Exhibit 10.10
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of January [ ],
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2001, among Aquatic Cellulose International Corporation, a Nevada corporation
(the "Company"), and the investors signatory hereto (each such investor is a
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"Purchaser" and all such investors are, collectively, the "Purchasers").
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WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement
and in accordance with (S) 4(2) and Rule 506 under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act"), the Company desires to issue and sell to the
Purchasers and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, desire to purchase
from the Company (i) an aggregate principal amount of $500,000 of the Company's
12% Secured Convertible Debentures, due twelve months from issuance, which shall
be in the form of Exhibit A (the "Debentures"), and (ii) certain warrants to
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acquire shares of the Company's common stock, $ .001 par value per share (the
"Common Stock"). All references to $ (dollars) shall be to US$ (United States
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Dollars).
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this
Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and
adequacy are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchasers agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
PURCHASE AND SALE
I.1 The Closing; Settlements.
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(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
Company agrees to issue and sell to the Purchasers and the Purchasers severally
agree to purchase from the Company the Debentures and Warrants (as defined
below) for an aggregate purchase price of $500,000. The closing of the purchase
and sale of the Debentures and the Warrants (the "Closing") shall take place at
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the offices of Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP ("Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxxx"), 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, immediately
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following the execution hereof or such later date as the parties shall agree.
The date of the Closing is hereinafter referred to as the "Closing Date." The
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issuance of and payment for Debentures and Warrants shall occur on three
settlement dates as described in this Section. The first such settlement date is
the Closing Date.
(b) On the Closing Date, the parties shall deliver or cause to be
delivered the following:
(i) The Company shall deliver to each Purchaser (1) Debentures,
registered in the name of such Purchaser, in principal amount equal to 30% of
the purchase price indicated below such Purchaser's name on the signature page
to this Agreement, (2) a Common Stock purchase warrant, in the form of Exhibit
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C, dated the Closing Date, pursuant to which such Purchaser shall have the right
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to acquire one share of Common Stock for every two dollars ($2) of principal
amount of the Debentures acquired by such Purchaser on the Closing Date, (3) the
legal opinion of Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq., outside counsel to the Company, in
agreed form, (4) an executed Registration Rights Agreement, dated the date
hereof, among the Company and the Purchasers, in the form of Exhibit B (the
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"Registration Rights Agreement"), (5) the Transfer Agent Instructions, in the
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form of Exhibit D, delivered to and acknowledged by the Company's transfer agent
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(the "Transfer Agent Instructions"), (6) an executed Security Agreement, dated
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the date hereof, between the Company and the Purchasers, in the Form of Exhibit
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E (the "Security Agreement") and (7) an executed copy of this Agreement.
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(ii) Each Purchaser will deliver to the Company (1) 30% of the purchase
price indicated below such Purchaser's name on the signature page to this
Agreement in immediately available funds by wire transfer to an account
designated in writing by the Company for such purpose, and (2) an executed copy
of each of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Security
Agreement.
(c) The second settlement date shall be the third Trading Day (as defined
below) following the date on which the Company notifies the Purchasers that it
has duly amended its Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of
authorized shares of Common Stock to at least [ ] shares; provided, that, on the
second settlement date the conditions set forth in Section 1.2(a) shall have
been satisfied. On the second settlement date the parties shall deliver or cause
to be delivered the following:
(i) The Company deliver to each Purchaser (1) Debentures, registered
in the name of such Purchaser, in principal amount equal to 20% of the purchase
price indicated below such Purchaser's name on the signature page to this
Agreement, and (2) a Common Stock purchase warrant in the form of Exhibit C,
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dated the second settlement date, pursuant to which such Purchaser shall have
the right to acquire one share of Common Stock for every two dollars ($2) of
principal amount of the Debentures acquired by such Purchaser on the second
settlement date.
(ii) Each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Company 20% of the purchase price indicated below such Purchaser's name on the
signature page to this Agreement in immediately available funds by wire transfer
to an account designated in writing by the Company for such purpose.
(d) The third settlement date shall be the second Trading Day following
Effective Date, provided, that, on the Effective Date the conditions set forth
in Section 1.2(b) shall have been satisfied. On the third settlement date, the
parties shall deliver or cause to be delivered the following:
(i) The Company shall deliver to each Purchaser(1) Debentures,
registered in the name of such Purchaser, in principal amount equal to 50% of
the purchase price indicated below such Purchaser's name on the signature page
to this Agreement, and (2) a Common Stock purchase warrant in the form of
Exhibit C, dated the third settlement date, pursuant to which such Purchaser
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shall have the right to acquire one share of Common Stock for every two dollars
($2) of principal amount of the Debentures acquired by such Purchaser on the
third settlement date.
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(ii) Each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Company 50% of the purchase price indicated below such Purchaser's named on the
signature page to this Agreement in immediately available funds by wire transfer
to an account designated in writing by the Company for such purpose.
I.2 Conditions. The obligation of a Purchaser to acquire Debentures and
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Warrants (as defined below) on the second or third settlement date shall be
subject to the satisfaction or waiver by such Purchaser of the following
conditions:
(a) Second Settlement Date Conditions.
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(i) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Company shall have
been amended by The Company by [ , 2001].
(ii) The representations and warranties of the Company
contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct on the date of this
Agreement and on and as of the second settlement date (other than
representations and warranties which relate to a specific date other than the
"date hereof," which representations and warranties shall be true as of such
specific date).
(iii) The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied
in all material respects with its obligations and agreements under the
Transaction Documents that are required to be performed or satisfied between the
Closing Date and the second settlement date.
