UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-KSB/A
(MARK ONE)
[X] ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001
or
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO
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(COMMISSION FILE NO.) 000-30401
U.S. REALTEL, INC.
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(NAME OF SMALL BUSINESS ISSUER IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE 36-4166222
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(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
15 PIEDMONT CENTER, SUITE 100, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30305
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(404) 869-2500
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(ISSUER'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
SECURITIES REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 12(b)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934:
NONE
SECURITIES REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 12(g)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934:
COMMON STOCK, $0.001 PAR VALUE
Check whether the issuer: (1) filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file
such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the
past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]
Check if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-B is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any amendment to
this Form 10-KSB. [ ]
State issuer's revenues for its most recent fiscal year: $282,000.
The aggregate market value of the registrant's Common Stock held by
non-affiliates as of April 15, 2002 was $2,906,256, computed by reference to
the closing sale price of the Common Stock of $1.01 per share on such date.
This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive
determination for other purposes.
As of April 15, 2002, there were 5,934,475 shares of the registrant's Common
Stock outstanding.
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format: Yes [ ] No [X]
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The undersigned registrant hereby amends entirely Part III of its
Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 on Form 10-KSB as set
forth in the pages attached hereto:
PART III
ITEM 9. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS;
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
Executive Officers and Directors
The following table and brief biographies set forth certain
information with respect to the age and background of our executive officers
and directors:
NAME AGE POSITION
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Perry H. Ruda 59 President and Director
Gregory P. McGraw 47 Executive Vice President
Charles B. McNamee 54 Executive Vice President
Gary I. Levenstein 50 Secretary
Edgardo Vargas 34 Treasurer
Jordan E. Glazov 58 Director
Mark J. Grant 51 Director
Ross J. Mangano 56 Chairman of the Board
Gerard H. Sweeney 50 Director
The current directors, Mssrs. Glazov, Grant, Mangano, Ruda and
Sweeney, will stand for re-election as directors at the 2002 Annual Meeting,
for a new term and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
PERRY H. RUDA co-founded AGILE, LLC, our predecessor, in January 1997.
He has served as a director since November 1997 and as our president, and as a
director of our wholly-owned subsidiary Cypress Communications, Inc. ("Cypress
Communications"), since February 2002. Mr. Ruda served as our chairman of the
board and chief executive officer from November 1997 to February 2002. From
January 1997 to November 1997, Mr. Ruda co-managed AGILE, LLC. From 1980 to
1996, he served as president of Perry Ruda & Company, where he was responsible
for negotiating corporate facilities leases for Fortune 500 corporations and
providing real estate acquisition services for high profile properties and
tenants. From 1995 to 1996, Mr. Ruda served as chief financial officer of
Cellular Realty Advisors. Mr. Ruda also has more than 25 years of experience in
commercial real estate.
GREGORY P. MCGRAW has served as our executive vice president since
April 2002 and as President and Chief Operating Officer of Cypress
Communications since February 2002. Mr. McGraw has been president and chief
operating officer of Resurgence
Communications, LLC since January 2001. Prior to that, he was executive vice
president and corporate development officer for Convergent Communications, Inc.
from August 1998 to January 2001. From July 1996 to August 1998, Mr. McGraw was
a regulatory consultant, vice president of marketing and served as interim
chief financial officer for Tie Communications, Inc.
CHARLES B. MCNAMEE has served as our executive vice president since
April 2002 and as chief executive officer of Cypress Communications since
February 2002. Mr. McNamee has been chief executive officer of Resurgence
Communications, LLC since March 2001. Prior to that, he was vice
president-network operations for LGC Wireless from November 2000 to May 2001.
He was president-tenant services for U.S. RealTel, Inc. from June 1998 to
November 2000. Mr. McNamee served as a director and chief executive officer of
Tie Communications from December 1995 to March 1998.
GARY I. LEVENSTEIN has served as our corporate secretary since
February 2002. Since April 1996, Mr. Levenstein has been a partner of the
Chicago, Illinois, law firm of Ungaretti & Harris, where he serves as chairman
of the Corporate, Securities and Finance Department. Mr. Levenstein has over 25
years of experience as a practicing attorney.
EDGARDO VARGAS has served as our treasurer since February 2002 and our
corporate controller since February 2001. He has also been the vice president
and controller of Cypress Communications since February 2002. From April 2000
to January 2001, Mr. Vargas served as finance director and corporate controller
for FirstMark Communications, Inc. From May 1997 to March 2000, Mr. Vargas
served as resource director and corporate controller for Panam Wireless, Inc.
