Form S-3
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 23, 2015

Registration No. 333-

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

PFSWEB, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   75-2837058

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

505 Millennium Drive

Allen, Texas 75013

(972) 881-2900

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

Thomas J. Madden

Chief Financial Officer

PFSweb, Inc.

505 Millennium Drive

Allen, Texas 75013

(972) 881-2900

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies To:

Morris Bienenfeld

Wolff & Samson PC

One Boland Drive

West Orange, New Jersey 07052

(973) 530-2013

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement as determined by the registrant.

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 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please 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.  ¨


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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 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.  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   x
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of Each Class of
Securities to be Registered (1)
  Amount
to be
Registered (1)
  Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Unit (2)
  Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price (2)
  Amount of
Registration Fee (3)

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (4)

               

Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value per share

               

Debt securities (5)

               

Warrants

               

Units (6)

               

Total

          $75,000,000   $8,715

 

 

(1) There are being registered hereunder such indeterminate number of shares of common stock and preferred stock, such indeterminate principal amount of debt securities, such indeterminate number of warrants to purchase common stock, preferred stock and/or debt securities, and such indeterminate number of units as may be sold by the registrant from time to time, which together shall have an aggregate initial offering price not to exceed $75,000,000. If any debt securities are issued at an original issue discount, then the offering price of such debt securities shall be in such greater principal amount at maturity as shall result in an aggregate offering price not to exceed $75,000,000, less the aggregate dollar amount of all securities previously issued hereunder. Any securities registered hereunder may be sold separately or as units with the other securities registered hereunder. The proposed maximum offering price per unit will be determined, from time to time, by the registrant in connection with the issuance by the registrant of the securities registered hereunder. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion, or exchange of other securities or that are issued in units. The securities registered hereunder also includes such indeterminate number of shares of common stock and preferred stock and amount of debt securities as may be issued upon conversion of or exchange for preferred stock or debt securities that provide for conversion or exchange, upon exercise of warrants or pursuant to the antidilution provisions of any such securities. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, the shares being registered hereunder include such indeterminate number of shares of common stock and preferred stock as may be issuable with respect to the shares being registered hereunder as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2) The proposed maximum per unit and aggregate offering price per class of security will be determined from time to time by the registrant in connection with the issuance by the registrant of the securities registered hereunder and is not specified as to each class of security pursuant to General Instruction II.D. of Form S-3 under the Securities Act.
(3) The registration fee for the unallocated securities registered hereby has been estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee calculated pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act.


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(4) Includes associated rights to purchase shares of the registrant’s Series A preferred stock (“Purchase Rights”) that are attached to all shares of our common stock, in accordance with the Rights Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2000, as amended, by and between the registrant and Computershare Shareowner Services LLC (formerly known as Mellon Investor Services LLC), as successor to ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as rights agent (the “Rights Agreement”). The Purchase Rights are not exercisable until the occurrence of certain events specified in the Rights Agreement, are evidenced by the stock certificates representing common stock and are transferrable only with the common stock. The value attributable to the Purchase Rights, if any, is reflected in the value of the common stock.
(5) The debt securities may consist of one or more series of senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities as described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
(6) Each unit will be issued under a unit agreement or indenture and will represent an interest in two or more securities, which may or may not be separable from one another.

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.

 

 

 


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The information in this preliminary 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 it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

Subject to Completion, Dated January 23, 2015

PROSPECTUS

 

LOGO

$75,000,000

Common Stock

Preferred Stock

Debt Securities

Warrants

Units

 

 

We may from time to time may offer, issue and sell common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants and units consisting of any combination thereof. The total dollar amount of the securities sold under this prospectus will not exceed $75,000,000. We may also offer common stock or preferred stock upon conversion of debt securities, common stock upon conversion of preferred stock, or common stock, preferred stock or debt securities upon the exercise of warrants.

This prospectus provides a general description of securities we may offer and sell from time to time. Each time we sell securities pursuant to this prospectus, we will provide the specific terms of the securities in supplements to this prospectus. This prospectus may be used to offer and sell securities only if it is accompanied by a prospectus supplement. You should read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement carefully before you invest in any securities.

We may sell these securities directly to investors, through agents designated from time to time or to or through underwriters or dealers, on a continuous or delayed basis. The prospectus supplement for each offering of securities will describe in detail the plan of distribution for that offering. For general information about the distribution of securities offered, please see “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus. The net proceeds we expect to receive from such sale will also be set forth in a prospectus supplement.

Our common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “PFSW.” The last reported sale price of our common stock on January 22, 2015, was $11.50 per share. Each prospectus supplement will indicate if the securities offered thereby will be listed on any securities exchange. Our principal executive offices are located at 505 Millennium Drive, Allen, TX 75013, and our telephone number is (972) 881-2900.

 

 

Investing in any of our securities involves risk. Please read carefully the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 3 of this prospectus before investing in our securities.

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.

 

 

The date of this prospectus is             , 2015


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About This Prospectus

     1   

Where You Can Find More Information

     2   

Information We Incorporate By Reference

     2   

The Company

     3   

Risk Factors

     3   

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

     3   

The Securities We May Offer

     3   

Dilution

     5   

Use of Proceeds

     6   

Description of Our Capital Stock

     6   

Description of Debt Securities

     11   

Description of Warrants

     16   

Description of Units

     18   

Plan of Distribution

     19   

Legal Matters

     22   

Experts

     22   

You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. An offer to sell these securities will not be made in any jurisdiction where the offer and sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus, as well as information we have previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and incorporated by reference, is accurate as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus only. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.


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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may offer shares of our common stock or preferred stock, various series of debt securities and/or warrants to purchase any of such securities, either individually or in units, in one or more offerings, up to a total dollar amount of $75,000,000.

The registration statement containing this prospectus, including the exhibits to the registration statement, provides additional information about us and the securities offered under this prospectus. The registration statement, including the exhibits and the documents incorporated herein by reference, can be read on the SEC website or at the SEC offices mentioned under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”

We have provided to you in this prospectus a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities under this shelf registration process, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of the offering. We may also add, update or change in the prospectus supplement any of the information contained in this prospectus. To the extent there is a conflict between the information contained in this prospectus and the prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement; provided that, if any statement in one of these documents is inconsistent with a statement in another document having a later date—for example, a document incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement—the statement in the document having the later date modifies or supersedes the earlier statement. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation by Reference.”

THIS PROSPECTUS MAY NOT BE USED TO OFFER AND SELL SECURITIES UNLESS IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT.

We have not authorized any dealer, salesman or other person to give any information or to make any representations other than those contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement. You must not rely upon any information or representation not contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or the applicable prospectus supplement. This prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the registered securities to which they relate, nor do this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement is accurate on any date subsequent to the date set forth on the front cover of this document or that any information we have incorporated by reference is correct on any date subsequent to the date of the document incorporated by reference, even though this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement is delivered or securities sold on a later date.

We further note that the representations, warranties and covenants made by us in any agreement that is filed as an exhibit to any document that is incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying base prospectus were made solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, including, in some cases, for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties to such agreement, and should not be deemed to be a representation, warranty or covenant to you. Moreover, such representations, warranties or covenants were accurate only as of the date when made. Accordingly, such representations, warranties and covenants should not be relied on as accurately representing the current state of our affairs.

In this prospectus, we refer to common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants and units collectively as “securities.” Unless otherwise mentioned or unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this prospectus to “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” and similar references refer to PFSweb, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries; except that in the description of the securities we may offer these terms refer solely to PFSweb, Inc. and not to any of our subsidiaries.

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We are subject to the informational reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We file reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available over the Internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. You may read and copy any reports, statements and other information filed by us at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the Public Reference Room.

We make available, free of charge, on our website at www.pfsweb.com, our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports and statements as soon as reasonably practicable after they are filed with the SEC. The contents of our website are not part of this prospectus, and the reference to our website does not constitute incorporation by reference into this prospectus of the information contained at that site, other than documents we file with the SEC that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

We have included this prospectus in our registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the SEC. The registration statement provides additional information that we are not required to include in this prospectus. You can receive a copy of the entire registration statement as described above. This prospectus, which forms part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement. For further information, you should refer to the registration statement and its exhibits.

