300,000 Shares of Common Stock SUN OPPORTUNITY I, INC.. UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
300,000
Shares of Common Stock
SUN
OPPORTUNITY I, INC..
[ ],
2007
Pond
Equities
0000
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Gentlemen:
Sun
Opportunity I, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), proposes to sell to
the public up to 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (“Common Stock”)
par value $0.001 (the “Shares”). The Company hereby employs Pond Equities (the
“Underwriter”) as the exclusive agent of the Company in connection with the
proposed sale, on a “best efforts, no minimum” basis as to the Shares. The
shares will be offered in Units. Each Unit will consist of one (1) share of
Common Stock, five (5) “A” Warrants and 5 “B” Warrants (collectively the
“Warrants”). Up to 300,000 Units shall be offered at $1.00 per Unit. The Company
and the Underwriter hereby represent and warrant and agree with the following
terms, provisions and conditions.
1. Securities
Offered/Terms.
The
Company proposes to issue and sell up to 300,000 Units at $1.00 per Unit. Each
Unit shall consist of one (1) share of Common Stock at $0.001 par value, along
with 5 “A” Warrants having an exercise price of $1.00 per share, and 5 “B”
Warrants, having an exercise price of $2.00 per share. There shall be no minimum
offering. The maximum offering amount shall be 300,000 Units or $300,000 of
gross offering proceeds. The Shares shall be offered to the public for a period
not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days from the effective date (“Effective
Date”) of the Registration Statement (as hereinafter defined in paragraph
2.1(a)) covering this offering. There shall be one closing for this offering
which shall occur upon the earlier of (i) the receipt of proceeds for the
maximum number of Units offered hereby, or (ii) in the event the maximum number
of Shares is not sold, then at 5:00pm on [ ],
2008.
In accordance with Section 3.3 of this Agreement, and pursuant to SEC Rule
419,
all funds received from subscribers shall be held in escrow with EscrowBank
of
New York, pursuant to a certain agreement (the “Escrow Agreement”) dated
[ ],
2007
between the Company and EscrowBank of New York, NY (“Escrow
Agent”).
2. Representations
and Warranties.
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2.1. Representations
and Warranties of the Company. The Company (which includes all subsidiaries
of
the Company) represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Underwriter
that:
(a) A
registration statement (SEC File No.333-xxxx) on Form SB-2 and one or more
post-effective amendments relating to the public offering of the Units,
including a preliminary form of prospectus, amended and/or supplemented
Prospectus, copies of which have heretofore been delivered to Underwriter,
has
been carefully prepared by the Company in conformity with the requirements
of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and the rules and
regulations (the “Rules and Regulations”) of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “Commission”) thereunder (including but not limited to
Regulation S-B and the General Instructions to Form SB-2 and Rule 419), and
has
been filed with the Commission under the Act. The Company has prepared in the
same manner and proposes to file, prior to the effective date of such
registration statement, additional amendments to such registration statement,
including a final form of Prospectus, copies of which shall be delivered to
Underwriter. “Preliminary Prospectus” shall mean each prospectus filed pursuant
to Rule 430 of the Rules and Regulations. The Registration Statement (including
all financial schedules and exhibits) as amended at the time it becomes
effective and the final prospectus included therein are respectively referred
to
as the “Registration Statement” and the “Prospectus”, except that (i) if the
prospectus first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b), and (ii) if such registration
statement or prospectus is amended or such prospectus is supplemented after
the
effective date of such registration statement and prior to the Closing Date
(as
hereinafter defined), the terms “Registration Statement” and “Prospectus” shall
include the Registration Statement and Prospectus so amended, and the term
“prospectus” shall include the Prospectus as so supplemented, or both, as the
case may be.
(b) When
the
Registration Statement and/or a post-effective amendment thereto becomes
effective and at all times subsequent thereto up to the Closing Date (i) the
Registration Statement and Prospectus will in all respects conform to the
requirements of the Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (ii) neither the
Registration Statement nor the Prospectus will include any untrue statement
of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make statements therein not misleading; provided, however,
that
the Company makes no representations, warranties or agreements as to information
contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or Prospectus in
reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished to the
Company by or on behalf of the Underwriter specifically for use in the
preparation thereof. It is understood that the statements set forth in the
Prospectus under the heading “Plan of Distribution” and the identity of counsel
to the Underwriter under the heading “Legal Opinions” constitute the only
information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Underwriter for
inclusion in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, as the case may
be.
(c) The
Commission has not issued an order preventing or suspending the use of any
Preliminary Prospectus with respect to the Shares and each Preliminary
Prospectus has complied fully in all material respects with the
requirements
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of
the
Act and the Rules and Regulations and, as of its date, did not include any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading.
(d) The
Company is, and on the Closing Date will be, a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada.
The
Company has, and on the Closing Date will have, the power and authority to
conduct all of the activities conducted by it, to own or lease all of the assets
owned or leased by it and to conduct its business as described in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus. The Company at the Closing Date
will
be duly licensed or qualified to do business and in good standing as a foreign
corporation in all jurisdictions in which the nature of the activities conducted
by it or the character of the assets owned or leased by it makes such license
or
qualification necessary, except where failure to be so licensed or to qualify
will not materially affect the Company’s business, properties or financial
condition. A complete and correct copy of the charter, including all amendments
thereto, and of the by-laws of the Company has been delivered to Underwriter,
and no changes therein will be made subsequent to the date hereof and prior
to
the Closing Date.
(e) Except
as
otherwise provided for in the Registration Statement, subsequent to the date
hereof and prior to the Closing Date, the Company will not acquire or agree
to
acquire any of its equity securities and will not issue or agree to issue any
of
its or their equity securities other than pursuant to currently outstanding
options, warrants and convertible securities. Except as set forth or referred
to
in the Prospectus, the Company shall not have outstanding, and on the Closing
Date will not have outstanding, any options to purchase, or any rights or
warrants to subscribe for, or any securities or obligations convertible into,
or
any contracts or commitments to issue or sell, shares of the Company’s Common
Stock or any such warrants, convertible securities or obligations.
(f) Other
than the selling shareholders listed in the Registration Statement, no holders
of Common Stock or of any securities of the Company exercisable or convertible
into the Company’s Common Stock have the right to include such Common Stock or
securities in the Registration Statement.
(g) The
financial statements of the Company included in the Registration Statement
and
the prospectus, as amended and supplemented, together with related notes,
present fairly the financial position of the Company as of the respective dates
thereof for the respective periods covered thereby, all in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis
throughout the periods presented. [ ],
Certified Public Accountants, who have reported on such financial statements,
are independent accountants with respect to the Company as required by the
Act
and the Rules and Regulations. No other financial statements or notes thereto
are required to be included in the Registration Statement and Prospectus. To
the
best of the Company’s knowledge, [ ]
is duly
registered and in good standing with the PCAOB.
