SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
4.1
THIS SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(this
“Agreement”),
dated
as of December 8, 2005, by and among TRIANGLE
PETROLEUM CORPORATION,
a Nevada
corporation (the “Company”),
and
the Buyers listed on Schedule I attached hereto (individually, a
“Buyer”
or
collectively “Buyers”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS,
the
Company and the Buyer(s) are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance
upon an exemption from securities registration pursuant to Section 4(2) and/or
Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Regulation
D”)
as
promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”);
WHEREAS,
the
parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained
herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer(s), as provided herein,
and the Buyer(s) shall purchase up to Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000)
of
secured convertible debentures (the “Convertible
Debentures”),
which
shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value
$0.00001 (the “Common
Stock”)
(as
converted, the “Conversion
Shares”)
of
which Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) shall be funded within two (2) business
day following the date hereof (the “First
Closing”),
Five
Million Dollars ($5,000,000) shall be funded two (2) business days prior
to the
date the registration statement (the “Registration
Statement”)
is
filed, pursuant to the Investor Registration Rights Agreement dated the date
hereof, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”)
(the
“Second
Closing”),
and
Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) shall be funded within five (5) business
days
after the date the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC
(the
“Third
Closing”)
(individually referred to as a “Closing”
collectively referred to as the “Closings”),
for a
total purchase price of up to Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000), (the
“Purchase
Price”)
in the
respective amounts set forth opposite each Buyer(s) name on Schedule I (the
“Subscription
Amount”);
and
WHEREAS,
contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
parties
hereto are executing and delivering an Investor Registration Rights Agreement
(the “Investor
Registration Rights Agreement”)
pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain registration
rights
under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated there
under,
and applicable state securities laws; and
WHEREAS,
the
aggregate proceeds of the sale of the Convertible Debentures contemplated
hereby
shall be held in escrow pursuant to the terms of an escrow agreement (the
“Escrow
Agreement”)
between the Company, the Buyers, and Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq. (the “Escrow
Agent”).
WHEREAS,
contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
parties
hereto and the Company’s subsidiaries are executing and delivering security
agreements (the “Security
Agreement”)
pursuant to which the Company and its subsidiaries have agreed to provide
the
Buyer a security interest in Pledged Collateral (as this term is defined
in the
Security Agreement) to secure the Company’s obligations under this Agreement,
the Transaction Documents, or any other obligations of the Company to the
Buyer;
and
WHEREAS,
contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
parties
hereto are executing and delivering Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions
(the
“Irrevocable
Transfer Agent Instructions”)
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the mutual covenants and other agreements contained in this
Agreement the Company and the Buyer(s) hereby agree as follows:
1. PURCHASE
AND SALE OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES.
(a) Purchase
of Convertible Debentures.
Subject
to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
each Buyer agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase at each Closing
and
the Company agrees to sell and issue to each Buyer, severally and not jointly,
at each Closing, Convertible Debentures in amounts corresponding with the
Subscription Amount set forth opposite each Buyer’s name on Schedule I hereto.
Upon execution hereof by a Buyer, the Buyer shall wire transfer the Subscription
Amount set forth opposite his name on Schedule I in same-day funds or a check
payable to “Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq., as Escrow Agent for Triangle Petroleum
Corporation/Cornell Capital Partners, LP”, which Subscription Amount shall be
held in escrow pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement (as hereinafter
defined) and disbursed in accordance therewith. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
a
Buyer may withdraw his Subscription Amount and terminate this Agreement as
to
such Buyer at any time after the execution hereof and prior to the First
Closing
Date (as hereinafter defined).
(b) Closing
Date.
The
First Closing of the purchase and sale of the Convertible Debentures shall
take
place at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on the second (2nd) business day
following the date hereof, subject to notification of satisfaction of the
conditions to the First Closing set forth herein and in Sections 6 and 7
below
(or such other date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s))
(the “First
Closing Date”),
the
Second Closing of the purchase and sale of the Convertible Debentures shall
take
place at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time two (2) business days prior to
the
date the Registration Statement is filed with the SEC, subject to notification
of satisfaction of the conditions to the Second Closing set forth herein
and in
Sections 6 and 7 below (or such other date as is mutually agreed to by the
Company and the Buyer(s)) (the “Second
Closing Date”),
and
the Third Closing of the purchase and sale of the Convertible Debentures
shall
take place at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on the fifth (5) business
day
after the date the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC,
subject to notification of satisfaction of the conditions to the Third Closing
set forth herein and in Sections 6 and 7 below (or such other date as is
mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s)) (the “Third
Closing Date”)
(collectively referred to a the “Closing
Dates”).
The
Closing shall occur on the respective Closing Dates at the offices of Yorkville
Advisors, LLC, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
(or
such other place as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s)).
(c) Escrow
Arrangements; Form of Payment.
Upon
execution hereof by Buyer(s) and pending the Closings, the aggregate proceeds
of
the sale of the Convertible Debentures to Buyer(s) pursuant hereto shall
be
deposited in a non-interest bearing escrow account with the Escrow Agent,
pursuant to the terms the Escrow Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction of
the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Dates, (i) the Escrow
Agent shall deliver to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Escrow
Agreement such aggregate proceeds for the Convertible Debentures to be issued
and sold to such Buyer(s), minus the fees to be paid directly from the proceeds
the Closings as set forth herein, and (ii) the Company shall deliver
to
each Buyer, Convertible Debentures which such Buyer(s) is purchasing in amounts
indicated opposite such Buyer’s name on Schedule I, duly executed on behalf of
the Company.
