NUEVO FINANCIAL CENTER, INC. Secured Convertible Note Due Date: as set forth herein
NEITHER
THIS NOTE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS NOTE IS CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN
REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES
COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”),
AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS.
No.
VC-1
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$500,000
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November
___, 2006
Due
Date: as set forth herein
This
Secured Convertible Note (the “Note”)
is
issued by NUEVO
FINANCIAL CENTER, INC., a
Delaware corporation (the “Obligor”),
to
Vision Opportunity Master Fund Ltd. (the “Holder”),
pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase
Agreement”)
of
even date herewith. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have
the respective meaning ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement.
FOR
VALUE RECEIVED,
the
Obligor hereby promises to pay to the Holder or its successors and assigns
the
principal sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) together with accrued
but unpaid interest on the
earliest of: (i) the completion of a financing in which the Obligor receives
no
less than $2,500,000 in gross proceeds (the “Eligible
Financing”),
or
(ii) one year after the date of exercise by the Holder of the Unit Purchase
Warrant (the
“Maturity
Date”),
in
accordance with the following terms:
Interest.
Interest shall accrue on the outstanding principal balance hereof at an annual
rate equal to ten percent (10%). Interest shall be calculated on the basis
of a
360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed, to the extent permitted
by
applicable law. Interest hereunder will be paid quarterly in arrears to the
Holder or its assignee (as defined in Section
5)
in
whose name this Note is registered on the records of the Obligor regarding
registration and transfers of Notes (the “Note
Register”).
Right
of Redemption.
The
Obligor at its option shall have the right, with five (5) business days advance
written notice (the “Redemption
Notice”),
to
redeem a portion or all amounts outstanding under this Note prior to the
Maturity Date. The Obligor shall deliver to the Holder the Redemption Amount
on
the third (3rd)
business day after delivery of the Redemption Notice. If the Redemption Notice
is delivered prior to the completion of the Eligible Financing, the Redemption
Amount shall equal 120% of the amount redeemed pursuant to the Redemption
Notice.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing in the event that the Obligor has elected to redeem a portion
of
the outstanding principal amount and accrued interest under this Note the Holder
shall be permitted to convert all or any portion of this Note during such five
business day period.
Security
Agreements.
This
Note is secured by a Security Agreement (the “Security
Agreement”)
of
even date herewith between the Obligor and the Holder.
This
Note
is subject to the following additional provisions:
Section
1. This
Note
is exchangeable for an equal aggregate principal amount of Notes of different
authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No
service charge will be made for such registration of transfer or
exchange.
Section
2. Events
of Default.
(a) An
“Event
of Default”,
wherever used herein, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason
and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of
law
or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule
or
regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
(i) Any
default in the payment of the principal of, interest on or other charges in
respect of this Note, free of any claim of subordination, as and when the same
shall become due and payable (whether on a Conversion Date or the Maturity
Date
or by acceleration or otherwise);
(ii) The
Obligor shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant, agreement or
warranty contained in, or otherwise commit any breach or default of any
provision of this Note (except as may be covered by Section
2(a)(i)
hereof)
or any Transaction Document (as defined in Section
5)
which
is not cured with in the time prescribed;
(iii) The
Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor shall commence, or there shall be
commenced against the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor under any
applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or hereafter in effect or any
successor thereto, or the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor commences
any
other proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt,
relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of
any
jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to the Obligor or
any
subsidiary of the Obligor or there is commenced against the Obligor or any
subsidiary of the Obligor any such bankruptcy, insolvency or other proceeding
which remains undismissed for a period of 61 days; or the Obligor or any
subsidiary of the Obligor is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any order
of
relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or
the
Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor suffers any appointment of any
custodian, private or court appointed receiver or the like for it or any
substantial part of its property which continues undischarged or unstayed for
a
period of sixty one (61) days; or the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor
makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or the Obligor or
any
subsidiary of the Obligor shall fail to pay, or shall state that it is unable
to
pay, or shall be unable to pay, its debts generally as they become due; or
the
Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor shall call a meeting of its creditors
with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its
debts; or the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor shall by any act or
failure to act expressly indicate its consent to, approval of or acquiescence
in
any of the foregoing; or any corporate or other action is taken by the Obligor
or any subsidiary of the Obligor for the purpose of effecting any of the
foregoing;
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(iv) The
Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor shall default in any of its obligations
under any other Note or any mortgage, credit agreement or other facility,
indenture agreement, factoring agreement or other instrument under which there
may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness
for borrowed money or money due under any long term leasing or factoring
arrangement of the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor in an amount
exceeding $100,000, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter
be
created and such default shall result in such indebtedness becoming or being
declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise become
due and payable;
(v) The
Obligor shall fail for any reason to deliver Common Stock certificates to a
Holder prior to the fifth (5th)
Trading
Day after a Conversion Date or the Obligor shall provide notice to the Holder,
including by way of public announcement, at any time, of its intention not
to
comply with requests for conversions of this Note in accordance with the terms
hereof; and
(vii) The
Obligor shall fail for any reason to deliver the payment in cash pursuant to
a
Buy-In (as defined herein) within three (3) days after notice is claimed
delivered hereunder.
(b) During
the time that any portion of this Note is outstanding, if any Event of Default
has occurred and shall continue for a period of ten (10) days after a notice
of
such default has been delivered by the Holder to the Obligor (the “Notice
Period”),
the
full principal amount of this Note, together with interest and other amounts
owing in respect thereof, to the date of acceleration shall become at the
Holder's election, immediately due and payable in cash, provided
however,
the
Holder may request (but shall have no obligation to request) payment of such
amounts in Common Stock of the Obligor. In addition to any other remedies,
the
Holder shall have the right (but not the obligation) to convert this Note at
any
time after (x) an Event of Default or (y) the Maturity Date at the Conversion
Price then in-effect. The Holder need not provide and the Obligor hereby waives
any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, and the Holder
may
immediately and without expiration of any grace period (other than the Notice
Period) enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other
remedies available to it under applicable law. Such declaration may be rescinded
and annulled by Xxxxxx at any time prior to payment hereunder. No such
rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair
any right consequent thereon. Upon an Event of Default, notwithstanding any
other provision of this Note or any Transaction Document, the Holder shall
have
no obligation to comply with or adhere to any limitations, if any, on the
conversion of this Note or the sale of the Underlying Shares.
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(c) In
addition to any other remedies available to the Holder under any of the
Transaction Documents, if the Obligor fails for any reason to comply with the
covenants set forth in Section 4.12 of the Purchase Agreement, the interest
rate
payable hereunder shall be increased to 2% per month or, if lower, the highest
interest rate permitted by law.
Section
3. Conversion.
(a) Conversion
at Option of Holder.
(i) This
Note
shall be convertible into shares of Common Stock at the option of the Holder,
in
whole or in part at any time and from time to time, after the Original Issue
Date (as defined in Section
5)
(subject to the limitations on conversion set forth in Section
3(b)
hereof).
The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon a conversion hereunder equals
the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the outstanding amount of this Note to
be
converted by (y) the Conversion Price (as defined in Section
3(c)(i)).
The
Obligor shall deliver Common Stock certificates to the Holder prior to the
Fifth
(5th)
Trading
Day after a Conversion Date.
(ii) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, if on any Conversion Date: (1) the
number of shares of Common Stock at the time authorized, unissued and unreserved
for all purposes, or held as treasury stock, is insufficient to pay principal
and interest hereunder in shares of Common Stock; (2) the Common Stock is not
listed or quoted for trading on the OTC or on a Subsequent Market; or (3) the
Obligor has failed to timely satisfy its conversion, then, at the option of
the
Holder, the Obligor, in lieu of delivering shares of Common Stock pursuant
to
Section
3(a)(i),
shall
deliver, within three (3) Trading Days of each applicable Conversion Date,
an
amount in cash equal to the product of the outstanding principal amount to
be
converted plus any interest due therein divided by the Conversion Price, chosen
by the Holder, and multiplied by the highest closing price of the stock from
date of the conversion notice till the date that such cash payment is
made.
Further,
if the Obligor shall not have delivered any cash due in respect of conversion
of
this Note or as payment of interest thereon by the fifth (5th)
Trading
Day after the Conversion Date, the Holder may, by notice to the Obligor, require
the Obligor to issue shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section
3(c),
except
that for such purpose the Conversion Price applicable thereto shall be the
lesser of the Conversion Price on the Conversion Date and the Conversion Price
on the date of such Holder demand. Any such shares will be subject to the
provisions of this Section.
(iii) The
Holder shall effect conversions by delivering to the Obligor a completed notice
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (a “Conversion
Notice”).
The
date on which a Conversion Notice is delivered is the “Conversion
Date.”
Unless
the Holder is converting the entire principal amount outstanding under this
Note, the Holder is not required to physically surrender this Note to the
Obligor in order to effect conversions. Conversions hereunder shall have the
effect of lowering the outstanding principal amount of this Note plus all
accrued and unpaid interest thereon in an amount equal to the applicable
conversion. The Holder and the Obligor shall maintain records showing the
principal amount converted and the date of such conversions. In the event of
any
dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Holder shall be controlling and
determinative in the absence of manifest error.
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(b) Conversion
Price and Adjustments to Conversion Price.
(i) The
Holder shall be entitled to convert, at its sole option, a portion or all
amounts of principal and interest due and outstanding under this Note into
shares of the Obligor’s Common Stock at a price (the “Conversion Price”) equal
to the greater of (i) if before the completion of an Eligible Financing, (A)
60%
of
the VWAP for the ten Trading Days ending on the last Trading Day prior to the
Conversion Date, or (B) $0.50, or (ii) if after November 30 , 2006, if an
Eligible Financing shall not have been consummated by that date (X)
60%
of
the VWAP for the ten Trading Days ending on the last Trading Day prior to the
Conversion Date, or (Y) $0.20.
(ii) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, any amounts
of principal and interest due and outstanding under this Note that remain
outstanding at the time of completion of the Eligible Financing may be
converted, at the option of the Holder, at a price equal to the price paid
for
shares of Common Stock or rights, warrants, options or other securities or
debt
that are convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock
(“Common
Stock Equivalents”)
in the
Eligible Financing, provided, however, that the Obligor may at its option repay
in cash all amounts that remain outstanding at the time of the completion of
the
Eligible Financing if the price per share in the Eligible Financing is less
than
$0.20 per share. The Conversion Price may be adjusted pursuant to the other
terms of this Note.
(iii) If
the
Obligor, at any time while this Note is outstanding, shall (a) pay a stock
dividend or otherwise make a distribution or distributions on shares of its
Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in
shares of Common Stock, (b) subdivide outstanding shares of Common Stock into
a
larger number of shares, (c) combine (including by way of reverse stock split)
outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (d)
issue
by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock
of
the Obligor, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of
which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding
treasury shares, if any) outstanding before such event and of which the
denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding after
such
event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section shall become effective
immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled
to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately
after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or
re-classification.
(iv) If
the
Obligor, at any time while this Note is outstanding, shall issue rights, options
or warrants to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holder) entitling
them to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share
less than the Conversion Price, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied
by
a fraction, of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of the Common
Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding on the date of issuance
of
such rights or warrants (plus the number of additional shares of Common Stock
offered for subscription or purchase), and of which the numerator shall be
the
number of shares of the Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any)
outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants, plus the number
of shares which the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares
so
offered would purchase at the Conversion Price. Such adjustment shall be made
whenever such rights or warrants are issued, and shall become effective
immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled
to receive such rights, options or warrants. However, upon the expiration of
any
such right, option or warrant to purchase shares of the Common Stock the
issuance of which resulted in an adjustment in the Conversion Price pursuant
to
this Section, if any such right, option or warrant shall expire and shall not
have been exercised, the Conversion Price shall immediately upon such expiration
be recomputed and effective immediately upon such expiration be increased to
the
price which it would have been (but reflecting any other adjustments in the
Conversion Price made pursuant to the provisions of this Section after the
issuance of such rights or warrants) had the adjustment of the Conversion Price
made upon the issuance of such rights, options or warrants been made on the
basis of offering for subscription or purchase only that number of shares of
the
Common Stock actually purchased upon the exercise of such rights, options or
warrants actually exercised.
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(v) Except
in
the case of an Exempt Issuance (as such term is defined in the Securities
Purchase Agreement), if the Obligor or any subsidiary thereof, as applicable,
at
any time while this Note is outstanding, shall issue shares of Common Stock
or
Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock,
at a price per share less than the Conversion Price (if the holder of the Common
Stock or Common Stock Equivalent so issued shall at any time, whether by
operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion,
exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights
per share which is issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to
receive shares of Common Stock at a price per share which is less than the
Conversion Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than
the Conversion Price), then, at the sole option of the Holder, the Conversion
Price shall be adjusted to mirror the conversion, exchange or purchase price
for
such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (including any reset provisions
thereof) at issue. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock
or
Common Stock Equivalents are issued. The Obligor shall notify the Holder in
writing, no later than one (1) business day following the issuance of any Common
Stock or Common Stock Equivalent subject to this Section, indicating therein
the
applicable issuance price, or of applicable reset price, exchange price,
conversion price and other pricing terms. No adjustment under this Section
shall
be made as a result of issuances and exercises of options to purchase shares
of
Common Stock issued for compensatory purposes pursuant to any of the Obligor's
stock option or stock purchase plans.
(vi) If
the
Obligor, at any time while this Note is outstanding, shall distribute to all
holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holder) evidences of its indebtedness
or
assets or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security, then
in
each such case the Conversion Price at which this Note shall thereafter be
convertible shall be determined by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect
immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders
entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator
shall be the Closing Bid Price determined as of the record date mentioned above,
and of which the numerator shall be such Closing Bid Price on such record date
less the then fair market value at such record date of the portion of such
assets or evidence of indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding
share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith.
In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to
the
Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed
or
such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such
adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become
effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.
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(vii) In
case
of any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange
pursuant to which the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash
or
property, the Holder shall have the right thereafter to, at its option, (A)
convert the then outstanding principal amount, together with all accrued but
unpaid interest and any other amounts then owing hereunder in respect of this
Note into the shares of stock and other securities, cash and property receivable
upon or deemed to be held by holders of the Common Stock following such
reclassification or share exchange, and the Holder of this Note shall be
entitled upon such event to receive such amount of securities, cash or property
as the shares of the Common Stock of the Obligor into which the then outstanding
principal amount, together with all accrued but unpaid interest and any other
amounts then owing hereunder in respect of this Note could have been converted
immediately prior to such reclassification or share exchange would have been
entitled, or (B) require the Obligor to prepay the outstanding principal amount
of this Note, plus all interest and other amounts due and payable thereon.
The
entire prepayment price shall be paid in cash. This provision shall similarly
apply to successive reclassifications or share exchanges.
(viii) The
Obligor shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized
Common Stock the full number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion
of all outstanding amounts under this Note; and within three (3) Business Days
following the receipt by the Obligor of a Holder's notice that such minimum
number of Underlying Shares is not so reserved, the Obligor shall promptly
reserve a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to comply with such
requirement.
(ix) All
calculations under this Section
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shall be
rounded up to the nearest $0.001 or whole share.
(x) Whenever
the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to Section
3
hereof,
the Obligor shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting forth the
Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement
of
the facts requiring such adjustment.
(xi) If
(A)
the Obligor shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution) on the Common
Stock; (B) the Obligor shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on
or
a redemption of the Common Stock; (C) the Obligor shall authorize the granting
to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or
purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights; (D) the
approval of any stockholders of the Obligor shall be required in connection
with
any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which
the Obligor is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of
the
assets of the Obligor, of any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common
Stock
is converted into other securities, cash or property; or (E) the Obligor shall
authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding
up of
the affairs of the Obligor; then, in each case, the Obligor shall cause to
be
filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of
this
Note, and shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it
shall
appear upon the stock books of the Obligor, at least twenty (20) calendar days
prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice
stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such
dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not
to
be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to
be
entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are
to
be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation,
merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or
close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock
of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for
securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification,
consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, provided, that the
failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof
shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified
in such notice. The Holder is entitled to convert this Note during the 20-day
calendar period commencing the date of such notice to the effective date of
the
event triggering such notice.
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(xii) In
case
of any (1) merger or consolidation of the Obligor or any subsidiary of the
Obligor with or into another Person, or (2) sale by the Obligor or any
subsidiary of the Obligor of more than one-half of the assets of the Obligor
in
one or a series of related transactions, a Holder shall have the right to
exercise any rights under Section
2(b),
if
Obligor fails, at the option of the Holder, (A) to permit the Holder to convert
the aggregate amount of this Note then outstanding into the shares of stock
and
other securities, cash and property receivable upon or deemed to be held by
holders of Common Stock following such merger, consolidation or sale, and such
Holder shall not be entitled upon such event or series of related events to
receive such amount of securities, cash and property as the shares of Common
Stock into which such aggregate principal amount of this Note could have been
converted immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or sales would have
been entitled, or (B) in the case of a merger or consolidation, to require
the
surviving entity to issue to the Holder a convertible Note with a principal
amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of this Note then held by such
Holder, plus all accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts owing thereon,
which such newly issued convertible Note shall have terms identical (including
with respect to conversion) to the terms of this Note, and shall be entitled
to
all of the rights and privileges of the Holder of this Note set forth herein
and
the agreements pursuant to which this Notes were issued. In the case of clause
(C), the conversion price applicable for the newly issued shares of convertible
preferred stock or convertible Notes shall be based upon the amount of
securities, cash and property that each share of Common Stock would receive
in
such transaction and the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the
effectiveness or closing date for such transaction. The terms of any such
merger, sale or consolidation shall include such terms so as to continue to
give
the Holder the right to receive the securities, cash and property set forth
in
this Section upon any conversion or redemption following such event. This
provision shall similarly apply to successive such events.
(c) Other
Provisions.
