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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K/A

 

Amendment No. 1

 

x      ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010

 

o         TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                  to                   .

 

Commission File Number 0-21609

 

CHASE PACKAGING CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Texas

 

93-1216127

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

636 River Road, Fair Haven, NJ

 

07704

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (732) 741.1500

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  None

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  Common Stock, par value $.10 per share

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes o  No x

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  Yes o  No x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes x  No o

 

Indicate by check whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes o  No o

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (229.405) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.   x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Smaller reporting company x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes x  No o

 

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold as of the last business day of the Registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter was $479,919.

 

Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of April 20, 2011:  15,536,275

 

 

 




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EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

Chase Packaging Corporation (the “Company,” “Chase,” “we” or “us”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (“Amended Report”) to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2010, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 31, 2011 (“Original Report”), for the sole purpose of including disclosures under Part III, Items 10 through 14, of Form 10-K, which were not included in the Original Report. Our definitive proxy statement for our 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will not be filed with the SEC within 120 days after the end of our fiscal year ended December 31, 2010; therefore, we are filing this Amended Report to provide the incorporated information within the required time period.

 

Except as described above, the Company has not modified or updated disclosures presented in the Original Report in this Amended Report. Accordingly, this Amended Report does not reflect events occurring after the filing of our Original Report or modify or update those disclosures, including the exhibits to the Original Report, affected by subsequent events. As such, our Original Report continues to speak as of March 31, 2011 (the date it was filed with the SEC). Accordingly, this Amended Report should be read in conjunction with the Original Report and our other reports filed with the SEC subsequent to the filing of our Original Report, including any amendments to those filings.

 

In addition, as required by Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, new certifications by our principal executive officer and principal financial officer are filed as exhibits to this Amended Report under Item 15 of Part IV hereof.

 

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PART III

 

Item 10.  Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

 

Board of Directors

 

Information concerning each member of Chase’s Board of Directors is set forth below:

 

Name, Age, and Business Experience

 

Positions with Company

Allen T. McInnes, Ph.D., 73

Joined the Board of Directors in 1993 and has served as Chairman of the Board, President, and Treasurer of the Company since 1997; Director of TGC Industries, Inc. (“TGC”), a company engaged in the geophysical services industry, since 1993; Chairman of the Board of TGC from 1993 to 2004; Director of Tetra Technologies, a chemical manufacturer, since 1993; President and Chief Executive Officer of Tetra Technologies, Inc. from April 1996 to January 2000; and Dean of the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University from September 2001 to present.  Dr. McInnes was selected to serve as a director of the Company due to his extensive background as an experienced leader of major organizations, his experience serving on the boards of other public companies, and his experience as chief executive officer of another public company.  In addition, Dr. McInnes’ current position as Dean of the Business School at Texas Tech University provides the Board with a link to recent developments in business management practices. 

 

Chairman of the Board,

President and Treasurer

 

 

 

Herbert M. Gardner, 71

Vice President of the Company since 2001; was a Director of the Company from 1996 to 1997 and rejoined the Board of Directors in 2001; Director of TGC Industries, Inc. (“TGC”), a company engaged in the geophysical services industry, since 1980; Executive Vice President of Barrett-Gardner Associates, Inc., a private merchant banking firm, from November 2002 until June 2009; and previously Senior Vice President of Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, an investment banking firm, from 1978 to 2002; Chairman of the Board of Supreme Industries, Inc. (“Supreme”), a manufacturer of specialized truck bodies and shuttle buses, since 1979; Chief Executive Officer of Supreme from 1979 to January 2011; President of Supreme from June 1992 to February 2006; Director of Rumson-Fair Haven Bank and Trust Company, a New Jersey state independent, commercial bank and trust company, since 2000; former Director of Nu-Horizons Electronics Corp., an electronics component distributor, from 1984 until January 2011; and former Director of MKTG, Inc., a marketing and sales promotion company from 1997 until January 2010.  Mr. Gardner was selected to serve as a director of the Company because of his strong executive management skills, his business acumen, and his experience as chief executive officer of another public company.

