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HEALTHWAREHOUSE.COM,
INC.
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NOTICE
OF ACTION TAKEN PURSUANT TO
WRITTEN
CONSENT OF STOCKHOLDERS
WE
ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE
REQUESTED
NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.
To the
Stockholders of HealthWarehouse.com, Inc.:
This Notice and the accompanying
Information Statement are being furnished to the stockholders of
HealthWarehouse.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection
with action taken by the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding
voting securities of the Company, approving, by written consent dated June 8,
2010, the amendment of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the
“Amendment”) to effect a reverse split of the Company’s common stock, par value
$0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) based upon a ratio of one-for-20 shares,
so that every twenty (20) outstanding shares of Common Stock before the reverse
stock split shall represent one share of Common Stock after the reverse stock
split. The Amendment also reduces the number of authorized shares of the
Company’s common stock from 750,000,000 to 50,000,000. The actions to
be taken pursuant to the written consent shall be taken at such future date as
determined by the Board of Directors, as evidenced by the filing of the
Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, but in no event
earlier than the 20th day
after this Information Statement is so mailed or furnished. In addition,
notwithstanding the approval of this proposal by the stockholders, the Board of
Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine not to effect, and to abandon,
the reverse stock split without further action by our stockholders.
WE
ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE
REQUESTED
NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.
Your vote or consent is not requested
or required to approve these matters. The accompanying Information
Statement is provided solely for your information.
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By
order of our Board of Directors,
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Lalit
Dhadphale
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Chief
Executive Officer
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Dated:
June 25, 2010
INFORMATION
STATEMENT
OF
HEALTHWAREHOUSE.COM,
INC.
100
Commerce Boulevard
Cincinnati,
Ohio 45140
THIS
INFORMATION STATEMENT IS BEING PROVIDED
TO
YOU BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
HEALTHWAREHOUSE.COM,
INC.
WE
ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE
REQUESTED
NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.
This Information Statement is being
mailed or furnished to the stockholders of HealthWarehouse.com, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the authorization of the
corporate action described below by the Company’s Board of Directors by
unanimous written consent on June 4, 2010, and the approval of such corporate
action by the written consent, dated June 8, 2010 (the “Record Date”), of those
stockholders of the Company entitled to vote a majority of the aggregate shares
of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”)
outstanding on such date. Stockholders holding in the aggregate
110,531,118 shares of Common Stock or 54.6% of the Common Stock outstanding on
such date, approved the corporate action described
below. Accordingly, all necessary corporate approvals in connection
with the matters referred to herein have been obtained and this Information
Statement is furnished solely for the purpose of informing the stockholders of
the Company, in the manner required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the “Exchange Act”), of this corporate action before it takes
effect.
This Information Statement is
first being mailed or furnished on or about June 25, 2010 to stockholders of
record of the Company on the Record Date, and the transaction described herein
shall become effective at such future date as determined by the Board of
Directors, as evidenced by the filing of the Amendment with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware, but in no event earlier than the 20th day
after this Information Statement is so mailed or furnished.
ACTION
BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AND
CONSENTING
STOCKHOLDERS
By
unanimous written consent of the Board of Directors of the Company on June 4,
2010, the Board of Directors adopted resolutions (i) approving amendments to the
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation effecting a reverse split of the
Company’s Common Stock on the basis of one share for every twenty outstanding
shares, so that every twenty outstanding shares of Common Stock before the
reverse stock split shall represent one share of Common Stock after the reverse
stock split (the “Reverse Split”), and reducing the number of the Company’s
authorized shares of Common Stock from 750,000,000 to 50,000,000, and (ii)
proposing that such amendments be submitted for a vote of the stockholders of
the Corporation (the “Board Consent”). The Board Consent is attached hereto as
Appendix
A. The action taken by the Board of Directors with respect to
the Reverse Split and amending the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the
“Amendment”) was subsequently adopted by the written consent (the “Stockholder
Consent”) of the Company’s stockholders entitled to vote a majority of the
shares of Common Stock then outstanding on June 8, 2010 (the “Record Date”). The
Stockholder Consent is attached hereto as Appendix
B.
The
reasons for, and general effect of, the Reverse Split are described in “APPROVAL
OF RESOLUTIONS TO EFFECT A REVERSE SPLIT OF THE COMPANY’S COMMON STOCK AND
AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO EFFECT THE REVERSE SPLIT AND
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED COMMON SHARES.”