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2. BUYER’S
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
Each
Buyer represents and warrants, severally and not jointly, that:
(a) Investment
Purpose.
Each
Buyer is acquiring the Convertible Debentures and, upon conversion of
Convertible Debentures, the Buyer will acquire the Conversion Shares then
issuable, for its own account for investment only and not with a view towards,
or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof,
except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act;
provided, however, that by making the representations herein, such Buyer
reserves the right to dispose of the Conversion Shares at any time in accordance
with or pursuant to an effective registration statement covering such Conversion
Shares or an available exemption under the Securities Act.
(b) Accredited
Investor Status.
Each
Buyer is an “Accredited
Investor”
as that
term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D.
(c) Reliance
on Exemptions.
Each
Buyer understands that the Convertible Debentures are being offered and sold
to
it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements
of
United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying
in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Buyer’s compliance with, the
representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings
of
such Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such
exemptions and the eligibility of such Buyer to acquire such
securities.
(d) Information.
Each
Buyer and its advisors (and his or, its counsel), if any, have been furnished
with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the
Company and information he deemed material to making an informed investment
decision regarding his purchase of the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion
Shares, which have been requested by such Buyer. Each Buyer and its advisors,
if
any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and
its
management. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations
conducted by such Buyer or its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall
modify, amend or affect such Buyer’s right to rely on the Company’s
representations and warranties contained in Section 3 below. Each Buyer
understands that its investment in the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion
Shares involves a high degree of risk. Each Buyer is in a position regarding
the
Company, which, based upon employment, family relationship or economic
bargaining power, enabled and enables such Buyer to obtain information from
the
Company in order to evaluate the merits and risks of this investment. Each
Buyer
has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice, as it has considered necessary
to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of
the
Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares.
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(e) No
Governmental Review.
Each
Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other
government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation
or
endorsement of the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares, or the
fairness or suitability of the investment in the Convertible Debentures or
the
Conversion Shares, nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the
merits
of the offering of the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion
Shares.
(f) Transfer
or Resale.
Each
Buyer understands that except as provided in the Investor Registration Rights
Agreement: (i) the Convertible Debentures have not been and are not being
registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and may
not be
offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently
registered thereunder, or (B) such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company
an
opinion of counsel, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that such
securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or
transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration requirements;
(ii)
any sale of such securities made in reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities
Act (or a successor rule thereto) (“Rule 144”)
may be
made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144
is
not applicable, any resale of such securities under circumstances in which
the
seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed
to be an
underwriter (as that term is defined in the Securities Act) may require
compliance with some other exemption under the Securities Act or the rules
and
regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any
other
person is under any obligation to register such securities under the Securities
Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions
of
any exemption thereunder. The Company reserves the right to place stop transfer
instructions against the shares and certificates for the Conversion
Shares.
(g) Legends.
Each
Buyer understands that the certificates or other instruments representing
the
Convertible Debentures and or the Conversion Shares shall bear a restrictive
legend in substantially the following form (and a stop -transfer order may
be
placed against transfer of such stock certificates):
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
THE
SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED SOLELY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH
A VIEW
TOWARD RESALE AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED
IN
THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS,
OR AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS
NOT
REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
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The
legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company within two (2) business
days shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of the
Conversion Shares upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required
by
state securities laws, (i) in connection with a sale transaction, provided
the
Conversion Shares are registered under the Securities Act or (ii) in connection
with a sale transaction, after such holder provides the Company with an opinion
of counsel, which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary
for
opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public
sale, assignment or transfer of the Conversion Shares may be made without
registration under the Securities Act.
(h) Authorization,
Enforcement.
This
Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on
behalf
of such Buyer and is a valid and binding agreement of such Buyer enforceable
in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to,
or
affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and
remedies.
(i) Receipt
of Documents.
Each
Buyer and his or its counsel has received and read in their entirety: (i)
this
Agreement and each representation, warranty and covenant set forth herein,
and
the Transaction Documents (as defined herein); (ii) all due diligence and
other
information necessary to verify the accuracy and completeness of such
representations, warranties and covenants; (iii) the Company’s Form SB-2 filed
on October 7, 2005; (iv) the Company’s Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended
July 31, 2005 and (v) answers to all questions each Buyer submitted to the
Company regarding an investment in the Company; and each Buyer has relied
on the
information contained therein and has not been furnished any other documents,
literature, memorandum or prospectus.
(j) Due
Formation of Corporate and Other Buyers.
If the
Buyer(s) is a corporation, trust, partnership or other entity that is not
an
individual person, it has been formed and validly exists and has not been
organized for the specific purpose of purchasing the Convertible Debentures
and
is not prohibited from doing so.
(k) No
Legal Advice From the Company.
Each
Buyer acknowledges, that it had the opportunity to review this Agreement
and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement with his or its own legal counsel
and investment and tax advisors. Each Buyer is relying solely on such counsel
and advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company
or any
of its representatives or agents for legal, tax or investment advice with
respect to this investment, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or
the securities laws of any jurisdiction.
