U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
THE JACKSON RIVERS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida 6141 65-1102865
(State or jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Classification Code Number) Identification No.)
27 Radio Circle Drive, Mount Kisco, New York 10549; (619)-615-4242
(Address and telephone number of Registrant's principal executive offices and
principal place of business)
EMPLOYEE STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN FOR THE YEAR 2004 NO. 2
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS AND CONSULTANTS RETAINER STOCK PLAN
FOR THE YEAR 2004 NO. 2
(Full title of the Plan)
Dennis Lauzon, 27 Radio Circle Drive, Mount Kisco, New York 10549
(Name and address of agent for service)
(619)-615-4242
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Title of securities to Amount to be Proposed offering aggregate offering Amount of
be registered registered price per share (1) price registration fee
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Options to Purchase
Common Stock, 50,000,000 $ 0.045 (2) $ 2,250,000 $ 285.08
Common Shares
Underlying Options
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Common Stock 10,000,000 $ 0.045 (3) $ 450,000 $ 57.02
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Total 60,000,000 $ 2,700,000 $ 342.10
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(1) The Offering Price is used solely for purposes of estimating the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) promulgated pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933.
(2) This Offering Price per Share is established pursuant to the option
exercise price set forth in the Employee Stock Incentive Plan for the Year
2004 No. 2, set forth in Exhibit 4.1 to this Form S-8.
(3) This Offering Price per Share is established pursuant to the Non-Employee
Directors and Consultants Retainer Stock Plan for the Year 2004 No. 2, set
forth in Exhibit 4.2 to this Form S-8.
PART I
Information Required in the Section 10(a) Prospectus
ITEM 1. PLAN INFORMATION.
See Item 2 below.
ITEM 2. REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION.
The documents containing the information specified in Part I, Items 1
and 2, will be delivered to each of the participants in accordance with Form S-8
and Rule 428 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933. The participants
shall be provided a written statement notifying them that upon written or oral
request they will be provided, without charge, (i) the documents incorporated by
reference in Item 3 of Part II of the registration statement, and (ii) other
documents required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 428(b). The statement will
inform the participants that these documents are incorporated by reference in
the Section 10(a) prospectus, and shall include the address (giving title or
department) and telephone number to which the request is to be directed.
PART II
Information Required in the Registration Statement
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The following are hereby incorporated by reference:
(a) The Registrant's latest annual report on Form 10-KSB for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, filed on April 14, 2004.
(b) All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since the end of the fiscal year covered
by the Form 10-KSB referred to in (a) above.
(c) A description of the Registrant's securities contained in
the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed by the Registrant to register the
common stock under the Securities Act, including all amendments filed for the
purpose of updating such common stock description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of
a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in the registration statement and to be part
thereof from the date of filing of such documents.
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
Other than as set forth below, no named expert or counsel was hired on
a contingent basis, will receive a direct or indirect interest in the small
business issuer, or was a promoter, underwriter, voting trustee, director,
officer, or employee of the Registrant.
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ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Our bylaws do not contain a provision entitling any director or
executive officer to indemnification against its liability under the Securities
Act. Title XXXVI, Chapter 607.0850 of the Florida Statutes provides as follows:
Chapter 607.0850 Indemnification of officers, directors,
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employees, and agents.
(1) A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or
is a party to any proceeding (other than an action by, or in the right of, the
corporation), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director,
officer, employee, or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise against
liability incurred in connection with such proceeding, including any appeal
thereof, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably
believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and,
with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The termination of any proceeding by
judgment, order, settlement, or conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or
its equivalent shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did
not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be
in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation or, with respect to
any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his or
her conduct was unlawful.
(2) A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person, who was
or is a party to any proceeding by or in the right of the corporation to procure
a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was a
director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at
the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise,
against expenses and amounts paid in settlement not exceeding, in the judgment
of the board of directors, the estimated expense of litigating the proceeding to
conclusion, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or
settlement of such proceeding, including any appeal thereof. Such
indemnification shall be authorized if such person acted in good faith and in a
manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best
interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made under
this subsection in respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to which such
person shall have been adjudged to be liable unless, and only to the extent
that, the court in which such proceeding was brought, or any other court of
competent jurisdiction, shall determine upon application that, despite the
adjudication of liability but in view of all circumstances of the case, such
person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which
such court shall deem proper.
(3) To the extent that a director, officer, employee, or agent of a
corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any
proceeding referred to in subsection (1) or subsection (2), or in defense of any
claim, issue, or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified against expenses
actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therewith.
(4) Any indemnification under subsection (1) or subsection (2),
unless pursuant to a determination by a court, shall be made by the corporation
only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that
indemnification of the director, officer, employee, or agent is proper in the
circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set
forth in subsection (1) or subsection (2). Such determination shall be made:
(a) By the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum
consisting of directors who were not parties to such proceeding;
(b) If such a quorum is not obtainable or, even if obtainable,
by majority vote of a committee duly designated by the board of directors (in
which directors who are parties may participate) consisting solely of two or
more directors not at the time parties to the proceeding;
(c) By independent legal counsel:
1. Selected by the board of directors prescribed in
paragraph (a) or the committee prescribed in paragraph (b); or
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2. If a quorum of the directors cannot be obtained for
paragraph (a) and the committee cannot be designated under paragraph (b),
selected by majority vote of the full board of directors (in which directors who
are parties may participate); or
(d) By the shareholders by a majority vote of a quorum
consisting of shareholders who were not parties to such proceeding or, if no
such quorum is obtainable, by a majority vote of shareholders who were not
parties to such proceeding.
