SB-2 1 0001.txt REGISTRATION STATEMENT U. S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM SB-2 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 JPAL, INC., (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Nevada 7389 33-0851302 (State or other jurisdiction (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) of incorporation or Classification Code Number) organization) 513 Calle Amigo, San Clemente, California 92673 (Address of registrant's principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(949) 637-3763 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Thomas E. Stepp, Jr. Stepp & Beauchamp LLP 1301 Dove Street, Suite 460 Newport Beach, California 92660 949.660.9700 Facsimile 949.660.9010 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service) Approximate date of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after this Registration Statement becomes effective. If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ] _______ If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ] _______ If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ] _______ If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. [ ]
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ======================================================================================================= Title of each class Amount Proposed maximum Proposed maximum Amount of of securities to be offering price aggregate registration to be registered registered per share offering price fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock, $.001 par value 3,797,469 $0.25 $949,367.00 $264.00 =======================================================================================================
The offering price per share for the selling security holders was estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457 of Regulation C. The Registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine. 1 Preliminary Prospectus JPAL, Inc., a Nevada corporation 3,797,469 Shares of Common Stock This prospectus relates to 3,797,469 shares of common stock of JPAL, Inc., a Nevada corporation, which are issued and outstanding shares of our common stock, acquired by the selling security holders in private placement transactions which were exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. No national securities exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market lists the common stock being offered by the selling security holders, and we have not applied for listing or quotation with any national securities exchange or automated quotation system. The shares of common stock being offered by the selling security holders have not been registered for sale under the securities laws of any state as of the date of this prospectus. Brokers or dealers effecting transactions in the shares of our common stock should confirm the registration thereof under the securities laws of the states in which transactions occur or the existence of any exemption from registration. See "Risk Factors" on Pages 5 to 9 for factors to be considered before investing in the shares of our common stock. Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of the prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling security holders may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted. The date of this prospectus is August 17, 2000 Subject to completion. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Prospectus Summary ............................................................................4 Risk Factors...................................................................................5 Use of Proceeds................................................................................9 Determination of Offering Price................................................................9 Dilution......................................................................................10 Selling Security Holders......................................................................10 Plan of Distribution..........................................................................10 Legal Proceedings.............................................................................11 Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons..................................12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management................................12 Description of Securities.....................................................................13 Interest of Named Experts and Counsel.........................................................14 Disclosure of Commission Position on Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities...........14 Organization Within Last Five Years...........................................................15 Description of Business.......................................................................15 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.........18 Description of Property.......................................................................19 Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.................... ...........................19 Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters......................................20 Executive Compensation .......................................................................21 Financial Statements..........................................................................22 Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure..........22 Legal Matters.................................................................................22 Experts.......................................................................................22 Additional Information........................................................................22 Indemnification of Directors and Officers.....................................................22 Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution...................................................23 Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.......................................................23 Exhibits......................................................................................24 Undertakings..................................................................................24 Signatures ................................................................................26 Power of Attorney.............................................................................27
Outside Back Cover Page Dealer Prospectus Delivery Obligation Until _______, all dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers' obligations to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions. 3 Prospectus Summary. Our Business: Our principal business address is 513 Calle Amigo, San Clemente, California 92673; our telephone number (949) 637-3763. We are an Internet based provider of vacation rental properties and services. We were originally formed to provide vacation rental properties and services for the Year 2000 New Year's Eve celebration in Las Vegas. We generated revenues of approximately $6,793 through December 31, 1999. We intend to redesign our website to provide a wide range of services to both vacationers and property owners. For vacationers who desire popular vacation destinations, we intend to advertise on our website privately owned rental properties, which, we believe, offer the convenience and accommodations of a condominium or home, while providing many of the amenities and services of a hotel, generally at a lower cost per person. We believe that vacation condominium and home rentals generally offer greater space and convenience than resort hotel rooms, including separate living, sleeping and eating quarters. As we generate revenues, we anticipate that we will expand our website to include specialized concierge-type services such as arranging golf tee times, purchasing ski lift tickets and making restaurant reservations. For property owners, we intend to offer marketing and rental services. Our primary source of revenue has been property rental fees, which are charged to the property owners as a percentage of the vacationers' total rental price, and we anticipate that those fees will continue to be our primary source of revenue, although we intend to attempt to generate additional revenue sources such as Internet advertising. Our State of Organization: We were incorporated in Nevada on March 31, 1999. Number of Shares Being The selling security holders want to sell 3,797,469 Offered: shares of our common stock. The offered shares were acquired by the selling security holders in private placement transactions, which were exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. Number of Shares Outstanding 3,797,469 shares of our common stock are issued and After the Offering: outstanding. We have no other securities issued. Estimated use of We will not receive any of the proceeds from the proceeds: sale of those shares being offered. 4 RISK FACTORS In addition to the other information in this prospectus, the following risk factors should be considered carefully in evaluating our business before purchasing any of our shares of common stock. A purchase of our common stock is speculative in nature and involves a lot of risks. No purchase of our common stock should be made by any person who is not in a position to lose the entire amount of his investment. Information in this prospectus contains "forward looking statements" which can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "believes", "estimates", "could", "possibly", "probably", "anticipates", "estimates", "projects", "expects", "may", "will", or "should" or other variations or similar words. No assurances can be given that the future results anticipated by the forward-looking statements will be achieved. The following matters constitute cautionary statements identifying important factors with respect to those forward-looking statements, including certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially from the future results anticipated by those forward-looking statements. Among the key factors that have a direct bearing on our results of operations are the effects of various governmental regulations, the fluctuation of our direct costs and the costs and effectiveness of our operating strategy. Other factors could also cause actual results to vary materially from the future results anticipated by those forward-looking statements. Because we are a new company with losses since our formation and we anticipate that we will lose money in the foreseeable future, we may not be able to achieve profitable operations. We were incorporated in March 1999, and we began operations immediately thereafter. As of June 30, 2000, our losses since inception were approximately $19,413. We were originally formed to provide vacation rental properties and services for the Year 2000 New Year's Eve celebration in Las Vegas. We generated revenues of approximately $6,793 through December 31, 1999. We intend to redesign our website to provide a wide range of services to both vacationers and property owners. We have only generated revenues of approximately $1,290 in our current fiscal year. Our prospects must be considered speculative, considering the risks, expenses, and difficulties frequently encountered in the establishment of a new business, specifically the risks inherent in the development of electronic commerce. We cannot guaranty that unanticipated technical or other problems will not occur which would result in material delays in future product and service commercialization or that our efforts will result in successful product and service commercialization. We cannot guaranty that we will be able to achieve profitable operations. Our ability to succeed is uncertain because we currently have limited revenues and minimal marketing activities due to the lack of revenues. We generated revenues of approximately $6,793 through December 31, 1999, and we intend to redesign our website to provide a wide range of services to both vacationers and property owners. We have only generated revenues of approximately $1,290 in our current fiscal year. Our marketing activities are significantly limited and, to fund more sophisticated marketing activities, we need to generate revenues. We anticipate that we will need to raise additional capital to complete our website redevelopment and market our website. To complete our development and market our website, we will be required to raise additional funds. We believe that we may be able to acquire additional financing at commercially reasonable rates. We cannot guaranty that we will be able to obtain additional financing at commercially reasonable