SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF JUNE 24, 2004
AMONG
AXM PHARMA, INC.
AND
THE PURCHASERS LISTED ON EXHIBIT A
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I Purchase and Sale of Preferred Stock and Warrants..................................1
Section 1.1 Purchase and Sale of Preferred Stock and Warrants.........................1
Section 1.2 Purchase Price and Closing................................................1
Section 1.3 Warrants..................................................................2
Section 1.4 Escrow....................................................................2
Section 1.5 Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares......................................2
ARTICLE II Representations and Warranties.....................................................2
Section 2.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company.............................2
Section 2.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers.........................14
ARTICLE III Covenants.......................................................................16
Section 3.1 Disclosure of Transactions and Other Material Information................16
Section 3.2 Registration and Listing.................................................16
Section 3.3 Securities Compliance....................................................17
Section 3.4 Inspection Rights........................................................17
Section 3.5 Complaince with Laws.....................................................17
Section 3.6 Keeping of Records and Books of Account..................................17
Section 3.7 Other Agreements.........................................................17
Section 3.8 Reservation of Shares....................................................17
Section 3.9 Non-public Information...................................................17
Section 3.10 Disposition of Assets....................................................18
Section 3.11 Preemptive Rights........................................................18
Section 3.12 Pledge of Securities.....................................................20
Section 3.13 Reporting Requirements...................................................20
Section 3.14 Status of Dividends......................................................21
Section 3.15 Lock-up..................................................................21
Section 3.16 Transfer Agent Instructions..............................................22
ARTICLE IV Conditions......................................................................22
Section 4.1 Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of the Company to
Close and to Sell the Shares and Warrants................................22
Section 4.2 Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of the Purchasers to
Close and to Purchase the Shares and Warrants............................23
ARTICLE V Certificate of Legend...........................................................25
Section 5.1 Legend...................................................................25
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ARTICLE VI Termination.....................................................................27
Section 6.1 Termination by Mutual Consent............................................27
Section 6.2 Effect of Termination....................................................27
ARTICLE VII Indemnification.................................................................27
Section 7.1 General Indemnity........................................................27
Section 7.2 Indemnification Procedure................................................27
ARTICLE VIII Miscellaneous...................................................................24
Section 8.1 Fees and Expenses........................................................28
Section 8.2 Specific Enforcement; Consent to Jurisdiction............................29
Section 8.3 Entire Agreement; Amendment..............................................29
Section 8.4 Notices..................................................................30
Section 8.5 Waivers..................................................................31
Section 8.6 Headings.................................................................31
Section 8.7 Successors and Assigns...................................................31
Section 8.8 No Third Party Beneficiaries.............................................31
Section 8.9 Governing Law............................................................31
Section 8.10 Survival.................................................................31
Section 8.11 Counterparts.............................................................31
Section 8.12 Publicity................................................................32
Section 8.13 Severability.............................................................32
Section 8.14 Further Assurances.......................................................32
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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT this ("Agreement"), dated as of June
18, 2004, by and among AXM Pharma, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"),
and the entities listed on Exhibit A hereto (each a "Purchaser" and
collectively, the "Purchasers"), for the purchase and sale to the Purchasers of
shares of the Company's Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.001
per share (the "Preferred Stock"), and warrants to purchase shares of the
Company's common stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Common Stock").
The parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
PURCHASE AND SALE OF PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANTS
Section 1.1 Purchase and Sale of Preferred Stock and Warrants. Upon the
following terms and conditions, the Company shall issue and sell to the
Purchasers, and the Purchasers shall purchase from the Company, shares of its
Preferred Stock (the "Shares") at a price per share equal to $100,000 (the
"Stated Value") for an aggregate purchase price of up to $10,000,000 (the
"Purchase Price"), and warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock, in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the "Warrants"). The
Preferred Stock shall be convertible into a number of fully paid and
nonassessable shares of the Company's Common Stock equal to the quotient of (i)
the Stated Value of the shares of Series C Preferred Stock being converted
divided by (ii) $4.25 (the "Fixed Conversion Price"). The Company and the
Purchasers are executing and delivering this Agreement in accordance with and in
reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section
4(2) of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Securities Act"), including Regulation
D ("Regulation D"), and/or upon such other exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act as may be available with respect to any or
all of the investments to be made hereunder. The Preferred Stock shall have such
powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or
restrictions thereof, as set forth in the Certificate of Designation of Rights
and Preferences of Series C Preferred Stock attached hereto as Exhibit D (the
"Certificate of Designation"), subject to the applicable terms and conditions of
this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined below).
Section 1.2 Purchase Price and Closing. The Company agrees to issue and
sell to the Purchasers and, in consideration of and in express reliance upon the
representations, warranties, covenants, terms and conditions of this Agreement,
the Purchasers, severally but not jointly, agree to purchase the number of
Shares and Warrants set forth opposite their respective names on Exhibit A. The
closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares and Warrants to be acquired by
the Purchasers from the Company under this Agreement shall take place at the
offices of the Company located at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000 (the "Closing") at 10:00 a.m., Pacific Time (i) on or before
June 18, 2004, provided, that all of the conditions set forth in Article IV
hereof and applicable to the Closing shall have been fulfilled or waived in
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accordance herewith, or (ii) at such other time and place or on such date as the
Purchasers and the Company may agree upon (the "Closing Date").
Section 1.3 Warrants. At the Closing, the Company shall issue to the
Purchasers Warrants to purchase an aggregate of fifty percent (50%) of the
number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Preferred Stock based on the
Fixed Conversion Price. The Warrants shall be exercisable for three (3) years
from the date of issuance and shall have an exercise price equal to $5.50 per
share.
Section 1.4 Escrow. On or prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser
shall fund its portion of the Purchase Price into an escrow account maintained
by Jenkens & Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx LLP as escrow agent (the "Escrow Agent").
Upon the Closing and delivery to the Escrow Agent of written instructions
executed by the Company and the placement agent, the Escrow Agent shall promptly
wire transfer the funds according to such written instructions to an account
designated by the Company.
Section 1.5 Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares. The Company has
authorized and reserved and covenants to continue to reserve, free of preemptive
rights and other similar contractual rights of stockholders, out of its
authorized but unissued Common Stock or its Common Stock held in treasury, a
number of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate number of shares of
Common Stock necessary to effect the conversion of the Shares and the exercise
of the Warrants. The Company shall, from time to time, in accordance with the
Nevada Corporation Law, increase the authorized amount of its Common Stock if at
any time the authorized amount of its Common Stock remaining unissued shall not
be sufficient to permit the conversion of all Shares at the time outstanding,
subject, however, to stockholder approval. If any shares of Common Stock
required to be reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Shares or exercise
of the Warrants hereunder require registration with or approval of any
governmental authority under any federal or state law before the shares may be
issued, the Company will cause the shares to be so registered and approved. All
shares of Common Stock delivered upon conversion of the Shares or exercise of
the Warrants shall, upon delivery, be duly authorized and validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable, free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to
the issue thereof. Any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
Shares (and such shares when issued) are herein referred to as the "Conversion
Shares". Any shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (and
such shares when issued) are herein referred to as the "Warrant Shares". The
Shares, the Conversion Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares are sometimes
collectively referred to herein as the "Securities".
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 2.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. In order to
induce the Purchasers to enter into this Agreement and to purchase the Shares
and Warrants, the Company hereby makes the following representations and
warranties to the Purchasers:
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(a) Organization, Good Standing and Power. The Company is a
corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Nevada and has the requisite corporate power to own, lease
and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as it is now
being conducted. The Company does not have any Subsidiaries (as defined in
Section 2.1(g)) or own securities of any kind in any other entity, except as set
forth on Schedule 2.1(g) hereto. The Company and each such Subsidiary is duly
qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in
every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property
owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except for any jurisdiction(s)
(alone or in the aggregate) in which the failure to be so qualified will not
have a Material Adverse Effect. For the purposes of this Agreement, "Material
Adverse Effect" means any adverse effect on the business, operations, assets,
prospects or financial condition of the Company or its Subsidiaries and which is
material to such entity or other entities controlling or controlled by such
entity or the Company or which is likely to materially hinder the performance by
the Company of its obligations hereunder and under the other Transaction
Documents (as defined in Section 2.1(b) hereof).
(b) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the
Certificate of Designation, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Warrants, the
Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined in Section 3.16) attached
hereto as Exhibit F and the other agreements and documents contemplated hereby
and thereby and executed by the Company or to which the Company is party
(collectively, the "Transaction Documents"), and to issue and sell the Shares
and the Warrants in accordance with the terms hereof. The execution, delivery
and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation
by it of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action, and, except as set forth in
Schedule 2.1(b), no further consent or authorization of the Company or its Board
of Directors or stockholders is required. This Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by the Company. The other Transaction Documents will have been
duly executed and delivered by the Company at the Closing. Each of the
Transaction Documents constitutes, or shall constitute when executed and
delivered, a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation,
conservatorship, receivership or similar laws relating to, or affecting
generally the enforcement of, creditor's rights and remedies or by equitable
principles or remedies of general application.
(c) Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of the Company and
the shares thereof currently issued and outstanding as of May 1, 2004 are set
forth on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto. All of the outstanding shares of the Company's
Common Stock and any other security of the Company have been duly and validly
authorized. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(c), no shares of Common Stock or
any other security of the Company are entitled to preemptive rights or
registration rights and there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip,
rights to subscribe to, call or commitments of any character whatsoever relating
to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the
Company. Furthermore, except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto or in any
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Commission Documents (as defined in Section 2.1(f) below) and except for the
Transaction Documents, there are no contracts, commitments, understandings, or
arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to issue additional
shares of the capital stock of the Company or options, securities or rights
convertible into shares of capital stock of the Company. Except for customary
transfer restrictions contained in agreements entered into by the Company in
order to sell restricted securities or as provided on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto and
except as in any Commission Documents, the Company is not a party to or bound by
any agreement or understanding granting registration or anti-dilution rights to
any person with respect to any of its equity or debt securities. Except as set
forth on Schedule 2.1(c) or disclosed in any Commission Documents, the Company
is not a party to, and it has no knowledge of, any agreement or understanding
restricting the voting or transfer of any shares of the capital stock of the
Company. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto or disclosed in any
Commission Documents, the offer and sale of all capital stock, convertible
securities, rights, warrants, or options of the Company issued prior to the
Closing complied with all applicable federal and state securities laws, and to
the best knowledge of the Company, no holder of such securities has a right of
rescission or has made or threatened to make a claim for rescission or damages
with respect thereto which could have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has
furnished or made available to the Purchasers true and correct copies of the
Company's Articles of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof (the
"Articles"), and the Company's Bylaws as in effect on the date hereof (the
"Bylaws").
