DCAP Group, Inc. Form S-3 Registration Statement
As
filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 2006
Registration
No. ___________
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
S-3
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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DCAP
Group, Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
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36-2476480
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number)
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1158
Broadway
Hewlett,
New York 11557
Telephone:
(516) 374-7600
Telecopier:
(516) 295-7216
(Address,
Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code,
of
Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
Barry
B. Goldstein
Chief
Executive Officer
DCAP
Group, Inc.
1158
Broadway
Hewlett,
New York 11557
Telephone:
(516) 374-7600
Telecopier:
(516) 295-7216
(Name,
Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
Including
Area Code, of Agent For Service)
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Copies
of
all communications and notices to:
Fred
Skolnik, Esq.
Certilman
Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP
90
Merrick Avenue
East
Meadow, New York 11554
Telephone:
(516) 296-7000
Telecopier:
(516) 296-7111
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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. [
]
If
any of
the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed
or
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, other
than
securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment
plans, check the following box. [x]
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. [ ]
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 of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. [ ]
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. [ ]
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. [ ]
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title
of Each Class of Securities to be Registered
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Amount
to
be
Registered
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Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price
Per
Share (1)
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Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
Price (1)
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Amount
of
Registration
Fee
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Common
Stock registered for the benefit of certain Selling Securityholders
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249,600
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$2.45
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$611,520
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$65.43
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Common
Stock underlying warrants registered for the benefit of certain Selling
Securityholders
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97,500
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$2.45
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$238,875
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$25.56
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Common
Stock underlying Series A Preferred Stock registered for the benefit
of a
certain Selling Securityholder
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312,000
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$2.45
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$764,400
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$81.79
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Total
Registration Fee
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$172.78
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(footnotes
on next page)
(1) Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(c).
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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 or until this Registration Statement shall become effective
on
such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said
Section 8(a), may determine.
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Subject
to completion dated May 12, 2006
The
information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These
securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an
offer
to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these
securities in any state where the offer or sale is not
permitted.
PROSPECTUS
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DCAP
Group, Inc.
659,100 SHARES
OF COMMON STOCK
The
shares of common stock offered by this prospectus are being sold
by
securityholders of DCAP Group, Inc.
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A
purchase of these securities involves a degree of risk. See “Risk
Factors,” beginning on page
5.
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The
common stock of DCAP Group, Inc. is traded
on
the
Nasdaq Small Cap Market under the symbol ADCAP.@
We
will
not receive any proceeds from the sale of these securities. The securities
are
being registered for resale by the selling securityholders.
Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission
has
approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus
is
truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
DCAP
Group, Inc.
1158
Broadway
Hewlett,
New York 11557
Telephone:
(516) 374-7600
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2006
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Pages
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Prospectus
Summary
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3
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Risk
Factors
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5
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Forward-Looking
Statements
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10
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Incorporation
by Reference
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11
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Use
of Proceeds
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11
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Selling
Securityholders
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12
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Plan
of Distribution
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14
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Legal
Matters
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15
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Experts
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16
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Additional
Information
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You
should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not
authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different from that
contained in this prospectus. This prospectus may only be used where it is
legal
to sell these securities. The information contained in this prospectus may
only
be accurate on the date of this prospectus.
PROSPECTUS
SUMMARY
This
is only a summary and does not contain all the information that may be important
to you. You should read the more detailed information contained later or
incorporated by reference into this prospectus, including the financial
information and statements with notes. You are urged to read this prospectus
in
its entirety.
Please
note that, throughout this prospectus, the words “DCAP Group,” “we,” “our,” or
“us” refer to DCAP Group, Inc. and not to any of the selling
securityholders.
About
Us
We
operate
two lines of business:
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franchising,
ownership and operation of storefront insurance agencies under the
DCAP,
Barry Scott, Atlantic Insurance and Accurate Agency brand
names
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premium
financing of insurance policies for our DCAP, Barry Scott, Atlantic
Insurance and Accurate Agency clients as well as clients of non-affiliated
entities
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Our
storefront locations serve as insurance agents or brokers and place various
types of insurance on behalf of customers. We focus on automobile, motorcycle
and homeowners insurance and our customer base is primarily individuals rather
than businesses.
There
are
75 store locations owned or franchised by us of which 69 are located in New
York
State. In the New York metropolitan area, there are 46 DCAP franchises, one
joint venture DCAP store and one wholly-owned location. There are also 18 Barry
Scott locations and four Accurate Agency locations outside the New York
metropolitan area (all located in central and western New York State). There
are
five Atlantic Insurance locations in eastern Pennsylvania. All of the Barry
Scott, Atlantic Insurance and Accurate Agency locations are wholly-owned by
us.