INFORMATION WE INCORPORATE BY REFERENCE

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus the information in documents we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. These incorporated documents contain important business and financial information about us that is not included in or delivered with this prospectus. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus, and later information filed with the SEC will update and supersede this information:

We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future documents that we file with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (1) after the date of the initial filing of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement and (2) after the date of this prospectus until the offering of the securities is terminated.

 

    our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013;

 

    our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014, and September 30, 2014;

 

    our current reports on Form 8-K filed on January 13, 2014, March 6, 2014, March 31, 2014, May 7, 2014, June 27, 2014, August 13, 2014, September 3, 2014, September 22, 2014 and November 12, 2014; and

 

    the description of our common stock set forth in the registration statement on Form 8-A filed on June 14, 2000, and all amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating that description.

We will not, however, incorporate by reference in this prospectus any documents or portions thereof that are not deemed “filed” with the SEC, including any information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of our current reports on Form 8-K unless, and except to the extent, specified in such current reports.

Upon written or oral request, at no cost we will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in the prospectus but not delivered with the prospectus. Inquiries should be directed to:

PFSweb, Inc.

505 Millennium Drive

Allen, Texas 75013

(972) 881-2900

Attn: Chief Financial Officer

 

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THE COMPANY

We are a global business process outsourcing provider of end-to-end eCommerce solutions to major brand name companies seeking to optimize their supply chain and to enhance their traditional and online business channels and initiatives in the United States, Canada, and Europe. We offer a broad range of service offerings to support both direct-to-consumer and business-to-business sales channels that include website design, creation and integration, digital marketing, eCommerce technologies, order management, omni-channel solutions, customer care, logistics and fulfillment, financial management and professional consulting.

Corporate Information

We are incorporated in Delaware and our headquarters are located at 505 Millennium Drive, Allen, Texas 75013. Our telephone number is (972) 881-2900. Our website is www.pfsweb.com. The information accessible through our website is not part of this prospectus, other than the documents that we file with the SEC that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

RISK FACTORS

Investing in our securities involves risk. Prior to making a decision about investing in our securities, you should carefully consider the specific factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and in our most recent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, which are incorporated herein by reference and may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other reports we file with the SEC in the future. The risks and uncertainties we have described are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our operations. If any of these risks actually occurs, our business, results of operations and financial condition could suffer. In that case, the trading price of our securities could decline, and you could lose all or a part of your investment.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

All statements included in this prospectus and any documents incorporated herein by reference, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are generally identified by words such as “may,” “could,” “will,” “should,” “assume,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “intend,” “believe,” “predict,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “outlook,” “potential,” or “continue,” or the negative of these terms, and other comparable terminology. Although we believe the expectations and intentions reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that these expectations and intentions will prove to be correct. Various risks and other factors, including, but not limited to, those identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2014, under the caption “Risk Factors” and those included in our other public filings that are incorporated herein by reference, could cause actual results, and actual events that occur, to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward looking statements.

Many of the risk factors are beyond our ability to control or predict. You should not unduly rely on any of our forward-looking statements. These statements are made as of the date of this prospectus. Except as may otherwise be required by law, we are not obligated to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or developments. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us and persons acting on our behalf are qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained in this section and elsewhere in this prospectus.

THE SECURITIES WE MAY OFFER

We may offer shares of our common stock or preferred stock, various series of debt securities and/or warrants to purchase any of such securities, either individually or in units, in one or more offerings, with a total value of up to $75,000,000 from time to time under this prospectus at prices and on terms to be determined by market conditions at the time of any offering. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we offer a type or series of securities under this prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will describe the specific amounts, prices and other important terms of the securities including, to the extent applicable:

 

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    designation or classification;

 

    aggregate principal amount or aggregate offering price;

 

    maturity, if applicable;

 

    original issue discount, if any;

 

    rates and times of payment of interest or dividends, if any;

 

    redemption, conversion, exercise, exchange or sinking fund terms, if any;

 

    ranking;

 

    restrictive covenants, if any;

 

    voting or other rights, if any;

 

    conversion prices, if any; and

 

    important United States federal income tax considerations.

The prospectus supplement may also add or update information contained in this prospectus or in documents we have incorporated by reference. However, no prospectus supplement will offer a security that is not registered and described in this prospectus at the time of the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

THIS PROSPECTUS MAY NOT BE USED TO CONSUMMATE A SALE OF SECURITIES UNLESS IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT.

We may sell the securities directly to investors or to or through agents, underwriters or dealers. We, and our agents or underwriters, reserve the right to accept or reject all or part of any proposed purchase of securities. If we do offer securities to or through agents or underwriters, we will include in the applicable prospectus supplement:

 

    the names of those agents or underwriters;

 

    applicable fees, discounts and commissions to be paid to them;

 

    details regarding over-allotment options, if any; and

 

    the net proceeds to us.

Common Stock. We may issue shares of our common stock from time to time. The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders and do not have cumulative voting rights. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding shares of preferred stock, the holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably only those dividends as may be declared by our board of directors out of legally available funds. Upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities and the liquidation preferences of any outstanding shares of preferred stock.

Preferred Stock. We may issue shares of our preferred stock from time to time, in one or more series. Under our certificate of incorporation, as amended, our board of directors has the authority, without further action by stockholders, to designate up to 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges, qualifications and restrictions granted to or imposed upon the preferred stock, including dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption, liquidation preference and sinking fund terms, any or all of which may be greater than the rights of the common stock.

If we sell any series of preferred stock under this prospectus, we will fix the designations, powers, preferences and rights of such series of preferred stock, as well as the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereon, in the certificate of designation relating to that series. We will file as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from reports that we file with the SEC, the form of any certificate of designation that describes the terms of the series of preferred stock we are offering before the issuance of the related series of preferred stock. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplement (and any free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you) related to the series of preferred stock being offered, as well as the complete certificate of designation that contains the terms of the applicable series of preferred stock.

 

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Debt Securities. We may issue debt securities from time to time, in one or more series, as either senior or subordinated debt or as senior or subordinated convertible debt. The senior debt securities will rank equally with any other unsecured and unsubordinated debt. The subordinated debt securities will be subordinate and junior in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner described in the instrument governing the debt, to all of our senior indebtedness. Convertible debt securities will be convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock or our other securities. Conversion may be mandatory or at your option and would be at prescribed conversion rates.

The debt securities will be issued under one or more indentures, which are contracts between us and a national banking association or other eligible party, as trustee. In this prospectus, we have summarized certain general features of the debt securities. We urge you, however, to read the applicable prospectus supplement related to the series of debt securities being offered, as well as the complete indentures that contain the terms of the debt securities. Forms of indentures have been filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and supplemental indentures and forms of debt securities containing the terms of the debt securities being offered will be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part or will be incorporated by reference from reports that we file with the SEC.

Warrants. We may issue warrants for the purchase of common stock, preferred stock and/or debt securities in one or more series. We may issue warrants together with common stock, preferred stock and/or debt securities, and the warrants may be attached to or separate from these securities. In this prospectus, we have summarized certain general features of the warrants. We urge you, however, to read the applicable prospectus supplement related to the particular series of warrants being offered, as well as the complete warrant agreements and warrant certificates that contain the terms of the warrants. We will file as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from reports that we file with the SEC, forms of the warrant agreements and forms of warrant certificates containing the terms of the warrants being offered.

We will evidence each series of warrants by warrant certificates that we will issue. Warrants may be issued under an applicable warrant agreement that we enter into with a warrant agent. We will indicate the name and address of the warrant agent, if applicable, in the prospectus supplement relating to the particular series of warrants being offered.

Units. We may issue, in one or more series, units consisting of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities and/or warrants for the purchase of common stock, preferred stock and/or debt securities in any combination. In this prospectus, we have summarized certain general features of the units. We urge you, however, to read the applicable prospectus supplement related to the series of units being offered, as well as the complete unit agreement that contains the terms of the units. We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from reports that we file with the SEC, the form of unit agreement and any supplemental agreements that describe the terms of the series of units it is offering before the issuance of the related series of units.