(l) Residency. Each
Buyer is a resident of the jurisdiction set forth immediately below such
Buyer’s
name on Schedule I.
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3. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The
Company represents and warrants as of the date hereof to each of the Buyers
that, except as set forth in the SEC Documents (as defined herein) or in
the
Disclosure Schedule attached hereto (the “Disclosure
Schedule”):
(a) Organization
and Qualification.
The
Company and its subsidiaries are corporations duly organized and validly
existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they
are
incorporated, and have the requisite corporate power to own their properties
and
to carry on their business as now being conducted. Each of the Company and
its
subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and
is in
good standing in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business
conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent
that
the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a material
adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a
whole.
(b) Authorization,
Enforcement, Compliance with Other Instruments.
(i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to
enter
into and perform this Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Investor
Registration Rights Agreement, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Agreement,
the
Escrow Agreement, the Security Agreements, and any related agreements
(collectively the “Transaction
Documents”)
and to
issue the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares in accordance
with
the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of the Transaction
Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance
of
the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares and the reservation
for
issuance and the issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion
or
exercise thereof, have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors
and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company, its Board
of
Directors or its stockholders, (iii) the Transaction Documents have been
duly
executed and delivered by the Company, (iv) the Transaction Documents constitute
the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the
Company
in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited
by
general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or
affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies. The
authorized officer of the Company executing the Transaction Documents knows
of
no reason why the Company cannot file the registration statement as required
under the Investor Registration Rights Agreement or perform any of the Company’s
other obligations under such documents.
(c) Capitalization.
The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 100,000,000 shares of
Common
Stock and zero shares of Preferred Stock of which 18,282,530 shares of Common
Stock are issued and outstanding. All of such outstanding shares have been
validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. No shares of Common
Stock
are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens
or
encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company. As of the date of this
Agreement, (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights
to
subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to,
or
securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings
or
arrangements by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become
bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of
its
subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights
convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, (ii) there are no outstanding debt securities and (iii) there
are
no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its subsidiaries
is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the
Securities Act (except pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement) and
(iv)
there are no outstanding registration statements and there are no outstanding
comment letters from the SEC or any other regulatory agency. There are no
securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions
that
will be triggered by the issuance of the Convertible Debentures as described
in
this Agreement. The Company has furnished to the Buyer true and correct copies
of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the
date hereof (the “Articles
of Incorporation”),
and
the Company’s By-laws, as in effect on the date hereof (the “By-laws”),
and
the terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock
and
the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto other than
stock
options issued to employees and consultants.
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(d) Issuance
of Securities.
The
Convertible Debentures are duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance
with
the terms hereof, shall be duly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, are
free
from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof. The
Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures
have
been duly authorized and reserved for issuance. Upon conversion or exercise
in
accordance with the Convertible Debentures the Conversion Shares will be
duly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
(e) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby
will
not (i) result in a violation of the Articles of Incorporation, any certificate
of designations of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company
or
the By-laws or (ii) conflict with or constitute a default (or an event which
with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give
to
others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation
of,
any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is a party, or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation,
order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and
regulations and the rules and regulations of The National Association of
Securities Dealers Inc.’s OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is
quoted) applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or by which
any
property or asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or
affected. Neither the Company nor its subsidiaries is in violation of any
term
of or in default under its Articles of Incorporation or By-laws or their
organizational charter or by-laws, respectively, or any material contract,
agreement, mortgage, indebtedness, indenture, instrument, judgment, decree
or
order or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or its
subsidiaries. The business of the Company and its subsidiaries is not being
conducted, and shall not be conducted in violation of any material law,
ordinance, or regulation of any governmental entity. Except as specifically
contemplated by this Agreement and as required under the Securities Act and
any
applicable state securities laws, the Company is not required to obtain any
consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with,
any
court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform
any
of its obligations under or contemplated by this Agreement or the Registration
Rights Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. All consents,
authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required
to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected
on
or prior to the date hereof. The Company and its subsidiaries are unaware
of any
facts or circumstance, which might give rise to any of the
foregoing.
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(f) SEC
Documents: Financial Statements.
Since
October 31, 2004, the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms,
statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC under
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”)
(all
of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof or amended after the date
hereof
and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules
thereto
and documents incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred
to
as the “SEC
Documents”).
The
Company has delivered to the Buyers or their representatives, or made available
through the SEC’s website at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx., true and complete copies of
the SEC Documents. As of their respective dates, the financial statements
of the
Company disclosed in the SEC Documents (the “Financial
Statements”)
complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect
thereto. Such financial statements, to the Company’s knowledge, have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be
otherwise indicated in such Financial Statements or the notes thereto, or
(ii)
in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude
footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and, fairly present
in all
material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof
and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended
(subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit
adjustments). No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company
to
the Buyer which is not included in the SEC Documents, including, without
limitation, information referred to in this Agreement, contains any untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary
in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading.
(g) 10(b)-5.
To the
Company’s knowledge, the SEC Documents do not include any untrue statements of
material fact, nor do they omit to state any material fact required to be
stated
therein necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.
(h) Absence
of Litigation.
