SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN FUELCELL ENERGY, INC. AND POSCO POWER FEBRUARY 7, 2007
[Execution
Copy]
BY
AND BETWEEN
FUELCELL
ENERGY, INC.
AND
POSCO
POWER
FEBRUARY
7, 2007
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
1
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PURCHASE
AND SALE OF SECURITIES
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1
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1.1
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Purchase
and Sale of Securities
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1.2
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Payment
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1.3
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Adjustment
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2
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1.4
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Closing
Date
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1.5
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Additional
Purchaser Deliveries at the Closing
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2
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1.6
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Additional
Company Deliveries at the Closing
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2
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ARTICLE
2
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
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3
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2.1
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Organization
and Qualification
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3
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2.2
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Authorization;
Enforcement
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3
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2.3
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Capitalization.
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3
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2.4
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Issuance
of Shares
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4
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2.5
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No
Conflicts; Government Consents and Permits
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2.6
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SEC
Documents, Financial Statements
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5
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2.7
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Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
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2.8
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Accounting
Controls
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2.9
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Absence
of Litigation
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2.10
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Intellectual
Property Rights
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2.11
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No
Material Adverse Change
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2.12
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Taxes
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2.13
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Real
and Personal Property
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2.14
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Material
Contracts
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2.15
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Employee
Benefit Plans; Employee Matters
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2.16
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Environmental
Laws
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2.17
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Compliance
with Law
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2.18
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Insurance
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2.19
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Foreign
Corrupt Practices
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10
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2.20
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Related
Party Transactions
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10
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2.21
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No
Integration; General Solicitation
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10
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2.22
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No
Registration Rights
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2.23
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NASDAQ
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2.24
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Investment
Company
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2.25
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Acknowledgment
Regarding Purchaser’s Purchase of Shares
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2.26
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Accountants
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11
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2.27
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Takeover
Provision
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2.28
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No
Manipulation of Stock
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12
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2.29
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Form
S-3 Eligibility
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12
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2.30
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Vote
Required
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12
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2.31
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Board
Approval
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2.32
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Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act
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2.33
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Books
and Records
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12
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2.34
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Transfer
Taxes
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12
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2.35
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Fees
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ARTICLE
3
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PURCHASER’S
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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3.1
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Investment
Purpose
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3.2
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Purchaser
Status; Questionnaires
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3.3
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Reliance
on Exemptions
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3.4
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Information
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3.5
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Acknowledgement
of Risk
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3.6
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Governmental
Review
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3.7
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Transfer
or Resale
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3.8
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Legends
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3.9
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Authorization;
Enforcement
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3.10
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Residency
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3.11
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No
Short Sales
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3.12
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Brokers
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3.13
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Additional
Representations by Non-US Person
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ARTICLE
4
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COVENANTS
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4.1
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Reporting
Status and Public Information
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4.2
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Financial
Information
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4.3
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Securities
Laws Disclosure; Publicity
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4.4
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Covenants
Pending Closing
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4.5
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Limits
on Additional Issuances
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4.6
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Sales
by Purchaser
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4.7
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Further
Assurances
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4.8
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Consents
and Approvals
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4.9
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No
Solicitation
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4.10
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Form
D and Blue Sky
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4.11
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Efforts
to Satisfy Conditions
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4.12
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Use
of Proceeds
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4.13
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Expenses
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ARTICLE
5
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CONDITIONS
TO CLOSING
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5.1
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Conditions
to Obligations of the Company
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5.2
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Conditions
to Purchaser’s Obligations at the Closing
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ARTICLE
6
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REGISTRATION
RIGHTS
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6.1
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Mandatory
Registration
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6.2
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Demand
Registrations
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6.3
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Piggy-Back
Registrations
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6.4
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Ineligibility
for Form S-3
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6.5
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Failure
to File, Obtain and Maintain Effectiveness of Registration
Statement
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6.6
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Related
Obligations
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6.7
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Obligations
of the Holder
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6.8
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Expenses
of Xxxxxxxxxxxx
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6.9
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Indemnification
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6.10
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Assignment
and Transfer
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6.11
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Amendment
and Waiver of Registration Rights
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6.12
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Lock-Up
Period
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ARTICLE
7
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MISCELLANEOUS
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7.1
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Termination
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7.2
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Effect
of Termination
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7.3
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Governing
Law; Jurisdiction
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7.4
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Counterparts;
Signatures by Facsimile
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7.5
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Headings
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7.6
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Severability
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7.7
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Entire
Agreement; Amendments; Waiver
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7.8
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Notices
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7.9
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Successors
and Assigns
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7.10
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Third
Party Beneficiaries
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7.11
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No
Strict Construction
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7.12
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Equitable
Relief
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7.13
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Survival
of Representations and Warranties
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7.14
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Limitation
on Enforcement of Remedies
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7.15
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Aggregation
of Stock
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7.16
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Reproduction
of Documents
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7.17
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Lost,
etc. Certificates Evidencing Shares; Exchange
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7.18
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Draftsmanship
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SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”),
dated
and effective as of February 7, 2007, is made by and between FUELCELL ENERGY,
INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and
POSCO POWER, a Korean corporation, together with its permitted transferee (the
“Purchaser”).
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings given
to them in Exhibit
A.
RECITALS:
A. The
Company and the Purchaser are executing and delivering this Agreement in
reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section
4(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation D under the Securities Act or
Regulation S thereunder.
B. The
Purchaser desires to purchase and the Company desires to sell, subject to the
terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, up to a maximum of $29,000,000
of
Common Stock.
C. As
set
forth herein, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights
with
respect to the Shares under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws.
D. Simultaneously
herewith, the parties have entered into the Alliance Agreement and the
Technology Transfer Agreement.
AGREEMENT
In
consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are
hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchaser hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
1
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF SECURITIES
1.1 Purchase
and Sale of Securities.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and to the conditions
set forth herein, and in reliance upon the Company’s and the Purchaser’s
representations set forth herein, at the Closing, the Company will issue and
sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser will purchase from the Company the
number of shares of Common Stock that would result in the Purchaser owning,
after giving effect to such purchase, up to a maximum of $29,000,000 (each
a
“Share”
and
collectively, the “Shares”),
free
and clear of any Liens. At the Closing, the Purchaser shall pay the Company,
as
consideration for the Shares, cash in an amount equal to the product of (i)
the
number of Shares and (ii) the Per Share Purchase Price (the “Purchase
Price”).
The
“Per
Share Purchase Price”
shall
be equal to (i) if the Market Price is less than $8.33 per share of Common
Stock, the product of the Market Price and 1.2, (ii) if the Market Price is
between $8.33 per share of Common Stock and $10.00 per share of Common Stock,
$10.00 and (iii) if the Market Price is above $10.00 per share of Common Stock,
the Market Price. The “Market
Price”
shall
be equal to the average of the respective last sale prices per share of Common
Stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market (“NASDAQ”)
on the
twenty (20) most recent trading days prior to the date hereof.
1.2 Payment.
At the
Closing, the Purchaser shall pay the Purchase Price by wire transfer of
immediately available funds, in US dollars, in accordance with wire instructions
provided by the Company to the Purchaser at least three (3) Business Days prior
to the Closing. The Company will instruct its transfer agent to deliver to
the
Purchaser at Closing a certificate evidencing the Shares registered in the
name
of the Purchaser, or in the name of a nominee designated by the Purchaser,
against delivery of the Purchase Price on the Closing Date.
1.3 Adjustment.
The
number of Shares to be purchased by the Purchaser at the Closing pursuant to
Sections
1.1
and
1.2
and the
Purchase Price shall be proportionately adjusted for any subdivision or
combination of Common Stock (by stock split, reverse stock split, dividend,
reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise).
1.4 Closing
Date.
The
closing of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”)
will
take place on the date to be specified by the parties, which shall be a date
following the day on which the last of the conditions set forth in Article
5
shall
have been satisfied or waived (excluding conditions that, by their nature,
cannot be satisfied until the Closing Date), unless this Agreement has been
terminated pursuant to its terms or unless another time or date for the Closing
is agreed to in writing by the Company and the Purchaser (the actual time and
date of the Closing being referred to herein as the “Closing
Date”);
provided
that the
Closing Date shall be no earlier than the fifth Business Day after the date
on
which the “Effective Date” as defined in the Alliance Agreement shall have
occurred. The Closing will be held at the offices of Sidley Austin LLP, 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx or at such other time and place as shall
be
agreed upon by the Company and the Purchaser. At the Closing, the Company and
the Purchaser shall make certain deliveries, as specified in Sections
1.2,
1.5
and
1.6,
and all
such deliveries, regardless of chronological sequence, shall be deemed to occur
contemporaneously and simultaneously on the occurrence of the last delivery
and
none of such deliveries shall be effective until the last of the same has
occurred.
1.5 Additional
Purchaser Deliveries at the Closing.
At the
Closing, the Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, subject to Section
1.2:
(i) the
Alliance Agreement and the Technology Transfer Agreement duly executed by the
Purchaser; and (ii) the certificates, agreements, instruments and other
documents referred to in Section
5.1.
1.6 Additional
Company Deliveries at the Closing.
At the
Closing, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser, subject to Section
1.2:
(i) the
Alliance Agreement and the Technology Transfer Agreement duly executed by the
Company; and (ii) the certificates, opinions, agreements, instruments and other
documents referred to in Section
5.2.
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ARTICLE
2
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except
as
specifically contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth in the Disclosure
Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof, the Company
hereby represents and warrants as follows:
2.1 Organization
and Qualification.
The
Company is duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware, with full corporate power and authority to
conduct its business as currently conducted as disclosed in the SEC Documents.
Each of the Company’s Subsidiaries is duly formed, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, with
full corporate power and authority to conduct its business as currently
conducted. The Company owns all of the capital stock or membership interests
of
each Subsidiary free and clear of any and all Liens, and all of the outstanding
shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully
paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights. The Company
and
each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted
by
it or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where
the
failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not
be
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect and, to the Company’s
knowledge, no proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking,
limiting or curtailing, or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail, such corporate
power and authority or qualification.
2.2 Authorization;
Enforcement.
The
Company has all requisite corporate power and corporate authority to enter
into
and to perform its obligations under this Agreement (and each of the other
agreements entered into by the parties hereto in connection with the Offering,
including the Alliance Agreement and the Technology Transfer Agreement)
(collectively, the “Related
Agreements”),
to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to issue the
Shares in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement and the Related Agreements by the Company
and
the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
in
accordance with the respective terms hereof and thereof (including the issuance
of the Shares) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate proceedings
on the part of the Company. This Agreement and the Related Agreements have
been
duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms
hereof and thereof, will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of
the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective
terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, or moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’
and contracting parties’ rights generally and except as enforceability may be
subject to general principles of equity and except as rights to indemnity and
contribution may be limited by applicable laws or public policy underlying
such
laws.
2.3 Capitalization.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 150,000,000 shares of its
Common Stock and 250,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share
(the “Preferred
Stock”).
