SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of March
15, 2007, by and among THE CERTO GROUP CORP., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and the Buyers listed on Schedule I attached hereto (individually, a
"Buyer" or collectively "Buyers").
WITNESSETH
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WHEREAS, the Company and the Buyer(s) are executing and delivering this
Agreement in reliance upon an exemption from securities registration pursuant to
Section 4(2) and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D ("Regulation D") as promulgated by
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act");
WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer(s),
as provided herein, and the Buyer(s) shall purchase up to Three Hundred Sixty
Five Thousand Dollars ($365,000) of secured convertible debentures (the
"Convertible Debentures"), which shall be convertible into shares of the
Company's common stock, par value $0.001 (the "Common Stock") (as converted, the
"Conversion Shares") which shall be funded within (5) business day following the
date hereof (the "Closing") for a total purchase price of up to Three Hundred
Sixty Five Thousand Dollars ($365,000), (the "Purchase Price") in the respective
amounts set forth opposite each Buyer(s) name on Schedule I (the "Subscription
Amount"); and
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights
Agreement (the "Investor Registration Rights Agreement") pursuant to which the
Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities
Act and the rules and regulations promulgated there under, and applicable state
securities laws; and
WHEREAS, the Company has agreed to provide the Buyers a security interest
in Pledged Collateral (as this term is defined in the Amended and Restated
Security Agreement dated November 18, 2005 (the "Security Agreement") to secure
the Company's obligations under this Agreement, the Transaction Documents, or
any other obligations of the Company to the Buyer pursuant to the terms of the
Security Agreement and the UCC-1 filed in New Jersey (Department of Treasury,
UCC Section) on May 6, 2005 as Document No. 2296835-7 and filed in Delaware
(Department of State, U.C.C. Filing Section) on May 6, 2005 as Initial Filing
No.: 5139909 7; and
WHEREAS, The Certo Group, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company,
has agreed to provide the Buyers a security interest in Pledged Collateral (as
this term is defined in the Amended and Restated Security Agreement dated
November 18, 2005 (the "Subsidiary Security Agreement") to secure the Company's
obligations under this Agreement, the Transaction Documents, or any other
obligations of the Company to the Buyer pursuant to the terms of the Security
Agreement and the UCC-1 filed in New Jersey (Department of Treasury, UCC
Section) on May 6, 2005 as Document No. 2296833-3; (collectively the Security
Agreement and the Subsidiary Security Agreement are referred to as the "Security
Agreements"); and
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company and the Buyers are executing and delivering a Guaranty Agreement
(referred to as the "Guaranty Agreement") pursuant to which Xxxxxxx Xxxxx has
agreed to provide the Buyers a personal guarantee to secure the Company's
obligations under this Agreement, the Transaction Documents, or any other
obligations of the Company to the Buyer; and
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering Irrevocable Transfer
Agent Instructions (the "Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions")
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and other
agreements contained in this Agreement the Company and the Buyer(s) hereby agree
as follows:
1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES.
(a) Purchase of Convertible Debentures. Subject to the satisfaction
(or waiver) of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Buyer agrees,
severally and not jointly, to purchase at the Closing and the Company agrees to
sell and issue to each Buyer, severally and not jointly, at the Closing,
Convertible Debentures in amounts corresponding with the Subscription Amount set
forth opposite each Buyer's name on Schedule I hereto.
(b) Closing Date. The Closing of the purchase and sale of the
Convertible Debentures shall take place at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on
the fifth (5th) business day following the date hereof, subject to notification
of satisfaction of the conditions to the Closing set forth herein and in
Sections 6 and 7 below (or such later date as is mutually agreed to by the
Company and the Buyer(s)) (the "Closing Date"). The Closing shall occur on the
Closing Date at the offices of Yorkville Advisors, LLC, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000 (or such other place as is mutually
agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s)).
(c) Form of Payment. Subject to the satisfaction of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date, (i) the Buyers shall deliver
to the Company such aggregate proceeds for the Convertible Debentures to be
issued and sold to such Buyer(s), minus the fees and expenses to be paid
directly from the proceeds of the Closings as set forth herein, and (ii) the
Company shall deliver to each Buyer, Convertible Debentures which such Buyer(s)
is purchasing in amounts indicated opposite such Buyer's name on Schedule I,
duly executed on behalf of the Company.
2. BUYER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
Each Buyer represents and warrants, severally and not jointly, that:
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(a) Investment Purpose. Each Buyer is acquiring the Convertible
Debentures and, upon conversion of Convertible Debentures, the Buyer will
acquire the Conversion Shares then issuable, for its own account for investment
only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public
sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted
under the Securities Act; provided, however, that by making the representations
herein, such Buyer reserves the right to dispose of the Conversion Shares at any
time in accordance with or pursuant to an effective registration statement
covering such Conversion Shares or an available exemption under the Securities
Act.
