FORM 10-Q
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
(Mark One)
|X| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2004
OR
|_| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from January 1, 2004 to March 31, 2004
Commission file number: 0-21479
I-SECTOR CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 76-0515249
(State of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
6401 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77074
Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number including area code: (713) 795-2000
(Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No___
APPLICABLE ONLY TO REGISTRANTS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE
PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and
reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan
confirmed by a court.
Yes ____ No ____
(APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE REGISTRANTS)
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Title Outstanding
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share As of May 14, 2004
4,810,354 shares outstanding
PART I INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
I-SECTOR CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2004
Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements - I-Sector Corporation
(Unaudited):
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2003 and
March 31, 2004
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended
March 31, 2003 and 2004
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity for the three
months ended March 31, 2004
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months
ended March 31, 2003 and 2004
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Item 2. Other Information
Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit 31 Certification
Exhibit 32 Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002
Signatures
PART1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
I-SECTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and par value amounts)
December 31, March 31,
2003 2004
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(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents.......................................... $ 2,172 $ 1,724
Accounts receivable - trade, net of allowance of $612 and $590.... 9,757 9,417
Accounts receivable - affiliates................................... 16 6
Accounts receivable - other........................................ 29 27
Notes receivable, net of allowance of $373 and $438................ 676 1,062
Inventory.......................................................... 1,038 1,315
Cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings.................. 1,452 2,204
Other current assets............................................... 943 548
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Total current assets.......................................... 16,083 16,303
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,887 and
$2,004 1,271 1,270
Notes receivable, long-term, net of allowance of $250 and $250......... 252 125
Patent license rights, net of accumulated amortization of $265 and $293. 849 822
Deferred offering costs................................................. 317 803
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $335 and
$386 435 383
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Total Assets............................................. $ 19,207 $ 19,706
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt................ $ 1,784 $ 1,299
Accounts payable................................................... 6,524 7,142
Billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings.................. 262 112
Accrued expenses................................................... 2,676 3,004
Net liabilities related to discontinued operations................. 557 642
Deferred revenue................................................... 556 736
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Total current liabilities...................................... 12,359 12,935
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Long-term debt.......................................................... 229 204
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized,
no shares issued.............................................. - -
Common stock, $.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized,
4,762,809 and 4,803,794 issued................................. 48 48
Additional paid in capital.......................................... 10,853 10,912
Additional paid in capital - other.................................. 337 187
Treasury stock, at cost 811,800 and 811,800 shares.................. (1,373) (1,373)
Retained deficit.................................................... (3,246) (3,207)
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Total stockholders' equity..................................... 6,619 6,567
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity................ $ 19,207 $ 19,706
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See notes to consolidated financial statements
I-SECTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three months ended March 31,
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2003 2004
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Revenue:
Products............................................ $ 6,722 $ 10,194
Services............................................ 1,289 1,944
Custom projects..................................... 2,069 2,137
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Total revenue....................................... 10,080 14,275
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Cost of goods and services:
Products............................................ 5,904 8,491
Services............................................ 1,100 1,286
Custom projects..................................... 801 962
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Total cost of goods and services.................... 7,805 10,739
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Gross profit.............................. 2,275 3,536
Selling, general and administrative expenses............... 3,376 3,499
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Operating income (loss).................................... (1,101) 37
Interest and other income, net............................. 10 19
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Income (loss) from continuing operations before income (1,091) 56
taxes
Income taxes............................................... - 5
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Net income (loss) from continuing operations............... (1,091) 51
Discontinued operations:
Loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes . - (12)
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Net income (loss).......................................... $ (1,091) $ 39
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Net income (loss) per share Basic:
Net income (loss) from continuing operations............... $ (0.30) $ 0.01
Loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes . - -
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Net income (loss) per share................................ $ (0.30) $ 0.01
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Diluted:
Net income (loss) from continuing operations............... $ (0.30) $ 0.01
Loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes . - -
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Net income (loss) per share................................ $ (0.30) $ 0.01
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Shares used in computing net income (loss) per share:
Basic...................................................... 3,630,285 3,978,407
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Diluted.................................................... 3,630,285 4,544,406
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See notes to consolidated financial statements
I-SECTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(In thousands, except share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Additional
$.01 par value Additional Paid-In
Common Stock Paid-In Capital - Treasury Retained
Shares Amount Capital Other Stock Deficit Total
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Balance at December 31, 2003 4,762,809 $ 48 $ 10,853 $ 337 $(1,373) $ (3,246) $ 6,619
Revaluation of options to
consultants - - - (150) - - (150)
Exercise of common stock options 40,985 - 59 - - - 59
Net income - - - - - 39 39
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Balance at March 31, 2004 4,803,794 $ 48 $ 10,912 $ 187 $(1,373) $ (3,207) $ 6,567
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of this consolidated financial
statement
I-SECTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
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2003 2004
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)........................................... $ (1,091) $ 39
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash
provided by (used in) operating activities:
Net loss from discontinued operations................. - 12
Tax benefit from discontinued operations.............. - 5
Depreciation and amortization......................... 165 201
Loss on retirement of assets.......................... 4 18
Bad debt expense (recoveries)......................... 482 (182)
Changes in assets and liabilities that provided (used) cash:
Accounts receivable, net............................. 16 431
Accounts receivable, affiliates and other............ 47 12
Inventory............................................ (87) (277)
Notes receivable..................................... 290 (168)
Other current assets................................. (145) 245
Accounts payable..................................... (780) 618
Cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings.... (199) (752)
Billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings.... 194 (150)
Accrued expenses..................................... 126 (90)
Deferred revenue..................................... (26) 180
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Net cash provided by (used in) continuing
operations........................................................ (1,004) 142
Net operating activities from discontinued operations (258) -
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities........................................................ (1,262) 142
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures........................................ (173) (139)
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Net cash used in investing activities.. (173) (139)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Exercise of stock options.................................. 1 59
Payments on notes payable.................................. (68) (1,714)
Notes payable - interest bearing borrowings on credit line. - 1,204
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Net cash used in financing activities. (67) (451)
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NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS........................ (448) (1,502)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD................ 3,491 2,172
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD....................... $ 1,989 1,724
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid for interest.................................. $ - 24
SUPPLEMENTAL NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Revaluation of options granted to consultants........... $ - 150
Offering costs accrued.................................. - 486
See notes to consolidated financial statements
I-SECTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
I-Sector Corporation and subsidiaries ("I-Sector" or the "Company") is
engaged in selling and supporting IP telephony solutions as well as related
network infrastructure, their proprietary computer-telephony software, and
performing remote-enabled managed services for the information and communication
technology used by their customers:
o Internetwork Experts, Inc. ("INX") is a network professional
services and integration organization focused on delivering
comprehensive Cisco-centric IP communications solutions to
clients ranging from mid-size to large enterprises. IP
communications solutions include design and implementation,
ongoing support and applications enablement. Supporting
practice areas include network architecture, security, and
wireless. To provide these services INX employs highly trained
IP communications consultants and network engineering staff,
who are trained and experienced in both large, complex network
infrastructure technology and IP communications technology.
o Stratasoft, Inc. ("Stratasoft") creates and markets software
related to the integration of computer and telephone
technologies. This software is used by professional contact
centers and other complex, high-volume telephony environments
and is marketed under the trade name "Stratasoft". Stratasoft
intends to use its computer telephony software development
expertise to create and market new software products that
enhance Cisco-centric IP telephony solutions.
o Valerent, Inc. ("Valerent") provides information technology
solutions that lower its client's expense by utilizing
centralized, remote enabled computing management tools which
predict, announce and manage service interruptions.
Additionally Valerent provides customers with traditional
computer services such as on-site and carry-in computer
repair, application support, operating system and network
migration services, turn-key outsourced IT helpdesk solutions,
technical staff augmentation for IT helpdesk operations, and
helpdesk solutions consulting services.
The condensed consolidated financial statements presented herein as of
and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2003 and 2004 are unaudited;
however, all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary
for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, and
cash flows for the periods covered have been made and are of a normal,
recurring nature. The results of the interim periods are not necessarily
indicative of results for the full year. The consolidated balance sheet as of
December 31, 2003 is derived from audited consolidated financial statements
but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America. Although management
believes the disclosures are adequate, certain information and disclosures
normally included in the notes to the financial statements have been condensed
or omitted as permitted by the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission. These interim statements should be read in conjunction
with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in
I-Sector's 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
I-Sector's significant accounting policies are as follows:
Reclassifications - Certain prior period amounts in the statements of
cash flows presented herein have been reclassified to conform to current period
presentation.
Use of Estimates - The preparation of the financial statements in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America 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 amount
of revenue and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ
from these estimates.
Revenue Recognition - I-Sector has a number of different revenue
components, which vary between its reportable operating segments. Each
reportable operating segment has more than one revenue component, and revenue is
recognized differently for each component (or "stream") of revenue earned by
operating segment. The material revenue streams earned by I-Sector, some of
which are earned by more than one operating segment, and some by only one
operating segment, are:
Products Revenue. Three of I-Sector's operating segments earn revenue
from product shipments. Product shipment revenue occurs when products
manufactured by other parties are purchased and resold to a customer
and such products are contracted for independently of material
services. I-Sector recognizes revenue from product shipments when the
product is shipped or delivered to the customer. In all three segments,
the four criteria for revenue recognition have been met because: (1)
there are written, executed contracts, or in the case of INX and
Valerent, in some situations there are binding purchase orders; (2)
delivery has occurred or services have been rendered. Stratasoft,
however, recognizes revenue on the percentage of completion method, as
described below; (3) the price is fixed or determinable, and (4)
collectibility is reasonably assured. Each of I-Sector's business
segments perform credit research prior to extending credit. In
Stratasoft's business segment, a substantial portion of the total
contract price is received in cash or letter of credit when the unit is
installed.
Services Revenue. All of I-Sector's operating segments earn revenue
from providing stand-alone services revenue. This revenue consist of
billings for engineering and technician time, programming services,
which are provided on either a hourly basis or a flat-fee basis,
support contracts and the service component of maintenance and repair
service ticket transactions. These services are contracted for
separately from any product sale, and generally for contracts of short
duration are recognized when the service is performed and when
collection is reasonably assured. Two of I-Sector's segments sometimes
earn agency fee revenue from various sources, the primary source of
which is referring customers to other organizations for which an agency
fee is received. This revenue is recognized at the earlier of when
payment is received or when notification of amounts being due is
received from the entity paying such agency fee and collectibility is
reasonably assured.
One of I-Sector's segments, INX, has certain fixed and flat fee
services contracts that extend over three months or more, and are
accounted for on the percentage of completion method of method of
accounting. The percentage of revenue recognized in any particular
period is determined on the basis of the relationship of the actual
hours worked to estimated total hours to complete the contract.
Revisions of the estimated hours to complete are reflected in the
period in which the facts necessitating the revisions become known.
When a contract indicates a loss, a provision is made for the total
anticipated loss.
Custom Project Revenue. One of I-Sector's segments, Stratasoft, earns
revenue from projects that are recognized using the percentage of
completion method of accounting for such revenue. The majority of
Stratasoft's revenue consists of system sales in which it bundles its
proprietary software, along with third-party hardware products and
material related software customization services, installation,
training services, warranty services and incidental post contract
support ("PCS") together under a single contract with the customer. PCS
is insignificant on such contracts for one year or less, and therefore,
we have determined that the value of such PCS should not be unbundled
from the project revenue as set forth in paragraph 59 of SOP 97-2.
Accordingly, such PCS revenue is recognized together with the project
revenue, and the estimated cost to provide the PCS is accrued. The
value of the PCS is determinable within the contract, which defines the
period that the PCS is granted and offers renewals at stated amounts,
thereby defining the value of the PCS. The software customization,
together with the hardware customization and integration, represent a
significant modification, customization and/or production of the
product and, therefore, the entire arrangement is required to be
accounted for using the percentage of completion method of accounting
pursuant to SOP 81-1. The percentage of revenue recognized in any
particular period is determined principally on the basis of the
relationship of the cost of work performed on the contract to estimated
total costs. The percentage-of-completion method relies on estimates of
total expected contract revenue and costs. We follow this method since
reasonably dependable estimates of the revenue and costs applicable to
various stages of a contract can be made. Revisions of estimates are
reflected in the period in which the facts necessitating the revisions
become known. When a contract indicates a loss, a provision is made for
the total anticipated loss. The following reflects the amounts relating
to uncompleted contracts at:
December 31, March 31,
2003 2004
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Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts.......... $ 1,019 $ 1,491
Estimated earnings............................... 3,117 4,036
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4,136 5,527
Less: Billings to date........................... 2,946 3,435
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$ 1,190 $ 2,092
Total ..........................................
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Included in accompanying balance sheets
under the following captions:
Cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings $ 1,452 $ 2,204
Billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings (262) (112)
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Total ........................................... $ 1,190 $ 2,092
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During March 2004, I-Sector`s operating segment Stratasoft deferred
$180 of revenue for software products sold on a note that was not due
within twelve months of the note origination, and the related revenue
was deferred at March 31, 2004. Revenue from this sale will be
recognized in the accounting periods that payments from the customer
are received.
Vendor Incentives - From time to time, the Company participates in
programs provided by suppliers that enable it to earn incentives. These
incentives are generally earned based upon sales volume, sales growth and
customer satisfaction levels. The amounts earned under these programs are
recorded as a reduction of cost of goods when earned and determinable. The
amount of vendor incentives recognized can vary significantly between quarterly
and annual periods. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2004, the
Company recognized $622 in vendor incentives that relate to the six-month
measurement period ended January 31, 2004.
Warranty Reserve - I-Sector records a warranty reserve related to
certain software products sold by its Stratasoft subsidiary. That reserve is
classified in accrued expenses and is amortized over the life of the warranty,
which is generally twelve months, against actual warranty expenditures. This
warranty reserve relates to the estimate of warranty obligations from sales of
Stratasoft's call center telephony systems, which consist of Stratasoft's
software, configured hardware components as well as telephone support relating
to Stratasoft's software products. This liability amount has been consistently
recorded within each period as a charge to cost of goods based upon five percent
of period revenue. This percentage was based upon a review of the costs of
providing the warranty work, which was initially performed in connection with
the acquisition of the Stratasoft technology. Stratasoft incurs numerous types
of costs related to the warranty work, which includes labor cost of technicians
and programmers, hardware cost, the cost of developing and uploading software
patches related to "bug fixes", telephone support, and hardware parts cost
related to defective hardware sold as a part of a complete Stratasoft system.
The majority of these costs are individually insignificant amounts for which the
cost/benefit relationship does not warrant tracking, but which we periodically
assess and continue to estimate at approximately five percent of Stratasoft
sales. As the actual costs are not tracked, Stratasoft amortizes the recorded
amounts to cost of goods over the average life of the contractual warranty
period as costs are believed to be incurred ratably over the warranty period.
The difference between the actual warranty costs incurred and the amount of
amortization is not considered to be materially different. The following table
depicts the activity in the warranty reserve:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
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2004
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Balance, beginning of the period.... $ 302
Additions to reserve................ 90
Expenses offset against reserve..... (97)
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Balance, end of period.............. $ 295
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Stock-Based Compensation - The Company has elected to account for
stock-based compensation using the intrinsic value method of accounting in
accordance with Accounting Principles Bulletin ("APB") No. 25 "Accounting for
Stock Issued to Employees". Under this method no compensation expense is
recognized when the number of shares granted is known and the exercise price of
the stock option is equal to or greater than the fair value of the common stock
on the grant date. The Company has recorded no stock-based compensation
associated with stock options granted to employees and directors in its
consolidated statement of operations. I-Sector and its subsidiaries apply the
fair value method as prescribed by SFAS No. 123, as interpreted and amended, for
stock and stock options issued to non-employees and during the three month
period ended March 31, 2004, recorded a $63 benefit. If compensation cost for
all option issuances had been determined consistent with the fair value method,
I-Sector's net income (loss) per share would have increased to the pro-forma
amounts indicated below for the three month periods ended March 31, 2003 and
2004.
Three Months Ended
March 31,
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2003 2004
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Basic and diluted:
Net income (loss) as reported..................... $ (1,091) $ 39
Deduct: Total stock-based employee
compensation determined under fair value
based method for all awards, net of related
tax effects................................ 10 22
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Pro forma net income (loss)....................... $ (1,101) $ 17
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Earnings per share:
Basic - as reported............................... $ (0.30) $ 0.01
Basic - pro forma................................ $ (0.30) $ 0.00
Diluted - as reported............................. $ (0.30) $ 0.01
Diluted - pro forma............................. $ (0.30) $ 0.00
Earnings Per Share - Basic net income per share is computed on the
basis of the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the
periods. Diluted net income per share is computed based upon the
weighted-average number of common shares plus the assumed issuance of common
shares for all potentially dilutive securities using the treasury stock method
(See Note 4).
Fair Value of Financial Instruments - I-Sector's financial instruments
consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable
for which the carrying values approximate fair values given the short-term
maturity of the instruments. The carrying value of the Company's debt
instruments approximate their fair value based on estimates of rates offered to
the Company for instruments with the same maturity dates and security
structures.
Accounting Pronouncements - In January 2003, the FASB issued FASB
Interpretation 46 ("FIN 46"), "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities - An
Interpretation of ARB No. 51". FIN 46 addresses consolidation by business
enterprises of variable interest entities. This Interpretation applies
immediately to variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003, and to
variable interest entities in which an enterprise obtains an interest after that
date. It applies in the first fiscal year or interim period beginning after June
15, 2003, to variable interest entities in which an enterprise holds a variable
interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003. On December 17, 2003, the
FASB to issued FIN 46(R), providing a deferral of the application of FIN 46 for
interests held by public entities in a variable interest entity or potential
variable interest entity until fiscal periods ending after March 15, 2004. The
Company has assessed the impact of FIN 46 on its financial statements,
particularly its relationship with Allstar Equities, Inc., and adoption of this
statement did not have an impact on the Company's financial statements.
2. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
In 1999, I-Sector decided to sell both its computer products reselling
business and its PBX telephone systems dealer business. During the periods
specified below, I-Sector recognized a gain (loss) on disposal, net of income
tax provision, of these two businesses as follows:
March 31,
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2003 2004
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Computer Products Division (net of tax benefits of $3 and $4,
respectively)....................................................... $ (5) $ (9)
Telecom Division (net of taxes and tax benefits of $2 and $(1),
respectively)....................................................... 5 (3)
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Net loss on disposal................................................ $ - $ (12)
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The balance sheet caption "Net liabilities related to discontinued
operations" contains $557 and $642 at December 31, 2003 and March 31, 2004,
respectively, of estimated future expenses related to the winding up of the
Telecom Division and the Computer Products Division, and includes amounts
related to settlement of pending litigation and to Telecom warranties. An
additional $85 relating to the rebate repayment claims from a former vendor was
reclassified from accrued liabilities to net liabilities related to discontinued
operations during the three month period ending March 31, 2004.
3. SEGMENT INFORMATION
I-Sector has four reportable segments: INX, Stratasoft, Valerent and
Corporate. Corporate is not a revenue generating operating segment. The
accounting policies of the business segments are the same as those for I-Sector.
I-Sector evaluates performance of each segment based on operating income.
Management views trade accounts receivable and inventory and not total assets in
their decision-making. Inter-segment sales and transfers are not significant and
are shown in the Eliminations column in the following table. The tables below
show the results of the four reportable segments:
For the quarter ended March 31, 2004:
INX Stratasoft Valerent Corporate Eliminations Consolidated
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Revenue:
Products........ $ 10,061 $ - $ 334 $ - $ (201) $ 10,194
Services........ 913 - 1,031 - - 1,944
Custom projects. - 2,137 - - - 2,137
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Total revenue.......... 10,974 2,137 1,365 - (201) 14,275
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Cost of goods and
Services:
Products........ 8,382 - 310 - (201) 8,491
Services........ 589 - 697 - - 1,286
Custom projects. - 962 - - - 962
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Cost of goods and 8,971 962 1,007 - (201) 10,739
Services.......
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Gross profit........... 2,003 1,175 358 - - 3,536
Selling, general and
administrative expenses 1,884 1,020 390 205 - 3,499
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Operating income (loss) $ 119 $ 155 $ (32) $ 205) $ - 37
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Interest and other income, net............................................................................ 19
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Income from continuing operations before income taxes..................................................... 56
Income taxes.............................................................................................. 5
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Net income from continuing operations..................................................................... 51
Net loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes............................................. (12)
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Net income ............................................................................................... $ 39
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Trade accounts
receivable, net.. $ 7,683 $ 1,127 $ 517 $ 90 $ - $ 9,417
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Inventory.............. $ 817 $ 466 $ 32 $ - $ - $ 1,315
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For the quarter ended March 31, 2003:
INX Stratasoft Valerent Corporate Eliminations Consolidated
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Revenue:
Products........ $ 6,661 $ - $ 193 $ - $ (132) $ 6,722
Services........ 477 - 812 - - 1,289
Custom projects. - 2,069 - - - 2,069
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Total revenue.......... 7,138 2,069 1,005 - (132) 10,080
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Cost of goods and
Services:
Products........ 5,844 - 192 - (132) 5,904
Services........ 516 - 584 - - 1,100
Custom projects. - 801 - - - 801
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Cost of goods 6,360 801 776 - (132) 7,805
and
Services......
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Gross profit........... 778 1,268 229 - - 2,275
Selling, general and
administrative expenses 945 1,596 560 275 - 3,376
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Operating loss......... $ (167) $ (328) $ (331) $ (275) $ - $ (1,101)
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Interest and other income, net............................................................................ 10
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Loss from continuing operations before income taxes....................................................... (1,091)
Income taxes.............................................................................................. -
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Net loss from continuing operations....................................................................... (1,091)
Net gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes............................................. -
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Net loss.................................................................................................. $ (1,091)
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Trade accounts
receivable, net.. $ 4,175 $ 1,166 $ 509 $ 77 $ - $ 5,927
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Accounts receivable retained from discontinued operations, net........................................... 100
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Total accounts receivable, net.............................................................................$ 6,027
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Inventory.............. $ 347 $ 486 $ 35 $ - $ - $ 868
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International sales accounted for $356 or 3.7% and $654 or 4.6% of
consolidated revenues and 21.8% and 30.6% of the Stratasoft segment revenues in
the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2004, respectively. International
sales are derived primarily from Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Greece,
India, Egypt, the Philippines and Granada.
4. EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the
weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS
is based on the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during each period
and the assumed exercise of dilutive stock options and warrants less the number
of treasury shares assumed to be purchased from the proceeds using the average
market price of the Company's common stock for each of the periods presented.
For the quarter ended March 31, 2003, I-Sector's potentially dilutive
options of 159,794 were not used in the calculation of diluted earnings since
the effect of potentially dilutive securities in computing a loss per share is
antidilutive.
The potentially dilutive options of the Company's wholly-owned
subsidiary, INX, (see Note 9) did not impact the calculation of I-Sector's
earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2003 since the effect
would have been antidilutive. In the three months ended March 31, 2004, net
income from continuing operations for purposes of computing the income per share
decreased $4 for the assumed exercise of INX options under the treasury method.
Three Months Ended
March 31,
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2003 2004
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Numerator for basic earnings per share:
Net income (loss) from continuing operations. $ (1,091) $ 51
Gain (loss) on disposal of discontinued
operations, net of taxes.................... - (12)
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Net income (loss)............................ $ (1,091) $ 39
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Numerator for diluted earnings per share:
Net income (loss) from continuing operations. $ (1,091) $ 51
INX income attributable to potential minority
interest net income (loss) from continuing
operations used in computing loss per share.. - 4
Loss on disposal of discontinued
operations, net of taxes.................... - (12)
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Net income (loss)............................ $ (1,091) $ 34
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Denominator for basic earnings per
share - weighted-average shares
outstanding................................. 3,630,285 3,978,407
Effect of dilutive securities:
Shares issuable from assumed conversion of
common stock options and restricted stock.... - 565,999
Denominator for diluted earnings per
share - weighted-average shares
outstanding................................. 3,630,285 4,544,406
5. DEBT
On September 27, 2001, Stratasoft, a subsidiary of I-Sector, signed a
note payable to a third party for $725, payable in monthly installments through
February 2007. The note does not bear interest and I-Sector has imputed interest
at 5.5% to record the debt and related patent license asset and has recorded
interest expense of $3 and $5 the three month periods ended March 31, 2003 and
2004, respectively. This note is collateralized by Stratasoft's patent license
assets and Stratasoft has granted a security interest in its pending patent
application and the next two patent applications filed by Stratasoft. In
connection with this note payable, I-Sector has short-term debt maturing within
one year of $68 and $71 at December 31, 2003 and March 31, 2004, respectively;
and long-term debt of $184 and $165 at December 31, 2003 and March 31, 2004,
respectively.
In October 2001, I-Sector signed a non-interest bearing note payable
for $39 payable in monthly installments through October 2004. In connection with
this note payable, I-Sector has short-term debt maturing within one year of $10
and $6 at December 31, 2003 and March 31, 2004, respectively.
In December 2003, I-Sector signed a 36-month non-cancelable capital
lease for the purchase of equipment. I-Sector imputed interest at 10% to record
the debt on which I-Sector has recorded $2 interest expense for the three month
period ending March 31, 2004. In connection with this capital lease, I-Sector
has recorded short-term debt maturing within one year of $18 and $17 at December
31, 2003 and March 31, 2004, respectively; and long-term debt of $45 and $39 at
December 31, 2003 and March 31, 2004, respectively.
The borrowing base amount under the Textron facility is generally the
sum of 80% of eligible accounts receivable (the "Accounts Advance Amount") plus
the lesser of: (a) 90% of eligible inventory purchased by I-Sector from
manufactures with whom Textron has acceptable repurchase agreements, plus 40% of
other eligible inventory; (b) $4,000,000; or 30% of the Accounts Advance Amount.
An account receivable will not qualify as an eligible accounts receivable if,
among other things, it is not paid within 90 days after I-Sector's invoice date,
the customer has failed to pay more than 25% of all accounts receivable owed by
the customer to I-Sector within 90 days after the invoice date, or to the extent
that the customer's total accounts receivable exceed 15% of all I-Sector's
eligible accounts receivable. In February 2004, the syndication loan documents
were executed and the credit line increased from $10,000 to $15,000. Inventory
floor plan borrowings are reflected in accounts payable in the accompanying
consolidated balance sheets, except for $1,688 and $1,204 that is interest
bearing and is reflected in short term debt in the accompanying consolidated
balance sheets at December 31, 2004 and March 31, 2004, respectively. Borrowings
accrue interest at the prime rate (4% at March 31, 2004) plus 2.5% on
outstanding balances that extend beyond the vendor approved free interest
period. This agreement is collateralized by substantially all of I-Sector's
assets except its patent license assets. The loan agreement contains restrictive
covenants measured at each quarter end and requires I-Sector to maintain minimum
tangible capital funds, maintain minimum debt to tangible capital funds ratio,
and achieve a fixed charge coverage ratio. At March 31, 2004, I-Sector was in
compliance with those loan covenants effective at that date and anticipates that
it will be able to comply with its loan covenants for the next twelve months. In
the event I-Sector does not maintain compliance, it would be required to seek
waivers from Textron and Silicon Valley Bank for those events, which, if not
obtained, could accelerate repayment and require I-Sector to seek other sources
of finance. At March 31, 2004, I-Sector had $6,930 outstanding on inventory
floor plan finance borrowings, and the remaining credit availability was $8,070,
subject to borrowing limitations as described above.
6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigation - In August 2002, Inacom Corp. ("Inacom") filed a lawsuit in
the District Court of Douglas County, Nebraska styled Inacom Corp v. I-Sector
Corporation, f/k/a Allstar Systems, Inc., claiming that I-Sector owed the sum of
approximately $570 to Inacom as a result of Inacom's termination of a Vendor
Purchase Agreement between Inacom and I-Sector. I-Sector believes that the claim
is without merit and intends to vigorously contest the demand.
In March 2003, I-Sector and other parties were notified of a demand for
return of payments relating to the business activities of a call center
customer. In March 2004, I-Sector was informed by the claimant that claims will
not be pursued at this time. I-Sector believes that the claims against it, if
re-initiated, are without merit and intends to vigorously contest any demands
related to this matter.
I-Sector is also party to other litigation and claims which management
believes are normal in the course of its operations. While the results of such
litigation and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, I-Sector believes the
final outcome of such matters will not have a materially adverse effect on its
results of operations or financial position.
7. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company leases office space from Allstar Equities, Inc., a Texas
corporation ("Equities"), a company wholly owned by I-Sector's Chief Executive
Officer. On December 1, 1999 Equities purchased the Company's corporate office
building and executed a direct lease with us with an expiration date of December
31, 2004. In conjunction with Equities obtaining new financing on the building,
a new lease was executed with the Company on February 1, 2002 with an expiration
date of January 31, 2007. The lease has rental rates of $37 per month.
From time to time, I-Sector makes short-term loans and travel advances
to its non-executive employees. The balance of approximately $16 and $6 relating
to these loans and advances is included in the Company's consolidated balance
sheets and reported as part of Accounts receivable - other at December 31, 2003
and March 31, 2004.
8. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
On April 7, 2003, I-Sector's subsidiary, INX, acquired certain assets
and liabilities of one of its competitors, Digital Precision, Inc. ("Digital").
Under the terms of the purchase, INX acquired fixed assets valued at $63,
inventory valued at $101 and intellectual property, customer lists, trademarks,
trade names and service marks, contract rights and other intangibles of Digital
valued at $376, as well as assumed certain operating leases of equipment and
office space in Austin, Texas and Dallas, Texas with a net future obligation of
$548. The office space in Dallas, TX was subleased with future rentals of $234.
The intangibles are subject to amortization and have a three year expected life.
The purchase price was $540 in cash and, contingent upon the retention of
certain key employees, the obligation to issue 1,800,000 shares of INX common
stock in April 2004. The contingency was resolved in April 2004, and I-Sector
recognized a minority interest related to the issuance of INX's common stock
(see Note 9) resulting in additional intangible assets of approximately $300.
The results of operations subsequent to April 7, 2003 are included in I-Sector's
consolidated statements of operations.
9. STOCK OPTION PLANS
The company has three stock-based option plans, the 1996 Incentive
Stock Plan, the 1996 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan and the Incentive
Plan. Under the Incentive Plan, all I-Sector employees, including officers,
consultants and non-employees directors are eligible to participate.
