As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 3, 2006

Registration No. 333-                    

 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

Form S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 


 

INFOSONICS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Maryland

 

33-0599368

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

5880 Pacific Center Blvd.

San Diego, California 92121

(858) 373-1600

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 


 

Joseph Ram, President

5880 Pacific Center Blvd.

San Diego, California 92121

(858) 373-1600

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

Copies to:

 

Alan L. Talesnick

Donna J. Bloomer

Patton Boggs LLP

1660 Lincoln St.

Suite 1900

Denver, CO 80264

(303) 830-1776

 


 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:  From time to time after effectiveness of this Registration Statement.

 

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. o

 

If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. ý

 

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

 

If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. o

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of each class
of securities to be
registered

 

 

Amount to be
registered(2)

 

 

Proposed
maximum offering
price per share

 

 

Proposed
maximum
aggregate offering
price

 

 

Amount of
registration
fee

 

Common Stock, par value $.001(1)

 

 

45,000

 

 

$13.88(4)

 

 

$624,600

 

 

$66.83

 

Common Stock underlying Warrants to purchase Common Stock(1)

 

 

25,000(3)

 

 

$8.70

 

 

$217,500

 

 

$23.27

 

TOTAL

 

 

70,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$90.10

 

 

(1)                                 Consists of shares and shares underlying warrants held by certain selling stockholders.

 

(2)                                 Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement also covers such additional shares of common stock as may be issued as a result of stock splits, dividends, and combinations.

 

(3)                                 Shares underlying currently exercisable warrants.

 

(4)                                 The proposed maximum offering price per share is estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457 under the Securities Act of 1933 based upon the average of the high and low sales prices of the Registrant’s common stock as reported on the American Stock Exchange on January 31, 2006.

 

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 the Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 



 

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The stockholders 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 it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS DATED FEBRUARY 3, 2006

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION

 

INFOSONICS CORPORATION

70,000 Shares of Common Stock

 

This prospectus relates to the sale by certain of our stockholders, referred to as the “Selling Stockholders”, of up to 70,000 shares of our common stock which they own or which they may acquire pursuant to the exercise of warrants to purchase common stock which they own .  We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of any shares by the Selling Stockholders.

 

Our common stock is quoted on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol “IFO.”  On January 31, 2006, the closing sale price of our common stock was $13.69 per share.

 


 

These securities are speculative and involve a high degree of risk.  You should consider carefully the “Risk Factors” beginning on Page 2 of this prospectus before making a decision to purchase our stock.

 


 

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                     , 2006

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

1

 

RISK FACTORS

 

2

 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

8

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

8

 

DIVIDEND POLICY

 

9

 

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

 

9

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

10

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

11

 

EXPERTS

 

11

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION POSITION ON CERTAIN INDEMNIFICATION

 

11

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

12

 

INCORPORATION OF INFORMATION WE FILE WITH THE SEC

 

12

 

 

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus.  We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information.  If anyone provides you with different information, you should not rely on it.  You should assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus.  Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “ours” refer to InfoSonics Corporation, a Maryland corporation.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights selected information contained elsewhere in this prospectus.  You should read the entire prospectus carefully before making an investment decision.

 

Overview

 

InfoSonics Corporation (referred to as “InfoSonics” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our”) is one of the largest distributors of wireless handsets and accessories in the United States and Latin America.  We distribute products of several key manufacturers, including Kyocera, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, VK Mobile, and others.  As an integral part of our customers’ supply chain, we perform value added services and customization processes.  Our distribution services include the purchasing, marketing, selling, software customization, warehousing, light assembly, programming, packing, shipping and delivery of handsets for wireless telecommunications from manufacturers to carriers (wireless network operators), agents, resellers, distributors, independent dealers and retailers in the United States and Latin America.

 

Company Offices

 

Our offices are located at 5880 Pacific Center Blvd, San Diego, California  92121. The telephone number is (858) 373-1600, the facsimile number is (858) 373-1503 and the Company’s web site is www.infosonics.com. The Company’s periodic and current reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) can be found on the Company’s website and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

Key Terms of this Offering

 

By means of this prospectus, a number of our stockholders are offering to sell up to an aggregate of 70,000 shares of common stock that they own, including common stock that they may acquire through the exercise of certain warrants to purchase shares of our common stock that they own.  In this prospectus, we refer to these persons as the “Selling Stockholders”.  We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sales of shares by these Selling Stockholders.  We will pay for the cost of registering the Stockholders’ shares being offered under this prospectus (the “Offering”).

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

You should carefully consider each of the following risk factors and all of the other information provided in this prospectus before purchasing our common stock.  The risks described below are those we currently believe may materially affect us.  An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk, and should be considered only by persons who can afford the loss of their entire investment.

