Registration
No. 333-210391
PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT
(To
the Prospectus dated May 9, 2016)
Medical
Transcription Billing, Corp.
155,440
Shares of 11% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual
Preferred Stock
$25.00
per Share
Liquidation
Preference $25.00 per Share
We
are offering 155,440 shares of our 11% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, which we refer to as the
Series A Preferred Stock.
Dividends
on the Series A Preferred Stock offered hereby are cumulative from the first day of the calendar month in which they are issued,
and will be payable on the fifteenth day of each calendar month, when, as and if declared by our board of directors. Dividends
will be payable out of amounts legally available therefor at a rate equal to 11% per annum per $25.00 of stated liquidation preference
per share, or $2.75 per share of Series A Preferred Stock per year.
Commencing
on November 4, 2020, we may redeem, at our option, the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at a cash redemption price
of $25.00 per share, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the redemption date. The Series A Preferred
Stock has no stated maturity, will not be subject to any sinking fund or other mandatory redemption, and will not be convertible
into or exchangeable for any of our other securities.
Holders
of the Series A Preferred Stock generally will have no voting rights except for limited voting rights if dividends payable on
the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock are in arrears for eighteen or more consecutive or non-consecutive monthly dividend periods.
Our
Series A Preferred Stock currently trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market, with the trading symbol “MTBCP.” The last reported sale
price of our Series A Preferred Stock on December 5, 2017 was $25.45 per share.
As
of the date of this prospectus supplement, the aggregate market value of our outstanding voting and non-voting common equity held
by non-affiliates was $24,198,376, based on 11,530,591 shares of outstanding common stock, of which 5,859,171 shares
were held by non-affiliates on November 2, 2017, and a per share price of $4.13, which was the average of the closing bid
and ask prices of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on November 2, 2017. Pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of
Form S-3, in no event will we sell securities in a public primary offering with a value exceeding one-third of our public float
in any 12-month period so long as our public float remains below $75,000,000. Prior to this offering, we have sold $4,179,875
of securities pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3 during the prior 12-calendar month period that ends on, and includes,
the date of this prospectus supplement.
We
have retained H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC as our exclusive lead placement agent and Boenning & Scattergood, Inc. as co-placement
agent to use their reasonable best efforts to solicit offers to purchase the securities in this offering. The placement agents
have no obligation to buy any of the securities from us or to arrange for the purchase or sale of any specific number or dollar
amount of the securities. If we sell all 155,440 shares of Series A Preferred Stock we are offering pursuant to this prospectus,
at the offering price of $25.00 per share, we will receive approximately $3.9 million in gross proceeds and approximately
$3.4 million in net proceeds, after deducting the placement agent fee and estimated offering expenses payable by us.
We
have not arranged to place the funds from investors in an escrow, trust or similar account.
Investing
in our Series A Preferred Stock involves significant risks. You should carefully consider the risk factors beginning on page S-6
of this prospectus supplement and beginning on page 9 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 31, 2017, before purchasing any of the Series A Preferred Stock offered by this prospectus.
NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY OTHER REGULATORY BODY 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.
|
|
Per Share
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Public offering price
|
|
$
|
25.00
|
|
|
$
|
3,886,000
|
|
Placement agent fees (1)
|
|
$
|
2.50
|
|
|
$
|
388,600
|
|
Proceeds, before expenses, to MTBC
|
|
$
|
22.50
|
|
|
$
|
3,497,400
|
|
|
(1)
|
See
“Plan of Distribution” for a description of the compensation payable to the placement agents; including reimbursable
expenses.
|
Settlement
of the shares offered hereby will occur within two business days of the transaction date of December 7, 2017. Accordingly,
the Company expects to deliver the shares against payment in New York, New York on or about December 11, 2017.
Lead
Placement Agent
H.C.
Wainwright & Co.
Co-Placement
Agent
Boenning
& Scattergood, Inc.
Prospectus
Supplement dated December 7, 2017.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Prospectus
Supplement
Prospectus
Important
Notice About Information in This Prospectus Supplement
This
document consists of two parts. The first part is the prospectus supplement, which describes the terms of the offering of the
Series A Preferred Stock and also adds to, and updates, information contained in the accompanying prospectus and the documents
incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. The second part is the accompanying
prospectus, which provides more general information. To the extent there is a conflict between the information contained in this
prospectus supplement, on the one hand, and the information contained in the accompanying prospectus or any document incorporated
by reference herein and therein, on the other hand, you should rely on the information in this prospectus supplement.
You
should rely only on the information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus. Neither we nor any agent has authorized anyone to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with
different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. Neither we nor any Agent is making an offer to sell these securities
in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
You
should not assume that the information in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or any other offering materials
are accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of each document, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus
supplement, the accompanying prospectus or any sale of securities. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and
prospects may have changed since then.
Except
as otherwise indicated or unless the context requires, as used in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus,
references to “MTBC,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Medical Transcription Billing,
Corp. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Special
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including the sections entitled “Prospectus Summary,” “Risk
Factors” and “Use of Proceeds,” as well as the information we incorporated by reference from our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and other documents, contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the federal securities laws. These statements relate to anticipated future events, future results of operations or future financial
performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “might,”
“will,” “should,” “intends,” “expects,” “plans,” “goals,”
“projects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,”
or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.
These
forward-looking statements are only predictions, are uncertain and involve substantial known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors which may cause our (or our industry’s) actual results, levels of activity or performance to be materially
different from any future results, levels of activity or performance expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
The “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus sets forth detailed risks, uncertainties and cautionary statements regarding
our business and these forward-looking statements. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible
for us to predict all of the risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements, including without
limitation, risks and uncertainties relating to:
|
●
|
our
ability to manage our growth, including acquiring, partnering with, and effectively integrating acquired businesses into our
infrastructure;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
our
ability to retain our clients and revenue levels, including effectively migrating new clients and maintaining or growing the
revenue levels of our new and existing clients;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
our
ability to maintain operations in Pakistan and Sri Lanka in a manner that continues to enable us to offer competitively priced
products and services;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
our
ability to keep pace with a rapidly changing healthcare industry;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
our
ability to consistently achieve and maintain compliance with a myriad of federal, state, foreign, local, payor and industry
requirements, regulations, rules, laws and contracts;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
our
ability to maintain and protect the privacy of confidential and protected Company, client and patient information;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
our
ability to protect and enforce intellectual property rights;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
our
ability to attract and retain key officers and employees, and the continued involvement of Mahmud Haq as executive chairman,
all of which are critical to growing our business and integrating of our newly acquired businesses;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
our
ability to comply with covenants contained in our credit agreement with our senior secured lender, Silicon Valley Bank and
other future debt facilities;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
our
ability to compete with other companies developing products and selling services competitive with ours, and who may have greater
resources and name recognition than we have; and
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
our
ability to keep and increase market acceptance of our products and services.
|
We
cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity or performance. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date of this prospectus. These cautionary statements should be considered with any written
or oral forward-looking statements that we may issue in the future. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities
laws of the U.S., we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to reflect actual
results, later events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Our forward-looking statements do
not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures or other investments or strategic
transactions we may engage in.
Prospectus
Summary
The
following summary highlights selected information contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. This
summary does not contain all the information that may be important to you. You should read the more detailed information contained
in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including but not limited to, the risk factors beginning on page
S-6.
Medical
Transcription Billing, Corp., together with its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”), is a healthcare information
technology company that provides a fully integrated suite of proprietary web-based solutions, together with related business services,
to healthcare providers. Our integrated Software-as-a-Service (or SaaS) platform is designed to help our clients increase revenues,
streamline workflows and make better business and clinical decisions, while reducing administrative burdens and operating costs.
We employ a highly educated workforce of more than 1,700 people in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, where we believe labor costs are approximately
one-half the cost of comparable India-based employees and one-tenth the cost of comparable U.S. employees, thus enabling us to
deliver our solutions at competitive prices.
Our
flagship offering, PracticePro, empowers healthcare practices with the core software and business services they need to address
industry challenges on one unified SaaS platform. We deliver powerful, integrated and easy-to-use solution to health care practices,
which enable them to efficiently operate their businesses, manage clinical workflows and receive timely payment for their services.
PracticePro consists of:
|
●
|
Practice
management software and related tools, which facilitate the day-to-day operation of a medical practice;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
Electronic
health records (or EHR), which are easy to use, highly ranked, and allow our clients to reduce paperwork and qualify for government
incentives;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
Revenue
cycle management (or RCM) services, which include end-to-end medical billing, analytics, and related services; and
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
Mobile
Health (or mHealth) solutions, including smartphone applications that assist patients and healthcare providers in the provision
of healthcare services.
|
Adoption
of our solutions requires little or no upfront expenditure by a practice. Additionally, our financial performance is linked directly
to the financial performance of our clients because the vast majority of our revenues is based on a percentage of our clients’
collections. The standard fee for our complete, integrated, end-to-end solution is among the lowest in the industry.
Our
offshore operations in Pakistan and Sri Lanka accounted for approximately 29% of total expenses for the nine months ended September
30, 2017. A significant portion of those expenses were personnel-related costs (approximately 79% of expenses for the nine months
ended September 30, 2017). Personnel-related costs for comparably educated employees are significantly lower in Pakistan and Sri
Lanka than in the U.S. and many other offshore locations, therefore our Pakistan and Sri Lanka operations give us a competitive
advantage over many industry participants. Most of the medical billing companies that we have acquired use domestic labor or subcontractors
from higher cost locations to provide all or a substantial portion of their services. We are able to achieve significant cost
reductions as we leverage technology to reduce manual work and strategically transition a portion of the remaining manual tasks
to our highly-specialized, cost-efficient team in the U.S., Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Our
principal executive offices are located at 7 Clyde Road, Somerset, New Jersey, 08873, and our main telephone number is (732) 873-5133.
Our
Growth Strategy
Our
growth strategy involves two primary approaches: acquiring smaller RCM companies and then migrating the clients of those companies
to our solutions, as well as growing organically through referrals from industry partners and our clients. The RCM service industry
is highly fragmented, with many local and regional RCM companies serving small medical practices. We believe that the industry
is ripe for consolidation and that we can achieve significant growth through acquisitions. We further believe that it is becoming
increasingly difficult for traditional RCM companies to meet the growing technology and business service needs of healthcare providers
without a significant investment in information technology infrastructure. Since the Company went public in July 2014, we have
acquired substantially all of the assets of 10 RCM companies. Although the specific arrangements have varied with each transaction,
typical arrangements include a deeply-discounted price, consideration which is tied to revenues from customer relationships acquired,
and structuring the acquisition as an asset purchase so as to limit our liability. We typically use our technology and our cost-effective
offshore team to reduce costs promptly after the transaction closes, although there will be initial costs associated with the
integration of the new businesses with our existing operations.
We
believe we will also be able to further accelerate organic growth by partnering with industry participants, obtaining referrals
and utilizing them as channel partners to offer integrated solutions to their clients. We have entered into arrangements with
industry participants from which we began to derive revenue starting in mid-2014, including emerging EHR providers and other healthcare
vendors that lack a full suite of solutions. We have developed application interfaces with numerous EHR systems, together with
device and lab integration.
THE
OFFERING
The
following summary contains basic terms about this offering and the Series A Preferred Stock and is not intended to be complete.
It may not contain all of the information that is important to you. For a more complete description of the terms of the Series
A Preferred Stock, see “Description of the Series A Preferred Stock.”
Issuer
|
|
Medical
Transcription Billing, Corp.
|
|
|
|
Securities
Offered
|
|
155,440
shares of 11% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred
Stock (or “Series A Preferred Stock”)
|
|
|
|
Series
A Preferred Stock to be outstanding after this offering
(1)
|
|
1,084,739
shares of Series A Preferred Stock
|
|
|
|
Offering
Price
|
|
$25.00
per share of Series A Preferred Stock
|
|
|
|
Dividends
|
|
Holders
of the Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive cumulative cash dividends
at a rate of 11% per annum of the $25.00 per share liquidation preference (equivalent
to $2.75 per annum per share).
Dividends
will be payable monthly on the 15
th
day of each month (each, a “dividend payment date”), provided
that if any dividend payment date is not a business day, then the dividend that would otherwise have been payable on that
dividend payment date may be paid on the next succeeding business day without adjustment in the amount of the dividend.
Dividends will be payable to holders of record as they appear in our stock records for the Series A Preferred Stock at
the close of business on the corresponding record date, which shall be the last day of the calendar month, whether or
not a business day, immediately preceding the month in which the applicable dividend payment date falls (each, a “dividend
record date”). As a result, holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock will not be entitled to receive dividends
on a dividend payment date if such shares were not issued and outstanding on the applicable dividend record date.
Any
dividend payable on the Series A Preferred Stock, including dividends payable for any partial dividend period, will be
computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months; however, the shares of Series A Preferred
Stock offered hereby will be credited as having accrued dividends since the first day of the calendar month in which they
are issued.
|
No
Maturity, Sinking Fund or Mandatory Redemption
|
|
The
Series A Preferred Stock has no stated maturity and will not be subject to any sinking
fund or mandatory redemption. Shares of the Series A Preferred Stock will remain outstanding
indefinitely unless we decide to redeem or otherwise repurchase them. We are not required
to set aside funds to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock.
|
1)
The number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be outstanding immediately after
this offering as shown above is based on 929,299 shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding
as of December 5, 2017. The number of outstanding shares excludes 39,800 shares
of Series A Preferred Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to grants under our Amended
and Restated Equity Incentive Plan and 27,200 shares of Series A Preferred Stock reserved
for future issuance under our Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan.
|
Optional
Redemption
|
|
The
Series A Preferred Stock is not redeemable by us prior to November 4, 2020. On and after
November 4, 2020, we may, at our option, redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole
or in part, at any time or from time to time, for cash at a redemption price equal to
$25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the
redemption date. Please see the section entitled “Description of the Series A Preferred
Stock—Redemption—Optional Redemption.”
|
Special
Optional Redemption
|
|
Upon
the occurrence of a Change of Control, we may, at our option, redeem the Series A Preferred
Stock, in whole or in part, within 120 days after the first date on which such Change
of Control occurred, for cash at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated
and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the redemption date.
A
“Change of Control” is deemed to occur when the following have occurred and are continuing:
the
acquisition by any person, including any syndicate or group deemed to be a “person” under Section 13(d)(3)
of the “Exchange Act (other than Mahmud Haq, the chairman of our board of directors and our principal shareholder,
any member of his immediate family, and any “person” or “group” under Section 13(d)(3) of the
Exchange Act, that is controlled by Mr. Haq or any member of his immediate family, any beneficiary of the estate of Mr.
