SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(the
"Agreement"),
dated
as of July 16, 2007, by and among Flagship Global Health, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, with headquarters located at 000 Xxxx 00xx
Xxxxxx,
00xx
Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 (the "Company"),
and
the investors listed on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto (individually,
a
"Buyer"
and
collectively, the "Buyers").
WHEREAS:
A. The
Company and each Buyer is executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance
upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(2) of
the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933
Act"),
and
Rule 506 of Regulation D ("Regulation
D")
as
promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC")
under
the 1933 Act.
B. Each
Buyer wishes to purchase, and the Company wishes to sell, upon the terms and
conditions stated in this Agreement, (i) that aggregate number of shares of
the
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the "Common
Stock"),
set
forth opposite such Buyer's name in column (3) on the Schedule of Buyers (which
aggregate amount for all Buyers together shall be 6,809,258 shares of Common
Stock and shall collectively be referred to herein as the "Common
Shares")
and
(ii) warrants, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A
(the
"Warrants"),
to
acquire that number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite such Buyer's
name in column (4) on the Schedule of Buyers (as exercised, collectively, the
"Warrant
Shares").
C. Contemporaneously
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are
executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement, substantially in
the
form attached hereto as Exhibit
B
(the
"Registration
Rights Agreement")
pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights
with respect to the Common Shares, and the Warrant Shares under the 1933 Act
and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state
securities laws.
D. The
Common Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares collectively are referred
to
herein as the "Securities".
NOW,
THEREFORE,
the
Company and each Buyer hereby agree as follows:
1.
|
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF COMMON SHARES AND WARRANTS.
|
(a) Purchase
of Common Shares and Warrants.
Subject
to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and
7
below, the Company shall issue and sell to each Buyer, and each Buyer severally,
but not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company on the Closing Date (as
defined below), the number of Common Shares as is set forth opposite such
Buyer's name in column (3) on the Schedule of Buyers, along
with Warrants to acquire up to that number of Warrant Shares as is set forth
opposite such Buyer's name in column (4) on the Schedule of Buyers (the
"Closing").
The
Closing shall occur on the Closing Date at the offices of Xxxxxxx Xxxx &
Xxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
(b) Purchase
Price.
The
purchase price for the Common Shares and related Warrants to be purchased by
each Buyer at the Closing shall be the amount set forth opposite such Buyer’s
name in column (5) of the Schedule of Buyers (the "Purchase
Price")
which
shall be equal to the amount of $2.20 per Common Share and the related
Warrants.
(c) Closing
Date.
The
date and time of the Closing (the "Closing
Date")
shall
be 10:00 a.m., New York City Time, on the date hereof (or such other date and
time as is mutually agreed to by the Company and each Buyer).
(d) Form
of Payment.
On the
Closing Date, (i) each Buyer shall pay its respective Purchase Price to the
Company for the Common Shares and Warrants to be issued and sold to such Buyer
at the Closing, by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance
with the Company's written wire instructions, and (ii) the Company shall
deliver to each Buyer (A) one or more stock certificates, free and clear of
all
restrictive and other legends (except as expressly provided in Section 2(g)
hereof), evidencing the number of Common Shares such Buyer is purchasing as
is
set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (3) of the Schedule of Buyers and
(B) a Warrant pursuant to which such Buyer shall have the right to acquire
such
number of Warrant Shares as is set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column
(4) of the Schedule of Buyers, in all cases duly executed on behalf of the
Company and registered in the name of such Buyer.
2.
|
BUYER'S
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
|
Each
Buyer represents and warrants with respect to only itself that:
(a) No
Public Sale or Distribution.
Such
Buyer is (i) acquiring the Common Shares and the Warrants and (ii) upon exercise
of the Warrants will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise thereof,
in the ordinary course of business for its own account 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 1933 Act
and
such Buyer does not have a present arrangement to effect any distribution of
the
Securities to or through any person or entity; provided,
however,
that by
making the representations herein, such Buyer does not agree to hold any of
the
Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to
dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a
registration statement or an exemption under the 1933 Act. Such Buyer is
acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.
Such
Buyer does not presently have any agreement or understanding, directly or
indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the Securities.
(b) Accredited
Investor Status.
Such
Buyer is an "accredited investor" as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of
Regulation D.
(c) Reliance
on Exemptions.
Such
Buyer understands that the Securities 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 the
Securities.
2
(d) Information.
Such
Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all materials relating
to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating
to the offer and sale of the Securities which have been requested by such Buyer.
Such Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to
ask
questions of the Company. 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 herein. Such Buyer
understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of
risk
and is able to afford a complete loss of such investment. Such 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
Securities.
(e) No
Governmental Review.
Such
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 Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment
in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits
of the offering of the Securities.
(f) Transfer
or Resale.
Such
Buyer understands that except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement:
(i) the Securities have not been and are not being registered under the 1933
Act
or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned
or
transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, (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, or (C) such Buyer provides the Company with reasonable assurance
that such Securities can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule
144
or Rule 144A promulgated under the 1933 Act, as amended, (or a successor rule
thereto) (collectively, "Rule
144");
(ii)
any sale of the Securities made in reliance on 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 the Securities under circumstances in which the seller
(or the Person (as defined in Section 3(r)) through whom the sale is made)
may
be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the 0000 Xxx) may
require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 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 the Securities under the 1933 Act
or
any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any
exemption thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Securities may be
pledged in connection with a bona fide margin account or other loan secured
by
the Securities and such pledge of Securities shall not be deemed to be a
transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities hereunder, and no Buyer effecting
a pledge of Securities shall be required to provide the Company with any notice
thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement
or any other Transaction Document (as defined below), including, without
limitation, this Section 2(f); provided, that in order to make any sale,
transfer or assignment of Securities, such Buyer and its pledgee makes such
disposition in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an
exemption under the 1933 Act.
3
(g) Legends.
Such
Buyer understands that the certificates or other instruments representing the
Common Shares and the Warrant Shares and, until such time as the resale of
the
Common Shares and the Warrant Shares have been registered under the 1933 Act
as
contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement, the stock certificates
representing the Warrant Shares, except as set forth below, shall bear any
legend as required by the "blue sky" laws of any state and a restrictive legend
in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed
against transfer of such stock certificates):
[NEITHER
THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR
THE
SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE [EXERCISABLE]
HAVE
BEEN][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 MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED
OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR
THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION
OF COUNSEL IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED
UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER
SAID
ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION
WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED
BY THE SECURITIES.
The
legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a
certificate without such legend to the holder of the Securities upon which
it is
stamped or issue to such holder by electronic delivery at the applicable balance
account at The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"),
if,
unless otherwise required by state securities laws, (i) such Securities are
registered for resale under the 1933 Act, (ii) in connection with a sale,
assignment or other transfer, such holder provides the Company with an opinion
of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company, in a generally acceptable
form, to the effect that such sale, assignment or transfer of the Securities
may
be made without registration under the applicable requirements of the 1933
Act
and that such legend is no longer required, or (iii) such holder provides the
Company with reasonable assurance that the Securities can be sold, assigned
or
transferred pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A. The Company shall be responsible
for the fees of its transfer agent and all DTC fees associated with such
issuance. If the Company shall fail for any reason or for no reason to issue
to
the holder of the Securities within three (3) Trading Days after the occurrence
of any of (i) through (iii) above, a certificate without such legend to the
holder or to issue such Securities to such holder by electronic delivery at
the
applicable balance account at DTC, and if on or after such Trading Day the
holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common
Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the holder of such Securities
that
the holder anticipated receiving without legend from the Company (a "Buy-In"),
then
the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days after the holder's request
and
in the holder's discretion, either (i) pay cash to the holder in an amount
equal
to the holder's total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any)
for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the "Buy-In
Price"),
at
which point the Company's obligation to deliver such unlegended Securities
shall
terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the holder such
unlegended Securities as provided above and pay cash to the holder in an amount
equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such
number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) the Closing Bid Price (as defined
in
the Warrants) on the date of exercise.
