SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): SEPTEMBER 26, 2003
USA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
PENNSYLVANIA 33-70992 23-269963
(State or other (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Identification No.)
incorporation)
100 DEERFIELD LANE, SUITE 140
MALVERN, PENNSYLVANIA 19355
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (610) 989-0340
Item 5. Other Events.
On September 26, 2003 USA Technologies completed a sale of 20,000,000
shares of Common Stock at a price of $.25 per share for an aggregate of
$5,000,000. Of these shares, 18,000,000 were purchased by a large Boston-based
institutional investor on behalf of its clients and the balance were purchased
by several other investors. The offering was conducted by USA Technologies
pursuant to the exemption from registration set forth in Rule 506 promulgated
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Act"), and was sold only to
accredited investors as defined in Rule 501 promulgated thereunder. The Common
Stock has not been registered under the Act and may not be offered or sold
absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration
requirements. USA Technologies has agreed to use its best efforts to register
for resale under the Act all of the Common Stock sold in the offering.
The summary description of the financing described above does not
purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form
of Stock Purchase Agreement filed as an Exhibit hereto.
The press release issued by USA Technologies on October 3, 2003
relating to the financing is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
10.1 Form of Stock Purchase Agreement
99.1 Press Release dated October 3, 2003 issued by USA Technologies
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
USA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/George R. Jensen, Jr.
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George R. Jensen, Jr.,
Chief Executive Officer
Date: October 3, 2003
EXHIBIT 10.1
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Stock Purchase Agreement ("Agreement") is made this ___ day of
September 2003, by and between USA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Pennsylvania
corporation ("USA" or "Company"), and the buyers identified on the signature
pages hereto and detailed on the attached Schedule A (each, a "Buyer",
collectively, the "Buyers").
BACKGROUND
As more fully set forth herein, the Buyers have agreed to purchase from
the Company 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock of USA (the "Securities") for $.25
per share, for an aggregate of $5,000,000 ("Purchase Price").
AGREEMENT
NOW THEREFORE, intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
1. SUBSCRIPTION. The Buyers hereby purchase the Securities from the
Company and the Company hereby sells and issues the Securities to the Buyers. In
full payment for the Securities, the Buyers have delivered to USA, upon receipt
of the Securities, a check payable to USA or wire transfer of immediately
available funds in the amount, in the aggregate, of $5,000,000. USA has
delivered to each Buyer a certificate representing the Buyer's interest as
detailed on the attached Schedule A in the 20,000,000 shares of USA Common Stock
duly registered in the name of each respective Buyer.
No later than thirty days after the date hereof, USA shall at its cost
and expense prepare and file a Registration Statement filed on Form S-3
("Registration Statement") with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")
registering all of the Securities for resale by the holder under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended ("33 Act"). In the event that Form S-3 is unavailable
and/or inappropriate for such a registration, the Company shall use such other
form as is available and appropriate for such a registration. The Registration
Statement shall be prepared as a "shelf" Registration Statement under Rule 415.
Thereafter, the Company will use its best efforts to have the Registration
Statement declared effective by the SEC within ninety days from the date hereof.
The Company shall use its best efforts to have the Registration Statement
maintained effective until the earlier of (i) one year from the effective date
thereof, or (ii) the date that all of the Securities are resold pursuant to the
Registration Statement or otherwise.
In the event that the Registration Statement to be filed by the Company
is not declared effective by the SEC within ninety days from the date hereof,
then the Company will pay each Buyer as liquidated damages for such failure and
not as a penalty three percent (3%) of the Purchase Price ("Liquidated Damages
Amount"). Such payment of the liquidated damages shall be made to each Buyer in
cash, within five (5) calendar days of demand; provided, however, that the
payment of such liquidated damages shall not relieve the Company from its
obligations to register the Securities pursuant to this Agreement.
2. VERIFICATION OF STATUS AS "ACCREDITED INVESTOR". Each Buyer hereby
represents to USA that it qualifies as an "accredited investor" as such term is
defined in Rule 501 promulgated under the 33 Act, with total assets in excess of
$5,000,000. Each Buyer hereby represents that it is not a corporation or
partnership formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. The Company hereby
makes the following representations and warranties to the Buyers:
(a) Issuance of Securities. The issuance of the Securities has
been duly authorized by USA, and the Securities are validly issued, fully paid
and non-assessable.
