-----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, KO+lE51vf+M7l+U+C9WMIBFIyJ0tQxrgfvYUSl58ebqs5odSsV4mmjwe32E5Xsll 2v7JnvYN819hcGLDWevy8w== 0000768216-09-000039.txt : 20091110 0000768216-09-000039.hdr.sgml : 20091110 20091110154049 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000768216-09-000039 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: PRE 14C PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20091110 FILED AS OF DATE: 20091110 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20091110 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BLUEGATE CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000768216 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389] IRS NUMBER: 870565948 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: PRE 14C SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-22711 FILM NUMBER: 091171869 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 701 NORTH POST OAK ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 600 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77024 BUSINESS PHONE: 7136861100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 701 NORTH POST OAK ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 600 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77024 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CRESCENT COMMUNICATIONS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010921 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BERENS INDUSTRIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990823 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NATIONAL AIR CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970521 PRE 14C 1 bgat14c.htm BLUEGATE 14(C) 111009 bgat14c.htm
Bluegate Corporation
701 North Post Oak Road, Suite 600
Houston, Texas 77024 USA
(713) 683-1370

NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDER ACTION TAKEN BY WRITTEN CONSENT

Dear Shareholders:

The enclosed Information Statement is being furnished to the holders of record of shares of common stock (the “Common Stock”) of Bluegate Corporation, a Nevada Corporation (the “Company”) as of the close of business on the record date, November 7, 2009.  The purpose of the Information Statement is to notify our shareholders that on November 7, 2009, the Company received a written consent in lieu of a meeting of shareholders (the “Written Consent”) from the individuals and beneficial holders of (i) 13,009,235 shares of the issued and outstanding shares of our Common Stock, and (ii) 48 shares of the issued and outstanding shares of our Series C Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “C Shares”), which C Shares have the right to vote as shares of Common Stock at the rate of fifteen (15) times the number of shares of Common Stock into which each of such C Shares is convertible into, and each C Share is convertible into 25,000 shares of Common Stock (18,000,000 votes in the aggregate) (collectively representing 70.4% of the Company’s issued and outstanding voting shares).  The Written Consent adopted resolutions, which authorized the Company to:
 
 
 1)  Enter into an Asset Sale and Purchase Agreement to sell certain Bluegate Corporation assets to a Sperco entity (a company controlled by Stephen Sperco (“Sperco”) who is Bluegate Corporation’s CEO/President/Director) for $200,000, with payment made by a combination of $100,000 cash and $100,000 forgiveness of debt, plus an adjustment on a dollar for dollar basis for any working capital; and

2) Enter into a Separation Agreement and Mutual Release in Full of all claims with Manfred Sternberg (former Director/Corporate Officer) in exchange for repayment of a loan plus accrued interest totaling $44,369 to Manfred Sternberg; and

3) Enter into a Separation Agreement and Mutual Release in Full of all claims with William Koehler (former Director/Corporate Officer) in exchange for repayment of a loan plus accrued interest totaling $44,374 with a direct payment to Mr. Koehler’s American Express account and a $1 payment to William Koehler; and

4) Enter into an Asset Sale and Purchase Agreement to sell certain Trilliant Technology Group, Inc.’s (“TTG”) assets (TTG is a 100% owned subsidiary of Bluegate Corporation)  to Trilliant Corporation (a company controlled by William Koehler, former Director/Corporate Officer) for a cash payment of $5,000; and

5) Enter into an Asset Sale and Purchase Agreement to sell certain Bluegate Corporation’s assets to SAI Corporation (“SAIC”) (a company controlled by Sperco) in exchange for a Mutual Release in Full of certain claims and a $1 payment to SAIC; and

6) Accept the Fairness Opinion dated November 6, 2009 presented by Convergent Capital Appraisers.

You are urged to read the Information Statement in its entirety for a description of the actions taken by the super majority shareholders of the Company.  The resolutions will become effective twenty (20) calendar days after this Information Statement is first mailed to our shareholders.

WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.

No action is required by you.  The enclosed Information Statement is being furnished to you to inform you that the foregoing actions have been approved by the holder of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of all voting stock of the Company.  Because shareholders holding at least a super majority of the voting rights of our outstanding voting shares (greater than 2/3 of the vote) have voted in favor of the foregoing actions, and have sufficient voting power to approve such actions through their ownership of voting stock, no other shareholder consents will be solicited in connection with the transactions described in this Information Statement.  The Board is not soliciting your proxy in connection with the adoption of the resolutions and proxies are not requested from shareholders.

This Information Statement is being mailed on or about November 17, 2009, to shareholders of record on November 7, 2009.

Yours truly,

/s/ Stephen J. Sperco
Stephen J. Sperco
Chief Executive Officer
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Bluegate Corporation
701 North Post Oak Road, Suite 600
Houston, Texas 77024 USA
(713) 683-1370

INFORMATION STATEMENT

WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE
REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY

GENERAL

This Information Statement is being furnished to the holders of the issued and outstanding common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Bluegate Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), as of November 7, 2009, in connection with the approval, by written consent of the shareholders constituting a super majority of the voting power of the shareholders (the “Super Majority Shareholders”) of the Company to:

1)  Enter into an Asset Sale and Purchase Agreement to sell certain Bluegate Corporation assets to a Sperco entity (a company controlled by Stephen Sperco (“Sperco”) who is Bluegate Corporation’s CEO/President/Director) for $200,000, with payment made by a combination of $100,000 cash and $100,000 forgiveness of debt, plus an adjustment on a dollar for dollar basis for any working capital; and

2) Enter into a Separation Agreement and Mutual Release in Full of all claims with Manfred Sternberg (former Director/Corporate Officer) in exchange for repayment of a loan plus accrued interest totaling $44,369 to Manfred Sternberg; and