The Board
of Directors of the Company knows of no other matters other than that described
in this Information Statement which have been recently approved or considered by
the holders of the Common Stock.
GENERAL
The
Company is distributing this Information Statement to its stockholders in full
satisfaction of any notice requirements it may have under the Exchange Act and
applicable Delaware law. This Information Statement is first being mailed or
furnished to stockholders on or about June 25, 2010. The Company will pay all
costs associated with the distribution of this Information Statement, including
the costs of printing and mailing. The Company will reimburse brokerage firms
and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for reasonable expenses incurred
by them in sending this Information Statement to the beneficial owners of the
Common Stock.
VOTE
OBTAINED – DELAWARE LAW
Pursuant to Section 228 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), unless otherwise provided in the
certificate of incorporation, any corporate action required to be taken at a
meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and
without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so
taken, shall be signed by stockholders having not less than the minimum number
of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting
at which all stockholders having a right to vote thereon were present and
voted. In order to eliminate the costs and management time involved
in holding a special meeting, our Board of Directors voted to utilize and
obtained the written consent of the holders of a majority in interest of our
Common Stock. As of the Record Date, there were 202,260,990 shares of
Common Stock of the Company issued and outstanding. Each holder of
Common Stock is entitled to one vote of each share held by such
holder.
Stockholders
holding in the aggregate 110,531,118 shares of Common Stock or 54.6% of the
Common Stock outstanding on such date, approved the Reverse Split and the filing
of the Amendment.
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL
OWNERS
AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain
information regarding the ownership of our Common Stock as of the Record Date
by: (a) each current director; (b) each executive officer;
(c) all of our current executive officers and directors as a group; and
(d) all those known by us to be beneficial owners of more than five percent
of our Common Stock.
Name(1)
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No. of Shares
Beneficially Owned(2)
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Percentage of Shares
Beneficially Owned(3)
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5% or Greater
Stockholders:
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Cape
Bear Partners, LLC(4)
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26,662,800 |
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13.2 |
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Jason
Smith(5)
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50,206,818 |
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24.5 |
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HWH
Lending, LLC(6)
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12,500,000 |
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5.8 |
% |
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Executive
Officers and Directors:
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Lalit
Dhadphale(7)
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40,481,658 |
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19.9 |
% |
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Patrick
E. Delaney(8)
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3,487,850 |
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1.7 |
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Youssef
Bennani(9)
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-0- |
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Norman
E. Corn(10)
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3,514,346 |
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1.7 |
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All
executive officers and directors as a group (4 person)
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47,483,854 |
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21.1 |
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(1) The
address of each officer and director is c/o HealthWarehouse.com, Inc., 100
Commerce Boulevard, Cincinnati, Ohio 45140.
(2) This
table is based upon information supplied by officers, directors and principal
stockholders and Schedules 13D and 13G filed with the SEC. Unless
otherwise indicated, this table includes shares owned by a spouse, minor
children and relatives sharing the same home, as well as the entities owned or
controlled by the named person. This table also includes shares if the
named person has the right to acquire those shares within 60 days after June 8,
2010, by the exercise of any warrant, stock option or other
right. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table and
subject to community property laws where applicable, we believe that each of the
stockholders named in this table has sole voting and investment power with
respect to the shares indicated as beneficially owned.
(3)
Applicable percentages are based on 202,260,990 shares of Common Stock
outstanding on June 8, 2010, adjusted as required by rules promulgated by the
SEC. Does not include 107,501 shares of Series A
Preferred outstanding on June 8, 2010, which shares are convertible into
1,075,010 shares of Common Stock. The shares of common stock and
shares underlying convertible preferred stock and stock options or warrants are
deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage of the person
holding such convertible preferred stock and/or stock options or warrants but
are not deemed outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage
of any other person.
(4) Lynn
Peppel is the Managing Member of Cape Bear Partners LLC and has sole voting and
investment power over the shares owned by Cape Bear Partners LLC. The
address of Cape Bear Partners LLC is 703 Solana Shores Drive, Apt. 406B, Cape
Canaveral, FL 32920.