There
is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any
court,
public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending
against or affecting the Company, the Common Stock or any of the Company’s
subsidiaries, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would (i)
have
a material adverse effect on the transactions contemplated hereby (ii) adversely
affect the validity or enforceability of, or the authority or ability of
the
Company to perform its obligations under, this Agreement or any of the documents
contemplated herein, or (iii) have a material adverse effect on the business,
operations, properties, financial condition or results of operations of the
Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(i) Acknowledgment
Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of the Convertible Debentures.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer(s) is acting solely in the
capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that the
Buyer(s) is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company
(or in
any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby and any advice given by the Buyer(s) or any of their
respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and
the
transactions contemplated hereby is merely incidental to such Buyer’s purchase
of the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares. The Company further
represents to the Buyer that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement
has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its
representatives.
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(j) No
General Solicitation.
Neither
the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their
behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising
(within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act) in connection
with
the offer or sale of the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion
Shares.
(k) No
Integrated Offering.
Neither
the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their
behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security
or
solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would
require
registration of the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares under
the
Securities Act or cause this offering of the Convertible Debentures or the
Conversion Shares to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for
purposes of the Securities Act.
(l) Employee
Relations.
Neither
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is involved in any labor dispute
nor, to
the knowledge of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is any such dispute
threatened. None of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ employees is a member of
a union and the Company and its subsidiaries believe that their relations
with
their employees are good.
(m) Intellectual
Property Rights.
The
Company and its subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to
use
all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, service
names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals,
governmental authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary to conduct
their
respective businesses as now conducted. The Company and its subsidiaries
do not
have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its subsidiaries
of
trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions,
licenses, service names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, trade
secret
or other similar rights of others, and, to the knowledge of the Company there
is
no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought against, or to the
Company’s knowledge, being threatened against, the Company or its subsidiaries
regarding trademark, trade name, patents, patent rights, invention, copyright,
license, service names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, trade
secret
or other infringement; and the Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of
any
facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the
foregoing.
(n) Environmental
Laws.
The
Company and its subsidiaries are (i) in compliance with any and all applicable
foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the
protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic
substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental
Laws”),
(ii)
have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under
applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and
(iii)
are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license
or
approval.
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(o) Title.
Any
real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and its
subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases
with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use
made
and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and
its
subsidiaries.
(p) Insurance.
The
Company and each of its subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized
financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts
as
management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses
in which the Company and its subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company
nor
any such subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied
for and neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has any reason to believe
that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and
when
such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers
as may
be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not materially
and
adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings,
business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
(q) Regulatory
Permits.
The
Company and its subsidiaries possess all material certificates, authorizations
and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory
authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, and neither
the
Company nor any such subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating
to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization
or
permit.
(r) Internal
Accounting Controls.
The
Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting
controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions
are
executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations,
(ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and
to
maintain asset accountability, and (iii) the recorded amounts for assets
is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate
action
is taken with respect to any differences.
(s) No
Material Adverse Breaches, etc.
Neither
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate
or
other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation
which in the judgment of the Company’s officers has or is expected in the future
to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, operations,
financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the Company or
its
subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in breach
of
any contract or agreement which breach, in the judgment of the Company’s
officers, has or is expected to have a material adverse effect on the business,
properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations or prospects
of the Company or its subsidiaries.
(t) Tax
Status.
The
Company and each of its subsidiaries has made and filed all federal and state
income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any
jurisdiction to which it is subject and (unless and only to the extent that
the
Company and each of its subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions
reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) has
paid
all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material
in
amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations,
except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books
provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods
subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations
apply.
There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the
taxing
authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no
basis
for any such claim.
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(u) Certain
Transactions.
Except
for arm’s length transactions pursuant to which the Company makes payments in
the ordinary course of business upon terms no less favorable than the Company
could obtain from third parties and other than the grant of stock options
disclosed in the SEC Documents, none of the officers, directors, or employees
of
the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company (other
than
for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract,
agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to
or
by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise
requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or,
to the
knowledge of the Company, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity
in
which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest
or
is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
(v) Fees
and Rights of First Refusal.
The
Company is not obligated to offer the securities offered hereunder on a right
of
first refusal basis or otherwise to any third parties including, but not
limited
to, current or former shareholders of the Company, underwriters, brokers,
agents
or other third parties.
4. COVENANTS.
(a) Best
Efforts.
Each
party shall use its best efforts to timely satisfy each of the conditions
to be
satisfied by it as provided in Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement.
(b) Form
D.
The
Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the Conversion Shares as
required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to each Buyer promptly
after such filing. The Company shall, on or before the Closing Date, take
such
action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary to qualify
the
Conversion Shares, or obtain an exemption for the Conversion Shares for sale
to
the Buyers at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities
or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide
evidence of any such action so taken to the Buyers on or prior to the Closing
Date.
(c) Reporting
Status.
Until
the earlier of (i) the date as of which the Buyer(s) may sell all of the
Conversion Shares without restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated
under
the Securities Act (or successor thereto), or (ii) the date on which (A)
the
Buyer(s) shall have sold all the Conversion Shares and (B) none of the
Convertible Debentures are outstanding (the “Registration
Period”),
the
Company shall file in a timely manner all reports required to be filed with
the
SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act and the regulations of the SEC thereunder,
and
the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file
reports
under the Exchange Act even if the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations
thereunder would otherwise permit such termination.
