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BROOKSIDE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS CORP.
15500 Roosevelt Blvd., Ste. 101
Clearwater, FL 33760
INFORMATION STATEMENT
(Dated July 10, 2008)
WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY. THE ACTIONS,
DEFINED BELOW, HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY WRITTEN CONSENT, IN LIEU OF A MEETING, OF THE
SHAREHOLDERS WHO OWN A MAJORITY OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, SERIES A PREFERRED
STOCK, AND SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK OF BROOKSIDE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS CORP, VOTING AS A SINGLE CLASS
ON AN AS CONVERTED BASIS. A VOTE OF THE REMAINING SHAREHOLDERS IS NOT NECESSARY.
GENERAL
This Information Statement is being furnished on or about the date first set forth above to
the holders of record as of the close of business on June 13, 2008 (the Record Date) of the
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the Common Stock), the Series A Preferred Stock and the
Series B Preferred Stock of Brookside Technology Holdings Corp., a Florida corporation (we or the
Company), in connection with the following actions (the Actions):
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Increasing the number of shares of Common Stock that our Company is
presently authorized to issue from 250,000,000 to 1,000,000,000
through the filing of an amendment (the Amendment) to our Articles
of Incorporation; and
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Authorizing a reverse stock split of our Common Stock at a ratio to be
determined by our Board of Directors in a range between 1-for-10 and
1-for-100, and empowering our Board of Directors to effectuate the
reverse stock split through the filing of an amendment to our
Articles of Incorporation at any time prior to December 31, 2008.
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The Company has three classes of voting securities: Common Stock, Series A
Preferred Stock and
Series B Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock and Series B
Preferred Stock
vote together with the Common Stock as a single class. All of the forgoing Actions were approved by
written consent, in lieu of a meeting, of shareholders who collectively own a majority of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred
Stock, as of the Record Date, voting as a single class on an as converted basis. Specifically, the forgoing Actions were
approved by the following shareholders:
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Shareholder
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Class of Stock
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Voting Shares
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Michael Dance
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Common Stock
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22.9%
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Michael Nole
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Common Stock
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14.3%
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Mike Fischer
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Common Stock
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2.9%
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Scott Diamond
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Common Stock
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2.9%
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Voting Shares
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Randy Rogers
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Common Stock
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2.5%
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Grant Dishman
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Common Stock
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1.4%
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Vicis Capital Master Fund
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Series B Preferred Stock
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3.7%
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Vicis Capital Master Fund
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Series A Preferred Stock
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3.7%
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Both the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock contain provisions that limit
the voting and conversion rights of the holders of such securities so that in no event may any of
them vote or convert their preferred shares into more than 4.99% of the Companys outstanding
Common Stock. As of June 13, 2008, there are 90,826,670 shares of Common Stock outstanding.
Accordingly, no holder of Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock may vote more than
4,532,251 shares. The percentage of total voting shares in column three above is based upon the sum of all of the
Companys outstanding Common Stock, plus the sum of all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock
and Series B Preferred Stock eligible to vote with the Common Stock, subject to the 4.99% voting
cap per preferred shareholder.
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Subsequent
to the Record Date, on July 3, 2008, all of the Companys
3,000,000 outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock were
exchanged for 3,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and
accordingly the Company does not currently have any outstanding
shares of Series B Preferred Stock.
The elimination of the need for a meeting of shareholders to approve this action is made
possible by Section 607.0704 of the Florida Business Corporation Act, which provides that the
written consent of the holders of outstanding shares of voting stock, having not less than the
minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at
which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted, may be substituted for such a
meeting. In order to eliminate the costs involved in holding a special meeting, our Board of
Directors voted to utilize the written consent of the holders of a majority in interest of our
voting securities.
Our Board of Directors unanimously approved the increase in the number of authorized shares of
the Company, the Amendment and the reverse stock split. Florida law requires us to obtain approval
from our shareholders to amend our Articles of Incorporation to increase the number authorized
shares and to implement the reverse stock split. Accordingly, we obtained the written consent of
the shareholders indicated above.
Pursuant to Section 607.0704 of the Florida Business Corporation Act, we are required to
provide prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting of shareholders to
all shareholders who did not consent in writing to such action. This Information Statement serves
as this notice. This Information Statement will be mailed on or about
July 12, 2008 to
shareholders of record on the Record Date, and is being delivered to inform you of the corporate
Actions described herein before they take effect in accordance with Rule 14c-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. No dissenters rights are afforded to our shareholders under Florida law as
a result of the adoption of the Actions.
The entire cost of furnishing this Information Statement will be borne by the Company. We will
request brokerage houses, nominees, custodians, fiduciaries and other like parties to forward this
Information Statement to the beneficial owners of our voting securities held of record by them, and
we will reimburse such persons for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in forwarding such material.
The offices of our Company are located at 15500 Roosevelt Blvd., Ste. 101, Clearwater,
FL
33760 and our Companys telephone number is (727) 535-2151.