(i) The
Obligor covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out
of
its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock solely for the purpose of
issuance upon conversion of this Note and payment of interest on this Note,
each
as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent
purchase rights of persons other than the Holder, not less than such number
of
shares of the Common Stock as shall (subject to any additional requirements
of
the Obligor as to reservation of such shares set forth in this Note) be issuable
(taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Sections
2(b) and 3(c))
upon
the conversion of the outstanding principal amount of this Note and payment
of
interest hereunder. The Obligor covenants that all shares of Common Stock that
shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly and validly authorized, issued
and fully paid.
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(ii) The
issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock on conversion of this
Note shall be made without charge to the Holder thereof for any documentary
stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery
of such certificate, provided that the Obligor shall not be required to pay
any
tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance
and
delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that
of
the Holder of such Note so converted and the Obligor shall not be required
to
issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the person or persons
requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Obligor the amount of
such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Obligor that
such
tax has been paid.
(iii) Nothing
herein shall limit a Holder's right to pursue actual damages or declare an
Event
of Default pursuant to Section
2
herein
for the Obligor 's failure to deliver certificates representing shares of Common
Stock upon conversion within the period specified herein and such Holder shall
have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity
including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or
injunctive relief, in each case without the need to post a bond or provide
other
security. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit the Holder from
seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under
applicable law.
(iv) In
addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Obligor fails
to
deliver to the Holder such certificate or certificates pursuant to Section
3(a)(i) by
the
fifth (5th)
Trading
Day after the Conversion Date, and if after such fifth (5th)
Trading
Day the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) Common
Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Holder of the Underlying
Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such conversion (a
“Buy-In”),
then
the Obligor shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder (in addition to any remedies
available to or elected by the Holder) the amount by which (x) the Holder's
total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the Common
Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares
of Common Stock that such Holder anticipated receiving from the conversion
at
issue multiplied by (2) the market price of the Common Stock at the time of
the
sale giving rise to such purchase obligation and (B) at the option of the
Holder, either reissue a Note in the principal amount equal to the principal
amount of the attempted conversion or deliver to the Holder the number of shares
of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Obligor timely complied
with
its delivery requirements under Section
3(a)(i).
For
example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price
of
$11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of Notes
with
respect to which the market price of the Underlying Shares on the date of
conversion was a total of $10,000 under clause (A) of the immediately preceding
sentence, the Obligor shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder
shall provide the Obligor written notice indicating the amounts payable to
the
Holder in respect of the Buy-In.
Section
4. Notices.
Any
notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to
be
given under the terms hereof must be in writing and will be deemed to have
been
delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt,
when
sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or
electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one
(1) trading day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery
service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same.
The
addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
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If
to the Company, to:
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Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Union
City, New Jersey 07087
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Attention:
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Facsimile:
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With
a copy to:
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Telephone:
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Facsimile:
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If
to the Holder:
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Vision
Opportunity Master Fund Ltd.
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
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New
York, NY 10017
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Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
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Telephone:
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With
a copy to:
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Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP
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Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
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New
York, NY 10018
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Telephone: 000-000-0000
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Facsimile: 212-930-9725
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Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
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or
at
such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such
other
person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each
other party three (3) business days prior to the effectiveness of such change.
Written confirmation of receipt (i) given by the recipient of such notice,
consent, waiver or other communication, (ii) mechanically or electronically
generated by the sender's facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient
facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (iii)
provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, shall be
rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from
a
nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause
(i),
(ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
Section
5. Definitions.
For the
purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
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“Business
Day”
means
any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a federal legal
holiday in the United States or a day on which banking institutions are
authorized or required by law or other government action to close.
“Change
of Control Transaction”
means
the occurrence of (a) an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual
or
legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the
Exchange Act) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial
ownership of capital stock of the Obligor, by contract or otherwise) of in
excess of fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities of the Obligor (except
that the acquisition of voting securities by the Holder shall not constitute
a
Change of Control Transaction for purposes hereof), (b) a replacement at one
time or over time of more than one-half of the members of the board of directors
of the Obligor which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who
are
members of the board of directors on the date hereof (or by those individuals
who are serving as members of the board of directors on any date whose
nomination to the board of directors was approved by a majority of the members
of the board of directors who are members on the date hereof), (c) the merger,
consolidation or sale of fifty percent (50%) or more of the assets of the
Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor in one or a series of related
transactions with or into another entity, or (d) the execution by the Obligor
of
an agreement to which the Obligor is a party or by which it is bound, providing
for any of the events set forth above in (a), (b) or (c).
“Common
Stock”
means
the common stock, par value $0.001, of the Obligor and stock of any other class
into which such shares may hereafter be changed or reclassified.
“Conversion
Date”
shall
mean the date upon which the Holder gives the Obligor notice of their intention
to effectuate a conversion of this Note into shares of the Company’s Common
Stock as outlined herein.
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Original
Issue Date”
shall
mean the date of the first issuance of this Note regardless of the number of
transfers and regardless of the number of instruments, which may be issued
to
evidence such Note.
“Person”
means
a
corporation, an association, a partnership, organization, a business, an
individual, a government or political subdivision thereof or a governmental
agency.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Trading
Day”
means
a
day on which the shares of Common Stock are quoted on the OTC or quoted or
traded on such Subsequent Market on which the shares of Common Stock are then
quoted or listed; provided, that in the event that the shares of Common Stock
are not listed or quoted, then Trading Day shall mean a Business
Day.
“Transaction
Documents”
means
the Securities Purchase Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection
with the Securities Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, the
Security Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and Warrants of even
date
herewith.
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“Underlying
Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note or as payment
of interest in accordance with the terms hereof.
“VWAP”
means,
for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that
applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market,
the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or
the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock
is
then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg Financial L.P. (based on a
Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time to 4:02 p.m. Eastern Time); (b) if
the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on a Trading Market and if prices
for the Common Stock are then quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the volume
weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest
preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board; (c) if the Common Stock is not then
listed or quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock
are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by the National Quotation
Bureau Incorporated (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its
functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the
Common Stock so reported; or (c) in all other cases, the fair market value
of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected
in
good faith by the Purchasers and reasonably acceptable to the
Company.
Section
6. Except
as
expressly provided herein, no provision of this Note shall alter or impair
the
obligations of the Obligor, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay the
principal of, interest and other charges (if any) on, this Note at the time,
place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. This Note
is a
direct obligation of the Obligor. This Note ranks pari passu with all other
Notes now or hereafter issued under the terms set forth herein. As long as
this
Note is outstanding, the Obligor shall not and shall cause their subsidiaries
not to, without the consent of the Holder, (i) amend its certificate of
incorporation, bylaws or other charter documents so as to adversely affect
any
rights of the Holder; (ii) repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase
or
otherwise acquire shares of its Common Stock or other equity securities other
than as to the Underlying Shares to the extent permitted or required under
the
Transaction Documents; or (iii) enter into any agreement with respect to any
of
the foregoing.
Section
7. This
Note
shall not entitle the Holder to any of the rights of a stockholder of the
Obligor, including without limitation, the right to vote, to receive dividends
and other distributions, or to receive any notice of, or to attend, meetings
of
stockholders or any other proceedings of the Obligor, unless and to the extent
converted into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms
hereof.
Section
8. If
this
Note is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Obligor shall execute and
deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of the mutilated
Note, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed Note,
a
new Note for the principal amount of this Note so mutilated, lost, stolen or
destroyed but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction
of such Note, and of the ownership hereof, and indemnity, if requested, all
reasonably satisfactory to the Obligor.
Section
9. No
indebtedness of the Obligor is senior to this Note in right of payment, whether
with respect to interest, damages or upon liquidation or dissolution or
otherwise. Without the Holder’s consent, the Obligor will not and will not
permit any of their subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, create,
incur, assume or suffer to exist any indebtedness of any kind, on or with
respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or
any
interest therein or any income or profits there from that is senior in any
respect to the obligations of the Obligor under this Note.
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Section
10. This
Note
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of
New Jersey, without giving effect to conflicts of laws thereof. Each of the
parties consents to the jurisdiction of the Courts of the State of New York
sitting in New York County, New York and the U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York in connection with any dispute arising under
this
Note and hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any objection,
including any objection based on forum non conveniens
to the
bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions.
Section
11. If
the
Obligor fails to strictly comply with the terms of this Note, then the Obligor
shall reimburse the Holder promptly for all fees, costs and expenses, including,
without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Holder in any
action in connection with this Note, including, without limitation, those
incurred: (i) during any workout, attempted workout, and/or in connection with
the rendering of legal advice as to the Holder’s rights, remedies and
obligations, (ii) collecting any sums which become due to the Holder, (iii)
defending or prosecuting any proceeding or any counterclaim to any proceeding
or
appeal; or (iv) the protection, preservation or enforcement of any rights or
remedies of the Holder.
Section
12. Any
waiver by the Holder of a breach of any provision of this Note shall not operate
as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or
of
any breach of any other provision of this Note. The failure of the Holder to
insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Note on one or more occasions
shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter
to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Note.
Any
waiver must be in writing.
Section
13. If
any
provision of this Note is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of
this
Note shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any person
or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other persons
and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed
interest due hereunder shall violate applicable laws governing usury, the
applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to
equal the maximum permitted rate of interest. The Obligor covenants (to the
extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon,
plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of,
any stay, extension or usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive
the Obligor from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest
on
this Note as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter
in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this
indenture, and the Obligor (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby
expressly waives all benefits or advantage of any such law, and covenants that
it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impeded the execution
of any power herein granted to the Holder, but will suffer and permit the
execution of every such as though no such law has been enacted.
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Section
14. Whenever
any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than
a
Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business
Day.
Section
15. THE
PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE THE RIGHT ANY
OF
THEM MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON
OR
ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION
DOCUMENT OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL
OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT
FOR
THE PARTIES’ ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
Obligor has caused this Secured Convertible Note to be duly executed by a duly
authorized officer as of the date set forth above.
By:
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EXHIBIT
“A”
NOTICE
OF CONVERSION
(To
be executed by the Holder in order to convert the Note)
TO:
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The
undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert
$_____________________
of the
principal amount of the above Note into Shares of Common Stock of Nuevo
Financial Center, Inc., according to the conditions stated therein, as of the
Conversion Date written below.
Conversion
Date:
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Conversion Price:
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Signature:
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Name:
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Address:
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Amount
to be converted:
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of Note unconverted:
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Price per share:
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of shares of Common Stock to be issued:
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Please
issue the shares of Common Stock in the following name and to the
following address:
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to:
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Authorized
Signature:
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Name:
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DTC Participant Code:
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SECURITY
AGREEMENT
THIS
SECURITY AGREEMENT
(the
“Agreement”), is
entered into and made effective as of November __, 2006, by and between NUEVO
FINANCIAL CENTERS, INC.,
a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and
the Purchasers listed on Schedule I attached to the Securities Purchase
Agreement dated the date hereof (the
“Secured
Party”).
WHEREAS,
the
Company shall issue and sell to the Secured Party, as provided in the Securities
Purchase Agreement of even date herewith between the Company and the Secured
Party (the “Purchase
Agreement”),
and
the Secured Party shall purchase up to Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000)
of secured convertible notes (the “Convertible
Notes”),
which
shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $
0.001 (the “Common
Stock”)
(as
converted, the “Conversion
Shares”)
in the
respective amounts set forth opposite each Purchaser’s name on Schedule I
attached to the Purchase Agreement;
WHEREAS,
to
induce
the Secured Party to enter into the transaction contemplated by the Purchase
Agreement, the Convertible Notes, the Registration Rights Agreement of even
date
herewith between the Company and the Secured Party (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”)
and
the Warrants of even date herewith issued by the Company to the Purchasers
(collectively, the “Warrants”)
(collectively referred to as the “Transaction
Documents”),
the
Company hereby grants to the Secured Party a security interest in and to the
pledged property identified on Exhibit
A
hereto
(collectively referred to as the “Pledged
Property”)
until
the satisfaction of the Obligations, as defined herein below.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in
consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants herein contained, and
for
other good and valuable consideration, the adequacy and receipt of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1.
DEFINITIONS
AND INTERPRETATIONS
Section
1.1. Recitals.
The
above
recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein, in their entirety,
by
this reference.
Section
1.2. Interpretations.
Nothing
herein expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon
any
person other than the Secured Party any right, remedy or claim under or by
reason hereof. All defined terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the
respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement.
Section
1.3. Obligations
Secured.
The
obligations secured hereby are any and all obligations of the Company now
existing or hereinafter incurred to the Secured Party, whether oral or written
and whether arising before, on or after the date hereof to the extent that
those
obligations of the Company to the Secured Party arise under this Agreement,
the
Transaction Documents, and any other amounts now or hereafter owed to the
Secured Party by the Company thereunder or hereunder (collectively, the
“Obligations”).
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ARTICLE
2.
Pledged
Property, administration of collateral
AND
TERMINATION OF SECURITY INTEREST
Section
2.1. Pledged
Property.
(a) Company
hereby pledges to the Secured Party, and creates in the Secured Party for its
benefit, a security interest for such time until the Obligations are paid in
full, in and to all of the property of the Company as set forth in Exhibit “A”
attached
hereto and the products thereof and the proceeds of all such items
(collectively, the “Pledged
Property”):
(b) Simultaneously
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall make,
execute, acknowledge, file, record and deliver to the Secured Party any
documents reasonably requested by the Secured Party to perfect its security
interest in the Pledged Property. Simultaneously with the execution and delivery
of this Agreement, the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge and deliver
to
the Secured Party such documents and instruments, including, without limitation,
financing statements, certificates, affidavits and forms as may, in the Secured
Party’s reasonable judgment, be necessary to effectuate, complete or perfect, or
to continue and preserve, the security interest of the Secured Party in the
Pledged Property, and the Secured Party shall hold such documents and
instruments as secured party, subject to the terms and conditions contained
herein.
Section
2.2. Rights;
Interests; Etc.
(a) So
long
as no Event of Default (as hereinafter defined) shall have occurred and be
continuing:
(i) the
Company shall be entitled to exercise any and all rights pertaining to the
Pledged Property or any part thereof for any purpose not inconsistent with
the
terms hereof; and
(ii) the
Company shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all payments paid or
made in respect of the Pledged Property.
(b) Upon
the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i) All
rights of the Company to exercise the rights which it would otherwise be
entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(i) hereof and to
receive payments which it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain
pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii) hereof shall be suspended, and all such
rights shall thereupon become vested in the Secured Party who shall thereupon
have the sole right to exercise such rights and to receive and hold as Pledged
Property such payments; provided, however, that if the Secured Party shall
become entitled and shall elect to exercise its right to realize on the Pledged
Property pursuant to Article 5 hereof, then all cash sums received by the
Secured Party, or held by Company for the benefit of the Secured Party and
paid
over pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(ii) hereof, shall be applied against
any outstanding Obligations; and
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(ii) All
interest, dividends, income and other payments and distributions which are
received by the Company contrary to the provisions of
Section 2.2(b)(i) hereof shall be received in trust for the benefit of
the Secured Party, shall be segregated from other property of the Company and
shall be forthwith paid over to the Secured Party; or
(iii) The
Secured Party in its sole discretion shall be authorized to sell
any
or all of the Pledged Property at public or private sale in order to recoup
all
of the outstanding principal plus accrued interest owed pursuant to the
Convertible Debenture as described herein
(c) An
“Event
of Default”
shall
be deemed to have occurred under this Agreement upon an Event of Default under
the Convertible Debentures, which Event of Default shall continue for a period
of ten (10) days after a notice of such default has been delivered by the
Secured Party to the Company.
ARTICLE
3.
attorney-in-fact;
performance
Section
3.1. Secured
Party Appointed Attorney-In-Fact.
Upon
the
occurrence of an Event of Default, the Company hereby appoints the Secured
Party
as its attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the
Company and in the name of the Company or otherwise, from time to time in the
Secured Party’s discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument
which the Secured Party may reasonably deem necessary to accomplish the purposes
of this Agreement, including, without limitation, to receive and collect all
instruments made payable to the Company representing any payments in respect
of
the Pledged Property or any part thereof and to give full discharge for the
same. The Secured Party may demand, collect, receipt for, settle, compromise,
adjust, sue for, foreclose, or realize on the Pledged Property as and when
the
Secured Party may determine. To facilitate collection, the Secured Party may
notify account debtors and obligors on any Pledged Property to make payments
directly to the Secured Party.
Section
3.2. Secured
Party May Perform.
If
the
Company fails to perform any agreement contained herein, the Secured Party,
at
its option, may itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and
the
expenses of the Secured Party incurred in connection therewith shall be included
in the Obligations secured hereby and payable by the Company under
Section 8.3.
ARTICLE
4.
representations
and warranties
Section
4.1. Authorization;
Enforceability.
Each
of
the parties hereto represents and warrants that it has taken all action
necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby; and upon execution and delivery,
this
Agreement shall constitute a valid and binding obligation of the respective
party, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights or by the principles governing the
availability of equitable remedies.
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Section
4.2. Ownership
of Pledged Property.
The
Company warrants and represents that it is the legal and beneficial owner of
the
Pledged Property free and clear of any lien, security interest, option or other
charge or encumbrance except for the security interest created by this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
5.
default;
remedies; substitute collateral
Section
5.1. Default
and Remedies.
(a) If
an
Event of Default occurs, then in each such case the Secured Party may declare
the Obligations to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to
the
Company, and upon any such declaration, the Obligations shall become immediately
due and payable.
(b) Upon
the
occurrence of an Event of Default, the Secured Party shall: (i) be entitled
to receive all distributions with respect to the Pledged Property, (ii) to
cause the Pledged Property to be transferred into the name of the Secured Party
or its nominee, (iii) to dispose of the Pledged Property, and (iv) to
realize upon any and all rights in the Pledged Property then held by the Secured
Party.
