Exhibit 4.2
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (this "Agreement") is dated as of August
25, 2005, among Euroseas Ltd., a Xxxxxxxx Islands corporation (the "Company"),
and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its
successors and assigns, a "Purchaser" and collectively the "Purchasers").
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement
and pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act") and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to
issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly,
desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully
described in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this
Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree
as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this
Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the
meanings indicated in this Section 1.1:
"Action" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3.1(j).
"Affiliate" means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one
or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common
control with a Person as such terms are used in and construed under Rule
144 under the Securities Act. With respect to a Purchaser, any investment
fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the
same investment manager as such Purchaser will be deemed to be an Affiliate
of such Purchaser.
"Closing" means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities
pursuant to Section 2.1.
"Closing Date" means the Trading Day when all of the Transaction
Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties
thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers' obligations to
pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company's obligations to deliver
the Securities have been satisfied or waived.
"Closing Price" means on any particular date (a) the last reported
closing bid price per share of Common Stock on such date on the Trading
Market (as reported by Bloomberg L.P. at 4:15 PM (New York time)), or (b)
if there is no such price on such date, then the closing bid price on the
Trading Market on the date nearest preceding such date (as reported by
Bloomberg L.P. at 4:15 PM (New York time)), or (c) if the Common Stock is
not then listed or quoted on the Trading Market and if prices for the
Common
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Stock are then reported in the "pink sheets" published by the National
Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or a similar organization or agency
succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price
per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) if the shares of Common
Stock are not then publicly traded the fair market value of a share of
Common Stock as determined by an appraiser selected in good faith by the
Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Shares then outstanding.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Common Stock" means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01
per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may
hereafter have been reclassified or changed into.
"Common Stock Equivalents" means any securities of the Company or the
Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time
Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock,
rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles
the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
"Company Counsel" means Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP.
"Disclosure Schedules" means the Disclosure Schedules of the Company
delivered concurrently herewith.
"Effective Date" means the date that the Registration Statement filed
by the Company pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement is first
declared effective by the Commission.
"Escrow Agent" shall mean Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
"Escrow Agreement" means the Escrow Agreement in substantially the
form of Exhibit C hereto executed and delivered contemporaneously with this
Agreement.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Exempt Issuance" means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or
options to employees, officers or directors of the Company pursuant to any
stock or option plan duly adopted by a majority of the non-employee members
of the Board of Directors of the Company or a majority of the members of a
committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose, (b)
securities issued upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any
Securities issued hereunder and/or securities exercisable or exchangeable
for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on
the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been
amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such
securities or to decrease the exercise, exchange or conversion price of any
such securities, and (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or
strategic transactions, provided any such issuance shall only be to a
Person which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company
in a
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business synergistic with the business of the Company and in which the
Company receives benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall
not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities
primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary
business is investing in securities.
"FW" means Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx LLP with offices located at 000 Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000.
"GAAP" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
"Intellectual Property Rights" shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 3.1(o).
"Legend Removal Date" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 4.1(c).
"Liens" means a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of
first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
"Material Adverse Effect" shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 3.1(b).
"Material Permits" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(m).
"Per Share Purchase Price" equals $3.00, subject to adjustment for
reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and
other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of
this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date.
"Person" means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust,
incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited
liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or
subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
"Proceeding" means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding
(including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding,
such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
"Purchaser Party" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 4.9.
"Registration Rights Agreement" means the Registration Rights
Agreement, dated the date hereof, among the Company and the Purchasers, in
the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.
"Registration Statement" means a registration statement meeting the
requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and covering
the resale by the Purchasers of the Shares and the Warrant Shares.
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"Required Approvals" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(e).
"Roll-Up Transactions" means those certain transactions whereby the
prior owners of all of the shares in each of the Subsidiaries exchanged all
of their shares (the "Sub Shares") for shares in Friends Investment Company
Inc., a Xxxxxxxx Islands company ("Friends"), thus becoming the owners of
Friends and whereby Friends then exchanged all of the Sub Shares for shares
in the Company, thus becoming the sole owner of the Company.
"Rule 144" means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to
the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any
similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having
substantially the same effect as such Rule.
"Securities" means the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Shares" means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to each
Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.
"Short Sales" shall include all "short sales" as defined in Rule 200
of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act.
"Subscription Amount" means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate
amount to be paid for Shares and Warrants purchased hereunder as specified
below such Purchaser's name on the signature page of this Agreement and
next to the heading "Subscription Amount", in United States Dollars and in
immediately available funds.
"Subsidiary" means Xxxxx Trading Ltd., a company organized under the
laws of the Republic of the Xxxxxxxx Islands, Alterwall Business Inc., a
company organized under the laws of the Republic of Panama, Allendale
Investments S.A., a company organized under the laws of the Republic of
Panama, Alcinoe Shipping Limited, a company organized under the laws of the
Republic of Cyprus, Searoute Maritime Limited, a company organized under
the laws of the Republic of Cyprus, OceanPride Shipping Limited, a company
organized under the laws of the Republic of Cyprus and OceanOpera Shipping
Limited, a company organized under the laws of the Republic of Cyprus.
"Trading Day" means a day on which any Trading Market is open.
"Trading Market" means the following markets or exchanges on which the
Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the
Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the American Stock Exchange, the New York Stock
Exchange, the Nasdaq National Market or the OTC Bulletin Board.
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"Transaction Documents" means this Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and any other documents or agreements
executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
"Warrants" means collectively the Common Stock purchase warrants, in
the form of Exhibit D delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in
accordance with Section 2.2(a) hereof, which Warrants shall be exercisable
immediately and have a term of exercise equal to 5 years.
"Warrant Shares" means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants.
ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1 Closing. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein, concurrent with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and each Purchaser
agrees to purchase in the aggregate, severally and not jointly, up to
$50,000,000 of Shares and Warrants. Each Purchaser shall deliver to the Escrow
Agent via wire transfer or a certified check immediately available funds equal
to their Subscription Amount and the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser
their respective Shares and Warrants as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a)
and the other items set forth in Section 2.2 issuable at the Closing. Upon
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing
shall occur at the offices of FW, or such other location as the parties shall
mutually agree.
2.2 Deliveries.
(a) On the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to each Purchaser (as applicable) and FW the following:
(i) this Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(ii) a legal opinion of Company Counsel, in the form of Exhibit B
attached hereto;
(iii) as to each Purchaser, a stock certificate evidencing a
number of Shares equal to such Purchaser's Subscription Amount divided
by the Per Share Purchase Price, registered in the name of such
Purchaser;
(iv) a Warrant registered in the name of such Purchaser to
purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 25% of the
Shares purchased by such Purchaser hereunder, with an exercise price
equal to 120% of the Per Share Purchase Price, subject to adjustment
therein;
(v) the Escrow Agreement duly executed by the Company;
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(vi) a lock-up agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
E, pursuant to which Friends shall agree not to dispose of any Common
Stock or Common Stock Equivalents until the six month anniversary of
the Effective Date; and
(vii) the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by the
Company.
(b) On the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Company (except as noted) the following:
(i) this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser;
(ii) the Escrow Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser;
(iii) such Purchaser's Subscription Amount by wire transfer to
the Escrow Agent to the account specified in the Escrow Agreement; and
(iv) the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by such
Purchaser.
2.3 Closing Conditions.
(a) The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the
Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i) the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the
Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers
contained herein;
(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Purchasers
required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have
been performed; and
(iii) the delivery by the Purchasers of the items set forth in
Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.
(b) The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in
connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being
met:
(i) the accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of
the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein;
(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company
required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have
been performed;
(iii) the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in
Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement;
(iv) the Company, [Shellco, Inc.] ("Shellco") and all other
parties thereto shall have entered into and delivered that certain
Agreement and Plan of
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Merger of even date herewith pursuant to which Shellco will merge with
and into a subsidiary of the Company (the "Merger") which agreement
(the "Merger Agreement") shall be subject to no conditions to closing
other than customary closing conditions, other than the need for
Commission approval of a Form F-1 or F-4, obtaining a listing of the
Common Stock on the relevant Trading Market, the related shareholder
vote of Shellco approving the Merger, and the execution of a stock
pledge by certain holders of Shellco stock pledging a portion of such
stock as security for, inter alia, any breaches of representations and
warranties of the principal stockholders of Shellco under the Merger
Agreement, which agreement shall not include any fully discretionary
right to terminate or due diligence or similar conditions with respect
to any party to the Merger, but may include a closing condition that
there shall have been no material adverse change in the Company or
Shellco, as applicable, from the date of signing such agreement until
the closing of the Merger;
(v) the Company shall have acquired the capital stock of each
Subsidiary, free and clear of all Liens (except that each such company
and/or the vessel it owns is subject to, among other things, one or
more of the following: mortgage; assignment of earnings; assignment of
insurances; assignment of requisition compensation; charter party
assignment; accounts pledge; pledge of capital stock (collectively,
"Permitted Liens")) and all conditions to the acquisitions thereof
shall have been satisfied;
(vi) there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with
respect to the Company since the date hereof;
(vii) all consents from each of the lenders to each Subsidiary in
connection with the Roll Up Transactions shall have been obtained; and
(viii) Fortis Bank (Nederland) N.V., EFG Eurobank Ergasias and
HSBC Bank, PLC shall have executed and delivered consents and waivers,
in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchasers, consenting to
the Company's payment of future dividends and waiving any provision
under their agreements with the Company and its Subsidiaries that
would prohibit the payment of dividends on the Common Stock, subject
to the terms and conditions of such consents and waivers, copies of
which are attached hereto as Schedule 2.3(b)(viii);
(ix) there shall be no agreement between the Company (or any of
its Subsidiaries) and any third party that prohibits the payment of
dividends on the Common Stock other than agreements with the banks
that have delivered consents and waivers attached hereto as Schedule
2.3(b)(viii); and
(x) at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities
generally as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets shall not have
been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been
established on securities whose trades are reported by such service,
or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been
declared either by the United States of America or New
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York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material
outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or
international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any
material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case,
in the reasonable judgment of each Purchaser, makes it impracticable
or inadvisable to purchase the Shares at the Closing.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth
under the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules which Disclosure
Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof, the Company hereby makes the
representations and warranties set forth below to each Purchaser:
(a) Subsidiaries. The Subsidiaries constitute all of the direct and
indirect subsidiaries of the Company and are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a).