The
stores receive commissions from insurance companies for their services. We
receive fees from the franchised locations in connection with their use of
the
DCAP name. Neither we nor the stores serve as an insurance company and therefore
do not assume underwriting risks.
Through
our wholly-owned subsidiary, Payments Inc., we provide insurance premium
financing services to our DCAP, Barry Scott, Atlantic Insurance and Accurate
Agency locations as well as non-affiliated insurance agencies. Payments Inc.
is
licensed by the New York State Department of Banking as an insurance premium
finance agency and has been granted permission to conduct business in
Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
We
also
offer automobile club services for roadside emergencies. Income tax preparation
services are also offered in connection with the operation of the DCAP
stores.
We
were
incorporated in 1961 and changed our name to DCAP Group, Inc. in 1999.
Our
executive offices are located at 1158 Broadway, Hewlett, New York 11557 and
our
telephone number is (516) 374-7600. Our website is www.dcapgroup.com.
Information contained in our website is not part of this
prospectus.
About
The Offering
Common
Stock outstanding
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2,896,024
shares
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Common
Stock offered by the
Selling
Securityholders
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659,100
shares(1)
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Common
Stock to be outstanding
after
the offering
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3,305,524
shares(2)
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Use
of Proceeds
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We
will receive no proceeds from the sale of the shares of common stock
being
offered by the selling securityholders under this prospectus. However,
we
may receive up to $609,375 if the selling securityholders exercise
warrants held by them.
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Risk
Factors
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An
investment in the shares offered by this prospectus involves a degree
of
risk and should be considered only by persons who can afford the
loss of
their entire investment. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page
5.
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Nasdaq
Symbol
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“DCAP”
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(1)
This
includes 409,500 shares that are not yet outstanding and may be issued by us
to
the selling securityholders if they exercise warrants or convert preferred
stock
held by them.
(2) This
assumes that the selling securityholders exercise all of the warrants and
convert all of the preferred stock held by them.
Summary
Financial Data
The
following summary of financial data is based on the consolidated financial
statements of DCAP Group incorporated by reference into this prospectus. It
should be read together with those statements and the related notes.
Statement
of Operations
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Year
Ended December 31,
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2005
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2004
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Revenue
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$
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13,921,162
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$
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15,088,015
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Income
before provision for income taxes
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901,760
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1,855,764
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Net
income
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495,760
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1,374,364
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Net
income per common share:
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Basic
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.18
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.55
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Diluted
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.17
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.44
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Balance
Sheet
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December
31, 2005
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Working
capital
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$
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5,321,837
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Total
assets
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22,510,087
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Total
stockholders’ equity
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5,222,598
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RISK
FACTORS
Before
you buy shares of common stock from any selling securityholder, you should
be
aware that an investment in the common stock involves a degree of risk. You
should only acquire these securities if you can afford to lose your entire
investment. Before making an investment, you should carefully consider the
following risks and speculative factors, as well as the other information
contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. As discussed
below, this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into this
prospectus contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. The actual results of our operations could be significantly
different from the information contained in those forward-looking statements.
Those differences could result from the risk factors discussed immediately
below, as well as factors discussed in other places in this
prospectus.
Because
our core product is personal automobile insurance, our business may be adversely
affected by negative developments in the conditions in this
industry.
Approximately
51% of our revenues for 2005 were commissions and fees from the sale of personal
automobile and other property and casualty insurance policies. As a result
of
our concentration in this line of business, negative developments in the
economic, competitive or regulatory conditions affecting the personal automobile
insurance industry could have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations and financial condition.
Because
substantially all of our insurance-related operations are located in New York
and Pennsylvania, our business may be adversely affected by conditions in these
states.
Substantially
all of our insurance-related operations are located in the states of New York
and Pennsylvania. Our revenues and profitability are affected by the prevailing
regulatory, economic, demographic, competitive and other conditions in these
states. Changes in any of these conditions could make it more costly or
difficult for us to conduct our business. Adverse regulatory developments in
New
York or Pennsylvania, which could include fundamental changes to the design
or
implementation of the automobile insurance regulatory framework, could have
a
material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial
condition.
Our
inability to refinance our current line of credit or obtain additional required
financing would have an adverse effect on our premium finance
revenue.
The
working capital needs of our premium finance subsidiary, Payments Inc., are
substantially dependent on its line of credit agreement with Manufacturers
and
Traders Trust Co. that expires in June 2007. That agreement includes covenants
requiring us to pass specified financial tests and to refrain from certain
kinds
of actions. In the event we fail to meet our covenants or are unable to extend,
refinance, replace or increase our bank line of credit on economically feasible
terms, our income and the marketability of our premium finance services would
be
materially adversely affected.
