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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-KSB
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Annual report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
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For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006
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Transition report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. |
Commission file number 001-32830
INDIA GLOBALIZATION CAPITAL, INC.
(Name of small business issuer in its charter)
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Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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20-2760393
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4336 Montgomery Ave.
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(Address of principal executive offices)
(301) 983-0998
(Issuers telephone number)
Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
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Title of Each Class |
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Name of exchange on which registered |
Units, each consisting of
one share of Common Stock and two Warrants
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American Stock Exchange |
Common Stock
Common Stock Purchase Warrants
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American Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange |
Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of
the Securities Act. o Yes þ No
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Act. o Yes þ No
Check whether the issuer is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. o
Check whether the issuer: (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act during the past 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. þ Yes o No
Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-B
contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained, to the best of registrants knowledge,
in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form
10-KSB or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB. þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act). þ Yes o No
State issuers revenues for its most recent fiscal year. None.
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the
Company, computed by reference to the closing price of such stock as of June 1, 2006 was
$62,903,930. For purposes of the computation we consider all directors and holders of 10 percent
or more of our common stock to be affiliates. Therefore, the number of shares of our common stock
held by non-affiliates as of June 1, 2006 was 11,354,500 shares.
The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on June 1, 2006 was 13,974,500 shares.
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one) Yes o No þ
PART I
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Item 1. |
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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS. |
We
were organized as a Maryland corporation on April 29, 2005. We
are a blank check company formed the purpose of
acquiring one or more businesses with operations primarily in India through a merger, capital stock
exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination or acquisition. To date, our
efforts have been limited to organizational activities. We are
currently considered a shell company, and we will remain a shell company until we engage in a business combination.
Our Initial Public Offering
On March 8, 2006, we sold 11,304,500 units in our initial public offering. These 11,304,500
units include 9,830,000 units sold to the public and the over-allotment option of 1,474,500 units
exercised by the underwriters of the public offering. Each unit consisted of one share of the
companys common stock, $.0001 par value, and two redeemable common stock purchase warrants. Each
warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $5.00
commencing the later of the completion of a business combination or March 2, 2007 (one year from
the effective date of the public offering), and expiring March 2, 2011 (five years from the
effective date of the public offering). We have a right to call the warrants, provided the common
stock has traded at a closing price of at least $8.50 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30
trading day period ending on the third business day prior to the date on which notice of redemption
is given. If we call the warrants, the holder will either have to redeem the warrants by
purchasing the common stock from us for $5.00 or the warrants will expire. On March 31, 2006,
24,449,000 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance upon exercise of redeemable warrants
and underwriters purchase option.
In connection with the offering, the company paid the underwriters of the public offering an
underwriting discount of approximately 5% of the gross proceeds of the public offering
($3,391,350). In addition, a non-accountable expense allowance of 3% of the gross proceeds of the
public offering, excluding the over-allotment option, is due to the underwriters, who have agreed
to deposit the non-accountable expense allowance ($1,769,400) into the trust fund until the earlier
of the completion of a business combination or the liquidation of the trust fund.
The underwriters have further agreed to forfeit any rights to or claims against such proceeds
unless we successfully complete a business combination.
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The warrants separated from the units and began to trade separately on the American Stock
Exchange on April 13, 2006. After separation, each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one
share of common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 commencing on the later of March 2, 2007 (one
year from the effective date of the public offering), or the earlier of the completion of a
business combination with a target business or the distribution of the trust fund; or expiring
March 2, 2011 (five years from the date of the public offering). We have a right to call the
warrants, provided the common stock has traded at a closing price of at least $8.50 per share for
any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period ending on the third business day prior to the
date on which notice of redemption is given. If we call the warrants, the holder will either have
to redeem the warrants by purchasing the common stock from us for $5.00 or the warrants will
expire.
In connection with the offering, the company issued an option for $100 to the underwriter to
purchase 500,000 units at an exercise price of $7.50 per unit, exercisable on the later of March 2,
2007 or the consummation of a business combination. We have accounted for the fair value of the
option, inclusive of the receipt of the $100 cash payment, as an expense of the public offering
resulting in a charge directly to stockholders equity. We estimated, using the Black-Scholes
method, that the fair value of the option granted to the underwriters as of the date of grant was
approximately $756,200 using the following assumptions: (1) expected volatility of 30.1%; (2)
risk-free interest rate of 3.9%; and (3) expected life of five years. The estimated volatility was
based on a basket of Indian companies that trade in the United States or the United Kingdom. The
option may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis, at the holders option, such that the
holder may use the appreciated value of the option (the difference between the exercise prices of
the option and the underlying warrants and the market price of the units and underlying securities)
to exercise the option without the payment of any cash. The warrants underlying such units are
exercisable at $6.25 per share.
The net proceeds of this offering and the private placement, approximately
$62,815,000, were placed in a trust account at SunTrust Bank maintained by
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee. Additionally,
$1,769,400 of the proceeds attributable to the underwriters non-accountable
expense allowance was deposited in the trust account. The proceeds
will not be
released from the trust account until the earlier of the completion of a business
combination or our liquidation. The proceeds held in the trust
account may be
used as consideration to pay the sellers of a target business with which we
ultimately complete a business combination. We may not use all of the proceeds
in the trust in connection with a business combination, either because the
consideration for the business combination is less than the proceeds in trust or
because we financed a portion of the consideration with our capital stock or
debt securities. Any amounts not paid as consideration to the sellers of the
target business may be used to finance operations of the target businesses,
other than amounts held in trust or paid to Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc. for its
services as representative of the underwriters as financial advisor (including
the $1,500,000 maximum financial advisory fee), amounts paid for finders or
professional fees or amounts paid for any fees or costs incurred in connection
with any debt or equity financing made in connection with the business
combination. The company does not currently have any agreement with any party
with respect to the payment of finders or professional fees. If we agree to pay
such fees in the future, such fees shall be negotiated on an arms-length basis.
The proceeds held in the trust account that are not immediately required for the
purposes will be invested only in United States government securities, defined
as any Treasury Bill issued by the United States. We will to allocate
$2,150,000 of the interest paid on the trust proceeds for working capital
purposes. A public stockholder will be entitled to receive funds from the trust
account (including his, her or its portion of any interest earned on the trust
account in excess of an aggregate of $2,150,000 allocated for working capital
purposes) only in the event of our liquidation upon our failure to complete a
business combination or if that public stockholder were to seek to convert such
shares into cash in connection with a business combination which the public
stockholder voted against and which we actually consummate. In no other
circumstances will a public stockholder have any right or interest of
any kind
to or in the trust account. Upon the consummation of a business combination, the
underwriters will be entitled to receive that portion of the proceeds
attributable to the underwriters discount and non-accountable expense allowance
held in trust and any accrued interest thereon. In the event that we are unable
to consummate a business combination and the trustee is forced to liquidate the
trust account, the underwriters have agreed to the following: (i) forfeit any
rights or claims to such proceeds and any accrued interest thereon; and (ii)
that the proceeds attributable to the underwriters discount and non-accountable
expense allowance will be distributed on a pro-rata basis among the public
shareholders along with any accrued interest thereon.
Determinate Factors for Acquisition Opportunities
We intend to focus on finding acquisition opportunities with operations in India. We believe
that India presents fairly unique opportunities to acquire target businesses because it has become
one of the worlds largest democracies, and in recent years, has undergone significant deregulation
of certain sectors of its economy. According to the 2005 World Factbook published by the U.S.
Central Intelligence Agency and the 2006 online version of the same, Indias economy is the fourth
largest in the world just behind Japan and ahead of Germany, in terms of gross domestic product
(GDP), the total value of goods and services produced in India, as measured by purchasing power
parity (PPP). PPP is the relative value of a nations currency based on what the currency can buy
in the country of origin. The Indian economy is also currently transitioning from traditional
farming and handicrafts to modern agriculture, modernized industries and services. Some basic
facts relating to India as set forth in the World Factbook are:
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India is the worlds third most populous country (2006 estimate). Indias population is
approximately 1.1 billion, with a total labor force of approximately 496.4 million (2005
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Inflation is approximately 4.6% (2005 estimate). |
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Indias exports are approximately $76.23 billion on a free on board basis (2005 estimate). |
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Indias top six export partners as of 2004 are the following: |
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United States (approximately 17%); |
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United Arab Emirates (approximately 8.8%); |
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China (approximately 5.5%); |
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Hong Kong (approximately 4.7%); and |
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United Kingdom and Singapore (tied at approximately 4.5%). |
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Indias reserves of foreign exchange and gold are approximately $145 billion (2005
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The Indian currency is the rupee. Over the past three years on average US $1.00 was
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44.101 Indian rupees in 2005;
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45.317 Indian rupees in 2004; and |
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46.583 Indian rupees in 2003. |
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We believe that there is an opportunity to buy a business in India at an attractive value,
which may lead to exceptional potential growth opportunity. There are two significant
macroeconomic factors that we believe drive this opportunity:
Rapidly Growing Economy: India has posted a growth rate of more than 7% since 1994 and,
according to the World Factbook, has become the fourth largest economy in the world behind Japan in
terms of PPP. However, the Japanese economy with a GDP of approximately $4.018 trillion is growing
at a rate of approximately 2.7% compared to the Indian economy which is growing at a rate of
approximately 7.6% and has a GDP of approximately $3.611 trillion. Below is a table illustrating
GDP, as measured in terms of PPP, and the percentage growth rates of the top eight economies.
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$8.859 trillion |
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$3.611 trillion |
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$1.830 trillion |
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Source: World Factbook published by the United States Central Intelligence Agency in
2005.
A Commitment to Stability and Economic Reforms: According to Mega Ace Consultancy,
an India-based think tank studying the Indian economy, since mid-1991, the Indian government has
committed itself to implementing an economic structural reform program with the objective of
liberalizing Indias exchange and trade policies, reducing the fiscal deficit, controlling
inflation, promoting a sound monetary policy, reforming the financial sector, and placing greater
reliance on market mechanisms to direct economic activity. Mega Aces principals include a former
economic advisor to the Central Bank Reserve Bank of India and a former CEO of the Bombay Stock
Exchange. Mega Aces projects include serving as chief consultant to an agency looking to promote
investment in France among Indian investors and serving as a south-Asian consultant to a project
devoted to forming links between small and medium sized enterprises in the United Kingdom and
Europe with companies based in South Asia. According to Mega Ace Consultancy, a significant
component of the program is the promotion of foreign investment in key areas of the economy and the
further development of, and the relaxation of restrictions in, the private sector. As a result, we
believe the regulatory environment has become more favorable. We further believe that India has
seen, and will continue to see, the benefits from the deregulation of its economy. There are a
number of industry sectors that have been deregulated, whereby foreign investors may own and
control Indian companies and profits may be reinvested in India or repatriated to the U.S. or to
other foreign countries. However, there are industry sectors that have not been deregulated which
could impact our ability to engage in a business combination.
