SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.1
This
Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is dated as of March 3, 2006, between RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (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, the Company
desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and the Purchasers, severally
and
not jointly, desire to purchase from the Company, shares of Common Stock and
Warrants as set forth herein on the Closing Date (as defined herein) pursuant
to
an effective Registration Statement on Form S-3, Commission File No.
333-125861.
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.
In addition to the
terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement,
the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section
1.1:
“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. 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 and any day that is a federal legal
holiday or a 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 Shares and the Warrants
pursuant to Section 2.1.
“Closing
Date”
means the later of (i) the third (3rd)
Trading Day; (ii) upon the approval by the American Stock Exchange for the
listing of the Shares; or (iii) upon the approval by the Corporate Financing
Department of the National Association of Securities Dealers, in each case
following the date of this Agreement.
“Commission”
means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common
Stock”
means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any
securities into which such common stock may hereafter be reclassified.
“Common
Stock Equivalents”
means any securities of the Company 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.
“Company
Counsel”
means Xxxxxx Xxxxx LLP.
“Effective
Date”
means the date that the Registration Statement was first declared effective
by
the Commission.
“Exchange
Act”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Intellectual
Property Rights”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(p).
“Liens”
means a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal,
preemptive right or other 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).
“Per
Share Purchase Price”
equals $2.81, subject
to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock
combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur
after
the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing.
“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.
“Registration
Statement”
means the registration statement on Form S-3 of the Company, (Commission File
No. 333-125861) covering the sale by the Company to the Purchasers of the
Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares, and shall include the prospectus
included therein and any prospectus supplement delivered to the Purchasers
in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“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).
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“Securities
Act”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Shares”
means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to each Purchaser pursuant
to this Agreement, including, but not limited to the Warrant
Shares.
“Short
Sale”
means, all “short sales” as defined in Rule 3b-3 of the Exchange
Act.
“Subscription
Amount”
means, as to each Purchaser, the amounts set forth below such Purchaser’s
signature block on the signature page hereto, in United States dollars and
in
immediately available funds.
“Subsidiary”
means any “significant subsidiary” as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of the Regulation
S-X promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act.
“Trading
Day”
means (i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market (other
than the OTC Bulletin Board), or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on
a
Trading Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), a day on which the Common
Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin
Board, or (iii) if the Common Stock is not quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board,
a
day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as
reported by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or any similar
organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices);
provided
that in the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth
in
(i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business
Day.
“Trading
Market”
means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange,
the
NASDAQ National Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market or OTC Bulletin Board on
which
the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.
“Transaction
Documents”
means this Agreement, the Warrants and any other instruments, documents or
agreements executed or delivered in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereunder, including, without limitation, the Registration
Statement.
“Warrants”
means the Common Stock Purchase Warrants, in the form of Exhibit
A,
delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a)(ii)
hereof, which warrants shall be exercisable immediately upon issuance for a
term
of five years commencing six months after the Closing Date and have an exercise
price equal to $4.06, subject
to adjustment as provided therein.
“Warrant
Shares”
means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants.
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ARTICLE
II.
PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.1
Closing.
On the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall purchase from the Company, severally
and not jointly with the other Purchasers, and the Company shall issue and
sell
to each Purchaser, a number of Shares equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription
Amount divided by the Per Share Purchase Price together with a number of
Warrants equal to 35.00% of such number of Shares, rounded down to the nearest
share. Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.3, the Closing
shall occur telephonically or at such location as the parties shall mutually
agree.
2.2
Deliveries.
(a)
On
the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each
Purchaser the following:
(i)
via
the Depository Trust Company’s Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system, the
number of Shares equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount divided by the
Per Share Purchase Price, in accordance with each such Purchaser’s written
delivery instructions;
(ii)
within
three Business Days of the Closing Date, a Warrant, registered in the name
of
such Purchaser, pursuant to which such Purchaser shall have the right to acquire
up to the number of shares of Common Stock equal to 35.00% of the Shares,
rounded down to the nearest share, to be issued to such Purchaser at the
Closing;
(iii)
any
prospectus and prospectus supplement as required under the Securities Act;
and
(iv)
a
legal opinion of Company Counsel, in the form of Exhibit
B
attached hereto, addressed to the Purchasers and providing that RBC Capital
Markets Corporation (“RBC”) and each of the Purchasers are entitled to rely
thereon.
