SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.1
Private
Offering
of
Shares of
Common
Stock
This
Subscription Agreement (this "Agreement"),
made
as of the date set forth below by and among Northern Oil & Gas, Inc., a
Nevada corporation (the "Company"),
and
the undersigned subscriber (the "Subscriber"),
is
intended to set forth certain representations, covenants and agreements among
the Company and the Subscriber, with respect to the offering (the "Offering")
for
sale by the Company of shares of Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the
"Common
Stock"),
as
described in the Private Placement Memorandum dated August 17, 2007 (the
"Memorandum"),
a
copy of which has been delivered to Subscriber. The Shares are being offered
by
the Company through FIG Partners, as placement agent (the "Placement
Agent").
1. Subscription.
Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, the Subscriber hereby subscribes for and
agrees to purchase from the Company the number of shares of Common Stock (the
"Shares")
set
forth under the Subscriber’s name on the signature page hereto at a purchase
price of $3.30 per share (the "Offering
Price"),
and
the Company agrees to sell such Shares to the Subscriber at the Offering Price,
subject to the terms and conditions hereof. The Company agrees that, if the
conditions set forth in this Agreement are satisfied, the Company will issue
to
the Subscriber a warrant (the "Warrant"),
in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, to purchase a number of shares of Common
Stock equal to the number of Shares acquired by the Subscriber in the Offering,
with half of such shares having an exercise price of $5.00 per share for a
term
of 18 months and half of such shares having an exercise price of $6.00 per
share
for a term of 48 months.
2. Closing
Deliveries.
Subscriber understands and agrees that this subscription is made subject to
the
following terms and conditions:
(a) Subscriber
understands that separate subscription agreements will be executed with other
subscribers for up to an aggregate of 4,242,424 shares of Common Stock to be
sold by the Company in the Offering.
(b) Contemporaneously
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Subscriber shall execute
and
deliver the Certificate of Accredited Investor Status, and shall submit payment
in the form of a wire transfer or a check payable to the Company. Such payment
shall be made in immediately available funds in the amount equal to the Offering
Price multiplied by the number of Shares for which the Subscriber has subscribed
(the "Subscription
Amount")
in
accordance with the Subscription Instructions set forth on Exhibit B
hereto.
(c) The
Company shall have the right to allocate the Common Stock being offered by
the
Company among subscribers in any manner it may desire.
(d) The
payment of the Subscription Amount will be returned promptly, without interest,
if the Closing does not occur or the Offering is withdrawn or
canceled.
(e) The
Placement Agent and the Company may conduct one or more closings of this
Offering (each a "Closing")
until
all 4,242,424 shares of Common Stock offered hereby are sold. The Closing of
the
Subscriber's purchase of Shares shall take place as soon as practicable after
the date hereof that all conditions to this Agreement have been satisfied.
The
parties shall use best efforts to effect the Closing as soon as practicable.
Either party may terminate this Agreement if the Closing has not occurred within
30 days from the date hereof due to the failure of any of the conditions to
its
obligation to close to be met.
(f) Certificates
representing the Shares purchased and the Warrant will be issued in the name
of
the Subscriber within five business days of the applicable Closing.
3. Closing
Conditions.
(a) The
Company’s obligation to issue and sell the Shares to the Subscriber is subject
to the following conditions:
(i) receipt
by the Company of immediately available funds in the full amount of the
Subscription Amount;
(ii) receipt
by the Company from
the
Subscriber of
an
executed
Certificate of Accredited Investor Status and an executed copy of the
Registration Rights Agreement;
(iii) the
representations and warranties of the Subscriber contained in this Agreement
being true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing with the
same
effect as though such representations and warranties had been made as of the
Closing, and the fulfillment of those undertakings of the Subscriber to be
fulfilled prior to the Closing;
(iv) absence
of any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree that could negatively affect
the validity of this Agreement or the right of the Company to enter into this
Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;
and
(v) receipt
by the Company of subscriptions to purchase at least 4,242,424
shares
of
Common Stock of the Company on the terms contained in this
Agreement.
(b) The
obligation of the Subscriber to purchase and pay for the Shares is subject
to
the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived in writing
at
any time by the Subscriber:
(i) delivery
to the Subscriber of an opinion of counsel to the Company, dated as of the
Closing, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Subscriber;
2
(ii) (A)
the
representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement being
true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing with the same effect
as though such representations and warranties had been made as of the Closing
(except with respect to representations and warranties that are made as of
a
specific date or period, which shall continue to be true and correct in all
material respects as of the respective dates and for the respective periods
covered), and (B) the Company shall have performed all obligations and covenants
herein required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing;
(iii) receipt
by the Subscriber of a certificate, dated as of the Closing and signed by the
chief financial officer of the Company, to the effect that the condition set
forth in clause (ii) above has been satisfied;
(iv) receipt
by the Subscriber of a certificate, dated as of the Closing and signed by an
authorized officer of the Company, certifying on behalf of the Company: (a)
that
attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the articles of incorporation
and by-laws of the Company as in effect as of the Closing; (ii) that attached
thereto is a true and complete copy of all resolutions adopted by the Board
of
Directors and/or stockholders of the Company authorizing the execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby; and (iii) to the incumbency of each officer of the Company
executing on behalf of the Company this Agreement and the other documents and
agreements contemplated hereby;
(v) receipt
from the Company of a good standing certificate of the Company from its state
of
incorporation dated as of a date within three business days of the
Closing;
(vi) receipt
from the Company of an executed
copy of the Registration Rights Agreement; and
(vii) absence
of any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree that could negatively affect
the validity of this Agreement or the right of the Company to enter into this
Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
4. Terms
of Subscription.
(a) The
Placement Agent will receive a fee equal to six percent of the gross proceeds
received by the Company in the Offering and warrants to purchase a number of
shares of Common Stock equal to six percent of the aggregate number of shares
of
Common Stock sold by the Company in the Offering (the "Placement Agent
Warrants"). The Placement Agent Warrants will be in
the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A, and half of the shares subject to the
warrants will have an exercise price of $5.00 per share for a term of 18 months
and half of such shares will have an exercise price of $6.00 per share for
a
term of 48 months. The
Company shall pay all expenses in connection with the Offering, except for
those
expenses that the Placement Agent has agreed with the Company to
pay.