3) Enter into a Separation Agreement and Mutual Release in Full of all claims with William Koehler (former Director/Corporate Officer) in exchange for repayment of a loan plus accrued interest totaling $44,374 with a direct payment to Mr. Koehler’s American Express account and a $1 payment to William Koehler; and

4) Enter into an Asset Sale and Purchase Agreement to sell certain Trilliant Technology Group, Inc.’s (“TTG”) assets (TTG is a 100% owned subsidiary of Bluegate Corporation)  to Trilliant Corporation (a company controlled by William Koehler, former Director/Corporate Officer) for a cash payment of $5,000; and

5) Enter into an Asset Sale and Purchase Agreement to sell certain Bluegate Corporation’s assets to SAI Corporation (“SAIC”) (a company controlled by Sperco) in exchange for a Mutual Release in Full of certain claims and a $1 payment to SAIC; and

6) Accept the Fairness Opinion dated November 6, 2009 presented by Convergent Capital Appraisers.

This Information Statement will be mailed on or about November 17, 2009, to those persons who were shareholders of the Company as of the close of business on November 7, 2009. The resolutions will become final on or about December 6, 2009.

The cost of this Information Statement will be borne by the Company.

The holders of a super majority of the Company’s voting shares (the “Voting Shares”), which Voting Shares consists of (i) the Common Stock and (ii) the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of Series C Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “C Shares”), have voted for and approved the Resolutions by written consent. Accordingly, since the necessary approvals have been obtained, this Information Statement is being furnished solely for the purpose of providing notice to the Company’s shareholders of the Resolutions as required by Article 3.16 of the Company’s bylaws.

 
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REASONS FOR THE RESOLUTIONS
 
 
Background
Bluegate Corporation has not been profitable since inception, has had negative cash flow problems for several years and has never received a clean opinion from the external auditors which have consistently cited “going concern” issues. Revenue has been decreasing as two lines of operation have not generated any substantial new business over the past year and will go dormant by the end of November 2009. The first six months of 2009 reported revenue of $1,966,000 and a net loss of $41,000. Preliminary results for the nine months of 2009 show revenue of $2,730,000 and a net loss of $202,000. The estimate for the fourth quarter of 2009 shows revenue of $460,000 and a loss from operations of $300,000. As of the end of nine months of 2009, total liabilities of $1,932,000 exceeded total assets of $294,000 by $1,639,000. Of the $1,932,000 of liabilities, $1,490,000 is owed to related parties. There is one secured creditor for $1,300,000 with a UCC filing on all of the Company’s assets and stock (from an entity controlled by the CEO/President/Director) and approximately $145,000 from two former Directors/Corporate Officers. The Operation will not have cash to sustain another 30 – 45 days. About 13 million of the 26 million shares outstanding are held by three individuals and one company.  The price of a share has declined from dollars to pennies over the last eight years and volume is negligible.

To resurrect the various operations will require expenditures for marketing and business development.  Given the poor stock performance, it is unlikely that funds could be raised through a stock offering.  The cash flow over the past two calendar years, shows approximately $6.25 million has been raised through the issuance of stock, options and warrants funding operating losses which totaled approximately $6.9 million over the two years.

Since all of the Company’s assets are pledged against $1.3 million in debt, it is unlikely that loans could be secured from traditional lending sources.  Bluegate Corporation is approaching a financial impasse that will require drastic measures if bankruptcy is to be avoided.

Financial tension within the organization has been caused by reduced compensation and exchanging paychecks for stock as well as major internal restructuring.  This has lead to discord among the Directors which has the potential to escalate to legal action.  If lawsuits are brought into this already dire financial situation, the cost and time delays will undoubtedly destroy what little value is left and bankruptcy will most surely be the inevitable conclusion to Bluegate Corporation’s existence.

The proposed transactions are a strategy to minimize the loss and avoid bankruptcy.  Management believes that first and foremost, the potential litigation must go away if progress is to be made.  To that end, approximately $90,000 of the $100,000 cash purchase price paid to Bluegate Corporation for the MGN assets will be used to repay loans from Mr. Sternberg and Mr. Koehler (two former Directors/Corporate Officers).  In exchange, they will provide full release and waivers of all claims.

Simultaneously, sell certain Trilliant Technology Group, Inc.’s (“TTG”) assets (TTG is a 100% owned subsidiary of Bluegate Corporation) to Trilliant Corporation (a company controlled by William Koehler, former Director/Corporate Officer) for a cash payment of $5,000 and sell certain Bluegate Corporation assets to SAIC (a company controlled by Stephen Sperco, who is Bluegate Corporation’s CEO/President/Director) in exchange for a Mutual Release in Full of certain claims.
 
 
Common Shareholder Dilution
Even with an infusion of $100,000 cash and the forgiveness of $100,000 of debt, shareholders’ equity will still be negative.  Previous financial statements show that the Company has amassed large losses in the last two years and funded those losses with dilutive shares.  Approximately $1.4 million of cash was raised while $4.8 million of shares / options / warrants were issued to cover expenses.

While the rate of loss has decreased in the last year, there is every expectation that losses will continue if operations are allowed to continue.  To cover those losses, more and more shares will likely be issued as there is no collateral for loans. Continuing to operate in this fashion will be detrimental to the common shareholders as their ownership value continues to be diluted. Without the Sperco entity purchase, the common shareholders have little or no hope of realizing any return on their investment.

 
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ACTIONS TAKEN BY WRITTEN CONSENT

The Super Majority Shareholders approved the Resolutions by written consent dated November 7, 2009 (the “Record Date”).  As of the Record Date, there were 26,033,565 shares of Common Stock and 48 shares of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, for a total of 44,033,565 Voting Shares.  Each holder of our Common Stock is entitled to one (1) vote for each share held by such holder.  Pursuant to Section 3 of the Company’s Certificate of the Designation, Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series C Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock dated June 25, 2007, the C Shares have the right to vote as shares of Common Stock at the rate of fifteen (15) times the number of shares of Common Stock into which each such C Share is convertible into.  As of the Record Date, each C Share is convertible into 25,000 shares of Common Stock.  As of the Record Date, Stephen J. Sperco (“Sperco”), individually, and beneficially as President of SAI Corporation, as the holder of 48 shares of Preferred Stock can convert his Preferred Stock to 1,200,000 shares of Common Stock, thus giving him voting rights equivalent to 18,000,000 shares of Common Stock.  The Super Majority Shareholders individually, and beneficially being the holders of 31,009,235 Voting Shares in the aggregate as of the Record Date, being equal to approximately 70.4% of the number of Voting Shares then issued and outstanding, has executed a written consent approving the Resolutions.

Pursuant to Section 78.320 of the NRS, the approval of a super majority of the Company’s voting power is required in order for shareholders to take action by written consent without a meeting. Section 78.320 of the NRS eliminates the need to hold a meeting of the Company’s shareholders to approve the Resolutions by providing that, unless Company’s articles of incorporation or bylaws state otherwise, any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the shareholders may be taken without a meeting if, before or after the action, a written consent thereto is signed by shareholders holding at least a majority of the Company’s voting power. In order to eliminate the costs and management time involved in holding a meeting and in order to affect the Resolutions as early as possible, the Company resolved to proceed with the Resolutions by written consent of the Super Majority Shareholders.

EXPECTED DATE FOR EFFECTING THE RESOLUTIONS

The Resolutions are expected to be final as of December 6, 2009, which is twenty (20) days after the mailing of this Information Statement.

OUTSTANDING VOTING SHARES

As of the Record Date, there were 48 C Shares and 26,033,565 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding. The C Shares and Common Stock constitute the issued and outstanding classes of voting securities of the Company. Each share of Common Stock entitles the holder thereof to one (1) vote on all matters submitted to shareholders.  Each C Share has the right to vote as a share of Common Stock at the rate of fifteen (15) times the number of shares of Common Stock into which such C Share is convertible.  Assuming all of the C Shares are converted, there are 44,033,565 Voting Shares issued and outstanding.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

The following table sets forth the name, age, positions and offices or employments for the past five years as of December 31, 2008, of our executive officers and directors. Members of the Board of Directors are elected and hold office until their successors are elected and qualified. All of the officers serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors of the Company.

NAME
AGE
POSITION
     
Stephen Sperco (a)
55
Director and Chief Executive Officer
     
Manfred Sternberg (b)
49
Director and Chief Strategy Officer
     
William Koehler (c)
43
Director and President
     
Charles Leibold (d)
59
Chief Financial Officer
     
Dale Geary (e)
51
Director
 
(a) Effective July 30, 2009, the titles of CEO and President were combined, and Stephen Sperco was appointed President. Mr. Sperco is our CEO/President and Director. Stephen Sperco was appointed Chairman of the Board.
(b) Effective July 30, 2009, the executive officer position of Chief Strategy Officer was eliminated and Mr. Sternberg’s employment was terminated. Effective October 28, 2009, Mr. Sternberg resigned as Director.
(c) Effective May 31, 2009, Mr. Koehler resigned as President and effective October 27, 2009 resigned as Director.
(d) Effective July 29, 2009, Charles Leibold became a Director as a result of: (A) the June 12, 2009 written consent of a majority of our shareholders; (B) the June 22, 2009 filing of a Preliminary Information Statement; (C) the July 8, 2009 filing of a Definitive Information Statement; and, (D) the July 9, 2009 mailing of the Definitive Information Statement to our shareholders.  The Definitive Information Statement had a record date of June 25, 2009.
(e) Mr. Geary served on our compensation committee and effective October 28, 2009 resigned as Director.

 
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Stephen Sperco was appointed the Company’s Chief Operating Officer on December 31, 2006 and then was appointed Chief Executive Officer on April 2, 2007. Mr. Sperco is the founder and President of Sperco Associates, Inc. and Sperco Technology Group, L.L.C. Sperco Associates was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Both organizations are privately held consulting firms that focus in the areas of Telecommunications and Information Technology (IT) systems. The organizations provide independent, third party consulting, planning, and facilities management services. The consulting personnel provide services in the area of Telecommunications to support the voice, data, and image requirements of clients. Support in the area of IT systems is provided for the Desktop Computing, Local Area Network (LAN), and Wide Area Network (WAN) requirements of clients. The organizations also provide Management Support, Staff Augmentation, Quality Assurance, and operational functions related to Facilities Management and Outsourcing engagements. The firm has conducted consulting engagements in North America, the United Kingdom, and Europe. The industry focus of Sperco Associates has been in the Private Sector with Financial Services, Insurance, Health Care, and Fortune 1000 organizations. The focus of Sperco Technology Group has been in the Public Sector with Education and Health Care organizations. For IT Infrastructure, Telecommunications, and IT Physical Infrastructure the firms have developed significant expertise in Strategic Planning, Optimization, Design, Procurement, Contract Negotiations, Quality Assurance, and Implementation Project Management. In the areas of Facilities Management and Outsourcing, the firms have developed significant expertise in Organization Management and Planning, Project Management, Strategic Planning, Contract Negotiations, and the management of day-to-day department operations. The firms have extensive experience in the specialty areas of Financial Trading Floors, Call Center Applications, Structured Wiring Systems, Voice Recording/Logging Applications, Interactive Voice Response (IVR) applications, IP Telephony, and Network Optimization. Mr. Sperco is responsible for both the executive management of the consulting firms and the direction of consulting engagements. Mr. Sperco has been a consultant since 1975 and in this capacity has extensive experience with the planning and management of complex engagements. Before founding Sperco Associates, Inc., Mr. Sperco was a principal and Regional Vice President for Marketing and Systems Development Corporation. Marketing and Systems Development Corporation was a telecommunications consulting firm that was subsequently purchased by EDS. Mr. Sperco was with Marketing and Systems Development Corporation for ten years. Mr. Sperco earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont in 1975. Effective July 30, 2009, the titles of CEO and President were combined, and Stephen Sperco was appointed President. Mr. Sperco is our CEO/President and Director. Stephen Sperco was appointed Chairman of the Board.