As of
the date hereof, the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Company consisted of 53,250,484 shares of Common Stock and 64,120 shares of
Preferred Stock.
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(b) All
the
outstanding shares of capital stock of Common Stock have been duly and validly
issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, and were issued in accordance
with
the registration or qualification requirements of the Securities Act and any
relevant state securities laws or pursuant to valid exemptions therefrom.
(c) On
the
Closing Date, except as disclosed in the SEC Documents or on Section
2.3
of the
Disclosure Schedules, there will be no shares of Common Stock or any other
equity security of the Company issuable upon conversion, exchange or exercise
of
any security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor will there be any
rights, options, calls or warrants outstanding or other agreements to acquire
shares of Common Stock or capital stock of any Subsidiary nor will the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries be contractually obligated to purchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any of their respective outstanding shares. Except as
disclosed in the SEC Documents, no stockholder of the Company is entitled to
any
preemptive or similar rights to subscribe for shares of capital stock of the
Company and no stockholder of the Company has any rights, contractual or
otherwise, to designate members of the Company’s Board of Directors (the
“Board”),
other
than in accordance with the DGCL. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents,
there are no stockholder, voting or other agreements relating to the rights
and
obligations of the Company’s stockholders.
(d) The
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate
of Incorporation”),
as in
effect on the date hereof, and the Company’s Bylaws (the “Bylaws”)
as in
effect on the date hereof, are each filed as exhibits to the SEC Documents.
2.4 Issuance
of Shares.
The
Shares are duly authorized and, upon issuance, sale and delivery as contemplated
by this Agreement, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable securities of the Company, free and clear of any and all Liens,
other than restrictions on transfer imposed by federal or state securities
laws.
Assuming the accuracy of all representations and warranties of the Purchaser
set
out in Article
3,
the
offer and issuance by the Company of the Shares is exempt from registration
under the Securities Act and all applicable “blue sky” laws.
2.5 No
Conflicts; Government Consents and Permits.
(a) The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Related Agreements
by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby (including the issuance of the Shares) will
not
(i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of its Certificate
of Incorporation or Bylaws; (ii) except as described or referred to in
Section
2.5(a)
of the
Disclosure Schedules, violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any
provision of, 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
notice, consent, termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any
agreement, indenture, or instrument to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) subject to receipt of the Required Approvals,
result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
(including United States federal and state securities laws and regulations
and
regulations of any self-regulatory organizations to which the Company or its
securities are subject) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) only, for such conflicts, breaches,
defaults and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in
Section
2.5(a)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the Related Agreements by the Company and the consummation by
the
Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the
issuance of the Shares) will not be deemed a change of control under any
agreement, instrument or indenture to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party.
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(b) 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 or any
regulatory or self regulatory agency in order for it to execute, deliver or
perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or any of the Related
Documents in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, or to issue and
sell
the Shares in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, other than such
as
have been made or obtained, and except for (i) the registration of the Shares
under the Securities Act pursuant to Section
6
hereof,
(ii) any filings required to be made under U.S. federal or state or foreign
securities laws, or (iii) any filings or notifications required by NASDAQ
(collectively, the “Required
Approvals”).
(c) Each
of
the Company and its Subsidiaries have all franchises, permits, licenses, and
any
similar authority necessary for the conduct of its business as now being
conducted by it as described in the SEC Documents, except for such franchise,
permit, license or similar authority, the lack of which would not, individually
or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect
(“Material
Permits”).
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any actual notice
of any proceeding relating to revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
2.6 SEC
Documents, Financial Statements.
The
Company has filed all reports required to be filed by it under the Securities
Act and the Exchange Act (all of the foregoing filed at least ten (10) days
prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial
statements and schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits)
incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to as the
“SEC
Documents”)
on a
timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has
filed any such SEC Document prior to the expiration of any such extension.
The
Company has delivered to the Purchaser or its respective representatives true,
correct and complete copies of SEC Documents not available on the XXXXX system
dated after January 1, 2007. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents
complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act
or
the Securities Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of the
SEC
promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC
Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to
be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light
of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their
respective dates, the Financial Statements and the related notes complied as
to
form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the
published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. The Financial
Statements and the related notes have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, consistently
applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated
in the Financial Statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of
unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may not include footnotes,
may
be condensed or summary statements or may conform to the SEC’s rules and
instructions for Reports on Form 10-Q) and fairly present in all material
respects the consolidated financial position of the Company as of the dates
thereof and the consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for the
periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal
year-end audit adjustments).
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2.7 Disclosure
Controls and Procedures.
The
Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) that are effective in
all
material respects to ensure that material information relating to the Company,
including any consolidated Subsidiaries, is made known to its chief executive
officer and chief financial officer by others within those entities. 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 quarterly or annual periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date,
the
“Evaluation
Date”).
The
Company presented in its most recently filed quarterly or annual periodic report
under the Exchange 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 under the Exchange Act) or, to the
Company’s knowledge, in other factors that could significantly affect the
Company’s internal controls.
2.8 Accounting
Controls.
The
Company maintains a system of accounting controls sufficient to provide
reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorization, (ii) transactions are recorded
as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the United States and
to
maintain accountability for assets, (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 existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.
2.9 Absence
of Litigation.
Except
as disclosed in the SEC Documents, there is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency,
self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the Company’s knowledge,
threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that if determined
adversely to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries would be reasonably likely
to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, nor any director or officer thereof is, or within the last ten
years has been, the subject of any action involving a claim of violation of
or
liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of
fiduciary duty relating to the Company. There has not been, and to the knowledge
of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by
the
SEC involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any director or officer
thereof. The Company has not received any stop order or other order suspending
the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company under
the
Exchange Act or the Securities Act and, to the Company’s knowledge, the SEC has
not issued any such order.
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2.10 Intellectual
Property Rights.
(a) The
Company and its Subsidiaries own, or have sufficient rights to use and otherwise
exercise and exploit and license, all patents, patent applications, trademarks,
trademark applications, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and
other similar rights necessary or material for use in connection with (or
otherwise used or anticipated to be used in) their respective businesses as
currently being conducted as described in the SEC Documents, as previously
conducted and as proposed to be conducted (collectively, the “Intellectual
Property Rights”),
except where the failure to own or license such Intellectual Property Rights
would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, neither
the
Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice (including any offer of
a
license) that any past, current or proposed activity of (or any Intellectual
Property Rights used, exploited or exercised by) the Company or any Subsidiary
may violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person and neither has any reason
to anticipate that any such notice may be forthcoming (or that there is or
may
be any basis therefor). Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, to the
knowledge of the Company, all of the Intellectual Property Rights are
enforceable and there is no existing or expected infringement (or challenge)
by
another Person of (or to) any of the Intellectual Property Rights. To the
Company’s knowledge, no present or former employee, officer or director of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or agent or outside contractor of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, holds any right, title or interest, directly
or indirectly, in whole or in part, in or to any Intellectual Property Rights,
except those formally assigned or transferred to the Company by such employees.
The Company does not believe it is or will be necessary to utilize any
inventions of any of its employees (or people it currently intends to hire)
made
prior to their employment by the Company, except those formally assigned or
transferred to the Company by such employees.
(b) To
the
Company’s knowledge: (i) no trade secret of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has been used, disclosed or appropriated to the detriment of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of any Person other than
the
Company or its Subsidiaries; and (ii) no employee, independent contractor or
agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has misappropriated any trade
secrets or other confidential information of any other Person in the course
of
the performance of his or her duties as an employee, independent contractor
or
agent of the Company or its Subsidiaries, except in the cases of clauses (i)
and
(ii) as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
2.11 No
Material Adverse Change.
Since
October 31, 2006, except as disclosed in the SEC Documents or has occurred
in
the ordinary course of business, there has been no (i) change, circumstance,
development or event which, individually or in the aggregate, is reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) declaration, setting aside or
payment of any dividend or other distribution with respect to the capital stock
of the Company, (iii) issuance of capital stock (other than pursuant to (1)
the
exercise of options, warrants, or convertible securities outstanding at such
date or (2) employee benefit plans) or options, warrants or rights to acquire
capital stock (other than the rights granted (1) to the Purchaser hereunder
or
(2) pursuant to employee benefit plans), (iv) material loss, destruction or
damage to any property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether or
not
insured, (v) acceleration of any indebtedness for borrowed money or the
refunding of any such indebtedness, (vi) labor trouble involving the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any material change in their personnel
or
the terms and conditions of employment, (vii) waiver of any valuable right
in
favor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (viii) loan or extension of
credit to any officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to any
employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in an amount in excess of
$25,000 or (ix) acquisition or disposition of any material assets (or any
contract or arrangement therefor), or any other material transaction by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries otherwise than for fair value in the ordinary
course of business. The Company has not taken any steps to seek protection
pursuant to any bankruptcy law nor does the Company have any knowledge or reason
to believe that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy
proceedings.
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2.12 Taxes.
The
Company and its Subsidiaries have filed (or have obtained an extension of time
within which to file) all necessary federal, state and foreign income and
franchise tax returns and has paid all taxes shown as due on such tax returns,
except where the failure to so file or the failure to so pay would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the
Company and its Subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with all
applicable legal requirements relating to the payment and withholding of taxes
and, within the time and in the manner prescribed by law, has withheld from
wages, fees and other payments and paid over to the proper governmental or
regulatory authorities all amounts required.
2.13 Real
and Personal Property.
The
Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to, or have valid
rights to lease or otherwise use, all items of real and personal property that
are material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, free and
clear
of all liens, encumbrances, claims and defects and imperfections of title except
those that (i) do not materially interfere with the use of such property by
the
Company and its Subsidiaries or (ii) would not, individually or in the
aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
2.14 Material
Contracts.
(a) Except
for contracts filed as exhibits to the SEC Documents (“Material
Contracts”)
and
except for this Agreement and the Related Agreements, the Company does not
have
any agreements, contracts and commitments that are material to the business,
financial condition, assets, prospects or operations of the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries that would be required to be filed under the Exchange
Act.
(b) The
Company is not in material default under or in violation of, nor to the
Company’s knowledge, is there any valid basis for any claim of default under or
violation of, any Material Contract.
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(c) All
agreements, contracts and commitments required to be filed by the Company under
the Exchange Act or the Securities Act have been filed in a timely manner with
the SEC.
2.15 Employee
Benefit Plans; Employee Matters.
The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Related
Agreements will not (i) entitle any current or former employee or other service
provider of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to severance benefits or
any
other payment, compensation or benefit (including forgiveness of indebtedness),
except as expressly provided by this Agreement, or (ii) accelerate the time
of
payment or vesting, or increase the amount of compensation or benefit due any
such employee or service provider, alone or in conjunction with any other
possible event (including termination of employment). The Company and its
Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all currently
applicable laws and regulations respecting employment, discrimination in
employment, terms and conditions of employment, wages, hours and occupational
safety and health and employment practices, and is not engaged in any unfair
labor practice. To the Company’s knowledge, no employees of the Company or its
Subsidiaries are in material violation of any term of any material employment
contract, patent disclosure agreement, noncompetition agreement, or any
restrictive covenant to a former employer relating to the right of any such
employee to be employed by the Company (or its Subsidiaries) because of the
nature of the business conducted or presently proposed to be conducted by the
Company or its Subsidiaries or to the use of trade secrets or proprietary
information of others. No key employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
has given written notice to the Company or its Subsidiaries, and the Company
is
not otherwise aware, that any such key employee intends to terminate his or
her
employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
2.16 Environmental
Laws.