 

Risk Related to Our Business

 

Our operating results may vary significantly, which may cause our stock price to fluctuate.

 

Our operating results are influenced by a number of factors, which may cause our revenue and operating results to fluctuate. These factors include:

 

                                          promotions and subsidy by wireless network operators;

 

                                          the timing of introduction of new products by our suppliers and competitors;

 

                                          purchasing patterns of customers in different markets;

 

                                          general economic conditions; and

 

                                          product availability and pricing.

 

We buy a significant amount of our products from a limited number of suppliers, who may not provide us with competitive products at reasonable prices when we need them in the future.

 

We purchase wireless handsets and accessories principally from wireless communications equipment manufacturers and distributors. We depend on these suppliers to provide us with adequate inventories of currently popular brand name products on a timely basis and on favorable pricing and other terms. Our agreements with our principal suppliers are non-exclusive, can be terminated on short notice and provide for certain territorial restrictions, as is common in our industry. For the three months ended September 30, 2005 our top three suppliers accounted for 62%, 15% and 11% respectively of our purchases, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2004 during which our top two suppliers accounted for 42%, and 16% respectively of our purchases. Our suppliers may not offer us competitive products on favorable terms or with timely delivery. From time to time, we have been unable to obtain sufficient product supplies. Any failure or delay by our suppliers in supplying us with products on favorable terms may severely diminish our ability to obtain and deliver products to our customers on a timely and competitive basis. If we lose any of our principal suppliers, or if these suppliers are unable to fulfill our product needs, or if any principal supplier imposes substantial price increases and alternative sources of supply are not readily available, it would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

 

Our continuing liabilities on leases from our former mall-based retail kiosk locations could have a negative impact on earnings and cash flow.

 

Although we have assigned our six remaining retail leases to a third party and we have received indemnification from the third party, we also remain liable to the lessor, for the respective remaining lease terms of one to three years, if the third party does not fulfill its obligations under the leases. As of December 31, 2004 the total potential liability under these leases was $1,629,520 which is partially offset by a $95,044 escrow deposit held for the benefit of InfoSonics to the extent that the third party should default on any of the assigned leases.

 

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The loss or reduction in orders from principal customers or a reduction in prices we are able to charge these customers will have a negative impact upon our revenues and could cause our stock price to decline.

 

Our three largest customers during the three months ended September 30, 2005 accounted for approximately 16%, 14% and 12% respectively, of our product sales. The markets we serve are subject to severe price competition. Additionally, our customers are not contractually obligated to purchase product from us. For these and other reasons such as competitive pricing and competitive pressures, customers may seek to obtain products or services from us at lower prices than we have been able to obtain from these customers in the past. This could occur, for example, in the case of a customer purchasing large quantities of a product from us, who then terminates this relationship because the customer can obtain a lower price by buying directly from the manufacturer. The loss of any of our principal customers, a reduction in the amount of product or services our principal customers order from us or the inability to maintain current terms, including price, with these or other customers could have an adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. We have experienced losses of certain customers through industry consolidation and ordinary course of business and there can be no assurance that any of our customers will continue to purchase products or services from us or that their purchases will be at the same or greater levels than in prior periods.

 

Our future profitability depends on our ability to maintain existing margins and our ability to increase our sales, which we may not be able to do.

 

The gross margins that we realize on sales of wireless handsets could be reduced due to increased competition or a growing industry emphasis on cost containment. Therefore, our future profitability will depend on our ability to maintain our margins or to increase our sales to help offset potential future declines in margins. We may not be able to maintain existing margins for products or services offered by us or increase our sales. Our ability to generate sales is based upon demand for wireless telecommunications products and our having an adequate supply of these products. Even if our sales rates do increase, the gross margins that we receive from our sales may not be sufficient to make our future operations profitable or as profitable.

 

Our business depends on the continued tendency of wireless equipment manufacturers and network operators to outsource aspects of their business to us.

 

Our business depends in large part on wireless equipment manufacturers and network operators outsourcing some of their business functions to us. We provide functions such as distribution, inventory management, customized packaging, activation management and other services. Certain wireless equipment manufacturers and network operators have elected, and others may elect, to undertake these services internally. Additionally, our customer service levels, industry consolidation, competition, deregulation, technological changes or other factors could reduce the degree to which members of the wireless telecommunications industry rely on outsourced services such as the services we provide. Any significant change in the market for these services could have a material adverse effect on our current and planned business.

 

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We may not be able to effectively compete in our industry if consolidation of wireless network operators continues.

