EXHIBIT 10.73
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT"), dated as of
November 10, 2006, by and among U.S. HELICOPTER CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation (the "COMPANY"), and the Buyers listed on Schedule I attached hereto
(individually, a "BUYER" or collectively "BUYERS").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Company and the Buyer(s) are executing and delivering this
Agreement in reliance upon an exemption from securities registration pursuant to
Section 4(2) and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D ("REGULATION D") as promulgated by
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "SECURITIES ACT");
WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer(s),
as provided herein, and the Buyer(s) shall purchase up to Two Million Seven
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,750,000) of secured convertible debentures
(the "CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES"), which shall be convertible into shares of the
Company's common stock, par value $0.001 (the "COMMON STOCK") (as converted, the
"CONVERSION SHARES") which shall be funded on or before November 30, 2006 (the
"FUNDING DATE") for a total purchase price of up to Two Million Seven Hundred
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,750,000), (the "PURCHASE PRICE") in the respective
amounts set forth opposite each Buyer(s) name on Schedule I (the "SUBSCRIPTION
AMOUNT");
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights
Agreement (the "INVESTOR REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT") pursuant to which the
Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities
Act and the rules and regulations promulgated there under, and applicable state
securities laws and file a registration statement (the "REGISTRATION STATEMENT")
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC");
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Company and the Buyers are executing
and delivering an Amended and Restated Security Agreement (the "SECURITY
AGREEMENT") pursuant to which the Company agreed to extend the Buyers security
interest which was originally created in connection with a loan made to the
Company by the Buyers in the in Pledged Property (as this term is defined in the
each Security Agreement) to secure all the Company's obligations to the Buyers,
which shall include all obligations to the Buyers created in this Agreement and
the Convertible Debentures issued in connection herewith;
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering Irrevocable Transfer
Agent Instructions (the "IRREVOCABLE TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS")
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and other
agreements contained in this Agreement the Company and the Buyer(s) hereby agree
as follows:
1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES.
(a) PURCHASE OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES. Subject to the
satisfaction (or waiver) of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each
Buyer agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase and the Company agrees to
sell and issue to each Buyer, severally and not jointly, Convertible Debentures
in amounts corresponding with the Subscription Amount set forth opposite each
Buyer's name on Schedule I hereto.
(b) CLOSING DATE. The Closing of the purchase and sale of the
Convertible Debentures shall take place at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on
November 10, 2006 (the "CLOSING DATE"), subject to notification of satisfaction
of the conditions to the Closing set forth herein and in Sections 6 and 7 below
(or such other date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s)) on
or before the Funding Date. The Closing shall occur on the Closing Date at the
offices of Yorkville Advisors, LLC, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxxxx 00000 (or such other place as is mutually agreed to by the Company
and the Buyer(s)).
(c) FORM OF PAYMENT. Subject to the satisfaction of the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, on or before the Funding Date, (i) the Buyers
shall deliver to the Company such aggregate proceeds for the Convertible
Debentures to be issued and sold to such Buyer(s), minus the fees to be paid
directly from the proceeds of the Closings as set forth herein, and (ii) the
Company shall deliver to each Buyer, Convertible Debentures which such Buyer(s)
is purchasing in amounts indicated opposite such Buyer's name on Schedule I,
duly executed on behalf of the Company.
2. BUYER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
Each Buyer represents and warrants, severally and not jointly, that:
(a) INVESTMENT PURPOSE. Each Buyer is acquiring the
Convertible Debentures and, upon conversion of Convertible Debentures, the Buyer
will acquire the Conversion Shares then issuable, for its own account for
investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with,
the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or
exempted under the Securities Act; and has no present or contemplated agreement,
undertaking, arrangement, obligation, indebtedness or commitment providing for
the disposition thereof; provided, however, that by making the representations
herein, such Buyer reserves the right to dispose of the Conversion Shares at any
time in accordance with or pursuant to an effective registration statement
covering such Conversion Shares or an available exemption under the Securities
Act.
(b) ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS. Each Buyer is an "ACCREDITED
INVESTOR" as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D.
(c) RELIANCE ON EXEMPTIONS. Each Buyer understands that the
Convertible Debentures are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific
exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state
securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and
accuracy of, and such Buyer's compliance with, the representations, warranties,
agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Buyer set forth herein in
order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of
such Buyer to acquire such securities.
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(d) INFORMATION. Each Buyer and its advisors (and his or, its
counsel), if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the
business, finances and operations of the Company and information he deemed
material to making an informed investment decision regarding his purchase of the
Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares, which have been requested by
such Buyer. Each Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the
opportunity to ask questions of the Company and its management. Neither such
inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by such Buyer or
its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect such
Buyer's right to rely on the Company's representations and warranties contained
in Section 3 below. Each Buyer understands that its investment in the
Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares involves a high degree of risk
and each Buyer has the financial wherewithal to lose its entire investment and
understands that it could lose its entire investment. Each Buyer is in a
position regarding the Company, which, based upon employment, family
relationship or economic bargaining power, enabled and enables such Buyer to
obtain information from the Company in order to evaluate the merits and risks of
this investment. Each Buyer has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice, as
it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect
to its acquisition of the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares.
(e) NO GOVERNMENTAL REVIEW. Each Buyer understands that no
United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental
agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the
Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares, or the fairness or suitability
of the investment in the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares, nor
have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the
Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares. Each Buyer understands and
acknowledges that the Company has undertaken and will undertake no efforts to
comply with any laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States relating to
the issuance and sale of its securities except as may be provided herein.
(f) TRANSFER OR RESALE. Each Buyer understands that except as
provided in the Investor Registration Rights Agreement: (i) the Convertible
Debentures have not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act
or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or
transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, or (B) such Buyer
shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, in a generally
acceptable form, to the effect that such securities to be sold, assigned or
transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from
such registration requirements; (ii) any sale of such securities made in
reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or a successor rule thereto)
("RULE 144") may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and
further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of such securities under
circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made)
may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the Securities
Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the Securities Act
or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the
Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register such securities
under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the
terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder. The Company reserves the right
to place stop transfer instructions against the shares and certificates for the
Conversion Shares.
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(g) LEGENDS. Each Buyer understands that the certificates or
other instruments representing the Convertible Debentures and or the Conversion
Shares shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and
a stop transfer order may be placed against transfer of such stock
certificates):
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN
ACQUIRED SOLELY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW
TOWARD RESALE AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD,
TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS,
OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company within two (2)
business days shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of the
Conversion Shares upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by
state securities laws, (i) in connection with a sale transaction, provided the
Conversion Shares are registered under the Securities Act or (ii) in connection
with a sale transaction, after such holder provides the Company with an opinion
of counsel, which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for
opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public
sale, assignment or transfer of the Conversion Shares may be made without
registration under the Securities Act.
(h) AUTHORIZATION, ENFORCEMENT. This Agreement and all related
agreements are within Buyer's corporate power and have been duly and validly
authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of such Buyer and each is a valid
and binding agreement of such Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms,
except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and
other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of
applicable creditors' rights and remedies.
(i) RECEIPT OF DOCUMENTS. Each Buyer and his or its counsel
has received and read in their entirety: (i) this Agreement and each
representation, warranty and covenant set forth herein and the Transaction
Documents (as defined herein); (ii) all due diligence and other information
necessary to verify the accuracy and completeness of such representations,
warranties and covenants; (iii) the Company's Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2005; (iv) the Company's Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter
ended June 30, 2006; (v) the Company's Form 8-Ks filed with the SEC on December
23, 2005, February 13, 2006, February 23, 2006, April 6, 2006 and October 25,
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2006; and (vi) answers to all questions each Buyer submitted to the Company
regarding an investment in the Company; and each Buyer has relied on the
information contained therein and has not been furnished any other documents,
literature, memorandum or prospectus. Buyer acknowledges and agrees that the
Company's representations and warranties are limited to exclusively those
expressly stated in this Agreement and exclude any and all statements made in
any other business plan, prospectus, projections, memorandum or other document
or in any oral communication.
(j) DUE FORMATION OF CORPORATE AND OTHER BUYERS. If the
Buyer(s) is a corporation, trust, partnership or other entity that is not an
individual person, it has been formed and validly exists and is in good standing
in its jurisdiction of formation and has not been organized for the specific
purpose of purchasing the Convertible Debentures and is not prohibited from
doing so.
(k) NO LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE COMPANY. Each Buyer acknowledges,
that it had the opportunity to review this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement with his or its own legal counsel and investment
and tax advisors. Each Buyer is relying solely on such counsel and advisors and
not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its
representatives or agents for legal, tax or investment advice with respect to
this investment, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the
securities laws of any jurisdiction.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The Company represents and warrants as of the date hereof to each of
the Buyers that, except as set forth in the SEC Documents (as defined herein) or
in the Disclosure Schedule attached hereto (the "DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE"):
(a) ORGANIZATION AND QUALIFICATION. The Company is a
corporation duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws
of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, and has the requisite corporate
power to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted.
The Company has no subsidiaries. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign
corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in
which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification
necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in
good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Company.
(b) AUTHORIZATION, ENFORCEMENT, COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER
INSTRUMENTS. (i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to
enter into and perform this Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Investor
Registration Rights Agreement, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Agreement, and any
related agreements (collectively the "TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS") and to issue the
Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares in accordance with the terms
hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents
by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the
Convertible Debentures. the Conversion Shares and the reservation for issuance
and the issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion or exercise
thereof, have been duly authorized by the Company's Board of Directors and no
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further consent or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of
Directors or its stockholders, (iii) the Transaction Documents have been duly
executed and delivered by the Company, (iv) the Transaction Documents constitute
the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company
in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or
affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors' rights and remedies. The
authorized officer of the Company executing the Transaction Documents knows of
no reason why the Company cannot file the registration statement as required
under the Investor Registration Rights Agreement or perform any of the Company's
other obligations under such documents.
(c) CAPITALIZATION. The authorized capital stock of the
Company consists of 95,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 1,500,000 shares of
Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 ("PREFERRED STOCK") of which 35,449,931 shares
of Common Stock and 47,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock are issued and
outstanding. All of such outstanding shares have been validly issued and are
fully paid and nonassessable. Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule, no
shares of Common Stock are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar
rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company. Except
as disclosed in the SEC Documents or the Disclosure Schedule and immediately
preceding the Closing, as of the date of this Agreement, (i) there are no
outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights
convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which
the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue
additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any
character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any
shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (collectively,
"ADDITIONAL SECURITIES"), (ii) there are no outstanding debt securities and
(iii) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of
its subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities
under the Securities Act (except pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement)
and (iv) there are no outstanding registration statements and there are no
outstanding comment letters from the SEC or any other regulatory agency. There
are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions
that will be triggered by the issuance of the Convertible Debentures as
described in this Agreement. The Company has furnished to the Buyer true and
correct copies of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as
in effect on the date hereof (the "CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION"), and the
Company's By-laws, as in effect on the date hereof (the "BY-LAWS"), and the
terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock and the
material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto other than stock
options issued to employees and consultants.
(d) ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES. The Convertible Debentures are
duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be
duly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, are free from all taxes, liens and
charges with respect to the issue thereof. The Conversion Shares issuable upon
conversion of the Convertible Debentures have been duly authorized and reserved
for issuance. Upon conversion or exercise in accordance with the Convertible
Debentures the Conversion Shares will be duly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
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(e) NO CONFLICTS. Except as disclosed in the Disclosure
Schedule, the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents
by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not (i) result in a violation of the Certificate of
Incorporation, any certificate of designations of any outstanding series of
preferred stock of the Company or the By-laws or (ii) materially conflict with
or constitute a material default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time
or both would become a material default) under, or give to others any rights of
termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement,
indenture or instrument to which the Company is a party, or result in a material
violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including
federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Company or
by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected. Except as
disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not in violation of any
term of or in default under its Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws or its
organizational charter or by-laws, respectively, or material violation of any
material contract, agreement, mortgage, indebtedness, indenture, instrument,
judgment, decree or order or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the
Company. The business of the Company is not being conducted, and shall not be
conducted in material violation of any material law, ordinance, or regulation of
any governmental entity. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement
and as required under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities
laws, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order
of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in
order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or
contemplated by this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement in
accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. Except as disclosed in the
Disclosure Schedule, all consents, authorizations, orders, filings and
registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding
sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof. The
Company is unaware of any facts or circumstance, which might give rise to any of
the foregoing.
(f) SEC DOCUMENTS: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Since September 2,
2005, the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other
documents required to be filed by it with the SEC under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "EXCHANGE ACT") (all of the foregoing filed prior
to the date hereof or amended after the date hereof and all exhibits included
therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and any prospectuses that
are current as of the date hereof, and documents incorporated by reference
therein, being hereinafter referred to as the "SEC DOCUMENTS"). The Company has
delivered to the Buyers or their representatives, or made available through the
SEC's website at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx., true and complete copies of the SEC
Documents. As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company
disclosed in the SEC Documents (the "FINANCIAL STATEMENTS") complied as to form
in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the
published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may
be otherwise indicated in such Financial Statements or the notes thereto, or
(ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude
footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and, fairly present in all
material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof
and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended
(subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit
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adjustments). No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to
the Buyer which is not included in the SEC Documents, including, without
limitation, information referred to in this Agreement, contains any untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading.
(g) 10(B)-5. The SEC Documents do not include any untrue
statements of material fact, nor do they omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein necessary to make the statements made, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(h) ABSENCE OF LITIGATION. There is no action, suit,
proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board,
government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending against or
affecting the Company or the Common Stock wherein an unfavorable decision,
ruling or finding would (i) have a material adverse effect on the transactions
contemplated hereby (ii) adversely affect the validity or enforceability of, or
the authority or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under, this
Agreement or any of the documents contemplated herein, or (iii) have a material
adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, financial condition or
results of operations of the Company.
(i) ACKNOWLEDGMENT REGARDING BUYER'S PURCHASE OF THE
CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer(s) is
acting solely in the capacity of an arm's length purchaser with respect to this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further
acknowledges that the Buyer(s) is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary
of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby and any advice given by the Buyer(s) or any
of their respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby is merely incidental to such Buyer's
purchase of the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares. The Company
further represents to the Buyer that the Company's decision to enter into this
Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and
its representatives.
(j) NO GENERAL SOLICITATION. Neither the Company, nor any of
its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any
form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of
Regulation D under the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of
the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares.
(k) NO INTEGRATED OFFERING. Neither the Company, nor any of
its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or
indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to
buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the
Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares under the Securities Act or
cause this offering of the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares to be
integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities
Act.
(l) EMPLOYEE RELATIONS. The Company is not involved in any
labor dispute nor, to the knowledge of the Company, is any such dispute
threatened. None of the Company's employees is a member of a union and the
Company believes that its relations with their employees are good.
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(m) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. The Company owns or
possesses or is currently seeking to develop adequate rights or licenses to use
all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, service
names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals,
governmental authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary to conduct their
respective businesses as now conducted. The Company does not have any knowledge
of any infringement by the Company trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent
rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, service names, service marks, service
xxxx registrations, trade secret or other similar rights of others, and, to the
knowledge of the Company there is no claim, action or proceeding being made or
brought against, or to the Company's knowledge, being threatened against, the
Company regarding trademark, trade name, patents, patent rights, invention,
copyright, license, service names, service marks, service xxxx registrations,
trade secret or other infringement; and the Company is unaware of any facts or
circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
(n) ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS. The Company is, to the best of
management's knowledge, (i) in material compliance with any and all applicable
foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the
protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic
substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants ("ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS"), (ii)
has received all material permits, licenses or other approvals required of them
under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct its business and (iii) is in
material compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or
approval.
(o) TITLE. Any real property and facilities held under lease
by the Company are held by the Company under valid, subsisting and enforceable
leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the
use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company.
(p) INSURANCE. The Company is insured by insurers of
recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such
amounts as management of the Company believes to be reasonably prudent and
customary in the business in which the Company is engaged. The Company has
neither been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for nor has any
reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance
coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from
similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that
would not materially and adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise,
or the earnings, business or operations of the Company, taken as a whole.
(q) REGULATORY PERMITS. The Company possesses or is in the
process of applying for all material certificates, authorizations and permits
issued or to be issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory
authorities necessary to conduct its business, and the Company has not received
any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation, modification or denial of
any such certificate, authorization or permit.
(r) INTERNAL ACCOUNTING CONTROLS. The Company maintains a
system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable
assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's
general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary
to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
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accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability, and (iii)
the recorded amounts for assets is compared with the existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.
(s) NO MATERIAL ADVERSE BREACHES, ETC. Except as set forth in
the Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not subject to any charter, corporate or
other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation
which in the judgment of the Company's officers has or is expected in the future
to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, operations,
financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the Company. Except
as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not in breach of any
contract or agreement which breach, in the judgment of the Company's officers,
has or is expected to have a material adverse effect on the business,
properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations or prospects
of the Company.
(t) TAX STATUS. Except as set forth in the Disclosure
Schedule, the Company has made and filed all federal and state income and all
other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to
which it is subject and (unless and only to the extent that the Company has set
aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid
and unreported taxes) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and
charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such
returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith
and has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of
all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports
or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed
to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the
Company know of no basis for any such claim.
(u) CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS. Except as set forth in the
Disclosure Schedule, and except for arm's length transactions pursuant to which
the Company makes payments in the ordinary course of business upon terms no less
favorable than the Company could obtain from third parties and other than the
grant of stock options disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule, none of the
officers, directors, or employees of the Company is presently a party to any
transaction with the Company (other than for services as employees, officers and
directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for
the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal
property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer,
director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any corporation,
partnership, trust or other entity in which any officer, director, or any such
employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or
partner.
(v) FEES AND RIGHTS OF FIRST REFUSAL. The Company is not
obligated to offer the securities offered hereunder on a right of first refusal
basis or otherwise to any third parties including, but not limited to, current
or former shareholders of the Company, underwriters, brokers, agents or other
third parties.
4. COVENANTS.
(a) BEST EFFORTS. Each party shall use its best efforts to
timely satisfy each of the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in
Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement.
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(b) FORM D. The Company agrees to file a Form D with respect
to the Conversion Shares as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy
thereof to each Buyer promptly after such filing. The Company shall, on or
before the Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably
determine is necessary to qualify the Conversion Shares, or obtain an exemption
for the Conversion Shares for sale to the Buyers at the Closing pursuant to this
Agreement under applicable securities or "Blue Sky" laws of the states of the
United States in all states in which the manual exemption is applicable plus up
to ten (10) additional states as designated by the Buyer, and shall provide
evidence of any such action so taken to the Buyers on or prior to the Closing
Date.
(c) REPORTING STATUS. Until the earlier of (i) the date as of
which the Buyer(s) may sell all of the Conversion Shares without restriction
pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the Securities Act (or successor
thereto), or (ii) the date on which (A) the Buyer(s) shall have sold all the
Conversion Shares and (B) none of the Convertible Debentures are outstanding
(the "REGISTRATION PERIOD"), the Company shall file in a timely manner all
reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act and the
regulations of the SEC thereunder, and the Company shall not terminate its
status as an issuer required to file reports under the Exchange Act even if the
Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would otherwise permit such
termination.
