Part C Bus iness I nformat ion Item 8 The nature of the issuer’s business. EP Global Communications, Inc. is a public corporation which was initially organized under the laws of Delaware on December 17, 1999. The fiscal year end date is December 31. The Company was in the business of publishing a monthly publication for the special needs community. With the advent of digital publishing and the Internet, the Company began to struggle with costs of doing business and a decrease in print advertising revenues. In 2005 the Company entered into a Private Equity funding Agreement with NIR Group LLC of New York City for several million dollars. The business continued to struggle and this was exacerbated by the 2008 financial crisis. As the business struggled near bankruptcy under several million dollars of debt to creditors, vendors and employees, bankruptcy was imminent in early 2012. At the same time, the Company's largest creditor, NIR Group, came under financial difficulty and a court appointed liquidator, Pricewaterhouse Coopers Cayman, took control of the liquidation process of the NIR owned funds which the company owed money to. It was at this point when it looked as if the Company was going to be forced into bankruptcy protection, that an investor in the Company named Michael Hayes offered to restructure the company and re-direct its business model into that of medical device manufacturer. Mr. Hayes, along with Pricewaterhouse Coopers agreed to restructure the Company together in May 2012. With the amicable cooperation of Company management at the time, the parties executed a Definitive Restructuring Agreement and plan in June 2012. This plan was presented to shareholders for a Special Meeting and vote to approve a 10:1 reverse split so the Company could be successfully reorganized into a medical device manufacturer, while hopefully providing a way for long-time shareholders of both the Company and NIR to potentially benefit and recoup some or more of their previous losses. Mr. Hayes agreed to contribute the assets of his privately held medical device company and Pricewaterhouse Coopers agreed to convert 100% of the Company's debt to NIR Funds, to equity in the newly restructured company. Remaining smaller creditors agreed to convert their debt to equity also. The President of the Company, Joseph Valenzano agreed to forgive Promissory Notes he and his wife held as a creditors in the amount of approximately $900K in exchange for the rights to the remaining publishing assets, so that he can carry on the business of publishing a periodical to the special needs community as before. Mr. Valenzano has agreed amicably to retire from the Company along with all former management. With this Agreement to restructure in place, the company would shed some $10 million dollars in debt and gain a new business model for the future. Pricewaterhouse Coopers will oversee up to 2.25 Billion shares of authorized EPGL common (restricted) shares as issued to AJW Qualified Partners and Michael Hayes will be issued up to 2.25 billion (restricted) shares and all Preferred shares for his contributions to the restructuring of the Company. Remaining creditors will be issued their converted (restricted) shares from the holdings of Mr. Hayes and AJW Qualified Partners. Long term Company shareholders will retain some 499 million shares post reverse split, freely trading in the market at present. A pending legal judgment Against former Company President Joseph Valenzano, the Company and PsyEd Corp in the amount of $689K plus attorney fees, dating back 12 years is in the process of being settled at the present time.
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