Manfred Sternberg had been our Chief Executive Officer and a Director since 2001. Mr. Sternberg shifted from Chief Executive Officer to Chief Strategy Officer on April 2, 2007. Prior to 2001, Mr. Sternberg was an investor and board member of several broadband providers in Houston, Texas including our predecessor.  He is a graduate of Tulane University and Louisiana State University School of Law. Mr. Sternberg is licensed to practice law in Texas and Louisiana and is Board Certified in Consumer and Commercial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Effective July 30, 2009, the executive officer position of Chief Strategy Officer was eliminated and Mr. Sternberg’s employment was terminated.  Effective October 28, 2009, Mr. Sternberg resigned as Director.

William Koehler had been a Director since May, 2003.  Mr. Koehler was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer in September 2005 after Bluegate acquired substantially all of the assets of Trilliant Corporation, of which Mr. Koehler was a founder and served as President/CEO from 2000 until September 2005.  From 1992 until 2000, Mr. Koehler was the Vice President of Business Development of an Electrical Engineering firm that specialized in the assessment, design and project implementation of technology efforts for their clients.  Mr. Koehler has a BBA from Texas A&M in Business Analysis, with a specialization in Production Operation Management.  Mr. Koehler has spent the last 15 years of his career working in the IT and Professional Services industry and has a broad range of skills.  His experience ranges from the design and management of the implementation of multination voice and data networks to the needs assessment and the development of a Global technology strategy for large multinational corporations.  The customers that Mr. Koehler has worked with include Pennzoil, American General Insurance, Texaco, British Petroleum, Brown and Root and many others.  At the same time he has worked with dozens of school districts by assisting in the development of more cost effective and robust systems in an attempt to help these districts move technology into the classrooms and help children learn.  Mr. Koehler has spoken at many state and local events about technology and continues to look for opportunities to continue this effort. Effective May 31, 2009, Mr. Koehler resigned as an employee from the company and effective October 27, 2009 resigned as Director.

 
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Charles Leibold became Bluegate's Controller in January 2006 and effective June 1, 2006 he was appointed our Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Leibold began his career with the Big Four accounting firm of Deloitte and Touche. Subsequently, he became Director of International and Domestic Field Audit for the Avis Rent a Car System and Vice President of Finance and Treasurer of AIM Group, Inc., the holding company for certain Budget Rent a Car franchises. From January 1998 through May 1999, as Manager of AquaSource Inc., he was aggressively involved in the development of a start-up venture experiencing rapid growth through acquisitions. Specifically he was responsible for the successful transition of all of the seller's business into AquaSource. From June 1999 through May 2003, as Vice President and Director of Acquisition Partners, Inc., he directed the strategic planning and staffing of a start-up venture providing acquisitions and divestiture services to its clients. From June 2003 through mid-January 2006, Mr. Leibold provided consulting, accounting and tax services to clients in a wide variety of industries. In addition to having served in key financial management roles for both large and small companies, Mr. Leibold is a Certified Public Accountant and a Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Texas State Board of Public Accountancy. Mr. Leibold graduated from Pace University with a BBA in Accounting. Effective July 29, 2009, Charles Leibold became a Director as a result of: (A) the June 12, 2009 written consent of a majority of our shareholders; (B) the June 22, 2009 filing of a Preliminary Information Statement; (C) the July 8, 2009 filing of a Definitive Information Statement; and, (D) the July 9, 2009 mailing of the Definitive Information Statement to our shareholders.  The Definitive Information Statement had a record date of June 25, 2009. Mr. Leibold remains our Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer.

Dale Geary was appointed as a Director in June 2007.  Mr. Geary is a Managing Director of SAI Corporation (“SAIC”) which is a control person of Bluegate Corporation.  He has been with SAIC since its inception in 1996.  SAIC is involved in both the investment in, and providing resources to Telecommunications and Information Technology organizations.  At SAIC, Mr. Geary is responsible for client engagements and business development.  Mr. Geary earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Business Administration in 1982 from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. Effective October 28, 2009, Mr. Geary resigned as Director.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

In June 2007, we increased the size of our Board of Directors to consist of five Directors. We currently have two members of our Board of Directors, who were elected and hold office until their successors are elected and qualified. There are three vacancies. The two members of the Board of Directors are Stephen Sperco and Charles Leibold. Effective July 30, 2009, Stephen Sperco was appointed Chairman of the Board and the titles of CEO and President were combined, and Stephen Sperco was appointed President. Mr. Sperco is our CEO/President and Director.  Effective July 29, 2009, Charles Leibold became a Director as a result of: (A) the June 12, 2009 written consent of a majority of our shareholders; (B) the June 22, 2009 filing of a Preliminary Information Statement; (C) the July 8, 2009 filing of a Definitive Information Statement; and, (D) the July 9, 2009 mailing of the Definitive Information Statement to our shareholders.  The Definitive Information Statement had a record date of June 25, 2009. Mr. Leibold remains our Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. Effective July 30, 2009, the executive officer position of Chief Strategy Officer was eliminated and Mr. Sternberg’s employment was terminated.  Effective October 28, 2009, Mr. Sternberg resigned as Director. Effective May 31, 2009, Mr. Koehler resigned as an employee from the company and effective October 27, 2009, Mr. Koehler resigned as Director. Effective October 28, 2009, Mr. Geary resigned as Director. Executive officers are appointed by the Board of Directors and serve until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. There is no family relationship between any of our directors and executive officers.

