UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 11, 2008
COMMERCE
ENERGY GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of registrant
as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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001-32239
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20-0501090
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(State or other
jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File
Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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600
Anton Blvd., Suite 2000
Costa Mesa, California
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92626
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(Address of principal
executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrants telephone
number, including area code:
(714) 259-2500
Not
Applicable
(Former name or former
address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of
the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425
under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant
to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2 (b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant
to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Explanatory Note
This Form 8-K/A (Amendment No. 1) amends and restates
the Form 8-K previously filed by Commerce Energy Group, Inc. with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on December 12, 2008 (the Original Form
8-K) by repositioning the pro forma financial information referenced in Item
9.01(b) hereof to the end of this Form 8-K/A (Amendment No. 1) as pages F-1 through
F-3. This same information had been
inadvertently placed behind the press release that was filed as Exhibit 99.7 to
the Original Form 8-K. No other changes are
being made to the Original Form 8-K.
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tem 1.01. Entry into a Material
Definitive Agreement
As
Commerce Energy Group, Inc. (the Company) has previously disclosed in
its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): (i) the
Company entered into a Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated as of August 21,
2008 (as amended, the Purchase Agreement) with AP Finance, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (AP Finance), whereby AP Finance agreed to purchase
one or more secured promissory notes from the Company and Commerce Energy, Inc.,
a California corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (Commerce);
(ii) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, on August 21,
2008 and August 22, 2008, the Company and Commerce issued to AP Finance
two Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Notes in the principal amounts of
$20,931,579 and $2,225,410.98, respectively (the Notes); (iii) pursuant
to the terms of the Security Agreement dated August 21, 2008 among the
Company, Commerce and AP Finance (the Security Agreement), the Companys and
Commerces obligations under the Purchase Agreement and the Notes are secured
by substantially all of the assets of the Company and Commerce, including, but
not limited to, all of the Companys shares of stock in Commerce; (iv) AP
Finances security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company
and Commerce is subordinated to the senior security interest the Company and
Commerce granted in favor of Wachovia Capital Finance Corporation (Western) (Wachovia)
pursuant to the Loan and Security Agreement dated as of June 8, 2006 among
the Company, Commerce and Wachovia (as amended, the Credit Facility); (v) on
October 27, 2008, the Company and Commerce issued to AP Finance a
Discretionary Line of Credit Demand Note (the Demand Note) in the principal
amount of $6.0 million pursuant to the Purchase Agreement; and (vi) the
Notes, the Credit Facility and the Demand Note all mature on December 22,
2008 (if, in the case of the Demand Note, not demanded sooner).
On December 11,
2008, AP Finance and Commerce Gas and Electric Corp., a Delaware corporation
and wholly owned subsidiary of Universal Energy Group Ltd. (CG&E),
notified the Company in writing that: (i) AP Finance had sold its interest
in the Notes to CG&E; (ii) Wachovia had assigned all of its and the
other lenders interests under the Credit Facility to AP Finance and CG&E;
and (iii) AP Finance and CG&E made a demand under the Demand Note and
notified us that a default exists under the Purchase Agreement and the Security
Agreement, for which as a result an event of default exists under the Purchase
Agreement, the Notes, the Demand Note and the Credit Facility, making all of
the Companys and Commerces obligations under the Purchase Agreement, the
Notes, the Demand Note, the Security Agreement and the Credit Facility (the Secured
Debt) immediately due and payable.
On December 11,
2008, AP Finance and CG&E proposed, under Section 9-620 of the Uniform
Commercial Code (the UCC) as in effect in the State of New York, to accept
all shares of common stock in Commerce and certain other securities held by the
Company in satisfaction of the Companys liabilities and obligations with
respect to the Secured Debt pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Acceptance
Agreement, as defined below (the Consensual Foreclosure).
The
Company had the right not to consent to, and thereby delay, the Consensual
Foreclosure. The Company recognized,
however, that this delay would likely not prevent a foreclosure. To induce the Company to accept the
Consensual Foreclosure, AP Finance and CG&E agreed to allow Commerce to pay
a dividend to the Company in the aggregate amount of $3.1 million and to
confirm it would satisfy certain liabilities.
The Companys board of directors determined that, as a result of the
proposed Consensual Foreclosure and the dividend to be paid to the Company by
Commerce, the Company would be able to assure that trade creditors would be
paid by Commerce in the ordinary course of business and the Company would be
able to make a cash distribution to its shareholders in the aggregate amount of
$2,614,780, after providing for all known or reasonably foreseeable obligations
of the Company. This distribution was comprised
of a dividend on shares of the Companys common stock in the amount of $0.084
per share and a redemption of all of the outstanding rights under the Companys
Shareholders Rights Agreement dated July 1, 2004 at a price of $0.001 per
right. The record date for the dividend
was set at December 11, 2008.
After
careful consideration, the Companys board of directors determined that the
Consensual Foreclosure is fair and in the best interests of the Company and its
shareholders. In reaching its
determination, the Companys board of directors considered, among other
factors: (i) the Companys inability, in light of the global credit crisis
and the losses that the Company has faced during the fiscal year ended July 31,
2008, to secure replacement financing to repay or refinance the Secured Debt in
a manner that the Company and its business could sustain or to enter into
another strategic transaction that would have allowed the Company and Commerce
to continue operations; (iii) the inability of the Company to obtain
debtor-in-possession financing necessary for a
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bankruptcy
and the likelihood that such a bankruptcy would not result in value for the
stockholders; (iv) the likelihood that an involuntary foreclosure or a
voluntary or involuntary liquidation would not result in money being returned
to the Companys shareholders; (vi) the ability of the Company to make a
distribution to its stockholders of $2,614,780 as a result of the Consensual
Foreclosure; (vii) the ability of Commerce to continue in business as a
subsidiary of CG&E, which would benefit its suppliers, customers and
employees; and (viii) the board of directors receipt of an opinion of The
Mentor Group, financial advisor to the Company, that the Consensual Foreclosure
is fair, from a financial point of view, to the Company and its
shareholders. Therefore, on December 11,
2008, the Company consented to the Consensual Foreclosure pursuant to the terns
and conditions of an acceptance agreement dated as of December 11, 2008
among the Company, AP Finance and CG&E (the Acceptance Agreement).
Pursuant
to the terms and conditions of the Acceptance Agreement, AP Finance and
CG&E have: (i) consented to Commerce having paid the Company a $3.1
million dividend immediately prior to the delivery of the Acceptance Agreement;
(ii) consented to Commerces assumption of certain liabilities and
obligations of the Company identified in an assumption letter dated December 11,
2008 between the Company and Commerce (the Assumption Letter), including, but
not limited to, all liabilities and obligations of the Company under the
employment agreements between the Company and its executive officers (including
any severance obligations thereunder); (iii) agreed to indemnify the
Company and its officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives from
liabilities arising from any breach by Commerce of its obligations under the
Assumption Letter; (iv) released the Company from any and all liabilities
and obligations with respect to the Secured Debt; and (v) cancelled all
warrants to acquire shares of common stock of the Company held by AP Finance.
As a
result of the consummation of the Consensual Foreclosure, the Company ceased
all operations and Commerce now operates as a subsidiary of CG&E. The Company intends to call and hold a
special meeting of its shareholders, at which the Companys shareholders will
be asked to consider and approve the dissolution of the Company.
There
are no material relationships, other than with respect to the Purchase
Agreement, the Notes, the Demand Note, the Credit Facility and the Amendments
to the Employment Agreements between the Company and Messrs. Craig,
Fallquist, Mitchell, Bomgardner and Yi which have been assumed by Commerce and
are discussed in Item 5.02(e) herein, between the Company and its
directors, officers (or any associate of any such director or officer) or
affiliates, on the one side, and AP Finance or CG&E and their respective
directors, officers (or any associate of any such directors or officers) or
affiliates, on the other side. The
information set forth under Item 5.02(e) of this Current Report on Form 8-K
is hereby incorporated into this Item 1.01.
The
foregoing description of the Acceptance Agreement and the Assumption Letter are
qualified in their entirety by the full texts of the Acceptance Agreement and
the Assumption Letter, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2,
respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 1.02 Termination of a
Material Definitive Agreement
The
Information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K
is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 1.02.
Under
the terms of the Acceptance Agreement, all of the Companys obligations under
the Purchase Agreement, the Notes, the Demand Note, the Security Agreement, the
Credit Facility, and the warrants previously issued to AP Finance terminated on
December 11, 2008.
Additionally,
on December 11, 2008, Jesup & Lamont Incorporated (Jesup), Bill
Corbett (Corbett) and the Lee E. Mikles Revocable Trust (Mikles) agreed to
the cancellation of warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 875,000 shares of
the Companys common stock issued by the Company to Jesup, Corbett and Mikles
for services rendered in connection with the sale of the Notes.
Effective
December 11, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized the
redemption of all of the outstanding Rights under the Companys Shareholders
Rights Agreement dated July 1, 2004 (the Rights Plan) at a redemption
price of $0.001 per right. The result of this redemption is to effectively
terminate the Rights Plan. In connection
with the contemplated dissolution of the Company, the Companys board of
directors also terminated the Amended and Restated 2005 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan, effective upon the consummation of the Consensual Foreclosure, and the
Commonwealth Energy Corporation 1999 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, and the
Amended and Restated Commerce Energy Group, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan,
effective upon the dissolution of the Company.
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There
are no material relationships, other than with respect to the cancelled
warrants, between the Company and its directors, officers (or any associate of
any such director or officer) or affiliates, on the one side, and Jesup,
Corbett and Mikles and their respective affiliates, on the other side.
Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of
Assets
The
Information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K
is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01.
On December 11,
2008, in connection with the completion of the Consensual Foreclosure described
in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and pursuant to the terms
and conditions of the Acceptance Agreement, the Company accepted the
foreclosure of all its interest in the common stock in Commerce, and certain
other securities, and agreed to the agreements of AP Finance and CG&E
contained in the Acceptance Agreement, including the satisfaction of the Companys
liabilities and obligations with respect to the Secured Debt under Section 9-620
of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York.
As a
result of the consummation of the Consensual Foreclosure, the Company has
ceased all operations and the Company intends to call and hold a special
meeting of its shareholders at which the Companys shareholders will be asked
to consider and approve the dissolution of the Company.
There
are no material relationships, other than with respect to the Acceptance
Agreement, the Secured Debt and the cancelled warrants, between the Company and
its directors, officers (or any associate of any such director or officer) or
affiliates, on the one side, and AP Finance or CG&E and their respective
directors, officers (or any associate of any such directors or officers) or
affiliates, on the other side.
The
foregoing description of the Acceptance Agreement is qualified in its entirety
by the full text of the Acceptance Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.1
to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 2.04 Triggering Events That
Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement
(a)
The
Information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K
is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.04.
On December 11,
2008, AP Finance and CG&E made a demand under the Demand Note and notified
us that a default exists under the Purchase Agreement and the Security
Agreement, for which as a result an event of default exists under the Purchase
Agreement, the Notes, the Demand Note and the Credit Facility, making all of
the Companys and Commerces obligations under the Purchase Agreement, the
Notes, the Demand Note, the Security Agreement and the Credit Facility (the Secured
Debt) immediately due and payable in the aggregate amount of $28,743,144.
On December 11,
2008, AP Finance and CG&E proposed, under Section 9-620 of the UCC as
in effect in the State of New York, to accept all shares of stock in Commerce
and certain other securities held by the Company in satisfaction of the Companys
liabilities and obligations with respect to the Secured Debt pursuant to the
terms and conditions of the Acceptance Agreement (the Consensual Foreclosure).
The
Company had the right not to consent to, and thereby delay, the Consensual
Foreclosure. The Company recognized,
however, that this delay would likely not prevent a foreclosure. To induce the Company to accept the
Consensual Foreclosure, AP Finance and CG&E agreed to allow Commerce to pay
a dividend to the Company in the aggregate amount of $3.1 million. The Companys board of directors determined
that, as a result of the proposed Consensual Foreclosure and the dividend to be
paid to the Company by Commerce, the Company would be able to make a
distribution to its shareholders in the amount of $2,614,780, after providing
for all known or reasonably foreseeable obligations of the Company.
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Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or
Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of
Listing
(d)
In
connection with the Consensual Foreclosure, the Companys board of directors
determined to initiate the withdrawal of the Companys shares from the NYSE
Alternext US, previously known as the American Stock Exchange (the Exchange). The Company is in the process of submitting a
letter to the Exchange requesting the withdrawal of its shares of common stock
from the Exchange. The Company also intends to file a Form 25 with the
Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its withdrawal from the Exchange. The Company has ceased all operations and
intends to call and hold a special meeting to seek stockholder approval to
dissolve the Company. The Company also
will not be in compliance with Section 1003 (a)(i) and Section 1003
(c)(i) of the Exchanges continued listing standards.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors
or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(b)
On
December 11, 2008, Gregory L. Craig resigned as Chief Executive Officer
and as a director of the Company and a director of Commerce. Mr. Craigs resignation as a director of
the Company and as a director of Commerce was effective upon the consummation
of the Consensual Foreclosure. Mr. Craigs
resignation as Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall become effective
immediately following the filing of the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended October 31, 2008 with the SEC.
