PRIVATE EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT between Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc. and Triton West Group, Inc.
EXHIBIT 10.26
PRIVATE EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT
between
Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc.
and
Triton West Group, Inc.
PRIVATE EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of September 15, 2000 (the "Agreement"), between Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Company"), and Triton West Group, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the "Investor").
WHEREAS, the Investor desires to purchase from the Company, and the Company is willing to sell to the Investor, from time to time, up to $12,000,000 (the "Aggregate Purchase Price") of the Company's common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS, such investments will be made by the Investor as a statutory underwriter of a registered indirect primary offering of such Common Stock by the Company;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Certain Definitions
Section 1.1 "Bid Price" shall mean the closing bid price (as reported by Bloomberg L.P.) of the Common Stock on the Principal Market.
Section 1.2 "Capital Shares" shall mean the Common Stock and any shares of any other class of common stock whether now or hereafter authorized, having the right to participate in the distribution of earnings and assets of the Company.
Section 1.3 "Capital Shares Equivalents" shall mean any securities, rights, or obligations that are convertible into or exchangeable for or give any right to subscribe for any Capital Shares of the Company or any warrants, options or other rights to subscribe for or purchase Capital Shares or any such convertible or exchangeable securities.
Section 1.4 "Closing" shall mean one of the closings of a purchase and sale of the Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.1.
Section 1.5 "Closing Date" shall mean, with respect to a Closing, the seventh Trading Day following the Put Date related to such Closing, provided all conditions to such Closing have been satisfied on or before such Trading Day.
Section 1.6 "Commitment Amount" shall mean the $12,000,000 up to which the Investor has agreed to provide to the Company in order to purchase the Put Shares pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Section 1.7 "Commitment Period" shall mean the period commencing on the Effective Date and expiring on the earliest to occur of (x) the date on which the Investor shall have purchased Put Shares pursuant to this Agreement for an aggregate Purchase Price of $12,000,000, (y) the date this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 2.4, or (z) the date occurring three years from the date of commencement of the Commitment Period.
Section 1.8 "Common Stock" shall mean the Company's common stock, par value $.01 per share.
Section 1.9 "Condition Satisfaction Date" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.
Section 1.10 "Effective Date" shall mean the date on which the SEC first declares effective a Registration Statement registering the sale by the Company and resale by the Investor of the Registrable Securities as set forth in Section 7.2(e).
Section 1.11 "Escrow Agent" shall mean the escrow agent designated in the Escrow Agreement.
Section 1.12 "Escrow Agreement" shall mean the escrow agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Section 1.13"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Section 1.14 "Investment Amount" shall mean the total dollar amount to be invested by the Investor to purchase Put Shares with respect to any Put Date as notified by the Company to the Investor, all in accordance with Section 2.2 hereof.
Section 1.15 "Market Price" on any given date shall mean the lowest Bid Price (as reported by Bloomberg L.P.) of the Common Stock during the Valuation Period relating to such date.
Section 1.16 "Material Adverse Effect" shall mean any effect on the business, operations, properties, prospects, or financial condition of the Company that is material and adverse to the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, taken as a whole, and/or any condition, circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or otherwise interfere with the ability of the Company to enter into and perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the Escrow Agreement in any material respect.
Section 1.17 "Maximum Put Amount" shall mean the amount indicated by the following table:
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15,000-50,000 Avg. 30 Trading Day Volume |
50,001-100,000 Avg. 30 Trading Day Volume |
100,001-150,000 Avg. 30 Trading Day Volume |
150,001-Above Avg. 30 Trading Day Volume |
$0.50-1.00 |
$400,000 |
$400,000 |
$600,000 |
$600,000 |
1.00-3.00 |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
$750,000 |
$750,000 |
3.01-4.50 |
$500,000 |
$750,000 |
$750,000 |
$1,000,000 |
4.51-6.00 |
$750,000 |
$750,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
6.01-7.50 |
$750,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$1,250,000 |
7.51-9.00 |
$1,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$1,250,000 |
$1,250,000 |
9.01-Above |
$1,000,000 |
$1,250,000 |
$1,250,000 |
$1,500,000 |
If the Bid Price or the thirty-day average trading volumes shall be less than the parameters set forth in the foregoing table, the Maximum Put Amount shall be $250,000.
Section 1.18 "NASD" shall mean the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Section 1.19 "Outstanding" when used with reference to shares of Common Stock or Capital Shares (collectively the "Shares"), shall mean, at any date as of which the number of such Shares is to be determined, all issued and outstanding Shares, and shall include all such Shares issuable in respect of outstanding scrip or any certificates representing fractional interests in such Shares; provided, however, that "Outstanding" shall not mean any such Shares then directly or indirectly owned or held by or for the account of the Company.
Section 1.20 "Person" shall mean an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
Section 1.21 "Principal Market" shall mean the NASDAQ National Market, the NASDAQ SmallCap Market, the American Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board, whichever is at the time the principal trading exchange or market for the Common Stock.
Section 1.22 "Purchase Price" shall mean with respect to Put Shares, eight-eight percent (88%) of the Market Price for the Valuation Period applicable to a Put Date (or such other date on which the Purchase Price is calculated in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement).
Section 1.23 "Put" shall mean each occasion the Company elects to exercise its right to tender a Put Notice requiring the Investor to purchase shares of Common Stock, subject to the terms of this Agreement.
Section 1.24 "Put Date" shall mean the Trading Day during the Commitment Period that a Put Notice to sell Common Stock to the Investor is deemed delivered pursuant to Section 2.2(b) hereof.
Section 1.25 "Put Notice" shall mean a written notice to the Investor setting forth the Investment Amount that the Company intends to sell to the Investor in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
Section 1.26 "Put Shares" shall mean all shares of Common Stock or other securities issued or issuable pursuant to a Put that has occurred or may occur in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Section 1.27 "Registrable Securities" shall mean the Put Shares and Warrant Shares until (i) all Put Shares and Warrant Shares have been disposed of pursuant to the Registration Statement, (ii) all Put Shares and Warrant Shares have been sold under circumstances under which all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act ("Rule 144") are met, (iii) all Put Shares and Warrant Shares have been otherwise transferred to persons who may trade such shares without restriction under the Securities Act, and the Company has delivered a new certificate or other evidence of ownership for such securities not bearing a restrictive legend or (iv) such time as, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, all Put Shares and Warrant Shares may be sold without any time, volume or manner limitations pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any similar provision then in effect) under the Securities Act.
Section 1.28 "Registration Rights Agreement" shall mean the registration rights Agreement between the Company and the Investor in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto.
Section 1.29 "Registration Statement" shall mean the Company's registration statement on Form SB-2, and any subsequent Form SB-2 (if use of such form is then available to the Company pursuant to the rules of the SEC and, if not, on such other form promulgated by the SEC, for which the Company then qualifies and which counsel for the Company shall deem appropriate, and which form shall be available for the resale by the Investor of the Registrable Securities to be registered thereunder in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and in accordance with the intended method of distribution of such securities), for the registration of the resale by the Investor of the Registrable Securities under the Securities Act.
Section 1.30 "SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Section 1.31 "Securities Act" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals of this Agreement.
Section 1.32 "SEC Documents" shall mean the Company's latest Form 10-K or 10-KSB as of the time in question, all Forms 10-Q or 10-QSB and 8-K filed thereafter, and the Proxy Statement for its latest fiscal year as of the time in question until such time as the Company no longer has an obligation to maintain the effectiveness of a Registration Statement.
Section 1.33 Trading Cushion" shall mean the mandatory fifteen (15) Trading Days between Put Dates.
Section 1.34 "Trading Day" shall mean any day during which the Principal Market shall be open for business.
Section 1.35 "Valuation Event" shall mean an event in which the Company at any time after the date of this Agreement and prior to the end of the Commitment Period takes any of the following actions:
- subdivides or combines its Common Stock;
- pays a dividend in its Capital Stock or makes any other distribution of its Capital Shares;
- issues any additional Capital Shares ("Additional Capital Shares"), otherwise than as provided in the foregoing Subsections (a) and (b) above or (d) and (e) below, at a price per share less, or for other consideration lower, than the Bid Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance, or without consideration (other than pursuant to this Agreement);
- issues any warrants, options or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any Additional Capital Shares and the price per share for which Additional Capital Shares may at any time thereafter be issuable pursuant to such warrants, options or other rights shall be less than the Bid Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance;
- issues any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Shares and the consideration per share for which Additional Capital Shares may at any time thereafter be issuable pursuant to the terms of such convertible or exchangeable securities shall be less than the Bid Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance;
- makes a distribution of its assets or evidences of indebtedness to the holders of its Capital Shares as a dividend in liquidation or by way of return of capital or other than as a dividend payable out of earnings or surplus legally available for dividends under applicable law or any distribution to such holders made in respect of the sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets (other than under the circumstances provided for in the foregoing subsections (a) through (e); or
- takes any action affecting the number of Outstanding Capital Shares, other than an action described in any of the foregoing Subsections (a) through (f) hereof, inclusive, which in the opinion of the Company's Board of Directors, determined in good faith, would have a Material Adverse Effect upon the rights of the Investor at the time of a Put.
Section 1.36 "Valuation Period" shall mean the period of nine (9) Trading Days during which the Purchase Price of the Common Stock is valued, which period shall be with respect to the Purchase Price on any Put Date, the two (2) Trading Days immediately preceding and the six (6) Trading Days following the Trading Day on which a Put Notice is deemed to be delivered, as well as the Trading Day on which such notice is deemed to be delivered; provided, however, that if a Valuation Event occurs during a Valuation Period, a new Valuation Period shall begin on the Trading Day immediately after the occurrence of such Valuation Event and end on the sixth Trading Day thereafter.
Section 1.37 "Warrants" shall mean warrants to purchase up to 35,000 shares of Common Stock to be issued to Triton upon execution of this Agreement, in the form of Exhibit D hereto. The Warrants shall be exercisable for a period of three years commencing six months after the date of this Agreement at an initial exercise price equal to 125% of the Market Price determined as of the date of this Agreement.
Section 1.38 "Warrant Shares" shall mean the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
ARTICLE II
Purchase and Sale of Common Stock
- Investments.
- Puts. Upon the terms and conditions set forth herein (including, without limitation, the provisions of Article VII hereof), on any Put Date the Company may make a Put by the delivery of a Put Notice. The number of Put Shares that the Investor shall purchase pursuant to such Put shall be determined by dividing the Investment Amount specified in the Put Notice by the Purchase Price on such Put Date, which amount shall not exceed the Maximum Put Amount on such date.
- Maximum Aggregate Amount of Puts. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) at no time will the Company request a Put which would result in the issuance of an aggregate number of shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement which exceeds 19.9% of the number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on any Closing Date without obtaining stockholder approval of such excess issuance, and (ii) the Company may not make a Put to the extent that, after such purchase by the Investor, the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock and Warrants beneficially owned by the Investor and its affiliates would result in beneficial ownership by such Investor and its affiliates of more than 4.9% of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.
- Mechanics.
- Put Notice. At any time during the Commitment Period, the Company may deliver a Put Notice to the Investor, subject to the conditions set forth in Section 7.2; provided, however, that the Investment Amount for each Put as designated by the Company in the applicable Put Notice shall be neither less than $100,000 nor more than the Maximum Put Amount.
- Date of Delivery of Put Notice. A Put Notice shall be deemed delivered on (i) the Trading Day it is received by facsimile or otherwise by the Investor if such notice is received prior to 12:00 noon Eastern Time, or (ii) the immediately succeeding Trading Day if it is received by facsimile or otherwise after 12:00 noon Eastern Time on a Trading Day or at any time on a day which is not a Trading Day. No Put Notice may be deemed delivered on a day that is not a Trading Day.
