To: Bruce Rozenblit who wrote (2075 ) 2/15/1998 8:11:00 PM From: rl Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 3369
I wonder sometimes what shareholders believe is good news. SALV has filed an 8-K for a Reg D private placement. The papers call for, amongst many other things, the sale of 1,500 Preferred shares at $1,000; conversion rights of this Preferred into common @ $.33 or 80% of the trading price, whichever is less; conversion to common will be 25% in 90 days, 25% in 120 days, 25% in 150 days and the rest in 180 days; the common must be registered within 30 days of closing at each milestone; a right to repeat the same transaction within 9 months or pay a fee of $250,000; 1 million warrants (750,000 saleable immediately) @ market (these shares must be held in reserve; 7.5% of the principal received by SALV goes to the "Placement Agent" ($112,500); the strategic alliance, merger talk only is significant in that the investor gets $250,000 and loses the right to a 2nd private placement if such event happens; the placement agent is Moishe Bagdon, representing the investor Biscount Oversea Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland, Joseph Owadeyah, signator; SALV must hold in reserve 150% of the aggregate number of shares that would possibly be involved in the conversion of the Preferred using th date of the S-3 for pricing (approximately 8-12 million shares); late payment fees if the company does not deliver freely tradeable stock within three days of notice from investor of conversion, that minimally amount to $4,000 per day and rise to amost $40,000 per day; liquidation or bankruptcy means the owners of Preferred get back the value of their investment plus 6% before any other shareholder or creditor gets any thing; if there are insufficIent funds or assets to cover this debt to the Preferred owners, the Preferred share owners receive the "entire assets and funds that are available." I have probably missed much more, but I am so pissed that I can't concentrate enough to absorb the lengthy documents. I have only included the high/lowlights. While I struggle with the concept that SALV needs money since they are not profitable, and they are not in the strongest of positions, it absolutely sickens me to see them do these types of transactions. If any of you heard of the recent banishment of the infamous Reg S offshore deals, this one is worse and has been substituted and developed by the same exact people to circumvent the rules. Just think, by this deal, if SALV gets delisted or the stock for any reason goes to around $.10, these preferred sharks get 19 million shares. The minimum is close to 8 million, plus, plus, plus. And they get the right to do it again. I wonder if the company thought of a rights issuance to current shareholders? I would rather see the people who have been faithful get something for more risk. These preferred guys, I guarantee you, will make millions off of this deal, either by selling short, if the stock is not rising, or make a huge gain if it goes up. They will have enough stock to force it either way. I can't write anymore. I'm sick of thinking about it. If you want to check on what I said, it's on Edgar. Read it for yourself. No matter how you slice, we now have a group of Swiss stock sharks owning better than 25% of SALV. This deal has absolutely NOTHING to do with any interest whatsoever by the investors in SALV or its future. These types of transactions are strictly done for the ability to buy, sell, and manipulate the stock of struggling companies. It has NOTHING to do with the possibility that SALV will become successful. I would be surprised if the investors even knew what products SALV has.