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1. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED SHARES
General
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Our Company intends to increase the number of shares of our Common Stock that it is authorized
to issue. Currently, the Company does not have a sufficient number of authorized but unissued
shares of Common Stock to cover all of the Companys outstanding warrants, options and preferred
stock, all of which can be converted or exercised, in the discretion of the holders of such
securities, into shares of our Common Stock. Accordingly, the Company needs to
increase its
authorized Common Stock in order to remedy this shortfall.
The following table summarizes all of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion and
exercise of the Companys outstanding preferred stock, warrants
and options as of July 10.
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Shares of Common Stock Underlying Security
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Series A Preferred Stock
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244,777,733
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Series B Preferred Stock
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389,801,041
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This does not include additional shares of Common Stock that may be issuable as
dividends or penalties under the terms of the preferred stock, warrants and options, or as a result of
the adjustment of the exercise/conversion price of the preferred stock, warrants and
options per the terms of such instruments.
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The issuance of such a large number of shares underlying the convertible preferred stock,
options and warrants, and/or the sale of such underlying Common Stock, may adversely affect the
market price of our Common Stock. To date, the Company has not experienced a significant amount of
trading volume. As a result, our shares of Common Stock may be relatively illiquid.
The Company currently has 159,173,330 shares of Common Stock that are authorized but unissued.
As a result, the Company needs to increase its authorized shares of Common Stock by at least
489,405,444 shares.
Further, the Company believes it is in its best interest to authorize additional shares of
Common Stock for future issuances unrelated to its outstanding warrants, options and preferred
stock. Such increase could facilitate, among other things, issuing shares of our Companys Common
Stock (i) in order to raise capital to finance potential acquisitions, to refinance all or a
portion of our existing indebtedness and/or to provide general working capital; (ii) directly to
seller(s) in potential acquisitions to facilitate such acquisitions; and (iii) to employees under
the Companys existing Stock Option Plan to attract and incentivize employees. While the Company is
actively involved in negotiations with third parties regarding the refinancing of its existing
indebtedness as well as future equity financings and acquisitions, it currently has not reached any definitive
agreements with any such third parties and no assurances can be made that it will be successful in
such regard.
The increase in the number of authorized shares of our Common Stock will become effective upon
our Companys filing of the Amendment, described below, with the Florida Department of State.
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Once the authorized shares of Common Stock is increased to 1,000,000,000, assuming that
all of
the outstanding preferred stock is converted into Common Stock and that all of
the outstanding
warrants and options are exercised, the Company will continue to have
257,356,507 of Common Stock
available for future issuance.
The issuance in the future of such authorized shares may have the effect of diluting the
earnings per share and book value per share, as well as the stock ownership and voting rights, of
the currently outstanding shares of Common Stock.
Release No. 34-15230 of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission requires
disclosure and discussion of the effects of any stockholder proposal that may be used as an
anti-takeover device. The increase in authorized Common Stock may make it more difficult for,
prevent or deter a third party from acquiring control of our Company or changing our Board and
management, as well as inhibit fluctuations in the market price of our Companys shares that could
result from actual or rumored takeover attempts. However, the proposed increased in our authorized
Common Stock is not the result of any such specific effort; rather, as indicated above, the purpose
of the increase in the authorized Common Stock is to provide our Companys management with the
ability to issue shares for future acquisition, financing and operational possibilities, as well as
upon the exercise of currently outstanding options and warrants and the conversion of currently
outstanding preferred stock into Common Stock, and not to construct or enable any anti-takeover
defense or mechanism on behalf of our Company. While it is possible that management could use the
additional shares to resist or frustrate a third-party transaction providing an above-market
premium that is favored by a majority of the independent Shareholders, our Company presently has no
intent or plan to employ any additional authorized shares as an anti-takeover device.
Description of Outstanding Securities
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Series A Preferred Stock
As
of July 10, 2008, the Company has 7,508,084 shares of Series A
Preferred Stock outstanding.
The Company issued the initial batch of Series A Preferred Stock in a private placement that was concluded on April
30, 2007 (the Series A Private Placement). In the Series A Private Placement, the Company
received net cash proceeds of $1,280,337, after the deduction of all expenses and not including the
conversion of certain notes payable. The Company undertook the Series A Private Placement in
connection with, and to fund the acquisition of, Brookside Technology
Partners, Inc. The Company issued an additional 2,500,000 shares of
Series A Preferred stock to Vicis Capital Master Fund
(Vicis) on July 3, 2008, in exchange for $2,500,000
in cash, which funds will be used for general working capital
purposes and future acquisitions. In addition, on June 3, 2008,
Vicis exchanged all of its Series B Preferred Stock into
3,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
The
Series A Preferred Stock has a fixed conversion price of $0.03. The conversion price of the Series A Preferred Stock is subject to adjustment in
certain instances, including the issuance by the Company of securities with a lower conversion or
exercise price. On any matter presented to the stockholders for their action or consideration at
any meeting of stockholders, each holder of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock is
entitled, subject to the limitation set forth below, to cast the number of votes for the Series A
Preferred Stock in an amount equal to the number of whole shares of Common Stock into which the
shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder are convertible as of the record date for
determining stockholders entitled to vote on such matter. Except as provided by law or in the
Companys Articles of Incorporation, holders of Series A Preferred Stock vote together with the
holders of Common Stock, together as a single class. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the voting rights of each holder of
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock are limited so that each holder of Series A
Preferred Stock is entitled to vote only that number of votes equal to the number of whole shares
of Common Stock into which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock are convertible as of the record
date, up to a maximum of 4.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company.
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From and including the date of issuance of each share of Series A Preferred Stock to the
earliest of [A] the payment of the Series A liquidation payment upon the liquidation, dissolution
or winding-up of the Company, [B] the conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, or
[C] the date two (2) years from the date of issuance, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred
Stock are entitled to receive, prior to and in preference to any declaration or payment of any
dividend on any other shares of capital stock of the Company, a dividend for each such share at a
rate per annum equal to eight percent (8%) of the stated value thereof, payable quarterly by one of
the following methods, as selected by the Company: [Y] in cash, to the extent funds are legally
available therefor in accordance with applicable corporate law; or [Z] in-kind, with shares of
registered Common Stock, at a ten percent (10%) discount to the market.
Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or
involuntary, the holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be paid, before any
payment shall be paid to the holders of Common Stock, or any other stock ranking on liquidation
junior to the Series A Preferred Stock, an amount for each share of Series A Preferred Stock held
by such holder equal to the sum of (1) $1.00 and (2) an amount equal to dividends accrued but
unpaid thereon, computed to the date payment thereof is made available.
Series B Preferred Stock
As
of July 10, 2008, the Company has 0 shares of Series B
Preferred Stock outstanding.
The Company issued 3,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock
to Vicis in a private placement that was concluded on
September 14, 2007 (the Series B Private Placement). In the Series B
Private Placement, the
Company received cash proceeds of $3,000,000. The Company undertook the Series B Private Placement
in connection with, and to fund the acquisition of, US Voice &
Data, LLC (USVD). On July 3, 2008, Vicis converted
its Series B Preferred Stock into 3,000,000 shares of
Series A Preferred Stock.
The
Series B Preferred Stock has a fixed conversion price of $0.03. The conversion price of
the Series B Preferred Stock is subject to adjustment in certain instances, including the issuance
by the Company of securities with a lower conversion or exercise price. On any matter presented to
the stockholders for their action or consideration at any meeting of stockholders, each holder of
outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock is entitled, subject to the limitation set forth
below, to cast the number of votes for the Series B Preferred Stock in an amount equal to the
number of whole shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by
such holder are convertible as of the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote on
such matter. Except as provided by law or in the Companys Articles of Incorporation, holders of
Series B Preferred Stock vote together with the holders of Common Stock, together as a single
class. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the voting rights of each holder
of outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock are limited so that each holder of Series B
Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote only that number of votes equal to the number of whole
shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Series B Preferred Stock are convertible as of the
record date, up to a maximum of 4.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company.
From and including the date of issuance of each share of Series B Preferred Stock to the
earliest of [A]
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the payment of the Series B liquidation payment upon the liquidation, dissolution or
winding-up of the Company, [B] the conversion of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, or [C]
the date two (2) years from the date of issuance, the holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock
are entitled to receive, prior to and in preference to any declaration or payment of any dividend
on any other shares of capital stock of the Company, a dividend for each such share at a rate per
annum equal to sixteen percent (16%) of the stated value thereof, payable quarterly by one of the
following methods, as selected by the Company: [Y] in cash, to the extent funds are legally
available therefor in accordance with applicable corporate law; or [Z] in-kind, with shares of
registered Common Stock, at a ten percent (10%) discount to the market.
Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or
involuntary, the holders of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be paid, before any
payment shall be paid to the holders of Common Stock, or any other stock ranking on liquidation
junior to the Series B Preferred Stock, an amount for each share of Series B Preferred Stock held
by such holder equal to the sum of (1) $1.00 and (2) an amount equal to dividends accrued but
unpaid thereon, computed to the date payment thereof is made available.
Warrants
In connection with, and in part to fund the acquisition of USVD, the Company entered into (A)
a Credit Agreement with Hilco Financial, LLC, pursuant to which Hilco agreed to provide a
$6,000,000 term loan and $1,000,000 revolving line of credit, both bearing interest at 15% and
maturing on September 26, 2008 (collectively, the Senior Loan) and (B) a Subordinated Note and a
related Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement with DD Growth Premium Fund, pursuant to which DD
Growth Premium Fund loaned the Company $1 million, bearing interest at 10% per annum and maturing
on December 30, 2008 (the Subordinated Loan). On July 3, 2008, Vicis purchased and assumed Senior Loan and
Subordinated Loan.
In connection with the acquisitions of Brookside Technology Partners, Inc. and USVD, and the
Series A Private Placement, the Vicis Private Placement, the Series B Private Placement, the Senior Loan and the Subordinated
Loan, the Company has granted warrants to purchase the Companys Common Stock to the investors in
the Series A Private Placement and the Series B Private Placement, as well as to the lenders under
the Senior Loan and the Subordinated Loan, as well as to Midtown Partners & Co., LLC, which served
as placement agent in the private placements. The Company has 6 class of warrants outstanding:
series A, B, C, D, E and F warrants.
The series A
warrants have an exercise price of $0.03 and a term of three years. The series B
warrants have an exercise price of $0.03 and a term of five years. The series C warrants have an
exercise price of $0.03 and a term of three years. The series D warrants have an exercise price of
$0.03 and a term of five years. The series E and F warrants have an exercise price of $0.03 and a term
of five years.
All warrants issued to Midtown Partners & Co., LLC, as placement agent in the private
placements, and to Hilco Financial, LLC (and only the warrants issued to those two parties) provide
for cashless exercise. The cashless exercise feature allows the placement agent to exercise the
warrants without paying cash into the number of shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing
[(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
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volume weighted average price of the Common Stock during the
10 trading days immediately preceding the date of exercise;
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the cash exercise price of the warrant; and
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the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the warrant if
it was to be exercised for cash.
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The conversion price of the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B
Preferred Stock and the
exercise price of the warrants are subject to adjustment in certain instances, including the
issuance by the Company of securities with a lower conversion or exercise price.
Options
The Company has issued options to purchase Common Stock to George Pacinelli, its President,
and Bryan McGuire, its Chief Financial Officer. Pursuant to Mr. Pacinellis stock option agreement,
the Company granted to Mr. Pacinelli an option to purchase up to 7,000,000 shares of Common Stock
at an exercise price of $0.185714 per share (the Pacinelli Options). Pursuant to Mr. McGuires
stock option agreement, the Company granted to Mr. McGuire an option to purchase up to 7,000,000
shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.185714 per share (the McGuire Options), (the
Pacinelli Options and the McGuire Options collectively hereinafter referred to as the Options).
The Options are intended to qualify as incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and were granted pursuant to the Companys 2007
Stock Option Plan, pursuant to which the Company has reserved 35,000,000 shares of Common Stock for
issuance to employees, directors and consultants. All of Mr. McGuires options are immediately
exercisable. 5,600,000 of Mr. Pacinellis options are currently exercisable and the balance will
vest on April 19, 2009.
Anti-Takeover Effects
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As summarized below, provisions of our Companys Articles of Incorporation and By-laws and
applicable provisions of the Florida Business Corporation Act may have anti-takeover effects,
making it more difficult for or preventing a third party from acquiring control of our Company or
changing our Board and management. These provisions may also have the effect of deterring hostile
takeovers or delaying changes in our Companys control or in our management.
Undesignated Preferred Stock
. Our Companys Articles of Incorporation currently authorize
issuance of up to 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock with such designations, rights and
preferences as may be determined from time to time by our Board. Our Board can also fix the number
of shares constituting a series of preferred stock, without any further vote or action by our
Companys shareholders. The existence of undesignated preferred stock with voting, conversion or
other rights or preferences, while providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions
and other corporate purposes, could have the effect of (i) delaying or preventing a change in
control, (ii) causing the market price of our Companys Common Stock to decline or (iii) impairing
the voting power and other rights of the holders of our Companys Common Stock. As of the Record
Date, 5,008,084 shares of such preferred stock were issued and
outstanding, leaving over 44,991,916
shares of preferred stock for future issuance.
No Cumulative Voting.
Our Companys Articles of Incorporation and By-laws do not provide for
cumulative voting in the election of directors. The combination of the present ownership by a few
Shareholders of a significant portion of our Companys issued and outstanding Common Stock and lack
of cumulative voting
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makes it more difficult for other Shareholders to replace our Companys Board or for another
party to obtain control of our Company by replacing our Board.
Affiliated Transactions Statute.
Section 607.0901, or the affiliated transactions statute,
of the Florida Business Corporation Act (FBCA) generally prohibits a Florida corporation from
engaging in an affiliated transaction with an interested shareholder, unless the affiliated
transaction is approved by a majority of the disinterested directors or by the affirmative vote of
the holders of two-thirds of the voting shares other than the shares beneficially owned by the
interested shareholder, the corporation has not had more than 300 shareholders of record at any
time for three years prior to the public announcement relating to the affiliated transaction or the
corporation complies with certain statutory fair price provisions. Subject to certain exceptions,
under the FBCA an interested shareholder is a person who beneficially owns more than 10% of the
corporations outstanding voting shares. In general terms, an affiliated transaction includes:
(i) any merger or consolidation with an interested shareholder; (ii) the transfer to any interested
shareholder of corporate assets with a fair market value equal to 5% or more of the corporations
consolidated assets or outstanding shares or representing 5% or more of the corporations earning
power on net income; (iii) the issuance to any interested shareholder of shares with a fair market
value equal to 5% or more of the aggregate fair market value of all outstanding shares of the
corporation; (iv) any reclassification of securities or corporate reorganization that will have the
effect of increasing by more than 5% the percentage of the corporations outstanding voting shares
beneficially owned by any interested shareholder; (v) the liquidation or dissolution of the
corporation if proposed by any interested shareholder; and (vi) any receipt by the interested
shareholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guaranties, pledges or other financial
assistance or any tax credits or other tax advantages provided by or through the corporation.
Control Share Acquisition Statute
. Section 607.0902, also known as the Control Share
Statute, prohibits an acquiring person who makes a control share acquisition of shares of an
issuing public corporation from exercising voting rights for any control shares unless (i) the
corporations articles of incorporation or bylaws provide that the Control Share Statute does not
apply to control share acquisitions of the corporations shares, (ii) the acquisition is
consummated under certain circumstances, including an acquisition of shares approved by the issuing
public corporations board of directors, or (iii) such voting rights are conferred by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the issuing public corporations disinterested shareholders at a
meeting or by written consent of such shareholders. A control share acquisition is defined as the
acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any person of ownership of, or the power to direct the
exercise of voting power with respect to, issued and outstanding control shares. Control shares
are shares that, except for the Control Share Act, would have voting power with respect to shares
of an issuing public corporation that, when added to all other shares of the issuing public
corporation owned by a person or in respect to which that person may exercise or direct the
exercise of the voting power, would entitle that person, immediately after the acquisition of the
shares, directly or indirectly, alone or as part of a group, to exercise or direct the exercise of
the voting power of the issuing public corporation in the election of directors within any of the
following ranges of voting power: (a) 20% or more but less than 33-1/3% of all voting power, (b)
33-1/3% of more but less than a majority of all voting power, and (c) a majority or more of all
voting power. All shares, the beneficial ownership of which is acquired within 90 days before or
after the date of acquisition of beneficial ownership of shares which would result in a control
share acquisition, and all shares the beneficial ownership of which is acquired pursuant to a plan
to make a control share acquisition, are deemed to have been acquired in the same acquisition. An
issuing public corporation means a corporation that has (1) its principal place of business,
principal office or substantial assets in Florida, (2) 100 or more shareholders, and (3) either (x)
more than 10% of its shareholders resident in Florida, (y) more than 10% of its shares owned by
residents of Florida, or (z)
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1,000 shareholders resident in Florida.
Procedure For Effecting Increase in Authorized Common Stock
Our
Company intends to file with the Florida Department of State an amendment to its Articles
of Incorporation, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A
(the Amendment), approximately
twenty-one (21) days after the mailing of our Companys definitive Information Statement on this
Schedule 14C to all shareholders of our Company on the Record Date. The only amendment to our Companys Articles of Incorporation filed on such
date will be with respect to the increase of the number of authorized shares of Common Stock of our
Company from 250,000,000 to 1,000,000,000.
2. REVERSE STOCK SPLIT
General
The Board of Directors has unanimously adopted a resolution approving, declaring advisable and
recommending to the stockholders for their approval, and the shareholders of the Company who
collectively own a majority of the outstanding shares of the Companys Common Stock, Series A
Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, voting as a single class on an as
converted basis, have approved by written consent in lieu of a
meeting, a reverse stock split of the
Companys Common Stock at a ratio between 1-for-10 and 1-for-100, as
determined at the discretion of the Board of Directors to be in the best interests of the Company.
The Board of Directors believes that approval of a range of reverse split ratios, rather than
approval of a specific reverse split ratio, provides the Board of Directors with maximum
flexibility to achieve the purposes of the reverse stock split.
The
reverse stock split will be affected by filing an amendment to the
Companys Articles of Incorporation with the State of Florida. The amendment will
reduce the number of issued and outstanding shares
of the Companys Common Stock, as well as the Companys authorized but unissued shares of Common
Stock, by the ratio determined by the Board of Directors to be in the best interests of the
Company, but will not change the number of authorized or issued shares of preferred stock or the par value of
the Companys Common Stock or preferred stock. The amendment will not contain any other changes to
the Companys Articles of Incorporation.
The Companys Board of Directors may implement the reverse stock split at any time prior to
December 31, 2008, after which time its authority to implement the reverse stock split shall
expire, and may set the ratio of the reverse stock split within the ranges set forth above. The
Board of Directors also has the right to abandon the reverse stock split at any time. The Board of
Directors will aim to set the ratio at the lowest ratio that will achieve the purposes of the
reverse stock split, as discussed below. The judgment of the Board of Directors as to the ratio
shall be conclusive.
Purpose
The Company believes empowering the Board of Directors to undertake the reverse stock split is
in the best interest of the Company and that the reverse stock
split should result in a higher stock price for the Companys
Common Stock, which should:
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facilitate the Companys efforts to obtain a listing on either Nasdaq or the American
Stock Exchange (AMEX) at such time as the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best
interest of the Company to obtain such listing; and
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help generate investor interest in the Company; and
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help the Company attract and retain employees and other service providers.
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Additionally, in deciding at what ratio to effectuate the reverse stock split, the Board of
Directors will consider that the Companys Common Stock may not appeal to brokerage firms that are
reluctant to recommend lower priced securities to their clients. Investors may also be dissuaded
from purchasing lower priced stocks because the brokerage commissions, as a percentage of the total
transaction, tend to be higher for such stocks. Moreover, the analysts at many brokerage firms do
not monitor the trading activity or otherwise provide coverage of lower priced stocks. Most
investment funds are reluctant to invest in lower priced stocks.
If shares of Common Stock are not listed for trading and the trading price of the Common Stock
remains below $5.00 per share, trading in the Companys Common Stock will continue to be subject to
certain rules promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which require additional sales
practices by broker-dealers in connection with any trades involving a stock defined as a penny
stock. For example, broker-dealers must make a special suitability determination for the
purchaser, receive the purchasers written consent to the transaction prior to sale, and make
special disclosures regarding sales commissions, current stock price quotations, recent price
information and information on the limited market in penny stock. The additional burdens imposed
upon broker-dealers by such requirements may discourage broker-dealers from effecting transactions
in the Companys Common Stock.
The Company does not currently qualify for listing on either the Nasdaq or the AMEX, but
intends to continue to work towards meeting the initial listing requirements of Nasdaq and/or AMEX,
although there can be no assurances it will be successful in this regard.
Risks of Reverse Stock Split
Although the purpose of the reverse stock split is to increase the Companys stock price,
there can be no assurance that it will have this effect or that the Company will be able to
maintain its stock price at any given price. Further, even though the reverse stock split, by
itself, would not impact the Companys assets or prospects, the reverse stock split could be
followed by a decrease in the aggregate market value of the Common Stock. The history of similar
stock split combinations for companies in like circumstances is varied. There is no assurance that:
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the market price per share of the Company Common Stock after the reverse stock split
will rise in proportion to the reduction in the number of shares of the Company Common
Stock outstanding before the reverse stock split;
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the market price per share will either exceed or remain in excess of the price required
by Nasdaq or AMEX for initial listing or that the Company will otherwise meet the listing
requirements of Nasdaq or AMEX;
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the reverse stock split will result in a per share price that will attract brokers and
investors who do not trade in lower priced stocks; or
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The reverse stock split will result in a per share price that will increase the
Companys ability to attract and retain employees and other service providers.
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After the reverse stock split, the market price of the Companys Common Stock will also be
based on the Companys performance and other factors, some of which are unrelated to the number of
shares outstanding. If the reverse stock split is effected and the market price of the Companys
Common Stock declines, the percentage decline as an absolute number and as a percentage of the
Companys overall market capitalization may be greater than would occur in the absence of a reverse
stock split. Furthermore, liquidity of the Companys Common Stock could be adversely affected by
the reduced number of shares that would be outstanding after the reverse stock split. In addition,
the reverse stock split will increase the number of stockholders of the Company who own odd lots
(less than 100 shares). Stockholders who hold odd lots typically will experience an increase in the
cost of selling their shares, as well as possible greater difficulty in effecting such sales.
Principal Effects of the Reverse Stock Split
The reverse stock split will have the following effects:
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Each issued and outstanding share of Common Stock of the Company will be exchanged for a lesser number
of shares of Common Stock based on the ratio determined by the Board of Directors;
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The aggregate number of authorized shares of the Companys Common Stock also will be
reduced based on such ratio;
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All outstanding options and warrants entitling the holders thereof to purchase shares of
the Companys Common Stock, including their respective exercise prices, also will be
adjusted based on such ratio;
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The conversion price of all of the Companys outstanding preferred shares that are
convertible into Common Stock will be adjusted based on such ratio; and
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The number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Companys stock option plan also
will be reduced based on such ratio.
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The reverse stock split will be effected simultaneously for all the Companys Common Stock and
the exchange number will be the same for all of the Companys Common Stock. The reverse stock split
will affect all of the Companys common stockholders uniformly and will not affect any common
stockholders percentage ownership interests in the Company, except to the extent that the reverse
stock split results in any of the Companys common stockholders owning a fractional share. As
described below, common stockholders holding fractional shares will be entitled to cash payments in
lieu of such fractional shares. Such cash payments may reduce the number of post-split common
stockholders to the extent there are common stockholders holding less than whole number of shares
involved in the reverse stock split as set by the Board of Directors. This, however, is not the
purpose for which the Company is effecting the reverse stock split. Common Stock issued pursuant to
the reverse stock split will remain fully paid and non-assessable. The Company will continue to be
subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The reverse stock split will not impact the Company authorized or issued preferred stock,
other that causing an adjustment to the conversion price of the issued and outstanding preferred
stock as discussed above.
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Fractional Shares.
No scrip or fractional certificates will be issued in connection with the reverse stock split.
Stockholders who otherwise would be entitled to receive fractional shares because they hold a
number of old shares not evenly divisible by the numerator of the ratio determined by the Board of
Directors, will be entitled, upon surrender of certificate(s) representing such shares, to a cash
payment in lieu thereof. The cash payment will be based on the average closing price per share of
the Companys Common Stock for the 10 trading days immediately preceding the
effective date of the reverse stock split. The ownership of a fractional interest will not give the
holder thereof any voting, dividend or other rights except to receive payment therefore as
described herein.
Stockholders should be aware that, under the escheat laws of the various jurisdictions where
stockholders reside, where the Company is domiciled and where the funds will be deposited, sums due
for fractional interests that are not timely claimed after the effective time may be required to be
paid to the designated agent for each such jurisdiction. Thereafter, stockholders otherwise
entitled to receive such funds may have to seek to obtain them directly from the state to which
they were paid.
Accounting Matters.
The reverse stock split will not affect the par value of the Companys Common Stock or
preferred stock. As a result, on the effective date of the reverse stock split, the stated capital
on the Companys balance sheet will be reduced based on the stock split ratio selected by the Board
of Directors, and the additional paid-in capital account shall be credited with the amount by which
the stated capital is reduced. The per share net income or loss and net book value of the Companys
Common Stock will be increased because there will be fewer shares of the Companys Common Stock
outstanding.
Procedure For Effecting Reverse Stock Split and Exchange of Stock Certificates
Once the Board of Directors has determined to effectuate the reverse stock split, the Company
will file an amendment to its Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the
State of Florida. The reverse stock split will become effective at the time specified in the
amendment, which will most likely be some time shortly after the filing of the amendment and which
is referred to as the effective time. Beginning at the effective time, each certificate
representing old shares will be deemed for all corporate purposes to evidence ownership of new
shares.
As soon as practicable after the effective time, stockholders will be notified that the
reverse stock split has been effected. The Company expects that its transfer agent will act as
exchange agent for purposes of implementing the exchange of stock certificates. Holders of old
shares will be asked to surrender to the exchange agent certificates representing old shares in
exchange for certificates representing new shares in accordance with the procedures to be set forth
in the letter of transmittal the Company sends to its stockholders. No new certificates will be
issued to a stockholder until such stockholder has surrendered such stockholders outstanding
certificate(s), together with the properly completed and executed letter of transmittal, to the
exchange agent. Any pre-split certificates submitted for transfer, whether pursuant to a sale, other
disposition or otherwise, will automatically be exchanged for a new certificate based upon the post-split shares. STOCKHOLDERS SHOULD NOT
DESTROY ANY STOCK CERTIFICATE(S) AND SHOULD NOT SUBMIT ANY CERTIFICATE(S) UNTIL REQUESTED TO DO SO.
If your certificate representing shares of the Companys Common Stock is lost, destroyed or
stolen, you will be entitled to issuance of a new stock certificate representing post-split shares
upon compliance with
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such requirements as the Company and its exchange agent customarily apply in connection
with lost,
destroyed or stolen certificates.
No Dissenters Rights
Under the Florida Revised Statutes, the Companys stockholders are not entitled to dissenters
rights with respect to the reverse stock split, and the Company will not independently provide
stockholders with any such right.
Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Reverse Stock Split
The following is a summary of certain material federal income tax consequences of the reverse
stock split and does not purport to be a complete discussion of all of the possible federal income
tax consequences of the reverse stock split and is included for general information only. Further,
it does not address any state, local or foreign income or other tax consequences. For example, the
state and local tax consequences of the reverse stock split may vary significantly as to each
stockholder, depending upon the state in which he or she resides. Also, it does not address the tax
consequences to holders that are subject to special tax rules, such as banks, insurance companies,
regulated investment companies, personal holding companies, foreign entities, nonresident alien
individuals, broker-dealers and tax-exempt entities. The discussion is based on the provisions of
the United States federal income tax law as of the date hereof, which is subject to change
retroactively as well as prospectively. This summary also assumes that the old shares were, and the
new shares will be, held as a capital asset, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as
amended (the Code) (i.e., generally, property held for investment). The tax treatment of a
stockholder may vary depending upon the particular facts and circumstances of such stockholder.
Each stockholder is urged to consult with such stockholders own tax advisor with respect to the
tax consequences of the reverse stock split.
Other than the cash payments for fractional shares discussed below, no gain or loss should be
recognized by a stockholder upon such stockholders exchange of old shares for new shares pursuant
to the reverse stock split. The aggregate tax basis of the new shares received in the reverse stock
split (including any fraction of a new share deemed to have been received) will be the same as the
stockholders aggregate tax basis in the old shares exchanged therefore. In general, stockholders
who receive cash upon redemption of their fractional share interests in the new shares as a result
of the reverse stock split will recognize gain or loss based on their adjusted basis in the
fractional share interests redeemed. The federal income tax liability, if any, generated by the
receipt of cash in lieu of a fractional interest should not be material in amount in view of the
low value of the fractional interest. The stockholders holding period for the new shares will
include the period during which the stockholder held the old shares surrendered in the reverse
stock split.
The Companys view regarding the tax consequence of the reverse stock split is not binding on
the Internal Revenue Service or the courts. Accordingly, each stockholder should consult with his
or her own tax advisor with respect to all of the potential tax consequences to him or her of the
reverse stock split.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
The following table sets forth certain information, as of June 13, 2008, with respect to the
beneficial ownership of the Companys outstanding equity securities beneficially owned by (i) each
of the named executive officers, directors and director nominees and (ii) our directors, director
nominees and named executive officers as a group. Except as otherwise indicated, each of the
stockholders listed below has sole voting and investment power over the shares beneficially owned.
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Common Stock
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Name of Beneficial Owner
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Beneficially Owned
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Beneficially Owned
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Michael Nole
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17,500,000
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Michael Dance
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28,000,000
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7,000,000
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George Pacinelli (4)
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5,600,000
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Mike Fischer
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3,500,000
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Scott Diamond
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3,500,000
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65,100,000
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Except as otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner is c/o Brookside
Technology Holdings Corp. 15500 Roosevelt Blvd, Suite 101, Clearwater, FL 33760.
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(2)
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Applicable percentage ownership of Common Stock is based on 90,826,670 shares of Common Stock
outstanding as of June 13, 2008, together with securities exercisable or convertible into
shares of Common Stock within 60 days of June 13, 2008 for each stockholder. Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission
and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Shares of Common
Stock underlying convertible securities that are currently exercisable or exercisable within
60 days of June 13, 2008 are deemed to be beneficially owned by the person holding such
securities for the purpose of computing the percentage of ownership of such person, but are
not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other
person.
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(3)
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Represents 7,000,000 shares underlying stock options, all of which are exercisable within 60 days of June 13, 2008.
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Represents 5,600,000 shares underlying stock options, all of which are exercisable within 60
days of June 13, 2008.
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The following table sets forth certain information, as of June 13, 2008, with respect to any
person who is
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known to the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the Companys
Common Stock. The company has three classes of voting securities: Common Stock, Series A Preferred
Stock and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock and Series B
Preferred
Stock vote together with the Common Stock as a single class. However, both the Series A Preferred
Stock and Series B Preferred Stock contain provisions that limit the voting and conversion rights
of the holders of such securities so that in no event may any of them vote or convert their
preferred shares into more than 4.99% of the Companys outstanding Common Stock. Accordingly, no preferred
shareholder is deemed to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Companys Common Stock. Except as
otherwise indicated, each of the stockholders listed below has sole voting and investment power
over the shares beneficially owned.
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Common Stock
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Michael Nole
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17,500,000
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Michael Dance
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28,000,000
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Bryan McGuire (3)
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7,000,000
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George Pacinelli (4)
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5,600,000
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Except as otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner is c/o Brookside Technology Holdings Corp. 15500 Roosevelt Blvd, Suite 101,
Clearwater, FL 33760.
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(2)
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Applicable percentage ownership of Common Stock is based on 90,826,670 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of June 13, 2008, together with
securities exercisable or convertible into shares of Common Stock within 60 days of June 13, 2008 for each stockholder. Beneficial ownership is
determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with respect
to securities. Shares of Common Stock underlying convertible securities that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of June 13,
2008 are deemed to be beneficially owned by the person holding such securities for the purpose of computing the percentage of ownership of such
person, but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.
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Represents 7,000,000 shares underlying stock options, all of which are exercisable within 60 days of June 13, 2008.
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(4)
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Represents 5,600,000 shares underlying stock options, all of which are exercisable within 60
days of June 13, 2008.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
For further information about us, you may read annual and special reports and other
information we file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act, at the Commissions public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.
You may obtain information on the operation of the public reference room by calling the Commission
at 1-800-SEC-0330, and may obtain copies of our filings from the public reference room by calling
(202) 942-8090. The Commission maintains a web site (www.sec.gov) that contains the reports, proxy
and information statements and other information regarding companies that file electronically with
the Commission such as us.
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Dated: July 10, 2008
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By order of the Board of Directors,
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/s/ Michael Nole
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Michael Nole, Director
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EXHIBIT A
(FORM OF)
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
TO
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
BROOKSIDE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS CORP.
(Document Number P07000069362)
Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 607, Florida Statutes,
BROOKSIDE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS
CORP.
(the Corporation) has adopted the following Articles of Amendment to its Articles of
Incorporation.
FIRST:
The name of the Corporation is:
BROOKSIDE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS CORP.
SECOND:
The following amendment to the Articles of Incorporation was adopted by the
Corporation:
Article IV, Section A
in its entirety, of the Articles of Incorporation of the
Corporation, shall be and hereby is revoked, declared null and void and of no further effect
and, in lieu thereof, the following
Article IV, Section A
is adopted, approved and
ratified:
ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL STOCK
A.
General
The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock that the Corporation shall
have the authority to issue is One Billion Fifty Million (1,050,000,000) shares, consisting
of (i) One Billion (1,000,000,000) shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value per share (the
Common Stock), and (ii) Fifty Million (50,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, $.001 par
value per share (the Preferred Stock).
THIRD:
The foregoing Amendment was approved and adopted by the shareholders of Corporation on June 13, 2008. The number of votes cast for the approval and adoption of the Amendment
was sufficient for approval.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, the undersigned, Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, has executed
these Articles of Amendment this ___day of August 2008.
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BROOKSIDE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS CORP.
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By:
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Michael Nole, Chief Executive Officer
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