SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is
dated as of October 30, 2006, among Apollo Gold Corporation, a corporation
incorporated under the laws of the Yukon Territory, Canada (the “Company”),
and
each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including
its
successors and assigns, a “Purchaser”
and
collectively the “Purchasers”).
WHEREAS,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant
to
an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended
(the “Securities
Act”),
the
Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser,
severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities
of
the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement,
and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of
which
are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions
“Action”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).
“Affiliate”
means
any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as
such
terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
With
respect to a Purchaser, any investment fund or managed account that is managed
on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Purchaser
will
be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Purchaser.
“Business
Day”
means
any day except Saturday, Sunday, any day which shall be a federal legal holiday
in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State
of
New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to
close.
“Closing”
means
the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section
2.1.
“Closing
Date”
means
the Trading Day when all of the Transaction Documents have been executed
and
delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent
to (i)
the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the
Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities have been satisfied or
waived.
“Commission”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common
Stock”
means
the common stock of the Company, [no] par value per share, and any other
class
of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or
changed into.
“Common
Stock Equivalents”
means
any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the
holder
thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation,
any
debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that
is at
any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise
entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
“Disclosure
Schedules”
means
the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered concurrently herewith.
“Escrow
Agent”
shall
mean Signature Bank, a New York banking corporation.
“Escrow
Agreement”
shall
mean the Escrow Agreement among the Company, the Escrow Agent and Shoreline
pursuant to which the Subscription Amounts shall be deposited and disbursed
at
Closing.
“Evaluation
Date”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(r).
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Exempt
Issuance”
means
the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers
or
directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted
by a
majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the Company
or
a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established
for such purpose, (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion
of any Securities issued hereunder and/or other securities exercisable or
exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and
outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities
have
not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number
of such
securities or to decrease the exercise, exchange or conversion price of any
such
securities, (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic
transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors, provided
any
such issuance shall only be to a Person which is, itself or through its
subsidiaries, an operating company in a business that the Company reasonably
believes to be synergistic with the business of the Company and in which
the
Company receives benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall
not
include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily
for
the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is
investing in securities, (d) securities as compensation for services, (e)
securities in connection with Canadian flow-through financing, (f) securities
in
a firm commitment underwritten offering and (g) securities in connection
with
the severance of any employee.
“FWS”
means
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx LLP, with offices located at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx
0000,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000.
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“GAAP”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“Governmental
Entity”
means
any federal, state, local, provincial, international or multinational entity
or
authority exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory,
administrative or taxing functions of or pertaining to government.
“Intellectual
Property Rights”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(o).
“Liens”
means
a
lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive
right or other similar restriction.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(b).
“Material
Permits”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).
“Participation
Maximum”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.13.
“Per
Unit Purchase Price”
equals
$0.30.
“Permitted
Encumbrances”
means
(i) Liens or other encumbrances for Taxes and other governmental charges
and
assessments (except assessments for public improvements levied, pending or
deferred against real property) that are not yet due and payable or which
are
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings (provided required
payments have been made in connection with any such contest), (ii) Liens
or
other encumbrances of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics’ and materialmen and
other like Encumbrances, including purchase money security interests, arising
in
the ordinary course of business of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries,
(iii)
survey exceptions, easements, rights of way and restrictions, zoning ordinances
and restrictions or other limitations imposed by any Governmental Entity
and
other similar Liens or encumbrances affecting real property and which do
not
unreasonably restrict the use thereof in the ordinary course of business
of the
Company or any of the Subsidiaries, (iv) statutory Liens in favor of lessors
arising in connection with any real or personal property leased to the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, (v) Liens or other encumbrances recorded as
liabilities on any of the financial statements contained in the Company’s SEC
Reports, (vi) reservations in federal patents, (vii) liens of pledges or
deposits under workers’ compensation laws or similar legislation, unemployment
insurance or other types of social security, (viii) rights reserved to or
vested
in any Governmental Entity to control or regulate any interest in any real
or
personal property owned or held by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries
as
imposed by applicable federal, provincial, state or local laws, rules or
regulations, (ix) Liens or other encumbrances that are a matter of public
record, and (x) such other Liens or encumbrances on any asset that are not
material in amount or do not materially detract from the value of or materially
impair the existing use of such asset.
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“Person”
means
an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated
association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company,
government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any
kind.
“Pre-Notice”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.13.
“Proceeding”
means
an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without
limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition),
whether commenced or threatened.
“Prospectus”
means
the final prospectus filed for the Registration Statement.
“Prospectus
Supplement”
means
the supplement to the Prospectus complying with Rule 424(b) of the Securities
Act that is filed with the Commission and delivered by the Company to each
Purchaser at the Closing.
“Purchaser
Party”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.9.
“Registration
Statement”
means
the effective registration statement with Commission file No. 333-119198
which
registers the sale of the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares by
the
Purchasers.
“Required
Approvals”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).
“Rule
144”
means
Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as
such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect
as such
Rule.
“SEC
Reports”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“Securities”
means
the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to each Purchaser pursuant
to this
Agreement.
“Shoreline”
means
Shoreline Pacific, LLC, the placement agent for the offering contemplated
by
this Agreement.
“Short
Sales”
shall
include all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the
Exchange Act (but
shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of borrowable
shares of Common Stock).