4
(h) Validity;
Enforcement.
This
Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement have been duly and validly
authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of such Buyer and shall constitute
the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Buyer enforceable against
such
Buyer in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability
may be limited by general principles of equity or to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws
relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors'
rights and remedies.
(i) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance by such Buyer of this Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement and the consummation by such Buyer of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a violation
of the organizational documents of such Buyer 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 such Buyer is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of
any
law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state
securities laws) applicable to such Buyer, except in the case of clauses (ii)
and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the ability of such Buyer to perform its obligations
hereunder.
(j) No
Broker.
Such
Buyer has taken no action that would give rise to any claim by any person for
brokerage commissions, finder's fees or similar payments relating to this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
(k) Residency.
Such
Buyer is a resident of that jurisdiction specified below its address on the
Schedule of Buyers.
3.
|
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
|
The
Company represents and warrants to each of the Buyers that:
(a) Organization
and Qualification.
Each of
the Company and its "Subsidiaries"
(which
for purposes of this Agreement means any entity in which the Company, directly
or indirectly, owns capital stock or holds an equity or similar interest) 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 and authorization 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 its ownership of property or 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. As used in this Agreement, "Material
Adverse Effect"
means
any material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets, operations,
results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or on the transactions
contemplated hereby and the other Transaction Documents (as defined below)
or by
the agreements and instruments to be entered into in connection herewith or
therewith, or on the authority or ability of the Company to perform its
obligations under the Transaction Documents. The Company has no Subsidiaries
except as set forth on Schedule
3(a).
5
(b) Authorization;
Enforcement; Validity.
The
Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and
perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement,
the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined in Section 5), the
Warrants and each of the other agreements entered into by the parties hereto
in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively,
the "Transaction
Documents")
and to
issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The
execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
including, without limitation, the issuance of the Common Shares and the
Warrants and the reservation for issuance and the issuance of the Warrant Shares
issuable upon exercise of the Warrant 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. This Agreement and the
other Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the
Company, and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective 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 applicable
creditors' rights and remedies.
(c) Issuance
of Securities.
The
Common Shares and the Warrants are duly authorized and, upon issuance in
accordance with the terms hereof, shall be validly issued and free from all
taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof and the Common Shares
shall be fully paid and nonassessable with the holders being entitled to all
rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock. As of the Closing Date, the Company
shall have duly authorized and reserved for issuance a number of shares of
Common Stock which equals the number of Warrant Shares. The Company shall,
so
long as any of the Warrants are outstanding, take all action necessary to
reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock,
solely for the purpose of effecting the exercise of the Warrants, 120% of the
number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. Upon
exercise in accordance with the Warrants, the Warrant Shares will be validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges
with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights
accorded to a holder of Common Stock. The offer and issuance by the Company
of
the Securities is exempt from registration under the 1933 Act.
(d) 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
and
thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Common Shares and
the Warrants and the reservation for issuance and issuance of the Warrant
Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation
(as defined below) or Bylaws (as defined below) of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries 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 material agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) 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 NASDAQ's OTC Bulletin
Board (the "Principal
Market")
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.
6
(e) Consents.
The
Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or
make any filing or registration with, any court, governmental agency or any
regulatory or self-regulatory agency or any other Person in order for it to
execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by
the
Transaction Documents, in each case 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 Closing Date. The Company and its
Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances that might prevent the
Company from obtaining or effecting any of the registration, application or
filings pursuant to the preceding sentence. The Company is not in violation
of
the listing requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any
facts that would reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock
in the foreseeable future.
(f) Acknowledgment
Regarding Buyer's Purchase of Securities.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that each Buyer is acting solely in the capacity
of arm's length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and that no Buyer is (i) an officer
or director of the Company, (ii) an "affiliate" of the Company (as defined
in
Rule 144) or (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, a "beneficial owner" of
more
than 10% of the shares of Common Stock (as defined for purposes of Rule 13d-3
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934
Act")).
The
Company further acknowledges, to the best of the Company's knowledge, that
no
Buyer is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any
similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, and any advice given by a Buyer or any of
its
representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and
the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to such
Buyer's purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each
Buyer
that the Company's decision to enter into the Transaction Documents has been
based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its
representatives.
(g) No
General Solicitation; Placement Agent's Fees.
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) in connection with the offer or sale of
the
Securities. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any placement
agent's fees, financial advisory fees, or brokers' commissions (other than
for
persons engaged by any Buyer or its investment advisor) relating to or arising
out of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall pay, and hold
each Buyer harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without
limitation, attorney's fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection
with any such claim. The Company acknowledges that it has engaged AIAS Group,
LLC as placement agent (the "Agent")
in
connection with the sale of the Securities. Other than the Agent, the Company
has not engaged any placement agent or other agent in connection with the sale
of the Securities.
7
(h) No
Integrated Offering.
None of
the Company, its Subsidiaries, any of their affiliates, and any Person acting
on
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 any of the Securities under the 1933 Act or cause
this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the
Company for purposes of the 1933 Act or 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. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, their
affiliates and any Person acting on their behalf will take any action or steps
referred to in the preceding sentence that would require registration of any
of
the Securities under the 1933 Act or cause the offering of the Securities to
be
integrated with other offerings.
(i) Dilutive
Effect.
The
Company understands and acknowledges that the number of Warrant Shares issuable
upon exercise of the Warrants will increase in certain circumstances. The
Company further acknowledges that its obligation to issue the Warrant Shares
upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with this Agreement and the
Warrants, in each case, is absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive
effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other
stockholders of the Company.
(j) Application
of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreement.
The
Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any,
in
order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business
combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement)
or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Certificate of Incorporation
or the laws of the State of Delaware which is or could become applicable to
any
Buyer as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including,
without limitation, the Company's issuance of the Securities and any Buyer's
ownership of the Securities. The Company has not adopted a stockholder rights
plan or similar arrangement relating to accumulations of beneficial ownership
of
Common Stock or a change in control of the Company.
(k) SEC
Documents; Financial Statements.
During
the two (2) years prior to the date hereof, the Company has timely filed all
reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed
by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act (all
of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof or prior to the date of the
Closing, 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 respective representatives true,
correct and complete copies of the SEC Documents not available on the XXXXX
system. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material
respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations
of
the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of
the
SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to
be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of
their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in
the
SEC Documents 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 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 Buyers which is
not
included in the SEC Documents, including, without limitation, information
referred to in Section 2(d) of 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 circumstance under which they are
or
were made, not misleading.
8
(l) Absence
of Certain Changes.