Section
5.2. Method
of Realizing Upon the Pledged Property: Other Remedies.
Upon
the
occurrence of an Event of Default, in addition to any rights and remedies
available at law or in equity, the following provisions shall govern the Secured
Party’s right to realize upon the Pledged Property:
(a) Any
item
of the Pledged Property may be sold for cash or other value in any number of
lots at brokers board, public auction or private sale and may be sold without
demand, advertisement or notice (except that the Secured Party shall give the
Company ten (10) days’ prior written notice of the time and place or
of the time after which a private sale may be made (the “Sale
Notice”)),
which notice period is hereby agreed to be commercially reasonable. At any
sale
or sales of the Pledged Property, the Company may bid for and purchase the
whole
or any part of the Pledged Property and, upon compliance with the terms of
such
sale, may hold, exploit and dispose of the same without further accountability
to the Secured Party. The Company will execute and deliver, or cause to be
executed and delivered, such instruments, documents, assignments, waivers,
certificates, and affidavits and supply or cause to be supplied such further
information and take such further action as the Secured Party reasonably shall
require in connection with any such sale.
(b) Any
cash
being held by the Secured Party as Pledged Property and all cash proceeds
received by the Secured Party in respect of, sale of, collection from, or other
realization upon all or any part of the Pledged Property shall be applied as
follows:
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(i) to
the
payment of all amounts due the Secured Party for the expenses reimbursable
to it
hereunder or owed to it pursuant to Section 8.3 hereof;
(ii) to
the
payment of the Obligations then due and unpaid.
(iii) the
balance, if any, to the person or persons entitled thereto, including, without
limitation, the Company.
(c) In
addition to all of the rights and remedies which the Secured Party may have
pursuant to this Agreement, the Secured Party shall have all of the rights
and
remedies provided by law, including, without limitation, those under the Uniform
Commercial Code.
(i) If
the
Company fails to pay such amounts due upon the occurrence of an Event of Default
which is continuing, then the Secured Party may institute a judicial proceeding
for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding
to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same against the Company and
collect the monies adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided
by
law out of the property of Company, wherever situated.
(ii) The
Company agrees that it shall be liable for any reasonable fees, expenses and
costs incurred by the Secured Party in connection with enforcement, collection
and preservation of the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation,
reasonable legal fees and expenses, and such amounts shall be deemed included
as
Obligations secured hereby and payable as set forth in Section 8.3
hereof.
Section
5.3. Proofs
of Claim.
In
case
of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial
proceeding relating to the Company or the property of the Company or of such
other obligor or its creditors, the Secured Party (irrespective of whether
the
Obligations shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration
or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Secured Party shall have made
any
demand on the Company for the payment of the Obligations), subject to the rights
of Previous Security Holders, shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention
in such proceeding or otherwise:
(i) to
file
and prove a claim for the whole amount of the Obligations and to file such
other
papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims
of the Secured Party (including any claim for the reasonable legal fees and
expenses and other expenses paid or incurred by the Secured Party permitted
hereunder and of the Secured Party allowed in such judicial proceeding),
and
(ii) to
collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on
any
such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee,
trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial
proceeding is hereby authorized by the Secured Party to make such payments
to
the Secured Party and, in the event that the Secured Party shall consent to
the
making of such payments directed to the Secured Party, to pay to the Secured
Party any amounts for expenses due it hereunder.
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Section
5.4. Duties
Regarding Pledged Property.
The
Secured Party shall have no duty as to the collection or protection of the
Pledged Property or any income thereon or as to the preservation of any rights
pertaining thereto, beyond the safe custody and reasonable care of any of the
Pledged Property actually in the Secured Party’s possession.
ARTICLE
6.
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
The
Company covenants and agrees that, from the date hereof and until the
Obligations have been fully paid and satisfied, unless the Secured Party shall
consent otherwise in writing (as provided in Section 8.4
hereof):
Section
6.1. Existence,
Properties, Etc.
(a) The
Company shall do, or cause to be done, all things, or proceed with due diligence
with any actions or courses of action, that may be reasonably necessary
(i) to maintain Company’s due organization, valid existence and good
standing under the laws of its state of incorporation, and (ii) to preserve
and keep in full force and effect all qualifications, licenses and registrations
in those jurisdictions in which the failure to do so could have a Material
Adverse Effect (as defined below); and (b) the Company shall not do, or
cause to be done, any act impairing the Company’s corporate power or authority
(i) to carry on the Company’s business as now conducted, and (ii) to
execute or deliver this Agreement or any other document delivered in connection
herewith, including, without limitation, any UCC-1 Financing Statements required
by the Secured Party to which it is or will be a party, or perform any of
its obligations hereunder or thereunder. For purpose of this Agreement, the
term
“Material
Adverse Effect”
shall
mean any material and adverse affect as determined by Secured Party in its
sole
discretion, whether individually or in the aggregate, upon (a) the
Company’s assets, business, operations, properties or condition, financial or
otherwise; (b) the Company’s to make payment as and when due of all or any
part of the Obligations; or (c) the Pledged Property.
Section
6.2. Financial
Statements and Reports.
The
Company shall furnish to the Secured Party within a reasonable time such
financial data as the Secured Party may reasonably request, including, without
limitation, the following:
(a) The
balance sheet of the Company as of the close of each fiscal year, the statement
of earnings and retained earnings of the Company as of the close of such fiscal
year, and statement of cash flows for the Company for such fiscal year, all
in
reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied, certified by the chief executive and chief
financial officers of the Company as being true and correct and accompanied
by a
certificate of the chief executive and chief financial officers of the Company,
stating that the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each
covenant, term and condition of this Agreement during such fiscal year and
that
no Event of Default hereunder has occurred and is continuing, or if an Event
of
Default has occurred and is continuing, specifying the nature of same, the
period of existence of same and the action the Company proposes to take in
connection therewith;
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(b) A
balance
sheet of the Company as of the close of each month, and statement of earnings
and retained earnings of the Company as of the close of such month, all in
reasonable detail, and prepared substantially in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles consistently applied, certified by the chief
executive and chief financial officers of the Company as being true and correct;
and
(c) Copies
of
all accountants' reports and accompanying financial reports submitted to the
Company by independent accountants in connection with each annual examination
of
the Company.
Section
6.3. Accounts
and Reports.
The
Company shall maintain a standard system of accounting in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied and provide,
at
its sole expense, to the Secured Party the following:
(a) as
soon
as available, a copy of any notice or other communication alleging any
nonpayment or other material breach or default, or any foreclosure or other
action respecting any material portion of its assets and properties, received
respecting any of the indebtedness of the Company in excess of $50,000 (other
than the Obligations), or any demand or other request for payment under any
guaranty, assumption, purchase agreement or similar agreement or arrangement
respecting the indebtedness or obligations of others in excess of $50,000 ,
including any received from any person acting on behalf of the Secured Party
or
beneficiary thereof; and
(b) within
fifteen (15) days after the making of each submission or filing, a copy of
any report, financial statement, notice or other document, whether periodic
or
otherwise, submitted to the shareholders of the Company, or submitted to or
filed by the Company with any governmental authority involving or affecting
(i)
the Company that could have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) the
Obligations; (iii) any part of the Pledged Property; or (iv) any of
the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or the Loan
Instruments.
Section
6.4. Maintenance
of Books and Records; Inspection.
The
Company shall maintain its books, accounts and records in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, and permit the
Secured Party, its officers and employees and any professionals designated
by
the Secured Party in writing, at any time to visit and inspect any of its
properties (including but not limited to the collateral security described
in
the Transaction Documents and/or the Loan Instruments), corporate books and
financial records, and to discuss its accounts, affairs and finances with any
employee, officer or director thereof.
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Section
6.5. Maintenance
and Insurance.
(a) The
Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained, at its own expense, all of
its
assets and properties in good working order and condition, making all necessary
repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof.
(b) The
Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained, at its own expense, insurance
in form, substance and amounts (including deductibles), which the Company deems
reasonably necessary to the Company’s business, (i) adequate to insure all
assets and properties of the Company, which assets and properties are of a
character usually insured by persons engaged in the same or similar business
against loss or damage resulting from fire or other risks included in an
extended coverage policy; (ii) against public liability and other tort
claims that may be incurred by the Company; (iii) as may be required by the
Transaction Documents and/or applicable law and (iv) as may be reasonably
requested by Secured Party, all with adequate, financially sound and reputable
insurers.
Section
6.6. Contracts
and Other Collateral.
The
Company shall perform all of its obligations under or with respect to each
instrument, receivable, contract and other intangible included in the Pledged
Property to which the Company is now or hereafter will be party on a timely
basis and in the manner therein required, including, without limitation, this
Agreement.
Section
6.7. Defense
of Collateral, Etc.
The
Company shall defend and enforce its right, title and interest in and to any
part of: (a) the Pledged Property; and (b) if not included within the
Pledged Property, those assets and properties whose loss could have a Material
Adverse Effect, the Company shall defend the Secured Party’s right, title and
interest in and to each and every part of the Pledged Property, each against
all
manner of claims and demands on a timely basis to the full extent permitted
by
applicable law.
Section
6.8. Payment
of Debts, Taxes, Etc.
The
Company shall pay, or cause to be paid, all of its indebtedness and other
liabilities and perform, or cause to be performed, all of its obligations in
accordance with the respective terms thereof, and pay and discharge, or cause
to
be paid or discharged, all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges
and
levies imposed upon it, upon any of its assets and properties on or before
the
last day on which the same may be paid without penalty, as well as pay all
other
lawful claims (whether for services, labor, materials, supplies or
otherwise) as and when due
Section
6.9. Taxes
and Assessments; Tax Indemnity.
The
Company shall (a) file all tax returns and appropriate schedules thereto
that are required to be filed under applicable law, prior to the date of
delinquency, (b) pay and discharge all taxes, assessments and governmental
charges or levies imposed upon the Company, upon its income and profits or
upon
any properties belonging to it, prior to the date on which penalties attach
thereto, and (c) pay all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or
levies that, if unpaid, might become a lien or charge upon any of its
properties; provided, however, that the Company in good faith may contest any
such tax, assessment, governmental charge or xxxx described in the foregoing
clauses (b) and (c) so long as appropriate reserves are maintained with respect
thereto.
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Section
6.10. Compliance
with Law and Other Agreements.
The
Company shall maintain its business operations and property owned or used in
connection therewith in compliance with (a) all applicable federal, state
and local laws, regulations and ordinances governing such business operations
and the use and ownership of such property, and (b) all agreements,
licenses, franchises, indentures and mortgages to which the Company is a party
or by which the Company or any of its properties is bound. Without limiting
the
foregoing, the Company shall pay all of its indebtedness promptly in accordance
with the terms thereof.
Section
6.11. Notice
of Default.
The
Company shall give written notice to the Secured Party of the occurrence of
any
default or Event of Default under this Agreement, the Transaction Documents
or
any other Loan Instrument or any other agreement of Company for the payment
of
money, promptly upon the occurrence thereof.
Section
6.12. Notice
of Litigation.
The
Company shall give notice, in writing, to the Secured Party of (a) any
actions, suits or proceedings wherein the amount at issue is in excess of
$50,000, instituted by any persons against the Company, or affecting any of
the
assets of the Company, and (b) any dispute, not resolved within fifteen
(15) days of the commencement thereof, between the Company on the one hand
and
any governmental or regulatory body on the other hand, which might reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the business operations or
financial condition of the Company.
ARTICLE
7.
NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
The
Company covenants and agrees that, from the date hereof until the Obligations
have been fully paid and satisfied, the Company shall not, unless the Secured
Party shall consent otherwise in writing:
Section
7.1. Indebtedness.
Except
for in the ordinary course of business, the Company shall not directly or
indirectly permit, create, incur, assume, permit to exist, increase, renew
or
extend on or after the date hereof any indebtedness on its part in an aggregate
amount in excess of $100,000, including commitments, contingencies and credit
availabilities, or apply for or offer or agree to do any of the foregoing
(excluding any indebtedness of the Company to the Secured Party, trade accounts
payable and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and
the
endorsement of negotiable instruments payable to the Company, respectively
for
deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business).
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Section
7.2. Liens
and Encumbrances.
The
Company shall not directly or indirectly make, create, incur, assume or permit
to exist any assignment, transfer, pledge, mortgage, security interest or other
lien or encumbrance of any nature in, to or against any part of the Pledged
Property or of the Company’s capital stock, or offer or agree to do so, or own
or acquire or agree to acquire any asset or property of any character subject
to
any of the foregoing encumbrances (including any conditional sale contract
or
other title retention agreement), or assign, pledge or in any way transfer
or
encumber its right to receive any income or other distribution or proceeds
from
any part of the Pledged Property or the Company’s capital stock; or enter into
any sale-leaseback financing respecting any part of the Pledged Property as
lessee, or cause or assist the inception or continuation of any of the
foregoing.
Section
7.3. Certificate
of Incorporation, By-Laws, Mergers, Consolidations, Acquisitions and
Sales.
Without
the prior express written consent of the Secured Party (which shall not
unreasonably withheld), the Company shall not: (a) Amend its Certificate of
Incorporation or By-Laws; (b) except as otherwise permitted in Section 4 of
the
Purchase Agreement, issue or sell its stock, stock options, bonds, notes or
other corporate securities or obligations; (c) be a party to any merger,
consolidation or corporate reorganization, (d) purchase or otherwise
acquire all or substantially all of the assets or stock of, or any partnership
or joint venture interest in, any other person, firm or entity, (e) sell,
transfer, convey, grant a security interest in or lease all or any substantial
part of its assets, nor (f) create any subsidiaries nor convey any of its
assets to any subsidiary.
Section
7.4. Management,
Ownership.
The
Company shall not materially change its ownership, executive staff or management
without the prior written consent of the Secured Party. The ownership, executive
staff and management of the Company are material factors in the Secured Party's
willingness to institute and maintain a lending relationship with the
Company.
Section
7.5. Dividends,
Etc.
The
Company shall not declare or pay any dividend of any kind, in cash or in
property, on any class of its capital stock, nor purchase, redeem, retire or
otherwise acquire for value any shares of such stock, nor make any distribution
of any kind in respect thereof, nor make any return of capital to shareholders,
nor make any payments in respect of any pension, profit sharing, retirement,
stock option, stock bonus, incentive compensation or similar plan (except as
required or permitted hereunder), without the prior written consent of the
Secured Party.
Section
7.6. Guaranties;
Loans.
The
Company shall not guarantee nor be liable in any manner, whether directly or
indirectly, or become contingently liable after the date of this Agreement
in
connection with the obligations or indebtedness of any person or persons, except
for (i) the indebtedness currently secured by the liens identified on the
Pledged Property identified on Exhibit A hereto and (ii) the endorsement of
negotiable instruments payable to the Company for deposit or collection in
the
ordinary course of business. The Company shall not make any loan, advance or
extension of credit to any person other than in the normal course of its
business.
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Section
7.7. Conduct
of Business.
The
Company will continue to engage, in an efficient and economical manner, in
a
business of the same general type as conducted by it on the date of this
Agreement.
Section
7.8. Places
of Business.
The
location of the Company’s chief place of business is 0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000.
The
Company shall not change the location of its chief place of business, chief
executive office or any place of business disclosed to the Secured Party or
move
any of the Pledged Property from its current location without thirty (30) days'
prior written notice to the Secured Party in each instance.
ARTICLE
8.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
8.1. Notices.
All
notices or other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant
to
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be considered as duly given on:
(a) the date of delivery, if delivered in person, by nationally recognized
overnight delivery service or (b) five (5) days after mailing if
mailed from within the continental United States by certified mail, return
receipt requested to the party entitled to receive the same:
If
to the Company, to:
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Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Union
City, New Jersey 07087
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Attention:
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Telephone:
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Facsimile:
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With
a copy to:
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Telephone:
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Facsimile:
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If
to the Secured Party:
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Attention:
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Telephone:
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With
a copy to:
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Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP
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0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
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New
York, NY 10018
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Telephone: 000-000-0000
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Facsimile: 212-930-9725
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Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
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Any
party
may change its address by giving notice to the other party stating its new
address. Commencing on the tenth (10th) day
after the giving of such notice, such newly designated address shall be such
party’s address for the purpose of all notices or other communications required
or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement.
Section
8.2. Severability.
If
any
provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such
invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such provision and shall
not
in any manner affect or render invalid or unenforceable any other severable
provision of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be carried out as if
any
such invalid or unenforceable provision were not contained herein.
Section
8.3. Expenses.
In
the
event of an Event of Default, the Company will pay to the Secured Party the
amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including the reasonable fees and
expenses of its counsel, which the Secured Party may incur in connection with:
(i) the custody or preservation of, or the sale, collection from, or other
realization upon, any of the Pledged Property; (ii) the exercise or
enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Party hereunder or
(iii) the failure by the Company to perform or observe any of the
provisions hereof.
Section
8.4. Waivers,
Amendments, Etc.
The
Secured Party’s delay or failure at any time or times hereafter to require
strict performance by Company of any undertakings, agreements or covenants
shall
not waiver, affect, or diminish any right of the Secured Party under this
Agreement to demand strict compliance and performance herewith. Any waiver
by
the Secured Party of any Event of Default shall not waive or affect any other
Event of Default, whether such Event of Default is prior or subsequent thereto
and whether of the same or a different type. None of the undertakings,
agreements and covenants of the Company contained in this Agreement, and no
Event of Default, shall be deemed to have been waived by the Secured Party,
nor
may this Agreement be amended, changed or modified, unless such waiver,
amendment, change or modification is evidenced by an instrument in writing
specifying such waiver, amendment, change or modification and signed by the
Secured Party.
Section
8.5. Continuing
Security Interest.
This
Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Pledged Property
and shall: (i) remain in full force and effect until payment in full of the
Obligations; and (ii) be binding upon the Company and its successors and
heirs and (iii) inure to the benefit of the Secured Party and its
successors and assigns. Upon the payment or satisfaction in full of the
Obligations, the Company shall be entitled to the return, at its expense, of
such of the Pledged Property as shall not have been sold in accordance with
Section 5.2 hereof or otherwise applied pursuant to the terms
hereof.
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Section
8.6. Independent
Representation.
Each
party hereto acknowledges and agrees that it has received or has had the
opportunity to receive independent legal counsel of its own choice and that
it
has been sufficiently apprised of its rights and responsibilities with regard
to
the substance of this Agreement.
Section
8.7. Applicable
Law: Jurisdiction.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws
of
the State of New York without regard to the principles of conflict of laws.
The
parties further agree that any action between them shall be heard in New York
County, New York, and expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the
Courts of New York, sitting in New York County and the United States District
Court for the Southern District of New York for the adjudication of any civil
action asserted pursuant to this Paragraph.
Section
8.8. Waiver
of Jury Trial.
AS
A
FURTHER INDUCEMENT FOR THE SECURED PARTY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND TO
MAKE THE FINANCIAL ACCOMMODATIONS TO THE COMPANY, THE COMPANY HEREBY WAIVES
ANY
RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THIS
AGREEMENT AND/OR ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THIS TRANSACTION.
Section
8.9. Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties and supersedes
any
prior agreement or understanding among them with respect to the subject matter
hereof.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have executed this Security Agreement as of the date first above
written.
COMPANY:
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FINANCIAL CENTERS, INC.
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Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
CEO
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SECURED
PARTY:
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exhibit
A
DEFINITION
OF PLEDGED PROPERTY
For
the
purpose of securing prompt and complete payment and performance by the Company
of all of the Obligations, the Company unconditionally and irrevocably hereby
grants to the Secured Party a continuing security interest in and to, and lien
upon, the following Pledged Property of the Company:
(a) all
goods
of the Company, including, without limitation, machinery, equipment, furniture,
furnishings, fixtures, signs, lights, tools, parts, supplies and motor vehicles
of every kind and description, now or hereafter owned by the Company or in
which
the Company may have or may hereafter acquire any interest, and all
replacements, additions, accessions, substitutions and proceeds thereof, arising
from the sale or disposition thereof, and where applicable, the proceeds of
insurance and of any tort claims involving any of the foregoing;
(b) all
inventory of the Company, including, but not limited to, all goods, wares,
merchandise, parts, supplies, finished products, other tangible personal
property, including such inventory as is temporarily out of Company’s custody or
possession and including any returns upon any accounts or other proceeds,
including insurance proceeds, resulting from the sale or disposition of any
of
the foregoing;
(c) all
contract rights and general intangibles of the Company, including, without
limitation, goodwill, trademarks, trade styles, trade names, leasehold
interests, partnership or joint venture interests, patents and patent
applications, copyrights, deposit accounts whether now owned or hereafter
created;
(d) all
documents, warehouse receipts, instruments and chattel paper of the Company
whether now owned or hereafter created;
(e) all
accounts and other receivables, instruments or other forms of obligations and
rights to payment of the Company (herein collectively referred to as
“Accounts”),
together with the proceeds thereof, all goods represented by such Accounts
and
all such goods that may be returned by the Company’s customers, and all proceeds
of any insurance thereon, and all guarantees, securities and liens which the
Company may hold for the payment of any such Accounts including, without
limitation, all rights of stoppage in transit, replevin and reclamation and
as
an unpaid vendor and/or lienor, all of which the Company represents and warrants
will be bona fide and existing obligations of its respective customers, arising
out of the sale of goods by the Company in the ordinary course of
business;
(f) to
the
extent assignable, all of the Company’s rights under all present and future
authorizations, permits, licenses and franchises issued or granted in connection
with the operations of any of its facilities;
(g) all
products and proceeds (including, without limitation, insurance proceeds) from
the above-described Pledged Property.
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SECURITY
AGREEMENT
THIS
SECURITY AGREEMENT
(the
“Agreement”), is
entered into and made effective as of November __, 2006, by and between NUEVO
FINANCIAL CENTERS, INC.,
a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and
the Purchasers listed on Schedule I attached to the Securities Purchase
Agreement dated the date hereof (the
“Secured
Party”).
WHEREAS,
the
Company shall issue and sell to the Secured Party, as provided in the Securities
Purchase Agreement of even date herewith between the Company and the Secured
Party (the “Purchase
Agreement”),
and
the Secured Party shall purchase up to Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000)
of secured convertible notes (the “Convertible
Notes”),
which
shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $
0.001 (the “Common
Stock”)
(as
converted, the “Conversion
Shares”)
in the
respective amounts set forth opposite each Purchaser’s name on Schedule I
attached to the Purchase Agreement;
WHEREAS,
to
induce
the Secured Party to enter into the transaction contemplated by the Purchase
Agreement, the Convertible Notes, the Registration Rights Agreement of even
date
herewith between the Company and the Secured Party (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”)
and
the Warrants of even date herewith issued by the Company to the Purchasers
(collectively, the “Warrants”)
(collectively referred to as the “Transaction
Documents”),
the
Company hereby grants to the Secured Party a security interest in and to the
pledged property identified on Exhibit
A
hereto
(collectively referred to as the “Pledged
Property”)
until
the satisfaction of the Obligations, as defined herein below.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in
consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants herein contained, and
for
other good and valuable consideration, the adequacy and receipt of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
9.
DEFINITIONS
AND INTERPRETATIONS
Section
9.1. Recitals.
The
above
recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein, in their entirety,
by
this reference.
Section
9.2. Interpretations.
Nothing
herein expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon
any
person other than the Secured Party any right, remedy or claim under or by
reason hereof. All defined terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the
respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement.
Section
9.3. Obligations
Secured.
The
obligations secured hereby are any and all obligations of the Company now
existing or hereinafter incurred to the Secured Party, whether oral or written
and whether arising before, on or after the date hereof to the extent that
those
obligations of the Company to the Secured Party arise under this Agreement,
the
Transaction Documents, and any other amounts now or hereafter owed to the
Secured Party by the Company thereunder or hereunder (collectively, the
“Obligations”).
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ARTICLE
10.
Pledged
Property, administration of collateral
AND
TERMINATION OF SECURITY INTEREST
Section
10.1. Pledged
Property.
(a) Company
hereby pledges to the Secured Party, and creates in the Secured Party for its
benefit, a security interest for such time until the Obligations are paid in
full, in and to all of the property of the Company as set forth in Exhibit “A”
attached
hereto and the products thereof and the proceeds of all such items
(collectively, the “Pledged
Property”):
(b) Simultaneously
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall make,
execute, acknowledge, file, record and deliver to the Secured Party any
documents reasonably requested by the Secured Party to perfect its security
interest in the Pledged Property. Simultaneously with the execution and delivery
of this Agreement, the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge and deliver
to
the Secured Party such documents and instruments, including, without limitation,
financing statements, certificates, affidavits and forms as may, in the Secured
Party’s reasonable judgment, be necessary to effectuate, complete or perfect, or
to continue and preserve, the security interest of the Secured Party in the
Pledged Property, and the Secured Party shall hold such documents and
instruments as secured party, subject to the terms and conditions contained
herein.
Section
10.2. Rights;
Interests; Etc.
(a) So
long
as no Event of Default (as hereinafter defined) shall have occurred and be
continuing:
(i) the
Company shall be entitled to exercise any and all rights pertaining to the
Pledged Property or any part thereof for any purpose not inconsistent with
the
terms hereof; and
(ii) the
Company shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all payments paid or
made in respect of the Pledged Property.
(b) Upon
the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i) All
rights of the Company to exercise the rights which it would otherwise be
entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(i) hereof and to
receive payments which it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain
pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii) hereof shall be suspended, and all such
rights shall thereupon become vested in the Secured Party who shall thereupon
have the sole right to exercise such rights and to receive and hold as Pledged
Property such payments; provided, however, that if the Secured Party shall
become entitled and shall elect to exercise its right to realize on the Pledged
Property pursuant to Article 5 hereof, then all cash sums received by the
Secured Party, or held by Company for the benefit of the Secured Party and
paid
over pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(ii) hereof, shall be applied against
any outstanding Obligations; and
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(ii) All
interest, dividends, income and other payments and distributions which are
received by the Company contrary to the provisions of
Section 2.2(b)(i) hereof shall be received in trust for the benefit of
the Secured Party, shall be segregated from other property of the Company and
shall be forthwith paid over to the Secured Party; or
(iii) The
Secured Party in its sole discretion shall be authorized to sell
any
or all of the Pledged Property at public or private sale in order to recoup
all
of the outstanding principal plus accrued interest owed pursuant to the
Convertible Debenture as described herein
(c) An
“Event
of Default”
shall
be deemed to have occurred under this Agreement upon an Event of Default under
the Convertible Debentures, which Event of Default shall continue for a period
of ten (10) days after a notice of such default has been delivered by the
Secured Party to the Company.
ARTICLE
11.
attorney-in-fact;
performance
Section
11.1. Secured
Party Appointed Attorney-In-Fact.
Upon
the
occurrence of an Event of Default, the Company hereby appoints the Secured
Party
as its attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the
Company and in the name of the Company or otherwise, from time to time in the
Secured Party’s discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument
which the Secured Party may reasonably deem necessary to accomplish the purposes
of this Agreement, including, without limitation, to receive and collect all
instruments made payable to the Company representing any payments in respect
of
the Pledged Property or any part thereof and to give full discharge for the
same. The Secured Party may demand, collect, receipt for, settle, compromise,
adjust, sue for, foreclose, or realize on the Pledged Property as and when
the
Secured Party may determine. To facilitate collection, the Secured Party may
notify account debtors and obligors on any Pledged Property to make payments
directly to the Secured Party.
Section
11.2. Secured
Party May Perform.
If
the
Company fails to perform any agreement contained herein, the Secured Party,
at
its option, may itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and
the
expenses of the Secured Party incurred in connection therewith shall be included
in the Obligations secured hereby and payable by the Company under
Section 8.3.
ARTICLE
12.
representations
and warranties
Section
12.1. Authorization;
Enforceability.
Each
of
the parties hereto represents and warrants that it has taken all action
necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby; and upon execution and delivery,
this
Agreement shall constitute a valid and binding obligation of the respective
party, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights or by the principles governing the
availability of equitable remedies.
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Section
12.2. Ownership
of Pledged Property.
The
Company warrants and represents that it is the legal and beneficial owner of
the
Pledged Property free and clear of any lien, security interest, option or other
charge or encumbrance except for the security interest created by this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
13.
default;
remedies; substitute collateral
Section
13.1. Default
and Remedies.
(a) If
an
Event of Default occurs, then in each such case the Secured Party may declare
the Obligations to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to
the
Company, and upon any such declaration, the Obligations shall become immediately
due and payable.
(b) Upon
the
occurrence of an Event of Default, the Secured Party shall: (i) be entitled
to receive all distributions with respect to the Pledged Property, (ii) to
cause the Pledged Property to be transferred into the name of the Secured Party
or its nominee, (iii) to dispose of the Pledged Property, and (iv) to
realize upon any and all rights in the Pledged Property then held by the Secured
Party.
Section
13.2. Method
of Realizing Upon the Pledged Property: Other Remedies.
Upon
the
occurrence of an Event of Default, in addition to any rights and remedies
available at law or in equity, the following provisions shall govern the Secured
Party’s right to realize upon the Pledged Property:
(a) Any
item
of the Pledged Property may be sold for cash or other value in any number of
lots at brokers board, public auction or private sale and may be sold without
demand, advertisement or notice (except that the Secured Party shall give the
Company ten (10) days’ prior written notice of the time and place or
of the time after which a private sale may be made (the “Sale
Notice”)),
which notice period is hereby agreed to be commercially reasonable. At any
sale
or sales of the Pledged Property, the Company may bid for and purchase the
whole
or any part of the Pledged Property and, upon compliance with the terms of
such
sale, may hold, exploit and dispose of the same without further accountability
to the Secured Party. The Company will execute and deliver, or cause to be
executed and delivered, such instruments, documents, assignments, waivers,
certificates, and affidavits and supply or cause to be supplied such further
information and take such further action as the Secured Party reasonably shall
require in connection with any such sale.
(b) Any
cash
being held by the Secured Party as Pledged Property and all cash proceeds
received by the Secured Party in respect of, sale of, collection from, or other
realization upon all or any part of the Pledged Property shall be applied as
follows:
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(i) to
the
payment of all amounts due the Secured Party for the expenses reimbursable
to it
hereunder or owed to it pursuant to Section 8.3 hereof;
(ii) to
the
payment of the Obligations then due and unpaid.
(iii) the
balance, if any, to the person or persons entitled thereto, including, without
limitation, the Company.
(c) In
addition to all of the rights and remedies which the Secured Party may have
pursuant to this Agreement, the Secured Party shall have all of the rights
and
remedies provided by law, including, without limitation, those under the Uniform
Commercial Code.
(i) If
the
Company fails to pay such amounts due upon the occurrence of an Event of Default
which is continuing, then the Secured Party may institute a judicial proceeding
for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding
to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same against the Company and
collect the monies adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided
by
law out of the property of Company, wherever situated.
(ii) The
Company agrees that it shall be liable for any reasonable fees, expenses and
costs incurred by the Secured Party in connection with enforcement, collection
and preservation of the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation,
reasonable legal fees and expenses, and such amounts shall be deemed included
as
Obligations secured hereby and payable as set forth in Section 8.3
hereof.
Section
13.3. Proofs
of Claim.
In
case
of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial
proceeding relating to the Company or the property of the Company or of such
other obligor or its creditors, the Secured Party (irrespective of whether
the
Obligations shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration
or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Secured Party shall have made
any
demand on the Company for the payment of the Obligations), subject to the rights
of Previous Security Holders, shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention
in such proceeding or otherwise:
(i) to
file
and prove a claim for the whole amount of the Obligations and to file such
other
papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims
of the Secured Party (including any claim for the reasonable legal fees and
expenses and other expenses paid or incurred by the Secured Party permitted
hereunder and of the Secured Party allowed in such judicial proceeding),
and
(ii) to
collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on
any
such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee,
trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial
proceeding is hereby authorized by the Secured Party to make such payments
to
the Secured Party and, in the event that the Secured Party shall consent to
the
making of such payments directed to the Secured Party, to pay to the Secured
Party any amounts for expenses due it hereunder.
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Section
13.4. Duties
Regarding Pledged Property.
The
Secured Party shall have no duty as to the collection or protection of the
Pledged Property or any income thereon or as to the preservation of any rights
pertaining thereto, beyond the safe custody and reasonable care of any of the
Pledged Property actually in the Secured Party’s possession.
ARTICLE
14.
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
The
Company covenants and agrees that, from the date hereof and until the
Obligations have been fully paid and satisfied, unless the Secured Party shall
consent otherwise in writing (as provided in Section 8.4
hereof):
Section
14.1. Existence,
Properties, Etc.
(a) The
Company shall do, or cause to be done, all things, or proceed with due diligence
with any actions or courses of action, that may be reasonably necessary
(i) to maintain Company’s due organization, valid existence and good
standing under the laws of its state of incorporation, and (ii) to preserve
and keep in full force and effect all qualifications, licenses and registrations
in those jurisdictions in which the failure to do so could have a Material
Adverse Effect (as defined below); and (b) the Company shall not do, or
cause to be done, any act impairing the Company’s corporate power or authority
(i) to carry on the Company’s business as now conducted, and (ii) to
execute or deliver this Agreement or any other document delivered in connection
herewith, including, without limitation, any UCC-1 Financing Statements required
by the Secured Party to which it is or will be a party, or perform any of
its obligations hereunder or thereunder. For purpose of this Agreement, the
term
“Material
Adverse Effect”
shall
mean any material and adverse affect as determined by Secured Party in its
sole
discretion, whether individually or in the aggregate, upon (a) the
Company’s assets, business, operations, properties or condition, financial or
otherwise; (b) the Company’s to make payment as and when due of all or any
part of the Obligations; or (c) the Pledged Property.
Section
14.2. Financial
Statements and Reports.
The
Company shall furnish to the Secured Party within a reasonable time such
financial data as the Secured Party may reasonably request, including, without
limitation, the following:
(a) The
balance sheet of the Company as of the close of each fiscal year, the statement
of earnings and retained earnings of the Company as of the close of such fiscal
year, and statement of cash flows for the Company for such fiscal year, all
in
reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied, certified by the chief executive and chief
financial officers of the Company as being true and correct and accompanied
by a
certificate of the chief executive and chief financial officers of the Company,
stating that the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each
covenant, term and condition of this Agreement during such fiscal year and
that
no Event of Default hereunder has occurred and is continuing, or if an Event
of
Default has occurred and is continuing, specifying the nature of same, the
period of existence of same and the action the Company proposes to take in
connection therewith;
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(b) A
balance
sheet of the Company as of the close of each month, and statement of earnings
and retained earnings of the Company as of the close of such month, all in
reasonable detail, and prepared substantially in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles consistently applied, certified by the chief
executive and chief financial officers of the Company as being true and correct;
and
(c) Copies
of
all accountants' reports and accompanying financial reports submitted to the
Company by independent accountants in connection with each annual examination
of
the Company.
Section
14.3. Accounts
and Reports.
The
Company shall maintain a standard system of accounting in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied and provide,
at
its sole expense, to the Secured Party the following:
(a) as
soon
as available, a copy of any notice or other communication alleging any
nonpayment or other material breach or default, or any foreclosure or other
action respecting any material portion of its assets and properties, received
respecting any of the indebtedness of the Company in excess of $50,000 (other
than the Obligations), or any demand or other request for payment under any
guaranty, assumption, purchase agreement or similar agreement or arrangement
respecting the indebtedness or obligations of others in excess of $50,000 ,
including any received from any person acting on behalf of the Secured Party
or
beneficiary thereof; and
(b) within
fifteen (15) days after the making of each submission or filing, a copy of
any report, financial statement, notice or other document, whether periodic
or
otherwise, submitted to the shareholders of the Company, or submitted to or
filed by the Company with any governmental authority involving or affecting
(i)
the Company that could have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) the
Obligations; (iii) any part of the Pledged Property; or (iv) any of
the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or the Loan
Instruments.