 

The past several years have witnessed a consolidation within the wireless network operator community. If this trend continues, it could result in a reduction or elimination of promotional activities by the remaining wireless network operators as they seek to reduce their expenditures, which could, in turn, result in decreased demand for our products or services. Moreover, consolidation of wireless network operators reduces the number of potential contracts available to us. We could also lose business if wireless network operators, which currently are our customers, are acquired by other wireless network operators which are not our customers. Wireless operators may also change their policy regarding sales to their agents by independent distributors, such as requiring those agents to purchase products from the wireless operator or manufacturer, rather than from distributors such as InfoSonics. This type of requirement could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

 

Our sales and inventory risk may be materially affected by fluctuations in regional demand patterns and economic factors for which we cannot plan.

 

The demand for our products and services has fluctuated and may continue to vary substantially within the regions served by us. We believe the roll-out of third generation, or 3G, cellular telephone systems and other new technologies, which has been delayed and could further be delayed, has had and will continue to have an effect on overall subscriber growth and handset replacement demand. Economic slow-downs in regions served by us or changes in promotional programs offered by wireless network operators may lower consumer demand for our products and create higher levels of inventories which could decrease our gross and operating margins. We could face a substantial inventory risk due to depreciation and equipment price erosion if our products are not sold in a timely manner. We believe our operations were adversely affected by an economic slow-down in the United States starting in the fourth quarter of 2000. A prolonged economic slow-down in the United States or any other regions in which we have significant operations could negatively impact our results of operations and financial position.

 

We may not be able to adequately respond to rapid technological changes in the wireless telecommunications industry, which could cause us to lose customers.

 

The technology relating to wireless telecommunications equipment changes rapidly resulting in product obsolescence or short product life cycles. We are required to anticipate future technological changes in our industry and to continually identify, obtain and market new products in order to satisfy evolving industry and customer requirements. Competitors or manufacturers of wireless equipment may market products which have perceived or actual advantages over products that we handle or which otherwise render those products obsolete or less marketable. We have made and continue to make significant capital investments in accordance with evolving industry and customer requirements including maintaining levels of inventories of currently popular products that we believe are necessary based on current market conditions. This utilization of capital for inventory buildup of this nature increases our risk of loss due to product obsolescence.

 

Substantial defaults by our customers on accounts receivables could have a significant negative impact on our cash flow and financial condition.

 

We currently offer and intend to offer open account terms to certain of our customers, which may subject us to credit risks, particularly to the extent that our receivables represent sales to a limited number of customers or are concentrated in particular geographic markets. Although we have an accounts receivable insurance policy, this policy carries a substantial deductible and may not cover us in all instances. We also have an accounts receivable credit facility in order to reduce our working capital requirements. The extent of our ability to use our accounts receivable credit facility is dependent on the amount of and collection cycle of our accounts receivable. Adverse changes in our ability to use accounts receivable financing could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, cash flows and results of operations.

 

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We rely on our suppliers to provide trade credit facilities to adequately fund our on-going operations and product purchases, and without those facilities, our ability to procure products could be reduced.

 

Our business is dependent on our ability to obtain adequate supplies of currently popular products on favorable pricing and other terms. Our ability to fund our product purchases is dependent on our principal suppliers providing favorable payment terms that allow us to maximize the efficiency of our capital usage. The payment terms we receive from our suppliers are dependent on several factors, including, but not limited to, our payment history with the supplier, the suppliers’ credit granting policies, contractual provisions, our overall credit rating as determined by various credit rating agencies, industry conditions, our recent operating results, financial position and cash flows and the supplier’s ability to obtain credit insurance on amounts that we owe them. Adverse changes in any of these factors, certain of which may not be wholly in our control, could have a material adverse effect on our operations.

 

Approximately 84% and 68% of our revenues during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, respectively, were generated outside of the United States in countries that may have political or other risks.

 

We engage in sales activities in territories and countries outside of the United States. The fact that we distribute products into a number of countries exposes us to increased credit risks, customs duties, import quotas and other trade restrictions, potentially greater inflationary pressures, and shipping delays. Changes may occur in social, political, regulatory and economic conditions or in laws and policies governing foreign trade and investment in the territories and countries where we currently distribute products. United States laws and regulations relating to investment and trade in foreign countries could also change to our detriment. Any of these factors could have a material adverse effect on our business and operations. Although we purchase and sell products and services in United States dollars and do not engage in exchange swaps, futures or options contracts or other hedging techniques, fluctuations in currency exchange rates could reduce demand for products sold in United States dollars. We cannot predict the effect that future exchange rate fluctuations will have on our operating results. We may in the future engage in currency hedging transactions, which could result in our incurring significant additional losses.