INX is the only I-Sector subsidiary with an incentive stock option plan
in place. All other subsidiary plans except for INX were terminated in December
2003. The INX plan has not been presented to the shareholders of I-Sector for
approval. INX has granted incentive awards under its incentive plan, and such
awards have been granted to certain employees and to management of INX. Under
INX's plan such options vest typically ratably over three to five years. In
December 2003, the Company amended option agreements with INX's two most senior
executives to convert to a fixed 5-year vesting schedule from one that was
determined based on the percentage of attainment of predefined financial goals
by INX. No stock-based compensation was recorded as the exercise price equaled
or exceeded management's estimated fair value of the INX common stock. Any
unvested INX stock options may vest immediately upon the occurrence of a
liquidity event for that subsidiary. 5,440,000 of the options contain an
exercise restriction which only allows vested options to be exercised upon the
occurrence of a liquidity event or one month prior to the option's expiration
date. The INX options expire ten years after the grant date if they are not
exercised. The INX stock option grants are subject to dilution when I-Sector
purchases additional shares of the subsidiary stock in order to keep the
subsidiary sufficiently capitalized. INX has 8,274,288 options granted and
outstanding, of which 3,395,166 are vested and 805,000 are exercisable at March
31, 2004. The outstanding options have exercise prices ranging from $0.01 to
$0.25 per share with a weighted average of $0.17 per share. There are no shares
in INX's plan available to be issued at March 31, 2004, and INX's plan has been
amended, effective December 31, 2003 so that no further options may be granted
under the plan. The tables below reflect the ownership of INX at March 31, 2004
and summarize the potential dilutive effect on I-Sector's ownership in INX if
all options granted at March 31, 2004 were fully vested and option grants were
exercised, and include the effects of the issuance of stock in 2004 relating to
INX's acquisition of certain assets and liabilities of Digital Precision, Inc.
The table does not assume any repurchase of shares with proceeds from option
exercises.
Percent of
INX Common Stock Total
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Ownership of INX shares at March 31, 2004:
Common Stock owned by I-Sector................................ 21,834,333 100.0%
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Total Common Stock Outstanding................................ 21,834,333 100.0%
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Potential Future I-Sector Dilution of Ownership:
Common Stock owned by I-Sector at March 31, 2004............... 21,834,333 68.4%
Options granted and outstanding at March 31, 2004 (1) (2) (3)
(4) 8,274,288 25.9%
Contingent obligation to issue Common Stock
related to acquisition (5).................................. 1,800,000 5.7%
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Total at March 31, 2004........................................ 31,908,621 100.0%
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(1) Options granted and outstanding at March 31, 2004 include option grants
for 4,100,000 shares of INX granted to the two senior executives of INX
and vesting of these option grants was performance-based relating to
the percentage of predefined financial goals attained by INX while
these two senior executives remain employed. In December 2003, these
option agreements were amended to convert to a fixed 5-year vesting
schedule.
(2) Included in the option grants outstanding at March 31, 2004 are grants
for 1,881,692 shares granted to key employees related to the
acquisition Digital Precision, Inc. Grants for 500,000 of these shares
vested April 2003. The balance of the grants for 1,381,692 shares,
which were granted in November 2003, vest over three years, starting in
April 2004
(3) During the quarter ended December 31, 2003, INX granted fully vested
options to purchase 1,200,000 shares of INX to the CEO and Chairman of
the Board of I-Sector Corporation. Such option grant was voluntarily
canceled by the CEO and Chairman of the Board of I-Sector Corporation
in February, 2004 in connection with the issuance of a warrant for 1.2
million shares to I-Sector on similar terms. During the year ended
December 31, 2003, INX granted fully vested options to purchase 300,000
shares to the President and CEO of INX. In addition, INX granted
options vesting over three years to various other employees during the
year ended December 31, 2003.
(4) The remainder of the shares included in INX option grants outstanding
at March 31, 2004 vests over either three or five years based upon
continued employment by INX of the individuals to whom such grants have
been made. All options granted by INX expire in ten years if
unexercised.
(5) The 1,800,000 shares were issued in April 2004 (See Note 8).
10. SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On May 12, 2004 the Company closed a public offering of 500,000 Units.
The Units began trading on May 7, 2004, on the American Stock Exchange under the
symbol ISR.U. Each Unit consists of two shares of common stock and one warrant
to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $12.45. The Units were
offered at a public offering price of $16.60 per Unit resulting in $6,500 in
estimated net proceeds. The underwriters have an option to purchase up to 75,000
additional Units to cover over-allotments. The Company intends to use the net
proceeds of this offering primarily for working capital and to repay
interest-bearing debt
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion is qualified in its entirety by, and should be
read in conjunction with, our consolidated financial statements, including the
notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and our Form 10-K previously
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Special notice regarding forward-looking statements
This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
relating to future events or our future financial performance including, but not
limited to, statements contained in Item 2. - "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." Readers are
cautioned that any statement that is not a statement of historical fact,
including but not limited to, statements which may be identified by words
including, but not limited to, "anticipate," "appear," "believe," "could,"
"estimate," "expect," "hope," "indicate," "intend," "likely," "may," "might,"
"plan," "potential," "seek," "should," "will," "would," and other variations or
negative expressions thereof, are predictions or estimations and are subject to
known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Numerous factors, including factors
that we have little or no control over, may affect the I-Sector's actual results
and may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the
forward-looking statements contained herein. In evaluating such statements,
readers should consider the various factors identified in I-Sector's annual
report for 2003 on Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission including the matters set forth in Item 1.- "Factors Which May Affect
The Future Results Of Operations," which could cause actual events, performance
or results to differ materially from those indicated by such statements.
General
We are a leading regional provider of IP telephony and other network
infrastructure and related implementation and support services. The IP telephony
industry is characterized by rapidly evolving and competing technologies. We
compete with larger and better financed entitles. Our three principal offices
are located in Texas, and we primarily market to potential customers
headquartered in, or making purchasing decisions from, Texas. Our long-term
goal, however, is to become one of the leading national providers of
Cisco-centric network and IP telephony solutions to enterprises.
We begin Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations with an overview of our strategies for achieving this
goal and becoming profitable. From a financial perspective, these operating
strategies have a number of important implications for our results of operations
and financial condition.
Strategy
We plan to become profitable in 2004 by implementing the strategies
discussed below. We believe that our strategies will allow us to continue to
increase total revenues in 2004. Most importantly, we also believe our
strategies will enable us to improve our gross profit in 2004 by improving our
gross margins on INX revenue. At the same time, we will seek to contain the
relatively fixed components of our selling, general and administrative expenses
so that those components become a relatively smaller percentage of total
revenues. Although selling expenses can generally be expected to increase as our
revenues increase, we believe that if we are successful in implementing
strategies, many general and administrative expenses (such as management
salaries, administrative wages and professional expenses) will decrease as a
percentage of our total revenues.
Our key operating strategies are as follows:
o seeking larger, full scale IP telephony implementation
projects, as opposed to smaller pilot projects;
o increasing the gross revenues from our higher gross margin
operations, such as INX services and Stratasoft custom
projects, as opposed to product sales, which typically produce
narrower gross margins;
o aligning ourselves with Cisco as our exclusive supplier for
the network and IP telephony equipment and technology that we
offer;
o expanding geographically by acquiring complementary businesses
and by opening our own offices; and
o developing and marketing our own computer telephony software
that operates with and augments Cisco-centric IP telephony
products.
If we are successful in obtaining larger, full scale IP telephony
implementation projects, we expect that our gross revenues from both products
and services will increase because these projects, by their nature, typically
require a substantially higher level of our services and more products than do
smaller projects. Larger projects, however, can strain our financial resources.
For example, a potential customer for a major IP telephony project may require
that we post a bid bond or performance bond in order for us to be awarded the
project. This often occurs on competitive bids. Because of our financial
condition, bonding companies typically require that we provide security to
collateralize the issuance of its bond. We have been financially unable to
provide sufficient collateral in some instances, and as a result have not been
able to obtain the bond. We believe we have occasionally lost business that we
might have otherwise been awarded because we were unable to obtain the bond
required by the potential customer.
Increases in the size and volume of IP telephony projects we undertake
can also challenge our cash management. For example, larger projects can reduce
our available cash by causing us to carry higher levels of inventory. Larger
projects can also require us to invest our available cash in labor costs. This
is because, in some cases, we do not receive payments from our customers for
extended periods of time. Until they pay us, all the cash we previously invested
in labor and products on the project remains tied up. We expect that greater
amounts of our cash will become invested in accounts receivable in the future if
we are successful in growing our business as we intend.
To meet our cash requirements to support this growth, we expect to rely
on capital provided from our operations and our credit facility, which is
collateralized by our accounts receivable and substantially all of our assets.
During May 2004 we raised equity capital through a public offering of our equity
securities with net proceeds of $6.5 million. We intend to use the net proceeds
of this offering primarily for working capital and to repay interest-bearing
debt.
Although over 75% of our revenue in 2003 was attributable to product
sales, the gross profit margins on sales of our services have been substantially
higher than those for sales of products, with the exception of sales of our
proprietary Stratasoft software products. In 2003, for example, the gross profit
margin on sales of products by INX was 12.4%, while the gross profit margin on
sales of services by INX for that year was 29.6%. We therefore plan to increase
revenue from services, particularly our post-implementation services for IP
Telephony. The success of this aspect of our strategy largely depends on our
ability to attract and retain highly skilled and experienced employees.
For the last three years, the largest component of our total cost of
sales and service has been purchases of Cisco-centric IP telephony products by
INX. The majority of those purchases were directly from Cisco. We typically
purchase from various wholesale distributors only when we cannot timely purchase
products directly from Cisco. Our reliance on Cisco as the primary supplier for
the network and IP telephony equipment and technology we offer means that our
results of operations from period to period depend substantially on the terms
that we are able to purchase these product from Cisco and, to a much lesser
extent, from wholesale distributors of Cisco's products. Therefore, our ability
to manage the largest component of our cost of sales and service is very limited
and depends to a large degree on maintaining and growing our relationship with
Cisco. Our cost of products purchased from Cisco can be substantially influenced
by whether Cisco sponsors sales incentive programs and whether we qualify for
the incentives that Cisco offers.
We plan to also grow our business in other geographic areas through
strategic acquisition of similar businesses or by opening our own offices. This
aspect of our strategy can affect our financial condition and results of
operations in many ways. The purchase price for business acquisitions and the
costs of opening offices may require substantial cash and may require us to
incur long term debt. The expenses of a geographic expansion in an area may well
exceed the revenues attributable to a new business or office for some time, even
if it performs as we expect. Additionally, it is possible that our acquisition
activities may require that we record substantial amounts of goodwill if the
purchase consideration paid for an acquisition exceeds the estimated fair value
of the net identified tangible and intangible assets acquired. To the extent an
acquisition results in goodwill, we will reevaluate the realization of that
goodwill at least annually and adjust it as appropriate. The resulting
adjustment could result in significant charges to earnings in future periods.
Developing new or substantially improved computer telephony software
products will likely require us to expend cash and record software development
expenses. Software development costs will likely be expensed because we expect
to incur substantially all costs prior to achieving technological feasibility in
developing a new or substantially improved software product.
Minority Interest in INX
Since its formation in 2000, INX has been our wholly-owned subsidiary.
In April 2004, INX ceased to be a wholly-owned subsidiary as the result of the
issuance of INX common stock to the former owners of Digital Precision, which
INX acquired in April 2003. In connection with that acquisition, we agreed to
issue to the seller 1.8 million shares of INX common stock as additional
purchase consideration for their business if certain employees remain employed
through April 4, 2004, the first anniversary of the acquisition. These
conditions were met and the INX stock was issued in April 2004. When that
occurred, our ownership percentage of INX's common stock declined to
approximately 92.4%.
INX has also granted stock options to employees of INX to acquire INX
common stock pursuant to a stock option plan for INX employees. Additionally,
the I-Sector Warrant entitles us to acquire an additional 1.2 million shares of
INX common stock. The exercise prices for the INX options and the I-Sector
Warrant range from $0.01 to $0.25 with a weighted average of $0.17. We estimate
that I-Sector's ownership in INX could be reduced to 69.5%, assuming that all of
the INX options are exercised, we exercise the I-Sector Warrant and there are no
other changes in INX's equity.
While the existence of the unexercised INX options and the contingent
obligation to issue INX stock does not result in a minority interest for
accounting purposes through March 2004, the actual issuance of INX stock in
April 2004 did result in a minority interest. Because I-Sector will own less
than all of INX's stock, its interest in INX's future profits and losses will be
reduced. Under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, I-Sector's
consolidated financial statements in future periods will reflect a minority
interest adjustment of the otherwise reportable profits and losses of INX by the
percentage of minority ownership in INX. I-Sector's percentage share of any cash
dividends or other distributions paid by INX to its stockholders will likewise
be reduced by the percentage of minority ownership in INX. Additionally, if the
percentage of minority ownership of INX's stock grows as a result of future
exercises of INX options, that increase will cause a corresponding decrease in
the reportable share of INX's profits and losses included in our consolidated
financial statements, and our share of cash dividends and other distributions
from INX.
Unlike the boards of directors of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, the
board of directors of INX will be required to be mindful of the interests of
INX's minority stockholders, in addition to our interests, when considering
whether to approve business and financing transactions involving INX. For
example, we may be unable to cause the assets of INX to be pledged as collateral
security for indebtedness if the proceeds of that indebtedness
disproportionately benefit us or our wholly-owned subsidiaries in relation to
INX. Conflicts of interest may reduce our flexibility in structuring business
and financing transactions beneficial to us and our wholly-owned subsidiaries.
Contributions of capital to INX by us, in the form of stock purchases,
which may be necessary to fund INX's growth, could increase our percentage
ownership of INX, but would use capital. Because of the potential minority
interest in INX, we will be required to make capital contributions to INX on a
basis that is, in the good faith judgment of our board of directors, fair to us
and the holders of the minority interest.
Minority stock ownership in INX could also subject us to lawsuits from
its minority stockholders complaining of our actions with respect to INX and its
minority stockholders, even if the actions complained of are ultimately
determined to have been proper. For example, if we choose to cause INX to merge
with, or sell all or substantially all of its assets to, another entity, the
minority stockholders of INX may bring lawsuits seeking to block the transaction
or seeking to exercise statutory dissenters' rights with respect to the
transaction. Whether or not successful, any such actions would cause us to incur
litigation costs and potentially reduce the benefit of any such transaction to
us.
The stock of INX is not publicly-traded. Accordingly, any shares of INX
stock issued, including those issued to the former owners of Digital Precision
upon exercise of INX options, are, and will be for the foreseeable future,
relatively illiquid. For this reason, and to eliminate the other consequences of
having a minority interest in a subsidiary, we believe that in the future we
will offer to exchange INX stock and stock options for common stock or stock
options to acquire our common stock. If we conclude such a transaction, the
aggregate ownership percentage of our common stock by our stockholders
immediately before the conversion or exchange transaction will be reduced by the
percentage of post-transaction ownership acquired by the former minority
stockholders of INX. Their post-transaction ownership may be further reduced by
subsequent exercises of I-Sector stock options that we may choose to exchange
for INX stock options.
We cannot predict the percentage of ownership reduction to our
stockholders that may result from any future exchange or conversion of INX stock
and INX options. The ownership reduction resulting from any such transaction
may, however, be significant. We believe this may be the case principally
because:
o we expect that the total number of shares of our common stock
that we would be required to issue in any such transaction
would be approximately equivalent in value, as determined at a
future date, to the value of the INX stock and INX options to
be exchanged at the same future date;
o the historical financial effect of INX on our business is
significant, as compared with our other subsidiaries; and
o we expect INX will continue to generate most of our revenue.
If in the future we propose to exchange or convert INX stock and INX
options into I-Sector common stock or options, we intend to appoint a special
committee of our independent directors to negotiate any exchange ratio for the
transaction with the principal INX minority stockholders and option holders. The
facts and circumstances that the special committee may choose to consider and
the relative weights to be accorded them in negotiating the relative values of
our common stock and INX stock and in negotiating the exchange ratio for any
future transaction are matters that we intend to delegate to the discretion of
the special committee. Accordingly, presently we cannot quantify the amount of
any future ownership reduction that our stockholders may experience in an
exchange transaction with INX stockholders and option holders.
Under some circumstances, we may be required by United States generally
accepted accounting principles to record substantial non-cash expenses if we
choose to exchange INX stock or INX options into our common stock or options. We
are not now able to determine the amount or timing of any such charges. This is
because those matters will largely depend upon the timing and terms on which any
future exchange would occur, particularly the exchange ratio negotiated at the
time. Because most of our revenues in 2003 were generated by INX and our
expectation is that this will continue for the foreseeable future, we believe
that any resulting non-cash expense charges could be substantial. Any such
future non-cash expenses charges could materially and adversely affect our
financial results of operations.
If we determine to undertake a transaction to exchange INX stock or INX
options into our common stock or stock options, we also plan to submit any such
transaction to our stockholders for their approval, even if not required by
Delaware law or the rules of the American Stock Exchange. Even if we believe
that such transaction is in our best interest, our stockholders may refuse to
approve it. If that were to occur, it could disappoint the expectations of those
INX minority stockholders and INX option holders in favor of the transaction,
some of who are currently, and are expected to remain, key employees. This could
cause employee morale and retention problems for us.
Results Of Operations
Overview
Sources of Revenue. Our revenue is derived from three segments
represented by our three operating subsidiaries, INX, Stratasoft and Valerent.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2004, INX, Stratasoft and Valerent accounted
for 76.9%, 15.0% and 9.6%, respectively, of total consolidated revenue, and
(1.5)% of subsidiary revenue was eliminated in consolidation due to
inter-company transactions.
INX revenue consists of product and service revenue. Product revenue
consists of reselling Cisco products and limited amounts of complementary
products by other manufacturers. Service revenue is generated by fees from a
variety of implementation and support services. Product prices for INX are set
by the market for Cisco products, and provide our lowest gross margins. Service
revenue for INX has recently provided a higher gross margin that has generally
improved over the past several years as the cost of INX's technical resources,
which are reflected as a cost of service, has decreased as a percentage of
services revenue. Also, certain fixed and flat fee service contracts that extend
over three months or more are accounted for on the percentage of completion
method of accounting. Historically, the majority of INX's services revenue has
been generated from implementation services, which is project oriented and tends
to be volatile as projects are completed and new projects commence. As the
number, frequency and size of INX projects has grown, INX has achieved better
utilization of its engineering resources resulting in improved services gross
margins. The normal sales cycles for corporate customers typically ranges from
three to six months depending on the nature, scope and size of the deal
involved. But our direct experience with school districts involved in eRate
funding (a governmental funding program for schools) indicates that the sales
lead time is generally about six to twelve months. In mid-2003, INX introduced
Netsurant, its branded support service that consists primarily of customer
service personnel and a support center that we believe could further improve
overall services gross margins. Through March 31, 2004, Netsurant service
revenue was not significant.
Stratasoft revenue consists primarily of custom project revenue from
the sale of proprietary computer-telephony software. Our Stratasoft revenue is
reported as custom project revenue in our financial statements, because it
consists of product and services which cannot be accounted for separately.
Stratasoft has traditionally provided our highest gross margin since it is
primarily sales of our proprietary computer-telephony software. Our cost of
goods sold for Stratasoft's custom project revenue includes the costs of
developing our computer-telephony software products, installation costs, and the
cost of hardware and other equipment bundled with our software applications and
included in a sale to a customer. Stratasoft revenue also includes sales to
resellers. The sales to resellers are recorded when the sale becomes fixed or
determinable; otherwise revenue from resellers is recorded when payments become
due.
Valerent revenue consists of both product revenue and services revenue.
Product revenue consists of reselling primarily software products, and to a
lesser degree, hardware products, that facilitate Valerent's managed services,
including remote management software products from Altiris, Inc., and security
software products from Network Associates, Inc. Product sales prices for
Valerent are set by the market for these products, and Valerent's product sales
have typically provided lower gross profit margins than its services revenue.
Valerent's services revenue consists of remote and onsite technical assistance
to its customers. Valerent's gross margin on service revenue, much like INX's
implementation services revenue, is subject to variability based upon the
utilization of Valerent's billable technical resources. Recurring service
agreements exist with some customers, but usually with varying terms and
conditions that conform to their year over year business changes and their
specific needs, and while these agreements provide predictable and stable
sources of revenue, the loss of a recurring agreement could disrupt the
stability of that revenue stream for Valerent.
Gross Profit and Gross Profit Margin. The mix of our various revenue
components, each of which has substantially different levels of gross margin,
materially influences our overall gross profit and gross margin in any
particular quarter. In periods in which service revenue or Stratasoft custom
project revenue are high, as compared to INX and Valerent product sales, our
gross margin generally improves as compared to periods in which we have higher
levels of product sales. Our gross margin for product sales also varies
depending on the type of product sold, the mix of large revenue product
contracts, which typically have lower gross margin, as compared to smaller
revenue product contacts, which typically have higher gross margin.
In addition, our quarterly gross profit and gross margin can be
materially affected by vendor incentives received in certain quarterly periods,
most of which are Cisco incentives received by INX. The incentive programs
sponsored by Cisco currently enable us to qualify for cash rebates or product
pricing discounts. These incentives are generally earned based on sales volume,
sales growth and, customer satisfaction levels. The amounts earned under these
programs are recorded as a reduction of cost of goods and can vary significantly
between periods. Currently, incentives by Cisco are paid semiannually, and are
typically paid in the first and third quarters of each calendar year. Incentives
are recognized when we receive payment from the supplier or when we have earned
and can reasonably estimate the amount due from the supplier. During the three
months ended March 31, 2004 we recognized $622,000 in vendor incentives, and we
accrued approximately $100,000 in commission expense earned by sales personnel
in association with this vendor incentive program.
Expenses. A significant portion of our cost of services for each of our
service businesses is comprised of labor. Labor cost related to permanent
employees is generally fixed in the short-term so that higher levels of service
revenue produce higher gross margins while lower levels of service revenue
produce lower gross margins. Our gross margin on services revenue fluctuates
from period to period depending not only upon the prices charged to customers
for our services, but also upon the level of utilization of our technical staff.
Management of labor cost is therefore important in order to prevent erosion of
gross margin. Our gross margin is also impacted by such factors as contract
size, time and material pricing versus fixed fee pricing, discounting, vendor
incentives and other business and marketing factors normally incurred during the
conduct of business.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Our selling, general and
administrative expenses include both fixed and variable expenses. Relatively
fixed expenses in selling, general and administrative expenses include rent,
utilities, promotion and advertising, and administrative wages. Variable
expenses in selling, general and administrative expenses include sales
commissions and travel, which will usually vary based on our sales and gross
profit. Selling general and administrative expenses also include expenses which
vary significantly from period to period but not in proportion to sales or gross
profit. These include legal expenses and bad debt expense both of which vary
based on factors that are difficult to predict.
A significant portion of our selling, general and administrative
expenses relate to personnel costs, some of which are variable and others that
are relatively fixed. Our variable personnel costs consist primarily of sales
commissions. Sales commissions are typically calculated based upon our gross
profit on a particular sales transaction and thus generally fluctuate because of
the size of the deal and the mix of associated products and services with our
overall gross profit. Bad debt expense generally fluctuates somewhat in
proportion to sales levels, although not always in the same periods as increases
or decreases in sales. Legal expense varies based on legal issue activity, which
can vary substantially from period to period. The remainder of selling, general
and administrative expenses are relatively fixed and do not vary in direct
proportion to increases in revenue.
Acquisition and Disposition. In the second quarter of 2003, INX
acquired the fixed assets, inventory, intellectual property, customer lists,
trademarks, trade names service marks, contract rights and other intangibles of
Digital Precision. In connection with that acquisition we also assumed leases
for equipment and office space. Our results of operations include those
attributable to Digital Precision on and after April 7, 2003. The purchase price
for Digital Precision was $540,000 in cash and 1.8 million shares of INX common
stock which we agreed to issue if certain employees remain employed through
April 4, 2004, the first anniversary of the acquisition. We did not recognize
goodwill at the time of the acquisition of Digital Precision, however, we will
record approximately $300,000 in intangible assets in connection with the 1.8
million shares of INX stock we issued in April 2004.
The sale of our computer reselling and PBX telephone systems reselling
business in early 2000 and the sale of our IT Staffing business in 2001 resulted
in a gain on disposal. Since the sale of these businesses, we have realized, in
various periods, income and expense from discontinued operations that has been
primarily a result of litigation expenses and settlement of litigation related
to our discontinued operations. We expect the income and expense from
discontinued operations to decrease over time and to eventually be eliminated
after these matters are fully resolved.
Tax Loss Carryforward. Because of our operating losses in 2003, we have
accumulated a net operating loss carryforward for federal income tax purposes
that, as of March 31, 2004, was approximately $2.4 million and is available to
offset future federal and state taxable income. This carryforward expires in
2023. In addition to potential expiration, there are several factors that could
limit or eliminate our ability to use these carryforwards. For example, under
Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, use of prior net
operating loss carryforwards is limited after an ownership change. This type of
change could result from the offering we completed during May 2004, either alone
or in combination with other prior or subsequent offerings of equity securities.
If we achieve sustained profitability, which may not happen, the use of net
operating loss carryforwards would reduce our tax liability and increase our net
income and available cash resources. When all operating loss carryforwards have
been used or have expired, we would again be subject to increased tax expense
and reduced earnings due to such tax expense.
Period Comparisons. The following table sets forth, for the periods
indicated, certain financial data derived from our consolidated statements of
operations. Percentages shown in the table below are percentages of total
revenue, except for each individual segment's cost of sales and services, gross
profit, selling, general and administrative expenses, and operating income,
which are percentages of the respective segment's revenue, and the product and
service components of the INX and Valerent segments' cost of goods sold and
gross profit, which are percentages of such segment's respective product and
service revenue.
Three months ended March 31,
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2003 2004
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Amount % Amount %
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(Dollars in thousands)
Revenue:
INX product..................................... $ 6,661 66.1 $ 10,061 70.5
INX service..................................... 477 4.7 913 6.4
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Total INX revenue..................... 7,138 70.8 10,974 76.9
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Stratasoft - Custom projects.................... 2,069 20.5 2,137 15.0
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Valerent product................................ 193 1.9 334 2.4
Valerent service................................ 812 8.1 1,031 7.2
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Total Valerent revenue................ 1,005 10.0 1,365 9.6
Eliminations revenue........................ (132) (1.3) (201) (1.5)
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Total revenue..................... 10,080 100.0 14,275 100.0
Cost of sales and service:
INX product..................................... 5,844 87.7 8,382 83.3
INX service..................................... 516 108.2 589 64.5
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Total INX cost of sales and service.... 6,360 89.1 8,971 81.7
Stratasoft - Custom projects.................... 801 38.7 962 45.0
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Valerent product................................ 192 99.5 310 92.8
Valerent service................................ 584 71.9 697 67.6
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Total Valerent cost of sales and service 776 77.2 1,007 73.8
Eliminations of cost of sales and service... (132) 100.0 (201) 100.0
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Total cost of sales and service... 7,805 77.4 10,739 75.2
Gross profit:
INX product................................. 817 12.3 1,679 16.7
INX service................................. (39) (8.2) 324 35.5
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Total INX gross profit................. 778 10.9 2,003 18.3
Stratasoft - Custom projects.................... 1,268 61.3 1,175 55.0
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Valerent product................................ 1 0.5 24 7.2
Valerent service................................ 228 28.1 334 32.4
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Total Valerent gross profit............ 229 22.8 358 26.2
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Total gross profit............... 2,275 22.6 3,536 24.8
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
INX ............................................ 945 13.2 1,884 17.2
Stratasoft...................................... 1,596 77.1 1,020 47.7
Valerent........................................ 560 55.7 390 28.6
Corporate....................................... 275 (NA) 205 (NA)
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Total selling, general and administrative expenses 3,376 33.5 3,499 24.5
Operating income (loss):
INX ............................................ (167) (2.3) 119 1.1
Stratasoft...................................... (328) (15.9) 155 7.3
Valerent........................................ (331) (32.9) (32) (2.3)
Corporate....................................... (275) (NA) (205) (NA)
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Total operating income (loss).......... (1,101) (10.9) 37 0.3
Interest and other income, net.................... 10 (0.1) 19 0.1
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Income (loss) from continuing operations before (1,091) (10.8) 56 0.4
Income taxes...................................... - 0.0 5 0.0
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Net income (loss) from continuing operations...... (1,091) (10.8) 51 0.4
Discontinued operations:
Loss on disposal, net of taxes.................... - 0.0 (12) (0.1)
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Net income (loss)................................. $(1,091) (10.8) $ 39 0.3
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Quarter Ended March 31, 2003 Compared To Quarter Ended March 31, 2004
Total Revenue. Our total revenue, net of intercompany eliminations,
increased by $4.2 million, or 41.6%, from $10.1 million to $14.3 million.
INX revenue increased by $3.9 million, or 53.7%, from $7.1 million to
$11.0 million. As a percentage of total revenue, INX revenue increased from
70.8% to 76.9%. Product revenue increased $3.4 million, or 51.0% from $6.7
million to $10.1 million. INX service revenue increased $436,000, or 91.4% from
$477,000 to $913,000. The increase in services is attributed to an increase in
the number of IP Telephony projects which have higher service content than
traditional network infrastructure projects, as well as the IP telephony service
contract in Iraq. The increase in product sales is attributed to the adoption of
IP telephony technology by our customers requiring equipment upgrades for
implementation, and the addition of the Austin, Texas office resulting from the
Digital Precision acquisition of April 2003.
Stratasoft revenue increased by $68,000, or 3.3%. As a percentage of
total revenue, Stratasoft revenue decreased from 20.5% to 15.0%. Stratasoft's
international sales accounted for 30.6% of Stratasoft's revenue as compared to
21.8% in 2003. Stratasoft has its own internally managed sales force, but it
also utilizes dealer agreements from time to time with certain established
resellers in domestic and international markets that do not require the
continued involvement of our personnel. Stratasoft derived $132,000 or 6.2% of
its revenue from sales to resellers during the quarter which compares with
$124,000 or 6.0% of its revenue in 2003. Sales to resellers are included in
revenue when the fees are fixed and determinable; otherwise revenue from
resellers is deferred and recognized when the payment becomes due.
Valerent revenue increased by $360,000, or 35.8%, from $1.0 million to
$1.4 million. As a percentage of total revenue, Valerent revenue decreased from
10.0% to 9.6%. The increase in Valerent revenue was primarily attributable to
increased service revenue of $219,000 and increased product sales of $141,000.