Section
14.4. Maintenance
of Books and Records; Inspection.
The
Company shall maintain its books, accounts and records in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, and permit the
Secured Party, its officers and employees and any professionals designated
by
the Secured Party in writing, at any time to visit and inspect any of its
properties (including but not limited to the collateral security described
in
the Transaction Documents and/or the Loan Instruments), corporate books and
financial records, and to discuss its accounts, affairs and finances with any
employee, officer or director thereof.
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Section
14.5. Maintenance
and Insurance.
(a) The
Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained, at its own expense, all of
its
assets and properties in good working order and condition, making all necessary
repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof.
(b) The
Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained, at its own expense, insurance
in form, substance and amounts (including deductibles), which the Company deems
reasonably necessary to the Company’s business, (i) adequate to insure all
assets and properties of the Company, which assets and properties are of a
character usually insured by persons engaged in the same or similar business
against loss or damage resulting from fire or other risks included in an
extended coverage policy; (ii) against public liability and other tort
claims that may be incurred by the Company; (iii) as may be required by the
Transaction Documents and/or applicable law and (iv) as may be reasonably
requested by Secured Party, all with adequate, financially sound and reputable
insurers.
Section
14.6. Contracts
and Other Collateral.
The
Company shall perform all of its obligations under or with respect to each
instrument, receivable, contract and other intangible included in the Pledged
Property to which the Company is now or hereafter will be party on a timely
basis and in the manner therein required, including, without limitation, this
Agreement.
Section
14.7. Defense
of Collateral, Etc.
The
Company shall defend and enforce its right, title and interest in and to any
part of: (a) the Pledged Property; and (b) if not included within the
Pledged Property, those assets and properties whose loss could have a Material
Adverse Effect, the Company shall defend the Secured Party’s right, title and
interest in and to each and every part of the Pledged Property, each against
all
manner of claims and demands on a timely basis to the full extent permitted
by
applicable law.
Section
14.8. Payment
of Debts, Taxes, Etc.
The
Company shall pay, or cause to be paid, all of its indebtedness and other
liabilities and perform, or cause to be performed, all of its obligations in
accordance with the respective terms thereof, and pay and discharge, or cause
to
be paid or discharged, all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges
and
levies imposed upon it, upon any of its assets and properties on or before
the
last day on which the same may be paid without penalty, as well as pay all
other
lawful claims (whether for services, labor, materials, supplies or
otherwise) as and when due
Section
14.9. Taxes
and Assessments; Tax Indemnity.
The
Company shall (a) file all tax returns and appropriate schedules thereto
that are required to be filed under applicable law, prior to the date of
delinquency, (b) pay and discharge all taxes, assessments and governmental
charges or levies imposed upon the Company, upon its income and profits or
upon
any properties belonging to it, prior to the date on which penalties attach
thereto, and (c) pay all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or
levies that, if unpaid, might become a lien or charge upon any of its
properties; provided, however, that the Company in good faith may contest any
such tax, assessment, governmental charge or xxxx described in the foregoing
clauses (b) and (c) so long as appropriate reserves are maintained with respect
thereto.
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Section
14.10. Compliance
with Law and Other Agreements.
The
Company shall maintain its business operations and property owned or used in
connection therewith in compliance with (a) all applicable federal, state
and local laws, regulations and ordinances governing such business operations
and the use and ownership of such property, and (b) all agreements,
licenses, franchises, indentures and mortgages to which the Company is a party
or by which the Company or any of its properties is bound. Without limiting
the
foregoing, the Company shall pay all of its indebtedness promptly in accordance
with the terms thereof.
Section
14.11. Notice
of Default.
The
Company shall give written notice to the Secured Party of the occurrence of
any
default or Event of Default under this Agreement, the Transaction Documents
or
any other Loan Instrument or any other agreement of Company for the payment
of
money, promptly upon the occurrence thereof.
Section
14.12. Notice
of Litigation.
The
Company shall give notice, in writing, to the Secured Party of (a) any
actions, suits or proceedings wherein the amount at issue is in excess of
$50,000, instituted by any persons against the Company, or affecting any of
the
assets of the Company, and (b) any dispute, not resolved within fifteen
(15) days of the commencement thereof, between the Company on the one hand
and
any governmental or regulatory body on the other hand, which might reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the business operations or
financial condition of the Company.
ARTICLE
15.
NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
The
Company covenants and agrees that, from the date hereof until the Obligations
have been fully paid and satisfied, the Company shall not, unless the Secured
Party shall consent otherwise in writing:
Section
15.1. Indebtedness.
Except
for in the ordinary course of business, the Company shall not directly or
indirectly permit, create, incur, assume, permit to exist, increase, renew
or
extend on or after the date hereof any indebtedness on its part in an aggregate
amount in excess of $100,000, including commitments, contingencies and credit
availabilities, or apply for or offer or agree to do any of the foregoing
(excluding any indebtedness of the Company to the Secured Party, trade accounts
payable and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and
the
endorsement of negotiable instruments payable to the Company, respectively
for
deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business).
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Section
15.2. Liens
and Encumbrances.
The
Company shall not directly or indirectly make, create, incur, assume or permit
to exist any assignment, transfer, pledge, mortgage, security interest or other
lien or encumbrance of any nature in, to or against any part of the Pledged
Property or of the Company’s capital stock, or offer or agree to do so, or own
or acquire or agree to acquire any asset or property of any character subject
to
any of the foregoing encumbrances (including any conditional sale contract
or
other title retention agreement), or assign, pledge or in any way transfer
or
encumber its right to receive any income or other distribution or proceeds
from
any part of the Pledged Property or the Company’s capital stock; or enter into
any sale-leaseback financing respecting any part of the Pledged Property as
lessee, or cause or assist the inception or continuation of any of the
foregoing.
Section
15.3. Certificate
of Incorporation, By-Laws, Mergers, Consolidations, Acquisitions and
Sales.
Without
the prior express written consent of the Secured Party (which shall not
unreasonably withheld), the Company shall not: (a) Amend its Certificate of
Incorporation or By-Laws; (b) except as otherwise permitted in Section 4 of
the
Purchase Agreement, issue or sell its stock, stock options, bonds, notes or
other corporate securities or obligations; (c) be a party to any merger,
consolidation or corporate reorganization, (d) purchase or otherwise
acquire all or substantially all of the assets or stock of, or any partnership
or joint venture interest in, any other person, firm or entity, (e) sell,
transfer, convey, grant a security interest in or lease all or any substantial
part of its assets, nor (f) create any subsidiaries nor convey any of its
assets to any subsidiary.
Section
15.4. Management,
Ownership.
The
Company shall not materially change its ownership, executive staff or management
without the prior written consent of the Secured Party. The ownership, executive
staff and management of the Company are material factors in the Secured Party's
willingness to institute and maintain a lending relationship with the
Company.
Section
15.5. Dividends,
Etc.
The
Company shall not declare or pay any dividend of any kind, in cash or in
property, on any class of its capital stock, nor purchase, redeem, retire or
otherwise acquire for value any shares of such stock, nor make any distribution
of any kind in respect thereof, nor make any return of capital to shareholders,
nor make any payments in respect of any pension, profit sharing, retirement,
stock option, stock bonus, incentive compensation or similar plan (except as
required or permitted hereunder), without the prior written consent of the
Secured Party.
Section
15.6. Guaranties;
Loans.
The
Company shall not guarantee nor be liable in any manner, whether directly or
indirectly, or become contingently liable after the date of this Agreement
in
connection with the obligations or indebtedness of any person or persons, except
for (i) the indebtedness currently secured by the liens identified on the
Pledged Property identified on Exhibit A hereto and (ii) the endorsement of
negotiable instruments payable to the Company for deposit or collection in
the
ordinary course of business. The Company shall not make any loan, advance or
extension of credit to any person other than in the normal course of its
business.
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Section
15.7. Conduct
of Business.
The
Company will continue to engage, in an efficient and economical manner, in
a
business of the same general type as conducted by it on the date of this
Agreement.
Section
7.8. Places
of Business.
The
location of the Company’s chief place of business is 0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000.
The
Company shall not change the location of its chief place of business, chief
executive office or any place of business disclosed to the Secured Party or
move
any of the Pledged Property from its current location without thirty (30) days'
prior written notice to the Secured Party in each instance.
ARTICLE
16.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
16.1. Notices.
All
notices or other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant
to
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be considered as duly given on:
(a) the date of delivery, if delivered in person, by nationally recognized
overnight delivery service or (b) five (5) days after mailing if
mailed from within the continental United States by certified mail, return
receipt requested to the party entitled to receive the same:
If
to the Company, to:
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Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Union
City, New Jersey 07087
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Attention:
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Telephone:
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Facsimile:
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With
a copy to:
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Telephone:
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Facsimile:
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If
to the Secured Party:
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Attention:
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Telephone:
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With
a copy to:
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Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP
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0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
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New
York, NY 10018
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Telephone: 000-000-0000
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Facsimile: 212-930-9725
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Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
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Any
party
may change its address by giving notice to the other party stating its new
address. Commencing on the tenth (10th) day
after the giving of such notice, such newly designated address shall be such
party’s address for the purpose of all notices or other communications required
or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement.
Section
16.2. Severability.
If
any
provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such
invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such provision and shall
not
in any manner affect or render invalid or unenforceable any other severable
provision of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be carried out as if
any
such invalid or unenforceable provision were not contained herein.
Section
16.3. Expenses.
In
the
event of an Event of Default, the Company will pay to the Secured Party the
amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including the reasonable fees and
expenses of its counsel, which the Secured Party may incur in connection with:
(i) the custody or preservation of, or the sale, collection from, or other
realization upon, any of the Pledged Property; (ii) the exercise or
enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Party hereunder or
(iii) the failure by the Company to perform or observe any of the
provisions hereof.
Section
16.4. Waivers,
Amendments, Etc.
The
Secured Party’s delay or failure at any time or times hereafter to require
strict performance by Company of any undertakings, agreements or covenants
shall
not waiver, affect, or diminish any right of the Secured Party under this
Agreement to demand strict compliance and performance herewith. Any waiver
by
the Secured Party of any Event of Default shall not waive or affect any other
Event of Default, whether such Event of Default is prior or subsequent thereto
and whether of the same or a different type. None of the undertakings,
agreements and covenants of the Company contained in this Agreement, and no
Event of Default, shall be deemed to have been waived by the Secured Party,
nor
may this Agreement be amended, changed or modified, unless such waiver,
amendment, change or modification is evidenced by an instrument in writing
specifying such waiver, amendment, change or modification and signed by the
Secured Party.
Section
16.5. Continuing
Security Interest.
This
Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Pledged Property
and shall: (i) remain in full force and effect until payment in full of the
Obligations; and (ii) be binding upon the Company and its successors and
heirs and (iii) inure to the benefit of the Secured Party and its
successors and assigns. Upon the payment or satisfaction in full of the
Obligations, the Company shall be entitled to the return, at its expense, of
such of the Pledged Property as shall not have been sold in accordance with
Section 5.2 hereof or otherwise applied pursuant to the terms
hereof.
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Section
16.6. Independent
Representation.
Each
party hereto acknowledges and agrees that it has received or has had the
opportunity to receive independent legal counsel of its own choice and that
it
has been sufficiently apprised of its rights and responsibilities with regard
to
the substance of this Agreement.
Section
16.7. Applicable
Law: Jurisdiction.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws
of
the State of New York without regard to the principles of conflict of laws.
The
parties further agree that any action between them shall be heard in New York
County, New York, and expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the
Courts of New York, sitting in New York County and the United States District
Court for the Southern District of New York for the adjudication of any civil
action asserted pursuant to this Paragraph.
Section
16.8. Waiver
of Jury Trial.
AS
A
FURTHER INDUCEMENT FOR THE SECURED PARTY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND TO
MAKE THE FINANCIAL ACCOMMODATIONS TO THE COMPANY, THE COMPANY HEREBY WAIVES
ANY
RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THIS
AGREEMENT AND/OR ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THIS TRANSACTION.
Section
16.9. Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties and supersedes
any
prior agreement or understanding among them with respect to the subject matter
hereof.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have executed this Security Agreement as of the date first above
written.
COMPANY:
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NUEVO
FINANCIAL CENTERS, INC.
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By:
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Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
CEO
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SECURED
PARTY:
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exhibit
A
DEFINITION
OF PLEDGED PROPERTY
For
the
purpose of securing prompt and complete payment and performance by the Company
of all of the Obligations, the Company unconditionally and irrevocably hereby
grants to the Secured Party a continuing security interest in and to, and lien
upon, the following Pledged Property of the Company:
(a) all
goods
of the Company, including, without limitation, machinery, equipment, furniture,
furnishings, fixtures, signs, lights, tools, parts, supplies and motor vehicles
of every kind and description, now or hereafter owned by the Company or in
which
the Company may have or may hereafter acquire any interest, and all
replacements, additions, accessions, substitutions and proceeds thereof, arising
from the sale or disposition thereof, and where applicable, the proceeds of
insurance and of any tort claims involving any of the foregoing;
(b) all
inventory of the Company, including, but not limited to, all goods, wares,
merchandise, parts, supplies, finished products, other tangible personal
property, including such inventory as is temporarily out of Company’s custody or
possession and including any returns upon any accounts or other proceeds,
including insurance proceeds, resulting from the sale or disposition of any
of
the foregoing;
(c) all
contract rights and general intangibles of the Company, including, without
limitation, goodwill, trademarks, trade styles, trade names, leasehold
interests, partnership or joint venture interests, patents and patent
applications, copyrights, deposit accounts whether now owned or hereafter
created;
(d) all
documents, warehouse receipts, instruments and chattel paper of the Company
whether now owned or hereafter created;
(e) all
accounts and other receivables, instruments or other forms of obligations and
rights to payment of the Company (herein collectively referred to as
“Accounts”),
together with the proceeds thereof, all goods represented by such Accounts
and
all such goods that may be returned by the Company’s customers, and all proceeds
of any insurance thereon, and all guarantees, securities and liens which the
Company may hold for the payment of any such Accounts including, without
limitation, all rights of stoppage in transit, replevin and reclamation and
as
an unpaid vendor and/or lienor, all of which the Company represents and warrants
will be bona fide and existing obligations of its respective customers, arising
out of the sale of goods by the Company in the ordinary course of
business;
(f) to
the
extent assignable, all of the Company’s rights under all present and future
authorizations, permits, licenses and franchises issued or granted in connection
with the operations of any of its facilities;
(g) all
products and proceeds (including, without limitation, insurance proceeds) from
the above-described Pledged Property.
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NEITHER
THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE
BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES
COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY,
MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM,
OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS
EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE
SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY
AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN
CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH
SECURITIES.
CLASS
A COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
To
Purchase 1,000,000 Shares of Common Stock of
THIS
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”)
certifies that, for value received, Vision Opportunity Master Fund Ltd. (the
“Holder”),
is
entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the
conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the
“Initial
Exercise Date”)
and on
or prior to the close of business on the five year anniversary of the Initial
Exercise Date (the “Termination
Date”)
but
not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Nuevo Financial Center,
Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
up to
1,000,000 shares (the “Warrant
Shares”)
of
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the “Common
Stock”).
The
purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal
to
the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
Section
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase
Agreement”),
dated
May 3, 2006, among the Company and the purchasers signatory
thereto.
Section
2. Exercise.
a) Exercise
of Warrant.
Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in
whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date
and
on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed
facsimile copy of the Notice of Exercise Form annexed hereto (or such other
office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to
the
registered Holder at the address of such Holder appearing on the books of the
Company); provided,
however,
within
5 Trading Days of the date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company,
the Holder shall have surrendered this Warrant to the Company and the Company
shall have received payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of the shares
thereby purchased by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States
bank.
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b) Exercise
Price.
The
exercise price of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.50, subject
to
adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise
Price”).
c) Cashless
Exercise.
If at
any time after one year from the date of issuance of this Warrant there is
no
effective Registration Statement registering, or no current prospectus available
for, the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant may
also
be exercised at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder
shall be entitled to receive a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares
equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A),
where:
(A)
= the
Closing Price on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of such
election;
(B)
= the
Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted; and
(X)
= the
number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance
with the terms of this Warrant by means of a cash exercise rather than a
cashless exercise.
d) Exercise
Limitations;
Hoxxxx’s
Restrictions.
The
Holder shall not be entitled to exercise on a Conversion Date that amount of
the
Series A Preferred Stock into that number of shares of Common Stock which would
be in excess of the sum of (i) the number of shares of common stock beneficially
owned by the Holder and any Person, as such term is used in and construed under
Rule 144 under the Securities Act, that, directly or indirectly through one
or
more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control
with the Holder (collectively, “Affiliates”) immediately prior to an exercise,
and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of
this
Warrant with respect to which the determination of this provision is being
made,
which would result in beneficial ownership by the Holder and its Affiliates
of
more than 9.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation
immediately following a exercise. For the purposes of the provision to the
immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in
accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and Regulation 13d-3 thereunder. Subject to the foregoing, the Holder
shall not be limited to aggregate exercises of only 9.99% and aggregate
exercises by the Holder may exceed 9.99% as the Holder may void the exercise
limitation described in this Section 6.3 upon and effective after 61 days prior
written notice to the Corporation. The Holder may allocate which of the equity
of the Corporation deemed beneficially owned by the Holder shall be included
in
the 9.99% amount described above and which shall be allocated to the excess
above 9.99%
e) Mechanics
of Exercise.
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i. Authorization
of Warrant Shares.
The
Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise
of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the
purchase rights represented by this Warrant, be duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges in
respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer
occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
ii. Delivery
of Certificates Upon Exercise.
