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Exhibit
(a)(1)(I)
This
announcement is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer
to
sell Shares (as defined below). The Offer (as defined below) is being
made solely by the Offer to Purchase dated July 23, 2007 and the related Letter
of Transmittal, and is being made to holders of Shares. Purchaser (as
defined below) is not aware of any jurisdiction where the making of the Offer
or
the tender of Shares in connection therewith would not be in compliance with
the
laws of such jurisdiction. If Purchaser becomes aware of any
jurisdiction in which the making of the Offer or the tender of Shares in
connection therewith would not be in compliance with applicable law, Purchaser
will make a good faith effort to comply with any such law. If, after
such good faith effort, Purchaser cannot comply with any such state statute,
the
Offer will not be made to (nor will tenders be accepted from or on behalf of)
the holders of Shares in such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction where
the securities, blue sky or other laws require the Offer to be made by a
licensed broker or dealer, the Offer shall be deemed to be made on behalf of
Purchaser by one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws
of such jurisdiction.
Notice
of Offer to Purchase for Cash
Up
to 1,500,000 Shares of Common Stock
of
PROGINET
CORPORATION
at
$1.65
Net Per Share
by
RED
OAK FUND, L.P.
Red
Oak
Fund, L.P. (“Purchaser”), a Delaware limited partnership, is offering to
purchase up to 1,500,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share
(the
“Shares”), of Proginet Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), at a
price of $1.65 per Share, net to the seller (subject to withholding taxes,
as
applicable), in cash, without interest and subject to the terms and conditions
set forth in the Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal and the other
related documents delivered to stockholders of the Company (which, together
with
any amendments or supplements thereto, collectively constitute the
“Offer”).
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THE
OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK TIME,
ON
AUGUST 17, 2007 (THE “EXPIRATION DATE”) UNLESS THE OFFER IS
EXTENDED.
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The
Offer
is not conditioned on Purchaser obtaining financing but is subject to customary
conditions. If any condition to the Offer is not satisfied, Purchaser
may (i) extend the Offer, and, subject to applicable withdrawal rights,
retain all tendered Shares during the period for which the Offer is open or
extended; (ii) waive any conditions to the tender and, subject to
proration, accept for payment on the Expiration Date and pay for all Shares
validly tendered and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date;
(iii) terminate the Offer and not accept for payment or pay for any Shares
and promptly return all tendered Shares to tendering stockholders; or
(iv) amend the Offer in any other respect by giving oral or written notice
of that amendment to American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the depositary
for the Offer (the “Depositary”).
Purchaser
is making the Offer because Purchaser believes that the Shares represent an
attractive investment at this price. A tender offer represents
a more expeditious manner for Purchaser to acquire Shares given the lack of
liquidity in the trading market for the Shares. Purchaser has no plan
or intention to obtain or influence control of the business of the
Company.
Purchaser
may, from time to time, subsequent to the expiration of the Offer, acquire
additional Shares or dispose of all or some of the Shares or may continue to
hold the Shares, depending on business and market conditions, its continuing
evaluation of the business and prospects of the Company and other
factors. Purchaser does not intend to provide for a subsequent
offering period.
For
purposes of the Offer, Purchaser will be deemed to have purchased Shares that
have been validly tendered and not properly withdrawn if and when Purchaser
gives oral or written notice to the Depositary of Purchaser’s
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acceptance
for payment of Shares pursuant to the Offer. On the terms of and
subject to the conditions to the Offer, Purchaser will pay for Shares Purchaser
has accepted for payment under the Offer by depositing the purchase price
therefor with the Depositary. The Depositary will act as agent for
tendering stockholders for the purpose of receiving payment from Purchaser
and
transmitting payment to tendering stockholders whose Shares have been accepted
for payment. Upon the deposit of funds with the Depositary for the
purpose of making payments to tendering stockholders, Purchaser’s obligation to
make such payment shall be satisfied, and tendering stockholders must thereafter
look solely to the Depositary for payments of amounts owed to them by reason
of
the acceptance for payment of Shares pursuant to the Offer.
Under
no circumstances will Purchaser pay interest on the purchase price for tendered
Shares, regardless of any extension of or amendment to the Offer or any delay
in
paying for such Shares.
In
all
cases, Purchaser will pay for Shares tendered and accepted for payment pursuant
to the Offer only after timely receipt by the Depositary of (i) the
certificates evidencing such Shares (the “Share Certificates”) or timely
confirmation of a book-entry transfer of such Shares into the Depositary’s
account at the book-entry transfer facility pursuant to the procedure set forth
in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase, (ii) the Letter of Transmittal
(or a manually signed facsimile thereof), properly completed and duly executed,
with any required signature guarantees or, in the case of a book-entry transfer,
an agent’s message (as defined in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase) and
(iii) any other documents required under the Letter of
Transmittal.
Purchaser
expressly reserves the right, in its sole discretion, at any time and from
time
to time, to extend for any reason the period of time during which the Offer
is
open, including the occurrence of any condition specified in Section 12 of
the Offer to Purchase, by giving oral or written notice of such extension to
the
Depositary. Any such extension will be followed as promptly as
practicable by public announcement thereof, such announcement to be made no
later than 9:00 a.m., New York time, on the next business day after
the previously scheduled expiration date of the Offer. During any
such extension, all Shares previously tendered and not withdrawn will remain
subject to the Offer and subject to the right of a tendering stockholder to
withdraw such stockholder’s Shares.
Previously
tendered Shares may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Date
pursuant to the procedures described in the Offer to Purchase. In
addition, tendered Shares may be withdrawn at any time after September 22,
2007
if the Shares have not yet been accepted for payment by Purchaser. If
Purchaser extends the Offer, delays its acceptance for payment of Shares or
is
unable to accept Shares for payment for any reason, then, subject to applicable
law, the Depositary may, nevertheless, on Purchaser’s behalf, retain tendered
Shares, and those Shares may not be withdrawn except to the extent that
tendering stockholders are entitled to withdrawal rights as described in Section
4 of the Offer to Purchase. However, any delay will be by an
extension of the Offer to the extent required by law. For a
withdrawal to be effective, a written or facsimile transmission notice of
withdrawal in the form described in Section 4 of the Offer to Purchase must
be
timely received by the Depositary. If certificates evidencing Shares
to be withdrawn have been delivered or otherwise identified to the Depositary,
then, prior to the physical release of the certificates, the serial numbers
shown on the certificates must be submitted to the Depositary and the
signature(s) on the notice of withdrawal must be guaranteed by an eligible
guarantor institution, unless the Shares have been tendered for the account
of
an eligible guarantor institution. If Shares have been delivered
pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer as set forth in Section
3 of
the Offer to Purchase, any notice of withdrawal must also specify the name
and
number of the account at the Depository Trust Company to be credited with the
withdrawn Shares and otherwise comply with the Depository Trust Company’s
procedures.
If
more
than 1,500,000 Shares are validly tendered prior to the Expiration Date, and
not
properly withdrawn, Purchaser will, upon the terms and subject to the conditions
of the Offer, purchase 1,500,000 Shares on a pro rata basis (with adjustments
to
avoid purchases of fractional Shares) based upon the number of Shares validly
tendered by the Expiration Date and not properly withdrawn. If
proration of tendered Shares is required, because of the difficulty of
determining the precise number of Shares properly tendered and not withdrawn,
Purchaser may not be able to announce the final results of proration or pay
for
any Shares until five trading days after the Expiration Date and proration
period. However, Purchaser will pay for validly tendered Shares as
promptly as possible once the number of shares accepted from each holder is
determined. Purchaser expects to be able to pay for all accepted
shares held in “street name” which are delivered to Purchaser by book entry
transfer within eight business days. Preliminary results of proration
will be announced by press release as promptly as
practicable. Holders of Shares may obtain such preliminary
information from Red Oak Capital Partners, LLC at its telephone number shown
below
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and
on
the back cover of the Offer to Purchase. All Shares not accepted for
payment due to an oversubscription will be returned to the stockholder or,
in
the case of tendered Shares delivered by book-entry transfer, credited to the
account at the book-entry transfer facility from which the transfer had
previously been made, in each case, in accordance with the procedure described
in Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase.
Upon
request received by Red Oak Capital Partners, LLC, offer materials will be
mailed to record holders and beneficial owners and will be furnished to brokers,
banks and similar persons whose name appears or whose nominee appears on the
list of security holders or, if applicable, who are listed as participants
in a
clearing agency’s security position listing for subsequent transmittal to
beneficial owners of such securities. A stockholder list has been
requested, and the Company has agreed to provide that list, and Purchaser will
mail the offer materials to all holders shown on that list.
The
information required to be disclosed by Rule 14d-6(d)(1) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is contained in the Offer to
Purchase and is incorporated herein by reference. The Offer
to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal contain important information
which should be read before any decision is made with respect to the
Offer.
Questions
and requests for assistance or for additional copies of the Offer to Purchase
and the related Letter of Transmittal and other tender offer materials may
be
directed to Red Oak Capital Partners, LLC as set forth below, and copies will
be
furnished promptly at Purchaser’s expense. No fees or commissions
will be paid to brokers, dealers or other persons (other than Red Oak Capital
Partners, LLC) for soliciting tenders of Shares pursuant to the
Offer.
The
Depositary for the Offer is:
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If
delivering by mail:
American
Stock Transfer & Trust Company
Operations
Center
Attn:
Reorganization Department
P.O.
Box 2042
New
York, New York 10272-2042
Phone:
Toll-free (877) 248-6417
(718)
921-8317
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If
by facsimile:
(718)
234-5001
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If
delivering by hand or courier:
American
Stock Transfer & Trust Company
Operations
Center
Attn:
Reorganization Department
6201
15th Avenue
Brooklyn,
New York 11219
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The
Information Agent for the Offer is:
RED
OAK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC
145
Fourth Avenue, Suite 15A
New
York,
NY 10003
July
23,
2007 (212)
614-8952