(iv) Since the Closing Date, no event or series of events which
has had or which reasonably would be expected to results in a material adverse
effect on the result of operations, assets, prospects or financial condition of
the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) shall have occurred.
(v) Since the Closing Date, no statute, rule, regulation,
order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, amended,
modified or endorsed by any court of governmental authority of competent
jurisdiction or governmental authority, stock market or trading facility which
prohibits the consummation of any of the material transactions contemplated by
the Transaction Documents.
(vi) The Common Stock shall be quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board
(the "OTC").
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(b) Third Settlement Date Conditions.
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(i) Debentures and Warrants shall have been issued on the
second settlement date.
(ii) The Effective Date shall have occurred by the 120/th/ day
following the Closing Date.
(iii) The representations and warranties of the Company
contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct on the date of this
Agreement and on and as of the third
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settlement date (other than representations and warranties which relate to a
specific date other than the "date hereof," which representations and warranties
shall be true as of such specific date).
(iv) The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all
material respects with its obligations and agreements under the Transaction
Documents that are required to be performed or satisfied between the Closing
Date and the third settlement date.
(v) Since the second settlement date, no event or series of events
which has had or which reasonably would be expected to result in a material
adverse effect on the result of operations, assets, prospects or financial
condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) shall have
occurred.
(vi) Since the second settlement date, no statute, rule, regulation,
order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, amended,
modified or endorsed by any court of governmental authority of competent
jurisdiction or governmental authority, stock market or trading facility which
prohibits the consummation of any of material transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents.
I.3. Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following
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terms shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.3.
(a) "Business Day" means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day
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which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or Canada or a day
on which banking institutions in the State of New York or the province of
British Columbia, Canada are authorized or required by law or other governmental
action to close.
(b) "Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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(c) "Conversion Price" shall have the meaning set forth in the
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Debentures.
(d) "Original Issue Date" shall have the meaning set forth in the
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Debentures.
(e) "Person" means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust,
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incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability
company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof)
or other entity of any kind.
(f) "Trading Day" shall have the meaning set forth in the
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Debentures.
(g) "Warrants" means, collectively, all of the Common Stock purchase
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warrants issued or issuable on the settlement dates described in this Section1.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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II.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby
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makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchasers:
(a) Organization and Qualification. The Company is a corporation duly
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incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State
of Nevada with the requisite corporate power and authority to own and use its
properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. The
Company has no subsidiaries other than as set forth in Schedule 2.1(a)
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(collectively the "Subsidiaries"). Each of the Subsidiaries is an entity, duly
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incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as
applicable), with the requisite power and authority to own and use its
properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Each
of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business and is in
good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in
which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such
qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good
standing, as the case may be, could not, individually or in the aggregate, (x)
adversely affect the legality, validity or enforceability of the Securities (as
defined below) or any of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the
Security Agreement, the Transfer Agent Instructions or the Warrants
(collectively with the Securities, the "Transaction Documents"), (y) have or
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result in a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets,
prospects, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (z) adversely impair the Company's ability to
perform fully on a timely basis its obligations under any of the Transaction
Documents (any of (x), (y) or (z), a "Material Adverse Effect").
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(b) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite
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corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its
obligations thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents
by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated
thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the
Company and no further action is required by the Company (except for obtaining
the Required Approvals (as defined in this Agreement). Each of the Transaction
Documents has been duly executed by the Company and, when delivered (or filed,
as the case may be) in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the
valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in
violation of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of
incorporation, by-laws or other organizational or charter documents.
(c) Capitalization. The number of authorized, issued and outstanding
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capital stock of the Company is set forth in Schedule 2.1(c), which schedule
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will be updated as of and on the trading Day prior to each of the second
settlement date and third settlement date. No shares of Common Stock are
entitled to preemptive or similar rights, nor is any holder of securities of the
Company entitled to preemptive or similar rights arising out of any agreement or
understanding with the Company by virtue of any of the Transaction Documents.
Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Debentures and the Warrants
and except as disclosed in Schedule 2.1(c), there are no outstanding options,
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warrants, script rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character
whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or
exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire,
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any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings, or
arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to
issue additional shares of Common Stock, or securities or rights convertible or
exchangeable into shares of Common Stock. The issue and sale of the Underlying
Shares (as hereinafter defined) will not obligate the Company to issue shares of
Common Stock or other securities to any person other than the Purchaser and will
not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise
or conversion or reset price under such securities.
(d) Issuance of the Debentures and the Warrants. The Debentures and
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the Warrants are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance
with the terms hereof, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and rights of first
refusal of any kind (collectively, "Liens"). The Company has on each settlement
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date hereunder and will, at all times while the Debentures and the Warrants are
outstanding, maintain an adequate reserve of duly authorized shares of Common
Stock, reserved for issuance to the holders of the Debentures and the Warrants,
to enable it to perform its conversion, exercise and other obligations under
this Agreement, the Debentures and the Warrants. Such number of reserved and
available shares of Common Stock is not less than the sum of 200% of the number
of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) conversion in full of
the Debentures, assuming such conversion occurred on the Original Issue Date,
the Debentures remain outstanding for one year and all interest is paid in
shares of Common Stock and (ii) exercise in full of the Warrants. All such
authorized shares of Common Stock shall be duly reserved for issuance to the
holders of the Debentures and the Warrants. The shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the Debentures and upon exercise of the Warrants are
collectively referred to herein as the "Underlying Shares." All Underlying
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Shares shall be duly reserved for issuance to the holders of the Debentures and
Warrants. The Debentures, the Warrants and the Underlying Shares are
collectively referred to herein as, the "Securities." When issued in accordance
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with the Debentures and the Warrants, the Underlying Shares will be duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all
Liens.
(e) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the
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Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or
violate any provision of the Company's or any Subsidiary's certificate or
articles of incorporation, bylaws or other charter documents (each as amended
through the date hereof), or (ii) subject to obtaining the Required Approvals
(as defined below), conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which
with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to
others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with
or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility,
debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise)
or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by
which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or
affected, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order,
judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental
authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and
state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the
Company is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and
(iii), as could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a
Material Adverse Effect. The business of the Company is not being conducted in
violation of any law, ordinance or regulation
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of any governmental authority, except for violations which, individually or in
the aggregate, could not have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(f) Filings, Consents and Approvals. Neither the Company nor any
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Subsidiary is required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of,
give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other
federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the
Transaction Documents, other than (i) the filings required pursuant to Section
3.10, (ii) the filing with the Commission of a registration statement meeting
the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and covering the
resale of the Underlying Shares by the Purchasers (the "Underlying Shares
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Registration Statement"), (iii) applicable Blue Sky filings and (iv) in all
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other cases where the failure to obtain such consent, waiver, authorization or
order, or to give such notice or make such filing or registration could not have
or result in, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect
(collectively, the "Required Approvals").
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(g) Litigation; Proceedings. There is no action, suit, inquiry,
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notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of
the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties before or by any court,
arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority
(federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an "Action") which (i)
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adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any
of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an
unfavorable decision, individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a
Material Adverse Effect. The Company does not have pending before the
Commission any request for confidential treatment of information and the Company
has no knowledge of any expected such request that would be made prior to the
Effectiveness Date (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement).
(h) No Default or Violation. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary
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(i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred which has
not been waived which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a
default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any
Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is
in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement
or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is
bound, (ii) is in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or
governmental body, or (iii) is in violation of any statute, rule or regulation
of any governmental authority, in each case of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above,
except as could not individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a
Material Adverse Effect. The security interests granted to the Purchasers
pursuant to the Security Agreement will convey and grant to the Purchasers a
first priority security interest in all of the Collateral (as such term is
defined in such agreements).
(i) Private Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the representations
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and warranties of the Purchasers set forth in Sections 2.2(b)-(g), the offer,
issuance and sale of the Securities to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby are
exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Neither the
Company nor any Person acting on its behalf has taken or is, to the knowledge of
the Company, contemplating taking any action which could subject the offering,
issuance or sale of the Securities to the registration requirements of the
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Securities Act including soliciting any offer to buy or sell the Securities by
means of any form of general solicitation or advertising.
(j) SEC Documents; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all
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reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for
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the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company
was required by law to file such material) (the foregoing materials being
collectively referred to herein as the "SEC Documents" and, together with the
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Schedules to this Agreement, the "Disclosure Materials") on a timely basis or
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has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC
Documents prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective
dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements
of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Documents, when filed,
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. All material agreements to which the Company is a party or to which
the property or assets of the Company are subject have been filed as exhibits to
the SEC Documents as required. The financial statements of the Company included
in the SEC Documents comply in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect
thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on
a consistent basis during the periods involved ("GAAP"), except as may be
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otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto, and
fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company
and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the
results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the
case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
Since May 31, 1999, except as specifically disclosed in the SEC Documents, (a)
there has been no event, occurrence or development that has or that could result
in a Material Adverse Effect, (b) the Company has not incurred any liabilities
(contingent or otherwise) other than (x) liabilities incurred in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice and (y) liabilities not
required to be reflected in the Company's financial statements pursuant to GAAP
or required to be disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (c) the Company
has not altered its method of accounting or the identity of its auditors and (d)
the Company has not declared or made any payment or distribution of cash or
other property to its stockholders or officers or directors (other than in
compliance with existing Company stock option plans) with respect to its capital
stock, or purchased, redeemed (or made any agreements to purchase or redeem) any
shares of its capital stock.
(k) Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate
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(as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of, an "investment company"
within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(l) Certain Fees. No fees or commissions will be payable by the
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Company to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent,
investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with
respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other
Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in
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connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company
shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchasers, their employees, officers,
directors, agents, and partners, and their respective Affiliates, from and
against all claims, losses, damages, costs (including the costs of preparation
and attorney's fees) and expenses suffered in respect of any such claimed or
existing fees, as such fees and expenses are incurred.
(m) Solicitation Materials. Neither the Company nor any Person acting
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on the Company's behalf has solicited any offer to buy or sell the Securities by
means of any form of general solicitation or advertising.
(n) Exclusivity. The Company shall not issue and sell the Debentures
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or the Warrants to any Person other than the Purchasers without the specific
prior written consent of the Purchasers.
(o) Seniority. No indebtedness of the Company is senior to the
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Debentures in right of payment, whether with respect to interest or upon
liquidation or dissolution, or otherwise.
(p) Listing and Maintenance Requirements Compliance. Except as set
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forth in the SEC Documents, the Company has not, in the two years preceding the
date hereof, received notice (written or oral) from the NASDAQ or any other
stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the Common Stock is or has
been listed (or on which it has been quoted) to the effect that the Company is
not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such exchange
or market. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the
foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and
maintenance requirements.
(q) Patents and Trademarks. The Company and its Subsidiaries have
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rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark
applications, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and rights which
are necessary or material for use in connection with their respective
businesses, as described in the SEC Documents and which the failure to so have
would have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the "Intellectual Property
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Rights"). The Company and its Subsidiaries do not own any Intellectual Property
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Rights (or applications therefor) but have a right to use the Intellectual
Property Rights described in the Services Agreement (attached hereto as Exhibit
S) between Xxxx Xxxxxx and the Company. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary
has received a written notice that the Intellectual Property Rights used by the
Company or its Subsidiaries violates or infringes upon the rights of any Person.
To the best knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are
enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of
the Intellectual Property Rights. In the event that while the Debentures are
outstanding the Company or a Subsidiary ever owns patents, trademarks or should
make an application therefore, then the Company shall promptly execute and
cooperate to cause to be filed with the Patent and Trademark Office an
Intellectual Property Security Agreement in the form to be prepared by
Purchasers to provide the Purchasers a first priority lien on all such
intellectual property.
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(r) Registration Rights; Rights of Participation. Except as set forth
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on Schedule 6(b) to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company has not
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granted or agreed to grant to any Person any rights (including "piggy-back"
registration rights) to have any securities of the Company registered with the
Commission or any other governmental authority which has not been satisfied. No
Person, has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of
participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(s) Regulatory Permits. The Company and its Subsidiaries possess all
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certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal,
state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective
businesses as described in the SEC Documents, except where the failure to
possess such permits could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or result
in a Material Adverse Effect ("Material Permits"), and neither the Company nor
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any such Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the
revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
(t) Title. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable
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title in fee simple to all real property owned by them which is material to the
business of the Company and its Subsidiaries and good and marketable title in
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, except
for Liens granted to the Purchasers pursuant to the Security Agreement and for
other Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not
interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the
Company and its Subsidiaries. Any real property and facilities held under lease
by the Company and its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and
enforceable leases of which the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance
and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property
and buildings by the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(u) Absence of Certain Proceedings. Except as described in the SEC
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Reports, (i) there is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened against the Company, in any such case wherein an unfavorable
decision, ruling or finding could have or result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(ii) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer
thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving (A) a claim of
violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or (B) a claim
of breach of fiduciary duty; (iii) the Company does not have pending before the
Commission any request for confidential treatment of information and the Company
has no knowledge of any expected such request that would be made prior to the
Effectiveness Date (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement); and (iv)
there has not been, and to the best of the Company's knowledge there is not
pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the
Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company.
(v) Labor Relations. No material labor problem exists or, to the
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knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of
the Company.
(w) Disclosure. The Company confirms that neither it nor any other
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Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or its agents or
counsel with any information that constitutes or might constitute material non-
public information. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers
shall be relying on the foregoing representations in
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effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure provided to
the Purchasers regarding the Company, its business and the transactions
contemplated hereby, including the Schedules to this Agreement, furnished by or
on behalf of the Company are true and correct and do not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in
order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading.
(x) Solvency. Based on the financial condition of the Company as of
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the Closing Date, (i) the Company's fair saleable value of its assets exceeds
the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company's
existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as
they mature; (ii) the Company's assets do not constitute unreasonably small
capital to carry on its business for the current fiscal year as now conducted
and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account
the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company,
and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof; and (iii)
the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company
would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account
all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or
in respect of its debt when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company
does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they
mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or
in respect of its debt).
(y) Application of Takeover Protections. The Company and its Board of
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Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render
inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill
(including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-
takeover provision under the Company's Certificate of Incorporation (or similar
charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could
become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the
Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the
Transaction Documents, including without limitation the Company's issuance of
the Securities and the Purchasers' ownership of the Securities.
(z) Restriction on Modification or Termination of Services Agreement.
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The Company agrees that it will not seek to or permit the modification or
termination of any provision of the Services Agreement, dated November 1, 1996,
between the Company and Xxxx Xxxxxx, until the Company has fully discharged all
it obligations under the Transaction Documents.
(aa) Services Agreement in Effect. The Company confirms that the
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Services Agreement, dated November 1, 1996, between the Company and Xxxx Xxxxxx
has not been modified or terminated since May 4, 2000 and remains in full force
and effect.
II.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser
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hereby for itself and for no other Purchaser represents and warrants to the
Company as follows:
(a) Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is an entity duly
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organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite corporate or partnership
power and authority to enter into and to consummate the
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transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry
out its obligations thereunder. The purchase by such Purchaser of the Securities
hereunder has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such
Purchaser. Each of the Transaction Documents has been duly executed by such
Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms
hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such
Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.
(b) Investment Intent. Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities as
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principal for its own account for investment purposes only and not with a view
to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof, without
prejudice, however, to such Purchaser's right, subject to the provisions of this
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Warrant, at all times to
sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Securities pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act or under an exemption
from such registration and in compliance with applicable federal and state
securities laws. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed a representation or
warranty by such Purchaser to hold the Securities for any period of time.
(c) Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the
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Securities, it was, and at the date hereof it is, an "accredited investor" as
defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act.
(d) Experience of such Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or
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together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and
experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating
the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so
evaluated the merits and risks of such investment.
(e) Ability of such Purchaser to Bear Risk of Investment. Such
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Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities
and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
(f) Access to Information. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has
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reviewed the Disclosure Materials and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to
ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from,
representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the
offering of the Securities and the merits and risks of investing in the
Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company and the Company's
financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and
prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the
opportunity to obtain such additional information which the Company possesses or
can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an
informed investment decision with respect to the investment and to verify the
accuracy and completeness of the information contained in the Disclosure
Materials. Neither such inquiries nor any other investigation conducted by or
on behalf of such Purchaser or its representatives or counsel shall modify,
amend or affect such Purchaser's right to rely on the truth, accuracy and
completeness of the Disclosure Materials and the Company's representations and
warranties contained in the Transaction Documents.
(g) General Solicitation. Such Purchaser is not purchasing the
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Securities as a result of or subsequent to any advertisement, article, notice or
other communication regarding
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the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or
broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other
general solicitation or general advertisement.
(h) Reliance. Such Purchaser understands and acknowledges that (i)
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the Securities are being offered and sold to it without registration under the
Securities Act in a private placement that is exempt from the registration
provisions of the Securities Act and (ii) the availability of such exemption,
depends in part on, and the Company will rely upon the accuracy and truthfulness
of, the foregoing representations and such Purchaser hereby consents to such
reliance.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has
made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section 2.2.
ARTICLE III
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
III.1 Transfer Restrictions. (a) The Securities may only be disposed of
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pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, to the
Company or pursuant to an available exemption from or in a transaction not
subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in
compliance with any applicable federal and state securities laws. In connection
with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration
statement or to the Company, except as otherwise set forth herein, the Company
may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of
counsel selected by the transferor, the form and substance of which opinion
shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such
transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the
Securities Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company, without requiring a
legal opinion as described in the immediately preceding sentence, hereby
consents to and agrees to register on the books of the Company and with any
transfer agent for the securities of the Company any transfer of Securities by a
Purchaser to an Affiliate of such Purchaser or to one or more funds or managed
accounts under common management with such Purchaser, and any transfer among any
such Affiliates or one or more funds or managed accounts, provided that the
transferee certifies to the Company that it is an "accredited investor" as
defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and that it is acquiring the
Securities solely for investment purposes (subject to the qualifications
hereof). Any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms
of this Agreement and shall have the rights of a Purchaser under this Agreement
and the Registration Rights Agreement.
(b) The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by
this Section 3.1(b), of the following legend on the Securities:
NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE
SECURITIES ARE [CONVERTIBLE] [EXERCISABLE] HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE
IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933,
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AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR
SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A
TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES
ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A
LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF
WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.
Underlying Shares shall not contain the legend set forth above nor any
other legend if the conversion of Debentures or the exercise of the Warrants, as
the case may be, occurs at any time while an Underlying Shares Registration
Statement is effective under the Securities Act or, if there is not then an
effective Underlying Shares Registration Statement, at such time as such legend
is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including
judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the
Commission). The Company shall cause its counsel to issue the legal opinion
included in the Transfer Agent Instructions to the Company's transfer agent on
the Effective Date. The Company agrees that, following the Effective Date, it
will, no later than three Trading Days following the delivery by a Purchaser to
the Company of a certificate or certificates representing such Underlying
Shares, issued with a restrictive legend, deliver to such Purchaser certificates
representing such Underlying Shares which shall be free from all restrictive and
other legends. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give
instructions to any transfer agent of the Company which enlarge the restrictions
of transfer set forth in this Section.
III.2 Acknowledgment of Dilution. The Company acknowledges that the
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issuance of the Underlying Shares upon (i) conversion of the Debentures in
accordance with the terms of the Debentures, and (ii) exercise of the Warrants
in accordance with their terms, will result in dilution of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock, which dilution may be substantial under certain market
conditions. The Company further acknowledges that its obligation to issue
Underlying Shares upon (x) conversion of the Debentures in accordance with the
terms of the Debentures, and (y) exercise of the Warrants in accordance with
their terms, is unconditional and absolute, subject to the limitations set forth
herein in the Debentures or pursuant to the Warrants, regardless of the effect
of any such dilution.
III.3 Furnishing of Information. As long as the Purchasers own Securities,
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the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof
and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by
the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act. As long as the Purchasers own Securities, if the Company is not
required to file reports pursuant to such sections, it will prepare and furnish
to the Purchasers and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c)
promulgated under the Securities Act such information as is required for the
Purchasers to sell the Securities under Rule 144 promulgated under the
Securities Act. The Company further covenants that it will take such further
action as any holder of Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent
required from time to time to enable such Person to sell Underlying Shares
without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the
exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, including
causing its attorneys to render and
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deliver any legal opinion required in order to permit a Purchaser to receive
Underlying Shares free of all restrictive legends and to subsequently sell
Underlying Shares under Rule 144 upon receipt of a notice of an intention to
sell or other form of notice having a similar effect. Upon the request of any
such Person, the Company shall deliver to such Person a written certification of
a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.
III.4 Integration. The Company shall not, and shall use its best efforts to
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ensure that, no Affiliate of the Company shall, sell, offer for sale or solicit
offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in
Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale
of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the
Securities Act of the sale of the Securities to the Purchasers.
III.5 Increase in Authorized Shares. If on any date the Company would be,
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if a notice of conversion or exercise (as the case may be) were to be delivered
on such date, precluded from (a) issuing (a) 200% of the number of Underlying
Shares as would then be issuable upon a conversion in full of the Debentures,
and (b) the number of Underlying Shares issuable upon exercise in full of the
Warrants (the "Current Required Minimum"), in either case, due to the
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unavailability of a sufficient number of authorized but unissued or reserved
shares of Common Stock, then the Board of Directors of the Company shall
promptly (and in any case, within 30 Business Days from such date) prepare and
mail to the stockholders of the Company proxy materials requesting authorization
to amend the Company's certificate or articles of incorporation to increase the
number of shares of Common Stock which the Company is authorized to issue to at
least such number of shares as reasonably requested by the Purchasers in order
to provide for such number of authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock to
enable the Company to comply with its issuance, conversion exercise and
reservation of shares obligations as set forth in this Agreement, the Debentures
and the Warrants (the sum of (x) the number of shares of Common Stock then
outstanding plus all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of all
outstanding options, warrants and convertible instruments, and (y) the Current
Required Minimum, shall be a reasonable number). In connection therewith, the
Board of Directors shall (a) adopt proper resolutions authorizing such increase,
(b) recommend to and otherwise use its best efforts to promptly and duly obtain
stockholder approval to carry out such resolutions (and hold a special meeting
of the stockholders no later than the earlier to occur of the 60/th/ day after
delivery of the proxy materials relating to such meeting and the 90/th/ day
after request by a holder of Securities to issue the number of Underlying Shares
in accordance with the terms hereof) and (c) within five Business Days of
obtaining such stockholder authorization, file an appropriate amendment to the
Company's certificate or articles of incorporation to evidence such increase.
III.6 Reservation and Listing of Underlying Shares. (a) The Company shall
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(i) in the time and manner required by any national securities exchange or
market or trading or quotation facility on which the Common Stock is then
traded, prepare and file with such national securities exchange or market or
quotation facility on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading an
additional shares listing application covering a number of shares of Common
Stock which is not less than the Initial Minimum, (ii) take all steps necessary
to cause such shares of Common Stock to be approved for listing on any such
national securities exchange or market or trading or quotation facility on which
the Common Stock is then listed as soon as possible thereafter, and
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(iii) provide to the Purchasers evidence of such listing, and the Company shall
maintain the listing of its Common Stock thereon. If the number of Underlying
Shares issuable upon conversion in full of the then outstanding Debentures and
upon exercise of the then unexercised portion of the Warrants exceeds 85% of the
number of Underlying Shares previously listed on account thereof with any such
required exchanges), then the Company shall take the necessary actions to
immediately list a number of Underlying Shares as equals no less than the then
Current Required Minimum.
(b) The Company shall maintain a reserve of shares of Common Stock
for issuance upon conversion of the Debentures in full and upon exercise in full
of the Warrants in accordance with this Agreement, in such amount as may be
required to fulfill its obligations in full under the Transaction Documents,
which reserve shall equal no less than the then Current Required Minimum.
III.7 Conversion and Exercise Procedures. The Transfer Agent Instructions,
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Conversion Notice (as defined in the Debentures) and the Form of Election to
Purchase (as defined in the Warrants) sets forth the totality of the procedures
with respect to the conversion of the Debentures and the exercise of the
Warrants, including the form of legal opinion, if necessary, that shall be
rendered to the Company's transfer agent and such other information and
instructions as may be reasonably necessary to enable the Purchasers to convert
their Debentures their Warrants, as the case may be.
III.8 Conversion and Exercise Obligations of the Company. The Company shall
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honor conversions of the Debentures and exercise of the Warrants and shall
deliver Underlying Shares in accordance with the respective terms, conditions
and time periods set forth in the Debentures and the Warrants.
III.9 Subsequent Financing; Limitation on Registrations. (a) From the date
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hereof through the ninetieth (90/th/) Trading Day following the Effective Date,
the Company will not offer, sell, grant any option to purchase, or otherwise
dispose of (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or
other disposition) any of its or its Affiliates' equity or equity equivalent
securities (including the issuance of any debt or other instrument at any time
over the life thereof convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock) other
than to the Purchasers.
(b) In addition to the restrictions set forth in 3.9(c) above, the
Company shall not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any option to
purchase, or otherwise dispose of (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any
option to purchase or other disposition) any of its equity or equity-equivalent
securities or securities of any of its Affiliates that are exchangeable or
convertible (directly or indirectly) for shares of Common Stock, including the
issuance of any debt or other instrument at any time over the life thereof
convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock (collectively, a "Subsequent
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Placement") from the date hereof until the expiration of the 180/th/ Trading Day
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after the Effective Date, unless (A) the Company delivers to each of the
Purchasers a written notice (the "Subsequent Placement Notice") of its intention
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to effect such Subsequent Placement, which Subsequent Placement Notice shall
describe in reasonable detail the proposed terms of such Subsequent Placement,
the amount of proceeds intended to be raised thereunder, the Person with whom
such Subsequent Placement shall be
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effected, and attached to which shall be a term sheet or similar document
relating thereto and (B) such Purchaser shall not have notified the Company by
6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the tenth Trading Day after its receipt of the
Subsequent Placement Notice of its willingness to provide (or to cause its sole
designee to provide), subject to completion of mutually acceptable
documentation, financing to the Company on the same terms set forth in the
Subsequent Placement Notice. If the Purchasers shall fail to notify the Company
of their intention to enter into such negotiations within such time period, the
Company may effect the Subsequent Placement substantially upon the terms and to
the Persons (or Affiliates of such Persons) set forth in the Subsequent
Placement Notice; provided, that the Company shall provide the Purchasers with a
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second Subsequent Placement Notice, and the Purchasers shall again have the
right of first refusal set forth above in this paragraph (a), if the Subsequent
Placement subject to the initial Subsequent Placement Notice shall not have been
consummated for any reason on the terms set forth in such Subsequent Placement
Notice within thirty (30) Trading Days after the date of the initial Subsequent
Placement Notice with the Person (or an Affiliate of such Person) identified in
the Subsequent Placement Notice. If the Purchasers shall indicate a willingness
to provide financing in excess of the amount set forth in the Subsequent
Placement Notice, then each Purchaser shall be entitled to provide financing
pursuant to such Subsequent Placement Notice up to an amount equal to such
Purchaser's pro-rata portion of the aggregate number of Securities purchased by
such Purchaser under this Agreement, but the Company shall not be required to
accept financing from the Purchasers in an amount in excess of the amount set
forth in the Subsequent Placement Notice.
(c) Except for (x) Underlying Shares, (y) other "Registrable
Securities" (as such term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) to be
registered, and securities of the Company permitted pursuant to Section 6(c) of
the Registration Rights Agreement to be registered, in the Underlying Shares
Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, and
(z) Common Stock permitted to be issued pursuant to Section 3.9 (e), the Company
shall not, for a period of not less than ninety (90) Trading Days after the
Effective Date, without the prior written consent of the Purchasers, register
any securities of the Company. Any days after the Effective Date that a
Purchaser is unable to sell Underlying Shares under the Underlying Shares
Registration Statement shall be added to such ninety (90) Trading Day period.
(d) With respect to Section 3.9(a) and (b), the ninety (90) and one
hundred and eighty (180) Trading Day periods shall be extended for the number of
Trading Days following the Effective Date during such period (A) in which
trading in the Common Stock is suspended by any securities exchange or market or
quotation system on which the Common Stock is then listed, or (B) during which
the Underlying Shares Registration Statement is not effective, or (C) during
which the prospectus included in the Underlying Shares Registration Statement
may not be used by the holders thereof for the resale of Underlying Shares.
(e) The restrictions contained in Section 3.9(a), and (b) shall not
apply to (i) the granting of options or warrants to employees, officers and
directors of the Company, and the issuance of Common Stock upon exercise of such
options or warrants granted under any stock option plan heretofore or
hereinafter duly adopted by the Company and (ii) and (ii) issuances of Common
Stock pursuant to a Strategic Transaction (as defined herein). A "Strategic
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Transaction" shall mean a transaction or relationship in which the Company
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issues shares of Common Stock to a Person which is, itself or through its
subsidiaries, an operating company in a
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business related to the business of the Company and in which the Company
receives material benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not
include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for
the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is
investing in securities.
III.10 Certain Securities Laws Disclosures; Publicity. The Company shall:
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(i) on the Closing Date issue a press release reasonably acceptable to the
Purchasers disclosing the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) file with the
Commission a Report on Form 8-K disclosing the transactions contemplated hereby
within ten Business Days after the Closing Date, and (iii) timely file with the
Commission a Form D promulgated under the Securities Act. The Company shall, no
less than two Business Days prior to the filing of any disclosure required by
clauses (ii) and (iii) above, provide a copy thereof to the Purchasers for
their review. The Company and the Purchasers shall consult with each other in
issuing any other press releases or otherwise making public statements or
filings and other communications with the Commission or any regulatory agency
or stock market or trading facility with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby and neither party shall issue any such press release or
otherwise make any such public statement, filings or other communications
without the prior written consent of the other, except that if such disclosure
is required by law or stock market regulation, in which such case the disclosing
party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public
statement, filing or other communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company shall not publicly disclose the names of the Purchasers, or include the
names of the Purchasers in any filing with the Commission, or any regulatory
agency, trading facility or stock market without the prior written consent of
the Purchasers, except to the extent such disclosure (but not any disclosure as
to the controlling Persons thereof) is required by law or stock market
regulation, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior
notice of such disclosure.
III.11 Transfer of Intellectual Property Rights. Except in connection with
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the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or licensing
arrangements in the ordinary course of the Company's business, the Company shall
not transfer, sell or otherwise dispose of any Intellectual Property Rights, or
allow any of the Intellectual Property Rights to become subject to any Liens, or
fail to renew such Intellectual Property Rights (if renewable and it would
otherwise lapse if not renewed), without the prior written consent of the
Purchasers.
III.12 Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the
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sale of the Securities hereunder for working capital purposes and not for the
satisfaction of any portion of the Company's debt (other than payment of trade
payables in the ordinary course of the Company's business and prior practices),
to redeem any Company equity or equity-equivalent securities or to settle any
outstanding litigation.
III.13 Reimbursement. If any Purchaser, other than by reason of its gross
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negligence or willful misconduct, becomes involved in any capacity in any
action, proceeding or investigation brought by or against any Person, including
stockholders of the Company, in connection with or as a result of the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by Transaction Documents, the
Company will reimburse such Purchaser for its reasonable legal and other
expenses (including the cost of any investigation and preparation) incurred in
connection therewith, as such expenses are incurred. In addition, other than
with respect to any matter in which a Purchaser is a named party, the Company
will pay such Purchaser the charges, as reasonably determined by such
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Purchaser, for the time of any officers or employees of such Purchaser devoted
to appearing and preparing to appear as witnesses, assisting in preparation for
hearings, trials or pretrial matters, or otherwise with respect to inquiries,
hearings, trials, and other proceedings relating to the subject matter of this
Agreement. The reimbursement obligations of the Company under this paragraph
shall be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have,
shall extend upon the same terms and conditions to any Affiliates of the
Purchasers who are actually named in such action, proceeding or investigation,
and partners, directors, agents, employees and controlling persons (if any), as
the case may be, of the Purchasers and any such Affiliate, and shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs and personal
representatives of the Company, the Purchasers and any such Affiliate and any
such Person. The Company also agrees that neither the Purchasers nor any such
Affiliates, partners, directors, agents, employees or controlling persons shall
have any liability to the Company or any Person asserting claims on behalf of or
in right of the Company in connection with or as a result of the consummation of
the Transaction Documents except to the extent that any losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses incurred by the Company result from the gross negligence
or willful misconduct of the applicable Purchaser or entity in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
III.14 Non-Disclosure of Non-Public Information (a) The Company shall not
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disclose non-public information to the Purchasers or their advisors or
representatives unless prior to disclosure of such information the Company
identifies such information as being non-public information and the Purchasers
enter into a non-disclosure agreement in form mutually acceptable to the Company
and the Purchasers.