Certificates for shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the transfer
agent of the Company to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s
prime broker with the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal
Agent Commission (“DWAC”)
system
if the Company is a participant in such system, and otherwise by physical
delivery to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise within
3 Trading Days from the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise Form,
surrender of this Warrant and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set
forth above (“Warrant
Share Delivery Date”).
This
Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised on the date the Exercise Price
is
received by the Company. The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued,
and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed
to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the
date the Warrant has been exercised by payment to the Company of the Exercise
Price and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to
Section 2(e)(vii) prior to the issuance of such shares, have been paid.
iii. Delivery
of New Warrants Upon Exercise.
If this
Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the time of
delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant Shares, deliver
to Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of Holder to purchase the
unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall
in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
iv. Rescission
Rights.
If the
Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a
certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to this
Section 2(e)(iv) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have
the right to rescind such exercise.
v. Compensation
for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon
Exercise.
In
addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails
to
cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or certificates
representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant
Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker
to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock
to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which
the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”),
then
the Company shall (1) pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the
Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the
shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by
multiplying (A) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required
to
deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (B) the
price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was
executed, and (2) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion
of
the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise
was
not honored or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that
would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and
delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common
Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect
to
an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price
giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (1) of the
immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder
$1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the
amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In, together with applicable
confirmations and other evidence reasonably requested by the Company. Nothing
herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it
hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of
specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s
failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock
upon
exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
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vi. No
Fractional Shares or Scrip.
No
fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon
the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which Holder would
otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall pay
a
cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such
fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price.
vii. Charges,
Taxes and Expenses.
Issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to
the
Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect
of
the issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be
paid
by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder
or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided,
however,
that in
the event certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other
than
the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be
accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder;
and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum
sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto.
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viii. Closing
of Books.
The
Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which
prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms
hereof.
Section
3. Certain Adjustments.
a) Stock
Dividends and Splits.
If the
Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (A) pays a stock
dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its
Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in
shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any
shares of Common Stock issued by the Company pursuant to this Warrant), (B)
subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares,
(C) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of
Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (D) issues by reclassification
of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then
in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which
the
numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury
shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the
denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately after such event and the number of shares issuable upon exercise
of
this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted. Any adjustment made pursuant
to
this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date
for
the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or
distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date
in
the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
b) Subsequent
Equity Sales.
If the
Company or any Subsidiary thereof, as applicable, at any time while this Warrant
is outstanding, shall offer, sell, grant any option to purchase or offer, sell
or grant any right to reprice its securities, or otherwise dispose of or issue
(or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other
disposition) any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person
to acquire shares of Common Stock, at an effective price per share less than
the
then Exercise Price (such lower price, the “Base
Share Price”
and
such issuances collectively, a “Dilutive
Issuance”),
as
adjusted hereunder (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price
adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices
or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which is issued
in
connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock
at
an effective price per share which is less than the Exercise Price, such
issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Exercise Price
on
such date of the Dilutive Issuance), then, the Exercise Price shall be reduced
and only reduced to equal the Base Share Price and the number of Warrant Shares
issuable hereunder shall be increased such that the aggregate Exercise Price
payable hereunder, after taking into account the decrease in the Exercise Price,
shall be equal to the aggregate Exercise Price prior to such adjustment. Such
adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents
are issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustments shall be made, paid
or
issued under this Section 3(b) in respect of an Exempt Issuance. The Company
shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than the Trading Day following
the
issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this
section, indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or of applicable
reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such
notice the “Dilutive
Issuance Notice”).
For
purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive
Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 3(b), upon the occurrence of any
Dilutive Issuance, after the date of such Dilutive Issuance the Holder is
entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares based upon the Base Share Price
regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Share Price
in
the Notice of Exercise.
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c) Pro
Rata Distributions.
If the
Company, at any time prior to the Termination Date, shall distribute to all
holders of Common Stock (and not to Holders of the Warrants) evidences of its
indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants
to subscribe for or purchase any security other than the Common Stock (which
shall be subject to Section 3(b)), then in each such case the Exercise Price
shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior
to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive
such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the Closing
Price determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the
numerator shall be such Closing Price on such record date less the then per
share fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or
evidence of indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding share
of
the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. In
either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the
Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed
or
such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such
adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become
effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.
d) Fundamental
Transaction.
If, at
any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (A) the Company effects any merger
or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (B) the Company
effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series
of
related transactions, (C) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the
Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common
Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities,
cash or property, or (D) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common
Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is
effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property
(in any such case, a “Fundamental
Transaction”),
then,
upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right
to
receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise
immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the
option of the Holder, (a) upon exercise of this Warrant, the number of shares
of
Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if
it
is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the
“Alternate
Consideration”)
receivable upon or as a result of such reorganization, reclassification, merger,
consolidation or disposition of assets by a Holder of the number of shares
of
Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such
event or (b) if the Company is acquired in an all cash transaction, cash equal
to the value of this Warrant as determined in accordance with the Black-Scholes
option pricing formula. For purposes of any such exercise, the determination
of
the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate
Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect
of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company
shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a
reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components
of
the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice
as
to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction,
then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration
it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental
Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions,
any
successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction
shall issue to the Holder a new warrant consistent with the foregoing provisions
and evidencing the Holder’s right to exercise such warrant into Alternate
Consideration. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental
Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or
surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this Section 3(d) and insuring
that this Warrant (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted
upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental
Transaction.
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e) Calculations.
All
calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the
nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section
3,
the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as
of a
given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding
treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
f) Voluntary
Adjustment By Company.
The
Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current
Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate
by
the Board of Directors of the Company.
g) Notice
to Holders.
i. Adjustment
to Exercise Price.
Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to this Section 3, the Company
shall promptly mail to each Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price
after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring
such adjustment. If the Company issues a variable rate security, despite the
prohibition thereon in the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall be deemed
to
have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible
conversion or exercise price at which such securities may be converted or
exercised in the case of a Variable Rate Transaction (as defined in the Purchase
Agreement).
ii. Notice
to Allow Exercise by Hoxxxx.
If (A)
the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution) on the Common
Stock; (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on
or
a redemption of the Common Stock; (C) the Company shall authorize the granting
to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or
purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights; (D) the
approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection
with
any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which
the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of
the
assets of the Company, of any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common
Stock
is converted into other securities, cash or property; (E) the Company shall
authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding
up of
the affairs of the Company; then, in each case, the Company shall cause to
be
mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant
Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable
record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date
on
which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution,
redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date
as
of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such
dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined
or
(y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale,
transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the
date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record
shall
be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash
or
other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger,
sale, transfer or share exchange; provided,
that
the failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof
shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified
in such notice. The Holder is entitled to exercise this Warrant during the
20-day period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of
the
event triggering such notice.
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Section
4. Transfer
of Warrant.
a) Transferability.
Subject
to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth
in Sections 5(a) and 4(d) hereof and to the provisions of Section 4.1 of the
Purchase Agreement, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable,
in
whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of
the
Company, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in
the
form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and
funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such
transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall
execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or
assignees and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument
of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the
portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be
cancelled. A Warrant, if properly assigned, may be exercised by a new holder
for
the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
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b) New
Warrants.
This
Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof
at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice
specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued,
signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with
Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or
combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants
in
exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance
with such notice.
c) Warrant
Register.
The
Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the
Company for that purpose (the “Warrant
Register”),
in
the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem
and
treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for
the
purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all
other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
d) Transfer
Restrictions.
If,
at the
time
of
the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant,
the transfer of this Warrant shall not be registered pursuant to an effective
registration
statement under the Securities Act
and
under
applicable state securities or blue sky laws, the Company may require, as a
condition of allowing such transfer (i) that the Holder or transferee of this
Warrant, as the case may be, furnish to the Company a written opinion of counsel
(which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions
of
counsel in comparable transactions) to the effect that such transfer may be
made
without
registration under
the
Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, (ii)
that
the holder or transferee execute and deliver to the Company an investment letter
in form and substance acceptable to the Company and (iii) that the transferee
be
an “accredited
investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7), or (a)(8)
promulgated under the Securities Act or a qualified institutional buyer as
defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act.
Section
5. Miscellaneous.
a) Title
to Warrant.
Prior
to the Termination Date and subject to compliance with applicable laws and
Section 4 of this Warrant, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are
transferable, in whole or in part, at the office or agency of the Company by
the
Holder in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant
together with the Assignment Form annexed hereto properly endorsed. The
transferee shall sign an investment letter in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Company.
b) No
Rights as Shareholder Until Exercise.
This
Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as
a
shareholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof. Upon the surrender
of
this Warrant and the payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (or by means of
a
cashless exercise), the Warrant Shares so purchased shall be and be deemed
to be
issued to such Holder as the record owner of such shares as of the close of
business on the later of the date of such surrender or payment.
c) Loss,
Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant.
The
Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant
or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss,
theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it
(which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond),
and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if
mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate
of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or
stock certificate.
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d) Saturdays,
Sundays, Holidays, etc.
If the
last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any
right required or granted herein shall be a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday,
then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next
succeeding day not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
e) Authorized
Shares.
The
Company covenants that during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will
reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of
shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise
of
any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that
its
issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who
are
charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue
the
necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase
rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action
as
may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided
herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any
requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed.
Except
and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall
not
by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of
incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation,
merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action,
avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of
this
Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of
all
such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or
appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against
impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will
(a) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable
therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value,
(b)
take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the
Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant
Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (c) use commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any
public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof as may be necessary to enable
the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Before
taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant
Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the
Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents
thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having
jurisdiction thereof.
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f) Jurisdiction.
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the
Purchase Agreement.
g) Restrictions.
The
Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this
Warrant, if not registered, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state
and federal securities laws.
h) Nonwaiver
and Expenses.
No
course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on
the
part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice
Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that all rights
hereunder terminate on the Termination Date. If the Company willfully and
knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results
in
any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to Holder such amounts
as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not
limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate
proceedings, incurred by Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto
or
in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies
hereunder.
i) Notices.
Any
notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered
to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice
provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
j) Limitation
of Liability.
No
provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by Holder to exercise
this Warrant or purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights
or privileges of Holder, shall give rise to any liability of Holder for the
purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether
such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the
Company.
k) Remedies.
Holder,
in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including
recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights
under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be
adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of
the
provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive the defense in any action
for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
l) Successors
and Assigns.
Subject
to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations
evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
successors of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder.
The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of all Holders
from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by any such Holder
or
holder of Warrant Shares.
m) Amendment.
This
Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the
written consent of the Company and the Holder.
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n) Severability.
Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such
manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision
of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such
provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity,
without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining
provisions of this Warrant.
o) Headings.
The
headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and
shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its
officer thereunto duly authorized.
NUEVO FINANCIAL CENTER, INC. | ||
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Dated: May 3, 2006 | By: | |
Name:
Title:
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NOTICE
OF EXERCISE
TO: NUEVO
FINANCIAL CENTER, INC.
(1) The
undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company
pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full),
and
tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all
applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Payment
shall take the form of (check applicable box):
[
] in
lawful money of the United States; or
[
] the
cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance
with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with
respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the
cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).
(3) Please
issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant Shares in the
name
of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
_______________________________
The
Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following:
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
(4)
Accredited
Investor.
The
undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
[SIGNATURE
OF HOLDER]
Name
of
Investing Entity:
________________________________________________________________________
Signature
of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:
_________________________________________________
Name
of
Authorized Signatory:
___________________________________________________________________
Title
of
Authorized Signatory:
____________________________________________________________________
Date:
________________________________________________________________________________________
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ASSIGNMENT
FORM
(To
assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this
form
and supply required information.
Do
not
use this form to exercise the warrant.)
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby
assigned to
_______________________________________________
whose address is
_______________________________________________________________.
_______________________________________________________________
Dated:
______________, _______
Holder’s
Signature: _____________________________
Holder’s
Address: _____________________________
_____________________________
Signature
Guaranteed: ___________________________________________
NOTE:
The
signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears
on
the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change
whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers of
corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity
should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing
Warrant.
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NEITHER
THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE
BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES
COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY,
MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM,
OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS
EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE
SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY
AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN
CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH
SECURITIES.
CLASS
B COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
To
Purchase 500,000 Shares of Common Stock of
NUEVO
FINANCIAL CENTER, INC.
THIS
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”)
certifies that, for value received, Vision Opportunity Master Fund Ltd. (the
“Holder”),
is
entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the
conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the
“Initial
Exercise Date”)
and on
or prior to the close of business on the five year anniversary of the Initial
Exercise Date (the “Termination
Date”)
but
not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Nuevo Financial Center,
Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
up to
500,000 shares (the “Warrant
Shares”)
of
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the “Common
Stock”).
The
purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal
to
the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
Section
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase
Agreement”),
dated
May 3, 2006, among the Company and the purchasers signatory
thereto.
Section
2. Exercise.
f) Exercise
of Warrant.
Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in
whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date
and
on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed
facsimile copy of the Notice of Exercise Form annexed hereto (or such other
office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to
the
registered Holder at the address of such Holder appearing on the books of the
Company); provided,
however,
within
5 Trading Days of the date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company,
the Holder shall have surrendered this Warrant to the Company and the Company
shall have received payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of the shares
thereby purchased by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States
bank.
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g) Exercise
Price.
The
exercise price of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $1.00, subject
to
adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise
Price”).
h) Cashless
Exercise.
If at
any time after one year from the date of issuance of this Warrant there is
no
effective Registration Statement registering, or no current prospectus available
for, the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant may
also
be exercised at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder
shall be entitled to receive a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares
equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A),
where:
(A)
= the
Closing Price on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of such
election;
(B)
= the
Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted; and
(X)
= the
number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance
with the terms of this Warrant by means of a cash exercise rather than a
cashless exercise.
i) Exercise
Limitations;
Xxxxxx’s
Restrictions.
The
Holder shall not be entitled to exercise on a Conversion Date that amount of
the
Series A Preferred Stock into that number of shares of Common Stock which would
be in excess of the sum of (i) the number of shares of common stock beneficially
owned by the Holder and any Person, as such term is used in and construed under
Rule 144 under the Securities Act, that, directly or indirectly through one
or
more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control
with the Holder (collectively, “Affiliates”) immediately prior to an exercise,
and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of
this
Warrant with respect to which the determination of this provision is being
made,
which would result in beneficial ownership by the Holder and its Affiliates
of
more than 9.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation
immediately following a exercise. For the purposes of the provision to the
immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in
accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and Regulation 13d-3 thereunder. Subject to the foregoing, the Holder
shall not be limited to aggregate exercises of only 9.99% and aggregate
exercises by the Holder may exceed 9.99% as the Holder may void the exercise
limitation described in this Section 6.3 upon and effective after 61 days prior
written notice to the Corporation. The Holder may allocate which of the equity
of the Corporation deemed beneficially owned by the Holder shall be included
in
the 9.99% amount described above and which shall be allocated to the excess
above 9.99%
j) Mechanics
of Exercise.
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i. Authorization
of Warrant Shares.
The
Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise
of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the
purchase rights represented by this Warrant, be duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges in
respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer
occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
ii. Delivery
of Certificates Upon Exercise.
Certificates for shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the transfer
agent of the Company to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s
prime broker with the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal
Agent Commission (“DWAC”)
system
if the Company is a participant in such system, and otherwise by physical
delivery to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise within
3 Trading Days from the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise Form,
surrender of this Warrant and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set
forth above (“Warrant
Share Delivery Date”).
This
Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised on the date the Exercise Price
is
received by the Company. The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued,
and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed
to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the
date the Warrant has been exercised by payment to the Company of the Exercise
Price and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to
Section 2(e)(vii) prior to the issuance of such shares, have been paid.
iii. Delivery
of New Warrants Upon Exercise.
If this
Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the time of
delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant Shares, deliver
to Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of Holder to purchase the
unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall
in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
iv. Rescission
Rights.
If the
Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a
certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to this
Section 2(e)(iv) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have
the right to rescind such exercise.
v. Compensation
for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon
Exercise.
In
addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails
to
cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or certificates
representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant
Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker
to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock
to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which
the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”),
then
the Company shall (1) pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the
Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the
shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by
multiplying (A) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required
to
deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (B) the
price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was
executed, and (2) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion
of
the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise
was
not honored or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that
would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and
delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common
Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect
to
an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price
giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (1) of the
immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder
$1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the
amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In, together with applicable
confirmations and other evidence reasonably requested by the Company. Nothing
herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it
hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of
specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s
failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock
upon
exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
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vi. No
Fractional Shares or Scrip.
No
fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon
the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which Holder would
otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall pay
a
cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such
fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price.
vii. Charges,
Taxes and Expenses.
Issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to
the
Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect
of
the issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be
paid
by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder
or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided,
however,
that in
the event certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other
than
the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be
accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder;
and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum
sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto.
viii. Closing
of Books.
The
Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which
prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms
hereof.
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Section
3. Certain Adjustments.
h) Stock
Dividends and Splits.
If the
Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (A) pays a stock
dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its
Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in
shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any
shares of Common Stock issued by the Company pursuant to this Warrant), (B)
subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares,
(C) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of
Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (D) issues by reclassification
of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then
in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which
the
numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury
shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the
denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately after such event and the number of shares issuable upon exercise
of
this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted. Any adjustment made pursuant
to
this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date
for
the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or
distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date
in
the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
i) Subsequent
Equity Sales.
