RULE 424(B)(1)
PROSPECTUS
PARKERVISION, INC.
1,404,437 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
This prospectus covers up to 1,404,437 shares of common stock of
ParkerVision, Inc. that may be offered for resale for the account of the selling
stockholders set forth in this prospectus under the heading "Selling
Stockholders" beginning on page 10.
The selling shareholders may sell their shares, from time to time, at
prices based on the market at the time of sale. Our common stock is traded on
the Nasdaq National Market System under the symbol PRKR. On July 1, 2003 the
last reported sale price of our common stock was $6.85.
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares by the selling
stockholders.
Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. See "Risk
Factors" beginning on page 5.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities
commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the
adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is July 14, 2003
YOU SHOULD RELY ONLY ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED OR INCORPORATED BY
REFERENCE IN THIS PROSPECTUS. WE HAVE NOT AUTHORIZED ANYONE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH
DIFFERENT INFORMATION. WE ARE NOT MAKING AN OFFER OF THESE SECURITIES IN ANY
STATE WHERE THE OFFER IS NOT PERMITTED. YOU SHOULD NOT ASSUME THAT THE
INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS ACCURATE AS OF ANY DATE OTHER THAN THE DATE ON
THE FRONT PAGE OF THIS PROSPECTUS.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Business Summary........................................................... 3
Risk Factors............................................................... 5
Use of Proceeds............................................................ 9
Selling Stockholders....................................................... 10
Plan of Distribution....................................................... 11
Legal Matters.............................................................. 12
Experts.................................................................... 12
Where You Can Find Additional Information.................................. 12
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ParkerVision, Inc., referred to in this prospectus as ParkerVision, we or
us, is a company engaged in two lines of business. One is the wireless division
engaged in the development and initial commercialization of Direct2Data,TM or
D2D,TM technology which is a wireless direct conversion radio frequency
technology. The other is the video products division engaged in the design,
development and marketing of automated production systems and automated video
camera control systems.
We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida on August 22,
1989. Our executive offices are located at 8493 Baymeadows Way, Jacksonville,
Florida 32256. Our telephone number is (904) 737-1367.
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BUSINESS SUMMARY
GENERAL
Our business is operated under two divisions: the video products division;
and the wireless technology division.
VIDEO PRODUCTS DIVISION
The Video Division engages in the design, development and marketing of
automated live television production systems, marketed under the tradename
PVTV(TM), and automated video camera control systems, marketed under the
tradename CameraMan(R). ParkerVision also provides training, support and other
services related to these products.
PVTV systems are targeted primarily at, and sold directly to broadcasters
in the US and Canada and are designed specifically to meet the needs of studio
production markets. The PVTV product line combine a professional, broadcast
television quality video production system that integrates video, audio,
teleprompter, machine control such as VTRs, audio and video servers, character
generators and still stores as well as camera control functions into an
intelligent one or two-operator station. PVTV systems also typically incorporate
two or more of the ParkerVision three chip camera systems. The system is
designed to allow organizations to economize resources by maximizing their
production capabilities. A single operator can control, in parallel, the
production functions that require as many as four to twelve individuals to
operate using traditionally available broadcast equipment.
While we have focused almost all of our sales and marketing efforts on PVTV
NEWS(TM) systems for the US and Canada broadcast markets, we believe there are
many other attractive vertical markets to penetrate, including education,
corporate, government and religious markets. Our sales of these products is
through our sales staff.
The CameraMan systems were initially developed to allow the creation of
professional-quality video communication by non-professional video users. We
market the CameraMan systems to certain educational and videoconferencing
segments of the commercial market that utilize audiovisual solutions for various
communicating, training, presenting, and educating needs. The CameraMan products
are offered in a variety of application-specific packages designed for these
markets. These packages now include only three-chip imaging cameras. We also
offer a higher quality digital three-chip CameraMan system targeted toward the
broadcast and professional video user. Distribution of this product line, for
the most part, is through third-parties.
ParkerVision also offers experienced professional services that complement
the PVTV system purchase. ParkerVision utilizes in-house trainers, project
managers and support staff to guide the broadcaster through the transition from
a traditionally manual production environment to an automated control room
system as well as provide extended support services after the transition is
completed. Managing the transition to automation in a broadcast environment
requires extensive planning and training. Training includes a basic PVTV system
overview, advanced functionality and workflow processes, shadowing existing
newscasts to simulate the process, talent rehearsals and finally recovery
training so that PVTV operators are properly prepared for the transition.
