ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Inovision Corporation (formerly Vestron Inc.) (the "Company") conducted no business operations during 1997. Historically, the revenues of the Company were derived principally from the worldwide distribution, in home video and in other media and markets, of feature films acquired from third parties. In July, 1991, the Company sold substantially all of its operating assets and liabilities to Vestron Acquisition Corporation ("VAC"), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of LIVE Entertainment Inc. and changed its name from Vestron Inc. to Inovision Corporation. Immediately after the closing of the sale to VAC, the Company's assets consisted principally of: (1) rights under litigations and settlement agreements not acquired by VAC, including a claim against Security Pacific National Bank (the "Security Pacific Litigation") and the Settlement Rights described below; and (2) miscellaneous other assets. In May, 1993, the Company received $100,000,000 (before legal fees and other costs) in full settlement of its claims against Security Pacific. After 1991 the Company had no paid employees but retained consultants who supplied services on an as needed basis.
Effective November 9, 1994 (the "Record Date"), the Company adopted a Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution (the "Plan" or "Plan of Liquidation"). Substantially all assets of the Company other than the Contingency Reserve and the Settlement Rights described below were distributed to holders of the Company's Common Stock on November 9, 1994 ("Record Date Holders") in a liquidating distribution (the "Record Date Distribution") in the amount of $2.50 per share. Through December 31, 1997, assets aggregating $92,819,000 of the Record Date Distribution were distributed to Record Date Holders, and the remaining $837,000 of the Record Date Distribution, payable to Record Date Holders who had not surrendered their share certificates as of December 31, 1997, is recorded as a liability on the Company's December 31, 1997 statement of net assets in liquidation.
In addition to the Contingency Reserve and the Settlement Rights, the Company may be entitled to the payment of an Overage Amount by Frogtown Holdings, Inc., the Company's majority stockholder (the "Majority Stockholder"), as described in "Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions". The Company, prior to September 30, 1998, will either liquidate its remaining assets and make a final distribution of the aggregate amount of cash held by the Company (after payment or provision for payment of the Company's indebtedness and other obligations), if any, pro rata per share to each Record Date Holder or, in lieu of making such distributions, in the discretion of the Board, the Company may transfer all of its assets to a liquidating trust. In such event, the Company would distribute beneficial interests in such liquidating trust pro rata per share to the Record Date Holders, in complete liquidation. No distribution shall be
made by the Company or a liquidating trust, if any, to any Record Date Holder if the aggregate amount of the final distribution to the Record Date Holder would be less than $1.00.
Pursuant to the Plan, a contingency reserve (the "Contingency Reserve") had been established to prosecute a litigation relating to the production of an animated motion picture featuring music by the Beatles. The litigation was settled in 1995 and the remaining portion of the Contingency Reserve was reversed. Pursuant to the settlement (the "ITC Settlement") the Company has rights to future payments of (i) $33,333 received in January 1998, and (ii) depending upon an amount in respect to taxes which may be payable, between $282,500 and $332,500 payable in January 2000. If principal photography on this motion picture commences, the foregoing payment will be accelerated to the date on which such principal photography commences. The Company also is a party to a settlement and escrow agreement (the "Benji Settlement") with the producers of the theatrical motion picture, "Benji, the Hunted," pursuant to which the Company shares in the royalties periodically generated by the film. Pursuant to the Benji Settlement, the Company has received $1,551,000 prior to 1997 and an additional $24,220 in 1997. The Company will receive 30% of all future royalties, until the total royalties received by the Company under the settlement reaches $3,000,000. At that point, the -Company will not be entitled to share in any future royalties. The Benji Settlement and the ITC Settlement are referred to herein as the "Settlement Rights."
ITEM 2.
ITEM 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES
The Company does not own or lease any real property.