From February 1993 to April 1997, Mr. Vargas was employed by
PricewaterhouseCoopers, where at the time of his departure he was a manager.
JORDAN E. GLAZOV co-founded AGILE, LLC, our predecessor, in January
1997. He has served as a director since November 1997 and as a director of
Cypress Communications since February 2002. He previously served as our
president from November 1997 until December 2000. From January 1997 to November
1997, Mr. Glazov co-managed AGILE, LLC. From August 1990 to January 1997, he
was the sole principal of Jordan E. Glazov Real Estate Financial Services,
which acted as an acquisition and asset management consultant to institutional
investors. From January 1989 to August 1990, he served as a vice president and
manager of the Financial Services Group of Cushman & Wakefield of Illinois.
MARK J. GRANT has served as a director since October 1998 and a
director of Cypress Communications since February 2002. He previously served as
our President from January 2001 to March 2002. Mr. Grant has served as a
director and president of capital markets at Access Financial Group, Inc. since
October 1995. From September 1988 to January 1994, he served as a director and
executive vice president of capital markets of Rodman & Renshaw, an investment
banking firm. Prior to this position, Mr. Grant held various positions at Stern
Brothers & Co., a investment banking firm, including head of the fixed income
department, the syndicate department and a director.
ROSS J. MANGANO has served as a director since October 1998 and became
chairman of the board, as well as a director of Cypress Communications, in
February 2002. Mr. Mangano has served as the chairman of the board of directors
of Cerprobe, a public company, since February 1992 and as a director of
Cerprobe since February 1998. Mr. Mangano has served as the president of Oliver
Estate, Inc., an investment management company located in South Bend, Indiana,
since 1996. Prior to that time, Mr. Mangano served in various management
positions with Oliver Estate, Inc. since 1971. Mr. Mangano also is an
investment analyst for Oliver Estate, Inc. Mr. Mangano has served on the board
of directors of BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. a public company located in
Lincolnshire, Illinois, since July 1999 and Orchard Software Company, a
privately held company which develops software for the medical industry located
in Carmel, Indiana, since August 1998.
GERARD H. SWEENEY has served as a director since January 2000 and as a
director of Cypress Communications since February 2002. Mr. Sweeney also serves
as president, chief executive officer and trustee of Brandywine Realty Trust.
Mr. Sweeney has served as chief executive officer of Brandywine since August
1994, as president since November 1988 and as a trustee since February 1994.
Brandywine Realty Trust is a public real estate investment trust located in
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Prior to August 1988, Mr. Sweeney served as vice
president of LCOR, Incorporated, a real estate development firm. Mr. Sweeney
was employed by the Linpro Company (a predecessor of LCOR) from 1983 to 1994,
during which time he served in several capacities, including financial vice
president and general partner.
There are no family relationships between any director, executive
officer, or person nominated to become a director or executive officer.
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires our
directors and executive officers, and persons who own more than 10% of our
outstanding common stock, to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and
reports of changes in ownership of common stock. These persons are required by
SEC regulation to furnish us with copies of all such reports they file.
To our knowledge, based solely on a review of the copies of filings
furnished to us and/or written or oral representations that no other reports
were required, we believe that all of our directors, executive officers and 10%
stockholders complied during 2001 with the reporting requirements of Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
ITEM 10. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
The following table sets forth information concerning total
compensation earned or paid to our Chief Executive Officer and our four most
highly compensated executive officers who served in such capacities as of
December 31, 2001, collectively referred to below as the "named executive
officers," for the fiscal years ended December 31, 1999, 2000 and 2001:
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
LONG TERM
COMPENSATION
ANNUAL COMPENSATION AWARDS
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OTHER SECURITIES
ANNUAL UNDERLYING
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY BONUS COMPENSATION OPTIONS(#)
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Perry Ruda 2001 $200,000 $ -- $54,000(2) --
Chairman of the Board and 2000 $200,000 $50,000 $18,000(1) --
Chief Executive Officer 1999 $190,481 $25,000 $18,000(1) 40,000(5)
Jordan E. Glazov(3) 2001 $200,000 $ -- $18,000(1) --
Consultant 2000 $200,000 $50,000 $18,000(1) --
1999 $190,300 $25,000 $18,000(1) 40,000(5)
Mark J. Grant 2001 $175,000 $ -- $18,000(1) --
President 2000 $ -- $ -- $ -- --
1999 $ -- $ -- $ -- --
Ilene Dobrow Davidson(4) 2001 $174,000 $ -- $ -- --
Executive Vice President 2000 $174,000 $36,000 $ 8,400(1) --
And General Counsel 1999 $150,000 $ -- $ 8,400(1) 74,444(5)
Dan Knafo(6) 2001 $150,000 $ -- $ -- --
Chief Operating 2000 $100,000 $ -- $ -- --
Officer 1999 $ -- $ -- $ -- --
(1) Automobile allowance.