- Closings. On or before each Closing Date for a Put (i) the Company shall arrange for its transfer agent to deliver the Put Shares to be purchased by the Investor pursuant to Section 2.1 herein to the Depository Trust Company ("DTC") brokerage account specified by the Investor if the Company has been notified in writing that the Investment Amount is held by the Escrow Agent and (ii) the Investor shall deliver the Investment Amount specified in the Put Notice by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Escrow Agent on or before the Closing Date. In addition, on or prior to each Closing Date, each of the Company and the Investor shall deliver to the Escrow Agent all documents, instruments and writings required to be delivered or reasonably requested by either of them pursuant to this Agreement in order to implement and effect the transactions contemplated herein. Payment of funds to the Company shall occur out of escrow in accordance with the Escrow Agreement; provided, however, that to the extent the Company has not paid the fees, expenses, and disbursements of the Investor's counsel in accordance with Section 14.7, the amount of such fees, expenses, and disbursements shall be paid in immediately available funds, at the direction of the Investor, to Investor's counsel with no reduction in the number of Put Shares issuable to the Investor on such Closing Date.
- Termination of Investment Obligation. The obligation of the Investor to purchase shares of Common Stock shall terminate permanently (including with respect to a Closing Date that has not yet occurred) in the event that (i) there shall occur any stop order or suspension of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement for an aggregate of twenty (20) Trading Days during the Commitment Period, for any reason other than deferrals or suspensions in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement as a result of corporate developments subsequent to the Effective Date that would require such Registration Statement to be amended to reflect such event in order to maintain its compliance with the disclosure requirements of the Securities Act or (ii) the Company shall at any time fail to comply with the requirements of Section 6.3, 6.4 or 6.6.
- Additional Shares. In the event that (a) within five Trading Days of any Closing Date, the Company gives notice to the Investor of an impending "blackout period" during which the use of the Registration Statement is not permitted due to the Company's non-disclosure of material information, and (b) the Bid Price on the Trading Day immediately preceding such "blackout period" (the "Old Bid Price") is greater than the Bid Price on the first Trading Day following such "blackout period" (the "New Bid Price") the Company shall issue to the Investor a number of additional shares (the "Blackout Shares") equal to the difference between (y) the product of the number of Registrable Securities held by the Investor during such "blackout period" that are not otherwise freely tradable during such "blackout period" and the Old Bid Price, divided by the New Bid Price and (z) the number of Registrable Securities held by the Investor during such "blackout period" that are not otherwise freely tradable during such "blackout period". If any such issuance would result in the issuance of a number of shares which exceeds the number set forth in Section 2.1(b), then in lieu of such issuance, the Company shall pay the Investor the closing bid price of the Blackout Shares on the first Trading Day following the end of the blackout period in cash within five Trading Days.
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties of Investor
The Investor represents and warrants to the Company that:
- Intent. The Investor is entering into this Agreement for its own account and the Investor has no present arrangement (whether or not legally binding) at any time to sell the Common Stock to or through any person or entity; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, the Investor does not agree to hold the Common Stock for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Common Stock at any time in accordance with federal and state securities laws applicable to such disposition.
- Sophisticated Investor. The Investor is a sophisticated investor (as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation D) and an accredited investor (as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D), and Investor has such experience in business and financial matters that it has the capacity to protect its own interests in connection with this transaction and is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in Common Stock. The Investor acknowledges that an investment in the Common Stock is speculative and involves a high degree of risk.
- Authority. This Agreement has been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Investor and is a valid and binding agreement of the Investor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors' rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.
- Not an Affiliate. Investor is not an officer, director or "affiliate" (as that term is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) of the Company.
- Organization and Standing. Investor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation.
- Absence of Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and any other document or instrument executed in connection herewith, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, and compliance with the requirements thereof, will not violate any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on Investor, or, to the Investor's knowledge, (a) violate any provision of any indenture, instrument or agreement to which Investor is a party or is subject, or by which Investor or any of its assets is bound; (b) conflict with or constitute a material default thereunder; (c) result in the creation or imposition of any lien pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, instrument or agreement, or constitute a breach of any fiduciary duty owed by Investor to any third party; or (d) require the approval of any third-party (which has not been obtained) pursuant to any material contract, agreement, instrument, relationship or legal obligation to which Investor is subject or to which any of its assets, operations or management may be subject.
- Disclosure; Access to Information. Investor has received and reviewed all documents, records, books and other publicly available information pertaining to Investor's investment in the Company that have been requested by Investor. The Company is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and Investor has reviewed copies of any such reports that have been requested by it.
- Manner of Sale. At no time was Investor presented with or solicited by or through any leaflet, public promotional meeting, television advertisement or any other form of general solicitation or advertising.
- Financial Capacity. Investor currently has the financial capacity to meet its obligations to the Company hereunder, and the Investor has no present knowledge of any circumstances which could cause it to become unable to meet such obligations in the future.
- Underwriter Liability. Investor understands that it is the position of the SEC that the Investor is an underwriter within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act and that the Investor will be identified as an underwriter of the Put Shares in the Registration Statement.
ARTICLE IV
Representations and Warranties of the Company
The Company represents and warrants to the Investor that, except as set forth on the Schedule of Exceptions attached hereto:
- Organization of the Company. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated and existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate authority to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. The Company does not have any subsidiaries and does not own more that fifty percent (50%) of or control any other business entity, except as set forth in the SEC Documents. The Company is duly qualified and is in good standing as a foreign corporation to do business in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, other than those in which the failure so to qualify would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
- Authority. (i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and corporate authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Warrants and the Escrow Agreement and to issue the Put Shares, the Warrant and the Warrant Shares, (ii) the execution, issuance and delivery of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Warrants and the Escrow Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and no further consent or authorization of the Company or its Board of Directors or stockholders is required (except as provided in Section 2.1(b)), and (iii) this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Warrants and the Escrow Agreement have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors' rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application. The Company has duly and validly authorized and reserved for issuance shares of Common Stock sufficient in number for the issuance of the Put Shares at the Floor Price. The Company understands and acknowledges the potentially dilutive effect to the Common Stock of the issuance of the Put Shares.
- Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, and 987,930 shares of preferred stock, par value $.01 per share, 2,000 of which have been designated as Series F Convertible Preferred Stock, 1,800 of which have been designated as Series G Convertible Preferred Stock and 1,200 have been designated as Series H Convertible Preferred Stock. As of August 18, 2000, 17,559,040 shares of Common Stock and 3,188 shares of preferred stock were issued and outstanding. Except as set forth in the Schedule of Exceptions or in the SEC Documents, there are no outstanding Capital Shares Equivalents nor any agreement or understandings pursuant to which any Capital Shares Equivalents may become outstanding. Except as set forth in the Schedule of Exceptions, the Company is not a party to any agreement granting registration or anti-dilution rights to any person with respect to any of its equity or debt securities. All of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable.
- Common Stock. The Company has registered its Common Stock pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the Exchange Act and is in full compliance with all reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. As of the date of this Agreement, the Common Stock is quoted on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market.
- SEC Documents. The Company has delivered or made available to the Investor true and complete copies of the SEC Documents. The Company has not provided to the Investor any information that, according to applicable law, rule or regulation, should have been disclosed publicly prior to the date hereof by the Company, but which has not been so disclosed. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act, and rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder and the SEC Documents did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit 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. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC or other applicable rules and regulations with respect thereto at the time of such inclusion. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis 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 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 operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited interim statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any material indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of any kind (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, and whether due or to become due) that would have been required to be reflected in, reserved against or otherwise described in the financial statements or in the notes thereto in accordance with GAAP, which was not fully reflected in, reserved against or otherwise described in the financial statements or the notes thereto included in the SEC Documents or was not incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with the Company's past practices since the last date of such financial statements.
- Valid Issuances. When issued and paid for in accordance with a Put, the Put Shares will be registered for sale to the Investor by the Company and by the Investor to the public, and will be duly and validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable. When issued and paid for upon exercise of the Warrants, the Warrant Shares will be registered for sale to the Investor by the Company and will be duly and validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable. Neither the sales of the Put Shares nor the Company's performance of its obligations under this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Warrants or the Escrow Agreement will (i) result in the creation or imposition by the Company of any liens, charges, claims or other encumbrances upon the Put Shares or Warrant Shares or, except as contemplated herein, any of the assets of the Company, or (ii) entitle the holders of Outstanding Capital Shares to preemptive or other rights to subscribe to or acquire the Capital Shares or other securities of the Company. The Put Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares shall not subject the Investor to personal liability to the Company or its creditors by reason of the possession thereof.
- No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation the issuance of the Put Shares, the Warrants or the Warrant Shares, do not and will not (i) result in a violation of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws, each as amended as of the date of this Agreement, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a material default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement, indenture or instrument, or any "lock-up" or similar provision of any underwriting or similar agreement to which the Company is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any federal, state or local law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Company or by which any material property or asset of the Company is bound or affected, nor is the Company otherwise in violation of, conflict with or default under any of the foregoing (except in each case for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect). The business of the Company is not being conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity, except for possible violations that either singly or in the aggregate would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not required under federal, state or local law, rule or regulation 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 this Agreement or issue and sell the Put Shares, the Warrants or the Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms hereof (other than any SEC, Nasdaq or state securities filings that may be required to be made by the Company subsequent to Closing, any registration statement that may be filed pursuant hereto, and any shareholder approval required by the rules applicable to companies whose common stock trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market); provided that, for purposes of the representation made in this sentence, the Company is assuming and relying upon the accuracy of the relevant representations and agreements of the Investor herein.
- No Material Adverse Change. Since December 31, 1999, no Material Adverse Effect has occurred or exists with respect to the Company, except as disclosed in the SEC Documents.
- No Undisclosed Events or Circumstances. Since December 31, 1999, no event or circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or its businesses, properties, prospects, operations or financial condition, that, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement prior to the date hereof by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed in the SEC Documents.
- Litigation and Other Proceedings. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, there are no lawsuits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against the Company, nor has the Company received any written or oral notice of any such action, suit, proceeding or investigation, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, no judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree or award has been issued by or, to the knowledge of the Company, requested of any court, arbitrator or governmental agency which could result in a Material Adverse Effect.
- No Misleading or Untrue Communication. The Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, any person representing the Company, or any other person selling or offering to sell the Put Shares or the Warrants in connection with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, have not made, at any time, any oral communication in connection with the offer or sale of the same which contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
- Material Non-Public Information. The Company has not disclosed to the Investor any material non-public information that (i) if disclosed, would reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the price of the Common Stock or (ii) according to applicable law, rule or regulation, should have been disclosed publicly by the Company prior to the date hereof but which has not been so disclosed.
- Insurance. The Company maintains property and casualty, general liability, workers' compensation, environmental hazard, personal injury and other similar types of insurance with financially sound and reputable insurers that is adequate, consistent with industry standards and the Company's historical claims experience. The Company has not received notice from, and has no knowledge of any threat by, any insurer (that has issued any insurance policy to the Company) that such insurer intends to deny coverage under or cancel, discontinue or not renew any insurance policy presently in force.
- Tax Matters.
- The Company has filed all Tax Returns which it is required to file under applicable laws, or has requested extensions for filing such Tax Returns; all such Tax Returns are true and accurate and have been prepared in compliance with all applicable laws; the Company has paid all Taxes due and owing by it (whether or not such Taxes are required to be shown on a Tax Return) and have withheld and paid over to the appropriate taxing authorities all Taxes which it is required to withhold from amounts paid or owing to any employee, stockholder, creditor or other third parties; and since December 31, 1999, the charges, accruals and reserves for Taxes with respect to the Company (including any provisions for deferred income taxes) reflected on the books of the Company are adequate to cover any Tax liabilities of the Company if its current tax year were treated as ending on the date hereof.