ITEM 3.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
While the Company is not a party to any legal proceedings which the Company deems material, a former subsidiary of the Company which has been dissolved is a defendant in Kling vs. United Feature Syndicate, Inc., et al, pending in the United States District Court, Central District of California, Index No. 97-6293, commenced August 21, 1997. In this action, plaintiff seeks damages from numerous defendants, as well as an accounting and injunctive relief, in connection with the alleged unauthorized distribution of certain animated television episodes. The Company is seeking the withdrawal or dismissal of the action against the dissolved subsidiary and has given notice to third parties which licensed the subsidiary with respect to the episodes of the Company's claim for indemnification.
Former executives of the Company have been subpoenaed in connection with an action brought against LIVE Entertainment, Inc., among others, involving claims for royalties. While no claim has been asserted against the Company, the royalty claims relate in part to periods prior to the Company's sale of its operating assets and liabilities in July 1991.
ITEM 4.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
PART II
ITEM 5.
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
MARKET INFORMATION
The Company closed its transfer books on the Record Date and at such time the Company's transfer agent ceased recording stock transfers and issuing stock certificates. Accordingly, trading in the shares ceased on that date. Future distributions, if any, under the Plan (including distributions by the liquidating trust, if any) will be made to Record Date Holders according to their stockholdings as of the Record Date. Interests in any liquidating trust will not be transferable except by bequest or inheritance, in the case of an individual, or by operation of law. Each Record Date Holder is required to surrender certificates representing his, her or its shares of Common Stock in order to receive any liquidating distribution. Accordingly, most stockholders have forwarded their stock certificates, together with the letter of transmittal properly executed and completed, to the Company's transfer agent. All distributions otherwise payable by the Company, if any, under the Plan to Record Date Holders who have not surrendered their stock certificates will be held for such stockholders, without interest, until the surrender of their certificates (subject to escheat pursuant to applicable laws relating to unclaimed property). There are 2,089 Record Date Holders.
DIVIDENDS
Except for the Record Date Distribution and any future distributions that may occur under the Plan, the Company has not paid, and will not pay, any dividends.
ITEM 6.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Statement of Operations Data (5)
(1) The Company adopted a the Plan of liquidation effective November 9, 1994. The financial statements have been presented on a going concern basis for the periods on and before November 8, 1994, and on a liquidation basis effective on and after November 9, 1994.
(2) The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115 "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities", effective January 1, 1994.
(3) The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, "Earnings per Share." The effect of the diluted earnings per share calculation is either anti-dilutive or inapplicable for all other years presented.
(4) The Company has not paid any cash dividends.
ITEM 7.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The Company conducted no business operations after 1991.
On November 9, 1994, the Plan of Liquidation became effective and for periods thereafter the Company's financial statements are presented on a liquidation basis. Under the liquidation basis of accounting, assets are stated at their anticipated net realizable value. The adjustments to reflect the change to liquidation basis of accounting was an increase in net assets in liquidation of $698,000. Pursuant to the Plan of Liquidation, assets aggregating $92,819,000 of the Record Date Distribution were distributed to Record Date Holders through December 31, 1997. The remaining $837,000 of the Record Date Distribution, payable to Record Date Holders who had not surrendered their share certificates as of December 31, 1997, is recorded as a liability on the Company's December 31, 1997 Statement of Net Assets in Liquidation. The Company's Statement of Net Assets in Liquidation as of December 31, 1997 includes cash equivalents, marketable securities and the Settlement Rights. The Company also may be entitled to the Overage Amount, if any. See "Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions."
ITEM 8.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PEAT MARWICK LLP
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
The Board of Directors and Stockholders Inovision Corporation:
We have audited the statement of net assets in liquidation of Inovision Corporation as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the related statement of changes in net assets in liquidation for each of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 1997. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatements. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
As described in Note 1 to the financial statements, the stockholders of Inovision Corporation approved a plan of liquidation effective November 9, 1994, and the Company commenced liquidation shortly thereafter. As a result, the Company has changed its basis of accounting for periods subsequent to November 8, 1994 from the going concern basis to a liquidation basis.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets in liquidation as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the changes in its net assets in liquidation for each of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 1997, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on the bases described in the preceding paragraph.