(2) Automobile and housing allowance.
(3) Mr. Glazov served as our President from November 1997 through December
2000.
(4) Ms. Davidson served as our Executive Vice President and General
Counsel from January 1998 through December 2000. Ms. Davidson received
one-year severance compensation during 2001.
(5) Stock options issued pursuant to 1999 Employee Equity Incentive Plan.
(6) Mr. Knafo joined the Company in April 2000.
Stock Option Grants in Fiscal 2001
No stock options or stock appreciation rights were granted to any of
the named executive officers during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001.
Stock Option Exercises and Values for Fiscal 2001
No stock options or stock appreciation rights were exercised by any of
the named executive officers during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001.
Compensation of Directors
In consideration of Messrs. Mangano and Grant joining the board in
October 1998, they each received warrants to purchase 25,000 shares of our
common stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share. These warrants, if not
sooner exercised, expire on October 2, 2003. In consideration of Mr. Sweeney
joining the board in January 2000, he received warrants to purchase 25,000
shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $8.00 per share. These
warrants, if not sooner exercised, expire on February 14, 2005. All directors
are reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in connection with attending board
and committee meetings. Directors are not entitled to additional fees for
serving on committees of the board. From time to time, we may also grant our
non-employee directors options after reviewing the level of compensation paid
to non-employee directors to other companies similarly situated to us.
Employment and Termination Agreements
Perry H. Ruda. Perry H. Ruda, our former chief executive officer and
chairman, was previously employed under an employment agreement providing for
an annual salary of $200,000. The employment agreement had a scheduled
expiration date of April 1, 2002, and provided for a cash severance payment to
Mr. Ruda of $440,000 if we elected not to renew the agreement. In March 2002,
we entered into a new employment agreement with Mr. Ruda under which Mr. Ruda
will serve a two year term as our president and will receive an annual base
salary of $55,000. Concurrently with the new employment agreement, we entered
into a settlement agreement with Mr. Ruda under which, in lieu of the $440,000
cash settlement payment required under his old employment agreement, we agreed
to pay him $300,000 in cash and $140,000 in equal monthly installments over a
24-month period.
Mark J. Grant. Mark J. Grant, our former president, was previously
employed under an employment agreement providing for an annual salary of
$175,000. Under his employment agreement, which we could terminate at will, we
were obligated upon his termination to pay him in lump sum the discounted
present value of six months and an automobile allowance for the remainder of
the contract term. In March 2002, we entered into a severance agreement with
Mr. Grant under which we agreed to pay him the sum of $111,584.57, representing
the discounted present value of seven months salary, automobile allowance and
certain other benefits.
Charles B. McNamee. Charles B. McNamee, our executive vice president
and the chief executive officer of Cypress Communications, entered into an
employment agreement with Cypress Communications in February 2002. The
agreement is for a term of one year and will continue year to year unless
sooner terminated. Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. McNamee will serve as chief
executive officer of Cypress Communications and will receive an annualized
salary of $200,000, in addition to options to purchase 900,000 shares of U.S.
RealTel, Inc. common stock.
Gregory P. McGraw. Gregory P. McGraw, our executive vice president and
the president and chief operating officer of Cypress Communications, entered
into an employment agreement with Cypress Communications in February 2002. The
agreement is for a term of one year and will continue year to year unless
sooner terminated. Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. McGraw will serve as the
president and chief operating officer of Cypress Communications and will
receive an annualized salary of $200,000, in addition to options to purchase
900,000 shares of U.S. RealTel, Inc. common stock.
ITEM 11. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The table below sets forth information regarding the beneficial
ownership of our common stock as of April 1, 2002, by the following individuals
or groups:
each person or entity who is known by us to own beneficially
more than 5% of our outstanding stock;
each of our directors;
each of the executive officers named in the Summary
Compensation Table below; and
all directors and executive officers as a group.
Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each of the individuals
listed in the table is c/o U.S. RealTel, Inc., Fifteen Piedmont Center, Suite
100, Atlanta, Georgia 30305. Except as otherwise indicated, and subject to
community property and receivership laws where applicable, we believe the
persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect
to all shares of common stock held by them.