(b) Accredited Investor Status. Each Buyer is an "Accredited Investor"
as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D.
(c) Reliance on Exemptions. Each Buyer understands that the
Convertible Debentures are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific
exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state
securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and
accuracy of, and such Buyer's compliance with, the representations, warranties,
agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Buyer set forth herein in
order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of
such Buyer to acquire such securities.
(d) Information. Each Buyer and its advisors (and his or, its
counsel), if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the
business, finances and operations of the Company and information he deemed
material to making an informed investment decision regarding his purchase of the
Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares, which have been requested by
such Buyer. Each Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the
opportunity to ask questions of the Company and its management. Neither such
inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by such Buyer or
its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect such
Buyer's right to rely on the Company's representations and warranties contained
in Section 3 below. Each Buyer understands that its investment in the
Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares involves a high degree of risk.
Each Buyer is in a position regarding the Company, which, based upon employment,
family relationship or economic bargaining power, enabled and enables such Buyer
to obtain information from the Company in order to evaluate the merits and risks
of this investment. Each Buyer has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice,
as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with
respect to its acquisition of the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion
Shares.
(e) No Governmental Review. Each Buyer understands that no United
States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency
has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Convertible
Debentures or the Conversion Shares, or the fairness or suitability of the
investment in the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares, nor have such
authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the
Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares.
(f) Transfer or Resale. Each Buyer understands that except as provided
in the Investor Registration Rights Agreement: (i) the Convertible Debentures
have not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act or any state
securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred
unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, or (B) such Buyer shall have
delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, in a generally acceptable form,
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to the effect that such securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be
sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration
requirements; (ii) any sale of such securities made in reliance on Rule 144
under the Securities Act (or a successor rule thereto) ("Rule 144") may be made
only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not
applicable, any resale of such securities under circumstances in which the
seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an
underwriter (as that term is defined in the Securities Act) may require
compliance with some other exemption under the Securities Act or the rules and
regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other
person is under any obligation to register such securities under the Securities
Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of
any exemption thereunder.
(g) Legends. Each Buyer understands that the certificates or other
instruments representing the Convertible Debentures and or the Conversion Shares
shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop
transfer order may be placed against transfer of such stock certificates):
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN
ACQUIRED SOLELY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW
TOWARD RESALE AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD,
TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY
ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER
SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company within two (2)
business days shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of the
Conversion Shares upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by
state securities laws, (i) in connection with a sale transaction, provided the
Conversion Shares are registered under the Securities Act or (ii) in connection
with a sale transaction, after such holder provides the Company with an opinion
of counsel, which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for
opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public
sale, assignment or transfer of the Conversion Shares may be made without
registration under the Securities Act.
(h) Authorization, Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and
validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of such Buyer and is a
valid and binding agreement of such Buyer enforceable in accordance with its
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of
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equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the
enforcement of applicable creditors' rights and remedies.
(i) Receipt of Documents. Each Buyer and his or its counsel has
received and read in their entirety: (i) this Agreement and each representation,
warranty and covenant set forth herein and the Transaction Documents (as defined
herein); (ii) all due diligence and other information necessary to verify the
accuracy and completeness of such representations, warranties and covenants;
(iii) the Company's Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004;
(iv) the Company's Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2005
and (v) answers to all questions each Buyer submitted to the Company regarding
an investment in the Company; and each Buyer has relied on the information
contained therein and has not been furnished any other documents, literature,
memorandum or prospectus.
(j) Due Formation of Corporate and Other Buyers. If the Buyer(s) is a
corporation, trust, partnership or other entity that is not an individual
person, it has been formed and validly exists and has not been organized for the
specific purpose of purchasing the Convertible Debentures and is not prohibited
from doing so.
(k) No Legal Advice From the Company. Each Buyer acknowledges, that it
had the opportunity to review this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement with his or its own legal counsel and investment and tax
advisors. Each Buyer is relying solely on such counsel and advisors and not on
any statements or representations of the Company or any of its representatives
or agents for legal, tax or investment advice with respect to this investment,
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the securities laws of any
jurisdiction.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The Company represents and warrants as of the date hereof to each of the
Buyers that, except as set forth in the SEC Documents (as defined herein) or in
the Disclosure Schedule attached hereto (the "Disclosure Schedule"):
(a) Organization and Qualification. The Company and its subsidiaries
are corporations duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction in which they are incorporated, and have the requisite
corporate power to own their properties and to carry on their business as now
being conducted. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries is duly qualified as a
foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction
in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification
necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in
good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(b) Authorization, Enforcement, Compliance with Other Instruments. (i)
The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and
perform this Agreement, the Security Agreements, the Investor Registration
Rights Agreement, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Agreement, the Personal
Guaranty Agreement and any related agreements (collectively the "Transaction
Documents") and to issue the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares in
accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of
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the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the
issuance of the Convertible Debentures the Conversion Shares and the reservation
for issuance and the issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion
or exercise thereof, have been duly authorized by the Company's Board of
Directors and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company,
its Board of Directors or its stockholders, (iii) the Transaction Documents have
been duly executed and delivered by the Company, (iv) the Transaction Documents
constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against
the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be
limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or
affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors' rights and remedies. The
authorized officer of the Company executing the Transaction Documents knows of
no reason why the Company cannot file the registration statement as required
under the Investor Registration Rights Agreement or perform any of the Company's
other obligations under such documents.
