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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January&nbsp;24, 2002  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration Statement No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>INTERNATIONAL MERCANTILE CORP.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Missouri<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation of Organization) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>430970243<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>P.O.&nbsp;Box 340<BR>
Olney, MD 20830<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Not Applicable<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full Title of the Plan) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>James F. Farinella<BR>
President<BR>
International Mercantile Corp.<BR>
65 La Grande Avenue<BR>
Berkley Heights, NJ 07922<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and Address of Agent For Service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>(908)&nbsp;508-0713<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to Be<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
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Share</B></FONT></TD>
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Aggregate Offering<BR>
Price</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="33%"><FONT SIZE=2>Class A Common Stock, $.10 Par Value per share</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>600,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$0.46(2)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$276,000(2)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$25.39(2)</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Computed
in accordance with Section&nbsp;6(b) of the Securities Act by multiplying 0.000092 by the proposed maximum aggregate offering price.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the proposed maximum offering price per share, the proposed maximum aggregate
offering price and the amount of registration fee have been computed on the basis of the average of the high and low price of the common stock as quoted on January&nbsp;22, 2002. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR>    </I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART I<BR>  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B> Explanatory Note  </B></FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As permitted by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), this Registration Statement omits the information specified in
Part&nbsp;I (Items 1 and 2)&nbsp;of Form&nbsp;S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I will be delivered to the advisors and consultants to receive
the Shares registered hereunder required by Rule&nbsp;428(b) under the Securities Act. Such documents are not being filed with the Commission as part of this Registration Statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II<BR>  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<A NAME="toc_de1040_3"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents, previously filed by the Company with the Commission, are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No.&nbsp;000-07693); and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company's Quarterly Reports of Form&nbsp;10QSB for the quarters ended June&nbsp;30 and September&nbsp;30, 2001, as amended. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement
contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified
or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 4. Description of Securities.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company is authorized to issue up to Thirty One Million (31,000,000) shares of its 0.10 par value Class&nbsp;A Common Stock ("Shares") of which,
approximately Twenty Seven Million Two Hundred Seventy Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty Nine (27,270,929) Shares are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof. The Shares registered hereunder are to be
issued to advisors and consultants qualified and eligible as such under the Securities Act and Regulations promulgated thereunder as compensation for their respective services in connection with the
targeting and acquisition of merger candidates and preparation of Exchange Act documentation. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The validity of the issuance of the shares of common stock registered hereby has been passed upon by Glenn P. Hannemann, Esq. who serves as counsel to the Company
and is to be issued 375,000 Shares registered hereunder. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company's certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide for indemnification of its directors, officers, employees and other agents to the extent permitted
by the Missouri General Corporation Law. The Company carries policies of insurance which cover the individual directors and officers of the Company for legal liability and which would pay on behalf of
the Company for expenses of indemnification of directors and officers. The Company has entered into agreements with certain of its </FONT></P>

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executive officers and directors that require the Company to indemnify such officers and directors against certain liabilities which may arise by reason of their status as officers and directors of
the Company, including liabilities under the federal securities laws. </FONT></P>


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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>


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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9. Undertakings.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
undersigned Company hereby undertakes:
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>to
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>to
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>to
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in this Registration Statement. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>That,
for the purposes determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating
to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>That,
for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company's annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that
is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person
of the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company
will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Berkley Heights, State of
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/s/ JAMES F. FARINELLA</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints James F. Farinella with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign this Registration Statement, and any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective
amendments), and to file the same, with exhibits and schedules thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or desirable to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or
their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </FONT></P>