(b)
On
the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to
the
Company such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the account as
specified in writing by the Company.
(c)
On
the Closing Date, the Company shall cause the prospectus supplement delivered
by
the Company in connection herewith to be filed with the Commission via the
XXXXX
system.
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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)
all
representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein were true
and
correct on the date hereof and shall remain true and correct as of the Closing
Date;
(ii) all
obligations, covenants and agreements of the Purchasers required to be performed
at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; and
(iii) the
delivery by each Purchaser of such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount in accordance
with Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.
(b)
The
respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the
Closing are subject to the following conditions being met or waived in writing
by each Purchaser:
(i)
all
representations and warranties of the Company contained herein were true and
correct on the date hereof and shall remain true and correct as of the Closing
Date;
(ii) all
obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed
at
or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;
(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
Registration Statement shall be effective and available for the issuance and
sale of the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares hereunder;
(vi) a
signed letter from Xxxxxxx Group, PC, addressed to the Purchasers and dated,
respectively, the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to RBC containing statements and information
of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” with respect
to the financial statements and certain financial information contained
(directly or via incorporation by reference) in the Registration Statement;
(vii) no
order preventing or suspending the use of any prospectus or prospectus
supplement shall have been or shall be in effect and no order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect and no
proceedings for such purpose shall be pending before or threatened by the
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Commission,
and any requests for additional information on the part of the Commission (to
be
included in the Registration Statement or the prospectus or prospectus
supplement or otherwise) shall have been complied with to the satisfaction
of
the Commission and the Purchasers; and
(viii) from
the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not
have
been suspended by the Commission and, at any time prior to the Closing Date,
trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets
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 Shares at the Closing.
ARTICLE
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
3.1
Representations
and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to each
Purchaser, except as set forth in the Registration Statement:
(a)
Subsidiaries.
The Company has no direct or indirect Subsidiaries.
(b)
Organization
and Qualification.
The Company is duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and
in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with the requisite power
and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its
business as currently conducted. The Company is not in violation or default
of
any of the provisions of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other
organizational or charter documents, each as amended. The Company is duly
qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation
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, could not have or
reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate (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, prospects, business or condition (financial or otherwise)
of
the Company, 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 Action has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting
or
curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority
or
qualification.
(c)
Authorization;
Enforcement.
The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and
to
consummate the transactions contemplated by
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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 in connection herewith and 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, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except
(i)
as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
and
other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific
performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies.
(d)
No
Conflicts.
The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the
Company, the issuance and sale of the Shares and the Warrants and the Warrant
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 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 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 debt of the Company or otherwise) or other
understanding to which the Company is a party or by which any property or asset
of the Company 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 the American Stock
Exchange, any court or governmental authority to which the Company is subject,
including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws
applicable to its business and
under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 USC 321 et seq. and all
implementing rules and regulations thereunder, or
by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected, or (iv)
conflict with or violate the terms of any agreement by which the Company is
bound or to which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected;
except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have
or
reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect.
(e)
Filings,
Consents and Approvals.
The Company is not required to obtain any consent, approval (including, but
not
limited to, the approval of the stockholders of the Company), 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 4.1 and Section 4.4, (ii) filings
required in connection with the issuance and listing on the American Stock
Exchange of the Shares and (iii) such filings as are
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required
to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the
“Required
Approvals”).
(f)
Issuance
of the Shares, Warrants and Warrant Shares; Reservation of Common
Stock.
The Shares and the Warrants are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for
in
accordance with this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid
and
nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens. Upon exercise of the Warrants in
accordance with their terms, the Warrant Shares will be validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens. 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 issuance by
the
Company of the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares has been registered
under the Securities Act and all of the Shares, Warrants and Warrant Shares
are
freely transferable and tradable by the Purchasers without restriction.
The
Registration Statement is effective and available for the issuance of the
Shares
and the Warrants, and upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with their
terms, the Warrant Shares
and the Company has not received any notice that the Commission has issued
or
intends to issue 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 of the Shares,
the Warrants and the Warrant Shares
hereunder. Upon receipt of the Shares
and
making payment for them in accordance with the terms hereof, the Purchasers
will
have good and marketable title to such Purchased
Shares
and the Shares will be freely tradable on the
America Stock Exchange. As of the date hereof, the Company has reserved a
sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the
Company to issue the Shares and the Warrant Shares pursuant to this
Agreement.