Our development efforts continued to focus on enhancements to the PVTV
product line, including a scaled down offering of systems. The less expensive
systems have limited features and functionality and target corporate and
education markets while the more expensive systems target the broadcast news
market. In 2002, we introduced our highest-end digital PVTV NEWS system, called
the CR4000(TM), which is specifically targeted for broadcast networks and larger
market local broadcast stations.
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WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
Our wireless division is engaged in the development and initial
commercialization of Direct2Data or D2D technology. This technology is a
completely new electronic circuit architecture for direct conversion radio
transceivers. We believe the D2D technology has the capability of replacing
radio frequency heterodyne architectures that are currently the most widespread
circuit architecture for wireless communications.
Although we believe our technology is applicable to many wireless markets,
we are initially targeting wireless local area networking applications. We have
completed reference designs and prototype products for wireless local area
network applications utilizing the D2D radio transceiver chip. We are also
developing integrated chips to incorporate the baseband processer and media
access controller (bb/mac) into a complete D2D chipset. The bb/mac processes the
baseband signal from the radio transceiver into data.
We have approximately 175 patents and patent applications filed in the
United States and in foreign jurisdictions. We believe the number and scope of
these patents are an important asset of ParkerVision and gives it a significant
competitive advantage.
We are in the early stages of commercializing the technology. We are
currently marketing our reference designs and semiconductor products to product
manufacturers for integration into their products. Additional channels for
commercialization of our technology may include retail and/or direct consumer
sales of complete wireless local area network products. Our commercialization
efforts are likely to include strategic relationships with other companies for
development, marketing and/or distribution.
ParkerVision will continue its development efforts on the D2D technology
and devote substantial amounts of our human and financial resources to these
endeavors. Our research efforts in the future will be on the development of
complimentary products and application specific solutions as well as continued
enhancement of our current technology.
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RISK FACTORS
The shares of common stock being offered hereby are speculative and should
not be purchased by anyone who cannot afford a loss of their entire investment.
Before making an investment in ParkerVision, you should carefully consider the
risks described below. The risks described below are not the only ones facing
us. Additional risks not currently known to us or that we currently believe are
immaterial may also impair our business operations. Our business, financial
condition or results of operations could be materially, adversely affected by
any of these risks. The trading price of our common stock could decline because
of any one of these risks, and you may lose all or part of your investment.
PARKERVISION HAS A HISTORY OF LOSSES, AND ITS OPERATING LOSSES ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE.
ParkerVision has had losses in each year since its inception in 1989. There
can be no assurance that the current technology or products or technologies
being developed will produce revenues that will cover operational expenses or
result in net profits.
PARKERVISION MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL CAPITAL TO FUND ITS OPERATIONS.
Because ParkerVision has had net losses and has not generated positive cash
flow from operations, it has funded its operating losses to date from the sale
of equity securities from time to time, including the sale of common stock in
March 2003. The Company's business plan for 2003 and thereafter requires
significant expenditures. Although ParkerVision currently has working capital
sufficient for at least the next nine months, it may require additional capital
in the future for research and development, manufacturing and continued
operating losses. Financing, if any, may be in the form of loans or additional
sales of equity securities. A loan or the sale of preferred stock may result in
the imposition of operational limitations and other covenants and payment
obligations, any of which may be burdensome to ParkerVision. The sale of equity
securities will result in dilution to the current stockholders' ownership of
ParkerVision. ParkerVision does not have any plans or arrangements for
additional financing at this time.
MICROELECTRONIC HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE IS SUBJECT TO RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES
THAT REQUIRE PARKERVISION TO DEVELOP AND MARKET ENHANCEMENTS TO CURRENT PRODUCTS
AND DEVELOP NEW PRODUCTS.
Because of the rapid technological development that regularly occurs in the
microelectronics industry, ParkerVision must continually devote substantial
resources to developing and improving its technology and introducing new product
offerings and creating new products. This is necessary to establish and increase
market share and grow revenues. If another company offers better products or
ParkerVision development lags, a competitive position or market window
opportunity may be lost, and therefore the revenues or the potential of revenues
of ParkerVision may be adversely affected.
PARKERVISION EXPENDS SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW
PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY THAT ULTIMATELY MAY NOT BE COMMERCIALLY ACCEPTED.
ParkerVision devotes substantial resources to research and development.
There can be no assurance that the results of the research and the product
development will produce commercially viable technologies and products. If new
technologies and products are not commercially accepted, the funds expended will
not be recoverable, and ParkerVision's competitive and financial position may be
adversely affected.
