As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 26,
2009
Registration No. 333-158472
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT
NO. 2
FORM
S-3/A
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in charter)
DELAWARE
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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58-1954497
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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8302
Dunwoody Place, #250
Atlanta,
Georgia 30350
(770)
587-9898
(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's
principal executive office)
DR.
LOUIS F. CENTOFANTI
Chairman
of the Board
Perma-Fix
Environmental Services, Inc.
8302
Dunwoody Place, #250
Atlanta,
Georgia 30350
(770)
587-9898
(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for
service)
Copy
to:
Irwin
H. Steinhorn, Esquire
Conner
& Winters, LLP
One
Leadership Square, Suite 1700
211
North Robinson
Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma 73102
(405)
272-5711
Approximate
date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after this
Registration Statement becomes effective.
If the
only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to a
dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box: ¨
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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
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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 or until this registration statement shall become
effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a),
may determine.
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class
of Securities to be
Registered
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Number of
Shares to be
Registered
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Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share(1)
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Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price(2)
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Amount of
Registration
Fee
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Common
Stock, $0.01 par value
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5,000,000 |
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$ |
1.94 |
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$ |
9,700,000 |
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$ |
381.22 |
(3) |
Rights
attached to above shares of Common Stock under Rights Agreement(3)
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5,000,000 |
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$ |
0.00 |
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$ |
0.00 |
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$ |
0.00 |
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(1)
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The
proposed maximum aggregate offering price, estimated solely for the
purpose of calculating the registration fee, has been computed pursuant to
Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 and is based on the average of
the high and low prices of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.’s common
stock, $0.001 par value, on April 1, 2009, as reported by The Nasdaq
Capital Markets.
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(2)
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Each
share of common stock has a Right attached to it pursuant to the
Registrant’s Rights Agreement, dated May 2, 2008 (as more fully described
beginning on page 13 of the prospectus). These
Rights are also being registered in this registration
statement.
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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 securities, and is not soliciting an offer to buy securities in
any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject
to Completion: Dated May 26, 2009
PROSPECTUS
5,000,000
Shares
and
the Rights attached to the shares
PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Common
Stock
Perma-Fix Environmental Services,
Inc. may offer shares of its common stock from time to time. Each share of
common stock includes an attached Right under our Rights Agreement, dated May 2,
2008. We will specify in an accompanying prospectus supplement the
terms of any offering. Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Capital Markets under the
symbol “PESI”. On May 20, 2009, the closing price of our common stock
as reported on the NASDAQ Capital Markets was $2.36.
You
should read this prospectus, any prospectus supplement and the documents
incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement
carefully before you invest. This prospectus may not be used to
offer and sell securities unless accompanied by a prospectus
supplement.
Investing
in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully
consider the Risk
Factors beginning on page 2 of this prospectus before you make an
investment decision.
The
common stock offered by this prospectus may be offered in amounts, at prices and
at terms determined at the time of the offering and may be sold directly by us
to investors, through agents designated from time to time or to or through
underwriters or dealers. We will set forth the names of any underwriters
or agents in the accompanying prospectus supplement. For additional
information on the methods of sale, you should refer to the section entitled
“Plan of Distribution.” The net proceeds we expect to receive from such
sale will also be set forth in a prospectus supplement.
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 ___________, 2009.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
SUMMARY
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THE
COMMON STOCK WE MAY OFFER
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RISK
FACTORS
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SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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USE
OF PROCEEDS
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12
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PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
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12
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DESCRIPTION
OF COMMON STOCK
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RIGHTS
ATTACHING TO OUR COMMON STOCK
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13
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LEGAL
OPINION
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EXPERTS
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WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
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INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
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Unless the context otherwise requires,
references in this prospectus to “Perma-Fix,” “the company,” “we,” “our,” and
“us” refer to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. and its consolidated
subsidiaries.
No person
has been authorized to give any information or make any representations in
connection with this offering other than those contained or incorporated by
reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement in
connection with the offering described herein and therein, and, if given or
made, such information or representations must not be relied upon as having been
authorized by us. Neither this prospectus nor any prospectus supplement
shall constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy offered
securities in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful for such person to make
such an offering or solicitation. Neither the delivery of this prospectus
or any prospectus supplement nor any sale made hereunder shall under any
circumstances imply that the information contained or incorporated by reference
herein or in any prospectus supplement is correct as of any date subsequent to
the date hereof or of such prospectus supplement.
SUMMARY
The
following summary is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed information
included in this prospectus or incorporated by reference in this
prospectus. You should carefully consider the information set forth in
this entire prospectus, including the “Risk Factors” section, the applicable
prospectus supplement for such securities and the other documents we refer to or
that we incorporate by reference.
This
prospectus is part of a Registration Statement on Form S-3 that we filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, utilizing a “shelf” registration process.
Under this shelf registration process, we may, from time to time, sell up to an
aggregate of 5,000,000 shares of our common stock in one or more
offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the
securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities, we will provide a
prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of
that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change
information contained in this prospectus. You should read both this
prospectus and any prospectus supplement, including the risk factors, together
with additional information described below under the heading s “Where You Can Find More
Information” and “Incorporation by Reference.”
Perma-Fix
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.
is an environmental and technology know-how company. We are engaged
through our subsidiaries, in:
Nuclear Waste
Management Services (“Nuclear Segment”), which include:
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Treatment,
storage, processing and disposal of mixed waste (which is waste that
contains both low-level radioactive and hazardous waste) including on and
off-site waste remediation and
processing;
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Nuclear,
low-level radioactive, and mixed waste treatment, processing and disposal;
and
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Research
and development of innovative ways to process low-level radioactive and
mixed waste.
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These services are primarily conducted
through four of our subsidiaries:
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Perma-Fix
Northwest Richland, Inc. located in Richland, Washington, adjacent to the
U.S. Department of Energy’s Hanford, Washington,
facility;
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Perma-Fix
of Florida, Inc., located in Gainesville,
Florida;
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Diversified
Scientific Services, Inc., located in Kingston, Tennessee;
and
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East
Tennessee Materials and Energy Corporation, located in Oak Ridge,
Tennessee.
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Industrial Waste
Management Services (“Industrial Segment”), which include:
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treatment
storage, processing and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste,
and
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wastewater
management services, including the collection, treatment, processing and
disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous
wastewater.
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These services are conducted through
our subsidiaries:
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Perma-Fix
of Fort Lauderdale, Inc., located in Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida;
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Perma-Fix
of South Georgia, Inc., located in Valdosta, Georgia;
and
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Perma-Fix
of Orlando, Inc., located in Orlando,
Florida.
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Consulting
Engineering Services (“Engineering Segment”), which provide solutions to
industrial and government customers for broad-scope environmental issues
including:
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Air,
water, and hazardous waste
permitting;
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air,
soil, and water sampling;
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emission
reduction strategies; and
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The Engineering Segment also provides
various compliance and training activities, as well as engineering and
compliance support needed by our other segments. These services are
primarily conducted through our subsidiary, Schreiber, Yonley & Associates,
Inc., located in Ellisville, Missouri.
Our goal
is to continue focus on the efficient operation of our existing facilities
within our Nuclear, Industrial, and Engineering Segments, evaluate strategic
acquisitions primarily within the Nuclear Segments, and to continue the research
and development of innovative technologies to treat nuclear waste, mixed waste,
and industrial waste. We continue to place greater attention
and resources on our nuclear business.
We service research institutions,
commercial companies, public utilities, and governmental agencies nationwide.
The distribution channels for services are through direct sales to customers or
via intermediaries.
We were
incorporated in the State of Delaware in December 1990. Our executive offices
are located at 8302 Dunwoody Place, #250, Atlanta, Georgia 30350, and our
telephone number is (770) 587-9898. Our website is located at www.perma-fix.com. The
information contained in our website is not incorporated by reference in this
prospectus.
