AGREEMENT FOR SHARE EXCHANGE
EXHIBIT 99.1
AGREEMENT FOR SHARE EXCHANGE
This AGREEMENT FOR SHARE EXCHANGE (this “Agreement”) is entered into on February 13, 2012, with an effective date of February 1, 2012, by and among eLayaway, Inc. (“ELAY”), a Delaware corporation, Centralized Strategic Placements, Inc. (“CSP”), a Delaware corporation, and the shareholders of CSP, namely Xxxxxxx St. Xxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, individually. Such shareholders collectively own 100% of the shares of CSP and are sometimes referred to herein collectively as the “Shareholders.” As applicable, ELAY shall collectively refer to eLayaway, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, ELAY desires to acquire all of the equity ownership of CSP in exchange for the consideration and upon the terms as set forth below;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of ELAY, the Board of Directors of CSP, and the Shareholders have each approved the proposed transaction, contingent upon satisfaction prior to closing of all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, which shall be considered an integral part of this Agreement, and the covenants, conditions, representations and warranties hereinafter set forth, the parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE EXCHANGE
1.1 The Exchange. At the Closing (as hereinafter defined), ELAY shall acquire 100% ownership of CSP (“CSP Shares”). Consideration to be paid by ELAY shall be a total of 4,280,000 shares of the common stock of ELAY (traded under ticker symbol ELAY.QB, “Common Stocks”), (the “Exchange Shares”), $6,000 in immediately available cash (“Cash”), and $114,000 in a convertible notes payable (collectively the “Notes”) in exchange for 100% ownership of CSP (such share exchange shall be referred to herein as the
“Exchange”). The specific allocation of the Exchange Shares and other consideration is set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto. The Exchange shall take place upon the terms and conditions provided for in this Agreement and in accordance with applicable law. Immediately following completion of the share exchange transaction through issuance of the Exchange Shares, ELAY shall have a total of approximately 50,585,426 shares of its Common Stock issued and outstanding. For Federal income tax purposes, it is intended that the Exchange shall constitute a tax-free reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
1.2 Closing and Effective Time. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the parties shall hold a closing (the "Closing") on (i) the first business day on which the last of the conditions set forth in Article V to be fulfilled prior to the Closing is fulfilled or waived or (ii) at such time and place as the parties hereto may agree. Notwithstanding the foregoing, February 1, 2012 shall be the effective date of Exchange (the "Effective Time"), but in no event shall the Closing occur later than February 15, 2012 unless both parties agree, in writing, to extend the Closing beyond that
date.
1.3 Actions at Closing.
(a) The Shareholders shall execute and deliver to ELAY the certificates representing the CSP Shares, duly endorsed for transfer to ELAY. ELAY shall deliver to Shareholders the Cash, Notes in the forms attached as Exhibit C, and the stock order instructing the transfer agent of ELAY to issue certificates representing the Exchange Shares (subject to the provisions of Exhibit A).
(b) The parties to this Agreement further agree to execute, acknowledge and deliver such additional documents, take such additional actions and furnish such additional information as may be reasonably necessary to carry out fully the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) The Shareholders and CSP shall enter into the Employment Agreements in the forms attached hereto as Exhibit B.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
2.1 Representations and Warranties of ELAY. ELAY represents and warrants to CSP as follows:
(a) Organization, Standing and Power. ELAY is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, has all requisite power and authority (corporate and other) to own, lease, use and operate its properties and to carry on its business as and where now owned, leased, used, operated and conducted. ELAY is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership or use of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary except where the
failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. “Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, financial condition or prospects of ELAY, if any, taken as a whole, or on the transactions contemplated hereby or by the agreements to be entered into in connection herewith.
(b) Authorization; Enforcement. (i) ELAY has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Notes and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to issue the Exchange Shares, in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Notes by ELAY and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including without limitation, the issuance of the Notes and the issuance an reservation for issuance of the Exchange Shares issuable upon
conversion or exercise thereof) have been authorized by ELAY’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization of ELAY, its Board of Directors, or its shareholders is required, (iii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by ELAY, by its authorized representative, and such authorized representative is the true and official representative with authority to sign this Agreement and the other documents executed in connection herewith and bind ELAY accordingly, and (iv) this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery by ELAY of the Note, each of such instruments will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of ELAY enforceable against ELAY in accordance with its terms.
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(c) Capital Structure. As of the date of execution of this Agreement, the authorized capital stock of ELAY consists of: (i) 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock with a par value of $0.001 per share, of which approximately 46,305,426 shares are issued and outstanding, and (ii) 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.001 par value per share of which approximately 2,825,154 shares of Series E preferred stock are issued and outstanding. All such outstanding shares have been validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. No shares of Common
Stock are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by ELAY. All of such outstanding shares of capital stock are, or upon issuance will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. No shares of capital stock of ELAY are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights of the shareholders of ELAY or any liens or encumbrances imposed through the actions or failure to act of ELAY. As of the effective date of this Agreement, (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe for, puts, calls, rights of first refusal, agreements, understandings, claims or other commitments or rights of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock of ELAY or any of its Subsidiaries, or arrangements
by which ELAY or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of ELAY or any of its Subsidiaries except as set forth in the Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2011, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and disclosed fully in the Footnotes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of eLayaway, Inc. and any other notes issued thereafter, (ii) there are no agreements or arrangements under which ELAY or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of its or their securities under the 1933 Act and (iii) there are no anti-dilution or price adjustment provisions contained in any security issued by ELAY (or in any agreement providing rights to security holders) that will be triggered by the issuance of the Note or the Exchange Shares. ELAY has included in its filings with the SEC
which is available to the Shareholders, true and correct copies of ELAY’s Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof (“Certificate of Incorporation”), ELAY’s Bylaws, as in effect on the date hereof (the “Bylaws”), and the terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock of ELAY and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto as disclosed in the Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2011, as filed with the SEC and disclosed fully in the Footnotes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of eLayaway, Inc. ELAY shall provide the Shareholders with a written update of this representation signed by ELAY’s Chief Executive on behalf of ELAY as of the Closing.
(d) Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, and Minute Books. The copies of the Articles of Incorporation and of the Bylaws of ELAY which have been delivered to CSP are true, correct and complete copies thereof. The minute book of ELAY, which has been made available for inspection, contains accurate minutes of all meetings and accurate consents in lieu of meetings of the Board of Directors (and any committee thereof) and of the Shareholders of ELAY since the date of incorporation and accurately reflects all transactions referred to in such minutes and consents in lieu of
meetings.
(e) Authority. ELAY has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of ELAY. No other corporate or shareholder proceedings on the part of ELAY are necessary to authorize the Exchange, or the other transactions contemplated hereby.
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(f) Conflict with Other Agreements; Approvals. The execution and delivery of this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not result in any violation of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or the loss of a material benefit under, or the creation of a lien, pledge, security interest or other encumbrance on assets (any such conflict, violation, default, right of termination, cancellation or acceleration, loss or creation, a
"violation") pursuant to any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or any organizational document of ELAY or, result in any violation of any loan or credit agreement, note, mortgage, indenture, lease, benefit plan or other agreement, obligation, instrument, permit, concession, franchise, license, judgment, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to ELAY which violation would have a material adverse effect on ELAY taken as a whole. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign (a "Governmental Entity") is required by or with respect to ELAY in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by ELAY or the consummation by ELAY of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(g) Books and Records. ELAY has made and will make available for inspection by CSP upon reasonable request all the books of ELAY relating to the business of ELAY. Such books of ELAY have been maintained in the ordinary course of business. All documents furnished or caused to be furnished to CSP by ELAY are true and correct copies, and there are no amendments or modifications thereto except as set forth in such documents.
(h) Compliance with Laws. ELAY is and has been in compliance in all material respects with all laws, regulations, rules, orders, judgments, decrees and other requirements and policies imposed by any Governmental Entity applicable to it, its properties or the operation of its businesses.
(i) Dilutive Securities. ELAY has dilutive securities including but not limited to warrants, options or employee stock options outstanding, and convertible debt.
(j) Litigation. There is no suit, action or proceeding pending, or, to the knowledge of ELAY, threatened against or affecting ELAY which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on ELAY, nor is there any judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding against ELAY having, or which, insofar as reasonably can be foreseen, in the future could have, any such effect.
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(k) Tax Returns. ELAY has duly filed or will file prior to Closing any tax reports and returns required to be filed by it and have fully paid all taxes and other charges claimed to be due from it by any federal, state or local taxing authorities. There are not now any pending questions relating to or claims asserted for, taxes or assessments asserted upon ELAY.
(l) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Notes by ELAY and the consummation by ELAY of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Exchange Shares) will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, or (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or
lapse of time or both could become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, patent, patent license or instrument to which ELAY or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and regulations of any self-regulatory organizations to which ELAY or its securities are subject) applicable to ELAY or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of ELAY or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect). Neither ELAY nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of its
Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or other organizational documents and neither ELAY nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default (and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both could put ELAY or any of its Subsidiaries in default) under, and neither ELAY nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action or failed to take any action that would give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which ELAY or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any property or assets of ELAY or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except for possible defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The businesses of ELAY and its Subsidiaries, if any, are not being conducted, and shall not be conducted so long as the Shareholders own any of the
Exchange Shares, in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required under the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities laws, ELAY is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court, governmental agency, regulatory agency, self-regulatory organization or stock market or any third party in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or the Note in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof or to issue and sell the Note in accordance with the terms hereof and to issue the Exchange Shares upon conversion of the Note. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which ELAY is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or
prior to the date hereof. ELAY is not in violation of the listing requirements of the Over-the-counter Bulletin Board (the “OTCQB”) and does not reasonably anticipate that the Common Stock will be delisted by the OTCQB in the foreseeable future. ELAY and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
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(m) SEC Documents; Financial Statements. ELAY has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits to such documents) incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to
herein as the “SEC Documents”). The Shareholders can obtain true and complete copies of the SEC Documents, except for such exhibits and incorporated documents, at xxx.xxx.xxx. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None of the statements made in any such SEC Documents is, or has been, required to be amended or updated under applicable law (except for such statements as have been amended or
updated in subsequent filings prior the date hereof). As of their respective dates, the financial statements of ELAY included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of ELAY and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). Except as set forth in the financial statements of ELAY included in the SEC Documents, ELAY has no
liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than (i) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) obligations under contracts and commitments incurred in the ordinary course of business and not required under generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected in such financial statements, which, individually or in the aggregate, are not material to the financial condition or operating results of ELAY. ELAY is subject to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act.
(n) Absence of Certain Changes. Since the date of the last quarterly or annual filings made with the SEC, there has been no material adverse change and no material adverse development in the assets, liabilities, business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations, prospects or 1934 Act reporting status of ELAY or any of its Subsidiaries.
(o) Absence of Litigation. There is no action, suit, claim, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of ELAY or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting ELAY or any of its Subsidiaries, or their officers or directors in their capacity as such, that could have a Material Adverse Effect. All legal disclosures are included in the Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2011 as filed with the
SEC. ELAY and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
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(p) Patents, Copyrights, Etc. ELAY owns or possesses the requisite licenses or rights to use all patents, patent applications, patent rights, inventions, know-how, trade secrets, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, service names, trade names and copyrights (“Intellectual Property”) necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and, as presently contemplated to be operated in the future); there is no claim or action by any person pertaining to, or proceeding pending, or to ELAY’s knowledge threatened, which challenges the right
of ELAY with respect to any Intellectual Property necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and, as presently contemplated to be operated in the future); to the best of ELAY’s knowledge, ELAY’s current and intended products, services and processes do not infringe on any Intellectual Property or other rights held by any person; and ELAY is unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing. ELAY has taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of their Intellectual Property.
(q) No Materially Adverse Contracts, Etc. Neither ELAY nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which in the judgment of ELAY’s officers has or is expected in the future to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither ELAY nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any contract or agreement which in the judgment of ELAY’s officers has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(r) Tax Status. ELAY has made or filed all federal, state and foreign income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless and only to the extent that ELAY and each of its Subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and
declarations, except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of ELAY know of no basis for any such claim. ELAY has not executed a waiver with respect to the statute of limitations relating to the assessment or collection of any foreign, federal, state or local tax. None of ELAY’s tax returns is presently being audited by any taxing authority.
(s) Certain Transactions. Except for arm’s length transactions pursuant to which ELAY or any of its Subsidiaries makes payments in the ordinary course of business upon terms no less favorable than ELAY could obtain from third parties, none of the officers, directors, or employees of ELAY is presently a party to any transaction with ELAY (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 ELAY, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
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(t) Disclosure. All information relating to or concerning ELAY set forth in this Agreement and provided to the Shareholders in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby is true and correct in all material respects and ELAY has not omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to ELAY or its or their business,
properties, prospects, operations or financial conditions, which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement by ELAY but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed (assuming for this purpose that ELAY’s reports filed under the 1934 Act are being incorporated into an effective registration statement filed by ELAY under the 1933 Act).
(u) No Brokers. ELAY has taken no action which would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, transaction fees or similar payments relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
(v) Permits; Compliance. ELAY is in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exemptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted (collectively, the “ELAY Permits”), and there is no action pending or, to the knowledge of ELAY, threatened regarding suspension or cancellation of any of ELAY Permits. Neither ELAY nor any of its Subsidiaries is in
conflict with, or in default or violation of, any of ELAY Permits, except for any such conflicts, defaults or violations which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither ELAY nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notification with respect to possible conflicts, defaults or violations of applicable laws, except for notices relating to possible conflicts, defaults or violations, which conflicts, defaults or violations would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(w) Title to Property. ELAY has good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them which is material to the business of ELAY, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects or such as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Any real property and facilities held under lease by ELAY is held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(x) Internal Accounting Controls. ELAY maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient, as required to the standards of the SEC.
(y) Solvency. ELAY (after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) is solvent (i.e., its assets have a fair market value in excess of the amount required to pay its probable liabilities on its existing debts as they become absolute and matured) and currently ELAY has no information that would lead it to reasonably conclude that ELAY would not, after giving effect to the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, have the ability to, nor does it intend to take any action that would impair its
ability to, pay its debts from time to time incurred in connection therewith as such debts mature. ELAY did not receive a qualified opinion from its auditors with respect to its most recent fiscal year end and, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, does not anticipate or know of any basis upon which its auditors might issue a qualified opinion in respect of its current fiscal year.
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(z) Breach of Representations and Warranties by ELAY. If ELAY breaches any of the representations or warranties set forth in this Section 2.1, in addition to any other remedies available to the Shareholders pursuant to this Agreement, it will be considered an Event of Default under Section 3.4 of the Notes. The representations and warranties under this Section 2.1 shall be deemed to be made again at the time of the issuance of any shares pursuant to the Notes.
(aa) Other. In the event ELAY files for bankruptcy or goes out of business within the eighteen (18) months from the effective date of this Agreement, the shareholders of CSP, namely Xxxxxxx St. Xxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, shall be entitled to a return of the CSP shares that were exchanged for the Exchange Shares. Following such return, Xxxxxxx St. Xxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx shall hold 100% ownership of CSP.
2.2 Representations and Warranties of CSP. CSP represents and warrants to ELAY as follows:
(a) Organization, Standing and Power. CSP is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware and has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted, and is duly qualified and in good standing to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership or leasing of its properties makes such qualification necessary except for any such failure, which when taken together with all other failures, is not likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(b) Capital Structure. There are no options, warrants, calls, agreements or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire from CSP at any time, or upon the happening of any stated event, any share of the capital stock of CSP.
(c) Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws and Minute Books. Copies of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of CSP which will be delivered to ELAY are true, correct and complete copies thereof. The minute books of CSP which will be made available for inspection contain accurate minutes of all meetings and accurate consents in lieu of meetings of the Board of Directors (and any committee thereof) and of the shareholders of CSP since the date of incorporation and accurately reflect all transactions referred to in such minutes and consents in lieu of meetings.
(d) Authority. CSP has all requisite power to enter into this Agreement and, subject to approval of the proposed transaction by its shareholders, has the requisite power and authority to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Except as specified herein, no other corporate or shareholder proceedings on the part of CSP are necessary to authorize the Exchange and the other transactions contemplated hereby.
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(e) Conflict with Agreements; Approvals. The execution and delivery of this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, conflict with, or result in any violation of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of CSP or of any loan or credit agreement, note, mortgage, indenture, lease, benefit plan or other agreement, obligation, instrument, permit, concession, franchise, license, judgment, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to CSP or its properties or assets except for any such conflict or
violation, which when taken together with all other conflict or violation, is not likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any governmental entity is required by or with respect to CSP in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by CSP, or the consummation by CSP of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(f) Books and Records. CSP has made and will make available for inspection by ELAY upon reasonable request all the books of account, relating to the business of CSP. Such books of account have been maintained in the ordinary course of business. All documents furnished or caused to be furnished to ELAY by CSP are true and correct copies, and there are no amendments or modifications thereto except as set forth in such documents.
(g) Compliance with Laws. CSP is and has been in compliance in all material respects with all laws, regulations, rules, orders, judgments, decrees and other requirements and policies imposed by any governmental entity applicable to it, its properties or the operation of its businesses.
(h) Liabilities and Obligations. CSP has no material liabilities or obligations (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) except (i) liabilities that are reflected and reserved against on the CSP financial statements delivered to ELAY that have not been paid or discharged since the date thereof and (ii) liabilities incurred since the date of such financial statements in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and in accordance with this Agreement.
(i) Litigation. There is no suit, action or proceeding pending, or, to the knowledge of CSP threatened against or affecting CSP, which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on CSP, nor is there any judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any governmental entity or arbitrator outstanding against CSP having, or which, insofar as reasonably can be foreseen, in the future could have, any such effect.
(j) Taxes. CSP has filed all tax returns and reports required to be filed as of the Closing with all other jurisdictions where such filing is required by law; and CSP has paid, or made adequate provision for the payment of all taxes, interest, penalties, assessments or deficiencies due and payable on, and with respect to such periods or accruing prior to Closing. CSP knows of (i) no other tax returns or reports which are required to be filed which have not been so filed and (ii) no unpaid assessment for additional taxes for any fiscal
period ending before the Closing. After the Closing, the Shareholders shall prepare at their sole cost and expense, all short year federal, state, state franchise, county, local and foreign tax returns for CSP for the period beginning with the first day of the Corporation’s fiscal year in which the Closing occurs and ending with the Effective Time. The Shareholders shall be responsible for the payment of all taxes shown to be due or that may come to be due on such returns or otherwise relating to the period prior to Closing. The Shareholders shall sign such tax returns and cause such returns to be timely filed with the appropriate authorities. The Shareholders shall be entitled to receive all refunds shown on said returns and any such refunds received by CSP or ELAY shall be remitted to the Shareholders. All other required filings
and tax obligations of CSP after the Closing shall be the obligation of ELAY.
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(k) Licenses, Permits; Intellectual Property. CSP owns or possesses in the operation of its business all material authorizations which are necessary for it to conduct its business as now conducted. Neither the execution nor delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will require any notice or consent under or have any material adverse effect upon any such authorizations.
2.3 Representations and Warranties of Shareholders. Each Shareholder represents and warrants to ELAY as follows:
(a) Shares Free and Clear. The shares of CSP which each Shareholder owns are free and clear of any liens, claims, options, charges or encumbrances of any nature.
(b) Unqualified Right to Transfer Shares. Each Shareholder has the unqualified right to sell, assign, and deliver the shares of CSP and, upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, ELAY will acquire good and valid title to such shares, free and clear of all liens, claims, options, charges, and encumbrances of whatsoever nature.
(c) Agreement and Transaction Duly Authorized. Each Shareholder is authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the share exchange transaction described herein. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will constitute a violation or default under any term or provision of any contract, commitment, indenture, other agreement or restriction of any kind or character to which such Shareholder is a party or by which such Shareholder is bound.
(d) Share Ownership. The Shareholders are presently the only shareholders of CSP, and collectively own 100% of the equity ownership of CSP.
ARTICLE III
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF CSP
3.1 Assets. The assets of CSP as of January 31, 2012, as to be verified by an independent accountant engaged by CSP, as of the Effective Date of this Agreement, shall become the property of CSP until Closing, subject to any changes in the ordinary course of business thereafter.
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3.2 Liabilities. The liabilities of CSP as of January 31, 2012, as to be verified by an independent accountant, as of the Effective Date of this Agreement, and included thereafter in the ordinary course of business shall remain the liabilities of CSP which shall include, without limitation, the principal amount of $6,800 owed to Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx pursuant to a promissory note (“Xxxxxx Note”) and the outstanding balance as of the Effective Date on CSP’s American Express Card (“AMEX,” Account
#000000000000000) personally guaranteed by Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx. The Xxxxxx Note was issued on January 31, 2012 and is payable in twenty-four (24) months or January 30, 2014, bearing interest at the rate of 6% with quarterly payments of said interest. The AMEX balance will be paid as obligated by AMEX to remain in good standing. The balance of the AMEX shall be paid by no later than December 31, 2012. Furthermore, the AMEX card will cease being used on the Effective Date. Any other undisclosed debts outside of the normal course of business shall be the responsibility of the Shareholders. Any notes payable, whether formal or informal, payable to either Shareholder of CSP shall be forgiven by that Shareholder.
3.3 Unknown Liabilities. Except as set forth above, any liabilities of CSP not reflected on its January 31, 2012 Balance Sheet attached hereto as Exhibit D or not incurred in the ordinary course of business thereafter shall be the responsibility of the Shareholders of CSP. CSP and Shareholders have no knowledge of any liabilities or obligations not (a) reflected herein, or (b) on the above referenced balance sheet.
ARTICLE IV
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
4.1 Restricted ELAY Shares. The Exchange Shares will not be registered under the Securities Act, but will be issued pursuant to applicable exemptions from such registration requirements for transactions not involving a public offering and/or for transactions which constitute “offshore transactions” as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”). Accordingly, the Exchange Shares will constitute "restricted securities" for purposes of the Securities Act and the holders of Exchange Shares will not be able to transfer such shares
except upon compliance with the registration requirements of the Securities Act or in reliance upon an available exemption therefrom. The certificates evidencing the Exchange Shares shall contain a legend to the foregoing effect and the holders of such shares shall deliver at Closing an Investment Letter acknowledging the fact that the Exchange Shares are restricted securities and agreeing to the foregoing transfer restrictions. Should ELAY file a Form S-1 or any other form to register any shares of common stock with the SEC, ELAY will include the shares of common stock issued to the Shareholders in its filing for registration of their respective shares of common stock.
4.2 Access to Information. Upon reasonable notice, ELAY and CSP shall each afford to the officers, employees, accountants, counsel and other representatives of the other company, access to all their respective properties, books, contracts, commitments and records and, during such period, each of ELAY and CSP shall furnish promptly to the other (a) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed or received by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of Federal or state securities laws and (b) all other information concerning its business,
properties and personnel as such other party may reasonably request. Unless otherwise required by law, the parties will hold any such information which is nonpublic in confidence until such time as such information otherwise becomes publicly available through no wrongful act of either party, and in the event of termination of this Agreement for any reason each party shall promptly return all nonpublic documents obtained from any other party, and any copies made of such documents, to such other party.
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4.3 Legal Conditions to Exchange. Each of ELAY and CSP shall take all reasonable actions necessary to comply promptly with all legal requirements which may be imposed on itself with respect to the Exchange and will promptly cooperate with and furnish information to each other in connection with any such requirements imposed upon any of them or upon any of their related entities or subsidiaries in connection with the Exchange. Each party shall take all reasonable actions necessary to obtain (and will cooperate with each other in obtaining) any consent, authorization, order or approval of, or
any exemption by, any governmental entity or other public or private third party, required to be obtained or made by ELAY or CSP or any of their related entities or subsidiaries in connection with the Exchange or the taking of any action contemplated thereby or by this Agreement.