Except
as disclosed in Schedule
3(l),
since
December 31, 2006, there has been no material adverse change and no material
adverse development in the business, properties, operations, condition
(financial or otherwise), results of operations or prospects of the Company
or
its Subsidiaries. Except as disclosed in Schedule
3(l),
since
December 31, 2006, the Company has not (i) declared or paid any dividends,
(ii)
sold any assets, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $100,000 outside
of the ordinary course of business or (iii) had capital expenditures,
individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $100,000. The Company has not
taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any bankruptcy law nor does
the
Company have any knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to
initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any
fact
which would reasonably lead a creditor to do so. The Company is not as of the
date hereof, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby
to
occur at the Closing, will not be Insolvent (as defined below). For purposes
of
this Section 3(l), "Insolvent"
means,
with respect to any Person (as defined in Section 3(r)) (i) the present fair
saleable value of such Person's assets is less than the amount required to
pay
such Person's total Indebtedness (as defined in Section 3(r)), (ii) such Person
is unable to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or
otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured, (iii)
such
Person intends to incur or believes that it will incur debts that would be
beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature or (iv) such Person has
unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which it is
engaged as such business is now conducted and is proposed to be
conducted.
(m) No
Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or Circumstances.
No
event, liability, development or circumstance has occurred or exists, or is
contemplated to occur, with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their
respective business, properties, prospects, operations or financial condition,
that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable
securities laws on a registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC
relating to an issuance and sale by the Company of its Common Stock and which
has not been publicly announced.
(n) Conduct
of Business; Regulatory Permits.
Neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or in default
under the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or their organizational charter
or certificate of incorporation or bylaws, respectively. Neither the Company
nor
any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any judgment, decree or order or
any
statute, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or its
Subsidiaries, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will conduct
its business in violation of any of the foregoing, except for possible
violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company
is
not in violation of any of the rules, regulations or requirements of the
Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that would
reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock by the Principal
Market in the foreseeable future. Since August 31, 2006, (i) the Common Stock
has been designated for quotation or listed on the Principal Market, (ii)
trading in the Common Stock has not been suspended by the SEC or the Principal
Market and (iii) the Company has received no communication, written or oral,
from the SEC or the Principal Market regarding the suspension or delisting
of
the Common Stock from the Principal Market. The Company and its Subsidiaries
possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate
federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their
respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such certificates,
authorizations or permits would not have, individually or in the aggregate,
a
Material Adverse Effect, 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.
9
(o) Foreign
Corrupt Practices.
Neither
the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, agent,
employee or other Person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Company
(i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment
or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct
or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official
or
employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any
provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or
(iv)
made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other
unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or
employee.
(p) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act.
The
Company is in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and any
and
all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that
are
effective as of the date hereof.
(q) Transactions
With Affiliates.
None of
the officers, directors or employees of the Company is presently a party to
any
transaction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than for ordinary
course services as employees, officers or 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 such officer, director or employee or, to
the
knowledge of the Company, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity
in
which any such officer, director, or employee has a substantial interest or
is
an officer, director, trustee or partner.
10
(r) Equity
Capitalization.
As of
the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (y)
175,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which as of the date hereof, 61,730,129
shares are issued and outstanding, 19,622,000 shares are reserved for issuance
pursuant to the Company's employee incentive plan and other options and warrants
outstanding and 12,552,781 shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to
securities (other than the Warrants) exercisable or exchangeable for, or
convertible into, shares of Common Stock and (z) 25,000,000 shares of preferred
stock, of which as of the date hereof, no shares are issued and outstanding.
All
of such outstanding shares have been, or upon issuance will be, validly issued
and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as set forth on Schedule
3(r):
(i) no
shares of the Company's capital stock are subject to preemptive rights or any
other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by
the
Company; (ii) 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, or exercisable or exchangeable for,
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, or exercisable or exchangeable for,
any
shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) there
are no outstanding debt securities, notes, credit agreements, credit facilities
or other agreements, documents or instruments evidencing Indebtedness (as
defined in Section 3(s)) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound; (iv) there are
no
financing statements securing obligations in any material amounts, either singly
or in the aggregate, filed in connection with the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries; (v) 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 1933 Act (except the Registration Rights Agreement);
(vi) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there
are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (vii) there are no securities or
instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be
triggered by the issuance of the Securities; (viii) the Company does not have
any stock appreciation rights or "phantom stock" plans or agreements or any
similar plan or agreement; and (ix) the Company and its Subsidiaries have no
liabilities or obligations required to be disclosed in the SEC Documents (as
defined herein) but not so disclosed in the SEC Documents, other than those
incurred in the ordinary course of the Company's or any Subsidiary's respective
businesses and which, individually or in the aggregate, do not or would not
have
a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has furnished or made available to the
Buyer upon such Buyer's request, true, correct and complete copies of the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the
date
hereof (the "Certificate
of Incorporation"),
and
the Company's Bylaws, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the
"Bylaws"),
and
the terms of all securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable
for, shares of Common Stock and the material rights of the holders thereof
in
respect thereto.
11
(s) Indebtedness
and Other Contracts.
Except
as disclosed in Schedule
3(s),
neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has any outstanding Indebtedness
(as
defined below), (ii) is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument, the
violation of which, or default under which, by the other party(ies) to such
contract, agreement or instrument would result in a Material Adverse Effect,
(iii) is in violation of any term of or in default under any contract, agreement
or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, except where such violations and
defaults would not result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material
Adverse Effect, or (iv) is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument
relating to any Indebtedness, the performance of which, in the judgment of
the
Company's officers, has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. For
purposes of this Agreement: (x) "Indebtedness"
of any
Person means, without duplication (A) all indebtedness for borrowed money,
(B)
all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price
of
property or services (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary
course of business), (C) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect
to letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments, (D) all
obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments,
including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition
of property, assets or businesses, (E) all indebtedness created or arising
under
any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as
financing, in either case with respect to any property or assets acquired with
the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies of the
seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to
repossession or sale of such property), (F) all monetary obligations under
any
leasing or similar arrangement which, in connection with generally accepted
accounting principles, consistently applied for the periods covered thereby,
is
classified as a capital lease, (G) all indebtedness referred to in clauses
(A)
through (F) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness
has
an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any mortgage,
lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance upon or in any
property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by any Person,
even though the Person which owns such assets or property has not assumed or
become liable for the payment of such indebtedness, and (H) all Contingent
Obligations (as defined below) in respect of indebtedness or obligations of
others of the kinds referred to in clauses (A) through (G) above; (y)
"Contingent
Obligation"
means,
as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise,
of
that Person with respect to any indebtedness, lease, dividend or other
obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person
incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance
to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged,
or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the
holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss
with respect thereto; and (z) "Person"
means an
individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a
corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any
department or agency thereof.
(t) Absence
of Litigation.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
3(t),
there
is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by the
Principal Market, any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory
organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
against or affecting the Company, the Common Stock or any of its Subsidiaries
or
any of the Company's or the Company's Subsidiaries' officers or directors,
whether of a civil or criminal nature or otherwise. Other than as specifically
noted on Schedule
3(t),
the
matters set forth on Schedule
3(t)
would
not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(u) Insurance.
The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured 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. Except as set forth on Schedule
3(u), neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought
or
applied for. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe
that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when
such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as
may
be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
12
(v) Employee
Relations.
(i)
Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining
agreement or employs any member of a union. No executive officer of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries (as defined in Rule 501(f) of the 0000 Xxx) has
notified the Company or any such Subsidiary that such officer intends to leave
the Company or any such Subsidiary or otherwise terminate such officer's
employment with the Company or any such Subsidiary. No executive officer of
the
Company, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, is, or
is
now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment
contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement,
non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive
covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does
not
subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect
to
any of the foregoing matters.
(ii) The
Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all federal, state, local
and foreign laws and regulations respecting labor, employment and employment
practices and benefits, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours,
except where failure to be in compliance would not, either individually or
in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(w) Title.
