DATATRAK International, Inc. S-3/A
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filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2007
Registration No. 333-142126
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under The Securities Act Of 1933
DATATRAK International, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Ohio
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
34-1685364
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
6150 Parkland Boulevard
Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124
(440) 443-0082
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrants Principal Executive Offices)
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Jeffrey A. Green
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Thomas F. McKee, Esq. |
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP |
DATATRAK International, Inc.
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1400 McDonald Investment Center |
6150 Parkland Boulevard
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Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124
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Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2688 |
(440) 443-0082
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(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after
the effective date of this registration statement.
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interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. o
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The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be
necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which
specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in
accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the
registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange
Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE MAY NOT SELL THESE
SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS
EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND WE ARE NOT SOLICITING AN
OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.
SUBJECT
TO COMPLETION DATED MAY 14, 2007
PROSPECTUS
DATATRAK International, Inc.
2,412,388 Common Shares
The
selling shareholders identified on page 8 are offering 2,412,388 of our common
shares. Of these 2,412,388 common shares, 1,986,322 common shares were acquired by certain selling
shareholders pursuant to the securities purchase agreement, dated as of March 16, 2007 (the
Purchase Agreement), among us and certain selling shareholders.
In addition, 297,948 common shares may be acquired at $6.00 per share upon the exercise of
warrants issued to certain selling shareholders and 29,795 common shares that may be acquired at
$6.00 per share upon the exercise of warrants issued to the placement agents, both as a result of
the consummation of the Purchase Agreement. At the request of the
selling shareholders, the Company is
also registering common shares equal to 130% of all the common shares issuable upon exercise of
the warrants. Accordingly, this prospectus covers an additional 98,323 common shares. We will not
receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the common shares by the selling shareholders.
Our
common shares trade on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol
DATA. On May 11,
2007, the closing price of our common shares on The NASDAQ Capital
Market was $5.13.
The selling shareholders may sell the common shares from time to time through public or
private transactions, on or off The NASDAQ Capital Market, at prevailing prices or at privately
negotiated prices.
Investing in our common shares involves risks. See Risk Factors beginning on page 2.
NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS
APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR
COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
The
date of this prospectus is May , 2007.
SUMMARY
This summary highlights information contained in this prospectus. This summary is not
complete and does not contain all the information that you should consider before investing in our
common shares. You should read the entire prospectus carefully.
DATATRAK International, Inc.
We are a technology and services company focused on providing a platform of software
applications to the global clinical trials industry. Our customers use our software to collect,
review, transmit and store clinical trial data electronically. The existence of a multicomponent
suite of applications in this industry is commonly referred to as an eClinical offering. Our
customers are companies in the clinical pharmaceutical, biotechnology, contract research
organization, and medical device industries. Our services assist these companies in accelerating
the completion of clinical trials more efficiently and safely by providing improved data quality
and real time access to information on a global scale.
Our principal executive offices are located at 6150 Parkland Boulevard, Mayfield Heights, Ohio
44124. Our telephone number is (440) 443-0082.
The Offering
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Securities Offered
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DATATRAK common shares that were acquired by
certain selling shareholders pursuant to the
securities purchase agreement, dated as of March
16, 2007 (the Purchase Agreement), among us and
certain selling shareholders, as well as common
shares that may be acquired upon the exercise of
warrants issued to certain selling shareholders
and the placement agents, both as a result of the
consummation of the Purchase Agreement. |
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Number of Securities
Offered
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The selling shareholders are offering 2,314,065 of
our common shares. Of these 2,314,065 common
shares, 1,986,322 common shares were acquired by
certain selling shareholders pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement. In addition, 297,948 common
shares may be acquired at $6.00 per share upon the
exercise of warrants issued to certain selling
shareholders and 29,795 common shares may be
acquired at $6.00 per share upon the exercise of
warrants issued to the placement agents, both as a
result of the consummation of the Purchase
Agreement. At the request of the selling shareholders,
the Company is also registering common shares
equal to 130% of all the common shares issuable
upon exercise of the warrants. Accordingly, this
prospectus covers an additional 98,323 common
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NASDAQ Ticker Symbol
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Use of Proceeds
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All of the common shares offered under this
prospectus are being sold by the selling
shareholders. We will not receive any of the
proceeds from the sale of these common shares. |
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Risk Factors
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You should carefully read and consider, in
addition to the matters set forth elsewhere in
this prospectus and contained in the registration
statement we have filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the information in the Risk
Factors section beginning on page 2. |
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RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the following risk factors and other information before deciding
to invest in our common shares.
We have a limited operating history and recorded a loss in 2006.
We began providing electronic data capture (EDC) services in 1997 and have a limited
operating history upon which our performance may be evaluated. Although we were profitable in 2004
and 2005, we had previously recognized operating losses in each year since 1997, and again recorded
a loss in 2006. Our cumulative operating loss since 1997 from EDC operations totaled $40,810,000 at
December 31, 2006. Any number of factors, including, but not limited to, termination or delays in
contracts, inability to grow and convert backlog into revenue or being unable to quickly reduce
costs if required, could cause us to record losses in future periods.
If we do not continue to enhance our software, we may not be able to meet the evolving needs of our
customers.
Although our proprietary software solutions have been used in clinical trials, continued
enhancement is necessary to provide additional functions and services to meet the ever-changing
needs and expectations of our customers. To date we have had limited EDC revenue from which to
support the costs of this continued software enhancement. Our potential future revenue may not be
sufficient to absorb corporate overhead and other fixed operating costs that will be necessary for
our future success.
