Minnesota
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4813
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41.1255001
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation
or organization)
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(Primary
Standard Industrial
Classification
Code Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number)
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Steven
M. Bell, Esq.
9449
Science Center Drive
New
Hope, MN 55428
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David
R. Johanson, Esq.
Johanson
Berenson LLP
1792
Second Street
Napa,
CA 94559
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Title
of Each Class of Securities to be Registered
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Amount
to be Registered (1)
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Proposed
Maximum Offering Price Per Unit |
Proposed
Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (2) |
Amount
of Registration
Fee(2) |
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common
stock, no par value per share, and the associated preferred stock
purchase
rights
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24,930,800
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N/A
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$
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67,562,680.00
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$
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2,074
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(1)
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This
registration statement relates to common stock, no par value per
share, of
Multiband Corporation issuable to holders of common stock, no par
value
per share, of DirecTECH Holding Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“DTHC”), in the proposed merger of DTHC with and into Multiband HoldCo,
Inc. a Minnesota corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Multiband
Corporation. The maximum number of shares of Multiband Corporation
common
stock to be registered was determined by multiplying (A) the exchange
rate
at which DTHC common stock will convert into common stock of Multiband
Corporation (24.9308) (subject to adjustment), by (B) the number
of shares
of DTHC common stock outstanding on November 28, 2007
(1,000,000).
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(2)
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Estimated
solely for purposes of calculation of the registration fee in accordance
with Rules 457(c) and (f) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
based
upon the product of : (A), the maximum number of shares of Multiband
Corporation’s common stock that may be issued in the merger, multiplied by
(B) $2.71, the average of the high and low sale prices for shares
of
Multiband’s common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Capital Market on
November 28, 2007.
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Re:
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Merger
Agreement among Multiband Corporation and DirecTECH Holding Company,
Inc.
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MULTIBAND
CORPORATION
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December __, 2007 | /s/ James L. Mandel | |
James L. Mandel |
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Chief
Executive Officer
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DIRECTECH
HOLDING COMPANY, INC.
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December __, 2007 | /s/ J. Basil Mattingly | |
J.
Basil Mattingly
Chairman
of the Board of Directors
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1.
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For
both Multiband and DTHC, to consider and vote on a proposal to approve
the
Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 31, 2007 (the “Merger
Agreement”), by and among DTHC, Multiband HoldCo, Inc., a Delaware
Corporation (“HoldCo”), and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Multiband, and
Multiband, pursuant to which Holdco will be merged with and into
DTHC,
with DTHC surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Multiband
(the “Merger”);
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2.
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For
both Multiband and DTHC, to approve the adjournment of the respective
Special Meetings, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional
proxies to vote FOR approval of the Merger Agreement if there are
insufficient votes present and cast at the Special Meetings to approve
the
Merger Agreement;
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3.
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For
Multiband only, to approve an amendment to Multiband’s Articles of
Incorporation that will increase the authorized number of capital
shares
of Multiband from 20 million to 100 million
and;
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4.
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For
DTHC only, to approve that certain DirecTECH Holding Company 2007
Equity
Incentive Plan, a copy of which is attached to this Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus, pursuant to which DTHC may grant incentive
and/or
non-qualified stock options to attract and/or retain highly skilled
executives (the “DTHC 2007 Equity Incentive
Plan”).
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(a)
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Delivery
of the envelope by first-class mail to 9449 Science Center Dr., New
Hope,
MN 55428 (if you use first-class mail, you must place the envelope
in the
mail no later than December 27, 2007);
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(b)
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Delivery
of the sealed envelope by hand to Steven M. Bell, no later than 3:00
p.m.
Central Standard Time, December 31, 2007;
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(c)
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Facsimile
at (763) 504-3060 to the attention of Steven M. Bell, no later than
3:00
p.m. Central Standard Time December 31, 2007;
or
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(d)
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Scanned
and e-mailed to Steven M. Bell at steve.bell@multibandusa.com
no
later than 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time December 31, 2007.
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(a)
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Delivery
of the envelope by first class mail to 1792 Second Street, Napa,
California 94559 (if you use first class mail, you must place the
envelope
in the mail no later than December 27, 2007);
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(b)
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Delivery
of the sealed envelope by hand to David R. Johanson no later than
3:00
p.m. Central Standard Time on December 31, 2007;
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(c)
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Facsimile
at (707) 226-6881 to the attention of David R. Johanson no later
than 3:00
p.m. Central Standard Time on December 31, 2007;
or
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(d)
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Scanned
and e-mailed to drj@esop-law.com
no
later than 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on December 31, 2007.
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/s/James L. Mandel | ||
James
L. Mandel, Chief Executive Officer
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New
Hope, Minnesota
December
__, 2007
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/s/Thomas A. Beaudreau | ||
Thomas A. Beaudreau, Chief Executive Officer |
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Fort
Collins, Colorado
December
__, 2007
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Page
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SUMMARY
TERM SHEET
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12
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QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE MULTIBAND AND DTHC SPECIAL MEETINGS AND THE
MERGER
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18
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MARKET
PRICES OF MULTIBAND’S COMMON STOCK
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25
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MULTIBAND
CORPORATION SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
DATA
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Historical
Consolidated Statement of Operations Data
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26
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Historical
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data
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26
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DIRECTECH
HOLDING COMPANY, INC. SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
DATA
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Historical
Consolidated Statement of Operations Data
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27
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Historical
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data
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27
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Unaudited
Quarterly Results
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28
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of
Operations
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28
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CHANGES
IN AND/OR DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
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31
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SELECTED
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
DATA
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Unaudited
Pro Forma Combined Condensed Statement of Operations Data
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32
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Unaudited
Pro Forma Combined Condensed Balance Sheet Data
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33
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COMPARATIVE
HISTORICAL AND PRO FORMA PER SHARE DATA
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Multiband
Corporation (“Multiband”)
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33
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DirecTECH
Holding Company, Inc. (“DTHC”)
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33
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Multiband
Corporation and DirecTECH Holding Company, Inc.
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34
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CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
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35
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RISK
FACTORS
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35
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THE
MULTIBAND AND DTHC SHAREHOLDER SPECIAL MEETINGS
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Time,
Place and Purpose of the Multiband and DTHC
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Shareholder
Special Meetings
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43
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Recommendation
of the Multiband and DTHC Boards of Directors
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44
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Record
Date, Quorum and Voting Power for Multiband
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44
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Record
Date, Quorum and Voting Power for DTHC
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45
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Required
Vote
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45
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Voting
by Directors and Executive Officers
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46
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Proxies;
Revocation
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46
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Expenses
of Proxy Solicitation
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47
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Adjournments
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47
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THE
PARTIES TO THE MERGER AGREEMENT
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Multiband
Corporation
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48
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Multiband
HoldCo, Inc.
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48
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DirecTECH
Holding Company, Inc.
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48
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THE
MERGER
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Background
of the Merger
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48
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Reasons
for the Merger
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48
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Fairness
Opinion of Multiband’s Independent Appraiser
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50
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Fairness
Opinion of DTHC’s Independent Appraiser and Financial
Advisor
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57
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Certain
Effects of the Merger on Multiband and/or DTHC
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61
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Financing
of the Merger and Related Transactions
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61
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Interests
of Multiband’s and DTHC’s Directors and Executive Officers in the
Merger
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62
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Board
of Directors and Executive Officers for Multiband as the Surviving
Entity
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62
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Board
of Directors and Executive Officers for DTHC as the Surviving
Entity
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62
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Executive
Employment Agreements and Management Services Agreements
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62
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Multiband
Executive and Equity Compensation
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64
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DTHC
Executive and Equity Compensation
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67
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Regulatory
and Other Governmental Approvals
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70
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Material
U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences
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70
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Anticipated
Accounting Treatment
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70
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Fees
and Expenses Incurred by Multiband and DTHC
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70
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Multiband
Shareholders’ Dissenters’ Rights
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70
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DTHC
Stockholders’ Dissenters’ Rights
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75
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Restrictions
on Resale
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77
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THE
MERGER AGREEMENT
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Structure
of the Merger
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77
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Effective
Time
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77
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Articles
of Incorporation and Bylaws
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77
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Merger
Consideration
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77
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Representations
and Warranties
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77
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Conduct
of Business of DTHC and Multiband Pending the Merger
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83
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Regulatory
Approvals
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84
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Access
to Information
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84
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Public
Announcement
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85
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Indemnification
and Insurance
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85
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Conditions
to the Completion of the Merger by Multiband and/or DTHC
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88
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Termination
of the Merger Agreement
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88
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Amendment
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88
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MULTIBAND
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT
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91
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DTHC
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT
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91
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MULTIBAND
AND DTHC PROPOSAL NO. 1
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92
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MULTIBAND
AND DTHC PROPOSAL NO. 2
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92
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MULTIBAND
ONLY PROPOSAL NO. 3
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92
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DTHC
ONLY PROPOSAL NO. 3
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92
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OTHER
MATTERS
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Other
Business at Special Meeting
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93
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Multiple
Shareholders Sharing One Address
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93
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UNAUDITED
PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF MULTIBAND
AND
DTHC
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94
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NOTES
TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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99
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WHERE
YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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103
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ANNEX
A
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Agreement
and Plan of Merger by and among Multiband Corporation, Multiband
HoldCo,
Inc. and DirecTECH Holding Company, Inc.
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ANNEX
B
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Opinion
Letter and Report of Source Capital Group, Inc.
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ANNEX
C
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Opinion
Letter and Report of Shareholder Strategies, Inc.
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ANNEX
D
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Sections
302A.471 and 302A.473 of the Minnesota Business Corporation
Act
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ANNEX
E
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Articles
of Incorporation of Multiband Corporation
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ANNEX
F
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Section
262 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware
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ANNEX
G
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Certificate
of Incorporation of DirecTECH Holding Company, Inc. (as
amended)
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ANNEX
H
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Registration
Rights Agreement
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ANNEX
I
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DirecTECH
Holding Company 2007 Equity Incentive Plan
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ANNEX
J
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DirecTECH
Holding Company, Inc. Historical Financial Statements -
unaudited
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·
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The
Parties to the Merger Agreement.
Multiband Corporation, a Minnesota Corporation (“Multiband”), DirecTECH
Holding Company. Inc., a Delaware corporation (“DTHC”), and Multiband
HoldCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“HoldCo”), and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Multiband.
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·
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The
Merger Agreement.
You are being asked to consider and vote upon the approval of a Merger
Agreement providing for the acquisition of DTHC, by Multiband through
a
Merger of HoldCo with and into DTHC with DTHC surviving the Merger
as a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Multiband. Please refer to “The Merger
Agreement” beginning on page 72.
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Certain
Effects of the Merger.
At
the Effective Time of the Merger (as defined in the Merger Agreement),
all
assets of every description and the business of each of DTHC and
HoldCo
shall vest in DTHC, as the surviving corporation, and all debts,
claims,
liabilities and obligations of each of DTHC and HoldCo shall become
the
debts, claims, liabilities and obligations of the surviving corporation,
all as provided under the Minnesota Business Corporation Act (the
“MBCA”).
DTHC will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Multiband. Pursuant to
the
Merger, Multiband shall be the legal acquirer
of
DTHC and DTHC shall be the acquirer for financial accounting purposes
due
to the fact that the former DTHC shareholders are expected to own
approximately seventy-seven percent (77%) of Multiband’s issued and
outstanding common stock subsequent to the Closing of the Merger.
Please
refer to “The Merger - Certain Effects of the Merger on Multiband and/or
DTHC” beginning on page 57.
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·
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Merger
Consideration.
Multiband shall issue 24.9308 shares (as adjusted pursuant to the
Merger
Agreement) of its common stock for all issued and outstanding shares
of
DTHC common stock. This Exchange Ratio shall be adjusted as provided
in
Sections 2.2 and 2.3 of the Merger
Agreement
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Market
Prices of Multiband’s Common Stock.
Multiband’s common stock is quoted on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the
trading symbol “MBND”. The closing sale price of Multiband’s common stock
on October 30, 2007, which was the last trading day before the
announcement of the execution of the Merger Agreement, was $2.80
per
share. On December __, 2007, which was the last trading day before
the
printing of this Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the closing sale
price
of a Multiband common stock was $_____ per
share.
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·
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Recommendation
by Multiband Board of Directors.
Multiband’s Board of Directors unanimously approved the Merger and
unanimously recommends that Multiband’s shareholders vote “FOR” the
approval of the Merger Agreement.
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·
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Recommendation
by DTHC Board of Directors.
DTHC’s Board of Directors approved the Merger and recommends that DTHC’s
shareholders vote “FOR” the approval of the Merger Agreement.
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·
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Multiband
Share Ownership of Directors, Executive Officers, and Principal
Shareholders; Votes.
As
of the record dated for the Multiband Special Meeting, the current
directors and executive officers of Multiband have sole or share
voting
power with respect to an aggregate of 429,240 shares of Multiband
common
stock (excluding shares subject to options), representing approximately
5.8% of the issued and outstanding shares of Multiband common stock.
Each
of Multiband’s directors and executive officers has informed that they
intend to vote all of their shares of Multiband common stock “FOR” the
approval of the Merger Agreement. Please refer to “The Multiband and DTHC
Shareholder Special Meetings - Voting by Directors and Executive
Officers”
beginning on page 43.
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DTHC
Common Stock Ownership of Directors, Executive Officers, and Principal
Shareholders; Votes.
As
of the record date for the DTHC Special Meeting, which will occur
on the
same date as the Multiband Special Meeting, the current directors,
and
executive officers of DTHC will have sole or share voting power with
respect to an aggregate of 366,699 shares of common stock (excluding
shares of DTHC common stock subject to options), representing
approximately 36.67% of the issued and outstanding DTHC common stock.
Each
of DTHC’s directors and executive officers who own DTHC common stock has
informed that they intend to vote all of their DTHC common stock
“FOR” the
approval of the Merger Agreement. Please refer to “The Multiband and DTHC
Shareholder Special Meetings - Voting by Directors and Executive
Officers”
beginning on page 43.
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·
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Fairness
Opinion of SCG, Inc.
Multiband has engaged SCG, Inc., which is referred to herein as “SCG”, as
its independent financial advisor to analyze the fairness, from a
financial point of view, of the consideration to be paid pursuant
to the
Merger Agreement to the holders of Multiband common stock, and to
provide
its opinion in that regard. On October 18, 2007, SCG rendered to
the
Multiband Board of Directors its preliminary opinion to the effect
that,
as of that date and based upon and subject to the various considerations
and assumptions set forth therein, the Merger Consideration (as described
in Section 2.6.1 of the Merger Agreement) to be paid by Multiband
pursuant
to the Merger was fair, from a financial point of view, to Multiband
and
its shareholders. The full text of the final SCG opinion dated November
19, 2007, which sets forth the assumptions made, matters considered,
and
limitations of the scope of review undertaken by SCG in rendering
its
opinion, is attached to this Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus as
Annex B.
The SCG opinion was provided to the Multiband Board of Directors
in
connection with its consideration of the Merger. The SCG opinion
does not
constitute a recommendation as to how any shareholder should vote
on the
proposal to approve the Merger Agreement or any other matter. Multiband
and its Board of Directors encourage Multiband’s shareholders to read the
SCG opinion letter and report carefully and in its entirety. Multiband
paid SCG an aggregate fee of Thirty Thousand and No/100 Dollars
($30,000.00) for its services. The summary of the SCG opinion in
this
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus is qualified in its entirety by
reference
to the full text of the SCG opinion letter and report. Please refer
to
“The Merger - Fairness Opinion of Multiband’s Independent Financial
Appraiser” beginning on page 47.
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·
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Material
U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences.
Multiband believes the Merger will constitute a tax-free reorganization
for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Please also refer to “The Merger -
Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” beginning on page 65, which
addresses the fact that Multiband will obtain from an outside, independent
firm a tax or legal opinion, without limitation, with respect to
the U.S.
federal income tax consequences of the Merger and the status of the
shares
of Multiband common stock to be issued in the Merger to the DirecTECH
Holding Company Employee Stock Ownership
Trust.
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·
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Timing
and Likelihood of Closing.
We
anticipate that the Effective Time of the Merger will occur effective
January 1, 2008, following approval of the Merger Agreement at the
Special
Meetings of DTHC’s and Multiband’s shareholders, assuming satisfaction or
waiver of all other conditions to the Merger. Because the Merger
is
subject to certain conditions, however, the exact timing of the completion
of the Merger and the likelihood of the consummation thereof cannot
be
predicted. If any of the conditions in the Merger Agreement are not
satisfied or waived, the Merger Agreement may be terminated and the
Merger
would not be completed. Please refer to “The Merger Agreement - Conditions
to the Completion of the Merger” beginning on page
79.
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·
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Conditions
to the Completion of the Merger.
Prior to the consummation of the Merger, a number of conditions must
be
satisfied (or waived by DTHC or Multiband, as appropriate, to the
extent
permitted by law). These include, among
others:
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·
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The
approval of the Merger Agreement by Multiband’s and DTHC’s
shareholders;
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·
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The
absence of any law or order by any governmental authority which prohibits
the consummation of the Merger;
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·
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The
availability of sufficient operating financing to Multiband, DTHC,
and
HoldCo;
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·
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The
truth and accuracy as of the Closing Date of Multiband’s, DTHC’s, and
HoldCo’s representations and warranties, subject to certain
qualifications;
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·
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The
performance, in all material respects, by each of Multiband, DTHC,
and
HoldCo of its obligations under the Merger
Agreement;
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·
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The
relevant parties shall have entered into a Registration Rights Agreement
defining the rights of the DTHC shareholders existing prior to the
Merger
Agreement to have their shares of Multiband common stock included
in a
registration for the public offer of securities in a manner that
is
mutually acceptable in addition to any rights of such shareholders
to sell
their shares of Multiband common stock in accordance with the provisions
of Rule 144 (which generally provides for a holding period of
approximately one year after the Closing of the Merger Agreement)
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933,as amended (the “1933 Act”)
by the Securities and Exchange Commission [The form of the Registration
Rights Agreement is set forth in Annex H.];
and
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·
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No
“material adverse effect” having occurred with respect to Multiband or
DTHC.
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·
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Termination
of the Merger Agreement.
The Merger Agreement may be terminated upon the occurrence of various
events specified in the Merger Agreement, including, among other
things:
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·
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The
mutual agreement of Multiband and
DTHC;
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·
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The
failure to consummate the Merger by March 31,
2008;
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·
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The
failure of Multiband’s or DTHC’s shareholders to approve the Merger
Agreement at their respective Special Meetings or any adjournment
of their
respective Special Meetings;
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·
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Certain
types of material breaches of the non-terminating party’s representations,
warranties or obligations under the Merger Agreement which are not
cured
within a specified cure period; or
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·
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The
existence of a law or governmental order prohibiting the
Merger.
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·
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Financing
of the Merger and Related Transactions.
No
financing is required to complete the Merger as it is an all stock
transaction; however, Multiband, DTHC, and HoldCo shall have obtained
financing sufficient for DTHC and Multiband to finance their post-Closing
operations.
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· |
Record
Date, Quorum and Voting Power for Multiband.
You are entitled to vote at the Multiband Special Meeting if you
owned
Multiband common stock at the close of business on November 8,
2007, the
record date for the Multiband Special Meeting. Each Multiband common
stock
outstanding on the record date is entitled to one vote at the special
meeting. As of the record date, there were 7,420,404 shares of
Multiband
common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the special meeting.
A
quorum will be considered present at the Multiband Special Meeting
if the
holders of a majority of the voting power of the issued and outstanding
Multiband common stock entitled to vote are present at the Multiband
Special Meeting, either in person or represented by proxy. Please
refer to
“The Multiband and DTHC Shareholder Special Meetings - Record Date,
Quorum
and Voting Power for Multiband” beginning on page
41.
