STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
99.1
EXECUTION
VERSION
This
Stock Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into and made effective
as of November 13, 2008 (the “Effective Date”), by and between New Frontier
Media, Inc., a Colorado corporation with an address of 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 (the “Company”), and Steel Partners II, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership with an address of 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 (“Shareholder”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
Shareholder owns 2,613,727 shares (each, a “Share” and collectively, the
“Shares”) of the common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”),
of the Company; and
WHEREAS,
Shareholder desires to sell the Shares, and the Company desires to purchase the
Shares from Shareholder, at the price and on the other terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises herein made,
and in consideration of the representations, warranties, agreements and
covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
1. Sale and Purchase of the
Shares.
a. On
the basis of the representations, warranties, agreements and covenants herein
contained and for the consideration set forth below, Shareholder hereby agrees
to sell, assign, and transfer to the Company, and the Company agrees to purchase
and assume from Shareholder, on November 13, 2008 (the “Settlement Date”), the
Shares for the purchase price specified in Section 1.b. below
and free and clear of any and all security interests, pledges, mortgages, liens,
charges, adverse claims, restrictions, or other burdens or encumbrances of any
kind (“Encumbrances”), other than Encumbrances arising under applicable
securities laws.
b. As
consideration for the purchase and assumption of the Shares on the Settlement
Date, the Company agrees to pay to Shareholder on the Settlement Date a purchase
price equal to $1.55 for each Share, for an aggregate purchase price for the
Shares of $4,051,276.85, such purchase price to be paid in cash by wire transfer
in immediately available federal funds of the United States of America on the
Settlement Date. On the Settlement Date, Shareholder shall initiate
an electronic or Deposit/ Withdrawal at Custodian, or DWAC, transfer of all of
the Shares to the Company’s transfer agent, Corporate Stock
Transfer. Upon confirmation of receipt by the Company from Corporate
Stock Transfer on the Settlement Date of the electronic or DWAC transfer of the
Shares, the Company will pay the aggregate purchase price for the Shares to
Shareholder, to a brokerage account to be specified by Shareholder on the date
hereof.
2. Representations, Warranties
and Covenants of Shareholder. Shareholder represents and
warrants to the Company on the date hereof that: (a) Shareholder is limited
partnership, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware and has the full power and authority to enter into
this Agreement and to sell, assign and transfer to the Company the Shares as
contemplated herein; (b) except as otherwise set forth in Shareholder’s
Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 4 filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on November 6, 2008, under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), Shareholder is
the sole owner of the Shares and no other person has a right to acquire or
direct the disposition of, or holds a proxy or other right to vote or direct the
vote of, any of the Shares; (c) Shareholder has good, valid and marketable title
to the Shares, free and clear of any and all Encumbrances (other than
Encumbrances arising under applicable securities laws); (d) the delivery by
Shareholder of the Shares to the Company against receipt of payment to
Shareholder under this Agreement will transfer to the Company such good, valid
and marketable title in and to the Shares, free and clear of any and all
Encumbrances (other than Encumbrances arising under applicable securities laws
or Encumbrances created or suffered to exist by the Company); (e) this Agreement
has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Shareholder and constitutes
a legal, valid and binding obligation of Shareholder, enforceable against
Shareholder in accordance with its terms (except as such enforceability may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance,
moratorium and similar laws relating to or affecting
creditors rights generally and by general principles of equity, regardless of
whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or law); and
(f) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Shareholder and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not violate any law or
court order applicable to Shareholder or constitute a breach of or conflict with
any contract to which Shareholder is a party or is bound or Shareholder’s
governing documents. Shareholder further represents and warrants to the Company
on the date hereof that (i) it is knowledgeable, sophisticated and experienced
in making, and it is qualified to make, decisions with respect to investments in
shares representing an investment decision like that involved in the sale of the
Shares, including investments in securities issued by the Company and comparable
entities, and (ii) it has, in connection with its decision to sell the Shares,
reviewed the Company Documents (as defined below) filed for the Company’s fiscal
year ended March 31, 2008 and fiscal year ending March 31, 2009 and relied
solely upon the Company Documents and the documents included therein or
incorporated by reference and the representations and warranties of the Company
contained herein. For purposes of this Agreement, “Company Documents”
means all documents that have been filed by the Company with the Commission
through the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval
system pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act that can be accessed by
the public through the Commission’s Internet website. Shareholder
covenants and agrees that each of the foregoing representations and warranties
will be true and correct on the Settlement Date as if each of such
representations and warranties were made at and as of the Settlement
Date.
