UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington
D.C. 20549
Schedule
14C
(Rule
14c-101)
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REGENCY
AFFILIATES, INC.
(Name of
Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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of each class of Securities to which Transaction
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unit price or other underlying value of Transaction computed pursuant to
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REGENCY
AFFILIATES, INC.
610
N.E. JENSEN BEACH BLVD.
JENSEN
BEACH, FL 34957
(772)
334-8181
Dear
Stockholder:
This
letter and accompanying information statement is being furnished to the
stockholders of Regency Affiliates, Inc., a Delaware corporation, to inform them
of certain corporate actions intended to be taken by Regency which are designed
to permit Regency to file for termination of registration of its common stock
under the federal securities laws.
We Are Not Asking You for a Proxy and
You are Requested Not To Send Us a Proxy.
The corporate
actions described in the accompanying information statement were approved by our
Board of Directors and by the written consent of holders of a majority of our
issued and outstanding common stock. Under applicable law, we may
effect the corporate actions described in the accompanying information statement
without a meeting or vote of our stockholders if stockholders holding a majority
of our issued and outstanding common stock have consented to such actions in
writing. Accordingly, we are not asking for your vote on these
matters and the accompanying information statement is being furnished solely for
the purpose of informing you of the corporate actions described therein before
they take effect.
The
corporate actions described in the accompanying information statement include an
amendment to Regency’s Certificate of Incorporation to effect a 1-for-100
reverse split of Regency’s common stock, followed immediately by an amendment to
Regency’s certificate of incorporation to effect a 100-for-1 forward stock split
of Regency’s common stock. The transactions will not result in any
change in the number of shares of common stock held by stockholders of Regency
other than stockholders who, immediately before the effective time of the
reverse stock split, own fewer than 100 shares of Regency’s common
stock. Stockholders who own fewer than 100 shares of Regency common
stock immediately before the effective time of the reverse stock split will no
longer hold any of such shares after the transactions and instead will be
entitled to receive $6.00 cash for each such share. Regency expects
to pay approximately $114,690 in the aggregate to purchase approximately
19,115 shares of common stock in the transactions (less than 0.5% of
Regency’s total outstanding shares), and to thereby reduce the number of record
stockholders of the company from approximately 2,501 to approximately
176.
With
fewer than 300 stockholders of record expected after the transactions, Regency
will be permitted to, and intends to, file for termination of registration of
its common stock under the federal securities laws. Deregistration is
expected to result in significant annual cost savings to Regency, however,
deregistration would also, after a 90 day waiting period, result in Regency no
longer being subject to certain disclosure and other requirements under the
federal securities laws that are applicable to public reporting
companies. Accordingly, stockholders of Regency after a
deregistration will likely receive less, and less frequent, financial, business
and other information about Regency than they received when Regency was a public
reporting company. In addition, deregistration could negatively
affect stockholders’ ability to buy or sell Regency’s common stock in the public
markets.
The accompanying information statement
contains details of the corporate actions described above. You are
urged to read it carefully and in its entirety.
The accompanying information statement
is first being mailed to our stockholders on or about [______], 2010 to
stockholders of record as of [_______], 2010. The corporate actions
described therein will take effect on or about [_____], 2010 [20 calendar days
after mailing].
Thank you for your continued
support.
Sincerely,
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/s/
Laurence S. Levy
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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2010
NEITHER
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS:
APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THE CORPORATE ACTION; PASSED UPON THE MERITS OR
FAIRNESS OF THE CORPORATE ACTION; OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE
DISCLOSURE IN THIS DOCUMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
REGENCY
AFFILIATES, INC.
610
N.E. JENSEN BEACH BLVD.
JENSEN
BEACH, FL 34957
(772)
334-8181
PRELIMINARY
INFORMATION
STATEMENT
INTRODUCTION
This Information Statement is furnished
to the holders of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Regency Affiliates,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “Regency”), having an address at
610 N.E. Jensen Beach Blvd., Jensen Beach, Florida 34597, in connection with the
following corporate actions unanimously approved by the Board of Directors of
the Company on January 28, 2010, and the written consent in lieu of a meeting,
dated February 26, 2010, of the holders of a majority of the Company’s issued
and outstanding shares of common stock:
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an
amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation to effect a
1-for-100 reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock (the “Reverse
Stock Split”); and
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an
amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation immediately
following the Reverse Stock Split to effect a 100-for-1 forward stock
split (the “Forward Stock Split”).
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We refer to the Reverse Stock Split and
the Forward Stock Split collectively as the “Transaction.”
The Reverse Stock Split will become
effective at 4:58 p.m. (New York City time) on the date of filing with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware of the certificate of amendment for
the Reverse Stock Split, and the Forward Stock Split will become effective at
4:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date of filing with the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware of the certificate of amendment for the Forward Stock
Split. Regency intends to file the certificates of amendment on
[________], 2010, or as soon as practicable thereafter. We refer to
the date and time that the Reverse Stock Split becomes effective as the
“effective time of the Reverse Stock Split,” and we refer to the date and time
that the Forward Stock Split becomes effective as either the “effective time of
the Forward Stock Split” or the “effective time of the
Transaction.”
The form
of certificate of amendment for the Reverse Stock Split is attached as
Appendix A
to this Information
Statement and the form of certificate of amendment for the Forward Stock Split
is attached as
Appendix
B
to this Information Statement.
The Transaction will not result in any
change in the number of shares of common stock held by stockholders of Regency
other than stockholders of who, immediately prior to the effective time of the
Reverse Stock Split, own fewer than 100 shares of Regency’s common
stock. Stockholders owning fewer than 100 shares of common stock
immediately before the effective time of the Reverse Stock Split will no longer
own such shares after the effective time of the Reverse Stock Split and, in lieu
thereof, will be entitled to receive from the Company $6.00 in cash, without
interest, for each of such shares of common stock. Based on current
holdings of stockholders of record, we estimate that approximately 19,115 shares
will be purchased from stockholders (less than 0.5% of Regency’s total
outstanding shares), for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $114,690,
and that the number of record stockholders of the company will be reduced from
approximately 2,501 to approximately 176.
With
fewer than 300 stockholders of record expected after the transactions, Regency
will be permitted to, and intends to, file for termination of registration of
its common stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”). Deregistration is expected to result in significant
annual cost savings to Regency, however, deregistration would also, after a 90
day waiting period, result in Regency no longer being subject to certain
disclosure and other requirements under the federal securities laws that are
applicable to public reporting companies. Accordingly, stockholders
of Regency after a deregistration will likely receive less, and less frequent,
financial, business and other information about Regency than they received when
Regency was a public reporting company. In addition, deregistration
could negatively affect stockholders’ ability to buy or sell Regency’s common
stock in the public markets.
This document provides you with
detailed information about the Transaction. Please see “Where You Can
Find More Information” for additional information about Regency on file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
This Information Statement was first
mailed to stockholders on or about [___________], 2010, and the Transaction will
take effect on or about [_____________], 2010, or as soon as practicable
thereafter.
NEITHER
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS:
APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THE CORPORATE ACTION; PASSED UPON THE MERITS OR
FAIRNESS OF THE CORPORATE ACTION; OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE
DISCLOSURE IN THIS DOCUMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
SUMMARY
TERM SHEET
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QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE TRANSACTION AND THE FORM OF YOUR SHARE
OWNERSHIP
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SPECIAL
FACTORS
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PURPOSE
OF AND REASONS FOR THE TRANSACTION
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EFFECTS
OF THE TRANSACTION
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BENEFITS
OF THE TRANSACTION
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DISADVANTAGES
OF THE TRANSACTION
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ALTERNATIVES
CONSIDERED
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FAIRNESS
OF THE TRANSACTION
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U.S.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
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MARKET
FOR COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
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MARKET
PRICES OF THE COMMON STOCK
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DIVIDEND
POLICY
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TRANSFER
AGENT
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REGENCY
REPURCHASES OF SECURITIES
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SECURITIES
TRANSACTION INVOLVING AFFILIATES
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SUMMARY
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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THE
TRANSACTION
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THE
AMENDMENTS
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EXCHANGE
OF CERTIFICATES
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REGULATORY
APPROVALS
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NO
APPRAISAL OR DISSENTERS’ RIGHTS; ESCHEAT LAWS
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CONDITIONS
TO COMPLETION OF THE TRANSACTION
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SOURCE
OF FUNDS FOR THE TRANSACTION
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MANAGEMENT
OF REGENCY
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DIRECTORS
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EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT DIRECTORS
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SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
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SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
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CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
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COST
OF THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT
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WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
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DOCUMENTS
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
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APPENDICES:
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APPENDIX
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Form
of Certificates of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of Regency
Affiliates, Inc. (Reverse Stock Split)
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APPENDIX
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Form
of Certificates of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of Regency
Affiliates, Inc. (Forward Stock Split)
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APPENDIX
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Opinion
of Madison Williams and
Company
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SUMMARY
TERM SHEET
THIS SUMMARY TERM SHEET PROVIDES AN
OVERVIEW OF THE MATERIAL TERMS OF THE CORPORATE ACTION DESCRIBED IN THIS
INFORMATION STATEMENT. FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION WE URGE YOU TO
CAREFULLY READ THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT AND ITS APPENDICES. FOR
YOUR CONVENIENCE, WE HAVE CROSS-REFERENCED TO THE LOCATION IN THIS INFORMATION
STATEMENT WHERE YOU CAN FIND A MORE COMPLETE DISCUSSION OF THE ITEMS DISCUSSED
BELOW.
AS USED IN THIS INFORMATION
STATEMENT, “REGENCY,” THE “COMPANY,” “WE,” “OUR,” “OURS” AND “US” REFER TO
REGENCY AFFILIATES, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION
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THE
TRANSACTION
Regency expects that, in connection
with, or as a result of, the Transaction:
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Regency’s
stockholders holding fewer than 100 shares of Regency’s common stock
immediately prior to the effective time of the Reverse Stock Split will no
longer own such shares after the Transaction and instead will be entitled
to receive a cash payment from Regency of $6.00 for each such share,
without interest (see “Questions and Answers About the Transaction and the
Form of your Share Ownership”, “Special Factors – Effects of the
Transaction” and “The Transaction – The
Amendments”);
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All
stockholders of Regency other than stockholders holding fewer than 100
shares of Regency’s common stock immediately prior to the effective time
of the Reverse Stock Split (discussed above) will continue to hold the
same number of shares of Regency’s common stock after completion of the
Transaction and such stockholders will not be entitled to receive any cash
in the Transaction (see “Questions and Answers About the Transaction and
the Form of your Share Ownership”, “Special Factors – Effects of the
Transaction” and “The Transaction – The
Amendments”);
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Approximately
19,115 shares of Regency’s common stock, representing less than 0.5% of
Regency’s total outstanding shares, will be purchased from stockholders in
the Transaction for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $114,690
(see “Special Factors – Effects of the Transaction – Effects on
Regency”);
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Regency
will terminate registration of its common stock under federal securities
laws, thereby terminating Regency’s obligation to file annual and periodic
reports and proxy statements with the SEC, which will result in
stockholders receiving less, and less frequent, business, financial and
other information about Regency, although Regency intends to continue to
have its financial statements audited by an independent registered public
accountant on an annual basis following the Transaction (see “Special
Factors – Purpose of and Reasons For the Transaction”, “Special Factors –
Effects of the Transaction”, “Special Factors – Benefits of the
Transaction” and “Special Factors – Disadvantages of the
Transaction”);
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After
a 90 day waiting period following deregistration of Regency’s common
stock, which we sometimes refer to as “the 90 day waiting period”, certain
other provisions of the federal securities laws will no longer be
applicable to Regency and/or its officers, directors and stockholders,
including:
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obligating Regency’s executive officers, directors and 10% stockholders to file
reports with the SEC relating to transactions in Regency
securities;
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provisions obligating persons acquiring 5% or more of Regency’s common stock to
file beneficial ownership reports with the SEC,
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provisions
regulating cash tender offers for more than 5% of Regency’s common stock,
including tender offers by the issuer or its affiliates (other than Regulation
14E under the Exchange Act, which will continue to apply to all tender offers);
and
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provisions
subjecting trading in Regency’s securities by executive officers, directors and
10% stockholders to reporting obligations and, in certain instances,
disgorgement of profits from trading.
See
“Special Factors – Purpose of and Reasons For the Transaction”, “Special Factors
– Benefits of the Transaction”, “Special Factors – Disadvantages of the
Transaction”, “Special Factors – Effects of the Transaction” and
“Special Factors – Fairness of the Transaction - Interests of Regency’s
Directors and Executive Officers and Affiliates in the
Transaction”.
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Regency
anticipates cost savings of approximately $200,000 per year, or
approximately ___% of our total expenses for the year ended December 31,
2009, as a result of the deregistration of its common stock, including
compliance costs associated with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and
related regulations (See “Special Factors – Purpose of and Reasons For the
Transaction” and “Special Factors – Benefits of the
Transaction”);
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Deregistration
of Regency’s common stock and the anticipated reduction of publicly
available information for Regency could negatively affect stockholders’
ability to buy or sell Regency’s common stock (See “Special Factors –
Benefits of the Transactions – Comparing the Benefits of the Transaction
versus Remaining an SEC Reporting Company” and “Special Factors –
Disadvantages of the Transaction”).
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Based
on the considerations described in this Information Statement, Regency’s
Board, including its independent director, has determined that the
Transaction is substantively and procedurally fair to Regency’s
unaffiliated stockholders who will be cashed out as a result of the
Transaction and its unaffiliated stockholders who will remain stockholders
of Regency after the Transaction is consummated. See “Special
Factors – Fairness of the
Transaction”.
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QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE TRANSACTION AND THE FORM OF YOUR SHARE
OWNERSHIP
Many of
our stockholders hold their shares through a broker, bank or other nominee
rather than directly in their own name. If you own shares through a
brokerage account or bank or other nominee, you are considered the “beneficial
owner” of the shares and the shares are commonly referred to as being held in
“street name.” If you hold shares of our common stock in “street
name,” then your broker, bank or other nominee is considered the stockholder of
record with respect to those shares and not you. We intend to treat
stockholders holding shares of our common stock in street name through a nominee
(such as a bank or broker) in the same manner as stockholders whose shares are
registered in their own name. Accordingly, if you hold 100 or more
shares of common stock in street name, your shares will not be purchased in the
Reverse Stock Split and you will remain a stockholder after consummation of the
Transaction. On the other hand, if you hold fewer than 100
shares of common stock in street name, it is our intention that you receive cash
for your shares. However, the bank, broker or other nominee holding
your shares may have its own internal procedures with respect to transactions
like the Reverse Stock Split that may lead to a different result. For
example, your nominee may also hold shares for other beneficial owners of our
common stock such that,
in the
aggregate,
the nominee holds 100 or more shares, and the nominee may not
be obligated to treat the Transaction as affecting the holdings of each
individual beneficial owner. In that case, you would not receive cash
for your shares.
IF
YOU HOLD FEWER THAN 100 SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK IN STREET NAME, WE ENCOURAGE
YOU TO CONTACT YOUR BANK, BROKER OR OTHER NOMINEE DIRECTLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
TO DETERMINE HOW THEY INTEND TO TREAT YOUR SHARES AND, IF DESIRED, TO MAKE
ARRANGEMENTS TO CHANGE THE FORM OF OWNERSHIP OF YOUR SHARES.
The
following questions and answers are intended to serve as a guide to
understanding how your shares will be treated in the Transaction. The
answers below assume that brokers or other nominees of street name holders will
apply the Transaction to each street name holder’s account independent of other
accounts maintained by that nominee. If you own your shares in
“street name”, please contact your broker to determine how the Transaction will
affect your shares, and, if desired, to make arrangements to change the form of
your ownership of shares.
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I OWN LESS THAN 100 COMMON SHARES, HOW WILL I BE AFFECTED BY THE
TRANSACTION?
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Regency’s
stockholders holding fewer than 100 shares immediately prior to the
effective time of the Reverse Stock Split will no longer own such shares
after the Transaction and instead will be entitled to receive a cash
payment from Regency of $6.00 for each such share, without
interest.
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IF
I OWN LESS THAN 100 COMMON SHARES, IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN CONTINUE TO OWN
MY SHARES AFTER THE TRANSACTION?
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Yes. If
you own fewer than 100 shares, you can avoid having those shares purchased
in the Reverse Stock Split, and continue to hold those shares after the
Transaction, by purchasing additional shares and holding those shares such
that you are the owner of 100 or more shares in the same discrete
account. However, there has been very limited historical
trading in Regency’s shares so you may not be able to acquire additional
shares at prices you would consider to be reasonable, or at
all. Your increased holdings would need to be reflected prior
to the effective time of the Reverse Stock
Split.
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IF
I OWN 100 OR MORE COMMON SHARES, HOW WILL I BE AFFECTED BY THE
TRANSACTION?
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If
you own 100 or more shares immediately prior to the effective time of the
Reverse Stock Split, following the Transaction, you will continue to hold
the same number of shares of Regency’s common stock. You will
not be entitled to receive any cash in the Transaction.
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THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO IF I OWN 100 OR MORE COMMON SHARES, BUT WOULD LIKE
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE CASH FOR MY SHARES AS A
RESULT OF THE TRANSACTION?
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Yes. If
you own 100 or more shares, you can take advantage of the opportunity to
receive cash for your shares in one of two
ways:
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first,
you can sell some of your shares such that the number of shares you hold
immediately prior to the effective time of the Reverse Stock Split is less
than 100 (however, there has been very limited historical trading in
Regency’s shares so you may not be able to sell shares at prices you would
consider to be reasonable, or at all);
or
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second,
you can divide your ownership among multiple and distinct accounts, such
as a retirement account or account for a family member, prior to the
effective time of the Reverse Stock Split, such that each discrete account
holds less than 100 shares. For purposes of the Transaction, we
will presume that shares of Regency common stock held by a discrete owner
are held distinct from shares held by any other owner except where the
names of the owners are the same or substantially similar and Regency has
reason to believe based on the holder’s addresses or other indications
that the shares are held by the same owner. If you so divide
your holdings, you will be entitled to receive cash in the Transaction for
the shares held in each distinct account that holds less than 100
shares.
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WHAT
HAPPENS IF I OWN 100 OR MORE COMMON SHARES, BUT THE SHARES ARE SPLIT AMONG
DISTINCT ACCOUNTS AND I HOLD LESS THAN 100 COMMON SHARES IN EACH
ACCOUNT?
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We
do not intend to pay cash to holders of 100 shares or more; however, there
can be no assurance that our transfer agent will be able to successfully
compare your holdings across multiple brokerage and/or record
accounts. Accordingly, there is a significant risk that shares
held by you in accounts with less than 100 shares will be purchased in the
Reverse Stock Split even though you collectively own more than 100 shares
of our common stock. To ensure that your shares will not be
purchased in the Reverse Stock Split, you should contact your broker for
shares held by you in street name, and our transfer agent for shares held
by you of record, in order to register all of your holdings of record
and/or consolidate your holdings in a single account.
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WHY
IS THE COMPANY PROPOSING TO DO THE FORWARD STOCK SPLIT FOLLOWING THE
REVERSE STOCK SPLIT?
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The
purpose of the Forward Stock Split is to make the Transaction as
non-disruptive as possible to stockholders who are not receiving cash in
the Transaction. Stockholders who are not entitled to receive
cash in the Transaction will not be required to turn in their share
certificates or otherwise take any action in connection with the
Transaction. The Forward Stock Split is also intended to guard
against an excessive increase in the Company’s share price following the
Transaction which could otherwise potentially result from the Reverse
Stock Split. See “Special Factors – Purpose and Reasons for the
Transaction” and “The Transaction – Exchange of
Certificates”.
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DO
THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF REGENCY THAT CONSIDERED THE TRANSACTION HAVE
ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT THE COMPANY’S STOCKHOLDERS SHOULD
BE AWARE OF?
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Yes. Our
officers and directors own more than 100 shares of Regency’s common stock,
and will remain stockholders of Regency following the consummation of the
Transaction. Following the Transaction and subsequent
deregistration of Regency’s common stock, Regency’s officers and directors
will no longer be subject to certain filing requirements under the
Exchange Act. See “Special Factors – Fairness of the
Transaction - Interests of Regency’s Directors and Executive Officers and
Affiliates in the Transaction”
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AM
I ENTITLED TO APPRAISAL RIGHTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE
TRANSACTION?
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No. Stockholders
do not have appraisal or dissenters’ rights under Delaware state law or
Regency’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws in connection with the
Transaction. See “The Transaction – No Appraisal or Dissenters’
Rights; Escheat Laws”.
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SPECIAL
FACTORS
PURPOSE
OF AND REASONS FOR THE TRANSACTION
The purpose
of the Transaction is to reduce the number of common stockholders of record to
fewer than 300, permitting Regency to file for termination of registration of
its common stock under the federal securities laws. Termination of
such registration will terminate Regency’s obligation to file annual and
periodic reports and make other filings with the SEC, which we expect will
result in cost savings for Regency. Our independent director
concluded, and the Board of Directors concurred, that the costs associated with
being a public reporting company, including, but not limited to, the costs
associated with compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related
regulations, are not justified by the benefits derived by Regency as a result of
being a public reporting company. Regency estimates that it will save
approximately $200,000, or approximately ___% of our total expenses for the year
ended December 31, 2009, annually by terminating the registration of its common
stock. Regency expects to save this amount even though it intends to
continue to have its financial statements audited by an independent registered
public accountant on an annual basis following the
Transaction.
The
reduction in the number of stockholders of record is being effectuated by the
Reverse Stock Split which will result in stockholders holding fewer than 100
shares of common stock in any discrete account receiving $6.00 per
share. Our independent director established the 1-for-100 ratio for
the Reverse Stock Split in an effort to: first, minimize the aggregate cost
required for Regency to purchase the necessary number of shares of common stock;
and second, establish a ratio that would reliably reduce the number of
stockholders of record to less than 300 while still maintaining some level of
liquidity in the remaining shares of common stock outstanding. The
$6.00 per share price chosen by our independent director was based on a
valuation analysis performed by the independent director’s financial
advisor.
The Reverse Stock Split will be
immediately followed by the Forward Stock Split. The ratio applicable
to the Forward Stock Split is 100-for-1. Accordingly, a stockholder
who owns 100 or more shares of common stock immediately prior to the effective
time of the Reverse Stock Split will hold the same number of shares of common
stock immediately following the Transaction. The purpose of the
Forward Stock Split is to make the Transaction as non-disruptive as possible to
stockholders who are not receiving cash in the
Transaction. Stockholders who are not entitled to receive cash in the
Transaction will not be required to turn in their share certificates or
otherwise take any action in connection with the Transaction. The
Forward Stock Split is also intended to guard against an excessive increase in
the Company’s share price following the Transaction which could otherwise
potentially result from the Reverse Stock Split.
The Transaction was structured to
include a reverse stock split because the Board, including the independent
director, determined that it was the most cost-effective and efficient means for
ensuring that, following the Transaction, Regency would sufficiently reduce the
number of record holders to deregister Regency’s common stock (see
“-Alternatives Considered”). Although the Reverse Stock Split does
not provide for appraisal or dissenters’ rights under Delaware law or under our
certificate of incorporation or bylaws, Regency believes that the Transaction is
procedurally and substantively fair to its unaffiliated stockholders who will be
cashed out in the Transaction and its unaffiliated stockholders who will remain
stockholders of Regency following the consummation of the
Transaction. Accordingly, Regency’s Board, including the
independent director, did not consider the absence of appraisal rights to be a
material factor in determining to structure the Transaction to include the
Reverse Stock Split.
The
Transaction is being undertaken at this time because the Board, including the
independent director, believes that it is in the best interests of Regency and
its stockholders, including unaffiliated stockholders, to obtain the cost
savings expected to be derived from the Transaction, particularly before Regency
is required to incur expenses related to the implementation of Section 404 under
the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. The Board began to pursue a
deregistration transaction similar to the Transaction in 2005 for the same
reasons, but significant uncertainty with respect to Regency’s operations,
management and value resulting from then pending litigation effectively
precluded Regency from completing the transaction. The Board began to
reconsider a deregistration transaction shortly after the July 2009 settlement
of the litigation. See “Special Factors – Fairness of the Transaction
– Background of the Transaction”.
EFFECTS
OF THE TRANSACTION
As a result of the Reverse Stock Split,
Regency’s stockholders holding fewer than 100 shares of Regency’s common stock
before the effective time of the Reverse Stock Split will be entitled to receive
a cash payment from Regency of $6.00 per share, without interest, for each share
of common stock held immediately prior to the effective time of the Reverse
Stock Split. No other stockholders of Regency will be entitled to
receive cash for their shares.
If you
hold shares of our common stock in “street name,” then your broker, bank or
other nominee is considered the stockholder of record with respect to those
shares and not you. We intend to treat stockholders holding shares of
our common stock in street name through a nominee (such as a bank or broker) in
the same manner as stockholders whose shares are registered in their own
name. Accordingly, if you hold 100 or more shares of common stock in
street name, your shares will not be purchased in the Reverse Stock Split and
you will remain a stockholder after consummation of the
Transaction. On the other hand, if you hold fewer than 100
shares of common stock in street name, it is our intention that you receive cash
for your shares. However, the bank, broker or other nominee holding
your shares may have its own internal procedures with respect to transactions
like the Reverse Stock Split that may lead to a different result. For
example, your nominee may also hold shares for other beneficial owners of our
common stock such that,
in the
aggregate,
the nominee holds 100 or more shares, and the nominee may not
be obligated to treat the Transaction as affecting the holdings of each
individual beneficial owner. In that case, you would not receive cash
for your shares.
IF
YOU HOLD FEWER THAN 100 SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK IN STREET NAME, WE ENCOURAGE
YOU TO CONTACT YOUR BANK, BROKER OR OTHER NOMINEE DIRECTLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
TO DETERMINE HOW THEY INTEND TO TREAT YOUR SHARES AND, IF DESIRED, TO MAKE
ARRANGEMENTS TO CHANGE THE FORM OF OWNERSHIP OF YOUR SHARES.
The Transaction will have various
effects on Regency and its affiliated stockholders and unaffiliated
stockholders, including those effects described below.
Effects
on Regency
The implementation of the Transaction
is expected to have the following effects on Regency:
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REDUCTION
IN THE NUMBER OF STOCKHOLDERS AND THE NUMBER OF OUTSTANDING SHARES.
Regency believes that the Transaction will reduce the number of record
common stockholders from approximately 2,501 to approximately
176. In calculating this number, Regency assumed that
holders of approximately 19,115 common shares held in accounts with fewer
than 100 shares will receive cash in exchange for all of their shares in
the Transaction. Accordingly the number of outstanding shares
of common stock will decrease from 3,468,544 shares, as of February 4,
2010, to approximately 3,449,429 shares, a reduction of less than
0.5%. The proforma impact of such reduction in shares
outstanding on Regency’s earnings per share and book value per share is
immaterial.
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TERMINATION
OF EXCHANGE ACT REGISTRATION. Regency’s common stock is currently
registered under the Exchange Act. Regency plans to terminate this
registration if, as expected, Regency’s common stock is no longer held by
300 or more stockholders of record after the Transaction. Termination of
registration of Regency’s common stock under the Exchange Act would
substantially reduce the information Regency is required to furnish to its
stockholders and to the SEC. It would also make certain
provisions of the Exchange Act, such as the short-swing profit recovery
provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, Section 16(a) reporting
for officers, directors, and 10% stockholders, proxy statement disclosure
in connection with stockholder meetings, and the related requirement of an
annual report to stockholders, no longer applicable. Regency intends to
apply for such termination as soon as practicable following the
Transaction.
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EFFECT
ON MARKET FOR COMMON STOCK. There can be no assurance that Regency’s
common stock will continue to trade on the “pink sheets” after the
Transaction. Even if Regency’s common stock does continue to
trade on the “pink sheets,” stockholders may experience reduced liquidity
in the market for Regency’s shares, and this reduced liquidity may
adversely affect the market price of the common
stock.
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EFFECTS
ON REGENCY MANAGEMENT. As part of the cost reductions expected
from the Transaction, we expect that the compensation paid to some or all
of Regency’s officers and directors will be reduced following Regency’s
deregistration with the SEC. The allocation of such cost
reduction among our officers and directors has not yet been determined,
but the aggregate reduction is expected to be approximately
$50,000. Moreover, as part of such cost reduction or otherwise,
one or more directors or officers of Regency may determine to resign as
such at some point following completion of the Transaction. No
such resignation has yet been proffered and no assurance can be given that
any such resignation or other change in management will
occur. Regency does not intend to remove any of its officers or
directors following the
Transaction.
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EFFECTS
ON REGENCY’S BUSINESS. We do not anticipate that the Transaction will have
any material effect on Regency’s business and operations, and we expect
that Regency will continue to conduct its business and operations after
the effective date of the Transaction in substantially the same manner as
they are currently being conducted. However, Regency management
intends to evaluate Regency’s business, investments and corporate and
capital structure, as a non-SEC reporting company, with a view towards
maximizing value to Regency’s stockholders and positioning Regency for
possible future investment opportunities. Such evaluation may
include a possible dividend or spin-off of certain of Regency’s
investments and/or cash assets such that Regency’s stockholders would hold
such investments and/or cash directly or through a successor entity,
rather than through their holding of Regency’s common stock. No
such transaction has yet to be fully considered by Regency’s management
and no assurance can be given that any such transaction will ever be fully
considered or, if fully considered,
effectuated.
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Effects
on Affiliated Stockholders
The Transaction will have various
effects on stockholders who are affiliates of Regency, as described below. As
used in this Information Statement, the term “affiliated stockholder” means any
stockholder who is a director or executive officer of Regency, or who owns 10%
or more of Regency’s outstanding common stock and the term “unaffiliated
stockholder” means any stockholder other than an affiliated
stockholder.
No
affiliated stockholders will have shares purchased in the Transaction because no
affiliated stockholder owns, or will own immediately prior to the effective time
of the Reverse Stock Split, less than 100 shares of common
stock. Effects of the Transaction on affiliated stockholders (all of
whom will remain as stockholders after the Transaction) will
include:
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Reduced
Reporting Requirements for Officers and Directors. Regency’s directors and
executive officers and affiliates will no longer be subject to the
reporting and short-swing profit provisions under the Exchange Act with
respect to changes in their beneficial ownership of Regency common
stock;
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Cash
Tender Offer Transactions No Longer Regulated. After a 90 day waiting
period, cash tender offer transactions by the Company and affiliates will
no longer be regulated (other than by Exchange Act Regulation 14E, which
applies to all tender offers); and
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Decreased
Liquidity. There can be no assurance that Regency’s common
stock will continue to trade on the “pink sheets” after the
Transactions. Even if Regency’s common stock does continue to
trade on the “pink sheets,” affiliated stockholders may experience reduced
liquidity in the market for Regency’s shares, and this reduced liquidity
may adversely affect the market price of our common
stock.
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Effects
on Unaffiliated Stockholders
The Transaction will have various
effects on stockholders who are not affiliates of Regency, as described
below. The effects of the Transaction on an unaffiliated stockholder
will vary based on whether or not the unaffiliated stockholder’s shares will be
purchased in the Transaction.
Unaffiliated Stockholders whose
Shares are Purchased in the Transaction
.
Unaffiliated
Stockholders owning fewer than 100 common shares immediately prior to the
effective time of the Reverse Stock Split will:
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Receive
$6.00 in cash, without interest, per
share;
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No
longer have any equity interest in Regency and, therefore, will not
participate in Regency’s future potential earnings or growth, if any;
and
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Potentially
be required to pay federal and, if applicable, state and local income
taxes on the cash amount received in the Transaction. See
“Special Factors – U.S. Federal Income Tax
Consequences.”
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Remaining Unaffiliated
Stockholders
.
Potential
effects on unaffiliated Regency stockholders who remain as stockholders after
the Transaction include:
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Decreased
Access to Information. Regency intends to terminate the
registration of its common stock under the Exchange Act. As a result,
Regency will no longer be subject to the periodic reporting requirements
and the proxy rules of the Exchange Act. However, Regency intends to
continue to have its financial statements audited by an independent
registered public accountant on an annual basis following the Transaction
Further, executive officers, directors and other affiliates, along with
persons acquiring 5% of Regency’s common stock, would no longer be subject
to many of the reporting requirements and restrictions of the Exchange
Act, including, without limitation, the reporting and short-swing profit
provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange
Act;
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No
Regulation of Cash Tender Offer Transactions. Cash tender offers for the
beneficial ownership of more than 5% of Regency’s common stock, and cash
tender offer transactions by issuers and affiliates will no longer be
regulated (other than by Exchange Act Regulation 14E, which applies to all
tender offers); and
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Decreased
Liquidity. There can be no assurance that Regency’s common
stock will continue to trade on the “pink sheets” after the
Transaction. Even if Regency’s common stock does continue to
trade on the “pink sheets,” affiliated stockholders may experience reduced
liquidity in the market for Regency’s shares, and this reduced liquidity
may adversely affect the market price of the common
stock.
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BENEFITS
OF THE TRANSACTION
Benefits
of Termination as an SEC Reporting Company
Regency incurs substantial annual costs
as a result of its status as a reporting company and obligation to file with the
SEC various reports under the Exchange Act, including annual reports on Form
10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current Reports on Form 8-K and proxy
statements pursuant to Regulation 14A.
The annual savings that Regency expects
to realize as a result of the Transaction are estimated to be approximately
$200,000, or approximately ___% of our total expenses for the year ended
December 31, 2009, consisting of approximately $100,000 in reduced legal fees,
$15,000 in reduced audit services, $30,000 related to reductions in costs
associated with annual meetings, printing, filing, transfer agent and other
miscellaneous fees and expenses, $50,000 of reduced director and officer
compensation costs and $5,000 in reduced premiums for directors and officers
insurance. Based on Regency’s size and resources, the Board does not
believe the additional costs associated with remaining an SEC reporting company
are justified.
While
Regency expects to realize costs savings as a result of the Transaction, Regency
does not expect to eliminate the expenses described above in their
entirety. Following the Transaction, Regency anticipates that it will
continue to incur audit fees, certain expenses related to stockholders meetings,
legal fees, director and officer compensation and insurance expenses and other
costs, albeit on a reduced basis as compared to its expenses as an SEC reporting
company.
Comparing
the Benefits of Termination versus Remaining an SEC Reporting
Company
The Board believes that Regency does
not benefit significantly from being an SEC reporting company. Such
benefits include:
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The
ability to use Company stock, as opposed to cash or other consideration,
to effect acquisitions. We have not found the occasion to
acquire other businesses using stock as consideration and do not presently
intend to do so;
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An
enhanced ability to use Company stock to attract, retain and incentivize
employees. We have no employees, or need for employees, other
than our present executives who in part already receive equity based
compensation; and
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An
enhanced company image often accompanies publicly reporting company
status. We have determined that due to our size and other factors (such as
the lack of analyst and press coverage of Regency and its stock, low
trading volume and the lack of significant distribution of our common
stock among institutional investors) we have not enjoyed an appreciable
enhancement in Company image as a result of our publicly reporting company
status.
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While stockholders of an SEC reporting
company are entitled to the rights and protections afforded to stockholders
under the federal securities laws and access to increased disclosure required by
the federal securities laws, the Board believes that the costs of complying with
such regulations (approximately $200,000 per year, or approximately ___% of our
total expenses for the year ended December 31, 2009) outweigh the
benefits. Even as an SEC reporting company, there is a very limited
trading market for Regency’s shares, especially for sales of larger blocks of
Regency’s shares, and the independent director believes that stockholders thus
derive little benefit from Regency’s status as an SEC reporting company, other
than the increased disclosure required and protections afforded by the federal
securities laws. During the three-month period prior to the Board
approving the Transaction, the average daily trading volume of the Company’s
common stock was less than 250 shares. Regency’s small public float
and limited trading volume have limited the ability of Regency’s stockholders to
sell their shares without also reducing Regency’s trading price. In
addition, depending on the frequency and content of information pertaining to
Regency that the Company determines to make publicly available after the
Transaction, our common stock may continue to be listed on the “pink sheets”
after it is deregistered, thereby affording Regency’s remaining stockholders an
opportunity to continue to purchase or sell shares on the over-the-counter
market. There can be no assurance, however, that our common stock
will continue to be quoted on the pink sheets or that there will be a market for
Regency common stock after the Transaction.
Further, because of the limited trading
volume of Regency’s common stock, the independent director does not believe that
Regency’s ability to raise capital through sales of its securities or to acquire
other business entities using Regency’s stock as consideration for an
acquisition, is significantly enhanced by Regency’s status as a public
company. If for any reason the Board of Directors decides in the
future to access the public capital markets, Regency could do so by filing a
registration statement for such securities.