Identification of Industry Sectors
While we are not limited to the sectors outlined below, we believe that there are two broad
areas: business process outsourcing and information technology and infrastructure, which are
illustrative of the opportunities that we may consider. We believe that some industry sectors are
fragmented and present a greater opportunity for a capitalized entity to consolidate a number of
the best middle-tier companies in India. Our strategy in each of these sectors (as well as others
we may consider) is to identify potential market sector leaders which we think will grow at a
substantially faster rate than the overall economy. The two broad illustrative areas are as
follows:
Business Process Outsourcing and Information Technology: Business process outsourcing (BPO)
typically refers to the act of transferring business processes to an outside provider in order to
achieve cost savings while improving service quality. BPO extends beyond typical information
technology outsourcing. A BPO service provider may take on a specific corporate function such as
customer service, or more complex and knowledge-based
functions, such as human resources, accounting and finance, research and
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development, and
monitoring of networks. A BPO service provider may also assume the responsibility for
re-engineering and introducing best practices into processes that are outsourced. In this way, BPO
is fast emerging as not just a cost-saving mechanism, but a powerful strategic management tool in
achieving business objectives. We believe that India has a well-educated, English-speaking middle
class and a low wage base that will allow the BPO and information technology businesses to continue
to grow. Within the BPO and information technology sector, we believe there are several compelling
industries to explore, including, but not limited to:
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Knowledge-based and Other Back Office Outsourcing: As labor costs for
information technology and similar professionals soar in the U.S. and technology
facilitates communication between persons in disparate parts of the world, we believe that
the benefits of outsourcing knowledge-based and back office functions to countries such as
India will be increasingly utilized by businesses all over the world. We may consider
sectors, such as software development, research and development, information technology,
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Pharmaceutical and Health Services: As healthcare costs soar in the U.S., we
believe that the benefits of outsourcing medical services, drug manufacturing or medical
transcription to countries such as India, will be increasingly utilized in the healthcare
industry and by consumers all over the world. For example, medical transcription (where
medical dictation is converted by workers in India into print) is an area that has taken
advantage of the lower labor rates in India and other countries. Other areas that are
expected to benefit from outsourcing are generic drug manufacturing, drug trial testing,
and telemedicine. For example, we may consider buying a middle-tier generic drug
manufacturer with a U.S. Federal Drug Administration approved manufacturing plant and
combining it with a distributor in the U.S. to create a vertical generic drug manufacturing
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Infrastructure: We believe that because of Indias rapid economic growth there is a
substantial demand for ongoing infrastructure improvements to foster continued growth. We also
believe that the rapid economic growth has created a growing middle class that has developed
increasing buying power. As a result of these factors, we believe there has been an increased
growth opportunity for companies that develop and build infrastructure. Some middle-tier
infrastructure acquisition opportunities would include, among others, companies that build business
complexes, residential housing and shopping complexes. We would also consider transportation
companies, logistics companies or financial services companies operating within India as
prospective middle-tier infrastructure acquisition target businesses.
While we may seek to consummate a business combination with more than one target business, our
underwriting agreement with Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc. in our initial public offering requires our
initial business acquisition to be with one or more operating businesses whose fair market value,
collectively, is at least equal to 80% of our net assets at the time of such acquisition.
Consequently, if we cannot identify and acquire multiple operating businesses at the same time, we
will need to identify and acquire a larger single operating business or a small number of similarly
focused operating businesses.
Engaging in a Business Combination
General
To date, we have not selected any target business for a business combination, but our
management continues to actively pursue acquisition opportunities in India. We have not engaged or
retained any agent or other representative to identify or locate any suitable candidate for a
proposed business combination with us other than Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc. and SG Americas
Securities, LLC with whom we have entered into the advisory agreement described below. Our initial
business combination must be with one or more operating businesses that, collectively, have a fair
market value of at least 80% of our net assets (excluding any fees and expenses held in the trust
account for the benefit of Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc.) at the time of the acquisition. Although our
management intends to evaluate the risks inherent in a particular target business, we may not be
able to properly ascertain or assess all significant risk factors.
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We are not presently engaged in, and we do not expect to engage in, any substantive commercial
business for an indefinite period of time. We intend to use cash derived from the proceeds of our
public offering, our capital stock, debt or a combination of these to consummate a business
combination involving one or more operating businesses in
India, in an unspecified industry. Although substantially all of the net proceeds of the
public offering are intended to be applied toward effecting a business combination as described in
the initial public offering prospectus, the proceeds are not otherwise designated for any more
specific purposes. Accordingly, investors have invested in us without an opportunity to evaluate
the specific merits or risks of any one or more business combinations. A business combination may
involve the acquisition of, or merger with, one or more operating businesses that do not need
substantial additional capital but desire to establish a public trading market for their shares,
while avoiding the time and costs of undertaking a public offering themselves. A business
combination may involve one or more companies that may be financially unstable or in their early
stages of development or growth.
Sources of target businesses
We anticipate that we will locate acquisition candidates through three possible sources: (1)
the professional community, including, without limitation, investment bankers, attorneys and
accountants; (2) quasi-governmental associations such as the International Finance Corporation,
which is a member of the World Bank; and (3) the industries subject to deregulation by the Indian
government. In addition, we may locate acquisition candidates through other unaffiliated sources,
including private equity and venture capital funds and public and private companies. Our officers,
directors and special advisors and their affiliates may also bring acquisition candidates to our
attention. In addition to contacting the sources described above for potential acquisition
candidates, we expect that we may be contacted by unsolicited parties who become aware of our
interest in prospective targets through press releases, word of mouth, media coverage and our
website, should these outlets develop. We may pay a finders fee to any unaffiliated party that
provides information regarding prospective targets to us. Any such fee would be conditioned on our
consummating a business combination with the identified target. We anticipate that such fees, if
any, like the Ferris, Baker Watts Inc. and SG Americas Securities, LLC fee described below, would
be a percentage of the consideration associated with such business combination, with the percentage
to be determined based on local market conditions at the time of such combination.
We have entered into a financial advisory agreement with Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc., the
representative of the underwriters in our public offering, and SG Americas Securities, LLC, one of
the participating underwriters in the public offering, whereby Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc. and SG
Americas Securities, LLC will serve as our financial advisors in connection with a business
combination for a period of two years from the effective date of the public offering, March 2,
2006. Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc. and SG Americas Securities, LLC will perform certain advisory
services for us, including without limitation, assisting us in determining an appropriate
acquisition strategy and tactics, evaluating the consideration that may be offered to a target
business, assisting us in the negotiation of the financial terms and conditions of a business
combination and preparing a due diligence package regarding a business combination for our board of
directors. The due diligence services to be provided by Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc. and SG Americas
Securities, LLC will consist of gathering, preparing and organizing information to be considered by
our board of directors, among other things, once a target for a business combination has been
identified. Pursuant to the terms of this agreement, Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc., will be entitled
to receive two percent of the consideration associated with any business combination by us, a
portion of which shall be allocated to SG Americas Securities, LLC pursuant to a separate agreement
between the parties. The fee will be capped at $1,500,000 and will be paid out of the trust
proceeds only upon consummation of a suitable business combination. In addition to the foregoing
fee, we have agreed to reimburse Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc. and SG Americas Securities, LLC,
promptly, on a monthly basis, for all of the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by it,
whether or not a business combination is consummated; provided, however, that such expenses in the
aggregate will not exceed $25,000 without our prior consent.
Other than our advisory agreement with Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc. and SG Americas Securities,
LLC, we do not presently anticipate engaging the services of professional firms that specialize in
business acquisitions on any formal basis. However, we may engage these firms in the future, in
which event we may pay a finders fee or other compensation. However, we do not anticipate paying
any of our existing officers, directors, stockholders or any entity with which they are affiliated,
other than Integrated Global Networks, LLC, any finders fee or other compensation for services
rendered to us prior to or in connection with the consummation of a business
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combination. We have
agreed to pay Integrated Global Networks, LLC, an affiliate of Mr. Mukunda, a monthly fee of $4,000
for general and administrative services including office space, utilities and secretarial support. Mr. Mukunda is the Chief Executive Officer of Integrated Global Networks, LLC and is our Chief Executive Officer and President.
Selection of target businesses and structuring of a business combination
Mr. Mukunda, as our Chief Executive Officer and President, will supervise the process of evaluating prospective target businesses, and we
expect that he will devote substantially all of his time to our business once we have signed a term
sheet with a target business. We anticipate that Mr. Mukunda will be assisted in his efforts by
officers and advisors of the Company, together with the Companys outside attorneys, accountants
and other representatives. As described above, under their advisory agreement with us, Ferris,
Baker Watts, Inc. and SG Americas Securities, LLC may also assist in this process, including the
preparation of due diligence packages for managements review.
In evaluating prospective target businesses, our management will likely consider, among other
factors, the following:
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financial condition, results of operation and repatriation regulations; |
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growth potential both in India and growth potential outside of India; |
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capital requirements; |
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experience and skill of management and availability of additional personnel; |
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competitive position; |
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barriers to entry into the businesses industries; |
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potential for compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), SEC
regulations, Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and capital requirements; |
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domestic and global competitive position and potential to compete in the U.S. and other markets; |
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position within a sector and barriers to entry; |
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stage of development of the products, processes or services; |
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degree of current or potential market acceptance of the products, processes or services; |
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proprietary features and degree of intellectual property or other protection of the
products, processes or services; |
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regulatory environment of the industry and the Indian governments policy towards the sector; and |
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costs associated with effecting the business combination. |
The above criteria are not intended to be exhaustive. Any evaluation relating to the merits
of a particular business combination with one or more operating businesses will be based, to the
extent relevant, on the above factors as well as other considerations deemed relevant by our
management in carrying out a business combination consistent with our business objective. In
evaluating prospective target businesses, we intend to conduct an extensive due diligence review
that will encompass, among other things, meetings with incumbent management and inspection of
facilities, as well as review of financial and other information that will be made available to us.
We will attempt to structure a business combination to achieve the most favorable tax
treatment to the target businesses, their stockholders, as well as our own stockholders and us.
However, the Internal Revenue Service or appropriate state tax or foreign tax authority may not
agree with our tax treatment of the business combination.
The time and costs required to select and evaluate target businesses and to structure and
complete the business combination cannot presently be ascertained with any degree of certainty.
Any costs incurred with respect to the identification and evaluation of prospective target
businesses with which a business combination is not ultimately completed will result in a loss to
us and reduce the amount of capital available to otherwise complete a business combination.
However, other than Integrated Global Networks, LLC, we will not, and no other person or entity
will, pay any finders or consulting fees to our existing directors, officers, stockholders or
special advisors, or any of their respective affiliates, for services rendered to or in connection
with a business combination. In addition, we will not make any other payment to them out of the
proceeds of the offering (or the funds held in trust) other than reimbursement for any
out-of-pocket expenses they incur in conducting due diligence, the payments to Integrated Global
Networks, LLC for administrative services and the repayment of any loans issued to us by
stockholders.
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Fair market value of target businesses
Pursuant to the underwriting agreement in our initial public offering with Ferris, Baker
Watts, Inc., the initial target businesses that we acquire must have a fair market value equal to
at least 80% of our net assets (excluding any fees and expenses held in the trust account for the
benefit of Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc.) at the time of such acquisition. To this end, we may seek to
raise additional funds through the sale of our securities or through loan arrangements if
additional funds are required to consummate such a business combination, although we have not
engaged or retained, had any discussions with, or entered into any agreements with, any third party
regarding any such potential financing transactions. If we were to seek additional funds, any such
arrangement would only be consummated simultaneously with our consummation of a business
combination. The fair market value of such businesses will be determined by our board of directors
based upon standards generally accepted by the financial community, such as actual and potential
sales, earnings and cash flow and book value. If our board is not able to independently determine
that the target businesses have a sufficient fair market value or if a conflict of interest exists
with respect to such determination, including, but not limited to the fact that the target is
affiliated with one or more of our officers or directors or with Ferris, Baker Watts Incorporated
or SG Americas Securities, LLC and their respective affiliates, we will obtain an opinion from an
unaffiliated, independent investment banking firm which is a member of the NASD with respect to the
satisfaction of such criteria. However, we will not be required to obtain an opinion from an
investment banking firm as to the fair market value if our board of directors independently
determines that the target businesses have sufficient fair market value or if no such conflict
exists.
