-----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, JhX8Z9rkor7toc2PVy/FN90wX0PhixNL1g++ekYBfnLqvoyM2naU01wzw0w6jlcj QZAZukFh3O/8NRrBb4iZyw== 0001005477-99-002939.txt : 19990624 0001005477-99-002939.hdr.sgml : 19990624 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001005477-99-002939 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990623 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: KIDEO PRODUCTIONS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000946073 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MOTION PICTURE & VIDEO TAPE PRODUCTION [7812] IRS NUMBER: 133729350 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-81389 FILM NUMBER: 99651002 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 611 BROADWAY STE 523 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10012 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 611 BROADWAY STREET 2: STE 523 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10012 S-3 1 FORM S-3 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 1999 Registration No. 333- ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 -------------------- FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 -------------------- KIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 13-3729350 (State or other (I.R.S. employer jurisdiction of incorporation) identification number) 611 Broadway, Suite 523 New York, New York 10012 (212) 505-6605 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices) -------------------- Richard L. Bulman, President Kideo Productions, Inc. 611 Broadway, Suite 523 New York, New York 10012 (212) 505-6605 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) -------------------- Copies to: Michael B. Solovay, Esq. Solovay Edlin & Eiseman, P.C. 845 Third Avenue New York, New York 10022 (212) 752-1000 -------------------- Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to public: As soon as practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective. If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box: |_| If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1993, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box: |X| If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering: |_| __________ If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier registration statement for the same offering: |_| __________ If the delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box: |_| ================================================================================ CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE (2)
================================================================================================================= Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum Amount of Amount to be Offering Price Aggregate Offering Registration Title of Shares to be Registered Registered Per Share (1) Price (1) Fee - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share........................... 3,220,003 shares $0.890625 $2,867,815 $797.25 =================================================================================================================
(1) Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457 promulgated under the Securities Act, based on the average of the bid and asked prices for the shares reported on the OTC Bulletin Board on June 21, 1999. (2) An aggregate of (i) 804,550 additional shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of certain warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock, (ii) 12,500 additional shares of Common Stock outstanding, and (iii) pursuant to Rule 416 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), an indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock as may from time to time become issuable upon the exercise of such warrants by reason of stock splits, stock dividends and other similar transactions, are being carried forward from the Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-48657), for which a registration fee of $794.83 was previously paid. The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine. Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act, the prospectus included herein also relates to 817,050 additional shares of Common Stock registered under the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-48657). This Registration Statement constitutes Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-48657). The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not seeking an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted. PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS--SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JUNE 23, 1999 PROSPECTUS Kideo Productions, Inc. 4,037,053 shares of Common Stock o The shares of common stock offered by this prospectus are being sold by the selling stockholders. o We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of these shares. We will receive proceeds from the exercise of warrants and those proceeds will be used for our general corporate purposes. o Our common stock is traded on the over-the-counter market under the symbol "KIDO." o On June 21, 1999, the closing bid price for our common stock was $0.84375. The securities offered in this prospectus involve a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the factors described under the heading "Risk Factors" beginning on page 3 of this prospectus. ------------------------------- Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. ------------------------------- ___________, 1999 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE ---- Summary.......................................................................1 Risk Factors..................................................................3 Where You Can Find More Information...........................................8 Incorporation of Documents by Reference.......................................8 Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements.....................................9 Use Of Proceeds..............................................................10 Selling Stockholders.........................................................10 Plan Of Distribution.........................................................14 Legal Matters................................................................15 Experts......................................................................15 Disclosure of Commission Position on Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities..............................................................15 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY The Company Kideo is a low-cost manufacturer of photo-personalized home videos and books for children. These products allow a child to be the star in a story. Kideo uses its recently patented production process to place the child's face and name in a videocassette or book. As a result of improved technology used by Kideo, the child's photo-personalized character can exhibit two-dimensional full motion animation and interact with the characters. In 1997, Kideo obtained a five-year license to feature Barney, the dinosaur character from the highly rated children's television series "Barney and Friends," in one of Kideo's home videos and three of its books. In the same year, Kideo also obtained a three-year license to feature certain characters owned by the Walt Disney Co. in four of Kideo's English language books. Kideo is currently seeking out licensing, marketing and other arrangements with companies that control similar types of characters. Kideo currently markets nine video titles and four books for children. Historically, Kideo relied primarily on national catalog retailers (such as Hammacher Schlemmer and Johnson Smith) to market and sell its products. Kideo recently has increasingly been targeting its marketing strategies towards direct-to-consumer advertising as well as developing relationships with established national distributors of children's home video products and electronic retailers such as television shopping networks. Kideo's long-term strategy is to become a global leader in the development, manufacturing and marketing of a wide variety of digitally photo-personalized products for children and adults. Kideo's principal executive offices are located at 611 Broadway, Suite 523, New York, New York 10012, and its telephone number is (212) 505-6605. Recent Developments On May 11, 1999, we signed a Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement for the private sale of an aggregate of $1,400,001 principal amount of convertible promissory notes and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,400,001 additional shares of our common stock. The promissory notes are convertible into an aggregate of 1,750,002 shares of our common stock. We paid $70,000 and issued warrants to purchase 70,000 shares of our common stock to Gerard Klauer Mattison & Co. for acting as the placement agent in that financing. In addition, as security for our performance under the promissory notes, we signed a Security Agreement whereby we granted the purchasers a security interest in all of our assets. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The resale by selling stockholders of the shares underlying these warrants and notes has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be freely sold. The following is a summary of material terms of the promissory notes and warrants issued in the financing: Convertible Promissory Notes The principal amounts of the notes are due as follows: o $225,000 on February 15, 2000, o $225,000 on March 15, 2000, o $225,000 on April 15, 2000, and o $725,001 on May 15, 2000. The notes have an interest rate of 10% per annum and are payable quarterly commencing June 30, 1999. An "event of default" under the notes will occur if, among other things, we (1) fail to pay interest or principal when due, or (2) fail to perform in any material respect an agreement or obligation, or materially breach any of our representations or warranties, under the Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement. Upon an event of default, the entire indebtedness and accrued interest may become immediately due and payable. We may prepay any amount outstanding under the notes at any time. All or any part of the notes may be converted into shares of our common stock at any time. If a holder of notes elects to convert them, the holder will receive the number of shares of our common stock determined by dividing the principal amount of that portion of the note being converted (plus accrued and unpaid interest) by $0.80. The conversion price and the number of shares received upon conversion may be adjusted in the event of a stock split, dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale of our assets, or the issuance by us of shares of our common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of our common stock) at a price less than the then adjusted conversion price. Warrants At any time after August 31, 1999 until August 31, 2004, the holders of the warrants are entitled to purchase an aggregate of 1,400,001 shares of our common stock, at a price of $0.80 per share. The exercise price and the number of shares received upon exercise may be adjusted in the event of a stock split, dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale of our assets, or the issuance by us of shares of our common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of common stock) at a price less than the then adjusted exercise price. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 RISK FACTORS The shares offered hereby are speculative and involve a high degree of risk. Each prospective investor should carefully consider the following risk factors before making an investment decision. We have a history of losses and if we do not achieve profitability we may not be able to continue our business in the future. We have incurred substantial operating losses since our inception, which has resulted in an accumulated deficit of approximately $12,691,000 as of April 30, 1999. For our fiscal year ended July 31, 1998, we had revenues of approximately $2,033,000 and a net loss of approximately $2,730,000, and for the nine months ended April 30, 1999, we had revenues of approximately $4,007,000 and a net loss of approximately $792,000. We anticipate incurring additional losses until we increase our client base and revenues. If we are unable to achieve increased revenues, we will continue to have losses and might not be able to continue our operations. The "going concern" qualification on the report of our independent accountants may hurt our ability to raise additional financing. The accountants' report on our financial statements for the most recent fiscal year contains a statement that the financial statements were prepared on the assumption that we will continue as an ongoing business. However, the report noted that our recurring losses from operations and net working capital deficiency raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as an ongoing business. This "going concern" qualification may reduce our ability to obtain necessary financing in the future to run our business. Our common stock has been delisted from Nasdaq and is subject to "penny stock" restrictions, which may negatively affect your ability to sell the stock. On September 26, 1997, Nasdaq notified us that since we did not meet certain financial requirements our common stock had been deleted from listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market's SmallCap Market. Therefore, our common stock is now subject to the "penny stock" rules. The penny stock rules require additional disclosure by broker-dealers in connection with any trades involving a penny stock. These additional burdens imposed on broker-dealers could discourage them from effecting transactions in our common stock, which could severely limit the market liquidity of the common stock and your ability to sell the common stock in the secondary market. 3 We could be required to cut back or stop operations if we are unable to raise or obtain needed funding. Our ability to continue operations will depend on our positive cash flow, if any, from future operations or our ability to raise additional funds through equity or debt financing. In May 1999, we consummated a financing in order to obtain the working capital we required to continue our creative development activities and fund our marketing plans. See "Recent Developments." Although we anticipate that future revenues and our current cash balance will be sufficient to fund our operations and capital requirements until approximately January 31, 2000, we cannot give you any assurance that we will not need additional funds before such time. We have no current arrangements for additional financing and we may not be able to obtain additional financing on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. We could be required to cut back or stop operations if we are unable to raise or obtain funds when needed. Enough people to enable us to grow our business and be profitable may not accept our products. The market for digitally personalized media products is in its early development stages and is rapidly evolving. We believe that rapid technological changes and an increasing number of market entrants will characterize this market. Because of the infancy of this market, we