Unassociated Document
As
filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 18, 2006
Registration
Number 333-_________
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
S-3
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ANSWERS
CORPORATION
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
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98-0202855
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer)
Identification
No.)
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Jerusalem
Technology Park
The
Tower
Jerusalem,
Israel 91481
+972-2-649-5000
(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number,
including
area code of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Robert
S.
Rosenschein
Chief
Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board
Jerusalem
Technology Park
The
Tower
Jerusalem,
Israel 91481
+972-2-649-5000
(Name,
address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code of agent
for service)
Copies
to:
Jeffrey
J. Fessler, Esq.
Sichenzia
Ross Friedman Ference LLP
1065
Avenue of the Americas, 21st
Floor
New
York,
New York 10018
(212)
930-9700
Approximate
date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after
the
effective date of this Registration Statement.
If
the
only securities being registered on this form are to be offered pursuant to
dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.
[]
If
any of
the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed
or
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other
than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box. x
If
this
form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to
Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. []
If
this
form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the
Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. []
If
this
Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a
post
effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following
box. []
If
this
Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant
to
General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional
classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check
the following box. []
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title
of Each Class Of Securities To Be
Registered
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Amount
To Be Registered (1)
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Proposed
Maximum Offering Price Per Security
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Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price
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Amount
Of Registration Fee
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Common
Stock, par value $0.001 per share
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1,029,488
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(2)
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$
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17.27
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(7)
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$
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17,779,257.76
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$
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1902.38
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Common
Stock, par value $0.001 per share
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7,800
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(3)
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$
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12.00
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(8)
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$
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91,260.00
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$
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9.76
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Common
Stock, par value $0.001 per share
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2,173
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(4)
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$
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1.15
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(7)
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$
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2,498.95
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$
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0.27
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Common
Stock, par value $0.001 per share
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1,043
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(5)
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$
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9.21
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(7)
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$
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9,606.03
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$
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1.03
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Common
Stock, par value $0.001 per share
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839,771
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(6)
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$
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12.00
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(8)
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$
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10,077,252.00
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$
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1078.27
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Total
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1,880,275
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$
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27,959,874.74
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$
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2,991.71
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(1)
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Pursuant
to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), this registration statement shall also cover any additional shares
of common stock that shall become issuable by reason of any stock
dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction.
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(2)
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Represents
shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants issued
by
the Registrant in February 2005 to certain holders of bridge warrants
issued by Registrant in January and February 2004.
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(3)
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Represents
shares of common stock issued to a consultant on December 13, 2004
as
consideration for consulting services rendered to the Registrant.
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(4)
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Represents
shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options granted
to a
consultant in April 1999 as consideration for consulting services
rendered
to the Registrant.
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(5)
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Represents
shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options granted
to a
consultant in May 2000 as consideration for consulting services rendered
to the Registrant.
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(6)
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Represents
439,000 shares issued in connection with our acquisition of Brainboost
Technology, LLC, 400,389 shares previously registered by the Company
in connection with its October 2004 IPO and 382 shares which were
inadvertently left off Registration Statement No.
333-123906.
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(7)
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Pursuant
to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act, the maximum offering price
per
security represents the exercise price of the applicable warrants
or
options.
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(8)
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Estimated
in accordance with Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act, based on the
average
of the high and low prices as reported on The Nasdaq National Market
on
January 11, 2006.
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The
registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or date(s)
as
may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file
a
further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement
shall thereafter become effective in accordance with section 8(a) of the
securities act of 1933, as amended, or until the registration statement shall
become effective on such date as the commission acting pursuant to said section
8(a) may determine.
The
information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The
securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an
offer
to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these
securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT
TO COMPLETION, DATED JANUARY 18, 2006
PROSPECTUS
ANSWERS
CORPORATION
1,880,275 Shares
of Common Stock
We
are
registering 1,880,275 shares of our common stock, par value $.001 per share,
for
resale by the selling stockholders identified in this prospectus. Of
these 1,440,893 were previously registered in Registration Statement No.
333-123906 and includes 400,389 shares of common stock which were
previously registered in Registration Statement No. 333-115424, 1,029,488 shares
issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants issued to certain holders
of
bridge warrants we issued in connection with a bridge financing transaction
in
January and February 2004, 3,216 shares of common stock are issuable upon
exercise of options granted to certain consultants as consideration for
consulting services rendered to our company and 7,800 shares of common stock
were issued to a consultant as consideration for consulting services rendered
to
our company. The remaining 439,000 shares were issued as part of the
consideration in connection with our acquisition of Brainboost Technology,
LLC
and 382 shares which were inadvertently left off Registration Statement No.
333-123906.
We
will
not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares sold pursuant to
this prospectus, other than the exercise price, if any, to be received upon
exercise of certain warrants and options included above. We will bear all
expenses in connection with the registration of the shares, other than
underwriting discounts and selling commissions.
Our
common stock currently trades on The Nasdaq National Market under the symbol
"ANSW." On January 17, 2006, the last reported sale price for our common stock
on The Nasdaq National Market was $13.07 per share.
The
securities offered in this prospectus involve a high degree of risk. See "Risk
Factors" beginning on page 3 of this prospectus to read about factors you should
consider before buying shares of our common stock.
The
selling stockholders are offering these shares of common stock. The selling
stockholders may sell all or a portion of these shares from time to time in
market transactions through any market on which our common stock is then traded,
in negotiated transactions or otherwise, and at prices and on terms that will
be
determined by the then prevailing market price or at negotiated prices directly
or through a broker or brokers, who may act as agent or as principal or by
a
combination of such methods of sale. The selling stockholders will receive
all
proceeds from the sale of the common stock. For additional information on the
methods of sale, you should refer to the section entitled "Plan of
Distribution."
Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission
has
approved or disapproved of these securities or determined whether this
prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
The
date
of this Prospectus is ____, 2006
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Where
You Can Find More Information
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Incorporation
of Documents By Reference
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Summary
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Risk
Factors
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3
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Forward-Looking
Statements
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Use
of Proceeds
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Selling
Stockholders
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Plan
of Distribution
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Legal
Matters
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Experts
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You
may
only rely on the information contained in this prospectus or that we have
referred you to. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different
information. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the common stock
offered by this prospectus. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to
sell
or a solicitation of an offer to buy any common stock in any circumstances
in
which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. Neither the delivery of this
prospectus nor any sale made in connection with this prospectus shall, under
any
circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in our
affairs since the date of this prospectus or that the information contained
by
reference to this prospectus is correct as of any time after its date.
This
prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed on Form S-3 with
the Securities and Exchange Commission or SEC. This prospectus does not contain
all of the information in the registration statement and the exhibits and
schedules that were filed with the registration statement. You should refer
to
the registration statement for additional information about us and the common
stock being offered in this prospectus. Statements made in this prospectus
regarding the contents of any contract, agreement or other document that is
filed as an exhibit to the registration statement or any document incorporated
by reference into the registration statement are not necessarily complete,
and
you should review the referenced document itself for a complete understanding
of
its terms.
We
file
annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information
with the SEC. You may read and copy any document that we file at the SEC's
public reference facilities located at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549.
Copies of all or any part of the registration statement may be obtained from
the
SEC upon payment of the prescribed fee. Information regarding the operation
of
the public reference rooms may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
Our SEC filings are also available to you free of charge at the SEC's web site
at http://www.sec.gov.
The
SEC
allows us to 'incorporate by reference' the information into this prospectus.