Increases
in interest rates would have an adverse effect on our premium finance
operations.
Our
premium finance line of credit with M&T provides for interest based upon
M&T’s floating prime rate or the floating LIBOR rate. Increases in these
rates would increase the cost of borrowing for premium financing. Since we
generally charge interest on our premium finance loans at the statutory rate
permitted in each state, we would not be able to increase our loan rates to
compensate for any such increased cost of borrowing.
If
we
lose key personnel or are unable to recruit qualified personnel, our ability
to
implement our business strategies could be delayed or
hindered.
Our
future success will depend, in part, upon the efforts of Barry Goldstein, our
Chief Executive Officer. The loss of Mr. Goldstein or other key personnel could
prevent us from fully implementing our business strategies and could materially
and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of
operations. In addition, an event of default under our line of credit agreement
will be triggered if Mr. Goldstein is no longer serving as chief executive
and
chief operating officer of Payments Inc. We have an employment agreement with
Mr. Goldstein that expires on April 1, 2007. As we continue to grow, we will
need to recruit and retain additional qualified management personnel, but we
may
not be able to do so. Our ability to recruit and retain such personnel will
depend upon a number of factors, such as our results of operations and prospects
and the level of competition then prevailing in the market for qualified
personnel.
Reductions
in the New York involuntary automobile insurance market may adversely affect
our
premium finance business.
Our
primary source of premium finance loans has been the assigned risk, or
involuntary, automobile insurance market. In New York, since mid-2003, there
has
been a decline in the number of new applications for coverage at the New York
Auto Insurance Plan. This has led to a reduction in the number of loans where
policies of this type are the collateral. We have partially offset the rate
of
decline by increasing our loan originations at our Barry Scott and Atlantic
Insurance locations and, effective January 2006, by offering premium financing
to our Accurate locations. In general, these loans are of a smaller average
size. Beginning in 2004, we began to finance certain voluntary auto insurance
policies. There is no guaranty that the number or size of the loans in the
voluntary marketplace will offset the declines experienced in the involuntary
market.
The
volatility of premium pricing and commission rates could adversely affect our
operations.
We
currently derive most of our insurance-related revenues from commissions paid
by
insurance companies. The commission is usually a percentage of the premium
billed to an insured. Insurance premiums are not determined by us. Historically,
property and casualty premiums have been cyclical in nature and have displayed
a
high degree of volatility based on economic and competitive conditions. Because
our commission revenue is paid to us based on insurance premiums, a decline
in
premium levels will have an adverse effect on our business. In times of expanded
underwriting capacity of insurance companies, premium rates have decreased
causing a reduction in the commissions payable to us. In addition, in many
cases, insurance companies may seek to reduce their expenses by reducing the
commission rates payable to insurance agents or brokers and generally reserve
the right to make such reductions. We cannot predict the timing or extent of
future changes in commission rates or premiums and therefore cannot predict
the
effect, if any, that such changes would have on our operations.
We
are subject to regulation that may restrict our ability to earn
profits.
Our
premium finance subsidiary is subject to regulation and supervision by the
financial institution departments in the states where it offers to finance
premiums. Certain regulatory restrictions, including restrictions on the maximum
permissible rates of interest for premium financing, and prior approval
requirements may affect its ability to operate.
The
operations of our storefronts depend on their continued good standing under
the
licenses and approvals pursuant to which they operate. Licensing laws and
regulations vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Such laws and regulations
are subject to amendment or interpretation by regulatory authorities, and
generally such authorities are vested with broad discretion as to the granting,
suspending, renewing and revoking of licenses and approvals.
In
addition, there are currently 46 DCAP franchises. The offering of franchises
is
regulated by both the federal government and some states, including New York.
As
a
holding company, we are dependent on the results of operations of our operating
subsidiaries and the regulatory and contractual capacity of our premium finance
subsidiary to pay dividends to us.
We
are a
holding company and a legal entity separate and distinct from our operating
subsidiaries. As a holding company without significant operations of our own,
the principal sources of our funds are dividends and other payments from our
operating subsidiaries. Dividends from our premium finance subsidiary are
limited by the minimum capital requirements in applicable state regulations
and
by covenants in our loan agreement with Manufacturers and Traders Trust Co.
Consequently, our ability to repay debts, pay expenses and pay cash dividends
to
our shareholders may be limited.
Our
premium finance subsidiary is subject to capital requirements, and our failure
to meet these standards could subject us to regulatory
actions.
Our
premium finance subsidiary is subject to minimum capital requirements imposed
under the laws of the states in which it conducts business. Failure to meet
applicable minimum statutory capital requirements could subject our premium
finance subsidiary to further examination or corrective action imposed by state
regulators, including limitations on our engaging in finance activities, state
supervision or even liquidation.
