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26-Jun-2008
Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Other Events, Financial Statements
On June 23, 2008, the registrant's board of directors (the "Board") appointed Dr. Dominic Man-Kit Lam to the Board. On the same day, James MacKay stepped down as chairman of the Board and the Board appointed Dr. Lam as chairman of the Board. Mr. MacKay will remain on the Board.
Dr. Lam's achievements have been recognized at the highest levels in China and
the United States. Dr. Lam (60 years old) received the Presidential Medal of
Merit from President Bush who also appointed him to a Presidential Committee in
1989. Dr. Lam obtained his bachelor, masters and doctorate degrees by the age of
22 (Lakehead University, B.S. Mathematics, 1967; University of British Columbia,
M.S. Theoretical Physics, 1968; University of Toronto, Ph.D. Medical Biophysics
1970). He studied under two Nobel Laureates at Harvard Medical School
(postdoctoral training) before joining the Harvard Faculty at Harvard (assistant
professor of physiology) and subsequently at Texas Medical Center in Houston. In
1985, he started the first biotech company in Texas (Houston Biotechnology,
Inc.), took it public in 1988 and was widely recognized as the Father of Texas
Biotechnology. He was also chairman of the board of directors and chief
executive officer of Agristar, Inc., a publicly listed Delaware corporation,
until its acquisition by another entity in 1999. In 1989, he was invited to
establish the Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology to help Hong Kong's high tech
development. In 1993, Dr. Lam founded LifeTech Group to develop, manufacture and
market the best Eastern and Western healthcare products. Dr. Lam is also a
well-known philanthropist who first brought "Project Orbis", the flying eye
hospital, to China in 1982. To pursue his charitable mission, Dr. Lam moved back
to Hong Kong in 1999 and founded the World Eye Organization to prevent and treat
eye diseases for the poor, initially in China and subsequently around the world.
Dr. Lam has authored over 100 research articles, some of them in prestigious
journals such as Nature, 6 books published by MIT and holds over 17 U.S. and
international patents. In 2001, one of Dr. Lam's patents entitled "Edible
Vaccines" was named by MIT as one of "five patents that will transform business
and technology" and by Time Magazine as one of ten most important developments
in the 21st century. Dr. Lam has received numerous honors and awards, including
honorary professor at the Chinese Academy of Science (1985), the US High Tech
Entrepreneur of the Year (1989) and Asian Society Man of the Year (1991). A more
detailed CV of Dr. Lam is available at the registrant's website,
www.biofield.com and www.Dominiclam.net.
THE COMPLETION OF THE REGISTRANT'S 1 FOR 10 REVERSE STOCK SPLIT
NASDAQ OMX, Corporate Data Operations advised the registrant that the 1 for 10
reverse stock split of the registrant's common stock would take effect at the
open of business June 20, 2008. The registrant's new symbol on this date will be
BZEC. The registrant's new CUSIP number is 090591 603. The details of the
reverse stock split were last reported in the registrant's Schedule DEF 14C
definitive information statement filed on April 22, 2008 and mailed to all
shareholders of record on April 23, 2008, a copy of which is available at
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1007018/000112178108000183/ biofielddef14c42208.htm.
The registrant also issued a press release regarding the reverse split on June
20, 2008, a copy of which is available at
http://ca.us.biz.yahoo.com/bw/080620/ 20080620005347.html?. v=1&printer=1.
Prior to such approval by NASDAQ, and as required by NASDAQ, the registrant filed on May 23, 2008 with the Secretary of State for the State of Delaware a Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation in connection with its 1 for 10 reverse stock split, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1, and a draft of which was attached as an exhibit to its Schedule DEF 14C definitive information statement filed on April 22, 2008 and mailed to shareholders of record on April 23, 2008. The registrant's Articles of Incorporation were amended as follows:
Article FOURTH of the Articles of the Corporation shall be amended by deleting the entire Article and replacing it as follows:
" The authorized capital stock of the Corporation shall be 72,300,000 shares consisting of 60,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share and 12,300,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share. The outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be reverse split on a one-for-ten basis, effective as of the effective date of this Certificate of Amendment. No fractional shares shall be issued in connection with the reverse split. Instead, any resulting fractional shares shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number."
The registrant has posted on its website, www.biofield.com, the procedures,
forms, and other information required and provided by its transfer agent,
American Stock Transfer and Trust Company (AST), for its shareholders to
exchange pre-split share certificates for post-split share certificates,
including a letter which the transfer agent has asked the registrant to provide
to shareholders, accessible at:
http://biofield.com/news.php?hash=65c0a262d8c2ebce8b7f22d88ba5e197&mnid=5&page=
FINRA APPROVED REGISTRANT'S UPLIST OFF OF THE PINK SHEETS TO THE OCTBB
On June 19, 2008 the registrant was advised that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) had approved the Form 15c-211 exemption request form filed by a market maker with respect to the registrant. The registrant was advised that as of June 20, 2008 the registrant will be uplisted off of the Pink Sheet Electronic OTC Markets and will trade on the OTC Bulletin Board under its new stock symbol BZEC.
MACKAY GROUP AGREES TO VEND BACK ITS MASTER LICENSE INTO BIOFIELD
On June 23, 2008 the registrant issued a press release stating, among other
things that "[Dr. Dominic] Lam and [James] MacKay also announced an agreement to
vend back into Biofield the master license agreement between Biofield and the
MacKay Group (MKG). Lawyers are drawing up the paperwork for this arms-length
transaction as well as for the Chinese JV's purchase of Biofield devices and
sensors directly from Biofield." A copy of the press release can be accessed at
http://www.businesswire.com/
portal/site/google?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080623005579&newsLang=en.
BIOFIELD RELEASES DETAILS ABOUT THE NATIONAL HEALTHCARE NETWORK WHICH WILL PROVIDE BIOFIELD'S AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY IN CHINA
On June 24, 2008 the registrant issued a press release providing details about
the national healthcare network which will provide its and other technology in
China. A copy of the press release can be accessed at
http://ca.us.biz.yahoo.com/bw/080624/20080624006373.html?.v=1.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-B:
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