This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you
to
another document filed separately with the SEC. The information that we
incorporate by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus. Because
we
are incorporating by reference our future filings with the SEC, this prospectus
is continually updated and those future filings may modify or supersede some
or
all of the information included or incorporated in this prospectus. This means
that you must look at all of the SEC filings that we incorporate by reference
to
determine if any of the statements in this prospectus or in any document
previously incorporated by reference have been modified or superseded. This
prospectus incorporates by reference the documents listed below and any future
filings we will make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 until the selling stockholders sell all
of
our common stock registered under this prospectus.
Answers
Corporation (File No. 001-32325)
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our
annual report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2004
filed with the SEC on March 31, 2005;
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our
annual report on Form 10-KSB/A for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2004
filed with the SEC on April 4, 2005;
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our
quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the three months ended September
30,
2005 filed with the SEC on November 7, 2005;
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our
quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the three months ended June 30,
2005
filed with the SEC on August 4, 2005;
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our
quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the three months ended March
31, 2005
filed with the SEC on May 11, 2005;
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our
current reports on Form 8-K filed on April 21, 2005, May 4, 2005,
May 6,
2005, May 10, 2005, May 12, 2005, May 17, 2005, July 19, 2005, July
28,
2005, September 12, 2005, September 20, 2005, October 6, 2005, November
3,
2005, December 7, 2005; and
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the
description of our common stock contained in Item 1 of our Registration
Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on August 1, 2005.
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The
information about us contained in this prospectus should be read together with
the information in the documents incorporated by reference. You may request
a
copy of any or all of these filings, at no cost, by writing or telephoning
us at
Jerusalem Technology Park, The Tower, Jerusalem 91481 Israel, +972-2-649-5000
or
at 237 West 35th
Street,
Suite 1101, New York, NY 10001, 646-502-4777.
SUMMARY
This
summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. You
should read the entire prospectus carefully, including, the section entitled
"Risk Factors" before deciding to invest in our common stock. Answers
Corporation is referred to throughout this prospectus as "Answers," "we" or
"us."
We
operate an answer-based search service to computer users through our Web site,
Answers.com, downloadable applications and distribution channels. Our technology
integrates and retrieves information from disparate sources and delivers a
result to users’ search queries in a single consolidated view. As a result of
our intelligent aggregation of multiple sources of content, our Answers.com
topic pages often appear as one of the top links on the pages returned by search
engines in response to users’ search queries. Further, we also obtain traffic
from users who visit www.answers.com
to
research topics, as an alternative to a traditional search engine. Search
engines generally respond to an Internet user’s query with a long list of links
to more Websites that in some way relate to the query term. By contrast, our
answer engine automatically delivers snapshot, multi-faceted definitions and
explanations from attributable reference sources about numerous topics in our
database, without requiring the user to navigate a list of hyperlinks
sequentially.
On
January 3, 2005, we released Answers.com, a website that had been launched
in
August 2004 in beta version. We also released "1-Click Answers", a software
tool
that facilitates more efficient access to Answers.com. 1-Click Answers allows
users working in any application such as e-mail, spreadsheet, word processing,
database or other program to click on a word or phrase within a document and
access Answers.com’s online library and its display of information about that
word or phrase in a pop-up window. While Web users enjoy our integrated
reference information, our basic Web site does not provide the “1-Click”
functionality and context analysis that we include in our supplemental "1-Click
Answers" software version.
Our
primary revenue model for Answers.com proprietary traffic is advertising. Most
of our ad revenue is earned from sponsored links and image ads. This includes
both pay-per-performance ads and paid-for-impression advertising. In the pay-for
performance model, we earn revenue based on the number of clicks associated
with
such ads; in the paid-for-impression model, our revenues are derived from the
display of ads.
In
addition to Answers.com proprietary traffic, we approach third-party sites
offering to incentivize them for the right to deliver our services to their
users. The fees we pay to our distribution channels are often calculated as
a
percentage of the revenue we earn by delivering services to their users. We
also
earn revenues from channels that pay us for providing our services to their
users. These arrangements are based on various formulas, including a percentage
of the revenues they earn by delivering our services to their users, fees based
on the number of user queries and fixed periodic fees.
Corporate
Information
We
were
incorporated as a Texas corporation in December 1998, and reorganized as a
Delaware corporation in April 1999. In January 2004, we changed our name from
Atomica Corporation to GuruNet Corporation. On October 14, 2005, we changed
our
name from GuruNet Corporation to Answers Corporation. Our principal executive
office is located at Jerusalem Technology Park, The Tower, Jerusalem 91481,
Israel, and our telephone number is +972-2-649-5000. Our U.S. office is located
at 237 West 35th
Street,
Suite 1101, New York, NY 10001, telephone: 646-502-4777. Our executive officer
in charge of investor relations is a resident of the U.S. office. Our corporate
Website is located at http://www.answers.com. Information contained in our
Website shall not be deemed to be a part of this prospectus.
Recent
Developments
On
December 1, 2005 pursuant to a Purchase Agreement among us, Brainboost
Partnership, a New York general partnership Assaf Rozenblatt, Edo Segal and
Jon
Medved, we purchased the entire limited liability interests of Brainboost
Technology, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. As a result of the
acquisition, we took title to and possession of those certain assets owned
by
Brainboost Technology, LLC, including, among other things, all intellectual
property rights associated with a functionality known as the Brainboost Answer
Engine, a cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence technology targeting natural
language search on the World-Wide-Web. Pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement, we paid Brainboost Partnership an aggregate of
$4,000,000 in cash and 439,000 shares of our common stock. The common stock
issued is subject to a lock-up agreement until December 1, 2006 except for
certain leak-out provisions over the one-year period. In addition, in the event
that the average price of our common stock for the 20 consecutive trading days
immediately preceding December 1, 2006 (the “Average Closing Price”) is less
than $10.2575 per share, we will either repurchase the common stock held by
Brainboost Partnership and/or its partners at $10.2575 per share or pay
Brainboost Partnership the difference between $10.2575 per share and the Average
Closing Price subject to certain conditions set forth in the Purchase
Agreement.
We
have
also agreed with Brainboost Partnership to file a registration statement with
respect to the 439,000 shares of common stock issued to them by February 14,
2006 and to use our reasonable best efforts to cause the registration statement
to be declared effective by March 31, 2006. In the event the registration
statement is not filed or declared effective within such time periods,
Brainboost Partnership will be entitled to partial liquidated damages in the
amount of $100,000 for every 30-day period that the registration statement
has
not been filed or declared effective.
In
connection with the acquisition, we entered into an employment agreement with
Mr. Rozenblatt pursuant to which Mr. Rozenblatt has joined us as Director of
Natural Language Research and has begun assisting us with the integration and
further development of the Brainboost Answer Engine.
RISK
FACTORS
An
investment in our shares involves a high degree of risk. Before making an
investment decision, you should carefully consider all of the risks described
in
this prospectus. If any of the risks discussed in this prospectus actually
occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be
materially and adversely affected. If this were to happen, the price of our
shares could decline significantly and you may lose all or a part of your
investment. Our forward-looking statements in this prospectus are subject to
the
following risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially
from those anticipated by our forward-looking statements as a result of the
risk
factors below. See "Forward-Looking Statements." Note that the risks and
uncertainties described below are not the only ones facing us.
RISKS
RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS
Our
current business model, based on increasing visitor traffic to our Website,
and
monetizing such traffic, through sponsored links and paid advertisements, was
initiated in the beginning of January 2005 and is still in a relatively early
stage. Our limited experience executing on our new business model and the
relatively short history of metrics available to us, make it difficult to
evaluate our future prospects and the risk of success or failure of our
business.