(b) Corporate Organization. The Company is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with all requisite power, authority and licensing
to own, operate and lease its properties and carry on its business as now being
conducted.
(c) Authority. The execution and delivery of this Agreement,
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly
authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company and no other corporate
proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement
or to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby.
4. REPRESENTATIONS BY BUYER. Each Buyer represents and warrants to the
Company as follows:
(a) Each Buyer has received, read and understands the
provisions of each of the following: (i) the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2002; (ii) the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30,
2002; (iii) the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the
quarter ended December 31, 2002; (iv) the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended March 31, 2003; (v)the Company's
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-101032) filed on
November 6, 2002 with the SEC (as well as the first amendment thereto
filed with the SEC on April 17, 2003 and the second amendment thereto
filed with the SEC on August 5, 2003); (vi) the Company's Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-107800) filed on August 8, 2003
with the SEC; (vii) the definitive proxy statement of the Company filed
with the SEC on June 11, 2003; and (viii) the Risk Factors section
incorporated by reference herein in Section 4(f) hereof. Each Buyer
understands that all of the foregoing together with this Agreement
shall be referred to herein as "Offering Materials".
(b) Each Buyer has relied only upon the information presented
and contained in the Offering Materials. Each Buyer has had the
opportunity to ask of the person or persons acting on behalf of the
Company any and all relevant questions in connection with any aspect of
the Company including, but not limited to, the Securities offered by
the Offering Materials and has received answers which it considers to
be reasonably responsive to such questions. Each Buyer has had the
opportunity to verify the accuracy of the information contained in the
Offering Materials.
(c) Each Buyer understands that it is subscribing for the
Securities without being furnished any literature or prospectus in
connection with the offering of the Securities other than the Offering
Materials, and that the offering of the Securities presented in the
Offering Materials will not have been scrutinized by the securities
administrator or similar bureau, agency, or department of the state of
its residence.
(d) Each Buyer understands (i) that the Securities have not
been registered under the 33 Act or registered or qualified under the
securities laws of the state of domicile of such Buyer; (ii) that
except as otherwise provided herein, such Buyer has no right to require
such registration or qualification; and (iii) that therefore such Buyer
must bear the economic risk of the investment for an indefinite period
of time because the Securities may not be sold unless so registered or
qualified or unless an exemption from such registration and
qualification is available.
Although the Company has agreed to use its best efforts to register for
resale the Securities with the SEC, and to use its best efforts to keep
such registration statement current and effective, there can be no
assurance that such efforts will be successful. In any such event, the
Securities would not be registered for resale under the 33 Act, and
could only be sold by the holder in reliance upon exemptions from
registration under the 33 Act.
(e) Subject to being resold pursuant to an effective
registration statement, the Securities are being purchased for each
Buyer's own account for investment purposes only and not for the
interest of any other person and are not being purchased with a view to
or for the resale, distribution, subdivision or fractionalization
thereof. Although the Common Stock of USA is currently traded on the
OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol USTT, each Buyer also understands
that there may not be any established public trading market for the
sale of the Securities.
(f) Each Buyer recognizes that the purchase of the Securities
involves a high degree of risk including those special risks set forth
under the caption "Risk Factors" and "Forward Looking Statements" in
the Form SB-2 Registration Statement of the Company (File No.
333-107800) filed with the SEC on August 8, 2003, all of which are
incorporated herein by reference.
(g) Subject to the registration rights set forth above, each
Buyer understands that its right to transfer the Securities will be
restricted as set forth on the stock certificates. Such restrictions
include provisions against transfer unless such transfer is not in
violation of the 33 Act, or applicable state securities laws (including
investor suitability standards). Each Buyer is familiar with Regulation
M promulgated under the 33 Act and agrees to comply with its
obligations thereunder.
(h) All information which the Buyers have provided to the
Company including, but not limited to, its tax identification number,
its financial position, and status as an accredited investor, and its
knowledge of financial and business matters is true, correct and
complete as of the date of execution of this Agreement. Each Buyer
understands that USA will rely in a material degree upon the
representations contained herein.
(i) Each Buyer maintains a principal place of business at the
address shown on the attached schedule A of this Agreement, at which
address each Buyer has subscribed for the Securities.
(j) Each Buyer understands that legends may be placed on any
certificate representing the Securities substantially to the following
effect:
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES STATUTES AND
REGULATIONS. SUCH SHARES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE SOLD,
TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT FOR SUCH SHARES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES STATUTES AND REGULATIONS, UNLESS, IN THE OPINION
(WHICH SHALL BE IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION) OF
COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION, SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
(k) The execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby has been duly
authorized by each Buyer.
5. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, COVENANTS, AGREEMENTS AND
REMEDIES. Except as specifically provided otherwise herein, all representations,
warranties, covenants, agreements and remedies of the parties hereto, shall
survive the date hereof.
6. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire
understanding and agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the
transactions contemplated herein, supersedes all prior and contemporaneous
agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or
written, of the parties, and there have been no warranties, representations or
promises, written or oral, made by any of the parties hereto except as herein
expressly set forth herein.
7. BINDING AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto, as well as their respective
heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns but no
party may assign its obligations hereunder.
8. PENNSYLVANIA LAW CONTROLS. This Agreement shall be construed in
accordance with and shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania without regard to its conflicts of law rules.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this
Agreement the date first above written.
BUYER:
Witness:_________________ __________________________
Address:
USA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:
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George R. Jensen, Jr.,
Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT 99.1
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
USA Technologies Contact: Investor Relations Contact:
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George R. Jensen, Jr., Chairman & CEO Ken Sgro
Stephen P. Herbert, President & COO CEOcast, Inc.
Phone: (800) 633-0340 Phone: (212) 732-4300
e-mail: sherbert@usatech.com
USA TECHNOLOGIES RECIEVES $4.5 MILLION EQUITY INVESTMENT
FROM A LARGE BOSTON-BASED INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR
ON BEHALF OF ITS CLIENTS
COMPANY RECEIVES A TOTAL OF $5 MILLION THROUGH THE SALE OF COMMON STOCK
MALVERN, PA, October 3, 2003 -- USA Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board:
USTT), announced today that it had raised a total of $5 million in equity
capital through the sale of 20,000,000 shares of restricted common stock to a
large Boston-based institutional investor on behalf of its clients and several
other investors.
The shares of common stock have not been registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and may not be subsequently offered or sold by the investors
absent registration or applicable exemption from the registration requirements.
USA Technologies has agreed to file a registration statement covering the resale
of the common stock by the investors.
"We believe this investment represents the strongest endorsement to date of our
products, services and business model," said George R. Jensen, Chairman and CEO
of USA Technologies. "This is the largest investment to date by institutional
investors in the Company - and is exceptionally well timed - as we believe the
Company is now positioned for significant growth."
"Today, all of the elements are in place for USA Technologies to succeed. We
have the strongest balance sheet in our history and our cash position has never
been better. We have a growing revenue stream and customer base that is rapidly
accelerating. Our product line continues to expand and positively impact a range
of industries, from vending and business equipment, to energy management and
commercial laundry."
This financing comes after USA Technologies' successful acquisition of the
assets of Bayview Technology Group; a profitable Denver-based company recognized
as a leader in intelligent energy management solutions for the vending industry
and commercial appliances. Last week, USA Technologies appeared at the Edison
Electric Institute National Expo in New Orleans, where its energy management
solutions headlined the Expo's exhibits. These solutions, which generated
tremendous interest, included solutions that Albertson's, one of the world's
largest food and drug retailers, as well as Austin Energy, have recently
purchased from the Company to reduce energy consumption and emissions at
thousands of locations.
About USA Technologies:
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USA Technologies is a leader in the networking of distributed assets, wireless,
cashless transactions, associated financial/network services, and energy
management. USA Technologies provides networked credit card and other cashless
systems in the vending, commercial laundry, hospitality and digital imaging
industries. USA Technologies is an IBM Business Partner and an inaugural member
of the Sprint Enabling Application Service Provider Program for e- commerce. The
Company has marketing agreements with the IBM Corporation, MEI and the ZiLOG
Corporation. http://www.usatech.com
Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act:
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With the exception of the historical information contained in this release, the
matters described herein contain forward-looking statements that involve risk
and uncertainties that may individually or mutually impact the matters herein
described, including but not limited to product acceptance, the ability to
increase revenues, the ability to achieve profitability, the ability to obtain
orders for its products, the ability to obtain new customers, the ability to
meet installation goals, economic, competitive, governmental impacts, whether
its pending patents will be granted or defendable; validity of intellectual
property and patents of USA, the ability of USA to license its patents, the
ability of USA to commercialize its developmental products, technological and/or
other factors, which could cause actual results or revenues to differ materially
from those contemplated by these statements.