DEF 14C 1 c39950_def14c.txt SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14C (RULE 14C-101) SCHEDULE 14C INFORMATION INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(C) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Check the appropriate box: [ ] Preliminary Information Statement Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-5(d) (1)) [X] Definitive Information Statement 24 HOLDINGS, INC. (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): [X] No fee required Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14c-5(g) and 0-11. 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Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the form or schedule and the date of its filing. (1) Amount Previously Paid: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) Filing Party: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) Date Filed: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 HOLDINGS, INC. 47 SCHOOL STREET CHATHAM, NEW JERSEY 07928 (973) 635-4047 November 25, 2005 Dear Shareholder: This Information Statement is furnished to holders of shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of 24 HOLDINGS, INC. (the "Company"). We are sending you this Information Statement to inform you that on October 25, 2005, the Board of Directors of the Company unanimously adopted a resolution seeking shareholder approval to amend the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the Company's common stock. Thereafter, on October 26, 2005, pursuant to the By-Laws of the Company and Delaware General Corporation Law ss.228, certain principal stockholders of the Company (identified in the section entitled "Voting Securities and Principal Holders Thereof") holding 74,711,681 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 77.7% of the total issued and outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock, adopted a resolution to authorize the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, to effect a reverse split of the Company's Common Stock based upon a ratio of not less than one-for-twenty nor more than one-for-one hundred fifty shares at any time prior to October 25, 2006. In addition, notwithstanding approval of this proposal by the stockholders, the Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine not to effect, and abandon, the reverse stock split without further action by our stockholders. The Board of Directors believes that the proposed reverse stock split is beneficial to the Company because it provides the Company with the flexibility it needs to attract a transaction consistent with its business plan. WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE NOT REQUESTED TO SEND US A PROXY. The enclosed Information Statement is being furnished to you to inform you that the foregoing action has been approved by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock. The resolutions will not become effective before the date which is 20 days after this Information Statement was first mailed to stockholders. You are urged to read the Information Statement in its entirety for a description of the action taken by the Board of Directors and a majority of the stockholders of the Company. This Information Statement is being mailed on or about November 25, 2005 to stockholders of record on November 21, 2005 (the "Record Date"). /s/ ARNOLD KLING ----------------------- Arnold Kling, President 24 HOLDINGS, INC. 47 SCHOOL STREET CHATHAM, NEW JERSEY 07928 (973) 635-4047 ------------------------------------------- INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(C) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND RULE 14C-2 THEREUNDER ------------------------------------------- NO VOTE OR OTHER ACTION OF THE COMPANY'S STOCKHOLDERS IS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT. WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY. The Company is distributing this Information Statement to its stockholders in full satisfaction of any notice requirements it may have under Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Delaware General Corporation Law. No additional action will be undertaken by the Company with respect to the receipt of written consents, and no dissenters' rights with respect to the receipt of the written consents, and no dissenters' rights under the Delaware General Corporation Law are afforded to the Company's stockholders as a result of the adoption of these resolutions. Expenses in connection with the distribution of this Information Statement, which are anticipated to be less than $2,000.00, will be paid by the Company. BACKGROUND Since the Company's disposition of its 24STORE (Europe) Limited subsidiary in September 2005, the Company's business plan has consisted of exploring potential targets for a business combination with the Company through a purchase of assets, share purchase or exchange, merger or similar type of transaction. In order to facilitate such a transaction, the Company's Board of Directors requires the flexibility to adjust the number of issued and outstanding shares of the Company's common stock to meet the requirements of any such transaction. The Board of Directors believes that it is in the best interest of the Company's stockholders and the Company for the Board to have the authority to effect a reverse stock split of the Company's common shares in order to make the Company more attractive for a potential business combination. The Board of Directors believes that shareholder approval of a range of potential exchange ratios (rather than a single exchange ratio) provides the Board of Directors with the flexibility to best achieve the desired results of the reverse stock split. The Board of Directors would effect a reverse stock split only upon its determination that a reverse stock split would be in the best interests of the stockholders at that time. To effect a reverse stock split, the Board of Directors would set the timing for such a split and select the specific ratio within the range approved by the stockholders. No further action on the part of stockholders will be required to either implement or abandon the reverse stock split. The Board of Directors reserves its right to elect not to proceed, and abandon, the reverse stock split if it determines, in its sole discretion, that this proposal is no longer in the best interests of the Company's stockholders. The Company presently has no specific plans