(5)
Includes: (i) 2,820,160 shares owned directly by Jason Smith; (ii) 45,053,326
shares owned by Rock Castle Holdings, LLC; (iii) stock options to purchase
666,666 shares of common stock held directly by Jason Smith which are currently
exercisable; and (iv) stock options to purchase 1,666,666 shares of common stock
held by Rock Castle Holdings LLC which are currently exercisable. Does not
include stock options to purchase 1,333,334 and 3,333,334 shares of common stock
held by Jason Smith and Rock Castle, respectively, that are not currently
exercisable. As the Manager of Rock Castle, Jason Smith has sole
voting and investment power over the shares owned by Rock Castle and, as such,
is deemed to beneficially own such shares. The address of Rock Castle
Holdings, LLC is 6434 Hamilton Mason Road Hamilton, Ohio 45069.
(6)
Consists of two warrants to purchase an aggregate of 12,500,000 shares of common
stock. Karen Singer is the sole trustee of The Singer Children’s
Management Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust is the sole
member of HWH Lending, LLC. The Trust is for the benefit of the
children of Karen Singer and Gary Singer. Karen Singer does not have
any interest in the Common Stock other than in her capacity as trustee of the
Trust with voting and investment power over the shares, and Karen Singer
disclaims any other interest in the Common Stock. The address of HWH
Lending, LLC is 2200 Fletcher Avenue, 5th Floor,
Ft. Lee, NJ 07024.
(7)
Includes stock options to purchase 1,666,666 shares of common stock which are
currently exercisable. Does not include stock options to purchase
3,333,334 shares of common stock which are not currently
exercisable.
(8)
Includes stock options to purchase 3,237,750 shares of common stock which are
currently exercisable. Does not include stock options to purchase 3,230,250
shares of common stock which are not currently exercisable.
(9) Does
not include stock options to purchase 3,000,000 shares of common stock which are
not currently exercisable.
(10)
Includes stock options to purchase 3,237,750 shares of common stock which are
currently exercisable. Does not include stock options to purchase
1,230,250 shares of common stock which are not currently
exercisable.
NOTICE
TO STOCKHOLDERS OF ACTION
APPROVED
BY CONSENTING STOCKHOLDERS
The following action has been approved
by the written consent of the holders together entitled to vote a majority of
the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock:
APPROVAL
OF RESOLUTIONS TO EFFECT A REVERSE SPLIT OF THE
COMPANY’S
COMMON STOCK AND AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF
INCORPORATION
TO EFFECT THE REVERSE SPLIT AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF
AUTHORIZED
COMMON SHARES
Purpose
of the Reverse Split
The Company’s Board of Directors has
determined that it is in our best interest to effect a reverse split of our
Common Stock of one share for every twenty shares outstanding so that every
twenty outstanding shares of Common Stock before the stock split shall represent
one share of Common Stock after the stock split ,with all fractional shares
rounded up to the next whole share (the “Reverse Split”). The Board
of Directors believes that the price of the Common Stock is too low to attract
certain investors. In order to proportionally raise the per share price of the
Common Stock by reducing the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding,
the Board of Directors believes that it is in the best interests of our
stockholders to implement the Reverse Split. The Board of Directors believes
that our Common Stock is undervalued and that the Reverse Split will allow the
Company’s Common Stock to trade in a more realistic price range.
The Board of Directors also believes
that the increased market price of the Common Stock expected as a result of
implementing the Reverse Split will improve the marketability and liquidity of
the Common Stock and will encourage interest and trading in the Common
Stock. Because of the trading volatility often associated with
low-priced stocks, many brokerage houses and institutional investors have
internal policies and practices that either prohibit them from investing in
low-priced stocks or tend to discourage individual brokers from recommending
low-priced stocks to their customers. Some of those policies and
practices may function to make the processing of trades in low-priced stocks
economically unattractive to brokers. Additionally, because brokers’
commissions on low-priced stocks generally represent a higher percentage of the
stock price than commissions on higher-priced stocks, the current average price
per share of Common Stock can result in individual stockholders paying
transaction costs representing a higher percentage of their total share value
than would be the case if the share price were substantially
higher. It should be noted that the liquidity of the Common Stock may
be harmed by the proposed Reverse Split given the reduced number of shares that
would be outstanding after the Reverse Split. The Board is hopeful,
however, that the anticipated higher market price will reduce, to some extent,
the negative effects on the liquidity and marketability of the Common Stock
inherent in some of the policies
and practices of institutional investors and brokerage houses described
above. Consequently, the Board of Directors has recommended that we
effect the Reverse Split.