Our
business is highly competitive, which may make it difficult for us to market
our
core products effectively and profitably.
The
personal automobile insurance business is highly competitive. We compete with
numerous other insurance agents and brokers in our market. The amount of capital
required to commence operations as a broker or agent is generally small and
the
only material barrier to entry is the ability to obtain the required licenses
and appointments as a broker or agent for insurance carriers. We also compete
with insurers, such as GEICO Insurance, that sell insurance policies directly
to
their customers.
Some
of
our competitors, including those who provide premium finance services, have
substantially greater financial and other resources than we have, and they
may
offer a broader range of products or offer competing products or services at
lower prices. Our results of operations and financial condition could be
materially and adversely affected by a loss of business to competitors offering
similar insurance products or services at lower prices or having other
competitive advantages.
A
decline in the number of insurance companies offering insurance products in
our
markets would adversely affect our business.
Based
upon economic conditions and loss history, insurance companies enter and leave
our market. A reduction in the number of available insurance products that
we
can offer to our customers would adversely affect our business.
We
may have difficulties in managing our expansion into new geographic markets,
and
we may not be successful in identifying agency acquisition candidates or
integrating their operations.
Our
future growth plans include expanding into new states by acquiring the business
and assets of local agencies. Our future growth will face risks, including
risks
associated with obtaining necessary licenses for our premium finance operations
and our ability to identify agency acquisition candidates or, if acquired,
to
integrate their operations. In addition, we may acquire businesses in states
in
which market and other conditions may not be favorable to us.
Our
inability to identify and acquire agency acquisition candidates could hinder
our
growth by slowing down our ability to expand into new states. If we do acquire
additional agencies, we could suffer increased costs, disruption of our business
and distraction of our management if we are unable to integrate the acquired
agencies into our operations smoothly. Our geographic expansion will also
continue to place significant demands on our management, operations, systems,
accounting, internal controls and financial resources. Any failure by us to
manage our growth and to respond to changes in our business could have a
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
We
may seek to expand through acquisitions of complementary businesses or other
assets which involve additional risks that may adversely affect
us.
We
continually seek to expand our operations by acquiring businesses or other
assets which we believe will complement or enhance our business. We may also
acquire or make investments in complementary businesses, products, services
or
technologies. In the event we effect any such acquisition, we may not be able
to
successfully integrate any acquired business, asset, product, service or
technology in our operations without substantial costs, delays or other problems
or otherwise successfully expand our operations. In addition, efforts expended
in connection with such acquisitions may divert our management’s attention from
other business concerns. We also may have to borrow money to pay for future
acquisitions and we may not be able to do so at all or on terms favorable to
us.
Additional borrowings and liabilities may have a materially adverse effect
on
our liquidity and capital resources.
We
are materially dependent upon the operations of our third party premium finance
servicing agent.
The
administration, servicing and collection of our premium finance receivables
is
handled by a third party. Our premium finance business is materially dependent
upon the operations of such company in a professional manner, including the
timely cancellation of insurance policies based upon the failure of the customer
to pay a premium finance receivable installment.
We
rely on our information technology and telecommunication systems, and the
failure of these systems could materially and adversely affect our
business.
Our
business is highly dependent upon the successful and uninterrupted functioning
of our information technology and telecommunications systems as well as those
of
our premium financing servicing agent. We rely on these systems to support
our
operations, as well as to process new and renewal business, provide customer
service, make claims payments, support premium financing activities, and
facilitate collections and cancellations. The failure of these systems could
interrupt our operations and result in a material adverse effect on our
business.
The
enactment of tort reform could adversely affect our business.
Legislation
concerning tort reform is from time to time considered in the United States
Congress and in several states. Among the provisions considered for inclusion
in
such legislation are limitations on damage awards, including punitive damages.
Enactment of these or similar provisions by Congress or by states in which
we
sell insurance could result in a reduction in the demand for liability insurance
policies or a decrease in the limits of such policies, thereby reducing our
commission revenues. We cannot predict whether any such legislation will be
enacted or, if enacted, the form such legislation will take, nor can we predict
the effect, if any, such legislation would have on our business or results
of
operations.
