Here's GMGC's press release about the conversion:
General Magic Streamlines Capital Structure To Avoid Future Dilution To Common Stockholders Preferred Stockholders Convert Substantial Portion Prior to October "Repricing" Period
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct 1, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- General Magic, Inc. (Nasdaq: GMGC chart, msgs), a pioneer in voice infrastructure software and services, today announced that it reached an agreement with certain of its investors that held over 40% of the company's outstanding Series D and Series F preferred stock, to convert their preferred stock holdings into the company's common stock and to allow the company to cancel all warrants held by them to purchase shares of the company's common stock. In exchange, General Magic has agreed to pay an aggregate amount of $400,000. The conversion price for the Series D Preferred Stock was $1.08 per share and the conversion price for the Series F Preferred Stock was $0.81 per share, the prices effective as of June 30, 2001.
"The agreement significantly reduces potential dilution to our shareholders," said David H. Russian, chief financial officer of General Magic. "This is a major step in our efforts to simplify our capital structure in order to make the company more attractive to long-term, growth-oriented investors, strategic partners and potential customers."
By securing the agreement with these investors, the company prevented further potential dilution from its Series D and Series F Preferred Stock, which was scheduled to reset, or "reprice," based upon the trading value of the company's common stock in the ten trading-day period following September 30, 2001.
General Magic continues to work to streamline its capital structure in order to prevent further potential dilution to stockholders that may be attributed to the antidilution protections granted to its preferred stockholders of Series D and Series F.
The terms and conditions of this transaction are detailed in the company's Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 to that document, filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
About General Magic
General Magic is a leading voice infrastructure company that provides enterprise-grade software and supporting voice dialog design and hosting services that enable companies to quickly and efficiently provide anytime, anywhere access to information and services over the telephone. General Magic's VoiceXML & J2EE(TM)-based solutions enable enterprises to easily integrate voice access into enterprise applications using a broad selection of speech recognition technologies and telephony interfaces. These solutions make voice a strategic tool in helping businesses improve the customer experience, reduce transaction costs, and provide high quality, voice branded access to content and services. General Magic is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. For additional information, visit www.generalmagic.com.
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