THE
COMMON STOCK WE MAY OFFER
We may
offer up to an aggregate of 5,000,000 shares of common stock in one or more
offerings. A prospectus supplement, which we will provide to you each time
we offer securities, will describe the specific amounts, prices and terms of
these securities. Each share of common stock includes an attached
Right, as described beginning on page 13 of this prospectus.
We may
sell the common stock to or through underwriters, dealers or agents or directly
to purchasers. We and our agents reserve the sole right to accept and to
reject in whole or in part any proposed purchase of securities. Each
prospectus supplement will set forth the names of any underwriters, dealers or
agents involved in the sale of the common stock described in that prospectus
supplement and any applicable fee, commission or discount arrangements with
them.
Common
stock holders are entitled to receive dividends declared by our board of
directors out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends, subject
to rights, if any, of preferred stock holders. However, we have never paid
a dividend, and we do not anticipate paying a dividend in the foreseeable
future. Our current secured credit facility prohibits us from paying
cash dividends on our common stock. Each holder of common stock is
entitled to one vote per share. The holders of common stock have no
preemptive rights or cumulative voting rights. A prospectus supplement
will describe the specific amounts, prices and terms of any common stock to be
issued.
RISK
FACTORS
An
investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should
carefully consider the risks described below before making an investment
decision, as well as the risks and other information included and incorporated
by reference in the applicable prospectus supplement when determining whether or
not to purchase the securities offered under this prospectus and the applicable
prospectus supplement. You should also refer to the other
information in this prospectus incorporated by reference into this prospectus
and the additional information in the other reports we file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
If
any of the following risks actually occur, our business, results of operations
and financial condition could suffer. In that event, the trading price of our
common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment in
our common stock. The risks discussed below also include forward-looking
statements and our actual results may differ substantially from those discussed
in these forward-looking statements.
Risks
Relating to our Operations
Our
insurer that provides our financial assurance that we are required have in order
to operate our permitted treatment, storage and disposal facility has
experienced financial difficulties.
It has
been publicly reported that American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”), has
experienced significant financial difficulties and is continuing to experience
significant financial difficulties. A subsidiary of AIG provides our
finite risk insurance policies which provide financial assurance to the
applicable states for our permitted facilities in the event of unforeseen
closure. We are required to provide and to maintain financial
assurance that guarantees to the state that in the event of closure of our
permitted facilities will be closed in accordance with the
regulations. The policies provide a maximum of $35,000,000 of
financial assurance coverage of which the coverage amount totals $32,515,000 at
December 31, 2008. In March 2009, the policies were increased to
provide a maximum of $39,000,000 of financial assurance coverage of which the
coverage amounts totals $37,936,000. This additional increase was the
result of additional financial assurance coverage requirement for our DSSI
subsidiary to commercially store and dispose of PCB wastes under a permit issued
by the EPA on November 26, 2008. The AIG subsidiary also provides
other operating insurance policies for the Company and our
subsidiaries. In the event of a failure of AIG, this could materially
impact our operations and our permits which we are required to have in order to
operate our treatment, storage, and disposal facilities.
If
we cannot maintain adequate insurance coverage, we will be unable to continue
certain operations.
Our
business exposes us to various risks, including claims for causing damage to
property and injuries to persons that may involve allegations of negligence or
professional errors or omissions in the performance of our services. Such claims
could be substantial. We believe that our insurance coverage is presently
adequate and similar to, or greater than, the coverage maintained by other
companies in the industry of our size. If we are unable to obtain adequate or
required insurance coverage in the future, or if our insurance is not available
at affordable rates, we would violate our permit conditions and other
requirements of the environmental laws, rules, and regulations under which we
operate. Such violations would render us unable to continue certain of our
operations. These events would have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition.
The
inability to maintain existing government contracts or win new government
contracts over an extended period could have a material adverse effect on our
operations and adversely affect our future revenues.
A
material amount of our Nuclear Segment's revenues are generated through various
U.S. government contracts or subcontracts involving the U.S.
government. Our revenues from governmental contracts and subcontracts
relating to governmental facilities within our Nuclear Segment were
approximately $43,464,000 and $30,000,000, representing 57.6% and 46.5%,
respectively, of our consolidated operating revenues from continuing operations
for 2008 and 2007. Most of our government contracts or our
subcontracts granted under government contracts are awarded through a regulated
competitive bidding process. Some government contracts are awarded to multiple
competitors, which increase overall competition and pricing pressure and may
require us to make sustained post-award efforts to realize revenues under these
government contracts. All contracts with, or subcontracts involving, the federal
government are terminable, or subject to renegotiation, by the applicable
governmental agency on 30 days notice, at the option of the governmental
agency. If we fail to maintain or replace these relationships, or if
a material contract is terminated or renegotiated in a manner that is materially
adverse to us, our revenues and future operations could be materially adversely
affected.
Failure
of our Nuclear Segment to be profitable could have a material adverse
effect.
Our
Nuclear Segment has historically been profitable. With the divestitures of
certain facilities within our Industrial Segment and the acquisition of our
Perma-Fix Northwest Richland, Inc. (“PFNWR”) within our Nuclear Segment in June
2007, the Nuclear Segment represents the Company’s largest revenue segment. The
Company’s main objectives are to increase focus on the efficient operation of
our existing facilities within our Nuclear Segment and to further evaluate
strategic acquisitions within the Nuclear Segment. If our Nuclear Segment fails
to continue to be profitable in the future, this could have a material adverse
effect on the Company’s results of operations, liquidity and our potential
growth.
Our
existing and future customers may reduce or halt their spending on nuclear
services with outside vendors, including us.
A variety
of factors may cause our existing or future customers (including the federal
government) to reduce or halt their spending on nuclear services from outside
vendors, including us. These factors include, but are not limited
to:
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accidents,
terrorism, natural disasters or other incidents occurring at nuclear
facilities or involving shipments of nuclear
materials;
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failure
of the federal government to approve necessary budgets, or to reduce the
amount of the budget necessary, to fund remediation of U.S. Department of
Energy (“DOE”) and U.S. Department of Defense (“DOD”)
sites;
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civic
opposition to or changes in government policies regarding nuclear
operations; or
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a
reduction in demand for nuclear generating
capacity.
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These
events could result in or cause the federal government to terminate or cancel
its existing contracts involving us to treat, store or dispose of contaminated
waste at one or more of the federal sites since all contracts with, or
subcontracts involving, the federal government are terminable upon or subject to
renegotiation at the option of the government on 30 days
notice. These events also could adversely affect us to the extent
that they result in the reduction or elimination of contractual requirements,
lower demand for nuclear services, burdensome regulation, disruptions of
shipments or production, increased operational costs or difficulties or
increased liability for actual or threatened property damage or personal
injury.
Economic
downturns (i.e. the current economic recession) and/or reductions in government
funding could have a material negative impact on our businesses.
Demand
for our services has been, and we expect that demand will continue to be,
subject to significant fluctuations due to a variety of factors beyond our
control, including the current economic recession and conditions, inability of
the federal government to adopt its budget or reductions in the budget for
spending to remediate federal sites due to numerous reasons, including, without
limitation, the substantial deficits that the federal government has and is
continuing to incur. During economic downturns, such as the current
economic recession, and large budget deficits that the federal government and
many states are experiencing, the ability of private and government entities to
spend on nuclear services may decline significantly. Although the
recently adopted economic stimulus package provides for substantial funds to
remediate federal nuclear sites, we cannot be certain that economic or political
conditions will be generally favorable or that there will not be significant
fluctuations adversely affecting our industry as a whole. In
addition, our operations depend, in large part, upon governmental funding,
particularly funding levels at the DOE. Significant reductions in the
level of governmental funding (for example, the annual budget of the DOE) or
specifically mandated levels for different programs that are important to our
business could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial
position, results of operations and cash flows.
The
loss of one or a few customers could have an adverse effect on us.
One or a
few governmental customers or governmental related customers have in the past,
and may in the future, account for a significant portion of our revenue in any
one year or over a period of several consecutive years. Because
customers generally contract with us for specific projects, we may lose these
significant customers from year to year as their projects with us are completed.