Percentage ownership in the following table is based on 5,934,475
shares of common stock outstanding as of April 1, 2002. 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. Accordingly, more than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial
owner of the same securities. Shares of our common stock subject to options or
warrants that are presently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of April
1, 2002 are deemed to be outstanding and beneficially owned by the person
holding the options for the purpose of computing the percentage of ownership of
that person, but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing
the percentage of any other person.
NUMBER OF SHARES PERCENT OF SHARES
NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER BENEFICIALLY OWNED OUTSTANDING
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Directors, Named Executive Officers and 5% Stockholders
Ross J. Mangano(1) 2,864,636 48.3
Gerard H. Sweeney(2) 1,177,692 19.8
Brandywine Operating Partnership, L.P.(3) 1,132,692 19.1
Jordan E. Glazov(4) 765,898 12.9
Jo & Co(5) 1,508,108 25.4
Troon & Co.(6) 551,615 9.3
Perry H. Ruda(7) 718,893 12.1
Doerge-U.S. RealTel, L.L.C.(8) 464,125 7.8
Mark J. Grant(9) 199,798 3.4
Charles B. McNamee(10) 67,500 1.1
Gregory P. McGraw(11) -- --
Edgardo Vargas -- --
Gary I. Levenstein -- --
All directors and executive officers as a group
(9 persons)(11) 5,794,417 97.6%
(1) Includes 133,621 shares of our common stock subject to
warrants exercisable within 60 days of April 1, 2002. Includes 250,000 shares
held by trusts of which Mr. Mangano serves as trustee, as follows: Joseph D.
Oliver Trust--GO Cunningham Fund (62,500), Joseph D. Oliver Trust--James Oliver
II Fund (62,500), Joseph D. Oliver Trust--Joseph D. Oliver, Jr. Fund (62,500),
Joseph D. Oliver Trust--Susan C. Oliver Fund (62,500). Also includes the
following: warrants to purchase 259,816 shares held by such trusts; 949,401
shares and warrants to purchase 558,707 shares held by Jo & Co., a corporation
for which Mr. Mangano serves as President; 47,500 shares and warrants to
purchase 17,500 shares held by James Hart over which Mr. Mangano has voting
and/or dispositive control. Also includes warrants to purchase 551,615 shares
held by Troon & Co.
(2) Includes 25,000 shares subject to warrants exercisable within
60 days of April 1, 2002. Includes 384,615 shares held by Brandywine Operating
Partnership, L.P. and 748,077 shares subject to warrants exercisable within 60
days of April 1, 2002 held by Brandywine Operating Partnership, L.P., of which
Mr. Sweeney disclaims any beneficial ownership. Mr. Sweeney is the President
and Chief Executive Officer of Brandywine Realty Trust, the general partner of
Brandywine Operating Partnership, L.P.
(3) The address of Brandywine Operating Partnership, L.P. is 14
Campus Blvd., Newton Square, Pennsylvania 19073. Includes 748,077 shares
subject to warrants exercisable within 60 days of April 1, 2002.
(4) Includes 113,938 shares subject to options or warrants
exercisable within 60 days of April 1, 2002. The remaining 651,960 shares are
held in joint tenancy with Mr. Glazov's wife. Does not include 3,568 shares
held by one of Mr. Glazov's sons, 3,568 shares held by another of Mr. Glazov's
sons and 2,318 shares held by Mr. Glazov's daughter.
(5) The address of Jo & Co. is 112 W. Jefferson Blvd., Suite 613,
South Bend, Indiana 46601. Includes 558,707 shares subject to warrants
exercisable within 60 days of April 1, 2002.
(6) The address of Troon & Co. is 112 W. Jefferson Blvd., Suite
613, South Bend, Indiana 46601. Includes 551,615 shares subject to warrants
exercisable within 60 days of April 1, 2002.
(7) Includes 113,938 shares subject to options and warrants
exercisable within 60 days of April 1, 2002.
(8) The address of Doerge-U.S. RealTel, L.L.C. is 30 S. Wacker
Drive, Suite 2112, Chicago, Illinois 60606.
(9) Includes 56,431 shares subject to warrants exercisable within
60 days of April 1, 2002. Includes 7,500 shares held by Access Financial Group,
Inc. and 62,333 shares subject to warrants exercisable within 60 days of
April 1, 2002 held by Access Financial Group, Inc. Mr. Grant serves as a
director and president-capital markets of Access Financial Group, Inc.
(10) Includes 67,500 shares subject to options exercisable within
60 days of April 1, 2002.
(11) See footnotes (1) through (10) above.