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·
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Record
Date, Quorum and Voting Power for DTHC.
You are entitled to vote at the DTHC Special Meeting if you own DTHC
common stock at the close of business on December 21, 2007, the record
date for the DTHC Special Meeting. Each share of DTHC common stock
issued
and outstanding on the record date is entitled to one vote at the
DTHC
Special Meeting. As of the record date, there will be 1,000,000 shares
of
DTHC common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at
the DTHC
Special Meeting. A quorum will be considered present at the DTHC
Special
Meeting if the holders of fifty-one percent (51%) of the voting power
of
the issued and outstanding DTHC common stock entitled to vote are
present
at the DTHC Special Meeting, either in person or represented by proxy.
Please refer to “The Multiband and DTHC Shareholder Special Meetings -
Record Date, Quorum and Voting Power for DTHC” beginning on page
42.
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·
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Multiband
Shareholder Vote Required Approving the Merger
Agreement.
For Multiband to complete the Merger, Multiband shareholders as of
the
close of business on November 8, 2007, holding at least a majority
of
Multiband’s issued and outstanding common stock, must vote “FOR” the
approval of the Merger Agreement. Please refer to “The Multiband and DTHC
Shareholder Special Meetings - Required Vote” beginning on page
42.
|
·
|
DTHC
Shareholder Vote Required Approving the Merger
Agreement.
For DTHC to complete the Merger, DTHC shareholders as of the close
of
business on December 21, 2007, holding at least a majority of DTHC
issued
and outstanding common stock, must vote “FOR” the approval of the Merger
Agreement. Please refer to “The Multiband and DTHC Shareholder Special
Meetings - Required Vote” beginning on page
42.
|
· |
In
considering the unanimous recommendation of the Multiband and DTHC
Boards
of Directors to vote “FOR” the approval of the Merger Agreement,
Multiband’s and DTHC’s shareholders should be aware that some of
Multiband’s and DTHC’s executive officers and members of Multiband’s and
DTHC’s Boards of Directors may have interests in the Merger and related
events that are different from, and/or in addition to, the interests
of
Multiband’s and DTHC’s shareholders generally. Such differing or
additional interests in the transaction may present them with actual
or
potential conflicts of interest. These differing interests include,
without limitation, the following
arrangements:
|
·
|
Executive
Employment Agreements between DTHC and its executive officers that,
among
other things, provide severance benefits upon the termination of
employment subsequent to the Closing of the Merger;
|
·
|
Certain
indemnification rights of Multiband’s and DTHC’s directors and executive
officers; and
|
·
|
All
officers and directors of Multiband and DTHC are non-controlling
shareholders of Multiband and DTHC, respectively.
|
·
|
Regulatory
and Other Governmental Approvals.
Except for the required filing of the Articles of Merger with the
Secretary of State of Minnesota at or before the Effective Time of
the
Merger, the required filing of the Certificate of Merger with the
Secretary of State of Delaware, the required filing of certain disclosure
documents with the United States Federal Trade Commission and the
U.S.
Department of Justice pursuant to the requirements of the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, and the required filing of certain disclosure
documents with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
and
NASDAQ, we are unaware of any material foreign, federal or state
regulatory requirements or approvals required for the completion
of the
Merger. Please refer to “The Merger - Regulatory and other Governmental
Approvals” beginning on page 64.
|
·
|
No
Solicitation.
The Merger Agreement restricts Multiband’s and DTHC’s ability to, among
other things, solicit or engage in discussions or negotiations with
a
third party regarding specified transactions involving Multiband
and/or
DTHC or to change or withdraw our recommendation to approve the Merger
Agreement. The Multiband and DTHC Boards of Directors may withhold,
withdraw, or modify their respective recommendation to approve the
Merger
Agreement if they determine in good faith that they are required
to do so
in order to comply with their fiduciary duties to Multiband and DTHC
shareholders, respectively, under applicable law.
|
Q: |
When
and where will the Multiband and DTHC Special Meetings
Occur?
|
A:
|
The
Special Meetings of Multiband’s and DTHC’s shareholders will be held
separately at 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time, December 31, 2007,
9449
Science Center Drive, New Hope, MN
55428.
|
Q;
|
What
matters will Multiband and DTHC Shareholders be asked to vote at
the
Special Meetings?
|
A: |
They
will be asked to vote on three
proposals:
|
1)
|
The
approval of the Merger Agreement dated October 31, 2007, between
Multiband, DTHC, and HoldCo;
|
2)
|
The
adjournment of the Special Meetings, if necessary or appropriate,
to
solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes to approve
the
Merger Agreement; and
|
3) |
(a) With
respect to Multiband’s Special Meeting, to approve raising the number of
authorized Multiband capital shares from 20 million to 100 million;
or
|
(b) With
respect to DTHC’s Special Meeting, to approve that certain DirecTECH
Holding Company 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, a copy of which is
attached as
Annex I to this Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, pursuant to
which DTHC
may grant incentive and/or non-qualified stock options to attract
and/or
retain skilled executives (the “DTHC 2007 Equity Incentive
Plan”)
|
Q: |
Who
is soliciting your proxy?
|
A:
|
The
proxy is being solicited by the Boards of Directors of Multiband
and DTHC,
respectively.
|
Q:
|
How
do the Multiband and DTHC Boards of Directors recommend you vote
on the
proposals?
|
A:
|
The
members of the Multiband and DTHC Boards of Directors recommend that
the
Multiband and DTHC shareholders, respectively,
vote:
|
Q: |
When
is the Merger expected to be
completed?
|
A:
|
Multiband
and DTHC expect to complete the Merger by January 1, 2008, and no
later
than March 31, 2008.
|
Q: |
What
vote of shareholders is expected to approve the Merger
Agreement?
|
A:
|
Approval
of the Merger requires an affirmative vote of a majority of the
shareholders of Multiband common stock as of the record date of November
8, 2007, and of the shareholders of DTHC common stock as of the record
date of December 21, 2007.
|
Q: |
Who
is entitled to vote at the Multiband and DTHC Special
Meetings?
|
A:
|
Multiband
shareholders as of the close of business on November 8, 2007, the
record
date for the Multiband Special Meeting are entitled to receive notice
of
and to attend and vote at the Multiband Special Meeting. At the record
date, 7,420,404 shares of Multiband common stock, held by Multiband
shareholders of record were outstanding and entitled to vote. Multiband
shareholders may vote all shares that they owned as of the record
date.
Multiband shareholders are entitled to one vote for each share of
Multiband common stock that they own. DTHC shareholders as of the
close of
business on December 21, 2007, the record date for the DTHC Special
Meeting are entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote
at the
DTHC Special Meeting. At the record date, 1,000,000 shares of DTHC
common
stock, held by DTHC shareholders of record were outstanding and entitled
to vote. DTHC shareholders may vote all shares that they own as of
the
record date. DTHC shareholders are entitled to one vote for each
share of
DTHC common stock that they own.
|
Q: |
What
does it mean if you get more than one Proxy
Card?
|
A: |
If
you have shares of common stock that are registered in different
names
and/or are held in more than one account, you will receive more
than one
Proxy Card. Please follow the directions for voting on each of
the Proxy
Cards you receive to ensure that all of your shares are
voted.
|
Q: |
How
do you vote without attending the Special
Meeting?
|
A:
|
If
you are a registered Multiband and/or DTHC shareholder (that is,
if you
hold you shares of Multiband common stock and/or DTHC common stock
in your
name), you may vote your shares of common stock by following the
instructions included with the enclosed Proxy Card and as indicated
in the
Notice of the Multiband and DTHC Special
Meetings.
|
Q: |
How
do you vote in person at the Multiband or DTHC Special
Meeting?
|
A:
|
If
you are a registered Multiband and/or DTHC shareholder, you may attend
the
respective Special Meeting of the shareholders and vote your shares
of
Multiband or DTHC common stock, as the case may be, in person at
the
Special Meeting by giving Multiband or DTHC, as the case may be,
a signed
Proxy Card or ballot before the voting is closed. If you want to
do that,
please bring proof of identification with you. Even if you plan to
attend
the Special Meeting, Multiband and DTHC recommend that you vote your
shares of capital stock in advance as described above, so your vote
will
be counted even if you later decide not to attend.
If
your shares of Multiband and/or DTHC common stock are held in “street
name”, through a broker, bank or other nominee holder, only your nominee
holder can vote your shares. (Shares purchased through a broker,
typically, are registered and held in the name of and entity designated
by
the brokerage firm, in which event the shares are referred to as
being
held in “street name”.)
|
Q:
|
If
your shares of Multiband or DTHC capital stock are held in “street name”
by your broker, bank or other nominee, will your nominee vote your
shares
for you?
|
A:
|
Only
if you provide instructions to your broker, bank or other nominee
on how
to vote may your broker, bank or other nominee act as such. You should
follow the directions provided by your broker, bank or other nominee
with
this Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus regarding how to instruct your
nominee to vote your shares. Without instructions from you, your
shares
will not be voted. If your broker, bank or other nominee fails to
contact
you, you should contact your broker, bank, or other nominee
directly.
|
Q: |
May
you change your vote?
|
A:
|
You
may revoke or change your proxy at any time before it is voted. If
you are
a registered shareholder of Multiband or DTHC, you may revoke or
change
your proxy before it is voted by:
|
·
|
Filing
a notice or revocation, which is dated later than the proxy you wish
to
revoke, with the Secretary of Multiband or DTHC, as the case may
be;
or
|
·
|
Submitting
a duly executed Proxy Card bearing a later date in the manner indicated
on
the Proxy Card and in the Notice of Multiband and DTHC Special
Meeting.
|
Q:
|
What
happens if you sell your shares of Multiband and/or DTHC capital
stock
before the Special
Meeting?
|
A:
|
If
you were a Multiband shareholder of record on November 8, 2007, the
record
date, you retain your right to vote at the Multiband Special Meeting,
even
if you sell your shares of capital stock after that date. If you
held your
Multiband shares of capital stock in “street name” on the record date, you
retain your right to direct your broker or other nominee to vote
at the
Multiband Special Meeting, even if you sell your shares of capital
stock
after that date. If you are a DTHC shareholder of record on December
21,
2007, the record date, you retain your right to vote at the DTHC
Special
Meeting, even if you sell your shares of capital stock after that
date. If
you hold your DTHC shares of capital stock in “street name” on the record
date, you retain your right to direct your broker or other nominee
to vote
at the DTHC Special Meeting, even if you sell your shares of capital
stock
after that date. If you transfer your DTHC shares of capital stock
after
the record date but prior to the date on which the Merger becomes
effective, you will not be entitled to the Merger Consideration for
those
shares of capital stock that you have sold. The right to receive
the
Merger Consideration for such shares of DTHC common stock will pass
to the
person who owns the shares of DTHC common stock immediately prior
to the
effective date of the Merger.
|
Q: |
What
is a quorum?
|
A:
|
A
quorum of the holders of thirty-four percent (34%) of the issued
and
outstanding shares of Multiband common stock must be present to conduct
business at the Multiband Special Meeting. A quorum is present if
the
holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding Multiband common
stock
calculated on an as-converted basis, entitled to vote are present
in
person or by proxy at the Multiband Special Meeting. Abstentions
are
counted as present for the purpose of determining whether a quorum
is
present.
|
Q: |
How
are votes counted?
|
A:
|
For
the proposal relating to the approval of the Merger Agreement, Multiband
or DTHC shareholders may vote “FOR”, “AGAINST”, or “ABSTAIN”. Approval of
the Merger Agreement requires (a) the affirmative vote of the holders
of a
majority of the issued and outstanding Multiband common stock and
the DTHC
common stock, voting together as a single class on an as-converted
basis,
and (b) with respect to Multiband, the affirmative vote of the holders
of
at least a majority of the issued and outstanding Multiband Preferred
Shares, voting as a separate class. Abstentions will count for the
purpose
of determining whether a quorum is present, and will have the same
effect
as a vote against the Merger
Agreement.
|
Q: |
Is
it important for you to
vote?
|
A:
|
Yes,
because Multiband and DTHC cannot conduct the votes to approve the
Merger
Agreement without a quorum (as described above) of the holders of
the
issued and outstanding Multiband common stock and DTHC common stock
present at the respective Special Meetings and Multiband and DTHC
need the
affirmative vote in favor of the Merger Agreement by the holders
of a
majority of the issued and outstanding Multiband common stock and
the DTHC
common stock, voting as a single class on an as-converted
basis,.
|
Q: |
Are
you entitled to dissenters’
rights?
|
A:
|
Under
Minnesota law, a shareholder is entitled to dissenters’ rights with
respect to the Merger if such shareholder (a) gives written notice
to
Multiband before the Merger is submitted to a vote at the Multiband
Special Meeting that such shareholder objects to the Merger proposal
and
intends to demand payment of the fair value for his or her Multiband
shares of common stock if the Merger Agreement is approved, (b) does
not
vote his or her shares of Multiband common stock in favor of approval
of
the Merger Agreement and (c) carefully follows the statutory procedure
for
perfecting dissenters’ rights set forth in Sections 302A.471 and 302A.473
of the MBCA, a copy of which is attached to this Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus as Annex D.
|
Please
refer to “Multiband Shareholders’ Dissenters’ Rights” beginning on page
65.
|
Q: |
Who
will bear the cost of this
solicitation?
|
A:
|
The
expenses of preparing, printing and mailing this Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus and the proxies solicited hereby will be borne
by
Multiband and DTHC. Additional solicitation may be made by telephone,
facsimile or other contact by certain directors, officers, employees
or
agents of Multiband, none of whom will receive additional compensation
therefore. DTHC will not engage in any additional solicitation with
respect to the DTHC proxies solicited
hereby.
|
Q: |
Will
a proxy solicitor be used?
|
A:
|
No,
Multiband and DTHC have decided not to retain the services of a proxy
solicitor at the present time.
|
Q: |
Should
you send in your DTHC stock certificates
now?
|
A:
|
No.
Assuming the Merger is completed, DTHC shareholders will receive
shortly
thereafter a letter of transmittal with instructions informing them
how to
send their DTHC stock certificates to the paying agent in order to
receive
the Merger Consideration, without interest. The issuance of Multiband
common stock to the DTHC shareholders will occur as a matter of law
as a
result of the Merger. DO NOT SEND ANY STOCK CERTIFICATES, OPTIONS
OR
WARRANTS WITH YOUR PROXY.
|
Q: |
Who
can help answer your other
questions?
|
A:
|
If
you have more questions about the Multiband Special Meeting or the
Merger,
you should contact Steven M. Bell, Multiband’s Chief Financial Officer, at
(763) 504-3000. If you have additional questions about the DTHC Special
Meeting or the Merger, you should contact David R. Johanson, DTHC’s
Secretary, at (707) 299-2461.
|
High
Bid
|
Low
Bid
|
||||||
Fiscal
Quarter ended
|
|||||||
September
30, 2004
|
7.25
|
4.80
|
|||||
December
31, 2004
|
8.90
|
5.05
|
|||||
March
31, 2005
|
8.75
|
6.65
|
|||||
June
30, 2005
|
7.50
|
5.35
|
|||||
September
30, 2005
|
7.75
|
5.35
|
|||||
December
31, 2005
|
7.60
|
5.90
|
|||||
March
31, 2006
|
7.25
|
5.50
|
|||||
June
30, 2006
|
6.50
|
4.10
|
|||||
September
30, 2006
|
5.05
|
3.30
|
|||||
December
31, 2006
|
4.45
|
2.65
|
|||||
March
31, 2007
|
4.10
|
2.00
|
|||||
June
30, 2007
|
3.90
|
1.10
|
|||||
September
30, 2007
|
4.35
|
2.39
|
Nine
Months
Ended September 30, |
Year
Ended December 31
|
||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
2002
|
||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
11,960,281
|
$
|
18,051,601
|
$
|
16,515,426
|
$
|
11,067,834
|
$
|
1,441,118
|
$
|
577,221
|
|||||||
Operating
costs and expenses
|
(16,268,096
|
)
|
(27,191,052
|
)
|
(22,353,165
|
)
|
(15,362,441
|
)
|
(4,598,056
|
)
|
(3,582,983
|
)
|
|||||||
Loss
from operations
|
(4,307,815
|
)
|
(9,139,451
|
)
|
(5,837,739
|
)
|
(4,294,607
|
)
|
(3,156,938
|
)
|
(3,005,762
|
)
|
|||||||
Net
loss
|
(4,560,718
|
)
|
(10,183,723
|
)
|
(7,475,000
|
)
|
(9,783,962
|
)
|
(4,365,004
|
)
|
(4,438,059
|
)
|
|||||||
Net
income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
|
(6,714,416
|
)
|
(14,250,446
|
)
|
(10,827,229
|
)
|
(10,374,417
|
)
|
(4,613,693
|
)
|
(4,591,637
|
)
|
|||||||
Net
income (loss) per share (Basic and Diluted)
|
(.94
|
)
|
(2.11
|
)
|
(1.86
|
)
|
(2.23
|
)
|
(1.43
|
)
|
(1.96
|
)
|
|||||||
Weighted
average common stock Outstanding (Basic and Diluted)
|
7,177,435
|
6,757,643
|
5,819,585
|
4,661,519
|
3,222,446
|
2,347,019
|
As
of
September 30, |
As
of December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
2002
|
||||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
1,083,939
|
$
|
1,020,975
|
$
|
3,100,427
|
$
|
726,553
|
$
|
2,945,960
|
$
|
540,375
|
|||||||
Working
capital (deficiency)
|
(4,677,097
|
)
|
(5,294,245
|
)
|
(971,418
|
)
|
(8,931,414
|
)
|
1,118,792
|
(252,870
|
)
|
||||||||
Total
assets
|
10,175,516
|
17,986,056
|
26,271,405
|
26,633,712
|
13,902,885
|
10,347,316
|
|||||||||||||
Cumulative
convertible preferred stock
|
3,642,049
|
3,705,264
|
3,766,154
|
3,772,754
|
2,531,821
|
2,575,437
|
|||||||||||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(76,496,700
|
)
|
(69,782,284
|
)
|
(55,531,838
|
)
|
(44,704,609
|
)
|
(34,330,192
|
)
|
(29,715,999
|
)
|
|||||||
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
1,913,451
|
5,659,309
|
14,968,295
|
8,549,431
|
5,807,711
|
2,642,285
|
Nine
Months
Ended
September 30, |
Twelve
Months
Ended December 31, |
||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Revenue
|
158,011,581
|
189,688,358
|
|||||
Operating
costs and expenses
|
154,870,716
|
180,310,757
|
|||||
Income
from operations
|
3,140,865
|
9,377,601
|
|||||
Net
income
|
1,150,326
|
519,090
|
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
21,019,973
|
14,237,638
|
5,746,969
|
|||||||
Working
capital (deficiency)
|
2,032,412
|
884,152
|
(3,258,154
|
)
|
||||||
Total
assets
|
69,360,203
|
78,778,640
|
55,604,485
|
|||||||
Convertible
redeemable preferred stock
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(7,593,765
|
)
|
(8,744,091
|
)
|
(9,263,181
|
)
|
||||
Total
stockholders’ equity
(deficit)
|
(14,016,515
|
)
|
(15,668,841
|
)
|
(22,490,432
|
)
|
Sept
30,
2007
|
June
30,
2007
|
Mar.