The
Company is not in violation of any applicable statute, law or regulation
relating to the environment or occupational health and safety, violation of
which would, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have
a
Material Adverse Effect. None of the premises or any properties owned, occupied
or leased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have been used by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or to the Company’s knowledge, by any other
Person to manufacture, treat, store, or dispose of any substance that have
been
designated to be a “hazardous substance” under applicable environmental laws in
violation of any applicable environmental laws, violation of which would,
individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
2.17 Compliance
with Law.
Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any laws, ordinances,
governmental rules or regulations to which it is subject, including ,without
limitation laws or regulations relating to the environment or to occupational
health and safety, except for violations that would not, individually or in
the
aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, and no
material expenditures are known to be or expected to be required in order to
cause its current operations or properties to comply with any such law,
ordinances, governmental rules or regulations.
2.18 Insurance.
The
Company and its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial
responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as the Company
believes are prudent and customary for a company (i) in the business and stage
of development and locations in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
are
engaged and (ii) with the resources of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The
Company has not received any written notice that the Company or its Subsidiaries
will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such
coverage expires. All of such policies are in full force and effect and are
valid and enforceable in accordance with their terms, and the Company has
complied with all material terms and conditions of such policies, including
premium payments. The Company believes it will be able to obtain similar
coverage at reasonable cost from similar insurers as may be necessary to
continue its business.
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2.19 Foreign
Corrupt Practices.
Neither
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the Company’s knowledge, any
director, officer, agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or
on
behalf of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) used any corporate funds
for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses
relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful
payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from
corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of in any material respect
any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended;
or
(iv) made or received any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment,
kickback or other unlawful payment to or from any foreign or domestic government
official or employee.
2.20 Related
Party Transactions.
Except
with respect to the transactions that are contemplated hereby or in the Related
Agreements to the extent an Affiliate of any director or officer of the Company
purchases Shares in the Offering and except with respect to transactions
involving amounts less than $60,000, all transactions, including, without
limitation, any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the
furnishing of services, providing for rental of real estate or personal property
or otherwise involving payments or obligations, that have occurred between
or
among the Company, on the one hand, and any of its officers or directors, or
any
Affiliate or Affiliates of any such executive officer or director, on the other
hand, prior to the date hereof have been disclosed in the SEC Documents in
accordance with the requirements of Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the
Securities Act.
2.21 No
Integration; General Solicitation.
Neither
the Company nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their
behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security
or
solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause
the Offering to be integrated with any prior offering by the Company for
purposes of the Securities Act or any applicable stockholder approval provisions
including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of any exchange
or quotation system on which any of the securities of the Company are listed
or
designated. Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting
on its or their behalf, has offered or sold, or authorized the offer or sale
of,
any of the Shares by any form of general solicitation or general advertising
within the meaning of Rule 502(c) under the Securities Act. The Company has
not
publicly distributed and will not publicly distribute prior to the Closing
Date
any offering material in connection with the Offering. The Company has offered
the Shares for sale only to the Purchaser and certain other “accredited
investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act and Persons
who are not “US persons” within the meaning of Rule 902(k) under the Securities
Act. The Company shall not directly or indirectly take, and shall not permit
any
of its directors, or officers indirectly to take, any action (including any
offering or sale to any Person of the Shares) that will make unavailable the
exemption from registration under the Securities Act being relied upon by the
Company for the offer and sale to the Purchaser of the Shares as contemplated
by
this Agreement and the Related Agreements.
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2.22 No
Registration Rights.
No
Person has the right to (i) prohibit, delay or suspend the Company from filing
the Registration Statement and fully performing its obligations with respect
thereto as contemplated hereunder or (ii) except for obligations under warrant
agreements disclosed in the SEC Documents, require the Company to register any
securities for sale under the Securities Act by reason of the filing of the
Registration Statement and no other registration rights exist with respect
to
the issuance or registration of securities by the Company under the Securities
Act which have not been satisfied. The granting and performance of the
registration rights under this Agreement will not violate or conflict with,
or
result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default under, any
agreement, indenture, or instrument to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party.
2.23 NASDAQ.
The
Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and
is
listed on NASDAQ, and trading in the Common Stock has not been suspended and
the
Company has taken no action designed to, or that is likely to have the effect
of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act
or
delisting the Common Stock from the NASDAQ. To the Company’s knowledge, the
Company and the Common Stock meet the criteria for continued listing and trading
on NASDAQ.
2.24 Investment
Company.
The
Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Shares,
will not be an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment
Company Act”).
The
Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become
subject to the Investment Company Act.
2.25 Acknowledgment
Regarding Purchaser’s Purchase of Shares.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser is acting solely in the
capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to this Agreement and the
Related Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The
Company further acknowledges that the Purchaser is not acting as a financial
advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity with respect
to
the Company) with respect to this Agreement and the Related Agreements and
the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and any advice given by the
Purchaser or any of its respective representatives or agents to the Company
in
connection with this Agreement and the Related Agreements and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to the Purchaser’s purchase
of the Shares. The Company further represents to the Purchaser that the
Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the Related Agreements has
been based on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby by the Company and its representatives.
2.26 Accountants.
KPMG
LLP, which the Company expects will express its opinion with respect to the
audited financial statements and schedules to be included as a part of the
Registration Statement prior to the filing of the Registration Statement, has
advised the Company that it is, and to the best knowledge of the Company it
is,
an independent accountant as required by the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
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2.27 Takeover
Provision.
The
Company and its Board have taken all necessary action in order to render
inapplicable any corporate takeover provision under laws of the State of
Delaware, including Section 203 of the DGCL, or any other state or federal
“fair
price”, “moratorium”, “control share acquisition”, “business combination” or
other similar anti-takeover statute or regulation, poison pill (including any
distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision
under the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws (each, a “Takeover
Provision”)
which
is, or could be, applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including,
without
limitation,
the
Company’s issuance of the Shares and the Purchaser’s ownership, voting (to the
extent applicable) or disposition of the Shares.
2.28 No
Manipulation of Stock.
The
Company has not taken, nor will it take, directly or indirectly, any action
outside the ordinary course of business designed to or that might reasonably
be
expected to cause or result in unlawful manipulation of the price of the Common
Stock to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares.
2.29 Form
S-3 Eligibility.
The
Company is eligible to register the resale of its Common Stock by the Purchaser
under Form S-3 promulgated under the Securities Act.
2.30 Vote
Required.
No vote
of the holders of any class or series of the Company’s capital stock, including
the Common Stock, is necessary to approve the issuance of the Shares and any
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Related
Agreements.
2.31 Board
Approval.
The
Board, at a meeting duly called and held, has (a) determined that the Offering
is fair to, advisable and in the best interests of the Company and the
stockholders of the Company, and (b) approved the Offering and this Agreement
and the Related Agreements.
2.32 Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act.
The
Company is in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, and any and all applicable rules and regulations
promulgated by the SEC thereunder, except where such noncompliance would not,
individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
2.33 Books
and Records.
The
books of account, minute books, stock record books and other records of the
Company and its Subsidiaries are complete and correct in all material respects
and have been maintained in accordance with sound business practices and the
requirements of Section 13(b)(2) of the Exchange Act, including an adequate
system of internal controls.
2.34 Transfer
Taxes.
On the
Closing Date, all stock transfer or other taxes (other than income taxes) which
are required to be paid in connection with the sale and transfer of the Shares
hereunder will be, or will have been, fully paid or provided for by the Company
and the Company will have complied with all laws imposing such
taxes.
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2.35 Fees.
The
Company has taken no action that would give rise to any claim by any Person
for
brokerage commissions, placement agent’s fees or similar payments relating to
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE
3
PURCHASER’S
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The
Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
3.1 Investment
Purpose.
The
Purchaser is purchasing the Shares for its own account for investment and not
with a present view toward the public sale or distribution thereof and has
no
intention of selling or distributing any of such Shares or any arrangement
or
understanding with any other Persons regarding the sale or distribution of
such
Shares except as contemplated by this Agreement or the Related Agreements and
in
compliance with the Securities Act. The Purchaser will not, directly or
indirectly, offer, sell, pledge, transfer or otherwise dispose of (or solicit
any offers to buy, purchase or otherwise acquire or take a pledge of) any of
the
Shares except in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or the Related
Agreements and in compliance with applicable securities laws. In making the
representation herein, however, the Purchaser does not agree to hold any of
the
Shares for any minimum or other specified term and reserves the right to dispose
of the Shares at any time in compliance with the Securities Act.
3.2 Purchaser
Status; Questionnaires.
At the
time Purchaser was offered the Shares, it was, and at the date hereof it is:
(i)
an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7)
and (a)(8) under the Securities Act or (ii) a Person who is not a “US person”
(as defined in Rule 902(k) under the Securities Act (a “Non-US
Person”).
All
information provided by the Purchaser to the Company in connection with the
Purchaser’s purchase of the Shares, including, but not limited to, the
information provided in the Pre-Closing Securities Ownership Questionnaire
attached hereto as Exhibit
B,
was
accurate and correct when provided or delivered and is accurate and correct
as
of the date hereof.
3.3 Reliance
on Exemptions.
The
Purchaser understands that the Shares are being offered and sold to it in
reliance upon specific exemptions from or non-application of the registration
requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the
Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Purchaser’s
compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments
and understandings of the Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine
the
availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Purchaser to acquire
the Shares.
3.4 Information.
The
Purchaser acknowledges that it has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask
such
questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from,
representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the
offering of the Shares and the merits and risks of investing in the Shares;
(ii)
access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results
of
operations, businesses, properties, management and prospects sufficient to
enable it to evaluate its investment, including, without limitation, the
Company’s SEC Documents, and the Purchaser has had the opportunity to review the
SEC Documents; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information
that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense
that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the
investment. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigation
conducted by such Purchaser or any of its advisors or representatives shall
modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s and its
Subsidiaries representations, warranties and covenants contained herein or
in
the Related Agreements.
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3.5 Acknowledgement
of Risk.
(a) The
Purchaser acknowledges and understands that its investment in the Shares
involves a significant degree of risk, including, without limitation, (i) the
Company has a history of operating losses and requires substantial funds in
addition to the proceeds from the sale of the Shares; (ii) an investment in
the
Company is speculative, and only the Purchaser who can afford the loss of their
entire investment should consider investing in the Company and the Shares;
(iii)
the Purchaser may not be able to liquidate its investment; (iv) transferability
of the Shares is limited; (v) in the event of a disposition of the Shares,
the
Purchaser could sustain the loss of its entire investment; and (vi) the Company
has not paid any dividends on its Common Stock since inception and does not
anticipate the payment of dividends in the foreseeable future. Such risks are
more fully set forth in the SEC Documents.
