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GREEN GLOBE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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GREEN GLOBE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
29970 Technology Drive, Suite 203
Murrieta, California 92563
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
HELD ON February 11, 2009
Dear Shareholders:
A special meeting of shareholders of Green Globe International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), was held on February 11, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. local time, at 29970 Technology Drive, Suite 203, Murrieta, California 92563 for the following purpose:
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To consider and vote upon a proposal to amend the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to effect a reverse split of the Company’s Common Stock at a ratio of up to one-for-two thousand during the nine month period following the date of the Special Meeting of Shareholders.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
GREEN GLOBE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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By: /s/ Steven Peacock Steven Peacock Chief Executive Officer
Murrieta, California Dated: February 11, 2009 |
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GREEN GLOBE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
A Delaware Corporation
29970 Technology Drive, Suite 203
Murrieta, California 92563
(951) 677-6735
INFORMATION STATEMENT
FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
HELD ON FEBRUARY 11, 2009
INTRODUCTION
This Information Statement is being furnished to the stockholders of GREEN GLOBE INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), to inform them of a special meeting of shareholders. This meeting (referred to herein as the “Special Meeting”) was held on February 11, 2009 at 29970 Technology Drive, Suite 203, Murrieta, California 92563, at 10:00 a.m. local time. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on February 3, 2009 (the “Record Date”) were entitled to vote at the Special Meeting.
At the Special Meeting, holders of common stock (the "Common Stock") of the Company were asked:
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To consider and vote upon a proposal to amend the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to effect a reverse split of the Company’s Common Stock at a ratio of up to one-for-two thousand during the nine month period following the date of the Special Meeting of Shareholders.
Principal Shareholders, who collectively represented 1,653,472,037 shares (or 52) of the 3,183,524,809 shares of common stock outstanding on February 3, 2009, were either present at the meeting or voted in absentia. All of the Principal Shareholders voted in favor of the proposal. Accordingly, no proxies will be solicited and no action is required on your behalf. The cost of printing and distributing this Information Statement and holding the Special Meeting (including the reimbursement of certain parties for their expenses in forwarding this Information Statement to beneficial owners of the Common Stock) will be paid by the Company.
The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 29970 Technology Drive, Suite 203, Murrieta, California 92563.
THIS DOCUMENT IS REQUIRED UNDER THE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS AND IS PROVIDED SOLELY FOR YOUR INFORMATION. WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.
INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROPOSAL
GENERAL
The proposals to amend the Company's Articles of Incorporation are described below. A copy of the Articles of Incorporation, as amended to reflect the changes contemplated by the proposals, is attached to this Information Statement as Exhibit A.
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1) AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO EFFECT A REVERSE STOCK SPLIT
Purpose: The Company's Board of Directors may effect a reverse stock split anytime during the nine months following the date of the Special Meeting of Shareholders based upon any ratio up to a maximum rate of one-for-two thousand, with the exact ratio to be established within this range by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion at the time it elects to effect the split. The Board of Directors believes that the Reverse Split is in the Company's best interests in that it may increase the trading price of the Common Stock. An increase in the price of the Common Stock should, in turn, generate greater investor interest in the Common Stock, thereby enhancing the marketability of the Common Stock to the financial community. In addition, the resulting reduction in the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock will provide the Company with additional authorized but unissued shares which could be utilized for various corporate purposes, including acquisitions or mergers, stock dividends, stock splits, stock options, convertible debt and equity financings.
Effect: The immediate effect of the Reverse Split will be to reduce the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock from 3,183,524,809 to approximately 1,591,762, assuming the ratio of the maximum rate of one-for-two thousand reverse split. Although the Reverse Split may also increase the market price of the Common Stock, the actual effect of the Reverse Split on the market price cannot be predicted. The market price of the Common Stock may not rise in proportion to the reduction in the number of shares outstanding as a result of the Reverse Split. Further, there is no assurance that the Reverse Split will lead to a sustained increase in the market price of the Common Stock. The market price of the Common Stock may also change as a result of other unrelated factors, including the Company's operating performance and other factors related to its business as well as general market conditions. The Reverse Split will affect all of the holders of the Company's Common Stock uniformly and will not affect any shareholder's percentage ownership interest in the Company or proportionate voting power, except for insignificant changes that will result from the rounding of fractional shares either up or down (see discussion below).
Procedure for Effecting Reverse Split: The Reverse Split of the Company's Common Stock will become effective at the discretion of the Board of Directors (the “Effective Date”) within the nine months following the date of the Special Meeting of Shareholder. The Reverse Split will take place on the Effective Date without any action on the part of the holders of the Common Stock and without regard to current certificates representing shares of Common Stock being physically surrendered for certificates representing the number of shares of Common Stock each shareholder is entitled to receive as a result of the Reverse Split. New certificates of Common Stock will not be issued.
Fractional Shares: No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the Reverse Split. Shareholders who would otherwise be entitled to receive fractional shares because they hold a number of shares of Common Stock that is not evenly divisible by 2,000 will have the number of new shares to which they are entitled rounded to the nearest whole number of shares. The number of new shares will be rounded up in the case of fractional shares. No shareholders will receive cash in lieu of fractional shares.
Federal Income Tax Consequences of Reverse Split: The following summary of certain material federal income tax consequences of the Reverse Split does not purport to be a complete discussion of all of the possible federal income tax consequences and is included for general information only. Further, it does not address any state, local, foreign or other income tax consequences, nor does it address the tax consequences to shareholders that are subject to special tax rules, such as banks, insurance companies, regulated investment companies, personal holding companies, foreign entities, nonresident alien individuals, broker-dealers and tax-exempt entities. The discussion is based on the United States federal income tax laws as of the date of this Information Statement. Such laws are subject to change retroactively as well as prospectively. This summary also assumes that the shares of the Company's Common Stock are held as "capital assets," as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (i.e., generally, property held for investment). The tax treatment of a shareholder may vary depending on the facts and circumstances of such shareholder. EACH SHAREHOLDER IS URGED TO CONSULT WITH SUCH SHAREHOLDER'S TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE REVERSE SPLIT.
No gain or loss should be recognized by a shareholder upon the shareholder's exchange of shares pursuant to the Reverse Split. The aggregate tax basis of the shares received in the Reverse Split will be the same as the shareholder's aggregate tax basis in the shares exchanged. The shareholder's holding period for the shares received in the Reverse Split will include the period during which the shareholder held the shares surrendered as a result of the Reverse Split. The Company's views regarding the tax consequences of the Reverse Split are not binding upon the Internal Revenue Service or the courts, and there is no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service or the courts would accept the positions expressed above. The state and local tax consequences of the Reverse Split may vary significantly as to each shareholder, depending on the state in which such shareholder resides.
No Dissenters' Rights: Pursuant to the Delaware Revised Statutes ("NRS"), the holders of the Company's Common Stock are not entitled to dissenters' rights in connection with the Reverse Split. Furthermore, the Company does not intend to independently provide those shareholders with any such rights.
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of the following:
COMMON STOCK
As of the Record Date, there were five billion (5,000,000,000) shares of Common Stock authorized with a stated value of $.0001 per share, of which approximately 3,183,524,809 are issued and outstanding, with 1,816,475,191 shares authorized but not issued. Each holder of the Company’s Common Stock is entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to the vote of stockholders, including the election of directors. All voting is non-cumulative, which means that the holder of fifty percent (50%) plus one share of the shares voting for the election of the directors can elect all the directors. The holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive pro rata dividends, when and as declared by the Board of Directors in its discretion, out of funds legally available therefore, but only if all dividends on the Preferred Stock have been paid in accordance with the terms of such Preferred Stock and there exists no deficiency in any sinking fund for the Preferred Stock.
Dividends on the Common Stock are declared by the Board of Directors. The payment of dividends on the Common Stock in the future, if any, will be subordinate to the Preferred Stock and will be determined by the Board of Directors. In addition, the payment of such dividends will depend on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements and such other factors as the Board of Directors deems relevant. The Company has heretofore never paid any dividends and the Board has no plans for the payment of future dividends. The Board presently plans for any future surplus income to be reinvested into growing the Company through additional investment.
Preferred Stock
Our Articles of Incorporation authorize the issuance of thirty million (30,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors has sole discretion in designating the preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Preferred Stock. As of Record Date, the Company had 5,000,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock authorized and 40,000 shares outstanding.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
As of February 3, 2009, there were 3,183,524,809 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of the Company's common stock (i) by any person or group known by the Company to beneficially own more than 5% of the outstanding common stock, (ii) by each Director and executive officer and (iii) by all Directors and executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise indicated, the holders of the shares shown in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to such shares.
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Unless indicated otherwise, the address for each of the above listed is c/o Green Globe International, Inc., 29970 Technology Drive, Suite 203, Murrieta, California 92563.
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The above percentages are based on 3,183,524,809 shares of common stock outstanding as of February 3, 2009.
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67,227,273 shares owned by Sustainable Tourism Development International, Inc. of which Terry De Lacy is a Managing Director.
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Shares owned by Omni Tourism, LLC of which Charles Kao is Chairman of the Board of Directors.
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Shares issued to Javelin are held in an escrow account to prevent the resale without consent of Green Globe International, Inc. Further, while the shares are in escrow, the shares are voted by the Green Globe International, Inc. Board of Directors. Since Javelin has neither the right to vote the shares nor the right to dispose of them, Javelin does not meet the technical definition of beneficial ownership of the escrow shares. Were Javelin to be considered the beneficial owner, Javelin would control 600,000,000 shares, which is approximately 19% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock.