Implementation
of our current business model, announced on January 3, 2005, is in a relatively
early stage. Under the new model, introduced approximately one year ago, we
are
focused on increasing our visitor traffic and monetizing such traffic by
utilizing sponsored links and advertisements to generate revenues. This model
is
still based on limited operating history on which to evaluate potential for
future success. Additionally, at the present we have limited experience in
growing our traffic and effectively monetizing Answers.com. The combination
of
the foregoing factors makes it difficult to evaluate the potential for success
or failure of our business.
We
have experienced significant and continuing net losses since our inception.
If
such losses continue, the value of your entire investment could decline
significantly.
We
incurred net losses of $6,590,519, $2,808,783, $4,197,265 and $5,735,388 for
the
years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 and the nine months ended September
30,
2005 and 2004, respectively. As of September 30, 2005, we had an accumulated
deficit of $44,793,382. We
cannot
assure you that we will be able to achieve net income on a quarterly or annual
basis. If our revenues do not increase, or if our operating expenses exceed
expectations or cannot be reduced, we will continue to suffer substantial losses
which could have an adverse effect on our business and adversely affect your
investment in our company.
In
addition, in connection with the acquisition of Brainboost Technology, LLC,
we
will experience additional expenses relating to the assets we purchased,
including, without limitation, depreciation and compensation. Further,
we plan to expand our engineering team in order to expedite the Brainboost
technology’s integration into our products and technologies and are investing in
certain hardware in order to accommodate the usage of the new technology. This
expansion and investment will continue to place a significant strain on our
operational and financial resources.
If
search engines were to alter their algorithms or otherwise restrict the flow
of
users visiting our Website, our financial results would suffer.
Search
engines serve as origination Websites for end-users in search of information.
Our topic pages, which are rich in content, often appear as one of the top
links
on the pages returned by search engines in response to users’ search queries and
are subsequently accessed by Internet users. As a result, we rely heavily on
search engines for a substantial portion of the users visiting our Website.
According to our unaudited internal statistical tools, our traffic originating
from search engines (excluding Google-directed “definition link traffic”
discussed immediately below) during recent months approximated half of our
Website’s overall traffic. Further, a vast majority of all of our search engine
sourced traffic emanates from Google. Search engines may, at any time, decide
to
change the algorithms responsible for directing search queries to the web pages
that are most likely to contain the information being sought by Internet users.
Further, search engines could restrict the flow of users visiting our Website.
A
change in the algorithms used by search engines to identify web pages towards
which traffic will ultimately be directed or a decision to otherwise restrict
the flow of users visiting our Website, for any reason whatsoever, could cause
a
significant decrease in traffic and revenues which would in turn adversely
affect our financial condition.
If
Google, Inc. decides to discontinue directing user traffic to Answers.com
through its “definition link”, we will lose a significant portion of our
traffic, which would result in a reduction in our advertising revenues and
adversely affect our financial condition.
A
significant percentage of our direct query traffic is directed to Answers.com
by
the “definition link” appearing on Google’s Website result pages. This
arrangement is not based on a contractual relationship and can be discontinued
by Google at its sole discretion, at any given time. Further, as a result of
this arrangement, we obtain a significant amount of secondary traffic (i.e.
users who visit our site via the “definition link” and perform additional
searches on Answers.com.) According to our internal unaudited statistical tools,
the primary and secondary traffic from the Google definition link amounted
to
approximately 30% of our overall traffic over the course of the last several
months. If Google ceases to direct traffic to Answers.com through its
“definition link”, we will experience a significant reduction in our advertising
revenues, which would adversely affect our financial condition.
If
we are unable to retain current Internet users or attract new Internet users,
our ability to generate revenues will be adversely impacted, which would
adversely affect our financial condition.
In
addition to search engine sourced traffic, and traffic directed by the Google
definition link, a significant portion of our traffic originates from Internet
users arriving at our Website directly,
by
typing www.answers.com
into
their web browser. Given the wide availability of free search engines and
reference sites, we may not be able to retain current Internet users or attract
additional Internet users in this direct fashion. If we are unable to retain
such direct Internet users or attract new direct Internet users, our ability
to
generate revenues will be adversely impacted, which would adversely affect
our
financial condition.
If
we do not continue to innovate, develop and provide content, products and
services that are useful to users, we may not remain competitive, and our
revenues and operating results could suffer.
Our
success depends on innovating, developing and providing products and services
used by individuals for a high quality Internet experience. Several of our
competitors continue to develop innovations in web search and online information
retrieval. As a result, we must continue to invest resources in research and
development in order to enhance our web search technology and introduce
innovative, easy-to-use products and services. If we are unable to develop
useful and innovative products and services, users may become dissatisfied
and
use our competitors’ products.
If
our co-branding partnerships and revenue-sharing arrangements with third-party
Websites and service providers are not renewed or continued, we could lose
advertising revenue, which would have an adverse effect on our business.
We
have
entered into, and plan to further enter into additional co-branding agreements
and revenue-sharing arrangements with third party partners. To date, such
agreements and arrangements have not had a substantial impact on revenues.
Notwithstanding, these agreements and arrangements may result in significant
revenues in the future, and has provided us with third-party validation of
our
product offering. These agreements and arrangements may be terminated or
discontinued by our co-branding partners and third-party Websites. If these
agreements and arrangements impact our revenues substantially in the future,
then termination of such agreements and arrangements will result in the loss
of
advertising revenue and may negatively affect our financial condition. Further,
termination of these agreements could impact our credibility in the
marketplace.
We
may not be able to expand our business through acquisitions and joint ventures
and, even if we are successful, our operations may be adversely affected as
a
result of an acquisition or joint venture.
Our
business strategy includes potential growth through business combinations,
acquisitions and joint ventures. Our business could be harmed if we are unable
to implement this business strategy. Our ability to implement this business
strategy depends in large part on our ability to compete successfully with
other
entities for acquisition candidates and joint venture partners. Factors
affecting our ability to compete successfully in this regard
include:
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attractiveness of our common stock as potential consideration for
entering
into these types of transactions as compared to the common stock
of other
entities competing for these opportunities
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available cash, which in turn depends upon our results of operations
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of
the entities with which we compete for acquisition candidates and joint venture
partners have greater financial resources than we do.
If,
despite these factors, we are successful in entering into additional business
combinations, acquisitions and joint ventures, our business, financial condition
and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected if we
are
unable to integrate the operations of the acquired companies or joint ventures.
Our ability to integrate the operations of the acquired companies or joint
ventures will depend, in part, on our ability to overcome or
address:
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the
difficulties of assimilating the operations and personnel of the
acquired
companies and the potential disruption of our ongoing business
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need to incorporate successfully the acquired or shared technology
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content and rights into our products and services
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difficulties of establishing a new joint venture, including the need
to
attract and retain qualified personnel and the need to attract customers
and advertisers
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potential impairment of relationships with employees and customers
as a
result of any integration of new management personnel or reduction
of
personnel
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difficulties of maintaining uniform standards, controls, procedures
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policies
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addition, completing acquisitions could require use of a significant amount
of
our available cash. Furthermore, we may have to issue equity or equity-linked
securities to pay for future acquisitions, and any of these issuances could
be
dilutive to existing and future stockholders. Acquisitions and investments
may
also have negative effects on our reported results of operations due to
acquisition-related charges, amortization of acquired technology and other
intangibles, and/or actual or potential liabilities, known and unknown,
associated with the acquired businesses or joint ventures. Any of these
acquisition-related risks or costs could adversely affect our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
Our
long-term financial viability may depend upon the growth and acceptance of
Internet advertising as an effective alternative to traditional advertising
media. If the market for Internet advertising does not continue to grow, our
revenues and operating results could suffer.
