Registration No. 33-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Form S-8
Registration Statement
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
THE BAUER PARTNERSHIP, INC.
(formerly Finders Keepers, Inc.)
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada 88-0429812
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(State or other jurisdiction (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
29th Floor, One Canada Square Canary Wharf
London, England E14-5DY
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Stock Issuance Pursuant to
Legal Services, Long Range Corporate Planning and Business Development,
and Marketing
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(Full title of the plan)
Copy to:
C/O International Venture Capital Hank Vanderkam
& Advisory, Inc. Vanderkam & Sanders
3340 Topag, Suite 210 440 Louisiana, Suite 475
Las, Vegas, Nevada 89123 Houston, Texas 77002
Name, address and telephone (713) 547-8900
(number of agent for service)
Approximate date of proposed sales pursuant to the plan: From time to time
after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of securities Amount to be Proposed maximum Proposed maximum Amount of
to be registered registered offering price per aggregate offering registration
share (1) price fee
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Common Stock, $.001 par value 1,500,000 $ 2.60 $ 3,900,000 $975.00
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(1) Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(c) solely for the purpose of
determining the registration fee. The offering price is based on the
closing bid and asked price as reported on the Nasdaq Electronic
Bulletin Board on September 28, 2001.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
ITEM 1. PLAN INFORMATION
Information required by Item 1 is included in documents sent or given
to participants in the Plan pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act.
ITEM 2. REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION
Information required by Item 2 is included in documents sent or given
to participants in the Plan pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement and are made a part hereof:
(a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2000.
(b) All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual
Report referred to in Item 3(a) above, including, but not limited to,
the Company's quarterly reports on Form 10-QSB through the fiscal
quarter ended June 30, 2000
All reports and other documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant
to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates
that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such
reports and documents.
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Common Stock
General. The Company is authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of Common
Stock, $.001 par value per share.
The holders of the Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends when, as
and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds legally available
therefor. In the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company,
the holders of the Common Stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets
remaining available for distribution to them after payment of liabilities and
after provision has been made for each class of stock, if any, having preference
over the Common Stock. The holders of the Common Stock as such have no
conversion, preemptive or other subscription rights and there are no redemption
provisions applicable to the Common Stock.
Voting Rights. The holders of the Common Stock are entitled to one vote for
each share held of record on all matters to be voted on by stockholders. There
is no cumulative voting with respect to the election of directors, with the
results that the holders of shares having more than fifty percent (50%) of the
votes for the election of directors can elect all of the directors.
Dividend Policy. To date, the Company has not paid any dividends on its
Common Stock. The payment of dividends, if any, in the future is within the
discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend upon the Company's
earnings, its capital requirements and financial condition and other relevant
factors. The Board does not intend to declare any dividends in the foreseeable
future, but instead intends to retain all earnings, if any, for use in the
Company's business operations.
ITEM 5. INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
Legal counsel for the Registrant, as part of this offering will receive
500,000 shares of the Registrant's common stock. In addition, counsel is the
owner of 272,500 shares of the restricted common stock.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
The Company's Articles of Incorporation, as amended, eliminate the personal
liability of directors to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages
for breach of fiduciary duty to the extent permitted by Nevada law. The
Company's Bylaws provide that the Company shall have the power to indemnify its
officers and directors to the extent permitted by Nevada law. Nevada law
authorizes a corporation to indemnify directors, officers, employees or agents
of the corporation in non-derivative suits if such party acted in good faith and
in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest
of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had
no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful, as determined in
accordance with Nevada law. The provisions affecting personal liability do not
abrogate a director's fiduciary duty to the Company and its shareholders, but
eliminate personal liability for monetary damages for breach of that duty. The
provisions do not, however, eliminate or limit the liability of a director for
failing to act in good faith, for engaging in intentional misconduct or
knowingly violating a law, for authorizing the illegal payment of a dividend or
repurchase of stock, for obtaining an improper personal benefit, for breaching a
director's duty of loyalty, which is generally described as the duty not to
engage in any transaction which involves a conflict between the interest of the
Company and those of the director, or for violations of the federal securities
laws.
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The provisions regarding indemnification provide, in essence, that the
Company will indemnify its directors against expenses (including attorneys
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding arising out of the
director's status as a director of the Company, including actions brought by or
on behalf of the Company (shareholder derivative actions). The provisions do not
require a showing of good faith. Moreover, they do not provide indemnification
for liability arising out of willful misconduct, fraud, or dishonesty, for
"short-swing" profits violations under the federal securities laws, for the
receipt of illegal remuneration or if the director received a benefit in money,
property or services to wich the director is not legally entitled. The
provisions also do not provide indemnification for any liability to the extent
such liability is covered by insurance.
The provisions also limit or indemnify against liability resulting from
grossly negligent decisions including grossly negligent business decisions
relating to attempts to change control of the Company.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS
4.1 Consulting Agreement dated September 26, 2001 with Global Funding
Group for distribution to natural persons
4.2 Consulting Agreement dated September 26, 2001 with. G. Reed Petersen
4.3 Consulting Agreement dated September 26, 2001 with Hank Vanderkam
5.1 Opinion and consent of Vanderkam & Sanders re: the legality of the
shares being registered
23.1 Consent of Vanderkam & Sanders (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2 Consent of Stark, Tinter, & Associates, LLC
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS
(a) The registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sells
are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
registration statement 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.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining liability under
the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective
amendment shall be treated as a new registration
statement of the securities offered, and the offering
of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To file a post-effective amendment to remove from
registration any of the securities that remain unsold
at the end 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
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to 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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(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 Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the 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 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 London, England on the 28th day of September, 2001.
THE BAUER PARTNERSHIP, INC.
By: /s/ Ronald J. Bauer
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Ronald J. Bauer, Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
Signatures Title Date
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/s/ Ronald J. Bauer (Principal Executive Officer) September 28, 2001
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/s/ Ronald J. Bauer (Principal Financial and Accounting September 28, 2001
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