“Subscription
Amount”
means,
as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Shares and Warrants
purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature
page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount”, in United
States Dollars and in immediately available funds.
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“Subsequent
Financing”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.13.
“Subsequent
Financing Notice”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.13.
“Subsidiary”
means
any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule
3.1(a).
“Taxes”
means
all taxes, charges, fees, levies or other assessments, including all net
income,
gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer, franchise,
profits, license, withholding, payroll, employment, social security,
unemployment, excise, estimated, severance, stamp, occupation, property or
other
taxes, customs duties, fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever,
including all interest and penalties thereon, and additions to tax or additional
amounts imposed by any Governmental Entity upon the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets.
“Trading
Day”
means
a
day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.
“Trading
Market”
means
the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or
quoted
for trading on the date in question: the Nasdaq Capital Market, the American
Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global Market, the
Toronto Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
“Transaction
Documents”
means
this Agreement, the Warrants, the Escrow Agreement and any other documents
or
agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
“Unit”
means
one share of Common Stock and 0.5 of one warrant to purchase one share of
Common
Stock
“VWAP”
means,
for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses
that
applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market,
the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date
(or
the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock
is
then listed or quoted for trading as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on
a
Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City
time) (it being understood that if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted
on
both a U.S. Trading Market and a non-U.S. Trading Market, then, for purposes
of
this definition, the Trading Market shall be the U.S. Trading Market); (b)
if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average
price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on
the
OTC Bulletin Board; (c) if the Common Stock is not then quoted for trading
on
the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported
in
the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink Sheets, LLC (or a similar organization or
agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent
bid
price per share of the Common Stock so reported; or (d) in all other cases,
the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent
appraiser jointly selected in good faith by the Holder and the Company.
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“Warrants”
means
collectively the Common Stock purchase warrants, in the form of Exhibit
C
delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a)
hereof, which Warrants shall be exercisable immediately following the date
of
issuance and have a term of exercise equal to 3 years.
“Warrant
Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
ARTICLE
II.
PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.1 Closing.
On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and each Purchaser
agrees to purchase in the aggregate, severally and not jointly, not less
than
$5,000,000 and up to $10,000,000 of Units. Each Purchaser shall deliver to
the
Escrow Agent via wire transfer or a certified check immediately available
funds
equal to their Subscription Amount, as instructed by Shoreline and, upon
receipt
of the Subscription Amounts from the Escrow Agent, the Company shall deliver
to
each Purchaser their respective Units as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a)
and the other items set forth in Section 2.2 issuable at the Closing. Shoreline
will transmit any investor funds received by it to the Escrow Agent by noon
of
the business day following the date of any such receipt. Upon satisfaction
of
the conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur
at the
offices of FWS, or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree.
If
the Closing does not occur for any reason by November 15, 2006, all funds
received in escrow will be returned to the Purchasers without interest and
without any deduction from their Subscription Amounts.
2.2 Deliveries
(a) On
or
prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to
each Purchaser the following:
(i) this
Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(ii) a
copy of
the irrevocable instructions to the Company’s transfer agent instructing the
transfer agent to deliver a Common Stock certificate representing the number
of
Shares equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount divided by the Per Unit
Purchase Price, registered in the name of such Purchaser;
(iii) a
Warrant
registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares
of
Common Stock equal to 50% of the number of Shares being purchase by such
Purchaser with an exercise price equal to $0.50, subject to adjustment therein
(such Warrant certificate may be delivered within three Trading Days of the
Closing Date);
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(iv) a
legal
opinion of the Company’s Canadian counsel, in the form delivered to
Shoreline;
(v) an
officer’s certificate of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or Chief
Financial Officer, in form reasonably acceptable to the Purchasers, certifying
the continuing material accuracy of the Company’s representations and warranties
made in this Agreement and the Company’s performance in all material respects of
the covenants to be performed by it pursuant to this Agreement at or prior
to
Closing; and
(vi) the
Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement (which may be delivered in accordance
with
Rule 172 under the Securities Act).
(b) On
or
prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to the Company the following:
(i) this
Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser; and
(ii) such
Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the escrow account as
specified in writing by Shoreline.
2.3 Closing
Conditions.
(a) The
obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject
to the following conditions being met:
(i) the
accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date (unless
any
representation or warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, in which
case,
as of such earlier date) of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers
contained herein;
(ii) all
obligations, covenants and agreements of the Purchasers required to be performed
at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed in all material
respects;
(iii) the
delivery by the Purchasers of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this
Agreement;
(iv) the
receipt by the Company of at least $5,000,000 in aggregate Subscription Amount
from Purchasers; and
(v) the
acceptance of the listing of the Shares and Warrant Shares by the American
Stock
Exchange.
(b) The
respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the
Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i) the
accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date (unless any representation
or warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case, as of such
earlier date) of the representations and warranties of the Company contained
herein;
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(ii) all
obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed
at
or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed in all material respects;
(iii) the
delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this
Agreement;
(iv) there
shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since
the
date hereof;
(v) the
acceptance of the listing of the Shares and Warrant Shares by the American
Stock
Exchange; and
(vi) from
the
date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have
been
suspended by the Commission or the Company’s principal Trading Market (except
for any suspension of trading of limited duration agreed to by the Company,
which suspension shall be terminated prior to the Closing), and, at any time
prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by
Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices
shall
not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such
service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been
declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall
there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or
other
national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or
any
material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in
the
reasonable judgment of each Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable
to
purchase the Securities at the Closing.