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(h) Subsequent
to the respective dates as of which information is set forth in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus and prior to the Closing Date, except as set forth
in or contemplated by the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, (A) the
Company has not incurred and will not have incurred any material liabilities
or
obligations, direct or contingent, and has not entered into and will not have
entered into any material transactions other than as contemplated in the
Registration Statement and the prospectus, (B) the Company has not and will
not
have paid or declared any dividends or have made any other distribution on
its
capital stock and (C) there has not been and will not have been any material
adverse change in the business, financial condition or results of operations
of
the Company, or in the book value of the assets of the Company, arising from
any
reason whatsoever.
(i) Except
as
set forth in or contemplated by the Registration Statement and the Prospectus,
the Company does not have, and on the Closing Date will not have, any material
contingent liabilities.
(j) The
Company has no subsidiary corporations except as disclosed in the Registration
Statement or Prospectus nor has it any equity interest in any partnership,
joint
venture, association or other entity except as disclosed in the Registration
Statement or prospectus.
(k) Except
as
set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there are no
actions, suits or proceedings pending or to the knowledge of the Company
threatened, against or affecting the Company or its business, financial
condition, results of operations or material properties, or any of its principal
officers before or by any federal, state or local court, commission, regulatory
body, administrative agency or other governmental body, domestic or foreign,
wherein an unfavorable ruling, decision or finding would materially and
adversely affect the Company or its business, financial condition, results
of
operations or material properties.
(l) The
Company is not in violation of its charter or by-laws. Neither the execution
and
delivery of this Agreement, nor the issue and sale of the Shares hereunder,
nor
the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated herein, nor the
compliance by the Company with the terms and provisions hereof has conflicted
with or will conflict with, or has resulted in or will result in a breach of,
any of the terms and provisions of, or has constituted or will constitute a
default under, or has resulted in or will result in the creation or imposition
of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company
pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, note, loan
or
credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which the Company
is a
party or by which the Company may be bound or to which any of the property
or
assets of the Company is subject, nor will such action result in any violation
of the provisions of the charter or the by-laws of the Company or any statute
or
any order, rule or regulation applicable to the Company of any court or of
any
federal, state or other regulatory authority or other government body having
jurisdiction over the Company.
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(m) When
paid
for in accordance with this Agreement, the Units the shares issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
The description in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus of the Shares
is, and on the date hereof and on the Closing Date will be, in all material
respects complete and accurate. The issuance and sale of the Shares have been
duly and validly authorized.
(n) All
issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company have been duly
authorized and validly issued and the Common Stock is fully paid and
non-assessable; the holders thereof are not subject to personal liability by
reason of being such holders; and none of such securities were issued in
violation of the preemptive rights of any holders of any security of the
Company, or were offered, sold or issued in violation of the Act or any state
law.
(o) The
Company and each of its subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all
properties and assets described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus
as
owned by them, free and clear of all liens, charges, encumbrances or
restrictions, except such liens, charges, encumbrances or restrictions as are
described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Company has valid,
subsisting and enforceable leases for the material properties described in
the
Registration Statement and prospectus as leased by it, with such exceptions
as
are not material and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed
to be made of such properties by the Company.
(p) There
is
no document or contract of a character required to be described in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement which is not described or filed as required. No
statement, representation, warranty or covenant made by the Company in this
Agreement or made in any certificate or document required by this Agreement
to
be delivered to Underwriter was, when made, inaccurate, untrue or
incorrect.
(q) All
taxes
which are due from the Company have been paid in full (or adequate accruals
for
the payment thereof have been provided for in their accounting records), and
the
Company has no tax deficiency or claim outstanding, proposed or assessed against
it.
(r) Subsequent
to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration
Statement and Prospectus, and except as may otherwise be indicated or
contemplated herein or therein, the Company has not (A) issued any securities
or
incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, for borrowed money,
or entered into any transaction other than in the ordinary course of business
and which is not required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement, or
(B)
declared or paid any dividend or made any other distribution on or in respect
to
its capital stock.
(s) On
the
effective date of the Registration Statement, the Company shall have an
authorization of capital stock as set forth therein.
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(t) The
Company has all material licenses, permits and other governmental authorizations
as are required for the conduct of its business or the ownership of its property
as described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus and is in all respects
complying therewith and owns or possesses adequate rights to use all patents,
patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark
registrations, service xxxx registrations, copyrights and licenses necessary
for
the conduct of such business and has not received any notice of conflict with
the asserted rights of others in respect thereof. None of the activities or
business of the Company are in violation of, or cause the Company to violate,
any law, rule, regulation or order of the United States, any state, county
or
locality, or any agency or body of the United States or any state, county or
locality, the violation of which would have a material adverse impact upon
the
condition (financial or otherwise), business, property, prospective results
of
operations, or net worth of the Company.
(u) The
Company has not, directly or indirectly, at any time (i) made any contributions
to any candidate for political office, or failed to disclose fully any such
contribution in violation of law or (ii) made any payment to any state, federal
or foreign governmental officer or official, or other person charged with
similar public or quasi-public duties, other than payments or contributions
required or allowed by applicable law. The Company’s internal accounting
controls and procedures are sufficient to cause the Company to comply in all
material respects with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as
amended.
(v) On
the
Closing Date all transfer or other taxes (including franchise, capital stock
or
other tax, other than income taxes, imposed by any jurisdiction), if any, which
are required to be paid in connection with the sale and transfer of the Shares
to the Underwriter hereunder will have been fully paid or provided for by the
Company and all laws imposing such taxes will have been fully complied
with.
(w) The
Company has not taken and will not take, directly or indirectly, any action
designed to cause or result in, or which has constituted or which might
reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of
the
price of the Shares.
(x) The
Company has not entered into any agreement pursuant to which any person is
entitled, either directly or indirectly, to compensation from the Company for
services as a finder in connection with the public offering referred to herein,
other than as set forth in the Registration Statement and
Prospectus.
(y) All
shares of the Company’s Common Stock sold by the Company within a period of
three years from the date hereof as set forth in [ ]
of the
Registration Statement have been sold by the Company pursuant to a valid
exemption from the registration provisions of the Act and not in violation
of
[ ]
thereof.
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(z) Other
than as set forth in the Prospectus, no person is entitled either directly
or
indirectly to compensation from the Company, from the Underwriter, or from
any
other person for services as a finder in connection with the proposed offering,
and the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Underwriter against
any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several which shall, for
all purposes of this Agreement, include, but not be limited to, all costs of
defense.
(aa) Neither
the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director / officer or any other
person acting on behalf of the Company has violated: (i) the Bank Secrecy Act,
as amended, (ii) the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, as amended, or (iii)
the Uniting and Strengthening of America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required
to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001, and / or
the
rules and regulations promulgated under any such law, or any successor
law.
(bb) No
director / officer of the Company is subject to any noncompetition agreement
or
non-solicitation agreement with any employer or prior employer which could
materially affect his ability to be a director / officer of the
Company.
(cc) No
more
than 45% of the “value” (as defined in Section 2(a)(41) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940) (“Investment Company Act”) of the Company’s total assets
consist of, and no more than 45% of the Company’s net income after taxes is
derived from ,securities other than “Government Securities” (as defined in
Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act.