Benefits
of the Transaction to affiliates of Regency are expected to include the
following:
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Regency’s
officers and directors, and persons holding 5% or more of Regency’s common
stock will benefit because, after the 90 day waiting period, cash
tender offer transactions by issuers and affiliates will no longer be
regulated (other than by Exchange Act Regulation 14E, which applies to all
tender offers);
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Regency’s
officers and directors, and persons holding 5% or more of Regency’s common
stock will benefit because, after the 90 day waiting period, such
officers, directors and 5% stockholders will no longer be required to
report their acquisition, disposition or ownership of shares under the
Exchange Act; and
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Affiliates
of Regency may benefit from the reduction in total shares outstanding or
from the cost savings by Regency not being public, either or both of which
may result in higher earnings per share, which in turn may result in a
higher price for their shares than they would have received if Regency
remained public.
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See “—Interests of Regency’s Directors
and Executive Officers and Affiliates in the Transaction”.
Benefits
of the Transaction to unaffiliated stockholders of Regency are expected to
include the following:
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Unaffiliated
stockholders holding fewer than 100 shares immediately before the
Transaction will, subject to special considerations for holders of common
stock in street name (see “– Effects of the Transaction”), be
paid cash for their shares at a significant premium over recent trading
prices of the Company’s common stock without any deduction for brokerage
commissions or other transaction costs;
and
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Unaffiliated
stockholders who remain stockholders of Regency after the Transaction may
benefit from the reduction in total shares outstanding or from the cost
savings by Regency not being public, either or both of which may result in
higher earnings per share, which in turn may result in a higher price for
their shares than they would have received if Regency remained
public.
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DISADVANTAGES
OF THE TRANSACTION
Disadvantages
of the Transaction to Regency are expected to include the
following:
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Regency’s
working capital and assets will be decreased by approximately $384,690 to
fund the purchase of shares and to pay the other costs of the Transaction;
and
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the
limited ability that Regency has to raise capital in the public securities
markets or to use its stock as an acquisition currency may be effectively
eliminated, though the Company does not believe that such ability is
significantly enhanced by Regency’s status as a public
company.
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Disadvantages
of the Transaction to affiliates of Regency are expected to include the
following:
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Regency’s
officers and directors, as well as affiliates, may experience reduced
liquidity for their shares of common stock, even if the common stock
continues to trade on the “pink sheets”, and this reduced liquidity may
adversely affect the market price of the common
stock.
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Disadvantages
of the Transaction to unaffiliated stockholders of Regency are expected to
include the following:
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cash price offered to stockholders under the Transaction could be less
than the market price at the time the Board decides to implement the
Transaction;
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remaining
stockholders may experience reduced liquidity for their shares of common
stock, even if the common stock continues to trade on the “pink sheets”,
and this reduced liquidity may adversely affect the market price of the
common stock;
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less
public information about Regency will be required or available after the
Transaction and officers will no longer be required to certify the
accuracy of Regency’s financial
statements;
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after
a 90 day waiting period following deregistration of Regency’s common
stock, certain other provisions of the federal securities laws will no
longer be applicable to Regency and/or its officers, directors and
stockholders, including:
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provisions
obligating Regency’s executive officers, directors and 10% stockholders to
file reports with the SEC relating to transactions in Regency
securities;
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provisions
obligating persons acquiring 5% or more of Regency’s common stock to file
beneficial ownership reports with the
SEC;
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provisions
regulating cash tender offers for more than 5% of Regency’s common stock,
including tender offers by the issuer or its affiliates (other than
Regulation 14E under the Exchange Act, which will continue to apply to all
tender offers);
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provisions
subjecting trading in Regency’s securities by executive officers,
directors and 10% stockholders to reporting obligations and, in certain
instances, disgorgement of profits from
trading;
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stockholders
whose shares are purchased in the Transaction will be unable to
participate in any future operating results of Regency after the
Transaction on account of those purchased
shares.
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ALTERNATIVES
CONSIDERED
The independent director considered
remaining a public reporting company as well as several alternatives to the
Transaction that could accomplish the reduction in the number of record
stockholders to fewer than 300, but ultimately rejected these alternatives
because the independent director believed that a reverse stock split would be
the simplest and most cost-effective method. Consistent with his
authority and mandate, other than remaining a public reporting company, the
independent director did not consider alternatives to a deregistration
transaction. See “–Fairness of the Transaction – Background of the
Transaction.”
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REMAIN
PUBLIC. The independent director considered not pursuing a
transaction that would enable Regency to deregister is common stock, the
result of which would be that the Company would continue to be a public
reporting company. However, the independent director believed
that the benefits to remaining public were outweighed by the
disadvantages. Accordingly, the independent director concluded
that remaining a public reporting company was less favorable than pursuing
a transaction that would enable Regency to deregister its common
stock.
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CASH
TENDER OFFER BY REGENCY. The independent director did not
believe that a tender offer would necessarily result in the purchase of a
sufficient number of shares to reduce the number of record holders to
fewer than 300 because many stockholders with a small number of shares
might not make the effort to tender their shares. Conversely, a
reverse stock split would be guaranteed to cash out such small
holders. Further, in a cash tender offer, Regency would be
required to purchase shares from all tendering stockholders up to the
maximum number of shares specified in the cash tender offer, which could
result in a substantially greater cash expenditure without any guarantee
that the share purchased would result in the number of record holders
being reduced to fewer than 300. In comparison, a reverse stock
split is highly likely to allow Regency to accomplish its SEC
deregistration objectives and at a relatively determinable and modest
overall cost as compared to a tender offer
transaction.
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CASH-OUT
MERGER. The independent director considered and rejected this
alternative as a more cumbersome, and likely more expensive, method of
reducing Regency’s record stockholders to less than 300 as compared to a
reverse stock split transaction. The independent director
believed that a merger would require the formation and capitalization of a
new entity that would be a constituent party in the merger, and the
documentation and filing with appropriate governmental entities of
applicable merger documentation. Moreover, due to equal
treatment of stockholder requirements, the merger terms would likely
result in more fractional shares, and consequently a greater cash outlay
to purchase fractional shares, than the number of fractional shares
expected to result from the Reverse Stock Split. Finally, the
independent director believed that a cash-out merger structure was more
appropriate in a transaction where an affiliate sought to acquire all of
the shares held by non-affiliates, which was not the objective of the
deregistration transaction being considered by the independent
director.
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PURCHASE
OF SHARES BY REGENCY IN THE OPEN MARKET. The independent
director rejected this alternative because he concluded that it was
unlikely that Regency could acquire shares from a sufficient number of
record holders to accomplish the Company’s objectives, in large part
because Regency would not be able to dictate that open market share
purchases only be from record holders selling all of their
shares.
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In summary, the independent director
considered these alternatives in order for Regency to terminate its registration
as an SEC reporting company. As discussed above, these alternatives were
considered inferior for the reason that either there would be no guarantee that
they would accomplish Regency’s objective, or for the reason that the
alternatives would be more cumbersome and/or require a greater
depletion of the Company’s cash. Consequently the independent
director concluded that a reverse stock split was the most expeditious and
economical means of accomplishing Regency’s objectives. In approving
the Transaction, the Board considered, and adopted, the alternatives analysis
undertaken by the independent director.
FAIRNESS
OF THE TRANSACTION
Background
of the Transaction
The Board of Directors of Regency first
considered the idea of pursuing a deregistration of its common stock under the
federal securities laws in April 2005. At that time, the Board
considered a proposal prepared by Laurence Levy, our President and Chief
Executive Officer, to reduce the number of Regency’s record stockholders to
below 300 through a reverse split of the Company’s outstanding common stock such
that, as a result, the Company would be permitted to terminate its status as an
SEC reporting company.
In light
of the fact that Regency’s majority stockholder was an affiliate of certain
members of the Board, in order to avoid any possible or perceived conflict of
interest in the analysis or pursuit of the proposal, the Board determined to
establish a special committee of independent directors for the purpose of
assessing the proposal and, if the special committee determined to proceed with
the proposal, to determine the terms of the relevant transaction. The
Board also authorized the retention of both legal and financial advisors by the
independent committee in connection with its evaluation. The members
of the special committee were Errol Glasser, who remains a current director of
the Company, and Stanley Fleishman, who resigned as a director of the Company in
October 2006. The special committee’s authority and mandate was
limited to considering whether to pursue a deregistration transaction, and to
establish the structure and terms of any such transaction. The
special committee was not authorized to consider or pursue transactions in which
deregistration was not the central objective, such as a sale of the company, as
an alternative to a deregistration transaction, as the Board believed that
consideration of any such transaction would more appropriately be undertaken by
the Board as a whole.
Between April and June 2005, the
independent committee, with the assistance of its counsel, Eaton & Van
Winkle LLP, undertook an assessment of the deregistration proposal, including
its benefits and detriments, concluding that a deregistration would be in the
best interests of Regency’s stockholders. The independent
committee thereupon undertook, with the assistance of its financial advisor, SMH
Capital Inc., to establish the terms of the reverse stock split transaction
after determining that a reverse stock split transaction would be the best means
of accomplishing the deregistration objective as compared to other possible
alternatives.
Between June and October 2005, the
independent directors worked with SMH Capital and Regency’s management in order
to establish terms for the reverse stock split that the independent committee
believed were fair to Regency’s unaffiliated stockholders. During an
October 17, 2005 Board meeting, the independent committee unanimously determined
that a reverse stock split ratio of 1-for-100 and cash consideration
of $6.50 for shares to be purchased in the transaction was fair to the
unaffiliated stockholders of the Company, and the independent committee
unanimously approved and recommended the proposed transaction. Based
on the independent directors’ determination and recommendation, the Board
thereupon unanimously voted to approve the proposed transaction, and Regency
management proceeded to implement the deregistration transaction.
In
January 2006, the plaintiffs in the action captioned Gatz, et al. v. Ponsoldt,
Sr., et al., (C.A. No. 174-N) filed an amended complaint in the
Delaware Court of Chancery alleging various claims in connection with the
October 2002 recapitalization of the Company. The original complaint
in this action, which had been filed in January 2004, was dismissed in its
entirety by October 2005. Regency’s Board believed that the filing of
the amended complaint, which sought a wide range of remedies including
significant monetary damages and an unwinding of the various transactions
comprising the 2002 recapitalization, created significant uncertainty with
respect to Regency’s future operations, financial condition and
value.
The parties to the Delaware litigation
proceeded to file various motions and appeals through June 2007, at which time
the parties entered into negotiations with a view toward the settlement of the
action. In January 2008, the parties reached an agreement in
principle, and by July 2009 the settlement had been approved by the court and
fully implemented. The settlement, among other things, provided for
payment of $3,000,000 plus interest to the plaintiff class by Regency’s former
director defendants in the action, and indemnification by Regency of such former
directors with respect to such liability.
In July 2009, in light of the
significant settlement payment and passage of time, Mr. Levy proposed that the
Board reconsider the deregistration transaction and terms of the reverse stock
split. The Board authorized Errol Glasser, Regency’s sole independent
director, to undertake such a reconsideration to determine whether the earlier
proposed reverse stock split remained in the best interests of Regency’s
stockholders, and if so, to re-evaluate the applicable reverse stock split ratio
and consideration to be paid for shares in the transaction. The Board
again authorized the engagement of SMH Capital to assist Mr. Glasser in his
re-evaluation. Mr. Glasser’s authority and mandate was limited to considering
whether to pursue a deregistration transaction, and to establish the structure
and terms of any such transaction. Mr. Glasser was not authorized to
consider or pursue transactions in which deregistration was not the central
objective, such as a sale of the company, as an alternative to a deregistration
transaction, as the Board believed that consideration of any such transaction
would more appropriately be undertaken by the Board as a
whole.
On July
14, 2009, at Mr. Glasser’s direction, Regency engaged SMH Capital to assist Mr.
Glasser in his re-evaluation of the Transaction. Mr. Glasser met with
representatives of SMH Capital and Mr. Levy on July 22, 2009 and then again on
August 24, 2009 to discuss the Transaction generally and for due diligence
purposes, among other things, to gain an understanding of changes in Regency’s
business, capital structure and financial condition which may have occurred
since the proposed 2005 transaction or which were being considered by
Regency. Among the items discussed was Regency’s intention to redeem
its outstanding shares of Series D 7% Cumulative Contingent Convertible Junior
Preferred Stock and Series C Senior Preferred Stock, which Mr. Glasser advised
should be completed prior to implementing the Reverse Stock
Split. SMH Capital thereupon began their evaluation of the Reverse
Stock Split, conducting several additional meetings by conference telephone with
Mr. Glasser, Mr. Levy, other representatives of Regency and representatives of
Regency’s operating subsidiaries. The Series D and Series C preferred
stock redemptions were completed on October 19, 2009 and January 11, 2010,
respectively. The redemption price paid for the Series D preferred
stock was $10.00 per share of Series D preferred stock. The
redemption price paid for the Series C preferred stock was satisfied by
delivering to the holders of Series C preferred stock Regency’s 80% common stock
interest in National Resource Development Corporation.
Regency’s
engagement with SMH Capital was assumed by Madison Williams and Company as of
December 31, 2009 as part of a management buy-out of certain business units of
SMH Capital by Madison Williams. The representatives of SMH Capital
who had been actively involved in the Regency engagement continued in their
roles on behalf of Madison Williams after the buy-out. During
November 2009 and January 2010, such representatives shared their preliminary
valuation analyses with the independent director with a view toward assisting
the independent director in his determination of the ratio for, and cash
consideration to be paid in, the Reverse Stock Split. Based on the
preliminary analyses but subject to completion of the Madison Williams valuation
report, the independent director determined to pursue a 100-1 Reverse Stock
Split in which fractional shares would be purchased for $6.00 per pre-split
share.
At a
Board meeting on January 28, 2010, representatives of Madison Williams presented
their valuation report that formed the basis for their opinion as to the
fairness of the terms of the Reverse Stock Split. On the same day,
after considering additional questions and comments on its report from the
independent director, Madison William’s delivered its final report to the Board,
together with its letter stating that, as of January 28, 2010, the $6.00 cash
consideration to be paid in the Reverse Stock Split was fair, from a financial
point of view, to Regency’s unaffiliated stockholders. The
independent director thereupon formally approved the Reverse Stock Split,
including the reverse stock split ratio of 1-for-100 and cash consideration of
$6.00 per pre-split share, and recommended to the Board that the Transaction be
pursued on such terms by Regency. Based on such recommendation and
the report and opinion of Madison Williams, the Board approved the Transaction
on January 28, 2010.
Independent
Director Considerations
Regency’s
Board of Directors authorized Errol Glasser, who is an independent director as
defined in NASDAQ Rule 5605(a)(2) and Rule 10A-3(b)(1) of the Exchange Act, to
assess the proposed deregistration transaction and to determine its
terms. After determining that the Reverse Stock Split would be the
best means of accomplishing the Company’s deregistration objective as compared
to other possible alternatives, Mr. Glasser determined the cash consideration to
be paid in the Reverse Stock Split and the size of the Reverse Stock
Split. Mr. Glasser was authorized to retain, and received
assistance from, legal and financial advisors in connection with his
determinations.
In evaluating the Transaction, the
independent director relied on his knowledge of the business, financial
condition and prospects of Regency as well as the advice of legal and financial
advisors. In view of the wide variety of factors considered in
connection with the evaluation of the Transaction, the independent director did
not find it practicable to, and did not quantify or otherwise attempt to assign
relative weights to the specific factors he considered in reaching his
determinations. The discussion herein of the information and factors
considered by the independent director is not intended to be exhaustive, but is
believed to include all material factors considered by the independent
director. In determining to recommend proceeding with the Transaction
and in determining its substantive fairness to Regency’s unaffiliated
stockholders, the independent director considered the following:
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OPINION
AND REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR. The independent director
considered and adopted the opinion of Madison Williams rendered as of
January 28, 2010, including the valuation analyses included in the report
supporting such opinion, to the effect that, as of the date of such
opinion and based upon and subject to certain matters stated therein, the
$6.00 per share in cash to be paid to those stockholders of Regency
receiving such consideration, is fair, from a financial point of view, to
Regency’s unaffiliated stockholders. For more information about
the opinion you should read the discussion below under “– Opinion and
Report of Madison Williams and Company” and a copy of the opinion of
Madison Williams attached as Appendix C to this Information
Statement. The independent director adopted the report and
opinion of Madison Williams notwithstanding the absence of an updated
appraisal for the Security West property (which Madison Williams noted as
a potential weakness in its analysis) based on his belief that Madison
Williams’ research regarding the current state of the Baltimore real
estate market enabled Madison Williams to assess a reasonable discount
(10%) to the 2003 appraised value of the Security West
property.
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CURRENT
AND HISTORICAL PRICES OF REGENCY’S COMMON STOCK. The
independent director considered both the historical market prices and
recent trading activity and current market prices of Regency common stock.
You should read the discussion under “Market for Common Stock and Related
Stockholder Matters” for more information about Regency’s stock
prices. The independent director noted that, as a positive
factor, the cash payment of $6.00 per share payable to stockholders in the
Transaction represents a $2.70 premium over the closing sales prices of
Regency’s common stock during the twelve months preceding approval of the
Transaction.
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NET
BOOK VALUE. As of September 30, 2009, the net book value per
common share was $5.95. While the independent director noted
that the cash payment of $6.00 per share payable to stockholders in the
Transaction represents a premium over the net book value per share as of
September 30, 2009, the independent director also noted that book value
per common share is an historical accounting value which may be more or
less than the net market value of Regency’s assets after payment of its
liabilities.
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GOING
CONCERN VALUE. In considering going concern value, the
independent director considered and adopted analyses by Madison Williams
based on multiples of EBITDA (Earnings before Interest, Taxes,
Depreciation and Amortization) and revenue of comparable SEC reporting
companies and discounted cash flow valuations. See “–
Opinion and Report of Madison Williams and Company.” Accordingly, the
independent director believes that Madison Williams’ going concern
analysis supports its determination that the Transaction is fair to
unaffiliated stockholders.
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LIMITED
LIQUIDITY FOR REGENCY COMMON STOCK. The independent director
recognized the lack of an active trading market and the very limited
liquidity of Regency’s common stock. The independent director
considered the effects of this factor on both the stockholders who own
less than 100 shares of common stock and whose shares will be purchased in
the Transaction as well as those stockholders who will remain after the
Transaction. With respect to the stockholders whose shares will be
purchased in the Transaction, the independent director recognized that the
Transaction presents such stockholders with an opportunity to liquidate
their holdings at a price which represented a premium to recent trading
prices of Regency’s common stock, without incurring brokerage commissions
and other transaction costs. With respect to the stockholders who will
remain after the Transaction, the independent director noted that the
effect of the Transaction on their liquidity is mitigated by the limited
liquidity they currently experience and that the shares may continue be
quoted on the “pink sheets” after the Transaction. There can be
no assurance, however, that our common stock will continue to be quoted on
the pink sheets or that there will be a market for Regency common stock
after the Transaction.
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FUTURE
COST SAVINGS TO STOCKHOLDERS WHO WILL REMAIN. The independent
director considered that stockholders remaining after the Transaction will
benefit from the reduction of direct and indirect costs borne by Regency
to maintain its status as an SEC reporting company. For a full
discussion of the cost savings, see “Special Factors – Benefits of the
Transaction — Benefits of Termination as an SEC Reporting
Company.”
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FAIRNESS
OF THE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT RATIO. The independent director
selected a 1-for-100 ratio for the Reverse Stock Split. In
selecting the ratio, the independent director sought a ratio that could be
used to reliably reduce the number of stockholders of record to less than
300, still maintain some level of liquidity in the remaining shares of
common stock outstanding and minimize the cost required for Regency to
cash-out the necessary number of shares of common stock. The
independent director considered other ratios, but selected a 1-for-100
ratio based on the foregoing
factors.
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LIQUIDATION
VALUE. Although the independent director did not determine the
liquidation value of the Company, the independent director believes that a
liquidation value would likely be significantly less than the going
concern value presented in the Madison Williams report since any such
valuation would likely include a significant discount as is customarily
applied in a liquidation scenario. Moreover, the independent
director did not believe that a liquidation value would be appropriate for
purposes of considering the fairness of the amount to be paid in the
Transaction since liquidation of the Company was not an alternative
considered in lieu of the
Transaction.
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The independent director also believes
that the Transaction is procedurally fair to Regency’s unaffiliated stockholders
based upon, among other things:
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that
the independent director was accorded exclusive discretion and authority
in determining whether Regency should proceed with the Transaction as well
as in determining the substantive terms of the Reverse Stock
Split;
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that
the independent director was advised by independent counsel and an
independent financial adviser;
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that
the Transaction is being effected in accordance with the applicable
requirements of Delaware law;
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that
stockholders can increase, divide or otherwise adjust their existing
holdings, prior to the effective date of the Transaction, so as either to
retain some or all of their shares or to be cashed-out with respect to
some or all of their shares; however, the independent director recognized
that the ability of stockholders to so increase, divide or adjust their
holdings may be limited by the limited trading market of the Company’s
common stock, which may prevent stockholders from purchasing or selling
shares of our common stock at prices they consider reasonable, or at all;
and
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stockholders
who are cashed-out may have the option to repurchase shares of Regency on
the pink sheets with the cash obtained in the Transaction (although the
limited trading volume in Regency’s common stock that currently exists and
is expected to continue following the consummation of the Transaction may
prevent stockholders who are cashed-out from purchasing shares of our
common stock at prices they consider to be reasonable, or at
all).
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No unaffiliated stockholder
representative was retained to act solely on behalf of the unaffiliated
stockholders in the Transaction, and the Transaction was not approved by any of
Regency’s unaffiliated stockholders. However, the independent
director does not believe that an unaffiliated stockholder representative or
unaffiliated vote requirement was necessary to ensure the procedural and
substantive fairness of the Transaction because he believes there was sufficient
representation in the decision-making by the independent director to protect the
interests of unaffiliated stockholders. More specifically, the
independent director believes that his appointment, as a non-management director
unaffiliated with Regency’s majority stockholder, together with the authority to
engage independent advisors, enabled him to act in the best interests of
Regency’s unaffiliated stockholders, resulting in procedural fairness to such
stockholders, and that the analyses and alternatives considered by the
independent director, including the report and opinion of Madison Williams,
resulted in terms for the Transaction which are substantively fair to Regency’s
unaffiliated stockholders. The Company does not intend to grant
unaffiliated stockholders access to the Company’s corporate files in connection
with the Transaction.
Based on the foregoing, the independent
director believes that the Transaction is procedurally and substantively fair to
Regency’s unaffiliated stockholders who will be cashed out in the transaction
and Regency’s unaffiliated stockholders who will remain stockholders after the
transaction is consummated.
Approval
by the Board
The Board based its approval of the
Transaction on the same factors considered by the independent director in
determining the fairness of the Transaction, and has adopted the recommendation
and analysis of the independent director in arriving at its fairness
determination. The Board, including the independent director, have
determined that the Transaction is substantively and procedurally fair to
Regency’s unaffiliated stockholders who will be cashed out in the transaction
and unaffiliated stockholders who will remain stockholders of Regency after the
transaction is consummated. Prior to approving the Transaction, the
Board reviewed the independent director’s recommendation and the reasons
therefore, as well as alternatives considered, as discussed above under
“Independent Director Considerations,” and reviewed with Madison Williams its
report and fairness opinion. The Board had an opportunity to ask
questions and discuss each of the analyses presented by Madison
Williams. After considerable discussion, the Board concurred in the
recommendations of the independent director and his reasoning in reaching those
recommendations and adopted the analysis of the independent director in arriving
at its fairness determination.
Interests
of Regency’s Directors and Executive Officers and Affiliates in the
Transaction
Stockholders should be aware that
Regency’ executive officers and directors have interests in the Transaction that
are in addition to, or different from, the stockholders
generally. These interests may create potential conflicts of interest
and include the following:
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our
executive officers and each member of the Board of Directors holds shares
in excess of 100 shares and will, therefore, retain shares of common stock
after the Transaction;
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Regency’s
officers and directors, and persons holding 5% or more of Regency’s common
stock will benefit because, after the 90 day waiting period, cash
tender offer transactions by issuers and affiliates will no longer be
regulated (other than by Exchange Act Regulation 14E, which applies to all
tender offers); and
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Regency’s
officers and directors, and persons holding 5% or more of Regency’s common
stock will benefit because, after the 90 day waiting period, such
officers, directors and 5% stockholders will no longer be required to
report their acquisition, disposition or ownership of shares under the
Exchange Act.
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Stockholder
Approval
On February 26, 2010, the holders of
55.7% of Regency’s issued and outstanding common stock, including Royalty
Holdings LLC, our majority stockholder and an affiliate of Regency’s senior
management, and each of our officers and directors, delivered to Regency a
written consent in lieu of a meeting, which approved the Reverse Stock Split and
the Forward Stock Split.
Under Section 228 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), any action that can be taken at an annual or
special meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior
notice and without a vote, if the holders of outstanding stock having not less
than the minimum number of votes that are necessary to authorize or take such
action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present
have consented to such action in writing. Under Section 242 of the
DGCL, the approval of the Reverse Stock Split and the Forward Stock Split
requires the affirmative vote or written consent of a majority of the votes
entitled to be cast by holders of Regency’s issued and outstanding common
stock. Accordingly, this Information Statement is furnished solely
for the purpose of informing the stockholders of the Company of the corporate
actions described herein before they take effect in accordance with the DGCL and
the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder.
We are not asking stockholders to
vote on, or otherwise approve, either the Reverse Stock Split or the Forward
Stock Split.
Opinion
and Report of Madison Williams and Company.
On July 14, 2009, Regency retained SMH
Capital Inc., the predecessor to Madison Williams, to consider the fairness,
from a financial point of view, of the cash consideration to be paid to those
stockholders of Regency receiving the cash consideration. On January
28, 2010, Madison Williams delivered its written opinion that, as of such date,
the cash consideration to be paid for fractional shares resulting from the
Reverse Stock Split was fair from a financial point of view to Regency’s
unaffiliated stockholders.
The independent director retained SMH
Capital based upon the following factors: SMH Capital was (and Madison Williams
is) an independent and experienced provider of valuation and fairness opinions
and it does not have an advisory or other potentially conflicting role in the
Transaction. No limitations were imposed by the independent director
or the Board on Madison Williams (or its predecessor) with respect to the
investigations made or procedures followed by it in rendering its
opinion. Neither Madison Williams nor its predecessor has performed
investment banking services for the Company or any of its affiliates in the past
or received fees for other services provided to the Company or its affiliates,
other than fees related to the Transaction, including for services provided in
connection with evaluation of the Transaction in 2005, and fees in connection
with customary valuation and investment banking services.
Madison Williams’ opinion and report
were delivered at the request of the independent director in connection with his
and the Board’s consideration of the Transaction. Madison Williams’ opinion does
not address the business decision by Regency to engage in the Transaction or
address the relative merits of any alternatives discussed by the independent
director and the Board. Madison Williams did not make, and was not requested by
Regency or any other person to make, any recommendations as to the relative
merits of any alternative considered by the independent director or the
Board.
THE FULL TEXT OF MADISON WILLIAMS’
WRITTEN OPINION DESCRIBES THE ASSUMPTIONS MADE, MATTERS CONSIDERED AND LIMITS ON
THE REVIEW UNDERTAKEN. THE FULL TEXT OF MADISON WILLIAMS’ REPORT ON
WHICH THEIR OPINION IS BASED WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AND COPYING
AT REGENCY’S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES DURING ITS REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS BY
ANY INTERESTED SECURITY HOLDER OR REPRESENTATIVE OF AN INTERESTED SECURITY
HOLDER SO DESIGNATED IN WRITING. THE DESCRIPTION OF MADISON WILLIAMS’
OPINION AND REPORT CONTAINED IN THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT SHOULD BE REVIEWED
TOGETHER WITH THE FULL TEXT OF THE WRITTEN OPINION AND REPORT, WHICH YOU ARE
URGED TO READ CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY. THE SUMMARY OF THE OPINION
AND REPORT OF MADISON WILLIAMS SET FORTH IN THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT IS
QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO THE FULL TEXT OF SUCH OPINION AND
REPORT ATTACHED RESPECTIVELY AS APPENDIX C HERETO AND AS AN EXHIBIT TO THE
SCHEDULE 13e-3 FILED BY THE COMPANY WITH THE SEC WITH RESPECT TO THE
TRANSACTION.
In connection with the rendering of its
opinion and report, Madison Williams:
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discussions with Regency senior management, board members and key
personnel;
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publicly available information for
Regency;
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Examined
financial and operating projections of Regency and its operating
holdings;
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Reviewed
a 2003 appraisal conducted on the Security West property owned by Security
Land and Development Company Limited
Partnership;
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Reviewed
independent third-party research regarding the Baltimore real estate
market;
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Compared
Regency’s and its operating holdings’ financial results with those of
comparable publicly-traded
companies;
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Reviewed
published estimates of independent research analysts with respect to the
future financial performance of companies comparable to Regency and its
operating holdings;
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Analyzed
public information related to the premium, as represented by the price
paid in excess of the then-current market value, paid by majority
stockholders to buy out minority stockholders in public companies over the
past four years.
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Talked
to the Company’s legal counsel regarding the deregistration process and
the potential impact of the transaction on stockholders;
and
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Performed
such other financial studies and analyses and considered such other
information as Madison Williams deemed appropriate for the purposes of its
analysis.
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Madison Williams relied upon the
accuracy and completeness of the financial and other information used by it
without assuming any responsibility for independent verification of such
information and further relied upon the assurances of the Company’s management
that they are not aware of any facts of circumstances that would make such
information inaccurate or misleading. The Board, including the
independent director, reviewed such materials for accuracy and completeness, and
found Madison Williams’ reliance upon them to be reasonable. With
respect to the financial projections of the Company and its operating holdings,
Madison Williams assumed that such projections had been reasonably prepared on a
basis reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgment of the
management of the Company as to the future financial performance of the Company
and its operating holdings, and that the Company and its operating holdings will
perform substantially in accordance with such projections. Madison
Williams also assumed that the net operating loss schedule provided to it by the
Company had been reasonably prepared on a basis reflecting the best currently
available historical information and judgments of the management of the
Company.
Madison Williams did not conduct a
physical inspection of the properties and facilities of the Company and its
operating holdings, did not make or obtain from third parties any evaluations or
appraisals of the assets and liabilities of the Company or its operating
holdings, and had limited direct communications with the operating management of
the Company’s holdings. As part of its analyses, Madison Williams
reviewed an appraisal obtained by Security Land and Development Company Limited
Partnership in 2003 in connection with the 2003 refinancing of the Security West
property owned by Security Land. Madison Williams was not authorized
by the independent director to obtain a formal update to the 2003 appraisal of
the Security West property, however, as part of its analysis, Madison Williams
did conduct research regarding the Baltimore real estate market in order to
assess changes in the Security West local real estate market, and the estimated
impact on the 2003 appraised value. The independent director believed
that Madison Williams’ research regarding the current state of the Baltimore
real estate market enabled Madison Williams to assess a reasonable discount
(10%) to the 2003 appraised value of the Security West property without the
benefit of an updated appraisal on the property. Madison Williams
nonetheless noted in its report that the absence of an updated appraisal of the
Security West property represents a potential weakness in the analysis
underlying its opinion. See “Sum-of-Parts Valuation –
Security Land and Development
Company Limited Partnership
” for a discussion of the methodology employed
by Madison Williams in assessing a 10% discount to the 2003 appraised value for
the Security West property.
With respect to all legal, accounting,
and tax matters arising in connection with the Transaction, Madison Williams
relied without independent verification on the accuracy and completeness of the
advice provided to the Company by its legal counsel, accountants and other
financial advisers. During the course of its discussions with
Regency’s management and legal counsel, Madison Williams was informed of an
ongoing disagreement with the general partner of Security Land and Development
Company Limited Partnership regarding the proper allocation of the taxable
income generated by the Security West property. Specifically, Madison
Williams was advised that the dispute between the parties relates to which
allocation provisions of Security Land's limited partnership agreement should
govern the allocation of Security Land's operating (taxable) income for the
applicable years. The general partner's position is that the regular
allocation provisions, under which 95% of Security Land's operating income
would be allocated to Regency, control. Regency's position is that special
so-called "regulatory allocation" provisions of the partnership agreement, which
override the normal allocations of operating income, control and that under
these provisions, the Security Land partners other than Regency should be
allocated most of the partnership's operating income during the years at
issue. For purposes of its valuation, Madison Williams declined to express
any conclusions on the issue of which allocation provisions are controlling, and
took what it believed to be a neutral view of the allocation issue by assuming
that 50% of Security Land’s taxable income is allocated to Regency with the
other 50% being allocated to the partners other than Regency. Madison
Williams did not conduct an independent legal or tax analysis of the matter and
relied upon the Company and its legal counsel for information regarding this
matter.
In arriving at its opinion, Madison
Williams did not attribute any particular weight to any analysis or factors
considered by it and believes that its analyses must be considered as a whole
and that selecting portions of its analyses, without considering all analyses,
would create an incomplete view of the process underlying its
opinion.
Madison Williams received a
non-contingent fee of $100,000 for rendering the fairness opinion attached as
Appendix C, $25,000 of which was paid at the time of the engagement of SMH
Capital and the balance of which was due and payable at the time such opinion
was delivered to the independent director. Regency also agreed, in
connection with the issuance of its opinion letter in connection with the
Transaction, to indemnify Madison Williams, its affiliates and each of its
directors, officers, agents and employees and each person, if any, controlling
Madison Williams or any of its affiliates against certain liabilities, including
liabilities under federal securities laws. Madison Williams has
consented to the use and summary of the fairness opinion in this Information
Statement.
Madison Williams undertook two
approaches to valuing Regency’s common stock: a sum-of-parts valuation that
analyzes the total fair market value of Regency’s assets, less current
liabilities; and a going concern valuation that discounts Regency’s projected
cash flows through 2018.
Sum-of-Parts
Valuation
. In its sum-of-parts valuation, Madison Williams
sought to estimate the total current fair market value of the Company’s assets
less its liabilities, including tax liabilities and transaction costs associated
with a sale of the assets.
Security Land and Development
Company Limited Partnership.
In determining the current fair
market value of Regency interest in Security Land and Development Company
Limited Partnership, which owns a building referred to as Security West, Madison
Williams utilized two approaches. First, using the current equity
value approach, Madison Williams increased the 2003 appraised value of the
property of $110,500,000 to $112,700,000 based on six years of assumed
straight-line appreciation (based on the 2018 appraised residual value),
discounted such adjusted appraised value by 10% to account for Madison Williams’
estimated deterioration in the local commercial real estate market since 2003,
and then reduced the discounted adjusted appraised value by the $69,710,000 of
debt secured by the property, resulting in a value for Regency’s interest in
Security Land of $15,860,000. Second, using the residual value
approach, Madison Williams discounted the 2018 appraised residual value of the
property of $116,000,000, as reduced by 10% to account for Madison Williams’
estimated deterioration in the local commercial real estate market since 2003
and by the $10,000,000 of debt secured by the property that is scheduled to be
outstanding at such time, to present value utilizing a 10.5% discount rate and
then applied a 70% probability of lease renewal. The resulting value
of Regency’s interest in Security Land of $12,841,000 was then reduced to
reflect the net present value of projected cash flows and assumed tax
liabilities through 2018, resulting in a net present value of
$8,007,000.
Madison
Williams calculated the net present value based on the financial projections for
Security Land set forth below. The projections are forward-looking
statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those statements.