31,
2007
|
||||||||
Revenue
|
56,491
|
52,053
|
49,468
|
|||||||
Cost
of sales
|
44,543
|
38,660
|
38,532
|
|||||||
Gross
profit
|
11,948
|
13,393
|
10,936
|
|||||||
Operating
expense
|
10,474
|
11,498
|
11,164
|
|||||||
Operating
income(loss)
|
1,474
|
1,895
|
(228
|
)
|
||||||
Interest
expense
|
513
|
515
|
408
|
|||||||
Other
income(expenses)
|
131
|
105
|
186
|
|||||||
Net
income before ESOP and taxes
|
1.092
|
1,485
|
(450
|
)
|
||||||
ESOP
compensation expense
|
123
|
124
|
123
|
|||||||
Net
income(loss) before taxes
|
969
|
1,361
|
(573
|
)
|
||||||
Income
tax provision
|
199
|
199
|
209
|
|||||||
Net
income(loss)
|
770
|
1,162
|
(782
|
)
|
Dec.
31,
2006
|
Sept.
30,
2006
|
June
30,
2006
|
Mar.
31,
2006
|
||||||||||
Revenue
|
52,531
|
49,940
|
43,463
|
43,753
|
|||||||||
Cost
of sales
|
41,729
|
37,068
|
32,200
|
34,947
|
|||||||||
Gross
profit
|
10,802
|
12,872
|
11,263
|
8,806
|
|||||||||
Operating
expense
|
10,386
|
8,058
|
7,836
|
8,086
|
|||||||||
Operating
income(loss)
|
416
|
4,814
|
3,427
|
720
|
|||||||||
Interest
expense
|
573
|
479
|
497
|
407
|
|||||||||
Other
income(expenses)
|
199
|
206
|
194
|
147
|
|||||||||
Net
income before ESOP and taxes
|
42
|
4,541
|
3,124
|
460
|
|||||||||
ESOP
compensation expense
|
1,630
|
1,630
|
1,630
|
1,630
|
|||||||||
Net
income(loss) before taxes
|
(1,588
|
)
|
2,911
|
1,494
|
(1,170
|
)
|
|||||||
Income
tax provision
|
282
|
282
|
282
|
282
|
|||||||||
Net
income(loss)
|
(1,870
|
)
|
2,629
|
1,212
|
(1,452
|
)
|
Nine
Months
Ended September 30, 2007 |
|
Year
Ended December 31, 2006 |
|||||
Revenue
|
$
|
169,815,141
|
$
|
207,702,099
|
|||
(Loss)income
from operations
|
(1,166,950
|
)
|
238,150
|
||||
Loss
before income taxes
|
(3,128,017
|
)
|
(8,536,594
|
)
|
|||
Net
loss
|
(3,735,018
|
)
|
(9,664,633
|
)
|
|||
Net
loss per share, basic and diluted
|
$
|
0.18
|
$
|
0.43
|
|||
Shares
used in per share calculations, basic and diluted
|
32,108,235
|
31,688,443
|
As
of
September
30,
2007
|
||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
22,103,912
|
||
Total
current assets
|
63,826,803
|
|||
Total
assets
|
102,770,379
|
|||
Total
liabilities
|
91,281,279
|
|||
Stockholders’
equity
|
11,489,100
|
·
|
The
historical net income (loss) and book value per share of Multiband
common
stock and historical net income (loss) and book value per share of
DTHC
common stock in comparison with the unaudited pro forma net income
(loss)
per share after giving effect to the proposed Merger involving Multiband
and DTHC on a purchase basis; and
|
·
|
The
equivalent historical net income (loss) and book value per share
attributable to 24.9308 shares of Multiband common stock which will
be
received for each share of DTHC
stock.
|
DirecTECH
Holding Company, Inc.
|
Nine
months ended
September
30,2007
|
Year
ended
December
31, 2006
|
Historical
Per Common Share Data:
|
||
Net
income (loss)
per common share
-
Basic
|
**
|
**
|
Book
value per
equivalent DTHC share (3)
|
($0.56)
|
($0.63)
|
Multiband
Corporation
|
Nine
months ended
September
30,2007
|
Year
ended
December
31, 2006
|
Historical
Per Common Share Data:
|
||
Loss
per Common
Share - Basic and diluted
|
|
|
Attributable
to
common stockholders (1)
|
($0.94)
|
($2.11)
|
Book
value per
share (2)
|
$0.26
|
$0.80
|
Pro
Forma Combined
Multiband
Corporation and DirecTECH Holding
Company,
Inc.
|
Nine
months ended
September
30,2007
|
Year
ended
December
31, 2006
|
|
Combined
Pro Forma Per Common Share Data:
|
|||
Pro
forma net loss per common share - basic and
diluted
-
attributable to common stockholders. (5)
|
($0.18)
|
($0.43)
|
|
Pro
forma Book value per Combined stockholders’
equity
as of
September 30, 2007(4)
|
$0.36
|
-
|
(1) |
Income
(loss) per common share - Basic and diluted - attributable to common
shareholders has been computed using the weighted average number
of shares
of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net income
(loss)
from continuing operations per share is computed using the weighted
average number of common and potentially dilutive shares outstanding
during the period. Potentially diluted shares consist of the incremental
shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding
stock
options and warrants and unvested restricted stock using the treasury
stock method. The treasury stock method calculates the dilutive effect
for
only those stock options and warrants for which the sum of proceeds,
including unrecognized compensation and any windfall tax benefits,
is less
than the average stock price during the period presented. Potentially
dilutive shares are excluded from the computation of net income (loss)
per
share if their effect is anti-dilutive.
|
(2) |
The
historical book value per share is computed by dividing stockholders’
equity by the number of shares of common stock outstanding as of
the end
of the period presented
|
(3) |
The
equivalent pro forma combined net loss and book value per DTHC share
of
common stock are calculated by multiplying the DTHC historical share
amounts (1,000,000) by the exchange ratio of 24.9308 shares of Multiband
common stock for each share of DTHC common
stock.
|
(4) |
The
combined pro forma book value per share is computed by dividing combined
pro forma stockholders’ equity by the combined pro forma number of shares
of Multiband common stock outstanding assuming the Merger had occurred
as
of September 30, 2007.
|
(5) |
The
pro forma net loss per common share - basic and diluted - attributable
to
common stockholders is computed by dividing the combined pro forma
loss
attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average shares
outstanding assuming that the pro forma shares issued to DTHC stockholders
of 24,930,800 shares were outstanding as of the first day of the
year.
|
·
|
filing
a notice of revocation that is dated after the date of the Proxy
Card you
wish to revoke with the Secretary of Multiband or DTHC, as the case
may
be; or
|
·
|
submitting
a duly executed Proxy Card bearing a later date in the manner indicated
on
the Proxy Card and in the Notice of the Multiband and DTHC Special
Meetings.
|
·
|
A
draft of the amended and restated Letter of Intent between Multiband
and
DTHC dated September 17, 2007;
|
·
|
The
Merger Agreement and all Disclosure Schedules and
Exhibits;
|
·
|
Certain
publicly available financial, business, operating and other data
related
to Multiband, including Multiband’s recent Form 8-K, Form 10-Q, and Form
10-K filings with the SEC;
|
·
|
Certain
internal financial, operating and other data with respect to DTHC
prepared
and furnished to SCG by the management of Multiband and
DTHC;
|
·
|
Certain
financial, market performance and other data of certain other public
companies deemed relevant by SCG;
and
|
·
|
Such
other information and factors deemed relevant by SCG for purposes
of its
opinion.
|
SUB-SECTOR
|
COMPANY
|
|
Wireline
Telecom/Cable Services
|
180
Connect, Dycom and MasTec
|
|
Customer
Care and Enterprise Networking
|
Black
Box
|
|
Wireless
Telecom Infrastructure Services
|
WPCS
|
|
Cable
Installation and Bundled Services
|
MDU
Communications
|
Market
Valuation
|
30%
Discounted Valuation
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Public
Median
Valuation
Metric
|
DirecTECH
Holding Company Metric
|
Median
Public
Multiples
|
Implied
DirecTECH Holding Company Ent. Val.
|
Implied
DirecTECH Holding Company Equity Val.
|
Discounted
Public
Multiples
|
Implied
DirecTECH Holding Company Ent. Val.
|
Implied
DirecTECH Holding Company Equity Val.
|
|||||||||||||||
EV
2008El
Revenues
|
0.28
|
.76x
|
184.1
|
196.6
|
0.7x
|
128.9
|
137.6
|
|||||||||||||||
EV
/ 2008El
EBITDA
|
5.65
|
8.48x
|
103.1
|
115.7
|
7.6x
|
72.2
|
80.1
|
|||||||||||||||
Mean
|
143.6
|
156.2
|
100.6
|
108.9
|
(1)
|
Based
on information supplied to SCG prior to the completion by DTHC of
its
audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006,
and the
completion of DTHC’s unaudited financial statements for the nine months
ended September 30, 2007.
|
(2)
|
Fully-diluted
shares outstanding calculation assumes the exercise of all convertible
securities including convertible debentures, options and warrants.
The
calculation for Net Debt includes cash from the strike-price proceeds
of
all outstanding convertible debentures, options and warrants.
|
(3)
|
Excludes
one-time restructuring costs.
|
·
|
The
Amended and Restated Letter of Intent between Multiband and DTHC
dated
September 17, 2007, and October 11,
2007;
|
·
|
The
Merger Agreement and all Disclosure Schedules and
Exhibits;
|
·
|
Certain
publicly available financial, business, operating and other data
related
to Multiband, including Multiband’s recent Form 8-K, Form 10-Q, and Form
10-K filings with the SEC;
|
·
|
Certain
internal financial, operating and other data with respect to DTHC
prepared
and furnished to SSI by the management of Multiband and
DTHC;
|
·
|
Certain
financial, market performance and other data of certain other public
companies deemed relevant by SSI;
and
|
·
|
Such
other information and factors deemed relevant by SSI for purposes
of its
opinion.
|
1.
|
A
review of DTHC, its history and origin, and its operations (see Company
beginning on page 1 of Annex C)
|
2.
|
A
review of the Industry (see Industry beginning on page 8 of Annex
C)
|
3.
|
A
review of DTHC’s historical Income Statements and Balance Sheets since the
creation of the holding company (see Financial Review beginning on
page 13
of Annex C). This review necessarily relied on management’s interim year
to date financial statements (unaudited and unreviewed) through September
30, 2007, as well as a draft-only set of audited financial statements
for
fiscal year end 2006.
|
4.
|
The
application of appropriate adjustments to the earnings of DTHC for
discretionary and/or non-recurring income and expense items (see
Adjusted
Earnings on page 17 of Annex C)
|
5.
|
A
discussion of the appropriate basis of value to be used in valuing
DTHC
for this purpose and a conclusion that DTHC should be valued on a
controlling interest basis.
|
6.
|
The
consideration of a “control premium” in the valuation of DTHC, and the
conclusion that the presentation of DTHC’s earnings as adjusted for
discretionary and non-recurring expenses, as well as the earnings
projections employed in the valuation, obviate the application of
a
specific control premium.
|
7.
|
The
selection of the Market Multiple Approach, the Discounted Cash Flow
Approach, and the Guideline Transactions Approach as appropriate
methods
for valuing DTHC.
|
8.
|
A
review and presentation of the Market Multiple Approach (please refer
to
pages 20-25 of Annex C).
|
9.
|
A
presentation of the Discounted Cash Flow Approach (please refer to
pages
25-26 of Annex C)
|
10.
|
A
presentation of the Guideline Transactions Approach (please refer
to pages
26-27 of Annex C) in which the MasTec/DSS transaction is employed
as a
guide.
|
Market
Multiple Approach
|
$
|
73.3-85.9
million
|
||
Discounted
Cash Flow
|
$
|
78.6
million
|
||
$
|
77.0
million
|
|||
Conclusion
|
$
|
73.3-85.9
million
|
1.
|
An
extensive review of the business model and operations of Multiband,
including a history of the company
|
2.
|
A
review of the Industry as it particularly relates to
Multiband
|
3.
|
A
brief review of Multiband’s recent Income Statements and Balance Sheets
and a discussion of Multiband’s financial
results
|
4.
|
A
comparison and contrast of Multiband with
DTHC
|
5.
|
An
analysis of the value of Multiband using a) its recent traded stock
price,
and b) a capitalization of Multiband’s projected EBITDA for 2009 (as
indicated by management) using derived earnings multiples for publicly
traded agency companies.
|
·
|
Certain
indemnification rights of Multiband’s and DTHC’s directors and executive
officers; and
|
·
|
All
officers and directors of Multiband and DTHC are non-controlling
shareholders of Multiband and DTHC, respectively.
|
·
|
Employment
for a term that commenced on October 2, 2004, and terminates on October
1,
2009, except as otherwise indicated in the Executive Employment Agreement
(the “Employment Term”);
|
·
|
“Base
Compensation” at a salary of Two Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand and No/100
Dollars ($225,000.00) per annum, as adjusted;
|
·
|
Eligibility
for an executive cash bonus of One Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars
($100,000.00) per calendar year;
|
·
|
Grant
of options to purchase 50,000 shares of DTHC common stock at approximately
Ninety and 10/100 Dollars ($90.10) per share, which is expected to
be the
fair market value of one share of DTHC common stock as of December
31,
2007, as established in good faith by the DTHC Board of Directors
based
upon an opinion by SSI;
|
·
|
Issuance
of 50,000 pool participation units as provided in the DTHC 2007 IEP,
which
shall provide a cash payment by DTHC to Mr. Beaudreau in the following
amount in the range of approximately Two Million and No/100 Dollars
($2,000,000) to Four Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars
($4,500,000) to be paid in substantially equal, annual installments
over a
period of five (5) years commencing on November 1, 2009, subject
to
certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the DTHC 2007 IEP;
|
·
|
A
severance provision that will pay Mr. Beaudreau his Base Compensation
for
a period not to exceed the earlier of (1) the end of the Employment
Term,
or (2) two years;
|
·
|
Eligibility
to participate in the DirecTECH Holding Company Employee Stock Ownership
Plan and Trust.
|
·
|
A
term commencing on January 1, 2008, and terminating on December 31,
2014,
except as otherwise indicated in the Management Services Agreement
(the
“Consulting Term”).
|
·
|
A
consulting fee of Three Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars
($325,000.00) per annum (the “Consulting
Fee”);
|
·
|
A
severance provision that will pay Mr. Block the Consulting Fee for
a
period not to exceed the earlier of (1) the end of the Consulting
Term, or
(2) five years; and
|
·
|
Eligibility
for incentive payments as determined by the Executive Compensation
Committee of the Multiband Board of
Directors.
|
·
|
A
term commencing on January 1, 2008 and terminating on December 31,
2014,
except as otherwise indicated in the Management Services Agreement
(the
“Consulting Term”).
|
·
|
A
consulting fee of Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($500,000.00)
per annum (the “Consulting Fee”);
|
·
|
A
severance provision that will pay Mr. Mattingly the Consulting Fee
for a
period not to exceed the earlier of (1) the end of the Consulting
Term, or
(2) five years; and
|
·
|
Eligibility
for incentive payments as determined by the Executive Compensation
Committee of the Multiband Board of Directors.
|
·
|
A
term commencing on January 1, 2008, and terminating on December 31,
2014,
except as otherwise indicated in the Management Services Agreement
(the
“Consulting Term”);
|
·
|
A
consulting fee of Three Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars
($325,000.00) per annum (the “Consulting
Fee”);
|
·
|
A
severance provision that will pay Mr. Schafer the Consulting Fee
for a
period not to exceed the earlier of (1) the end of the Consulting
Term, or
(2) five years; and
|
·
|
Eligibility
for incentive payments as determined by the Executive Compensation
Committee of the Multiband Board of
Directors.
|
·
|
reviews
and recommends the compensation arrangements for management, including
the
compensation for our chief executive officer;
and
|
·
|
establishes
and reviews general compensation policies with the objective to attract
and retain superior talent, to reward individual performance and
to
achieve our financial goals.
|
Name
and principal position
|
|
Year
|
|
Salary
($)
|
|
Bonus
($)
|
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
|
Non
equity incentive plan compensation
($)
|
|
Change
in pension value and non qualified deferred compensation
earnings
($)
|
|
All
Other Compensation
($)
|
|
Total
($)
|
||||||||||
James
L. Mandel
Chief
Executive Officer
|
2006
|
$
|
250,000
|
$
|
33,500
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
$
|
283,500
|
||||||||||||||||
Steven
M. Bell
Chief
Financial Officer
|
2006
|
$
|
195,000
|
$
|
13,500
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
$
|
208,500
|
||||||||||||||||
Dave
Ekman
Chief
Information Officer
|
2006
|
$
|
150,000
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
$
|
150,000
|
|||||||||||||||||
Kent
Whitney
VP
Operations
|
2006
|
$
|
110,000
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
$
|
110,000
|
Name
(a)
|
|
Fees
earned or paid in cash
($)
(b)
|
|
Stock
awards
($)
(c)
|
|
(1)
Option
awards
($)
(d)
|
|
Non-equity
incentive plan compensation
($)
(e)
|
|
Change
in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation
earnings
(f)
|
|
(2)
All
other compensation
($)
(g)
|
|
Total
($)
(h)
|
||||||||
Frank
Bennett
|
$
|
10,000
|
-0-
|
$
|
29,500
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
$
|
1,179
|
$
|
40,679
|
|||||||||||
Jonathan
Dodge
|
$
|
10,000
|
-0-
|
$
|
29,500
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
$
|
39,500
|
||||||||||||
Eugene
Harris
|
$
|
10,000
|
-0-
|
$
|
29,500
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
$
|
2,100
|
$
|
41,600
|
|||||||||||
Donald
Miller
|
$
|
10,000
|
-0-
|
$
|
60,500
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
$
|
1,426
|
$
|
73,352
|
(1)
|
The
amounts in this column are calculated based on Statement of Financial
Accounting Standard 123R “Share-Based Payment” and equal the financial
statement compensation expense as reported in our 2006 consolidated
statement of operations for the fiscal
year.
|
(2)
|
Represents
payment of expenses incurred in conjunction with attending board
of
directors meetings.
|
Name
and principal position
|
Year
|
|
Salary
($)
|
|
Bonus
($)
|
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
|
Non
equity incentive plan compensation
($)
|
|
Change
in pension value and non qualified deferred compensation
earnings
($)
|
|
All
Other Compensation
($)
|
|
Total
($)
|
|||||||||||
Thomas
A. Beaudreau
President
and Chief Executive Officer
|
2006
|
$
|
225,000
|
$
|
100,000
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
$
|
2,565.95
|
$
|
327,565.95
|
|||||||||||||||
David
N. Wallingford
Chief
Financial Officer
|
2006
|
$
|
200,000
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
$
|
12,495.83
|
$
|
212,495.83
|
||||||||||||||||
Henry
E. Block
Vice
President
|
2006
|
$
|
325,000
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
$
|
11,845.39
|
$
|
336,845.39
|
||||||||||||||||
Bernard
J. Schafer
Vice
President
|
2006
|
$
|
325,000
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
$
|
11,819.77
|
$
|
336,819.77
|
||||||||||||||||
J.
