STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
10.2
This
Stock Purchase Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of
January 24, 2008 by and between Sunovia Energy Technologies, Inc., a Nevada
corporation (“SETI”), and EPIR Technologies, Inc., an Illinois
corporation (“EPIR”).
WHEREAS,
the parties have entered into that certain Amended and Restated Research,
Development and Supply Agreement, the effectiveness of which is contingent
upon
the parties executing this Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant
to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”) and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder, SETI desires to
offer, issue and sell to EPIR (the “Offering”) 37,803,852 shares of
SETI’s common stock (“SETI Shares”), par value $0.001 per share (the
“SETI Common Stock”) (which in no event shall exceed 10% of the SETI
Common Stock then issued and outstanding), and EPIR desires to purchase from
SETI the SETI Common Stock, payment in the form of two hundred two thousand
two
hundred (202,200) shares of EPIR’s common stock (“EPIR Shares”), par
value [$0.001] per share (the “EPIR Common Stock”) (which in no event
shall exceed 10% of the EPIR Common Stock then issued and
outstanding).
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration
the
receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, SETI and EPIR agree as
follows:
A.
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Purchase
and Sale
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(1)
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing
(as defined below) SETI shall issue and sell to EPIR, and EPIR shall purchase
from SETI, the SETI Shares set forth on the EPIR signature page to this
Agreement. The Closing shall take place at the offices of SETI on the
Closing Date or at such other time as the parties may agree (the
“Closing”). “Closing Date” means the business day on
which all of the conditions set forth in Sections F.1 and F.2 hereof are
satisfied or waived, or such other date as the parties may agree.
(2) At
the Closing, EPIR shall deliver or cause to be delivered to SETI the aggregate
purchase price for the SETI Shares, in the form of the number of EPIR Shares
set
forth on the EPIR signature page to this Agreement.
(3) At
the Closing, SETI shall issue to EPIR stock certificates representing the shares
of SETI Common Stock purchased at the Closing under this
Agreement. The obligations of SETI described in the foregoing
sentence shall be a condition precedent to EPIR’s obligation to complete the
purchase of the SETI Shares as contemplated by this Agreement.
(4) At
the Closing, EPIR shall, subject to Section A.3, issue to SETI stock
certificates representing the shares of EPIR Common Stock issued at the Closing
under this Agreement.
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(5) Each
party acknowledges and agrees that the purchase of shares pursuant to the
Offering is subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
B.
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Representations
and Warranties of EPIR
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EPIR
hereby represents and warrants to
SETI as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, and agrees with SETI
as
follows:
(1) Own
Account. EPIR understands that, except as provided in Section D
hereof, the SETI Shares are “restricted securities” and have not been registered
under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring
the securities as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for
distributing or reselling such securities or any part thereof in violation
of
the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present
intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of the Securities
Act or any applicable state securities law and has no arrangement or
understanding with any other persons regarding the distribution of such
securities. At the time EPIR was offered the securities, it was, and
at the date hereof it is either: (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule
501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act or (ii)
a
“qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities
Act. By making these representations herein, EPIR is not making any
representation or agreement to hold the Securities for any minimum or other
specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the SETI Shares at any time
in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an available
exemption to the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
(2) Legends. EPIR
acknowledges that the certificates representing the SETI Shares shall bear
any
legend required by the securities laws of any state and be stamped or otherwise
imprinted with a legend substantially in the following form:
The
securities represented hereby have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws
and
neither the securities nor any interest therein may be offered, sold,
transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of except pursuant to
an
effective registration under such act or an exemption from registration,
which, in the opinion of counsel, and in a form, reasonably satisfactory
to this corporation, is available.
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At
such
time and to the extent a legend is no longer required for the SETI Shares,
SETI
will use its reasonable best efforts to, no later than three (3) trading days
following the delivery by EPIR to SETI or SETI’s transfer agent of a legended
certificate representing such SETI Shares (i) deliver or cause to be delivered
a
certificate representing such Shares that is free from the foregoing legend
or
(ii) issue such Shares to EPIR by electronic delivery at the applicable balance
account at the depository trust of EPIR’s choice.