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Stamford, Connecticut March 12, 1998
INOVISION CORPORATION
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS IN LIQUIDATION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND DECEMBER 31, 1997
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
(LIQUIDATION BASIS)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
INOVISION CORPORATION
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS IN LIQUIDATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995, 1996 and 1997
(IN THOUSANDS)
(LIQUIDATION BASIS)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
INOVISION CORPORATION
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995 LIQUIDATION BASIS STATEMENTS - NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES On June 16, 1994, the Board of Directors authorized and adopted the Company's Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution (the "Plan"), Pursuant to the Plan, a contingency reserve (the "Contingency Reserve") was established to prosecute the litigation with ITC. The remaining ITC Contingency Reserve was eliminated in 1995 after receipt of settlement funds (see note 5).
The Company, prior to September 30, 1998, will either liquidate its remaining assets and make a final distribution of the aggregate amount of cash held by the Company (after payment or provision for payment of the Company's indebtedness and other obligations), if any, pro rata per share to each Record Date Holder or, in lieu of making such distributions, in the discretion of the Board, the Company may transfer all of its assets to a liquidating trust. In such event, the Company would distribute beneficial interests in such liquidating trust pro rata per share to the Record Date Holders, in complete liquidation.
As a result, the Company has adopted the liquidation basis of accounting for all periods subsequent of November 8, 1994. Under the liquidation basis of accounting, assets are stated at their estimated net realizable value and liabilities are stated at their estimated amounts.
The valuation of assets and liabilities necessarily requires many estimates and assumptions, and there are substantial uncertainties in carrying out the provisions of the Plan. The actual value of any additional liquidating distributions will depend upon a variety of factors not presently determinable. The valuations presented in the accompanying Statement of Net Assets in Liquidation represent estimates, based on present facts and circumstances, of the estimated realizable values of assets, estimated liabilities and estimated costs associated with carrying out the provisions of the Plan. The actual values and costs could be higher or lower than the amounts recorded.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash equivalents consist of cash and tax-exempt municipal debt instruments having maturities of 90 days or less. The carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.
INOVISION CORPORATION
Notes to Financial Statements
MARKETABLE SECURITIES
Marketable securities consists of tax-exempt municipal obligations with 1998 maturities. Interest income is accrued as earned and is reflected in the asset value of the marketable securities. Marketable Securities are valued at approximate market price.
(2) LIQUIDATION RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Pursuant to the Company's Plan of Liquidation, certain In Kind Assets with no book value consisting of remaining development and sequel rights, insurance claims, incidental tangible assets, and tradenames were treated as part of the liquidating distribution to the Company's Majority Stockholder at an ascribed value of $120,000. The Company believes its ascribed values of the In Kind Assets were reasonable estimates as of the Record Date. To the extent that the In Kind Assets generate net proceeds to the Majority Stockholder substantially in excess of the values ascribed, the Company will receive additional proceeds to distribute to minority stockholders.
The Company believes that it has tax net operating loss carryforwards which, due to the Company's liquidation, it may not utilize. The NOLs are generally available to offset future income of the Company or other members of its consolidated group. Furst Holdings, Inc., a company owned by Austin O. Furst, Jr., the Company's chairman, and members of his family, and Frogtown Holdings, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Furst Holdings, Inc., are the parent of the consolidated group of which the Company is a member and the Company's immediate parent company, respectively, and accordingly, under applicable tax law, may utilize the NOLs. As Furst Holdings or Frogtown Holdings utilizes all or any portion of the NOLs to offset future income, the portion of the NOLs so utilized will not inure to the benefit of the Company's other stockholders. If all of such NOLs had been utilized by the Company prior to liquidation, such utilization would have resulted in a maximum tax benefit to the Company in an amount not exceeding approximately 15 cents per share. Frogtown Holdings and Furst Holdings have entered into a Tax Assumption and Acknowledgment Agreement dated as of October 11, 1994 ("Tax Agreement").
Under the Tax Agreement, Furst Holdings and Frogtown Holdings have acknowledged that as a matter of law they are liable for any unpaid federal income tax liability of the Company in excess of the assets of the Company available for the payment thereof; have agreed to be liable for any unpaid state and local income tax liability of the Company in excess of the assets of the Company available for the payment thereof; have agreed to indemnify the Company's other stockholders in respect of any such federal,
INOVISION CORPORATION
Notes to Financial Statements
state and local income tax liability; and have waived any rights they may have to seek contribution from such stockholders in respect of the payment of these taxes or any other liabilities on behalf of the Company, although Furst Holdings and Frogtown Holdings have retained any rights they may have in respect thereof against the Company or any liquidating trust established by the Company.
(3) ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES Accrued expenses at December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995 include estimates of costs to be incurred in carrying out the Plan. These costs include a reserve for legal fees and other estimated liabilities. The actual costs could vary significantly from the related provisions due to uncertainty related to complexities and contingencies which may arise.
(4) LIQUIDATING DISTRIBUTIONS Pursuant to the Plan, substantially all assets of the Company other than the Contingency Reserve and the Settlement Rights (see note 5) were distributed to holders of the Company's Common Stock on November 9, 1994 ("Record Date Holders") in a liquidating distribution (the "Record Date Distribution") in the amount of $2.50 per share. Through December 31, 1997, assets aggregating $92,819,000 of the Record Date Distribution were distributed to Record Date Holders, and the remaining $837,000 of the Record Date Distribution, payable to Record Date Holders who had not surrendered their share certificates as of December 31, 1997, is recorded as a liability on the Company's December 31, 1997 Statement of Net Assets in Liquidation.
(5) SETTLEMENT RIGHTS The Company is a party to a settlement agreement (the "ITC Settlement") relating to the production of an animated motion picture featuring music by the Beatles. In January 1989, the Company brought an action against ITC Productions, Inc. ("ITC"), Computer Graphics Laboratories, Inc. and GCL Studios, Inc. The Company agreed to settle the litigation on April 19, 1994. Pursuant to the Company's Plan of Liquidation a $500,000 contingency reserve was recorded on the liquidation basis accounting records to provide for liabilities, if necessary, to be incurred to prosecute the litigation pending the closing of the settlement. During 1995 this $500,000 Contingency Reserve was applied against $157,000 of professional fees and expenses, and the remaining balance of $343,000 was reversed. Pursuant to the ITC Settlement, the Company received $908,333 in January 1995, $33,333 in January 1996, $33,333 in January 1998, and has rights to a future payment of between $282,500 and $332,500 payable in January 2000 depending upon an amount in respect to taxes which may be payable. If principal photography on this motion picture commences, the foregoing payment will be accelerated to the date on which such principal photography commences.
The Company also is a party to a settlement and escrow agreement (the "Benji Settlement") with the producers of the theatrical motion picture, "Benji, the Hunted," pursuant to which the Company shares in the royalties periodically generated by the film. Pursuant to the Benji Settlement, the Company has received $1,551,000 prior to 1997 and an additional $24,220 in 1997. The Company will receive 30% of all future royalties, until the total royalties received by the Company under the settlement reaches $3.0 million. At that point, the Company will not be entitled to share in any future royalties.
ITEM 9.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
PART III
ITEM 10.
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
See Item 12.
ITEM 11.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, the Company had no executive officers other than Austin O. Furst, Jr., Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Furst received no compensation from the Company during the three year period.
ITEM 12
ITEM 12 SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth information regarding the following Record Date Holders by: (i) each director of the Company and (ii) all directors and officers as a group.