Basil Mattingly
Chairman
of the Board of Directors
|
2006
|
$
|
500,000
|
$
|
175,000
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
$
|
4,812.41
|
$
|
679,812.41
|
·
|
provide
Multiband with written notice of your intention to demand payment
of the
fair value of your shares before the vote on the Merger proposal
at the
Multiband Special Meeting:
|
·
|
not
vote your shares in favor of the Merger proposal;
and
|
·
|
assert
you dissenter’s rights as to all of your Multiband shares (except where
certain shares are beneficially owned by another person but registered
under your name, in which event dissenters’ rights must be asserted with
respect to all of those shares beneficially owned by the other person
and
the name and address of the beneficial owner must be
disclosed).
|
·
|
addressed
to Multiband, Attention: Corporate Secretary, 9449 Science Center
Drive,
New Hope, MN 55428;
|
·
|
filed
before the shareholder vote on the Merger proposal at the Special
Meeting;
and
|
·
|
executed
by, or sent with the written consent of, the holder of
record.
|
·
|
the
address where your demand for payment and stock certificates must
be
sent;
|
·
|
the
date when your demand and stock certificates must be
received;
|
·
|
any
restrictions on transfer of un-certificated shares that will apply
after
the demand for payment is received;
|
·
|
a
form to be used to certify the date on which you, or the beneficial
owner
on whose behalf you dissent, acquired the shares or an interest in
them
and to demand payment; and
|
·
|
a
copy of sections 302A.471 and 302A.473 of the MBCA and a brief description
of the procedures to be followed under those
sections.
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Multiband’s
closing balance sheet and statement of income for a fiscal year ending
not
more than 16 months before the effective time of the
Merger;
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Multiband’s
latest available interim financial
statements;
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An
estimate of the fair value of your Multiband
shares;
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A
brief description of the method used to arrive at the estimate of
the fair
value;
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A
brief description of the procedures to be followed if you wish to
demand
supplemental payment; and
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Copies
of sections 302A.471 and 302A.473 of the
MBCA.
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the
notice and all other materials that were sent after shareholder approval
of the Merger to all shareholders who have properly exercised dissenters’
rights;
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a
statement of reason for withholding the payment;
and
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an
offer to pay you the amount listed in the materials if you agree
to accept
that amount in full satisfaction.
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Proper
corporate and government approvals, such as:
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Multiband
has authority to execute, and will accordingly execute, the Merger
Agreement;
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That
proper corporate action has been taken on the part of Multiband;
or
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That
the Merger Agreement is valid and enforceable against Multiband;
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That
the Multiband Affiliates are in good standing in the State of Minnesota
and in all states in which the Multiband Affiliates are authorized
to
conduct business;
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That
the execution and consummation of the Merger Agreement does not,
and will
not, cause a material breach, default, or conflict with any material
agreement or other instrument (such as Multiband’s Articles of
Incorporation or Bylaws), to which Multiband is bound;
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That
no authorization, registration, or the like, regarding Multiband
is
required, except for those with regard to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act
and
those with regard to the 1933 Act and the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934,
as amended (the “1934 Act”), or the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market;
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That,
with respect to Labor Relations:
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The
Multiband Affiliates have not been a party to any collective bargaining
or
other labor contract;
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To
Multiband’s Knowledge, there are presently no (1) strikes, slowdowns,
picketing, and the like; (2) legal proceedings affecting the Multiband
Affiliates with regard to labor relations or employment matters (subject
to certain exceptions); (3) any application for a certification of
a
collective bargaining agent; and
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That
the Multiband Affiliates have complied in all material respects with
all
Legal Requirements relating to employment and employment-related
matters;
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That
Multiband is in compliance with all the terms and conditions of its
employee benefit plans;
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That
Multiband has no Environmental, Health and Safety
Liabilities;
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That
the Multiband Parties have delivered:
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Copies
and schedules/registers of material policies of insurance to which
they
are parties;
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Copies
of all pending applications for policies of insurance; and
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A
statement of the auditor of DTHC’s financial statements regarding the
adequacy of each of DTHC’s and the DTHC Affiliates’ coverage for current
and pending claims;
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That
the Multiband Parties have timely filed or caused to be timely filed
(or
has received an appropriate extension of time to file) all material
Tax
Returns that are or were required to be filed by them prior to the
Closing
Date;
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That
the Multiband Affiliates have no liabilities, obligations, or commitments
except those disclosed on the Multiband Balance Sheet; those incurred
by
Multiband in the ordinary course of business; and that the Multiband
Affiliates are not parties to, nor have a commitment to become a
party to,
any joint venture or the like, off-balance sheet partnership, or
the like.
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That
with regard to Capital Structure, Multiband is currently authorized
to
issue twenty million (20,000,000) authorized shares of common stock,
no
par value, of which seven million three hundred eighty-seven thousand
one
hundred ninety-five (7,387,195) are presently issued and outstanding;
that
four hundred one thousand nine hundred five (401,905) are currently
issued
and outstanding shares of convertible preferred stock; and three
million
one hundred eighty-three thousand two hundred thirty-one (3,183,231)
shares as of September 30, 2007, are in the form of exercisable stock
warrants. Also, Multiband continues to have, until the Closing, a
sufficient number of authorized but unissued shares of common stock
to be
able to issue Multiband Shares to the DTHC Stockholder. In the
alternative, Multiband will obtain authorization from its shareholders
to
increase its authorized number of shares of capital stock prior to
Closing;
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· | That with regard to HoldCo, the aggregate number of shares of capital stock that HoldCo is authorized to issue is one hundred (100) authorized shares of common stock, all of which are issued and presently outstanding. All of HoldCo shares of common stock have been validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and have no par value; |
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That
with regard to the Multiband subsidiaries:
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The
issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each subsidiary
has been
duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable;
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That
each Multiband subsidiary is validly existing and in good standing
under
the laws in which the subsidiaries were formed and in which it does
business; also, that it has the power to carry on its business as
presently conducted;
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That
no Multiband subsidiary has issued any outstanding securities (except
for
shares of capital stock by Multiband);
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That
no Multiband subsidiary has any outstanding bonds, debentures, notes,
or
the like of which its holders have a right to vote on any matter;
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That,
subject to certain exceptions, neither Multiband nor any Multiband
subsidiary, either directly or indirectly, owns any securities or
other
interest in any corporation, partnership, joint venture, or other
business
association or entity, or to provide funds to or make any investment;
and
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That
Multiband and its subsidiaries have no obligations, contingent or
otherwise, to provide funds or make an investment in any entity;
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That
Multiband and its subsidiaries do not own real property. Also, that
to the
extent Multiband has an interest(s) in real property, this interest
has
been disclosed in the Merger Agreement by Multiband;
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That
subject to certain exceptions, Multiband is not a party to any legal
action or the like that would have a material adverse effect on its
business;
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That
the Multiband Affiliates have made available to DTHC copies of any
contracts and the like. Also, that the Multiband Affiliates are not
in
material breach of the terms of these contracts, nor will consummation
of
the Merger Agreement cause any such breach;
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That
with regard to SEC Filings, Multiband and the Multiband Affiliates
have
filed all forms, reports, and documents to be filed with the SEC
since
March, 2001;
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That
each of the consolidated financial statements contained in the Multiband
SEC Reports was prepared in accordance with United States generally
accepted accounting principles, and each presents fairly the consolidated
financial position, results of operations, and cash of Multiband
and its
consolidated subsidiaries;
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That
Multiband is in compliance with the applicable provisions of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the applicable NASDAQ listing and
corporate
governance rules and regulations;
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That
Multiband has established and maintained disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 promulgated under the 1934
Act);
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That
since March 2005, Multiband has not received any oral or written
notification of a “reportable condition” or “material weakness” in
Multiband’s internal controls (as defined in the Statements of Auditing
Standards 60);
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That
with
regard to the Absence of Certain Changes or Events:
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There
has not been a Multiband Material Adverse
Effect;
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The
Multiband Affiliates have not amended or otherwise modified their
articles
of incorporation or other organizational
instruments;
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The
Multiband Affiliates have not declared, set aside, or paid any dividend
or
other distribution with respect to any of its
securities;
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The
Multiband Affiliates have not split, combined, or reclassified any
of
their securities, or issued, or authorized for issuance, any securities
except for the grant of Multiband stock options and the issuance
of shares
of Multiband common stock upon exercise of Multiband stock options,
in
each case, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice;
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There
has not been any material damage, destruction, or loss with respect
to the
property and assets of the Multiband Affiliates, whether or not covered
by
insurance;
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There
has not been any revaluation of the Multiband Affiliates’ assets,
including writing down the value of inventory or writing off notes
or
accounts receivable, other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;
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The
Multiband Affiliates have not made any change in accounting practices;
and
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The
Multiband Affiliates have not agreed, whether in writing or otherwise,
to
do any of the foregoing.
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Proper
corporate and government approvals, such as:
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That
DTHC has authority to execute, and will accordingly execute, the
Merger
Agreement;
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That,
subject to certain exceptions, no government approval is required
to
consummate the Merger Agreement; or
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That
the Board of Directors of DTHC have approved the Merger Agreement
and
determined, pursuant to the opinion letter delivered by its financial
advisor, Stockholder Strategies, Inc., that the Merger Agreement
is
advisable and in the best interests of the DTHC Stockholders;
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That
DTHC and all of the DTHC Affiliates are in good standing in the State
of
Delaware, or any and all states in which DTHC or the DTHC Affiliates
are
authorized to conduct business;
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That
the execution and consummation of the Merger Agreement does not,
and will
not, cause a material breach, default, or conflict with any material
agreement or other instrument (such as DTHC’s Articles of Incorporation or
Bylaws), to which DTHC is bound;
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That
the financial statements of DTHC, as of December 31, 2006, and the
fiscal
year then ended, have been prepared in accordance with generally
accepted
accounting principles and fairly represent the financial condition
of
DTHC. Also, that there has been no material adverse change in the
financial condition of DTHC since December 31,
2006;
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That,
with respect to Labor Relations (except as provided in the disclosure
schedules attached to the Merger Agreement):
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During
the last six years, DTHC nor its Affiliates has not been a party
to any
collective bargaining or other labor contract;
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To
DTHC’s Knowledge, presently or during the past six years, there have not
been (1) strikes, slowdowns, picketing, and the like; (2) legal
proceedings commenced against DTHC or the DTHC Affiliates with regard
to
labor relations or employment matters (subject to certain exceptions);
(3)
any application for a certification of a collective bargaining agent;
and
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DTHC
and the DTHC Affiliates have complied in all material respects with
all
Legal Requirements relating to employment and employment-related
matters;
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That
DTHC is in material compliance with the terms of its employee benefit
plans;
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That
DTHC has no Environmental, Health and Safety Liabilities;
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That
DTHC and the DTHC Affiliates have delivered:
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Copies
and schedules/registers of material policies of insurance to which
it is a
party;
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Copies
of all pending applications for policies of insurance; and
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A
statement of the auditor of DTHC’s financial statements regarding the
adequacy of each of DTHC’s and the DTHC Affiliates’ coverage for current
and pending claims;
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That
DTHC has timely filed or caused to be timely filed (or has received
an
appropriate extension of time to file) all material Tax Returns that
are
or were required to be filed by them prior to the Closing Date. Also,
that
to its Knowledge, DTHC has paid all such Taxes and that DTHC possesses
all
rights, licenses and the like necessary to entitle it to own its
properties and transact its current businesses.
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That
with regard to Capital Structure, DTHC is currently authorized to
issue
two million (2,000,000) authorized shares of common stock, of which
one
million (1,000,000) are presently issued and outstanding. Also, that
DTHC
will not, prior to Closing, issue more shares of its common stock
and/or
alter the capital structure of DTHC in any manner except with respect
to
the grant of certain Incentive and Non-Qualified Stock Options;
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That
except for certain leasehold agreements, DTHC does not own any property
interests;
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That
subject to certain exceptions, DTHC is not a party to any legal action
or
the like that would have a DTHC Material Adverse Effect;
and
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That
DTHC has made available to HoldCo and Multiband copies of any contracts
and the like. Also, that DTHC is not in material breach of the terms
of
these contracts, nor will consummation of the Merger Agreement cause
any
such breach.
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Carry
on their business in the usual, regular, and ordinary course in a
manner
consistent with past practice;
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Use
their reasonable best efforts to preserve intact their present business
organization, keep available the services of their present employees
and
preserve their relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors,
and
the like; and
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Use
their reasonable best efforts to conduct their business such that
on the
Closing Date the representations and warranties of DTHC and Multiband,
as
the case may be, shall be true and correct, and that DTHC and Multiband
shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause all of the conditions
to
the obligations of DTHC and Multiband under the Merger Agreement
to be
satisfied as soon as practicable.
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Adopt
or propose any amendment to DTHC’s and/or the DTHC Affiliates’ or
Multiband’s and/or the Multiband Affiliates’, as the case may be, Articles
of Incorporation and other organizational
instruments;
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Declare,
set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution with respect
to any
DTHC and/or the DTHC Affiliates’ or Multiband and/or the Multiband
Affiliates’, as the case may be,
securities;
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Issue
or authorize for issuance of any DTHC and/or DTHC Affiliates’ or Multiband
and/or the Multiband Affiliates’, as the case may be, securities, subject
to certain exceptions; or make any change in any issued and outstanding
securities, or redeem, purchase, or otherwise acquire any securities
other
than the repurchase at cost from DTHC and/or the DTHC Affiliates’ or
Multiband and/or the Multiband Affiliates’, as the case may be, employees
of DTHC Shares or Multiband Shares, as the case may be, in connection
with
the termination of their employment pursuant to DTHC’s and/or Multiband’s
standard of form of option/restricted shareholder agreement, subject
to
certain exceptions;
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Other
than with regard to certain exceptions, modify the compensation,
benefits,
bonus, severance, termination, pension, insurance or other employee
benefit plan, payment or arrangement made to any current or former
directors, employees, contractors, or consultants of DTHC and/or
the DTHC
Affiliates or Multiband and/or the Multiband Affiliates’, as the case may
be, other than as contemplated, nor enter into any employment (other
than
offer letters and letter agreements entered into in the ordinary
course of
business consistent with past practice with employees who are terminable
“at-will”), severance or termination
agreement;
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Establish,
adopt, enter into, amend, or terminate any DTHC Benefit Plan or Multiband
Benefit Plan, as the case may be, or any other Plans, for the benefit
of
any current or former directors, employees, contractors, or consultants
of
DTHC and/or the DTHC Affiliates or Multiband and/or the Multiband
Affiliates (except in the ordinary course of
business);
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Other
than (i) sales of inventory, and (ii) other dispositions of property
and
assets that are not material to DTHC and the DTHC Affiliates or Multiband
and the Multiband Affiliates, as the case may be, sell, lease, transfer
or
assign any property or assets of the DTHC and/or the DTHC Affiliates
or
Multiband and/or the Multiband Affiliates, as the case may
be;
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Except
with regard to certain exceptions, (i) assume, incur or guarantee
any
indebtedness, other than endorsements for collection in the ordinary
course of business, or (ii) modify the terms of any existing indebtedness
in any material respect;
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Other
than certain permitted liens and liens granted pursuant to credit
facilities already existing, pledge or permit to become subject to
liens
any properties or assets of DTHC and/or the DTHC Affiliates or Multiband
and/or the Multiband Affiliates;
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Other
than certain travel loans or advances, make any loans, advances or
capital
contributions to, or investments in, any other
person;
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Not
cancel any debts or waive any claims or rights of substantial
value;
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Other
than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,
(i)
amend, modify or terminate, or waive, release, or assign any rights
under,
any material contract, (ii) enter into any contract which, if entered
into
prior to the date hereof, would have been required to be listed in
the
schedules as referenced in the Merger Agreement;
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Acquire,
or agree to acquire any assets and the like, or agree to engage in
any
merger, consolidation or other business combination, except in connection
with certain capital expenditures, acquisitions of inventory and
other
tangible assets in the ordinary course of business, acquisitions
as
provided for in the disclosure schedules, and other such acquisitions
not
to exceed One Million and No/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in the
aggregate;
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Amend
any DTHC or Multiband stock option or any other similar plan, or
authorize
cash payments in exchange for any of the
foregoing;
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Except
with regard to certain exceptions, make any filings or registrations
with
any Governmental Body (except routine filings and registrations made
in
the ordinary course of business and filings made pursuant to the
Merger
Agreement);
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Take
any actions outside the ordinary course of
business;
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Make
any changes in its accounting methods, principles or
practices;
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Make
any tax election, change its method of Tax accounting or settle any
claim
relating to taxes; and
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Take
any action or omit to do any act within its reasonable control that
is
reasonably likely to result in the failure to satisfy of any of the
conditions to the Merger Agreement.
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Multiband’s
shareholders shall have approved the Merger Agreement in accordance
with
applicable law and Multiband’s articles of incorporation and
bylaws;
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No
law enjoining or prohibiting the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement shall be in effect;
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All
consents, orders and approvals of governmental authorities legally
required for the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement shall have been obtained and
be in
effect at the Effective Time of the Merger;
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Multiband,
DTHC, and HoldCo shall have obtained sufficient financing for DTHC
and
Multiband to finance their operations subsequent to the
Closing;
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Multiband’s
and DTHC’s financial advisors shall have issued an opinion letter and
corresponding valuation report to Multiband’s, DTHC’s, and HoldCo’s
respective Board of Directors stating that the Merger Agreement is
fair to
Multiband, DTHC, and HoldCo and their shareholders, respectively,
from a
financial point of view;
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Multiband
shall have received all state securities and “blue sky” permits
and approvals necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby;
and
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The
relevant parties shall have entered into a certain Registration Rights
Agreement defining
the rights of the DTHC stockholders existing prior to the Merger
Agreement
to have their shares of Multiband common stock included in a registration
for the public offer of securities as
described in and attached to the Merger Agreement in
addition to any rights of such stockholders to sell their shares
of
Multiband common stock in accordance with the provisions of Rule
144
promulgated under the 1933 Act by the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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The
Closing is also contingent on the satisfaction of the following
conditions:
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Completion
by the parties of a financial statement audit and/or due diligence
review
of the Corporate Parties’ future prospects and historical operations;
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Reasonably
satisfactory transfer of “market” leases on any of the Corporate Parties’
equipment (as necessary);
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Mutually
agreeable written “triple-net leases” with the owners of the real property
in which the Corporate Parties’ primary operating facilities are currently
located;
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The
Corporate Parties’ long-term debt shall be in the ordinary course of
business as of the Closing;
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Completion
of bylaws, articles of incorporation, and other corporate governance
provisions reasonably acceptable to the Parties;
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The
Board of Directors of Multiband as of the Closing shall initially
consist
of members mutually agreeable to the Boards of Directors of the Corporate
Parties;
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The
Board of Directors of DTHC shall initially remain intact as of the
Closing;
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North
Star Trust Company shall determine that approval of the transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement is prudent and in the best interests
of the DTHC Plans’ participants;
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The
DTHC ESOT shall have exercised its right to purchase a majority interest
of DTHC and the closing of that transaction shall have occurred on
terms
and conditions mutually acceptable to the DTHC Stockholders who sell
DTHC
common stock to the DTHC ESOT (the “DTHC 2007 ESOP SPA”). The DTHC ESOT
currently contemplates using a cash contribution of approximately
21% of
the purchase price (or Three Million and No/100 Dollars ($3,000,000.00))
and a promissory note in the amount of approximately Twelve Million
and
No/100 Dollars ($12,000,000.00) to exercise the DTHC ESOT’s right to
purchase a majority (increasing its current ownership of DTHC to
approximately 55%) of DTHC’s issued and outstanding shares of common
stock. Within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date of the Merger,
DTHC
agrees to make a cash contribution to the DTHC ESOT for 2007 in a
sufficient amount to repay all debt incurred with respect to the
2007 DTHC
ESOP SPA. Furthermore, prior to or on the Closing Date of the 2007
DTHC
ESOP SPA, DTHC agrees to make a contribution of 8,600 shares of DTHC
common stock to the DTHC ESOT. Finally, DTHC also intends to make
an offer
to DTHC stockholders who have sold DTHC common stock to the DTHC
ESOT to
contribute sufficient funds to the DTHC ESOT to repay in full all
of the
DTHC stockholders’ outstanding Promissory Notes; provided, however, that
they loan such funds back to DTHC. If all of the DTHC stockholders
who
have sold DTHC common stock to the DTHC ESOT agree to do so, this
will
eliminate the ESOP Contra Equity Account on the DTHC financial statements
as of December 31, 2007, and it will result in a corresponding increase
in
DTHC’s outstanding debt. This also will result in repayment in full of
all
of the DTHC ESOT’s outstanding debt and a release for allocation to DTHC
ESOP Participants’ Stock Accounts of all of the remaining shares of DTHC
common stock held in the DTHC ESOT loan suspense
account;
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Not
more than five percent (5%) of Multiband’s issued and outstanding shares
of capital stock shall have exercised dissenters’ rights with respect to
the Merger; and
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An
independent appraisal of the valuation of DTHC shall have been completed
by the DTHC ESOT Independent Appraiser, and reviewed and accepted
in good
faith by North Star Trust Company.
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The
representations and warranties of DTHC set forth in the Merger Agreement
shall have been true and correct, except where the failure of such
representations and warranties to be true and correct has not had
and
would not reasonably be expected to have a DTHC Material Adverse
Effect;
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DTHC
shall have performed or complied with in all material respects all
obligations required to be performed or complied with by it under
this
Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date;
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There
shall not have occurred any event, occurrence or change that has
had, or
would reasonably be expected to have, a DTHC Material Adverse Effect;
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Certain
third party consents referenced in the Merger Agreement shall have
been
obtained; and
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The
required deliveries as set forth in the Merger Agreement shall have
been
received by Multiband.
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The
representations and warranties of Multiband set forth in the Merger
Agreement shall have been true and correct, except where the failure
of
such representations and warranties to be true and correct has not
had and
would not reasonably be expected to have a Multiband Material Adverse
Effect;
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Multiband
shall have performed, or complied with, in all material respects,
all
obligations required to be performed or complied with by it under
this
Agreement at or prior to the Closing
Date;
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There
shall not have occurred any event, occurrence or change that has
had, or
would reasonably be expected to have, a Multiband Material Adverse
Effect;
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Certain
third party consents referenced in the Merger Agreement shall have
been
obtained;
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The
required deliveries as set forth in the Merger Agreement shall have
been
received by DTHC;
|
·
|
The
DTHC ESOP Participants shall have been afforded an opportunity to
direct
North Star Trust Company with respect to the Merger after a direction
pass-through of the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus;
|
·
|
All
actions, proceedings, instruments and documents required to enable
the
Multiband Parties to perform this Agreement and all other legal matters
unrelated to a default by DTHC of its obligations in the Merger Agreement,
shall have been duly undertaken by Multiband, to the satisfaction
of DTHC;
|
·
|
The
Multiband Parties’ and the Multiband Affiliates’ Boards of Directors shall
have approved this Agreement;
|
· |
The
DTHC ESOT shall have received an opinion letter from the DTHC ESOT
Independent Appraiser to the effect that (a) the fair market value
of the
shares of Multiband common stock that the DTHC Stockholder receives
in the
Merger is not less than the fair market value of the shares of DTHC
common
stock that the DTHC stockholders transfer to Multiband in the Merger,
and
(b) the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement will be
fair to
the DTHC ESOT from a financial
standpoint;
|
·
|
Multiband
shall have executed and delivered Executive Employment Agreements
for (at
a minimum) James
L. Mandel, and Steven M. Bell;
and
|
·
|
DTHC
shall have been satisfied in its reasonable discretion with its due
diligence review and inspections of the business, operations assets
and
records of the Multiband Parties.
|
·
|
Mutual
written consent of Multiband and DTHC;
|
·
|
Material
breach of the Merger Agreement by Multiband or DTHC;
|
·
|
Failure
by Multiband and/or DTHC to consummate the Merger by 5:00 p.m. P.S.T.
on
March 31, 2008;
|
·
|
Failure
by Multiband and/or DTHC to fully satisfy a material condition precedent
to closing; and/or
|
·
|
Failure
by Multiband and/or DTHC to obtain the regulatory approvals required
to
consummate the Merger.
|
Name
and Address of Beneficial Owners
|
Number
of Shares1
Beneficially Owned |
Percent
of Common Stock
Outstanding
|
|||||
Steven
M. Bell
9449
Science Center Drive
New
Hope, MN 55428
|
191,146
|
2 |
2.6
|
%
|
|||
Frank
Bennett
301
Carlson Parkway - Suite 120
Minnetonka,
MN 55305
|
103,000
|
3 |
1.4
|
%
|
|||
Jonathan
Dodge
715
Florida Avenue South - Suite 402
Golden
Valley, MN 55426
|
31,100
|
4 |
0.4
|
%
|
|||
David
Ekman
200
44th
Street SW
Fargo,
ND 58103
|
363,650
|
5 |
4.9
|
%
|
|||
Eugene
Harris
7773
Forsyth Blvd.
Clayton,
MO 63105
|
34,540
|
6 |
0.5
|
%
|
|||
James
L. Mandel
9449
Science Center Drive
New
Hope, MN 55428
|
222,827
|
7 |
3.0
|
%
|
|||
Donald
Miller
1924
Cocoplum Way
Naples,
FL 34105
|
307,021
|
8 |
4.1
|
%
|
|||
S
Special Situations Fund II QP, LP
527
Madison Avenue
New
York, NY 10022
|
2,153,223
|
9 |
29.0
|
%
|
|||
|
|||||||
Marathon
Capital Management, LLP
4
North Park Drive
Hunt
Valley, MD 21030
|
448,180
|
6.0
|
%
|
||||
All
Directors and executive officers as a group (seven
persons)
|
1,253,284
|
16.9
|
%
|
Name
of DTHC Stockholder
|
Number
of Shares
|
|||
Bas
Mattingly Master, LLC
|
291,386.25
|
|||
Bernard
J. Schafer Trust, LLC
|
112,416.25
|
|||
Building
Blocks Family Trust, LLC
|
112,416.25
|
|||
Bruister
Family Limited Liability Company
|
42,267.00
|
|||
Bilyeu
Bucks LLC
|
42,267.00
|
|||
David
N. Wallingford
|
9,909.25
|
|||
DirecTECH
Holding Company Employee
Stock Ownership Trust (the
“DTHC ESOT”)
|
389,338.00
|
Historical
DTHC
|
|
Historical
Multiband Corporation |
|
Pro
Forma Adjustments
|
|
Pro
Forma
Combined |
|||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
189,688,358
|
$
|
18,051,601
|
($37,860
|
)
(C)
|
$
|
207,702,099
|
|||||
Cost
of sales
|
145,943,750
|
13,216,664
|
-
|
159,160,414
|
|||||||||
Gross
Profit
|
43,744,608
|
4,834,937
|
(37,860
|
)
|
48,541,685
|
||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
34,367,007
|
11,712,888
|
(37,860
|
)
(C)
|
46,042,035
|
||||||||
Impairment
of assets
|
-
|
2,261,500
|
-
|
2,261,500
|
|||||||||
INCOME(LOSS)
FROM OPERATIONS
|
9,377,601
|
(9,139,451
|
)
|
-
|
238,150
|
||||||||
OTHER
EXPENSE
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(1,957,450
|
)
|
(1,206,196
|
)
|
-
|
(3,163,646
|
)
|
||||||
Interest
income
|
746,479
|
67,796
|
-
|
814,275
|
|||||||||
Other
income
|
-
|
91,928
|
-
|
91,928
|
|||||||||
Total
Other Expense
|
(1,210,971
|
)
|
(1,046,472
|
)
|
-
|
(2,257,443
|
)
|
||||||
INCOME(LOSS)
BEFORE ESOP, DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND INCOME
TAXES
|
8,166,630
|
(10,185,923
|
)
|
-
|
(2,019,293
|
)
|
|||||||
ESOP
compensation expense
|
6,519,501
|
-
|
-
|
6,519,501
|
|||||||||
INCOME(LOSS)
FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
|
1,647,129
|
(10,185,923
|
)
|
-
|
(8,538,794
|
)
|
|||||||
INCOME
FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
|
-
|
2,200
|
-
|
2,200
|
|||||||||
INCOME(LOSS)
BEFORE INCOME TAXES
|
1,647,129
|
(10,183,723
|
)
|
-
|
(8,536,594
|
)
|
|||||||
Provision
for Income Taxes
|
1,128,039
|
-
|
-
|
1,128,039
|
|||||||||
NET
INCOME(LOSS)
|
519,090
|
(10,183,723
|
)
|
(9,664,633
|
)
|
||||||||
Preferred
Stock Dividends
|
-
|
(4,066,723
|
)
|
-
|
(4,066,723
|
)
|
|||||||
INCOME(LOSS)
ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
|
$
|
519,090
|
$
|
(14,250,446
|
)
|
-
|
$
|
(13,731,356
|
)
|
||||
BASIC
AND DILUTED -
|
|||||||||||||
INCOME(LOSS)
ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
|
**
|
$
|
(2.11
|
)
|
$
|
(.43
|
)
|
||||||
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC AND DILUTED
|
**
|
6,757,643
|
31,688,443
|
Historical
DTHC |
|
Historical
Multiband Corporation |
|
Pro
Forma Adjustments
|
|
Pro
Forma
Combined |
|||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
158,011,581
|
$
|
11,960,281
|
$
|
(156,721
|
)(C)
|
$
|
169,815,141
|
||||
Cost
of sales
|
121,734,786
|
9,070,587
|
(87,793
|
)(C)
|
130,717,580
|
||||||||
Gross
Profit
|
36,276,795
|
2,889,694
|
(68,928
|
)
|
39,097,561
|
||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
33,135,930
|
7,197,509
|
(68,928
|
)(C)
|
40,264,511
|
||||||||
INCOME(LOSS)
FROM OPERATIONS
|
3,140,865
|
(4,307,815
|
)
|
-
|
(1,166,950
|
)
|
|||||||
OTHER
EXPENSE
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(1,435,942
|
)
|
(430,264
|
)
|
-
|
(1,866,206
|
)
|
||||||
Interest
income
|
407,783
|
27,055
|
-
|
434,838
|
|||||||||
Other
income
|
14,621
|
150,306
|
(324,626
|
)(C)
|
(159,699
|
)
|
|||||||
Total
Other Expense
|
(1,013,538
|
)
|
(252,903
|
)
|
(324,626
|
)
|
(1,591,067
|
)
|
|||||
INCOME(LOSS)
BEFORE ESOP AND INCOME TAXES
|
2,127,327
|
(4,560,718
|
)
|
(324,626
|
)
|
(2,758,017
|
)
|
||||||
ESOP
compensation expense
|
370,000
|
-
|
-
|
370,000
|
|||||||||
NET
INCOME(LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
|
1,757,327
|
(4,560,718
|
)
|
(324,626
|
)
|
(3,128,017
|
)
|
||||||
Provision
for Income Taxes
|
607,001
|
-
|
-
|
607,001
|
|||||||||
NET
INCOME (LOSS)
|
1,150,326
|
(4,560,718
|
)
|
(324,626
|
)
|
(3,735,018
|
)
|
||||||
Preferred
Stock Dividends
|
-
|
(2,153,698
|
)
|
-
|
(2,153,698
|
)
|
|||||||
INCOME(LOSS)
ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
|
$
|
1,150,326
|
$
|
(6,714,416
|
)
|
$
|
(324,626
|
)
|
$
|
(5,888,716
|
)
|
||
BASIC
AND DILUTED -
|
|||||||||||||
INCOME(LOSS)
ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
|
**
|
$
|
(0.94
|
)
|
$
|
(0.18
|
)
|
||||||
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC AND DILUTED
PROFORMA
|
**
|
7,177,435
|
32,108,235
|
|
Historical
DTHC |
|
Historical
Multiband Corporation |
|
Pro
Forma Adjustments
|
|
Pro
Forma
Combined |
||||||
CURRENT
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
21,019,973
|
$
|
1,083,939
|
-
|
$
|
22,103,912
|
||||||
Accounts
receivable, net
|
22,344,185
|
1,742,626
|
(26,704
|
)(C)
|
24,060,107
|
||||||||
Inventories
|
14,557,837
|
149,447
|
-
|
14,707,284
|
|||||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other
|
1,515,201
|
207,836
|
-
|
1,723,037
|
|||||||||
Current
portion of notes receivable
|
-
|
6,463
|
-
|
6,463
|
|||||||||
Deferred
tax asset - current
|
1,226,000
|
-
|
-
|
1,226,000
|
|||||||||
Total
Current Assets
|
60,663,196
|
3,190,311
|
(26,704
|
)
|
63,826,803
|
||||||||
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT, NET
|
2,141,711
|
1,904,071
|
|
4,045,782
|
|||||||||
OTHER
ASSETS
|
|||||||||||||
Goodwill
|
-
|
62,394
|
23,585,990
|
(E)
|
23,648,384
|
||||||||
Deposits
|
2,688,635
|
-
|
2,688,635
|
||||||||||
Intangible
assets, net
|
1,649,241
|
4,833,992
|
(324,626
|
)
(C)
|
6,158,607
|
||||||||
Notes
receivable - stockholders, less current portion
|
886,584
|
-
|
-
|
886,584
|
|||||||||
Notes
receivable - long-term, net
|
143,148
|
58,591
|
-
|
201,739
|
|||||||||
Other
assets
|
194,688
|
126,157
|
-
|
320,845
|
|||||||||
Deferred
tax asset
|
993,000
|
-
|
-
|
993,000
|
|||||||||
Total
Other Assets
|
6,555,296
|
5,081,134
|
23,261,364
|
34,897,794
|
|||||||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$
|
69,360,203
|
$
|
10,175,516
|
$
|
23,234,660
|
$
|
102,770,379
|
|
Historical
DTHC |
|
Historical
Multiband Corporation |
|
Pro
Forma Adjustments
|
|
Pro
Forma
Combined |
||||||
CURRENT
LIABILITIES
|
|||||||||||||
Current
portion of long-term debt
|
$
|
4,347,881
|
$
|
1,686,356
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
6,034,237
|
|||||
Current
portion of capital lease obligations
|
73,384
|
236,291
|
-
|
309,675
|
|||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
40,979,008
|
3,201,033
|
(26,704
|
)(C)
|
44,153,337
|
||||||||
Accrued
liabilities
|
12,820,359
|
2,260,696
|
(330,800
|
)(D)
|
14,750,255
|
||||||||
Customer
deposits
|
-
|
60,582
|
-
|
60,582
|
|||||||||
Deferred
service obligations and revenue
|
40,175
|
195,194
|
-
|
235,369
|
|||||||||
Mandatory
redeemable preferred stock, 22,726 Class
F preferred shares
|
-
|
227,256
|
-
|
227,256
|
|||||||||
Income
taxes payable
|
369,027
|
369,027
|
|||||||||||
EIAP
Contribution payable
|
950
|
-
|
-
|
950
|
|||||||||
Total
Current Liabilities
|
58,630,784
|
7,867,408
|
(357,504
|
)
|
66,140,688
|
||||||||
LONG-TERM
LIABILITIES
|
|||||||||||||
Long-term
debt, net
|
24,499,448
|
96,536
|
-
|
24,595,984
|
|||||||||
Capital
lease obligations, net of current portion
|
246,486
|
298,121
|
-
|
544,607
|
|||||||||
Total
Liabilities
|
83,376,718
|
8,262,065
|
(357,504
|
)
|
91,281,279
|
||||||||
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY (DEFICIT)
|
|||||||||||||
Cumulative
convertible preferred stock, no par value:
|
|||||||||||||
8%
Class A (25,428 shares issued and outstanding, $266,994 liquidation
preference)
|
-
|
382,208
|
-
|
382,208
|
|||||||||
10%
Class B (4,070 shares issued and outstanding, $42,735 liquidation
preference)
|
-
|
40,700
|
-
|
40,700
|
|||||||||
10%
Class C (121,050 shares issued and outstanding, $1,210,500 and
$1,241,300
liquidation preference)
|
-
|
1,557,710
|
-
|
1,557,710
|
|||||||||
10%
Class F (150,000 shares issues and outstanding, $1,500,000 liquidation
preference)
|
-
|
1,500,000
|
-
|
1,500,000
|
|||||||||
8%
Class G (38,195 shares issued and outstanding, $381,950 liquidation
preference)
|
-
|
161,431
|
-
|
161,431
|
|||||||||
6%
Class H (2.0 shares issued and outstanding, $200,000 liquidation
preference)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Variable
rate % Class I (57,500 shares issued and outstanding, $5,750,000
liquidation preference)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Common
stock, no par value (7,396,064
MBND
historical shares issued and outstanding, 32,326,864 pro forma
shares
issued and outstanding)
|
100,000
|
29,268,635
|
(2,987,113
|
)(A)
|
26,381,522
|
||||||||
Additional
paid in capital
|
4,417,956
|
(4,417,956
|
)(A)
|
-
|
|||||||||
Stock
subscriptions receivable
|
-
|
(185,268
|
)
|
185,268
|
(B)
|
-
|
|||||||
Options
and warrants
|
-
|
45,684,735
|
(45,684,735
|
)(B)
|
-
|
||||||||
Retained
earnings (accumulated deficit)
|
(7,593,765
|
)
|
(76,496,700
|
)
|
76,496,700
|
(B)
|
(7,593,765
|
)
|
|||||
|
(3,075,809
|
)
|
1,913,451
|
23,592,164
|
22,429,806
|
||||||||
Unearned
ESOP compensation
|
(10,940,706
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(10,940,706
|
)
|
|||||||
Total
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
|
(14,016,515
|
)
|
1,913,451
|
23,592,164
|
11,489,100
|
||||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
|
$
|
69,360,203
|
$
|
10,175,516
|
$
|
23,234,660
|
$
|
102,770,379
|
Fair
value of MBND outstanding common stock
|
$
|
22,188,192
|
||
Direct
merger-related costs
|
300,000
|
|||
Total
estimated purchase price
|
$
|
22,488,192
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
1,083,939
|
||
Accounts
receivable and other current assets
|
2,106,372
|
|||
Property
and equipment
|
1,904,071
|
|||
Intangible
assets
|
4,833,992
|
|||
Goodwill
|
23,648,384
|
|||
Other
long-term assets
|
184,748
|
|||
Assumed
liabilities
|
(7,631,265
|
)
|
||
Preferred
stock
|
(3,642,049
|
)
|
||
Total
purchase price
|
$
|
22,488,192
|
A)
|
Elimination
of DTHC historical common stock and additional paid in capital. Shares
of
DTHC common stock exchanged for shares of Multiband common stock
using
agreed upon exchange ratio of 24.9308 shares of Multiband common
stock for
each share of DTHC common stock. Adjust MBND book value of common
stock
for reverse merger accounting impact on no par common
stock.
|
B)
|
Eliminate
Multiband’s historical retained earnings, option and warrant account and
subscription receivable account.
|
C)
|
Elimination
of intercompany transactions. These transactions include Multiband
call
center support of DTHC subscribers, DTHC technician support services,
DTHC
DTV revenue and gain on sale of subscribers to DTHC. Effective March
31,
2007, the Company completed the sale of substantially all of its
video
assets located in Ohio to Directech MDU (“Dtech”). The purchase price paid
by Dtech was $745,790. The purchase price consisted of the assumption
of a
note payable for the gross value of $329,036 and $416,754 cash paid
at
closing on April 20, 2007. The sale of the Ohio assets resulted in
a gain
on sale in the amount of $324,626. The proceeds of $683,897, including
assumed liabilities of $267,143, less the net book value of the MBND
assets sold amounted to a gain on sale of $324,626. For proforma
purposes
herein, the gain on sale of subscribers to DTHC has been
eliminated.
|
D)
|
Record
the estimated $300,000 acquisition expenses that DTHC is incurring
for the
transaction as well as write off a Multiband accrual to zero which
is not
considered to have fair value at the time of the
transaction.
|
E)
|
Write
off existing goodwill of $62,394 and record goodwill from acquisition
of
$23,648,384.
|
·
|
Management’s
discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of
operations.
|
·
|
Changes
in and disagreements with accountants on accounting and financial
disclosure; and
|
·
|
Financial
statements as required under the regulations to the 1933
Act.
|
·
|
Annual
Report on Form 10-K /Afor the year ended December 31, 2006, filed
with the
SEC on April 4, 2007.
|
·
|
Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, filed with
the
SEC on May 15, 2007.
|
·
|
Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 filed with
the SEC
on August 14, 2007.
|
·
|
Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q filed for the quarter ended September 30, 2007,
filed
with the SEC on November 14, 2007.
|
·
|
The
description of Multiband common stock included in Multiband’s Form 10
filing, filed with the SEC on July 21, 2000.
|
1.
|
Approval
of the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 31, 2007,
by and
among DirecTECH Holding Company, Inc., Multiband HoldCo, Inc., and
Multiband Corporation.
|
(
)
For (
)
Against (
) Abstain
|
2.
|
Approval
of adjournment of the Multiband Corporation Special Meeting of its
Shareholders, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional
proxies
to vote FOR approval of the Agreement and Plan of Merger if there
are
insufficient votes present and cast at the Special Meeting to approve
the
Agreement and Plan of Merger.
|
(
)
For (
)
Against (
) Abstain
|
3.
|
To
approve an amendment to Multiband Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation
to increase the authorized number of capital shares from 20 million
to 100
million.
|
(
)
For (
)
Against (
) Abstain
|
|
||
|
|
Dated:
__________, 2007
Printed Name Signature |
(a)
|
Delivery
of the envelope by first class mail to 9449 Science Center Dr., New
Hope,
MN 55428 (if you use first class mail, you must place the envelope
in the
mail no later than December 27, 2007);
|
(b)
|
Delivery
of the sealed envelope by hand to Steven M. Bell, no later than 3:00
p.m.