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(d) Use
of
Proceeds.
The
Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Convertible Debentures
for
general corporate and working capital purposes.
(e) Reservation
of Shares.
The
Company shall take all action reasonably necessary to at all times have
authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, such number of shares
of
Common Stock as shall be necessary to effect the issuance of the Conversion
Shares. If at any time the Company does not have available such shares of
Common
Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of
all
of the Conversion Shares, the Company shall call and hold a special meeting
of
the shareholders within thirty (30) days of such occurrence, for the sole
purpose of increasing the number of shares authorized. The Company’s management
shall recommend to the shareholders to vote in favor of increasing the number
of
shares of Common Stock authorized. Management shall also vote all of its
shares
in favor of increasing the number of authorized shares of Common
Stock.
(f) Listings
or Quotation.
The
Company shall promptly secure the listing or quotation of the Conversion
Shares
upon each national securities exchange, automated quotation system or The
National Association of Securities Dealers Inc.’s Over-The-Counter Bulletin
Board (“OTCBB”)
or
other market, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed or
quoted (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall use its best efforts
to maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed,
such listing of all Conversion Shares from time to time issuable under the
terms
of this Agreement. The Company shall maintain the Common Stock’s authorization
for quotation on the OTCBB, Nasdaq Capital Market, Nasdaq National Market,
American Stock Exchange or New York Stock Exchange.
(g) Fees
and Expenses.
(i) Each
of
the Company and the Buyer(s) shall pay all costs and expenses incurred by
such
party in connection with the negotiation, investigation, preparation, execution
and delivery of the Transaction Documents. The Company shall pay Yorkville
Advisors, LLC a fee equal to eight percent (8%) of the Purchase Price which
shall be paid pro rata directly from the gross proceeds of each Closing.
(ii) The
Company shall pay a structuring fee to Yorkville Advisors, LLC of Fifteen
Thousand Dollars ($15,000) which shall be paid directly from the proceeds
of the
First Closing.
(h) Corporate
Existence.
So long
as any of the Convertible Debentures remain outstanding, the Company shall
not
directly or indirectly consummate any merger, reorganization, restructuring,
reverse stock split consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the
Company’s assets or any similar transaction or related transactions (each such
transaction, an “Organizational
Change”)
unless, prior to the consummation an Organizational Change, the Company obtains
the written consent of each Buyer. In any such case, the Company will make
appropriate provision with respect to such holders’ rights and interests to
insure that the provisions of this Section 4(h) will thereafter be applicable
to
the Convertible Debentures.
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(i) Transactions
With Affiliates.
So long
as any Convertible Debentures are outstanding, the Company shall not, and
shall
cause each of its subsidiaries not to, enter into, amend, modify or supplement,
or permit any subsidiary to enter into, amend, modify or supplement any
agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement with any of its or any
subsidiary’s officers, directors, person who were officers or directors at any
time during the previous two (2) years, stockholders who beneficially own
five
percent (5%) or more of the Common Stock, or Affiliates (as defined below)
or
with any individual related by blood, marriage, or adoption to any such
individual or with any entity in which any such entity or individual owns
a five
percent (5%) or more beneficial interest (each a “Related
Party”),
except for (a) customary employment arrangements and benefit programs on
reasonable terms, (b) any investment in an Affiliate of the Company, (c)
any
agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement on an arms-length basis
on
terms no less favorable than terms which would have been obtainable from
a
person other than such Related Party, (d) any agreement, transaction,
commitment, or arrangement which is approved by a majority of the disinterested
directors of the Company; for purposes hereof, any director who is also an
officer of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall not be a
disinterested director with respect to any such agreement, transaction,
commitment, or arrangement. “Affiliate”
for
purposes hereof means, with respect to any person or entity, another person
or
entity that, directly or indirectly, (i) has a ten percent (10%) or more
equity
interest in that person or entity, (ii) has ten percent (10%) or more common
ownership with that person or entity, (iii) controls that person or entity,
or
(iv) shares common control with that person or entity. “Control”
or
“controls”
for
purposes hereof means that a person or entity has the power, direct or indirect,
to conduct or govern the policies of another person or entity.
(j) Transfer
Agent.
The
Company covenants and agrees that, in the event that the Company’s agency
relationship with the transfer agent should be terminated for any reason
prior
to a date which is two (2) years after the Closing Date, the Company shall
immediately appoint a new transfer agent and shall require that the new transfer
agent execute and agree to be bound by the terms of the Irrevocable Transfer
Agent Instructions (as defined herein).
(k) Restriction
on Issuance of the Capital Stock.
So long
as any Convertible Debentures are outstanding, except for exercises or
conversions of currently outstanding options and warrants disclosed in the
SEC
Documents, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the
Buyer(s), (i) issue or sell shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock without
consideration or for a consideration per share less than the bid price of
the
Common Stock determined immediately prior to its issuance, (ii) issue any
preferred stock, warrant, option, right, contract, call, or other security
or
instrument granting the holder thereof the right to acquire Common Stock
without
consideration or for a consideration less than such Common Stock’s Bid Price
determined immediately prior to it’s issuance, (iii) enter into any security
instrument granting the holder a security interest in any and all assets
of the
Company, or (iv) file any registration statement on Form S-8.
Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Company shall be permitted to issue or
sell
the following shares of Common Stock or securities convertible or exercisable
into Common Stock which would otherwise require prior consent of the Buyer(s)
without the prior consent of the Buyer(s): (w) up to 2,000,000 shares of
Common
Stock to be issued to employees, officers or director of the Company pursuant
to
the Company’s 2005 Incentive Stock Plan, (x) convertible debentures issued to
accredited investors with a conversion price of $4.00 or greater (“Permitted
Debentures”)
and up
to 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock underlying such Permitted Debentures,
(y)
Warrants to purchase up to 1,250,000 shares of Common Stock (“Permitted
Warrants”)
at an
exercise price of $5.00 or greater and the shares of Common Stock underlying
such Permitted Warrants, and (z) up to 100,000 shares of Common Stock which
do
not fall into any one of the other categories above.
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(l) Neither
the Buyer(s) nor any of its affiliates have an open short position in the
Common
Stock of the Company, and the Buyer(s) agrees that it shall not, and that
it
will cause its affiliates not to, engage in any short sales of or hedging
transactions with respect to the Common Stock as long as any Convertible
Debentures shall remain outstanding.
5. TRANSFER
AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.
(a) The
Company shall issue the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions to its transfer
agent irrevocably appointing Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq. as the Company’s agent for
purpose of having certificates issued, registered in the name of the Buyer(s)
or
its respective nominee(s), for the Conversion Shares representing such amounts
of Convertible Debentures as specified from time to time by the Buyer(s)
to the
Company upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures, for interest owed
pursuant to the Convertible Debenture, and for any and all Liquidated Damages
(as this term is defined in the Investor Registration Rights Agreement).
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Esq. shall be paid a cash fee of Fifty Dollars ($50) for every
occasion they act pursuant to the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions.
The
Company shall not change its transfer agent unless the subsequent transfer
agent
agrees to be bound by the terms of the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions.
Prior to registration of the Conversion Shares under the Securities Act,
all
such certificates shall bear the restrictive legend specified in Section
2(g) of
this Agreement. The Company warrants that no instruction other than the
Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5, and
stop
transfer instructions to give effect to Section 2(g) hereof (in the case
of the
Conversion Shares prior to registration of such shares under the Securities
Act)
will be given by the Company to its transfer agent and that the Conversion
Shares shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of
the
Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the Investor
Registration Rights Agreement. Nothing in this Section 5 shall affect in
any way
the Buyer’s obligations and agreement to comply with all applicable securities
laws upon resale of Conversion Shares. If the Buyer(s) provides the Company
with
an opinion of counsel, in form, scope and substance customary for opinions
of
counsel in comparable transactions to the effect that registration of a resale
by the Buyer(s) of any of the Conversion Shares is not required under the
Securities Act, the Company shall within two (2) business days instruct its
transfer agent to issue one or more certificates in such name and in such
denominations as specified by the Buyer. The Company acknowledges that a
breach
by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer
by
vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby.
Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach
of its
obligations under this Section 5 will be inadequate and agrees, in the event
of
a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this
Section 5, that the Buyer(s) shall be entitled, in addition to all
other
available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach and requiring
immediate issuance and transfer, without the necessity of showing economic
loss
and without any bond or other security being required.
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6. CONDITIONS
TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
The
obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Convertible Debentures
to the Buyer(s) at the Closings is subject to the satisfaction, at or before
the
Closing Dates, of each of the following conditions, provided that these
conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company
at any time in its sole discretion:
(a) Each
Buyer shall have executed the Transaction Documents and delivered them to
the
Company.
(b) The
Buyer(s) shall have delivered to the Escrow Agent the Purchase Price for
Convertible Debentures in respective amounts as set forth next to each Buyer
as
outlined on Schedule I attached hereto and the Escrow Agent shall have delivered
the net proceeds to the Company by wire transfer of immediately available
U.S.
funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided by the Company.
(c) The
representations and warranties of the Buyer(s) shall be true and correct
in all
material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Dates as
though
made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as
of a
specific date), and the Buyer(s) shall have performed, satisfied and complied
in
all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required
by
this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Buyer(s)
at or
prior to the Closing Dates.
(d) No
litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or
injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or
in
any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any
self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated
hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated
by the is Agreement.
7. CONDITIONS
TO THE BUYER’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
(a) The
obligation of the Buyer(s) hereunder to purchase the Convertible Debentures
at
the First Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the First
Closing
Date, of each of the following conditions:
(i) The
Company shall have executed the Transaction Documents and delivered the same
to
the Buyer(s).
(ii) The
Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation on the OTCBB, trading in the
Common Stock shall not have been suspended for any reason.
(iii)
The
representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in
all
material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations
and
warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 3 above, in
which
case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct without
further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the First Closing
Date
as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that
speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied
and
complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions
required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by
the
Company at or prior to the First Closing Date. If requested by the Buyer,
the
Buyer shall have received a certificate, executed by the President of the
Company, dated as of the First Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and
as to
such other matters as may be reasonably requested by the Buyer including,
without limitation an update as of the First Closing Date regarding the
representation contained in Section 3(c) above.