 

Vice President and

Director

 

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Name, Age, and Business Experience

 

Positions with Company

William J. Barrett, 71

Secretary of the Company since 2001, was a Director of the Company from 1996 to 1997, and rejoined the Board of Directors in 2001; Director of TGC Industries, Inc. (“TGC”), a company engaged in the geophysical services industry, since 1980; Secretary of TGC from 1986 to November 1997; President of Barrett-Gardner Associates, Inc., a private merchant banking firm, from November 2002 until June 2009; and since then President of W. J. Barrett Associates, Inc.; previously Senior Vice President of Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, an investment banking firm, from 1978 to 2002; Director, Executive Vice President, and Secretary of Supreme Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of specialized truck bodies and shuttle buses, since 1979; Chairman of the Board of Rumson-Fair Haven Bank and Trust, a New Jersey state independent, commercial bank and trust company, since 2000; Director of MassMutual Corporate Investors, a close-end investment company, since July of 2006; and a Director of MassMutual Participation Investors, a close-end investment company, since July of 2006.  Mr. Barrett brings to the Board keen business and financial judgment and an extraordinary understanding of the Company’s business, history, and organization, as well as extensive leadership experience.

 

Secretary and Director

 

 

 

Edward L. Flynn, 76

Director of the Company since 2007; Director of TGC Industries, Inc. (“TGC”), a company engaged in the geophysical services industry, since 1999; Owner of Flynn Meyer Company, a management company for the restaurant industry, since 1976; Director and Treasurer of Citri-Lite Co., a soft drink company, since 1994; Director of Supreme Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of specialized truck bodies and shuttle buses, since 2007; and Director of Bioject Medical Technologies Inc., a medical device company, since 2007.  Mr. Flynn is an experienced leader of large organizations and brings to the Board strong executive management skills and experience serving on the boards of other public companies.

 

Director

 

 

 

Wayne A. Whitener, 59

Director of the Company since 2009; Mr. Whitener has been Director of TGC Industries, Inc. (“TGC”), a company engaged in the geophysical services industry, since 1984; President of TGC since July 1986; Chief Executive Officer of TGC since 1999; Chief Operating Officer of TGC from July 1986 to December 1998; Vice President of TGC from 1983 to July 1986; and a Director of Supreme Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of specialized truck bodies and shuttle buses, since 2008.  As the principal executive officer of another public company, Mr. Whitener provides valuable insight and guidance on the issues of corporate strategy and risk management.

 

Director

 

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Executive Officers

 

The following table sets forth certain information concerning the persons who serve as executive officers of the Company and who will continue to serve in such positions at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

 

Allen T. McInnes

 

73

 

Chairman, President, and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

Herbert M. Gardner

 

71

 

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

William J. Barrett

 

71

 

Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

Ann C. W. Green

 

69

 

Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary

 

Additional information regarding Messrs. McInnes, Gardner, and Barrett is included in the foregoing information relating to the Board of Directors.  Ms. Green has served as Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary of the Company since 2001.  She is Vice President of W. J. Barrett Associates, Inc., a private merchant banking firm.  Ms. Green also serves as Assistant Secretary of each of Supreme Indiana Operations, Inc., a specialized manufacturer of truck bodies and shuttle buses, and TGC Industries, Inc., a geophysical services company.  She previously served for 15 years as Assistant Vice President of Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC, an investment banking firm.

 

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires the Company’s directors and executive officers, and persons who own more than 10% of the Company’s common stock, par value $.10 per share (the “Common Stock”), to file with the SEC certain reports of beneficial ownership of Common Stock.  Based solely on copies of such reports furnished to the Company and written representations that no other reports were required, the Company believes that all applicable Section 16(a) filing requirements were complied with by its directors, officers, and 10% shareholders during the last fiscal year.

 

Committees

 

The Board of Directors has not designated any committees.  Since the Company is a development stage company, the Board of Directors believes that it adequately performs all necessary functions regarding governance of the Company.

 

Code of Ethics

 

The Board of Directors has not adopted a code of ethics that applies to its executive officers.  Since the Company is a development stage company with no operations and since only one of its executive officers receives compensation, the Board of Directors believes that a code of ethics is not necessary to deter wrongdoing and to promote honest and ethical conduct and accurate disclosure in the Company’s public communications.