(b) The
Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of holding the Shares for an
indefinite period, and has knowledge and experience in financial and business
matters such that it is capable of evaluating the risks of the investment in
the
Shares.
(c) The
Purchaser has, in connection with the Purchaser’s decision to purchase the
Shares and with respect to all matters relating to this Agreement and the
Related Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, relied
solely upon the advice of such Purchaser’s own counsel and has not relied upon
or consulted any counsel to the Company.
(d) The
Purchaser is not purchasing the Shares as a result of any form of general
solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) under
the
Securities Act.
3.6 Governmental
Review.
The
Purchaser understands that no United States federal or state or foreign agency
or any other government or governmental agency has passed upon or made any
recommendation or endorsement of the Shares or an investment
therein.
3.7 Transfer
or Resale.
The
Purchaser understands that:
(a) the
Shares have not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act
(other than as contemplated in Article
6
of this
Agreement) or any applicable state securities laws and, consequently, the
Purchaser may have to bear the risk of owning the Shares for an indefinite
period of time because the Shares may not be transferred unless (i) the resale
of the Shares is registered pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act or exempt from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act under Rule 144 thereunder; or (ii) the Purchaser has delivered
to
the Company an opinion of counsel to the Purchaser (in form, substance and
scope
customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the effect
that
the Shares to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to
an
exemption from such registration, provided that no opinion shall be required
by
the Company in the case of transfers under Rule 144; and
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(b) except
as
set forth in Article
6
of this
Agreement, neither the Company nor any other Person is under any obligation
to
register the resale of any Shares under the Securities Act or any state or
foreign securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any
exemption thereunder.
3.8 Legends.
(a) The
Purchaser understands the certificates representing the Shares will bear a
restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer
order may be placed against transfer of the certificates for such
securities):
“THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE
OF
THE UNITED STATES IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) OR REGULATION S
THEREUNDER, AND ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED,
HYPOTHECATED, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT
TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL
TO
THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY
ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.”
(b) The
Purchaser may request that the Company remove, and the Company agrees to
authorize the removal of any legend from the Shares (i) following any sale
of
the Shares pursuant to an effective Registration Statement, or (ii) if such
Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144(k) or under any no-action letter
issued by the SEC. Following the time a legend is no longer required for any
Shares hereunder, the Company will, no later than five (5) Business Days
following the delivery by the Purchaser to the Company or the Company’s transfer
agent of a legended certificate representing such Shares, accompanied by such
additional information as the Company or the Company’s transfer agent may
reasonably request, deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a
certificate representing such Shares that is free from all restrictive and
other
legends.
(c) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Company acknowledges and agrees that the
Company will not require an opinion of counsel in connection with the transfer
by the Purchaser of any Shares to an Affiliate of the Purchaser.
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3.9 Authorization;
Enforcement.
The
Purchaser is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of its jurisdiction of formation and has the requisite power and authority
to enter into this Agreement and the Related Agreements and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Purchaser has taken all
necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the Related Agreements. Upon the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the Related Agreements, this Agreement and the Related Agreements
shall constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser enforceable
in
accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting
creditors’ and contracting parties’ rights generally and except as
enforceability may be subject to general principles of equity and except as
rights to indemnity and contribution may be limited by applicable securities
laws or public policy underlying such laws.
3.10 Residency.
The
Purchaser is a resident of the Republic of Korea.
3.11 No
Short Sales.
Between
the time the Purchaser learned about the Offering and the public announcement
of
the Offering, the Purchaser has not engaged in any short sales or similar
transactions with respect to the Common Stock, nor has the Purchaser, directly
or indirectly, caused any Person to engage in any short sales or similar
transactions with respect to the Common Stock.
3.12 Brokers.
The
Purchaser has not engaged any brokers, finders or agents and has not incurred,
and will not incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for brokerage for
finder’s fees or agent’s commissions or any similar charges in connection with
this Agreement and the Related Agreements.
3.13 Additional
Representations by Non-US Person.
The
Purchaser who is a Non-US Person further represents and warrants to the Company
with respect to itself and its purchase hereunder that: (i) the Purchaser’s
principal address is outside of the United States; (ii) the Purchaser was
located outside the United States at the time any offer to buy the Shares was
made to it and at the time the buy order was originated by the Purchaser; (iii)
the Purchaser is not an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company or
acting on behalf of an affiliate of the Company; and (iv) the Purchaser is
an
“accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the
Securities Act. The Purchaser who is a Non-US Person hereby expressly agrees
not
to engage in hedging transactions with regard to the Shares unless in compliance
with the Securities Act and the terms of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
4
COVENANTS
4.1 Reporting
Status and Public Information.
The
Common Stock is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act. During the
Registration Period, the Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts
to (a) timely file all documents with the SEC, (b) make and keep public
information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144
under the Securities Act, at all times, (c) file with the SEC in a timely manner
all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Exchange
Act
and (d) so long as a Holder owns any Registrable Securities, furnish to such
Holder, upon any reasonable request, a written statement by the Company as
to
its compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, and of the Exchange
Act,
a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company, and such
other reports and documents of the Company as such Holder may reasonably request
in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the SEC allowing a Holder to
sell any such securities without registration. During the Registration Period,
the Company will 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
thereunder would permit such termination.
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4.2 Financial
Information.
The
financial statements of the Company to be included in any documents filed with
the SEC will be prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States, consistently applied (except (i) as may be
otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii)
in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may not include
footnotes, may be condensed or summary statements or may conform to the SEC’s
rules and instructions for Reports on Form 10-Q), and will fairly present in
all
material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and
consolidated results of its operations and cash flows as of, and for the periods
covered by, such financial statements (subject, in the case of unaudited
statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).
4.3 Securities
Laws Disclosure; Publicity.
(a) Except
as
may be required by law or the rules of the SEC or NASDAQ, neither the Company
nor any Subsidiary shall use the name of, or make reference to, the Purchaser
or
any of its Affiliates in any press release or in any public manner (including
any reports or filings made by the Company under the Exchange Act) without
the
Purchaser’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed. Any press release of the Company shall be approved by
the
Purchaser, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed.
(b) Within
four (4) Business Days after the Closing Date, the Company shall file a Current
Report on Form 8-K with the SEC describing the terms of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Related Agreements and including as
an
exhibit to such Current Report on Form 8-K this Agreement, in the form required
by the Exchange Act.
4.4 Covenants
Pending Closing.
Prior
to the Closing, the Company shall maintain its existence and conduct and cause
its Subsidiaries to conduct their respective businesses in usual, regular and
ordinary course in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted, and
shall not, and shall not permit its Subsidiaries to, without the prior written
consent of the Purchaser, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed
or conditioned, take any action which would result in any of the representations
or warranties contained in this Agreement not being true or correct at and
as of
the time immediately after such action, or in any of the covenants contained
in
this Agreement becoming incapable of performance. The Company will promptly
advise the Purchaser of any action or event of which it becomes aware which
has
the effect of making materially incorrect any of such representations or
warranties or which has the effect of rendering any of such covenants incapable
of performance.
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4.5 Limits
on Additional Issuances.
Neither
the Company, any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective Affiliates
will
sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect
of any “security” (as defined in the Securities Act) that could be integrated
with the sale of the Securities in a manner that could require the registration
of the Securities under the Securities Act.
4.6 Sales
by Purchaser.
The
Purchaser agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements
of the Securities Act as applicable to it in connection with the sales of
Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise
comply with the requirements for an exemption from registration under the
Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The
Purchaser will not make any sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of
the
Shares in violation of U.S. federal or state or foreign securities laws or
the
terms of this Agreement.
4.7 Further
Assurances.
Each of
the parties shall execute such documents and other papers and take such further
actions as may be reasonably required or desirable to carry out the provisions
hereof and the transactions contemplated hereby. Each such party shall use
its
reasonable efforts to fulfill or obtain the fulfillment of the conditions to
the
Closing as promptly as practicable.
4.8 Consents
and Approvals.
From
and after the date hereof, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts
to
obtain as promptly as practicable any consent or approval of any Person,
including any regulatory authority, required in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby.
4.9 No
Solicitation.
The
Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries or any of their
respective Affiliates to, engage in any form of general solicitation or general
advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation D under the Securities Act)
in connection with the offering of the Shares or in any manner involving a
public offering within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Securities
Act.
4.10 Form
D
and Blue Sky.
The
Company agrees to timely file a Form D with the SEC with respect to the Shares
to the extent required under Regulation D of the Securities Act and to provide,
upon request, a copy thereof to the Purchaser. The Company shall, on or before
the Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine
is
necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Shares for,
sale to the Purchaser at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable
securities and “blue sky” laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain
an exemption from such qualification), and shall provide evidence of any such
action so taken to the Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date. The Company
shall make all timely filings and reports relating to the offer and sale of
the
Shares required under applicable securities and “blue sky” laws of the states of
the United States following the Closing Date. The Company shall pay all fees
and
expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section
4.10.
4.11 Efforts
to Satisfy Conditions.
Each
party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy each of the
conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Article
5
of this
Agreement.
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4.12 Use
of
Proceeds.
The
proceeds received by the Company from the issuance and sale of the Shares shall
be used by the Company for working capital and other general corporate
purposes.
4.13 Expenses.
The
Company and the Purchaser is liable for, and will pay, its own expenses incurred
in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of
this
Agreement, including, without limitation, attorneys’ and consultants’ fees and
expenses.
ARTICLE
5
CONDITIONS
TO CLOSING
5.1 Conditions
to Obligations of the Company.
The
obligation of the Company to issue and deliver the Shares on the Closing Date
shall be subject to the performance by the Purchaser of its agreements
theretofore to be performed hereunder and to the satisfaction (or waiver),
prior
thereto or concurrently therewith, of the following further
conditions:
(a) Receipt
of Purchase Price.
The
Company shall have received payment of the Purchase Price for the Shares being
purchased hereunder. The Purchase Price shall be paid in immediately available
funds, in US dollars.
(b) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in Article
3
shall be
true in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date (except for such
representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality, which
shall
be true in all respects) as though such representations and warranties were
made
at and as of such date.
(c) Compliance
with Agreement.
The
Purchaser shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all
agreements, covenants and conditions contained in this Agreement which are
required to be performed or complied with by them prior to or on the Closing
Date.
(d) Absence
of Litigation.
No
proceeding challenging this Agreement or the Related Agreements or the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or seeking to prohibit, alter,
prevent or materially delay the Closing, shall have been instituted or be
pending before any court, arbitrator, governmental body, agency or
official.
(e) No
Governmental Prohibition or Third Party Approval.