Also
on December 11, 2008: Michael J. Fallquist resigned as Chief Operating
Officer of the Company and as a director of Commerce; John H. Bomgardner, II
resigned as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Company; and David
Yi resigned as Chief Risk Officer of the Company. The resignations of Messrs. Fallquist,
Bomgardner and Yi were effective upon the consummation of the Consensual
Foreclosure. Following the effectiveness
of Mr. Craigs resignation, Mr. Mitchell, as Chief Financial Officer and
Secretary of the Company, will be the sole remaining officer of the
Company. So long as Mr. Mitchell is
employed by Commerce, Mr. Mitchell shall not receive separate compensation
for his services as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company. If Mr. Mitchell
is no longer employed by Commerce, however, Mr. Mitchell shall receive
from the Company cash compensation equal to $275 per hour for hours actually
worked in connection with his role as the Companys Chief Financial Officer and
Secretary.
In
addition, on December 11, 2008, Charles E. Bayless, Gary J. Hessenauer,
Mark S. Juergensen, Dennis R. Leibel and Robert C. Perkins resigned as
directors of the Company, effective upon the consummation of the Consensual
Foreclosure. Mr. Juergensen also
resigned as a director of Commerce effective upon the consummation of the
Consensual Foreclosure. Rohn E.
Crabtree, an independent Class I director of the Company remains the sole
director of the Company, the sole member of the Audit Committee and was named
Chairman of the Board. It is the
intention of Mr. Crabtree to serve through the winding up stage of the
Company. The Companys board of
directors determined that Mr. Crabtree shall receive a cash retainer of
$8,000 per quarter for his continued service as a director, a member of the
Audit Committee and Chairman of the Board, which cash retainer shall be in lieu
of any and all other compensation (cash or otherwise) to which Mr. Crabtree
would have been entitled under the Companys compensation policies applicable
to non-employee directors.
(e)
On
December 11, 2008, the Company entered into amendments (collectively, the Employment
Agreement Amendments) to the following employment agreements between the
Company and its executive officers after being approved by the Compensation
Committee of the Companys Board of Directors (collectively, the Employment
Agreements): the employment agreement dated as of February 20, 2008
between the Company and Gregory L. Craig; the employment agreement dated as of March 10,
2008 between the Company and Michael J. Fallquist; the employment letter
agreement dated as of July 10, 2008 between the Company and C. Douglas
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Mitchell;
and the employment letter agreement dated as of July 18, 2008 between the
Company and John H. Bomgardner, II.
Among
other things, the Employment Agreement Amendments, which became effective
immediately prior to the consummation of the Consensual Foreclosure described
in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K: (i) assign the
Employment Agreements and all liabilities and obligations of the Company
thereunder, including but not limited to liabilities relating to severance, to
Commerce; (ii) fix the term of employment with Commerce for the respective
executives at one month following the consummation of the Consensual
Foreclosure; (iii) provide for severance in an amount equal to eight
months of salary continuation and eight months reimbursement of insurance
premiums relating to continued health coverage; and (iv) except in the
case of Mr. Mitchell, whose 66,667 remaining shares of unvested restricted
stock vested in full upon the consummation of the Consensual Foreclosure, terminate
any further vesting of stock options or shares of restricted stock previously
granted to the respective executives.
The Employment Agreement Amendments deleted the existing termination
provisions in the Employment Agreements including the Change in Control
provisions and replaced them with the provisions noted above.
Copies
of the Employment Agreement Amendments for Messrs. Craig, Fallquist,
Bomgardner and Mitchell are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.3, 99.4, 99.5 and
99.6, respectively.
Additionally,
effective December 11, 2008, the Compensation Committee of the Companys
Board of Directors approved a retention agreement between the Company and David
Yi, an officer, but not a named executive officer, of the Company (the Retention
Agreement) dated as of December 8, 2008.
The Retention Agreement, which became effective immediately prior to the
consummation of the Consensual Foreclosure, provides that Mr. Yi shall be
entitled to a bonus of $50,000 if he remains employed by Commerce and satisfies
certain conditions during the 120 days immediately following the Consensual
Foreclosure.
The
Employment Agreements, as amended by the Employment Agreement Amendments, and
the Retention Agreement were assigned to, and assumed by, Commerce in
connection with the Consensual Foreclosure.
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure
On December 11,
2008, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Consensual
Foreclosure was completed, describing the other transactions related thereto,
disclosing the declaration of a cash dividend and the redemption of the rights
issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement and also disclosing other actions
disclosed in this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release dated December 11,
2008 is being furnished as Exhibit 99.7 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 8.01.