 

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Item 11.  Executive Compensation

 

Commencing November 1, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors agreed to pay the Company’s Chief Financial Officer an annual salary of $17,000.  No other officers of the Company receive compensation other than reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with Company business and development.  There were no equity awards at fiscal year-end.

 

Summary Compensation Table

 

Name and
Principal
Position

 

Year

 

Salary

 

Bonus

 

Stock
Awards

 

Option
Awards

 

Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation ($)

 

Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings ($)

 

All Other
Compensation

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ann C. W. Green,

 

2010

 

$

17,000

 

-0-

 

-0-

 

-0-

 

-0-

 

-0-

 

-0-

 

$

17,000

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

2009

 

$

17,000

 

-0-

 

-0-

 

-0-

 

-0-

 

-0-

 

-0-

 

$

17,000

 

 

Director Compensation

 

Directors of the Company are not paid fees, but are reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of the Board of Directors and out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with Company business and development.

 

Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

 

The following tabulation sets forth the names of those persons known to management to be beneficial owners of more than five percent of the Common Stock as of April 20, 2011.  The tabulation also sets forth information with respect to the Common Stock which is beneficially owned by each director and executive officer of the Company, and by all directors and executive officers of the Company as a group, as of April 20, 2011 (including shares beneficially owned by such persons, pursuant to the rules of beneficial ownership, as a result of the ownership of certain warrants and other securities convertible into Common Stock) according to data furnished by the persons named.  Persons having direct beneficial ownership of Common Stock possess the sole voting and dispositive power in regard to such stock.  As of April 20, 2011 there were 15,536,275 shares of Common Stock outstanding.

 

Name and Address of
Beneficial Owner

 

Title of
Class

 

Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership

 

Approximate
Percentage
of Class (1)

 

Allen T. McInnes
636 River Road
Fair Haven, NJ  07704

 

Common

 

4,938,954

(5)

26.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Herbert M. Gardner
636 River Road
Fair Haven, NJ  07704

 

Common

 

4,348,673

(2)(5)

23.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

William J. Barrett
636 River Road
Fair Haven, NJ  07704

 

Common

 

4,582,405

(3)(5)

24.4

%

 

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Name and Address of
Beneficial Owner

 

Title of
Class

 

Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership

 

Approximate
Percentage
of Class (1)

 

Edward L. Flynn
75-11 Myrtle Avenue
Glendale, NY  11385

 

Common

 

1,640,359

(4)(5)

9.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wayne A. Whitener
101 E. Park Blvd., Ste 955
Plano, TX  75074

 

Common

 

42,738

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ann C. W. Green
636 River Road
Fair Haven, NJ 07704

 

Common

 

744,775

(5)

4.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All directors & officers as a group (6 persons)

 

Common

 

16,297,904

(2)(3)(4)(5)

63.0

%

 


(1) The percentage calculations have been made in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, based on number of shares outstanding plus the Common Stock underlying the warrants and Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.

 

(2) Includes 167,590 shares of Common Stock owned by Herbert M. Gardner’s wife.  Mr. Gardner has disclaimed beneficial ownership of these shares.

 

(3) Includes 286,345 shares of Common Stock owned by William J. Barrett’s wife.  Mr. Barrett has disclaimed beneficial ownership of these shares.

 

(4) Includes 167,000 shares of Common Stock owned by Edward L. Flynn’s wife.  Mr. Flynn has disclaimed beneficial ownership of these shares.

 

(5) Includes the Common Stock underlying warrants and Series A Preferred Stock held by the following directors and executive officers:

 

Beneficial Owner

 

Number of Common
Shares Underlying
Series A Preferred
Beneficially Owned

 

Number of Common
Shares Underlying
Warrants
Beneficially Owned

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allen T. McInnes

 

2,087,000

 

766,500

 

Herbert M. Gardner(1)

 

1,934,000

 

712,500

 

William J. Barrett(2)

 

2,937,000

 

245,500

 

Edward L. Flynn(3)

 

906,000

 

334,000

 

Ann C. W. Green

 

319,000

 

118,500

 

 


(1) Includes 239,000 and 89,000 shares of Common Stock underlying Series A Preferred Stock and warrants, respectively, held by the named person’s spouse.  Mr. Gardner has disclaimed beneficial ownership of the shares.