rates. We anticipate that we will spend a lot of funds on the marketing and promotion of our website. The minimum amount necessary to complete our current website redevelopment is approximately $10,000. Our failure to obtain additional funds would significantly limit or eliminate our ability to fund our sales and marketing activities. This would have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue our operation and compete with other providers. We anticipate that we may seek additional funding through public or private sales of our securities. That could include equity securities, or through commercial or private financing arrangements. Adequate funds may not be available when 5 needed or on terms acceptable to us. In the event that we are not able to obtain additional funding on a timely basis, we may be required to limit any proposed operations or eliminate certain or all of our marketing programs, either of which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. Our inability to generate revenues will affect our ability to market our products. We may not be able to generate revenues to market our website effectively. Our failure to market our website will harm our business and financial performance. If we are unable to generate revenues, we anticipate that our marketing activities will be very limited. Also, our expenses will be limited to the day-to-day expenditures necessary to conduct business. Our President, Secretary, director and principal shareholder, Ryan A. Neely, has paid our expenses since March 2000. Mr. Neely will continue to pay our expenses in the event that we do not generate additional revenues. We operate in a highly competitive industry and we may not have adequate resources to market our products in order to compete successfully. Competition in the Internet industry is intense. We compete directly with other companies and businesses that have developed and are in the process of developing online vacation rental services which are functionally equivalent or similar to our proposed online vacation rental services. We expect that these competitors who have developed similar websites will market those websites to our target customers, which will significantly affect our ability to compete. Most of our competitors have substantially greater experience, financial and technical resources, marketing and development capabilities than we do. Many of those competitors with greater financial resources can afford to spend more resources than we can to market their websites. We cannot guaranty that we will succeed in marketing our websites and generating revenues. We cannot guaranty that our competitors will not succeed in marketing their websites and generating revenues. Our ability to generate business depends on continued growth of online commerce. Our ability to generate business through our website depends on continued growth in the use of the Internet and in the acceptance and volume of commerce transactions on the Internet. Rapid growth in the use of the Internet and online services is a recent phenomenon. This growth may not continue. A sufficiently broad base of consumers may not accept, or continue to use, the Internet as a medium of commerce. We cannot guaranty that the number of Internet users will continue to grow in general or with respect to our site or that commerce over the Internet will become more widespread or that our sales will grow at a comparable rate. As is typical in the case of a new and rapidly evolving industry, demand and market acceptance for recently introduced services are subject to a high level of uncertainty. The Internet may not prove to be a viable commercial marketplace for a number of reasons including but not limited to: o the lack of acceptable security technologies; o the lack of access and ease of use; o congestion of traffic; inconsistent quality of service and the lack of availability of cost effective, high speed service; o potentially inadequate development of the necessary infrastructure; o governmental regulation and/or taxation; and o uncertainty regarding intellectual property ownership or the enforcement of intellectual property rights. We may not be able to attract and expand our online traffic. We believe that redeveloping, maintaining and enhancing our website is a critical aspect of our efforts to attract and expand our online traffic. The number of Internet sites that offer competing services increases the importance of establishing and maintaining brand recognition. Many of these Internet sites already have well-established brands in online services or the travel industry generally. Promotion of our website will depend largely on our success in providing a high-quality online experience supported by a high level of customer service. In addition, we intend to increase our spending on marketing and advertising with the intention of expanding the recognition of our website to attract and retain 6 online users and to respond to competitive pressures. However, our proposed expenditures may not be effective to promote our brand or that our marketing efforts generally will achieve our goals. We may not be able to maintain our web domain name, which may cause confusion among web users and decrease the value of our brand name. We currently hold a web domain name relating to our brand. Currently, the acquisition and maintenance of domain names is regulated by governmental agencies and their designees. The regulation of domain names in the U.S. and in foreign countries is expected to change in the near future. As a result, we may not be able to maintain our domain name. These changes could include the introduction of additional top-level domains, which could cause confusion among web users trying to locate our sites. Furthermore, the relationship between regulations governing domain names and laws protecting trademarks and similar proprietary rights is unclear. We may be unable to prevent third parties from acquiring domain names that are similar to ours. The acquisition of similar domain names by third parties could cause confusion among web users attempting to locate our site and could decrease the value of our brand name and the use of our site. A failure in the performance of our web hosting facility systems could harm our business and reputation. We depend upon a third party Internet service provider to host our web site. Any system failure, including network, software or hardware failure, that causes an interruption in the delivery of our web site or a decrease in responsiveness of our web site service could result in reduced revenue, and could be harmful to our reputation and brand. Our Internet service provider does not guarantee that our Internet access will be uninterrupted, error free or secure. Any disruption in the Internet service provided by such provider could significantly harm our business. In the future, we may experience interruptions from time to time. We do not have insurance to compensate us for any losses that may occur due to any failures in our system or interruptions in our service. Our web servers must be able to accommodate a high volume of traffic and we may in the future experience slower response times for a variety of reasons. If we are unable to add additional software and hardware to accommodate increased demand, this could cause unanticipated system disruptions and result in slower response times. The costs associated with accommodating such increased demand may exceed the revenues the increased demand may generate. Users may become dissatisfied by any system failure that interrupts our ability to provide access or results in slower response time and thereby not return to the site. Although Internet commerce has yet to attract significant regulation, government regulation may result in fines, penalties, taxes or other costs that may reduce our future earnings. Our Internet and e-commerce businesses currently are not directly regulated by any governmental agency, other than through regulations applicable to businesses generally. However, due to the increasing popularity and use of the Internet, it is possible that a number of laws and regulations may be adopted with respect to the Internet covering, among other things, the following issues: o taxation of consumer transactions; o advertising; o user privacy; o unsolicited marketing; o pricing; o quality of products and services; o intellectual property; o information security; and o anti-competitive practices. The adoption of laws or regulations covering these issues may decrease the growth of Internet commerce. Such laws could decrease the demand for our products and services, increase our cost of doing business, or otherwise have an adverse effect on our business, operating results or financial condition. Moreover, the applicability to the Internet of existing laws governing issues including intellectual property ownership, 7 libel and personal privacy is uncertain. If these existing laws were to be applied to the Internet, our business may be harmed. Taxing authorities in a number of states are currently reviewing the appropriate tax treatment of companies engaged in Internet commerce. New state tax regulations may subject us to additional state sales, use and income taxes. The adoption of any of these laws or regulations may decrease the growth of Internet usage or the acceptance of Internet commerce which could, in turn, decrease the demand for our products and services, increase costs and otherwise have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. To date, we have not spent significant resources on lobbying or related government affairs issues, but we may need to do so in the future. Federal legislation imposing limitations on the ability of states to impose new state taxes on e-commerce was enacted in 1998. The Internet Tax Freedom Act, as this legislation is known, exempts specific types of sales transactions conducted over the Internet from multiple or discriminatory state and local taxation through October 21, 2001. It is possible that this legislation will not be renewed when it terminates in October 2001. Failure to renew this legislation or the enactment of new legislation could allow state and local governments to impose taxes on Internet-based sales and use. Such taxes could decrease the demand for our products and services or increase our costs of operations. Our proposed computer infrastructure may suffer security breaches. Any such breaches could jeopardize confidential information transmitted over the Internet, cause interruptions in our operations or cause us to have liability to third parties. We intend to rely on technology that is designed to facilitate the secure transmission of confidential information. Our computer infrastructure is potentially vulnerable to physical or electronic computer break-ins, viruses and similar disruptive problems. A party who is able to circumvent our proposed security measures could misappropriate proprietary information, jeopardize the confidential nature of information transmitted over the Internet or cause interruptions in our operations. Concerns over the security of Internet transactions and the privacy of users could also inhibit the growth of the Internet in general, particularly as a means of conducting commercial transactions. To the extent that our activities involve the storage and transmission of proprietary information, including personal financial information, security breaches could expose us to a risk of financial loss, litigation and other liabilities. We do not have insurance to protect us against these losses. Any security breach would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Rapid technological changes may render our technology obsolete or decrease the competitiveness of our services. To become competitive in the online travel industry, we must enhance and improve the functionality and features of our websites. The Internet and the online commerce industry are rapidly changing. In particular, the online travel industry is characterized by increasingly complex systems and infrastructures. If competitors introduce new services with new technologies, or if new industry standards and practices emerge, our websites and proprietary technology and systems may become obsolete. Our future success will depend on our ability to do the following: o enhance our existing services; o develop and license new services and technologies that address the increasingly sophisticated and varied needs of our prospective customers and suppliers; o respond to technological advances and emerging industry standards and practices on a cost-effective and timely basis. Developing our websites and other proprietary technology entails significant technical and business risks. We may use new technologies ineffectively or we may fail to adapt our websites, transaction-processing systems and network infrastructure to customer requirements or emerging industry standards. If we face material delays in introducing new services, products and enhancements, our customers and suppliers may forego the use of our services and use those of our competitors. 8 Our officers and directors are engaged in other activities that could have conflicts of interest with us. Therefore, our officers and directors may not devote sufficient time to our affairs. The persons serving as our officers and directors have existing responsibilities and may have additional responsibilities to provide management and services to other entities. As a result, conflicts of interest between us and the other activities of those entities may occur from time to time, in that our officers and directors shall have conflicts of interest in allocating time, services, and functions between the other business ventures in which they may be or become involved and our affairs. In addition to serving as our President, Secretary and a director, Ryan A. Neely is the Secretary and a director of MVD, Inc. a Delaware corporation and a provider of digital entertainment products. Mr. Neely currently devotes approximately half of his time to MVD, Inc. We do not believe that we have any conflicts of interest with the business or industry of MVD, Inc., other than Mr. Neely's duty to provide management and services. In addition to serving as our Treasurer and a director, Jason J. Ortega has been a branch manager for Enterprise Rent-a-Car Company since 1994. Mr. Ortega is responsible for the day-to-day operations as well as the management of all employees at his branch. Mr. Ortega currently devotes a significant portion of his time to Enterprise Rent-a-Car Company. We do not believe that we have any conflicts of interest with the business or industry of Enterprise Rent-a-Car Company, other than Mr. Ortega's duty to provide management and services. Our officers, directors and principal security holders own approximately 72.35% of our outstanding shares of common stock. Our directors, officers and principal (greater than 5%) security holders, taken as a group, together with their affiliates, beneficially own, in the aggregate, approximately 72.35% of our outstanding shares of common stock. Certain principal security holders are our directors or executive officers. Such concentrated control of the company may adversely affect the price of our common stock. These security holders may also be able to exert significant influence, or even control, matters requiring approval by our security holders, including the election of directors. In addition, certain provisions of Nevada law could have the effect of making it more difficult or more expensive for a third party to acquire, or of discouraging a third party from attempting to acquire, control of us. We lack a public market for shares of our common stock, which may make it difficult for investors to sell their shares. There is no public market for shares of our common stock. We cannot guaranty that an active public market will develop or be sustained. Therefore, investors may not be able to find purchasers for their shares of our common stock. Should there develop a significant market for our shares, the market price for those shares may be significantly affected by such factors as our financial results and introduction of new products and services. Factors such as announcements of new or enhanced products by us or our competitors and quarter-to-quarter variations in our results of operations, as well as market conditions in the high technology sector may have a significant impact on the market price of our shares. Further, the stock market has experienced extreme volatility that has particularly affected the market prices of stock of many companies and that often has been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. Use of Proceeds We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock being offered by the selling security holders. Determination of Offering Price Factors Used to Determine Share Price. The offering price of the shares being offered by the selling security holders has no relationship to any established criteria of value, such as book value or earnings per share. Additionally, because we have no significant operating history and have not generated any revenues to date, the price of our common stock is 9 not based on past earnings, nor is the price of the shares of our common stock indicative of current market value for the assets owned by us. No valuation or appraisal has been prepared for our business and potential business expansion. Dilution The shares offered for sale by the selling security holders are already outstanding and, therefore, do not contribute to dilution. Selling Security Holders The following table sets forth the number of shares, which may be offered for sale from time to time by the selling security holders. The shares offered for sale constitute all of the shares known to us to be beneficially owned by the selling security holders. None of the selling security holders has held any position or office with us, except as specified in the following table. Other than the relationships described below, none of the selling security holders had or have any material relationship with us. ================================================================================ Name of Selling Security Holder Shares of Common Stock -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryan A. Neely, President, Secretary and a director 1,100,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jason Ortega, Treasurer and a director 50,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas E. Stepp, Jr.(1) 265,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Reincke(1) 265,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Muellerleile(1) 265,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Judy Buehlman 400,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patti Tipton 400,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sean and Janna Connelly 100,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scott J. Sherman 50,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michelle M. Mirrotto 50,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tim Neely 50,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald J. Preihs 50,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sharareh Frouzesh 50,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JR Sterling 50,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul W. Fournier 50,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffrey M. Hoss 50,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kamal John Shukur 50,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. V. Neely 50,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Susan Hennessy 50,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kyle Holtzhauzen 50,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shawn G. Peterson 50,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Peterson 50,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sonny Martinez 50,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Karl Hoshor 50,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicole Clark 50,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas J. Slosson 50,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jerry A. Cardenas 50,000 ================================================================================ (1) Thomas E. Stepp, Jr.; Richard Reincke and Michael J. Muellerleile are employees of Stepp & Beauchamp LLP, which is legal counsel to the company. Plan of Distribution The selling security holders may sell our common stock in the over-the-counter market, or on any securities exchange on which our common stock is or becomes listed or traded, in negotiated transactions or otherwise. The selling security holders may sell our common stock at prices then prevailing or related to the then current market price or at negotiated prices. The shares will not be sold in an underwritten public offering. 10 The shares may be sold directly or through brokers or dealers. The methods by which the shares may be sold include: o purchases by a broker or dealer as principal and resale by such broker or dealer for its account; o ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits purchasers; and o privately negotiated transactions. Brokers and dealers engaged by selling security holders may arrange for other brokers or dealers to participate. Brokers or dealers may receive commissions or discounts from selling security holders (or, if any such broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of such shares, from such purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. Broker-dealers may agree with the selling security holders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share, and, to the extent such broker-dealer is unable to do so acting as agent for a selling security holder, to purchase as principal any unsold shares at the price required to fulfill the broker-dealer commitment to such selling security holder. Broker-dealers who acquire shares as principal may resell those shares from time to time in the over-the-counter market or otherwise at prices and on terms then prevailing or then related to the then-current market price or in negotiated transactions and, in connection with such resales, may receive or pay commissions. The selling security holders and any broker-dealers participating in the distributions of the shares may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act of 1933. Any profit on the sale of shares by the selling security holders and any commissions or discounts given to any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. The shares may also be sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 beginning one year after the shares were issued. We have filed the Registration Statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, with respect to the sale of the shares by the selling security holders. There can be no assurance that the selling security holders will sell any or all of the offered shares. Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the regulations thereunder, any person engaged in a distribution of the shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to our common stock during the applicable "cooling off" periods prior to the commencement of such distribution. Also, the selling security holders are subject to applicable provisions which limit the timing of purchases and sales of our common stock by the selling security holders. We have informed the selling security holders that, during such time as they may be engaged in a distribution of any of the shares we are registering by this Registration Statement, they are required to comply with Regulation M. In general, Regulation M precludes any selling security holder, any affiliated purchasers and any broker-dealer or other person who participates in a distribution from bidding for or purchasing, or attempting to induce any person to bid for or purchase, any security which is the subject of the distribution until the entire distribution is complete. Regulation M defines a "distribution" as an offering of securities that is distinguished from ordinary trading activities by the magnitude of the offering and the presence of special selling efforts and selling methods. Regulation M also defines a "distribution participant" as an underwriter, prospective underwriter, broker, dealer, or other person who has agreed to participate or who is participating in a distribution. Regulation M prohibits any bids or purchases made in order to stabilize the price of a security in connection with the distribution of that security, except as specifically permitted by Rule 104 of Regulation M. These stabilizing transactions may cause the price of our common stock to be more than it would otherwise be in the absence of these transactions. We have informed the selling security holders that stabilizing transactions permitted by Regulation M allow bids to purchase our common stock if the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. Regulation M specifically prohibits stabilizing that is the result of fraudulent, manipulative, or deceptive practices. Selling security holders and distribution participants are required to consult with their own legal counsel to ensure compliance with Regulation M. Legal Proceedings There are no legal actions pending against us nor are any legal actions contemplated by us at this time. 11 Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons. Executive Officers and Directors. We are dependent on the efforts and abilities of certain of our senior management. The interruption of the services of key management could have a material adverse effect on our operations, profits and future development, if suitable replacements are not promptly obtained. We anticipate that we will enter into employment agreements with each of our key executives. We cannot guaranty that each executive will remain with us during or after the term of his or her employment agreement. In addition, our success depends, in part, upon our ability to attract and retain other talented personnel. Although we believe that our relations with our personnel are good and that we will continue to be successful in attracting and retaining qualified personnel, we cannot guaranty that we will be able to continue to do so. Our officers and directors will hold office until their resignations or removal. Our directors and principal executive officers are as specified on the following table: ====================================================================== Name Age Position ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryan A. Neely 29 President, Secretary and a Director ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Jason J. Ortega 28 Treasurer and a Director ====================================================================== Ryan A. Neely. Mr. Neely is our President, Secretary and a director since March 2000. Mr. Neely manages all aspects of our operations, including web development and marketing and sales of our products. From May 1999 to September 1999, Mr. Neely worked as a sales account manager for Unified Research Laboratories, Inc., which was recently acquired by Symantec Corporation. Unified Research Laboratories, Inc. is a developer of Internet content-control software and web filtering technologies. From August 1998 to May 1999, Mr. Neely was the co-founder of Filtering Associates, a manufacturer representative for several Internet content-control companies. From 1996 to August 1998, Mr. Neely worked for Log-On Data Corp., Inc., a California corporation, as a Regional Sales Manager where he was responsible for all enterprise sales. Mr. Neely is the Secretary and a director of MVD, Inc. a Delaware corporation and a provider of digital entertainment products. Mr. Neely has not been a director of any other reporting company. Jason J. Ortega. Mr. Ortega is our Treasurer and a director. Mr. Ortega currently manages our finances and subsequent to the completion of our current website redevelopment, Mr. Ortega will market our website, products and services. In addition to serving as our Treasurer and a director, Mr. Ortega has been a branch manager for Enterprise Rent-a-Car Company since 1994. Mr. Ortega is responsible for the day-to-day operations as well as the management of all employees at his branch. Mr. Ortega currently devotes a significant portion of his time to Enterprise Rent-a-Car Company. Mr. Ortega earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from California State University, Chico in 1994. Mr. Ortega has not been a director of any other reporting company. Mr. Ortega has not been a director of any other reporting company. There is no family relationship between any of our officers or directors. There are no orders, judgments, or decrees of any governmental agency or administrator, or of any court of competent jurisdiction, revoking or suspending for cause any license, permit or other authority to engage in the securities business or in the sale of a particular security or temporarily or permanently restraining any of our officers or directors from engaging in or continuing any conduct, practice or employment in connection with the purchase or sale of securities, or convicting such person of any felony or misdemeanor involving a security, or any aspect of the securities business or of theft or of any felony. Nor are any of the officers or directors of any corporation or entity affiliated with us so enjoined. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of August 17, 2000 by each person or entity known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of common stock, each of our directors and named executive officers, and all of our directors and executive officers as a group. 12
Title of Class Name and Address of Beneficial Amount and Nature of Beneficial Percent of Class Owner Owner ------------------- ----------------------------------- ------------------------------------ ----------------- Common Stock Judy Buehlman 400,000 shares 10.53% P.O. Box 4641, Blue Jay, California 92317 Common Stock Patty Tipton 400,000 shares 10.53% P.O. Box 4641, Blue Jay, California 92317 Common Stock Thomas E. Stepp, Jr., 265,823 shares(1) 7.00% 1301 Dove Street, Suite 460, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Common Stock Richard Reincke, 265,823 shares(1) 7.00% 1301 Dove Street, Suite 460, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Common Stock Michael Muellerleile, 265,823 shares(1) 7.00% 1301 Dove Street, Suite 460, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Common Stock Ryan A. Neely, 1,100,000 shares President, 28.97% 513 Calle Amigo, Secretary, Director San Clemente, CA 92673 Common Stock Jason J. Ortega, 50,000 shares, Treasurer, Director 1.32% 513 Calle Amigo, San Clemente, CA 92673 Common Stock All directors and named executive 30.29% officers as a group
(1)law firm affiliation Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission rules, shares of our common stock which may be acquired upon exercise of stock options or warrants which are currently exercisable or which become exercisable within 60 days of the date of the table are deemed beneficially owned by the optionees. Subject to community property laws, where applicable, the persons or entities named in the table above have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of our common stock indicated as beneficially owned by them. Changes in Control. Our management is not aware of any arrangements which may result in "changes in control" as that term is defined by the provisions of Item 403(c) of Regulation S-B. Description of Securities We were originally authorized to issue 2,000 shares of $.01 par value common stock. On April 6, 2000, we filed Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation with the Nevada Secretary of State to authorize 50,000,000 shares of $.001 par value common stock and 5,000,000 shares of $.001 par value preferred stock. As of August 17, 2000, 3,797,469 shares of our common stock were issued and outstanding and no shares of our preferred stock are issued and outstanding. 13 Each shareholder of our common stock is entitled to a pro rata share of cash distributions made to shareholders, including dividend payments. The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share of record on all matters to be voted on by shareholders. There is no cumulative voting with respect to the election of our directors or any other matter. Therefore, the holders of more than 50% of the shares voted for the election of those directors can elect all of the directors. The holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors from funds legally available therefore. Cash dividends are at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining available for distribution to them after payment of our liabilities and after provision has been made for each class of stock, if any, having any preference in relation to our common stock. Holders of shares of our common stock have no conversion, preemptive or other subscription rights, and there are no redemption provisions applicable to our common stock. Dividend Policy. We have never declared or paid a cash dividend on our capital stock. We do not expect to pay cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain our earnings, if any, for use in our business. Any dividends declared in the future will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and subject to any restrictions that may be imposed by our lenders. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel. No "expert", as that term is defined pursuant to Regulation Section 228.509(a) of Regulation S-B, or our "counsel", as that term is defined pursuant to Regulation Section 228.509(b) of Regulation S-B, was hired on a contingent basis, or will receive a direct or indirect interest in us, except as specified below, or was a promoter, underwriter, voting trustee, director, officer, or employee of the company, at any time prior to the filing of this Registration Statement. Thomas E. Stepp, Jr., Richard Reincke and Michael J. Muellerleile, are employees of Stepp & Beauchamp LLP, which serves as our legal counsel. Thomas E. Stepp, Jr. owns 265,823 shares of our common stock. Richard Reincke owns 265,823 shares of our common stock. Michael J. Muellerleile owns 265,823 shares of our common stock. Disclosure of Commission Position on Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities Article Ten of our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation provides, among other things, that our directors shall not be personally liable to us or our shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability o for any breach of such director's duty of loyalty to us or our security holders; o for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; o liability for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock purchase or redemption by us; or o for any transaction from which such director derived any improper personal benefit. Accordingly, our directors may have no liability to our shareholders for any mistakes or errors of judgment or for any act of omission, unless the act or omission involves intentional misconduct, fraud, or a knowing violation of law or results in unlawful distributions to our shareholders. Indemnification Agreements. We will enter into indemnification agreements with each of our executive officers. We will agree to indemnify each such person for all expenses and liabilities, including criminal monetary judgments, penalties and fines, incurred by such person in connection with any criminal or civil action brought or threatened against such person by reason of such person being or having been our officer or director or employee. In order to be entitled to indemnification by us, such person must have acted in good faith and in a manner such person believed to be in our best interests. With respect to criminal actions, such person must have had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to our directors, 14 officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in that act and is, therefore, unenforceable. Organization Within Last Five Years Transactions with Promoters. There were no transactions with promoters. Description of Business Our Background. JPAL, Inc. was incorporated pursuant to the laws of the State of Nevada on March 31, 1999. On April 6, 2000, we filed Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of Nevada to amend and restate Articles of Incorporation in their entirety and specifically to authorize 50,000,000 shares of $.001 par value common stock. Our Business. We are an Internet based provider of vacation rental properties and services. We were originally formed to provide vacation rental properties and services for the Year 2000 New Year's Eve celebration in Las Vegas. We generated revenues of approximately $6,793 through December 31, 1999. We intend to redesign our website to provide a wide range of services to both vacationers and property owners. We have only generated revenues of $1,290 in our current fiscal year. For vacationers who desire popular vacation destinations, we intend to advertise on our website privately owned rental properties, which offer the convenience and accommodations of a condominium or home, while providing many of the amenities and services of a hotel, generally at a lower cost per person. We believe that vacation condominium and home rentals generally offer greater space and convenience than resort hotel rooms, including separate living, sleeping and eating quarters. As we generate revenues, we anticipate that we will expand our website to include specialized concierge-type services such as arranging golf tee times, purchasing ski lift tickets and making restaurant reservations. For property owners, we intend to offer marketing and rental services. Our primary source of revenue has been property rental fees, which are charged to the property owners as a percentage of the vacationers' total rental price, and we anticipate that those fees will continue to be our primary source of revenue, although we intend to attempt to generate additional revenue sources