 

We rely on our information system technology to function efficiently, without interruptions, and if it does not, customer relationships could be harmed.

 

We have focused on the application of our information system technology to provide customized services to wireless communications equipment manufacturers and network operators. Our ability to meet our customers’ technical and performance requirements is highly dependent on the effective functioning of our information technology systems, which may experience interruptions. These business interruptions could cause us to fall below acceptable performance levels pursuant to our customers’ requirements and could result in the loss of the related business relationship.

 

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We have outstanding indebtedness, which is secured by substantially all our assets and which could prevent us from borrowing additional funds, if needed.

 

We have a bank line of credit which is based on accounts receivable. If we violate our loan covenants, default on our obligations or become subject to a change of control, our indebtedness would become immediately due and payable. Our credit facility is secured by substantially all of our assets and borrowing availability is based primarily on a percentage of eligible accounts receivable. Consequently, any significant decrease in eligible accounts receivable will limit our ability to borrow additional funds to adequately finance our operations and expansion strategies. The terms of our credit facility could substantially prohibit us from incurring additional indebtedness, which could limit our ability to expand our operations. The terms of our credit facility also include negative covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to sell certain assets and make certain payments, including but not limited to, dividends, repurchases of common stock and other payments outside the normal course of business as well as prohibiting us from merging or consolidating with another corporation or selling all or substantially all of our assets. The facility expires October 2006.

 

The wireless telecommunications industry is intensely competitive and we may not be able to continue to compete against well-established competitors with greater financial and other resources.

 

We compete for sales of wireless telecommunications equipment and accessories, and expect that we will continue to compete, with numerous well-established wireless network operators, distributors and manufacturers, including our own suppliers. Many of our competitors possess greater financial and other resources than we do and may market similar products or services directly to our customers. Distribution of wireless telecommunications equipment and accessories has generally had low barriers to entry. As a result, additional competitors may choose to enter our industry in the future. The markets for wireless handsets and accessories are characterized by intense price competition and significant price erosion over the life of a product. Many of our competitors have the financial resources to withstand substantial price competition and to implement extensive advertising and promotional programs, both generally and in response to efforts by additional competitors to enter into new markets or introduce new products. Our ability to continue to compete successfully will depend largely on our ability to maintain our current industry relationships. We may not be successful in anticipating and responding to competitive factors affecting our industry, including new or changing outsourcing requirements, the entry of additional well-capitalized competitors, new products which may be introduced, changes in consumer preferences, demographic trends, international, national, regional and local economic conditions and competitors’ discount pricing and promotion strategies. As wireless telecommunications markets mature and as we seek to enter into new markets and offer new products in the future, the competition that we face may change and grow more intense.

 

Our continued growth depends on retaining our current key employees and attracting additional qualified personnel, and we may not be able to continue to do so.

 

Our success depends in large part on the abilities and continued service of our executive officers and other key employees, particularly Joseph Ram, our Chief Executive Officer. Although we have entered into employment agreements with several of our officers and employees, including Mr. Ram, we may not be able to retain their services under applicable law. The loss of executive officers or other key personnel could have a material adverse effect on us. In addition, in order to support our continued growth, we will be required to effectively recruit, develop and retain additional qualified management. If we are unable to attract and retain additional necessary personnel, it could delay or hinder our plans for growth.

 

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We rely on trade secret laws and agreements with our key employees and other third parties to protect our proprietary rights, and there is no assurance that these laws or agreements adequately protect our rights.

 

We rely on trade secret laws to protect our proprietary knowledge, particularly our database of customers and suppliers and business terms such as pricing. In general, we also have non-disclosure agreements with our key employees and limit access to and distribution of our trade secrets and other proprietary information. These measures may prove difficult to enforce and may not prove adequate to prevent misappropriation of our proprietary information.

 

We may become subject to suits alleging medical risks associated with our wireless handsets, and the cost of these suits could be substantial, and divert funds from our business.

 

Lawsuits or claims have been filed or made against manufacturers of wireless handsets over the past years alleging possible medical risks, including brain cancer, associated with the electromagnetic fields emitted by wireless communications handsets. There has been only limited relevant research in this area, and this research has not been conclusive as to what effects, if any, exposure to electromagnetic fields emitted by wireless handsets has on human cells. Substantially all of our revenues are derived, either directly or indirectly, from sales of wireless handsets. We may become subject to lawsuits filed by plaintiffs alleging various health risks from our products. If any future studies find possible health risks associated with the use of wireless handsets or if any damages claim against us is successful, it could have a material adverse effect on our business. Even an unsubstantiated perception that health risks exist could adversely affect our ability or the ability of our customers to market wireless handsets.