4.4 Employment Agreements. ELAY shall provide Xxxxxxx St. Xxx and Xxxxxxx employment agreements to serve as an officer of CSP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ELAY. The specific employment agreements shall be set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto.
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
5.1 Conditions to Each Party's Obligation to Effect the Exchange. The respective obligations of each party to effect the Exchange shall be conditional upon the filing, occurring or obtainment by the other party of all authorizations, consents, orders or approvals of, or declarations or filings with, or expirations of waiting periods imposed by any governmental entity or by any applicable law, rule, or regulation governing the transactions contemplated hereby.
5.2 Conditions to Obligations of ELAY. The obligation of ELAY to effect the Exchange is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions on or before the Closing unless waived by ELAY:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of CSP set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and (except to the extent such representations and warranties speak as of an earlier date) as of the Closing as though made on and as of the Closing, except as otherwise stated in this Agreement, and CSP shall complete all government and legal process to transfer 100% of the ownerships from the Shareholders to ELAY.
(b) Tradability. The Common Stock of ELAY shall remain listed for trading on the OTCQB, equivalent, or higher trading platform, and ELAY shall not have received any notice that its Common Stock is subject to being delisted therefrom.
(c) Performance of Obligations of CSP. CSP shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing, and ELAY shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of ELAY by the President to such effect.
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(d) Closing Documents. ELAY shall have received all closing documents as counsel for ELAY shall reasonably request.
(e) Consents. CSP shall have obtained the consent or approval of each person whose consent or approval shall be required in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby under any loan or credit agreement, note, mortgage, indenture, lease or other agreement or instrument, except those for which failure to obtain such consents and approvals would not, have a Material Adverse Effect on CSP and of its subsidiaries and related entities taken as a whole upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. CSP shall also have received the approval of its shareholders in
accordance with applicable law.
(f) Due Diligence Review. ELAY shall have completed to its reasonable satisfaction a review of the business, operations, finances, assets and liabilities of CSP and shall not have determined that any of the representations or warranties of CSP or the Shareholders contained herein are, as of the date hereof or the Closing, inaccurate in any material respect or that CSP or its shareholders is otherwise in violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
(g) Pending Litigation. There shall not be any litigation or other proceeding pending or threatened to restrain or invalidate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, which, in the sole reasonable judgment of ELAY, made in good faith, would make the consummation of the Exchange imprudent. In addition, there shall not be any other litigation or other proceeding pending or threatened against CSP, the consequences of which, in the judgment of ELAY, could be materially adverse to CSP.
(h) Audited Financial Statements. CSP shall provide audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010; provided that the chief financial officer of ELAY shall assist CSP in the completion of the audited financial statements and ELAY shall pay all costs and expenses, defined as to the contracted PCAOB independent accounts, associated with the preparation of such audited financial statements.
5.3 Conditions to Obligations of CSP and the Shareholders. The obligations of CSP and the Shareholders to effect the Exchange is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions unless waived by CSP and the Shareholders:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of ELAY set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and (except to the extent such representations speak as of an earlier date) as of the Closing as though made on and as of the Closing, except as otherwise in this Agreement, CSP shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of ELAY by the President to such effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations of ELAY. ELAY shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing, and ELAY shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of ELAY by the President to such effect.
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(c) Closing Documents. CSP and the Shareholders shall have received all other closing documents as counsel for CSP and the Shareholders shall reasonably request.
(d) Consents. ELAY shall have obtained the consent or approval of each person whose consent or approval shall be required in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
(e) Due Diligence Review. CSP and the Shareholders shall have completed to its reasonable satisfaction a review of the business, operations, finances, assets and liabilities of ELAY and shall not have determined that any of the representations or warranties of ELAY contained herein are, as of the date hereof or the Closing, inaccurate in any material respect or that ELAY is otherwise in violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
(f) Pending Litigation. There shall not be any litigation or other proceeding pending or threatened to restrain or invalidate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, which, in the sole reasonable judgment of CSP and the Shareholders, made in good faith, would make the consummation of the Exchange imprudent. In addition, there shall not be any other litigation or other proceeding pending or threatened against ELAY the consequences of which, in the judgment of CSP and the Shareholders, could be materially adverse to ELAY.
(g) Intentionally left blank.
(h) Name Change. ELAY shall have the right to change the name of CSP after the Effective Date.
ARTICLE VI
TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT
6.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
(a) by mutual consent of ELAY, CSP, and the Shareholders;
(b) by either ELAY, CSP, and/or the Shareholders, if there has been a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the other party, as set forth in this Agreement which breach has not been cured within five (5) business days following receipt by the breaching party of notice of such breach, or if any permanent injunction or other order of a court or other competent authority preventing the consummation of the Exchange shall have become final and non-appealable.
6.2 Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement by either ELAY or CSP as provided in Section 6.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and, subject to the following, there shall be no liability or obligation on the part of any party hereto. In the event of termination under Section 6.1(a), all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such expenses. In the event of termination under Section 6.1(b), all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this
Agreement by the non-breaching party shall be paid by the other party.
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6.3 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by mutual agreement of ELAY, CSP, and the Shareholders. Any such amendment must be by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto.
6.4 Extension; Waiver. At any time prior to the Closing, any party hereto, by action taken individually or authorized by their respective Board of Directors, may, to the extent legally allowed, (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties hereto, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall
be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf of such party.
ARTICLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
7.1 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements. All of the representations, warranties and agreements in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Closing for as long as the applicable status of limitation shall remain open. If ELAY, CSP, and/or the Shareholders, breaches any of the representations or warranties hereunder, or any other provision of this Agreement, it will be considered an event of default under Section 3.4 of the Note.
7.2 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, telecopied (which is confirmed) or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):
(a) If to ELAY:
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
With a copy to:
Xxxxxxx & Xxxx, X.X.
000 Xxxxx Xxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 00000
(b) If to CSP:
00X Xxxxx 0xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
With a copy to:
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
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7.3 Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to Sections, such reference shall be to a Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words "include," "includes," or "including" are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words "without limitation." The phrase "made available" in this Agreement shall mean that the information referred to has been made available if requested
by the party to whom such information is to be made available.
7.4 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when two or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.
7.5 Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries; Rights of Ownership. This Agreement (including the documents and the instruments referred to herein) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and is not intended to confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.
7.6 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of law. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any Delaware state court or any federal court in the State of Delaware in respect of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and irrevocably accept for themselves and in respect of their property, generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts.
7.7 No Remedy in Certain Circumstances. Each party agrees that, should any court or other competent authority hold any provision of this Agreement or part hereof or thereof to be null, void or unenforceable, or order any party to take any action inconsistent herewith or not to take any action required herein, the other party shall not be entitled to specific performance of such provision or part hereof or thereof or to any other remedy, including but not limited to money damages, for breach hereof or thereof or of any other provision of this Agreement or part hereof or thereof as a result
of such holding or order.
7.8 Publicity. Except as otherwise required by law or the rules of the SEC, so long as this Agreement is in effect, no party shall issue or cause the publication of any press release or other public announcement with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement without the written consent of the other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
7.9 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and assigns.
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ARTICLE VIII
OTHER PROVISIONS
8.1 Bankruptcy, Insolvency, Etc. In the case of ELAY instituting (a) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings, voluntary or involuntary, for relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the relief of debtors or (b) the dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of ELAY or any substantial portion of its business prior to the date which is eighteen (18) months following the Effective Time, this Agreement shall be deemed null and void and ELAY shall immediately return to the Shareholders the CSP Shares.
IN WITNESS WHEROF, this Agreement has been signed by the parties set forth below as of the date set forth above.
ELAYAWAY, INC., a Delaware corporation
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Chief Executive Officer and Vice-Chairman
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CENTRALIZED STRATEGIC PLACEMENTS, INC., a Delaware company
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/s/ Xxxxxxx St. Xxx
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Chief Executive Officer and Director
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Shareholders of CSP:
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EXHIBIT A
Allocation of Exchange Shares
Recipient
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Number of Common Shares
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Xxxxxxx St. Xxx
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2,140,000
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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2,140,000
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The Exchange Shares shall vest and be issued as follows:
(a) Twenty-five percent (25%) at Closing;
(b) Twenty-five percent (25%) six (6) months from the Effective Time;
(c) Twenty-five percent (25%) twelve (12) months from the Effective Time; and
(d) Twenty-five percent (25%) eighteen (18) months from the Effective Time.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of each Shareholder, upon a Change in Control, Reorganization or Termination by the Company for Reasons other than Cause (all as defined under the Shareholder’s Employment Agreement), all of the Shareholder’s Exchange Shares shall be deemed to be immediately vested and issued to the Shareholder immediately prior to such event. Otherwise, until such Exchange Shares are vested as set forth above, the Shareholders shall have no rights associated with any non-vested Exchange Shares except as set forth below. A Shareholder’s right to receive any non-vested Exchange Shares shall immediately terminate upon (a) a
Shareholder’s voluntarily termination of employment with ELAY (which, for clarification purposes only, shall not include termination for death or Disability, as defined under the Shareholder’s Employment Agreement), or (b) Termination by the Company for Cause (as defined under the Shareholder’s Employment Agreement).
Until the Exchange Shares are fully vested, the number of Exchange Shares to be issued after Closing shall be equitably adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization of ELAY and, if ELAY issues any convertible securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property (the “Purchase Rights”) pro rata to the record holders of Common Stock, the Shareholders will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such Shareholder could have acquired if such Shareholder was completely vested in his Exchange Shares immediately before the date on which a record is
taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.
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Allocation of Cash Payment
Recipient
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Amount
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Xxxxxxx St. Xxx
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$3,000
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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$3,000
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Convertible Note Payable
Recipient
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Amount
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Xxxxxxx St. Xxx
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$57,000
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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$57,000
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The Convertible Note Payable (see Exhibit C) in the amount of $57,000 and $57,000, to Xxxxxxx St. Xxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, respectively, each has a term of six (6) months, bearing interest of six percent (6%). The interest shall be accrued until the expiration of the Convertible Note Payable. The conversion price shall be $0.60. The accrued interest is eligible to be converted. To enact the conversion feature of the Convertible Note Payable, the Shareholder must execute the related conversion documents including the Stock Purchase Agreement (see Exhibit C).
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EXHIBIT B
Employment Agreements
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Centralized Strategic Placement, Inc.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
VICE PRESIDENT
This Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) made as of this 15th day of February, 2012, by and between Xxxxxxx St. Xxx (“Executive”) and Centralized Strategic Placement, Inc. (“CSP” or, the “Company”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of eLayaway, Inc. (“ELAY”).
PREAMBLE
The Board of Directors of the Company recognizes Executive’s potential contribution to the growth and success of the Company and desires to assure the Company of Executive’s employment in an executive capacity as Vice President and to compensate him therefor. Executive wants to be employed by the Company and to commit himself to serve the Company on the terms herein provided.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the respective covenants and agreements of the parties, the parties agree as follows:
1. Definitions
“Benefits” shall mean all the fringe benefits approved by the Board from time to time and/or established by ELAY for the benefit of executives generally and/or for key executives of the Company and/or ELAY, as a class, including, but not limited to, regular holidays, vacations, absences resulting from illness or accident, health insurance, disability and medical plans (including dental and prescription drug), group life insurance, and pension, profit-sharing and stock bonus plans or their equivalent, as offered to all employees.
“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company and/or ELAY, together with an executive committee thereof (if any), as the same shall be constituted from time to time.
“Cause” shall mean (i) gross negligence in the performance of the material responsibilities of the Executive’s office or position, (ii) willful misconduct in performance and discharge of the Executive’s material duties or that is otherwise materially injurious to the Company’s business, (iii) conviction of or a plea of no contest to a felony or Executive’s incapacity due to alcoholism or substance abuse or (iv) a material and intentional breach by Executive of his principal obligations under this Agreement not remedied within fifteen (15) business days after receipt of written notice from the Company.
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“Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of one or more of the following four events:
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Any Person becomes a beneficial owner (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) directly or indirectly of securities representing 51% or more of the total number of votes that may be cast for the election of directors of the Company or ELAY;
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Within eighteen months after a merger, consolidation, liquidation or sale of assets involving the Company or ELAY, or a contested election of a Company or ELAY director, or any combination of the foregoing, the individuals who were directors of the Company or ELAY immediately prior thereto shall cease to constitute a majority of the applicable Board;
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Within eighteen months after a tender offer or exchange offer for voting securities of the Company or ELAY, the individuals who were directors of the Company or ELAY immediately prior thereto shall cease to constitute a majority of the applicableBoard; or
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A Reorganization.
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A sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or ELAY.
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“Common Stock” shall mean the common stock of ELAY as traded on the OTCQB under the symbol “ELAY.QB.”
“Company” shall mean Centralized Strategic Placements, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Competitive Business Activity” shall mean the development, sale and marketing of a payment process that enables the consumer to structure a pre-payment plan to pay a merchant in full before the merchandise is delivered.
“Disability” shall mean a written determination by an independent physician mutually agreeable to ELAY and Executive (or, in the event of Executive’s total physical or mental disability, Executive’s legal representative) that Executive is physically or mentally unable to perform his duties of Vice President under this Agreement and that such disability can reasonably be expected to continue for a period of six (6) consecutive months or for shorter periods aggregating one hundred and eighty (180) days in any twelve-(12)-month period.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Executive” shall mean Xxxxxxx St. Xxx and, if the context requires, his heirs, personal representatives, and permitted successors and assigns.
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“Performance Year” shall mean each twelve-month period of employment under this Agreement commencing upon the date of this Agreement.
“Person” shall mean any natural person, incorporated entity, limited or general partnership, limited liability company, business trust, association, agency (governmental or private), division, political sovereign, or subdivision or instrumentality, including those groups identified as “persons” in §§ 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act.
“Reorganization” shall mean any transaction, or any series of transactions consummated in a 12-month period, pursuant to which any Person acquires (by merger, acquisition, or otherwise) all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or ELAY or the then outstanding equity securities of the Company or ELAY and the Company or ELAY is not the surviving entity, the Company or ELAY being deemed surviving if and only if the majority of the Board of Directors of the ultimate parent of the surviving entity were directors of ELAY prior to the reorganization.
“Stock Options” shall be defined as the stock options for common stock of ELAY under the ELAY 2010 Stock Option Plan.
“Territory” shall mean any state of the United States and any equivalent section or area of any country in which ELAY has revenue-producing customers or activities.
“Vice President” shall mean the individual having responsibility to the Board for direction and management of the operational affairs of the Company and who reports to the Chief Operating Officer of ELAY.
2. Position, Responsibilities, and Term of Employment.
2.01 Position. Executive shall serve as Vice President of the Company. In this capacity Executive shall, subject to the bylaws of the Company, and to the direction of the Board, serve the Company by performing such duties and carrying out such responsibilities as are normally related to the position of Vice President as set forth above. The Board shall either vote, or recommend to the shareholders of the Company, as appropriate, that during the term of employment pursuant to this Agreement: (i) Executive be elected to and continued in the office of Vice President of the Company; and (ii) the
Company shall not confer on any other officer authority, responsibility, powers or prerogatives superior or equal to the authority, responsibility, prerogatives and powers vested in Executive hereunder.
2.02 Reporting. Executive, in his capacity as Vice President of the Company, will report directly to the Chief Operating Officer of ELAY.
2.03 Time and Efforts Covenant. Executive will, to the best of his ability, devote such time and efforts as are necessary to the performance of his duties hereunder.
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2.04 Executive’s Commitment. During Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive will not undertake or engage in any other employment, occupation or business enterprise inconsistent with his obligations under this Agreement except for Executive’s service in an executive or board position with organizations, and their respective subsidiaries and/or affiliates, as approved and added to this document as an addendum. Subject to the foregoing, Executive agrees not to acquire, assume, or participate in, directly or indirectly, any position, investment, or interest in the Territory
adverse or antagonistic to the Company, its business or prospects, financial or otherwise, or take any action towards any of the foregoing. The provisions of this Section shall not prevent Executive from owning shares of any entity engaging in Competitive Business Activity, so long as such shares (i) do not constitute more than 5% of the outstanding equity of such competitor, and (ii) are regularly traded on a national securities exchange or quoted for trading by the NASDAQ Stock Market.
2.05 Relocation. Executive’s place of employment will not be located outside the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania area (“Work Area”), unless Executive desires to relocate.
2.06 Post-Employment Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation Covenant. For a period of two (2) years subsequent to Executive’s voluntary withdrawal from employment with the Company (except for such withdrawal pursuant to a Change in Control, due to Termination by the Company for Reasons Other Than Cause or due to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings, by the Company or ELAY), or a Termination by the Company for Cause, Executive will not without the express prior written approval of the Board (i) engage in Competitive Business Activity in the Territory either on
Executive’s own behalf or that of any other business organization, (ii) directly or indirectly, in one or a series of transactions, recruit, solicit or otherwise induce or influence any proprietor, partner, stockholder, lender, director, officer, employee, sales agent, joint venturer, investor, lessor, supplier, customer, agent, representative or any other person which has a business relationship with the Company, ELAY, or the subsidiaries of ELAY, or had a business relationship with the Company, ELAY, or the subsidiaries of ELAY, within the twenty-four-(24) month period preceding the date of the incident in question, to discontinue, reduce, or modify such employment, agency or business relationship with the Company, ELAY, or the subsidiaries of ELAY, or (iii) employ or seek to employ or cause any business organization engaged in Competitive Business Activity to employ or seek to
employ any person or agent who is then (or was at any time within six months prior to the date the Executive or such business employs or seeks to employ such person) employed or retained by the Company or its affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Executive from providing a letter of recommendation to an executive with respect to a future employment opportunity.
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2.07 Confidential Information. Executive recognizes and acknowledges that the Company’s, ELAY’s, or the subsidiaries of ELAY, trade secrets and proprietary information and know-how, as they may exist from time to time and to the extent they are unique to and internally developed by the Company, ELAY, or the subsidiaries of ELAY (“Confidential Information”), are valuable assets of the Company’s, ELAY’s, or subsidiaries of ELAY, business, access to and knowledge of which are essential to the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder. Executive will not, during or
after the term of his employment by the Company, in whole or in part, disclose such secrets, information or know-how to any Person for any reason or purpose whatsoever, nor shall Executive make use of any such property for his own purposes or for the benefit of any Person (except the Company) under any circumstances during or after the term of his employment, provided, however, that after the term of his employment these restrictions shall not apply to such secrets, information and know-how which are then in the public domain (provided that Executive was not responsible, directly or indirectly, for such secrets, information or processes entering the public domain without the Company’s consent) or which derive from Executive’s relationship with other business entities in which Executive has an ownership
interest. Executive shall have no obligation hereunder to keep confidential any Confidential Information if and to the extent disclosure of any thereof is specifically required by law; provided, however, that in the event disclosure is required by applicable law, the Executive shall provide the Company with prompt notice of such requirement, prior to making any disclosure, so that the Company may seek an appropriate protective order. Executive agrees to hold as the Company’s property all memoranda, books, papers, letters, customer lists, processes, computer software, records, financial information, policy and procedure manuals, training and recruiting procedures and other data, and all copies thereof and therefrom, in any way relating to the Company’s, ELAY’s, or the subsidiaries of ELAY,
business and affairs, whether made by him or otherwise coming into his possession, and on termination of his employment, or on demand of the Company at any time, to deliver the same to the Company.
Executive shall use his best efforts to prevent the removal of any Confidential Information from the premises of the Company, ELAY, or the subsidiaries of ELAY, except as required in his normal course of employment by the Company. Executive shall use his best efforts to cause all persons or entities to whom any Confidential Information shall be disclosed by him hereunder to observe the terms and conditions set forth herein as though each such person or entity was bound hereby.
2.08 Records, Files. All records, files, drawings, documents, equipment and the like relating to the business of the Company which are prepared or used by Executive during the term of his employment under this Agreement shall be and shall remain the sole property of the Company.
2.09 Equitable Relief. Executive acknowledges that his services to the Company are of a unique character which gives them a special value to the Company. Executive further recognizes that material and intentional violations by Executive of any one or more of the provisions of this Section 2 may give rise to losses or damages for which the Company cannot be reasonably or adequately compensated in an action at law and that such material and intentional violations may result in irreparable and continuing harm to the Company. Executive agrees that, in addition to any other remedy which the
Company may have at law and equity, including the right to withhold any payment of compensation under Section 3 of this Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief to restrain any material and intentional violation, actual or threatened, by Executive of the provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement.
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2.10 (a) Executive agrees promptly to disclose and deliver to the Company, ELAY, or the subsidiaries of ELAY, any and all, and hereby assigns, transfers, and sets over to the Company Executive’s entire and exclusive right, title, and interest, including rights in the nature of patent rights, trademark rights, copyrights, trade secrets, or design rights, in and to any and all, improvements, inventions, developments, discoveries, works of authorship, innovations, systems, techniques, ideas, processes, programs,
listings, and other things that may be of assistance to the Company, whether patentable or unpatentable, relating to or arising out of any development, service, or product of, or pertaining in any manner to the business of, the Company whether conceived, developed, or learned by Executive, alone or with others, during or after normal business hours, while employed by the Company (collectively, “Work Products”). The foregoing assignment includes, without limitation, all such rights in the United States of America and throughout the world, and in and to any letters patent, applications for letters patent, any division, reissue, extension, continuation, or continuation-in-part thereof, or any copyright or trademark registrations that may be granted and issued for such Work Products. Executive hereby authorizes and requests the Commissioner of Patents and
Trademarks or other appropriate government official to issue any such Letters, Patent or registrations to the Company, its successors, and assigns.
(b) The parties intend that the Company, ELAY, or the subsidiaries of ELAY, have the sole and exclusive right, title, and interest in such Work Products. Executive acknowledges and agrees that all Work Products will be and remain the exclusive property of the Company, ELAY, or the subsidiaries of ELAY, and that Executive will, upon the request of the Company, and without further compensation, do all lawful things requested by the Company to ensure the Company’s, ELAY’s, or the subsidiaries of ELAY, ownership of the Work Products, including, without limitation, the
execution of all documents requested by the Company to assign and transfer to the Company and its assigns all of Executive’s right, title, and interest in the Work Products, if any, and to enable the Company to file and obtain patents, copyrights, and other proprietary rights in the United States and foreign countries relating to the Work Products. Executive hereby appoints the Company as Executive’s attorney-in-fact to execute all documents relating to such registrations, applications, and assignments. The provisions of this Section 2.10 will survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason.
3. Compensation.
3.01 Annual Compensation. The Company shall pay to Executive for the services to be rendered hereunder a base salary as shown on Exhibit A hereto (“Annual Compensation”). There shall be an annual review for merit by the Board and an increase as deemed appropriate to reflect the value of services by Executive. At no time during his employment with the Company shall Executive’s annual base salary fall below his Annual Compensation. In addition, if the Board
increases Executive’s Annual Compensation at any time during his employment with the Company, such increased Annual Compensation shall become a floor below which Executive’s compensation shall not fall at any future time during his employment with the Company and shall become his Annual Compensation.
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Executive’s salary shall be payable in periodic installments in accordance with the Company’s usual practice for similarly-situated executives of the Company and ELAY, but at a minimum in monthly installments. The current practice of payment is on the 15th and the last day of the month.
Additionally, Executive shall have the opportunity to earn bonuses and participate in incentive programs that are materially similar to the bonus opportunities and incentive programs offered to other executives of ELAY or the Company (“Incentive Compensation”).