(g)
Capitalization.
The capitalization of the Company is as described in the Company’s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 as filed with
the
Commission. The Company has not issued any capital stock since such filing
other
than 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,
exercise or exchange of outstanding Common Stock Equivalents. No Person has
any
right of first refusal, preemptive right, registration right, right of
participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The issue and sale of the Shares
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 securities of the Company to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange
or reset price under such securities. All of the outstanding shares of capital
stock of the Company have been duly authorized and 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. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder,
the Board of Directors of the Company or any other third party is required
for
the issuance and sale of the Shares. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports,
there are
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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.
(h)
SEC
Reports; Financial Statements.
The Company has filed all reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange
Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years
preceding the date hereof (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits
thereto, 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, 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 Registration Statement and any
prospectus included therein, including the prospectus supplement to be filed
covering the transactions covered hereby, comply or will comply, as the case
may
be, 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, and none of the Registration Statement or any such prospectus
contain or contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or omitted
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order
to
make the statements therein, in the case of any prospectus 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 United States
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 normal,
immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
(i)
Material
Changes.
Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the
SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in the SEC Reports, (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 required to be disclosed in filings
made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of
accounting, (iv) 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
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and
(v) 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.
(j)
Litigation.
There is no action, claim, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or
investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against
or
affecting the Company or any of its 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 Shares or (ii) could,
if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any director or officer
of
the Company 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
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.
(l)
Compliance.
The Company (i) is not 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 under), nor has the Company 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 not in violation of
any
order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is not nor 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
under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 USC 321 et seq. and all
implementing rules and regulations thereunder, which violation would have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(m)
Material
Permits.
The Company possesses all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by
the
appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary
to
conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except
where the failure to possess such permits could not have or reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material
Permits”),
and the Company has not received any notice of Actions relating to the
revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
(n)
Application
of Takeover Protections.
The Company and its Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if
any,
to render inapplicable any control share
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acquisition,
business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights
agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s charter
documents or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become
applicable to any of the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the
Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the
Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, as a result of the
Company’s issuance of the Shares and the Warrrants and the Purchasers’ ownership
of the Shares and the Warrants.
(o)
Title
to Assets.
The Company has good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property
owned by them that is material to its business and good and marketable title
in
all personal property owned by the Company that is material to its business,
in
each case free and clear of all Liens, except 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. Any real property
and facilities or personal property held under lease by the Company is held
by
the Company under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases of which the Company
is in compliance, except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, have
or
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(p)
Patents
and Trademarks.
The Company has, or has rights to use, all patents, patent applications,
trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, copyrights,
licenses and other similar rights necessary or material for use in connection
with its business as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to
so
have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual
Property Rights”).
The Company has not received a written notice that the Intellectual Property
Rights used by the Company 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 of others.
(q)
Listing
and Maintenance Requirements.
The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 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.
(r)
Disclosure.
The Company confirms that, neither the Company nor any other Person acting
on
its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with
any information that constitutes or might constitute material, non-public
information except with respect to the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers
will rely on the foregoing representations and covenants in effecting
transactions in securities of the
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Company.
All disclosure provided to the Purchasers regarding the Company, its business
and the transactions contemplated hereby furnished by or on behalf of the
Company with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and the
representations and warranties made herein are true and correct 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 the light of
the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. 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.
(s)
No
Integrated Offering.
Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set
forth in Section 3.2, 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, to the knowledge of the Company, cause the
sale
of the Shares to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes
of any applicable stockholder approval provisions, including, without
limitation, under the rules and regulations of any exchange or automated
quotation system on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or
designated.
(t)
Acknowledgment
Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Shares.
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 hereby. 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 this Agreement and
the
transactions contemplated hereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any
of
their respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement
and
the transactions contemplated hereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers’
purchase of the Shares. The Company further represents to each Purchaser that
the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the
independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company
and its representatives.
(u)
Acknowledgement
Regarding Trading Activity.
Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding
(except for Section 4.7 hereof as to the Purchasers), it is understood and
agreed by the Company (i) that none of the Purchasers or any Person to whom
an
offer of Shares have been made (each, an “Offeree”)
have been asked to agree, nor has any Purchaser or Offeree 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
Shares, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on
securities issued by the Company for any specified term; (ii) that past or
future open market or other transactions by any Purchaser or Offeree, 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 or Offeree, and counter parties in “derivative” transactions to
which any such Purchaser or Offeree is a party, directly or indirectly,
presently may have a
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“short”
position in the Common Stock, and (iv) that no Purchaser or Offeree shall be
deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length
counter-party in any “derivative” transaction.