Other Events
On December 11, 2008, the Companys board of directors
declared a dividend of $0.084 per share on shares of the Companys common stock
payable to holders of record as of the close of business on December 11,
2008. Additionally, on December 11,
2008, the Company took action to redeem all outstanding rights under the Rights
Agreement dated as of July 1, 2004 between the Company and Computershare
Trust Company, as rights agent. The
Company has delivered the aggregate amount of the distribution to its payment
agent with irrevocable instructions to make distributions to the Companys
shareholders as soon as practical. The
distribution is expected to be made to shareholders during the week of December
15, 2008.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits
(b)
Pro
Forma Financial Information
The pro forma financial information related to the
disposition described in Item 2.01 above is included for the fiscal year ended July 31,
2008, and furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K on pages F-1
through F-3 herein. The information
being furnished pursuant to this Item 9.01(b) and set forth on pages F-1
through F-3 shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.
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(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Acceptance Agreement dated as of December 11,
2008 among Commerce Energy Group, Inc., AP Finance, LLC and Commerce Gas
and Electric Corp.
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99.2
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Assumption Letter dated as of December 11, 2008
between Commerce Energy Group, Inc. and Commerce Energy, Inc.
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99.3
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Amendment to Employment Agreement dated
December 11, 2008 between Commerce Energy Group, Inc. and Gregory
L. Craig.
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99.4
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Amendment to Employment Agreement dated
December 11, 2008 between Commerce Energy Group, Inc. and Michael
J. Fallquist.
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99.5
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Amendment to Employment Letter Agreement dated
December 11, 2008 between Commerce Energy, Inc. and C. Douglas
Mitchell.
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99.6
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Amendment to Employment Letter Agreement dated
December 11, 2008 between Commerce Energy, Inc. and John H.
Bomgardner.
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99.7
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Press Release of Commerce Energy Group, Inc.
dated December 11, 2008
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Commerce Energy Group, Inc. has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
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COMMERCE ENERGY GROUP,
INC.
a Delaware corporation
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Date: December 12,
2008
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By:
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/s/
C. DOUGLAS MITCHELL
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C.
Douglas Mitchell
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Chief
Financial Officer
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As is described further in this Current Report on Form 8-K, on December 11,
2008, Commerce Energy Group, Inc. (the Company) consented to a consensual
foreclosure under Section 9-620 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in
the State of New York, pursuant to which the holders of the Companys secured
debt agreed to accept all shares of stock in Commerce Energy, Inc. (Commerce)
and certain other securities held by the Company in satisfaction of the
Companys liabilities and obligations with respect to its secured debt (the
Consensual Foreclosure).
In connection with the Consensual Foreclosure, Commerce paid a
dividend to the Company in the aggregate amount of $3.1 million and agreed to
assume certain liabilities and obligations of the Company. Also in connection with the Consensual
Foreclosure, the Company approved a distribution to its shareholders in the
aggregate amount of $2,614,780. The
distribution was comprised of a dividend on shares of the Companys common
stock in the amount of $0.084 per share and a redemption of all of the outstanding
rights under the Companys Shareholders Rights Agreement dated July 1, 2004 at
a price of $0.001 per right.
As a result of the Consensual Foreclosure, the Company ceased all
operations and the Company intends to call and hold a special meeting of the
Companys shareholders, at which the Companys shareholders will be asked to
consider and approve the dissolution of the Company.
The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance
sheet for the year ended July 31, 2008 is presented as if the Consensual
Foreclosure had been consummated on August 1, 2007, the first day of the
fiscal year ended July 31, 2008. No
statement of operations is presented because the Company ceased all operations
in connection with the consummation of the Consensual Foreclosure. The adjustments set forth in the Pro Forma
Adjustments column are described in the Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements.
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet for
the year ended July 31, 2008 is provided for illustrative purposes only
and is not necessarily indicative of what the financial position of the Company
would actually have been had the Consensual Foreclosure occurred on the
respective date indicated, nor do they represent a forecast of the financial
position as of any future date.
All information contained herein is derived from and should be
read in conjunction with the historical consolidated financial statements of the
Company as of and for the year ended July 31, 2008, included in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) on November 13, 2008.
Index to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements
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Unaudited
Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of July 31, 2008
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F-2
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Unaudited Notes
to Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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F-3
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F-1
COMMERCE
ENERGY GROUP, INC.