If the
Company or any Subsidiary thereof, as applicable, at any time while this Warrant
is outstanding, shall offer, sell, grant any option to purchase or offer, sell
or grant any right to reprice its securities, or otherwise dispose of or issue
(or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other
disposition) any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person
to acquire shares of Common Stock, at an effective price per share less than
the
then Exercise Price (such lower price, the “Base
Share Price”
and
such issuances collectively, a “Dilutive
Issuance”),
as
adjusted hereunder (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price
adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices
or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which is issued
in
connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock
at
an effective price per share which is less than the Exercise Price, such
issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Exercise Price
on
such date of the Dilutive Issuance), then, the Exercise Price shall be reduced
and only reduced to equal the Base Share Price and the number of Warrant Shares
issuable hereunder shall be increased such that the aggregate Exercise Price
payable hereunder, after taking into account the decrease in the Exercise Price,
shall be equal to the aggregate Exercise Price prior to such adjustment. Such
adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents
are issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustments shall be made, paid
or
issued under this Section 3(b) in respect of an Exempt Issuance. The Company
shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than the Trading Day following
the
issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this
section, indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or of applicable
reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such
notice the “Dilutive
Issuance Notice”).
For
purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive
Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 3(b), upon the occurrence of any
Dilutive Issuance, after the date of such Dilutive Issuance the Holder is
entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares based upon the Base Share Price
regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Share Price
in
the Notice of Exercise.
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j) Pro
Rata Distributions.
If the
Company, at any time prior to the Termination Date, shall distribute to all
holders of Common Stock (and not to Holders of the Warrants) evidences of its
indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants
to subscribe for or purchase any security other than the Common Stock (which
shall be subject to Section 3(b)), then in each such case the Exercise Price
shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior
to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive
such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the Closing
Price determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the
numerator shall be such Closing Price on such record date less the then per
share fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or
evidence of indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding share
of
the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. In
either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the
Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed
or
such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such
adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become
effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.
k) Fundamental
Transaction.
If, at
any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (A) the Company effects any merger
or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (B) the Company
effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series
of
related transactions, (C) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the
Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common
Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities,
cash or property, or (D) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common
Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is
effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property
(in any such case, a “Fundamental
Transaction”),
then,
upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right
to
receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise
immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the
option of the Holder, (a) upon exercise of this Warrant, the number of shares
of
Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if
it
is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the
“Alternate
Consideration”)
receivable upon or as a result of such reorganization, reclassification, merger,
consolidation or disposition of assets by a Holder of the number of shares
of
Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such
event or (b) if the Company is acquired in an all cash transaction, cash equal
to the value of this Warrant as determined in accordance with the Black-Scholes
option pricing formula. For purposes of any such exercise, the determination
of
the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate
Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect
of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company
shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a
reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components
of
the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice
as
to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction,
then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration
it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental
Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions,
any
successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction
shall issue to the Holder a new warrant consistent with the foregoing provisions
and evidencing the Holder’s right to exercise such warrant into Alternate
Consideration. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental
Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or
surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this Section 3(d) and insuring
that this Warrant (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted
upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental
Transaction.
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l) Calculations.
All
calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the
nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section
3,
the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as
of a
given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding
treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
m) Voluntary
Adjustment By Company.
The
Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current
Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate
by
the Board of Directors of the Company.
n) Notice
to Holders.
i. Adjustment
to Exercise Price.
Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to this Section 3, the Company
shall promptly mail to each Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price
after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring
such adjustment. If the Company issues a variable rate security, despite the
prohibition thereon in the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall be deemed
to
have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible
conversion or exercise price at which such securities may be converted or
exercised in the case of a Variable Rate Transaction (as defined in the Purchase
Agreement).
ii. Notice
to Allow Exercise by Xxxxxx.
If (A)
the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution) on the Common
Stock; (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on
or
a redemption of the Common Stock; (C) the Company shall authorize the granting
to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or
purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights; (D) the
approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection
with
any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which
the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of
the
assets of the Company, of any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common
Stock
is converted into other securities, cash or property; (E) the Company shall
authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding
up of
the affairs of the Company; then, in each case, the Company shall cause to
be
mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant
Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable
record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date
on
which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution,
redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date
as
of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such
dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined
or
(y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale,
transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the
date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record
shall
be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash
or
other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger,
sale, transfer or share exchange; provided,
that
the failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof
shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified
in such notice. The Holder is entitled to exercise this Warrant during the
20-day period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of
the
event triggering such notice.
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Section
4. Transfer
of Warrant.
e) Transferability.
Subject
to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth
in Sections 5(a) and 4(d) hereof and to the provisions of Section 4.1 of the
Purchase Agreement, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable,
in
whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of
the
Company, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in
the
form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and
funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such
transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall
execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or
assignees and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument
of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the
portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be
cancelled. A Warrant, if properly assigned, may be exercised by a new holder
for
the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
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f) New
Warrants.
This
Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof
at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice
specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued,
signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with
Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or
combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants
in
exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance
with such notice.
g) Warrant
Register.
The
Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the
Company for that purpose (the “Warrant
Register”),
in
the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem
and
treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for
the
purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all
other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
h) Transfer
Restrictions.
If,
at the
time
of
the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant,
the transfer of this Warrant shall not be registered pursuant to an effective
registration
statement under the Securities Act
and
under
applicable state securities or blue sky laws, the Company may require, as a
condition of allowing such transfer (i) that the Holder or transferee of this
Warrant, as the case may be, furnish to the Company a written opinion of counsel
(which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions
of
counsel in comparable transactions) to the effect that such transfer may be
made
without
registration under the
Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, (ii)
that
the holder or transferee execute and deliver to the Company an investment letter
in form and substance acceptable to the Company and (iii) that the transferee
be
an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7),
or (a)(8) promulgated under the Securities Act or a qualified institutional
buyer as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act.
Section
5. Miscellaneous.
p) Title
to Warrant.
Prior
to the Termination Date and subject to compliance with applicable laws and
Section 4 of this Warrant, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are
transferable, in whole or in part, at the office or agency of the Company by
the
Holder in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant
together with the Assignment Form annexed hereto properly endorsed. The
transferee shall sign an investment letter in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Company.
q) No
Rights as Shareholder Until Exercise.
This
Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as
a
shareholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof. Upon the surrender
of
this Warrant and the payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (or by means of
a
cashless exercise), the Warrant Shares so purchased shall be and be deemed
to be
issued to such Holder as the record owner of such shares as of the close of
business on the later of the date of such surrender or payment.
r) Loss,
Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant.
The
Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant
or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss,
theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it
(which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond),
and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if
mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate
of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or
stock certificate.
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s) Saturdays,
Sundays, Holidays, etc.
If the
last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any
right required or granted herein shall be a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday,
then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next
succeeding day not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
t) Authorized
Shares.
The
Company covenants that during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will
reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of
shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise
of
any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that
its
issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who
are
charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue
the
necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase
rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action
as
may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided
herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any
requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed.
Except
and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall
not
by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of
incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation,
merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action,
avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of
this
Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of
all
such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or
appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against
impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will
(a) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable
therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value,
(b)
take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the
Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant
Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (c) use commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any
public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof as may be necessary to enable
the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Before
taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant
Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the
Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents
thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having
jurisdiction thereof.
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u) Jurisdiction.
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the
Purchase Agreement.
v) Restrictions.
The
Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this
Warrant, if not registered, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state
and federal securities laws.
w) Nonwaiver
and Expenses.
No
course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on
the
part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice
Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that all rights
hereunder terminate on the Termination Date. If the Company willfully and
knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results
in
any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to Holder such amounts
as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not
limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate
proceedings, incurred by Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto
or
in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies
hereunder.
x) Notices.
Any
notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered
to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice
provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
y) Limitation
of Liability.
No
provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by Holder to exercise
this Warrant or purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights
or privileges of Holder, shall give rise to any liability of Holder for the
purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether
such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the
Company.
z) Remedies.
Holder,
in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including
recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights
under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be
adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of
the
provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive the defense in any action
for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
aa) Successors
and Assigns.
Subject
to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations
evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
successors of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder.
The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of all Holders
from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by any such Holder
or
holder of Warrant Shares.
bb) Amendment.
This
Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the
written consent of the Company and the Holder.
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cc) Severability.
Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such
manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision
of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such
provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity,
without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining
provisions of this Warrant.
dd) Headings.
The
headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and
shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its
officer thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 3, 2006 | ||
NUEVO FINANCIAL CENTER, INC. | ||
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Name:
Title:
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15
NOTICE
OF EXERCISE
TO: NUEVO
FINANCIAL CENTER, INC.
(4) The
undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company
pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full),
and
tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all
applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(5) Payment
shall take the form of (check applicable box):
[
] in
lawful money of the United States; or
[
] the
cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance
with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with
respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the
cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).
(6) Please
issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant Shares in the
name
of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
_______________________________
The
Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following:
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
(4)
Accredited
Investor.
The
undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
[SIGNATURE
OF HOLDER]
Name
of
Investing Entity:
________________________________________________________________________
Signature
of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:
_________________________________________________
Name
of
Authorized Signatory:
___________________________________________________________________
Title
of
Authorized Signatory:
____________________________________________________________________
Date:
________________________________________________________________________________________
ASSIGNMENT
FORM
(To
assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this
form
and supply required information.
Do
not
use this form to exercise the warrant.)
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby
assigned to
_______________________________________________
whose address is
_______________________________________________________________.
_______________________________________________________________
Dated:
______________, _______
Holder’s
Signature: _____________________________
Holder’s
Address: _____________________________
_____________________________
Signature
Guaranteed: ___________________________________________
NOTE:
The
signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears
on
the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change
whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers of
corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity
should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing
Warrant.
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This
Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is
made and entered into as of November __, 2006, by and among Nuevo Financial
Centers, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and
the purchasers signatory hereto (each such purchaser, a “Purchaser”
and
collectively, the “Purchasers”).
This
Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of
the
date hereof among the Company and the Purchasers (the “Purchase
Agreement”).
The
Company and the Purchasers hereby agree as follows:
1.
Definitions
Capitalized
terms used and not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Purchase
Agreement shall have the meanings given such terms in the Purchase
Agreement.
As used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
“Effectiveness
Date”
means,
with respect to the initial Registration Statement required to be filed
hereunder, the 120th
calendar
day (180th
day if
reviewed the SEC) following the date hereof, and with respect to any additional
Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Section 3(c), the
90th
calendar
day following the date on which the Company first knows, or reasonably should
have known, that such additional Registration Statement is required hereunder;
provided,
however,
in the
event the Company is notified by the Commission that one of the above
Registration Statements will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further
review and comments, the Effectiveness Date as to such Registration Statement
shall be the fifth Trading Day following the date on which the Company is so
notified if such date precedes the dates required above.
“Effectiveness
Period”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Filing
Date”
means,
with respect to the initial Registration Statement required hereunder, the
60th
calendar
day following the date hereof and, with respect to any additional Registration
Statements which may be required pursuant to Section 3(c), the 15th
day
following the date on which the Company first knows, or reasonably should have
known that such additional Registration Statement is required
hereunder.
“Holder”
or
“Holders”
means
the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable
Securities.
“Indemnified
Party”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.
“Indemnifying
Party”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.
“Losses”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Proceeding”
means
an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without
limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition),
whether commenced or threatened.
“Prospectus”
means
the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without
limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from
a
prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance
upon
Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented
by
any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any
portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement,
and
all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective
amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
“Registrable
Securities”
means
(i) all of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion in full of the
Preferred Stock, (ii) all Warrant Shares, (iii) any securities issued or
issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution recapitalization
or similar event with respect to the foregoing and (iv) any additional shares
issuable in connection with any anti-dilution provisions in the Preferred Stock
and the Warrants.
“Registration
Statement”
means
the registration statements required to be filed hereunder and any additional
registration statements contemplated by Section 3(c), including (in each case)
the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement or
Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto,
and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by
reference in such registration statement.
“Rule
144”
means
Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and
effect as such Rule.
“Rule
415”
means
Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and
effect as such Rule.
“Rule
424”
means
Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and
effect as such Rule.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
2.
Shelf
Registration
(a)
On or
prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the
Commission a “Shelf” Registration Statement covering the resale of 150% of the
Registrable Securities on such Filing Date for an offering to be made on a
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement shall be
on
Form S-3 (unless the Company is not then eligible to register the Registrable
Securities for resale on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be
on
another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (unless
otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution”
attached hereto as Annex
A.
Subject
to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause
the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act
as
promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event prior to the
applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep such
Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until
all
Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold
or
may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined
by
the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect,
addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected
Holders (the “Effectiveness
Period”).
The
Company shall immediately notify the Holders via facsimile of the effectiveness
of the Registration Statement on the same day that the Company receives
notification of the effectiveness from the Commission. Failure to so notify
the
Holder the same day of such notification shall be deemed an Event under Section
2(b).
(b)
If:
(i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date (if
the
Company files a Registration Statement without affording the Holders the
opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a),
the
Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied clause (i)), or (ii) the Company
fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance
with
Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, within five Trading Days of
the
date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier)
by the Commission that a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or not
subject to further review, or (iii) prior to its Effectiveness Date, the Company
fails to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to
comments made by the Commission in respect of such Registration Statement within
10 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission
that such amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be
declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or required to be
filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission by its Effectiveness
Date, or (v) after the Effectiveness Date, a Registration Statement ceases
for
any reason to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities
for
which it is required to be effective, or the Holders are not permitted to
utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities for 15
consecutive days or an aggregate of 25 days during any 12-month period (which
need not be consecutive days) (any such failure or breach being referred to
as
an “Event”,
and
for purposes of clause (i) or (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or
for
purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is
exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 10 Trading Day
period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 15
or
25 day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event
Date”),
then
in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under
applicable law: (x) on each such Event Date the Company shall pay to each Holder
an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal
to
1.5% of the aggregate Subscription Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder;
and
(y) on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date (if the applicable
Event
shall not have been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is cured,
the
Company shall pay to each Holder an amount payable, at the option of the
Company, in (A) cash or (B) shares of Common Stock that are registered under
the
Securities Act (valued at the Conversion Price ass defined in the Notes) and
that are not subject to any of the volume or other limitations of Rule 144,
as
partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.5% of the aggregate
Subscription Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement
for
any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder until all Registrable
Securities become eligible for sale under Rule 144. If the Company fails to
pay
any partial liquidated damages pursuant to this Section in full within seven
days after the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate
of
18% per annum (or such lesser maximum amount that is permitted to be paid by
applicable law) to the Holder, accruing daily from the date such partial
liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon,
are paid in full. The partial liquidated damages pursuant to the terms hereof
shall apply on a daily pro-rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the
cure of an Event.
3.
Registration
Procedures
In
connection with the Company's registration obligations hereunder, the Company
shall:
(a)
Not
less than five Trading Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement
or any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (including
any
document that would be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by
reference), the Company shall, (i) furnish to each Holder copies of all such
documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other than those incorporated
or deemed to be incorporated by reference) will be subject to the review of
such
Holders, and (ii) cause its officers and directors, counsel and independent
certified public accountants to respond to such inquiries as shall be necessary,
in the reasonable opinion of respective counsel to conduct a reasonable
investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act. The Company shall not
file a Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or
supplements thereto to which the Holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities shall reasonably object in good faith, provided that, the Company
is
notified of such objection in writing no later than 5 Trading Days after the
Holders have been so furnished copies of such documents. Each Holder agrees
to
furnish to the Company a completed Questionnaire in the form attached to this
Agreement as Annex B (a “Selling
Shareholder Questionnaire”)
not
less than two Trading Days prior to the Filing Date or by the end of the fourth
Trading Day following the date on which such Holder receives draft materials
in
accordance with this Section.
(b)
(i)
Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective
amendments, to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection
therewith as may be necessary to keep a Registration Statement continuously
effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness
Period and prepare and file with the Commission such additional Registration
Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of
the
Registrable Securities; (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or
supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of
this
Agreement), and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to Rule
424;
(iii) respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from
the Commission with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto
and as promptly as reasonably possible provide the Holders true and complete
copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to a
Registration Statement; and (iv) comply in all material respects with the
provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the
disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement
during the applicable period in accordance (subject to the terms of this
Agreement) with the intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof
set
forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as
so
supplemented.
(c)
If
during the Effectiveness Period, the number of Registrable Securities at any
time exceeds 75% of the number of shares of Common Stock then registered in
a
Registration Statement, then the Company shall file as soon as reasonably
practicable but in any case prior to the applicable Filing Date, an additional
Registration Statement covering the resale by the Holders of not less than
150%
of the number of such Registrable Securities.
(d)
Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold (which notice shall,
pursuant to clauses (ii) through (vi) hereof, be accompanied by an instruction
to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the requisite changes have been
made)
as promptly as reasonably possible (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less
than five Trading Days prior to such filing) and (if requested by any such
Person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one Trading Day following
the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective
amendment to a Registration Statement is proposed to be filed; (B) when the
Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of such
Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on such
Registration Statement (the Company shall provide true and complete copies
thereof and all written responses thereto to each of the Holders); and (C)
with
respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the
same has become effective; (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other
Federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a
Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information; (iii) of
the
issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority
of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement
covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any
Proceedings for that purpose; (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any
notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption
from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such
purpose; (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the
financial statements included in a Registration Statement ineligible for
inclusion therein or any statement made in a Registration Statement or
Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein
by
reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to
a
Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case
of a
Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and
(vi) the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development with
respect to the Company that the Company believes may be material and that,
in
the determination of the Company, makes it not in the best interest of the
Company to allow continued availability of the Registration Statement or
Prospectus; provided that any and all of such information shall remain
confidential to each Holder until such information otherwise becomes public,
unless disclosure by a Holder is required by law; provided,
further,
notwithstanding each Holder’s agreement to keep such information confidential,
the Holders make no acknowledgement that any such information is material,
non-public information. Furnish to each Holder, without charge, at least one
conformed copy of each such Registration Statement and each amendment thereto,
including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated therein by reference to the extent requested by such
Person, and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Person (including
those
previously furnished or incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing
of
such documents with the Commission.