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3.03 Participating in Benefits. Executive shall be entitled to all Benefits for as long as such Benefits may remain in effect and/or any substitute or additional Benefits made available in the future to similarly-situated Executives of the Company, subject to and on a basis consistent with the terms, conditions and overall administration of such Benefits adopted by the Company. Benefits paid to Executive shall not be deemed to be in lieu of other compensation to Executive hereunder as described in this Section 3.
3.04 Specific Benefits.
During Executive’s employment with the Company:
(a) During the Performance Year, Executive shall be entitled to two (2) weeks of paid vacation time. Thereafter, Executive shall be entitled to paid vacation time as provided to other executives of ELAY or the Company, but no less than two (2) weeks of paid vacation time. All vacation time shall be taken at times mutually acceptable to the Company and Executive.
(b) Executive shall be entitled to sick leave benefits during his employment in accordance with the customary policies of the Company and ELAY for its executive officers, but in no event less than two (2) weeks per year.
(c) In addition to the vacation provided pursuant to Section 3.04(a) hereof, Executive shall be entitled to not less than eight (8) paid holidays (other than weekends) per year.
(d) Executive shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred by him (in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the Board for the similarly situated executives of the Company) in performing services hereunder.
(e) Executive shall be eligible to participate during his employment in Benefits not inconsistent or duplicative of those set forth in this Section 3.04 as the Company shall establish or maintain for its executives generally.
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4. Termination.
4.01 Termination by the Company for Reasons Other Than Cause. If the Company terminates the employment of Executive and such termination is not for Cause (a “Termination by the Company for Reasons Other Than Cause”), then, the Company shall pay to Executive an amount equal to two times Executive’s Annual Compensation at the time of such termination. Such amount shall be paid to Executive in no event later than sixty (60) days after the date of such termination. To the extent that Executive is not fully vested in Benefits from any pension or any other retirement plan or program
(whether tax qualified or not) maintained by the Company, the Company shall obtain and pay the premium upon an annuity policy to provide Executive with Benefits as though he had been fully vested on the date that his employment terminated.
4.02 Constructive Discharge. If the Company or ELAY (a) subjects Executive to a diminution in his title(s), responsibilities, or in his then current Annual Compensation, (b) fails to comply with the provisions of Section 3, (c) locates Executive’s place of employment outside the Work Area area or (d) engages in any material and intentional breach of the Company’s principal obligations under this Agreement which is not remedied within fifteen (15) business days after receipt of written notice from the Executive (a “Constructive Discharge”), Executive may at his option terminate his employment
and such termination shall be considered to be a Termination by the Company for Reasons Other Than Cause under Section 4.01.
4.03 Termination by the Company for Cause. The Company shall have the right to terminate the employment of Executive for Cause (a “Termination by the Company for Cause”). Effective as of the date of Termination by the Company for Cause, this Agreement, except for Sections 2.06 through 2.10, shall terminate and no further payments of the Compensation described in Section 3 (except for such remaining payments of Annual Compensation under Section 3.01 relating to periods during which Executive was employed by the Company, Benefits which are required by applicable law to be continued, and
reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to such termination under Section 3.04) shall be made.
4.04 Change of Control. If at any time during Executive’s employment at the Company there is a Change of Control, Executive may at his option terminate his employment and such termination shall be considered to be a Termination by the Company for Reasons Other Than Cause under Section 4.01. If such Change of Control involves the sale of the Company for an amount in excess of $100 million dollars, Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional three months’ salary.
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4.05 Termination on Account of Executive’s Death. In the event of Executive’s death during his employment at the Company, the Company shall pay to Executive’s beneficiary or beneficiaries (or to his estate if he fails to make such a designation) an amount equal to the remainder of his Annual Compensation for the year in which he died plus a prorated amount of any Incentive Compensation which would have been payable to Executive at the end of such year.
Executive may designate one or more beneficiaries for the purposes of this Section 4.05 by making a written designation and delivering such designation to a Vice President or the Treasurer of the Company. If Executive makes more than one such written designation, the designation last received before Executive’s death shall control.
4.06 Disability. If Executive shall sustain a Disability, the Company shall continue to pay to Executive while such Disability continues the full amount of his then current Annual Compensation for the one-year period next succeeding the date upon which such Disability shall have been so certified as well as a prorated amount of any Incentive Compensation which would have been paid to Executive at the end of the year. Thereafter, if Executive’s Disability shall continue, the employment of Executive under this Agreement shall terminate and all obligations of Executive shall cease and Executive shall be
entitled to receive the Benefits, if any, as may be provided by any insurance to which he may have become entitled pursuant to Section 3.04.
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5. Stock Options. Executive will participate in ELAY’s 2010 Stock Option Plan and will be eligible to participate at the level of other similarly-situated executives in any future stock incentive plans established by the Company or ELAY.
6. Indemnification. ELAY and the Company shall indemnify Executive and hold Executive harmless from and against any claim, loss or cause of action arising from or out of Executive’s performance as an officer, director or employee of the Company or in any other capacity, including any fiduciary capacity, in which the Executive serves at the request of the Company to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. ELAY and the Company shall advance to Executive the reasonable costs and expenses of investigating and/or defending any such claim, subject to receiving a written undertaking from Executive
to repay any such amounts advanced to Executive in the event and to the extent of any subsequent determination by an agency of competent jurisdiction that Executive was not entitled to indemnification hereunder by operation of law. In the event that Executive is or becomes a party to any action or proceeding in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder, Executive shall promptly notify ELAY and the Company thereof. Following such notice, the Company shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it may wish, to assume the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to Executive in its reasonable judgment. After notice from the Company to Executive of the Company's election to assume the defense of such Executive, the Company will not be liable to Executive hereunder for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by
Executive in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. Executive shall not settle any action or claim against Executive without the prior written consent of the Company except at such Executive's sole cost and expense.
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8. Miscellaneous.
8.01 Assignment. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto and shall also bind and inure to the benefit of any successor or successors of the Company in a Reorganization, merger or consolidation and any assignee of all or substantially all of the Company’s business and properties, but, except as to any such successor of the Company, neither this Agreement nor any rights or benefits hereunder may be assigned by the Company or Executive.
8.02 At Will Employee. Executive is and will be at all times be an “at-will employee” and his employment may be terminated by him or by the Company upon fifteen (15) days written notice at any time, for any reason or no reason, with or without cause, subject to the provisions of Section 4.
8.03 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed for all purposes by the laws of the State of Delaware.
8.04 Interpretation. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.
8.05 Notice. Any notice herein required or permitted to be given shall be in writing and may be sent by hand delivery or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall be deemed to have been given: if by hand delivery, on the date of delivery or if mailed, on the date indicated as the date of delivery or, if refused, on the date of attempted delivery, on the return receipt. For purposes hereof, the addresses of the parties hereto (until notice of a change thereof is given as provided in this Section 7.05) shall be as follows:
To the Company:
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8.06 Amendment and Waiver. This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or waived except by a writing signed by the party against which such amendment or waiver is to be enforced. The waiver by any party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate to, or be construed as a waiver of, any other breach of that provision or as a waiver of any breach of another provision.
8.07 Binding Effect. Subject to the provisions of Section 4 hereof, this Agreement shall be binding on the successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
8.08 Survival of Rights and Obligations. All rights and obligations of Executive or the Company arising during the term of this Agreement shall continue to have full force and effect after the termination of this Agreement unless otherwise provided herein.
8.09 Section Headings. The section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
8.10 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire understanding, and cancels and supersedes all prior agreements, including any agreement in principle or oral statement, letter of intent, statement of understanding or guidelines of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
In witness whereof, on the date first written above, the undersigned do hereby agree to the terms contained herein.
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Exhibit A
Employment Agreement
Between Xxxxxxx St. Xxx and Centralized Strategic Placements, Inc.
Section 3.01 Compensation.
$65,000 per year commencing February 15, 2012.
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Centralized Strategic Placement, Inc.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
VICE PRESIDENT
This Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) made as of this 15th day of February, 2012, by and between Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx (“Executive”) and Centralized Strategic Placement, Inc. (“CSP” or, the “Company”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of eLayaway, Inc. (“ELAY”).
PREAMBLE
The Board of Directors of the Company recognizes Executive’s potential contribution to the growth and success of the Company and desires to assure the Company of Executive’s employment in an executive capacity as Vice President and to compensate him therefor. Executive wants to be employed by the Company and to commit himself to serve the Company on the terms herein provided.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the respective covenants and agreements of the parties, the parties agree as follows:
1. Definitions
“Benefits” shall mean all the fringe benefits approved by the Board from time to time and/or established by ELAY for the benefit of executives generally and/or for key executives of the Company and/or ELAY, as a class, including, but not limited to, regular holidays, vacations, absences resulting from illness or accident, health insurance, disability and medical plans (including dental and prescription drug), group life insurance, and pension, profit-sharing and stock bonus plans or their equivalent, as offered to all employees.
“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company and/or ELAY, together with an executive committee thereof (if any), as the same shall be constituted from time to time.
“Cause” shall mean (i) gross negligence in the performance of the material responsibilities of the Executive’s office or position, (ii) willful misconduct in performance and discharge of the Executive’s material duties or that is otherwise materially injurious to the Company’s business, (iii) conviction of or a plea of no contest to a felony or Executive’s incapacity due to alcoholism or substance abuse or (iv) a material and intentional breach by Executive of his principal obligations under this Agreement not remedied within fifteen (15) business days after receipt of written notice from the Company.
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“Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of one or more of the following four events:
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Any Person becomes a beneficial owner (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) directly or indirectly of securities representing 51% or more of the total number of votes that may be cast for the election of directors of the Company or ELAY;
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Within eighteen months after a merger, consolidation, liquidation or sale of assets involving the Company or ELAY, or a contested election of a Company or ELAY director, or any combination of the foregoing, the individuals who were directors of the Company or ELAY immediately prior thereto shall cease to constitute a majority of the applicable Board;
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Within eighteen months after a tender offer or exchange offer for voting securities of the Company or ELAY, the individuals who were directors of the Company or ELAY immediately prior thereto shall cease to constitute a majority of the applicable Board; or
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A Reorganization.
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A sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or ELAY.
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“Common Stock” shall mean the common stock of ELAY as traded on the OTCQB under the symbol “ELAY.QB.”
“Company” shall mean Centralized Strategic Placements, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Competitive Business Activity” shall mean the development, sale and marketing of a payment process that enables the consumer to structure a pre-payment plan to pay a merchant in full before the merchandise is delivered.
“Disability” shall mean a written determination by an independent physician mutually agreeable to ELAY and Executive (or, in the event of Executive’s total physical or mental disability, Executive’s legal representative) that Executive is physically or mentally unable to perform his duties of Vice President under this Agreement and that such disability can reasonably be expected to continue for a period of six (6) consecutive months or for shorter periods aggregating one hundred and eighty (180) days in any twelve-(12)-month period.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Executive” shall mean Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx and, if the context requires, his heirs, personal representatives, and permitted successors and assigns.
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“Performance Year” shall mean each twelve-month period of employment under this Agreement commencing upon the date of this Agreement.
“Person” shall mean any natural person, incorporated entity, limited or general partnership, limited liability company, business trust, association, agency (governmental or private), division, political sovereign, or subdivision or instrumentality, including those groups identified as “persons” in §§ 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act.
“Reorganization” shall mean any transaction, or any series of transactions consummated in a 12-month period, pursuant to which any Person acquires (by merger, acquisition, or otherwise) all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or ELAY or the then outstanding equity securities of the Company or ELAY and the Company or ELAY is not the surviving entity, the Company or ELAY being deemed surviving if and only if the majority of the Board of Directors of the ultimate parent of the surviving entity were directors of ELAY prior to the reorganization.
“Stock Options” shall be defined as the stock options for common stock of ELAY under the 2010 Stock Option Plan.
“Territory” shall mean any state of the United States and any equivalent section or area of any country in which ELAY has revenue-producing customers or activities.
“Vice President” shall mean the individual having responsibility to the Board for direction and management of the operational affairs of the Company and who reports to the Chief Operating Officer of ELAY.
2. Position, Responsibilities, and Term of Employment.
2.01 Position. Executive shall serve as Vice President of the Company. In this capacity Executive shall, subject to the bylaws of the Company, and to the direction of the Board, serve the Company by performing such duties and carrying out such responsibilities as are normally related to the position of Vice President as set forth above. The Board shall either vote, or recommend to the shareholders of the Company, as appropriate, that during the term of employment pursuant to this Agreement: (i) Executive be elected to and continued in the office of Vice President of the
Company; and (ii) the Company shall not confer on any other officer authority, responsibility, powers or prerogatives superior or equal to the authority, responsibility, prerogatives and powers vested in Executive hereunder.
2.02 Reporting. Executive, in his capacity as Vice President of the Company, will report directly to the Chief Operating Officer of ELAY.
2.03 Time and Efforts Covenant. Executive will, to the best of his ability, devote such time and efforts as are necessary to the performance of his duties hereunder.
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2.04 Executive’s Commitment. During Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive will not undertake or engage in any other employment, occupation or business enterprise inconsistent with his obligations under this Agreement except for Executive’s service in an executive or board position with organizations, and their respective subsidiaries and/or affiliates, as approved and added to this document as an addendum. Subject to the foregoing, Executive agrees not to acquire, assume, or participate in, directly or indirectly, any position, investment, or interest in the Territory
adverse or antagonistic to the Company, its business or prospects, financial or otherwise, or take any action towards any of the foregoing. The provisions of this Section shall not prevent Executive from owning shares of any entity engaging in Competitive Business Activity, so long as such shares (i) do not constitute more than 5% of the outstanding equity of such competitor, and (ii) are regularly traded on a national securities exchange or quoted for trading by the NASDAQ Stock Market.
2.05 Relocation. Executive’s place of employment will not be located outside the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (“Work Area”), unless Executive desires to relocate.
2.06 Post-Employment Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation Covenant. For a period of two (2) years subsequent to Executive’s voluntary withdrawal from employment with the Company (except for such withdrawal pursuant to a Change in Control, due to Termination by the Company for Reasons Other Than Cause or due to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings, by the Company or ELAY), or a Termination by the Company for Cause, Executive will not without the express prior written approval of the Board (i) engage in Competitive Business Activity in the Territory either on
Executive’s own behalf or that of any other business organization, (ii) directly or indirectly, in one or a series of transactions, recruit, solicit or otherwise induce or influence any proprietor, partner, stockholder, lender, director, officer, employee, sales agent, joint venturer, investor, lessor, supplier, customer, agent, representative or any other person which has a business relationship with the Company, ELAY, or the subsidiaries of ELAY, or had a business relationship with the Company, ELAY, or the subsidiaries of ELAY, within the twenty-four-(24) month period preceding the date of the incident in question, to discontinue, reduce, or modify such employment, agency or business relationship with the Company, ELAY, or the subsidiaries of ELAY, or (iii) employ or seek to employ or cause any business organization engaged in Competitive Business Activity to employ or seek to
employ any person or agent who is then (or was at any time within six months prior to the date the Executive or such business employs or seeks to employ such person) employed or retained by the Company or its affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Executive from providing a letter of recommendation to an executive with respect to a future employment opportunity.
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2.07 Confidential Information. Executive recognizes and acknowledges that the Company’s, ELAY’s, or the subsidiaries of ELAY, trade secrets and proprietary information and know-how, as they may exist from time to time and to the extent they are unique to and internally developed by the Company, ELAY, or the subsidiaries of ELAY (“Confidential Information”), are valuable assets of the Company’s, ELAY’s, or subsidiaries of ELAY, business, access to and knowledge of which are essential to the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder. Executive will not, during or
after the term of his employment by the Company, in whole or in part, disclose such secrets, information or know-how to any Person for any reason or purpose whatsoever, nor shall Executive make use of any such property for his own purposes or for the benefit of any Person (except the Company) under any circumstances during or after the term of his employment, provided, however, that after the term of his employment these restrictions shall not apply to such secrets, information and know-how which are then in the public domain (provided that Executive was not responsible, directly or indirectly, for such secrets, information or processes entering the public domain without the Company’s consent) or which derive from Executive’s relationship with other business entities in which Executive has an ownership
interest. Executive shall have no obligation hereunder to keep confidential any Confidential Information if and to the extent disclosure of any thereof is specifically required by law; provided, however, that in the event disclosure is required by applicable law, the Executive shall provide the Company with prompt notice of such requirement, prior to making any disclosure, so that the Company may seek an appropriate protective order. Executive agrees to hold as the Company’s property all memoranda, books, papers, letters, customer lists, processes, computer software, records, financial information, policy and procedure manuals, training and recruiting procedures and other data, and all copies thereof and therefrom, in any way relating to the Company’s, ELAY’s, or the subsidiaries of ELAY,
business and affairs, whether made by him or otherwise coming into his possession, and on termination of his employment, or on demand of the Company at any time, to deliver the same to the Company.
Executive shall use his best efforts to prevent the removal of any Confidential Information from the premises of the Company, ELAY, or the subsidiaries of ELAY, except as required in his normal course of employment by the Company. Executive shall use his best efforts to cause all persons or entities to whom any Confidential Information shall be disclosed by him hereunder to observe the terms and conditions set forth herein as though each such person or entity was bound hereby.
2.08 Records, Files. All records, files, drawings, documents, equipment and the like relating to the business of the Company which are prepared or used by Executive during the term of his employment under this Agreement shall be and shall remain the sole property of the Company.
2.09 Equitable Relief. Executive acknowledges that his services to the Company are of a unique character which gives them a special value to the Company. Executive further recognizes that material and intentional violations by Executive of any one or more of the provisions of this Section 2 may give rise to losses or damages for which the Company cannot be reasonably or adequately compensated in an action at law and that such material and intentional violations may result in irreparable and continuing harm to the Company. Executive agrees that, in addition to any other remedy which the
Company may have at law and equity, including the right to withhold any payment of compensation under Section 3 of this Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief to restrain any material and intentional violation, actual or threatened, by Executive of the provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement.
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2.10 (a) Executive agrees promptly to disclose and deliver to the Company, ELAY, or the subsidiaries of ELAY, any and all, and hereby assigns, transfers, and sets over to the Company Executive’s entire and exclusive right, title, and interest, including rights in the nature of patent rights, trademark rights, copyrights, trade secrets, or design rights, in and to any and all, improvements, inventions, developments, discoveries, works of authorship, innovations, systems, techniques, ideas, processes, programs, listings, and other things that may be of
assistance to the Company, whether patentable or unpatentable, relating to or arising out of any development, service, or product of, or pertaining in any manner to the business of, the Company whether conceived, developed, or learned by Executive, alone or with others, during or after normal business hours, while employed by the Company (collectively, “Work Products”). The foregoing assignment includes, without limitation, all such rights in the United States of America and throughout the world, and in and to any letters patent, applications for letters patent, any division, reissue, extension, continuation, or continuation-in-part thereof, or any copyright or trademark registrations that may be granted and issued for such Work Products. Executive hereby authorizes and requests the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks or other appropriate government
official to issue any such Letters, Patent or registrations to the Company, its successors, and assigns.
(b) The parties intend that the Company, ELAY, or the subsidiaries of ELAY, have the sole and exclusive right, title, and interest in such Work Products. Executive acknowledges and agrees that all Work Products will be and remain the exclusive property of the Company, ELAY, or the subsidiaries of ELAY, and that Executive will, upon the request of the Company, and without further compensation, do all lawful things requested by the Company to ensure the Company’s, ELAY’s, or the subsidiaries of ELAY, ownership of the Work Products, including, without limitation, the execution of all documents requested by the
Company to assign and transfer to the Company and its assigns all of Executive’s right, title, and interest in the Work Products, if any, and to enable the Company to file and obtain patents, copyrights, and other proprietary rights in the United States and foreign countries relating to the Work Products. Executive hereby appoints the Company as Executive’s attorney-in-fact to execute all documents relating to such registrations, applications, and assignments. The provisions of this Section 2.10 will survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason.
3. Compensation.
3.01 Annual Compensation. The Company shall pay to Executive for the services to be rendered hereunder a base salary as shown on Exhibit A hereto (“Annual Compensation”). There shall be an annual review for merit by the Board and an increase as deemed appropriate to reflect the value of services by Executive. At no time during his employment with the Company shall Executive’s annual base salary fall below his Annual Compensation. In addition, if the Board increases Executive’s Annual
Compensation at any time during his employment with the Company, such increased Annual Compensation shall become a floor below which Executive’s compensation shall not fall at any future time during his employment with the Company and shall become his Annual Compensation.
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Executive’s salary shall be payable in periodic installments in accordance with the Company’s usual practice for similarly-situated executives of the Company and ELAY, but at a minimum in monthly installments. The current practice of payment is on the 15th and the last day of the month.
Additionally, Executive shall have the opportunity to earn bonuses and participate in incentive programs that are materially similar to the bonus opportunities and incentive programs offered to other executives of ELAY or the Company (“Incentive Compensation”).
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3.03 Participating in Benefits. Executive shall be entitled to all Benefits for as long as such Benefits may remain in effect and/or any substitute or additional Benefits made available in the future to similarly-situated Executives of the Company, subject to and on a basis consistent with the terms, conditions and overall administration of such Benefits adopted by the Company. Benefits paid to Executive shall not be deemed to be in lieu of other compensation to Executive hereunder as described in this Section 3.
3.04 Specific Benefits.
During Executive’s employment with the Company:
(a) During the first Performance Year, Executive shall be entitled to two (2) weeks of paid vacation time. Thereafter, Executive shall be entitled to paid vacation time as provided to other executives of ELAY or the Company, but no less than two (2) weeks of paid vacation time. All vacation time shall be taken at times mutually acceptable to the Company and Executive.
(b) Executive shall be entitled to sick leave benefits during his employment in accordance with the customary policies of the Company and ELAY for its executive officers, but in no event less than two (2) weeks per year.
(c) In addition to the vacation provided pursuant to Section 3.04(a) hereof, Executive shall be entitled to not less than eight (8) paid holidays (other than weekends) per year, generally on such days on which the New York Stock Exchange is closed to trading.
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(d) Executive shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred by him (in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the Board for the similarly situated executives of the Company) in performing services hereunder.
(e) Executive shall be eligible to participate during his employment in Benefits not inconsistent or duplicative of those set forth in this Section 3.04 as the Company shall establish or maintain for its executives generally.
4. Termination.
4.01 Termination by the Company for Reasons Other Than Cause. If the Company terminates the employment of Executive and such termination is not for Cause (a “Termination by the Company for Reasons Other Than Cause”), then, the Company shall pay to Executive an amount equal to two times Executive’s Annual Compensation at the time of such termination. Such amount shall be paid to Executive in no event later than sixty (60) days after the date of such termination. To the extent that Executive is not fully vested in Benefits from any pension or any other retirement plan or program
(whether tax qualified or not) maintained by the Company, the Company shall obtain and pay the premium upon an annuity policy to provide Executive with Benefits as though he had been fully vested on the date that his employment terminated.
4.02 Constructive Discharge. If the Company or ELAY (a) subjects Executive to a diminution in his title(s), responsibilities, or in his then current Annual Compensation, (b) fails to comply with the provisions of Section 3, (c) locates Executive’s place of employment outside the Work Area or (d) engages in any material and intentional breach of the Company’s principal obligations under this Agreement which is not remedied within fifteen (15) business days after receipt of written notice from the Executive (a “Constructive Discharge”), Executive may at his option terminate his employment and
such termination shall be considered to be a Termination by the Company for Reasons Other Than Cause under Section 4.01.