The
sale of the Shares by the Company shall not be prohibited by any law or
governmental order or regulation and any government regulatory or third party
consents or approvals, if any, necessary for the sale of the Shares shall have
been received.
(f) Purchaser
Certificate.
The
Company shall have received a certificate from the Purchaser, dated the Closing
Date, signed by a duly authorized representative of the Purchaser, certifying
that the conditions specified in Sections
5.1(b)
and
5.1(c)
hereof
have been fulfilled.
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(g) Pre-Closing
Securities Ownership Questionnaire.
The
Purchaser shall have delivered to the Company a properly completed and executed
Pre-Closing Securities Ownership Questionnaire, substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit
B.
(h) Alliance
Agreement.
The
“Effective Date” as defined in the Alliance Agreement shall have
occurred.
(i) Closing
Deliverables.
The
Company shall have received all documents and other items required to be
delivered by the Purchaser to the Company pursuant to Section
1.5
and as
are reasonably required to be delivered by the Purchaser to effectuate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Related
Agreements.
5.2 Conditions
to Purchaser’s Obligations at the Closing.
The
obligation of the Purchaser to purchase and pay for the Shares on the Closing
Date shall be subject to the performance by the Company of its agreements
theretofore to be performed hereunder and to the satisfaction (or waiver),
prior
thereto or concurrently therewith, of the following further
conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement shall
be true on and as of the Closing Date in all material respects (except for
such
representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality, which
shall
be true in all respects) as though such representations and warranties were
made
at and as of such date.
(b) Compliance
with Agreement.
The
Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all
agreements, covenants and conditions contained in this Agreement which are
required to be performed or complied with by the Company prior to or on the
Closing Date.
(c) Compliance
with Laws.
The
purchase of the Shares by the Purchaser hereunder shall be legally permitted
by
all laws and regulations to which the Purchaser or the Company is subject
(including all applicable federal, state and foreign securities
laws).
(d) Legal
Opinion.
The
Purchaser shall have received an opinion, dated the Closing Date from the
Company’s counsel, Xxxxxxxx and Xxxx LLP, substantially in the form of
Exhibit
C
attached
hereto..
(e) No
Material Adverse Effect.
There
shall have been no developments in the business of the Company or its
Subsidiaries which would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(f) Absence
of Litigation.
No
proceeding challenging this Agreement or the Related Agreements or the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or seeking to prohibit, alter,
prevent or materially delay the Closing, shall have been instituted or be
pending before any court, arbitrator, governmental body, agency or
official.
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(g) No
Governmental Prohibition or Third Party Consents.
The
sale of the Shares by the Company shall not be prohibited by any law or
governmental order or regulation and any governmental, regulatory or third
party
consents or approvals, if any, necessary for the sale of the Shares shall have
been received.
(h) NASDAQ
Trading.
Trading
in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC or NASDAQ, and
trading in securities generally as reported by NASDAQ shall not have been
suspended or limited, and the Common Stock shall not have been delisted on
NASDAQ.
(i) Officer’s
Certificate.
The
Purchaser shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed
by a
duly authorized executive officer of the Company, certifying that the conditions
specified in the foregoing Sections
5.2(a),
5.2(b),
5.2(e),
5.2(f),
5.2(g)
and
5.2(i)
hereof
have been fulfilled.
(j) Secretary’s
Certificate.
The
Purchaser shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date, of the
Secretary of the Company attaching: (i) a true and complete copy of the
Certificate of Incorporation, in effect as of such date; (ii) a true and
complete copy of the Bylaws, in effect as of such date; (iii) a certificate,
dated within thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date, from the Secretary
of
State of the State of Delaware as to the good standing of the Company; (iv)
certificates of good standing, dated within thirty (30) days prior the Closing
Date, from the appropriate officials of the jurisdictions in each state in
which
the Company is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation; and (iv)
resolutions of the Board authorizing the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby, the approvals contemplated
by
Sections
2.30
and
2.31
herein
and the issuance of the Shares.
(k) Approval
of Proceedings.
All
proceedings to be taken in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement, and all documents incident thereto, shall be satisfactory in form
and
substance to the Purchaser and its counsel. The Purchaser shall have received
copies of all documents or other evidence which they and their counsel may
reasonably request in connection with such transactions and of all records
of
corporate proceedings in connection therewith in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Purchaser and their counsel.
(l) Closing
Deliverables.
The
Purchaser shall have received all documents and other items required to be
delivered by the Company to the Purchaser pursuant to Section
1.6
and as
are reasonably required to be delivered by the Company to effectuate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Related
Agreements.
(m) Alliance
Agreement.
The
“Effective Date” as defined in the Alliance Agreement shall have
occurred.
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ARTICLE
6
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS
6.1 Mandatory
Registration.
As soon
as reasonably practicable after six (6) months after the Closing, the Company
shall prepare, and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than thirty
(30) days after such date (the “Filing
Deadline”),
file
with the SEC a Registration Statement or Registration Statements (as necessary)
on Form S-3. In the event that Form S-3 is unavailable for such a registration,
the Company shall use such other form as is available for such a registration,
subject to the provisions of Section
6.4.
The
Company shall use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to
be
declared effective by the SEC as soon as possible, but in no event later
than
the fifth Business Day after the SEC advises the Company that either (A)
it will
not review such Registration Statement or (B) it has no further comments
with
respect to such Registration Statement (the “Effectiveness
Deadline”).
6.2 Demand
Registrations.
If for
any reason prior to the expiration of the Registration Period, a Registration
Statement required to be filed pursuant to Section
6.1
ceases
to be effective or fails to cover all of the Registrable Securities required
to
be covered by such Registration Statement, a Holder may demand registration
pursuant to the terms of and within the time frames set forth in Section
6.1
by
providing written demand registration notice to the Company (a “Demand
Registration”).
The
Company shall amend the applicable Registration Statement, or file a new
Registration Statement (on the short form available therefore, if applicable),
or both, so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities required to be
covered
by a Registration Statement hereunder, as soon as practicable, but in any
event
not later than ten (10) Business Days after the date that the Demand
Registration notice is delivered to the Company. The Company shall use its
best
efforts to cause such amendment and/or new Registration Statement to become
effective as soon as practicable following the filing thereof. The compliance
by
the Company with the provisions of this Section
6.2
shall
not relieve the Company of any liability for a breach of this Agreement,
including, without limitation, any breach by the Company of Section
6.1
hereof,
and the Holder shall retain any remedies available at law or in equity with
respect thereto.
6.3 Piggy-Back
Registrations.
If at
any time prior to the expiration of the Registration Period, the number of
shares of Common Stock available for sale under a Registration Statement
is
insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities and the Company proposes
to file with the SEC a Registration Statement relating to an offering for
its
own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its
securities (other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (or their equivalents at such
time) relating to securities to be issued solely in connection with any
acquisition of any entity or business or to equity securities issuable in
connection with stock option or other employee benefit plans approved by
the
Board), the Company shall promptly send to the Holder written notice of the
Company’s intention to file a Registration Statement and of the Holder’s rights
under this Section
6.3
and, if
within twenty (20) days after receipt of such notice, the Holder shall so
request in writing, the Company shall include in such Registration Statement
all
or any part of the Registrable Securities the Holder requests to be registered,
subject to the priorities set forth in this Section
6.3
below.
No right to registration of Registrable Securities under this Section
6.3
shall be
construed to limit any registration required under Section
6.1
or
6.2.
The
obligations of the Company under this Section
6.3
may be
waived by the Holder, provided such Holder is not named as a selling
securityholder in any Registration Statement. If an offering in connection
with
which a Holder is entitled to registration under this Section
6.3
is an
underwritten offering, then such Holder whose Registrable Securities are
included in such Registration Statement shall, unless otherwise agreed by
the
Company, offer and sell such Registrable Securities in an underwritten offering
using the same underwriter or underwriters and, subject to the provisions
of
this Article
6,
on the
same terms and conditions as other shares of Common Stock included in such
underwritten offering. If a registration pursuant to this Section
6.3
is to be
an underwritten public offering and the managing underwriter(s) advise the
Company in writing that, in their reasonable good faith opinion, marketing
or
other factors dictate that a limitation on the number of shares of Common
Stock
which may be included in the Registration Statement is necessary to facilitate
and not adversely affect the proposed offering, then the Company shall include
in such registration: (1) first, all securities the Company proposes to sell
for
its own account and (2) second, up to the full number of securities proposed
to
be registered for the account of the Holder entitled to registration under
this
Section
6.3,
pro
rata to such Holder on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities
that it
requested to be included in such registration.
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6.4 Ineligibility
for Form S-3.
Subject
to Section
6.1
as it
relates to the use of Form S-1, in the event that Form S-3 is not available
for
any registration of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i)
register the sale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form
reasonably acceptable to the Holder and (ii) undertake to register the
Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, provided
that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering
the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the SEC.
6.5 Failure
to File, Obtain and Maintain Effectiveness of Registration
Statement.
If a
Registration Delay occurs the Company shall pay to a Holder of Registrable
Securities (the “Registration
Delay Payments”),
as
partial relief for the damages to such Holder by reason of any such Registration
Delay, and calculated for each share of Common Stock for which a Registration
Statement is required to be filed pursuant to the terms of Section
6.1
then
outstanding that is a Registrable Security and not covered for resale at
such
time pursuant to the terms of a Registration Statement, an accruing amount
per
each such share equal to the Delay Payment Rate for each week (or portion
thereof) during the Damages Accrual Period. The Registration Delay Payments
shall accrue from the first day of the applicable Registration Delay through
the
date it is cured (the “Damages
Accrual Period”),
and
shall be payable in cash to the record holder of the Registrable Securities
entitled thereto on the earlier of the (i) last Business Day of each calendar
month during which such Registration Delay Payments are incurred and (ii)
the
third Business Day after the event of failure giving rise to the Registration
Delay Payments is cured. Nothing shall preclude a Holder from pursuing or
obtaining any available remedies at law, specific performance or other equitable
relief with respect to this Article
6
in
accordance with applicable law.
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6.6 Related
Obligations.
At such
time as the Company is obligated to file a Registration Statement with the
SEC
pursuant to Section
6.1,
the
Company will use its best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable
Securities in accordance with the intended method of distribution thereof
and,
pursuant thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations during
the
Registration Period (as hereinafter defined):
(a) The
Company shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement
with respect to the Registrable Securities (but in no event later than the
Filing Deadline) and use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement
relating to the Registrable Securities to become effective as soon as
practicable after such filing (but in no event later than the applicable
Effectiveness Deadline). The Company shall keep each Registration Statement
effective pursuant to Rule 415 at all times until the earliest of (i) the
three-year anniversary of the Closing Date; (ii) the date as of which the
Holder
may sell all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration
Statement without restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the
Securities Act (or successor thereto) or (iii) the date on which the Holder
shall have sold all the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration
Statement either pursuant to the Registration Statement or in one or more
transactions in which the Holder obtained unlegended certificates representing
the Registrable Securities so purchased in accordance with applicable securities
laws (the “Registration
Period”),
which
Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and
prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of
a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein,
or
necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus only,
in
light of the circumstances under which they were made) not
misleading.