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(3) Organization
and Qualification. EPIR is an entity duly incorporated or
otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the
jurisdiction of its incorporation, with the requisite power and authority to
own
and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently
conducted. EPIR is not in violation or default of any of the
provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation or
bylaws. EPIR is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good
standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which
the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such
qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in
good
standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result
in (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability
of
the Agreement, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations,
assets, business, prospects or financial condition of EPIR, or (iii) a material
adverse effect on EPIR’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely
basis its obligations under the Agreement (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a
“Material Adverse Effect”) and no proceeding has been instituted in any
such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit
or curtail such power and authority or qualification.
(4) Authorization;
Enforcement. EPIR has the requisite corporate power and authority
to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Agreement
and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution
and delivery of this Agreement by EPIR and the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary
action on the part of EPIR.
(5) No
Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the
Agreement by EPIR and the consummation by EPIR of the transactions contemplated
hereby do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of EPIR’s
certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or
charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event
that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result
in the creation of any lien upon any of the properties or assets of EPIR, 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 or other understanding that
would individually or in the aggregate be reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect on EPIR, or (iii) conflict with or result in a violation of
any
law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction
of any court or governmental authority to which EPIR is subject (including
federal and state securities laws and regulations) that would individually
or in
the aggregate be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on
EPIR.
(6) Further
Issuances. EPIR acknowledges that SETI will have the authority to
issue shares of SETI Common Stock, in excess of those being issued in connection
with the Offering, and that SETI may issue additional shares of Common Stock
from time to time. The issuance of additional shares of Common Stock
may cause dilution of the existing shares of SETI Common Stock and a decrease
in
the market price of such existing shares.
(7) Filings,
Consents and Approvals. EPIR is not required to obtain any
consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any
filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other
governmental authority or other person in connection with the execution,
delivery and performance by EPIR of the Agreement.
(8) Issuance
of the Securities. The EPIR Shares are duly authorized and, when
issued in accordance with the Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all liens imposed by EPIR other than
restrictions on transfer provided for in the Agreement.
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(9) Capitalization. The
authorized capital stock of EPIR consists of three million (3,000,000) shares
of
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share. As of January 24, 2008,
there were 2,022,000 shares of Common Stock and no shares of preferred
stock issued and outstanding. As of January 24, 2008, EPIR had
reserved (i) 500,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance to employees, directors
and consultants pursuant to the EPIR’s Stock Incentive Plan for Employees, of
which 75,000 shares of Common Stock are subject to outstanding, unexercised
options as of such date, and (ii) -0- shares of Common Stock for issuance
pursuant to other outstanding options and warrants to purchase Common
Stock. Other than as contemplated in this Agreement, (a) there are no
other options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments or agreements of any
character to which the EPIR is a party or by which either EPIR is bound or
obligating EPIR to issue, deliver, sell, repurchase or redeem, or cause to
be
issued, delivered, sold, repurchased or redeemed, any shares of the capital
stock of EPIR or obligating EPIR to grant, extend or enter into any such option,
warrant, call, right, commitment or agreement and (b) the issuance and sale
of
the EPIR Shares contemplated hereby will not give rise to any preemptive rights,
rights of first refusal or other similar rights on behalf of any
person.
(10) Litigation. There
is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation
pending or, to the knowledge of EPIR, threatened against or affecting EPIR
or
any of its respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator,
governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority, which, if
adversely determined, would individually or in the aggregate be reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on EPIR.
(11) Title
to Assets. EPIR has good and marketable title in fee simple to
all real property owned by them that is material to the business of EPIR and
good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is
material to the business of EPIR and the subsidiaries, in each case free and
clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do not materially affect the value
of
such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed
to
be made of such property by EPIR and the subsidiaries and Liens for the payment
of federal, state or other taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent
nor
subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under
lease by EPIR and the subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting
and
enforceable leases of which EPIR and the subsidiaries are in compliance in
all
material respects.