The
Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to
all
real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned
by
them which is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
in
each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such
as
do not materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with
the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and any
of
its Subsidiaries. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the
Company and any of 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.
(x) 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 other intellectual property
rights ("Intellectual
Property Rights")
necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted. None of
the
Company's Intellectual Property Rights have expired or terminated, or are
expected to expire or terminate within three years from the date of this
Agreement. The Company does not have any knowledge of any infringement by the
Company or its Subsidiaries of Intellectual Property Rights of others. There
is
no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought, or to the knowledge of
the
Company, being threatened, against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
regarding its Intellectual Property Rights. The Company is unaware of any facts
or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing infringements
or
claims, actions or proceedings. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken
reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value
of all of their Intellectual Property Rights.
(y) Environmental
Laws.
To the
best of the Company's knowledge, the Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in
compliance with any and all Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined), (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 where, in each of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the
failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or
in
the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The term "Environmental
Laws"
means
all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection
of
human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air,
surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including,
without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or
threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or
hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, "Hazardous
Materials") into
the
environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution,
use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials,
as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or demand letters,
injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits,
plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved
thereunder.
13
(z) Subsidiary
Rights.
The
Company or one of its Subsidiaries has the unrestricted right to vote, and
(subject to limitations imposed by applicable law) to receive dividends and
distributions on, all capital securities of its Subsidiaries as owned by the
Company or such Subsidiary.
(aa) Tax
Status.
The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries (i) has made or filed all federal, foreign
and state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required
by
any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) 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 (iii) 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.
(bb) Internal
Accounting and Disclosure 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 and liability accountability, (iii) access to assets or
incurrence of liabilities is permitted only in accordance with management's
general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for
assets and liabilities is compared with the existing assets and liabilities
at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
difference. The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such
term is defined in Rule 13a-15 under the 0000 Xxx) that are effective in
ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports
that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized
and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the
SEC, including, without limitation, controls and procedures designed in to
ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports
that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is accumulated and communicated
to
the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers
and its principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate, to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure. Except as set forth on Schedule
3(bb),
neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have received any notice or
correspondence from any accountant relating to any potential material weakness
in any part of the system of internal accounting controls of the Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries.
14
(cc) Off
Balance Sheet Arrangements.
There
is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between the Company and
an
unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that is required to be
disclosed by the Company in its Exchange Act filings and is not so disclosed
or
that otherwise would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(dd) Manipulation
of Price.
The
Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i)
taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in
the
stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to
facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) other than the
Agent sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting
purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) other than the Agent paid or
agreed to pay to any person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase
any other securities of the Company.
(ee) Transfer
Taxes.
On the
Closing Date, all stock transfer or other taxes (other than income or similar
taxes) which are required to be paid in connection with the sale and transfer
of
the Securities to be sold to each Buyer hereunder will be, or will have been,
fully paid or provided for by the Company, and all laws imposing such taxes
will
be or will have been complied with.
(ff) Investment
Company Status.
The
Company is not, and upon consummation of the sale of the Securities will not
be,
an "investment company," a company controlled by an "investment company" or
an
"affiliated person" of, or "promoter" or "principal underwriter" for, an
"investment company" as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act
of
1940, as amended.
(gg) Acknowledgement
Regarding Buyers' Trading Activity.
It is
understood and acknowledged by the Company that (i) none of the Buyers have
been
asked by the Company or its Subsidiaries to agree, nor has any Buyer agreed
with
the Company or its Subsidiaries, to desist from purchasing or selling, long
and/or short, securities of the Company, or "derivative" securities based on
securities issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified
term; (ii) any Buyer, and counterparties in "derivative" transactions to which
any such Buyer is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a "short"
position in the Common Stock, and (iii) each Buyer shall not be deemed to have
any affiliation with or control over any arm's length counterparty in any
"derivative" transaction. The Company further understands and acknowledges
that
(a) one or more Buyers may engage in hedging and/or trading activities at
various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding and (b)
such
hedging and/or trading activities, if any, can reduce the value of the existing
stockholders' equity interest in the Company both at and after the time the
hedging and/or trading activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges
that such aforementioned hedging and/or trading activities do not constitute
a
breach of this Agreement or any of the documents executed in connection
herewith.
(hh) U.S.
Real Property Holding Corporation.
The
Company is not, has never been, and so long as any Securities remain
outstanding, shall not become, a U.S. real property holding corporation within
the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
and
the Company shall so certify upon Buyer's request.
15
(ii) No
Additional Agreements. The
Company does not have any agreement or understanding with any Buyer with respect
to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents other than as
specified in the Transaction Documents.
(jj) Disclosure.
The
Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf
has
provided any of the Buyers or their respective agents or counsel with any
information that constitutes or could reasonably be expected to constitute
material, nonpublic information. The Company understands and confirms that
each
of the Buyers will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting
transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure provided to the Buyers
regarding the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby,
including the Schedules to this Agreement, furnished by or on behalf of the
Company 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. Each press release issued by the Company during the twelve
(12) months preceding the date of this Agreement did not at the time of release
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit 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 are made, not
misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred or information exists with
respect to the Company or any Subsidiary or either of its or their respective
business, properties, prospects, operations or financial conditions, which,
under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or
announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or
disclosed (assuming for this purpose that the Company's reports filed under
the
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are being incorporated into an effective
registration statement filed by the Company under the 1933 Act). The Company
acknowledges and agrees that no Buyer makes or has made any representations
or
warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than
those
specifically set forth in Section 2.
4.
|
COVENANTS.
|
(a) Best
Efforts.
Each
party shall use its best efforts timely to satisfy each of the covenants and
the
conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Sections 5, 6 and 7 of this
Agreement.
(b) Form
D
and Blue Sky.
The
Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required
under
Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to each Buyer promptly after such
filing. The Company, on or before the Closing Date, shall take such action
as
the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an
exemption for or to qualify the Securities 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 (or to obtain an exemption from such qualification),
and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Buyers on or
prior
to the Closing Date. The Company shall make all filings and reports relating
to
the offer and sale of the Securities required under applicable securities or
"Blue Sky" laws of the states of the United States following the Closing
Date.
16
(c) Reporting
Status.
Until
the date on which the Investors (as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement) shall have sold all the Common Shares and Warrant Shares and
less
than the Required Warrants (as defined below) are outstanding (the "Reporting
Period"),
the
Company shall timely file all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant
to the 1934 Act, and the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer
required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the rules
and regulations thereunder would otherwise permit such termination.
(d) Use
of
Proceeds.
The
Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Securities for general
corporate purposes, including general and administrative expenses and, except
as
set forth on Schedule
4(d),
not for
(i) the repayment of any outstanding Indebtedness of the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries, or (ii) the redemption or repurchase of any of its or its
Subsidiaries' equity securities.
(e) Financial
Information.
The
Company agrees to send the following to each Investor during the Reporting
Period (i) unless the following are filed with the SEC through XXXXX and are
available to the public through the XXXXX system, within one (1) Business Day
(as defined below) after the filing thereof with the SEC, a copy of its Annual
Reports on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, any Current Reports
on
Form 8-K and any registration statements (other than on Form S-8) or amendments
filed pursuant to the 1933 Act, and (ii) copies of any notices and other
information made available or given to the stockholders of the Company
generally, contemporaneously with the making available or giving thereof to
the
stockholders. As used herein, "Business
Day"
means
any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks
in
The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain
closed.