Security Land Summary
Financial Projections
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2009
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
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2017
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2018
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RENT
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$
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13,195,023
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$
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13,333,839
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$
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13,446,489
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$
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13,562,519
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$
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13,682,030
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$
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13,805,126
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$
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13,931,915
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$
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14,062,507
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$
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14,197,018
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$
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14,335,563
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1217
– OPERATING REIMBURSEMENTS
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112,650
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116,030
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119,511
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123,096
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126,789
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130,593
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134,510
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138,546
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142,702
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138,816
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TENANT
REIMBURSEMENTS
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60,000
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61,800
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63,654
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|
65,564
|
|
|
|
67,531
|
|
|
|
69,556
|
|
|
|
71,643
|
|
|
|
73,792
|
|
|
|
76,006
|
|
|
|
116,848
|
|
INTEREST
OTHER
|
|
|
10,500
|
|
|
|
10,500
|
|
|
|
10,500
|
|
|
|
10,500
|
|
|
|
10,500
|
|
|
|
10,500
|
|
|
|
10,500
|
|
|
|
10,500
|
|
|
|
10,500
|
|
|
|
10,500
|
|
|
|
|
13,404,339
|
|
|
|
13,518,789
|
|
|
|
13,636,673
|
|
|
|
13,758,094
|
|
|
|
13,883,157
|
|
|
|
14,011,971
|
|
|
|
14,144,651
|
|
|
|
14,281,310
|
|
|
|
14,422,070
|
|
|
|
14,605,613
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING
EXPENSES
|
|
|
3,822,894
|
|
|
|
3,937,581
|
|
|
|
4,055,709
|
|
|
|
4,177,380
|
|
|
|
4,302,701
|
|
|
|
4,431,782
|
|
|
|
4,564,736
|
|
|
|
4,701,678
|
|
|
|
4,842,728
|
|
|
|
4,988,010
|
|
REGENCY
ASSET MANAGEMENT FEE (1)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
REAL
ESTATE TAXES
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
OPERATING INCOME
|
|
|
8,981,445
|
|
|
|
8,981,208
|
|
|
|
8,980,965
|
|
|
|
8,980,714
|
|
|
|
8,980,455
|
|
|
|
8,980,189
|
|
|
|
8,979,915
|
|
|
|
8,979,632
|
|
|
|
8,979,341
|
|
|
|
9,017,603
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INTEREST
EXPENSE
|
|
|
3,345,381
|
|
|
|
3,097,914
|
|
|
|
2,838,568
|
|
|
|
2,574,288
|
|
|
|
2,282,285
|
|
|
|
1,983,781
|
|
|
|
1,670,947
|
|
|
|
1,347,185
|
|
|
|
999,697
|
|
|
|
639,618
|
|
INCOME
BEFORE DEPRECIATION
|
|
|
5,636,064
|
|
|
|
5,883,294
|
|
|
|
6,142,397
|
|
|
|
6,406,426
|
|
|
|
6,698,170
|
|
|
|
6,996,408
|
|
|
|
7,308,968
|
|
|
|
7,632,448
|
|
|
|
7,979,645
|
|
|
|
8,377,986
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DEPRECIATION
|
|
|
1,421,223
|
|
|
|
1,421,223
|
|
|
|
1,482,686
|
|
|
|
1,482,686
|
|
|
|
1,482,686
|
|
|
|
1,482,686
|
|
|
|
1,482,686
|
|
|
|
1,482,686
|
|
|
|
1,656,166
|
|
|
|
1,656,166
|
|
AMORTIZED
DEBT COST ($10.3M-185 MOS)
|
|
|
701,685
|
|
|
|
701,685
|
|
|
|
701,685
|
|
|
|
701,685
|
|
|
|
701,685
|
|
|
|
701,685
|
|
|
|
701,685
|
|
|
|
701,685
|
|
|
|
701,685
|
|
|
|
701,685
|
|
TOTAL
DEPRECIATION/ AMORTIZATION
|
|
|
2,122,908
|
|
|
|
2,122,908
|
|
|
|
2,184,371
|
|
|
|
2,184,371
|
|
|
|
2,184,371
|
|
|
|
2,184,371
|
|
|
|
2,184,371
|
|
|
|
2,184,371
|
|
|
|
2,357,851
|
|
|
|
2,357,851
|
|
TAXABLE
INCOME
|
|
|
3,513,156
|
|
|
|
3,760,386
|
|
|
|
3,958,025
|
|
|
|
4,222,055
|
|
|
|
4,513,799
|
|
|
|
4,812,036
|
|
|
|
5,124,597
|
|
|
|
5,448,076
|
|
|
|
5,621,794
|
|
|
|
6,020,135
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
FLOW
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TAXABLE
INCOME
|
|
|
3,513,156
|
|
|
|
3,760,386
|
|
|
|
3,958,025
|
|
|
|
4,222,055
|
|
|
|
4,513,799
|
|
|
|
4,812,036
|
|
|
|
5,124,597
|
|
|
|
5,448,076
|
|
|
|
5,621,794
|
|
|
|
6,020,135
|
|
DEPRECIATION
/AMORTIZATION
|
|
|
2,122,908
|
|
|
|
2,122,908
|
|
|
|
2,184,371
|
|
|
|
2,184,371
|
|
|
|
2,184,371
|
|
|
|
2,184,371
|
|
|
|
2,184,371
|
|
|
|
2,184,371
|
|
|
|
2,357,851
|
|
|
|
2,357,851
|
|
CAPITAL
EXPENDITURES
|
|
|
(484,500
|
)
|
|
|
(517,000
|
)
|
|
|
(489,800
|
)
|
|
|
(499,800
|
)
|
|
|
(478,300
|
)
|
|
|
(579,800
|
)
|
|
|
(491,800
|
)
|
|
|
(504,800
|
)
|
|
|
(488,800
|
)
|
|
|
(3,722,400
|
)
|
PRINCIPAL
PAYMENTS
|
|
|
(5,154,619
|
)
|
|
|
(5,402,086
|
)
|
|
|
(5,661,432
|
)
|
|
|
(5,925,712
|
)
|
|
|
(6,217,715
|
)
|
|
|
(6,516,219
|
)
|
|
|
(6,829,053
|
)
|
|
|
(7,152,815
|
)
|
|
|
(7,500,303
|
)
|
|
|
(7,860,382
|
)
|
CASH
FLOW
|
|
|
(3,055
|
)
|
|
|
(35,792
|
)
|
|
|
(8,835
|
)
|
|
|
(19,086
|
)
|
|
|
2,155
|
|
|
|
(99,611
|
)
|
|
|
(11,885
|
)
|
|
|
(25,168
|
)
|
|
|
(9,459
|
)
|
|
|
(3,204,797
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
FLOW BEFORE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
|
|
|
481,445
|
|
|
|
481,208
|
|
|
|
480,965
|
|
|
|
480,714
|
|
|
|
480,455
|
|
|
|
480,189
|
|
|
|
479,915
|
|
|
|
479,632
|
|
|
|
479,341
|
|
|
|
517,603
|
|
CAPITAL
EXPENDITURES
|
|
|
(484,500
|
)
|
|
|
(517,000
|
)
|
|
|
(489,800
|
)
|
|
|
(499,800
|
)
|
|
|
(478,300
|
)
|
|
|
(579,800
|
)
|
|
|
(491,800
|
)
|
|
|
(504,800
|
)
|
|
|
(488,800
|
)
|
|
|
(3,722,400
|
)
|
CASH
FLOW
|
|
|
(3,055
|
)
|
|
|
(35,792
|
)
|
|
|
(8,835
|
)
|
|
|
(19,086
|
)
|
|
|
2,155
|
|
|
|
(99,611
|
)
|
|
|
(11,885
|
)
|
|
|
(25,168
|
)
|
|
|
(9,459
|
)
|
|
|
(3,204,797
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLOCATION
OF TAXABLE INCOME TO REGENCY(1)
|
|
|
1,756,578
|
|
|
|
1,880,193
|
|
|
|
1,979,013
|
|
|
|
2,111,027
|
|
|
|
2,256,899
|
|
|
|
2,406,018
|
|
|
|
2,562,298
|
|
|
|
2,724,038
|
|
|
|
2,810,897
|
|
|
|
3,010,067
|
|
REGENCY'S
TAX LIABILITY AT 35%
|
|
|
614,802
|
|
|
|
658,068
|
|
|
|
692,654
|
|
|
|
738,860
|
|
|
|
789,915
|
|
|
|
842,106
|
|
|
|
896,804
|
|
|
|
953,413
|
|
|
|
983,814
|
|
|
|
1,053,524
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
REGENCY'S
PRIORITY CASH FLOW
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,047
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
NON-REGENCY
CASH FLOW
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
108
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
RESIDUAL
CASH FLOW
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
REGENCY SHARE OF NET CASH FLOW
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,047
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
REGENCY'S
CUMULATIVE SHARE OF NET CASH FLOW
|
|
|
332,776
|
|
|
|
332,776
|
|
|
|
332,776
|
|
|
|
332,776
|
|
|
|
334,823
|
|
|
|
334,823
|
|
|
|
334,823
|
|
|
|
334,823
|
|
|
|
334,823
|
|
|
|
334,823
|
|
(1)
Madison Williams assumption for purposes of its valuation of Security Land
asset.
The
probability of lease renewal utilized by Madison Williams was based on Company
management’s best estimate of the likelihood of a lease renewal in
2018. Madison Williams determined the discount rate utilized in its
analysis by adjusting an assumed 9.5% capitalization rate for the Security West
property by a risk premium of 1% to account for the property’s location and the
property’s suitability for single tenant occupancy, both of which factors were
believed by Madison Williams to limit the number of potential tenants for the
property.
For both the current equity value
approach and the residual value approach to valuing Security Land, Madison
Williams applied a 10% discount to the 2003 appraised value of the Security West
property to take into account the decline in the local commercial real estate
market. To determine an appropriate discount rate, Madison Williams
reviewed available third party research regarding national and local commercial
real estate market fluctuations since 2003, reviewed applicable commercial real
estate indices, and analyzed trends and changes in various commercial and
residential demographics (including unemployment, vacancy rates, absorption
rates, etc). In addition, Madison Williams reviewed the credit
quality of the tenant of the property, investments made (or scheduled to be
made) in and around the property, and the long term nature of the lease in
coming to its range of appropriate discounts. As part of its
valuation of the asset, Madison Williams conducted a sensitivity analysis with
regard to a range of potential declines in the underlying value of the Security
West property. Taking the considerations above into account, Madison
Williams utilized an appraisal discount which they believed was appropriate for
the Security West asset.
For the residual value approach,
Madison Williams also relied on a 70% probability of lease renewal, based on
Regency’s management’s estimate of the likelihood that the Social Security
Administration would renew its lease for the Security West
property. In estimating the likelihood that the Social Security
Administration would renew its lease, management considered a number of factors,
including the tenant’s continued occupancy of the Security West property since
1972, the proximity of the Security West facility to other facilities occupied
by the tenant, the tenant’s investment in capital improvements at the Security
West facility, the proposal by the State of Maryland to extend a light rail
service from the city of Baltimore to the location of the Security Land property
(which could be in place by 2018) and trends related to lease renewals by
government agencies more generally. Management also took into account
the availability of alternative facilities that, in management’s judgment, might
be suitable for the tenant’s purposes as well the fact that the tenant would
require a significant parcel of land and significant investment to construct its
own facility to replace the Security West property. Based on the
foregoing, management believed that it was more likely than not that the Social
Security Administration would renew its lease at the Security West
property. Accordingly, management believed that 70% was a reasonable
estimate of the probability that the Social Security Administration would renew
its lease. However, Regency’s estimate of the probability of lease
renewal is inherently subjective, and a tenant may elect to renew or not renew
its lease for any number of reasons. Accordingly, there can be no
assurance that the Social Security Administration will renew its lease at the
Security West facility on terms acceptable to Regency, or at
all.
Based on the foregoing analysis,
Madison Williams derived a “low,” “medium” and “high” current fair market value
for Regency’s interest in Security Land of $8,007,000, $11,934,000 and
$15,860,000, respectively.
MESC Capital,
LLC.
In determining the current fair market value of Regency’s
interest in MESC Capital, LLC, which owns an on-site energy facility that
supplies steam and electricity to a Kimberly-Clark tissue mill in Mobile,
Alabama under a take-or-pay contract through July 2018, Madison Williams
utilized a net present value analysis and a comparables analysis.
In its net present value analysis,
Madison Williams discounted to present value utilizing discount rates ranging
from 9% to 11% Regency’s after-tax portion of MESC’s anticipated cash flows as
well as Regency’s share of MESC’s estimated residual value in
2018. MESC’s residual value was estimated by Madison Williams by
applying a 6.5 multiple to MESC’s estimated 2018 earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, to derive an estimated 2018
enterprise value of $36.5 million. Madison Williams then reduced the
estimated enterprise value by the $1,040,000 debt that is scheduled to be
outstanding in 2018 to derive an equity value of $35.5 million and applied a 70%
probability of contract renewal to the estimated 2018 equity value to derive an
estimated residual value. The probability of contract renewal
utilized by Madison Williams was based on Company management’s best estimate of
the likelihood of a contract renewal in 2018. In determining the
discount rates utilized in its analysis, Madison Williams took into account
Kimberly-Clark’s option to terminate the contract before expiration for
contractually designated liquidated damages. Based on the foregoing,
Madison Williams derived a net present value range for Regency’s interest in
MESC of between $5.8 and $6.7 million.
Madison
Williams calculated the net present value based on the financial projections for
MESC set forth below. The projections are forward-looking statements
that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those statements.
MESC
Summary Financial Projections
|
|
|
|
12/31/2009
|
|
|
12/31/2010
|
|
|
12/31/20111
|
|
|
12/31/2012
|
|
|
12/31/2013
|
|
|
12/31/2014
|
|
|
12/31/2015
|
|
|
12/31/2016
|
|
|
12/31/2017
|
|
|
12/31/2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
|
15,594
|
|
|
|
15,599
|
|
|
|
15,586
|
|
|
|
15,769
|
|
|
|
15,933
|
|
|
|
16,077
|
|
|
|
16,311
|
|
|
|
16,396
|
|
|
|
16,471
|
|
|
|
16,535
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed
labor (includes G&A costs)
|
|
|
4,109
|
|
|
|
4,252
|
|
|
|
4,312
|
|
|
|
4,441
|
|
|
|
4,574
|
|
|
|
4,711
|
|
|
|
4,626
|
|
|
|
4,719
|
|
|
|
4,813
|
|
|
|
4,909
|
|
Managed
O&M
|
|
|
3,859
|
|
|
|
3,979
|
|
|
|
4,107
|
|
|
|
4,432
|
|
|
|
4,497
|
|
|
|
4,662
|
|
|
|
4,497
|
|
|
|
4,572
|
|
|
|
4,647
|
|
|
|
4,725
|
|
Fuel
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Other
operating expenses
|
|
|
4,411
|
|
|
|
3,743
|
|
|
|
3,376
|
|
|
|
3,775
|
|
|
|
3,427
|
|
|
|
2,900
|
|
|
|
4,635
|
|
|
|
5,003
|
|
|
|
3,632
|
|
|
|
4,174
|
|
Total
cash costs
|
|
|
12,378
|
|
|
|
11,974
|
|
|
|
11,795
|
|
|
|
12,648
|
|
|
|
12,498
|
|
|
|
12,273
|
|
|
|
13,758
|
|
|
|
14,293
|
|
|
|
13,092
|
|
|
|
13,807
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
less cash operating expenses
|
|
|
3,216
|
|
|
|
3,625
|
|
|
|
3,791
|
|
|
|
3,121
|
|
|
|
3,435
|
|
|
|
3,804
|
|
|
|
2,554
|
|
|
|
2,103
|
|
|
|
3,379
|
|
|
|
2,728
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Amortization
|
|
|
166
|
|
|
|
155
|
|
|
|
143
|
|
|
|
130
|
|
|
|
115
|
|
|
|
100
|
|
|
|
83
|
|
|
|
65
|
|
|
|
45
|
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Profit
before interest
|
|
|
3,049
|
|
|
|
3,470
|
|
|
|
3,648
|
|
|
|
2,991
|
|
|
|
3,320
|
|
|
|
3,704
|
|
|
|
2,471
|
|
|
|
2,038
|
|
|
|
3,334
|
|
|
|
2,704
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
|
|
|
1,150
|
|
|
|
1,369
|
|
|
|
1,269
|
|
|
|
1,159
|
|
|
|
1,039
|
|
|
|
910
|
|
|
|
651
|
|
|
|
523
|
|
|
|
385
|
|
|
|
231
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pre-tax
income
|
|
|
1,899
|
|
|
|
2,101
|
|
|
|
2,379
|
|
|
|
1,832
|
|
|
|
2,281
|
|
|
|
2,794
|
|
|
|
1,819
|
|
|
|
1,516
|
|
|
|
2,950
|
|
|
|
2,473
|
|
Taxes
|
|
|
1,162
|
|
|
|
1,273
|
|
|
|
1,415
|
|
|
|
1,271
|
|
|
|
1,480
|
|
|
|
1,716
|
|
|
|
1,436
|
|
|
|
1,395
|
|
|
|
1,968
|
|
|
|
1,879
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
$
|
737
|
|
|
$
|
828
|
|
|
$
|
964
|
|
|
$
|
561
|
|
|
$
|
801
|
|
|
$
|
1,078
|
|
|
$
|
384
|
|
|
$
|
120
|
|
|
$
|
981
|
|
|
$
|
595
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
less cash operating expenses
|
|
$
|
3,216
|
|
|
$
|
3,625
|
|
|
$
|
3,791
|
|
|
$
|
3,121
|
|
|
$
|
3,435
|
|
|
$
|
3,804
|
|
|
$
|
2,554
|
|
|
$
|
2,103
|
|
|
$
|
3,379
|
|
|
$
|
2,728
|
|
Debt
service
|
|
|
(2,638
|
)
|
|
|
(2,991
|
)
|
|
|
(3,033
|
)
|
|
|
(3,077
|
)
|
|
|
(3,145
|
)
|
|
|
(3,184
|
)
|
|
|
(3,102
|
)
|
|
|
(3,156
|
)
|
|
|
(3,266
|
)
|
|
|
(4,665
|
)
|
Other
cashflows
|
|
|
180
|
|
|
|
1,515
|
|
|
|
1,676
|
|
|
|
1,860
|
|
|
|
1,920
|
|
|
|
2,044
|
|
|
|
2,316
|
|
|
|
2,449
|
|
|
|
2,506
|
|
|
|
2,885
|
|
MESC
cashflows (pre-tax)
|
|
$
|
758
|
|
|
$
|
2,149
|
|
|
$
|
2,434
|
|
|
$
|
1,904
|
|
|
$
|
2,210
|
|
|
$
|
2,664
|
|
|
$
|
1,767
|
|
|
$
|
1,396
|
|
|
$
|
2,620
|
|
|
$
|
948
|
|
In its
comparables analysis, Madison Williams derived equity values for Regency’s
interest in MESC by applying valuation multiples derived from a group of
comparable public companies and transactions selected by Madison
Williams. The valuation multiples used by Madison Williams were:
enterprise value to 2010 projected revenue, enterprise value to 2010 projected
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA and
equity value to 2010 projected earnings. The enterprise value of a
comparable company was derived by increasing the company’s equity value (as
determined by reference to its stock trading price) by its debt and preferred
and minority interests and decreasing the equity value by its cash and cash
equivalents; or, if utilized in its comparable transaction analysis, by
reference to the transaction value for the company.
In selecting the company comparables,
Madison Williams chose companies with operations similar in nature to MESC
(power generation). No company included in the comparables analysis
was identical to MESC, and they significantly differ from Regency based on,
among other things, the size of the companies, the geographic coverage of the
companies’ operations and the particular business segments in which the
companies focus. Accordingly, an analysis of the results of such a comparison is
not purely mathematical, but instead involves subjective judgments and
assumptions with regard to historical and projected performance of the industry
and each comparable company and general business, economic, market and financial
conditions.
The
comparable companies selected by Madison Williams included:
Power
Generation/Transmission
Dominion
Resources, Inc.
American
Electric Power Co., Inc.
Consolidated
Edison Inc.
The AES
Corporation
DTE
Energy Co.
Constellation
Energy Group, Inc.
CenterPoint
Energy, Inc.
TransAlta
Corp.
Great
Plains Energy Inc.
Westar
Energy Inc.
