Chemical Division Dr. Ingolf Sander............................... 49 General Manager of Products
Directors and Executive Officers Brigadier General Itzhak Yaakov serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of C3D. He was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of C3D effective April 19, 1999. He graduated from the Israeli Institute of Technology as a Mechanical Engineer in 1953 and from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1963 with a M.Sc. in Industrial Management. During his last 10 years of military service, he was Chief of Defense Research and Development for the State of Israel, and after retirement, was appointed Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Israel. He was the first Chairman of the U.S.-Israeli Bi-national Industrial R&D Fund and Chairman of the Israeli Standard Institute. Since 1979, he has been a private businessman and a partner in the formation of several high-tech start-up companies in the field of electronics, telecommunications, robotics, electro-optics and medical equipment. He has been the sole owner of Yakov Consultants since 1985. From 1990 to the present, he has been a partner in Goncharoff Inc., engaged in trading in Russia. From 1995 to the present, he has been a partner in Tecnomatix NV, Belgium, which manufactures medical machines. His academic activity has included lecturing at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a professorship at Ben Gurion University in the Negev, as well as lecturing in several seminars and publishing several papers. He served as consultant to international organizations such as the Korean Technology Development Corporation, the World Bank, the International Financial Corporation, the Organization of American States and the United States Department of Commerce, as well as the governments of Taiwan, Venezuela, Singapore, Peru and Chile. He published several papers and a book about innovation and the management of R&D. Professor Eugene Levich serves as President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operational Officer and Member of the Board of Directors of C3D. He was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of C3D effective April 19, 1999 and Chief Operational Officer of C3D effective November 11, 1999. He was elected as a member of the Board of Directors of C3D effective April 19, 1999. Professor Levich received a M.Sc. in Physics from Moscow University in 1968 and a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from the Landau Institute in 1970. He has served in varying academic capacities at a range of research institutions, including Harvard University (as Visiting Fellow); Oxford University (Magdalene College) (three times as Senior Visiting Fellow at the Department of Theoretical Physics); City University of New York (as Professor at the Faculties of Physics and Engineering); the Weizman Institute of Sciences (as Associate Professor at the Department of Nuclear Physics); and Tel-Aviv University Faculty of Engineering (as Visiting Professor). Since 1990, Professor Levich has been working as a chief scientist and partner in high technology industries and has authored over 28 patents. He has published over 90 papers in the fields of astrophysics, plasma turbulence and chaos, nonlinear phenomena in optics and turbulence in fluids. His most recent scientific contribution in the field of turbulence control was in cooperation with Professor D. ter Haar (Professor Emeritus of Oxford University), entitled "The Origin of Coherence in Turbulence." Michael Goldberg serves as Secretary, Director of Legal Affairs and Member of the Board of Directors of C3D. He was appointed Secretary of C3D effective August 9, 1999, and Director of Legal Affairs of C3D effective March 8, 1999, and he was elected as a member of the Board of Directors of C3D effective April 19, 1999. Mr. Goldberg graduated as Asper Fellow from the University of Maryland Law School in 1974. Upon graduation from law school, he worked within the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney's Office in Washington, DC. He interned on security cases at the Department of Justice such as the Watergate case. He was the Assistant District Attorney in the City of Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, covering narcotics, homicide and major trials. From 1978 to 1986, he was in private practice. Presently, he serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rx Medical Services and as an advisor to private clients. On average, Mr. Goldberg spends no less than thirty-five (35) hours per week devoted exclusively to the affairs of the Company. Lev Zaidenberg serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of C3D. He was elected as a member of the Board of Directors of C3D on April 19, 1999. Mr. Zaidenberg received a B.Sc. in Applied Mathematics and a M.Sc. in Information Systems and Business Administration from Tel-Aviv University. From 1988 to 1994, he was a partner and executive at DCL Systems Engineering Ltd., responsible for the development of computer products for molecular modeling and financial trading. From 1984 to 1988, he served as Vice President of IET Ltd., leading the development and marketing of advanced expert systems for Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing, image processing, satellite data interpretation, military command and control, resource allocation and associated business applications. Since 1984, he has served as a consultant to the Israeli Defense Forces in computer auditing and security. Mr. Zaidenberg is Chief Executive Officer and President of Mutek Solutions, a software company with headquarters in Israel and subsidiaries in the United States and Germany. Leonardo Berezowksy serves as Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of C3D. He was appointed Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer effective November 5, 1999. Mr. Berezowsky received a B.A in Economics in 1980, a B.A. in Computer Sciences in 1981 and an M.A. in Economics in 1982 from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. During the years 1980 to 1983, he served as Lecturer Assistant at that institution. During the years 1981 to 1983, he worked in software development. During the years 1984 to 1986, he served as Systems and Financial manager in Pelanar SA (Argentina), a company involved in industrial and exporting activities. From 1986 to 1987, Mr. Berezowsky served as consultant for international projects for that company. From 1987 to 1994, he worked as Chief Financial Officer of a company engaged in research and development in the energy field. Since 1995, he has served as Chief Operational Officer of Constellation Group, a high tech entrepreneurship company, mainly in the computer field. Since 1996, he has served as Chief Operational Officer of Mutek Solutions Ltd., a software company with headquarters in Israel and subsidiaries in the United States and Germany. On average, Mr. Berezowsky spends no less than forty (40) hours per week devoted exclusively to the affairs of the Company. Ronen Yaffe serves as Treasurer of C3D. He was appointed Treasurer effective November 5, 1999. From 1994 to 1998, he was a Manager for Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu International Israel Ltd., where he oversaw the audit of Israeli high-tech public and private companies and advised such companies regarding Enterprise Resource Providers. He also led the process of integrating Deloitte Touche's accounting software into Deloitte Touche's Israeli operations. In August 1996, he graduated from The School of Business Administration at the College of Management located in Tel Aviv, Israel. In 1998, he became a Certified Public Accountant. Significant Employees Professor Sergey A. Magnitskii serves as General Manager of Lasers and Electronics of C3D. Mr. Magnitskii received a Dr. Sci. in Physics from Moscow State University. From 1975 to 1976, he developed technologies in quantum electronics under thermo-nuclear fusion with Nobel Prize winner N. Basov. In 1976, he worked with the founder of nonlinear optics, academician Rem Khokhlov, to research experimental laser and nonlinear spectroscopy. He was a Professor of the Physics Department of Moscow State University and of the International Laser Center at Moscow State University. He has authored over 100 papers in international journals and has given 39 papers and 25 presentations at international conferences in the last three years. Professor Jacob Malkin serves as General Manager of the Chemical Division. Professor Malkin received a Ph.D. from Moscow State University in 1972. At the age of 22, he was recruited as a chemist by the Institute of Chemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (formerly USSR Academy of Sciences) where he collaborated with chemist academician N.M. Emanuel on the development of new photo-chromic systems based on polymer materials. He received a Ph.D. from the Syemenov Institute of Chemical Physics in 1976. He was a Professor of Chemical Physics in 1985. He was a Professor of Physical Chemistry at Moscow Lomonosov Institute until 1989. He was elected Gastella Fellow at the Weizmann Institute of Sciences in 1990 for photo-dynamic therapy. For the study of photo-dissociation in molecular beams, he received grants for 5 years from the U.S.-Israel Binational Fund and was Visiting Fellow at Heriott-Watt University (Edinburgh) in 1990, and he received a British Royal Society Award for this work. From 1991 to 1992, he was a Visiting Professor at the University of California, where he (together with Prof. P. Rentzepis) formulated basic principles for the applications of photo-chromic substances to three-dimensional memory devices based on the process of two-photon absorption. He was a Visiting Professor at the Imperial College (London) from 1994 to 1995. He has over 16 years of experience in the fields of photochemistry and spectroscopy with over 60 publications, including a theory of photo-dissociation of organic compounds. He authored the Computerized Encyclopedia of Photochemistry and Photobiology in 6 volumes. Professor Mark Alperovich serves as Chief Chemist of C3D. He received a Ph.D in chemistry from Moscow State University. C3D considers Professor Alperovich to be a world authority in photo-chemistry. He has developed key chemical substances for memory storage for ROM and R/W. He has authored and/or published a number of papers, patents and other scientific contributions. C3D considers Professor Alperovich to be one of the world leading experts and developers of dyes and photochromic substances. Dr. Ingolf Sander serves as General Manager of Products of C3D. He received a Ph. D. in Physics at Hamburg University. In 1984, he served as Director of Optical Disk Drive Research and Development for Verbatim-Kodak in Sunnyvale, California, where he headed a team of forty optical, electrical, mechanical, and software engineers from the product development phase to the commercial application of the world's first 3.5" Magnetic Optical drive. He was appointed Group Director to research holographic storage and R/W for CD editing. He developed a two-inch MO drive in a co-development with Philips Data Systems for personal computer application and optical scanner for three-dimensional characterization of surfaces. In 1995, he became a Vice President of Optitek in Mountain View, California, where he oversaw the development of holographic storage and fast image processing in the field of image registration, remapping, and Viterbi decoding. During the period from 1989 to 1995, he was Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of LaserByte, in Sunnyvale, California, a joint venture with Hyundai to develop optical disk drives. He developed a methodology to improve read channel reliability and data throughput and set up a laboratory to investigate the use of drives for document storage and multi-media applications. In 1975, he worked at Philips Research Lab in Hamburg, then West Germany. He has authored 12 patents in the field of optical and magneto-optical memory. Board of Directors All holders of C3D Common Stock generally may vote in the election of directors. The terms of all directors expire at the next annual shareholders' meeting following their election. The term of a director elected to fill a vacancy expires at the next shareholders' meeting at which directors are elected. C3D's Bylaws provide that annual meetings of shareholders will be held on such date and at such time fixed, from time to time, by the Board of Directors (provided that there will be an annual meeting held every calendar year at which the shareholders will elect a Board of Directors and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting). The Board of Directors has two committees, the Compensation Committee and the Audit Committee. The Compensation Committee, which consists of two directors: (1) reviews and recommends each year to the Board of Directors the form and amount of compensation to be received by executive officers of C3D; (2) initiates, at its discretion, investigations within the parameters of the foregoing responsibilities and for that purpose retains outside legal counsel, or any other such experts as it shall deem appropriate; and (3) reports to the entire Board of Directors at such time as the Compensation Committee determines, but not less than once each year. Each member of the Compensation Committee must be nominated by a Board member and elected by a majority of the Board of Directors. Each member of the Compensation Committee serves for a term of one year and until the member's successor has been duly elected and qualified, except in the event of any early resignation or removal. The current members of the Compensation Committee are Michael Goldberg and Lev Zaidenberg, who were elected effective June 17, 1999. The Audit Committee, which consists of two directors: (1) recommends accountants to C3D to audit the financial statements of C3D and its consolidated subsidiaries and to review the fees charged for such audits or for special engagements given to such accounts; (2) meets with the independent accountants, Chief Executive Officer and any other executives of the Company as the Audit Committee deems appropriate at such times as the Audit Committee determines to review (a) the scope of the audit plan, (b) the Company's financial statements, (c) the results of external and internal audits, (d) the effectiveness of the Company's system of internal controls, (e) any limitations imposed by Company personnel on the independent public accountants and (f) such other matters by the Audit Committee deems appropriate; and (3) reports to the entire Board of Directors at such time as the Audit Committee determines but not less than once each year. Each member of the Audit Committee must be nominated by a Board member and elected by a majority of the Board of Directors. Each member of the Audit Committee serves for a term of one year and until the member's successor has been duly elected and qualified, except in the event of any early resignation or removal. The current members of the Audit Committee are Michael Goldberg and Lev Zaidenberg, who were elected effective June 17, 1999. None of C3D's directors or executive officers are parties to any arrangement or understanding with any other person pursuant to which said individual was elected as a director or officer of C3D. There is no relationship by blood, marriage or adoption not more remote than first cousin between any director, executive officer, or person nominated or chosen by C3D to become a director or executive officer. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION Except for Eugene Levich, the Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer of C3D, no executive officer of C3D had a total annual salary and bonus exceeding $100,000 for 1999. There is no additional individual who would have been one of C3D's four other most highly compensated executive officers had he served as an executive officer through the end of 1999. Summary Compensation Table
Annual Compensation Long Term Compensation --------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Other Annual Securities Fiscal Compensation Underlying All other Name and Principal Position Year Salary ($) Bonus($) ($) Options (#) Compensation - ----------------------------------- ------- ----------- --------- ------------ ------------- -------------- Professor Eugene Levich, 1999 $105,000 -- -- -- -- Chief Executive Officer 1998 $65,000 -- $20,000 (1) -- -- (approx.) (approx.) 1997 $65,000 -- $20,000 (1) -- -- (approx.) (approx.)
- ----------------------------- (1) Until the end of 1998, Professor Levich was not directly compensated by Constellation Tech, Constellation Holdings or C3D for his position as Chief Executive Officer. However, in 1998 and 1997, Constellation Holdings paid management fees to Constellation Memory Division, a Nevis company ("CMD"), which transferred, among other amounts, approximately $85,000 to Memde Israel Ltd., an Israeli company related to CMD ("Memde"). This $85,000 was paid by Memde as compensation, including non-salary and non-bonus compensation, to Professor Levich, who was then a principal and the president of Memde. As of January 9, 2000, no executive officer of C3D has held any stock appreciation rights with respect to the stock of C3D. Furthermore, as of January 9, 2000, no named executive officer of C3D (as defined in SEC Regulation S-K Item 402(a)(3)) has held any stock options with respect to the stock of C3D. The authorization and/or granting of stock options to directors of C3D and to other executive officers of C3D is discussed elsewhere in this Registration Statement. On December 17, 1999, C3D's Board of Directors approved a three-for-one forward split of its Common Stock for those shareholders of record as of December 16, 1999. The distribution of such additional shares of Common Stock will occur on or about January 15, 2000, and it is expected that the per share stock price for the Common Stock of C3D will change shortly thereafter. On December 27, 1999, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of C3D, the necessary number of votes of C3D's shareholders approved and adopted a 1999 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). The purpose of the Plan is to provide additional incentive to officers, other key employees, and directors of, and important consultants to C3D and each present or future parent or subsidiary corporation, by encouraging them to invest in shares of Common Stock and thereby acquire a proprietary interest in C3D and an increased personal interest in C3D's continued success and progress. All officers and key employees of C3D and of any present or future C3D parent or subsidiary corporation are eligible to receive an option or options under the Plan. All directors of, and important consultants to, C3D and of any present or future C3D parent or subsidiary corporation would also be eligible to receive an option or options under the Plan. The individuals who would, in fact, receive an option or options would be selected by the Company's Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, except as otherwise specified in the Plan. Options issued pursuant to the Plan would be either incentive stock options or non-qualified stock options, as determined by the Compensation Committee. The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued under the Plan is 1,539,180. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of any change in the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of C3D by reason of a stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, transfer of assets, reorganization, conversion or what C3D's Board of Directors or C3D's Compensation Committee deems in its sole discretion to be similar circumstances, the aggregate number and kind of shares which may be issued under the Plan will be appropriately adjusted in a manner determined in the sole discretion of the committee. Reacquired shares of C3D's Common Stock, as well as unissued shares, may be used for the purpose of the Plan. Common Stock of C3D subject to options which have terminated unexercised, either in whole or in part, will be available for future options granted under the Plan. As of January 9, 2000, C3D has no long-term incentive plan or pension plan. Director Compensation For services rendered by General Yaakov as director of C3D, starting July 1999, Yakov Consultants, of which General Yaakov is the sole owner, is to receive a monthly fee of $5,000 until C3D receives an investment of $2 million, and thereafter, $10,000 per month. There is no written contract for this compensation. In addition, for services rendered on March 8, 1999, the Board of Directors of C3D authorized the issuance of 50,000 shares of Common Stock and 100,000 options to purchase Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share and an exercise period of five (5) years to General Yaakov. The issuance of the 50,000 shares occurred on December 7, 1999. For services rendered by Michael Goldberg as Director of C3D, on March 8, 1999, the Board of Directors of C3D authorized the issuance of 50,000 shares of Common Stock and 75,000 options to purchase Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share and for an exercise period of five (5) years to Michael Goldberg. The issuance of the 50,000 shares occurred on December 7, 1999. On December 27, 1999, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of C3D, the necessary number of votes of C3D shareholders approved and adopted a 1999 Stock Option Plan. The purpose of the Plan is to provide additional incentive to officers, other key employees, and directors of, and important consultants to C3D and each present or future parent or subsidiary corporation, by encouraging them to invest in shares of Common Stock and thereby acquire a proprietary interest in C3D and an increased personal interest in C3D's continued success and progress. Further details of the Plan are provided above in this "Executive Compensation" section. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS Except as set forth below, there is no transaction, or series of similar transactions, since the beginning of C3D's last fiscal year, or any currently proposed transaction, or series of similar transactions, to which C3D or any of its subsidiaries was or is to be a party, in which the amount involved exceeds $60,000 and in which any of the following persons had, or will have, a direct or indirect material interest: (1) any director or executive officer of C3D; (2) any nominee for election as a director; (3) any security holder who is known to C3D to own of record or beneficially more than five percent of any class of C3D's voting securities; and (4) any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons. For services rendered by General Yaakov as Director of C3D, starting July 1999, Yakov Consultants, of which General Yaakov is the sole owner, is to receive a monthly fee of $5,000 until C3D receives an investment of $2 million, and thereafter, $10,000 per month. There is no written contract for this compensation. For services rendered by General Yaakov and Michael Goldberg as directors of C3D, on March 8, 1999, C3D's Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 50,000 shares of Common Stock to each of General Yaakov and Michael Goldberg. Furthermore, the Board authorized the issuance to General Yaakov of options to purchase 100,000 shares of Common Stock and the issuance to Mr. Goldberg of options to purchase 75,000 shares of Common Stock. The issuance of Common Stock to Messrs. Yaakov and Goldberg occurred on December 7, 1999. Between April 1999 and October 1999, in anticipation of the purchase by C3D of certain assets of Constellation Holdings, C3D advanced approximately $2.5 million to Constellation Holdings and certain of its subsidiaries. Such amounts were governed by a promissory note, dated as of September 30, 1999, made by Constellation Tech and certain of its subsidiaries in favor of C3D, which provided that the note was non-assignable, carried an annual interest rate of 8.0% and was payable on demand with no specific date of repayment. All amounts owing under such promissory note were extinguished in connection with the purchase by C3D of certain assets of Constellation Tech. The promissory note is eliminated as an inter-company transaction in the Proforma Combined Condensed Statements included elsewhere herein. On June 17, 1999, the Compensation Committee of C3D set certain compensations. There are no written contracts for such compensations. Professor Eugene Levich, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operational Officer of C3D, is to receive $15,000 per month as of June 1, 1999. Leonardo Berezowsky, Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of C3D, is to receive $10,000 per month, $5,000 monthly as of June 1, 1999, and $5,000 to accrue monthly until the financing next following June 17, 1999. Michael Goldberg, Secretary, Director of Legal Affairs and Member of the Board of Directors of C3D, is to receive $10,000 per month, $5,000 monthly as of June 1, 1999, and $5,000 to accrue monthly until the financing next following June 17, 1999. In his capacity as consultant to the Company, Lev Zaidenberg, Director of C3D, is to receive $10,000 per month, $5,000 monthly as of June 1, 1999, and $5,000 to accrue monthly until the financing next following June 17, 1999. On July 15, 1999, Ronen Yaffe, C3D's Treasurer, entered into an employment contract with C-TriD Israel Ltd. The contract is still effective. Pursuant to the contract, for services rendered as the Chief Financial Officer of C-TriD Israel Ltd., C-TriD Israel Ltd. is to pay Mr. Yaffe 20,000 New Israeli Shekels (approximately U.S. $4,824 based on a January 9, 2000 interbank exchange rate of approximately 4.146 New Israeli Shekels per U.S. Dollar, without fees or surcharges) per month in addition to (1) a bonus if C-TriD Israel Ltd. distributes a bonus to its employees, as determined by the Board of Directors of C-TriD Israel Ltd. and dependent on Mr. Yaffe's performance and the financial results of C-TriD Israel Ltd. and (2) stock options in C-TriD Israel Ltd. if C-TriD Israel Ltd. adopts a stock option plan for its employees. On September 19, 1999, Constellation Holdings sold all of its assets to Constellation Tech. In consideration for those assets, Constellation Tech assumed of all liabilities and obligations of Constellation Holdings, which each of the Boards of Directors of Constellation Holdings and Constellation Tech and the shareholders of Constellation Holdings deemed to be adequate and sufficient consideration. No fairness opinion was rendered in connection with such transaction. After the acquisition, all the record and beneficial shareholders of Constellation Holdings became record and beneficial shareholders of Constellation Tech. C3D and Constellation Tech entered into an asset purchase agreement which was completed on October 1, 1999, whereby C3D acquired certain assets and liabilities from Constellation Tech, including the following directly and indirectly owned subsidiaries: o 99 of the 100 issued and outstanding shares of C-TriD Israel Ltd.; o all of the issued and outstanding shares of TriD Store Vostok; o the sole membership interest of Constellation Tech in TriDStore IP, L.L.C.; and o all of the issued and outstanding shares of TriD SV, Inc. The consideration paid to Constellation Tech was based on the $4.00 per share price of C3D Common Stock in connection with the Regulation S offering dated May 7, 1999. The $4.00 per share price was negotiated, at arms length in March 1999, before the C3D's common stock began trading using the NASD Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board service. The 9,750,000 shares of C3D Common Stock paid to Constellation Tech were therefore valued at $39 million. The acquisition was recorded at no value on the pro-forma consolidated financial statements to comply with reverse-takeovers accounting per U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. No fairness opinion was rendered in connection with such transaction. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS There are no material pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, to which the registrant or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any of their property is the subject. MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS The securities of C3D, which are common shares, $.001 par value per share, are quoted on the NASD's Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (the "Bulletin Board") service under the symbol "CDDDE." The ticker symbol is expected to change in the near future. See the Risk Factor entitled "Change of Ticker Symbol," above. The NASD will remove the "E" placed at the end of C3D's ticker symbol if and after the NASD Bulletin Board receives evidence, to its satisfaction, that this Registration Statement has cleared all SEC comments. C3D's securities are not and have not been listed or quoted on any exchange or other quotation system. Time Period High Bid Low Bid - ---------------------------------------------------- -------- ------- Fiscal Year Ending 2000: First Quarter*................................... $ 87.38 $ 58.00 Fiscal Year Ending 1999: Fourth Quarter................................... $ 97.88 $ 16.06 Third Quarter.................................... $ 23.75 $ 10.00 Second Quarter................................... $ 12.13 $ 1.75 First Quarter.................................... -- -- - ---------------------------- * For the period January 1, 2000 through and including January 7, 2000. The price of C3D's Common Stock on the NASD's Bulletin Board on January 7, 2000 was $62.00 (high) and $58.00 (low). The close price on January 7, 2000 was $61.875. Such over-the-counter market quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions. As of January 3, 2000, there were approximately 55 shareholders of record of the Common Stock. On December 17, 1999, C3D's Board of Directors approved a three-for-one forward split of its Common Stock for those shareholders of record as of December 16, 1999. The distribution of such additional shares of Common Stock will occur on or about January 15, 2000, and it is expected that the per share stock price for the Common Stock of C3D will change shortly thereafter. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES Section 4(2) Offering to Winnburn Advisory On December 24, 1999, C3D entered into an agreement to issue $1,600,000 of convertible subordinated debt to Winnburn Advisory, a corporation organized under the laws of Nevis, West Indies ("Winnburn"). In connection with such issuance, C3D granted to Winnburn certain registration rights with respect to the underlying common stock. The issuance of the convertible note was made as an exempt offering under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Section 4(2) Offering to Wilbro Nominees Limited On November 11, 1999, C3D issued $500,000 of convertible subordinated debt to Wilbro Nominee Limited, a corporation organized under the laws of England ("Wilbro"). In connection with such issuance, C3D granted to Wilbro certain registration rights with respect to the underlying common stock. The issuance of the convertible note will be made as an exempt offering under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. Section 4(2) Offering to MBA-on-Demand, L.L.C. On November 8, 1999, the Board of Directors of C3D authorized, pursuant to that certain Engagement Letter dated as of May 23, 1999, the issuance of 2,500 shares of Common Stock, which C3D valued at $28,750, to MBA-on-Demand, L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company, as consideration for services rendered pursuant to the Engagement Letter. In connection with such issuance, C3D granted to MBA-on-Demand, L.L.C. certain registration rights with respect to such Common Stock. C3D made the exempt offering under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. Section 4(2) Offering to Individual Investor On November 1, 1999, C3D's Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 8,503 shares of Common Stock to an individual investor for a total purchase price of $125,000. In connection with such subscription, C3D paid a commission in the amount of $25,000 to Challis International Limited. The Company expects to make the offering of the Common Stock as an exempt offering under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. Section 4(2) Offering to Constellation Tech On October 1, 1999, in connection with the Acquisition, among other undertakings, C3D issued 9,750,000 shares of Common Stock to Constellation Tech as consideration for the sale of certain assets of Constellation Tech. C3D made the exempt offering under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. See "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions." Section 4(2) Offering to Seattle Investments LLC On August 10, 1999, C3D issued $1 million of convertible subordinated debt to Seattle Investments LLC, a Nevis, West Indies limited liability company organized under the laws of Nevis, West Indies ("Seattle Investments"). In connection with such issuance, C3D granted to Seattle Investments certain registration rights with respect to the underlying Common Stock. On October 22, 1999, Seattle Investments converted its 10.0% Series A Convertible Note due December 31, 1999 into 202,945 shares of Common Stock. The issuance of the convertible note and the conversion were each made as an exempt offering under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. Regulation S Offering to Twenty-Five Foreign Investors On May 7, 1999, C3D issued 453,255 shares of its Common Stock at an aggregate offering price of $1,813,020 to twenty-five individuals and entities then residing outside of the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. Regulation D Offering to Sixteen Individuals On March 24, 1999, C3D issued 3,125,000 shares of its Common Stock at an aggregate offering price of $250,000 to sixteen individuals and entities. C3D filed under SEC Rule 504 for an exemption from registration of those common shares under the Securities Act. Issuance of Stock to Messrs. Yaakov and Goldberg As compensation for services rendered, on March 8, 1999, C3D's Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 50,000 shares of Common Stock, valued by the Board at an aggregate of $200,000, to Brigadier General Itzhak Yaakov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of C3D, and 50,000 shares of Common Stock, valued by the Board at an aggregate of $200,000, to Michael Goldberg, Secretary, Director of Legal Affairs and Member of the Board of Directors of C3D. The issuance of both sets of 50,000 shares occurred on December 7, 1999. Furthermore, as compensation for services rendered, the Board authorized the issuance to General Yaakov of options to purchase 100,000 shares of Common Stock and the issuance to Mr. Goldberg of options to purchase 75,000 shares of Common Stock. General Yaakov's options and Mr. Goldberg's options expire after five years. The Company expects to make the offering of the Common Stock as an exempt offering under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED C3D's securities which are to be registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act pursuant to this Registration Statement have been traded under the symbol "CDDD" using the NASD's Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board service from April 8, 1999 until December 23, 1999, when the ticker symbol became "CDDDE". The ticker symbol is expected to change in the near future. See the Risk Factor entitled "Change of Ticker Symbol," above. The NASD will remove the "E" placed at the end of C3D's ticker symbol if and after the NASD Bulletin Board receives evidence, to its satisfaction, that this Registration Statement has cleared all SEC comments. As approved at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of C3D held on December 27, 1999, the authorized capital stock of C3D currently consists of 100 million shares of common stock, $.001 par value per share (the "Common Stock") and 10 million shares of preferred stock, no par value per share (the "Preferred Stock"). C3D's Board of Directors may authorize the issuance from time to time of shares of its Common Stock or any class or securities convertible into shares of its Common Stock of any class for such consideration as the Board of Directors deems advisable, subject to such restrictions or limitations, if any, as may be set forth in C3D's Bylaws. Each holder of record of Common Stock has the right to one vote for each share of Common Stock registered in their name on the books of C3D. Such holders of record shall have the right to vote in the election of directors of the C3D. The shares of Preferred Stock may be divided and issued from time to time in one or more series as may be determined by the Board of Directors of C3D, each such series to be distinctly designated and to consist of the number of shares determined by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors of C3D is expressly vested with authority to adopt resolutions to issue the shares, to fix the number of shares, to change the number of shares constituting any class or series, and to provide for or change the voting powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions, if any, of Preferred Stock, and each class or series thereof, in each case without approval of the shareholders. There are no restrictions on the repurchase or redemption of shares by C3D while there is any arrearage in the payment of dividends or sinking fund installments. C3D has not issued, and the Board of Directors of C3D has not authorized the issuance of, any Preferred Stock or more than the one class of shares of Common Stock or the division of the existing class of Common Stock into series. C3D's Board of Directors may from time to time declare, and C3D may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares in cash, property, stock or otherwise pursuant to the provisions of C3D's Articles of Incorporation. However, C3D's Board of Directors does not intend to declare, and C3D does not intend to pay, any dividends on its outstanding shares in cash, property, stock, or otherwise pursuant to the provisions of C3D's Articles of Incorporation in the foreseeable future. C3D's shareholders do not have preemptive rights unless provided by amendment to C3D's Articles of Incorporation or by a resolution of the Board of Directors of C3D. The holders of shares entitled to one-third of the votes at a meeting of shareholders will constitute a quorum. Acts of shareholders require the approval of holders of 50.01% of the outstanding votes of shareholders. On December 17, 1999, C3D's Board of Directors approved a three-for-one forward split of its Common Stock for those shareholders of record as of December 16, 1999. The distribution of such additional shares of Common Stock will occur on or about January 15, 2000, and it is expected that the per share stock price for the Common Stock of C3D will change shortly thereafter. On December 27, 1999, at an annual meeting of C3D's shareholders of record as of December 1, 1999, the necessary number of votes of C3D shareholders approved and adopted a 1999 Stock Option Plan. The purpose of the Plan is to provide additional incentive to officers, other key employees, and directors of, and important consultants to C3D and each present or future parent or subsidiary corporation, by encouraging them to invest in shares of Common Stock and thereby acquire a proprietary interest in C3D and an increased personal interest in C3D's continued success and progress. All officers and key employees of C3D and of any present or future C3D parent or subsidiary corporation are eligible to receive an option or options under the Plan. All directors of, and important consultants to, C3D and of any present or future C3D parent or subsidiary corporation would also be eligible to receive an option or options under the Plan. The individuals who would, in fact, receive an option or options would be selected by the Company's Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, except as otherwise specified in the plan. Options issued pursuant to the plan would be either incentive stock options or non-qualified stock options, as determined by the Compensation Committee. The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued under this Plan is 1,539,180. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of any change in the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of C3D by reason of a stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, transfer of assets, reorganization, conversion or what C3D's Board of Directors or C3D's Compensation Committee deems in its sole discretion to be similar circumstances, the aggregate number and kind of shares which may be issued under the Plan will be appropriately adjusted in a manner determined in the sole discretion of the committee. Reacquired shares of C3D's Common Stock, as well as unissued shares, may be used for the purpose of the Plan. Common Stock of C3D subject to options which have terminated unexercised, either in whole or in part, will be available for future options granted under the Plan. INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS C3D's Amended Articles of Incorporation provide for indemnification of officers and directors of C3D. They permit C3D, in its Bylaws or in any resolution of its shareholders or directors, to undertake to indemnify the officers and directors of C3D against any contingency or peril as may be determined to be in the best interests of C3D, and in conjunction therewith, to procure, at C3D's expense, policies of insurance. The Bylaws of C3D do not specifically provide for indemnification of officers or directors of C3D. C3D does not carry any director and officer policies of insurance for C3D officers or directors. In the near future, C3D expects to obtain director and officer policies of insurance for C3D officers and directors. C3D has no other arrangements specifically providing for indemnification of C3D officers or directors. The Company's Amended Articles of Incorporation provide for indemnification of its officers and directors regardless of the criminal or intentional nature of the wrongful activity undertaken, but (i) only so far as such indemnification is determined to be in the best interests of the Company and (ii) only to the extent not prohibited by applicable Florida law. Applicable Florida law requires that the officer or director who was or is a party to any proceeding (other than an action by, or in the right of, the corporation) to have acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. Applicable Florida law requires also that the officer or director who was or is a party to any proceeding by or in the right of the corporation to have acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation. Even if the officer or director satisfies the foregoing mental state requirements, applicable Florida law may further limit the right of the officer or director to indemnification or the amount of indemnification which he or she has the right to receive. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE Barry L. Friedman, P.C., Certified Public Accountant previously served as auditor for C3D. He resigned as the auditor on October 19,1999 due to C3D's quotation on the NASD's Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board service. BDO Seidman, LLP was appointed as auditor for C3D and its subsidiaries. There have not been any disagreements with Mr. Friedman on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures. Within C3D's past two fiscal years and any subsequent interim periods preceding his resignation, Mr. Friedman has not issued a report containing an adverse disclaimer or qualified opinion concerning C3D or any of its subsidiaries. During C3D's two most recent fiscal years, and the subsequent interim period prior to engaging BDO Seidman, LLP, neither C3D nor someone on its behalf consulted BDO Seidman, LLP regarding (i) either the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the types of audit opinion that might be rendered on C3D's financial statements, and neither a written report was provided to C3D nor oral advice provided that BDO Seidman, LLP concluded was an important factor considered by C3D in reaching a decision as to an accounting auditing or financial reporting issue or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(iv) of SEC Regulation S-K and the instructions related to that item) or a reportable event (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of SEC Regulation S-K). PROFORMA COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF CONSTELLATION 3D, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS C3D INC.) Introduction of Proforma Combined Condensed Balance Sheets (Unaudited) Proforma Combined Condensed Balance Sheets (Unaudited) Proforma Combined Condensed Statement of Loss (Unaudited) Notes to Proforma Combined Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited) Introduction to Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited) On October 1, 1999 Constellation 3D, Inc. (formerly known as C3D Inc.) ("C3D") issued 9,750,000 shares of its common stock to acquire certain assets and all liabilities of Constellation 3D Technology, Ltd. ("Constellation Tech") (the "Merger Transaction"). In connection with the acquisition, C3D retired 975,000 shares of common stock based on negotiations between C3D and Constellation Tech. C3D did not acquire two subsidiaries of Constellation Tech having net assets of approximately $132,000. As the former shareholders of Constellation Tech will control C3D after the acquisition, this business combination will be accounted for as a reverse take-over transaction under which Constellation Tech is deemed for accounting purposes to be the acquirer and C3D the acquired entity. Under these accounting principles, the Company's combined consolidated financial statements will represent Constellation Tech on a historical basis consolidated with the results of operations of C3D from the date of acquisition. As C3D is a non-operating public shell, the reverse merger will be treated as a recapitalization of Constellation Tech, with no goodwill recorded. Subsequent to the Merger Transaction, C3D entered into the following financing transactions - o Conversion of the convertible promissory note and accrued interest thereon, totaling $1,013,973, into 202,945 shares of common stock. o Sale of 8,503 shares of common stock at $14.70 per share totaling $125,000; o Issuance of $2,100,000 convertible promissory notes with interest at 8%, due October 31, 2001. o Short term borrowings totaling $1,300,000 from a shareholder with interest at 10%, due July 31, 2000, (nine month term) as amended on December 24, 1999 The unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial statements of C3D are based upon the historical financial statements of the C3D and Constellation Tech after giving effect to the merger and financing transactions discussed above. These unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the financial position and results of operations that would have been attained had the transactions actually taken place at the date indicated and do not purport to be indicative of the effects that may be expected to occur in the future. The accompanying unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial statements illustrate the effect of the merger and financing transactions on C3D's financial position and results of operations. The unaudited pro forma combined condensed balance sheet as of September 30, 1999 is based on the historical balance sheets of the C3D and Constellation Tech and assumes the merger and financing transactions took place on that date. The combined condensed statements of loss for nine months ended September 30, 1999 and the year ended December 31, 1998, are based on the historical statements of operations of the C3D and Constellation Tech for the same period and assume the merger and financing transactions occurred as of January 1, 1998. The accompanying unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial statements should be read in connection with the historical financial statements of the C3D and Constellation Tech. Constellation 3D, Inc. (Formerly known as C3D Inc.) (A Development Stage Company) Pro Forma Combined Condensed Balance Sheet (Unaudited) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pro Forma Constellation Merger As of September 30, 1999 C3D Tech Adjustments ================================================================================================= ASSETS Cash $ 219,225 $ 300,944 $ (66,050)(6) Other receivable 228,203 (14,934)(6) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Current Assets 219,225 529,147 (80,984) Deposits 1,900 - - Furniture and equipment, net 2,565 294,905 (51,274)(6) Advances to related companies 2,465,764 - (2,465,764)(5) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Assets $ 2,689,454 $ 824,052 $ (2,598,022) ================================================================================================= LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) Accounts payable $ 139,857 $ 481,955 $ - Due to C3D, Inc. - 2,465,764 (2,465,764)(5) Due to related parties 161,786 194,481 - Due to shareholder - 241,490 - Other liabilities - 1,063,533 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Current Liabilities 301,643 4,447,223 (2,465,764) Long-Term Liabilities 1,013,973 55,650 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Liabilities 1,315,616 4,502,873 (2,465,764) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pro Forma Financing ARTICLE I As of September 30, 1999 Subtotal Adjustments Pro Forma =========================================================================================== ASSETS Cash $ 454,119 $ 3,500,000(8) $ 3,954,119 Other receivable 213,269 213,269 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Current Assets 667,388 3,500,000 4,167,388 Deposits 1,900 - 1,900 Furniture and equipment, net 246,196 - 246,196 Advances to related companies - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Assets $ 915,484 $ 3,500,000 $ 4,415,484 =========================================================================================== LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) Accounts payable $ 621,812 $ - $ 621,812 Due to C3D, Inc. - - - Due to related parties 356,267 - 356,267 Due to shareholder 241,490 1,300,000(8) 1,541,490 Other liabilities 1,063,533 1,063,533 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Current Liabilities 2,283,102 1,300,000 3,583,102 Long-Term Liabilities 1,069,623 961,027(8) 2,030,650 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Liabilities 3,352,725 2,261,027 5,613,752 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See Notes to Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited). Constellation 3D, Inc. (Formerly known as C3D Inc.) (A Development Stage Company) Pro Forma Combined Condensed Balance Sheet (Unaudited) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pro Forma Constellation Merger As of September 30, 1999 C3D Tech Adjustments ============================================================================================================ Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) Common stock, $.001 par value 4,678 18,519 9,750 (1) (18,519)(3) (975)(4) Additional paid in capital 3,748,342 4,870,021 (9,750)(1) (2,094,182)(2) 18,519(3) (284,025)(4) (132,258)(6) Deficit accumulated during the development stage (2,094,182) (8,567,361) 2,094,182(2) Treasury stock (975,000 shares, at cost) (285,000) - 285,000(4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) 1,373,838 (3,678,821) (132,258) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $ 2,689,454 $ 824,052 $ (2,598,022) ============================================================================================================ Pro Forma Financing ARTICLE II As of September 30, 1999 Subtotal Adjustments Pro Forma ======================================================================================================== Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) Common stock, $.001 par value 13,453 211(8) 13,664 Additional paid in capital 6,116,667 1,238,762(8) 7,355,429 Deficit accumulated during the development stage (8,567,361) - (8,567,361) Treasury stock (975,000 shares, at cost) - - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (2,437,241) 1,238,973 (1,198,268) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $ 915,484 $ 3,500,000 $ 4,415,484 ========================================================================================================
See Notes to Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited). Constellation 3D, Inc. (Formerly known as C3D Inc.) (A Development Stage Company) Pro Forma Combined Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pro Forma Merger Constellation and Financing Nine Months Ended September 30, 1999 C3D Tech Adjustments Pro Forma ======================================================================================================================== OPERATING EXPENSES: General and administrative $ 1,109,305 $ 906,140 $ - $ 2,015,445 Research and development - 1,717,983 - 1,717,983 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total operating expenses 1,109,305 2,624,123 - 3,733,428 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OTHER (INCOME ) EXPENSE Interest income (57,458) - 57,458 (5) - Interest expense 1,037,335 126,591 (57,458)(5) 1,404,968 223,500 (8e) 75,000 (8f) Taxes - 12,000 - 12,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net loss $ (2,089,182) $ (2,762,714) $ (223,500) $ (5,150,396) ======================================================================================================================== Basic and diluted loss per share $ (0.38) ======================================================================================================================== Weighted average number of shares (basic and diluted) 13,664,703 ======================================================================================================================== Year Ended December 31, 1998 ======================================================================================================================== OPERATING EXPENSES: Interest (income) expense $ - $ (6,985) $ 390,500(8e) $ 483,515 100,000(8f) Research and development - 1,534,948 - 1,534,948 General and administrative - 1,660,477 - 1,660,477 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total operating expenses - 3,188,440 390,500 3,678,940 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OTHER INCOME Taxes - 3,462 - 3,462 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net loss $ - $ (3,191,902) $ 390,500 $ (3,682,402) ======================================================================================================================== Basic and diluted loss per share $ (.27) ======================================================================================================================== Weighted average number of shares (basic and diluted) 13,664,703 ========================================================================================================================
See Notes to Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited). Constellation 3D, Inc. (Formerly known as C3D Inc.) (A Development Stage Company) Notes to Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE 1 To reflect the issuance of 9,750,000 shares of C3D common stock in exchange for all of the outstanding common stock of Constellation Tech. NOTE 2 To eliminate the accumulated deficit of C3D NOTE 3 To eliminate the common stock of Constellation Tech. NOTE 4 To reflect the retirement of the C3D treasury stock. NOTE 5 To eliminate intercompany balances existing between C3D and Constellation Tech as of September 30, 1999. C3D had advanced funds to Constellation Tech for expenditures on its behalf. NOTE 6 To eliminate the net assets of approximately $132,000 of two subsidiaries (Tridstore Ltd. and O.M.D. Ltd.) of Constellation Tech, which were not part of the merger. NOTE 7 The weighted average number of shares outstanding represents C3D's actual weighted average number of shares for the period presented increased by the shares issuable on completion of the pro forma transactions as described above. Per share information is presented as if the common shares issuable were issued at the beginning of 1998. Constellation 3D, Inc. (formerly known as C3D Inc.) (A Development Stage Company) Notes to Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE 8 Summary of Financing activities completed by C3D subsequent to September 30, 1999:
(a) (b) (c) (d) Total =========================================================================================================== Cash $ - $ 100,000 $ 2,100,000 $ 1,300,000 $ 3,500,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Liabilities $ - $ - $ - $ 1,300,000 $ 1,300,000 Long-term Liabilities (1,013,973) - 1,975,000 - 961,027 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Liabilities (1,013,973) - 1,975,000 1,300,000 2,261,027 Stockholders' Equity Common stock 203 8 - - 211 Additional paid in capital 1,013,770 99,992 125,000 - 1,238,762 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $ - $ 100,000 $ 2,100,000 $ 1,300,000 $ 1,900,000 ===========================================================================================================
(a) Conversion of Note Payable and accrued interest into 202,945 shares of common stock (b) Sale of 8,503 shares of common stock to outside investor at $14.70 per share, less $25,000 commission (c) Sale of $500,000 convertible subordinated debt on November 11, 1999, with a beneficial conversion feature of $125,000 and sale of $1.6 million subordinated debt on December 24, 1999. All subordinated debt bears interest at 8% (d) Borrowing under short-term notes payable of $1.3 million, due July 31,2000 (e) Estimated interest expense calculations -
Nine Months Ended Year Ended September 30, 1999 December 31, 1998 ------------------ ----------------- 8% Subordinated debt - $2.1 million $126,000 $168,000 Beneficial conversion / discount 125,000 10% Working capital loan - $1.3 million 97,500 97,500 -------- -------- Total $223,500 $390,500
(f) Estimated expenses associated with fundraising activities of $200,000 to be amortized over 24 months, or $8,300 per month. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (a) Financial Statements The following financial statements and related schedules are included in this Item: Financial Statements of C3D Inc. Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants: Balance Sheet as of September 30, 1999, December 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997; Statements of Operation, Stockholder's Equity and Cash Flows for the nine-months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998, each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1998 and for the period from the date of inception (December 27, 1995) through September 30, 1999; and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Financial Statements of Constellation 3D Technology Ltd. Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants: Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1999, December 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997; Statements of Operation, Stockholder's Equity and Cash Flows for the nine-months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998, and years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997, and for the period from the date of inception (September 25, 1997) through September 30, 1999; and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Financial Statements of Constellation 3D Holdings Limited Report of Independent Auditor: Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998 and 1997; Consolidated Statements of Operation, Stockholder's Equity and Cash Flow for the six-months ended June 30, 1999 and 1998, and years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997, and for the period from the date of inception (September 25, 1997) through June 30, 1999; and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. (b) Exhibits C3D, Inc. (A Development Stage Company) Contents ================================================================================ Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants...................... 1 Financial Statements Balance Sheets........................................................ 2 Statements of Operations.............................................. 3 Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity......................... 4 Statements of Cash Flows.............................................. 5 Notes to Financial Statements......................................... 6 - 9 Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants Board of Directors and Stockholders of C3D Inc. We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of C3D Inc. (a development stage company) ("the Company") as of September 30, 1999, December 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997 and the related statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998, each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1998, and the period from the date of inception (December 27, 1995) through September 30, 1999. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of C3D Inc. (a development stage company) at September 30, 1999, December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998, each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1998, and the period from the date of inception (December 27, 1995) through September 30, 1999 in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company is in the development stage and has generated no operating revenue to date and will need to raise additional working capital for future development costs. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regards to these matters are also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. BDO Seidman, LLP Seattle, Washington December 3, 1999 C3D Inc. (A Development Stage Company) Balance Sheets - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
September 30, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1997 =============================================================================================================== ASSETS Current Assets Cash $ 219,225 $ - $ - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Current Assets 219,225 - - Deposits 1,900 - - Furniture and Equipment, net 2,565 - - Advances to Related Company 2,465,764 - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Assets $ 2,689,454 $ - $ - =============================================================================================================== LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current Liabilities Accounts payable $ 139,857 $ - $ - Due to related parties 161,786 - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Current Liabilities 301,643 - - Convertible Notes Payable 1,013,973 - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Liabilities 1,315,616 - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commitments and Contingencies Stockholders' Equity Common stock, $.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized, 4,678,255, 1,000,000 and 1,000,000 issued and outstanding 4,678 1,000 1,000 Additional paid in capital 3,748,342 4,000 4,000 Deficit accumulated during the development stage (2,094,182) (5,000) (5,000) Treasury stock, at cost (975,000 shares) (285,000) Total Stockholders' Equity 1,373,838 - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $ 2,689,454 $ - $ - ===============================================================================================================
See accompanying notes to financial statements. C3D Inc. (A Development Stage Company) Statements of Operations - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cumulative Amounts from Inception (December 27, 1995) through Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1999 1999 1998 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPERATING EXPENSES: General and administrative $ 1,114,305 $ 1,109,305 $ - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total operating expenses 1,114,305 1,109,305 - OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME) Interest expense 1,037,335 1,037,335 Interest income, net (57,458) (57,458) - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net loss $ (2,094,182) $ (2,089,182) $ - ======================================================================================================== Net loss per common share - basic and diluted $ (0.64) $ - Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 3,253,016 1,000,000 ========================================================================================================
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Year Ended December 31, - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 1997 1996 OPERATING EXPENSES: General and administrative $ - $ - $ - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total operating expenses - - - OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME) Interest expense Interest income, net - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net loss $ - $ - $ - ================================================================================================= Net loss per common share - basic and diluted $ - $ - $ - Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 =================================================================================================
See accompanying notes to financial statements. C3D Inc. (A Development Stage Company) Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deficit Common Stock Accumulated ------------------------------ During Additional Development Shares Amount Paid-in capital Stage - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C3D Inc. activities (Formerly known as Latin Venture Partners, Inc.): Issuance of common stock for cash 1,000,000 $ 1,000 $ 4,000 $ (5,000) Net loss - - - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance, December 31, 1996 1,000,000 1,000 4,000 (5,000) Net loss - - - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance, December 31, 1997 1,000,000 1,000 4,000 (5,000) Net loss - - - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance, December 31, 1998 1,000,000 1,000 4,000 (5,000) Acquisition and contribution of treasury stock 285,000 - Sale of common stock for cash ($.08/Share) 3,125,000 3,125 246,875 - Sale of common stock for cash ($4.00/Share) 453,255 453 1,812,567 - Common stock granted to directors ($4.00/Share) 100,000 100 399,900 - Beneficial conversion discount of convertible debt - - 1,000,000 - Net loss - - - (2,089,182) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance, September 30, 1999 4,678,255 $ 4,678 $ 3,748,342 $ (2,094,182) ======================================================================================================================
Treasury Stock ---------------------------------- Shares Amount Total - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ C3D Inc. activities (Formerly known as Latin Venture Partners, Inc.): Issuance of common stock for cash - $ - $ - ARTICLE III Net loss - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Balance, December 31, 1996 - - - Net loss - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Balance, December 31, 1997 - - - Net loss - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Balance, December 31, 1998 - - - Acquisition and contribution of treasury stock 975,000 (285,000) - Sale of common stock for cash ($.08/Share) - - 250,000 Sale of common stock for cash ($4.00/Share) - - 1,813,020 Common stock granted to directors ($4.00/Share) - - 400,000 Beneficial conversion discount of convertible debt - - 1,000,000 Net loss - - (2,089,182) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Balance, September 30, 1999 975,000 $ (285,000) $ 1,373,838 ============================================================================================================
See accompanying notes to financial statements. C3D Inc. (A Development Stage Company) Statements of Cash Flows - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH Nine Months Cumulative Amounts Ended September 30, from Inception ----------------------------------- (December 27, 1995) through September 30, 1999 1999 1998 (unaudited) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash Flows From Operating Activities Net loss $ (2,094,182) $ (2,089,182) $ - Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: Discount amortization on convertible debt 1,000,000 1,000,000 Depreciation and amortization 183 183 Issuance of common stock for services 400,000 400,000 - Change in assets and liabilities: Deposits (1,900) (1,900) Accounts payable 139,857 139,857 Accrued interest payable on convertible notes payable 13,973 13,973 - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Cash Used in Operating Activities (542,069) (537,069) - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash Flows From Investing Activities Purchase of furniture and equipment (2,748) (2,748) - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Cash Used in Investing Activities (2,748) (2,748) - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash Flows From Financing Activities Advances to related company (2,465,764) (2,465,764) - Proceeds from issuance of common stock 2,068,020 2,063,020 - Proceeds of convertible notes payable issue 1,000,000 1,000,000 Due to related parties 161,786 161,786 - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities 764,042 759,042 - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Increase in Cash 219,225 219,225 - Cash, beginning of period - - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash, end of period $ 219,225 $ 219,225 $ - ======================================================================================================================
Year Ended December 31, ------------------------------------------------------ 1998 1997 1996 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash Flows From Operating Activities Net loss $ - $ - $ - Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: Discount amortization on convertible debt Depreciation and amortization Issuance of common stock for services - - - Change in assets and liabilities: Deposits Accounts payable Accrued interest payable on convertible notes payable - - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Cash Used in Operating Activities - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash Flows From Investing Activities Purchase of furniture and equipment - - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARTICLE IV Net Cash Used in Investing Activities - - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash Flows From Financing Activities Advances to related company - - - Proceeds from issuance of common stock - - - Proceeds of convertible notes payable issue Due to related parties - - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities - - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Increase in Cash - - - Cash, beginning of period - - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash, end of period $ - $ - $ - ====================================================================================================================
See accompanying notes to financial statements. C3D Inc. (A Development Stage Company) Notes to Financial Statements - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE 1: Operations - C3D Inc. ("the Company") was Description of Business and incorporated in the State of Florida on December Summary of Significant 27, 1995 under the name of Latin Ventures Accounting Policies Partners, Inc. ("LVPI"). On August 3, 1998 the State of Florida approved the Company's restated Articles of Incorporation, which increased its capitalization from 7,500 common shares to 50,000,000 common shares. The par value was changed from $1.00 to $0.001. From inception through August 31, 1998 there was no activity within LVPI. On August 31, 1998, LVPI amended its articles of incorporation to provide for a 200:1 stock split, and to apply for quotation on the OTC Bulletin Board. In February 1999, a shareholder of the Company acquired 975,000 shares of common stock of the Company from another shareholder in exchange for $285,000. These shares were cancelled in connection with the reverse-merger transaction between the Company and Constellation 3D Technology Limited ("Constellation Tech") described in Note 9 and have been presented as treasury shares as of September 30, 1999. On March 24, 1999 LVPI changed its name to C3D Inc. Accounting Estimates - The Company's financial statements are prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from the estimates. Furniture and Equipment - Furniture and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation and amortization are computed utilizing straight-line and accelerated methods over estimated useful lives ranging from 3 to 5 years. Research and Development - Costs will be expensed as incurred until technological feasibility has been obtained, when product design is complete and a working model has been developed and tested. Revenue Recognition - The Company is a public shell with no operating revenues. After completion of the proposed asset purchase agreement, the operations of the Company will include the activities of Constellation Tech. Constellation Tech is conducting research and development activities to develop new multi-layer data storage media. It is the intent of this company to enter into strategic alliances to license its technology to its strategic partners. C3D Inc. (A Development Stage Company) Notes to Financial Statements - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE 1: Income Taxes - The Company accounts for income Description of Business taxes in accordance with the provisions of and Summary of Significant Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. Accounting Policies 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes," ("SFAS (continued) 109"). SFAS 109 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future income tax consequences of events that have been recognized in a company's financial statements or tax return. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and their tax basis using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are provided when management determines that the realization of deferred tax assets fails to meet the more likely than not standard imposed by SFAS 109. Net Loss Per Share - Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Per share information for all prior periods have been adjusted to reflect the 200:1 stock split declared on August 3, 1998. As of September 30, 1999, the Company had outstanding options to purchase 175,000 shares of common stock which were not included in the calculation of loss per share as their effect was anti-dilutive. NOTE 2: The Company has been in the development stage Development since its inception. It has had no operating Operations revenues to date, has accumulated losses of $2,094,182, and will require additional working capital to complete its business development activities and generate revenues adequate to cover operating and further development expenses. These conditions raise substantial doubt as to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The Company believes it can raise adequate working capital through future sales of its common stock in private placement transactions. To date, the Company has raised $3.8 million in private placements of convertible debt and equity and has borrowed an additional $1.3 million from a stockholder. The Company intends to raise up to $20 million in a series of Private Placements to fund its research and development activities. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in its efforts to raise these funds. The financial statements do not contain any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. NOTE 3: In anticipation of the closing of the Advances to Related Party acquisition for certain assets and liabilities of Constellation Tech, C3D advanced Constellation Tech $2,408,306. All amounts advanced are due on demand with interest thereon at the annual rate equal to eight percent. C3D earned interest of $57,458 on the note for a total balance owing of $2,465,764 as at September 30, 1999. C3D Inc. (A Development Stage Company) Notes to Financial Statements - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE 4: Furniture and equipment consists of the Furniture and following: Equipment
September 30, December 31, 1999 1998 1997 ========================================================================================= Furniture and equipment $ 2,748 $ - $ - Less accumulated depreciation 183 - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Furniture and equipment, net $ 2,565 $ - $ - =========================================================================================
NOTE 5: On August 10, 1999, C3D issued $1 million of Notes Payable convertible subordinated debt to Seattle Investments LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Nevis, West Indies ("Seattle Investments"). The note bears interest at 10% and could be converted immediately into common stock at the lesser of $5 or the quoted market price at the time of conversion. The market price on August 10, 1999 was $14.63. This beneficial conversion feature resulted in the Company recognizing a $1,000,000 non-cash interest charge during 1999. On October 22, 1999, the debt and accrued interest thereon were converted into 202,945 shares of the Company's stock. NOTE 6: At September 30, 1999 the Company has net Income Taxes deferred tax assets of $711,000 primarily due to net operating loss carry forwards, which begin to expire in 2018. A 100% valuation allowance has been recorded against the deferred tax asset as management has yet to establish that recovery of this asset is more likely than not. NOTE 7: Certain operating expenses are paid by a related Related Party Transactions company, which in turn is reimbursed by the Company. For the nine months ended September 30, 1999, these expenses were $61,827. In addition, the Company paid the related company $19,250 under an informal rental agreement. The agreement may be cancelled at any time. The Company paid a $25,000 finders fee to a related party for the $1 million of convertible debt issued to Seattle Investments. The Company retained all key employees under informal consulting agreements during the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999. These agreements may be cancelled at any time. The expense of these agreements totaled $202,500, $106,000 of which is included in related party payables. C3D Inc. (A Development Stage Company) Notes to Financial Statements - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE 8: On March 8, 1999 the Company approved the Stock Grants and issuance of 100,000 shares of common stock to Stock Options certain board members for prior services performed on behalf of the Company. Accordingly, $400,000 of general and administrative expense was recorded during the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999, based on the estimated fair value of the common stock issued and the private placement completed on May 15, 1999 where the Company sold 453,255 shares of common stock to outside investors at $4 per share. On March 8, 1999, these board members were also granted options to purchase up to 175,000 shares of the Company's common stock at $4 per share. These options will vest immediately, and expire in 2004. At September 30, 1999, these 175,000 options remained outstanding. The weighted average fair value of these options, on the date they were granted, was $3.89. No expense was recognized upon granting of the options as the strike price was equal to the estimated market price, as evidenced by the sale of 453,255 shares of common stock to unrelated third parties completed on March 15, 1999 but not issued until May 15, 1999. The pro forma information required by FAS 123 was estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Sholes multiple option pricing model with the following assumptions for the nine month period ended September 30, 1999; risk free interest rate of 5.84%, expected life of 60 months, expected volatility 192%, and no expected dividend. Pro forma net loss and loss per share information are $2,470,282 and $0.67 respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 1999. NOTE 9: On October 1, 1999, the Company completed the Subsequent Events asset purchase agreement and acquired substantially all the operations of Constellation Tech. for a total consideration of 9,750,000 shares of the Company's $.001 par value common stock, and assumption of all liabilities and obligations. The asset purchase agreement also provided for the cancellation of 975,000 shares of treasury stock. Constellation Tech. has operations in the United States, Israel, and Russia, researching and developing new data storage technology products. For financial statement purposes, the acquisition of Constellation Tech will be treated as a reverse acquisition whereby the Company was acquired by Constellation Tech., with the balance sheets to be combined using each company's historical cost bases. The results of operations will include the results of both companies from the date of acquisition forward. As the transaction is a reverse merger with a public shell, no pro forma information related to this transaction is provided. C3D Inc. (A Development Stage Company) Notes to Financial Statements - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE 9: On November 1, 1999, the Company sold 8,503 Subsequent Events shares of common stock at $14.70 per share to an (continued) outside investor, pursuant to the terms and conditions of a subscription agreement for a total purchase price of $125,000. A commission of $25,000 was paid in conjunction with this sale. On November 8, 1999, the Company issued 2,500 shares of common stock, which was valued at the negotiated value of $28,750, to MBA Ventures, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, to compensate them for their services, in accordance with the agreement dated May 23, 1999. On November 10, 1999, the Company approved the issuance of warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock at a price of $10.00 per share to an investment banker, subject to certain terms and conditions, including successful placement of $2.5 million convertible subordinated debt, of which $500,000 has been completed to Wilbro Nominees Limited. On November 11, 1999, C3D issued $500,000 of convertible subordinated debt to Wilbro Nominees Limited. The note is due October 31, 2001 with interest at the rate of 8% per annum. The note is convertible into common stock at a price equal to 80% of the average posted price for the 20 days preceding the conversion date, beginning May 11, 2000. The quoted price for the Company's stock on November 11, 1999 was $23, resulting in a deemed beneficial conversion and discount of approximately $125,000, which will be shown as an increase to paid in capital, and interest expense. A commission of $100,000 was paid to an investment banker in conjunction with this sale. The Company borrowed $1.3 million from an existing stockholder, and issued a $300,000 promissory note on October 29, 1999 and a $1 million note on November 18, 1999. Both notes are unsecured, bear interest at 10% per annum, and mature on January 31, 2000. CONSTELLATION TECHNOLOGY LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES (A Development Stage Company) Contents -------- Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants 1- 2 Financial Statements Consolidated Balance Sheets 3 Consolidated Statements of Operations 4 Consolidated Statements of changes in Stockholders' Deficit 5 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 6 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 7 - 10 -1- Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants to Broad of directors and Stockholders of Constellation Technology Ltd. and Subsidiaries We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Constellations Technology Ltd. and Subsidiaries (a development stage company) ("the Company") as of September 30, 1999 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' deficit and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 1999. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. The comparative figures for the periods ending December 31, 1997 and 1998 were audited by other auditors. The consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles of Israel which do not differ in any material respects from the generally accepted accounting principles of the United States of America. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in Israel, which do not differ in any material respects from auditing standards in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Constellation Technology and Subsidiaries (a development stage company) at September 30, 1999, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company is in the development state and has generated no operating revenue to date and will need to raise additional working capital for future development costs. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regards to these matters are also described in Note 2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. BDO Shlomo Ziv & Co. Certified Public Accountants (Isr.) Tel - Aviv, Israel December 22, 1999 -2- CONSTELLATION TECHNOLOGY LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES (A Development Stage Company) CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in U.S.$)