to issue any shares of its common stock after effectuating the reverse stock split. CERTAIN RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT THE TOTAL MARKET CAPITALIZATION OF THE COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK (THE AGGREGATE VALUE OF ALL COMPANY COMMON STOCK AT THE THEN MARKET PRICE) AFTER THE PROPOSED REVERSE STOCK SPLIT WILL BE EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE TOTAL MARKET CAPITALIZATION BEFORE THE PROPOSED REVERSE STOCK SPLIT OR THAT THE PER SHARE MARKET PRICE OF THE COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK FOLLOWING THE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT WILL INCREASE IN PROPORTION TO THE REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF THE COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING BEFORE THE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT. IF THE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT IS EFFECTED, THE RESULTING PER-SHARE STOCK PRICE MAY NOT ATTRACT OR SATISFY POTENTIAL ACQUISITION TARGETS AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT ANY TRANSACTION WILL BE EFFECTED. A DECLINE IN THE MARKET PRICE OF THE COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK AFTER THE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT MAY RESULT IN A GREATER PERCENTAGE DECLINE THAN WOULD OCCUR IN THE ABSENCE OF A REVERSE STOCK SPLIT, AND THE LIQUIDITY OF THE COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK COULD BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED FOLLOWING SUCH A REVERSE STOCK SPLIT. IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED REVERSE STOCK SPLIT IF IMPLEMENTED If approved and effected, the reverse stock split will be realized simultaneously for all of the Company's common stock and the ratio will be the same for all of the Company's common stock. The reverse stock split will affect all of the Company's stockholders uniformly and will not affect any shareholder's percentage ownership interests in the Company. In addition, the reverse stock split will not affect any shareholder's percentage ownership or proportionate voting power. However, because the number of authorized shares of the Company's common stock will not be reduced, the reverse stock split will increase the Board of Directors' ability to issue authorized and unissued shares without further shareholder action. The principal effect of the reverse stock split will be that: o the number of shares of the Company's common stock issued and outstanding will be reduced from 96,147,395 shares to a range of approximately 4,807,370 to 640,983 shares, depending on the reverse stock split ratio determined by the Board of Directors; o the number of shares of the Company's common stock issued and outstanding, assuming the conversion of all of the Company's outstanding shares of preferred stock into common stock, will be reduced from 130,606,895 shares to a range of approximately 6,530,345 to 870,713 shares, depending on the reverse stock split ratio determined by the Board of Directors; o the number of shares that may be issued upon the exercise of conversion rights by holders of securities convertible into the Company's common stock will be reduced proportionately based upon the reverse stock split ratio selected by the Board of Directors; and o based on the reverse stock split ratio selected by the Board of Directors, proportionate adjustments will be made to the per-share exercise price and the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of all outstanding options entitling the holders to purchase shares of the Company's common stock, which will result in approximately the same aggregate price being required to be paid for such options upon exercise immediately preceding the reverse stock split. In addition, the reverse stock split may increase the number of stockholders who own odd lots (less than 100 shares). Stockholders who hold odd lots typically may experience an increase in the cost of selling their shares and may have greater difficulty in effecting sales. EFFECT ON FRACTIONAL STOCKHOLDERS You will not receive fractional post-reverse stock split shares in connection with the reverse stock split. All post-split shareholdings will be rounded to the nearest full share. EFFECT ON REGISTERED AND BENEFICIAL STOCKHOLDERS Upon a reverse stock split, we intend to treat stockholders holding the Company's common stock in "street name", through a bank, broker or other nominee, in the same manner as registered stockholders whose shares are registered in their names. Banks, brokers or other nominees will be instructed to effect the reverse stock split for their beneficial holders holding the Company's common stock in "street name." However, these banks, brokers or other nominees may have different procedures than registered stockholders for processing the reverse stock split. If you hold your shares with a bank, broker or other nominee and if you have any questions in this regard, we encourage you to contact your nominee. EFFECT ON REGISTERED CERTIFICATED SHARES Some of our registered stockholders hold all their shares in certificate form. If any of your shares are held in certificate form, you will receive a transmittal letter from our transfer agent, Corporate Stock Transfer, as soon as practicable after the effective date of the reverse stock split. The letter of transmittal will contain instructions on how to surrender your certificate(s) representing your pre-reverse stock split shares to the transfer agent. Upon receipt of your stock certificate, you will be issued the appropriate number of shares electronically in book-entry form under the direct registration system. The reverse stock split could adversely affect the ability of third parties to takeover or change the control of the Company by, for example, permitting issuances that would dilute the stock ownership of a person seeking to effect a change in the composition of the Company's Board or contemplating a tender offer or other transaction for the combination of the Company with another company. Although the increased proportion of unissued authorized shares to issued shares could, under certain circumstances, have an anti-takeover effect, the reverse stock split is not in response to any effort of which we are aware to accumulate the Company's shares of common stock or obtain control of the Company, nor is it part of a plan by management to