DILUTION

We may set forth in a prospectus supplement the following information regarding any material dilution of the equity interests of investors purchasing equity securities in an offering under this prospectus:

 

    the net tangible book value per share of our equity securities before and after the offering;

 

    the amount of the increase in such net tangible book value per share attributable to the cash payments made by purchasers in the offering; and

 

    the amount of the immediate dilution from the public offering price which will be absorbed by such purchasers.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

Unless we inform you otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, we expect to use the net proceeds from the sale of securities for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, working capital, payment obligations and capital expenditures, as well as acquisitions of businesses and properties. Pending any specific application, we may initially invest funds in debt instruments of the U.S. government and its agencies, corporate debt securities, floating-rate notes and investment grade commercial paper.

DESCRIPTION OF OUR CAPITAL STOCK

We are authorized to issue 35,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share. As of January 22, 2015, we had issued 17,187,298 shares of common stock, of which 17,153,831 are outstanding and 33,467 are held in treasury, and no shares of preferred stock. Our authorized but unissued shares of common stock and preferred stock are available for issuance without further action by our stockholders, unless such action is required by applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which our securities may be listed or traded.

Common Stock

This section describes the general terms and provisions of our common stock. For more detailed information, you should refer to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and Bylaws, as amended, copies of which have been filed with the SEC. These documents are also incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

Holders of shares of common stock will be entitled to receive dividends if and when declared by the board of directors from funds legally available therefor, and, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of our company, will be entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities. The holders of shares of common stock will not have any preemptive rights, but will be entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held of record. Stockholders will not have the right to cumulate their votes for the election of directors. The shares of common stock offered hereby, when issued, will be fully paid and nonassessable.

Preferred Stock

This section describes the general terms and provisions of our preferred stock. For more detailed information, you should refer to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and Bylaws, as amended, copies of which have been filed with the SEC. These documents are also incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

Our board of directors is authorized, without action by our stockholders, to designate and issue up to 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share, in one or more series. The board of directors can fix the rights, preferences and privileges of the shares of each series and any of its qualifications, limitations or restrictions. Our board of directors may authorize the issuance of preferred stock with voting or conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of common stock. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible future financings, acquisitions and other corporate purposes could, under certain circumstances, have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of us and could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. We do not have any shares of preferred stock outstanding, and we have no current plans to issue any preferred stock.

Preferred Share Purchase Rights

Each outstanding share of our common stock has attached to it one preferred share purchase right (the “Rights”) that entitles the registered holder to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a share of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share (“Series A Shares”), at a price of $67 (the “Purchase Price”), subject to adjustment. The Purchase Price shall be paid in cash. The description and terms of the Rights are set forth in a Rights Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2000, as amended, by and between the registrant and Computershare Shareowner Services LLC (formerly known as Mellon Investor Services LLC), as successor to ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as rights agent (the “Rights Agreement”).

 

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Until the earlier to occur of (a) 10 business days following a public announcement that a person or group of affiliated or associated persons (collectively, an “Acquiring Person”) has acquired, or obtained the right to acquire, beneficial ownership of 20% or more of our outstanding common stock or (b) 15 business days (or such later date as may be determined by the action of our board of directors before any person becomes an Acquiring Person) following the commencement of a tender offer or exchange offer if, upon consummation thereof, such person or group would be the beneficial owner of 20% or more of our outstanding common stock (the earlier of such dates being called the “Separation Date”), the Rights will be evidenced by the certificates representing our common stock. The Rights Agreement provides that, until the Separation Date, the Rights will be transferred with, and only with, common stock certificates. Until the Separation Date (or earlier redemption or expiration of the Rights), the surrender for transfer of any certificates for common stock will also constitute the transfer of the Rights associated with the common stock represented by such certificates. As soon as practicable following the Separation Date, separate certificates evidencing the Rights (“Right Certificates”) will be mailed to holders of record of our common stock as of the close of business on the Separation Date and, thereafter, such separate Right Certificates alone will evidence the Rights.

The Rights are not exercisable until the Separation Date and will expire on July 6, 2015 (the “Final Expiration Date”), unless earlier redeemed by the Company. The Company may also extend the Final Expiration Date to a later date.

In the event that (a) a person (other than the Company and its affiliates) becomes the beneficial owner of 15% or more of the then outstanding common stock (in any manner, except pursuant to (i) the exercise of stock options granted pursuant to the Company’s existing and future stock option plans, and (ii) the exercise of conversion rights contained in specified stock issues of the Company), or (b) the board of directors declares any person to be an adverse person upon a determination that such person has become the beneficial owner of a substantial amount of common stock (which shall in no event be less than 10% of the common stock then outstanding), the Rights Agreement provides that proper provision shall be made so that each holder of a Right will thereafter be entitled to receive, upon exercise, common stock (or, in certain circumstances, cash, property or other securities of the Company) having a value equal to two times the exercise price of the Right.

In the event that, at any time following the first date of public announcement by the Company or an Acquiring Person indicating that an Acquiring Person has become such (the “Shares Acquisition Date”), (a) the Company engages in a merger or other business combination transaction in which the Company is not the surviving corporation, (b) the Company engages in a merger or other business combination transaction with another person in which the Company is the surviving corporation, but in which its common stock are changed or exchanged or (c) 50% or more of the Company’s assets or earning power is sold or transferred, the Rights Agreement provides that proper provision shall be made so that each holder of a Right shall thereafter have the right to receive, upon the exercise thereof at the then current exercise price of the Right, common shares of the acquiring company having a value equal to two times the exercise price of the Right.

The board of directors may, at its option, at any time after the right of the board of directors to redeem the Rights has expired or terminated (with certain exceptions), exchange all or part of the then outstanding and exercisable Rights (other than those held by the Acquiring Person) for common stock at a ratio of one share of common stock per Right, as adjusted; provided, however, that such Right cannot be exercised once a person, together with such person’s affiliates and associates, becomes the owner of 50% or more of the outstanding common stock. If the board of directors such an exchange, the Rights will immediately cease to be exercisable.

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, following the occurrence of any of the events set forth in the Rights Agreement, any Rights that are, or (under certain circumstances specified in the Rights Agreement) were, beneficially owned by any Acquiring Person shall immediately become null and void. The Rights Agreement contains provisions intended to prevent the utilization of voting trusts or similar arrangements that could have the effect of rendering ineffective or circumventing the beneficial ownership rules set forth in the Rights Agreement.

The Purchase Price payable, and the number of Series A Shares or other securities or property issuable, upon exercise of the Rights are subject to adjustment from time to time to prevent dilution (a) in the event of a dividend of Series A Shares on, or a subdivision, combination or reclassification of, the Series A Shares, (b) upon the grant to holders of the Series A Shares of certain rights or warrants to subscribe for Series A Shares or securities convertible into Series A Shares at less than the current market price of the Series A Shares or (c) upon the distribution to holders of the Series A Shares of debt securities or assets (excluding regular quarterly cash dividends and dividends payable in Series A Shares) or of subscription rights or warrants (other than those referred to above).

 

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With certain exceptions, no adjustment in the Purchase Price will be required until cumulative adjustments require an adjustment of at least 1% in such Purchase Price. No fractional shares that are not integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a Series A Share will be issued and, in lieu thereof, an adjustment in cash will be made based on the closing price of the Series A Shares on the last trading date prior to the date of exercise.

At any time after the date of the Rights Agreement until the earlier of (A) the date a person becomes an Acquiring Person or (B) the Final Expiration Date, the board of directors may redeem the Rights in whole, but not in part, at a price of $0.001 per Right, subject to adjustment (the “Redemption Price”). Immediately upon the action of the board ordering redemption of the Rights, the Rights will no longer be exercisable. Thereafter the only right of the holders of Rights will be to receive the Redemption Price.

Until a Right is exercised, the holder thereof, as such, will have no rights as a shareholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to vote or to receive dividends. While the distribution of the Rights will not be taxable to shareholders or to the Company, shareholders may, depending upon the circumstances, recognize taxable income in the event that the Rights become exercisable for common stock (or other consideration) of the Company or for common shares of the Acquiring Person as set forth above.

The provisions of the Rights Agreement may be amended by the board of directors without approval of the holders of Rights; provided, however, that following the date on which a person has become an Acquiring Person, no such amendment will adversely affect the interests of holders of Rights.