(12) Transfer
Taxes. On the Closing Date, all stock transfer or other taxes
(other than income or similar taxes) which are required to be paid in connection
with the sale and transfer of the SETI Shares to be sold to EPIR hereunder
will
be, or will have been, fully paid or provided for by SETI, and all laws imposing
such taxes will be or will have been complied with.
(13) Investment
Company. EPIR is not an “investment company” within the meaning
of such term under the Investment Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and
regulations of the SEC thereunder.
C.
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Representations
and Warranties of SETI
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Except
as set forth in the SEC Reports
(defined below), SETI hereby makes the following representations and warranties
to EPIR:
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(1) Own
Account. SETI understands that the EPIR Shares are “restricted
securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any
applicable state securities law and is acquiring the securities as principal
for
its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such
securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any
applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any
of
such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state
securities law and has no arrangement or understanding with any other persons
regarding the distribution of such securities. At the time SETI was
offered the securities, it was, and at the date hereof it is either: (i) an
“accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or
(a)(8) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as
defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act. By making these
representations herein, SETI is not making any representation or agreement
to
hold 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 available exemption to the registration
requirements of the Securities Act.
(2) Legends. SETI
acknowledges that the certificates representing the EPIR Shares shall bear
any
legend required by the securities laws of any state and be stamped or otherwise
imprinted with a legend substantially in the following form:
The
securities represented hereby have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any
state
securities laws and neither the securities nor any interest therein
may be
offered, sold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of except
pursuant to an effective registration under such act or an exemption
from
registration, which, in the opinion of counsel, and in a form,
reasonably
satisfactory to this corporation, is available.
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(3) Organization
and Qualification. SETI is an entity duly incorporated or
otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the
jurisdiction of its incorporation, with the requisite power and authority to
own
and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently
conducted. SETI is not in violation or default of any of the
provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation or
bylaws. SETI is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good
standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which
the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such
qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in
good
standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result
in (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability
of
the Agreement, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations,
assets, business, prospects or financial condition of SETI, or (iii) a material
adverse effect on SETI’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely
basis its obligations under the Agreement (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a
“Material Adverse Effect”) and no proceeding has been instituted in any
such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit
or curtail such power and authority or qualification.
(4) Authorization;
Enforcement. SETI has the requisite corporate power and authority
to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Agreement
and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution
and delivery of this Agreement by SETI and the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary
action on the part of SETI.
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(5) No
Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the
Agreement by SETI and the consummation by SETI of the transactions contemplated
hereby do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of SETI’s
certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or
charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event
that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result
in the creation of any lien upon any of the properties or assets of SETI, 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 or other understanding that
would individually or in the aggregate be reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect on SETI, or (iii) conflict with or result in a violation of
any
law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction
of any court or governmental authority to which SETI is subject (including
federal and state securities laws and regulations) that would individually
or in
the aggregate be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on
SETI.
(6) Further
Issuances. SETI acknowledges that EPIR will have the authority to
issue shares of EPIR Common Stock, in excess of those being issued in connection
with the Offering, and that EPIR may issue additional shares of Common Stock
from time to time. The issuance of additional shares of Common Stock
may cause dilution of the existing shares of EPIR Common Stock and a decrease
in
the market price of such existing shares.
(7) Filings,
Consents and Approvals. SETI is not required to obtain any
consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any
filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other
governmental authority or other person in connection with the execution,
delivery and performance by SETI of the Agreement, except such post-Closing
filings as may be required to be made with the SEC, and with any state or
foreign blue sky or securities regulatory authority, or as would not be
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on SETI. SETI is
not in violation of the listing requirements of the OTCBB in any material
respect and has no knowledge of any facts that would reasonably lead to
delisting or suspension of the SETI Common Stock in the foreseeable
future. SETI has secured the listing of the SETI Shares on each
over-the-counter market upon which shares of Common Stock are currently listed
(subject to official notice of issuance).
(8) Issuance
of the Securities. The SETI Shares are duly authorized and, when
issued in accordance with the Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all liens imposed by SETI other than
restrictions on transfer provided for in the Agreement.