such as Internet advertising. In order to effectuate our business plan during the next three to six months, we need to complete the redevelopment of our website. Upon completion of our website redevelopment, we intend to raise capital to fund our proposed marketing activities. If we are unable to raise sufficient capital necessary to market our website, we believe that our officers and directors who are also principal shareholders of the company will contribute funds to pay for our expenses. Therefore, we have not contemplated any plan of liquidation in the event that we do not generate further revenues or raise capital. Our Website (www.jpalco.com). Our redeveloped website will allow consumers to search through all of our vacation condominium and home rentals, access detailed property information including photographs and floor plans, obtain local market information, as well as information about special offers and promotions. We anticipate that the site will be developed to feature an on-line booking system which will allow vacationers to check availability and make reservations directly on-line. We plan to launch a number of important web site related initiatives, including: o virtual tours including interior and exterior views of a representative sample of our condominium and home rental properties; o search engine enhancements that will allow simultaneous searches across multiple resort locations; and o improved booking features. Our primary source of revenue has been and will continue to be property rental fees, which are charged to the property owners as a percentage of the vacationer's total rental rate. Fee percentages for vacation condominiums and homes range from approximately 3% to over 40% of rental rates depending on the market and the type of services provided to the 15 property owner. We believe that our proposed services, which are designed to enhance rental income for property owners, will provide us with a competitive advantage in attracting additional high quality condominiums and homes in our markets. Internet Advertising. We anticipate that we will be able to generate advertising revenues from companies which have complementary products such as airlines and travel agents and desire to advertise our on website. The Internet is emerging as an attractive method for advertisers, due to the growth in the number of Internet users, the amount of time Internet users spend on the Internet, the increase in electronic commerce, the interactive nature of the Internet, the Internet's global reach, the ability to reach targeted audiences and a variety of other factors. Many of the largest advertisers in traditional media, including consumer products companies, automobile manufacturers and others, have increased their use of Internet advertising. We believe that larger companies will begin to allocate significant portions of their total advertising budgets for Internet advertising. We believe that significant revenues can be generated from online advertising, initially from small business service providers and product vendors and, as use of our website increases, from advertisers, such as consumer products companies. Future Products. If we generate significant revenues in the next twelve months, we intend to develop our website to provide multiple location real estate listings for condominiums and homes located in our resort locations for customers interested in buying or selling a vacation home. Our Target Markets and Marketing Strategy. We believe that our primary target market will consist of owners of private home and condominiums that desire to promote the rental of their rental properties. We believe that many owners of private home and condominiums desire to rent their properties without being responsible for the advertising and promotion of their own properties. We will market and promote our website on the Internet. Our marketing strategy is to promote our services and products and attract businesses to our website. Our marketing initiatives include: o utilizing direct response print advertisements placed primarily in small business, entrepreneurial, and financially-oriented magazines and special interest magazines; o links to industry focused websites; o advertising by television, radio, banners, affiliated marketing and direct mail; o presence at industry tradeshows; and, o entering into affiliate marketing relationships with website providers to increase our access to Internet business consumers. Growth Strategy. Our objective is to become a dominant provider of Internet vacation rentals. Our strategy is to continue providing clients with exceptional service and developing comprehensive and updated listings vacation rentals. Key elements of our strategy include: o create global awareness of our products and services; o continue and expand our website; o increase the number of Internet users to our website; o increase our relationships with clients; o provide additional services for businesses and consumers; and o pursue relationships with joint venture candidates which will support our development. Our Industry. The vacation rental and property management industry is highly fragmented, with an estimated 3,000 vacation rental and property management companies in the United States. We believe this fragmented market presents a significant opportunity for a company offering a branded, national network of high quality vacation condominiums and homes with superior levels of customer service. Our Competition. The Internet and e-commerce businesses are extremely competitive and can be significantly affected by many factors, including changes in local, regional or national economic conditions, changes in consumer preferences, 16 brand name recognition and marketing and the development of new and competing technologies. We expect that existing businesses that compete with us and which have greater resources than us will be able to undertake more extensive marketing campaigns and adopt more aggressive advertising sales policies than us, thereby generating more traffic to their web sites. If we are unable to attract a significant number of users to our website, our business, financial condition and results of operations will be materially adversely affected and we may cease to be a commercially viable business. Many of these competitors have greater financial and other resources, and more experience in research and development, than us. Patents and Proprietary Rights. Our success depends in part upon our ability to preserve our trade secrets and operate without infringing the proprietary rights of other parties. However, we rely on certain proprietary technologies, trade secrets, and know-how that are not patentable. We own the Internet domain name "www.jpalco.com." Under current domain name registration practices, no one else can obtain an identical domain name, but someone might obtain a similar name, or the identical name with a different suffix, such as ".org", or with a country designation. The regulation of domain names in the United States and in foreign countries is subject to change, and we could be unable to prevent third parties from acquiring domain names that infringe or otherwise decrease the value of our domain names. Our Research and Development. We are not currently conducting any research and development activities. We do not anticipate conducting such activities in the near future. If we generate significant revenues, we may expand our product line by entering into relationships with third parties. Government Regulation. There is currently only a small body of laws and regulations directly applicable to access to or commerce on the Internet. However, due to the increasing popularity and use of the Internet, it is possible that a number of laws and regulations may be adopted at the international, federal, state and local levels with respect to the Internet, covering issues such as user privacy, freedom of expression, pricing, characteristics and quality of products and services, taxation, advertising, intellectual property rights, information security and the convergence of traditional telecommunications services with Internet communications. Moreover, a number of laws and regulations have been proposed and are currently being considered by federal, state and foreign legislatures with respect to these issues. The nature of any new laws and regulations and the manner in which existing and new laws and regulations may be interpreted and enforced cannot be fully determined. In addition, there is substantial uncertainty as to the applicability to the Internet of existing laws governing issues such as property ownership, copyrights and other intellectual property issues, taxation, libel, obscenity and personal privacy. The vast majority of these laws were adopted prior to the advent of the Internet and, as a result, did not contemplate the unique issues and environment of the Internet. Future developments in the law might decrease the growth of the Internet, impose taxes or other costly technical requirements, create uncertainty in the market or in some other manner have an adverse effect on the Internet. These developments could, in turn, have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. We provide our services through data transmissions over public telephone lines and other facilities provided by telecommunications companies. These transmissions are subject to regulation by the Federal Communications Commission, state public utility commissions and foreign governmental authorities. However, we are not subject to direct regulation by the Federal Communications Commission or any other governmental agency, other than regulations applicable to businesses generally. Nevertheless, as Internet services and telecommunications services converge or the services we offer expand, there may be increased regulation of our business, including regulation by agencies having jurisdiction over telecommunications services. Additionally, existing telecommunications regulations affect our business through regulation of the prices we pay for transmission services, and through regulation of competition in the telecommunications industry. The Federal Communications Commission has ruled that calls to Internet service providers are jurisdictionally interstate and that Internet service providers should not pay access charges applicable to telecommunications carriers. Several telecommunications carriers are advocating that the Federal Communications Commission regulate the Internet in the same manner as other telecommunications services by imposing access fees on Internet service providers. The Federal Communications Commission is examining inter-carrier compensation for calls to Internet service providers, which could 17 affect Internet service providers' costs and consequently substantially increase the costs of communicating via the Internet. This increase in costs could slow the growth of Internet use and thereby decrease the demand for our services. Employees. As of August 17, 2000, we have two (2) employees. We anticipate that we will not hire any employees in the next six months, unless we generate significant revenues. We believe our future success depends in large part upon the continued service of our key senior management personnel and our ability to attract and retain managerial personnel. Facilities. Our executive, administrative and operating offices are located at 513 Calle Amigo, San Clemente, California and are provided to us, at no charge, by Ryan A. Neely. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Summary Financial Information. The summary financial information set forth below is derived from the more detailed financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Form SB-2. We have prepared our financial statements contained in this Form SB-2 in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. All information should be considered in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the notes contained elsewhere in this Form SB-2. Period from March 31, 1999 (our date of formation) through December 31, 1999. ====================================================== Income Statement 1999 ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Revenue 6,793 ------------------------------------------------------ Gross Profit (Loss) (16,422) ------------------------------------------------------ Net Income (Loss) (16,422) ------------------------------------------------------ Net Income (Loss) Per Share (0.00) ====================================================== ====================================================== Balance Sheet 1999 ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Total Assets 3,557 ------------------------------------------------------ Total Liabilities 844 ------------------------------------------------------ Shareholders' Equity 2,713 ====================================================== Liquidity and Capital Resources. We had cash of $884.00 as of December 31, 1999. Our total assets were approximately $3,557 and our total liabilities were approximately $844 as of December 31, 1999. Our former officer and director and current principal shareholder, Judy Buehlman, paid a significant portion of our expenses from inception through December 31, 1999. Results of Operations. We were incorporated in March 1999, and we began operations immediately thereafter. For the period of March 31, 1999 (our date of formation) through December 31, 1999, we generated revenues of approximately $6,793 and our losses were approximately $16,422. For the Six Month Period Ended June 30, 2000. Liquidity and Capital Resources. We had cash of $829 as of June 30, 2000. Our total assets were approximately $3,202 and our total liabilities were approximately $460 as of June 30, 2000. Our President, Secretary, director and principal shareholder, Ryan A. Neely, has paid our expenses since March 2000. We anticipate that Mr. Neely will continue to pay our expenses in the event that we do not generate revenues or obtain additional working capital. 18 Results of Operations. For the six month period ending June 30, 2000, we have generated revenues of approximately $1,290 and our losses are approximately $2,991. We were originally formed to provide vacation rental properties and services for the Year 2000 New Year's Eve celebration in Las Vegas. We generated revenues of approximately $6,793 through December 31, 1999. We intend to redesign our website to provide a wide range of services to both vacationers and property owners in our current fiscal year. Our prospects must be considered speculative, considering the risks, expenses, and difficulties frequently encountered in the establishment of a new business, specifically the risks inherent in the development of electronic commerce. Our Plan of Operation for the Next Twelve Months. We were originally formed to provide vacation rental properties and services for the Year 2000 New Year's Eve celebration in Las Vegas. We intend to redesign our website to provide a wide range of services to both vacationers and property owners. We have only generated revenues of approximately $1,290 in our current fiscal year. Our prospects must be considered speculative, considering the risks, expenses, and difficulties frequently encountered in the establishment of a new business, specifically the risks inherent in the development of electronic commerce. Our plan of operation is materially dependent on our ability to complete the redevelopment of our website and raise additional capital to market our website. If we are able to raise additional capital or generate significant revenues, we anticipate that those revenues will be used to market our website, provide us with working capital and pay our legal and accounting fees for the next twelve months. If we raise additional capital or generate those revenues, then we expect that our expenses for the next twelve months will be approximately $100,000. If we are unable to raise additional capital or generate revenues, then we anticipate that our expenses for the next twelve months will be limited to the day-to-day expenditures necessary to conduct business. In our opinion, our available funds will satisfy our working capital requirements through November 2000. Our forecast for the period for which our financial resources will be adequate to support our operations involves risks and uncertainties and actual results could fail as a result of a number of factors. We anticipate that we may need to raise additional capital to develop and conduct our operations. Such additional capital may be raised through public or private financing as well as borrowings and other sources. There can be no assurance that additional funding will be available on favorable terms, if at all. If adequate funds are not available, we believe that our officers and directors will contribute funds to pay for our expenses. Therefore, we have not contemplated any plan of liquidation in the event that we do not generate revenues. Description of Property Property held by Us. As of the date specified in the following table, we held the following property: ===================================================================== Property June 30, 2000 December 31, 1999 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash $829.00 $884.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Property and Equipment, net $2,373.00 $2,673.00 ===================================================================== Our Facilities. Our facilities are located at 513 Calle Amigo, San Clemente, California 92673. The facilities are provided, at no charge, by Ryan A. Neely, our President, Secretary and a director. We do not have a written lease or sublease agreement and Mr. Neely does not expect to be paid or reimbursed for providing office facilities. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions Conflicts Related to Other Business Activities. The persons serving as our officers and directors have existing responsibilities and, in the future, may have additional responsibilities, to provide management and services to other entities in addition to us. As a result, conflicts of interest between us and the other entities may occur from time to time. In addition to serving as our President, Secretary and a director, Mr. Neely is the Secretary and a director of MVD, Inc. a Delaware corporation and a provider of digital entertainment products. Mr. Neely currently devotes approximately half 19 of his time to MVD, Inc. We do not believe that we have any conflicts of interest with the business or industry of MVD, Inc., other than Mr. Neely's duty to provide management and services. In addition to serving as our Treasurer and a director, Mr. Ortega has been a branch manager for Enterprise Rent-a-Car Company since 1994. Mr. Ortega is responsible for the day-to-day operations as well as the management of all employees at his branch. Mr. Ortega currently devotes a significant portion of his time to Enterprise Rent-a-Car Company. We do not believe that we have any conflicts of interest with the business or industry of Enterprise Rent-a-Car Company, other than Mr. Ortega's duty to provide management and services. We will attempt to resolve any such conflicts of interest in our favor. Our officers and directors are accountable to us and our shareholders as fiduciaries, which requires that such officers and directors exercise good faith and integrity in handling our affairs. A shareholder may be able to institute legal action on our behalf or on behalf of that shareholder and all other similarly situated shareholders to recover damages or for other relief in cases of the resolution of conflicts in any manner prejudicial to us. Related Party Transactions. Ryan A. Neely, our President, Secretary and director, currently provides office space to us at no charge. In 1999, we paid $2,600 to Sean Connelly, one of our shareholders, for web development and maintenance services. Judy Buehlman, Patty Tipton and Sean and Janna Connelly, our former officers and directors, were issued 900,000 shares of our common stock in exchange for services provided to us, which were valued at $900. In addition, during the period ended December 31, 1999, Judy Buehlman, our former officer and director and current principal shareholder, paid for various goods and services relating to our operations including travel, entertainment, trade shows and transportation costs. These expenses have been included in the results of operations for the period and recorded as additional paid-in capital stockholders' equity. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters Reports to Security Holders. Our securities are not listed for trading on any exchange or quotation service. We are not required to comply with the timely disclosure policies of any exchange or quotation service. The requirements to which we would be subject if our securities were so listed typically include the timely disclosure of a material change or fact with respect to our affairs and the making of required filings. Although we are not required to deliver an annual report to security holders, we intend to provide an annual report to our security holders, which will include audited financial statements. When we become a reporting company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the public may read and copy any materials filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may also obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the Securities and Exchange Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. The Securities and Exchange Commission maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The address of that site is http://www.sec.gov. There are no outstanding options or warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into, shares of our common stock. There are no outstanding shares of our common stock that could be sold pursuant to Rule 144 pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 or that the we have agreed to register under the Securities Act of 1933 for sale by security holders. The approximate number of holders of record of our common stock is twenty-seven (27). There have been no cash dividends declared on our common stock. Dividends are declared at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors. 20 Penny Stock Regulation. Shares of our common stock will probably be subject to rules adopted the Securities and Exchange Commission that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in "penny stocks". Penny stocks are generally equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 (other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the Nasdaq system, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in those securities is provided by the exchange or system). The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which contains the following: o a description of the nature and level of risk in the market for penny stocks in both public offerings and secondary trading; o a description of the broker's or dealer's duties to the customer and of the rights and remedies available to the customer with respect to violation to such duties or other requirements of securities' laws; o a brief, clear, narrative description of a dealer market, including "bid" and "ask" prices for penny stocks and the significance of the spread between the "bid" and "ask" price; o a toll-free telephone number for inquiries on disciplinary actions; o definitions of significant terms in the disclosure document or in the conduct of trading in penny stocks; and o such other information and is in such form (including language, type, size and format), as the Securities and Exchange Commission shall require by rule or regulation. Prior to effecting any transaction in penny stock, the broker-dealer also must provide the customer the following: o the bid and offer quotations for the penny stock; o the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction; o the number of shares to which such bid and ask prices apply, or other comparable information relating to the depth and liquidity of the market for such stock; and o monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's account. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written acknowledgment of the receipt of a risk disclosure statement, a written agreement to transactions involving penny stocks, and a signed and dated copy of a written suitably statement. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for a stock that becomes subject to the penny stock rules. Holders of shares of our common stock may have difficulty selling those shares because our common stock will probably be subject to the penny stock rules. Executive Compensation. Any compensation received by our officers, directors, and management personnel will be determined from time to time by our Board of Directors. Our officers, directors, and management personnel will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred on our behalf. Summary Compensation Table. The table set forth below summarizes the annual and long-term compensation for services in all capacities to us payable to our Chief Executive Officer and our other executive officers whose total annual salary and bonus are anticipated to exceed $50,000 during the year ending December 31, 2000. Our Board of Directors may adopt an incentive stock option plan for our executive officers which would result in additional compensation.