The increase in service revenue is primarily attributable to development of
remote services for clients to operate themselves, the sale of the underlying
technology to support remote management, and Valerent delivered remote managed
services on behalf of clients, which was primarily related to Valerent making
changes to its business model so that it no longer pursued certain non-strategic
sources of services revenue. Valerent's business model now focuses on
identifying and developing markets with enterprise customers.
Gross Profit. Our total gross profit increased by $1.2 million, or
55.4%, from $2.3 million to $3.5 million. Gross margin increased from 22.6% to
24.8%, primarily because of the increase in gross margin in our INX subsidiary
discussed below.
INX gross profit increased $1.2 million, or 157.5%, from $778,000 to
$2.0 million. INX's gross margin increased from 10.9% to 18.3%. INX's gross
profit on its product sales component increased $862,000 or 105.5%, from
$817,000 to $1.7 million due to increased product sales revenue and a vendor
rebate of $622,000. INX's gross profit on its service component increased
$363,000, from ($39,000) to $324,000, and service gross margin improved from
(8.2%) to 35.5%, as a result of increased service revenue of $436,000 with a
somewhat fixed cost of service component due to improved utilization of
technical personnel.
Stratasoft gross profit decreased by $93,000, or 7.3%, from $1.3
million to $1.2 million. Stratasoft's gross margin decreased from 61.3% to
55.0%. Stratasoft gross profit was impacted by the mix of sales between "systems
sales", which include a hardware component, as compared to "software only"
sales, which do not have a hardware component. Stratasoft's decreased gross
profit is primarily due to a decreased "software only" component relative to the
"systems sales" component of total Stratasoft sales. Software only sales include
sales to reseller customers and do not require the continuing involvement of our
personnel.
Valerent gross profit increased by $129,000, or 56.3%, from $229,000 to
$358,000. Valerent's gross margin increased from 22.8% to 26.2%. Valerent's cost
of service consists primarily of fixed labor cost that does not fluctuate
directly with changes in revenue. Valerent improved its utilization of its labor
pool by reducing the number of technicians employed, relative to revenue, and
lowered its fixed cost, which contributed to improved gross profits.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and
administrative expenses increased by $123,000, or 3.6% from $3.4 million to $3.5
million. As a percentage of total revenue, these expenses decreased 9.0%, from
33.5% to 24.5%. Sales compensation increased $461,000 due to additional
personnel as the result of the Digital Precision acquisition in April 2003 and
increased commissions generated from the increase in gross profit, and it also
includes approximately $100,000 in earned commissions by sales personnel in
association with the Cisco vendor incentive program. Bad debt expense decreased
$664,000 due to recoveries of bad debt and decreases in allowances based on the
aging of receivables and credit worthiness of customers. Legal and professional
fees increased $88,000 primarily from the amortizaion of prepaid consultant
expenses of $91,000, which was offset by a $20,000 decrease resulting from the
revaluation of a non-employee stock option compensation for a different
consultant in addition to a $3,000 decrease in various attorney fees for
collection matters for a total net increase of $68,000. Administrative
compensation expense increased $168,000 due to hiring additional INX and
Stratasoft personnel in Houston, Texas, Dallas, Texas, Canada, India and the
addition of Austin, Texas office resulting from the Digital Precision
acquisition of April 2003. Payroll tax expense increased $34,000 in line with
the increase in compensation expenses. Employee benefits increased $39,000 as a
result of additional personnel and policy rate changes. Contract labor expense
decreased $46,000 primarily from Stratasoft terminating contract labor in India.
Travel expense decreased $14,000 due to reduced Stratasoft international travel
and INX travel for technical staff and management. General office expenses
increased $48,000 due to increased printing and general Company growth.
Insurance expense decreased $50,000 because of policy and rate changes.
Shareholer relations expense increased $56,000, due to employing a shareholder
relations firm, attending investor conferences and visiting investor groups,
however this expense was partially offset by a $43,000 reduction related to the
revaluation of the non-employee stock option compensation for the investor
relation consultant for an overall net increase of $13,000. Depreciation expense
increased $36,000 due to asset additions and the Digital Precision acquisition
in April 2003. Rents increased $51,000 due to additional office space in Austin,
Texas and Dallas, Texas resulting from the Digital Precision acquisition in
April 2003. Advertising and promotion decreased $23,000 because Stratasoft
decreased its promotion expense. Other corporate expenses increased $2,000 due
to company growth.
Operating Profit. Operating profit increased $1.1 million, or 103.4%
from a $1.1 million loss to a $37,000 profit, primarily due to the $1.2 million
increase in gross profit being offset by the $123,000 increase in selling,
general and administrative expenses. INX's operating profit increased $286,000,
or 171.3% from a loss of $167,000 to a profit of $119,000. Stratasoft's
operating profit increased $483,000, or 147.3% from a loss of $328,000 to a
profit of $155,000. Valerent's operating loss decreased $299,000 or 90.3%, from
$331,000 to $32,000. The operating loss for the Corporate Segment decreased
$70,000, from a loss of $275,000 to a loss of $205,000.
Interest and Other Income, Net. Interest and other income, net,
increased by $9,000, from $10,000 to $19,000, primarily due to an increase in
interest income of $50,000 from $ - to $50,000 on notes receivables and a
foreign transaction gain increase $18,000 from $0 to a gain of $18,000 which was
offset by a loss of $22,000 on the disposal of fixed assets resulting from the
downsizing of Stratasoft's operations in India and an increase in interest
expense of $22,000 from $5,000 to $27,000 due to increased borrowings used to
finance inventory purchases related to increased business activity. Our
borrowings under the Textron credit facility decreased from $7.6 million to $6.9
million while the interest bearing portion of our borrowings decreased from $1.7
million at December 31, 2003 to $1.2 million at March 31, 2003.
Net income. Net income increased $1.1 million, or 103.6% from a $1.1
million net loss to a $39,000 net income. The income tax expense for the period
was $5,000, and there is a net operating tax loss carryforward of approximately
$2.4 million as of March 31, 2004
Discontinued Operations. During 1999, we discontinued our Telecom
Systems business. On March 16, 2000, we entered into an agreement to sell
certain assets of, and the ongoing operation of, our Computer Products Division.
The sale transaction closed on May 19, 2000. On December 31, 2000, we sold our
IT Staffing business. As a consequence of these events, the operations of these
businesses are reported as discontinued operations. For the quarter ended March
31, 2003, the gain (loss) on disposal related to these three businesses was
($5,000), $5,000 and $0, net of taxes and tax benefits of ($3,000), $2,000 and
$0, for a net total of $0. For the quarter ended March 31, 2004 the loss on
disposal related to these three businesses was $3,000, $9,000 and $0, net of tax
benefits of $1,000, $4,000 and $0, for a total loss of $12,000. The gains and/or
losses on disposal in 2003 related to these discontinued operations are
primarily related to collections of accounts receivables retained when these
businesses were sold. The expense in 2004 relates to legal expenses associated
with pending litigation.
Liquidity And Capital Resources
Sources of Liquidity
Our principal sources of liquidity are collections from our accounts
and notes receivable, and our credit facility with Textron Financial Corporation
(the "Textron Facility"). We use the Textron Facility to finance the majority of
our purchases of inventory, and to provide working capital when our cash flow
from operations is insufficient. During the three month period ending March 31,
2004, we experienced positive cash flow from operating activities of $142,000 as
compared to negative cash flow of $1.0 million for the three months ended March
31, 2003. Our working capital was $3.7 million and $3.5 million at December 31,
2003 and March 31, 2004, respectively.
Accounts and Notes Receivable. The timing of our collection of accounts
and notes receivable and payments of our accounts payable is one of the
principal influences on our cash flow from operations. We typically sell our
products and services on short-term credit terms. We try to minimize our credit
risk by performing credit checks, obtaining letters of credit in certain
instances, and conducting our own collection efforts.
We had accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, of
$9.8 million and $9.4 million at December 31, 2003 and March 31, 2004,
respectively.
Our Stratasoft subsidiary has accepted customer notes receivable as
part of its consideration for certain of its custom projects sales. At December
31, 2003 and March 31, 2004, Stratasoft had net notes receivable of $928,000 and
$1.2 million, respectively. The following table shows the breakdown of the total
notes receivable:
December 31 March 31
2003 2004
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(Dollars in thousands)
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Current portion of notes receivable, gross... $ 1,049 $ 1,404
Allowance for doubtful notes.................
(373) (342)
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Current portion of notes receivable, net..... 676 1,062
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Long term portion of notes receivable, gross. 502 375
Allowance for doubtful notes................. (250) (250)
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Long-term portion of notes receivable, net... 252 125
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Total notes receivable, net.................. $ 928 $ 1,187
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Alternatively, our Stratasoft subsidiary also has other sales that
require payment to occur after more than 90 days but less than twelve months
from the date of the sale. Those outstanding balances are classified as accounts
receivable on the accompanying balance sheets.
Inventory. We had inventory of $1.0 million and $1.3 million at
December 31, 2003 and March 31, 2004, respectively. We try to minimize the
amount of inventory on hand to reduce the risk that the inventory will become
obsolete or decline in value. We have been able to do this by relying on the
ready availability of products from our principal suppliers. As noted above, we
rely principally on our Textron Facility to finance our inventory purchases.
Textron Facility. On January 31, 2002, we entered into the Textron
Facility to provide financing for our inventory purchases. The total credit
available under the Textron facility, as amended, is $15 million and it is
collateralized by substantially all of our assets other than our patent
licenses.
As of March 31, 2004, we owed $6.9 million under the Textron Facility
and had an additional $8.1 million available subject to borrowing base
restrictions. The borrowing base amount under the Textron facility is generally
the sum of 80% of eligible accounts receivable (the "Accounts Advance Amount")
plus the lesser of: (a) 90% of eligible inventory purchased by us from
manufactures with whom Textron has acceptable repurchase agreements, plus 40% of
other eligible inventory; (b) $4,000,000; or 30% of the Accounts Advance Amount.
An account receivable will not qualify as an eligible accounts receivable if,
among other things, it is not paid within 90 days after our invoice date, the
customer has failed to pay more than 25% of all accounts receivable owed by the
customer to us within 90 days after the invoice date, or to the extent that the
customer's total accounts receivable exceed 15% of all of our eligible accounts
receivable.
We use the Textron Facility to finance purchases of Cisco products from
Cisco and from certain wholesale distributors. Cisco provides 60-day terms, and
other wholesale distributors typically provide 30-day terms. Balances under the
Textron Facility that are within those respective 60- and 30-day periods (the
"Free Finance Period") do not accrue interest and are classified as accounts
payable in our balance sheet. We refer to non-interest bearing balances as
"inventory floor plan borrowings."
To the extent that we can borrow under the Textron Facility, it gives
us the ability to extend the payment terms past the Free Finance Period. Amounts
extended past the Free Finance Period accrue interest and are classified as
notes payable on our balance sheet. These extended payment balances under the
Textron Facility accrue interest at the prime rate (4.0% at March 31, 2004) plus
2.5%. Working capital advances under the Textron Facility accrue interest at the
same rate as extended payment balances. Because payment cycles of sales to
school districts under the eRate program extend beyond 60 days, we expect we
will continue to carry extended payment balances under the Textron Facility
during 2004. The total outstanding balance under the Textron Facility at March
31, 2004 was $6.9 million. Approximately, $5.7 million of that was within the
Free Finance Period and therefore is reflected as accounts payable on our
balance sheet at March 31, 2004 and approximately $1.2 million consisted of
extended payment balances that bear interest and therefore is reflected as notes
payable on our balance sheet at March 31, 2004.
The Textron Facility contains restrictive covenants that are measured
at each quarter end. These covenants require us to:
o maintain Minimum Tangible Capital Funds of $2.2 million, which
is defined to be the sum of cash, trade accounts receivable,
inventory and fixed net assets, minus subordinated liabilities
minus total liabilities, with total liabilities being defined
as accounts payable, accrued expenses and short- and long-term
notes payable;
o maintain a maximum Debt to Tangible Capital Funds ratio of 6.0
to 1; and
o to achieve a fixed charge coverage ratio of no less than 1.1
to 1.0, the fixed charge coverage ratio being defined as (a)
quarterly net income plus interest expense, taxes, and lease
and rental expense divided by (b) [the sum of] (1) quarterly
interest expense, lease and rental expense, and (2) quarterly
current maturities of long-term debt divided by 1-tax rate.
At March 31, 2004, we were in compliance with the loan covenants, and
we anticipate that we will be able to comply with the loan covenants during the
next twelve months. If we violate any of the loan covenants, we would be
required to seek waivers from Textron and Silicon Valley Bank for those
non-compliance events. If Textron or Silicon Valley Bank refused to provide
waivers, the amount due under the Textron Facility could be accelerated and we
could be required to seek other sources of financing.
Contractual Obligations
The following table summarizes certain of our contractual cash
obligations and related payments due as of March 31, 2004:
Payments Due by Period
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(Dollars in thousands)
Less than After 5
Contractual Obligations Total 1 year 1-3 years 4-5 years years
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Lease obligations................... $ 1,569 $ 418 $ 1,151 $ - $ -
Textron, interest bearing debt...... 1,204 1,204 - - -
Other debt obligations.............. 299 95 204 - -
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Total contractual cash obligations.. $ 3,072 $ 1,717 $ 1,355 $ - $ -
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During the second quarter of 2004 the INX and Valerent Dallas offices
will occupy new office space under a six year lease obligation. Expected
payments for base lease obligation are approximately $ - for 2004, $157,000 for
2005, $205,000 for 2006, $241,000 for 2007, $255,000 for 2008, $264,000 for 2009
and $110,000 for 2010. The approximate previous annual lease payment for the INX
was $108,000.
We do not have any material contractual purchase obligations. We
purchase inventory to fulfill in-hand orders from customers and we try to
minimize the amount of inventory on hand to reduce risk that the inventory will
become obsolete or decline in value. We are able to do this by relying on the
ready availability of products from our principal suppliers.
We expect to be able to meet our contractual cash payment obligations
by their due dates through cash generated from operations, augmented, if needed,
by borrowings under the Textron Facility, and through the proceeds from this
offering.
Cash Flows. During the first quarter of 2004, our cash decreased by
$448,000. Operating activities provided $142,000, investing activities used
$139,000 and financing activities used $451,000.
Operating Activities. Operating activities provided $142,000 in the
first quarter of 2004 as compared to using cash of $1.3 million in 2003. The
cash provided in 2004 was primarily related to the net income of $39,000.
Adjustments to the net income for non-cash expenses included a reduction of bad
debt expense of $182,000, which was attributable to recovery of bad debt and
decreases in allowances for notes receivable and the allowance for doubtful
accounts receivable due to the shorter aging periods.
Changes in asset and liability accounts used $19,000. The most
significant use related to an increase in net working capital used for
contracts in progress which increased $902,000 due to an increase in
cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings of $752,000, which
was primarily related to an increase in the Stratasoft custom projects
in process at quarter-end. Inventory increased $277,000 primarily due
INX staging Cisco products for upcoming projects. Accrued expenses
increased primarily for accrued sales commissions and other payroll
related costs. These uses of cash were partially offset by an increase
in accounts payable of $618,000, which related primarily to increased
purchases of Cisco products for sales by INX. The decrease in other
current assets of $245,000 primarily related to the return of bid
deposits for INX bids on school projects. The decrease in accounts
receivable of $431,000 was partially related a $91,000 reclassification
of an INX account receivable to a note receivable and partially related
to improved collections during March 2004. Days sales outstanding
increased by 3 days from December 31, 2003 to 60 days at March 31,
2004. In addition, deferred revenue increased $180,000 for software
products sold on a note that was not due within twelve months of the
note origination. Revenue from this sale will be recognized in the
accounting periods that payments from the customer are received.
Investing Activities. Investing activities used $139,000 in 2004
compared to a use of $173,000 for 2003. Our investing activities related to
capital expenditures in both periods were primarily related to purchases of
computer equipment and software, and to a lesser degree, leasehold improvements.
During the next twelve months, we do not expect to incur significant capital
expenditures requiring cash, except possibly for acquisitions, of which we
cannot predict the certainty or magnitude.
Financing Activities. Financing activities used $451,000 in 2004 as
compared to using $67,000 in 2003. In 2003, our stock price increased
substantially, resulting in stock option holders exercising stock options, which
provided $59,000.
During January 2004, the company repaid $1.7 million of interest-
bearing debt under the Textron Facility, however, at March 31, 2004, $1.2
million of debt under the Textron Facility was interest-bearing and was
classified as notes payable rather than accounts payable.
On May 12, 2004 we closed a public offering of 500,000 Units. The Units
began trading on May 7, 2004, on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol
ISR.U. Each Unit consists of two shares of common stock and one warrant to
purchase one share of common stock at a price of $12.45. The Units were offered
at a public offering price of $16.60 per Unit resulting in $6.5 million in
estimated net proceeds. The underwriters have an option to purchase up to 75,000
additional Units to cover over-allotments. We intend to use the net proceeds of
this offering primarily for working capital and to repay interest-bearing debt
Related Party Transactions
We lease office space from Allstar Equities, Inc., a Texas corporation
("Equities"), a company wholly owned by James H. Long, our chief executive
officer. On December 1, 1999 Equities purchased our corporate office building
and executed a direct lease with us with an expiration date of December 31,
2004. In conjunction with Equities obtaining new financing on the building, a
new lease was executed with us on February 1, 2002 with an expiration date of
January 31, 2007. The new lease has a rental rate of $37,192 per month.
From time to time we make short-term loans and travel advances to our
employees. The balance of approximately $16,000 and $6,000 relating to these
loans and advances is included in the Company's balance sheet and reported as
part of Accounts receivable - affiliates at December 31, 2003 and March 31,
2004, respectively.
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We incur certain market risks related to interest rate variations
because we hold floating rate debt. Based upon the average amount of debt
outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2004, a one-percent increase
in interest rates paid by us on our floating rate debt would not have resulted
in an increase in interest for the period.
Our business depends upon our ability to obtain an adequate supply of
products and parts at competitive prices and on reasonable terms. Our suppliers
are not obligated to have product on hand for timely delivery to us nor can they
guarantee product availability in sufficient quantities to meet our demands.
INX's business is Cisco centric. Any material disruption in our supply of
products could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and
results of operations.
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of certain members of
our management, including our Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and
principal financial officer, we completed an evaluation of the effectiveness of
the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act")). Based on that evaluation, we and our management
have concluded that, except as discussed in the following paragraph, our
disclosure controls and procedures at the end of the period covered by this
report were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us
in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the
rules and forms of the SEC, and are designed to ensure that information required
to be disclosed by us in these reports is accumulated and communicated to our
management, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosures.
Grant Thornton LLP ("Grant Thornton"), our independent accountants,
identified and reported to the audit committee of the board of directors certain
internal control deficiencies that Grant Thornton considered to be significant
deficiencies under the standards established by the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and the SEC. The identified internal control
deficiencies relate to (i) a material weakness involving contemporaneous
documentation of all terms related to revenue transactions and conclusions
regarding customer creditworthiness and (ii) a significant deficiency with
respect to the review of significant agreements by our accounting personnel in
order to monitor compliance with their terms.
We took corrective actions to address these internal control
deficiencies, by implementing the following measures:
o established improved procedures for the review of revenue recognition
policies and contract management polices and procedures;
o held formalized training of finance and sales staff; and
o hired an additional person in our accounting department.
In the first quarter of 2004, there have been no other changes in our
internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are
likely to affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In August 2002, Inacom Corp. ("Inacom") filed a lawsuit in the District
Court of Douglas County, Nebraska styled Inacom Corp v. I-Sector Corporation,
f/k/a Allstar Systems, Inc., claiming that I-Sector owed the sum of
approximately $570 to Inacom as a result of Inacom's termination of a Vendor
Purchase Agreement between Inacom and I-Sector. I-Sector believes that the claim
is without merit and intends to vigorously contest the demand.
In March 2003, I-Sector and other parties were notified of a demand for
return of payments relating to the business activities of a call center
customer. In March 2004, I-Sector was informed by the claimant that claims will
not be pursued at this time. I-Sector believes that the claims against it, if
re-initiated, are without merit and intends to vigorously contest any demands
related to this matter.
I-Sector is also party to other litigation and claims which management
believes are normal in the course of its operations. While the results of such
litigation and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, I-Sector believes the
final outcome of such matters will not have a materially adverse effect on its
results of operations or financial position.
ITEM 2. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
I-Sector Corporation.
May 14, 2004 By: /s/ JAMES H. LONG
Date James H. Long, Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Financial Officer,
and Chairman of the Board
By: /s/ JEFFREY A. SYLVESTER
Jeffrey A. Sylvester, Secretary and
Controller
Exhibit 1.1
500,000 Units
I-Sector Corporation
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
May 6, 2004
Paulson Investment Company, Inc.
As Representative of the
Several Underwriters
811 SW Naito Parkway, Suite 200
Portland, Oregon 97204
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I-Sector Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), proposes
to sell to the several underwriters (the "Underwriters") named in Schedule I
hereto for whom you are acting as Representative (the "Representative") an
aggregate of 500,000 Units (the "Firm Units"). Each Unit will consist of two
shares (individually, a "Share" and, collectively, the "Shares") of the common
stock, par value $0.01 of the Company ("Common Stock") and one warrant
(individually, a "Warrant" and, collectively, the "Warrants") each to purchase
one share of Common Stock. The Warrants are to be issued under the terms of a
Warrant Agreement (the "Warrant Agreement") by and between the Company and
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent (the "Warrant Agent"),
in each case substantially in the form most recently filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement (hereinafter defined). The respective number of the Firm
Units to be so purchased by the several Underwriters are set forth opposite
their names in Schedule I hereto. The Company also proposes to grant to the
Representative an option to purchase in aggregate of up to 75,000 additional
Units, identical to the Firm Units (the "Option Units"), as set forth below. The
Firm Units and the Option Units (to the extent the aforementioned option is
exercised) are herein collectively referred to as the "Units."
As the Representative, you have advised the Company (a) that you are
authorized to enter into this Agreement for yourself as Representative and on
behalf of the several Underwriters, and (b) that the several Underwriters are
willing, acting severally and not jointly, to purchase the numbers of Firm Units
set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule I.
In consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and of the
interests of the parties in the transactions contemplated hereby, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
1. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and
warrants to each of the Underwriters as follows:
(a) A registration statement on Form S-2 (File No. 333-113575) with respect to
the Units has been prepared by the Company in conformity with the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and the Rules and
Regulations (the "Rules and Regulations") of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") thereunder and has been filed with the Commission.
Copies of such registration statement, including any amendments thereto, the
preliminary prospectuses (meeting the requirements of the Rules and Regulations)
contained therein and the exhibits, financial statements and schedules, as
finally amended and revised, have heretofore been delivered by the Company to
you. Such registration statement, together with any registration statement filed
by the Company pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Act, herein referred to as the
"Registration Statement," which shall be deemed to include all information
omitted therefrom in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in the Prospectus
referred to below, has become effective under the Act and no post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed as of the date of this
Agreement. "Prospectus" means (i) the form of prospectus first filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) or, if no such prospectus is filed pursuant
to such rule, (ii) the last preliminary prospectus included in the Registration
Statement filed prior to the time it becomes effective or filed pursuant to Rule
424(a) under the Act that is delivered by the Company to the Underwriters for
delivery to purchasers of the Units, together with the term sheet or abbreviated
term sheet filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(7) under the Act.
Each preliminary prospectus included in the Registration Statement prior to the
time it becomes effective is herein referred to as a "Preliminary Prospectus."
(b) The Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation
in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with corporate power
and authority to own or lease its properties and conduct its business as
described in the Registration Statement. Except as described in the Registration
Statement, the Company does not own a controlling interest in any other
corporation or other business entity that has any material assets, liabilities
or operations. Each entity that the Registration Statement discloses as being
controlled by the Company (each a "Subsidiary" and, collectively, the
"Subsidiaries") has been duly organized and is validly existing under the laws
of its jurisdiction of organization and has the necessary legal power and
authority to own or lease its properties and to conduct its business as
described in the Registration Statement. The Company and each Subsidiary is duly
qualified to transact business in all jurisdictions in which the conduct of its
business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so
qualified would not have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial
or otherwise), results of operations, business or prospects of the Company and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (a "Material Adverse Effect").
(c) The outstanding shares of each class or series of capital stock or other
equity interests of the Company and each Subsidiary have been duly authorized
and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and, except as
disclosed in the Registration Statement, have been issued and sold by the
Company or the Subsidiary in compliance in all material respects with applicable
securities laws; the issuance and sale of the Units have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action and, when issued and paid for as contemplated
herein, the Units will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; and no
preemptive rights of shareholders exist with respect to any security of the
Company or the issue and sale thereof. Except as set forth in the Registration
Statement, neither the filing of the Registration Statement nor the offering or
sale of the Units as contemplated by this Agreement gives rise to any rights,
other than those which have been waived or satisfied, for or relating to the
registration of any shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company.
The Company has duly and validly reserved, out of its authorized and unissued
Common Stock, for issuance upon exercise of Warrants a number of shares
sufficient for such purposes, including Warrants included in the Option Units
and Units obtainable on exercise of the Representative's Warrants issuable as
described in Section 2(d) (the "Representative's Warrants").
(d) The information set forth under the caption "Capitalization" in the
Prospectus is true and correct. The Common Stock conforms and the Units, the
Warrants and the Representative's Warrants will conform to the description
thereof contained in the Registration Statement in all material respects. The
forms of certificates for the Units, the Common Stock, the Warrants and the
Representative's Warrants conform to the requirements of the General Corporation
Law of Delaware in all material respects.
(e) The Commission has not issued an order preventing or suspending the use of
any Prospectus relating to the proposed offering of the Units nor instituted
proceedings for that purpose. The Registration Statement contains, and the
Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto will contain, all
statements that are required to be stated therein by the Company and will
conform to the requirements of the Act and the Rules and Regulations. The
Registration Statement and any amendment thereto do not contain, and will not
contain, any untrue statement of a material fact and do not omit, and will not
omit, to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading. The Prospectus, including any
amendments and supplements thereto, do not contain, and will not contain, any
untrue statement of material fact; and do not omit, and will not omit, to state
any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company makes no
representations or warranties as to information contained in or omitted from the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or any such amendment or supplement,
in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished to the
Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representative,
specifically for use in the preparation thereof.
(f) The consolidated financial statements of the Company, together with related
notes and schedules as set forth in the Registration Statement, present fairly
the consolidated financial position and the results of operations and cash flows
of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries at the indicated dates and for
the indicated periods. The impact of each material accounting judgment made in
the preparation of the financial statements included in the Registration
Statement has been fairly and adequately disclosed in the notes thereto or
elsewhere in the Registration Statement. Such financial statements and related
schedules have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted principles of
accounting, consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as
disclosed in the Registration Statement, and all adjustments necessary for a
fair presentation of results for such periods have been made. The summary
financial and statistical data of the Company included in the Registration
Statement presents fairly the information shown therein and such data has been
compiled on a basis consistent with the financial statements presented therein
and the books and records of the Company.
(g) Grant Thornton LLP and Deloitte & Touche LLP, who have certified certain of
the financial statements filed with the Commission as part of the Registration
Statement, are each independent public accountants as required by the Act and
the Rules and Regulations.
(h) There is no action, suit, claim or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge
of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary before any
court or administrative agency or otherwise which if determined adversely to the
Company or such Subsidiary might result in a Material Adverse Effect or prevent
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except as set forth in
the Registration Statement.
(i) The Company and each Subsidiary either has or has disposed of in the
ordinary course of business since December 31, 2003 good and marketable title to
all of its properties and assets, tangible and intangible, reflected in the
consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as
of that date that is a part of the financial statements included in the
Registration Statement, and has good and marketable title to all other property
described in the Registration Statement as owned by the Company or a Subsidiary,
subject to no lien, mortgage, pledge, charge or encumbrance of any kind except
those reflected in such financial statements (or as described in the
Registration Statement) or which are not material. All of the leases and
subleases under which the Company or any Subsidiary holds properties are in full
force and effect (with only such exceptions as are commonly accepted by prudent
companies engaged in the business of the Company or such Subsidiary) and neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has received notice of any claim that is
materially adverse to rights of the Company or any Subsidiary under any of such
leases or subleases.
(j) The Company, for itself and its Subsidiaries that have been consolidated for
tax purposes, has filed all federal, state, local and foreign income tax returns
which have been required to be filed (or have valid extensions for filing
thereof) and has paid all taxes indicated by said returns and all assessments
received by it to the extent that such taxes have become due and are not being
contested in good faith. All tax liabilities have been adequately provided for
in the financial statements of the Company. Except as described in the
Registration Statement, all of the Subsidiaries are consolidated with the
Company for tax purposes.
(k) Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the
Registration Statement, as it may have been amended or supplemented, there has
not been any change or any development involving a prospective Material Adverse
Effect whether or not occurring in the ordinary course of business; and there
has not been any material transaction entered into or any material transaction
that is probable of being entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary, other
than transactions in the ordinary course of business and changes and
transactions described in the Registration Statement, as it may be amended or
supplemented. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any material contingent
obligations which are not disclosed in the Company's financial statements
included in the Registration Statement or elsewhere in the Prospectus.
(l) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is, nor, with the giving of notice or
lapse of time or both, will any such entity be, in violation of or in default
under its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or other charter documents or
under any agreement, lease, contract, indenture or other instrument or
obligation to which it is a party or by which it, or any of its properties, is
bound and which default would have Material Adverse Effect. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein
contemplated and the fulfillment of the terms hereof will not conflict with or
result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default
under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument
to which any member of the Company is a party, or of the Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company or any order, rule or regulation
applicable to the Company of any court or of any regulatory body or
administrative agency or other governmental body having jurisdiction.
(m) Each approval, consent, order, authorization, designation, declaration or
filing by or with any regulatory, administrative or other governmental body
necessary in connection with the execution and delivery by the Company of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated (except
such additional steps as may be required by the Commission, the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD") or such additional steps as
may be necessary to qualify the Units for public offering by the Underwriters
under state securities or Blue Sky laws) has been obtained or made and is in
full force and effect.