(9) Capitalization. The
authorized capital stock of SETI consists of 296,257,941 shares of Common Stock,
par value [$0.001] per share. As of January 24, 2008, there were
296,257,941 shares of Common Stock and no shares of preferred stock issued
and outstanding. As of January 24, 2008, SETI had reserved (i)
31,448,075 shares of Common Stock for issuance to employees, directors and
consultants pursuant to SETI’s various arrangements with such employees,
directos and consultants, and (ii) no shares of Common Stock for issuance
pursuant to other outstanding options and warrants to purchase Common
Stock. Other than as contemplated in this Agreement, (a) there are no
other options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments or agreements of any
character to which SETI is a party or by which either SETI is bound or
obligating SETI to issue, deliver, sell, repurchase or redeem, or cause to
be
issued, delivered, sold, repurchased or redeemed, any shares of the capital
stock of SETI or obligating SETI to grant, extend or enter into any such option,
warrant, call, right, commitment or agreement and (b) the issuance and sale
of
SETI Shares contemplated hereby will not give rise to any preemptive rights,
rights of first refusal or other similar rights on behalf of any person, except
for (I) 50,332,500 shares of common stock that the Company has sold but has
yet
to issue under a private placement dated December 17, 2008 and (II) up to 500
million shares of common stock that may be issued in connection with SETI’s
stock incentive plan as discussed between SETI and EPIR.
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(10) Litigation. There
is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation
pending or, to the knowledge of SETI, threatened against or affecting SETI
or
any of its respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator,
governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority, which, if
adversely determined, would individually or in the aggregate be reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on SETI. Neither SETI nor
any subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof (in his or her capacity
as
such), is or has been the subject of any action involving a claim or violation
of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach
of
fiduciary duty, except as specifically disclosed in the SEC
Reports. The SEC has not issued any stop order or other order
suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by SETI or
any
subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
(11) Title
to Assets. SETI has good and marketable title in fee simple to
all real property owned by them that is material to the business of SETI and
good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is
material to the business of SETI and the subsidiaries, in each case free and
clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do not materially affect the value
of
such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed
to
be made of such property by SETI and the subsidiaries and Liens for the payment
of federal, state or other taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent
nor
subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under
lease by SETI and the subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting
and
enforceable leases of which SETI and the subsidiaries are in compliance in
all
material respects.
(12) Transfer
Taxes. On the Closing Date, all stock transfer or other taxes
(other than income or similar taxes) which are required to be paid in connection
with the sale and transfer of the SETI Shares to be sold to EPIR hereunder
will
be, or will have been, fully paid or provided for by SETI, and all laws imposing
such taxes will be or will have been complied with.
(13) Investment
Company. SETI is not an “investment company” within the meaning
of such term under the Investment Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and
regulations of the SEC thereunder.
(14) Accuracy
of Reports. All reports required to be filed by SETI during the
two years preceding the date hereof (the “SEC Reports”) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), have
been timely filed with the SEC, complied at the time of filing in all material
respects with the requirements of their respective forms and, except to the
extent any such SEC Report has been updated or superseded prior to the date
of
this Agreement by any subsequently filed report, were complete and correct
in
all material respects as of the dates at which the information was furnished,
and contained (as of such dates) no untrue statements of a material fact nor
omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not
misleading. None of the statements made in any such SEC Report 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 made
prior
to the date hereof). As of their respective dates, the financial
statements of SETI included in the SEC Reports complied in all material respects
with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations
of the SEC with respect thereto in effect as of the time of filing.
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(15) Absence
of Certain Changes. Since the date of SETI’s financial statements
in the latest of the SEC Reports, (i) there has not occurred any undisclosed
event that individually or in the aggregate has caused a Material Adverse Effect
or any occurrence, circumstance or combination thereof that reasonably would
be
likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) SETI has not incurred any
liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued
expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and (B) liabilities that
would not be required to be reflected in SETI's financial statements pursuant
to
GAAP or that would not be required to be disclosed in filings made with the
Commission, (iii) SETI has not (A) declared or paid any dividends, (B) amended
or changed the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of SETI or its
subsidiaries, or (C) altered its method of accounting or the identity of its
auditors and (iv) SETI has not made a material change in officer compensation
except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice.
(16) Transactions
with Affiliates. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of
the officers or directors of SETI has entered into any transaction with SETI
that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation
S-K.
(17) Intellectual
Property Rights and Licenses. SETI owns or possesses adequate
rights to use, any and all information, know-how, trade secrets, inventions,
patents, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, service names,
domain names, software, formulae, methods, processes, works of authorship,
mask
works, data and databases, and other proprietary rights and intellectual
property of any kind throughout the world (collectively, "Intellectual
Property") that are of a such nature and significance to the business that
the
failure to own or have the right to use such items individually or in the
aggregate would have a Material Adverse Effect. To SETI’s knowledge,
neither the use of SETI's Intellectual Property, nor the operation of SETI’s
businesses, nor SETI's products or services, is infringing, misappropriating
or
conflicting with, or has infringed, misappropriated or conflicted with any
Intellectual Property of others, and SETI has received no notice or claim of
any
of the foregoing. To SETI's knowledge, no third party is infringing,
misappropriating or conflicting with material Intellectual Property of
SETI. All payments have been duly made by SETI that are necessary to
maintain its rights in material Intellectual Property in force. No
claims have been made, and to SETI’s knowledge, no claims are threatened, that
challenge the validity or scope of any material Intellectual Property of
SETI. SETI and each of its subsidiaries have taken reasonable steps
to obtain and maintain in force all licenses and other permissions under
Intellectual Property of third parties necessary to conduct their businesses
as
heretofore conducted by them, and now being conducted by them, and SETI and
each
of its subsidiaries are not or have not been in material breach of any such
license or other permission.
(18) No
Integrated Offering. Neither SETI, nor, to its knowledge, any of
its affiliates or other person acting on SETI’s behalf has, directly or
indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers
to
buy any security under circumstances that would cause the Offering of the SETI
Shares to be integrated with prior offerings by SETI for purposes of the
Securities Act, when integration would cause the Offering not to be exempt
from
the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act.
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(19) No
General Solicitation. Neither SETI nor, to its knowledge, any
person acting on behalf of SETI, has offered or sold any of the SETI Shares
by
any form of “general solicitation” within the meaning of Rule 502 under the
Securities Act. To the knowledge of SETI, no person acting on its
behalf has offered the SETI Shares for sale other than to EPIR and certain
other
“accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities
Act.
(20) No
Registration. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and
warranties made by, and compliance with the covenants of, EPIR in Section B
hereof, no registration of the SETI Shares under the Securities Act is required
in connection with the offer and sale of the SETO Shares by SETI to
EPIR.
(21) Disclosure. To
SETI’s knowledge, no material event or circumstance has occurred or information
exists with respect to SETI or its business, properties, operations or financial
conditions, which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public
disclosure or announcement by SETI but which has not been so publicly announced
or disclosed.
(22) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act of 2002. SETI is in compliance with all applicable provisions
of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and all rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, except where such noncompliance would not have, individually or
in
the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(23) Certain
Fees. Other than fees payable to a placement agent, no brokers’,
finders’ or financial advisory fees or commissions will be payable by SETI with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(24) Material
Agreements. All material agreements to which SETI is a party or
to which its property or assets are subject that are required to be filed as
exhibits to the SEC Reports under Item 601 of Regulation S-K are included as
part of, or specifically identified in, the SEC Reports. SETI has not
received any notice of default by SETI, and, to SETI’s knowledge, SETI is not in
default under, any such material agreement now in effect, the result of which
would individually or in the aggregate be reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
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D.
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Registration
Rights
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(1) Certain
Definitions. For purposes of this Section D, the following terms
shall have the meanings ascribed to them below.
(a) “Prospectus”
means the prospectus included in the Registration Statement (including, without
limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from
a
prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance
upon
Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented
by
any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the Offering of any
portion of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement,
and
all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective
amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
(b) “Registerable
Securities” shall mean any SETI Shares issued or issuable pursuant to the
Offering Documents together with any securities issued or issuable upon any
stock split, dividend or other distribution, adjustment, recapitalization or
similar event with respect to the foregoing.