(d) Issuance of Securities. The Shares and the Warrants to be issued
at the Closing have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and,
when paid for or issued in accordance with the terms hereof, the Shares shall be
validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable and free and clear
of all liens, encumbrances and rights of first refusal of any kind and the
holders shall be entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Preferred Stock.
When the Conversion Shares are issued in accordance with the terms of the
Preferred Stock, such shares will be duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action and validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, free
and clear of all liens, encumbrances and rights of first refusal of any kind and
the holders shall be entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common
Stock. When the Warrant Shares are issued and paid for in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement and as set forth in the Warrants, such shares will be
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and validly issued and
outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances and rights of first refusal of any kind and the holders shall be
entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock.
(e) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the
Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i) violate any
provision of the Articles or Bylaws or any Subsidiary's comparable charter
documents, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which 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
agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, note, bond, license, lease
agreement, instrument or obligation to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries'
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respective properties or assets are bound, (iii) create or impose a lien,
mortgage, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any nature on any property
or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any agreement or any
commitment to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or by which any of their
respective properties or assets are bound, or (iv) result in a violation of any
federal, state, local or foreign statute, rule, regulation, order, judgment or
decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable
to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except, in all
cases other than violations pursuant to clauses (i) or (iv) (with respect to
federal and state securities laws) above, for such conflicts, defaults,
terminations, amendments, acceleration, cancellations and violations as would
not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The
business of the Company and its Subsidiaries is not being conducted in violation
of any laws, ordinances or regulations of any governmental entity, except for
possible violations, which singularly or in the aggregate do not and will not
have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
is required under federal, state, foreign 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 the Transaction Documents or
issue and sell the Shares, the Conversion Shares, the Warrants or the Warrant
Shares in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof (other than any filings
which may be required to be made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") or state securities administrators subsequent to
the Closing, or any registration statement which may be filed pursuant hereto or
thereto).
(f) Commission Documents; Commission Filings; Financial Statements.
The Common Stock is currently registered pursuant to Section 12(b) and 12(g) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and,
except as disclosed on Schedule 2.1(f) hereto, the Company has timely filed all
reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed
by it with the Commission pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Exchange
Act, including material filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act (all of the foregoing, including filings incorporated by reference therein,
being referred to herein as the "Commission Documents"). The Company has not
provided to the Purchasers any material non-public information or other
information which, according to applicable law, rule or regulation, should have
been disclosed publicly by the Company but which has not been so disclosed,
other than with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. At
the time of its filing, the Company's Form 10-QSB for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2004 (the "Form 10-Q") complied in all material respects with the
requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
promulgated thereunder and other federal, state and local laws, rules and
regulations applicable to such documents, and the Form 10-Q did not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of
their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the
Commission Documents complied as to form in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of
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the Commission or other applicable rules and regulations with respect thereto.
Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") 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 may not include footnotes or may be condensed or
summary statements), and fairly present in all material respects the financial
position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the
results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the
case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).
(g) Subsidiaries. Schedule 2.1(g) hereto sets forth each Subsidiary
of the Company, showing the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization
and showing the percentage of each person's ownership of the outstanding stock
or other interests of such Subsidiary. For the purposes of this Agreement,
"Subsidiary" shall mean any corporation or other entity of which at least a
majority of the securities or other ownership interest having ordinary voting
power (absolutely or contingently) for the election of directors or other
persons performing similar functions are at the time owned directly or
indirectly by the Company and/or any of its other Subsidiaries. All of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary have been duly authorized
and validly issued, and are fully paid and nonassessable. There are no
outstanding preemptive, conversion or other rights, options, warrants or
agreements granted or issued by or binding upon any Subsidiary for the purchase
or acquisition of any shares of capital stock of any Subsidiary or any other
securities convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the rights to
subscribe for any shares of such capital stock. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary is subject to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase
or otherwise acquire or retire any shares of the capital stock of any Subsidiary
or any convertible securities, rights, warrants or options of the type described
in the preceding sentence except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(g) hereto. Except
as set forth on Schedule 2.1(g) hereto, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary
is party to, nor has any knowledge of, any agreement restricting the voting or
transfer of any shares of the capital stock of any Subsidiary.
(h) No Material Adverse Change. Since March 31, 2004, the Company
has not experienced or suffered any Material Adverse Effect, except as disclosed
on Schedule 2.1(h) hereto.
(i) No Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as disclosed on Schedule
2.1(i) hereto, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any
liabilities, obligations, claims or losses (whether liquidated or unliquidated,
secured or unsecured, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) other than
those set forth on the balance sheet included in the Form 10-Q or incurred in
the ordinary course of the Company's or its Subsidiaries respective businesses
since March 31, 2004, and which, individually or in the aggregate, do not or
would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or its Subsidiaries.
(j) No Undisclosed Events or Circumstances. Since March 31, 2004,
except as disclosed on Schedule 2.1(j) hereto, no event or circumstance has
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occurred or exists with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their
respective businesses, properties, prospects, operations or financial condition,
which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or
announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or
disclosed.
(k) Indebtedness. Schedule 2.1(k) hereto sets forth as of the date
hereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any
Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments, which
Indebtedness is not disclosed in any Commission Documents. For the purposes of
this Agreement, "Indebtedness" shall mean (i) any liabilities for borrowed money
in excess of $100,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the
ordinary course of business), (ii) all guaranties, endorsements and other
contingent obligations in respect of Indebtedness of others in excess of
$100,000, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company's
balance sheet (or the Notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of
negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the
ordinary course of business, and (iii) the present value of any lease payments
in excess of $100,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance
with GAAP. Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.1(k) or in any Commission
Documents, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to
any Indebtedness.
(l) Title to Assets. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has
good and marketable title to all of its real and personal property, free and
clear of any mortgages, pledges, charges, liens, security interests or other
encumbrances of any nature whatsoever, except for those indicated on Schedule
2.1(l) hereto or disclosed in any Commission Documents or such that,
individually or in the aggregate, do not have a Material Adverse Effect. All
material leases of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries are valid and
subsisting and in full force and effect.
(m) Actions Pending. Except as set forth in the Commission Documents
or Schedule 2.1(m) hereto, there is no action, suit, claim, investigation,
arbitration, alternate dispute resolution proceeding or other proceeding pending
or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any
Subsidiary which questions the validity of this Agreement or any of the other
Transaction Documents or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby
or any action taken or to be taken pursuant hereto or thereto. Except as set
forth in any Commission Document or on Schedule 2.1(m) hereto: (i) there is no
action, suit, claim, investigation, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution
proceeding or other proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened against or involving the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their
respective properties or assets, which individually or in the aggregate, would
have a Material Adverse Effect, and (ii) there are no outstanding orders,
judgments, injunctions, awards or decrees of any court, arbitrator or
governmental or regulatory body against the Company or any Subsidiary or any
officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary in their capacities as
such, which individually, or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(n) Compliance with Law. The business of the Company and the
Subsidiaries has been and is presently being conducted in accordance with all
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applicable federal, state and local governmental laws, rules, regulations and
ordinances, except as set forth in the Commission Documents or on Schedule
2.1(n) hereto or such that, individually or in the aggregate, the noncompliance
therewith would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each of its
Subsidiaries have all franchises, permits, licenses, consents and other
governmental or regulatory authorizations and approvals necessary for the
conduct of its business as now being conducted by it unless the failure to
possess such franchises, permits, licenses, consents and other governmental or
regulatory authorizations and approvals, individually or in the aggregate, could
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(o) Taxes. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(o) hereto or in the
Commission Documents, the Company and each of the Subsidiaries has accurately
prepared and filed all federal, state and other tax returns required by law to
be filed by it, has paid or made provisions for the payment of all taxes shown
to be due and all additional assessments, and adequate provisions have been and
are reflected in the financial statements of the Company and the Subsidiaries
for all current taxes and other charges to which the Company or any Subsidiary
is subject and which are not currently due and payable. Except as disclosed on
Schedule 2.1(o) hereto, none of the federal income tax returns of the Company or
any Subsidiary have been audited by the Internal Revenue Service. Except as
disclosed in the Commission Documents, the Company has no knowledge of any
additional assessments, adjustments or contingent tax liability (whether federal
or state) of any nature whatsoever, whether pending or threatened against the
Company or any Subsidiary for any period, nor of any basis for any such
assessment, adjustment or contingency.
(p) Certain Fees. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(p) hereto, the
Company has not employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any
brokerage or investment banking fees, commissions, finders' structuring fees,
financial advisory fees or other similar fees in connection with the Transaction
Documents.
(q) Disclosure. To the best of the Company's knowledge, neither this
Agreement nor any other documents, certificates or instruments furnished to the
Purchasers by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement contains any untrue statement of
a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements made herein or therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made herein or therein, not misleading.
(r) Intellectual Property. Schedule 2.1(r) contains a complete and
correct list of all patents, trademarks, domain names (whether or not
registered) and any patentable improvements or copyrightable derivative works
thereof, websites and intellectual property rights relating thereto, service
marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and authorizations, and all rights with
respect to the foregoing held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(collectively, the "Proprietary Rights"). The Company and each of the
Subsidiaries owns or possesses all the Proprietary Rights which are necessary
for the conduct of its business as now conducted without any conflict with the
rights of others. Except as disclosed in the Commission Documents or Schedule
2.1(r) hereto, (i) as of the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any
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of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice that any Proprietary Rights
have been declared unenforceable or otherwise invalid by any court or
governmental agency, and (ii) as of the date of this Agreement, there is, to the
knowledge of the Company, no material existing infringement, misuse or
misappropriation of any Proprietary Rights by others that could have a Material
Adverse Effect. From December 31, 2003, to the date of this Agreement, neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice alleging
that the operation of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
infringes in any material respect upon the intellectual property rights of
others.