Audited Financial Statements
We do not anticipate acquiring a target business if audited financial statements based on
United States generally accepted accounting principles cannot be obtained for the target business.
Additionally, our management expects to provide stockholders with audited financial statements,
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, of the prospective businesses
as part of the proxy solicitation materials sent to stockholders to assist them in assessing a
business combination. Our management believes that the requirement of having available audited
financial statements for the target businesses will not materially limit the pool of potential
target businesses available for acquisition.
Possible lack of business diversification
The net proceeds from the public offering and the private placement provided us with
approximately $62,815,000 (subject to reduction resulting from shareholders electing to convert
their shares into cash), which we may use to complete a business combination. While we may seek to
engage in a business combination with more than one target business, our initial business
acquisition must be with one or more operating businesses whose fair market value, collectively, is
at least equal to 80% of our net assets (excluding any fees and expenses held in the trust account
for the benefit of Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc.) at the time of such acquisition. At the time of our
initial business combination, we may not be able to acquire more than one target business because
of various factors, including insufficient financing or the difficulties involved in consummating
the contemporaneous acquisition of more than one operating company, including, but not limited to,
the potential lack of resources to simultaneously conduct due diligence reviews and to negotiate
acquisition terms with multiple targets; therefore, it is probable that we will have the ability to
complete a business combination with only a single operating business, which may have only a
limited number of products or services. The resulting lack of diversification may:
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result in our dependency upon the performance of a single or small number of operating
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result in our dependency upon the development or market acceptance of a single or limited number
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subject us to numerous economic, competitive and regulatory developments, any or all of which
may have a substantial adverse impact upon the particular industry in which we may operate subsequent to
a business combination. |
In such case, we may not be able to diversify our operations or benefit from the spreading of
risks or offsetting of losses, unlike other entities that may have the resources to complete
several business combinations in different industries or different areas of a single industry so as
to diversify risks and offset losses. Further, the prospects for
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our success may be entirely dependent upon the future performance of the initial target business or
businesses we acquire.
In addition, because our business combination may entail the acquisition of several operating
businesses at the same time and may be with different sellers, we may need to convince such sellers
to agree that the purchase of their businesses is contingent upon the simultaneous closings of the
other acquisitions.
Limited ability to evaluate the target business management
We expect to closely scrutinize the management of prospective target businesses when
evaluating the desirability of effecting a business combination. However, our assessment of the
target business management may not be correct. In addition, future management may not have the
necessary skills, qualifications or abilities to manage a public company intending to embark on a
program of business development. Furthermore, the future role of our officers, directors and
special advisors, if any, in the target businesses cannot presently be stated with any certainty.
While it is possible that one or more of our officers, directors and special advisors will remain
associated with us in some capacity following a business combination, it is unlikely that any of
them will devote their full efforts to our affairs subsequent to a business combination. Moreover,
we cannot assure you that our officers, directors and special advisors will have significant
experience or knowledge relating to the operations of the particular target businesses acquired.
Following a business combination, we may seek to recruit additional managers to supplement the
incumbent management of the target businesses. We cannot assure you that we will have the ability
to recruit additional managers, or that additional managers will have the requisite skills,
knowledge or experience necessary to enhance the incumbent management.
Opportunity for stockholder approval of business combination
Prior to the completion of a business combination, we expect to submit the transaction to our
stockholders for approval as required by our amended and restated articles of incorporation, even
if the nature of the acquisition is such as would not ordinarily require stockholder approval under
applicable state law. In connection with seeking stockholder approval of a business combination,
we will furnish our stockholders with proxy solicitation materials prepared in accordance with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which will, among other matters, include a description of the
operations of the target business and certain required financial information regarding the
business. We may consummate our initial business combination if (i) it is approved by a majority
of the shares of common stock voted by the public stockholders, and (ii) public stockholders owning
less than 20% of the shares purchased by the public stockholders in the initial public offering
exercise their conversion rights.
In connection with the vote required for our initial business combination, all of our existing
stockholders, including all of our officers, directors, and our special advisors, have agreed to
vote the shares of common stock owned by them in accordance with the majority of the shares of
common stock voted by the public stockholders.
Conversion rights
At the time we seek stockholder approval of any business combination, we will offer each
public stockholder the right to have their shares of common stock converted to cash if the
stockholder votes against the business combination and the business combination is approved and
completed. The actual per-share conversion price will be equal to the amount in the trust account,
inclusive of any interest earned in excess of an aggregate of $2,150,000 allocated for working
capital purposes (interest calculated as of the record date for determination of stockholders
entitled to vote on a proposed business combination), divided by the number of shares sold in the
initial public offering (11,304,500 shares). Without taking into account any interest earned on
the trust account, the initial per-share conversion price would be
approximately $5.80 (or
approximately $0.20 less than the per-unit offering price of $6.00). We will take steps to try to
protect the assets held in trust from third party claims. However, to the extent that such claims
are successfully made against the trust assets, they may reduce the per-share conversion price
below approximately $5.80. An eligible stockholder may request conversion at any time after the
mailing to our stockholders of the proxy statement and prior to the vote taken with respect to a
proposed business combination at a meeting held for that purpose, but the request will not be
granted unless the stockholder votes against the business
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combination and the business combination is approved and completed. Any request for conversion,
once made, may be withdrawn at any time up to the date of the meeting. It is anticipated that the
funds to be distributed to stockholders entitled to convert their shares who elect conversion will
be distributed promptly after completion of a business combination. Public stockholders who
convert their stock into their share of the trust account still have the right to exercise the
warrants that they received as part of the units. We will not complete any business combination if
public stockholders of 50% or more of the shares issued in the public offering vote against a
proposed business combination or public stockholders owning an aggregate of 20% or more of the
shares sold in the public offering exercise their conversion rights.
Liquidation if no business combination
Pursuant to the terms of our initial public offering, we must complete a business combination
within 18 months after the consummation of the offering, or within 24 months if the extension
criteria described below have been satisfied. If we do not complete the business combination, then
we will dissolve the company and distribute to all of our public stockholders, in proportion to
their respective equity interests, an aggregate sum equal to the amount in the trust account,
inclusive of any interest, plus any remaining net assets. Our founding stockholders have agreed to
waive their respective rights to participate in any liquidation distribution occurring upon our
failure to consummate a business combination, but only with respect to those shares of common stock
acquired by them prior to the public offering and the 170,000 shares included in the units they
have purchased in the private placement; they will participate in any liquidation distribution with
respect to any shares of common stock acquired in connection with or following the public offering.
Additionally, the underwriters have agreed to forfeit any rights to or claims against the proceeds
held in the trust account which include their non-accountable expense allowance. There will be no
distribution from the trust account with respect to our warrants.
If we were to spend none of the net proceeds of the initial public offering, other than the
proceeds deposited in the trust account, and without taking into account interest, if any, earned
on the trust account, the initial per-share liquidation price would
be approximately $5.80 or
approximately $0.20 less than the per-unit offering price of $6.00. The proceeds deposited in the
trust account could, however, become subject to the claims of our creditors that could be prior to
the claims of our public stockholders. Our officers and directors have agreed pursuant to an
agreement with Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc. that, if we liquidate prior to the consummation of a
business combination, they will be personally liable under certain circumstances to ensure that the
proceeds of the trust account are not reduced by the claims of vendors or other entities that are
owed money by us for services rendered or products sold to us in excess of the net proceeds of the
public offering not held in the trust account. However, the officers and directors of the company
may not be able to satisfy those obligations.
If we enter into a letter of intent, an agreement in principle or a definitive agreement to
complete a business combination prior to the expiration of 18 months after the consummation of the
public offering, but are unable to complete the business combination within the 18-month period,
then we will have an extension period of six months in which to complete the business combination
contemplated by the letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement. If we are
unable to do so by the expiration of the 24-month period from the consummation of the public
offering, we will then begin the dissolution and liquidation procedures described above. The
trustee of the trust account will immediately commence liquidating the investments constituting the
trust account and will turn over the proceeds to our public stockholders.
Our amended and restated articles of incorporation prohibit the amendment of the
above-described provisions. However, the validity of provisions prohibiting amendment of the
articles of incorporation under Maryland law has not been settled. A court could conclude that the
prohibition on amendment violates the stockholders implicit rights to amend the corporate charter.
In that case, the above-described provisions could be subject to amendment and any such amendment
could reduce or eliminate the protection afforded to our stockholders. However, we view the
foregoing provisions as obligations to our stockholders, and we will not take any actions to waive
or amend any of these provisions.
Employees
We currently have two executive officers, Mr. Mukunda, our Chief Executive Officer and President, and Mr. Cherin, our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Both Mr. Mukunda and Mr. Cherin are members of our board of directors.
We also have engaged five special advisors. We have two other part-time employees. These individuals are
not obligated to devote their full
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time to our matters and intend to devote only as much time as they deem necessary to our affairs,
although we expect Mr. Mukunda to devote an average of approximately fifteen hours per week to our
business, and Mr. Cherin and Dr. Krishna, our Chairman, each to devote an average of approximately ten hours per
week to our business. Additionally, we expect Mr. Mukunda to devote substantially all of his time
to our business once we have signed a term sheet with a target business. We do not intend to have
any full-time employees prior to the consummation of a business combination.
Other than the $4,000 monthly fee paid to Integrated Global Network, LLC for general and administrative
services, no compensation of any kind, including finder's or consulting fees, has been or will be paid to any of our officer, director or special advisors, or any
of their affiliates, for services rendered prior to or in connection with a business combination. Mr. Mukunda, our Chief Executive Officer and President, is
the Chief Executive Officer of Integrated Global Network, LLC.
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DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY. |
We do not own any real estate or other physical properties materially important to our operation.
Our headquarters are located at 4336 Montgomery Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814. The cost of
this space is included in the $4,000 per month fee Integrated Global Networks, LLC charges us for
general and administrative services pursuant to our letter agreement with Integrated Global
Networks, LLC. We believe that our office facilities are suitable and adequate for our business as
it is presently conducted. Ram Mukunda is a stockholder of Integrated Global Networks, LLC and
serves as our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President.
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. |
None.
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Item 4. |
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SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
None.
PART II
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MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS. |
The Company commenced its initial public offering on March 8, 2006. From that time until the
end of its fiscal year, March 31, 2006, the Company offered ownership units for purchase. An
ownership unit in the Company represents an ownership of both common stock and warrants to purchase
common stock. On April 13, 2006, there was a voluntary separation of the Companys units into
shares of common stock and warrants to purchase common stock. The common stock, units and warrants
trade on the American Stock Exchange under the symbols IGC, IGC.U, and IGC.WS, respectively.
The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices of the units for the fiscal year, as
reported on the American Stock Exchange.
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As of May 15, 2006, there were approximately 67,000 unit holders of record, 600 stockholders
and 600 holders of warrants. The last sale price as reported by the American Stock Exchange on
June 1, 2006, was $6.80 for units, $5.54 for shares and $0.69 for warrants. The Company has never
paid a cash dividend on its common stock and does not anticipate the payment of cash dividends in
the foreseeable future.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
Immediately prior to the public offering, the Company completed a private
placement to management of 170,000 units. Each unit issued in the private
placement consisted of one share of common stock, $.0001 par value per share,
and one warrant, each to purchase one share of common stock. The units were sold
at an offering price of $6.00 per unit, generating aggregate gross proceeds from
private placement of $1,020,000.
Use of Proceeds from the Public Offering
On May 13, 2005, we filed a registration statement on Form S-1 (Commission File
333-124942) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which was declared
effective on March 8, 2006. On March 8, 2006, the public offering of 11,304,500
units (including exercise in full of underwriters over-allotment option) of the
Company was consummated. Each unit issued in the public and private offerings
consisted of one share of common stock, $.0001 par value per share, and one
warrant, each to purchase one share of common stock. The units were sold at an
offering price of $6.00 per unit, generating aggregate gross proceeds from the
public offering and private placement of $67,827,000.