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/s/ JAMES F. FARINELLA</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> James F. Farinella</FONT></TD>
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President and Chief Financial Officer and Director</FONT></TD>
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January 24, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/ DAVID FACCIONI</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> David Faccioni</FONT></TD>
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Secretary and Director</FONT></TD>
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January 24, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/ DOUGLAS WEXEL</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Douglas Wexel</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1040_1">PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1040_2">PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1040_3">Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1040_4">Item 4. Description of Securities.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1040_5">Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1040_6">Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1040_7">Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1040_8">Item 8. Exhibits.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1040_9">Item 9. Undertakings.</A></FONT><BR>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 24, 2002
Registration Statement No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
INTERNATIONAL MERCANTILE CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Missouri
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation of Organization)
430970243
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
P.O. Box 340
Olney, MD 20830
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Not Applicable
(Full Title of the Plan)
James F. Farinella
President
International Mercantile Corp.
65 La Grande Avenue
Berkley Heights, NJ 07922
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(908) 508-0713
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities To Be
Registered
Amount to Be
Registered
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price Per
Share
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price
Amount of
Registration Fee(1)
Class A Common Stock, $.10 Par Value per share
600,000
$0.46(2)
$276,000(2)
$25.39(2)
(1)
Computed
in accordance with Section 6(b) of the Securities Act by multiplying 0.000092 by the proposed maximum aggregate offering price.
(2)
Pursuant
to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the proposed maximum offering price per share, the proposed maximum aggregate
offering price and the amount of registration fee have been computed on the basis of the average of the high and low price of the common stock as quoted on January 22, 2002.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Explanatory Note
As permitted by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), this Registration Statement omits the information specified in
Part I (Items 1 and 2) of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be delivered to the advisors and consultants to receive
the Shares registered hereunder required by Rule 428(b) under the Securities Act. Such documents are not being filed with the Commission as part of this Registration Statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, previously filed by the Company with the Commission, are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(1)
The
Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 000-07693); and
(2)
The
Company's Quarterly Reports of Form 10QSB for the quarters ended June 30 and September 30, 2001, as amended.
All
documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement
contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified
or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
The Company is authorized to issue up to Thirty One Million (31,000,000) shares of its 0.10 par value Class A Common Stock ("Shares") of which,
approximately Twenty Seven Million Two Hundred Seventy Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty Nine (27,270,929) Shares are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof. The Shares registered hereunder are to be
issued to advisors and consultants qualified and eligible as such under the Securities Act and Regulations promulgated thereunder as compensation for their respective services in connection with the
targeting and acquisition of merger candidates and preparation of Exchange Act documentation.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The validity of the issuance of the shares of common stock registered hereby has been passed upon by Glenn P. Hannemann, Esq. who serves as counsel to the Company
and is to be issued 375,000 Shares registered hereunder.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Company's certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide for indemnification of its directors, officers, employees and other agents to the extent permitted
by the Missouri General Corporation Law. The Company carries policies of insurance which cover the individual directors and officers of the Company for legal liability and which would pay on behalf of
the Company for expenses of indemnification of directors and officers. The Company has entered into agreements with certain of its
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executive officers and directors that require the Company to indemnify such officers and directors against certain liabilities which may arise by reason of their status as officers and directors of
the Company, including liabilities under the federal securities laws.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)
The
undersigned Company hereby undertakes:
(1)
To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
to
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
to
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement; and
(iii)
to
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in this Registration Statement.
(2)
That,
for the purposes determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating
to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)
To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b)
That,
for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that
is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person
of the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company
will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Berkley Heights, State of
New Jersey, on this 23rd day of January, 2002.
INTERNATIONAL MERCANTILE CORP.
By:
/s/ JAMES F. FARINELLA
Name: James F. Farinella
Title: President, Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints James F. Farinella with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign this Registration Statement, and any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective
amendments), and to file the same, with exhibits and schedules thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or desirable to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or
their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ JAMES F. FARINELLA
James F. Farinella
President and Chief Financial Officer and Director
January 24, 2002
/s/ DAVID FACCIONI
David Faccioni
Secretary and Director
January 24, 2002
/s/ DOUGLAS WEXEL
Douglas Wexel
Director
January 24, 2002
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PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY