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VORTEX RESOURCES
CORP.
9107
Wilshire Blvd., Suite 450
Beverly
Hills, California 90210
(310)
461-3559
INFORMATION
STATEMENT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 14
OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
AND
REGULATION 14C AND SCHEDULE 14C THEREUNDER
WE
ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY
AND
YOU ARE NOT REQUESTED TO SEND US A PROXY
To our
Stockholders:
This
Information Statement is to be mailed on or about January 9, 2009 to the
stockholders of record on December 2, 2008 (the “
Record Date ”)
of Vortex Resources Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Company") in
connection with certain actions to be taken by the written consent by the
stockholders of the Company holding a majority of the votes entitled to be cast
regarding such actions, dated as of November 24, 2008. The actions to
be taken pursuant to the written consent shall be taken on or about January 29,
2009, approximately 20 days after the mailing of this information
statement.
THIS
IS NOT A NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS AND NO STOCKHOLDER MEETING
WILL BE HELD TO CONSIDER ANY MATTER WHICH WILL BE DESCRIBED HEREIN.
Beverly
Hills, California
Date:
January 9, 2009
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By
Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/
Robin Ann Gorelick
Robin
Ann Gorelick
Company
Secretary
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NOTICE
OF ACTION TO BE TAKEN PURSUANT TO THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF STOCKHOLDERS
IN LIEU OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS, DATED NOVEMBER 24,
2008
To Our
Stockholders:
NOTICE IS
HEREBY GIVEN that the following action will be taken pursuant to a written
consent, dated November 24, 2008, by the stockholders of the Company holding a
majority of the votes of the Common Stock of Vortex Resources Corp. (the
“Company”), outstanding and entitled to vote, in lieu of a special meeting of
the stockholders. The following actions will be taken on or about
January 29, 2009:
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AMENDING
THE COMPANY’S RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO EFFECT A REVERSE
STOCK SPLIT OF ALL OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF THE
COMPANY AT A RATIO OF ONE (1) FOR 100 (THE “REVERSE
SPLIT”), WHICH SUCH REVERSE SPLIT WILL NOT IMPACT THE COMPANY’S
AUTHORIZED SHARES OR PAR
VALUE.
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OUTSTANDING
SHARES AND VOTING RIGHTS
As of
November 24, 2008, the Company's authorized capitalization consisted of
400,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 82,605,815 shares were issued and
outstanding, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which no shares were
issued and outstanding. Holders of Common Stock of the Company have
no preemptive rights to acquire or subscribe to any of the additional shares of
Common Stock. Each share of Common Stock entitles its holder to one
vote on each matter submitted to the stockholders.
Under
Delaware law, unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, any
action that can be taken at a meeting of stockholders can be taken without a
meeting if written consent to the action is signed by the holders of outstanding
stock having the minimum number of votes necessary to authorize or take such
action at a meeting of the stockholders.
The
following shareholders consented to the Proposals in a written consent in lieu
of a meeting, which has the effect, under Delaware Law, of a vote of a majority
of the votes attributable to the outstanding shares of Common
Stock:
Name
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Number of
Common Shares
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PMFT
Holdings, Ltd.
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14,500,000
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Corporate
Group Services Ltd.
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15,000,000
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Mehmet
Haluk Undes
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6,877,582
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Mete
Aydin
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6,250,000
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TOTAL
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42,627,582
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Accordingly,
stockholders of the Company holding a majority of the votes of the Common Stock
of the Company, outstanding on the Record Date, and entitled to vote in lieu of
a special meeting of the stockholders, approved the proposal in a written
consent in lieu of a meeting.
Pursuant
to Rule 14c-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
proposal will not be adopted until a date at least 20 days after the date on
which this Information Statement has been mailed to the
stockholders. The Company anticipates that the actions contemplated
herein will be effected on or about the close of business on January 29,
2009.
The
Company has asked brokers and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to
forward this Information Statement to the beneficial owners of the Common Stock
held of record by such persons and will reimburse such persons for out-of-pocket
expenses incurred in forwarding such material.
This
Information Statement will serve as written notice to stockholders pursuant to
Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware.
ABOUT
THE INFORMATION STATEMENT
WHAT
IS THE PURPOSE OF THE INFORMATION STATEMENT?
This
Information Statement is being furnished to you pursuant to Section 14 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to notify the Company's shareholders as of the
close of business on the Record Date of corporate action expected to be taken
pursuant to the consents or authorizations of shareholders representing a
majority of the votes of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock entitled to vote
on the Proposal.
A
majority of the votes attributable to the Company’s outstanding Common Stock
were cast in favor of the Proposal outlined in this Information Statement, which
action is expected to take place on or about January 29, 2009, consisting of the
approval to effect a reverse stock split of all of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock of the Company at a ratio of one (1) for 100 (the
“Proposal”).