(c) Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of the Company
consists of 500,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of
Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 ("Preferred Stock") of which 17,697,740 shares
of Common Stock and zero shares of Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding.
All of such outstanding shares have been validly issued and are fully paid and
nonassessable. No shares of Common Stock are subject to preemptive rights or any
other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the
Company. As of the date of this Agreement, (i) there are no outstanding options,
warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character
whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of
capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to
subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or
securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) there are no outstanding debt
securities and (iii) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of
their securities under the Securities Act (except pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement) and (iv) there are no outstanding registration statements and
there are no outstanding comment letters from the SEC or any other regulatory
agency. There are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or
similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Convertible
Debentures as described in this Agreement. The Company has furnished to the
Buyer true and correct copies of the Company's Articles of Incorporation, as
amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the "Articles of Incorporation"),
and the Company's By-laws, as in effect on the date hereof (the "By-laws"), and
the terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock and
the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto other than stock
options issued to employees and consultants.
(d) Issuance of Securities. The Convertible Debentures are duly
authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be duly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable, are free from all taxes, liens and charges
with respect to the issue thereof. The Conversion Shares issuable upon
conversion of the Convertible Debentures have been duly authorized and reserved
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for issuance. Upon conversion or exercise in accordance with the Convertible
Debentures the Conversion Shares will be duly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
(e) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the
Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) result in a violation of the
Articles of Incorporation, any certificate of designations of any outstanding
series of preferred stock of the Company or the By-laws or (ii) conflict with or
constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both
would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or
instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party, or result
in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
(including federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and
regulations of The National Association of Securities Dealers Inc.'s OTC
Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is quoted) applicable to the Company or
any of its subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries is bound or affected. Neither the Company nor its
subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or in default under its Articles of
Incorporation or By-laws or their organizational charter or by-laws,
respectively, or any material contract, agreement, mortgage, indebtedness,
indenture, instrument, judgment, decree or order or any statute, rule or
regulation applicable to the Company or its subsidiaries. The business of the
Company and its subsidiaries is not being conducted, and shall not be conducted
in violation of any material law, ordinance, or regulation of any governmental
entity. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required
under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, the Company
is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any
filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to
execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by this
Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement in accordance with the terms
hereof or thereof. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and
registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding
sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof. The
Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstance, which
might give rise to any of the foregoing.
(f) SEC Documents: Financial Statements. Since the filing of a Form
10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 on November 22, 2005, the
Company has failed to file all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other
documents required to be filed by it with the SEC under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") (all of the foregoing filed prior
to the date hereof or amended after the date hereof and all exhibits included
therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents
incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to as the "SEC
Documents"). The Company has delivered to the Buyers or their representatives,
or made available through the SEC's website at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx., true and
complete copies of the SEC Documents. As of their respective dates, the
financial statements of the Company disclosed in the SEC Documents (the
"Financial Statements") complied as to form in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of
the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied,
during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such
Financial Statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited
interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed
or summary statements) and, fairly present in all material respects the
financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its
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operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of
unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). No other
information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Buyer which is not
included in the SEC Documents, including, without limitation, information
referred to in this Agreement, contains any untrue statement of a material fact
or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(g) 10(b)-5. Neither the Transaction Documents nor the SEC Documents
include any untrue statements of material fact, nor do they omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(h) Absence of Litigation. There is no action, suit, proceeding,
inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government
agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending against or affecting the
Company, the Common Stock or any of the Company's subsidiaries, wherein an
unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would (i) have a material adverse effect
on the transactions contemplated hereby (ii) adversely affect the validity or
enforceability of, or the authority or ability of the Company to perform its
obligations under, this Agreement or any of the documents contemplated herein,
or (iii) have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, properties,
financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries
taken as a whole.
(i) Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer's Purchase of the Convertible
Debentures. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer(s) is acting
solely in the capacity of an arm's length purchaser with respect to this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further
acknowledges that the Buyer(s) is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary
of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby and any advice given by the Buyer(s) or any
of their respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby is merely incidental to such Buyer's
purchase of the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares. The Company
further represents to the Buyer that the Company's decision to enter into this
Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and
its representatives.
(j) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any of its
affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any
form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of
Regulation D under the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of
the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares.
(k) No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its
affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or
indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to
buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the
Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares under the Securities Act or
cause this offering of the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares to be
integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities
Act.
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(l) Employee Relations. Neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries is involved in any labor dispute nor, to the knowledge of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, is any such dispute threatened. None of the
Company's or its subsidiaries' employees is a member of a union and the Company
and its subsidiaries believe that their relations with their employees are good.
(m) Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its subsidiaries own
or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names,
service marks, service xxxx registrations, service names, patents, patent
rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental
authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary to conduct their respective
businesses as now conducted. The Company and its subsidiaries do not have any
knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its subsidiaries of trademark,
trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses,
service names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, trade secret or other
similar rights of others, and, to the knowledge of the Company there is no
claim, action or proceeding being made or brought against, or to the Company's
knowledge, being threatened against, the Company or its subsidiaries regarding
trademark, trade name, patents, patent rights, invention, copyright, license,
service names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, trade secret or other
infringement; and the Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or
circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
(n) Environmental Laws. The Company and its subsidiaries are (i) in
compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws
and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the
environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or
contaminants ("Environmental Laws"), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or
other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct
their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and
conditions of any such permit, license or approval.
(o) Title. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the
Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and
enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere
with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the
Company and its subsidiaries.
(p) Insurance. The Company and each of its subsidiaries are insured by
insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks
and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and
customary in the businesses in which the Company and its subsidiaries are
engaged. Neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has been refused any
insurance coverage sought or applied for and neither the Company nor any such
subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its
existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain
similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its
business at a cost that would not materially and adversely affect the condition,
financial or otherwise, or the earnings, business or operations of the Company
and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
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(q) Regulatory Permits. The Company and its subsidiaries possess all
material certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate
federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their
respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has
received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of
any such certificate, authorization or permit.
(r) Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and each of its
subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to
provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance
with management's general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset
accountability, and (iii) the recorded amounts for assets is compared with the
existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with
respect to any differences.
(s) No Material Adverse Breaches, etc. Neither the Company nor any of
its subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate or other legal
restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which in the
judgment of the Company's officers has or is expected in the future to have a
material adverse effect on the business, properties, operations, financial
condition, results of operations or prospects of the Company or its
subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in breach of
any contract or agreement which breach, in the judgment of the Company's
officers, has or is expected to have a material adverse effect on the business,
properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations or prospects
of the Company or its subsidiaries.
(t) Tax Status. The Company and each of its subsidiaries has made and
filed all federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and
declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject and (unless and
only to the extent that the Company and each of its subsidiaries has set aside
on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and
unreported taxes) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and
charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such
returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith
and has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of
all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports
or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed
to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the
Company know of no basis for any such claim.
(u) Certain Transactions. Except for arm's length transactions
pursuant to which the Company makes payments in the ordinary course of business
upon terms no less favorable than the Company could obtain from third parties
and other than the grant of stock options disclosed in the SEC Documents, none
of the officers, directors, or employees of the Company is presently a party to
any transaction with the Company (other than for services as employees, officers
and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing
for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or
personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any
officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any
corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any officer, director,
or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director,
trustee or partner.
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(v) Fees and Rights of First Refusal. The Company is not obligated to
offer the securities offered hereunder on a right of first refusal basis or
otherwise to any third parties including, but not limited to, current or former
shareholders of the Company, underwriters, brokers, agents or other third
parties.
(w) Sufficient Cash Flow. The Company has sufficient cash flow through
existing and projected operations to meet the obligations of the PAFCO line of
credit as well as its other obligations for a period of twelve (12) calendar
months from the date hereof.
4. COVENANTS.
(a) Best Efforts. Each party shall use its best efforts to timely
satisfy each of the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Sections 6
and 7 of this Agreement.
(b) Form D. The Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the
Conversion Shares as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof
to each Buyer promptly after such filing. The Company shall, on or before the
Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is
necessary to qualify the Conversion Shares, or obtain an exemption for the
Conversion Shares for sale to the Buyers at the Closing pursuant to this
Agreement under applicable securities or "Blue Sky" laws of the states of the
United States, and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the
Buyers on or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) Reporting Status. The Company shall within ninety (90) calendar
days from the date hereof file, and thereafter file in a timely manner, all
reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act and the
regulations of the SEC thereunder and the Company shall not terminate its status
as an issuer required to file reports under the Exchange Act even if the
Exchange Act or the rules and regulations there under would otherwise permit
such termination until the earlier of (i) the date as of which the Buyer(s) may
sell all of the Conversion Shares without restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k)
promulgated under the Securities Act (or successor thereto), or (ii) the date on
which (A) the Buyer(s) shall have sold all the Conversion Shares and (B) none of
the Convertible Debentures are outstanding (the "Registration Period").
(d) Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the proceeds from the sale
of the Convertible Debentures for the payment of the expenses outlined in
Exhibit A attached hereto. The proceeds from the sale of the Convertible
Debentures will not be used for the repayment of any loans or other debts owed
to, but not limited to, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, management, officers, directors,
executives or any other third parties whether individuals or entities.
(e) Reservation of Shares. The Company shall take all action
reasonably necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the
purpose of issuance, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be necessary
to effect the issuance of the Conversion Shares. If at any time the Company does
not have available such shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be
sufficient to effect the conversion of all of the Conversion Shares, the Company
shall call and hold a special meeting of the shareholders within thirty (30)
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days of such occurrence, for the sole purpose of increasing the number of shares
authorized. The Company's management shall recommend to the shareholders to vote
in favor of increasing the number of shares of Common Stock authorized.
Management shall also vote all of its shares in favor of increasing the number
of authorized shares of Common Stock.
(f) Listings or Quotation. The Company's Common Stock is currently not
quoted on a national securities exchange, automated quotation system or The
National Association of Securities Dealers Inc.'s Over-The-Counter Bulletin
Board ("OTCBB") or other market, however within one hundred eighty (180)
calendar days from the date hereof the Company shall secure the listing or
quotation of the Conversion Shares upon a national securities exchange,
automated quotation system or the OTCBB, upon which shares of Common Stock are
then listed or quoted (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall use its
best efforts to maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be
so listed, such listing of all Conversion Shares from time to time issuable
under the terms of this Agreement.
(g) Fees and Expenses.
(i) Each of the Company and the Buyer(s) shall pay all costs and
expenses incurred by such party in connection with the negotiation,
investigation, preparation, execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents.
The Company shall pay Yorkville Advisors LLC a fee equal to ten percent (10%) of
the Purchase Price.
(ii) The Company shall pay a structuring fee to Yorkville Advisors
LLC of Fourteen Thousand Dollars ($14,000) directly from the proceeds of the
Closing.
(iii) The Company shall pay Yorkville Advisors, LLC a non-refundable
due diligence fee of Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000) which shall be paid directly
from the proceeds of the Closing.
(iv) The Company shall issue to the Buyer a warrant to purchase two
hundred seventy five thousand (275,000) shares of the Company's Common Stock for
a period of five (5) years at an exercise price of $0.80 per share (the
"Warrant"). The shares of Common Stock issuable under the Warrant shall
collectively be referred to as the "Warrant Shares".
(v) The Warrant Shares shall have "piggy-back" and demand
registration rights.
(h) Corporate Existence. So long as any of the Convertible Debentures
remain outstanding, the Company shall not directly or indirectly consummate any
merger, reorganization, restructuring, reverse stock split consolidation, sale
of all or substantially all of the Company's assets or any similar transaction
or related transactions (each such transaction, an "Organizational Change")
unless, prior to the consummation an Organizational Change, the Company obtains
the written consent of each Buyer. In any such case, the Company will make
appropriate provision with respect to such holders' rights and interests to
insure that the provisions of this Section 4(h) will thereafter be applicable to
the Convertible Debentures.
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(i) Transactions With Affiliates. So long as any Convertible
Debentures are outstanding, the Company shall not, and shall cause each of its
subsidiaries not to, enter into, amend, modify or supplement, or permit any
subsidiary to enter into, amend, modify or supplement any agreement,
transaction, commitment, or arrangement with any of its or any subsidiary's
officers, directors, person who were officers or directors at any time during
the previous two (2) years, stockholders who beneficially own five percent (5%)
or more of the Common Stock, or Affiliates (as defined below) or with any
individual related by blood, marriage, or adoption to any such individual or
with any entity in which any such entity or individual owns a five percent (5%)
or more beneficial interest (each a "Related Party"), except for (a) customary
employment arrangements and benefit programs on reasonable terms, (b) any
investment in an Affiliate of the Company, (c) any agreement, transaction,
commitment, or arrangement on an arms-length basis on terms no less favorable
than terms which would have been obtainable from a person other than such
Related Party, (d) any agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement which
is approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company; for
purposes hereof, any director who is also an officer of the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company shall not be a disinterested director with respect to
any such agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement. "Affiliate" for
purposes hereof means, with respect to any person or entity, another person or
entity that, directly or indirectly, (i) has a ten percent (10%) or more equity
interest in that person or entity, (ii) has ten percent (10%) or more common
ownership with that person or entity, (iii) controls that person or entity, or
(iv) shares common control with that person or entity. "Control" or "controls"
for purposes hereof means that a person or entity has the power, direct or
indirect, to conduct or govern the policies of another person or entity.
(j) Transfer Agent. The Company covenants and agrees that, in the
event that the Company's agency relationship with the transfer agent should be
terminated for any reason prior to a date which is two (2) years after the
Closing Date, the Company shall immediately appoint a new transfer agent and
shall require that the new transfer agent execute and agree to be bound by the
terms of the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined herein).
