Item 1. Legal Proceedings
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Brown Simpson lawsuit previously reported in Registrant's Form 10K for the
year ended March 31, 2002 was settled on December 31, 2002. Please see Note 6,
"Repurchase of Preferred Stock", Item 2, "Changes in Securities and Use of
Proceeds" and Registrant's Form 8-K filed on January 13, 2003 for more details
of the settlement transaction.
The Earthlink lawsuit previously reported in Registrant's Form 10K for the year
ended March 31, 2002 is proceeding on schedule. A mediation date has been
scheduled for March 27, 2003; however, the litigation will not be suspended
pending any mediation.
Additionally, Semotus and WizShop have been named as two of seventeen corporate
defendants, ten individual defendants and one accountant defendant in a class
action lawsuit brought by the California Teachers' Retirement System. The
lawsuit was filed on November 15, 2002 in the United States District Court for
the Central District of California, Western Division. The suit alleges two
causes of action for violating Section 10(b), 15 U.S.C. Sect. 78j(b) and SEC
Rule 10b-5, 17 C.F.R. Sect. 240.10b-5, and for violating Section 20(a), 15
U.S.C. Sect. 78t(a). The California Teachers' Retirement System seeks general
and compensatory damages according to proof, special damages according to proof,
reasonable attorney's fees, cost and expenses of the proceedings, prejudgment
interest at the maximum legal rate, and such other and further relief as the
Court deems proper. We believe the suit is without merit as to WizShop and
Semotus, and are in the process of getting dismissed from this lawsuit. If we
are not dismissed, we will contest the lawsuit vigorously.
We are also a party to other legal proceedings in the normal course of business.
Based on evaluation of these matters and discussions with counsel, we believe
that liabilities arising from these matters will not have a material adverse
effect on our consolidated results of operations or financial position.
ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
The Company issued securities, which were not registered under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, as follows:
During the Quarter ended December 31, 2002, the Company did not issue any shares
of its common stock to suppliers of services to the Company. However, the
Company did issue 14,368 shares of common stock to a supplier of services as
part of a settlement arrangement.
On December 31, 2002, as part of the Preferred Stock Buy Back and Mutual Release
Agreement with Brown Simpson Partners I, Ltd, Semotus repurchased from Brown
Simpson all of the outstanding shares of the Company's Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock. In consideration of the aforesaid purchase of the Shares,
Semotus paid one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) and issued to Brown
Simpson 846,154 warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock of Semotus,
exercisable at $0.01 per share. In addition, in consideration for Brown Simpson
agreeing to enter into a settlement and mutual release related to its
anti-dilution claim, the Company revised Brown Simpson's existing 1,153,846
(post-split) Warrants to provide for an exercise price of $0.01 per share. On
January 24, 2003, Brown Simpson exercised 1,153,846 warrants by remitting
$11,538.46 to Semotus, and Brown Simpson was issued 1,153,846 shares of common
stock.
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With respect to these transactions, the Company relied on Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The investors were given complete
information concerning the Company. The appropriate restrictive legend was
placed on the certificates and stop transfer instructions were issued to the
transfer agent.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
None.
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