| Business Summary | | Franklin
Capital
Corporation
is
an
investment
company
that
invests
primarily
in
equity
securities
such
as
common
stock,
preferred
stock,
convertible
preferred
stock
or
other
equity
derivatives
such
as
options,
warrants
or
rights
to
acquire
stock.
As
of
December
31,
2000,
the
Company's
portfolio
of
investments
is
a
composite
of
illiquid
investments
in
developing
companies
and
securities
in
publicly
traded
developing
companies.
The
Company
has
invested
a
substantial
portion
of
its
assets
in
private
development
stage
or
start-up
companies.
The
current
portfolio
is
invested
principally
but
not
exclusively
in
securities
issued
by
companies
involved
in
early
stage
high
technology
sectors
such
as
wireless
communications,
other
telecommunications
services,
and
Internet
software
and
information
services. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Franklin
Capital
Corp.
is
a
registered
closed-end
investment
company
whose
investment
objective
is
to
achieve
capital
appreciation
through
long-term
investments
in
businesses
believed
to
have
favorable
growth
potential.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
investment
income
totaled
$57
thousand.
Net
investment
loss
totaled
$761
thousand.
Net
decrease
in
assets
from
operations
totaled
$1.6
million.
Net
asset
value
per
share
fell
from
$5.08
on
12/31/00,
to
$3.57
on
6/30/01. | More
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Developments |
| | | | FY1999 Pay | |
| Stephen Brown, 61 Chairman
and CEO | $420K | Hiram Lazar, 35 CFO | 118K | Spencer Brown, 34 Sr.
VP and Sec. | 181K | Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-1999 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
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