The Board of Directors is not
implementing the Reverse Split in anticipation of any future transaction or
series of transactions, including any “going private” transaction.
Principal
Effects of the Reverse Split
On the effective date of the Reverse
Split, each twenty shares of our Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Reverse Split effective date (the “Old Shares”) will automatically
and without any action on the part of the stockholders be converted into one
share of our Common Stock (the “New Shares”).
Corporate
matters. The Reverse Split would have the following effects
based upon the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the Record
Date;
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Every
twenty of our Old Shares owned by a stockholder would be exchanged for one
New Share; and
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The
number of shares of our Common Stock issued and outstanding will be
reduced from 202,260,990 shares to 10,113,050
shares.
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The
Reverse Split will be effected simultaneously for all of our outstanding Common
Stock and the exchange ratio will be the same for all of our outstanding Common
Stock. The Reverse Split will affect all of our stockholders uniformly and will
not affect any stockholder’s percentage ownership interests in the Company,
except to the extent that the Reverse Split results in any of our stockholders
owning a fractional share. As described below, stockholders and holders of
options and warrants holding fractional shares will have their shares rounded up
to the nearest whole number. Common Stock issued pursuant to the
Reverse Split will remain fully paid and non-assessable. We will
continue to be subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Fractional
Shares. No scrip or fractional share certificates will be
issued in connection with the Reverse Split. Stockholders who
otherwise would be entitled to receive fractional shares because they hold a
number of Old Shares not evenly divisible by the one for twenty Reverse Split
ratio, will be entitled, upon surrender of certificate(s) representing these
shares, to a number of shares of New Shares rounded up to the nearest whole
number. The ownership of a fractional interest will not give the stockholder any
voting, dividend or other rights except to have his or her fractional interest
rounded up to the nearest whole number when the New Shares are
issued.
Holders
of options and warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock, who upon exercise of
their options or warrants would otherwise be entitled to receive fractional
shares because of the Reverse Split ratio, will receive a number of shares of
Common Stock rounded up to the nearest whole number. Holders of
convertible notes, who upon conversion of their notes would otherwise be
entitled to receive fractional shares because of the Reverse Split ratio, will
receive a number of shares of Common Stock rounded up to the nearest whole
number.
Convertible
Securities. The proposed Reverse Split will also reduce the
number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Company’s 2009
Incentive Compensation Plan in proportion to the Reverse Split
ratio. The Company also has outstanding stock options, warrants and
convertible notes pursuant to which shares of Common Stock will be issued upon
exercise or conversion (the “Convertible Securities”). Under the
terms of the applicable Convertible Security, the number of shares subject to
the Convertible Security will be proportionately reduced by the Reverse Split
ratio. In addition,
the exercise or conversion price of each outstanding Convertible Security will
be proportionately increased by the ratio.
Authorized Shares. The
Company is presently authorized under its Certificate of Incorporation to issue
750,000,000 shares of Common Stock. Upon effectiveness of the Reverse Split, the
number of authorized shares of Common Stock will be reduced from 750,000,000 to
50,000,000. This reduction in the number of authorized shares of
Common Stock is not in direct proportion to the Reverse Split ratio, and will
result in an increase in the proportion of unissued authorized common shares to
issued common shares. We do not have any current plans to issue any
of the additional newly authorized common shares that will result from this
reduction in the number of authorized common shares in a different
proportion than the Reverse Split ratio. The issuance in the future
of additional shares of our Common Stock may have the effect of diluting the
earnings per share and book value per share, as well as the stock ownership and
voting rights of the currently outstanding shares of our Common Stock. The
effective increase in the number of authorized but unissued and unreserved
shares of the Company's Common Stock may be construed as having an anti-takeover
effect as further discussed below. Authorized but unissued shares will be
available for issuance, and we may issue such shares in future financings or
otherwise. If we issue additional shares, the ownership interest of holders of
our Common Stock would be diluted.
Accounting Matters. The
Reverse Split will not affect the par value of our Common Stock. As a result, on
the effective date of the Reverse Split, the stated capital on our balance sheet
attributable to our Common
Stock will be reduced in proportion to the Reverse Split ratio (that is, in a
one-for-twenty reverse stock split, the stated capital attributable to our
Common Stock will be reduced to one twentieth of its existing amount) and the
additional paid-in capital account shall be credited with the amount by which
the stated capital is reduced. The per share net income or loss and net book
value of our Common Stock will also be increased because there will be fewer
shares of our Common Stock outstanding.