(k) Restriction on Issuance of the Capital Stock. So long as any
Convertible Debentures are outstanding, the Company shall not, without the prior
written consent of the Buyer(s), (i) issue or sell shares of Common Stock or
Preferred Stock without consideration or for a consideration per share less than
the bid price of the Common Stock determined immediately prior to its issuance,
(ii) issue any preferred stock, warrant, option, right, contract, call, or other
security or instrument granting the holder thereof the right to acquire Common
Stock without consideration or for a consideration less than such Common Stock's
Bid Price determined immediately prior to it's issuance, (iii) enter into any
security instrument granting the holder a security interest in any and all
assets of the Company, or (iv) file any registration statement on Form S-8 for
an aggregate number of shares in excess of ten percent (10%) of the Company's
Common Stock outstanding as of the date hereof.
(l) Neither the Buyer(s) nor any of its affiliates have an open short
position in the Common Stock of the Company, and the Buyer(s) agrees that it
shall not, and that it will cause its affiliates not to, engage in any short
sales of or hedging transactions with respect to the Common Stock as long as any
Convertible Debentures shall remain outstanding.
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(m) Rights of First Refusal. So long as any portion of Convertible
Debentures are outstanding, if the Company intends to raise additional capital
by the issuance or sale of capital stock of the Company, including without
limitation shares of any class of common stock, any class of preferred stock,
options, warrants or any other securities convertible or exercisable into shares
of common stock (whether the offering is conducted by the Company, underwriter,
placement agent or any third party) the Company shall be obligated to offer to
the Buyers such issuance or sale of capital stock, by providing in writing the
principal amount of capital it intends to raise and outline of the material
terms of such capital raise, prior to the offering such issuance or sale of
capital stock to any third parties including, but not limited to, current or
former officers or directors, current or former shareholders and/or investors of
the obligor, underwriters, brokers, agents or other third parties. The Buyers
shall have ten (10) business days from receipt of such notice of the sale or
issuance of capital stock to accept or reject all or a portion of such capital
raising offer.
(n) Review of Public Disclosures. All SEC filings (including, without
limitation, all filings required under the Exchange Act, which include Forms
10-Q and 10-QSB, 10-K and 10K-SB, 8-K, etc) and other public disclosures made by
the Company, including, without limitation, all press releases, investor
relations materials, and scripts of analysts meetings and calls, shall be
reviewed and approved for release by the Company's attorneys and, if containing
financial information, the Company's independent certified public accountants.
(o) Additional Auditor's Letter. In addition to the auditor's letter
referred to in Section 7 (vii) herein within five (5) business days from the
date hereof the Company will provide the Buyer an acknowledgement, to the
satisfaction of the Buyer, from Xxxxxxxxx & Co., LLC the Company's current
independent certified public accountants as to its ability to provide all
consents required in order to file a registration statement in connection with
this transaction.
(p) Transfer Agent. Within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date
hereof the Company shall replace American Stock Transfer and Trust Company as
their transfer agent and retain Worldwide Stock Transfer and Trust as their
transfer agent. Upon retaining Worldwide Stock Transfer and Trust the Company
shall have Worldwide Stock Transfer and Trust execute the Irrevocable Transfer
Agent Instructions in a form and substance acceptable to the Buyer.
5. TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.
(a) The Company shall issue the Irrevocable Transfer Agent
Instructions to its transfer agent irrevocably appointing Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
as the Company's agent for purpose of having certificates issued, registered in
the name of the Buyer(s) or its respective nominee(s), for the Conversion Shares
representing such amounts of Convertible Debentures as specified from time to
time by the Buyer(s) to the Company upon conversion of the Convertible
Debentures, for interest owed pursuant to the Convertible Debenture, and for any
and all Liquidated Damages (as this term is defined in the Investor Registration
Rights Agreement). Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq. shall be paid a cash fee of Fifty
Dollars ($50) for every occasion they act pursuant to the Irrevocable Transfer
Agent Instructions. The Company shall not change its transfer agent without the
express written consent of the Buyer(s), which may be withheld by the Buyer(s)
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in its sole discretion. Prior to registration of the Conversion Shares under the
Securities Act, all such certificates shall bear the restrictive legend
specified in Section 2(g) of this Agreement. The Company warrants that no
instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to
in this Section 5, and stop transfer instructions to give effect to Section 2(g)
hereof (in the case of the Conversion Shares prior to registration of such
shares under the Securities Act) will be given by the Company to its transfer
agent and that the Conversion Shares shall otherwise be freely transferable on
the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this
Agreement and the Investor Registration Rights Agreement. Nothing in this
Section 5 shall affect in any way the Buyer's obligations and agreement to
comply with all applicable securities laws upon resale of Conversion Shares. If
the Buyer(s) provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in form, scope and
substance customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions to the
effect that registration of a resale by the Buyer(s) of any of the Conversion
Shares is not required under the Securities Act, the Company shall within two
(2) business days instruct its transfer agent to issue one or more certificates
in such name and in such denominations as specified by the Buyer. The Company
acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause
irreparable harm to the Buyer by vitiating the intent and purpose of the
transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the
remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 5 will be
inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the
Company of the provisions of this Section 5, that the Buyer(s) shall be
entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction
restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer, without
the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security
being required.
6. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Convertible
Debentures to the Buyer(s) at the Closings is subject to the satisfaction, at or
before the Closing Dates, of each of the following conditions, provided that
these conditions are for the Company's sole benefit and may be waived by the
Company at any time in its sole discretion:
(a) Each Buyer shall have executed the Transaction Documents and
delivered them to the Company.
(b) The Buyer(s) shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase
Price for Convertible Debentures in respective amounts as set forth next to each
Buyer as outlined on Schedule I attached hereto, minus any fees to be paid
directly from the proceeds the Closings as set forth herein, by wire transfer of
immediately available U.S. funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided by
the Company.
(c) The representations and warranties of the Buyer(s) shall be true
and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the
Closing Dates as though made at that time (except for representations and
warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the Buyer(s) shall have
performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants,
agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied
or complied with by the Buyer(s) at or prior to the Closing Dates.
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7. CONDITIONS TO THE BUYER'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
The obligation of the Buyer(s) hereunder to purchase the Convertible
Debentures at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the
Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:
(i) The Company shall have executed the Transaction Documents and
delivered the same to the Buyer(s).
(ii) The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true
and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such
representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section
3 above, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and
correct without further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the
Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and
warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have
performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants,
agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied
or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date
(iii) The Company shall have executed and delivered to the Buyer(s)
the Convertible Debentures in the respective amounts set forth opposite each
Buyer(s) name on Schedule I attached hereto.
(iv) The Buyer(s) shall have received an opinion of counsel from
counsel to the Company in a form satisfactory to the Buyer(s).
(v) The Company shall have provided to the Buyer(s) a certificate of
good standing from the secretary of state from the state in which the company is
incorporated.
(vi) The Company and The Certo Group, LLC shall have authorized and
approved the filing of amendments to the UCC-1 filed in New Jersey (Department
of Treasury, UCC Section) on May 6, 2005 as Document No. 2296833-3, the UCC-1
filed in New Jersey (Department of Treasury, UCC Section) on May 6, 2005 as
Document No. 2296835-7 and the UCC-1 filed in Delaware (Department of State,
U.C.C. Filing Section) on May 6, 2005 as Initial Filing No.: 5139909 7 or such
other forms as may be required to add the Buyer(s) as a secured creditor and to
perfect the Buyer's interest in the Pledged Property as detailed in the Security
Agreements and provided proof of such filing to the Buyer(s).
(vii) The Company shall have provided to the Buyer an
acknowledgement, to the satisfaction of the Buyer, from Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx LLP the Company's former independent certified public accountants as
to its ability to provide all consents required in order to file a registration
statement in connection with this transaction.
(viii) The Company shall have reserved out of its authorized and
unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the
Convertible Debentures, shares of Common Stock to effect the conversion of all
of the Conversion Shares then outstanding.
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(ix) The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Buyer, shall have been delivered to and
acknowledged in writing by the Company's transfer agent.
8. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) In consideration of the Buyer's execution and delivery of this
Agreement and acquiring the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares
hereunder, and in addition to all of the Company's other obligations under this
Agreement, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the
Buyer(s) and each other holder of the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion
Shares, and all of their officers, directors, employees and agents (including,
without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the "Buyer Indemnitees") from and
against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs,
penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith
(irrespective of whether any such Buyer Indemnitee is a party to the action for
which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys'
fees and disbursements (the "Indemnified Liabilities"), incurred by the Buyer
Indemnitees or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a)
any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the
Company in this Agreement, the Convertible Debentures or the Investor
Registration Rights Agreement or any other certificate, instrument or document
contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or
obligation of the Company contained in this Agreement, or the Investor
Registration Rights Agreement or any other certificate, instrument or document
contemplated hereby or thereby, or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim
brought or made against such Indemnitee and arising out of or resulting from the
execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement or any other
instrument, document or agreement executed pursuant hereto by any of the parties
hereto, any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part, directly
or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the Convertible Debentures
or the status of the Buyer or holder of the Convertible Debentures the
Conversion Shares, as a Buyer of Convertible Debentures in the Company. To the
extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for
any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and
satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under
applicable law.
