PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made as of the day of January, 2007 by and
among WPCS International Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and the Investors set forth on the signature pages affixed hereto (each an
“Investor” and collectively the “Investors”).
Recitals
A. The
Company and the Investors are executing and delivering this Agreement in
reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by the
provisions 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; and
B. The
Investors wish to purchase from the Company, and the Company wishes to sell
and
issue to the Investors, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement,
(i) an aggregate of up to 1,109,023 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par
value $0.0001 per share (together with any securities into which such shares
may
be reclassified the “Common Stock”), at purchase price of $9.10 per share;
and
C. Contemporaneous
with the sale of the Common Stock, the parties hereto will execute and deliver
a
Registration Rights Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the
“Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company will agree to
provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable
state securities laws.
In
consideration of the mutual promises made herein and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
the
parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
In
addition to those terms defined above and elsewhere in this Agreement, for
the
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set
forth below:
“Affiliate”
means,
with respect to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries Controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, such Person.
“Business
Day”
means
a
day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks in New York City are open
for the general transaction of business.
“Common
Stock Equivalents”
means
any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder
thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including without limitation,
any
debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is
at
any time convertible into or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder
thereof to receive, Common Stock.
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“Company’s
Knowledge”
means
the actual knowledge of the executive officers (as defined in Rule 405 under
the
0000 Xxx) of the Company, after due inquiry.
“Confidential
Information”
means
trade secrets, confidential information and know-how (including but not limited
to ideas, formulae, compositions, processes, procedures and techniques, research
and development information, computer program code, performance specifications,
support documentation, drawings, specifications, designs, business and marketing
plans, and customer and supplier lists and related information).
“Control”
(including the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” or “under common control
with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Effective
Date”
means
the date on which the initial Registration Statement (as defined in the
Registration Rights Agreement) is declared effective by the SEC.
“Effectiveness
Deadline”
means
the date on which the initial Registration Statement (as so defined) is required
to be declared effective by the SEC under the terms of the Registration Rights
Agreement.
“Intellectual
Property”
means
all of the following: (i) patents, patent applications, patent disclosures
and
inventions (whether or not patentable and whether or not reduced to practice);
(ii) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names, corporate names,
logos, slogans and Internet domain names, together with all goodwill associated
with each of the foregoing; (iii) copyrights and copyrightable works; (iv)
registrations, applications and renewals for any of the foregoing; and (v)
proprietary computer software (including but not limited to data, data bases
and
documentation).
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means
a
material adverse effect on (i) the assets, liabilities, results of operations,
condition (financial or otherwise), business, or prospects of the Company and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (ii) the ability of the Company to perform
its obligations under the Transaction Documents.
“Person”
means
an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust,
business trust, association, joint stock company, joint venture, sole
proprietorship, unincorporated organization, governmental authority or any
other
form of entity not specifically listed herein.
“Purchase
Price”
means
Ten Million Ninety Two Thousand One Hundred Nine Dollars and THIRTY cents
($10,092,109.30).
“SEC
Filings”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.6.
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“Registration
Statement”
has
the
meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
“Securities”
means
the Shares.
“Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock being purchased by the Investors
hereunder.
“Subsidiary”
of
any
Person means another Person, an amount of the voting securities, other voting
ownership or voting partnership interests of which is sufficient to elect at
least a majority of its Board of Directors or other governing body (or, if
there
are no such voting interests, 50% or more of the equity interests of which)
is
owned directly or indirectly by such first Person.
"Trading
Day" means (i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market,
or
(ii) if the Common Stock is not quoted on any Trading Market, a day on which
the
Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the Pink
Sheets, LLC (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions
of reporting prices); provided, that in the event that the Common Stock is
not
listed or quoted as set forth in (i) and (ii) hereof, then Trading Day shall
mean a Business Day.
“Transaction
Documents”
means
this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.
"VWAP"
means on any particular Trading Day or for any particular period, the volume
weighted average trading price per share of Common Stock on such date or for
such period as reported by the Bloomberg L.P., or by any successor performing
similar functions.
“1933
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“1934
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute,
and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
2. Purchase
and Sale of the Shares.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date, each of
the
Investors shall severally, and not jointly, purchase, and the Company shall
sell
and issue to the Investors, the Shares in the respective amounts set forth
opposite the Investors’ names on the signature pages attached hereto in exchange
for the Purchase Price as specified in Section 3 below.
3. Closing.
Upon
confirmation that the other conditions to closing specified herein have been
satisfied or duly waived by the Investors, the Company shall deliver a
certificate or certificates, registered in such name or names as the Investors
may designate, representing the Shares, with instructions that such certificates
are to be held for release to the Investors only upon payment in full of the
Purchase Price to the Company by all the Investors. Upon such receipt of the
certificates, each Investor shall promptly, but no more than one Business Day
thereafter, cause a wire transfer in same day funds to be sent to the account
of
the Company as instructed in writing by the Company, in an amount representing
such Investor’s pro rata portion of the Purchase Price as set forth on the
signature pages to this Agreement. On the date (the “Closing Date”) the Company
receives the Purchase Price, the certificates evidencing the Shares shall be
released to the Investors (the “Closing”). The Closing of the purchase and sale
of the Shares shall take place at the offices of Sichenzia Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
LLP, 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, or at such other
location and on such other date as the Company and the Investors shall mutually
agree.
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4. Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
The
Company hereby represents and warrants to the Investors that, except as set
forth in the schedules delivered herewith (collectively, the “Disclosure
Schedules”):
4.
1 Organization,
Good Standing and Qualification.
Each of
the Company and its Subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry
on
its business as now conducted and to own its properties. Each of the Company
and
its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation
and
is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business
or
its ownership or leasing of property makes such qualification or leasing
necessary unless the failure to so qualify has not and could not reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.2 Authorization.