Central Standard Time, December 31, 2007;
|
(c)
|
Facsimile
at (763) 504-3060 to the attention of Steven Bell, no later than
3:00 p.m.
Central Standard Time, December 31, 2007;
or
|
(d)
|
Scanned
and e-mailed to Steven M. Bell at steve.bell@multibandusa.com
no
later than 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time, December 31, 2007.
|
1.
|
Approval
of the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 31, 2007,
by and
among DirecTECH Holding Company, Inc., Multiband HoldCo, Inc., and
Multiband Corporation.
|
(
)
For (
)
Against (
) Abstain
|
2.
|
Approval
of adjournment of the DirecTECH Holding Company, Inc. Special Meeting
of
its Stockholders, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional
proxies to vote FOR approval of the Agreement and Plan of Merger
if there
are insufficient votes present and cast at the Special Meeting to
approve
the Agreement and Plan of Merger.
|
(
)
For (
)
Against (
) Abstain
|
3.
|
Approval
of the DirecTECH Holding Company 2007 Equity Incentive
Plan
|
(
)
For (
)
Against (
) Abstain
|
|
||
|
|
Dated:
__________, 2007
Printed Name Signature |
(a)
|
Delivery
of the envelope by first class mail to 1792 Second Street, Napa,
California 94559 (if you use first class mail, you must place the
envelope
in the mail no later than December 27, 2007);
|
(b)
|
Delivery
of the sealed envelope by hand to David R. Johanson no later than
3:00
p.m. Central Standard Time, December 31, 2007;
|
(c)
|
Facsimile
at (707) 226-6881 to the attention of David R. Johanson no later
than 3:00
p.m. Central Standard Time, December 31, 2007;
or
|
(d)
|
Scanned
and e-mailed to drj@esop-law.com
no
later than 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time, December 31, 2007.
|
MULTIBAND
CORPORATION
(Registrant)
|
||
|
|
|
By: | /s/ James L. Mandel | |
James
L. Mandel
Chief
Executive Officer
|
Dated: December 5, 2007 |
/s/
James L. Mandel
|
||
Chief
Executive Officer and
Member
of the Board of Directors
|
/s/
Steven M. Bell
|
|||
Chief
Financial Officer and
Member
of the Board of Directors
|
/s/
Frank Bennett
|
|||
Member
of the Board of
Directors
|
/s/
Jonathan Dodge
|
|||
Member
of the Board of
Directors
|
/s/
Eugene Harris
|
|||
Member
of the Board of
Directors
|
/s/
Donald Miller
|
|||
Member
of the Board of
Directors
|
Name
of DTHC Shareholder
|
|
Number
of Shares
|
|
|
Bas
Mattingly Master, LLC
|
|
|
291,386.25
|
|
Bernard
J. Schafer Trust, LLC
|
|
|
112,416.25
|
|
Building
Blocks Family Trust, LLC
|
|
|
112,416.25
|
|
Bruister
Family Limited Liability
Company
|
|
|
42,267.00
|
|
Bilyeu
Bucks LLC
|
|
|
42,267.00
|
|
David
N. Wallingford
|
|
|
9,909.25
|
|
DirecTECH
Holding Company
Employee
Stock Ownership Trust
(the
“DTHC ESOT”)
|
389,338.00
|
If to Multiband/HoldCo: | Multiband Corporation |
9449
Science Center Drive
New
Hope, Minnesota 55428
Attn:
President
|
If to DTHC: | DirecTECH Holding Company, Inc. |
33
W. 2nd Street, Suite 504
Maysville,
KY 41056
Attn:
Chairman of the Board
|
|
With a copy to: | Johanson Berenson LLP |
Attorneys
& Counselors at Law
1792
Second Street
Napa,
California 94559
Attn:
David R. Johanson, Esq.
|
|
If to the DTHC | |
Shareholder (other than the: | Bas Mattingly Master, LLC |
DTHC ESOT) | 201 Edgemont Rd. |
Maysville, KY 41056 | |
Bernard
J. Schafer Trust, LLC
2185
East Remus Road
Mt.
Pleasant, MI 48858
|
|
|
|
Building
Blocks Family Trust, LLC
2185
East Remus Road
Mt.
Pleasant, MI 48858
|
|
David
N. Wallingford
938
Jersey Ridge Road
Maysville,
KY 41056
|
Capital
Group, Inc.
|
|||
Members NASD, SIPC |
Investment
Bankers / Brokers
|
·
|
A
copy of the LOI between Multiband and DirecTECH Holding Company,
Inc.
dated July 6, 2007 and a copy of the definitive merger agreement
between
Multiband and DirecTECH Holding Company, Inc. dated October 31,
2007;
|
·
|
certain
publicly available financial, business and operating information
related
to Multiband, including the Company’s recent form 8-K, 10-Q and 10-K
filings with the SEC;
|
·
|
certain
internal financial, operating and other data with respect to DirecTECH
Holding Company prepared and furnished to Source Capital Group by
the
management of DirecTECH Holding Company and Multiband;
|
·
|
certain
internal financial projections for DirecTECH Holding Company and
Multiband, which were prepared for financial planning purposes and
furnished to Source Capital Group by the management of DirecTECH
Holding
Company and Multiband;
|
·
|
certain
financial, market performance, and other data of certain other public
companies that Source Capital Group deemed relevant;
and
|
·
|
such
other information and factors that Source Capital Group deemed relevant
for purposes of its opinion.
|
Source Capital Group, Inc. |
Page
2 of
10
|
Source Capital Group, Inc. |
Page 3
of
10
|
·
|
Wireline
Telecom/Cable Services: 180 Connect, Dycom and MasTec;
|
·
|
Customer
Care and Enterprise Networking: Black Box;
|
·
|
Wireless
Telecom Infrastructure Services: WPCS and
Kratos;
|
Source Capital Group, Inc. |
Page 4
of
10
|
·
|
Cable
Installation and Bundled Services: MDU Communications;
|
Market
Valuation
|
30%
Discounted Valuation
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Public
Median Valuation
Metric
|
DirecTECH
Holding Company Metric
|
Median
Public
Multiples
|
Implied
DirecTECH Holding Company Ent. Val. (MM)
|
Implied
DirecTECH Holding Company Equity Val. (MM)
|
Discounted
Public
Multiples
|
Implied
DirecTECH Holding Company Ent. Val. (MM)
|
Implied
DirecTECH Holding Company Equity Val. (MM)
|
|||||||||||||||
EV
/ 2008E revenues
|
0.28x
|
0.76x
|
184.1
|
196.6
|
0.7x
|
128.9
|
137.6
|
|||||||||||||||
EV
/ 2008E EBITDA
|
5.65x
|
8.48x
|
103.1
|
115.7
|
7.6x
|
72.2
|
80.1
|
|||||||||||||||
Mean
|
143.6
|
156.2
|
100.6
|
108.9
|
*
|
Based
on information supplied to Source Capital Group prior to the completion
by
DirecTECH Holding Company of its audited financial statements for
the year
ended December 31, 2006 and the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
|
**
|
Fully-diluted
shares outstanding calculation assumes the exercise of all convertible
securities including convertible debentures, options and warrants.
The
calculation for Net Debt includes cash from the strike-price proceeds
of
all outstanding convertible debentures, options and warrants.
|
***
|
Excludes
one-time credits and charges.
|
Source Capital Group, Inc. |
Page 5
of
10
|
Integrated
Contractors - November 19, 2007
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars
in millions)
|
BBOX
|
|
CNCT
|
|
DY
|
|
KTOS
|
|
MDTV
|
|
MTZ
|
|
WPCS
|
|
MEDIAN
|
|
DirecTECH
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
INCOME
DATA (quarter ending)
|
|
Sep-07
|
|
Jun-07
|
|
Jul-07
|
|
Sep-07
|
|
Jun-07
|
|
Sep-07
|
|
Jul-07
|
|
|
|
Sep-07
|
||||||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
260.6
|
$
|
102.5
|
$
|
317.3
|
$
|
47.5
|
$
|
4.0
|
$
|
266.9
|
$
|
21.8
|
$
|
157.2
|
$
|
57.9
|
||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
95.6
|
12.6
|
64.3
|
9.2
|
2.2
|
36.0
|
6.6
|
22.6
|
13.5
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling,
general & administrative
|
65.3
|
4.1
|
21.8
|
8.2
|
2.2
|
15.7
|
4.0
|
11.9
|
11.7
|
|||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA
|
30.3
|
8.6
|
42.5
|
1.0
|
0.0
|
20.3
|
2.6
|
10.6
|
1.7
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
& amortization
|
4.7
|
4.0
|
15.8
|
1.7
|
1.3
|
4.3
|
0.5
|
3.0
|
0.4
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Stock
based comp and other
|
1.4
|
0.2
|
1.5
|
6.5
|
0.2
|
1.1
|
0.0
|
1.3
|
0.2
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
71.5
|
8.3
|
39.1
|
16.4
|
3.7
|
21.0
|
4.6
|
18.7
|
12.3
|
|||||||||||||||||||
EBIT
|
24.2
|
4.3
|
25.1
|
(7.2
|
)
|
(1.5
|
)
|
14.9
|
2.0
|
6.7
|
1.2
|
|||||||||||||||||
EBT
|
18.1
|
(8.6
|
)
|
23.6
|
(7.1
|
)
|
(1.7
|
)
|
13.0
|
2.1
|
5.6
|
0.2
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income to common
|
$
|
11.310
|
($8.8
|
)
|
$
|
14.5
|
($7.5
|
)
|
($1.7
|
)
|
$
|
11.9
|
$
|
1.3
|
$
|
5.1
|
$
|
0.2
|
||||||||||
BALANCE
SHEET DATA
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash,
& cash equivalents
|
$
|
18.2
|
$
|
12.8
|
$
|
18.9
|
$
|
6.2
|
$
|
0.3
|
$
|
133.1
|
$
|
22.0
|
$
|
12.5
|
$
|
21.0
|
||||||||||
Current
assets
|
375.7
|
90.8
|
292.4
|
69.4
|
2.4
|
385.1
|
46.9
|
180.9
|
60.2
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Property,
plant & equipment, net
|
35.8
|
31.4
|
164.5
|
4.8
|
20.1
|
73.5
|
5.4
|
46.8
|
3.8
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Intangible
and other assets
|
702.7
|
36.2
|
332.8
|
157.3
|
3.8
|
248.4
|
22.5
|
202.8
|
5.9
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
1,114.2
|
158.4
|
789.8
|
231.5
|
26.3
|
707.0
|
74.7
|
469.2
|
69.9
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Current
liabilities
|
239.9
|
106.4
|
127.3
|
66.5
|
2.6
|
209.4
|
14.8
|
96.9
|
57.7
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Long-term
debt
|
230.3
|
18.7
|
163.5
|
-
|
7.3
|
191.3
|
4.5
|
85.4
|
25.0
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Other
long-term obligations
|
20.4
|
16.0
|
54.4
|
6.2
|
0.3
|
-
|
1.1
|
3.3
|
0.2
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
490.6
|
141.1
|
345.1
|
72.7
|
10.3
|
400.8
|
20.3
|
208.9
|
83.0
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Stockholders'
equity
|
$
|
623.6
|
$
|
17.3
|
$
|
444.6
|
$
|
158.8
|
$
|
16.0
|
$
|
306.2
|
$
|
54.4
|
$
|
232.5
|
($13.1
|
)
|
||||||||||
SHARE
DATA
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
outstanding
|
17.7
|
49.7
|
41.0
|
74.2
|
51.6
|
66.8
|
7.1
|
59.2
|
24.9
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Price
|
$
|
36.24
|
$
|
1.85
|
$
|
25.85
|
$
|
1.96
|
$
|
0.42
|
$
|
9.45
|
$
|
10.51
|
$
|
5.71
|
$
|
3.26
|
||||||||||
MARGIN
ANALYSIS
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross
margin
|
36.7
|
%
|
12.3
|
%
|
20.3
|
%
|
19.3
|
%
|
55.4
|
%
|
13.5
|
%
|
30.4
|
%
|
19.8
|
%
|
23.3
|
%
|
||||||||||
EBITDA
margin
|
11.6
|
%
|
8.3
|
%
|
13.4
|
%
|
2.0
|
%
|
0.4
|
%
|
7.6
|
%
|
11.8
|
%
|
4.8
|
%
|
3.0
|
%
|
||||||||||
Operating
margin
|
9.3
|
%
|
4.2
|
%
|
7.9
|
%
|
-15.2
|
%
|
-37.6
|
%
|
5.6
|
%
|
9.4
|
%
|
-4.8
|
%
|
2.0
|
%
|
||||||||||
EBT
margin
|
6.9
|
%
|
-8.4
|
%
|
7.4
|
%
|
-14.9
|
%
|
-43.6
|
%
|
4.9
|
%
|
9.8
|
%
|
-5.0
|
%
|
0.4
|
%
|
||||||||||
Net
margin
|
4.3
|
%
|
-8.6
|
%
|
4.6
|
%
|
-15.8
|
%
|
-43.6
|
%
|
4.5
|
%
|
5.8
|
%
|
-5.7
|
%
|
0.4
|
%
|
||||||||||
LEVERAGE
ANALYSIS
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current
ratio
|
1.6x
|
0.9x
|
2.3x
|
1.0x
|
0.9x
|
1.8x
|
3.2x
|
1.4x
|
1.0x
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Long-term
debt / total assets
|
20.7
|
%
|
11.8
|
%
|
20.7
|
%
|
0.0
|
%
|
28.0
|
%
|
27.1
|
%
|
6.0
|
%
|
23.9
|
%
|
35.8
|
%
|
||||||||||
Long-term
debt / total capitalization
|
26.4
|
%
|
16.9
|
%
|
13.4
|
%
|
0.0
|
%
|
25.3
|
%
|
23.2
|
%
|
5.6
|
%
|
18.3
|
%
|
23.6
|
%
|
||||||||||
SCALE
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Market
capitalization
|
$
|
640.8
|
$
|
91.9
|
$
|
1,060.0
|
$
|
145.4
|
$
|
21.7
|
$
|
631.7
|
$
|
74.5
|
$
|
388.6
|
$
|
81.3
|
||||||||||
Total
capitalization
|
$
|
871.2
|
$
|
110.6
|
$
|
1,223.5
|
$
|
145.4
|
$
|
29.0
|
$
|
823.0
|
$
|
78.9
|
$
|
484.2
|
$
|
106.3
|
||||||||||
Enterprise
value
|
$
|
852.9
|
$
|
97.8
|
$
|
1,204.6
|
$
|
139.2
|
$
|
28.7
|
$
|
690.0
|
$
|
56.9
|
$
|
414.6
|
$
|
85.3
|
||||||||||
VALUATION
ANALYSIS
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008E
revenues
|
$
|
1,000.0
|
$
|
410.1
|
$
|
1,340.0
|
$
|
275.6
|
$
|
15.8
|
$
|
1,120.0
|
$
|
107.1
|
$
|
697.8
|
$
|
243.0
|
||||||||||
EV
/ 2008E revenues
|
0.85x
|
0.24x
|
0.90x
|
0.51x
|
1.82x
|
0.62x
|
0.53x
|
0.76x
|
0.35x
|
|||||||||||||||||||
YoY
revenue growth (2007-2008)
|
3.9
|
%
|
14.0
|
%
|
9.4
|
%
|
15.6
|
%
|
25.0
|
%
|
9.8
|
%
|
11.1
|
%
|
12.7
|
%
|
5.0
|
%
|
||||||||||
2008E
EBITDA
|
$
|
121.1
|
$
|
34.2
|
$
|
169.9
|
$
|
3.9
|
$
|
0.1
|
$
|
81.3
|
$
|
10.3
|
$
|
42.6
|
$
|
12.1
|
||||||||||
EV
/ 2008E EBITDA
|
7.04x
|
2.86x
|
7.09x
|
36.01x
|
NM
|
8.48x
|
5.51x
|
8.48x
|
7.02x
|
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PERFORMANCE
ANALYSIS
|
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Annualized
revenue / employee
|
$
|
347,507
|
$
|
86,334
|
$
|
116,460
|
$
|
63,333
|
$
|
152,154
|
$
|
115,276
|
$
|
241,729
|
$
|
115,868
|
$
|
77,135
|
||||||||||
EBITDA
/ SG&A
|
$
|
1.85
|
$
|
8.44
|
$
|
7.79
|
$
|
0.47
|
$
|
0.03
|
$
|
5.19
|
$
|
2.55
|
$
|
2.83
|
$
|
1.03
|
||||||||||
Return
on Equity (ROE)
|
1.8
|
%
|
-50.6
|
%
|
3.3
|
%
|
-4.7
|
%
|
-10.8
|
%
|
3.9
|
%
|
2.3
|
%
|
-0.7
|
%
|
-1.6
|
%
|
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COMPANY
INFORMATION
|
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Employees
|
3,000
|
4,750
|
10,899
|
3,000
|
104
|
9,260
|
361
|
6,130
|
3,000
|
Source Capital Group, Inc. |
Page 6
of
10
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Source Capital Group, Inc. |
Page 7
of
10
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Source Capital Group, Inc. |
Page 8
of
10
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Source Capital Group, Inc. |
Page 9
of
10
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1. |
The
Letter of Intent to merge Multiband with DirecTECH Holding Company
dated
July 6, 2007;
|
2. |
The
Definitive Merger Agreement between Multiband and DirecTECH Holding
Company dated October 31, 2007;
|
3. |
The
DirecTECH Holding Company ESOP plan valuation of the
Company;
|
4. |
SEC
filings of Multiband Corp. and of identified comparables to DirecTECH
Holding Company;
|
5. |
Other
relevant draft documents related to the Proposed
Transaction;
|
6.
|
The
Target’s draft audited financial statements for the years ended December
31, 2005 through 2006 and the nine months ended September 30,
2007;
|
7.
|
Financial
projections for the Target delivered by the Company for the fiscal
years
ending December 31, 2007 through 2011;
|
8. |
An
executive summary of the merits of the transaction prepared by Multiband
management;
|
9. |
Other
operating and financial information provided to us by the Company
and the
target; and
|
10. |
Certain
other relevant, publicly available information, including economic,
industry, and investment
information.
|
1.
|
Relied
upon the accuracy, completeness, and fair presentation of all information,
data, advice, opinions and representations obtained from public sources
or
provided to it from private sources, including the Company, and did
not
attempt to independently verify such
information;
|
2.
|
Assumed
that any estimates, evaluations and projections (financial or otherwise)
furnished to SCG were reasonably prepared and based upon the last
currently available information and good faith judgment of the person
or
persons furnishing the same;
|
3.
|
Assumed
that information supplied and representations made by the Company
management are substantially accurate regarding the Target, the Company
and the Proposed Transaction;
|
4.
|
Assumed
that the final versions of all documents reviewed by us in draft
form
(including, without limitation, the Asset Purchase Agreement) conform
in
all material respects to the drafts
reviewed;
|
5.
|
Assumed
without verification the accuracy and adequacy of the legal advice
given
by counsel to the Company on all legal matters with respect to the
Proposed Transaction and assumed all procedures required by law to
be
taken in connection with the Proposed Transaction have been, or will
be,
duly, validly and timely taken and that the Proposed Transaction
will be
consummated in a manner that complies in all respects with the applicable
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all other applicable statutes,
rules
and regulations;
|
6.
|
Assumed
that all representations and warranties of each party to the Asset
Purchase Agreement are true and correct and that each party will
perform
all covenants and Agreements required to be performed by such
party;
|
7.
|
Assumed
that all of the conditions required to implement the Proposed Transaction
will be satisfied and that the Proposed Transaction will be completed
in
accordance with the Asset Purchase Agreement, without any amendments
thereto or any waivers of any terms or conditions
thereof;
|
8.
|
Assumed
that all governmental, regulatory or other consents and approvals
necessary for the consummation of the Proposed Transaction will be
obtained without any adverse effect on the Company, the Target or
the
expected benefits of the Proposed Transaction;
and
|
9.
|
Assumed
that none of the items in the Disclosure Schedule to the Asset Purchase
Agreement would have a material financial impact on the Company or
the
Target.
|
Source Capital Group, Inc. |
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of
10
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David
R. Johanson
Incorporator
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DIRECTECH
HOLDING COMPANY, INC.