Under certain amendments to the Rights Agreement: (i) our board of directors may determine, in the exercise of its reasonable judgment, that a person or group of affiliated or associated persons who would otherwise be an Acquiring Person, shall not be deemed as such provided, that, and for so long as, it or they are the beneficial owners of not more than 23% of our common stock then outstanding and on or before the date upon which it or they would otherwise be an Acquiring Person, it or they execute and deliver a standstill agreement satisfactory in form and substance to the board of directors, and (ii) transcosmos inc., a Japanese business processing outsourcing company, is permitted to purchase up to 25% of our outstanding common stock, subject to compliance with certain standstill provisions.

Equity Awards

Under our existing equity incentive plan (the “Plan”), as of January 22, 2015: (i) stock options for an aggregate of approximately 1,562,954 shares of our common stock were outstanding, with a weighted average exercise price of $5.39 per share, (ii) an aggregate of 278,188 Performance Shares (as defined under the Plan) are issued and outstanding and subject to future two year vesting based upon continued employment of the holders thereof and the comparative performance (on an annual and cumulative basis) of our common stock on NASDAQ compared to the Russell Micro Cap Index, (iii) Performance Awards (as defined under the Plan) have been issued and outstanding under which an aggregate maximum of 310,997 Performance Shares may be issued, subject to our achievement of a designated range of financial performance based upon our adjusted EBITDA for the 2014 fiscal year (which Performance Shares, if issued, will be subject to future four year vesting, commencing with 2014, based upon continued employment of the holders thereof, achievement of future annual performance targets and, for certain holders, the comparative performance (on an annual and cumulative basis) of our common stock on NASDAQ compared to the Russell Micro Cap Index) and (iv) an aggregate of 48,589 Deferred Stock Units (as defined under the Plan) have been issued to our outside directors.

Anti-Takeover Effects of Certain Provisions of Delaware Law and Our Charter Documents

The following is a summary of certain provisions of Delaware law, our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and our bylaws. This summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the corporate law of Delaware and our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws.

 

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Effect of Delaware Anti-Takeover Statute. We are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, an anti-takeover law. In general, Section 203 prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in any business combination (as defined below) with any interested stockholder (as defined below) for a period of three years following the date that the stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:

 

    prior to that date, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;

 

    upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested 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 of voting stock outstanding (but not the voting stock owned by the interested stockholder) those shares owned by persons who are directors and officers and by excluding employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or

 

    on or subsequent to that date, the business combination is approved by the board of directors of the corporation 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 that is not owned by the interested stockholder.

Section 203 defines “business combination” to include the following:

 

    any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder;

 

    any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, transfer, pledge or other disposition of 10% or more of the assets of the corporation involving the interested stockholder;

 

    subject to certain exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder;

 

    subject to limited exceptions, any transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of the corporation beneficially owned by the interested stockholder; or

 

    the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through the corporation.

In general, Section 203 defines an “interested stockholder” as any entity or person beneficially owning 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation, or who beneficially owns 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation at any time within a three-year period immediately prior to the date of determining whether such person is an interested stockholder, and any entity or person affiliated with or controlling or controlled by any of these entities or persons.

Our Charter Documents. Our charter documents include provisions that may have the effect of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control or an unsolicited acquisition proposal that a stockholder might consider favorable, including a proposal that might result in the payment of a premium over the market price for the shares held by our stockholders. Certain of these provisions are summarized in the following paragraphs.

Effects of authorized but unissued common stock and blank check preferred stock. One of the effects of the existence of authorized but unissued common stock and undesignated preferred stock may be to enable our board of directors to make more difficult or to discourage an attempt to obtain control of our Company by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise, and thereby to protect the continuity of management. If, in the due exercise of its fiduciary obligations, the board of directors were to determine that a takeover proposal was not in our best interest, such shares could be issued by the board of directors without stockholder approval in one or more transactions that might prevent or render more difficult or costly the completion of the takeover transaction by diluting the voting or other rights of the proposed acquirer or insurgent stockholder group, by putting a substantial voting block in institutional or other hands that might undertake to support the position of the incumbent board of directors, by effecting an acquisition that might complicate or preclude the takeover, or otherwise.

 

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In addition, our Certificate of Incorporation grants our board of directors broad power to establish the rights and preferences of authorized and unissued shares of preferred stock. The issuance of shares of preferred stock could decrease the amount of earnings and assets available for distribution to holders of shares of common stock. The issuance also may adversely affect the rights and powers, including voting rights, of those holders and may have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in control of our Company.

Preferred Share Purchase Rights. We also have issued the Rights described above which have certain anti-takeover effects. The Rights will cause substantial dilution to a person or group that attempts to acquire us on terms not approved by our board of directors, except pursuant to an offer conditioned on a substantial number of Rights being acquired. The Rights should not interfere with any merger or other business combination approved by our board of directors since the Rights may be redeemed by us at the redemption price prior to the occurrence of a Separation Date.

Actions by Stockholders. Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws contain provisions governing various methods and procedures to be followed in connection with stockholder actions. These provisions include a requirement that advance notice be delivered of any business to be brought by a stockholder before an annual or special meeting of stockholders and for certain procedures to be followed by stockholders in nominating persons for election to our Board. Generally, only such business may be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as is set forth in the notice for such meeting. Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation also provides that, except as may be provided in connection with the issuance of any series of preferred stock, the number of directors shall be fixed from time to time pursuant to a resolution adopted by our Board of Directors.

Limitations on Directors’ Liability

Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws contain provisions indemnifying our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. In addition, as permitted by Delaware law, our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that no director will be liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of the director’s fiduciary duty as a director. The effect of this provision is to restrict our rights and the rights of our stockholders in derivative suits to recover monetary damages against a director for breach of the director’s fiduciary duty as a director, except that a director will be personally liable for:

 

    any breach of his or her duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders;

 

    acts or omissions not in good faith which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

 

    the payment of dividends or the redemption or purchase of stock in violation of Delaware law; or

 

    any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

This provision does not affect a director’s liability under the federal securities laws.

Disclosure of SEC Position on Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted for directors, officers and persons controlling us, we understand that it is the SEC’s opinion that such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and may therefore be unenforceable.

 

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Transfer Agent and Registrar

We have appointed Computershare Shareowner Services LLC as the transfer agent and registrar for our common stock.

Listing

Our common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “PFSW.”

DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

We may issue, from time to time, debt securities, in one or more series. These debt securities may be issued independently or together with any other security offered hereby. The debt securities we offer will be issued under an indenture between us and the trustee named in the indenture. These debt securities that we may issue include senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, senior convertible debt securities and subordinated convertible debt securities.

We will file a prospectus supplement that may contain additional terms when we issue debt securities. The terms presented here, together with the terms in a related prospectus supplement, will be a description of the material terms of the debt securities. You should also read the indenture under which the debt securities are to be issued.

The following is a summary of the material provisions of the indenture filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. For each series of debt securities, the applicable prospectus supplement for the series may change and supplement the summary below. All capitalized terms have the meanings specified in the indenture.

General Terms of the Indenture

The indenture does not limit the amount of debt securities that we may issue. It provides that we may issue debt securities up to the principal amount that we may authorize and they may be in any currency or currency unit that we may designate. Except for the limitations on consolidation, merger and sale of all or substantially all of our assets contained in the indenture, the terms of the indenture do not contain any covenants or other provisions designed to give holders of any debt securities protection against changes in our operations, financial condition or transactions involving us. For each series of debt securities, any restrictive covenants for those debt securities will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement for those debt securities.

We may issue the debt securities issued under the indenture as “discount securities,” which means they may be sold at a discount below their stated principal amount. These debt securities, as well as other debt securities that are not issued at a discount, may, for United States federal income tax purposes, be treated as if they were issued with “original issue discount,” or OID, because of interest payment and other characteristics. Special United States federal income tax considerations applicable to debt securities issued with original issue discount will be described in more detail in any applicable prospectus supplement.

You should refer to the prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of debt securities for a description of the following terms of the debt securities offered by that prospectus supplement and by this prospectus:

 

    the title and authorized denominations of those debt securities;

 

    any limit on the aggregate principal amount of that series of debt securities;

 

    the date or dates on which principal and premium, if any, of the debt securities of that series is payable;

 

    interest rates, and the dates from which interest, if any, on the debt securities of that series will accrue, and the dates when interest is payable and the maturity;

 

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    the right, if any, to extend the interest payment periods and the duration of the extensions;

 

    if the amount of payments of principal or interest is to be determined by reference to an index or formula, or based on a coin or currency other than that in which the debt securities are stated to be payable, the manner in which these amounts are determined and the calculation agent, if any, with respect thereto;

 

    the place or places where and the manner in which principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the debt securities of that series will be payable and the place or places where those debt securities may be presented for transfer and, if applicable, conversion;

 

    the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, the currency or currencies in which, and other terms and conditions upon which those debt securities may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at our option or the option of a holder of those securities, if we or a holder is to have that option;

 

    our obligation or right, if any, to redeem, repay or purchase those debt securities pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provision or at the option of a holder of those securities, and the terms and conditions upon which the debt securities will be redeemed, repaid or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to that obligation;

 

    the terms, if any, on which the debt securities of that series will be subordinate in right and priority of payment to our other debt;

 

    the denominations in which those debt securities will be issuable;

 

    if other than the entire principal amount of the debt securities when issued, the portion of the principal amount payable upon acceleration of maturity as a result of a default on our obligations;

 

    whether those debt securities will be issued in fully registered form without coupons or in a form registered as to principal only with coupons or in bearer form with coupons;

 

    whether any securities of that series are to be issued in whole or in part the form of one or more global securities and the depositary for those global securities;

 

    if other than United States dollars, the currency or currencies in which payment of principal of or any premium or interest on those debt securities will be payable;

 

    if the principal of or any premium or interest on the debt securities of that series is to be payable, or is to be payable at our election or the election of a holder of those securities, in securities or other property, the type and amount of those securities or other property, or the manner of determining that amount, and the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which, any such election may be made;

 

    the events of default and covenants relating to the debt securities that are in addition to, modify or delete those described in this prospectus;

 

    conversion provisions, if applicable, including conversion prices or rates and adjustments thereto;

 

    whether and upon what terms the debt securities may be defeased, if different from the provisions set forth in the indenture;

 

    the nature and terms of any security for any secured debt securities;

 

    the terms applicable to any debt securities issued at a discount from their stated principal amount; and

 

    any other specific terms of any debt securities.

 

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The applicable prospectus supplement will present material United States federal income tax considerations for holders of any debt securities and the securities exchange or quotation system on which any debt securities are to be listed or quoted.

Conversion Rights

Debt securities may be convertible into shares of our equity securities or other securities. The terms and conditions of conversion will be stated in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms will include, among others, the following:

 

    the conversion price;

 

    the conversion period;

 

    provisions regarding our right or obligation or the right or obligation of any holder to convert the debt securities;

 

    events requiring adjustment to the conversion price; and

 

    provisions affecting conversion in the event of our redemption of the debt securities.

Consolidation, Merger or Sale

We cannot consolidate or merge with or into, or transfer or lease all or substantially all of our assets to, any person, unless the successor corporation or person to which our assets are transferred or leased is organized under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia and it expressly assumes our obligations under the debt securities and the indenture. In addition, we cannot complete such a transaction unless immediately after completing the transaction, no event of default under the indenture, and no event that, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an event of default under the indenture, has occurred and is continuing. When the person to whom our assets are transferred or leased has assumed our obligations under the debt securities and the indenture, we will be discharged from all our obligations under the debt securities and the indenture except in limited circumstances.

This covenant would not apply to any recapitalization transaction, a change of control affecting us or a highly leveraged transaction, unless the transaction or change of control were structured to include a merger or consolidation or transfer or lease of all or substantially all of our assets.

Events of Default

The indenture provides that the following will be “events of default” with respect to any series of debt securities:

 

    failure to pay interest for 30 days after the date payment is due and payable;

 

    failure to pay principal or premium, if any, on any debt securities when due, either at maturity, upon any redemption, by declaration or otherwise and, in the case of technical or administrative difficulties, only if such default persists for a period of more than three business days;

 

    failure to make sinking fund payments when due and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;

 

    failure to perform other covenants for 60 days after notice that performance was required;

 

    events in bankruptcy, insolvency, or reorganization relating to us; or

 

    any other event of default provided in the applicable officer’s certificate, resolution of our board of directors or the supplemental indenture under which we issue a series of debt securities.

 

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An event of default for a particular series of debt securities does not necessarily constitute an event of default for any other series of debt securities issued under the indenture. For each series of debt securities, any modifications to the above events of default will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement for those debt securities.

The indenture provides that if an event of default specified in the first, second, third, fourth or sixth bullets above occurs and is continuing, either the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series may declare the principal amount of all those debt securities (or, in the case of discount securities or indexed securities, that portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) to be due and payable immediately. If an event of default specified in the fifth bullet above occurs and is continuing, then the principal amount of all those debt securities (or, in the case of discount securities or indexed securities, that portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) will be due and payable immediately, without any declaration or other act on the part of the trustee or any holder. In certain cases, holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may, on behalf of holders of all those debt securities, rescind and annul a declaration of acceleration.

The indenture imposes limitations on suits brought by holders of debt securities against us. Except for actions for payment of overdue principal or interest, no holder of debt securities of any series may institute any action against us under the indenture unless:

 

    the holder has previously given to the trustee written notice of default and continuance of such default;

 

    the holder of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the affected series have requested that the trustee institute the action;

 

    the requesting holders have offered the trustee indemnity for the reasonable expenses and liabilities that may be incurred by bringing the action;

 

    the trustee has not instituted the action within 60 days of the request and offer of indemnity; and

 

    the trustee has not received inconsistent direction by the holder of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the affected series.

We will be required to file annually with the trustee a certificate, signed by one of our officers, stating whether or not the officer knows of any default by us in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any condition or covenant of the indenture.

Discharge, Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance

We can discharge or decrease our obligations under the indenture as stated below.

We may discharge obligations to holders of any series of debt securities that have not already been delivered to the trustee for cancellation and that have either become due and payable or are by their terms to become due and payable, or are scheduled for redemption, within one year. We may effect a discharge by irrevocably depositing with the trustee cash or government obligations denominated in the currency of the debt securities, as trust funds, in an amount certified to be enough to pay when due, whether at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise, the principal of, and any premium and interest on, the debt securities and any mandatory sinking fund payments.

Unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may also discharge any and all of our obligations to holders of any series of debt securities at any time, which we refer to as defeasance. We may also be released from the obligations imposed by any covenants of any outstanding series of debt securities and provisions of the indenture, and we may omit to comply with those covenants without creating an event of default under the trust declaration, which we refer to as covenant defeasance. We may effect defeasance and covenant defeasance only if, among other things:

 

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    we irrevocably deposit with the trustee cash or government obligations denominated in the currency of the debt securities, as trust funds, in an amount certified to be enough to pay at maturity, or upon redemption, the principal (including any mandatory sinking fund payments) of, and any premium and interest on, all outstanding debt securities of the series; and

 

    we deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel from a nationally recognized law firm to the effect that the holders of the series of debt securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the defeasance or covenant defeasance and that defeasance or covenant defeasance will not otherwise alter the holders’ U.S. federal income tax treatment of principal, and any premium and interest payments on, the series of debt securities.

In the case of a defeasance by us, the opinion we deliver must be based on a ruling of the Internal Revenue Service or a change in U.S. federal income tax law occurring after the date of the indenture.

Although we may discharge or decrease our obligations under the indenture as described in the two preceding paragraphs, we may not avoid, among other things, our duty to register the transfer or exchange of any series of debt securities, to replace any temporary, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen series of debt securities or to maintain an office or agency in respect of any series of debt securities.

Modification of the Indenture

The indenture provides that we and the trustee may modify, amend or enter into supplemental indentures without the consent of the holders of debt securities to, among other things:

 

    evidence the assumption by a successor entity of our obligations;

 

    add to our covenants for the benefit of the holders of debt securities, or to surrender any rights or power conferred upon us;

 

    add any additional events of default;

 

    cure any ambiguity or correct any inconsistency or defect in the indenture;

 

    add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of the indenture in a manner that will become effective only when there is no outstanding debt security which is entitled to the benefit of the provision as to which the modification would apply;

 

    secure any debt securities;

 

    establish the forms or terms of debt securities of any series;

 

    evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee and add to or change any of the provisions of the indenture as is necessary for the administration of the trusts by more than one trustee;

 

    modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of the indenture as shall be necessary to effect the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 or under any similar federal statute later enacted, and to add to the indenture such other provisions as may be expressly required by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939; and

 

    make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the indenture that will not be inconsistent with any provision of the indenture as long as the new provisions do not adversely affect the interests of the holders of any outstanding debt securities of any series created prior to the modification.

 

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The indenture also provides that we and the trustee may, with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of debt securities of each series of debt securities affected by such supplemental indenture then outstanding, add any provisions to, or change in any manner, eliminate or modify in any way the provisions of, the indenture or any supplemental indenture or modify in any manner the rights of the holders of the debt securities. We and the trustee may not, however, without the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt security affected thereby:

 

    change the final maturity of any debt security;

 

    reduce the principal amount or premium, if any;

 

    reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest;

 

    reduce the amount of the principal of any debt security issued with an original issue discount that is payable upon acceleration;

 

    change the currency in which the principal, and any premium or interest, is payable;

 

    impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on any debt security when due;

 

    if applicable, adversely affect the right of a holder to convert a debt security; or

 

    reduce the percentage of holders of debt securities of any series whose consent is required for any modification of the indenture or for waivers of compliance with or defaults under the indenture with respect to debt securities of that series.

The indenture provides that the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities of any series, by notice to the relevant trustee, may on behalf of the holders of the debt securities of that series waive any default and its consequences under the indenture except:

 

    a default in the payment of, any premium and any interest on, or principal of, any such debt security held by a nonconsenting holder; or

 

    a default in respect of a covenant or provision of the indenture that cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt security of each series affected.

Governing Law

The indenture and the debt securities will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

We may issue warrants to purchase our common stock or preferred stock. We may issue warrants independently or together with another security. The warrants may be attached to or separate from the other security being offered. We may issue the warrants as stand-alone warrants or under warrant agreements to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent, all as described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

The prospectus supplement relating to any warrants that we may offer will contain the specific terms of the warrants. These terms may include the following:

 

    the title of the warrants;

 

    the designation and terms of the common stock and/or preferred stock for which the warrants are exercisable;

 

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    the designation and terms of the common stock and/or preferred stock, if any, with which the warrants are to be issued and the number of warrants issued with the common stock and/or preferred stock;

 

    the price or prices at which the warrants will be issued, if any;

 

    the aggregate number of warrants;

 

    the number of shares of common stock and/or preferred stock that may be purchased upon exercise of the warrants and the exercise price for the warrants;

 

    any provisions for adjustment of the number or amount of shares of common stock and/or preferred stock receivable upon exercise of the warrants or the exercise price of the warrants;

 

    any provisions with respect to a holder’s right upon a change in control or similar event;

 

    if applicable, the date on and after which the warrants and the common stock and/or preferred stock purchasable upon exercise of the warrants will be separately transferable;

 

    the dates on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence and expire;

 

    if applicable, the maximum or minimum number of warrants that may be exercised at any time;

 

    information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any;

 

    if applicable, a discussion of material U.S. federal income tax considerations; and

 

    any additional terms of the warrants, including the terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange, exercise and settlement of the warrants.

Warrant Agreements

We may issue the warrants in one or more series, either as stand-alone warrants or under one or more warrant agreements, each to be entered into between us and one or more banks, trust companies or other financial institutions, as warrant agent. We may add, replace, or terminate warrant agents from time to time. We may also choose to act as our own warrant agent.

The warrant agent under a warrant agreement will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants issued under that agreement. The warrant agent will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders of those warrants. Any holder of warrants may, without the consent of any other person, enforce by appropriate legal action, on its own behalf, its right to exercise those warrants in accordance with their terms.

Form, Exchange, and Transfer

We may issue the warrants in registered form or bearer form. Warrants issued in registered form, i.e., book-entry form, will be represented by a global security registered in the name of a depository, which will be the holder of all the warrants represented by the global security. Those investors who own beneficial interests in a global warrant will do so through participants in the depository’s system, and the rights of these indirect owners will be governed solely by the applicable procedures of the depository and its participants. In addition, we may issue warrants in non-global form, i.e., bearer form. If any warrants are issued in non-global form, warrant certificates may be exchanged for new warrant certificates of different denominations, and holders may exchange, transfer, or exercise their warrants at the warrant agent’s office or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement or other offering material.

 

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Exercise of Warrants

A warrant will entitle the holder to acquire an amount of common stock and/or preferred stock at an exercise price that will be stated in, or that will be determinable as described in, the applicable prospectus supplement or other offering material. Warrants may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement or other offering material. After the close of business on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will become void. Warrants may be redeemed as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement or other offering material.

Warrants may be exercised as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement or other offering material. Upon receipt of payment (if applicable) and the warrant certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement or other offering material, we will forward, as soon as practicable, the common stock and/or preferred stock purchasable upon such exercise. If less than all of the warrants represented by such warrant certificate are exercised, a new warrant certificate will be issued for the remaining warrants.

No Rights as Stockholders

Prior to the exercise of their warrants, holders of warrants will not have any rights of holders of the common stock and/or any rights of holders of the preferred stock purchasable upon such exercise and will not be entitled to dividend payments, if any, or voting rights of the common stock or preferred stock purchasable upon such exercise.

DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

We may issue, in one more series, units consisting of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities and/or warrants for the purchase of common stock, preferred stock and/or debt securities in any combination. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any units that we may offer under this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any series of units in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms of any units offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below.

We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from reports that we file with the SEC, the form of unit agreement that describes the terms of the series of units we are offering, and any supplemental agreements, before the issuance of the related series of units. The following summaries of material terms and provisions of the units are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the unit agreement and any supplemental agreements applicable to a particular series of units. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplements related to the particular series of units that we may offer under this prospectus, as well as any related free writing prospectuses and the complete unit agreement and any supplemental agreements that contain the terms of the units.

General

Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security. The unit agreement under which a unit is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time or at any time before a specified date.

We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms of the series of units being offered, including:

 

    the designation and terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may be held or transferred separately;

 

    any provisions of the governing unit agreement that differ from those described below; and

 

    any provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units or of the securities comprising the units.

 

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The provisions described in this section, as well as those described under “Description of Our Capital Stock,” “Description of Debt Securities” and “Description of Warrants” will apply to each unit to the extent comprised of any such security included in each unit, as well as the underlying, relevant securities, respectively.

Issuance in Series

We may issue units in such amounts and in such numerous distinct series as we determine.

Enforceability of Rights by Holders of Units

Each unit agent will act solely as our agent under the applicable unit agreement and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with any holder of any unit. A single bank or trust company may act as unit agent for more than one series of units. A unit agent will have no duty or responsibility in case of any default by us under the applicable unit agreement or unit, including any duty or responsibility to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise, or to make any demand upon us. Any holder of a unit may, without the consent of the related unit agent or the holder of any other unit, enforce by appropriate legal action its rights as holder under any security included in the unit.

Title

We, and any unit agent and any of their agents, may treat the registered holder of any unit certificate as an absolute owner of the units evidenced by that certificate for any purpose and as the person entitled to exercise the rights attaching to the units so requested, despite any notice to the contrary.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We may sell our securities domestically or abroad, through underwriters, dealers or agents, or directly, or through any combination of those methods. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the offering that it applies to, including the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents, the purchase price for our securities, and the proceeds we expect to receive. It will also include any delayed delivery arrangements, any underwriting discounts and other items constituting underwriters’ compensation, the initial public offering price, any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers, and a list of any securities exchanges on which the securities offered may be listed.

If we use underwriters in any sale, our securities will be purchased by the underwriters or dealers for their own account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. Our securities may be offered to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more firms acting as underwriters. The underwriters with respect to a particular underwritten offering will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to that offering. If an underwriting syndicate is used, the managing underwriter or underwriters will be disclosed on the cover of the applicable prospectus supplement. Generally, the obligations of the underwriters or agents to purchase the securities that we offer will be subject to conditions precedent, and the underwriters will have to purchase all of the offered securities if any are purchased. The initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.