(5) Evaluation of the reasonableness of expenses and authorization of
indemnification shall be made in the same manner as the determination that
indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination of permissibility
is made by independent legal counsel, persons specified by paragraph (4)(c)
shall evaluate the reasonableness of expenses and may authorize indemnification.
(6) Expenses incurred by an officer or director in defending a civil
or criminal proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final
disposition of such proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of
such director or officer to repay such amount if he or she is ultimately found
not to be entitled to indemnification by the corporation pursuant to this
section. Expenses incurred by other employees and agents may be paid in advance
upon such terms or conditions that the board of directors deems appropriate.
(7) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided pursuant
to this section are not exclusive, and a corporation may make any other or
further indemnification or advancement of expenses of any of its directors,
officers, employees, or agents, under any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders
or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in his or her
official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such
office. However, indemnification or advancement of expenses shall not be made to
or on behalf of any director, officer, employee, or agent if a judgment or other
final adjudication establishes that his or her actions, or omissions to act,
were material to the cause of action so adjudicated and constitute:
(a) A violation of the criminal law, unless the director,
officer, employee, or agent had reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct
was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was
unlawful;
(b) A transaction from which the director, officer, employee, or
agent derived an improper personal benefit;
(c) In the case of a director, a circumstance under which the
liability provisions of s. 607.0834 are applicable; or
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(d) Willful misconduct or a conscious disregard for the best
interests of the corporation in a proceeding by or in the right of the
corporation to procure a judgment in its favor or in a proceeding by or in the
right of a shareholder.
(8) Indemnification and advancement of expenses as provided in this
section shall continue as, unless otherwise provided when authorized or
ratified, to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, or
agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators
of such a person, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified.
(9) Unless the corporation's articles of incorporation provide
otherwise, notwithstanding the failure of a corporation to provide
indemnification, and despite any contrary determination of the board or of the
shareholders in the specific case, a director, officer, employee, or agent of
the corporation who is or was a party to a proceeding may apply for
indemnification or advancement of expenses, or both, to the court conducting the
proceeding, to the circuit court, or to another court of competent jurisdiction.
On receipt of an application, the court, after giving any notice that it
considers necessary, may order indemnification and advancement of expenses,
including expenses incurred in seeking court-ordered indemnification or
advancement of expenses, if it determines that:
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(a) The director, officer, employee, or agent is entitled to
mandatory indemnification under subsection (3), in which case the court shall
also order the corporation to pay the director reasonable expenses incurred in
obtaining court-ordered indemnification or advancement of expenses;
(b) The director, officer, employee, or agent is entitled to
indemnification or advancement of expenses, or both, by virtue of the exercise
by the corporation of its power pursuant to subsection (7); or
(c) The director, officer, employee, or agent is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses, or both, in
view of all the relevant circumstances, regardless of whether such person met
the standard of conduct set forth in subsection (1), subsection (2), or
subsection (7).
(10) For purposes of this section, the term "corporation" includes, in
addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including
any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger, so that
any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of a
constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of a constituent
corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, is in the same position
under this section with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he
or she would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate
existence had continued.
(11) For purposes of this section:
(a) The term "other enterprises" includes employee benefit
plans;
(b) The term "expenses" includes counsel fees, including those
for appeal;
(c) The term "liability" includes obligations to pay a judgment,
settlement, penalty, fine (including an excise tax assessed with respect to any
employee benefit plan), and expenses actually and reasonably incurred with
respect to a proceeding;
(d) The term "proceeding" includes any threatened, pending, or
completed action, suit, or other type of proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative, or investigative and whether formal or informal;
(e) The term "agent" includes a volunteer;
(f) The term "serving at the request of the corporation"
includes any service as a director, officer, employee, or agent of the
corporation that imposes duties on such persons, including duties relating to an
employee benefit plan and its participants or beneficiaries; and
(g) The term "not opposed to the best interest of the
corporation" describes the actions of a person who acts in good faith and in a
manner he or she reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the
participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan.
(12) A corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance
on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of
the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust, or other enterprise against any liability asserted against the
person and incurred by him or her in any such capacity or arising out of his or
her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to
indemnify the person against such liability under the provisions of this
section.
The foregoing rights of indemnification are not intended to be
exclusive of any other right to which those indemnified may be entitled, and the
Company has reserved the right to provide additional indemnity and rights to its
directors, officers, employees or agents to the extent they are consistent with
law.
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ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
The Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-B, and an index
thereto, are attached.
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(a) (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: (iii) To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
such information in the registration statement;
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(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.
(b) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant
to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and,
where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(c) To deliver or cause to be delivered with the prospectus, to
each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest annual report to
security holders that is incorporated by reference in the prospectus and
furnished pursuant to and meeting the requirements of Rule 14a-3 or Rule 14c-3
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and, where interim financial
information required to be presented by Article 3 of Regulation S-X are not set
forth in the prospectus, to deliver, or cause to be delivered to each person to
whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest quarterly report that is
specifically incorporated by reference in the prospectus to provide such interim
financial information
(d) That insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities
and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a
claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Mount Kisco, New York, on April 16, 2004.
THE JACKSON RIVERS COMPANY
By /s/ Dennis Lauzon
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Dennis Lauzon, President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date
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/s/ Dennis Lauzon President, Chief Executive Officer April 16, 2004
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and Director
Dennis Lauzon
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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4.1 Employee Stock Incentive Plan for the Year 2004 No. 2
4.2 Non-Employee Directors and Consultants Retainer Stock Plan for
the Year 2004 No. 2
5 Opinion Re: Legality
23.1 Consent of Accountants
23.2 Consent of Counsel
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