The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other
equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens (other than
Permitted Liens), and all the issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid,
non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for
or purchase securities. If the Company has no subsidiaries, then references
in the Transaction Documents to the Subsidiaries will be disregarded.
(b) Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of the
Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite power and
authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its
business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is
in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective
certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or
charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly
qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign
corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the
business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification
necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing,
as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in
(i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability
of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results
of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or
otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii)
a material adverse effect on the Company's ability to perform in any
material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction
Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a "Material Adverse Effect") and no
Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting
or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and
authority or qualification.
(c) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the
transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents and
otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder
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and thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction
Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on
the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company,
its board of directors or its stockholders in connection therewith other
than in connection with the Required Approvals. Each Transaction Document
has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company
and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will
constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms except (i) as limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other
laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors' rights
generally and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of
specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies.
(d) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the
Transaction Documents by the Company, the issuance and sale of the
Securities and the consummation by the Company of the other transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or
violate any provision of the Company's or any Subsidiary's certificate or
articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter
documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that
with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result
in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the
Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of
time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument
(evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other
understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which
any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or
affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or
result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment,
injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental
authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including
foreign, federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which
any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected;
except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not
have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to
obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to,
or make any filing or registration with, any court or other foreign,
federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of
the Transaction Documents, other than (i) filings required pursuant to
Section 4.4 of this Agreement, (ii) the filing with the Commission of the
Registration Statement, (iii) application(s) to each applicable Trading
Market for the listing of the Shares and Warrant Shares for trading thereon
in the time and manner required thereby, and (iv) the filing of Form D with
the Commission and such filings as are required to be made under applicable
state securities laws (collectively, the "Required Approvals").
(f) Issuance of the Securities. The Securities are duly authorized
and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction
Documents, will be
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duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of
all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer
provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Warrant Shares, when issued
in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed
by the Company. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital
stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to
this Agreement and the Warrants.
(g) Capitalization. The authorized and outstanding capitalization of
the Company is as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g). The Company has not issued
any capital stock or Common Stock Equivalents except as set forth on
Schedule 3.1(g). No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive
right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result
of the purchase and sale of the Securities, there are no outstanding
options, warrants, script rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of
any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person
any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or
contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company
or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of
Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. The issuance and sale of the
Securities will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or
other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers) and will not
result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the
exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under such securities. All of
the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all
foreign, federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding
shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights
to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or
authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors of the Company or
others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities. There are
no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements
with respect to the Company's capital stock to which the Company is a party
or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company's
stockholders.
(h) Financial Statements. The audited financial statements of the
Company and its Subsidiaries for their last two fiscal years and unaudited
statements for the most recent fiscal quarter have been delivered to each
Purchaser. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a
consistent basis during the periods involved ("GAAP"), except as may be
otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and
except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes
required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for
the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the
periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to
normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
(i) Material Changes. Since the date of the Company's latest audited
financial statements (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development
that has had
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or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or
otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B)
liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company's financial
statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made
with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of
accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or
distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders other than as
set forth on Schedule 3.1(i) or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements
to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company
has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate,
except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans. The Company does
not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential
treatment of information.
(j) Litigation. There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of
violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any
of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator,
governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal,
state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an "Action") which (i)
adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of
any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there
were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any
director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action
involving a claim of violation of or liability under foreign, federal or
state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not
been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or
contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or
any current or former director or officer of the Company.
(k) Labor Relations. No material labor dispute exists or, to the
knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees
of the Company which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
(l) Compliance. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in
default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not
been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a
default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any
Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that
it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other
agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its
properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been
waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or
governmental body, or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute,
rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without
limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to its
business except in each case as could not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all
certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal,
state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their
respective businesses as
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presently conducted and contemplated to be conducted in the near future,
except where the failure to possess such permits could not have or
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect ("Material
Permits"), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any
notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any
Material Permit.
(n) Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and
marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them that is
material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries and good and
marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to
the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and
clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do not materially affect the value
of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and
proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries
and Liens for the payment of foreign, federal, state or other taxes, the
payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real
property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the
Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable
leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.
(o) Patents and Trademarks. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or
have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark
applications, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and other
similar rights necessary or material for use in connection with their
respective businesses and which the failure to so have could have a
Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the "Intellectual Property Rights").