PARKERVISION NEEDS TO ACHIEVE MARKET ACCEPTANCE OF ITS D2D TECHNOLOGY.
The ParkerVision wireless technology represents a significant change in the
architecture of wireless radio-frequency communications. To achieve market
acceptance, the Company will need to demonstrate the benefits of its technology
over more traditional solutions through the development of
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application solutions and aggressive marketing. In many respects, because the
D2D technology is such a radically different approach in its industry, it is
very difficult for ParkerVision to predict the final economic benefits to users
of the technology and the financial rewards that ParkerVision might expect. If
the D2D technology is not established in the market place as an improvement over
current, traditional solutions in wireless communications, our business and
financial condition will be adversely affected.
IF PARKERVISION'S PATENTS DO NOT PROVIDE THE ANTICIPATED MARKET PROTECTIONS, ITS
COMPETITIVE POSITION WILL BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED.
ParkerVision has a large number of patents and patent applications relating
to its microelectronic technologies. ParkerVision relies on these to provide
competitive advantage and protect it from theft of its intellectual property.
ParkerVision believes that many of these patents are for entirely new
technologies. If the patents are not issued or issued patents are later shown
not to be as broad as currently believed or otherwise challenged such that some
or all of the protection is lost, ParkerVision will suffer adverse effects from
the loss of competitive advantage and its ability to offer unique products and
technologies. Concomitantly, there would be an adverse impact on its financial
condition and business prospects.
PARKERVISION WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS USE RADIO FREQUENCY TECHNOLOGY SUBJECT TO
REGULATION BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION.
ParkerVision must obtain approvals from the United States Federal
Communications Commission for the regulatory compliance of its products.
ParkerVision also may have to obtain approvals from equivalent foreign
government agencies where its products are sold internationally. The inability
to obtain any required approvals, or a change in current regulation that impacts
issued approvals or the approval process, may have an adverse impact on the
ability of ParkerVision to market its products and on the business prospects of
ParkerVision.
THE PVTV AND CAMERA SYSTEM PRODUCTS COMPETE WITH OTHER PRODUCTS.
The broadcast studio production industry is highly competitive. There are
many other companies that offer products that singly or in combination can
compete directly or indirectly with those of ParkerVision. ParkerVision,
however, believes that no one competing product offers the range of options and
capabilities of the PVTV and ParkerVision camera system products in the tasks
for which these products have been designed. The principal competitors include
Chryon Corporation, Harris Corporation, Pinnacle Systems, Leitch Technology
Corporation , Seachange Corporation, Sony Corporation, and Thompson/Grass
Valley, among others. Each of these companies are well established, have
substantially greater financial and other resources and have established
reputations or success in the development, sale and service of products. They
also have significant advertising budgets that permit them to implement
extensive advertising and promotional campaigns in response to competitors. If
these or other companies improve or change their products or launch significant
marketing efforts in the market segments in which ParkerVision operates,
ParkerVision may lose market share and revenue opportunities.
PARKERVISION EXPECTS COMPETITION IN CONNECTION WITH ITS DIRECT2DATA TECHNOLOGY.
Although the D2D technology of ParkerVision is believed to be a significant
technological advancement, it will face competition from older technological
solutions until the ParkerVision products are more widely acknowledged and
utilized. This technology may also face competition from other emerging
approaches or new technological advances which are under development and have
not yet emerged.
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PARKERVISION OBTAINS CRITICAL COMPONENTS AND MANUFACTURING SERVICES FOR ITS
PRODUCTS FROM VARIOUS SUPPLIERS WHICH PUTS PARKERVISION AT RISK IF THEY DO NOT
FULFILL THE PARKERVISION NEEDS OR INCREASE PRICES THAT CANNOT BE PASSED ON.
Both the video product and wireless divisions of ParkerVision obtain
critical components from various suppliers and manufacturers. Some of these are
single sources. Because ParkerVision depends on outside sources for supplies and
manufacturing of various parts of its products, ParkerVision is at risk that it
may no obtain these components on a timely basis, or at all due to lack of
capacity, parts shortages in the overall marketplace and other fulfillment
obligations of these sources, among other things. If ParkerVision is unable to
obtain its components from the current sources, its business would be disrupted,
and it might have to expend some of its resources to modify its products. In
addition, ParkerVision is at risk for increases in prices imposed by these
sources over which ParkerVision has no control. Any inability of ParkerVision to
obtain components or absorb price increases may have an adverse effect on its
own ability to fulfill orders and on its financial condition.
