0001062993-13-003592.txt : 20130726 0001062993-13-003592.hdr.sgml : 20130726 20130726094744 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001062993-13-003592 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DEF 14C PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130726 FILED AS OF DATE: 20130726 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130726 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20130726 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Counsel RB Capital Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000849145 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEGRAPH & OTHER MESSAGE COMMUNICATIONS [4822] IRS NUMBER: 592291344 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DEF 14C SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-17973 FILM NUMBER: 13988059 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 TORONTO STREET,SUITE 700 STREET 2: P.O. BOX 3, CITY: TORONTO, STATE: A6 ZIP: M5C 2V6 BUSINESS PHONE: 416-866-3005 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 TORONTO STREET,SUITE 700 STREET 2: P.O. BOX 3, CITY: TORONTO, STATE: A6 ZIP: M5C 2V6 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: C2 Global Technologies Inc DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20050812 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ACCERIS COMMUNICATIONS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040220 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: I LINK INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19971020 DEF 14C 1 def14c.htm SCHEDULE 14C Counsel RB Capital Inc.: Schedule 14C - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

SCHEDULE 14C INFORMATION

Information Statement Pursuant to Section 14(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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COUNSEL RB CAPITAL INC.
(Name of Registrant As Specified In Charter)

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NOTICE OF SHAREHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT

To Our Shareholders,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to inform the shareholders of record of shares of Common Stock and Series N Preferred Stock (the “Voting Stock”), of Counsel RB Capital Inc. (the “Company,” “us,” or “our”) as of the close of business on July 22, 2013 (the “Record Date”), that our board of directors (the “Board of Directors”) adopted and recommended on June 11, 2013 and shareholders of shares of Voting Stock constituting a majority of the Company’s voting power as of the Record Date on Voting Stock voted in favor of resolutions which accomplished the following:

  • Approved Articles of Amendment to our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Florida to change the name of the Corporation to “Heritage Global Inc.”

All necessary corporate approvals in connection with the matters referred to herein have been obtained. The accompanying Information Statement is furnished to all shareholders of Voting Stock on the Record Date pursuant to Section 14(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder solely for the purpose of informing such shareholders of these corporate actions.

Our shareholders of Voting Stock of record as of the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to receive this Notice of Shareholder Action by Written Consent and the attached Information Statement. We are mailing the Information Statement on or about July 26, 2013 to such shareholders of record on the Record Date. The name change will not become effective until at least twenty (20) days after the initial mailing of this Information Statement.

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

Because the written consent of the shareholders of shares of Voting Stock constituting a majority of the Company’s voting power satisfies the applicable shareholder voting requirement of the Florida Business Corporation Act and our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, we are not asking for a proxy and you are not requested to send us one.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

/s/ Stephen A. Weintraub                           
Stephen A. Weintraub
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate
Secretary

Toronto, Ontario
July 26, 2013

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COUNSEL RB CAPITAL INC.

1 Toronto Street
Suite 700, P.O. Box 3
Toronto, ON M5C 2V6
(416) 866-3000

INFORMATION STATEMENT

This information statement (the “Information Statement”) is being furnished on or about July 26, 2013 (the “Mailing Date”) to all shareholders of record of Common Stock and Series N Preferred Stock (the “Voting Stock”) of Counsel RB Capital Inc. (the “Company,” “us,” or “our”), in connection with resolutions of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”) and the written consent of the shareholders of shares of Voting Stock constituting a majority of the Company’s voting power adopting a change of the name of the Company to “Heritage Global Inc.” The name change was approved pursuant to the written consent of the shareholders of shares of Voting Stock constituting a majority of the Company’s voting power, dated as of July 12, 2013, and as reflected in the Company’s books and records as of such date. This Information Statement also refers to the approval of the Articles of Amendment to our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the “Amendment”) to effect the name change. The action to be taken pursuant to the written consent shall be made effective twenty (20) days after the initial mailing of this Information Statement. A copy of the Amendment is attached as Exhibit A to this Information Statement.

The Board of Directors approved the adoption of the name change on June 11, 2013, as it believes that such actions are in the best interests of the Company. Shareholder approval of the adoption of the name change and the Amendment was effected pursuant to Section 607.0704 of the Florida Business Corporation Act (the “FBCA”) by a written consent dated July 12, 2013, and effective July 22, 2013, that was signed by the owners of 20,644,481 shares, or 71.2% of our issued and outstanding Voting Stock (the “Consent”). As of July 10, 2013, we had outstanding 28,966,728 shares of Common Stock, each of which entitles its holder to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders, and 592 shares of Series N Preferred Stock, each of which entitles its holder to 40 votes on each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders.

