UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(D)(1) OR 13(E)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934
YP.NET, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
YP.NET, INC.
(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
987824109
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Angelo Tullo,
President,
YP.NET, INC.
4840 East Jasmine Street
Suite 105
Mesa, Arizona 85205
(480) 654-9646
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications on Behalf of the Person(s)) Filing Statement
With copies to:
Gregory Sichenzia
Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP
1065 Avenue of the Americas, 21st Floor
New York, NY 10018
January 17, 2002
(Date Tender Offer First Published, Sent or Given to Security Holders)
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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Transaction Valuation Amount of
Filing Fee
$2,922,936 based upon price $585
of Common Stock on January 17, 2002
____ Checkbox if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11 (a)(2)
and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid.
Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the form or
schedule and the date of the filing.
AMOUNT PREVIOUSLY PAID:
FILING PARTY:
FORM OR REGISTRATION NO.:
DATE FILED:
___ Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the
statement relates:
___ third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14D-1.
_X_ issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
___ going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
___ amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results
of the tender offer: ___
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ITEM 1. SUMMARY TERM SHEET.
This statement relates to our offer to exchange 20,158,180 shares of the
Company's outstanding common stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Common
Stock") for an aggregate combination of 20,158,180 shares of our series C
preferred stock and/or series D preferred stock. The election period for the
holders of the Common Stock expires on March 15, 2001, which the Company has the
sole discretion to extend for an additional 30 days.
The Common Stock that is the subject of this tender offer constitutes all
of the Common Stock that is issued and outstanding, except for the Common Stock
held by certain majority shareholders, officers and directors, who in aggregate
hold 23,655,500 shares of Common Stock. Such persons have signed agreements
with the Company whereby they are precluded from selling any of their holdings
for a period of two years after the date of this offering, and are limited to
selling 25% of their holdings per year during the subsequent four years. As a
result of the agreements of these shareholders, the Company will save
approximately $350,000 to $600,000 a year in dividends, which would otherwise be
paid had such shareholders exchanged their Common Stock for preferred stock.
The exchange will be computed as follows: each holder will be issued one share
of either series C preferred stock or series D preferred stock, in an aggregate
combination to be determined by each such holder, for each share of Common Stock
tendered, or an aggregate of 20,158,180 shares of series C and/or D preferred
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stock if all of the remaining holders of the Common Stock tender all of their
shares. This tender is not conditioned upon the tender of any minimum amount,
all shares tendered will be accepted by the Company and the Company will not
withdraw its offer. Shares of Common Stock tendered during the election period
will be held in escrow until the expiration of the offering, or any extension
thereof. Any shareholders not tendering their Common Stock will continue to
have the rights set forth in our certificate of incorporation.
ITEM 2. SUBJECT COMPANY INFORMATION
(a) The name of the issuer is YP.NET, INC. The address of its principal
executive offices is 4840 East Jasmine Street, Suite 105, Mesa, Arizona 85205.
(b) There are currently 43,813,680 shares of Common Stock, par value $.001
per share outstanding. In addition, there are currently: 1) 2,500,000 shares of
Series B Preferred Stock authorized, with none outstanding; 2) 45,000,000 shares
of Series C Preferred Stock authorized, with none outstanding; 3) 45,000,000
shares of Series D Preferred Stock authorized, with none outstanding; and 4)
50,000,000 shares of blank check Preferred Stock. Accordingly, if all of the
holders eligible to participate in this offering elect to participate in this
offering, the Company will issue an aggregate of 20,158,180 shares of Series C
and/or D Preferred Stock and 23,655,500 shares of Common Stock will
beoutstanding.