(b) The Company represents that it does not disseminate non-public
information to any investors who purchase stock in the Company in a public
offering, to money managers or to securities analysts. Notwithstanding the
foregoing or anything herein to the contrary, the Company will immediately
notify the Purchasers of any event or the existence of any circumstance (without
any obligation to disclose the specific event or circumstance) of which it
becomes aware, which, if not disclosed in the prospectus included in the
Underlying Shares Registration Statement would cause such prospectus to include
a material misstatement or to omit a material fact required to be stated therein
in order to make the statements, therein in light of the circumstances in which
they were made, not misleading.
III.15 Shareholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the
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Company or any other Person that any Purchaser is an "Acquiring Person" under
any shareholders rights plan or similar plan or arrangement in effect or
hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to
trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving
Securities or shares of Common Stock under the Transaction Documents.
ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS
IV.1 Fees and Expenses. At the Closing, the Company shall reimburse the
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Purchasers for their legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with the
preparation and negotiation of the Transaction Documents by paying to Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx $15,000 (less $5,000 delivered
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prior to the Closing Date) for the preparation and negotiation of the
Transaction Documents. The amount contemplated by the immediately preceding
sentence shall be retained by the Purchasers and shall not be delivered to the
Company at the Closing. Other than the amount contemplated in the immediately
preceding sentence, and except as otherwise set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel,
accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such
party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all stamp and other taxes
and duties levied in connection with the issuance of the Securities.
IV.2 Entire Agreement; Amendments. The Transaction Documents, together
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with the Exhibits and Schedules thereto and the Transfer Agent Instructions
contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or
written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been
merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.
IV.3 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries
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required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if
such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile
telephone number specified in this Section prior to 6:30 p.m. (New York City
time) on a Business Day, (ii) the Business Day after the date of transmission,
if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile
telephone number specified in this Agreement later than 6:30 p.m. (New York City
time) on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on such date,
(iii) the Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally
recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party
to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and
communications shall be as follows:
If to the Company: Aquatic Cellulose International Corporation
0000 00/xx/ Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx VIT 5N6
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Chief Financial Officer
With copies to: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
00000 Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
If to a Purchaser: To the address set forth under such Purchaser's name
on the signature pages hereto.
or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same
manner, by such Person.
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IV.4 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or
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amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by
the Company and each of the Purchasers or, in the case of a waiver, by the party
against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No waiver of any default
with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall
be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any other
provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of
either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise
of any such right accruing to it thereafter.
IV.5 Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not
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constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect
any of the provisions hereof.
IV.6 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
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inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns.
The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder
without the prior written consent of the Purchasers. Except as set forth in
Section 3.1(a), the Purchasers may not assign this Agreement or any of the
rights or obligations hereunder without the consent of the Company. This
provision shall not limit any Purchaser's right to transfer securities or
transfer or assign rights under the Registration Rights Agreement.
IV.7 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the
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benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced
by, any other Person.
IV.8 Governing Law. The corporate laws of the State of Nevada shall govern
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all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its stockholders.
All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and
interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced
in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to
the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party hereby irrevocably
submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in
the City of New York, borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute
hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby
or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of the any of the
Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert
in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject
to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is
improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and
consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by
mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery
(with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices
to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good
and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein
shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner
permitted by law.
IV.9 Survival. The representations, warranties, agreements and covenants
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contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery and conversion or
exercise (as the case may be) of the Debentures and the Warrants.
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IV.10 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
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counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the
same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by
each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both
parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is
delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid and
binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is
executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature
page were an original thereof.
IV.11 Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions of this
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Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and
enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not
in any way be affecting or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to
agree upon a valid and enforceable provision which shall be a reasonable
substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute
provision in this Agreement.
IV.12 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights
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provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the
Purchasers will be entitled to specific performance of the obligations of the
Company under the Transaction Documents. The Company and each of the Purchasers
agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss
incurred by reason of any breach of its obligations described in the foregoing
sentence and hereby agrees to waive in any action for specific performance of
any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
IV.13 Independent Nature of Purchasers' Obligations and Rights. The
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obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document is several and not
joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser and no Purchaser shall be
responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other
Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any
Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant thereto,
shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a
joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the
Purchasers are in any way acting in concert with respect to such obligations or
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Document. Each Purchaser shall
be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without
limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other
Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to
be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
IV.14 Representation By Counsel. Each party hereto represents that it has
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been represented by counsel of its own selection in connection with the
transaction contemplated hereby. Each purchaser is relying solely on its own
due diligence conducted in connection with the contemplated transaction and the
representations and warranties of the Company.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities
Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized
signatories as of the date first indicated above.
AQUATIC CELLULOSE
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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SIGNATURE PAGE FOR PURCHASER FOLLOWS]
AJW PARTNERS, LLC
By: SMS Group, LLC
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Purchase Price for Debentures: $250,000
Address for Notice:
AJW Partners, LLC
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx X
Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
With copies to: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx &
Xxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 and (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
NEW MILLENNIUM CAPITAL PARTNERS II, LLC
By: First Street Manager II, LLC
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title:
Purchase Price for Debentures: $250,000
Address for Notice:
New Millennium Capital Partners II, LLC
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx X
Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
With copies to: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx &
Xxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 and (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