Haq, or any trust, partnership, corporate or other entity controlled by any of the foregoing), of beneficial ownership,
directly or indirectly, through a purchase, merger or other acquisition transaction or series of purchases, mergers or
other acquisition transactions of our stock entitling that person to exercise more than 50% of the total voting power
of all our stock entitled to vote generally in the election of our directors (except that such person will be deemed to
have beneficial ownership of all securities that such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is currently
exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition); and following the closing of any transaction
referred to above, neither we nor the acquiring or surviving entity has a class of common securities (or American Depositary
Receipts representing such securities) listed on the NYSE, the NYSE MKT or the Nasdaq or listed or quoted on an exchange
or quotation system that is a successor to the NYSE, the NYSE MKT or Nasdaq.
|
Liquidation
Preference
|
|
If
we liquidate, dissolve or wind up, holders of the Series A Preferred Stock will have the right to receive $25.00 per share,
plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the date of payment, before any payment is made to the holders
of our common stock. Please see the section entitled “Description of the Series A Preferred Stock—Liquidation
Preference.”
|
Ranking
|
|
The
Series A Preferred Stock will rank, with respect to rights to the payment of dividends
and the distribution of assets upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, (1) senior
to all classes or series of our common stock and to all other equity securities issued
by us other than equity securities referred to in clauses (2) and (3); (2) on a parity
with all equity securities issued by us with terms specifically providing that those
equity securities rank on a parity with the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to
rights to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon our liquidation,
dissolution or winding up; (3) junior to all equity securities issued by us with terms
specifically providing that those equity securities rank senior to the Series A Preferred
Stock with respect to rights to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets
upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up; and (4) effectively junior to all of
our existing and future indebtedness (including indebtedness convertible into our common
stock or preferred stock) and to the indebtedness and other liabilities of (as well as
any preferred equity interests held by others in) our existing subsidiaries and any future
subsidiaries. Please see the section entitled “Description of the Series A Preferred
Stock–Ranking.”
|
Limited
Voting Rights
|
|
Holders
of Series A Preferred Stock will generally have no voting rights. However, if we do not
pay dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock for eighteen or more monthly dividend periods
(whether or not consecutive), the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock (voting separately
as a class with the holders of all other classes or series of our preferred stock we
may issue upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable and which
are entitled to vote as a class with the Series A Preferred Stock in the election referred
to below) will be entitled to vote for the election of two additional directors to serve
on our board of directors until we pay, or declare and set aside funds for the payment
of, all dividends that we owe on the Series A Preferred Stock, subject to certain limitations
described in the section entitled “Description of the Series A Preferred Stock—Voting
Rights.” In addition, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds
of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock (voting together as a class with
all other series of parity preferred stock we may issue upon which like voting rights
have been conferred and are exercisable) is required at any time for us to authorize
or issue any class or series of our capital stock ranking senior to the Series A Preferred
Stock with respect to the payment of dividends or the distribution of assets on liquidation,
dissolution or winding up, to amend any provision of our certificate of incorporation
so as to materially and adversely affect any rights of the Series A Preferred Stock or
to take certain other actions. Please see the section entitled “Description of
the Series A Preferred Stock—Voting Rights.”
|
Information
Rights
|
|
During
any period in which we are not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and
any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, we will use our best efforts
to (i) transmit by mail (or other permissible means under the Exchange Act) to all holders
of Series A Preferred Stock, as their names and addresses appear on our record books
and without cost to such holders, copies of the Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q that we would have been required to file with the SEC pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act if we were subject thereto (other than any exhibits
that would have been required) and (ii) promptly, upon request, supply copies of such
reports to any holders or prospective holder of Series A Preferred Stock, subject to
certain exceptions described in this prospectus. We will use our best efforts to mail
(or otherwise provide) the information to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock
within 15 days after the respective dates by which a periodic report on Form 10-K or
Form 10-Q, as the case may be, in respect of such information would have been required
to be filed with the SEC, if we were subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act,
in each case, based on the dates on which we would be required to file such periodic
reports if we were a “non-accelerated filer” within the meaning of the Exchange
Act.
|
Listing
|
|
Our
Series A Preferred Stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “MTBCP.”
|
|
|
|
Use
of Proceeds
|
|
We
expect our net proceeds from this offering will be approximately $3.4 million based on the offering price of $25.00
per share. We will use the net proceeds from this offering for working capital and to fund organic growth initiatives and
general corporate purposes. Please see the section entitled “Use of Proceeds.”
|
|
|
|
Risk
Factors
|
|
Please
read the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-6 for a discussion of some of the factors
you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our Series A Preferred Stock.
|
|
|
|
Transfer
Agent
|
|
The
registrar, transfer agent and dividend and redemption price disbursing agent in respect of the Series A Preferred Stock will
be VStock Transfer, LLC.
|
|
|
|
Certain
U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations
|
|
For
a discussion of the federal income tax consequences of purchasing, owning and disposing
of the Series A Preferred Stock, please see the section entitled “Certain U.S.
Federal Income Tax Considerations.” You should consult your tax advisor with respect
to the U.S. federal income tax consequences of owning the Series A Preferred Stock in
light of your own particular situation and with respect to any tax consequences arising
under the laws of any state, local, foreign or other taxing jurisdiction.
|
Book
Entry and Form
|
|
The
Series A Preferred Stock will be represented by one or more global certificates in definitive,
fully registered form deposited with a custodian for, and registered in the name of,
a nominee of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”).
|
Risk
Factors
Investing
in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider and evaluate all of the information described
below and in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompany prospectus that summarizes
the risks that may materially affect our business before you decide to purchase our Series A Preferred Stock. The risks and uncertainties
described in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties
that we do not presently know about or that we currently believe are not material may also adversely affect our business, business
prospects, results of operations or financial condition. Any of the risks and uncertainties set forth in this prospectus supplement
and the accompanying prospectus, as updated by annual, quarterly and other reports and documents that we file with the SEC and
incorporate by reference into this prospectus, could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial
condition. This could cause the market price of the Series A Preferred Stock to decline, perhaps significantly, and you may lose
part or all of your investment.
Risks
Related to this Offering and Ownership of Shares of Our Series A Preferred Stock
The
Series A Preferred Stock ranks junior to all of our indebtedness and other liabilities.
In
the event of our bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of our affairs, our assets will be available to pay obligations
on the Series A Preferred Stock only after all of our indebtedness and other liabilities have been paid. The rights of holders
of the Series A Preferred Stock to participate in the distribution of our assets will rank junior to the prior claims of our current
and future creditors and any future series or class of preferred stock we may issue that ranks senior to the Series A Preferred
Stock. Also, the Series A Preferred Stock effectively ranks junior to all existing and future indebtedness and to the indebtedness
and other liabilities of our existing subsidiaries and any future subsidiaries. Our existing subsidiaries are, and future subsidiaries
would be, separate legal entities and have no legal obligation to pay any amounts to us in respect of dividends due on the Series
A Preferred Stock.
Certain
of our existing or future debt instruments may restrict the authorization, payment or setting apart of dividends on the Series
A Preferred Stock. Our Credit Agreement with Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) restricts the payment of dividends in the
event of any event of default, including failure to meet certain financial covenants. There can be no assurance that we will always
remain in compliance with the SVB Credit Agreement, and if we default, we may be contractually prohibited from paying dividends
on the Series A Preferred Stock. Also, future offerings of debt or senior equity securities may adversely affect the market price
of the Series A Preferred Stock. If we decide to issue debt or senior equity securities in the future, it is possible that these
securities will be governed by an indenture or other instruments containing covenants restricting our operating flexibility. Additionally,
any convertible or exchangeable securities that we issue in the future may have rights, preferences and privileges more favorable
than those of the Series A Preferred Stock and may result in dilution to owners of the Series A Preferred Stock. We and, indirectly,
our shareholders, will bear the cost of issuing and servicing such securities. Because our decision to issue debt or equity securities
in any future offering will depend on market conditions and other factors beyond our control, we cannot predict or estimate the
amount, timing or nature of our future offerings. The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock will bear the risk of our future
offerings, which may reduce the market price of the Series A Preferred Stock and will dilute the value of their holdings in us.
We
may issue additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock and additional series of preferred stock that rank on parity with or above
the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividend rights, rights upon liquidation or voting rights.
We
are allowed to issue additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock and additional series of preferred stock that would rank equally
to or above the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividend payments and rights upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up of
our affairs pursuant to our certificate of incorporation, including the certificate of designations relating to the Series A Preferred
Stock without any vote of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock. The issuance of additional shares of Series A Preferred
Stock and additional series of preferred stock could have the effect of reducing the amounts available to the Series A Preferred
Stock upon our liquidation or dissolution or the winding up of our affairs. It also may reduce dividend payments on the Series
A Preferred Stock if we do not have sufficient funds to pay dividends on all Series A Preferred Stock outstanding and other classes
or series of stock with equal priority with respect to dividends.
Also,
although holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to limited voting rights, as described in this prospectus under “Description
of the Series A Preferred Stock—Voting Rights,” with respect to the circumstances under which the holders of Series
A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, the Series A Preferred Stock votes separately as a class along with all other series of
our preferred stock that we may issue upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable. As a result, the
voting rights of holders of Series A Preferred Stock may be significantly diluted, and the holders of such other series of preferred
stock that we may issue may be able to control or significantly influence the outcome of any vote.
Future
issuances and sales of senior or pari passu preferred stock, or the perception that such issuances and sales could occur, may
cause prevailing market prices for the Series A Preferred Stock and our common stock to decline and may adversely affect our ability
to raise additional capital in the financial markets at times and prices favorable to us.
Market
interest rates may materially and adversely affect the value of the Series A Preferred Stock.
One
of the factors that influences the price of the Series A Preferred Stock is the dividend yield on the Series A Preferred Stock
(as a percentage of the market price of the Series A Preferred Stock) relative to market interest rates. Continued increase in
market interest rates, which are currently at low levels relative to historical rates, may lead prospective purchasers of the
Series A Preferred Stock to expect a higher dividend yield (and higher interest rates would likely increase our borrowing costs
and potentially decrease funds available for dividend payments). Thus, higher market interest rates could cause the market price
of the Series A Preferred Stock to materially decrease.
Holders
of the Series A Preferred Stock may be unable to use the dividends-received deduction and may not be eligible for the preferential
tax rates applicable to “qualified dividend income.”
Distributions
paid to corporate U.S. holders of the Series A Preferred Stock may be eligible for the dividends-received deduction, and distributions
paid to non-corporate U.S. holders of the Series A Preferred Stock may be subject to tax at the preferential tax rates applicable
to “qualified dividend income,” if we have current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined for U.S. federal
income tax purposes. We do not currently have significant accumulated earnings and profits. Additionally, we may not have sufficient
current earnings and profits during future fiscal years for the distributions on the Series A Preferred Stock to qualify as dividends
for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If the distributions fail to qualify as dividends, U.S. holders would be unable to use the
dividends-received deduction and may not be eligible for the preferential tax rates applicable to “qualified dividend income.”
If any distributions on the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to any fiscal year are not eligible for the dividends-received
deduction or preferential tax rates applicable to “qualified dividend income” because of insufficient current or accumulated
earnings and profits, it is possible that the market value of the Series A Preferred Stock might decline.
Our
revenues, operating results and cash flows may fluctuate in future periods and we may fail to meet investor expectations, which
may cause the price of our Series A Preferred Stock to decline.
Variations
in our quarterly and year-end operating results are difficult to predict and our income and cash flows may fluctuate significantly
from period to period, which may impact our board of directors’ willingness or legal ability to declare a monthly dividend.
If our operating results fall below the expectations of investors or securities analysts, the price of our Series A Preferred
Stock could decline substantially. Specific factors that may cause fluctuations in our operating results include:
|
●
|
demand
and pricing for our products and services;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
government
or commercial healthcare reimbursement policies;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
physician
and patient acceptance of any of our current or future products;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
introduction
of competing products;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
our
operating expenses which fluctuate due to growth of our business;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
timing
and size of any new product or technology acquisitions we may complete; and
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
variable
sales cycle and implementation periods for our products and services.
|
Our
Series A Preferred Stock has not been rated.
We
have not sought to obtain a rating for the Series A Preferred Stock. No assurance can be given, however, that one or more rating
agencies might not independently determine to issue such a rating or that such a rating, if issued, would not adversely affect
the market price of the Series A Preferred Stock. Also, we may elect in the future to obtain a rating for the Series A Preferred
Stock, which could adversely affect the market price of the Series A Preferred Stock. Ratings only reflect the views of the rating
agency or agencies issuing the ratings and such ratings could be revised downward, placed on a watch list or withdrawn entirely
at the discretion of the issuing rating agency if in its judgment circumstances so warrant. Any such downward revision, placing
on a watch list or withdrawal of a rating could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Series A Preferred Stock.
We
may redeem the Series A Preferred Stock.
On
or after November 4, 2020, we may, at our option, redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at any time or from
time to time. Also, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined below under “Description of the Series A Preferred
Stock - Redemption”), we may, at our option, redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, within 120 days after
the first date on which such Change of Control occurred. We may have an incentive to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock voluntarily
if market conditions allow us to issue other preferred stock or debt securities at a rate that is lower than the dividend on the
Series A Preferred Stock. If we redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, then from and after the redemption date, dividends will cease
to accrue on shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall no longer be deemed outstanding
and all rights as a holder of those shares will terminate, except the right to receive the redemption price plus accumulated and
unpaid dividends, if any, payable upon redemption.
The
market price of the Series A Preferred Stock could be substantially affected by various factors.
The
market price of the Series A Preferred Stock depends on many factors, which may change from time to time, including:
|
●
|
prevailing
interest rates, increases in which may have an adverse effect on the market price of the Series A Preferred Stock;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
trading
prices of similar securities;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
our
history of timely dividend payments;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
the
annual yield from dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock as compared to yields on other financial instruments;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
general
economic and financial market conditions;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
government
action or regulation;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
the
financial condition, performance and prospects of us and our competitors;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
changes
in financial estimates or recommendations by securities analysts with respect to us or our competitors in our industry;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
our
issuance of additional preferred equity or debt securities; and
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
actual
or anticipated variations in quarterly operating results of us and our competitors.
|
As
a result of these and other factors, holders of the Series A Preferred Stock may experience a decrease, which could be substantial
and rapid, in the market price of the Series A Preferred Stock, including decreases unrelated to our operating performance or
prospects.
A
holder of Series A Preferred Stock has extremely limited voting rights.
The
voting rights for a holder of Series A Preferred Stock are limited. Our shares of common stock are the only class of our securities
that carry full voting rights, and Mahmud Haq, the chairman of our board of directors, beneficially owns approximately 43.5% of
our outstanding shares of common stock. As a result, Mr. Haq exercises a significant level of control over all matters requiring
stockholder approval, including the election of directors, amendment of our certificate of incorporation, and approval of significant
corporate transactions. This control could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of our company or changes
in management, and will make the approval of certain transactions difficult or impossible without his support, which in turn could
reduce the price of our Series A Preferred Stock.
Voting
rights for holders of the Series A Preferred Stock exist primarily with respect to the ability to elect, voting together with
the holders of any other series of our preferred stock having similar voting rights, two additional directors to our board of
directors, subject to limitations described in this prospectus entitled “Description of the Series A Preferred Stock—Voting
Rights,” in the event that eighteen monthly dividends (whether or not consecutive) payable on the Series A Preferred Stock
are in arrears, and with respect to voting on amendments to our certificate of incorporation, including the certificate of designations
relating to the Series A Preferred Stock, that materially and adversely affect the rights of the holders of Series A Preferred
Stock or authorize, increase or create additional classes or series of our capital stock that are senior to the Series A Preferred
Stock. Other than the limited circumstances described in the prospectus and except to the extent required by law, holders of Series
A Preferred Stock do not have any voting rights. Please see the section in this prospectus entitled “Description of the
Series A Preferred Stock—Voting Rights.”
We
may not be able to pay dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock if we fall out of compliance with our loan covenants and are
prohibited by our bank lender from paying dividends or if we have insufficient cash to make dividend payments.
Our
ability to pay cash dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock requires us to have either net profits or positive net assets (total
assets less total liabilities) over our capital, to be able to pay our debts as they become due in the usual course of business.
Our ability to generate and increase adjusted EBITDA may be insufficient for us to remain in compliance with our financial covenants
with SVB, and if we do fall out of compliance, our lender may restrict us from making dividend payments.
Further,
notwithstanding these factors, we may not have sufficient cash to pay dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock. Our ability to
pay dividends may be impaired if any of the risks described in this prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference
herein, were to occur. Also, payment of our dividends depends upon our financial condition and other factors as our board of directors
may deem relevant from time to time. We cannot assure you that our businesses will generate sufficient cash flow from operations
or that future borrowings will be available to us in an amount sufficient to enable us to make distributions on our common stock,
if any, and preferred stock, including the Series A Preferred Stock to pay our indebtedness or to fund our other liquidity needs.