UNAUDITED
PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(
in thousands
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As reported
July 31, 2008
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Pro Forma
Adjustments
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Footnote
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Pro Forma
July 31, 2008
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ASSETS
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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5,042
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$
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(1,942
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1
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$
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3,100
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Accounts receivable, net
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82,416
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(82,416
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)
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0
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Natural gas
inventory
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7,717
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(7,717
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0
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Prepaid expenses
and other current assets
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13,269
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(13,269
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0
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Total current assets
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$
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108,444
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$
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(105,344
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$
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3,100
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Deposits
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1,600
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|
(1,600
|
)
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
8,009
|
|
(8,009
|
)
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
Other intangible assets
|
|
3,976
|
|
(3,976
|
)
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
122,029
|
|
$
|
(118,929
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
3,100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy and accounts payable
|
|
$
|
58,500
|
|
$
|
(58,500
|
)
|
2
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
Dividend and
redemption payable
|
|
2,615
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
2,615
|
|
Short term borrowings and accrued liabilities
|
|
23,657
|
|
(23,172
|
)
|
2
|
|
485
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
$
|
82,157
|
|
$
|
(79,057
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
3,100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock
$0.001 par value, 150,000 authorized, 30,875 shares issued and outstanding at
April 30, 2008
|
|
61,919
|
|
(61,919
|
)
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
Other comprehensive loss
|
|
(996
|
)
|
996
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
Retained earnings (accumulated
deficit)
|
|
(21,051
|
)
|
21,051
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
Total stockholders' equity
|
|
39,872
|
|
(39,872
|
)
|
|
|
0
|
|
Total
liabilities and stockholders equity
|
|
$
|
122,029
|
|
$
|
(118,929
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
3,100
|
|
F-2
1. Basis of Pro Forma Presentation
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of
year ended July 31, 2008 is based on the historical financial statements
of the Company, after giving effect to the Consensual Foreclosure.
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of
July 31, 2008 presents the financial position of the Company assuming the
Consensual Foreclosure had been completed on August 1, 2007.
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of
operations is not included because the Company ceased all operations in connection
with the Consummation of the Consensual Foreclosure and no further operations
are contemplated. The pro forma
adjustments and assumptions are based on estimates, evaluations and other data
currently available and, in the Company's opinion, provide a reasonable basis
for the fair presentation of the estimated effects directly attributable to the
Consensual Foreclosure and the other transaction related thereto.
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of
July 31, 2008 is provided for illustrative purposes only and is not
necessarily indicative of what the financial position of the Company would
actually have been had the Consensual Foreclosure occurred on the respective
date indicated, nor do they represent a forecast of the financial position as
of any future date.
All information contained herein should be read in conjunction the
following historical consolidated financial statements of the Company the year
ended July 31, 2008, included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed
with the SEC on November 13, 2008.
2. Pro
Forma Adjustments
The following pro forma adjustments are included in the unaudited
pro forma condensed balance sheet as of July 31, 2008.
(1) To
reflect the $3.1 million dividend paid by Commerce to the Company in connection
with the Consensual Foreclosure.
(2) To
reflect the Consensual Foreclosure.
(3) To
reflect the declaration of the dividend on shares of the Companys common stock
and the redemption of the rights in connection with the Consensual Foreclosure.
F-3
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit No.
|
|
Description
|
|
|
|
99.1
|
|
Acceptance Agreement dated as of December 11,
2008 among Commerce Energy Group, Inc., AP Finance, LLC and Commerce Gas
and Electric Corp.
|
|
|
|
99.2
|
|
Assumption Letter dated as of December 11, 2008
between Commerce Energy Group, Inc. and Commerce Energy, Inc.
|
|
|
|
99.3
|
|
Amendment to Employment Agreement dated
December 11, 2008 between Commerce Energy Group, Inc. and Gregory
L. Craig.
|
|
|
|
99.4
|
|
Amendment to Employment Agreement dated
December 11, 2008 between Commerce Energy Group, Inc. and Michael
J. Fallquist.
|
|
|
|
99.5
|
|
Amendment to Employment Letter Agreement dated
December 11, 2008 between Commerce Energy, Inc. and C. Douglas
Mitchell.
|
|
|
|
99.6
|
|
Amendment to Employment Letter Agreement dated
December 11, 2008 between Commerce Energy, Inc. and John H.
Bomgardner.
|
|
|
|
99.7
|
|
Press Release of Commerce Energy Group, Inc.
dated December 11, 2008
|
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