(c) The Common Stock has not been traded on a national exchange or automated
trading system, it has been traded on the "Pink Sheets." However, the Company
anticipates being listed on the OTC Bulletin Board in the near future. The high
and low bids for the last two years are as follows:
High Bid Low Bid
2000
First Quarter (January 1, 2000 to March 31, 2000) $ 0.52 $ 0.25
Second Quarter (April 1, 2000 to June 30, 2000) $ 0.35 $ 0.30
Third Quarter (July 1, 2000 to September 30, 2000 ) $ 0.50 $ 0.32
Fourth Quarter (October 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000) $ 0.43 $ 0.18
2001
First Quarter (January 1, 2001 to March 31, 2001) $ 0.30 $ 0.17
Second Quarter (April 1, 2001 to June 30, 2001) $ 0.25 $ 0.15
Third Quarter (July 1, 2001 to September 30, 2001) $ 0.026 $ 0.059
Fourth Quarter (October 1, 2001 to December 31, 2001) $ 0.319 $ 0.069
(d) Not applicable
(e) Not applicable
(f) Not applicable
ITEM 3. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND OF FILING PERSON
YP.NET, INC., 4840 East Jasmine Street, Suite 105, Mesa, Arizona 85205.
The business number is (480) 654-9646.
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ITEM 4. TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION
The purpose of this tender offer is to retire all of the Common Stock
outstanding, except for the Common Stock held by certain majority shareholders,
officers and directors that have agreed not to exchange pursuant to the lock-up
agreements described in Item 1 above. The Company believes these lock up
agreements are beneficial to the Company and its shareholders because it will
save the Company approximately $350,000 to $600,000 a year in dividends by
precluding those shareholders from participating in this exchange offer and,
thus, precluding them from being entitled to receive dividends from the Series C
Convertible Preferred Stock and the Series D Preferred Stock.
The Company is offering the remaining holders of its Common Stock, the
option to exchange one or more shares their Common Stock for an equal amount of
shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock or Series D Convertible Preferred
Stock, or any combination thereof.
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock. The holders of the Common Stock that
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elect to exchange their shares for Series C Convertible Preferred Stock shall
receive dividends at the rate of 5% per annum based upon a liquidation
preference of $.30 per share, payable each March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31, commencing with the first such date following the issuance of such
stock. The holders of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled,
after two years from the initial issuance of the Series C Convertible Preferred
Stock, and from time to time thereafter until five years from the initial
issuance, at which time such entitlement shall expire, to convert all or
portions of their Series C Convertible Preferred Stock holdings, on a one for
one basis into shares of the Common Stock, together with the payment by the
holder of $1.00 per converted share.
Series D Preferred Stock. The holders of Common Stock that elect to
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exchange their shares for Series D Preferred Stock shall receive dividends at
the rate of 7% per annum based upon a liquidation preference of $.50 per share,
payable each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, commencing with
the first such date following the issuance of such stock. The Series D Preferred
Stock is not convertible into Common Stock.
Holders that choose a combination of the Series C Convertible Preferred
Stock and the Series D Preferred Stock, shall receive the rights described above
proportionate to their holdings of each series of preferred stock.
Upon the sale of substantially all of the stock or assets of the
Corporation in a non-public transaction or dissolution, liquidation, or winding
up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of the
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock shall be
entitled to receive out of the assets of the Corporation, before any
distribution or payment is made upon the Common Stock or any other series of
Preferred Stock, an amount in cash equal to $.30 per share and $.50 per share,
respectively, plus any accrued but unpaid dividends. The holders of the Series C
Convertible Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock shall have no voting
rights, except as required by law.
The election period for this offering expires on March 15, 2002 (the
"Expiration Date"), which date may be extended up to an additional 30 days by
the Company at its sole discretion and in compliance with applicable securities
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laws. Each Common Stock holder that elects to participate in this exchange offer
must tender the certificates for their Common Stock, which will be held in
escrow until the Expiration Date, or any extension thereof. This tender is not
conditioned upon the tender of any minimum amount, all shares tendered will be
accepted by the Company and the Company will not withdraw its offer.
ITEM 5. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH
RESPECT TO THE ISSUER'S SECURITIES.