Our quarterly results fluctuate significantly.
We are subject to significant fluctuations in quarterly results caused by many factors, including
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the size and duration of the clinical trials in which we participate, and |
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the timing of clinical trial sponsor decisions to conduct new clinical
trials or cancel or delay ongoing trials. |
Our expense levels are based in part on our expectations as to future revenue and, to a
certain extent, are fixed. We cannot make assurances as to our revenues in any given period, and
we may be unable to adjust expenses in a timely manner to compensate for any unexpected revenue
shortfall. As a result of our relatively small revenue base, any significant shortfall in revenue
recognized during a particular period could have an immediate adverse effect on our income from
operations and financial condition. Volatility in our quarterly results may adversely affect the
market price of our common shares.
Our business strategies are unproven and we are in an early stage of development.
Our efforts to establish a standardized EDC process for collection and management of clinical
research data represent a significant departure from the traditional clinical research practices of
clinical trial sponsors. The long-term viability of our business remains unproven. Our strategy may
not gain acceptance among sponsors of clinical research, research sites or investigators. Our
prospects must be considered in light of the risks, expenses and difficulties frequently
encountered by companies in their early stages of development, particularly companies in new and
rapidly evolving markets.
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We may lose revenue if we experience delays in clinical trials or if we lose contracts.
Although our contracts provide that we are entitled to receive revenue earned through the date
of termination, our customers generally are free to delay or terminate a clinical trial or our
contract related to the trial at any time. The length of a typical clinical trial contract varies
from several months to several years. Clinical trial sponsors may delay or terminate clinical
trials for several reasons, including
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decisions by the sponsor to de-emphasize or terminate a particular trial or drug. |
We may lose revenues if a clinical trial sponsor decides to delay or terminate a trial in which we
participate.
We may lose future revenue if our major customers decrease their research and development
expenditures, or if we lose any of our major customers.
Our primary customers are companies in the pharmaceutical industry. Our business is
substantially dependent on the research and development expenditures of companies in this industry.
The extent to which we rely on revenue from one customer varies from period to period, depending
upon, among other things, our ability to generate new business and the timing and size of clinical
trials. In light of our small revenue base, we are more dependent on major customers than many of
the larger participants in the EDC industry. During 2006, one customer accounted for 44% of our
total revenue for the year. Our operations could be materially and adversely affected by, among
other things,
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any economic downturn or consolidations in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries, |
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a change in the regulatory environment in which companies in these industries operate. |
Changes in government regulations relating to the health care industry could have a material
adverse effect on the demand for our services.
Demand for our services is largely a function of the regulatory requirements associated with
the approval of a New Drug Application by the United States Food and Drug Administration (the
FDA). In recent years, efforts have been made to streamline the drug approval process and
coordinate U.S. standards with those of other developed countries. Changes in the level of
regulation, including a relaxation in regulatory requirements or the introduction of simplified
drug approval procedures could reduce the demand for our services. Several competing proposals to
reform the system of health care delivery in the United States have been considered by Congress
from time to time. To date, none of these proposals have been adopted.
The FDAs guidelines and rules related to the use of computerized systems in clinical trials
are still in the early stages of development. Our software may not continue to comply with these
guidelines and rules as they develop, and corresponding changes to our product may be required. Any
release of FDA guidance that is significantly inconsistent with the design of our software may
cause us to incur substantial costs to remain in compliance with FDA guidance and regulations.
We may not be able to capture or establish the market presence necessary to compete in the EDC
market.
The EDC market, which is still developing and must compete with the traditional paper method
of collecting clinical trial data, is highly fragmented. The major competitors in the EDC market
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Our current and potential future competitors have, or may have, substantially greater
resources, greater name recognition and more extensive customer bases that could be leveraged,
thereby gaining market share or product acceptance to our detriment. We may not be able to capture
or establish the market presence necessary to effectively compete in this emerging sector of the
clinical research industry.
We may be subject to liability for potential breaches of contracts or losses relating to the
unauthorized release of clinical trial data.
Our services are supported by telecommunications equipment, software, operating protocols and
proprietary applications for high-speed transmission of large quantities of data among multiple
locations. In addition, clinical pharmaceutical and medical device research requires the review and
handling of large amounts of patient data. Potential liability may arise from a breach of contract
or a loss of or unauthorized release of clinical trial data. If we were forced to undertake the
defense of, or were found financially responsible for, claims based upon these types of losses, our
financial resources could be diminished. We maintain a $5,000,000 errors and omissions professional
liability insurance policy to cover claims that may be brought against us. This coverage may not be
adequate, and insurance may not continue to be available to us, in the future.
Our competitive position and business may be adversely affected if we are unable to protect our
intellectual property rights or infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others.
Intellectual property rights, including patent rights, are significant to our ongoing
operations and future opportunities. Our success will depend, in part, on our ability to secure our
own intellectual property rights (e.g., patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets), obtain
licenses to technology owned by third parties when necessary, and conduct our business without
infringing on the proprietary rights of others. There can be no assurance, however, that our
proprietary rights will provide us significant protection or commercial advantage or that measures
taken to protect our confidential information will adequately prevent the disclosure or misuse of
such confidential information. In addition, there can be no assurance that, in the future, a third
party will not assert that we are violating their proprietary rights, including that our
technologies, products or services infringe their patents. In that event, we could incur
substantial costs and diversion of the time and attention of management and technical personnel in
defending ourselves against any such claims. Any meritorious claim of intellectual property
infringement against us could have a material adverse effect on our competitive position and
business.
On July 17, 2006, Datasci, LLC (Datasci) filed a complaint against the Company, ClickFind,
Inc. (ClickFind) and CF Merger Sub, Inc. (Merger Sub) (Civil Docket No. 8:06-cv-01820-MJG,
United States District Court, District of Maryland) alleging infringement of United States Patent
No. 6,496,827 (the Datasci claim). On February 13, 2006, we acquired ClickFind pursuant to a merger agreement between the Company, ClickFind and Merger Sub, a
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Datasci seeks injunctive relief and money damages in an
unspecified amount. We believe Datascis claims are without merit and intend to defend this matter
vigorously. On August 14, 2006, we filed an answer and counterclaim denying infringement of the
patent in suit, asserting numerous affirmative defenses and counterclaiming for a declaratory
judgment of non-infringement and invalidity of the patent. Because the litigation is in a
preliminary stage, we cannot assess the likelihood of an adverse outcome or determine whether
potential damages, if any, could have a material adverse impact on the Companys results of
operations in a future period or the Companys financial position or liquidity.
We may not be able to successfully integrate and profitably manage our acquired business and our
new software offering without substantial costs, delays or other problems. Acquisitions also may
involve a number of special risks some or all of which could have a material adverse effect on our
business, results of operations and financial condition. Examples of special risks relating to
acquisitions include:
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We will incur increased costs associated with the integration of our new product suite.
All clinical trials currently being performed with DATATRAK EDC® will continue through
conclusion with that product suite. At this time, it is anticipated that the DATATRAK EDC® platform
will be utilized in these, and perhaps some new, clinical trials until the end of 2009. As such, we
will provide two different architectures for the use of technology in clinical trials until current
trials, and perhaps future trials, using the previous platform are finished. We will incur
additional costs by continuing to support and provide, as needed, appropriate service packs for the
maintenance of DATATRAK EDC® as well as supporting and providing appropriate service packs for the
maintenance of DATATRAK eClinical. We will also incur additional costs to integrate the DATATRAK
eClinical product into our current operating systems. Furthermore, our two product offerings will
run on parallel systems, as such we will incur additional costs of maintaining two parallel
production systems.
We have Anti-takeover Provisions and Preferred Share Purchase Rights.
Our Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws contain provisions that may discourage a third party
from acquiring, or attempting to acquire us. These provisions could limit the price that certain
investors might be willing to pay for our common shares. In addition preferred shares of our common
shares can be issued by our Board of Directors, without shareholder approval, whether under our
shareholder rights plan or for other uses determined by the Board. The issuance of preferred shares
may adversely affect the rights of common shareholders, the market price of our common shares and
may make it more difficult for a third party to acquire a majority of our outstanding common
shares. At the present time, we do not plan to issue any preferred shares.
The price of our common shares could be adversely affected by the dilution caused by the sale of
the common shares issued to certain of the selling shareholders.
In March 2007, we sold 1,986,322 of our common shares to certain selling shareholders at a
price of $4.75 per share, issued warrants to purchase an additional 297,948 common shares at $6.00
per share to those selling shareholders and issued warrants to purchase 29,795 common shares at $6.00 per share to the
placement agents, all as a result of the consummation of the securities purchase agreement, dated
as of March 16, 2007 (the Purchase Agreement).
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2,314,065 common shares represent, assuming issuance of 327,743 common
shares underlying the warrants, 19.99% of our outstanding common shares. Sales of a substantial number of these common
shares in the public market could depress the market price of our common shares. The perceived
risk resulting from the sale of these common shares could cause some of our shareholders to sell
their common shares, thus causing the price of our common shares to further decline. In addition,
the downward pressure on the price of our common shares could cause some of our shareholders to
engage in short sales of our common shares, which may cause the price of our common shares to
decline even further.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus, and the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus, contains
forward-looking statements, within the meaning of federal securities laws, about our financial
condition, results of operations and business. You can find many of these statements by looking
for words like expects, anticipates, intends, plans, believes and estimates or similar
expressions used in this prospectus. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous
assumptions and risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results or performance to be
materially different from any future results or performance expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include those identified under the
heading Risk Factors in this
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prospectus. These factors include, but are not limited to, the ability of the Company to
continue to enhance its software products to meet customer and market needs; fluctuations in the
Companys quarterly results; the viability of the Companys business strategy and its early stage
of development; the timing of clinical trial sponsor decisions to conduct new clinical trials or
cancel or delay ongoing trials; the Companys dependence on major customers; government regulation
associated with clinical trials and the approval of new drugs; the ability of the Company to
compete in the emerging EDC market; losses that potentially could be incurred from breaches of
contracts or loss of customer data; the inability to protect intellectual property rights or the
infringement upon others intellectual property rights; the Companys success in integrating its acquisitions operations into its own operations and the costs associated with maintaining
and/or developing two product suites; and general economic conditions such as the rate of
employment, inflation, interest rates and the condition of capital markets. This list of factors is
not all inclusive. In addition, the Companys success depends on the outcome of various strategic
initiatives it has undertaken, all of which are based on assumptions made by the Company concerning
trends in the clinical research market and the health care industry.
Because these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, we caution
you not to place undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as to the date of this
prospectus. We do not undertake any responsibility to review or confirm analysts expectations or
estimates or to release publicly any revisions to these forward-looking statements to take into
account events or circumstances that occur after the date of this prospectus. We may note
additional factors elsewhere in this prospectus and in any documents incorporated by reference into
this prospectus. In addition, we do not undertake any responsibility to update you on the
occurrence of unanticipated events which may cause actual results to differ from those expressed or
implied by these forward-looking statements.