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|
|
By: | ||
Name:
J. Basil Mattingly
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||
Title:
President
|
|
|
|
By: | ||
Name:
David R. Johanson
|
||
Title:
Secretary
|
1.
|
J.
Basil Mattingly is the President and CEO and David R. Johanson is
the
Secretary of DirecTECH Holding Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the
“Corporation”).
|
2.
|
Pursuant
to the applicable provisions of Section 242 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, the Corporation has duly approved and hereby adopts
the
following amendments to the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation
(this “Certificate of Amendment”).
|
3.
|
The
Article numbered “FOURTH” of the Certificate of Incorporation is hereby
deleted in its entirety and amended to read as follows:
|
4.
|
The
Corporation’s Board of Directors, through action by unanimous written
consent, has duly approved this Certificate of Amendment in accordance
with the provisions of Section 242 of the Delaware General Corporation
Law.
|
DIRECTECH
HOLDING COMPANY, INC.,
a
Delaware corporation
|
||
|
|
|
By: | ||
J.
Basil Mattingly
|
||
Its:
President and CEO
|
|
|
|
By: | ||
David
R. Johanson
|
||
Its:
Secretary
|
(a)
|
Award
means, individually or collectively, any Option granted pursuant
to the
Plan.
|
(b)
|
Board
means the Board of Directors of the
Company.
|
(c)
|
Change
of Control Value
means the amount determined in Clause (i), (ii) or (iii), whichever
is
applicable, as follows: (i) the per share price offered to stockholders
of
the Company in any merger, consolidation, sale of assets or dissolution
transaction, (ii) the price per share offered to stockholders
of the
Company in any tender offer or exchange offer whereby a Corporate
Change
takes place, or (iii) if a Corporate Change occurs other than
as described
in Clause (i) or Clause (ii), the fair market value per share
determined
by the Board as of the date determined by the Board to be the
date of
cancellation and surrender of an Option. If the consideration
offered to
stockholders of the Company in any transaction described in this
Paragraph
or Paragraphs (d) and (e) of Section 8 of the Plan consists of
anything
other than cash, the Board shall determine the fair cash equivalent
of the
portion of the consideration offered which is other than
cash.
|
(d)
|
Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Reference
in the Plan
to any Section of the Code shall be deemed to include any amendments
or
successor provisions to such Section and to any regulations under
such
Section.
|
(e)
|
Common
Stock
means the common stock of the
Company.
|
(f)
|
Company
means DirecTECH Holding Company, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
|
(g)
|
Corporate
Change
means one of the following events: (i) the merger, consolidation
or other
reorganization of the Company in which the Company’s outstanding Common
Stock is converted into or exchanged for a different class of
securities
of the Company, a class of securities of any other issuer, cash
or other
property other than (a) a merger, consolidation or reorganization
of the
Company which would result in the voting stock of the Company
outstanding
immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by
remaining
outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the
surviving
entity), in combination with the ownership of any trustee or
other
fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of
the
Company, at least sixty percent (60%) of the combined voting
power of the
voting stock of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding
immediately after such merger, consolidation or reorganization
of the
Company, or (b) a merger, consolidation or reorganization of
the Company
effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar
transaction) in which no person acquires more than forty-nine
percent
(49%) of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding
stock; (ii) the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially
all of the
assets of the Company to any other corporation or entity; (iii)
the
adoption by the stockholders of the Company of a plan of liquidation
and
dissolution; (iv) the acquisition (other than an acquisition
pursuant to
any other clause of this definition) by any person or entity,
including
without limitation a “group” as contemplated by Section 13(d)(3) of the
Exchange Act, of beneficial ownership, as contemplated by such
Section, of
more than twenty-five percent (25%) (based on voting power) of
the
Company’s outstanding capital stock or acquisition by a person or entity
who currently has beneficial ownership which increases such person’s or
entity’s beneficial ownership to fifty percent (50%) or more (based
on
voting power) of the Company’s outstanding capital stock; or (v) as a
result of or in connection with a contested election of directors,
the
persons who were directors of the Company before such election
shall cease
to constitute a majority of the Board. Notwithstanding the provisions
of
clause (iv) above, a Corporate Change shall not be considered
to have
occurred upon the acquisition (other than an acquisition pursuant
to any
other clause of the preceding sentence) by any person or entity,
including
without limitation a “group” as contemplated by Section 13(d)(3) of the
Exchange Act, of beneficial ownership, as contemplated by such
Section, of
more than twenty-five percent (25%) (based on voting power) of
the
Company’s outstanding capital stock or the requisite percentage to
increase their ownership to fifty percent (50%) or more resulting
from a
public offering of securities of the Company under the Securities
Act of
1933, as amended.
|
(h)
|
Exchange
Act
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
|
(i)
|
Fair
Market Value
means, as of any specified date, the closing price of the Common
Stock on
any national securities exchange(s) on which the Common Stock
is listed on
that date, or, if no prices are reported on that date, on the
last
preceding date on which such prices of the Common Stock were
so reported.
If the Common Stock is not then listed on any national securities
exchange
but is traded over the counter at the time, determination of
its Fair
Market Value is required to be made hereunder, its Fair Market
Value shall
be deemed to be equal to the average between the reported high
and low
sales prices of Common Stock on the most recent date on which
Common Stock
was publicly traded. If the Common Stock is not publicly traded
at the
time determination of its Fair Market Value is required to be
made
hereunder, the determination of its Fair Market Value shall be
made by the
Board in such manner as it deems appropriate (such determination
will be
made in good-faith as required by Section 422(c)(1) of the Code
and may be
based on the advice of an independent investment banker or appraiser
recognized to be expert in making such
valuations).
|
(j)
|
Grant
means, individually or collectively, any Common Stock granted
pursuant to
the Plan.
|
(k)
|
Grantee
means an employee, director, officer or other individual who
has been
granted Common Stock pursuant to the
Plan.
|
(l)
|
Holder
means an individual who has been granted an
Award.
|
(m)
|
Incentive
Stock Option
means an Option within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Code.
|
(n)
|
Option
means an Award granted under Section 7 of the Plan and includes
both
Incentive Stock Options to purchase Common Stock and Options
which do not
constitute Incentive Stock Options to purchase Common
Stock.
|
(o)
|
Option
Agreement
means a written agreement between the Company and an employee
with respect
to an Option.
|
(p)
|
Optionee
means an employee, director, officer or individual that has been
granted
an Option.
|
(q)
|
Plan
means the DirecTECH Holding Company 2007 Equity Incentive
Plan.
|
(r)
|
Rule
16b-3
means Rule 16b-3 of the General Rules and Regulations of the
Securities
and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act, as such rule
is currently
in effect or as hereafter modified or
amended.
|
(a) |
Administration
of Plan by Board.
The Plan shall be administered by the Board in compliance with
Rule 16b-3.
Members of the Board shall abstain from participating in and
deciding
matters which directly affect their individual ownership interests
under
the Plan.
|
(b)
|
Powers.
Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Board shall determine which
employees, officers, directors or individuals shall receive an
Award or
Grant, the time or times when such Award or Grant shall be made,
whether
Common Stock, an Incentive Stock Option or non-qualified Option
shall be
granted, and the number of shares of Common Stock which may be
issued
under each Option. In making such determinations, the Board may
take into
account the nature of the services rendered by these individuals,
their
present and potential contribution to the success of the Company
and such
other factors as the Board in its discretion shall deem
relevant.
|
(c)
|
Additional
Powers.
The Board shall have such additional powers as are delegated
to it by the
other provisions of the Plan. Subject to the express provisions
of the
Plan, the Board is authorized in its sole discretion, exercised
in a
nondiscriminatory manner, to construe and interpret the Plan
and the
respective agreements executed thereunder, to prescribe such
rules and
regulations relating to the Plan as it may deem advisable to
carry out the
Plan, and to determine the terms, restrictions and provisions
of each
Award or Grant, including such terms, restrictions and provisions
as shall
be requisite in the judgment of the Board to cause designated
Options to
qualify as Incentive Stock Options, and to make all other determinations
necessary or advisable for administering the Plan. The Board
may correct
any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency
in any
agreement relating to an Award or Grant in the manner and to
the extent it
shall deem expedient to carry it into effect. The determination
of the
Board on the matters referred to in this Section 4 shall be
conclusive.
|
(d)
|
Compliance
With Section 162(m) of the Code.
In the event the Company becomes a “publicly-held corporation” as defined
in Section 162(m)(2) of the Code, the Company may establish a
committee of
outside directors meeting requirements of Section 162(m) of the
Code to
(i) approve the grant of Options which might reasonably be anticipated
to
result in the payment of employee remuneration that would otherwise
exceed
the limit on employee remuneration deductible for income tax
purposes by
the Company pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code, and (ii)
administer
the Plan. In such event, the powers reserved to the Board in
the Plan
shall be exercised by such compensation committee. In addition,
Options
under the Plan shall be granted upon satisfaction of the conditions
to
such grants provided pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code and
any
Treasury Regulations promulgated
thereunder.
|
(a)
|
Award
Limits.
The Board may from time to time grant Awards and/or make Grants
to one or
more employees, directors, officers, individuals or entities
determined by
him or her to be eligible for participation in the Plan in accordance
with
the provisions of Section 6 of the Plan. The aggregate number
of shares of
Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan shall not exceed
One
Hundred Thousand (100,000) shares. Any of such shares which remain
unissued and which are not subject to outstanding Options and/or
Grants at
the termination of the Plan shall cease to be subject to the
Plan but,
until termination of the Plan, the Company shall at all times
reserve a
sufficient number of shares to meet the requirements of the Plan.
Shares
shall be deemed to have been issued under the Plan only to the
extent
actually issued and delivered pursuant to an Award or Grant.
To the extent
that an Award or Grant lapses or the rights of its Holder or
Grantee
terminate, any shares of Common Stock subject to such Award or
Grant shall
again be available for the grant of an Award or making of a Grant.
The
aggregate number of shares which may be issued under the Plan
shall be
subject to adjustment in the same manner as provided in Section 8 of
the Plan with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to Options
then
outstanding. Separate stock certificates shall be issued by the
Company
for those shares acquired pursuant to a Grant, for the exercise
of an
Incentive Stock Option and for those shares acquired pursuant
to the
exercise of any Option which does not constitute an Incentive
Stock
Option.
|
(b)
|
Stock
Offered.
The stock to be offered pursuant to an Award or Grant may be
authorized but unissued Common Stock or Common Stock previously
issued and
outstanding and reacquired by the
Company.
|
(a)
|
Stock
Option Agreement.
Each Option shall be evidenced by an Option Agreement between
the Company
and the Optionee which shall contain such terms and conditions
as may be
approved by the Board and agreed upon by the Holder. The terms
and
conditions of the respective Option Agreements need not be identical.
Each
Option Agreement shall specify the effect of termination of employment,
total and permanent disability, retirement or death on the exercisability
of the Option. Under each Option Agreement, a Holder shall have
the right
to appoint any individual or legal entity in writing as his or
her
beneficiary under the Plan in the event of his or her death.
Such
designation may be revoked in writing by the Holder at any time
and a new
beneficiary may be appointed in writing on the form provided
by the Board
for such purpose. In the absence of such appointment, the beneficiary
shall be the legal representative of the Holder’s
estate.
|
(b)
|
Option
Period.
The term of each Option shall be as specified by the Board at
the date of
grant and shall be stated in the Option Agreement; provided,
however, that
an option may not be exercised more than one hundred twenty (120)
months
from the date it is granted.
|
(c)
|
Limitations
on Exercise of Option.
Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times
and under
such conditions as determined by the Board and as shall be permissible
under the terms of the Plan, which shall be specified in the
Option
Agreement evidencing the Option.
|
(d)
|
Special
Limitations on Incentive Stock Options.
To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined
at the time
the respective Incentive Stock Option is granted) of Common Stock
with
respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for
the first
time by an individual during any calendar year under all incentive
stock
option plans of the Company exceeds One Hundred Thousand and
No/100
Dollars ($100,000.00) (within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Code),
such excess Incentive Stock Options shall be treated as Options
which do
not constitute Incentive Stock Options. The Board shall determine,
in
accordance with applicable provisions of the Code, Treasury Regulations
and other administrative pronouncements, which of an Optionee’s Incentive
Stock Options will not constitute Incentive Stock Options because
of such
limitation and shall notify the Optionee of such determination
as soon as
practicable after such determination. No Incentive Stock Option
shall be
granted to an individual if, at the time the Option is granted,
such
individual owns stock possessing more than ten percent (10%)
of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company,
within the
meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code, unless (i) at the time
such
Option is granted the Option exercise price is at least one hundred
ten
percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject
to the
Option and (ii) such Option by its terms is not exercisable after
the
expiration of ten (10) years from the date of
grant.
|
(e)
|
Option
Price.
The purchase price of Common Stock issued under each Option shall
be
determined by the Board and shall be stated in the Option Agreement,
but
such purchase price shall, in the case of Incentive Stock Options,
not be
less than the Fair Market Value of Common Stock subject to the
Option on
the date the Option is granted, and, in the case of Options which
do not
constitute Incentive Stock Options, not be less than one hundred
percent
(100%) of the fair value of the stock at the time the option
is granted,
except that the price shall be one hundred ten percent (110%)
of the fair
value in the case of any person or entity who owns stock comprising
more
than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of
all classes
of stock of the Company.
|
(f)
|
Options
and Rights in Substitution for Stock Options Made by Other
Companies.
Options may be granted under the Plan from time to time in substitution
for stock options held by employees of corporations who become,
or who
became prior to the effective date of the Plan, employees of
the Company
as a result of a merger or consolidation of the employing corporation
with
the Company or the acquisition by the Company of all or a portion
of the
assets of the employing corporation, or the acquisition by the
Company of
stock of the employing corporation with the result that such
employing
corporation becomes a Subsidiary.
|
(g)
|
Restricted
Stock Option Purchase Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the election of the Holder,
the Option
can be exercised provided that the Holder shall, as a condition
of such
exercise, execute and deliver the Restricted Stock Option Purchase
Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company shall
be granted a “Repurchase Option” and “Right of First Refusal” as to all
“Shares” (as such terms are defined in the Purchase
Agreement).
|
(h)
|
Restricted
Stock Grant Agreement.