(dd) The
Company is in material compliance with the provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act
of 2002, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and
related or similar rules and regulations promulgated by any other governmental
or self regulatory entity or agency that are applicable to it as of the date
hereof.
2.2. Representations
and Warranties of the Underwriter. The Underwriter represents and warrants
to,
and agrees with the Company that:
(a) The
Underwriter is registered as a broker/ dealer under the laws of the United
States and under the laws of each jurisdiction in which it is required to be
registered as a broker-dealer, or has entered into a selected broker-dealer’s
agreement with a party which is appropriately registered to sell the Shares
in
states for which the Underwriter is not registered as a broker/dealer, in order
to and in which it intends to offer or sell any of the Shares, and each
individual through whom it will act in any offer or sale of the Shares is
properly registered or licensed by all requited regulatory
authorities.
(b) The
Underwriter is a member in good standing of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”).
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(c) The
Underwriter is not the subject of any order revoking or suspending any
registration of membership referred to in subsection 2.2(a) or 2.2(b) above
or
which, with the passage of time, will cause such suspension or
revocation.
(d) The
Underwriter will promptly notify the Company in writing should any of its
representations set forth above become inaccurate during the term of this
Agreement.
(e) The
Underwriter shall comply with all applicable federal and state laws governing
the offer and sale of the Shares.
3. Employment
of the Underwriter.
On
the
basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, but subject to
the
terms and conditions herein set forth:
3.1. The
Company hereby employs the Underwriter as its exclusive agent to sell for its
account 300,000 Shares of its securities, in Units as defined in Section 1
hereof, on a “best efforts, no minimum” basis.
3.2. The
Units
shall be offered to the general public at the public offering price of $1.00
per
Unit.
3.3. All
funds
received from subscribers shall be held in escrow with the (the “Escrow Agent”).
All subscriber checks shall be made payable to the bank escrow agent only and
all checks shall be transmitted to the escrow agent by noon of the next business
day following their receipt by the Underwriter or participating broker dealers
directly to the bank escrow agent. The Underwriter shall further, with respect
to the handling and transmission of subscriber funds, at all times comply with
Rule 15c2-4 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and NASD Notice to
Members 84-7.
3.4. The
Company agrees to issue, or cause to be issued, the Shares and and Warrants
in
such names and denominations as may be specified by the Underwriter and to
deliver the Shares on the Closing Date against payment to the Company of $1.00
per Unit, less the Underwriter commission provided for in Paragraph 3.5 hereof
and the non-accountable expense allowance provided for in Paragraph 8.2
hereof.
3.5. The
Underwriter shall be entitled to receive as compensation a commission of $0.10
per Unit with respect to all Units sold, which compensation the Underwriter
shall receive at the closing of the offering contemplated herein.
3.6. The
Underwriter may, in its discretion, form a “Selling Group” and offer to other
broker-dealers who are members of the NASD at the public offering price less
a
commission of $___ per Share with no re-allowance to other
dealers.
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3.7. The
Underwriter and the Company, by mutual agreement may, at any time prior to
Closing Date, direct that the Escrow Agent return funds to any or all
subscribers.
4. Covenants
of the Company.
The
Company covenants and agrees with the Underwriter that:
(a) The
Company will use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become
effective and upon notification from the Commission that the Registration
Statement has become effective, will so advise Underwriter and will not at
any
time, whether before or after the effective date, file any amendment to the
Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus of which Underwriter
shall not previously have been advised and furnished with a copy or to which
Underwriter or Underwriter’s counsel have objected in writing or which is not in
compliance with the Act and the Rules and Regulations promulgated thereunder.
At
any time prior to the later of (A) the Underwriter’s disposition of all Shares
contemplated hereunder and (B) one hundred eighty (180) days after the date
on
which the Registration Statement shall have become or been declared effective
(or such longer period of time as a current Registration Statement must remain
in effect with respect to the Share Warrants), the Company will prepare and
file
with the Commission, promptly upon Underwriter’s request, any amendments or
supplements to the Registration Statement or prospectus which, in Underwriter’s
opinion, may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the
distribution of the Shares, Warrants and shares of Common Stock underlying
the
Warrants.
As
soon
as the Company is advised thereof, the Company will advise Underwriter, and
confirm the advice in writing, of the receipt of any comments of the Commission,
of the effectiveness of any post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement, of the filing of any supplement to the prospectus or any amended
Prospectus, of any request made by the Commission for amendment of the
Registration Statement or for supplementing of the Prospectus or for additional
information with respect thereto, of the issuance by the Commission or any
state
or regulatory body of any stop other or other order suspending the effectiveness
of the Registration Statement or any order preventing or suspending the use
of
any preliminary prospectus, or of the suspension of the qualification of the
Shares for offering in any jurisdiction, or of the institution of any
proceedings for any of such purposes, and will use its best efforts to prevent
the issuance of any such order, and, if issued, to obtain as soon as possible
the lifting thereof.
The
Company has caused to be delivered to Underwriter copies of each Preliminary
Prospectus, and the Company has consented and hereby consents to the use of
such
copies for the purposes permitted by the Act. The Company authorizes the
Underwriter and dealers to use the Prospectus in connection with the sale of
the
Shares for such period as in the opinion of counsel to the Underwriter the
use
thereof is required to comply with the applicable provisions of the Act and
the
Rules and Regulations. In case of the happening, at any time within the period
that a prospectus is required under this Act to be delivered in connection
with
sales by an Underwriter, of any event of
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which
the
Company has knowledge and which materially affects the Company or the securities
of the Company, or which in the opinion of counsel for the Company or counsel
for the Underwriter should be set forth in an amendment of the Registration
Statement or a supplement the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein
not then misleading, in light of the circumstances existing at the time the
Prospectus is required to be delivered to a purchaser of the Shares or in case
it shall be necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with
law
or with the Rules and Regulations, the Company will notify Underwriter promptly
and forthwith prepare and furnish to Underwriter copies of such amended
Prospectus or of such supplement to be attached to the Prospectus, in such
quantities as Underwriter may reasonably request, in order that the Prospectus,
as so amended or supplemented, will not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make
the
statements in the Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which
they
are made, not misleading. The preparation and furnishing of any such amendment
or supplement to the Registration Statement or amended Prospectus or supplement
to be attached to the prospectus shall be without expense to the Underwriters,
except that in case any Underwriter is required, in connection with the sale
of
the Shares, to deliver a prospectus nine (9) months or more after the effective
date of the Registration Statement, the Company will upon request of and at
the
expense of the Company, amend or supplement the Registration Statement and
prospectus and furnish the Underwriter with reasonable quantities of
prospectuses complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the Act.
The
Company will comply with the applicable provisions of the Act, the Rules and
Regulations and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the rules and
regulations thereunder in connection with the offering and issuance of the
Shares. The Company will further comply with all undertakings contained in
the
Registration Statement.