(n) The Company or a Subsidiary holds all material patents, patent rights
trademarks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets and licenses of any of the
foregoing (collectively, "Intellectual Property Rights") that are necessary to
the conduct of its businesses; there is no claim pending or, to the best
knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary or
any of their respective officers, directors or employees alleging any
infringement of Intellectual Property Rights, or any violation of the terms of
any license relating to Intellectual Property Rights, nor does the Company know
of any basis for any such claim. The Company knows of no material infringement
by others of Intellectual Property Rights owned by or licensed to the Company or
a Subsidiary. The Company or a Subsidiary has obtained, is in compliance in all
material respect with and maintains in full force and effect all material
licenses, certificates, permits, orders or other, similar authorizations granted
or issued by any governmental agency (collectively "Government Permits")
required to conduct its business as it is presently conducted. No proceeding to
revoke, limit or otherwise materially change any Government Permit has been
commenced or, to the Company's knowledge, is threatened against the Company or
any Subsidiary, and the Company has no reason to anticipate that any such
proceeding will be commenced against the Company or any Subsidiary. Except as
disclosed or contemplated in the Prospectus, the Company has no reason to
believe that any pending application for a Government Permit will be denied or
limited in a manner inconsistent with the Company's business plan as described
in the Prospectus.
(o) The Company and each Subsidiary is in all material respects in compliance
with all applicable Environmental Laws. The Company has no knowledge of any
past, present or, as anticipated by the Company, future events, conditions,
activities, investigation, studies, plans or proposals that (i) would interfere
with or prevent compliance with any Environmental Law by the Company or any
Subsidiary in all material respects, or (ii) could reasonably be expected to
give rise to any common law or other liability, or otherwise form the basis of a
claim, action, suit, proceeding, hearing or investigation, involving the Company
or any Subsidiary and related to Hazardous Substances or Environmental Laws that
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except for the
prudent and safe use and management of Hazardous Substances in the ordinary
course of the Company's business, (i) no Hazardous Substance is or has been
used, treated, stored, generated, manufactured or otherwise handled on or at any
Facility and (ii) to the Company's best knowledge, no Hazardous Substance has
otherwise come to be located in, on or under any Facility. No Hazardous
Substances are stored at any Facility except in quantities necessary to satisfy
the reasonably anticipated use or consumption by the Company. No litigation,
claim, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending regarding any
environmental matter for which the Company or any Subsidiary has been served or
otherwise notified or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened or asserted
against the Company or any Subsidiary, or the officers or directors of the
Company or any Subsidiary in their capacities as such, or any Facility or the
Company's business. There are no orders, judgments or decrees of any court or of
any governmental agency or instrumentality under any Environmental Law which
specifically apply to the Company or any Subsidiary, any Facility (to the
knowledge of the Company with respect to any Facility) or any of the Company's
or any Subsidiary's operations. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has
received from a governmental authority or other person (i) any notice that it is
a potentially responsible person for any Contaminated site or (ii) any request
for information about a site alleged to be Contaminated or regarding the
disposal of Hazardous Substances. There is no litigation or proceeding against
any other person by the Company or any Subsidiary regarding any environmental
matter. The Company has disclosed in the Prospectus or made available to the
Underwriters and their counsel true, complete and correct copies of any reports,
studies, investigations, audits, analyses, tests or monitoring in the possession
of or initiated by the Company or any Subsidiary pertaining to any environmental
matter relating to the Company, any Subsidiary, their past or present operations
or any Facility.
For the purposes of the foregoing paragraph, "Environmental Laws" means
any applicable federal, state or local statute, regulation, code, rule,
ordinance, order, judgment, decree, injunction or common law pertaining in any
way to the protection of human health or the environment, including, without
limitation, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, the Toxic Substances
Control Act, the Clean Air Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and any
similar or comparable state or local law; "Hazardous Substance" means any
hazardous, toxic, radioactive or infectious substance, material or waste as
defined, listed or regulated under any Environmental Law; "Contaminated" means
the actual existence on or under any real property of Hazardous Substances, if
the existence of such Hazardous Substances triggers a requirement to perform any
investigatory, remedial, removal or other response action under any
Environmental Laws or if such response action legally could be required by any
governmental authority; "Facility" means any property currently owned, leased or
occupied by the Company.
(p) Neither the Company, nor to the Company's knowledge, any of its affiliates,
has taken or intends to take, directly or indirectly, any action which is
designed to cause or result in, or which constitutes or might reasonably be
expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of the
shares of Common Stock or the Warrants to facilitate the sale or resale of the
Units.
(q) The Company is not an "investment company" within the meaning of such term
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder.
(r) The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to
provide reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are executed in accordance
with management's general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain
accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with management's general or specific authorization; and (iv) the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences. The Company has adopted Disclosure Controls and Procedures, as
defined in Section 13a-14(c) of the rules and regulations adopted under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the "Exchange Act") and has
implemented such procedures as adopted and has evaluated the effectiveness of
such Disclosure Controls and Procedures not less than ninety days prior to the
filing date of each report on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K filed by the Company since
August 29, 2002.
(s) The Company and each Subsidiary carries, or is covered by, insurance in such
amounts and covering such risks as is adequate for the conduct of their
respective businesses and the value of their respective properties and as is
customary for companies engaged in similar industries.
(t) The Company and each Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects
with all presently applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, including the regulations and published
interpretations thereunder ("ERISA"); no "reportable event" (as defined in
ERISA) has occurred with respect to any "pension plan" (as defined in ERISA) for
which the Company or any Subsidiary would have any liability; neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary has incurred and the Company does not expect that it
or any Subsidiary will incur liability under (i) Title IV of ERISA with respect
to termination of, or withdrawal from, any "pension plan" or (ii) Sections 412
or 4971 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including the
regulations and published interpretations thereunder (the "Code"); and each
"pension plan" for which the Company or any Subsidiary would have any liability
that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so
qualified in all material respects and nothing has occurred, whether by action
or by failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification.
(u) The Company and each Subsidiary is in compliance with all laws, rules,
regulations, orders of any court or administrative agency, operating licenses or
other requirements imposed by any governmental body applicable to it, including,
without limitation, all applicable laws, rules, regulations, licenses or other
governmental standards applicable to its business except for matters of
non-compliance that would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and the conduct of
the business of the Company and each Subsidiary, as described in the Prospectus,
will not cause the Company or such Subsidiary to be in violation of any such
presently existing requirements.
(v) Each of the Warrants and the Representative's Warrants have been authorized
for issuance to the purchasers thereof or to the Representative or its
designees, as the case may be, and will, when issued, possess rights,
privileges, and characteristics as represented in the most recent form of
Warrant Agreement or Representative's Warrants, as the case may be, filed as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement; the securities to be issued upon exercise
of the Warrants and the Representative's Warrants, when issued and delivered
against payment therefor in accordance with the terms thereof, will be duly and
validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, and all
corporate action required to be taken for the authorization and issuance of the
Warrants and the Representative's Warrants, and the securities to be issued upon
their exercise, have been validly and sufficiently taken. The execution by the
Company of the Warrant Agreement and the Representative's Warrants has been duly
authorized by all required action of the Company and, when so executed and
delivered (and assuming due and valid execution by the Warrant Agent, in the
case of the Warrant Agreement) will constitute the valid and binding obligations
of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their
respective terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors' rights and to general principles of equity and limitations on the
remedy of specific performance.
(w) Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its
officers, directors or affiliates have caused any person, other than the
Underwriters and Gary Cohee, to be entitled to reimbursement of any kind,
including, without limitation, any compensation that would be includable as
underwriter compensation under the NASD's Corporate Financing Rule with respect
to the offering of the Units, as a result of the consummation of such offering
based on any activity of such person as a finder, agent, broker, investment
adviser or other financial service provider.
(x) Except as described in the Prospectus, the Company does not directly or
indirectly control or have a material interest in any other business entity.
(y) The Common Stock is traded on the American Stock Exchange ("AMEX"). The
Units, the Common Stock and the Warrants have been approved for listing on the
AMEX upon the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and the Company has
satisfied all of the requirements of AMEX for such listing and for the trading
of its Common Stock, Units and Warrants on AMEX.
(z) The Company has adopted organizational structures and policies sufficient to
comply with the requirements of the AMEX corporate governance rules in effect as
of the date hereof (the "AMEX Corporate Governance Rules"). Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Company's Board of Directors has validly
appointed an Audit Committee and a Compensation Committee whose composition
satisfies the requirements of the AMEX Corporate Governance Rules. The Board of
Directors and/or the Audit Committee or Compensation Committee, as the case may
be, has adopted a charter governing the respective activities of the Audit and
Compensation Committees that satisfies the requirements of the AMEX Corporate
Governance Rules. The Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee have each
acted in accordance with the provisions of their respective charters, as amended
from time to time in all material respects.
(aa) Neither the Board of Directors nor the Audit Committee has been informed,
nor is any director of the Company aware, of (i) any significant deficiencies in
the design or operation of the Company's internal controls which could adversely
affect the Company's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
data or any material weakness in the Company's internal controls, except for the
internal control deficiencies disclosed under the heading "Controls and
Procedures" in the Registration Statement; or (ii) any fraud, whether or not
material, that involves management or other employees of the Company who have a
significant role in the Company's internal controls.
(bb) Each of the certifications made by the principal executive and principal
financial officers of the Company pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder was correct in all
material respects when made.
2. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of the Units.
(a) On the basis of the representations, warranties and covenants herein
contained, and subject to the conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to
sell to the Underwriters and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly,
to purchase, at a price of $15.438 per Unit, the number of Firm Units set forth
opposite the name of each Underwriter in Schedule I hereof, subject to
adjustments in accordance with Section 9 hereof.
(b) Payment for the Firm Units to be sold hereunder is to be made in New York
Clearing House funds and, at the option of the Representative, by bank wire to
an account specified by the Company, certified or bank cashier's checks drawn to
the order of the Company, against either uncertificated delivery of Firm Units
or of certificates therefor (which delivery, if certificated, shall take place
in such location in New York, New York as may be specified by the
Representative) to the Representative for the several accounts of the
Underwriters. Such payment is to be made at the offices of the Representative at
the address set forth on the first page of this agreement, at 7:00 a.m., Pacific
time, on the third business day after the date of this Agreement or at such
other time and date not later than five business days thereafter as you and the
Company shall agree upon, such time and date being herein referred to as the
"Closing Date." (As used herein, "business day" means a day on which the New
York Stock Exchange is open for trading and on which banks in New York are open
for business and not permitted by law or executive order to be closed.) Except
to the extent uncertificated Firm Units are delivered at closing, the
certificates for the Firm Units will be delivered in such denominations and in
such registrations as the Representative requests in writing not later than the
second full business day prior to the Closing Date, and will be made available
for inspection by the Representative at least one business day prior to the
Closing Date.
(c) In addition, on the basis of the representations and warranties herein
contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company
hereby grants an option to the Underwriters to purchase the Option Units at the
price per Unit as set forth in Section 2(a). The option granted hereby may be
exercised in whole or in part by giving written notice (i) at any time before
the Closing Date and (ii) only once thereafter within 45 days after the date of
this Agreement, by the Representative to the Company setting forth the number of
Option Units as to which the Underwriters are exercising the option, the names
and denominations in which the Option Units are to be registered and the time
and date at which certificates representing such Units are to be delivered. The
time and date at which certificates for Option Units are to be delivered shall
be determined by the Representative but shall not be earlier than three nor
later than 10 full business days after the exercise of such option, nor in any
event prior to the Closing Date (such time and date being herein referred to as
the "Option Closing Date"). If the date of exercise of the option is three or
more days before the Closing Date, the notice of exercise shall set the Closing
Date as the Option Closing Date. The option with respect to the Option Units
granted hereunder may be exercised only to cover over-allotments in the sale of
the Firm Units by the Underwriters. The Representative may cancel such option at
any time prior to its expiration by giving written notice of such cancellation
to the Company. To the extent, if any, that the option is exercised, payment for
the Option Units shall be made on the Option Closing Date in New York Clearing
House funds and, at the option of the Representative, by bank wire to an account
specified by the Company or certified or bank cashier's check drawn to the order
of the Company for the Option Units to be sold by the Company in consideration
either of uncertificated delivery of Option Units or delivery of certificates
therefor (which delivery, if certificated, shall take place in such location in
New York, New York as may be specified by the Representative) to the
Representative for the several accounts of the Underwriters. Except to the
extent uncertificated Option Units are delivered at closing, the certificates
for the Option Units will be delivered in such denominations and in such
registrations as the Representative requests in writing not later than the
second full business day prior to the Option Closing Date, and will be made
available for inspection by the Representative at least one business day prior
to the Option Closing Date.
(d) In addition to the sums payable to the Representative as provided elsewhere
herein, the Representative shall be entitled to receive at the Closing, for
itself alone and not as Representative of the Underwriters, as additional
compensation for its services, Representative's Warrants for the purchase of up
to 50,000 Units at a price of $19.920 per Unit, upon the terms and subject to
adjustment and conversion as described in the form of Representative's Warrants
filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
3. Offering by the Underwriters.
(a) It is understood that the several Underwriters are to make a public offering
of the Firm Units as soon as the Representative deems it advisable to do so. The
Firm Units are to be initially offered to the public at the initial public
offering price set forth in the Prospectus. The Representative may from time to
time thereafter change the public offering price and other selling terms. To the
extent, if at all, that any Option Units are purchased pursuant to Section 2
hereof, the Representative will offer them to the public on the foregoing terms.
(b) It is further understood that you will act as the Representative for the
Underwriters in the offering and sale of the Units in accordance with an
Agreement Among Underwriters entered into by you and the several other
Underwriters.
4. Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees with the several
Underwriters that:
(a) The Company will (i) use its best efforts to cause the Registration
Statement to become effective or, if the procedure in Rule 430A of the Rules and
Regulations is followed, to prepare and timely file with the Commission under
Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations a Prospectus in a form approved by the
Representative containing information previously omitted at the time of
effectiveness of the Registration Statement in reliance on Rule 430A of the
Rules and Regulations, and (ii) not file any amendment to the Registration
Statement or supplement to the Prospectus of which the Representative shall not
previously have been advised and furnished with a copy or to which the
Representative shall have reasonably objected in writing or which is not in
compliance with the Rules and Regulations.
(b) The Company will advise the Representative promptly (i) when the
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto shall have become
effective, (ii) of receipt of any comments from the Commission, (iii) of any
request of the Commission for amendment of the Registration Statement or for
supplement to the Prospectus or for any additional information, and (iv) of the
issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or the use of the Prospectus or of the institution of any
proceedings for that purpose. The Company will use its best efforts to prevent
the issuance of any such stop order preventing or suspending the use of the
Prospectus and to obtain as soon as possible the lifting thereof, if issued.
(c) The Company will cooperate with the Representative in endeavoring to qualify
the Units for sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as the
Representative may reasonably have designated in writing and will make such
applications, file such documents, and furnish such information as may be
reasonably required for that purpose, provided the Company shall not be required
to qualify as a foreign corporation or to file a general consent to service of
process in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or required to file
such a consent. The Company will, from time to time, prepare and file such
statements, reports, and other documents, as are or may be required to continue
such qualifications in effect for so long a period as the Representative may
reasonably request for distribution of the Units.
(d) The Company will deliver to, or upon the order of, the Representative, from
time to time, as many copies of any Preliminary Prospectus as the Representative
may reasonably request. The Company will deliver to, or upon the order of, the
Representative during the period when delivery of a Prospectus is required under
the Act, as many copies of the Prospectus in final form, or as thereafter
amended or supplemented, as the Representative may reasonably request. The
Company will deliver to the Representative at or before the Closing Date, four
signed copies of the Registration Statement and all amendments thereto including
all exhibits filed therewith, and will deliver to the Representative such number
of copies of the Registration Statement (including such number of copies of the
exhibits filed therewith that may reasonably be requested), and of all
amendments thereto, as the Representative may reasonably request.
(e) The Company will comply with the Act and the Rules and Regulations, and the
Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, so as
to permit the completion of the distribution of the Units as contemplated in
this Agreement and the Prospectus. If during the period in which a prospectus is
required by law to be delivered by an Underwriter or dealer, any event shall
occur as a result of which, in the judgment of the Company or in the reasonable
opinion of counsel to the Underwriters, it becomes necessary to amend or
supplement the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light
of the circumstances existing at the time the Prospectus is delivered to a
purchaser, not misleading, or, if it is necessary at any time to amend or
supplement the Prospectus to comply with any law, the Company promptly will
prepare and file with the Commission an appropriate amendment to the
Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus so that the Prospectus as
so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances existing
at the time the Prospectus is so delivered, be misleading, or so that the
Prospectus will comply with the law.
(f) The Company will make generally available to its security holders, as soon
as it is practicable to do so, but in any event not later than 15 months after
the effective date of the Registration Statement, an earnings statement (which
need not be audited) in reasonable detail, covering a period of at least 12
consecutive months beginning after the effective date of the Registration
Statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the requirements of Section
11(a) of the Act and Rule 158 of the Rules and Regulations and will advise you
in writing when such statement has been so made available.
(g) The Company will, for a period of five years from the Closing Date, deliver
to the Representative copies of annual reports and copies of all other
documents, reports and information furnished by the Company to its stockholders
or filed with any securities exchange pursuant to the requirements of such
exchange or with the Commission pursuant to the Act or the Exchange Act;
provided, however, the Company is not required to deliver documents that have
been filed with the Commission and are generally available to the public in
electronic format. The Company will deliver to the Representative similar
reports with respect to significant subsidiaries, as that term is defined in the
Rules and Regulations, which are not consolidated in the Company's financial
statements.
(h) The Company will make no offering, sale, short sale or other disposition of
any shares of Common Stock of the Company or other securities convertible into
or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Common Stock or derivatives of
Common Stock (or agreement therefor), directly or indirectly, for a period of
ninety days after the date of this Agreement otherwise than hereunder, or
pursuant to contractual obligations existing on the date hereof or pursuant to
employee benefit plans in effect on the date hereof, or with the prior written
consent of the Representative, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld,
delayed or conditioned.
(i) The Company will use its best efforts to list, subject to notice of issuance
of the Units, the Common Stock and the Warrants on the AMEX and to cause such
listing to remain in effect with respect to each such security unless and until
(i) such security expires; (ii) such security is listed on another exchange or
automated quotation system of at least comparable reputation; or (iii) the
Company is no longer required to file reports under Section 12 of the Exchange
Act.
(j) The Company has caused each officer and director to furnish to you, on or
prior to the date of this agreement, a letter or letters, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Underwriters ("Lockup Agreements"), pursuant to which each
such person has agreed not to offer, sell, sell short or otherwise dispose of
any shares of Common Stock or other capital stock of the Company, or any other
securities convertible, exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock or
derivatives of Common Stock owned by such person or request the registration for
the offer or sale of any of the foregoing (or as to which such person has the
right to direct the disposition) for a period of ninety days after the date of
this Agreement, directly or indirectly, except with the prior written consent of
the Representative.
(k) The Company shall apply the net proceeds of its sale of the Units as set
forth in the Prospectus and shall file such reports with the Commission with
respect to the sale of the Units and the application of the proceeds therefrom
as may be required in accordance with Rule 463 under the Act.
(l) The Company shall not invest, or otherwise use the proceeds received by the
Company from its sale of the Units in such a manner as would require the Company
to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended (the "1940 Act").
(m) The Company will maintain a transfer agent and, if necessary under the
jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company, a registrar for the Common Stock,
and shall comply with the provisions of the Warrant Agreement with respect to
the appointment and maintenance of a Warrant Agent for the Warrants.
(n) The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to
cause or result in, or that has constituted or might reasonably be expected to
constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any securities of
the Company.
5. Costs and Expenses.
(a) The Representative shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Company, for
itself alone and not as Representative of the Underwriters, to a non-accountable
expense allowance equal to 2% of the aggregate initial public offering price of
the Firm Units and any Option Units purchased by the Underwriters. The
Representative shall be entitled to withhold this allowance (less any portion of
the allowance prepaid by the Company) on the Closing Date related to the
purchase of the Firm Units or the Option Units, as the case may be.
(b) In addition to the payment described in Paragraph (a) of this Section 5, the
Company will pay all costs, expenses and fees incident to the performance of the
obligations of the Company under this Agreement, including, without limitation,
the following: accounting fees of the Company; the fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Company; the cost of printing and delivering to, or as requested
by, the Underwriters copies of the Registration Statement, Preliminary
Prospectuses, and the Prospectus; the AMEX additional listing application; the
costs of due diligence investigation of the principals of the Company; the
filing fees of the Commission; the filing fees and expenses of the underwriting
terms and arrangements; any AMEX listing fee; and the expenses incurred in
connection with the qualification of the Units under state securities or Blue
Sky laws. Any transfer taxes imposed on the sale of the Units to the several
Underwriters will be paid by the Company. The Company agrees to pay all costs
and expenses of the Underwriters, including the fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Underwriters, incident to the offer and sale of directed Units
by the Underwriters to employees and persons having business relationships with
the Company. The Company shall not, however, be required to pay for any of the
Underwriters' expenses (other than as described above) except that, if this
Agreement shall not be consummated, then the Company shall reimburse (less any
advances paid to the Underwriter or its counsel) the several Underwriters for
accountable out-of-pocket expenses up to $100,000, including fees and
disbursements of counsel, reasonably incurred in connection with investigating,
marketing and proposing to market the Units or in contemplation of performing
their obligations hereunder; but the Company shall not in any event be liable to
any of the several Underwriters for damages on account of loss of anticipated
profits from the sale by them of the Units.
6. Conditions of Obligations of the Underwriters. The several obligations of the
Underwriters to purchase the Firm Units on the Closing Date and the Option
Units, if any, on the Option Closing Date are subject to the accuracy, as of the
Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, of the
representations and warranties of the Company contained herein, and to the
performance by the Company of their covenants and obligations hereunder and to
the following additional conditions:
(a) The Registration Statement and all post-effective amendments thereto shall
have become effective and any and all filings required by Rule 424 and Rule 430A
of the Rules and Regulations shall have been made, and any request of the
Commission for additional information (to be included in the Registration
Statement or otherwise) shall have been disclosed to the Representative and
complied with to their reasonable satisfaction. No stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement, as amended from time to time, shall
have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been taken or,
to the knowledge of the Company, shall be contemplated by the Commission and no
injunction, restraining order, or order of any nature by a Federal or state
court of competent jurisdiction shall have been issued as of the Closing Date
which would prevent the issuance of the Units.
(b) The Representative shall have received on the Closing Date or the Option
Closing Date, as the case may be, the opinion of Porter & Hedges, L.L.P.,
counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as
the case may be, addressed to the Underwriters (and stating that it may be
relied upon by counsel to the Underwriters) to the effect that:
(i) The Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation
in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with corporate power
and authority to own or lease its properties and conduct its business as
described in the Registration Statement.
(ii) Each Subsidiary has been duly organized and is validly existing as a
business entity in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation
with all requisite power and authority under the laws governing such entities to
own or lease its properties and conduct its business as described in the
Registration Statement.
(iii) The Company and each Subsidiary is duly qualified to transact business in
all jurisdictions identified to us by the Company as those in which the conduct
of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to qualify
would not have a Material Adverse Effect upon the business of the Company, and
nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that our reliance on
the information provided by the Company regarding the jurisdictions in which it
conducts business is not reasonable under the circumstances.
(iv) The Company has authorized capital stock as set forth under the caption
"Capitalization" in the Prospectus; the outstanding shares of Common Stock have
been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable
and conform to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus in all
material respects; the certificates for the Common Stock, the Units and the
Warrants are in due and proper form under the General Corporation Law of
Delaware; no preemptive rights of shareholders exist with respect to the
issuance or sale of Common Stock of the Company pursuant to any applicable
statute or the provisions of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or
Bylaws or pursuant to any contractual obligation known to such counsel. The
Company's ownership interest of record in each Subsidiary is, in all material
respects, as described in the Registration Statement, and to the knowledge of
such counsel, the Company's ownership interest of record is accurate.
(v) Except as described in or contemplated by the Prospectus, to the knowledge
of such counsel, there are no outstanding securities of the Company convertible
or exchangeable into or evidencing the right to purchase or subscribe for any
shares of capital stock of the Company and there are no outstanding or
authorized options, warrants or rights of any character obligating the Company
to issue any shares of its capital stock or any securities convertible or
exchangeable into or evidencing the right to purchase or subscribe for any
shares of such stock.
(vi) Except as described in the Prospectus, to the knowledge of such counsel, no
holder of any securities of the Company or any other person has the contractual
right, which has not been satisfied or effectively waived, to cause the Company
to sell or otherwise issue to them, or to permit them to underwrite the sale of,
any of the Units or the contractual right to have any Common Stock or other
securities of the Company included in the Registration Statement or the right,
as a result of the filing of the Registration Statement, to require registration
under the Act of any shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company.
(vii) The Warrant Agreement and the Warrants have been duly authorized by the
Company. When duly executed, authenticated, issued, delivered and paid for as
contemplated in the Registration Statement and the Warrant Agreement, the
Warrant Agreement and the Warrants will constitute legally binding obligations
of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with their terms and, in
the case of the Warrants, entitled to the benefits of the Warrant Agreement
subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other
laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to
general principles of equity and limitations on the remedy of specific
performance.
(viii) The shares of Common Stock initially issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants (including Warrants comprising the Option Units and Warrants issuable
on exercise of the Representative's Warrants) have been duly authorized and
reserved for issuance upon such conversion or exercise, as the case may be, and,
when issued upon such conversion or exercise in accordance with the terms of the
Warrant Agreement will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
(ix) The Representative's Warrants have been duly authorized by the Company.
When duly executed, issued and delivered as contemplated in the Registration
Statement, the Representative's Warrants will constitute the legally binding
obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms
subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other
laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to
general principles of equity and limitations on the remedy of specific
performance and provided, however, that such counsel need not express an opinion
as to the enforceability of the indemnification provisions contained in section
7 of the Representative's Warrants to the extent those provisions would require
indemnity or contribution toward the liability of a person for such person's own
wrongful or negligent acts or where indemnification or contribution would be
contrary to public policy or prohibited by law. (For purposes of this opinion,
Porter & Hedges, L.L.P. may assume that Oregon law is the same as Texas law.)
(x) The Registration Statement has become effective under the Act and, to the
knowledge of such counsel, no stop order proceedings with respect thereto have
been instituted or are pending or threatened under the Act.
(xi) The Registration Statement, the Prospectus and each amendment or supplement
thereto comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the
Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder (except that such
counsel need express no opinion as to the financial statements and related
schedules or financial data therein).
(xii) The statements under the captions "Shares Eligible for Future Sale" and
"Description of Securities" in the Prospectus and in Item 15 of the Registration
Statement, insofar as such statements constitute a summary of documents referred
to therein or matters of law, fairly summarize in all material respects the
information called for with respect to such documents under the published rules
and regulations of the Commission.
(xiii) Such counsel does not know of any contracts or documents required to be
filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or described in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus which are not so filed or described as required, and
such contracts and documents as are summarized in the Registration Statement or
the Prospectus are fairly summarized in all material respects.
(xiv) Such counsel knows of no legal or governmental proceedings pending or
threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary, except as (a) described in the
Prospectus, (b) described in the letter from The Law Offices of Michael S.
Narsete, P.C. to Grant Thornton LLP of February 6, 2004, (c) described in the
letter from Baird, Holm, McSachen, Pedersen, Mamann & Strasheim LLP to The Law
Offices of Michael S. Narsete, P.C. of March 9, 2004, (d) described in the
letter from Deborah Gambone, General Counsel of Epixtar Corp., to Global
Outsourcing Solutions, Inc. of March 9, 2004, or (e) described in the letter
from Porter & Hedges, L.L.P. to Grant Thornton LLP of March 11, 2004.
(xv) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions herein contemplated do not and will not conflict with or result in
a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under,
(i) the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, (ii) the Bylaws of the
Company, or (iii) any agreement or instrument known to such counsel to which the
Company is a party or by which the Company may be bound, except in the case of
clause (iii) for conflicts, breaches or defaults which would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(xvi) Each of this Agreement and the Warrant Agreement has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Company.
(xvii) No approval, consent, order, authorization, designation, declaration or
filing by or with any regulatory, administrative or other governmental body is
necessary in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and
the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated (other than as may be
required by the NASD or Blue Sky laws, as to which such counsel need express no
opinion) except such as have been obtained or made, specifying the same.
(xviii) The Company is not required to register as an investment company under
the 1940 Act.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely as to matters governed
by the laws of states other than Texas, or federal laws on local counsel in such
jurisdictions, provided that in each case such counsel shall state that they
believe that they and the Underwriters are justified in relying on such other
counsel. In addition to the matters set forth above, the opinion of Porter &
Hedges, L.L.P. shall also include a statement to the effect that, based on such
counsels' examination of the registration statement and the Prospectus and their
investigation made in connection with the preparation of the Registration
Statement and Prospectus and conferences with certain officers and employees of
the Company, and without passing on or assuming any responsibility for the
accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any document incorporated by
reference therein (and relying as to materiality to a large extent upon
statements of officers and employees of the Company), nothing has come to the
attention of such counsel that has caused them to believe that (i) the
Registration Statement, at the time it became effective under the Act (but after
giving effect to any modifications incorporated therein pursuant to Rule 430A
under the Act) and as of the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the
case may be, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, and (ii) the Prospectus, including any
supplement thereto, on the date it was filed pursuant to the Rules and
Regulations and as of the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case
may be, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements, in the light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading (except that such
counsel need express no view as to (1) financial statements, financial data, and
schedules therein or (2) statistical information in the form of market data or
number of employees).
(c) The Representative shall have received from Stoel Rives LLP, counsel for the
Underwriters, an opinion dated the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as
the case may be, substantially to the effect specified in subparagraphs (ix) and
(x) of Paragraph (b) of this Section 6. In rendering such opinion Stoel Rives
LLP may rely as to all matters governed other than by the laws of the State of
Oregon or Federal laws on the opinion of counsel referred to in Paragraph (b) of
this Section 6. In addition to the matters set forth above, such opinion shall
also include a statement to the effect that nothing has come to the attention of
such counsel that has caused them to believe that (i) the Registration
Statement, or any amendment thereto, as of the time it became effective under
the Act (but after giving effect to any modifications incorporated therein
pursuant to Rule 430A under the Act) and as of the Closing Date or the Option
Closing Date, as the case may be, contained an untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and (ii) the
Prospectus, or any supplement thereto, on the date it was filed pursuant to the
Rules and Regulations and as of the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as
the case may be, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements, in the light of
the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading (except that such
counsel need express no view as to financial statements, schedules and
statistical information therein). With respect to such statement, Stoel Rives
LLP may state that their belief is based upon the procedures set forth therein,
but is without independent check and verification.
(d) Unless the offer and sale of the Units are not subject to qualification in
any state as a result of preemption by Section 18 of the Act, the Representative
shall have received at or prior to the Closing Date from Stoel Rives LLP a
memorandum or summary, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative,
with respect to the qualification for offering and sale by the Underwriters of
the Units under the state securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as
the Representative may reasonably have designated to the Company.
(e) The Representative, on behalf of the several Underwriters, shall have
received, on each of the dates hereof, the Closing Date and the Option Closing
Date, as the case may be, a letter dated the date hereof, the Closing Date or
the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, in form and substance satisfactory
to the Representative, of Grant Thornton LLP and Deloitte & Touche LLP
confirming that they are independent public accountants within the meaning of
the Act and the applicable published Rules and Regulations thereunder and
stating that in their opinion the financial statements and schedules examined by
them and included in the Registration Statement comply in form in all material
respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Act and the related
published Rules and Regulations and containing such other statements and
information as is ordinarily included in accountants' "comfort letters" to
Underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial and
statistical information contained in the Registration Statement and Prospectus.
(f) The Representative shall have received on the Closing Date or the Option
Closing Date, as the case may be, a certificate or certificates of the Chief
Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company to the effect
that, as of the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be,
each of them severally represents as follows:
(i) The Registration Statement has become effective under the Act and no stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been
issued, and no proceedings for such purpose have been taken or are, to his
knowledge, contemplated by the Commission;
(ii) The representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 1
hereof are true and correct as of the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date,
as the case may be;
(iii) All filings required to have been made pursuant to Rules 424 or 430A
under the Act have been made;
(iv) He has carefully examined the Registration Statement and the Prospectus
and, in his or her opinion, as of the effective date of the Registration
Statement, the statements contained in the Registration Statement were true and
correct, and such Registration Statement and Prospectus did not omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein not misleading, and since the effective date of the
Registration Statement, no event has occurred which should have been set forth
in a supplement to or an amendment of the Prospectus which has not been so set
forth in such supplement or amendment; and
(v) Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus, there has not been any material adverse
change or any development involving a prospective material adverse change in or
affecting the condition, financial or otherwise, of the Company or the earnings,
business, management, properties, assets, rights, operations, condition
(financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company, whether or not arising in
the ordinary course of business.
(g) The Company shall have furnished to the Representative such further
certificates and documents confirming the representations and warranties,
covenants and conditions contained herein and related matters as the
Representative may reasonably have requested.
(h) The Units, the Common Stock and the Warrants have been approved for listing
upon notice of issuance of the Units on the AMEX.
(i) The Lockup Agreements described in Section 4(j) are in full force and
effect.
The opinions and certificates mentioned in this Agreement shall be
deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in all
material respects satisfactory to the Representative and to Stoel Rives LLP,
counsel for the Underwriters.
If any of the conditions hereinabove provided for in this Section 6
shall not have been fulfilled when and as required by this Agreement to be
fulfilled, the obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be terminated by
the Representative by notifying the Company of such termination in writing or by
telegram at or prior to the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case
may be.
In such event, the Company and the Underwriters shall not be under any
obligation to each other (except to the extent provided in Sections 5 and 8
hereof).
7. Conditions of the Obligations of the Company. The obligations of the Company
to sell and deliver the portion of the Units required to be delivered as and
when specified in this Agreement are subject to the conditions that at the
Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been
issued and in effect or proceedings therefor initiated or threatened.
8. Indemnification.
(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter and each
person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of the Act,
against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which such Underwriter or
any such controlling person may become subject under the Act or otherwise,
insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or
proceedings in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the
Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or any
amendment or supplement thereto, or (ii) the omission or alleged omission to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading; and will reimburse each Underwriter and
each such controlling person upon demand for any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by such Underwriter or such controlling person in connection
with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage or liability,
action or proceeding or in responding to a subpoena or governmental inquiry
related to the offering of the Units, whether or not such Underwriter or
controlling person is a party to any action or proceeding; provided, however,
that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such
loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement, or omission or alleged omission made in
the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, or such
amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by or through the Representative
specifically for use in the preparation thereof; provided, however, that the
foregoing indemnification with respect to the Preliminary Prospectus shall not
inure to the benefit of any Underwriter from which the person asserting any such
loss, claim, damage or liability, action or proceeding purchased Units if (1) a
copy of the Prospectus (as then amended or supplemented) was required by law to
be delivered to such person at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale
of Units to such person, (2) a copy of the Prospectus (as then amended or
supplemented) was not sent or given to such person by or on behalf of such
Underwriter and such failure was not due to the Company's failure to make
available sufficient quantities of the Prospectus to such Underwriters, and (3)
the Prospectus (as so amended or supplemented) would have cured the defect
giving rise to such loss, claim, damage or liability, action or proceeding. This
indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may
otherwise have.
(b) Each Underwriter severally and not jointly will indemnify and hold harmless
the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who have signed the
Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within
the meaning of the Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to
which the Company or any such director, officer or controlling person may become
subject under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) arise out of or are
based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material
fact contained in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or (ii) the omission or the
alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading; and will reimburse any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company or any such director, officer
or controlling person in connection with investigating or defending any such
loss, claim, damage, liability, action or proceeding; provided, however, that
each Underwriter will be liable in each case to the extent, but only to the
extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission has been made in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary
Prospectus, the Prospectus or such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and
in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or through
the Representative specifically for use in the preparation thereof. This
indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which such Underwriter
may otherwise have.
(c) In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be
instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought
pursuant to this Section 8, such person (the "indemnified party") shall promptly
notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the "indemnifying
party") in writing. No indemnification provided for in Section 8(a) or (b) shall
be available to any party who shall fail to give notice as provided in this
Section 8(c) if the party to whom notice was not given was unaware of the
proceeding to which such notice would have related and was materially prejudiced
by the failure to give such notice, but the failure to give such notice shall
not relieve the indemnifying party or parties from any liability which it or
they may have to the indemnified party for contribution or otherwise than on
account of the provisions of Section 8(a) or (b). In case any such proceeding
shall be brought against any indemnified party and it shall notify the
indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be
entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it shall wish, jointly
with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense
thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party and shall pay as
incurred the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding.
In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its
own counsel at its own expense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnifying
party shall pay as incurred (or within 30 days of presentation) the fees and
expenses of the counsel retained by the indemnified party in the event (i) the
indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the
retention of such counsel, (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding
(including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the
indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would
be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them or
(iii) the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense and employ
counsel acceptable to the indemnified party within a reasonable period of time
after notice of commencement of the action. It is understood that the
indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related
proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees and
expenses of more than one separate firm for all such indemnified parties. Such
firm shall be designated in writing by you in the case of parties indemnified
pursuant to Section 8(a) and by the Company in the case of parties indemnified
pursuant to Section 8(b). The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any
settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent but if settled
with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the
indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against
any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. In addition, the
indemnifying party will not, without the prior written consent of the
indemnified party, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment
in any pending or threatened claim, action or proceeding of which
indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether or not any indemnified party is
an actual or potential party to such claim, action or proceeding) unless such
settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each
indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action or
proceeding.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is unavailable to or
insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under Section 8(a) or (b)
above in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or
proceedings in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each indemnifying
party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party
as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or
proceedings in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect
the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the
Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Units. If, however, the
allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is not permitted by
applicable law then each indemnifying party shall contribute to such amount paid
or payable by such indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the
Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection with the
statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof), as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the
Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be
in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before
deducting expenses) received by the Company bears to the total underwriting
discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters, in each case as set
forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus. The 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 on the one hand
or the Underwriters on the other and the parties' relative intent, knowledge,
access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or
omission.
The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and
equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section 8(d) were determined by pro
rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such
purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the
equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 8(d). The amount paid
or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) referred to above in
this Section 8(d) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating
or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
Section 8(d), (i) no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in
excess of the underwriting discounts and commissions applicable to the Units
purchased by such Underwriter, and (ii) no person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be
entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. The Underwriters' obligations in this Section 8(d) to
contribute are several in proportion to their respective underwriting
obligations and not joint.
(e) In any proceeding relating to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary
Prospectus, the Prospectus or any supplement or amendment thereto, each party
against whom contribution may be sought under this Section 8 hereby consents to
the jurisdiction of any court having jurisdiction over any other contributing
party, agrees that process issuing from such court may be served upon him or it
by any other contributing party and consents to the service of such process and
agrees that any other contributing party may join him or it as an additional
defendant in any such proceeding in which such other contributing party is a
party.
(f) Any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses for which an
indemnified party is entitled to indemnification or contribution under this
Section 8 shall be paid by the indemnifying party to the indemnified party as
such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are incurred. The
indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 8 and the
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement shall
remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of (i) any
investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or any person controlling
any Underwriter, the Company, its directors or officers or any persons
controlling the Company, (ii) acceptance of any Units and payment therefor
hereunder, and (iii) any termination of this Agreement. A successor to any
Underwriter, or to the Company, its directors or officers, or any person
controlling the Company, shall be entitled to the benefits of the indemnity,
contribution and reimbursement agreements contained in this Section 8.
9. Default by Underwriters. If on the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date,
as the case may be, any Underwriter shall fail to purchase and pay for the
portion of the Units which such Underwriter has agreed to purchase and pay for
on such date (otherwise than by reason of any default on the part of the
Company), you, as Representative of the Underwriters, shall use reasonable
efforts to procure within 36 hours thereafter one or more of the other
Underwriters, or any others, to purchase from the Company such amounts as may be
agreed upon and upon the terms set forth herein, the Firm Units or Option Units,
as the case may be, which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters failed to
purchase. If during such 36 hours you, as such Representative, shall not have
procured such other Underwriters, or any others, to purchase the Firm Units or
Option Units, as the case may be, agreed to be purchased by the defaulting
Underwriter or Underwriters, then (a) if the aggregate number of Units with
respect to which such default shall occur does not exceed 10% of the Firm Units
or Option Units, as the case may be, covered hereby, the other Underwriters
shall be obligated, severally, in proportion to the respective numbers of Firm
Units or Option Units, as the case may be, which they are obligated to purchase
hereunder, to purchase the Firm Units or Option Units, as the case may be, which
such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters failed to purchase, or (b) if the
aggregate number of Firm Units or Option Units, as the case may be, with respect
to which such default shall occur exceeds 10% of the Firm Units or Option Units,
as the case may be, covered hereby, the Company or you as the Representative of
the Underwriters will have the right, by written notice given within the next
36-hour period to the parties to this Agreement, to terminate this Agreement
without liability on the part of the non-defaulting Underwriters or of the
Company except to the extent provided in Section 8 hereof. In the event of a
default by any Underwriter or Underwriters, as set forth in this Section 9, the
Closing Date or Option Closing Date, as the case may be, may be postponed for
such period, not exceeding seven days, as you, as Representative, may determine
in order that the required changes in the Registration Statement or in the
Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. The term
"Underwriter" includes any person substituted for a defaulting Underwriter. Any
action taken under this Section 9 shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter
from liability in respect of any default of such Underwriter under this
Agreement.
10. Notices.
All communications hereunder shall be in writing and, except as
otherwise provided herein, will be mailed, delivered, faxed and confirmed as
follows:
if to the Underwriters, to
Paulson Investment Company, Inc.
811 SW Naito Parkway
Portland, Oregon 97204
Facsimile: (503) 243-6018
Attention: Chester L.F. Paulson
with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to
Stoel Rives LLP
900 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2300
Portland, Oregon 97204
Facsimile: (503) 220-2480
Attention: John J. Halle
if to the Company, to
I-Sector Corporation
6401 Southwest Freeway
Houston, Texas 77074
Facsimile: (713) 795-2049
Attention: James H. Long
with copy, which shall not constitute notice, to
Porter & Hedges, L.L.P.
700 Louisiana, 35th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
Facsimile: (713) 226-0237
Attention: Nick D. Nicholas
11. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by you by notice to the
Company as follows:
(a) at any time prior to the earlier of (i) the time the Units are released by
you for sale by notice to the Underwriters, or (ii) 11:30 a.m. on the first
business day following the date of this Agreement;
(b) at any time prior to the Closing Date if any of the following has occurred:
(i) since the respective dates as of which information is given in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus, any material adverse change or any
development involving a prospective material adverse change in or affecting the
condition, financial or otherwise, of the Company, the earnings, business,
management, properties, assets, rights, operations, condition (financial or
otherwise) or prospects of the Company, whether or not arising in the ordinary
course of business,
(ii) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or declaration of war or
national emergency or other national or international calamity or crisis or
change in economic or political conditions if the effect of such outbreak,
escalation, declaration, emergency, calamity, crisis or change on the financial
markets of the United States would, in your reasonable judgment, make it
impracticable to market the Units or to enforce contracts for the sale of the
Units,
(iii) the Dow Jones Industrial Average shall have fallen by 15 percent
or more from its closing price on the day immediately preceding the date that
the Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission,
(iv) suspension of trading in securities generally on the New York
Stock Exchange or the AMEX or limitation on prices (other than limitations on
hours or numbers of days of trading) for securities on either such Exchange,
(v) the enactment, publication, decree or other promulgation of any
statute, regulation, rule or order of any court or other governmental authority
which in your opinion materially and adversely affects or may materially and
adversely affect the business or operations of the Company,
(vi) declaration of a banking moratorium by United States or New York
State authorities,
(vii) any downgrading in the rating of the Company's debt securities by
any "nationally recognized statistical rating organization" (as defined for
purposes of Rule 436(g) under the Exchange Act);
(viii) the suspension of trading of the Common Stock or the Warrants by
the Commission or AMEX, or
(ix) the taking of any action by any governmental body or agency in
respect of its monetary or fiscal affairs which in your reasonable opinion has a
material adverse effect on the securities markets in the United States; or (c)
as provided in Sections 6 and 9 of this Agreement.
12. Successors. This Agreement has been and is made solely for the benefit of
the Underwriters, the Company and their respective successors, executors,
administrators, heirs and assigns, and the officers, directors and controlling
persons referred to herein, and no other person will have any right or
obligation hereunder. No purchaser of any of the Units from any Underwriter
shall be deemed a successor or assign merely because of such purchase.
13. Information Provided by Underwriters. The Company and the Underwriters
acknowledge and agree that the only information furnished or to be furnished by
any Underwriter to the Company for inclusion in the Prospectus or the
Registration Statement consists of the information set forth in the last
paragraph on the front cover page (insofar as such information relates to the
Underwriters), legends required by Item 502(b) of Regulation S-K under the Act
and the information under the caption "Underwriting" in the Prospectus.
14. Miscellaneous. The reimbursement, indemnification and contribution
agreements contained in this Agreement and the representations, warranties and
covenants in this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of
(a) any termination of this Agreement, (b) any investigation made by or on
behalf of any Underwriter or controlling person thereof, or by or on behalf of
the Company or its directors or officers and (c) delivery of and payment for the
Units under this Agreement.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same instrument. A facsimile copy or other accurate copy of this
letter or any counterpart of this letter is binding as an original.
This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the laws of the State of Oregon. All disputes relating to this Underwriting
Agreement shall be adjudicated before a court located in Multnomah County,
Oregon to the exclusion of all other courts that might have jurisdiction.
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If the foregoing letter is in accordance with your understanding of our
agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicates hereof,
whereupon it will become a binding agreement among the Company and the several
Underwriters in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours,
I-SECTOR CORPORATION
By: /s/ James H. Long
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James H. Long
Chief Executive Officer
The foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted
as of the date first above written.
PAULSON INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC.
As Representative of the several
Underwriters listed on Schedule I
By: /s/ Lorraine Maxfield
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Name: Lorraine Maxfield
Title: Senior Vice President,
Corporate Finance
SCHEDULE I
Schedule of Underwriters
Number of Firm Units
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Underwriter to Be Purchased
Paulson Investment Company, Inc. 385,000
S.W. Bach & Company 25,000
Pali Capital, Inc. 25,000
Maxim Group LLC 25,000
vFinance Investments, Inc. 20,000
Newbridge Securities 20,000
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Total 500,000
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Exhibit 1.2
AMENDMENT
TO
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
May 7, 2004
Paulson Investment Company, Inc.
As Representative of the
Several Underwriters
811 SW Naito Parkway, Suite 200
Portland, Oregon 97204
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I-Sector Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and
Paulson Investment Company, Inc., as representative of the several underwriters
(the "Representative"), entered into that certain underwriting agreement dated
May 6, 2004 (the "Underwriting Agreement") relating to the sale to the
Underwriters of the Units. All terms capitalized but not defined herein shall
have the meanings assigned to them in the Underwriting Agreement.
Schedule I to the Underwriting Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced
with Schedule I hereto.
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The foregoing Amendment to the Underwriting Agreement is hereby
confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written.
Very truly yours,
I-SECTOR CORPORATION
By: /s/ James H. Long
James H. Long
Chief Executive Officer
PAULSON INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC.
As Representative of the several
Underwriters listed on Schedule I
By: /s/ Lorraine Maxfield
Name: Lorraine Maxfield
Title: Senior Vice President,
Corporate Finance
SCHEDULE I
Schedule of Underwriters
Number of Firm Units
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Underwriter to Be Purchased
Paulson Investment Company, Inc. 360,000
S.W. Bach & Company 25,000
Pali Capital, Inc. 25,000
I-Bankers Securities Incorporated 25,000
Maxim Group LLC 25,000
vFinance Investments, Inc. 20,000
Newbridge Securities 20,000
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Total 500,000
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EXHIBIT 4.1
NUMBER U- __________ UNITS
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CUSIP No.: 45031W206
I-SECTOR CORPORATION
EACH UNIT CONSISTING OF TWO SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AND ONE WARRANT TO
PURCHASE ONE SHARE OF COMMON STOCK
THIS CERTIFIES THAT ____________________________ or registered assigns (the
"Registered Holder") is the owner of the number of Units specified above.
Each Unit (a "Unit") consists of two (2) shares of common stock, par value $0.01
per share (the "Common Stock"), of I-Sector Corporation, a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), and one (1) redeemable warrant (the "Warrants"). Each Warrant
entitles the holder to purchase one (1) share of Common Stock for $16.60 per
share (subject to adjustment). The Warrants will become exercisable at any time
after they become separately tradable and will expire unless exercised before
5:00 p.m., New York City Time, on May 7, 2009, or earlier upon redemption (the
"Expiration Date"). The Common Stock and Warrants comprising the Units
represented by this certificate are not transferable separately prior to June 7,
2004, subject to earlier separation in the discretion of Paulson Investment
Company, Inc. The Warrants comprising part of the Units are issued under and
pursuant to a certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2004, between the
Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Warrant Agent, and are
subject to the terms and provisions contained therein and on the face of the
certificates covered thereby, all of which terms and provisions the holder of
this certificate consents to by acceptance hereof. The Warrant Agreement
provides for adjustment in the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered
upon the exercise of the Warrant evidenced hereby and to the exercise price of
such Warrant in certain events therein set forth. Copies of the Warrant
Agreement are on file at the office of the Warrant Agent at 59 Maiden Lane, New
York, New York 10038, and are available to any Warrant Holder on written request
and without cost.
This certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer
Agent and Registrar of the Company.
Witness the facsimile seal of the Company and the facsimile signature
of its duly authorized officers.
By:
[SEAL]
/s/ James H. Long /s/ Jeffrey A. Sylvester
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Chairman of the Board Secretary
Countersigned:
By: ____________________________
Authorized Officer
I-SECTOR corporation
The Registered Holder hereby is entitled, at any time, to exchange the
Units represented by this Unit Certificate for Common Stock Certificate(s)
representing two shares of Common Stock, for each Unit represented by this Unit
Certificate and one Warrant Certificate representing one Unit Warrant, for each
Unit represented by this Unit Certificate, upon surrender of this Unit
Certificate to the Transfer Agent and Registrar together with any documentation
required by such agent.
Reference is made to the Warrant Agreement referred to on the face
hereof, and the provisions of such Warrant Agreement shall for all purposes have
the same effect as though fully set forth on the face of this Certificate.
Copies of the Warrant Agreement may be obtained upon written request from the
Transfer Agent and Registrar, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations.
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - ____ Custodian _______
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor)
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
survivorship and not as tenants in common
(State)
form of assignment
(to be signed only upon assignment)
For value received, the undersigned Registered Holder
(__________________________) hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF REGISTERED HOLDER
(PLEASE PRINT NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE)
Units represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably
constitute and appoint Attorney to transfer the said Units on the books of the
within named Company will full power of substitution in
the premises.
Dated:
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NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must
correspond with the name of the Registered Holder
as specified upon the face of the Unit Certificate
in every particular, without alteration or any
change whatever.
Signature(s) Guaranteed:
The signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible institution (banks,
stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions with membership in
an approved signature guarantee medallion program), pursuant to S.E.C. rule
17Ad-15.
Exhibit 4.2
WARRANT AGREEMENT
between
I-Sector Corporation
and
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
Dated as of May 7, 2004
WARRANT AGREEMENT
This Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2004, is between I-Sector
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company") and American Stock Transfer
& Trust Company, a New York corporation (the "Warrant Agent").
RECITALS
A. The Company, at or about the time that it is entering into this
Agreement, proposes to issue and sell to public investors up to 575,000 Units
(together with the additional units issuable as provided herein, the "Units").
Each Unit consists of two shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, of the
Company (the "Common Stock") and one warrant (a "Warrant"). Each Warrant is
exercisable to purchase one share of Common Stock upon the terms and conditions
and subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, all as set forth in this
Agreement.
B. The Company proposes to issue to the Representative of the
Underwriters in the public offering of Units referred to above warrants to
purchase up to 50,000 additional Units.
C. The Company wishes to retain the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of
the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing so to act, in connection with the
issuance, transfer, exchange and replacement of the certificates evidencing the
Warrants to be issued under this Agreement (the "Warrant Certificates") and the
exercise of the Warrants;
D. The Company and the Warrant Agent wish to enter into this Agreement
to set forth the terms and conditions of the Warrants and the rights of the
holders thereof ("Warrantholders") and to set forth the respective rights and
obligations of the Company and the Warrant Agent. Each Warrantholder is an
intended beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to the rights of
Warrantholders herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
agreements herein set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Appointment of Warrant Agent. The Company appoints the Warrant Agent to act
as agent for the Company in accordance with the instructions in this Agreement
and the Warrant Agent accepts such appointment.
2. Date, Denomination and Execution of Warrant Certificates.
(a) The Warrant Certificates (and the Form of Election to Purchase and the Form
of Assignment to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall be in registered form
only and shall be substantially of the tenor and purport recited in Exhibit A
hereto, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification or
designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed, lithographed or
engraved thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent
with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any
law, or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto, or with any rule or
regulation of any stock exchange on which the Common Stock or the Warrants may
be listed or any automated quotation system, or to conform to usage. Each
Warrant Certificate shall entitle the registered holder thereof, subject to the
provisions of this Agreement and of the Warrant Certificate, to purchase, on or
after May 7, 2004 and on or before the close of business on May 7, 2009 (the
"Expiration Date"), one fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock for
each Warrant evidenced by such Warrant Certificate for $12.45. The exercise
price of the Warrants (the "Exercise Price") is subject to adjustments as
provided in Section 6 hereof. Each Warrant Certificate issued as a part of a
Unit offered to the public as described in the recitals, above, shall be dated
May 7, 2004; each other Warrant Certificate shall be dated the date on which the
Warrant Agent receives valid issuance instructions from the Company or a
transferring holder of a Warrant Certificate or, if such instructions specify
another date, such other date.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, the term "close of business" on any given
date shall mean 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on such date; provided, however, that
if such date is not a business day, it shall mean 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on
the next succeeding business day. For purposes of this Agreement, the term
"business day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or a day on
which banking institutions in New York, New York or in the State in which the
Warrant Agent maintains the principal office in which it conducts business
related to the Warrants are authorized or obligated by law to be closed.
(c) Each Warrant Certificate shall be executed on behalf of the Company by the
Chairman of the Board, is Chief Executive Officer, its President or a Vice
President, either manually or by facsimile signature printed thereon, and have
affixed thereto the Company's seal or a facsimile thereof which shall be
attested by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company, either
manually or by facsimile signature. Each Warrant Certificate shall be
countersigned (either manually or by facsimile signature printed thereon) by the
Warrant Agent and shall not be valid for any purpose unless so countersigned. In
case any officer of the Company who shall have signed any Warrant Certificate
shall cease to be such officer of the Company before countersignature by the
Warrant Agent and issue and delivery thereof by the Company, such Warrant
Certificate, nevertheless, may be countersigned by the Warrant Agent, issued and
delivered with the same force and effect as though the person who signed such
Warrant Certificate had not ceased to be such officer of the Company.
3. Subsequent Issue of Warrant Certificates. Subsequent to their original
issuance, no Warrant Certificates shall be reissued except (i) Warrant
Certificates issued upon transfer thereof in accordance with Section 4 hereof,
(ii) Warrant Certificates issued upon any combination, split-up or exchange of
Warrant Certificates pursuant to Section 4 hereof, (iii) Warrant Certificates
issued in replacement of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Warrant
Certificates pursuant to Section 5 hereof, (iv) Warrant Certificates issued upon
the partial exercise of Warrant Certificates pursuant to Section 7 hereof, and
(v) Warrant Certificates issued to reflect any adjustment or change in the
Exercise Price or the number or kind of shares purchasable thereunder pursuant
to Section 22 hereof. The Warrant Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized to
countersign and deliver, in accordance with the provisions of said Sections 4,
5, 7 and 22, the new Warrant Certificates required for purposes thereof, and the
Company, whenever required by the Warrant Agent, will supply the Warrant Agent
with Warrant Certificates duly executed on behalf of the Company for such
purposes.
4. Transfers and Exchanges of Warrant Certificates.
(a) The Warrant Agent will keep or cause to be kept books for registration of
ownership and transfer of the Warrant Certificates issued hereunder. Such
registers shall show the names and addresses of the respective holders of the
Warrant Certificates and the kind and number of Warrants evidenced by each such
Warrant Certificate.
(b) The Warrant Agent shall, from time to time, register the transfer of any
outstanding Warrants upon the books to be maintained by the Warrant Agent for
that purpose, upon surrender of the Warrant Certificate evidencing such
Warrants, with the Form of Assignment duly filled in and executed with such
signature guaranteed by an eligible institution (banks, stockbrokers, savings
and loan associations and credit unions with membership in an approved signature
guarantee medallion program pursuant to SEC Rule 17Ad-15) or NASD member and
such supporting documentation as the Warrant Agent or the Company may reasonably
require, to the Warrant Agent at its stock transfer office in Manhattan, New
York, at any time on or before the Expiration Date of such Warrant, and upon
payment to the Warrant Agent for the account of the Company of an amount equal
to any applicable transfer tax. Payment of the amount of such tax may be made in
cash, or by certified or official bank check, payable in lawful money of the
United States of America to the order of the Company.
(c) Upon receipt of a Warrant Certificate, with the Form of Assignment duly
filled in and executed, accompanied by payment of an amount equal to any
applicable transfer tax, the Warrant Agent shall promptly cancel the surrendered
Warrant Certificate and countersign and deliver to the transferee a new Warrant
Certificate for the number of full Warrants transferred to such transferee;
provided, however, that in case the registered holder of any Warrant Certificate
shall elect to transfer fewer than all of the Warrants evidenced by such Warrant
Certificate, the Warrant Agent in addition shall promptly countersign and
deliver to such registered holder a new Warrant Certificate or Certificates for
the number of full Warrants not so transferred.
(d) Any Warrant Certificate or Certificates may be exchanged at the option of
the holder thereof for another Warrant Certificate or Certificates of different
denominations, of like tenor and representing in the aggregate the same kind and
number of Warrants, upon surrender of such Warrant Certificate or Certificates,
with the Form of Assignment duly filled in and executed, to the Warrant Agent,
at any time or from time to time after the close of business on the date hereof
and prior to the close of business on the Expiration Date relating to such
Warrant. The Warrant Agent shall promptly cancel the surrendered Warrant
Certificate and deliver the new Warrant Certificate pursuant to the provisions
of this Section.
5. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Warrant Certificates. Upon receipt by
the Company and the Warrant Agent of evidence reasonably satisfactory to them of
the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Warrant Certificate, and in
the case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably
satisfactory to them, and reimbursement to them of all reasonable expenses
incidental thereto, and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and
cancellation of the Warrant Certificate, the Warrant Agent shall countersign and
deliver a new Warrant Certificate of like tenor for the same kind and number of
Warrants.
6. Adjustments of Number and Kind of Shares Purchasable and Exercise Price. The
number and kind of securities or other property purchasable upon exercise of a
Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the occurrence,
after the date hereof, of any of the following events:
(a) In case the Company shall (1) pay a dividend in, or make a distribution of,
shares of capital stock on its outstanding Common Stock, (2) subdivide its
outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of such shares or (3)
combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of such
shares, the total number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise
of each Warrant outstanding immediately prior thereto shall be adjusted so that
the holder of any Warrant Certificate thereafter surrendered for exercise shall
be entitled to receive at the same aggregate Exercise Price the number of shares
of capital stock (of one or more classes) which such holder would have owned or
have been entitled to receive immediately following the happening of any of the
events described above had such Warrant been exercised in full immediately prior
to the record date with respect to such event. Notwithstanding the provisions of
the foregoing sentence, and in lieu of any other adjustment, if any dividend or
distribution described in clause (1) or any subdivision described in clause (2)
of this Section 6(a) results in an increase in the number of outstanding shares
of Common Stock that is 50% or greater, the number of Warrants evidenced by each
Warrant Certificate shall be adjusted to cause the number of outstanding
Warrants to be increased to that whole number (rounding one half upwards) of
Warrants that is closest to the number obtained by increasing the number of such
Warrants by the same percentage as the increase in the outstanding Common Stock
(each Warrant continuing to be exercisable to purchase the number of shares of
Common Stock for which it had been exercisable prior to the dividend or
subdivision) and the exercise price per share of each Warrant shall be
correspondingly reduced. In that event, the Company shall take such action as
may be required to cause quotations for the Warrants on each exchange on which
the Warrants trade to reflect such increase in the number of outstanding
Warrants. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Subsection shall, in the case of
a stock dividend or distribution, become effective as of the record date
therefor and, in the case of a subdivision or combination, be made as of the
effective date thereof. If, as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to this
Subsection, the holder of any Warrant Certificate thereafter surrendered for
exercise shall become entitled to receive shares of two or more classes of
capital stock of the Company, the Board of Directors of the Company (whose
determination shall be conclusive and shall be evidenced by a Board resolution
filed with the Warrant Agent) shall determine the allocation of the adjusted
Exercise Price between or among shares of such classes of capital stock.