- No claim has been made by a taxing authority in a jurisdiction where the Company does not file tax returns that such corporation is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. There are no foreign, federal, state or local tax audits or administrative or judicial proceedings pending or being conducted with respect to the Company; no information related to Tax matters has been requested by any foreign, federal, state or local taxing authority; and, except as disclosed above, no written notice indicating an intent to open an audit or other review has been received by the Company from any foreign, federal, state or local taxing authority. There are no material unresolved questions or claims concerning the Company's Tax liability. The Company (A) has not executed or entered into a closing agreement pursuant to 7121 of the Internal Revenue Code or any predecessor provision thereof or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law; or (B) has not agreed to or is required to make any adjustments pursuant to 481 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law by reason of a change in accounting method initiated by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or has any knowledge that the IRS has proposed any such adjustment or change in accounting method, or has any application pending with any taxing authority requesting permission for any changes in accounting methods that relate to the business or operations of the Company. The Company has not been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of 897(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code during the applicable period specified in 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code.
- The Company has not made an election under 341(f) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company is not liable for the Taxes of another person that is not a subsidiary of the Company under (A) Treas. Reg. 1.1502-6 (or comparable provisions of state, local or foreign law), (B) as a transferee or successor, (C) by contract or indemnity or (D) otherwise. The Company is not a party to any tax sharing agreement. The Company has not made any payments, is obligated to make payments or is a party to an agreement that could obligate it to make any payments that would not be deductible under 280G of the Internal Revenue Code.
- For purposes of this Section 4.14:
- Property. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries owns any real property except as set forth in the SEC Documents. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all personal property owned by it, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company; and to the Company's knowledge any real property and buildings held under lease by the Company as tenant are held by it under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and intended to be made of such property and buildings by the Company.
- Licensing and Permits. The Company holds all necessary licenses and permits for the conduct of its business. All of such licenses and permits are in good standing and the Company is not in material default of any of the conditions thereof.
- Intellectual Property. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries owns or possesses adequate and enforceable rights to use all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, trade names, service marks, copyrights, copyright applications, licenses, know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures) and other similar rights and proprietary knowledge (collectively, "Intangibles") necessary for the conduct of its business as now being conducted. To the Company's knowledge, except as disclosed in the SEC Documents neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is infringing upon or in conflict with any right of any other person with respect to any Intangibles. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, no claims have been asserted by any person to the ownership or use of any Intangibles and the Company has no knowledge of any basis for such claim.
- Internal Controls and Procedures. The Company maintains books and records and internal accounting controls which provide reasonable assurance that (i) all transactions to which the Company is a party or by which its properties are bound are executed with management's authorization; (ii) the recorded accounting of the Company's assets is compared with existing assets at regular intervals; (iii) access to the Company's assets is permitted only in accordance with management's authorization; and (iv) all transactions to which the Company is a party or by which its properties are bound are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the financial statements of the Company in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
- Payments and Contributions. Neither the Company nor any of its directors, officers or, to its knowledge, other employees has (i) used any Company funds for any unlawful contribution, endorsement, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment of Company funds to any foreign or domestic government official or employee; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other similar payment to any person with respect to Company matters.
- No Misrepresentation. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement, any schedule, annex or exhibit hereto and any agreement, instrument or certificate furnished by the Company to the Investor pursuant to this Agreement, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
"IRS" means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
"Tax" or "Taxes" means federal, state, county, local, foreign, or other income, gross receipts, ad valorem, franchise, profits, sales or use, transfer, registration, excise, utility, environmental, communications, real or personal property, capital stock, license, payroll, wage or other withholding, employment, social security, severance, stamp, occupation, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated and other taxes of any kind whatsoever (including, without limitation, deficiencies, penalties, additions to tax, and interest attributable thereto) whether disputed or not.
"Tax Return" means any return, information report or filing with respect to Taxes, including any schedules attached thereto and including any amendment thereof.
ARTICLE V
Covenants of the Investor
Investor covenants with the Company that:
- Compliance with Law. The Investor's trading activities with respect to shares of the Company's Common Stock will be in compliance with all applicable state and federal securities laws, rules and regulations and rules and regulations of the Principal Market on which the Company's Common Stock is listed. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Investor agrees that it will, whenever required by federal securities laws, deliver the prospectus included in the Registration Statement to any purchaser of Put Shares from the Investor.
- Short Sales. The Investor and its affiliates shall not engage in short sales of the Company's Common Stock; provided, however, that the Investor may enter into any short sale or other hedging or similar arrangement it deems appropriate (collectively, a "short sale") with respect to the Put Shares, so long as such Shares or arrangements do not involve more than the number of such Put Shares (determined as of the date of such Put Notice) and are otherwise in compliance with Regulation M under the Securities Act.
ARTICLE VI
Covenants of the Company
- Registration Rights. The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to become and then remain effective throughout the term of this Agreement, or until all shares of Common Stock registered thereunder have been sold, in which event the Company shall file a further Registration Statement permitting the sale of additional Put Shares and the Warrant Shares, which such additional Registration Statement shall be effective within one hundred twenty (120) days of the termination or withdrawal of the present Registration Statement, or the Investor's obligations under this Agreement shall terminate.
- Reservation of Common Stock. As of the date hereof, the Company has reserved and the Company shall continue to reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company issue the Put Shares. The number of shares so reserved from time to time, as theretofore increased or reduced as hereinafter provided, may be reduced by the number of shares actually delivered hereunder.
- Listing of Common Stock. The Company hereby agrees to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on a Principal Market, and as soon as practicable (but in any event prior to the commencement of the Commitment Period) to list the Put Shares and the Warrant Shares. The Company further agrees, if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any other Principal Market, it will include in such application the Put Shares and the Warrant Shares and will take such other action as is necessary or desirable in the opinion of the Investor to cause the Common Stock to be listed on such other Principal Market as promptly as possible. The Company will take all action to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on the Principal Market (including, without limitation, maintaining sufficient net tangible assets) and will comply in all respects with the Company's reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Principal Market and shall provide the Investor with copies of any correspondence to or from such Principal Market which questions or threatens delisting of the Common Stock, within one Trading Day of the Company's receipt thereof.
- Exchange Act Registration. The Company will cause its Common Stock to continue to be registered under Section 12(g) or 12(b) of the Exchange Act, will use its best efforts to comply in all respects with its reporting and filing obligations under the Exchange Act, and will not take any action or file any document (whether or not permitted by Exchange Act or the rules thereunder) to terminate or suspend such registration or to terminate or suspend its reporting and filing obligations under said Act.
- Legends. The certificates evidencing the Common Stock to be sold to the Investor shall be free of restrictive legends.
- Corporate Existence. The Company will take all steps necessary to preserve and continue the corporate existence of the Company.
- . Notice of Certain Events Affecting Registration; Suspension of Right to Make a Put. The Company will immediately notify the Investor upon the occurrence of any of the following events in respect of a registration statement or related prospectus in respect of an offering of Registrable Securities: (i) receipt of any request for additional information from the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority during the period of effectiveness of the Registration Statement the response to which would require any amendments or supplements to the registration statement or related prospectus; (ii) the issuance by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (iii) receipt of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; (iv) the happening of any event that makes any statement made in the Registration Statement or related prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement, related prospectus or documents so that, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of the related prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (v) the Company's reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement would be appropriate; and the Company will promptly make available to the Investor any such supplement or amendment to the related prospectus. The Company shall not deliver to the Investor any Put Notice during the continuation of any of the foregoing events.
- Expectations Regarding Put Notices. Within ten (10) days after the commencement of each calendar quarter occurring subsequent to the commencement of the Commitment Period, the Company must notify the Investor, in writing, as to its reasonable expectations as to the dollar amount it intends to raise during such calendar quarter, if any, through the issuance of Put Notices. Such notification shall constitute only the Company's good faith estimate and shall in no way obligate the Company to raise such amount, or any amount, or otherwise limit its ability to deliver Put Notices. The failure by the Company to comply with this provision can be cured by the Company's notifying the Investor, in writing, at any time as to its reasonable expectations with respect to the current calendar quarter.
- Consolidation; Merger. The Company shall not, at any time after the date hereof, effect any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into, or a transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to, another entity (a "Consolidation Event") unless the resulting successor or acquiring entity (if not the Company) assumes by written instrument or by operation of law the obligation to deliver to the Investor such shares of stock and/or securities as the Investor is entitled to receive pursuant to this Agreement.
- Minimum Issuance of Put Shares. The Company shall issue Put Notices in the minimum amount of $100,000 during the Commitment Period.
- Limitation on Similar Financing. The Company agrees that it will not enter into any other equity line of credit type of agreement or other private financing at a price below the then-current bid price of the Common Stock during the Commitment Period without the prior written consent of the Investor.
ARTICLE VII
Conditions to Delivery of Puts
and Conditions to Closing
- Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of the Company to Issue and Sell Common Stock. The obligation hereunder of the Company to issue and sell the Put Shares to the Investor incident to each Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before each such Closing, of each of the conditions set forth below.
- Accuracy of the Investor; Representation and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Investor shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the date of each such Closing as though made at each such time.
- Performance by the Investor. The Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Investor at or prior to such Closing.
- Conditions Precedent to the Right of the Company to Deliver a Put Notice and the Obligation of the Investor to Purchase Put Shares. The right of the Company to deliver a Put Notice and the obligation of the Investor to acquire and pay for the Put Shares incident to a Closing is subject to the satisfaction, on both (i) the date of delivery of such Put Notice and (ii) the applicable Closing Date (each a "Condition Satisfaction Date"), of each of the following conditions:
- Closing Certificate. All representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall remain true and correct as of the Closing Date as though made as of such date (other than warranties which speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have delivered into escrow an Officer's Certificate signed by its Chief Executive Officer certifying that all of the Company's representations and warranties herein remain true and correct as of the Closing Date and that the Company has performed all covenants and satisfied all conditions to be performed or satisfied by the Company prior to such Closing;
- Blue Sky. The Company shall have obtained all permits and qualifications required by any state for the offer and sale of the Common Stock to the Investor and by the Investor as set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement or shall have the availability of exemptions therefrom;
- Delivery of Put Shares and Warrants. Delivery to the Depository Trust Company DWAC account specified by the Investor of the Put Shares;
- Opinion of Counsel. Receipt by the Investor of an opinion of counsel to the Company, in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto; and
- Registration of the Common Stock with the SEC. The Registration Statement shall remain effective (or, if a further Registration Statement shall be necessary, shall have previously become effective) and shall be available for making resales of the Put Shares by the Investor on each Condition Satisfaction Date and (i) neither the Company nor the Investor shall have received notice that the SEC has issued or intends to issue a stop order with respect to the Registration Statement or that the SEC otherwise has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, either temporarily or permanently, or intends or has threatened to do so (unless the SEC's concerns have been addressed and the Investor is reasonably satisfied that the SEC no longer is considering or intends to take such action), and (ii) no other suspension of the use or withdrawal of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or related prospectus shall exist.
- Authority. The Company will satisfy all laws and regulations pertaining to the sale and issuance of the Put Shares.
- Performance by the Company. The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Escrow Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to each Condition Satisfaction Date.
- No Injunction. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits or directly and adversely affects any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and no proceeding shall have been commenced that may have the effect of prohibiting or adversely affecting any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
- Adverse Changes. Since the date of filing of the Company's most recent SEC Document, no event that had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect has occurred.
- No Suspension of Trading In and Continued Listing or Quotation of Common Stock. The trading of the Common Stock (including, without limitation, the Put Shares) is not suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market, and the Common Stock (including, without limitation, the Put Shares) shall have been approved for listing or quotation on and shall continue to be listed on a Principal Market. The issuance of shares of Common Stock with respect to the applicable Closing, if any, shall not violate the shareholder approval requirements of the Principal Market.
