BPI INDUSTRIES INC. FORM S-8
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BPI INDUSTRIES INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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British Columbia, Canada
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75-3183021 |
(State of Incorporation)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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30775 Bainbridge Road, Suite 280, Solon, Ohio
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44139 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code) |
BPI INDUSTRIES INC.
2005 OMNIBUS STOCK PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
George J. Zilich
Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel
30775 Bainbridge Road, Suite 280, Solon, Ohio 44139
(440) 248-4200
(Name, address, zip code, telephone number,
and area code of Agent for Service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed |
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Proposed |
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Maximum |
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Maximum |
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Title of Each |
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Amount |
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Offering |
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Aggregate |
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Amount Of |
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Class of Securities |
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To Be |
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Price Per |
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Offering |
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Registration |
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To Be Registered |
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Registered |
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Share (2) |
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Price (2) |
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Fee |
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Common Stock, without par value |
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5,000,000 shares (1) |
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2.53 |
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12,650,000 |
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1,354 |
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This Registration Statement includes 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock, without par value
(the Common Stock), of BPI Industries Inc. (the Registrant), offered or to be offered by
the Registrant under the BPI Industries Inc. 2005 Omnibus Stock Plan (the Plan). The
Registration Statement also includes an indeterminate number of additional shares that may
become issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the Plan. |
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Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the amount of the registration fee, pursuant to
paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), on the basis of the average high and low sale
prices of the Common Stock on the American Stock Exchange on December 13, 2005. |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given
to employees, officers, directors and consultants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the
Securities Act. Those documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that
meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange
Commission are incorporated herein by reference:
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Amendment No. 4 to the Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-1, which
was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 18, 2005
(Registration No. 333-125483). |
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Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
December 9, 2005. |
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Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
December 12, 2005. |
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Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
December 13, 2005. |
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Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
December 15, 2005. |
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The description of the Common Stock, without par value, of the Registrant
included in Amendment No. 4 to the Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-1,
which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 18, 2005
(Registration No. 333-125483), under the heading Description of Our Common Stock. |
All documents that shall be filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the filing of this registration
statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment indicating that all securities
offered under the BPI Industries Inc. 2005 Omnibus Stock Plan have been sold or deregistering all
securities then remaining unsold thereunder shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference
and shall be deemed to be a part hereof from the date of filing thereof.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
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Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The legality of the Common Stock being registered on this Registration Statement has been
passed upon for the Registrant by Anfield Sujir Kennedy & Durno.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
In accordance with the British Columbia Business Corporations Act, the Registrant may
indemnify its directors and officers against any judgment, penalty or fine awarded against or
imposed upon them in connection with, or amounts paid in settlement by them of, any legal
proceeding or investigative action and, after the final disposition of a legal proceeding or
investigative action, may pay the costs, charges and expenses actually and reasonably incurred by
them by reason of the fact that they were or are directors or officers of the Registrant. Pursuant
to the British Columbia Business Corporations Act, the Registrant is required to pay to its
directors and officers the costs, charges and expenses (including legal and other fees) actually
and reasonably incurred by them in connection with any legal proceeding or investigative action
brought by third parties by reason of the fact that they were or are directors or officers of the
Registrant, if the directors or officers acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best
interests of the Registrant and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable grounds to believe their conduct was unlawful. The Registrant may not indemnify its
directors or officers or pay their expenses in connection with a derivative action against the
Registrant (i.e., one that is brought by or on behalf of the Registrant).
Subject to the British Columbia Business Corporations Act, the Registrants Articles of
Incorporation require it to indemnify its directors and former directors and their heirs and legal
personal representatives against all judgments, penalties and fines awarded or imposed in
connection with, or an amount paid in settlement of, any legal proceeding or investigative action
pursuant to which such person is or may be liable. The Registrant must, after the final
disposition of a legal proceeding or investigative action, pay the expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by such persons in respect of that proceeding. The Registrant may indemnify any other
person, subject to the restrictions of the British Columbia Business Corporations Act.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted
to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant
will, unless in the opinion of the Registrants counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
by the Registrant is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The Exhibits to this Registration Statement are listed in the Exhibit Index hereto, and are
incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
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To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement; |
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To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; |
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To reflect in the prospectus any facts or
events arising after the effective date of the 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 the 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 Commission 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; and |
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To include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
the Registration Statement; |
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provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section
do not apply if the Registration Statement is on Form S-8, and the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission
by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement. |
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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. |
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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. |
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrants annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement 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.
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(h) 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
Securities and Exchange Commission, 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 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Solon, State of Ohio on December 20, 2005.
BPI
INDUSTRIES INC.
By:
/s/ George J. Zilich
George J. Zilich
Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Signature |
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/s/ James G. Azlein |
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
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James G. Azlein |
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
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/s/ George J. Zilich |
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Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Director |
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George J. Zilich |
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(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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/s/ Costa Vrisakis |
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Director |
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Costa Vrisakis |
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/s/ William J. Centa |
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Director |
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William J. Centa |
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/s/ Dennis Carlton |
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Director |
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Dennis Carlton |
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By:
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/s/ George J. Zilich,
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Date: December 20, 2005 |
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George J. Zilich,
Attorney-in-Fact for the
officers and directors
signing in the capacities
indicated |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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Description of Exhibit |
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4.1
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Articles of Incorporation (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the
Registrants Form S-1 Registration Statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 2005 (Commission
File No. 333-125483) and incorporated herein by reference). |
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Opinion of Anfield Sujir Kennedy & Durno. |
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Consent of De Visser Gray, Chartered Accountants. |
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Consent of Meaden & Moore, Ltd. |
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Consent of Schlumberger Technology Corporation. |
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Consent of Anfield Sujir Kennedy & Durno (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
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Power of Attorney. |
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