(s) Environmental Compliance. Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.1(s)
hereto or the Commission Documents, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries
have obtained all material approvals, authorization, certificates, consents,
licenses, orders and permits or other similar authorizations of all governmental
authorities, or from any other person, that are required under any Environmental
Laws. Schedule 2.1(s) hereto sets forth all material permits, licenses and other
authorizations issued under any Environmental Laws to the Company or its
Subsidiaries. "Environmental Laws" shall mean all U.S. Federal or state laws
applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to the protection
of the environment including, without limitation, all requirements pertaining to
reporting, licensing, permitting, controlling, investigating or remediating
emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances,
chemical substances, pollutants, contaminants or toxic substances, materials or
wastes, whether solid, liquid or gaseous in nature, into the air, surface water,
groundwater or land, or relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution,
use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of hazardous
substances, chemical substances, pollutants, contaminants or toxic substances,
material or wastes, whether solid, liquid or gaseous in nature. Except as set
forth on Schedule 2.1(s) hereto, the Company has all necessary governmental
approvals required under all Environmental Laws and used in its business or in
the business of any of its Subsidiaries, except for such instances as would not
individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and
each of its Subsidiaries are also in compliance with all other limitations,
restrictions, conditions, standards, requirements, schedules and timetables
required or imposed under all Environmental Laws where non-compliance could have
a Material Adverse Effect. Except for such instances as would not individually
or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect or as disclosed in the
Commission Documents, there are no past or present events, conditions,
circumstances, incidents, actions or omissions relating to or in any way
affecting the Company or its Subsidiaries that violate or may violate any
Environmental Law after the Closing or that may give rise to any Environmental
Liabilities, or otherwise form the basis of any claim, action, demand, suit,
proceeding, hearing, study or investigation (i) under any Environmental Law, or
(ii) based on or related to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use,
treatment, storage (including, without limitation, underground storage tanks),
disposal, transport or handling, or the emission, discharge, release or
threatened release of any hazardous substance. "Environmental Liabilities" means
all liabilities of a person (whether such liabilities are owed by such person to
governmental authorities, third parties or otherwise) currently in existence or
arising hereafter and which arise under or relate to any Environmental Law.
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(t) Books and Records; Internal Accounting Controls. The books,
records and documents of the Company and its Subsidiaries accurately reflect in
all material respects the information relating to the business of the Company
and the Subsidiaries, the location and collection of their assets, and the
nature of all transactions giving rise to the obligations or accounts receivable
of the Company or any Subsidiary. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries
maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient, in the judgment of
the Company's board of directors, to provide reasonable assurance that (i)
transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or specific
authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain
asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance
with management's general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded
accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable
intervals and appropriate actions are taken with respect to any differences.
(u) Material Agreements. Except for the Transaction Documents or as
set forth on Schedule 2.1(u) hereto, or those that are included as exhibits to
the Commission Documents, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is a party to
any written or oral contract, instrument, agreement, commitment, obligation,
plan or arrangement, a copy of which would be required to be filed with the
Commission if the Company or any Subsidiary were registering securities under
the Securities Act (collectively, "Material Agreements"). Except as set forth in
the Commission Documents or on Schedule 2.1(u) hereto, the Company and each
Subsidiary has in all material respects performed all the obligations required
to be performed by them to date under the foregoing agreements, have received no
notice of default and, to the best of the Company's knowledge, are not in
default under any Material Agreement now in effect, the result of which could
cause a Material Adverse Effect. No written or oral contract, instrument,
agreement (other than the Certificate of Designation with respect to the
Preferred Stock, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document(s)),
commitment, obligation (other than any obligation imposed by state law), plan or
arrangement of the Company or of any Subsidiary limits or shall limit the
payment of dividends on its Common Stock.
(v) Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth on Schedule
2.1(v) hereto or disclosed in any of the Commission Documents, there are no
loans, leases, agreements, contracts, royalty agreements, management contracts
or arrangements or other continuing transactions between (i) the Company, any
Subsidiary or any of their respective its customers or suppliers, on the one
hand, and (ii) on the other hand, any officer, employee, consultant or director
of the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries, or any person owning any capital
stock of the Company or any Subsidiary or any member of the immediate family of
such officer, employee, consultant, director or stockholder or any corporation
or other entity controlled by such officer, employee, consultant, director or
stockholder.
(w) Securities Act of 1933. Assuming the accuracy and completeness
of the representations, warranties and covenants of the Purchasers contained
herein, the Company has complied and will comply with all applicable federal and
state securities laws in connection with the offer, issuance and sale of the
Shares, the Conversion Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares hereunder.
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Neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf, directly or indirectly, has
or will sell, offer to sell or solicit offers to buy any of the Securities, or
similar securities to, or solicit offers with respect thereto from, or enter
into any preliminary conversations or negotiations relating thereto with, any
person, or has taken or will take any action so as to require registration of
the issuance and sale of any of the Securities under the registration provisions
of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. Neither the Company
nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has
engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the
meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act) in connection with the offer
or sale of any of the Securities.
(x) Governmental Approvals. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(x)
hereto, and except for the filing of any notice prior or subsequent to the
Closing that may be required under applicable state and/or federal securities
laws (which if required, shall be filed on a timely basis), no authorization,
consent, approval, license, exemption of, filing or registration with any court
or governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or
instrumentality, domestic or foreign, is or will be necessary for, or in
connection with, the execution or delivery of the Shares and the Warrants, or,
except as set forth in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, for the
performance by the Company of its obligations under the Transaction Documents.
(y) Employees. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any
collective bargaining arrangements or agreements covering any of its employees.
Except as set forth in the Commission Documents or on Schedule 2.1(y) hereto,
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any employment contract, agreement
regarding proprietary information, non-competition agreement, non-solicitation
agreement, confidentiality agreement, or any other similar contract or
restrictive covenant, relating to the right of any officer, employee or
consultant to be employed or engaged by the Company or such Subsidiary. Since
September 30, 2003, no officer, consultant or key employee of the Company or any
Subsidiary whose termination, either individually or in the aggregate, could
have a Material Adverse Effect, has terminated or, to the knowledge of the
Company, has any present intention of terminating his or her employment or
engagement with the Company or any Subsidiary.
(z) Absence of Certain Developments. Except as set forth in the
Commission Documents or on Schedule 2.1(z) hereto, since December 31, 2003,
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has:
(i) issued any stock, bonds or other corporate securities or
any rights, options or warrants with respect thereto;
(ii) borrowed any amount or incurred or become subject to any
liabilities (absolute or contingent) except current liabilities incurred in the
ordinary course of business which are comparable in nature and amount to the
current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business during the
comparable portion of its prior fiscal year, as adjusted to reflect the current
nature and volume of the Company's or such Subsidiary's business;
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(iii) discharged or satisfied any material lien or encumbrance
or paid a material amount of any obligation or liability (absolute or
contingent), other than current liabilities paid in the ordinary course of
business;
(iv) declared or made any payment or distribution of cash or
other property to stockholders with respect to its stock, or purchased or
redeemed, or made any agreements so to purchase or redeem, any shares of its
capital stock;
(v) sold, assigned or transferred any other tangible assets, or
canceled any debts or claims, except in the ordinary course of business;
(vi) sold, assigned or transferred any patent rights,
trademarks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets or other intangible assets or
intellectual property rights, which sale, assignment or transfer has had a
Material Adverse Effect, or disclosed any proprietary confidential information
to any person except in the ordinary course of business or to the Purchasers or
their representatives;
(vii) suffered any substantial losses or waived any rights of
material value, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, or suffered
the loss of any material amount of prospective business; (viii) made any changes
in employee compensation except in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practices;
(ix) made capital expenditures or commitments therefor that
aggregate in excess of $25,000; (x) entered into any other transaction other
than in the ordinary course of business, or entered into any other material
transaction, whether or not in the ordinary course of business;
(xi) made charitable contributions or pledges in excess of
$25,000; (xii) suffered any material damage, destruction or casualty loss,
whether or not covered by insurance;
(xiii) experienced any material problems with labor or
management in connection with the terms and conditions of their employment; or
(xiv) entered into an agreement, written or otherwise, to take
any of the foregoing actions.
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(aa) Use of Proceeds. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(aa), the
proceeds from the sale of the Shares and the Warrants will be used by the
Company for working capital purposes and, except as set forth on Schedule
2.1(aa), shall not be used to repay any outstanding Indebtedness or any loans to
any officer, director, affiliate or insider of the Company.
(bb) Public Utility Holding Company Act and Investment Company Act
Status. The Company is not a "holding company" or a "public utility company" as
such terms are defined in the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as
amended. The Company is not, and as a result of and immediately upon Closing
will not be, an "investment company" or a company "controlled" by an "investment
company", within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(cc) ERISA. No liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation has been incurred with respect to any Plan by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries which is or would cause a Material Adverse Effect. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issue and sale of the Shares
and the Warrants will not involve any transaction which is subject to the
prohibitions of Section 406 of ERISA or in connection with which a tax could be
imposed pursuant to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code"); provided that, if any Purchaser, or any person or entity
that owns a beneficial interest in any Purchaser, is an "employee pension
benefit plan" (within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA) with respect to
which the Company is a "party in interest" (within the meaning of Section 3(14)
of ERISA), the requirements of Sections 407(d)(5) and 408(e) of ERISA, if
applicable, are met. As used in this Section 2.1(cc), the term "Plan" shall mean
an "employee pension benefit plan" (as defined in Section 3 of ERISA) which is
or has been established or maintained, or to which contributions are or have
been made, by the Company or any Subsidiary or by any trade or business, whether
or not incorporated, which, together with the Company or any Subsidiary, is
under common control, as described in Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code.
(dd) Dilutive Effect. The Company understands and acknowledges
that the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Shares and
the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants will increase in
certain circumstances. The Company further acknowledges that its obligation to
issue Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Shares in accordance with this
Agreement and the Certificate of Designation and its obligations to issue the
Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants in accordance with this
Agreement and the Warrants, is, in each case, absolute and unconditional
regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership
interest of other stockholders of the Company.