The following is a breakdown of units registered and the units sold in that offering:
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In connection with the public offering, the Company paid the underwriters of the
public offering an underwriting discount of approximately 5% of the gross
proceeds, or $3,391,350. Approximately $589,800 of the gross proceeds were paid
to . The remaining $64,435,650 of the aggregate gross proceeds were placed in a
trust account and invested in government securities until the earlier of the
completion of a business combination or the liquidation of the trust account. Of
the proceeds placed in the trust account, $1,769,400, is due to the underwriters
as a non-accountable expense allowance, who have agreed to deposit the
non-accountable expense allowance into the trust account until the earlier of
the completion of a business combination or the liquidation of the trust
account.
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MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS. |
Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains forward-looking statements, including, among others, (a) our expectations
about possible business combinations, (b) our growth strategies, (c) our future financing plans,
and (d) our anticipated needs for working capital. Forward-looking statements, which involve
assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies, and expectations, are generally identifiable
by use of the words may, should, expect, anticipate, approximate, estimate, believe,
intend, plan, or project, or the negative of these words or other variations on
these words or comparable terminology. This information may involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to
be materially different from the future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied
by any forward-looking
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statements. These statements may be found in this report. Actual events or results may
differ materially from those discussed in forward-looking statements as a result of various
factors, including, without limitation, the risks outlined under our Description of Business and
matters described in this report generally. In light of these risks and uncertainties, the events
anticipated in the forward-looking statements may or may not occur. These statements are based on
current expectations and speak only as of the date of such statements. We undertake no obligation
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of future events,
new information or otherwise.
The information contained in this report identifies important factors that could adversely
affect actual results and performance. All forward-looking statements attributable to us are
expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements.
Plan of Operation
We were formed on April 29, 2005, as a blank check company for the purpose of acquiring,
through a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination,
one or more businesses in an unspecified industry, with operations primarily in India. We intend
to use cash derived from the proceeds of the public offering, our capital stock, debt or a
combination of cash, capital stock and debt, to effect a business combination. We are currently a
shell company, and we will remain a shell company until we engage in a
business combination.
The issuance of additional capital stock, including upon conversion of any convertible debt
securities we may issue, or the incurrence of debt could have material consequences on our business
and financial condition. The issuance of additional shares of our capital stock (including upon
conversion of convertible debt securities):
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will likely cause a change in control if a substantial number of our shares of common
stock or voting preferred stock are issued, which may affect, among other things, our
ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and may also result in the
resignation or removal of one or more of our present officers and directors; |
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may adversely affect the voting power or other rights of holders of our common stock if
we issue preferred stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion or other rights superior to
the common stock; and |
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may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our common stock, warrants or units. |
Similarly, the incurrence of debt:
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may lead to default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after a
business combination are insufficient to pay our debt obligations; |
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may cause an acceleration of our obligations to repay the debt even if we make all
principal and interest payments when due if we breach the covenants contained in the terms
of the debt documents, such as covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial
ratios or reserves, without a waiver or renegotiation of such covenants; |
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may create an obligation to immediately repay all principal and accrued interest, if
any, upon demand to the extent any debt securities are payable on demand; and |
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may hinder our ability to obtain additional financing, if necessary, to the extent any
debt securities contain covenants restricting our ability to obtain additional financing
while such security is outstanding, or to the extent our existing leverage discourages
other potential investors. |
The net proceeds from the sale of the units in the public offering and the
private placement and the loans from founders and the deferred costs
were $62,815,000, after
deducting offering expenses of approximately $871,800 and underwriting discounts of approximately
$5,160,750, including $1,769,400 evidencing the underwriters non-accountable expense allowance of
3% of the gross proceeds. However, of the $871,800 of offering
expenses, a portion of these expenses were not paid
prior to the close of fiscal year end and were subsequently placed in
the trust account. These expenses were paid subsequent to the fiscal
year end from
interest on the trust account. This entire amount ($63,845,850) is held in trust. Additionally, $1,769,400 of the
proceeds attributable to the underwriters non-accountable expense allowance has been deposited in
the trust account, as well as $870,000 of loan proceeds from notes
issued to our founding stockholders. We will use substantially all of the net proceeds of the public offering to
acquire one or more operating businesses, including identifying and evaluating prospective
acquisition candidates, selecting one or more operating businesses, and structuring, negotiating
and consummating the business
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combination. However, we may not use all of the proceeds in the trust in connection with a
business combination, either because the consideration for the business combination is less than
the proceeds in trust, because we finance a portion of the consideration with our capital stock or
debt securities or because certain fees and expenses held in the trust account are due to Ferris,
Baker Watts, Inc. In that event, other than the fees and expenses due to Ferris, Baker Watts, the
proceeds held in the trust account as well as any other net proceeds not expended will be used to
finance the operations of the target business or businesses.
In the event that we consummate a business combination, the proceeds held in the trust account
will be used for the following purposes:
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Payment of the purchase price for the business combination; |
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Payment of the fees and costs due to Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc. as representative of the
underwriters and financial advisor to the company; |
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Payment of any finders fees or professional fees and costs; and |
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Payment of any fees and costs the Company may incur in connection with any equity or
debt financing relating to the business combination. |
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In addition, the Company will repay the outstanding balance of the aggregate $870,000 in
loans made by Mr. Mukunda and Dr. Krishna to the Company and any deferred expenses. |
We believe that, upon consummation of the public offering, the funds available to us outside
of the trust account will be sufficient to allow us to operate for at least the next 24 months,
assuming that a business combination is not consummated during that time. Over this time period,
we anticipate making the following expenditures:
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Approximately $300,000 of expenses for legal, accounting and other expenses attendant to
the due diligence investigations, structuring and negotiating of a business combination; |
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Approximately $185,000 of expenses for the due diligence and investigation of a target
business; |
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Approximately $115,000 of expenses in legal and accounting fees relating to our SEC
reporting obligations; |
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Approximately $96,000 of expenses in fees relating to our office space and certain
general and administrative services; and |
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Approximately $184,000 for travel, general working capital that will be used for
miscellaneous expenses and reserves, including for director and officer liability insurance
premiums, deposits, down payments and/or funding of a no shop provision in connection
with a prospective business transaction and for international travel with respect to
negotiating and finalizing a business combination. |
We do not believe we will need additional financing following the public
offering in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. However, we may
need to obtain additional financing to the extent such financing is required to consummate a
business combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection
with such business combination.
On May 2, 2005, Mr. Mukunda loaned a total of $100,000 to us for payment of offering expenses,
and on September 15, 2005, Dr. Krishna loaned a total of $50,000 to us for payment of offering
expenses. Pursuant to the terms of these promissory notes, the loans from Mr. Mukunda and Dr.
Krishna are payable upon the earlier of (i) the first anniversary of the consummation of the public
offering or (ii) the date of the consummation of a business combination. Upon the consummation of
the public offering, the founders loaned an additional $720,000 to us which has been deposited in
the trust account. Pursuant to the terms of these promissory notes, the $720,000 of additional
loans from the founders are payable upon the earlier of (i) March 3, 2007 or (ii) the date of the
consummation of a business combination. All of the foregoing loans bear interest at a rate of 4%
per year. Prior to the consummation of a business combination, the loans will be solely repaid out
of the interest earned on the escrowed funds, provided that we will not be required to make any
payments from such interest until we have withdrawn an aggregate of $2,150,000 from such interest
for working capital purposes.
We have agreed to pay Integrated Global Networks, LLC, an affiliate of Mr. Mukunda, a monthly
fee of $4,000 for general and administrative services including office space, utilities and
secretarial support. This arrangement is
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for our benefit and is not intended to provide Mr. Mukunda, our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
and President, with compensation in lieu of salary. We believe, based on rents and fees for
similar services in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, that the fee charged by Integrated Global
Networks, LLC is at least as favorable as we could have obtained from an unaffiliated third party.
However, because our directors may not be deemed independent, we did not have the benefit of
disinterested directors approving the transaction.
Competition
In identifying, evaluating and selecting target businesses, we may encounter intense
competition from other entities having a business objective similar to ours. Many of these
entities are well established and have extensive experience identifying and effecting business
combinations directly or through affiliates. Many of these competitors possess greater technical,
human and other resources than us and our financial resources will be relatively limited as
compared to many of these competitors. While we believe there are numerous potential target
businesses that we could acquire with the net proceeds of the public offering, our ability to
compete in acquiring certain sizable target businesses will be limited by our available financial
resources. This limitation gives others an advantage in pursuing the acquisition of target
businesses. Further:
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our obligation to seek stockholder approval of a business combination or obtain the
necessary financial statements to be included in the proxy materials to be sent to
stockholders in connection with a proposed business combination may delay the completion of
a transaction; |
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our obligation to convert into cash shares of common stock held by our public
stockholders in certain instances may reduce the resources available to us for a business
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our outstanding warrants and the purchase option granted to Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc.,
and the future dilution they potentially represent, may not be viewed favorably by certain
target businesses. |
Any of these factors may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully negotiating a
business combination. Our management believes, however, that our status as a public entity and
potential access to the United States public equity markets may give us a competitive advantage
over privately-held entities having a similar business objective as ours in acquiring a target
business on favorable terms.
If we succeed in effecting a business combination, there will be, in all likelihood, intense
competition from competitors of the target businesses. In particular, certain industries that
experience rapid growth frequently attract an increasingly larger number of competitors, including
competitors with increasingly greater financial, marketing, technical and other resources than the
initial competitors in the industry. The degree of competition characterizing the industry of any
prospective target business cannot presently be ascertained. Subsequent to a business combination,
however, we may not have the resources to compete effectively, especially to the extent that the
target businesses are in high-growth industries.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
Options and warrants issued in conjunction with our initial public offering are equity linked
derivatives and accordingly represent off balance sheet arrangements. The options and warrants
meet the scope exception in paragraph 11(a) of FAS 133 and are accordingly not accounted for as
derivatives for purposes of FAS 133, but instead are accounted for as equity. See the notes to the
December 31, 2005 financial statements for a discussion of outstanding options and warrants.
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Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors
India Globalization Capital, Inc
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of India Globalization Capital, Inc. (a development
stage company) as of March 31, 2006 and the related statements of income, stockholders equity and
cash flows for the period from April 29, 2005 (inception) through March 31, 2006. These financial
statements are the responsibility of India Globalization Capital, Inc.s management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An
audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of India Globalization Capital, Inc. as of March 31, 2006 and the
results of its operations and its cash flows for the period from April 29, 2005 (inception) through
March 31, 2006 in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles.
GOLDSTEIN GOLUB KESSLER LLP
New York, New York
June 13, 2006
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India Globalization Capital, Inc.
(a development stage company)
BALANCE SHEET
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65,903,992 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax assetsFederal and State, net of valuation allowance |
|
|
25,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Assets |
|
$ |
65,928,992 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses |
|
$ |
286,105 |
|
Notes payable to stockholders |
|
|
870,000 |
|
Taxes payable |
|
|
70,000 |
|
Due to Underwriters |
|
|
1,769,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
2,995,505 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock subject to possible conversion, 2,259,770 at conversion value (Note A) |
|
|
12,762,785 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMMITMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock $.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock $.0001 par value; 75,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding 13,974,500 |
|
|
1,397 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
50,077,404 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings accumulated during the development stage |
|
|
91,901 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders equity |
|
|
50,170,702 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
|
$ |
65,928,992 |
|
|
|
|
|
See notes to financial statements
17
India Globalization Capital, Inc.
(a development stage company)
STATEMENT OF INCOME
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 29, 2005 |
|
|
|
(Date of inception) |
|
|
|
through March 31, 2006 |
|
Legal and formation, travel and other start up costs |
|
$ |
73,683 |
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income |
|
$ |
210,584 |
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes |
|
$ |
136,901 |
|
|
|
|
|
Provision for income taxes, net |
|
$ |
45,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income |
|
$ |
91,901 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per share: Basic and diluted |
|
$ |
0.03 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of shares outstandingbasic and diluted |
|
|
3,191,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
See notes to financial statements
18
India Globalization Capital, Inc.
(a development stage company)
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional |
|
|
during the |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
Common Stock |
|
|
Paid-in |
|
|
Development |
|
|
Stockholders' |
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Capital |
|
|
Stage |
|
|
Equity |
|
Issuance of common stock to founders at
$.01 per share (1,750,000 shares on May 5, 2005
and 750,000 shares on June 20, 2005) |
|
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
$ |
250 |
|
|
$ |
24,750 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
25,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Surrendered shares (on September 7, 2005 and
February 5, 2006 of 62,500 and 137,500
respectively) |
|
|
(200,000 |
) |
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of common stock to founders at $.01 per
share on February 5, 2006 |
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
1,980 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sale of 170,000 units in a private placement |
|
|
170,000 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
1,019,983 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,020,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sale of 11,304,500 units, net of underwriters
discount and offering expenses (including
2,259,770 shares subject to possible conversion)
and $100 from underwriters option. |
|
|
11,304,500 |
|
|
|
1,130 |
|
|
|
61,793,456 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
61,794,586 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds subject to possible conversion of shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(12,762,785 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(12,762,785 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income for the period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
91,901 |
|
|
|
91,901 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at March 31, 2006 |
|
|
13,974,500 |
|
|
$ |
1,397 |
|
|
$ |
50,077,404 |
|
|
$ |
91,901 |
|
|
$ |
50,170,702 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See notes to financial statements
19
India Globalization Capital, Inc.
(a development stage company)
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 29, 2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Date of Inception) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
through |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2006 |
|
Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
91,901 |
|
Adjustment to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest earned on Treasury Bills |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(203,022 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(25,000 |
) |
Changes in: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(76,766 |
) |
Accrued expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
47,679 |
|
Taxes payable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
70,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(95,208 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of treasury bills |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(131,229,427 |
) |
Maturity of treasury bills |
|
|
|
|
|
|
65,780,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in cash held in trust |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(172,567 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Cash used in investing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(65,621,994 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of common stock to founders |
|
|
|
|
|
|
27,000 |
|
Payments of offering costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,024,688 |
) |
Proceeds from notes payable to stockholders |
|
|
|
|
|
|
870,000 |
|
Proceeds from issuance of underwriters option |
|
|
|
|
|
|
100 |
|
Gross proceeds from initial public offering |
|
|
|
|
|
|
67,827,000 |
|
Proceeds from private placement |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,020,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash provided by financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
65,719,412 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in cash and cash at end of period |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,210 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental schedule of non cash financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrual of offering costs |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
238,426 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrual of deferred underwriters fees |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,769,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See notes to financial statements
20
INDIA GLOBALIZATION CAPITAL, INC.
(a development stage company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE A ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS
India Globalization Capital, Inc. (the Company) was incorporated in Maryland on April 29,
2005. The Company was formed to serve as a vehicle for the acquisition of an operating business in
an unspecified industry located in India through a merger, capital stock exchange, asset
acquisition or other similar business combination. The Company has neither engaged in any
operations nor generated significant revenue to date. The Company is considered to be in the
development stage and is subject to the risks associated with activities of development stage
companies.
The registration statement for the Companys initial public offering (the Public Offering) (as
described in Note C) was declared effective March 2, 2006. The Company consummated the Public
Offering including the over allotment option on March 8, 2006, and preceding the consummation of
the Public Offering on March 2, 2006 certain of the officers and directors of the Company purchased
an aggregate of 170,000 units from the Company in a private placement (the Private Placement).
The units sold in the Private Placement were identical to the units sold in the offering, but the
purchasers in the Private Placement have waived their rights to conversion and receipt of the
distribution on liquidation in the event the Company does not complete a business combination (as
described below). The Company received net proceeds from the Private Placement and the Offering of
approximately $62,815,000 (Note C).
The Companys management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net
proceeds of the Private Placement and the Public Offering (together, the Offering) although
substantially all of the net proceeds of the Offering are intended to be generally applied toward
acquiring one or more operating businesses in an unspecified industry located in India (Business
Combination), which may not constitute a business combination for accounting purposes.
Furthermore, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business
Combination. Upon the closing of the Offering, approximately ninety-seven percent (97%) of the
gross proceeds of the Public Offering are being held in a trust account (Trust Fund) and invested
in government securities until the earlier of (i) the consummation of its first Business
Combination or (ii) the distribution of the Trust Fund as described below. The remaining proceeds,
along with interest earned on the Trust Fund, may be used to pay for business, legal and accounting
due diligence on prospective acquisitions and continuing general and administrative expenses. The
Company, after signing a definitive agreement for the acquisition of a target business, will submit
such transaction for stockholder approval. In the event that holders of 50% or more of the shares
issued in the Offering vote against the Business Combination or the holders of 20% or more of the
shares issued in the Public Offering elect to exercise their conversion rights, the Business
Combination will not be consummated. However, the persons who were stockholders prior to the Public
Offering (the Founding Stockholders) will not participate in any liquidation distribution with
respect to any shares of the common stock acquired in connection with or following the Public
Offering. (Note I)
In the event that the Company does not consummate a Business Combination within 18 months from the
date of the consummation of the Public Offering, or 24 months from the consummation of the Public
Offering if certain extension criteria have been satisfied (the Acquisition Period), the proceeds
held in the Trust Fund will be distributed to the Companys public stockholders, excluding the
Founding Stockholders to the extent of their initial stock holdings. In the event of such
distribution, it is likely that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for
distribution (including Trust Fund assets) will be less than the initial public offering price per
share in the Public Offering (assuming no value is attributed to the warrants contained in the
Units offered in the Public Offering discussed in Note C).
NOTE B SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
[1] Income per common share:
21
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income applicable to common stockholders
by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per
share reflect the additional dilution for all potentially dilutive securities such as stock
warrants and options. The effect of the 22,949,000 outstanding warrants, issued in connection with
the Public Offering and the Private Placement described in Note C has not been considered in the
diluted weighted average shares since the warrants are contingently exercisable. The effect of the
500,000 outstanding units issued to the underwriters in connection with the Public Offering has not
been included in the diluted weighted average shares since the effect would be anti-dilutive.
[2] Use of estimates:
The preparation of 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 amounts of revenue and
expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
[3] Income taxes:
Deferred income taxes are provided for the differences between the bases of assets and
liabilities for financial reporting and income tax purposes. A valuation allowance is established
when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
[4] Cash and Cash Equivalents:
For financial statement purposes, the Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments with a
maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The company maintains its
cash in bank deposits accounts in the United States of America which, at times, may exceed
applicable insurance limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts. The
Company believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents.
[5] Recent Accounting Pronouncements:
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 123 (revised 2004) (SFAS 123(R)), Share Based Payment. SFAS 123(R) requires all
share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in
the financial statements based on their fair values. The Company is required to adopt SFAS 123 (R)
effective April 1, 2006. The Company does not believe that the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) will
have a significant impact on its financial condition or results of operations.
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards
if currently adopted would have material effect on the accompanying financial statements.
NOTE C INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
On March 8, 2006, the Company sold 11,304,500 units (Units) in the Public Offering. Each
Unit consists of one share of the Companys common stock, $.0001 par value, and two redeemable
common stock purchase warrants (Warrants). Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase from the
Company one share of common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 commencing the later of the
completion of a Business Combination or one year from the effective date of the Public Offering and
expiring five years from the effective date of the Public Offering. The Warrants become callable
only in the event that the last sale price of the common stock is at least $8.50 per share for any
20 trading days within a 30 trading day period ending on the third day prior to the date on which
notice of redemption is given.
In connection with the Offering, the Company paid the underwriters of the Public Offering
(collectively, the Underwriter) an underwriting discount of approximately 5% of the gross
proceeds of the Public Offering ($3,391,350). In addition, a non-accountable expense allowance of
3% of the gross proceeds of the Public Offering, excluding the over-allotment option, is due to the
Underwriter, who has agreed to deposit the non-accountable expense allowance ($1,769,400) into the
Trust Fund until the earlier of the completion of a business combination or the liquidation of the
Trust Fund. The Underwriter has further agreed to forfeit any rights to or claims against such
proceeds unless the Company successfully completes a business combination.
22
The warrants separated from the Units and began to trade on April 13, 2006. After separation, each
Warrant entitles the holder to purchase from the Company one share of common stock at an exercise
price of $5.00 commencing on the later of (a) one year from the effective date of the Public
Offering or (b) the earlier of the completion of a Business Combination with a target business or
the distribution of the Trust Fund and expiring five years from the date of the Public Offering.
The Company has a right to call the Warrants, provided the common stock has traded at a closing
price of at least $8.50 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period ending on
the third business day prior to the date on which notice of redemption is given. If the Company
calls the Warrants, the holder will either have to redeem the Warrants by purchasing the common
stock from the Company for $5.00 or the Warrants will expire.
The Underwriters over-allotment option of 1,474,500 Units was exercised and the 11,304,500 units
sold at the closing of the Public Offering include the over-allotment.
In connection with this Offering, the Company issued an option, for $100, to the Underwriter to
purchase 500,000 Units at an exercise price of $7.50 per Unit, exercisable the later of March 2,
2007 or the consummation of a Business Combination. The Company has accounted for the fair value of
the option, inclusive of the receipt of the $100 cash payment, as an expense of the Public Offering
resulting in a charge directly to stockholders equity. The Company estimated, using the
Black-Scholes method, the fair value of the option granted to the underwriters as of the date of
grant was approximately $756,200 using the following assumptions: (1) expected volatility of 30.1
%, (2) risk-free interest rate of 3.9% and (3) expected life of five years. The estimated
volatility was based on a basket of Indian companies that trade in the U.S. or the U.K. The option
may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis, at the holders option, such that the holder
may use the appreciated value of the option (the difference between the exercise prices of the
option and the underlying warrants and the market price of the units and underlying securities) to
exercise the option without the payment of any cash. The warrants underlying such Units are
exercisable at $6.25 per share.
NOTE D INVESTMENTS HELD IN TRUST FUND
Investments held in trust consist of Treasury Bills and money market funds. The Treasury Bills have
been accounted for as trading securities and recorded at their fair market value. The excess of
market value over cost is included in interest income in the accompanying statement of income.
Investments held in trust as of March 31, 2006 include the following:
|
|
|
|
|
Investment held for the benefit of the Company |
|
$ |
63,845,850 |
|
Investment held for the benefit of the Underwriter |
|
|
1,769,400 |
|
Investment earnings (available to fund Company expenses up to a maximum of $2,150,000) |
|
|
209,766 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
65,825,016 |
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE E NOTES PAYABLE TO STOCKHOLDERS
Three unsecured notes were issued to two of the Founding Stockholders of the Company. One note
of $100,000 and another for $50,000 were issued on May 2, 2005 and on September 26, 2005,
respectively, and were payable the earlier of April 30, 2006 or upon the consummation of the Public
Offering. On December 15, 2005, the unsecured notes referred to above were amended to provide that
they become payable upon the earlier of the consummation of a Business Combination or the first
anniversary of the consummation of the Public Offering. Another note of $720,000 was issued on
March 3, 2006 and is payable on the earlier of March 3, 2007 or the consummation of a Business
Combination. The notes all bear interest at 4% per annum. Due to the short-term nature of the
notes, the fair value of the notes approximate their carrying amount. Interest expense of $5,500
has been included in the statement of operations for the period ended March 31, 2006 relating to
these notes.
NOTE F RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION
The Company has agreed to pay Integrated Global Network, LLC, a related party and
privately-held company where one of the Founding Stockholders serves in an executive capacity, an
administrative fee of $4,000 per month for office space and general and administrative services
from the effective date of the Proposed Offering through the date of a Business Combination. The
statement of operations includes approximately $3,000 in connection with this agreement.
23
NOTE G COMMON STOCK
On August 24, 2005, the Companys Board of Directors authorized a reverse stock split of one
share of common stock for each two outstanding shares of common stock and approved an amendment to
the Companys Certificate of Incorporation to decrease the number of authorized shares of common
stock to 75,000,000. All references in the accompanying financial statements to the number of
shares of stock have been retroactively restated to reflect these transactions.
At March 31, 2006, 24,449,000 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance upon exercise of
redeemable warrants and underwriters purchase option.
NOTE H INCOME TAXES
The provision for income taxes for the period ended March 31, 2006 consists of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
Current: |
|
|
|
|
Federal |
|
$ |
70,000 |
|
Deferred: |
|
|
|
|
Federal |
|
|
(25,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Net tax provision |
|
$ |
45,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
The total tax provision for income taxes for the period ended March 31, 2006 differs from that
amount which would be computed by applying the U.S. Federal income tax rate to income before
provision for income taxes as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Statutory Federal income tax rate |
|
|
34 |
% |
State tax
benefit net of federal tax |
|
|
(3 |
)% |
Increase in
state valuation allowance |
|
|
3 |
% |
Other |
|
|
(1 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
Effective income tax rate |
|
|
33 |
% |
|
|
|
|
The tax effect of temporary differences that give rise to the net deferred tax asset is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
costs deferred for income tax purposes |
|
$ |
30,000 |
|
Less:
Valuation Allowance |
|
|
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Net deferred
tax asset |
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25,000 |
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The
Company has recorded a valuation allowance against the state deferred tax asset since
they cannot
determine realizability for tax purposes and therefore can not conclude that the deferred tax
asset is more likely than not recoverable at this time.
NOTE I COMMITMENTS
In connection with the Offering and pursuant to an advisory agreement, the Company has engaged its
underwriters as its investment bankers to provide the Company with assistance in structuring the
Business Combination. As compensation for the foregoing services, the Company will pay the
Underwriters a cash fee at the closing of a Business Combination equal to 2% of the aggregate
consideration paid in such Business Combination up to a maximum of $1,500,000.
Pursuant to letter agreements with the Company and the underwriters, the Founding Stockholders have
waived their rights to participate in any liquidation distribution occurring upon our failure to
complete a business combination, with respect to those shares of common stock acquired by them
prior to the Offering and with respect to the shares included in the 170,000 Units they purchased
in the Private Placement.
The Founding Stockholders will be entitled to registration rights with respect to their founding
shares and the shares they purchased in the private placement pursuant to an agreement executed on
March 3, 2006. The holders of the majority of these shares are entitled to
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make up to two demands that the Company register these shares at any time after the date on which
the lock-up period expires. In addition, the Founding Stockholders have certain piggy-back
registration rights on registration statements filed subsequent to the anniversary of the effective
date of the Offering.
NOTE J PREFERRED STOCK
The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with such designations,
voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Board of
Directors.
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Item 8. |
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CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE. |
None.
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Item 8A. |
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CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
Our management, including our President and Chief Executive Officer, Ram Mukunda, along with
our Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, John Cherin, have reviewed and evaluated the
effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2006. Based upon this
review and evaluation, these officers believe that our disclosure controls and procedures are
effective in ensuring that material information related to us is recorded, processed, summarized
and reported within the time periods required by the forms and rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Our management, consisting of our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer, have reviewed and evaluated any changes in our internal control over
financial reporting that occurred as of March 31, 2006 and there has been no change that has
materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over
financial reporting.
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Item 8B. |
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OTHER INFORMATION. |
None.
PART III
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Item 9. |
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DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS; COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION
16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT. |
Directors, Executive Officers and Special Advisors
Our current directors, executive officers and special advisors are as follows:
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Name |
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Age |
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Position |
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Dr. Ranga Krishna |
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43 |
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Chairman of the Board |
Ram Mukunda |
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47 |
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Chief Executive Officer, President and Director |
John Cherin |
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65 |
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Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director |
Sudhakar Shenoy |
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59 |
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Director |
Suhail Nathani |
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41 |
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Director |
Larry Pressler |
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64 |
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Special Advisor |
P.G. Kakodkar |
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70 |
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Special Advisor |
Shakti Sinha |
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49 |
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Special Advisor |
Dr. Prabuddha Ganguli |
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57 |
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Special Advisor |
Dr. Anil K. Gupta |
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56 |
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Special Advisor |
Dr. Ranga Krishna, has served as our Chairman of the Board since December 15, 2005. Dr.
Krishna previously served as a Director from May 25, 2005 to December 15, 2005 and as our Special
Advisor from April 29, 2005 through June 29, 2005. In September 1999, he co-founded Fastscribe,
Inc., an Internet-based medical and legal transcription company with its operations in India and
over 200 employees. He has served as a director of Fastscribe since September 1999. In February
2003, Dr. Krishna founded International Pharma Trials, Inc., a company with operations in India and
over 150 employees which assists U.S. pharmaceutical companies performing Phase II clinical trials
in India. He is currently the Chairman and CEO of that company. In April 2004, Dr. Krishna
founded Global Medical Staffing Solutions, Inc., a company that recruits nurses and other medical
professionals from India and places them in U.S. hospitals. Dr. Krishna is currently serving as
the Chairman and CEO of that company. Dr. Krishna is a member of several organizations, including
the American Academy of Neurology and the Medical Society of the State of New York. He is also a
member of the Medical Arbitration panel for the New
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York State Workers Compensation Board. Dr. Krishna was trained at New Yorks Mount Sinai
Medical Center from 1991 to 1994 and New York University from 1994 to 1996.
Mr. Ram Mukunda, has served as our Chief Executive Officer, President and a Director since our
inception on April 29, 2005 and was Chairman of the Board from April 29, 2005 through December 15,
2005. From January 1990 to May 2004, Mr. Mukunda served as Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Startec Global Communications, an international telecommunications carrier focused on
providing voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) services into the emerging economies. Startec was
among the first carriers to have a direct operating agreement with India for the provision of
telecom services. Mr. Mukunda was responsible for the organization and structuring of the
acquisition of a number of companies by Startec, for strategic investments in companies with
India-based operations or which provided services to India-based companies and for integrating the
acquired companies with Startec. Under Mr. Mukundas tenure at Startec, the company made an
initial public offering of its equity securities in 1997 and conducted a public high-yield debt
offering in 1998. Mr. Mukunda was also responsible for the restructuring of Startec after the
company filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 in December 2001. Startec emerged from
Chapter 11 in 2004. Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc., the representative of the underwriters for the
public offering, acted as the managing underwriter in connection with the initial public offering
of Startec in 1997, and one of its executives is also a member of the board of directors of
Startec.
From June 1987 to January 1990, Mr. Mukunda served as Strategic Planning Advisor at INTELSAT,
a provider of satellite capacity. Mr. Mukunda currently serves on the board of directors of Phone
Systems and Network, a communications company publicly traded in France, and he began his service
in 2001. Mr. Mukunda serves on the Board of Visitors at the University of Maryland, School of
Engineering. Mr. Mukunda is the recipient of several awards, including the University of
Marylands 2001 Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award and the 1998 Ernst & Young, LLPs
Entrepreneur of the Year Award. He holds B.S. degrees in electrical engineering and mathematics
and a masters degree in Engineering from the University of Maryland.
Mr. John Cherin, has served as our Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director since our
inception on April 29, 2005. Since 1998, Mr. Cherin has acted as a consultant and the principal of
various partnerships, such as Cherin Global Consulting LC, Cherin Group LLC, Dolphin LLC, Infinity
Global LLC and Cruising Global Inc. From 1966 through 1998 he worked at Arthur Andersen, an
independent registered public accounting firm. Mr. Cherin was admitted to the worldwide
partnership in 1977. Mr. Cherin served as a Senior Partner from March, 1993 to June 1998. From
October 1984 to March 1993 Mr. Cherin ran the Enterprise practice for the metropolitan Washington
area. Prior to that, Mr. Cherin ran the entrepreneurial practice in South Florida from September,
1977 to October, 1984. Mr. Cherin holds a B.A. degree from Northeastern University in Boston.
Sudhakar Shenoy, has served as our Director since May 25, 2005. Since January 1981, Mr.
Shenoy has been the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Information Management Consulting, Inc., a
business solutions and technology provider to the government, business, health and life science
sectors. Mr. Shenoy is a member of the Non Resident Indian Advisory Group that advises the Prime
Minister of India on strategies for attracting foreign direct investment. Mr. Shenoy was selected
for the United States Presidential Trade and Development Mission to India in 1995. From 2002 to
June 2005 he served as the chairman of the Northern Virginia Technology Council. Since 1998 Mr.
Shenoy has served on the Board of Directors of Startec Global Communications, a telecommunication
company of which Mr. Mukunda, our CEO, was Chairman and CEO. In 1970, Mr. Shenoy received a B.
Tech (Hons.) in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIIT). In 1971 and
1973 he received an M.S. in electrical engineering and an M.B.A. from the University of Connecticut
Schools of Engineering and Business Administration, respectively.
Suhail Nathani, has served as our Director since May 25, 2005. Since September 2001 he has
served as a partner at the Economics Laws Practice in India, which he co-founded. The 25-person
firm focuses on consulting, general corporate law, tax regulations, foreign investments and issues
relating to the World Trade Organization. From December 1998 to September 2001, Mr. Nathani was
the Proprietor of the Strategic Law Group, also in India, where he practiced telecommunications
law, general litigation and licensing. Mr. Nathani earned a L.L.M. in 1991 from Duke University
School of Law. In 1990 Mr. Nathani graduated from Cambridge University with a M.A. with Honors in
Law. In 1987 he graduated from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics in Bombay, India.
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Senator Larry Pressler, has served as our Special Advisor since February 3, 2006. Since
leaving the U.S. Senate in 1997, Mr. Pressler has been a combination of businessman, lawyer,
corporate board director and university lecturer. From March 2002 to the present he has been a
partner in the New York firm Brock Law Partners. Prior to that, from March 1997 to March 2002, he
was a law partner with OConnor & Hannan.
From 1979 to 1997, Mr. Pressler served as a member of the United States Senate. He served as
the Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee on Science and Transportation, and the Chairman of
the Subcommittee on Telecommunications (1994 to 1997). From 1995 to 1997 he served as a Member of
the Committee on Finance and from 1981 to 1995 on the Committee on Foreign Relations. From 1975 to
1979, Mr. Pressler served as a member of the United States House of Representatives. Among other
bills, Senator Pressler authored the Telecommunications Act of 1996. As a member of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, he authored the Pressler Amendment which became the parity for
nuclear weapons in Asia from 1980 to 1996.
In 2000, Senator Pressler accompanied President Clinton on a visit to India. He is a frequent
traveler to India where he lectures at universities and business forums. He is a member of several
boards of Indian and US companies including the board of directors for Infosys Technologies, Inc.
(INFY). He serves on the board of directors for The Philadelphia Stock Exchange and Flight Safety
Technologies, Inc. (FLST). From 2002 to 2005 he served on the board of advisors at ChrysCapital, a
fund focused on investments in India. He was on the board of directors of Spectramind from its
inception in 1999 until its sale to WIPRO, Ltd (WIT) in 2003.
In 1971, Mr. Pressler earned a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School and a Masters in Public
Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. From 1964 to 1965 he was a Rhodes
Scholar at Oxford University, England where he earned a diploma in public administration. Mr.
Pressler is a Vietnam War veteran, having served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam in 1967 and 1968. He
is an active member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Association.
P. G. Kakodkar, has served as our Special Advisor since February 3, 2006. Mr. Kakodkar serves
on the board of 13 Indian companies, 11 of which are public in India. Since January of 2005 he has
been a member of the board of directors of State Bank of India (SBI) Fund Management, Private Ltd.
which runs one of the largest mutual funds in India. Mr. Kakodkars career spans 40 years at the
State Bank of India. He served as its Chairman from October 1995 to March 1997. Prior to his
Chairmanship he was the Managing Director of State Bank of India (SBI) Fund Management Private Ltd.
which operates the SBI Mutual Fund.
Since July 2005 he has served on the board of directors of the Multi Commodity Exchange of
India. Since April 2000 he has been on the board of Mastek, Ltd, an Indian software house
specializing in client server applications. In June 2001 he joined the board of Centrum Capital
Ltd, a financial services company. Since March 2000 he has been on the board of Sesa Goa Ltd., the
second largest mining company in India. In April 2000 he joined the board at Uttam Galva Steel and
in April 1999 he joined the board of Goa Carbon Ltd a manufacturer-exporter of petcoke. Mr.
Kakodkar received a BA from Karnataya University and an MA from Bombay University, in economics, in
1954 and 1956, respectively. Mr. Kakodkar currently is an advisor to Societe Generale, India,
which is an affiliate of SG Americas Securities, LLC, one of the underwriters of the public
offering.
Shakti Sinha, has served as our Special Advisor since May 25, 2005. Since July 2004, Mr.
Sinha has been working as a Visiting Senior Fellow, on economic development, with the Government of
Bihar, India. From January 2000 to June 2004 he was a Senior Advisor to the Executive Director on
the Board of the World Bank. From March 1998 to November 1999 he was the Private Secretary to the
Prime Minister of India. He was also the Chief of the Office of the Prime Minister. Prior to that
he has held high level positions in the Government of India, including from January 1998 to March
1998 as a Board Member responsible for Administration in the Electricity Utility Board of Delhi.
From January 1996 to January 1998 he was the Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition in the lower
house of the Indian Parliament. From December 1995 to May 1996 he was a Director in the Ministry
of Commerce. In 2002, Mr. Sinha earned a M.S. in International Commerce and Policy from George
Mason University. In 1978, he earned a M.A. in History from the University of Delhi and in 1976 he
earned a B.A. (Honors) in Economics from the University of Delhi.
Dr. Prabuddha Ganguli has served as our Special Advisor since May 25, 2005. Since September
1996, Dr. Ganguli has been the CEO of Vision-IPR. The company offers management consulting on the
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Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). His clients include companies in the Pharmaceutical,
Chemical and Engineering industries. He is an adjunct professor of IPR at the Indian Institute of
Technology, Bombay. Prior to 1996, from August 1991 to August 1996 he was the Head of Information
Services and Patents at the Hindustan Lever Research Center. In 1986, he was elected as a fellow
to the Maharastra Academy of Sciences. In 1966 he received the National Science Talent
Scholarship. In 1977, Dr. Ganguli was awarded the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellow
(Germany). He is Honorary Scientific Consultant to the Principal Scientific Adviser to the
Government of India. He is a Member of the National Expert Group on Issues linked to Access to
Biological materials vis-à-vis TRIPS and CBD Agreements constituted by the Indian Ministry of
Commerce and Industry. He is also a Member of the Editorial Board of the IPR journal World Patent
Information published by Elsevier Science Limited, UK. He is a Consultant to the World
Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva in IPR capability building training programs in various
parts of the world. In 1976, Dr. Ganguli received a PhD from the Tata Institute of Fundamental
Research, Bombay in chemical physics. In 1971, he received a M.S. in Chemistry from the Indian
Institute of Technology (Kanpur) and in 1969 he earned a B.S. from the Institute of Science (Bombay
University).
Dr. Anil K. Gupta, has served as our Special Advisor since May 25, 2005. Dr. Gupta has been
Chair of the Management & Organization Department, Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Strategy and
Organization, and Research Director of the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the Robert H.
Smith School of Business, The University of Maryland at College Park since July 2003. Dr. Gupta
earned a Bachelor of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology in 1970, an MBA from the
Indian Institute of Management in 1972, and a Doctor of Business Administration from the Harvard
Business School in 1980.
Dr. Gupta has served on the board of directors of NeoMagic Corporation (NMGC) since October
2000 and has previously served as a director of Omega Worldwide (OWWP) from October 1999 through
August 2003 and Vitalink Pharmacy Services (VTK) from July 1992 through July 1999.
Our board of directors is divided into three classes (Class A, Class B and Class C) with only
one class of directors, being elected in each year and each class serving a three-year term. The
term of office of the Class A directors, consisting of Mr. Nathani and Mr. Shenoy, will expire at
our first annual meeting of stockholders. The term of office of the Class B directors, consisting
of Mr. Cherin and Dr. Krishna, will expire at the second annual meeting of stockholders. The term
of office of the Class C directors, consisting of Mr. Mukunda, will expire at the third annual
meeting of stockholders.
These individuals will play a key role in identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition
candidates, selecting the target business, and structuring, negotiating and consummating its
acquisition. None of these individuals has been a principal of or affiliated with a public company
or blank check company that executed a business plan similar to our business plan and none of these
individuals is currently affiliated with such an entity. However, we believe that the skills and
expertise of these individuals, their collective access to acquisition opportunities and ideas,
their contacts, and their transaction expertise should enable them to successfully identify and
evaluate prospective acquisition candidates, select target businesses and structure, negotiate and
consummate a business combination, although we cannot assure you that they will, in fact, be able
to do so.
Committee of the Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors has established an Audit Committee currently composed of two (2)
independent directors, which reports to the Board of Directors. Dr. Krishna and Mr. Shenoy, each
of whom is an independent director under the American Stock Exchanges listing standards, serve as
members of our Audit Committee. Dr. Krishna serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee. In
addition, our Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Shenoy is an audit committee financial
expert as that term is defined under Item 401 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. The Audit Committee is responsible for meeting with our independent accountants
regarding, among other issues, audits and adequacy of our accounting and control systems. We
intend to locate and appoint at least one additional independent director to our audit committee
within one year after the completion of the offering to increase the size of the Audit Committee to
three (3) members.
In addition, the Audit Committee will monitor compliance on a quarterly basis with the terms
of the public offering. If any noncompliance is identified, then the Audit Committee is charged
with the responsibility to take
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immediately all action necessary to rectify such noncompliance or otherwise cause compliance with
the terms of the public offering.
Financial Experts on Audit Committee
The audit committee will at all times be composed exclusively of independent directors who
are financially literate as defined under the American Stock Exchange listing standards. The
American Stock Exchange listing standards define financially literate as being able to read and
understand fundamental financial statements, including a companys balance sheet, income statement
and cash flow statement.
In addition, we must certify to the American Stock Exchange that the committee has, and will
continue to have, at least one member who has past employment experience in finance or accounting,
requisite professional certification in accounting, or other comparable experience or background
that results in the individuals financial sophistication. The board of directors has determined
that Mr. Shenoy satisfies the American Stock Exchanges definition of financial sophistication and
also qualifies as an audit committee financial expert, as defined under rules and regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Nomination to Board
Prior to the formation of a nominating committee, a majority of independent directors shall
select, or recommend to the full Board for selection, all nominees to the Board.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Based on our assessment of beneficial ownership, each director, officer and beneficial owner
of more than 10 percent of our registered securities has complied with Section 16(a).
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a code of conduct and ethics applicable to our directors, officers and
employees in accordance with applicable federal securities laws and the rules of the American Stock
Exchange. The code of conduct and ethics was filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Companys Registration
Statement on Form S-1/A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2006.
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Item 10. |
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. |
Other than Integrated Global Networks, LLC, an affiliate of Mr. Mukunda, our Chief Executive Officer and President, no executive officer or any affiliate of an
executive officer has received any cash compensation for services rendered. We paid Integrated
Global Networks, LLC, a monthly fee of $4,000 for general and
administrative services including office space, utilities and secretarial support. This
arrangement was for our benefit and was not intended to provide Mr. Mukunda, a stockholder of
Integrated Global Networks, LLC with
compensation in lieu of salary. We believe that the fee charged by Integrated Global Networks, LLC
was at least as favorable as we could have obtained from an unaffiliated third party, based on
rents and fees for similar services in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. However, because our
directors may not be deemed independent, we did not have the benefit of disinterested directors
approving the transaction.
As of our fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, other than the $4,000 fee paid to Integrated
Global Networks, LLC, no compensation of any kind, including finders and consulting fees, was paid
to any of our existing stockholders, including our officers, directors and special advisors, or any
of their respective affiliates, for services rendered prior to or in connection with a business
combination. However, these individuals will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred
in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and
performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. There is no limit on the amount of
these out-of-pocket expenses and there will be no review of the reasonableness of the expenses by
anyone other than our board of directors, which includes persons who may seek reimbursement, or a
court of competent jurisdiction if such reimbursement is challenged. If all of our directors are
not deemed independent, we will not have the benefit of independent directors examining the
propriety of expenses incurred on our behalf and subject to reimbursement.
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Item 11. |
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS. |
We issued an aggregate of 3,500,000 shares of our common stock to our officers, directors and
special advisors for an aggregate consideration of $17,500. The following table sets forth
information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 1, 2006, and
reflects the sale of our common stock included in the units offered in the initial public offering,
by:
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each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of
our outstanding shares of common stock; |
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each of our executive officers, directors and our special advisors;
and |
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all our officers and directors as a group. |
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
The following persons are beneficial owners of more than five percent of our common stock as
of June 1, 2006.
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Amount and Nature of |
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Title of Class |
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner1 |
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Beneficial Ownership |
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Percent of Class |
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Common Stock
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Ram Mukunda
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1,675,000 shares(2)
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11.99 |
% |
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(1) |
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Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following is 4336 Montgomery
Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814. |
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(2) |
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Mr. Mukundas number of shares includes 425,000 shares owned by his wife, Parveen Mukunda.
The beneficial ownership listed in this chart for Mr. Mukunda does not include the 33.334
units purchased in the private placement immediately prior to our initial public offering. |
Security Ownership of Management
As of March 31, 2006, our officers and directors own the following:
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Amount and Nature of |
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Title of Class |
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner1 |
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Beneficial Ownership |
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Percent of Class |
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Common Stock
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Ram Mukunda, Chief Executive Officer, President
and Director
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1,675,000 shares2
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11.99 |
% |
Common Stock
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Dr. Ranga Krishna, Chairman of the Board
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470,000 shares
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3.36 |
% |
Common Stock
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John Cherin, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
and Director
662 Live Oak Drive
McLean, VA 22101
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287,500 shares3
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2.05 |
% |
Common Stock
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Suhail Nathani, Director
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50,000 shares
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0.36 |
% |
Common Stock
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Sudhakar V. Shenoy, Director
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50,000 shares
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0.36 |
% |
Common Stock
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Larry Pressler, Special Advisor
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25,000 shares
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0.18 |
% |
Common Stock
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P.G. Kakodkar, Special Advisor
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12,500 shares
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0.09 |
% |
Common Stock
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Shakti Sinha, Special Advisor
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12,500 shares
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0.09 |
% |
Common Stock
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Dr. Prabuddha Ganguli, Special Advisor
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12,500 shares
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0.09 |
% |
Common Stock
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Dr. Anil K. Gupta, Special Advisor
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25,000 shares
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0.18 |
% |
Common Stock
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Directors and officers as a group (five
individuals)
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2,620,000 shares
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18.75 |
% |
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(1) |
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Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following is 4336 Montgomery
Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814. |
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(2) |
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Mr. Mukundas number of shares includes 425,000 shares owned by his wife, Parveen
Mukunda. The beneficial ownership listed in this chart for Mr. Mukunda does not include
the 33.334 units purchased in the private placement immediately prior to our initial public
offering. |
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(3) |
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The beneficial ownership listed in this chart for Mr. Cherin does not include the
16,666 units purchased in the private placement immediately prior to our initial public
offering. |
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Item 12. |
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS. |
Prior Share Issuances
On May 5, 2005, we issued 1,750,000 shares for an aggregate consideration of $17,500 in cash,
at an average purchase price of approximately $.01 per share, as follows:
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Name |
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Number of Shares(1) |
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Relationship to Us |
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Dr. Ranga Krishna
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250,000 |
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Chairman of the Board |
Ram Mukunda
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1,250,000 |
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Chief Executive Officer, President and Director |
John Cherin
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250,000 |
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Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director |
On June 20, 2005, we issued 750,000 shares for an aggregate consideration of $7,500 in cash,
at a purchase price of approximately $.01 per share, as follows:
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Name |
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Number of Shares(1)(2)(3) |
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Relationship to Us |
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Parveen Mukunda
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425,000 |
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Chief Executive Officers spouse |
Sudhakar Shenoy
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37,500 |
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Director |
Suhail Nathani
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37,500 |
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Director |
Shakti Sinha
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12,500 |
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Special Advisor |
Dr. Prabuddha Ganguli
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12,500 |
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Special Advisor |
Dr. Anil K. Gupta
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25,000 |
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Special Advisor |
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(1) |
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The share numbers and per share purchase prices in this section reflect the effects of a
1-for-2 reverse split effected September 29, 2005. |
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(2) |
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Representing shares issued to our officers, directors and Special Advisors in consideration
of services rendered or to be rendered to us. |
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(3) |
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200,000 of the 750,000 shares issued on June 20, 2005 were issued to former shareholders. On
September 7, 2005 one former shareholder surrendered to the Company 62,500 shares, and on
February 5, 2006 another former shareholder surrendered to the Company 137,500 shares. These
200,000 shares were reissued as set forth below. |
On February 5, 2006, we reissued the 200,000 shares for an aggregate consideration of
$2,000 in cash at a price of approximately $.01 per share as follows:
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Relationship to Us |
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Dr. Ranga Krishna
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100,000 |
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Chairman of the Board |
John Cherin
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37,500 |
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Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director |
Larry Pressler
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25,000 |
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Special Advisor |
P.G. Kakodkar
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12,500 |
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Special Advisor |
Sudhakar Shenoy
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12,500 |
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Director |
Suhail Nathani
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12,500 |
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Director |
A majority of the holders of these shares are entitled to make up to two demands that we
register these shares pursuant to an agreement between these shareholders and the Company. The
holders of the majority of these shares can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time
after the date on which the lock-up period expires. After the Company receives the demand for
registration, it will notify the other holders of these shares of their ability to include their
shares in the registration. In addition, these stockholders have certain piggy-back
registration rights on registration statements filed subsequent to such date. Piggy-back
registration rights allow these shareholders to include their shares in a registered offering
proposed by the Company. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing
of any such registration statements.
Ram Mukunda, John Cherin and Dr. Ranga Krishna purchased in the aggregate 170,000 units in a
private placement immediately prior to the public offering at a price equal to the price of the
public offering, $6.00 per unit.
The existing stockholders have agreed to waive their respective rights to participate in any
liquidation distribution occurring upon our failure to consummate a business combination, but only
with respect to those shares
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of common stock acquired by them prior to the public offering and the
170,000 shares included in the units they have purchased in the private placement. Therefore, they will participate in any liquidation
distribution with respect to any shares of common stock acquired in connection with or following
the public offering. In addition, in connection with the vote required for our initial business
combination, all of our existing stockholders, including all of our officers, directors and special
advisors, have agreed to vote all of the shares of common stock owned by them, including those
acquired in the private placement or during or after the public offering, in accordance with the
majority of the shares of common stock voted by the public stockholders.
In general, officers and directors of a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State
of Maryland are required to present business opportunities to a corporation if:
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the corporation could financially undertake the opportunity; |
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the opportunity is within the corporations line of business; and |
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it would not be fair to the corporation and its stockholders for the opportunity not to
be brought to the attention of the corporation. |
Accordingly, as a result of multiple business affiliations, our officers and directors may
have similar legal obligations relating to presenting business opportunities meeting the above
listed criteria to other entities. In addition, conflicts of interest may arise when our board
evaluates a particular business opportunity with respect to the above-listed criteria. The above
mentioned conflicts may not be resolved in our favor.
In order to minimize potential conflicts of interest that may arise from multiple corporate
affiliations, each of our officers, directors and special advisors has agreed, until the earliest
of a business combination, our liquidation or such time as he ceases to be an officer or director
or special advisor, to present to us for our consideration, prior to presentation to any other
entity, any business opportunity which may reasonably be required to be presented to us under
Maryland law, subject to any pre-existing fiduciary obligations they might have.
In connection with the vote required for any business combination, all of our founding
stockholders (which includes all of our officers, directors and special advisors) have agreed to
vote all of their respective shares of common stock, including shares they may acquire in the
private placement or during or after the public offering, in accordance with the vote of the public
stockholders owning a majority of the shares of our common stock sold in the public offering.
Accordingly, they will not be entitled to exercise the conversion rights available to public
stockholders who vote against a business combination. In addition, they have agreed to waive their
respective rights to participate in any liquidation distribution, but only with respect to those
shares of common stock acquired by them prior to the public offering and the 170,000 shares
included in the units they have purchased in the private placement.
To further minimize potential conflicts of interest, we have agreed not to consummate a
business combination with an entity which is affiliated with any of our existing stockholders
unless we obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm that the business
combination is fair to our stockholders from a financial perspective.
We anticipate reimbursing our officers, directors and special advisors for any out-of-pocket
business expenses incurred by them in connection with certain activities on our behalf such as
identifying and investigating possible target businesses and business combinations. There is no
limit on the amount of accountable out-of-pocket expenses reimbursable by us, which will be
reviewed only by our board or a court of competent jurisdiction if such reimbursement is
challenged.
Other than the reimbursable out-of-pocket expenses payable to our officers, directors and our
special advisor, no compensation or fees of any kind, including finders and consulting fees, will
be paid to any of our existing stockholders, officers, directors, or our special advisor who owned
our common stock prior to the public offering, or, other than under the general and administrative
services arrangement with Integrated Global Networks, LLC, to any of their respective affiliates
for services rendered to us prior to or with respect to the business combination.
All ongoing and future transactions between us and any of our officers, directors, special
advisors or their respective affiliates, including loans by our officers and directors, will be on
terms believed by us to be no less
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favorable than are available from unaffiliated third parties and such transactions or loans, including any forgiveness
of loans, will require prior approval in each instance by a majority of our uninterested
independent directors (to the extent we have any) or the members of our board who do not have an
interest in the transaction, in either case who had access, at our expense, to our attorneys or
independent legal counsel.
To date, we have received an aggregate of $870,000 in loans made by Mr. Mukunda and Dr.
Krishna. Of which, approximately $150,000 of these loans are payable upon the earlier of (i) the
first anniversary of the consummation of the public offering or (ii) the date of the consummation
of a business combination. The remaining $720,000 of the loans are payable upon the earlier of (i)
March 3, 2007 or (ii) the date of the consummation of a business combination.
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Exhibit No. |
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Exhibit |
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3.1
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Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of India
Globalization Capital, Inc. Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the
Companys registration statement on Form S-1/A (Commission
File 333-124942) and incorporated by reference herein. |
3.2
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Bylaws of India Globalization Capital, Inc. Filed as Exhibit
3.2 to the Companys registration statement on Form S-1/A
(Commission File 333-124942) and incorporated by reference
herein. |
10.1
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Letter Agreement Re Initial Public Offering 5/5/2005. Filed
as Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys registration statement on
Form S-1/A (Commission File 333-124942) and incorporated by
reference herein. |
10.2
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Letter Agreement Re Initial Public Offering 5/11/2005. Filed
as Exhibit 10.2 to the Companys registration statement on
Form S-1/A (Commission File 333-124942) and incorporated by
reference herein. |
10.3
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Letter Agreement Re Initial Public Offering 5/5/2005. Filed
as Exhibit 10.3 to the Companys registration statement on
Form S-1/A (Commission File 333-124942) and incorporated by
reference herein. |
14.1
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Code of Ethics of India Globalization Capital, Inc. Filed as
Exhibit 99.1 to the Companys registration statement on Form
S-1/A (Commission File 333-124942) and incorporated by
reference herein. |
31.1
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Certificate pursuant to 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a). |
31.2
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Certificate pursuant to 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a). |
32.1
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Certificate pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350. |
32.2
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Certificate pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350. |
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Item 14. |
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PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. |
The firm of Goldstein, Golub, Kessler LLP (GGK) acts as our principal accountant. Through
September 30, 2005, GGK had a continuing relationship with American Express Tax and Business
Services Inc. (TBS), from which it leased auditing staff who were full time, permanent employees of
TBS and through which its partners provide non-audit services. Subsequent to September 30, 2005,
this relationship ceased and the firm established a similar relationship with RSM McGladrey, Inc.
(RSM). GGK has no full time employees and therefore, none of the audit services performed were
provided by permanent full-time employees of GGK. GGK manages and supervises the audit and audit
staff, and is exclusively responsible for the opinion rendered in connection with its examination.
The following is a summary of fees paid or to be paid to GGK and RSM for services rendered.
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Audit Fees in connection with IPO
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Inception 2006
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69,300 |
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Audit Fees in connection with 10-KSB
filing (estimate)
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Inception 2006
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15,000 |
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Inception 2006
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Tax Fees
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Inception 2006
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All Other Fees
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Inception 2006
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Prior to engagement of the principal accountant to perform audit services for the Corporation,
the principal accountant was pre-approved by our Audit Committee pursuant to the Corporations
policy requiring such approval.
One hundred percent (100%) of all audit, audit-related and tax services were pre-approved by
our Audit Committee.
SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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INDIA GLOBALIZATION CAPITAL, INC.
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Date: June 27, 2006 |
/s/ Ram Mukunda
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Ram Mukunda |
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Chief Executive Officer and President
(Principal Executive Officer) |
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Date: June 27, 2006 |
/s/ John Cherin
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John Cherin |
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Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following
persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Date: June 27, 2006 |
/s/ Dr. Ranga Krishna
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Dr. Ranga Krishna, Director |
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Date: June 27, 2006 |
/s/ Sudhakar Shenoy
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Sudhakar Shenoy, Director |
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Date: June 27, 2006 |
/s/ Ram Mukunda
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Ram Mukunda, Director |
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Date: June 27, 2006 |
/s/ John Cherin
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John Cherin, Director |
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