 

Risks Related To This Prospectus and Our Common Stock

 

Stockholders may be diluted as a result of future offerings or other financings.

 

We may need to raise additional capital through one or more future public offerings, private placements or other financings involving our securities. We recently raised approximately $14,400,000 of gross proceeds through the sale of 1,100,000 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 330,000 shares of common stock pursuant to a private offering which was made to accredited and institutional investors. As a result of this financing and any future financings, none of which is currently planned, ownership interests in our company may be greatly diluted.

 

Our common stock, and our stock price could be volatile and could decline, resulting in a substantial loss on your investment.

 

Prior to our initial public offering in June 2004, there was not a public market for our common stock. An active trading market for our common stock may never develop or be sustained, which could affect the ability of our stockholders to sell their shares and could depress the market price of their shares. The stock market in general and the market for telecommunications-related stocks in particular, has been highly volatile. As a result, the market price of our common stock is likely to be similarly volatile, and in fact has been unusually volatile during the ninety days preceeding the date of this prospectus, and investors in our common stock may experience a decrease in the value of their stock, including decreases unrelated to our operating performance or prospects. The price of our common stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to a number of factors, including those listed in this ‘‘Risk Factors’’ section. In the past, securities class action litigation has often been instituted against companies following periods of volatility in their stock price. This type of litigation against us could result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention and resources.

 

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Shares of common stock that are issuable pursuant to our stock option plans and our outstanding warrants, when issued, could result in dilution to existing stockholders and could cause the market price of our common stock to fall.

 

We have reserved shares of common stock that may be issuable pursuant to our stock option plans and our outstanding options outside those plans. These securities, when issued and outstanding, may reduce earnings per share under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and, to the extent that they are exercised and shares of common stock are issued, dilute percentage ownership to existing stockholders which could have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock.

 

The ability of our stockholders to control our policies or effect a change in control of our company is limited, which may not be in our stockholders’ best interests.

 

Some provisions of our charter and bylaws and the General Corporation Law of Maryland, where we are incorporated, may delay or prevent a change in control of our company or other transactions that could provide our common stockholders with a premium over the then-prevailing market price of our common stock or that might otherwise be in the best interests of our stockholders. These include the ability of our Board of Directors to authorize the issuance of preferred stock without stockholder approval, which preferred stock may have voting provisions that could delay or prevent a change in control or other transaction that might involve a premium price or otherwise be in the best interests of our stockholders. Maryland law imposes restrictions on some business combinations and requires compliance with statutory procedures before some mergers and acquisitions can occur. These provisions of Maryland law may have the effect of discouraging offers to acquire us even if the acquisition would be advantageous to our stockholders.

 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus and the materials incorporated herein by reference contain forward-looking statements, including statements regarding, among other items, known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of InfoSonics to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Specifically, 1) the actions of competitors and customers and our ability to execute our business plans; and 2) our ability to increase revenues and operating income is dependent upon our ability to continue to expand our current businesses and to enter new business areas, general economic conditions, and other factors. You can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continues” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

The Selling Stockholders will be selling all of the shares under this prospectus in the Offering.  The proceeds from the sale of the shares will be received directly by the Selling Stockholders.  We will receive no proceeds from the sale of the shares offered by Selling Stockholders under this prospectus.

 

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DIVIDEND POLICY

 

We have never paid cash dividends and have no plans to do so in the foreseeable future.  Our future dividend policy will be determined by our board of directors and will depend upon a number of factors, including our financial condition and performance, our cash needs and expansion plans, income tax consequences, and the restrictions that applicable laws, our current preferred stock instruments, and our future credit arrangements may then impose.

 

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

 

The shares covered by this prospectus are being offered by the named Selling Stockholders below.  The Selling Stockholders may from time to time offer and sell pursuant to this prospectus up to an aggregate of 70,000 shares of our common stock.

 

The entity and the individual listed below are underwriters or affiliates of underwriters who assisted us with our initial public offering in June 2004 (the “IPO”).  In connection with our IPO, we agreed to issue warrants to purchase an aggregate of 100,000 shares to two underwriters at an exercise price of $8.70 per share (145% of the per share price of the Common Stock in the public offering). These warrants are exercisable for five years beginning in June 2004.

 

Pursuant to the underwriters’ warrant agreement pursuant to which the warrants were issued,  we agreed to prepare and file at our expense, within 45 days of receipt of a demand notice of registration from those underwriters owning more than 50% of the shares underlying the warrants, a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the resale of the shares of common stock underlying the warrants issued in connection with the initial public offering.  The Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is a part is being filed in response to an underwriter’s demand notice.

 

The following table sets forth the following, with respect to the Selling Stockholders:

 

                                          The number of shares of common stock beneficially owned as of January 31, 2006 and prior to the offering contemplated hereby,

 

                                          The number of shares of common stock eligible for resale and to be offered by each Selling Stockholder pursuant to this prospectus,

 

                                          The number of shares owned by each Selling Stockholder after the offering contemplated hereby assuming that all shares eligible for resale pursuant to this prospectus actually are sold,

 

                                          The percentage of our outstanding shares of common stock beneficially owned by each Selling Stockholder after the offering contemplated hereby, and

 

                                          In notes to the table, any relationships, excluding non-executive employee and other non-material relationships, that a Selling Stockholder had during the past three years with the registrant or any of its predecessors or affiliates.

 

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Selling Stockholders

 

Number of
Shares of
Common Stock
Owned Before
Offering

 

Number of
Shares To Be
Offered
(2)

 

Number of
Shares Owned
After Offering

 

Percentage of
Outstanding
Shares of
Common
Stock Owned
After Offering

 

Gilford Securities Incorporated(1)

 

45,000

 

45,000

 

0

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

Peter Stankard(1)

 

25,000

(3)

25,000

 

0

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

 

 

 

70,000

 

0

 

*

 


*Less than one percent

 

(1)                                  Gilford Securities Incorporated (“Gilford”) is a broker-dealer registered with the National Association of Securities Dealers and acted as representative for the underwriters who assisted us with our IPO.   Gilford was issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 70,000 shares in connection with our IPO.  Gilford exercised warrants to purchase a total of 45,000 shares in December 2005 and directed us to re-issue the remainder of the warrants in the name of Peter Stankard, a Senior Vice President of Gilford.

 

(2)                                  The number of shares of common stock to be sold assumes that the Selling Stockholder elects to sell all of the shares of common stock held by the Selling Stockholder that are covered by this prospectus.

 

(3)                                  Consists of 25,000 shares underlying currently exercisable warrants to purchase common stock at a price per share of $8.70 until June 22, 2009.

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

The Selling Stockholders are offering up to 70,000 shares of common stock.  It is possible that the increase in shares on the market will have a negative effect on the resale price of our shares and may make it difficult for purchasers in the Offering to resell the shares at a profit or at all.  The Selling Stockholders and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions.  These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices.

 

The Selling Stockholders also may sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.  The Selling Stockholders may engage in short sales against the box, puts and calls and other transactions in our securities or derivatives of our securities, and may sell or deliver shares in connection with these trades.  The Selling Stockholders may pledge their shares to their brokers under the margin provisions of customer agreements.  If a Selling Stockholder defaults on a margin loan, the broker may, from time to time, offer and sell the pledged shares.

 

Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other broker-dealers to participate in sales.  Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from either the Selling Stockholders or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser, in amounts to be negotiated.  The Selling Stockholders do not expect these commissions and discounts to exceed what is customary in the types of transactions involved.

 

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The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with those sales.  In that event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.

 

We are required, or have elected, to pay all fees and expenses incident to the registration of the shares being registered herein.  We are not required to pay commissions and other selling expenses.  We have agreed to indemnify certain of the Selling Stockholders against losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act arising out of or based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the registration statement, any prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or based upon any omission or alleged omission of a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

The validity of the issuance of the shares of common stock offered hereby and other legal matters in connection herewith have been passed upon for us by Patton Boggs LLP.  Partners of Patton Boggs LLP own an aggregate of 22,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

EXPERTS

 

The financial statements of InfoSonics Corporation appearing in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 have been audited by Singer Lewak Greenbaum & Goldstein LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their report included in the Annual Report and incorporated in this prospectus by reference.  The foregoing financial statements are incorporated in this prospectus by reference in reliance upon the report of the independent auditors and upon the authority of that firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
POSITION ON CERTAIN INDEMNIFICATION

 

The General Corporation Law of the State of Maryland (the “Maryland Code”) provides for mandatory indemnification against reasonable expenses incurred by directors and officers of a corporation in connection with an action, suit or proceeding brought by reason of their position as a director or officer if they are successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of the proceeding. The Maryland Code also allows a corporation to indemnify directors or officers in such proceedings if the director or officer acted in good faith, in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, he had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

 

The Maryland Code permits a corporation to expand the rights to indemnification by a provision in its bylaws, by an agreement, by resolution of stockholders or directors not involved in the proceeding, or otherwise. However, a corporation may not indemnify a director or officer if the proceeding was one by or on behalf of the corporation and in the proceeding the director or officer is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Our Bylaws provide that we are required to indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law, including those circumstances in which indemnification would otherwise be discretionary.