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
Certain
statements contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus are
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are subject to the safe harbor created by
that act. The
events described in forward-looking statements contained in or incorporated
by
reference into this prospectus may not occur. Generally these statements relate
to business plans or strategies, projected or anticipated benefits or other
consequences of our plans or strategies, projected or anticipated benefits
from
acquisitions to be made by us, or projections involving anticipated revenues,
earnings or other aspects of our operating results. For
this
purpose, any statements contained in this prospectus that are not statements
of
historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting
the generality of
the
foregoing, the words “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,”
“project,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” and “continue,” and their opposites and
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We
caution you that these statements are not guarantees of future performance
or
events and are subject to a number of uncertainties, risks and other influences,
many of which are beyond our control, that may influence the accuracy of the
statements and the projections upon which the statements are based. Factors
which may affect our results include, but are not limited to, the risks and
uncertainties discussed above under “Risk Factors” beginning on page 5. Any one
or more of these uncertainties, risks and other influences could materially
affect our results of operations and whether forward-looking statements made
by
us ultimately prove to be accurate. Our actual results, performance and
achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied in these
forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether from new information, future
events or otherwise.
INCORPORATION
OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The
documents listed below have been filed by us with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are incorporated into
this prospectus by reference:
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Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31,
2005;
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Current
Report on Form 8-K for an event dated January 31,
2006;
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Current
Report on Form 8-K for an event dated February 27,
2006;
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Current
Report on Form 8-K for an event dated March 29, 2006;
and
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The
description of our common stock, contained in our Registration Statement
on Form 8-A (File No. 0-15362).
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This
prospectus was created after all of the documents listed in items above were
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Therefore, there may be
conflicts between the information contained in this prospectus and information
contained in those other documents. If there are any inconsistencies, then
the
statements in those earlier documents should be read as if they agree with
the
statements in this prospectus.
All
documents filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 after the date of this prospectus and prior
to
the termination of the offering of our shares of common stock offered by this
prospectus shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus
and to be a part of this prospectus from their respective dates of
filing.
We
will
provide without charge to each person to whom a copy of this prospectus is
delivered, upon the written or oral request of any such person, a copy of any
or
all of the documents referred to above which have been incorporated into this
prospectus by reference. Requests for such copies should be directed to the
Secretary, DCAP Group, Inc., 1158 Broadway, Hewlett, New York 11557 (telephone
number: (516) 374-7600).
USE
OF PROCEEDS
We
will
receive no proceeds from the sale of the shares of common stock being offered
by
the selling securityholders under this prospectus. However, we may receive
up to
$609,375 assuming the exercise of warrants held by the selling securityholders.
We anticipate that proceeds from any exercise of these warrants will be used
for
working capital purposes.
SELLING
SECURITYHOLDERS
The
selling securityholders are offering to sell 659,100 shares of our common stock
covered by this prospectus. The following table sets forth as of April 30,
2006:
· |
the
selling securityholders eligible to sell shares of common stock under
this
prospectus;
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· |
the
number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by each selling
securityholder prior to this
offering;
|
· |
the
maximum number of shares of common stock each selling securityholder
may
sell under this prospectus;
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· |
the
number of shares of common stock that each selling securityholder
would
own after this offering; and
|
· |
the
percentage of the outstanding common stock that each selling
securityholder would own after this
offering.
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Name
of Selling
Securityholder
|
Number
of Shares of
Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned
Prior
to the Offering(1)
|
Number
of Shares
of
Common Stock
Offered
Hereby
|
Number
of Shares of
Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned
After
the Offering (1)
|
Percentage
of
Class
After the
Offering
|
Jack
D. Seibald(2)
|
274,750(2)
|
118,750(3)
|
26,000
|
*
|
SDS
Partners I, Ltd.
|
100,000
|
100,000
|
-
|
-
|
AIA
Acquisition Corp.
|
361,600(4)
|
361,600(4)
|
-
|
-
|
Stewart
R. Spector
|
33,000(5)
|
30,000(5)
|
3,000
|
*
|
J.M.J.
Realty Company
|
15,000(6)
|
15,000(6)
|
-
|
-
|
Sanders
Opportunity Fund (Inst.), LP
|
10,800(6)
|
10,800(6)
|
-
|
-
|
Take-Two
Capital LP
|
7,500(6)
|
7,500(6)
|
-
|
-
|
Marcia
C. Seibald
|
7,500(6)
|
7,500(6)
|
-
|
-
|
Sanders
Opportunity Fund, LP
|
4,200(6)
|
4,200(6)
|
-
|
-
|
Michael
Rosen and Catherine Rosen
|
3,750(6)
|
3,750(6)
|
-
|
-
|
___________
* Less
than
1%.
(1) |
Unless
otherwise noted, we believe that all persons named above have sole
voting
and investment power with respect to all shares beneficially owned
by
them. A person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of shares that
can be
acquired by such person within 60 days from April 30, 2006 upon the
exercise of warrants or other convertible securities.