(e)
Promptly deliver to each Holder, without charge, as many copies of the
Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) and each
amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons may reasonably request. Subject
to the terms of this Agreement, the Company hereby consents to the use of such
Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling
Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities
covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto.
(f)
Use
commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the resale of such
Registrable Securities as required under applicable securities or Blue Sky
laws
of each State within the United States as any Holder requests in writing, to
keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective
during the Effectiveness Period; provided, that the Company shall not be
required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is
not
then so qualified or subject the Company to any material tax in any such
jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.
(g)
Cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery
of
certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee
pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free, to
the
extent permitted by the Purchase Agreement, of all restrictive legends, and
to
enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered
in
such names as any such Holders may request.
(h)
Upon
the occurrence of any event contemplated by this Section 3, as promptly as
reasonably possible under the circumstances taking into account the Company’s
good faith assessment of any adverse consequences to the Company and its
stockholders of the premature disclosure of such event, prepare a supplement
or
amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to a Registration Statement
or
a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed
to
be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document
so
that, as thereafter delivered, neither a Registration Statement nor such
Prospectus will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading. If
the
Company notifies the Holders in accordance with clauses (ii) through (v) of
Section 3(d) above to suspend the use of the use of any Prospectus until the
requisite changes to such Prospectus have been made, then the Holders shall
suspend use of such Prospectus. The Company will use its best efforts to ensure
that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable.
The
Company shall be entitled to exercise its right under this Section 3(h) to
suspend the availability of a Registration Statement and Prospectus, subject
to
the payment of partial liquidated damages pursuant to Section 2(b), for a period
not to exceed 60 days (which need not be consecutive days) in any 12 month
period.
(i)
Comply
with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission.
(j) Use
its
best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal
of
(i) any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or
(ii)
any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any
of
the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest
practicable moment.
(k) The
Company may require, at any time prior to the third Trading Day prior to the
Filing Date, each Holder to furnish to the Company a statement as to the number
of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and, if requested
by
the Commission and the Holder is not an individual, the controlling person
thereof, within three Trading days of the Company’s request. During any periods
that the Company is unable to meet its obligations hereunder with respect to
the
registration of the Registrable Securities solely because any Holder fails
to
furnish such information within three Trading Days of the Company’s request, any
partial liquidated damages that are accruing as to the Holders at such time
shall be tolled and any Event that may otherwise occur as to such Holder solely
because of such delay shall be suspended, until such information is delivered
to
the Company.
4.
Registration
Expenses.
All
fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this
Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any
Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to the Registration Statement. The
fees
and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without
limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation,
fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings required to be made with the
Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, and (B)
in
compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed
to by the Company in writing (including, without limitation, fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with Blue Sky
qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities and determination
of
the eligibility of the Registrable Securities for investment under the laws
of
such jurisdictions as requested by the Holders) and (C) with respect to any
filing that may be required to be made by any broker through which a Holder
intends to make sales of Registrable Securities with NASD Regulation, Inc.
pursuant to the NASD Rule 2710, so long as the broker is receiving no more
than
a customary brokerage commission in connection with such sale, (ii) printing
expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates
for
Registrable Securities and of printing prospectuses requested by the Holders),
(iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements
of
counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company
so desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons
retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be responsible
for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation,
all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or
accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses
incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any
securities exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be
responsible for any broker or similar commissions or, except to the extent
provided for in the Transaction Documents, any legal fees or other costs of
the
Holders.
5.
Indemnification
(a)
Indemnification
by the Company.
The
Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify
and
hold harmless each Holder, the officers, directors, agents, brokers (including
brokers who offer and sell Registrable Securities as principal as a result
of a
pledge or any failure to perform under a margin call of Common Stock),
investment advisors and employees of each of them, each Person who controls
any
such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section
20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, agents and employees of
each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law,
from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs
(including, without limitation, costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys'
fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”),
as
incurred, arising out of or relating to any untrue or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, any Prospectus or
any
form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any
preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged
omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus
or
supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made)
not misleading, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (1) such
untrue statements or omissions or alleged untrue statements or omissions are
based upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company
by such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information
relates to such Holder or such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of
Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by
such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement, such Prospectus
or
such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (2) in
the
case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section
3(d)(ii)-(vi), the use by such Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus
after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is
outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice
contemplated in Section 6(e).
The
Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or
assertion of any Proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement of which the Company is aware.
(b)
Indemnification
by Holders.
Each
Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the
Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls
the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section
20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of
such controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
from and against all Losses (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction
in a final judgment not subject to appeal or review) arising out of or based
upon any untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration
Statement, any Prospectus, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or
supplement thereto, or arising solely out of or based solely upon: (i) such
Holder’s failure to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the
Securities Act or (ii) any omission of a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading to the
extent, but only to the extent, such untrue statement or omission is contained
in any information so furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company
specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement or such Prospectus
or
to the extent that (1) such untrue statements or omissions are based upon
information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such
Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent such information relates
to
such Holder or such Xxxxxx's proposed method of distribution of Registrable
Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder
expressly for use in the Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form
of
Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (2) in the case of
an
occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(d)(ii)-(vi), the
use
by such Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has
notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective
and
prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(e).
In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder hereunder be greater
in
amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder upon
the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification
obligation.
(c)
Conduct
of Indemnification Proceedings.
If any
Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity
hereunder (an “Indemnified
Party”),
such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity
is
sought (the “Indemnifying
Party”)
in
writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense thereof, including
the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party
and
the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense
thereof; provided, that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice
shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities
pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that such failure
shall have prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.
An
Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such
Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses
of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties
unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and
expenses; or (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume
the
defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to
such
Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (3) the named parties to any such
Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified
Party
and the Indemnifying Party, and such Indemnified Party shall have been advised
by counsel that a material conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same
counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party
(in
which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing
that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying
Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense
thereof and the expense of one such counsel for each Holder shall be at the
expense of the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable
for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. No Indemnifying Party shall,
without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any
settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party
is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such
Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter
of
such Proceeding.
Subject
to the terms of this Agreement, all fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party
(including reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection
with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not
inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as
incurred, within ten Trading Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying
Party (regardless of whether it is ultimately determined that an Indemnified
Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder; provided, that the
Indemnifying Party may require such Indemnified Party to undertake to reimburse
all such fees and expenses to the extent it is finally judicially determined
that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification
hereunder).
(d)
Contribution.
If a
claim for indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to an
Indemnified Party (by reason of public policy or otherwise), then each
Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result
of such Losses, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the
actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying
Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other
things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material
fact,
has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such
Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties' relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result
of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth
in Section 5(c), any reasonable attorneys' or other reasonable fees or expenses
incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such
party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the
indemnification provided for in this Section was available to such party in
accordance with its terms.
The
parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by
any
other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable
considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5(d), no Holder shall be required
to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which
the
proceeds actually received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable
Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any damages that
such
Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
The
indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section are in addition
to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified
Parties.
6.
Miscellaneous
(a)
Amendments
and Waivers.
The
provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may
not
be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures
from
the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing
and
signed by the Company and all of the Holders of the then outstanding Registrable
Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from
the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to
the
rights of Holders and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights
of
other Holders may be given by Holders of all of the Registrable Securities
to
which such waiver or consent relates; provided,
however,
that
the provisions of this sentence may not be amended, modified, or supplemented
except in accordance with the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence.
(b)
No
Inconsistent Agreements.
Neither
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof,
nor
shall the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on or after the date of this
Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would
have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement
or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Except as set forth on
Schedule 6(b), neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has previously
entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with respect to
any
of its securities to any Person that have not been satisfied in
full.
(c)
No
Piggyback on Registrations.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
6(c)
attached
hereto, neither the Company nor any of its security holders (other than the
Holders in such capacity pursuant hereto) may include securities of the Company
in the Registration Statement other than the Registrable Securities. The Company
shall not file any other registration statements until 180 days after the
initial Registration Statement required hereunder is declared effective by
the
Commission.
(d)
Compliance.
Each
Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it in connection with sales
of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
(e)
Discontinued
Disposition.
Each
Holder agrees by its acquisition of such Registrable Securities that, upon
receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the
kind
described in Sections 3(d)(ii), (iii) or (vi), such Holder will forthwith
discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under a Registration
Statement until such Holder's receipt of the copies of the supplemented
Prospectus and/or amended Registration Statement contemplated by Section 3(h),
or until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”)
by the
Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and, in either
case, has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus or
Registration Statement. The Company may provide appropriate stop orders to
enforce the provisions of this paragraph.
The
Company agrees and acknowledges that any period during which the Holder is
required to discontinue the disposition of the Registrable Securities hereunder
shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2(b).
(f)
Piggy-Back
Registrations.
If at
any time during the Effectiveness Period there is not an effective Registration
Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities and the Company shall
determine to prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement
relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under
the
Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form
S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then equivalents
relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any
acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in
connection with stock option or other employee benefit plans, then the Company
shall send to each Holder written notice of such determination and, if within
fifteen days after receipt of such notice, any such Holder shall so request
in
writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement all or any
part of such Registrable Securities such holder requests to be registered;
provided, that, the Company shall not be required to register any Registrable
Securities pursuant to this Section 6(f) that are eligible for resale pursuant
to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the Securities Act or that are the subject
of a
then effective Registration Statement.
(g)
Notices.
Any and
all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to
be
provided hereunder shall be delivered as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
(h)
Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors
and
permitted assigns of each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of
each
Holder. The Company may not assign its rights or obligations hereunder without
the prior written consent of all of the Holders of the then-outstanding
Registrable Securities. Each Holder may assign their respective rights hereunder
in the manner and to the Persons as permitted under the Purchase
Agreement.
(i)
Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when
so
executed shall be deemed to be an original and, all of which taken together
shall constitute one and the same Agreement. In the event that any signature
is
delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding
obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is
executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature
were the original thereof.
(j)
Governing
Law.
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the
principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party hereby irrevocably submits
to
the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City
of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder
or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or
discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in
any
suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to
the
jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is
improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process
and
consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by
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 contained herein
shall
be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted
by law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby. If either party shall commence a Proceeding to enforce
any
provisions of this Agreement, then the prevailing party in such Proceeding
shall
be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and
expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such
Proceeding.
(k)
Cumulative
Remedies.
The
remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies
provided by law.
(l)
Severability.
If any
term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court
of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the
remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein
shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired
or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable
efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or
substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision,
covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the
intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms,
provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may
be
hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
(m)
Headings.
The
headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall
not
limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(n) Remedies.
In the
event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder, of any of their obligations
under this Agreement, each Holder or the Company, as the case may be, in
addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under
this
Agreement, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific
performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Company and each Holder
agree that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any
losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this
Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for
specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall waive the defense
that
a remedy at law would be adequate.
(o)
Independent
Nature of Holders’ Obligations and Rights.
The
obligations of each Holder hereunder is several and not joint with the
obligations of any other Holder hereunder, and no Holder shall be responsible
in
any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Holder hereunder.
Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at
any
closing, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto or thereto, shall
be
deemed to constitute the Holders as a partnership, an association, a joint
venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Holders
are in any way acting in concert with respect to such obligations or the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Holder shall be entitled
to
protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising
out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Holder to
be
joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement
as
of the date first written above.
NUEVO FINANCIAL CENTERS, INC. | ||
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By: | ||
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
CEO
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Name
of
Investing Entity or Individual: __________________________
Signature
of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity or Individual:
__________________________
Name
of
Authorized Signatory (if not an Individual):
_________________________
Title
of
Authorized Signatory (if not an Individual):
__________________________
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Plan
of Distribution
Each
Selling Stockholder (the “Selling
Stockholders”)
of the
common stock (“Common
Stock”)
of
Nuevo Financial Centers, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”)
and
any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time
to
time, sell any or all of their shares of Common Stock on the American Stock
Exchange or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the
shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or
negotiated prices. A Selling Stockholder may use any one or more of the
following methods when selling shares:
· |
ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer
solicits purchasers;
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block
trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares
as agent
but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to
facilitate the transaction;
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purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for
its
account;
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an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
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privately
negotiated transactions;
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· |
settlement
of short sales entered into after the date of this
prospectus;
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· |
broker-dealers
may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number
of such
shares at a stipulated price per
share;
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a
combination of any such methods of
sale;
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through
the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions,
whether through an options exchange or otherwise;
or
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any
other method permitted pursuant to applicable
law.
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The
Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”),
if
available, rather than under this prospectus.
Broker-dealers
engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to
participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from
the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the
purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. Each
Selling Stockholder does not expect these commissions and discounts relating
to
its sales of shares to exceed what is customary in the types of transactions
involved.
In
connection with the sale of our common stock or interests therein, the Selling
Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other
financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the common
stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling
Stockholders may also sell shares of our common stock short and deliver these
securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the common
stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The Selling
Stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with
broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more
derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other
financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such
broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this
prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such
transaction).
The
Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in
selling the shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the
Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions
received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the
shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or
discounts under the Securities Act. Each Selling Stockholder has informed the
Company that it does not have any agreement or understanding, directly or
indirectly, with any person to distribute the Common Stock.
The
Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the Company
incident to the registration of the shares. The Company has agreed to indemnify
the Selling Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
Because
Selling Stockholders may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of
the Securities Act, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements
of the Securities Act. In addition, any securities covered by this prospectus
which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be
sold
under Rule 144 rather than under this prospectus. Each Selling Stockholder
has
advised us that they have not entered into any agreements, understandings or
arrangements with any underwriter or broker-dealer regarding the sale of the
resale shares. There is no underwriter or coordinating broker acting in
connection with the proposed sale of the resale shares by the Selling
Stockholders.
We
agreed
to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which
the
shares may be resold by the Selling Stockholders without registration and
without regard to any volume limitations by reason of Rule 144(e) under the
Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all of the shares
have been sold pursuant to the prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities
Act
or any other rule of similar effect. The resale shares will be sold only through
registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state
securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale shares may not
be
sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable
state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is
available and is complied with.
Under
applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged
in
the distribution of the resale shares may not simultaneously engage in market
making activities with respect to our common stock for a period of two business
days prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the Selling
Stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and
the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit
the timing of purchases and sales of shares of our common stock by the Selling
Stockholders or any other person. We will make copies of this prospectus
available to the Selling Stockholders and have informed them of the need to
deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time
of
the sale.
Annex
B
NUEVO
FINANCIAL CENTERS, INC.
Selling
Securityholder Notice and Questionnaire
The
undersigned beneficial owner of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the
“Common
Stock”),
of
Nuevo Financial Centers, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
(the
“Registrable
Securities”)
understands that the Company has filed or intends to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”)
a
registration statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration
Statement”)
for
the registration and resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities
Act”),
of
the Registrable Securities, in accordance with the terms of the Registration
Rights Agreement, dated as of April ___, 2006 (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”),
among
the Company and the Purchasers named therein. A copy of the Registration Rights
Agreement is available from the Company upon request at the address set forth
below. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Certain
legal consequences arise from being named as a selling securityholder in the
Registration Statement and the related prospectus. Accordingly, holders and
beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own
securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not being
named as a selling securityholder in the Registration Statement and the related
prospectus.
NOTICE
The
undersigned beneficial owner (the “Selling
Securityholder”)
of
Registrable Securities hereby elects to include the Registrable Securities
owned
by it and listed below in Item 3 (unless otherwise specified under such Item
3)
in the Registration Statement.
The
undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and
represents and warrants that such information is accurate:
QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Name.
(a)
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Full
Legal Name of Selling
Securityholder
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(b)
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Full
Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through
which Registrable Securities Listed in Item 3 below are
held:
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(c)
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Full
Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person
who
directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or
dispose
of the securities covered by the
questionnaire):
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2.
Address for Notices to Selling Securityholder:
Telephone:
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Fax:
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Contact
Person:
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3.
Beneficial Ownership of Registrable Securities:
(a)
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Type
and Principal Amount of Registrable Securities beneficially
owned:
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4.
Broker-Dealer Status:
(a)
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Are
you a broker-dealer?
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Yes
o No
o
(b)
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If
“yes” to Section 4(a), did you receive your Registrable Securities as
compensation for investment banking services to the
Company.
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Yes
o No
o
Note:
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If
no, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as
an underwriter in the Registration
Statement.
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(c)
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Are
you an affiliate of a
broker-dealer?
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Yes
o No
o
(d)
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If
you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you
bought
the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and
at the
time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold,
you had
no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any
person
to distribute the Registrable
Securities?
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Yes
o No
o
Note:
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If
no, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as
an underwriter in the Registration
Statement.
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5.
Beneficial Ownership of Other Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling
Securityholder.
Except
as set forth below in this Item 5, the undersigned is not the beneficial or
registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the Registrable
Securities listed above in Item 3.
(a)
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Type
and Amount of Other Securities beneficially owned by the Selling
Securityholder:
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6.
Relationships with the Company:
Except
as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers,
directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity
securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any
other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates)
during the past three years.
State
any
exceptions here:
The
undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies or changes
in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof
at any time while the Registration Statement remains effective.
By
signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information
contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 6 and the inclusion of such
information in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus
and
any
amendments or supplements thereto.
The
undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company
in connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement
and the related prospectus.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Notice
and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly
authorized agent.
Beneficial Owner: | ||
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Dated: ________________ | By: | |
Name:
Title:
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PLEASE
FAX A COPY OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE, AND RETURN
THE ORIGINAL BY OVERNIGHT MAIL, TO: