-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, R/4zy+ybbq3j3CH3AfpjEEPsb0F854fAuL7hE4UwiZnL+0xGg/eOind5r+UYMvLo IHYInFhu9wflKHYzKtxmQA== 0000904511-95-000019.txt : 19951109 0000904511-95-000019.hdr.sgml : 19951109 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000904511-95-000019 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 424B3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19951108 SROS: NASD FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ACXIOM CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000733269 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION [7374] IRS NUMBER: 710581897 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 424B3 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-63431 FILM NUMBER: 95588233 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 301 INDUSTRIAL BLVD CITY: CONWAY STATE: AR ZIP: 72032 BUSINESS PHONE: 5013361000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 301 INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD CITY: CONWAY STATE: AK ZIP: 72032 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CCX NETWORK INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19880816 424B3 1 PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) in connec- tion with Registration Statement No. 33-63431 PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT (To Prospectus dated November 1, 1995) 8,303 SHARES ACXIOM CORPORATION Common Stock ---------------- The 8,303 shares of Common Stock being offered hereby are part of the Shares described in the Prospectus and, as described in the Prospectus, are being sold by Christopher Sickels, one of the Selling Shareholders. See "Selling Shareholders." The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares. The Shares are being offered by Mr. Sickels directly at a price of $29.6875 per share for 8000 shares and $29.5625 per share for 303 shares. Mr. Sickels is being assisted in this offering through the selling efforts of Foster Securities, which will receive an aggregate sales commission of $1,328.48. The Common Stock of the Company is traded on the over- the-counter market and prices are quoted on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "ACXM." On November 2, 1995, the last reported sale price of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market was $29.75. ----------------- THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. ---------------- PRICE $29.6875 AND $29.5625 PER SHARE ---------------- Underwriting Proceeds Price to Discounts and to Selling Public Commissions Shareholder -------- ------------- ----------- Per Share 8,000 shares $29.6875 $.16 $29.5275 303 share $29.5625 $.16 $29.4025 Total $246,457.44 $1,328.48 $245,128.96 November 3, 1995 2,442,571 SHARES ACXIOM CORPORATION COMMON STOCK ---------------- The 2,442,571 shares of Common Stock being offered hereby (the "Shares") are being sold by the Selling Shareholders. See "Selling Shareholders." The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares being sold by the Selling Shareholders. The Shares will be offered by the Selling Shareholders directly in negotiated transactions or otherwise at market prices prevailing at the time of the sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or at prices otherwise negotiated. The accompanying prospectus supplement sets forth the offering price and any other terms in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares. Prices for the Common Stock of the Company are quoted on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "ACXM." On October 13, 1995, the last reported sale price of the Common Stock quoted on the Nasdaq National Market was $30.75. ----------------- THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. ---------------- The date of this Prospectus is November 1, 1995. [Inside Cover Page] No person has been authorized in connection with the offering made hereby to give any information or to make any representation not contained in this Prospectus, and, if given or made, such information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the Company or the Selling Shareholders. This Prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities offered hereby to any person or by anyone in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation. Neither the delivery of this Prospectus at any time nor any sale made hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that the information herein is correct as of any date subsequent to the date hereof. ---------------------- AVAILABLE INFORMATION Acxiom Corporation (the "Company") is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance therewith files reports and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Reports, proxy statements and other information concerning the Company may be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and at the following Regional Offices of the Commission: Chicago Regional Office, Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511, and New York Regional Office, 7 World Trade Center, Suite 1300, New York, New York 10048. Copies of such material can be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. The Company has filed with the Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (herein, together with all amendments and exhibits, referred to as the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This Prospectus does not contain all the information set forth in the Registration Statement, certain parts of which are omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission. For further information, reference is hereby made to the Registration Statement. ----------------- [Inside Cover Page Continued] INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE The following documents, filed by the Company with the Commission (File No. 0-13163), are hereby incorporated in this Prospectus by reference: (i) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1995 (as amended by a Form 10-K/A filed October 12, 1995); (ii) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1995; (iii) Current Reports on Form 8-K dated August 25, 1995 and September 27, 1995; (iv) Report on Form 10-C filed August 30, 1995; All other documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Prospectus and prior to termination of the offering of the Shares shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference and to be a part of this Prospectus from the date of filing of such document. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purpose of this Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus. The Company will provide without charge to each person to whom a copy of this Prospectus is delivered, upon the request of any such person, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated herein by reference, other than the exhibits to such information (unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference in such documents). Requests should be directed to Acxiom Corporation, P.O. Box 2000, 301 Industrial Boulevard, Conway, Arkansas 72033-2000, Attention: Catherine L. Hughes, telephone (501) 336-1000. --------------------- THE COMPANY The Company's traditional business is the provision of data processing and related computer-based services and software products to direct marketing organizations and to the marketing departments of large corporations in the United States and the United Kingdom. Since its inception in 1969, the Company has evolved into what management believes, based upon its knowledge of the industry, is a leading provider of computer-based services to the direct marketing industry. The Company offers a broad range of services to direct marketers and to other businesses which utilize direct marketing techniques such as mail order, catalog sales and prospect generation. The Company assists its customers with the marketing process, from planning and project design, to list cleaning, list enhancement and list production, to database creation and management, to fulfillment and consumer response analysis. The Company also offers outsourcing/facilities management and information management services whereby the Company manages the data processing and information systems functions for its customers. Such customers and prospects include traditional direct marketing companies as well as companies which are not in the direct marketing industry. In addition, the Company provides software to the publishing industry. Management anticipates that the outsourcing/facilities management services will continue to expand during the foreseeable future, and that such services will increasingly generate a greater percentage of the Company's revenue. The Company was incorporated in Delaware in 1983 and succeeded by merger to the business of Conway Communications Exchange, Inc., an Arkansas corporation incorporated in 1969 as Demographics, Inc., which thereafter changed its name to Conway Communicators Exchange, Inc. Effective upon the 1983 merger, the Company operated as CCX Network, Inc. until 1988, when the name Acxiom Corporation was adopted. From 1986-1988, the Company acquired the following businesses: Southwark Computer Services, Ltd., a British corporation which offered data processing and computer-based services in the United Kingdom, and Marketlead Services, Ltd., a British corporation which provided promotional materials handling and fulfillment services in the United Kingdom (Southwark and Marketlead are now doing business as Acxiom U.K., Ltd); BSA, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, which designed and marketed software systems for the catalog industry; and Modern Mailers, Inc., d/b/a Acxiom Mailing Services ("AMS"), a fully computerized direct mail business located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania whose services included personalized printing and lettershop operations. The Company sold substantially all of the assets of AMS and BSA effective March 31, 1994 and June 1, 1994, respectively. The executive offices of the Company are located at 301 Industrial Boulevard, Conway, Arkansas 72032, telephone number: (501) 336-1000. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS On July 14, 1995, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding stock of Generator Datamarketing Limited ("Generator"). The Company paid 4,000,000 pounds sterling (approximately $6,460,000) for all of the outstanding shares of Generator. Headquartered near London, England, Generator provides data and database marketing software and processing services to its customers. The Company has combined the operations of Generator with those of Acxiom U.K. Limited, the Company's U.K. subsidiary. On August 25, 1995, the Company acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of each of DataQuick Information Systems ("DataQuick") and DQ Investment Corporation ("Accudat") (the "Acquisition") (collectively, DataQuick and Accudat are hereinafter referred to as the "Acquired Companies"). The Company exchanged 984,839 shares of its Common Stock for all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Acquired Companies. Additionally, the Company assumed all of the outstanding options granted under DataQuick's employee stock option plans, with the result that as of August 25, 1995, 808,370 shares of the Company's Common Stock were subject to issuance upon exercise of such options. The Acquired Companies are headquartered in San Diego, California. The transaction was accounted for