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| Be Incorporated |
| 800 El Camino Real, Suite 400, Menlo Park, CA 94025 * (650) 462-4100 |
| Business Description | The company offers the BeOS(R) operating system, an operating system designed for digital media applications and Internet appliances. BeOS is capable of maximizing the performance of digital media applications that run on a wide range of devices including Internet appliances, desktop PCs and high- performance multiprocessor workstations. |
| Offering Information Company has | |||
| Trading As | BEOS (NASNTL) | Industry | Internet (SIC 7371) |
| Type of Stock Offered | Common Shares | Filing Date | 05/06/1999 |
| Domestic Shares Offered | 6,000,000 | Offer Date | 07/19/1999 |
| Foreign Shares Offered | 0 | Filing Price | $6.00 |
| Company Shares | 6,000,000 | Offer Price | $6.00 |
| Selling Shrhldrs Shares | 0 | Gross Spread | $0.420 |
| Gross Proceeds | $36,000,000 | Selling | $0.250 |
| Expenses | - - | Reallowance | $0.100 |
| Post-IPO Shares | 33,642,574 | Employees | 93 |
| Primary Underwriting Group | ||
| Underwriter Name | Participation | Underwriter Phone |
| Volpe Brown Whelan & Company | Lead Manager | (415) 274-4463 |
| Needham & Company | Co-manager | (212) 705-0344 |
| Income Statement and Cash Flow Summary | |||||||
| Prior Audited Income |
Latest Unaudited Income | ||||||
| Full Year Audited Figures | 3 Months Ending | ||||||
| Figures in U.S. millions except per share data | 12/31/1996 | 12/31/1997 | 12/31/1998 | 03/31/1998 | 03/31/1999 | ||
| Revenues | - | - | 0.000 | 0.086 | 1.199 | 0.064 | 0.309 |
| Income from Oper. | - | - | -7.997 | -11.013 | -17.441 | -2.998 | -5.947 |
| Net Income | - | - | -7.902 | -10.448 | -18.423 | -2.990 | -5.979 |
| E.P.S | - | - | -10.850 | -4.870 | -5.800 | -1.090 | -1.540 |
| Revenue Growth (%) | - | - | - | 1,294.186 | 382.81 | ||
| Net Income Growth (%) | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Oper. Profit Margin (%) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net Profit Margin (%) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cash Flow - Oper. | -9.90 | -2.10 | -3.09 | ||||
| Cash Flow - Inv. | -10.31 | -10.86 | 0.70 | ||||
| Cash Flow - Fin. | 22.91 | 20.28 | 0.02 | ||||
| Balance Sheet Summary and Financial Ratios | |||||
| Balance sheet as of: 03/31/1999 | Financial Ratios | ||||
| Total Assets | 10.08 | Current Assets | 9.02 | Current Ratio | 2.96 |
| Total Liab. | 41.78 | Current Liab. | 3.04 | Debt Ratio | 414.36% |
| Total Equity | -31.70 | Working Cap. | 5.97 | Debt to Equity Ratio | - |
| Cash | 1.03 | Return on Assets | - | ||
| Use Of Proceeds |
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used for increased sales and marketing activities, research and development, working capital and other general corporate purposes. |
| Legal Counsel Registrar Auditor | |
| Issuer's Law Firm | Cooley Godward Castro Huddleson & Tatum |
| Bank's Law Firm | Pillsbury Madison & Sutro |
| Registrar/Transfer Agent | Norwest Bank of Minnesota |
| Auditor | Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLC |
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