The
Company has full power and authority and has taken all requisite action on
the
part of the Company, its officers, directors and stockholders necessary for
(i)
the authorization, execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, (ii)
authorization of the performance of all obligations of the Company hereunder
or
thereunder, and (iii) the authorization, issuance and delivery of the
Securities.
The
Transaction Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of
the
Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject
to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium
and
similar laws of general applicability, relating to or affecting creditors’
rights generally.
4.3 Capitalization.
Schedule
4.3
sets
forth (a) the authorized capital stock of the Company on the date hereof; (b)
the number of shares of capital stock issued and outstanding; (c) the number
of
shares of capital stock issuable pursuant to the Company’s stock plans; and (d)
the number of shares of capital stock issuable and reserved for issuance
pursuant to securities exercisable for, or convertible into or exchangeable
for
any shares of capital stock of the Company. All of the issued and outstanding
shares of the Company’s capital stock have been duly authorized and validly
issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of pre-emptive rights and
were
issued in full compliance with applicable state and federal securities law
and
any rights of third parties. Except as described on Schedule
4.3,
all of
the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary have
been
duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free
of
pre-emptive rights, were issued in full compliance with applicable state and
federal securities law and any rights of third parties and are owned by the
Company, beneficially and of record, subject to no lien, encumbrance or other
adverse claim. Except as described on Schedule
4.3,
no
Person is entitled to pre-emptive or similar statutory or contractual rights
with respect to any securities of the Company. Except as described on
Schedule
4.3,
there
are no outstanding warrants, options, convertible securities or other rights,
agreements or arrangements of any character under which the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries is or may be obligated to issue any equity securities of any
kind and except as contemplated by this Agreement, neither the Company nor
any
of its Subsidiaries is currently in negotiations for the issuance of any equity
securities of any kind. Except as described on Schedule
4.3
and
except for the Registration Rights Agreement, there are no voting agreements,
buy-sell agreements, option or right of first purchase agreements or other
agreements of any kind among the Company and any of the securityholders of
the
Company relating to the securities of the Company held by them. Except as
described on Schedule
4.3
and
except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, no Person has the
right
to require the Company to register any securities of the Company under the
1933
Act, whether on a demand basis or in connection with the registration of
securities of the Company for its own account or for the account of any other
Person.
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Except
as
described on Schedule
4.3,
the
issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder will not obligate the Company
to
issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any other Person (other
than
the Investors) and will not result in the adjustment of the exercise,
conversion, exchange or reset price of any outstanding security.
Except
as
described on Schedule
4.3,
the
Company does not have outstanding stockholder purchase rights or “poison pill”
or any similar arrangement in effect giving any Person the right to purchase
any
equity interest in the Company upon the occurrence of certain
events.
4.4 Valid
Issuance.
The
Shares have been duly and validly authorized and, when issued and paid for
pursuant to this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, and shall be free and clear of all encumbrances and restrictions
(other than those created by the Investors), except for restrictions on transfer
set forth in the Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable securities
laws.
4.5 Consents.
The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents,
the offer, issuance and sale of the Securities require no consent of, action
by
or in respect of, or filing with, any Person, governmental body, agency, or
official other than filings that have been made pursuant to applicable state
securities laws and post-sale filings pursuant to applicable state and federal
securities laws which the Company undertakes to file within the applicable
time
periods. Subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of each
Investor set forth in Section 5 hereof, the Company has taken all action
necessary to exempt (i) the issuance and sale of the Securities, and (ii) the
other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents from the provisions
of any shareholder rights plan or other “poison pill” arrangement, any
anti-takeover, business combination or control share law or statute binding
on
the Company or to which the Company or any of its assets and properties may
be
subject and any provision of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or
By-laws that is or could reasonably be expected to become applicable to the
Investors as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, including without
limitation, the issuance of the Securities and the ownership, disposition or
voting of the Securities by the Investors or the exercise of any right granted
to the Investors pursuant to this Agreement or the other Transaction
Documents.
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4.6 Delivery
of SEC Filings; Business.
The
Company has made available to the Investors through the XXXXX system, true
and
complete copies of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for
the fiscal year ended April 30, 2006 (the “10-KSB”), and all other reports filed
by the Company pursuant to the 1934 Act since the filing of the 10-KSB and
prior
to the date hereof (collectively, the “SEC Filings”). The SEC Filings are the
only filings required of the Company pursuant to the 1934 Act for such period.
The Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged in all material respects only
in
the business described in the SEC Filings and the SEC Filings contain a complete
and accurate description in all material respects of the business of the Company
and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
4.7 Use
of
Proceeds.
The net
proceeds of the sale of the Shares hereunder shall be used by the Company for
acquisitions, repayment of debt, working capital and general corporate
purposes.
4.8 No
Material Adverse Change.
Since
April 30, 2006, except as identified and described in the SEC Filings or as
described on Schedule
4.8,
there
has not been:
(i) any
change in the consolidated assets, liabilities, financial condition or operating
results of the Company from that reflected in the financial statements included
in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended October
31, 2006, except for changes in the ordinary course of business which have
not
and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect,
individually or in the aggregate;
(ii) any
declaration or payment of any dividend, or any authorization or payment of
any
distribution, on any of the capital stock of the Company, or any redemption
or
repurchase of any securities of the Company;
(iii) any
material damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance to
any
assets or properties of the Company or its Subsidiaries;
(iv) any
waiver, not in the ordinary course of business, by the Company or any Subsidiary
of a material right or of a material debt owed to it;
(v) any
satisfaction or discharge of any lien, claim or encumbrance or payment of any
obligation by the Company or a Subsidiary, except in the ordinary course of
business and which is not material to the assets, properties, financial
condition, operating results or business of the Company and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole (as such business is presently conducted and as it is proposed
to be conducted);
(vi) any
change or amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or by-laws,
or
material change to any material contract or arrangement by which the Company
or
any Subsidiary is bound or to which any of their respective assets or properties
is subject;
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(vii) any
material labor difficulties or labor union organizing activities with respect
to
employees of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(viii) any
material transaction entered into by the Company or a Subsidiary other than
in
the ordinary course of business;
(ix) the
loss
of the services of any key employee, or material change in the composition
or
duties of the senior management of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(x) the
loss
or threatened loss of any customer which has had or could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(xi) any
other
event or condition of any character that has had or could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.9 SEC
Filings.
At
the
time of filing thereof, the SEC Filings complied as to form in all material
respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and did not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in
order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. All SEC Filings required to be
made
during the two year period preceding the date hereof have been filed on a timely
basis
4.10 No
Conflict, Breach, Violation or Default.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and the issuance and sale of the Securities will not conflict with or result
in
a breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute
a
default under (i) the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or the Company’s
Bylaws, both as in effect on the date hereof (true and complete copies of which
have been made available to the Investors through the XXXXX system), or (ii)(a)
any statute, rule, regulation or order of any governmental agency or body or
any
court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company, any Subsidiary
or any of their respective assets or properties, or (b) any agreement or
instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which the
Company or a Subsidiary is bound or to which any of their respective assets
or
properties is subject.
4.11 Tax
Matters.
The
Company and each Subsidiary has timely prepared and filed all tax returns
required to have been filed by the Company or such Subsidiary with all
appropriate governmental agencies and timely paid all taxes shown thereon or
otherwise owed by it. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the
Company in respect of taxes for all fiscal periods are adequate in all material
respects, and there are no material unpaid assessments against the Company
or
any Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any basis for the assessment of
any additional taxes, penalties or interest for any fiscal period or audits
by
any federal, state or local taxing authority except for any assessment which
is
not material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. All taxes
and other assessments and levies that the Company or any Subsidiary is required
to withhold or to collect for payment have been duly withheld and collected
and
paid to the proper governmental entity or third party when due. There are no
tax
liens or claims pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against the
Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective assets or property. There
are no outstanding tax sharing agreements or other such arrangements between
the
Company and any Subsidiary or other corporation or entity.
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4.12 Title
to Properties.
Except
as disclosed in the SEC Filings, the Company and each Subsidiary has good and
marketable title to all real properties and all other properties and assets
owned by it, in each case free from liens, encumbrances and defects that would
materially affect the value thereof or materially interfere with the use made
or
currently planned to be made thereof by them; and except as disclosed in the
SEC
Filings, the Company and each Subsidiary holds any leased real or personal
property under valid and enforceable leases with no exceptions that would
materially interfere with the use made or currently planned to be made thereof
by them.
4.13 Certificates,
Authorities and Permits.
The
Company and each Subsidiary possess adequate certificates, authorities or
permits issued by appropriate governmental agencies or bodies necessary to
conduct the business now operated by it, and neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation
or
modification of any such certificate, authority or permit that, if determined
adversely to the Company or such Subsidiary, could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate.
4.14 No
Labor Disputes.
No
material labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary
exists or, to the Company’s Knowledge, is imminent.
4.15 Intellectual
Property.
(a) All
Intellectual Property of the Company and its Subsidiaries is currently in
compliance with all legal requirements (including timely filings, proofs and
payments of fees) and is valid and enforceable. No Intellectual Property of
the
Company or its Subsidiaries which is necessary for the conduct of Company’s and
each of its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted or as
currently proposed to be conducted has been or is now involved in any
cancellation, dispute or litigation, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no such
action is threatened. No patent of the Company or its Subsidiaries has been
or
is now involved in any interference, reissue, re-examination or opposition
proceeding.
(b) All
of
the licenses and sublicenses and consent, royalty or other agreements concerning
Intellectual Property which are necessary for the conduct of the Company’s and
each of its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted or as
currently proposed to be conducted to which the Company or any Subsidiary is
a
party or by which any of their assets are bound (other than generally
commercially available, non-custom, off-the-shelf software application programs
having a retail acquisition price of less than $10,000 per license)
(collectively, “License Agreements”) are valid and binding obligations of the
Company or its Subsidiaries that are parties thereto and, to the Company’s
Knowledge, the other parties thereto, enforceable in accordance with their
terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or
other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and
there exists no event or condition which will result in a material violation
or
breach of or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both)
a
default by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any such License
Agreement.
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(c) The
Company and its Subsidiaries own or have the valid right to use all of the
Intellectual Property that is necessary for the conduct of the Company’s and
each of its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted or as
currently proposed to be conducted and for the ownership, maintenance and
operation of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ properties and assets, free and
clear of all liens, encumbrances, adverse claims or obligations to license
all
such owned Intellectual Property and Confidential Information, other than
licenses entered into in the ordinary course of the Company’s and its
Subsidiaries’ businesses. The Company and its Subsidiaries have a valid and
enforceable right to use all third party Intellectual Property and Confidential
Information used or held for use in the respective businesses of the Company
and
its Subsidiaries.
(d) The
conduct of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ businesses as currently conducted
does not infringe or otherwise impair or conflict with (collectively,
“Infringe”) any Intellectual Property rights of any third party or any
confidentiality obligation owed to a third party, and, to the Company’s
Knowledge, the Intellectual Property and Confidential Information of the Company
and its Subsidiaries which are necessary for the conduct of Company’s and each
of its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted or as
currently proposed to be conducted are not being Infringed by any third party.
There is no litigation or order pending or outstanding or, to the Company’s
Knowledge, threatened or imminent, that seeks to limit or challenge or that
concerns the ownership, use, validity or enforceability of any Intellectual
Property or Confidential Information of the Company and its Subsidiaries and
the
Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ use of any Intellectual Property or Confidential
Information owned by a third party, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, there is no
valid basis for the same.