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a written notice that
the Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any Subsidiary
violates or infringes upon the rights of any Person. To the knowledge of
the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and
there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the
Intellectual Property Rights of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries.
(p) Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by
insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and
risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in
which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged. To the best knowledge
of the Company, such insurance contracts and policies are accurate and
complete. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe
that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and
when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar
insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant
increase in cost.
(q) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Other than as set
forth on Schedule 3.1(q), none of the officers or directors of the Company
and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company
is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary
(other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including
any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing
of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to
or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director
or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which
any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or
is an officer, director, trustee or
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partner, in each case in excess of $60,000 other than (i) for payment of
salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for
expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) for other employee
benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of
the Company.
(r) Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and the Subsidiaries
maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide
reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management's general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to
assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or
specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate
action is taken with respect to any differences.
(s) Certain Fees. Except with respect to Xxxx Capital LLC and Poseidon
Capital Corp., no brokerage or finder's fees or commissions are or will be
payable by the Company to any broker, financial advisor or consultant,
finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with
respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The
Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with
respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a
type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(t) Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers
representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, no registration
under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the
Securities by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby.
(u) Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate
of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not
be or be an Affiliate of, an "investment company" within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its
business in a manner so that it will not become subject to the Investment
Company Act.
(v) Registration Rights. Other than each of the Purchasers, no Person
has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the
Securities Act of any securities of the Company.
(w) Application of Takeover Protections. The Company and its Board of
Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render
inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison
pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar
anti-takeover provision under the Company's Certificate of Incorporation
(or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation
that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the
Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their
rights under
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the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the
Company's issuance of the Securities and the Purchasers' ownership of the
Securities.
(x) Disclosure. All disclosure provided to the Purchasers regarding
the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby,
including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, furnished by or on
behalf of the Company with respect to the representations and warranties
made herein are true and correct in all material respects with respect to
such representations and warranties and do not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to
make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no
Purchaser makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect
to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set
forth in Section 3.2 hereof.
(y) No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers'
representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neither the
Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their
behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any
security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances
that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with
prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act.
(z) Solvency. Based on the financial condition of the Company as of
the Closing Date after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the
proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder, (i) the Company's fair
saleable value of its assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be
paid on or in respect of the Company's existing debts and other liabilities
(including known contingent liabilities) as they mature; (ii) the Company's
assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its
business for the current fiscal year as now conducted and as proposed to be
conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular
capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, and
projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof; and (iii)
the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the
Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking
into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay
all amounts on or in respect of its debt when such amounts are required to
be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to
pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts
of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The Company has no
knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it
will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or
reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing
Date. The financial statements delivered to the Purchasers set forth as of
the dates thereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the
Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has
commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, "Indebtedness" shall mean
(a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000
(other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of
business), (b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent
obligations in respect of Indebtedness of others, whether or not the same
are or should be reflected in the Company's balance sheet (or the notes
thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for
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deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of
business; and (c) the present value of any lease payments in excess of
$50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with
GAAP. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to
any Indebtedness.
(aa) Tax Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in
the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect, the Company and each Subsidiary has filed all necessary
federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns and has paid or
accrued all taxes shown as due thereon, and the Company has no knowledge of
a tax deficiency which has been asserted or threatened against the Company
or any Subsidiary.
(bb) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any person
acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Securities
by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. The Company has
offered the Securities for sale only to the Purchasers and certain other
"accredited investors" within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities
Act.
(cc) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor to the
knowledge of the Company, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the
Company, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful
contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to
foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to
foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or
domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed
to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company (or made by any
person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in
violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of
the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
(dd) Accountants. The Company's accountants are Deloitte & Touche. To
the knowledge of the Company, such accountants, who the Company expects
will express their opinion with respect to the financial statements to be
included in the Company's registration statement on Form F-1 or F-4 to be
filed in connection with the Merger, are a registered public accounting
firm as required by the Securities Act.
(ee) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers' Purchase of Securities. The
Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting
solely in the capacity of an arm's length purchaser with respect to the
Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company
further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or
fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and any advice given by
any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is
merely incidental to the Purchasers' purchase of the Securities. The
Company further represents to each Purchaser that the Company's decision to
enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent
evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its
representatives.
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(ff) Acknowledgement Regarding Purchasers' Trading Activity. Anything
in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding
(except for Section 4.14 hereof), it is understood and agreed by the
Company (i) that none of the Purchasers have been asked to agree, nor has
any Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or
short, securities of the Company, or "derivative" securities based on
securities issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any
specified term; (ii) that future open market or other transactions by any
Purchaser, including Short Sales, and specifically including, without
limitation, Short Sales or "derivative" transactions, after the closing of
this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the
market price of the Company's publicly-traded securities; (iii) that any
Purchaser, and counter parties in "derivative" transactions to which any
such Purchaser is a party, directly or indirectly, may create a "short"
position in the Common Stock, and (iv) that each Purchaser shall not be
deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm's length
counter-party in any "derivative" transaction. The Company further
understands and acknowledges that (a) one or more Purchasers may engage in
hedging activities at various times during the period that the Securities
are outstanding and (b) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the
value of the existing stockholders' equity interests in the Company at and
after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Company
acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute
a breach of any of the Transaction Documents.
3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser
hereby, for itself and for no other Purchaser, represents and warrants as of the
date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows:
(a) Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is an entity duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization with full right, corporate or partnership
power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its
obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution, delivery and
performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or similar
action on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it
is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by
such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the
valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against
it in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable
principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of
creditors' rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the
availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable
remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions
may be limited by applicable law.
(b) Own Account. Such Purchaser understands that the Securities are
"restricted securities" and have not been registered under the Securities
Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Securities
as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing
or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the
Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no
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present intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of
the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no
arrangement or understanding with any other Persons regarding the
distribution of such Securities (this representation and warranty not
limiting such Purchaser's right to sell the Securities pursuant to the
Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable foreign,
federal and state securities laws) in violation of the Securities Act or
any applicable state securities law. Such Purchaser is acquiring the
Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. Such Purchaser
does not have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with
any Person to distribute any of the Securities.
(c) Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the
Securities, it was, and at the date hereof it is, and on each date on which
it exercises any Warrants, it will be either: (i) an "accredited investor"
as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the
Securities Act or (ii) a "qualified institutional buyer" as defined in Rule
144A(a) under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is not required to be
registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.
(d) Experience of Such Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or
together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and
experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the
Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment.
Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the
Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of
such investment.
(e) General Solicitation. Such Purchaser is not purchasing the
Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other
communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine
or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any
seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement.
(f) Certain Trading Activities. Such Purchaser has not directly or
indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any
understanding with such Purchaser, engaged in any transactions in the
securities of the Company or Shellco (collectively for purposes hereof, the
"Company") (including, without limitations, any Short Sales involving the
Company's securities) since the time that such Purchaser was first
contacted by the Company, Xxxx Capital Partners, LLC or any other Person
regarding an investment in the Company (as to each Purchaser, the "Contact
Date"). Such Purchaser covenants that neither it nor any Person acting on
its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will engage in any
transactions in the securities of the Company (including Short Sales) prior
to the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are
publicly disclosed by the Company. Such Purchaser has maintained, and
covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company such Purchaser will
maintain, the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection
with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this
transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser
that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio
managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser's assets and the
portfolio managers have no direct
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knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers
managing other portions of such Purchaser's assets, the representation set
forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed
by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the
Securities covered by this Agreement. Other than to other Persons party to
this Agreement, such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all
disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the
existence and terms of this transaction).
The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Purchaser does not make or
has not made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section 3.2.
ARTICLE IV.
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1 Transfer Restrictions.
(a) The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state
and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities
other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to
the Company or to an affiliate of a Purchaser or in connection with a
pledge as contemplated in Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the
transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected
by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and
substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company,
to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such
transferred Securities under the Securities Act. As a condition of
transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the
terms of this Agreement and shall have the rights of a Purchaser under this
Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.
(b) The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by
this Section 4.1(b), of a legend on any of the Securities in the following
form:
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN
RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT
BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO
THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE
REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THESE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED
IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT
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WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION THAT IS AN "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to
time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered
broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities
to a financial institution that is an "accredited investor" as defined in
Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and who agrees to be bound by the
provisions of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and, if
required under the terms of such arrangement, such Purchaser may transfer
pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a
pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the Company and no
legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party or pledgor
shall be required in connection therewith. Further, no notice shall be
required of such pledge. At the appropriate Purchaser's expense, the
Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee
or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a
pledge or transfer of the Securities, including, if the Securities are
subject to registration pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the
preparation and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule
424(b)(3) under the Securities Act or other applicable provision of the
Securities Act to appropriately amend the list of Selling Stockholders
thereunder.
(c) Certificates evidencing the Shares and the Warrant Shares shall
not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b)),
(i) while a registration statement (including the Registration Statement)
covering the resale of such security is effective under the Securities Act,
or (ii) following any sale of such Shares or Warrant Shares pursuant to
Rule 144, or (iii) if such Shares or Warrant Shares are eligible for sale
under Rule 144(k), or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable
requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and
pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission). The Company shall
cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Company's transfer agent
promptly after the Effective Date if required by the Company's transfer
agent to effect the removal of the legend hereunder. If all or any portion
of a Warrant is exercised at a time when there is an effective registration
statement to cover the resale of the Warrant Shares, such Warrant Shares
shall be issued free of all legends. The Company agrees that following the
Effective Date or at such time as such legend is no longer required under
this Section 4.1(c), it will, no later than three Trading Days following
the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Company's transfer agent
of a certificate representing Shares or Warrant Shares, as the case may be,
issued with a restrictive legend (such third Trading Day, the "Legend
Removal Date"), deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a
certificate representing such shares that is free from all restrictive and
other legends. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give
instructions to any transfer agent of the Company that enlarge the
restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section. Certificates for
Securities subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the
transfer agent of the Company to the Purchasers by crediting the account of
the Purchaser's prime broker with the Depository Trust Company System.
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(d) In addition to such Purchaser's other available remedies, the
Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages
and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Shares or Warrant Shares (based on
the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the date such Securities are
submitted to the Company's transfer agent) delivered for removal of the
restrictive legend and subject to Section 4.1(c), $10 per Trading Day
(increasing to $20 per Trading Day five (5) Trading Days after such damages
have begun to accrue) for each Trading Day after the Legend Removal Date
until such certificate is delivered without a legend. Nothing herein shall
limit such Purchaser's right to pursue actual damages for the Company's
failure to deliver certificates representing any Securities as required by
the Transaction Documents, and such Purchaser shall have the right to
pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without
limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief.
(e) Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other
Purchasers, agrees that the removal of the restrictive legend from
certificates representing Securities as set forth in this Section 4.1 is
predicated upon the Company's reliance that the Purchaser will sell any
Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the
Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements,
or an exemption therefrom.
4.2 Furnishing of Information/Exchange Act Registration. The Company hereby
agrees to file a registration statement on Form 8-A registering its Common Stock
under the Exchange Act contemporaneously with its filing of a request with the
Commission to accelerate effectiveness of its registration statement on Form F-1
or F-4. As long as any Purchaser owns Securities, the Company covenants to
timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the
applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after
the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act. As long as any Purchaser owns
Securities, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to the
Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchasers and make publicly
available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for the
Purchasers to sell the Securities under Rule 144. The Company further covenants
that it will take such further action as any holder of Securities may reasonably
request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Person to
sell such Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the
limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144.
4.3 Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit
offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in
Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale
of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the
Securities Act of the sale of the Securities to the Purchasers or that would be
integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules
and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder
approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless shareholder
approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.
4.4 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to cause Shellco, within four Trading Days
following the date of execution of the Merger Agreement, to issue a Current
Report on Form 8-K disclosing the material terms of
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the transactions contemplated hereby and attaching the Transaction Documents and
the merger agreement and all other material documents executed and delivered in
connection with the Merger thereto. The Company and FW shall consult with each
other in issuing any press releases with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any
such press release or otherwise make any such public statement without the prior
consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of any Purchaser, or
without the prior consent of FW, with respect to any press release of the
Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if
such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall
promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or
communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly
disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any
filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without
the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except (i) as required by federal
securities law in connection with the registration statement contemplated by the
Registration Rights Agreement and (ii) to the extent such disclosure is required
by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide
the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under subclause
(i) or (ii).
4.5 Shareholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the
Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other Person that any Purchaser
is an "Acquiring Person" under any shareholder rights plan or similar plan or
arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser
could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by
virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents or under any
other agreement between the Company and the Purchasers. The Company shall
conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become subject to the
Investment Company Act.
4.6 Non-Public Information. The Company covenants and agrees that neither
it nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide any Purchaser or its
agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes
material non-public information after the date hereof, unless prior thereto such
Purchaser shall have executed a written agreement regarding the confidentiality
and use of such information (it being expressly acknowledged and agreed by the
Company that no Purchaser shall have any material non-public information
regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries immediately after the first
public disclosure (as described in Section 4.4) of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement). The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser
shall be relying on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in
securities of the Company.
4.7 Use of Proceeds. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.7 attached hereto
with respect to the payment of debt on vessels owned by the Subsidiaries, the
Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder for
working capital purposes and not for the satisfaction of any portion of the
Company's debt (other than payment of trade payables in the ordinary course of
the Company's business and prior practices), to redeem any Common Stock or
Common Stock Equivalents or to settle any outstanding litigation.
4.8 Reimbursement. If any Purchaser becomes involved in any capacity in any
Proceeding by or against any Person who is a stockholder of the Company (except
as a result of sales, pledges, margin sales and similar transactions by such
Purchaser to or with any current stockholder), solely as a result of such
Purchaser's acquisition of the Securities under this
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Agreement, the Company will reimburse such Purchaser for its reasonable legal
and other expenses (including the cost of any investigation preparation and
travel in connection therewith) incurred in connection therewith, as such
expenses are incurred. The reimbursement obligations of the Company under this
paragraph shall be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise
have, shall extend upon the same terms and conditions to any Affiliates of any
of the Purchasers who are actually named in such Proceeding, and partners,
directors, managers, members, agents, employees and controlling Persons (if
any), as the case may be, of the Purchasers and any such Affiliate, and shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs and
personal representatives of the Company, the Purchasers and any such Affiliate
and any such Person. The Company also agrees that neither the Purchasers nor any
such Affiliates, partners, directors, managers, members, agents, employees or
controlling Persons shall have any liability to the Company or any Person
asserting claims on behalf of or in right of the Company solely as a result of
acquiring the Securities under this Agreement.
4.9 Indemnification of Purchasers. Subject to the provisions of this
Section 4.9, the Company will indemnify and hold the Purchasers and their
respective directors, officers, shareholders, managers, members, partners,
employees and agents (each, a "Purchaser Party") harmless from any and all
losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and
expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and
reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser
Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of
the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in
this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action
instituted against a Purchaser, or any of them or their respective Affiliates,
by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser,
with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents (unless such action is based upon a breach of such Purchaser's
representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any
agreements or understandings such Purchaser may have with any such stockholder
or any violations by the Purchaser of foreign, state or federal securities laws
or any conduct by such Purchaser which constitutes fraud, gross negligence,
willful misconduct or malfeasance). The foregoing indemnities shall not apply to
any Purchaser who is a principal of Shellco. If any action shall be brought
against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant
to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in
writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with
counsel of its own choosing. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ
separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but
the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser
Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically
authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a
reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii)
in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of such separate counsel, a
material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and
the position of such Purchaser Party. The Company will not be liable to any
Purchaser Party under this Agreement (i) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party
effected without the Company's prior written consent, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent
that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party's
breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made
by the Purchasers in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents.
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4.10 Reservation of Common Stock. As of the date hereof, the Company has
reserved and the Company shall continue to reserve and keep available at all
times, free of preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock
for the purpose of enabling the Company to issue Shares pursuant to this
Agreement and Warrant Shares pursuant to any exercise of the Warrants.
4.11 Listing of Common Stock. The Company hereby agrees to file an
application for the listing of the Common Stock on either the New York Stock
Exchange or the Nasdaq National Market within 15 days following the date that it
files the Registration Statement and to use its commercially reasonable efforts
to obtain a listing of the Common Stock thereon. The Company further agrees to
use best efforts to obtain and maintain the listing of the Common Stock on a
Trading Market, and as soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing (but
not later than the first anniversary of the Closing Date) to list all of the
Shares and Warrant Shares on such Trading Market. The Company further agrees, if
the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any other Trading Market,
it will include in such application all of the Shares and Warrant Shares, and
will take such other action as is necessary to cause all of the Shares and
Warrant Shares to be listed on such other Trading Market as promptly as
possible. The Company will take all action reasonably necessary to obtain and
continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and
will comply in all respects with the Company's reporting, filing and other
obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market.
4.12 Equal Treatment of Purchasers. No consideration shall be offered or
paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any
provision of any of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is
also offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents. For
clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to
each Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and
is intended for the Company to treat the Purchasers as a class and shall not in
any way be construed as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with
respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.
4.13 Subsequent Equity Sales.
(a) From the date hereof until two years from the Closing Date, the
Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to
effect any financing by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Common
Stock or Common Stock Equivalents involving a "Variable Rate Transaction".
The term "Variable Rate Transaction" shall mean a transaction in which the
Company issues or sells (i) any debt or equity securities that are
convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to
receive additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion,
exercise or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies
with the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at
any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities, or
(B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being
reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity
security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly
or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the
Common Stock or (ii) enters into any agreement, including, but not limited
to, an equity line of credit, whereby the Company may sell securities at a
future determined price. Any Purchaser shall be entitled to obtain
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injunctive relief against the Company to preclude any such issuance, which
remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.13 shall not apply
in respect of an Exempt Issuance, except that no Variable Rate Transaction
shall be an Exempt Issuance.
4.14 Short Sales and Confidentiality after the date Hereof. Each Purchaser
severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers covenants that neither it
nor any Affiliates acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it
will execute any Short Sales during the period commencing from the Contact Date
and ending at the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are
first publicly announced as described in Section 4.4. Each Purchaser, severally
and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the
Company as described in Section 4.4, such Purchaser will maintain, the
confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this
transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Each
Purchaser understands and acknowledges, severally and not jointly with any other
Purchaser, that the Commission currently takes the position that coverage of
short sales of shares of the Common Stock "against the box" prior to the
Effective Date of the Registration Statement with the Securities is a violation
of Section 5 of the Securities Act, as set forth in Item 65, Section 5 under
Section A, of the Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations, dated
July 1997, compiled by the Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Corporation
Finance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Purchaser makes any representation,
warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in Short Sales in the
securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement are first publicly announced as described in Section 4.4.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a
multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage
separate portions of such Purchaser's assets and the portfolio managers have no
direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers
managing other portions of such Purchaser's assets, the covenant set forth above
shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio
manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by
this Agreement.
4.15 Delivery of Securities After Closing. The Company shall deliver, or
cause to be delivered, the respective Securities purchased by each Purchaser to
such Purchaser within 3 Trading Days of the Closing Date.
ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to
such Purchaser's obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on
the obligations between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice
to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before
August 15, 2005; provided, however, that no such termination will affect the
right of any party to xxx for any breach by the other party (or parties).