Our inability to replace the business with other projects could have an adverse
effect on our business and results of operations.
As
a government contractor, we are subject to extensive government regulation, and
our failure to comply with applicable regulations could subject us to penalties
that may restrict our ability to conduct our business.
Our
governmental contracts, which are primarily with the DOE or subcontracts
relating to DOE sites, are a significant part of our
business. Allowable costs under U.S. government contracts are subject
to audit by the U.S. government. If these audits result in
determinations that costs claimed as reimbursable are not allowed costs or were
not allocated in accordance with applicable regulations, we could be required to
reimburse the U.S. government for amounts previously received.
Governmental
contracts or subcontracts involving governmental facilities are often subject to
specific procurement regulations, contract provisions and a variety of other
requirements relating to the formation, administration, performance and
accounting of these contracts. Many of these contracts include
express or implied certifications of compliance with applicable regulations and
contractual provisions. If we fail to comply with any regulations,
requirements or statutes, our existing governmental contracts or subcontracts
involving governmental facilities could be terminated or we could be suspended
from government contracting or subcontracting. If one or more of our
governmental contracts or subcontracts are terminated for any reason, or if we
are suspended or debarred from government work, we could suffer a significant
reduction in expected revenues and profits. Furthermore, as a result of our
governmental contracts or subcontracts involving governmental facilities, claims
for civil or criminal fraud may be brought by the government or violations of
these regulations, requirements or statutes.
Loss
of certain key personnel could have a material adverse effect on
us.
Our
success depends on the contributions of our key management, environmental and
engineering personnel, especially Dr. Louis F. Centofanti, Chairman, President,
and Chief Executive Officer. The loss of Dr. Centofanti could have a material
adverse effect on our operations, revenues, prospects, and our ability to raise
additional funds. Our future success depends on our ability to retain and expand
our staff of qualified personnel, including environmental specialists and
technicians, sales personnel, and engineers. Without qualified personnel, we may
incur delays in rendering our services or be unable to render certain services.
We cannot be certain that we will be successful in our efforts to attract and
retain qualified personnel as their availability is limited due to the demand
for hazardous waste management services and the highly competitive nature of the
hazardous waste management industry. We do not maintain key person insurance on
any of our employees, officers, or directors.
Changes
in environmental regulations and enforcement policies could subject us to
additional liability and adversely affect our ability to continue certain
operations.
We cannot
predict the extent to which our operations may be affected by future
governmental enforcement policies as applied to existing laws, by changes to
current environmental laws and regulations, or by the enactment of new
environmental laws and regulations. Any predictions regarding possible liability
under such laws are complicated further by current environmental laws which
provide that we could be liable, jointly and severally, for certain activities
of third parties over whom we have limited or no control.
The
refusal to accept our waste for disposal by, or a closure of, the end disposal
site that our Nuclear Segment utilizes to dispose of its waste could subject us
to significant risk and limit our operations.
Our
Nuclear Segment has limited options available for disposal of its waste. If this
disposal site ceases to accept waste or closes for any reason or refuses to
accept the waste of our Nuclear Segment, for any reason, we could have nowhere
to dispose of our nuclear waste or have significantly increased costs from
disposal alternatives. With nowhere to dispose of our nuclear waste, we would be
subject to significant risk from the implications of storing the waste on our
site, and we would have to limit our operations to accept only waste that we can
dispose of.
Our
businesses subject us to substantial potential environmental
liability.
Our
business of rendering services in connection with management of waste, including
certain types of hazardous waste, low-level radioactive waste, and mixed waste
(waste containing both hazardous and low-level radioactive waste), subjects us
to risks of liability for damages. Such liability could involve, without
limitation:
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claims
for clean-up costs, personal injury or damage to the environment in cases
in which we are held responsible for the release of hazardous or
radioactive materials; and
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claims
of employees, customers, or third parties for personal injury or property
damage occurring in the course of our operations;
and
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claims
alleging negligence or professional errors or omissions in the planning or
performance of our services.
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Our
operations are subject to numerous environmental laws and regulations. We have
in the past, and could in the future, be subject to substantial fines,
penalties, and sanctions for violations of environmental laws and substantial
expenditures as a responsible party for the cost of remediating any property
which may be contaminated by hazardous substances generated by us and disposed
at such property, or transported by us to a site selected by us, including
properties we own or lease.
As
our operations expand, we may be subject to increased litigation, which could
have a negative impact on our future financial results.
Our
operations are highly regulated and we are subject to numerous laws and
regulations regarding procedures for waste treatment, storage, recycling,
transportation, and disposal activities, all of which may provide the basis for
litigation against us. In recent years, the waste treatment industry has
experienced a significant increase in so-called “toxic-tort” litigation as those
injured by contamination seek to recover for personal injuries or property
damage. We believe that, as our operations and activities expand, there will be
a similar increase in the potential for litigation alleging that we have
violated environmental laws or regulations or are responsible for contamination
or pollution caused by our normal operations, negligence or other misconduct, or
for accidents, which occur in the course of our business activities. Such
litigation, if significant and not adequately insured against, could adversely
affect our financial condition and our ability to fund our operations.
Protracted litigation would likely cause us to spend significant amounts of our
time, effort, and money. This could prevent our management from focusing on our
operations and expansion.
Our
operations are subject to seasonal factors, which cause our revenues to
fluctuate.
We have
historically experienced reduced revenues and losses during the first and fourth
quarters of our fiscal years due to a seasonal slowdown in operations from poor
weather conditions, overall reduced activities during these periods resulting
from holiday periods, and finalization of government budgets during the fourth
quarter of each year. During our second and third fiscal quarters there has
historically been an increase in revenues and operating profits. If we do not
continue to have increased revenues and profitability during the second and
third fiscal quarters, this will have a material adverse effect on our results
of operations and liquidity.
If
environmental regulation or enforcement is relaxed, the demand for our services
will decrease.
The
demand for our services is substantially dependent upon the public's concern
with, and the continuation and proliferation of, the laws and regulations
governing the treatment, storage, recycling, and disposal of hazardous,
non-hazardous, and low-level radioactive waste. A decrease in the level of
public concern, the repeal or modification of these laws, or any significant
relaxation of regulations relating to the treatment, storage, recycling, and
disposal of hazardous waste and low-level radioactive waste would significantly
reduce the demand for our services and could have a material adverse effect on
our operations and financial condition. We are not aware of any current federal
or state government or agency efforts in which a moratorium or limitation has
been, or will be, placed upon the creation of new hazardous or radioactive waste
regulations that would have a material adverse effect on us; however, no
assurance can be made that such a moratorium or limitation will not be
implemented in the future.
We
and our customers operate in a politically sensitive environment, and the public
perception of nuclear power and radioactive materials can affect our customers
and us.
We and
our customers operate in a politically sensitive environment. Opposition by
third parties to particular projects can limit the handling and disposal of
radioactive materials. Adverse public reaction to developments in the disposal
of radioactive materials, including any high profile incident involving the
discharge of radioactive materials, could directly affect our customers and
indirectly affect our business. Adverse public reaction also could lead to
increased regulation or outright prohibition, limitations on the activities of
our customers, more onerous operating requirements or other conditions that
could have a material adverse impact on our customers’ and our
business.
We
may not be successful in winning new business mandates from our government and
commercial customers.
We must
be successful in winning mandates from our government and commercial customers
to replace revenues from projects that are nearing completion and to increase
our revenues. Our business and operating results can be adversely affected by
the size and timing of a single material contract.
The
elimination or any modification of the Price-Anderson Acts indemnification
authority could have adverse consequences for our business.
The
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or the AEA, comprehensively regulates the
manufacture, use, and storage of radioactive materials. The Price-Anderson Act
supports the nuclear services industry by offering broad indemnification to DOE
contractors for liabilities arising out of nuclear incidents at DOE nuclear
facilities. That indemnification protects DOE prime contractor, but also similar
companies that work under contract or subcontract for a DOE prime contract or
transporting radioactive material to or from a site. The indemnification
authority of the DOE under the Price-Anderson Act was extended through 2025 by
the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
The
Price-Anderson Act’s indemnification provisions generally do not apply to our
processing of radioactive waste at governmental facilities, and do not apply to
liabilities that we might incur while performing services as a contractor for
the DOE and the nuclear energy industry. If an incident or evacuation is not
covered under Price-Anderson Act indemnification, we could be held liable for
damages, regardless of fault, which could have an adverse effect on our results
of operations and financial condition. If such indemnification authority is not
applicable in the future, our business could be adversely affected if the owners
and operators of new facilities fail to retain our services in the absence of
commercial adequate insurance and indemnification.
We
are engaged in highly competitive businesses and typically must bid against
other competitors to obtain major contracts.
We are
engaged in highly competitive business in which most of our government contracts
and some of our commercial contracts are awarded through competitive bidding
processes. We compete with national and regional firms with nuclear services
practices, as well as small or local contractors. Some of our competitors have
greater financial and other resources than we do, which can give them a
competitive advantage. In addition, even if we are qualified to work on a new
government contract, we might not be awarded the contract because of existing
government policies designed to protect certain types of businesses and
underrepresented minority contractors. Competition also places downward pressure
on our contract prices and profit margins. Intense competition is expected to
continue for nuclear service contracts. If we are unable to meet these
competitive challenges, we could lose market share and experience on overall
reduction in our profits.
Our
failure to maintain our safety record could have an adverse effect on our
business.
Our
safety record is critical to our reputation. In addition, many of our government
and commercial customers require that we maintain certain specified safety
record guidelines to be eligible to bid for contracts with these customers.
Furthermore, contract terms may provide for automatic termination in the event
that our safety record fails to adhere to agreed-upon guidelines during
performance of the contract. As a result, our failure to maintain our safety
record could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition
and results of operations.
We
continue to have material weaknesses in our Internal Control over Financial
Reporting (“ICFR”).
During
our evaluation of our ICFR, we noted that the monitoring of invoicing process
controls and the corresponding transportation and disposal process controls at
our Industrial Segment subsidiaries were ineffective and were not
being applied consistently. In addition, we noted that the monitoring
of quote to invoicing control was ineffective at certain of our Nuclear Segment
subsidiaries. These deficiencies resulted in material weaknesses to
our ICFR, and could result in sales being priced and invoiced at amounts which
were not approved by the customer, or the appropriate level of management, and
recognition of revenue in incorrect financial reporting period. These
deficiencies have resulted in our disclosure that our ICFR was ineffective as of
the end of 2008 and 2007. Although these material weaknesses did not
result in a material adjustment to our quarterly or annual financial statements,
if we are unable to remediate these material weaknesses, there is a reasonable
possibility that a misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements
will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
We
may be unable to utilize loss carryforwards in the future.
We have
approximately $26,589,000 in net operating loss carryforwards which will expire
from 2009 to 2028 if not used against future federal income tax
liabilities. Our net loss carryforwards are subject to various
limitations. Our ability to use the net loss carryforwards depends on
whether we are able to generate sufficient income in the future
years. Further, our net loss carryforwards have not been audited or
approved by the Internal Revenue Service.
Risks
Relating to our Intellectual Property
If
we cannot maintain our governmental permits or cannot obtain required permits,
we may not be able to continue or expand our operations.
We are a
waste management company. Our business is subject to extensive, evolving, and
increasingly stringent federal, state, and local environmental laws and
regulations. Such federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations
govern our activities regarding the treatment, storage, recycling, disposal, and
transportation of hazardous and non-hazardous waste and low-level radioactive
waste. We must obtain and maintain permits or licenses to conduct these
activities in compliance with such laws and regulations. Failure to obtain and
maintain the required permits or licenses would have a material adverse effect
on our operations and financial condition. If any of our facilities are unable
to maintain currently held permits or licenses or obtain any additional permits
or licenses which may be required to conduct its operations, we may not be able
to continue those operations at these facilities, which could have a material
adverse effect on us.
We
believe our proprietary technology is important to us.
We
believe that it is important that we maintain our proprietary technologies.
There can be no assurance that the steps taken by us to protect our proprietary
technologies will be adequate to prevent misappropriation of these technologies
by third parties. Misappropriation of our proprietary technology could have an
adverse effect on our operations and financial condition. Changes to current
environmental laws and regulations also could limit the use of our proprietary
technology.
Risks
Relating to our Financial Position and Need for Financing
Breach
of financial covenants in existing credit facility could result in a default,
triggering repayment of outstanding debt under the credit facility.
Our
credit facility with our bank contains financial covenants. A breach of any of
these covenants could result in a default under our credit facility triggering
our lender to immediately require the repayment of all outstanding debt under
our credit facility and terminate all commitments to extend further credit. In
the past, none of our covenants have been restrictive to our
operations. If we fail to meet our loan covenants in the future and
our lender does not waive the non-compliance or revise our covenant so that we
are in compliance, our lender could accelerate the repayment of borrowings under
our credit facility. In the event that our lender accelerates the
payment of our borrowing, we may not have sufficient liquidity to repay our debt
under our credit facility and other indebtedness.
Our
amount of debt and floating rates of interest could adversely affect our
operations.
At
December 31, 2008, our aggregate consolidated debt was approximately
$16,203,000. If our floating rates of interest experienced an upward increase of
1%, our debt service would increase by approximately $162,000
annually. Our secured revolving credit facility (the “Credit
Facility”) provides for an aggregate commitment of $25,000,000, consisting of an
$18,000,000 revolving line of credit and a term loan of
$7,000,000. The maximum we can borrow under the revolving part of the
Credit Facility is based on a percentage of the amount of our eligible
receivables outstanding at any one time. As of December 31, 2008, we
had borrowings under the revolving part of our Credit Facility of $6,500,000 and
borrowing availability of up to an additional $5,400,000 based on our
outstanding eligible receivables. A lack of operating results
could have material adverse consequences on our ability to operate our
business. Our ability to make principal and interest payments, or to
refinance indebtedness, will depend on both our and our subsidiaries' future
operating performance and cash flow. Prevailing economic conditions, interest
rate levels, and financial, competitive, business, and other factors affect
us. Many of these factors are beyond our control.
Risks
Relating to an Investment in our Common Stock
Issuance
of substantial amounts of our common stock could depress our stock
price.
Any
sales of substantial amounts of our Common Stock in the public market could
cause an adverse effect on the market price of our Common Stock and could impair
our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity
securities. The issuance of our Common Stock will result in the
dilution in the percentage membership interest of our stockholders and the
dilution in ownership value. As of March 31, 2009, we had 53,985,119
shares of Common Stock outstanding.
In
addition, as of March 31, 2009, we had outstanding options to
purchase 3,558,347 shares of common stock at exercise prices from $1.22 to $2.98
per share. Further, we have adopted a preferred share rights plan,
and if such is triggered, could result in the issuance of a substantial amount
of our common stock. The existence of this quantity of rights to
purchase our common stock could result in a significant dilution in the
percentage ownership interest of our stockholders and the dilution in ownership
value. Future sales of the shares issuable could also depress the market price
of our common stock.
We
do not intend to pay dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable
future.
Since our
inception, we have not paid cash dividends on our common stock, and we do not
anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Our Credit
Facility prohibits us from paying cash dividends on our common
stock.
The
price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly, which may make it
difficult for you to resell our common stock when you want or at prices you find
attractive.
The price
of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Markets constantly changes. We expect
that the market price of our common stock will continue to fluctuate. This may
make it difficult for you to resell the common stock when you want or at prices
you find attractive.
Future
issuance or potential issuance of our common stock could adversely affect the
price of our common stock, our ability to raise funds in new stock offerings and
dilute your percentage interest in our common stock.
Future
sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, or the
perception that such sales could occur, could adversely affect prevailing
trading prices of our common stock, and impair our ability to raise capital
through future offerings of equity. No prediction can be made as to
the effect, if any, that future issuances or sales of shares of common stock or
the availability of shares of common stock for future issuance, will have on the
trading price of our common stock. Such future issuances could also
significantly reduce the percentage ownership and dilute the ownership value of
our existing common stockholders.
Delaware
law, certain of our charter provisions, our stock option plans and outstanding
warrants and our preferred stock may inhibit a change of control under
circumstances that could give you an opportunity to realize a premium over
prevailing market prices.
We are a
Delaware corporation governed, in part, by the provisions of Section 203 of the
General Corporation Law of Delaware, an anti-takeover law. In general, Section
203 prohibits a Delaware public corporation from engaging in a “business
combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a period of three years after
the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested
stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner.
As a result of Section 203, potential acquirers may be discouraged from
attempting to effect acquisition transactions with us, thereby possibly
depriving our security holders of certain opportunities to sell, or otherwise
dispose of, such securities at above-market prices pursuant to such
transactions. Further, certain of our option plans provide for the immediate
acceleration of, and removal of restrictions from, options and other awards
under such plans upon a “change of control” (as defined in the respective
plans). Such provisions may also have the result of discouraging acquisition of
us.
We
have authorized and unissued 17,456,534 (which include outstanding options to
purchase 3,558,347 shares of our Common Stock) shares of Common Stock and
2,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock as of March 31, 2009 (which
includes 600,000 shares of our Preferred Stock reserved for issuance under our
preferred share rights plan). These unissued shares could be used by
our management to make it more difficult, and thereby discourage an attempt to
acquire control of us.
Our
Preferred Share Rights Plan may adversely affect our stockholders.
In May
2008, we adopted a preferred share rights plan (the “Rights Plan”), designed to
ensure that all of our stockholders receive fair and equal treatment in the
event of a proposed takeover or abusive tender offer. However, the
Rights Plan may also have the effect of deterring, delaying, or preventing a
change in control that might otherwise be in the best interests of our
stockholders.
In
general, under the terms of the Rights Plan, subject to certain limited
exceptions, if a person or group acquires 20% or more of our common stock or a
tender offer or exchange offer for 20% or more of our common stock is announced
or commenced, our other stockholders may receive upon exercise of the rights
(the “Rights”) issued under the Rights Plan the number of shares our common
stock or of one-one hundredths of a share of our Series A Junior Participating
Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share, having a value equal to two times
the purchase price of the Right. In addition, if we are acquired in a
merger or other business combination transaction in which we are not the
survivor or more than 50% of our assets or earning power is sold or transferred,
then each holder of a Right (other than the acquirer) will thereafter have the
right to receive, upon exercise, common stock of the acquiring company having a
value equal to two times the purchase price of the Right. The
purchase price of each Right is $13, subject to adjustment.
The
Rights will cause substantial dilution to a person or group that attempts to
acquire us on terms not approved by our board of directors. The Rights may be
redeemed by us at $0.001 per Right at any time before any person or group
acquires 20% or more of our outstanding common stock. The rights
should not interfere with any merger or other business combination approved by
our board of directors. The Rights expire on May 2, 2018.
Resale
of shares offered by this prospectus could adversely affect the market price of
our common stock and our ability to raise additional equity
capital.
The sale,
or availability for sale, of common stock in the public market pursuant to this
prospectus may adversely affect the prevailing market price of our common stock
and may impair our ability to raise additional capital by selling equity or
equity-related securities. This prospectus includes 5,000,000 shares that will
be available for resale (assuming the issuance from time to time of all of the
common stock included in this offering). The resale of a substantial
number of shares of our common stock in the public market pursuant to this
offering, and afterwards, could adversely affect the market price for our common
stock and make it more difficult for you to sell our shares at times and prices
that you feel are appropriate.
SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained within
this prospectus and the documents incorporated into this prospectus by reference
may be deemed “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (collectively, the “Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995”). All statements in this prospectus
and the documents incorporated into this prospectus by reference other than a
statement of historical fact are forward-looking statements that are subject to
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause
actual results and performance of the Company to differ materially from such
statements. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,”
“will,” “may,” and similar expressions identify forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation,
the statements listed under “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”
in our 2008 Form 10-K, all of which are incorporated by reference herein, as
well as those forward-looking statements identified in our other SEC filings
incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
While we believe the expectations
reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no
assurance such expectations will prove to be correct. There are a
variety of factors which could cause future outcomes to differ materially from
those described in this report, including, but not limited to:
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to collect in a timely manner a material amount of
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competitive pressures;
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ability to maintain and obtain required permits and approvals to conduct
operations;
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ability to develop new and existing technologies in the conduct of
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to retain or renew certain required
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discovery
of additional contamination or expanded contamination at any of the sites
or facilities leased or owned by us or our subsidiaries which would result
in a material increase in remediation
expenditures;
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changes
in federal, state and local laws and regulations, especially environmental
laws and regulations, or in interpretation of
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increases in equipment, maintenance, operating or labor
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financial
valuation of intangible assets is substantially more/less than
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requirement to use internally generated funds for purposes not presently
anticipated;
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inability to maintain the listing of our Common Stock on the
NASDAQ;
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terminations
of contracts with federal agencies or subcontracts involving federal
agencies, or reduction in amount of waste delivered to us under these
contracts or subcontracts;
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disposal
expense accrual could prove to be inadequate in the event the waste
requires retreatment; and
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other
factors described under “Risk Factors” in this prospectus and in the other
documents we have filed with the SEC and that are incorporated herein by
reference, including the factors described under “Business,” “Risk
Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations” and elsewhere in our annual report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 and that may be discussed from
time to time in other reports filed with the SEC subsequent to the
registration statement of which this prospectus is a
part.
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Any forward-looking statement speaks
only as to the date on which that statement is made. We undertake no
obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise.
USE
OF PROCEEDS
Unless
otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net
proceeds from the sale of the securities offered by this prospectus for general
corporate purposes and working capital requirements, which may include the
repayment of indebtedness. Under the terms of our existing Credit
Facility, we may also use a portion of the net proceeds to fund possible
investments in and acquisitions of complimentary businesses, partnerships,
minority investments, products or technologies with the consent of our Credit
Facility lender. Currently, there are no commitments or agreements
regarding such acquisitions or investments that are material. Pending
their ultimate use, we intend to invest the net proceeds in money market funds,
commercial paper and governmental and non-governmental debt securities with
maturities of up to three years. The terms of our existing Credit
Facility require us to maintain such investments with our Credit Facility lender
or its affiliates, which investments serve as additional collateral under the
Credit Facility.
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
We may
sell the securities:
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one or more underwriters or
dealers,
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a combination of any of these methods of
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distribute the securities:
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from
time to time in one or more transactions at a fixed price or prices, which
may be changed from time to time,
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We will
describe the method of distribution of the securities in the applicable
prospectus supplement.
We may
determine the price or other terms of the securities offered under this
prospectus by use of an electronic auction. We will describe how any
auction will determine the price or any other terms, how potential investors may
participate in the auction and the nature of the obligations of the underwriter,
dealer or agent in the applicable prospectus supplement.
If
underwriters are used in the sale, they will acquire the common stock for their
own account and may resell the stock from time to time in one or more
transactions at a fixed public offering price. The obligations of the
underwriters to purchase the common stock will be subject to the conditions set
forth in the applicable underwriting agreement. We may offer the common
stock to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managing
underwriters or by underwriters without a syndicate. Underwriters, dealers
or agents may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or
commissions from us or our purchasers (as their agents in connection with the
sale of securities). These underwriters, dealers or agents may be
considered to be underwriters under the Securities Act. As a result,
discounts, commissions, or profits on resale received by the underwriters,
dealers or agents may be treated as underwriting discounts and
commissions. Each prospectus supplement will identify any such
underwriter, dealer or agent, and describe any compensation received by them
from us. Any initial public offering price and any discounts or
concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to
time.
Underwriters,
dealers and agents may be entitled to indemnification by us against certain
civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to
contribution with respect to payments made by the underwriters, dealers or
agents, under agreements between us and the underwriters, dealers and
agents.
We may
grant underwriters who participate in the distribution of securities an option
to purchase additional securities to cover over-allotments, if any, in
connection with the distribution.
Underwriters
or agents and their associates may be customers of, engage in transactions with
or perform services for us in the ordinary course of business.
In
connection with the offering of our common stock, certain persons participating
in such offering may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or
otherwise affect the market price, including over-allotment, stabilizing
transactions, short covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with
Regulation M under the Exchange Act. Over-allotment involves sales in
excess of the offering size, which create a short position. Stabilizing
transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the
stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. Short covering
transactions involve purchases of the common stock in the open market after the
distribution is completed to cover short positions. Penalty bids permit
the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a dealer when the common
stock originally sold by the dealer is purchased in a covering transaction to
cover short positions. Those activities may cause the price of the common
stock to be higher than it would otherwise be. If commenced, the
underwriters may discontinue any of the activities at any time.
Any
underwriters who are qualified market makers on the NASDAQ Capital Markets may
engage in passive market making transactions in the common stock on the NASDAQ
Capital Global Markets in accordance with Rule 103 of Regulation M, during
the business day prior to the pricing of the offering, before the commencement
of offers or sales of the common stock. Passive market makers must comply
with applicable volume and price limitations and must be identified as passive
market makers. In general, a passive market maker must display its bid at
a price not in excess of the highest independent bid for such security; if all
independent bids are lowered below the passive market maker’s bid, however, the
passive market maker’s bid must then be lowered when certain purchase limits are
exceeded.
To the
extent required, this prospectus may be amended and supplemented from time to
time to describe a specific plan of distribution.
DESCRIPTION
OF COMMON STOCK
Our
certificate of incorporation authorizes us to issue up to 75,000,000 shares of
common stock, $0.001 par value. As of April 3, 2009, there were 54,019,324
shares of our common stock issued and outstanding.
The
holders of shares of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all
matters to be voted on by stockholders. Common stock holders are entitled
to receive dividends declared by the board of directors out of funds legally
available for the payment of dividends, subject to the rights, if any, of
preferred stock holders. However, we have never paid a dividend and we do
not anticipate paying a dividend in the foreseeable future. Our current
secured credit facility prohibits us from paying cash dividends on our common
stock. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our
business, the holders of common stock are entitled to share equally in all
assets available for distribution after payment of all liabilities and provision
for liquidation preference of shares of preferred stock then outstanding.
The holders of common stock have no preemptive rights and no rights to convert
their common stock into any other securities. There are no redemption or
sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock. All outstanding
shares of common stock are fully paid and nonassessable.
Each
share of our common stock includes an attached Right arising under and subject
to the terms described in, the Rights Agreement, dated May 2, 2008 between us
and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as rights
agent. The terms of such Rights are summarized in “Rights Attaching
to Our Common Stock” below.
The
transfer agent and registrar for the common stock is Continental Stock Transfer
& Trust Company 17 Battery Place, Floor 8, New York, New York
10004-1123.
RIGHTS
ATTACHING TO OUR COMMON STOCK
On May
2, 2008, our Board of Directors declared a dividend distribution of one Right
for each outstanding share of our common stock to our stockholders of record on
May 12, 2008 (the “Record Date”). The Rights Agreement (as defined below) also
contemplates the issuance of one Right for each share of common stock which is
issued by the Company between the Record Date and the Distribution Date (or
earlier redemption or termination of the Rights). The Rights
are subject to the terms and conditions of the Rights Agreement, a copy of which
is attached as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC
on May 8, 2008. A copy of the Rights Agreement is also available upon
written request to us. Because the following is a summary, the
description below of the Rights and the Rights Agreement necessarily omits
certain terms, exceptions, or qualifications to the statements made
therein. You are advised to review the entire Rights Agreement prior
to making any investment decision.
Each
Right entitles the registered holder to purchase from us one one-hundredth of a
share of our Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per
share (the “Preferred Shares”) at a purchase price of $13.00 per one-one
hundredth of a Preferred Share (the “Purchase Price”), subject to
adjustment.
Until
the earlier to occur of (a) 10 days following a public announcement that a
person or group of affiliated or associated persons (an “Acquiring Person”) have
acquired beneficial ownership of 20% or more of our outstanding common stock
(except pursuant to a Permitted Offer, as defined below, or persons excluded
from being an Acquiring Person under the Rights Agreement) or (b) 10 business
days (or such later date as may be determined by action of the Board of
Directors prior to such time as any person becomes an Acquiring Person)
following the commencement of, or announcement of an intention (which intention
to commence remains in effect for 5 business days after such announcement) to
make a tender offer or exchange offer, the consummation of which would result in
a person or group becoming an Acquiring Person of 20% or more of our common
stock (the earlier of such dates being called the “Distribution Date”), the
Rights will be evidenced with respect to any of the common stock certificates
outstanding and no separate Rights Certificates will be
distributed.
Excluded
from being an Acquiring Person under the Rights Agreement are the following
(collectively, the “Excluded Persons”):
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employee benefit plan of us or our
subsidiaries;
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entity holding common stock for or pursuant to the employee benefit plan o
us or our subsidiaries;
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Person who becomes the beneficial owner of 20% or more of the common stock
solely as a result of the acquisition of common stock by us, unless such
Person shall, after such share purchases by us, become the beneficial
owner of additional shares of common stock constituting 1% or more of the
then outstanding shares of common stock;
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person whom our Board of Directors determines in good-faith has acquired
20% or more of the common stock inadvertently and such person divests,
within 10 business days after such determination, a sufficient number of
shares of common stock to no longer beneficially own 20% of the common
stock.
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The
Rights Agreement provides that, until the Distribution Date (or earlier
redemption or expiration of the Rights):
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the
Rights will be transferred with and only with our common
stock;
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new
common stock certificates issued after the Record Date, upon transfer or
new issuance of common stock by us will contain a notation incorporating
the Rights Agreement by reference;
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the
surrender for transfer of any certificates for common stock, even without
such notation (or a copy of a summary of rights) being attached thereto,
will also constitute the transfer of Rights associated with the common
stock represented by such
certificate.
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As
soon as practicable following the Distribution Date, separate certificates
evidencing the Rights (“Right Certificates”) will be mailed to the holders of
record of the common stock as of the close of business on the Distribution Date
and such separate Right Certificates alone will evidence the
Rights.
The
Rights are not exercisable until the Distribution Date. The Rights will expire
on May 2, 2018 (the “Final Expiration Date”), unless the Final Expiration
Date is extended or unless the Rights are earlier redeemed by us, in each case,
as described below.
In the
event that any person becomes an Acquiring Person (except pursuant to a tender
or exchange offer which is for all outstanding shares of common stock at a price
and on terms which a majority of certain members of the Board of Directors
determines to be adequate and in our best interests, our stockholders and other
relevant constituencies, other than the Acquiring Person, its affiliates and
associates (a “Permitted Offer”)), each holder of a Right (except Rights which
have been voided as set forth below) will thereafter have the right (the
“Flip-In Rights”) to receive upon exercise the number of shares of common stock
or of one-one hundredths of a share of Preferred Shares (or, in certain
circumstances, other of our securities) having a value (on the date such person
became an Acquiring Person) equal to two times the Purchase Price of the
Right.
In the
event that at any time (a) we are acquired in a merger or other business
combination transaction in which we are not the survivor, (b) a merger or other
business combination with us in which we are the survivor and, in connection
with such transaction, all or part of the shares of common stock shall be
changed for stock or other securities of any other person (or us) or (c) more
than 50% of our assets or earning power is sold or transferred, then each holder
of a Right (except Rights which have been voided as set forth below) shall
thereafter have the right (the “Flip-Over Right”) to receive, upon exercise,
common stock of the acquiring company having a value equal to two times the
Purchase Price of the Right. The Flip-Over Right is not applicable to
transactions described in (a) and (b) of this paragraph if (i) such transaction
is consummated with a person who acquired common stock pursuant to a Permitted
Offer; (ii) the price per share of common stock offered in such transaction is
not less than the price per share of common stock paid to all holders of common
stock purchased pursuant to the Permitted Offer, and (iii) the form of
consideration offered in such transaction is the same as the form of
consideration paid pursuant to the Permitted Offer.