Because
our revenues are derived from advertisements, we compete with traditional media
including television, radio and print, in addition to other Websites, for a
share of advertisers’ total advertising expenditures. We may face the risk that
advertisers might find Internet advertising to be less effective than
traditional media at promoting their products or services and may further reduce
or eliminate their expenditures on Internet advertising. Many advertisers and
advertising agencies have only limited experience advertising on the Internet
and have not devoted a significant portion of their advertising expenditures
to
Internet advertising. Acceptance of the Internet among advertisers will depend,
to a large extent, on the perceived effectiveness of Internet advertising and
the continued growth of commercial usage of the Internet. Filter software
programs that limit or prevent advertising from being displayed on a user’s
computer are available. It is unclear whether this type of software will become
widely accepted, but if it does, it would negatively affect Internet-based
advertising. Our business could be seriously harmed if the market for Internet
advertising does not continue to grow.
Our
business depends on our ability to strengthen our brand. If we are not able
to
enhance public awareness of our answer engine product, we will be unable to
increase user traffic and will fail to attract advertisers, which will result
in
lost revenues.
Expanding
and strengthening public awareness of our brand is critical to achieving
widespread acceptance of our services and to the success of our business.
Strengthening our brand may require us to make substantial investments and
these
investments may not be successful. We have positioned ourselves as an answer
engine rather than a traditional search engine, however, in order to maintain
and strengthen the brand, we must continue to develop our reference information
and continue to provide quality services. If we are unable to continuously
deliver quality services, our brand name will suffer.
We
face risks relating to the duration of, and our dependence on, our content
provider agreements. Our failure to maintain commercially acceptable content
provider relationships would result in a less attractive product to users,
and
therefore subject us to lost revenue as a result of a loss of users and
advertisers.
We
are
heavily dependent on license agreements with our content providers. There can
be
no assurance that we will be able to renew these contracts at all or on
commercially acceptable terms or that our costs with respect to these contracts
will not increase prohibitively following any renewal. If we are unable to
contain the costs of these agreements or, if renewal is not possible, or we
are
unable to develop relationships with alternative providers of content or
maintain and enhance our existing relationships, our product will be less
attractive to Internet users, which could result in decreased advertising
revenues.
Failure
to provide users with quality reference information could result in a less
attractive product to users, and therefore subject us to lost revenues as a
result of a loss of consumers and advertisers.
The
attractiveness and popularity of our Website depends heavily on our ability
to
offer users quality content. If we are not successful in identifying and
licensing quality content comprised of reliable current information from third
party content providers, the utility of our product to the user will be reduced,
which could deter Internet users from using our search engine. The inability
of
retaining and attracting new Internet users would lead to a loss of revenues
and
adversely affect our business.
We
are dependent upon maintaining and expanding our computer and communications
systems. Failure to do so could result in interruptions and failures of our
product that would make our product less attractive to consumers, and therefore
subject us to lost revenue as a result of a loss of consumers and advertisers.
Our
ability to provide high quality user experience depends on the efficient and
uninterrupted operation of our computer and communications systems to
accommodate the consumers and advertisers using our products. Our failure to
maintain high capacity data transmission without system downtime and improve
our
network infrastructure would adversely affect our business and results of
operations. We believe that our current network infrastructure is insufficient
to support a significant increase in the use of our products. We have
experienced periodic interruptions and failures including problems associated
with users downloading our products, which we believe will continue to occur.
We
will need to enhance and expand our network infrastructure in order to
accommodate the users and advertisers using our products.
If
we were to lose the services of our key personnel, we may not be able to execute
our business strategy that could result in the failure of our business.
Our
future ability to execute our business plan depends upon the continued service
of our executive officers and other key technology, marketing, sales and support
personnel. Except for Robert S. Rosenschein, our Chief Executive Officer, our
employment agreements with our officers and key employees are terminable by
either party upon 30-90 days notice. If we lost the services of one or more
of
our key employees, or if one or more of our executive officers or employees
joined a competitor or otherwise competed with us, our business may be adversely
affected and our stock price may decline. In particular, the services of key
members of our research and development team would be difficult to replace.
We
cannot assure you that we will be able to retain or replace our key personnel.
We have key person life insurance in the amount of $1,000,000 for Robert
Rosenschein, but not for any of our other officers.
We
face risks relating to our limited use of framing third party Websites inside
our GuruNet product, predecessor to Answers.com. If our framing functionality
is
challenged, we may be subject to litigation which could require us to either
cease framing or pay the third party Website owner, either of which could
decrease the value of our product to users resulting in lost revenues.
Unauthorized
“framing” creates potential copyright and trademark issues as well as potential
false advertising claims. Framing occurs when we bring to our Website someone
else’s Website that is being viewed by an Internet user and the other Website
becomes “framed” by our site. Though some lawsuits on framing have been filed
against certain entities in the market, to our knowledge none so far has
resulted in fully litigated opinions. There can be no assurance that our limited
framing functionality used within our GuruNet product will not be challenged.
In
the event of a successful challenge, we may be required to cease this
functionality, seek a license from the Website owner, pay damages or royalties
or otherwise be required to change the way we connect to certain other Websites.
Any of these actions could have an adverse effect on our business.
The
goal of our acquisition
of Brainboost Technology, LLC and the intellectual property rights associated
with the Brainboost Answer Engine is the integration of the Brainboost
technology into our existing products and technologies. If we are not successful
in this integration process and are not able to leverage the advantages that
the
Brainboost technology has to offer, our ability to grow our business will suffer
and our opportunity for continued business growth will be adversely
affected.
As
a
result of the Brainboost acquisition, we own the assets belonging to Brainboost
Technology, LLC, the primary asset of which is comprised of the software and
all
other intellectual property rights associated with a functionality known as
the
Brainboost Answer Engine, an artificial intelligence technology targeting
natural language search on the World-Wide-Web. Failure on our part to
successfully integrate the Brainboost Answer Engine into our products and
technologies and to take full advantage of the acquired technology’s potential
could harm our ability to grow our business and adversely affect our ability
to
improve our service.
The
Brainboost technology may not achieve broad public acceptance.
The
success of Brainboost’s natural language search capabilities largely depends on
the degree of public acceptance of this technology and its innovative solution
to a difficult area in Internet search. The technology we acquired may not
develop a broad audience. Potential new users of our products, once the
Brainboost technology has been incorporated into our products and services,
may
view the Brainboost solution as unattractive relative to other services of
competitors, in existence now or currently under development. This
could harm our ability to maintain or grow our business.
Our
Purchase Agreement with Brainboost Partnership contains certain price protection
rights with respect to the shares of common stock issued to Brainboost
Partnership, which could result in additional cash being paid to Brainboost
Partnership.
As
part
of the Purchase Agreement with Brainboost Partnership pursuant to which we
purchased the entire limited liability interests of Brainboost Technology,
LLC,
we agreed that in the event that the Average Closing Price of our common stock
on December 1, 2006 is less than $10.2575, at our option we will either
repurchase the common stock held by Brainboost Partnership and/or its partners
at such date for $10.2575 per share or pay Brainboost Partnership the difference
between $10.2575 per share and the Average Closing Price subject to certain
conditions in the Purchase Agreement. In the event that the Average Closing
Price of our common stock is substantially below $10.2575 on December 1, 2006
and Brainboost Partnership and/or its partners have not sold a substantial
amount of the common stock issued to them, we may be obligated to pay Brainboost
Partnership a significant amount of additional cash, which could have an adverse
effect on our financial position.