(f) Listing.
The
Company shall promptly secure the listing of all of the Registrable Securities
(as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) upon each national securities
exchange and automated quotation system, if any, upon which the Common Stock
is
then listed (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain such
listing of all Registrable Securities from time to time issuable under the
terms
of the Transaction Documents. The Company shall, at a minimum, maintain the
Common Stock's authorization for listing on the Principal Market. Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action which would be
reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common
Stock
on the Principal Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in
connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 4(f).
(g)
Fees.
The
Company shall reimburse FrontPoint
Healthcare Fund, L.P
(a
Buyer) or its designee(s) (in addition to any other expense amounts paid to
any
Buyer prior to the date of this Agreement) for all reasonable costs and
expenses, incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents (including all reasonable legal fees and disbursements
in
connection therewith, documentation and implementation of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents and due diligence in connection
therewith) in an amount not to exceed $25,000, which amount shall be
non-accountable and withheld by such Buyer from its Purchase Price at the
Closing. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any placement
agent's fees, financial advisory fees, or broker's commissions (other than
for
Persons engaged by any Buyer) relating to or arising out of the transactions
contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, any fees or commissions
payable to the Agent. The Company shall pay, and hold each Buyer harmless
against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation,
reasonable attorney's fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection
with any claim relating to any such payment.
17
(h) Pledge
of Securities.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the Securities may be pledged by an
Investor (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) in connection with
a
bona fide margin agreement or other loan or financing arrangement that is
secured by the Securities. The pledge of Securities shall not be deemed to
be a
transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities hereunder, and no Investor
effecting a pledge of Securities shall be required to provide the Company with
any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to
this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, including, without limitation,
Section 2(f) of this Agreement; provided that an Investor and its pledgee shall
be required to comply with the provisions of Section 2(f) of this Agreement
in
order to effect a sale, transfer or assignment of Securities to such pledgee.
The Company hereby agrees to execute and deliver such documentation as a pledgee
of the Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge of the
Securities to such pledgee by an Investor.
(i) Disclosure
of Transactions and Other Material Information.
The
Company shall, on or before 8:30 a.m., New York City time, on the second
Business Day after the date of this Agreement, issue a press release (the
"Press
Release")
reasonably acceptable to the Buyers disclosing all material terms of the
transactions contemplated hereby. On
or
before 5:30 p.m., New York City time, on the
fourth Business Day following the Closing Date, the Company shall file a Current
Report on Form 8-K describing the terms of the transactions contemplated by
the
Transaction Documents in the form required by the 1934 Act, and attaching the
material Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, this Agreement
(and all schedules to this Agreement), the form of Warrant and the Registration
Rights Agreement) as exhibits to such filing (including all attachments, the
"8-K
Filing").
From
and after the issuance of the Press Release, no Buyer shall be in possession
of
any material, nonpublic information received from the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries or any of its respective officers, directors, employees or agents,
that is not disclosed in the Press Release. The Company shall not, and shall
cause each of its Subsidiaries and each of their respective officers, directors,
employees and agents, not to, provide any Buyer with any material, nonpublic
information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from and after
the
filing of the Press Release without the express written consent of such Buyer.
If a Buyer has, or believes it has, received any such material, nonpublic
information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, it may provide
the
Company with written notice thereof. The Company shall, within five (5) Trading
Days of receipt of such notice, make public disclosure of such material,
nonpublic information. In the event of a breach of the foregoing covenant by
the
Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective officers,
directors, employees and agents, in addition to any other remedy provided herein
or in the Transaction Documents, a Buyer shall have the right to make a public
disclosure, in the form of a press release, public advertisement or otherwise,
of such material, nonpublic information without the prior approval by the
Company, its Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective officers,
directors, employees or agents. No Buyer shall have any liability to the
Company, its Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective officers,
directors, employees, stockholders or agents for any such disclosure. Subject
to
the foregoing, neither the Company, its Subsidiaries nor any Buyer shall issue
any press releases or any other public statements with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby; provided,
however,
that
the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of any Buyer, to
make
any press release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions
(i) in substantial conformity with the 8-K Filing and contemporaneously
therewith and (ii) as is required by applicable law and regulations, including
the applicable rules and regulations of the Principal Market (provided that
in
the case of clause (i) each Buyer shall be consulted by the Company in
connection with any such press release or other public disclosure prior to
its
release). Without the prior written consent of any applicable Buyer, neither
the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates shall disclose the name of
such Buyer in any filing, announcement, release or otherwise, unless such
disclosure is required by law, regulation.
18
(j) Additional
Registration Statements.
Until
the date that is six (6) months from the Effective Date (as defined in the
Registration Rights Agreement), the Company will not file a registration
statement under the 1933 Act relating to securities that are not the
Securities.
(k) Corporate
Existence.
So long
as any Buyer beneficially owns at least ten percent (10%) of the Warrants issued
at the Closing (the "Required
Warrants"),
the
Company shall maintain its corporate existence and shall not sell all or
substantially all of the Company's assets, except in the event of a merger
or
consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets,
where
the surviving or successor entity in such transaction (i) assumes the Company's
obligations hereunder and under the agreements and instruments entered into
in
connection herewith and (ii) is a publicly traded corporation whose common
stock
is quoted on or listed for trading on the Principal Market, The NASDAQ Capital
Market, The NASDAQ Global Market, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The New
York Stock Exchange, Inc.
(l) Reservation
of Shares.
So long
as any Buyer owns any Warrants, the Company shall take all action necessary
to
at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance no less
than 120% of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
the
Warrants then outstanding (without taking into account any limitations on the
exercise of the Warrants set forth in the Warrants).
(m) Additional
Issuances of Securities.
(i) For
purposes of this Section 4(m), the following definitions shall
apply.
(1) "Approved
Stock Plan"
means
any employee benefit plan which has been approved by the Board of Directors
of
the Company, pursuant to which the Company's securities may be issued to any
employee, officer or director for services provided to the Company.
(2) "Common
Stock Equivalents"
means,
collectively, Options and Convertible Securities.
(3) "Convertible
Securities"
means
any stock or securities (other than Options) convertible into or exercisable
or
exchangeable for Common Stock.
19
(4) "Excluded
Securities"
means
Common Stock issued or issuable: (i) in connection with any Approved Stock
Plan,
(ii) upon exercise of the Warrants and (iii) upon conversion of any Options
or
Convertible Securities which are outstanding on the day immediately preceding
the Closing Date, provided that the terms of such Options or Convertible
Securities are not amended, modified or changed on or after the Closing
Date.
(5) "Options"
means
any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or
Convertible Securities.
(6) "Trading
Day"
means
any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if
the
Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock,
then
on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common
Stock is then traded; provided that "Trading Day" shall not include any day
on
which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for
less
than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during
the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or
market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such
exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00 p.m., New York City
time).
(ii) Without
the prior written consent of the Buyers, from the date hereof until the
Effective Date (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) (the
"Trigger
Date"),
the
Company will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any option to
purchase, or otherwise dispose of (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any
option to purchase or other disposition of) any of its or its Subsidiaries'
equity or equity equivalent securities, including without limitation any debt,
preferred stock or other instrument or security that is, at any time during
its
life and under any circumstances, convertible into or exchangeable or
exercisable for shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (any such
offer, sale, grant, disposition or announcement being referred to as a
"Subsequent
Placement").
Until
the earlier of (i) such time as the Buyer beneficially owns less than the
Required Warrants and (ii) the two (2) year anniversary of the Closing Date,
the
Company shall use its best efforts to not, directly or indirectly, permit any
officer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to sell any Common
Stock pursuant to a contract, instruction or plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-1
of the 1934 Act.