recommend a series of similar amendments to the Company's Board and stockholders. STOCKHOLDERS SHOULD NOT DESTROY ANY STOCK CERTIFICATE(S) AND SHOULD NOT SUBMIT ANY CERTIFICATE(S) UNTIL REQUESTED TO DO SO. AUTHORIZED SHARES The reverse stock split would affect all issued and outstanding shares of the Company's common stock and outstanding rights to acquire the Company's common stock. Upon the effectiveness of the reverse stock split, the number of authorized shares of the Company's common stock that are not issued or outstanding would increase due to the reduction in the number of shares of the Company's common stock issued and outstanding based on the reverse stock split ratio selected by the Board of Directors. As of November 1, 2005, we had 100,000,000 shares of authorized common stock and 96,147,395 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, and 5,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock, of which 344,595 are issued and outstanding. Authorized but unissued shares will be available for issuance, and we may issue such shares in the future. If we issue additional shares, the ownership interest of holders of the Company's common stock will be diluted. ACCOUNTING MATTERS The reverse stock split will not affect the par value of the Company's common stock. As a result, as of the effective time of the reverse stock split, the stated capital attributable to the Company's common stock on its balance sheet will be reduced proportionately based on the reverse stock split ratio selected by the Board of Directors, and the additional paid-in capital account will be credited with the amount by which the stated capital is reduced. The per-share net income or loss and net book value of the Company's common stock will be restated because there will be fewer shares of the Company's common stock outstanding. PROCEDURE FOR EFFECTING REVERSE STOCK SPLIT If the Board of Directors decides to implement the reverse stock split at any time prior to October 25, 2006, we will promptly file a Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to amend our existing Certificate of Incorporation. The reverse stock split will become effective on the date of filing the Certificate of Amendment, which is referred to as the "effective date." Beginning on the effective date, each certificate representing pre-reverse stock split shares will be deemed for all corporate purposes to evidence ownership of post-reverse stock split shares. The text of the Certificate of Amendment is set forth in Exhibit A to this information statement. The text of the Certificate of Amendment is subject to modification to include such changes as may be required by the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and as the Board of Directors deems necessary and advisable to effect the reverse stock split, including the applicable ratio for the reverse stock split. NO APPRAISAL RIGHTS Under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Company's stockholders are not entitled to appraisal rights with respect to the reverse stock split, and we will not independently provide stockholders with any such right. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT The following is a summary of certain material United States federal income tax consequences of the reverse stock split, does not purport to be a complete discussion of all of the possible federal income tax consequences of the reverse stock split and is included for general information only. Further, it does not address any state, local or foreign income or other tax consequences. Also, it does not address the tax consequences to holders that are subject to special tax rules, such as banks, insurance companies, regulated investment companies, personal holding companies, foreign entities, nonresident alien individuals, broker-dealers and tax-exempt entities. The discussion is based on the provisions of the United States federal income tax law as of the date hereof, which is subject to change retroactively as well as prospectively. This summary also assumes that the pre-reverse stock split shares were, and the post-reverse stock split shares will be, held as a "capital asset," as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (i.e., generally, property held for investment). The tax treatment of a shareholder may vary depending upon the particular facts and circumstances of such shareholder. Each shareholder is urged to consult with such shareholder's own tax advisor with respect to the tax consequences of the reverse stock split. As used herein, the term United States holder means a shareholder that is, for federal income tax purposes: a citizen or resident of the United States; a corporation or other entity taxed as a corporation created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State of the United States or the District of Columbia; an estate the income of which is subject to federal income tax regardless of its source; or a trust if a U.S. court is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust. No gain or loss should be recognized by a shareholder upon such shareholder's exchange of pre-reverse stock split shares for post-reverse stock split shares pursuant to the reverse stock split. The aggregate tax basis of the post-reverse stock split shares received in the reverse stock split will be the same as the shareholder's aggregate tax basis in the pre-reverse stock split shares exchanged therefor. The shareholder's holding period for the post-reverse stock split shares will include the period during which the shareholder held the pre-reverse stock split shares surrendered in the reverse stock split. Our view regarding the tax consequences of the reverse stock split is not binding on the Internal Revenue Service or the courts. ACCORDINGLY, EACH SHAREHOLDER SHOULD CONSULT WITH HIS OR HER OWN TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO ALL OF THE POTENTIAL TAX CONSEQUENCES TO HIM OR HER OF THE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT. VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF The following table lists, as of November 1, 2005, the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by (i) each person or entity known to the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding common stock; (ii) each officer and director of the Company; and (iii) all officers and directors as a group. Information relating to beneficial ownership of common stock by our principal stockholders and management is based upon information furnished by each person using "beneficial ownership" concepts under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under these rules, a person is deemed to be a beneficial owner of a security if that person has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or direct the voting of the security, or investment power, which includes the power to vote or direct the voting of the security. The person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any security of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Under the Securities and Exchange Commission rules, more than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities, and a person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which he or she may not have any pecuniary beneficial interest. The percentages below assume that the outstanding shares of the Company's preferred stock owned by the holder listed below have been converted into share of the Company's common stock. Accordingly, the calculations assume that 130,606,895 are outstanding (comprised of the 96,147,395 shares currently outstanding and 34,459,500 issuable upon conversion of the Company's outstanding preferred stock). Percentage of Name and Address of Number of Shares Shares Beneficial Owner Beneficially Owned (1) Beneficially Owned ------------------------ ---------------------- ------------------ R&R Biotech Partners, LLC 87,336,945 (2) 66.90% 1270 Avenue of the Americas 16th Floor New York, NY 10017 Attention: Thomas Pinou, CFO Moyo Partners, LLC 21,834,236 (3) 16.70% c/o Arnold Kling, Esq. 712 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor New York, NY 10019 Officers and Directors as a group (2 persons) 21,834,236 (3) 16.70% (1) Unless otherwise indicated, the Company believes that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of the Common Stock beneficially owned by them. A person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of securities which may be acquired by such person within 60 days from the date indicated above upon the exercise of options, warrants or convertible securities. Each beneficial owner's percentage ownership is determined by assuming that options, warrants or convertible securities that are held by such person (but not those held by any other person) and which are exercisable within 60 days of the date indicated above, have been exercised. (2) Includes 59,769,345 shares of common stock currently outstanding and 27,567,600 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of 275,676 shares of preferred stock owned by R&R Biotech Partners, LLC. (3) Includes 14,942,336 shares of common stock currently outstanding and 6,891,900 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of 68,919 shares of preferred stock owned by Moyo Partners, LLC. INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN OR IN OPPOSITION TO MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON. No director, executive officer, associate of any director or executive officer or any other person has any substantial interest, direct or indirect, by security holdings or otherwise, in the proposal to amend the Certificate of Incorporation and take all other proposed actions which is not shared by all other holders of the Company's Common Stock. See "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management." OTHER MATTERS The Board knows of no other matters other than those described in this Information Statement which have been approved or considered by the holders of a majority of the shares of the Company's voting stock. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT, PLEASE CONTACT: Kirk Warshaw 47 School Street Chatham, New Jersey 07928 (973) 635-4047 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF 24 HOLDINGS, INC. EXHIBIT A STATE OF DELAWARE CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF 24 HOLDINGS, INC. 24 Holdings, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), does hereby certify the following: FIRST: The Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended by inserting the following three new paragraphs following the current text of Article FOURTH: Upon the filing of this amendment with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the "Effective Date"), each [number determined by the Corporation's Board of Directors] shares of Common Stock then issued, which are the only voting securities of the Corporation issued and outstanding, shall be automatically reclassified into one share of Common Stock. No fractional interests in shares shall be issued, nor shall any shareholder be entitled to any cash compensation for any fractional interests after such reclassification. From and after the Effective Date, the amount of capital represented by the Common Stock immediately after the Effective Date shall be the same as the amount of capital represented by such shares immediately prior to the Effective Date, until thereafter reduced or increased in accordance with applicable law. The par value of a Share of Common Stock shall remain unchanged after the reverse Stock Split at $0.01 per share. From and after the Effective Date, the total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue shall remain unchanged. SECOND: The Corporation's directors took action to authorize this amendment pursuant to authority granted by certain principal stockholders of the Corporation pursuant to the By-Laws of the Company and ss.228of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors which set forth the foregoing amendment, declared that this amendment is advisable and consistent with the authority granted by the Corporation's stockholders. THIRD: In accordance with Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, a majority of outstanding stock entitled to vote thereon, and a majority of the outstanding stock of each class entitled to vote thereon as a class, approved the foregoing amendment. FOURTH: The foregoing amendment has been duly adopted in accordance ss.242of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 24 Holdings, Inc. has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed and executed in its name and behalf by its duly authorized President in accordance with provisions of the Business Corporation Act of the State of Delaware. DATED: _______________, 2005 24 HOLDINGS, INC. By: _______________________________ Arnold Kling, President