WHO
IS ENTITLED TO NOTICE?
Shareholders
of record as of the Record Date of outstanding shares of Common Stock will be
entitled to notice of each matter to be voted upon pursuant to consents or
authorizations. Shareholders as of the close of business on the Record Date that
held votes constituting in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the votes
attributable to the Company's outstanding shares of Common Stock consented to
the Proposal. Under Delaware corporate law, and pursuant to the provisions of
the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, all the activities
requiring shareholder approval may be taken by obtaining the written consent and
approval of more than 50% of the votes of the outstanding Common Stock in lieu
of a meeting of the shareholders. No action by the minority shareholders in
connection with the Proposals is required.
WHAT
CONSTITUTES THE VOTING SHARES OF THE COMPANY?
The votes
of the capital stock entitled to vote on the proposals consists of the votes
attributable to the outstanding shares of Common Stock, each of which is
entitled to one (1) vote per share. As of the date of the shareholder consent,
82,605,815 shares of Common Stock were issued and outstanding.
WHAT
CORPORATE MATTERS WILL THE SHAREHOLDERS VOTE FOR, AND HOW WILL THEY
VOTE?
Shareholders
holding a majority of the votes attributable to our outstanding Common Stock
have consented in writing to the following Proposal:
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AMENDING
THE COMPANY’S RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO EFFECT A REVERSE
STOCK SPLIT OF ALL OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF THE
COMPANY AT A RATIO OF ONE (1) FOR 100 (THE “REVERSE
SPLIT”), WHICH SUCH REVERSE SPLIT WILL NOT IMPACT THE COMPANY’S
AUTHORIZED SHARES OR PAR
VALUE.
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WHAT
VOTE IS REQUIRED TO APPROVE THE PROPOSALS?
The
affirmative vote of a majority of the votes attributable to the shares of our
Common Stock outstanding on the date of the shareholder consent is required for
approval of the Proposal. Shareholders holding a majority of the votes
attributable to the outstanding shares of Common Stock consented to the
Proposal, which has the effect, under Delaware Law, of a vote of a majority of
the votes attributable to the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
STOCK
OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
The
following table identifies, as of November 24, 2008, the number and percentage
of outstanding shares of Common Stock owned by (i) each person known to the
Company who owns more than five percent of the outstanding Common Stock, (ii)
each named executive officer and director, and (iii) and all executive officers
and directors of the Company as a group:
Name of Beneficial Owner (1)
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Common Stock
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Percentage of
Common Stock
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Yossi
Attia
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820,399 |
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Robin
Ann Gorelick
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0 |
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Stewart
Reich **
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100,000 |
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Darren
C. Dunkel **
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0 |
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Mace
K. Miller **
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0 |
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Gerald
Schaffer **
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0 |
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Mike
M. Mustafoglu **
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0 |
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Atia
Family Trust
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820,399 |
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Sully
LLC
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9,550,000 |
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11.56 |
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Beacon
Financial Corp.
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9,500,000 |
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11.50 |
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PMFT
Holdings, Ltd.
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15,000,000 |
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18.16 |
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Corporate
Group Services Ltd.
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15,000,000 |
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18.16 |
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Mehmet
Haluk Undes
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6,877,582 |
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8.33 |
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Mete
Aydin
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6,250,000 |
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7.57 |
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All
executive officers and directors as a group (consisting of 7
individuals)
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920,399 |
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* less
than 1.00%
** Executive officer and/or director of
the Company.
(1)
Beneficial Ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment
power with respect to securities. Shares of Common Stock subject to options,
warrants, or convertible debt currently exercisable or convertible, or
exercisable or convertible within 60 days of November 24, 2008 are deemed
outstanding for computing the percentage of the person holding such option or
warrant but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other
person. Percentages are based on a total of 82,605,815 shares of Common Stock
outstanding on November 24, 2008.
(2)
Includes an option to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise
price of $4.21 per share. 25,000 options vest on April 13, 2004, 25,000 options
vest on April 13, 2005, 25,000 options vest on April 13, 2006, while 25,000
options vest on April 13, 2007
PROPOSAL
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APPROVAL
OF AMENDMENT TO THE RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO
EFFECT
A REVERSE STOCK SPLIT
On
November 24, 2008, the Company’s board of directors voted to approve a reverse
split of all outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock at a ratio of 1
for 100 (the “Reverse
Stock Split”) and recommend the Reverse Stock Split to its stockholders
for their approval. On November 24, 2008, by written consent of the
shareholders holding a majority of the voting power of the Common Stock the
Reverse Stock Split was approved.
Upon the
effectiveness of the Reverse Stock Split, each issued and outstanding share of
Common Stock automatically will be changed into a fraction of a share of Common
Stock at a ratio of 1 for 100. The par value of the Common Stock will
remain unchanged at $0.001 per share, and the number of authorized shares of
Common Stock will remain unchanged. Any fractional shares resulting
from the reverse stock split will be rounded up to the nearest whole
number. The reverse stock split will become effective upon filing the
amendment to the Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware.
Reasons for the Reverse
Stock Split
The Board
believes that the current per-share price of the Common Stock has limited the
effective marketability of the Common Stock because of the reluctance of many
brokerage firms and institutional investors to recommend lower-priced stocks to
their clients or to hold them in their own portfolios. Further,
analysts at many brokerage firms do not monitor the trading activity or
otherwise provide research coverage of lower priced or penny
stocks. Certain policies and practices of the securities industry may
tend to discourage individual brokers within those firms from dealing in
lower-priced stocks. Some of these policies and practices involve
time-consuming procedures that make the handling of lower priced stocks
economically unattractive. The brokerage commission on a sale of
lower priced stock also may represent a higher percentage of the sale price than
the brokerage commission on a higher priced issue. Any reduction in
brokerage commissions resulting from a reverse stock split may be offset,
however, by increased brokerage commissions required to be paid by stockholders
selling "odd lots" created by the reverse stock split.
In
evaluating the reverse stock split, the Company's Board of Directors also took
into consideration negative factors associated with reverse stock
splits. These factors include the negative perception of reverse
stock spits held by many investors, analysts and other stock market
participants, as well as the fact that the stock price of some companies that
have effected reverse stock splits has subsequently declined back to pre-reverse
stock split levels. The Board, however, determined that these
negative factors were outweighed by the potential benefits.
Potential Effects of the
Reverse Stock Split
The
immediate effect of a reverse stock split would be to reduce the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding, and to increase the trading price of the
Company's Common Stock. However, the effect of any reverse stock
split upon the market price of the Company's Common Stock cannot be predicted,
and the history of reverse stock splits for companies in similar circumstances
is varied. The Company cannot assure you that the trading price of
the Company's Common Stock after the reverse stock split will rise in exact
proportion to the reduction in the number of shares of the Company's Common
Stock outstanding as a result of the reverse stock split. Also, as stated above,
the Company cannot assure you that a reverse stock split will lead to a
sustained increase in the trading price of the Company's Common
Stock. The trading price of the Company's Common Stock may change due
to a variety of other factors, including the Company's operating results, other
factors related to the Company's business, and general market
conditions.
Effects on Ownership by
Individual Stockholders
Upon
effectiveness of the reverse stock split, the number of shares of Common Stock
held by each stockholder will be reduced by dividing the number of shares held
immediately before the reverse stock split by 100, and then rounding up to the
nearest whole share. The reverse stock split will affect the
Company's Common Stock uniformly and will not affect any stockholder's
percentage ownership interests in the Company or proportionate voting power,
except to the extent that whole shares will be exchanged in lieu of fractional
shares.
Effect on Options, Warrants
and Other Securities
All
outstanding shares of options, warrants, notes, debentures and other securities
entitling their holders to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock will be
adjusted as a result of the reverse stock split, as required by the terms of
these securities. In particular, the conversion ratio for each
instrument would be reduced, and the exercise price, if applicable, will be
increased, in accordance with the terms of each instrument and based on the
ratio determined by the Board. Also, the number of shares reserved
for issuance under the Company's existing stock option plans will be reduced
proportionally based on such ratio.
Other Effects on Outstanding
Shares
When the
reverse stock split is implemented, the rights of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock will remain the same after the reverse stock split.
The
reverse stock split may result in some stockholders owning "odd-lots" of less
than 100 shares of Common Stock. Brokerage commissions and other
costs of transactions in odd-lots are generally higher than the costs of
transactions in "round-lots" of even multiples of 100 shares.
The
Common Stock is currently registered under Section 12(g) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. As a result, the Company is subject to the
periodic reporting and other requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act. The proposed reverse stock split will not affect the
registration of the Common Stock under the Securities Exchange Act.
Authorized Shares of Common
Stock
The
reverse stock split will not change the number of authorized shares of the
Company's Common Stock as designated by the Company's Articles of Incorporation,
as amended. Therefore, because the number of issued and outstanding
shares of Common Stock will decrease, the number of shares remaining available
for issuance of the Company's Common Stock will increase.
Procedure for Effecting the
Reverse Stock Split and Exchange of Stock Certificates
As of the
effective date of the reverse stock split, each certificate representing shares
of the Company's Common Stock before the reverse stock split will be deemed, for
all corporate purposes, to evidence ownership of the reduced number of shares of
Common Stock resulting from the reverse stock split. All options,
warrants, convertible debt instruments and other securities will also be
automatically adjusted on the effective date.
The
Company anticipates that its transfer agent will act as the exchange agent for
purposes of implementing the exchange of stock certificates. As soon
as practicable after the effective date, stockholders and holders of securities
convertible into the Company's Common Stock will be notified of the
effectiveness of the reverse split. Stockholders of record will
receive a letter of transmittal requesting them to surrender their stock
certificates for stock certificates reflecting the adjusted number of shares as
a result of the reverse stock split. Persons who hold their shares in brokerage
accounts or "street name" will not be required to take any further actions to
effect the exchange of their certificates. Instead, the holder of the
certificate will be contacted.
No new
certificates will be issued to a stockholder until the stockholder has
surrendered the stockholder's outstanding certificate(s) together with the
properly completed and executed letter of transmittal to the exchange
agent. Until surrender, each certificate representing shares before
the reverse stock split will continue to be valid and will represent the
adjusted number of shares based on the exchange ratio of the reverse stock
split, rounded up to the nearest whole share. Stockholders should not
destroy any stock certificate and should not submit any certificates until they
receive a letter of transmittal.
Fractional
Shares
The
Company will not issue fractional shares in connection with any reverse stock
split. Instead, any fractional share resulting from the reverse stock split will
be rounded up to the nearest whole share.
Accounting
Consequences
The par
value of the Company's Common Stock will remain unchanged at $0.001 per share
after the reverse stock split. Also, the capital account of the
Company will remain unchanged, and the Company does not anticipate that any
other accounting consequences would arise as a result of the reverse stock
split.
Federal Income Tax
Consequences
The
following is a summary of material federal income tax consequences of the
reverse stock split and does not purport to be complete. It does not
discuss any state, local, foreign or minimum income or other tax
consequences. Also, it does not address the tax consequences to
holders that are subject to special tax rules, including banks, insurance
companies, regulated investment companies, personal holding companies, foreign
entities, nonresident alien individuals, broker-dealers and tax-exempt
entities. The discussion is based on the provisions of the United
States federal income tax law as of the date hereof, which is subject to change
retroactively as well prospectively. This summary also assumes that
the shares are held as a "capital asset," as defined in the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (generally, property held for
investment). The tax treatment of a stockholder may vary depending
upon the particular facts and circumstances of the stockholder. Each stockholder
is urged to consult with the stockholder's own tax advisor with respect to the
consequences of the reverse stock split.
No gain
or loss should be recognized by a stockholder upon the stockholder's exchange of
shares pursuant to the reverse stock split. The aggregate tax basis
of the shares received in the reverse stock split would be the same as the
stockholder's aggregate tax basis in the shares exchanged. The
stockholder's holding period for the shares would include the period during
which the stockholder held the pre-split shares surrendered in the reverse stock
split.
The
Company's beliefs regarding the tax consequence of the reverse stock split are
not binding upon the Internal Revenue Service or the courts, and there can be no
assurance that the Internal Revenue Service or the courts will accept the
positions expressed above. The state and local tax consequences of
the reverse stock split may vary significantly as to each stockholder, depending
upon the state in which he or she resides.
Vote Required; Manner of
Approval
Approval
to effect a reverse stock split requires, under the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware, unless the articles of incorporation of the Company
provide otherwise, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of voting stock of the Company, and the affirmative vote of
each class of stock. Shareholders holding a majority of the
votes attributable to the outstanding shares of Common Stock consented to the
Proposal, which has the effect, under Delaware Law, of a vote of a majority of
the votes attributable to the outstanding shares of Common
Stock.
Forward-Looking
Statements and Information
This
Information Statement includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. You can
identify our forward-looking statements by the words "expects," "projects,"
"believes," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "estimates" and
similar expressions.
The
forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations,
estimates and projections about us. The Company cautions you that these
statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks,
uncertainties and assumptions that we cannot predict. In addition, the Company
has based many of these forward-looking statements on assumptions about future
events that may prove to be inaccurate. Accordingly, actual outcomes and results
may differ materially from what the Company has expressed or forecast in the
forward-looking statements.
You
should rely only on the information the Company has provided in this Information
Statement. The Company has not authorized any person to provide information
other than that provided herein. The Company has not authorized anyone to
provide you with different information. You should not assume that the
information in this Information Statement is accurate as of any date other than
the date on the front of the document.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
We are
subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and
in accordance therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information
including annual and quarterly reports on Form 10-KSB, 10-QSB and 10-Q with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Reports and other information filed by us
can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained at the
SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20549. Copies of such material can be
obtained upon written request addressed to the Commission, Public Reference
Section, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. The
SEC maintains a web site on the Internet (http://www.sec.gov) that contains
reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding
issuers that file electronically with the SEC through the Electronic Data
Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System.
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By
Order of the Board of Directors,
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/s/
Robin Ann Gorelick
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Beverly
Hills, California
January
9, 2009
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Robin
Ann Gorelick
Company
Secretary
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