RISKS
RELATED TO OUR INDUSTRY
Third
parties could claim that our company is infringing on their intellectual
property rights, which could result in substantial costs, diversion of
significant managerial resources and significant harm to the company's
reputation.
The
industry in which our company operates is characterized by the existence of
a
large number of patents and frequent litigation based on allegations of patent
infringement. We expect that Internet technologies, software products and
services may be increasingly subject to third-party infringement claims as
the
number of competitors in our industry segment grows and the functionality of
products in different industry segments overlaps. From time to time, third
parties may assert patent, copyright, trademark and other intellectual property
rights to technologies and software products in various jurisdictions that
are
important to our business. Additionally, third parties may assert claims of
copyright infringement with respect to the content displayed on our Website.
For
example, a third party may claim that data displayed on our Website pursuant
to
a licensing arrangement with our content provider is in violation of a
legitimate copyright.
A
successful infringement claim against us by any third party, could subject
the
company to:
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that prevent the company from further use of its intellectual property
and
require the company to permanently cease and desist from selling
or
marketing products that use such intellectual property;
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to license the intellectual property from a third party, which could
include significant licensing and royalty fees not presently paid
by us
and add materially to the our costs of operations;
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to develop as a non-infringing alternative, new intellectual property
which could delay projects and add materially to our costs of operations,
or may not be accepted by our users, which, in turn, could significantly
adversely affect our traffic and revenues; and
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to indemnify third parties who have entered into agreements with
the
company with respect to losses they incurred as a result of the
infringement, which could include consequential and incidental damages
that are material in amount.
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Even
if
we are not found liable in a claim for intellectual property infringement,
such
a claim could result in substantial costs, diversion of significant resources
and management attention, termination of customer contracts and the loss of
customers and significant harm to the reputation of the company.
Misappropriation
of our intellectual property could harm our reputation, affecting our
competitive position and costing us money.
Our
ability to compete with other software companies depends in part upon the
strength of our proprietary rights in our technologies. We believe that our
intellectual property will be critical to our success and competitive position.
We rely on a combination of U.S. and foreign patents, copyrights, trademark
and
trade secret laws to establish and protect our proprietary rights. If we are
unable to protect our intellectual property against unauthorized use by third
parties, our reputation could be damaged and our competitive position adversely
affected.
Attempts
may be made to copy aspects of our products or to obtain and use information
that we regard as proprietary. Accordingly, we may not be able to prevent
misappropriation of our technology or deter others from developing similar
technology. Our strategy to deter misappropriation could be undermined if:
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proprietary nature or protection of our methodologies are not recognized
in the United States or foreign countries;
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misappropriation is not detected; and
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create applications similar to ours but which do not technically
infringe
on our legally protected rights.
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If
these
risks materialize, the company could be required to spend significant amounts
to
defend its rights and divert critical managerial resources. In addition, the
company's proprietary methodologies may decline in value or its rights to them
may become unenforceable. If any of the foregoing were to occur, our business
could be materially adversely affected.
Government
regulation and legal uncertainties may require us to incur significant expenses
in complying with any new regulations.
The
laws
and regulations applicable to the Internet and our products are evolving and
unclear and could damage our business. There are currently few laws or
regulations directly applicable to access to, or commerce on, the Internet.
Due
to the increasing popularity and use of the Internet, it is possible that laws
and regulations may be adopted, covering issues such as user privacy, pricing,
taxation, content regulation, quality of products and services, and intellectual
property ownership and infringement. This legislation could expose us to
substantial liability as well as dampen the growth in use of the Internet,
decrease the acceptance of the Internet as a communications and commercial
medium, or require us to incur significant expenses in complying with any new
regulations. Because the increased use of the Internet has burdened the existing
telecommunications infrastructure and many areas with high Internet usage have
begun to experience interruptions in phone services, local telephone carriers
have petitioned the FCC to regulate the Internet and to impose access fees.
Increased regulation or the imposition of access fees could substantially
increase the costs of communicating on the Internet, potentially decreasing
the
demand for our products. A number of proposals have been made at the federal,
state and local level that would impose additional taxes on the sale of goods
and services through the Internet. Such proposals, if adopted, could
substantially impair the growth of electronic commerce and could adversely
affect us. Moreover, the applicability to the Internet of existing laws
governing issues such as property ownership, copyright, defamation, obscenity
and personal privacy is uncertain. We may be subject to claims that our products
violate such laws. Any new legislation or regulation in the United States or
abroad or the application of existing laws and regulations to the Internet
could
damage our business and cause our stock price to decline.
Due
to
the global nature of the Internet, it is possible that the governments of other
states and foreign countries might attempt to regulate its transmissions or
prosecute us for violations of their laws. We might unintentionally violate
these laws. Such laws may be modified, or new laws may be enacted, in the
future. Any such development could damage our business.
Our
business is adversely affected by anything that causes our users to spend less
time on their computers, including seasonal factors and national events, and
events that are not in our control, such as disasters.
Anything
that diverts our users from their customary level of usage of our Website,
such
as the events of September 11, 2001, could adversely affect our business.
Further, our results of operations historically have been seasonal because
many
of our users reduce their activities on our Website with the onset of good
weather during the summer months, and on and around national holidays. Such
patterns of seasonality may become more pronounced as our Website gains
acceptance by a broader base of mainstream users.
RISKS
RELATED TO OUR COMMON STOCK
Our
common stock may be affected by limited trading volume and may fluctuate
significantly.
Our
common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market. There can be no assurance
that an active trading market for our common stock will be sustained. Failure
to
maintain an active trading market for our common stock may adversely affect
our
shareholders' ability to sell our common stock in short time periods, or at
all.
Our common stock has experienced, and may experience in the future, significant
price and volume fluctuations, which could adversely affect the market price
of
our common stock.
There
may be substantial sales of our common stock after the expiration of lock-up
periods, which could cause our stock price to fall.
All
of
our issued and outstanding shares are immediately available for sale in the
public market without registration under Rule 144. Sales of a substantial number
of shares of our common stock could cause the price of our securities to fall
and could impair our ability to raise capital by selling additional securities.
We
could issue “ blank check ” preferred stock without stockholder approval with
the effect of diluting then current stockholder interests.
Our
certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 1,000,000 shares
of “blank check” preferred stock with designations, rights and preferences as
determined from time to time by our board of directors. Accordingly, our board
is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue a series of preferred
stock
with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting or other rights which could
dilute the interest of, or impair the voting power of, our common stockholders.
The issuance of a series of preferred stock could be used to discourage, delay
or prevent a change in control. Although we do not presently intend to issue
any
shares of preferred stock, we may do so in the future.
Provisions
in our charter documents and under Delaware law could discourage a takeover
that
stockholders may consider favorable.
Provisions
of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws could make
it more difficult for a third party to acquire us, even if doing so would be
beneficial to our stockholders. For example, our board of directors is divided
into three classes, with one class being elected each year by our stockholders,
which generally makes it more difficult for stockholders to replace a majority
of directors and obtain control of our board. In addition, stockholder meetings
may be called only by our board of directors, the chairman of the board and
the
president, advance notice is required prior to stockholder proposals and
stockholders may not act by written consent. Further, we have authorized
preferred stock that is undesignated, making it possible for our board of
directors to issue preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences
that could impede the success of any attempt to change control of Answers
Corporation.
Delaware
law also could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us.
Specifically, Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, to which
our
company is subject, may have an anti-takeover effect with respect to
transactions not approved in advance by our board of directors, including
discouraging attempts that might result in a premium over the market price
for
the shares of common stock held by our stockholders.
We
are at risk of securities class action litigation.