====================================================================================================== Name and Principal Position Year Annual Bonus ($) Other Annual All Other Salary ($) Compensation ($) Compensation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ryan A. Neely, President, Secretary, Director 2000 None None None None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jason J. Ortega, Treasurer, Director 2000 None None None None ======================================--==============================================================
21 Compensation of Directors. Our directors who are also our employees receive no extra compensation for their service on our Board of Directors. Compensation of Officers. As of August 17, 2000, our officers have received no compensation for their services provided to us. Employment Contracts. We anticipate that we will enter into an employment contract with Ryan A. Neely. Financial Statements JPAL, INC. REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIODS MARCH 31, 1999 (INCEPTION) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1999 AND THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2000 [LETTERHEAD OF LESLEY, THOMAS, SCHWARZ & POSTMA, INC.] July 27, 2000 To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of JPAL, Inc. We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of JPAL, Inc. as of June 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2000 and the period March 31, 1999 (inception) through December 31, 1999. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of JPAL, Inc. as of June 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2000 and the period March 31, 1999 (inception) through December 31, 1999 in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. /s/ Lesley, Thomas, Schwarz & POSTMA, INC. --------------------------------------- A Professional Accountancy Corporation Newport Beach, California F-1 JPAL, INC. BALANCE SHEETS
June 30, December 31, 2000 1999 -------- -------- ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents (Note 2) $ 829 $ 884 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net (Note 2) 2,373 2,673 -------- -------- Total assets $ 3,202 $ 3,557 ======== ======== LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts payable $ 460 $ 844 -------- -------- Total current liabilities 460 844 -------- -------- STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Common stock, $.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized, 900,000 and 3,000,000 shares issued or outstanding at December 31, 1999 and June 30, 2000, respectively 3,000 900 Additional paid-in capital 19,155 18,235 Accumulated deficit (19,413) (16,422) -------- -------- Total stockholders' equity 2,742 2,713 -------- -------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 3,202 $ 3,557 ======== ========
See accompanying notes to these financial statements F-2 JPAL, INC. STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS Period March 31, 1999 Six Months (inception) Ended Through June 30, December 31, 2000 1999 -------- -------- REVENUES $ 1,290 $ 6,793 OPERATING EXPENSES 3,981 22,835 OTHER EXPENSE Depreciation 300 380 -------- -------- LOSS BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES (2,991) (16,422) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES (Note 3) -- -- -------- -------- NET LOSS $ (2,991) $(16,422) ======== ======== BASIC LOSS PER SHARE $ (.00) $ (.00) ======== ======== DILUTIVE LOSS PER SHARE $ (.00) $ (.00) ======== ======== See accompanying notes to these financial statements F-3 JPAL, INC. STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT PERIOD MARCH 31, 1999 (INCEPTION) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2000
Common Stock Additional -------------------------- Paid-In Accumulated Shares Amount Capital Deficit Total ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- BALANCE, March 31, 1999 (inception) -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK FOR SERVICES 900,000 900 900 ADDITIONAL PAID-IN-CAPITAL IN EXCHANGE FOR GOODS AND SERVICES 18,235 -- 18,235 NET LOSS (16,422) (16,422) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- BALANCE, December 31, 1999 900,000 900 18,235 (16,422) 2,713 ISSUANCE OF STOCK 2,100,000 2,100 920 -- 3,020 NET LOSS (2,991) (2,991) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- BALANCE, June 30, 2000 3,000,000 $ 3,000 $ 19,155 $ (19,413) $ 2,742 ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
See accompanying notes to these financial statements F-4
Period March 31, 1999 Six Months (inception) Ended Through June 30, December 31, 2000 1999 -------- -------- CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Net loss $ (2,991) $(16,422) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities Depreciation 300 380 Services provided in exchange for issuance of common stock -- 900 Goods and services provided in exchange for additional paid-in capital -- 18,235 Change in assets and liabilities Increase (decrease) in accounts payable (384) 844 -------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (3,075) 3,937 -------- -------- CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Purchases of fixed assets -- (3,053) -------- -------- Net cash used in investing activities -- (3,053) -------- -------- CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Issuance of common stock 3,020 -- -------- -------- Net cash provided by financing activities 3,020 -- -------- -------- NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (55) 884 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period 884 -- -------- -------- CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period $ 829 $ 884 ======== ======== SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION Cash paid during the period for interest $ -- $ -- Cash paid during the period for income taxes $ -- $ --
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS During the period ended December 31, 1999, the Company issued stock in exchange for services provided valued at $900 During the period ended December 31, 1999 the Company recorded additional paid-in capital of $18,235 for goods and services paid for and provided by a stockholder. See accompanying notes to these financial statements F-5 JPAL, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS JUNE 30, 2000 AND DECEMBER 31, 1999 NOTE 1 - COMPANY OPERATIONS JPAL, Inc. (the "Company") was incorporated in the state of Nevada on March 31, 1999 to operate as an internet based provider of vacation rental properties and services. A majority of the services are to properties located in Nevada. NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The significant accounting policies are summarized as follows: Cash and Cash Equivalents - For purposes of the balance sheets and statements of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Accounting Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Property and Equipment - Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets which range from three to seven years. Repairs and maintenance to property and equipment are expensed as incurred. When property and equipment is retired or disposed of, the related costs and accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the accounts and any gain or loss on such disposition is reflected in income. Advertising - Advertising costs are charged to operations when incurred. Income Taxes - The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes", which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and the tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted rates in effect for the periods in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. F-6 NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) Start-up Activities - The Company has adopted the provisions of Statement of Position 98-5, "reporting Costs of Start-up Activities" ("SOP 98-5"). SOP 98-5 requires that the costs of start-up activities including organization costs be expensed as incurred. NOTE 3 - INCOME TAXES The Company accounts for income taxes under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 ("SFAS 109"). This statement mandates the liability method of accounting for deferred income taxes and permits the recognition of deferred tax assets subject to an ongoing assessment of realizability. The components of the Company's income tax provision consist of:
Period March 31, 1999 Six Months (inception) Ended Through June 30, December 31, 2000 1999 ------- ------- Federal taxes (deferred) net operating loss benefit $ (500) $(2,500) Change in valuation account 500 2,500 ------- ------- $ -- $ -- ======= =======
Deferred income taxes are provided for timing differences in the recognition of certain income and expense items for tax and financial statement purposes. The tax effect of the temporary differences giving rise to the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999 are as follows:
June 30, December 31, 2000 1999 ------- ------- Deferred income taxes Net operating loss benefit $ 3,000 $ 2,500 Valuation allowance (3,000) (2,500) ------- ------- $ -- $ -- ======= =======