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

The name change and the Amendment are authorized by Section 607.0704 of the FBCA, which provides that the written consent of shareholders holding at least a majority of the voting power may be substituted for the vote of shareholders at a special or annual meeting. This Information Statement constitutes notice to each shareholder who has not consented in writing to the name change pursuant to Section 607.0704(3) of the FBCA. In order to eliminate the costs and management time involved in holding a special or annual meeting and in order to effect or ratify the name change and the Amendment as early as possible in order to accomplish the purposes of the Company as hereafter described, the Company decided to utilize the written consent of shareholders holding a majority of the voting power of the Company.

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Our Board of Directors does not intend to solicit any proxies or consents in connection with the foregoing actions. This Information Statement is furnished only to inform shareholders of the Company of the above actions taken by written consent (i) in accordance with Section 607.0704(3) of the FBCA and (ii) before such action takes effect in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time (the “Exchange Act”).

OUTSTANDING SHARES AND VOTING RIGHTS

As of July 10, 2013, there are 28,966,728 shares of Common Stock and 592 shares of Series N Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. Each share of Common Stock entitles its holder to one vote on each matter submitted to the shareholders for a vote. Each share of Series N Preferred Stock entitles its holder to 40 votes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, because consenting shareholders of Voting Stock holding at least a majority of the Company’s voting power have voted in favor of the foregoing proposals by resolution, dated July 12, 2013, and have sufficient voting power to approve such proposals through their ownership of Voting Stock, no other shareholder consents will be solicited in connection with this Information Statement.

Our principal executive offices are located at the address indicated above. This Information Statement will be mailed on or about July 26, 2013 to shareholders of record of Voting Stock as of the close of business on July 22, 2013 (the “Record Date”). It is contemplated that brokerage houses, custodians, nominees and fiduciaries will be requested to forward this Information Statement to the beneficial owners of our Voting Stock held of record by such persons and that we will reimburse them for their reasonable expenses incurred in connection therewith. The expenses of mailing this Information Statement will be borne by us, including expenses in connection with the preparation and mailing of this Information Statement and all documents that now accompany or may hereafter supplement it.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth information regarding the ownership of our Common Stock as of July 10, 2013 by: (i) each director; (ii) each of its named executive officers; (iii) all executive officers and directors of the Company as a group; and (iv) all those known by us to be beneficial owners of more than five percent of our Common Stock. As of July 10, 2013, there are 28,966,728 shares of Common Stock and 592 shares of Series N Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.

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    Number of Shares     Percentage  

Name and Address of

    Beneficially Owned     of Common Stock  

Beneficial Owner (1)

  (2)   Beneficially Owned  

Allan C. Silber

    456,168 (3)   1.5 %  

Adam Reich

    2,333,500 (4)   7.6 %  

Jonathan Reich

    2,333,500 (4)   7.6 %  

Ken Mann

    281,967 (5)   * %  

Kirk Dove

    578,125 (6)   1.9 %  

Ross Dove

    578,125 (6)   1.9 %  

Hal B. Heaton

    76,750 (7)   * %  

Henry Y.L. Toh

    75,000 (7)   * %  

Samuel L. Shimer

    58,803 (8)   * %  

David L. Turock

    35,000 (9)   * %  

J. Brendan Ryan

    2,500 (9)   * %  

Stephen A. Weintraub

    75,000 (10)   * %  

Counsel Corporation and subsidiaries

             

1 Toronto Street, Suite 700
Toronto, Ontario M5C 2V6

    20,644,481     67.4 %  

All Executive Officers and Directors as a Group (12 people)

  6,884,438     22.5 %  

* Indicates less than one percent

(1) Unless otherwise noted, all listed shares of common stock are owned of record by each person or entity named as beneficial owner and that person or entity has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of common stock owned by each of them. All addresses are c/o Counsel RB Capital Inc. unless otherwise indicated.

(2) As to each person or entity named as beneficial owners, that person’s or entity’s percentage of ownership is determined based on the assumption that any options or convertible securities held by such person or entity which are exercisable or convertible within 60 days have been exercised or converted, as the case may be.

(3) Includes 425,000 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to options. Mr. Silber is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Counsel, and a beneficial owner of approximately 8,995,776 shares or 9.5% of the outstanding common stock of Counsel. Mr. Silber disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of the Company’s common stock beneficially owned by Counsel.

(4) Includes 312,500 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to options.

(5) Includes 200,000 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to options. Mr. Mann’s address is c/o Equity Partners CRB LLC.

(6) Includes 78,125 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to options. Mr. Dove’s address is c/o Heritage Global Partners, Inc.

(7) Includes 45,000 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to options.

(8) Includes 45,000 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to options. Mr. Shimer is a beneficial owner of 669,011 shares in Counsel, which represents less than 1% beneficial ownership of Counsel. Mr. Shimer disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of the Company’s common stock beneficially owned by Counsel.

(9) Represents shares of common stock issuable pursuant to options.

(10) Represents shares of common stock issuable pursuant to options. Mr. Weintraub is Executive Vice President, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer of Counsel and a beneficial owner of 626,901 shares in Counsel, which represents less than 1% beneficial ownership of Counsel. Mr. Weintraub disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of the Company’s common stock beneficially owned by Counsel.

There are no arrangements, known to the Company, including any pledge by any person of securities of the registrant or any of its parents, the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change of control of the registrant.

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NAME CHANGE

General

The Board of Directors adopted and recommended on June 11, 2013, and shareholders of shares of Voting Stock constituting a majority of the Company’s voting power approved pursuant to the written consent dated as of July 12, 2013, and effective July 22, 2013, the name change to “Heritage Global Inc.” and the Amendment. The Board of Directors approved the adoption of the name change and the Amendment because it believes the corporate actions are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.

Vote Required

The name change and the Amendment requires the approval by holders of shares of Voting Stock constituting a majority of the Company’s voting power who are present, or represented, and entitled to vote thereon, at a special or annual meeting of our shareholders. Section 607.0704 of the FBCA provides that the written consent of shareholders holding at least a majority of the voting power may be substituted for such a special or annual meeting. The Board of Directors fixed the close of business on July 22, 2013 as the record date for determining the shareholders entitled to vote upon and receive notice of the above noted action.

Distribution and Costs

We will pay all costs associated with the distribution of this Information Statement, including the costs of printing and mailing. In addition, we will only deliver one Information Statement to multiple shareholders sharing an address, unless we have received contrary instructions from one or more of the shareholders. Also, we will promptly deliver a separate copy of this Information Statement and future shareholder communication documents to any shareholder at a shared address to which a single copy of this Information Statement was delivered, or deliver a single copy of this Information Statement and future shareholder communication documents to any shareholder or shareholders sharing an address to which multiple copies are now delivered, upon written request to us at our address noted above. Shareholders may also address future requests regarding delivery of Information Statements and/or annual reports by contacting us at the address noted above.

Dissenters’ Right of Appraisal

Shareholders do not have the statutory right to dissent and obtain an appraisal of their shares under Florida law in connection with the name change.

Reason for Name Change

The name change to Heritage Global Inc. will more closely identify the Company with its auction business, Heritage Global Partners, and also reflects the departure of Jonathan and Adam Reich as the Company’s co-Chief Executive Officers.

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Effective Date

The name change is expected to be made effective on or after August 15, 2013 when the Company will file the Articles of Amendment with the Florida Secretary of State.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Company has received no indication from any of its directors or non-employee directors of any intent to oppose any action to be taken by the Company. There have been no proposals for action submitted to the Company by any shareholders other than the proposal that is the subject of this Information Statement.

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Exhibit A

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT TO
THE AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
COUNSEL RB CAPITAL INC.

Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Counsel RB Capital Inc. (the “Corporation”) as amended (the “Articles of Incorporation”) and the provisions of Section 607.1003 of the Florida Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), the Board of Directors recommended and the shareholders of the Corporation have approved the following amendment to the Articles of Incorporation:

1.     Article I of the Articles of Incorporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“Article I. The name of the corporation is “Heritage Global Inc.”

2.      As permitted by Section 607.0704 of the Act, shareholder approval was obtained by written consent of shareholders holding a majority of the outstanding stock of the Corporation and without a meeting.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles of Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation to be executed by its authorized officer this ____ day of _________, 2013.

COUNSEL RB CAPITAL INC.

  By:   
    Stephen A. Weintraub  
    Chief Financial Officer and  
    Corporate Secretary  

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