- No Knowledge. The Company has no knowledge of any event more likely than not to have the effect of causing such Registration Statement to be suspended or otherwise ineffective (which event is reasonably likely to occur within the thirty (30) Trading Days following the Trading Day on which such Notice is deemed delivered).
- Trading Cushion. The Trading Cushion shall have elapsed since the next preceding Put Date.
- Other. On each Condition Satisfaction Date, the Investor shall have received and been reasonably satisfied with such other certificates and documents as shall have been reasonably requested by the Investor in order for the Investor to confirm the Company's satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this Section 7.2.
ARTICLE VIII
Due Diligence Review; Non-Disclosure of Non-Public Information.
- Due Diligence Review. The Company shall make available for inspection and review by the Investor, advisors to and representatives of the Investor (who may or may not be affiliated with the Investor and who are reasonably acceptable to the Company), any underwriter participating in any disposition of the Registrable Securities on behalf of the Investor pursuant to the Registration Statement, any such registration statement or amendment or supplement thereto or any blue sky, NASD or other filing, all SEC Documents and other filings with the SEC, and all other publicly available corporate documents and properties of the Company as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of such review, and cause the Company's officers, directors and employees to supply all such publicly available information reasonably requested by the Investor or any such representative, advisor or underwriter in connection with such Registration Statement (including, without limitation, in response to all questions and other inquiries reasonably made or submitted by any of them), prior to and from time to time after the filing and effectiveness of the Registration Statement for the sole purpose of enabling the Investor and such representatives, advisors and underwriters and their respective accountants and attorneys to conduct initial and ongoing due diligence with respect to the Company and the accuracy of the Registration Statement.
- Non-Disclosure of Non-Public Information.
- The Company shall not disclose non-public information to the Investor, advisors to or representatives of the Investor unless prior to disclosure of such information the Company identifies such information as being non-public information and provides the Investor, such advisors and representatives with the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such non- public information for review. The Company may, as a condition to disclosing any non-public information hereunder, require the Investor's advisors and representatives to enter into a confidentiality agreement in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Investor.
- The Company represents that it does not disseminate non- public information to any investors who purchase stock in the Company in a public offering, to money managers or to securities analysts, provided, however, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company will, as hereinabove provided, immediately notify the advisors and representatives of the Investors and, if any, underwriters, of any event or the existence of any circumstance (without any obligation to disclose the specific event or circumstance) of which it becomes aware, constituting non-public information (whether or not requested of the Company specifically or generally during the course of due diligence by such persons or entities), which, if not disclosed in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement would cause such prospectus to include a material misstatement or to omit a material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements, therein in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. Nothing contained in this Section 8.2 shall be construed to mean that such persons or entities other than the Investor (without the written consent of the Investor prior to disclosure of such information) may not obtain non-public information in the course of conducting due diligence in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and nothing herein shall prevent any such persons or entities from notifying the Company of their opinion that based on such due diligence by such persons or entities, that the Registration Statement contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits a material fact required to be stated in the Registration Statement or necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
ARTICLE IX
Transfer Agent Instructions
- Transfer Agent Instructions. Upon each Closing, the Company will issue to the transfer agent for its Common Stock (and to any substitute or replacement transfer agent for its Common Stock upon the Company's appointment of any such substitute or replacement transfer agent) instructions to deliver the Put Shares without restrictive legends to the DTC DWAC account specified by the Investor.
- No Legend or Stock Transfer Restrictions. No legend shall be placed on the share certificates representing the Put Shares and no instructions or "stop transfer orders," so called, "stock transfer restrictions," or other restrictions have been or shall be given to the Company's transfer agent with respect thereto.
- Investor's Compliance. Nothing in this Article shall affect in any way the Investor's obligations under any agreement to comply with all applicable securities laws upon resale of the Put Shares.
ARTICLE X
Indemnification
- Survival. The representations, warranties and covenants made by each of the Company and the Investor in this Agreement, the schedules and exhibits hereto and in each instrument, agreement and certificate entered into and delivered by them pursuant to this Agreement, shall survive each Closing and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby until the expiration of one year from the date of the Put to which such claim applies. In the event of a breach or violation of any of such representations, warranties or covenants, the party to whom such representations, warranties or covenants have been made shall have all rights and remedies for such breach or violation available to it under the provisions of this Agreement, irrespective of any investigation made by or on behalf of such party on or prior to the Closing Date.
- General Indemnity. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Investor (and its directors, officers, affiliates, agents, successors and assigns) from and against any and all losses, liabilities, deficiencies, costs, damages and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney's fees, charges and disbursements) incurred by the Investor to any third party as a result of any inaccuracy in or breach of the representations, warranties or covenants made by the Company herein. The Investor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its directors, officers, affiliates, agents, successors and assigns from and against any and all losses, liabilities, deficiencies, costs, damages and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees, charges and disbursements) incurred by the Company to any third party as result of any inaccuracy in or breach of the representations, warranties or covenants made by the Investor herein. The indemnification against such third-party claims shall survive any expiration of this Agreement.
- Securities Law Indemnity.
- The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Investor and each person, if any, who controls the Investor within the meaning of the Securities Act ("Distributing Investor") against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several (which shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, include, but not be limited to, all reasonable costs of defense and investigation and all reasonable attorneys' fees), to which the Distributing Investor may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any related preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished to the Company by the Distributing Investor, specifically for use in the preparation thereof. This Section 10.3(a) shall not inure to the benefit of any Distributing Investor with respect to any person asserting such loss, claim, damage or liability who purchased the Registrable Securities which are the subject thereof if the Distributing Investor failed to send or give (in violation of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) a copy of the prospectus contained in such Registration Statement to such person at or prior to the written confirmation to such person of the sale of such Registrable Securities, where the Distributing Investor were obligated to do so under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have.
- Each Distributing Investor agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, and each officer, director of the Company or person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (which shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, include, but not be limited to, all reasonable costs of defense and investigation and all reasonable attorneys' fees) to which the Company or any such officer, director or controlling person may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any related preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or the alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but in each case only to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished to the Company by such Distributing Investor, specifically for use in the preparation thereof. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Distributing Investor may otherwise have.
- Indemnification Procedure. Any party entitled to indemnification under this Article X (an "indemnified party") will give written notice to the indemnifying party of any matters giving rise to a claim for indemnification; provided, that the failure of any party entitled to indemnification hereunder to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations under this Article X except to the extent that the indemnifying party is actually prejudiced by such failure to give notice. In case any action, proceeding or claim is brought against an indemnified party in respect of which indemnification is sought hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and, unless in the reasonable judgment of counsel to the indemnified party a conflict of interest between it and the indemnifying party may exist with respect of such action, proceeding or claim, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. In the event that the indemnifying party advises an indemnified party that it will contest such a claim for indemnification hereunder, or fails, within thirty (30) days of receipt of any indemnification notice to notify, in writing, such person of its election to defend, settle or compromise, at its sole cost and expense, any action, proceeding or claim (or discontinues its defense at any time after it commences such defense), then the indemnified party may, at its option, defend, settle or otherwise compromise or pay such action or claim. In any event, unless and until the indemnifying party elects in writing to assume and does so assume the defense of any such claim, proceeding or action, the indemnified party's costs and expenses arising out of the defense, settlement or compromise of any such action, claim or proceeding shall be losses subject to indemnification hereunder. The indemnified party shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any settlement negotiations or defense of any such action or claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the indemnified party which relates to such action or claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the indemnified party fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. If the indemnifying party elects to defend any such action or claim, then the indemnified party shall be entitled to participate in such defense with counsel of its choice at its sole cost and expense. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent. Notwithstanding anything in this Article X to the contrary, the indemnifying party shall not, without the indemnified party's prior written consent, settle or compromise any claim or consent to entry of any judgment in respect thereof which imposes any future obligation on the indemnified party or which does not include, as an unconditional term thereof, the giving by the claimant or the plaintiff to the indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect of such claim. The indemnification required by this Article X shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or expense, loss, damage or liability is incurred, so long as the indemnified party irrevocably agrees to refund such moneys if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that such party was not entitled to indemnification. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (a) any cause of action or similar rights of the indemnified party against the indemnifying party or others, and (b) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to.
- Contribution. In order to provide for just and equitable contribution under the Securities Act in any case in which (i) the indemnified party makes a claim for indemnification pursuant to Section 10.4 hereof but is judicially determined (by the entry of a final judgment or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction and the expiration of time to appeal or the denial of the last right of appeal) that such indemnification may not be enforced in such case notwithstanding the fact that the express provisions of Section 10.4 hereof provide for indemnification in such case, or (ii) contribution under the Securities Act may be required on the part of any indemnified party, then the Company and the applicable Distributing Investor shall contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which they may be subject (which shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, include, but not be limited to, all reasonable costs of defense and investigation and all reasonable attorneys' fees), in either such case (after contribution from others) on the basis of relative fault as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company on the one hand or the applicable Distributing Investor on the other hand, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and the Investor agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 10.5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 10.5. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above in this Section 10.5 shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 10.5, in no event shall any (i) Investor be required to undertake liability to any person under this Section 10.5 for any amounts in excess of the dollar amount of the net proceeds to be received by such Investor from the sale of such Investor's Registrable Securities (after deducting any fees, discounts and commissions applicable thereto) pursuant to any Registration Statement under which such Registrable Securities are to be registered under the Securities Act and (ii) underwriter be required to undertake liability to any person hereunder for any amounts in excess of the aggregate discount, commission or other compensation payable to such underwriter with respect to the Registrable Securities underwritten by it and distributed pursuant to the Registration Statement.
ARTICLE XI
Choice of Law
- Governing Law/Arbitration. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made in New York by persons domiciled in New York City and without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws. Any dispute under this Agreement or any Exhibit attached hereto shall be submitted to arbitration under the American Arbitration Association (the "AAA") in New York City, New York, and shall be finally and conclusively determined by the decision of a board of arbitration consisting of three (3) members (hereinafter referred to as the "Board of Arbitration") selected as according to the rules governing the AAA. The Board of Arbitration shall meet on consecutive business days in New York City, New York, and shall reach and render a decision in writing (concurred in by a majority of the members of the Board of Arbitration) with respect to the amount, if any, which the losing party is required to pay to the other party in respect of a claim filed. In connection with rendering its decisions, the Board of Arbitration shall adopt and follow the laws of the State of New York. To the extent practical, decisions of the Board of Arbitration shall be rendered no more than thirty (30) calendar days following commencement of proceedings with respect thereto. The Board of Arbitration shall cause its written decision to be delivered to all parties involved in the dispute. The Board of Arbitration shall be authorized and is directed to enter a default judgment against any party refusing to participate in the arbitration proceeding within thirty days of any deadline for such participation. Any decision made by the Board of Arbitration (either prior to or after the expiration of such thirty (30) calendar day period) shall be final, binding and conclusive on the parties to the dispute, and entitled to be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law and entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The prevailing party shall be awarded its attorney's fees from the non-prevailing party as part of the arbitration award. Any party shall have the right to seek injunctive relief from any court of competent jurisdiction in any case where such relief is available, and the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in connection with any such injunctive proceeding.
ARTICLE XII
Assignment
- Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any rights of the Investor or the Company hereunder may be assigned by either party to any other person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, any transferee of any of the Common Stock purchased or acquired by the Investor hereunder with respect to the Common Stock held by such person, and (b) upon the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed in the case of an assignment to an affiliate of the Investor, an Investor's interest in this Agreement may be assigned at any time, in whole or in part, to any other person or entity (including any affiliate of the Investor) who agrees to make the representations and warranties contained in Article III and who agrees to be bound hereby; provided, that the Investor shall not assign its rights to any person known to the Investor to be in a business competitive with that of the Company.