The
Purchase Price payable, and the number of Preferred Shares, common stock or
other securities or property issuable, upon exercise of the Rights are subject
to adjustment from time to time to prevent dilution:
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in
the event of a stock dividend on, or a subdivision, combination or
reclassification of, the Preferred
Shares;
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upon
the grant to holders of the Preferred Shares of certain rights or warrants
to subscribed for or purchase Preferred Shares at a price, or securities
convertible into Preferred Shares with a conversion price, less than the
then current market price of the Preferred Shares;
or
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upon
the distribution to holders of the Preferred Shares of evidences of
indebtedness or assets (excluding regular periodic cash dividends paid out
of earnings or retained earnings or dividends payable in Preferred Shares)
or of subscription rights or warrants (other than those referred to
above).
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The
number of outstanding Rights and the number of one one-hundredths of a Preferred
Share issuable upon exercise of each Right are also subject to adjustment in the
event of a stock split of the common stock or a stock dividend on the common
stock payable in common stock or subdivisions, consolidations or combinations of
the common stock occurring, in any such case, prior to the Distribution
Date.
Any
Rights that are beneficially owned by (a) any Acquiring Person (or any affiliate
or associate of such Acquiring Person), (b) a transferee of an Acquiring Person
(or any affiliate or associate thereof) who becomes a transferee after the
Acquiring Person becomes such, or (c) under certain conditions, a transferee of
any Acquiring Person (or any affiliate or associate thereof) who becomes a
transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such,
shall be null and void and no holder of such Rights shall thereafter have rights
to exercise such Rights.
At any
time after a person becomes an Acquiring Person and prior to the acquisition by
such Person (or affiliate or associate of an Acquiring Person) of 50% or more of
the outstanding common stock, our Board of Directors may exchange the Rights
(other than Rights owned by such Acquiring Person which have become void), in
whole or in part, at an exchange ratio of one share of common stock, or one-one
hundredth of a Preferred Share (or of a share of a class or series of the our
preferred stock having equivalent rights, preferences and privileges), per Right
(subject to adjustment). Upon our Board of Directors ordering the
exchange, the right to exercise the Right shall terminate and the only right
thereafter shall be to receive the shares in accordance with the
exchange.
With
certain exceptions, no adjustment in the Purchase Price will be required until
cumulative adjustments require an adjustment of at least 1% in such Purchase
Price. No fractional Preferred Shares will be issued (other than fractions which
are integral multiples of one one-hundredth of a Preferred Share, which may, at
the election of the Company, be evidenced by depositary receipts) and in lieu
thereof, an adjustment in cash will be made based on the market price of the
Preferred Shares on the last trading day prior to the date of
exercise.
At any
time prior to the earlier of the Distribution Date or Final Expiration Date, our
Board of Directors may redeem the Rights in whole, but not in part, at a price
of $0.001 per Right (the “Redemption Price”), adjusted to reflect any stock
split, stock dividend or similar transaction, and payable, at our option, either
in cash, shares of common stock, or any other form of consideration deemed
appropriate by our Board. The redemption of the rights may be made
effective at such time, on such basis and with such conditions as the Board of
Directors in its sole discretion may establish. Immediately upon any redemption
of the Rights, the right to exercise the Rights will terminate and the only
right of the holder of Rights will be to receive the Redemption
Price.
The
terms of the Rights Agreement and the Rights may be amended by us without the
consent of the holders of the Rights, in order to cure any ambiguity, to correct
or supplement any provision contained therein which may be defective or
inconsistent with any other provisions contained therein, or to make any other
changes or amendments to the provisions contained therein which the Company may
deem necessary or desirable, except that from and after such time as any person
becomes an Acquiring Person no such amendment may adversely affect the interests
of the holders of the Rights (other than the Acquiring Person or any affiliate
or associate of the Acquiring Person). No amendment to the Rights Agreement or
the Rights shall be made which changes the redemption price or the number of
Preferred Shares or shares of common stock for which a Right is exercisable or
exchangeable.
Until
a Right is exercised, the holder thereof, as such, will have no rights as a
stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to vote or
to receive dividends.
This
summary description of the Rights does not purport to be complete and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the Rights Agreement.
LEGAL
OPINION
Conner
& Winters, LLP, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma will opine as to the validity of the
issuance of the securities offered by this prospectus.
EXPERTS
The
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules as of
December 31, 2008 and 2007 and for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 2008, and management’s assessment of the effectiveness
of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008,
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement have been so
incorporated in reliance on the reports of BDO Seidman, LLP, an independent
registered public accounting firm (the report on the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting expresses an adverse opinion on the
effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2008), incorporated herein by reference, given on the authority of
said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We
file reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or
Exchange Act. You may read and copy any materials that we file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission at the following address:
Public
Reference Room
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100
F Street, N.E.
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Washington,
D.C. 20549
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1-800-SEC-0330
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Please
call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information about the public
reference rooms. Our reports, proxy statements and other information filed
with the SEC are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC’s World
Wide Web site at http://www.sec.gov. Our SEC file number for filings made
under the Exchange Act is 001-11596.
INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
The SEC
allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information contained in documents
that we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important
information to you by referring you to those other documents. The
information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this
prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically
update and supersede this information. Therefore, before you decide to invest in
a particular offering under this shelf-registration, you should always check for
reports we may have filed with the SEC after the data of this
prospectus.
We
incorporate by reference the documents listed below:
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Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008,
filed March 31, 2009;
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Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2009, filed May
11, 2009;
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Current
Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on March 2, 2009, March 11, 2009, March 30, 2009, April 8, 2009, and May
7, 2009 (two reports);
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The
description of our Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par
value $.001 per share, that is contained in the Form 8-A Registration
Statement, filed on May 13, 2008, as amended October 2, 2008, including
any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
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The
description of the common stock of the Registrant that is contained in the
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed pursuant to Section 12
of the Exchange Act that became effective on October 30, 1992, including
any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
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Also
incorporated by reference into this prospectus are all documents that we may
file with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act after the date of this prospectus and before we stop offering the securities
described in this prospectus. These documents include periodic reports, such as
annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports
on Form 8-K, as well as proxy statements. Any statement contained
herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of
this prospectus, except as so modified or superseded.
We will
provide to each person who so requests, including any beneficial owner to whom a
prospectus is delivered, a copy of these filings excluding exhibits except to
the extent such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference. You
may request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at
the following address:
Perma-Fix
Environmental Services, Inc.
Attention:
Chief Financial Officer
8302
Dunwoody Place, #250
Atlanta,
Georgia 30350
(770)
587-9898
You
should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in
this prospectus or any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized
anyone else to provide you with different information. We are not making
an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not
permitted. You should not assume the information in this prospectus or any
prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the
front of those documents.
PART
II
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item
14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The aggregate estimated (other than the
registration fee) expenses to be paid by the Registrant in connection with this
offering are as follows:
SEC
Registration Fee
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$ |
381 |
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Legal
Fees (Including Blue Sky)
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$ |
55,000 |
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Accounting
Fees and Expenses
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$ |
10,000 |
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Printing
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$ |
2,500 |
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Miscellaneous
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$ |
500 |
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Total:
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68,381 |
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The foregoing expenses, except for the
registration fee, are estimated pursuant to Item 511 of Regulation
S-K.
Item
15. Indemnification of Officers and Directors
Section 145 of the Delaware Corporation
Law provides that a corporation has the power to indemnify a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation and certain other persons serving at the
request of the corporation in related capacities against amounts paid and
expenses incurred in connection with an action or proceeding to which he is or
is threatened to be made a party by reason of such position, if such person
shall have acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, in any criminal
proceeding, if such person had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful; provided that, no indemnification shall be made with respect to any
matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the
corporation unless and only to the extent that the adjudicating court determines
that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstance
of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnification.
Article EIGHTH of our Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, provides as follows with respect to
the indemnification of our officers and directors:
All
persons who the Corporation is empowered to indemnify pursuant to the provisions
of Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (or any
similar provision or provisions of applicable law at the time in effect), shall
be indemnified by the Corporation to the full extent permitted
thereby. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be deemed
to be exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification may
be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors, or otherwise. No repeal or amendment of this Article
EIGHTH shall adversely affect any rights of any person pursuant to this Article
EIGHTH which existed at the time of such repeal or amendment with respect to
acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or amendment.
Our Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended, provides that no director shall be personally liable
to us or its stockholders for any monetary damages for breaches of fiduciary
duty as a director, provided that this provision shall not eliminate or limit
the liability of a director (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty
to us or our stockholders; (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which
involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) under
Section 174 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware; or (iv) for
any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit.
The indemnification discussed in this
Item 15 is not exclusive of any other rights the party seeking indemnification
may possess. We carry officer and director liability insurance with
respect to certain matters, including matters arising under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.
Item 16.
Exhibits.
See the
Exhibit Index attached to this registration statement and incorporated
herein by reference.
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:
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(i)
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To
include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act;
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(ii)
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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 Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the
effective registration statement.
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(iii)
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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 the registration
statement;
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provided, however, that
paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) do not apply if the registration
statement is on Form S-3 or Form F-3, and 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 Commission by the registrant
pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act 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.
(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.
(4) That,
for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any
purchaser:
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(i)
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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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(ii)
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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 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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(5) That,
for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities
Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: The
undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of
the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless
of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the
securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the
following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the
purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such
purchaser:
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(i)
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Any
preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant
relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule
424;
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(ii)
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Any
free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf
of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned
registrant;
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(iii)
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The
portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering
containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its
securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant;
and
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(iv)
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Any
other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the
undersigned registrant to the
purchaser.
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(b) The undersigned registrant hereby
undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, 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 Exchange Act) 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.
(c) Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act 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 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 Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the 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 registration statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Atlanta,
State of Georgia, on the 26th day of May 2009.
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PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Dr. Louis Centofanti
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Dr.
Louis F. Centofanti
Chairman
of the Board
Chief
Executive Officer
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by
the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/
Dr. Louis F. Centofanti
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Dr.
Louis F. Centofanti
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Chairman
of the Board of Directors, President, and Chief Executive
Officer(Principal Executive Officer)
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May
26, 2009
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/s/
Ben Naccarato
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Ben
Naccarato
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Chief
Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)
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May
26, 2009
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/s/
*
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Jon
Colin
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Director
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May
26, 2009
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/s/
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Jack
Lahav
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Director
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May
26, 2009
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/s/
*
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Joe
R. Reeder
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Director
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May
26, 2009
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/s/
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Larry
Shelton
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Director
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May
26, 2009
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/s/
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Dr.
Charles E. Young
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Director
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May
26, 2009
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/s/
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Robert L.
Ferguson
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Director
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May
26, 2009
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/s/
*
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Mark
A. Zwecker
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Director
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May
26, 2009
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*By
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/s/
Dr. Louis Centofanti |
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Dr.
Louis F. Centofanti, Attorney in Fact
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PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM
S-3
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Description
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3(i)
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Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, is incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.1(i) to the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2008.
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3(ii)
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Bylaws
of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc., as amended on October 30, 2007,
is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to the Registrant’s Form
10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007.
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4.1
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Specimen
Common Stock Certificate as incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3 to
the Company's Registration Statement, No. 33-51874.
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4.2
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Loan
and Security Agreement by and between the Company, subsidiaries of the
Company as signatories thereto, and PNC Bank, National Association, dated
December 22, 2000, as incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.1 to the
Company's Form 8-K dated December 22, 2000.
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4.3
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First
Amendment to Loan Agreement and Consent, dated January 30, 2001, between
the Company and PNC Bank, National Association as incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 99.7 to the Company's Form 8-K dated January 31,
2001.
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4.4
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Amendment
No. 1 to Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of
June 10, 2002, between the Company and PNC Bank is incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended September 30, 2002.
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4.5
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Amendment
No. 2 to Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of
May 23, 2003, between the Company and PNC Bank, as incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 2003, and filed on August 14, 2003.
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4.6
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Amendment
No. 3 to Revolving Credit, Term Loan, and Security Agreement, dated as of
October 31, 2003, between the Company and PNC Bank, as incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 4.5 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended September 30, 2003, and filed on November 10,
2003.
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4.7
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Amendment
No. 4 to Revolving Credit, Term Loan, and Security Agreement, dated as of
March 25, 2005, between the Registrant and PNC Bank as incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 4.12 to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2004.
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4.8
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Letter
from PNC Bank regarding intent to waive technical default on the Loan and
Security Agreement with PNC Bank due to resignation of Chief Financial
Officer.
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4.9
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Amendment
No. 5 to Revolving Credit, Term Loan, and Security Agreement, dated as of
June 12, 2007, between the Registrant and PNC Bank as incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 2007.
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4.9
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Amendment
No. 6 to Revolving Credit, Term Loan, and Security Agreement, dated as of
June 29, 2005, between the Registrant and PNC Bank, which is incorporated
by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K, filed June 30,
2005.
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4.11
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Amendment
No. 7 to Revolving Credit, Term Loan, and Security Agreement, dated as of
July 18, 2007, between the Registrant and PNC Bank as incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 2007.
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4.12
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Amendment
No. 8 to Revolving Credit, Term Loan, and Security Agreement, dated as of
November 2, 2007, between the Registrant and PNC Bank as incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended September 30,
2007.
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4.13
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Amendment
No. 9 to Revolving Credit, Term Loan, and Security Agreement, dated as of
December 18, 2007, between the Registrant and PNC Bank, as incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 4.14 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2007.
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4.14
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Amendment
No. 10 to Revolving Credit, Term Loan, and Security Agreement, dated as of
March 26, 2008, between the Registrant and PNC Bank, as incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 4.15 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2007.
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4.15
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Amendment
No. 11 to Revolving Credit, Term Loan, and Security Agreement, dated as of
July 25, 2008, between the Registrant and PNC Bank, as incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 2008 filed on August 11, 2008.
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4.16
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Amendment
No. 12 to Revolving Credit, Term Loan, and Security Agreement, dated as of
July 25, 2008, between the Registrant and PNC Bank, as incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 2008 filed on August 11, 2008.
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4.17
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Amendment
No. 13 to Revolving Credit, Term Loan, and Security Agreement, dated as of
March 5, 2009, between the Registrant and PNC Bank, as incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on March
11, 2009.
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4.18
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Rights
Agreement dated as of May 2, 2008 between the Registrant and Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Registrant, as Rights Agent, as incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on May 8,
2008.
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4.19
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Letter
Agreement dated September 29, 2008, between the Registrant and Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as incorporated by reference from
Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Form 8-A/A filed on October 2,
2008.
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4.20
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Loan
and Securities Purchase Agreement, dated May 8th, 2009 between William N.
Lampson, Diehl Rettig, and the Registrant, is incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2009, filed on May 11, 2009.
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4.21
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Promissory
Note dated May 8, 2009 issued by the Registrant. in favor
of William Lampson and Diehl Rettig is incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 31, 2009, filed on May 11, 2009.
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4.22
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Common
Stock Purchase Warrant, dated May 8, 2009, issued to William N. Lampson is
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended March 31, 2009, filed on May 11,
2009.
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4.23
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Common
Stock Purchase Warrant, dated May 8, 2009, issued to Diehl Rettig is
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended March 31, 2009, filed on May 11,
2009.
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5.1
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Opinion
of Conner & Winters, LLP.
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23.1
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Consent
of BDO Seidman, LLP
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23.2
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Consent
of Conner & Winters (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this registration
statement)
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24.1
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Power
of Attorney (included on page II-4 to this registration
statement).*
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* Previously
Filed.
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