(c) “Registration
Statement” means the registration statement required to be filed under this
Section D, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such
registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective
amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference
or
deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration
statement.
(2) Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification
by the SETI. SETI agrees to indemnify and hold harmless EPIR, the
partners, members, officers and directors of EPIR and each person who controls
EPIR within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of
the
Exchange Act, from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to
which they may become subject (under the Securities Act or otherwise) insofar
as
such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings in
respect thereof) arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration
Statement for EPIR’s common stock or any omission or alleged omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading or arise out of any failure by SETI to fulfill any undertaking
included in such Registration Statement and SETI will, as incurred, reimburse
EPIR and each of its partner, member, officer, director or controlling person
for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, defending
or preparing to defend any such action, proceeding or claim; provided, however,
that SETI shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that such loss,
claim, damage or liability (collectively, “Losses”) arises out of, or is
based upon, an untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or
omission made in such Registration Statement in reliance upon written
information furnished to SETI by or on behalf of EPIR or each of its partner,
member, officer, director or controlling person specifically for use in
preparation of the Registration Statement or any breach of this Agreement by
EPIR.
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(b) Indemnification
by EPIR. EPIR, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless SETI (and each person, if any, who controls SETI within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act,
each officer of SETI who signs the Registration Statement and each director
of
the SETI), from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which
SETI (or any such officer, director or controlling person) may become subject
(under the Securities Act or otherwise), insofar as such losses, claims, damages
or liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) arise out of,
or
are based upon, any material breach of this Agreement by EPIR or any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
Registration Statement or any omission or alleged omission to state therein
a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading in each case, on the effective date thereof, if, and to the extent,
such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission was
made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished
by or
on behalf of EPIR specifically for use in preparation of the Registration
Statement, and EPIR will reimburse SETI (and each of its officers, directors
or
controlling persons) for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in
investigating, defending or preparing to defend any such action, proceeding
or
claim; provided, however, that in no event shall any indemnity under this
Paragraph 5(b) be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds
(net
of (i) the purchase price of the Registrable Securities included in the
Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation and (ii)
the amount of any damages EPIR has otherwise been required to pay by reason
of
such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission)
received by EPIR upon the sale of such Registrable Securities.
(c) Conduct
of Indemnification Proceedings. If any Proceeding shall be
brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an
“Indemnified Party”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the
Person from whom indemnity is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) in
writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate therein,
and to the extent that it shall wish, assume the defense thereof, including
the
employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and
the
payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense
thereof. After notice from the Indemnifying Party to such Indemnified
Party of its election to assume the defense thereof, such Indemnifying Party
shall not be liable to such Indemnifying Party for any legal expenses
subsequently incurred by Indemnified Party in connection with the defense
thereof. An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate
counsel in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but
the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such
Indemnified Party or Parties. If there exists or shall exist a
conflict of interest that would make it inappropriate in the reasonable judgment
of the Indemnified Party for the same counsel to represent both the Indemnified
Party and such Indemnifying Party or any affiliate or associate thereof, the
Indemnified Party shall be entitled to retain its own counsel at the expense
of
such Indemnifying Party; provided, further, that no Indemnifying Party be
responsible for the fees and expense of more than one separate counsel for
all
Indemnified Parties. The Indemnifying Party shall not settle an action without
the consent of the Indemnified Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such
Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter
of
such Proceeding. All reasonable fees and expenses of the Indemnified
Party (including reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in
connection with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner
not inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party,
as
incurred, within ten trading days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying
Party (regardless of whether it is ultimately determined that an Indemnified
Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder; provided, that the
Indemnifying Party may require such Indemnified Party to undertake to reimburse
all such fees and expenses to the extent it is finally judicially determined
that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification
hereunder).
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(d) Contribution. If
a claim for indemnification under Paragraph (5)(a) or (b) is unavailable to
an
Indemnified Party (by reason of public policy or otherwise), then each
Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result
of such Losses, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the
actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such
Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to,
among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission
of a
material fact, has been taken or made by, or related to information supplied
by,
such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party
as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations
set forth in Paragraph (5)(c), any reasonable attorneys’ or other reasonable
fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to
the
extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if
the
indemnification provided for in this Paragraph 5(d) was available to such party
in accordance with its terms.
(3) Piggy-Back
Registrations. If at any time that SETI shall determine to
prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement relating to an offering
for its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any
of
its equity securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated
under the Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity
securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity
or business or equity securities issuable in connection with stock option or
other employee benefit plans, then SETI shall send to EPIR written notice of
such determination and if, within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such
notice, EPIR shall so request in writing, SETI shall include in such
registration statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities t EPIR
requests to be registered.
(9) Rule
144. Until such time as the Registrable Securities are eligible
for resale pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act, SETI agrees with
each holder of Registrable Securities to:
(a) comply
with the requirements of Rule 144(c) under the Securities Act with respect
to
current public information about the SETI;
(b) to
file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required
of
SETI under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at any time it is subject
to
such reporting requirements); and
(c) furnish
to any holder of Registrable Securities upon request (i) a written statement
by
SETI as to its compliance with the requirements of said Rule 144(c) and the
reporting requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at any time
it is subject to such reporting requirements), (ii) a copy of the most recent
annual or quarterly report of SETI, and (iii) such other reports and documents
of SETI as such holder may reasonably request to avail itself of any similar
rule or regulation of the SEC allowing it to sell any such securities without
registration.
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(1) SETI,
on
or before the Closing Date, shall take such action as SETI shall reasonably
determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for or to qualify the
SETI Shares for sale to EPIR at the 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). SETI shall make all
filings and reports relating to the offer and sale of the SETI Shares required
under applicable securities or "Blue Sky" laws of the states of the United
States following the Closing Date.
(2) Other
than pursuant to the Registration Statement, prior to the date that the SETI
shares are eligible for sale under 144, SETI may not file any registration
statement (other than on Form S-8) with the SEC with respect to any securities
of SETI.
(3) SETI
will
not sell, offer to sell, solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect
of any “security” (as defined in the Securities Act) that is or could be
integrated with the sale of the SETI Shares in a manner that would require
the
registration of the SETI Shares under the Securities Act.
(4) As
long
as EPIR owns the SETI Shares, SETI covenants (i) to timely file (or obtain
extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period)
all
reports required to be filed by SETI after the date hereof pursuant to the
Exchange Act (ii) maintain compliance with all applicable provisions of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
except where noncompliance would not have, individually or in the aggregate,
a
Material Adverse Effect. During the Effectiveness Period, as long as
EPIR owns SETI Shares, if SETI is not required to file reports pursuant to
such
laws, it will prepare and furnish to EPIR and make publicly available in
accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for EPIR to sell
the
SETI Shares under Rule 144. SETI further covenants that it will take such
further action during the Effectiveness Period as EPIR may reasonably request,
all to the extent required from time to time to enable EPIR to sell the SETI
Shares without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation
of
the exemptions provided by Rule 144.
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(1) Conditions
Precedent to the Obligations of EPIR to Purchase Securities. The
obligation of EPIR to acquire SETI Shares at the Closing is subject to the
satisfaction or waiver by EPIR, at or before the Closing, of each of the
following conditions:
(a) The
representations and warranties of SETI contained herein shall be true and
correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing
as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that such
representation or warranty speaks of an earlier date, in which case such
representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects
as though made on and as of the Closing Date;
(b) SETI
shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with
all
covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Offering Documents to
be
performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the
Closing;
(c) No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by the Offering Documents;
(d) Since
the date of execution of this Agreement, no event or series of events shall
have
occurred that reasonably could have or result in a Material Adverse
Effect;
(e) Trading
in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC or OTCBB (except
for any suspensions of trading of limited duration agreed to by SETI) at any
time since the date of execution of this Agreement, and the SETI Common Stock
shall have been at all times since such date listed for trading on
OTCBB;
(f) SETI
shall have delivered the items required to be delivered by SETI in accordance
with Section A.4;
(g) This
Agreement shall not have been terminated as to EPIR in accordance with Section
F.3.
