WARRANT AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
99.1
This
Amendment Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as
of June 29, 2009, is by and among Xxxx Wind, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”) and
the investors signatory hereto (each, a “Purchaser” and
collectively, the “Purchasers”).
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement dated June 24, 2008
(the “Purchase
Agreement”), among the Company and the Purchasers, the Purchasers were
issued Series A Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,580,000 shares of Common
Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), all
of which warrants remain outstanding (as amended hereby, the “Existing
Warrants”);
WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend
certain terms of the Existing Warrants, and, following such amendment, to
exercise some of the Existing Warrants as set forth on the signature pages
hereto.
NOW,
THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement,
and for good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are
hereby acknowledged, the Purchasers and the Company agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.1 Definitions. Capitalized
terms not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to such
terms in the Purchase Agreement.
ARTICLE
II
AMENDMENTS
AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
Section
2.1 Amendment of the Existing
Warrants. From and after the date hereof, the Existing
Warrants shall be exercisable solely for the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock
(“Preferred Stock”) (as constituted by the Certificate of Designation in the
form set forth as Exhibit A hereto) at
a purchase price of $1.25 per Share.
Section
2.2 Exercise of
Existing Warrants. Each Purchaser hereby agrees, severally and not
jointly with the other Purchasers, to exercise that number of the Existing
Warrants at the Aggregate Cash Exercise Amount as set forth on the signature
pages hereto within two Business Days of notice from the Company that the
Certificate of Designation has been filed with the Delaware Secretary of
State. Each Purchaser’s Aggregate Cash Exercise Amount shall be
delivered to Synergy Law Group as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”), per the
wire instructions set forth below:
[Intentionally
Omitted]
(a) The Company shall deliver to the
Escrow Agent the certificates representing the shares of Preferred Stock to be
issued to each Purchaser together with a certified copy of the Certificate of
Designations evidencing filing with the Delaware Secretary of
State;
(b) Once the Escrow Agent has received
the Aggregate Cash Exercise Amount from each Purchaser and the Preferred Stock
certificates and a certified copy of the Certificate of Designations from the
Company, the Escrow Agent shall wire $250,000 of the escrow funds to Sovereign
Bank’s IR Escrow Account per the following wire instructions:
[Intentionally
omitted]
and shall
deliver the balance of the escrow funds pursuant to written instructions from
the Company provided to the Escrow Agent.
Once the
funds (as set forth above) have been sent per the Company’s instructions, the
Escrow Agent shall then arrange to have the the shares of Preferred Stock
delivered to the appropriate Purchasers.
(c) The Escrow Agent’s duties
hereunder may be altered, amended, modified or revoked only by a writing signed
by the Company, each Purchaser and the Escrow Agent.
(d) The Escrow Agent shall be
obligated only for the performance of such duties as are specifically set forth
herein and may rely and shall be protected in relying or refraining from acting
on any instrument reasonably believed by the Escrow Agent to be genuine and to
have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The
Escrow Agent shall not be personally liable for any act the Escrow Agent may do
or omit to do hereunder as the Escrow Agent while acting in good faith and in
the absence of gross negligence, fraud and willful misconduct, and any act done
or omitted by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the advice of the Escrow Agent’s
attorneys-at-law shall be conclusive evidence of such good faith, in the absence
of gross negligence, fraud and willful misconduct.
(e) The Escrow Agent is hereby
expressly authorized to disregard any and all warnings given by any of the
parties hereto or by any other person or corporation, excepting only orders or
process of courts of law and is hereby expressly authorized to comply with and
obey orders, judgments or decrees of any court. In case the Escrow
Agent obeys or complies with any such order, judgment or decree, the Escrow
Agent shall not be liable to any of the parties hereto or to any other person,
firm or corporation by reason of such decree being subsequently reversed,
modified, annulled, set aside, vacated or found to have been entered without
jurisdiction.
(f) The Escrow Agent shall not be
liable in any respect on account of the identity, authorization or rights of the
parties executing or delivering or purporting to execute or deliver the Purchase
Agreement or any documents or papers deposited or called for thereunder in the
absence of gross negligence, fraud and willful misconduct.