PARKERVISION IS DEPENDENT ON ACCEPTANCE OF ITS PVTV PRODUCTS IN HIGH PROFILE
MARKETS. IF PVTV PRODUCTS DO NOT SUCCEED IN THESE MARKETS, PARKERVISION'S
REVENUES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED.
The PVTV products have been marketed to a limited number of high profile
potential users. If the products do not meet the expected requirements of these
customers or the market in general, ParkerVision may lose product acceptance and
market share in these and other comparable markets. The loss of these customers
and markets would diminish future marketing opportunities and presence in the
broadcast market segment in which it seeks to be a presence and adversely effect
future revenue development.
PARKERVISION BELIEVES THAT IT WILL RELY IN THE NEAR FUTURE ON KEY BUSINESS
RELATIONSHIPS FOR THE SUCCESSFUL COMMERCIALIZATION OF ITS D2D TECHNOLOGY, WHICH
IF LOST, WILL HAVE AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON ACHIEVING MARKET AWARENESS AND
ACCEPTANCE AND LOSS OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.
To achieve market awareness and acceptance of its D2D technology, as part
of its business strategy, ParkerVision will attempt to enter into a variety of
business relationships with other companies which will incorporate the D2D
technology into their products and/or market products based on D2D technology
through retail or direct marketing channels. Therefore, ParkerVision's
successful commercialization of the D2D technology will depend in part on its
ability to meet its obligations under the contracts in respect of its D2D
technology and related development requirements and the other parties using the
D2D technology as agreed. The failure of the business relationships will limit
the commercialization of the ParkerVision D2D technology which will have an
adverse impact on the business development of the company and its ability to
generate revenues and recover development expenses.
PARKERVISION HAS LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN THE COMMERCIAL DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF
ELECTRONIC CHIPS WHICH MAY RESULT IN PRODUCTION INADEQUACIES, DELAYS AND
REJECTION.
As ParkerVision begins to commercialize its D2D technology, it plans to
have semiconductor companies manufacture some of the electronic chips that
employ its proprietary designs to supply to end users. ParkerVision has limited
experience in the commercial design and the manufacture of these kinds of
electronic chips. If there are design flaws or manufacturing errors resulting
from the inexperience, there may be resulting delays or loss of customer
acceptance of the electronic chips. Either of these may be a breach of supply
agreements or may cause a loss of customer willingness to use ParkerVision
products. These may result in loss of commercialization opportunities as well as
revenues and cause additional, unanticipated expenses with adverse financial
effect.
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PARKERVISION IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON MR. JEFFERY PARKER AS ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER.
Because of Mr. Parker's position in the company and the respect he has
garnered in the industries in which ParkerVision operates and from the
investment community, the loss of the services of Mr. Parker could be seen as an
impediment to the execution of the ParkerVision business plan. If Mr. Parker
were no longer available to the company, investors may experience an adverse
impact on their investment.
PARKERVISION IS DEPENDENT ON HIRING HIGHLY SKILLED EMPLOYEES.
The business of ParkerVision is very specialized in the areas of automated
broadcast and production systems and video camera control systems and wireless
direct conversion technology. Because these areas of business are extremely
specialized, ParkerVision is dependent on having skilled and specialized
employees to conduct its research and development activities, manufacturing,
marketing and support. The inability to obtain these kinds of persons will have
an adverse impact on its business development and may prevent ParkerVision
successfully implementing its current plans.
PARKERVISION FACES INTENSE COMPETITION IN ITS HIRING PROGRAM FOR THE KINDS OF
EMPLOYEES IT REQUIRES.
Because ParkerVision needs highly skilled employees and persons with very
specialized experience, there tends to be relatively few persons available that
meet its requirements. Generally, ParkerVision has experienced a small pool of
persons in the labor markets in which it must seek its employees. Therefore,
when hiring, ParkerVision encounters intense competition from other
telecommunications, electronics and technically orientated companies. To meet
this competition ParkerVision often is required to fashion superior compensation
packages and to develop a working environment conducive to attracting the kinds
of person the company needs. It also has to pay recruiting fees. ParkerVision
may experience an inability to obtain the services of required personnel and a
high cost of labor in some areas. The former may prevent ParkerVision from
implementing its business plan as intended and the latter may result in
additional expense in its operations which may not be recoverable. One or the
other or both may place ParkerVision at an overall disadvantage comparative to
other companies.
THE OUTSTANDING OPTIONS AND WARRANTS MAY EFFECT THE MARKET PRICE AND LIQUIDITY
OF THE COMMON STOCK.
ParkerVision has outstanding options, warrants and purchase options to
purchase 6,750,845 shares of its common stock at June 30, 2003. This represents
about 44% of the common stock outstanding on a fully diluted basis.
Approximately 1% of these securities have exercise prices at less than the
current market price of the common stock. All of the underlying common stock of
these securities is or will be registered for sale by ParkerVision to the option
holder or for public sale by the security holder. The amount of common stock
available for the sales may have an adverse impact on ParkerVision's ability to
raise capital in the public market and may affect the price and liquidity of the
common stock in the public market. In addition, the issuance of these shares of
common stock will have a dilutive effect on the current stockholders' ownership
of ParkerVision.
THE MARKET OF THE PARKERVISION COMMON STOCK HAS FLUCTUATED SIGNIFICANTLY,
SOMETIMES IN A MANNER UNRELATED TO ITS PERFORMANCE.
The market price of the common stock has fluctuated widely in response to
various factors and events. These include:
o the number of shares of common stock being sold and purchased in the
marketplace,
o variations in operating results,
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o rumors of significant events which can circulate quickly in the
marketplace, particularly over the internet, and
o the difference between actual results and the results expected by
investors and analysts.
Since the common stock has been publicly traded, its market price has fluctuated
over a wide range and ParkerVision expects it to continue to do so in the
future. In addition, the stock market had experienced broad price and volume
fluctuations in recent years that have often been unrelated to the operating
performance of companies. These broad market fluctuations also may adversely
affect the market price of the common stock.
PROVISIONS IN THE CERTIFICATE OF THE INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS COULD HAVE
EFFECTS THAT CONFLICT WITH THE INTEREST OF STOCKHOLDERS.
Some provisions in the certificate of incorporation and by-laws of
ParkerVision could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control.
For example, the board of directors has the ability to issue preferred stock
without stockholder approval and there are pre-notification provisions for
director nominations and submissions of proposals from stockholders to a vote by
all the stockholders under the by-laws. Florida law also has anti-takeover
provisions.
USE OF PROCEEDS
All the shares being offered by this prospectus are for the account of the
selling stockholders. ParkerVision will not receive any of the proceeds from the
sale of the shares by the selling stockholders.
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SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
The following table provides certain information about the selling
stockholders' beneficial ownership of our common stock at July 1, 2003. It is
also adjusted to give effect to the sale of all of the shares offered by them
under this prospectus. Unless otherwise indicated, each of the selling
stockholders possesses sole voting and investment power with respect to the
securities shown.
AFTER OFFERING
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NUMBER OF SHARES NUMBER OF
BENEFICIALLY NUMBER OF SHARES
OWNED SHARES TO BE BENEFICIALLY
NAME PRIOR TO OFFERING SOLD OWNED % OF CLASS
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Leucadia National Corp. 1,607,973 639,387 968,586 6.3%
David E. Cumming 20,000 20,000 -0- *
Peter Halmos & Sons, Inc. 250,000 250,000 -0- -0-
Jeffrey L. Parker 3,339,342(1) 247,525 3,091,817(1) 19.1%
Todd Parker 1,090,488(2) 49,505 1,040,933(2) 6.7%
Stacie Wilf 1,053,416(3) 49,505 1,003,911(3) 6.4%
Barbara Parker 414,063 148,515 265,548 1.7%
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* Less than 1.0%.
(1) Includes 2,376,974 shares of common stock held by J-Parker Family Limited
Partnership, 700,000 shares of common stock issuable upon currently
exercisable options and 9,501 shares of common stock owned of record by Mr.
Parker's children over which he disclaims ownership. Excludes 90,000 shares
of common stock issuable upon options that may be exercisable in the
future.
(2) Includes 876,255 shares of common stock held by T-Parker Family Limited
Partnership, 117,500 shares of common stock issuable upon currently
exercisable options and 10,000 shares of common stock owned of record by
Mr. Parker's spouse. Excludes 50,000 shares of common stock issuable upon
options that may be exercisable in the future.
(3) Includes 905,811 shares of common stock held by S-Parker Wilf Family
Partnership, 87,500 shares of common stock issuable upon currently
exercisable options and 10,600 shares owned of record by Ms. Wilf's
children over which she disclaims ownership.
Leucadia National Corporation and David E. Cumming purchased an aggregate
of 659,387 shares of our common stock from us in private placement transactions
on March 26, 2003.
Concurrently with the sale of common stock to Leucadia National Corporation
and Mr. Cumming, Jeffrey L. Parker, Todd Parker, Stacie Wilf and Barbara Parker
purchased an aggregate of 495,050 shares of our common stock in private
placement transactions. Jeffrey L. Parker is our chairman of the board and chief
executive officer; Todd Parker is our president of the video business unit of
ParkerVision and a director and Stacie Wilf is our corporate secretary. Each of
Jeffrey L. Parker, Todd Parker, Stacie Wilf and Barbara Parker are famialially
related.
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On April 28, 2003, we entered into an agreement with Peter Halmos & Sons,
Inc. to conceive and develop new business opportunities for us. In consideration
of the services to be rendered over the three-year term of the agreement, we
issued 250,000 shares of restricted common stock, under the terms of our 2000
Performance Equity Plan. The shares are fully vested, but they are subject to a
sales limitation to a maximum of 83,334 shares in any one year commencing April
1, 2003 either pursuant to this prospectus or an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.
Each agreement under which the selling stockholders purchased or acquired
their shares required us to register the shares for public sale. This prospectus
fulfills that requirement. The registration rights provisions provide that
ParkerVision and the selling stockholders will indemnify each other against
certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933. In
the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, indemnification for these
claims is against public policy, and therefore, it is unenforceable.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The sale or distribution of the common stock may be effected directly to
purchasers by the selling stockholders or by any donee, pledgee or transferee as
principals or through one or more underwriters, brokers, dealers or agents from
time to time in one or more public or private transactions, including:
o block trades;
o on any exchange or in the over-the-counter market;
o in transactions otherwise than on an exchange or in the
over-the-counter market;
o through the writing of put or call options relating to the common
stock;
o the short sales of the common stock;
o through the lending of such common stock;
o through the distribution of the common stock by any selling
stockholder to its partners, members or shareholders; or
o through a combination of any of the above.
Any of these transactions may be effected:
o at market prices prevailing at the time of sale;
o at prices related to such prevailing market prices;
o at varying prices determined at the time of sale; or
o at negotiated or fixed prices.
If the selling stockholders effect transactions to or through underwriters,
brokers, dealers or agents, these underwriters, brokers, dealers or agents may
receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from
the selling stockholders or purchasers. These discounts may be in excess of
those customary for the types of transactions involved.
The selling stockholders and any brokers, dealers or agents that
participate in the distribution of the common stock may be deemed to be
underwriters. Any profit on the sale of common stock by them and any discounts,
concessions or commissions received by any of the underwriters, brokers, dealers
or agents may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the
Securities Act.
Under the securities laws of some states, the common stock may be sold in
these states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In
addition, in some states, the common stock may not be sold unless the common
stock has been registered or qualified for sale in the state or an exemption
from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.
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Selling stockholders may also resell all or a portion of the common stock
in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
In these cases, they must meet the criteria and conform to the requirements of
that rule.
We will pay all of the costs, expenses and fees incident to the
registration of the common stock. The selling stockholders will pay the costs,
expenses and fees incident to the offer and sale of the common stock to the
public, including commissions, fees and discounts of underwriters, brokers,
dealers and agents. We have agreed to indemnify the selling stockholders against
certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. We will not
receive any of the proceeds from the sale of any of the securities by the
selling stockholders.
LEGAL MATTERS
The legality of the common stock offered by this prospectus has been passed
upon by Graubard Miller.
EXPERTS
The financial statements incorporated in this Registration Statement by
reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2002, have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent certified public accountants, given on
the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other
information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our SEC filings are
available to the public over the Internet at the SEC's web site at
http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file at the SEC's
public reference room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please
call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information about the public
reference room.
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the information we file with
it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring
you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an
important part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the
SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. This prospectus
incorporates by reference our documents listed below and any future filings we
make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, until all of the securities are sold. o Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002; o Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2003; o Proxy
Statement dated May 1, 2003, as amended, to be used in connection with the
annual meeting of shareholders on June 26, 2003; and o Form 8-A declared
effective on November 30, 1993, registering our common stock, under Section
12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Potential investors may obtain a copy of any of our SEC filings, excluding
exhibits, without charge by written or oral request directed to ParkerVision,
Inc., Attention: Investor Relations, 8493 Baymeadows Way, Jacksonville, Florida
32256.