(e) The
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other
Transaction Documents will not result in the alteration, loss, impairment of
or
restriction on the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ ownership or right to
use any of the Intellectual Property or Confidential Information which is
necessary for the conduct of Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ respective
businesses as currently conducted or as currently proposed to be
conducted.
(f) The
Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable steps to protect the
Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ rights in their Intellectual Property and
Confidential Information. Each employee, consultant and contractor who has
had
access to Confidential Information which is necessary for the conduct of
Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently
conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted has executed an agreement
to
maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information and has executed
appropriate agreements that are substantially consistent with the Company’s
standard forms thereof. Except under confidentiality obligations, there has
been
no material disclosure of any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ Confidential
Information to any third party.
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4.16 Environmental
Matters.
Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any statute, rule, regulation,
decision or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic
or
foreign, relating to the use, disposal or release of hazardous or toxic
substances or relating to the protection or restoration of the environment
or
human exposure to hazardous or toxic substances (collectively, “Environmental
Laws”), owns or operates any real property contaminated with any substance that
is subject to any Environmental Laws, is liable for any off-site disposal or
contamination pursuant to any Environmental Laws, and is subject to any claim
relating to any Environmental Laws, which violation, contamination, liability
or
claim has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect,
individually or in the aggregate; and there is no pending or, to the Company’s
Knowledge, threatened investigation that might lead to such a
claim.
4.17 Litigation.
Except
as described on Schedule
4.17,
there
are no pending actions, suits or proceedings against or affecting the Company,
its Subsidiaries or any of its or their properties; and to the Company’s
Knowledge, no such actions, suits or proceedings are threatened or
contemplated.
4.18 Financial
Statements.
The
financial statements included in each SEC Filing present fairly, in all material
respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of the dates
shown and its consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods
shown, and such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with
United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent
basis (“GAAP”) (except as may be disclosed therein or in the notes thereto, and,
in the case of quarterly financial statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q under
the 1934 Act). Except as set forth in the financial statements of the Company
included in the SEC Filings filed prior to the date hereof, neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any liabilities, contingent or
otherwise, except those incurred in the ordinary course of business, consistent
(as to amount and nature) with past practices since the date of such financial
statements, none of which, individually or in the aggregate, have had or could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.19 Insurance
Coverage.
The
Company and each Subsidiary maintains in full force and effect insurance
coverage that is customary for comparably situated companies for the business
being conducted and properties owned or leased by the Company and each
Subsidiary, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance
coverage in an amount of not less than $1,000,000, and the Company reasonably
believes such insurance coverage to be adequate against all liabilities, claims
and risks against which it is customary for comparably situated companies to
insure.
4.20 Brokers
and Finders.
No
Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the
Company, any Subsidiary or an Investor for any commission, fee or other
compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered
into by or on behalf of the Company, other than as described in Schedule
4.20.
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4.21 No
Directed Selling Efforts or General Solicitation.
Neither
the Company nor any Person acting on its behalf has conducted any general
solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation
D) in
connection with the offer or sale of any of the Securities.
4.22 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 Company
security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that
would adversely affect reliance by the Company on Section 4(2) for the exemption
from registration for the transactions contemplated hereby or would require
registration of the Securities under the 1933 Act or any applicable shareholder
approval provisions of any trading market on which any of the securities of
the
Company are listed or designated (each, a “Trading Market”).
4.23 Private
Placement.
The
offer and sale of the Securities to the Investors as contemplated hereby is
exempt from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act.
4.24 Trading
Market. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not
contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market. The Company
has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any
Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to
the
effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance
requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is, and has no reason to
believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance
with all such listing and maintenance requirements.
4.25 Disclosure.
Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither
it
nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Investors
or
their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or
might constitute material, non-public information, except as such shall be
disclosed to the public within ten (10) days of the date hereof.
4.26 Solvency.
Based on the financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date, after
giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of
the
Securities hereunder, (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets
exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the
Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent
liabilities) as they mature; (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute
unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as
proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the
particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, and
projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof; and (iii)
the
current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would
receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account
all
anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or
in
respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The
Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts
as
they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable
on
or in respect of its debt). The Company has no knowledge of any facts or
circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization
or
liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction
within one year from the Closing Date. The
SEC Reports
set
forth as of the dates thereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness
of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary
has
commitments as of the date of such SEC Reports and neither the Company nor
any
Subsidiary has incurred material amounts of indebtedness since the date of
the
last SEC Report. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness”
means
(a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000
(other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business),
(b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect
of
Indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected
in
the Company’s balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by
endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar
transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (c) the present value
of
any lease payments in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be
capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.
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4.27 Accountants.
The Company’s accounting firm is set forth on Schedule
4.27.
To the knowledge and belief of the Company, such accounting firm (i) is a
registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act and (ii)
shall
express its opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included
in
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending April 30,
2007.
4.28 No
Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers.
There
are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated
by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants and lawyers
formerly or presently employed by the Company and the Company is current with
respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers.
4.29 Acknowledgment
Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and
agrees that each of the Investors is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s
length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions
contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Investor is
acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar
capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions
contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Investor or any of their
respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction
Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to
the
Investors’ purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to
each Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the
other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation
of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its
representatives.
4.30 Acknowledgement
Regarding Purchaser’s Trading Activity.
Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding
(except for Section 5.11 hereof), it is understood and acknowledged by the
Company (i) that none of the Investors have been asked to agree, nor has any
Investor agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short,
securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued
by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term; (ii) that
past
or future open market or other transactions by any Investor, including short
sales, and specifically including, without limitation, short sales or
“derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private
placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s
publicly-traded securities; (iii) that any Investor, and counter-parties in
“derivative” transactions to which any such Investor is a party, directly or
indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in the Common Stock, and (iv)
that each Investor shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control
over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction. The
Company further understands and acknowledges that (a) one or more Investors
may
engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the
Securities are outstanding, and (b) such hedging activities (if any) could
reduce the value of the existing stockholders' equity interests in the Company
at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The
Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not
constitute a breach of any of the Transaction Documents.