Potential Anti-Takeover Effect.
Although the increased proportion of unissued authorized shares to issued
shares could, under certain circumstances, have an anti-takeover effect (for
example, by permitting issuances that would dilute the stock ownership of a
person seeking to effect a change in the composition of our Board or
contemplating a tender offer or other transaction for the combination of the
Company with another company), the Reverse Split was not proposed in response to
any effort of which we are aware to accumulate our shares of Common Stock or
obtain control of us, nor is it part of a plan by management to recommend a
series of similar actions having an anti-takeover effect to our Board of
Directors and stockholders. Other than the Reverse Split and Amendment, our
Board of Directors does not currently contemplate recommending the adoption of
any other corporate action that could be construed to affect the ability of
third parties to take over or change control of the Company.
Certain Risk Factors Associated with
the Reverse Split. Implementation of the Reverse Split entails
various risks, including but not limited to the following:
▪ There
can be no assurance that the market price per share of the Common Stock after
the Reverse Split will remain unchanged or increase in proportion to the
reduction in the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding before the Reverse
Split.
▪ There
can be no assurance that the Reverse Split will result in a per share price that
will be attractive to investors. As a result, the trading liquidity of the
Common Stock may not necessarily improve.
▪ The
reduced number of shares of Common Stock that would be outstanding after the
Reverse Split could adversely affect the liquidity of the Common
Stock.
▪ After
the Reverse Split is effected, if the market price of the Common Stock declines,
the percentage may be greater than would occur in the absence of the Reverse
Split.
▪ If
the proposed Reverse Split is implemented, it will increase the number of
stockholders of the Company who own “odd lots” of less than 100 shares of Common
Stock. Brokerage commission and other
costs of transactions in odd lots are generally higher than the cost of
transactions of more than 100 shares of Common Stock.
Procedure
for Effecting a Reverse Stock Split and Exchange of Stock
Certificates
The
Reverse Split and the reduction in the number or authorized common shares will
be accomplished by amending the first paragraph of Article FOURTH of the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation to read in its entirety as
follows:
“Fourth: This Corporation is
authorized to issue two classes of shares to be designated, respectively, Common
Stock and Preferred Stock. The total number of shares of Common Stock
that this Corporation is authorized to issue is 50,000,000, with a par value of
$0.001 per share, and the total number of shares of Preferred Stock that this
Corporation is authorized to issue is 1,000,000, with a
par value of $0.001 per share. Effective as of 5:00 p.m., Eastern
time, on the date this Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of
Incorporation is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware,
each Twenty (20) shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock, par value $0.001 per
share, issued and outstanding shall, automatically and without any action on the
part of the respective holders thereof,
be combined and converted into one (1) share of Common Stock, par value $0.001
per share, of the Corporation. No fractional shares shall be issued
and, in lieu thereof, any resulting fractional share shall be rounded up to the
nearest whole number. Shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock that
are redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation may be reissued
except as otherwise provided by law.”
A copy of
the form of Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company is attached hereto as Appendix C.
The
Reverse Split will become effective at such future date as determined by the
Board of Directors, as evidenced by the filing of the Amendment with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (which we refer to as the "Effective
Time"), but in no event earlier than the 20th
calendar day following the mailing of this Information Statement.
Beginning at the Effective Time, each certificate representing Old Shares will
be deemed for all corporate purposes to evidence ownership of New
Shares.
As soon
as practicable after the Effective Time, stockholders will be notified that the
Reverse Split has been effected. The Company’s transfer agent, American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, will act as exchange agent for purposes of
implementing the exchange of stock certificates. Holders of Old Shares will be
asked to surrender to the exchange agent certificates representing Old Shares in
exchange for certificates representing New Shares in accordance with the
procedures to be set forth in the letter of transmittal the Company sends to its
stockholders. No new certificates will be issued to any stockholder until such
stockholder has surrendered such stockholder's outstanding certificate(s),
together with the properly completed and executed letter of transmittal, to the
exchange agent. Any Old Shares submitted for transfer, whether pursuant to a
sale, other disposition or otherwise, will automatically be exchanged for New
Shares.
STOCKHOLDERS
SHOULD NOT DESTROY ANY STOCK CERTIFICATE(S)
AND
SHOULD NOT SUBMIT ANY CERTIFICATE(S) UNTIL REQUESTED TO DO SO.
Material
U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Reverse Split
The
following discussion is a general summary of the material U.S. federal income
tax consequences of the Reverse Split to a current stockholder of the Company
that is a "United States person," as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code") (sometimes referred to herein as a "U.S.
stockholder"), and who holds stock of the Company as a "capital asset," as
defined in Section 1221 of the Code. This discussion does not purport to be a
complete analysis of all of the potential tax effects of the Reverse Split. Tax
considerations applicable to a particular stockholder will depend on that
stockholder's individual
circumstances. The discussion does not address the tax consequences that may be
relevant to particular categories of stockholders subject to special treatment
under certain U.S. federal income tax laws (such as dealers in securities or
currencies, banks, insurance companies, tax-exempt organizations, financial
institutions, broker-dealers, regulated investment companies, real estate
investment companies, real
estate mortgage investment conduits and foreign individuals and entities). The
discussion also does not address any tax consequences arising under U.S. federal
non-income tax laws, such as gift or estate tax laws, or the laws of any state,
local or foreign jurisdiction. In addition, the discussion does not consider the
tax treatment of partnerships or other pass-through entities or persons who hold
stock of the Company through such entities.
The
following discussion is based upon the Code, U.S. Treasury Department
regulations promulgated thereunder, published rulings of the Internal Revenue
Service (the "IRS") and judicial decisions now in effect,
all of which are subject to change or to varying interpretation at any time. Any
such changes or varying interpretations may also be applied retroactively. The
following discussion has no binding effect on the IRS or the
courts.
No gain
or loss should be recognized by a U.S. stockholder upon such stockholder's
deemed exchange of Old Shares for New Shares pursuant to the Reverse Split. The
aggregate tax basis of the New Shares received in the Reverse Split should be
the same as such stockholder's aggregate tax basis in the Old Shares being
exchanged, and the holding period of the New Shares should include the holding
period of such stockholder in the Old Shares.
Because
of the complexity of the tax laws and because the tax consequences to the
Company or to any particular stockholder may be affected by matters not
discussed herein, stockholders are urged to consult their own tax advisors as to
the specific tax consequences to them in connection with the Reverse Split,
including tax reporting requirements, the applicability and effect of foreign,
U.S. federal, state and local and other applicable tax laws and the effect of
any proposed changes in the tax laws.
Vote
Required
The
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of all issued and outstanding
shares of our Common Stock entitled to vote on these corporate actions has been
received in the form of a written consent in lieu of special
meeting.
Dissenters'
Rights of Appraisal
We are a
Delaware corporation and are governed by the DGCL. Holders of the Company's
Common Stock do not have appraisal or dissenter's rights under the DGCL in
connection with the Reverse Split or the filing of the Amendment as approved by
Board of Directors and the stockholders of the Company.
Interest
of Certain Persons in Matters to be Acted Upon
No
director, executive officer, associate of any director or executive officer or
any other person has any substantial interest, direct or indirect, by security
holdings or otherwise, in the Reverse Split that is not shared by all other
stockholders of ours.
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY
The
Company is subject to the information requirements of the Exchange Act, and in
accordance therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information
including annual and quarterly reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q with the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Reports and other information filed
by the Company can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities
maintained at the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20549. Copies of
such material can be obtained
upon written request addressed to the SEC, Public Reference Section, 100 F
Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20549, at prescribed rates. You may obtain
information on the operation of the SEC's Public
Reference Room by calling the SEC at (800) SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains a
web site on the Internet (http://www.sec.gov) where reports, proxy
and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file
electronically with the SEC may be obtained free of charge.
By Order
of the Board of Directors
June 25,
2010
Appendix
A
UNANIMOUS
WRITTEN CONSENT
OF
THE
BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
OF
HEALTHWAREHOUSE.COM,
INC.