(g) The
Escrow Agent shall be entitled to employ such legal counsel and other experts as
the Escrow Agent may deem necessary properly to advise the Escrow Agent in
connection with the Escrow Agent’s duties hereunder, may rely upon the advice of
such counsel, and may pay such counsel reasonable compensation therefor which
shall be paid by the Company. The Escrow Agent has acted as legal
counsel for the Company, and may continue to act as legal counsel for the
Company from time to time, notwithstanding its duties as the Escrow Agent
hereunder. The Company and the Purchasers consent to the Escrow Agent
in such capacity as legal counsel for the Company and waives any claim that such
representation represents a conflict of interest on the part of the Escrow
Agent. The Company and the Purchasers understand that the Company and
the Escrow Agent are relying explicitly on the foregoing provision in entering
into this Escrow Agreement.
(h) The
Escrow Agent’s responsibilities as escrow agent hereunder shall terminate if the
Escrow Agent shall resign by giving written notice to the Company and the
Purchasers. In the event of any such resignation, the Purchasers and
the Company shall appoint a successor Escrow Agent and the Escrow Agent shall
deliver to such successor Escrow Agent any escrow funds and other documents held
by the Escrow Agent.
(i) If
the Escrow Agent reasonably requires other or further instruments in connection
with this Escrow Agreement or obligations in respect hereto, the necessary
parties hereto shall join in furnishing such instruments.
(j) It is
understood and agreed that should any dispute arise with respect to the delivery
and/or ownership or right of possession of the documents or the escrow funds
held by the Escrow Agent hereunder, the Escrow Agent is authorized and directed
in the Escrow Agent’s sole discretion (1) to retain in the Escrow Agent’s
possession without liability to anyone all or any part of said documents or the
escrow funds until such disputes shall have been settled either by mutual
written agreement of the parties concerned by a final order, decree or judgment
or a court of competent jurisdiction after the time for appeal has expired and
no appeal has been perfected, but the Escrow Agent shall be under no duty
whatsoever to institute or defend any such proceedings or (2) to deliver the
escrow funds and any other property and documents held by the Escrow Agent
hereunder to a state or Federal court having competent subject matter
jurisdiction and located in the City of Chicago in accordance with the
applicable procedure therefor.
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(k) The
Company and each Purchaser agree jointly and severally to indemnify and hold
harmless the Escrow Agent and its partners, employees, agents and
representatives from any and all claims, liabilities, costs or expenses in any
way arising from or relating to the duties or performance of the Escrow Agent
hereunder or the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Purchase Agreement
other than any such claim, liability, cost or expense to the extent the same
shall have been determined by final, unappealable judgment of a court of
competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence, fraud or
willful misconduct of the Escrow Agent.
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2.3 Effect on Purchase
Agreement. Except as expressly set
forth herein, all of the terms and conditions of the Transaction Documents,
other than the various penalties related to cashless exercise of warrants and
gross income, shall continue in full force and effect after the execution of
this Agreement, and shall not be in any way changed, modified or superseded by
the terms set forth herein. This
Agreement shall not constitute a novation
or satisfaction and accord of any Transaction
Document. The respective obligations of the Purchasers
hereunder are subject to the following conditions being met: (a) the accuracy in
all material respects of the representations and warranties of the Company
contained herein and (b) the performance by the Company of all if its
obligations, covenants and agreements required to be performed
hereunder.
Section
2.7 Use of Proceeds. The
Company shall use the proceeds from the exercise of the Existing Warrants for
working capital, except for the $250,000 of proceeds that are to be deposited by
the Escrow Agent in the existing IR Escrow Account, to be used solely for the
purpose of costs and expenses directly related to investor relations initiatives
to be arranged by the Company within 12 months from the date
hereof.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Section
3.1 Representations and
Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby makes the
representations and warranties set forth below to the Purchasers that as of the
date of its execution of this Agreement:
(a) Authorization;
Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and
thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby 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. This Agreement has been duly
executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof
will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable
against the Company 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, and (ii) as limited by laws relating
to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other
equitable remedies.