The Company and certain majority shareholders, officers and directors, who
in aggregate hold 23,655,500 shares of Common Stock, have signed agreements
whereby such shareholders are precluded from selling any of their holdings for a
period of two years after the date of this offering. After two years, these
shareholders are limited to selling 25% percent of their holdings per year for
the next four years. These lock-up agreements, entitled Limited Standstill
Agreement, are annexed hereto as Exhibits 5.1 through 5.11.
ITEM 6. PURPOSES OF THE TRANSACTION AND PLANS OR PROPOSALS.
The purpose of this tender offer is to retire all of the outstanding Common
Stock, except for Common Stock held by certain majority shareholders, officers
and directors, as described above in Item 1 and 4. Except as described herein,
there are no present plans or proposals that relate to or would result in:
(a) The acquisition by any person, other than the Company, of additional
securities of the Company, or the disposition of such securities by any such
person;
(b) Any extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or
liquidation, involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries;
(c) Any sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets of the Company or of
any of its subsidiaries;
(d) Any change in the present Board of Directors or management of the Company;
(e) Any material change in the present dividend rate or policy, or indebtedness
or capitalization of the Company;
(f) Any material change in the Company's corporate structure or business;
(g) Any changes in the Company's charter, by-laws or instruments corresponding
thereto or other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of the
Company by any person;
(h) The delisting of any class of security of the Company from any national
securities exchange, or the cessation of quotations of any such class of
securities in any inter-dealer quotation system.
(i) Any class of equity security of the Company becoming eligible for
termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"); or
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(j) The suspension of the Company's obligation to file reports pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
ITEM 7. SOURCES AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
The Company shall issue shares of Series C and/or Series D Preferred Stock
in consideration for holders of its Common Stock tendering such Common Stock.
In the event all of the eligible outstanding Common Stock, 20,158,180 shares, is
tendered, an aggregate of 20,158,180 shares of the Series C and/or Series D
Preferred Stock, in a combination to be determined by the holders of the Common
Stock, shall be required to acquire the maximum amount of Common Stock.
ITEM 8. INTERESTS IN SECURITIES OF THE SUBJECT COMPANY
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. PERSONS/ASSETS, RETAINED, EMPLOYED, COMPENSATED OR USED.
No person or classes of persons have been employed, retained or are to be
compensated by the Company to make solicitations or recommendations in
connection with this offer, except for Edgar Seitz who has made an oral
agreement with the Company to solicit exchanges in Germany for a fee of one cent
per share exchanged by shareholders residing in Germany through his solicitation
and under this tender offer. In addition, the Company shall issue to Edgar Seitz
an option to purchase up to 400,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an
exercise price of $2.00 per share and exercisable for a period of two years.
ITEM 10. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Incorporated by reference are the financial statements that are included in
the Company's Annual Report on form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September
30, 2001, and all amendments thereto, and the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB
for the periods ending December 31, 2000, March 31, 2001 and June 30, 2001.
ITEM 11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(a) (1) There are no present or proposed contracts, arrangements, understandings
or relationships between the Company and its executive officers, directors or
affiliates relating, directly or indirectly, to this tender offer, except for
the Limited Standstill Agreements between the Company and certain majority
shareholders, officers and directors, which are annexed hereto as Exhibits 5.1 -
5.11.
(2) There are no applicable regulatory requirements or approvals needed for this
offer.
(3) There are no applicable anti-trust laws.
(4) The margin requirements of Section 7 are inapplicable.
(5) None.
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ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
(a) The form of the transmittal letter dated January 22, 2002, the Limited
Standstill Agreements between the Company and certain majority shareholders,
officers and directors are annexed hereto as exhibits.
(b) None.
(c) None.
(d) None.
(e) None.
(f) None.
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SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the
information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: January 22, 2002
YP.NET, INC.
By: /s/ Angelo Tullo
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Angelo Tullo
Chief Executive Officer
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