THE COMPANY
We are a technology and services company focused on providing a platform of software
applications to the global clinical trials industry. Our customers use our software to collect,
review, transmit and store clinical trial data electronically. The existence of a multicomponent
suite of applications in this industry is commonly referred to as an eClinical offering. Our
customers are companies in the clinical pharmaceutical, biotechnology, contract research
organization, and medical device industries. Our services assist these companies in accelerating
the completion of clinical trials more efficiently and safely by providing improved data quality
and real time access to information on a global scale.
We currently operate in one business segment as an Application Service Provider (ASP)
providing electronic clinical trials technology often referred to as electronic data capture
(EDC) to the clinical trials industry. Since we began our current operations in 1997, we have
devoted the majority of our efforts to developing and improving our platform offerings and
establishing the market presence necessary to compete in this evolving sector. DATATRAKs mission
is to provide clinical research data to sponsors of clinical trials faster and more efficiently
than other forms of information-processing.
At this time, the Company has two distinct software offerings. The first offering is a
legacy-based point solution known as DATATRAK EDC®. This software product has provided electronic
solutions for the global clinical trials industry since 1993. It was acquired by DATATRAK in
January of 1998 from the German Division of Electronic Data Systems. This product served as the
primary offering of the Company from 1998 through February 13, 2006. This legacy-based product will
be providing electronic data collection services until ongoing clinical trials that it services
come to completion at the end of 2009.
On February 13, 2006, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of ClickFind, a
company focused on the application of a unified technology platform for clinical trials, located in
Bryan, Texas, for a total negotiated aggregate purchase price of $18,000,000, less approximately
$328,000 in certain transaction expenses and certain indebtedness of ClickFind. A component of the
purchase price was paid with our common shares, priced at $9.25 per share, as determined by the
terms of the acquisition agreement. The acquisition was recorded as a purchase, and as such, for
the purpose of recording the acquisition, the value of the common shares used in the acquisition
were valued at $7.66 per share, based on the average closing price per share of our common shares
for the five business day period from February 9 through February 15, 2006.
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All clinical trials currently being performed with DATATRAK EDC® will continue through
conclusion with that product suite. At this time, it is anticipated that the DATATRAK EDC® platform
will be utilized in these, and perhaps some new, clinical trials until the end of 2009. As such, we
will provide two different architectures for the use of technology in clinical trials until current
trials, and perhaps future trials, using the previous platform are completed. We will continue to
support and provide, as needed, appropriate service packs for the maintenance of DATATRAK EDC®.
However, no extensive, future development efforts are planned for DATATRAK EDC®, and following the
conclusion of all clinical trials using DATATRAK EDC®, that product suite will be discontinued.
DATATRAK will focus its future development efforts on the continuous enhancement of its core
product platform the DATATRAK eClinicalTM software suite.
Our DATATRAK eClinicalTM software suite provides the following
capabilities: EDC, interactive voice response systems (via phone or internet), medical coding,
web-based randomization, clinical trial management system, clinical data management system, drug
inventory management, digitized electrocardiograms, image collection, viewing and storing
capabilities, electronic patient recorded outcomes, and workgroup collaboration capabilities. In
comparison to the legacy product, DATATRAK EDC®, several of these new
capabilities will represent additional revenue opportunities for the Company as the DATATRAK
eClinicalTM product offering matures.
Our software products have successfully supported hundreds of international clinical trials
involving thousands of patients in 59 countries. DATATRAK products have been utilized in some
aspect of the clinical development of 16 separate drugs that have received regulatory approval from
either the FDA or counterpart European regulatory bodies.
We were incorporated under the laws of the state of Ohio in July 1991. Our principal
executive offices are located at 6150 Parkland Boulevard, Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124. Our
telephone number at that address is (440) 443-0082. We also have offices in Bonn, Germany, and
Bryan, Texas.
USE OF PROCEEDS
All of the common shares offered under this prospectus are being sold by the selling
shareholders. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of these common shares.
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THE SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
The following table contains information with respect to the number of our common shares owned
or issuable upon the exercise of warrants owned by each of the selling shareholders as of April 11,
2007. None of the selling shareholders has, or had, any position, office or other material
relationship with us or any of our affiliates beyond their investment in or receipt of our
securities, except for Robert W. Baird & Co. and Roth Capital Investments, the placement agents, as
described in footnotes 11 and 12 below.
We have filed with the Commission a registration statement, of which this prospectus is a
part, with respect to the resale of our common shares from time to time, under Rule 415 under the
Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act), in the over-the-counter market, in privately
negotiated transactions, in underwritten offerings or by a combination of these methods for sale.
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, we have agreed to keep this registration statement effective
until the earliest of (i) the second anniversary of the effective date of this registration
statement, or (ii) the date on which all of the common shares purchased under the Purchase
Agreement, and all of the common shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants issued pursuant to
Purchase Agreement have either (a) become eligible for resale under Rule 144(k) under the
Securities Act or (b) have been sold.
The following table is prepared based on information supplied to us by the selling
shareholders. Although we have assumed for purposes of the table below that the selling
shareholders will sell all of the shares offered by this prospectus, because the selling
shareholders may offer from time to time all or some of their shares covered under this prospectus,
or in another permitted manner, no assurances can be given as to the actual number of shares that
will be resold by the selling shareholders or that will be held by the selling shareholders after
completion of the resales. In addition, the selling shareholders may have sold, transferred or
otherwise disposed of the common shares or the warrants in transactions exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act since the date the selling shareholders provided
the information regarding their securities holdings. Information concerning the selling
shareholders may change from time to time and changed information will be presented in a supplement
to this prospectus if and when necessary and required. Except as described above, there are
currently no agreements, arrangements or understandings with respect to the resale of any of the
shares covered by this prospectus.
