note from RTO Online: the purchase prices listed are believed to be in thousands. ie. 10k says $6,000. should be $6 million
On April 18, 2002, the Company sold 1 million restricted common shares and warrants (valued according to the Black Scholes valuation method) to acquire 100,000 common shares to Calm Waters Partnership and two other investors (the "Investors") for $6,000. The warrants have an exercise price of $9.35 per share, subject to adjustment. In addition, the agreement calls for the Investors to purchase an additional 2,640,000 common shares for $16,500 and to receive a warrant to purchase 250,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to the greater of 105% of the last reported sale price of common stock on the day preceding the second closing date or $1.50. The Investors' obligation to purchase the additional shares is subject to certain conditions including that a replacement of the Company's existing credit facility occur on or prior to December 31, 2002, conditions related to the Company's existing class action litigation and ongoing investigations, quarterly aggregate EBITDA, among others. The Company has also agreed to issue a warrant to purchase 333,000 shares of common stock to the Investors if the Company fails to achieve aggregate EBITDA of $80 million or more for the 12-month period commencing on April 1, 2002. The warrant exercise price per share is based upon the Company's EBITDA for such period.
 
Black Scholes: A model used to calculate the value of a European call option. Developed in 1973 by Fisher Black and Myron Scholes, it utilizes the stock price, strike price, expiration date, risk-free return, and the standard deviation (volatility) of the stock's return.