ARTICLE
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations
and Warranties of the Company. Except as otherwise set forth in the SEC
Reports, the Company represents and warrants to each Purchaser as
follows:
(a) Subsidiaries.
All of
the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on
Schedule
3.1(a).
Except
as set forth in Schedule
3.1(a),
the
Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity
interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens (except for Permitted
Encumbrances), and all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock
of
each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and
free
of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase
securities.
(b) Organization
and Qualification.
The
Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the
requisite corporate power and authority to own and use its properties and
assets
and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company
nor any
Subsidiary is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective
certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational
or
charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified
to
conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other
entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted
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
have or reasonably be expected to result in (i) a material adverse effect
on the
legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a
material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business,
prospects or financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken
as a
whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in
any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction
Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material
Adverse Effect”)
and no
Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting
or
curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority
or
qualification.
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(c) Authorization;
Enforcement.
The
Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and
to
consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents
and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The
execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and
the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
have
been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and
no
further action is required by the Company, its board of directors or its
stockholders in connection therewith other than in connection with the Required
Approvals. Each Transaction Document has been (or upon delivery will have
been)
duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms
hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except
(i)
as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application
affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws
relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or
other
equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution
provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(d) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company,
the issuance and sale of the Shares and the consummation by the Company of
the
other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i)
conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s
certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational
or
charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an
event
that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under,
result
in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company
or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both)
of,
any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company
or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company
or
any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company
or
any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals,
conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order,
judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental
authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal
and
state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset
of the
Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each
of
clauses (ii) and (iii), such as would not have or reasonably be expected
to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(e) Filings,
Consents and Approvals.
The
Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order
of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court
or
other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person
in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of
the
Transaction Documents, other than (i) filings required pursuant to Section
4.4
of this Agreement, (ii) the filing with the Commission of the Prospectus
Supplement, (iii) application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the
listing of the Securities for trading thereon in the time and manner required
thereby, and (iv) such filings as are required to be made under applicable
state
securities laws (collectively, the “Required
Approvals”).
(f) Issuance
of the Securities; Registration.
The
Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance
with
the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company.
The
Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Warrants,
will
be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens
imposed by the Company. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized
capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant
to
this Agreement and the Warrants. The Securities are being issued pursuant
to the
Registration Statement and the issuance of the Securities has been registered
by
the Company under the Securities Act. The Registration Statement is effective
and available for the issuance of the Securities thereunder and the Company
has
not received any notice that the Commission has issued or intends to issuer
a
stop-order with respect to the Registration Statement or that the Commission
otherwise has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement, either temporarily or permanently, or intends or has threatened
in
writing to do so. The “Plan of Distribution” section under the Registration
Statement permits the issuance and sale the Securities hereunder. Upon receipt
of the Securities, the Purchasers will have good and marketable title to
such
Securities, and so long as the Registration Statement remains effective,
the
Securities will be freely tradable, and the Shares and Warrant Shares will
be
tradable on the Trading Market.
(g) Capitalization.
The
capitalization of the Company as of October 26, 2006 is as set forth in the
SEC
Reports. The Company has not issued any capital stock since its most
recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other
than as set forth in any SEC Reports filed subsequent thereto and pursuant
to
the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option plans,
the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company’s
employee stock purchase plan and pursuant to the conversion or exercise of
Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recently
filed
periodic report under the Exchange Act. No Person has any right of first
refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to
participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities and as set
forth
in the SEC Reports, there are no outstanding options, warrants, script rights
to
subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to,
or
securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire,
any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or
arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound
to
issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. The
issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue
shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the
Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities
to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of
such
securities. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company
are
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance
with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding
shares
was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe
for or purchase securities. Other than the approval of the American Stock
Exchange, no further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board
of
Directors of the Company or others is required for the issuance and sale
of the
Securities. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other
similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the
Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among
any of
the Company’s stockholders.
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(h) SEC
Reports; Financial Statements.
The
Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act,
including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years
preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required
by
law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including
the
exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, together
with
the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement, being collectively referred
to
herein as the “SEC
Reports”)
on a
timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and
has
filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension.
As of
their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects
with
the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules
and
regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, as applicable, and
none of
the SEC Reports, when filed, 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 the light of the circumstances
under
which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company
included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with
respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved
(“GAAP”),
except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the
notes
thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all
footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the
financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of
and
for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the
periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to year-end
audit adjustments.
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(i) Material
Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments.
Since
the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC
Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report, (i)
there
has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company
has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A)
trade
payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected
in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings
made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of
accounting, (iii) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or
distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased,
redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital
stock and (iv) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer,
director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans.
The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for
confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Securities
contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule
3.1(i),
no
event, liability or development has occurred or exists with respect to the
Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective business, properties, operations
or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company
under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made
that
has not been publicly disclosed at least 1 Trading Day prior to the date
that
this representation is made.
(j) Litigation.
Except
as set forth in the Company SEC Reports, there is no action, suit, inquiry,
notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge
of
the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary
or any
of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental
or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county,
local
or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”)
which
(i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability
of
any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) would, if there
were
an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director
or
officer thereof, is or 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. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the
Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the
Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer
of
the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order
suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company
or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
(k) Labor
Relations.