(b) The
Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including
post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and
the
prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus
is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act,
as may
be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during
the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions
of
the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities
of the Company covered by such Registration Statement until such time as
all of
such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with
the
intended methods of distribution by the seller or sellers thereof as set
forth
in such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements
to a
Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this
Article
6
(including pursuant to this Section
6.6(b))
by
reason of the Company filing a report on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K
or any
analogous report under the Exchange Act), the Company shall have incorporated
such report by reference into the Registration Statement, if applicable,
or
shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on the same day on
which
the Exchange Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company
to amend or supplement the Registration Statement.
(c) The
Company shall (i) permit a legal counsel for the Holder to review and comment
upon those sections of (a) the Registration Statement which are applicable
to
the Holder at least five (5) Business Days prior to its filing with the SEC
and
(b) all other Registration Statements and all amendments and supplements
to all
Registration Statements which are applicable to the Holder (except for Annual
Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports
on Form
8-K and any similar or successor reports) within a reasonable number of days
prior to their filing with the SEC and (b) not file any Registration Statement
(including any amendment or supplement thereto) or document in a form to
which
such legal counsel reasonably objects. The Company shall furnish to such
legal
counsel, without charge, (i) any correspondence from the SEC or the staff
of the
SEC to the Company or its representatives relating to any Registration
Statement, provided the legal counsel shall keep such correspondence
confidential and shall not provide copies thereof to the Holder without the
Company’s prior consent, (ii) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with
the SEC, one copy of any Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto,
including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated
therein
by reference, if requested by a Holder, and all exhibits and (iii) upon the
effectiveness of any Registration Statement, one copy of the prospectus included
in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto.
The
Company shall reasonably cooperate with a Holder’s legal counsel in performing
the Company’s obligations pursuant to Section
6.6.
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(d) The
Company shall furnish to the Holder whose Registrable Securities are included
in
any Registration Statement, without charge, (i) promptly after the same is
prepared and filed with the SEC, at least one copy of such Registration
Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and
schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested
by such
Holder, and all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus, (ii) upon the
effectiveness of any Registration Statement, ten (10) copies of the prospectus
included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements
thereto (or such other number of copies as such Holder may reasonably request)
and (iii) such other documents, including copies of any preliminary or final
prospectus, as such Holder may reasonably request from time to time in order
to
facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such
Holder.
(e) If
required under applicable law, the Company shall use its best efforts to
(i)
register and qualify the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration
Statement under all other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in
the United States, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments
(including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations
and
qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof
during
the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary
to
maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during
the
Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary
or
advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection
therewith or as a condition thereto to (w) make any change in the Company’s
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws that the Board determines in good
faith
to be contrary to the best interests of the Company and its stockholders,
(x)
qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be
required to qualify but for this Section
6.6(e),
(y)
subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file
a
general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company
shall promptly notify a Holder who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt
by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the
registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale
under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States
or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding
for such purpose.
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(f) As
promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event or development,
the
Company shall notify a Holder in writing of the happening of any event as
a
result of which the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then
in
effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state
a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, and promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration
Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver ten (10)
copies of such supplement or amendment to the Holder (or such other number
of
copies as such Holder may reasonably request). The Company shall also promptly
notify a Holder in writing (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement
or
post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a Registration Statement
or
any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such
effectiveness shall be delivered to a Holder by facsimile on the same day
of
such effectiveness and by overnight mail), (ii) of any request by the SEC
for
amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus
or
related information, and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a
post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be
appropriate.
(g) The
Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order
or
other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension
of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the
withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and
to
notify a Holder who holds Registrable Securities being sold of the issuance
of
such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of
the
initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
(h) At
the
reasonable request of a Holder and at such Holder’s expense, the Company shall
use its best efforts to furnish to such Holder, on the date of the effectiveness
of the Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates
as
a Holder may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date, from the
Company’s independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is
customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters
in
an underwritten public offering, and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date,
of
counsel representing the Company for purposes of such Registration Statement,
in
form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public
offering, addressed to the Holder.
(i) The
Company shall, upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, make
available for inspection by (i) the Holder, (ii) any legal counsel representing
an Holder and (iii) one firm of accountants or other agents retained by such
Holder (collectively, the “Inspectors”)
all
pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents
and
properties of the Company (collectively, the “Records”),
which
are requested for any purpose reasonably related to a Holder’s rights and/or the
Company’s obligations under this Article
6,
and
cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information
which any Inspector may reasonably request; provided,
however,
that
each Inspector which is not a party hereto shall agree in writing prior to
obtaining access to any Records, and a Holder hereby agrees, to hold in strict
confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to a Holder similarly
bound
by the terms hereof) or use of any Record or other information which the
Company
determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination the
Inspectors are so notified, unless (a) the disclosure of such Records is
necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration
Statement or is otherwise required under the Securities Act, (b) the release
of
such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order
from a court or government body of competent jurisdiction, or (c) the
information in such Records has been made generally available to the public
other than by disclosure in violation of this or any other agreement of which
the Inspector has knowledge. The Holder receiving the Records agrees that
it
shall, if permitted by applicable law, upon learning that disclosure of such
Records is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent
jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt notice to the Company prior
to
making any such disclosure and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake
appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order
for, the Records deemed confidential. The Holder undertaking an inspection
pursuant to this Section
6.6(i)
shall,
and shall instruct its other Inspectors to, use commercially reasonable efforts
to perform any such inspection in a manner designed to not materially disrupt
the business activities of the Company. Nothing herein (or in any other
confidentiality agreement between the Company and a Holder) shall be deemed
to
limit the Holder’s ability to sell Registrable Securities in a manner which is
otherwise consistent with applicable laws and regulations.
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(j) The
Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information
concerning a Holder provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such
information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws
or the
rules of NASDAQ, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to
avoid
or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii)
the
release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final,
non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent
jurisdiction, (iv) such information has been made generally available to
the
public other than by disclosure in violation of this Article
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or any
other agreement, or (v) such Holder expressly consents in writing to the
form
and content of any such disclosure. The Company agrees that it shall, if
permitted by applicable law, upon learning that disclosure of such information
concerning a Holder is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent
jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to such Holder
prior to making any such disclosure and allow such Holder, at the Holder’s
expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to
obtain
a protective order for, such information.
(k) The
Company shall use its best efforts either to (i) cause all the Registrable
Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities
exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company
are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is
then
permitted under the rules of such exchange, or (ii) secure designation and
quotation of the Shares on NASDAQ. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses
in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section
6.6(k).
(l) The
Company shall cooperate with the Holder who holds Registrable Securities
being
offered and, to the extent applicable, to facilitate the timely preparation
and
delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing
the
Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement
and
enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case
may
be, as such Holder may reasonably request and registered in such names as
such
Holder may request.
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(m) If
requested by a Holder, the Company shall (i) as soon as practicable incorporate
in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment, as necessary, such
information as a Holder requests to be included therein relating to the Holder
and the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without
limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities
being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other
terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering;
(ii) as soon as practicable, make all required filings of such prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters
to be
incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and
(iii) as soon as practicable, supplement or make amendments to any Registration
Statement if reasonably requested by a Holder holding Registrable
Securities.
(n) The
Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered
by the applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or approved
by
such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to
consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities within the United
States.
(o) The
Company shall otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable
rules
and regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration
hereunder.
(p) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Section
6.6,
at any
time after the applicable Registration Statement has been declared effective
by
the SEC, the Company may delay the disclosure of material non-public information
concerning the Company the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the
good
faith opinion of the Board and its counsel, in the best interest of the Company
and, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, otherwise required (a
“Grace
Period”);
provided,
that
the Company shall promptly (i) notify the Holder in writing of the existence
of
material non-public information giving rise to a Grace Period (provided that
in
each notice the Company will not disclose the content of such material
non-public information to the Holder) and the date on which the Grace Period
will begin, and (ii) notify the Holder in writing of the date on which the
Grace
Period ends; and, provided further, that no Grace Periods shall exceed sixty
(60)] consecutive days and during any consecutive three hundred sixty (360)
day
period, such Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of one hundred twenty
(120) days and the first day of any Grace Period must be at least five (5)
trading days after the last day of any prior Grace Period (an “Allowable
Grace Period”).
For
purposes of determining the length of a Grace Period above, the Grace Period
shall begin on and include the date the Holder receives the notice referred
to
in clause (i) and shall end on and include the later of the date the Holders
receive the notice referred to in clause (ii) and the date referred to in
such
notice. The provisions of Section
6.6(g)
hereof
shall not be applicable during the period of any Allowable Grace Period.
Upon
expiration of the Grace Period, the Company shall again be bound by the first
sentence of Section
6.6(f)
with
respect to the information giving rise thereto unless such material non-public
information is no longer applicable. In the event that the Company shall
exercise its right to effect a Grace Period hereunder, the Registration Period
during which the Registration Statement is to remain effective shall be extended
by a period of time equal to the duration of any Grace Periods.
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(q) At
the
end of the Registration Period the Holder shall discontinue sales of shares
pursuant to the Registration Statement upon receipt of notice from the Company
of its intention to remove from registration the shares covered by such
Registration Statement which remain unsold, and such Holder shall notify
the
Company of the number of shares registered which remain unsold immediately
upon
receipt of such notice by the Company.
6.7 Obligations
of the Holder.
(a) At
least
seven (7) days prior to the first anticipated filing date of a Registration
Statement, the Company shall notify a Holder in writing of the information
the
Company requires from such Holder if such Holder elects to have any of its
Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement. It shall
be a
condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the
registration pursuant to this Article
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with
respect to such Registrable Securities that such Holder shall furnish to
the
Company information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by
it and
the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by
it as
shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable
Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration
as the Company may reasonably request, in each case within seven (7) Business
Days of being notified by the Company of its necessity.
(b) A
Holder
by its acceptance of the Registrable Securities agrees to cooperate with
the
Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the
preparation and filing of any Registration Statement hereunder, unless such
Holder has notified the Company in writing of such Holder’s election to exclude
all of such Holder’s Registrable Securities from such Registration
Statement.
(c) A
Holder
agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening
of any
event of the kind described in Section
6.6(g)
or the
first sentence of Section
6.6(f),
such
Holder will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities
pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities
until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended
prospectus contemplated by Section
6.6(g)
or the
first sentence of Section
6.6(f)
or
receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver
unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of a Holder in accordance
with
the terms of this Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable
Securities with respect to which a Holder has entered into a contract for
sale
prior to such Holder’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of
any event of the kind described in Section
6.6(g)
or the
first sentence of Section
6.6(f)
and for
which such Holder has not yet settled.
(d) As
promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, a Holder shall
notify the Company in writing of the happening of any event as a result of
which
the information provided in writing by such Holder to the Company expressly
for
use in the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect,
includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
provided,
however,
that no
separate written notification shall be required for any event disclosed by
such
Holder in a timely filing with the SEC relating to the Company’s
securities.