Cleco
Corp.
Power
Generation Facilities
NRG
Energy, Inc.
Calpine
Corp.
Mirant
Corporation
RRI
Energy, Inc.
Dynegy
Inc
When
compared to MESC, each of these companies is significantly larger and has
significantly more resources, a broader customer base, greater geographic
coverage and a deeper management team. Significantly, investments in
these comparable companies are also highly liquid investments in comparison to
an investment in MESC, which is highly illiquid. As a result,
Madison Williams used the lower end of the trading multiples implied by these
public comparables. Madison Williams also viewed the results of this
comparable analysis within the context of other types of valuation analyses,
including comparable transaction analysis and Discounted Cash Flow
valuation. In certain cases it determined appropriate, Madison
Williams adjusted derived public market multiples to account for MESC’s single
customer base, limited size and projected growth rate.
Madison Williams’ comparables
analysis resulted in the following derived values for Regency’s interest in
MESC:
Valuation
Multiple
|
Low
|
High
|
Comparable
Public Company Multiple Based on 2010 (projected) Revenue
|
$1,509,000
|
$5,793,000
|
Comparable
Public Company Multiple Based on 2010 (projected) EBITDA
|
$5,857,000
|
$8,438,000
|
Comparable
Public Company Multiple Based on 2010 (projected) Net
Income
|
$8,276,000
|
$13,005,000
|
Transaction
Multiple Based on 2009 (estimated) EBITDA
|
$4,279,000
|
$6,596,000
|
Based on the range of above values, and
taking into account the aforementioned valuation range of $5.8 million and $6.7
million determined by the net present value analysis, Madison Williams
interpolated a valuation range for Regency's interest in MESC of $5,200,000 to
$8,100,000, of which the midpoint was $6,650,000. Madison Williams
labeled these valuation points, respectively, "low", "high" and
"medium". These valuation points were then used to represent the MESC
component in the sum-of-parts valuation, summarized below. Each
component was given equal weight within its respective column.”
Summary of Sum-of-Parts
Valuation.
The results of the sum of parts valuation performed
by Madison Williams are summarized below:
|
|
Low
|
|
|
Medium
|
|
|
High
|
|
Security
Land
|
|
$
|
8,007,000
|
|
|
$
|
11,934,000
|
|
|
$
|
15,860,000
|
|
MESC
|
|
|
5,200,000
|
|
|
|
6,650,000
|
|
|
|
8,100,000
|
|
Cash
& cash equivalents
1
|
|
|
6,776,000
|
|
|
|
6,776,000
|
|
|
|
6,776,000
|
|
Total
asset value
|
|
$
|
19,983,000
|
|
|
$
|
25,359
,000
|
|
|
$
|
30,736,000
|
|
Less:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transaction
expenses
2
|
|
|
(1,000,000
|
)
|
|
|
(1,000,000
|
)
|
|
|
(1,000,000
|
)
|
Tax
on Gain
3
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(41,000
|
)
|
|
|
(135,000
|
)
|
Balance
Sheet liabilities
|
|
|
(137,000
|
)
|
|
|
(137,000
|
)
|
|
|
(137,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
Value
|
|
|
18,846,000
|
|
|
|
24,181,000
|
|
|
|
29,463,000
|
|
Fully-diluted
shares outstanding
|
|
|
3,576,000
|
|
|
|
3,576,000
|
|
|
|
3,576,000
|
|
Per
share equity value
|
|
|
5.27
|
|
|
|
6.76
|
|
|
|
8.24
|
|
1
Based
on Regency’s pro forma cash and cash equivalents as of September 30,
2009.
2
Estimate
of potential transaction expenses associated with the sale of interests in
Security Land and MESC.
3
Assumed
no tax on gain is offset by net operating loss availability.
Going Concern
Valuation
. In its going concern valuation, Madison
Williams sought to estimate the total current fair market value, and the
corresponding per share value, of the Company as an ongoing operating business
through 2018.
Madison Williams estimated Regency’s
cash flows generated each year from 2010 to 2018, which is the year both the
MESC and Security West contracts are set to expire, and utilized a discounted
cash flow analysis to determine valuation ranges.
Madison Williams calculated Regency’s
projected cash flows by aggregating the cash flows attributed each period to
Regency from MESC and Security West and the interest income generated from the
cash and equivalents on Regency’s balance sheet, less projected operating
expenses and assumed income tax expenses. In addition, Madison
Williams assumed residual values for Regency’s ownership interests in MESC and
Security West of $11.0 million and $31.5 million, respectively, which were
included in the 2018 annual cash flows. The $11.0 million MESC
residual value was estimated in the manner described above under “Sum-of-Parts
Valuation”. In order to calculate the residual value of Security
West, Madison Williams discounted the appraisal value of $116 million in 2018 by
10% to reflect deterioration in the commercial real estate market to determine a
realized sale price. Then Madison Williams adjusted the
realized sale price to $73.1 million by applying a 70% probability of lease
renewal and reduced the adjusted realized sale price by the $10 million of debt
secured by the property that is scheduled to be outstanding at such time,
implying an adjusted equity value of $63.1 million. Given Regency’s
50% ownership and estimating the Company’s share of tax liability associated
with the gain on the putative sale of the property, Regency’s share of residual
value was estimated to be $31.5 million.
Madison Williams assumed a corporate
tax rate for Regency of 35%, which was applied to 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012,
during which periods Regency was projected to utilize its remaining net
operating loss carryforwards. Madison Williams estimated that Regency
may have up to approximately $9.0 million in net operating loss carry
forwards available to offset taxable income.
Valuation
Summary
. The per share valuation ranges yielded by the two
valuation methods utilized by Madison Williams were $5.27 to $8.24 for the
sum-of-parts valuation and $5.12 to $5.78 for the going concern
valuation.
For
comparison purposes, Madison Williams undertook an analysis of the premium to
public market prices paid in recent transactions in which minority stockholders
were bought out by the majority stockholder. In selecting the
comparable transactions, Madison Williams chose transactions in which a majority
stockholder acquired the interests of minority stockholders and that were
announced or closed within the three year period preceding Madison Williams’
analysis. The transactions Madison Williams reviewed in connection
with its premium analysis included:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Target
Stock
Premium
– 1
Day
Prior
|
11/10/2009
|
|
Nucryst
Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NasdaqCM:NCST)
|
|
8.1
|
|
Westaim
Corp. (TSX:WED)
|
|
77%
|
10/28/2009
|
|
Corel
Corporation (TSX:CRE)
|
|
32.9
|
|
Vector
Capital
|
|
29%
|
09/25/2009
|
|
HFG
Holdings, Inc.
|
|
9.7
|
|
Cequence
Energy Ltd. (TSX:CQE)
|
|
22%
|
09/04/2009
|
|
Odyssey
Re Holdings Corp.
|
|
1,041.0
|
|
Fairfax
Financial Holdings Limited
|
|
29%
|
07/29/2009
|
|
OSG
America L.P. (NYSE:OSP)
|
|
70.4
|
|
Overseas
Shipholding Group Inc.
|
|
41%
|
07/12/2009
|
|
iBasis
Inc. (NasdaqGM:IBAS)
|
|
70.0
|
|
KPN
B.V.
|
|
73%
|
06/26/2009
|
|
First
Advantage Corporation (NasdaqGS:FADV)
|
|
226.8
|
|
First
American Corp. (NYSE:FAF)
|
|
54%
|
06/11/2009
|
|
Polyair
Inter Pack Inc. (OTCPK:PPKZ)
|
|
0.2
|
|
Glencoe
Capital, LLC
|
|
102%
|
04/03/2009
|
|
Limco-Piedmont,
Inc.
|
|
12.9
|
|
TAT
Technologies, Ltd.
|
|
12%
|
03/25/2009
|
|
Hearst
Television, Inc.
|
|
75.9
|
|
Hearst
Broadcasting, Inc
|
|
115%
|
03/23/2009
|
|
Cox
Radio Inc.
|
|
82.4
|
|
Cox
Media Group, Inc.
|
|
45%
|
03/18/2009
|
|
Logility
Inc.
|
|
11.0
|
|
American
Software, Inc.
|
|
44%
|
03/15/2009
|
|
MediSolution
Ltd.
|
|
14.9
|
|
Brascan
Asset Management Holdings
|
|
54%
|
11/19/2008
|
|
Independent
Nickel Corp.
|
|
0.5
|
|
Victory
Nickel, Inc. (TSX:NI)
|
|
32%
|
09/30/2008
|
|
Salton,
Inc.
|
|
30.7
|
|
Harbinger
Capital Partners LLC; Harbinger
|
|
434%
|
07/21/2008
|
|
Genentech,
Inc.
|
|
46,722.4
|
|
Roche
Holdings, Inc.
|
|
16%
|
06/26/2008
|
|
Five
Star Products, Inc.
|
|
1.7
|
|
National
Patent Development Corp.
|
|
33%
|
05/01/2008
|
|
Buchans
River Ltd.
|
|
2.6
|
|
Royal
Roads Corp. (TSXV:RRO)
|
|
26%
|
04/26/2008
|
|
UnionBanCal
Corp.
|
|
3,808.1
|
|
Bank
of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
|
|
39%
|
04/02/2008
|
|
Revenue
Properties Co. Ltd.
|
|
32.2
|
|
Morguard
Corp. (TSX:MRC)
|
|
5%
|
03/05/2008
|
|
Nationwide
Financial Services, Inc.
|
|
2,863.0
|
|
Nationwide
|
|
28%
|
02/28/2008
|
|
GS
AgriFuels Corporation
|
|
1.5
|
|
GreenShift
Corporation (OTCBB:GERS)
|
|
10%
|
02/18/2008
|
|
Allied
Pacific Properties and Hotels Ltd.
|
|
1.7
|
|
Allied
Holdings Ltd.
|
|
225%
|
12/23/2007
|
|
Teknion
Corporation
|
|
77.2
|
|
Global
Upholstery Co. Inc.
|
|
80%
|
11/15/2007
|
|
Atlantic
Coast Entertainment Holdings Inc.
|
|
12.3
|
|
Icahn
Enterprises, L.P. (NYSE:IEP)
|
|
20%
|
11/13/2007
|
|
SouthernEra
Diamonds Inc.
|
|
11.7
|
|
Mwana
Africa PLC (AIM:MWA)
|
|
12%
|
11/09/2007
|
|
Optimum
General, Inc.
|
|
2.4
|
|
Optimum
Group Inc.
|
|
10%
|
10/30/2007
|
|
Cunningham
Lindsey Group Inc.
|
|
10.6
|
|
Fairfax
Financial Holdings Limited
|
|
26%
|
06/21/2007
|
|
FUN
Technologies, Inc.
|
|
106.6
|
|
Liberty
Media Corp.
|
|
19%
|
05/14/2007
|
|
Spear
& Jackson Inc.
|
|
4.3
|
|
United
Pacific Industries Ltd. (SEHK:176)
|
|
78%
|
04/22/2007
|
|
Optical
Communication Products Inc.
|
|
78.7
|
|
Oplink
Communications Inc.
|
|
20%
|
03/27/2007
|
|
Milastar
Corp.
|
|
4.9
|
|
Easton
Southpaw Inc.
|
|
27%
|
02/23/2007
|
|
Refac
Optical Group
|
|
10.7
|
|
Palisade
Capital Management LLC, Private
|
|
50%
|
02/22/2007
|
|
Great
American Financial Resources Inc.
|
|
245.8
|
|
American
Financial Group Inc.
|
|
13%
|
01/24/2007
|
|
21st
Century Insurance Group
|
|
806.8
|
|
American
International Group, Inc.
|
|
35%
|
12/20/2006
|
|
Crested
Corp.
|
|
12.4
|
|
US
Energy Corp. (NasdaqCM:USEG)
|
|
14%
|
Although
the selected transactions were used for comparison purposes, none of those
transactions is directly comparable to the Transaction, and none of the
companies in those transactions has financial or operating profiles that are
directly comparable to Regency. An analysis of the results of such
comparison is not purely mathematical, but instead involves subjective judgments
and assumptions with regard to historical and projected performance of the
industry and the companies involved in the transactions and general business,
economic, market and financial conditions that could affect the acquisition
value of the target companies in the selected
transactions. Nonetheless, Madison Williams believed that its premium
analysis provided a relevant range of premiums over prevailing market valuations
that have been paid to minority stockholders in transactions with a majority
stockholder.
The range
of premiums indicated by such analysis of between 25% to 35% when applied to
Regency’s stock price of $3.75 resulted in a range of $4.69 to $5.06 for shares
of Regency common stock. Madison Williams also calculated the
volume-weighted average prices of Regency shares for the twelve month trading
period preceding delivery of its opinion. This analysis produced a
weighted average per share trading value of approximately
$3.30.
Based on
the valuations derived by the sum-of-parts valuation and going concern
valuation, and after giving consideration to the values derived by the premium
analysis and volume-weighted average analysis, Madison Williams concluded that
$6.00 per share is a fair price from a financial point of view to Regency’s
stockholders who are not affiliates of the Company.
The $6.00 per share price chosen by the
independent director was based on the valuations determined by Madison Williams’
in its report. In determining the price to be paid to stockholders in
the Transaction, the independent director and the Board considered all of the
factors described in Madison Willliams opinion and report, including, but not
limited to, the factors considered by Madison Williams’ in determining
appropriate discount rates applicable to its analyses of Regency’s investments
in Security Land and MESC.
U.S.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
The following is a summary of the
material federal income tax consequences to the Company and to its affiliated
and unaffiliated stockholders resulting from the Transaction. This
summary is based on the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, or the Code, the Treasury Regulations, or the Regulations, issued
pursuant to the Code, and published rulings and court decisions in effect as of
the date of this Information Statement. This summary does not take
into account possible changes in laws or interpretations, including amendments
to the Code, applicable statutes, Regulations and proposed Regulations or
changes in judicial or administrative rulings; some of which may have
retroactive effect. No assurance can be given that any change will
not adversely affect this summary.
This summary does not address all
aspects of the possible federal income tax consequences of the
Transaction. In particular, and without limiting the foregoing, this
summary does not consider the federal income tax consequences to stockholders of
the Company in light of their individual investment circumstances nor to
stockholders subject to special treatment under the federal income tax laws (for
example, banks and other financial institutions, broker-dealers, traders in
securities that elect the mark-to-market method of accounting, tax exempt
entities, life insurance companies, regulated investment companies, real estate
investment trusts, taxpayers whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar
and foreign taxpayers), who received shares as compensation for services or who
hold, have held, or will hold, stock as part of a straddle, hedging, or
conversion transaction for federal income tax purposes. In addition,
this summary does not address any consequences of the Transaction under any
state, local or foreign tax laws.
We will not obtain a ruling from the
Internal Revenue Service or an opinion of counsel regarding the federal income
tax consequences to the stockholders of the Company as a result of the
Transaction. Accordingly, you are encouraged to consult your own tax advisor
regarding the specific tax consequences of the proposed transaction, including
the application and effect of state, local and foreign income and other tax
laws.
This summary assumes that you are one
of the following:
|
·
|
a
citizen or resident of the United
States;
|
|
·
|
a
domestic corporation;
|
|
·
|
an
estate the income of which is subject to United States federal income tax
regardless of its source; or
|
|
·
|
a
trust if a United States court can exercise primary supervision over the
trust's administration and one or more United States persons are
authorized to control all substantial decisions of the
trust.
|
This summary also assumes that you have
held, and will continue to hold, your shares as capital assets for federal
income tax purposes.
Partnerships (or other pass-through
entities) and their partners should consult their tax advisors as to the tax
considerations from the Transaction.
You
should consult your tax advisor as to the particular federal, state, local,
foreign, and other tax consequences, applicable to your specific
circumstances.
We believe that the Transaction will be
treated as a tax-free "recapitalization" for federal income tax purposes. This
will result in no material federal income tax consequences to the Company.
However, you may not qualify for tax free "recapitalization" treatment for
federal income tax purposes, depending on whether you are receiving cash or
stock in the transaction.
Federal
Income Tax Consequences to Affiliated and Unaffiliated Stockholders
Who Do Not Receive Cash in the Transaction
If you continue to hold stock directly
immediately after the Transaction and you receive no cash as a result of the
Transaction, you should not recognize any gain or loss in the Transaction for
federal income tax purposes. Your aggregate adjusted tax basis in your shares of
stock held immediately after the Transaction will be equal to your aggregate
adjusted tax basis in your shares of stock held immediately prior to the
Transaction and you will have the same holding period in your stock as you had
in such stock immediately prior to the Transaction.
Federal
Income Tax Consequences to Unaffiliated Stockholders Who Receive Cash in the
Transaction
If you receive cash in exchange for
fractional shares as a result of the Transaction, you do not continue to hold
any stock directly immediately after the Transaction, you are not related to any
person or entity that holds stock immediately after the Transaction and you hold
no options to acquire stock in the Company immediately after the Transaction;
you will recognize capital gain or loss on the Transaction for federal income
tax purposes, with such gain or loss measured by the difference between the cash
you receive for your stock and your aggregate adjusted tax basis in such
stock.
If you receive cash in exchange for
fractional shares as a result of the Transaction, but either continue to
directly own stock immediately after the Transaction; or are deemed to
constructively own shares of stock in the Company because you either are related
to a person or entity who continues to hold stock immediately after the
Transaction, or you hold options to acquire stock in the Company immediately
after the Transaction, although the matter is not free from doubt, it is our
understanding that you will recognize capital gain or loss in the same manner as
set forth in the previous paragraph, provided that your receipt of cash either
is "not essentially equivalent to a dividend," or constitutes a "substantially
disproportionate redemption of stock," as described below.
Not Essentially Equivalent to a
Dividend. You will satisfy the "not essentially equivalent to a
dividend" test if the reduction in your proportionate interest in the Company
resulting from the Transaction (taking into account for this purpose the stock
constructively owned by you because you are related to certain persons or
entities holding stock in the Company or hold options to acquire stock in the
Company) is considered a "meaningful reduction" given your particular facts and
circumstances. The Internal Revenue Service has ruled that a small
reduction by a minority stockholder whose relative stock interest is minimal and
who exercises no control over the affairs of the corporation will satisfy this
test.
Substantially Disproportionate
Redemption of Stock. The receipt of cash in the Transaction will be a
"substantially disproportionate redemption of stock" for you if the percentage
of the outstanding shares of stock of the Company owned by you (taking into
account for this purpose the stock constructively owned by you because you are
related to certain persons or entities holding stock in the Company or hold
options to acquire stock in the Company) immediately after the Transaction is
less than 50% of all outstanding shares and less than 80% of the percentage of
shares of stock owned by you immediately before the Transaction.
In
applying these tests, certain attribution rules apply. You may be
treated as owning shares of stock actually or constructively owned by certain
individuals and entities related to you and you may be treated as owning the
stock of the Company for which you hold options to acquire such
stock. Please consult your tax advisor as to whether and to what
extent the attribution rules apply to you and whether there is a method of
obtaining a waiver for certain family attribution rules in your
circumstances.
No
affiliated stockholders of Regency will receive cash as a result of the
Transaction.
Capital
Gain and Loss
For individuals, net capital gain
(defined generally as your total capital gains in excess of capital losses for
the year) recognized upon the sale of capital assets that have been held for
more than 12 months generally will be subject to tax at a rate not to exceed
15%. Net capital gain recognized from the sale of capital assets that have been
held for 12 months or less will continue to be subject to tax at ordinary income
tax rates. Capital gain recognized by a corporate taxpayer will continue to be
subject to tax at the ordinary income tax rates applicable to
corporations. There are limitations on the deductibility of capital
losses.
Special
Rate for Certain Dividends
In general, dividends are taxed at
ordinary income rates. However, if you are an individual or other
non-corporate stockholders, any portion of the cash received that is treated as
a dividend under the rules described above generally will be subject to federal
income tax at a rate not to exceed 15%, provided you satisfy the holding period
requirement.
If the cash you receive is treated as
the receipt of a dividend, then the basis in your shares that were exchanged for
the cash received will be transferred to any remaining shares of stock in the
Company held by you immediately after the Transaction. If you do not
own any of our shares immediately after the Transaction, your tax basis in your
shares may, under certain circumstances, be transferred to share of stock in the
Company held by a person related to you or it may be lost entirely. Under
recently proposed regulations, your adjusted tax basis in the shares of our
stock that were exchanged for the cash received would be recognized as a loss by
you upon the occurrence of certain subsequent events. You are urged to consult
your tax advisor as to the applicability of these proposed regulations to
you.
Backup
Withholding
Stockholders receiving cash in the
Transaction will be required to provide their social security or other taxpayer
identification numbers (or, in some instances, additional information and
certifications) in connection with the Transaction to avoid backup withholding
requirements that might otherwise apply. The letter of transmittal
will require each stockholder receiving cash in the Transaction to deliver such
information when the common stock certificates are surrendered following the
effective date of the Transaction. Failure to provide such information may
result in backup withholding.
As explained above, the amounts paid to
you as a result of the Transaction may result in dividend income, capital gain
income, or some combination of dividend and capital gain income to you depending
on your individual circumstances. You should consult your tax advisor as to the
particular federal, state, local, foreign, and other tax consequences of the
transaction, in light of your specific circumstances.
MARKET
FOR COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
MARKET
PRICES OF THE COMMON STOCK
Our common stock is traded on the pink
sheets. The symbol for the listing is "RAFI
(RAFI.PK)". The following table sets forth the high and low sales
prices for each calendar quarter during the last three fiscal years of Regency
and for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. On February 4, 2010 the closing sale
price of our common stock was $3.25. As of such date, there were approximately
2,501 common stockholders of record and 3,468,544 shares of our common stock,
par value $.01 per share, issued and outstanding.
QUARTER
ENDED MARCH 31, 2010
|
HIGH
($)
|
LOW
($)
|
March
1, 2010 through March 31, 2010
|
4.38
|
3.37
|
February
1, 2010 through February 28, 2010
|
3.60
|
3.25
|
January
1, 2010 through January 31, 2010
|
3.75
|
3.16
|
|
|
|
YEAR
ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
|
HIGH
($)
|
LOW
($)
|
First
Quarter
|
2.50
|
2.25
|
Second
Quarter
|
4.50
|
2.42
|
Third
Quarter
|
4.00
|
3.80
|
Fourth
Quarter
|
3.85
|
3.10
|
|
|
|
YEAR
ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008
|
HIGH
($)
|
LOW
($)
|
First
Quarter
|
5.65
|
4.86
|
Second
Quarter
|
5.16
|
4.06
|
Third
Quarter
|
4.75
|
4.00
|
Fourth
Quarter
|
4.00
|
2.50
|
|
|
|
YEAR
ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
|
HIGH
($)
|
LOW
($)
|
First
Quarter
|
6.70
|
5.22
|
Second
Quarter
|
5.50
|
5.00
|
Third
Quarter
|
5.75
|
5.10
|
Fourth
Quarter
|
5.65
|
4.85
|
DIVIDEND
POLICY
We have not paid or declared cash
dividends on our common stock during the last two years.
TRANSFER
AGENT
Transfer On-Line, Inc., Regency’s
transfer agent, is located at 317 SW Alder Street, Second Floor, Portland,
Oregon 97204. Their telephone number is (503) 227-2950 and their
website is http://www.transferonline.com.
REGENCY
REPURCHASES OF SECURITIES
Regency has not made any repurchases of
its common stock during the past two years.
SECURITIES
TRANSACTION INVOLVING AFFILIATES
To the best of Regency’s knowledge, no
executive officer or director of Regency, or any other person in control of
Regency, has engaged in any transactions involving Regency’s common stock within
the past sixty days.
SUMMARY
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The
following is a summary of selected statement of income data and balance sheet
data for each period indicated. The selected financial data for the
year ended December 31, 2008 is derived from the Company’s audited financial
statements and related notes. In addition, the selected financial
data for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 is derived from the Company’s
Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on January 7, 2010.
The
selected financial data presented below should be read in conjunction with the
Company’s consolidated financial statements and the notes to the consolidated
financial statements and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations” included in the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
Sheets:
|
|
December
31, 2008
|
|
|
September
30, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets
|
|
$
|
10,773,637
|
|
|
$
|
7,282,668
|
|
Noncurrent
assets
|
|
|
12,088,483
|
|
|
|
14,164,648
|
|
Total
Assets
|
|
|
22,862,120
|
|
|
|
21,447,316
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities
|
|
|
3,325,869
|
|
|
|
331,679
|
|
Noncurrent
liabilities
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
Total
Liabilities
|
|
|
3,325,869
|
|
|
|
331,679
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Redeemable
preferred stock
|
|
|
486,076
|
|
|
|
486,076
|
|
Common
stock
|
|
|
35,349
|
|
|
|
35,349
|
|
Additional
paid in capital
|
|
|
7,281,219
|
|
|
|
7,376,219
|
|
Readjustment
from 1987
|
|
|
(1,670,596
|
)
|
|
|
(1,670,596
|
)
|
Retained
earnings
|
|
|
13,813,053
|
|
|
|
15,297,439
|
|
Treasury
stock
|
|
|
(408,850
|
)
|
|
|
(408,850
|
)
|
Total
Equity
|
|
|
19,536,251
|
|
|
|
21,115,637
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Liabilities and Equity
|
|
$
|
22,862,120
|
|
|
$
|
21,447,316
|
|
Statements
of Income:
|
|
For
the
|
|
|
For
the
|
|
|
|
Year
Ended
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|
|
|
December
31, 2008
|
|
|
September
30, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Sales
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General
and Administrative expenses
|
|
|
1,474,939
|
|
|
|
876,156
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
from Operations
|
|
|
(1,474,939
|
)
|
|
|
(876,156
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
from equity investments in partnerships
|
|
|
3,084,183
|
|
|
|
2,429,041
|
|
Loss
from settlement
|
|
|
(3,000,000
|
)
|
|
|
0
|
|
Interest
income (expense)
|
|
|
117,021
|
|
|
|
(16,270
|
)
|
Income
tax expense
|
|
|
(171,386
|
)
|
|
|
(52,229
|
)
|
Net
Income (Loss)
|
|
$
|
(1,445,121
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,484,386
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings
per share - basic
|
|
$
|
(0.41
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.42
|
|
Weighted
average number of shares
|
|
|
3,533,480
|
|
|
|
3,534,812
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings
per share - diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.41
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.40
|
|
Weighted
average number of shares
|
|
|
3,848,983
|
|
|
|
3,695,811
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Book
value per share
|
|
$
|
5.49
|
|
|
$
|
5.95
|
|
Number
of shares outstanding at balance sheet date
|
|
|
3,468,544
|
|
|
|
3,468,544
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock - par value $0.01; 8,000,000 shares
authorized;
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
total
shares issued:
|
|
|
3,534,812
|
|
|
|
3,534,812
|
|
less
treasury shares held by company
|
|
|
66,268
|
|
|
|
66,268
|
|
total
shares outstanding
|
|
|
3,468,544
|
|
|
|
3,468,544
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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preferred stock
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Effective October
19, 2009, Regency redeemed all outstanding shares of its 7% Cumulative
Contingent Convertible, Junior Preferred Stock, $10, Series D, $0.10 par
value for $10.00 per share ($256,940.00 in the aggregate for the 25,694
shares of Series D Preferred Stock outstanding).
Effective January 11, 2010,
Regency redeemed all outstanding shares of Cumulative, Senior Preferred
Stock $100, Series C, par value $0.10 per share, the redemption price for
which was satisfied by delivery to the holders of Series C Preferred Stock
of the shares of common stock of NRDC then owned by
Regency.
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THE
TRANSACTION
The following supplements the
information included in the “SPECIAL FACTORS” section above.
THE
AMENDMENTS
A copy of the amendments to the
certificate of incorporation effecting both the Reverse Stock Split and the
Forward Stock Split following immediately thereafter are attached as
Appendix A and Appendix B, respectively, to this Information Statement.
This discussion does not include all of the information that may be important to
you. You should read the amendments to the certificate of incorporation and this
Information Statement.
The
Transaction includes both a Reverse Stock Split and a forward stock split of our
common stock. The Reverse Stock Split is expected to be completed at
4:58, New York City time, on or about [____], 2010, and is expected to be
immediately followed by the completion of the Forward Stock Split, at 4:59 p.m.,
New York City time, on the same date.
Each stockholder owning fewer than 100
shares of common stock immediately before the effective time of the Reverse
Stock Split will, subject to special considerations for stockholders owning
their shares in “street name” (see “Questions and Answers About the Transaction
and the Form of Your Share Ownership” and “Special Factors – Effects of the
Transaction”), receive from the Company $6.00 in cash, without
interest, for each of such shares of common stock; and (b) each stockholder
owning of record 100 or more shares of common stock immediately before the
effective time of the Reverse Stock Split will, after the Transaction, hold the
same number of shares of common stock.
For purposes of the Transaction, we
will presume that shares of Regency common stock held by a discrete owner are
held distinct from shares held by any other owner except where the names of the
owners are the same or substantially similar and Regency has reason to believe
based on the holder’s addresses or other indications that the shares are held by
the same record owner. Accordingly, the shares held in any account
that holds of fewer than 100 shares of common stock immediately prior to the
effective time of the Reverse Stock Split will be purchased in the
Transaction. See “Questions and Answers About the Transaction and the
Form of Your Share Ownership,” above, for a description of how stockholders may
be able to restructure their share ownership to ensure that they receive cash in
exchange for their shares or remain stockholders of the
Company.
Regency shall have full discretion and
exclusive authority (subject to its right and power to delegate or assign such
authority or any related task or responsibility to any other person)
to:
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such inquiries, whether of any stockholder(s) or otherwise, as it may deem
appropriate for purposes of effecting the Transaction;
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and determine, in its sole discretion, all ambiguities, questions of fact
and interpretive and other matters relating to such provisions, including,
without limitation, any questions as to the number of shares held by any
holder immediately prior to the effective time of the Reverse Stock Split.
All such determinations by Regency shall be final and binding on all
parties, and no person or entity shall have any recourse against Regency
or any other person or entity with respect
thereto.
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EXCHANGE
OF CERTIFICATES
Promptly after the Transaction, Regency
will mail to each holder who is entitled to receive cash as a result of the
transaction, based on information available to Regency, a letter of transmittal
(which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title
to the certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the certificates to
Regency) and instructions to effect the surrender of the certificates in
exchange for the cash payment payable with respect to such certificates. Upon
surrender of a certificate for cancellation to Regency, together with such
letter of transmittal, duly completed and executed, and such other customary
documents as may be required pursuant to such instructions, the holder of such
certificate will receive a cash payment payable with respect to the shares
formerly represented by such certificate, and the certificate so surrendered
shall be canceled.
Holders of 100 or more shares of common
stock immediately prior to the effective time of the Reverse Stock Split will
not be required to surrender or exchange their shares.
All amounts payable to stockholders
will be subject to applicable state laws relating to abandoned property (see “–
No Appraisal or Dissenters’ Rights; Escheat Laws”, below). No service
charges or brokerage commissions will be payable by stockholders in connection
with the Transaction. Regency will not pay any interest on any cash amounts
payable to its stockholders as a result of the Transaction.
YOU
SHOULD NOT SEND YOUR STOCK CERTIFICATES NOW. YOU SHOULD SEND THEM ONLY AFTER YOU
RECEIVE A LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL FROM REGENCY. LETTERS OF TRANSMITTAL WILL BE
MAILED SOON AFTER THE TRANSACTION IS COMPLETED TO HOLDERS OF FEWER THAN 100
SHARES IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE TIME OF THE REVERSE STOCK
SPLIT.
REGULATORY
APPROVALS
Regency is not aware of any material
governmental or regulatory approval required for completion of the Transaction,
other than compliance with the relevant federal and state securities laws and
the corporate laws of the state of Delaware.
NO
APPRAISAL OR DISSENTERS’ RIGHTS; ESCHEAT LAWS
Stockholders do not have appraisal or
dissenters’ rights under Delaware state law or Regency’s certificate of
incorporation or bylaws in connection with the Transaction. The
Company does not intend to obtain counsel or appraisal services for unaffiliated
stockholders at the expense of the Company.
The unclaimed property and escheat laws
of each state provide that under circumstances defined in that state’s statutes,
holders of unclaimed or abandoned property must surrender that property to the
state. Persons whose shares are eliminated and whose addresses are unknown to
Regency, or who do not return their common stock certificate(s) and request
payment therefor, generally will have a period of years (depending on applicable
state law) from the effective date of the Transaction in which to claim the cash
payment payable to them. Following the expiration of that period, the
escheat laws of states of residence of stockholders, as shown by the records of
Regency, generally provide for such state to obtain either (i) custodial
possession of property that has been unclaimed until the owner reclaims it or
(ii) escheat of such property to the state. If Regency does not
have an address for the holder of record of the shares, then unclaimed cash-out
payments, without interest, would be turned over to Regency’s state of
incorporation, the state of Delaware, in accordance with its escheat
laws.
CONDITIONS
TO COMPLETION OF THE TRANSACTION
The Transaction will not be effected if
the Board of Directors determines that:
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Regency
does not have available funds necessary to pay for the shares expected to
be purchased in the Transaction, and costs resulting from the
Transaction;
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does not have sufficient cash reserves to continue to operate its
business;
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event has occurred or is likely to arise that might have a material
adverse effect on Regency; or
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Transaction will not reduce the number of common stockholders of record to
below 300.
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In addition, while the Board expects
that the Transaction will be implemented if the above conditions are satisfied,
the Board may decide to abandon the Transaction at any time prior to its
consummation if it believes that such action would be in the best interests of
Regency’s unaffiliated stockholders. For example, the Board may
determine to abandon or delay the Transaction if there is a material change in
the benefits or risks associated with the Transaction.
SOURCE
OF FUNDS FOR THE TRANSACTION
Based on estimates of ownership of
shares of common stock, the number of shares outstanding and other information
as of February 4, 2010, and assuming that, as a result of the Transaction,
19,115 shares are purchased, Regency estimates that the total funds required to
consummate the Transaction will be approximately $384,690, of which $114,690
will be used to pay the consideration to stockholders entitled to receive cash
for their shares, and $270,000 will be used to pay the costs of the Transaction,
as follows:
Postage
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The funds required to consummate the
Transaction will be derived from Regency’s working capital. Regency
does not have any alternative financing arrangements or plans in the event that
Regency’s working capital is insufficient to fund the
Transaction. Management believes it is highly unlikely that Regency
will not have sufficient working capital to fund the
Transaction.
MANAGEMENT
OF REGENCY
Set forth below is information about
the directors and executive officers of Regency.
DIRECTORS
Name
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Age
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Positions
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Laurence
S. Levy
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53
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President,
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
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Neil
Hasson
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44
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Chief
Financial Officer and Director
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Errol
Glasser
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56
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Non-Executive
Director
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EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT DIRECTORS
Name
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Age
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Positions
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Carol
Zelinski
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Secretary
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Laurence S.
Levy.
Mr. Levy has been Chairman of the Board of Directors,
President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since 2002. Mr. Levy
founded the predecessor to Hyde Park Holdings, LLC in July 1986 and has since
served as its Chairman. Hyde Park Holdings, LLC is an investor in middle market
businesses. Mr. Levy serves as an officer or director of many companies in which
Hyde Park Holdings, LLC or its affiliates invests. Presently, these companies
include: Ozburn-Hessey Logistics LLC, a national logistics services company, of
which Mr. Levy is a director; Derby Industries LLC, a sub-assembly business to
the appliance, food and transportation industries, of which Mr. Levy is
chairman; and Warehouse Associates L.P., a provider of warehouse and logistics
services, of which Mr. Levy is Chairman. Mr. Levy is also the chairman of the
board and chief executive officer of Rand Logistics, Inc., a NASDAQ listed
company which provides bulk freight shipping services throughout the Great Lakes
region, and chairman of the board of Essex Rental Corp., a NASDAQ listed company
and one of North America’s leading providers of lattice-boom crawler crane and
attachment rental services. In addition, from March 1997 to January
2001, Mr. Levy served as Chairman of Detroit and Canada Tunnel Corporation, a
company which operates the toll tunnel between Detroit, Michigan and Windsor,
Ontario, and from August 1993 until May 1999, Mr. Levy served as Chief Executive
Officer of High Voltage Engineering Corporation, a diversified industrial and
manufacturing company. Mr. Levy received a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a
Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the University of Witwatersrand in
Johannesburg, South Africa. He is qualified as a Chartered Accountant (South
Africa). Mr. Levy received a Master of Business Administration degree from
Harvard University and graduated as a Baker Scholar.
Neil N. Hasson.
Mr.
Hasson has been a Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since
2002. In February 2005, Mr. Hasson was appointed as a Director of
Citigroup Property Investors (“CPI”). CPI is an international real
estate investment manager. Previously, Mr. Hasson was the head of European Real
Estate for DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners, a $660 million real estate fund
managed by Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette ("DLJ"), where he was involved with
the acquisition of real estate throughout the world. Mr. Hasson joined DLJ as a
Managing Director in New York in January 1995.
Errol Glasser.
Mr.
Glasser has been a Director of the Company since 2002. Mr. Glasser has been
President of Triangle Capital, LLC, a private investment and advisory company
based in New York City since 2004. Previously, Mr. Glasser was
President of East End Capital Management and a Managing Director at Kidder,
Peabody & Co. with responsibility for its West Coast investment
banking activity. Mr. Glasser is a member of the compensation,
nominating and audit committees.
Carol Zelinski.
Ms.
Zelinski is the Secretary of the Company. Since 1997, Ms. Zelinski has been an
analyst at Hyde Park Holdings, LLC, a private investment firm. Ms. Zelinski also
serves as the Secretary of Rand Logistics, Inc., a NASDAQ listed company which
provides bulk freight shipping services throughout the Great Lakes region and
Secretary of Essex Rental Corp., a NASDAQ listed company and one of North
America’s leading providers of lattice-boom crawler crane and attachment rental
services. Ms. Zelinski is not a Director of the Company.
Mr.
Hasson is a citizen of the United Kingdom. Each of Messrs. Levy and
Glasser and Ms. Zelinski is a citizen of the United States.
During
the last five years, neither the Company nor, to its knowledge, any of its
directors or executive officers or Royalty Management, Inc. or Royalty Holdings
LLC has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or
similar misdemeanors), or was a party to a any judicial or administrative
proceeding that resulted in a judgment, decrees or final order enjoining such
individual or entity from future violations of, or prohibiting or activities
subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation of federal
or state securities laws.
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
The following table sets forth
information regarding ownership of our common stock as of February 24, 2010 by
those individuals or groups who are known by us to beneficially own more than
five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of our common
stock. Except as otherwise indicated below, to our knowledge, each
such beneficial owner has sole voting and investment power with respect to the
shares beneficially owned by such stockholder.
NAME
AND ADDRESS OF
BENEFICIAL
OWNER
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BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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PERCENT
OF CLASS
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Royalty
Holdings, LLC and
Royalty
Management, Inc.
461
Fifth Avenue, 25
th
Fl.
New
York, New York 10017
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1,823,738
(1)
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52.6%
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Laurence
S. Levy (1)
c/o
Hyde Park Holdings, LLC
461
Fifth Avenue, 25
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Fl.
New
York, New York 10017
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2,198,738
(1)(2)
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Michael
J. Meagher
Stephen
C. Smith
c/o
The Seaport Group LLC
360
Madison Avenue
New
York, New York 10017
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257,583
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(1) Based
on information contained in an amendment to the Statement on Schedule 13D filed
by such entities on January 9, 2008. Laurence S. Levy has sole voting
and dispositive power with respect to the shares beneficially owned by Royalty
Holdings Management, Inc. and Royalty Holdings, LLC. The principal
business of Royalty LLC is investing in the Company. The principal
business of Royalty Inc. is acting as manager of Royalty LLC. The
telephone number of Royalty Holdings LLC and Royalty Management, Inc. is (212)
644-3450.
(2) Comprised
of (i) the 1,823,738 shares that are beneficially owned by Royalty Management,
Inc., of which Mr. Levy is the President, sole director and sole stockholder,
(ii) 325,000 shares underlying currently exercisable options granted to Mr. Levy
under the Company's 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and (iii) 50,000
shares owned directly.
(3) Based
on information contained in an amendment to the Statement on Schedule 13G filed
by such entity on February 14, 2008.
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The
following table sets forth certain information as of February 24, 2010 regarding
the ownership of common stock by (i) each director, (ii) each executive officer,
and (iii) all current executive officers and directors of the Company as a
group. Except as otherwise indicated, to our knowledge, each such individual has
sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares beneficially owned
by such stockholder.
NAME
AND ADDRESS OF
BENEFICIAL
OWNER
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AMOUNT
BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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PERCENT
OF CLASS
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Laurence
S. Levy (1)
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2,198,738
(2)
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58.0%
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Neil
N. Hasson (1)
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175,000
(3)
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4.9%
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Errol
Glasser
505
Park Avenue
Suite
1902
New
York, New York 10022
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21,750
(4)
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current Directors and
Executive
Officers as a group (3 persons)
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(1) The
address of such beneficial owner is c/o Hyde Park Holdings, LLC, 461 Fifth
Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, New York 10017.
(2)
Comprised of (i) the 1,823,738 shares that are beneficially owned by Royalty
Management, Inc., of which Mr. Levy is the President, sole director and sole
stockholder, (ii) 325,000 shares underlying currently exercisable options
granted to Mr. Levy under the Company's 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended,
and (iii) 50,000 shares owned directly.
(3)
Comprised of 125,000 shares of common stock underlying options currently
exercisable granted to Mr. Hasson under the Company's 2003 Stock Incentive Plan,
as amended, and 50,000 shares owned directly.
(4)
Includes 12,500 shares of common stock underlying stock options currently
exercisable or exercisable within sixty days issued to such individual under the
Company's 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, and 9,250
directly.
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
License
Agreement
Pursuant to a License Agreement entered
into in March 2003, Royalty Management, Inc., which is wholly-owned by Laurence
S. Levy, our President, Chief Executive Officer and a director, provides New
York City office space, office supplies and office services to us for $126,000
per year.
Employment
Agreements
We are a party to employment agreements
with Laurence S. Levy, our current President and Chief Executive Officer, and
with Neil Hasson, our current Chief Financial Officer. Under each employment
agreement, the executive's employment terminates upon the date on which the
executive attains retirement age, provided that the executive may terminate his
employment upon 30 days notice to Regency and he may be removed from office upon
death or disability or for just cause. The employment agreements
provide for a base annual salary of no less than $150,000 for Mr. Levy and no
less than $50,000 for Mr. Hasson, a discretionary bonus and other customary
benefits. Effective April 1, 2006, Mr. Levy’s annual base salary is no less than
$200,000.
COST
OF THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT
The costs associated with the
preparation, filing, printing and distribution of this information statement
will be paid by Regency.
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
The Transaction will result in a “going
private” Transaction subject to Rule 13e-3 of the Exchange Act. Regency has
filed a Rule 13e-3 Transaction Statement on Schedule 13E-3 under the
Exchange Act with respect to the Transaction. The Schedule 13E-3
contains additional information about Regency. Copies of the Schedule 13E-3 are
available for inspection and copying at the principal executive offices of
Regency during regular business hours by any interested stockholder of Regency,
or a representative who has been so designated in writing, and may be inspected
and copied, or obtained by mail, by written request directed to Corporate
Secretary, 610 N.E. Jensen Beach Blvd., Jensen Beach, Florida
34957.
Regency is currently subject to the
information requirements of the Exchange Act and files periodic reports, Proxy
Statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission
relating to its business, financial and other matters.
Copies of such reports, Proxy
Statements and other information, as well as the Schedule 13E-3 (and any
amendments thereto), may be copied (at prescribed rates) at the public reference
facilities maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC
20549. For further information concerning the SEC’s public reference
rooms, you may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Some of this
information may also be accessed on the World Wide Web through the SEC’s
Internet address at “http://www.sec.gov.” The Company’s common stock
is traded on the pink sheets under the symbol “RAFI”.
The full
text of the fairness opinion of Madison Williams, dated January 28, 2010, is
attached as Appendix C to this Information Statement. The full text of the
report delivered by Madison Williams to the Board is attached as Exhibit (c)(2)
to the Schedule 13e-3 filed by Regency in connection with the
Transaction. The fairness opinion and report of Madison Williams, and
any materials used in connection with such report, are also available for
inspection and copying at the Company’s principal executive offices, 610 N.E.
Jensen Beach Blvd., Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 during its regular business
hours by any stockholder of the Company or representative who has been so
designated in writing.
DOCUMENTS
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Incorporated by reference herein are
the documents listed below that Regency has filed previously with the
SEC. They contain important information about Regency and its
financial condition.
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The information incorporated by
reference should be considered part of this Information Statement except for any
information superseded by information contained directly in this Information
Statement.
Upon written request by any
stockholder, Regency shall deliver, without charge, by first class mail a copy
of any and all of the information (not including exhibits) that has been
incorporated by reference in this Information Statement. Such
requests should be made in writing and directed to Corporate Secretary, 610 N.E.
Jensen Beach Blvd., Jensen Beach, Florida 34957.
We have not authorized anyone to give
any information or make any representation about the Transaction or us that
differs from, or adds to, the information in this Information Statement or in
our documents that are publicly filed with the SEC. If anyone does
give you different or additional information, you should not rely on
it.
BY
ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
/s/
LAURENCE S. LEVY
PRESIDENT
AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Appendix A
Form of Amendment to Effect Reverse
Stock Split
CERTIFICATE
OF AMENDMENT
TO
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
REGENCY AFFILIATES,
INC.
REGENCY
AFFILIATES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), does hereby
certify that:
FIRST: This Certificate of
Amendment amends the provisions of the Corporation’s Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”).
SECOND: The terms and provisions
of this Certificate of Amendment have been duly adopted by written consent given
in accordance with Sections 228 and 242 of the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware and shall become effective at 4:58 p.m., New York
City time, on
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2010.
THIRD: Article “FOURTH” of the
Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation shall be and is hereby amended by
adding the following to the end thereof:
Without regard to any other provision
of this Certificate of Incorporation, each one (1) share of common stock issued
and outstanding immediately prior to 4:58 p.m., New York City time, on ___, 2010
(the “Reverse Split Effective Time”) shall be and is hereby automatically
reclassified and changed (without any further act), without increasing or
decreasing the amount of stated capital or paid-in-surplus of the Corporation,
into one-one hundredth (1/100th) of a fully-paid and nonassessable share of
common stock, provided that no fractional shares shall be issued to any holder
of fewer than 100 shares of common stock immediately prior to the
Reverse Split Effective Time, and provided further that instead of issuing
fractional shares to such holders, the Corporation shall pay an amount in cash
equal to $6.00 per share of common stock held by such holders immediately prior
to the Reverse Split Effective Time. Promptly after the Reverse Split Effective
Time, the Corporation shall send to all persons who were holders of fewer than
100 shares of common stock immediately prior to the Reverse Split Effective Time
instructions for surrendering their certificates for such shares in exchange for
payment of the cash consideration therefor. Pending the surrender and exchange
of such certificates, such certificates shall represent only the right of the
holder thereof to receive, upon surrender thereof, payment of the cash
consideration therefor, at the rate of $6.00 for each share of common stock held
immediately prior to the Reverse Split Effective time, to which such holder has
become entitled under this paragraph.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed by its officer
thereunto duly authorized this
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Form of Certificate of Amendment to
Effect Forward Stock Split
CERTIFICATE
OF AMENDMENT
TO
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
REGENCY
AFFILIATES, INC.
REGENCY
AFFILIATES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), does hereby
certify that:
FIRST: This
Certificate of Amendment amends the provisions of the Corporation’s Certificate
of Incorporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”).
SECOND: The terms and
provisions of this Certificate of Amendment have been duly adopted by written
consent given in accordance with Sections 228 and 242 of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and shall become effective at 4:59
p.m., New York City time, on
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THIRD: Article
“FOURTH” of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation shall be and is
hereby amended by adding the following to the end thereof:
Without regard to any other provision
of this Certificate of Incorporation (but after giving effect to the Reverse
Stock Split pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph), each one
(1) share of common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to 4:59
p.m., New York City time, on ___, 2010
(the
“Forward Split Effective Time”), and each fractional share held of record by any
holder of one or more whole shares of common stock immediately prior to the
Forward Split Effective Time, shall be and is hereby automatically reclassified
and changed (without any further act), without increasing or decreasing the
amount of stated capital or paid-in-surplus of the Corporation, into the number
of fully-paid and nonassessable shares determined by multiplying each such
share, and fractional share, by one hundred (100).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed by its officer
thereunto duly authorized this
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Madison Avenue
New
York, NY 10022
212-317-2700
646-840-5498
www.madisonwilliams.com
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January
28, 2010
The
Independent Directors
Regency
Affiliates, Inc.
610 NE
Jensen Beach Boulevard
Jensen
Beach, FL 34957
Independent
Directors:
We
understand that Regency Affiliates, Inc. (the “Company” or “Regency”) is
considering entering into a transaction involving a reverse stock split (the
“Reverse Stock Split”) and deregistration of the Company’s common stock under
the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), (together with the
Reverse Stock Split, the “Transaction”).
Madison
Williams and Company LLC (“MWC”) has been retained to act as financial advisor
to the Independent Directors of the Company, to undertake a study and to issue
an opinion (“Opinion”) to the Independent Directors as to the fairness from a
financial point of view to the shareholders of the Company who are not
Affiliates of the Company of the financial consideration to be paid by the
Company for the fractional shares resulting from the Reverse Stock
Split. We have not been requested to opine as to, and our Opinion
does not in any manner address, the Company’s underlying business decision to
proceed with or effect the Transaction. The term “Affiliates” shall
have the meaning given such term in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange
Act.
In
arriving at the Opinion, we have reviewed and analyzed, among other
things:
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Publicly
available information concerning the Company that we believe to be
relevant to our analysis, including, without limitation, the Company’s
10-K and 10Qs for the past fiscal
year;
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2.
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Certain
financial and operating information with respect to the business,
operations, and prospects of the Company and its operating holdings,
including financial and operating projections furnished by the management
of the Company;
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3.
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The
historical market prices of the Company’s publicly-traded securities
during the last five years;
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4.
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A
2003 appraisal conducted on the Security West property owned by Security
Land and Development Company Limited
Partnership;
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5.
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A
comparison of the historical financial results and present financial
condition of the Company and its operating holdings with those of other
publicly-traded companies that we deemed
relevant;
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6.
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An
analysis of the pro forma impact of the costs of effecting the Transaction
and the anticipated savings resulting from the deregistration under the
Exchange Act on the future financial performance of the
Company;
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7.
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Published
estimates of independent research analysts with respect to the future
financial performance of companies comparable to the
Company;
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8.
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The
premium, as represented by the price paid in excess of the then-current
market value, of transactions involving public companies in which minority
shareholders were bought out by the majority shareholders over the past
four years;
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9.
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The
views of the management of the Company with respect to the Transaction and
other matters concerning the Company and its operating holdings;
and
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10.
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Such
other information, financial studies, analyses and investigations as we
deemed relevant.
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In
arriving at our Opinion, we have assumed and relied upon the accuracy and
completeness of the financial and other information used by us without assuming
any responsibility for independent verification of such information and have
further relied upon the assurances of the management of the Company that they
are not aware of any facts or circumstances that would make such information
inaccurate or misleading. With respect to the financial projections
of the Company and its operating holdings, upon advice of the Company, we have
assumed that such projections have been reasonably prepared on a basis
reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgment of the management
of the Company as to the future financial performance of the Company and its
operating holdings, and that the Company and its operating holdings will perform
substantially in accordance with such projections. Upon advice of the
Company, we have assumed that the NOL schedule provided to us by the Company has
been reasonably prepared on a basis reflecting the best currently available
historical information and judgments of the management of Company. We
have also relied on calculations of the tax liability resulting from potential
sale transactions provided to us by the Company and its accounting
advisors. In arriving at our Opinion, we have not conducted a
physical inspection of the properties and facilities of the Company and its
operating holdings, and we have not had direct communications with the operating
management of the Company’s holdings. We have not made or obtained
from third parties any evaluations or appraisals of the assets and liabilities
of the Company or its operating holdings.
As part
of our analysis regarding the value of the Company and its assets, we relied in
part on the appraisal conducted by
Marshall and Stevens
of the
property owned by Security Land and Development Company LP (“Security West”),
dated November 1, 2003. MWC did not conduct or commission independent
appraisals on the underlying assets as part of its work in the due diligence
process. As part of the analysis, we did consider the effects of
changes in the national and local real estate markets on the value of Security
West, and undertook an analysis of the impact of a potential reduction in the
value of the Security West property on the value of Regency’s
shares. However, given the volatility in the commercial real estate
market since 2003, MWC acknowledges that the absence of an updated appraisal on
the specific Security West property represents a potential weakness in the
analysis underlying our opinion. We utilized the
Marshall and Stevens
valuations as baseline valuations for:
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1.
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the
Sum-of-Parts Valuation, specifically the current equity value approach,
and the residual value approach;
and
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2.
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the
Going Concern Valuation, specifically for the calculation of the 2018
residual value of Security West.
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To the
extent the underlying value of the Security West property is materially
different from the value indicated by the Marshall and Stevens appraisal, the
valuations of the shares of Regency stock indicated by the Sum-of-Parts
Valuation and the Going Concern Valuation, may be materially affected and the
conclusion of our Opinion could change or be qualified.
With
respect to all legal, accounting, and tax matters arising in connection with the
Transaction, we have relied without independent verification on the accuracy and
completeness of the advice provided to the Company by its legal counsel,
accountants, and other financial advisers.
In
arriving at this Opinion, MWC did not attribute any particular weight to any
analysis or factor considered by it. Accordingly, MWC believes that
its analyses must be considered as a whole and that selecting portions of its
analyses, without considering all analyses, would create an incomplete view of
the process underlying this Opinion.
MWC has
acted as a financial advisor to the Company in connection with the Transaction
and will receive a fee upon the delivery of this Opinion. In
addition, the Company has agreed to indemnify us for certain liabilities that
may arise out of our engagement. MWC is not otherwise engaged to
perform other investment banking services for the Company, nor is MWC currently
entitled to receive fees for other services. In the ordinary course
of business, MWC or its affiliates may actively trade in the Company’s
securities for their own accounts and for the accounts of MWC’s customers and,
accordingly, may at any time hold a long or short position in such
securities.
This
Opinion is for the use and benefit of the Independent Directors of the Company
and may also be relied upon by the Board of Directors in connection with its
consideration of the Transaction. This Opinion does not address the
Company’s underlying business decision to pursue the Transaction, the relative
merits of the Transaction as compared to any alternative business strategies
that might exist for the Company or the effects of any other transaction in
which the Company might engage. In addition, we express no opinion as
to the price at which shares of common stock of the Company actually will trade
following announcement of the Reverse Stock Split.
Our
Opinion is subject to the assumptions and conditions contained herein and is
based upon market, economic, financial and other conditions as they exist and
can be evaluated on, and on the information available to us as of, the date of
this letter. We assume no responsibility for updating or revising our
Opinion based on circumstances or events occurring after the date
hereof.
Based
upon and subject to the foregoing, it is our Opinion that, as of the date
hereof, the financial consideration to be paid by the Company for the fractional
shares resulting from the Reverse Stock Split is fair from a financial point of
view to shareholders of the Company who are not Affiliates of the
Company.
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Madison
Williams and Company LLC
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By:
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/s/
V.
Michael Fitzgerald
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V.
Michael Fitzgerald
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Managing
Director
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