The
market for our Series A Preferred Stock may not provide investors with adequate liquidity.
Our
Series A Preferred Stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market. However, the trading market for the Series A Preferred Stock
may not be maintained and may not provide investors with adequate liquidity. The liquidity of the market for the Series A Preferred
Stock depends on a number of factors, including prevailing interest rates, our financial condition and operating results, the
number of holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, the market for similar securities and the interest of securities dealers in
making a market in the Series A Preferred Stock. We cannot predict the extent to which investor interest in our Company will maintain
the trading market in our Series A Preferred Stock, or how liquid that market will be. If an active market is not maintained,
investors may have difficulty selling shares of our Series A Preferred Stock.
The
Series A Preferred Stock is not convertible, and investors will not realize a corresponding upside if the price of the common
stock increases.
The
Series A Preferred Stock is not convertible into the common stock and earns dividends at a fixed rate. Accordingly, an increase
in market price of our common stock will not necessarily result in an increase in the market price of our Series A Preferred Stock.
The market value of the Series A Preferred Stock may depend more on dividend and interest rates than other preferred stock, commercial
paper and other investment alternatives and our actual and perceived ability to pay dividends on, and in the event of dissolution
satisfy the liquidation preference with respect to, the Series A Preferred Stock.
We
will have broad discretion in using the proceeds of this offering, and we may not effectively spend the proceeds.
Our
management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds from this offering, and our stockholders will not
have the opportunity as part of their investment decision to assess whether the net proceeds are being used appropriately. Because
of the number and variability of factors that will determine our use of the net proceeds from this offering, their ultimate use
may vary substantially from their currently intended use. The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could
harm our business. See “Use of Proceeds” on page S-10 of this prospectus supplement for a description of our
proposed use of proceeds from this offering.
Use
of Proceeds
We
estimate that the net proceeds to us from the sale of our Series A Preferred Stock in this offering will be $3.4 million,
based on the public offering price of $25.00 per share, after deducting placement agent fees and estimated offering expenses.
We
plan to use the net proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes to support our growth. We will also use the proceeds
to pay the legal, accounting and other fees associated with this offering of approximately $140,000.
Other
than the items specified above, we have not allocated any specific portion of the net proceeds to any particular purpose, and
our management will have the discretion to allocate the proceeds as it determines. Furthermore, the amount and timing of our actual
expenditures will depend on numerous factors, including the cash used in or generated by our operations, the level of our sales
and marketing activities and the attractiveness of any additional acquisitions or investments.
Capitalization
Set
forth below is our cash and capitalization as of September 30, 2017:
|
●
|
on
an actual basis; and
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
on
an as adjusted basis, reflecting the issuance of 155,440 shares of Series A Preferred Stock offered by this prospectus,
assuming net proceeds of approximately $3.4 million, after deducting placement agent fees and estimated offering expenses
payable by us.
|
The
information below should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the nine months
ended September 30, 2017 and our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016, all of which
are incorporated by reference in this prospectus. These financial statements should also be read with the “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” which is included in our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 and incorporated
by reference in this prospectus.
|
|
As of September 30, 2017
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
Actual
|
|
|
As Adjusted
|
|
|
|
(in thousands, except share data)
|
|
Cash
|
|
$
|
2,789
|
|
|
$
|
6,150
|
|
Debt, current portion
|
|
|
2,247
|
|
|
|
2,247
|
|
Long-term debt, net of current portion
|
|
|
138
|
|
|
|
138
|
|
Total debt
|
|
|
2,385
|
|
|
|
2,385
|
|
Shareholders’ equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, authorized 2,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 929,299 shares actual and 1,084,739 as adjusted
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Common stock, $0.001 par value - authorized, 19,000,000 shares; issued, 12,271,390 shares actual and as adjusted; outstanding, 11,530,591 actual and as adjusted
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
40,986
|
|
|
|
44,347
|
|
Accumulated deficit
|
|
|
(23,326
|
)
|
|
|
(23,326
|
)
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
|
(441
|
)
|
|
|
(441
|
)
|
Less: 740,799 common shares held in treasury, at cost
|
|
|
(662
|
)
|
|
|
(662
|
)
|
Total shareholders’ equity
|
|
|
16,570
|
|
|
|
19,931
|
|
Total capitalization
|
|
$
|
18,955
|
|
|
$
|
22,316
|
|
The
table above is based on 11,530,591 shares of common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2017, and excludes, as of such date:
|
●
|
548,334
shares of common stock reserved for issuance pursuant to grants under our Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
1,238,734
shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under our Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan; and
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
2,200,000
shares of common stock underlying existing warrants with an exercise price of $5.00 per share.
|
The
table above is based on 929,299 shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding as of September 30, 2017, and excludes, as of such
date:
|
●
|
67,000
shares of Series A Preferred Stock reserved for future issuance under our Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan.
|
Market
Price of and Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock
The
Series A Preferred Stock is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “MTBCP.”
The
following table sets forth the high and low sales prices per share of the Series A Preferred Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market,
and the quarterly cash dividends per share of Series A Preferred Stock declared, in each case for the periods indicated.
|
|
High
|
|
|
Low
|
|
|
Dividends
|
|
2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First
Quarter
|
|
$
|
25.70
|
|
|
$
|
25.00
|
|
|
$
|
0.6875
|
|
Second Quarter
|
|
$
|
27.80
|
|
|
$
|
22.90
|
|
|
$
|
0.6875
|
|
Third Quarter
|
|
$
|
27.30
|
|
|
$
|
24.05
|
|
|
$
|
0.6875
|
|
Fourth Quarter *
|
|
$
|
26.00
|
|
|
$
|
24.75
|
|
|
$
|
0.6875
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter
|
|
$
|
25.00
|
|
|
$
|
24.37
|
|
|
$
|
0.6875
|
|
Second Quarter
|
|
$
|
40.03
|
|
|
$
|
23.46
|
|
|
$
|
0.6875
|
|
Third Quarter
|
|
$
|
30.27
|
|
|
$
|
24.29
|
|
|
$
|
0.6875
|
|
Fourth Quarter
|
|
$
|
27.25
|
|
|
$
|
24.75
|
|
|
$
|
0.6875
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fourth Quarter
|
|
$
|
31.76
|
|
|
$
|
24.85
|
|
|
$
|
0.4354
|
|
*
Through and including December 5, 2017, on which date the last closing sale price reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market
for the Series A Preferred Stock was $25.45 per share.
The
Series A Preferred Stock was first issued in the Fourth Quarter of 2015.
Description
of the Series A Preferred Stock
The
description of certain terms of the 11% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”)
in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus does not purport to be complete and is in all respects subject to, and qualified
in its entirety by references to the relevant provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the certificate
of designations establishing the terms of our Series A Preferred Stock, as amended, our amended and restated bylaws and Delaware
corporate law. Copies of our certificate of incorporation, certificate of designations, bylaws and all amendments thereto, are
available from us upon request.
General
Pursuant
to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, we are currently authorized to designate and issue up to
2,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, in one or more classes or series and, subject to the limitations
prescribed by our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and Delaware corporate law, with such rights, preferences,
privileges and restrictions of each class or series of preferred stock, including dividend rights, voting rights, terms of redemption,
liquidation preferences and the number of shares constituting any class or series as our board of directors may determine, without
any vote or action by our shareholders. As of December 5, 2017, we had 929,299 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock issued
and outstanding, and an additional 270,701 authorized but unissued shares. Assuming all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock
offered hereunder are issued, we will have available for issuance 915,261 authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock.
The Series A Preferred Stock offered hereby, when issued, delivered and paid for in accordance with the terms of our placement
agency agreement, will be fully paid and nonassessable. Our board of directors may, without the approval of holders of the Series
A Preferred Stock or our common stock, designate additional series of authorized preferred stock ranking junior to or on
parity with the Series A Preferred Stock or designate additional shares of the Series A Preferred Stock and authorize the issuance
of such shares. Designation of preferred stock ranking senior to the Series A Preferred Stock will require approval of the holders
of Series A Preferred Stock, as described below in “Voting Rights.”
The
registrar, transfer agent and dividend and redemption price disbursing agent in respect of the Series A Preferred Stock is VStock
Transfer, LLC. The principal business address for VStock Transfer, LLC is 18 Lafayette Place, Woodmere, NY 11598.
Listing
Our
Series A Preferred Stock trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “MTBCP.”
No
Maturity, Sinking Fund or Mandatory Redemption
The
Series A Preferred Stock has no stated maturity and will not be subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption. Shares of
the Series A Preferred Stock will remain outstanding indefinitely unless we decide to redeem or otherwise repurchase them. We
are not required to set aside funds to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock.
Ranking
The
Series A Preferred Stock will rank, with respect to rights to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon our
liquidation, dissolution or winding up:
|
(1)
|
senior
to all classes or series of our common stock and to all other equity securities issued by us other than equity securities
referred to in clauses (2) and (3) below;
|
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
on
a parity with all equity securities issued by us with terms specifically providing that those equity securities rank on a
parity with the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to rights to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets
upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up;
|
|
|
|
|
(3)
|
junior
to all equity securities issued by us with terms specifically providing that those equity securities rank senior to the Series
A Preferred Stock with respect to rights to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon our liquidation,
dissolution or winding up (please see the section entitled “Voting Rights” below); and
|
|
|
|
|
(4)
|
effectively
junior to all of our existing and future indebtedness (including indebtedness convertible to our common stock or preferred
stock) and to any indebtedness and other liabilities of (as well as any preferred equity interests held by others in) our
existing subsidiaries.
|
Dividends
Holders
of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of
funds of the Company legally available for the payment of dividends, cumulative cash dividends at the rate of 11% of the $25.00
per share liquidation preference per annum (equivalent to $2.75 per annum per share). Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock
shall be payable monthly on the 15
th
day of each month; provided that if any dividend payment date is not a business
day, as defined in the certificate of designations, then the dividend that would otherwise have been payable on that dividend
payment date may be paid on the next succeeding business day and no interest, additional dividends or other sums will accrue on
the amount so payable for the period from and after that dividend payment date to that next succeeding business day. Any dividend
payable on the Series A Preferred Stock, including dividends payable for any partial dividend period, will be computed on the
basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months; however, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock offered hereby will
be credited as having accrued dividends since the first day of the calendar month in which they are issued. Dividends will be
payable to holders of record as they appear in our stock records for the Series A Preferred Stock at the close of business on
the applicable record date, which shall be the last day of the calendar month, whether or not a business day, immediately preceding
the month in which the applicable dividend payment date falls. As a result, holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock will
not be entitled to receive dividends on a dividend payment date if such shares were not issued and outstanding on the applicable
dividend record date.
No
dividends on shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be authorized by our board of directors or paid or set apart for payment
by us at any time when the terms and provisions of any agreement of ours, including any agreement relating to our indebtedness,
prohibit the authorization, payment or setting apart for payment thereof or provide that the authorization, payment or setting
apart for payment thereof would constitute a breach of the agreement or a default under the agreement, or if the authorization,
payment or setting apart for payment shall be restricted or prohibited by law. You should review the information appearing above
under “Risk Factors—We may not be able to pay dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock” for information as
to, among other things, other circumstances under which we may be unable to pay dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock will accrue whether or not we have earnings, whether or not there are
funds legally available for the payment of those dividends and whether or not those dividends are declared by our board of directors.
No interest, or sum in lieu of interest, will be payable in respect of any dividend payment or payments on the Series A Preferred
Stock that may be in arrears, and holders of the Series A Preferred Stock will not be entitled to any dividends in excess of full
cumulative dividends described above. Any dividend payment made on the Series A Preferred Stock shall first be credited against
the earliest accumulated but unpaid dividend due with respect to those shares.
Future
distributions on our common stock and preferred stock, including the Series A Preferred Stock will be at the discretion of our
board of directors and will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, cash flow from operations, financial condition
and capital requirements, any debt service requirements and any other factors our board of directors deems relevant. Accordingly,
we cannot guarantee that we will be able to make cash distributions on our preferred stock or what the actual distributions will
be for any future period.
Unless
full cumulative dividends on all shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid or declared
and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof has been or contemporaneously is set apart for payment for all past dividend periods,
no dividends (other than in shares of common stock or in shares of any series of preferred stock that we may issue ranking junior
to the Series A Preferred Stock as to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or
winding up) shall be declared or paid or set aside for payment upon shares of our common stock or preferred stock that we may
issue ranking junior to, or on a parity with, the Series A Preferred Stock as to the payment of dividends or the distribution
of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up. Nor shall any other distribution be declared or made upon shares of our
common stock or preferred stock that we may issue ranking junior to, or on a parity with, the Series A Preferred Stock as to the
payment of dividends or the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up. Also, any shares of our common
stock or preferred stock that we may issue ranking junior to or on a parity with the Series A Preferred Stock as to the payment
of dividends or the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up shall not be redeemed, purchased or otherwise
acquired for any consideration (or any moneys paid to or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any such shares)
by us (except by conversion into or exchange for our other capital stock that we may issue ranking junior to the Series A Preferred
Stock as to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up).
When
dividends are not paid in full (or a sum sufficient for such full payment is not so set apart) upon the Series A Preferred Stock
and the shares of any other series of preferred stock that we may issue ranking on a parity as to the payment of dividends with
the Series A Preferred Stock, all dividends declared upon the Series A Preferred Stock and any other series of preferred stock
that we may issue ranking on a parity as to the payment of dividends with the Series A Preferred Stock shall be declared pro rata
so that the amount of dividends declared per share of Series A Preferred Stock and such other series of preferred stock that we
may issue shall in all cases bear to each other the same ratio that accrued dividends per share on the Series A Preferred Stock
and such other series of preferred stock that we may issue (which shall not include any accrual in respect of unpaid dividends
for prior dividend periods if such preferred stock does not have a cumulative dividend) bear to each other. No interest, or sum
of money in lieu of interest, shall be payable in respect of any dividend payment or payments on the Series A Preferred Stock
that may be in arrears.
Liquidation
Preference
In
the event of our voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred
Stock will be entitled to be paid out of the assets we have legally available for distribution to our shareholders, subject to
the preferential rights of the holders of any class or series of our capital stock we may issue ranking senior to the Series A
Preferred Stock with respect to the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, a liquidation preference
of $25.00 per share, plus an amount equal to any accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the date of payment,
before any distribution of assets is made to holders of our common stock or any other class or series of our capital stock we
may issue that ranks junior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to liquidation rights.
In
the event that, upon any such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, our available assets are insufficient
to pay the amount of the liquidating distributions on all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the corresponding
amounts payable on all shares of other classes or series of our capital stock that we may issue ranking on a parity with the Series
A Preferred Stock in the distribution of assets, then the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and all other such classes or
series of capital stock shall share ratably in any such distribution of assets in proportion to the full liquidating distributions
to which they would otherwise be respectively entitled.
Holders
of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to written notice of any such liquidation, dissolution or winding up no fewer than
30 days and no more than 60 days prior to the payment date. After payment of the full amount of the liquidating distributions
to which they are entitled, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock will have no right or claim to any of our remaining assets.
The consolidation or merger of us with or into any other corporation, trust or entity or of any other entity with or into us,
or the sale, lease, transfer or conveyance of all or substantially all of our property or business, shall not be deemed a liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of us (although such events may give rise to the special optional redemption to the extent described
below).
Redemption
The
Series A Preferred Stock is not redeemable by us prior to November 4, 2020, except as described below under “—Special
Optional Redemption.”
Optional
Redemption. On and after November 4, 2020, we may, at our option, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ written notice,
redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, for cash at a redemption price of
$25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon to, but not including, the date fixed for redemption.