cannot predict the future growth rate, if any, and size of this market. We cannot assure you that the market for our products will develop to a point that will enable our business to grow significantly (if at all) or become profitable. Failure of the market to develop as expected or the saturation of the market with competitors could significantly negatively affect our revenues. Developing increased market acceptance for our current and future products requires substantial marketing efforts and the expenditure of a significant amount of funds. We believe that we do not currently have the necessary means to create broad consumer awareness of our products. Due to our limited resources, we have been looking into possible arrangements with companies that have demonstrated the ability to promote and distribute children's home video products through a broad range of distribution channels. We cannot assure you that any marketing efforts we take will result in an increased demand for our products or in any significant increase in revenues. We depend highly on Richard L. Bulman and if we lost his services it could have a material adverse effect on us. Our success is largely dependent on the personal efforts of Richard L. Bulman, our President and Chairman of the Board. Our business, financial condition and operating results could be materially adversely affected if the services of Mr. Bulman become unavailable. We have obtained "key man" life insurance on the life of Mr. Bulman in the amount of $2,000,000. Our success will also depend on our ability to hire and retain qualified personnel. There is considerable 4 and often intense competition for the services of such personnel. We may not be able either to retain our existing personnel or acquire additional qualified personnel as and when needed. We will be materially adversely affected if we are unable to attract such personnel. We may not be successful unless we are able to develop and implement improved technologies. The technologies underlying our products (such as personal computer hardware and software) are subject to rapid changes and evolving industry standards, which often results in product obsolescence or short product lifecycles. Our success will likely depend considerably on our ability to develop and implement improved technologies for the production of digitally personalized media products that embody features (such as improved animation) superior to those currently displayed by our products. The development and implementation of such new technologies may require substantial time, skill and expense. Our products are designed for a relatively new and largely untested market. Such a new market is particularly susceptible to rapidly changing and evolving technologies and industry standards. The introduction by competitors of digitally personalized media products embodying superior technologies or the emergence of new industry standards could exert adverse price pressures on our products or could render our technologies obsolete or our products unmarketable. Our business, financial condition and operating results may be adversely affected by any of such occurrences. We may have to lower our prices or spend more money to effectively compete against companies with greater resources than we have which could result in lower revenues and/or profits. The success of our products depends on a number of factors, including price and superior technology. We believe that the market for digitally personalized video media will likely evolve into a highly competitive market. There are numerous other companies involved in video media production that could possibly enter the personalized market segment in which we do business. If this were to occur, we cannot assure you that we will be able to compete successfully. Many of our potential customers have substantially greater financial, technical, production, marketing and other resources than we do. If they were to offer lower prices, we could be forced to lower prices, which would result in reduced margins and a decrease in revenues. If we do not lower prices, we could lose sales and market share. In either case, if we were unable to compete against companies who can afford to cut prices, we would not be able to generate sufficient revenues to grow the company or reverse our history of losses. In addition, we may have to spend more money to effectively compete for market share. If other companies want to aggressively compete against us, we may have to spend more money on product development, advertising, trade shows, marketing, and hiring and retaining personnel. These higher expenses would hurt our net income and profits. 5 We may not be able to adequately protect our proprietary technology, which could result in lower revenues and/or profits. We rely on a combination of copyright, trademark and trade secret laws to protect our proprietary technologies, ideas, know-how and other proprietary information. If we are unable to protect our proprietary technology, this could result in lower revenues and/or profits. In April 1997, we received a U.S. patent relating to our digital personalization production process (Patent No. 5,623,587). This is currently the only patent we hold in the United States and we have no foreign patents. Notwithstanding the precautions we take, third parties may copy or otherwise obtain and use our proprietary technologies, ideas, know-how and other proprietary information without authorization or may independently develop technologies similar or superior to our technologies. If we were to become involved in litigation to enforce any of our patent rights, the attendant costs could be substantial or even prohibitive. We believe that our technologies have been developed independent of others. Nevertheless, third parties may assert infringement claims against us and our technologies may be determined to infringe on the intellectual property rights of others. We could become liable for damages, be required to modify our technologies or obtain a license if our technologies are determined to infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others. We may not be able to modify our technologies or obtain a license in a timely manner, if required, or have the financial or other resources necessary to defend an infringement action. We would be materially adversely affected if we fail to do any of the foregoing. We may be unable to use or register the word "Kideo" as a trademark, which could have a significant adverse effect on us. We have adopted and used the word "Kideo" as our principal trademark for our products and services. If it is determined that we may not use or register the word "Kideo" as a trademark, this could have a significant adverse effect on us. We have applied for registration of this trademark in the United States, Australia, France, Germany, Japan, Spain and the United Kingdom. It is possible that we may not be granted a registered trademark of the word "Kideo" in any jurisdiction. In the United States, a third party had previously registered two allegedly similar trademarks but had ceased using them and had filed for bankruptcy. We have been negotiating with the successor to those trademarks and are in the process of executing an agreement in which the successor entity agrees to withdraw its registration and pending application to register the mark "Kideo" and to cease using this mark in the United States. If for any reason the settlement agreement is not executed and delivered by the successor entity (which we currently considers unlikely), then we would recommence the proceeding we have pending against them. A proceeding of this nature is a lengthy and potentially expensive, and