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filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
July 28, 2010
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Converted Organics Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation or organization)
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137A Lewis Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 624-0111
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrants principal executive offices)
Edward J. Gildea
Chief Executive Officer
137A Lewis Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 624-0111
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies To:
Ralph V. De Martino, Esq.
Cavas S. Pavri, Esq.
Cozen OConnor
1900 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Telephone: (215) 665-5542
Facsimile: (215) 701-2478
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the
effective date of this Registration Statement.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or
interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box: o
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities
offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. þ
If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. o
If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities
Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number in the
earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a
post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to
General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of
securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a small reporting company. See the definitions of large
accelerated filer, accelerated filer, and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
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Calculation of Registration Fee
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Common Stock, $0.001 par value |
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8,039,278 |
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$0.66 |
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$5,305,923.48 |
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$378.31 |
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All of the shares are offered by the Selling Stockholders. Accordingly, this
registration statement includes an indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock
issuable for no additional consideration pursuant to any stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration, which
results in an increase in the number of outstanding shares of our common stock. In the event of a
stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction involving our common stock, in order to prevent
dilution, the number of shares registered shall be automatically increased to cover the additional
shares in accordance with Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933. |
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Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to
Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, using the average of the high and low prices as
reported on the NASDAQ Capital Market on July 23, 2010, which was $0.66 per share. |
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be
necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which
specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in
accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement
shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to
said Section 8(a), may determine.
PROSPECTUS
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these
securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is
effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting offers to
buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject
to Completion, dated July 28, 2010
8,039,278 Common Stock
This
prospectus relates to the resale of 6,875,916 shares of our common stock by certain of our stockholders,
or Selling Stockholders, named in the section of this prospectus
titled Selling Security Holders and the initial issuance
by us of 1,163,362 shares upon the exercise of an outstanding warrant
that will become exercisable in April 2011.
The following shares may be offered for resale under this prospectus: (a) 750,000 shares of common
stock underlying our Class C warrants, (b) 379,250 shares of common stock underlying our Class D
warrants, (c) 2,500,000 shares of common stock underlying our Class G warrants and (d) 1,623,333
shares and 1,623,333 shares underlying a warrant issued in connection with a business development
agreement.
Although we will pay substantially all the expenses incident to the registration of the
shares, we will not receive any proceeds from the sales by the Selling Stockholders. We will,
however, to the extent the warrants are exercised for cash, as opposed to being exercised on a
cashless basis as permitted in the warrants, receive proceeds from such exercises; to the extent we
receive such proceeds, they will be used for working capital purposes.
Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol COIN. On July 23, 2010,
the closing sale price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market was $0.64 per share.
Investing in our common stock is highly speculative and involves a high degree of risk. You should
purchase these securities only if you can afford a complete loss of your investment. You should
carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described under the heading Risk Factors beginning
on page 1 of this prospectus before making a decision to purchase our common stock.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has
approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this
prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is , 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights information set forth in greater detail elsewhere in this prospectus. It
may not contain all the information that may be important to you. You should read the following
summary together with the more detailed information regarding us and our common stock being sold in
this offering. Unless the context requires otherwise, references to the Company, Converted
Organics, we, our, and us, refer to Converted Organics Inc. and its subsidiaries.
Overview
We operate processing facilities that use food waste and other raw materials to
manufacture all-natural fertilizer and soil amendment products combining nutritional and disease
suppression characteristics. In addition to our sales in the agribusiness market, we sell and
distribute our products in the turf management and retail markets. We also hope to achieve
additional revenue by licensing the use of our technology to others. We currently operate two
facilities:
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Woodbridge facility. A facility in Woodbridge, New Jersey that we have equipped as
our first internally constructed organic waste conversion facility (the Woodbridge
facility). Operations at the Woodbridge facility began in late June 2008 and we are
processing solid waste and are producing both liquid and dry fertilizer and soil
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Gonzales facility. A facility in Gonzales, California that we acquired in January
2008, which is operational and produces liquid fertilizer products (the Gonzales
facility). The Gonzales facility began to generate revenue in February 2008. |
Our Contact Information
Our principal executive offices are located at 137A Lewis Wharf, Boston, MA 02110, and our
telephone number is (617) 624-0111. Our web site address is convertedorganics.com. Information on
our web site is not part of this prospectus.
Securities Being Offered
The Selling Stockholders named in this prospectus may offer for resale the following
securities:
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up to 750,000 shares of common stock underlying our Class C warrants; |
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up to 379,250 shares of common stock underlying our Class D warrants; |
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up to 2,500,000 shares of common stock underlying our Class G warrants; and |
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1,623,333 shares and 1,623,333 shares underlying a warrant issued in connection with
a business development agreement. |
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April 20, 2010, we issued Iroquois Master Fund, Ltd. a five-year
warrant to purchase 1,163,362 shares of our common stock at an
exercise price of $1.06 per share. The warrant may be exercised at
any time on or following a date one year after the date of issuance,
or April 22, 2011. Pursuant to this prospectus, we may issue up to
1,163,362 shares upon the exercise of the warrant.
