As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11, 2012
Registration No. 333-180931
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-3/A
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933
AMERICAN DG ENERGY INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 04-3569304 | |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(IRS Employer Identification Number)
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American DG Energy Inc.
45 First Avenue
Waltham, MA 02451
781-622-1120
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
| Anthony
S. Loumidis Chief Financial Officer American DG Energy Inc. 45 First Avenue Waltham, MA 02451 Tel: (781) 622-1120/Fax: (781) 622-1027 |
Copy to: Edwin L. Miller Jr.
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| (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) | |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ¨
If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. x
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 registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ¨
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one)
| Large accelerated filer o | Accelerated filer o | Non-accelerated filer o | Smaller reporting company x |
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered |
Amount to be Registered | Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Unit (1) | Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (1) | Amount of Registration Fee(2) |
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | 1,000,000 | $2.31 | $2,310,000 | $265 |
| (1) | Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee, based upon the average of the high and low prices per share as reported on the NYSE Amex on April 23, 2012. |
| (2) | Previously paid on April 25, 2012. |
AMERICAN DG ENERGY INC. HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL AMERICAN DG ENERGY INC. 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 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE.
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We 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.
PROSPECTUS
Subject to Completion, Dated May 11, 2012
1,000,000 Shares of Common Stock
This prospectus relates to the public offering, which is not being underwritten, of 1,000,000 shares of our common stock that are held by one of our current stockholders.
Our common stock is traded on the NYSE Amex under the symbol “ADGE.” The last reported sales price of the common stock on the NYSE Amex on April 24, 2012 was $2.44 per share.
INVESTING IN OUR COMMON STOCK INVOLVES RISKS.
SEE “RISK FACTORS” BEGINNING ON PAGE 1.
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 THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
The date of this prospectus is , 2012
YOU SHOULD RELY ONLY ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS. WE HAVE NOT AUTHORIZED ANYONE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION DIFFERENT FROM THAT CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS. WE ARE OFFERING TO SELL, AND SEEKING OFFERS TO BUY, SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ONLY IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE OFFERS AND SALES ARE PERMITTED. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS ACCURATE ONLY AS OF THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS, REGARDLESS OF THE TIME OF DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS OR OF ANY SALE OF OUR COMMON STOCK. IN THIS PROSPECTUS, REFERENCES TO THE “COMPANY,” “AMERICAN DG,” “WE,” “US” AND “OUR” REFER TO AMERICAN DG ENERGY INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS | 1 |
| OUR COMPANY | 1 |
| RISK FACTORS | 1 |
| USE OF PROCEEDS | 1 |
| SELLING SECURITY HOLDERS | 1 |
| PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION | 2 |
| LEGAL MATTERS | 3 |
| EXPERTS | 4 |
| WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION | 4 |
| INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE | 4 |
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference herein, contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. Such forward-looking statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this prospectus regarding our strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenues, projected costs, prospects and plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “projects,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words.
We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. Although we believe that the expectations underlying our forward-looking statements are reasonable, these expectations may prove to be incorrect, and all of these statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. We have included important risks and uncertainties in the cautionary statements included in this prospectus, particularly the section called “Risk Factors” below and incorporated by reference herein from our SEC filings. We believe these risks and uncertainties could cause actual results or events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements that we make. Should one or more of these risks and uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions, projections or expectations prove incorrect, actual results, performance or financial condition may vary materially and adversely from those anticipated, estimated or expected. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures or investments we may make. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
OUR COMPANY
We distribute and operate on-site cogeneration systems that produce both electricity and heat. Our business is to own the equipment that we install at customers’ facilities and to sell the energy produced by these systems to the customers on a long-term contractual basis. We call this business the American DG Energy “On-Site Utility”.
We offer a range of cogeneration systems that are highly reliable and energy efficient. Our cogeneration systems produce electricity from an internal combustion engine driving a generator, while the heat from the engine and exhaust is recovered and typically used to produce heat and hot water for on-site processes. We also distribute and operate water chiller systems that operate in a similar manner, except that the engine’s power drives a large air-conditioning compressor while recovering heat for hot water. Cogeneration systems reduce the amount of electricity that the customer must purchase from the local utility and produce valuable heat and hot water for the site to use as required. Our principal executive offices are located at 45 First Avenue, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451, and our telephone number is 781-622-1120.
RISK FACTORS
Investing in our securities involves risk. Please see the risk factors under the heading “Risk Factors” in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K, as revised or supplemented by our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC since the filing of our most recent annual report on Form 10-K, all of which are on file with the SEC and are incorporated herein by reference in this prospectus. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider these risks as well as other information we include or incorporate by reference in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement. The risks and uncertainties we have described are not the only ones facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our business operations.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of our common stock by the selling stockholder. The principal purpose of this offering is to register shares issued to the selling stockholder in a private placement on March 26, 2012.
SELLING SECURITY HOLDERS
The following table sets forth the number of shares beneficially owned by the selling stockholder as of April 24, 2012 and the number of shares that may be offered by the selling stockholder pursuant to this prospectus. We have assumed, when calculating the numbers in the table, that all of the shares owned by the selling stockholder and offered pursuant to this prospectus will be sold.
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As of April 24, 2012, there were 45,601,404 shares of common stock outstanding.
| Shares Offered | ||||||||||||
| Shares Owned | Pursuant to this | Shares Owned | ||||||||||
| Before the Offering | Prospectus | After the Offering | ||||||||||
| Selling Shareholders | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||||||
| Frost Gamma Investments Trust (1) | 1,000,000 | 2.1% | 1,000,000 | 2.1% | 0 | 0% | ||||||
| (1) | Dr. Phillip Frost serves as the sole Trustee of the Frost Gamma Investments Trust. Frost Gamma L.P. is the sole and exclusive beneficiary of Frost Gamma Investments Trust. Dr. Frost is one of two limited partners of Frost Gamma L.P. The general partner of Frost Gamma L.P. is Frost Gamma, Inc., and the sole shareholder of Frost Gamma, Inc. is Frost-Nevada Corporation. Dr. Frost is also the sole shareholder of Frost-Nevada Corporation. |
The selling stockholder acquired the shares in a private placement on March 26, 2012. The selling stockholder has not held any position with or had a material relationship with American DG or any of its affiliates. The selling stockholder is not a registered broker-dealer or an affiliate of a registered broker-dealer, except that its trustee, Dr. Phillip Frost is the Chairman of the Board and may be deemed to own approximately 34.5%, of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc., a company engaged in independent brokerage and advisory services, investment banking, equity research, institutional sales and trading, asset management services and trust services through certain of its subsidiaries, including Securities America, Inc., Triad Advisors, Inc., Investacorp, Inc., Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., which are registered broker-dealers with the SEC and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
The selling stockholder purchased the securities in the ordinary course of its business and at the time of the purchase it did not have any agreements or understandings directly or indirectly with any person to distribute the securities. If any shares of our common stock are sold by the selling stockholder pursuant to this prospectus, it may be deemed an underwriter with respect thereto under the Securities Act.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The shares offered in this prospectus may be offered and sold from time to time for the account of the selling stockholder, including donees, transferees, pledgees, distributees or other successors in interest that receive such shares as a gift or through another non-sale related transfer from the selling stockholder.
The selling stockholder will act independently of American DG in making decisions with respect to the timing, manner and size of any sale. The selling stockholder may sell the shares:
| · | at then-prevailing prices and terms; |
| · | at prices related to the then-current market price; or |
| · | at negotiated prices. |
The sales may be made in the over-the-counter market, on the NYSE Amex, or on any exchange on which the shares are listed. The selling stockholder may sell the shares in one or more of the following types of transactions:
| · | one or more block trades in which the broker or dealer will attempt to sell as agent or principal all or a portion of the shares held by the selling stockholder; |
| · | purchases by a broker or dealer as principal and resale by such broker or dealer for its account pursuant to this prospectus; |
| · | ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which a broker solicits purchasers; |
| · | in negotiated transactions; or |
| · | through other means. |
The selling stockholder may enter into hedging transactions when selling the shares. For example, the selling stockholder may:
| · | sell shares short and redeliver such shares to close out their short positions; |
| · | enter into transactions involving short sales by the brokers or dealers; |
| · | enter into option or other types of transactions that require the selling stockholder to deliver shares to a broker or dealer, who then resells or transfer the shares under this prospectus; or |
| · | loan or pledge the shares to a broker or dealer, who may sell the loaned shares or, in the event of default, sell the pledged shares. |
The selling stockholder may affect sales through brokers, dealers or agents, who in turn may arrange for other brokers or dealers to participate. The brokers, dealers or agents may receive discounts, concessions, commissions or fees from the selling stockholder and/or purchasers of the shares in amounts to be determined prior to the sale. Under the federal securities laws, these brokers or dealers and any other participating brokers or dealers may be deemed to be an “underwriter” and any discounts, concessions or commissions received by them may be deemed to be “underwriting compensation” under the Securities Act. Because the selling stockholder may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, the selling stockholder will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.
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In addition to selling the shares, the selling stockholder may:
| · | sell its shares under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, if the transaction meets the requirements of Rule 144; |
| · | transfer the shares by gift, distribution or other transfer not involving market makers or established trading markets; or |
| · | agree to indemnify any broker, dealer or agent that participates in transactions involving the sale of the shares against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act. |
The selling stockholder is not subject to any underwriting agreement. The selling stockholder, or any parties who receive the shares from the selling stockholder by way of a gift, donation, distribution or other transfer, may sell the shares covered by this prospectus.
American DG will pay all expenses incident to the offering and sale of the shares to the public other than any discounts, concessions, commissions or fees of underwriters, brokers, dealers or agents.
Some states require that any shares sold in that state only be sold through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, some states require that the shares have been registered or qualified for sale in that state, or that there exists an exemption from the registration or qualification requirements and that the exemption has been complied with.
We intend to maintain the effectiveness of this prospectus until the shares registered pursuant to this prospectus may be resold by the selling stockholder without restriction. We may suspend the selling stockholder’s right to resell shares under this prospectus.
We shall inform the selling stockholder that the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of shares in the market and to the activities of the selling stockholder and its respective affiliates.
We will not receive any proceeds from this offering. The selling stockholder will pay or assume brokerage commissions or other similar charges and expenses incurred in the resale of the shares.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the shares of common stock offered hereby will be passed upon for American DG by Sullivan & Worcester, LLP, Boston, Massachusetts.
EXPERTS
The financial statements of American DG Energy Inc. appearing in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended as of December 31, 2011, incorporated by reference in this prospectus, have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of McGladrey, LLP, independent registered public accountants, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. You may read and copy any document we file at the SEC’s public reference room located at: 100F Street N.E., Washington, DC 20549. You can request copies of these documents by writing to the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 100F Street N.E., Washington, DC 20549 or by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Our SEC filings are also available at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. This website address is included in this document as an inactive textual reference only.
You may also obtain information about us, including copies of our SEC reports, through our website at www.americandg.com. This website address is not an active link to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and any documents, references, links or other materials of any kind contained or referred to on such website are not part of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Requests for documents may also be addressed in writing or by telephone to: Anthony S. Loumidis, Chief Financial Officer, American DG Energy Inc., 45 First Avenue, Waltham, MA 02451, Phone: (781) 622-1117.
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INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The SEC requires us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus information that we file with the SEC in other documents. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to other documents that contain that information. The information we incorporate by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus. Information contained in this prospectus and information that we file with the SEC in the future and that we incorporate by reference in this prospectus automatically updates and supersedes previously filed information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of Amendment No. 1 to the registration statement on Form S-3 (333-180931) and prior to effectiveness of the registration statement and after the date of this prospectus and prior to the sale of all the shares covered by this prospectus.
| · | The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2012. |
| · | The information identified as incorporated by reference under Items 10 through 14 of Part III of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, and from the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Company’s 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the SEC on April 24, 2012. |
| · | The Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on March 8 2012. |
| · | The Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 6, 2012. |
| · | The Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 2, 2012. |
| · | The Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 20, 2012. |
| · | The description of our common stock contained in our Form 8-A filed with the SEC on October 15, 2009 and including all amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating such description (File No. 001-34493). |
A statement contained in a document incorporated by reference into this prospectus shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or in any other subsequently filed document which is also incorporated in this prospectus modifies or replaces such statement. Any statements so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
You may request a copy of these documents, which will be provided to you at no cost, by writing or telephoning us using the following contact information: Anthony S. Loumidis, Chief Financial Officer, American DG Energy Inc., 45 First Avenue, Waltham, MA 02451, Phone: (781) 622-1117.
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This information is part of a registration statement we filed with the SEC. You should rely only on the information and representations provided in this prospectus. We have authorized no one to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of the document.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
The following table sets forth an estimate of the expenses we expect to incur and pay in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered:
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| Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee | $ | 265 | ||
| Legal fees and expenses | 7,500 | |||
| Accounting fees and expenses | 1,500 | |||
| Printing and miscellaneous | — | |||
| Total | $ | 9,265 |
ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Section 102 of the Delaware General Corporation Law allows a corporation to eliminate the personal liability of directors of a corporation to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where the director breached his duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock repurchase in violation of Delaware corporate law or obtained an improper personal benefit. We have included such a provision in our Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a corporation has the power to indemnify a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation and certain other persons serving at the request of the corporation in related capacities against amounts paid and expenses incurred in connection with an action or proceeding to which he is or is threatened to be made a party by reason of such position, if such person shall have acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, in any criminal proceeding, if such person had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful; provided that, in the case of actions brought by or in the right of the corporation, no indemnification shall be made with respect to any matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the adjudicating court determines that such indemnification is proper under the circumstances.
Our charter includes a provision that eliminates the personal liability of our directors for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability:
| · | for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders; |
| · | for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; |
| · | under section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law regarding unlawful dividends and stock purchases; or |
| · | for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. |
Our charter also provides that:
| · | we must indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law; |
| · | we may, to the extent authorized from time to time by our Board of Directors, indemnify our other employees and agents to the same extent that we indemnified our officers and directors; and |
| · | in the event we do not assume the defense in a legal proceeding, we must advance expenses, as incurred, to our directors and executive officers in connection with a legal proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. |
The indemnification provisions contained in our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws are not exclusive of any other rights to which a person may be entitled by law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
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In addition, we maintain insurance on behalf of our directors and executive officers insuring them against any liability asserted against them in their capacities as directors or officers or arising out of such status.
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.
The following exhibits, required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K, are filed as a part of this registration statement. Exhibit numbers, where applicable, in the left column correspond to those of Item 601 of Regulation SK.
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description of Exhibit | |
| 5.1 | Legal Opinion of Sullivan & Worcester LLP.* | |
| 23.1 | Consent of McGladrey, LLP (filed herewith). | |
| 23.2 | Consent of Sullivan & Worcester LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
| 24.1 | Power of Attorney (contained on Signature Page). |
* Incorporated by reference from the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333- 180931), filed by the registrant on April 25, 2012.
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(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 reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the 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 Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any 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;
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (ii) and (iii) do not apply if the registration statement of Form S-3 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of 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.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
(i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
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(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement 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.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has 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. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant 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, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Waltham, Commonwealth of Massachusetts on May 11, 2012.
| AMERICAN DG ENERGY INC. | ||
| By: /s/ John N. Hatsopoulos | ||
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John N. Hatsopoulos Chief Executive Officer | ||
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints John N. Hatsopoulos, Barry J. Sanders and Anthony S. Loumidis and each of them singly, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| Name and Signature | Title(s) | Date |
| /s/ John N.
Hatsopoulos John N. Hatsopoulos |
Director and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) | May 11, 2012 |
| /s/ Anthony
S. Loumidis Anthony S. Loumidis |
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary (principal financial and accounting officer) | May 11, 2012 |
| /s/ George
N. Hatsopoulos George N. Hatsopoulos |
Director | May 11, 2012 |
| /s/ Charles
T. Maxwell Charles T. Maxwell |
Director | May 11, 2012 |
| /s/ Deanna
M. Petersen Deanna M. Petersen |
Director | May 11, 2012 |
| /s/ Francis
A. Mlynarczyk Francis A. Mlynarczyk |
Director | May 11, 2012 |
| /s/ Christine
M. Klaskin Christine M. Klaskin |
Director | May 11, 2012 |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit |
| 5.1 | Legal Opinion of Sullivan & Worcester LLP.* |
| 23.1 | Consent of McGladrey, LLP (filed herewith). |
| 23.2 | Consent of Sullivan & Worcester LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
| 24.1 | Power of Attorney (contained on Signature Page). |
* Incorporated by reference from the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333- 180931), filed by the registrant on April 25, 2012.
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