The
undersigned, being all of the members of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of
HealthWarehouse.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"),
hereby adopt the following resolutions and approve the following actions by
written consent in lieu of a meeting of the Board of the Corporation, pursuant
to Section 141(f) of the Delaware General Corporation Law:
WHEREAS, the Board of
Directors of the Corporation believes that the Corporation’s common stock, $.001
par value per share ( the “Common Stock”), is
undervalued and that a reverse stock split of the Common Stock will allow the
Common Stock to trade in a more realistic price range;
WHEREAS, the Board of
Directors of the Corporation desires, at a time to be determined by the Board of
Directors, to effect a reverse stock split at a ratio of 1 for 20, whereby every
twenty (20) shares of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Corporation
shall be combined into one (1) share of issued and outstanding Common Stock of
the Corporation (the "Reverse Stock
Split");
WHEREAS, the Reverse Stock
Split will not change the percentage of shares of Common Stock held by
stockholders of the Corporation;
WHEREAS, the Board of
Directors of the Corporation desires, if the Reverse Stock Split is effected, to
reduce the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from
750,000,000 to 50,000,000; and
WHEREAS, the Corporation must
file a Certificate of Amendment to its Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation (the "Amendment") to
effect the Reverse Stock Split and the reduction in the number of authorized
common shares.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Board of
Directors hereby authorizes and approves the Reverse Stock Split and the
Amendment, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, and
declares the Amendment to be advisable;
RESOLVED, that the Board of
Directors hereby authorizes the Corporation to seek by written consent the
approval by the holders of a majority of the Corporation's outstanding common
stock (the "Stockholders") of
the Reverse Stock Split and the Amendment;
RESOLVED, that the close of
business on June 8, 2010 (the “Record Date”), is
hereby fixed as the record date for the determination of stockholders of record
of the Corporation entitled to consent to the Reverse Stock Split and the
Amendment as authorized in the foregoing resolutions;
RESOLVED, that the filing of
the Amendment is contingent upon approval by the Stockholders;
RESOLVED, that at any time
prior to the effectiveness of the filing of the Amendment with the Secretary of
State of Delaware, notwithstanding authorization of the Amendment by the
stockholders of the Corporation, the Board of Directors may abandon the
Amendment without further action by the Corporation's stockholders;
RESOLVED, that the
Corporation, upon approval of the Amendment by the Stockholders, shall prepare
and file with the SEC an Information Statement on Schedule 14C (the “Schedule 14C”) with
respect to the approval of the Reverse Split and the Amendment by written
consent in lieu of a stockholder meeting; and that the Corporation shall
transmit the Schedule 14C to the Corporation’s Stockholders as of the Record
Date in accordance with applicable law; and
RESOLVED, that the officers of
the Corporation are hereby authorized, empowered and directed, with each such
officer having the full authority to act without the participation or consent of
any other officer, to do and perform any and all such other acts and things, and
to take or omit to take any and all such further action, and to execute and
deliver any and all such further agreements, instruments, certificates and other
documents (including waiver agreements), in the name and on behalf of the
Corporation and under its corporate seal or otherwise, as each of the officers
may, in his or her discretion, deem necessary or appropriate in order to perform
or otherwise satisfy, in whole or in part, any and all of the purposes and
intents of these resolutions.
This
unanimous written consent of the Board of Directors of the Corporation may be
executed in counterparts, each of which when taken together shall constitute one
and the same instrument.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being all of the members of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation, have hereunto set their hands as of the 4th day of
June 2010.
/s/ Lalit Dhadphale
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/s/ Youssef Bennani
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Lalit
Dhadphale
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Youssef
Bennani
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/s/ Norman E. Corn
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Norman
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Appendix
B
WRITTEN
CONSENT
OF
THE
HOLDERS
OF A MAJORITY OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES
OF
COMMON STOCK OF
HEALTHWAREHOUSE.COM,
INC.