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Shares issued to Sequoia are held in an escrow account to prevent the resale without consent of Green Globe International, Inc. Further, while the shares are in escrow, the shares are voted by the Green Globe International, Inc. Board of Directors. Since Sequoia has neither the right to vote the shares nor the right to dispose of them, Sequoia does not meet the technical definition of beneficial ownership of the escrow shares. Were Sequoia to be considered the beneficial owner, Sequoia would control 503,850,000 shares, which is approximately 16% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock. The address listed for Sequoia is that of its registered U.S. agent for service.
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This table is based upon information derived from our stock records. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table and subject to community property laws where applicable, the Company believes that each of the shareholders named in this table has sole or shared voting and investment power with respect to the shares indicated as beneficially owned.
The number of shares and percentages of class beneficially owned by the entities above is determined under rules promulgated by the SEC and the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. Under such rules, beneficial ownership includes any shares as to which the individuals has sole or shared voting power or investment power and also any shares as to which the individual has the right to acquire within 60 days through the exercise of any stock option or other right. The inclusion herein of such shares, however, does not constitute an admission that the named stockholder is a direct or indirect beneficial owner of such shares.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Green Globe International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company") is currently subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and, in accordance therewith, filed reports, proxy and Proxy Statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Such reports, proxy and Proxy Statements and other information may be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities of the Commission at Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Room 1024, Washington, D.C. 20549; and at its Chicago Regional Office, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511, and copies of such materials can be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the Commission, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549 at prescribed rates. Please call the Commission at (202) 942-8090 for further information. In addition, such materials may be accessed electronically at the Commission's site on the World Wide Web, located at http://www.sec.gov. The Company intends to furnish its stockholders with annual reports containing audited financial statements and such other periodic reports as the Company may determine to be appropriate or as may be required by law.
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007 filed on March 31, 2008, is incorporated by reference in this Information Statement.
Upon written request, the Company will provide, without charge, a copy of its Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, for the year ended December 31, 2007, to any stockholder of record or any stockholder who owned common stock listed in the name of a bank or broker, as nominee, at the close of business on February 3, 2009.
Requests should be addressed to the Company, to the attention of Green Globe International, Inc., 29970 Technology Drive Suite 203, Murrieta, California 92563, (951) 677-6735.
OTHER BUSINESS
The management of the Company knows of no matter other than those set forth herein that is to be brought before the Special Meeting.
The foregoing Notice and Information Statement are sent by order of the Board of Directors of Green Globe International, Inc.
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By: /s/ Steven Peacock Steven Peacock Chief Executive Officer
Murrieta, California Dated: February 11, 2009 |
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EXHIBIT A
STATE OF DELAWARE
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
The corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware does hereby certify:
FIRST : That at a meeting of the Board of Directors of Green Globe International, Inc. resolutions were duly adopted setting forth proposed amendments of the Certificate of Incorporation of said corporation, declaring said amendments to be advisable and calling a meeting of the stockholders of said corporation for consideration thereof. The resolution setting forth the proposed amendment is as follows:
RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation be amended by changing the Article thereof numbered "Four" so that, as amended, in part, said Article shall be and read as follows:
[Amendment shall only be completed and included if and when Green Globe International’s Board of Directors adopts a Reverse Split.]
That the presently issued and outstanding Common Stock of the corporation, $.0001 par value, shall, at __:__ a.m., Eastern Time, on ______________, 2009 (the “Effective Time”), be deemed to be “reverse split,” and in the furtherance thereof, there shall, after the Effective Time, be deemed to be issued and outstanding one (1) share of the Common Stock of the Corporation for and instead of each _____ (_) shares of the Common Stock of the Corporation issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. To the extent that any shareholder shall be deemed after the Effective Time as a result of this Amendment to own a fractional share of Common Stock, such fractional share shall be deemed to be one whole share. Each shareholder of record as of the Effective Time shall be entitled to receive from the Corporation’s transfer agent a certificate representing the number of shares of the Common Stock to which such shareholder is entitled hereunder upon delivery to the Corporation’s transfer agent of a certificate or certificates representing the number of shares owned by such shareholder of record as of the Effective Time.
SECOND : That thereafter, pursuant to resolution of its Board of Directors, a special meeting of the stockholders of said corporation was duly called and held upon notice in accordance with Section 222 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware at which meeting the necessary number of shares as required by statute were voted in favor of the amendment.
THIRD : That said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , said corporation has caused this certificate to be signed this day of , 2009.
By: _______________________________________
Authorized Officer
Title: ______________________________________
Name: ____________________________________
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