Each Grant shall be evidenced by the execution and delivery of
a
Restricted Stock Grant Agreement (the “Grant Agreement”), pursuant to
which the Company shall be granted a “Repurchase Option” and “Right of
First Refusal” as to all “Shares” (as such terms are defined in the Grant
Agreement).
|
(a)
|
Except
as hereinafter otherwise provided, Awards or Grants shall be
subject to
adjustment by the Board at its discretion as to the number and
price of
shares of Common Stock in the event of changes in the outstanding
Common
Stock by reason of stock dividends, stock splits, reverse stock
splits,
reclassifications, recapitalizations, reorganizations, mergers,
consolidations, combinations, exchanges or other relevant changes
in
capitalization occurring after the date of the grant of any such
Options
or Common Stock.
|
(b)
|
The
existence of the Plan and the Awards and/or Grants made hereunder
shall
not affect in any way the right or power of the Board or the
stockholders
of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization,
reorganization or other change in the capital structure of the
Company or
its business, any merger or consolidation of the Company, any
issue of
debt or equity securities having any priority or preference with
respect
to or affecting Common Stock or the rights thereof, the dissolution
or
liquidation of the Company, or any sale, lease, exchange or other
disposition of all or any part of its assets or business or any
other
corporate act or proceeding.
|
(c)
|
The
shares with respect to which Options may be granted are shares
of Common
Stock as presently constituted; however, if and whenever, prior
to the
expiration of an Option theretofore granted, the Company shall
effect a
subdivision or consolidation of shares of Common Stock or the
payment of a
stock dividend on Common Stock without receipt of consideration
by the
Company, the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to
which such
Option may thereafter be exercised (i) in the event of an increase
in the
number of outstanding shares shall be proportionately increased,
and the
purchase price per share shall be proportionately reduced, and
(ii) in the
event of a reduction in the number of outstanding shares shall
be
proportionately reduced, and the purchase price per share shall
be
proportionately increased.
|
(d)
|
If
the Company recapitalizes or otherwise changes its capital structure,
thereafter upon any exercise of an Option theretofore granted,
the
Optionee shall be entitled to purchase under such Option, in
lieu of the
number of shares of Common Stock as to which such Option shall
then be
exercisable, the number and class of shares of stock and securities,
and
the cash and other property to which the Optionee would have
been entitled
pursuant to the terms of the recapitalization if, immediately
prior to
such recapitalization, the Optionee had been the holder of such
record of
the number of shares of Common Stock then covered by such
Option.
|
(e)
|
In
the event of a Corporate Change, unless otherwise deemed to be
impractical
by the Board, then no later than (i) two (2) business days prior
to any
Corporate Change referenced in Clause (i), (ii), (iii), (v) or
(vi) of the
definition thereof or (ii) ten (10) business days after any Corporate
Change referenced in Clause (iv) of the definition thereof, the
Board,
acting in its sole discretion without the consent or approval
of any
Optionee or Grantee, shall act to effect the following alternatives
with
respect to outstanding Options which acts may vary among individual
Optionees and, with respect to acts taken pursuant to Clause
(i) above,
may be contingent upon effectuation of the Corporate Change:
(A) in the
event of a Corporate Change referenced in Clauses (i), (ii) and
(vi),
acceleration of exercise for all Options then outstanding so
that such
Options may be exercised in full for a limited period of time
on or before
a specified date (before or after such Corporate Change) fixed
by the
Board, after which specified date all unexercised Options and
all rights
of Optionees thereunder shall terminate; (B) in the event of
a Corporate
Change referenced in Clauses (iii), (iv) and (v) require the
mandatory
surrender to the Company by selected Optionees of some or all
of the
outstanding Options held by such Optionees (irrespective of whether
such
Options are then exercisable under the provisions of the Plan)
as of a
date (before or after such Corporate Change) specified by the
Board, in
which event the Board shall thereupon cancel such Options and
pay to each
Optionee an amount of cash per share equal to the excess, if
any, of the
Change of Control Value of the shares subject to such Option
over the
exercise price(s) under such Options for such shares; (C) in
the event of
a Corporate Change referenced in Clauses (iii), (iv) and (v),
make such
adjustments to Options then outstanding as the Board deems appropriate
to
reflect such Corporate Change (provided, however, that the Board
may
determine in its sole discretion that no adjustment is necessary
to
Options then outstanding); (D) in the event of a Corporate Change
referenced in Clauses (iii), (iv) and (v), provide that thereafter
upon
any exercise of an Option theretofore granted, the Optionee shall
be
entitled to purchase under such Option, in lieu of the number
of shares of
Common Stock as to which such Option shall then be exercisable,
the number
and class of shares of stock or other securities or property
(including,
without limitation, cash) to which the Optionee would have been
entitled
pursuant to the terms of the agreement of merger, consolidation,
sale of
assets or plan of liquidation and dissolution if, immediately
prior to
such merger, consolidation, sale of assets or any distribution
in
liquidation and dissolution of the Company, the Optionee had
been the
holder of record of the number of shares of Common Stock then
covered by
such Option; or (E) in the event of a Corporate Change referenced in
Clauses (iii), (iv) and (v), cancel the Options granted if the
Fair Market
Value of the Common Stock underlying the Options is below the
Option
exercise price.
|
(f)
|
Except
as hereinbefore expressly provided, issuance by the Company of
shares of
stock of any class or securities convertible into shares of stock
of any
class, for cash, property, labor or services, upon direct sale,
upon the
exercise of rights or warranty to subscribe therefore, or upon
conversion
of shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such
shares or
other securities, and in any case whether or not for fair value,
shall not
affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with
respect to,
the number of shares of Common Stock subject to Options theretofore
granted, or the purchase price per share of Common Stock subject
to
Options.
|
(a)
|
to
increase the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which
may be
issued pursuant to the provisions of the Plan on exercise or
surrender of
Options or upon Grants;
|
(b)
|
to
change the minimum Option exercise
price;
|
(c)
|
to
change the class of employees eligible to receive Awards and/or
Grants or
increase materially the benefits accruing to employees under
the
Plan;
|
(d)
|
to
extend the maximum period during which Awards may be granted
or Grants may
be made under the Plan;
|
(e)
|
to
modify materially the requirements as to eligibility for participation
in
the Plan; or
|
(f)
|
to
decrease any authority granted to the Board hereunder in contravention
of
Rule 16b-3.
|
(a)
|
No
Right to an Award or Grant.
Neither the adoption of the Plan nor any action of the Board
shall be
deemed to give an employee any right to be granted an Option
to purchase
Common Stock, to receive a Grant or to any other rights hereunder
except
as may be evidenced by an Option Agreement duly executed on behalf
of the
Company, and then only to the extent of and on the terms and
conditions
expressly set forth therein. The Plan shall be unfunded. The
Company shall
not be required to establish any special or separate fund or
to make any
other segregation of funds or assets to assure the payment of
any Award or
Grant.
|
(b)
|
No
Employment Rights Conferred.
Nothing contained in the Plan or in any Award or Grant made hereunder
shall (i) confer upon any employee any right with respect to
continuation
of employment with the Company, or (ii) interfere in any way
with the
right of the Company to terminate his or her employment at any
time.
|
(c)
|
Other
Laws; Withholding.
The Company shall not be obligated to issue any Common Stock
pursuant to
any Award granted or any Grant made under the Plan at any time
when the
offering of the shares covered by such Award has not been registered
(or
exempted) under the Securities Act of 1933 and such other state
and
federal laws, rules or regulations as the Company or the Board
deems
applicable and, in the opinion of legal counsel for the Company,
there is
no exemption from the registration requirements of such laws,
rules or
regulations available for the issuance and sale of such shares.
No
fractional shares of Common Stock shall be delivered, nor shall
any cash
in lieu of fractional shares be paid. The Company shall have
the right to
deduct in connection with all Awards or Grants any taxes required
by law
to be withheld and to require any payments necessary to enable
it to
satisfy its withholding obligations. The Board may permit the
Holder of an
Award or Grant to elect to surrender, or authorize the Company
to withhold
shares of Common Stock (valued at their Fair Market Value on
the date of
surrender or withholding of such shares) in satisfaction of the
Company’s
withholding obligation, subject to such restrictions as the Board
deems
necessary to satisfy the requirements of Rule
16b-3.
|
(d)
|
No
Restriction of Corporate Action.
Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed to prevent the
Company
from taking any corporate action which is deemed by the Company
to be
appropriate or in its best interest, whether or not such action
would have
an adverse effect on the Plan or any Award made under the Plan.
No
employee, beneficiary or other person shall have any claim against
the
Company as a result of such action.
|
(e)
|
Restrictions
on Transfer.
An Award shall not be transferable otherwise than by will or
the laws of
descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the
lifetime of
the Holder only by such Holder or the Holder’s guardian or legal
representative.
|
(f)
|
Effect
of Death, Disability or Termination of Employment. The
Option Agreement or other written instrument evidencing an Award
shall
specify the effect of the death, disability or termination of
employment
of the Holder on the Award; provided, however, that an Optionee
shall be
entitled to exercise (i) at least six (6) months from the date
of
termination of employment with the Company if such termination
is caused
by death or disability, or (ii) at least thirty (30) days from
the date of
termination of employment with the Company if such termination
is caused
by reasons other than death or
disability.
|
(g)
|
Information
to Employees.
Optionees and Grantees under the Plan shall receive financial
statements
annually regarding the Company during the period the options
are
outstanding.
|
(h)
|
Rule
16b-3.
It is intended that the Plan and any grant of an Award made to
a person
subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act meet all of the requirements
of
Rule 16b-3. If any provisions of the Plan or any such Award would
disqualify the Plan or such Award hereunder, or would otherwise
not comply
with Rule 16b-3, such provision or Award shall be construed or
deemed
amended to conform to Rule16b-3.
|
(i)
|
Governing
Law.
The Plan shall by construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of
Delaware and all applicable federal law. The securities issued
hereunder
shall be governed by and in accordance with the Corporate Securities
Laws
of the State of Delaware.
|
ASSETS
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
CURRENT
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Cash
|
$
|
21,019,973
|
$
|
14,237,638
|
|||
Accounts
receivable
|
22,344,185
|
33,245,885
|
|||||
Inventories
|
14,557,837
|
17,236,576
|
|||||
Other
current receivables
|
162,557
|
1,365,949
|
|||||
Prepaid
expenses and other
|
1,352,644
|
4,841,795
|
|||||
Deferred
tax asset-current
|
1,226,000
|
1,172,000
|
|||||
Total
current assets
|
60,663,196
|
72,099,843
|
|||||
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT
|
|||||||
Leasehold
improvements
|
453,032
|
439,776
|
|||||
Machinery
and equipment
|
2,500,694
|
2,557,650
|
|||||
Furniture
and fixtures
|
299,744
|
288,101
|
|||||
Vehicles
|
626,419
|
596,960
|
|||||
MDU
Projects
|
1,310,571
|
-
|
|||||
Software
|
2,042,708
|
613,878
|
|||||
7,233,168
|
4,496,365
|
||||||
Less
accumulated depreciation
|
3,442,216
|
2,793,498
|
|||||
|
3,790,952
|
1,702,867
|
|||||
OTHER
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Deposits
|
2,688,635
|
2,766,548
|
|||||
Notes
receivable-shareholders, less current portion
|
886,584
|
930,505
|
|||||
Other
notes receivable, less current portion
|
143,148
|
147,877
|
|||||
Deferred
tax asset
|
993,000
|
1,131,000
|
|||||
Other
assets
|
194,688
|
-
|
|||||
4,906,055
|
4,975,930
|
||||||
$
|
69,360,203
|
$
|
78,778,640
|
||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
CURRENT
LIABILITIES
|
|||||||
Current
maturities of long-term debt
|
$
|
4,347,881
|
$
|
6,612,673
|
|||
Current
maturities of capital lease obligations
|
73,384
|
66,442
|
|||||
Accounts
payable
|
40,979,008
|
41,762,226
|
|||||
Accrued
expenses
|
12,820,359
|
20,347,278
|
|||||
Income
taxes payable
|
369,027
|
552,354
|
|||||
ESOP
contribution payable
|
950
|
1,874,718
|
|||||
Deferred
contract obligations
|
40,175
|
-
|
|||||
Total
current liabilities
|
58,630,784
|
71,215,691
|
|||||
LONG-TERM
DEBT, less current maturities
|
24,499,448
|
22,929,290
|
|||||
CAPITAL
LEASE OBLIGATIONS, less current maturities
|
246,486
|
302,500
|
|||||
Total
liabilities
|
83,376,718
|
94,447,481
|
|||||
STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY (DEFICIT)
|
|||||||
Common
stock, no par value; authorized and issued 1,000,000
shares
|
100,000
|
100,000
|
|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
4,417,956
|
4,615,836
|
|||||
Retained
earnings (deficit)
|
(7,593,765
|
)
|
(8,744,091
|
)
|
|||
(3,075,809
|
)
|
(4,028,255
|
)
|
||||
Unearned
ESOP compensation
|
(10,940,706
|
)
|
(11,640,586
|
)
|
|||
Total
stockholders' equity (deficit)
|
(14,016,515
|
)
|
(15,668,841
|
)
|
|||
$
|
69,360,203
|
$
|
78,778,640
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Net
sales
|
$
|
158,011,581
|
137,156,695
|
||||
Cost
of sales
|
121,734,786
|
104,214,504
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Gross
profit
|
36,276,795
|
32,942,191
|
|||||
Operating
expenses
|
33,135,930
|
23,980,729
|
|||||
Operating
income
|
3,140,865
|
8,961,462
|
|||||
Other
income (expense)
|
|||||||
EIAP
contributions
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Interest
income
|
407,783
|
547,747
|
|||||
Gain
(Loss) on sale of fixed assets
|
14,621
|
-
|
|||||
Interest
expense
|
(1,435,942
|
)
|
(1,384,182
|
)
|
|||
(1,013,538
|
)
|
(836,435
|
)
|
||||
Income
before ESOP compensation expense and income taxes
|
2,127,327
|
8,125,027
|
|||||
ESOP
compensation expense
|
370,000
|
4,889,625
|
|||||
Income
before income taxes
|
1,757,327
|
3,235,402
|
|||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
607,001
|
846,026
|
|||||
Net
Income
|
$
|
1,150,326
|
2,389,376
|
Common
|
Additional
|
Retained
|
Unearned
|
|||||||||||||
capital
stock
|
paid-in
|
earnings
|
ESOP
|
|||||||||||||
issued
|
capital
|
|
(deficit)
|
compensation
|
Total
|
|||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2006
|
$
|
100,000
|
$
|
4,615,836
|
$
|
(8,744,091
|
)
|
$
|
(11,640,586
|
)
|
$
|
(15,668,841
|
)
|
|||
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
1,150,326
|
-
|
1,150,326
|
|||||||||||
ESOP
compensation earned
|
-
|
(197,880
|
)
|
699,880
|
502,000
|
|||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance
at September 30, 2007
|
$
|
100,000
|
$
|
4,417,956
|
$
|
(7,593,765
|
)
|
$
|
(10,940,706
|
)
|
$
|
(14,016,515
|
)
|
CURRENT
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Cash
|
$
|
14,237,638
|
$
|
5,746,969
|
|||
Accounts
receivable
|
33,245,885
|
28,855,089
|
|||||
Inventories
|
17,236,576
|
10,756,885
|
|||||
Other
current receivables
|
1,365,949
|
2,507,620
|
|||||
Prepaid
expenses and other
|
4,841,795
|
1,241,369
|
|||||
Deferred
tax asset
|
1,172,000
|
948,000
|
|||||
Total
current assets
|
72,099,843
|
50,055,932
|
|||||
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT
|
|||||||
Leasehold
improvements
|
439,776
|
230,045
|
|||||
Machinery
and equipment
|
2,557,650
|
2,051,947
|
|||||
Furniture
and fixtures
|
288,101
|
288,101
|
|||||
Vehicles
|
596,960
|
607,156
|
|||||
Software
|
613,878
|
133,613
|
|||||
4,496,365
|
3,310,862
|
||||||
Less
accumulated depreciation
|
2,793,498
|
2,326,374
|
|||||
|
1,702,867
|
984,488
|
|||||
OTHER
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Deposits
|
2,766,548
|
2,666,332
|
|||||
Notes
receivable-shareholders, less current portion
|
930,505
|
986,461
|
|||||
Other
notes receivable, less current portion
|
147,877
|
155,272
|
|||||
Deferred
tax asset
|
1,131,000
|
756,000
|
|||||
4,975,930
|
4,564,065
|
||||||
$
|
78,778,640
|
$
|
55,604,485
|
||||
CURRENT
LIABILITIES
|
|||||||
Current
maturities of long-term debt
|
$
|
6,612,673
|
$
|
9,674,627
|
|||
Current
maturities of capital lease obligations
|
66,442
|
57,272
|
|||||
Accounts
payable
|
41,762,226
|
27,021,333
|
|||||
Accrued
expenses
|
20,347,278
|
10,663,051
|
|||||
Income
taxes payable
|
552,354
|
1,147,803
|
|||||
EIAP
contribution payable
|
1,874,718
|
4,750,000
|
|||||
Total
current liabilities
|
71,215,691
|
53,314,086
|
|||||
LONG-TERM
DEBT, less current maturities
|
22,929,290
|
24,699,534
|
|||||
CAPITAL
LEASE OBLIGATIONS, less current maturities
|
302,500
|
81,297
|
|||||
Total
liabilities
|
94,447,481
|
78,094,917
|
|||||
STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY (DEFICIT)
|
|||||||
Common
stock, no par value; authorized and issued 1,000,000
shares
|
100,000
|
100,000
|
|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
4,615,836
|
7,100,987
|
|||||
Retained
earnings (deficit)
|
(8,744,091
|
)
|
(9,263,181
|
)
|
|||
(4,028,255
|
)
|
(2,062,194
|
)
|
||||
Unearned
ESOP compensation
|
(11,640,586
|
)
|
(20,428,238
|
)
|
|||
Total
stockholders' equity (deficit)
|
(15,668,841
|
)
|
(22,490,432
|
)
|
|||
$
|
78,778,640
|
$
|
55,604,485
|
Net
sales
|
$
|
189,688,358
|
||
Cost
of sales
|
145,943,750
|
|||
|
||||
Gross
profit
|
43,744,608
|
|||
|
||||
Operating
expenses
|
34,367,007
|
|||
Operating
income
|
9,377,601
|
|||
Other
income (expense)
|
||||
EIAP
contributions
|
-
|
|||
Interest
income
|
746,479
|
|||
Interest
expense
|
(1,957,450
|
)
|
||
|
(1,210,971
|
)
|
||
Income
before ESOP compensation expense and income taxes
|
8,166,630
|
|||
|
||||
ESOP
compensation expense
|
6,519,501
|
|||
|
||||
Income
before income taxes
|
1,647,129
|
|||
|
||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
1,128,039
|
|||
|
||||
Net
Income
|
$
|
519,090
|
Common
|
Additional
|
Retained
|
Unearned
|
|||||||||||||
capital
stock
|
paid-in
|
earnings
|
ESOP
|
|||||||||||||
issued
|
capital
|
|
(deficit)
|
compensation
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||
Balance
at January 1, 2006
|
$
|
100,000
|
$
|
7,100,987
|
$
|
(9,263,181
|
)
|
$
|
(20,428,238
|
)
|
$
|
(22,490,432
|
)
|
|||
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
519,090
|
-
|
519,090
|
|||||||||||
ESOP
compensation earned
|
-
|
(2,485,151
|
)
|
-
|
8,787,652
|
6,302,501
|
||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2006
|
$
|
100,000
|
$
|
4,615,836
|
$
|
(8,744,091
|
)
|
$
|
(11,640,586
|
)
|
$
|
(15,668,841
|
)
|
COMPANY:
|
||
MULTIBAND
CORPORATION,
a
Minnesota corporation
|
||
|
|
|
By: | ||
Name: |
Jim Mandel |
|
Its: | CEO | |
: | ||
Address:
|
||
9449
Science Center Drive
New
Hope, Minnesota 55428
Attn:
President
|
||
|
||
Facsimile:
(763) 201-7863
|
||
BAS
MATTINGLY MASTER, LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company
|
||
By: | ||
Name: |
J. Basil Mattingly |
|
Its: | Voting Member |
BERNARD
J. SCHAFER TRUST, LLC,
|
||
a
Delaware limited liability company
|
||
|
|
|
By: | ||
Name: |
Bernard
J. Schafer
|
|
Its: | Voting Member | |
: | ||
BUILDING
BLOCKS FAMILY TRUST, LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company
|
||
By: | ||
Name: |
Henry E. Block |
|
Its: | Voting Member |
BRUISTER
FAMILY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY,
a
Delaware limited liability company
|
||
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By: | ||
Name: |
Herbert
C. Bruister
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Its: | Voting Member | |
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BILYEU
BUCKS LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company
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By: | ||
Name: |
Woody D. Bilyeu |
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Its: | Voting Member |
DIRECTECH
HOLDING COMPANY
EMPLOYEE
STOCK OWNERSHIP TRUST
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By: | ||
North
Star Trust Company, Trustee
By:
John G. Hommel
Its:
Sr. Vice President
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(not
in its corporate capacity, but solely in its
capacity
as institutional trustee for the DirecTECH
Holding
Company Employee Stock Ownership
Trust)
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David N. Wallingford |
NAME
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ADDRESS/FACSIMILE
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Bas
Mattingly Master, LLC
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201
Edgemont Rd.
Maysville,
KY 41056
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Bernard
J. Schafer Trust, LLC
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2185
East Remus Road
Mt.
Pleasant, MI 48858
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Building
Blocks Family Trust, LLC
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2185
East Remus Road
Mt.
Pleasant, MI 48858
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Bruister
Family Limited Liability Company
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420
Windover Circle
Meridian,
MS 39305
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Bilyeu
Bucks LLC
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538
Highway 1228
Winnfield,
LA 71483
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DirecTECH
Holding Company Employee Stock Ownership Trust
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c/o
North Star Trust Company
500
West Madison Street, Suite 3630
Chicago,
Il 60661-4544
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David
N. Wallingford
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938
Jersey Ridge Road
Maysville,
KY 41056
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