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5.2 Fees and Expenses. At the Closing, the Company has agreed to reimburse
Bonanza Master Fund Ltd. ("Bonanza") the non-accountable sum of $20,000, for its
actual, reasonable, out-of-pocket legal fees and expenses. Accordingly, in lieu
of the foregoing payments, the aggregate amount that Bonanza is to pay for the
Securities at the Closing shall be reduced by $20,000 in lieu thereof. The
Company shall deliver, prior to the Closing, a completed and executed copy of
the Closing Statement, attached hereto as Annex A. Except as expressly set forth
in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and
expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and
all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation,
preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company
shall pay all transfer agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied
in connection with the issuance and delivery of any Securities except for
transfer taxes in connection with the transfer of the Securities to any Person
other than the Purchasers hereto.
5.3 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits
and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and
understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties
acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.
5.4 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries
required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if
such notice or communication is delivered via confirmed facsimile at the
facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30
p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the
date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via confirmed
facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached
hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City
time) on any Trading Day, (c) the 2nd Trading Day following the date of mailing,
if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon
actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The
address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the
signature pages attached hereto.
5.5 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or
amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by
the Company and each Purchaser or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against
whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No waiver of any default with
respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be
deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent
default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor
shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in
any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
5.6 Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not
constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect
any of the provisions hereof. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed
to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no
rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
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5.7 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The
Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder
without the prior written consent of each Purchaser. Any Purchaser may assign
any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such
Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided such transferee agrees
in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the
provisions hereof that apply to the "Purchasers".
5.8 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced
by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.9.
5.9 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of
New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each
party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations,
enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its
respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents)
shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the
City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York,
borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in
connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed
herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction
Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit,
action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the
jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper
or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives
personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such
suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified
mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the
address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such
service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice
thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right
to serve process in any manner permitted by law. The parties hereby waive all
rights to a trial by jury. Without limiting any other provision of this
Agreement, if either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any
provisions of the Transaction Documents, then the prevailing party in such
action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable
attorneys' fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation,
preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
5.10 Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall
survive the Closing and the delivery of the Shares and Warrant Shares for a
period equal to the applicable statute of limitations.
5.11 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement
and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and
delivered to the other party, it
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being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the
event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature
shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose
behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such
facsimile signature page were an original thereof.
5.12 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid
or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the
remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid
and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so
agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.
5.13 Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) the
Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election,
demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely
perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such
Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon
written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole
or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights.
5.14 Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing
any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue
or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation
thereof, or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or
instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the
Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable
indemnity, if requested. The applicants for a new certificate or instrument
under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs
associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.
5.15 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights
provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the
Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the
Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be
adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of
obligations described in the foregoing sentence and hereby agrees to waive in
any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a
remedy at law would be adequate.
5.16 Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or
payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser
enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the
proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently
invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered
from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored
to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other person under any law
(including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common
law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration
the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be
revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been
made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
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5.17 Independent Nature of Purchasers' Obligations and Rights. The
obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not
joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be
responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other
Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any
Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant thereto,
shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a
joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the
Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such
obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each
Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights,
including without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of
the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other
Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such
purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel
in their review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. For reasons of
administrative convenience only, Purchasers and their respective counsel have
chosen to communicate with the Company through FW. FW does not represent all of
the Purchasers but only Bonanza. The Company has elected to provide all
Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of
the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by the
Purchasers.
5.18 Liquidated Damages. The Company's obligations to pay any partial
liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a
continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid
partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the
fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated
damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.
5.19 Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their
respective counsel has reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction
Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any
ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed
in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto.
(Signature Pages Follow)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities
Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized
signatories as of the date first indicated above.
EUROSEAS LTD. Address for Notice:
By:
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Name:
Title:
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
[REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
SIGNATURE PAGE FOR PURCHASER FOLLOWS]
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[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO EUROSEAS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of
the date first indicated above.
Name of Purchaser: _____________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: ________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: __________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: _________________________________________________
Email Address of Purchaser: ____________________________________________________
Address for Notice of Purchaser:
Address for Delivery of Securities for Purchaser (if not same as above):
Subscription Amount:
Shares:
Warrant Shares:
EIN Number: [PROVIDE THIS UNDER SEPARATE COVER]
[SIGNATURE PAGES CONTINUE]
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ANNEX A
CLOSING STATEMENT
Pursuant to the attached Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date
hereto, the purchasers shall purchase up to $50,000,000 of Common Stock from
Euroseas Ltd. (the "Company"). All funds will be wired into an escrow account
maintained by Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.. All funds will be disbursed in accordance
with this Closing Statement.
DISBURSEMENT DATE: August ___, 2005
I. PURCHASE PRICE
GROSS PROCEEDS TO BE RECEIVED IN ESCROW $
II. DISBURSEMENTS
$
$
$
$
$
TOTAL AMOUNT DISBURSED: $
WIRE INSTRUCTIONS:
To: _____________________________________
To: _____________________________________
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