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(2) |
Based
upon Schedule 13D filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as
amended. Represents (i) 113,000 shares owned jointly by Mr. Seibald
and
his wife, Stephanie Seibald; (ii) 100,000 shares owned by SDS Partners
I,
Ltd., a limited partnership (ASDS@),
and a selling securityholder; (iii) 3,000 shares owned by Boxwood
FLTD
Partners, a limited partnership (“Boxwood”); (iv) 33,000 shares owned by
Stewart Spector IRA (“S. Spector”); (v) 3,000 shares owned by Barbara
Spector IRA Rollover (“B. Spector”); (vi) 4,000 shares owned by Karen
Dubrowsky IRA (“Dubrowsky”); and (vii) 18,750 shares issuable upon the
exercise of currently exercisable warrants held in a retirement trust
for
the benefit of Mr. Seibald. Mr. Seibald has voting and dispositive
power
over the shares owned by SDS, Boxwood, S. Spector, B. Spector and
Dubrowsky. The amount reflected as owned by S. Spector, a selling
securityholder, includes 30,000 shares issuable upon the exercise
of
currently exercisable warrants.
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(3) |
Represents
(i) 100,000 shares owned jointly by Mr. Seibald and his wife, Stephanie
Seibald, and (ii) 18,750 shares issuable upon the exercise of currently
exercisable warrants held in a retirement trust for the benefit of
Mr.
Seibald.
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(4) |
Based
upon Schedule 13G filed under the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, as
amended, and other information that is publicly available. Includes
312,000 shares issuable upon the conversion of preferred stock that
is
currently convertible. The preferred stock and the underlying common
stock
are pledged to us as security for indemnification obligations of
AIA.
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(5) |
Represents
(i) 30,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of currently exercisable
warrants held in a retirement trust for the benefit of Mr. Spector
and
(ii) 3,000 shares held in a retirement trust for the benefit of Mr.
Spector. Excludes 3,000 shares held in a retirement trust for the
benefit
of Mr. Spector’s wife. The number of shares of common stock reflected as
being offered by Mr. Spector represents the shares issuable upon
the
exercise of warrants held in a retirement trust for the benefit of
Mr.
Spector.
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(6) |
Issuable
upon the exercise of currently exercisable
warrants.
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The
shares being offered by this prospectus are being registered to permit public
secondary trading, and the selling securityholders may offer all or part of
the
shares for resale from time to time. However, the selling securityholders are
under no obligation to sell all or any portion of their shares nor are they
obligated to sell any shares immediately under this prospectus. All information
with respect to share ownership has been furnished by the selling
securityholders.
The
reflection in the table above of shares beneficially owned or to be sold in
the
offering is not intended to constitute a prediction as to either the number
of
shares with respect to which warrants will be exercised or preferred stock
will
be converted, or the number of shares otherwise eligible for sale that will
be
sold.
To
our
knowledge, no selling securityholder has had any position, office or other
material relationship with us or any of our affiliates during the past three
years other than as a holder of our securities, except that
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Jack
D. Seibald was elected to our Board of Directors in September 2004.
In
addition, as indicated in the footnotes to the above table, he also
beneficially owns the shares owned by SDS Partners I. Ltd. and Stewart
R.
Spector.
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$ |
Barry
B. Goldstein, our Chief Executive Officer, served as President of
AIA
Acquisition Corp. from April 1997 to December 2004 and members of
his
family are principal stockholders of
AIA.
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We
have
agreed to indemnify the selling securityholders and their affiliated parties
against specified liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act
of
1933 in connection with this offering. The selling securityholders have agreed
to indemnify us and our directors and officers, as well as our affiliates and
any persons controlling us, against liabilities, including liabilities under
the
Securities Act of 1933, relating to information supplied by them for use in
this
prospectus. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities under the Securities
Act
of 1933 may be permitted to our directors or officers, or persons controlling
us, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC this kind of
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
of
1933, and is therefore unenforceable.
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
The
common stock may be sold or distributed from time to time by the selling
securityholders or by pledgees, donees or transferees of, or successors in
interest to, the selling securityholders. The shares may be sold or distributed
directly to one or more purchasers, including pledgees, or through brokers
or
dealers who may act solely as agents or may acquire the shares as principals.
The shares may be sold at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at
prices related to such prevailing market prices, at negotiated prices or at
fixed prices, which may be changed.
The
distribution of the shares of common stock may be effected in one or more of
the
following methods:
$ |
ordinary
brokers transactions;
|
$ |
purchases
by brokers or dealers as principal and resale by such purchasers
for their
own accounts pursuant to this prospectus;
|
$ |
“at
the market” to or through market makers or into an existing market for the
common stock;
|
$ |
in
other ways not involving market makers or established trading markets,
including direct sales to purchasers or sales effected through
agents;
|
$ |
through
transactions in options, swaps or other derivatives, whether exchange
listed or otherwise; or
|
$ |
any
combination of the foregoing, or by any other legally available means.
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In
addition, the selling securityholders or their successors in interest may also
enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers that require the
delivery by such broker-dealers of the shares of common stock, which shares
may
be resold thereafter pursuant to this prospectus.
Brokers,
dealers or agents participating in the distribution of the shares of common
stock may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or
commissions from the selling securityholders and/or the purchasers of shares
of
common stock for whom such broker-dealers may act as agent or to whom they
may
sell as principal, or both. Such compensation as to a particular broker-dealer
may be in excess of customary commissions. The selling securityholders and
any
broker-dealers acting in connection with the sale of the shares of common stock
hereunder may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of Section 2(11)
of the Securities Act of 1933, and any commission received by them and any
profit realized by them on the resale of shares of common stock as principals
may be deemed underwriting compensation under the Securities Act. Neither we
nor
any selling securityholder can presently estimate the amount of that
compensation. We know of no existing arrangements between any selling
securityholder and any such stockholder, broker, dealer or agent relating to
the
sale or distribution of the shares of common stock.
Each
selling securityholder and any other person participating in a distribution
of
securities will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and
the
rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may restrict
certain activities of, and limit the timing of purchases and sales of securities
by, selling securityholders and other persons participating in a distribution
of
securities. Furthermore, under Regulation M, persons engaged in a distribution
of securities are prohibited from simultaneously engaging in market making
and
certain other activities with respect to those securities for a specified period
of time prior to the commencement of such distributions, subject to specified
exceptions or exemptions. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability
of
the securities offered by this prospectus.
Any
securities covered by this prospectus that qualify for sale pursuant to Rule
144
under the Securities Act may be sold under that rule rather than pursuant to
this prospectus.
There
can
be no assurance that the selling securityholders will sell any or all of the
shares of common stock covered by this prospectus.
LEGAL
MATTERS
The
validity of the common stock being offered hereby is being passed upon by
Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP, 90 Merrick Avenue, East Meadow, New York
11554. Morton L. Certilman, one of our directors, is affiliated with Certilman
Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP.
EXPERTS
Holtz
Rubenstein Reminick LLP, independent auditors, has audited our consolidated
financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year
ended December 31, 2005, as set forth in its report, which is incorporated
by
reference into this prospectus. Our financial statements are incorporated into
this prospectus by reference in reliance on Holtz Rubenstein Reminick LLP’s
report, given upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and
auditing.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
We
file
reports, proxy and information statements and other information with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. You may
read
and copy these reports, proxy and information statements and other information
at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the
operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the Securities and Exchange
Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. These reports and other information can also
be
accessed from the Internet site maintained by the Securities and Exchange
Commission at http://www.sec.gov.
We
have
filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3 to register the shares
of our common stock to be sold by the selling securityholders. This prospectus
is part of that registration statement, and, as permitted by the SEC’s rules,
does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement.
For further information with respect to us or our common stock, you may refer
to
the registration statement. You can review a copy of the registration statement
and its exhibits at the public reference room maintained by the SEC, and on
the
SEC’s web site, as described above.
PART
II
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item
14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
The
following table sets forth the expenses (estimated except for the Registration
Fee) in connection with the offering described in the Registration Statement:
Registration
Fee
|
|
$
|
172.78
|
|
Accountants=
Fees and Expenses
|
|
|
1,500.00
|
|
Legal
Fees and Expenses
|
|
|
3,000.00
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
|
|
327.22
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
5,000.00
|
|
The
Registrant has agreed to pay all fees and expenses incurred in connection with
registration of the shares of common stock covered by this Registration
Statement with the exception of underwriting discounts and commissions and
the
fees and expenses of counsel to the selling securityholders.
Item
15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Article
TWELFTH
of the
Registrant’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation eliminates, absent fraud, the
personal liability of directors to the Registrant, stockholders or creditors
thereof, or any other persons, in connection with losses incurred by the
Registrant under or by reason of any contract or business transaction between
a
director and the Registrant, nor shall a director be accountable for any gains
or profits realized thereon.