* Chairman of the Board and sole executive officer of the Company. ** Less than 1%
(a) The table lists all shares of Common Stock as to which the listed person have or share the power to vote or direct disposition, as reported to the Company on November 9, 1994, the date on which trading in Common Stock ceased. Unless otherwise indicated, each person listed had the sole power to vote and direct disposition of the shares shown as beneficially owned (under the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) by him.
(b) All shares of the Company listed were held indirectly by Furst Holdings, Inc. ("Furst Holdings"). Mr. Furst is a director and owns 3,271 shares of the voting common stock of Furst Holdings (which constitutes 59.15% of the outstanding voting common stock and 32.71% of the outstanding capital stock of Furst Holdings). For purposes other than Section 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Mr. Furst disclaims (A) beneficial ownership of 1,624,519 (5.28%) of the shares of the Company held indirectly by Furst Holdings that represent the proportionate interest in such shares of Leslie F. Furst, Mr. Furst's wife, arising from her (and a family trust formed by her) ownership of 528 shares of the voting common stock of Furst Holdings, (B) beneficial ownership of 5,325,837 (17.31%) of such shares that represent the proportionate interest in such shares of certain trusts (the "Trusts") for the benefit of Mr. Furst's family and of which Mr. Eppler is trustee, arising from the Trusts' ownership of 1,731 shares of the voting common stock of Furst Holdings and (C) pecuniary interest in 13,753,027 (44.7%) of such shares that represent the proportionate interest in such shares of the Trusts, arising from the Trusts' ownership of 4,470 shares of non-voting common stock of Furst Holdings. Does not include 479,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock held by the charitable foundations referred to in footnote (c) below. Mr. Furst is one of the directors of one such foundation and Mrs. Furst is one of the directors of the other such foundation. Mr. Furst disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by such foundations.
(c) Does not include any shares held by Furst Holdings. Mr. Eppler is a director of Furst Holdings and acts as trustee of the Trusts, which own 31.3% of the outstanding voting common stock and 100% of the outstanding non-voting common stock of Furst Holdings, which together constitutes 62.01% of the outstanding capital stock of Furst Holdings. Mr. Eppler disclaims beneficial ownership of all the shares held indirectly by Furst Holdings for the purposes of Section 13 (d) and 13 (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and disclaims beneficial ownership of all but 19,078,864 (62.01%) of the shares held indirectly by Furst Holdings (which corresponds to the aggregate percentage of the outstanding capital stock of Furst Holdings held by Mr. Eppler as trustee for the benefit of Mr. Furst's family) for all other purposes. Does not include 479,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock owned by two charitable foundations of which Mr. Eppler serves as director. One such foundation owns 239,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock and the other foundation owns 240,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock. Mr. Eppler shares voting power and power to direct disposition of the shares held by these foundations and disclaims beneficial ownership of shares held by them.
Mr. Eppler serves as a director of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and The Dress Barn, Inc.
The following table sets forth, as of November 9, 1994, the date on which trading on the shares ceased, certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of the Company's Common Stock, within the meaning of the Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, by each person who is known by the Company to own beneficially more than 5% of the Company's Common Stock as furnished to the Company:
(a) The address of Austin O. Furst, Jr., Furst Holdings and Frogtown Holdings, Inc. ("Frogtown Holdings") is P.O. Box 392, Lewes, Delaware. Mr. Furst, Furst Holdings and Frogtown Holdings are controlling persons of the Company. All the shares listed were owned by Frogtown Holdings, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Furst Holdings. Mr. Furst, a director of Frogtown Holdings and Furst Holdings, owns 59.15% of the outstanding voting common stock of Furst Holdings. The other directors are Leslie F. Furst, Mr. Furst's wife, and Mr. Eppler. For all purposes other than Section 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Mr. Furst disclaims (A) beneficial ownership of 1,624,519 (5.28%) of the shares of the Company held indirectly by Furst Holdings that represent the proportionate interest in such shares by Mrs. Furst, arising from her, and her family trust's, ownership of 528 shares of the voting common stock of Furst Holdings, (B) beneficial ownership of 5,325,837 (17.31%) of such shares that represent the proportionate interest in such shares of the Trusts, arising from the Trusts' ownership of 1731 shares of the voting common stock of Furst Holdings, and (C) pecuniary interest in 13,753,027 (44.7%) of such shares that represent the proportionate interest in such shares of the Trusts, arising from the Trusts' ownership of 4,470 shares of the non-voting common stock of Furst Holdings.
(b) Does not include 239,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock owned by a charitable foundation of which Messrs. Furst and Eppler serve as directors and 240,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock owned by a second charitable foundation of which Mrs. Furst and Mr. Eppler serve as directors.
ITEM 13.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The Company believes that it has tax net operating loss carryforwards, which due to the Company's liquidation, it may not utilize (see note 2 - "Liquidation Related Party Transactions"). The NOLs are generally available to offset future income of the Company or other members of its consolidated group. As a result of its liquidation, the Company does not anticipate utilizing the NOLs. Furst Holdings, Inc., a company owned by Austin O. Furst, Jr., the Company's chairman, and members of his family, and Frogtown Holdings, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Furst Holdings, Inc., are the parent of the consolidated group of which the Company is a member and the Company's immediate parent company, respectively, and accordingly, under applicable tax law, may utilize the NOLs. As Furst Holdings or Frogtown Holdings utilizes all or any portion of the NOLs to offset future income, the portion of the NOLs so utilized will not inure to the benefit of the Company's other stockholders. If all of such NOLs had been utilized by the Company prior to liquidation, such utilization would have resulted in a maximum tax benefit to the Company in an amount not exceeding approximately 15 cents per share. Frogtown Holdings and Furst Holdings have entered into a Tax Assumption and Acknowledgment Agreement dated as of October 11, 1994 ("Tax Agreement"). Under the Tax Agreement, Furst Holdings and Frogtown Holdings have acknowledged that as a matter of law they are liable for any unpaid federal income tax liability of the Company in excess of the assets of the Company available for the payment thereof; have agreed to be liable for any unpaid state and local income tax liability of the Company in excess of the assets of the Company available for the payment thereof; have agreed to indemnify the Company's other stockholders in respect of any such federal, state and local income tax liability; and have waived any rights they may have to seek contribution from such stockholders in respect of the payment of these taxes or any other liabilities on behalf of the Company, although Furst Holdings and Frogtown Holdings have retained any rights they may have in respect thereof against the Company or any liquidating trust established by the Company.
The Record Date Distribution was made solely in cash to all stockholders other than the Majority Stockholder. The Majority Stockholder received its Record Date Distribution by delivery of (A) certain assets of the Company with an ascribed value of $120,000 (the "In Kind Assets") and (B) the remainder in cash, cash equivalents and marketable tax-exempt municipal debt securities with an ascribed value equal to the average of the quotes thereon by two independent valuation sources on November 8, 1994.
The In Kind Assets, which constituted less than 0.2% of the Majority Stockholder's Record Date Distribution, consisted of certain development and sequel rights, an insurance claim, and certain incidental tangible assets and tradenames, none of which had any book value. While no substantial effort was made by the Company to market the development and sequel
rights, the Company believed that there was no current market for any of the In Kind Assets and that any sale thereof to a third party would result in little, if any, consideration therefor received by the Company. Accordingly, the Company believed that a transfer in kind of such assets to the Majority Stockholder in partial payment of the Majority Stockholder's Record Date Distribution would result in a benefit to the Company's minority stockholders by increasing the Record Date Distribution they received in comparison to that which they would have received had the In Kind Assets been disposed of prior to the Record Date. While the Company believes its ascribed values of the In Kind Assets were reasonable estimates as of the Record Date, these values were arbitrarily ascribed rather than determined through appraisal, arms' length negotiation or in any other manner. These prices may not have been as high as the price a third party might have been willing to pay for the In Kind Assets, if such a purchaser had been found.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with the Plan, the Majority Stockholder executed and delivered to the Company an agreement to pay to the Company between August 1, 1998 and August 31, 1998 an amount (the "Overage Amount") equal to 17.95% of the difference between (i) the excess, if any, of (A) all cash amounts theretofore received in respect of a sale, transfer, license or other disposition of the In Kind Assets after the Record Date (net of all costs and expenses incurred in connection with such sale, transfer, license or other disposition) over (B) $250,000 (the "Minimum Value"); minus (ii) the amount of any liabilities of the Company paid by the Majority Stockholder; provided, however, that in no event will the Majority Stockholder be required to make any payment to the Company if the Overage Amount is not, on the sixtieth day prior to the third anniversary of the close of the Company's taxable year during which the Record Date Distribution is made, in an amount equal to or greater than $50,000 (the "Overage Minimum").
Austin O. Furst, Jr., Chairman of the Board of the Company, is a director and substantial stockholder of Furst Holdings and members of his immediate family or trusts for their benefit (the "Trusts") own the balance of the stock in Furst Holdings. Klaus Eppler, a Director of the Company, is a director of Furst Holdings and acts as trustee of certain of the Trusts. The law firm in which Mr. Eppler is a partner has served as general counsel to the Company since its inception and represented the Company in connection with the Security Pacific Litigation, the ITC Litigation and the Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution, and continues to represent the Company.
PART IV
ITEM 14.
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(A) (3) EXHIBITS INCLUDED HEREIN:
Exhibit Number Exhibits Page
2 (a) Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution incorporated by reference from exhibit to Information Statement dated October 11, 1994
3 (a) Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended.*
b) By-Laws of the Registrant.**
(c) Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended, effecting the change of the Registrant's name from Vestron Inc. to Inovision Corporation.***
10 (a) Tax Assumption and Acknowledgment Agreement dated as of October 11, 1994.****
(b) Letter from Frogtown Holdings, Inc. dated as of October 11, 1994.****
(c) Indemnification Agreement dated as of October 30, 1990 by and among Vestron Acquisition Corp., Furst Holdings Inc., Frogtown Holdings, Inc., Austin O. Furst, Jr. and the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 30, 1990).
(d) Securities Indemnification Agreement dated as of October 30, 1990 by and among Vestron Acquisition Corp., Furst Holdings Inc., Frogtown Holdings, Inc., Austin O. Furst, Jr. and the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 30, 1990).
(e) Key Debenture holder Agreement dated as of October 31, 1990 among the Registrant, LIVE Entertainment, Inc., Vestron Acquisition Corp., et al. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 30, 1990).
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* Incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1987 (File No. 1-8987). The exhibit number of such exhibits on said Form 10-K are the same as such number specified above.
** Incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 2-99947) which became effective on October 8, 1985. The exhibit numbers of such exhibits on said Form S-1 are the same as such number specified above.
*** Incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1991 (File No. 1-8987). The exhibit number of such exhibits on said Form 10-K are the same as such numbers specified above.
**** Incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994 (File No. 1-8987). The exhibit number of such exhibits on said Form 10-K are the same as such number specified above.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
March 27, 1998 INOVISION CORPORATION Registrant
By: /s/ Austin O. Furst, Jr. ----------------------- Austin O. Furst, Jr. Chairman of the Board Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
March 27, 1998 /s/ Austin O. Furst, Jr. -------------------------------- Austin O. Furst, Jr. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
March 27, 1998 /s/ Stephen L. Einhorn -------------------------------- Stephen L. Einhorn Director
March 27, 1998 /s/ Klaus Eppler -------------------------------- Klaus Eppler Director
March 27, 1998 /s/ Donald Sting -------------------------------- Donald Sting Director