4.03 Termination by the Company for Cause. The Company shall have the right to terminate the employment of Executive for Cause (a “Termination by the Company for Cause”). Effective as of the date of Termination by the Company for Cause, this Agreement, except for Sections 2.06 through 2.10, shall terminate and no further payments of the Compensation described in Section 3 (except for such remaining payments of Annual Compensation under Section 3.01 relating to periods during which Executive was employed by the Company, Benefits which are required by applicable law to be continued, and
reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to such termination under Section 3.04) shall be made.
4.04 Change of Control. If at any time during Executive’s employment at the Company there is a Change of Control, Executive may at his option terminate his employment and such termination shall be considered to be a Termination by the Company for Reasons Other Than Cause, under Section 4.01. If such Change of Control involves the sale of the Company for an amount in excess of $100 million dollars, Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional payment of three months’ salary.
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4.05 Termination on Account of Executive’s Death. In the event of Executive’s death during his employment at the Company, the Company shall pay to Executive’s beneficiary or beneficiaries (or to his estate if he fails to make such a designation) an amount equal to the remainder of his Annual Compensation for the year in which he died plus a prorated amount of any Incentive Compensation which would have been payable to Executive at the end of such year.
Executive may designate one or more beneficiaries for the purposes of this Section 4.05 by making a written designation and delivering such designation to a Vice President or the Treasurer of the Company. If Executive makes more than one such written designation, the designation last received before Executive’s death shall control.
4.06 Disability. If Executive shall sustain a Disability, the Company shall continue to pay to Executive while such Disability continues the full amount of his then current Annual Compensation for the one-year period next succeeding the date upon which such Disability shall have been so certified as well as a prorated amount of any Incentive Compensation which would have been paid to Executive at the end of the year. Thereafter, if Executive’s Disability shall continue, the employment of Executive under this Agreement shall terminate and all obligations of Executive shall cease and Executive shall
be entitled to receive the Benefits, if any, as may be provided by any insurance to which he may have become entitled pursuant to Section 3.04.
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5. Stock Options. Executive will participate in ELAY’s 2010 Stock Option Plan and will be eligible to participate at the level of other similarly-situated executives in any future stock incentive plans established by the Company or ELAY.
6. Indemnification. ELAY and the Company shall indemnify Executive and hold Executive harmless from and against any claim, loss or cause of action arising from or out of Executive’s performance as an officer, director or employee of the Company or in any other capacity, including any fiduciary capacity, in which the Executive serves at the request of the Company to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. ELAY and the Company shall advance to Executive the reasonable costs and expenses of investigating and/or defending any such claim, subject to receiving a written undertaking from Executive
to repay any such amounts advanced to Executive in the event and to the extent of any subsequent determination by an agency of competent jurisdiction that Executive was not entitled to indemnification hereunder by operation of law. In the event that Executive is or becomes a party to any action or proceeding in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder, Executive shall promptly notify ELAY and the Company thereof. Following such notice, the Company shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it may wish, to assume the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to Executive in its reasonable judgment. After notice from the Company to Executive of the Company's election to assume the defense of such Executive, the Company will not be liable to Executive hereunder for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by
Executive in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. Executive shall not settle any action or claim against Executive without the prior written consent of the Company except at such Executive's sole cost and expense.
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8. Miscellaneous.
8.01 Assignment. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto and shall also bind and inure to the benefit of any successor or successors of the Company in a Reorganization, merger or consolidation and any assignee of all or substantially all of the Company’s business and properties, but, except as to any such successor of the Company, neither this Agreement nor any rights or benefits hereunder may be assigned by the Company or Executive.
8.02 At Will Employee. Executive is and will be at all times be an “at-will employee” and his employment may be terminated by him or by the Company upon fifteen (15) days written notice at any time, for any reason or no reason, with or without cause, subject to the provisions of Section 4.
8.03 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed for all purposes by the laws of the State of Delaware.
8.04 Interpretation. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.
8.05 Notice. Any notice herein required or permitted to be given shall be in writing and may be sent by hand delivery or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall be deemed to have been given: if by hand delivery, on the date of delivery or if mailed, on the date indicated as the date of delivery or, if refused, on the date of attempted delivery, on the return receipt. For purposes hereof, the addresses of the parties hereto (until notice of a change thereof is given as provided in this Section 7.05) shall be as follows:
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8.06 Amendment and Waiver. This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or waived except by a writing signed by the party against which such amendment or waiver is to be enforced. The waiver by any party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate to, or be construed as a waiver of, any other breach of that provision or as a waiver of any breach of another provision.
8.07 Binding Effect. Subject to the provisions of Section 4 hereof, this Agreement shall be binding on the successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
8.08 Survival of Rights and Obligations. All rights and obligations of Executive or the Company arising during the term of this Agreement shall continue to have full force and effect after the termination of this Agreement unless otherwise provided herein.
8.09 Section Headings. The section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
8.10 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire understanding, and cancels and supersedes all prior agreements, including any agreement in principle or oral statement, letter of intent, statement of understanding or guidelines of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
In witness whereof, on the date first written above, the undersigned do hereby agree to the terms contained herein.
Centralized Strategic Placements, Inc.
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Exhibit A
Employment Agreement
Between Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx and Centralized Strategic Placements, Inc.
Section 3.01 Compensation.
$65,000 per year commencing February 15, 2012.
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EXHIBIT C
Convertible Promissory Notes
and
Securities Purchase Agreement
NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS; THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (C) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.
Principal Amount: $57,000.00
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Issue Date: February 13, 2012
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Purchase Price: $57,000.00
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CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, eLayaway, Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of Xxxxxxx St. Xxx, an individual, or registered assigns (the “Holder”) the sum of $57,000.00 together with any interest as set forth herein, on August 1, 2012 (the “Maturity Date”), and to pay interest on the unpaid principal balance hereof at the rate of six percent (6%) (the “Interest Rate”) per annum from the date hereof (the “Issue Date”) until the same becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or upon acceleration or by prepayment or
otherwise. This Note may not be prepaid in whole or in part except as otherwise explicitly set forth herein with the prior written consent of the Holder which may be withheld for any reason or no reason. Any amount of principal or interest on this Note which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum from the due date thereof until the same is paid (“Default Interest”). Interest shall commence accruing on the date that the Issue Date and shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year and the actual number of days elapsed. All payments due hereunder (to the extent not converted into common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) in accordance with the terns hereof) shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America. All payments shall be made at such address as the Holder shall hereafter give
to the Borrower by written notice made in accordance with the provisions of this Note. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Note is due on any day which is not a business day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a business day and, in the case of any interest payment date which is not the date on which this Note is paid in full, the extension of the due date thereof shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining the amount of interest due on such date. As used in this Note, the term “business day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in the city of New York, New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed. Each capitalized tern used herein, and not otherwise defined, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in that certain Securities
Purchase Agreement dated the date hereof, pursuant to which this Note was originally issued (the “Purchase Agreement”).
This Note is free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of shareholders of the Borrower and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.
The following terms shall apply to this Note:
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ARTICLE I. CONVERSION RIGHTS
1.1 Conversion Right. The Holder shall have the right from time to time, and at any time during the period beginning on the date of this Note and ending on the later of (i) the Maturity Date and (ii) the date of payment of the Default Amount (as defined in Article III) pursuant to Section l.6(a) or Article III, each in respect of the remaining outstanding principal amount of this Note to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal amount of this Note into fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock, as such Common Stock exists on the
Issue Date, or any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Borrower into which such Common Stock shall hereafter be changed or reclassified at the conversion price (“Conversion Price”) determined as provided herein (a “Conversion”), provided, however, that in no event shall the Holder be entitled to convert any portion of this Note in excess of that portion of this Note upon conversion of which the sum of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates (other than shares of Common Stock which may be deemed beneficially owned through the ownership of the unconverted portion of the Notes or the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other security of the Borrower subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitations contained herein) and (2) the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the conversion of the portion of this Note with respect to which the determination of this proviso is being made, would result in beneficial ownership by the Holder and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. For purposes of the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section l3(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Regulations 13D-G thereunder, except as otherwise provided in clause (l) of such proviso, provided, further, however, that the limitations on conversion may be waived by the Holder upon, at the election of the Holder, not less than 6l days’ prior notice to the Borrower, and the provisions of the conversion limitation shall continue to apply until such 6lst day (or such later date, as determined by
the Holder, as may be specified in such notice of waiver). The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon each conversion of this Note shall be determined by dividing the Conversion Amount (as defined below) by the applicable Conversion Price then in effect on the date specified in the notice of conversion, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Notice of Conversion”), delivered to the Borrower by the Holder in accordance with Section 1.4 below, provided that the Notice of Conversion is submitted by facsimile or e-mail (or by other means resulting in, or reasonably expected to result in, notice) to the Borrower before 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time on such conversion date (the “Conversion Date”). The term “Conversion Amount” means, with respect to any conversion of this Note, the sum of (1) the principal amount of this Note to be
converted in such conversion plus (2) at the Borrower’s option, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on such principal amount at the interest rates provided in this Note to the Conversion Date, plus (3) at the Borrower’s option, Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (l) and/or (2) plus (4) at the Holder’s option, any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof.
l.2 Conversion Price.
(a) Calculation of Conversion Price. The conversion price (the “Conversion Price”) shall be $0.60 per share (subject to equitable adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends or rights offerings by the Borrower relating to the Borrower’s securities or the securities of any subsidiary of the Borrower, combinations, recapitalization, reclassifications, extraordinary distributions and similar events).
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1.3 Authorized Shares. The Borrower covenants that during the period the conversion right exists, the Borrower will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares, free from preemptive rights, to provide for the issuance of Common Stock upon the full conversion of this Note issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The Borrower represents that upon issuance, such shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. In addition, if the Borrower shall issue any securities or make any change to its capital
structure which would change the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Notes shall be convertible at the then current Conversion Price, the Borrower shall at the same time make proper provision so that thereafter there shall be a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, for conversion of the outstanding Notes. The Borrower (i) acknowledges that it has irrevocably instructed its transfer agent to issue certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, and (ii) agrees that its issuance of this Note shall constitute full authority to its officers and agents who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Note.
1.4 Method of Conversion.
(a) Mechanics of Conversion. Subject to Section 1.1, this Note maybe converted by the Holder in whole or in part at any time from time to time after the Issue Date, by (A) submitting to the Borrower a Notice of Conversion (by facsimile, e-mail or other reasonable means of communication dispatched on the Conversion Date prior to 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time) and (B) subject to Section l.4 (b), surrendering this Note at the principal office of the Borrower.
(b) Surrender of Note Upon Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Borrower unless the entire unpaid principal amount of this Note is so converted. The Holder and the Borrower shall maintain records showing the principal amount so converted and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Borrower, so as not to require physical surrender
of this Note upon each such conversion. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, such records of the Borrower shall, prima facie, be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any portion of this Note is converted as aforesaid, the Holder may not transfer this Note unless the Holder first physically surrenders this Note to the Borrower, whereupon the Borrower will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Note of like tenor, registered as the Holder (upon payment by the Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may request, representing in the aggregate the remaining unpaid principal amount of this Note. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of a portion of this Note, the unpaid and unconverted
principal amount of this Note represented by this Note may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
(c) Payment of Taxes. The Borrower shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of shares of Common Stock or other securities or property on conversion of this Note in a name other than that of the Holder (or in street name), and the Borrower shall not be required to issue or deliver any such shares or other securities or property unless and until the person or persons (other than the Holder or the custodian in whose street name such shares are to be held for the Holder’s account)
requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Borrower the amount of any such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Borrower that such tax has been paid.
(d) Delivery of Common Stock Upon Conversion. Upon receipt by the Borrower from the Holder of a facsimile transmission or e-mail (or other reasonable means of communication) of a Notice of Conversion meeting the requirements for conversion as provided in this Section 1.4, the Borrower shall issue and deliver or cause to be issued and delivered to or upon the order of the Holder certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion within three (3) business days after such receipt (but in any event the fifth (5th) business day being hereinafter referred to
as the “Deadline”) (and, solely in the case of conversion of the entire unpaid principal amount hereof; surrender of this Note) in accordance with the terms hereof and the Purchase Agreement.
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(e) Obligation of Borrower to Deliver Common Stock. Upon receipt by the Borrower of a Notice of Conversion, the Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion, the outstanding principal amount and the amount of accrued and unpaid interest on this Note shall be reduced to reflect such conversion, and, unless the Borrower defaults on its obligations under this Article 1, all rights with respect to the portion of this Note being so converted shall forthwith terminate except the right to receive the Common Stock or
other securities, cash or other assets, as herein provided, on such conversion if the Holder shall have given a Notice of Conversion as provided herein, the Borrower’s obligation to issue and deliver the certificates for Common Stock shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the absence of any action by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision thereof the recovery of any judgment against any person or any action to enforce the same, any failure or delay in the enforcement of any other obligation of the Borrower to the holder of record, or any setoff counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder of any obligation to the Borrower, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Borrower to the Holder in connection with such
conversion. The Conversion Date specified in the Notice of Conversion shall be the Conversion Date so long as the Notice of Conversion is received by the Borrower before 6:00 pm., New York, New York time, on such date.
(f) Delivery of Common Stock by Electronic Transfer. In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Common Stock issuable upon conversion, provided the Borrower is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer (“FAST”) program, upon request of the Holder and its compliance with the provisions contained in Section 1.1 and in this Section 1.4, the Borrower shall use its best efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable upon conversion to the
Holder by crediting the account of Holder’s Prime Broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“DWAC”) system.
(g) Failure to Deliver Common Stock Prior to Deadline. Without in any way limiting the Holder’s right to pursue other remedies, including actual damages and/or equitable relief the parties agree that if delivery of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note is not delivered by the Deadline (other than a failure due to the circumstances described in Section 1.3 above, which failure shall be governed by such Section) the Borrower shall pay to the Holder $2,000 per day in cash, for each day beyond the Deadline that the Borrower fails to deliver such
Common Stock. Such cash amount shall be paid to Holder by the fifth day of the month following the month in which it has accrued or, at the option of the Holder (by written notice to the Borrower by the first day of the month following the month in which it has accrued), shall be added to the principal amount of this Note, in which event interest shall accrue thereon in accordance with the terms of this Note and such additional principal amount shall be convertible into Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this Note. The Borrower agrees that the right to convert is a valuable right to the Holder. The damages resulting from a failure, attempt to frustrate, interference with such conversion right are difficult if not impossible to qualify. Accordingly the parties acknowledge that the liquidated damages provision contained in this Section 1.4 (g) are justified,
1.5 Concerning the Shares. The shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note may not be sold or transferred unless (i) such shares are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act or (ii) the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have been furnished with an opinion of counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the effect that the shares to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration or (iii) such
shares are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act (or a successor rule) (“Rule 144”) or (iv) such shares are transferred to an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Borrower who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the shares only in accordance with this Section 1.5 and who is an Accredited Investor (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). Except as otherwise provided in the Purchase Agreement (and subject to the removal provisions set forth below), until such time as the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note have been registered under the Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, each certificate for shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note that has not been so included in an
effective registration statement or that has not been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption that permits removal of the legend, shall bear a legend substantially in the following form, as appropriate:
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“NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WI-HCH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES”
The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Borrower shall issue to the Holder a new certificate therefore free of any transfer legend if (i) the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have received an opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Common Stock may be made without registration under the Act, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company so that the sale or transfer is effected or (ii) in the case of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, such security is registered for sale by the Holder under an effective registration statement filed
under the Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold. In the event that the Company does not accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Buyer with respect to the transfer of securities pursuant to an exemption from registration, such as Rule 144 or Regulation S, at the Deadline, it will be considered an Event of Default pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Note.
1.6 Effect of Certain Events.
(a) Effect of Merger, Consolidation, etc. At the option of the Holder, the sale, conveyance or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the effectuation by the Borrower of a transaction or series of related transactions in which more than 50% of the voting power of the Borrower is disposed of or the consolidation, merger or other business combination of the Borrower with or into any other Person (as defined below) or Persons when the Borrower is not the survivor shall either; (i) be deemed to be an Event of Default (as defined in
Article III) pursuant to which the Borrower shall be required to pay to the Holder upon the consummation of and as a condition to such transaction an amount equal to the Default Amount (as defined in Article Ill) or (ii) be treated pursuant to Section l.6(b) hereof “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity or organization.
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(b) Adjustment Due to Merger, Consolidation, etc. If, at any time when this Note is issued and outstanding and prior to conversion of all of the Notes, there shall be any merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization, or other similar event, as a result of which shares of Common Stock of the Borrower shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of another class or classes of stock or securities of the Borrower or another entity, or in case of any sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Borrower other than in connection with a plan of complete liquidation of the Borrower, then the Holder of this Note shall thereafter have the right to receive upon conversion of this Note, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified herein and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore issuable upon conversion, such stock, securities or assets which the Holder would have been entitled to receive in such transaction had this Note been converted in full immediately prior to such transaction (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth herein), and in any such case appropriate provisions shall be made with respect to the rights and interests of the Holder of this Note to the end that the provisions hereof (including, without limitation, provisions for adjustment of the Conversion Price and of the number of shares issuable upon conversion of
the Note) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as may be practicable in relation to any securities or assets thereafter deliverable upon the conversion hereof The Borrower shall not affect any transaction described in this Section l.6(b) unless (a) it first gives, to the extent practicable, thirty (30) days prior written notice (but in any event at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice) of the record date of the special meeting of shareholders to approve, or if there is no such record date, the consummation of such merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar event or sale of assets (during which time the Holder shall be entitled to convert this Note) and (b) the resulting successor or acquiring entity (if not the Borrower) assumes by written instrument the obligations of this Section l.6(b). The above provisions shall
similarly apply to successive consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or share exchanges.
(c) Adjustment Due to Distribution. If the Borrower shall declare or make any distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Stock as a dividend, stock repurchase, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including any dividend or distribution to the Borrower’s shareholders in cash or shares (or rights to acquire shares) of capital stock of a subsidiary (i.e., a spin-off)) (a “Distribution”), then the Holder of this Note shall be entitled, upon any conversion of this Note after the date of record for
determining shareholders entitled to such Distribution, to receive the amount of such assets which would have been payable to the Holder with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion had such Holder been the holder of such shares of Common Stock on the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to such Distribution.
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(e) Purchase Rights. If at any time when the Notes is issued and outstanding, the Borrower issues any convertible securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property (the “Purchase Rights”) pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock, then the Holder of this Note will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such Holder could have acquired if such Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this
Note (without regard to any limitations on conversion contained herein) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.
(f) Notice of Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price as a result of the events described in this Section l.6, the Borrower, at its expense, shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment and prepare and furnish to the Holder of a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Borrower shall, upon the written request at any time of the Holder, furnish to such Holder a like certificate setting forth (i)
such adjustment or readjustment, (ii) the Conversion Price at the time in effect and (iii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities or property which at the time would be received upon conversion of the Note.
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1.7 Trading Market Limitations. Unless permitted by the applicable rules and regulations of the principal securities market on which the Common Stock is then listed or traded, in no event shall the Borrower issue upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note and the other Notes issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement more than the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that the Borrower can issue pursuant to any rule of the principal United States securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded (the “Maximum Share Amount”), which
shall be 4.99% of the total shares outstanding on the Closing Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), subject to equitable adjustment from time to time for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, capital reorganizations and similar events relating to the Common Stock occurring after the date hereof Once the Maximum Share Amount has been issued, if the Borrower fails to eliminate any prohibitions under applicable law or the rules or regulations of any stock exchange, interdealer quotation system or other self-regulatory organization with jurisdiction over the Borrower or any of its securities on the Borrower’s ability to issue shares of Common Stock in excess of the Maximum Share Amount, in lieu of any further right to convert this Note, this will be considered an Event of Default under Section 3.3 of the Note.
1.8 Status as Shareholder. Upon submission of a Notice of Conversion by a Holder, (i) the shares covered thereby (other than the shares, if any, which cannot be issued because their issuance would exceed such Holder’s allocated portion of the Reserved Amount or Maximum Share Amount) shall be deemed converted into shares of Common Stock and (ii) the Holder’s rights as a Holder of such converted portion of this Note shall cease and terminate, excepting only the right to receive certificates for such shares of Common Stock and to any remedies provided
herein or otherwise available at law or in equity to such Holder because of a failure by the Borrower to comply with the terms of this Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Holder has not received certificates for all shares of Common Stock prior to the tenth (l0th) business day after the expiration of the Deadline with respect to a conversion of any portion of this Note for any reason, then (unless the Holder otherwise elects to retain its status as a holder of Common Stock by so notifying the Borrower) the Holder shall regain the rights of a Holder of this Note with respect to such unconverted portions of this Note and the Borrower shall, as soon as practicable, return such unconverted Note to the Holder or, if the Note has not been surrendered, adjust its records to reflect that such portion of this Note has not been converted, In all cases, the Holder shall retain all of its
rights and remedies (including, without limitation, (i) the right to receive Conversion Default Payments pursuant to Section 1.3 to the extent required thereby for such Conversion Default and any subsequent Conversion Default and (ii) the right to have the Conversion Price with respect to subsequent conversions determined in accordance with Section 1.3) for the Borrower’s failure to convert this Note.
ARTICLE II. CERTAIN COVENANTS
2.1 Distributions on Capital Stock. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not without the Holder’s written consent (a) pay, declare or set apart for such payment, any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, property or other securities) on shares of capital stock other than dividends on shares of Common Stock solely in the form of additional shares of Common Stock or (b) directly or indirectly or through any subsidiary make any other payment or distribution in respect of its capital stock except for
distributions pursuant to any shareholders’ rights plan which is approved by a majority of the Borrower’s disinterested directors.
2.2 Restriction on Stock Repurchases. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not without the Holder’s written consent redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire (whether for cash or in exchange for property or other securities or otherwise) in any one transaction or series of related transactions any shares of capital stock of the Borrower or any warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire any such shares.
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2.3 Borrowings. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s written consent, create, incur, assume guarantee, endorse, contingently agree to purchase or otherwise become liable upon the obligation of any person, firm, partnership, joint venture or corporation, except by the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection, or suffer to exist any liability for borrowed money, except (a) borrowings in existence or committed on the date hereof and of which the
Borrower has informed Holder in writing prior to the date hereof (b) indebtedness to trade creditors or financial institutions incurred in the ordinary course of business or (c) borrowings, the proceeds of which shall be used to repay this Note.
2.4 Sale of Assets. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s written consent, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any significant portion of its assets outside the ordinary course of business. Any consent to the disposition of any assets may be conditioned on a specified use of the proceeds of
disposition.
2.5 Advances and Loans. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s written consent, lend money, give credit or make advances to any person, firm, joint venture or corporation, including, without limitation, officers, directors, employees, subsidiaries and affiliates of the Borrower, except loans, credits or advances (a) in existence or committed on the date hereof and which the Borrower has informed Holder in writing prior to the date hereof (b) made in the ordinary course of business or
(c) not in excess of $150,000.
ARTICLE III. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
If any of the following events of default (each, an “Event of Default”) shall occur:
3.1 Failure to Pay Principal or Interest. The Borrower fails to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due on this Note, whether at maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise.
3.2 Conversion and the Shares. The Borrower fails to issue shares of Common Stock to the Holder (or announces or threatens in writing that it will not honor its obligation to do so) upon exercise by the Holder of the conversion rights of the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Note, fails to transfer or cause its transfer agent to transfer (issue) (electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, the Borrower
directs its transfer agent not to transfer or delays, impairs, and/or hinders its transfer agent in transferring (or issuing) (electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, or fails to remove (or directs its transfer agent not to remove or impairs, delays, and/or hinders its transfer agent from removing) any restrictive legend (or to withdraw any stop transfer instructions in respect thereof) on any certificate for any shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note (or makes any written announcement, statement or threat that it does not intend to honor the obligations
described in this paragraph) and any such failure shall continue uncured (or any written announcement, statement or threat not to honor its obligations shall not be rescinded in writing) for three (3) business days after the Holder shall have delivered a Notice of Conversion.