 

(2) Includes 453,000 and 167,000 shares of Common Stock underlying Series A Preferred Stock and warrants, respectively, held by the named person’s spouse.  Mr. Barrett has disclaimed beneficial ownership of the shares.

 

(3) Includes 453,000 shares and 167,000 shares of Common Stock underlying Series A Preferred Stock and warrants, respectively, held by the named person’s spouse.  Mr. Flynn has disclaimed beneficial ownership of the shares.

 

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Depositories such as The Depository Trust Company (Cede & Company) as of April 20, 2011 held, in the aggregate, more than 5% of the then outstanding Common Stock voting shares.  The Company understands that such depositories hold such shares for the benefit of various participating brokers, banks, and other institutions which are entitled to vote such shares according to the instructions of the beneficial owners thereof.  The Company has no reason to believe that any of such beneficial owners hold more than 5% of the Company’s outstanding voting securities.

 

Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

 

Independence

 

The Common Stock is quoted on the over-the-counter market operated by Pink OTC Markets Inc., which does not impose any director independence requirements.  Using the director independence requirements set forth in NASDAQ rule 5605(a)(2), the Company has only one independent director, Mr. Edward L. Flynn.

 

Transactions and Relationships Involving Our Directors and Executive Officers

 

The Company did not engage in any transaction during the 2010 fiscal year, and does not currently propose to enter into any transaction, in which any related person had or will have a direct or indirect material interest in excess of $120,000.

 

Item 14.  Principal Accounting Fees and Services

 

Audit Fees

 

The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the independent registered public accounting firm for the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements and review of financial statements included in the Company’s Forms 10-Q were $22,500 and $19,500 for 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 

Audit-Related Fees

 

None.

 

Tax Fees

 

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the independent registered public accounting firm for the preparation of the Company’ corporate tax returns were $3,000 and $2,675 for 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 

All Other Fees

 

None.

 

The Board of Directors, which functions as the audit committee, makes reasonable inquiry as to the independence of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm based upon the considerations set forth in Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, including the examination of representation letters furnished by the independent registered public accounting firm.

 

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PART IV

 

Item 15.  Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

 

(a)                                  The following documents are filed as a part of this report:

 

(3)                                  Exhibits:  The information required by this Item 15(a)(3) is set forth in the Index to Exhibits accompanying this report.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

CHASE PACKAGING CORPORATION

 

 

 

Date: April 22, 2011

By:

/s/ Allen T. McInnes

 

 

Allen T. McInnes

 

 

Chairman of the Board, President and

 

 

Treasurer

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

EXHIBIT
NO.

 

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

3.1

 

Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 10-SB, as amended, dated October 24, 1996, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

3.2

 

Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 9, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

3.3

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company dated March 28, 2008, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference

 

 

 

4.1

 

Form of Registration Rights Amendment, dated as of September 7, 2007, by and among the Company and certain purchasers named therein, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 10-QSB/A for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 5, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

4.2

 

Form of Amendment Number One to Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2008, by and among the Company and certain purchasers named therein, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 5, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

4.3

 

Form of Securities Purchase and Subscription Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2007, by and among the Company and certain purchasers named therein, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 11, 2007, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

4.4

 

Statement of Resolution Establishing Series A 10% Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 11, 2007, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

4.5

 

Form of Warrant Agreement and Warrant Certificate dated as of September 7, 2007, filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 11, 2007, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

4.6

 

Statement of Resolution Regarding Series of Preferred Stock of the Company dated November 9, 2007, filed as Exhibit 4.6 to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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EXHIBIT
NO.

 

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

4.7

 

Statement of Resolution Regarding Series of Preferred Stock of the Company, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 21, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

31.1*

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

31.2*

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.1**

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.2**

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 


  *Filed herewith.

**Previously filed on March 31, 2011 as an exhibit to our original Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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