September 30, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1997 ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Audited Audited Audited ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ASSETS: Current assets: Cash $300,944 $123,097 $2,818,719 Other receivable 228,203 171,261 36,047 -------- -------- ---------- Total current assets 529,147 294,358 2,854,766 -------- -------- ---------- FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT, NET 294,905 267,231 100,163 -------- -------- ---------- Total assets $824,052 $561,589 $2,954,929 ======== ======== ========== LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT: CURRENT LIABILITIES: Accounts payable $481,955 $442,889 $709,758 Due to C3D Inc. 2,465,764 - - Due to related parties 194,481 422,790 531,067 Due to shareholder 241,490 - 4,152,521 Other 1,063,533 565,192 147,980 --------- --------- --------- Total current liabilities 4,447,223 1,430,871 5,541,326 --------- --------- --------- Commitments and contingencies Long term liabilities: Leases 44,429 46,825 26,345 Severance pay 11,221 - - -------- -------- -------- 55,650 46,825 26,345 -------- -------- -------- Stockholders' Deficit: Common stock, $0.015 par value; 10,000,000 shares Authorized, 1,250,000 issued and outstanding 18,519 18,519 3 Additional paid in capital 4,870,021 4,870,021 - Deficit accumulated during the development stage (8,567,361) (5,804,647) (2,612,745) -------- -------- -------- Total stockholders' deficit (3,678,821) (916,107) (2,612,742) -------- -------- -------- Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit $824,052 $561,589 $2,954,929 -------- -------- --------
------------------- ------------------- Director Director The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. CONSTELLATION TECHNOLOGY LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES (A Development Stage Company) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in U.S.$)
Cumulative amounts from inception (September 25, Three months 1997) through Nine months ended Year ended ended September 30, September 30, December 31, December 31, ------------------- ----------------------------- -------------- -------------- 1999 1999 1998 1998 1997 -------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Audited Audited Unaudited Audited Audited -------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Operating expenses: Research and development $4,674,638 $1,717,983 $951,371 $1,534,948 $1,491,707 General and administrative 3,703,804 906,140 1,132,622 1,660,477 1,067,187 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total operating expenses 8,378,442 2,624,123 2,083,993 3,195,425 2,558,894 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Interest (income) expense 173,457 126,591 240 (6,985) 53,851 Taxes 15,462 12,000 - 3,462 - ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net loss ($8,567,361) ($2,762,714) ($2,084,233) ($3,191,902) ($2,612,745) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net loss per common share - Basic and diluted ($2.21) ($10,421.16) ($20.41) ($13,063.73) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Weighted average number of Common shares outstanding 1,250,000 200 156,425 200 ========== ========== ========== ==========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. CONSTELLATION TECHNOLOGY LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES (A Development Stage Company) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT (in U.S.$)
Deficit accumulated Additional during Paid-in development Shares Amount capital stage Total -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- --------------- Constellation Technology activities (Formerly known as constellation 3D Holdings Limited) Issuance of common stock for cash 200 3 - - 3 Net loss - - - (2,612,745) (2,612,745) --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Balance December 31, 1997 200 3 - (2,612,745) (2,612,742) Issuance of common stock for cancellation of shareholders' advances 1,249,800 18,516 4,870,021 - 4,888,537 Net loss - - - (3,191,902) (3,191,902) --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Balance December 31, 1998 1,250,000 18,519 4,870,021 (5,804,647) (916,107) Net loss - - - (2,762,714) (2,762,714) --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Balance September 30, 1999 1,250,000 $18,519 $4,870,021 ($8,567,361) ($3,678,821) ========= ======= ========== ========== ==========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. CONSTELLATION TECHNOLOGY LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES (A Development Stage Company) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in U.S.$)
Cumulative amounts from inception (September 25, 1997) through Nine months ended September September 30, Year ended December 31, 30, ---------------------------- ------------------------------- 1999 1999 1998 1998 1997 ----------------- ------------- ------------- --------------- --------------- Audited Audited Unaudited Audited Audited ----------------- ------------- ------------- --------------- --------------- Cash flows from operating activities: Net loss ($8,567,361) ($2,762,714) ($2,084,233) ($3,191,902) ($2,612,745) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: Loss on sale of fixed assets 18,203 18,203 - - - Increase in severance pay 11,221 11,221 - - - Depreciation expense 81,025 42,100 25,695 33,129 5,796 Change in assets and liabilities: Other receivable (228,203) (56,942) (321,240) (135,214) (36,047) Accounts payable 1,545,489 537,408 (248,834) 150,343 857,738 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- Net cash used in operating activities (7,139,626) (2,210,724) (2,628,612) (3,143,644) (1,785,258) ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- Cash flows from investing activities: Sale of assets 42,576 42,576 - - - Purchase of furniture and equipment (436,709) (130,553) (170,844) (200,197) (105,959) ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- Net cash used in investing activities (394,133) (87,977) (170,844) (200,197) (105,959) ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- Cash flows from financing activities: Issuance of common stock 4,888,540 - 4,672,518 4,888,537 3 Advances from C3D Inc. 2,465,764 2,465,764 - - - Due to shareholder 241,490 241,490 (4,152,521) (4,152,521) 4,152,521 Due to related parties 194,481 (228,309) (404,524) (108,277) 531,067 Net change in leases 44,429 (2,396) 1,933 20,480 26,345 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- Net cash provided by (used in) Financing activities 7,834,704 2,476,549 117,406 648,219 4,709,936 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- Net increase (decrease) in cash 300,945 177,848 (2,682,050) (2,695,622) 2,818,719 Cash, beginning of period - 123,097 2,818,719 2,818,719 - ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- Cash, end of period $300,945 $300,945 $136,669 $123,097 $2,818,719 ========== ========== ========== =========== ==========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. CONSTELLATION TECHNOLOGY LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES (A Development Stage Company) NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: 1. Operations: Constellation Technology Ltd. a British Virgin Island company, and Subsidiaries ("the Company") was incorporated on July 1, 1999. In contemplation of the proposed asset purchase agreement with C3D Inc., as discussed in Note 5, Constellation 3D Holdings Limited ("Constellation") transferred its operations and all assets and liabilities to the Company, on September 19, 1999. The comparative figures shown in the financial statements have been taken from previous financial statements of Constellation. The Company's subsidiaries are as follows: TriDStore IP, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary, is a Delaware limited liability company formed on February 2, 1998. It was formerly called "OMD Devices, LLC" until it filed an amendment to its Certificate of Formation on March 9, 1999. TriD Store Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary, is a Delaware Corporation formed on March 6, 1997. C-TriD Israel Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary, is an Israeli company formed on December 2, 1996. TriD SV, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, is a Delaware corporation formed on August 10, 1998. Tridistore Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary, is an Israeli corporation formed on November 27, 1996. JSC TriD Vostok, a wholly owned subsidiary, is a Russian company formed on January 15, 1999. Memory Devices Inc., a 60% owned subsidiary, is a Delaware company formed on March 8, 1997. OMD Optical Memory Devices Limited, a 67% owned subsidiary, is an Israeli corporation formed on November 27, 1996. The Company has operations in the United States, Israel, and Russia researching and developing new data storage technology products. They conduct research and development of optical memory storage technology. CONSTELLATION TECHNOLOGY LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES (A Development Stage Company) NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.): 2. Principles of Consolidation: The consolidated financial statements include accounts of Constellation Technology Ltd. and its subsidiaries. All significant inter company transactions have been eliminated. The results of subsidiaries are included from the date of incorporation, on the basis that results prior to the date of incorporation of the holding company are deemed immaterial in the context of the consolidated financial statements. Accounting Estimates: The Company's financial statements are prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from the estimates. Furniture and Equipment : Depreciation and amortization are computed utilizing straight-line over estimated useful lives ranging from approximately 3 to 17 years. Research and Development: Costs will be expensed as incurred until technological feasibility has been obtained, when product design is complete and a working model has been developed and tested. Foreign Currency Translation: The financial statements are expressed in U.S. dollars. Transactions during the year have been translated at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of the transaction. Assets and liabilities denominated if foreign currencies are translated to U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. The resulting profits or losses are dealt with through the profit and loss account. CONSTELLATION TECHNOLOGY LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES (A Development Stage Company) NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.): Revenue Recognition: It is the intent of the Company to enter into licensing, strategic alliances and joint venture programs with companies that have an established presence in the data storage market, although no agreements have been entered into at this time. These partner companies would be primarily responsible for the production and marketing of the products developed by the Company. The Company would provide engineering and technical support in addition to granting usage of its propriety intellectual property and patented technologies and processes. The Company intends to focus its activities in the area of research, development, and the administration of the Company's agreements. Any revenue derived from future agreements would be recognized over the term of the underlying agreement, based on appropriate, objective criteria Income Taxes: The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future income tax consequences of events that have been recognized in a company's financial statements or tax return. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and their tax basis using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are provided when management determines that the realization of deferred tax assets is unlikely. Net loss Per Share: Basic loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Per share information for all periods has been adjusted to reflect the 100:1 stock split declared on November 8, 1998. As of September 30, 1999, the Company has no outstanding options or other common stock equivalents. NOTE 2 - DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS: The Company has been in the development stage since its inception. It has had no operating revenues to date, has accumulated losses of $8,567,361, and will require additional working capital to complete its business development activities and generate revenues adequate to cover operating and further development expenses. This raises substantial doubt as to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The Company is currently seeking to raise equity or debt capital in the initial amount of $5 million with further funding of up to $15 million to complete research and development on its existing projects. No assurance can be provided that the Company will be successful in its efforts. The financial statements do not contain any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. NOTE 3 - FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT: Furniture and equipment consists of the following (in U.S.$):
September 30, December 31, ----------------- ------------------------------------ 1999 1998 1997 ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Furniture and equipment $354,848 $306,156 $105,959 Less accumulated depreciation 59,943 38,925 5,796 -------- -------- -------- Furniture and equipment, net $294,905 $267,231 $100,163 ======== ======== ========
NOTE 4 - RELATED TRANSACTION: In anticipation of the closing of the acquisition as discussed in Note 5. C3D advanced the Company $2,408,306. The advances are backed by a promissory note to C3D. All amounts advanced are due on demand with interest thereon at an annual rate equal to eight percent. Interest expense at September 30, 1999 was $ 57,458 for a total balance owing of $ 2,465,764. NOTE 5 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: On October 1, 1999, C3D Inc. acquired substantially all of the Company's operations through an asset purchase agreement for a total consideration of 9,750,000 shares of the Company's $0.001 par value common stock and assumption of certain liabilities and obligations. For financial statement purposes, the acquisition will be treated as a reverse acquisition whereby C3D, Inc. was acquired by Constellation Technology Ltd. and Subsidiaries, with the balance sheets to be combined using the respective historical cost bases. The results of operations will include the results of both companies from the date of acquisition. The unaudited pro forma combined historical results of operations as though Constellation Tech. had been combined at the beginning of fiscal 1998 and the nine month period ended September 30, 1999 are as follows: For the Nine For the Year Months ended ended September 30, December 31, ----------------- ---------------- 1999 1998 ----------------- ---------------- UNAUDITED UNAUDITED ----------------- ---------------- U.S.$ ----------------------------------- Net loss ($4,851,896) ($3,191,902) Basic and diluted loss per share ($0.36) ($0.24) The unaudited pro forma results of operations may not be indicative of results that would have been obtained had the combination occurred at the beginning of the periods presented and are not necessarily indicative of future combined results. Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants.................... 1 Financial Statements Consolidated Balance Sheets........................................ 2 Consolidated Statements of Operations.............................. 3 Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Deficit........ 4 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.............................. 5 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements......................... 6 - 9 Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants Board of Directors and Stockholders of Constellation 3D Holdings Limited and Subsidiaries We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Constellation 3D Holdings Limited and Subsidiaries (a development stage company) ("the Company") as of June 30, 1999, December 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' deficit and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 1999, the year ended December 31, 1998, the period from the date of inception (September 25, 1997) through December 31, 1997, and the period from the date of inception (September 25, 1997) through June 30, 1999. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. The consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles of Ireland, which do not differ in any material respects from the generally accepted accounting principles of the United States of America. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in Ireland, which do not differ in any material respects from auditing standards in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Constellation 3D Holdings Limited and Subsidiaries (a development stage company) at June 30, 1999, December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 1999, the year ended December 31, 1998, the period from the date of inception (September 25, 1997) through December 31, 1997 and the period from the date of inception (September 25, 1997) through June 30, 1999 in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company is in the development stage and has generated no operating revenue to date and will need to raise additional working capital for future development costs. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regards to these matters are also described in Note 2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. BDO Simpson Xavier Dublin, Ireland October 31, 1999 Constellation 3D Holdings Limited and Subsidiaries (A Development Stage Company) Consolidated Balance Sheets - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
June 30, December 31, 1999 December 31, 1998 1997 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASSETS Current Assets Cash $ 112,800 $ 123,097 $ 2,818,719 Other receivable 155,248 171,261 36,047 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Current Assets 268,048 294,358 2,854,766 Furniture and Equipment, net 292,073 267,231 100,163 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Assets $ 560,121 $ 561,589 $ 2,954,929 ==================================================================================================================== LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT Current Liabilities Accounts payable $ 434,308 $ 442,889 $ 709,758 Due to C3D Inc. 1,234,837 - - Due to related parties 174,184 422,790 531,067 Due to shareholder 241,490 - 4,152,521 Other 998,364 565,192 147,980 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Current Liabilities 3,083,183 1,430,871 5,541,326 Commitments and Contingencies Long Term Liabilities 50,503 46,825 26,345 Stockholders' Deficit Common stock, $0.015 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, 1,250,000, 1,250,000 and 200 issued and outstanding 18,519 18,519 3 Additional paid in capital 4,870,021 4,870,021 - Deficit accumulated during the development stage (7,462,105) (5,804,647) (2,612,745) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Stockholders' Deficit (2,573,565) (916,107) (2,612,742) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit $ 560,121 $ 561,589 $ 2,954,929 ====================================================================================================================
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. Constellation 3D Holdings Limited and Subsidiaries (A Development Stage Company) Consolidated Statements of Operations - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cumulative Amounts from Inception Six Months Ended (September 25, 1997) June 30, through June 30, ----------------------------------- 1999 1999 1998 (Unaudited) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPERATING EXPENSES: Interest (income) expense $ 76,156 $ 29,290 $ 55,724 Research and development 4,018,960 1,062,305 629,823 General and administrative 3,352,527 554,863 698,810 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total operating expenses 7,447,643 1,646,458 1,384,357 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER INCOME Taxes 14,462 11,000 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net loss $ (7,462,105) $ (1,657,458) $ (1,384,357) =============================================================================================================================== Net loss per common share - basic and diluted $ (1.33) $ (6,921.79) Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 1,250,000 200 ===============================================================================================================================
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Year Ended Three Months December 31, Ended December 31, ----------------------------------- 1998 1997 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPERATING EXPENSES: Interest (income) expense $ (6,985) $ 53,851 Research and development 1,534,948 1,491,707 General and administrative 1,660,477 1,067,187 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total operating expenses 3,188,440 2,612,745 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER INCOME Taxes 3,462 - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net loss $ (3,191,902) $ (2,612,745) ========================================================================================================= Net loss per common share - basic and diluted $ (20.41) $ (13,063.73) Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 156,425 200 =========================================================================================================
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. Constellation 3D Holdings Limited and Subsidiaries (A Development Stage Company) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Deficit - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock Deficit ----------------------------- Accumulated Additional During Shares Amount Paid-in capital Development Stage Total - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Constellation 3D Holdings Limited activities (Formerly known as Tandy Holdings Limited) - $ - $ - $ - $ - Issuance of common stock for cash 200 3 - - 3 Net loss - - - (2,612,745) (2,612,745) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance, December 31, 1997 200 3 - (2,612,745) (2,612,742) Issuance of common stock for cancellation of shareholders' advances 1,249,800 18,516 4,870,021 - 4,888,537 Net loss - - - (3,191,902) (3,191,902) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance, December 31, 1998 1,250,000 18,519 4,870,021 (5,804,647) (916,107) Net loss - - - (1,657,458) (1,657,458) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance, June 30, 1999 1,250,000 $ 18,519 $ 4,870,021 $ (7,462,105) $ (2,573,565) =======================================================================================================================
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. Constellation 3D Holdings Limited and Subsidiaries (A Development Stage Company) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH Cumulative Amounts from Inception Six Months (September 25, Ended June 30, 1997) through ------------------------------------ June 30, 1999 1999 1998 (Unaudited) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cash Flows From Operating Activities Net loss $ (7,462,105) $ (1,657,458) $ (1,384,357) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: Depreciation expense 43,948 5,023 13,363 Change in assets and liabilities: Other receivable (155,248) 16,013 (174,108) Accounts payable 1,432,672 424,591 (449,761) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net Cash Used in Operating Activities (6,140,733) (1,211,831) (1,994,863) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cash Flows From Investing Activities Purchase of furniture and equipment (336,021) (29,865) (129,761) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net Cash Used in Investing Activities (336,021) (29,865) (129,761) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cash Flows From Financing Activities Issuance of common stock 4,888,540 - 4,382,528 Advances from C3D Inc. 1,234,837 1,234,837 - Due to shareholder 241,490 241,490 (3,882,500) Due to related parties 174,184 (248,606) (531,067) Net change in leases 50,503 3,678 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities 6,589,554 1,231,399 (31,039) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash 112,800 (10,297) (2,155,663) Cash, beginning of period - 123,097 2,818,719 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cash, end of period $ 112,800 $ 112,800 $ 663,056 ====================================================================================================================================
Year Ended December 31, -------------------------------------- 1998 1997 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash Flows From Operating Activities Net loss $ (3,191,902) $ (2,612,745) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: Depreciation expense 33,129 5,796 Change in assets and liabilities: Other receivable (135,214) (36,047) Accounts payable 150,343 857,738 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Cash Used in Operating Activities (3,143,644) (1,785,258) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash Flows From Investing Activities Purchase of furniture and equipment (200,197) (105,959) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Cash Used in Investing Activities (200,197) (105,959) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash Flows From Financing Activities Issuance of common stock 4,888,537 3 Advances from C3D Inc. - - Due to shareholder (4,152,521) 4,152,521 Due to related parties (108,277) 531,067 Net change in leases 20,480 26,345 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities 648,219 4,709,936 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash (2,695,622) 2,818,719 Cash, beginning of period 2,818,719 - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash, end of period $ 123,097 $ 2,818,719 ================================================================================================================
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements Constellation 3D Holdings Limited and Subsidiaries (A Development Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE 1: Operations - Constellation 3D Holdings Limited Description of Business and and Subsidiaries ("the Company") was Summary of Significant incorporated in Ireland on September 25, 1997 Policies under the name of Tandy Holdings Limited. On March 13, 1998 Tandy Holdings Limited changed its name to Constellation 3D Accounting Holdings Limited. In contemplation of the proposed asset purchase agreement with C3D Inc., as discussed in Note 5, the Company transferred all assets and liabilities to Constellation Technology Ltd. ("Constellation Tech."), a British Virgin Island company, on September 19, 1999. The Company's subsidiaries are as follows: TriDStore IP, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary, is a Delaware limited liability company formed on February 2, 1998. It was formerly called "OMD Devices, LLC" until it filed an amendment to its Certificate of Formation on March 9, 1999. TriD Store Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary, is a Delaware Corporation formed on March 6, 1997. C-TriD Israel Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary, is an Israeli company formed on December 2, 1996. TriD SV, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, is a Delaware corporation formed on August 10, 1998. Tridistore Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary, is an Israeli corporation formed on November 27, 1996. JSC TriD Store Vostok, a wholly owned subsidiary, is a Russian company formed on January 15, 1999. Memory Devices Inc., a 60% owned subsidiary, is a Delaware company formed on March 8, 1997. OMD Optical Memory Devices Limited, a 67% owned subsidiary, is an Israeli corporation formed on November 27, 1996. The Company has operations in the United States, Israel, and Russia researching and developing new data storage technology products. They conduct research and development of optical memory storage technology Constellation 3D Holdings Limited and Subsidiaries (A Development Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE 1: Principles of Consolidation - The consolidated Description of Business and financial statements include accounts of Summary of Significant Constellation 3D Holding Limited and its Accounting Policies subsidiaries. All significant intercompany (continued) transactions have been eliminated. The results of subsidiaries are included from the date of incorporation, on the basis that results prior to the date of incorporation of the holding company are deemed immaterial in the context of the consolidated financial statements. Accounting Estimates - The Company's financial statements are prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from the estimates. Furniture and Equipment - Furniture and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation and amortization are computed utilizing straight-line over estimated useful lives ranging from approximately 3 to 17 years. Research and Development - Costs will be expensed as incurred until technological feasibility has been obtained. Foreign Currency Translation - The financial statements are expressed in U.S. dollars. Transactions during the year have been translated at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of the transaction. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated to U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. The resulting profits or losses are dealt with through the profit and loss account. Revenue Recognition - It is the intent of the Company to enter into licensing, strategic alliances and joint venture programs with companies that have an established presence in the data storage market. These partner companies would be primarily responsible for the production and marketing of the products developed by the Company. The Company intends to focus its activities in the area of research, development, and the administration of the Company's agreements. Constellation 3D Holdings Limited and Subsidiaries (A Development Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE 1: Income Taxes - The Company recognizes deferred Description of Business tax assets and liabilities for the expected and Summary of Significant future income tax consequences of events that Accounting Policies have been recognized in a company's financial (continued) statements or tax return. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and their tax basis using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are provided when management determines that the realization of deferred tax assets is unlikely. Net Loss Per Share - Basic loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Per share information for all periods has been adjusted to reflect the 100:1 stock split declared on November 8, 1998. As of June 30, 1999, the Company had no outstanding options or other common stock equivalents. NOTE 2: The Company has been in the development stage Development since its inception. It has had no operating Operations revenues to date, has accumulated losses of $7,462,105, and will require additional working capital to complete its business development activities and generate revenues adequate to cover operating and further development expenses. This raises substantial doubt as to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The Company is currently seeking to raise equity or debt capital in the initial amount of $5 million with further funding of up to $15 million to complete research and development on its existing projects. The financial statements do not contain any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. NOTE 3: Furniture and equipment consists of the Furniture and following: Equipment
June 30, December 31, 1999 1998 1997 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Furniture and equipment $ 336,021 $ 306,156 $ 105,959 Less accumulated depreciation 43,948 38,925 5,796 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Furniture and equipment, net $ 292,073 $ 267,231 $ 100,163 =========================================================================================
Constellation 3D Holdings Limited and Subsidiaries (A Development Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE 4: In anticipation of the closing of the Related Party Transactions acquisition as discussed in Note 5, C3D advanced the Company $1,219,979. The advances are backed by a promissory note to C3D. All amounts advanced are due on demand with interest thereon at an annual rate equal to eight percent. Interest expense at June 30, 1999 was $14,858 for a total balance owing of $1,234,837. NOTE 5: On October 1, 1999, C3D Inc. acquired Subsequent Events substantially all of the Company's operations through an asset purchase agreement for a total consideration of 9,750,000 shares of the Company's $.001 par value common stock and assumption of certain liabilities and obligations. The asset purchase agreement also provides for the cancellation of 975,000 shares of founders' common stock of the company. For financial statement purposes, the acquisition has been treated as a reverse acquisition whereby C3D, Inc. was acquired by Constellation 3D Holdings Limited and Subsidiaries, with the balance sheets to be combined using the respective historical cost bases. The results of operations will include the results of both companies from the date of acquisition. The unaudited pro forma combined historical results of operations as though Constellation Tech. had been combined at the beginning of fiscal 1998 and the six month period ended June 30, 1999 are as follows:
For the Six Months For the Year Ended Ended December 31, (unaudited) June 30, 1999 1998 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net loss ($2,328,000) ($3,191,902) Basic and diluted loss per share ($0.17) ($0.24) =========================================================================================
The unaudited pro forma results of operations may not be indicative of results that would have been obtained had the combination occurred at the beginning of the periods presented and are not necessarily indicative of future combined results. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. CONSTELLATION 3D, INC. By: /s/ Eugene Levich -------------------------------------- Eugene Levich, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operational Officer Date: January 13, 2000 ------------------------------------ EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description 2.1* Asset Purchase Agreement by and between C3D INC., a Florida corporation as Buyer, CONSTELLATION C3D TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, a British Virgin Islands corporation, as Seller, TRID STORE, INC., a Delaware corporation and TRID IP S.A., a Luxembourg corporation dated as of October 1, 1999. 3.1* Articles of Incorporation of Latin Venture Partners, Inc., filed December 27, 1995. 3.2* Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Latin Venture Partners, Inc., filed August 3, 1998. 3.3* Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Latin Venture Partners, Inc., filed March 24, 1999. 3.3A C3D Inc. Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, filed December 29, 1999 3.4* Bylaws of C3D Inc. 4.1* Investor's Rights Agreement, dated August 10, 1999, by and between C3D Inc. and Seattle Investment L.L.C. 4.2* Subscription Agreement, dated November 29, 1999, by and between C3D Inc. and MBA-on-Demand, L.L.C. 4.3* Purchase Agreement, dated November 11, 1999, by and between Wilbro Nominees Limited and C3D Inc. 4.4* Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 11, 1999, by and between Wilbro Nominees Limited and C3D Inc. 4.5* Warrant dated November 11, 1999 issued to Moorwood Investment Limited 4.6* Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 24, 1999, by and between Winnburn Advisory and C3D Inc. 4.7* Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 24, 1999, by and between Winnburn Advisory and C3D Inc. 4.8 Warrant Agreement, dated December 1, 1999, by and between Sands Brothers & Co., Ltd. and C3D, Inc. 10.1* Rental Contract, Unprotected According to the Tenant's Protection Law (Various Instructions) of 1968 as Drafted into the Tenant's Protection Law (Consolidated Version) of 1972, made and signed in Tel Aviv on March 25, 1997. 10.2* Rental Contract, Unprotected According to the Tenant's Protection Law (Various Instructions) of 1968 as Drafted into the Tenant's Protection Law (Consolidated Version) of 1972, made and signed in Tel Aviv on February 8, 1998. 10.3* Agreement N. 356/181298 on the rent of office premises, dated December 18, 1998 between MACHMIR Co., Ltd. as "Lessor" and ZAO "TriD Store Vostok" as "Renter." 10.4* The Rent Agreement, No. 5/8, dated July 5, 1999, between MSU Science Park as "Lessor" and ZAO "TriD Store Vostok" as "Tenant." 10.5* Attachment No. 1 to The Rent Agreement, No. 5/8, dated July 5, 1999, between MSU Science Park as "Lessor" and ZAO "TriD Store Vostok" as "Tenant." 10.6* Sublease Agreement, dated November 18, 1999, by and between Harex Global Corporation, as lessor, and C3D Inc., as lessee. 10.7* Optima Services Agreement (Member), dated April 23, 1999, by and between Omni Offices Inc. and C3D Inc. 10.8* Employment Agreement dated July 15, 1998, by and between Memory Services (M.D.) (1996) Ltd. and Ronen Yaffe. 10.9* Letter of Intent, dated December 20, 1999, by and between Toolex International N.V. and C3D Inc. 10.10* Co-Invention Agreement, dated December 20, 1999, by and between Toolex International N.V. and C3D Inc. 10.11 Stock Option Agreement, dated December 27, 1999, made by and between C3D Inc. and Brigadier General Itzhak Yaakov 10.12 Stock Option Agreement, dated December 27, 1999, made by and between C3D Inc. and Michael L. Goldberg, Esquire 10.13 Constellation 3D, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan 10.14 Placement Agency Agreement, dated December 1, 1999, by and between Sands Brothers & Co., Ltd. and C3D, Inc. 10.15 Amendment No. 1 to Placement Agency Agreement, dated December 22, 1999 by and between Sands & Co., Ltd. and C3D, Inc. 10.16 Agreement N. 356A/291299 on the rent of the office premises, dated December 29, 1999 between MACHMIR Co., Ltd. as "Lessor" and ZAO "TriDStore Vostok" as "Renter" 10.17 The Rent Agreement of office premises No. 5/2, dated January 5, 2000, between MSU Science Park as "Lessor" and ZAO "TriD Store Vostok" as "Renter." 16.1* Auditor's Resignation letter dated December 20, 1999. 21.1+ Subsidiaries of the Registrant 27.1 Financial Data Schedule - ----------------------------------- * Previously filed. + The subsidiaries of C3D and their places of organization are listed in the Business Section of this Registration Statement.
EX-3.3A 2 EXHIBIT 3.3A C3D INC. Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation The Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of C3D INC. (the "Corporation") are set forth below, and all of them are adopted the 27th day of December 1999. The number of votes cast for the amendments by the shareholders was sufficient for approval. Article 1. Name. The name of this Corporation is: CONSTELLATION 3D, INC. Article 2. Principal Office/Mailing Address. The street and mailing address of this Corporation is: 230 Park Avenue Suite 453 New York, New York 10169. Article 3. Registered Office and Registered Agent. The location of the registered office of this Corporation in this State is: 2625 NE 11th Court Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304. The name and address of the registered agent of this Corporation in this State is: Michael Goldberg, Esquire 2625 NE 11th Court Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304. Article 4. Authorized Capital Stock. The Corporation shall have the authority to issue an aggregate of 110 million shares of capital stock which shall be divided into 100 million shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value per share, as more fully described in Section 4(a) below, and 10 million shares of Preferred Stock, no par value per share, as more fully described in Section 4(b) below. (a) Common Stock. Each holder of record of Common Stock shall have the right to one vote for each share of Common Stock registered in their name on the books of the Corporation. Such holders of record shall have the right to vote in the election of directors of the Corporation. (b) Preferred Stock. The shares of Preferred Stock may be divided and issued from time to time in one or more series as may be determined by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, each such series to be distinctly designated and to consist of the number of shares determined by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors of the Corporation is hereby expressly vested with authority to adopt resolutions to issue the shares, to fix the number of shares, to change the number of shares constituting any class or series, and to provide for or change the voting powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions, if any, of Preferred Stock, and each class or series thereof, in each case without approval of the shareholders. The authority of the Board of Directors with respect to each class or series of Preferred Stock shall include, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the determination of the following: (1) The number of shares constituting that class or series and the distinctive designation of that class or series; (2) The dividend rate on the shares of that class or series, whether dividends shall be cumulative, and, if so, from which date or dates; (3) Whether that class or series shall have voting rights, in addition to any voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights; (4) Whether that class or series shall have conversion privileges (including rights to convert such class or series into the capital stock of the Corporation or any other entity) and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion, including provision for adjustment of the conversion rate in such events as the Board of Directors shall determine; (5) Whether or not shares of that class or series shall be redeemable and whether or not the Corporation or the holder (or both) may exercise the redemption right, including the terms of redemption (including any sinking fund provisions), the date or dates upon or after which they shall be redeemable, and the amount per share payable in case of redemption, which amount may vary under different conditions; (6) The rights of the shares of that class or series in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation; and -2- (7) Any other relative rights, preferences and limitations of that class or series as may be permitted or required by law. The number of shares, voting powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions, if any, of any class or series of Preferred Stock which may be designated by the Board of Directors may differ from those of any and all other class or series at any time outstanding. (c) Increase in Authorized Preferred Stock. Except as otherwise provided by law or in a resolution or resolutions establishing any particular series of Preferred Stock, the aggregate number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock may be increased by an amendment to these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation approved solely by the holders of Common Stock and of any series of Preferred Stock which is entitled pursuant to its voting rights designated by the Board of Directors to vote thereon, if at all, voting together as a class. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed to and executed these Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation this 27th day of December 1999. /s/ Eugene Levich -------------------- Eugene Levich, President of C3D INC. /s/ Michael Goldberg -------------------- Michael Goldberg, Secretary of C3D INC. Having been named as registered agent and office and to accept service of process for the Corporation, I hereby accept the appointment as registered agent and office and agree to act in this capacity this 27th day of December, 1999. I further agree to comply with the provisions of all statutes relative to the proper and complete performance of my duties, and I am familiar with and accept the obligation of my position as registered agent and office this 27th day of December, 1999. /s/ Michael Goldberg -------------------- Michael Goldberg -3- EX-4 3 EXHIBIT 4.8 WARRANT AGREEMENT dated as of December 1, 1999 between C3D Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Company") and Sands Brothers & Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to variously as the "Holder" or "Sands Brothers"). W I T N E S S E T H: ------------------- WHEREAS, in accordance with the terms of the Placement Agency Agreement of even date herewith between the Company and Warrantholder (the "Selling Agreement"), Warrantholder has agreed to act as exclusive placement agent in connection with the proposed private placement offering (the "Offering") by the Company of the Company's Capital Stock (the "Shares"). WHEREAS, the Company proposes to issue to Warrantholder warrants (the "Warrants") to acquire a number of shares (the "Warrant Shares") of common stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock") which number of Warrant Shares shall be determined as provided herein; and WHEREAS, Warrants issued pursuant to this Warrant Agreement shall be issued to Warrantholder or officers, employees or other designees thereof, (in which event the investor letter shown in Exhibit A, shall be delivered to the Company by the Sands Brothers) (collectively, "Permitted Designees") in consideration for, and as part of the compensation of Warrantholder in connection with, the Warrantholder acting as placement agent pursuant to the terms of the Selling Agreement, and 1 WHEREAS, all capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the definitions assigned them in the Selling Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the payment by the Holder to the Company of TWENTY FIVE ($25.00) DOLLARS, the agreements herein set forth and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agrees as follows: 1. Grant. The Holder and its designees is hereby granted the right to purchase, at any time from December 1, 1999, until 5:30 p.m., New York time, on December 1, 2004, up to an aggregate of 5,350,000 Warrant Shares (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8 hereof) at the initial exercise price per share as provided in Section 6 hereof, vesting as follows: (i) 350,000 Warrant Shares shall vest upon the sale of the Minimum Amount (the "Initial Warrant Shares"); (ii) 200,000 Warrant Shares for each $1,000,000 of all Securities sold in the Financing ("the Additional Warrant Shares"). 2. Warrant Certificates. The warrant certificates (the "Warrant Certificates") delivered and to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be in the form set forth in Exhibit A 2 attached hereto and made a part hereof, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions, and other variations as required or permitted by this Agreement. 3. Exercise of Warrant. ss.3.1 Method of Exercise. The Warrants initially are exercisable at an initial exercise price (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8 hereof) per share of Common Stock set forth in Section 6 hereof payable by certified or official bank check in New York Clearing House funds, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8 hereof. Upon surrender of a Warrant Certificate with the annexed Form of Election to Purchase duly executed, together with payment of the Exercise Price (as hereinafter defined) for the shares of Common Stock purchased at the Company's principal offices in New York (presently located at 230 Park Avenue, Suite 453 New York, NY 10169) the registered holder of a Warrant Certificate ("Holder" or "Holders") shall be entitled to receive a certificate or certificates for the shares of Common Stock so purchased. The purchase rights represented by each Warrant Certificate are exercisable at the option of the Holder thereof, in whole or in part (but not as to fractional shares of the Common Stock underlying the Warrants). Warrants may be exercised to purchase all or part of the shares of Common Stock represented thereby. In the case of the purchase of less than all the shares of Common Stock purchasable under any Warrant Certificate, the Company shall cancel said Warrant Certificate upon the surrender thereof and shall execute and deliver a new Warrant Certificate of like tenor for the balance of the shares of Common Stock. 3 ss.3.2 Exercise by Surrender of Warrant. (a) In addition to the method of payment set forth in Section 3.1 and in lieu of any cash payment required thereunder, the Holder(s) of the Warrants shall have the right at any time and from time to time exercise the Warrants in full or in part by surrendering the Warrant Certificate in the manner specified in Section 3.1 in exchange for the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of (x) the number of shares to which the Warrants are being exercised multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Market Price (as defined in Section 8.1 (vi) hereof) of the Common Stock less the Exercise Price and the denominator of which is such Market Price. (b) Solely for the purposes of this Section 3.2, Market Price shall be calculated either (i) on the date on which the form of election attached hereto is deemed to have been sent to the Company pursuant to Section 13 hereof ("Notice Date") or (ii) as the average of the Market Price for each of the five trading days preceding the Notice Date, whichever of (i) or (ii) is greater. 4. Issuance of Certificates. Upon the exercise of the Warrants, the issuance of certificates for shares of Common Stock or other securities, properties or rights underlying such Warrants, shall be made forthwith (and in any event such issuance shall be made within five (5) business days thereafter) without charge to the Holder thereof including, without limitation, any tax which may be payable in respect of the issuance thereof, and such certificates shall (subject to the provisions of Sections 5 and 7 hereof) be issued in the name of, or in such names as may be directed by, the Holder thereof; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificates in a name other than that of the Holder and the Company shall not be required to issue 4 or deliver such certificates unless or until the person or persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid. The Warrant Certificates and the certificates representing the shares of Common Stock (and/or other securities, property or rights issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) shall be executed on behalf of the Company by the manual or facsimile signature of the then present Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors or President or Vice President of the Company under its corporate seal reproduced thereon, attested to by the manual or facsimile signature of the then present Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company. Warrant Certificates shall be dated the date of execution by the Company upon initial issuance, division, exchange, substitution or transfer. 5. Restriction On Transfer of Warrants. The Holder of a Warrant Certificate, by its acceptance thereof, covenants and agrees that the Warrants are being acquired as an investment and not with a view to the distribution thereof. 6. Exercise Price. ss.6.1 Initial and Adjusted Exercise Price. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8 hereof, the initial exercise price with respect to the Initial Warrant Shares shall be $11.00 per share of Common Stock, and the initial exercise price with respect to the Additional Warrant Shares shall be equal to a 40% discount to the average of the bid price of the Common Stock for the 60 day period prior any Closing, but in no event less than of $15.00 per share of Common Stock. The adjusted exercise price shall be the price which shall result from time to time from any and all adjustments of the initial exercise price in accordance with the provisions of Section 8 hereof. 5 ss.6.2 Exercise Price. The term "Exercise Price" herein shall mean the initial exercise price or the adjusted exercise price, depending upon the context. 7. Registration Rights. ss.7.1 Registration Under the Securities Act of 1933. The Warrants and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and any of the other securities issuable upon exercise of the Warrants have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") for public resale. Upon exercise, in part or in whole, of the Warrants, certificates representing the shares of Common Stock and any other securities issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (collectively, the "Warrant Securities") shall bear the following legend: The securities represented by this certificate have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Act") for public resale, and may not be offered or sold except pursuant to (i) an effective registration statement under the Act, (ii) to the extent applicable, Rule 144 under the Act (or any similar rule under such Act relating to the disposition of securities), or (iii) an opinion of counsel, if such opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to counsel to the issuer, that an exemption from registration under such Act is available. ss.7.2 Piggyback Registration. If, at any time during the five year period commencing after the date hereof, the Company proposes to register any of its securities under the Act (other than in connection with a merger or pursuant to Form S-8, S-4 or comparable registration statement) it will give written notice by registered mail, at least thirty (30) days prior to the filing of each registration statement, to Sands Brothers and to all other Holders of the Warrants and/or the Warrant Securities of its intention to do so. If Sands Brothers or other Holders of the Warrants and/or Warrant Securities notify the Company within twenty (20) days after receipt of any such notice of its or their desire to include any 6 such securities in such proposed registration statement, the Company shall afford Sands Brothers and such Holders of the Warrants and/or Warrant Securities the opportunity to have any such Warrant Securities registered under such registration statement. ss.7.3 Demand Registration. (a) Commencing six months from the date of this Agreement (the "Demand Date"), the Holders of the Warrants and/or Warrant Securities representing a "Majority" (as hereinafter defined) of such securities (assuming the exercise of all of the Warrants) shall have the right (which right is in addition to the registration rights under Section 7.2 hereof), exercisable by written notice to the Company, to have the Company prepare and file with the Commission, on one occasion, a registration statement and such other documents, including a prospectus, as may be necessary in the opinion of both counsel for the Company and counsel for Sands Brothers and Holders, in order to comply with the provisions of the Act, so as to permit a public offering and sale of their respective Warrant Securities for nine (9) consecutive months by such Holders and any other Holders of the Warrants and/or Warrant Securities who notify the Company within ten (10) days after receiving notice from the Company of such request, provided, however, that in the event that prior to the Demand Date the Company has filed a registration statement as to which the rights afforded the Holder(s) pursuant to Section 7.2 hereof have been exercised such that the re-sale of the Warrant Securities are covered by an effective registration statement (the "Piggyback Registration Statement"), the Demand Date shall be deferred until the earlier of (i) the date the Piggyback Registration Statement is no longer effective with respect to the Warrant Securities held by the Holder(s) or (ii) one year from the date of this Agreement; provided, further, however, that in the event that more than 75% of the Warrant Securities have been sold pursuant to the Piggyback 7 Registration Statement, then the Demand Date shall be deferred until one year from the date of this Agreement.. (b) The Company covenants and agrees to give written notice of any registration request under this Section 7.3 by any Holder or Holders to all other registered Holders of the Warrants and the Warrant Securities within (10) days from the date of the receipt of any such registration request. (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Company shall not have filed a registration statement for the amount of Warrant Securities so demanded (the "Demanded Securities") within the time period specified in Section 7.4(a) hereof pursuant to the written notice specified in Section 7.3(a) of a Majority of the Holders of the Warrants and/or Warrant Securities, the Company agrees that upon the written notice of election of a Majority of the Holders of the Warrants and/or Warrant Securities it shall repurchase (i) any and all Demanded Securities at the highest Market Price (defined hereinafter) per share of Common Stock between the date of the notice sent pursuant to Section 7.3(a) and the closing of such repurchase and (ii) any and all demanded Warrants at such Market Price less the exercise price of such Warrant. Such repurchase shall be in immediately available funds and shall close within two (2) days after the later of (i) the expiration of the period specified in Section 7.4(a) or (ii) the delivery of the written notice of election specified in this Section 7.3(c). As used herein, the phase "Market Price" at any date shall be deemed to be the last reported sale price, or, in case no such reported sale takes place on such day, the average of the last reported sale prices for the last three (3) trading days, in either case as officially reported by the principal securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading, or, if the Common Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on any national 8 securities exchange, the average closing bid price as furnished by the NASD through NASDAQ or similar organization if NASDAQ is no longer reporting such information, or if the Common Stock is not quoted on NASDAQ, as determined in good faith by resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company, based on the best information available to it. ss.7.4 Covenants of the Company With Respect to Registration. In connection with any registration under Section 7.2 or 7.3 hereof, the Company covenants and agrees as follows: (a) The Company shall use its best efforts to file a registration statement within ninety (90) days of receipt of any demand therefor (provided however that in the event that the Company is unable to file such registration statement within such ninety (90) day period solely due to events or circumstances predominantly outside of the Company's control as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors as evidenced by a certificate of the President and Chairman of the Company addressed to the Holder(s), the Company shall have up to an additional thirty (30) days to make such filing), shall use its best efforts to have any registration statements declared effective at the earliest possible time, and shall furnish the Holder desiring to sell Warrant Securities such number of prospectuses as shall reasonably be requested. (b) The Company shall pay all costs (excluding any underwriting or selling commissions or other charges of any broker-dealer acting on behalf of Holders), fees and expenses in connection with all registration statements filed pursuant to Sections 7.2 and 7.3(a) hereof including, without limitation, the Company's legal and accounting fees, printing expenses, blue sky fees and expenses. If the Company shall fail to comply with the provisions of Section 7.4(a), the Company shall, in addition to any other equitable or other relief available to the Holder(s), be liable 9 for any or all damages due to loss of profit sustained by the Holder(s) requesting registration of its Warrant Securities. (c) The Company will take all necessary action which may be required in qualifying or registering the Warrant Securities included in a registration statement for offering and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of the state requested by the Holder. (d) (i) The Company shall indemnify the Holder(s) of the Warrant Securities to be sold pursuant to any registration statement and each person, if any, who controls such Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"), against all loss, claim, damage, expense or liability (including all expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any claim whatsoever) to which any of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, arising from such registration statement. (ii) The Holder(s) of the Warrant Securities to be sold pursuant to any registration statement agree(s) to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to the Holder(s), but only with reference to written information relating to the Holder(s) furnished to the Company by the Holder(s) specifically for inclusion in such registration statement. (e) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as requiring the Holder(s) to exercise their Warrants prior to the initial filing of any registration statement or the effectiveness thereof. 10 (f) The Company shall furnish to each Holder participating in the offering and to each underwriter, if any, a signed counterpart, addressed to such Holder or underwriter, of (i) an opinion of counsel to the Company, dated the effective date of such registration statement (and, if such registration includes an underwritten public offering, an opinion dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement), and (ii) a "cold comfort" letter dated the effective date of such registration statement (and, if such registration includes an underwritten public offering; a letter dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement) signed by the independent public accountants who have issued a report on the Company's financial statements included in such registration statement, in each case covering substantially the same matters with respect to such registration statement (and the prospectus included therein) and, in the case of such accountants' letter, with respect to agents subsequent to the date of such financial statements, are as customarily covered in opinions of issuer's counsel and in accountants' letters delivered to underwriters in underwritten public offering of securities. (g) The Company shall as soon as practicable after the effective date of the registration statement, and in any event within 15 months thereafter, make "generally available to its security holders" (within the meaning of Rule 158 under the Act) an earnings statement (which need not be audited) complying with Section 11(a) of the Act and covering a period of at least 12 consecutive months beginning after the effective date of the registration agreement. (h) The Company shall deliver promptly to each Holder participating in the offering requesting the correspondence and memoranda described below and the managing underwriter copies of all correspondence between the Commission and the Company, its counsel or auditors and all memoranda relating to discussions with the Commission or its staff with respect to 11 the registration statement and permit the Holder and underwriter to do such investigation, upon reasonable advance notice, with respect to information contained in or omitted from the registration statement as it deems reasonably necessary to comply with applicable securities laws or rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD"). Such investigation shall include access to books, records and properties and opportunities to discuss the business of the Company with its officers and independent auditors, all to such reasonable extent and at such reasonable times and as often as any such Holder shall reasonably request as it deems necessary to comply with applicable securities laws or NASD rules. (i) In addition to the Warrant Securities, upon the written request therefor by any Holder(s), the Company shall include in the registration statement any other securities of the Company held by such Holder(s) as of the date of filing of such registration statement, including without limitation, restricted shares of Common Stock, options, warrants or any other securities convertible into shares of Common Stock. (j) For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Majority" in reference to the Holders of Warrants or Warrant Securities, shall mean in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the then outstanding Warrants or Warrant Securities that (i) are not held by the Company, an affiliate, officer, creditor, employee or agent thereof or any of their respective affiliates, members of their family, persons acting as nominees or in conjunction therewith or (ii) have not been resold to the public pursuant to a registration statement filed with the Commission under the Act. 8. Adjustments to Exercise and Number of Securities. ss.8.1 Computation of Adjusted Exercise Price. Except as hereinafter provided, in case the Company shall at any time after the date hereof issue or sell any shares of Common Stock 12 (other than the issuances or sales referred to in Section 8.7 hereof), including shares held in the Company's treasury and shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of any options, rights or warrants, to subscribe for shares of Common Stock and shares of Common Stock issued upon the direct or indirect conversion or exchange of securities for shares of Common Stock, for a consideration per share less than the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance or sale of such shares or without consideration, then forthwith upon such issuance or sale, the Exercise Price shall (until another such issuance or sale) be reduced to the price (calculated to the nearest full cent) equal to the quotient derived by dividing (A) an amount equal to the sum of (X) the product of (a) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance or sale and (b) the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issuance or sale, plus (Y) the aggregate of the amount of all consideration, if any, received by the Company upon such issuance or sale, by (B) the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such issuance or sale; provided, however, that in no event shall the Exercise Price be adjusted pursuant to this computation to an amount in excess of the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such computation, except in the case of a combination of outstanding shares of Common Stock, as provided by Section 8.3 thereof. For the purposes of this Section 8 the term Exercise Price shall mean the Exercise Price per share of Common Stock set forth in Section 6 hereof, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to the provisions of this Section 8. For the purposes of any computation to be made in accordance with this Section 8.1, the following provisions shall be applicable: 13 (i) In case of the issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock for a consideration part or all of which shall be cash, the amount of the cash consideration therefor shall be deemed to be the amount of cash received by the Company for such shares (or, if shares of Common Stock are offered by the Company for subscription, the subscription price, or, if either of such securities shall be sold to underwriters or dealers for public offering without a subscription offering, the initial public offering price) before deducting therefrom any compensation paid or discount allowed in the sale, underwriting or purchase thereof by underwriters or dealers or others performing similar services, or any expenses incurred in connection therewith and less any amounts payable to security holders or any affiliate thereof, including without limitation, any employment agreement, royalty, consulting agreement, covenant not to compete, earned or contingent payment right or similar arrangement, agreement or understanding, whether oral or written; all such amounts shall be valued at the aggregate amount payable thereunder whether such payments are absolute or contingent and irrespective of the period or uncertainty of payment, the rate of interest, if any, or the contingent nature thereof. (ii) In case of the issuance or sale (otherwise then as a dividend or other distribution on any stock of the Company) of shares of Common Stock for a consideration part or all of which shall be other than cash, the amount of the consideration therefor other than cash shall be deemed to be the value of such consideration as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company. (iii) Shares of Common Stock issuable by way of dividend or other distribution on any stock of the Company shall be deemed to have been issued immediately after the opening of business on the day following the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to 14 receive such dividend or other distribution and shall be deemed to have been issued without consideration. (iv) The reclassification of securities of the Company other than shares of Common Stock shall be deemed to involve the issuance of such shares of Common Stock for a consideration other than cash immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for the determination of security holders entitled to receive such shares, and the value of the consideration allocable to such shares of Common Stock shall be determined as provided in subsection (ii) of this Section 8.1. (v) The number of shares of Common Stock at any one time outstanding shall include the aggregate number of shares issued or issuable (subject to readjustment upon the actual issuance thereof) upon the exercise of options, rights, warrants and upon the conversion or exchange of convertible or exchangeable securities. ss.8.2 Options, Rights, Warrants and Convertible and Exchangeable Securities. In case the Company shall at any time after the date hereof issue options, rights or warrants to subscribe for shares of Common Stock, or issue any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock, for a consideration per share less than the Exercise Price in effect or without consideration, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance of such options, rights or warrants, or such convertible or exchangeable securities, as the case may be, shall be reduced to a price determined by making a computation in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.1 hereof, provided that: (i) The aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock, as the case may be, issuable under such options, rights or warrants shall be deemed to be issued and outstanding at 15 the time such options, rights or warrants were issued, and for a consideration equal to the minimum purchase price per share provided for in such options, rights or warrants at the time of issuance, plus the consideration (determined in the same manner as consideration received on the issue or sale of shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrants), if any, received by the Company for such options, rights or warrants. (ii) The aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exchange of any convertible or exchangeable securities shall be deemed to be issued and outstanding at the time of issuance of such securities, and for a consideration equal to the consideration (determined in the same manner as consideration received on the issue or sale of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Warrants) received by the Company for such securities, plus the minimum consideration, if any, receivable by the Company upon the conversion or exchange thereof. (iii) If any change shall occur in the price per share provided for in any of the options, rights or warrants referred to in subsection (i) of this Section 8.2, or in the price per share at which the securities referred to in subsection (ii) of this Section 8.2 are convertible or exchangeable, such options, rights or warrants or conversion or exchange rights, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have expired or terminated on the date when such price change became effective in respect of shares not theretofore issued pursuant to the exercise or conversion or exchange thereof, and the Company shall be deemed to have issued upon such date new options, rights or warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities at the new price in respect of the number shares issuable upon the exercise of such options, rights or warrants or the conversion or exchange of such convertible or exchangeable securities. 16 ss.8.3 Subdivision and Combination. In case the Company shall at any time subdivide or combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Exercise Price shall forthwith be proportionately decreased in the case of subdivision or increased in the case of combination. ss.8.4 Adjustment in Number of Securities. Upon each adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to the provisions of this Section 8, the number of Securities issuable upon the exercise of each Warrant shall be adjusted to the nearest full amount by multiplying a number equal to the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of Warrant Securities issuable upon exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment and dividing the product so obtained by the adjusted Exercise Price. ss.8.5 Definition of Common Stock. For the purpose of this Agreement, the term "Common Stock" shall mean (i) the class of stock designated as Common Stock in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company as may be amended as of the date hereof, or (ii) any other class of stock resulting from successive changes or reclassifications of such Common Stock consisting solely of changes in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value. In the event that the Company shall after the date hereof issue securities with greater or superior voting rights than the shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the date hereof, the Holder, at its option, may receive upon exercise of any Warrant either shares of Common Stock or a like number of such securities with greater or superior voting rights. ss.8.6 Merger or Consolidation. In case of any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the Company with, or merger of the Company into, another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger which does not result in any reclassification or change of the outstanding Common Stock), the corporation formed by such consolidation or merger shall execute and deliver 17 to the Holder a supplemental warrant agreement providing that the holder of each Warrant then outstanding or to be outstanding shall have the right thereafter (until the expiration of such Warrant) to receive, upon exercise of such warrant, the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities and property receivable upon such consolidation or merger, by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company for which such warrant might have been exercised immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer. Such supplemental warrant agreement shall provide for adjustments which shall be identical to the adjustments provided in Section 8. The above provision of this Subsection shall similarly apply to successive consolidations or mergers. ss.8.7 No Adjustment of Exercise Price in Certain Cases. No adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made: (a) Upon (i) the issuance or sale of the Warrants or the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants, (ii) the exercise of warrants, options or other derivative securities actually issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement and (iii) the issuance of any options under the Company's 1999 Stock Option Plan up to the amount initially authorized under such Plan; or (b) If the amount of said adjustment shall be less than 2 cents ($.02) per Security, provided, however, that in such case any adjustment that would otherwise be required then to be made shall be carried forward and shall be made at the time of and together with the next subsequent adjustment which, together with any adjustment so carried forward, shall amount to at least 2 cents ($.02) per Security. ss.8.8 Dividends and Other Distributions. In the event that the Company shall at any time prior to the exercise of all Warrants declare a dividend (other than a dividend consisting solely 18 of shares of Common Stock) or otherwise distribute to its stockholders any assets, property, rights, evidences of indebtedness, securities (other than shares of Common Stock), whether issued by the Company or by another, or any other thing of value, the Holders of the unexercised Warrants shall thereafter be entitled, in addition to the shares of Common Stock or other securities and property receivable upon the exercise thereof, to receive, upon the exercise of such Warrants, the same property, assets, rights, evidences of indebtedness, securities or any other thing of value that they would have been entitled to receive at the time of such dividend or distribution as if the Warrants had been exercised immediately prior to such dividend or distribution. At the time of any such dividend or distribution, the Company shall make appropriate reserves to ensure the timely performance of the provisions of this Subsection 8.8. 9. Exchange and Replacement of Warrant Certificates. Each Warrant Certificate is exchangeable without expense, upon the surrender thereof by the registered Holder at the principal executive office of the Company, for a new Warrant Certificate of like tenor and date representing in the aggregate the right to purchase the same number of Securities in such denominations as shall be designated by the Holder thereof at the time of such surrender. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Warrant Certificate, and, in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it, and reimbursement to the Company of all reasonable expenses incidental thereto, and upon surrender and cancellation of the Warrants, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant Certificate of like tenor, in lieu thereof. 19 10. Elimination of Fractional Interests. The Company shall not be required to issue certificates representing fractions of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of the Warrants, nor shall it be required to issue scrip or pay cash in lieu of fractional interests, it being the intent of the parties that all fractional interests shall be eliminated by rounding any fraction up to the nearest whole number of shares of Common Stock or other securities, properties or rights. 11. Reservation and Listing of Securities. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon the exercise of the Warrants, such number of shares of Common Stock or other securities, properties or rights as shall be issuable upon the exercise thereof. The Company covenants and agrees that, upon exercise of the Warrants and payment of the Exercise Price therefor, all shares of Common Stock and other securities issuable upon such exercise shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable and not subject to the preemptive rights of any stockholder. As long as the Warrants shall be outstanding, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause all shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants to be listed (subject to official notice of issuance) on all securities exchanges on which the Common Stock issued to the public in connection herewith may then be listed and/or quoted NASDAQ. 12. Notice to Warrant Holders. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring upon the Holders the right to vote or to consent or to receive notice as a stockholder in respect of any meetings of stockholders for the election of directors or any other manner, or as having any rights whatsoever as a stockholder of the Company. If, however, at any time prior to the expiration of the Warrants and their exercise, any of the following events shall occur: 20 (a) the Company shall take a record of the holders of its shares of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or distribution payable otherwise than in cash, or a cash dividend or distribution payable otherwise than out of current or retained earnings, as indicated by the accounting treatment of such dividend or distribution on the books of the Company; or (b) the Company shall offer to all the holders of its Common Stock any additional shares of capital stock of the Company or securities convertible into or exchange for shares of capital stock of the Company, or any option, right or warrant to subscribe therefor; or (c) a dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company (other than in connection with a consolidation or merger) or a sale of all or substantially all of its property, assets and business as an entirety shall be proposed; then, in any one or more of said events, the Company shall give notice of such event at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date fixed as a record date or the date of the closing the transfer books for the determination of the stockholders entitled to such dividend, distribution, convertible or exchangeable securities or subscription rights, or entitled to vote on such proposed dissolution, liquidation, winding up or sale. Such notice shall specify such record date or the date of closing the transfer books, as the case may be. Failure to give such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of any action taken in connection with the declaration or payment of any such dividend, or the issuance of any convertible or exchangeable securities, or subscription rights, options or warrants, or any proposed dissolution, liquidation, winding up or sale. 21 13. Notices. All notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly made when delivered, or mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested: (a) If to the Holders, Sands Brothers & Co., Ltd., 90 Park Avenue, 39th Floor, New York, New York 10016 as shown on the books of the Company; or (b) If to the Company, to the address set forth in Section 3 hereof or to such other address as the Company may designate by notice to the Holders. 14. Supplements and Amendments. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement may be amended or waived at any time only by the written agreement of the parties hereto. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of kind or character on the part of each Company or the Holder of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement must be made in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing. 15. Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, the Holder and their respective successors and assigns hereunder. 16. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and each Warrant Certificate issued hereunder shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of New York and for all the purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of said State without giving effect to the rules of said State governing the conflicts of laws. The Company and the Holder hereby agree that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of, or relating in any way to, this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern District of 22 New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company, and the Holder hereby irrevocably waive any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction or inconvenient forum. Any such process or summons to be served upon any of the Company and the Holder (at the option of the party bringing such action, proceeding or claim) may be served by transmitting a copy thereof, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to it at the address as set forth in Section 13 hereof. Such mailing shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal and binding upon the party so served in any action, proceeding or claim. The Company and the Holder agree that the prevailing party(ies) in any such action or proceeding shall be entitled to recover from the other party(ies) all of its/their reasonable legal costs and expenses relating to such action or proceeding and/or incurred in connection with the preparation therefor. 17. Entire Agreement; Modification. This Agreement and the Purchase Agreement (to the extent portions thereof are referred to herein) contain the entire understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be modified or amended except by a writing duly signed by the party against whom enforcement of the modification or amendment is sought. 18. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement. 19. Captions. The caption headings of the Sections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not intended, nor should they be construed as, a part of this Agreement and shall be given no substantive effect. 23 20. Benefits of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to give to any person or corporation other than the Company and the Holder any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement; and this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company and the Holder. 21. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. 24 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed, as of the day and year first above written. C3D Inc. By: /s/ Eugene Levich ------------------------------- Title: President and CEO SANDS BROTHERS & CO., LTD By: /s/ Mark G. Hollo ------------------------------- Authorized Officer 25 EXHIBIT A-1 FORM OF WARRANT CERTIFICATE THE WARRANTS REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE OTHER SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE THEREOF MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO (i) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, (ii) TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE, RULE 144 UNDER SUCH ACT (OR ANY SIMILAR RULE UNDER SUCH ACT RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF SECURITIES), OR (iii) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IF SUCH OPINION SHALL BE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO COUNSEL FOR THE ISSUER, THAT AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT IS AVAILABLE. THE TRANSFER OR EXCHANGE OF THE WARRANTS REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS RESTRICTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WARRANT AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN. EXERCISABLE ON OR BEFORE 5:30 P.M., NEW YORK TIME, DECEMBER 1, 2004 No. SB- 5,350,000 Warrants WARRANT CERTIFICATE This Warrant Certificate certifies that __________________________, or registered assigns, is the registered holder of ___________ Warrants to purchase initially, at any time from December 1, 1999 until 5:30 p.m. New York time on December 1, 2004 ("Expiration Date"), up to 5,350,000 fully-paid and non-assessable shares of common stock, $.001 par value per share ("Common Stock") of C3D Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Company"), at an initial exercise price, subject to adjustment in certain events (the "Exercise Price"), of $[ ] per share of Common Stock, upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate and payment of the Exercise Price at an office or agency of the Company, or by surrender of this Warrant Certificate in lieu of cash payment, but subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the warrant agreement dated as of December 1, 1999 between the Company and Sands Brothers & Co., Ltd. (the "Warrant Agreement"). Payment of the Exercise Price shall be made by certified or official bank check in New York Clearing House funds payable to the order of the Company. No Warrant may be exercised after 5:30 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date, at which time all Warrants evidenced hereby, unless exercised prior thereto, hereby shall thereafter be void. - A-1 - The Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are part of a duly authorized issue of Warrants issued pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, which Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference in and made a part of this instrument and is hereby referred to for a description of the rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company and the holders (the words "holders" or "holder" meaning the registered holders or registered holder) of the Warrants. The Warrant Agreement provides that upon the occurrence of certain events the Exercise Price and the type and/or number of the Company's securities issuable thereupon may, subject to certain conditions, be adjusted. In such event, the Company will, at the request of the holder, issue a new Warrant Certificate evidencing the adjustment in the Exercise Price and the number and/or type of securities issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants; provided, however, that the failure of the Company to issue such new Warrant Certificates shall not in any way change, alter, or otherwise impair, the rights of the holder as set forth in the Warrant Agreement. Upon due presentment for registration of transfer of this Warrant Certificate at an office or agency of the Company, a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants shall be issued to the transferee(s) in exchange for this Warrant Certificate, subject to the limitations provided herein and in the Warrant Agreement, without any charge except for any tax in other governmental charge imposed in connection with such transfer. Upon the exercise of less than all of the Warrants evidenced by this Certificate, the Company shall forthwith issue to the holder hereof a new Warrant Certificate representing such numbered unexercised Warrants. The Company may deem and treat the registered holder(s) hereof as the absolute owner(s) of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any exercise hereof, and of any distribution to the holder(s) hereof, and for all other purposes, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary. All terms used in this Warrant Certificate which are defined in the Warrant Agreement shall have the meanings to them in the Warrant Agreement. - A-2 - IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant Certificate to be duly executed under its corporate seal. Dated as of C3D Inc. By: ------------------------------- Title: - A-3 - [FORM OF ELECTION TO PURCHASE PURSUANT TO SECTION 3.1] The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate, to purchase ______ shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $_______ per share and herewith tenders in payment for such Securities a certified or official bank check payable in New York Clearing House Funds to the order of ______________ in the amount of $____, all in accordance with the terms hereof. The undersigned requests that a certificate for such Securities be registered in the name of _____________ whose address is _____________ and that such Certificate be delivered to _____________ whose address is _____________. Signature __________________________ (Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of the Warrant Certificate.) ------------------------------------ (Insert Social Security or Other Identifying Number of Holder) - A-4 - [FORM OF ELECTION TO PURCHASE PURSUANT TO SECTION 3.2] The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate, to purchase shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of Section 3.2 of that certain Warrant Agreement dated as of December 1, 1999 between C3D INC. and SANDS BROTHERS & CO., LTD. The Undersigned requests that a certificate for such Securities be registered in the name of _____________ whose address is _____________ and that such Certificate be delivered to _____________ whose address is _____________. Signature __________________________ (Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of the Warrant Certificate.) -------------------------------- (Insert Social Security or Other Identifying Number of Holder) - A-5 - [FORM OF ASSIGNMENT] (To be executed by the registered holder if such holder desires to transfer the Warrant Certificate.) FOR VALUE RECEIVED ________________ here sells, assigns and transfers unto (Please print name and address of transferee) this Warrant Certificate, together with all right, title and interest therein, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ________________ Attorney, to transfer the within Warrant Certificate on the books of the within-named Company, with full power of substitution. Dated: Signature: (Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of the Warrant Certificate.) (Insert Social Security or other Identifying Number of Assignee) - A-6 - EX-10.11 4 EXHIBIT 10.11 STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT This Stock Option Agreement ("Agreement"), dated December 27, 1999, is made by and between C3D Inc., a Florida corporation ("Company") and Brigadier General Itzhak Yaakov ("Optionee"). WHEREAS, Company desires to afford Optionee the opportunity to purchase shares of Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Stock"); and WHEREAS, Company's board of directors and compensation committee have determined that it would be in the best interests of Company to grant the option provided for herein to Optionee, in recognition of services rendered. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants contained herein, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Grant of Option. Optionee is hereby granted an option (the "Option") to purchase at any time or from time to time, as a whole or in part, One Hundred Thousand (100,000) shares of Stock ("Option Shares") on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. 2. Termination of Option. The Option shall terminate on June 17, 2004. 3. Purchase Price. The purchase price of the Option Shares shall be $4.00 per share ("Purchase Price"). 4. Methods of Exercise. Optionee may exercise the Option by either of the following methods. Notice of exercise shall be deemed given when delivered to the Secretary or Treasurer of the Company (the "Exercise Date"). a. Cash Method. Optionee may exercise the Option by written notice to the Company stating (i) that the Option is being exercised pursuant to the "Cash Method," and (ii) the number of Option Shares desired to be purchased, accompanied or followed by cash, wire transfer, check, or money order in an amount equal to the aggregate Purchase Price of the Option Shares being purchased (i.e., the number of Option Shares exercised multiplied by the Purchase Price). b. Cashless Method. Optionee may exercise the Option by written notice to the Company stating (i) that the Option is being exercised pursuant to the "Cashless Method," and (ii) the number of Option Shares desired to be exercised. Pursuant to an exercise using the Cashless Method, Optionee shall receive an amount of Stock (the "Cashless Stock") equal to such number of Option Shares for which the Optionee has elected to exercise the Option (the "Option Shares Exercised") multiplied by the difference between (a) the Market Price (as defined below) per share of Stock as of the Exercise Date less (b) the Purchase Price, with the resultant amount divided by the Market Price. In equation form, the above calculation is represented as follows: Cashless Stock = Option Shares Exercised x (Market Price - Purchase Price) ------------------------------------------ Market Price The "Market Price" of the Stock on any particular date shall mean the last reported sale price of a share of the Stock on any stock exchange on which such stock is then listed or admitted to trading, or on the Nasdaq National Market or Nasdaq SmallCap Market, on such date, or if no sale took place on such day, the last such date on which a sale took place, or if the Stock is not then quoted on the Nasdaq National Market or the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, or listed or admitted to trading on any stock exchange, the average of the bid and asked prices in the over-the-counter market on such date, or if none of the foregoing, a price determined in good faith by the Company's board of directors equal the fair market value per share of the Stock. 5. Transferability of Option. Subject to compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws, this Stock Option Agreement may be transferred by the Optionee with respect to any or all of the Option Shares purchasable hereunder. Upon surrender of this Stock Option Agreement to the Company, together with the assignment hereof properly endorsed, for transfer of this Stock Option Agreement as an entirety by the Optionee, the Company shall issue a new Stock Option Agreement of the same denomination to the assignee. Upon surrender of this Stock Option Agreement to the Company, together with the assignment hereof properly endorsed, by the Optionee for transfer with respect to a portion of the Option Shares purchasable hereunder, the Company shall issue a new Stock Option Agreement to the assignee, in such denomination as shall be requested by the Optionee hereof, and shall issue to such Optionee a new Stock Option Agreement covering the number of Option Shares in respect of which this Stock Option Agreement shall not have been transferred. 6. Change in Number of Shares of Stock. If and to the extent that the number of issued shares of Stock shall be increased or reduced by change in par value, split-up, reclassification, reorganization, merger, distribution of a dividend payable in stock, or the like, the number of shares of Stock subject to option and the Purchase Price may be proportionately adjusted in good faith by the Company's Board of Directors. 7. Rights prior to exercise of option. Optionee shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to the Option Shares until payment of the Purchase Price and delivery to him of such Stock as herein provided. 8. Agreement binding. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective next of kin, legatees, administrators, executors, legal representatives, successors, and assigns (including remote, as well as immediate, successors to and assignees of said parties). 9. Severability. In case one or more provisions of this Agreement shall be found to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be in any way affected or impaired thereby. 10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire understanding and agreement between the parties hereto, relating to the subject matter hereof, and cannot be amended, modified or supplemented in any respect, except by subsequent written agreement entered into by both parties. 11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed under and governed by the laws of the State of Florida. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed on the date set forth above. C3D INC. By: /s/ Eugene Levich -------------------------- Eugene Levich President /s/ Itzhak Yaakov ------------------------------- Brigadier General Itzhak Yaakov EX-10.12 5 EXHIBIT 10.12 STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT This Stock Option Agreement ("Agreement"), dated December 27, 1999, is made by and between C3D Inc., a Florida corporation ("Company") and Michael L. Goldberg, Esquire ("Optionee"). WHEREAS, Company desires to afford Optionee the opportunity to purchase shares of Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Stock"); and WHEREAS, Company's board of directors and compensation committee have determined that it would be in the best interests of Company to grant the option provided for herein to Optionee, in recognition of services rendered. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants contained herein, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Grant of Option. Optionee is hereby granted an option (the "Option") to purchase at any time or from time to time, as a whole or in part, Seventy Five Thousand (75,000) shares of Stock ("Option Shares") on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. 2. Termination of Option. The Option shall terminate on June 17, 2004. 3. Purchase Price. The purchase price of the Option Shares shall be $4.00 per share ("Purchase Price"). 4. Methods of Exercise. Optionee may exercise the Option by either of the following methods. Notice of exercise shall be deemed given when delivered to the Secretary or Treasurer of the Company (the "Exercise Date"). a. Cash Method. Optionee may exercise the Option by written notice to the Company stating (i) that the Option is being exercised pursuant to the "Cash Method," and (ii) the number of Option Shares desired to be purchased, accompanied or followed by cash, wire transfer, check, or money order in an amount equal to the aggregate Purchase Price of the Option Shares being purchased (i.e., the number of Option Shares exercised multiplied by the Purchase Price). b. Cashless Method. Optionee may exercise the Option by written notice to the Company stating (i) that the Option is being exercised pursuant to the "Cashless Method," and (ii) the number of Option Shares desired to be exercised. Pursuant to an exercise using the Cashless Method, Optionee shall receive an amount of Stock (the "Cashless Stock") equal to such number of Option Shares for which the Optionee has elected to exercise the Option (the "Option Shares Exercised") multiplied by the difference between (a) the Market Price (as defined below) per share of Stock as of the Exercise Date less (b) the Purchase Price, with the resultant amount divided by the Market Price. In equation form, the above calculation is represented as follows:
Cashless Stock = Option Shares Exercised x (Market Price - -------------------------------------------- Purchase Price) Market Price ---------------
The "Market Price" of the Stock on any particular date shall mean the last reported sale price of a share of the Stock on any stock exchange on which such stock is then listed or admitted to trading, or on the Nasdaq National Market or Nasdaq SmallCap Market, on such date, or if no sale took place on such day, the last such date on which a sale took place, or if the Stock is not then quoted on the Nasdaq National Market or the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, or listed or admitted to trading on any stock exchange, the average of the bid and asked prices in the over-the-counter market on such date, or if none of the foregoing, a price determined in good faith by the Company's board of directors equal the fair market value per share of the Stock. 5. Transferability of Option. Subject to compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws, this Stock Option Agreement may be transferred by the Optionee with respect to any or all of the Option Shares purchasable hereunder. Upon surrender of this Stock Option Agreement to the Company, together with the assignment hereof properly endorsed, for transfer of this Stock Option Agreement as an entirety by the Optionee, the Company shall issue a new Stock Option Agreement of the same denomination to the assignee. Upon surrender of this Stock Option Agreement to the Company, together with the assignment hereof properly endorsed, by the Optionee for transfer with respect to a portion of the Option Shares purchasable hereunder, the Company shall issue a new Stock Option Agreement to the assignee, in such denomination as shall be requested by the Optionee hereof, and shall issue to such Optionee a new Stock Option Agreement covering the number of Option Shares in respect of which this Stock Option Agreement shall not have been transferred. 6. Change in Number of Shares of Stock. If and to the extent that the number of issued shares of Stock shall be increased or reduced by change in par value, split-up, reclassification, reorganization, merger, distribution of a dividend payable in stock, or the like, the number of shares of Stock subject to option and the Purchase Price may be proportionately adjusted in good faith by the Company's Board of Directors. 7. Rights prior to exercise of option. Optionee shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to the Option Shares until payment of the Purchase Price and delivery to him of such Stock as herein provided. 8. Agreement binding. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective next of kin, legatees, administrators, executors, legal representatives, successors, and assigns (including remote, as well as immediate, successors to and assignees of said parties). 9. Severability. In case one or more provisions of this Agreement shall be found to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be in any way affected or impaired thereby. 10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire understanding and agreement between the parties hereto, relating to the subject matter hereof, and cannot be amended, modified or supplemented in any respect, except by subsequent written agreement entered into by both parties. 11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed under and governed by the laws of the State of Florida. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed on the date set forth above. C3D INC. By: /s/ Eugene Levich -------------------- Eugene Levich President /s/ Michael L. Goldberg ----------------------- Michael L. Goldberg, Esquire
EX-10 6 EXHIBIT 10.13 CONSTELLATION 3D, INC. 1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Purpose of Plan The purpose of this 1999 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") is to provide additional incentive to officers, other key employees, and directors of, and important consultants to, CONSTELLATION 3D, INC., a Florida corporation (the "Company"), and each present or future parent or subsidiary corporation, by encouraging them to invest in shares of the Company's common stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), and thereby acquire a proprietary interest in the Company and an increased personal interest in the Company's continued success and progress. 2. Aggregate Number of Shares 1,539,180 (One Million Five Hundred Thirty Nine Thousand One Hundred and Eighty) shares of the Company's Common Stock shall be the aggregate number of shares which may be issued under this Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of any change in the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company by reason of a stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, transfer of assets, reorganization, conversion or what the Committee (defined in Section 4(a)), deems in its sole discretion to be similar circumstances, the aggregate number and kind of shares which may be issued under this Plan shall be appropriately adjusted in a manner determined in the sole discretion of the Committee. Reacquired shares of the Company's Common Stock, as well as unissued shares, may be used for the purpose of this Plan. Common Stock of the Company subject to options which have terminated unexercised, either in whole or in part, shall be available for future options granted under this Plan. 3. Class of Persons Eligible to Receive Options 25 All officers and key employees of the Company and of any present or future Company parent or subsidiary corporation are eligible to receive an option or options under this Plan. All directors of, and important consultants to, the Company and of any present or future Company parent or subsidiary corporation are also eligible to receive an option or options under this Plan. The individuals who shall, in fact, receive an option or options shall be selected by the Committee, in its sole discretion, except as otherwise specified in Section 4 hereof. 4. Administration of Plan (a) Prior to the registration of the Company's Common Stock under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), this Plan shall be administered by the Company's Board of Directors and, after such registration, by a Compensation Committee appointed by the Company's Board of Directors. The Committee shall consist of a minimum of two members of the Board of Directors, each of whom shall be a "Non-Employee Director" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3) under the Exchange Act or any future corresponding rule, except that the failure of the Committee for any reason to be composed solely of Non-Employee Directors shall not prevent an option from being considered granted under this Plan. The term "Committee," as used herein, shall refer to either the Company's Board of Directors or such Compensation Committee, depending upon who is administering the Plan. The Committee shall, in addition to its other authority and subject to the provisions of this Plan, determine which individuals shall in fact be granted an option or options, whether the option shall be an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option (as such terms are defined in Section 5(a)), the number of shares to be subject to each of the options, the time or times at which the options shall be granted, the rate of option exercisability, and, subject to Section 5 hereof, the price at which each of the options is exercisable and the duration of the option. (b) The Committee shall adopt such rules for the conduct of its business and administration of this Plan as it considers desirable. A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for all purposes. The vote or written consent of a majority of the members of the Committee on a particular matter shall constitute the act of the Committee on such matter. The Committee shall have the right to construe the Plan and the options issued pursuant to it, to correct defects and omissions and to reconcile inconsistencies to the extent necessary to effectuate the Plan and the options issued pursuant to it, and such action shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all parties concerned. No member of the Committee or the Board of Directors shall be liable for any act or omission (whether or not negligent) taken or omitted in good faith, or for the exercise of an authority or discretion granted in connection with the Plan to a Committee or the Board of Directors, or for the acts or omissions of any other members of a Committee or the Board of Directors. Subject to the numerical limitations on Committee membership set forth in Section 4(a) hereof, the Board of Directors may at any time appoint additional members of the Committee and may at any time remove any member of the Committee with or without cause. Vacancies in the Committee, however caused, may be filled by the Board of Directors, if it so desires. 5. Incentive Stock Options and Non-Qualified Stock Options (a) Options issued pursuant to this Plan may be either Incentive Stock Options granted pursuant to Section 5(b) hereof or Non-Qualified Stock Options granted pursuant to Section 5(c) hereof, as determined by the Committee. An "Incentive Stock Option" is an option which satisfies all of the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and the regulations thereunder, and a "Non-Qualified Stock Option" is an option which either does not satisfy all of those requirements or the terms of the option provide that it will not be treated as an Incentive Stock Option. The Committee may grant both an Incentive Stock Option and a Non-Qualified Stock Option to the same person, or more than one of each type of option to the same person. The option price for options issued under this Plan shall be equal at least to the fair market value (as defined below) of the Company's Common Stock on the date of the grant of the option. The fair market value of the Company's Common Stock on any particular date shall mean the last reported sale price of a share of the Company's Common Stock on any stock exchange on which such stock is then listed or admitted to trading, or on the NASDAQ National Market System or the NASDAQ SmallCap Market, on such date, or if no sale took place on such day, the last such date on which a sale took place, or if the Common Stock is not then quoted on the NASDAQ National Market System or the NASDAQ SmallCap Market, or listed or admitted to trading on any stock exchange, the average of the bid and asked prices in the over-the-counter market on such date, or if none of the foregoing, a price determined in good faith by the Committee to equal the fair market value per share of the Common Stock. (b) Subject to the authority of the Committee set forth in Section 4(a) hereof, Incentive Stock Options issued pursuant to this Plan shall be issued substantially in the form set forth in Appendix I hereof, which form is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part hereof, and shall contain substantially the terms and conditions set forth therein. Incentive Stock Options shall not be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the date such options are granted, unless terminated earlier under the terms of the option, except that options granted to individuals described in Section 422(b)(6) of the Code shall conform to the provisions of Section 422(c)(5) of the Code. At the time of the grant of an Incentive Stock Option hereunder, the Committee may, in its discretion, amend or supplement any of the option terms contained in Appendix I for any particular optionee, provided that the option as amended or supplemented satisfies the requirements of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations thereunder. Each of the options granted pursuant to this Section 5(b) is intended, if possible, to be an "Incentive Stock Option" as that term is defined in Section 422 of the Code and the regulations thereunder. In the event this Plan or any option granted pursuant to this Section 5(b) is in any way inconsistent with the applicable legal requirements of the Code or the regulations thereunder for an Incentive Stock Option, this Plan and such option shall be deemed automatically amended as of the date hereof to conform to such legal requirements, if such conformity may be achieved by amendment. (c) Subject to the authority of the Committee set forth in Section 4(a) hereof, Non-Qualified Stock Options issued to officers and other key employees pursuant to this Plan shall be issued substantially in the form set forth in Appendix II hereof, which form is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part hereof, and shall contain substantially the terms and conditions set forth therein. Subject to the authority of the Committee set forth in Section 4(a) hereof, Non-Qualified Stock Options issued to directors and important consultants pursuant to this Plan shall be issued substantially in the form set forth in Appendix III hereof, which form is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part hereof, and shall contain substantially the terms and conditions set forth therein. Non-Qualified Stock Options shall expire ten years after the date they are granted, unless terminated earlier under the option terms. At the time of granting a Non-Qualified Stock Option hereunder, the Committee may, in its discretion, amend or supplement any of the option terms contained in Appendix II or Appendix III for any particular optionee. (d) Neither the Company nor any of its current or future parent, subsidiaries or affiliates, nor their officers, directors, shareholders, stock option plan committees, employees or agents shall have any liability to any optionee in the event (i) an option granted pursuant to Section 5(b) hereof does not qualify as an "Incentive Stock Option" as that term is used in Section 422 of the Code and the regulations thereunder; (ii) any optionee does not obtain the tax treatment pertaining to an Incentive Stock Option; or (iii) any option granted pursuant to Section 5(c) hereof is an "Incentive Stock Option." 6. Amendment, Supplement, Suspension and Termination Options shall not be granted pursuant to this Plan after the expiration of ten years from the date the Plan is adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company. The Board of Directors reserves the right at any time, and from time to time, to amend or supplement this Plan in any way (including, without limitation, the power to amend this Plan in a tax-advantaged fashion for the benefit of the Company's employees who are subject to the tax laws of other countries), or to suspend or terminate it, effective as of such date, which date may be either before or after the taking of such action, as may be specified by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that such action shall not affect options granted under the Plan prior to the actual date on which such action occurred. If an amendment or supplement of this Plan is required by the Code or the regulations thereunder to be approved by the shareholders of the Company in order to permit the granting of "Incentive Stock Options" (as that term is defined in Section 422 of the Code and regulations thereunder) pursuant to the amended or supplemented Plan, such amendment or supplement shall also be approved by the shareholders of the Company in such manner as is prescribed by the Code and the regulations thereunder. If the Board of Directors voluntarily submits a proposed amendment, supplement, suspension or termination for shareholder approval, such submission shall not require any future amendments, supplements, suspensions or terminations (whether or not relating to the same provision or subject matter) to be similarly submitted for shareholder approval. 7. Effectiveness of Plan This Plan shall become effective on the date of its adoption by the Company's Board of Directors, subject however to approval by the holders of the Company's Common Stock in the manner as prescribed in the Code and the regulations thereunder. Options may be granted under this Plan prior to obtaining shareholder approval, provided such options shall not be exercisable until shareholder approval is obtained. 8. General Conditions (a) Nothing contained in this Plan or any option granted pursuant to this Plan shall confer upon any employee the right to continue in the employ of the Company or any affiliated or subsidiary corporation or interfere in any way with the rights of the Company or any affiliated or subsidiary corporation to terminate his employment in any way. (b) Nothing contained in this Plan or any option granted pursuant to this Plan shall confer upon any director or consultant the right to continue as a director of, or consultant to, the Company or any affiliated or subsidiary corporation or interfere in any way with the rights of the Company or any affiliated or subsidiary corporation, or their respective shareholders, to terminate the directorship of any such director or the consultancy relationship of any such consultant. (c) Corporate action constituting an offer of stock for sale to any person under the terms of the options to be granted hereunder shall be deemed complete as of the date when the Committee authorizes the grant of the option to the such person, regardless of when the option is actually delivered to such person or acknowledged or agreed to by him. (d) The terms "parent corporation" and "subsidiary corporation" as used throughout this Plan, and the options granted pursuant to this Plan, shall (except as otherwise provided in the option form) have the meaning that is ascribed to that term when contained in Section 422(b) of the Code and the regulations thereunder, and the Company shall be deemed to be the grantor corporation for purposes of applying such meaning. (e) References in this Plan to the Code shall be deemed to also refer to the corresponding provisions of any future United States revenue law. (f) The use of the masculine pronoun shall include the feminine gender whenever appropriate. APPENDIX I INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION To: _____________________________ Name _____________________________ _____________________________ Address Date of Grant: ____________________ You are hereby granted an option, effective as of the date hereof, to purchase __________ shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), of CONSTELLATION 3D, INC., a Florida corporation (the "Company"), at a price of $_______ per share pursuant to the Company's 1999 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). Your option may first be exercised on and after one year from the date of grant, but not before that time. On and after one year and prior to two years from the date of grant, your option may be exercised for up to ___________% of the total number of shares subject to the option minus the number of shares previously purchased by exercise of the option (as adjusted for any change in the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company by reason of a stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, transfer of assets, reorganization, conversion or what the Committee deems in its sole discretion to be similar circumstances). Each succeeding year thereafter, your option may be exercised for up to an additional _________% of the total number of shares subject to the option minus the number of shares previously purchased by exercise of the option (as adjusted for any change in the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company by reason of a stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, transfer of assets, reorganization, conversion or what the Committee deems in its sole discretion to be similar circumstances). Thus, this option is fully exercisable on and after _________ years after the date of grant (five years in the case of individuals described in Section 422(b)(6) of the Code), except if terminated earlier as provided herein. In addition to the restrictions on exercise described above, for any calendar year, any options granted under this Plan shall become exercisable solely to the extent that, with respect to any options which would otherwise become exercisable in such calendar year for the first time, the aggregate fair market value of the stock with respect to which the options first become exercisable did not have an aggregate fair market value (as determined for federal income tax purposes) on the date upon which the options were granted in excess of $100,000. Any options which would be exercisable but for the limitation described in the immediately preceding sentence (the "$100,000 Limitation") shall become exercisable in the following calendar year subject to: (i) the $100,000 Limitation (as determined for such following fiscal year), and (ii) the limitations otherwise described above. No fractional shares shall be issued or delivered. This option shall terminate and is not exercisable after ten years from the date of its grant (the "Scheduled Termination Date"), except if terminated earlier as hereafter provided. In the event of a "Change of Control" (as defined below) of the Company, your option may, from and after the date of the Change of Control, and notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph, be exercised for up to 100% of the total number of shares then subject to the option minus the number of shares previously purchased upon exercise of the option (as adjusted for stock dividends, stock splits, combinations of shares and what the Committee deems in its sole discretion) and your vesting date may accelerate accordingly. A "Change of Control" shall be deemed to have occurred upon the happening of any of the following events: 1. A change within a twelve-month period in a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Company; 2. A change within a twelve-month period in the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock of the Company; or 3. Any other event deemed to constitute a "Change of Control" by the Committee. In the event of a sale or a proposed sale of the majority of the stock or assets of the Company or a proposed Change of Control, the Committee shall have the right to terminate this option upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to you, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this option. In that case, the holders of vested options shall have the right to exercise such options prior to the close of the thirty (30)-day period. You may exercise your option by giving written notice to the Secretary of the Company on forms supplied by the Company at its then principal executive office, accompanied by payment of the option price for the total number of shares you specify that you wish to purchase. The payment may be in any of the following forms: (a) cash, which may be evidenced by a check and includes cash received from a stock brokerage firm in a so-called "cashless exercise;" (b) (unless prohibited by the Committee) certificates representing shares of Common Stock of the Company, which will be valued by the Secretary of the Company at the fair market value per share of the Company's Common Stock (as determined in accordance with the Plan) on the date of delivery of such certificates to the Company, accompanied by an assignment of the stock to the Company; or (c) (unless prohibited by the Committee) any combination of cash and Common Stock of the Company valued as provided in clause (b). Any assignment of stock shall be in a form and substance satisfactory to the Secretary of the Company, including guarantees of signature(s) and payment of all transfer taxes if the Secretary deems such guarantees necessary or desirable. Your option will, to the extent not previously exercised by you, terminate thirty (30) days after the date on which your employment by the Company or a Company subsidiary corporation is terminated (whether such termination be voluntary or involuntary) other than by reason of disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and the regulations thereunder, or death, in which case your option will terminate one year from the date of termination of employment due to disability or death (but in no event later than the Scheduled Termination Date). After the date your employment is terminated, as aforesaid, you may exercise this option only for the number of shares which you had a right to purchase and did not purchase on the date your employment terminated. If you are employed by a Company subsidiary corporation, your employment shall be deemed to have terminated on the date your employer ceases to be a Company subsidiary corporation, unless you are on that date transferred to the Company or another Company subsidiary corporation. Your employment shall not be deemed to have terminated if you are transferred from the Company to a Company subsidiary corporation, or vice versa, or from one Company subsidiary corporation to another Company subsidiary corporation. If you die while employed by the Company or a Company subsidiary corporation, your executor or administrator, as the case may be, may, at any time within one year after the date of your death (but in no event later than the Scheduled Termination Date), exercise the option as to any shares which you had a right to purchase and did not purchase during your lifetime. If your employment with the Company or a Company parent or subsidiary corporation is terminated by reason of your becoming disabled (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code and the regulations thereunder), you or your legal guardian or custodian may at any time within one year after the date of such termination (but in no event later than the Scheduled Termination Date), exercise the option as to any shares which you had a right to purchase and did not purchase prior to such termination. Your executor, administrator, guardian or custodian must present proof of his authority satisfactory to the Company prior to being allowed to exercise this option. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Option, the Committee shall have the right to cancel this Option without notice if your employment is terminated for: (i) criminal conduct; or (ii) willful misconduct or gross negligence materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any change in the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company by reason of a stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, transfer of assets, reorganization, conversion or what the Committee deems in its sole discretion to be similar circumstances, the number and kind of shares subject to this option and the option price of such shares shall be appropriately adjusted in a manner to be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee. This option is not transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and is exercisable during your lifetime only by you, including, for this purpose, your legal guardian or custodian in the event of disability. Until the option price has been paid in full pursuant to due exercise of this option and the purchased shares are delivered to you, you do not have any rights as a shareholder of the Company. The Company reserves the right not to deliver to you the shares purchased by virtue of the exercise of this option during any period of time in which the Company deems, in its sole discretion, that such delivery would violate a federal, state, local or securities exchange rule, regulation or law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this option is not exercisable until all the following events occur and during the following periods of time: (a) Until the Plan pursuant to which this option is granted is approved by the shareholders of the Company in the manner prescribed by the Code and the regulations thereunder; (b) Until this option and the optioned shares are approved and/or registered with such federal, state and local regulatory bodies or agencies and securities exchanges as the Company may deem necessary or desirable; or (c) During any period of time in which the Company deems that the exercisability of this option, the offer to sell the shares optioned hereunder, or the sale thereof, may violate a federal, state, local or securities exchange rule, regulation or law, or may cause the Company to be legally obligated to issue or sell more shares than the Company is legally entitled to issue or sell. (d) Until you have paid or made suitable arrangements to pay (which may include payment through the surrender of Common Stock, unless prohibited by the Committee) (i) all federal, state and local income tax withholding required to be withheld by the Company in connection with the option exercise and (ii) your portion of other federal, state and local payroll and other taxes due in connection with the option exercise. (e) Until the Company has completed a public offering of its Common Stock registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or has registered any of its Common Stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The following two paragraphs shall be applicable if, on the date of exercise of this option, the Common Stock to be purchased pursuant to such exercise has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and under applicable state securities laws, and shall continue to be applicable for so long as such registration has not occurred: (a) The optionee hereby agrees, warrants and represents that he will acquire the Common Stock to be issued hereunder for his own account for investment purposes only, and not with a view to, or in connection with, any resale or other distribution of any of such shares, except as hereafter permitted. The optionee further agrees that he will not at any time make any offer, sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of such Common Stock to be issued hereunder without an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and under any applicable state securities laws or an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company to the effect that the proposed transaction will be exempt from such registration. The optionee shall execute such instruments, representations, acknowledgments and agreements as the Company may, in its sole discretion, deem advisable to avoid any violation of federal, state, local or securities exchange rule, regulation or law. (b) The certificates for Common Stock to be issued to the optionee hereunder shall bear the following legend: "The shares represented by this certificate have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under applicable state securities laws. The shares have been acquired for investment and may not be offered, sold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of without an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and under any applicable state securities laws or an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company that the proposed transaction will be exempt from such registration." The foregoing legend shall be removed upon registration of the legended shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and under any applicable state laws or upon receipt of any opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company that said registration is no longer required. The sole purpose of the agreements, warranties, representations and legend set forth in the two immediately preceding paragraphs is to prevent violations of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any applicable state securities laws. It is the intention of the Company and you that this option shall, if possible, be an "Incentive Stock Option" as that term is used in Section 422 of the Code and the regulations thereunder. In the event this option is in any way inconsistent with the legal requirements of the Code or the regulations thereunder for an "Incentive Stock Option," this option shall be deemed automatically amended as of the date hereof to conform to such legal requirements, if such conformity may be achieved by amendment. Nothing herein shall modify your status as an at-will employee of the Company, if applicable. Further, nothing herein guarantees you employment for any specified period of time. This means that either you or the Company may terminate your employment at any time for any reason, or no reason. You recognize that, for instance, you may terminate your employment or the Company may terminate your employment prior to the date on which your option becomes vested. Any dispute or disagreement between you and the Company with respect to any portion of this option or its validity, construction, meaning, performance or your rights hereunder shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association or its successor, as amended from time to time. However, prior to submission to arbitration you will attempt to resolve any disputes or disagreements with the Company over this option amicably and informally, in good faith, for a period not to exceed two weeks. Thereafter, the dispute or disagreement will be submitted to arbitration. At any time prior to a decision from the arbitrator(s) being rendered, you and the Company may resolve the dispute by settlement. You and the Company shall equally share the costs charged by the American Arbitration Association or its successor, but you and the Company shall otherwise be solely responsible for your own respective counsel fees and expenses. The decision of the arbitrator(s) shall be made in writing, setting forth the award, the reasons for the decision and award and shall be binding and conclusive on you and the Company. Further, neither you nor the Company shall appeal any such award. Judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction may be entered upon the award and may be enforced as such in accordance with the provisions of the award. This option shall be subject to the terms of the Plan in effect on the date this option is granted, which terms are hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this option and the terms of the Plan in effect on the date of this option, the terms of the Plan shall govern. This option constitutes the entire understanding between the Company and you with respect to the subject matter hereof and no amendment, supplement or waiver of this option, in whole or in part, shall be binding upon the Company unless in writing and signed by the President of the Company. This option and the performances of the parties hereunder shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Florida. Please sign the copy of this option and return it to the Company's Secretary, thereby indicating your understanding of and agreement with its terms and conditions. CONSTELLATION 3D, INC. By: Name: Title: I hereby acknowledge receipt of a copy of the foregoing stock option and of the Plan as of the date of grant set forth above, hereby acknowledge that this stock option grant discharges any promise (either verbal or written) of the Company made on or prior to the date of grant to give me a stock option, and, having read it, hereby signify my understanding of, and my agreement with, its terms and conditions. In consideration of the grant, I hereby release any claim I may have against the Company with respect to any promise of a stock option grant or other equity interest in the Company. - ----------------------- ------------------------------- (Date) (Signature) APPENDIX II NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION FOR OFFICERS AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES To: _____________________________ Name _____________________________ _____________________________ Address Date of Grant: ____________________ You are hereby granted an option, effective as of the date hereof, to purchase __________ shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), of CONSTELLATION 3D, INC., a Florida corporation (the "Company"), at a price of $_______ per share pursuant to the Company's 1999 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). Your option may first be exercised on and after one year from the date of grant, but not before that time. On and after one year and prior to two years from the date of grant, your option may be exercised for up to __________% of the total number of shares subject to the option minus the number of shares previously purchased by exercise of the option (as adjusted for any change in the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company by reason of a stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, transfer of assets, reorganization, conversion or what the Committee deems in its sole discretion to be similar circumstances). Each succeeding year thereafter, your option may be exercised for up to an additional ___________% of the total number of shares subject to the option minus the number of shares previously purchased by exercise of the option (as adjusted for any change in the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company by reason of a stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, transfer of assets, reorganization, conversion or what the Committee deems in its sole discretion to be similar circumstances). Thus, this option is fully exercisable on and after ___________ years after the date of grant, except if terminated earlier as provided herein. No fractional shares shall be issued or delivered. This option shall terminate and is not exercisable after ten years from the date of its grant (the "Scheduled Termination Date"), except if terminated earlier as hereafter provided. In the event of a "Change of Control" (as defined below) of the Company, your option may, from and after the date of the Change of Control, and notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph, be exercised for up to 100% of the total number of shares then subject to the option minus the number of shares previously purchased upon exercise of the option (as adjusted for stock dividends, stock splits, combinations of shares and what the Committee deems in its sole discretion) and your vesting date may accelerate accordingly; provided, however, that as set below, you may be required to exercise your option on thirty (30) days notice from the Committee. A "Change of Control" shall be deemed to have occurred upon the happening of any of the following events: 1. A change within a twelve-month period in a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Company; 2. A change within a twelve-month period in the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock of the Company; or 3. Any other event deemed to constitute a "Change of Control" by the Committee. In the event of a sale or a proposed sale of the majority of the stock or assets of the Company or a proposed Change of Control, the Committee shall have the right to terminate this option upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to you, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this option. In that case, the holders of vested options shall have the right to exercise such options prior to the close of the thirty (30)-day period. You may exercise your option by giving written notice to the Secretary of the Company on forms supplied by the Company at its then principal executive office, accompanied by payment of the option price for the total number of shares you specify that you wish to purchase. The payment may be in any of the following forms: (a) cash, which may be evidenced by a check and includes cash received from a stock brokerage firm in a so-called "cashless exercise;" (b) (unless prohibited by the Committee) certificates representing shares of Common Stock of the Company, which will be valued by the Secretary of the Company at the fair market value per share of the Company's Common Stock (as determined in accordance with the Plan) on the date of delivery of such certificates to the Company, accompanied by an assignment of the stock to the Company; or (c) (unless prohibited by the Committee) any combination of cash and Common Stock of the Company valued as provided in clause (b). Any assignment of stock shall be in a form and substance satisfactory to the Secretary of the Company, including guarantees of signature(s) and payment of all transfer taxes if the Secretary deems such guarantees necessary or desirable. Your option will, to the extent not previously exercised by you, terminate thirty (30) days after the date on which your employment by the Company or a Company subsidiary corporation is terminated (whether such termination be voluntary or involuntary) other than by reason of disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and the regulations thereunder, or death, in which case your option will terminate one year from the date of termination of employment due to disability or death (but in no event later than the Scheduled Termination Date). After the date your employment is terminated, as aforesaid, you may exercise this option only for the number of shares which you had a right to purchase and did not purchase on the date your employment terminated. If you are employed by a Company subsidiary corporation, your employment shall be deemed to have terminated on the date your employer ceases to be a Company subsidiary corporation, unless you are on that date transferred to the Company or another Company subsidiary corporation. Your employment shall not be deemed to have terminated if you are transferred from the Company to a Company subsidiary corporation, or vice versa, or from one Company subsidiary corporation to another Company subsidiary corporation. If you die while employed by the Company or a Company subsidiary corporation, your executor or administrator, as the case may be, may, at any time within one year after the date of your death (but in no event later than the Scheduled Termination Date), exercise the option as to any shares which you had a right to purchase and did not purchase during your lifetime. If your employment with the Company or a Company parent or subsidiary corporation is terminated by reason of your becoming disabled (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code and the regulations thereunder), you or your legal guardian or custodian may at any time within one year after the date of such termination (but in no event later than the Scheduled Termination Date), exercise the option as to any shares which you had a right to purchase and did not purchase prior to such termination. Your executor, administrator, guardian or custodian must present proof of his authority satisfactory to the Company prior to being allowed to exercise this option. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Option, the Committee shall have the right to cancel this Option without notice if your employment is terminated for: (i) criminal conduct; or (ii) willful misconduct or gross negligence materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any change in the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company by reason of a stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, transfer of assets, reorganization, conversion or what the Committee deems in its sole discretion to be similar circumstances, the number and kind of shares subject to this option and the option price of such shares shall be appropriately adjusted in a manner to be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee. This option is not transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and is exercisable during your lifetime only by you, including, for this purpose, your legal guardian or custodian in the event of disability. Until the option price has been paid in full pursuant to due exercise of this option and the purchased shares are delivered to you, you do not have any rights as a shareholder of the Company. The Company reserves the right not to deliver to you the shares purchased by virtue of the exercise of this option during any period of time in which the Company deems, in its sole discretion, that such delivery would violate a federal, state, local or securities exchange rule, regulation or law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this option is not exercisable until all the following events occur and during the following periods of time: (a) Until the Plan pursuant to which this option is granted is approved by the shareholders of the Company in the manner prescribed by the Code and the regulations thereunder; (b) Until this option and the optioned shares are approved and/or registered with such federal, state and local regulatory bodies or agencies and securities exchanges as the Company may deem necessary or desirable; or (c) During any period of time in which the Company deems that the exercisability of this option, the offer to sell the shares optioned hereunder, or the sale thereof, may violate a federal, state, local or securities exchange rule, regulation or law, or may cause the Company to be legally obligated to issue or sell more shares than the Company is legally entitled to issue or sell. (d) Until you have paid or made suitable arrangements to pay (which may include payment through the surrender of Common Stock, unless prohibited by the Committee) (i) all federal, state and local income tax withholding required to be withheld by the Company in connection with the option exercise and (ii) your portion of other federal, state and local payroll and other taxes due in connection with the option exercise. (e) Until the Company has completed a public offering of its Common Stock registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or has registered any of its Common Stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The following two paragraphs shall be applicable if, on the date of exercise of this option, the Common Stock to be purchased pursuant to such exercise has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and under applicable state securities laws, and shall continue to be applicable for so long as such registration has not occurred: (a) The optionee hereby agrees, warrants and represents that he will acquire the Common Stock to be issued hereunder for his own account for investment purposes only, and not with a view to, or in connection with, any resale or other distribution of any of such shares, except as hereafter permitted. The optionee further agrees that he will not at any time make any offer, sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of such Common Stock to be issued hereunder without an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and under any applicable state securities laws or an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company to the effect that the proposed transaction will be exempt from such registration. The optionee shall execute such instruments, representations, acknowledgments and agreements as the Company may, in its sole discretion, deem advisable to avoid any violation of federal, state, local or securities exchange rule, regulation or law. (b) The certificates for Common Stock to be issued to the optionee hereunder shall bear the following legend: "The shares represented by this certificate have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under applicable state securities laws. The shares have been acquired for investment and may not be offered, sold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of without an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and under any applicable state securities laws or an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company that the proposed transaction will be exempt from such registration." The foregoing legend shall be removed upon registration of the legended shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and under any applicable state laws or upon receipt of any opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company that said registration is no longer required. The sole purpose of the agreements, warranties, representations and legend set forth in the two immediately preceding paragraphs is to prevent violations of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any applicable state securities laws. It is the intention of the Company and you that this option shall not be an "Incentive Stock Option" as that term is used in Section 422 of the Code and the regulations thereunder. Nothing herein shall modify your status as an at-will employee of the Company, if applicable. Further, nothing herein guarantees you employment for any specified period of time. This means that either you or the Company may terminate your employment at any time for any reason, or no reason. You recognize that, for instance, you may terminate your employment or the Company may terminate your employment prior to the date on which your option becomes vested. Any dispute or disagreement between you and the Company with respect to any portion of this option or its validity, construction, meaning, performance or your rights hereunder shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association or its successor, as amended from time to time. However, prior to submission to arbitration you will attempt to resolve any disputes or disagreements with the Company over this option amicably and informally, in good faith, for a period not to exceed two weeks. Thereafter, the dispute or disagreement will be submitted to arbitration. At any time prior to a decision from the arbitrator(s) being rendered, you and the Company may resolve the dispute by settlement. You and the Company shall equally share the costs charged by the American Arbitration Association or its successor, but you and the Company shall otherwise be solely responsible for your own respective counsel fees and expenses. The decision of the arbitrator(s) shall be made in writing, setting forth the award, the reasons for the decision and award and shall be binding and conclusive on you and the Company. Further, neither you nor the Company shall appeal any such award. Judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction may be entered upon the award and may be enforced as such in accordance with the provisions of the award. This option shall be subject to the terms of the Plan in effect on the date this option is granted, which terms are hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this option and the terms of the Plan in effect on the date of this option, the terms of the Plan shall govern. This option constitutes the entire understanding between the Company and you with respect to the subject matter hereof and no amendment, supplement or waiver of this option, in whole or in part, shall be binding upon the Company unless in writing and signed by the President of the Company. This option and the performances of the parties hereunder shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Florida. Please sign the copy of this option and return it to the Company's Secretary, thereby indicating your understanding of and agreement with its terms and conditions. CONSTELLATION 3D, INC. By: Name: Title: I hereby acknowledge receipt of a copy of the foregoing stock option and of the Plan as of the date of grant set forth above, hereby acknowledge that this stock option grant discharges any promise (either verbal or written) of the Company made on or prior to the date of grant to give me a stock option, and, having read it, hereby signify my understanding of, and my agreement with, its terms and conditions. In consideration of the grant, I hereby release any claim I may have against the Company with respect to any promise of a stock option grant or other equity interest in the Company. - ----------------------- ------------------------------- (Date) (Signature) APPENDIX III NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION FOR DIRECTORS AND IMPORTANT CONSULTANTS To: _____________________________ Name _____________________________ _____________________________ Address Date of Grant: ____________________ You are hereby granted an option, effective as of the date hereof, to purchase __________ shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share ("Common Stock"), of CONSTELLATION 3D, INC., a Florida corporation (the "Company"), at a price of $_______ per share pursuant to the Company's 1999 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). Your option may first be exercised on and after one year from the date of grant, but not before that time. On and after one year and prior to two years from the date of grant, your option may be exercised for up to ____% of the total number of shares subject to the option minus the number of shares previously purchased by exercise of the option (as adjusted for any change in the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company by reason of a stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, transfer of assets, reorganization, conversion or what the Committee deems in its sole discretion to be similar circumstances). Each succeeding year thereafter, your option may be exercised for up to an additional ___% of the total number of shares subject to the option minus the number of shares previously purchased by exercise of the option (as adjusted for any change in the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company by reason of a stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, transfer of assets, reorganization, conversion or what the Committee deems in its sole discretion to be similar circumstances). Thus, this option is fully exercisable on and after ________ years after the date of grant, except if terminated earlier as provided herein. No fractional shares shall be issued or delivered. This option shall terminate and is not exercisable after ten years from the date of its grant (the "Scheduled Termination Date"), except if terminated earlier as hereafter provided. In the event of a "Change of Control" (as defined below) of the Company, your option may, from and after the date of the Change of Control, and notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph, be exercised for up to 100% of the total number of shares then subject to the option minus the number of shares previously purchased upon exercise of the option (as adjusted for stock dividends, stock splits, combinations of shares and what the Committee deems in its sole discretion) and your vesting date may accelerate accordingly. A "Change of Control" shall be deemed to have occurred upon the happening of any of the following events: 1. A change within a twelve-month period in a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Company; 2. A change within a twelve-month period in the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock of the Company; or 3. Any other event deemed to constitute a "Change of Control" by the Committee. In the event of a sale or a proposed sale of the majority of the stock or assets of the Company or a proposed Change of Control, the Committee shall have the right to terminate this option upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to you, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this option. In that case, the holders of vested options shall have the right to exercise such options prior to the close of the thirty (30)-day period. You may exercise your option by giving written notice to the Secretary of the Company on forms supplied by the Company at its then principal executive office, accompanied by payment of the option price for the total number of shares you specify that you wish to purchase. The payment may be in any of the following forms: (a) cash, which may be evidenced by a check and includes cash received from a stock brokerage firm in a so-called "cashless exercise;" (b) (unless prohibited by the Committee) certificates representing shares of Common Stock of the Company, which will be valued by the Secretary of the Company at the fair market value per share of the Company's Common Stock (as determined in accordance with the Plan) on the date of delivery of such certificates to the Company, accompanied by an assignment of the stock to the Company; or (c) (unless prohibited by the Committee) any combination of cash and Common Stock of the Company valued as provided in clause (b). Any assignment of stock shall be in a form and substance satisfactory to the Secretary of the Company, including guarantees of signature(s) and payment of all transfer taxes if the Secretary deems such guarantees necessary or desirable. Your option will, to the extent not previously exercised by you, terminate thirty (30) days after the date on which you cease for any reason to be a director of, or consultant to, the Company or a subsidiary corporation (whether by death, disability, resignation, removal, failure to be reappointed, reelected or otherwise, or the expiration of any consulting arrangement, and regardless of whether the failure to continue as a director or consultant was for cause or without cause or otherwise), but in no event later than ten years from the date this option is granted. After the date you cease to be a director or consultant, you may exercise this option only for the number of shares which you had a right to purchase and did not purchase on the date you ceased to be a director or consultant. If you are a director of a subsidiary corporation, your directorship shall be deemed to have terminated on the date such company ceases to be a subsidiary corporation, unless you are also a director of the Company or another subsidiary corporation, or on that date became a director of the Company or another subsidiary corporation. Your directorship or consultancy shall not be deemed to have terminated if you cease being a director of, or consultant to, the Company or a subsidiary corporation but are or concurrently therewith become (a) a director of, or consultant to, the Company or another subsidiary corporation or (b) an employee of the Company or a subsidiary corporation. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Option, the Committee shall have the right to cancel this Option without notice if your directorship or consultancy is terminated for: (i) criminal conduct; or (ii) willful misconduct or gross negligence materially detrimental to the Company. In the event of any change in the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company by reason of a stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, transfer of assets, reorganization, conversion or what the Committee deems in its sole discretion to be similar circumstances, the number and kind of shares subject to this option and the option price of such shares shall be appropriately adjusted in a manner to be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee. This option is not transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and is exercisable during your lifetime only by you, including, for this purpose, your legal guardian or custodian in the event of disability. Until the option price has been paid in full pursuant to due exercise of this option and the purchased shares are delivered to you, you do not have any rights as a shareholder of the Company. The Company reserves the right not to deliver to you the shares purchased by virtue of the exercise of this option during any period of time in which the Company deems, in its sole discretion, that such delivery would violate a federal, state, local or securities exchange rule, regulation or law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this option is not exercisable until all the following events occur and during the following periods of time: (a) Until the Plan pursuant to which this option is granted is approved by the shareholders of the Company in the manner prescribed by the Code and the regulations thereunder; (b) Until this option and the optioned shares are approved and/or registered with such federal, state and local regulatory bodies or agencies and securities exchanges as the Company may deem necessary or desirable; or (c) During any period of time in which the Company deems that the exercisability of this option, the offer to sell the shares optioned hereunder, or the sale thereof, may violate a federal, state, local or securities exchange rule, regulation or law, or may cause the Company to be legally obligated to issue or sell more shares than the Company is legally entitled to issue or sell. (d) Until you have paid or made suitable arrangements to pay (which may include payment through the surrender of Common Stock, unless prohibited by the Committee) (i) all federal, state and local income tax withholding required to be withheld by the Company in connection with the option exercise and (ii) your portion of other federal, state and local payroll and other taxes due in connection with the option exercise. (e) Until the Company has completed a public offering of its Common Stock registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or has registered any of its Common Stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The following two paragraphs shall be applicable if, on the date of exercise of this option, the Common Stock to be purchased pursuant to such exercise has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and under applicable state securities laws, and shall continue to be applicable for so long as such registration has not occurred: (a) The optionee hereby agrees, warrants and represents that he will acquire the Common Stock to be issued hereunder for his own account for investment purposes only, and not with a view to, or in connection with, any resale or other distribution of any of such shares, except as hereafter permitted. The optionee further agrees that he will not at any time make any offer, sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of such Common Stock to be issued hereunder without an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and under any applicable state securities laws or an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company to the effect that the proposed transaction will be exempt from such registration. The optionee shall execute such instruments, representations, acknowledgments and agreements as the Company may, in its sole discretion, deem advisable to avoid any violation of federal, state, local or securities exchange rule, regulation or law. (b) The certificates for Common Stock to be issued to the optionee hereunder shall bear the following legend: "The shares represented by this certificate have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under applicable state securities laws. The shares have been acquired for investment and may not be offered, sold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of without an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and under any applicable state securities laws or an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company that the proposed transaction will be exempt from such registration." The foregoing legend shall be removed upon registration of the legended shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and under any applicable state laws or upon receipt of any opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company that said registration is no longer required. The sole purpose of the agreements, warranties, representations and legend set forth in the two immediately preceding paragraphs is to prevent violations of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any applicable state securities laws. It is the intention of the Company and you that this option shall not be an "Incentive Stock Option" as that term is used in Section 422 of the Code and the regulations thereunder. Any dispute or disagreement between you and the Company with respect to any portion of this option or its validity, construction, meaning, performance or your rights hereunder shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association or its successor, as amended from time to time. However, prior to submission to arbitration you will attempt to resolve any disputes or disagreements with the Company over this option amicably and informally, in good faith, for a period not to exceed two weeks. Thereafter, the dispute or disagreement will be submitted to arbitration. At any time prior to a decision from the arbitrator(s) being rendered, you and the Company may resolve the dispute by settlement. You and the Company shall equally share the costs charged by the American Arbitration Association or its successor, but you and the Company shall otherwise be solely responsible for your own respective counsel fees and expenses. The decision of the arbitrator(s) shall be made in writing, setting forth the award, the reasons for the decision and award and shall be binding and conclusive on you and the Company. Further, neither you nor the Company shall appeal any such award. Judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction may be entered upon the award and may be enforced as such in accordance with the provisions of the award. This option shall be subject to the terms of the Plan in effect on the date this option is granted, which terms are hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this option and the terms of the Plan in effect on the date of this option, the terms of the Plan shall govern. This option constitutes the entire understanding between the Company and you with respect to the subject matter hereof and no amendment, supplement or waiver of this option, in whole or in part, shall be binding upon the Company unless in writing and signed by the President of the Company. This option and the performances of the parties hereunder shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Florida. Please sign the copy of this option and return it to the Company's Secretary, thereby indicating your understanding of and agreement with its terms and conditions. CONSTELLATION 3D, INC. By: Name: Title: I hereby acknowledge receipt of a copy of the foregoing stock option and of the Plan as of the date of grant set forth above, hereby acknowledge that this stock option grant discharges any promise (either verbal or written) of the Company made on or prior to the date of grant to give me a stock option, and, having read it, hereby signify my understanding of, and my agreement with, its terms and conditions. In consideration of the grant, I hereby release any claim I may have against the Company with respect to any promise of a stock option grant or other equity interest in the Company. - ----------------------- ------------------------------- (Date) (Signature) EX-10.14 7 EXHIBIT 10.14 C3D Inc. 235 West 76th Street, Suite 8-D New York, NY 10023 December 1, 1999 Sands Brothers & Co., Ltd. 90 Park Avenue New York, New York 10016 Gentlemen: The undersigned, C3D Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Florida (together with any of its subsidiaries, affiliates, successors or assigns the "Company"), proposes to offer for sale to certain "accredited investors, through Sands Brothers & Co., Ltd., in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the letter agreement dated October 25, 1999 between the parties hereto (the "Letter Agreement"), as exclusive placement agent ("Sands Brothers" or the "Placement Agent") on a best efforts basis, a minimum of $4,000,000 (the "Minimum Amount") and a maximum of $25,000,000 (the "Maximum Amount") of (a) the Company's capital stock (whether Common Stock or Preferred Stock convertible into Common Stock) (collectively, the "Capital Stock"), at a price (or conversion price, should convertible Preferred Stock be offered) equal to a 30% discount to the average of the bid price for the 30 day period prior to the Closing (the "Minimum Offering Price") with respect to the Minimum Amount, and with respect to an amount in excess of the Minimum Amount and up to the Maximum Amount, at the Minimum Offering Price but in no event less than $12.00 per share and/or (b) any other similar form of debt financing transactions (hereinafter, collectively "Other Financing"). The Capital Stock and Other Financing instruments (the "Securities") to be offered pursuant to the Offering Documents (as hereinafter defined) and Other Financing transactions to be consummated are sometimes hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Financing" or the "Offering." The closing of the Financing shall not occur until the Company has, in any combination, received and accepted subscriptions for the purchase of Securities and/or consummated Other Financing transactions in amounts equal to the Minimum Amount (the "Closing"). The Capital Stock and/or Other Financing (collectively, the "Securities") will be offered pursuant to those terms and conditions acceptable to you and your counsel as reflected in a definitive form of Confidential Private Placement Memorandum of the Company (which shall contain the Company's audited financial statements and substantially the same descriptive information contained in the Company's Form 10 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) and/or "long form" subscription agreement for institutional investors only (together with the exhibits and any supplements thereto, the "Memorandum"). The Securities will be offered pursuant to the Memorandum in accordance with Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Each prospective investor subscribing to purchase Securities ("Subscriber") will be required to deliver, among other things, a subscription agreement ("Subscription Agreement") and an investment suitability questionnaire ("Questionnaire") in the forms to be provided, representing and warranting, among other things, that such Subscriber is an "accredited investor" as such term is defined in Regulation D. The Memorandum and the form of proposed Subscription Agreement between the Company and each Subscriber and the exhibits which are part of the Memorandum (including, without limitation, the Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and each of the Subscribers with respect to certain registration rights under the Securities Act (the "Registration Rights Agreement")) and/or the Subscription Agreement are referred to herein collectively as the "Offering Documents." The Securities will be offered for minimum subscription amounts of $ 100,000 on a "best efforts" basis, exclusively by Sands Brothers, subject to conditions during the Period; provided, however, that the Company and the Placement Agent may, in their discretion, accept subscriptions for a lesser amount from a Subscriber. The Company will prepare and deliver to the Placement Agent a reasonable number of copies of the Offering Documents in form and substance satisfactory to the Placement Agent and its counsel, which Offering Documents shall include reviewed financial statements for such periods as may be required. Capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise defined or unless the context otherwise indicates, shall have the same meanings provided in the Memorandum. 1. Appointment of Placement Agent. You are hereby appointed exclusive Placement Agent of the Company during the offering period herein specified (the "Offering Period") for the purposes of assisting the Company on a "best efforts" basis in finding qualified Subscribers for the purchase of Securities and to identify potential sources to engage in Other Financing transactions with the Company in connection with the Offering. The Offering Period shall commence on the date of delivery and acceptance by the Placement Agent of the Memorandum generated and reviewed by Company counsel and Placement Agent's counsel, respectively, the Company's Form 10 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), including the financial statements contained therein, and the due diligence list attached hereto as Exhibit D ("Commencement Date"). The Minimum Amount must be sold within 45 days after the Commencement Date. If the Minimum Amount is sold during such time period, then the Offering shall continue until the earlier to occur of: (i) the sale of the Maximum Amount; or (ii) 12 months from the completion of the sale of the Minimum Amount. If the Minimum Amount is not sold during the time period set forth herein, the Offering will be terminated and all funds received from Subscribers and held in a special non-interest 2 bearing escrow account (the "Account") at Republic National Bank, New York, New York (the "Bank") will be returned, without deduction or accrued interest thereon. It is anticipated that the Placement Agent will sell $7.5 million of Securities within 90 days after the Commencement Date, $11 million of Securities within 150 days after the Commencement Date, and $14.5 million of Securities within 210 days after the Commencement Date, provided, however, in the event that $7.5 million of Securities are not sold within 150 days after the Commencement Date, this Agreement shall be subject to renegotiation by the parties hereto. You hereby accept such agency and agree to assist the Company in finding qualified Subscribers for the purchase of the Securities in connection with the Offering and to identify potential sources to engage in Other Financing transactions with the Company in connection with the Offering. Unless specified otherwise herein writing, your agency hereunder is not terminable by the Company except upon termination of the Offering. As part of the Placement Agent's exclusive representation of the Company with respect to the Offering, the Placement Agent shall assist the Company in identifying potential investors and sources of Other Financing and shall on behalf of the Company, contact such potential investors and other potential investors as the Company may designate. In addition, the Placement Agent shall assist the Company in structuring, negotiating and effecting the Offering. The Company agrees that, during the course of the engagement hereunder, in the event that it, or any of its management or affiliates, shall initiate any negotiations with third parties with respect to the Offering and to the extent any of such persons receives an inquiry or offer from any third parties concerning the Offering or any other financing related to the Company, they will reasonably promptly inform the Placement Agent as to the name of such person and the date of such initial contact. Sands Brothers has been appointed pursuant to the Letter Agreement to negotiate the best terms available for each Potential Investment and Potential Joint Venture (as each term is defined therein) but in the event that such a proposal is reasonably considered to be of strategic importance, the Company shall retain the sole right to determine whether any such Potential Investment or Potential Joint Venture is to be consummated. 2. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants as follows: (a) Securities Law Compliance. The Offering Documents, upon delivery, will conform in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and Regulation D promulgated thereunder and with the requirements of all other published rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") currently in effect relating to "private offerings" and/or "accredited investors" of the type contemplated by the Company. The Offering Documents will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; except that no representation or warranty is made with respect to statements or omissions made in the Offering Documents in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company with respect to the Placement Agent (or any person who may be deemed to be affiliated therewith or an associated person thereof ) or on behalf of the Placement Agent for use in the Offering Documents or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto. The Offering Documents will not be amended or supplemented and no amendment or supplement thereto will be made without the prior consent of the Placement Agent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. 3 (b) Organization. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own and lease its properties, to carry on its business as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted. The Company is duly qualified to do business in the states or jurisdictions set forth on Schedule 2(b). To the best of the Company's knowledge after due inquiry, except as set forth in Schedule 2(b), there is no jurisdiction in which the conduct of the Company's business or ownership or leasing of its properties requires it to be qualified to do business as a foreign corporation, except where such qualifications have been obtained or the failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or prospects of the Company. The Company has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (c) Capitalization. (i) The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company prior to the consummation of the Closing of the transactions contemplated by the Offering is set forth on Schedule 2 (c)(i) hereto. Each such share is validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Except as set forth on Schedule 2 (c)(i), there are no other classes of capital stock or other securities authorized by the Company. (ii) The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company immediately upon the consummation of the Closing shall be as set forth on Schedule 2 (c)(ii) hereto, such Schedule to be recalculated by the Company to reflect the sale of Securities at the Closing. (iii) The Company has no obligation (contingent or otherwise) to pay any dividend or make any other distribution in respect of any of its capital stock. The Company is not a party to, and, to the Company's knowledge after due inquiry, except as set forth on Schedule 2(c) (iii) hereto, there exist no voting trusts or agreements, stockholders' agreements, pledge agreements, buy-sell agreements, rights of first refusal or proxies relating to any securities of the Company (whether or not the Company is a party thereto). All of the outstanding securities of the Company were issued, in all material respects, in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws since June 1, 1999, and to the best knowledge of the Company with respect to the period prior to June 1, 1999. The Company has no obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock. 4 (iv) The stockholders of record and the holders of subscriptions, warrants, options, preemptive rights, convertible securities and other rights (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire equity securities of the Company, and the number of shares of capital stock of the Company and the number of such subscriptions, warrants, options, preemptive rights, convertible securities and other such rights held by each, with respect to, but only with respect to each individual director and executive officer of the Company and each stockholder owning 5% or more of the capital stock of the Company, are as set forth in Schedule 2(c)(iv) hereto. The designations, powers, preferences, rights, privileges, qualifications, limitations and restrictions in respect of each class and series of authorized capital stock of the Company are as set forth in the Articles of Incorporation and all such designations, powers, preferences, rights, privileges, qualifications, limitations and restrictions are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with all applicable laws (subject, as to enforcement, to the discretion of the courts in awarding equitable relief and to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium and similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally). Except as disclosed in Schedule 2(c)(iv), no subscription, warrant, option, preemptive right, convertible security, agreement or other right (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire equity securities of the Company is authorized or outstanding; and, except as disclosed in Schedule 2(c)(iv) hereto, there is no commitment by the Company to issue shares, subscriptions, warrants, options, preemptive rights, convertible securities or other such rights or to distribute to holders of any of its equity securities any evidence of indebtedness or asset other than the Placement Agent Warrants ("Placement Agent Warrants"). An appropriate number of shares of the Capital Stock have been reserved for issuance upon the conversion or exercise, as the case may be, of any of the securities referred to in this Section. The Company has no obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock. (d) Subsidiaries and Investments. Except as set forth in Schedule 2(d) hereto, the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock, or other equity ownership or proprietary interest, in any other corporation, association, trust, partnership, joint venture or other entity. (e) Financial Statements. The audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 1998 (the "1998 Balance Sheet") and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity and statements of cash flow for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 and the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 1999 (the "Balance Sheet Date"), and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity and statements of cash flow for the six month period ending June 30, 1999 (collectively, the "Financial Statements"), have heretofore been delivered to the Placement Agent. Except as may be otherwise indicated therein, the Financial Statements have been prepared in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles consistently applied and present fairly the financial position and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods indicated. Except as may be otherwise indicated herein, the Financial Statements of the Company as of the dates indicated, and for the periods then ended, present fairly the financial position and results of operations of the Company (and its Subsidiaries) as of the dates and for the periods indicated. 5 (f) Access to Corporate Documents. The minute books of the Company have been made available to the Placement Agent and contain a complete summary of all meetings and actions of the directors and stockholders of the Company, since the time of its respective incorporation and reflect all transactions referred to in such minutes accurately in all respects. (g) Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights, Etc. Except as set forth in Schedule 2(g) hereto, the Company owns or is licensed or otherwise entitled to use all patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights, technology, know-how, processes and other intellectual property used in the conduct of its business as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted. The Company has received no notice of any claims, have no knowledge of any threatened claims, and knows of no facts which would form the basis of any claim, asserted by any person, to the effect that the sale or use of any product or process now used or offered by the Company infringes on any patents or infringes upon the use of any such trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights, technology, know-how, processes or other intellectual property of another person or challenges or questions the validity or effectiveness of any such license or agreement. The sale and use of any such products and processes by the Company, and the use of any such patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights, technology, know-how, processes or other intellectual property by the Company, does not, to the Company's knowledge, after due inquiry, infringe on the rights of any person. (h) Litigation. There is no action, suit, investigation, customer complaint, claim or proceeding at law or in equity by or before any arbitrator, governmental instrumentality or other agency now pending nor, to the best of the Company's knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Company, nor, to the best of the Company's knowledge, does there exist any basis therefor. The Company is not subject to any judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree of any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign. The Company agrees to promptly notify the Placement Agent of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against the Company or any of its respective officers or directors in connection with the sale of the transaction contemplated in the Offering Documents. (i) Non-Defaults; Non-Contravention. Except as set forth in Schedule 2(i) hereto, the Company is not in default in the performance or observance of any obligation (i) under its Articles of Incorporation, as amended, or its By-laws, or any indenture, mortgage, contract, purchase order or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound or affected; or (ii) with respect to any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court of any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign and there exists no condition, event or act which constitutes, nor which after notice, the lapse of time or both, would constitute, a default under any of the foregoing. (j) Taxes. The Company has filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns which are required to be filed by it, except where such failure to so file would not have a material adverse 6 impact on the Company, and all such returns are true and correct in all material respects. The Company has paid all taxes pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessments received by them and have withheld all amounts which they are obligated to withhold from amounts owing to any employee, creditor or third party, except where such failure to pay or withhold would not have a material adverse impact on the Company. The tax returns of the Company have never been audited by any state, local or federal authorities. The Company has not waived any statute of limitations with respect to taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to any tax assessment or deficiency. All tax elections have been made by the Company in accordance with generally accepted practices. No deficiency assessment with respect to or proposed adjustment of the Company's federal, state, county or local taxes is pending or, to the best of the Company's knowledge, threatened. There is no tax lien, whether imposed by any federal, state, county or local taxing authority, outstanding against the assets, properties or business of the Company. Neither the Company nor, to the Company's knowledge, its respective present or former shareholders has ever filed an election pursuant to Section 1362 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), that the Company be taxed as an S corporation. (k) Agreements. Except as set forth in Schedule 2(k) hereto, the Company is not a party to any written or oral contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding which is material to the business of the Company or which is material to, and which a prudent investor would need to review in order to make an informed investment decision with respect to the purchase of the Securities offered pursuant to the Offering Documents. Each material contract of the Company is valid and binding on the Company, the Company has not received notice that any such contract is not binding on any party thereto. The Company has performed in all material respects all obligations to have been performed on such contracts through the date hereof, and the Company is not in default in any material respect under any such contract. Each material contract of the Company is valid and binding on the Company and the Company has not received notice that any such contract is not binding on any party thereto. (l) Compliance with Laws; Environmental Matters, Licenses, Etc. The Company has received no notice of any violation of, or noncompliance with, any federal, state, local or foreign laws, ordinances, regulations or orders (including, without limitation, those relating to environmental protection, occupational safety and health and other labor laws, ERISA, federal drug laws, federal securities laws, equal employment opportunity, consumer protection, credit reporting, "truth-in- lending," and warranties and trade practices) applicable to its business, the violation of, or noncompliance with which, would have a material adverse effect on the Company's business or operations, and the Company knows of no facts or set of circumstances which would give rise to such a notice. Except as set forth in Schedule 2(l), the Company has all licenses and permits and other governmental certificates, authorizations and permits and approvals (collectively, "Licenses") required by every federal, state and local government or regulatory body for the operation of their business and the use of their properties, except where the failure to possess such a License would not have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial condition or results of operations 7 of the Company. The Licenses are in full force and effect and, to the Company's knowledge, no violations are or have been recorded in respect of any License and no proceeding is pending or threatened to revoke or limit any thereof. The Company has not received any written opinion or memorandum from legal counsel providing that it has taken any action which has resulted in, or is reasonably likely to result in, the Company incurring any liability which may be material to its business, prospects, financial condition, operations, property or affairs. The Company shall comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders, the noncompliance with which could materially adversely affect its business or condition, financial or otherwise. (m) Authorization of Agreement, Etc. Each of this Agreement and all other agreements or documents required to be executed and delivered by the Company in connection with the Offering (collectively the "Ancillary Documents") has been or will be duly executed and delivered by the Company and the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents has been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action by the Company; and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Placement Agent, each constitutes, or will constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, usury or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities, and the issuance and delivery of the Securities upon exercise of the Placement Agent Warrants (the "Reserved Shares"), will not (i) violate any provision of law or statute or any order of any court or other agency of government binding on the Company; or (ii) conflict with or result in any breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, or result in the creation of any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets of the Company under the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, or By-Laws of the Company or any indenture, mortgage, lease agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound or affected, except for such conflict, breach or default as to which requisite waivers or consents shall have been obtained by the Company and delivered to the Subscribers by the time of Closing. (n) Authorization of Securities and Placement Agent Warrants. The issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities and the Placement Agent Warrants have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action of the Company, and when so issued, sold and delivered, (i) the Securities and Reserved Shares will be validly issued and outstanding, duly executed and delivered, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all liens, charges, claims, encumbrances, restrictions or preemptive or any other similar rights and the Company shall have paid all taxes, if any, in respect of the issuance thereof; (ii) the Placement Agent Warrants will be validly issued and outstanding, duly executed, issued and delivered, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all liens, charges, claims, encumbrances, restrictions or preemptive or any other similar rights and the Company shall have paid all taxes, if any, in respect of the issuance thereof; and (iii) neither the Securities, nor the Placement Agent Warrants will be subject to preemptive or any other similar rights of the 8 shareholders of the Company or others which rights shall not have been waived prior to the time of acceptance by the Company of the first Subscriber's Subscription Agreement. The offer and sale of the Securities is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and the Securities will be issued in compliance with all applicable federal securities laws. (o) Authorization of Reserved Shares. The issuance, sale and delivery by the Company of the Reserved Shares have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action of the Company, and the Reserved Shares have been duly reserved for issuance upon exercise of all or any of the Securities and the Placement Agent Warrants and when so issued, sold and delivered, the Reserved Shares will be validly issued and outstanding, duly executed, issued and delivered, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all liens, charges, claims, encumbrances, restrictions or preemptive or any other similar rights and the Company shall have paid all taxes, if any, in respect of the issuance thereof and the Reserved Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or any other similar rights of the shareholders of the Company or others which rights shall not have been waived prior to the time of acceptance by the Company of the first Subscriber's Subscription Agreement. (p) Related Transactions. Except as set forth on Schedule 2(p) hereto, no current director, officer or employee of the Company, nor any affiliate of any such person, is presently, or since the inception of the Company has been, directly or indirectly, through his, her or its affiliation with any other person or entity, a party to any loan from the Company. (q) Registration Rights. Except as set forth on Schedule 2(c) hereto and except as may exist with respect to the holders of the Securities and the Placement Agent Warrants, (i) no person or entity has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company and (ii) no person or entity holds any anti-dilution or "piggy back" rights with respect to any securities of the Company. (r) Brokers. The Company has not, or any of its respective officers, directors, employees or shareholders, employed any broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than Sands Brothers. (s) No Consents. Except for federal or state securities law filings, no permit, consent, approval, authorization, order or filing with any court or governmental authority is required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (t) Information. The Company shall provide the holders of the Securities with the information, if any, specified in the Memorandum. 9 (u) Change in Nature of Business. The Company shall not, without the prior approval of a majority of their Board of Directors, make any material change in the nature of its business as the same shall be set forth in the Memorandum. (v) Title to Securities. When certificates representing the Securities shall have been duly delivered to the Subscribers, payment therefor will become due, and to the extent such payment shall have been made therefor, the several Subscribers shall have title to the Securities free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and claims whatsoever, and the Company shall have paid all taxes, if any, in respect of the issuance thereof. (w) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. None of the Company, nor to their knowledge any of their respective officers, employees, agents or any other person acting on behalf of the Company has, directly or indirectly, given or agreed to give any money, gift or similar benefit (other than legal price concessions to customers in the ordinary course of business) to any customer, supplier, employee or agent of a customer or supplier, or official or employee of any governmental agency (domestic or foreign) or instrumentality of any government (domestic or foreign) or any political party or candidate for office (domestic or foreign) or other person who was, is, or may be in a position to help or hinder the business of the Company (or to assist the Company in connection with any actual or proposed transaction) which (a) might subject the Company, or any other such person, to any damage or penalty in any civil, criminal or governmental litigation or proceeding (domestic or foreign); (b) if not given in the past, might have had a material adverse effect on the assets, business or operations of the Company; or (c) if not continued in the future, might adversely affect the assets, business, operations or prospects of the Company, taken as a whole. The Company believes that its international accounting controls are sufficient to cause the Company to comply with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended. (x) Corporate Representations. Any certificate signed by the Chairman or Chief Executive Officer of the Company and delivered to the Placement Agent or to the Placement Agent's counsel pursuant to this Agreement, shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to the Placement Agent as to the matters covered thereby. (y) Escrow Arrangements. Pursuant to paragraph 3(e)(i) hereof, if the Closing does not take place before the termination of the Offering Period, the Company will instruct the Bank to return the funds to the Subscribers without any deduction or interest thereon. (z) Confidential Arrangements. The Company agrees to take reasonable precautions in protecting the confidentiality, privacy and security of the business contacts identified by the Placement Agent by taking appropriate administrative and managerial action, and to use its best efforts to prevent disclosure of such property information to any all persons and entities. The Company agrees that, without the expressed written consent of the Placement Agent, it will not 10 initiate, respond or otherwise abide any contract with any person, company, institution, professional association, nor other entity to which it has been introduced or with whom it has become acquainted through the Placement Agent, in the course of the Offering. The Company agrees to hold completely confidential the name, address, telephone, telex, facsimile number, account or other business number of such contact as may be introduced by the Placement Agent, except to the extent such information is required to be disclosed pursuant to applicable law or has been disclosed to a third party through no fault of the Company. The above restrictions apply to any subsequent follow up, repeated or extended or renegotiation transactions related to the Offering regardless of the results of the Offering. (AA) Disclosure. Neither this Agreement nor any other document, certificate or written statement to be furnished to the Subscribers by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offering Documents, contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein and therein not misleading. There is no fact known to the Company which, in its reasonable judgement, materially adversely affects the business operations, affairs, prospects, conditions, properties or assets of the Company (hereinafter "Material Facts") which has not been set forth in this Agreement, the Company's Form 10 (defined hereinafter) or which will not be set forth in the Offering Documents. To the extent Material Facts become known to the Company subsequent to the date hereof, such facts will be set forth in the Memorandum and/or in the other documents, certificates or statements furnished to the Subscribers by or on behalf of the Company pursuant hereto. (BB) Exchange Act Compliance. The Company has filed a Form 10 (the "Form 10") under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). To the best of the Company's knowledge, the Form 10 complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and when filed, did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the Form 10 comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. The Company last filed audited financial statements with the Commission in connection with the filing of the Form 10, and has not received any comments from the Commission in respect thereof as of the date hereof. (CC) Year 2000 Compliance. The Company has taken appropriate steps to avoid any disruption in its software caused by Year 2000 problems. The Company is not currently aware of any Year 2000 compliance problems relating to its software system that would have a material adverse effect on its businesses, results of operations and financial condition. To date, the Company has not incurred any material costs in identifying or evaluating Year 2000 compliance issues. The Company does not anticipate that such costs relating to Year 2000 Compliance will be material. 11 3. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Placement Agent. The Placement Agent represents, warrants and covenants as follows: (a) Authorization of Agreement, Etc. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Placement Agent, and the Agreement (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company) constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Placement Agent, enforceable in accordance with the terms, except that enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, usury or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally. (b) Compliance with Offering Documents. The Placement Agent will offer the Securities in accordance with the Offering Documents and will deliver the Offering Documents to each Subscriber before accepting a signed copy of the Subscription Agreement or payment for any Securities. (c) Compliance with Laws of Jurisdictions. The Placement Agent will offer the Securities only in those jurisdictions in which it is permitted to sell the Securities pursuant to the laws of said jurisdiction, and the Placement Agent may arrange for the Securities to be offered by a broker/dealer or offshore or domestic facilitator(s). (d) Registration as Broker-Dealer; Member of NASD. The Placement Agent is registered as a broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is registered as a broker-dealer in all states in which it shall offer the Securities for sale and is a member in good standing of NASD. (e) Escrow Arrangements. (i) The Placement Agent will promptly deposit funds received from Subscribers in the Account with the Bank and hold the funds in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and hold the Offering Documents for the benefit of the Subscribers and the Company. The Bank shall release funds from such Account only upon receipt of instruction executed by each of the Placement Agent and the Company. If the Closing does not take place before the termination of the Offering Period, the Placement Agent will instruct the Bank to return the funds to the Subscribers without any deduction or interest thereon. (ii) In the event the Placement Agent has deposited funds from any Subscriber into the Account and the Company exercises its right to reject such Subscriber's funds (except where such rejection is based on a Subscriber being a competitor of the Company), in whole or in part, the Placement Agent shall be entitled to payment by the Company of a sum equal to the fees and 12 expenses due by the terms of this Agreement and entitled to issuance by the Company of the Placement Agent Warrants that the Placement Agent would have received pursuant to sub-paragraphs 4(d), 4(e) and 4(f) of this Agreement, respectively. 4. Closing; Placement and Fees. (a) Closing. The initial Closing of the Financing shall take place at the offices of the Placement Agent, 90 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016, at a time and date agreed upon between the Placement Agent and the Company upon the receipt of Subscription Agreements and related documents in form and substance satisfactory to the Company and the Placement Agent and delivery of documents evidencing that Subscribers' funds in an amount at least equal to or in excess of the Minimum Amount is available in the Account with the Bank (the "Closing Date"). At the initial and subsequent Closing(s), payment for the Securities shall be made against delivery of certificates representing the Securities sold. All proceeds received from the sale of the Securities sold after the initial Closing date will continue to be deposited in the Account maintained with the Bank until the occurrence of additional Closing(s). (b) Procedures at Closing. At each Closing: (i) The Placement Agent on behalf of itself and the Subscribers shall receive the opinion of Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley LLP ("Company Counsel"), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. (ii) Counsel for the Placement Agent and Company Counsel shall receive certificates from the Company, signed by the President or a Vice President thereof, certifying (A) that the representations and warranties contained in Section 2 hereof are true and accurate at the Closing with the same effect as though expressly made at the Closing; and (B) that attached thereto is (1) a true and correct copy of resolutions adopted by the Company's Board of Directors authorizing (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents, and (ii) the issuance of the Securities and the Placement Agent Warrants and certifying that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect; and (2) a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted by the Company's Board of Directors, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of each document to which it is a party, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect. (iii) There shall be delivered on behalf of each Subscriber one copy of the Subscription Agreement signed by each Subscriber and one copy of the Questionnaire signed by each Subscriber. 13 (iv) The Placement Agent shall have received a certificate of good standing of the Company, dated as of a recent date, from the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of its incorporation. (v) At the Closing the Placement Agent shall instruct the Bank to pay to the Company out of the funds on deposit in the Account, as such funds are received from Subscribers whose Subscriptions have been accepted. (c) Blue Sky. Where appropriate, counsel for the Placement Agent shall prepare a summary blue sky survey stating the extent to which and the conditions upon which offers and sales of the Securities may be made in certain jurisdictions. Blue Sky applications shall be made in such states and jurisdictions as shall be requested by the Placement Agent. It is understood that such survey may be based on or rely upon (i) the representations of each Subscriber set forth in the Subscription Agreement delivered by such Subscriber; (ii) the representations, warranties and agreements of the Company and its Subsidiary set forth herein; (iii) the representations and warranties of the Placement Agent set forth herein; and (iv) the representations of the Company set forth in the certificate to be delivered at the Closing pursuant to paragraph 4(b)(iii) hereof. Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall deliver to counsel for the Placement Agent $5,000 on account of blue sky legal fees and the Company shall pay required filing fees as and when required by such counsel. (d) Placement Fee and Expenses. At each Closing, the Company shall pay to the Placement Agent a commission equal to (i) with respect to the sale of the Minimum Amount, ten (10%) percent of the aggregate proceeds derived from the sale of the Minimum Amount and (ii) eight (8%) percent thereafter from the sale of up to the Maximum Amount. In addition, the Company shall pay the Placement Agent a non-accountable and non-refundable expense allowance equal to three (3%) percent of the aggregate proceeds derived from the Financing. From the proceeds of the Closing, the Company shall pay all Placement Agent's expenses in connection with the proposed Offering, including, but not limited to, reasonable counsel expenses and fees of counsel to the Company and of counsel to the Placement Agent, disbursements and fees, reasonable accountant expenses, disbursements and fees, filing fees, reasonable business and investigatory expenses, printing costs, postage and mailing expenses with respect to the transmission of the Offering and Ancillary Documents, registrar and transfer agent fees, issue and transfer taxes, if any, and counsel fees of the Placement Agent in connection with the qualification of the Securities under the securities or blue sky laws of the states which the Placement Agent shall designate. Upon execution and delivery of this agreement, the Company shall pay Placement Agent's counsel fees of $5,000 to initiate blue sky filings. The Company also shall pay for the costs of placing "tombstone advertisements" in any publications which may be selected by the Placement Agent and approved in writing by the Company, all costs and expenses in connection with the establishment and maintenance of the Account referred to in paragraph 1 of this Agreement, and all other costs and expenses incident to the 14 performance of its obligations hereunder which are not otherwise specifically provided for in this paragraph 4(d), including the cost of transaction memorabilia determined at the reasonable discretion of the Placement Agent. (e) Issuance of Placement Agent Warrants. At each Closing as provided in paragraph 4(a) above, the Company shall issue to the Placement Agent or its designee(s), subject to the ratable adjustment of the shares underlying the Placement Agent Warrants (hereinafter defined) and the exercise price thereof in the event of any Company dividend, stock split or reclassification declared after the date hereof, (i) with respect to the sale of the Minimum Amount, warrants to purchase 350,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock ("Initial Placement Agent Warrants") and (ii) 200,000 warrants for each $1,000,000 of all Securities sold in the Financing ("the Additional Placement Agent Warrants") (collectively referred to as the "Placement Agent Warrants"). The Initial Placement Agent Warrants shall be exercisable for five (5) years, commencing upon the date of their issuance, at a price of $11.00 per share of Common Stock. The Additional Placement Agent Warrants shall be exercisable for five (5) years, commencing upon the date of their issuance, at a price equal to a 40% discount to the average of the bid price of the Common Stock for the 60 day period prior any Closing, but in no event less than of $15.00 per share. The Placement Agent Warrants shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, and will be governed by the terms of the Warrant Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C. The certificates representing the Placement Agent Warrants will be in such denominations and such names as the Placement Agent may request prior to each closing. The Placement Agent Warrants may not be assigned by Sands Brothers, except to Sands Brothers' employees, without the written consent of the Company. All issuance of Placement agent warrants will be done in full compliance with applicable law. (f) Due Diligence Fees. As a material inducement to Sands Brothers to commence its due diligence investigation of the Company and in addition to any other compensation set forth herein, the Company shall pay Sands Brothers a non-accountable and non-refundable fee of One Hundred Thousand ($100,000) Dollars, payable at closing from the proceeds of the Financing. (g) Placement Agent's Decision Not to Proceed, If the Placement Agent decides not to proceed with the Offering because of a breach by the Company or by its Subsidiaries of its/their representations, warranties, or covenants in this Agreement, or as a result of material adverse changes in the affairs of the Company or of its Subsidiaries, the Company shall pay Sands Brothers the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand ($150,000) Dollars. 5. Covenants of the Company. (a) Amendments and Supplements. The Company covenants and agrees that, until the Offering contemplated by the Offering Documents has been completed or terminated, if there shall occur any event relating to or affecting, among other things, the Company, or the proposed operations 15 of the Company as described in the Offering Documents, as a result of which it is necessary, in the opinion of the Placement Agent and its counsel or Company Counsel, to amend or supplement the Offering Documents in order that the Offering Documents will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly prepare and furnish to the Placement Agent a reasonable number of copies of an appropriate amendment of or supplement to the Offering Documents, in form and substance satisfactory to the Placement Agent and its counsel. (b) Use of Proceeds. The net proceeds of the Offering of the Securities will be used by the Company, as more fully described in the Memorandum, for the purposes to be set forth in the Memorandum. (c) Expenses of Offering. The Company shall be responsible for, and shall bear all expenses directly and necessarily incurred in connection with the proposed financing, including, but not limited to, the costs of preparing, printing and filing the Offering and Ancillary Documents to be used in connection with the Offering contemplated hereby and all amendments and supplements thereto; preparing, printing and delivering exhibits to the Offering and Ancillary Documents; preparing, printing and delivering all Placement Agent and selling documents, including, but not limited to, this Agreement and the blue sky memorandum, the Share certificates, blue sky fees, filing fees and the fees and disbursements of the Placement Agent's counsel and the other fees and expenses set forth above. (d) Reservation of Securities. The Company will reserve and keep available the maximum number of its authorized but unissued Reserved Shares which are issuable upon exercise of the Placement Agent Warrants. (e) Early Termination by the Company. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that, following the date of this Agreement until the termination of the Offering Period, the Company desires to terminate this Agreement for any reason (which for purposes of this Agreement shall include, but not be limited to, Sands Brothers being ready, willing and able to proceed with the transactions contemplated hereunder, but the Company being unwilling to proceed for any reason), Sands Brothers has the right, but not the obligation, to agree to such early termination upon the payment by the Company to Sands Brothers of a sum equal to the placement fees and expenses (including its counsel fees and expenses) and Placement Agent Warrants it would have received under Sections 4(d), 4(e) and 4(f) hereunder had the Maximum Amount been sold. (f) No Closing. Anything set forth herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall Sands Brothers be responsible for any of the Company's fees, costs or expenses and the Company shall pay all expenses of the Offering and the preparation of the Offering and Ancillary Documents. The Company shall reimburse Sands Brothers for any out-of-pocket expenses 16 (including, but not limited to, reasonable counsel fees and expenses) which Sands Brothers may incur in connection with the enforcement of its rights hereunder. (g) Ratification and Confirmation of Letter Agreement. The Company hereby confirms and ratifies the Letter Agreement including, without limitation, (i) the retention of Sands Brothers as its exclusive investment banker and financial consultant for a period of three (3) years following the completion of the Financing, at an annual fee of Forty Eight Thousand ($48,000) Dollars (exclusive of any accountable out-of-pocket expenses), payable quarterly in advance in installments of Twelve Thousand ($12,000) Dollars, with the first payment to be made upon the sale of the Minimum Amount by deduction of the proceeds therefrom, pursuant to Section 7 thereof, provided, however, that in the event that $25,000,000 million of Securities have not been sold within one year after the Commencement Date, Sands Brothers' status as investment banker and financial consultant to the Company, thereunder and hereunder, shall cease to be exclusive (ii) the granting of the right of first refusal to Sands Brothers pursuant to Section 8 thereof as described in Exhibit E hereto, (iv) the granting of the right to designate a board member or observer to the board of directors of the Company pursuant to Section 9 thereof after the Closing Date, and (v) the expense reimbursement and indemnification provisions thereof. Such ratification and confirmation shall survive any termination of the Offering. (i) Financing Sources. The Company will provide to the Placement Agent a list of each of its present financing sources, with such list to be amended for a period of one year from the date of termination of the Offering if, and when, the Company is approached by, or has any contact with, any potential financing sources ("Company Sources"). (j) Placement Agent Sources. For a period of two years from the date of this Agreement, the Placement Agent shall keep a list of the names of all its sources of potential financing ("Placement Agent Sources" and together with the Company Sources collectively, the "Sources") for the Company, which list shall be furnished to the Company and amended from time to time by the Placement Agent at its discretion. The Company agrees, in the event it directly or indirectly receives financing in any form or nature whatsoever from any Source, that it will fully compensate the Placement Agent under the terms and conditions of this Agreement to the same extent as if the Placement Agent itself had obtained such financing from such Source. (k) No Finder's Fee. The Company represents and warrants to the Placement Agent that it is not obligated to pay a finders' fee to any one in connection with the introduction of the Company to Sands Brothers. 6. Indemnification. (a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Placement Agent and its agents, shareholders, officers and directors, and each person, 17 if any, who controls the Placement Agent, within the meaning of the Securities Act against any and all losses, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or other federal or states statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, as follows: (i) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a fact contained in the Offering Documents or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, unless such untrue statement or omission was made in the Offering or Ancillary Documents in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company in connection therewith by the Placement Agent expressly for use therein; (ii) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission or any such alleged untrue statement or omission; and (iii) against any and all expense whatsoever incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense is not paid under clause (i) or (ii) above. (b) Indemnification by the Placement Agent. The Placement Agent agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its agents, shareholders, officers and directors and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act against any and all losses, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other federal or states statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or based upon the omission or the alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and in each case to the extent, by only to the extent, that the same was made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Placement Agent (or any person who may be deemed to be affiliated therewith or an associated person thereof) specifically for use in the preparation of the Memorandum, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. This indemnity provision shall be in addition to any liability that the Placement Agent may otherwise have. 18 (c) Indemnity under Securities Laws. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Placement Agent and its agents, and each person, if any, who controls the Placement Agent, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity, against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever directly arising out of the exercise by any person of any right under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or the securities or blue sky laws of any state on account of violations of the representations, warranties or agreements set forth herein. (d) If any action is brought against an indemnified party or any of its officers, directors, stockholders, employees, agents, advisors, consultants and counsel or any controlling persons of the indemnifying party (each, an "Indemnified Party" and collectively, "Indemnified Parties"), in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the indemnifying party pursuant to Sections 6(a), 6(b) or 6(c) hereof, each such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the indemnifying party (the "Indemnifying Party") in writing of the institution of such action (but the failure to so notify shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability it may have under this Section 6 unless such failure results in the imposition of a default judgment which cannot be reopened) and the Indemnifying Party shall promptly assume the defense of such action, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to each such Indemnified Party and payment of expenses. Each such Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ its own counsel in any such case, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of each such Indemnified Party unless the employment of such counsel shall have been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Party in connection with the defense of such action or the Indemnifying Party shall have not have promptly employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to each such Indemnified Party to have charge of the defense of such action or each such Indemnified Party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be one or more legal defenses available to it or them or to other Indemnified Parties which are different from or additional to those available to one or more of the Indemnifying Parties and it would be inappropriate for the same counsel to represent both parties due to actual or potential differing interests between them, in any of which events such fees and expenses shall be borne by the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of each Indemnified Party. Anything in this Section 6(c) to the contrary notwithstanding, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such claim or action effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company agrees to promptly notify the Placement Agent of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against the Company or any of its officers or directors in connection with the sale of the Securities or the Memorandum. (e) Contribution. In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in any case in which (i) an indemnified party makes a claim for indemnification pursuant to this Section 6, but it is judicially determined (by the entry of a final judgment or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction and the expiration of time to appeal or the denial of the last right of appeal) that such 19 indemnification may not be enforced in such case; notwithstanding the fact that the express provisions of this Section 6 provide for indemnification in such case; or (ii) contribution under the Securities Act may be required on the part of any indemnified party, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid as a result of such losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) (A) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by each of the contributing parties, on the one hand, and the party to be indemnified on the other hand, from the Offering of the Securities; or (B) if the allocation provided by clause (A) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of each of the contributing parties, on the one hand, and the party to be indemnified on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. In any case where the Company is a contributing party and the Placement Agent is the indemnified party, the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand, and the Placement Agent, on the other, shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the Offering of the Securities (before deducting expenses) bear to the total Placement Agent commissions received by the Placement Agent hereunder, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Memorandum. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company, or by the Placement Agent, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above in this subsection (c), shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating, preparing or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (c), the Placement Agent shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the Placement Agent commissions applicable to the Securities placed by the Placement Agent hereunder. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 6, each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, each officer of the Company who has signed the Memorandum, and each director of the Company shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to this subsection (c). Any party entitled to contribution will, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding against such party in respect to which a claim for contribution may be made against another party or parties under this subsection (c), notify such party or parties from whom contribution may be sought, but the omission so to notify such party or parties shall not relieve the party or parties from whom contribution may be sought from any obligation it or they may have hereunder or otherwise than under this subsection (c), or to the extent that such party or parties were not adversely affected by such omission. The contribution agreement set forth 20 above shall be in addition to any liabilities which any indemnifying party may have at common law or otherwise. 7. Miscellaneous. (a) General. The Company shall supply Sands Brothers' with such financial statements, contracts and other corporate records and documents as may be reasonably requested of it. In addition, Sands Brothers shall be fully informed by the Company of any events which might have a material affect on the financial condition of the Company. If, in the opinion of Sands Brothers, the condition of the Company, financial or otherwise, and its prospects are affected in a material and/or adverse manner and do no fulfill the expectation of Sands Brothers, it shall have the sole discretion to review and determine its continued interest in the Offering. (b) Representations, Warranties and Covenants to Survive Delivery. The respective representations, warranties, indemnities, agreements, covenants and other statements of the Company, and where appropriate, its respective principal stockholders, shall survive execution of this Agreement and delivery of the Securities and the termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything provided herein to the contrary, the provisions of Sections 4(d), 4(e) and 4(f)hereof shall survive the termination of the Offering Period and shall remain in full force and effect with respect to all Sources who invest, or commit to invest, in the Company at any time during the two year period commencing the day that the Offering Period terminates. Additionally, the Placement Agent shall be entitled to also retain its non-accountable and non-refundable expense allowance to the extent it has been paid prior to the date of termination. (c) No Other Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and controlling persons, and no other person, firm or corporation shall have any third-party beneficiary or other rights hereunder. (d) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York. The parties hereby agree: (i) in any legal proceeding brought in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, to irrevocably submit to the nonexclusive in personam jurisdiction of (A) any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction sitting in the State of New York, County of New York; or (B) in the event that any party is a defendant in any legal proceeding in which it seeks to join the other as a third party defendant, then, any state or federal court in which such proceeding has properly been brought, and consents to suit therein; and (ii) to waive any objection they may now or hereafter have to the venue of such proceeding in any such court or that such proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court. 21 (e) Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications which are required or may be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered personally, receipt acknowledged, or five (5) days after being sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. All notices shall be made to the parties at the addresses designated above, or at such other or different addresses which a party may subsequently provide with notice thereof, and to their respective legal counsel, as follows: (i) If to the Placement Agent, to: Sands Brothers & Co., Ltd. 90 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 Attn: Mr. Mark G. Hollo Managing Director - with a copy to - Littman Krooks Roth & Ball P.C. 655 Third Avenue 20th floor New York, NY 10017 Attn: Mitchell C. Littman, Esq. or to such other person or address as the Placement Agent shall furnish the Company in writing. (ii) If to the Company, to: C3D Inc. 235 West 76th Street, Suite 8-D New York, NY 10023 Attn: Mr. Eugene Levich President and Chief Executive Officer - with a copy to - Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley LLP One Logan Square Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 Attn: Alan L. Zeiger, Esq. 22 or to such other person or address as the Company shall furnish the Placement Agent in writing. (f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts with the same effect as if both parties had signed one and the same instrument. (g) Reimbursement. Notwithstanding the non-occurrence of a Closing, or any other condition, in no event shall the Placement Agent be responsible for any of the Company's fees, costs or expenses; however, the Company shall reimburse the Placement Agent for any out-of-pocket expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable counsel fees and expense) which the Placement Agent may incur in connection with the enforcement of its rights hereunder provided that the Placement Agent prevails. (h) Form of Signature. The parties hereto agree to accept a facsimile transmission copy of their respective signatures as evidence of their respective actual signatures to this Agreement; provided however, that each party who produces a facsimile signature agrees, by the express terms hereof, to place, immediately after transmission of his or her signature by fax, a true and correct original copy of his or her signature in overnight mail to the address of the other party. (i) Modification. This Agreement (i) may only be modified by a written instrument which is executed by both parties thereto, (ii) constitutes the entire agreement between the parties, and (iii) shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of both parties hereto and their respective successor and assignees. (j) Non-Circumvention. Each of the Company and the Placement Agent each agree that no effort shall be made to circumvent the terms and conditions of this Agreement or gain a fee, commission, remuneration, consideration or benefit whatsoever. With respect to any attempt at circumvention of this Agreement, the injured party is entitled to seek any and all legal remedies, fees or compensation equal to those received or committed or agreed to be paid pursuant to the terms of this Agreement as the same are due and payable to the circumvented party under the terms of this Agreement. (k) Good Faith. Each of the Company and the Placement Agent understand that this Agreement is a reciprocal and mutual one and both warrant, covenant, and promise that it will act in good faith toward each other in the performance of this Agreement and in other matters. (l) Further Services. The Placement Agent shall, if requested by the Company, testify in, and shall prepare and assist in the preparation of testimony for, any judicial or administrative proceeding in respect of the services performed by the Placement Agent hereunder. With respect 23 thereto, the Company shall pay, in addition to the fees and expenses payable to the Placement Agent hereunder, for the time required to expend by the Placement Agent at its standard hourly rates as then in effect, together with reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, but not limited to, fees and expenses of its legal counsel. (m) Waiver of Breach. The waiver by either the Placement Agent or the Company of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach hereof. 24 If you find the foregoing is in accordance with our understanding, kindly sign and return to us a counterpart hereof, whereupon this instrument along with all counterparts will become a binding agreement between us. Very truly yours, C3D Inc. By: /s/ Eugene Levich ------------------------------------------ Name: Eugene Levich Title: President & Chief Executive Officer Agreed: SANDS BROTHERS & CO., LTD. By: /s/ Mark G. Hollo --------------------------- Name: Mark G. Hollo Title: Managing Director 25 LIST OF SCHEDULES SCHEDULE 2(b) Organization SCHEDULE 2(c) Capitalization SCHEDULE 2(i) Non Defaults; Non Contravention SCHEDULE 2(g) Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights SCHEDULE 2(k) Agreements SCHEDULE 2(p) Related Transactions 26 EXHIBITS Exhibit A - Form of Legal Opinion Exhibit B - Placement Agent Warran Exhibit C - Placement Agent Warrant Agreement Exhibit D - Due Diligence List Exhibit E - Right of First Refusal 27 EX-10.15 8 EXHIBIT 10.15 December 22, 1999 C3D Inc. 230 Park Avenue, Suite 453 New York, NY 10169 Attn: Eugene Levich President and CEO Re: Amendment No. 1 to Placement Agency Agreement --------------------------------------------- Dear Dr. Levich: The parties hereto, C3D Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Company") and Sands Brothers & Co., Ltd., a Delaware corporation ("Sands Brothers") have entered into that certain placement agency agreement (hereinafter the "Agency Agreement") dated as of December 1, 1999. In connection therewith, the parties hereto agree that the Agency Agreement is hereby amended as follows: 1. Paragraph 2(k) of the Agency Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and in its place and stead the following is inserted: "(k) Agreements. Except as set forth in Schedule 2(k) hereto, the Company is not a party to any written or oral contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding which is material to the business of the Company or which is material to, and which a prudent investor would need to review in order to make an informed investment decision with respect to the purchase of the Securities offered pursuant to the Offering Documents. The Company has performed in all material respects all obligations to have been performed on such contracts through the date hereof, and the Company is not in default in any material respect under any such contract. Each material contract of the Company is valid and binding on the Company and the Company has not received notice that any such contract is not binding on any party thereto." C3D Inc. December 22, 1999 Page 2 2. Paragraph 2(r) of the Agency Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and in its place and stead the following is inserted: "(r) Brokers. The Company has not, or any of its respective officers, directors, employees or shareholders, employed any broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than Sands Brothers, except as previously disclosed to Sands Brothers and for whose fees the Company shall be solely responsible." 3. Paragraph 5(g) of the Agency Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and in its place and stead the following is inserted: "(g) Ratification and Confirmation of Letter Agreement. The Company hereby confirms and ratifies the Letter Agreement including, without limitation, (i) the retention of Sands Brothers as its exclusive investment banker and financial consultant for a period of three (3) years following the completion of the Financing, at an annual fee of Forty Eight Thousand ($48,000) Dollars (exclusive of any accountable out-of-pocket expenses), payable quarterly in advance in installments of Twelve Thousand ($12,000) Dollars, with the first payment to be made upon the sale of the Minimum Amount by deduction of the proceeds therefrom, pursuant to Section 7 thereof, provided, however, that in the event that $25 million of Securities have not been sold within one year after the Commencement Date, Sands Brothers' status as investment banker and financial consultant to the Company, thereunder and hereunder, shall cease to be exclusive (ii) subject to $25 million of Securities having been sold, the granting of the right of first refusal to Sands Brothers pursuant to Section 8 thereof as described in Exhibit E hereto, (iii) subject to $25 million of Securities having been sold, the granting of the right to designate a board member or observer to the board of directors of the Company pursuant to Section 9 thereof after the Closing Date, and (iv) the expense reimbursement and indemnification provisions thereof. Such ratification and confirmation shall survive any termination of the Offering." 4. Except as set forth herein, the Agency Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. C3D Inc. December 22, 1999 Page 3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Sands Brothers have caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative. C3D INC. SANDS BROTHERS & CO., LTD. By: /s/ Eugene Levich By: /s/ Mark G. Hollo --------------------------------- ----------------------------- Name: Eugene Levich Name: Mark G. Hollo Title: President and CEO Title: Managing Director Date: December 22, 1999 Date: December 22, 1999 ------------------------------- --------------------------- EX-10.16 9 EXHIBIT 10.16 EXHIBIT 10.16 AGREEMENT N 356A/291299 on the rent of office premises Moscow December 29, 1999 MACHMIR Co, Ltd., the legal company under the legislation of Russian Federation, presented by the general director Kudimov N.N., operating on the basis of the Charter, hereinafter referred to as "Lessor", on the one hand, and ZAO "TriD Store Vostok", the legal company under the legislation of Russian Federation, presented by the general director Diskin I.E., operating on the basis of the Charter, hereinafter referred to as "Renter", on the other hand, further mentioned together as "Parties", wishing to cooperate on a stable and mutually advantageous basis, have concluded the present Agreement as follows: Article 1. SUBJECT OF THE AGREEMENT 1.1 The Lessor is obliged to grant the Renter in temporary use for the defined payment (without the right of sublease and redemption) 200 square meters of office premises (further - "premises") on the second floor of the building, located at: 119146, Moscow, 2nd Frunzenskaya ul., 8, building 1, owned by the lessor, for allocation of the office. Plan of the premises is shown in the Attachment to the present agreement, which makes its essential part. 1.2 The rent period is January 1, 2000 until December 30, 2000 or shorter, in case of application of the positions, foreseen in article 6 of the present Agreement. 1.3 The present Agreement is valid since its signing by representatives of both Parties. 1.4. The Renter shall make all the necessary activities and cover all the expenses connected to the present Agreement state registration. Article 2. THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES 2.1 The Lessor commits oneself: 2.1.1 To grant the premises to the Renter's disposal since January 1, 2000 under the acceptance report, stating technical conditions of premises and engineering equipment at the moment of leasing; 2.1.2 To render the Renter necessary assistance in registration of the present agreement in state bodies according to the requirements of the Russian legislation; 2.1.3 To provide for the Renter and persons, indicated by him in written notice, unconstrained access to the premises and places of common use during working days from 8 AM till 9 PM; in remaining time, in case of business necessity, with preliminary Lessor's notification and his written permission; 2.1.4 To provide for the validity period of the present agreement the electricity supply for lighting, office equipment and home appliances (installation of other apparatus consuming electric power requires the Lessor's consent; the payment for current consumption by such apparatus is made follow-up, basing on actual power of instruments); feed of hot and cold water, heating upon the existing norms in Moscow, and also operation of the water drain, sweeping of places of common use and adjacent territory, round-the-clock protection of the building and adjacent territory; 2.1.5 In case of accidents not through the Renter's quilt, to assist in elimination of their consequences; 2.1.6 To grant for the validity period of the present agreement for use of the Renter 4 city telephone lines, providing if needed telephone feed to the premises. The Miussky Telephone site at the expense of the Renter can re-assign the local telephone lines to the Renter with the consent of the Lessor; After termination or advance cancellation of this agreement, the agreement on use of the local telephone lines is restored and the telephone numbers are reverted to the former user - the lessor. The Renter pays the telephone bills during validity of this lease arrangement directly to the Service Company. In case the Renter detains from payments for more than one month, the Lessor switches off the phones in his use on the bases of notification of indebtedness until complete coverage of all debts before the phone site. 2.2 The lessor eliminates accidents and their consequences at his own expense, if they took place through his guilt. In case of any crash, the Parties compose a two-sided report, indicating the reasons and order of liquidation of consequences. 2.3 The Renter accepts the following obligations: 2.3.1 To use premises extremely with the purposes indicated in item 1.1 of the present Agreement; not to transfer his rights and responsibilities upon the agreement to third parties. 2.3.2 To pay the rent in due terms; 2.3.3 To use premises according to sanitary & fire-prevention rules and regulations of using the sanitary and engineering equipment; to respect rules and norms of public behavior; The personal responsibility for fire prevention in the leased premises according to the current legislation (item 1.1.7 of the Fire prevention rules in the Russian Federation) is assigned to the chief of Company. 2.3.4 To remove and to bear commodities and materials from the premises upon his invoices presenting them to the guards; 2.3.5 To carry out the necessary current repair of premises in time and at his own expense. Expenditures of the Renter on the current repair are not the basis for lowering the rent; 2.3.6 After cancellation of the present Agreement, the conditions of returned premises shall be not worse, than as fixed in the report mentioned in item 2.1.1 of the present Agreement with allowance of a natural wear. If the conditions of returned premises upon termination of the agreement is worse than the provided, the Renter reimburses to the Lessor the caused damage according to the legislation of Russian Federation. 2.3.7 To seal up the leased premises daily and to hand over on the guards' console with notification in the register. In case of absence of seals at the door of the premises, defective locks and absence of a signature in the guards' register, the Lessor is not responsible for loss and plunder of commodities and materials from the leased premises. At revealing of plunder of commodities and materials from leased premises when under protection and in case of habitual negligence of the protection servicing by the Lessor, the Renter can claim reimbursement of suffered damage, as fixed by competent authorities. Article 3. PAYMENTS AND ACCOUNTS BY AGREEMENT 3.1 For the premises in his temporary use the Renter shall pay the Lessor the equivalent of 50.384 US dollars and 20% VAT equal to 10.166 US dollars, basing on the rate of 254,17 US dollars per 1 square meter annually plus VAT of 50,83 US dollars per 1 sq. m. 3.2 Rent and other payments upon this agreement are made in rubles at the rate of the RF Central Bank on the transfer date. 3.3 The Renter transfers to the Lessor's account the total annual rate, as mentioned in item 3.1 of this article, quarterly in equal lots together with VAT as advance payment prior to the 20th date of the last month of the previous quarter. 3.4 The date of payment is the date of receipt of the appropriate sums on the recipient's account. Article 4. THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARTIES 4.1 For default, delayed incomplete fulfillment of the obligations indicated in article 3 of the present agreement, the Renter pays to the Lessor 0,5% of the delayed sum per each day of delay. In case of delay in rent payments over one month, the Lessor has the right to terminate the agreement by written notification of the Renter. On receipt of such notification, the Renter shall release the rented premises in 30 days. 4.2 In case of violation or inadequate fulfillment of his obligations and/or warranties by any Party under the present Agreement, he is obliged to reimburse to the other Party the losses, caused by such violation or inadequate fulfillment. 4.3 The payment of sanctions, fixed hereby, does not release the Parties from execution of their obligations or from elimination of violations. 4.4 The Renter and Lessor shall not bear responsibility for violation or inadequate fulfillment of their duties in case of force major circumstances, as stipulated in items 5.1-5.5 of the present Agreement. Article 5. FORCE MAJOR 5.1. The Party is released from responsibility for partial or complete violation of its obligations under the present Agreement, if this violation or inadequate fulfillment was caused by force major circumstances arisen after conclusion of the present Agreement as a result of extreme events, which the Party could not neither foresee, nor prevent by reasonable measures. Such extreme events include: the fire, flood and other natural phenomena, military operations, mass rioting, acts of government and management bodies of the Russian Federation, activities of municipal services servicing the building. 5.2 At arise of circumstances, indicated in item 1 of the present article, the Party shall immediately notify the other Party in written form. The notice should contain description of circumstances, rating of their influence on fulfillment by the Party of its obligations under the present Agreement and time of performance of the obligations. 5.3 The Party shall immediately inform the other Party in written form on termination of circumstances, indicated in item 1 of the present article. The notice shall indicate the period of execution of the obligation under the present Agreement. 5.4 In cases, foreseen in item 1 of the present article, the period of execution by the Parties of their obligations under the present agreement is removed in proportion to time, during which such circumstances operate. 5.5 In case the indicated circumstances and their consequences continue to operate over a month or at approach of such circumstances it becomes clear, that they and their consequences will operate over this period, the Parties can terminate the present Agreement by mutual agreement. Then, neither Party shall claim reimbursement of any losses suffered in connection with the present Agreement. Article 6. ADVANCE TERMINATION AND CANCELLATION OF THE AGREEMENT 6.1 Changing terms of the present agreement requires written agreement between the Parties, and this agreement can be terminated after its expiry or in advance. Advance termination by any Party is possible by written notification of the other Party not less than 30 days before reputed date of termination. 6.2 The agreement can also be terminated by the Lessor, if the Renter infringes the contractual obligations stated in item 2.3.3, uses leased premises not as required, does not hinder with systematic gross violation by the employees company of the order and, despite of written warning terminating continues to infringe the obligations within 30 days from the date of the notice in writing. 6.3 At advance cancellation of the agreement, the Parties settle all the accounts upon this agreement, outstanding at the date of cancellation. Article 7. RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES 7.1 All disputes and dissents arising from the present Agreement or in connection with it shall be whenever possible settled by negotiations between the Parties. 7.2 In case the Parties can not reach an agreement, the dispute between them is subject to consideration in Arbitration Court of Moscow. Article 8. PARTICULAR TERMS 8.1 All inseparable (without detriment) improvements in the premises, made by the Renter in a location, become the property of the Lessor without reimbursing cost of these improvements to the Renter after cancellation or advance termination of the Agreement. 8.2 The Lessor hereby guarantees that he is the proprietor of premises and possesses all necessary and sufficient rights on granting the premises to rent. 8.3 The Lessor will have access to leased premises for inspection, repair under advance notification of the Renter, except for extreme cases, like a fire or flood, at which no warning is required. The Renter shall be immediately informed about such access in extreme situations. 8.4 During validity of this agreement, the Renter will have the right to make re-equipment and re-planning of leased premises only under the written approval of the Lessor. 8.5 The Parties are obliged to provide confidentiality of financial and commercial information tangent of conditions of the present agreement. 8.6 All changes and additions to the present agreement should be made in writing and signed by the plenipotentiaries. Article 9. PROPERTIES OF THE PARTIES 9.1 Lessor: the closed joint-stock company "MACHMIR" INN 7704010953 119146, Moscow, 2nd Frunzenskaya ul., 8 Bank account 40702810500000000045 in ZAO AKB <> BIK 044583374 corr.acc. 30101810500000000374 9.2 Renter: ZAO "TriD Store Vostok" INN 7704195574 119146 Moscow, 2nd Frunzenskaya ul., 8, building 1 Bank: account 40702810500008996740 in "Bank Austria (Moscow) OOO BIK 044525746 corr. acc. 30101810400000000746 The present agreement is signed in two copies in Russian, all copies having identical legal force, one for each Party. The Lessor The Renter General director General director /s/ N.N. Kudimov /s/ I.E. Diskin EX-10.17 10 EXHIBIT 10.17 EXHIBIT 10.17 THE RENT AGREEMENT of office premises # 5/2 Moscow January 05, 2000 The closed joint-stock company <>, hereinafter referred to as <>, presented by the executive general director Movsesyan O.V., operating on the basis of the Charter, on the one hand, and ZAO "TriD Store Vostok", hereinafter referred to as <>, presented by the General Director I.E. Diskin, operating on the basis of the Charter, on the other hand, have concluded the present Agreement as follows: 1. SUBJECT OF THE AGREEMENT 1.1. The LESSOR gives, and the RENTER hires (without the right of repayment) the office premises hereinafter referred to as <>, on the territory of the MSU Science Park at the following address: Leninsky Hills, Possession 1, Building 75, entrance 5, flours 1 and 2, premises ## 514, 515, 523 with total square of 55,1 sq. m. Characteristics and location of the rented PREEMISES is described in Attachment 1 to this Agreement. 1.2. The LESSOR owns the given PREMISES according to the State Registration CERTIFICATE, issued by Moscow State Committee for state registration of real estate rights and transitions on Nov. 16, 1999, No. AA _________________________. 1.2. The RENTER shall use the PREMISES for its activities in the field of _________________________________. 1.3. The rent period is from January 01, 2000 until December 31, 2000. 2. OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES 2.1. THE LESSOR will: 2.1.1. After signing of the present Agreement, allow the RENTER to use the PREMISES mentioned in item 1.1 of the Agreement, under the Acceptance Report. 2.1.2. Allow the RENTER to use the PREMISES. 2.1.3. In case of accidents affecting PREMISES of the RENTER, which occurred without the RENTER's fault, immediately take all measures on their removal. Engineering communications can be switched off in case of emergency (crash, breakage etc.). In these cases, the RENTER will not ask for lowering payment under this agreement or for compensation of damages. 2.1.5. Respect other conditions, foreseen by the present Agreement and the Charter of MSU Science park MSU. 2.2. THE RENTER will: 2.2.1. Use PREMISES according to item 1.2 of the Agreement only for mutually agreed activities. 2.2.2. Respect the service regulations, regulations concerning use of heat and electricity, not allow overloading of electricity system, monitor fire safety according to the Instruction from 03.04.95 <> and sanitary status of the PREMISES before leaving them. As well as agree and solve all the items, arising during usage of the PREMISES, connected to the sanitary and fire control organizations' activities. 2.2.3. In the periods, fixed herein, pay for the rent, services and operation costs connected to the PREMISES. 2.2.4. Not make any re-planning and re-equipment of the leased PREMISES due to the RENTER's needs without a written permission of the LESSOR. 2.2.5. Make, at his own expense, the necessary current repairing of the leased PREMISES. 2.2.6. Repair in due times the heating system and in-door electrical equipment (including changing light bulbs and counting equipment service). 2.2.7. Repair the sanitary equipment. 2.2.8. In case of accidents affecting the PREMISES, which occurred without the RENTER's fault, inform the LESSOR immediately and permit his representatives' access to the PREMISES for inspection and repair of the constructions and technical equipment. 2.2.9. Insure the PREMISES from natural disasters, fire, accidents and unlawful activities of the third persons. 2.2.10. Inform the LESSOR in writing two weeks prior his forthcoming release, and hand over the PREMISES to the LESSOR according to the Acceptance Report in a normal state of operability. NOTE: the PREMISES will be released in the presence of the Lessor's representative. 2.2.11. In case the RENTER leaves PREMISES before the rent expires or due to termination of the Agreement, he pays the amount needed for making thorough and current repairing, imposed as his duty but not carried out. The LESSOR can invite a construction company for making calculations and the mentioned repairing. In case the RENTER disagrees with the calculation results, he can chose a construction company himself in case he can guarantee the LESSOR due quality of the repairing. 2.2.12. Transmit to the LESSOR free after expiration or advance termination of the Agreement all modifications, alterations and improvements, made in the leased PREMISES, which make its integral part and can not be removed harmlessly. 2.3. The Parties will respect confidentiality of all the information and trade secrets, arising as a result of conclusion and execution of the given Agreement. 3. PAYMENT TERMS 3.1. The RENTER pays to the LESSOR for PREMISES, mentioned in item 1.1 herein, the rent, including operational costs and expenditures connected to its servicing, at a rate of 230 (Two hundred thirty) US dollars, including VAT 38,33 (Thirty eight) US dollars 33 cents per square meter annually in Russian rubles at the rate of the Central Bank of Russia on the transfer date. The payment is made on a quarter basis, not later than on 15th date of the first month of each quarter. 3.2. The value of rent can be changed under the mutual agreement due to the change of service costs for the leased premises. The padding rent is paid upon the invoices from the LESSOR. 3.3. In case the service costs arise for more than 20%, the LESSOR can unilaterally increase the rent payment on the sum of the increased service costs. 4. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES 4.1. In case of delay in payment, the Lessor pays 0, 3 % penalty for each day of delay. 4.2. For non-fulfillment of any obligation upon the present Agreement, the guilty party pays a penalty of 10 % from annual rent. 4.3. Payment of sanctions upon the present Agreement does not release the party from execution of his obligations or elimination of violations. 5. MAINTENANCE OF ORDER AND USE OF PREMISES 5.1. THE LESSOR is not responsible for any faultiness detected after signing the Acceptance Report. THE RENTER can not require their elimination or remedial. 5.2. THE LESSOR is not responsible for safety of property in leased premises, as well as of the property outside the premises. 5.3. THE RENTER bears responsibility for damage being a result of his activities or activities of third parties, using the PREMISES with his consent. The RENTER will remove or reimburse this damage. 5.4. The RENTER shall make cosmetic repairing, including walls decoration, coloration and floor coating after the planned or prescheduled termination of this Agreement. 5.5. Maintenance of entrance halls, corridors, ladders and shared premises is the responsibility of the LESSOR. 5.6. Changes, re-equipment and re-planning of PREMISES at the expense of the RENTER can be carried out only with a written permission of the LESSOR. The permission can be given only provided that after ending of rent the RENTER puts PREMISES in a primal state at his owns. 5.7. If the changes, made by RENTER under the written coordination with the LESSOR, remain after termination of the Agreement, the RENTER can not claim reimbursement of their cost. 5.8. THE RENTER will not conduct operations, which can hinder other client of the LESSOR, on working days from 9 AM till 6 PM. 5.9. THE RENTER or his representatives can enter the leased PREMISES on working days during working hours. The entrance in other time will be agreed with the LESSOR in writing. 5.10. Installation in PREMISES of heavy equipment (over 100 kilos weight) is subject to checking of its correspondence with the ultimate load on the floor and with a written permission of the LESSOR. 5.11. Stacking or installation of equipment and subjects of the RENTER outside of leased PREMISES is forbidden. If by way of exception the LESSOR gives a temporary permission on such allocation, the RENTER bears responsibility for any resulting damage. 5.12. The vehicles of the RENTER and his employees are to be disposed on parking place of the LESSOR at additional expense and in the order, fixed by the LESSOR. Parking of the RENTER's vehicles or those upon his order in other places is allowed only for loading and unloading. 5.13. THE RENTER is responsible for any damage caused by his means of transport, arrived upon his order. 5.14. In case of contamination by the RENTER's vehicles of the land lot or PREMISES, the RENTER will remove the contamination immediately. 5.15. THE RENTER will place his wastes in the containers, specially assigned for this purpose. If the size of scraps exceeds a size of the container, the RENTER will export scraps from the LESSOR's territory by himself. Allocation of scraps near to containers or on other sites of territory is forbidden. 6. CHANGE OF THE AGREEMENT And RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES 6.1. The changes and additions to the present Agreement are real only under written consent of both Parties. 6.2. In case some positions of the present Agreement lose force, other positions remain valid. 6.3. Any dispute and inconsistencies relating the present Agreement, the Parties try to settle by means of negotiations. If the Parties can not achieve the compromise, the dispute is authorized in the order fixed by the legislation of the Russian Federation. 7. ADVANCE CANCELLATION OF THE AGREEMENT 7.1. The present Agreement can be terminated in advance: 7.1.1. On mutual consent of the Parties on conditions defined by the appropriate written agreement, but not contradicting to the present AGREEMENT and to the obligations of any Party before the third persons. 7.1.2. At advance cancellation of the Agreement under the initiative of the RENTER, he can not claim returning of the paid rent and other payments for the unused rent period. 7.2. The agreement is subject to advance cancellation, and RENTER to eviction: 7.2.1. In case of usage by the RENTER of the building or PREMISES (as a whole or in part) not according to the lease Arrangement. 7.2.2. If the RENTER worsens the state of a PREMISES intentionally or on imprudence. 7.2.3. If the RENTER has not paid the rent within two months after written warning of the LESSOR. 7.2.4. If the RENTER does not make overhaul in case it is his duty upon the Agreement. 7.2.5. In case of state need in the leased PREMISES (with return to the RENTER of the paid rent and other payments for the unused rent period). 8. FORCE MAJEURE 8.1. The Parties are released from partial or complete violation of the obligations under the present Agreement, if this violation was caused by force major, arising after signing of the present Agreement as a result of extreme circumstances (natural disasters, operation and acts of state bodies, etc.), which the Parties could neither foresee, nor prevent by reasonable means. 8.2. In case of force major the performance of obligations under the present Agreement is removed in time proportionally to duration of force major and its consequences, upon agreement between the parties (coordination protocol to be necessarily attached). 9. OTHER CONDITIONS 9.1. THE RENTER has no paramount right on the new period of rent. 9.2. The RENTER shall by himself arrange registration of the present Rent Agreement in the Committee for rights' registration and shall cover all the expenses, connected to this registration. 9.3. The LESSOR shall provide all the documents, necessary for registration of the Rent Agreement in the Committee for rights' registration, while the RENTER carries all costs for obtaining notary copies of these documents. 9.4. The present Agreement is made on six pages in three copies of identical legal force, one for each party and one for the Committee for rights' registration. 10. LEGAL ADDRESSES AND PROPERTIES OF THE PARTIES 10.1.<>: ZAO<> 119899, Moscow, Leninsky gory, 1, building 75, Moscow State University, Science park. Account No. 40702810400040000875 in CB<>, BIC 044525983, correspondent account 30101810700000000983, INN 7729088180, OKONH codes 95120, 95400, OKPO code 17363304. 10.2.<>: ZAO "TriD Store Vostok" 119146, Moscow, 2nd Frunzenskaya ul., 8 Account 40702810500008996710 in CB <> (Russia), correspondent account 30101810400000000746, BIC 044525746, OKPO code 49930006; OKONH 95120 LESSOR: RENTER: Acting General Manager General Manager of MSU Science Park of ZAO "TriD Store Vostok" /s/ /O.V. Movsesyan/ /s/ /I.E. Diskin/ EX-27 11 FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE
5 9-MOS 12-MOS DEC-31-1998 DEC-31-1998 SEP-30-1999 DEC-31-1998 219,225 0 0 0 2,467,664 0 0 0 0 0 219,225 0 2,748 0 183 0 2,689,454 0 301,643 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,678 1,000 1,369,160 (1,000) 2,689,454 0 0 0 57,458 0 0 0 0 0 2,146,640 0 0 0 0 0 (2,089,182) 0 0 0 (2,089,182) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,089,182 0 (0.64) (0.00) (0.64) (0.00)
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