ITEM 12. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
In October 1998, we issued 13,750 shares of our common stock and paid
$152,000 to Access Financial Group, Inc. for services rendered in connection
with a private placement of securities. For services rendered in connection
with the sale of common stock and warrants in October 1998 and the conversion
of convertible debentures in October and December 1998, we issued to Access
Financial Group, Inc. warrants to purchase 9,625 shares of our common stock at
$4 per share and warrants to purchase 39,477 shares of our common stock at
$5.25 per share. For services rendered in connection with the exercise of stock
options by former holders of our Series A and Series B convertible debentures
in February, March and April 1999, we issued to Access Financial Group, Inc.
warrants to purchase 4,348 shares of our common stock at $5.25 per share. In
addition, we have paid Access Financial Group $41,062 for services rendered
since January 1999. Mark J. Grant, our President and one of our directors, is a
director and president-capital markets of Access Financial Group, Inc. We
sublease our principal executive offices in Fort Lauderdale, Florida from
Access Financial Group for approximately $66,000 per year. We have subleased
this space from Access Financial Group since we moved our corporate
headquarters from Chicago, Illinois in January 2001. In addition, Access
Financial Group is a market maker for our common stock.
On September 24, 1999, we executed a $1,500,000 convertible promissory
note with a partnership and certain trusts of which Ross J. Mangano, one of our
directors, is a partner or trustee. The note bore interest at a rate of 7%
annually. The principal amount of the note was due and payable on January 2,
2001 unless the holder elected to exercise the right to convert the convertible
note into our common stock at $6.50 per share or into stock of our Argentinean
subsidiary. On January 2, 2001, the holder converted the note into stock of our
Argentine subsidiary.
On December 28, 1999, as part of our second private placement in 1999,
we issued to Brandywine Operating Partnership, L.P., of whose general partner,
Brandywine Realty Trust, Gerard H. Sweeney is president and chief executive
officer, a $3,000,000 convertible debenture, which could be drawn upon until
December 28, 2000. The conversion price of this debenture was $7.50 per share
of common stock. This debenture carried interest at 12% and was due at the
earlier of July 1, 2001 or the completion of a public offering of our common
stock yielding proceeds to us of at least $10,000,000. The debenture holder
also had the option to convert the interest due to shares of our common stock,
rather than cash, at $6.50 per share. We repaid all outstanding principal and
interest
thereunder and canceled the convertible debenture in December 2000 with a
portion of the proceeds of the sale of our North American operations. As part
of the issuance of the convertible debenture in December 1999, we sold to
Brandywine Operating Partnership, L.P. 384,615 shares of common stock at $6.50
per share, for a total aggregate purchase price of $2,500,000. In connection
therewith, we issued to Brandywine Operating Partnership, L.P. warrants to
purchase 600,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $8.00 per
share.
In August 2000, we received an interim bridge financing commitment by
issuing to Perry H. Ruda, Jordan E. Glazov, Ross J. Mangano, Gerard H. Sweeney
and Victor Chigas, the president of Access Financial Group, promissory notes in
the aggregate principal amount of $1,750,000 and warrants to purchase up to
638,462 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $3.25 per share. The
promissory notes carried interest at 12% per annum and were due on December 14,
2000. The warrants are exercisable through August 15, 2005. At the time of the
commitment, we drew down $1,355,000 against the commitment and issued 466,921
warrants. We repaid these promissory notes in December 2000 with a portion of
the proceeds of the sale of our North American operations.
In June 2000, a $35,000 non-interest bearing short-term advance was
made by a stockholder to the Company, such amount was repaid in May 2001.
On January 2002, we received a financing commitment for up to $17.5
million from certain trusts of which Ross J. Mangano, one of our directors, is
a partner or trustee, for the acquisition of Cypress Communications. Upon the
completion of the purchase, the Company issued a promissory note in the
aggregate principal amount of approximately $16.4 million and warrants to
purchase up to 850,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1
per share. The promissory note had a closing fee of $875,000 and carried
interest at 7% per annum. The warrants are exercisable through February 2007.
We repaid this promissory note, including interest and closing fee, in February
2002.
Consulting fees to Mark J. Grant, one of our directors, amounted to
$143,000 in 2000 and $81,500 in 1999; no such amounts were paid during the year
ended December 31, 2001.
We believe that all transactions between us and the related parties
are on terms no less favorable to us than those terms we could have obtained
from unaffiliated third parties.
SIGNATURE
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, the Company
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, on April 30, 2002.
U.S. REALTEL, INC.
By: /s/ Perry H. Ruda
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Perry H. Ruda
President