(b) In the event of a capital reorganization or a reclassification of the Common
Stock (except as provided in Subsection (a) above or Subsection (d) below), any
Warrantholder, upon exercise of Warrants, shall be entitled to receive, in
substitution for the Common Stock to which he would have become entitled upon
exercise immediately prior to such reorganization or reclassification, the
shares (of any class or classes) or other securities or property of the Company
(or cash) that he would have been entitled to receive at the same aggregate
Exercise Price upon such reorganization or reclassification if such Warrants had
been exercised immediately prior to the record date with respect to such event;
and in any such case, appropriate provision (as determined by the Board of
Directors of the Company, whose determination shall be conclusive and shall be
evidenced by a certified Board resolution filed with the Warrant Agent) shall be
made for the application of this Section 6 with respect to the rights and
interests thereafter of the Warrantholders (including but not limited to the
allocation of the Exercise Price between or among shares of classes of capital
stock), to the end that this Section 6 (including the adjustments of the number
of shares of Common Stock or other securities purchasable and the Exercise Price
thereof) shall thereafter be reflected, as nearly as reasonably practicable, in
all subsequent exercises of the Warrants for any shares or securities or other
property (or cash) thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of the Warrants.
(c) Whenever the number of shares of Common Stock or other securities
purchasable upon exercise of a Warrant is adjusted as provided in this Section
6, the Company will promptly file with the Warrant Agent a certificate signed by
a Chairman or co-Chairman of the Board or the President or a Vice President of
the Company and by the Treasurer or Chief Financial Officer or an Assistant
Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company setting
forth the number and kind of securities or other property purchasable upon
exercise of a Warrant, as so adjusted, stating that such adjustments in the
number or kind of shares or other securities or property conform to the
requirements of this Section 6, and setting forth a brief statement of the facts
accounting for such adjustments. Promptly after receipt of such certificate, the
Company, or the Warrant Agent at the Company's request, will deliver, by
first-class, postage prepaid mail, a brief summary thereof (to be supplied by
the Company) to the registered holders of the outstanding Warrant Certificates;
provided, however, that failure to file or to give any notice required under
this Subsection, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or
validity of any such adjustments under this Section 6; and provided, further,
that, where appropriate, such notice may be given in advance and included as
part of the notice required to be given pursuant to Section 12 hereof.
(d) In case of any consolidation 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), or in
case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation of the property of the
Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, the corporation formed
by such consolidation or merger or the corporation which shall have acquired
such assets, as the case may be, shall execute and deliver to the Warrant Agent
a supplemental warrant agreement providing that the holder of each Warrant then
outstanding shall have the right thereafter (until the expiration of such
Warrant) to receive, upon exercise of such Warrant, solely the kind and amount
of shares of stock and other securities and property (or cash) receivable upon
such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer 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 as
nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided in this
Section. The above provision of this Subsection shall similarly apply to
successive consolidations, mergers, sales or transfers.
The Warrant Agent shall not be under any responsibility to determine
the correctness of any provision contained in any such supplemental warrant
agreement relating to either the kind or amount of shares of stock or securities
or property (or cash) purchasable by holders of Warrant Certificates upon the
exercise of their Warrants after any such consolidation, merger, sale or
transfer or of any adjustment to be made with respect thereto, but subject to
the provisions of Section 20 hereof, may accept as conclusive evidence of the
correctness of any such provisions, and shall be protected in relying upon, a
certificate of a firm of independent certified public accountants (who may be
the accountants regularly employed by the Company) with respect thereto.
(e) Irrespective of any adjustments in the number or kind of shares issuable
upon exercise of Warrants, Warrant Certificates theretofore or thereafter issued
may continue to express the same price and number and kind of shares as are
stated in the similar Warrant Certificates initially issuable pursuant to this
Warrant Agreement.
(f) The Company may retain a firm of independent public accountants of
recognized standing, which may be the firm regularly retained by the Company,
selected by the Board of Directors of the Company or the Executive Committee of
said Board, and not disapproved by the Warrant Agent, to make any computation
required under this Section, and a certificate signed by such firm shall, in the
absence of fraud or gross negligence, be conclusive evidence of the correctness
of any computation made under this Section.
(g) For the purpose of this Section, the term "Common Stock" shall mean (i) the
Common Stock 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 at any time as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to this
Section, the holder of any Warrant thereafter surrendered for exercise shall
become entitled to receive any shares of capital stock of the Company other than
shares of Common Stock, thereafter the number of such other shares so receivable
upon exercise of any Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in
a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions with
respect to the Common Stock contained in this Section, and all other provisions
of this Agreement, with respect to the Common Stock, shall apply on like terms
to any such other shares.
(h) The Company may, from time to time and to the extent permitted by law,
reduce the Exercise Price of the Warrants by any amount for a period of not less
than 20 days. If the Company so reduces the Exercise Price of such Warrants, it
will give not less than 15 days' notice of such decrease, which notice may be in
the form of a press release, and shall take such other steps as may be required
under applicable law in connection with any offers or sales of securities at the
reduced price.
7. Exercise and Redemption of Warrants. Unless the Warrants have been redeemed
as provided in this Section 7, the registered holder of any Warrant Certificate
may exercise the Warrants evidenced thereby, in whole at any time or in part
from time to time at or prior to the close of business, on the Expiration Date
relating to such Warrant, subject to the provisions of Section 8, at which time
the Warrant Certificates shall be and become wholly void and of no value.
Warrants may be exercised by their holders or redeemed by the Company as
follows:
(a) Exercise of Warrants shall be accomplished upon surrender of the Warrant
Certificate evidencing such Warrants, with the Form of Election to Purchase on
the reverse side thereof duly filled in and executed, to the Warrant Agent at
its stock transfer office in Manhattan, New York, together with payment to the
Company of the Exercise Price (as of the date of such surrender) of the Warrants
then being exercised and an amount equal to any applicable transfer tax and, if
requested by the Company, any other taxes or governmental charges which the
Company may be required by law to collect in respect of such exercise. Payment
of the Exercise Price and other amounts may be made by wire transfer of good
funds, or by certified or bank cashier's check, payable in lawful money of the
United States of America to the order of the Company. No adjustment shall be
made for any cash dividends, whether paid or declared, on any securities
issuable upon exercise of a Warrant.
(b) Upon receipt of a Warrant Certificate, with the Form of Election to Purchase
duly filled in and executed, accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price of the
Warrants being exercised (and of an amount equal to any applicable taxes or
government charges as aforesaid), the Warrant Agent shall promptly request from
the Transfer Agent with respect to the securities to be issued and deliver to or
upon the order of the registered holder of such Warrant Certificate, in such
name or names as such registered holder may designate, a certificate or
certificates for the number of full shares of the securities to be purchased,
together with cash made available by the Company pursuant to Section 8 hereof in
respect of any fraction of a share of such securities otherwise issuable upon
such exercise. If the Warrant is then exercisable to purchase property other
than securities, the Warrant Agent shall take appropriate steps to cause such
property to be delivered to or upon the order of the registered holder of such
Warrant Certificate. In addition, if it is required by law and upon instruction
by the Company, the Warrant Agent will deliver to each Warrantholder a
prospectus which complies with the provisions of Section 10 of the Securities
Act of 1933 and the Company agrees to supply Warrant Agent with sufficient
number of prospectuses to effectuate that purpose.
(c) In case the registered holder of any Warrant Certificate shall exercise
fewer than all of the Warrants evidenced by such Warrant Certificate, the
Warrant Agent shall promptly countersign and deliver to the registered holder of
such Warrant Certificate, or to his duly authorized assigns, a new Warrant
Certificate or Certificates evidencing the number of Warrants that were not so
exercised.
(d) Each person in whose name any certificate for securities is issued upon the
exercise of Warrants shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder
of record of the securities represented thereby as of, and such certificate
shall be dated, the date upon which the Warrant Certificate was duly surrendered
in proper form and payment of the Exercise Price (and of any applicable taxes or
other governmental charges) was made; provided, however, that if the date of
such surrender and payment is a date on which the stock transfer books of the
Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the record holder
of such shares as of, and the certificate for such shares shall be dated, the
next succeeding business day on which the stock transfer books of the Company
are open (whether before, on or after the Expiration Date relating to such
Warrant) and the Warrant Agent shall be under no duty to deliver the certificate
for such shares until such date. The Company covenants and agrees that it shall
not cause its stock transfer books to be closed for a period of more than 20
consecutive business days except upon consolidation, merger, sale of all or
substantially all of its assets, dissolution or liquidation or as otherwise
provided by law.
(e) At any time after the date that is six months after the date of this Warrant
Agreement, the Warrants outstanding at the time of a redemption may be redeemed
at the option of the Company, in whole or in part on a pro-rata basis, by giving
not less than 30 days prior notice as provided in Section 7(f) below, which
notice may not be given before, but may be given at any time after, the last
reported sale price of the Common Stock on the principal exchange on which it is
then traded has equaled or exceeded $16.60 per share on each of five consecutive
trading days. The price at which Warrants may be redeemed (the "Redemption
Price") is $0.25 per Warrant. On and after the redemption date the holders of
record of redeemed Warrants shall be entitled to payment of the Redemption Price
upon surrender of such redeemed Warrants to the Company at the office of the
Warrant Agent designated for that purpose.
(f) Notice of redemption of Warrants shall be given at least 30 days prior to
the redemption date by mailing by first class mail, postage prepaid, a copy of
such notice to the Warrant Agent and to all of the holders of record of Warrants
at their respective addresses appearing on the books or transfer records of the
Company or such other address designated in writing by the holder of record to
the Warrant Agent not less than 40 days prior to the redemption date.
(g) From and after the redemption date, all rights of the Warrantholders (except
the right to receive the Redemption Price) shall terminate, but only if (i) no
later than one day prior to the redemption date the Company shall have
irrevocably deposited with the Warrant Agent as paying agent a sufficient amount
to pay on the redemption date the Redemption Price for all Warrants called for
redemption and (ii) the notice of redemption shall have stated the name and
address of the Warrant Agent and the intention of the Company to deposit such
amount with the Warrant Agent no later than one day prior to the redemption
date.
(h) On the Redemption Date, the Warrant Agent shall pay to the holders of record
of redeemed Warrants all monies received by the Warrant Agent for the redemption
of Warrants to which the holders of record of such redeemed Warrants who shall
have surrendered their Warrants are entitled. The Warrant Agent shall have no
obligation to pay for the redemption of the warrants except to the extent that
funds for such payment have been provided to it by the Company.
(i) Any amounts deposited with the Warrant Agent that are not required for
redemption of Warrants may be withdrawn by the Company. Any amounts deposited
with the Warrant Agent that shall be unclaimed after six months after the
redemption date shall be redelivered back to the Company, and thereafter the
holders of the Warrants called for redemption for which such funds were
deposited shall look solely to the Company for payment. The Company shall be
entitled to the interest, if any, on funds deposited with the Warrant Agent and
the holders of redeemed Warrants shall have no right to any such interest. At
the instruction of the Company, the Warrant agent shall deposit or invest any
and all funds deposited with it by the Company in connection with any redemption
in interest bearing accounts with a financial institution or institutions
typically used by the Warrant Agent for such purpose, and the Warrant Agent
shall have no liability with respect to the performance of any such investments
other than, in the case of funds deposited in accounts maintained by the Warrant
Agent, the liability of the Warrant Agent to its depositors in such accounts,
generally.
(j) If the Company fails to make a sufficient deposit with the Warrant Agent as
provided above, the holder of any Warrants called for redemption may at the
option of the holder, and as such holder's exclusive remedy, either (i) by
notice to the Company declare the notice of redemption a nullity as to such
holder, or (ii) maintain an action against the Company for the Redemption Price.
If the holder brings such an action, the Company will pay reasonable attorneys'
fees of the holder. If the holder fails to bring an action against the Company
for the Redemption Price within 60 days after the redemption date, the holder
shall be deemed to have elected to declare the notice of redemption to be a
nullity as to such holder and such notice shall be without any force or effect
as to such holder. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Section
7(j), a notice of redemption, once mailed by the Company as provided in Section
7(f) shall be irrevocable.
8. Fractional Interests. The Company shall not be required to issue any Warrant
Certificate evidencing a fraction of a Warrant or to issue fractions of shares
of securities on the exercise of the Warrants. If any fraction (calculated to
the nearest one-hundredth) of a Warrant or a share of securities would, except
for the provisions of this Section, be issuable on the exercise of any Warrant,
the Company shall, at its option, either purchase such fraction for an amount in
cash equal to the current value of such fraction computed on the basis of the
closing market price (as quoted on the principal exchange on which the Common
Stock is traded) on the trading day immediately preceding the day upon which
such Warrant Certificate was surrendered for exercise in accordance with Section
7 hereof or issue the required fractional Warrant or share. By accepting a
Warrant Certificate, the holder thereof expressly waives any right to receive a
Warrant Certificate evidencing any fraction of a Warrant or to receive any
fractional share of securities upon exercise of a Warrant, except as expressly
provided in this Section 8.
9. Reservation of Equity Securities. The Company covenants that it will at all
times reserve and keep available, free from any pre-emptive rights, out of its
authorized and unissued equity securities, solely for the purpose of issue upon
exercise of the Warrants, such number of shares of equity securities of the
Company as shall then be issuable upon the exercise of all outstanding Warrants
("Equity Securities"). The Company covenants that all Equity Securities which
shall be so issuable shall, upon such issue, be duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable.
The Company covenants that if any equity securities, required to be
reserved for the purpose of issue upon exercise of the Warrants hereunder,
require registration with or approval of any governmental authority under any
federal or state law before such shares may be issued upon exercise of Warrants,
the Company will use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause such
securities to be duly registered, or approved, as the case may be, and, to the
extent practicable, take all such action in anticipation of and prior to the
exercise of the Warrants, including, without limitation, filing or maintaining
an appropriate registration statement, necessary to permit a public offering of
the securities underlying the Warrants at any and all times during the term of
this Agreement, provided, however, that in no event shall such securities be
issued, and the Company is authorized to refuse to honor the exercise of any
Warrant, if such exercise would result in the opinion of the Company's Board of
Directors, upon advice of counsel, in the violation of any law; and provided
further that, in the case of a Warrant exercisable solely for securities listed
on a securities exchange or for which there are at least three independent
market makers, in lieu of obtaining such registration or approval, the Company
may elect to redeem Warrants submitted to the Warrant Agent for exercise for a
price equal to the difference between the aggregate low asked price, or closing
price, as the case may be, of the securities for which such Warrant is
exercisable on the date of such submission and the Exercise Price of such
Warrants; in the event of such redemption, the Company will pay to the holder of
such Warrants the above-described redemption price in cash within 10 business
days after receipt of notice from the Warrant Agent that such Warrants have been
submitted for exercise.
10. Reduction of Conversion Price Below Par Value. Before taking any action that
would cause an adjustment pursuant to Section 6 hereof reducing the portion of
the Exercise Price required to purchase one share of capital stock below the
then par value (if any) of a share of such capital stock, the Company will use
its best efforts to take any corporate action which, in the opinion of its
counsel, may be necessary in order that the Company may validly and legally
issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of such capital stock.
11. Payment of Taxes. The Company covenants and agrees that it will pay when due
and payable any and all federal and state documentary stamp and other original
issue taxes which may be payable in respect of the original issuance of the
Warrant Certificates, or any shares of Common Stock or other securities upon the
exercise of Warrants. The Company shall not, however, be required (a) to pay any
tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the transfer and
delivery of Warrant Certificates or the issuance or delivery of certificates for
Common Stock or other securities in a name other than that of the registered
holder of the Warrant Certificate surrendered for purchase or (b) to issue or
deliver any certificate for shares of Common Stock or other securities upon the
exercise of any Warrant Certificate until any such tax shall have been paid, all
such tax being payable by the holder of such Warrant Certificate at the time of
surrender.
12. Notice of Certain Corporate Action. In case the Company after the date
hereof shall propose (a) to offer to the holders of Common Stock, generally,
rights to subscribe to or purchase any additional shares of any class of its
capital stock, any evidences of its indebtedness or assets, or any other rights
or options or (b) to effect any reclassification of Common Stock (other than a
reclassification involving merely the subdivision or combination of outstanding
shares of Common Stock) or any capital reorganization, or any consolidation or
merger to which the Company is a party and for which approval of any
stockholders of the Company is required, or any sale, transfer or other
disposition of its property and assets substantially as an entirety, or the
liquidation, voluntary or involuntary dissolution or winding-up of the Company,
then, in each such case, the Company shall file with the Warrant Agent and the
Company, or the Warrant Agent on its behalf, shall mail (by first-class, postage
prepaid mail) to all registered holders of the Warrant Certificates notice of
such proposed action, which notice shall specify the date on which the books of
the Company shall close or a record be taken for such offer of rights or
options, or the date on which such reclassification, reorganization,
consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, other disposition, liquidation, voluntary
or involuntary dissolution or winding-up shall take place or commence, as the
case may be, and which shall also specify any record date for determination of
holders of Common Stock entitled to vote thereon or participate therein and
shall set forth such facts with respect thereto as shall be reasonably necessary
to indicate any adjustments in the Exercise Price and the number or kind of
shares or other securities purchasable upon exercise of Warrants which will be
required as a result of such action. Such notice shall be filed and mailed in
the case of any action covered by clause (a) above, at least ten days prior to
the record date for determining holders of the Common Stock for purposes of such
action or, if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of
shares of Common Stock of record are to be entitled to such offering; and, in
the case of any action covered by clause (b) above, at least 20 days prior to
the earlier of the date on which such reclassification, reorganization,
consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, other disposition, liquidation, voluntary
or involuntary dissolution or winding-up is expected to become effective and the
date on which it is expected that holders of shares of Common Stock of record on
such date shall be entitled to exchange their shares for securities or other
property deliverable upon such reclassification, reorganization, consolidation,
merger, sale, transfer, other disposition, liquidation, voluntary or involuntary
dissolution or winding-up.
Failure to give any such notice or any defect therein shall not affect
the legality or validity of any transaction listed in this Section 12.
13. Disposition of Proceeds on Exercise of Warrant Certificates, etc. The
Warrant Agent shall account promptly to the Company with respect to Warrants
exercised and concurrently pay to the Company all moneys received by the Warrant
Agent for the purchase of securities or other property through the exercise of
such Warrants.
The Warrant Agent shall keep copies of this Agreement available for
inspection by Warrantholders during normal business hours at its stock transfer
office. Copies of this Agreement may be obtained upon written request addressed
to the Warrant Agent at its stock transfer office in Manhattan, New York.
14. Warrantholder Not Deemed a Stockholder. No Warrantholder, as such, shall be
entitled to vote, receive dividends or be deemed the holder of Common Stock or
any other securities of the Company which may at any time be issuable on the
exercise of the Warrants represented thereby for any purpose whatever, nor shall
anything contained herein or in any Warrant Certificate be construed to confer
upon any Warrantholder, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the
Company or any right to vote for the election of directors or upon any matter
submitted to stockholders at any meeting thereof, or to give or withhold consent
to any corporate action (whether upon any recapitalization, issuance of stock,
reclassification of stock, change of par value or change of stock to no par
value, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), or to receive notice of
meetings or other actions affecting stockholders (except as provided in Section
12 hereof), or to receive dividend or subscription rights, or otherwise, until
such Warrant Certificate shall have been exercised in accordance with the
provisions hereof and the receipt of the Exercise Price and any other amounts
payable upon such exercise by the Warrant Agent.
15. Right of Action. All rights of action in respect to this Agreement are
vested in the respective registered holders of the Warrant Certificates; and any
registered holder of any Warrant Certificate, without the consent of the Warrant
Agent or of any other holder of a Warrant Certificate, may, in his own behalf
for his own benefit, enforce, and may institute and maintain any suit, action or
proceeding against the Company suitable to enforce, or otherwise in respect of,
his right to exercise the Warrants evidenced by such Warrant Certificate, for
the purchase of shares of the Common Stock in the manner provided in the Warrant
Certificate and in this Agreement.
16. Agreement of Holders of Warrant Certificates. Every holder of a Warrant
Certificate by accepting the same consents and agrees with the Company, the
Warrant Agent and with every other holder of a Warrant Certificate that:
(a) the Warrant Certificates are transferable on the registry books of the
Warrant Agent only upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;
and
(b) the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the person in whose
name the Warrant Certificate is registered as the absolute owner of the Warrant
(notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon made by
anyone other than the Company or the Warrant Agent) for all purposes whatever
and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to
the contrary.
17. Cancellation of Warrant Certificates. In the event that the Company shall
purchase or otherwise acquire any Warrant Certificate or Certificates after the
issuance thereof, such Warrant Certificate or Certificates shall thereupon be
delivered to the Warrant Agent and be canceled by it and retired. The Warrant
Agent shall also cancel any Warrant Certificate delivered to it for exercise, in
whole or in part, or delivered to it for transfer, split-up, combination or
exchange. Warrant Certificates so canceled shall be retained by the Warrant
Agent as required by law..
18. Concerning the Warrant Agent. The Company agrees to pay to the Warrant Agent
from time to time, on demand of the Warrant Agent, reasonable compensation for
all services rendered by it hereunder and also its reasonable expenses,
including counsel fees, and other disbursements incurred in the administration
and execution of this Agreement and the exercise and performance of its duties
hereunder. The Company also agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent for, and to
hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense, incurred without gross
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Warrant Agent,
arising out of or in connection with the acceptance and administration of this
Agreement.
19. Merger or Consolidation or Change of Name of Warrant Agent. Any corporation
into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated,
or any corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the
Warrant Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate
trust business of the Warrant Agent, shall be the successor to the Warrant Agent
hereunder without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the
part of any of the parties hereto, provided that such corporation would be
eligible for appointment as a successor warrant agent under the provisions of
Section 21 hereof. In case at the time such successor to the Warrant Agent shall
succeed to the agency created by this Agreement, any of the Warrant Certificates
shall have been countersigned but not delivered, any such successor to the
Warrant Agent may adopt the countersignature of the original Warrant Agent and
deliver such Warrant Certificates so countersigned; and in case at that time any
of the Warrant Certificates shall not have been countersigned, any successor to
the Warrant Agent may countersign such Warrant Certificates either in the name
of the predecessor Warrant Agent or in the name of the successor Warrant Agent;
and in all such cases such Warrant Certificates shall have the full force
provided in the Warrant Certificates and in this Agreement.
In case at any time the name of the Warrant Agent shall be changed and
at such time any of the Warrant Certificates shall have been countersigned but
not delivered, the Warrant Agent may adopt the countersignature under its prior
name and deliver Warrant Certificates so countersigned; and in case at that time
any of the Warrant Certificates shall not have been countersigned, the Warrant
Agent may countersign such Warrant Certificates either in its prior name or in
its changed name; and in all such cases such Warrant Certificates shall have the
full force provided in the Warrant Certificates and in this Agreement.
20. Duties of Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent undertakes the duties and
obligations imposed by this Agreement upon the following terms and conditions,
by all of which the Company and the holders of Warrant Certificates, by their
acceptance thereof, shall be bound:
(a) The Warrant Agent may consult with counsel satisfactory to it (who may be
counsel for the Company), and the opinion of such counsel shall be full and
complete authorization and protection to the Warrant Agent as to any action
taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and in accordance with such
opinion; provided, however, that the Warrant Agent shall have exercised
reasonable care in the selection of such counsel. Fees and expenses of such
counsel, to the extent reasonable, shall be paid by the Company.
(b) Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Warrant
Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or
established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder,
such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein
specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established
by a certificate signed by a Chairman or co-Chairman of the Board, the Chief
Executive Officer, the President or a Vice President or the Secretary of the
Company and delivered to the Warrant Agent; and such certificate shall be full
authorization to the Warrant Agent for any action taken or suffered in good
faith by it under the provisions of this Agreement in reliance upon such
certificate.
(c) The Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own gross
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.
(d) The Warrant Agent shall not be liable for or by reason of any of the
statements of fact or recitals contained in this Agreement or in the Warrant
Certificates (except its countersignature on the Warrant Certificates and such
statements or recitals as describe the Warrant Agent or action taken or to be
taken by it) or be required to verify the same, but all such statements and
recitals are and shall be deemed to have been made by the Company only.
(e) The Warrant Agent shall not be under any responsibility in respect of the
validity of this Agreement or the execution and delivery hereof (except the due
execution hereof by the Warrant Agent) or in respect of the validity or
execution of any Warrant Certificate (except its countersignature thereof); nor
shall it be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or
condition contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant Certificate; nor shall
it be responsible for the making of any change in the number of shares of Common
Stock for which a Warrant is exercisable required under the provisions of
Section 6 or responsible for the manner, method or amount of any such change or
the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such
adjustment or change (except with respect to the exercise of Warrant
Certificates after actual notice of any adjustment of the Exercise Price); nor
shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty
as to the authorization or reservation of any shares of Common Stock to be
issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Warrant Certificate or as to whether
any shares of Common Stock will, when issued, be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.
(f) The Warrant Agent shall be under no obligation to institute any action, suit
or legal proceeding or take any other action likely to involve expense unless
the Company or one or more registered holders of Warrant Certificates shall
furnish the Warrant Agent with reasonable security and indemnity for any costs
and expenses which may be incurred. All rights of action under this Agreement or
under any of the Warrants may be enforced by the Warrant Agent without the
possession of any of the Warrants or the production thereof at any trial or
other proceeding relative thereto, and any such action, suit or proceeding
instituted by the Warrant Agent shall be brought in its name as Warrant Agent,
and any recovery of judgment shall be for the ratable benefit of the registered
holders of the Warrant Certificates, as their respective rights or interests may
appear.
(g) The Warrant Agent and any stockholder, director, officer or employee of the
Warrant Agent may buy, sell or deal in any of the Warrants or other securities
of the Company or become pecuniarily interested in any transaction in which the
Company may be interested, or contract with or lend money to or otherwise act as
fully and freely as though it were not Warrant Agent under this Agreement.
Nothing herein shall preclude the Warrant Agent from acting in any other
capacity for the Company or for any other legal entity.
(h) The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized and directed to accept instructions
with respect to the performance of its duties hereunder from a Chairman or
co-Chairman of the Board, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, a Vice
President or the Secretary of the Company, and to apply to such officers for
advice or instructions in connection with the Warrant Agent's duties, and it
shall not be liable for any action taken or suffered or omitted by it in good
faith in accordance with instructions of any such officer.
(i) The Warrant Agent will not be responsible for any failure of the Company to
comply with any of the covenants contained in this Agreement or in the Warrant
Certificates to be complied with by the Company.
(j) The Warrant Agent may execute and exercise any of the rights or powers
hereby vested in it or perform any duty hereunder either itself or by or through
its attorneys, agents or employees and the Warrant Agent shall not be answerable
or accountable for any act, default, neglect or misconduct of any such
attorneys, agents or employees or for any loss to the Company resulting from
such neglect or misconduct; provided, however, that reasonable care shall have
been exercised in the selection and continued employment of such attorneys,
agents and employees.
(k) The Warrant Agent will not incur any liability or responsibility to the
Company or to any holder of any Warrant Certificate for any action taken, or any
failure to take action, in reliance on any notice, resolution, waiver, consent,
order, certificate, or other paper, document or instrument reasonably believed
by the Warrant Agent to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or presented by
the proper party or parties.
(l) The Warrant Agent will act hereunder solely as agent of the Company in a
ministerial capacity, and its duties will be determined solely by the provisions
hereof. The Warrant Agent will not be liable for anything which it may do or
refrain from doing in connection with this Agreement except for its own gross
negligence, bad faith or willful conduct.
21. Change of Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent may resign and be discharged from
its duties under this Agreement upon 30 days' prior notice in writing mailed, by
registered or certified mail, to the Company. The Company may remove the Warrant
Agent or any successor warrant agent upon 30 days' prior notice in writing,
mailed to the Warrant Agent or successor warrant agent, as the case may be, by
registered or certified mail. If the Warrant Agent shall resign or be removed or
shall otherwise become incapable of acting, the Company shall appoint a
successor to the Warrant Agent and shall, within 15 days following such
appointment, give notice thereof in writing to each registered holder of the
Warrant Certificates. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within
a period of 15 days after giving notice of such removal or after it has been
notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the resigning or
incapacitated Warrant Agent, then the Company agrees to perform the duties of
the Warrant Agent hereunder until a successor Warrant Agent is appointed. After
appointment and execution of a copy of this Agreement in effect at that time,
the successor Warrant Agent shall be vested with the same powers, rights, duties
and responsibilities as if it had been originally named as Warrant Agent without
further act or deed; but the former Warrant Agent shall deliver and transfer to
the successor Warrant Agent, within a reasonable time, any property at the time
held by it hereunder, and execute and deliver any further assurance, conveyance,
act or deed necessary for the purpose. Failure to give any notice provided for
in this Section, however, or any defect therein shall not affect the legality or
validity of the resignation or removal of the Warrant Agent or the appointment
of the successor warrant agent, as the case may be.
22. Issuance of New Warrant Certificates. Notwithstanding any of the provisions
of this Agreement or the several Warrant Certificates to the contrary, the
Company may, at its option, issue new Warrant Certificates in such form as may
be approved by its Board of Directors to reflect any adjustment or change in the
Exercise Price or the number or kind of shares purchasable under the several
Warrant Certificates made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
23. Notices. Notice or demand pursuant to this Agreement to be given or made on
the Company by the Warrant Agent or by the registered holder of any Warrant
Certificate shall be sufficiently given or made if sent by first-class or
registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in
writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent) as follows:
I-Sector Corporation
6401 Southwest Freeway
Houston, TX 77074
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Subject to the provisions of Section 21, any notice pursuant to this
Agreement to be given or made by the Company or by the holder of any Warrant
Certificate to or on the Warrant Agent shall be sufficiently given or made if
sent by first-class or registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed (until
another address is filed in writing by the Warrant Agent with the Company) as
follows:
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
59 Maiden Lane, Plaza Level
New York, NY 10038
Attention: Executive Vice President
Any notice or demand authorized to be given or made to the registered
holder of any Warrant Certificate under this Agreement shall be sufficiently
given or made if sent by first-class or registered mail, postage prepaid, to the
last address of such holder as it shall appear on the registers maintained by
the Warrant Agent.
24. Modification of Agreement. The Warrant Agent may, without the consent or
concurrence of the Warrantholders, by supplemental agreement or otherwise,
concur with the Company in making any changes or corrections in this Agreement
that the Warrant Agent shall have been advised by counsel (who may be counsel
for the Company) are necessary or desirable to cure any ambiguity or to correct
any defective or inconsistent provision or clerical omission or mistake or
manifest error herein contained, or to make any other provisions in regard to
matters or questions arising hereunder and which shall not be inconsistent with
the provisions of the Warrant Certificates and which shall not materially and
adversely affect the interests of the Warrantholders. As of the date hereof,
this Agreement contains the entire and only agreement, understanding,
representation, condition, warranty or covenant between the parties hereto with
respect to the matters herein, supersedes any and all other agreements between
the parties hereto relating to such matters, and may be modified or amended only
by a written agreement signed by both parties hereto pursuant to the authority
granted by the first sentence of this Section.
25. Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the
benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit
of their respective successors and assigns hereunder.
26. Delaware Contract. This Agreement and each Warrant Certificate issued
hereunder shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of
Delaware and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
said State.
27. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate as of the close of business on
the Expiration Date, or such earlier date upon which all Warrants shall have
been exercised or redeemed, except that the Warrant Agent shall account to the
Company as to all Warrants outstanding and all cash held by it as of the close
of business on the Expiration Date.
28. Benefits of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement or in the Warrant
Certificates shall be construed to give to any person or corporation other than
the Company, the Warrant Agent, and their respective successors and assigns
hereunder and the registered holders of the Warrant Certificates any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement; but this Agreement shall
be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company, the Warrant Agent, their
respective successors and assigns hereunder and the registered holders of the
Warrant Certificates.
29. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings of the several Sections of
this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not control or affect
the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.
30. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together
constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.
I-SECTOR CORPORATION
By: /s/ James H. Long
Name: James H. Long
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ Herbert J. Limmer
Name: Herbert J. Limmer
Title: Vice-President
Exhibit A
VOID AFTER 5 P.M. PACIFIC TIME ON MAY 7, 2009
WARRANTS TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
W_____ _________ Warrants
I-Sector Corporation
(a Delaware corporation)
CUSIP 45031W 11 5
THIS CERTIFIES THAT
or registered assigns, is the registered holder of the number of Warrants
("Warrants") set forth above. Each Warrant, unless and until redeemed by the
Company as provided in the Warrant Agreement, hereinafter more fully described
(the "Warrant Agreement") entitles the holder thereof to purchase from I-Sector
Corporation, a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware
("Company"), subject to the terms and conditions set forth hereinafter and in
the Warrant Agreement, at any time on or after May 7, 2004 and before the close
of business on May 7, 2009 ("Expiration Date"), one fully paid and
non-assessable share of Common Stock of the Company ("Common Stock") upon
presentation and surrender of this Warrant Certificate, with the instructions
for the registration and delivery of Common Stock filled in, at the stock
transfer office in Manhattan, New York, of American Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, Warrant Agent of the Company ("Warrant Agent") or of its successor
warrant agent or, if there be no successor warrant agent, at the corporate
offices of the Company, and upon payment of the Exercise Price (as defined in
the Warrant Agreement) and any applicable taxes paid either in cash, or by
certified or official bank check, payable in lawful money of the United States
of America to the order of the Company. Each Warrant initially entitles the
holder to purchase one share of Common Stock for $12.45. The number and kind of
securities or other property for which the Warrants are exercisable are subject
to adjustment in certain events, such as mergers, splits, stock dividends,
splits and the like, to prevent dilution. The Company may redeem any or all
outstanding and unexercised warrants by giving not less than 30 days prior
notice at any time after November 7, 2004 and after the closing price of the
Common Stock on the principal exchange on which it is traded has equaled or
exceeded $16.60 per share on each of five consecutive trading days. The
Redemption Price is $0.25 per Warrant. All Warrants not theretofore exercised
will expire on the Expiration Date.
This Warrant Certificate is subject to all of the terms, provisions and
conditions of the Warrant Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2004, between the
Company and the Warrant Agent, to all of which terms, provisions and conditions
the registered holder of this Warrant Certificate consents by acceptance hereof.
The Warrant Agreement is incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof
and reference is made to the Warrant Agreement for a full description of the
rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities of the Warrant
Agent, the Company and the holders of the Warrant Certificates. Copies of the
Warrant Agreement are available for inspection at the stock transfer office of
the Warrant Agent or may be obtained upon written request addressed to the
Company at I-Sector Corporation, 6401 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77074,
Attention: Chief Financial Officer.
The Company shall not be required upon the exercise of the Warrants
evidenced by this Warrant Certificate to issue fractions of Warrants, Common
Stock or other securities, but shall make adjustment therefor in cash on the
basis of the current market value of any fractional interest as provided in the
Warrant Agreement.
In certain cases, the sale of securities by the Company upon exercise
of Warrants would violate the securities laws of the United States, certain
states thereof or other jurisdictions. The Company has agreed to use all
commercially reasonable efforts to cause a registration statement to continue to
be effective during the term of the Warrants with respect to such sales under
the Securities Act of 1933, and to take such action under the laws of various
states as may be required to cause the sale of securities upon exercise to be
lawful. However, the Company will not be required to honor the exercise of
Warrants if, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, upon advice of counsel,
the sale of securities upon such exercise would be unlawful. In certain cases,
the Company may, but is not required to, purchase Warrants submitted for
exercise for a cash price equal to the difference between the market price of
the securities obtainable upon such exercise and the exercise price of such
Warrants.
This Warrant Certificate, with or without other Certificates, upon
surrender to the Warrant Agent, any successor warrant agent or, in the absence
of any successor warrant agent, at the corporate offices of the Company, may be
exchanged for another Warrant Certificate or Certificates evidencing in the
aggregate the same number of Warrants as the Warrant Certificate or Certificates
so surrendered. If the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate shall be
exercised in part, the holder hereof shall be entitled to receive upon surrender
hereof another Warrant Certificate or Certificates evidencing the number of
Warrants not so exercised.
No holder of this Warrant Certificate, as such, shall be entitled to
vote, receive dividends or be deemed the holder of Common Stock or any other
securities of the Company which may at any time be issuable on the exercise
hereof for any purpose whatever, nor shall anything contained in the Warrant
Agreement or herein be construed to confer upon the holder of this Warrant
Certificate, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any
right to vote for the election of directors or upon any matter submitted to
stockholders at any meeting thereof or give or withhold consent to any corporate
action (whether upon any matter submitted to stockholders at any meeting
thereof, or give or withhold consent to any merger, recapitalization, issuance
of stock, reclassification of stock, change of par value or change of stock to
no par value, consolidation, conveyance or otherwise) or to receive notice of
meetings or other actions affecting stockholders (except as provided in the
Warrant Agreement) or to receive dividends or subscription rights or otherwise
until the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate shall have been
exercised and the Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise thereof shall have
become deliverable as provided in the Warrant Agreement.
If this Warrant Certificate shall be surrendered for exercise within
any period during which the transfer books for the Company's Common Stock or
other class of stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants evidenced by
this Warrant Certificate are closed for any purpose, the Company shall not be
required to make delivery of certificates for shares purchasable upon such
transfer until the date of the reopening of said transfer books.
Every holder of this Warrant Certificate by accepting the same consents
and agrees with the Company, the Warrant Agent, and with every other holder of a
Warrant Certificate that:
(a) this Warrant Certificate is transferable on the registry books of
the Warrant Agent only upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Warrant
Agreement, and
(b) the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the person in
whose name this Warrant Certificate is registered as the absolute owner hereof
(notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon made by
anyone other than the Company or the Warrant Agent) for all purposes whatever
and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to
the contrary. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any
certificate for shares of Common Stock or other securities upon the exercise of
Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate until any tax which may be
payable in respect thereof by the holder of this Warrant Certificate pursuant to
the Warrant Agreement shall have been paid, such tax being payable by the holder
of this Warrant Certificate at the time of surrender.
This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid or obligatory for any
purpose until it shall have been countersigned by the Warrant Agent.
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WITNESS the facsimile signatures of the proper officers of the Company
and its corporate seal.
Dated: May 7, 2004
I-SECTOR CORPORATION
By: ______________________________________
Name: James H. Long
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Attest: ___________________________________
Secretary
Countersigned:
By: ______________________________________
Authorized Officer
[TO BE PRINTED ON BACK OF CERTIFICATE]
FORM OF ELECTION TO PURCHASE
The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase _________________
of the shares of common stock (the "Warrant Shares") of I-SECTOR CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), evidenced by the attached Warrant (the
"Warrant"). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the
respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
1. Payment of Warrant Exercise Price. The holder has paid in connection
with this exercise the sum of $______ to the Company in accordance with the
terms of the Warrant.
2. Delivery of Warrant Shares. The Company shall deliver to the holder
__________ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
Dated: _____________ __, ______
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(Name of Registered Holder)
By: ____________________________
Name:
Title:
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned does hereby assign and transfer to
________________, Federal Identification No. __________, a warrant to purchase
____________ shares of the common stock of I-SECTOR CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, represented by warrant certificate no. _____, standing in the name
of the undersigned on the books of said corporation. The undersigned does hereby
irrevocably constitute and appoint ______________, attorney to transfer the
warrants of said corporation, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: _____________ __, ______
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(Name of Registered Holder)
By: _____________________________
Name:
Title:
Exhibit 4.3
THIS WARRANT HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN
I-Sector Corporation
PURCHASE WARRANT
Issued to:
PAULSON INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC.
Exercisable to Purchase
45,300 Units
of
I-SECTOR CORPORATION
Void after May 7, 2009
This is to certify that, for value received and subject to the terms
and conditions set forth below, the Warrantholder (hereinafter defined) is
entitled to purchase, and the Company promises and agrees to sell and issue to
the Warrantholder, at any time on or after May 7, 2005 and on or before May 8,
2009, up to 45,300 Units (hereinafter defined) at the Exercise Price
(hereinafter defined).
This Warrant Certificate is issued subject to the following terms and
conditions:
1. Definitions of Certain Terms. Except as may be otherwise clearly required by
the context, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) "Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(b) "Cashless Exercise" means an exercise of Warrants in which, in lieu of
payment of the Exercise Price, the Holder elects to receive a lesser number of
Securities such that the value of the Securities that such Holder would
otherwise have been entitled to receive but has agreed not to receive, as
determined by the closing price of such Securities on the date of exercise or,
if such date is not a trading day, on the next prior trading day, is equal to
the Exercise Price with respect to such exercise. A Holder may only elect a
Cashless Exercise if Securities issuable by the Company on such exercise are
publicly traded securities.
(c) "Closing Date" means the date on which the Offering is closed.
(d) "Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(e) "Common Stock" means the common stock, par value $0.01, of the Company.
(f) "Company" means I-Sector Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
(g) "Company's Expenses" means any and all expenses payable by the Company or
the Warrantholder in connection with an offering described in Section 6 hereof,
except Warrantholder's Expenses.
(h) "Effective Date" means the date on which the Registration Statement is
declared effective by the Commission.
(i) "Exercise Price" means the price at which the Warrantholder may purchase one
Unit upon exercise of Warrants as determined from time to time pursuant to the
provisions hereof. The initial Exercise Price is $19.92 per Unit.
(j) "Offering" means the public offering of Units made pursuant to the
Registration Statement.
(k) "Participating Underwriter" means any underwriter participating in the sale
of the Securities pursuant to a registration under Section 6 of this Warrant
Certificate.
(l) "Registration Statement" means the Company's registration statement (File
No. 333 -113575) as amended on the Closing Date.
(m) "Rules and Regulations" means the rules and regulations of the Commission
adopted under the Act.
(n) "Securities" means the securities obtained or obtainable upon exercise of
the Warrant or securities obtained or obtainable upon exercise, exchange, or
conversion of such securities.
(o) "Unit" means two shares of Common Stock and one Unit Warrant.
(p) "Unit Warrant" means a warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock issued
pursuant to the Warrant Agreement.
(q) "Warrant Agreement" means that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of May 7,
2004, by and between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
relating to the issuance of Unit Warrants.
(r) "Warrant Certificate" means a certificate evidencing the Warrant.
(s) "Warrantholder" means a record holder of the Warrant or Securities. The
initial Warrantholder is Paulson Investment Company, Inc.
(t) "Warrantholder's Expenses" means the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of cash
payments made to an underwriter, underwriting syndicate, or agent in connection
with an offering described in Section 6 hereof multiplied by a fraction the
numerator of which is the aggregate sales price of the Securities sold by such
underwriter, underwriting syndicate, or agent in such offering and the
denominator of which is the aggregate sales price of all of the securities sold
by such underwriter, underwriting syndicate, or agent in such offering and (ii)
all out-of-pocket expenses of the Warrantholder, except for the fees and
disbursements of one firm retained as legal counsel for the Warrantholder that
will be paid by the Company.
(u) "Warrant" means the warrant evidenced by this certificate, any similar
certificate issued in connection with the Offering, or any certificate obtained
upon transfer or partial exercise of the Warrant evidenced by any such
certificate.
2. Exercise of Warrant. All or any part of the Warrant represented by this
Warrant Certificate may be exercised commencing on the first anniversary of the
Effective Date and ending at 5 p.m. Pacific Time on the fifth anniversary of the
Effective Date by surrendering this Warrant Certificate, together with
appropriate instructions, duly executed by the Warrantholder or by its duly
authorized attorney, at the office of the Company, 6401 Southwest Freeway,
Houston, Texas 77074; or at such other office or agency as the Company may
designate. The date on which such instructions are received by the Company shall
be the date of exercise. If the Holder has elected a Cashless Exercise, such
instructions shall so state. Upon receipt of notice of exercise, the Company
shall promptly instruct its transfer agent to prepare certificates for the
Securities to be received by the Warrantholder upon completion of the Warrant
exercise. When such certificates are prepared, the Company shall notify the
Warrantholder and deliver such certificates to the Warrantholder or as per the
Warrantholder's instructions promptly upon payment in full by the Warrantholder,
in lawful money of the United States, of the Exercise Price payable with respect
to the Securities being purchased, if any. If the Warrantholder shall represent
and warrant that all applicable registration and prospectus delivery
requirements for their sale have been complied with upon the prior sale of the
Securities received upon exercise of the Warrant, such certificates shall not
bear a legend with respect to the Securities Act of 1933.
If fewer than all the Securities purchasable under the Warrant are
purchased, the Company will, upon such partial exercise, execute and deliver to
the Warrantholder a new Warrant Certificate (dated the date hereof), in form and
tenor similar to this Warrant Certificate, evidencing that portion of the
Warrant not exercised. The Securities to be obtained on exercise of the Warrant
will be deemed to have been issued, and any person exercising the Warrants will
be deemed to have become a holder of record of those Securities, as of the date
of the payment of the Exercise Price.
3. Adjustments in Certain Events. The number, class, and price of Securities for
which this Warrant Certificate may be exercised are subject to adjustment from
time to time upon the happening of certain events as follows:
(a) If the outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock are divided into a
greater number of shares or a dividend in stock is paid on the Common Stock, the
number of shares of Common Stock for which the Warrant is then exercisable will
be proportionately increased and the Exercise Price will be proportionately
reduced; and, conversely, if the outstanding shares of Common Stock are combined
into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, the number of shares of Common
Stock for which the Warrant is then exercisable will be proportionately reduced
and the Exercise Price will be proportionately increased. The increases and
reductions provided for in this Section 3(a) will be made with the intent and,
as nearly as practicable, the effect that neither the percentage of the total
equity of the Company obtainable on exercise of the Warrants nor the price
payable for such percentage upon such exercise will be affected by any event
described in this Section 3(a).
(b) In case of any change in the Common Stock through merger, consolidation,
reclassification, reorganization, partial or complete liquidation, purchase of
substantially all the assets of the Company, or other change in the capital
structure of the Company, then, as a condition of such change, lawful and
adequate provision will be made so that the holder of this Warrant Certificate
will have the right thereafter to receive upon the exercise of the Warrant the
kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property to which he
would have been entitled if, immediately prior to such event, he had held the
number of shares of Common Stock obtainable upon the exercise of the Warrant. In
any such case, appropriate adjustment will be made in the application of the
provisions set forth herein with respect to the rights and interest thereafter
of the Warrantholder, to the end that the provisions set forth herein will
thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably may be, in relation to any
shares of stock or other property thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of
the Warrant. The Company will not permit any change in its capital structure to
occur unless the issuer of the shares of stock or other securities to be
received by the holder of this Warrant Certificate, if not the Company, agrees
to be bound by and comply with the provisions of this Warrant Certificate.
(c) When any adjustment is required to be made in the number of shares of Common
Stock, other securities, or the property purchasable upon exercise of the
Warrant, the Company will promptly determine the new number of such shares or
other securities or property purchasable upon exercise of the Warrant and (i)
prepare and retain on file a statement describing in reasonable detail the
method used in arriving at the new number of such shares or other securities or
property purchasable upon exercise of the Warrant and (ii) cause a copy of such
statement to be mailed to the Warrantholder within thirty (30) days after the
date of the event giving rise to the adjustment.
(d) No fractional shares of Common Stock or other securities will be issued in
connection with the exercise of the Warrant, but the Company will pay, in lieu
of fractional shares, a cash payment therefor on the basis of the mean between
the bid and asked prices of the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market or
the last sale price of the Common Stock on the principal exchange or other
trading facility on which the Common Stock is traded on the day immediately
prior to exercise.
(e) If securities of the Company or securities of any subsidiary of the Company
are distributed pro rata to holders of Common Stock, such number of securities
will be distributed to the Warrantholder or its assignee upon exercise of its
rights hereunder as such Warrantholder or assignee would have been entitled to
if this Warrant Certificate had been exercised prior to the record date for such
distribution. The provisions with respect to adjustment of the Common Stock
provided in this Section 3 will also apply to the securities to which the
Warrantholder or its assignee is entitled under this Section 3(e).
(f) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, there will be no adjustment
made hereunder on account of (i) the sale by the Company of the Common Stock or
other Securities purchasable upon exercise of the Warrant and (ii) any
adjustment to the Unit Warrants pursuant to the Warrant Agreement.
(g) If, immediately prior to any exercise of Warrants, there are no outstanding
Unit Warrants, or other securities for which the Warrants are then exercisable
and that are convertible into or exercisable to purchase Common Stock ("Other
Securities"), then upon such exercise of Warrants, the Company shall issue to
the Warrantholder, in lieu of Unit Warrants, or such Other Securities, and in
addition to any other Common Stock issuable upon such exercise of Warrants, the
number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issuable upon exercise of
the Unit Warrants, or exercise or conversion of such Other Securities underlying
the exercised Warrants, reduced by a number of shares of Common Stock equal in
value to the exercise price (if any) of such Unit Warrants or Other Securities.
4. Reservation of Securities. The Company agrees that the number of shares of
Common Stock or other Securities sufficient to provide for the exercise of the
Warrant upon the basis set forth above will at all times during the term of the
Warrant be reserved for exercise.
5. Validity of Securities. All Securities delivered upon the exercise of the
Warrant will be duly and validly issued in accordance with their terms, and the
Company will pay all documentary and transfer taxes, if any, in respect of the
original issuance thereof upon exercise of the Warrant.
6. Registration of Securities Issuable on Exercise of Warrant Certificate.
(a) The Company will register the Securities with the Commission pursuant to the
Act so as to allow the unrestricted sale of the Securities to the public from
time to time commencing on the first anniversary of the Effective Date and
ending at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date
(the "Registration Period"). The Company will also file such applications and
other documents necessary to permit the sale of the Securities to the public
during the Registration Period in those states in which the Units were qualified
for sale in the Offering or such other states as the Company and the
Warrantholder agree to. In order to comply with the provisions of this Section
6(a), the Company is not required to file more than one registration statement.
No registration right of any kind, "piggyback" or otherwise, will last longer
than five years from the Effective Date.
(b) The Company will pay all of the Company's Expenses and each Warrantholder
will pay its pro rata share of the Warrantholder's Expenses relating to the
registration, offer, and sale of the Securities.
(c) Except as specifically provided herein, the manner and conduct of the
registration, including the contents of the registration, will be entirely in
the control and at the discretion of the Company. The Company will file such
post-effective amendments and supplements as may be necessary to maintain the
currency of the registration statement during the period of its use. In
addition, if the Warrantholder participating in the registration is advised by
counsel for Paulson Investment Company, Inc. (or if Paulson Investment Company,
Inc. is not a Warrantholder, counsel representing more than 50% of the then
outstanding warrants) that the registration statement, in that counsel's
opinion, is deficient in any material respect, the Company will use its best
efforts to cause the registration statement to be amended to eliminate the
concerns raised.
(d) The Company will furnish to the Warrantholder the number of copies of a
prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the
requirements of the Act, and such other documents as it may reasonably request
in order to facilitate the disposition of Securities owned by it.
(e) The Company will, at the request of Warrantholders holding at least 50
percent of the then outstanding Warrants, (i) furnish an opinion of the counsel
representing the Company for the purposes of the registration pursuant to this
Section 6, addressed to the Warrantholders and any Participating Underwriter,
(ii) furnish an appropriate letter from the independent public accountants of
the Company, addressed to the Warrantholders and any Participating Underwriter,
and (iii) make representations and warranties to the Warrantholders and any
Participating Underwriter. A request pursuant to this subsection (e) may be made
on three occasions. The documents required to be delivered pursuant to this
subsection (e) will be dated within ten days of the request and will be, in form
and substance, equivalent to similar documents furnished to the underwriters in
connection with the Offering, with such changes as may be appropriate in light
of changed circumstances.
7. Indemnification in Connection with Registration.
(a) If any of the Securities are registered, the Company will indemnify and hold
harmless each selling Warrantholder, any person who controls any selling
Warrantholder within the meaning of the Act, and any Participating Underwriter
against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities, joint or several, to which
any Warrantholder, controlling person, or Participating Underwriter may be
subject under the Act or otherwise; and it will reimburse each Warrantholder,
each controlling person, and each Participating Underwriter for any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred by the Warrantholder, controlling person, or
Participating Underwriter in connection with investigating or defending any such
loss, claim, damage, liability, or action, insofar as such losses, claims,
damages, or liabilities, joint or several (or actions in respect thereof), arise
out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any
material fact contained, on the effective date thereof, in any such registration
statement or any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus, or any amendment or
supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that
the Company will not be liable in any case to the extent that any loss, claim,
damage, or liability arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in any
registration statement, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus, or any
amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished by a Warrantholder for use in the preparation thereof;
provided, however, that the foregoing indemnification with respect to the
preliminary prospectus shall not insure to the benefit of any Participating
Underwriter from which the person asserting any such loss, claim, damage or
liability, action or proceeding purchased Units if (1) a copy of the final
prospectus (as then amended or supplemented) was required by law to be delivered
to such person at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of Units to
such person, (2) a copy of the final prospectus (as then amended or
supplemented) was not sent or given to such person by or on behalf of such
Participating Underwriter and such failure was not due to the Company's failure
to make available sufficient quantities of the final prospectus to those
Underwriters, and (3) the final prospectus (as so amended or supplemented) would
have cured the defect giving rise to such loss, claim, damage or liability,
action or proceeding. The indemnity agreement contained in this subparagraph (a)
will not apply to amounts paid to any claimant in settlement of any suit or
claim unless such payment is first approved by the Company, such approval not to
be unreasonably withheld.
(b) Each selling Warrantholder, as a condition of the Company's registration
obligation, will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors,
each of its officers who have signed any registration statement or other filing
or any amendment or supplement thereto, and any person who controls the Company
within the meaning of the Act, against any losses, claims, damages, or
liabilities to which the Company or any such director, officer, or controlling
person may become subject under the Act or otherwise, and will reimburse any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company or any such director,
officer, or controlling person in connection with investigating or defending any
such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action, insofar as such losses, claims,
damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are
based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained
in said registration statement, any preliminary or final prospectus, or other
filing, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are 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, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission was made in said registration
statement, preliminary or final prospectus, or other filing, or amendment or
supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished by such Warrantholder for use in the preparation thereof; provided,
however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subparagraph (b) will
not apply to amounts paid to any claimant in settlement of any suit or claim
unless such payment is first approved by the Warrantholder, such approval not to
be unreasonably withheld.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subparagraphs (a) or
(b) above of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party
will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party,
notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof; but the omission to
notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it from any liability that it may
have to any indemnified party otherwise than under subparagraphs (a) and (b).
(d) If any such action is brought against any indemnified party and it notifies
an indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will
be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with
any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof,
with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party; and after notice from the
indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election to assume the
defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified
party for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified
party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of
investigation.
8. Restrictions on Transfer. This Warrant Certificate and the Warrant may not be
sold, transferred, assigned or hypothecated for a one-year period after the
Effective Date except to underwriters of the Offering or to individuals who are
either a partner or an officer of such an underwriter or by will or by operation
of law. The Warrant may be divided or combined, upon request to the Company by
the Warrantholder, into a certificate or certificates evidencing the same
aggregate number of Warrants.
9. No Rights as a Shareholder. Except as otherwise provided herein, the
Warrantholder will not, by virtue of ownership of the Warrant, be entitled to
any rights of a shareholder of the Company but will, upon written request to the
Company, be entitled to receive such quarterly or annual reports as the Company
distributes to its shareholders.
10. Notice. Any notices required or permitted to be given hereunder will be in
writing and may be served personally or by mail; and if served by mail will be
addressed as follows:
If to the Company:
I-Sector Corporation
6401 Southwest Freeway
Houston, TX 77074
Attention: Chief Financial Officer;
If to the Warrantholder:
at the address furnished
by the Warrantholder to the
Company for the purpose of
notice.
Any notice so given by mail will be deemed effectively given 48 hours
after mailing when deposited in the United States mail, registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid and addressed as specified
above. Any party may by written notice to the other specify a different address
for notice purposes.
11. Applicable Law. This Warrant Certificate will be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Oregon, without reference to
conflict of laws principles thereunder. All disputes relating to this Warrant
Certificate shall be tried before the courts of Oregon located in Multnomah
County, Oregon to the exclusion of all other courts that might have
jurisdiction.
Dated as of May 7, 2004
I-SECTOR CORPORATION
By: /s/ James H. Long
--------------------------------
James H. Long
Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 4.4
THIS WARRANT HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN
I-Sector Corporation
PURCHASE WARRANT
Issued to:
PALI CAPITAL, INC.
Exercisable to Purchase
3,000 Units
of
I-SECTOR CORPORATION
Void after May 7, 2009
This is to certify that, for value received and subject to the terms
and conditions set forth below, the Warrantholder (hereinafter defined) is
entitled to purchase, and the Company promises and agrees to sell and issue to
the Warrantholder, at any time on or after May 7, 2005 and on or before May 8,
2009, up to 3,000 Units (hereinafter defined) at the Exercise Price (hereinafter
defined).
This Warrant Certificate is issued subject to the following terms and
conditions:
1. Definitions of Certain Terms. Except as may be otherwise clearly required by
the context, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) "Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(b) "Cashless Exercise" means an exercise of Warrants in which, in lieu of
payment of the Exercise Price, the Holder elects to receive a lesser number of
Securities such that the value of the Securities that such Holder would
otherwise have been entitled to receive but has agreed not to receive, as
determined by the closing price of such Securities on the date of exercise or,
if such date is not a trading day, on the next prior trading day, is equal to
the Exercise Price with respect to such exercise. A Holder may only elect a
Cashless Exercise if Securities issuable by the Company on such exercise are
publicly traded securities.
(c) "Closing Date" means the date on which the Offering is closed.
(d) "Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(e) "Common Stock" means the common stock, par value $0.01, of the Company.
(f) "Company" means I-Sector Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
(g) "Company's Expenses" means any and all expenses payable by the Company or
the Warrantholder in connection with an offering described in Section 6 hereof,
except Warrantholder's Expenses.
(h) "Effective Date" means the date on which the Registration Statement is
declared effective by the Commission.
(i) "Exercise Price" means the price at which the Warrantholder may purchase one
Unit upon exercise of Warrants as determined from time to time pursuant to the
provisions hereof. The initial Exercise Price is $19.92 per Unit.
(j) "Offering" means the public offering of Units made pursuant to the
Registration Statement.
(k) "Participating Underwriter" means any underwriter participating in the sale
of the Securities pursuant to a registration under Section 6 of this Warrant
Certificate.
(l) "Registration Statement" means the Company's registration statement (File
No. 333 -113575) as amended on the Closing Date.
(m) "Rules and Regulations" means the rules and regulations of the Commission
adopted under the Act.
(n) "Securities" means the securities obtained or obtainable upon exercise of
the Warrant or securities obtained or obtainable upon exercise, exchange, or
conversion of such securities.
(o) "Unit" means two shares of Common Stock and one Unit Warrant.
(p) "Unit Warrant" means a warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock issued
pursuant to the Warrant Agreement.
(q) "Warrant Agreement" means that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of May 7,
2004, by and between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
relating to the issuance of Unit Warrants.
(r) "Warrant Certificate" means a certificate evidencing the Warrant.
(s) "Warrantholder" means a record holder of the Warrant or Securities. The
initial Warrantholder is Paulson Investment Company, Inc.
(t) "Warrantholder's Expenses" means the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of cash
payments made to an underwriter, underwriting syndicate, or agent in connection
with an offering described in Section 6 hereof multiplied by a fraction the
numerator of which is the aggregate sales price of the Securities sold by such
underwriter, underwriting syndicate, or agent in such offering and the
denominator of which is the aggregate sales price of all of the securities sold
by such underwriter, underwriting syndicate, or agent in such offering and (ii)
all out-of-pocket expenses of the Warrantholder, except for the fees and
disbursements of one firm retained as legal counsel for the Warrantholder that
will be paid by the Company.
(u) "Warrant" means the warrant evidenced by this certificate, any similar
certificate issued in connection with the Offering, or any certificate obtained
upon transfer or partial exercise of the Warrant evidenced by any such
certificate.