In
the
past, securities class action litigation has often been brought against a
company following a decline in the market price of its securities. This risk
is
especially relevant for us because Internet companies have experienced
significant stock price volatility in recent years. If we faced such litigation,
it could result in substantial costs and diversion of management’s attention and
resources, which could adversely affect our business.
Our
stock price has been and may continue to be extremely
volatile.
The
trading price of our common stock has been and is likely to be extremely
volatile and could fluctuate in response to a variety of factors, including
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following:
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by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions, strategic
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trading prices of Internet stocks in general, and ours in particular, have
experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations in recent periods. These
fluctuations can often be unrelated or disproportionate to the operating
performance of these companies. Negative changes in the public’s perception of
the prospects of Internet or e-commerce or technology companies have in the
past
and may in the future depress our stock price regardless of our results. Other
broad market and industry factors may decrease the market price of our common
stock, regardless of our operating performance.
RISKS
RELATED TO OUR LOCATION IN ISRAEL
Conditions
in Israel may limit our ability to produce and sell our product, which would
lead to a decrease in revenues.
Because
our principal offices and sole research and development facilities are located
in Jerusalem, Israel, our operations are directly affected by economic,
political and military conditions affecting Israel. Specifically, we could
be
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full or partial mobilization of the reserve forces of the Israeli
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interruption or curtailment of trade between Israel and its present
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associated with the fact that a number of our employees and a key
officer
reside in what are commonly referred to as occupied territories;
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Since
the
establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, a number of armed conflicts have
taken place between Israel and its Arab neighbors and a state of hostility,
varying in degree and intensity, has led to security and economic problems
for
Israel. Despite negotiations to effect peace between Israel and its Arab
neighbors, the future of these peace efforts is uncertain. Since October 2000,
there has been a significant increase in violence, civil unrest and hostility,
including armed clashes between the State of Israel and the Palestinians, and
acts of terror have been committed inside Israel and against Israeli targets
in
the West Bank and Gaza Strip. There is no indication as to how long the current
hostilities will last or whether there will be any further escalation. Any
further escalation in these hostilities or any future conflict, political
instability or violence in the region may have a negative effect on our
business, harm our results of operations and adversely affect our share price.
Furthermore,
there are a number of countries that restrict business with Israel or with
Israeli companies, which may limit our ability to make sales in those
countries.
Our
operations could be disrupted as a result of the obligation of personnel to
perform military service.
Our
key
employees and executive officers all reside in Israel, and many of them are
obligated to perform annual military reserve duty. Our operations could be
disrupted by the absence for a significant period of one or more of our
directors, officers or key employees due to military service. Any such
disruption could adversely affect our business, results of operations and
financial condition.
We
may not be able to enforce covenants not-to-compete under current Israeli law
that might result in added competition for our products.
We
have
non-competition agreements with all of our employees, almost all of which are
governed by Israeli law. These agreements prohibit our employees from competing
with or working for our competitors, generally during and for up to 12 months
after termination of their employment. However, Israeli courts are reluctant
to
enforce non-compete undertakings of former employees and tend, if at all, to
enforce those provisions for relatively brief periods of time in restricted
geographical areas and only when the employee has obtained unique value to
the
employer specific to that employer’s business and not just regarding the
professional development of the employee.
The
Israeli government tax benefits program in which we currently participate and
from which we receive benefits requires us to meet several conditions. These
programs or benefits may be terminated or reduced in the future, which may
result in an increase in our tax liability.
Our
Israeli subsidiary receives tax benefits authorized under Israeli law for
capital investments that are designated as “Approved Enterprises.” To be
eligible for these tax benefits, we must meet certain conditions. If we fail
to
meet such conditions, these tax benefits could be cancelled, and we could be
required to pay increased taxes or refund the amount of tax benefits we
received, together with interest and penalties. Israeli governmental authorities
have indicated that the government may in the future reduce or eliminate the
benefits of such programs. The termination or reduction of these programs and
tax benefits could increase our Israeli tax rates, and thereby reduce our net
profits or increase our net losses.
We
are subject to certain employee severance obligations, which may result in
an
increase in our expenditures.
Under
Israeli law, employers are required to make severance payments to dismissed
employees and employees leaving employment in certain other circumstances,
on
the basis of the latest monthly salary for each year of service. This obligation
may result in an increase in our expenditures. All obligations arising from
services rendered are provided for in the financial statements.
The
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act") provides a safe
harbor for forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf. We and our
representatives may from time to time make written or oral statements that
are
"forward-looking," including statements contained in this prospectus and other
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, reports to our stockholders
and news releases. All statements that express expectations, estimates,
forecasts or projections are forward-looking statements within the meaning
of
the Act. In addition, other written or oral statements which constitute
forward-looking statements may be made by us or on our behalf. Words such as
"expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates,"
"projects," "forecasts," "may," "should," variations of such words and similar
expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These
statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks,
uncertainties and assumptions which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual
outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted
in or suggested by such forward-looking statements. Among the important factors
on which such statements are based are assumptions concerning our ability to
increase the number of persons who use our products, our ability to increase
the
number of partners who will generate increased traffic to our sites, our ability
to improve the monetization of our products and our ability to continue our
relationship with Google, Inc. which directs user traffic to www.answers.com
through
its definition link.
We
will
not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares sold pursuant to
this prospectus, other than the exercise price, if any, to be received upon
exercise of certain warrants and options included above. We will bear all
expenses in connection with the registration of the shares, other than
underwriting discounts and selling commissions
Below
is
information with respect to the number of shares of our common stock owned
by
the selling stockholders as of January 17, 2006. Except as described below,
the
selling stockholders do not have, or have not had, any position, office or
other
material relationship with us or any of our affiliates beyond their investment
in, or receipt of, our securities. See “Plan of Distribution” for additional
information about the selling stockholders and the manner in which the selling
stockholders may dispose of their shares. Beneficial ownership has been
determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC, and includes voting or
investment power with respect to the shares. Unless otherwise indicated in
the
table below, to our knowledge, the selling stockholders named in the table
below
have sole voting and investment power with respect to their shares of common
stock. Our registration of these shares does not necessarily mean that the
selling stockholders will sell any or all of the shares covered by this
prospectus.
We
are
registering 1,880,275 shares of our common stock, par value $.001 per
share, for resale by the selling stockholders identified in this prospectus.
Of
these, 1,440,893 were previously registered in Registration Statement No.
333-123906 and includes 400,389 shares of common stock were previously
registered in Registration Statement No. 333-115424, 1,029,488 shares are
issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants issued to certain holders
of
bridge warrants we issued in connection with a bridge financing transaction
in
January and February 2004, 3,216 shares of common stock are issuable upon
exercise of options granted to certain consultants as consideration for
consulting services rendered to our company and 7,800 shares of common stock
were issued to a consultant as consideration for consulting services rendered
to
our company. The remaining 439,000 shares were issued as part of the
consideration in connection with our acquisition of Brainboost Technology,
LLC
and 382 shares which were inadvertently left off Registration Statement No.
333-123906.
We
will
not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares sold pursuant to
this prospectus, other than the exercise price, if any, to be received upon
exercise of certain warrants and options included above. We will bear all
expenses in connection with the registration of the shares, other than
underwriting discounts and selling commissions.
The
number of shares of common stock that may actually be sold by the selling
stockholders will be determined by the selling stockholders. Because the selling
stockholders may sell all, some or none of the shares of common stock which
they
hold, and because the offering contemplated by this prospectus is not currently
being underwritten, no estimate can be given as to the number of shares of
common stock that will be held by the selling stockholders upon termination
of
the offering. The information set forth in the following table regarding the
beneficial ownership after resale of shares is based on the premise that the
selling stockholders will sell all of the shares of common stock owned by such
selling stockholder and covered by this prospectus.