(d) USE OF PROCEEDS. The Company will use the proceeds from
the sale of the Convertible Debentures for general corporate and working capital
purposes.
(e) RESERVATION OF SHARES. The Company shall take all action
reasonably necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the
purpose of issuance, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be necessary
to effect the issuance of the Conversion Shares. If at any time the Company does
not have available such shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be
sufficient to effect the conversion of all of the Conversion Shares, the Company
shall call and hold a special meeting of the shareholders within thirty (30)
days of such occurrence, for the sole purpose of increasing the number of shares
authorized. The Company's management shall recommend to the shareholders to vote
in favor of increasing the number of shares of Common Stock authorized.
Management shall also vote all of its shares in favor of increasing the number
of authorized shares of Common Stock.
(f) LISTINGS OR QUOTATION. The Company shall promptly secure
the listing or quotation of the Conversion Shares upon each national securities
exchange, automated quotation system or The National Association of Securities
Dealers Inc.'s Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board ("OTCBB") or other market, if
any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed or quoted (subject to
official notice of issuance) and shall use its best efforts to maintain, so long
as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all
Conversion Shares from time to time issuable under the terms of this Agreement.
The Company shall maintain the Common Stock's authorization for quotation on the
OTCBB.
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(g) FEES AND EXPENSES.
(i) Each of the Company and the Buyer(s) shall pay all costs
and expenses incurred by such party in connection with the negotiation,
investigation, preparation, execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents.
On the Funding Date, the Company shall pay Yorkville Advisors, LLC, or its
designees, a $275,000 fee in cash, which shall be paid directly from the
proceeds of the Closing.
(ii) On the Funding Date, the Company shall pay a structuring
fee to Yorkville Advisors, LLC of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000), which shall be
paid directly from the proceeds of the Closing.
(iii) On the Funding Date, the Company shall issue to the
Buyers Warrants in the form of Exhibit A (collectively, the "WARRANTS") in such
amounts as set forth on below.
Warrant Exercise
Holder Warrant No. Warrant Shares Price
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Cornell Capital Partners, LP. USHP-3-1 500,000 $1.2000
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Cornell Capital Partners, LP. USHP-3-2 500,000 $1.3500
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Cornell Capital Partners, LP. USHP-3-3 500,000 $1.5000
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Cornell Capital Partners, LP. USHP-3-4 500,000 $1.6500
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Total: 2,000,000
(iv) The shares of Common Stock issuable under the Warrants
shall collectively be referred to as the "WARRANT SHARES."
(v) The Warrant Shares shall have "piggy-back" and demand
registration rights.
(h) CORPORATE EXISTENCE. So long as at least $100,000
principal amount of the Convertible Debentures issued under this Agreement
remain outstanding, the Company shall not directly or indirectly consummate any
merger, reorganization, restructuring, reverse stock split consolidation, sale
of all or substantially all of the Company's assets or any similar transaction
or related transactions (each such transaction, an "ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE")
unless, prior to the consummation an Organizational Change, the Company obtains
the written consent of each Buyer not to be unreasonably withheld. In any such
case, the Company will make appropriate provision with respect to such holders'
rights and interests to insure that the provisions of this Section 4(h) will
thereafter be applicable to the Convertible Debentures.
(i) TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES. So long as at least $100,000
principal amount of the Convertible Debentures issued under this Agreement
remain outstanding, the Company shall not, and shall cause each of its
subsidiaries not to, enter into, amend, modify or supplement, or permit any
subsidiary to enter into, amend, modify or supplement any agreement,
transaction, commitment, or arrangement with any of its or any subsidiary's
officers, directors, person who were officers or directors at any time during
the previous two (2) years, stockholders who beneficially own five percent (5%)
or more of the Common Stock, or Affiliates (as defined below) or with any
individual related by blood, marriage, or adoption to any such individual or
with any entity in which any such entity or individual owns a five percent (5%)
or more beneficial interest (each a "RELATED PARTY"), except for (a) customary
employment arrangements and benefit programs on reasonable terms, (b) any
investment in an Affiliate of the Company, (c) any agreement, transaction,
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commitment, or arrangement on an arms-length basis on terms no less favorable
than terms which would have been obtainable from a person other than such
Related Party, (d) any agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement which
is approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company; for
purposes hereof, any director who is also an officer of the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company shall not be a disinterested director with respect to
any such agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement. "AFFILIATE" for
purposes hereof means, with respect to any person or entity, another person or
entity that, directly or indirectly, (i) has a ten percent (10%) or more equity
interest in that person or entity, (ii) has ten percent (10%) or more common
ownership with that person or entity, (iii) controls that person or entity, or
(iv) shares common control with that person or entity. "Control" or "CONTROLS"
for purposes hereof means that a person or entity has the power, direct or
indirect, to conduct or govern the policies of another person or entity.
(j) TRANSFER AGENT. The Company covenants and agrees that, in
the event that the Company's agency relationship with the transfer agent should
be terminated for any reason prior to a date which is two (2) years after the
Closing Date, the Company shall promptly appoint a new transfer agent and shall
require that the new transfer agent execute and agree to be bound by the terms
of the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined herein).
(k) RESTRICTION ON ISSUANCE OF THE CAPITAL STOCK. So long as
at least $100,000 principal amount of the Convertible Debentures issued under
this Agreement remain outstanding, the Company shall not, without the prior
written consent of the Buyer(s), not to be unreasonably withheld, (i) issue or
sell shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock without consideration or for a
consideration per share less than the Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock
determined immediately prior to its issuance, (ii) issue any warrant, option,
right, contract, call, or other security or instrument granting the holder
thereof the right to acquire Common Stock without consideration or for a
consideration less than such Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock determined
immediately prior to it's issuance, (iii) file any registration statement on
Form S-8, except to register securities to be issued under the Company's 2004
Stock Incentive Plan, or (iv) enter into any security instrument granting the
holder a security interest in any assets of the Company, provided, that the
Company may enter into security agreements with (w) a third party relating to
the purchase, lease, and/or financing of equipment, (x) a bank or financial
institution relating to a line of credit of up to $250,000, and (y) a bank or
financial institution relating to a line of credit or other financing in excess
of $250,000 provided that the Registration Statement is effective, the Company
has filed all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange
Act and the regulations of the SEC thereunder, the Company's shares are listed
and quoted on the Principal Market and the Company is in compliance with all of
its obligations under the Transaction Documents and the Convertible Debenture.
The Buyer will subordinate the priority of Buyer's lien as a secured party to
the lien of the third party in a permitted financing hereunder. "CLOSING BID
PRICE" means the closing bid price of Common Stock as quoted on the Principal
Market (as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets through its "Volume at Price"
function). "PRINCIPAL MARKET" means the New York Stock Exchange, the American
Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq SmallCap Market,
whichever is at the time the principal trading exchange or market for such
security, or the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for
such security as reported by Bloomberg or, if no bid or sale information is
reported for such security by Bloomberg, then the average of the bid prices of
each of the market makers for such security as reported in the "pink sheets" by
the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.
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(l) Neither the Buyer(s) nor any of its affiliates have an
open short position in the Common Stock of the Company, and the Buyer(s) agrees
that it shall not, and that it will cause its affiliates not to, engage in any
short sales of or hedging transactions with respect to the Common Stock as long
as any Convertible Debentures shall remain outstanding.
(m) The Company shall obtain extensions through May 3, 2007 of
all lockup agreements entered into by the Company's executive officers in
connection with the prior transactions with the Buyer.
5. TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.
(a) The Company shall issue the Irrevocable Transfer Agent
Instructions to its transfer agent irrevocably appointing Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
as the Company's agent for purpose of having certificates issued, registered in
the name of the Buyer(s) or its respective nominee(s), for the Conversion Shares
representing such amounts of Convertible Debentures as specified from time to
time by the Buyer(s) to the Company upon conversion of the Convertible
Debentures, for interest owed pursuant to the Convertible Debenture, and for any
and all Liquidated Damages (as this term is defined in the Investor Registration
Rights Agreement). Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq. shall be paid a cash fee of Fifty
Dollars ($50) for every occasion they act pursuant to the Irrevocable Transfer
Agent Instructions. As long as the Buyer owns at least $100,000 principal amount
of the Convertible Debentures issued under this Agreement the Company shall not
change its transfer agent without the express written consent of the Buyer(s),
not to be unreasonably withheld by the Buyer(s) in its sole discretion. Prior to
registration of the Conversion Shares under the Securities Act, all such
certificates shall bear the restrictive legend specified in Section 2(g) of this
Agreement. The Company warrants that no instruction other than the Irrevocable
Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5, and stop transfer
instructions to give effect to Section 2(g) hereof (in the case of the
Conversion Shares prior to registration of such shares under the Securities Act)
will be given by the Company to its transfer agent and that the Conversion
Shares shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the
Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the Investor
Registration Rights Agreement. Nothing in this Section 5 shall affect in any way
the Buyer's obligations and agreement to comply with all applicable securities
laws upon resale of Conversion Shares. If the Buyer(s) provides the Company with
an opinion of counsel, in form, scope and substance customary for opinions of
counsel in comparable transactions to the effect that registration of a resale
by the Buyer(s) of any of the Conversion Shares is not required under the
Securities Act, the Company shall within two (2) business days instruct its
transfer agent to issue one or more certificates in such name and in such
denominations as specified by the Buyer. The Company acknowledges that a breach
by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer by
vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby.
Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its
obligations under this Section 5 will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of
a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section
5, that the Buyer(s) shall be entitled, in addition to all other available
remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate
issuance and transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and
without any bond or other security being required.
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6. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the
Convertible Debentures to the Buyer(s) at the Closings is subject to the
satisfaction, at or before the FundingDate, of each of the following conditions,
provided that these conditions are for the Company's sole benefit and may be
waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion:
(a) Each Buyer shall have executed the Transaction Documents
and delivered them to the Company.
(b) The Buyer(s) shall have delivered to the Company the
Purchase Price for Convertible Debentures in respective amounts as set forth
next to each Buyer as outlined on Schedule I attached hereto, minus any fees to
be paid directly from the proceeds of the Closings as set forth herein, by wire
transfer of immediately available U.S. funds pursuant to the wire instructions
provided by the Company.
(c) The representations and warranties of the Buyer(s) shall
be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of
the Funding Date as though made at that time (except for representations and
warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the Buyer(s) shall have
performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants,
agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied
or complied with by the Buyer(s) at or prior to the Funding Date.
7. CONDITIONS TO THE BUYER'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
(a) The obligation of the Buyer(s) hereunder to purchase the
Convertible Debentures is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Funding
Date, of each of the following conditions:
(i) The Company shall have executed the Transaction Documents
and delivered the same to the Buyer(s).
(ii) The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation on the
OTCBB, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended for any reason,
and all the Conversion Shares issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible
Debentures shall be approved by the OTCBB.
(iii) The representations and warranties of the Company shall
be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of
such representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality in
Section 3 above, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be
true and correct without further qualification) as of the date when made and as
of the Funding Date as though made at that time (except for representations and
warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have
performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants,
agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied
or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Funding Date.
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(iv) The Company shall have executed and delivered to the
Buyer(s) the Convertible Debentures in the respective amounts set forth opposite
each Buyer(s) name on Schedule I attached hereto.
(v) The Company shall have executed and delivered the Warrants
to the Buyer.
(vi) The Buyer(s) shall have received an opinion of counsel
from Gallagher, Briody, and Xxxxxx in a form satisfactory to the Buyer(s).
(vii) The Company shall have provided to the Buyer(s) a
certificate of good standing from the secretary of state from the state in which
the Company is incorporated.
(viii) The Company or the Buyers shall have filed form UCC-1s
or such other forms as may be required to perfect the Buyer's interest in the
Pledged Property as detailed in the Security Agreement.
(ix) The Company shall have provided to the Buyer an
acknowledgement, to the satisfaction of the Buyer, from the Company's
independent certified public accountants as to its ability to provide all
consents required in order to file a registration statement in connection with
this transaction.
(x) The Company shall have reserved out of its authorized and
unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the
Convertible Debentures, shares of Common Stock to effect the conversion of all
of the Conversion Shares then outstanding.
(xi) The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Buyer, shall have been delivered to and
acknowledged in writing by the Company's transfer agent.
(xii) The Company shall have obtained extensions to the lockup
agreements in accordance with Section 4(m) of this Agreement.
(xiii) The Company shall have timely filed its Form 10-QSB for
the period ended September 30, 2006 in compliance with the rules and regulations
promulgated by the SEC for filing thereof.
8. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) In consideration of the Buyer's execution and delivery of
this Agreement and acquiring the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion
Shares hereunder, and in addition to all of the Company's other obligations
under this Agreement, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold
harmless the Buyer(s) and each other holder of the Convertible Debentures and
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the Conversion Shares, and all of their officers, directors, employees and
agents (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the "BUYER
INDEMNITEES") from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits,
claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in
connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Buyer Indemnitee is a
party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and
including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements (the "INDEMNIFIED
LIABILITIES"), incurred by the Buyer Indemnitees or any of them as a result of,
or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any
representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement, the
Convertible Debentures or the Investor Registration Rights Agreement or any
other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b)
any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in
this Agreement, or the Investor Registration Rights Agreement or any other
certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (c) any
cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee and
arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or
enforcement of this Agreement or any other instrument, document or agreement
executed pursuant hereto by any of the Indemnities, any transaction financed or
to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of
the issuance of the Convertible Debentures or the status of the Buyer or holder
of the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares, as a Buyer of
Convertible Debentures in the Company. To the extent that the foregoing
undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company
shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of
the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable law. This
indemnification shall not apply to any Indemnified Liabilities arising out of
the willful or reckless actions or inactions of any Buyer Indemnitee.
(b) In consideration of the Company's execution and delivery
of this Agreement, and in addition to all of the Buyer's other obligations under
this Agreement, the Buyer shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the
Company and all of its officers, directors, employees and agents (including,
without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the "COMPANY INDEMNITEES") from
and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Indemnitees or
any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any
misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the
Buyer(s) in this Agreement the Convertible Debentures or the Investor
Registration Rights Agreement or any other certificate, instrument or document
contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Buyer, (b) any breach of any
covenant, agreement or obligation of the Buyer(s) contained in this Agreement,
the Investor Registration Rights Agreement or any other certificate, instrument
or document contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Buyer, or (c) any
cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Company Indemnitee
based on material misrepresentations or due to a material breach and arising out
of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this
Agreement, the Investor Registration Rights Agreement or any other instrument,
document or agreement executed pursuant hereto by any of the Company
Indemnitees. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by each Buyer may be
unenforceable for any reason, each Buyer shall make the maximum contribution to
the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is
permissible under applicable law. This indemnification shall not apply to any
Indemnified Liabilities arising out of the willful or reckless actions or
inactions of any Company Indemnitee.
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9. GOVERNING LAW: MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey without
regard to the principles of conflict of laws. The parties further agree that any
action between them shall be heard in Xxxxxx County, New Jersey, and expressly
consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the Superior Court of New Jersey,
sitting in Xxxxxx County and the United States District Court for the District
of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey for the adjudication of any civil
action asserted pursuant to this Paragraph.
(b) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or
more identical counterparts, all of which 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. In the event any signature page is
delivered by facsimile transmission, the party using such means of delivery
shall cause four (4) additional original executed signature pages to be
physically delivered to the other party within five (5) days of the execution
and delivery hereof.
(c) HEADINGS. The headings of this Agreement are for
convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the
interpretation of, this Agreement.
(d) SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement shall be
invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or
enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
(e) ENTIRE AGREEMENT, AMENDMENTS. This Agreement supersedes
all other prior oral or written agreements between the Buyer(s), the Company,
their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters
discussed herein, and this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein
contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters
covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or
therein, neither the Company nor any Buyer makes any representation, warranty,
covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this
Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed
by the party to be charged with enforcement.
(f) NOTICES. Any notices, consents, waivers, or other
communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this
Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered (i) upon
receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon confirmation of receipt, when sent
by facsimile; (iii) three (3) days after being sent by U.S. certified mail,
return receipt requested, or (iv) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally
recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the
party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such
communications shall be:
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If to the Company, to: U.S. Helicopter Corporation
6 East River Piers
Downtown Manhattan Heliport
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to: Gallagher, Briody, and Xxxxxx
Princeton Xxxxxxxxx Village
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to the Buyer(s), to its address and facsimile number on Schedule I,
with copies to the Buyer's counsel as set forth on Schedule I. Each party shall
provide five (5) days' prior written notice to the other party of any change in
address or facsimile number.
(g) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and
assigns. Neither the Company nor any Buyer shall assign this Agreement or any
rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other
party hereto.
(h) NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement is intended
for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors
and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be
enforced by, any other person.
(i) SURVIVAL. Unless this Agreement is terminated under
Section 9(l), the representations and warranties of the Company and the Buyer(s)
contained in Sections 2 and 3, the agreements and covenants set forth in
Sections 4, 5 and 9, and the indemnification provisions set forth in Section 8,
shall survive the Closing for a period of two (2) years following the date on
which the Convertible Debentures are converted in full. The Buyer(s) shall be
responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and
covenants hereunder.
(j) PUBLICITY. The Company and the Buyer(s) shall have the
right to approve, before issuance any press release or any other public
statement with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby made by any
party; provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior
approval of the Buyer(s), to issue any press release or other public disclosure
with respect to such transactions required under applicable securities or other
laws or regulations (the Company shall use its best efforts to consult the
Buyer(s) in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure
prior to its release and Buyer(s) shall be provided with a copy thereof upon
release thereof).
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(k) FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each party shall do and perform, or
cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall
execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and
documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the
intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(l) TERMINATION. In the event that the Closing shall not have
occurred with respect to the Buyers on or before five (5) business days from the
date hereof due to the Company's or the Buyer's failure to satisfy the
conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 above (and the non-breaching party's
failure to waive such unsatisfied condition(s)), the non-breaching party shall
have the option to terminate this Agreement with respect to such breaching party
at the close of business on such date without liability of any party to any
other party; provided, however, that if this Agreement is terminated by the
Company pursuant to this Section 9(l), the Company shall remain obligated to
reimburse the Buyer(s) for the fees and expenses of Yorkville Advisors, LLC
described in Section 4(g) above unless the termination of this Agreement is due
to a breach by the Buyer(s).
(m) NO STRICT CONSTRUCTION. The language used in this
Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express
their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against
any party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Buyers and the Company have caused this
Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written
above.
COMPANY:
U.S. HELICOPTER CORPORATION
By: /S/ XXXX X. XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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SCHEDULE I
SCHEDULE OF BUYERS
ADDRESS/FACSIMILE AMOUNT OF
NAME SIGNATURE NUMBER OF BUYER SUBSCRIPTION
---- --------- --------------- ------------
Cornell Capital Partners, LP By: Yorkville Advisors, LLC 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx - Xxxxx 0000 $2,750,000
Its: General Partner Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
By: /S/ XXXX XXXXXX
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Its: Portfolio Manager
With a copy to: Xxxx Xxxxx, Esq. 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx - Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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