Although we will pay substantially all the expenses incident to the registration of the
shares, we will not receive any proceeds from the sales by the Selling Stockholders. However, we
may receive proceeds from the exercise of the outstanding warrants (assuming the warrants are not
exercised on a cashless basis); if such proceeds are received by us, they will be used for working
capital purposes.
RISK FACTORS
Before making an investment decision, you should consider the Risk Factors included under
Item 1A. of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 and in our
updates to those Risk Factors in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, all of which are incorporated
by reference in this prospectus. The market or trading price of our securities could decline due to
any of these risks. In addition, please read Forward-Looking Statements in this prospectus, where
we describe additional uncertainties associated with our business and the forward-looking
statements included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Please note that additional
risks not currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business
and operations.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Some of the information in this prospectus, and the documents we incorporate by reference, contain forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. You should not rely on
forward-looking statements in this prospectus, and the documents we incorporate by reference.
Forward-looking statements typically are identified by use of terms such as anticipate,
believe, plan, expect, future, intend, may, will, should, estimate, predict,
potential, continue, and similar words, although some forward-looking statements are expressed
differently. This prospectus, and the documents we incorporate by reference, may also contain
forward-looking statements attributed to third parties relating to their estimates regarding the
growth of our markets. All forward-looking statements address matters that involve risk and
uncertainties, and there are many important risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause
our actual results, as well as those of the markets we serve, levels of activity, performance,
achievements and prospects to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in
this prospectus, and the documents we incorporate by reference.
You should also consider carefully the statements under Risk Factors and other sections of
this prospectus, and the documents we incorporate by reference, which address additional facts that
could cause our actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. We
caution investors not to place significant reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in
this prospectus, and the documents we incorporate by reference. We undertake no obligation to
publicly update or review any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future developments or otherwise.
USE OF PROCEEDS
This prospectus relates to
the resale of shares of our common stock, including the resale of
shares to be issued to persons who exercise their Class C warrants, Class D warrant and Class G
warrants, and the initial issuance of shares underlying a warrant that
will become exercisable in April 2011. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock in this
offering. However, to the extent the warrants are exercised for cash, as opposed to being exercised
on a cashless basis as permitted in the warrants, we will receive proceeds from the exercise of any
warrants, up to a maximum amount of $5,138,435 (assuming the warrants are not exercised on a
cashless basis), and we will use any such proceeds for working capital purposes.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Common Stock
We are authorized to issue 250,000,000 shares of common stock. As of July 21, 2010, there were
outstanding:
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42,359,041 shares of common stock outstanding; |
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3,963,795 shares issuable upon the exercise of options issued pursuant to our
current stock option plans; |
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29,312,012 shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants, and
additional shares underlying a convertible note that is convertible into our common stock at the
option of the holder at a price equal to the average closing price of our common stock
on the NASDAQ Capital Market for the five days preceding conversion (as of June 30,
2010, the note had a remaining principal balance of approximately $286,450); and |
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3,183,047 shares issuable upon the exercise of options available for future grant
under our stock option plans. |
Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any preferred stock outstanding at the time,
the holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends out of legally available assets
at such times and in such amounts as our Board of Directors may from time to time determine. Each
stockholder is entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held on all matters submitted to
a vote of stockholders. Cumulative voting for the election of directors is not authorized.
Our common stock is not subject to conversion or redemption and holders of our common stock
are not entitled to preemptive rights. Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our
company, the remaining assets legally available for distribution to stockholders, after payment of
claims or creditors and payment of liquidation preferences, if any, on outstanding preferred stock,
are distributable ratably among the holders of our common stock and any participating preferred
stock outstanding at that time. Each outstanding share of common stock is fully paid and
nonassessable.
Preferred Stock
We are authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock.
Our Board of Directors has the authority, without action by our stockholders, to designate and
issue preferred stock in one or more series. Our Board of Directors may also designate the rights,
preferences and privileges of each series of
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preferred stock, any or all of which may be greater than the rights of the common stock. It is
not possible to state the actual effect of the issuance of any shares of preferred stock on the
rights of holders of the common stock until our Board of Directors determines the specific rights
of the holders of the preferred stock. However, these effects might include: (a) restricting
dividends on the common stock; (b) diluting the voting power of the common stock; (c) impairing the
liquidation rights of the common stock; and (d) delaying or preventing a change in control of our
company without further action by our stockholders.
As of the date of this prospectus, we have not authorized any classes of preferred stock.
Warrants
Class B Warrants
General. We have 4,932,438 Class B warrants outstanding. The Class B warrants may be
exercised until the expiration date, which is February 16, 2012. Each Class B warrant entitles the
holder to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.00 per share. Accordingly,
holders of the Class B warrants may currently purchase 1.47 shares of common stock for each warrant
exercised, except for approximately 2.3 million Class B warrants that are owned by our bond
holders, who may purchase one share of common stock for each warrant exercised. Accordingly, in the
aggregate, holders of the Class B warrants may currently purchase a total of 6,177,012 shares of
our common stock. A holder of warrants will not be deemed a holder of the underlying stock for any
purpose until the warrant is exercised. If at their expiration date the Class B warrants are not
currently exercisable, the expiration date will be extended for 30 days following notice to the
holders of the warrants that the warrants are again exercisable. If we cannot honor the exercise of
Class B warrants and the securities underlying the warrants are listed on a securities exchange or
if there are three independent market makers for the underlying securities, we may, but are not
required to, settle the warrants for a price equal to the difference between the closing price of
the underlying securities and the exercise price of the warrants. Because we are not required to
settle the warrants by payment of cash, and because there is a possibility that warrant holders
will not be able to exercise the warrants when they are in-the-money or otherwise, there is a risk
that the warrants will never be settled in shares or payment of cash.
No Redemption. The Class B warrants are non-redeemable.
Exercise. The holders of the Class B warrants may exercise them only if an appropriate
registration statement is then in effect. To exercise a warrant, the holder must deliver to our
transfer agent the warrant certificate on or before the expiration date or the redemption date, as
applicable, with the form on the reverse side of the certificate executed as indicated, accompanied
by payment of the full exercise price for the number of warrants being exercised. Fractional shares
of common stock will not be issued upon exercise of the warrants.
Class C Warrants and Class D Warrants
General. In connection with our financing completed in May 2009, we issued Class C warrants
to purchase an aggregate of 885,000 shares of common stock and Class D warrants to purchase an
aggregate of 415,000 shares of common stock. The Class C warrants and Class D warrants both expire
in May 2014. The initial exercise prices of the Class C warrants and Class D warrants were $1.00
per share and $1.50 per share, respectively. The warrants are subject to anti-dilution rights,
which provide that the exercise price of the warrants shall be reduced if we make new issuances of
our securities, with certain exceptions, below the warrants exercise prices to the price of such
lower priced issuances. Pursuant to such provision, the exercise price of the Class D warrants has
been reduced to and is currently at $1.02 per share. The Class C warrants and Class D warrants are
non-redeemable. The warrant holders are entitled to a cashless exercise option if, at any time of
exercise, there is no effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus
available for, the resale of the shares of common stock underlying the warrants. This option
entitles the warrant holders to elect to receive fewer shares of common stock without paying the
cash exercise price. The number of shares to be issued would be determined by a formula based on
the total number of shares with respect to which the warrant is being exercised, the volume
weighted average price per share of our common stock on the trading date immediately prior to the
date of exercise and the applicable exercise price of the warrants.
Fundamental Transactions. If, at any time while the warrants are outstanding, we (1) effect
any merger or consolidation, (2) effect any sale of all or substantially all of our assets, (3) are
subject to or complete a tender offer or exchange offer, (4) effect any reclassification of our
common stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which our common stock is converted into
or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (5) engage in one or more transactions with
another party that results in that party acquiring more than 50% of our outstanding shares of
common stock, each, a Fundamental Transaction, then the holder shall have the right thereafter to
receive, upon exercise of the warrant, the same
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amount and kind of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon
the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such
Fundamental Transaction, the holder of the number of shares then issuable upon exercise of the
warrant, and any additional consideration payable as part of the Fundamental Transaction. Any
successor to us or surviving entity shall assume the obligations under the warrant.
Class E Warrants and Class F Warrants
General. In connection with our financings completed in May 2009 and July 2009, we issued
Class E warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,500,000 shares of our common stock and Class F
warrants to purchase 585,000 shares of our common stock. The Class E warrants and Class F warrants
expire in May 2014 and July 2014, respectively, and have exercise prices of $1.63 and $1.25,
respectively.
The warrant holders are entitled to a cashless exercise option if, at any time of exercise,
there is no effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus available for,
the issuance or resale of the shares of common stock underlying the warrants. This option entitles
the warrant holders to elect to receive fewer shares of common stock without paying the cash
exercise price. The number of shares to be issued would be determined by a formula based on the
total number of shares with respect to which the warrant is being exercised, the volume weighted
average price per share of our common stock on the trading date immediately prior to the date of
exercise and the applicable exercise price of the warrants.
Call Provision. Subject to certain exceptions, if the volume weighted average price per share
of our common stock for each of five consecutive trading days exceeds $2.10 (subject to adjustment
for forward and reverse stock splits, recapitalizations, stock dividends and the like), then we
may, within one trading day of the end of such period, call for cancellation of all or any portion
of the unexercised warrants for consideration equal to $.001 per share.
Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while the warrants are outstanding, we (1)
consolidate or merge with or into another corporation, (2) sell all or substantially all of our
assets or (3) are subject to or complete a tender or exchange offer pursuant to which holders of
our common stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or
property, (4) effect any reclassification of our common stock or any compulsory share exchange
pursuant to which our common stock is converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or
property, or (5) engage in one or more transactions with another party that results in that party
acquiring more than 50% of our outstanding shares of common stock, each, a Fundamental
Transaction, then the holder shall have the right thereafter to receive, upon exercise of the
warrant, the same amount and kind of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to
receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to
such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of the number of warrant shares then issuable upon
exercise of the warrant, and any additional consideration payable as part of the Fundamental
Transaction. Any successor to us or surviving entity shall assume the obligations under the
warrant.
Class G Warrants
General. In connection with our financing completed in September 2009, we issued Class G
warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares of common stock. The Class G warrants expire
in September 2014. The initial exercise price of the Class G warrants is $1.25 per share. The
warrants are subject to anti-dilution rights, which provide that the exercise price of the warrants
be reduced if we make new issuances of our securities, with certain exceptions, below the warrant
exercise price to the price of the lower priced securities; provided that without stockholder
approval, the exercise price may not be reduced below $1.08 per share. The Class G warrants are
non-redeemable. The warrant holders are entitled to a cashless exercise option if, at any time of
exercise, there is no effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus
available for, the resale of the shares of common stock underlying the warrants. This option
entitles the warrant holders to elect to receive fewer shares of common stock without paying the
cash exercise price. The number of shares to be issued would be determined by a formula based on
the total number of shares with respect to which the warrant is being exercised, the volume
weighted average price per share of our common stock on the trading date immediately prior to the
date of exercise and the applicable exercise price of the warrants.
Fundamental Transactions. If, at any time while the warrants are outstanding, we (1) effect
any merger or consolidation, (2) effect any sale of all or substantially all of our assets, (3) are
subject to or complete a tender offer or exchange offer, (4) effect any reclassification of our
common stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which our common stock is converted into
or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (5) engage in one or more transactions with
another party that results in that party acquiring more than 50% of our outstanding shares of
common stock, each, a Fundamental Transaction, then the holder shall have the right thereafter to
receive, upon exercise of the warrant, the same amount and kind of securities, cash or property as
it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it
had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of the number of
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shares then issuable upon exercise of the warrant, and any additional consideration payable as
part of the Fundamental Transaction. Any successor to us or surviving entity shall assume the
obligations under the warrant.
Class H Warrants
General. In connection with our public offering completed in October 2009, we issued Class H
warrants to purchase an aggregate of 17,250,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of
$1.30 per share. The Class H warrants will expire on October 14, 2014 at 5:00 p.m., New York City
time. The Class H warrants are not redeemable. The exercise price and number of shares of common
stock issuable on exercise of the Class H warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances
including in the event of a stock dividend, or our recapitalization, reorganization, merger or
consolidation. However, the Class H warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of common stock,
preferred stock or other securities at a price below their respective exercise prices.
Exercise. No Class H warrants will be exercisable unless at the time of exercise a prospectus
relating to common stock issuable upon exercise of the Class H warrants is current and the common
stock has been registered or qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the
state of residence of the holder of the Class H warrants. We will use our reasonable efforts to
maintain a current prospectus relating to common stock issuable upon exercise of the Class H
warrants until the expiration of the Class H warrants. However, we cannot assure you that we will
be able to do so. The Class H warrants may be deprived of any value and the market for the Class H
warrants may be limited if the prospectus relating to the common stock issuable upon the exercise
of the Class H warrants is not current or if the common stock is not qualified or exempt from
qualification in the jurisdictions in which the holders of the Class H warrants reside.
No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Class H warrants. Whenever any
fraction of a share of common stock would otherwise be required to be issued or distributed upon
exercise of the Class H warrants, the actual issuance or distribution made shall reflect a rounding
of such fraction to the nearest whole share (up or down), with fractions of half of a share or less
being rounded down and fractions in excess of half of a share being rounded up.
Purchase Option Issued in October 2009 Offering
We agreed to sell to the representative of the underwriters in our October 2009 public
offering an option to purchase up to a total of 300,000 units at a per-unit price of $1.749, with
each unit consisting of one share of common stock and one Class H warrant.
IPO Underwriters Warrants
In connection with our initial public offering, we issued to the representative of the
underwriters warrants to purchase 131,219 units, consisting of 131,219 shares of our common stock,
131,219 Class A warrants and 131,219 Class B warrants. The underwriters warrants are exercisable
for units until February 13, 2012. However, neither the underwriters warrants nor the underlying
securities may be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated, or be the subject of any
hedging, short sale, derivative, put or call transaction that would result in the effective
economic disposition of the securities by any person, except to any member participating in the
offering and the officers or partners thereof, and only if all securities so transferred remain
subject to the one-year lock-up restriction for the remainder of the lock-up period. We are
obligated to cause a registration statement to remain effective until the earlier of February 13,
2012 and the time that all the underwriters warrants have been exercised, or will file a new
registration statement covering the exercise and resale of these securities. If we cannot honor the
exercise of the underwriters warrants and the securities underlying the warrants are listed on a
securities exchange or if there are three independent market makers for the underlying securities,
we may, but are not required to, settle the underwriters warrants for a price equal to the
difference between the closing price of the underlying securities and the exercise price of the
warrants. Because we are not required to settle the underwriters warrants by payment of cash, it
is possible that the underwriters warrants will never be settled in shares or payment of cash. The
common stock and public warrants issued to the underwriter upon exercise of these underwriters
warrants will be freely tradable.
Anti-Takeover Effects of Provisions of Delaware Law and Our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
Our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws contain a number of provisions that could make our
acquisition by means of a tender or exchange offer, a proxy contest or otherwise more difficult.
These provisions are summarized below.
Staggered Board. Staggered terms tend to protect against sudden changes in management and may
have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in our control without further action
by our stockholders. Our Board of Directors is divided into three classes, with one class of
directors elected at each years annual stockholder meeting.
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Special Meetings. Our Bylaws provide that special meetings of stockholders can be called by
the President, at the request of a majority of the Board of Directors or at the written request of
holders of at least 50% of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote.
Undesignated Preferred Stock. The ability to authorize undesignated preferred stock makes it
possible for our Board of Directors to issue preferred stock with voting or other rights or
preferences that could impede the success of any attempt to acquire us. The ability to issue
preferred stock may have the effect of deferring hostile takeovers or delaying changes in control
or management of our Company.
Delaware Anti-Takeover Statute. We are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law regulating corporate takeovers. In general, Section 203 prohibits
a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging under certain circumstances in a business
combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three years following the date the
person became an interested stockholder unless:
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approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the
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Upon completion of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an
interested stockholder, the stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of
the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for
purposes of determining the number of shares outstanding (1) shares owned by persons
who are directors and also officers and (2) shares owned by employee stock plans in
which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially
whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange
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On or subsequent to the date of the transaction, the business combination is
approved by the board and authorized at an annual or special meeting of
stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66
2/3% of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested
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Generally, a business combination includes a merger, asset or stock sale, or other transaction
resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. An interested stockholder is a
person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns or, within three years prior to the
determination of interested stockholder status, did own 15% or more of a corporations outstanding
voting securities. We expect the existence of this provision to have an anti-takeover effect with
respect to transactions our Board of Directors does not approve in advance. We also anticipate that
Section 203 may also discourage attempted acquisitions that might result in a premium over the
market price for the shares of common stock held by stockholders.
The provisions of Delaware law, our Certificate of Incorporation and our Bylaws could have the
effect of discouraging others from attempting hostile takeovers and, as a consequence, they may
also inhibit temporary fluctuations in the market price of our common stock that often result from
actual or rumored hostile takeover attempts. These provisions may also have the effect of
preventing changes in our management. It is possible that these provisions could make it more
difficult to accomplish transactions that stockholders may otherwise deem to be in their best
interests.
Limitation of Director Liability
The Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes corporations to limit or eliminate the
personal liability of directors to corporations and their stockholders for monetary damages for
breach of the directors fiduciary duty of care. Although the law does not change the directors
duty of care, it enables corporations to limit available relief in most cases to equitable remedies
such as an injunction. Our certificate of incorporation limits the liability of directors to us or
our stockholders to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Specifically, our directors
will not be personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of a
directors fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability:
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for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law; |
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for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as
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Indemnification
To the maximum extent permitted by law, our bylaws provide for mandatory indemnification of
directors and permit
indemnification of our employees and agents against all expense, liability and loss to which
they may become subject or which they may incur as a result of being or having been our director,
officer, employee or agent. In addition, we must advance or reimburse directors and officers, and
may advance or reimburse employees and agents, for expenses incurred by them as a result of
indemnifiable claims.
Transfer Agent, Warrant Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock and warrant agent for our Class B
warrants and Class H warrants is Computershare Shareholder Services, Inc., and its wholly owned
subsidiary, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., 250 Royall Street, Canton, Massachusetts 02021.
Listing
Our common stock, Class B warrants and Class H warrants are listed on the Nasdaq Capital
Market.
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SELLING SECURITY HOLDERS
The following table presents information regarding the Selling Stockholder. The percentage of
outstanding shares beneficially owned is based on 42,359,041 shares of common stock issued and
outstanding on July 21, 2010. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act. As to the entity named as a beneficial owner, the entitys percentage of
ownership is determined based on the assumption that any warrants or convertible securities held by
such entity which are exercisable or convertible within 60 days of the date of this report have
been exercised or converted, as the case may be.
The Class C warrants, Class D warrants and Class G warrants each provide that at no time may a
holder exercise the warrants if the number of shares of common stock to be issued pursuant to such
exercise would exceed, when aggregated with all other shares of common stock owned by such holder
at such time, the number of shares of common stock which would result in such holder beneficially
owning (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules
thereunder) in excess of 4.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares of our common stock;
provided, however, that the holder, upon providing us with 61 days notice, may increase or decrease
such percentage, provided that such percentage not exceed 9.99%.
Except as may be otherwise described below, to the best of our knowledge, the named Selling
Stockholder beneficially owns and has sole voting and investment authority as to all of the shares
set forth opposite its name, the Selling Stockholder is not known to us to be a registered
broker-dealer or an affiliate of a registered broker-dealer, and the Selling Stockholder has not
held any position or office, or has had any material relationship with us or any of our affiliates
within the past three years. The Selling Stockholder has acquired its shares solely for investment
and not with a view to or for resale or distribution of such securities.
Information with respect to beneficial ownership is based upon information provided to us by
the Selling Stockholder. For purposes of presentation, we have assumed that the Selling Stockholder
will sell all shares offered hereby, including the shares issuable on the exercise of the warrants.
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Iroquois Master Fund Ltd. (1) |
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Iroquois Capital Management L.L.C. (Iroquois
Capital) is the investment manager of Iroquois Master Fund, Ltd. (IMF).