(iii) From
the
Trigger Date until the two (2) year anniversary thereof, the Company will not,
directly or indirectly, effect any Subsequent Placement unless the Company
shall
have first complied with this Section 4(m)(iii).
(1) The
Company shall deliver to each Buyer an irrevocable written notice
(the "Offer
Notice")
of any
proposed or intended issuance or sale or exchange (the "Offer")
of the
securities being offered (the "Offered
Securities")
in a
Subsequent Placement, which Offer Notice shall (w) identify and describe the
Offered Securities, (x) describe the price and other terms upon which they
are to be issued, sold or exchanged, and the number or amount of the Offered
Securities to be issued, sold or exchanged, (y) identify the persons or
entities (if known) to which or with which the Offered Securities are to be
offered, issued, sold or exchanged and (z) offer to issue and sell to or
exchange with such Buyers all of the Offered Securities, allocated among such
Buyers (a) based on such Buyer's pro rata portion of Common Shares purchased
hereunder (the "Basic
Amount"),
and
(b) with respect to each Buyer that elects to purchase its Basic Amount, any
additional portion of the Offered Securities attributable to the Basic Amounts
of other Buyers as such Buyer shall indicate it will purchase or acquire should
the other Buyers subscribe for less than their Basic Amounts (the "Undersubscription
Amount"),
which
process shall be repeated until the Buyers shall have an opportunity to
subscribe for any remaining Undersubscription Amount.
20
(2) To
accept
an Offer, in whole or in part, such Buyer must deliver a written notice to
the
Company prior to the end of the tenth (10th)
Business Day after such Buyer's receipt of the Offer Notice (the "Offer
Period"),
setting forth the portion of such Buyer's Basic Amount that such Buyer elects
to
purchase and, if such Buyer shall elect to purchase all of its Basic Amount,
the
Undersubscription Amount, if any, that such Buyer elects to purchase (in either
case, the "Notice
of Acceptance").
If
the Basic Amounts subscribed for by all Buyers are less than the total of all
of
the Basic Amounts, then each Buyer who has set forth an Undersubscription Amount
in its Notice of Acceptance shall be entitled to purchase, in addition to the
Basic Amounts subscribed for, the Undersubscription Amount it has subscribed
for; provided,
however,
that if
the Undersubscription Amounts subscribed for exceed the difference between
the
total of all the Basic Amounts and the Basic Amounts subscribed for (the
"Available
Undersubscription Amount"),
each
Buyer who has subscribed for any Undersubscription Amount shall be entitled
to
purchase only that portion of the Available Undersubscription Amount as the
Basic Amount of such Buyer bears to the total Basic Amounts of all Buyers that
have subscribed for Undersubscription Amounts, subject to rounding by the
Company to the extent its deems reasonably necessary.
(3) The
Company shall have ten (10) Business Days from the expiration of the Offer
Period above to offer, issue, sell or exchange all or any part of such Offered
Securities as to which a Notice of Acceptance has not been given by the eligible
Buyers (the "Refused
Securities"),
but
only to the offerees described in the Offer Notice (if so described therein)
and
only upon terms and conditions (including, without limitation, unit prices
and
interest rates) that are not more favorable to the acquiring person or persons
or less favorable to the Company than those set forth in the Offer
Notice.
(4) In
the
event the Company shall propose to sell less than all the Refused Securities
(any such sale to be in the manner and on the terms specified in Section
4(m)(iii)(3) above), then each Buyer may, at its sole option and in its sole
discretion, reduce the number or amount of the Offered Securities specified
in
its Notice of Acceptance to an amount that shall be not less than the number
or
amount of the Offered Securities that such Buyer elected to purchase pursuant
to
Section 4(m)(iii)(2) above multiplied by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which
shall be the number or amount of Offered Securities the Company actually
proposes to issue, sell or exchange (including Offered Securities to be issued
or sold to Buyers pursuant to Section 4(m)(iii)(3) above prior to such
reduction) and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the original amount of
the
Offered Securities. In the event that any Buyer so elects to reduce the number
or amount of Offered Securities specified in its Notice of Acceptance, the
Company may not issue, sell or exchange more than the reduced number or amount
of the Offered Securities unless and until such securities have again been
offered to the Buyers in accordance with Section 4(m)(iii)(1)
above.
21
(5) Upon
the
closing of the issuance, sale or exchange of all or less than all of the Refused
Securities, the Buyers shall acquire from the Company, and the Company shall
issue to the Buyers, the number or amount of Offered Securities specified in
the
Notices of Acceptance, as reduced pursuant to Section 4(m)(iii)(4) above if
the
Buyers have so elected, upon the terms and conditions specified in the Offer.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if the
Company does not consummate the closing of the issuance, sale or exchange of
all
or less than all of the Refused Securities within ten (10) Business Days of
the
expiration of the Offer Period, the Company shall issue to the Buyers the number
or amount of Offered Securities specified in the Notices of Acceptance, as
reduced pursuant to Section 4(m)(iii)(4) above if the Buyers have so elected,
upon the terms and conditions specified in the Offer. The purchase by the Buyers
of any Offered Securities is subject in all cases to the preparation, execution
and delivery by the Company and the Buyers of a purchase agreement relating
to
such Offered Securities reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the
Buyers and their respective counsel.
(6) Any
Offered Securities not acquired by the Buyers or other persons in accordance
with Sections 4(m)(iii)(3) or 4(m)(iii)(5) above may not be issued, sold or
exchanged until they are again offered to the Buyers under the procedures
specified in this Agreement.
(7) The
Company and the Buyers agree that if any Buyer elects to participate in the
Offer, (x) neither the Subsequent Placement Agreement with respect to such
Offer
nor any other transaction documents related thereto (collectively, the
"Subsequent
Placement Documents")
shall
include any term or provisions whereby any Buyer shall be required to agree
to
any restrictions in trading as to any securities of the Company owned by such
Buyer prior to such Subsequent Placement, and (y) any registration rights set
forth in such Subsequent Placement Documents shall be similar in all material
respects to the registration rights contained in the Registration Rights
Agreement.
(8) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Section 4(m) and unless otherwise agreed to
by
the Buyers, the Company shall either confirm in writing to the Buyers that
the
transaction with respect to the Subsequent Placement has been abandoned or
shall
publicly disclose its intention to issue the Offered Securities, in either
case
in such a manner such that the Buyers will not be in possession of material
non-public information, by the fifteenth
(15th)
Business Day following delivery of the Offer Notice. If by the fifteenth
(15th)
Business Day following delivery of the Offer Notice no public disclosure
regarding a transaction with respect to the Offered Securities has been made,
and no notice regarding the abandonment of such transaction has been received
by
the Buyers, such transaction shall be deemed to have been abandoned and the
Buyers shall not be deemed to be in possession of any material, non-public
information with respect to the Company. Should the Company decide to pursue
such transaction with respect to the Offered Securities, the Company shall
provide each Buyer with another Offer Notice and each Buyer will again have
the
right of participation set forth in this Section 4(m)(iii). The Company shall
not be permitted to deliver more than one such Offer Notice to the Buyers in
any
60 day period.
22
(iv) The
restrictions contained in subsections (ii) and (iii) of this Section 4(m) shall
not apply in connection with the issuance of (i) any Excluded Securities or
(iii) any securities issued in
connection with any strategic acquisition by the Company, whether through an
acquisition of stock or a merger of any business, assets or technologies the
primary purpose of which is not to raise equity capital.