(b) The
Company will use its best efforts to qualify the Shares for sale under the
securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions as the Underwriter may
designate and will make such applications and furnish such information as may
be
required for that purpose and to comply with such laws, provided the Company
shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or a dealer in
securities or to execute a general consent to service of process in any
jurisdiction in any action other than one arising out of the offering or sale
of
the Shares. The Company will, from time to time, prepare and file such
statements and reports as are or may be required to continue such qualification
in effect for so long a period as the Underwriter may reasonably
request.
(c) For
so
long as the Company is a reporting company under either Section 12(g) or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company, at its expense, will
furnish to its stockholders and warrant holders an annual report (including
financial statements audited by independent public accountants), in reasonable
detail, and at its expense, will furnish to Underwriter during the period ending
five (5) years from the date hereof, (i) as soon as practicable after the end
of
each fiscal year, a balance sheet of the Company and any of its subsidiaries
as
at the end of such fiscal year, together with statements of income, surplus
and
source and application of funds of the Company and
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any
subsidiaries for such fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and accompanied
by a
copy of the certificate or report thereon of independent accountants; (ii)
as
soon as they are available, a copy of all reports (financial or other) mailed
to
security holders; (iii) as soon as they are available, a copy of all
non-confidential reports and financial statements furnished to or filed with
the
Commission; and (iv) such other non-confidential information as Underwriter
may
from time to time reasonably request.
In
the
event the Company has an active subsidiary or subsidiaries, such financial
statements will be on a consolidated basis to the extent the accounts of the
Company and its subsidiary or subsidiaries are consolidated in reports furnished
to its stockholders generally.
(d) The
Company will deliver to Underwriter at or before the effective date two signed
copies of the Registration Statement including all financial statements and
exhibits filed there with, and of all amendments thereto, and will deliver
to
the several Underwriters, if any, such number of copies of the Registration
Statement, including such financial statements and exhibits, and of all
amendments thereto and as many copies of any Preliminary prospectus filed with
the Commission prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement as
the
Underwriters may reasonably request. The Company will deliver to the
Underwriters on the effective date of the Registration Statement and thereafter
for so long as a prospectus is required to be delivered under the Act, from
time
to time, as many copies of the prospectus, in final form, or as thereafter
amended or supplemented, as the Underwriters may from time to time reasonably
request.
(e) The
Company will make generally available to its
security holders and deliver to Underwriter as soon as it is practicable to
do
so but in no event later than ninety (90) days after the end of twelve (12)
months after its current fiscal quarter, an earnings statement (which need
not
be audited) covering a period of at least twelve (12) consecutive months
beginning after the effective date of the Registration Statement, which shall
satisfy the requirements of Section 11(a) of the Act.
(f) The
Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares for the purposes
set forth under “Use of Proceeds” in the Prospectus, and will file such reports
with the Commission with respect to the sale of the Shares and the application
of the proceeds there from as may be required pursuant to Rule 419 or Rule
463
under the Act.
(g) [Reserved]
(h) The
Company will, promptly upon request, prepare and file with the Commission any
amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, Preliminary Prospectus
or Prospectus and take any other action, which in the reasonable opinion of
legal counsel to the Underwriter, may be reasonably necessary or advisable
in
connection with the distribution of the Shares, and will use its best efforts
to
cause the same to become effective as promptly as possible.
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(i) The
Company will reserve and keep available the maximum number of its authorized
but
unissued shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants.
(j) [Reserved]
(k) Within
2
business days following the Closing Date, if the Company so qualifies the
Company will apply for listing in Standard and Poors Corporation Reports and
Moodys OTC Guide and shall use its best efforts to have the Company included
in
such publications for at least five (5) years from the date of this
Agreement.
(l) [Reserved]
(m) [Reserved]
(n) Prior
to
the Closing Date, the Company will not issue, directly or indirectly, without
Underwriter’s prior consent, any press release or other communication or hold
any press conference with respect to the Company or its activities or the
offering of the Shares.
(o) [Reserved]
5. Conditions
of Underwriter Obligation.
The
obligations of the Underwriter hereunder are subject to the accuracy (as of
the
date hereof, and as of the Closing Date) of and compliance with the
representations and warranties of the Company herein, to the performance by
the
Company of its obligations hereunder, and to the following
conditions:
(a) (i) The
Registration Statement shall have become effective not later than 5:00 P.M.,
New
York Time, on the date of this Agreement, or at such later time or on such
later
date as Underwriter may agree to in writing; (ii) at or prior to the Closing
Date, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
shall have been issued by the Commission and no proceeding for that purpose
shall have been initiated or shall be threatened, or to the knowledge of the
Company, contemplated by the Commission; (iii) no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the qualification or registration of the Shares under the
securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction (whether or not a jurisdiction
which Underwriter shall have specified) shall be threatened or to the knowledge
of the Company contemplated by the authorities of any such jurisdiction or
shall
have been issued and in effect; (iv) any request for additional information
on
the part of the Commission or any such authorities shall have been complied
with
to the satisfaction of the Commission and any such authorities, and to the
reasonable satisfaction of Ellenoff, Xxxxxxxx & Schole, LLP, counsel to the
Underwriter; and (v) after the date hereof no amendment or supplement to the
Registration Statement
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or
the
prospectus shall have been filed unless a copy thereof was first submitted
to
the Underwriter and the Underwriter did not object thereto.
(b) Since
the
respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus, (i) there shall not have been any change in the capital
stock of the Company or any material change in the long term debt of the
Company, except as set forth in or contemplated by the Registration Statement
and Prospectus, (ii) there shall not have been any material adverse change
in
the general affairs, management, financial position or results of operations
of
the Company, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course
of
business, in each case other than as set forth in or contemplated by the
Registration Statement or Prospectus and (iii) the Company shall not have
sustained any material interference with its business or properties from fire,
explosion, flood or other casualty, whether or not covered by insurance, or
from
any labor dispute or any court or legislative or other governmental action,
order or decree, which is not set forth in the Registration Statement and
Prospectus, if in the reasonable judgment of the Underwriter any such
development referred to in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) makes it impracticable
or
inadvisable to consummate the sale and delivery of the Shares by the Underwriter
at the public offering price.
(c) Since
the
respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus, there shall have been no litigation instituted against
the
Company or any of its officers or directors, and since such dates there shall
be
no proceeding instituted or threatened against the Company or any of its
officers or directors, before or by any federal, state or local court,
commission, regulatory body, administrative agency or other govern mental body,
domestic or foreign, in which litigation or proceeding an unfavorable ruling,
decision or finding would materially and adversely affect the business, material
properties, financial condition or results of operations of the
Company.
(d) Each
of
the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall be
true
and correct as of this date and at the Closing Date as if made at the Closing
Date, and all covenants and agreements herein contained to be performed on
the
part of the Company and all conditions herein contained to be fulfilled or
complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been
duly performed, fulfilled or complied with.
(e) At
the
Closing Date, Underwriter shall have received the favorable opinion of [NAME],
counsel to the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, addressed to the
Underwriter, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriter, to the
effect that:
(i) The
Company (A) has been duly organized and is validly existing under the laws
of
the State of Nevada, (B) is duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign
corporation in each jurisdiction, including New York, in which the character
of
the assets owned or leased by it requires such qualification, except where
failure to
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so
qualify will not materially adversely affect the Company’s business, properties
or financial condition, and (C) has all requisite corporate power and authority
to own or lease its properties and conduct its business as described in the
Prospectus.
(ii) To
the
knowledge of such counsel after reasonable inquiry therefor, the Company has
no
subsidiaries and does not own any shares of stock or other equity securities
issued by any corporation and does not have any equity interest in any firm,
partnership, joint venture, association or other entity, except as disclosed
or
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
(iii) No
authorization, approval, or consent or license of any governmental or regulatory
body, agency or instrumentality (other than registration under the Act or
qualification under state securities or “blue sky” laws) is required in
connection with (i) the authorization, issuance, transfer, sale or delivery
of
the Shares; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
by
the Company; or (iii) the taking of such action contemplated herein; or, if
any
such authorization, approval, consent or licenses is required, such has been
obtained and is in full force and effect.
(iv) The
Company’s authorized capitalization is as set forth in the Registration
Statement and the prospectus. The outstanding shares of the Common Stock
(including the Shares) have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully
paid and non-assessable, and have not been issued in violation of any preemptive
rights. The certificates representing the Shares are in due and proper
form.
(v) The
description of the Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement and
the
Prospectus conforms to the rights set forth in the charter and the by-laws
of
the Company.
(vi) The
Common Stock to be issued upon the exercise of the Warrants has been duly
reserved and, when issued and paid for, will be validly issued, fully paid
and
non-assessable with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof.
The Warrants have been duly authorized and constitute valid and binding
obligations of the Company to issue and sell, upon exercise thereof and payment
therefor, the number of shares of Common Stock called for thereby.
(vii) The
Company has full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement
and
Escrow Agreement, and both this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement have been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Company and
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the
Company.
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(viii) The
Registration Statement and the Prospectus comply as to form, and appear on
their
face to be approximately responsive in all material respects, with the
requirements of the Act and the Rules and Regulations (except that no opinion
need be expressed as to financial statements, schedules and other financial
data
contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus).
(ix) Such
counsel has participated in the preparation of the Registration Statement and
the prospectus and nothing has come to the attention of such counsel to lead
it
to believe that, both as of the Effective Date and as of the Closing Time,
either the Registration Statement or the prospectus, or any amendment or
supplement thereto, contained or contains any untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (except that no
opinion need be expressed as to financial statements, schedules and other
financial data contained in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus).
(x) Such
counsel is familiar with all contracts or other documents referred to in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus and such contracts or other documents
are fairly summarized or disclosed therein, or filed (or incorporated by
reference) as exhibits thereto as required, and such counsel does not know
of
any contracts or other documents required to be summarized or disclosed or
filed
which have not been summarized or disclosed or filed.
(xi) The
Registration Statement is effective under the Act. To such counsel’s knowledge,
no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has
been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are
pending or threatended under the Act or applicable state securities laws. Any
required filing o the Prospectus, and any supplements thereto, pursuant to
Rule
424 (b) has been made in the manner and within the time period required by
Rule
424(b).
(xii) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company
of
the transactions herein contemplated and the compliance with the terms of this
Agreement do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach of any of
the
terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, the charter or by-laws
of
the Company, or any indenture, mortgage or other agreement or instrument known
to such counsel to which the Company is a party or by which it or any of its
properties is bound, or any existing law, rule, regulation, judgment, order
or
decree of any government, governmental body or
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court,
domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its
respective properties.
(xiii) Such
counsel knows of no suits or claims, not covered by insurance, threatened or
pending against the Company in any court or before or by any governmental body
which would materially affect the business of the Company or its financial
condition except as set forth in or contemplated by the Prospectus.
(xiv) To
the
knowledge of such counsel after reasonable inquiry therefor, the statements
in
the Registration Statement under the captions “Prospectus Summary”, “Risk
Factors” and “Description of Business” have been reviewed by such counsel and
insofar as they refer to descriptions of agreements, statements of law,
descriptions of statutes, rules or regulations or legal conclusions, are correct
in all material respects.
(xv) To
the
knowledge of such counsel after reasonable inquiry therefor, the Company has
all
governmental licenses and authorizations material to its business.
(xvi) The
Units, Common Stock and Warrants are duly authorized for quotation on the Over
The Counter Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”).
(xvii) The
Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the
Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the
Prospectus, will not be an “investment company” as defined in the Investment
Company Act.
Such
opinion shall be to such further effect with respect to other legal matters
relating to this Agreement and the sale of the Shares hereunder as the
Underwriter reasonably may request. In rendering such opinions, such counsel
may
rely upon certificates of officers of the Company and of public officials.
In
rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely as to all matters of law other
than the laws of the United States or of the State of Nevada upon opinions
of
counsel satisfactory to Underwriter, in which case the opinions shall state
that
such counsel has no reason to believe that Underwriter and they are not entitled
so to rely.
(f) All
corporate proceedings and other legal matters relating to this Agreement, the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus and other related matters shall be
satisfactory to or approved by counsel to the Underwriter, and Underwriter
shall
have received from such counsel a signed opinion, dated as of the Closing Date,
with respect to the validity of the issuance of the Stock and Warrants, the
form
of the Registration Statement and prospectus (other than the financial
statements and other financial data contained therein), the execution of this
Agreement and other related
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matters
as Underwriter may reasonably require. The Company shall have furnished to
counsel for the Underwriter such documents as they may reasonably request for
the purpose of enabling them to render such opinion.
(g) On
the
Closing Date, (i) the representations and warranties of the Company contained
in
this Agreement shall be true and correct with the same effect as if made on
and
as of the Closing Date and the Company shall have performed all of its
obligations hereunder and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be
satisfied at or prior to such Closing Date, (ii) the Registration Statement
and
the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto shall contain all
statements which are required to be stated therein in accordance with the Act
and the Rules and Regulations, and in all material respects conform to the
requirements thereof, and neither the Registration Statement nor the Prospectus
nor any amendment or supplement thereto shall contain any untrue statement
of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (iii) there shall
have been, since the respective dates as of which information is given, no
material adverse change in the business, properties or condition (financial
or
otherwise), results of operations, capital stock, long-term or short-term debt
or general affairs of the Company from that set forth in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, except changes which the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus indicate might occur after the effective date of the
Registration Statement, and the Company shall not have incurred any material
liabilities or agreement not in the ordinary course of business other than
as
referred to in the Registration Statement and prospectus; and (iv) except as
set
forth in the prospectus, no action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity
shall
be pending or threatened against the Company which would be required to be
set
forth in the Registration Statement, and no proceedings shall be pending or
threatened against the Company before or by any commission, board or
administrative agency in the United States or elsewhere, wherein an unfavorable
decision, ruling or finding would materially and adversely affect the business,
property, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or general
affairs of the Company, and (v) Underwriter shall have received concurrently
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and at the Closing Date,
a
certificate signed by each of the Chairman of the Board or the President and
the
principal financial or accounting officer of the Company, in form and substance
satisfactory to Underwriter, dated as of the date of this Agreement and the
Closing Date, evidencing compliance with the provisions of this subsection
(h).