Article
THIRTEENTH of the Registrant ’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides
that each director and each officer now or hereafter serving the Registrant
or,
at the request of the Registrant, any other corporation in which the Registrant
has an interest as stockholder or creditor, and his heirs, executors and
administrators, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Registrant from
and against all costs, expenses and liabilities, including but not limited
to
counsel fees and amounts of judgments and amounts paid in settlement, which
may
be imposed upon or incurred by him in connection with or resulting from any
claim made against him or any action, suit or proceeding in which he may be
involved, by reason of his being or having been a director or officer of the
Registrant or any of such other corporation, whether or not he continues to
be a
director or officer at the time such costs, expenses and liabilities are imposed
or incurred; provided, however, that no such director or officer shall be so
indemnified (a) with respect to any matter as to which he shall, in any such
action, suit or proceeding, be finally adjudged to be liable for misconduct
in
the performance of his duties as a director or officer, or (b) in the event
of a
settlement of any such claim, action, suit or proceeding unless (i) such
settlement shall, with knowledge of the indemnification provided for hereby,
be
approved by the court having jurisdiction of such claim, action, suit or
proceeding or (ii) such settlement shall have been made upon the written opinion
of independent legal counsel, selected by or in a manner determined by the
board
of directors of the corporation, to the effect that there is no reasonable
ground of liability for misconduct on the part of such director or officer
and
that the entire cost of such settlement will not substantially exceed the
estimated cost of defending such claim, action, suit or proceeding to a final
conclusion. The Registrant’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation also states
that the foregoing rights of indemnification shall be in addition to any other
rights to which such director or officer may otherwise be entitled as a matter
of law.
Article
FIFTEENTH of the Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation eliminates
the personal liability of directors to the Registrant and its stockholders
for
monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director except for liability
of a director (i) for breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Registrant
or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which
involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) arising
under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv) for any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit.
Additionally,
the Registrant has included in its By-Laws provisions to indemnify its
directors, officers, employees and agents and to purchase insurance with respect
to liability arising out of the performance of their duties as directors,
officers, employees and agents as permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law. The Delaware General Corporation Law provides further
that the indemnification permitted thereunder shall not be deemed exclusive
of
any other rights to which the directors, officers, employees and agents may
be
entitled under the Registrant=s
By-Laws, any agreement, vote of stockholders or otherwise.
The
effect of the foregoing is to require the Registrant, to the extent permitted
by
law, to indemnify the officers, directors, employees and agents of the
Registrant for any claim arising against such persons in their official
capacities if such person acted in good faith and in a manner that he reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant, and,
with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause
to
believe his conduct was unlawful.
In
connection with this Registration Statement, the selling securityholders,
severally but not jointly, have agreed to indemnify the Registrant, its
directors, each of its officers who signed this Registration Statement, its
employees, agents and each person who controls it within the meaning of Section
15 of the Securities Act with respect to any statement in or omission from
the
Registration Statement or the prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto
if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon information furnished
in
writing to the Registrant by the selling securityholders specifically for use
in
connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement.
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 Securities and Exchange Commission, such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
and
is, therefore, unenforceable.
Item
16. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
|
|
Description
of Exhibit
|
|
|
|
5.1
|
|
Opinion
of Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP
|
23.1
|
|
Consent
of Holtz Rubenstein Reminick LLP
|
23.2
|
|
Consent
of Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP (included in its opinion filed
as Exhibit 5.1)
|
24.1
|
|
Powers
of Attorney (included in signature page forming a part
hereof)
|
Item
17. Undertakings.
The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) For
determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933, to treat each
post-effective amendment as a new registration statement of the securities
offered, and the offering of the securities at that time to be the initial
bona
fide
offering.
(2) To
file a
post-effective amendment to remove from registration any of the securities
that
remain unsold at the end of the offering.
(3) For
determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to
any
purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the Registrant
undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the 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 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 Registrant relating to the offering
required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any
free
writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the
Registrant or used or referred to by the Registrant;
(iii) The
portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing
material information about the Registrant or its securities provided by or
on
behalf of the Registrant; and
(iv) Any
other
communication that is an offer in the offering made by the Registrant to the
purchaser.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933
may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the small business issuer
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the 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 it the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.
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
Hewlett, state of New York, on the 11th day of May, 2006.
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DCAP
GROUP, INC.
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By:
/s/
Barry B. Goldstein
Barry
B. Goldstein
Chief
Executive Officer
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POWER
OF ATTORNEY
Know
all
men by these presents, that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Barry B. Goldstein with full power to act as his true
and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitu-tion 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, and each of his
substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act
and
thing requisite or 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 said attor-ney-in-fact and agent, 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 below by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
Signature
|
Capacity
|
Date
|
|
|
|
/s/
Barry B. Goldstein
Barry
B. Goldstein
|
President,
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial
Officer,
Treasurer and Director (Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting
Officer)
|
May
11, 2006
|
/s/
Morton L. Certilman
Morton
L. Certilman
|
Secretary
and Director
|
May
11, 2006
|
_______________
Jay
M. Haft
|
Director
|
|
/s/
David A. Lyons
David
A. Lyons
|
Director
|
May
11, 2006
|
/s/
Jack D. Seibald
Jack
D. Seibald
|
Director
|
May
11, 2006
|
____________
Robert
M. Wallach
|
Director
|
|