(b) If
the
Subscriber is not a United States citizen, the Subscriber hereby represents
that
it has satisfied itself as to the full observance of the laws of its
jurisdiction in connection with any invitation to subscribe for the Shares
or
any use of this Agreement, including (i) the legal requirements within its
jurisdiction for the purchase of the Shares, (ii) any foreign exchange
restrictions applicable to such purchase, (iii) any governmental or other
consents that may need to be obtained, and (iv) the income tax and other tax
consequences, if any, that may be relevant to the purchase, holding, redemption,
sale or transfer of the Shares. The Subscriber’s subscription and payment for,
and his, her or its continued beneficial ownership of the Shares, will not
violate any applicable securities or other laws of the Subscriber’s
jurisdiction. The Subscriber shall comply in all respects with all applicable
provisions of Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities
Act").
3
5. Registration
Rights.
(a) Contemporaneous
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company and Subscriber
are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement, in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit C (the "Registration
Rights Agreement"),
pursuant to which the Company has agreed under certain circumstances to register
the resale of the Shares under the Securities
Act and
the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities
laws.
(b) Subscriber
acknowledges that it is acquiring the Shares for its own account and for the
purpose of investment and not with a view to any distribution or resale thereof
in violation of the Securities Act or other applicable securities laws. The
Subscriber further agrees that it will not sell, assign or transfer the Shares
at any time in violation of the Securities Act and acknowledges that, in taking
unregistered securities, it must continue to bear the economic risk of its
investment for an indefinite period of time because of the fact that the Shares
have not been registered under the Securities Act, and further realizes that
the
Shares cannot be sold unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act
or
an exemption from such registration is available. The Subscriber also
acknowledges that appropriate legends reflecting the status of the Shares under
the Securities Act may be placed on the face of the certificates for such shares
at the time of their transfer and delivery to the holder thereof.
(c) The
Shares may not be transferred except in a transaction that is in compliance
with
the Securities Act. Except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement,
it
shall be a condition to any such transfer that, if requested by the Company,
the
Company shall be furnished with an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory
to the Company, to the effect that the proposed transfer would be in compliance
with the Securities Act.
6. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the Subscriber.
Subscriber hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Company as
follows:
(a) Subscriber
is purchasing the Shares for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, for
investment purposes and not with a present view towards resale, except pursuant
to sales exempted from registration under the Securities Act, or registered
under the Securities Act as contemplated by the Registration Rights
Agreement.
(b) The
Subscriber understands that (A) the Shares (1) have not been registered under
the Securities Act or any state securities laws, (2) will be transferred in
reliance upon an exemption from the registration and prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Regulation D promulgated
thereunder, (3) will be transferred in reliance upon exemptions from the
registration and prospectus delivery requirements of state securities laws
that
relate to private offerings, and (4) must be held by the Subscriber
indefinitely, and (B) the Subscriber must therefore bear the economic risk
of
such investment indefinitely unless a subsequent disposition thereof is
registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or
is
exempt therefrom. Subscriber further understands that such exemptions depend
upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent of
the
Subscriber expressed herein. Pursuant to the foregoing, the Subscriber
acknowledges that until such time as the resale of the Shares has been
registered under the Securities Act as contemplated by the Registration Rights
Agreement or otherwise may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration,
the certificates representing the Shares acquired by the Subscriber shall bear
a
restrictive legend substantially as follows (and a stop-transfer order may
be
placed against transfer of the certificates evidencing such
Shares):
4
"THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS
ON
TRANSFER UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND STATE
SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, ASSIGNED,
TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS (I) REGISTERED
UNDER
THE APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OR (II) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, WHICH
OPINION AND COUNSEL ARE BOTH REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY,
HAS
BEEN DELIVERED TO THE COMPANY AND SUCH OPINION STATES THAT THE SHARES
MAY
BE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT SUCH REGISTRATION."
|
(c) The
Subscriber has knowledge, skill and experience in financial, business and
investment matters relating to an investment of this type and is capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of such investment and protecting the
Subscriber’s interest in connection with the acquisition of the Shares. The
Subscriber understands that the acquisition of the Shares is a speculative
investment and involves substantial risks and that the Subscriber could lose
the
Subscriber’s entire investment in the Shares. Further, the undersigned has
carefully read and considered the matters set forth under the section entitled
"Risk Factors" in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for its fiscal year
ended December 31, 2006 and in the Memorandum, and has taken full cognizance
of
and understands all of the risks related to the purchase of the Shares. To
the
extent deemed necessary by the Subscriber, the Subscriber has retained, at
its
own expense, and relied upon, appropriate professional advice regarding the
investment, tax and legal merits and consequences of purchasing and owning
the
Shares. The Subscriber has the ability to bear the economic risks of the
Subscriber’s investment in the Company, including a complete loss of the
investment, and the Subscriber has no need for liquidity in such
investment.
5
(d) The
Subscriber has been furnished by the Company all information (or provided access
to all information) regarding the business and financial condition of the
Company, its expected plans for future business activities, the attributes
of
the Shares and the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares that the
Subscriber has requested or otherwise needs to evaluate the investment in the
Company.
(e) Subscriber
is in receipt of and has carefully read and understands the following items
(collectively, the "Disclosure
Documents"):
(i) the
Memorandum;
(ii) the
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of the Company filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
for
its fiscal year ended December 31, 2006;
(iii) the
Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB of the Company filed with the SEC for its
quarterly period ended March 31, 2007;
(iv) the
Current Reports on Form 8-K filed or furnished by the Company with the SEC
since
December 31, 2006, including the Current Reports on Form 8-K filed or furnished
by the Company on March 8, 2007, March 23, 2007, April 23, 2007, May 9, 2007
and
July 2, 2007; and
(v) the
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 of the Company filed
with
the SEC on July 23, 2007.
(f) In
making
the proposed investment decision, the Subscriber is relying solely on
investigations made by the Subscriber and the Subscriber’s representatives. The
offer to sell the Shares was communicated to the Subscriber in such a manner
that the Subscriber was able to ask questions of and receive answers from the
management of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the proposed
transaction and that at no time was the Subscriber presented with or solicited
by or through any advertisement, article, leaflet, public promotional meeting,
notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar
media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or
meeting or any other form of general or public advertising or
solicitation.
(g) The
Subscriber acknowledges that the Subscriber has been advised that:
(i) The
Shares offered hereby have not been approved or disapproved by the SEC or any
state securities commission nor has the SEC or any state securities commission
passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of any representation by the Company.
Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
(ii) In
making
an investment decision, the Subscriber must rely on its own examination of
the
Company and the terms of the Offering, including the merits and risks involved.
The Shares have not been recommended by any federal or state securities
commission or regulatory authority. Furthermore, the foregoing authorities
have
not confirmed the accuracy or determined the adequacy of any representation
by
the Company. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
(iii) The
Shares will be "restricted securities" within the meaning of Rule 144 under
the
Securities Act, are subject to restrictions on transferability and resale and
may not be transferred or resold except as permitted under the Securities Act
and applicable state securities laws, pursuant to registration or exemption
therefrom. The Subscriber is aware that the Subscriber may be required to bear
the financial risks of this investment for an indefinite period of
time.
6
(h) The
Subscriber agrees to furnish the Company with such other information as the
Company may reasonably request in order to verify the accuracy of the
information contained herein and agrees to notify the Company immediately of
any
material change in the information provided herein that occurs prior to the
Closing.
(i) The
Subscriber further represents and warrants that the Subscriber is an "accredited
investor" within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under
the
Securities Act, and Subscriber has executed the Certificate of Accredited
Investor Status, attached hereto as Exhibit D.
(j) As
of the
date of this Agreement the Subscriber and its affiliates do not have, and during
the 30-day period prior to the date of this Agreement the Subscriber and its
affiliates have not entered into, any "put equivalent position" as such term
is
defined in Rule 16a-1 of under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange
Act"),
or
short sale positions with respect to the Common Stock of the Company. In
addition, the Subscriber shall comply with all applicable provisions of
Regulation M promulgated under the Securities Act.
(k) If
the
Subscriber is a natural person, the Subscriber has reached the age of majority
in the state in which the Subscriber resides, has adequate means of providing
for the Subscriber’s current financial needs and contingencies, is able to bear
the substantial economic risks of an investment in the Shares for an indefinite
period of time, has no need for liquidity in such investment and, at the present
time, could afford a complete loss of such investment.
(l) If
this
Agreement is executed and delivered on behalf of a partnership, corporation,
limited liability company, trust, estate or other entity (an "Entity"):
(i)
such Entity has the full legal right and power and all authority and approval
required (a) to execute and deliver, or authorize execution and delivery of,
this Agreement and all other instruments executed and delivered by or on behalf
of such Entity in connection with the purchase of the Shares, (b) to delegate
authority pursuant to power of attorney, and (c) to purchase and hold such
Shares; (ii) the signature of the party signing on behalf of such Entity is
binding upon such Entity; and (iii) such Entity has not been formed for the
specific purpose of acquiring such Shares, unless each beneficial owner of
such
Entity is qualified as an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501(a)
of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and has submitted
information substantiating such individual qualification.
(m) If
the
Subscriber is a retirement plan or is investing on behalf of a retirement plan,
the Subscriber acknowledges that investment in the Common Stock poses additional
risks, including the inability to use losses generated by an investment in
the
Common Stock to offset taxable income.
(n) The
Subscriber understands and confirms that the Company will rely on the
representations and covenants contained herein in effecting the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (as defined
herein). All representations and warranties provided to the Company furnished
by
or on behalf of the Subscriber, taken as a whole, are true and correct and
do
not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material
fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of
the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
7
7. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the Company.
Except
as set forth in the Company’s Disclosure Schedule attached hereto, the Company
represents and warrants to the Subscriber as follows:
(a) The
Company has no subsidiaries. The Company is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in
which it is incorporated or organized, with corporate power and authority to
own, lease, use and operate its properties and to carry on its business as
now
operated and conducted. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation
to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which its
ownership or use of property or the nature of the business conducted by it
makes
such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or
in
good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect
on the business, operations, assets, financial condition or prospects of the
Company (a "Material
Adverse Effect").
(b) The
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and
perform this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, and each of the
other
documents contemplated by this Agreement to be executed and delivered by the
Company (collectively, the "Transaction
Documents"),
and
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, in accordance
with the terms hereof and thereof. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation
by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly
authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or
authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors, or its stockholders is
required. This Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents have been
duly executed and delivered by the Company. This Agreement and each of the
other
Transaction Documents will constitute, upon execution and delivery by the
Company, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability
may be limited by: (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws in effect that limit creditors’ rights
generally; (ii) equitable limitations on the availability of specific remedies;
(iii) principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered
in a proceeding in law or in equity); and (iv) to the extent rights to
indemnification and contribution may be limited by federal securities laws
or
the public policy underlying such laws.
(c) As
of the
date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 100,000,000
shares of Common Stock, of which 22,809,123 shares are issued and outstanding,
and no shares are held by the Company as treasury shares. All outstanding shares
of Common Stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. No shares of capital stock of the Company are subject to
preemptive rights or any other similar rights of the stockholders of the Company
or any liens or encumbrances imposed through the actions or failure to act
of
the Company. As of the date hereof, the Company has outstanding options to
purchase 1,100,000 shares of Common Stock. As of the date of this Agreement,
except to the extent described in the preceding sentence or on Schedule
7(c),
(i)
there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe for,
puts, calls, rights of first refusal, agreements, understandings, claims or
other commitments or rights of any character whatsoever relating to, or
securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital
stock of the Company, or arrangements by which the Company is or may become
bound to issue additional shares of capital stock, and (ii) except for the
Registration Rights Agreement or as set forth on Schedule
7(c),
there
are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company is obligated to
register the sale of any of its securities under the Securities Act. Except
as
may be described in any documents which have been publicly filed by any of
the
Company's stockholders, to the Company’s knowledge, there are no agreements
between the Company’s stockholders with respect to the voting or transfer of the
Company’s capital stock or with respect to any other aspect of the Company’s
affairs.
8
(d) The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the other
Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of
the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) conflict with or
result in a violation of any provision of the articles of incorporation, as
amended, of the Company or the bylaws, as amended, of the Company, (ii) violate
or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute
a
default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both could become
a
default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement, indenture, patent,
patent license or instrument to which the Company is a party, or (iii) result
in
a violation of any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, international,
multinational or other law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree,
ordinance, policy or directive, including those entered, issued, made, rendered
or required by any court, administrative or other governmental body, agency
or
authority, or any arbitrator (collectively, a "Legal
Requirement")
applicable to the Company or by which any property or asset of the Company
is
bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations,
amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect). The Company is not in violation of its articles of
incorporation, as amended, or bylaws, as amended, or other organizational
documents and the Company is not in default (and no event has occurred that
with
notice or lapse of time would result in a default) under, and the Company has
not taken any action or failed to take any action that would give to others
any
rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement
or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which any property or assets
of the Company is bound or affected, except for possible defaults as would
not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. Except as required by the NASD or 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, governmental agency, regulatory agency, self regulatory organization
or
stock market or any third party in order for it to execute, deliver or perform
any of its obligations under the Transaction Documents. All consents,
authorizations, orders, filings and registrations that the Company is required
to effect or obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or
effected on or prior to the date hereof.
(e) Since
January 1, 2006, the Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms,
statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant
to the reporting requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (all
of
the foregoing filed after January 1, 2006 and prior to the date hereof and
all
exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and
documents (other than exhibits to such documents) incorporated by reference
therein, being hereinafter referred to herein as the "SEC
Documents"),
or
has timely filed for a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed
any
such SEC Documents prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their
respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with
the
requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and
the
applicable rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, and none
of
the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein,
in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
9
(f) As
of
their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in
the
SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements and the applicable published rules and regulations
of
the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared
in
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles
("GAAP"),
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 not include
footnotes, year end adjustments or may be condensed or summary statements)
and
fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position
of
the Company as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of its
operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case
of
unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). Except as set
forth
in the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents, the
Company has no liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than (x) liabilities
incurred in the ordinary course of business subsequent to December 31, 2006,
and
(y) obligations under contracts and commitments incurred in the ordinary course
of business and not required under GAAP to be reflected in such financial
statements, which, individually or taken in the aggregate, would not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g) The
Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as
such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Such disclosure
controls and procedures: (i) are designed to ensure that material information
relating to the Company is made known the Company’s President and its Secretary
by others within those entities, particularly during the periods in which the
Company’s reports and filings under the Exchange Act are being prepared, (ii)
have been evaluated for effectiveness as of the end of the most recent annual
period reported to the SEC, and (iii) are effective to perform the functions
for
which they were established.
(h) Except
with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and by each of the other
Transaction Documents and except as disclosed in the Disclosure Documents or
has
been disclosed in any public disclosure as defined in Section 101(e) of
Regulations FD promulgated under the Exchange Act, since December 31, 2006:
(i)
the Company has conducted its business only in the ordinary course, consistent
with past practice, and since that date, no changes have occurred which would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) the Company
has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade
payables, accrued expenses and other liabilities incurred in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required
to be
reflected on the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to
be disclosed in filings made with the SEC.
10
(i) There
is
no Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, overtly threatened
against or affecting the Company that (i) adversely affects or challenges the
legality, validity or enforceability of the Agreement, or (ii) if there were
an
unfavorable decision, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Neither the Company 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
of
violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim
of
breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the
Company, there is not pending any investigation by the SEC involving the Company
or any current or former director or officer of the Company (in his or her
capacity as such). The SEC has not issued any stop order or other order
suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company
under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act. As used in this Agreement,
"Action"
means
any action, suit, claim, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding (including
any
partial proceeding such as a deposition) or investigation against or affecting
the Company or any of its respective properties before or by any court,
arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency, regulatory authority
(federal, state, county, local or foreign), public board, stock market, stock
exchange or trading facility.
(j) The
Company owns or possesses the requisite licenses or rights to use all patents,
patent applications, patent rights, inventions, know-how, trade secrets,
copyrights, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, service names,
trade names and copyrights ("Intellectual
Property")
necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and, to the
Company’s knowledge, as presently contemplated to be operated in the future).
There is no claim or Action by any person pertaining to, or proceeding pending
or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened that challenges, the right of the
Company with respect to any Intellectual Property necessary to enable it to
conduct its business as now operated. To the best of the Company’s knowledge,
the Company does not infringe on any Intellectual Property or other rights
held
by any person, except where any such infringement would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(k) The
Company has made or filed all federal, state and foreign income and all other
tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which
it
is subject (unless and only to the extent that the Company has set aside on
its
books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and
unreported taxes) and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments
and
charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such
returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith.
There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing
authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis
for any such claim. The Company has not executed a waiver with respect to the
statute of limitations relating to the assessment or collection of any foreign,
federal, state or local tax.
(l) The
Company is in possession of all material franchises, grants, authorizations,
licenses, permits, easements, variances, exemptions, consents, certificates,
approvals and orders necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and
to
carry on its business as it is now being conducted (collectively, "Permits"),
except where the failure to have the same would not reasonably be expected
to
result in a Material Adverse Effect, and would not prohibit or otherwise
materially interfere with the ability of the Company to continue business in
the
ordinary course or perform its obligations under this Agreement and under its
other material agreements. There is no Action pending or, to the knowledge
of
the Company, threatened regarding suspension or cancellation of any of the
Permits. The Company is not in conflict with, or in default or violation of,
any
of the Permits, except for any such conflicts, defaults or violations which,
individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
11
(m) Since
December 31, 2006, except as set forth in any document filed with the SEC,
no
event has occurred or, to the knowledge of the Company, circumstance exists
that
(with or without notice or lapse of time): (i) may constitute or result in
a
violation by the Company, or a failure on the part of the Company to comply
with, any Legal Requirement; or (ii) may give rise to any obligation on the
part
of the Company to undertake, or to bear all or any portion of the cost of,
any
remedial action of any nature in connection with a failure to comply with any
Legal Requirement, except in either case that would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not received any notice
or
other communication from any regulatory authority or any other person, nor does
the Company have any knowledge regarding: (x) any actual, alleged, possible
or
potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any Legal Requirement, or
(y)
any actual, alleged, possible or potential obligation on the part of the Company
to undertake, or to bear all or any portion of the cost of, any remedial action
of any nature in connection with a failure to comply with any Legal Requirement,
except in either case that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(n) The
Company is in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
or pursuant thereto that are applicable to it.
(o) The
Company is, and has reason to believe that for the foreseeable future it will
continue to be, in compliance with all applicable rules of the NASD relating
to
the OTC Bulletin Board, including all listing and corporate governance
requirements. The Company has not, at any time since December 31, 2006, received
any notice from the NASD that the Company is not in compliance with the listing
or maintenance requirements thereof.
(p) Except
for such matters as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company has complied
and is in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws; (ii) without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company has obtained, has complied
with, and is in compliance with all Permits that are required pursuant to
Environmental Laws for the operation of its businesses; (iii) the Company has
not received any written notice, report or other information regarding any
actual or alleged violation by it of any Environmental Laws, or any liabilities
or potential liabilities (including fines, penalties, costs and expenses),
including any investigatory, remedial or corrective obligations, relating to
it
arising under Environmental Laws, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, is
there
any factual basis for the same; and (iv) to the knowledge of the Company, the
Company has not, contractually, by operation of law or otherwise, succeeded
to
any liabilities arising under any Environmental Laws of any predecessors or
any
other Person. As used herein, "Environmental
Laws"
shall
mean, collectively, all Legal Requirements, including any federal, state, local
or foreign statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, policy or rule
of
common law or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including
any judicial or administrative order, consent, decree or judgment, relating
to
pollution or protection of human health, the environment (including, without
limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface
strata) or wildlife, including, without limitation, laws and regulations
relating to the release or threatened release of chemicals, pollutants,
contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum or
petroleum products (collectively, "Hazardous
Materials")
or to
the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal,
transport or handling of Hazardous Materials.
12
(q) Except
for any lien for current taxes not yet delinquent or which are being contested
in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, the Company has good and
marketable title to all real property interests and all personal property owned
by it that is material to the business of the Company. Any leases of real
property and facilities of the Company are valid and effective in accordance
with their respective terms, except as would not reasonably be expected to
have
a Material Adverse Effect.
(r) Except
pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, effective upon the Closing,
the
Company is not currently subject to any agreement providing any person or entity
any rights (including piggyback registration rights) to have any securities
of
the Company registered with the SEC or registered or qualified with any other
governmental authority.
(s) Based
in
part on the representations and warranties made by the Subscriber and the other
subscribers in the Offering in Section 6 of this Agreement, the Offering will
be
exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The Common
Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the
Company has taken no action designed to, or which, to the knowledge of the
Company, is reasonably likely to have the effect of, terminating the
registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act. The Company is eligible
to register its Common Stock for resale under Form S-3 promulgated under the
Securities Act.
(t) No
dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent or threatened,
with respect to any of the independent contractors of the Company that,
individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(u) Except
as
set forth in the SEC Documents, none of the officers, directors or employees
of
the Company is presently a party to any transaction or agreement with the
Company (other than for services as an officer, director or employee) exceeding
$60,000, 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 such
officer, director or employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity
in
which any such officer, director or employee has a substantial interest or
is an
officer, director, trustee or partner.
(v) The
Company has insurance policies in full force and effect of a type, covering
such
risks and in such amounts, and having such deductibles and exclusions as are
customary for conducting businesses and owing assets similar in nature and
scope
to those of the Company. The amounts of all such insurance policies and the
risks covered thereby are in accordance in all material respects with all
material contracts and agreements to which the Company is a party and with
all
applicable Legal Requirements. With respect to each such insurance policy:
(i)
the policy is valid, outstanding and enforceable in accordance with its terms,
except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws in effect that
limit creditors’ rights generally, equitable limitations on the availability of
specific remedies and principles of equity (regardless of whether such
enforcement is considered in a proceeding in law or in equity); (ii) the Company
is not in breach or default with respect to its obligations thereunder in any
material respect; and (iii) no party to the policy has repudiated, or given
notice of an intent to repudiate, any provision thereof.
13
(w) The
Company will file with the SEC a Form 8-K disclosing the Offering within four
(4) business days of the final Closing of the Offering and attach the relevant
agreements to either such Form 8-K.
(x) The
Company understands and confirms that the Subscriber will rely on the
representations and covenants contained herein in effecting the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. All
representations and warranties provided to the Subscriber including the
disclosures in the Company’s Disclosure Schedules attached hereto furnished by
or on behalf of the Company, taken as a whole, are true and correct and do
not
contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material
fact
necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No event or
circumstance has occurred or information exists with respect to the Company
or
its businesses, properties, prospects, operations or financial conditions,
that,
under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or
announcement by the Company but that has not been so publicly announced or
disclosed.
8. Understandings.
The
Subscriber understands, acknowledges and agrees with the Company as
follows:
(a) The
Subscriber hereby acknowledges and agrees that the subscription hereunder is
irrevocable by the Subscriber, that, except as required by law, the Subscriber
is not entitled to cancel, terminate or revoke this Agreement or any agreements
of the Subscriber hereunder, and that this Agreement and such other agreements
shall survive the death or disability of the Subscriber and shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective heirs,
executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted
assigns. If the Subscriber is more than one person, the obligations of the
Subscriber hereunder shall be joint and several and the agreements,
representations, warranties and acknowledgments herein contained shall be deemed
to be made by and be binding upon each such person and his/her heirs, executors,
administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted
assigns.
(b) No
federal or state agency has made any finding or determination as to the accuracy
or adequacy of the Memorandum or as to the suitability of this offering for
investment nor any recommendation or endorsement of the Shares.
(c) The
Offering is intended to be exempt from registration under Regulation D
promulgated under the Securities Act, which is dependent upon the truth,
completeness and accuracy of the statements made by the Subscriber
herein.
14
(d) There
is
only a limited public market for the Common Stock. There can be no assurance
that the Subscriber will be able to sell or dispose of the Shares. It is
understood that in order not to jeopardize the Offering’s exempt status under
Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act, any transferee will, at
a
minimum, be required to fulfill the investor suitability requirements
thereunder.
(e) The
representations, warranties and agreements of the Subscriber contained herein
and in any other writing delivered in connection with the Offering shall be
true
and correct in all respects on and as of the date of the Closing of the sale
of
the Shares as if made on and as of such date and shall survive the execution
and
delivery of this Agreement and the purchase of the Shares.
9. Survival;
Indemnification.
All
representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement and the
indemnification contained in this Section 9 shall survive (i) the execution
of
this Agreement by the Company, (ii) changes in the transactions, documents
and
instruments described herein that are not material or that are to the benefit
of
Subscriber, and (iii) the death or disability of Subscriber. Subscriber
acknowledges the meaning and legal consequences of the representations,
warranties and covenants in Section 6 hereof and that the Company has relied
upon such representations, warranties and covenants in determining Subscriber’s
qualification and suitability to purchase the Shares. Each party to this
Agreement agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other parties,
and
their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and controlling persons,
from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses
(including attorneys’ fees and disbursements), judgments or amounts paid in
settlement of actions arising out of or resulting from the untruth of any
representation of the indemnifying party herein or the breach of any warranty
or
covenant herein by the indemnifying party. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
however, no representation, warranty, covenant or acknowledgment made herein
by
Subscriber shall in any manner be deemed to constitute a waiver of any rights
granted to it under the Securities Act or state securities laws.
10. Right
of First Offer.
Subject
to the terms and conditions specified in this Section 10, the Company hereby
grants to the Subscriber, so long as the Subscriber holds all of the Shares,
a
right of first offer with respect to future sales by the Company of any shares
of its Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for any shares of its Common Stock (collectively "Securities").
Each
time the Company proposes to offer any Securities, the Company shall first
make
an offering of such Securities to the Subscriber and the other subscribers
in
the Offering in accordance with the following provisions:
(a) The
Company shall deliver a notice by certified mail ("Notice")
to
each subscriber in the Offering stating (i) its bona fide intention to offer
such Securities, (ii) the number of such Securities to be offered, and (iii)
the
price and terms, if any, upon which it proposes to offer such
Securities.
(b) Within
15
calendar days after giving of the Notice, the Subscriber may elect to purchase,
at the price and on the terms specified in the Notice, up to that proportion
of
such Securities that equals the proportion that the number of Shares then held
by the Subscriber bears to the total number of shares of Common Stock issued
by
the Company to all of the subscribers (including the Subscriber) in the Offering
(the "Pro
Rata Amount").
15
(c) If
all
Securities that are entitled to be purchased by the subscribers pursuant to
subsection 10(b) are not elected to be purchased as provided in subsection
10(b)
hereof, the Company may, during the 90-day period following the expiration
of
the period provided in subsection 10(b) hereof, offer the remaining unsubscribed
portion of such Securities to any other parties at a price not less than, and
upon terms no more favorable to the offeree than, that specified in the Notice.
If the Company does not enter into an agreement for the sale of the Securities
within such 90-day period, the right provided hereunder shall be deemed to
be
revived and such Securities shall not be offered unless first reoffered to
the
Subscriber and the other subscribers in the Offering in accordance
herewith.
(d) The
right
of first offer set forth in this Section 10 shall not be applicable to
(i) the issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock (or options therefor) to
Company employees, directors, officers or consultants pursuant to stock option
or stock issuance plans approved by the Company’s Board of Directors,
(ii) the issuance of securities pursuant to the conversion or exercise of
convertible or exercisable securities outstanding as of the date hereof,
(iii) the issuance of securities in connection with a bona fide business
acquisition of or by the Company, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase
of
assets, purchase or exchange of stock, or otherwise, (iv) the issuance of
stock, warrants or other securities or rights to third parties with which the
Company has business relationships provided such issuances are for other than
primarily equity financing purposes and are first approved by the Company’s
Board of Directors, or (v) the issuance of shares of Common Stock in the
Offering.
(e) The
right
of first offer set forth in this Section 10 shall terminate as of the date
that
is four years from the date this Agreement is executed by the Company (the
"Effective
Date").
11. Anti-Dilution
Protection.
So long
as the Subscriber holds all of the Shares, if and whenever on or after the
Effective Date the Company issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section
11 is deemed to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock (including
the
issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock owned or held by or for the account
of the Company, but excluding Excluded Securities) for a consideration per
share
(the "New
Issuance Price")
less
than $3.30 per share (the "Applicable
Price")
(the
foregoing, a "Dilutive
Issuance"),
then
immediately after such Dilutive Issuance the Company shall issue to the
Subscriber a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the amount by which
(a)
the Subscription Amount divided by the New Issuance Price exceeds (b) the sum
of
(i) the number of Shares received by the Subscriber in the Offering at the
Applicable Price plus (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock previously
issued to the Subscriber pursuant to this Section 11. Upon each Dilutive
Issuance made by the Company after the Effective Date, the Subscriber shall
be
issued shares of Common Stock in accordance with this Section 11. For purposes
of this Section 11, the following shall be applicable:
(a) Issuance
of Options.
If the
Company in any manner grants any Options and the lowest price per share for
which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Option
or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities issuable
upon exercise of any such Option is less than the Applicable Price, then such
share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued
and sold by the Company at the time of the granting or sale of such Option
for
such price per share. For purposes of this Section 11(a), the "lowest price
per
share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon exercise of such
Options or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Securities"
shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any)
received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one share of Common
Stock upon the granting or sale of the Option, upon exercise of the Option
and
upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Security issuable
upon
exercise of such Option. No further adjustment under this Section 11 shall
be
made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock or of such Convertible
Securities upon the exercise of such Options or upon the actual issuance of
such
Common Stock upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible
Securities.
16
(b) Issuance
of Convertible Securities.
If the
Company in any manner issues or sells any Convertible Securities and the lowest
price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the
conversion, exercise or exchange thereof is less than the Applicable Price,
then
such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been
issued and sold by the Company at the time of the issuance or sale of such
Convertible Securities for such price per share. For the purposes of this
Section 11(b), the "lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock
is issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange" shall be equal to the
sum
of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the
Company with respect to one share of Common Stock upon the issuance or sale
of
the Convertible Security and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such
Convertible Security. No further adjustment under this Section 11 shall be
made
upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion, exercise or
exchange of such Convertible Securities, and if any such issue or sale of such
Convertible Securities is made upon exercise of any Options for which adjustment
has otherwise been made under this Section 11, no further adjustment under
this
Section 11 shall be made by reason of such issue or sale.
(c) Change
in Option Price or Rate of Conversion.
If the
purchase price provided for in any Options, the additional consideration, if
any, payable upon the issue, conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible
Securities, or the rate at which any Convertible Securities are convertible
into
or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock increases or decreases at any
time, then the adjustment required by this Section 11 shall be recalculated
at
such time as if such Options or Convertible Securities provided for such
increased or decreased purchase price, additional consideration or increased
or
decreased conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time initially granted,
issued or sold. For purposes of this Section 11(c), if the terms of any Option
or Convertible Security that was outstanding as of the Effective Date are
increased or decreased in the manner described in the immediately preceding
sentence, then such Option or Convertible Security and the Common Stock deemed
issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have
been issued as of the date of such increase or decrease. No adjustment pursuant
to this Section 11 shall be made if such adjustment would result in a lower
number of shares of Common Stock being issued to the Subscriber than previously
calculated pursuant to this Section 11.
(d) Calculation
of Consideration Received.
In case
any Option is issued in connection with the issue or sale of other securities
of
the Company, together comprising one integrated transaction in which no specific
consideration is allocated to such Options by the parties thereto, the Options
will be deemed to have been issued for a consideration of $0.0001. If any Common
Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold or deemed to have
been issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefor will be deemed
to be the net amount received by the Company therefor. If any Common Stock,
Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold for a consideration other
than cash, the amount of such consideration received by the Company will be
the
fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists
of
securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company
will be the Closing Sale Price of such security on the date of receipt. If
any
Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued to the owners of
the
non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Company is
the
surviving entity, the amount of consideration therefor will be deemed to be
the
fair value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving
entity as is attributable to such Common Stock, Options or Convertible
Securities, as the case may be. The fair value of any consideration other than
cash or securities will be determined jointly by the Board of Directors of
the
Company and the holders of at least a majority of the shares of Common Stock
purchased in the Offering. If such parties are unable to reach agreement within
10 days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the "Valuation
Event"),
the
fair value of such consideration will be determined within fifteen Business
Days
after the tenth day following the Valuation Event by an independent, reputable
appraiser jointly selected by the Company and the holders of at least a majority
of the shares of Common Stock purchased in the Offering. The determination
of
such appraiser shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest
error
and the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne by the
Company.
17
(e) Record
Date.
If the
Company takes a record of the holders of Common Stock for the purpose of
entitling them (A) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in
Common Stock, Options or in Convertible Securities or (B) to subscribe for
or purchase Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, then such record
date will be deemed to be the date of the issue or sale of the shares of Common
Stock deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend
or the making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such
right of subscription or purchase, as the case may be.
(f) The
rights set forth in this Section 11 shall terminate as of the date that is
eighteen (18) months from the Effective Date.
(g) For
purposes of this Section 11, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
(i) "Approved
Stock Plan"
means
any employee benefit plan that has been approved by the Board of Directors
of
the Company, pursuant to which the Company's securities may be issued to any
employee, officer, director or consultant for services provided to the
Company.
(ii) "Bloomberg"
means
Bloomberg Financial Markets.
18
(iii) "Closing
Sale Price"
means,
for any security as of any date, the last closing trade price for such security
on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market
begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing
trade price, then the last trade price of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m.,
New York Time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not
the
principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last
trade price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading
market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or
if
the foregoing do not apply, the trade price of such security in the
over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security
as
reported by Bloomberg, or, if no last trade price is reported for such security
by Bloomberg, the average of the bid and ask prices of any market makers for
such security as reported in the "pink sheets" by Pink Sheets LLC (formerly
the
National Quotation Bureau, Inc.). If the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated
for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing
Sale Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as
mutually determined by the Company and the Subscriber. If the Company and the
Subscriber are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security,
then
such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section 13 of the Warrant. All such
determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split,
stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation
period.
(iv) "Convertible
Securities"
means
any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible
into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock.
(v) "Excluded
Securities"
means
any Common Stock issued or issuable: (i) in connection with any Approved Stock
Plan; (ii) upon exercise of any of the warrants issued in the Offering; (iii)
pursuant to a bona fide firm commitment underwritten public offering with a
nationally recognized underwriter that generates gross proceeds to the Company
in excess of $25,000,000 (other than an "at-the-market offering" as defined
in
Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act and "equity lines"); (iv) upon
conversion of any Options or Convertible Securities that are outstanding on
the
day immediately preceding the Effective Date, provided that the terms of such
Options or Convertible Securities are not amended, modified or changed on or
after the Effective Date; (v) in connection with any acquisition, merger, joint
venture or strategic investment that has been approved by the Board of Directors
of the Company; (vi) securities issued to commercial banks or financial
institutions, the primary business of which is not making equity-related loans;
or (vii) securities issued to lessors in connection with commercial credit
arrangements, equipment financings or similar transactions or to independent
contractors or vendors of the Company in connection with bona fide business
transactions.
(vi) "Options"
means
any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or
Convertible Securities.
(vii) "Principal
Market"
means
the OTC Bulletin Board.
12. Notices.
All
notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered personally or sent by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage
prepaid:
(a) if
to the
Company, to the following address:
Northern
Oil & Gas, Inc.
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Chief Financial Officer
19
(b) if
to
Subscriber, to the address set forth on the signature page hereto.
(c) or
at
such other address as either party shall have specified by notice in writing
to
the other party.
13. Notification
of Changes.
Subscriber agrees and covenants to notify the Company immediately upon the
occurrence of any event prior to the consummation of the Offering that would
cause any representation, warranty, covenant or other statement contained in
this Agreement to be false or incorrect or of any change in any statement made
herein occurring prior to the consummation of the Offering.
14. Assignability.
This
Agreement is not assignable by the Subscriber, and may not be modified, waived
or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against
whom enforcement of such modification, waiver or termination is
sought.
15. Binding
Effect.
Except
as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to
the benefit of the parties and their heirs, executors, administrators,
successors, legal representatives and assigns, and the agreements,
representations, warranties and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed
to be made by and be binding upon such heirs, executors, administrators,
successors, legal representatives and assigns.
16. Obligations
Irrevocable.
The
obligations of the Subscriber shall be irrevocable, except with the consent
of
the Company, until the consummation or termination of the Offering.
17. Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Subscriber and the Company
relating to the matters contained herein, superseding all prior contracts or
agreements, whether oral or written.
18. Governing
Law; Forum.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of
the State of New York, notwithstanding any conflict of law provision to the
contrary. The parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the
courts of any county in the State of New York and the United States Federal
District Courts of New York in any judicial proceeding brought to enforce this
Agreement. The parties agree that any forum other than the State of New York
is
an inconvenient forum and that a lawsuit brought by one party against another
party in a court of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York should
be
forthwith dismissed or transferred to a court located in the State of New
York.
19. Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to Subscriber or any
circumstance shall be held invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder
of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other subscriptions
or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall be enforced to the
greatest extent permitted by law.
20
20. Construction.
The
headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience and identification
only
and are not intended to describe, interpret, define or limit the scope, extent
or intent of this Agreement or any provision hereof. The rule of construction
that an agreement shall be construed strictly against the drafter shall not
apply to this Agreement.
21. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when
so
executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which
together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement.
22. Counsel.
Subscriber hereby acknowledges that the Company and its counsel, Best &
Xxxxxxxx, represent the interests of the Company and not those of the Subscriber
in any agreement (including this Agreement) to which the Company is a
party.
[Signature
Page to follow]
21
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Subscriber has executed this Subscription Agreement as of
the
date set forth below.
SUBSCRIBER: | ||
Number of Shares: | ||
Offering Price per Share: $3.30 | ||
Subscription Amount: $ |
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
Address: | ||
Date: September ___, 2007 |
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Subscription Agreement as of
the
date set forth below.
NORTHERN
OIL & GAS, INC. a Nevada corporation |
||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title:
|
||
Date: September ___, 2007 |
Exhibit
A
FORM
OF WARRANT
Exhibit
B
SUBSCRIPTION
INSTRUCTIONS
(1) If
you
are subscribing for the purchase of Shares, please date and sign the signature
page to this Subscription Agreement in the applicable spaces. Please signify
the
amount of Shares you are purchasing by inserting such amount in the space
provided for on the signature page to the Agreement.
(2) Complete
and sign the accompanying Accredited Investor Certificate.
(3) Send
all
completed documents to the Company at the following address:
Northern
Oil & Gas, Inc.
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Chief Financial Officer
Telephone:
(952) 476 - 9800
(4) Transmit
funds via wire to the following account of the Company:
UBS
AG
ABA#
000000000
UBS
Financial Services
Acct
#
101-WA-258641-000
F/C:
Northern Oil and Gas Inc.
Acct
Number: RP08144
in
either
case in an amount equal to the number of shares you are purchasing multiplied
by
the Offering Price.
ATTENTION
SUBSCRIBERS:
NO SUBSCRIPTION WILL BE ACCEPTED UNLESS ALL DOCUMENTATION PRESCRIBED HEREIN
IS
FULLY COMPLETED AND EXECUTED. ANY MATERIALS RECEIVED THAT ARE INCOMPLETE IN
ANY
RESPECT WILL BE RETURNED BY THE COMPANY.
Exhibit
C
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Exhibit
D
CERTIFICATE
OF ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS
Except
as
may be indicated by the undersigned below, the undersigned is an "accredited
investor," as that term is defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act
of
1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act").
The
undersigned has checked the box below indicating the basis on which the
undersigned is representing the undersigned's status as an "accredited
investor":
o
|
a
bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or any
savings
and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A)
of the Securities Act whether acting in its individual or fiduciary
capacity; a broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; an insurance company
as
defined in Section 2(13) of the Securities Act; an investment company
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business
development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of that Act; a
small
business investment company licensed by the U.S. Small Business
Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958; a plan established and maintained by a state,
its
political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state
or its
political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, and such
plan
has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; an employee benefit plan
within
the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
if the
investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section
3(21) of such Act, which is either a bank, savings and loan association,
insurance company, or registered investment adviser, or if the employee
benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, if a
self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons
that
are "accredited investors";
|
o
|
a
private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22)
of
the Investment Advisers Act of
1940;
|
o
|
an
organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code,
corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or partnership,
not
formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered,
with
total assets in excess of
$5,000,000;
|
o
|
a
natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with
the
undersigned’s spouse, at the time of this purchase exceeds
$1,000,000;
|
o
|
a
natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000
in each
of the two most recent years or joint income with the undersigned’s spouse
in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and has a reasonable
expectation of reaching the same income level in the current
year;
|
o
|
a
trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the
specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, whose purchase
is
directed by a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial
and business matters that the person is capable of evaluating the
merits
and risks of the prospective investment;
or
|
o
|
an
entity in which all of the equity holders are "accredited investors"
by
virtue of their meeting one or more of the above
standards.
|
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Accredited
Investor Status as of the date set forth below.
Name of Subscriber | |||
By: | |||
Name: | |||
Title: | |||
Date: |