 

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In addition to the general indemnification described above, we have adopted, in our articles of incorporation, a provision under the Maryland Code that eliminates and limits certain personal liability of directors and officers for monetary damages for breaches of the fiduciary duty of care.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the

Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

This prospectus constitutes a part of a registration statement on Form S-3 we filed with the SEC under the Securities Act.  This prospectus does not contain all the information set forth in the registration statement and exhibits thereto, and statements included in this prospectus as to the content of any contract or other document referred to are not necessarily complete.  For further information, please review the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules filed with the registration statement.

 

We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and we file quarterly reports, current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC in accordance with the Exchange Act.  These reports, proxy statements and other information can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.  In addition, these materials filed electronically by the Company with the SEC are available at the SEC’s World Wide Web site at http://www.sec.gov.  The SEC’s World Wide Web site contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.  Information about the operation of the SEC’s public reference facilities may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

INCORPORATION OF INFORMATION WE FILE WITH THE SEC

 

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we file with them, which means:  incorporated documents are considered part of this prospectus; we can disclose important information to you by referring to those documents; and information we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this incorporated information.

 

We incorporate by reference the documents listed below, which we filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act:

 

                                          Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004;

 

                                          Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2005, June 30, 2005, and September 30, 2005, respectively;

 

                                          Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on each of August 11, 2004, September 10, 2004, October 19, 2004, November 3, 2004, November 22, 2004, January 25, 2005, February 1, 2005, April 22, 2005, August 11, 2005, August 19, 2005, August 25, 2005; October 5, 2005, October 13, 2005, November 29, 2005, December 19, 2005, January 6, 2006, January 30, 2006 and February 2, 2006, respectively.

 

                                          Our Proxy Statement dated July 11, 2005 concerning our Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on August 5, 2005;

 

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                                          Any reports filed under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering made under this prospectus; and

 

                                          The description of our common stock contained in our Form S-1 (File No. 333-112339) filed with the SEC on January 30, 2004 and as subsequently amended on each of March 26, 2004, April 16, 2004, May 10, 2004, May 13, 2004, May 19, 2004 and May 20, 2004.

 

We will provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this prospectus has been delivered, upon written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the documents referred to above that have been incorporated in this prospectus by reference but not delivered with this prospectus.  Requests for copies should be directed to Jeffrey Klausner, InfoSonics Corporation,  5880 Pacific Center Blvd, San Diego, CA  92121, telephone (858) 373-1600.

 

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 14.  Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

 

The following is an itemization of all expenses (subject to future contingencies) incurred or to be incurred by the Registrant in connection with the registration of the securities being offered.  The selling stockholders will not pay any of the following expenses.

 

Type of Expense

 

Amount

 

Registration Fees

 

$

100

 

Transfer Agent Fees

 

$

1,000

 

Costs of Printing and Engraving

 

$

2,500

*

Legal Fees

 

$

11,000

*

Accounting Fees

 

$

5,000

*

Total

 

$

19,600

 


*estimated

 

Item 15.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

The General Corporation Law of the State of Maryland allows corporations to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, 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 as a director, officer, employee, partner, trustee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or employee benefit plan, unless it is established that:

 

                                          the act or omission was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and either was committed in bad faith or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty;

 

                                          the person actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or

 

in the case of any criminal proceeding, the person had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful.

 

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Under Maryland law, indemnification may be provided against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by the person in connection with the proceeding. The indemnification may be provided, however, only if authorized for a specific proceeding after a determination has been made that indemnification is permissible under the circumstances because the person met the applicable standard of conduct. This determination is required to be made:

 

                                          by the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors not, at the time, parties to the proceeding or, if a quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the board consisting solely of two or more directors not, at the time, parties to the proceeding and who a majority of the board of directors designated to act in the matter;

 

                                          by special legal counsel selected by the board or board committee by the vote set forth above, or, if such vote cannot be obtained, by a majority of the entire board; or

 

                                          by the stockholders.

 

If the proceeding is one by or in the right of the corporation, indemnification may not be provided as to any proceeding in which the person is found liable to the corporation.

 

A Maryland corporation may pay, before final disposition, the expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by a director, officer, employee or agent in defending a proceeding. Under Maryland law, expenses may be advanced to a director or officer when the director or officer gives a written affirmation of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification and a written undertaking to the corporation to repay the amounts advanced if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to indemnification. Maryland law does not require that the undertaking be secured, and the undertaking may be accepted without reference to the financial ability of the director or officer to repay the advance. A Maryland corporation is required to indemnify the reasonable expenses of any director who has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of a proceeding. The determination as to reasonableness of expenses is required to be made in the same manner as required for indemnification.