Without limiting the foregoing, such Certificate shall be to the effect
that:
(i) Each
signer of such certificate has carefully examined the Registration Statement
and
the Prospectus and (A) as of the date of such certificate, the statements in
the
Registration Statement and the prospectus are true and correct and neither
the
Registration Statement nor the Prospectus omits to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein not untrue or misleading and (B) in the case of the certificate
delivered at the Closing Date, since the Effective Date no event has occurred
as
a result of which it
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is
necessary to amend or supplement the prospectus in order to make the statements
therein not untrue or misleading.
(ii) No
stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have
been
issued by the Commission and no proceeding for that purpose shall have been
initiated or shall be threatened or contemplated by the staff of the Commission,
and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the qualification or
registration of the Shares under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any
jurisdiction (whether or not a jurisdiction Underwriter shall have specified)
shall be threatened or contemplated by the authorities of any such jurisdiction
or shall have been issued and shall remain in effect.
(iii) The
conditions contained in subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 5 (which
shall be set forth in full in such certificate) have been complied
with.
(iv) Each
of
the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement
were when originally made and are at the time such certificate is dated, true
and correct.
(v) Each
of
the covenants required herein to be performed by the Company on or prior to
the
date of such certificate has been duly, timely and fully performed and each
condition herein required to be complied with by the Company on or prior to
the
date of such certificate has been duly, timely and fully complied
with.
The
Company shall have furnished to Underwriter such certificates, in addition
to
those specifically mentioned herein, as Underwriter reasonably may have
requested as to the accuracy and completeness at the Closing Date of any
statement in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as to the accuracy
at
the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company, as to
the
performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, or as to the
fulfillment of the conditions concurrent and precedent to Underwriter’s
obligations hereunder.
6. Indemnity
Provisions.
6.1. (a) The
Company agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold the Underwriter and each person,
if any, who controls the Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Act, and each person executing a Selected Dealers Agreement with each
Underwriter, free and harmless from and against any and all losses, claims,
damages, liabilities, and expenses, joint or several (including reasonable
legal
or other expenses incurred by the Underwriter and controlling person in
connection with defending any such claims or liabilities, whether or not
resulting in any liability to the Underwriter or to any controlling person),
which the Underwriter or such controlling person may incur under the Act or
at
common law or otherwise, but only to the extent
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that
such
losses, claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses shall arise out of or be
based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in the Registration Statement or in the prospectus or in any amendment
or amendments to the Registration Statement or prospectus (if such Registration
Statement or Prospectus, as from time to time amended and supplemented, are
used
by the Underwriter when seeking indemnity, in accordance with the provisions
of
the Act and the Rules and Regulations, including those relating to delivery
of
other papers (hereinafter collectively called “blue sky application”) executed
by the Underwriter for filing in any state or states in order to qualify under
the securities laws thereof the securities covered by this Agreement), or shall
arise out of or be based upon any omission or alleged omission to state therein
a material fact required to be stated in the Registration Statement or
Prospectus or in any amendment or amendments (if such Registration Statement
and
Prospectus, as from time to time amended and supplemented, are used by the
Underwriter when seeking indemnity, in accordance with the provisions of the
Act
and the Rules and Regulations, including those relating to delivery of final
prospectuses), or in any blue sky application or necessary to make statements
in
any thereof not misleading; provided, however, that this indemnity agreement
shall not apply to any such losses, claims, demands, liabilities, or expenses
arising out of, or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus
or
in any amendments thereto or in any blue sky application arising out of, or
based upon, the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, which statement or omission was made in reliance upon information
furnished to the Company by the Underwriter in writing expressly for use in
the
Registration Statement or Prospectus or in any amendment or amendments thereto
or was made by the Underwriter in a blue sky application not in reliance upon
information furnished by the Company.
(b) The
Underwriter agrees to give the Company an opportunity to participate in the
defense or preparation of the defense of any action brought against the
Underwriter or controlling person of the Underwriter to enforce any such claim
or liability, and the Company shall have the right to so participate. The
Company shall, subject to the provisions hereinafter stated, have the right
to
assume the defense of such action (including the employment of counsel and
payment of expenses) insofar as such action shall relate to any alleged
liability in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the Company.
In
the event of any such assumption by the Company, the Underwriter or any
controlling person shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such
action and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses
of
such counsel shall not be at the expense of the Company unless (i) the Company
does not assume such defense or (ii) the employment of such counsel has been
specifically authorized by the Company. The Company shall not be liable to
indemnify any person for any settlement of any such action effected without
the
Company’s consent. The agreement of the Company under the foregoing indemnity is
expressly conditioned upon notice of any such action having been sent by the
Underwriter or controlling person, as the case may be, to the Company, by letter
or telegram (addressed as in this Agreement hereinafter provided) promptly
after
the commencement of any such
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action
against the Underwriter or controlling person, such notice either being
accompanied by copies of papers served or filed in connection with such action
or by a statement of the nature of the action to the extent known to the
Underwriter or controlling person. Failure to so notify within a reasonable
time
of any such action shall relieve the Company of its respective liabilities
under
the foregoing indemnity, but failure to notify the Company as herein provided
shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to the Underwriter
or
controlling person other than on account of the indemnity agreement contained
in
this Article.
6.2. (a) The
Underwriter agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the Company, each of its
directors and each of its officers who has signed the Registration Statement
and
each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section
15
of the Act free and harmless against any and all losses, claims, demands,
liabilities and expenses (including reasonable legal or other expenses incurred
by the indemnified person in connection with defending any such claims or
liabilities whether or not resulting in any liability to the indemnified person)
to which any indemnified person may become subject, arising out of or based
upon
any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement
or prospectus or in any amendment or amendments thereto or in any blue sky
application, or amendments thereto, resulting from the use of written
information furnished to the Company by the Underwriter for use in the
preparation of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or in any amendment
or amendments thereto or any blue sky application.