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Beneficial
Ownership After this Offering (1)(2)
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Selling
Stockholder
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|
Beneficial
Ownership Prior to this Offering
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|
Shares
That May be Offered and Sold Hereby
|
|
Number
of Shares
|
|
|
|
Ajax
Partners (3)(4)
|
|
|
26,422
|
|
|
26,422
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Andrew
Rosen (3)
|
|
|
55,423
|
|
|
55,423
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Arthur
Steinberg (3)
|
|
|
13,211
|
|
|
13,211
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Barretto
Pacific Corporation
|
|
|
7,800
|
|
|
7,800
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Brainboost
Partnership (5)
|
|
|
439,000
|
|
|
439,000
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0 |
|
Brian
Daly (3)
|
|
|
6,607
|
|
|
6,607
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Bruce
Bernstein (3)
|
|
|
6,607
|
|
|
6,607
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Chris
Conway (3)
|
|
|
37,231
|
|
|
37,231
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Dr.
Joseph Vardi (3)(6)
|
|
|
94,831
|
|
|
73,110
|
|
|
21,721
|
|
|
*
|
|
Eli
Rothman (3)
|
|
|
26,422
|
|
|
26,422
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Eric
Stein (3)
|
|
|
38,191
|
|
|
38,191
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Iroquois
Capital, LP (7)
|
|
|
300,930
|
|
|
300,930
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0 |
|
Marc
Friedman (3)
|
|
|
74,462
|
|
|
74,462
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Nanette
C. Koryn and Robert H Cohen (3)
|
|
|
12,733
|
|
|
12,733
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Morton
H. Meyerson (3)(8)
|
|
|
245,850
|
|
|
97,534
|
|
|
148,316
|
|
|
1.9
|
|
Omicron
Master Trust (3)(9)
|
|
|
66,055
|
|
|
66,055
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Petrocelli
Industries, Inc. (3)
|
|
|
29,887
|
|
|
29,887
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Rivington
Investments N.V.
|
|
|
67,997
|
|
|
2,173
|
|
|
65,824
|
|
|
*
|
|
Salvador
Abady (3)
|
|
|
37,231
|
|
|
37,231
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Scot
Jason Cohen (3)
|
|
|
11,819
|
|
|
11,819
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Smithfield
Fiduciary LLC (3)(10)
|
|
|
142,108
|
|
|
142,108
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Stanoff
Corporation (3)(11)
|
|
|
27,500
|
|
|
27,500
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Startups.com
|
|
|
1,043
|
|
|
1,043
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Steven
and Adam Sprung (3)
|
|
|
37,231
|
|
|
37,231
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Steven
Landman (3)
|
|
|
6,655
|
|
|
6,655
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Ted
Struhl Family Partnership (3)
|
|
|
68,962
|
|
|
68,962
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Vertical
Ventures, LLC (3)(12)
|
|
|
196,506
|
|
|
196,506
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
WEC
Partners LLC (3)
|
|
|
26,422
|
|
|
26,422
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
William
Castor (3)
|
|
|
11,000
|
|
|
11,000
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
*
Represents less than 1%.
(1)
|
Percentage
calculated on the basis of 7,664,696 shares of common stock
outstanding on January 17, 2006.
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(2)
|
Assumes
the sale of all shares of common stock registered pursuant to this
prospectus, although the selling stockholders are under no obligations
known to us to sell any shares of common stock at this time.
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(3)
|
Represents
stockholders who participated in our bridge financing in January
and
February 2004.
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|
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(4)
|
David
Stone is the managing partner of Ajax Partners and has sole voting
and
investment power over the shares owned by Ajax Partners.
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|
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(5)
|
On
December 1, 2005, we entered into a Purchase Agreement with Brainboost
Partnership pursuant to which we purchased the entire limited liability
interests of Brainboost Technology, LLC. Assaf Rozenblatt has sole
voting
and investment power over the shares owned by Brainboost
Partnership.
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(6)
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Dr.
Vardi acquired 21,721 shares of common stock from us on August 25,
1999.
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(7) |
Joshua
Silverman is the managing partner of Iroquois Capital, L.P. and has
sole
voting and investment power over the shares owned by Iroquois Capital,
L.P. Mr. Silverman disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned
by
Iroquois Capital, L.P. |
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(8)
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Morton
H. Meyerson owns 103,236 shares of common stock from his purchase
of
Series A Preferred Stock on December 24, 1998, and owns 45,080 shares
of
common stock from his purchase of Series D Preferred Stock on February
29,
2000. Morton H. Meyerson is the President of Morton Meyerson Family
Foundation and has voting and investment power over the 50,000 shares
owned by the Morton Meyerson Family Foundation.
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(9)
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Omicron
Capital, L.P. a Delaware limited partnership (“Omicron Capital”), serves
as investment manager to Omicron Master Trust, a trust formed under
the
laws of Bermuda (“Omicron”), Omicron Capital, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“OCI”), serves as general partner of Omicron Capital, and Winchester
Global Trust Company Limited (“Winchester”) serves as the trustee of
Omicron. By reason of such relationships, Omicron Capital and OCI
may be
deemed to share dispositive power over the shares of our common stock
owned by Omicron, and Winchester may be deemed to share voting and
dispositive power over the shares of our common stock owned by Omicron.
Omicron Capital, OCI and Winchester disclaim beneficial ownership
of such
shares of our common stock. Omicron Capital has delegated authority
from
the board of directors of Winchester regarding the portfolio management
decisions with respect to the shares of common stock owned by Omicron
and
as of March 15, 2005, Mr. Olivier H. Morali and Mr. Bruce T. Bernstein,
officers of OCI, have delegated authority from the board of directors
of
OCI regarding the portfolio management decisions of Omicron Capital
with
respect to the shares of common stock owned by Omicron. By reason
of such
delegated authority, Messrs. Morali and Bernstein may be deemed to
share
dispositive power over the shares of our common stock owned by Omicron.
Messrs. Morali and Bernstein disclaim beneficial ownership of such
shares
of our common stock and neither of such persons has any legal right
to
maintain such delegated authority. No other person has sole or shared
voting or dispositive power with respect to the shares of our common
stock
being offered by Omicron, as those terms are used for purposes under
Regulation 13D-G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Omicron and Winchester are not “affiliates” of one another, as that term
is used for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
or of any other person named in this prospectus as a selling stockholder.
No person or “group” (as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the SEC’s Regulation
13D-G) controls Omicron and Winchester.
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(10)
|
Smithfield
Fiduciary LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Highbridge International
LLC, wholly-owned by Highbridge Capital Corporation, a broker/dealer.
Highbridge Capital Management, LLC is the trading manager of Highbridge
International LLC and Highbridge Capital Corporation. Glenn Dubin
is a
Managing Partner of Highbridge Capital Management, LLC. Henry Swieca
is a
Managing Partner of Highbridge Capital Management, LLC. Smithfield
Fiduciary LLC is an affiliate of a broker-dealer, (ii) Smithfield
purchased its securities in the ordinary course of business; and
(iii) at
the time of the purchase of the securities to be resold, Smithfield
had no
agreement or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person
to
distribute the securities.
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(11)
|
Howard
Weingrow as president and Robert Lifton as chairman of Stanoff Corporation
have voting and investment power over the shares owned by Stanoff
Corporation.
|
|
|
|
|
(12)
|
Joshua
Silverman is a managing partner of Vertical Ventures, LLC and has
sole
voting and investment power over the shares owned by Vertical Ventures,
LLC. Mr.
Silverman disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by Vertical
Ventures, LLC.