Special
Optional Redemption. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, we may, at our option, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60
days’ written notice, redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, within 120 days after the first date on
which such Change of Control occurred, for cash at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends
thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.
A
“Change of Control” is deemed to occur when, after November 4, 2015, the following have occurred and are continuing:
the
acquisition by any person, including any syndicate or group deemed to be a “person” under Section 13(d)(3) of the
Exchange Act (other than Mahmud Haq, the chairman of our board of directors and our principal shareholder, any member of his immediate
family, and any “person” or “group” under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, that is controlled by
Mr. Haq or any member of his immediate family, any beneficiary of the estate of Mr. Haq, or any trust, partnership, corporate
or other entity controlled by any of the foregoing), of beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, through a purchase, merger
or other acquisition transaction or series of purchases, mergers or other acquisition transactions of our stock entitling that
person to exercise more than 50% of the total voting power of all our stock entitled to vote generally in the election of our
directors (except that such person will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such person has the right
to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition);
and
following
the closing of any transaction referred to above, neither we nor the acquiring or surviving entity has a class of common securities
(or American Depositary Receipts representing such securities) listed on the NYSE, the NYSE MKT or Nasdaq, or listed or quoted
on an exchange or quotation system that is a successor to the NYSE, the NYSE MKT or Nasdaq.
Redemption
Procedures. In the event we elect to redeem Series A Preferred Stock, the notice of redemption will be mailed to each holder of
record of Series A Preferred Stock called for redemption at such holder’s address as it appear on our stock transfer records,
not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date, and will state the following:
|
●
|
the
redemption date;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
the
number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
the
redemption price;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
the
place or places where certificates (if any) for the Series A Preferred Stock are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption
price;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
that
dividends on the shares to be redeemed will cease to accumulate on the redemption date;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
whether
such redemption is being made pursuant to the provisions described above under “—Optional Redemption” or
“—Special Optional Redemption”; and
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
if
applicable, that such redemption is being made in connection with a Change of Control and, in that case, a brief description
of the transaction or transactions constituting such Change of Control.
|
If
less than all of the Series A Preferred Stock held by any holder are to be redeemed, the notice mailed to such holder shall also
specify the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder to be redeemed. No failure to give such notice or
any defect thereto or in the mailing thereof shall affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any shares of
Series A Preferred Stock except as to the holder to whom notice was defective or not given.
Holders
of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall surrender the Series A Preferred Stock at the place designated in the notice
of redemption and shall be entitled to the redemption price and any accumulated and unpaid dividends payable upon the redemption
following the surrender. If notice of redemption of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock has been given and if we have irrevocably
set aside the funds necessary for redemption in trust for the benefit of the holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock
so called for redemption, then from and after the redemption date (unless default shall be made by us in providing for the payment
of the redemption price plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, if any), dividends will cease to accrue on those shares of Series
A Preferred Stock, those shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall no longer be deemed outstanding and all rights of the holders
of those shares will terminate, except the right to receive the redemption price plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, if any,
payable upon redemption. If any redemption date is not a business day, then the redemption price and accumulated and unpaid dividends,
if any, payable upon redemption may be paid on the next business day and no interest, additional dividends or other sums will
accrue on the amount payable for the period from and after that redemption date to that next business day. If less than all of
the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock is to be redeemed, the Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall be selected pro
rata (as nearly as may be practicable without creating fractional shares) or by any other equitable method we determine.
In
connection with any redemption of Series A Preferred Stock, we shall pay, in cash, any accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but
not including, the redemption date, unless a redemption date falls after a dividend record date and prior to the corresponding
dividend payment date, in which case each holder of Series A Preferred Stock at the close of business on such dividend record
date shall be entitled to the dividend payable on such shares on the corresponding dividend payment date notwithstanding the redemption
of such shares before such dividend payment date. Except as provided above, we will make no payment or allowance for unpaid dividends,
whether or not in arrears, on shares of the Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed.
Unless
full cumulative dividends on all shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid or declared
and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof has been or contemporaneously is set apart for payment for all past dividend periods,
no shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be redeemed unless all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock are simultaneously
redeemed and we shall not purchase or otherwise acquire directly or indirectly any shares of Series A Preferred Stock (except
by exchanging it for our capital stock ranking junior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to the payment of dividends and distribution
of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prevent the purchase or
acquisition by us of shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms to holders
of all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
Subject
to applicable law, we may purchase shares of Series A Preferred Stock in the open market, by tender or by private agreement. Any
shares of Series A Preferred Stock that we acquire may be retired and reclassified as authorized but unissued shares of preferred
stock, without designation as to class or series, and may thereafter be reissued as any class or series of preferred stock.
Voting
Rights
Holders
of the Series A Preferred Stock do not have any voting rights, except as set forth below or as otherwise required by law.
On
each matter on which holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, each share of Series A Preferred Stock will be
entitled to one vote. In instances described below where holders of Series A Preferred Stock vote with holders of any other class
or series of our preferred stock as a single class on any matter, the Series A Preferred Stock and the shares of each such other
class or series will have one vote for each $25.00 of liquidation preference (excluding accumulated dividends) represented by
their respective shares.
Whenever
dividends on any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are in arrears for eighteen or more monthly dividend periods, whether or not
consecutive, the number of directors constituting our board of directors will be automatically increased by two (if not already
increased by two by reason of the election of directors by the holders of any other class or series of our preferred stock we
may issue upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable and with which the Series A Preferred Stock is
entitled to vote as a class with respect to the election of those two directors) and the holders of Series A Preferred Stock (voting
separately as a class with all other classes or series of preferred stock we may issue upon which like voting rights have been
conferred and are exercisable and which are entitled to vote as a class with the Series A Preferred Stock in the election of those
two directors) will be entitled to vote for the election of those two additional directors (the “preferred stock directors”)
at a special meeting called by us at the request of the holders of record of at least 25% of the outstanding shares of Series
A Preferred Stock or by the holders of any other class or series of preferred stock upon which like voting rights have been conferred
and are exercisable and which are entitled to vote as a class with the Series A Preferred Stock in the election of those two preferred
stock directors (unless the request is received less than 90 days before the date fixed for the next annual or special meeting
of shareholders, in which case, such vote will be held at the earlier of the next annual or special meeting of shareholders),
and at each subsequent annual meeting until all dividends accumulated on the Series A Preferred Stock for all past dividend periods
and the then current dividend period have been fully paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof set aside for
payment. In that case, the right of holders of the Series A Preferred Stock to elect any directors will cease and, unless there
are other classes or series of our preferred stock upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable, any
preferred stock directors elected by holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall immediately resign and the number of directors
constituting the board of directors shall be reduced accordingly. In no event shall the holders of Series A Preferred Stock be
entitled under these voting rights to elect a preferred stock director that would cause us to fail to satisfy a requirement relating
to director independence of any national securities exchange or quotation system on which any class or series of our capital stock
is listed or quoted. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the total number of preferred stock directors elected by holders
of the Series A Preferred Stock (voting separately as a class with all other classes or series of preferred stock we may issue
upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable and which are entitled to vote as a class with the Series
A Preferred Stock in the election of such directors) under these voting rights exceed two.
If
a special meeting is not called by us within 30 days after request from the holders of Series A Preferred Stock as described above,
then the holders of record of at least 25% of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock may designate a holder to call the meeting
at our expense.
If,
at any time when the voting rights conferred upon the Series A Preferred Stock are exercisable, any vacancy in the office of a
preferred stock director shall occur, then such vacancy may be filled only by a written consent of the remaining preferred stock
director, or if none remains in office, by vote of the holders of record of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock and any other
classes or series of preferred stock upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable and which are entitled
to vote as a class with the Series A Preferred Stock in the election of the preferred stock directors. Any preferred stock director
elected or appointed may be removed only by the affirmative vote of holders of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock and any
other classes or series of preferred stock upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable and which classes
or series of preferred stock are entitled to vote as a class with the Series A Preferred Stock in the election of the preferred
stock directors, such removal to be effected by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders
of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock and any such other classes or series of preferred stock, and may not be removed by
the holders of the common stock.
So
long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding, we will not, without the affirmative vote or consent of the
holders of at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock outstanding at
the time, given in person or by proxy, either in writing or at a meeting (voting together as a class with all other series of
parity preferred stock that we may issue upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable), (a) authorize
or create, or increase the authorized or issued amount of, any class or series of capital stock ranking senior to the Series A
Preferred Stock with respect to payment of dividends or the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up
or reclassify any of our authorized capital stock into such shares, or create, authorize or issue any obligation or security convertible
into or evidencing the right to purchase any such shares; or (b) amend, alter, repeal or replace our amended and restated certificate
of incorporation, including by way of a merger, consolidation or otherwise in which we may or may not be the surviving entity,
so as to materially and adversely affect and deprive holders of Series A Preferred Stock of any right, preference, privilege or
voting power of the Series A Preferred Stock (each, an “Event”). An increase in the amount of the authorized preferred
stock, including the Series A Preferred Stock, or the creation or issuance of any additional Series A Preferred Stock or other
series of preferred stock that we may issue, or any increase in the amount of authorized shares of such series, in each case ranking
on a parity with or junior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to payment of dividends or the distribution of assets
upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, shall not be deemed an Event and will not require us to obtain two-thirds of the
votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and all such other similarly affected series, outstanding
at the time (voting together as a class).
The
foregoing voting provisions will not apply if, at or prior to the time when the act with respect to which such vote would otherwise
be required shall be effected, all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have been redeemed or called for redemption
upon proper notice and sufficient funds shall have been deposited in trust to effect such redemption.
Except
as expressly stated in the certificate of designations or as may be required by applicable law, the Series A Preferred Stock do
not have any relative, participating, optional or other special voting rights or powers and the consent of the holders thereof
shall not be required for the taking of any corporate action.
Information
Rights
During
any period in which we are not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are
outstanding, we will use our best efforts to (i) transmit by mail (or other permissible means under the Exchange Act) to all holders
of Series A Preferred Stock, as their names and addresses appear on our record books and without cost to such holders, copies
of the Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q that we would have been required to file with the SEC pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act if we were subject thereto (other than any exhibits that would have been required)
and (ii) promptly, upon request, supply copies of such reports to any holders or prospective holder of Series A Preferred Stock.
We will use our best effort to mail (or otherwise provide) the information to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock within
15 days after the respective dates by which a periodic report on Form 10-K or Form 10-Q, as the case may be, in respect of such
information would have been required to be filed with the SEC, if we were subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act,
in each case, based on the dates on which we would be required to file such periodic reports if we were a “non-accelerated
filer” within the meaning of the Exchange Act.
No
Conversion Rights
The
Series A Preferred Stock is not convertible into our common stock or any other security.
No
Preemptive Rights
No
holders of the Series A Preferred Stock will, as holders of Series A Preferred Stock, have any preemptive rights to purchase or
subscribe for our common stock or any other security.
Change
of Control
Provisions
in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws may make it difficult and expensive for a third party to pursue
a tender offer, change in control or takeover attempt, which is opposed by management and the board of directors.
Book-Entry
Procedures
DTC
acts as securities depository for our outstanding Series A Preferred Stock. With respect to the Series A Preferred Stock offered
hereunder, we will issue one or more fully registered global securities certificates in the name of DTC’s nominee, Cede & Co. These certificates will represent the total aggregate number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock. We will deposit
these certificates with DTC or a custodian appointed by DTC. We will not issue certificates to you for the shares of Series A
Preferred Stock that you purchase, unless DTC’s services are discontinued as described below.
Title
to book-entry interests in the Series A Preferred Stock will pass by book-entry registration of the transfer within the records
of DTC in accordance with its procedures. Book-entry interests in the securities may be transferred within DTC in accordance with
procedures established for these purposes by DTC. Each person owning a beneficial interest in shares of the Series A Preferred
Stock must rely on the procedures of DTC and the participant through which such person owns its interest to exercise its rights
as a holder of the Series A Preferred Stock.
DTC
has advised us that it is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve
System, a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and a “clearing
agency” registered under the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act. DTC holds securities that its participants (“Direct
Participants”) deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the settlement among Direct Participants of securities transactions,
such as transfers and pledges in deposited securities through electronic computerized book-entry changes in Direct Participants’
accounts, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. Direct Participants include securities
brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations, and certain other organizations. Access to the DTC system
is also available to others such as securities brokers and dealers, including the placement agents, banks and trust companies
that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Direct Participant, either directly or indirectly (“Indirect
Participants”). The rules applicable to DTC and its Direct and Indirect Participants are on file with the SEC.
When
you purchase shares of Series A Preferred Stock within the DTC system, the purchase must be by or through a Direct Participant.
The Direct Participant will receive a credit for the Series A Preferred Stock on DTC’s records. You will be considered to
be the “beneficial owner” of the Series A Preferred Stock. Your beneficial ownership interest will be recorded on
the Direct and Indirect Participants’ records, but DTC will have no knowledge of your individual ownership. DTC’s
records reflect only the identity of the Direct Participants to whose accounts shares of Series A Preferred Stock are credited.
You
will not receive written confirmation from DTC of your purchase. The Direct or Indirect Participants through whom you purchased
the Series A Preferred Stock should send you written confirmations providing details of your transactions, as well as periodic
statements of your holdings. The Direct and Indirect Participants are responsible for keeping an accurate account of the holdings
of their customers like you.
Transfers
of ownership interests held through Direct and Indirect Participants will be accomplished by entries on the books of Direct and
Indirect Participants acting on behalf of the beneficial owners.
Conveyance
of notices and other communications by DTC to Direct Participants, by Direct Participants to Indirect Participants, and by Direct
Participants and Indirect Participants to beneficial owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory
or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time.
We
understand that, under DTC’s existing practices, in the event that we request any action of the holders, or an owner of
a beneficial interest in a global security, such as you, desires to take any action that a holder is entitled to take under our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation (including the certificate of designations designating the Series A Preferred
Stock), DTC would authorize the Direct Participants holding the relevant shares to take such action, and those Direct Participants
and any Indirect Participants would authorize beneficial owners owning through those Direct and Indirect Participants to take
such action or would otherwise act upon the instructions of beneficial owners owning through them.
Any
redemption notices with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock will be sent to Cede & Co. If less than all of the outstanding
shares of Series A Preferred Stock are being redeemed, DTC will reduce each Direct Participant’s holdings of shares of Series
A Preferred Stock in accordance with its procedures.
In
those instances where a vote is required, neither DTC nor Cede & Co. itself will consent or vote with respect to the shares
of Series A Preferred Stock. Under its usual procedures, DTC would mail an omnibus proxy to us as soon as possible after the record
date. The omnibus proxy assigns Cede & Co.’s consenting or voting rights to those Direct Participants whose accounts
the shares of Series A Preferred Stock are credited to on the record date, which are identified in a listing attached to the omnibus
proxy.
Dividends
on the Series A Preferred Stock are made directly to DTC’s nominee (or its successor, if applicable). DTC’s practice
is to credit participants’ accounts on the relevant payment date in accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTC’s
records unless DTC has reason to believe that it will not receive payment on that payment date.
Payments
by Direct and Indirect Participants to beneficial owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as
is the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in “street name.” These
payments will be the responsibility of the participant and not of DTC, us or any agent of ours.
DTC
may discontinue providing its services as securities depositary with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock at any time by giving
reasonable notice to us. Additionally, we may decide to discontinue the book-entry only system of transfers with respect to the
Series A Preferred Stock. In that event, we will print and deliver certificates in fully registered form for the Series A Preferred
Stock. If DTC notifies us that it is unwilling to continue as securities depositary, or it is unable to continue or ceases to
be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and a successor depositary is not appointed by us within 90 days after
receiving such notice or becoming aware that DTC is no longer so registered, we will issue the Series A Preferred Stock in definitive
form, at our expense, upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, such global security.
According
to DTC, the foregoing information with respect to DTC has been provided to the financial community for informational purposes
only and is not intended to serve as a representation, warranty or contract modification of any kind.
Global
Clearance and Settlement Procedures
Initial
settlement for the Series A Preferred Stock will be made in immediately available funds. Secondary market trading among DTC’s
participants occurs in the ordinary way in accordance with DTC’s rules and will be settled in immediately available funds
using DTC’s Same-Day Funds Settlement System.
Certain
U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations
The
following discussion summarizes certain U.S. federal income tax considerations that may be applicable to “U.S. holders”
and “non-U.S. holders” (each as defined below) with respect to the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Series
A Preferred Stock offered by this prospectus. This discussion only applies to purchasers who purchase and hold the Series A Preferred
Stock as a capital asset within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)
(generally property held for investment). This discussion does not describe all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to
each purchaser or holder of the Series A Preferred Stock in light of its particular circumstances.
This
discussion is based upon provisions of the Code, Treasury regulations, rulings and judicial decisions as of the date hereof. These
authorities may change, perhaps retroactively, which could result in U.S. federal income tax consequences different from those
summarized below. This discussion does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation (such as the alternative minimum
tax) and does not describe any foreign, state, local or other tax considerations that may be relevant to a purchaser or holder
of the Series A Preferred Stock in light of their particular circumstances. In addition, this discussion does not describe the
U.S. federal income tax consequences applicable to a purchaser or a holder of the Series A Preferred Stock who is subject to special
treatment under U.S. federal income tax laws (including, a corporation that accumulates earnings to avoid U.S. federal income
tax, a pass-through entity or an investor in a pass-through entity, a tax-exempt entity, pension or other employee benefit plans,
financial institutions or broker-dealers, persons holding the Series A Preferred Stock as part of a hedging or conversion transaction
or straddle, a person subject to the alternative minimum tax, an insurance company, former U.S. citizens or former long-term U.S.
residents). We cannot assure you that a change in law will not significantly alter the tax considerations that we describe in
this discussion.
If
a partnership (or any other entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds the Series A Preferred
Stock, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner of that partnership generally will depend upon the status of the partner
and the activities of the partnership. If you are a partnership or a partner of a partnership holding the Series A Preferred Stock,
you should consult your tax advisors as to the particular U.S. federal income tax consequences of holding and disposing of the
Series A Preferred Stock.
You
should consult your own tax advisor concerning the U.S. federal income tax consequences to you of acquiring, owning, and disposing
of these securities, as well as any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local, foreign, or other tax jurisdiction
and the possible effects of changes in U.S. federal or other tax laws.
U.S.
Holders
Subject
to the qualifications set forth above, the following discussion summarizes certain U.S. federal income tax considerations that
may relate to the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Series A Preferred Stock by “U.S. holders.” You are a
“U.S. holder” if you are a beneficial owner of Series A Preferred Stock and you are for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
|
-
|
an
individual citizen or resident of the United States;
|
|
-
|
a
corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under
the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
|
|
-
|
an
estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or
|
|
-
|
a
trust if it (i) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and one or more United States persons
have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (ii) has a valid election in effect under applicable
United States Treasury regulations to be treated as a United States person.
|
Distributions
in General.
If distributions are made with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock, such distributions will be treated
as dividends to the extent of our current or accumulated earnings and profits as determined under the Code. We do not, however,
currently have significant current or accumulated earnings and profits. Any portion of a distribution that exceeds such earnings
and profits will first be applied to reduce a U.S. holder’s tax basis in the Series A Preferred Stock on a share-by-share
basis, and the excess will be treated as gain from the disposition of the Series A Preferred Stock, the tax treatment of which
is discussed below under “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations - U.S. Holders: Disposition of Series A Preferred
Stock, Including Redemptions.”
Under
current law, dividends received by individual holders of the Series A Preferred Stock will be subject to a reduced maximum tax
rate of 20% if such dividends are treated as “qualified dividend income” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The
rate reduction does not apply to dividends received to the extent that the individual shareholder elects to treat the dividends
as “investment income,” which may be offset against investment expenses. Furthermore, the rate reduction does not
apply to dividends that are paid to individual shareholders with respect to Series A Preferred Stock that is held for 60 days
or less during the 121 day period beginning on the date which is 60 days before the date on which the Series A Preferred Stock
becomes ex-dividend (or where the dividend is attributable to a period or periods in excess of 366 days, Series A Preferred Stock
that is held for 90 days or less during the 181 day period beginning on the date which is 90 days before the date on which the
Series A Preferred Stock becomes ex-dividend). Also, if a dividend received by an individual shareholder that qualifies for the
rate reduction is an “extraordinary dividend” within the meaning of Section 1059 of the Code, any loss recognized
by such individual shareholder on a subsequent disposition of the stock will be treated as long-term capital loss to the extent
of such “extraordinary dividend,” irrespective of such shareholder’s holding period for the stock. In addition,
dividends recognized by U.S. holders that are individuals could be subject to the 3.8% tax on net investment income. Individual
shareholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the implications of these rules in light of their particular circumstances.
Dividends
received by corporate shareholders generally will be eligible for the dividends-received deduction. Generally, this deduction
is allowed if the underlying stock is held for at least 46 days during the 91 day period beginning on the date 45 days before
the ex-dividend date of the stock, and for cumulative preferred stock with an arrearage of dividends attributable to a period
in excess of 366 days, the holding period is at least 91 days during the 181 day period beginning on the date 90 days before the
ex-dividend date of the stock. Corporate shareholders of the Series A Preferred Stock should also consider the effect of Section
246A of the Code, which reduces the dividends-received deduction allowed to a corporate shareholder that has incurred indebtedness
that is “directly attributable” to an investment in portfolio stock such as preferred stock. If a corporate shareholder
receives a dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock that is an “extraordinary dividend” within the meaning of Section
1059 of the Code, the shareholder in certain instances must reduce its basis in the Series A Preferred Stock by the amount of
the “nontaxed portion” of such “extraordinary dividend” that results from the application of the dividends-received
deduction. If the “nontaxed portion” of such “extraordinary dividend” exceeds such corporate shareholder’s
basis, any excess will be taxed as gain as if such shareholder had disposed of its shares in the year the “extraordinary
dividend” is paid. Each domestic corporate holder of the Series A Preferred Stock is urged to consult with its tax advisors
with respect to the eligibility for and the amount of any dividends received deduction and the application of Code Section 1059
to any dividends it may receive on the Series A Preferred Stock.
Constructive
Distributions on Series A Preferred Stock.
A distribution by a corporation of its stock deemed made with respect to its
preferred stock is treated as a distribution of property to which Section 301 of the Code applies. If a corporation issues preferred
stock that may be redeemed at a price higher than its issue price, the excess (a “redemption premium”) is treated
under certain circumstances as a constructive distribution (or series of constructive distributions) of additional preferred stock.
The constructive distribution of property equal to the redemption premium would accrue without regard to the holder’s method
of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes at a constant yield determined under principles similar to the determination
of original issue discount (“OID”) pursuant to Treasury regulations under Sections 1271 through 1275 of the Code (the
“OID Rules”). The constructive distributions of property would be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as
actual distributions of the Series A Preferred Stock that would constitute a dividend, return of capital or capital gain to the
holder of the stock in the same manner as cash distributions described under “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations
- U.S. Holders: Distributions in General.” The application of principles similar to those applicable to debt instruments
with OID to a redemption premium for the Series A Preferred Stock is uncertain.
We
have the right to call the Series A Preferred Stock for redemption on or after November 4, 2020 (the “call option”),
and have the option to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock upon any Change of Control (the “contingent call option”).
The stated redemption price of the Series A Preferred Stock upon any redemption pursuant to our call option or contingent call
option is equal to the liquidation preference of the Series A Preferred Stock (i.e., $25.00, plus accrued and unpaid dividends)
and is payable in cash.
If
the redemption price of the Series A Preferred Stock exceeds the issue price of the Series A Preferred Stock upon any redemption
pursuant to our call option or contingent call option, the excess will be treated as a redemption premium that may result in certain
circumstances in a constructive distribution or series of constructive distributions to U.S. holders of additional Series A Preferred
Stock. The redemption price for the Series A Preferred Stock should be the liquidation preference of the Series A Preferred Stock.
Assuming that the issue price of the Series A Preferred Stock is determined under principles similar to the OID Rules, the issue
price for the Series A Preferred Stock should be the initial offering price to the public (excluding bond houses and brokers)
at which a substantial amount of the Series A Preferred Stock is sold.
A
redemption premium for the Series A Preferred Stock should not result in constructive distributions to U.S. holders of the Series
A Preferred Stock if the redemption premium is less than a de-minimis amount as determined under principles similar to the OID
Rules. A redemption premium for the Series A Preferred Stock should be considered de-minimis if such premium is less than .0025
of the Series A Preferred Stock’s liquidation value of $25.00 at maturity, multiplied by the number of complete years to
maturity. Because the determination under the OID Rules of a maturity date for the Series A Preferred Stock is unclear, the remainder
of this discussion assumes that the Series A Preferred Stock is issued with a redemption premium greater than a de-minimis amount.
The
call option should not require constructive distributions of the redemption premium, if based on all of the facts and circumstances
as of the issue date, a redemption pursuant to the call option is not more likely than not to occur. The Treasury regulations
provide that an issuer’s right to redeem will not be treated as more likely than not to occur if: (i) the issuer and the
holder of the stock are not related within the meaning of Section 267(b) or Section 707(b) of the Code (substituting “20%”
for the phrase “50%); (ii) there are no plans, arrangements, or agreements that effectively require or are intended to compel
the issuer to redeem the stock; and (iii) exercise of the right to redeem would not reduce the yield on the stock determined using
principles applicable to the determination of OID under the OID Rules. The fact that a redemption right is not within the safe
harbor described in the preceding sentence does not mean that an issuer’s right to redeem is more likely than not to occur
and the issuer’s right to redeem must still be tested under all the facts and circumstances to determine if it is more likely
than not to occur. We do not believe that a redemption pursuant to the call option should be treated as more likely than not to
occur under the foregoing test. Accordingly, no U.S. holder of the Series A Preferred Stock should be required to recognize constructive
distributions of the redemption premium because of our call option.
Disposition
of Series A Preferred Stock, Including Redemptions.
Upon any sale, exchange, redemption (except as discussed below) or
other disposition of the Series A Preferred Stock, a U.S. holder will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between
the amount realized by the U.S. holder and the U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Series A Preferred Stock. Such capital
gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. holder’s holding period for the Series A Preferred Stock
is longer than one year. A U.S. holder should consult its own tax advisors with respect to applicable tax rates and netting rules
for capital gains and losses. Certain limitations exist on the deduction of capital losses by both corporate and non-corporate
taxpayers. In addition, gains recognized by U.S. holders that are individuals could be subject to the 3.8% tax on net investment
income.
A
redemption of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock will generally be a taxable event. If the redemption is treated as a sale
or exchange, instead of a dividend, a U.S. holder will recognize capital gain or loss (which will be long-term capital gain or
loss, if the U.S. holder’s holding period for such Series A Preferred Stock exceeds one year) equal to the difference between
the amount realized by the U.S. holder and the U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Series A Preferred Stock redeemed,
except to the extent that any cash received is attributable to any accrued but unpaid dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock,
which will be subject to the rules discussed above in “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations - U.S. Holders: Distributions
in General.” A payment made in redemption of Series A Preferred Stock may be treated as a dividend, rather than as payment
in exchange for the Series A Preferred Stock, unless the redemption:
|
●
|
is
“not essentially equivalent to a dividend” with respect to a U.S. holder under Section 302(b)(1) of the Code;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
is
a “substantially disproportionate” redemption with respect to a U.S. holder under Section 302(b)(2) of the Code;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
results
in a “complete redemption” of a U.S. holder’s stock interest in the company under Section 302(b)(3) of the
Code; or
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
is
a redemption of stock held by a non-corporate shareholder, which results in a partial liquidation of the company under Section
302(b)(4) of the Code.
|
In
determining whether any of these tests has been met, a U.S. holder must take into account not only shares of the Series A Preferred
Stock and the common stock that the U.S. Holder actually owns, but also shares of stock that the U.S. holder constructively owns
within the meaning of Section 318 of the Code.
A
redemption payment will be treated as “not essentially equivalent to a dividend” if it results in a “meaningful
reduction” in a U.S. holder’s aggregate stock interest in the company, which will depend on the U.S. holder’s
particular facts and circumstances at such time. If the redemption payment is treated as a dividend, the rules discussed above
in “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations - U.S. Holders: Distributions in General” apply.
Satisfaction
of the “complete redemption” and “substantially disproportionate” exceptions is dependent upon compliance
with the objective tests set forth in Section 302(b)(3) and Section 302(b)(2) of the Code, respectively. A redemption will result
in a “complete redemption” if either all of the shares of our stock actually and constructively owned by a U.S. holder
are exchanged in the redemption or all of the shares of our stock actually owned by the U.S. holder are exchanged in the redemption
and the U.S. holder is eligible to waive, and the U.S. holder effectively waives, the attribution of shares of our stock constructively
owned by the U.S. holder in accordance with the procedures described in Section 302(c)(2) of Code. A redemption does not qualify
for the “substantially disproportionate” exception if the stock redeemed is only non-voting stock, and for this purpose,
stock which does not have voting rights until the occurrence of an event is not voting stock until the occurrence of the specified
event. Accordingly, any redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock generally will not qualify for this exception because the voting
rights are limited as provided in the “Description of Series A Preferred Stock-Voting Rights.” For purposes of the
“redemption from non-corporate shareholders in a partial liquidation” test, a distribution will be treated as in partial
liquidation of a corporation if the distribution is not essentially equivalent to a dividend (determined at the corporate level
rather than the shareholder level) and the distribution is pursuant to a plan and occurs within the taxable year in which the
plan was adopted or within the succeeding taxable year. For these purposes, a distribution is generally not essentially equivalent
to a dividend if the distribution results in a corporate contraction. The determination of what constitutes a corporate contraction
is factual in nature, and has been interpreted under case law to include the termination of a business or line of business. Each
U.S. holder of the Series A Preferred Stock should consult its own tax advisors to determine whether a payment made in redemption
of the Series A Preferred Stock will be treated as a dividend or a payment in exchange for the Series A Preferred Stock. If the
redemption payment is treated as a dividend, the rules discussed above in “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations
- U.S. Holders: Distributions in General” apply. Under proposed Treasury regulations, if any amount received by a U.S. holder
in redemption of Series A Preferred Stock is treated as a distribution with respect to such holder’s Series A Preferred
Stock, but not as a dividend, such amount will be allocated to all shares of the Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder
immediately before the redemption on a pro rata basis. The amount applied to each share will reduce such holder’s adjusted
tax basis in that share and any excess after the basis is reduced to zero will result in taxable gain. If such holder has different
bases in shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, then the amount allocated could reduce a portion of the basis in certain shares
while reducing all of the basis, and giving rise to taxable gain, in other shares. Thus, such holder could have gain even if such
holder’s aggregate adjusted tax basis in all shares of the Series A Preferred Stock held exceeds the aggregate amount of
such distribution.
The
proposed Treasury regulations permit the transfer of basis in the redeemed shares of the Series A Preferred Stock to the holder’s
remaining, unredeemed Series A Preferred Stock (if any), but not to any other class of stock held, directly or indirectly, by
the holder. Any unrecovered basis in the Series A Preferred Stock would be treated as a deferred loss to be recognized when certain
conditions are satisfied. The proposed Treasury regulations would be effective for transactions that occur after the date the
regulations are published as final Treasury regulations. There can, however, be no assurance as to whether, when and in what particular
form such proposed Treasury regulations are ultimately finalized.
Information
Reporting and Backup Withholding.
Information reporting and backup withholding may apply with respect to payments of dividends
on the Series A Preferred Stock and to certain payments of proceeds on the sale or other disposition of the Series A Preferred
Stock. Certain non-corporate U.S. holders may be subject to U.S. backup withholding (currently at a rate of 28%) on payments of
dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock and certain payments of proceeds on the sale or other disposition of the Series A Preferred
Stock unless the beneficial owner thereof furnishes the payor or its agent with a taxpayer identification number, certified under
penalties of perjury, and certain other information, or otherwise establishes, in the manner prescribed by law, an exemption from
backup withholding. U.S. backup withholding tax is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules
may be allowed as a refund or a credit against a U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, which may entitle the
U.S. holder to a refund, provided the U.S. holder timely furnishes the required information to the Internal Revenue Service.
Non-U.S.
Holders
Subject
to the qualifications set forth above under the caption “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations,” the following
discussion summarizes certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Series A
Preferred Stock by certain “Non-U.S. holders.” You are a “Non-U.S. holder” if you are a beneficial owner
of the Series A Preferred Stock and you are not a “U.S. holder.”
Distributions
on the Series A Preferred Stock.
If distributions are made with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock, such distributions
will be treated as dividends to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits as determined under the Code and
may be subject to withholding as discussed below. Any portion of a distribution that exceeds our current and accumulated earnings
and profits will first be applied to reduce the Non-U.S. holder’s basis in the Series A Preferred Stock and, to the extent
such portion exceeds the Non-U.S. holder’s basis, the excess will be treated as gain from the disposition of the Series
A Preferred Stock, the tax treatment of which is discussed below under “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations -
Non-U.S. Holders: Disposition of Series A Preferred Stock, Including Redemptions.” In addition, if we are a U.S. real property
holding corporation, i.e. a “USRPHC,” and any distribution exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits,
we will need to choose to satisfy our withholding requirements either by treating the entire distribution as a dividend, subject
to the withholding rules in the following paragraph (and withhold at a minimum rate of 10% or such lower rate as may be specified
by an applicable income tax treaty for distributions from a USRPHC), or by treating only the amount of the distribution equal
to our reasonable estimate of our current and accumulated earnings and profits as a dividend, subject to the withholding rules
in the following paragraph, with the excess portion of the distribution subject to withholding at a rate of 10% or such lower
rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty as if such excess were the result of a sale of shares in a USRPHC
(discussed below under “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations - Non-U.S. Holders: Disposition of Series A Preferred
Stock, Including Redemptions”), with a credit generally allowed against the Non-U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income
tax liability in an amount equal to the amount withheld from such excess.
Dividends
paid to a Non-U.S. holder of the Series A Preferred Stock will be subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at a 30% rate
or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty. However, dividends that are effectively connected with
the conduct of a trade or business by the Non-U.S. holder within the United States (and, where a tax treaty applies, are attributable
to a permanent establishment maintained by the Non-U.S. holder in the United States) are not subject to the withholding tax, provided
that certain certification and disclosure requirements are satisfied including completing Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI
(or other applicable form). Instead, such dividends are subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis in the same manner
as if the Non-U.S. holder were a United States person as defined under the Code, unless an applicable income tax treaty provides
otherwise. Any such effectively connected dividends received by a foreign corporation may be subject to an additional “branch
profits tax” at a 30% rate or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty. A Non-U.S. holder
of the Series A Preferred Stock who wishes to claim the benefit of an applicable treaty rate and avoid backup withholding, as
discussed below, for dividends will be required to (i) complete Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E (or other
applicable form) and certify under penalty of perjury that such holder is not a United States person as defined under the Code
and is eligible for treaty benefits, or (ii) if the Series A Preferred Stock is held through certain foreign intermediaries, satisfy
the relevant certification requirements of applicable Treasury regulations. A Non-U.S. holder of the Series A Preferred Stock
eligible for a reduced rate of U.S. withholding tax pursuant to an income tax treaty may obtain a refund of any excess amounts
withheld by timely filing an appropriate claim for refund with the Internal Revenue Service.
Disposition
of Series A Preferred Stock, Including Redemptions.
Any gain realized by a Non-U.S. holder on the disposition of the Series
A Preferred Stock will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax unless:
|
●
|
the
gain is effectively connected with a trade or business of the Non-U.S. holder in the United States (and, if required by an
applicable income tax treaty, is attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by the Non-U.S. holder in the United
States);
|
|
●
|
the
Non-U.S. holder is an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of disposition,
and certain other conditions are met; or
|
|
●
|
we
are or have been a USRPHC for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as such term is defined in Section 897(c) of the Code, and
such Non-U.S. holder owned directly or pursuant to attribution rules at any time during the five year period ending on the
date of disposition more than 5% of the Series A Preferred Stock. This assumes that the Series A Preferred Stock is regularly
traded on an established securities market, within the meaning of Section 897(c)(3) of the Code.
|
A
Non-U.S. holder described in the first bullet point immediately above will generally be subject to tax on the net gain derived
from the sale under regular graduated U.S. federal income tax rates in the same manner as if the Non-U.S. holder were a United
States person as defined under the Code, and if it is a corporation, may also be subject to the branch profits tax equal to 30%
of its effectively connected earnings and profits or at such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty.
An individual Non-U.S. holder described in the second bullet point immediately above will be subject to a flat 30% tax (or at
such reduced rate as may be provided by an applicable treaty) on the gain derived from the sale, which may be offset by U.S. source
capital losses, even though the individual is not considered a resident of the United States. A Non-U.S. holder described in the
third bullet point above will be subject to U.S. federal income tax under regular graduated U.S. federal income tax rates with
respect to the gain recognized in the same manner as if the Non-U.S. holder were a United States person as defined under the Code.
If a Non-U.S. holder is subject to U.S. federal income tax on any sale, exchange, redemption (except as discussed below), or other
disposition of the Series A Preferred Stock, such a Non-U.S. holder will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference
between the amount realized by the Non-U.S. holder and the Non-U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Series A Preferred
Stock. Such capital gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if the Non-U.S. holder’s holding period for the
Series A Preferred Stock is longer than one year. A Non-U.S. holder should consult its own tax advisors with respect to applicable
tax rates and netting rules for capital gains and losses. Certain limitations exist on the deduction of capital losses by both
corporate and Non-corporate taxpayers. If a Non-U.S. holder is subject to U.S. federal income tax on any disposition of the Series
A Preferred Stock, a redemption of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock will be a taxable event. If the redemption is treated
as a sale or exchange, instead of a dividend, a Non-U.S. holder generally will recognize long-term capital gain or loss, if the
Non-U.S. holder’s holding period for such Series A Preferred Stock exceeds one year, equal to the difference between the
amount of cash received and fair market value of property received and the Non-U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Series
A Preferred Stock redeemed, except that to the extent that any cash received is attributable to any accrued but unpaid dividends
on the Series A Preferred Stock, which generally will be subject to the rules discussed above in “Certain U.S. Federal Income
Tax Considerations - Non-U.S. Holders: Distributions on the Series A Preferred Stock.” A payment made in redemption of the
Series A Preferred Stock may be treated as a dividend, rather than as payment in exchange for the Series A Preferred Stock, in
the same circumstances discussed above under “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations - U.S. Holders: Disposition
of Series A Preferred Stock, Including Redemptions.” Each Non-U.S. holder of the Series A Preferred Stock should consult
its own tax advisors to determine whether a payment made in redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock will be treated as a dividend
or as payment in exchange for the Series A Preferred Stock.
Information
reporting and backup withholding.
We must report annually to the Internal Revenue Service and to each Non-U.S. holder
the amount of dividends paid to such Non-U.S. holder and the tax withheld with respect to such dividends, regardless of whether
withholding was required. Copies of the information returns reporting such dividends and withholding may also be made available
to the tax authorities in the country in which the Non-U.S. holder resides under the provisions of an applicable income tax treaty.
A Non-U.S. holder will not be subject to backup withholding on dividends paid to such Non-U.S. holder as long as such Non-U.S.
holder certifies under penalty of perjury that it is a Non-U.S. holder (and the payor does not have actual knowledge or reason
to know that such Non-U.S. holder is a United States person as defined under the Code), or such Non-U.S. holder otherwise establishes
an exemption. Depending on the circumstances, information reporting and backup withholding may apply to the proceeds received
from a sale or other disposition of the Series A Preferred Stock unless the beneficial owner certifies under penalty of perjury
that it is a Non-U.S. holder (and the payor does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that the beneficial owner is a United
States person as defined under the Code), or such owner otherwise establishes an exemption. U.S. backup withholding tax is not
an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be allowed as a refund or a credit against a Non-U.S.
holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability provided the required information is timely furnished to the Internal Revenue
Service.
Foreign
Account Tax Compliance Act.
Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (provisions which are commonly referred to as “FATCA”),
generally impose a 30% withholding tax on dividends on Series A Preferred Stock paid on or after July 1, 2014 and the gross proceeds
of a sale or other disposition of Series A Preferred Stock paid on or after January 1, 2017 to: (i) a foreign financial institution
(as that term is defined in Section 1471(d)(4) of the Code) unless that foreign financial institution enters into an agreement
with the U.S. Treasury Department to collect and disclose information regarding U.S. account holders of that foreign financial
institution (including certain account holders that are foreign entities that have U.S. owners) and satisfies other requirements;
and (ii) specified other foreign entities unless such an entity certifies that it does not have any substantial U.S. owners or
provides the name, address and taxpayer identification number of each substantial U.S. owner and such entity satisfies other specified
requirements. Non-U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of FATCA to them and whether it
may be relevant to their purchase, ownership and disposition of Series A Preferred Stock.
Plan
of Distribution
Pursuant
to a placement agency agreement, we engaged H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC to act as our exclusive lead placement agent for this
offering on a reasonable best efforts basis. Boenning & Scattergood, Inc. is acting as co-placement agent. The terms of this
offering were subject to market conditions and negotiations between us and the placement agents. The placement agency agreement
does not give rise to any commitment by the placement agents to purchase any of our securities, and the placement agents will
have no authority to bind us by virtue of the placement agency agreement. Further, the placement agents do not guarantee that
they will be able to raise new capital in any prospective offering. The lead placement agent may engage sub-agents or selected
dealers to assist with the offering.
We
will deliver the securities being issued to the investors upon receipt of investor funds for the purchase of the securities offered
pursuant to this prospectus. Settlement of the shares offered hereby will occur within two business days of the transaction date
of December
7
,
2017
. Accordingly, we expect to deliver the securities being offered pursuant to this prospectus on
or about December
11, 2017
.
We
have agreed to pay the placement agents a total cash fee equal to 10% of the gross proceeds of this offering. This fee will be
distributed among the placement agents and any selected-dealers that the lead placement agent has retained to act on its behalf
in connection with this offering. We will also pay the lead placement agent a management fee equal to
0.5%
of the gross proceeds of this offering, a non-accountable expense allowance in the amount of $25,000,
a reimbursement for the lead placement agent’s legal fees and expenses in the amount of
$50,000
and
$10,000 in costs related to clearing and settlement
of
the shares of Series A Preferred Stock
offered hereby.
The
following table shows per-share and total cash placement agent fees we will pay to the placement agents in connection with the
sale of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to this prospectus assuming the purchase of all of the shares offered
hereby:
Per-share
placement agent fee
|
|
$
|
2.50
|
|
Total placement agent
fee
|
|
$
|
388,600
|
|
Subject
to the completion of this offering, we have also agreed to give the lead placement agent a twelve-month right of first refusal
to act as our lead underwriter or placement agent for any further capital raising transactions undertaken by us and, in the event
an offering is not completed during the term of the agreement, an eighteen-month tail fee equal to the compensation which would
have been received in this offering if any investor who was introduced to us by the lead placement agent provides us with further
capital during such eighteen-month period following the expiration or termination of our engagement.
We
have agreed to indemnify the placement agent and specified other persons against some civil liabilities, including liabilities
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”), and to contribute to payments that the placement agent may be required to make in respect of
such liabilities.
The
placement agents may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act, and any commissions
received by them and any profit realized on the resale of the securities sold by them while acting as principal might be deemed
to be underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act. As underwriters, the placement agents would be required
to comply with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, Rule 415(a)(4) under
the Securities Act and Rule 10b-5 and Regulation M under the Exchange Act. These rules and regulations may limit the timing of
purchases and sales of shares of Series A Preferred Stock by the placement agents acting as principal. Under these rules and regulations,
the placement agents:
●
|
may
not engage in any stabilization activity in connection with our securities; and
|
|
|
●
|
may
not bid for or purchase any of our securities or attempt to induce any person to purchase any of our securities, other than
as permitted under the Exchange Act, until it has completed its participation in the distribution.
|
From
time to time, the placement agents have provided, and may provide in the future, various advisory, investment and commercial banking
and other services to us in the ordinary course of business, for which they received and may continue to receive customary fees
and commissions. However, except as disclosed in this prospectus, we have no present arrangements with the placement agents for
any further services.
The
lead placement agent also acted as our placement agent in a registered direct offering of our securities consummated in May 2017
and in public offerings of our Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to registration statements on Form S-1 consummated in June and
September 2017 and two take downs off our “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3 consummated in August and September
2017, for which it received compensation. In addition, the lead placement agent received compensation of 3% of the gross proceeds
we raised pursuant to a prospectus supplement dated August 15, 2017. The co-placement agent in this offering served as our
underwriter in an underwritten public offering consummated in July 2016, our joint book-running manager in an underwritten public
offering consummated in November 2015, and our co-placement agent in a public offering of our Series A Preferred Stock pursuant
to two registration statements on Form S-1 consummated in June and September 2017, pursuant to which it received compensation.
Legal
Matters
The
validity of the Series A Preferred Stock offered hereby and other certain legal matters will be passed upon for us by Mazzeo Song
P.C. Sichenzia Ross Ference Kesner LLP is representing the placement agents in this offering.
Experts
The
consolidated financial statements of Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. and subsidiaries as of and for the years ended December
31, 2015 and 2016 incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement have been so incorporated
by reference in reliance upon the report of Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public accountants, upon the authority
of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
Where
You Can Find More Information
This
prospectus supplement constitutes a part of a registration statement on Form S-3 filed by us with the SEC under the Securities
Act with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock offered by this prospectus supplement. This prospectus supplement does not contain
all of the information included in the registration statement. We have omitted certain parts of the registration statement, as
allowed by the rules and regulations of the SEC. You may wish to inspect the registration statement and the exhibits to that registration
statement for further information with respect to us and the Series A Preferred Stock offered by this prospectus supplement. Copies
of the registration statement and the exhibits to such registration statement are on file at the offices of the SEC and may be
obtained upon payment of the prescribed fee or may be examined without charge at the public reference facilities of the SEC described
below. Statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement concerning the provisions of certain documents
are necessarily summaries of the material provisions of such documents, and each statement is qualified in its entirety by reference
to the copy of the applicable document filed with the SEC.
We
file annual reports, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The public may read and
copy any materials that we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20549.
You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains
an Internet website that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file
electronically with the SEC at www.sec.gov.
We
maintain an Internet website at www.mtbc.com. All of our reports filed with the SEC (including Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and proxy statements) are accessible through the Investor Relations section
of our website, free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after electronic filing. The reference to our website in this
prospectus is an inactive textual reference only and is not a hyperlink. The contents of our website are not part of this prospectus,
and you should not consider the contents of our website in making an investment decision with respect to our securities.
Incorporation
of Information by Reference
The
SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus information contained in documents that we file with
it. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated
by reference into this prospectus is an important part of this prospectus, and information we file later with the SEC will automatically
update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings we will make
with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the date that the offering of the securities
by means of this prospectus is completed or terminated, including all such documents we may file with the SEC (other than, in
each case, documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules, including Current
Reports on Form 8-K furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01, including any financial statements or exhibits relating thereto furnished
pursuant to Item 9.01):
|
●
|
our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 filed with the SEC on March 31, 2017;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
our
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 filed with the SEC on May 10, 2017, for the quarter ended
June 30, 2017 filed with the SEC on August 3, 2017 and for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 filed with the SEC on November
6, 2017;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
our
Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on each of December 1, 2016, January 6, 2017, January 24, 2017, March 20,
2017, April 14, 2017, May 11, 2017, May 12, 2017, May 16, 2017, May 17, 2017, June 20, 2017, August 18, 2017, August 28, 2017,
September 6, 2017, September 11, 2017, October 2, 2017, October 16, 2017, November 7, 2017 and December 1, 2017;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
our
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule DEF 14A filed with the SEC on April 14, 2017; and
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
the
description of our Series A Preferred Stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed with the SEC on October
19, 2015.
|
Any
statement incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement from an earlier dated document that is inconsistent with a statement
contained in this prospectus supplement or in any other document filed after the date of the earlier dated document, but prior
to the date hereof, which also is incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement, shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this prospectus supplement by such statement contained in this prospectus supplement or in any other
document filed after the date of the earlier dated document, but prior to the date hereof, which also is incorporated by reference
into this prospectus supplement.
Any
person, including any beneficial owner, to whom this prospectus supplement is delivered may request copies of this prospectus
supplement and any of the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement, without charge, by written or oral
request directed to MTBC, 7 Clyde Road, Somerset, New Jersey, 08873, by telephone at (732) 873-5133, x133, by e-mail to bkorn@mtbc.com,
or from the SEC through the SEC’s Internet website at the address provided under “Where You Can Find More Information.”
Documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement are available without charge, excluding any exhibits to those
documents unless the exhibit is specifically incorporated by reference into those documents.
Except
as expressly provided above, no other information, including none of the information on our website, is incorporated by reference
into this prospectus.
Disclosure
of Commission Position on Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities
Our
directors and officers are indemnified as provided by Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware and our amended and
restated bylaws. We have agreed to indemnify each of our directors and certain officers against certain liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted
to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the provisions described above, or otherwise, we have been advised
that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other
than our payment of expenses incurred or paid by our director, officer or controlling person in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court
of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
Medical
Transcription Billing, Corp.
$20,000,000
Common
Stock
Preferred
Stock
We
may offer and sell from time to time up to $20,000,000 of preferred stock or common stock in one or more offerings. When we decide
to sell our securities, we will provide specific terms of the offered securities, including the amount of securities offered,
in a prospectus supplement.
The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information
contained in this prospectus with respect to that offering.
This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement
may be used to offer securities for the account of persons other than us.
You
should carefully read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement carefully before you make your investment decision.
Our
common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “MTBC,” and our 11% Series A Cumulative Redeemable
Perpetual Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”) is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “MTBCP.”
On April 11, 2016, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the NASDAQ was $0.92 per share and the last reported sale
price of our Series A Preferred Stock was $25 per share.
As
of April 14, 2016, the aggregate market value of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates, or the public float, was
$4,643,906, which was calculated based on 4,914,186 shares of outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates and a price per
share of $0.945, the closing price of our common stock on April 11, 2016. As of the date hereof, we have not offered any securities
pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3, and in no event will we sell securities registered on this registration statement
in a public primary offering with a value exceeding one-third of our public float in any 12-month period, so long as our public
float remains below $75 million. As of April 14, 2016, one-third of our public float is equal to $1,547,969.
We
may offer and sell these securities to or through one or more underwriters, brokers, dealers, agents, or directly to purchasers,
on a continuous or delayed basis.
Investing
in our securities involves significant risks. See the “Risk Factors” section on page 6, in our filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission and the applicable prospectus supplement.
This
prospectus may not be used to sell any of the securities unless it is accompanied by a prospectus supplement.
NEITHER
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR
PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
The
date of this Prospectus is May 9, 2016.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
About
This Prospectus
This
prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, utilizing
the SEC’s “shelf” registration rules. Under the shelf registration rules, we may sell our securities from time
to time in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $20,000,000 as described in this prospectus.
This
prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may sell. Each time that we offer and sell securities,
we will provide a prospectus supplement to this prospectus that will contain specific information about the securities being offered
and sold and the specific terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained
in this prospectus with respect to that offering.
If there is any inconsistency between
the information in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, you should rely on the prospectus supplement.
You
should read this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and the additional information described under the headings
“Where You Can Find More Information,” and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference” before
making an investment decision. You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus
and any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides
you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not making an offer to sell these securities
in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
You
should not assume that the information in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement or any documents we incorporate
by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of those documents. Our business, financial condition,
results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.
You
should rely only on the information contained or incorporated into this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide any
information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectuses we
have prepared. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that
others may give you. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the securities offered hereby, but only under circumstances and
in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. The information contained in this prospectus is current only as of its date.
Unless
this prospectus indicates otherwise or the context otherwise requires, the terms “MTBC,” “we,” “us,”
“the Company” and “our” refer to Medical Transcription Billing, Corp., a Delaware corporation, and its
wholly-owned subsidiaries.
Special
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This
prospectus, including the sections entitled “About This Prospectus,” “About Medical Transcription Billing, Corp.,”
“Risk Factors,” and “Use of Proceeds” contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal
securities laws. These statements relate to anticipated future events, future results of operations or future financial performance.
In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “might,” “will,”
“should,” “intends,” “expects,” “plans,” “goals,” “projects,”
“anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” or
“continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. There are a number of important factors
that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements, including without
limitation:
|
●
|
our
ability to manage our growth, including acquiring and effectively integrating other businesses into our infrastructure;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
our
ability to retain our customers, including effectively migrating and keeping new customers acquired through business acquisitions;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
our
ability to attract and retain key officers and employees, including Mahmud Haq, our CEO, and personnel critical to the transitioning
and integration of our newly acquired businesses;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
our
ability to raise capital and obtain financing on acceptable terms;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
our
ability to compete with other companies developing products and selling services competitive with ours, and who may have greater
resources and name recognition than we have;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
our
ability to maintain operations in Pakistan in a manner that continues to enable us to offer competitively-priced products
and services;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
our
ability to keep and increase market acceptance of our products and services;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
our
ability to keep pace with a changing healthcare industry and its rapidly evolving technology demands and regulatory environment;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
our
ability to protect and enforce intellectual property rights; and
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
our
ability to maintain and protect the privacy of customer and patient information.
|
These
forward-looking statements are only predictions, are uncertain and involve substantial known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors which may cause our (or our industry’s) actual results, levels of activity or performance to be materially
different from any future results, levels of activity or performance expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
The “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus sets forth detailed risks, uncertainties and cautionary statements regarding
our business and these forward-looking statements. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing regulatory
environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of the risks and
uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus.
We
cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity or performance. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date of this prospectus. These cautionary statements should be considered with any written
or oral forward-looking statements that we may issue in the future. Except as required by applicable law, including securities
laws, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to reflect actual results,
later events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect
the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures or other investments or strategic transactions
we may engage in.
Where
You Can Find More Information
We
have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act for the securities being offered under this
prospectus. This prospectus, which is part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in
the registration statement and accompanying exhibits. This prospectus contains descriptions of certain agreements or documents
that are exhibits to the registration statement. The statements as to the contents of such exhibits, however, are brief descriptions
and are not necessarily complete, and each statement is qualified in all respects by reference to such agreement or document.
In addition, we file annual, quarterly and other reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our current SEC
filings and the registration statement and accompanying exhibits may be read and copied by the public at the SEC’s Public
Reference Room located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. The SEC also maintains a website that contains reports,
proxy and information statements, registration statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with
the SEC, including our filings with the SEC. The SEC website address is www.sec.gov. You may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 to
obtain further information on the operations of the Public Reference Room.
We
make available free of charge through our web site our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports
on Form 8-K, Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A and all amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after such
material is electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. Our website address is www.mtbc.com. Please note that our website
address is provided as an inactive textual reference only. Information contained on or accessible through our website is not part
of this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement, and is therefore not incorporated by reference unless such information
is otherwise specifically referenced elsewhere in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement.
Incorporation
of Certain Information by Reference
The
SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus information contained in documents that we file with
it. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated
by reference into this prospectus is an important part of this prospectus, and information we file later with the SEC will automatically
update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings we will make
with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the date that the offering of the securities
by means of this prospectus is completed or terminated, including all such documents we may file with the SEC after the date of
the initial registration statement and prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement (other than, in each case, documents
or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules, including Current Reports on Form 8-K
furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01, including any financial statements or exhibits relating thereto furnished pursuant to
Item 9.01):
●
|
our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the SEC on March 24, 2016;
|
|
|
●
|
our
Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on each of September 24, 2015, January 27, 2016, February 17, 2016, March
24, 2016 and April 5, 2016; and
|
|
|
●
|
the
description of our common stock and Series A Preferred Stock, each with $0.001 par value per share, contained in our Registration
Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the SEC on October 19, 2015, including all amendments and reports filed for purposes of
updating such descriptions.
|
Any
statement incorporated by reference in this prospectus from an earlier dated document that is inconsistent with a statement contained
in this prospectus or in any other document filed after the date of the earlier dated document, but prior to the date hereof,
which also is incorporated by reference into this prospectus, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
prospectus by such statement contained in this prospectus or in any other document filed after the date of the earlier dated document,
but prior to the date hereof, which also is incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
Any
person, including any beneficial owner, to whom this prospectus is delivered may request copies of this prospectus and any of
the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus, without charge, by written or oral request directed to MTBC, 7 Clyde
Road, Somerset, New Jersey, 08873, telephone: (732) 873-5133, x133.
About
Medical Transcription Billing, Corp.
Medical
Transcription Billing, Corp. (the “Company”) is a healthcare information technology company that provides a fully
integrated suite of proprietary web-based solutions, together with related business services, to healthcare providers practicing
in ambulatory care settings. Our integrated Software-as-a-Service (or SaaS) platform helps our customers increase revenues, streamline
workflows and make better business and clinical decisions, while reducing administrative burdens and operating costs. In addition
to our experienced team in the United States, we employ a highly educated workforce of more than 1,500 people in Pakistan, where
we believe labor costs are approximately one-half the cost of comparable India-based employees and one-tenth the cost of comparable
U.S. employees, thus enabling us to deliver our solutions at competitive prices.
Our
flagship offering, PracticePro, empowers healthcare practices with the core software and business services they need to address
industry challenges, including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“Affordable Care Act”), on one unified
SaaS platform. We deliver powerful, integrated and easy-to-use ‘big practice solutions’ to small and medium practices,
which enable them to efficiently operate their businesses, manage clinical workflows and receive timely payment for their services.
PracticePro includes:
|
●
|
Practice
management solutions and related tools, which facilitate the day-to-day operation of a medical practice;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
Electronic
health records (or EHR), which is easy to use, highly ranked, and allows our customers to reduce paperwork and qualify for
government incentives;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
Revenue
cycle management (or RCM) services, which include end-to-end medical billing, analytics, and related services; and
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
Mobile
Health (or mHealth) solutions, including smartphone applications that assist patients and healthcare providers in the provision
of healthcare services.
|
As
a result of an acquisition in 2015, the Company offers a clearinghouse service which allows clients to track claim status and
includes services such as batch electronic claim and payment transaction clearing and web access for claim corrections. Also as
result of this acquisition, the Company has an EDI service which provides a centralized electronic data interchange management
system to audit, manage and control the exchange of information.
As
of December 31, 2015, we served approximately 1,100 customers; of which 340 utilized our clearinghouse and EDI services. We provided
medical billing to approximately 730 medical practices (which we define as physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician
assistants and other clinical staff that render bills for their services) representing approximately 1,500 providers, practicing
in approximately 60 specialties and subspecialties, in 44 states. As of December 31, 2014, we served approximately 980 medical
practices representing approximately 2,200 providers, practicing in approximately 60 specialties and subspecialties, in 43 states.
Approximately 98% of the practices we serve consist of one to ten providers, with the majority of the practices we serve being
primary care providers. However, our solutions are scalable and are appropriate for larger healthcare practices across a wide
range of specialty areas. In fact, our customer with the largest number of providers is a hospital-based group with more than
120 providers.
On
July 23, 2014, the Company completed its initial public offering (“IPO”) of common stock. The Company sold approximately
4 million shares to the public.
On
July 28, 2014, the Company purchased the assets of three medical billing companies, Omni Medical Billing Services, LLC, (“Omni”),
Practicare Medical Management, Inc. (“Practicare”) and CastleRock Solutions, Inc. (“CastleRock,” and collectively
with Omni and Practicare, the “2014 Acquisitions”), for a combination of cash and stock.
During
the year 2015, the Company purchased the assets of Jesjam Holdings, LLC, a medical billing company doing business as Med Tech
Professional Billing and those assets of SoftCare Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation, the U.S. subsidiary of QHR Technologies,
Inc. which represented SoftCare Solutions Inc.’s clearinghouse, electronic data interchange and billing divisions (“SoftCare”).
The Company also purchased customer relationships during the year. The SoftCare acquisition expanded the Company’s operations
to include EDI and clearinghouse services.
During
November 2015, the Company completed a preferred stock offering, selling Series A Preferred Stock publicly. The Company sold 231,616
shares at a price of $25.00 per share.
During
February 2016 the Company purchased substantially all the assets of Gulf Coast Billing Inc., a Texas corporation.
Our
growth strategy includes acquiring smaller revenue cycle management companies and then migrating the customers of those companies
to our solutions. The revenue cycle management service industry is highly fragmented, with many local and regional revenue cycle
management companies serving small medical practices. We believe that the industry is ripe for consolidation and that we can achieve
significant growth through acquisitions. We estimate that there are more than 1,500 companies in the United States providing revenue
cycle management services and that no one company has more than a 7% share of the market. We further believe that it is becoming
increasingly difficult for traditional revenue cycle management companies to meet the growing technology and business service
needs of healthcare providers without a significant investment in information technology infrastructure.
In
addition, our growth strategy includes strategic partnerships with other industry participants, including electronic health records
vendors, in which the vendors refer customers to our services. While we offer our own electronic health records, our strategy
includes providing integrated offerings utilizing third party electronic health records while offering customers MTBC’s
revenue cycle management, practice management and mobile health capabilities.
We
have recently hired additional sales and marketing executives and moved existing personnel into sales roles to spearhead our customer
acquisition initiative, which will include growing existing and developing new strategic partnerships. We believe that these new
team members will also be able to successfully leverage the network of relationships of the medical billing companies and the
clearinghouse entity that we acquired and our existing network. By devoting greater resources to sales and marketing, we expect
that our organic growth will increase more rapidly, as our current organic growth is driven primarily by customer referrals and
internet search engine optimization technique.
Our
principal executive offices are located at 7 Clyde Road, Somerset, New Jersey, 08873, and our main telephone number is (732) 873-5133.
Risk
Factors
An
investment in our securities involves significant risks. You should read and carefully consider the risks and uncertainties and
the risk factors set forth in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current
Reports on Form 8-K we file after the date of this prospectus, and the other information contained in or incorporated by reference
into this prospectus, as updated, amended or superseded by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act, and the risk factors
and other information contained in any applicable prospectus supplement before acquiring any of such securities. The occurrence
of any of these risks could materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition, results of operations
and cash flow and might cause you to lose all or part of your investment in the offered securities. Much of the business information,
as well as the financial and operational data contained in our risk factors, are updated by our periodic reports filed with the
SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act, which are also incorporated by reference into this prospectus. The risks that we discuss in
the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus are those we currently believe may materially affect our Company. Additional
risks not presently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial also may materially and adversely affect our business,
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Please also refer to the section entitled “Special Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements” herein.
Use
of Proceeds
Unless
otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement to this prospectus used to offer our securities, we expect to use the
net proceeds from any offering of securities by us for general corporate purposes, which may include funding potential acquisitions,
capital expenditures, investments and general working capital. Pending the application of the net proceeds, except to the extent
otherwise provided in the accompanying prospectus supplement, we expect to invest the proceeds in short-term, interest-bearing
instruments or other investment-grade securities. Additional information on the use of net proceeds from the sale of securities
that we may offer from time to time by this prospectus may be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to a
particular offering.
The
Securities We May Offer
The
descriptions of the securities contained in this prospectus summarize all the material terms and provisions of the various types
of securities that we may offer. The particular terms of the securities offered by any prospectus supplement will be described
in that prospectus supplement. If indicated in an applicable prospectus supplement, the terms of the securities may differ from
the terms summarized below. An applicable prospectus supplement will also contain information, where applicable, about material
U.S. federal income tax considerations relating to the securities, and the securities exchange, if any, on which the securities
will be listed.
We
may sell from time to time, in one or more offerings:
|
●
|
common
stock; and/or
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
preferred
stock.
|
Our
board of directors, in its sole discretion, has authority to sell any treasury stock and/or unissued securities upon such terms
as it deems advisable. Our board of directors could issue preferred stock, or additional shares of voting common stock at any
time.
If
we issue securities at a discount from their original stated principal or liquidation amount, then, for purposes of calculating
the total dollar amount of all securities issued under this prospectus, we will treat the initial offering price of the securities
as the total original principal or liquidation amount of the securities.
This
prospectus may not be used to sell securities unless it is accompanied by a prospectus supplement.
Description
of our Capital Stock
General
The
following description summarizes the most important terms of our capital stock, as they are expected to be in effect upon the
completion of this offering. This summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of
our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, certificate of designations of the Series A Preferred Stock, and amended
and restated bylaws, copies of which have been incorporated by reference or filed as exhibits to the registration statement of
which this prospectus is a part. For a complete description of our capital stock, you should refer to our amended and restated
certificate of incorporation, certificate of designations of the Series A Preferred Stock, and amended and restated bylaws, and
to the applicable provisions of Delaware law. Our authorized capital stock consists of 19,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001
par value per share, and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share, of which 234,600 have been designated
Series A Preferred Stock.
As
of April 14, 2016, there were 10,245,940 shares of our common stock outstanding, 737,203 shares of Treasury Stock, and an additional
832,633 shares reserved for issuance under the 2014 Equity Plan. There were 231,616 shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding.
Our board of directors is authorized, without stockholder approval, except as required by the listing standards of NASDAQ and
any applicable securities laws, to issue additional shares of our capital stock.
Common
Stock
Dividend
Rights
Subject
to preferences that may apply to any shares of preferred stock outstanding at the time, the holders of our common stock will be
entitled to receive dividends out of funds legally available if our board of directors, in its discretion, determines to issue
dividends and then only at the times and in the amounts that our board of directors may determine.
Voting
Rights
Holders
of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters properly submitted to a vote of stockholders on
which holders of common stock are entitled to vote. We have not provided for cumulative voting for the election of directors in
our amended and restated certificate of incorporation. The directors will be elected by a plurality of the outstanding shares
entitled to vote on the election of directors. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation establishes a classified
board of directors that is divided into three classes until the third annual stockholder meeting following the date of our IPO,
when the board of directors will be divided into two classes, with staggered two year terms, as set forth in more detail under
the subsection titled “Classified Board” below.
No
Preemptive or Similar Rights
Our
common stock is not entitled to preemptive rights, and is not subject to conversion, redemption or sinking fund provisions.
Right
to Receive Liquidation Distributions
If
we become subject to a liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, the assets legally available for distribution to our stockholders
would be distributable ratably among the holders of our common stock and any participating preferred stock outstanding at that
time, subject to prior satisfaction of all outstanding debt and liabilities and the preferential rights of and the payment of
liquidation preferences, if any, on any outstanding shares of preferred stock.
Preferred
Stock
Our
board of directors is authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by Delaware law, to issue preferred stock in one or more series,
to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each series, and to fix the designation, powers, preferences
and rights of the shares of each series and any of its qualifications, limitations or restrictions, in each case without further
vote or action by our stockholders. Our board of directors can also increase (but not above the total number of authorized shares
of the class) or decrease (but not below the number of shares then outstanding) the number of shares of any series of preferred
stock, without any further vote or action by our stockholders. Our board of directors may authorize the issuance of preferred
stock with voting or conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of our common
stock or other series of preferred stock. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible
financings, acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could, among other things, have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing
a change in our control of our company and might adversely affect the market price of our common stock and the voting and other
rights of the holders of our common stock.
Series
A Preferred Stock
No
Maturity, Sinking Fund or Mandatory Redemption
The
Series A Preferred Stock has no stated maturity and will not be subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption. Shares of
the Series A Preferred Stock will remain outstanding indefinitely unless we decide to redeem or otherwise repurchase them. We
are not required to set aside funds to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock.
Dividend
Rights
Holders
of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cumulative cash dividends at the rate of 11% of the $25.00 per
share liquidation preference per annum (equivalent to $2.75 per annum per share). Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock shall
be payable monthly on the 15th day of each month. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock will accrue whether or not we have
earnings, whether or not there are funds legally available for the payment of those dividends and whether or not those dividends
are declared by our board of directors. Any redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock by us will require payment of any accumulated
and unpaid dividends thereon to, but not including, the date fixed for redemption.
Voting
Rights
Holders
of the Series A Preferred Stock do not have any voting rights, except as set forth below or as otherwise required by law. Whenever
dividends on any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are in arrears for eighteen or more monthly dividend periods, whether or not
consecutive, the number of directors constituting our board of directors will be automatically increased by two and the holders
of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to vote for the election of those two additional directors.
No
Conversion Rights
The
Series A Preferred Stock is not convertible into our common stock or any of our other securities.
No
Preemptive or Similar Rights
No
holders of the Series A Preferred Stock will, as holders of Series A Preferred Stock, have any preemptive rights to purchase or
subscribe for our common stock or any other security.
Right
to Receive Liquidation Distributions
In
the event of our voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred
Stock will be entitled to be paid out of the assets we have legally available for distribution to our shareholders, subject to
the preferential rights of the holders of any class or series of our capital stock we may issue ranking senior to the Series A
Preferred Stock with respect to the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, a liquidation preference
of $25.00 per share, plus an amount equal to any accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the date of payment,
before any distribution of assets is made to holders of our common stock or any other class or series of our capital stock we
may issue that ranks junior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to liquidation rights.
Exclusive
Jurisdiction
Unless
we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the sole
and exclusive forum for: (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of us; (ii) any action asserting a claim of
breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers or other employees or agents to us or our stockholders; (iii)
any action asserting a claim against us arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or our amended and restated certificate
of incorporation, certificate of designations of the Series A Preferred Stock, or amended and restated bylaws; (iv) any action
to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, certificate of
designations of the Series A Preferred Stock, or our amended and restated bylaws; or (v) any action asserting a claim against
us governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each such case, subject to said Court of Chancery having personal jurisdiction
over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein.
Anti-Takeover
Provisions
The
provisions of Delaware law, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws may have
the effect of delaying, deferring or discouraging another person from acquiring control of our company. These provisions, which
are summarized below, may have the effect of discouraging takeover bids. They are also designed, in part, to encourage persons
seeking to acquire control of us to negotiate first with our board of directors. We believe that the benefits of increased protection
of our potential ability to negotiate with an unfriendly or unsolicited acquirer outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging a
proposal to acquire us because negotiation of these proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.
Delaware
Law
We
are governed by the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or DGCL. In general, Section 203 prohibits
a public Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder”
for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, unless the
business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. A “business combination” includes mergers, asset sales or
other transactions resulting in a financial benefit to the stockholder. An “interested stockholder” is a person who,
together with affiliates and associates, owns, or within three years of the date on which it is sought to be determined whether
such person is an “interested stockholder,” did own, 15% or more of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock.
These provisions may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in our control.
Our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws include a number of provisions that could
deter hostile takeovers or delay or prevent changes in control of our management team, including the following:
|
●
|
Classified
Board. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws provide that our Board is initially
classified into three classes of directors through the third annual meeting of the stockholders following the date of our
IPO. The initial term of the Class I directors expired on June 10, 2015, the date of our first annual stockholder meeting,
at which time the director standing for reelection was elected for a three year term. The initial term of the Class II directors
will expire on the second annual stockholders meeting following the date of our IPO, at which time the successors of the Class
II directors will be elected for a three year term. The initial term of the Class III directors will expire on the third annual
stockholders meeting following the date of our IPO, at which point the Class III directors will be divided as equally as possible
into two groups, with one group being assigned to Class I and the other group being assigned to Class II. From that date forward,
the Board will be classified into two classes of directors with staggered two year terms. A third party may be discouraged
from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us as it is more difficult and time consuming for
stockholders to replace a majority of the directors on a classified board of directors.
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
Advance
Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations. Our amended and restated bylaws provide for advance
notice procedures for stockholders seeking to bring business before our annual meeting of stockholders or to nominate candidates
for election as directors at our annual meeting of stockholders. Our amended and restated bylaws also specify certain requirements
regarding the form and content of a stockholder’s notice. These provisions might preclude our stockholders from bringing
matters before our annual meeting of stockholders or from making nominations for directors at our annual meeting of stockholders
if the proper procedures are not followed. We expect that these provisions may also discourage or deter a potential acquirer
from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect the acquirer’s own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to
obtain control of our company.
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
No
Cumulative Voting. The Delaware General Corporation Law provides that stockholders are not entitled to the right to cumulate
votes in the election of directors unless a corporation’s certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Our amended
and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws do not provide for cumulative voting. The directors
shall be elected by a plurality of the outstanding shares entitled to vote on the election of directors.
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
Directors
Removed Only for Cause. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that stockholders may remove directors
only for cause and with the affirmative vote of 50.1% of the outstanding shares entitled to cast their vote for the election
of directors.
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
Issuance
of Undesignated Preferred Stock. Our board of directors has the authority, without further action by the stockholders, to
issue up to 1,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock with rights and preferences, including voting rights, designated
from time to time by our board of directors. Our Series A Preferred Stock has been and is being issued under this authority.
The existence of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock would enable our board of directors to render more difficult
or to discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or other means.
|
Transfer
Agent and Registrar
The
transfer agent and registrar for our common stock and Series A Preferred Stock is VStock Transfer, LLC. The transfer agent and
registrar’s address is 18 Lafayette Place, Woodmere, NY 11598.
Listing
Our
common stock trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “MTBC.” Our Series A Preferred Stock trades on the
NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “MTBCP.”
Plan
of Distribution
We
may sell the securities covered by this prospectus from time to time in one or more offerings. Registration of the securities
covered by this prospectus does not mean, however, that those securities will necessarily be offered or sold.
We
may sell the securities separately or together:
|
●
|
through
one or more underwriters, dealers or agents;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
on
any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
in
the over-the-counter market;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
block
trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block
as principal to facilitate the transaction;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
at
a fixed price or prices, which may be changed;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
“at
the market offerings”, to or through a sales agent or market maker or into an existing trading market;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
privately
negotiated transactions and prices;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
to
one or more investors, including our affiliates and stockholders;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
through
any combination of any of these methods of sale; or
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
any
other method permitted by applicable law.
|
Each
time we sell securities covered by this prospectus, we will describe the method of distribution of the securities and the terms
and conditions of the offering, including the offering price of the securities and the proceeds to us, in the prospectus supplement
or free writing prospectus. Any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to
time.
If
underwriters are used in the sale of any securities, the securities may be acquired by the underwriters for their own account
and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions described above. The securities may be either offered to the public
through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters, or directly by underwriters.
Offers
to purchase the securities being offered by this prospectus may be solicited directly. We may designate agents to sell the securities
from time to time. Unless otherwise specified in connection with any particular sale of securities, the agents will agree to use
their reasonable best efforts to solicit purchases for the period of their appointment. Any agent involved in the offer or sale
of our securities will be identified in a prospectus supplement.
We
may authorize underwriters, dealers or agents to solicit offers by certain purchasers to purchase the securities from us at the
public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus pursuant to delayed delivery contracts
providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. The contracts will be subject only to those conditions set
forth in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, and the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus will set
forth any commissions we pay for solicitation of these contracts.
Underwriters,
dealers and agents may be entitled to indemnification by us against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act, or to contribution with respect to payments made by the underwriters, dealers or agents, under agreements between
us and the underwriters, dealers and agents.
We
may grant underwriters who participate in the distribution of securities an option to purchase additional securities to cover
over-allotments, if any, in connection with the distribution.
Underwriters,
dealers or agents may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from us or our purchasers, as
their agents in connection with the sale of securities. These underwriters, dealers or agents may be considered to be underwriters
under the Securities Act. As a result, discounts, commissions or profits on resale received by the underwriters, dealers or agents
may be treated as underwriting discounts and commissions. The prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus will identify any
such underwriter, dealer or agent and describe any compensation received by them from us. Any initial public offering price and
any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.
Any
underwriter may engage in over-allotment transactions, stabilizing transactions, short-covering transactions and penalty bids
in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act. Over-allotment involves sales in excess of the offering size, which create
a short position. Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do
not exceed a specified maximum. Short covering transactions involve purchases of the securities in the open market after the distribution
is completed to cover short positions. Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a dealer when
the securities originally sold by the dealer are purchased in a covering transaction to cover short positions. Those activities
may cause the price of the securities to be higher than it would otherwise be. If commenced, the underwriters may discontinue
any of the activities at any time. We make no representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that
such transactions may have on the price of the securities. For a description of these activities, see the information under the
heading “Underwriting” or “Plan of Distribution” in the applicable prospectus supplement.
The
underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may engage in transactions with us, or perform other services for us, in the ordinary course
of their business for which they receive compensation.
In
compliance with guidelines of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, the maximum consideration or discount to
be received by any FINRA member or independent broker dealer may not exceed 8% of the aggregate amount of the securities offered
pursuant to this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement.
Legal
Matters
Unless
otherwise stated in the prospectus supplement, Mazzeo Song P.C. will provide us with an opinion as to the legality of the securities
offered under this prospectus. Additional legal matters may be passed upon for us, or any underwriters, dealers or agents, by
counsel that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Experts
The
consolidated financial statements of Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015 and for the
year then ended December 31, 2015, incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement have
been incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public accountants, upon
the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The
consolidated financial statements of Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2014 and for the year
ended December 31, 2014, incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement have been incorporated
by reference in reliance upon the report of Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, (which
report expresses an unqualified opinion on the consolidated financial statements and includes an explanatory paragraph relating
to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern), upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The
financial statements of SoftCare, the RCM Division of QHR Corporation, as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and for the years then
ended, incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement have been incorporated by reference
in reliance upon the report of Grant Thornton LLP (Canada), independent chartered public accountants, upon the authority of said
firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
Medical
Transcription Billing, Corp.
155,440
Shares of 11% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual
Preferred Stock
$25.00
per Share
Liquidation
Preference $25.00 per Share
PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT
Lead
Placement Agent
H.C.
Wainwright & Co.
Co-Placement
Agent
Boenning
& Scattergood, Inc.
December
7, 2017
CareCloud (NASDAQ:MTBCP)
Historical Stock Chart
From Oct 2024 to Nov 2024
CareCloud (NASDAQ:MTBCP)
Historical Stock Chart
From Nov 2023 to Nov 2024