2. Exercise of Warrant. All or any part of the Warrant represented by this
Warrant Certificate may be exercised commencing on the first anniversary of the
Effective Date and ending at 5 p.m. Pacific Time on the fifth anniversary of the
Effective Date by surrendering this Warrant Certificate, together with
appropriate instructions, duly executed by the Warrantholder or by its duly
authorized attorney, at the office of the Company, 6401 Southwest Freeway,
Houston, Texas 77074; or at such other office or agency as the Company may
designate. The date on which such instructions are received by the Company shall
be the date of exercise. If the Holder has elected a Cashless Exercise, such
instructions shall so state. Upon receipt of notice of exercise, the Company
shall promptly instruct its transfer agent to prepare certificates for the
Securities to be received by the Warrantholder upon completion of the Warrant
exercise. When such certificates are prepared, the Company shall notify the
Warrantholder and deliver such certificates to the Warrantholder or as per the
Warrantholder's instructions promptly upon payment in full by the Warrantholder,
in lawful money of the United States, of the Exercise Price payable with respect
to the Securities being purchased, if any. If the Warrantholder shall represent
and warrant that all applicable registration and prospectus delivery
requirements for their sale have been complied with upon the prior sale of the
Securities received upon exercise of the Warrant, such certificates shall not
bear a legend with respect to the Securities Act of 1933.
If fewer than all the Securities purchasable under the Warrant are
purchased, the Company will, upon such partial exercise, execute and deliver to
the Warrantholder a new Warrant Certificate (dated the date hereof), in form and
tenor similar to this Warrant Certificate, evidencing that portion of the
Warrant not exercised. The Securities to be obtained on exercise of the Warrant
will be deemed to have been issued, and any person exercising the Warrants will
be deemed to have become a holder of record of those Securities, as of the date
of the payment of the Exercise Price.
3. Adjustments in Certain Events. The number, class, and price of Securities for
which this Warrant Certificate may be exercised are subject to adjustment from
time to time upon the happening of certain events as follows:
(a) If the outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock are divided into a
greater number of shares or a dividend in stock is paid on the Common Stock, the
number of shares of Common Stock for which the Warrant is then exercisable will
be proportionately increased and the Exercise Price will be proportionately
reduced; and, conversely, if the outstanding shares of Common Stock are combined
into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, the number of shares of Common
Stock for which the Warrant is then exercisable will be proportionately reduced
and the Exercise Price will be proportionately increased. The increases and
reductions provided for in this Section 3(a) will be made with the intent and,
as nearly as practicable, the effect that neither the percentage of the total
equity of the Company obtainable on exercise of the Warrants nor the price
payable for such percentage upon such exercise will be affected by any event
described in this Section 3(a).
(b) In case of any change in the Common Stock through merger, consolidation,
reclassification, reorganization, partial or complete liquidation, purchase of
substantially all the assets of the Company, or other change in the capital
structure of the Company, then, as a condition of such change, lawful and
adequate provision will be made so that the holder of this Warrant Certificate
will have the right thereafter to receive upon the exercise of the Warrant the
kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property to which he
would have been entitled if, immediately prior to such event, he had held the
number of shares of Common Stock obtainable upon the exercise of the Warrant. In
any such case, appropriate adjustment will be made in the application of the
provisions set forth herein with respect to the rights and interest thereafter
of the Warrantholder, to the end that the provisions set forth herein will
thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably may be, in relation to any
shares of stock or other property thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of
the Warrant. The Company will not permit any change in its capital structure to
occur unless the issuer of the shares of stock or other securities to be
received by the holder of this Warrant Certificate, if not the Company, agrees
to be bound by and comply with the provisions of this Warrant Certificate.
(c) When any adjustment is required to be made in the number of shares of Common
Stock, other securities, or the property purchasable upon exercise of the
Warrant, the Company will promptly determine the new number of such shares or
other securities or property purchasable upon exercise of the Warrant and (i)
prepare and retain on file a statement describing in reasonable detail the
method used in arriving at the new number of such shares or other securities or
property purchasable upon exercise of the Warrant and (ii) cause a copy of such
statement to be mailed to the Warrantholder within thirty (30) days after the
date of the event giving rise to the adjustment.
(d) No fractional shares of Common Stock or other securities will be issued in
connection with the exercise of the Warrant, but the Company will pay, in lieu
of fractional shares, a cash payment therefor on the basis of the mean between
the bid and asked prices of the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market or
the last sale price of the Common Stock on the principal exchange or other
trading facility on which the Common Stock is traded on the day immediately
prior to exercise.
(e) If securities of the Company or securities of any subsidiary of the Company
are distributed pro rata to holders of Common Stock, such number of securities
will be distributed to the Warrantholder or its assignee upon exercise of its
rights hereunder as such Warrantholder or assignee would have been entitled to
if this Warrant Certificate had been exercised prior to the record date for such
distribution. The provisions with respect to adjustment of the Common Stock
provided in this Section 3 will also apply to the securities to which the
Warrantholder or its assignee is entitled under this Section 3(e).
(f) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, there will be no adjustment
made hereunder on account of (i) the sale by the Company of the Common Stock or
other Securities purchasable upon exercise of the Warrant and (ii) any
adjustment to the Unit Warrants pursuant to the Warrant Agreement.
(g) If, immediately prior to any exercise of Warrants, there are no outstanding
Unit Warrants, or other securities for which the Warrants are then exercisable
and that are convertible into or exercisable to purchase Common Stock ("Other
Securities"), then upon such exercise of Warrants, the Company shall issue to
the Warrantholder, in lieu of Unit Warrants, or such Other Securities, and in
addition to any other Common Stock issuable upon such exercise of Warrants, the
number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issuable upon exercise of
the Unit Warrants, or exercise or conversion of such Other Securities underlying
the exercised Warrants, reduced by a number of shares of Common Stock equal in
value to the exercise price (if any) of such Unit Warrants or Other Securities.
4. Reservation of Securities. The Company agrees that the number of shares of
Common Stock or other Securities sufficient to provide for the exercise of the
Warrant upon the basis set forth above will at all times during the term of the
Warrant be reserved for exercise.
5. Validity of Securities. All Securities delivered upon the exercise of the
Warrant will be duly and validly issued in accordance with their terms, and the
Company will pay all documentary and transfer taxes, if any, in respect of the
original issuance thereof upon exercise of the Warrant.
6. Registration of Securities Issuable on Exercise of Warrant Certificate.
(a) The Company will register the Securities with the Commission pursuant to the
Act so as to allow the unrestricted sale of the Securities to the public from
time to time commencing on the first anniversary of the Effective Date and
ending at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date
(the "Registration Period"). The Company will also file such applications and
other documents necessary to permit the sale of the Securities to the public
during the Registration Period in those states in which the Units were qualified
for sale in the Offering or such other states as the Company and the
Warrantholder agree to. In order to comply with the provisions of this Section
6(a), the Company is not required to file more than one registration statement.
No registration right of any kind, "piggyback" or otherwise, will last longer
than five years from the Effective Date.
(b) The Company will pay all of the Company's Expenses and each Warrantholder
will pay its pro rata share of the Warrantholder's Expenses relating to the
registration, offer, and sale of the Securities.
(c) Except as specifically provided herein, the manner and conduct of the
registration, including the contents of the registration, will be entirely in
the control and at the discretion of the Company. The Company will file such
post-effective amendments and supplements as may be necessary to maintain the
currency of the registration statement during the period of its use. In
addition, if the Warrantholder participating in the registration is advised by
counsel for Paulson Investment Company, Inc. (or if Paulson Investment Company,
Inc. is not a Warrantholder, counsel representing more than 50% of the then
outstanding warrants) that the registration statement, in that counsel's
opinion, is deficient in any material respect, the Company will use its best
efforts to cause the registration statement to be amended to eliminate the
concerns raised.
(d) The Company will furnish to the Warrantholder the number of copies of a
prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the
requirements of the Act, and such other documents as it may reasonably request
in order to facilitate the disposition of Securities owned by it.
(e) The Company will, at the request of Warrantholders holding at least 50
percent of the then outstanding Warrants, (i) furnish an opinion of the counsel
representing the Company for the purposes of the registration pursuant to this
Section 6, addressed to the Warrantholders and any Participating Underwriter,
(ii) furnish an appropriate letter from the independent public accountants of
the Company, addressed to the Warrantholders and any Participating Underwriter,
and (iii) make representations and warranties to the Warrantholders and any
Participating Underwriter. A request pursuant to this subsection (e) may be made
on three occasions. The documents required to be delivered pursuant to this
subsection (e) will be dated within ten days of the request and will be, in form
and substance, equivalent to similar documents furnished to the underwriters in
connection with the Offering, with such changes as may be appropriate in light
of changed circumstances.
7. Indemnification in Connection with Registration.
(a) If any of the Securities are registered, the Company will indemnify and hold
harmless each selling Warrantholder, any person who controls any selling
Warrantholder within the meaning of the Act, and any Participating Underwriter
against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities, joint or several, to which
any Warrantholder, controlling person, or Participating Underwriter may be
subject under the Act or otherwise; and it will reimburse each Warrantholder,
each controlling person, and each Participating Underwriter for any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred by the Warrantholder, controlling person, or
Participating Underwriter in connection with investigating or defending any such
loss, claim, damage, liability, or action, insofar as such losses, claims,
damages, or liabilities, joint or several (or actions in respect thereof), arise
out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any
material fact contained, on the effective date thereof, in any such registration
statement or any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus, or any amendment or
supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that
the Company will not be liable in any case to the extent that any loss, claim,
damage, or liability arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in any
registration statement, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus, or any
amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished by a Warrantholder for use in the preparation thereof;
provided, however, that the foregoing indemnification with respect to the
preliminary prospectus shall not insure to the benefit of any Participating
Underwriter from which the person asserting any such loss, claim, damage or
liability, action or proceeding purchased Units if (1) a copy of the final
prospectus (as then amended or supplemented) was required by law to be delivered
to such person at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of Units to
such person, (2) a copy of the final prospectus (as then amended or
supplemented) was not sent or given to such person by or on behalf of such
Participating Underwriter and such failure was not due to the Company's failure
to make available sufficient quantities of the final prospectus to those
Underwriters, and (3) the final prospectus (as so amended or supplemented) would
have cured the defect giving rise to such loss, claim, damage or liability,
action or proceeding. The indemnity agreement contained in this subparagraph (a)
will not apply to amounts paid to any claimant in settlement of any suit or
claim unless such payment is first approved by the Company, such approval not to
be unreasonably withheld.
(b) Each selling Warrantholder, as a condition of the Company's registration
obligation, will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors,
each of its officers who have signed any registration statement or other filing
or any amendment or supplement thereto, and any person who controls the Company
within the meaning of the Act, against any losses, claims, damages, or
liabilities to which the Company or any such director, officer, or controlling
person may become subject under the Act or otherwise, and will reimburse any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company or any such director,
officer, or controlling person in connection with investigating or defending any
such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action, insofar as such losses, claims,
damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are
based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained
in said registration statement, any preliminary or final prospectus, or other
filing, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are 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, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission was made in said registration
statement, preliminary or final prospectus, or other filing, or amendment or
supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished by such Warrantholder for use in the preparation thereof; provided,
however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subparagraph (b) will
not apply to amounts paid to any claimant in settlement of any suit or claim
unless such payment is first approved by the Warrantholder, such approval not to
be unreasonably withheld.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subparagraphs (a) or
(b) above of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party
will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party,
notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof; but the omission to
notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it from any liability that it may
have to any indemnified party otherwise than under subparagraphs (a) and (b).
(d) If any such action is brought against any indemnified party and it notifies
an indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will
be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with
any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof,
with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party; and after notice from the
indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election to assume the
defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified
party for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified
party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of
investigation.
8. Restrictions on Transfer. This Warrant Certificate and the Warrant may not be
sold, transferred, assigned or hypothecated for a one-year period after the
Effective Date except to underwriters of the Offering or to individuals who are
either a partner or an officer of such an underwriter or by will or by operation
of law. The Warrant may be divided or combined, upon request to the Company by
the Warrantholder, into a certificate or certificates evidencing the same
aggregate number of Warrants.
9. No Rights as a Shareholder. Except as otherwise provided herein, the
Warrantholder will not, by virtue of ownership of the Warrant, be entitled to
any rights of a shareholder of the Company but will, upon written request to the
Company, be entitled to receive such quarterly or annual reports as the Company
distributes to its shareholders.
10. Notice. Any notices required or permitted to be given hereunder will be in
writing and may be served personally or by mail; and if served by mail will be
addressed as follows:
If to the Company:
I-Sector Corporation
6401 Southwest Freeway
Houston, TX 77074
Attention: Chief Financial Officer;
If to the Warrantholder:
at the address furnished
by the Warrantholder to the
Company for the purpose of
notice.
Any notice so given by mail will be deemed effectively given 48 hours
after mailing when deposited in the United States mail, registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid and addressed as specified
above. Any party may by written notice to the other specify a different address
for notice purposes.
11. Applicable Law. This Warrant Certificate will be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Oregon, without reference to
conflict of laws principles thereunder. All disputes relating to this Warrant
Certificate shall be tried before the courts of Oregon located in Multnomah
County, Oregon to the exclusion of all other courts that might have
jurisdiction.
Dated as of May 7, 2004
I-SECTOR CORPORATION
By: /s/ James H. Long
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James H. Long
Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 4.5
THIS WARRANT HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN
I-Sector Corporation
PURCHASE WARRANT
Issued to:
S.W. BACH & COMPANY
Exercisable to Purchase
1,700 Units
of
I-SECTOR CORPORATION
Void after May 7, 2009
This is to certify that, for value received and subject to the terms
and conditions set forth below, the Warrantholder (hereinafter defined) is
entitled to purchase, and the Company promises and agrees to sell and issue to
the Warrantholder, at any time on or after May 7, 2005 and on or before May 8,
2009, up to 1,700 Units (hereinafter defined) at the Exercise Price (hereinafter
defined).
This Warrant Certificate is issued subject to the following terms and
conditions:
1. Definitions of Certain Terms. Except as may be otherwise clearly required by
the context, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) "Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(b) "Cashless Exercise" means an exercise of Warrants in which, in lieu of
payment of the Exercise Price, the Holder elects to receive a lesser number of
Securities such that the value of the Securities that such Holder would
otherwise have been entitled to receive but has agreed not to receive, as
determined by the closing price of such Securities on the date of exercise or,
if such date is not a trading day, on the next prior trading day, is equal to
the Exercise Price with respect to such exercise. A Holder may only elect a
Cashless Exercise if Securities issuable by the Company on such exercise are
publicly traded securities.
(c) "Closing Date" means the date on which the Offering is closed.
(d) "Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(e) "Common Stock" means the common stock, par value $0.01, of the Company.
(f) "Company" means I-Sector Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
(g) "Company's Expenses" means any and all expenses payable by the Company or
the Warrantholder in connection with an offering described in Section 6 hereof,
except Warrantholder's Expenses.
(h) "Effective Date" means the date on which the Registration Statement is
declared effective by the Commission.
(i) "Exercise Price" means the price at which the Warrantholder may purchase one
Unit upon exercise of Warrants as determined from time to time pursuant to the
provisions hereof. The initial Exercise Price is $19.92 per Unit.
(j) "Offering" means the public offering of Units made pursuant to the
Registration Statement.
(k) "Participating Underwriter" means any underwriter participating in the sale
of the Securities pursuant to a registration under Section 6 of this Warrant
Certificate.
(l) "Registration Statement" means the Company's registration statement (File
No. 333 -113575) as amended on the Closing Date.
(m) "Rules and Regulations" means the rules and regulations of the Commission
adopted under the Act.
(n) "Securities" means the securities obtained or obtainable upon exercise of
the Warrant or securities obtained or obtainable upon exercise, exchange, or
conversion of such securities.
(o) "Unit" means two shares of Common Stock and one Unit Warrant.
(p) "Unit Warrant" means a warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock issued
pursuant to the Warrant Agreement.
(q) "Warrant Agreement" means that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of May 7,
2004, by and between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
relating to the issuance of Unit Warrants.
(r) "Warrant Certificate" means a certificate evidencing the Warrant.
(s) "Warrantholder" means a record holder of the Warrant or Securities. The
initial Warrantholder is Paulson Investment Company, Inc.
(t) "Warrantholder's Expenses" means the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of cash
payments made to an underwriter, underwriting syndicate, or agent in connection
with an offering described in Section 6 hereof multiplied by a fraction the
numerator of which is the aggregate sales price of the Securities sold by such
underwriter, underwriting syndicate, or agent in such offering and the
denominator of which is the aggregate sales price of all of the securities sold
by such underwriter, underwriting syndicate, or agent in such offering and (ii)
all out-of-pocket expenses of the Warrantholder, except for the fees and
disbursements of one firm retained as legal counsel for the Warrantholder that
will be paid by the Company.
(u) "Warrant" means the warrant evidenced by this certificate, any similar
certificate issued in connection with the Offering, or any certificate obtained
upon transfer or partial exercise of the Warrant evidenced by any such
certificate.
2. Exercise of Warrant. All or any part of the Warrant represented by this
Warrant Certificate may be exercised commencing on the first anniversary of the
Effective Date and ending at 5 p.m. Pacific Time on the fifth anniversary of the
Effective Date by surrendering this Warrant Certificate, together with
appropriate instructions, duly executed by the Warrantholder or by its duly
authorized attorney, at the office of the Company, 6401 Southwest Freeway,
Houston, Texas 77074; or at such other office or agency as the Company may
designate. The date on which such instructions are received by the Company shall
be the date of exercise. If the Holder has elected a Cashless Exercise, such
instructions shall so state. Upon receipt of notice of exercise, the Company
shall promptly instruct its transfer agent to prepare certificates for the
Securities to be received by the Warrantholder upon completion of the Warrant
exercise. When such certificates are prepared, the Company shall notify the
Warrantholder and deliver such certificates to the Warrantholder or as per the
Warrantholder's instructions promptly upon payment in full by the Warrantholder,
in lawful money of the United States, of the Exercise Price payable with respect
to the Securities being purchased, if any. If the Warrantholder shall represent
and warrant that all applicable registration and prospectus delivery
requirements for their sale have been complied with upon the prior sale of the
Securities received upon exercise of the Warrant, such certificates shall not
bear a legend with respect to the Securities Act of 1933.
If fewer than all the Securities purchasable under the Warrant are
purchased, the Company will, upon such partial exercise, execute and deliver to
the Warrantholder a new Warrant Certificate (dated the date hereof), in form and
tenor similar to this Warrant Certificate, evidencing that portion of the
Warrant not exercised. The Securities to be obtained on exercise of the Warrant
will be deemed to have been issued, and any person exercising the Warrants will
be deemed to have become a holder of record of those Securities, as of the date
of the payment of the Exercise Price.
3. Adjustments in Certain Events. The number, class, and price of Securities for
which this Warrant Certificate may be exercised are subject to adjustment from
time to time upon the happening of certain events as follows:
(a) If the outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock are divided into a
greater number of shares or a dividend in stock is paid on the Common Stock, the
number of shares of Common Stock for which the Warrant is then exercisable will
be proportionately increased and the Exercise Price will be proportionately
reduced; and, conversely, if the outstanding shares of Common Stock are combined
into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, the number of shares of Common
Stock for which the Warrant is then exercisable will be proportionately reduced
and the Exercise Price will be proportionately increased. The increases and
reductions provided for in this Section 3(a) will be made with the intent and,
as nearly as practicable, the effect that neither the percentage of the total
equity of the Company obtainable on exercise of the Warrants nor the price
payable for such percentage upon such exercise will be affected by any event
described in this Section 3(a).
(b) In case of any change in the Common Stock through merger, consolidation,
reclassification, reorganization, partial or complete liquidation, purchase of
substantially all the assets of the Company, or other change in the capital
structure of the Company, then, as a condition of such change, lawful and
adequate provision will be made so that the holder of this Warrant Certificate
will have the right thereafter to receive upon the exercise of the Warrant the
kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property to which he
would have been entitled if, immediately prior to such event, he had held the
number of shares of Common Stock obtainable upon the exercise of the Warrant. In
any such case, appropriate adjustment will be made in the application of the
provisions set forth herein with respect to the rights and interest thereafter
of the Warrantholder, to the end that the provisions set forth herein will
thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably may be, in relation to any
shares of stock or other property thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of
the Warrant. The Company will not permit any change in its capital structure to
occur unless the issuer of the shares of stock or other securities to be
received by the holder of this Warrant Certificate, if not the Company, agrees
to be bound by and comply with the provisions of this Warrant Certificate.
(c) When any adjustment is required to be made in the number of shares of Common
Stock, other securities, or the property purchasable upon exercise of the
Warrant, the Company will promptly determine the new number of such shares or
other securities or property purchasable upon exercise of the Warrant and (i)
prepare and retain on file a statement describing in reasonable detail the
method used in arriving at the new number of such shares or other securities or
property purchasable upon exercise of the Warrant and (ii) cause a copy of such
statement to be mailed to the Warrantholder within thirty (30) days after the
date of the event giving rise to the adjustment.
(d) No fractional shares of Common Stock or other securities will be issued in
connection with the exercise of the Warrant, but the Company will pay, in lieu
of fractional shares, a cash payment therefor on the basis of the mean between
the bid and asked prices of the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market or
the last sale price of the Common Stock on the principal exchange or other
trading facility on which the Common Stock is traded on the day immediately
prior to exercise.
(e) If securities of the Company or securities of any subsidiary of the Company
are distributed pro rata to holders of Common Stock, such number of securities
will be distributed to the Warrantholder or its assignee upon exercise of its
rights hereunder as such Warrantholder or assignee would have been entitled to
if this Warrant Certificate had been exercised prior to the record date for such
distribution. The provisions with respect to adjustment of the Common Stock
provided in this Section 3 will also apply to the securities to which the
Warrantholder or its assignee is entitled under this Section 3(e).
(f) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, there will be no adjustment
made hereunder on account of (i) the sale by the Company of the Common Stock or
other Securities purchasable upon exercise of the Warrant and (ii) any
adjustment to the Unit Warrants pursuant to the Warrant Agreement.
(g) If, immediately prior to any exercise of Warrants, there are no outstanding
Unit Warrants, or other securities for which the Warrants are then exercisable
and that are convertible into or exercisable to purchase Common Stock ("Other
Securities"), then upon such exercise of Warrants, the Company shall issue to
the Warrantholder, in lieu of Unit Warrants, or such Other Securities, and in
addition to any other Common Stock issuable upon such exercise of Warrants, the
number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issuable upon exercise of
the Unit Warrants, or exercise or conversion of such Other Securities underlying
the exercised Warrants, reduced by a number of shares of Common Stock equal in
value to the exercise price (if any) of such Unit Warrants or Other Securities.
4. Reservation of Securities. The Company agrees that the number of shares of
Common Stock or other Securities sufficient to provide for the exercise of the
Warrant upon the basis set forth above will at all times during the term of the
Warrant be reserved for exercise.
5. Validity of Securities. All Securities delivered upon the exercise of the
Warrant will be duly and validly issued in accordance with their terms, and the
Company will pay all documentary and transfer taxes, if any, in respect of the
original issuance thereof upon exercise of the Warrant.
6. Registration of Securities Issuable on Exercise of Warrant Certificate.
(a) The Company will register the Securities with the Commission pursuant to the
Act so as to allow the unrestricted sale of the Securities to the public from
time to time commencing on the first anniversary of the Effective Date and
ending at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date
(the "Registration Period"). The Company will also file such applications and
other documents necessary to permit the sale of the Securities to the public
during the Registration Period in those states in which the Units were qualified
for sale in the Offering or such other states as the Company and the
Warrantholder agree to. In order to comply with the provisions of this Section
6(a), the Company is not required to file more than one registration statement.
No registration right of any kind, "piggyback" or otherwise, will last longer
than five years from the Effective Date.
(b) The Company will pay all of the Company's Expenses and each Warrantholder
will pay its pro rata share of the Warrantholder's Expenses relating to the
registration, offer, and sale of the Securities.
(c) Except as specifically provided herein, the manner and conduct of the
registration, including the contents of the registration, will be entirely in
the control and at the discretion of the Company. The Company will file such
post-effective amendments and supplements as may be necessary to maintain the
currency of the registration statement during the period of its use. In
addition, if the Warrantholder participating in the registration is advised by
counsel for Paulson Investment Company, Inc. (or if Paulson Investment Company,
Inc. is not a Warrantholder, counsel representing more than 50% of the then
outstanding warrants) that the registration statement, in that counsel's
opinion, is deficient in any material respect, the Company will use its best
efforts to cause the registration statement to be amended to eliminate the
concerns raised.
(d) The Company will furnish to the Warrantholder the number of copies of a
prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the
requirements of the Act, and such other documents as it may reasonably request
in order to facilitate the disposition of Securities owned by it.
(e) The Company will, at the request of Warrantholders holding at least 50
percent of the then outstanding Warrants, (i) furnish an opinion of the counsel
representing the Company for the purposes of the registration pursuant to this
Section 6, addressed to the Warrantholders and any Participating Underwriter,
(ii) furnish an appropriate letter from the independent public accountants of
the Company, addressed to the Warrantholders and any Participating Underwriter,
and (iii) make representations and warranties to the Warrantholders and any
Participating Underwriter. A request pursuant to this subsection (e) may be made
on three occasions. The documents required to be delivered pursuant to this
subsection (e) will be dated within ten days of the request and will be, in form
and substance, equivalent to similar documents furnished to the underwriters in
connection with the Offering, with such changes as may be appropriate in light
of changed circumstances.
7. Indemnification in Connection with Registration.
(a) If any of the Securities are registered, the Company will indemnify and hold
harmless each selling Warrantholder, any person who controls any selling
Warrantholder within the meaning of the Act, and any Participating Underwriter
against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities, joint or several, to which
any Warrantholder, controlling person, or Participating Underwriter may be
subject under the Act or otherwise; and it will reimburse each Warrantholder,
each controlling person, and each Participating Underwriter for any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred by the Warrantholder, controlling person, or
Participating Underwriter in connection with investigating or defending any such
loss, claim, damage, liability, or action, insofar as such losses, claims,
damages, or liabilities, joint or several (or actions in respect thereof), arise
out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any
material fact contained, on the effective date thereof, in any such registration
statement or any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus, or any amendment or
supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that
the Company will not be liable in any case to the extent that any loss, claim,
damage, or liability arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in any
registration statement, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus, or any
amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished by a Warrantholder for use in the preparation thereof;
provided, however, that the foregoing indemnification with respect to the
preliminary prospectus shall not insure to the benefit of any Participating
Underwriter from which the person asserting any such loss, claim, damage or
liability, action or proceeding purchased Units if (1) a copy of the final
prospectus (as then amended or supplemented) was required by law to be delivered
to such person at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of Units to
such person, (2) a copy of the final prospectus (as then amended or
supplemented) was not sent or given to such person by or on behalf of such
Participating Underwriter and such failure was not due to the Company's failure
to make available sufficient quantities of the final prospectus to those
Underwriters, and (3) the final prospectus (as so amended or supplemented) would
have cured the defect giving rise to such loss, claim, damage or liability,
action or proceeding. The indemnity agreement contained in this subparagraph (a)
will not apply to amounts paid to any claimant in settlement of any suit or
claim unless such payment is first approved by the Company, such approval not to
be unreasonably withheld.
(b) Each selling Warrantholder, as a condition of the Company's registration
obligation, will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors,
each of its officers who have signed any registration statement or other filing
or any amendment or supplement thereto, and any person who controls the Company
within the meaning of the Act, against any losses, claims, damages, or
liabilities to which the Company or any such director, officer, or controlling
person may become subject under the Act or otherwise, and will reimburse any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company or any such director,
officer, or controlling person in connection with investigating or defending any
such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action, insofar as such losses, claims,
damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are
based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained
in said registration statement, any preliminary or final prospectus, or other
filing, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are 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, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission was made in said registration
statement, preliminary or final prospectus, or other filing, or amendment or
supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished by such Warrantholder for use in the preparation thereof; provided,
however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subparagraph (b) will
not apply to amounts paid to any claimant in settlement of any suit or claim
unless such payment is first approved by the Warrantholder, such approval not to
be unreasonably withheld.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subparagraphs (a) or
(b) above of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party
will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party,
notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof; but the omission to
notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it from any liability that it may
have to any indemnified party otherwise than under subparagraphs (a) and (b).
(d) If any such action is brought against any indemnified party and it notifies
an indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will
be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with
any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof,
with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party; and after notice from the
indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election to assume the
defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified
party for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified
party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of
investigation.
8. Restrictions on Transfer. This Warrant Certificate and the Warrant may not be
sold, transferred, assigned or hypothecated for a one-year period after the
Effective Date except to underwriters of the Offering or to individuals who are
either a partner or an officer of such an underwriter or by will or by operation
of law. The Warrant may be divided or combined, upon request to the Company by
the Warrantholder, into a certificate or certificates evidencing the same
aggregate number of Warrants.
9. No Rights as a Shareholder. Except as otherwise provided herein, the
Warrantholder will not, by virtue of ownership of the Warrant, be entitled to
any rights of a shareholder of the Company but will, upon written request to the
Company, be entitled to receive such quarterly or annual reports as the Company
distributes to its shareholders.
10. Notice. Any notices required or permitted to be given hereunder will be in
writing and may be served personally or by mail; and if served by mail will be
addressed as follows:
If to the Company:
I-Sector Corporation
6401 Southwest Freeway
Houston, TX 77074
Attention: Chief Financial Officer;
If to the Warrantholder:
at the address furnished
by the Warrantholder to the
Company for the purpose of
notice.
Any notice so given by mail will be deemed effectively given 48 hours
after mailing when deposited in the United States mail, registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid and addressed as specified
above. Any party may by written notice to the other specify a different address
for notice purposes.
11. Applicable Law. This Warrant Certificate will be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Oregon, without reference to
conflict of laws principles thereunder. All disputes relating to this Warrant
Certificate shall be tried before the courts of Oregon located in Multnomah
County, Oregon to the exclusion of all other courts that might have
jurisdiction.
Dated as of May 7, 2004
I-SECTOR CORPORATION
By: /s/ James H. Long
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James H. Long
Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, James H. Long, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of I-Sector Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were
made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and
internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to
ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to me by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
b) [Paragraph omitted pursuant to SEC Release Nos. 33-8238 and 34-47986];
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of
the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most
recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case
of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting; and
5. I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control
over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee
of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control
over financial reporting.
Date: May 14, 2004
/s/ James H. Long
James H. Long, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of I-Sector Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2004 (the "Report"), as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, James
H. Long, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.
/s/ James H. Long
James H. Long
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
May 14, 2004