(v)
Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees.
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 (other than for services as employees, officers
and
directors), that would be required to be disclosed as of the date hereof in
an
SEC Report pursuant to the requirements of Item 404 of Regulation S-K
promulgated under the Securities Act.
(w)
Internal
Accounting Controls.
The Company maintains 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. The Company has established disclosure controls
and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the Company
and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
information relating to the Company, including its Subsidiaries, is made known
to the certifying officers by others within those entities, particularly during
the period in which the Company’s Forms 10-K or 10-Q, as the case may be, is
being prepared. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the
effectiveness of the Company’s controls and procedures as of the Evaluation
Date. The Company presented in its most recently filed Form 10-K or Form 10-Q
the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the
Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no significant
changes in the Company’s internal controls (as described in Item 308(c) of
Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act) or, to the Company’s knowledge, in other
factors that could significantly affect the Company’s internal
controls.
(x)
Investment
Company.
The Company is not, and will not after the consummation of the offering of
Shares contemplated by this Agreement be, an “investment company” or an
Affiliate of an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(y)
Certain
Fees.
Except with respect to RBC, 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 this Agreement. The Purchasers shall have
no
obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims (other than
such fees or commissions owed by an Purchaser pursuant to written agreements
executed by such Purchaser which fees or commissions shall be the sole
responsibility of such Purchaser ) made by or on behalf of other Persons for
fees of a type contemplated in this Section
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3.1(y)
that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
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.
If the Purchaser is not an individual: (i) 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, limited liability
company or partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its
obligations hereunder; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance by such
Purchaser of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate, limited liability company, partnership or similar action on the
part
of such Purchaser; (iii) this Agreement 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 (1)
as
limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (2) as limited by laws relating to
the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable
remedies and (3) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may
be
limited by applicable law. If the Purchaser is an individual: (i) the Purchaser
and any spouse of the Purchaser have the legal capacity to enter into this
Agreement; (ii) the Agreement has been duly executed by the Purchaser and any
spouse of the Purchaser; (iii) this Agreement 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 (1)
as
limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (2) as limited by laws relating to
the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable
remedies and (3) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may
be
limited by applicable law.
(b)
Distribution.
Such Purchaser does not have any agreement or understanding, directly or
indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the Shares, Warrants or Warrant
Shares. Such Purchaser is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer
under
Section 15 of the Exchange Act.
(c)
Purchaser
Status.
The Purchaser is either (i) a Qualified Institutional Buyer within the meaning
of Rule 144A under the Securities Act, (ii) an “accredited investor” as defined
in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act or (iii) is organized in a non-United
States jurisdiction.
(d)
No
Trading.
Each Purchaser represents and warrants that, except as otherwise disclosed
to
the Company in writing, from January 23, 2006 (the
“Discussion
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Time”), up
through the execution of this Agreement, the Purchaser did not, directly or
indirectly, execute any Short Sales or engage in any other trading in the Common
Stock or any derivative security thereof.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that each Purchaser does not make or has not
made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section
3.2.
ARTICLE
IV.
OTHER
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1
Securities
Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall, by 8:30 a.m., Eastern time,
on the second Trading Day following the date hereof, issue a press release
and
file a Current Report on Form 8-K which attaches as exhibits all agreements
relating to this transaction, including but not limited to, this Agreement
and
the form of Warrant, in each case reasonably acceptable to counsel to the
Purchasers, disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated
hereby, and shall file the prospectus supplement delivered by the Company in
connection herewith with the Commission via the XXXXX system on a timely basis.
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, except as set forth
in
the exhibits to be attached to the Form 8-K contemplated above, without the
prior written consent of such Purchaser (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld), except (i) as required by federal securities law 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 subclause (i) or (ii).
4.2
Non-Public
Information. 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.