(b) In consideration of the Company's execution and delivery of this
Agreement, and in addition to all of the Buyer's other obligations under this
Agreement, the Buyer shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the
Company and all of its officers, directors, employees and agents (including,
without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the "Company Indemnitees") from
and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Indemnitees or
any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any
misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the
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Buyer(s) in this Agreement, instrument or document contemplated hereby or
thereby executed by the Buyer, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or
obligation of the Buyer(s) contained in this Agreement, the Investor
Registration Rights Agreement or any other certificate, instrument or document
contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Buyer, or (c) any cause of
action, suit or claim brought or made against such Company Indemnitee based on
material misrepresentations or due to a material breach and arising out of or
resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this
Agreement, the Investor Registration Rights Agreement or any other instrument,
document or agreement executed pursuant hereto by any of the parties hereto. To
the extent that the foregoing undertaking by each Buyer may be unenforceable for
any reason, each Buyer shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and
satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under
applicable law.
9. GOVERNING LAW: MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted
in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to the
principles of conflict of laws. The parties further agree that any action
between them shall be heard in Xxxxxx County, New Jersey, and expressly consent
to the jurisdiction and venue of the Superior Court of New Jersey, sitting in
Xxxxxx County and the United States District Court for the District of New
Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey for the adjudication of any civil action
asserted pursuant to this Paragraph.
(b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same
agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each
party and delivered to the other party. In the event any signature page is
delivered by facsimile transmission, the party using such means of delivery
shall cause four (4) additional original executed signature pages to be
physically delivered to the other party within five (5) days of the execution
and delivery hereof.
(c) Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of
reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this
Agreement.
(d) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid
or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in
that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this
Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
(e) Entire Agreement, Amendments. This Agreement supersedes all other
prior oral or written agreements between the Buyer(s), the Company, their
affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters
discussed herein, and this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein
contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters
covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or
therein, neither the Company nor any Buyer makes any representation, warranty,
covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this
Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed
by the party to be charged with enforcement.
(f) Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers, or other communications
required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in
writing and will be deemed to have been delivered (i) upon receipt, when
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delivered personally; (ii) upon confirmation of receipt, when sent by facsimile;
(iii) three (3) days after being sent by U.S. certified mail, return receipt
requested, or (iv) one (1) 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:
If to the Company, to: The Certo Group Corp.
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to: Sichenzia Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to the Buyer(s), to its address and facsimile number on Schedule I, with
copies to the Buyer's counsel as set forth on Schedule I. Each party shall
provide five (5) days' prior written notice to the other party of any change in
address or facsimile number.
(g) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns.
Neither the Company nor any Buyer shall assign this Agreement or any rights or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party
hereto.
(h) No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and
assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced
by, any other person.
(i) Survival. Unless this Agreement is terminated under Section 9(l),
the representations and warranties of the Company and the Buyer(s) contained in
Sections 2 and 3, the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 4, 5 and 9,
and the indemnification provisions set forth in Section 8, shall survive the
Closing for a period of two (2) years following the date on which the
Convertible Debentures are converted in full. The Buyer(s) shall be responsible
only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and covenants
hereunder.
(j) Publicity. The Company and the Buyer(s) shall have the right to
approve, before issuance any press release or any other public statement with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereby made by any party; provided,
however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of the
Buyer(s), to issue any press release or other public disclosure with respect to
such transactions required under applicable securities or other laws or
regulations (the Company shall use its best efforts to consult the Buyer(s) in
connection with any such press release or other public disclosure prior to its
release and Buyer(s) shall be provided with a copy thereof upon release
thereof).
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(k) Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to
be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and
deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as
the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and
accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(l) Termination. In the event that the Closing shall not have occurred
with respect to the Buyers on or before five (5) business days from the date
hereof due to the Company's or the Buyer's failure to satisfy the conditions set
forth in Sections 6 and 7 above (and the non-breaching party's failure to waive
such unsatisfied condition(s)), the non-breaching party shall have the option to
terminate this Agreement with respect to such breaching party at the close of
business on such date without liability of any party to any other party;
provided, however, that if this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant
to this Section 9(l), the Company shall remain obligated to reimburse the
Buyer(s) for the fees and expenses of Yorkville Advisors LLC described in
Section 4(g) above.
(m) Brokerage. The Company represents that no broker, agent, finder or
other party has been retained by it in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby and that no other fee or commission has been agreed by the
Company to be paid for or on account of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(n) No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will
be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual
intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Buyers and the Company have caused this
Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written
above.
COMPANY: THE CERTO GROUP CORP.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: President, Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman
*THE CERTO GROUP, LLC
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name:
Title:
* Solely with regard to the 5th Whereas Clause herein wherein The Certo Group
LLC is providing the Buyer a security interest in its assets pursuant to the
terms of the Subsidiary Security Agreement (as defined herein) and UCC-1 filed
in connection therewith.
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SCHEDULE I
SCHEDULE OF BUYERS
Address/Facsimile Amount of
Name Signature Number of Buyer Subscription
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Cornell Capital Partners, L.P. By: Yorkville Advisors, LLC 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx - Xxxxx 0000 $365,000
Its: Investment Manager Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Its: Portfolio Manager
With a copy to: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq. 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx - Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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