as a pooling of interests. USE OF PROCEEDS BY THE COMPANY The Company will neither receive any proceeds from the Shares being offered by the Selling Shareholders, nor will any such proceeds be available for use by it or for its benefit. PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK AND DIVIDENDS The following table shows for the periods indicated the high and low closing sales prices of the Common Stock as quoted on the Nasdaq National Market. Fiscal Year Ended High Low ----------------- ---- --- March 31, 1994: First Quarter $ 9-3/4 $ 7-3/8 Second Quarter 10-7/8 8-1/8 Third Quarter 12-1/8 10 Fourth Quarter 12-1/8 10-3/8 March 31, 1995: First Quarter $11 $ 9-1/4 Second Quarter 14-1/4 10-1/4 Third Quarter 15 13 Fourth Quarter 18 13-5/8 March 31, 1996: First Quarter $25-3/4 $16 Second Quarter 28-1/8 21 Third Quarter (through 10/13/95) 31-1 /2 28 The information in the table above has been retroactively adjusted to reflect a two-for-one stock split effected in the form of a stock dividend effective January 10, 1995. A recent reported closing sales price of the Common Stock as quoted on the Nasdaq National Market is set forth on the cover page of this Prospectus. The Company has never paid cash dividends on its Common Stock. The Company presently intends to retain earnings to provide funds for its business operations and for the expansion of its business. Thus, it does not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. SELLING SHAREHOLDERS As discussed under "Recent Developments," the Company, on August 25, 1995, acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of each of DataQuick and Accudat. Shareholders of the Acquired Companies received, in the aggregate, 984,839 shares of the Company's Common Stock in exchange for the shares of capital stock of the Acquired Companies held by them. The table below sets forth the name of each former stockholder of the Acquired Companies and the number of shares of Company Common Stock received by each of them pursuant to the Acquisition. Additionally, set forth beside each name in the following table is the number of shares of Company Common Stock to be offered by such individual pursuant to the offering described herein. Number of Shares of Acxiom Common Stock Number of Shares of to be Offered Acxiom Common Stock Pursuant to This Name Beneficially Owned Offering ---- ------------------- ------------------ Donald L. and Karen S. Cohn 741,660 363,413 Richard Cramer 1,416 694 John G. Davies 33,891 16,607 Michael T. Ela 50,385 24,689 Jerry Englert 16,945 8,303 Robert Leo Ingram 11,756 5,760 Stanley Levitz 16,945 8,303 Kevin P. Monaghan 94,896 46,499 Christopher D. Sickels 16,945 8,303 Donald L. Cohn, one of the individuals listed in the preceding table, holds the office of Chairman of the Board of DataQuick, which, subsequent to the Acquisition, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. If all of the shares offered by Mr. Cohn in the offering are sold, he will own approximately 1.6% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company. Pursuant to an Acquisition Agreement dated August 25, 1995, which set forth the terms of the Acquisition, the individuals listed in the preceding table have the right, on or after August 31, 1997, to request the Company to register for resale any shares of Company Common Stock held by them which are not a part of the offering described herein. This demand registration right is contingent upon the inability of such individuals to sell more than 75% of their shares over a 12-month period within the volume limitations of Rule 144 as promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Pursuant to the terms of a Registration Rights Agreement (as defined below) and a Stock Purchase Agreement (as defined below) each of Trans Union Corporation ("Trans Union") and Marmon Industrial Corporation ("MIC") is entitled to register shares of the Company's Common Stock held by it in the event the Company determines to file a registration statement for shares of the Company's Common Stock. Trans Union and MIC have notified the Company of their desire to include shares of the Company's common stock held by them in the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. The table below sets forth the number of shares of Company common stock held by each of Trans Union and MIC and the number of shares of Company Common Stock to be included by each of them in the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Number of Shares of Common Stock Number of Shares of Subject to Acxiom Common Stock This Name Beneficially Owned Prospectus ---- ------------------- ------------------ (1) Trans Union 960,000 960,000 MIC 1,000,000 1,000,000 ---------- (1) Additionally, pursuant to the terms of a Warrant (as defined below), Trans Union has the right to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock at exercise prices ranging from $5.625 to $7.125 per share; however, the total number of shares held by Trans Union (excluding any shares acquired by Trans Union in the open market) may not exceed 10% of the Company's then issued and outstanding shares. MIC is the parent company of Trans Union, and, taking into account the shares of the Company's Common Stock that Trans Union could purchase pursuant to the Warrant, Trans Union and MIC would beneficially own approximately 14.2% of the Company's then outstanding shares. Trans Union and the Company are parties to a Data Agreement (as defined below) pursuant to which the Company is providing Trans Union with various Data Center management services and will do so through the year 2002. Also, pursuant to the terms of the Data Agreement, Trans Union has the right to designate two individuals to be elected to the Company's Board of Directors. Currently, Harry C. Gambill of Trans Union and Robert A. Pritzker of MIC are members of the Company's Board of Directors. Collectively, Trans Union, MIC, and the former shareholders of the Acquired Companies are referred to herein as the "Selling Shareholders." DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK The following description of the Company's capital stock is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Company's By-Laws, the Data Center Management Agreement dated as of July 27, 1992, and as amended on August 31, 1994 ("Data Agreement"), between the Company and Trans Union, the Warrant, effective August 31, 1992 (the "Warrant"), issued to Trans Union to purchase 2,000,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, the Registration Rights Agreement effective August 31, 1992, and as amended on August 31, 1994 ("Registration Rights Agreement"), between the Company and Trans Union, a Letter Agreement (the "First Letter Agreement") dated as of July 27, 1992 between the Company and Trans Union, a second Letter Agreement (the "Second Letter Agreement") dated as of August 31, 1994 between the Company and Trans Union, and the Stock Purchase Agreement the ("the Stock Purchase Agreement") dated October 26, 1994 between the Company and MIC, which are exhibits to the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 60,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.10 par value per share ("Common Stock"), and 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value per share ("Preferred Stock"). At September 30, 1995, 23,489,312 shares of the Company's Common Stock were outstanding. No shares of the Company's Preferred Stock currently are outstanding. Common Stock General Provisions. Subject to the prior rights of the holders of any shares of Preferred Stock that may be outstanding, the holders of Common Stock are entitled to such dividends as the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may declare out of earnings and surplus. Holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters brought before the holders of Common Stock, including the election of directors. The Common Stock has no cumulative voting rights, is not redeemable, and has no preemptive or conversion rights. In the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, the holders of Common Stock will be entitled to share ratably in any assets or funds of the Company remaining after payment of the Company's liabilities and of preferences on any outstanding shares of Preferred Stock. All of the outstanding shares of Common Stock are fully paid and non-assessable. The Transfer Agent and Registrar for the Common Stock is First Chicago Trust Company of New York, Jersey City, New Jersey. Certain Other Provisions. Certain of the provisions contained in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Company are designed to deter, or may have the effect of deterring, certain efforts to seek changes in the control of the Company without approval of the Board of Directors. These provisions tend to discourage such attempts because of the additional time and expense involved and the increased risk of failure. As a result, the provisions may adversely affect the price that a potential purchaser would be willing to pay for the Common Stock, thereby reducing the amount a shareholder might realize in, for example, certain tender offers for the Common Stock. The Company's Board of Directors is classified into three classes, as nearly equal in number as possible, with the members of each class being elected to hold office for three year terms with approximately one-third elected annually. Therefore, a change in the control of the Board of Directors cannot be accomplished in any one year, and at least two annual meetings of the holders of the Common Stock must be held before a majority of the members of the Board of Directors can be changed. This provision of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation may not be amended, altered or repealed without the affirmative vote of the holders of 80% of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the Common Stock. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation also provides that shareholders may take action without a meeting only by unanimous written consent. This provision may not be amended, altered or repealed without the affirmative vote of the holders of 80% of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the Common Stock. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation requires the approval of the holders of at least 80% of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the Common Stock for a broad spectrum of transactions defined therein as "Business Combinations" involving the Company and any person or group holding 5% or more of the Common Stock ("Interested Stockholder"). Such special voting requirement does not apply if the transaction is either approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are unaffiliated with the Interested Stockholder, and who were Directors before the Interested Stockholder became an Interested Stockholder, or certain minimum price and procedural requirements are met. This provision of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation may not be amended, altered or repealed, except by the supermajority vote required to approve a Business Combination. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation requires the approval of the holders of at least 66-2/3% of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the Common Stock to approve any merger or consolidation of the Company with any other person, or any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition by the Company of its property or assets, and any dissolution or liquidation of the Company for which the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware requires shareholder approval. Agreements with Trans Union. Pursuant to the First and Second Letter Agreements, which were executed in connection with the Data Agreement, the Company has agreed to use its best efforts to cause two persons designated by Trans Union to be elected to the Board of Directors of the Company. At the date hereof, Trans Union has designated Harry C. Gambill and Robert A. Pritzker to be members of the Company's Board of Directors. This undertaking by the Company is in effect from August 31, 1992 until the later of August 31, 2002 or termination of the Data Agreement. As part of the consideration for the Data Agreement, the Company issued to Trans Union a Warrant to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock prior to August 31, 2000, at exercise prices ranging from $5.625 per share to $7.125 per share. The terms of the Warrant specifically provide that in no event may Trans Union or any future holder of the Warrant purchase a number of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Warrant so that such person would then hold more than 10% of the Company's outstanding Common Stock by virtue of such person's ownership of the shares received as consideration for the Data Agreement and any Common Stock purchased pursuant to the Warrant. If, at any time before the later of August 31, 2002 or termination of the Data Agreement, any specified owner, or specified group of owners, who has Company Common Stock shall wish to sell an amount of stock equal to at least 10% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company in a single transaction or a related series of transactions ("Block Sale"), the Company shall take such actions as may be necessary to assure that there is made available to Trans Union, whether by the proposed purchaser or by the Company itself, an offer to purchase all (or such portion as Trans Union might wish) of the Company Common Stock then owned by Trans Union as a result of the Data Agreement. Such offer to purchase shall be simultaneous with, and pursuant to the same terms and conditions of, the Block Sale. Pursuant to the Data Agreement, Trans Union has a right to purchase additional shares of Common Stock from the Company in the event the Company issues additional Common Stock. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement and the Stock Purchase Agreement, Trans Union and MIC have the right, subject to certain conditions, to require the Company to register under the Securities Act of 1933 any shares of the Company's Common Stock held by them which they wish to sell. Trans Union and MIC have, in connection with the offering described herein, elected to exercise their registration rights with respect to all of the shares of the Company's Common Stock currently held by them. Until August 31, 1997, the Company has, within limited exceptions, a right of first refusal to repurchase shares of Company Common Stock held by Trans Union and its affiliates as a result of the Data Agreement in the event of a proposed resale by them of such shares. Preferred Stock The Company's Board of Directors is authorized to issue Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value per share, in series and to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series and to fix the designation, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of each such series and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof. The Board of Directors has not authorized the issuance of any series of Preferred Stock. PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION The Shares offered hereby are being sold by the Selling Shareholders for their own account. See "Selling Shareholders." A distribution of Shares may be effected by any or all of the Selling Shareholders directly from time to time in one or more transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions, and in a combination of such methods of sale or otherwise, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. In connection with any sales through brokers or dealers, the brokers or dealers may receive compensation in the form of commissions from the Selling Shareholders making such sales. The Company shall pay all expenses of the preparation and filing of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, including all filing fees, expenses of complying with state securities or Blue Sky laws, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, and accountants' fees. The Selling Shareholders shall pay all underwriting fees and commissions incurred by them and all fees and disbursements of counsel for the Selling Shareholders. LEGAL MATTERS The validity of the shares of Common Stock offered hereby will be passed upon for the Company by Friday, Eldredge & Clark, Little Rock, Arkansas. EXPERTS The consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of the Company as of March 31, 1995 and March 31, 1994 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended March 31, 1995 have been incorporated by reference herein and in the Registration Statement in reliance upon the reports of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent certified public accountants, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. To the extent that KPMG Peat Marwick LLP audits and reports on consolidated financial statements of the Company at future dates, and consents to the use of their report thereon, such financial statements also will be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement in reliance upon their report and said authority. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----