Consequently, Iroquois Capital has voting control and investment
discretion over securities held by IMF. As Joshua Silverman and
Richard Abbe make voting and investment decisions on behalf of Iroquois Capital in its capacity as investment manager to
IMF, they may be deemed to have voting control and investment discretion over securities held by each
of the Iroquois Funds. As a result of the foregoing, each of Iroquios
Capital, Mr. Silverman and Mr. Abbe may be deemed to have
beneficial ownership (as determined under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended) of the securities held by each of the Iroquois Funds. |
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The share amount in the table is limited to 4.9% of our
issued and outstanding shares calculated on a beneficial ownership
basis. Iroquois Master Fund Ltd. holds the following Converted Organics warrants: 750,000 Class C
warrants, 379,250 Class D warrants, 533,332 Class E warrants, 585,000 Class F warrants, 2,500,000 Class G warrants and 358,773 Class H warrants. In addition, Iroquois Master Fund
Ltd. holds a warrant to purchase 1,163,362 shares of our common
stock that is exercisable in April 2011. The warrants held by Iroquois Master Fund Ltd. each provide that
at no time may a holder exercise the warrants if the number of shares of common stock to be
issued pursuant to such exercise would exceed, when aggregated with all other shares of common
stock owned by such holder at such time, the number of shares of common stock which would
result in such holder beneficially owning (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of
the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder) in excess of 4.9% of the then issued and
outstanding shares of our common stock; provided, however, that upon the holder providing us
with 61 days notice that such holder would like to waive this provision then this provision
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Consists of: (a) 750,000 shares of common stock underlying our Class C warrants, (b) 379,250
shares of common stock underlying our Class D warrants and (c) 2,500,000 shares of common stock
underlying our Class G warrants. |
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Consists of 533,332 Class E warrants and 585,000 Class F warrants. |
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Evan Gappelberg, in his capacity as Managing Director of Atlas Advisors, LLC has voting and
dispositive power over the securities held by Atlas Advisors, LLC. |
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Consists of: (a) 1,623,333 shares of common stock and (b) 1,623,333 shares under warrants to
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Each
Selling Stockholder of the common stock and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may,
from time to time, sell any or all of its shares of common stock covered hereby on the principal
trading market or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are
traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or
negotiated prices. A Selling
Stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:
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block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but
may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the
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purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its
account; |
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an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; |
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privately negotiated transactions; |
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settlement of short sales entered into after the effective date of the registration
statement of which this prospectus is a part; |
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in transactions through broker-dealers that agree with the Selling Stockholders to
sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share; |
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through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether
through an options exchange or otherwise; |
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any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
The
Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, if
available, rather than under this prospectus.
Broker-dealers
engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to
participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling
Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the
purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this
Prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission
in compliance with FINRA Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown
in compliance with FINRA IM-2440.
In
connection with the sale of the common stock or interests therein, the Selling Stockholders
may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may
in turn engage in short sales of the common stock in the course of hedging the positions they
assume. The Selling Stockholders may also sell shares of the common stock short and deliver these
securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the common stock to broker-dealers
that in turn may sell these securities. The Selling Stockholders may also enter into option or other
transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or create one or more derivative
securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of
shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution
may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
The
Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the
shares may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection
with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any
profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions
or discounts under the Securities Act. Each Selling Stockholder has informed the Company that it
does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any
person to distribute the common stock. In no event shall any broker-dealer receive fees,
commissions and markups which, in the aggregate, would exceed 8%.
The Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the Company incident to
the registration of the shares. The Company has agreed to indemnify
the Selling Stockholders against
certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
Because
the Selling Stockholder may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the
Securities Act, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act
including Rule 172 thereunder. The Selling Stockholders have advised us that there is no underwriter
or coordinating broker acting in connection with the proposed sale of the resale shares by the
Selling Stockholders.
We
agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which the
shares may be resold by the Selling Stockholders without registration and without regard
to any volume or manner-of-sale limitations by reason of Rule 144, without the
requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information
under Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all of the
shares have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under
the Securities Act or
any other rule of similar effect. The resale shares will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if
required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale shares
of common stock covered hereby may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for
sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is
available and is complied with.
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Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the
distribution of the resale shares may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with
respect to the common stock for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior
to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the Selling Stockholders will be subject to
applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including
Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of shares of the common stock by
the Selling Stockholders or any other person. We will make copies of this prospectus available to
the Selling Stockholders and have informed them of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to
each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the
Securities Act).
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the securities offered will be passed upon for us by Cozen OConnor,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
EXPERTS
The financial statements incorporated by reference into this prospectus have been audited by
CCR LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, to the extent and for the periods set
forth in their reports incorporated herein by reference, and are included in reliance upon such
reports given upon the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act with
respect to the common stock offered in this offering. We file annual, quarterly and current
reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You
may read and copy the registration statement and any other documents we have filed at the
Securities and Exchange Commissions Public Reference Room 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.
20549. Please call the Securities and Exchange Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information
on the Public Reference Room. Our Securities and Exchange Commission filings are also available to
the public at the Securities and Exchange Commissions Internet site at www.sec.gov.
This prospectus is part of the registration statement and does not contain all of the
information included in the registration statement. Whenever a reference is made in this prospectus
to any of our contracts or other documents, the reference may not be complete and, for a copy of
the contract or document, you should refer to the exhibits that are a part of the registration
statement.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
The Securities and Exchange Commission allows us to incorporate by reference into this
prospectus the information we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information
to you by referring you to those documents. Later information filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission will update and supersede this information.
We incorporate by reference the documents listed below, all filings filed by us pursuant to
the Exchange Act after the date of the initial registration statement of which this prospectus
forms a part prior to effectiveness of such registration statement, and any future filings we make
with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 prior
to the time that all securities covered by this prospectus have been sold; provided, however, that
we are not incorporating any information furnished under either Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any
current report on Form 8-K:
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Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed on March
31, 2010, and the amendment to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2009 filed on April 30, 2010. |
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Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter year ended March 31, 2010. |
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Our Current Reports on Form 8-K dated February 5, 2010; March 29, 2010; April 16,
2010; April 21, 2010; April 28, 2010; June 14, 2010; June 30, 2010; July 2, 2010; July
7, 2010 (and the two amendments thereto filed on July 14, 2010), July 14, 2010; July
20, 2010; and July 23, 2010. |
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The description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form
8-A filed on May 30, 2007, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating that description. |
An updated description of our capital stock is included in this prospectus under Description
of Securities.
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We will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom this prospectus is
delivered, upon written or oral request, at no cost to the requester, a copy of any and all of the
information that is incorporated by reference in this prospectus. You may request a copy of these
filings, at no cost, by contacting us at:
Converted Organics Inc.
Attn: Corporate Secretary
137A Lewis Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: (617) 624-0111
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CONVERTED ORGANICS INC.
8,039,278
Common Stock
PROSPECTUS
, 2010
You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. No dealer, salesperson or
other person is authorized to give information that is not contained in this prospectus. This
prospectus is not an offer to sell nor is it seeking an offer to buy these securities in any
jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. The information contained in this prospectus
is correct only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of the delivery of this
prospectus or the sale of these securities.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other expenses of issuance and distribution
The following table sets forth the estimated costs and expenses, other than the underwriting
discounts and commissions, payable by the registrant in connection with the offering of the
securities being registered. All the amounts shown are estimates, except for the registration fee:
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Item 15. Indemnification of directors and officers
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or DGCL, provides that a corporation may
indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and individuals against expenses
(including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any threatened, pending or completed actions,
suits or proceedings in which such person is made a party by reason of such person being or having
been a director, officer, employee or agent of ours. The DGCL provides that Section 145 is not
exclusive of other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any bylaw,
agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of
incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation
or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for
liability for any breach of the directors duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders,
for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing
violation of law, for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases, redemptions or
other distributions, or for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit.
Our certificate of incorporation provides that a director shall not be liable to us or our
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director to the fullest extent
permitted by Delaware law. In addition, our bylaws provide that each person who was or is a party
or is threatened to be made a party to, or is involved in any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of
the fact that such person is or was a director shall be indemnified and held harmless to the
fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. The right to indemnification conferred in our bylaws also
includes the right to be reimbursed for all expenses incurred in connection with any such
proceeding in advance of its final disposition to the fullest extent authorized by Delaware law.
Our bylaws further provide that we shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of ours against any
expense, liability or loss incurred by such person in any such capacity or arising out of his
status as such, whether or not we would have the power to indemnify him against such liability
under Delaware law. We have also obtained directors and officers liability insurance, which
insures against liabilities that our directors or officers may incur in such capacities.
Item 16. Exhibits and financial statement schedules
(a) Exhibits Pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K:
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Membership Interest Purchase Agreement by and among
Converted Organics Inc., TerraSphere, Inc., TerraSphere
Systems, LLC, and the individuals owners of TerraSphere
Systems, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to
our Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 7, 2010) |
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Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by
reference to Annex B to our Definitive Schedule 14A filed
March 5, 2008) |
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Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to
our Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed September 15,
2009) |
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Registrants Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of
Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
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Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed June
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Form of Class B Warrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit B to Exhibit 4.5 on Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
to our Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed February
20, 2007) |
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Class A and Class B Warrant Agreement between the
Registrant and Computershare Shareholder Services, Inc.
and Computershare Trust Company N.A., dated February 16,
2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 on
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to our Registration
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Form of Representatives Purchase Warrant issued in IPO
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Form of Class C Warrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.5 to our current report on Form 8-K filed May
13, 2009) |
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Form of Class D Warrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.5 to our current report on Form 8-K filed May
13, 2009) |
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Form of Class E Warrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 to our current report on Form 8-K filed May
20, 2009 and to Exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form
8-K filed May 27, 2009) |
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Form of Class F Warrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 to our current report on Form 8-K filed July
16, 2009) |
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Form of Class G Warrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.5 to our current report on Form 8-K filed
September 14, 2009) |
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Form of Class H Warrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed
November 16, 2009) |
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Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated September 14,
2009 payable to Iroquois Master Fund Ltd. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.4 to our current report on Form
8-K filed September 14, 2009) |
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Class H Warrant Agreement between the Registrant and
Computershare Trust Company N.A., dated October 20, 2009
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to our Form 8-K
filed on October 21, 2009) |
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4.13 |
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Form of Representatives Purchase Option issued in October
2009 Offering (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.15
to our Form S-1 filed October 14, 2009) |
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4.14 |
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Form of Iroquois Master Fund Ltd. warrant dated April 20, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our current report
on Form 8-K filed April 21, 2010)
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5 |
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Opinion
of Cozen OConnor (to be included by amendment) |
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23.1 |
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Cozen OConnor Consent (included in Exhibit 5) |
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23.2 |
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CCR LLP Consent |
Item 17. Undertakings
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20
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percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of
Registration Fee table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in
the registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained
in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration
statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of
the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any
purchaser:
(i) If the registrant is relying on Rule 430B:
(A) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be
part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and
included in the registration statement; and
(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part
of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule
415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a)
of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration
statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness
or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the
prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is
at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the
registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that
prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration
statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document
incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that
is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior
to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration
statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document
immediately prior to such effective date.
(ii) If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)
as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements
relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to
be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after
effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus
that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed
incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the
registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first
use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus
that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such
date of first use.
(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act
of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, in a primary offering of
securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the
underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or
sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant
will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such
purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the
offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
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(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the
undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing
material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of
the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
registrant to the purchaser.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrants annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing
of an employee benefit plans annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions,
or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification
is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In
the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than a payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Boston, Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, on July 28, 2010.
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CONVERTED ORGANICS INC. |
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By:
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/s/ Edward J. Gildea
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Name:
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Edward J. Gildea |
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Title:
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President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board |
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Edward J. Gildea, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement, and any subsequent registration statements pursuant to Rule 462 of the
Securities Act of 1933 and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorney-in-fact or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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/s/ Edward J. Gildea
Edward J. Gildea
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Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer |
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July 28, 2010 |
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/s/ David R. Allen
David R. Allen
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Chief Financial Officer,
Executive Vice
President of
Administration
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July 28, 2010 |
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/s/ Ellen P. Geoffrey
Ellen P. Geoffrey
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Chief Accounting Officer
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July 28, 2010 |
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/s/ Robert E. Cell
Robert E. Cell
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Director
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July 28, 2010 |
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/s/ John P. DeVillars
John P. DeVillars
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Director
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July 28, 2010 |
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/s/ Edward A. Stoltenberg
Edward A. Stoltenberg
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Director
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July 28, 2010 |
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/s/ Marshall Sterman
Marshall Sterman
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Director
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July 28, 2010 |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT NO. |
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IDENTIFICATION OF EXHIBIT |
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2.1 |
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Membership Interest Purchase Agreement by and among
Converted Organics Inc., TerraSphere, Inc., TerraSphere
Systems, LLC, and the individuals owners of TerraSphere
Systems, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to
our Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 7, 2010) |
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3.2 |
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Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by
reference to Annex B to our Definitive Schedule 14A filed
March 5, 2008) |
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3.3 |
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Registrants Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of
Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to
our Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed September 15,
2009) |
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3.4 |
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Registrants Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of
Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
our Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 30, 2010) |
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3.5 |
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Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed June
6, 2008) |
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4.1 |
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Specimen of Common Stock certificate (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Form SB-2/A filed January
25, 2007) |
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4.2 |
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Form of Class B Warrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit B to Exhibit 4.5 on Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
to our Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed February
20, 2007) |
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4.3 |
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Class A and Class B Warrant Agreement between the
Registrant and Computershare Shareholder Services, Inc.
and Computershare Trust Company N.A., dated February 16,
2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 on
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to our Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 filed February 20, 2007) |
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4.4 |
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Form of Representatives Purchase Warrant issued in IPO
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to our
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed June 21, 2006) |
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4.5 |
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Form of Class C Warrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.5 to our current report on Form 8-K filed May
13, 2009) |
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4.6 |
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Form of Class D Warrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.5 to our current report on Form 8-K filed May
13, 2009) |
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4.7 |
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Form of Class E Warrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 to our current report on Form 8-K filed May
20, 2009 and to Exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form
8-K filed May 27, 2009) |
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4.8 |
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Form of Class F Warrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 to our current report on Form 8-K filed July
16, 2009) |
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4.9 |
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Form of Class G Warrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.5 to our current report on Form 8-K filed
September 14, 2009) |
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4.10 |
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Form of Class H Warrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed
November 16, 2009) |
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4.11 |
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Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated September 14,
2009 payable to Iroquois Master Fund Ltd. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.4 to our current report on Form
8-K filed September 14, 2009) |
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4.12 |
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Class H Warrant Agreement between the Registrant and
Computershare Trust Company N.A., dated October 20, 2009
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to our Form 8-K
filed on October 21, 2009) |
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4.13 |
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Form of Representatives Purchase Option issued in October
2009 Offering (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.15
to our Form S-1 filed October 14, 2009) |
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4.14 |
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Form of Iroquois Master Fund Ltd. warrant dated April 20, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our current report
on Form 8-K filed April 21, 2010)
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5 |
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Opinion of Cozen OConnor (to be included by amendment) |
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23.1 |
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Cozen OConnor Consent (included in Exhibit 5) |
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23.2 |
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CCR LLP Consent |