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(b) No
Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate any
provision of the Company’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 give to others any rights of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of,
any material agreement, credit facility, debt or other material instrument
(evidencing Company debt or otherwise) or other material understanding to which
the Company is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound
or affected, or (iii) 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 is subject (including
federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or
asset of the Company is bound or affected.
Section
3.2 Representations and
Warranties of the Purchasers. The Purchaser hereby makes the
representations and warranties set forth below to the Company that as of the
date of its execution of this Agreement:
(a) Due Authorization.
Such Purchaser represents and warrants that (i) the execution and delivery of
this Agreement by it and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated
hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on its behalf and (ii)
this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Purchaser and
constitutes the valid and binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms.
ARTICLE
IV
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
4.1 Notices. Any
and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to
be provided hereunder shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the
Purchase Agreement.
Section
4.2 Survival. All
warranties and representations (as of the date such warranties and
representations were made) made herein or in any certificate or other instrument
delivered by it or on its behalf under this Agreement shall be considered to
have been relied upon by the parties hereto and shall survive for the applicable
statute of limitations. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties;
provided however that no party may assign this Agreement or the obligations and
rights of such party hereunder without the prior written consent of the other
parties hereto.
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Section
4.3 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 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.
Section
4.4 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.
Section
4.5 Governing
Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be determined pursuant to
the Governing Law provision of the Purchase Agreement.
Section
4.6 Entire
Agreement. The Agreement, 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.
Section
4.7 Construction. 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.
Section
4.8 Independent Nature of
Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each
Purchaser hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other
Purchasers hereunder, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the
performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser hereunder. Nothing
contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at any closing,
and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto, 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 with respect to such obligations or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to protect and
enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this
Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as
an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
Section
4.9 Fees and
Expenses. The Company has agreed to reimburse Vision
Opportunity Master Fund Ltd. the sum of sum of $10,000 for its legal fees and
expenses, which amount may be withheld from Vision’s payment of the Exercise
Price. Except as expressly set forth herein, 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 delivery of any
Warrants or Warrant Shares.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first
indicated above.
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WIND, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx
Xxxxxx
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Title: President
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Synergy
Law Group LLC
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as
Escrow Agent
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Title:
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Manager
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[PURCHASER
SIGNATURE PAGES TO WARRANT
AMENDMENT
AGREEMENT]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be duly executed
by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated
above.
Name of Purchaser: Vision Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser:
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Name of Authorized Signatory: ________________Adam Xxxxxxxx
Title of Authorized Signatory: _________________Director
Email Address of Purchaser:___________________[Intentionally omitted]
Number of Series A Warrants to be Exercised:____1,800,000
Aggregate Cash Exercise Amount: __________$2,250,000.00
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[PURCHASER
SIGNATURE PAGES TO WARRANT
AMENDMENT
AGREEMENT]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be duly executed
by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated
above.
Name
of Purchaser: Daybreak Special Situations Master Fund, Ltd.
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: ____/s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
Name of Authorized Signatory: ________________Larry Xxxx
Title of Authorized Signatory: Manager
Email Address of Purchaser:___________________[Intentionally omitted]
Number of Series A Warrants to be Exercised:____197,368
Aggregate
Cash Exercise Amount: ___________$246,710.00
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[PURCHASER
SIGNATURE PAGES TO WARRANT
AMENDMENT
AGREEMENT]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be duly executed
by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated
above.
Name of Purchaser: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: ____/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Name of Authorized Signatory: ________________Bruce Xxxxxx
Title of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________________________
Email Address of Purchaser:___________________[Intentionally omitted]
Number of
Series A Warrants to be Exercised:____23,683
Aggregate
Cash Exercise Amount: _______$29,605.00
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[PURCHASER
SIGNATURE PAGES TO WARRANT
AMENDMENT
AGREEMENT]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be duly executed
by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated
above.
Name of
Purchaser: _________________________Imtiaz Khan
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: ____/s/ Imtiaz Khan_______________
Name of Authorized Signatory: ________________Imtiaz Khan
Title of Authorized Signatory: ______________________________________________
Email Address of Purchaser:___________________[Intentionally omitted]
Number of Series A Warrants
to be Exercised:____15,789
Aggregate
Cash Exercise Amount: _______$19,736.00
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