The
undersigned, being holders of at least a majority of the issued and outstanding
shares (the "Holders") of common
stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Common Stock") of
HealthWarehouse.com, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (the "Corporation"),
hereby adopt the following resolutions and approve the following actions by
written consent in lieu of a meeting of the stockholders, pursuant to Section
228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law:
WHEREAS, the Board of
Directors of the Corporation believes that the Common Stock is undervalued and
that a reverse stock split of the Common Stock will allow the Common Stock to
trade in a more realistic price range;
WHEREAS, the Board of
Directors of the Corporation desires, at a time to be determined by the Board of
Directors, to effect a reverse stock split at a ratio of 1 for 20, whereby every
twenty (20) shares of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Corporation
shall be combined into one (1) share of issued and outstanding Common Stock of
the Corporation (the "Reverse Stock
Split");
WHEREAS, the Reverse Stock
Split will not change the percentage of shares of Common Stock held by
stockholders of the Corporation;
WHEREAS, the Board of
Directors of the Corporation desires, if the Reverse Stock Split is effected, to
reduce the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 750,000,000 to
50,000,000;
WHEREAS, the Corporation must
file a Certificate of Amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation (the "Amendment") to
effect the Reverse Stock Split and the reduction in the number of authorized
common shares; and
WHEREAS, the Board of
Directors has declared the Amendment to be advisable and has authorized the
Corporation to seek the written consent of the Holders to approve the Reverse
Stock Split and the Amendment.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Holders
hereby approve the Reverse Stock Split and the reduction in the number of
authorized common shares;
RESOLVED, that the Holders
hereby approve the Amendment, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, to effect the
Reverse Stock Split and the reduction in the number of authorized common shares,
at such time as the Board of Directors determines in its discretion and without
any further action by the Holders;
RESOLVED, that at any time
prior to the effectiveness of the filing of the Amendment with the Secretary of
State of Delaware, notwithstanding authorization of the Amendment by the
stockholders of the Corporation, the Board may abandon the Amendment without
further action by the stockholders; and
RESOLVED, that the officers of
the Corporation are hereby authorized, empowered and directed, with each such
officer having the full authority to act without the participation or consent of
any other officer, to do and perform any and all such other acts and things, and
to take or omit to take any and all such further action, and to execute and
deliver any and all such further agreements, instruments, certificates and other
documents (including waiver agreements), in the name and on behalf of the
Corporation and under its corporate seal or otherwise, as each of the officers
may, in his or her discretion, deem necessary or appropriate in order to perform
or otherwise satisfy, in whole or in part, any and all of the purposes and
intents of these resolutions.
This
written consent of the Holders of the Corporation may be executed in
counterparts, each of which when taken together shall constitute one and the
same instrument.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have hereunto set their hands as of the 8th day of
June, 2010.
Cape Bear
Partners, LLC
By:
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/s/ Lynn Peppel
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Lynn
Peppel, Managing Member
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Rock
Castle Holdings, LLC
By:
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/s/ Jason Smith
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Jason
Smith, Manager
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/s/ Lalit Dhadphale
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Lalit
Dhadphale
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Appendix
C
FORM
OF
CERTIFICATE
OF AMENDMENT
TO
THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
HEALTHWAREHOUSE.COM,
INC.
Healthwarehouse.com,
Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), does
hereby certify:
First: The
name of the Corporation is HealthWarehouse.com, Inc.
Second: The
date on which the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was originally
filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware is August 5,
1998.
Third: The
Board of Directors of the Corporation, acting in accordance with the provisions
of Sections 141 and 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware, adopted resolutions with respect to an amendment to the Corporation’s
Certificate of Incorporation as set forth below, declaring such amendment to be
advisable, and directing that such amendment be submitted for approval by the
Corporation’s stockholders:
1. Pursuant
to Section 242 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, this Certificate of
Amendment hereby amends the provisions of the Corporation’s Certificate of
Incorporation by deleting the first paragraph of Article Fourth and substituting
therefore a new first paragraph to read in its entirety as follows:
“Fourth: This Corporation is
authorized to issue two classes of shares to be designated, respectively, Common
Stock and Preferred Stock. The total number of shares of Common Stock
that this Corporation is authorized to issue is 50,000,000, with a par value of
$0.001 per share, and the total number of shares of Preferred Stock that this
Corporation is authorized to issue is 1,000,000, with a par value of $0.001 per
share. Effective as of 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the date this
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation is filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, each Twenty (20) shares of the
Corporation’s Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, issued and outstanding
shall, automatically and without any action on the part of the respective
holders thereof, be combined and converted into one (1) share of Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation. No fractional shares
shall be issued and, in lieu thereof, any resulting fractional share shall be
rounded up to the nearest whole number. Shares of Common Stock or
Preferred Stock that are redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by the
Corporation may be reissued except as otherwise provided by law.”
Fourth: Thereafter,
pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors, this Certificate of
Amendment was submitted for approval to the stockholders of the Corporation
entitled to vote thereon, and was duly adopted and approved by such stockholders
in accordance with the provisions of Sections 228 and 242 of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
In Witness
Whereof, HealthWarehouse.com, Inc. has caused this Certificate of
Amendment to be signed by its President and Chief Executive Officer this ____
day of ______________, 2010.
Healthwarehouse.com,
Inc.
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By:
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Lalit
Dhadphale,
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President
and Chief Executive
Officer
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