(b) The
indemnified person agrees to give the Underwriter an opportunity to participate
in the defense or preparation of the defense of any action brought against
such
indemnified person to enforce any such claim or liability, and the Underwriter
shall have the right to so participate. The Underwriter shall, subject to the
provisions hereinafter stated, have the right to assume the defense of such
action (including the employment of counsel and the payment of expenses) insofar
as such action shall relate to any alleged liability in respect of which
indemnity may be sought against it. The Company and each such director, officer
or controlling person shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such action and to participate in the defense thereof but the fees and expenses
of such counsel shall not be at the expense of the Underwriter unless (i) the
Underwriter does not assume such defense or (ii) the employment of such counsel
has been specifically authorized in a writing signed by the Underwriter. The
Underwriter shall not be liable to indemnify any person for any settlement
of
any such action effected without the Underwriter consent. The agreement of
the
Underwriter under the foregoing indemnity is expressly conditioned upon notice
of any such action having been sent by the indemnified person to the Underwriter
in writing (addressed as in this Agreement hereinafter provided) and via a
nationally recognized and reputable courier service, within five (5) days after
the commencement of such action against the indemnified person, such notice
either being accompanied by copies of papers served or filed in connection
with
such action or by a statement of the nature of the action to the extent known
to
the indemnified person. Failure to so notify within the above five (5) day
period shall relieve the Underwriter of its liabilities under the foregoing
indemnity, but failure to notify the Underwriter shall not relieve the
Underwriter from
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any
liability which the Underwriter may have to the indemnified person other than
on
account of the indemnity agreement contained in this Article.
6.3. The
provisions of this Article shall not in any way prejudice any rights which
the
Underwriter or person who controls the Underwriter within the meaning of Section
15 of the Act may have against the Company or any person who controls the
Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or the Company or such
controlling person may have against the Underwriter or person controlling the
Underwriter under any statute other than the Act, at common law or
otherwise.
6.4. The
indemnity agreements contained in this Article shall survive the Closing Date
and shall also inure to the benefit of successors of the Company, successors
of
the Underwriter and successors of any person who controls either the Company
or
the Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, and
shall be valid irrespective of any investigation made by or on behalf of the
Underwriter or the Company.
7.
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Contribution.
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7.1. In
order
to provide for just and equitable contribution in any case in which (i) any
person entitled to indemnification under this Section 7 makes claim for
indemnification pursuant hereto but it is judicially determined (by the entry
of
a final judgment or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction and the
expiration of time to appeal or the denial of the last right of appeal) that
such indemnification may not be enforced in such case notwithstanding the fact
that this Section 7 provides for indemnification in such case, or (ii)
contribution under the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise may be required on
the
part of any such person in circumstances for which indemnification is provided
under this Section 7, then, and in each such case, the Company and the
Underwriter shall contribute to the aggregate losses, liabilities, claims,
damages and expenses of the nature contemplated by said indemnity agreement
incurred by the Company and the Underwriter, as incurred: (i) in such proportion
as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company
on
the one hand and the Underwriter on the other hand from the offering of the
Units pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause
(i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate
to
reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but
also
the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Underwriter on
the
other hand in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in
such
losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations.
7.2. The
relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriter
on
the other hand in connection with the offering of the Units pursuant to this
Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total
net proceeds from the offering of the Units pursuant to this Agreement (before
deducting expenses) received by the Company and the total underwriting discount
received by the Underwriter, in each case as set forth on the cover of the
Prospectus, bear
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to
the
aggregate initial public offering price of the Securities as set forth on the
cover of the Prospectus.
7.3. The
relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriter on the other
hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such
untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged
omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company
or by the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or
omission.
7.4. The
Company and the Underwriter agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution pursuant to Section 7.3 herein were determined by pro rata
allocation (even if the Underwriter were treated as one entity for such purpose)
or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the
equitable considerations referred to above in Section 7.3 herein. The aggregate
amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by an
indemnified party and referred to above in Section 7.3 herein shall be deemed
to
include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified
party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any
investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or
threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission.
7.5. Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 7.3 herein, Underwriter shall not be required to
contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which
the Units underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to
the
public exceeds the amount of any damages which Underwriter has otherwise been
required to pay by reason of any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission. The Underwriter’s respective obligations to
contribute pursuant to Section 7.3 herein are several in proportion to the
number of Units set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule
A
hereto
and not joint.
7.6. No
person
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f)
of
the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty
of
such fraudulent misrepresentation.
7.7. For
purposes of Section 7.3 herein, each person, if any, who controls Underwriter
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act
and each Underwriter’s affiliates, dealers and selling agents shall have the
same rights to contribution as Underwriter, and each director of the Company,
each officer of the Company who signed the Registration Statement, and each
person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of
the
Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution
as the Company.
8. Payment
of Expenses.
8.1. The
Company will pay all costs and expenses incident to the performance of this
Agreement by the Company including, but not limited to, the
fees
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and
expenses of counsel to the Company and of the Company’s accountants; the costs
and expenses incident to the preparation, printing, filing and distribution
under the Act of the Registration Statement (including the financial statements
therein and all amendments and exhibits thereto), furnishing to the Underwriter
of copies of the Registration Statement, each Preliminary Prospectus and the
Prospectus, as amended or supplemented (including costs of shipping and mailing
of Preliminary and Final Prospectuses, and the cost of advertising the issue),
the fee of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) in
connection with the filing required by the NASD relating to the offering of
the
Shares contemplated hereby and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel
for
the Underwriter in connection with NASD review; all expenses, including
reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriter, in connection
with the qualification of the Shares under the state securities or blue sky
laws
which the Underwriter shall designate; the cost of printing and furnishing
to
the Underwriter copies of the Registration Statement, each Preliminary
Prospectus, the prospectus, this Agreement, Selling Agreement and the Blue
Sky
Memorandum, and the cost of printing the certificates representing the Stock
and
Warrants comprising the Shares, the cost of mailing of preliminary and Final
Prospectuses, the cost of hosting one due diligence meeting, and the cost of
advertising the issue. The Company shall pay any and all taxes (including any
transfer, franchise, capital stock or other tax imposed by any jurisdiction)
on
sales to the Underwriter hereunder. The Company will also pay all costs and
expenses incident to the furnishing of any amended Prospectus or of any
supplement to be attached to the Prospectus as called for in this
Agreement.
8.2. In
addition to the foregoing expenses, if all 300,000 Units are sold, the Company
will pay the Underwriter an expense allowance for which it need not account
for
$[ ]
per
Unit for each Unit sold, to a maximum of $______. In the event the transactions
contemplated hereby are not consummated for any reason, the Company shall not
be
liable for the accountable expenses of the Underwriter.
8.3. No
person
is entitled either directly or in directly to compensation from the Company,
from the Underwriter or from any other person for services as a finder in
connection with the proposed offering, and the Company agrees to indemnify
and
hold harmless the Underwriter against any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, joint or several, which shall for all purposes of this Agreement,
include, but not be limited to, all costs of defense and investigation and
all
attorneys’ fees, to which the Company, the Underwriter or such other person may
become subject insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon the claim of any
person (other than in an employee of the party claiming indemnity) or entity
that he or it is entitled to a finder’s fee in connection with the proposed
offering by reason of such person’s or entity’s influence, prior contact or
agreement with the indemnifying party. The Underwriter shall reciprocally
indemnify the Company against any loss, claim, damage or liability including
the
cost of defense and investigation and attorneys fees to which the Company may
become subject insofar as such loss, claim, damage or liabilities (or actions
in
respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon the claim of any person (other
than an employee of the party claiming indemnification) that he or it
is
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entitled
to a finders fee in connection with the proposed offering by reason of such
person’s or entity’s influence, prior contact or agreement with the
Underwriter.