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3.3 Breach of Covenants. The Borrower breaches any material covenant or other material term or condition contained in this Note and any collateral documents including but not limited to the Purchase Agreement and such breach continues for a period of ten (10) days after written notice thereof to the Borrower from the Holder.
3.4 Breach of Representations and Warranties. Any representation or warranty of the Borrower made herein or in any agreement, statement or certificate given in writing pursuant hereto or in connection herewith (including, without limitation, the Purchase Agreement), shall be false or misleading in any material respect when made and the breach of which has (or with the passage of time will have) a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this Note or the Purchase Agreement.
3.5 Receiver or Trustee. The Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver or trustee for it or for a substantial part of its property or business, or such a receiver or trustee shall otherwise be appointed.
3.6 Judgments. Any money judgment, writ or similar process shall be entered or filed against the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower or any of its property or other assets for more than $150,000, and shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of twenty (20) days unless otherwise consented to by the Holder, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
3.7 Bankruptcy. Bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings, voluntary or involuntary, for relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower.
3.8 Delisting of Common Stock. The Borrower shall fail to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on at least one of the OTCQB or an equivalent replacement exchange, the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or the American Stock Exchange.
3.9 Failure to Comply with the Exchange Act. The Borrower shall fail to comply with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act; and/or the Borrower shall cease to be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
3.10 Liquidation. Any dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of Borrower or any substantial portion of its business.
3.11 Cessation of Operations. Any cessation of operations by Borrower or Borrower admits it is otherwise generally unable to pay its debts as such debts become due, provided, however, that any disclosure of the Borrower’s ability to continue as a “going concern” shall not be an admission that the Borrower cannot pay its debts as they become due.
3.12 Maintenance of Assets. The failure by Borrower to maintain any material intellectual property rights, personal, real property or other assets which are necessary to conduct its business (whether now or in the future).
3.13 Financial Statement Restatement. The restatement of any financial statements filed by the Borrower with the SEC for any date or period from two years prior to the Issue Date of this Note and until this Note is no longer outstanding, if the result of such restatement would, by comparison to the unrestated financial statement, have constituted a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this Note or the Purchase Agreement.
3.14 Reverse Splits. The Borrower effectuates a reverse split of its Common Stock without twenty (20) days prior written notice to the Holder.
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3.15 Replacement of Transfer Agent. In the event that the Borrower proposes to replace its transfer agent, the Borrower fails to provide, prior to the effective date of such replacement, a fully executed Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions in a form as initially delivered pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (including but not limited to the provision to irrevocably reserve shares of Common Stock in the Reserved Amount) signed by the successor transfer agent to Borrower and the Borrower.
3.16 Cross-Default. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note or the other related or companion documents, a breach or default by the Borrower of any covenant or other term or condition contained in any of the Other Agreements, after the passage of all applicable notice and cure or grace periods, shall, at the option of the Borrower, be considered a default under this Note and the Other Agreements, in which event the Holder shall be entitled (but in no event required) to apply all rights and remedies of the Holder under the terms of
this Note and the Other Agreements by reason of a default under said Other Agreement or hereunder. “Other Agreements” means, collectively, all agreements and instruments between, among or by: (1) the Borrower, and, or for the benefit of, (2) the Holder and any affiliate of the Holder, including, without limitation, promissory notes, provided, however, the term “Other Agreements” shall not include the related or companion documents to this Note. This loan will be cross-defaulted with each other loan transaction and with all other existing and future debt of Borrower to the Holder.
Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default specified in Section 3.1 (solely with respect to failure to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due at the Maturity Date), the Note shall become immediately due and payable and the Borrower shall pay to the Holder, in full satisfaction of its obligations hereunder, an amount equal to the Default Sum (as defined herein). UPON THE OCCURRENCE AND DURING THE CONTINUATION OF ANY EVENT OF DEFAULT SPECIFIED IN SECTION 3.2, THE NOTE SHALL BECOME IMMEDIATELY DUE AND PAYABLE AND THE BORROWER SHALL PAY TO THE HOLDER, IN FULL SATISFACTION OF ITS OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO: (Y) THE DEFAULT SUM (AS
DEFINED HEREIN); MULTIPLIED BY (Z) TWO (2), Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default specified in Sections 3.1 (solely with respect to failure to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due on this Note upon a Trading Market Prepayment Event pursuant to Section 1.,7 or upon acceleration), 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.8, 3.9, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, and/or 3.15 exercisable through the delivery of written notice to the Borrower by such Holders (the “Default Notice”), and upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in the remaining sections of Articles III (other than failure to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon at the Maturity Date specified in Section 3,1 hereof), the Note shall become immediately due and payable and the Borrower shall pay to the Holder, in full satisfaction of its obligations hereunder, an amount equal to the
greater of (i) 150% times the sum of (w) the then outstanding principal amount of this Note plus (x) accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Note to the date of payment (the “Mandatory Prepayment Date”) plus (y) Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in clauses (w) and/or (x) plus; (z) any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and l.4(g) hereof (the then outstanding principal amount of this Note to the date of payment) plus the amounts referred to in clauses (x), (y) and (z) shall collectively be known as the “Default Sum”) or (ii) the “parity
value” of the Default Sum to be prepaid, where parity value means (a) the highest number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to such Default Sum in accordance with Article I, treating the Trading Day immediately preceding the Mandatory Prepayment Date as the “Conversion Date” for purposes of determining the lowest applicable Conversion Price, unless the Default Event arises as a result of a breach in respect of a specific Conversion Date in which case such Conversion Date shall be the Conversion Date), multiplied by (b) the highest Closing Price for the Common Stock during the period beginning on the date of first occurrence of the Event of Default and ending one day prior to the Mandatory Prepayment Date (the “Default Amount”) and all other amounts payable hereunder shall immediately become due and payable, all
without demand, presentment or notice, all of which hereby are expressly waived, together with all costs, including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, of collection, and the Holder shall be entitled to exercise all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity.
If the Borrower fails to pay the Default Amount within five (5) business days of written notice that such amount is due and payable, then the Holder shall have the right at any time, so long as the Borrower remains in default (and so long and to the extent that there are sufficient authorized shares), to require the Borrower, upon written notice, to immediately issue, in lieu of the Default Amount, the number of shares of Common Stock of the Borrower equal to the Default Amount divided by the Conversion Price then in effect.
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ARTICLE IV. MISCELLANEOUS
4.1 Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of the Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privileges. All rights and remedies existing hereunder are cumulative to, and not exclusive of any rights or remedies otherwise available.
4.2 Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any
notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Company, to:
eLayaway, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
With a copy by fax only to (which copy shall not constitute notice):
Xxxxxxx & Xxxx, X.X.
000 X. Xxxx Xxxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxx; Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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If to the Buyer:
Xxxxxxx St. Xxx
000 X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, #000
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
With a copy by fax only to (which copy shall not constitute notice):
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
(000) 000-0000
4.3 Amendments. This Note and any provision hereof may only be amended by an instrument in writing signed by the Borrower and the Holder. The term “Note” and all reference thereto, as used throughout this instrument, shall mean this instrument (and the other Notes issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement) as originally executed, or if later amended or supplemented, then as so amended or supplemented.
4.4 Assignabilitv. This Note shall be binding upon the Borrower and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to be the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns. Each transferee of this Note must be an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a) of the 1933 Act). Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, this Note may be pledged as collateral in connection with a Q margin account or other lending arrangement.
4.5 Cost of Collection. If default is made in the payment of this Note, the Borrower shall pay the Holder hereof costs of collection, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.
4.6 Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Note shall be brought only in the state courts of Delaware or in the federal courts located in Delaware. The parties to this Note hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue
or based upon forum non conveniens. The Borrower and Holder waive trial by jury. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Note or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Note or any other Transaction
Document 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 Note 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 other manner permitted by law.
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4.7 Certain Amounts. Whenever pursuant to this Note the Borrower is required to pay an amount in excess of the outstanding principal amount (or the portion thereof required to be paid at that time) plus accrued and unpaid interest plus Default Interest on such interest, the Borrower and the Holder agree that the actual damages to the Holder from the receipt of cash payment on this Note may be difficult to determine and the amount to be so paid by the Borrower represents stipulated damages and not a penalty and is intended to compensate the Holder in part for loss of
the opportunity to convert this Note and to earn a return from the sale of shares of Common Stock acquired upon conversion of this Note at a price in excess of the price paid for such shares pursuant to this Note. The Borrower and the Holder hereby agree that such amount of stipulated damages is not plainly disproportionate to the possible loss to the Holder from the receipt of a cash payment without the opportunity to convert this Note into shares of Common Stock.
4.8 Purchase Agreement. By its acceptance of this Note, each party agrees to be bound by the applicable terms of the Purchase Agreement.
4.9 Notice of Corporate Events. Except as otherwise provided below, the Holder of this Note shall have no rights as a Holder of Common Stock unless and only to the extent that it converts this Note into Common Stock. The Borrower shall provide the Holder with prior notification of any meeting of the Borrower’s shareholders (and copies of proxy materials and other information sent to shareholders). In the event of any taking by the Borrower of a record of its shareholders for the purpose of determining shareholders who are entitled to receive payment of any
dividend or other distribution, any right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire (including by way of merger, consolidation, reclassification or recapitalization) any share of any class or any other securities or property, or to receive any other right, or for the purpose of determining shareholders who are entitled to vote in connection with any proposed sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower or any proposed liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Borrower, the Borrower shall mail a notice to the Holder, at least twenty (20) days prior to the record date specified therein (or thirty (30) days prior to the consummation of the transaction or event, whichever is earlier), of the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, right or other event, and a brief statement regarding the
amount and character of such dividend, distribution, right or other event to the extent known at such time. The Borrower shall make a public announcement of any event requiring notification to the Holder hereunder substantially simultaneously with the notification to the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.9.
4.10 Remedies. The Borrower acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Borrower acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Note will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Borrower of the provisions of this Note, that the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in
addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Note and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions thereof without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be signed in its name by its duly authorized officer this 13th day of February, 2012.
eLayaway, Inc.
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
The undersigned hereby elects to convert $_____________ principal amount of the Note (defined below) into that number of shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the conversion of the Note (“Common Stock”) as set forth below, of eLayaway, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”) according to the conditions of the convertible note of the Borrower dated as of February 13, 2012 (the “Note”), as of the date written below. No fee will be charged to the Holder for any conversion, except for transfer taxes, if any.
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The Borrower shall electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Notice of Conversion to the account of the undersigned or its nominee with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system (“DWAC Transfer”).
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The undersigned hereby requests that the Borrower issue a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock set forth below (which numbers are based on the Holder’s calculation attached hereto) in the name(s) specified immediately below or, if additional space is necessary, on an attachment hereto:
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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of February 13, 2012, by and between eLayaway, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with headquarters located at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 (the “Company”), and Xxxxxxx St. Xxx, an individual (the “Buyer”).
WHEREAS:
A. The Company and the Buyer are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by the rules and regulations as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”);
B. Buyer desires to purchase and the Company desires to issue and sell, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement a 6% convertible note of the Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, in the aggregate principal amount of $57,000.00 (together with any note(s) issued in replacement thereof or as a dividend thereon or otherwise with respect thereto in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Note”), convertible into shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”), upon the terms and subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in such
Note.
C. The Buyer wishes to purchase, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, such principal amount of Note as is set forth immediately below its name on the signature pages hereto; and
NOW THEREFORE, the Company and the Buyer severally (and not jointly) hereby agree as follows:
1. Purchase and Sale of Note.
a. Purchase of Note. On the Closing Date (as defined below), the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer and the Buyer agrees to purchase from the Company such principal amount of Note as is set forth immediately below the Buyer’s name on the signature pages hereto.
b. Form of Payment. On the Closing Date (as defined below), (i) the Buyer shall pay the purchase price for the Note to be issued and sold to it at the Closing (as defined below) (the “Purchase Price”) by the execution of the Share Exchange Agreement with the Company, against delivery of the Note in the principal amount equal to the Purchase Price as is set forth immediately below the Buyer’s name on the signature pages hereto, and (ii) the Company shall deliver such duly executed Note on behalf of the Company, to the Buyer, against delivery of
such Purchase Price.
c. Closing Date. Subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver) of the conditions thereto set forth in Section 6 and Section 7 below, the date and time of the issuance and sale of the Note pursuant to this Agreement (the “Closing Date”) shall be 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time on February 13, 2012, or such other mutually agreed upon time, The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall occur on the Closing Date at such location as may be agreed to by the parties.
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2. Buyer’s Representations and Warranties. The Buyer represents and warrants to the Company that:
a. Investment Purpose. As of the date hereof, the Buyer is purchasing the Note and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note (including, without limitation, such additional shares of Common Stock, if any, as are issuable (i) on account of interest on the Note, (ii) as a result of the events described in Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) of the Note or (iii) in payment of the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount (as defined in Section 2(f) below) pursuant to this Agreement, such shares of Common Stock being collectively referred
to herein as the “Conversion Shares” and, collectively with the Note, the “Securities”) for its own account and not with a present view towards the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted from registration under the 1933 Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, the Buyer does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the 1933 Act.
b. Accredited Investor Status. The Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D (an “Accredited Investor”).
c. Reliance on Exemptions. The Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Buyer to acquire the Securities.
d. Information. The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been, and for so long as the Note remain outstanding will continue to be, furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities which have been requested by the Buyer or its advisors. The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been, and for so long as the Note remain outstanding will continue to be, afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company has not
disclosed to the Buyer any material nonpublic information and will not disclose such information unless such information is disclosed to the public prior to or promptly following such disclosure to the Buyer. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigation conducted by Buyer or any of its advisors or representatives shall modify, amend or affect Buyer’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Section 3 below. The Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities involves a significant degree of risk. The Buyer is not aware of any facts that may constitute a breach of any of the Company’s representations and warranties made herein.
e. Governmental Review. The Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities.
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f. Transfer or Re-sale. The Buyer understands that (i) the sale or resale of the Securities has not been and is not being registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws, and the Securities may not be transferred unless (a) the Securities are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, (b) the Buyer shall have delivered to the Company, at the cost of the Buyer, an opinion of counsel that shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions to the effect that
the Securities to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company, (c) the Securities are sold or transferred to an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule) (“Rule 144”)) of the Buyer who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the Securities only in accordance with this Section 2(f) and who is an Accredited Investor, (d) the Securities are sold pursuant to Rule 144, or (e) the Securities are sold pursuant to Regulation S under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule) (“Regulation S”), and the Buyer shall have delivered to the Company, at the cost of the Buyer, an opinion of counsel that shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in corporate transactions, which opinion shall be accepted
by the Company; (ii) any sale of such Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of said Rule and further, if said Rule is not applicable, any re-sale of such Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the 0000 Xxx) may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register such Securities under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder (in each case). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else contained herein to the contrary, the Securities may be pledged as collateral in connection with a bona fide margin
account or other lending arrangement.
g. Legends. The Buyer understands that the Note and, until such time as the Conversion Shares have been registered under the 1933 Act may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, the Conversion Shares may bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of the certificates for such Securities):
“NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”
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The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of any Security upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by applicable state securities laws, (a) such Security is registered for sale under an effective registration statement filed under the 1933 Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, or (b) such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a
public sale or transfer of such Security may be made without registration under the 1933 Act, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company so that the sale or transfer is effected. The Buyer agrees to sell all Securities, including those represented by a certificate(s) from which the legend has been removed, in compliance with applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any. In the event that the Company does not accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Buyer with respect to the transfer of Securities pursuant to an exemption from registration, such as Rule 144 or Regulation S, at the Deadline, it will be considered an Event of Default pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Note.
h. Authorization, Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer, and this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms.
i. Residency. The Buyer is a resident of the jurisdiction set forth immediately below the Buyer’s name on the signature pages hereto.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the Buyer that:
a. Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (as defined below), if any, is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, with full power and authority (corporate and other) to own, lease, use and operate its properties and to carry on its business as and where now owned, leased, used, operated and conducted. Schedule 3(a) sets forth a list of all of the Subsidiaries of the Company and the jurisdiction in which each is incorporated, The Company
and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership or use of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. “Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, financial condition or prospects of the Company or its Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole, or on the transactions contemplated hereby or by the agreements or instruments to be entered into in connection herewith. “Subsidiaries” means any corporation or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, any equity or other ownership
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b. Authorization; Enforcement. (i) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Note and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to issue the Securities, in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Note by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including without limitation, the issuance of the Note and the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion
Shares issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof) have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors, or its shareholders is required, (iii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company by its authorized representative, and such authorized representative is the true and official representative with authority to sign this Agreement and the other documents executed in connection herewith and bind the Company accordingly, and (iv) this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery by the Company of the Note, each of such instruments will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
c. Capitalization. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of: (i) 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of which approximately 45,115,346 shares are issued and outstanding, and (ii) 50,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share of which approximately 2,825,154 shares are issued and outstanding. All of such outstanding shares have been validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. No shares of Common Stock are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any
liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company. No shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company’s stock option plans, no shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to securities (other than the Note in favor of the Buyer) exercisable for, or convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock and. All of such outstanding shares of capital stock are, or upon issuance will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. No shares of capital stock of the Company are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights of the shareholders of the Company or any liens or encumbrances imposed through the actions or failure to act of the Company. As of the effective date of this Agreement, (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe for, puts, calls, rights of first refusal, agreements,
understandings, claims or other commitments or rights of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of its or their securities under the 1933 Act and (iii) there are no anti-dilution or price adjustment provisions contained in any security issued by the Company (or in any agreement providing rights to security holders) that will be triggered by the issuance of the Note or the Conversion Shares. The Company has furnished to the Buyer true and correct copies
of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof (“Certificate of Incorporation”), the Company’s Bylaws, as in effect on the date hereof (the “By-laws”), and the terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock of the Company and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto. The Company shall provide the Buyer with a written update of this representation signed by the Company’s Chief Executive on behalf of the Company as of the Closing Date.
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d. Issuance of Shares. The Conversion Shares are duly authorized and reserved for issuance and, upon conversion of the Note in accordance with its respective terms, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of shareholders of the Company and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof
e. Acknowledgment of Dilution. The Company understands and acknowledges the potentially dilutive effect to the Common Stock upon the issuance of the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Note. The Company further acknowledges that its obligation to issue Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Note in accordance with this Agreement, the Note is absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other shareholders of the Company.
f. No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Note by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares) will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, or (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or
both could become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, patent, patent license or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and regulations of any self-regulatory organizations to which the Company or its securities are subject) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in
violation of its Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws or other organizational documents and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default (and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both could put the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in default) under, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action or failed to take any action that would give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except for possible defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, are not being conducted, and shall not be
conducted so long as the Buyer owns any of the Securities, in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required under the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities laws, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court, governmental agency, regulatory agency, self-regulatory organization or stock market or any third party in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, the Note in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof or to issue and sell the Note in accordance with the terms hereof and to issue the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Note. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the
preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof. The Company is not in violation of the listing requirements of the Over-the-counter Bulletin Board (the “OTCQB”) and does not reasonably anticipate that the Common Stock will be delisted by the OTCQB in the foreseeable future. The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
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g. SEC Documents; Financial Statements. The Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits to such documents) incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to herein as the
“SEC Documents”). Upon written request, the Company will deliver to the Buyer true and complete copies of the SEC Documents, except for such exhibits and incorporated documents. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None of the statements made in any such SEC Documents is, or has been, required to be amended or updated under applicable law (except for such statements as have been amended
or updated in subsequent filings prior the date hereof). As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). Except as set forth in the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC
Documents, the Company has no liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than (i) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business subsequent to September 30, 2010, and (ii) obligations under contracts and commitments incurred in the ordinary course of business and not required under generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected in such financial statements, which, individually or in the aggregate, are not material to the financial condition or operating results of the Company. The Company is subject to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act.
h. Absence of Certain Changes. Since the date of the last quarterly or annual filings made with the SEC, there has been no material adverse change and no material adverse development in the assets, liabilities, business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations, prospects or 1934 Act reporting status of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
i. Absence of Litigation. There is no action, suit, claim, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or their officers or directors in their capacity as such, that could have a Material Adverse Effect. Schedule 3(i) contains a complete list and summary description of any pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened proceeding against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, without regard to whether it would have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
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J. Patents, Copyrights, etc. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses the requisite licenses or rights to use all patents, patent applications, patent rights, inventions, know-how, trade secrets, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, service names, trade names and copyrights (“Intellectual Property”) necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and, as presently contemplated to be operated in the future); there is no claim or action by any person pertaining to, or proceeding
pending, or to the Company’s knowledge threatened, which challenges the right of the Company or of a Subsidiary with respect to any Intellectual Property necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and, as presently contemplated to be operated in the future); to the best of the Company’s knowledge, the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ current and intended products, services and processes do not infringe on any Intellectual Property or other rights held by any person; and the Company is unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of their Intellectual Property.
k. No Materially Adverse Contracts, Etc. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which in the judgment of the Company’s officers has or is expected in the future to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any contract or agreement which in the judgment of the Company’s officers has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
1. Tax Status. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made or filed all federal, state and foreign income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless and only to the extent that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and
declarations, except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply, There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim. The Company has not executed a waiver with respect to the statute of limitations relating to the assessment or collection of any foreign, federal, state or local tax. None of the Company’s tax returns is presently being audited by any taxing authority,
m. Certain Transactions. Except for arm’s length transactions pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes payments in the ordinary course of business upon terms no less favorable than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries could obtain from third parties and other than the grant of stock options disclosed on Schedule 3(c), none of the officers, directors, or employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (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 corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
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n. Disclosure. All information relating to or concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries set forth in this Agreement and provided to the Buyer pursuant to Section 2(d) hereof and otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby is true and correct in all material respects and the Company has not omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their business, properties, prospects, operations or financial conditions, which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed (assuming for this purpose that the Company’s reports filed under the 1934 Act are being incorporated into an effective registration statement filed by the Company under the 1933 Act).
o. Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of arm’s length purchasers with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that the Buyer is not 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 statement made by the Buyer or any of its respective representatives or agents in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is not advice or a recommendation and is merely incidental to the Buyer’ purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to the Buyer that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the Company and its representatives.
p. No Integrated Offering, 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 in any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would require registration under the 1933 Act of the issuance of the Securities to the Buyer. The issuance of the Securities to the Buyer will not be integrated with any other issuance of the Company’s securities (past, current or future) for purposes of any shareholder approval provisions applicable
to the Company or its securities.
q. No Brokers. The Company has taken no action which would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, transaction fees or similar payments relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
r. Permits; Compliance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exemptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted (collectively, the “Company Permits”), and there is no action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened regarding suspension or cancellation of any of the Company Permits. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is in conflict with, or in default or violation of, any of the Company Permits, except for any such conflicts, defaults or violations which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Since September 30, 2010, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notification with respect to possible conflicts, defaults or violations of applicable laws, except for notices relating to possible conflicts, defaults or violations, which conflicts, defaults or violations would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
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s. Environmental Matters.
(i) There are, to the Company’s knowledge, with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any predecessor of the Company, no past or present violations of Environmental Laws (as defined below), releases of any material into the environment, actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events, incidents, or contractual obligations which may give rise to any common law environmental liability or any liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 or similar federal, state, local or foreign laws and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has received any notice with respect to any of the foregoing, nor is any action pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened in connection with any of the foregoing. The term “Environmental Laws” means all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes,
decrees, demands or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder.
(ii) Other than those that are or were stored, used or disposed of in compliance with applicable law, no Hazardous Materials are contained on or about any real property currently owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and no Hazardous Materials were released on or about any real property previously owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries during the period the property was owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except in the normal course of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ business.
(iii) There are no underground storage tanks on or under any real property owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are not in compliance with applicable law.
t. Title to Property. The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as are described in Schedule 3(t) or such as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and
enforceable leases with such exceptions as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
u. Insurance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any such 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 at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Upon written request the Company will provide to the Buyer true and correct copies of all policies relating to directors’ and officers’ liability coverage, errors and omissions coverage, and commercial general liability coverage.
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v. Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient, in the judgment of the Company’s board of directors, 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 generally accepted accounting principles 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.
w. Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary has, in the course of his actions for, or on behalf of, the Company, used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; violated or is in violation of any provision of the
U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee,
x. Solvency. The Company (after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) is solvent (i.e., its assets have a fair market value in excess of the amount required to pay its probable liabilities on its existing debts as they become absolute and matured) and currently the Company has no information that would lead it to reasonably conclude that the Company would not, after giving effect to the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, have the ability to, nor does it intend to take any action that would impair its ability to, pay
its debts from time to time incurred in connection therewith as such debts mature. The Company did not receive a qualified opinion from its auditors with respect to its most recent fiscal year end and, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, does not anticipate or know of any basis upon which its auditors might issue a qualified opinion in respect of its current fiscal year.
y. No Investment Company. The Company is not, and upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated by this Agreement will not be an “investment company” required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (an “Investment Company”). The Company is not controlled by an Investment Company.
z. Breach of Representations and Warranties by the Company. If the Company breaches any of the representations or warranties set forth in this Section 3 and in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, it will be considered an Event of default under Section 3.4 of the Note.
4. Covenants.
a. Best Efforts. The parties shall use their best efforts to satisfy timely each of the conditions described in Section 6 and 7 of this Agreement.
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b. Form D; Blue Sky Laws. The Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to the Buyer promptly after such filing. The Company shall, on or before the Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary to qualify the Securities for sale to the Buyer at the applicable closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or “blue sky” laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption from such qualification),
and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Buyer on or prior to the Closing Date.
c. Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the proceeds for general working capital purposes.
d. Right of First Refusal. Unless it shall have first delivered to the Buyer, at least seventy two (72) hours prior to the closing of such Future Offering (as defined herein), written notice describing the proposed Future Offering, including the terms and conditions thereof and proposed definitive documentation to be entered into in connection therewith, and providing the Buyer an option during the seventy two (72) hour period following delivery of such notice to purchase the securities being offered in the Future Offering on the same terms as contemplated by
such Future Offering (the limitations referred to in this sentence and the preceding sentence are collectively referred to as the “Right of First Refusal”) (and subject to the exceptions described below), the Company will not conduct any equity financing (including debt with an equity component) (“Future Offerings”) during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending twelve (12) months following the Closing Date. In the event the terms and conditions of a proposed Future Offering are amended in any respect after delivery of the notice to the Buyer concerning the proposed Future Offering, the Company shall deliver a new notice to the Buyer describing the amended terms and conditions of the proposed Future Offering and the Buyer thereafter shall have an option during the seventy two (72) hour period following delivery of such new notice to purchase its pro
rata share of the securities being offered on the same terms as contemplated by such proposed Future Offering, as amended. The foregoing sentence shall apply to successive amendments to the terms and conditions of any proposed Future Offering. The Right of First Refusal shall not apply to any transaction involving (i) issuances of securities in a firm commitment underwritten public offering (excluding a continuous offering pursuant to Rule 415 under the 0000 Xxx) or (ii) issuances of securities as consideration for a merger, consolidation or purchase of assets, or in connection with any strategic partnership or joint venture (the primary purpose of which is not to raise equity capital), or in connection with the disposition or acquisition of a business, product or license by the Company. The Right of First Refusal also shall not apply to the issuance of securities upon exercise or
conversion of the Company’s options, warrants or other convertible securities outstanding as of the date hereof or to the grant of additional options or warrants, or the issuance of additional securities, under any Company stock option or restricted stock plan approved by the shareholders of the Company. The Right of First Refusal also shall not apply to Future Offerings in excess of $570,000.00.
e. Intentionally left blank.
f. Financial Information. Upon written request the Company agrees to send or make available the following reports to the Buyer until the Buyer transfers, assigns, or sells all of the Securities: (i) within ten (10) days after the filing with the SEC, a copy of its Annual Report on Form 10-K its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any Current Reports on Form 8-K; (ii) within one (1) day after release, copies of all press releases issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and (iii) contemporaneously with the making available or giving to the shareholders
of the Company, copies of any notices or other information the Company makes available or gives to such shareholders.
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g. Listing, The Company shall promptly secure the listing of the Conversion Shares upon each national securities exchange or automated quotation system, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed (subject to official notice of issuance) and, so long as the Buyer owns any of the Securities, shall maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all Conversion Shares from time to time issuable upon conversion of the Note. The Company will obtain and, so long as the Buyer owns any of the Securities,
maintain the listing and trading of its Common Stock on the OTCQB or any equivalent replacement exchange, the Nasdaq National Market (“Nasdaq”), the Nasdaq SmallCap Market (“Nasdaq SmallCap”), the Florida Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), or the American Stock Exchange (“AMEX”) and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and such exchanges, as applicable. The Company shall promptly provide to the Buyer copies of any notices it receives from the OTCQB and any other exchanges or quotation systems on which the Common Stock is then listed regarding the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for listing on such exchanges and quotation systems.
h. Corporate Existence. So long as the Buyer beneficially owns any Note, the Company shall maintain its corporate existence and shall not sell all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, except in the event of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, where the surviving or successor entity in such transaction (i) assumes the Company’s obligations hereunder and under the agreements and instruments entered into in connection herewith and (ii) is a publicly traded corporation whose Common Stock
is listed for trading on the OTCQB, Nasdaq, Nasdaq SmallCap, NYSE or AMEX.
i. No Integration. The Company shall not make any offers or sales of any security (other than the Securities) under circumstances that would require registration of the Securities being offered or sold hereunder under the 1933 Act or cause the offering of the Securities to be integrated with any other offering of securities by the Company for the purpose of any stockholder approval provision applicable to the Company or its securities.
j. Breach of Covenants. If the Company breaches any of the covenants set forth in this Section 4, and in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, it will be considered an event of default under Section 3.4 of the Note.
1. Failure to Comply with the 1934 Act. So long as the Buyer beneficially owns the Note, the Company shall comply with the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act; and the Company shall continue to be subject to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act.
m. Trading Activities. Neither the Buyer nor its affiliates has an open short position in the common stock of the Company and the Buyer agree that it shall not, and that it will cause its affiliates not to, engage in any short sales of or hedging transactions with respect to the common stock of the Company.
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5. Transfer Agent Instructions. The Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent to issue certificates, registered in the name of the Buyer or its nominee, for the Conversion Shares in such amounts as specified from time to time by the Buyer to the Company upon conversion of the Note in accordance with the terms thereof (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”). In the event that the Borrower proposes to replace its transfer agent, the Borrower shall provide, prior to the effective date of such replacement, a fully executed Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions in a form as initially
delivered pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (including but not limited to the provision to irrevocably reserve shares of Common Stock in the Reserved Amount) signed by the successor transfer agent to Borrower and the Borrower. Prior to registration of the Conversion Shares under the 1933 Act or the date on which the Conversion Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of Securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, all such certificates shall bear the restrictive legend specified in Section 2(g) of this Agreement. The Company warrants that: (i) no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5, and stop transfer instructions to give effect to Section 2(f) hereof (in the case of the Conversion Shares, prior to registration of the Conversion Shares under the 1933 Act or the
date on which the Conversion Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of Securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold), will be given by the Company to its transfer agent and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the Note; (ii) it will not direct its transfer agent not to transfer or delay, impair, and/or hinder its transfer agent in transferring (or issuing)(electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for Conversion Shares to be issued to the Buyer upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note as and when required by the Note and this Agreement; and (iii) it will not fail to remove (or directs its transfer agent not to remove or impairs, delays, and/or hinders its transfer agent from removing)
any restrictive legend (or to withdraw any stop transfer instructions in respect thereof) on any certificate for any Conversion Shares issued to the Buyer upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note as and when required by the Note and this Agreement. Nothing in this Section shall affect in any way the Buyer’s obligations and agreement set forth in Section 2(g) hereof to comply with all applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any, upon re-sale of the Securities. If the Buyer provides the Company, at the cost of the Buyer, with (i) an opinion of counsel in form, substance and scope customary for opinions in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Securities may be made without registration under the 1933 Act and such sale or transfer is effected or (ii) the Buyer provides reasonable assurances that the Securities can be sold
pursuant to Rule 144, the Company shall permit the transfer, and, in the case of the Conversion Shares, promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue one or more certificates, free from restrictive legend, in such name and in such denominations as specified by the Buyer. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transactions contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 5 may be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section, that the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate transfer, without the necessity of showing economic
loss and without any bond or other security being required.
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6. Conditions to the Company’s Obligation to Sell. The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Note to the Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date of each of the following conditions thereto, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion:
a. The Buyer shall have executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Company.
b. The Buyer shall have delivered the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 1(b) above.
c. The representations and warranties of the Buyer shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Buyer at or prior to the Closing Date.
d. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
7. Conditions to The Buyer’s Obligation to Purchase. The obligation of the Buyer hereunder to purchase the Note at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Buyer’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Buyer at any time in its sole discretion:
a. The Company shall have executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Buyer.
b. The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer the duly executed Note (in such denominations as the Buyer shall request) in accordance with Section 1(b) above.
c. The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form and substance satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the Buyer, shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company’s Transfer Agent.
d. The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at such time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date. The Buyer shall have received a certificate or certificates, executed by the chief executive officer of the Company,
dated as of the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may be reasonably requested by the Buyer including, but not limited to certificates with respect to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws and Board of Directors’ resolutions relating to the transactions contemplated hereby.
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e. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
f. No event shall have occurred which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company including but not limited to a change in the 1934 Act reporting status of the Company or the failure of the Company to be timely in its 1934 Act reporting obligations.
g. The Conversion Shares shall have been authorized for quotation on the OTCQB and trading in the Common Stock on the OTCQB shall not have been suspended by the SEC or the OTCQB.
h. The Buyer shall have received an officer’s certificate described in Section 3(c) above, dated as of the Closing Date.
8. Governing Law, Miscellaneous.
a. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of Delaware or in the federal courts located in Delaware. The parties to this Agreement hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of
jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. The Company and Buyer waive trial by jury. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any
suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document 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 other manner permitted by law.
b. Counterparts; Signatures by Facsimile. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
c. Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
d. Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any provision hereof which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.
e. Entire Agreement Amendments. This Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the majority in interest of the Buyer.
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f. Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice.
Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Company, to:
eLayaway, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
With a copy by fax only to (which copy shall not constitute notice):
Xxxxxxx & Xxxx, X.X.
000 X. Xxxx Xxxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxx; Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to the Buyer:
Xxxxxxx St. Xxx
000 X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, #000
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
With a copy by fax only to (which copy shall not constitute notice):
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
(000) 000-0000
Each party shall provide notice to the other party of any change in address.
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g. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns. Neither the Company nor the Buyer shall assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to Section 2(f), the Buyer may assign its rights hereunder to any person that purchases Securities in a private transaction from the Buyer or to any of its “affiliates,” as that term is defined under the 1934 Act,
without the consent of the Company.
h. Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.
i. Survival. The representations and warranties of the Company and the agreements and covenants set forth in this Agreement shall survive the closing hereunder notwithstanding any due diligence investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Buyer. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and all their officers, directors, employees and agents for loss or damage arising as a result of or related to any breach or alleged breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement or any of its
covenants and obligations under this Agreement, including advancement of expenses as they are incurred.
j. Publicity. The Company and the Buyer shall have the right to review a reasonable period of time before issuance of any press releases, SEC, OTCQB or FINRA filings, or any other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of the Buyer, to make any press release or SEC, OTCQB (or other applicable trading market) or
FINRA filings with respect to such transactions as is required by applicable law and regulations (although the Buyer shall be consulted by the Company in connection with any such press release prior to its release and shall be provided with a copy thereof and be given an opportunity to comment thereon).
k. Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
1. No Strict Construction. 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.
m. Remedies. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Agreement will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Agreement, that the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the
penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Buyer and the Company have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
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NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS; THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (C) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.
Principal Amount: $57,000.00
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CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, eLayaway, Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, an individual, or registered assigns (the “Holder”) the sum of $57,000.00 together with any interest as set forth herein, on August 1, 2012 (the “Maturity Date”), and to pay interest on the unpaid principal balance hereof at the rate of six percent (6%) (the “Interest Rate”) per annum from the date hereof (the “Issue Date”) until the same becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or upon acceleration or by prepayment or
otherwise. This Note may not be prepaid in whole or in part except as otherwise explicitly set forth herein with the prior written consent of the Holder which may be withheld for any reason or no reason. Any amount of principal or interest on this Note which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum from the due date thereof until the same is paid (“Default Interest”). Interest shall commence accruing on the date that the Issue Date and shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year and the actual number of days elapsed. All payments due hereunder (to the extent not converted into common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) in accordance with the terns hereof) shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America. All payments shall be made at such address as the Holder shall hereafter give
to the Borrower by written notice made in accordance with the provisions of this Note. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Note is due on any day which is not a business day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a business day and, in the case of any interest payment date which is not the date on which this Note is paid in full, the extension of the due date thereof shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining the amount of interest due on such date. As used in this Note, the term “business day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in the city of New York, New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed. Each capitalized tern used herein, and not otherwise defined, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in that certain Securities
Purchase Agreement dated the date hereof, pursuant to which this Note was originally issued (the “Purchase Agreement”).
This Note is free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of shareholders of the Borrower and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.
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The following terms shall apply to this Note:
ARTICLE I. CONVERSION RIGHTS
1.1 Conversion Right. The Holder shall have the right from time to time, and at any time during the period beginning on the date of this Note and ending on the later of (i) the Maturity Date and (ii) the date of payment of the Default Amount (as defined in Article III) pursuant to Section l.6(a) or Article III, each in respect of the remaining outstanding principal amount of this Note to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal amount of this Note into fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock, as such Common Stock exists on
the Issue Date, or any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Borrower into which such Common Stock shall hereafter be changed or reclassified at the conversion price (“Conversion Price”) determined as provided herein (a “Conversion”), provided, however, that in no event shall the Holder be entitled to convert any portion of this Note in excess of that portion of this Note upon conversion of which the sum of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates (other than shares of Common Stock which may be deemed beneficially owned through the ownership of the unconverted portion of the Notes or the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other security of the Borrower subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitations contained herein) and (2) the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the conversion of the portion of this Note with respect to which the determination of this proviso is being made, would result in beneficial ownership by the Holder and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. For purposes of the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section l3(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Regulations 13D-G thereunder, except as otherwise provided in clause (l) of such proviso, provided, further, however, that the limitations on conversion may be waived by the Holder upon, at the election of the Holder, not less than 6l days’ prior notice to the Borrower, and the provisions of the conversion limitation shall continue to apply until such 6lst day (or such later date, as determined by
the Holder, as may be specified in such notice of waiver). The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon each conversion of this Note shall be determined by dividing the Conversion Amount (as defined below) by the applicable Conversion Price then in effect on the date specified in the notice of conversion, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Notice of Conversion”), delivered to the Borrower by the Holder in accordance with Section 1.4 below, provided that the Notice of Conversion is submitted by facsimile or e-mail (or by other means resulting in, or reasonably expected to result in, notice) to the Borrower before 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time on such conversion date (the “Conversion Date”). The term “Conversion Amount” means, with respect to any conversion of this Note, the sum of (1) the principal amount of this Note to be
converted in such conversion plus (2) at the Borrower’s option, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on such principal amount at the interest rates provided in this Note to the Conversion Date, plus (3) at the Borrower’s option, Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (l) and/or (2) plus (4) at the Holder’s option, any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof.
l.2 Conversion Price.
(a) Calculation of Conversion Price. The conversion price (the “Conversion Price”) shall be $0.60 per share (subject to equitable adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends or rights offerings by the Borrower relating to the Borrower’s securities or the securities of any subsidiary of the Borrower, combinations, recapitalization, reclassifications, extraordinary distributions and similar events).
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1.3 Authorized Shares. The Borrower covenants that during the period the conversion right exists, the Borrower will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares, free from preemptive rights, to provide for the issuance of Common Stock upon the full conversion of this Note issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The Borrower represents that upon issuance, such shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. In addition, if the Borrower shall issue any securities or make any change to its capital
structure which would change the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Notes shall be convertible at the then current Conversion Price, the Borrower shall at the same time make proper provision so that thereafter there shall be a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, for conversion of the outstanding Notes. The Borrower (i) acknowledges that it has irrevocably instructed its transfer agent to issue certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, and (ii) agrees that its issuance of this Note shall constitute full authority to its officers and agents who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Note.
1.4 Method of Conversion.
(a) Mechanics of Conversion. Subject to Section 1.1, this Note maybe converted by the Holder in whole or in part at any time from time to time after the Issue Date, by (A) submitting to the Borrower a Notice of Conversion (by facsimile, e-mail or other reasonable means of communication dispatched on the Conversion Date prior to 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time) and (B) subject to Section l.4 (b), surrendering this Note at the principal office of the Borrower.
(b) Surrender of Note Upon Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Borrower unless the entire unpaid principal amount of this Note is so converted. The Holder and the Borrower shall maintain records showing the principal amount so converted and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Borrower, so as not to require physical
surrender of this Note upon each such conversion. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, such records of the Borrower shall, prima facie, be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any portion of this Note is converted as aforesaid, the Holder may not transfer this Note unless the Holder first physically surrenders this Note to the Borrower, whereupon the Borrower will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Note of like tenor, registered as the Holder (upon payment by the Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may request, representing in the aggregate the remaining unpaid principal amount of this Note. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of a portion of this Note, the unpaid and
unconverted principal amount of this Note represented by this Note may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
(c) Payment of Taxes. The Borrower shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of shares of Common Stock or other securities or property on conversion of this Note in a name other than that of the Holder (or in street name), and the Borrower shall not be required to issue or deliver any such shares or other securities or property unless and until the person or persons (other than the Holder or the custodian in whose street name such shares are to be held for the Holder’s account)
requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Borrower the amount of any such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Borrower that such tax has been paid.
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(d) Delivery of Common Stock Upon Conversion. Upon receipt by the Borrower from the Holder of a facsimile transmission or e-mail (or other reasonable means of communication) of a Notice of Conversion meeting the requirements for conversion as provided in this Section 1.4, the Borrower shall issue and deliver or cause to be issued and delivered to or upon the order of the Holder certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion within three (3) business days after such receipt (but in any event the fifth (5th) business day being hereinafter referred
to as the “Deadline”) (and, solely in the case of conversion of the entire unpaid principal amount hereof; surrender of this Note) in accordance with the terms hereof and the Purchase Agreement.
(e) Obligation of Borrower to Deliver Common Stock. Upon receipt by the Borrower of a Notice of Conversion, the Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion, the outstanding principal amount and the amount of accrued and unpaid interest on this Note shall be reduced to reflect such conversion, and, unless the Borrower defaults on its obligations under this Article 1, all rights with respect to the portion of this Note being so converted shall forthwith terminate except the right to receive the Common Stock or
other securities, cash or other assets, as herein provided, on such conversion if the Holder shall have given a Notice of Conversion as provided herein, the Borrower’s obligation to issue and deliver the certificates for Common Stock shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the absence of any action by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision thereof the recovery of any judgment against any person or any action to enforce the same, any failure or delay in the enforcement of any other obligation of the Borrower to the holder of record, or any setoff counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder of any obligation to the Borrower, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Borrower to the Holder in connection with such
conversion. The Conversion Date specified in the Notice of Conversion shall be the Conversion Date so long as the Notice of Conversion is received by the Borrower before 6:00 pm., New York, New York time, on such date.
(f) Delivery of Common Stock by Electronic Transfer. In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Common Stock issuable upon conversion, provided the Borrower is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer (“FAST”) program, upon request of the Holder and its compliance with the provisions contained in Section 1.1 and in this Section 1.4, the Borrower shall use its best efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable upon conversion to
the Holder by crediting the account of Holder’s Prime Broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“DWAC”) system.
(g) Failure to Deliver Common Stock Prior to Deadline. Without in any way limiting the Holder’s right to pursue other remedies, including actual damages and/or equitable relief the parties agree that if delivery of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note is not delivered by the Deadline (other than a failure due to the circumstances described in Section 1.3 above, which failure shall be governed by such Section) the Borrower shall pay to the Holder $2,000 per day in cash, for each day beyond the Deadline that the Borrower fails to deliver
such Common Stock. Such cash amount shall be paid to Holder by the fifth day of the month following the month in which it has accrued or, at the option of the Holder (by written notice to the Borrower by the first day of the month following the month in which it has accrued), shall be added to the principal amount of this Note, in which event interest shall accrue thereon in accordance with the terms of this Note and such additional principal amount shall be convertible into Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this Note. The Borrower agrees that the right to convert is a valuable right to the Holder. The damages resulting from a failure, attempt to frustrate, interference with such conversion right are difficult if not impossible to qualify. Accordingly the parties acknowledge that the liquidated damages provision contained in this Section 1.4 (g) are justified,
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1.5 Concerning the Shares. The shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note may not be sold or transferred unless (i) such shares are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act or (ii) the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have been furnished with an opinion of counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the effect that the shares to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration or (iii)
such shares are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act (or a successor rule) (“Rule 144”) or (iv) such shares are transferred to an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Borrower who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the shares only in accordance with this Section 1.5 and who is an Accredited Investor (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). Except as otherwise provided in the Purchase Agreement (and subject to the removal provisions set forth below), until such time as the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note have been registered under the Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, each certificate for shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note that has not been so included in
an effective registration statement or that has not been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption that permits removal of the legend, shall bear a legend substantially in the following form, as appropriate:
“NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WI-HCH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID
ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES”
The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Borrower shall issue to the Holder a new certificate therefore free of any transfer legend if (i) the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have received an opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Common Stock may be made without registration under the Act, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company so that the sale or transfer is effected or (ii) in the case of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, such security is registered for sale by the Holder under an effective registration statement filed
under the Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold. In the event that the Company does not accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Buyer with respect to the transfer of securities pursuant to an exemption from registration, such as Rule 144 or Regulation S, at the Deadline, it will be considered an Event of Default pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Note.
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1.6 Effect of Certain Events.
(a) Effect of Merger, Consolidation, etc. At the option of the Holder, the sale, conveyance or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the effectuation by the Borrower of a transaction or series of related transactions in which more than 50% of the voting power of the Borrower is disposed of or the consolidation, merger or other business combination of the Borrower with or into any other Person (as defined below) or Persons when the Borrower is not the survivor shall either; (i) be deemed to be an Event of Default (as defined in
Article III) pursuant to which the Borrower shall be required to pay to the Holder upon the consummation of and as a condition to such transaction an amount equal to the Default Amount (as defined in Article Ill) or (ii) be treated pursuant to Section l.6(b) hereof “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity or organization.
(b) Adjustment Due to Merger, Consolidation, etc. If, at any time when this Note is issued and outstanding and prior to conversion of all of the Notes, there shall be any merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization, or other similar event, as a result of which shares of Common Stock of the Borrower shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of another class or classes of stock or securities of the Borrower or another entity, or in case of any sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Borrower other than in connection with a plan of complete liquidation of the Borrower, then the Holder of this Note shall thereafter have the right to receive upon conversion of this Note, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified herein and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore issuable upon conversion, such stock, securities or assets which the Holder would have been entitled to receive in such transaction had this Note been converted in full immediately prior to such transaction (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth herein), and in any such case appropriate provisions shall be made with respect to the rights and interests of the Holder of this Note to the end that the provisions hereof (including, without limitation, provisions for adjustment of the Conversion Price and of the number of shares issuable upon conversion of
the Note) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as may be practicable in relation to any securities or assets thereafter deliverable upon the conversion hereof The Borrower shall not affect any transaction described in this Section l.6(b) unless (a) it first gives, to the extent practicable, thirty (30) days prior written notice (but in any event at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice) of the record date of the special meeting of shareholders to approve, or if there is no such record date, the consummation of such merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar event or sale of assets (during which time the Holder shall be entitled to convert this Note) and (b) the resulting successor or acquiring entity (if not the Borrower) assumes by written instrument the obligations of this Section l.6(b). The above provisions shall
similarly apply to successive consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or share exchanges.
(c) Adjustment Due to Distribution. If the Borrower shall declare or make any distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Stock as a dividend, stock repurchase, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including any dividend or distribution to the Borrower’s shareholders in cash or shares (or rights to acquire shares) of capital stock of a subsidiary (i.e., a spin-off)) (a “Distribution”), then the Holder of this Note shall be entitled, upon any conversion of this Note after the date of record
for determining shareholders entitled to such Distribution, to receive the amount of such assets which would have been payable to the Holder with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion had such Holder been the holder of such shares of Common Stock on the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to such Distribution.
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(d) Intentionally left blank.
(e) Purchase Rights. If at any time when any Notes are issued and outstanding, the Borrower issues any convertible securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property (the “Purchase Rights”) pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock, then the Holder of this Note will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such Holder could have acquired if such Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of
this Note (without regard to any limitations on conversion contained herein) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.
(f) Notice of Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price as a result of the events described in this Section l.6, the Borrower, at its expense, shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment and prepare and furnish to the Holder of a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Borrower shall, upon the written request at any time of the Holder, furnish to such Holder a like certificate setting forth
(i) such adjustment or readjustment, (ii) the Conversion Price at the time in effect and (iii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities or property which at the time would be received upon conversion of the Note.
1.7 Trading Market Limitations. Unless permitted by the applicable rules and regulations of the principal securities market on which the Common Stock is then listed or traded, in no event shall the Borrower issue upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note and the other Notes issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement more than the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that the Borrower can issue pursuant to any rule of the principal United States securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded (the “Maximum Share Amount”),
which shall be 4.99% of the total shares outstanding on the Closing Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), subject to equitable adjustment from time to time for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, capital reorganizations and similar events relating to the Common Stock occurring after the date hereof Once the Maximum Share Amount has been issued, if the Borrower fails to eliminate any prohibitions under applicable law or the rules or regulations of any stock exchange, interdealer quotation system or other self-regulatory organization with jurisdiction over the Borrower or any of its securities on the Borrower’s ability to issue shares of Common Stock in excess of the Maximum Share Amount, in lieu of any further right to convert this Note, this will be considered an Event of Default under Section 3.3 of the Note.
1.8 Status as Shareholder. Upon submission of a Notice of Conversion by a Holder, (i) the shares covered thereby (other than the shares, if any, which cannot be issued because their issuance would exceed such Holder’s allocated portion of the Reserved Amount or Maximum Share Amount) shall be deemed converted into shares of Common Stock and (ii) the Holder’s rights as a Holder of such converted portion of this Note shall cease and terminate, excepting only the right to receive certificates for such shares of Common Stock and to any remedies provided
herein or otherwise available at law or in equity to such Holder because of a failure by the Borrower to comply with the terms of this Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Holder has not received certificates for all shares of Common Stock prior to the tenth (l0th) business day after the expiration of the Deadline with respect to a conversion of any portion of this Note for any reason, then (unless the Holder otherwise elects to retain its status as a holder of Common Stock by so notifying the Borrower) the Holder shall regain the rights of a Holder of this Note with respect to such unconverted portions of this Note and the Borrower shall, as soon as practicable, return such unconverted Note to the Holder or, if the Note has not been surrendered, adjust its records to reflect that such portion of this Note has not been converted, In all cases, the Holder shall retain all of its
rights and remedies (including, without limitation, (i) the right to receive Conversion Default Payments pursuant to Section 1.3 to the extent required thereby for such Conversion Default and any subsequent Conversion Default and (ii) the right to have the Conversion Price with respect to subsequent conversions determined in accordance with Section 1.3) for the Borrower’s failure to convert this Note.
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ARTICLE II. CERTAIN COVENANTS
2.1 Distributions on Capital Stock. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not without the Holder’s written consent (a) pay, declare or set apart for such payment, any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, property or other securities) on shares of capital stock other than dividends on shares of Common Stock solely in the form of additional shares of Common Stock or (b) directly or indirectly or through any subsidiary make any other payment or distribution in respect of its capital stock except for
distributions pursuant to any shareholders’ rights plan which is approved by a majority of the Borrower’s disinterested directors.
2.2 Restriction on Stock Repurchases. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not without the Holder’s written consent redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire (whether for cash or in exchange for property or other securities or otherwise) in any one transaction or series of related transactions any shares of capital stock of the Borrower or any warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire any such shares.
2.3 Borrowings. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s written consent, create, incur, assume guarantee, endorse, contingently agree to purchase or otherwise become liable upon the obligation of any person, firm, partnership, joint venture or corporation, except by the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection, or suffer to exist any liability for borrowed money, except (a) borrowings in existence or committed on the date hereof and of which the
Borrower has informed Holder in writing prior to the date hereof (b) indebtedness to trade creditors or financial institutions incurred in the ordinary course of business or (c) borrowings, the proceeds of which shall be used to repay this Note.
2.4 Sale of Assets. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s written consent, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any significant portion of its assets outside the ordinary course of business. Any consent to the disposition of any assets may be conditioned on a specified use of the proceeds of
disposition.
2.5 Advances and Loans. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s written consent, lend money, give credit or make advances to any person, firm, joint venture or corporation, including, without limitation, officers, directors, employees, subsidiaries and affiliates of the Borrower, except loans, credits or advances (a) in existence or committed on the date hereof and which the Borrower has informed Holder in writing prior to the date hereof (b) made in the ordinary course of business or
(c) not in excess of $150,000.
ARTICLE III. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
If any of the following events of default (each, an “Event of Default”) shall occur:
3.1 Failure to Pay Principal or Interest. The Borrower fails to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due on this Note, whether at maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise.
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3.2 Conversion and the Shares. The Borrower fails to issue shares of Common Stock to the Holder (or announces or threatens in writing that it will not honor its obligation to do so) upon exercise by the Holder of the conversion rights of the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Note, fails to transfer or cause its transfer agent to transfer (issue) (electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, the
Borrower directs its transfer agent not to transfer or delays, impairs, and/or hinders its transfer agent in transferring (or issuing) (electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, or fails to remove (or directs its transfer agent not to remove or impairs, delays, and/or hinders its transfer agent from removing) any restrictive legend (or to withdraw any stop transfer instructions in respect thereof) on any certificate for any shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note (or makes any written announcement, statement or threat that it does not intend to honor the
obligations described in this paragraph) and any such failure shall continue uncured (or any written announcement, statement or threat not to honor its obligations shall not be rescinded in writing) for three (3) business days after the Holder shall have delivered a Notice of Conversion.
3.3 Breach of Covenants. The Borrower breaches any material covenant or other material term or condition contained in this Note and any collateral documents including but not limited to the Purchase Agreement and such breach continues for a period of ten (10) days after written notice thereof to the Borrower from the Holder.
3.4 Breach of Representations and Warranties. Any representation or warranty of the Borrower made herein or in any agreement, statement or certificate given in writing pursuant hereto or in connection herewith (including, without limitation, the Purchase Agreement), shall be false or misleading in any material respect when made and the breach of which has (or with the passage of time will have) a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this Note or the Purchase Agreement.
3.5 Receiver or Trustee. The Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver or trustee for it or for a substantial part of its property or business, or such a receiver or trustee shall otherwise be appointed.
3.6 Judgments. Any money judgment, writ or similar process shall be entered or filed against the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower or any of its property or other assets for more than $150,000, and shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of twenty (20) days unless otherwise consented to by the Holder, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
3.7 Bankruptcy. Bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings, voluntary or involuntary, for relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower.
3.8 Delisting of Common Stock. The Borrower shall fail to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on at least one of the OTCQB or an equivalent replacement exchange, the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or the American Stock Exchange.
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3.9 Failure to Comply with the Exchange Act. The Borrower shall fail to comply with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act; and/or the Borrower shall cease to be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
3.10 Liquidation. Any dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of Borrower or any substantial portion of its business.
3.11 Cessation of Operations. Any cessation of operations by Borrower or Borrower admits it is otherwise generally unable to pay its debts as such debts become due, provided, however, that any disclosure of the Borrower’s ability to continue as a “going concern” shall not be an admission that the Borrower cannot pay its debts as they become due.
3.12 Maintenance of Assets. The failure by Borrower to maintain any material intellectual property rights, personal, real property or other assets which are necessary to conduct its business (whether now or in the future).
3.13 Financial Statement Restatement. The restatement of any financial statements filed by the Borrower with the SEC for any date or period from two years prior to the Issue Date of this Note and until this Note is no longer outstanding, if the result of such restatement would, by comparison to the unrestated financial statement, have constituted a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this Note or the Purchase Agreement.
3.14 Reverse Splits. The Borrower effectuates a reverse split of its Common Stock without twenty (20) days prior written notice to the Holder.
3.15 Replacement of Transfer Agent. In the event that the Borrower proposes to replace its transfer agent, the Borrower fails to provide, prior to the effective date of such replacement, a fully executed Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions in a form as initially delivered pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (including but not limited to the provision to irrevocably reserve shares of Common Stock in the Reserved Amount) signed by the successor transfer agent to Borrower and the Borrower.
3.16 Cross-Default. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note or the other related or companion documents, a breach or default by the Borrower of any covenant or other term or condition contained in any of the Other Agreements, after the passage of all applicable notice and cure or grace periods, shall, at the option of the Borrower, be considered a default under this Note and the Other Agreements, in which event the Holder shall be entitled (but in no event required) to apply all rights and remedies of the Holder under the terms of
this Note and the Other Agreements by reason of a default under said Other Agreement or hereunder. “Other Agreements” means, collectively, all agreements and instruments between, among or by: (1) the Borrower, and, or for the benefit of, (2) the Holder and any affiliate of the Holder, including, without limitation, promissory notes, provided, however, the term “Other Agreements” shall not include the related or companion documents to this Note. This loan will be cross-defaulted with each other loan transaction and with all other existing and future debt of Borrower to the Holder.
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Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default specified in Section 3.1 (solely with respect to failure to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due at the Maturity Date), the Note shall become immediately due and payable and the Borrower shall pay to the Holder, in full satisfaction of its obligations hereunder, an amount equal to the Default Sum (as defined herein). UPON THE OCCURRENCE AND DURING THE CONTINUATION OF ANY EVENT OF DEFAULT SPECIFIED IN SECTION 3.2, THE NOTE SHALL BECOME IMMEDIATELY DUE AND PAYABLE AND THE BORROWER SHALL PAY TO THE HOLDER, IN FULL SATISFACTION OF ITS OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO: (Y) THE DEFAULT SUM
(AS DEFINED HEREIN); MULTIPLIED BY (Z) TWO (2), Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default specified in Sections 3.1 (solely with respect to failure to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due on this Note upon a Trading Market Prepayment Event pursuant to Section 1.,7 or upon acceleration), 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.8, 3.9, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, and/or 3.15 exercisable through the delivery of written notice to the Borrower by such Holders (the “Default Notice”), and upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in the remaining sections of Articles III (other than failure to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon at the Maturity Date specified in Section 3,1 hereof), the Note shall become immediately due and payable and the Borrower shall pay to the Holder, in full satisfaction of its obligations hereunder, an amount equal to
the greater of (i) 150% times the sum of (w) the then outstanding principal amount of this Note plus (x) accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Note to the date of payment (the “Mandatory Prepayment Date”) plus (y) Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in clauses (w) and/or (x) plus; (z) any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and l.4(g) hereof (the then outstanding principal amount of this Note to the date of payment) plus the amounts referred to in clauses (x), (y) and (z) shall collectively be known as the “Default Sum”) or (ii) the “parity
value” of the Default Sum to be prepaid, where parity value means (a) the highest number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to such Default Sum in accordance with Article I, treating the Trading Day immediately preceding the Mandatory Prepayment Date as the “Conversion Date” for purposes of determining the lowest applicable Conversion Price, unless the Default Event arises as a result of a breach in respect of a specific Conversion Date in which case such Conversion Date shall be the Conversion Date), multiplied by (b) the highest Closing Price for the Common Stock during the period beginning on the date of first occurrence of the Event of Default and ending one day prior to the Mandatory Prepayment Date (the “Default Amount”) and all other amounts payable hereunder shall immediately become due and payable, all
without demand, presentment or notice, all of which hereby are expressly waived, together with all costs, including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, of collection, and the Holder shall be entitled to exercise all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity.
If the Borrower fails to pay the Default Amount within five (5) business days of written notice that such amount is due and payable, then the Holder shall have the right at any time, so long as the Borrower remains in default (and so long and to the extent that there are sufficient authorized shares), to require the Borrower, upon written notice, to immediately issue, in lieu of the Default Amount, the number of shares of Common Stock of the Borrower equal to the Default Amount divided by the Conversion Price then in effect.
ARTICLE IV. MISCELLANEOUS
4.1 Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of the Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privileges. All rights and remedies existing hereunder are cumulative to, and not exclusive of any rights or remedies otherwise available.
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4.2 Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice.
Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Company, to:
eLayaway, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
With a copy by fax only to (which copy shall not constitute notice):
Xxxxxxx & Xxxx, X.X.
000 X. Xxxx Xxxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxx; Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to the Buyer:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
0 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
With a copy by fax only to (which copy shall not constitute notice):
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
(000) 000-0000
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4.3 Amendments. This Note and any provision hereof may only be amended by an instrument in writing signed by the Borrower and the Holder. The term “Note” and all reference thereto, as used throughout this instrument, shall mean this instrument (and the other Notes issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement) as originally executed, or if later amended or supplemented, then as so amended or supplemented.
4.4 Assignabilitv. This Note shall be binding upon the Borrower and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to be the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns. Each transferee of this Note must be an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a) of the 1933 Act). Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, this Note may be pledged as collateral in connection with a Q margin account or other lending arrangement.
4.5 Cost of Collection. If default is made in the payment of this Note, the Borrower shall pay the Holder hereof costs of collection, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.
4.6 Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Note shall be brought only in the state courts of Delaware or in the federal courts located in Delaware. The parties to this Note hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or
venue or based upon forum non conveniens. The Borrower and Holder waive trial by jury. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Note or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Note or any other Transaction
Document 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 Note 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 other manner permitted by law.
4.7 Certain Amounts. Whenever pursuant to this Note the Borrower is required to pay an amount in excess of the outstanding principal amount (or the portion thereof required to be paid at that time) plus accrued and unpaid interest plus Default Interest on such interest, the Borrower and the Holder agree that the actual damages to the Holder from the receipt of cash payment on this Note may be difficult to determine and the amount to be so paid by the Borrower represents stipulated damages and not a penalty and is intended to compensate the Holder in part for
loss of the opportunity to convert this Note and to earn a return from the sale of shares of Common Stock acquired upon conversion of this Note at a price in excess of the price paid for such shares pursuant to this Note. The Borrower and the Holder hereby agree that such amount of stipulated damages is not plainly disproportionate to the possible loss to the Holder from the receipt of a cash payment without the opportunity to convert this Note into shares of Common Stock.
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4.8 Purchase Agreement. By its acceptance of this Note, each party agrees to be bound by the applicable terms of the Purchase Agreement.
4.9 Notice of Corporate Events. Except as otherwise provided below, the Holder of this Note shall have no rights as a Holder of Common Stock unless and only to the extent that it converts this Note into Common Stock. The Borrower shall provide the Holder with prior notification of any meeting of the Borrower’s shareholders (and copies of proxy materials and other information sent to shareholders). In the event of any taking by the Borrower of a record of its shareholders for the purpose of determining shareholders who are entitled to receive payment of any
dividend or other distribution, any right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire (including by way of merger, consolidation, reclassification or recapitalization) any share of any class or any other securities or property, or to receive any other right, or for the purpose of determining shareholders who are entitled to vote in connection with any proposed sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower or any proposed liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Borrower, the Borrower shall mail a notice to the Holder, at least twenty (20) days prior to the record date specified therein (or thirty (30) days prior to the consummation of the transaction or event, whichever is earlier), of the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, right or other event, and a brief statement regarding the
amount and character of such dividend, distribution, right or other event to the extent known at such time. The Borrower shall make a public announcement of any event requiring notification to the Holder hereunder substantially simultaneously with the notification to the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.9.
4.10 Remedies. The Borrower acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Borrower acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Note will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Borrower of the provisions of this Note, that the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity,
and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Note and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions thereof without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be signed in its name by its duly authorized officer this 13th day of February, 2012.
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
The undersigned hereby elects to convert $_____________ principal amount of the Note (defined below) into that number of shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the conversion of the Note (“Common Stock”) as set forth below, of eLayaway, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”) according to the conditions of the convertible note of the Borrower dated as of February 13, 2012 (the “Note”), as of the date written below. No fee will be charged to the Holder for any conversion, except for transfer taxes, if any.
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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of February 1, 2012, by and between eLayaway, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with headquarters located at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 (the “Company”), and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, an individual (the “Buyer”).
WHEREAS:
A. The Company and the Buyer are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by the rules and regulations as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”);
B. Buyer desires to purchase and the Company desires to issue and sell, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement a 6% convertible note of the Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, in the aggregate principal amount of $57,000.00 (together with any note(s) issued in replacement thereof or as a dividend thereon or otherwise with respect thereto in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Note”), convertible into shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”), upon the terms and subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in such
Note.
C. The Buyer wishes to purchase, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, such principal amount of Note as is set forth immediately below its name on the signature pages hereto; and
NOW THEREFORE, the Company and the Buyer severally (and not jointly) hereby agree as follows:
1. Purchase and Sale of Note.
a. Purchase of Note. On the Closing Date (as defined below), the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer and the Buyer agrees to purchase from the Company such principal amount of Note as is set forth immediately below the Buyer’s name on the signature pages hereto.
b. Form of Payment. On the Closing Date (as defined below), (i) the Buyer shall pay the purchase price for the Note to be issued and sold to it at the Closing (as defined below) (the “Purchase Price”) by the execution of the Share Exchange Agreement with the Company, against delivery of the Note in the principal amount equal to the Purchase Price as is set forth immediately below the Buyer’s name on the signature pages hereto, and (ii) the Company shall deliver such duly executed Note on behalf of the Company, to the Buyer, against delivery of such
Purchase Price.
c. Closing Date. Subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver) of the conditions thereto set forth in Section 6 and Section 7 below, the date and time of the issuance and sale of the Note pursuant to this Agreement (the “Closing Date”) shall be 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time on February 13, 2012, or such other mutually agreed upon time, The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall occur on the Closing Date at such location as may be agreed to by the parties.
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2. Buyer’s Representations and Warranties. The Buyer represents and warrants to the Company that:
a. Investment Purpose. As of the date hereof, the Buyer is purchasing the Note and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note (including, without limitation, such additional shares of Common Stock, if any, as are issuable (i) on account of interest on the Note, (ii) as a result of the events described in Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) of the Note or (iii) in payment of the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount (as defined in Section 2(f) below) pursuant to this Agreement, such shares of Common Stock being collectively referred to
herein as the “Conversion Shares” and, collectively with the Note, the “Securities”) for its own account and not with a present view towards the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted from registration under the 1933 Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, the Buyer does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the 1933 Act.
b. Accredited Investor Status. The Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D (an “Accredited Investor”).
c. Reliance on Exemptions. The Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Buyer to acquire the Securities.
d. Information. The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been, and for so long as the Note remain outstanding will continue to be, furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities which have been requested by the Buyer or its advisors. The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been, and for so long as the Note remain outstanding will continue to be, afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company has not
disclosed to the Buyer any material nonpublic information and will not disclose such information unless such information is disclosed to the public prior to or promptly following such disclosure to the Buyer. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigation conducted by Buyer or any of its advisors or representatives shall modify, amend or affect Buyer’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Section 3 below. The Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities involves a significant degree of risk. The Buyer is not aware of any facts that may constitute a breach of any of the Company’s representations and warranties made herein.
e. Governmental Review. The Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities.
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f. Transfer or Re-sale. The Buyer understands that (i) the sale or resale of the Securities has not been and is not being registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws, and the Securities may not be transferred unless (a) the Securities are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, (b) the Buyer shall have delivered to the Company, at the cost of the Buyer, an opinion of counsel that shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions to the effect that the
Securities to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company, (c) the Securities are sold or transferred to an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule) (“Rule 144”)) of the Buyer who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the Securities only in accordance with this Section 2(f) and who is an Accredited Investor, (d) the Securities are sold pursuant to Rule 144, or (e) the Securities are sold pursuant to Regulation S under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule) (“Regulation S”), and the Buyer shall have delivered to the Company, at the cost of the Buyer, an opinion of counsel that shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in corporate transactions, which opinion shall be accepted by
the Company; (ii) any sale of such Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of said Rule and further, if said Rule is not applicable, any re-sale of such Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the 0000 Xxx) may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register such Securities under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder (in each case). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else contained herein to the contrary, the Securities may be pledged as collateral in connection with a bona fide margin
account or other lending arrangement.
g. Legends. The Buyer understands that the Note and, until such time as the Conversion Shares have been registered under the 1933 Act may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, the Conversion Shares may bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of the certificates for such Securities):
“NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”
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The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of any Security upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by applicable state securities laws, (a) such Security is registered for sale under an effective registration statement filed under the 1933 Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, or (b) such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public
sale or transfer of such Security may be made without registration under the 1933 Act, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company so that the sale or transfer is effected. The Buyer agrees to sell all Securities, including those represented by a certificate(s) from which the legend has been removed, in compliance with applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any. In the event that the Company does not accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Buyer with respect to the transfer of Securities pursuant to an exemption from registration, such as Rule 144 or Regulation S, at the Deadline, it will be considered an Event of Default pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Note.
h. Authorization, Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer, and this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms.
i. Residency. The Buyer is a resident of the jurisdiction set forth immediately below the Buyer’s name on the signature pages hereto.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the Buyer that:
a. Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (as defined below), if any, is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, with full power and authority (corporate and other) to own, lease, use and operate its properties and to carry on its business as and where now owned, leased, used, operated and conducted. Schedule 3(a) sets forth a list of all of the Subsidiaries of the Company and the jurisdiction in which each is incorporated, The Company and
each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership or use of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. “Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, financial condition or prospects of the Company or its Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole, or on the transactions contemplated hereby or by the agreements or instruments to be entered into in connection herewith. “Subsidiaries” means any corporation or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, any equity or other ownership interest.
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b. Authorization; Enforcement. (i) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Note and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to issue the Securities, in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Note by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including without limitation, the issuance of the Note and the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares
issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof) have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors, or its shareholders is required, (iii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company by its authorized representative, and such authorized representative is the true and official representative with authority to sign this Agreement and the other documents executed in connection herewith and bind the Company accordingly, and (iv) this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery by the Company of the Note, each of such instruments will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
c. Capitalization. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of: (i) 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of which approximately 45,115,346 shares are issued and outstanding, and (ii) 50,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share of which approximately 2,825,154 shares are issued and outstanding. All of such outstanding shares have been validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. No shares of Common Stock are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens
or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company. No shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company’s stock option plans, no shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to securities (other than the Note in favor of the Buyer) exercisable for, or convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock and. All of such outstanding shares of capital stock are, or upon issuance will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. No shares of capital stock of the Company are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights of the shareholders of the Company or any liens or encumbrances imposed through the actions or failure to act of the Company. As of the effective date of this Agreement, (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe for, puts, calls, rights of first refusal, agreements,
understandings, claims or other commitments or rights of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of its or their securities under the 1933 Act and (iii) there are no anti-dilution or price adjustment provisions contained in any security issued by the Company (or in any agreement providing rights to security holders) that will be triggered by the issuance of the Note or the Conversion Shares. The Company has furnished to the Buyer true and correct copies
of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof (“Certificate of Incorporation”), the Company’s Bylaws, as in effect on the date hereof (the “By-laws”), and the terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock of the Company and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto. The Company shall provide the Buyer with a written update of this representation signed by the Company’s Chief Executive on behalf of the Company as of the Closing Date.
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d. Issuance of Shares. The Conversion Shares are duly authorized and reserved for issuance and, upon conversion of the Note in accordance with its respective terms, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of shareholders of the Company and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof
e. Acknowledgment of Dilution. The Company understands and acknowledges the potentially dilutive effect to the Common Stock upon the issuance of the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Note. The Company further acknowledges that its obligation to issue Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Note in accordance with this Agreement, the Note is absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other shareholders of the Company.
f. No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Note by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares) will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, or (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both could
become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, patent, patent license or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and regulations of any self-regulatory organizations to which the Company or its securities are subject) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of its
Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws or other organizational documents and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default (and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both could put the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in default) under, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action or failed to take any action that would give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except for possible defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, are not being conducted, and shall not be conducted so
long as the Buyer owns any of the Securities, in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required under the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities laws, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court, governmental agency, regulatory agency, self-regulatory organization or stock market or any third party in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, the Note in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof or to issue and sell the Note in accordance with the terms hereof and to issue the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Note. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding
sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof. The Company is not in violation of the listing requirements of the Over-the-counter Bulletin Board (the “OTCQB”) and does not reasonably anticipate that the Common Stock will be delisted by the OTCQB in the foreseeable future. The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
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g. SEC Documents; Financial Statements. The Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits to such documents) incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to herein as the “SEC
Documents”). Upon written request, the Company will deliver to the Buyer true and complete copies of the SEC Documents, except for such exhibits and incorporated documents. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None of the statements made in any such SEC Documents is, or has been, required to be amended or updated under applicable law (except for such statements as have been amended or updated
in subsequent filings prior the date hereof). As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). Except as set forth in the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents,
the Company has no liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than (i) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business subsequent to September 30, 2010, and (ii) obligations under contracts and commitments incurred in the ordinary course of business and not required under generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected in such financial statements, which, individually or in the aggregate, are not material to the financial condition or operating results of the Company. The Company is subject to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act.
h. Absence of Certain Changes. Since the date of the last quarterly or annual filings made with the SEC, there has been no material adverse change and no material adverse development in the assets, liabilities, business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations, prospects or 1934 Act reporting status of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
i. Absence of Litigation. There is no action, suit, claim, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or their officers or directors in their capacity as such, that could have a Material Adverse Effect. Schedule 3(i) contains a complete list and summary description of any pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
proceeding against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, without regard to whether it would have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
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j. Patents, Copyrights, etc. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses the requisite licenses or rights to use all patents, patent applications, patent rights, inventions, know-how, trade secrets, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, service names, trade names and copyrights (“Intellectual Property”) necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and, as presently contemplated to be operated in the future); there is no claim or action by any person pertaining to, or proceeding
pending, or to the Company’s knowledge threatened, which challenges the right of the Company or of a Subsidiary with respect to any Intellectual Property necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and, as presently contemplated to be operated in the future); to the best of the Company’s knowledge, the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ current and intended products, services and processes do not infringe on any Intellectual Property or other rights held by any person; and the Company is unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of their Intellectual Property.
k. No Materially Adverse Contracts, Etc. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which in the judgment of the Company’s officers has or is expected in the future to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any contract or agreement which in the judgment of the Company’s officers has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
1. Tax Status. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made or filed all federal, state and foreign income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless and only to the extent that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and
declarations, except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply, There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim. The Company has not executed a waiver with respect to the statute of limitations relating to the assessment or collection of any foreign, federal, state or local tax. None of the Company’s tax returns is presently being audited by any taxing authority,
m. Certain Transactions. Except for arm’s length transactions pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes payments in the ordinary course of business upon terms no less favorable than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries could obtain from third parties and other than the grant of stock options disclosed on Schedule 3(c), none of the officers, directors, or employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (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 corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
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n. Disclosure. All information relating to or concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries set forth in this Agreement and provided to the Buyer pursuant to Section 2(d) hereof and otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby is true and correct in all material respects and the Company has not omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their business, properties, prospects, operations or financial conditions, which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed (assuming for this purpose that the Company’s reports filed under the 1934 Act are being incorporated into an effective registration statement filed by the Company under the 1933 Act).
o. Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of arm’s length purchasers with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that the Buyer is not 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 statement made by the Buyer or any of its respective representatives or agents in connection
with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is not advice or a recommendation and is merely incidental to the Buyer’ purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to the Buyer that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the Company and its representatives.
p. No Integrated Offering, 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 in any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would require registration under the 1933 Act of the issuance of the Securities to the Buyer. The issuance of the Securities to the Buyer will not be integrated with any other issuance of the Company’s securities (past, current or future) for purposes of any shareholder approval provisions applicable to
the Company or its securities.
q. No Brokers. The Company has taken no action which would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, transaction fees or similar payments relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
r. Permits; Compliance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exemptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted (collectively, the “Company Permits”), and there is no action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened regarding suspension or cancellation of any of the Company Permits. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is in conflict with, or in default or violation of, any of the Company Permits, except for any such conflicts, defaults or violations which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Since September 30, 2010, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notification with respect to possible conflicts, defaults or violations of applicable laws, except for notices relating to possible conflicts, defaults or violations, which conflicts, defaults or violations would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
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s. Environmental Matters.
(i) There are, to the Company’s knowledge, with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any predecessor of the Company, no past or present violations of Environmental Laws (as defined below), releases of any material into the environment, actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events, incidents, or contractual obligations which may give rise to any common law environmental liability or any liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 or similar federal, state, local or foreign laws and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
received any notice with respect to any of the foregoing, nor is any action pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened in connection with any of the foregoing. The term “Environmental Laws” means all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees,
demands or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder.
(ii) Other than those that are or were stored, used or disposed of in compliance with applicable law, no Hazardous Materials are contained on or about any real property currently owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and no Hazardous Materials were released on or about any real property previously owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries during the period the property was owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except in the normal course of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ business.
(iii) There are no underground storage tanks on or under any real property owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are not in compliance with applicable law.
t. Title to Property. The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as are described in Schedule 3(t) or such as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and
enforceable leases with such exceptions as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
u. Insurance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any such 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 at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Upon written request the Company will provide to the Buyer true and correct copies of all policies relating to directors’ and officers’ liability coverage, errors and omissions coverage, and commercial general liability coverage.
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v. Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient, in the judgment of the Company’s board of directors, 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 generally accepted accounting principles 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.
w. Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary has, in the course of his actions for, or on behalf of, the Company, used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S.
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee,
x. Solvency. The Company (after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) is solvent (i.e., its assets have a fair market value in excess of the amount required to pay its probable liabilities on its existing debts as they become absolute and matured) and currently the Company has no information that would lead it to reasonably conclude that the Company would not, after giving effect to the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, have the ability to, nor does it intend to take any action that would impair its ability to, pay its debts
from time to time incurred in connection therewith as such debts mature. The Company did not receive a qualified opinion from its auditors with respect to its most recent fiscal year end and, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, does not anticipate or know of any basis upon which its auditors might issue a qualified opinion in respect of its current fiscal year.
y. No Investment Company. The Company is not, and upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated by this Agreement will not be an “investment company” required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (an “Investment Company”). The Company is not controlled by an Investment Company.
z. Breach of Representations and Warranties by the Company. If the Company breaches any of the representations or warranties set forth in this Section 3 and in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, it will be considered an Event of default under Section 3.4 of the Note.
4. Covenants.
a. Best Efforts. The parties shall use their best efforts to satisfy timely each of the conditions described in Section 6 and 7 of this Agreement.
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b. Form D; Blue Sky Laws. The Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to the Buyer promptly after such filing. The Company shall, on or before the Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary to qualify the Securities for sale to the Buyer at the applicable closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or “blue sky” laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption from such qualification), and
shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Buyer on or prior to the Closing Date.
c. Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the proceeds for general working capital purposes.
d. Right of First Refusal. Unless it shall have first delivered to the Buyer, at least seventy two (72) hours prior to the closing of such Future Offering (as defined herein), written notice describing the proposed Future Offering, including the terms and conditions thereof and proposed definitive documentation to be entered into in connection therewith, and providing the Buyer an option during the seventy two (72) hour period following delivery of such notice to purchase the securities being offered in the Future Offering on the same terms as contemplated by such
Future Offering (the limitations referred to in this sentence and the preceding sentence are collectively referred to as the “Right of First Refusal”) (and subject to the exceptions described below), the Company will not conduct any equity financing (including debt with an equity component) (“Future Offerings”) during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending twelve (12) months following the Closing Date. In the event the terms and conditions of a proposed Future Offering are amended in any respect after delivery of the notice to the Buyer concerning the proposed Future Offering, the Company shall deliver a new notice to the Buyer describing the amended terms and conditions of the proposed Future Offering and the Buyer thereafter shall have an option during the seventy two (72) hour period following delivery of such new notice to purchase its pro rata
share of the securities being offered on the same terms as contemplated by such proposed Future Offering, as amended. The foregoing sentence shall apply to successive amendments to the terms and conditions of any proposed Future Offering. The Right of First Refusal shall not apply to any transaction involving (i) issuances of securities in a firm commitment underwritten public offering (excluding a continuous offering pursuant to Rule 415 under the 0000 Xxx) or (ii) issuances of securities as consideration for a merger, consolidation or purchase of assets, or in connection with any strategic partnership or joint venture (the primary purpose of which is not to raise equity capital), or in connection with the disposition or acquisition of a business, product or license by the Company. The Right of First Refusal also shall not apply to the issuance of securities upon exercise or conversion
of the Company’s options, warrants or other convertible securities outstanding as of the date hereof or to the grant of additional options or warrants, or the issuance of additional securities, under any Company stock option or restricted stock plan approved by the shareholders of the Company. The Right of First Refusal also shall not apply to Future Offerings in excess of $570,000.00.
e. Intentionally left blank.
f. Financial Information. Upon written request the Company agrees to send or make available the following reports to the Buyer until the Buyer transfers, assigns, or sells all of the Securities: (i) within ten (10) days after the filing with the SEC, a copy of its Annual Report on Form 10-K its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any Current Reports on Form 8-K; (ii) within one (1) day after release, copies of all press releases issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and (iii) contemporaneously with the making available or giving to the shareholders of
the Company, copies of any notices or other information the Company makes available or gives to such shareholders.
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g. Listing, The Company shall promptly secure the listing of the Conversion Shares upon each national securities exchange or automated quotation system, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed (subject to official notice of issuance) and, so long as the Buyer owns any of the Securities, shall maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all Conversion Shares from time to time issuable upon conversion of the Note. The Company will obtain and, so long as the Buyer owns any of the Securities, maintain the
listing and trading of its Common Stock on the OTCQB or any equivalent replacement exchange, the Nasdaq National Market (“Nasdaq”), the Nasdaq SmallCap Market (“Nasdaq SmallCap”), the Florida Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), or the American Stock Exchange (“AMEX”) and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and such exchanges, as applicable. The Company shall promptly provide to the Buyer copies of any notices it receives from the OTCQB and any other exchanges or quotation systems on which the Common Stock is then listed regarding the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for listing on such exchanges and quotation systems.
h. Corporate Existence. So long as the Buyer beneficially owns any Note, the Company shall maintain its corporate existence and shall not sell all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, except in the event of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, where the surviving or successor entity in such transaction (i) assumes the Company’s obligations hereunder and under the agreements and instruments entered into in connection herewith and (ii) is a publicly traded corporation whose Common Stock is
listed for trading on the OTCQB, Nasdaq, Nasdaq SmallCap, NYSE or AMEX.
i. No Integration. The Company shall not make any offers or sales of any security (other than the Securities) under circumstances that would require registration of the Securities being offered or sold hereunder under the 1933 Act or cause the offering of the Securities to be integrated with any other offering of securities by the Company for the purpose of any stockholder approval provision applicable to the Company or its securities.
j. Breach of Covenants. If the Company breaches any of the covenants set forth in this Section 4, and in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, it will be considered an event of default under Section 3.4 of the Note.
1. Failure to Comply with the 1934 Act. So long as the Buyer beneficially owns the Note, the Company shall comply with the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act; and the Company shall continue to be subject to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act.
m. Trading Activities. Neither the Buyer nor its affiliates has an open short position in the common stock of the Company and the Buyer agree that it shall not, and that it will cause its affiliates not to, engage in any short sales of or hedging transactions with respect to the common stock of the Company.
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5. Transfer Agent Instructions. The Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent to issue certificates, registered in the name of the Buyer or its nominee, for the Conversion Shares in such amounts as specified from time to time by the Buyer to the Company upon conversion of the Note in accordance with the terms thereof (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”). In the event that the Borrower proposes to replace its transfer agent, the Borrower shall provide, prior to the effective date of such replacement, a fully executed
Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions in a form as initially delivered pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (including but not limited to the provision to irrevocably reserve shares of Common Stock in the Reserved Amount) signed by the successor transfer agent to Borrower and the Borrower. Prior to registration of the Conversion Shares under the 1933 Act or the date on which the Conversion Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of Securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, all such certificates shall bear the restrictive legend specified in Section 2(g) of this Agreement. The Company warrants that: (i) no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5, and stop transfer instructions to give effect to Section 2(f) hereof (in the case of the Conversion Shares, prior to
registration of the Conversion Shares under the 1933 Act or the date on which the Conversion Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of Securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold), will be given by the Company to its transfer agent and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the Note; (ii) it will not direct its transfer agent not to transfer or delay, impair, and/or hinder its transfer agent in transferring (or issuing)(electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for Conversion Shares to be issued to the Buyer upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note as and when required by the Note and this Agreement; and (iii) it will not fail to remove (or directs its transfer agent not to remove or
impairs, delays, and/or hinders its transfer agent from removing) any restrictive legend (or to withdraw any stop transfer instructions in respect thereof) on any certificate for any Conversion Shares issued to the Buyer upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note as and when required by the Note and this Agreement. Nothing in this Section shall affect in any way the Buyer’s obligations and agreement set forth in Section 2(g) hereof to comply with all applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any, upon re-sale of the Securities. If the Buyer provides the Company, at the cost of the Buyer, with (i) an opinion of counsel in form, substance and scope customary for opinions in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Securities may be made without registration under the 1933 Act and such sale or transfer is effected or (ii) the Buyer
provides reasonable assurances that the Securities can be sold pursuant to Rule 144, the Company shall permit the transfer, and, in the case of the Conversion Shares, promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue one or more certificates, free from restrictive legend, in such name and in such denominations as specified by the Buyer. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transactions contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 5 may be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section, that the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach and
requiring immediate transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
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6. Conditions to the Company’s Obligation to Sell. The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Note to the Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date of each of the following conditions thereto, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion:
a. The Buyer shall have executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Company.
b. The Buyer shall have delivered the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 1(b) above.
c. The representations and warranties of the Buyer shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Buyer at or prior to the Closing Date.
d. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
7. Conditions to The Buyer’s Obligation to Purchase. The obligation of the Buyer hereunder to purchase the Note at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Buyer’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Buyer at any time in its sole discretion:
a. The Company shall have executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Buyer.
b. The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer the duly executed Note (in such denominations as the Buyer shall request) in accordance with Section 1(b) above.
c. The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form and substance satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the Buyer, shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company’s Transfer Agent.
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d. The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at such time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date. The Buyer shall have received a certificate or certificates, executed by the chief executive officer of the Company, dated
as of the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may be reasonably requested by the Buyer including, but not limited to certificates with respect to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws and Board of Directors’ resolutions relating to the transactions contemplated hereby.
e. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
f. No event shall have occurred which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company including but not limited to a change in the 1934 Act reporting status of the Company or the failure of the Company to be timely in its 1934 Act reporting obligations.
g. The Conversion Shares shall have been authorized for quotation on the OTCQB and trading in the Common Stock on the OTCQB shall not have been suspended by the SEC or the OTCQB.
h. The Buyer shall have received an officer’s certificate described in Section 3(c) above, dated as of the Closing Date.
8. Governing Law, Miscellaneous.
a. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of Delaware or in the federal courts located in Delaware. The parties to this Agreement hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of
jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. The Company and Buyer waive trial by jury. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any
suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document 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 other manner permitted by law.
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b. Counterparts; Signatures by Facsimile. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
c. Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
d. Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any provision hereof which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.
e. Entire Agreement Amendments. This Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the majority in interest of the Buyer.
f. Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any
notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Company, to:
eLayaway, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
With a copy by fax only to (which copy shall not constitute notice):
Xxxxxxx & Xxxx, X.X.
000 X. Xxxx Xxxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxx; Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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If to the Buyer:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
0 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
With a copy by fax only to (which copy shall not constitute notice):
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
(000) 000-0000
Each party shall provide notice to the other party of any change in address.
g. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns. Neither the Company nor the Buyer shall assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to Section 2(f), the Buyer may assign its rights hereunder to any person that purchases Securities in a private transaction from the Buyer or to any of its “affiliates,” as that term is defined under the 1934 Act, without
the consent of the Company.
h. Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.
i. Survival. The representations and warranties of the Company and the agreements and covenants set forth in this Agreement shall survive the closing hereunder notwithstanding any due diligence investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Buyer. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and all their officers, directors, employees and agents for loss or damage arising as a result of or related to any breach or alleged breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement or any of
its covenants and obligations under this Agreement, including advancement of expenses as they are incurred.
j. Publicity. The Company and the Buyer shall have the right to review a reasonable period of time before issuance of any press releases, SEC, OTCQB or FINRA filings, or any other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of the Buyer, to make any press release or SEC, OTCQB (or other applicable trading market) or
FINRA filings with respect to such transactions as is required by applicable law and regulations (although the Buyer shall be consulted by the Company in connection with any such press release prior to its release and shall be provided with a copy thereof and be given an opportunity to comment thereon).
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k. Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
1. No Strict Construction. 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.
m. Remedies. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Agreement will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Agreement, that the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in
addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Buyer and the Company have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
The Company:
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The Buyer:
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eLayaway, Inc.
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: |
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Title: |
CEO
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Aggregate Subscription Amount:
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Aggregate Principal Amount of Note: $57,000.00
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Aggregate Purchase Price: $57,000.00
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EXHIBIT D
Centralized Strategic Placements, Inc.
Balance Sheet
January 31, 2012
(unaudited)
Total
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ASSETS
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Current Assets
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Bank Accounts
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Citizens - EFT
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5.00 | |||
Citizens - Merchant
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1,961.67 | |||
Citizens - MWR
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354.33 | |||
Citizens - Operating
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2,692.50 | |||
Citizens - Payroll
|
5.00 | |||
PayPal
|
100.00 | |||
Technology Fund
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0.00 | |||
Wachovia Operating Account
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0.00 | |||
Wachovia Payroll Account
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0.00 | |||
Total Bank Accounts
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$ | 5,118.50 | ||
Accounts Receivable
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Accounts Receivable
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30,530.21 | |||
Total Accounts Receivable
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$ | 30,530.21 | ||
Other Current Assets
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Loans To Officers
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0.00 | |||
Undeposited Funds
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0.00 | |||
Vendor Deposits
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346.00 | |||
Total Other Current Assets
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$ | 346.00 | ||
Total Current Assets
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$ | 35,994.71 | ||
Fixed Assets
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Other Fixed Assets
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0.00 | |||
Cost of Software
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15,000.00 | |||
Less Accum Depreciation
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-3,750.00 | |||
Total Other Fixed Assets
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$ | 11,250.00 | ||
Total Fixed Assets
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$ | 11,250.00 | ||
Other Assets
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Adjust Assets
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0.00 | |||
Total Other Assets
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$ | 0.00 | ||
TOTAL ASSETS
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$ | 47,244.71 | ||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
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Liabilities
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Current Liabilities
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Accounts Payable
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Accounts Payable
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6,548.74 | |||
Total Accounts Payable
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$ | 6,548.74 | ||
Credit Cards
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American Express Corporate
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20,018.09 | |||
Total Credit Cards
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$ | 20,018.09 | ||
Other Current Liabilities
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Adjust Liabilities
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0.00 | |||
Loans Payable
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Loan Payable
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0.00 | |||
DMP Loan to CSP
|
209.94 | |||
Loan from Shareholder
|
6,800.00 | |||
RES Loan to CSP
|
0.00 | |||
Total Loan Payable
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$ | 7,009.94 | ||
Total Loans Payable
|
$ | 7,009.94 |
continued
EX D - 1
EXHIBIT D
Centralized Strategic Placements, Inc.
Balance Sheet
January 31, 2012
(unaudited)
(continued)
Total | ||||
MWR
|
0.00 | |||
AAFES
|
610.18 | |||
DHS
|
118.39 | |||
EPA
|
5.72 | |||
FBI
|
8.11 | |||
ID
|
0.00 | |||
LCF
|
0.00 | |||
LCRB
|
0.00 | |||
MM
|
0.00 | |||
NIH
|
0.00 | |||
NIST
|
0.00 | |||
NOAA
|
0.00 | |||
XxxxXxxxxXxxxx.xxx
|
0.05 | |||
TDRA
|
0.00 | |||
USDA
|
13.61 | |||
Total MWR
|
$ | 756.06 | ||
Payroll Liabilities
|
3,552.57 | |||
Sales tax payable
|
0.00 | |||
Total Other Current Liabilities
|
$ | 11,318.57 | ||
Total Current Liabilities
|
$ | 37,885.40 | ||
Total Liabilities
|
$ | 37,885.40 | ||
Equity
|
||||
Capital Stock
|
100.00 | |||
DMP Equity
|
||||
DMP Dividends
|
-5,277.59 | |||
DMP Earnings
|
-5,261.22 | |||
Total DMP Equity
|
$ | -10,538.81 | ||
RES Equity
|
||||
RES Dividends
|
-4,014.59 | |||
RES Earnings
|
-5,261.22 | |||
Total RES Equity
|
$ | - 9,275.81 | ||
Retained Earnings
|
0.00 | |||
Net Income
|
29,073.93 | |||
Total Equity
|
$ | 9,359.31 | ||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
$ | 47,244.71 |
EX D - 2