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The
shares being offered by the selling stockholders will be sold from time to
time
in one or more transactions (which may involve block transactions) that may
take
place in The Nasdaq National Market, including ordinary brokers’ transactions,
privately negotiated transactions or through sales to one or more dealers for
resale of such securities as principals, at market prices prevailing at the
time
of sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated
prices. Usual and customary or specifically negotiated brokerage fees or
commissions may be paid by the selling stockholders. The shares may also be
sold
pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act. The selling stockholders have
the
sole and absolute discretion not to accept any purchase offer or make any sale
of shares if they deem the purchase price to be unsatisfactory at any particular
time.
The
selling stockholders may also sell the shares directly to market makers acting
as principals and/or broker-dealers acting as agents for themselves or their
customers. Such broker-dealers may receive compensation in the form of
discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling stockholders and/or
the
purchasers of shares for whom such broker-dealers may act as agents or to whom
they sell as principal, or both, which compensation as to a particular
broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions. Market makers and
block purchasers purchasing the shares will do so for their own account and
at
their own risk. It is possible that a selling stockholder will attempt to sell
shares of common stock in block transactions to market makers or other
purchasers at a price per share which may be below the then market price.
The
selling stockholders and intermediaries through whom such securities are sold
may be deemed “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, with
respect to the securities offered hereby, and any profits realized or
commissions received may be deemed underwriting compensation. We have agreed
to
indemnify the selling stockholders against certain liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act.
The
selling stockholders, alternatively, may sell all or any part of the shares
offered by this prospectus through an underwriter. To our knowledge, no selling
stockholder has entered into an agreement with a prospective underwriter. If
any
selling stockholder notifies us that it has entered into an agreement or
agreements with a broker-dealer or underwriter for the resale of the common
stock, the relevant details will be set forth in a supplement or revision to
this prospectus.
The
selling stockholders and any other persons participating in the sale or
distribution of the shares will be subject to applicable provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder,
including, without limitation, Regulation M, which may restrict certain
activities of, and limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares
by the selling stockholders or any other such person. Furthermore, under
Regulation M, persons engaged in a distribution of securities are prohibited
from simultaneously engaging in market making and certain other activities
with
respect to such securities for a specified period of time prior to the
commencement of such distributions, subject to specified exceptions or
exemptions. All of these limitations may affect the marketability of the shares.
The
validity of the common stock will be passed upon by our counsel, Sichenzia
Ross
Friedman Ference LLP, New York, New York.
The
consolidated financial statements of Answers Corporation (formerly GuruNet
Corporation) and its subsidiary, GuruNet Israel Ltd. (a Development Stage
Enterprise) as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and for each of the years in
the
two-year period ended December 31, 2004, and for the period from December 22,
1998 (inception) to December 31, 2004, have been incorporated by reference
herein and in the registration statement in reliance upon the report of Somekh
Chaikin, a member firm of KPMG International, an independent registered public
accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of
said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
The
following table sets forth an estimate of the costs and expenses payable by
Answers Corporation in connection with the offering described in this
registration statement. All of the amounts shown are estimates except the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") registration fee:
Securities
and Exchange Commission Registration Fee
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|
|
2,991.71
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounting
Fees and Expenses
|
|
|
5,000.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legal
Fees and Expenses
|
|
|
20,000.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
|
|
2,008.29
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
30,000.00
|
|
ITEM
15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Answers
Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation provides that to the fullest extent
permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, a director of the company
shall not be personally liable to the company or its stockholders for monetary
damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. Under current Delaware
law,
liability of a director may not be limited (i) for any breach of the director's
duty of loyalty to the company or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions
not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation
of law, and (iii) for any transaction from which the director derives an
improper personal benefit.
The
effect of the provision of Answers’ Certificate of Incorporation is to eliminate
the rights of the company and its stockholders (through stockholders' derivative
suits on behalf of the company) to recover monetary damages against a director
for breach of the fiduciary duty of care as a director (including breaches
resulting from negligent or grossly negligent behavior) except in the situations
described in clauses (i) through (iii) above. This provision does not limit
or
eliminate the rights of the company or any stockholder to seek non-monetary
relief such as an injunction or rescission in the event of a breach of a
director's duty of care. In addition, Answers’ Certificate of Incorporation
provides that the company shall indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by
law
its directors, officers and employees and any other persons to which Delaware
law permits a corporation to provide indemnification against losses incurred
by
any such person by reason of the fact that such person was acting in such
capacity.
Answers
has an insurance policy that insures its directors and officers, within the
limits and subject to the limitations of the policy, against certain expenses
in
connection with the defense of actions, suits or proceedings, and certain
liabilities that might be imposed as a result of such actions, suits or
proceedings, to which they are parties by reason of being or having been
directors or officers.
Number
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Description
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5.1
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Opinion
of Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP |
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23.1
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Consent
of KPMG Somekh Chaikin, an Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm |
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23.2
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Consent
of Sichenzia Ross Freidman Ference LLP (included in Exhibit
5.1) |
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24
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Power
of Attorney (included on Page II-4) |
ITEM
17. UNDERTAKINGS
(a) The
registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To
include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
(ii) To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in this registration statement; notwithstanding
the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC
pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price
set
forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective
registration statement;
(iii) To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material change
to
such information in this registration statement;
provided,
however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
SEC
by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this registration
statement.
(2) That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(3) To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(4) That,
for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to
any
purchaser:
(A) If
the registrant is relying on Rule 430B:
(i)
Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)shall be
deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed
prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
(ii)
Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or
(b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B
relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or
(x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a)
of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in
the
registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus
is
first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of
securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in
Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at
that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date
of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration
statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or
prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document
incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement
or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser
with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or
modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus
that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document
immediately prior to such effective date; or
(B) If
the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to
Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other
than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than
prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of
and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used
after
effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration
statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made
in a
document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration
statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as
to a
purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede
or
modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus
that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document
immediately prior to such date of first use.
(b) The
registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall
be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to
be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933
may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant 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, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its 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 of 1933 and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.
In
accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Form
S-3 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized,
in
Jerusalem, Israel, on January 18, 2006.
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ANSWERS
CORPORATION |
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By: |
/s/ Robert
S. Rosenschein |
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Robert
S. Rosenschein
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Chief
Executive Officer, President
and
Chairman of the Board
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POWER
OF ATTORNEY
KNOW
ALL
MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Robert S. Rosenschein and Steven Steinberg, and each
of
them his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any
and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement, and any subsequent registration
statements pursuant to Rule 462 of the Securities Act of 1933 and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to
do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done
in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said
attorney-in-fact or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause
to
be done by virtue hereof.
In
accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
Form
S-3 has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant
and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE
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TITLE
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DATE
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/s/
Robert S. Rosenschein
Robert
S. Rosenschein
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Chief
Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board
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January
18, 2006
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/s/
Steven Steinberg
Steven
Steinberg
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Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
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January
18, 2006
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/s/
Jerry Colonna
Jerry
Colonna
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Director
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January
18, 2006
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/s/
Lawrence S. Kramer
Lawrence
S. Kramer
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Director
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January
18, 2006
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/s/
Mark B.Segall
Mark
B. Segall
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Director
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January
18, 2006
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/s/
Edward G. Sim
Edward
G. Sim
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Director
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January
18, 2006
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/s/
Yehuda Sternlicht
Yehuda
Sternlicht
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Director
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January
18, 2006
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/s/
Mark A. Tebbe
Mark
A. Tebbe
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Director
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January
18, 2006
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