9. Public
Offering.
The
Underwriter agrees to make a public offering of the Shares covered by this
Agreement as soon after the effective date of the Registration Statement as
is
advisable, in accordance with and as set forth in the Registration Statement,
the Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the rules of the
NASD,
and applicable State Blue Sky regulations.
10. Delivery
and payment.
10.1. Any
and
all proceeds received by the Underwriter, after deduction of cash paid for
underwriting commissions, underwriting expenses and dealer allowances, if any,
and amounts permitted to be released to Company pursuant to Rule 419(b)(2)(vi),
from the sale of Units hereunder shall immediately be forwarded to the Escrow
Agent for deposit in an escrow account with the EscrowBank of New York, NY.
The
Company shall pay the fee for establishing and maintaining the Escrow Account
with the Escrow Agent. Subscribers’ checks shall be made payable to [NAME OF
ESCROW ACCOUNT] and the Underwriter will transmit such checks, cash or wire
transfers directly to the Escrow Agent by noon of the next business day after
receipt. All offering proceeds, All securities issued in connection with this
offering shall also be held in escrow by the Escrow Agent. The identity of
the
purchaser of the securities shall be included on the stock certificates or
other
documents evidencing such securities. Securities held in the escrow account
are
to remain as issued and deposited and shall be held for the sole benefit of
the
purchasers, who shall have voting rights, if any, with respect to the securities
held in their name
11. Brokerage.
The
parties hereto agree that there is no finder in connection with this
transaction. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Underwriter
from
and against any claim by any person with whom the Company has dealt, and the
Underwriter shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company from and against
any
claim by any person with whom the Underwriter has dealt, for a brokerage
commission, finder’s fee or origination fee in connection with the sale of the
securities hereunder, as well as all liabilities, costs, charges and expenses
(including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) which
the Underwriter or the Company, as the case may be, may incur or pay as the
result of investigating, defending or settling any such claim or responding
to
any judgment based thereon or in connection therewith.
12. Termination
- Liability.
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12.1. Notwithstanding
any of the terms and provisions hereof, this Agreement may be terminated at
any
time prior to the Closing Date by the Underwriter if the Underwriter shall
determine, in its sole uncontrolled discretion that if, since the respective
dates as of which information was given in the Registration Statement or
Prospectus, the Company shall have sustained a loss, whether or not insured,
by
reason of fire, flood, accident or other calamity or otherwise, which
substantially affects the value of the property of the Company as a whole,
or
which materially interferes with the operation of the business of the Company
as
a whole, and which in the sole judgment of the Underwriter shall render it
impracticable to offer for sale or to enforce contracts made by the Underwriter
for the sale of the Shares or, if as a result of action by the New York Stock
Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the NASD, the Commission, or any federal
or state agency, or by action of the Congress or by Executive Order, trading
in
securities generally on either of such Exchanges or in the over-the-counter
market shall have been suspended or limited or minimum prices shall have been
established on either of such Exchanges or in the over-the-counter market or
any
new restrictions on transactions in securities materially limiting the free
market for securities shall generally have been established, or if a banking
moratorium shall have been declared by either Federal or New York State
authority, or if in the sole discretion of the Underwriter no favorable public
market exists for the Shares, or if some other catastrophe, natural calamity,
act of God, act of public enemy, labor dispute or other event occurs, the effect
of which is materially to disrupt the financial markets in the United States
or
transactions, materially in the aggregate, related to the offering, or the
financial condition, business practices, or the officers or directors of the
Company have not fulfilled the Underwriter expectations. If this Agreement
shall
be terminated pursuant to this Article 12, the Underwriter shall not be
responsible for any expenses of the Company or others for any charges or claims,
and neither the Company nor the Underwriter shall be under any obligation under
this Agreement, except that (a) the Company shall remain liable to the extent
provided in Article 6.1 and (b) the Company and the Underwriter shall retain
their respective liabilities pursuant to Article 5 hereof.
12.2. If
this
Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to Article 12 or if the offering provided
for herein is not consummated because any condition to the Underwriter
obligations hereunder is not satisfied or because of any refusal, inability
or
failure on the part of the Company to comply with any of the terms or to fulfill
any of the conditions of this Agreement, or if for any reason the Company shall
be unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Company shall
not
be liable to the Underwriter for damages on account of loss of anticipated
profits arising out of the transactions covered by this Agreement, but the
Company shall pay out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Underwriter in
contemplation of the performances by it of its obligations hereunder on an
accountable basis, including the fees and disbursements of its counsel and
its
printing and traveling expenses and postage, telephone and telegraph charges,
up
to a maximum of $[ ]
and the
Company shall remain liable to the extent provided in Article 6.1 and the
Company and the Underwriter shall retain their respective liabilities pursuant
to Article 5 hereof.
13. Survival
of Representations.
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The
representations and warranties herein made shall survive the Closing Date and
shall continue in full force and effect regardless of any investigations made
by
the party relying upon any such representation or warranty.
14. Parties
in Interest.
This
Agreement is made solely for the benefit of the Underwriter and the Company,
and, to the extent expressed, any person, firm or corporation controlling the
Underwriter or the Company, the directors of the Company, its officers who
have
signed the Registration Statement, and their respective executors,
administrators, successors and assigns, and no other person shall acquire or
have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement. The terms “successor” or
“successors and assigns” shall not include any purchaser, as such purchaser,
from the Underwriter, of the Shares, Share Warrants or Shares. All of the
obligations of the Underwriter and the Company hereunder are several and not
joint.
15. Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by the law of the State of New York without regard
to conflicts of law.
16. Notices.
Any
notice required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be given in writing
by
depositing the same in the United States Mail, postage pre-paid, or by Western
Union, charges prepaid, addressed as follows:
To
the Underwriter:
|
[NAME]
|
|
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Pond
Equities
|
|
|
0000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
|
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Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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To
the Company:
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Sun Opportunity I, Inc. | |
0000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx | ||
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Attn: | ||
with
copies to:
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq. | |
Ellenoff, Xxxxxxxx & Schole, LLP | ||
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 |
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17. Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement shall supersede any Agreement or Understanding, oral or in writing,
express or implied, between the Company and the Underwriter relating to the
sale
of any of the Shares.
18. Waiver
and Amendment.
No
change, amendment or supplement to, or waiver of, this Agreement or any term,
provision or condition herein, shall be valid or of any effect unless in writing
and signed by the party against whom such is asserted.
If
the
foregoing is in accordance with Underwriter’s understanding of our agreement,
kindly sign and return this Agreement, whereupon it will become a binding
agreement between the Company and the Underwriter in accordance with its
terms.
Very
truly yours,
SUN
OPPORTUNITY I, INC.
By:
______________________________
Its:
______________________________
The
foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the
date
first above written.
POND
EQUITIES
By:
______________________________
Its:
______________________________
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