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6.8 Expenses
of Registration.
All
expenses incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications
pursuant to Sections
6.1
through
6.8
of this
Article
6,
including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications
fees, printers and accounting fees, transfer agent fees and fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Company, but excluding underwriting discounts
and commissions, shall be paid by the Company. The Company shall also reimburse
any Holder for the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of its
attorneys in connection with registration, filing or qualification pursuant
to
Sections
6.1
through
6.6
of this
Article
6.
The
Company shall pay all of such Holder’s reasonable costs (including fees and
disbursements of its attorneys) incurred in connection with the successful
enforcement of the Holder’s rights under this Article
6.
6.9 Indemnification.
In the
event any Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement
under
this Article
6:
(a) To
the
extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify any Holder, the directors,
officers, members, partners, employees, agents or other representatives of
and
each Person controlling such Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act, with respect to which any registration that has been effected
pursuant to this Agreement, against all claims, losses, damages, liabilities,
fines, penalties, charges, costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, amounts paid in
settlement or expenses, joint or several, (collectively, “Claims”)
(or
action in respect thereof), including any Claims incurred in settlement of
any
litigation, commenced or threatened (subject to Section
6.9(c)
below),
arising out of or based on (i) any untrue statement (or alleged untrue
statement) of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement,
prospectus (final or preliminary), any amendment or supplement thereof, issuer
free-writing prospectus, circular, or other document incident to any such
registration, qualification or compliance or based on any omission (or alleged
omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in light of the
circumstances in which they were made, (ii) any violation by the Company
of any
rule or regulation promulgated by the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or
any
other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any
rule
or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable
Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement applicable to the Company
and
relating to any action or inaction required of the Company in connection
with
any such registration, qualification or compliance, or (iii) any violation
by
the Company of the terms of this Article
6,
and
will reimburse any Holder, the directors, officers, members, partners,
employees, agents or other representatives of and each Person controlling
such
Holder, for reasonable legal and other out-of-pocket expenses reasonably
incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim as
incurred; provided
that the
Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any untrue
statement or omission or allegation thereof is made in reliance upon and
in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf
of
such Holder for use in preparation of such Registration Statement, prospectus,
amendment or supplement; provided further
that the
Company will not be liable in any such case where the Claim results from
the
material failure of such Holder to comply with the covenants and agreements
contained in this Article
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respecting sales of Registrable Securities.
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(b) The
Purchaser will indemnify the Company, the directors, officers, employees,
agents, legal counsel and other representatives and each Person who controls
the
Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, against all
Claims (or actions in respect thereof), including any Claims incurred in
settlement of any litigation, commenced or threatened (subject to Section
6.9(c)
below),
arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement)
of
a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, prospectus (final
or
preliminary), any amendment or supplement thereof, issuer free-writing
prospectus, circular or other documents, incident to any such registration,
qualification or compliance, or based on any omission (or alleged omission)
to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make
the statements therein not misleading, in light of the circumstances in which
they were made, and will reimburse the Company, the directors, officers,
employees, agents, legal counsel and other representatives and each Person
controlling the Company for reasonable legal and any other expenses reasonably
incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim as
incurred, in each case to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission
or
allegation thereof is made in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of a Holder for use
in
preparation of the Registration Statement, prospectus, amendment or supplement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Holder’s aggregate liability pursuant to
subsection
(b)
and
(d)
of this
Section
6.9
shall
not exceed the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of the
Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement giving rise
to
such liability.
(c) Each
party entitled to indemnification under this Section
6.9
(the
“Indemnified
Party”)
shall
give notice to the party required to provide indemnification (the “Indemnifying
Party”)
promptly after such Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of any claim as
to
which indemnity may be sought, and shall permit the Indemnifying Party (at
its
expense) to assume the defense of any such claim or any litigation resulting
therefrom, provided that counsel for the Indemnifying Party, who shall conduct
the defense of such claim or litigation, shall be approved by the Indemnified
Party (whose approval shall not unreasonably be withheld), and the Indemnified
Party may participate in such defense at such Indemnified Party’s expense, and
provided further that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice
as
provided herein shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations
under this Agreement, unless such failure is materially prejudicial to the
Indemnifying Party in defending such claim or litigation. Notwithstanding
the
foregoing, an Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel,
with the fees and expenses to be paid by the Indemnifying Party, if
representation of such Indemnified Party by the counsel retained by the
Indemnifying Party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing
interests between such Indemnified Party and any other party represented
by such
counsel in such proceeding. An Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for
any
settlement of an action or claim effected without its written consent (which
consent will not be unreasonably withheld). No Indemnifying Party, in its
defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, except with the consent of
each
Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement
which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the
claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release from all liability
in respect to such claim or litigation.
(d) If
the
indemnification provided for in this Section
6.9
is held
by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an Indemnified
Party
with respect to any Claim referred to therein, then the Indemnifying Party,
in
lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party thereunder, shall contribute
to the
amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Claim
in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the
Indemnifying Party on the one hand and of the Indemnified Party on the other
in
connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Claim
as well
as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the
Indemnifying Party and of the Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference
to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of
a
material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information
supplied by the Indemnifying Party or by the Indemnified Party and the parties’
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct
or
prevent such statement or omission provided, that in no event shall any
contribution by a Holder hereunder when combined with amounts paid pursuant
to
subsection
(b)
of this
Section
6.9
exceed
the net proceeds received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable
Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.
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6.10 Assignment
and Transfer.
The
rights to cause the Company to register Registrable Securities granted to
the
Purchaser by the Company in this Article
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may be
assigned to a Holder, provided that such Holder is an Affiliate of the
Purchaser, in connection with a transfer by such Holder of all or a portion
of
its Registrable Securities; provided,
however,
that
such transfer must be made at least five (5) days prior to the Filing Deadline
and that (a) such transfer may otherwise be effected in accordance with
applicable securities laws, including establishing the transferee’s
qualification as an “accredited investor” within the meaning of the Securities
Act; (b) such Holder gives prior written notice to the Company at least five
(5)
days prior to the Filing Deadline; and (c) such transferee agrees in writing
with the Company to comply with and be bound by all of the provisions of
this
Agreement; and (d) such transfer is otherwise in accordance with the applicable
requirements of this Agreement. Except
as
specifically permitted by this Section
6.10,
the
rights of a Holder with respect to Registrable Securities as set out herein
shall not be transferable to any other Person, and any attempted transfer
shall
cause all rights of such Holder therein to be forfeited. Notwithstanding
the
foregoing provisions of this Section
6.10,
no such
restriction shall apply to a transfer by a Holder that is: (i) a partnership
transferring to its partners or former partners in accordance with partnership
interests; (ii) a corporation transferring to a wholly-owned subsidiary or
a
parent corporation that owns all of the capital stock of the Holder; (iii)
a
limited liability company transferring to its members or former members in
accordance with their interest in the limited liability company; (iv) an
affiliated investment fund transferring to another affiliated investment
fund;
or (v) an individual transferring to the Holder’s family member or trust for the
benefit of an individual Holder; provided
that in
each case the transfer is effected in accordance with applicable securities
laws, including establishing the transferee’s qualification as an “accredited
investor” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and the transferee agrees in
writing to be subject to the terms of this Agreement to the same extent as
if
the transferee were an original Holder hereunder.
6.11 Amendment
and Waiver of Registration Rights.
The
rights of any Holder under the provisions of this Article
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may be
waived (either generally or in a particular instance, either retroactively
or
prospectively and either for a specified period of time or indefinitely)
or
amended by an instrument in writing signed by such Holder. Any amendment
or
waiver effected in accordance with this Section
6.11
shall be
binding upon any Holder and the Company. By acceptance of the benefits under
this Article
6,
any
Holder of the Registrable Securities hereby agree to be bound by the provisions
hereof.
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6.12 Lock-Up
Period.
For a
period of six (6) months from the Closing Date, the Purchaser agrees not
to
offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, grant any option to purchase, make
any
short sale or otherwise dispose of any Shares, or any securities convertible
into, exchangeable for or that represent the right to receive the Shares,
whether now owned or hereinafter acquired, owned directly by the Purchaser
or
with respect to which the Purchaser has beneficial ownership within the rules
and regulations of the SEC.
ARTICLE
7
MISCELLANEOUS
7.1 Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated at any time with respect to the applicable parties
prior to the Closing:
(a) By
mutual
written agreement of the Company and the Purchaser;
(b) By
either
the Company or the Purchaser if the Alliance Agreement has been
terminated;
(c) By
either
the Company or the Purchaser, by written notice to the other parties (provided
the terminating party is not then in material breach of any representation,
warranty, covenant or other agreement contained in this Agreement or the
Related
Agreements) if the Closing shall not have been consummated on or before April
7,
2007;
(d) By
either
the Company or the Purchaser by giving written notice to the other party
or
parties if any governmental entity shall have issued an injunction or other
ruling prohibiting the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement and the Related Agreements and such injunction or other ruling
shall not be subject to appeal or shall have become final and
unappealable;
(e) By
the
Purchaser, if there shall have occurred an event or events constituting a
Material Adverse Effect;
(f) By
the
Purchaser, if the Company shall have materially breached the terms of this
Agreement and such breach is not cured within five (5) Business Days after
receiving notice thereof; or
(g) By
the
Company if the Purchaser shall have materially breached the terms of this
Agreement and such breach is not cured within five (5) Business Days after
receiving notice thereof.
7.2 Effect
of Termination.
In the
event of any termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section
7.1,
all
rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any
liability on the part of any party or its Affiliates in respect thereof;
provided,
however,
that
such termination shall not relieve the Company or the Purchaser of any liability
for any willful breach of this Agreement.
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7.3 Governing
Law; Jurisdiction.
This
Agreement will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws
of the
State of New York.
7.4 Counterparts;
Signatures by Facsimile.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which are
considered one and the same agreement and will become effective when
counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other parties.
This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other parties
hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the
signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
7.5 Headings.
The
headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are not
part
of this Agreement and do not affect its interpretation.
7.6 Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable
statute or rule of law, then such provision will be deemed modified in order
to
conform with such statute or rule of law. Any provision hereof that may prove
invalid or unenforceable under any law will not affect the validity or
enforceability of any other provision hereof.
7.7 Entire
Agreement; Amendments; Waiver.
This
Agreement and the Related Agreements (including all schedules and exhibits
hereto and thereto) constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto
with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no
restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set
forth
or referred to herein or therein. This Agreement and the Related Agreements
supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto
with
respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. Except as otherwise provided
herein, no provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived other than
by an
instrument in writing signed by the Company and the Purchaser, or in the
case of
a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought.
Any
amendment effected in accordance with this Section
7.7
shall be
binding upon the holder of any Shares purchased under this Agreement at the
time
outstanding, each future holder of all such securities and the
Company.
7.8 Notices.
All
notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed
effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified,
(b)
when sent by confirmed email, telex or facsimile if sent during normal business
hours of the recipient, if not, then on the next business day, (c) five days
after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one business day after deposit with a
nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with
written verification of receipt. The addresses for such communications
are:
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If
to the Company:
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FuelCell
Energy, Inc.
|
0
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
with
a
copy to:
Xxxxxxxx
and Xxxx LLP
Financial
Center
X.X.
Xxx
00000
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
If
the Purchaser:
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POSCO
Power
|
Dacom
Building, 10th
Floor
000-0
Xxxxxxx-xxxx, Xxxxxxx-xx
Xxxxx
000-000, Xxxxx
Facsimile:
011-82-2-3457-1960
Attention:
Taehyoung (TH) Xxx
with
a
copy to:
POSCO
|
POSCO
Center
892
Daechi 4-Dong, Kangnam-gu
Xxxxx
000-000, Xxxxx
Facsimile:
011-82-2-3457-1972
Attention:
Bong-han “Xxxxxxx” Xxx, Esq.
Each
party will provide ten (10) days’ advance written notice to the other parties of
any change in its address.
7.9 Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement is binding upon and inures to the benefit of the parties and their
successors and permitted assigns. The Company will not assign this Agreement
or
any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of
the
Purchaser, and the Purchaser may assign this Agreement or any rights or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Company, except
as permitted in accordance with Section
6.10
hereof.
7.10 Third
Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto, their respective
permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may
any
provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.
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7.11 No
Strict Construction.
The
language used in this Agreement is 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.
7.12 Equitable
Relief.
The
Company recognizes that, if it fails to perform or discharge any of its
obligations under this Agreement, any remedy at law may prove to be inadequate
relief to the Purchaser. The Company therefore agrees that the Purchaser
is
entitled to seek temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case.
The
Purchaser also recognizes that, if it fails to perform or discharge any of
its
obligations under this Agreement, any remedy at law may prove to be inadequate
relief to the Company. The Purchaser therefore agrees that the Company is
entitled to seek temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such
case
7.13 Survival
of Representations and Warranties.
Notwithstanding any investigation made by any party to this Agreement, all
representations and warranties made by the Company and the Purchaser herein
shall survive for a period of one (1) year from the Closing Date. All covenants
contained herein shall survive the execution of this Agreement and the Closing
of the transactions contemplated hereby (except to the extent expressly provided
in this Agreement).
7.14 Limitation
on Enforcement of Remedies.
The
Company hereby agrees that it will not assert against the shareholders, limited
partners or any members of the Purchaser any claim it may have under this
Agreement by reason of any failure or alleged failure by such Purchaser to
meet
its obligations hereunder.
7.15 Aggregation
of Stock.
All
shares of Registrable Securities held or acquired by affiliated Person or
Persons under common management or control shall be aggregated together for
the
purpose of determining the availability of any rights under this
Agreement.
7.16 Reproduction
of Documents.
This
Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation,
(i)
consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed, (ii)
documents received by the Purchaser on the Closing Date (except for certificates
evidencing the Shares themselves), and (iii) financial statements, certificates
and other information previously or hereafter furnished to the Purchaser,
may be
reproduced by the Purchaser by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm,
micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process and the Purchaser
may destroy any original document so reproduced. All parties hereto agree
and
stipulate that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the
original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding (whether or
not the
original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by
the
Purchaser in the regular course of business) and that any enlargement, facsimile
or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible
in
evidence.
7.17 Lost,
etc. Certificates Evidencing Shares; Exchange.
Upon
receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss,
theft, destruction or mutilation of any certificate evidencing any Shares
owned
by the Purchaser and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction) of an unsecured
indemnity satisfactory to it, and upon reimbursement to the Company of all
reasonable expenses incidental thereto, and upon surrender and cancellation
of
such certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver in lieu
of
such certificate a new certificate of like tenor and for the number of
securities evidenced by such certificate which remain outstanding. The
Purchaser’s agreement of indemnity shall constitute indemnity satisfactory to
the Company for purposes of this Section
7.17.
Upon
surrender of any certificate representing any Shares, for exchange at the
office
of the Company, the Company at its expense will cause to be issued in exchange
therefor new certificates in such denomination or denominations as may be
requested for the same aggregate number of Shares represented by the
certificate so surrendered and registered as such holder may request. The
Company will also pay the cost of all deliveries of certificates for such
Shares
to the office of the Purchaser (including the cost of insurance against loss
or
theft in an amount satisfactory to the holders) upon any exchange provided
for
in this Section
7.18.
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7.18 Draftsmanship.
Each of
the parties hereto has been represented by its own counsel and acknowledges
that
it has participated in the drafting of this Agreement,
and any
applicable rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be
resolved against the drafting party shall not be applied in connection with
the
construction or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever required by the
context hereof, the singular number shall include the plural, and vice versa;
the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders; and the
neuter gender shall include the masculine and feminine genders.
[Signature
Page Follows]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be duly executed
as of the date first above written.
FUELCELL ENERGY, INC. | ||
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By: | /s/ R. Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |
Name:
R. Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Title:
President, CEO and Chairman
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POSCO POWER | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx-Xxx Xxx | |
Name:
Xxxxx-Xxx Xxx
Title:
President and CEO
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SIGNATURE
PAGE TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
A
DEFINITIONS
Capitalized
terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Agreement
shall
have the following meanings:
“Affiliate”
means,
with respect to any Person, any other Person controlling, controlled by or
under
direct or indirect common control with such Person (for the purposes of this
definition “control,” when used with respect to any specified Person, shall mean
the power to direct the management and policies of such person, directly
or
indirectly, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” shall have meanings
correlative to the foregoing).
“Alliance
Agreement”
means
that certain Alliance Agreement dated as of the date hereof between the Company
and the Purchaser.
“Allowable
Grace Period”
has
the
meaning set out in Section
6.6(p).
“Board”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
2.3(c).
“Business
Day”
means
a
day Monday through Friday on which banks are generally open for business
in New
York City.
“Bylaws”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
2.3(d).
“Certificate
of Incorporation”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
2.3(d).
“Claims”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
6.9(a).
“Closing”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
1.4.
“Closing
Date”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
1.4.
“Common
Stock”
means
the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
“Company”
has
the
meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
“Damages
Accrual Period”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
6.5.
“Delay
Payment Rate”
means
during the Damages Accrual Period, an amount per week (or portion thereof)
per
share of Common Stock equal to 1% of the per share Purchase Price of such
Share.
“Demand
Registration”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
6.2.
“DGCL”
means
the Delaware General Corporation Law.
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“Disclosure
Schedule”
means
the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered concurrently herewith and
incorporated herein by reference.
“Effectiveness
Deadline”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
6.1.
“Evaluation
Date”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
2.7.
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Filing
Deadline”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
6.1.
“Financial
Statements”
means
the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC
Documents.
“Grace
Period”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
6.6(p).
“Holder”
means
the Purchaser and any Person to whom the Purchaser, in accordance with
Section
6.10
hereof,
transfers its rights under Article
6
of this
Agreement.
“Indemnified
Party”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
6.9(c).
“Indemnifying
Party”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
6.9(c).
“Inspectors”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
6.6(i).
“Intellectual
Property Rights”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
2.10(a).
“Investment
Company Act”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
2.24.
“Liens”
means
security interests, pledges, liens, charges, claims, options, restrictions
on
transfer, mortgages, rights of first refusal, preemptive or similar rights,
proxies and voting or other agreements, or other encumbrances of any nature
whatsoever.
“Market
Price”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
1.1.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means
an event, change or occurrence that individually, or together with any other
event, change or occurrence, has had or reasonably could be expected to have
a
material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, assets, prospects
or
financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken together as
a
whole, or (b) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations pursuant
to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Related
Agreements.
“Material
Contracts”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
2.14(a).
“Material
Permits”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
2.5(c).
“NASDAQ”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
1.1.
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“Offering”
means
the offer, sale, issuance and purchase of the Shares contemplated by this
Agreement.
“Non-US
Person”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
3.2.
“Per
Share Purchase Price”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
1.1.
“Person”
means
any person, individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
trust or other nongovernmental entity or any governmental agency, court,
authority or other body (whether foreign, federal, state, local or
otherwise).
“Preferred
Stock”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
2.3(a).
“Purchaser”
has
the
meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
“Purchase
Price”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
1.1.
“Records”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
6.6(i).
The
terms
“register,”
“registered”
and
“registration”
refer
to the registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement
in
compliance with the Securities Act, and the declaration or ordering of the
effectiveness of such registration statement.
“Registrable
Securities”
means
the Shares; provided,
however,
that
securities shall only be treated as Registrable Securities if and only for
so
long as they (A) have not been disposed of pursuant to a Registration Statement
declared effective by the SEC, (B) have not been sold in a transaction exempt
from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities
Act
so that all transfer restrictions and restrictive legends with respect thereto
are removed upon the consummation of such sale or (C) are held by a Holder
or a
permitted transferee pursuant to Section
6.10.
“Registration
Delay”
means
the occurrence of any of (i) a Registration Statement covering all of the
Registrable Securities is not filed with the SEC on or before the Filing
Deadline or is not declared effective on or before the Effectiveness Deadline,
(ii) a Registration Statement in connection with a Demand Registration covering
all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered thereby is not filed
with the SEC on or before the deadline described in the last sentence of
Section
6.2,
(iii)
on any day during the Registration Period (other than during an Allowable
Grace
Period), all of the Registrable Securities required to be included in such
Registration Statement cannot be sold pursuant to such Registration Statement
as
a matter of law or because the Company has failed to perform the applicable
time
period required for such performance (including, without limitation, because
of
a failure to keep such Registration Statement effective, to disclose such
information as is necessary for sales to be made pursuant to such Registration
Statement, or to register a sufficient number of Shares, or (iv) a Grace
Period
exceeds the length of an Allowable Grace Period.
“Registration
Delay Payments”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
6.5.
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“Registration
Period”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
6.6(a).
“Registration
Statement”
means
a
registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under
the
Securities Act covering the Registrable Securities.
“Related
Agreements”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
2.2.
“Required
Approvals”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
2.5(b).
“Rule
144”
means
Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, or any successor
rule.
“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act of 2002”
means
the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, as amended, and the related rules and
regulations promulgated under such act or the Exchange Act.
“SEC”
means
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“SEC
Documents”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
2.6.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder, or any similar successor statute.
“Share”
and
“Shares”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
1.1.
“Subsidiary”
and
“Subsidiaries”
of
any
person shall mean any corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
joint
venture or other legal entity of which such Person (either above or through
or
together with any other subsidiary) owns, directly or indirectly, more than
50%
of the stock or other equity interests the holders of which are generally
entitled to vote for the election of the board of directors or other governing
body of such corporation or other legal entity.
“Takeover
Provision”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
2.27.
“Technology
Transfer Agreement”
means
the Technology Transfer, License and Distribution Agreement dated as of the
date
hereof between the Company and the Purchaser.
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