ARTICLE XIII
Notices
- Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by reputable courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
Xx. Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Chief Executive Officer
Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to: Xxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
(which shall not Snow Xxxxxx Xxxxxx P.C.
constitute notice) 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
if to the Investor: Triton West Group, Inc.
x/x XXX Xxx.
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx floor
PO Box 613 GT
Georgetown, Grand Cayman
Attention: Xxx Xxxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
(which shall not Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Green, P.C.
constitute notice) 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Either party hereto may from time to time change its address or facsimile number for notices under this Section 13.1 by giving at least ten (10) days' prior written notice of such changed address or facsimile number to the other party hereto.
ARTICLE XIV
Miscellaneous
- Counterparts/ Facsimile/Amendments. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which may be executed by less than all of the parties and shall be deemed to be an original instrument which shall be enforceable against the parties actually executing such counterparts and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Except as otherwise stated herein, in lieu of the original documents, a facsimile transmission or copy of the original documents shall be as effective and enforceable as the original. This Agreement may be amended only by a writing executed by all parties.
- Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Exhibits hereto, which include, but are not limited to the Escrow Agreement, the Warrants and the Registration Rights Agreement, set forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements (including, without limitation, the Private Equity Line of Credit Agreement dated as of April 17, 2000, which shall terminate upon execution of this Agreement), negotiations and understandings between the parties, both oral and written relating to the subject matter hereof. The terms and conditions of all Exhibits to this Agreement are incorporated herein by this reference and shall constitute part of this Agreement as is fully set forth herein.
- Survival; Severability. The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the parties hereto shall survive each Closing hereunder for a period of three years. In the event that any provision of this Agreement becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said provision; provided that such severability shall be ineffective if it materially changes the economic benefit of this Agreement to any party.
- Title and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
- Reporting Entity for the Common Stock. The reporting entity relied upon for the determination of the trading price or trading volume of the Common Stock on any given Trading Day for the purposes of this Agreement shall be Bloomberg, L.P. or any successor thereto. The written mutual consent of the Investor and the Company shall be required to employ any other reporting entity.
- Replacement of Certificates. Upon (i) receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of a certificate representing the Put Shares and (ii) in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction of such certificate, upon delivery of an indemnity agreement or security reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to the Company (which shall not exceed that required by the Company's transfer agent in the ordinary course) or (iii) in the case of any such mutilation, on surrender and cancellation of such certificate, the Company at its expense will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new certificate of like tenor.
- Fees and Expenses. Each of the Company and the Investor agrees to pay its own expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder, except that the Company shall pay the fees, expenses and disbursements of Investor's counsel in the amount of $16,000, plus $1,000 per Closing of a Put.
- Brokerage. Each of the parties hereto represents that it has had no dealings in connection with this transaction with any finder or broker who will demand payment of any fee or commission from the other party except as set forth on the Schedule of Exceptions, whose fee shall be paid by the Company. The Company on the one hand, and the Investor, on the other hand, agree to indemnify the other against and hold the other harmless from any and all liabilities to any person claiming brokerage commissions or finder's fees on account of services purported to have been rendered on behalf of the indemnifying party in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
- Effectiveness of Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective only upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to the Initial Closing set forth in Article I of the Escrow Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Private Equity Line of Credit Agreement to be executed by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first set forth above.
Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc.
By: __________________________
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Chief Financial Officer
Triton West Group, Inc.
By:___________________________
E. Xxxxxx Xxxx
Managing Director
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EXHIBIT A
ESCROW AGREEMENT
ESCROW AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made as of September 15, 2000, by and among Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Company"), Triton West Group, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands ("Triton" or the "Investor"), and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Green, P.C., having an address at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 (the "Escrow Agent"). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Private Equity Line of Credit Agreement referred to in the first recital.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Investor will from time to time as requested by the Company, purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock from the Company as set forth in that certain Private Equity Line of Credit Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") dated the date hereof between the Investor and the Company, which will be issued as per the terms and conditions contained herein and in the Purchase Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Company and the Investor have requested that the Escrow Agent hold in escrow and then distribute the initial documents and certain funds which are conditions precedent to the effectiveness of the Purchase Agreement, and have further requested that upon each exercise of a Put, the Escrow Agent hold the relevant documents and the applicable purchase price pending receipt of certificates representing the securities issuable upon such Put; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and mutual promises contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
TERMS OF THE ORIGINAL ESCROW
1.1 The parties hereby agree to establish an escrow account with the Escrow Agent whereby the Escrow Agent shall hold the funds and documents which are referenced in Section 7.2 of the Purchase Agreement.
1.2 Upon the execution of the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall deliver to the Escrow Agent:
(i) the original executed Registration Rights Agreement in the form of Exhibit C to the Purchase Agreement;
(ii) the original executed opinion of Snow Xxxxxx Xxxxxx P.C., in the form of Exhibit E to the Purchase Agreement;
(iii) the sum of $16,000;
(iv) the original executed Company counterpart of this Escrow Agreement;
- the original executed Company counterpart of the Purchase Agreement; and
- the original executed Warrant in the form of Exhibit D to the Purchase Agreement.
The Company also shall issue to Triton West Group, Inc. 5,000 shares of Common Stock.
1.3 Upon receipt of the foregoing, and receipt of executed counterparts from Investor of the Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and this Escrow Agreement, the Escrow Agent shall immediately transfer the sum of sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000) to Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Green, P.C. ("EB&G"), 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 for the Investor's legal and administrative costs and the Escrow Agent shall then arrange to have the Purchase Agreement, this Escrow Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Warrant and the opinion of counsel delivered to the appropriate parties.
ARTICLE 2
TERMS OF THE ESCROW FOR EACH PUT
2.1 (a) Each time the Company shall send a Put Notice to the Investor as provided in the Purchase Agreement, it shall send a copy, by facsimile, to the Escrow Agent.
(b) Each time the Investor shall purchase shares pursuant to a Put, the Investor shall send the applicable Investment Amount of the Put Shares to the Escrow Agent. The Company shall promptly, but no later than seven (7) Trading Days after delivery of the Put Notice to the Investor, send to the account designated by the Investor via the DWAC system the Put Shares. In the event that the certificates representing the Put Shares are not in an Investor's possession within seven (7) Trading Days of the date of the Company's Put Notice, then Investor shall have the right to demand, by notice, the return of the Investment Amount, and the Put Notice shall be deemed cancelled. In the event the certificates representing such Put Shares are timely received by the Investor, the Escrow Agent shall within one (1) Trading Day wire the Investment Amount per the written instructions of the Company, net of:
- an advisory fee equal to three percent (3%) of the Investment Amount of each Put to Triton;
- an advisory fee equal to one-third of one percent (0.333%) of the Commitment Amount, as to the first six Closings only, to be allocated to Triton; and
(ii) One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) as escrow expenses to the Escrow Agent.
The Escrow Agent shall remit the advisory fees to Triton in accordance with wire instructions that will be sent to the Escrow Agent from Triton.
ARTICLE 3
MISCELLANEOUS
3.1 No waiver or any breach of any covenant or provision herein contained shall be deemed a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach thereof, or of any other covenant or provision herein contained. No extension of time for performance of any obligation or act shall be deemed an extension of the time for performance of any other obligation or act. All notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, and shall be sent as set forth in the Purchase Agreement, and if sent to
Escrow Agent, to:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Green, P.C.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (212) 661-0989
3.2 This Escrow Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the permitted successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto.
3.3 This Escrow Agreement is the final expression of, and contains the entire agreement between, the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior understandings with respect thereto. This Escrow Agreement may not be modified, changed, supplemented or terminated, nor may any obligations hereunder be waived, except by written instrument signed by the parties to be charged or by their respective agents duly authorized in writing or as otherwise expressly permitted herein.
3.4 Whenever required by the context of this Escrow Agreement, the singular shall include the plural and masculine shall include the feminine. This Escrow Agreement shall not be construed as if it had been prepared by one of the parties, but rather as if both parties had prepared the same. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to Articles are to this Escrow Agreement.
3.5 The parties hereto expressly agree that this Escrow Agreement shall be governed by, interpreted under and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. Except as expressly set forth herein, any action to enforce, arising out of, or relating in any way to, any provisions of this Escrow Agreement shall brought through the American Arbitration Association at the designated locale of New York, New York as is more fully set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
3.6 The Escrow Agent's duties hereunder may be altered, amended, modified or revoked only by a writing signed by the Company, the Investor and the Escrow Agent.
3.7 The Escrow Agent shall be obligated only for the performance of such duties as are specifically set forth herein and may rely and shall be protected in relying or refraining from acting on any instrument reasonably believed by the Escrow Agent to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Escrow Agent shall not be personally liable for any act the Escrow Agent may do or omit to do hereunder as the Escrow Agent while acting in good faith, excepting only its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, and any act done or omitted by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the advice of the Escrow Agent's attorneys-at-law (other than Escrow Agent itself) shall be conclusive evidence of such good faith.
3.8 The Escrow Agent is hereby expressly authorized to disregard any and all warnings given by any of the parties hereto or by any other person or corporation, excepting only orders or process of courts of law and is hereby expressly authorized to comply with and obey orders, judgments or decrees of any court. In case the Escrow Agent obeys or complies with any such order, judgment or decree, the Escrow Agent shall not be liable to any of the parties hereto or to any other person, firm or corporation by reason of such decree being subsequently reversed, modified, annulled, set aside, vacated or found to have been entered without jurisdiction.
3.9 The Escrow Agent shall not be liable in any respect on account of the identity, authorization or rights of the parties executing or delivering or purporting to
execute or deliver the Purchase Agreement or any documents or papers deposited or called for thereunder or hereunder.
3.10 The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to employ such legal counsel and other experts as the Escrow Agent may deem necessary properly to advise the Escrow Agent in connection with the Escrow Agent's duties hereunder, may rely upon the advice of such counsel, and may pay such counsel reasonable compensation therefor. The Escrow Agent has acted as legal counsel for the Investor, and may continue to act as legal counsel for the Investor, from time to time, notwithstanding its duties as the Escrow Agent hereunder. The Company consents to the Escrow Agent in such capacity as legal counsel for the Investor and waives any claim that such representation represents a conflict of interest on the part of the Escrow Agent. The Company understands that the Investor and the Escrow Agent are relying explicitly on the foregoing provision in entering into this Escrow Agreement.
3.11 The Escrow Agent's responsibilities as escrow agent hereunder shall terminate if the Escrow Agent shall resign by written notice to the Company and the Investor. In the event of any such resignation, the Investor and the Company shall appoint a successor Escrow Agent.
3.12 If the Escrow Agent reasonably requires other or further instruments in connection with this Escrow Agreement or obligations in respect hereto, the necessary parties hereto shall join in furnishing such instruments.
3.13 It is understood and agreed that should any dispute arise with respect to the delivery and/or ownership or right of possession of the documents or the escrow funds held by the Escrow Agent hereunder, the Escrow Agent is authorized and directed in the Escrow Agent's sole discretion (1) to retain in the Escrow Agent's possession without liability to anyone all or any part of said documents or the escrow funds until such disputes shall have been settled either by mutual written agreement of the parties concerned by a final order, decree or judgment or a court of competent jurisdiction after the time for appeal has expired and no appeal has been perfected, but the Escrow Agent shall be under no duty whatsoever to institute or defend any such proceedings or (2) to deliver the escrow funds and any other property and documents held by the Escrow Agent hereunder to a state or federal court having competent subject matter jurisdiction and located in the State and City of New York in accordance with the applicable procedure therefor.
3.14 The Company and the Investor agree jointly and severally to indemnify and hold harmless the Escrow Agent and its partners, employees, agents and representatives from any and all claims, liabilities, costs or expenses in any way arising from or relating to the duties or performance of the Escrow Agent hereunder or the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Purchase Agreement other than any such claim, liability, cost or expense to the extent the same shall have been determined by
final, unappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Escrow Agent.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Escrow Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc.