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4.31 Regulation
M Compliance.
The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has,
(i)
taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in
the
stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to
facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for,
purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the
Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for
soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company, other than,
in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Company’s
placement agent in connection with the placement of the Securities.
4.32 Form
S-3 Eligibility.
The Company is eligible to register the resale of the Securities for resale
by
the Investors on Form S-3 promulgated under the Securities Act.
4.33 Questionable
Payments.
Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any of
their respective current or former stockholders, directors, officers, employees,
agents or other Persons acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary,
has
on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary or in connection with their
respective businesses: (a) used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions,
gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity;
(b) made any direct or indirect unlawful payments to any governmental officials
or employees from corporate funds; (c) established or maintained any unlawful
or
unrecorded fund of corporate monies or other assets; (d) made any false or
fictitious entries on the books and records of the Company or any Subsidiary;
or
(e) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or
other unlawful payment of any nature.
4.34 Transactions
with Affiliates.
Except
as disclosed in the SEC Filings, none of the officers or directors of the
Company and, to the Company’s Knowledge, none of the employees of the Company is
presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other
than as holders of stock options and/or warrants, and 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 Company’s Knowledge, any 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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4.35 Internal
Controls.
The
Company is
in
material compliance with the provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002
currently applicable to the Company. The Company and
the
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, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with
management's general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded
accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable
intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
The
Company has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in 1934
Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the Company and designed such disclosure
controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the
Company, including the Subsidiaries, is made known to the certifying officers
by
others within those entities, particularly during the period in which the
Company’s most recently filed period report under the 1934 Act, as the case may
be, is being prepared. The Company's certifying officers have evaluated the
effectiveness of the Company's controls and procedures as of the end of the
period covered by the most recently filed periodic report under the 1934 Act
(such date, the "Evaluation Date"). The Company presented in its most recently
filed periodic report under the 1934 Act the conclusions of the certifying
officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures
based
on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date,
there
have been no significant changes in the Company's internal controls (as such
term is defined in Item 307(b) of Regulation S-K) or, to the Company's
Knowledge, in other factors that could significantly affect the Company's
internal controls. The Company maintains and will continue to maintain a
standard system of accounting established and administered in accordance with
GAAP and the applicable requirements of the 0000 Xxx.
4.36 Disclosures.
The
written materials delivered to the Investors in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents do not contain any untrue statement
of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make
the
statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading.
5. Representations
and Warranties of the Investors.
Each of
the Investors hereby severally, and not jointly, represents and warrants to
the
Company that:
5.1 Organization
and Existence.
Such
Investor is a validly existing corporation, limited partnership, trust or
limited liability company and has all requisite power and authority to invest
in
the Securities pursuant to this Agreement.
5.2 Authorization.
The
execution, delivery and performance by such Investor of the Transaction
Documents to which such Investor is a party have been duly authorized and will
each constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Investor,
enforceable against such Investor in accordance with their respective terms,
subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization,
moratorium and similar laws of general applicability, relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights generally.
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5.3 Purchase
Entirely for Own Account.
The
Securities to be received by such Investor hereunder will be acquired for such
Investor’s own account, not as nominee or agent, and not with a view to the
resale or distribution of any part thereof in violation of the 1933 Act, and
such Investor has no present intention of selling, granting any participation
in, or otherwise distributing the same in violation of the 1933 Act
without
prejudice, however, to such Investor’s right at all times to sell or otherwise
dispose of all or any part of such Securities in compliance with applicable
federal and state securities laws.
Nothing
contained herein shall be deemed a representation or warranty by such Investor
to hold the Securities for any period of time. Such
Investor
is not a broker-dealer registered with the SEC under the 1934 Act or an entity
engaged in a business that would require it to be so registered.
5.4 Investment
Experience.
Such
Investor acknowledges that it can bear the economic risk and complete loss
of
its investment in the Securities and has such knowledge and experience in
financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and
risks of the investment contemplated hereby.
5.5 Disclosure
of Information.
Such
Investor has had an opportunity to receive all information related to the
Company requested by it and to ask questions of and receive answers from the
Company regarding the Company, its business and the terms and conditions of
the
offering of the Securities. Such Investor acknowledges receipt of copies of
the
SEC Filings. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigation
conducted by such Investor shall modify, amend or affect such Investor’s right
to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement.
5.6 Restricted
Securities.
Such
Investor understands that the Securities are characterized as “restricted
securities” under the U.S. federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being
acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering
and
that under such laws and applicable regulations such securities may be resold
without registration under the 1933 Act only in certain limited
circumstances.
5.7 Legends.
It is
understood that, except as provided below, certificates evidencing the
Securities may bear the following or any similar legend:
(a) “The
securities represented hereby may not be transferred unless (i) such securities
have been registered for sale pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, (ii) such securities may be sold pursuant to Rule 144(k), or (iii)
the
Company has received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to it that
such transfer may lawfully be made without registration under the Securities
Act
of 1933 or qualification under applicable state securities laws.”
(b) If
required by the authorities of any state in connection with the issuance of
sale
of the Securities, the legend required by such state authority.
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5.8 Accredited
Investor.
Such
Investor is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation
D, as
amended, under the 0000 Xxx.
5.9 No
General Solicitation.
Such
Investor did not learn of the investment in the Securities as a result of any
public advertising or general solicitation.
5.10 Brokers
and Finders.
No
Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the
Company, any Subsidiary or an Investor for any commission, fee or other
compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered
into by or on behalf of such Investor.
5.11 Prohibited
Transactions.
During
the last thirty (30) days prior to the date hereof, neither such Investor nor
any Affiliate of such Investor which (x) had knowledge of the transactions
contemplated hereby, (y) has or shares discretion relating to such Investor’s
investments or trading or information concerning such Investor’s investments,
including in respect of the Securities, or (z) is subject to such Investor’s
review or input concerning such Affiliate’s investments or trading
(collectively, “Trading Affiliates”) has, directly or indirectly, effected or
agreed to effect any short sale, whether or not against the box, established
any
“put equivalent position” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under the 0000 Xxx) with
respect to the Common Stock, borrowed or pre-borrowed any shares of Common
Stock, or granted any other right (including, without limitation, any put or
call option) with respect to the Common Stock or with respect to any security
that includes, relates to or derived any significant part of its value from
the
Common Stock or otherwise sought to hedge its position in the Securities (each,
a “Prohibited Transaction”). Prior to the earliest to occur of (i) the
termination of this Agreement, (ii) the Effective Date or (iii) May31, 2007,
such Investor shall not, and shall cause its Trading Affiliates not to, engage,
directly or indirectly, in a Prohibited Transaction. Such Investor acknowledges
that the representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Section
5.11 are being made for the benefit of the Investors as well as the Company
and
that each of the other Investors shall have an independent right to assert
any
claims against such Investor arising out of any breach or violation of the
provisions of this Section 5.11.
6.
Conditions
to Closing.
6.1 Conditions
to the Investors’ Obligations.
The
obligation of each Investor to purchase the Shares at the Closing is subject
to
the fulfillment to such Investor’s satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing
Date, of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by such Investor
(as to itself only):
(a) The
representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 4 hereof qualified
as to materiality shall be true and correct at all times prior to and on the
Closing Date, except to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly
speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty
shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and, the representations
and
warranties made by the Company in Section 4 hereof not qualified as to
materiality shall be true and correct in all material respects at all times
prior to and on the Closing Date, except to the extent any such representation
or warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such
representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects
as
of such earlier date. The Company shall have performed in all material respects
all obligations and conditions herein required to be performed or observed
by it
on or prior to the Closing Date.
(b) The
Company shall have obtained any and all consents, permits, approvals,
registrations and waivers necessary or appropriate for consummation of the
purchase and sale of the Securities and the consummation of the other
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, all of which shall
be in
full force and effect.
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(c) The
Company shall have executed and delivered the Registration Rights
Agreement.
(d) No
judgment, writ, order, injunction, award or decree of or by any court, or judge,
justice or magistrate, including any bankruptcy court or judge, or any order
of
or by any governmental authority, shall have been issued, and no action or
proceeding shall have been instituted by any governmental authority, enjoining
or preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or in
the
other Transaction Documents.
(e) The
Company shall have delivered a Certificate, executed on behalf of the Company
by
its Chief Executive Officer or its Chief Financial Officer, dated as of the
Closing Date, certifying to the fulfillment of the conditions specified in
subsections (a), (b), (d) and (h) of this Section 6.1.
(f) The
Company shall have delivered a Certificate, executed on behalf of the Company
by
its Secretary, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying the resolutions adopted
by the Board of Directors of the Company approving the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the issuance of the
Securities, certifying the current versions of the Certificate of Incorporation
and Bylaws of the Company and certifying as to the signatures and authority
of
persons signing the Transaction Documents and related documents on behalf of
the
Company.
(g) The
Investors shall have received an opinion from Sichenzia Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
LLP, the Company's counsel, dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Investors and addressing such legal matters as
the
Investors may reasonably request.
(h) No
stop
order or suspension of trading shall have been imposed by Nasdaq, the SEC or
any
other governmental or regulatory body with respect to public trading in the
Common Stock.
6.2 Conditions
to Obligations of the Company.
The
Company's obligation to sell and issue the Shares at the Closing is subject
to
the fulfillment to the satisfaction of the Company on or prior to the Closing
Date of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by the
Company:
(a) The
representations and warranties made by the Investors in Section 5 hereof, other
than the representations and warranties contained in Sections 5.3, 5.4, 5.5,
5.6, 5.7, 5.8 and 5.9 (the “Investment Representations”), shall be true and
correct in all material respects when made, and shall be true and correct in
all
material respects on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if
they
had been made on and as of said date. The Investment Representations shall
be
true and correct in all respects when made, and shall be true and correct in
all
respects on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had
been
made on and as of said date. The Investors shall have performed in all material
respects all obligations and conditions herein required to be performed or
observed by them on or prior to the Closing Date.
(b) The
Investors shall have executed and delivered the Registration Rights
Agreement.
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(c) The
Investors shall have delivered the Purchase Price to the Company.
6.3 Termination
of Obligations to Effect Closing; Effects.
(a) The
obligations of the Company, on the one hand, and the Investors, on the other
hand, to effect the Closing shall terminate as follows:
(i) Upon
the
mutual written consent of the Company and the Investors;
(ii) By
the
Company if any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.2 shall have become
incapable of fulfillment, and shall not have been waived by the
Company;
(iii) By
an
Investor (with respect to itself only) if any of the conditions set forth in
Section 6.1 shall have become incapable of fulfillment, and shall not have
been
waived by the Investor; or
(iv) By
either
the Company or any Investor (with respect to itself only) if the Closing has
not
occurred on or prior to February 15, 2007;
provided,
however, that, except in the case of clause (i) or (iv) above, the party seeking
to terminate its obligation to effect the Closing shall not then be in breach
of
any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in
this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents if such breach has resulted
in
the circumstances giving rise to such party’s seeking to terminate its
obligation to effect the Closing.
(b) In
the
event of termination by the Company or any Investor of its obligations to effect
the Closing pursuant to this Section 6.3, written notice thereof shall forthwith
be given to the other Investors and the other Investors shall have the right
to
terminate their obligations to effect the Closing upon written notice to the
Company and the other Investors. Nothing in this Section 6.3 shall be deemed
to
release any party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms
and provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or to impair
the right of any party to compel specific performance by any other party of
its
obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction
Documents.
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7. Covenants
and Agreements of the Company.
7.1 Reports.
The
Company will furnish to such Investors and/or their assignees such information
relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries as from time to time may reasonably
be requested by such Investors and/or their assignees; provided, however, that
the Company shall not disclose material nonpublic information to the Investors,
or to advisors to or representatives of the Investors, unless prior to
disclosure of such information the Company identifies such information as being
material nonpublic information and provides the Investors, such advisors and
representatives with the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such material
nonpublic information for review and any Investor wishing to obtain such
information enters into an appropriate confidentiality agreement with the
Company with respect thereto.
7.2 No
Conflicting Agreements.
The
Company will not take any action, enter into any agreement or make any
commitment that would conflict or interfere in any material respect with the
Company’s obligations to the Investors under the Transaction
Documents.
7.3 Insurance.
The
Company shall not materially reduce the insurance coverages described in Section
4.19.
7.4 Compliance
with Laws.
The
Company will comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules,
regulations, orders and decrees of all governmental authorities.
7.5 Listing
of Underlying Shares and Related Matters.
Promptly following the Closing, the Company shall take all commercially
reasonable action to cause the Shares to be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market.
Further, if the Company applies to have its Common Stock or other securities
traded on any other principal stock exchange or market, it shall include in
such
application the Shares and will take such other action as is necessary to cause
such Common Stock to be so listed. The Company will use best efforts to effect
and continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global
Market and, in accordance, therewith, will use commercially reasonable efforts
to comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other
obligations under the bylaws or rules of such market or exchange, as
applicable.
7.6 Termination
of Covenants.
The
provisions of Sections 7.1 through 7.4 shall terminate and be of no further
force and effect on the date on which the Company’s obligations under the
Registration Rights Agreement to register or maintain the effectiveness of
any
registration covering the Registrable Securities (as such term is defined in
the
Registration Rights Agreement) shall terminate.
7.7 Removal
of Legends.
Upon
the earlier of (i) registration for resale pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement and receipt by the Company of the Investor’s written confirmation that
such Securities will not be disposed of except in compliance with the prospectus
delivery requirements of the 1933 Act or (ii) Rule 144(k) becoming available
the
Company shall, upon an Investor’s written request, promptly cause certificates
evidencing the Investor’s Securities to be replaced with certificates which do
not bear such restrictive legends. The Company shall be responsible for all
transfer agent fees or charges in connection with the removal of legends from
Share certificates. Unlegended certificates shall be delivered to the Investor
within three (3) business days of delivery of the certificates to the transfer
agent with a legend removal request, as such dates shall be evidenced by
overnight delivery service tracking information or receipts. In addition to
such
Investor’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to a Investor, in
cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of
Shares (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date such Securities are
submitted to the Transfer Agent) delivered for removal of the restrictive
legend, $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day five (5) Trading
Days after such damages have begun to accrue) for each Trading Day after the
3rd
Trading
Day that a certificate with a legend is delivered to the Company until such
certificate is delivered without a legend. Nothing herein shall limit such
Investor’s right to pursue actual damages for the Company’s failure to deliver
certificates representing any Securities as required by the Transaction
Documents, and such Investor 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.
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7.8 Integration.
The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise
negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities
Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a
manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the
sale
of the Securities to the Purchasers or that would be integrated with the offer
or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any
Trading Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to the
closing of such other transaction unless shareholder approval is obtained before
the closing of such subsequent transaction.
7.9 Capital
Changes.
Until the one year anniversary of the date of this Agreement, the Company shall
not undertake a reverse or forward stock split or reclassification of the Common
Stock without the prior written consent of the Investors holding a majority
in
interest of the Shares then held by the Investors.
8. Survival
and Indemnification.
8.1 Survival.
The
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this
Agreement shall survive the Closing of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
8.2 Indemnification.
The
Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Investor and its Affiliates
and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against
any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including without
limitation reasonable attorney fees and disbursements and other expenses
incurred in connection with investigating, preparing or defending any action,
claim or proceeding, pending or threatened and the costs of enforcement thereof)
(collectively, “Losses”) to which such Person may become subject as a result of
any breach of representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by or to
be
performed on the part of the Company under the Transaction Documents, and will
reimburse any such Person for all such amounts as they are incurred by such
Person.
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8.3 Conduct
of Indemnification Proceedings.
Promptly
after receipt by any Person (the “Indemnified
Person”) of notice of any demand, claim or circumstances which would or might
give rise to a claim or the commencement of any action, proceeding or
investigation in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section
8.2, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify the Company in writing and
the Company shall assume the defense thereof, including the employment of
counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, and shall assume
the
payment of all fees and expenses; provided,
however, that
the
failure of any Indemnified Person so to notify the Company shall not relieve
the
Company of its obligations hereunder except to the extent that the Company
is
materially prejudiced by such failure to notify. In any such proceeding, any
Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the
fees
and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person
unless: (i) the Company and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed
to
the retention of such counsel; or (ii) in the reasonable judgment of counsel
to
such Indemnified Person representation of both parties by the same counsel
would
be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them.
The Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected
without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
but if settled with such consent, or if there be a final judgment for the
plaintiff, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless such Indemnified Person
from and against any loss or liability (to the extent stated above) by reason
of
such settlement or judgment. Without the prior written consent of the
Indemnified Person, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, the
Company shall not effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding
in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and
indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless
such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person
from all liability arising out of such proceeding.
9. Miscellaneous.
9.1 Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement may not be assigned by a party hereto without the prior written
consent of the Company or the Investors, as applicable, provided, however,
that
an Investor may assign its rights and delegate its duties hereunder in whole
or
in part to an Affiliate or to a third party acquiring some or all of its
Securities in a private transaction without the prior written consent of the
Company or the other Investors, after notice duly given by such Investor to
the
Company and the other Investors, provided, that no such assignment or obligation
shall affect the obligations of such Investor hereunder. The provisions of
this
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective
permitted successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement,
express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties
hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies,
obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as
expressly provided in this Agreement.
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9.2 Counterparts;
Faxes.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the
same
instrument. This Agreement may also be executed via facsimile, which shall
be
deemed an original.
9.3 Titles
and Subtitles.
The
titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and
are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this
Agreement.
9.4 Notices.
Unless
otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall
be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given as hereinafter
described (i) if given by personal delivery, then such notice shall be deemed
given upon such delivery, (ii) if given by telex or telecopier, then such notice
shall be deemed given upon receipt of confirmation of complete transmittal,
(iii) if given by mail, then such notice shall be deemed given upon the earlier
of (A) receipt of such notice by the recipient or (B) three days after such
notice is deposited in first class mail, postage prepaid, and (iv) if given
by
an internationally recognized overnight air courier, then such notice shall
be
deemed given one business day after delivery to such carrier. All notices shall
be addressed to the party to be notified at the address as follows, or at such
other address as such party may designate by ten days’ advance written notice to
the other party:
If
to the
Company:
WPCS
International Incorporated
Xxx
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Heater, CFO
Fax: 000.000.0000
With
a
copy to:
Sichenzia
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxx, Esq.
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
If
to the
Investors:
to
the
addresses set forth on the signature pages hereto.
9.5 Expenses.
The
parties hereto shall pay their own costs and expenses in connection herewith.
In
the event that legal proceedings are commenced by any party to this Agreement
against another party to this Agreement in connection with this Agreement or
the
other Transaction Documents, the party or parties which do not prevail in such
proceedings shall severally, but not jointly, pay their pro rata share of the
reasonable attorneys’ fees and other reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses
incurred by the prevailing party in such proceedings.
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9.6 Amendments
and Waivers.
Any
term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this
Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either
retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company
and the Investors. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this
paragraph shall be binding upon each holder of any Securities purchased under
this Agreement at the time outstanding, each future holder of all such
Securities, and the Company.
9.7 Publicity.
Except
as set forth below, no public release or announcement concerning the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be issued by the Company or the Investors
without the prior consent of the Company (in the case of a release or
announcement by the Investors) or the Investors (in the case of a release or
announcement by the Company) (which consents shall not be unreasonably
withheld), except as such release or announcement may be required by law or
the
applicable rules or regulations of any securities exchange or securities market,
in which case the Company or the Investors, as the case may be, shall allow
the
Investors or the Company, as applicable, to the extent reasonably practicable
in
the circumstances, reasonable time to comment on such release or announcement
in
advance of such issuance. By 8:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the trading
day
immediately following the Closing Date, the Company shall issue a press release
disclosing the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
No later than the third trading day following the Closing Date, the Company
will
file a Current Report on Form 8-K attaching the press release described in
the
foregoing sentence as well as copies of the Transaction Documents. In addition,
the Company will make such other filings and notices in the manner and time
required by the SEC. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not
publicly disclose the name of any Investor, or include the name of any Investor
in any filing with the SEC (other than the Registration Statement and any
exhibits to filings made in respect of this transaction in accordance with
periodic filing requirements under the 0000 Xxx) or any regulatory agency or
Nasdaq, without the prior written consent of such Investor, except to the extent
such disclosure is required by law or trading market regulations, in which
case
the Company shall provide the Investors with prior notice of such
disclosure.
9.8 Severability.
Any
provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof but shall be interpreted as if it were written so as to be
enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and any such
prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or
render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent
permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law
which
renders any provision hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any
respect.
9.9 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement, including the Exhibits and the Disclosure Schedules, and the other
Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereof
with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior
agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
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9.10 Further
Assurances.
The
parties shall execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents
and
take all such other actions as may reasonably be required to carry out the
transactions contemplated hereby and to evidence the fulfillment of the
agreements herein contained.
9.11 Governing
Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal
laws of the State of New York without regard to the choice of law principles
thereof. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in New York County
and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
for
the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising
out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of
process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served
on
each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified
for
the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto
irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit,
action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. Each party hereto
irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action
or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that
any
such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought
in an
inconvenient forum. EACH
OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN
CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.
9.12 Independent
Nature of Investors' Obligations and Rights.
The
obligations of each Investor under any Transaction Document are several and
not
joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and no Investor shall be
responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other
Investor under any Transaction Document. The decision of each Investor to
purchase Securities pursuant to the Transaction Documents has been made by
such
Investor independently of any other Investor. Nothing contained herein or in
any
Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant thereto,
shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association,
a
joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the
Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such
obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
Each
Investor acknowledges that no other Investor has acted as agent for such
Investor in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no Investor
will be acting as agent of such Investor in connection with monitoring its
investment in the Securities or enforcing its rights under the Transaction
Documents. Each Investor shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce
its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this
Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be
necessary for any other Investor to be joined as an additional party in any
proceeding for such purpose. The Company acknowledges that each of the Investors
has been provided with the same Transaction Documents for the purpose of closing
a transaction with multiple Investors and not because it was required or
requested to do so by any Investor.
[signature
page follows]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly
authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above
written.
| The Company: | WPCS INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED | |
| |
|
|
| By: | /s/ | |
|
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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|
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
|
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement
to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date
first indicated above.
Name
of
Investing Entity or Person:
________________________________________
Signature
of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:
__________________________
Name
of
Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________
Title
of
Authorized Signatory: _____________________________________________
Email
Address of Authorized
Signatory:______________________________________
Tax
ID
number of Investing Entity or
Person:__________________________________
Address
for Notice of Investing Entity or Person:
Address
for Delivery of Securities for Investing Entity or Person (if not same as
above):
Subscription
Amount:________________________________