we ultimately may not obtain a registered 6 trademark for the word "Kideo" or the right to use this mark in connection with our products and services. Another third party also has been using the trademark "Kideo" locally in the State of Illinois and has obtained an Illinois State registration of this mark. This may prevent us from using this mark in the state of Illinois. However, we have not yet received a communication from any party objecting to or otherwise challenging our right to conduct business in Illinois under the name "Kideo." The significant number of privately held shares, options and warrants outstanding may adversely affect the market price for our common stock. As of the date of this prospectus, there are outstanding (1) 999,314 shares of our outstanding common stock are "restricted securities," as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, (2) options and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 4,320,062 shares of our common stock at exercise prices ranging from $.80 to $3.60 and (3) convertible debt in the principal amount of $1,400,001, which can be converted into 1,750,002 shares of our common stock. To the extent that outstanding options, warrants or convertible debt are exercised or converted, your percentage ownership will be diluted and any sales in the public market of the common stock underlying such options, warrants or convertible debt may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our common stock. Substantially all of the "restricted securities" are either eligible for sale in the public market pursuant to Rule 144 or subject to the exercise of certain registration rights we have granted. The mere possibility that a substantial number of shares may be sold in the public market may adversely affect prevailing market prices and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of its equity securities. We cannot predict the effect, if any, that sales of such securities or the availability of such securities for sale will have on the market prices prevailing from time to time. We would lose revenues and incur significant costs if our systems or material third-party systems are not Year 2000 compliant. We have not devised a Year 2000 contingency plan. The failure of our internal systems, or any material third-party systems, to be Year 2000 compliant could have a material and adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. We reviewed Year 2000 readiness disclosure statements prepared by the United States Postal Service, our mail carrier, and Pitney Bowes, which maintains our postage equipment, and we believe that they will be Year 2000 compliant by September 1999. To date, we have not incurred any material costs in identifying or evaluating Year 2000 compliance issues. However, we may fail to discover Year 2000 compliance problems in our systems that will require substantial revisions or replacements. In the event that the fulfillment and operational facilities that support our business are not Year 2000 compliant, we would be 7 unable to deliver products or services to our customers. In addition, we cannot assure you that third-party software, hardware or services incorporated into our material systems will not need to be revised or replaced, which would be time-consuming and expensive. If we are unable on a timely basis to fix or replace third-party software, hardware or services that could result in lost revenues, increased operating costs and other business interruptions, this could have a material and adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Moreover, the failure to adequately address Year 2000 compliance issues in our software, hardware or systems could result in claims of mismanagement, misrepresentation or breach of contract and related litigation, which could be costly and time-consuming to defend. In addition, there can be no assurance that governmental agencies, utility companies, third-party service providers and others outside our control will be Year 2000 compliant. The failure by these entities to be Year 2000 compliant could result in a systematic failure beyond our control, such as a prolonged telecommunications or electrical failure, which could also prevent us from delivering our product or providing services to our customers. WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any document we file at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. The SEC has prescribed rates for copying. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Our SEC filings are also available to you on the SEC's Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. This prospectus is part of a Registration Statement and Post-Effective Amendment on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") filed by us with the SEC under the Securities Act and therefore omits certain information in the Registration Statement. We have also filed exhibits with the Registration Statement that are not included in this prospectus, and you should refer to the applicable exhibit for a complete description of any statement referring to any document. You can inspect a copy of the Registration Statement and its exhibits, without charge, at the SEC's Public Reference Room, and can copy such material upon paying the SEC's prescribed rates. INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the information we file with them, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information we incorporate by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede the information in this prospectus. Accordingly, we incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act: 8 1. our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended July 31, 1998 (filed October 29, 1998); 2. our Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended October 31, 1998 (filed December 14, 1998); 3. our Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended January 31, 1999 (filed March 17, 1999); 4. our Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended April 30, 1999 (filed June 11, 1999); 5. our Current Report on Form 8-K (filed May 25, 1999); and 6. the description of our common stock incorporated by reference in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A (filed April 9, 1996). We will provide at no cost to each person to whom this prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request, a copy of any of these filings. You should direct such requests to us at 611 Broadway, Suite 523, New York, New York 10012, Attention: Vice President-Finance, telephone number (212) 505-6605. You should rely only on the information and representations provided in this prospectus or on the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Neither we nor the selling stockholders have authorized anyone to provide you with different information. Neither we nor the selling stockholders are making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of this document. NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This prospectus contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements are statements that include information based upon beliefs of our management, as well as assumptions made by and information available to our management. Statements containing terms such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends" or similar words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Our management, based upon assumptions they consider reasonable, has compiled these forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect our current views with respect to future events. These statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results in future periods to differ materially from what is currently anticipated. We make cautionary statements in certain sections of this prospectus, including under "Risk Factors." You should read these cautionary statements as being applicable to all related forward-looking 9 statements wherever they appear in this prospectus, the materials referred to in this prospectus or the materials incorporated by reference into this prospectus. You are cautioned that no forward-looking statement is a guarantee of future performance and you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement. Such statements speak only as of the date of this prospectus and we are not undertaking any obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this prospectus or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. USE OF PROCEEDS We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares of our common stock by the selling stockholders. All proceeds from the sale of such shares will be for the account of the selling stockholder. We will receive approximately $1,819,640 in proceeds equal to the exercise price of the warrants, if the holders of the warrants convert such securities into shares of common stock. Any proceeds that we may receive upon an exercise of a warrant will be used for working capital purposes. SELLING STOCKHOLDERS The following table sets forth information, as of June 21, 1999, with respect to the common stock beneficially owned by each selling stockholder. The selling stockholders are not obligated to sell any of the shares offered by this prospectus. The number of shares sold by each selling stockholder may depend on a number of factors, such as the market price of our common stock. We are registering 3,220,003 shares of our common stock for resale by the selling stockholders in accordance with registration rights previously granted to them. We agreed to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with the SEC, of which this prospectus is a part, with respect to the resale of: o an aggregate of 1,400,001 shares that we may issue to Felton Investments Ltd., Greatview Investments Ltd. and Mermaid Investments Ltd. upon the exercise of warrants we issued in May 1999; o an aggregate of 1,750,002 shares that we may issue to Felton Investments Ltd., Greatview Investments Ltd. and Mermaid Investments Ltd. upon conversion of promissory notes we issued in May 1999; and o 70,000 shares that we may issue to Gerard Klauer Mattison & Co. upon the exercise of warrants we issued for services they provided relating to the May 1999 financing. 10 We had previously registered the offering of 12,500 shares of our common stock that had been issued as consideration to KSH Investment Group, Inc. for arranging a financing for us in January 1998. At the same time, we registered 473,334 shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants granted to the selling stockholders in our January 1998 financing. Due to the terms of our recent financing, anti-dilution provisions in the outstanding warrants require additional shares to be issued when such warrants are exercised. In addition, a number of our convertible promissory notes are no longer outstanding and so the shares of common stock into which such notes could have been converted no longer need to be included in such previous registration statement. For these reasons, we have filed an amendment to such registration statement (of which this prospectus is a part) to reflect that the adjusted number of shares to be issued upon conversion of the warrants is 804,550 and that the convertible promissory notes will no longer be outstanding. The number of shares shown in the following table as being offered by the selling stockholders do not include such presently indeterminate number of additional shares of our common stock that may be issuable as a result of stock splits, stock dividends and similar transactions. Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, however, such shares are included in the Registration Statement of which this prospectus is a part. The selling stockholders may sell any or all of their shares listed below from time to time. Accordingly, we cannot estimate how many shares the selling stockholders will own upon consummation of any such sales. Also, the selling stockholders may have sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of all or a portion of their shares since the date on which the information was provided, in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Except as indicated in this prospectus, none of the selling stockholders has had a material relationship with us within the past three years other than as a result of the ownership of our securities. 11
Number of Shares Number of Shares Percentage of Beneficially Beneficially Owned Outstanding Owned Prior to Number of Shares After Common Stock Name and Address Offering(1) Being Offered Offering(1)(2) After Offering(1) - ---------------- ----------- ------------- -------------- ----------------- Felton Investments Ltd.(3) 1,050,001 1,050,001 0 0 Greatview Investments Ltd.(3) 1,050,001 1,050,001 0 0 Mermaid Investments Ltd.(3) 1,050,001 1,050,001 0 0 Benjamin Bollag(4) 275,000 275,000 0 0 Michael Bollag(4) 275,000 275,000 0 0 KSH Investment Group, Inc.(5) 35,572 12,500 23,072 * Charles C. Johnston(6) 554,500 36,364 518,136 13.2% Michael B. Solovay(7) 56,528 32,728 23,800 * Richard A. Edlin(8) 36,528 32,728 3,800 * Jonathan Eiseman(8) 36,528 32,728 3,800 * Wayne Lehrhaupt(8) 36,528 32,728 3,800 * Norman Solovay(8) 36,528 32,728 3,800 * Eric R. Levine(9) 25,455 25,455 0 0 Peter Kakoyiannis(9) 25,455 25,455 0 0 Stephen L. Weinstein(10) 3,636 3,636 0 0 Gerard Klauer Mattison & Co.(11) 70,000 70,000 0 0
- ---------- An asterisk (*) indicates less than 1%. (1) Percentage of beneficial ownership is calculated assuming 3,775,886 shares of common stock were outstanding. Ownership after this offering assumes that such selling stockholder sold all of the shares he is offering in this prospectus. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and the footnotes to this table, and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Shares of common stock that are subject to options or warrants that are exercisable within 60 days are deemed outstanding 12 for computing the percentage of the person holding such option or warrant but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person. (2) Beneficial ownership of shares held by selling stockholders after this offering will depend on the number of securities sold by each selling stockholder in this offering. (3) Includes (i) 466,667 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants that are currently exercisable and (ii) 583,334 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of certain promissory notes outstanding. (4) Includes 275,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants that are currently exercisable. (5) Includes 20,072 and 3,000 shares of common stock beneficially owned by Harvey Kohn and Cary Sucoff, respectively, who are owners and executive officers of that company. (6) Includes (i) 36,364 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants and (ii) options to purchase 20,000 shares of common stock that are currently exercisable. Mr. Johnston is one of our directors and principal stockholders. Mr. Johnston's address is c/o Kideo Productions, Inc., 611 Broadway, Suite 523, New York, New York 10012. (7) Includes (i) 32,728 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants and (ii) options to purchase 20,000 shares of common stock that are currently exercisable. Michael Solovay is a member of the law firm Solovay Edlin & Eiseman, P.C., our outside legal counsel. (8) Includes 32,728 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants that are currently exercisable. This selling stockholder is a member of the law firm Solovay Edlin & Eiseman, P.C., our outside legal counsel. (9) Includes 25,455 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants that are currently exercisable. This selling stockholder is a member of the law firm Solovay Edlin & Eiseman, P.C., our outside legal counsel. (10) Includes 3,636 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants that are currently exercisable. This selling stockholder is a member of the law firm Solovay Edlin & Eiseman, P.C., our outside legal counsel. (11) Includes 32,728 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants that will be exercisable on July 2, 1999. 13 PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION This prospectus relates to the offer and sale by the selling stockholders of: o 1,750,002 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of our outstanding promissory notes; o 2,274,551 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants issued by us in various private placements; and o 12,500 shares of our common stock issued for services related to one of the private placements. The selling stockholders may sell the shares in transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions, or a combination of such methods of sale. The selling stockholders may sell the shares through public or private transactions at prevailing market prices, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices. The selling stockholders may also sell shares pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act, if applicable. The selling stockholders may use underwriters or broker-dealers to sell the shares. Such underwriters and broker-dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts or commissions from the selling stockholders, or they may receive commissions from the purchasers of shares for whom they acted as agents, or both (which compensation as to a particular broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions). The selling stockholders and any underwriter or broker-dealer who participates in the distribution of the shares may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commissions received by them and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act. Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in a distribution of the shares may not simultaneously engage in market-making activities with respect to our common stock for a certain period of time, except under certain limited circumstances. Also, without limiting the foregoing, each selling stockholder and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and rules and regulations thereunder (including Regulation M), which provisions may limit the timing of purchases and sales of shares of our common stock by such selling stockholders. At the time a selling stockholder makes an offer to sell shares, to the extent required by the Securities Act, a prospectus will be delivered. If a supplemental prospectus is required, one will be delivered setting forth the number of shares being offered and the terms of the offering, including the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents, the purchase price paid by any underwriter for the shares, and any discounts or commissions. In order to comply with the securities laws of certain states, if applicable, the shares will be 14 sold in such jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in certain states the shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and complied with. In connection with our initial public offering, we consented to the denial of secondary trading in its securities in the State of New Jersey. As a result, stockholders cannot sell our securities through a broker-dealer whose office is located in New Jersey or to any New Jersey resident, whether through a broker-dealer or otherwise, unless such denial is removed, of which there can be no assurance. We have agreed to pay substantially all of the expenses incident to the registration, offering and sale of the shares to the public, excluding the commissions or discounts of underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. LEGAL MATTERS The validity of the securities offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Solovay Edlin & Eiseman, P.C., New York, New York. Michael B. Solovay, a member of that firm, is one of our directors. As of the date of this prospectus, members of such firm beneficially own less than 1% of our outstanding common stock. EXPERTS The financial statements on Form 10-KSB for the year ended July 31, 1998 incorporated by reference in this registration statement have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants, as indicated in their report with respect thereto, and are included herein in reliance upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing in giving said report. Reference is made to said report, which includes an explanatory paragraph with respect to the uncertainty regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going concern as discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements. DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers or persons controlling us, we have been advised that it is the SEC's opinion that such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. 15 Kideo Productions, Inc. 4,037,053 Shares of Common Stock ------------------ PROSPECTUS ----------------- ________, 1999 PART II. INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution. The following table sets forth the expenses in connection with the offering described in the Registration Statement, all of which will be borne by the Company. SEC registration fee............................................ $ 797.25 Legal fees and expenses*........................................ 20,000.00 Accounting fees and expenses*................................... 5,000.00 Miscellaneous expenses*......................................... 2,202.75 ---------- TOTAL......................................... $28,000.00 ========== * Estimated. Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporations Law (the "DGCL") contains provisions entitling the Company's directors and officers to indemnification from judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement, and reasonable expenses (including attorneys' fees) as the result of an action or proceeding in which they may be involved by reason of having been a director or officer of the Company. In its Certificate of Incorporation, the Company has included a provision that limits, to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by the DGCL, the personal liability of its directors to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages arising from a breach of their fiduciary duties as directors. Under the DGCL as currently in effect, this provision limits a director's liability except where such director (i) breaches his duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, (ii) fails to act in good faith or engages in intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) authorizes payment of an unlawful dividend or stock purchase or redemption as provided in Section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) obtains an improper personal benefit. This provision does not prevent the Company or its stockholders from seeking equitable remedies, such as injunctive relief or rescission. If equitable remedies are found not to be available to stockholders in any particular case, stockholders may not have any effective remedy against actions taken by directors that constitute negligence or gross negligence. The Certificate of Incorporation also includes provisions to the effect that (subject to certain exceptions) the Company shall, to the maximum extent permitted from time to time under the law of the State of Delaware, indemnify, and upon request shall advance expenses to, any director or officer to the extent that such indemnification and advancement of expenses is permitted under such law, as it may from time to time be in effect. In addition, the By-Laws require the Company to indemnify, to the full extent permitted by law, any director, office, employee or agent of the II-1 Company for acts which such person reasonably believes are not in violation of the Company's corporate purposes as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation. At present, the DGCL provides that, in order to be entitled to indemnification, an individual must have acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the Company's best interests. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to any charter, provision, by-law, contract, arrangement, statute or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. Item 16. Exhibits No. Description - --- ----------- 3.1 Certificate of Incorporation. Previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-2294), declared effective by the SEC in June 1996 (the "1996 Registration Statement"), and incorporated herein by reference. 3.2 By-laws, as amended and restated as of May 24, 1996. Previously filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the 1996 Registration Statement and incorporated herein by reference. 3.3 Certificate of Amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 24, 1996. Previously filed as Exhibit 3.4 to the 1996 Registration Statement and incorporated herein by reference. 3.4 Certificate of Designations of Series A 6% Convertible Participating Preferred Stock. Previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K, dated May 27, 1997, and incorporated herein by reference. 4.1 Form of Common Stock certificate. Previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the 1996 Registration Statement and incorporated herein by reference. 4.2 Form of Warrant issued as of May 11, 1999 to each of Felton Investments Ltd., Greatview Investments Ltd. and Mermaid Investments Ltd. Previously filed as Exhibit A of Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K, filed May 25, 1999 (the "May 1999 8-K") and incorporated herein by reference. 4.3 Form of Warrant issued as of January 30, 1998 to each of Benjamin Bollag and Michael Bollag. Previously filed as Exhibit 4.7 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-48657), declared effective by the SEC in May 1998 (the "1998 Registration Statement") and incorporated herein by reference. 4.4 Form of Warrant issued as of January 30, 1998 to various members and employees of II-2 Solovay Edlin & Eiseman, P.C. Previously filed as Exhibit 4.8 to the 1998 Registration Statement and incorporated herein by reference. 4.5 Form of Warrant issued as of January 30, 1998 to Charles C. Johnston. Previously filed as Exhibit 4.9 to the 1998 Registration Statement and incorporated herein by reference. 5.1* Opinion of Solovay Edlin & Eiseman, P.C. regarding legality of securities being registered. 10.1 Form of Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 30, 1998, among the Company, Michael Bollag and Benjamin Bollag. Previously filed as Exhibit 10.36 to the 1998 Registration Statement and incorporated herein by reference. 10.2 Form of Security Agreement, dated as of January 29, 1998, made by the Company in favor of Michael Bollag and Benjamin Bollag. Previously filed as Exhibit 10.37 to the 1998 Registration Statement and incorporated herein by reference. 10.3 Form of Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 11, 1999, among the Company, Felton Investments Ltd., Greatview Investments Ltd. and Mermaid Investments Ltd. Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the May 1999 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. 10.4 Form of Security Agreement, dated as of May 11, 1999, made by the Company in favor of Felton Investments Ltd., Greatview Investments Ltd. and Mermaid Investments Ltd. Previously filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the May 1999 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. 10.5 Form of Convertible Promissory Note, dated May 11, 1999, made by the Company in favor of each of Felton Investments Ltd., Greatview Investments Ltd. and Mermaid Investments Ltd. Previously filed as Exhibit B of Exhibit 10.1 to the May 1999 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. 21.1 List of the Company's subsidiaries. Previously filed as Exhibit 21.1 to the 1996 Registration Statement and incorporated herein by reference. 23.1* Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, independent certified public accountants. 24.1 No person has signed this Registration Statement under a power of attorney. A power of attorney relating to the signing of amendments hereto is incorporated in the signature pages hereof. - -------------- * Filed herewith II-3 Item 17. Undertakings (1) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that it will: (a) File, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement to include any additional or changed material information on the plan of distribution. (b) For determining liability under the Act, treat each post-effective amendment as a new Registration Statement of the securities offered, and the offering of securities at that time to be the initial bona fide offering. (c) File a post-effective amendment to remove from registration any of the securities that remain unsold at the end of this offering. (2) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant, pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. (3) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that it will: (a) For determining any liability under the Securities Act, treat the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4), or 497(h) under the Securities Act as part of this registration statement as of the time the Commission declared it effective. (b) For determining any liability under the Securities Act, treat each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus as a new registration statement for the securities offered in the registration statement, and the offering of such securities at that time as the initial bona fide offering of those securities. II-4 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York. Dated: June 23, 1999 KIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC. By: /s/ Richard L. Bulman ---------------------------- Richard L. Bulman President KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each director and officer whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Richard L. Bulman and Richard D. Bulman, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power and substitution and re-substitution, to sign in any and all capacities any and all amendments or post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-3 and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do all such other acts and execute all such other documents as they, or any of them, may deem necessary or desirable in connection with the foregoing, as fully as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated: Signature Title Date - --------- ----- ---- /s/ Richard L. Bulman President and Chairman June 23, 1999 - ------------------------ of the Board (principal Richard L. Bulman executive officer) /s/ Marvin H. Goldstein Vice President-Controller June 23, 1999 - ------------------------ (principal accounting officer) Marvin H. Goldstein /s/ Richard D. Bulman Secretary and Director June 23, 1999 - ------------------------ Richard D. Bulman Director June __, 1999 - ------------------------ Charles C. Johnston /s/ Michael B. Solovay Director June 23, 1999 - ------------------------ Michael B. Solovay /s/ Thomas Griffin Director June 23, 1999 - ------------------------ Thomas Griffin II-5 INDEX TO EXHIBITS No. Description - --- ----------- 3.1 Certificate of Incorporation. Previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-2294), declared effective by the SEC in June 1996 (the "1996 Registration Statement"), and incorporated herein by reference. 3.2 By-laws, as amended and restated as of May 24, 1996. Previously filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the 1996 Registration Statement and incorporated herein by reference. 3.3 Certificate of Amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 24, 1996. Previously filed as Exhibit 3.4 to the 1996 Registration Statement and incorporated herein by reference. 3.4 Certificate of Designations of Series A 6% Convertible Participating Preferred Stock. Previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K, dated May 27, 1997, and incorporated herein by reference. 4.1 Form of Common Stock certificate. Previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the 1996 Registration Statement and incorporated herein by reference. 4.3 Form of Warrant issued as of May 11, 1999 to each of Felton Investments Ltd., Greatview Investments Ltd. and Mermaid Investments Ltd. Previously filed as Exhibit A of Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K, filed May 25, 1999 (the "May 1999 8-K") and incorporated herein by reference. 4.3 Form of Warrant issued as of January 30, 1998 to each of Benjamin Bollag and Michael Bollag. Previously filed as Exhibit 4.7 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-48657), declared effective by the SEC in May 1998 (the "1998 Registration Statement") and incorporated herein by reference. 4.4 Form of Warrant issued as of January 30, 1998 to various members and employees of Solovay Edlin & Eiseman, P.C. Previously filed as Exhibit 4.8 to the 1998 Registration Statement and incorporated herein by reference. 4.5 Form of Warrant issued as of January 30, 1998 to Charles C. Johnston. Previously filed as Exhibit 4.9 to the 1998 Registration Statement and incorporated herein by reference. 5.1* Opinion of Solovay Edlin & Eiseman, P.C. regarding legality of securities being registered. 10.1 Form of Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 30, 1998, among the Company, Michael Bollag and Benjamin Bollag. Previously filed as Exhibit 10.36 to the 1998 Registration Statement and incorporated herein by reference. II-6 10.2 Form of Security Agreement, dated as of January 29, 1998, made by the Company in favor of Michael Bollag and Benjamin Bollag. Previously filed as Exhibit 10.37 to the 1998 Registration Statement and incorporated herein by reference. 10.6 Form of Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 11, 1999, among the Company, Felton Investments Ltd., Greatview Investments Ltd. and Mermaid Investments Ltd. Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the May 1999 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. 10.7 Form of Security Agreement, dated as of May 11, 1999, made by the Company in favor of Felton Investments Ltd., Greatview Investments Ltd. and Mermaid Investments Ltd. Previously filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the May 1999 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. 10.8 Form of Convertible Promissory Note, dated May 11, 1999, made by the Company in favor of each of Felton Investments Ltd., Greatview Investments Ltd. and Mermaid Investments Ltd. Previously filed as Exhibit B of Exhibit 10.1 to the May 1999 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. 21.1 List of the Company's subsidiaries. Previously filed as Exhibit 21.1 to the 1996 Registration Statement and incorporated herein by reference. 23.1* Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, independent certified public accountants. 24.1 No person has signed this Registration Statement under a power of attorney. A power of attorney relating to the signing of amendments hereto is incorporated in the signature pages hereof. - ---------- * Filed herewith II-7 EX-5.1 2 OPINION OF SOLOVAY EDLIN & EISEMAN [Solovay Edlin & Eiseman, P.C. Letterhead] June 23, 1999 Kideo Productions, Inc. 611 Broadway, Suite 523 New York, New York 10012 Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3 Ladies and Gentlemen: We have acted as counsel for Kideo Productions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), pursuant to the above-referenced registration statement (the "Registration Statement"), of the offer and sale from time to time, by the selling stockholders named therein, of 3,220,003 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $.0001 per share (the "Common Stock"), consisting of (i) 1,470,001 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants granted by the Company to certain selling stockholders named therein (the "Warrant Shares") and (ii) 1,750,002 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of promissory notes granted by the Company to certain selling stockholders named therein (the "Note Shares"). In connection with this opinion, we have examined and relied upon a copy of the Registration Statement. We have also examined originals, or copies of originals certified to our satisfaction, of such agreements, documents, certificates and other instruments as we have deemed relevant and necessary to enable us to express an opinion on the matters covered hereby. In all such examinations, we have assumed the completeness and authenticity of all records and documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to original records and documents of all copies submitted to us as reproduced or conformed copies. Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the limitations and assumptions heretofore and hereinafter set forth, it is our opinion that: 1. The Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the relative warrants and when certificates representing such shares have been duly executed, countersigned and delivered to the persons entitled thereto against payment to the Company for Kideo Productions, Inc. June 23, 1999 Page 2 of 2 pages the exercise price provided for in such warrants, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; and 2. The Note Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the relative promissory notes and when certificates representing such shares have been duly executed, countersigned and delivered to the persons entitled thereto, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the caption "Legal Matters" in the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. The foregoing opinion is based on and limited to the Delaware General Corporation Law and the relevant federal laws of the United States. We express no opinion with respect to the laws of any other jurisdiction. The opinions expressed herein are based upon the laws in effect on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to revise or supplement this opinion should any such law be changed by legislative action, judicial decision or otherwise. Very truly yours, SOLOVAY EDLIN & EISEMAN, P.C. By: /s/ Michael B. Solovay ---------------------------------- Michael B. Solovay, Chairman EX-23.1 3 CONSENT OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement, of our report dated October 18, 1998 included herein (the Company's Form 10-KSB for the year ended July 31, 1998) and to all references to our Firm included in this registration statement filed on Form S-3. New York, New York June 22, 1998 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----