No
material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent
with respect to any of the employees of the Company which would reasonably
be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its
Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s
relationship with the Company, and neither the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company
and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationship with their employees
are
satisfactory. No executive officer, to the knowledge of the Company, is,
or is
now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment
contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement
or
non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive
covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does
not
subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect
to
any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance
with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating
to
employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and
wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
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(l) Compliance.
Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in violation of
(and
no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse
of
time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary
under),
nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it
is in
default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit
agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or
by
which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or
violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any court,
arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is or has been in violation of
any
statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without
limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to its business
and all such laws that affect the environment, except in each case as would
not
have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(m) Regulatory
Permits.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and
permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory
authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as currently
being
conducted as described in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess
such permits would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect (“Material
Permits”),
and
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings
relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
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(n) Title
to Assets.
Except
as would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect, the Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title all
real
property owned in fee by them that is material to the business of the Company
and the Subsidiaries, and good and marketable title in all personal property
owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the
Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted
Encumbrances and for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such
property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to
be
made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and Liens for the
payment of federal, state or other taxes, the payment of which is neither
delinquent nor subject to penalties. The
Company or the Subsidiaries own record title to those unpatented mining claims
and millsites owned by them (collectively, “Mining
Claims”),
except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
and
subject to the paramount title of the United States and the rights of third
parties to use the surface of those Mining Claims pursuant to applicable
federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, free and clear of any
encumbrances arising by, through or under them, other than Permitted
Encumbrances. With respect to such Mining Claims located by the Company or
any
Subsidiary: (i) location notices or certificates for those Mining Claims
were
properly recorded and filed with appropriate governmental agencies;
(ii) required assessment work which was performed in accordance with
industry standards and which was reasonably sufficient to hold those Mining
Claims has been performed and all claim maintenance fees have been timely
paid
as required by Law in order to maintain those Mining Claims through the current
assessment year; and (iii) all affidavits of assessment work, evidence of
payment of claim maintenance fees, and other filings required to maintain
those
Mining Claims in good standing through the current assessment year have been
properly and timely recorded or filed with appropriate governmental agencies.
With respect to any such Mining Claims not located by the Company or any
Subsidiary, from and after the date of their acquisition by the Company or
any
of the Subsidiaries, (i) required assessment work which was performed in
accordance with industry standards and which was reasonably sufficient to
hold
those Mining Claims has been performed and all claim maintenance fees have
been
timely paid as required in order to maintain those Mining Claims through
the
current assessment year; and (ii) all affidavits of assessment work,
evidence of payment of claim maintenance fees, and other filings required
to
maintain those Mining Claims in good standing through the current assessment
year have been properly and timely recorded or filed with appropriate
governmental agencies. The Company and the Subsidiaries do not make and hereby
expressly disclaim any representation or warranty as to (i) whether any of
those Mining Claims contains a discovery of valuable minerals, (ii) the
absence of any patented or unpatented mining claims in conflict with those
Mining Claims, (iii) whether or not any of those Mining Claims comprise a
contiguous group of claims or are free from interior gaps or fractions, (iv)
whether or not the Company, any of the Subsidiaries, or its
predecessors-in-title established or maintained pedis
possessio
rights
with respect to any of those Mining Claims, (v) what rights the Company or
any of the Subsidiaries has to use the surface of any of those Mining Claims
for
any purpose; or (vi) otherwise as to the validity of any of the Mining
Claims or the use of the same (except as specifically set forth above).
Any
real
property, facilities and personal property held under lease by the Company
and
the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable
leases
with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance, except where
a
failure to be in compliance would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Further,
the Company and the Subsidiaries make no and expressly disclaim any
representation or warranty with respect to priority, status, nature of permitted
beneficial use or abandonment of any water rights, whether held by the Company
or any of the Subsidiaries of record, or in which the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries has a beneficial or other interest.
(o) Patents
and Trademarks.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent
applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names,
trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property
rights and similar rights necessary or material for use in connection with
their
respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure
to
so have would have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual
Property Rights”).
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or
otherwise) that the Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any
Subsidiary violates or infringes upon the rights of any Person. To the knowledge
of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and
there
is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual
Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security
measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their
intellectual properties, except where failure to do so would not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(p) Insurance.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial
responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent
and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries
are
engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance
coverage at least equal to the aggregate Subscription Amount. Neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be
able to
renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or
to
obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue
its business without a significant increase in cost.
(q) Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the
Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the
Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any
Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors),
including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the
furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal
property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer,
director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity
in
which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest
or
is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each case in excess of $60,000
other than (i) for payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered,
(ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii)
for
other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock
option plan of the Company.
(r) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx;
Internal Accounting Controls.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Reports, the Company is in material compliance with
all
provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 which are applicable to it as
of
the Closing Date. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, the
Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed
in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability,
(iii)
access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate
action
is taken with respect to any differences. Except as set forth in the SEC
Reports, the Company has established disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and
designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information
required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits
under
the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within
the
time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. The Company’s
certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure
controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by the Company’s
most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the
“Evaluation
Date”).
The
Company presented in its most recently filed 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 changes in
the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in
the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting.
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(s) Certain
Fees.