 
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The following table sets forth the aggregate compensation paid for services rendered to the Company during the last two fiscal years by the Named Executive Officers:

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Name and principal position
 
Year
 
Salary       ($)
 
Bonus     ($)
 
Option Awards (6) ($)
 
All Other Compensation (7) ($)
 
Total      ($)
Stephen Sperco (1)
 
2008
 
      49,334
         
          19,000
 
   68,334
CEO (PEO), Director
 
2007
 
150,000
 
100,000
 
    15,240
 
          14,000
 
  279,240
                         
Manfred Sternberg (2)
 
2008
 
  49,334
         
          19,000
 
  68,334
Chief Strategy Officer, Director
 
2007
 
 180,000
 
142,500
 
     15,240
 
          28,000
 
365,740
                         
William Koehler (3)
 
2008
 
   49,334
         
           19,000
 
   68,334
President, Director
 
2007
 
 150,000
     
     15,240
 
          25,000
 
  190,240
                         
Charles Leibold (4)
 
2008
 
 147,000
         
           9,000
 
 156,000
CFO (PFO), Secretary
 
2007
 
147,000
     
      15,240
 
            9,000
 
  171,240
                         
Larry Walker (5)
 
2008
 
 125,000
             
  125,000
President of Trilliant Technology
 
2007
 
 125,000
     
     15,240
     
  140,240
Group, Inc. (100% owned subsidiary)
                       


(1)In December 2006, we entered into a two year employment agreement with Stephen Sperco at an annual base salary of $150,000 with a monthly vehicle transportation allowance of $750 to serve as our Chief Operating Officer. In April 2007, Mr. Sperco was appointed our Chief Executive Officer. In June 2007, one of the conditions of Mr. Sperco’s purchase of Series C Preferred Stock described in the 2008 and 2007 financial statements, footnote 9 – stockholders’ deficit, was that Mr. Sperco be appointed a Director. In November 2007, Mr. Sperco was granted a $100,000 cash bonus by the board of directors as a result of his achievements attained during his first six months as the Company’s CEO. This bonus was paid in December 2007. In December 2008, Mr. Sperco’s employment agreement expired. In an effort to reduce the company’s cash flow constraints, effective January 1, 2008, Mr. Sperco’s base salary was reduced to $100,000. On May 1, 2008, Mr. Sperco’s annual base salary was further reduced to $24,000 until the company achieves a net positive cash flow from operations and beginning January 2009, Mr. Sperco no longer receives a vehicle transportation allowance.

Effective January 1, 2007, the Company approved a compensation plan for its Board of Directors. Under the compensation plan all directors will be compensated at the rate of $10,000 annually. Mr. Sperco has earned $10,000 and $5,000 for 2008 and 2007, respectively under this plan.

In December 2007, 8,601,400 previously issued common stock options to certain employees with exercise prices ranging from $0.39 to $6.00 were reduced to $0.34. As a result of this transaction, 1,200,000 of Mr. Sperco’s options with an exercise price of $0.95 were reduced to $0.34. In December 2007, Mr. Sperco was granted 100,000 options to purchase common stock at an exercise price of $0.17 per share vesting immediately and expiring on December 31, 2012. In February 2008, as a result of the transaction described in the attached financial statements, footnote 9 – stockholders’ deficit, common stock, item (2), the exercise price of the previously issued options to Mr. Sperco to purchase 1,200,000 shares and 100,000 shares of our common stock at $0.34 and $0.17 per share, respectively, was reduced to $0.0333334 per share.

Effective July 30, 2009, the titles of CEO and President were combined, and Stephen Sperco was appointed President. Mr. Sperco is our CEO/President and Director. Stephen Sperco was appointed Chairman of the Board.

(2) In February 2005 we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Sternberg for a period of two years at an annual base salary of $180,000, a monthly vehicle transportation allowance of $750 (which was increased to $1,500 during 2006) and bonus opportunity, to serve as our Chief Executive Officer. In November 2006, Mr. Sternberg was granted a bonus by the board of directors as a result of his past efforts to the Company and this bonus was paid in January 2007 through the issuance of 150,000 shares of common stock to Mr. Sternberg. In February 2007, Mr. Sternberg’s employment agreement expired and in April 2007, Mr. Sternberg shifted from Chief Executive Officer to Chief Strategy Officer. In an effort to reduce the company’s cash flow constraints, effective January 1, 2008, Mr. Sternberg’s base salary and monthly vehicle transportation allowance were reduced to $100,000 and $750, respectively. On May 1, 2008, Mr. Sternberg’s annual base salary was further reduced to $24,000 until the company achieves a net positive cash flow from operations and beginning January 2009, Mr. Sternberg no longer receives a vehicle transportation allowance.

Effective January 1, 2007, the Company approved a compensation plan for its Board of Directors. Under the compensation plan all directors will be compensated at the rate of $10,000 annually. Mr. Sternberg has earned $10,000 for 2008 and 2007 under this plan.

In December 2007, 8,601,400 previously issued common stock options to certain employees with exercise prices ranging from $0.39 to $6.00 were reduced to $0.34. As a result of this transaction, 3,375,000 of Mr. Sternberg’s options with exercise prices ranging from $0.50 to $2.00 were reduced to $0.34. In December 2007, Mr. Sternberg was granted 100,000 options to purchase common stock at an exercise price of $0.17 per share vesting immediately and expiring on December 31, 2012.

Effective July 30, 2009, the executive officer position of Chief Strategy Officer was eliminated and Mr. Sternberg’s employment was terminated.  Effective October 28, 2009, Mr. Sternberg resigned as Director.

(3) In September 2005 we entered into an employment agreement with William Koehler for a period of two years at an annual base salary of $150,000 with a monthly vehicle transportation allowance of $750 (which was increased to $1,250 during 2006) to serve as President and Chief Operating Officer. In September 2007, Mr. Koehler’s employment agreement expired. In an effort to reduce the company’s cash flow constraints, effective January 1, 2008, Mr. Koehler’s base salary and monthly vehicle transportation allowance were reduced to $100,000 and $750, respectively. On May 1, 2008, Mr. Koehler’s annual base salary was further reduced to $24,000 until the company achieves a net positive cash flow from operations and beginning January 2009, Mr. Koehler no longer receives a vehicle transportation allowance.

Effective January 1, 2007, the Company approved a compensation plan for its Board of Directors. Under the compensation plan all directors will be compensated at the rate of $10,000 annually. Mr. Koehler has earned $10,000 for 2008 and 2007 under this plan.

 
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In December 2007, 8,601,400 previously issued common stock options to certain employees with exercise prices ranging from $0.39 to $6.00 were reduced to $0.34. As a result of this transaction, 1,590,000 of Mr. Koehler’s options with exercise prices ranging from $0.50 to $1.08 were reduced to $0.34. In December 2007, Mr. Koehler was granted 100,000 options to purchase common stock at an exercise price of $0.17 per share vesting immediately and expiring on December 31, 2012.

Effective May 31, 2009, Mr. Koehler resigned as an employee from the company. Effective October 27, 2009, Mr. Koehler resigned as Director.
 
 (4) In January 2006, Charles Leibold was hired as the Company’s Controller and in June 2006, we entered into a two year employment agreement with him to serve as our Chief Financial Officer at an annual base salary of $140,000 with a monthly vehicle transportation allowance of $750. In January 2007, Mr. Leibold’s annual salary was increased to $147,000 and in May 2008, his employment agreement expired.
 
In December 2007, 8,601,400 previously issued common stock options to certain employees with exercise prices ranging from $0.39 to $6.00 were reduced to $0.34. As a result of this transaction, 600,000 of Mr. Leibold’s options with an exercise price of $0.75 were reduced to $0.34. In December 2007, Mr. Leibold was granted 100,000 options to purchase common stock at an exercise price of $0.17 per share vesting immediately and expiring on December 31, 2012.
 
 
Effective July 29, 2009, Charles Leibold became a Director as a result of: (A) the June 12, 2009 written consent of a majority of our shareholders; (B) the June 22, 2009 filing of a Preliminary Information Statement; (C) the July 8, 2009 filing of a Definitive Information Statement; and, (D) the July 9, 2009 mailing of the Definitive Information Statement to our shareholders.  The Definitive Information Statement had a record date of June 25, 2009. Mr. Leibold remains our Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer.

 (5) In September 2005 we entered into an employment agreement with Larry Walker for a period of two years at an annual base salary of $125,000 per year serve as President of Trilliant Technology Group, Inc. a subsidiary of Bluegate. In September 2007, Mr. Walker’s employment agreement expired.

In December 2007, 8,601,400 previously issued common stock options to certain employees with exercise prices ranging from $0.39 to $6.00 were reduced to $0.34. As a result of this transaction, 590,000 of Mr. Walker’s options with exercise prices ranging from $0.60 to $1.50 were reduced to $0.34. In December 2007, Mr. Walker was granted 100,000 options to purchase common stock at an exercise price of $0.17 per share vesting immediately and expiring on December 31, 2012.

(6) The amounts in this column reflect the expense recognized for financial statement reporting purposes for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, in accordance with FAS 123(R), of outstanding stock options granted as part of the stock option plan. The assumption used in calculating these amounts, as well as a description of our stock option plan, are set forth in Note 9 to our Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2008, which is located on page F-13 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Compensation cost is generally recognized over the vesting period of the award.

(7)The amounts in this column reflect the vehicle transportation allowance and fees earned as directors for Stephen Sperco, Manfred Sternberg and William Koehler and vehicle transportation allowance for Charles Leibold.

 
 
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
 
The following table presents a summary of the compensation earned to the members of our Board of Directors during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
 
 
 
Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)
   
Stephen Sperco (1)
 
-
   
Manfred Sternberg (1)
 
-
   
William Koehler (1)
 
-
   
Dale Geary (2)
 
15,000
   

Effective January 1, 2007, the board approved to compensate each member of the Board of Directors and each Committee Chair with an annual payment in the amount of $10,000 and $5,000, respectively.
 
 
(1) The compensation for these Directors is included in Executive Compensation. Effective October 28, 2009, Mr. Sternberg resigned as Director. Effective October 27, 2009, Mr. Koehler resigned as Director.
(2) Mr. Geary, as a former Director and Compensation Committee Chairman, earned $10,000 and $5,000 respectively. As of December 31, 2008, Mr. Geary has 100,000 options outstanding that were granted to him in 2007 that had a $15,240 fair value computed in accordance with SFAS No. 123(R). Effective October 28, 2009, Mr. Geary resigned as Director.

 
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth as of information concerning the number of shares of common stock owned beneficially as of November 6, 2009 which was 26,033,565 shares, by: (i) each person (including any group) known by us to own more than five (5%) of any class of our voting securities, (ii) each of our directors and executive officers, and (iii) our officers and directors as a group. Unless otherwise indicated, the shareholders listed possess sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares shown.

TITLE OR CLASS
 
NAME AND ADDRESS OF BENEFICIAL OWNER
 
AMOUNT AND NATURE OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
 
PERCENT OF CLASS (1)
             
Common Stock
 
Manfred Sternberg
 
           8,513,868
(2)
27.8%
   
701 N. Post Oak, Suite 600
       
   
Houston, Texas 77024
       
             
Common Stock
 
William Koehler
 
           4,975,117
(3)
17.6%
   
701 N. Post Oak, Suite 600
       
   
Houston, Texas 77024
       
             
Common Stock
 
Stephen Sperco
 
          15,420,250
(4)
44.0%
   
701 N. Post Oak, Suite 600
       
   
Houston, Texas 77024
       
             
Common Stock
 
SAI Corporation
 
           4,713,500
(5)
16.3%
   
180 North Stetson Avenue, Suite 700
       
   
Chicago, Illinois 60601
       
             
Common Stock
 
Dale Geary
 
             275,000
(6)
1.1%
   
701 N. Post Oak, Suite 600
       
   
Houston, Texas 77024
       
             
Common Stock
 
Charles Leibold
 
             850,000
(7)
3.2%
   
701 N. Post Oak, Suite 600
       
   
Houston, Texas 77024
       
             
Common Stock
 
Robert Davis
 
           1,779,228
(8)
6.8%
   
701 N. Post Oak, Suite 600
       
   
Houston, Texas 77024
       
             
All executive officers and directors - 5 persons
 
          30,034,235
(9)
70.2%

             
(2) Of the 8,513,868 shares beneficially owned by Mr. Sternberg: (i) 3,220,279 are common shares owned directly by Mr. Sternberg, (ii) 683,589 are common shares owned indirectly by Mr. Sternberg, and (iii) 4,610,000 are common shares issuable upon the exercise of options and warrants.
             
(3) Of the 4,975,117 shares beneficially owned by Mr. Koehler: (i) 2,735,117 are common shares owned directly by Mr. Koehler, and (ii) 2,240,000 are common shares issuable upon the exercise of options and warrants.
             
(4) Of the 15,420,250 shares beneficially owned by Mr. Sperco: (i) 4,456,750 are common shares owned directly by Mr. Sperco, (ii) 1,913,500 are common shares owned indirectly by Mr. Sperco, (iii) 7,850,000 are common shares issuable upon the exercise of options and warrants, and (iv) 1,200,000 are common shares issuable upon the conversion of preferred shares. Mr. Sperco controls SAI Corporation which is listed in item 5 below. In June 2007 the board of directors approved the issuance of 48 shares of Series C voting convertible non-redeemable preferred stock with a par value of $0.001 per share and a liquidation value of $12,500 per share. Each share of Series C convertible preferred stock may be converted, at the option of the shareholder, into 25,000 shares of common stock or a total of 1,200,000 shares of common stock. Each share of preferred stock has 15 times the number of votes its conversion-equivalent number of shares of common stock, or 375,000 votes per share of preferred stock. The 48 shares of preferred stock will have an aggregate of 18 million votes. Effective June 28, 2007, we sold 8 shares of Series C preferred stock for $100,000 in cash to SAI Corporation. We also granted to SAI Corporation warrants to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.17 per share expiring in June 2012. On the same day we sold 40 shares of Series C preferred stock for $500,000 in cash to Stephen Sperco. We also granted to Stephen Sperco warrants to purchase up to 5,000,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.17 per share expiring in June 2012. The Preferred Stock votes along with the common stock on all matters requiring a vote of shareholders and the Preferred Stock is not redeemable by us. Bluegate’s net tangible book value (deficit) per share was ($0.13) prior to the investment in the preferred stock by Mr. Sperco and SAI Corporation on June 28, 2007. After the $600,000 cash investment and assuming that Mr. Sperco and SAI Corporation converted all of the 48 shares of preferred stock into 1,200,000 shares of common stock and exercised all of the 7,200,000 warrants at $0.17 per share resulting in $1,020,000 proceeds to Bluegate, Bluegate’s net tangible book value (deficit) per share would have been reduced to ($0.01). As a result of his purchase of Series C Preferred Stock described above, and his previously and subsequently acquired stock, options and warrants, Mr. Sperco beneficially owns 44% of our common stock without taking into account the super voting power of the Preferred stock, and 62% when taking into account the super voting power of the Preferred Stock.
             

 
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(5) Of the 4,713,500 shares beneficially owned by SAI Corporation: (i) 1,913,500 are common shares owned directly by SAI Corporation, (ii) 2,600,000 are common shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants, and (iii) 200,000 are common shares issuable upon the conversion of preferred shares. SAI Corporation is controlled by Mr. Sperco who is listed in item 4 above. In June 2007 the board of directors approved the issuance of 48 shares of Series C voting convertible non-redeemable preferred stock with a par value of $0.001 per share and a liquidation value of $12,500 per share. Each share of Series C convertible preferred stock may be converted, at the option of the shareholder, into 25,000 shares of common stock or a total of 1,200,000 shares of common stock. Each share of preferred stock has 15 times the number of votes its conversion-equivalent number of shares of common stock, or 375,000 votes per share of preferred stock. The 48 shares of preferred stock will have an aggregate of 18 million votes. Effective June 28, 2007, we sold 8 shares of Series C preferred stock for $100,000 in cash to SAI Corporation. We also granted to SAI Corporation warrants to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.17 per share expiring in June 2012. The Preferred Stock votes along with the common stock on all matters requiring a vote of shareholders and the Preferred Stock is not redeemable by us. As a result of SAI Corporation's purchase of Series C Preferred Stock described above, and the previously and subsequently acquired stock and warrants, SAI Corporation beneficially owns 17% of our common stock without taking into account the super voting power of the Preferred stock, and 24% when taking into account the super voting power of the Preferred Stock.
             
(6) Of the 275,000 shares beneficially owned by Mr. Geary: (i) 150,000 are common shares owned directly by Mr. Geary, and  (ii) 125,000 are common shares issuable upon the exercise of options and warrants.
             
(7) Of the 850,000 shares beneficially owned by Mr. Leibold: (i) 150,000 are common shares owned directly by Mr. Leibold, and  (ii) 700,000 are common shares issuable upon the exercise of options.
             
(8) Of the 1,779,228 shares beneficially owned by Mr. Davis: (i) 35,023 are common shares owned directly by Mr. Davis, (ii) 1,546,205 are common shares owned indirectly by Mr. Davis, and (iii) 198,000 are common shares issuable upon the exercise of options and warrants.
             
(9) Includes shares, options, warrants and preferred convertible shares owned by these persons.
             
As described in items 4 and 5 above, as a result of Mr. Sperco's and SAI Corporation's purchase of Series C Preferred Stock, and Mr. Sperco's previously and subsequently acquired stock, options and warrants, Mr. Sperco beneficially owns 44% of our common stock without taking into account the super voting power of the Preferred stock, and 62% when taking into account the super voting power of the Preferred Stock.
 
DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY
The carrying value of the assets ($17,590) and liabilities ($245,741) being disposed of
located in the Houston office consist of the following:
Assets:
$   17,590 – Furniture, fixtures and equipment
Liabilities:
 $100,000 – Reduction of secured debt to SAI Corporation
     44,369 – Payment of note payable and accrued interest to Manfred Sternberg
     44,374 – Payment of note payable and accrued interest to William Koehler
     22,499 – Forgiveness of accrued directors’ fees from Manfred Sternberg
     22,499 – Forgiveness of accrued directors’ fees from William Koehler
       6,000 – Forgiveness of accrued vehicle allowances from Manfred Sternberg
       6,000 – Forgiveness of accrued vehicle allowances from William Koehler
 
Purchase Price Relative to Fair Value and Fairness
Prior to the purchase/sale transaction, the Company obtained a Fairness Opinion.  The determination of fairness is a measurement of relative values.  Does one party to the transaction benefit disproportionately and to the detriment of another party.  In this case, the question is whether the Sperco entity, Trilliant Corporation and SAI Corporation will benefit to the detriment of the common shareholders.
 
The Fairness Opinion indicated among other items that: (1) the analysis of the fair value of the assets included in this transaction indicates that if anything, the price is likely a high price; (2) the total tangible collateral in this transaction is something less than $40,000 which means a loan value in the $30,000 range or less; (3) Trilliant Technology Group, Inc. (TTG) has no on-going operations while the Medical Grade Network (MGN) and Healthcare Information Management Systems (HIMS) operations have been trending downward; (4) these three operations are insufficient to support Bluegate Corporation’s overhead and if they are not sold in short order, they will likely cease to exist; and (5) without these transactions, Bluegate Corporation will continue to be in default on its loans and given the state of financial resources, may be forced to file for bankruptcy protection.  The conclusion in the Fairness Opinion stated “Based upon the foregoing evidence and analysis, it is our opinion that this transaction is fair from a financial point of view as it provides the common shareholders with more value than any other likely scenario.  Moreover, the price being paid to Bluegate Corporation is assessed as meeting or exceeding what we have determined to be a fair value for the assets to be sold to the Sperco entity, Trilliant Corporation and SAI Corporation.
 
 

 
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MISCELLANEOUS

Manfred Sternberg (former Director/Corporate Officer) and William Koehler (former Director/Corporate Officer), filed with the Texas Workforce Commission wage claims for unpaid wages for $38,000 and $42,000, respectively. We have provided the employer responses to the Texas Workforce Commission and were waiting the Commissions response. As a result of the Company entering into a Separation Agreement and Mutual Release in Full of all claims with Manfred Sternberg and William Koehler effective November 7, 2009, these wage claims were included in the releases and are no longer valid.

One (1) Information Statement will be delivered to multiple shareholders sharing an address unless we receive contrary instructions from one or more of the shareholders sharing such address.  Upon receipt of such notice, we will undertake to promptly deliver a separate copy of this Information Statement to the shareholder at the shared address to which a single copy of the Information Statement was delivered and provide instructions as to how the shareholder can notify us that the shareholder wishes to receive a separate copy of this Information Statement or other communications to the shareholder in the future.  In the event a shareholder desires to provide us with such notice, it may be given verbally by telephoning our offices at 713-686-1100 or by mail to our address at Bluegate Corporation, 701 North Post Oak Road, Suite 600, Houston, Texas 77024, Attention: Corporate Secretary.

We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, as a result, we file annual, quarterly, and special reports, proxy and information statements, and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”). You may read, without charge, or copy, at prescribed rates, any document that the Company files with the Commission at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20594. Please call the Commission at 1-800-732-0330 for further information on the public reference rooms and their copy charges. Our electronic filings with the Commission also are available to the public over the Internet at a World Wide Web Site maintained by the Commission at http://www.sec.gov.

WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.  THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ Stephen J. Sperco
Stephen J. Sperco
Chief Executive Officer
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