(2) Conditions
Precedent to the Obligations of SETI to sell SETI Shares. The
obligation of SETI to sell SETI Shares at the Closing is subject to the
satisfaction or waiver by SETI, at or before the Closing, of each of the
following conditions:
(a) The
representations and warranties of EPIR contained herein shall be true and
correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing
Date as though made on and as of such date;
(b) EPIR
shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with
all
covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Offering Documents to
be
performed, satisfied or complied with by EPIR at or prior to the
Closing;
(c) No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by the Offering Documents;
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(d) Since
the date of execution of this Agreement, no event or series of events shall
have
occurred that reasonably could have or result in a Material Adverse
Effect;
(e) EPIR
shall have delivered its Investment Amount in accordance with Section
A.2;
(f) This
Agreement shall not have been terminated as to SETI in accordance with Section
F.3.
(3) This
Agreement may be terminated prior to Closing:
(a) by
written agreement of EPIR and SETI; and
(b) by
SETI or EPIR upon written notice to the other, if the Closing shall not have
taken place on or before January 24, 2008; provided, that the right to terminate
this Agreement under this Section F.3 shall not be available to any party whose
failure to comply with its obligations under this Agreement has been the cause
of or resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such
time.
Upon
a termination in accordance with
this Section F.3, SETI and EPIR shall not have any further obligation or
liability (including as arising from such termination) to the
other.
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(1) All
pronouns and any variations thereof used herein shall be deemed to refer to
the
masculine, feminine, singular or plural, as identity of the person or persons
may require.
(2) All
notices hereunder shall be delivered by facsimile, and by overnight delivery
(with signature required) with a reputable overnight delivery service, to the
following address of the respective parties:
(i) if
to
SETI, to it at:
6400
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Fax:
000
000 0000
Phone:
000 000 0000
or
such other address as it shall have
specified to EPIR in writing.
if
to
EPIR, to it at:
EPIR
Technologies, Inc.
590
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx
X
Xxxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Fax:
000 000 0000
Phone:
000 000 0000
or
such other address as it shall have
specified to SETI in writing.
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(3) Failure
of either party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or any
other agreement between SETI and EPIR, or otherwise, or delay by either party
in
exercising such right or remedy, will not operate as a waiver
thereof. No provision hereof may be waived other than by an
instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is
sought.
(4) This
Agreement shall be construed according to the laws of the State of Illinois,
other than such laws, rules, regulations and case law which would result in
the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of
Illinois.
(5) If
any
provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable under any
applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed modified
to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any provision hereof
that may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of any other provisions hereof.
(6) The
parties understand and agree that, unless provided otherwise herein, money
damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of the Agreement by
SETI
or EPIR and that the party against which such breach is committed shall be
entitled to equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance,
as
a remedy for any such breach. Such remedies shall not, unless
provided otherwise herein, be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for a breach
by either party of the Agreement but shall be in addition to all other remedies
available at law or equity to the party against which such breach is
committed.
(7) This
Agreement, together with the agreements and documents executed and delivered
in
connection with this Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement between the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(8) This
Agreement may be signed in two or more counterparts, each of which will be
deemed an original but all of which will constitute the same
instrument.
(9) The
headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form
part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
(10) This
Agreement and the other Offering Documents (including any schedules and exhibits
hereto and thereto) supersede all other prior oral or written agreements between
EPIR, SETI, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect
to
the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement and other Offering Documents
(including any schedules and exhibits hereto and thereto) 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 SETI nor EPIR makes any representation, warranty,
covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters.
(11) No
provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by an instrument in
writing signed by SETI and EPIR.
(12) The
representations and warranties of the parties contained herein or in any other
agreements or documents executed in connection herewith shall survive the
Closing for a period of 12 months regardless of any investigation made at any
time by any party.
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(13) 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 any 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.
SIGNATURE
PAGE
EPIR
hereby agrees to purchase the
number of SETI Shares, in exchange for the Investment Amount, as set forth
below, and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
EPIR
1. Investment
Amount: [202,200 EPIR Shares]
2. Number
of SETI Shares Purchased: [37,803,852 SETI Shares]
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