The Company has a federal net operating loss carryforward of approximately $16,000 that will expire in 2019. The Company's tax reporting year end is December 31st. If the Company has a net operating loss carryforward from operations for the year ended December 31, 2000, it will expire in 2020. F-7 NOTE 4 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS During the period ended December 31, 1999 the Company paid fees for the construction of their website to a company owned by a stockholder. The total amount paid for the period was $2,600. During the period ended December 31, 1999, the Company entered into consulting agreements for advisory services relating to the initial start-up of the Company. Total fees were $900 for the period ended December 31, 1999 with each consultant receiving a percentage of ownership in the form of common stock. The services were valued using hourly rates at estimated fair market value of similar services. In addition, during the period ended December 31, 1999 one of the stockholders paid for various goods and services relating to the Company's operations including travel, entertainment, trade shows and transportation costs. These expenses have been included in the results of operations for the period and recorded as additional paid-in capital stockholders' equity. F-8 Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure In July 2000, our Board of Directors appointed Lesley, Thomas, Schwarz and Postma, Inc., independent accountants, to audit our financials statements for the period from March 31, 1999 (our date of formation) through December 31, 1999 and for the six month period ending June 30, 2000. There have been no disagreements with our accountants since our formation required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 304 of Regulation S-B. LEGAL MATTERS The validity of the issuance of the shares of common stock offered by the selling security holders has been passed upon by the law firm of Stepp & Beauchamp LLP, located in Newport Beach, California. EXPERTS Our financial statements for the period from March 31, 1999 (our date of formation) through December 31, 1999 and for the six month period ending June 30, 2000 appearing in this prospectus which is part of a Registration Statement have been audited by Lesley, Thomas, Schwarz and Postma, Inc. and are included in reliance upon such reports given upon the authority of Lesley, Thomas, Schwarz and Postma, Inc. as experts in accounting and auditing. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION We have filed a Registration Statement on Form SB-2 with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to the common stock offered by the selling security holders. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the Registration Statement and the exhibits and schedules to the Registration Statement. For further information regarding us and our common stock offered hereby, reference is made to the Registration Statement and the exhibits and schedules filed as a part of the Registration Statement. Information in this prospectus concerning the contents of any contract or any other document referred to is not necessarily complete. Reference is made in each instance to the copy of such contract or document filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. All of that information is qualified in all respects by such reference to such exhibit. PART II - INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS Indemnification of Directors and Officers Article Ten of our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation provides, among other things, that our officers or directors shall not be personally liable to us or our shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as an officer or director, except for liability o for any breach of such officer's or director's duty of loyalty to us or our security holders; 22 o for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; o liability for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock purchase or redemption by us; or o for any transaction from which such officer or director derived any improper personal benefit. Accordingly, our officers or directors may have no liability to our shareholders for any mistakes or errors of judgment or for any act of omission, unless such act or omission involves intentional misconduct, fraud, or a knowing violation of law or results in unlawful distributions to our shareholders. Indemnification Agreements. We anticipate that we will enter into indemnification agreements with each of our executive officers pursuant to which we will agree to indemnify each such person for all expenses and liabilities, including criminal monetary judgments, penalties and fines, incurred by such person in connection with any criminal or civil action brought or threatened against such person by reason of such person being or having been our officer or director or employee. In order to be entitled to indemnification by us, such person must have acted in good faith and in a manner such person believed to be in our best interests and, with respect to criminal actions, such person must have had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution We will pay all expenses in connection with the registration and sale of the common stock by the selling security holders. The estimated expenses of issuance and distribution are set forth below. ================================================================ Registration Fees Approximately $264.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Transfer Agent Fees Approximately $500.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Costs of Printing and Engraving Approximately $500.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Legal Fees Approximately $5,000.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Accounting Fees Approximately $1,500.00 ================================================================ Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities There have been no sales of unregistered securities within the last three (3) years which would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 701 of Regulation S-B, except for the following: On August 1, 2000, we issued 797,469 shares of our common stock to Thomas E. Stepp, Jr., Richard Reincke and Michael Muellerleile, in a transaction which we believe satisfies the requirements of that certain exemption from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, which exemption is specified by the provisions of Section 4(2) of that act and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated pursuant to that act by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The shares were issued in exchange for legal services provided to us. On or about May 11, 2000, we issued 2,100,000 shares of our common stock for $.001 per share. The shares were issued in a transaction which we believe satisfies the requirements of that certain exemption from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, which exemption is specified by the provisions of Section 4(2) of that act and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated pursuant to that act by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Specifically, the offer was made to "accredited investors", as that term is defined under applicable federal and state securities laws, and no more than 35 non-accredited investors. The value of the shares was arbitrarily set by us and had no relationship to our assets, book value, revenues or other established criteria of value. There were no commissions paid on the sale of those shares. The net proceeds to us were $2,100. All twenty-one purchasers of our common stock were business associates, personal friends or family members of Ryan A. Neely, our President, Secretary and one of our directors. 23 In April 1999, we issued 100 shares of our $.01 par value common stock to our founding shareholders, Judy Buehlman, Patty Tipton and Sean and Janna Connelly, in a transaction which we believe satisfies the requirements of that certain exemption from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, which is specified by the provisions of Section 4(2) of that act. The shares were issued in exchange for services provided to us, which were valued at $900. On April 6, 2000, we amended and restated our Articles of Incorporation to authorize 50,000,000 shares of $.001 par value common stock. On April 15, 2000, our Board of Directors authorized an exchange of those 100 shares of our $.01 par value common stock for 900,000 shares of our $.001 par value common stock. Exhibits Copies of the following documents are filed with this Registration Statement, Form SB-2, as exhibits: Exhibit No. 1. Underwriting Agreement (not applicable) 3.1 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (Charter Document) 3.2 Bylaws 5. Opinion Re: Legality 8. Opinion Re: Tax Matters (not applicable) 11. Statement Re: Computation of Per Share Earnings* 15. Letter on unaudited interim financial information (not applicable) 23.1 Consent of Auditors 23.2 Consent of Counsel** 24. Power of Attorney is included on the Signature Page of the Registration Statement 27. Financial Data Schedule * Included in Financial Statements ** Included in Exhibit 5 Undertakings A. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by our director, officer or controlling person in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is 24 against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. B. We hereby undertake: (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; (ii) To specify in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) (Section 230.424(b) of Regulation S-B) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement; and (iii) To include any additional or changed material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement. (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. 25 SIGNATURES In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we certify that we have reasonable grounds to believe that we meet all of the requirements of filing on Form SB-2 and authorized this Registration Statement to be signed on our behalf by the undersigned, in the city of Newport Beach, California, on August 17, 2000. JPAL, Inc., a Nevada corporation By: /s/ Ryan A. Neely --------------------------------- Ryan A. Neely Its: President, Secretary and Director In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement was signed on this 17th day of August, 2000, the following persons in the capacities and on the dates stated: /s/ Ryan A. Neely August 17, 2000 ------------------------------ Ryan A. Neely President, Secretary, Director /s/ Jason J. Ortega August 17, 2000 ------------------------------ Jason J. Ortega Treasurer, Director 26 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints and hereby authorizes Ryan A. Neely with the full power of substitution, as attorney-in-fact, to sign in such person's behalf, individually and in each capacity stated below, and to file any amendments, including post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement. In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement was signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates stated. JPAL, INC. /s/ Ryan A. Neely August 17, 2000 ------------------------------ Ryan A. Neely President, Secretary, Director /s/ Jason J. Ortega August 17, 2000 ------------------------------ Jason J. Ortega Treasurer, Director 27