4.3
Indemnification
of Purchasers. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.3, the Company
will indemnify and hold the Purchasers and their directors, officers,
stockholders, partners, members, employees and agents (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 (the
“Indemnified Liabilities”) as a result of or relating to (a) any material 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 brought or made against such Purchaser Party by a third party (including
for these purposes a derivative action brought on behalf of the Company) and
arising out of or resulting from (i) the execution, delivery, performance or
enforcement of the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument
or
document contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any transaction financed or to
be
financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly,
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with
the proceeds of the issuance of the Shares, or (iii) the status of such
Purchaser or holder of the Shares as an investor in the Company. The Company
shall not be liable to any Purchaser under this provision in respect of any
Indemnified Liability if such liability arises out of any misrepresentation
by
the Purchaser in Section 3.2 of this Agreement. 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 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. 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. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Section
4.3 for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior
written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed.
4.4
Reservation
and Listing
of Common Stock. The
Company shall promptly secure the listing of all of the Shares and the Warrant
Shares upon each national securities exchange and automated quotation system,
if
any, upon which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted. The Company hereby
agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the listing of the
Shares and the Warrant Shares on a 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 the Warrant
Shares and will take such other action as is necessary to cause all of the
Shares and the Warrant Shares to be listed on such other Trading Market as
promptly as possible. The Company will take all action reasonably necessary
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.
4.5 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 Shares or otherwise.
4.6
Approval
of Subsequent Equity Sales. The Company shall not issue shares of Common
Stock or Common Stock Equivalents if such issuance would require stockholder
approval of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents pursuant
to Rule 4350 of the NASD Marketplace Rules or any similar rule of any other
Trading Market, unless and until such shareholder approval is obtained prior
to
such issuance.
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4.7
Trading
Limitations and Restrictions on Short Sales. Each Purchaser represents,
warrants, covenants and agrees that from the Discussion Time through the date
hereof, such Purchaser did not, and (b) from the date hereof until the date
the
transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced by the Company
as
described in Section 4.1,
such Purchaser will not, directly or indirectly, trade in the Common Stock
or
execute or effect (or cause to be executed or effected) any Short Sale or in
the
Common Stock. Furthermore, for the time period set forth in clause (b) above,
the Purchaser will not directly or indirectly sell, offer to sell, solicit
offers to buy, dispose of, loan, pledge or grant any right with respect to
shares of Common Stock, except in compliance with all relevant securities laws
and regulations.
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 by the Company as described in Section 4.1.
ARTICLE
V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1
Fees
and Expenses. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, 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 stamp and other taxes and duties levied in connection
with the sale of the Shares.
5.2
Entire
Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and
schedules thereto, 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.
5.3
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 6:30 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 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second
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.
5.4
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
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such
waiver 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 either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair
the exercise of any such right.
5.5
Construction.
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. 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.
5.6
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. Any Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights
under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers
any Shares, provided such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect
to the transferred Shares, by the provisions hereof that apply to the
“Purchasers”.
5.7
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 4.6.
5.8
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 hereby
irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal
courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan 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 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 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 attorneys’ fees and
other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and
prosecution of such action or proceeding.
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5.9
Survival.
The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein
shall
survive the Closing and delivery of the Shares and the Warrants and any exercise
of the Warrants through the exercise or expiration of the Warrants.
5.10 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, 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 signature page were an original
thereof.
5.11 Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in
any
respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions
of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and
the
parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is
a
reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such
substitute provision in this Agreement.
5.12 Rescission
and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
(and without limiting any similar provisions of) the 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.
5.13 Replacement
of Shares. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is
mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be
issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, 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 and customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested.
The
applicants for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall
also pay any reasonable third-party costs associated with the issuance of such
replacement Shares.
5.14 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 described in the foregoing
sentence and hereby agrees to waive in any action for specific performance
of
any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be
adequate.
5.15 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 of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any
Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any Transaction Document,
and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant thereto, shall be
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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 Document. 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. 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.
5.16 Acknowledgment
Regarding RBC. Each Purchaser acknowledges that RBC is acting as a placement
agent for the Shares being offered hereby and will be compensated by the Company
for acting in such capacity. Each Purchaser further acknowledges that RBC has
acted solely as agent of the Company in connection with the offering of the
Shares by the Company. Each Purchaser further acknowledges that the provisions
of Sections 2.3(b)(vi) and 5.16 are for the benefit of and may be enforced
by
RBC.
(Signature
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories
as of the date first indicated above.
Company
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement
to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date
first indicated above.
Name
of Purchasing Entity:
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of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:
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of Authorized Signatory:
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement
to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date
first indicated above.
Name
of Purchaser:
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of Person:
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CONSENT
OF SPOUSE
The
undersigned spouse of the Purchaser acknowledges on his or her own behalf that
(i) the undersigned is the spouse of the Purchaser, (ii) the undersigned has
read and understands the foregoing Securities Purchase Agreement, (iii) the
undersigned shall take no action at any time to hinder operation of the
Agreement on the Shares or the undersigned’s interest therein, and (iv) the
undersigned appoints the Purchaser as the undersigned’s attorney-in-fact with
respect to any amendment of, or exercise of any rights under, the Agreement.
Executed Effective as of the date of the Securities Purchase
Agreement.
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ABOVE OR BELOW AS APPLICABLE
The
Purchaser hereby certifies that the Purchaser is not legally married as of
the
date of this Agreement.
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WARRANT
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FORM
OF OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE COMPANY
The
opinion of Xxxxxx Xxxxx LLP, counsel for the Company (capitalized terms used
herein and not otherwise defined in such opinion shall have the meanings
provided in the Agreement, to which this is an Exhibit), to be delivered
pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(iv) of the Agreement shall be to the effect
that:
1.
The
Company is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws
of
the State of Delaware. The Company is duly qualified to transact business and
is
in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction listed on
Schedule I hereto (in rendering such opinion, such counsel may state that its
opinion that the Company is qualified to do business is based solely upon
certificates provided by agencies of those states and is limited to the meaning
ascribed to such certificates by such applicable state agency).
2.
The
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and
operate its properties and to conduct its business as now being conducted and
as
described in the Registration Statement and the documents incorporated therein
by reference (the “Incorporated
Documents”)
and to enter into and perform its obligations under the Agreement.
3.
The
authorized capital stock of the Company is as set forth in the Annual Report
on
Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2004 (the “Form
10-KSB”)
and, since such date, there has been no change in the authorized capital stock
of the Company. All of the shares of capital stock of the Company outstanding
immediately prior to the issuance of the Shares, and the Shares and the
Warrants, have been duly authorized. All of the shares of capital stock of
the
Company outstanding immediately prior to the issuance of the Shares are (and
the
Shares upon issuance and payment therefor in accordance with the Agreement
and
the Warrants, as applicable will be, ) validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, and none of such shares of the Company’s capital stock were (or
in the case of the Shares will be) issued in violation of any preemptive or
other similar right under the Delaware General Corporation Law (the
“DGCL”),
the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, each as amended
to
date (together the “Charter
Documents”)
or, to our knowledge, any other contract, agreement or instrument to
which the Company is a party. At the time the Registration Statement was filed
with the SEC, the
Company was
eligible to register the Shares issued in connection with the offering and
sale
of the Shares contemplated by the Agreement (the “Offering”)
using a registration statement on Form S-3 promulgated under the Securities
Act,
and as of the date hereof, remains eligible to use the Form S-3 Registration
Statement.
To our knowledge, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement or in the
Incorporated Documents, there are no restrictions upon the voting or transfer
of
any securities of the Company pursuant to the Charter Documents or any agreement
or instrument included as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or the
Incorporated Documents. To our knowledge, and based solely on a review of the
books and records of the Company, except as set forth in Registration Statement
or in the Incorporated Documents, there are no outstanding securities of the
Company convertible into or evidencing the right to purchase or subscribe
for
any shares of capital stock of the Company, and there are no outstanding
options, warrants or other instruments or agreements obligating the Company
to
issue any shares of its capital stock or any securities convertible into or
evidencing the right to purchase or subscribe for any shares of such stock.
The
Shares conform as to legal matters in all material respects to the descriptions
thereof contained in the Registration Statement. The form of certificate used
to
evidence the Shares complies in all material respects with the requirements
of
the DGCL, with any applicable requirements of the Charter Documents and the
requirements of the American Stock Exchange.
4.
All
necessary corporate action has been duly and validly taken by the Company to
authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement. The
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company.
5.
Other
than consents and/or waivers already obtained pursuant to the Rights Agreement,
dated April 29, 1999, as amended, between the Company and American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent, neither the
execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement by the Company nor the
execution, delivery or performance of any other agreement or instrument entered
into or to be entered into by the Company in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the Agreement will give rise to a right to terminate or
accelerate the due date of any payment due under, or conflict with or result
in
the breach of any term or provision of, or constitute a default (or any event
which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under,
or require consent or waiver under, or result in the execution or imposition
of
any lien, charge, claim, security interest or encumbrance upon any properties
or
assets of the Company pursuant to the terms of any contract, agreement or other
instrument filed as an exhibit to or described in the Registration Statement
or
the Incorporated Documents or any material contract, agreement or instrument
to
which the Company is a party and is known to us or violate any provision of
the
Charter Documents.
6.
No
consent, approval, authorization, or order of or filing with any federal, New
York state or Delaware state governmental authority or to our knowledge, any
federal, New York state or Delaware state court is required for the Company’s
execution, delivery or performance of the Agreement, other than (a) those that
have been obtained under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the rules
of
the American Stock Exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc., and (b) those under state securities or blue sky laws (as to which we
express no opinion).
7.
To
our knowledge, there is no action, suit, proceeding or other investigation
or
inquiry, before any court or before or by any public body or board pending
or
threatened against or involving the Company which is required to be disclosed
in
the Registration Statement or in the Incorporated Documents and is not so
disclosed and which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
8.
The
statements in the Registration Statement under the caption “Description of
Common Stock,” “Description of Warrants,” and the statements in the Form 10-KSB
under the caption “Description of Business—Legal Proceedings,” and in the
Registration Statement under Item 14 of Part II insofar as such statements
purport to constitute summaries of legal matters, agreements or documents
referred to therein, fairly summarize the matters, agreements, documents or
proceedings described therein in all material respects. To our knowledge, there
are no contracts, licenses, agreements, leases or documents of a character
which
are required to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or the
Incorporated
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Documents
or to be summarized or described therein which are not so filed, summarized
or
described, as applicable.
9.
The
Registration Statement and each amendment or supplement thereto filed prior
to
or on the date hereof, as of their respective dates (except for the financial
statements, notes and schedules and other financial and accounting data included
therein, as to which such counsel expresses no opinion) comply as to form in
all
material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and
the
rules promulgated thereunder.
10. Based
solely upon the telephonic advice received from such counsel from the
Commission, the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the
Commission under the Securities Act, and to our knowledge, based solely on
a
telephone conversation with the Commission, such counsel is not aware of any
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Any
required filing of the Prospectus and any supplement thereto pursuant to Rule
424(b) under the Securities Act in connection with the Offering has been made
in
the manner and within the time period required by such Rule 424(b).
11. To
such counsel’s knowledge, no person or entity has the right, as a result of the
filing or effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the Offering, pursuant
to the terms of any material contract, agreement or instrument to which the
Company is a party or any contract, agreement or other instrument filed as
an
exhibit to or described in the Registration Statement or the Incorporated
Documents, to have any securities issued by the Company and owned by such person
or entity registered pursuant to the Securities Act and included in the
Registration Statement or sold in the Offering, except for such rights as such
counsel has been advised by the Company in an officer’s certificate, have been
complied with or waived.
12. The
Company is not and, immediately before and after giving effect to the Offering,
will not be an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended.
In
connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement, we have
participated in conferences with directors, officers and other representatives
of the Company, representatives of the Placement Agent, counsel for the
Placement Agent, representatives of the Purchaser, counsel for the Purchaser
and
representatives of Xxxxxxx Group, P.C., the Company’s independent certified
public accountants, at which conferences the contents of the Registration
Statement and related matters were discussed and, although we have not
independently verified and are not passing upon and do not assume any
responsibility, explicitly or implicitly, for the accuracy, completeness or
fairness of the statements contained in the Registration Statement (except
as to
the extent stated, but only to the extent expressly stated, in the first,
fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh sentences of paragraph 3 or the first sentence
of paragraph 8 set forth above), on the basis of the foregoing, relying as
to
materiality to a large extent on the representations of officers and other
representatives of the Company, no facts have come to our attention which lead
us to believe that the Registration Statement at the time such Registration
Statement became effective contained an untrue statement of a material fact
or
omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to
make the statements therein not misleading, or that the Registration Statement
contained or contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or
omits
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the
statements
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therein,
in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading
(it
being understood that we express no view with respect to (a) the financial
statements, notes and schedules, (b) the other financial and accounting data
or
(c) information pertaining to the interpretation and application of accounting
standards and rules in the Registration Statement).
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