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(iv)
The
Company shall have executed and delivered to the Buyer(s) the Convertible
Debentures in the respective amounts set forth opposite each Buyer(s) name
on
Schedule I attached hereto.
(v) The
Buyer(s) shall have received an opinion of counsel from counsel to the Company
in a form satisfactory to the Buyer(s).
(vi)
The
Company shall have provided to the Buyer(s) a certificate of good standing
from
the secretary of state from the state in which the company is
incorporated.
(vii) The
Company or the Buyer shall have filed a form UCC-1 or such other forms as
may be
required to perfect the Buyer’s interest in the Pledged Property as detailed in
the Security Agreement and provided proof of such filing to the
Buyer.
(viii) The
Company shall have provided to the Buyer an acknowledgement, to the satisfaction
of the Buyer, from the Company’s independent certified public accountants as to
its ability to provide all consents required in order to file a registration
statement in connection with this transaction.
(ix)
The
Company shall have reserved out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock,
solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Convertible
Debentures, shares of Common Stock to effect the conversion of all of the
Conversion Shares then outstanding.
(x) The
Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form and substance satisfactory
to
the Buyer, shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the
Company’s transfer agent.
(b) The
obligation of the Buyer(s) hereunder to accept the Convertible Debentures
at the
Second Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Second Closing
Date, of each of the following conditions:
(i) The
Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation on the OTCBB, trading in the
Common Stock shall not have been suspended for any reason.
(ii) The
representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in
all
material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations
and
warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 3 above, in
which
case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct without
further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the Second Closing
Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties
that
speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied
and
complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions
required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by
the
Company at or prior to the Second Closing Date. If requested by the Buyer,
the
Buyer shall have received a certificate, executed by the President of the
Company, dated as of the Second Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and
as to
such other matters as may be reasonably requested by the Buyer including,
without limitation an update as of the Second Closing Date regarding the
representation contained in Section 3(c) above.
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(iii)
The
Company shall have executed and delivered to the Buyer(s) the Convertible
Debentures in the respective amounts set forth opposite each Buyer(s) name
on
Schedule I attached hereto.
(iv)
The
Company shall have certified that all conditions to the Second Closing have
been
satisfied and that the Company will file the Registration Statement with
the SEC
in compliance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC for filing
thereof two (2) business days after the Second Closing. If requested by the
Buyer, the Buyer shall have received a certificate, executed by the President
of
the Company, dated as of the Second Closing Date, to the foregoing
effect.
(c) The
obligation of the Buyer(s) hereunder to accept the Convertible Debentures
at the
Third Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Third Closing
Date, of each of the following conditions:
(i) The
Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation on the OTCBB, trading in the
Common Stock shall not have been suspended for any reason.
(ii) The
representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in
all
material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations
and
warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 3 above, in
which
case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct without
further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the Third Closing
Date
as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that
speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied
and
complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions
required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by
the
Company at or prior to the Third Closing Date. If requested by the Buyer,
the
Buyer shall have received a certificate, executed by two officers of the
Company, dated as of the Third Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and
as to
such other matters as may be reasonably requested by the Buyer including,
without limitation an update as of the Third Closing Date regarding the
representation contained in Section 3(c) above.
(iii)
The
Company shall have executed and delivered to the Buyer(s) the Convertible
Debentures in the respective amounts set forth opposite each Buyer(s) name
on
Schedule I attached hereto.
(iv)
The
Company shall have certified that all conditions to the Third Closing have
been
satisfied and that the Registration Statement has been declared effective
by the
SEC. If requested by the Buyer, the Buyer shall have received a certificate,
executed by the President of the Company, dated as of the Third Closing Date,
to
the foregoing effect.
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8. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) In
consideration of the Buyer’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and
acquiring the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares hereunder,
and in
addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under this Agreement, the
Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer(s) and
each
other holder of the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares, and
all of
their officers, directors, employees and agents (including, without
limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement) (collectively, the “Buyer
Indemnitees”)
from
and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses,
costs,
penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith
(irrespective of whether any such Buyer Indemnitee is a party to the action
for
which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’
fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified
Liabilities”),
incurred by the Buyer Indemnitees or any of them as a result of, or arising
out
of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation
or
warranty made by the Company in this Agreement, the Convertible Debentures
or
the Investor Registration Rights Agreement or any other certificate, instrument
or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant,
agreement or obligation of the Company contained in this Agreement, or the
Investor Registration Rights Agreement or any other certificate, instrument
or
document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (c) any cause of action, suit
or
claim brought or made against such Indemnitee and arising out of or resulting
from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement
or
any other instrument, document or agreement executed pursuant hereto by any
of
the parties hereto, any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or
in
part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the
Convertible Debentures or the status of the Buyer or holder of the Convertible
Debentures the Conversion Shares, as a Buyer of Convertible Debentures in
the
Company. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may
be
unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution
to
the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which
is
permissible under applicable law.
(b) In
consideration of the Company’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, and in
addition to all of the Buyer’s other obligations under this Agreement, the Buyer
shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and all of
its
officers, directors, employees and agents (including, without limitation,
those
retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement)
(collectively, the “Company
Indemnitees”)
from
and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Indemnitees
or
any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any
misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the
Buyer(s) in this Agreement, instrument or document contemplated hereby or
thereby executed by the Buyer, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement
or
obligation of the Buyer(s) contained in this Agreement, the Investor
Registration Rights Agreement or any other certificate, instrument or document
contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Buyer, or (c) any cause of
action, suit or claim brought or made against such Company Indemnitee based
on
material misrepresentations or due to a material breach and arising out of
or
resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this
Agreement, the Investor Registration Rights Agreement or any other instrument,
document or agreement executed pursuant hereto by any of the parties hereto.
To
the extent that the foregoing undertaking by each Buyer may be unenforceable
for
any reason, each Buyer shall make the maximum contribution to the payment
and
satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible
under
applicable law.
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9. GOVERNING
LAW: MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws
of
the State of New Jersey without regard to the principles of conflict of laws.
The parties further agree that any action between them shall be heard in
Xxxxxx
County, New Jersey, and expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue of
the
Superior Court of New Jersey, sitting in Xxxxxx County and the United States
District Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey
for
the adjudication of any civil action asserted pursuant to this
Paragraph.
(b) Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which
shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective
when
counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party.
In
the event any signature page is delivered by facsimile transmission, the
party
using such means of delivery shall cause four (4) additional original executed
signature pages to be physically delivered to the other party, except for
signature pages to the Convertible Debentures, within five (5) days of the
execution and delivery hereof.
(c) Headings.
The
headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not
form
part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
(d) Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction
or the
validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other
jurisdiction.
(e) Entire
Agreement, Amendments.
This
Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the
Buyer(s), the Company, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf
with
respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement and the instruments
referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect
to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set
forth
herein or therein, neither the Company nor any Buyer makes any representation,
warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision
of
this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing
signed by the party to be charged with enforcement.
(f) Notices.
Any
notices, consents, waivers, or other communications required or permitted
to be
given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed
to
have been delivered (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon
confirmation of receipt, when sent by facsimile; (iii) three (3) days after
being sent by U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested, or (iv) one
(1) day
after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in
each
case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and
facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
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to the Company, to:
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Triangle
Petroleum Corporation
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Xxxxx
0000, 000-0xx
Xxxxxx, XX
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Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X0X 0X0
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Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Telephone: (000)
000-0000
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Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
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With
a copy to:
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Sichenzia
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP
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0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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Attention: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxx, Esq.
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Telephone: (000)
000-0000
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Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
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If
to the
Buyer(s), to its address and facsimile number on Schedule I, with copies
to the
Buyer’s counsel as set forth on Schedule I. Each party shall provide five (5)
days’ prior written notice to the other party of any change in address or
facsimile number.
(g) Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
their respective successors and assigns. Neither the Company nor any Buyer
shall
assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the
prior
written consent of the other party hereto.
(h) No
Third Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may
any
provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.
(i) Survival.
Unless
this Agreement is terminated under Section 9(l), the representations and
warranties of the Company and the Buyer(s) contained in Sections 2 and 3,
the
agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 4, 5 and 9, and the
indemnification provisions set forth in Section 8, shall survive the Closing
for
a period of two (2) years following the date on which the Convertible Debentures
are converted in full. The Buyer(s) shall be responsible only for its own
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder.
(j) Publicity.
The
Company and the Buyer(s) shall have the right to approve, before issuance
any
press release or any other public statement with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby made by any party; provided, however, that the Company
shall
be entitled, without the prior approval of the Buyer(s), to issue any press
release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions required
under applicable securities or other laws or regulations (the Company shall
use
its best efforts to consult the Buyer(s) in connection with any such press
release or other public disclosure prior to its release and Buyer(s) shall
be
provided with a copy thereof upon release thereof).
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(k) Further
Assurances.
Each
party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further
acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements,
certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably
request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(l) Termination.
In the
event that the Closing shall not have occurred with respect to the Buyers
on or
before five (5) business days from the date hereof due to the Company’s or the
Buyer’s failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 above
(and the non-breaching party’s failure to waive such unsatisfied condition(s)),
the non-breaching party shall have the option to terminate this Agreement
with
respect to such breaching party at the close of business on such date without
liability of any party to any other party; provided, however, that if this
Agreement is terminated by the Buyer(s) pursuant to this Section 9(l), the
Company shall remain obligated to reimburse the Buyer(s) for the fees and
expenses of Yorkville Advisors, LLC described in Section 4(g)
above.
(m) No
Strict Construction.
The
language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen
by the
parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction
will
be applied against any party.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
Buyers and the Company have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to
be duly
executed as of the date first written above.
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COMPANY:
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TRIANGLE
PETROLEUM CORPORATION
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By:
/s/
XXXX XXXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
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Title: Chief
Executive Officer
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SCHEDULE
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SCHEDULE
OF BUYERS
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Name
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Signature
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Address/Facsimile
Number
of Buyer
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Amount
of Subscription
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Cornell
Capital Partners, LP
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By: Yorkville
Advisors, LLC
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000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx - Xxxxx 0000
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$15,000,000
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Its: General
Partner
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Xxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
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By:/s/
XXXX XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxx
Xxxxxx
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Its: Portfolio
Manager
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With
a copy to:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
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000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx - Xxxxx 0000
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Xxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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