(ee) Independent Nature of Purchasers. The Company acknowledges
that the obligations of each Purchaser under the Transaction Documents are
several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no
Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations
of any other Purchaser under the Transaction Documents. The Company acknowledges
that the decision of each Purchaser to purchase Securities pursuant to this
Agreement has been made by such Purchaser independently of any other purchase
and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to
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the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of
operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or of
its Subsidiaries which may have made or given by any other Purchaser or by any
agent or employee of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser or any of its agents
or employees shall have any liability to any Purchaser (or any other person)
relating to or arising from any such information, materials, statements or
opinions. The Company acknowledges that nothing contained herein, or in any
Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto or
thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an
association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a
presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group
with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents. The Company acknowledges that each Purchaser shall be
entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without
limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other
Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to
be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The Company
acknowledges that for reasons of administrative convenience only, the
Transaction Documents have been prepared by counsel for one of the Purchasers
and such counsel does not represent all of the Purchasers but only such
Purchaser and the other Purchasers have retained their own individual counsel
with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company acknowledges
that it has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and
Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was
required or requested to do so by the Purchasers. The Company acknowledges that
such procedure with respect to the Transaction Documents in no way creates a
presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group
with respect to the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby.
(ff) No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its
affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has directly or
indirectly made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to
buy any security under circumstances that would cause the offering of the
Securities pursuant to this Agreement to be integrated with prior offerings by
the Company for purposes of the Securities Act which would prevent the Company
from selling the Shares pursuant to Rule 506 under the Securities Act, or any
applicable exchange-related stockholder approval provisions, nor will the
Company or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries take any action or steps that
would cause the offering of the Shares to be integrated with other offerings.
Other than the Company's registration statement on Form SB-2 (commission file
no. 333-109117), which is currently effective but which may be amended to report
material changes, the Company does not have any registration statement pending
before the Commission or currently under the Commission's review.
(gg) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. The Company is in substantial compliance
with the applicable provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 (the
"Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act"), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
that are effective and intends to comply substantially with other applicable
provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, upon the effectiveness of such provisions.
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Section 2.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each
of the Purchasers hereby makes the following representations and warranties to
the Company with respect solely to itself and not with respect to any other
Purchaser:
(a) Organization and Standing of the Purchasers. If the Purchaser
is an entity, such Purchaser is a corporation, limited liability company or
partnership duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or
organization.
(b) Authorization and Power. Each Purchaser has the requisite power
and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Warrants, and the other agreements and documents contemplated
hereby and thereby and executed by the Purchaser or to which the Purchaser is
party (collectively, the "Purchaser Transaction Documents") and to purchase the
Shares and Warrants being sold to it hereunder. The execution, delivery and
performance of the Purchaser Transaction Documents by each Purchaser and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate or partnership action, and no further
consent or authorization of such Purchaser or its Board of Directors,
stockholders, or partners, as the case may be, is required. This Agreement has
been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each Purchaser. Each of the
Purchaser Transaction Documents constitutes, or shall constitute when executed
and delivered, valid and binding obligations of each Purchaser enforceable
against such Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship, receivership or
similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditor's
rights and remedies or by equitable principles or remedies of general
application.
(c) Acquisition for Investment. Each Purchaser is purchasing the
Shares and acquiring the Warrants solely for its own account for the purpose of
investment and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any
distribution thereof. Each Purchaser does not have a present intention to sell
any of the Securities, nor a present arrangement (whether or not legally
binding) or intention to effect any distribution of any of the Securities to or
through any person or entity; provided, however, that by making the
representations herein and subject to Section 2.2(e) below, each Purchaser does
not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or other specific term
and reserves the right to dispose of any of the Securities at any time in
accordance with federal and state securities laws applicable to such disposition
provided that the Company receives an opinion of its counsel to the effect that
such disposition complies with such laws. Each Purchaser acknowledges that it
(i) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters such
that such Purchaser is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its
investment in the Company, (ii) is able to bear the financial risks associated
with an investment in the Securities, and (iii) has been given full access to
such records of the Company and the Subsidiaries and to the officers of the
Company and the Subsidiaries as it has deemed necessary or appropriate to
conduct its due diligence investigation.
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(d) Rule 144. Each Purchaser understands that the Securities must
be held indefinitely unless such Securities are registered under the Securities
Act or an exemption from registration is available. Each Purchaser acknowledges
that it is familiar with Rule 144 of the rules and regulations of the
Commission, as amended, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act ("Rule 144"),
and that such Purchaser has been advised that Rule 144 permits resales only
under certain circumstances. Each Purchaser understands that to the extent that
Rule 144 is not available, such Purchaser will be unable to sell any Securities
without either registration under the Securities Act or the existence of another
exemption from such registration requirement, provided that the Company receives
an opinion of its counsel to the effect that such sale is exempt from such
registration requirement.
(e) General. Each Purchaser understands that the Securities are
being offered and sold in reliance on a transactional exemption from the
registration requirements of federal and state securities laws and the Company
is relying upon the truth, accuracy and completeness of the representations,
warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Purchaser set
forth herein and in the other Purchaser Transaction Documents in order to
determine the applicability of such exemptions and the suitability of such
Purchaser to acquire the Securities. Each Purchaser understands that no United
States federal or state agency or any government or governmental agency has
passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement with respect to any of the
Securities.
(f) Opportunities for Additional Information. Each Purchaser
acknowledges that such Purchaser has had the opportunity to ask questions of and
receive answers from, or obtain additional information from, the executive
officers of the Company concerning the financial and other affairs of the
Company, and to the extent deemed necessary by such Purchaser in light of such
Purchaser's personal knowledge of the Company's affairs, such Purchaser has
asked such questions and received answers to the full satisfaction of such
Purchaser, and such Purchaser desires to invest in the Company.
(g) No General Solicitation. Each Purchaser acknowledges that the
Securities were not offered to such Purchaser by means of any form of general or
public solicitation or general advertising, or publicly disseminated
advertisements or sales literature, including (i) any advertisement, article,
notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine, or similar
media, or broadcast over television or radio, or (ii) any seminar or meeting to
which such Purchaser was invited by any of the foregoing means of
communications.
(h) Accredited Investor. Each Purchaser is an accredited investor
(as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D), and such Purchaser has such experience
in business and financial matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits
and risks of an investment in the Securities. Each Purchaser acknowledges that
an investment in the Securities is speculative and involves a high degree of
risk.
(i) Independent Investment. No Purchaser has agreed to act with any
other Purchaser for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of
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the Securities purchased hereunder for purposes of Section 13(d) under the
Exchange Act, and each Purchaser is acting independently with respect to its
investment in the Securities.
ARTICLE III
COVENANTS
The parties covenant with one another as follows, which covenants are
for the benefit of each respective covenantee and its respective permitted
assignees.
Section 3.1 Disclosure of Transactions and Other Material Information.
The Company shall issue a press release describing the material terms of the
transactions contemplated hereby (the "Press Release") as soon as practicable
after the Closing but in no event later than three (3) Trading Days after the
Closing, the Company shall issue the Press Release. The Company shall also file
with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (the "Form 8-K") describing the
material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby (and attaching as
exhibits thereto this Agreement, the Certificate of Designation, the
Registration Rights Agreement and the form of Warrant) as soon as practicable
following the Closing Date but in no event more than three (3) Trading Days
following the Closing Date, which Press Release and Form 8-K shall be subject to
prior review and comment by Jenkens & Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx LLP. The Company
shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and its and each of their
respective officers, directors, employees and agents not to, provide the
Purchasers with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries from and after the filing of the Form 8-K with the
Commission without the express written consent of the Purchaser. "Trading Day"
means any day during which the American Stock Exchange (or other principal
exchange on which the Common Stock is traded) shall be open for trading.
Section 3.2 Registration and Listing. The Company will cause its
Common Stock to continue to be registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the
Exchange Act, will comply in all respects with its reporting and filing
obligations under the Exchange Act, will comply with all requirements related to
any registration statement filed pursuant to this Agreement, and will not take
any action or file any document (whether or not permitted by the Securities Act
or the rules promulgated thereunder) to terminate or suspend such registration
or to terminate or suspend its reporting and filing obligations under the
Exchange Act or Securities Act, except as permitted herein. The Company will
promptly file the "Listing Application" for, or in connection with, the issuance
and delivery of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares.
Section 3.3 Securities Compliance. The Company shall notify the
Commission in accordance with their rules and regulations, of the transactions
contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents, including filing a Form D with
respect to the Shares, Warrants, Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares as
required under Regulation D, and shall take all other necessary action and
proceedings as may be required and permitted by applicable law, rule and
regulation, for the legal and valid issuance of the Shares, the Warrants, the
Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares to the Purchasers or subsequent
holders.
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Section 3.4 Inspection Rights. The Company shall permit, during
normal business hours and upon reasonable request and reasonable notice, a
Purchaser or any employees, agents or representatives thereof that are parties
to an effective confidentiality agreement with the Company of appropriate scope,
so long as a Purchaser shall be obligated hereunder to purchase the Shares or
shall beneficially own the Shares or Conversion Shares, or shall own Warrant
Shares or the Warrants which, in the aggregate, represent more than two percent
(2%) of the total combined voting power of all voting securities then
outstanding, to examine and make reasonable copies of and extracts from the
records and books of account of, and visit and inspect, during the term of the
Warrants, the properties, assets, operations and business of the Company and any
Subsidiary, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company and
any Subsidiary with any of its officers, consultants, directors, and key
employees.
Section 3.5 Compliance with Laws. The Company shall comply, and cause
each Subsidiary to comply, with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and
orders, the noncompliance with which could have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.6 Keeping of Records and Books of Account. The Company
shall keep and cause each Subsidiary to keep adequate records and books of
account, in which complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied.
Section 3.7 Other Agreements. The Company shall not enter into any
agreement containing any provision that would violate the terms of, or cause a
default under, any material term of any Transaction Document.
Section 3.8 Reservation of Shares. So long as the Shares or Warrants
remain outstanding, the Company shall take all action necessary to at all times
have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, the maximum number of
shares of Common Stock to effect the conversion of the Shares and the exercise
of the Warrants.
Section 3.9 Non-public Information. The Company covenants and agrees
that neither it nor any other person acting on its behalf has provided or will
provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that the
Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior
thereto such Purchaser shall have executed a written agreement regarding the
confidentiality and use of such information. The Company understands and
confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing representations
in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. Neither the Purchasers
nor any of their affiliates, officers or agents will solicit any material
non-public information from the Company.
Section 3.10 Preemptive Rights.
(a) Until the first anniversary of the Closing Date and for so long
as any Purchaser or its assigns shall own any Shares (any Purchaser, for such
purpose, an "Eligible Purchaser"), the Company hereby grants to each Eligible
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Purchaser a right (the "Preemptive Right") to purchase all or any part of such
Eligible Purchaser's pro rata share of any "New Securities" (as defined in
Section 3.10(b)) that the Company may, from time to time, propose to sell and
issue. The pro rata share for each Eligible Purchaser, for purposes of the
Preemptive Right, is the ratio of (x) the number of shares of Series C Preferred
Stock then held by such Eligible Purchaser immediately prior to the issuance of
the New Securities (assuming the full conversion of the Shares and the full
exercise of the Warrants), to (y) the total number of shares of Series C
Preferred Stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to the issuance of
the New Securities (after giving effect to the full conversion of the Shares and
the full exercise of the Warrants). The Preemptive Right granted herein shall be
pari pasu with the preemptive rights currently held by the Company's Series A
Stockholders.
(b) For purposes of this Section 3.10, "New Securities" shall mean
fifty percent (50%) any Common Stock or Preferred Stock of the Company, whether
or not authorized on the date hereof, and rights, options or warrants to
purchase Common Stock or Preferred Stock and securities of any type whatsoever
that are, or may become, convertible into Common Stock or Preferred Stock;
provided, however, that "New Securities" does not include the following:
(i) shares of capital stock of the Company issuable upon
conversion or exercise of any currently outstanding securities or any Shares,
Warrants or New Securities issued in accordance with this Agreement (including
the Warrant Shares);
(ii) shares or options or warrants for Common Stock granted to
officers, directors and employees of, and consultants to, the Company pursuant
to stock option or purchase plans or other compensatory agreements approved by
the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors;
(iii) shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock issued in
connection with any pro rata stock split or stock dividend in respect of any
series or class of capital stock of the Company or recapitalization by the
Company;
(iv) shares of capital stock, or options or warrants to
purchase capital stock, issued to a strategic investor in connection with a
strategic commercial agreement as determined by the Board of Directors;
(v) shares of capital stock, or options or warrants to purchase
capital stock, issued pursuant to commercial borrowing, secured lending or lease
financing transaction approved by the Board of Directors;
(vi) shares of capital stock, or options or warrants to
purchase capital stock, issued pursuant to the acquisition of another
corporation or entity by the Company by consolidation, merger, purchase of all
or substantially all of the assets, or other reorganization in which the Company
acquires, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, all or
substantially all of the assets of such other corporation or entity or fifty
percent (50%) or more of the voting power of such other corporation or entity or
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fifty percent (50%) or more of the equity ownership of such other corporation or
entity;
(vii) shares of capital stock issued in a bona fide
underwritten public securities offering pursuant to a registration statement
filed under the Securities Act;
(viii) shares of capital stock, or options or warrants to
purchase capital stock, issued to current or prospective customers or suppliers
of the Company approved by the Board of Directors as compensation or
accommodation in lieu of other payment, compensation or accommodation to such
customer or supplier;
(ix) shares of capital stock, or warrants to purchase capital
stock, issued to any person or entity that provides services to the Company as
compensation therefor pursuant to an agreement approved by the Board of
Directors;
(x) shares of capital stock, or options or warrants to purchase
capital stock, offered in a transaction where purchase of such securities by any
Purchaser would cause such transaction to fail to comply with applicable federal
or state securities laws or would cause an applicable registration or
qualification exemption to fail to be available to the Company; provided,
however, that this clause (x) shall apply only to the Purchaser or Purchasers
who would cause any such failure, and not to any of the other Purchasers;
(xi) shares of capital stock, or options or warrants to
purchase capital stock, , or options or warrants to purchase capital stock,
purchased or to be purchased by the holders of the Company's Series A Preferred
Stock pursuant to existing preemptive rights.
(xii) securities issuable upon conversion or exercise of the
securities set forth in paragraphs (i) - (xi) above.
In the event that the Company proposes to undertake an issuance of New
Securities, it shall give each Eligible Purchaser written notice (the "Notice")
of its intention, describing the type of New Securities, the price, and the
general terms upon which the Company proposes to issue the same. Each Eligible
Purchaser shall have twenty (20) Business Days after receipt of such notice to
agree to purchase all or any portion of its pro rata share of such New
Securities at the price and upon the terms specified in the notice by giving
written notice to the Company and stating therein the quantity of New Securities
to be purchased. In the event that any New Securities subject to the Preemptive
Right are not purchased by the Eligible Purchaser within the twenty (20)
Business Day period specified above, the Company shall have ninety (90) days
thereafter to sell (or enter into an agreement pursuant to which the sale of New
Securities that had been subject to the Preemptive Right shall be closed, if at
all, within sixty (60) days from the date of said agreement) the New Securities
with respect to which the rights of the Purchaser were not exercised at a price
and upon terms, including manner of payment, no more favorable to the purchasers
thereof than specified in the Notice. In the event the Company has not sold all
offered New Securities within such ninety (90) day period (or sold and issued
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New Securities in accordance with the foregoing within sixty (60) days from the
date of such agreement), the Company shall not thereafter issue or sell any New
Securities, without first complying again with the procedures set forth in this
Section 3.10.
Section 3.11 Pledge of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees
that the Securities may be pledged by a Purchaser in connection with a bona fide
margin agreement or other loan or financing arrangement that is secured by the
Common Stock. The pledge of Common Stock shall not be deemed to be a transfer,
sale or assignment of the Common Stock hereunder, and no Purchaser effecting a
pledge of Common Stock shall be required to provide the Company with any notice
thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement
or any other Transaction Document; provided that a Purchaser and its pledgee
shall be required to comply with the provisions of Article V hereof in order to
effect a sale, transfer or assignment of Common Stock to such pledgee. At the
Purchasers' expense, the Company hereby agrees to execute and deliver such
documentation as a pledgee of the Common Stock may reasonably request in
connection with a pledge of the Common Stock to such pledgee by a Purchaser.
Section 3.12 Reporting Requirements. If the Commission ceases making
periodic reports filed under Section 13 of the Exchange Act available via XXXXX,
then at a Purchaser's request the Company shall furnish the following to such
Purchaser so long as such Purchaser shall be obligated hereunder to purchase the
Shares or shall beneficially own any Shares, or shall own Conversion Shares
which, in the aggregate, represent more than 2% of the total combined voting
power of all voting securities then outstanding:
(b) Quarterly Reports filed with the Commission on Form 10-QSB as
soon as practical after the document is filed with the Commission, and in any
event within fifty-five (55) days after the end of each of the first three
fiscal quarters of the Company;
(c) Annual Reports filed with the Commission on Form 10-KSB as soon
as practical after the document is filed with the Commission, and in any event
within one hundred five (105) days after the end of each fiscal year of the
Company; and
(d) Copies of all notices and information, including without
limitation notices and proxy statements in connection with any meetings, that
are provided to holders of shares of Common Stock, contemporaneously with the
delivery of such notices or information to such holders of Common Stock.
Section 3.13 Distributions. So long as any Shares or Warrants remain
outstanding, the Company agrees that it shall not (i) declare or pay any
dividends or make any distributions to any holder(s) of Common Stock or (ii)
purchase or otherwise acquire for value, directly or indirectly, any Common
Stock or other equity security of the Company.
Section 3.14 Status of Dividends. The Company covenants and agrees
that (i) no Federal income tax return or claim for refund of Federal income tax
or other submission to the Internal Revenue Service will adversely affect the
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Shares, any other series of its preferred stock, or the Common Stock, and any
deduction shall not operate to jeopardize the availability to Purchasers of the
dividends received deduction provided by Section 243(a)(1) of the Code or any
successor provision, (ii) in no report to shareholders or to any governmental
body having jurisdiction over the Company or otherwise will it treat the Shares
other than as equity capital or the dividends paid thereon other than as
dividends paid on equity capital unless required to do so by a governmental body
having jurisdiction over the accounts of the Company or by a change in generally
accepted accounting principles required as a result of action by an
authoritative accounting standards setting body, and (iii) other than pursuant
to this Agreement or the Certificate of Designation, it will take no action
which would result in the dividends paid by the Company on the Shares out of the
Company's current or accumulated earnings and profits being ineligible for the
dividends received deduction provided by Section 243(a)(1) of the Code. The
preceding sentence shall not be deemed to prevent the Company from designating
the Preferred Stock as "Convertible Preferred Stock" in its annual and quarterly
financial statements in accordance with its prior practice concerning other
series of preferred stock of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company shall not be required to restate or modify its tax returns for periods
prior to the Closing Date. In the event that the Purchasers have reasonable
cause to believe that dividends paid by the Company on the Shares out of the
Company's current or accumulated earnings and profits will not be treated as
eligible for the dividends received deduction provided by Section 243(a)(1) of
the Code, or any successor provision, the Company will, at the reasonable
request of the Purchasers of 51% of the outstanding Shares, join with the
Purchasers in the submission to the Service of a request for a ruling that
dividends paid on the Shares will be so eligible for Federal income tax
purposes, at the Purchasers expense. In addition, the Company will reasonably
cooperate with the Purchasers (at Purchasers' expense) in any litigation, appeal
or other proceeding challenging or contesting any ruling, technical advice,
finding or determination that earnings and profits are not eligible for the
dividends received deduction provided by Section 243(a)(1) of the Code, or any
successor provision to the extent that the position to be taken in any such
litigation, appeal, or other proceeding is not contrary to any provision of the
Code or incurred in connection with any such submission, litigation, appeal or
other proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein contained shall
be deemed to preclude the Company from claiming a deduction with respect to such
dividends if (i) the Code shall hereafter be amended, or final Treasury
regulations thereunder are issued or modified, to provide that dividends on the
Shares or Conversion Shares should not be treated as dividends for Federal
income tax purposes or that a deduction with respect to all or a portion of the
dividends on the Shares is allowable for Federal income tax purposes, or (ii) in
the absence of such an amendment, issuance or modification and after a
submission of a request for ruling or technical advice, the service shall rule
or advise that dividends on the shares should not be treated as dividends for
Federal income tax purposes. If the Service determines that the Shares or
Conversion Shares constitute debt, the Company may file protective claims for
refund.
Section 3.15 Lock-up. Each Purchaser agrees to sell, in each calendar
month during the six-month period beginning on the Closing Date, not more than
1/6 of the aggregate number of Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares issuable to
such Purchaser pursuant to the Transaction Documents; provide, however, that the
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number of such Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares that can be sold shall be
cumulative and shall begin to accumulate on the day following the date of the
Closing.
Section 3.16 Transfer Agent Instructions. The Company shall issue
irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent, and any subsequent transfer
agent, to issue certificates, registered in the name of each Purchaser or its
respective nominee(s), for the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares in such
amounts as specified from time to time by each Purchaser to the Company upon
conversion of the Shares or exercise of the Warrants in the form of Exhibit F
attached hereto (the "Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions"). Prior to
registration of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares under the
Securities Act, all such certificates shall bear the restrictive legend
specified in Section 5.1 of this Agreement. The Company warrants that no
instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to
in this Section 3.16 will be given by the Company to its transfer agent and that
the Shares shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of
the Company, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement. Nothing in this Section 3.16 shall affect in any way each
Purchaser's obligations and agreements set forth in Section 5.1 to comply with
all applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any, upon resale of the
Shares. If a Purchaser provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in a
generally acceptable form, to the effect that a public sale, assignment or
transfer of the Shares may be made without registration under the Securities Act
or the Purchaser provides the Company with reasonable assurances that the Shares
can be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of
securities acquired as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold,
the Company shall, except as otherwise limited by the terms of this Agreement,
permit the transfer, and, in the case of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant
Shares, promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue one or more certificates
in such name and in such denominations as specified by such Purchaser and
without any restrictive legend. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of
its obligations under this Section 3.16 will cause irreparable harm to the
Purchasers by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated
hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a
breach of its obligations under this Section 3.16 will be inadequate and agrees,
in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions
of this Section 3.16, that the Purchasers shall be entitled, in addition to all
other available remedies, to an order and/or injunction restraining any breach
and requiring immediate issuance and transfer, without the necessity of showing
economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS
Section 4.1 Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of the Company to
Close and to Sell the Shares and Warrants. The obligation hereunder of the
Company to close and issue and sell the Shares and the Warrants to the
Purchasers on the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at or
before the Closing, of the conditions set forth below. These conditions are for
the Company's sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its
sole discretion.
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(a) Accuracy of the Purchasers' Representations and Warranties. The
representations and warranties of each Purchaser Transaction Documents shall be
true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the
Closing Date as though made at that time, except for representations and
warranties that are expressly made as of a particular date, which shall be true
and correct in all material respects as of such date.
(b) Performance by the Purchasers. Each Purchaser 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 Purchasers at or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) 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 which
prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(d) Delivery of Purchase Price. The Purchase Price for the Shares
and Warrants shall have been delivered to the Company at the Closing.
(e) Delivery of Purchaser Transaction Documents. The Purchaser
Transaction Documents shall have been duly executed and delivered by the
Purchasers to the Company.
Section 4.2 Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of the Purchasers
to Close and to Purchase the Shares and Warrants. The obligation hereunder of
the Purchasers to purchase the Shares and Warrants and consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction or
waiver, at or before the Closing, of each of the conditions set forth below.
These conditions are for the Purchasers' sole benefit and may be waived by the
Purchasers at any time in their sole discretion.
(a) Accuracy of the Company's Representations and Warranties. Each
of the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement and in
each of the Transaction Documents shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of the Closing Date, except for representations and warranties that
are expressly made as of a particular date, which shall be true and correct in
all material respects as of such date.
(b) Performance by the Company. The Company shall have performed,
satisfied and complied in all respects with all covenants, agreements and
conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied
with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) No Suspension, Etc. Trading in the Company's Common Stock shall
not have been suspended by the American Stock Exchange or the Commission (except
for any suspension of trading of limited duration agreed to by the Company,
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which suspension shall be terminated prior to the Closing), and, at any time
prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by
Bloomberg Financial Markets ("Bloomberg") shall not have been suspended or
limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose
trades are reported by Bloomberg, nor shall a banking moratorium have been
declared either by the United States or Nevada State authorities, nor shall
there have occurred any national or international calamity or crisis of such
magnitude in its effect on any financial market which, in each case, in the
reasonable judgment of the Purchasers, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to
purchase the Shares.
(d) 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 which
prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(e) No Proceedings or Litigation. No action, suit or proceeding
before any arbitrator or any governmental authority shall have been commenced,
and no investigation by any governmental authority shall have been threatened,
against the Company or any Subsidiary, or any of the officers, directors or
affiliates of the Company or any Subsidiary, seeking to restrain, prevent or
change the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or seeking damages in
connection with such transactions.
(f) Opinion of Counsel, Etc. The Purchasers shall have received an
opinion of counsel to the Company, dated the Closing Date, substantially in the
form of Exhibit C hereto, and such other certificates and documents as the
Purchasers or their counsel shall reasonably require incident to the Closing.
(g) Warrants and Shares. The Company shall have delivered to the
Purchasers the originally executed Warrants (in such denominations as each
Purchaser may request but in no event in denominations of less than 100) and
shall have delivered certificates representing the Shares (in such denominations
as each Purchaser may request) being acquired by the Purchasers at the Closing.
(h) Resolutions. The Board of Directors of the Company shall have
adopted resolutions consistent with Section 2.1(b) hereof in a form reasonably
acceptable to the Purchasers (the "Resolutions").
(i) Certificate of Designation. As of the Closing Date, the Company
shall have filed with the Nevada Secretary of State a Certificate of Designation
authorizing the Preferred Stock in substantially the Form of Exhibit D attached
hereto.
(j) Reservation of Shares. As of the Closing Date, the Company shall
have reserved out of its authorized and unissued Preferred Stock, solely for the
purpose of affecting the issuance of the Shares, a number of shares of Preferred
Stock equal to the aggregate number of the Shares. As of the Closing Date, the
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Company shall have reserved out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock,
solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Shares and the
exercise of the Warrants, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number
of Conversion Shares and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon conversion
of the Preferred Stock and the exercise of the Warrants, respectively, assuming
the Warrants are exercised and the Shares are converted on the Closing Date
(assuming the Warrants are fully exercisable and the Shares fully convertible on
such date regardless of any limitation on the timing or amount of such exercise
or conversion).
(k) Transfer Agent Instructions. The Irrevocable Transfer Agent
Instructions, in the form of Exhibit F attached hereto, shall have been
delivered to the Company's transfer agent.
(l) Secretary's Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to
the Purchasers a secretary's certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, as to
(i) the Resolutions, (ii) the Articles, (iii) the Bylaws, each as in effect at
the Closing, and (iv) the authority and incumbency of the officers of the
Company executing the Transaction Documents and any other documents required to
be executed or delivered in connection therewith.
(m) Officer's Certificate. On the Closing Date, the Company shall
have delivered to the Purchasers a certificate of an executive officer of the
Company, dated as of the Closing Date, confirming the accuracy of the Company's
representations, warranties and covenants contained herein and in each of the
other Transaction Documents as of the Closing Date and confirming the compliance
by the Company with the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 4.2 as of
the Closing Date.
(n) Fees and Expenses. As of the Closing Date, all fees and expenses
required to be paid by the Company in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall have been, or authorized to be, paid by the
Company.
(o) Registration Rights Agreement. As of the Closing Date, the
parties shall have entered into the Registration Rights Agreement in the Form of
Exhibit E attached hereto.
(p) Material Adverse Effect. No Material Adverse Effect shall have
occurred.
ARTICLE V
CERTIFICATE LEGEND
Section 5.1 Legend. Each certificate representing the Shares, the
Conversion Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares shall be stamped or
otherwise imprinted with a legend substantially in the following form (in
addition to any legend required by applicable state securities or "blue sky"
laws):
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THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE (THE "SECURITIES") HAVE
NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
"SECURITIES ACT") OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD,
TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AXM
PHARMA, INC. SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AN OPINION OF ITS COUNSEL THAT
REGISTRATION OF SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT REQUIRED.
Each certificate representing any Shares shall also be stamped or
otherwise imprinted with a legend substantially in the following form:
AXM PHARMA, INC. WILL FURNISH TO EACH HOLDER OF ITS SERIES C
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK WHO SO REQUESTS WITHOUT CHARGE A COPY OF
THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION SETTING FORTH THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS,
PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE, PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL
RIGHTS OF SUCH STOCK AND ANY OTHER CLASS OR SERIES THEREOF AND THE
QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR
RIGHTS.
The Company agrees to reissue certificates representing any of the
Securities, without the legend set forth above, if at such time, prior to making
any transfer of any such Securities, such holder thereof shall give written
notice to the Company describing the manner and terms of such transfer and
removal as the Company may reasonably request. Such proposed transfer and
removal will not be effected until: (a) either (i) the Company has received an
opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that
the registration of the Conversion Shares or the Warrant Shares under the
Securities Act is not required in connection with such proposed transfer, (ii) a
registration statement under the Securities Act covering such proposed
disposition has been filed by the Company with the Commission and has become
effective under the Securities Act, (iii) the Company has received other
evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company that such registration and
qualification under the Securities Act and state securities laws are not
required, or (iv) the holder provides the Company with reasonable assurances
that such security can be sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act;
and (b) either (i) the Company has received an opinion of counsel, reasonably
satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that registration or qualification
under the securities or "blue sky" laws of any state is not required in
connection with such proposed disposition, or (ii) compliance with applicable
state securities or "blue sky" laws has been effected or a valid exemption
exists with respect thereto. The Company will respond to any such notice from a
holder within five (5) days. In the case of any proposed transfer under this
Section 5.1, the Company will use reasonable efforts to comply with any such
applicable state securities or "blue sky" laws, but shall in no event be
required, in connection therewith, to qualify to do business in any state where
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it is not then qualified or to take any action that would subject it to tax or
to the general service of process in any state where it is not then subject. The
restrictions on transfer contained in this Section 5.1 shall be in addition to,
and not by way of limitation of, any other restrictions on transfer contained in
any other section of this Agreement. Whenever a certificate representing the
Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares is required to be issued to a Purchaser
without a legend, in lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the
Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares, provided the Company's transfer agent is
participating in the Depository Trust Company ("DTC") Fast Automated Securities
Transfer program, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its
transfer agent to electronically transmit the Conversion Shares or Warrant
Shares to a Purchaser by crediting the account of such Purchaser's Prime Broker
with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission ("DWAC") system (to the
extent not inconsistent with any provisions of this Agreement).
ARTICLE VI
TERMINATION
Section 6.1 Termination by Mutual Consent. This Agreement may be
terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date by the mutual written consent
of the Company and the Purchasers.
Section 6.2 Effect of Termination. In the event of termination by
the Company or the Purchasers, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given
to the other party and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be
terminated without further action by any party. If this Agreement is terminated
as provided in Section 6.1 herein, this Agreement shall become void and of no
further force and effect, except for Sections 8.1 and 8.2, and Article VII
herein. Nothing in this Section 6.2 shall be deemed to release the Company or
any Purchaser from any liability for any breach under this Agreement, or to
impair the rights of the Company or such Purchaser to compel specific
performance by the other party of its obligations under this Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 7.1 General Indemnity. The Company agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless each Purchaser (and its respective directors, officers, employees,
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
each Purchaser or any such person as a result of any inaccuracy in or breach of
the representations, warranties or covenants made by the Company herein. The
Purchasers severally but not jointly agree to indemnify and hold harmless the
Company and its directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, successors
and assigns from and against any and all losses, liabilities, deficiencies,
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costs, damages and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys' fees, charges and disbursements) incurred by the Company as result of
any inaccuracy in or breach of the representations, warranties or covenants made
by the Purchasers herein. The maximum aggregate liability of each Purchaser
pursuant to its indemnification obligations under this Article VII shall not
exceed the portion of the Purchase Price paid by such Purchaser hereunder.
Section 7.2 Indemnification Procedure. Any party entitled to
indemnification under this Article VII (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 VII 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 the indemnified party a conflict of interest between it
and the indemnifying party may exist with respect to 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 such person in writing of the indemnifying party's 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 negotiation 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 VII to the contrary, the indemnifying
party shall not, without the indemnified party's prior written consent, which
consent may not be unreasonably withheld, 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. If
the indemnifying party fails or refuses to promptly assume the defense of any
such claim, proceeding or action, then the indemnification required by this
Article VII shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the
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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 pursuant to applicable law.
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 8.1 Fees and Expenses. Each party shall pay the fees and
expenses of its advisors, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and
all other expenses, incurred by such party incident to the negotiation,
preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, providedthat
the Company shall pay all actual attorneys' fees and expenses (including
disbursements and out-of-pocket expenses) incurred by the Purchasers in
connection with (i) the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the transactions contemplated
thereunder, which payment shall be made at Closing and shall not exceed $25,000
(exclusive of disbursements and out-of-pocket expenses), (ii) the filing and
declaration of effectiveness by the Commission of the Registration Statement (as
defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) and (iii) any amendments,
modifications or waivers of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction
Documents or in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement or any of the
other Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, all reasonable
attorneys' fees and expenses.
Section 8.2 Specific Enforcement; Consent to Jurisdiction.
(a) The Company and the Purchasers acknowledge and agree that
irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this
Agreement or the other Transaction Documents were not performed in accordance
with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed
that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or
cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction
Documents and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof or
thereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which any of them may be
entitled by law or equity.
(b) The Company and each Purchaser (i) hereby irrevocably submit to
the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court sitting in the
Southern District of New York and the courts of the State of New York located in
New York County for the purposes of any suit, action or proceeding arising out
of or relating to this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, and (ii) hereby waive, and
agree not to assert in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is
not personally subject to the jurisdiction of each such court, that the suit,
action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of
the suit, action or proceeding is improper. The Company and each Purchaser
consent to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by
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mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address in effect for notices to it
under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and
sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing in this Section 8.2
shall affect or limit any right to serve process in any other manner permitted
by law. The Company and the Purchasers hereby agree that the prevailing party in
any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Shares, this
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the Warrants, shall be entitled
to reimbursement for reasonable legal fees from the non-prevailing party.
Section 8.3 Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement,
the Transaction Documents and the Purchaser Transaction Documents contain the
entire understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to the matters
covered hereby and, except as specifically set forth herein or in any of the
Transaction Documents or Purchaser Transaction Documents, neither the Company
nor any Purchaser make any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking
with respect to such matters. This Agreement, the Transaction Documents and the
Purchaser Transaction Documents supersede all prior understandings and
agreements with respect to said subject matter, all of which are merged herein.
No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by a written
instrument signed by the Company and the Purchasers and their permitted assigns
owning of record at least a majority in interest of the then-outstanding Shares,
and no provision hereof may be waived other than by a written instrument signed
by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No amendment
to this Agreement shall be effective to the extent that it applies to less than
all of the holders of the Shares then outstanding or violates any provision of
the Nevada Corporation Law. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any
person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any
of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to
all of the parties to the Transaction Documents or holders of Shares, as the
case may be.
Section 8.4 Notices. Any notice, demand, request, waiver or other
communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be deemed given and received (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by
telecopy or facsimile 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
express 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: AXM Pharma, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx, CFO
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
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with copies (which copies
shall not constitute notice
to the Company) to: Law Offices of Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, P.C.
000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
If to any Purchaser: At the address of such Purchaser set forth
on Exhibit A to this Agreement.
with copies (which copies
shall not constitute notice
to any Purchaser to: Jenkens & Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx LLP
The Chrysler Building
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Tel No.: (000) 000-0000
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
Any party hereto may from time to time change its address for notices by
giving at least ten (10) days written notice of such changed address to the
other party or parties hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Section
8.4.
Section 8.5 Waivers. No waiver by any party of any default with
respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be
deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any other
provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of
any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of
any such right accruing to it thereafter.
Section 8.6 Headings. The article, section and subsection headings
in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not constitute a part of
this Agreement for any other purpose and shall not be deemed to limit or affect
any of the provisions hereof.
Section 8.7 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted
assigns. After the Closing, the assignment by a party to this Agreement of any
rights hereunder shall not affect the obligations of such party under this
Agreement.
Section 8.8 No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended
for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors
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and assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be
enforced by, any other person (other than indemnified parties, as contemplated
by Article VII).
Section 8.9 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without
giving effect to any of the conflicts of law principles which would result in
the application of the substantive law of another jurisdiction. This Agreement
shall not be interpreted or construed with any presumption against the party
causing this Agreement to be drafted.
Section 8.10 Survival. The representations and warranties of the
Company contained in Sections 2.1(o) and 2.1(s) shall survive until the
expiration of the applicable statutes of limitations, and those contained in
Article II, with the exception of Sections 2.1(o) and 2.1(s), shall survive the
execution and delivery hereof and the Closing until the date two (2) years from
the Closing Date, and the agreements and covenants set forth in Articles I, III,
V, VII and VIII of this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery
hereof and the Closing hereunder.
Section 8.11 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the
same instrument and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by
each party and delivered to the other parties hereto, it being understood that
all parties need not sign the same counterpart.
Section 8.12. Publicity. The Company agrees that it will not disclose,
and will not include in any public announcement, the names of the Purchasers
without the consent of the Purchasers in accordance with Section 8.3, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, or unless and until such
disclosure is required by law, rule or applicable regulation, and then only to
the extent of such requirement.
Section 8.13 Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are
severable and, in the event that any court of competent jurisdiction shall
determine that any one or more of the provisions or part of the provisions
contained in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or part of a provision of
this Agreement and this Agreement shall be reformed and construed as if such
invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision, or part of such provision, had
never been contained herein, so that such provisions would be valid, legal and
enforceable to the maximum extent possible.
Section 8.14 Further Assurances. From and after the date of this
Agreement, upon the request of the Purchasers or the Company, the Company and
each Purchaser shall execute and deliver such instruments, documents and other
writings as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to confirm and carry out
and to effectuate fully the intent and purposes of this Agreement, the Warrants
and the Registration Rights Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the date first above
written.
AXM PHARMA, INC.
By:__________________________________
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Chief Financial Officer
X
By: _____________________________
X
By: _____________________________
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EXHIBIT A
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LIST OF PURCHASERS
NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF NUMBER OF SHARES NUMBER OF WARRANTS DOLLAR AMOUNT
PURCHASERS PURCHASED PURCHASED OF INVESTMENT
Excalibaur Limited Partnership 3.000 35,294 $300,000
00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX X0X 0X0
SRG Capital, LLC 3.000 35,294 $300,000
000 Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Greenwich Growth Fund Limited 1.000 11,764 $100,000
00 Xxx-Xx-Xxxxx Xxxx
XX Xxx XX
0000, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx XX00
Xxxxxxxxxx Fund Limited 1.000 11,764 $100,000
00 Xxx-Xx-Xxxxx Xxxx
PO Box HM 2257
Hamilton, Bermuda HM08
Cranshire Capital LP 5.000 58,823 $500,000
Iroquois Capital, LP 4.000 47,058 $400,000
Omicron Master Trust 5.000 58,823 $500,000
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Xxxxxxxxxxx 4.000 47,058 $400,000
Enable Growth Partners 2.000 23,529 $200,000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Crescent International LTD 2.000 23,529 $200,000
c/o Greenlight (Switzerland) SA
84 Xx. Xxxxx-Xxxxx, XX 0000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Mollinsky 0.425 5,000 $42,500
A-1
EXHIBIT B
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FORM OF WARRANT
B-1
EXHIBIT C
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FORM OF OPINION
1. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada and has the requisite
corporate power to own, lease and operate its properties and assets, and to
carry on its business as presently conducted. The Company is duly qualified as a
foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction
in which the failure to so qualify would have a Material Adverse Effect.
2. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter
into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents and to issue
the Shares, the Conversion Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares. The
execution, delivery and performance of each of the Transaction Documents by the
Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby have
been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action and no
further consent or authorization of the Company or its Board of Directors is
required. Each of the Transaction Documents have been duly executed and
delivered, and the Shares and the Warrants have been duly executed, issued and
delivered by the Company and each of the Transaction Documents constitutes a
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its respective terms. The Shares, the Conversion
Shares and the Warrant Shares are not subject to any preemptive rights under the
Articles or the Bylaws.
3. The Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered against
payment in full as provided in the Purchase Agreement, will be validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable. The Conversion Shares, have been duly authorized
and reserved for issuance, and, when delivered upon conversion of the Shares,
will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. The Warrant Shares, have
been duly authorized and reserved for issuance, and, when delivered upon
exercise or against payment in full as provided in the Warrants, will be validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
4. The execution, delivery and performance of and compliance with the
terms of the Transaction Documents and the issuance of the Shares, the
Conversion Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares do not (a) violate any
provision of the Articles or Bylaws, (b) conflict with, or constitute a default
(or an event which 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, mortgage, deed of trust, indenture,
note, bond, license, lease agreement, instrument or obligation to which the
Company is a party and which is known to us, (c) create or impose a lien, charge
or encumbrance on any property of the Company under any agreement or any
commitment known to us to which the Company is a party or by which the Company
is bound or by which any of its respective properties or assets are bound, or
(d) result in a violation of any Federal, state, local or foreign statute, rule,
regulation, order, judgment, injunction or decree (including Federal and state
securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Company or by which any
property or asset of the Company is bound or affected, except, in all cases
other than violations pursuant to clauses (a) and (d) above, for such conflicts,
default, terminations, amendments, acceleration, cancellations and violations as
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
C-1
5. No consent, approval or authorization of or designation, declaration
or filing with any governmental authority on the part of the Company is required
under Federal, state or local law, rule or regulation in connection with the
valid execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents, or the
offer, sale or issuance of the Shares, the Conversion Shares, the Warrants or
the Warrant Shares other than filings as may be required by applicable Federal
and state securities laws and regulations.
6. To our knowledge, there is no action, suit, claim, investigation or
proceeding pending or threatened against the Company which questions the
validity of the Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby or any action
taken or to be taken pursuant thereto. There is no action, suit, claim,
investigation or proceeding pending, or to our knowledge, threatened, against or
involving the Company or any of its properties or assets and which, if adversely
determined, is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect. There
are no outstanding orders, judgments, injunctions, awards or decrees of any
court, arbitrator or governmental or regulatory body against the Company or any
officers or directors of the Company in their capacities as such.
7. The offer, issuance and sale of the Shares and the Warrants and the
offer, issuance and sale of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares
pursuant to the Agreement and the Warrants, as applicable, are exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
8. The Company is not, and as a result of and immediately upon Closing
will not be, an "investment company" or a company "controlled" by an "investment
company," within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
C-2
EXHIBIT D
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FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION
D-1
EXHIBIT E
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FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT F
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FORM OF IRREVOCABLE TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS
AXM PHARMA, INC.
as of June __, 2004
[Name and address of Transfer Agent]
Attn: _____________
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
Reference is made to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the
"Purchase Agreement"), dated as of May __, 2004, by and among AXM Pharma, Inc.,
a Nevada corporation (the "COMPANY"), and the purchasers named therein
(collectively, the "PURCHASERS") pursuant to which the Company is issuing to the
Purchasers shares of its Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.001
per share, (the "SHARES") and warrants (the "WARRANTS") to purchase shares of
the Company's common stock, par value $.001 per share (the "COMMON STOCK"). This
letter shall serve as our irrevocable authorization and direction to you
(provided that you are the transfer agent of the Company at such time) to issue
shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Shares (the "CONVERSION SHARES")
and exercise of the Warrants (the "WARRANT SHARES") to or upon the order of a
Purchaser or assignee or transferee of a Purchaser (a "HOLDER") from time to
time upon (i) surrender to you of a properly completed and duly executed
Conversion Notice or Exercise Notice, as the case may be, in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit I and Exhibit II, respectively, (ii) in the case of the
conversion of Shares, a copy of the certificates (with the original certificates
delivered to the Company) representing Shares being converted or, in the case of
Warrants being exercised, a copy of the Warrants (with the original Warrants
delivered to the Company) being exercised (or, in each case, an indemnification
undertaking with respect to such share certificates or the warrants in the case
of their loss, theft or destruction), and (iii) delivery of a treasury order or
other appropriate order duly executed by a duly authorized officer of the
Company. So long as you have previously received (x) written confirmation from
counsel to the Company that a registration statement covering resales of the
Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares, as applicable, has been declared effective
by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "1933 ACT"), and no subsequent notice by the Company or
its counsel of the suspension or termination of its effectiveness and (y) a copy
of such registration statement, and if the Holder represents in writing that the
Conversion Shares or the Warrant Shares, as the case may be, were sold pursuant
to the Registration Statement, then certificates representing the Conversion
Shares and the Warrant Shares, as the case may be, shall not bear any legend
restricting transfer of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares, as the
case may be, thereby and should not be subject to any stop-transfer restriction.
Provided, however, that if you have not previously received (i) written
confirmation from counsel to the Company that a registration statement covering
resales of the Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares, as applicable, has been
declared effective by the SEC under the 1933 Act, and (ii) a copy of such
registration statement, then the certificates for the Conversion Shares and the
Warrant Shares shall bear the following legend:
"THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE (THE
"SECURITIES") HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT") OR ANY STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND
UNDER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AXM PHARMA, INC.
SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AN OPINION OF ITS COUNSEL THAT REGISTRATION
OF SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT
REQUIRED."
and, provided further, that the Company may from time to time notify you to
place stop-transfer restrictions on the certificates for the Conversion Shares
and the Warrant Shares in the event a registration statement covering the
Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares is subject to amendment for events then
current.
A form of written confirmation from counsel to the Company that a
registration statement covering resales of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant
Shares has been declared effective by the SEC under the 1933 Act is attached
hereto as Exhibit III.
Please be advised that the Purchasers are relying upon this letter as
an inducement to enter into the Securities Purchase Agreement and, accordingly,
each Purchaser is a third party beneficiary to these instructions.
Please execute this letter in the space indicated to acknowledge your
agreement to act in accordance with these instructions. Should you have any
questions concerning this matter, please contact me at ___________.
Very truly yours,
AXM PHARMA, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
[TRANSFER AGENT]
By:
Name:
Title:
Date:
EXHIBIT I
AXM PHARMA, INC.
CONVERSION NOTICE
Reference is made to the Certificate of Designation of the Relative Rights and
Preferences of the Series C Preferred Stock of AXM Pharma, Inc. (the
"Certificate of Designation"). In accordance with and pursuant to the
Certificate of Designation, the undersigned hereby elects to convert the number
of shares of Series C Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Shares"),
of AXM Pharma, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), indicated below into
shares of Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the
Company, by tendering the stock certificate(s) representing the share(s) of
Shares specified below as of the date specified below.
Date of Conversion:
Number of Shares to be converted:
Stock certificate no(s). of Shares to be converted:
The Common Stock have been sold pursuant to the Registration Statement
(as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement): YES ____ NO____
Please confirm the following information:
Conversion Price:
Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued:
Number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned or deemed beneficially
owned by the Holder on the Date of Conversion: _________________________
Please issue the Common Stock into which the Shares are being converted and, if
applicable, any check drawn on an account of the Company in the following name
and to the following address:
Issue to:
Facsimile Number:
Authorization:
By:
Title:
Dated:
EXHIBIT II
FORM OF EXERCISE NOTICE
EXERCISE FORM
AXM PHARMA, INC.
The undersigned _______________, pursuant to the provisions of the within
Warrant, hereby elects to purchase _____ shares of Common Stock of AXM Pharma,
Inc. covered by the within Warrant.
Dated: _________________ Signature ___________________________
Address ___________________________
___________________________
Number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned or deemed beneficially owned
by the Holder on the date of Exercise: _________________________
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, _________________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
__________________ the within Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby and does
irrevocably constitute and appoint _____________, attorney, to transfer the said
Warrant on the books of the within named corporation.
Dated: _________________ Signature ___________________________
Address ___________________________
___________________________
PARTIAL ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, _________________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
__________________ the right to purchase _________ shares of Warrant Stock
evidenced by the within Warrant together with all rights therein, and does
irrevocably constitute and appoint ___________________, attorney, to transfer
that part of the said Warrant on the books of the within named corporation.
Dated: _________________ Signature ___________________________
Address ___________________________
___________________________
FOR USE BY THE ISSUER ONLY:
This Warrant No. W-_____ canceled (or transferred or exchanged) this _____ day
of ___________, _____, shares of Common Stock issued therefor in the name of
_______________, Warrant No. W-_____ issued for ____ shares of Common Stock in
the name of _______________.
EXHIBIT III
FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
[Name and address of Transfer Agent]
Attn: _____________
Re: AXM PHARMA, INC.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are counsel to AXM Pharma, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
"COMPANY"), and are aware of that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the
"PURCHASE AGREEMENT"), dated as of May __, 2004, by and among the Company and
the purchasers named therein (collectively, the "PURCHASERS") pursuant to which
the Company issued to the Purchasers shares of its Series C Convertible
Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share, (the "SHARES") and warrants (the
"WARRANTS") to purchase shares of the Company's common stock, par value $.001
per share (the "COMMON STOCK"). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company
has also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Purchasers (the
"REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT"), dated as of May __, 2004, pursuant to which
the Company agreed, among other things, to register the Registrable Securities
(as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), including the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Shares and exercise of the
Warrants, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 ACT"). In
connection with the Company's obligations under the Registration Rights
Agreement, on ________________, 2004, the Company filed a Registration Statement
on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-________) (the "REGISTRATION STATEMENT") with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") relating to the resale of the
Registrable Securities which names each of the present Purchasers as a selling
stockholder thereunder.
In connection with the foregoing, we advise you that a member of the
SEC's staff has advised us by telephone that the SEC has entered an order
declaring the Registration Statement effective under the 1933 Act at [ENTER TIME
OF EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS] and we have no knowledge,
after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC's staff, that any stop order
suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for that
purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC and accordingly, the
Registrable Securities are available for resale under the 1933 Act pursuant to
the Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
[COMPANY COUNSEL]
By:
cc: [LIST NAMES OF PURCHASERS]