 

Under Maryland law, the indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by statute are not exclusive of any other rights to which a person who is not a director seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any charter, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders, vote of directors or otherwise.

 

Our Articles of Incorporation provide that we shall indemnify each director or officer:

 

                                          to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Maryland, or any similar provision or provisions of applicable law at the time in effect, in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was at any time a director or officer, or is or was at any time serving at our request as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or employee benefit plan; and

 

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                                          to the fullest extent permitted by the common law and by any statutory provision other than the General Corporation Law of the State of Maryland in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was at any time a director or officer, or is or was at any time serving at our request as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or employee benefit plan.

 

Additionally, our Articles of Incorporation provide that we may indemnify any of our employees or agents to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Maryland, or any similar provision or provisions of applicable law at the time in effect, in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was at any time our employee or agent, or is or was at any time serving at our request as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or employee benefit plan.

 

Reasonable expenses incurred in defending any action, suit or proceeding described above shall be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director, officer or employee to repay such amount to the corporation if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by us.

 

In addition to the general indemnification described above, Maryland law permits corporations to include any provision expanding or limiting the liability of its directors and officers to the corporation or its stockholders for money damages, but may not include any provision that restricts or limits the liability of its directors or officers to the corporation or its stockholders for the following:

 

                                          to the extent that it is proved that the person actually received an improper benefit or profit in money, property, or services for the amount of the benefit or profit in money, property or services actually received; or

 

                                          to the extent that a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the person is entered in a proceeding based on a finding in the proceeding that the person’s action, or failure to act, was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty and was material to the cause of action adjudicated in the proceeding.

 

We have adopted, in our charter, a provision that eliminates and limits the personal liability of each of our directors and officers to the full extent permitted by the laws of the State of Maryland.

 

We also currently have liability insurance for our directors and officers.

 

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Item 16.  Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

5.1*

 

Opinion of Patton Boggs LLP concerning the legality of the securities being registered

 

 

 

 

 

23.1*

 

Consent of Patton Boggs LLP (included in Opinion in Exhibit 5.1.)

 

 

 

 

 

23.2*

 

Consent of Singer Lewak Greenbaum & Goldstein LLP

 

 

 

 

 

24.1*

 

Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement.)

 


*Filed herewith

 

Item 17.  Undertakings.

 

(a)                                  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 

1.                                       To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

(i)                                     to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

 

(ii)                                  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 Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.

 

(iii)                               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 the registration statement;

 

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3, and if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are incorporated by reference to the registration statement.

 

2.                                       That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, 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.

 

3.                                       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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(b)                                 The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s 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 plan’s 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 herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(c)                                  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 foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 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 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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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-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Diego, State of California, on the 3rd day of February, 2006.

 

 

INFOSONICS CORPORATION

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Joseph Ram

 

 

 

Joseph Ram, Chief Executive Officer

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officers and directors of the registrant, by virtue of their signatures to this registration statement appearing below, hereby constitute and appoint Joseph Ram, with full power of substitution, as attorney-in-fact in their names, place and stead to execute any and all amendments to this registration statement in the capacities set forth opposite their names and hereby ratify all that said attorney-in-fact or his substitutes may do by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Joseph Ram

 

Chief Executive Officer (Principal

 

 

 

Joseph Ram

 

Executive Officer and Director)

 

February 3, 2006

 

/s/ Randall P. Marx

 

 

 

 

 

Randall P. Marx

 

Director

 

February 3, 2006

 

/s/ Robert S. Picow

 

 

 

 

 

Robert S. Picow

 

Director

 

February 3, 2006

 

/s/ Kirk A. Waldron

 

 

 

 

 

Kirk A. Waldron

 

Director

 

February 3, 2006

 

/s/ Abraham Rosler

 

 

 

 

 

Abraham Rosler

 

Director

 

February 3, 2006

 

/s/ Jeffrey Klausner

 

Chief Financial Officer (Principal

 

 

 

Jeffrey Klausner

 

Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

February 3, 2006

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

(Attached To And Made A Part Of This Registration Statement On Form S-3

For InfoSonics Corporation. Dated February 3, 2006)

 

The following is a complete list of Exhibits filed as part of this Registration Statement, which exhibits are incorporated by reference herein:

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

5.1*

 

Opinion of Patton Boggs LLP concerning the legality of the securities being registered

 

 

 

 

 

23.1*

 

Consent of Patton Boggs LLP (included in Opinion in Exhibit 5.1.)

 

 

 

 

 

23.2*

 

Consent of Singer Lewak Greenbaum & Goldstein LLP

 

 

 

 

 

24.1*

 

Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement.)

 


*Filed herewith

 

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