(n) Restriction
on Redemption and Cash Dividends.
So long
as at least the Required Warrants are outstanding, the Company shall not,
directly or indirectly, redeem, or declare or pay any cash dividend or
distribution on, the Common Stock without the prior express written consent
of
the holders of Warrants representing not less than a majority of the aggregate
principal amount of the then outstanding Warrants.
(o) Variable
Securities; Dilutive Issuances.
For so
long as any Warrants remain outstanding, the Company shall not, in any manner,
issue or sell any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase
Common Stock or directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable or
exercisable for Common Stock at a price which varies or may vary with the market
price of the Common Stock, including by way of one or more reset(s) to any
fixed
price unless the conversion, exchange or exercise price of any such security
cannot be less than the then applicable Exercise Price (as defined in the
Warrants) with respect to the Common Stock into which any Warrant is
exercisable. For so long as at least the Required Warrants remain outstanding,
the Company shall not, in any manner, enter into or affect any Dilutive Issuance
(as defined in the Warrants) if the effect of such Dilutive Issuance is to
cause
the Company to be required to issue upon exercise of any Warrant any shares
of
Common Stock in excess of that number of shares of Common Stock which the
Company may issue upon exercise of the Warrants without breaching the Company's
obligations under the rules or regulations of the Eligible Market (as defined
in
the Registration Rights Agreement).
(p) Conduct
of Business.
The
business of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be conducted in violation
of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity, except where
such violations would not result, either individually or in the aggregate,
in a
Material Adverse Effect.
(q) Board
of Directors.
The
Company agrees to reconstitute the Board of Directors of the Company and the
Company agrees to consider the recommendations received by FrontPoint
Healthcare Fund, L.P
in
relation thereto, consistent with best corporate practices, which shall include
initially limiting the number of directors to five (5), of which a majority
will
be outside directors.
23
5.
|
REGISTER;
TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.
|
(a) Register.
The
Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office
or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to each holder of
Securities), a register for the Common Shares and the Warrants, in which the
Company shall record the name and address of the Person in whose name the Common
Shares and
the
Warrants have been issued (including the name and address of each transferee),
the number of Common Shares held by such Person, the number of Warrant Shares
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants held by such Person and the number of
Common Shares held by such Person. The Company shall keep the register open
and
available at all times, upon written notice from the Buyer or its legal
representatives of not less than 48 hours, during business hours for inspection
of any Buyer or its legal representatives.
(b) Transfer
Agent Instructions.
The
Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent, and any
subsequent transfer agent, to issue certificates or credit shares to the
applicable balance accounts at DTC, registered in the name of each Buyer or
its
respective nominee(s), for the Common Shares, and the Warrant Shares issued
at
the Closing or upon exercise of the Warrants in such amounts as specified from
time to time by each Buyer to the Company upon exercise of the Warrants in
the
form of Exhibit
C
attached
hereto (the "Irrevocable
Transfer Agent Instructions").
The
Company warrants that no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent
Instructions referred to in this Section 5(b), and stop transfer instructions
to
give effect to Section 2(g) hereof, will be given by the Company to its transfer
agent, and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the
books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement
and the other Transaction Documents. If a Buyer effects a sale, assignment
or
transfer of the Securities in accordance with Section 2(g), the Company shall
permit the transfer and shall promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue
one
or more certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at
DTC
in such name and in such denominations as specified by such Buyer to effect
such
sale, transfer or assignment. In the event that such sale, assignment or
transfer involves Common Shares or Warrant Shares sold, assigned or transferred
pursuant to an effective registration statement or pursuant to Rule 144, the
transfer agent shall issue such Securities to the Buyer, assignee or transferee,
as the case may be, without any restrictive legend. The Company acknowledges
that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm
to
a Buyer. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a
breach of its obligations under this Section 5(b) will be inadequate and agrees,
in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions
of this Section 5(b), that a Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other
available remedies, to an order and/or 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.
6.
|
CONDITIONS
TO THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
|
The
obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Common Shares and
the
related Warrants to each Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction,
at
or before the Closing Date, 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 by providing each Buyer with prior
written notice thereof:
(i) Such
Buyer shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents to which it is
a
party and delivered the same to the Company.
24
(ii) Such
Buyer shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price (less, in the
case
of FrontPoint
Healthcare Fund, L.P,
the
amounts withheld pursuant to Section 4(g)) for the Common Shares and the related
Warrants being purchased by such Buyer and each other Buyer at the Closing
by
wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to the wire instructions
provided by the Company.
(iii) The
representations and warranties of such Buyer shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though
made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as
of a
specific date which shall be true and correct as of such specified date), and
such Buyer 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 such Buyer at or prior to the Closing
Date.
7.
|
CONDITIONS
TO EACH BUYER'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
|
The
obligation of each Buyer hereunder to purchase the Common Shares and the related
Warrants at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing
Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are
for each Buyer's sole benefit and may be waived by such Buyer at any time in
its
sole discretion by providing the Company with prior written notice
thereof:
(i) The
Company shall have executed and delivered to such Buyer (i) each of the
Transaction Documents and (ii) the Common Shares (in such amounts as such Buyer
shall request) and
the
related Warrants (in such amounts as such Buyer shall request) being purchased
by such Buyer at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement.
(ii) Such
Buyer shall have received the opinion of Xxxxxxxxxxx
& Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx LLP,
the
Company's outside counsel ("Company
Counsel"),
dated
as of the Closing Date, in substantially the form of Exhibit
D attached
hereto.
(iii) The
Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a copy of the Irrevocable Transfer
Agent Instructions, in the form of Exhibit
C
attached
hereto, which instructions shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in
writing by the Company's transfer agent.
(iv) The
Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate evidencing the good
standing of the Company and each of its operating Subsidiaries in such
corporation's state of incorporation issued by the Secretary of State of such
state of incorporation as of a date within 10 days of the Closing
Date.
(v) The
Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate evidencing the
Company's qualification as a foreign corporation and good standing issued by
the
Secretary of State (or comparable office) of each jurisdiction in which the
Company conducts business and is required to so qualify, as of a date within
10
days of the Closing Date.
25
(vi) The
Common Stock (I) shall be listed on the Principal Market and (II) shall not
have
been suspended, as of the Closing Date, by the SEC or the Principal Market
from
trading on the Principal Market nor shall suspension by the SEC or the Principal
Market have been threatened, as of the Closing Date, either (A) in writing
by
the SEC or the Principal Market or (B) by falling below the minimum listing
maintenance requirements of the Principal Market.
(vii) The
Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certified copy of the Certificate
of Incorporation as certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
within 10 days of the Closing Date.
(viii) The
Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate, executed by the
Secretary of the Company and dated as of the Closing Date, as to (i) the
resolutions consistent with Section 3(b) as adopted by the Company's Board
of
Directors in a form reasonably acceptable to such Buyer, (ii) the Certificate
of
Incorporation and (iii) the Bylaws, each as in effect at the Closing, in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit
E.
(ix) The
representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct as
of
the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time
(except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date
which shall be true and correct as of such specified date) and the Company
shall
have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with the covenants,
agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed,
satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date.
Such
Buyer shall have received a certificate, executed by the Chief Executive Officer
of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as
to
such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such Buyer in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit
F.
(x) The
Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a letter from the Company's transfer
agent certifying the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of a date
within five days of the Closing Date.
(xi) The
Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third party consents
and approvals, if any, necessary for the sale of the Common Shares and the
Warrants.