3. Representations and
Warranties of Buyer. The
Company represents and warrants to Shareholder on the date hereof that: (a) the
Company is corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Colorado and has the full power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and to purchase and assume the Shares as contemplated
herein; (b) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by the Company and constitutes 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 bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
fraudulent conveyance, moratorium and similar laws relating to or affecting
creditors rights generally and by general principles of equity, regardless of
whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or law); and
(c) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not violate any law or
court order applicable to the Company or constitute a breach of or conflict with
any contract to which the Company is a party or is bound or the Company’s
governing documents. The Company covenants and agrees that each of the foregoing
representations and warranties will be true and correct on the Settlement Date
as if each of such representations and warranties were made at and as of the
Settlement Date.
4. Non-Reliance. Shareholder acknowledges that none of the Company nor any
director, officer, employee, partner, affiliate, agent, advisor, consultant,
lender or representative of the Company has made or makes any representation or
warranty, whether express or implied, regarding any aspect of the transactions
contemplated hereby except as expressly set forth in this
Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2 above,
Shareholder acknowledges that it is not relying on any representation, warranty
or covenant not expressly set forth in this Agreement. Shareholder
acknowledges that the sale, assignment and transfer of the Shares as
contemplated under this Agreement are irrevocable, and that Shareholder will
have no recourse to the Company, except with respect to breaches by the Company
of any of its representations, warranties and covenants expressly set forth in
this Agreement or any material misstatement or omission contained in, or omitted
from, any of the Company Documents.
5. Shareholder
Indemnity. Shareholder shall indemnify, defend and hold
harmless the Company and its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates
and permitted assigns (each, a “Company Indemnitee”) from and against any and
all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, costs and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by a Company Indemnitee directly
or indirectly resulting from or arising out of Shareholder’s breach of any of
its obligations, representations, warranties or covenants set forth in this
Agreement.
6. Company
Indemnity. Company shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless
Shareholder and its officers, partners, employees, agents, affiliates and
permitted assigns (each, a “Shareholder Indemnitee”) from and against any and
all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, costs and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by a Shareholder Indemnitee
directly or indirectly resulting from or arising out of (i) the Company’s breach
of any of its obligations, representations, warranties or covenants set forth in
this Agreement or (ii) any material misstatement or omission contained in, or
omitted from, any of the Company Documents.
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7. No
Brokers. Each of the Company and Shareholder represents,
warrants and covenants to the other that such party has not engaged any broker,
finder or agent in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and has not incurred (and will not incur) any unpaid liability to any
broker, finder or agent of any brokerage fees, finders’ fees, or commissions
with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
8. Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York applicable to
contracts executed and to be performed wholly in that state, without regard to
any applicable conflicts of law principles thereof.
9. Entire
Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the transactions contemplated
herein, and it supersedes all prior oral or written agreements, commitments or
understanding with respect to the matters provided for herein. No
amendment, modification or discharge of this Agreement shall be valid or
binding unless set forth in writing and duly executed and delivered
by the Company and Shareholder.
10. Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile or e-mail
transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto
in separate counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be
deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one
and the same agreement.
11. Survival of Representations,
Warranties. The representations and warranties contained in
this Agreement shall survive the closing of the transactions contemplated
herein.
12. Severability. If
any part of any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid or
unenforceable in any respect, such part shall be ineffective to the extent of
such invalidity or unenforceability only, without in any way affecting the
remaining parts of such provision or the remaining provisions of this
Agreement.
13. Binding
Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, heirs,
executors, administrators, legal representatives and permitted
assigns.
14. Expenses. Each
party shall pay its own expenses incident to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereunder, including all legal and accounting fees and
disbursements.
15. Notices. All
notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed effectively given and received: (i) upon personal
delivery to the party to be notified, (ii) the next business day after delivery
by nationally recognized courier service guaranteeing overnight delivery, or
(iii) three days after deposit with the United States Postal Service, by
registered or certified mail, postage prepaid. All such notices and
other communications shall be addressed to the other party at the address set
forth in the preamble to this Agreement, or at such other addresses as such
party shall have furnished to the other party at least five days previously in
writing.
16. Further
Assurances. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees to take
or cause to be taken such further actions, to execute, deliver and file or cause
to be executed, delivered and filed such further documents, and will obtain such
consents, as may be necessary or as may be reasonably requested in order to
fully effectuate the purposes, terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date set forth
above.
Buyer:
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New
Frontier Media, Inc.
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Title:
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Chief
Executive Officer
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Shareholder:
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Steel
Partners II, L.P.
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By:
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Steel
Partners II GP LLC
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Its:
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General
partner
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By:
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/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxx
Xxxxxx
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Title:
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President
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