Except
as set forth in the Prospectus Supplement, no brokerage or finder’s fees or
commissions are or will be payable by the Company to any broker, financial
advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or
other
Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees
or
with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees
of a
type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(t) Investment
Company.
The
Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt
of
payment for the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment
company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become
subject to the Investment Company Act, as amended.
(u) Registration
Rights.
No
Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under
the
Securities Act of any securities of the Company.
(v) Listing
and Maintenance Requirements.
The
Company’s Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the
Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to
its
knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of
the
Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any
notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration.
The Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received
notice
from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or
quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing
or
maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is in compliance
with all such listing and maintenance requirements.
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(w) Disclosure.
Except
with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that, neither
it
nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers
or
their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes
or
might constitute material, non-public information which is not otherwise
disclosed in the Prospectus Supplement. All disclosure furnished by or on
behalf
of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company, its business and
the
transactions contemplated hereby, including the Prospectus Supplement, with
respect to the representations and warranties made herein, are true and correct
with respect to such representations and warranties and do not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. The Company understands and confirms
that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting
transactions in securities of the Company. The Company acknowledges and agrees
that no Purchaser makes or has made any representations or warranties with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically
set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.
(x) Trading
Market Compliance.
Neither
the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their
behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any sales of any security, under
circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated
with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of any applicable shareholder
approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities
of the
Company are listed or designated.
(y) Solvency.
Based
on the financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date after giving
effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the
Securities hereunder, (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets
exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the
Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent
liabilities) as they mature; (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute
unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and
as
proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account
the
particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company,
and
projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof; and (iii)
the
current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company
would
receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account
all
anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or
in
respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The
Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe
that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy
or
reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing
Date.
The SEC Reports set forth as of the dates thereof all outstanding secured
and
unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the
Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement,
“Indebtedness”
shall
mean (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of
$50,000
(other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business),
(b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect
of
Indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected
in
the Company’s balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by
endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar
transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (c) the present value
of
any lease payments
in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance
with GAAP. Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any
Indebtedness.
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(z) Tax
Status.
Except
for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and each
Subsidiary has filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income and
franchise tax returns and has paid or accrued all taxes shown as due thereon,
and the Company has no knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been asserted
or
threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary.
(aa) Foreign
Corrupt Practices.
Neither
the Company, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent or other person
acting on behalf of the Company, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any
funds
for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses
related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful
payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any
foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds,
(iii)
failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company (or made by
any
person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation
of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
(bb) Accountants.
The
Company’s accountants are identified in the Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement.
To the knowledge of the Company, such accountants, who the Company expects
will
express their opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included
in
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2006,
are a registered public accounting firm as required by the Securities
Act.
(cc) Acknowledgment
Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely
in
the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction
Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further
acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary
of
the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction
Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given
by any
Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection
with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby
is
merely incidental to the Purchasers’ purchase of the Securities. The Company
further represents to each Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into
this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely
on the
independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company
and its representatives.
(dd) Acknowledgement
Regarding Purchasers’ Trading Activity.
Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding
(except for Sections 3.2(e) and 4.15 hereof), it is understood and acknowledged
by the Company (i) that none of the Purchasers have been asked to agree,
nor has
any Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short,
securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued
by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term; (ii) that
past
or future open market or other transactions by any Purchaser, including Short
Sales, and specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or
“derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private
placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s
publicly-traded securities; (iii) that any Purchaser, and counter-parties
in
“derivative” transactions to which any such Purchaser is a party, directly or
indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in the Common Stock, and (iv)
that each Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control
over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction.
The
Company further understands and acknowledges that (a) one or more Purchasers
may
engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the
Securities are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods
that the value of the Warrant Shares deliverable with respect to the exercise
of
the Warrant are being determined and (b) such hedging activities (if any)
could
reduce the value of the existing stockholders' equity interests in the Company
at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The
Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not
constitute a breach of any of the Transaction Documents.
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(ee) Regulation
M Compliance.
The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has,
(i)
taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result
in the
stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company
to
facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for,
purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of
the
Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any person any compensation
for
soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company, other
than,
in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Company’s
placement agent in connection with the placement of the Securities.
3.2 Representations
and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser hereby, for itself and for
no other Purchaser, represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as
of the
Closing Date to the Company as follows:
(a) Organization;
Authority.
Such
Purchaser is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with full right,
corporate or partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate
the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry
out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution, delivery and
performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or similar action on
the
part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party
has
been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser
in
accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding
obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general
application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as
limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive
relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and
contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
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(b) Own
Account.
Such
Purchaser is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and
not
with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part
thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities
law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in
violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and
has
no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons
to
distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities (this representation
and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities in
compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws) in violation
of
the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law. Such Purchaser
is
acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its
business.
(c) Purchaser
Status.
At the
time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and at the date hereof
it is, and on each date on which it exercises any Warrants, it will be either:
(i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3),
(a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified institutional
buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is
not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the
Exchange Act.
(d) Experience
of Such Purchaser.
Such
Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such
knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters
so as
to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment
in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment.
Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the
Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of
such
investment.
(e) Short
Sales and Confidentiality Prior To The Date Hereof.