If we use dealers to sell our securities, we will sell our securities to the dealers as principals. The dealers may then resell our securities to the public at varying prices that they determine at the time of resale. We will disclose the names of the dealers and the terms of the transaction in the applicable prospectus supplement.

We may sell the securities through agents that we designate from time to time at fixed prices that may be changed, or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. We will name any agent involved in the offer or sale of our securities and specify any commissions that we will pay them. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, any agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment.

 

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Underwriters or agents may be paid by us or by purchasers of our securities for whom they act as agents in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions. Underwriters, agents and dealers participating in the distribution of our securities may all be deemed to be underwriters, and any discounts or commissions that they receive, as well as profit they receive on the resale of our securities, may be deemed to be underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act.

A prospectus supplement may indicate that we will authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit from specified types of institutions offers to purchase our securities at the public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts permitting payment and delivery on a specified future date. The prospectus supplement will describe conditions of any delayed delivery contracts, as well as the commission we will pay for solicitation of these contracts.

Some or all of the securities that we offer though this prospectus may be new issues of securities with no established trading market. Any underwriters to whom we sell our securities for public offering and sale may make a market in those securities, but they will not be obligated to and they may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. Accordingly, we cannot assure you of the liquidity of, or continued trading markets for, any securities that we offer.

In order to facilitate the offering of our securities, any underwriters or agents involved in the offering may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of our securities, or other securities that affect payments on our securities. Specifically, the underwriters or agents may overallot in connection with the offering, creating a short position for their own account. In addition, to cover overallotments or to stabilize the price of our securities, or other securities that affect payments on our securities, the underwriters or agents may bid for and purchase the securities in the open market. In any offering of our securities through a syndicate of underwriters, the underwriting syndicate may reclaim selling concessions allowed to an underwriter or dealer for distributing our securities if the syndicate repurchases previously distributed securities in transactions to cover syndicate short positions, in stabilizing transactions or otherwise. Any of these activities may stabilize or maintain the market price of our securities above independent market levels. The underwriters or agents are not required to engage in these activities, and may end any of these activities at any time.

Agents, dealers and underwriters may be entitled to be indemnified by us against specified civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution with respect to payments that they may be required to make.

Any underwriters, dealers or agents that we use, as well as their affiliates, may engage in transactions with us or perform services for us in the ordinary course of business.

The specific terms of the lock-up provisions, if any, in respect of any given offering will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

We may sell our securities domestically or abroad, through underwriters, dealers or agents, or directly, or through any combination of those methods. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the offering that it applies to, including the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents, the purchase price for our securities, and the proceeds we expect to receive. It will also include any delayed delivery arrangements, any underwriting discounts and other items constituting underwriters’ compensation, the initial public offering price, any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers, and a list of any securities exchanges on which the securities offered may be listed.

If we use underwriters in any sale, our securities will be purchased by the underwriters or dealers for their own account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. Our securities may be offered to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more firms acting as underwriters. The underwriters with respect to a particular underwritten offering will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to that offering. If an underwriting syndicate is used, the managing underwriter or underwriters will be disclosed on the cover of the applicable prospectus supplement. Generally, the obligations of the underwriters or agents to purchase the securities that we offer will be subject to conditions precedent, and the underwriters will have to purchase all of the offered securities if any are purchased. The initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.

 

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If we use dealers to sell our securities, we will sell our securities to the dealers as principals. The dealers may then resell our securities to the public at varying prices that they determine at the time of resale. We will disclose the names of the dealers and the terms of the transaction in the applicable prospectus supplement.

We may sell the securities through agents that we designate from time to time at fixed prices that may be changed, or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. We will name any agent involved in the offer or sale of our securities and specify any commissions that we will pay them. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, any agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment.

Underwriters or agents may be paid by us or by purchasers of our securities for whom they act as agents in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions. Underwriters, agents and dealers participating in the distribution of our securities may all be deemed to be underwriters, and any discounts or commissions that they receive, as well as profit they receive on the resale of our securities, may be deemed to be underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act.

A prospectus supplement may indicate that we will authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit from specified types of institutions offers to purchase our securities at the public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts permitting payment and delivery on a specified future date. The prospectus supplement will describe conditions of any delayed delivery contracts, as well as the commission we will pay for solicitation of these contracts.

Some or all of the securities that we offer though this prospectus may be new issues of securities with no established trading market. Any underwriters to whom we sell our securities for public offering and sale may make a market in those securities, but they will not be obligated to and they may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. Accordingly, we cannot assure you of the liquidity of, or continued trading markets for, any securities that we offer.

In order to facilitate the offering of our securities, any underwriters or agents involved in the offering may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of our securities, or other securities that affect payments on our securities. Specifically, the underwriters or agents may overallot in connection with the offering, creating a short position for their own account. In addition, to cover overallotments or to stabilize the price of our securities, or other securities that affect payments on our securities, the underwriters or agents may bid for and purchase the securities in the open market. In any offering of our securities through a syndicate of underwriters, the underwriting syndicate may reclaim selling concessions allowed to an underwriter or dealer for distributing our securities if the syndicate repurchases previously distributed securities in transactions to cover syndicate short positions, in stabilizing transactions or otherwise. Any of these activities may stabilize or maintain the market price of our securities above independent market levels. The underwriters or agents are not required to engage in these activities, and may end any of these activities at any time.

Agents, dealers and underwriters may be entitled to be indemnified by us against specified civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution with respect to payments that they may be required to make.

Any underwriters, dealers or agents that we use, as well as their affiliates, may engage in transactions with us or perform services for us in the ordinary course of business.

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LEGAL MATTERS

Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the validity of the securities offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Wolff & Samson PC. Underwriters, dealers and agents, if any, who we will identify in a prospectus supplement, may have their counsel pass upon certain legal matters in connection with the securities offered by this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement. If the validity of the securities offered hereby in connection with offerings made pursuant to this prospectus are passed upon by counsel for the underwriters, dealers or agents, if any, such counsel will be named in the prospectus supplement relating to such offering.

EXPERTS

The audited financial statements incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement have been so incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public accountants, upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

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PROSPECTUS

 

 

 

 

LOGO

$75,000,000

Common Stock

Preferred Stock

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INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

The following are the estimated expenses of the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered, all of which are payable by us. All of the items below, except for the registration fee, are estimates.

 

Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee

   $ 8,715   

Transfer agent and registrar fees

     *   

Printing expenses

     *   

Accounting’s fees and expenses

     *   

Legal fees and expenses

   $ 10,000   

Miscellaneous

     *   

Total

   $ *   

 

* Estimated expenses are presently not known and cannot be estimated.

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Delaware law provides that directors of a company will not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duty as directors, except for liabilities:

 

    for any breach of their duty of loyalty to the company or its stockholders;

 

    for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

 

    for unlawful payment of dividend or unlawful stock repurchase or redemption, as provided under Section 174 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”); or

 

    for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

The provisions of Delaware law that relate to indemnification expressly state that the rights provided by the statute are not exclusive and are in addition to any rights provided in bylaws, by agreement, or otherwise. Our certificate of incorporation also provides that if Delaware law is amended to further eliminate or limit the liability of directors, then the liability of our directors shall be eliminated or limited, without further stockholder action, to the fullest extent permissible under Delaware law as so amended.

Our certificate of incorporation requires us to indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, any and all persons we have the power to indemnify under the DGCL from and against any and all expenses, liabilities or other matters covered by the DGCL. Additionally, our certificate of incorporation requires us to indemnify each of our directors and officers in each and every situation where the DGCL permits or empowers us (but does not obligate us) to provide such indemnification, subject to the provisions of our bylaws. Our bylaws requires us to indemnify our directors to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, and permits us, to the extent authorized by the board of directors, to indemnify our officers and any other person we have the power to indemnify against liability, reasonable expense or other matters.

Under our certificate of incorporation, indemnification may be provided to directors and officers acting in their official capacity, as well as in other capacities. Indemnification will continue for persons who have ceased to be directors, officers, employees or agents, and will inure to the benefit of their heirs, executors and administrators. Additionally, under our certificate of incorporation, except under certain circumstances, our directors are not personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors, officers, or employees in which indemnification is sought, nor are we aware of any threatened litigation that may result in claims for indemnification.

 

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Our bylaws also permit us to secure insurance on behalf of any officer, director, employee, or agent for any liability arising out of actions in his or her capacity as an officer, director, employee, or agent. We have obtained an insurance policy that insures our directors and officers against losses, above a deductible amount, from specified types of claims.

Item 16. Exhibits.

The following documents are exhibits to the registration statement:

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

1.1*    Form of Underwriting Agreement.
1.2*    Form of Agency Agreement.
3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of PFSweb, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from PFSweb, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Commission File No. 333-87657)).
3.1.1    Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of PFSweb, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from PFSweb, Inc. Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.)
3.1.2    Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of PFSweb, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from PFSweb, Inc. Report on Form 8-K filed on June 2, 2008)
3.1.3    Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of PFSweb, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from PFSweb, Inc. Form 10-Q filed on August 14, 2009.)
3.1.4    Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated certificate of Incorporation of PFSweb, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from PFSweb, Inc. Report on Form 8-K filed on July 18, 2013)
3.2    Amended and Restated Bylaws of PFSweb, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from PFSweb, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Commission File No. 333-87657)).
3.2.1    Amendment to the Amended and Restated By-Laws of PFSweb, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from PFSweb, Inc. Report on Form 8-K filed on November 13, 2007)
3.2.2    Amendment to the Amended and Restated By-Laws of PFSweb, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from PFSweb, Inc. Report on Form 8-K filed on July 2, 2010)
3.2.3    Amendment to the Amended and Restated By-Laws of PFSweb, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from PFSweb, Inc. Report on Form 8-K filed on July 18, 2013)
4.1    Form of Common Stock certificate of PFSweb, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form S-1/A filed by the Company on November 23, 1999).
4.2    Rights Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2000, between the Company and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, LLC which includes the Certificate of Designation in respect of the Series A Preferred Stock as Exhibit A, the form of Rights Certificate as Exhibit B and the Summary of Rights to Purchase Series A Preferred Stock as Exhibit C (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to Form 8-K filed on June 8, 2000).
4.2.1    Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2008 between the Company and Mellon Investor Services LLC, as successor to ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as rights agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed by the Company on May 30, 2008)
4.2.2    Amendment No. 2 to Rights Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2010 between the Company and Mellon Investor Services LLC, as successor to ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as rights agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed by the Company on May 25, 2010)

 

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4.2.3    Amendment No. 3 to Rights Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2010 between the Company and Mellon Investor Services LLC, as successor to ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as rights agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed by the Company on July 2, 2010)
4.2.4    Amendment No. 4 to Rights Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2013 between the Company and Computershare Shareowner Services LLC (formerly known as Mellon Investor Services LLC), as successor to ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as rights agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K/A filed by the Company on May 31, 2013)
4.3*    Form of Warrant Agreement and Warrant Certificate.
4.4*    Form of Unit Agreement and Unit Certificate.
4.5    Form of Senior Debt Indenture
4.6*    Form of Senior Note
4.7    Form of Subordinated Debt Indenture
4.8*    Form of Subordinated Note
5.1    Opinion of Wolff & Samson PC.
23.1    Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.
23.2    Consent of Wolff & Samson PC (including in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
24.1   

Power of Attorney (included on the signature page).

 

* To be filed either by amendment or as an exhibit to a report filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 17. Undertakings.

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;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this 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 this registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of the 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% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

 

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(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to such information in this registration statement;

provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) above 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 Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended or the Exchange Act, that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of this registration statement;

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, 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 to any purchaser:

(i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

(ii) 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 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date of the Securities Act 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.

(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act 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;

(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

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(6) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s 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 plan’s 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.

(7) That, 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 Commission 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 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 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 Company 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 Allen, State of Texas, on January 23, 2015.

 

PFSWEB, INC.
By:  

/s/ Thomas Madden

  Thomas Madden
  Executive Vice President-Finance

Each person whose signature to this Registration Statement appears below hereby appoints Thomas J. Madden as his attorney-in-fact to sign on his behalf individually and in the capacity stated below and to file all amendments and post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement, and any and all instruments or documents filed as a part of or in connection with this Registration Statement or the amendments thereto, and the attorney-in-fact, or either of them, may make such changes and additions to this Registration Statement as the attorney-in-fact, or either of them, may deem necessary or appropriate.

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.

 

Signature

       

Title

   Date

By:

 

/s/ Michael Willoughby

    Michael Willoughby

      President, and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)    January 23, 2015

By:

 

/s/ Thomas Madden

    Thomas Madden

      Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)    January 23, 2015

By:

 

/s/ James Reilly

    James Reilly

      Chairman of the Board    January 23, 2015

By:

 

/s/ Benjamin Rosenzweig

    Benjamin Rosenzweig

      Director    January 23, 2015

By:

 

/s/ David Beatson

    David Beatson

      Director    January 23, 2015

By:

 

/s/ Shin Nagakura

    Shin Nagakura

      Director    January 23, 2015

By:

 

/s/ Monica Luechtefeld

    Monica Luechtefeld

      Director    January 23, 2015

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

1.1*    Form of Underwriting Agreement.
1.2*    Form of Agency Agreement.
3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of PFSweb, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from PFSweb, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Commission File No. 333-87657)).
3.1.1    Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of PFSweb, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from PFSweb, Inc. Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.)
3.1.2    Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of PFSweb, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from PFSweb, Inc. Report on Form 8-K filed on June 2, 2008)
3.1.3    Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of PFSweb, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from PFSweb, Inc. Form 10-Q filed on August 14, 2009.)
3.1.4    Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated certificate of Incorporation of PFSweb, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from PFSweb, Inc. Report on Form 8-K filed on July 18, 2013)
3.2    Amended and Restated Bylaws of PFSweb, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from PFSweb, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Commission File No. 333-87657)).
3.2.1    Amendment to the Amended and Restated By-Laws of PFSweb, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from PFSweb, Inc. Report on Form 8-K filed on November 13, 2007)
3.2.2    Amendment to the Amended and Restated By-Laws of PFSweb, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from PFSweb, Inc. Report on Form 8-K filed on July 2, 2010)
3.2.3    Amendment to the Amended and Restated By-Laws of PFSweb, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from PFSweb, Inc. Report on Form 8-K filed on July 18, 2013)
4.1    Form of Common Stock certificate of PFSweb, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form S-1/A filed by the Company on November 23, 1999).
4.2    Rights Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2000, between the Company and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, LLC which includes the Certificate of Designation in respect of the Series A Preferred Stock as Exhibit A, the form of Rights Certificate as Exhibit B and the Summary of Rights to Purchase Series A Preferred Stock as Exhibit C (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to Form 8-K filed on June 8, 2000).
4.2.1    Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2008 between the Company and Mellon Investor Services LLC, as successor to ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as rights agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed by the Company on May 30, 2008)
4.2.2    Amendment No. 2 to Rights Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2010 between the Company and Mellon Investor Services LLC, as successor to ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as rights agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed by the Company on May 25, 2010)
4.2.3    Amendment No. 3 to Rights Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2010 between the Company and Mellon Investor Services LLC, as successor to ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as rights agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed by the Company on July 2, 2010)
4.2.4    Amendment No. 4 to Rights Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2013 between the Company and Computershare Shareowner Services LLC (formerly known as Mellon Investor Services LLC), as successor to ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as rights agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K/A filed by the Company on May 31, 2013)


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4.3*    Form of Warrant Agreement and Warrant Certificate.
4.4*    Form of Unit Agreement and Unit Certificate.
4.5    Form of Senior Debt Indenture
4.6*    Form of Senior Note
4.7    Form of Subordinated Debt Indenture
4.8*    Form of Subordinated Note
5.1    Opinion of Wolff & Samson PC.
23.1    Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.
23.2    Consent of Wolff & Samson PC (including in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
24.1    Power of Attorney (included on the signature page).

 

* To be filed either by amendment or as an exhibit to a report filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and incorporated herein by reference.