(xii) The
Company shall have delivered to such Buyer such other documents relating to
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement as such Buyer or its counsel may
reasonably request.
8. TERMINATION .
In
the
event that the Closing shall not have occurred with respect to a Buyer on or
before five (5) Business Days from the date hereof due to the Company's or
such
Buyer's failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 above
(and the nonbreaching party's failure to waive such unsatisfied condition(s)),
the nonbreaching 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,
this if
this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section 8, the Company shall
remain obligated to reimburse the non-breaching Buyers for the expenses
described in Section 4(g) above.
26
9.
|
MISCELLANEOUS.
|
(a) Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial.
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New
York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision
or
rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would
cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State
of
New York. 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, 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 brought in an inconvenient forum or that
the
venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. 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 to
such
party at the address for such 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. EACH
PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO
REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN
CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY.
(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;
provided that a facsimile signature shall be considered due execution and shall
be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if
the
signature were an original, not a facsimile signature.
(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
Buyers, 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 amended other than by an instrument in writing signed
by
the Company and the holders of Common Shares representing at least a majority
of
the amount of the Common Shares, or, if prior to the Closing Date, the Buyers
listed on the Schedule of Buyers as being obligated to purchase at least a
majority of the amount of the Common Shares. No provision hereof may be waived
other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom
enforcement is sought. No such amendment shall be effective to the extent that
it applies to less than all of the holders of the Common Shares then
outstanding. 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 also is offered to all of the parties
to
the Transaction Documents, holders of Common Shares or holders of the Warrants,
as the case may be. The Company has not, directly or indirectly, made any
agreements with any Buyers relating to the terms or conditions of the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents except as set forth
in
the Transaction Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company confirms
that, except as set forth in this Agreement, no Buyer has made any commitment
or
promise or has any other obligation to provide any financing to the Company
or
otherwise.
27
(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
receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is
mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party);
or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service,
in
each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses
and
facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
If
to the
Company:
000
Xxxx
00xx
Xxxxxx,
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: (000)-000-0000
Attention: Xxxx
X.
Xxxxx III
Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxx
With
a
copy (for informational purposes only) to:
Xxxxxxxxxxx
& Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx LLP
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000)
000-0000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxx, Esq.
28
If
to the
Transfer Agent:
Interwest
Transfer Company, Inc.
0000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
X.X.
Xxx
00000
Xxxx
Xxxx
Xxxx, Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000)
000-0000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
If
to a
Buyer, to its address and facsimile number set forth on the Schedule of Buyers,
with copies to such Buyer's representatives as set forth on the Schedule of
Buyers,
with
a
copy (for informational purposes only) to:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000)
000-0000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx, Esq.
or
to
such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such
other
Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each
other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written
confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent,
waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated
by
the sender's facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile
number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided
by an
overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service,
receipt by facsimile or receipt from an overnight courier service in accordance
with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
(g) Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
their respective successors and assigns, including any purchasers of the Common
Shares or the Warrants. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any
rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the holders
of Common Shares representing at least a majority of the number of the Common
Shares, including by merger or consolidation. A Buyer may assign some or all
of
its rights hereunder without the consent of the Company, in which event such
assignee shall be deemed to be a Buyer hereunder with respect to such assigned
rights.
(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 8, the representations and warranties
of the Company and the Buyers contained in Sections 2 and 3, the agreements
and
covenants set forth in Sections 4, 5 and 9 shall survive the Closing and the
delivery and exercise of Securities, as applicable. Each Buyer shall be
responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and
covenants hereunder.
29
(j) 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 any 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.
(k) Indemnification.
In
consideration of each Buyer's execution and delivery of the Transaction
Documents and acquiring the Securities thereunder and in addition to all of
the
Company's other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall
defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless each Buyer and each other holder
of
the Securities and all of their stockholders, partners, members, officers,
directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing
Persons' agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those
retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement)
(collectively, the "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 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 any Indemnitee 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 the Transaction Documents 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 the Transaction Documents
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
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, with the proceeds of the issuance of the Securities, or (iii) the
status of such Buyer or holder of the Securities as an investor 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. Except as otherwise set forth herein, the mechanics and
procedures with respect to the rights and obligations under this Section 9(k)
shall be the same as those set forth in Section 6 of the Registration Rights
Agreement.
(l) 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.
(m) Remedies.
Each
Buyer and each holder of the Securities shall have all rights and remedies
set
forth in the Transaction Documents and all rights and remedies which such
holders have been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract
and
all of the rights which such holders have under any law. Any Person having
any
rights under any provision of this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such
rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to recover
damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to
exercise all other rights granted by law. Furthermore, the Company recognizes
that in the event that it fails to perform, observe, or discharge any or all
of
its obligations under the Transaction Documents, any remedy at law may prove
to
be inadequate relief to the Buyers. The Company therefore agrees that the Buyers
shall be entitled to seek temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any
such
case without the necessity of proving actual damages and without posting a
bond
or other security.
30
(n) Rescission
and
Withdrawal Right.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting
any
similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents, whenever any Buyer 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 Buyer 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
(o) Payment
Set Aside.
To the
extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to the Buyers hereunder
or
pursuant to any of the other Transaction Documents or the Buyers enforce or
exercise their rights hereunder or thereunder, and such payment or payments
or
the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are
subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside,
recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise
restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any
law
(including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, foreign, state or federal
law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such
restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied
shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment
had
not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
(p) Independent
Nature of Buyers' Obligations and Rights.
The
obligations of each Buyer under any Transaction Document are several and not
joint with the obligations of any other Buyer, and no Buyer shall be responsible
in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Buyer under
any
Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction
Document, and no action taken by any Buyer pursuant hereto or thereto, shall
be
deemed to constitute the Buyers as a partnership, an association, a joint
venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Buyers
are
in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations
or
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the Company
acknowledges that the Buyers are not acting in concert or as a group with
respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents. Each Buyer confirms that it has independently participated in the
negotiation of the transaction contemplated hereby with the advice of its own
counsel and advisors. Each Buyer shall be entitled to independently protect
and
enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of
this Agreement or out of any other Transaction Documents, and it shall not
be
necessary for any other Buyer to be joined as an additional party in any
proceeding for such purpose.
[Signature
Page Follows]
31
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
each
Buyer and the Company have caused its respective signature page to this
Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written
above.
COMPANY:
|
||
|
|
|
By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Chairman and CEO
|
[Signature
Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
each
Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this
Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written
above.
BUYERS:
|
||
FRONTPOINT
HEALTHCARE FUND, L.P.
|
||
|
|
|
By: | /s/ X.X. XxXxxxxx | |
Name:
X.X. XxXxxxxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
|
[Signature
Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
each
Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this
Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written
above.
BUYERS:
|
||
FRONTPOINT
HEALTHCARE FUND 2X, L.P.
|
||
|
|
|
By: | /s/ X.X. XxXxxxxx | |
Name:
X.X. XxXxxxxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
|
[Signature
Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
each
Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this
Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written
above.
BUYERS:
|
||
FRONTPOINT
HEALTHCARE HORIZONS FUND,
L.P.
|
||
|
|
|
By: | /s/ X.X. XxXxxxxx | |
Name:
X.X. XxXxxxxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
|
[Signature
Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
each
Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this
Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written
above.
BUYERS:
|
||
FRONTPOINT
HEALTHCARE LONG HORIZONS FUND,
L.P.
|
||
|
|
|
By: | /s/ X.X. XxXxxxxx | |
Name:
X.X. XxXxxxxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
|
[Signature
Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]