By:________________________
- Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
- Chief Financial Officer
Triton West Group, Inc.:
By:__________________________
Name: E. Xxxxxx Xxxx
Title: Managing Director
ESCROW AGENT:
XXXXXXX XXXXXX & GREEN, P.C.
By:____________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT B
PUT NOTICE/COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc.
The undersigned hereby certifies, with respect to shares of Common Stock of Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc. (the "Company") issuable in connection with this Put Notice and Compliance Certificate dated _____________ (the "Notice"), delivered pursuant to Article II of the Private Equity Line of Credit Agreement dated as of September 15, 2000 (the "Agreement"), as follows:
1. The undersigned is the duly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
2. The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in the Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as though made on and as of the date hereof and all SEC Documents are as represented in Section 4.5 of the Agreement.
3. The Company has performed in all material respects all covenants and agreements to be performed by the Company on or prior to the date of this Put Notice and has complied in all material respects with all obligations and conditions contained in the Agreement.
4. The Investment Amount is $___________.
The undersigned has executed this Certificate this ____ day of ________, _____.
Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc.
____________________
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT C
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of September 15, 2000, among Integrated Surgical Systems, a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Company") and Triton West Group, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands ("Triton" or the "Investor").
WHEREAS, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, pursuant to a Private Equity Line of Credit Agreement dated the date hereof (the "Purchase Agreement") the Investor has committed to purchase up to $12,000,000 worth of the Company's Common Stock (terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant to the Investor the registration rights set forth herein with respect to the Put Shares and the Blackout Shares issuable upon exercise of the Company's Put rights from time to time and the Warrant Shares (hereinafter referred to as the "Stock" or "Securities" of the Company).
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:
Section 1. Registrable Securities. As used herein the term "Registrable Security" means the Securities until (i) all Put Shares and Warrant Shares have been disposed of pursuant to the Registration Statement, (ii) all Put Shares and Warrant Shares have been sold under circumstances under which all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act ("Rule 144") are met, (iii) all Put Shares and Warrant Shares have been otherwise transferred to persons who may trade such Securities without restriction under the Securities Act, and the Company has delivered a new certificate or other evidence of ownership for such Put Shares and/or Warrant Shares not bearing a restrictive legend or (iv) such time as, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, all Put Shares and Warrant Shares may be sold without any time, volume or manner limitations pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any similar provision then in effect) under the Securities Act. The term "Registrable Securities" means any and/or all of the securities falling within the foregoing definition of a "Registrable Security". In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization or other change in corporate structure affecting the Common Stock, such adjustment shall be deemed to be made in the definition of "Registrable Security" as is appropriate in order to prevent any dilution or enlargement of the rights granted pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 2. Restrictions on Transfer. The Investor acknowledges and understands that in the absence of an effective Registration Statement authorizing the resale of the Securities as provided herein, the Securities are "restricted securities" as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Act. The Investor understands that no disposition or transfer of the Securities may be made by Investor in the absence of (i) an opinion of counsel to the Investor, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, that such transfer may be made without registration under the Securities Act or (ii) such registration.
With a view to making available to the Investor the benefits of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the Commission that may at any time permit the Investor to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration ("Rule 144"), the Company agrees to:
(a) comply with the provisions of paragraph (c)(1) of Rule 144; and
(b) file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) under the Exchange Act; and, if at any time it is not required to file such reports but in the past had been required to or did file such reports, it will, upon the request of any Investor, make available other information as required by, and so long as necessary to permit sales of its Registrable Securities pursuant to, Rule 144.
Section 3. Registration Rights With Respect to the Securities.
(a) The Company agrees that it will prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission"), within forty- five days (45) days after the date hereof, a registration statement (on Form SB- 2, or other appropriate form of registration statement) under the Securities Act (the "Registration Statement"), at the sole expense of the Company (except as provided in Section 3(c) hereof), in respect of all permitted holders of Securities, so as to permit a public offering and resale of the Securities under the Act by Investor.
The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective within one hundred and twenty (120) days from the date hereof, or, if earlier, within ten (10) days of SEC clearance to request acceleration of effectiveness. In the event that the SEC decides to review the Company's Registration Statement, the Company shall have an additional thirty (30) days to amend and cause such registration to become effective. If the Registration Statement is not declared effective by January 30, 2001, this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement shall terminate and the Company shall pay Investor the sum of $25,000 as liquidated damages. The number of shares designated in the Registration Statement to be registered shall be 24,035,000 and shall include appropriate language regarding reliance upon Rule 416 to the extent permitted by the Commission. The number of shares may be increased following receipt of stockholder approval of the transactions contemplated hereby pursuant to the rules of the Principal Market. The Company will notify the Investor of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement within one Trading Day of such event.
(b) The Company will maintain the Registration Statement or post-effective amendment filed under this Section 3 hereof effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) the date that none of the Securities are or may become issued and outstanding, (ii) the date that all of the Securities have been sold pursuant to the Registration Statement, (iii) the date the holders thereof receive an opinion of counsel to the Company, which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Investor, that the Securities may be sold under the provisions of Rule 144 without limitation as to volume, (iv) all Securities have been otherwise transferred to persons who may trade such shares without restriction under the Securities Act, and the Company has delivered a new certificate or other evidence of ownership for such securities not bearing a restrictive legend, or (v) all Securities may be sold without any time, volume or manner limitations pursuant to Rule 144(k) or any similar provision then in effect under the Securities Act in the opinion of counsel to the Company, which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Investor (the "Effectiveness Period").
(c) All fees, disbursements and out-of-pocket expenses and costs incurred by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement under subparagraph 3(a) and in complying with applicable securities and Blue Sky laws (including, without limitation, all attorneys' fees of the Company) shall be borne by the Company. The Investor shall bear the cost of underwriting and/or brokerage discounts, fees and commissions, if any, applicable to the Securities being registered and the fees and expenses of its counsel. The Investor and its counsel shall have a reasonable period, not to exceed ten (10) Trading Days, to review the proposed Registration Statement or any amendment thereto, prior to filing with the Commission, and the Company shall provide the Investor with copies of any comment letters received from the Commission with respect thereto within two (2) Trading Days of receipt thereof. The Company shall make reasonably available for inspection by the Investor, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to the Registration Statement, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by the Investor or any such underwriter all relevant financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, and cause the Company's officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by the Investor or any such underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with the Registration Statement, in each case, as is customary for similar due diligence examinations; provided, however, that all records, information and documents that are designated in writing by the Company, in good faith, as confidential, proprietary or containing any material non-public information shall be kept confidential by the Investor and any such underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent (pursuant to an appropriate confidentiality agreement in the case of any such Investor or agent), unless such disclosure is made pursuant to judicial process in a court proceeding (after first giving the Company an opportunity promptly to seek a protective order or otherwise limit the scope of the information sought to be disclosed) or is required by law, or such records, information or documents become available to the public generally or through a third party not in violation of an accompanying obligation of confidentiality; and provided further that, if the foregoing inspection and information gathering would otherwise disrupt the Company's conduct of its business, such inspection and information gathering shall, to the maximum extent possible, be coordinated on behalf of the Investors and the other parties entitled thereto by one firm of counsel designed by and on behalf of the majority in interest of the Investor and other parties. The Company shall qualify any of the securities for sale in such states as the Investor reasonably designate and shall furnish indemnification in the manner provided in Section 6 hereof. However, the Company shall not be required to qualify in any state which will require an escrow or other restriction relating to the Company and/or the sellers, or which will require the Company to qualify to do business in such state or require the Company to file therein any general consent to service of process. The Company at its expense will supply the Investor with copies of the Registration Statement and the prospectus included therein and other related documents in such quantities as may be reasonably requested by the Investor.
(d) The Company shall not be required by this Section 3 to include Investor's Securities in any Registration Statement which is to be filed if, in the opinion of counsel for both the Investor and the Company (or, should they not agree, in the opinion of another counsel experienced in securities law matters acceptable to counsel for the Investors and the Company) the proposed offering or other transfer as to which such registration is requested is exempt from applicable federal and state securities laws and would result in all purchasers or transferees obtaining securities which are not "restricted securities", as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
(e) If at any time or from time to time after the effective date of the Registration Statement, the Company notifies the Investor in writing of the existence of a Potential Material Event (as defined in Section 3(f) below), the Investor shall not offer or sell any Securities or engage in any other transaction involving or relating to Securities, from the time of the giving of notice with respect to a Potential Material Event until the Investor receive written notice from the Company that such Potential Material Event either has been disclosed to the public or no longer constitutes a Potential Material Event; provided, however, that if the Company so suspends the right to such holders of Securities for more than thirty (30) days in the aggregate during any twelve month period, during the periods the Registration Statement is required to be in effect such excess periods shall be a Registration Default, and shall entitle the Investor to receive Blackout Shares as provided in the Purchase Agreement. If a Potential Material Event shall occur prior to the date the Registration Statement is filed, then the Company's obligation to file the Registration Statement shall be delayed without penalty for not more than thirty (30) days. The Company must give the Investor notice in writing at least two (2) Trading Days prior to the first day of the blackout period, if lawful to do so.
(f) "Potential Material Event" means any of the following: (a) the possession by the Company of material information that is not ripe for disclosure in a registration statement, as determined in good faith by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors of the Company or that disclosure of such information in the Registration Statement would be detrimental to the business and affairs of the Company; or (b) any material engagement or activity by the Company which would, in the good faith determination of the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors of the Company, be adversely affected by disclosure in a registration statement at such time, which determination shall be accompanied by a good faith determination by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors of the Company that the Registration Statement would be materially misleading absent the inclusion of such information.
Section 4. Cooperation with Company. The Investor will cooperate with the Company in all respects in connection with this Agreement, including timely supplying all information reasonably requested by the Company (which shall include all information regarding the Investor and proposed manner of sale of the Registrable Securities required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement) and executing and returning all documents reasonably requested in connection with the registration and sale of the Registrable Securities. The Investor shall consent to be named as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.
Section 5. Registration Procedures. If and whenever the Company is required by any of the provisions of this Agreement to effect the registration of any of the Registrable Securities under the Act, the Company shall (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement), as expeditiously as possible, subject to the Investor's assistance and cooperation as reasonably required:
(a) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective and to comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the sale or other disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement whenever the Investor of such Registrable Securities shall desire to sell or otherwise dispose of the same (including prospectus supplements with respect to the sales of securities from time to time in connection with a registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Act) and (ii) take all lawful action such that each of (A) the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto does not, when it becomes effective, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, not misleading and (B) the Prospectus forming part of the Registration Statement, and any amendment or supplement thereto, does not at any time during the Registration Period include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(b) prior to the filing with the Commission of any Registration Statement (including any amendments thereto) and the distribution or delivery of any prospectus (including any supplements thereto), provide draft copies thereof to the Investor and reflect in such documents all such comments as the Investor (and its counsel) reasonably may propose and (ii) furnish to the Investor such numbers of copies of a prospectus including a preliminary prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any prospectus, as applicable, in conformity with the requirements of the Act, and such other documents, as the Investor may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the securities owned by the Investor;
(c) register and qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Investor shall reasonably request (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3(d) above), and do any and all other acts and things which may be necessary or advisable to enable the Investor to consummate the public sale or other disposition in such jurisdiction of the securities owned by the Investor, except that the Company shall not for any such purpose be required to qualify to do business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it is not so qualified or to file therein any general consent to service of process;
(d) list such Registrable Securities on the Principal Market, and any other exchange on which the Common Stock of the Company is then listed, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange or Nasdaq;
(e) notify the Investor at any time when a prospectus relating thereto covered by the Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Act, of the happening of any event of which it has knowledge as a result of which the prospectus included in the Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing, and the Company shall prepare and file a curative amendment under Section 5(a) as quickly as commercially possible;
(f) as promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, notify the Investor who holds Registrable Securities being sold (or, in the event of an underwritten offering, the managing underwriters) of the issuance by the Commission or any state authority of any stop order or other suspension of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at the earliest possible time and take all lawful action to effect the withdrawal, recession or removal of such stop order or other suspension;
(g) cooperate with the Investor to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates for the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to the Registration Statement and enable such certificates for the Registrable Securities to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case may be, as the Investor reasonably may request and registered in such names as the Investor may request; and, within three Trading Days after a Registration Statement which includes Registrable Securities is declared effective by the Commission, deliver and cause legal counsel selected by the Company to deliver to the transfer agent for the Registrable Securities (with a copy to the Investor) an appropriate instruction and, to the extent necessary, an opinion of such counsel;
(h) take all such other lawful actions reasonably necessary to expedite and facilitate the disposition by the Investor of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended methods therefor provided in the prospectus which are customary for issuers to perform under the circumstances;
(i) in the event of an underwritten offering, promptly include or incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement such information as the managers reasonably agree should be included therein and to which the Company does not reasonably object and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after it is notified of the matters to be included or incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and
(j) maintain a transfer agent and registrar for its Common Stock.
Section 6. Indemnification.
(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Investor and each person, if any, who controls the Investor within the meaning of the Securities Act ("Distributing Investor") against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several (which shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, include, but not be limited to, all reasonable costs of defense and investigation and all reasonable attorneys' fees), to which the Distributing Investor may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any related preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished to the Company by the Distributing Investor, specifically for use in the preparation thereof. This Section 6(a) shall not inure to the benefit of any Distributing Investor with respect to any person asserting such loss, claim, damage or liability who purchased the Registrable Securities which are the subject thereof if the Distributing Investor failed to send or give (in violation of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) a copy of the prospectus contained in such Registration Statement to such person at or prior to the written confirmation to such person of the sale of such Registrable Securities, where the Distributing Investor was obligated to do so under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have.
- Each Distributing Investor agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, and each officer, director of the Company or person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (which shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, include, but not be limited to, all reasonable costs of defense and investigation and all reasonable attorneys' fees) to which the Company or any such officer, director or controlling person may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any related preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or the alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but in each case only to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished to the Company by such Distributing Investor, specifically for use in the preparation thereof. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Distributing Investor may otherwise have.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 6, notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party except to the extent of actual prejudice demonstrated by the indemnifying party. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, assume the defense thereof, subject to the provisions herein stated and after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 6 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation, unless the indemnifying party shall not pursue the action to its final conclusion. The indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall not be at the expense of the indemnifying party if the indemnifying party has assumed the defense of the action with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided that if the indemnified party is the Distributing Investor, the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnifying party if (i) the employment of such counsel has been specifically authorized in writing by the indemnifying party, or (ii) the named parties to any such action (including any impleaded parties) include both the Distributing Investor and the indemnifying party and the Distributing Investor shall have been advised by such counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available to the indemnifying party different from or in conflict with any legal defenses which may be available to the Distributing Investor (in which case the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such action on behalf of the Distributing Investor, it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall, in connection with any one such action or separate but substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable only for the reasonable fees and expenses of one separate firm of attorneys for the Distributing Investor, which firm shall be designated in writing by the Distributing Investor). No settlement of any action against an indemnified party shall be made without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 7. Contribution. In order to provide for just and equitable contribution under the Securities Act in any case in which (i) the indemnified party makes a claim for indemnification pursuant to Section 6 hereof but is judicially determined (by the entry of a final judgment or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction and the expiration of time to appeal or the denial of the last right of appeal) that such indemnification may not be enforced in such case notwithstanding the fact that the express provisions of Section 6 hereof provide for indemnification in such case, or (ii) contribution under the Securities Act may be required on the part of any indemnified party, then the Company and the applicable Distributing Investor shall contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which they may be subject (which shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, include, but not be limited to, all reasonable costs of defense and investigation and all reasonable attorneys' fees), in either such case (after contribution from others) on the basis of relative fault as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company on the one hand or the applicable Distributing Investor on the other hand, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and the Distributing Investor agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 7. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above in this Section 7 shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 7, in no event shall any (i) Investor be required to undertake liability to any person under this Section 7 for any amounts in excess of the dollar amount of the net proceeds to be received by such Investor from the sale of such Investor's Registrable Securities (after deducting any fees, discounts and commissions applicable thereto) pursuant to any Registration Statement under which such Registrable Securities are to be registered under the Securities Act and (ii) underwriter be required to undertake liability to any person hereunder for any amounts in excess of the aggregate discount, commission or other compensation payable to such underwriter with respect to the Registrable Securities underwritten by it and distributed pursuant to the Registration Statement.
Section 8. Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be delivered as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Either party hereto may from time to time change its address or facsimile number for notices under this Section 8 by giving at least ten (10) days prior written notice of such changed address or facsimile number to the other party hereto.
Section 9. Assignment.
Neither this Agreement nor any rights of the Investor or the Company hereunder may be assigned by either party to any other person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, any transferee of any of the Common Stock purchased by the Investor pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, and (b) upon the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed in the case of an assignment to an affiliate of an Investor, the Investor's interest in this Agreement may be assigned at any time, in whole or in part, to any other person or entity (including any affiliate of the Investor) who agrees to be bound hereby.
Section 10. Additional Covenants of the Company.
The Company agrees that at such time as it meets all the requirements for the use of Securities Act Registration Statement on Form S-3 it shall file all reports and information required to be filed by it with the Commission in a timely manner and take all such other action so as to maintain such eligibility for the use of such form.
Section 11. Counterparts/Facsimile. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which, when together shall constitute but one and the same instrument, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each party hereto and delivered to the other party. In lieu of the original, a facsimile transmission or copy of the original shall be as effective and enforceable as the original.
Section 12. Remedies.
The remedies provided in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their best efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
Section 13. Conflicting Agreements. The Company shall not enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement or otherwise prevents the Company from complying with all of its obligations hereunder.
Section 14. Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 15. Governing Law, Arbitration.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made in New York by persons domiciled in New York City and without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws. Any dispute under this Agreement shall be submitted to arbitration under the American Arbitration Association (the "AAA") in New York City, New York, and shall be finally and conclusively determined by the decision of a board of arbitration consisting of three (3) members (hereinafter referred to as the "Board of Arbitration") selected as according to the rules governing the AAA. The Board of Arbitration shall meet on consecutive business days in New York City, New York, and shall reach and render a decision in writing (concurred in by a majority of the members of the Board of Arbitration) with respect to the amount, if any, which the losing party is required to pay to the other party in respect of a claim filed. In connection with rendering its decisions, the Board of Arbitration shall adopt and follow the laws of the State of New York. To the extent practical, decisions of the Board of Arbitration shall be rendered no more than thirty (30) calendar days following commencement of proceedings with respect thereto. The Board of Arbitration shall cause its written decision to be delivered to all parties involved in the dispute. The Board of Arbitration shall be authorized and is directed to enter a default judgment against any party refusing to participate in the arbitration proceeding with thirty days of any deadline for such participation. Any decision made by the Board of Arbitration (either prior to or after the expiration of such thirty (30) calendar day period) shall be final, binding and conclusive on the parties to the dispute, and entitled to be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law and entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The non-prevailing party to any arbitration (as determined by the Board of Arbitration) shall pay the expenses of the prevailing party, including reasonable attorneys' fees, in connection with such arbitration. Any party shall have the right to seek injunctive relief from any court of competent jurisdiction in any case where such relief is available, and the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, in connection therewith.
Section 16. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall for any reason be held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. Terms not otherwise defined herein shall be defined in accordance with the Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed, on the day and year first above written.
Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc.
By:_________________________
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Chief Financial Officer
Triton West Group, Inc.
By: _________________________
Name: E. Xxxxxx Xxxx
Title: Managing Director
EXHIBIT D
NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT") OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH OTHER SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF MAY BE SOLD, PLEDGED, TRANSFERRED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR IN A TRANSACTION WHICH IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
To Purchase 35,000 Shares of Common Stock of
Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc.
THIS CERTIFIES that, for value received, Triton West Group, Inc. (the "Holder"), is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after March 15, 2001 (the "Initial Exercise Date") and on or prior to the close of business on September 14, 2003 (the "Termination Date"), but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc., a corporation incorporated in Delaware (the "Company"), up to Thirty-Five Thousand (35,000) shares (the "Warrant Shares") of common stock, $.01 par value, of the Company (the "Common Stock"). The purchase price of one share of Common Stock (the "Exercise Price") under this Warrant shall be $0.859 [125% of the Market Price determined as of the date of the Purchase Agreement.] The Exercise Price and the number of shares for which the Warrant is exercisable shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Warrant and the Private Equity Line of Credit Agreement dated as of September 15, 2000 pursuant to which this Warrant has been issued (the "Purchase Agreement"), the Purchase Agreement shall control. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth for such terms in the Purchase Agreement.
1. Title to Warrant. Prior to the Termination Date and subject to compliance with applicable laws, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, at the office or agency of the Company by the holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant together with the Assignment Form annexed hereto properly endorsed.
2. Authorization of Shares. The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock which may be issued upon the exercise of rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
3. Exercise of Warrant. Except as provided in Section 4 herein, exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date, and before the close of business on the Termination Date by the surrender of this Warrant and the Notice of Exercise Form annexed hereto duly executed, at the office of the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered holder hereof at the address of such holder appearing on the books of the Company) and upon payment of the Exercise Price of the shares thereby purchased by wire transfer or cashier's check drawn on a United States bank, the holder of this Warrant shall be entitled to receive a certificate for the number of shares of Common Stock so purchased. Certificates for shares purchased hereunder shall be delivered to the holder hereof within three (3) Trading Days after the date on which this Warrant shall have been exercised as aforesaid. This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised and such certificate or certificates shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised by payment to the Company of the Exercise Price and all taxes required to be paid by Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 5 prior to the issuance of such shares, have been paid. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant Shares, deliver to Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of Holder to purchase the unpurchased shares of Common Stock called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant. If no registration statement is effective permitting the resale of the shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of this Warrant at any time commencing one year after the issuance date hereof, then this Warrant shall also be exercisable by means of a "cashless exercise" in which the holder shall be entitled to receive a certificate for the number of shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
(A) = the average of the high and low trading prices per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day preceding the date of such election;
(B) = the Exercise Price of the Warrants; and
(X) = the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the terms of this Warrant.
4. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to the Exercise Price.
5. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of certificates for shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the holder hereof for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the holder of this Warrant or in such name or names as may be directed by the holder of this Warrant; provided, however, that in the event certificates for shares of Common Stock are to be issued in a name other than the name of the holder of this Warrant, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the holder hereof; and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto.
6. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its shareholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant.
7. Transfer, Division and Combination. (a) Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws, transfer of this Warrant and all rights hereunder, in whole or in part, shall be registered on the books of the Company to be maintained for such purpose, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. A Warrant, if properly assigned, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of shares of Common Stock without having a new Warrant issued.
(b) This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 7(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice.
(c) The Company shall prepare, issue and deliver at its own expense (other than transfer taxes) the new Warrant or Warrants under this Section 7.
(d) The Company agrees to maintain, at its aforesaid office, books for the registration and the registration of transfer of the Warrants.
8. No Rights as Shareholder until Exercise. This Warrant does not entitle the holder hereof to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof. Upon the surrender of this Warrant and the payment of the aggregate Exercise Price, the Warrant Shares so purchased shall be and be deemed to be issued to such holder as the record owner of such shares as of the close of business on the later of the date of such surrender or payment.
9. Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant certificate or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
10. Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall be a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding day not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
11. Adjustments of Exercise Price and Number of Warrant Shares. (a) Stock Splits, etc. The number and kind of securities purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of any of the following. In case the Company shall (i) pay a dividend in shares of Common Stock or make a distribution in shares of Common Stock to holders of its outstanding Common Stock, (ii) subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares of Common Stock, (iii) combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock or (iv) issue any shares of its capital stock in a reclassification of the Common Stock, then the number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior thereto shall be adjusted so that the holder of this Warrant shall be entitled to receive the kind and number of Warrant Shares or other securities of the Company which he would have owned or have been entitled to receive had such Warrant been exercised in advance thereof. Upon each such adjustment of the kind and number of Warrant Shares or other securities of the Company which are purchasable hereunder, the holder of this Warrant shall thereafter be entitled to purchase the number of Warrant Shares or other securities resulting from such adjustment at an Exercise Price per Warrant Share or other security obtained by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant hereto immediately prior to such adjustment and dividing by the number of Warrant Shares or other securities of the Company resulting from such adjustment. An adjustment made pursuant to this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such event retroactive to the record date, if any, for such event.
(b) Reorganization, Reclassification, Merger, Consolidation or Disposition of Assets. In case the Company shall reorganize its capital, reclassify its capital stock, consolidate or merge with or into another corporation (where the Company is not the surviving corporation or where there is a change in or distribution with respect to the Common Stock of the Company), or sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all its property, assets or business to another corporation and, pursuant to the terms of such reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of assets, shares of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation, or any cash, shares of stock or other securities or property of any nature whatsoever (including warrants or other subscription or purchase rights) in addition to or in lieu of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation ("Other Property"), are to be received by or distributed to the holders of Common Stock of the Company, then Holder shall have the right thereafter to receive, upon exercise of this Warrant, the number of shares of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and Other Property receivable upon or as a result of such reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of assets by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such event. In case of any such reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of assets, the successor or acquiring corporation (if other than the Company) shall expressly assume the due and punctual observance and performance of each and every covenant and condition of this Warrant to be performed and observed by the Company and all the obligations and liabilities hereunder, subject to such modifications as may be deemed appropriate (as determined in good faith by resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company) in order to provide for adjustments of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable which shall be as nearly equivalent as practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Section 11. For purposes of this Section 11, "common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation" shall include stock of such corporation of any class which is not preferred as to dividends or assets over any other class of stock of such corporation and which is not subject to redemption and shall also include any evidences of indebtedness, shares of stock or other securities which are convertible into or exchangeable for any such stock, either immediately or upon the arrival of a specified date or the happening of a specified event and any warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any such stock. The foregoing provisions of this Section 11 shall similarly apply to successive reorganizations, reclassifications, mergers, consolidations or disposition of assets.
12. Voluntary Adjustment by the Company. The Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant, reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors of the Company.
13. Notice of Adjustment. Whenever the number of Warrant Shares or number or kind of securities or other property purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant or the Exercise Price is adjusted, as herein provided, the Company shall promptly mail by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the holder of this Warrant notice of such adjustment or adjustments setting forth the number of Warrant Shares (and other securities or property) purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant and the Exercise Price of such Warrant Shares (and other securities or property) after such adjustment, setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment and setting forth the computation by which such adjustment was made. Such notice, in the absence of manifest error, shall be conclusive evidence of the correctness of such adjustment.
14. Notice of Corporate Action. If at any time:
(a) the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or other distribution, or any right to subscribe for or purchase any evidences of its indebtedness, any shares of stock of any class or any other securities or property, or to receive any other right, or
(b) there shall be any capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification or recapitalization of the capital stock of the Company or any consolidation or merger of the Company with, or any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all the property, assets or business of the Company to, another corporation or,
(c) there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company;
then, in any one or more of such cases, the Company shall give to Holder (i) at least 30 days' prior written notice of the date on which a record date shall be selected for such dividend, distribution or right or for determining rights to vote in respect of any such reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, disposition, liquidation or winding up, and (ii) in the case of any such reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, at least 30 days' prior written notice of the date when the same shall take place. Such notice in accordance with the foregoing clause also shall specify (i) the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or right, the date on which the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to any such dividend, distribution or right, and the amount and character thereof, and (ii) the date on which any such reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is to take place and the time, if any such time is to be fixed, as of which the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding up. Each such written notice shall be sufficiently given if addressed to Holder at the last address of Holder appearing on the books of the Company and delivered in accordance with Section 16(d).
15. Authorized Shares. The Company covenants that during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Principal Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed.
The Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (a) not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (b) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (c) use its best efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof as may be necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Upon the request of Holder, the Company will at any time during the period this Warrant is outstanding acknowledge in writing, in form reasonably satisfactory to Holder, the continuing validity of this Warrant and the obligations of the Company hereunder.
Before taking any action which would cause an adjustment reducing the current Exercise Price below the then par value, if any, of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, the Company shall take any corporate action which may be necessary in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of such Common Stock at such adjusted Exercise Price.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
16. Miscellaneous.
(a) Jurisdiction. This Warrant shall be binding upon any successors or assigns of the Company. This Warrant shall constitute a contract under the laws of New York without regard to its conflict of law, principles or rules, and be subject to arbitration pursuant to the terms set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
(b) Restrictions. The holder hereof acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
(c) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice Holder's rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding all rights hereunder terminate on the Termination Date. If the Company fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, the Company shall pay to Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
(d) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the holder hereof by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
(e) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of affirmative action by Holder to purchase shares of Common Stock, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of Holder hereof, shall give rise to any liability of Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
(f) Remedies. Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(g) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of all Holders from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by any such Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
(h) Indemnification. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Holder from and against any liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, attorneys' fees, expenses and disbursements of any kind which may be imposed upon, incurred by or asserted against Holder in any manner relating to or arising out of any failure by the Company to perform or observe in any material respect any of its covenants, agreements, undertakings or obligations set forth in this Warrant; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable hereunder to the extent that any liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, attorneys' fees, expenses or disbursements are found in a final non-appealable judgment by a court to have resulted from Holder's negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in its capacity as a stockholder or warrantholder of the Company.
(i) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
(j) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
(k) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: September 15, 2000
Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc.
By:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Chief Financial Officer
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
To: Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc.
- The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ shares of Common Stock (the "Common Stock"), of Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc. pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant, and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
- Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said shares of Common Stock in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
_______________________________
(Name)
_______________________________
(Address)
_______________________________
Dated:
______________________________
Signature
ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
_______________________________________________ whose address is
_______________________________________________________________.
_______________________________________________________________< /P>
Dated: ______________, _______
Holder's Signature: _____________________________
Holder's Address: _____________________________
_____________________________
Signature Guaranteed: ___________________________________________
NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers of corporations and those acting in an fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.
EXHIBIT E
September 15, 2000
Triton West Group, Inc.
X/x XXX Xxx.
X.X. Xxx 000 XX
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Cayman
Attention: Xxx Xxxxxxx
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This opinion is furnished to you pursuant to the Private Equity Line of Credit Agreement by and between Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and the Triton West Group, Inc. (the "Investor"), dated as of September 15, 2000 (the "Purchase Agreement"), which provides for the issuance and sale by the Company of up to $12,000,000 of the Company's common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"). All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Purchase Agreement.
We have acted as counsel to the Company in connection with the negotiation of the Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, (collectively, the "Agreements"). As such counsel, we have made such legal and factual examinations and inquiries as we have deemed advisable or necessary for the purpose of rendering this opinion. In addition, we have examined, among other things, originals or copies of such corporate records of the Company, certificates of public officials and such other documents and questions of law that we consider necessary or advisable for the purpose of rendering this opinion. In such examination we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures on original documents, the authenticity and completeness of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all copies submitted to us as copies thereof, the legal capacity of natural persons, and the due execution and delivery of all documents (except as to due execution and delivery by the Company) where due execution and delivery are a prerequisite to the effectiveness thereof. As to the matters of fact, we have relied upon certificates or other written statements of public authorities and certificates or other written statements of officers and directors of the Company. The phrases "to our knowledge" or "known to us" when used herein mean that with respect to the factual matter covered thereby, we have undertaken no independent investigation or verification of such matters, but have relied solely upon the representations and warranties of the Company contained in the Agreements and have obtained certificates from the officers and directors of the Company as to such factual matters, and nothing has come to the attention of those attorneys in our office who directly participated in this engagement that (x) would give them actual knowledge or actual notice that such representation or warranty is not accurate or complete, or (y) any information set forth in any of the foregoing documents, certificates and information on which they have relied is not accurate or complete. In addition, we have assumed that any certificate of a public authority on which we have relied that was given or dated earlier than the date of this opinion continues to remain accurate, insofar as relevant to such opinion, from such earlier date through and including the date of this opinion.
For purposes of this opinion, we have assumed that the Investor has all requisite power and authority, and has taken any and all necessary corporate action, to execute and deliver the Agreements, and we are assuming that the representations and warranties made by the Investor in the Agreements and pursuant thereto are true and correct.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:
1. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business and to own, lease and operate its properties and assets as described in the Company's SEC Documents. To our knowledge, the Company does not have any subsidiaries and does not own more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding capital stock of or control any other business entity other than as disclosed in the SEC Documents. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the Company owns or leases property, other than those in which the failure so to qualify would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
2. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under the Agreements and to issue the Put Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares. The execution and delivery of the Agreements by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and no further consent or authorization of the Company or its Board of Directors or stockholders is required, except as may be required under the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (the "Nasdaq Restriction"). Each of the Agreements has been duly executed and delivered and the Put Shares and the Warrants * have each been duly executed, issued and delivered by the Company and each of the Agreements and the Warrants * constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors' rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.
3. The execution, delivery and performance of the Agreements by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Put Shares, the Warrants * and the Warrant Shares * , do not and will not (i) result in a violation of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws, each as amended as of the date hereof; (ii) to our knowledge, conflict with, or constitute a material default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement, indenture, instrument or any "lock-up" or similar provision of any underwriting or similar agreement to which the Company is a party; or (iii) result in a violation of any federal or state law, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected, except for such violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. To our knowledge, the Company is not in violation of any terms of its Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, each as amended as of the date hereof.
4. When so issued, the Put Shares and the Warrant Shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and free of any liens, encumbrances and preemptive or similar rights contained in the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, each as amended as of the date hereof, or, to our knowledge, in any agreement to which the Company is party.
5. To our knowledge, there are no claims, actions, suits, proceedings or investigations that are pending against the Company or its properties, or against any officer or director of the Company in his or her capacity as such, nor has the Company received any written threat of any such claims, actions, suits, proceedings, or investigations which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To our knowledge, the Company is not a party to or subject to the provisions of any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court or government agency or instrumentality.
* Only upon signing of Purchase Agreement.
6. To our knowledge, there are no outstanding options, warrants, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exchangeable for, or giving any right to subscribe for or acquire any shares of Common Stock or contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock, or securities or rights convertible or exchangeable into shares of Common Stock, except as described in the SEC Documents or the Schedule of Exceptions.
7. Subject to compliance with the Nasdaq Restriction if and when the same shall apply, the issuance of the Put Shares and the Warrant Shares * will not violate the applicable listing agreement between the Company and any securities exchange or market on which the Company's securities are listed or quoted.
This opinion is limited to the Federal laws of the United States, the laws of the State of New York and the Delaware General Corporation Law. No opinion is expressed with respect to the laws, rules or regulations of any other jurisdiction, whether U.S. or foreign.
This opinion is furnished to the Investor solely for its benefit in connection with the transactions described above and may not be relied upon by any other person or for any other purpose without our prior written consent.
Very truly yours,
SNOW XXXXXX XXXXXX P.C.