Other
than the transaction contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser has not directly
or
indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any
understanding with such Purchaser, executed any disposition, including Short
Sales, in the securities of the Company during the period commencing from
the time that such Purchaser first received a term sheet (written or oral)
from
the Company or any other Person setting forth the material terms of the
transactions contemplated hereunder until the date hereof (“Discussion
Time”).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a
multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage
separate portions of such Purchaser's assets and the portfolio managers have
no
direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers
managing other portions of such Purchaser's assets, the representation set
forth
above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the
portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities
covered by this Agreement. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement,
such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made
to it
in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of
this
transaction).
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(f) Receipt
of Information; Access to Information.
Such
Purchaser acknowledges that he or it, as the case may be:
(a) has
been
furnished with copies of each of the Transaction Documents, the Prospectus
and
the Prospectus Supplement, and such Purchaser has read carefully the Transaction
Documents and such other documents, and understands and has evaluated the
types
of risks involved with a purchase of the Units;
(b) has
not
relied upon any representations or other information (whether oral or written)
from the Company or its directors, officers or Affiliates, or from any other
Persons, other than the representations contained in this Agreement, the
Transaction Documents, the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement;
and
(c) has
considered carefully and has, to the extent such Purchaser believes such
discussion necessary, discussed with such Purchaser’s professional, legal,
financial and tax advisers, the suitability of an investment in the Units
for
such Purchaser’s particular financial and tax situation and has determined that
the Units are a suitable investment for such Purchaser.
ARTICLE
IV.
OTHER
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1
Intentionally Omitted.
4.2 Securities
Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall, by 8:30 a.m. (New York City
time) on the Trading Day immediately following the date hereof, issue a press
release disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby,
and, within the time limits prescribed by Commission rules, file
a
Current Report on Form 8-K with the Commission disclosing the material terms
of
the transactions contemplated hereby. No Purchaser shall issue any such press
release or otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent
of
the Company, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case
the
disclosing party shall promptly provide the Company with prior notice of
such
public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company
shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name
of
any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency
or
Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser (such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld), except (i) as required by federal
securities law in connection with the filing of final Transaction Documents
(including signature pages thereto) with the Commission and (ii) to the extent
such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which
case
the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure
permitted under this subclause (ii).
4.3 Shareholder
Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the
consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring
Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill
(including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover
plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that
any
Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or
arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents
or under any other agreement between the Company and the
Purchasers.
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4.4 Non-Public
Information. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company covenants
and agrees that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf will
provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that
the
Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior
thereto such Purchaser shall have executed a written agreement regarding
the
confidentiality and use of such information. The Company understands and
confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing representations
in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
4.5 Use
of
Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the
Securities hereunder for the purposes set forth in the Prospectus Supplement
and
not for the satisfaction of any portion of the Company’s debt (other than
payment of trade payables in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and
prior practices), to redeem any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents
or to
settle any outstanding litigation.
4.6 (Intentionally
omitted)
4.7 Indemnification
of Purchasers. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.7, the Company
will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers,
shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons
with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles
notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who
controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities
Act
and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders,
agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a
functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding
a
lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each,
a
“Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations,
claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments,
amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and
costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur
as a
result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations,
warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement
or in
the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against a
Purchaser, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder
of
the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser, with respect to any
of
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action
is based upon a breach of such Purchaser’s representations, warranties or
covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings
such Purchaser may have with any such stockholder or any violations by the
Purchaser of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser
which constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance).
If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of
which
indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party
shall
promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right
to
assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably
acceptable to the Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right
to
employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense
thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense
of
such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof
has
been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company
has
failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ
counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of such
separate counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position
of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the
Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more
than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser
Party under this Agreement (i) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected
without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed or (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent that a
loss,
claim, damage or liability is attributable to such Purchaser Party’s breach of
any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such
Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction
Documents.
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4.8 Reservation
of Common Stock.
As of
the date hereof, the Company has reserved and the Company shall continue
to
reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, a sufficient
number of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company
to
issue Shares pursuant to this Agreement and Warrant Shares pursuant to any
exercise of the Warrants.
4.9
Listing
of Common Stock.
The
Company hereby agrees to use commercially reasonable best efforts to maintain
the listing of the Common Stock on a Trading Market, and as soon as reasonably
practicable following the Closing (but not later than the Closing Date) to
list
all of the Shares and Warrant Shares on such Trading Market. The Company
further
agrees, if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any other
Trading Market, it will include in such application all of the Shares and
Warrant Shares, and will use commercially reasonable best efforts to cause
all
of the Shares and Warrant Shares to be listed on such other Trading Market
as
promptly as possible. The Company will use commercially reasonable best efforts
to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market
and
will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other
obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market.
4.10 Equal
Treatment of Purchasers. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any
Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of
any
of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered
to
all of the parties to the Transaction Documents. For clarification purposes,
this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser by
the
Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and is intended to treat
for the Company the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed
as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase,
disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.
4.11
Participation
in Future Financing.
(a) From
the
date hereof until the date that is the 12 month anniversary of the Closing
Date,
upon any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Common Stock
or
Common Stock Equivalents (a “Subsequent
Financing”),
each
Purchaser shall have the right to participate in up to an amount of the
Subsequent Financing equal to 50% of the Subsequent Financing (the “Participation
Maximum”)
on the
same terms, conditions and price provided for in the Subsequent Financing,
unless the Subsequent Financing is a registered public offering, in which
case
the Company shall offer each Purchaser the right to participate in such public
offering when it is lawful for the Company to do so, but no Purchaser shall
be
entitled to purchase any particular amount of such public
offering.
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(b) At
least
5 Trading Days prior to the closing of the Subsequent Financing, the Company
shall deliver to each Purchaser a written notice of its intention to effect
a
Subsequent Financing (“Pre-Notice”),
which
Pre-Notice shall ask such Purchaser if it wants to review the details of
such
financing (such additional notice, a “Subsequent
Financing Notice”).
Upon the request of a Purchaser, and only upon a request by such Purchaser,
for
a Subsequent Financing Notice, the Company shall promptly, but no later than
1
Trading Day after such request, deliver a Subsequent Financing Notice to
such
Purchaser. The Subsequent Financing Notice shall describe in reasonable
detail the proposed terms of such Subsequent Financing, the amount of proceeds
intended to be raised thereunder, the Person or Persons through or with whom
such Subsequent Financing is proposed to be effected, and attached to which
shall be a term sheet or similar document relating
thereto.
(c) Any
Purchaser desiring to participate in such Subsequent Financing must provide
written notice to the Company by not later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City
time)
on the 5th
Trading
Day after all of the Purchasers have received the Pre-Notice that the Purchaser
is willing to participate in the Subsequent Financing, the amount of the
Purchaser’s participation, and that the Purchaser has such funds ready, willing,
and available for investment on the terms set forth in the Subsequent Financing
Notice. If the Company receives no notice from a Purchaser as of such
5th
Trading
Day, such Purchaser shall be deemed to have notified the Company that it
does
not elect to participate.
(d) If
by
5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the 5th
Trading
Day after all of the Purchasers have received the Pre-Notice, notifications
by
the Purchasers of their willingness to participate in the Subsequent Financing
(or to cause their designees to participate) is, in the aggregate, less than
the
Participation Maximum, then the Company may effect the remaining portion
of such
Subsequent Financing on the terms and with the Persons set forth in the
Subsequent Financing Notice.
(e) If
by
5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the 5th
Trading
Day after all of the Purchasers have received the Pre-Notice, the Company
receives responses to a Subsequent Financing Notice from Purchasers seeking
to
purchase more than the aggregate amount of the Participation Maximum, each
such
Purchaser shall have the right to purchase the greater of (a) their Pro Rata
Portion (as defined below) of the Participation Maximum and (b) the difference
between the Participation Maximum and the aggregate amount of participation
by
all other Purchasers. “Pro
Rata Portion”
is
the
ratio of (x) the Subscription Amount of Securities purchased on the Closing
Date
by a Purchaser participating under this Section 4.11 and (y) the sum of the
aggregate Subscription Amounts of Securities purchased on the Closing Date
by
all Purchasers participating under this Section 4.11.
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(f) The
Company must provide the Purchasers with a second Subsequent Financing Notice,
and the Purchasers will again have the right of participation set forth above
in
this Section 4.11, if the Subsequent Financing subject to the initial Subsequent
Financing Notice is not consummated for any reason on the terms set forth
in
such Subsequent Financing Notice within 60 Trading Days after the date of
the
initial Subsequent Financing Notice.
(g) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this Section 4.11 shall not apply in respect of an Exempt
Issuance.
4.12 Subsequent
Equity Sales.
(a) From
the
date hereof until 90 days after the Closing Date, neither the Company nor
any
Subsidiary shall issue shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents;
provided, however, the 90 day period set forth in this Section 4.12 shall
be
extended for the number of Trading Days during such period in which trading
in
the Common Stock is suspended by any Trading Market, or following the Closing
Date, the Registration Statement is not effective or the Prospectus may not
be
used by the Purchasers for the purchase of Warrant Shares.
(b) From
the
date hereof until the twelve month anniversary of the date hereof, the Company
shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect
any
Subsequent Financing involving a Variable Rate Transaction. The term
“Variable
Rate Transaction”
shall
mean a transaction in which the Company issues or sells (i) any debt or equity
securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or
include the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock either (A)
at a
conversion, exercise or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or
varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common
Stock
at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities,
or (B)
with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset
at
some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security
or
upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly
related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock
or
(ii) enters into any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity
line of
credit, whereby the Company may sell securities at a future determined price.
Any Purchaser shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company
to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right
to
collect damages.
(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this Section 4.12 shall not apply in respect of an Exempt
Issuance, except that no Variable Rate Transaction shall be an Exempt
Issuance.
(d) The
Company agrees that it shall not effect, or announce its intention to effect,
a
reverse split of the Common Stock for a period ending one year after the
Closing
Date.
4.13 Short
Sales and Confidentiality After The Date Hereof. Each
Purchaser severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers covenants that
neither it nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any
understanding with it will execute any Short Sales during the period commencing
at the Discussion Time and ending at the time that the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement are first publicly announced as described
in
Section 4.4. Each
Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants
that
until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly
disclosed by the Company as described in Section 4.4, such Purchaser will
maintain the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection
with
this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction).
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant
hereby that it will not engage in Short Sales in the securities of the Company
after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first
publicly announced as described in Section 4.4. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment
vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such
Purchaser's assets and the portfolio managers have no knowledge of the
investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions
of
such Purchaser's assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with
respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made
the
investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this
Agreement.
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4.14 Delivery
of Securities After Closing. The Company shall deliver, or cause to be
delivered, the Units purchased by each Purchaser to such Purchaser within
3
Trading Days of the Closing Date.
ARTICLE
V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Termination.
This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s
obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations
between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other
parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before November 15,
2006;
provided, however, that no such termination will affect the right of any
party
to xxx for any breach by the other party (or parties).
5.2 Fees
and Expenses. At the Closing, the Company has agreed to reimburse Shoreline
the non-accountable sum of $25,000 for due diligence fees and expenses and
up to
$50,000 for reasonable legal fees and expenses, none of which has been paid
prior to the Closing. If, for any reason, the transactions contemplated hereby
do not close, Shoreline shall only be entitled to reimbursement for its actual,
accountable out-of-pocket expenses up to a maximum of $25,000. Except as
expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party
shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and
other
experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to
the
negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.
The Company shall pay all transfer agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes
and
duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the
Purchasers.
5.3 Entire
Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and
schedules thereto, the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement contain the
entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof
and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with
respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into
such documents, exhibits and schedules.
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5.4 Notices.
Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted
to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and
effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice
or
communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth
on
the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time)
on a
Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if
such
notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number
set
forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading
Day
or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the
2nd
Trading
Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized
overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom
such
notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications
shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.
5.5 Amendments;
Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a
written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and
each
Purchaser or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement
of
any such waived provision is sought. No waiver of any default with respect
to
any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed
to be
a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or
a
waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall
any
delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner
impair the exercise of any such right.
5.6 Headings.
The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of
this
Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions
hereof.
5.7 Successors
and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may
not
assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the
prior
written consent of each Purchaser (other than by merger). Any Purchaser may
assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom
such
Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided such transferee agrees
in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the
provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the
“Purchasers”.
5.8 No
Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and
is not
for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other
Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.9.
5.9 Governing
Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and
interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed
and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York,
without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party
agrees
that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and
defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other
Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective
Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall
be
commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City
of New
York, County of New York, State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably
submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting
in
the City of Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx xx Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxx xx Xxx Xxxx for the adjudication
of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction
contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the
enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably
waives,
and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that
it is
not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit,
action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such
proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process
and
consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by
mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery
(with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices
to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute
good
and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein
shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other
manner permitted by law. The parties hereby waive all rights to a trial by
jury.
If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions
of the Transaction Documents, then the prevailing party in such action or
proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’
fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation
and prosecution of such action or proceeding. The Company hereby irrevocably
appoints Apollo Gold, Inc., 0000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, as its agent to accept and acknowledge on its behalf service
of any and all process which may be served in any action, proceeding or
counterclaim in any way relating to or arising out this Agreement.
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5.10 Survival.
The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing
and the delivery of the Shares and Warrant Shares.
5.11 Execution.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which
when
taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become
effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered
to the
other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same
counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile
transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature
shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on
whose
behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such
facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
5.12 Severability.
If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held
by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable,
the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth
herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected,
impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially
reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the
same
or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision,
covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the
intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms,
provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that
may be
hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
5.13 Rescission
and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
(and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction
Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or
option
under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its
related
obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser may
rescind
or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice
to the
Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without
prejudice to its future actions and rights.
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5.14 Replacement
of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is
mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to
be
issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in
the
case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate
or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory
to the
Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate
or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party
costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such
replacement Securities.
5.15 Remedies.
In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted
by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company
will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents.
The
parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for
any
loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the
Transaction Documents and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert in any
action
for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy
at law
would be adequate.
5.16 Payment
Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any
Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or
exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds
of
such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated,
declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged
by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company,
a trustee, receiver or any other person under any law (including, without
limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable
cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation
or
part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued
in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such
enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
5.17 Independent
Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each
Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the
obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible
in any
way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other
Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in
any
other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant
thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an
association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a
presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a
group
with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently
protect
and enforce its rights, including without limitation, the rights arising
out of
this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not
be
necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in
any
proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own
separate legal counsel in their review and negotiation of the Transaction
Documents. For reasons of administrative convenience only, Purchasers and
their
respective counsel have chosen to communicate with the Company through FWS.
FWS
does not represent all of the Purchasers but only Shoreline Pacific, LLC,
who
has acted as placement agent to the transaction. The Company has elected
to
provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for
the
convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to
do so
by the Purchasers.
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5.18 Construction.
The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has reviewed
and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore,
the
normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be
resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation
of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto.
(Signature
Pages Follow)
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories
as of
the date first indicated above.
APOLLO
GOLD CORPORATION
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Title:
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Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx
00000-0000
Attn:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, CEO
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With
a
copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
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[PURCHASER
SIGNATURE PAGES TO AGT SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement
to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the
date
first indicated above.
Name
of
Purchaser: ________________________________________________________
Signature
of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser:
__________________________________
Name
of
Authorized Signatory:
____________________________________________________
Title
of
Authorized Signatory:
_____________________________________________________
Email
Address of
Purchaser:________________________________________________
Fax
Number of Purchaser:
________________________________________________
Address
for Notice of Purchaser:
Address
for Delivery of Securities for Purchaser (if not same as above):
Subscription
Amount:
Shares:
Warrant
Shares:
EIN
Number: [PROVIDE
THIS UNDER SEPARATE COVER]
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