Under the terms of the warrants, a selling shareholder may not exercise the warrants, to the
extent such exercise would cause such selling shareholder, together with its affiliates, to
beneficially own a number of common shares which would exceed 4.99% of our then outstanding common
shares following such exercise, excluding for purposes of such determination common shares issuable
upon exercise of the warrants which have not been exercised. The number of shares in the second
column does not reflect this limitation. The selling shareholders may sell all, some or none of
their shares in this offering. See Plan of Distribution.
Also, as discussed in further detail in footnote 13 below, the
prospectus covers the resale of 130% of the number of common shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants issued as a result of the consummation of the Purchase Agreement.
The common shares offered by this prospectus may be offered from time to time by the persons
or entities named below:
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Offered (2) |
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Number |
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Warrants |
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Percent |
Bodri Capital Fund, LP (4) |
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53,167 |
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2,640 |
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0.41 |
% |
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16,180 |
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39,627 |
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0.29 |
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Bodri Capital Offshore Fund, Ltd. (4) |
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83,182 |
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4,118 |
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0.64 |
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25,238 |
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62,062 |
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0.46 |
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Diker M&S Cap Master, Ltd. (9) |
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108,550 |
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21,168 |
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0.95 |
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129,718 |
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Diker Micro and Small Cap Fund, LP
(9) |
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103,310 |
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20,146 |
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0.91 |
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123,456 |
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Diker Micro Value Fund, LP (9) |
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470,219 |
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19,448 |
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3.61 |
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119,183 |
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370,484 |
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2.73 |
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Diker Micro Value QP Fund, LP (9) |
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575,255 |
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26,988 |
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4.43 |
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165,394 |
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436,850 |
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3.22 |
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Harbour Holdings Ltd. (6) |
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88,700 |
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17,297 |
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0.78 |
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105,997 |
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Morgan Stanley RCL Equity Long/Short
Fund, L.P.(7) |
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226,300 |
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19,500 |
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1.81 |
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119,500 |
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126,300 |
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0.93 |
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Peliades Investment Partners R LP (5) |
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279,536 |
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24,499 |
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150,135 |
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153,900 |
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1.13 |
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Potomac Capital International Ltd.
(5) |
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270,967 |
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23,745 |
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2.17 |
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145,512 |
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149,200 |
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Potomac Capital Partners, LP (5) |
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395,870 |
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34,632 |
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3.17 |
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212,229 |
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218,273 |
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1.61 |
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Robert W. Baird & Co. (11) |
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30,987 |
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30,987 |
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Roth Capital Partners, LLC (12) |
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7,745 |
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7,745 |
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Select Contrarian Value Partners (10) |
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386,136 |
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86,546 |
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3.46 |
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461,432 |
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11,250 |
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SF Capital Partners Ltd. (8) |
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261,322 |
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50,957 |
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2.29 |
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312,279 |
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Skyland Quest LLC (6) |
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48,400 |
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2,613 |
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35,000 |
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Skylands Special Investment II LLC
(6) |
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6,000 |
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1,170 |
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7,170 |
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Skylands Special Investment LLC (6) |
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41,900 |
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8,171 |
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50,071 |
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Spectrum Galaxy Fund LTD. RE Kaizen
Fundamental Value Fund (10) |
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13,864 |
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2,704 |
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0.12 |
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16,568 |
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The Catfish Fund, L.P. (4) |
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674,185 |
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32,241 |
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5.2 |
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197,581 |
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508,845 |
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The number of common shares underlying each selling shareholders warrants is based on
the estimated number of our common shares issuable to the selling shareholder upon exercise of such
warrants (assuming for purposes of such calculation, that the warrants were exercised in full
without regard to any limitations on exercise set forth therein). |
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Includes common shares issuable upon exercise of warrants based on the estimated number
of our common shares issuable to each selling shareholder upon exercise of such shareholders
warrants (assuming for purposes of such calculation, that the warrants were exercised in full
without regard to any limitations on exercise set forth therein). |
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Assumes all of the registered common shares are sold including common shares issuable upon
exercise of warrants based on the estimated number of our common shares issuable to each
selling shareholder upon exercise of such shareholders warrants (assuming for purposes of such
calculation, that the warrants were exercised in full without regard to any limitations on exercise
set forth therein).
Also assumes that the selling shareholders acquire no additional common shares before the
completion of this offering. |
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Mr. Neal Jacobs and Mr. Jerome Debs, II are managers of each of The Catfish Fund, L.P., Bodri
Capital Fund, LP, and Bodri Capital Offshore Fund, Ltd. Accordingly, Mr. Jacobs and Mr. Debs
exercise voting and/or dispositive power over the securities held by The Catfish Fund, L.P., Bodri
Capital Fund, LP, and Bodri Capital Offshore Fund, Ltd. |
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Mr. Paul J. Solit is the President and sole owner of
Potomac Capital Management Inc. which is the
investment advisor of each of Potomac Capital Partners LP, Potomac Capital International Ltd., and
Pleiades Investment Partners-RLP. Accordingly, Mr. Solit exercises voting and or dispositive power
over the securities held by Potomac Capital Partners LP, Potomac Capital International Ltd., and
Pleiades Investment Partners-RLP. |
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Skylands Capital, LLC is the Manager and Investment Advisor of Skylands Special Investment
LLC, Skylands Quest LLC, Skylands Special Investment II LLC and Harbour Holdings Ltd. Mr. Charles A. Paquelet is the
President and Manager of Skylands Capital, LLC. Skylands Capital, LLC has investment discretion
and voting power for all common shares. |
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ARS US SMC GP Inc. is the general partner of Morgan Stanley RCL Equity Long/Short Fund LP.
ARS US SMC GP Inc. has voting and dispositive power over the securities held by the fund. ARS US
SMC GP Inc. is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley & Co. is the
General Partner of Morgan Stanley RCL Equity Long/Short Fund L.P. Both Morgan Stanley & Co. and MS
& Co. are registered broker-dealers. |
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Michael A. Roth and Brian J. Stark have voting and investment control over securities owned by
SF Capital Partners Ltd., but Messrs. Roth and Stark disclaim beneficial ownership of such
securities. |
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Diker Management, LLC is the general partner or manager of these funds. Mark Diker is the
managing member of Diker Management, LLC. As a result of these relationships, Diker Management,
LLC and Mr. Diker may be deemed to hold an indirect beneficial interest in the common shares held
by these funds. |
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Kaizen Management, LP is the general partner of Select Contrarian Value Partners. David
Berry is the manager of Kaizen Capital, LLC, which is the general partner of Kaizen Management,
LP and Mr. Berry may be deemed to hold an indirect beneficial interest in the common shares held
by of Select Contrarian Value Partners, L.P. Kaizen Management, LP is also the sole investment
manager to Kaizen Fundamental Value Fund, which is incorporated under the laws of the British
Virgin Islands. |
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Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, the lead placement agent for the March 19, 2007 private
placement described above, received fees totaling $490,622.00, expense reimbursement of $25,000.00
and a warrant to purchase 23,836 common shares at the exercise price of $6.00 per common share for
acting as the lead placement agent in connection with the sale of securities under the securities
purchase agreement. The warrant issued to the lead placement agent is currently exercisable for a five-year period from the
date of issuance. Mr. Nick Zarcone, Chief Operating Officer of Robert W. Baird & Co. exercises
voting control over the securities. |
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Roth Capital Partners, LLC, the co-placement agent for the March 19, 2007 private placement
described above, received fees totaling $122,655.39 and a
warrant to purchase 5,958 common shares at the exercise price of $6.00 per
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common share for acting as the co-placement agent in connection with the sale of securities under
the securities purchase agreement. The warrant issued to the lead placement agent is currently
exercisable for a five-year period from the date of issuance. Mr. Byron Roth and Mr. Gordon Roth
exercise voting control over the securities. |
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The number of common shares includes an aggregate of 98,323 common shares that the selling shareholders asked the Company to register to address potential adjustments to the number of common shares issued under the warrants
under certain circumstances. No such adjustments are currently contemplated, and, in any event,
no such adjustments will be made without further action by the Company's board of directors and the approval of the Companys shareholders prior to such
issuance if such an adjustment would result in the issuance of an amount of common shares that,
when added to the common shares and the common shares underlining the warrants identified above, exceeds 19.99% of the common shares outstanding. |
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We are registering the shares offered by this prospectus on behalf of the selling
shareholders. The selling shareholders, which as used herein includes donees, pledgees, transferees
or other successors-in-interest selling shares or interests in shares received after the date of
this prospectus from a selling shareholder as a gift, pledge, partnership distribution or other
transfer, may, from time to time, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of their shares
or interests in shares on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are
traded or in private transactions. These dispositions may be at fixed prices, at prevailing market
prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market price, at varying prices
determined at the time of sale, at negotiated prices, or other legally available means. To the
extent any of the selling shareholders gift, pledge or otherwise transfer the shares offered
hereby, such transferees may offer and sell the shares from time to time under this prospectus,
provided that this prospectus has been amended under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision
of the Securities Act to include the name of such transferee in the list of selling shareholders
under this prospectus. The selling shareholders may sell all or a portion of the common shares
beneficially owned by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more
underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the common shares are sold through underwriters or
broker-dealers, the selling shareholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or
commissions or agents commissions.
The selling shareholders may use any one or more of the following methods when disposing of
shares or interests therein:
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in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market, |
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through the writing of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise, |
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ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers, |
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block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as
agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate
the transaction, |
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purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account, |
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an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange, |
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through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions,
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broker-dealers may agree with the selling shareholders to sell a specified
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any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
The selling shareholders may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest in some
or all of the common shares owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured
obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the common shares, from time to
time, under this prospectus, or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other
applicable provision of the Securities Act amending the list of selling shareholders to include the
pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling shareholders under this prospectus.
The selling shareholders also may transfer and donate the common shares in other circumstances in
which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling
beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
In connection with the sale of our common shares or interests therein, the selling
shareholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial
institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the common share in the course of hedging
the positions they assume. The selling shareholders may also sell our common shares short and
deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the common shares to
broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The selling shareholders may also enter into
option, loans, pledges or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or
the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer
or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such
broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as
supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
The aggregate proceeds to the selling shareholders from the sale of the common shares offered
by them will be the purchase price of the common shares less discounts or commissions, if any. Each
of the selling shareholders reserves the right to accept and, together with their agents from time
to time, to reject, in whole or in part, any proposed purchase of common shares to be made directly
or through agents. We will not receive any of the proceeds from this offering. Upon any exercise of
the warrants by payment of cash, however, we will receive the exercise price of the warrants. We
will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the common shares.
The selling shareholders also may resell all or a portion of the shares in open market
transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, provided that they meet
the criteria and conform to the requirements of that rule.
The selling shareholders might be, and any broker-dealers that act in connection with the sale
of securities will be, deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the
Securities Act, and any commissions received by such broker-dealers and any profit on the resale of
the securities sold by them while acting as principals will be deemed to be underwriting discounts
or commissions under the Securities Act.
To the extent required, the shares of our common shares to be sold, the names of the selling
shareholders, the respective purchase prices and public offering prices, the names of any agents,
dealer or underwriter, any applicable commissions or discounts with respect to a particular offer
and other material facts to the transaction ,will be set forth in an accompanying prospectus
supplement or, if appropriate, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement that
includes this prospectus.
In order to comply with the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the common shares
may be sold in these jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In
addition, in some states the common shares may not be sold unless it has been registered or
qualified for sale or an exemption from registration or qualification requirements is available and
is complied with.
There can be no assurance that any selling shareholder will sell any or all of the common
shares registered pursuant to the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.
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We have advised the selling shareholders that the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M
under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of shares in the market and to the activities of the
selling shareholders and their affiliates. Regulation Ms prohibition on purchases may include
purchases to cover short positions by the selling shareholders, and a selling shareholders failure
to cover a short position at a lenders request and subsequent purchases by the lender in the open
market of shares to cover such short positions, may be deemed to constitute an inducement to buy
shares, which is prohibited by Regulation M. In addition, each selling shareholder will be subject
to other applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the associated rules and regulations
thereunder.
We will make copies of this prospectus (as it may be supplemented or amended from time to
time) available to the selling shareholders for the purpose of satisfying the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act. The selling shareholders may indemnify any broker-dealer that
participates in transactions involving the sale of the shares against certain liabilities,
including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
We have advised the selling shareholders that if a particular offer of shares is to be made on
terms constituting a material change from the information described under a final prospectus, then,
to the extent required, a supplement to the final prospectus must be distributed setting forth the
terms and related information as required. If such supplement to the final prospectus is required,
each selling shareholder has represented and warranted to the Company, that such shareholder will
discontinue disposition of shares under the final prospectus until the time at which the
shareholder will receive a supplement to the final prospectus or the Company advises the selling
shareholders that the use of the final prospectus may be resumed.
We will pay all expenses of the registration of the common shares pursuant to the registration
rights agreement, estimated to be $35,000.00 in total, including, without limitation, Securities
and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or blue sky
laws; provided, however, that a selling shareholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling
commissions, if any. We have agreed to indemnify the selling shareholders, subject to certain
exceptions, against certain liabilities including liabilities under the Securities Act relating to
the registration of the shares offered by this prospectus, or the selling shareholders will be
entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the selling shareholders against civil
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, that may arise from any written
information furnished to us by the selling shareholder specifically for use in this prospectus, in
accordance with the related registration rights agreement, or we may be entitled to contribution.
Once sold under the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the common
shares will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the issuance of the common shares offered by this prospectus will be passed
upon by Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP, Cleveland, Ohio.
EXPERTS
Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, have audited our
consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006, as set forth in their report, which is incorporated by reference in this
prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement. Our financial statements are incorporated
by reference in reliance on Ernst & Young LLPs report, given on their authority as experts in
accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. You may read and copy any document that we file at the
Commissions Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the
Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330
for further information on the Public Reference Room. Our filings with the Commission are
also available to the public through the Commissions Internet site at http://www.sec.gov.
We have filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Commission. This prospectus is a
part of the
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registration statement and does not contain all of the information in the registration
statement. Wherever a reference is made in this prospectus to a contract or other document, please
be aware that the reference is not necessarily complete and that you should refer to the exhibits
that are a part of the registration statement for a copy of the contract or other document. You
may review a copy of the registration statement at the Commissions Public Reference Room in
Washington, D.C., as well as through the Commissions Internet site.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
The Commission allows us to incorporate by reference the information we file with the
Commission, 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.
Information that we file in the future with the Commission and incorporate by reference in
this prospectus will automatically update and replace this information. We incorporate by
reference the documents listed below and any future filings made by us with the Commission under
Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 if the filings are made
before the time that all of the common shares are sold in this offering.
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our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, |
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our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2007, |
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our current reports on Form 8-K or 8-K/A filed on
March 19, 2007, March 20, 2007, and April 16, 2007, |
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our registration statement on Form 8-A, filed on May 10, 1996, describing
our common shares, and |
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our registration statement on Form 8-A, filed on September 19, 1997,
describing the rights to purchase our common shares. |
We will furnish without charge to you, on written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the
documents incorporated by reference, including exhibits to these documents. You should direct any
such requests for documents to:
DATATRAK International, Inc.
6150 Parkland Boulevard
Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124
Attention: Mr. Terry C. Black
(440) 443-0082 x110
You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this
prospectus. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. We are
not making an offer of the common shares 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
of this prospectus or the date of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The registrant will bear the entire cost of the estimated expenses, as set forth in the
following table, in connection with the distribution of the securities covered by this registration
statement.
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15,000 |
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Accounting fees and expenses |
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11,000 |
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NASDAQ fees |
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5,000 |
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Printing expenses |
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Miscellaneous |
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2,596 |
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Total |
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35,000 |
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The registrant will be responsible for the payment of any additional expenses in connection
with the preparation and filing of this registration statement.
Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 1701.13(E) of the Ohio Revised Code sets forth the conditions and limitations
governing the indemnification of officers, directors and other persons. Section 1701.13(E) provides
that a corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or contemplated action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the
corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent
of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation in a similar capacity
with another corporation or other entity, against expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement incurred in connection therewith if he or she acted in good
faith and in a manner that he or she reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the
corporation and, with respect to a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his
or her conduct was unlawful. With respect to a suit by or in the right of the corporation,
indemnity may be provided to the foregoing persons under Section 1701.13(E) on a basis similar to
that set forth above, except that no indemnity may be provided in respect of any claim, issue or
matter as to which such person has been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and to the
extent that the Court of Common Pleas or the court in which such action, suit or proceeding was brought determines that despite the adjudication
of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case such person is entitled to indemnity
for such expenses as the court deems proper. Moreover, Section 1701.13(E) provides for mandatory
indemnification of a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation to the extent that
such person has been successful in defense of any such action, suit or proceeding and provides that
a corporation shall pay the expenses of an officer or director in defending an action, suit or
proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking to repay such amounts if it is ultimately determined that
such person is not entitled to be indemnified. Section 1701.13(E) also provides the registrant may
indemnify any director or officer or any former director or officer of the registrant against
expenses, including attorneys fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, actually and
reasonably incurred by him or her by reason of the fact that he or she is or was such director or
officer in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative. Section 1701.13(E) establishes provisions for
determining whether a given person is entitled to indemnification, and also provides that the
indemnification provided by or granted under Section 1701.13(E) is not exclusive of any rights to
indemnity or advancement of expenses to which such person may be entitled under any articles,
regulations, agreement,
vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
The registrants Third Amended and Restated Code of Regulations provides that the registrant
will indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by law any director or officer made or threatened to
be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he is or was a
director or officer of the registrant, or is or was serving as a director, officer, partner,
trustee, employee or agent at the request of the registrant of another
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corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against all expense,
liability and loss, including attorneys fees, judgments, fines, excise taxes or penalties and
amounts paid or to be paid in settlement, reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in
connection therewith.
Under the terms of the registrants directors and officers liability and company
reimbursement insurance policy, directors and officers of the registrant are insured against
certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933.
Item 16. Exhibits
See Exhibit Index.
Item 17. Undertakings
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
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To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement, |
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To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933, |
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To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from
the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the
form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table in
the effective registration statement, and |
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To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in this registration statement, |
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(l)(i), (a)(l)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) above do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained
in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or
section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that
is part of the registration statement.
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That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
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To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. |
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That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any
purchaser: |
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Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be
deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was
deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and |
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Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or
(b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an
offering made pursuant to Rule |
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415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by
section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included
in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is
first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities
in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability
purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date
shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the
securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
offering thereof; provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement
or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document
incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or
prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a
time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement
that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the
registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective
date. |
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The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrants annual report pursuant to
section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable,
each filing of an employee benefit plans annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof. |
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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
provisions described under Item 15 above, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that
in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense
of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion
of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and
has duly caused this amendment no. 1 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Cleveland, state of Ohio,
on this 14th day of May,
2007.
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DATATRAK INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
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/s/ Jeffrey A. Green |
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Jeffrey A. Green |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on
this 14th day of May, 2007.
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/s/
Jeffrey A. Green
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Jeffrey A. Green
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and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
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/s/ Terry C. Black
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Vice President of Finance, Chief |
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Terry C. Black
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Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Assistant Secretary |
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(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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/s/
Laurence P. Birch
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Director |
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Laurence P. Birch |
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Timothy G. Biro |
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Director |
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Seth B. Harris |
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Director |
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Robert M. Stote |
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Director |
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Jerome H. Kaiser |
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Director |
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Mark J. Ratain |
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Terry C. Black, by signing his name hereto, does execute this amendment no. 1 to the registration statement
on behalf of the directors of DATATRAK International, Inc. indicated above by asterisks, pursuant to the powers
of attorney duly executed by such directors, which are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of
such directors. |
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/s/ Terry C. Black |
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Terry C. Black |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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3.1
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Sixth Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, filed on
August 13, 2003 as Exhibit 3.1 to the Companys Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June
30, 2003 (Commission File No. 000-20699), and incorporated herein by reference. |
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Third Amended and Restated Code of Regulations of the Company, effective May 2,
1996, filed on March 27, 2003 as Exhibit 3.4 to the Companys Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2002 (Commission File No. 000-20699), and incorporated herein by
reference. |
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Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Code of Regulations of the Company,
effective June 4, 2002, filed on March 27, 2003 as Exhibit 3.5 to the Companys Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (Commission File No. 000-20699), and
incorporated herein by reference. |
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3.4
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Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Code of Regulations of the Company,
effective June 3, 2003, filed on August 13, 2003 as Exhibit 3.4 to the Companys Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 (Commission File No. 000-20699), and
incorporated herein by reference. |
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Specimen Certificate of the Companys Common Shares, without par value, filed
on March 28, 2000 as Exhibit 4.1 to the Companys Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1999 (Commission File No. 000-20699), and incorporated herein by reference. |
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Rights Agreement, dated September 2, 1997, between the Company and National
City Bank, as Rights Agent, filed on September 19, 1997 as Exhibit 1 to Form 8-A, and
incorporated herein by reference. |
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Opinion of Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP, as to the validity of the
Companys Common Shares.* |
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP,
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.* |
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23.2
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Consent of Calfee, Halter &
Griswold LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).* |
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