EXHIBIT 10.1
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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of May
25, 2006, by and among IVOICE, INC., a New Jersey corporation (the "Company"),
and the Buyers listed on Schedule I attached hereto (individually, a "Buyer" or
collectively "Buyers").
WITNESSETH
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WHEREAS, the Company and the Buyer(s) are executing and delivering this
Agreement in reliance upon an exemption from securities registration pursuant to
Section 4(2) and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D ("Regulation D") as promulgated by
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act");
WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer(s),
as provided herein, and the Buyer(s) shall purchase up to Eight Million Five
Hundred Forty-seven Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-six Dollars ($8,547,886) of
secured convertible debentures (the "Convertible Debentures"), which shall be
convertible into shares of the Company's Class A common stock, no par value (the
"Common Stock") (as converted, the "Conversion Shares"), of which the original
principal amount of Two Million Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,650,000)
has previously been funded under the Promissory Note dated May 25, 2004 (the
"2004 Note"), of which Three Hundred Thirty Three Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty
Dollars ($333,760) of principal is outstanding plus One Hundred Seventy Thousand
Sixteen Dollars ($170,016) of accrued and unpaid interest, through May 11, 2006
and the original principal amount of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) has
previously been funded under the Promissory Note dated May 24, 2005 (the "2005
Note"), plus Five Hundred Forty Four Thousand One Hundred Ten Dollars ($544,110)
of accrued and unpaid interest through May 11, 2006, and One Million Two Hundred
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,250,000) shall be funded two (2) business days prior
to the date the registration statement (the "Registration Statement") is filed,
pursuant to the Investor Registration Rights Agreement dated the date hereof,
with the SEC (the "First Closing") and One Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($1,250,000) shall be funded two (2) business days prior to the date the
Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC (the "Second Closing")
(individually referred to as a "Closing" collectively referred to as the
"Closings"), for a total purchase price of up to Eight Million Five Hundred
Forty Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty Six Dollars ($8,547,886) (the
"Purchase Price") (representing the remaining principal balance on the May Note
plus accrued and unpaid interest and the additional funding pursuant to the
First and Second Closing), in the respective amounts set forth opposite each
Buyer(s) name on Schedule I (the "Subscription Amount");
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Company shall issue to the Buyer
Convertible Debentures (the "Consolidated Convertible Debentures"), which shall
consolidate all outstanding principal of the 2004 Note in the principal amount
of Three Hundred Thirty Three Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty Dollars ($333,760)
plus accrued and unpaid interest on the 2004 Note through May 11, 2006 in the
amount of One Hundred Seventy Thousand Sixteen Dollars
($170,016) and the 2005 Note in the principal amount of Five Million Dollars
($5,000,000) plus accrued and unpaid interest on the 2005 Note through May 11,
2006 in the amount of Five Hundred Forty Four Thousand One Hundred Ten Dollars
($544,110);
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights
Agreement (the "Investor Registration Rights Agreement") pursuant to which the
Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities
Act and the rules and regulations promulgated there under, and applicable state
securities laws;
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering an Amended and
Restated Security Agreement (the "Security Agreement") pursuant to which the
Company has agreed to provide the Buyer a security interest in Pledged
Collateral (as this term is defined in the Security Agreement) to secure the
Company's obligations under this Agreement, the Transaction Documents, or any
other obligations of the Company to the Buyer; and
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering Irrevocable Transfer
Agent Instructions (the "Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and other
agreements contained in this Agreement the Company and the Buyer(s) hereby agree
as follows:
1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES.
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(a) Purchase of Convertible Debentures. Subject to the
satisfaction (or waiver) of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each
Buyer agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase at each Closing and the
Company agrees to sell and issue to each Buyer, severally and not jointly, at
each Closing, Convertible Debentures in amounts corresponding with the
Subscription Amount set forth opposite each Buyer's name on Schedule I hereto.
(b) Closing Date. The First Closing of the purchase and
sale of the Convertible Debentures shall take place at 10:00 a.m. Eastern
Standard Time two (2) business days prior to the date the Registration Statement
is filed with the SEC, subject to notification of satisfaction of the conditions
to the First Closing set forth herein and in Sections 6 and 7 below (or such
later date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s)) (the "First
Closing Date") and the Second Closing of the purchase and sale of the
Convertible Debentures shall take place at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time two
(2) business days prior to the date the Registration Statement is declared
effective by the SEC, subject to notification of satisfaction of the conditions
to the Second Closing set forth herein and in Sections 6 and 7 below (or such
later date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s)) (the
"Second Closing Date") (collectively referred to a the "Closing Dates"). The
Closing shall occur on the respective Closing Dates at the offices of Yorkville
Advisors, LLC, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000 (or
such other place as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s)).
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(c) Form of Payment. Subject to the satisfaction of the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Dates, (i) the Buyers
shall deliver to the Company such aggregate proceeds for the Convertible
Debentures to be issued and sold to such Buyer(s), minus the fees to be paid
directly from the proceeds the Closings as set forth herein, and (ii) the
Company shall deliver to each Buyer, Convertible Debentures which such Buyer(s)
is purchasing in amounts indicated opposite such Buyer's name on Schedule I,
duly executed on behalf of the Company.
2. BUYER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
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Each Buyer represents and warrants, severally and not jointly, that:
(a) Investment Purpose. Each Buyer is acquiring the
Convertible Debentures and, upon conversion of Convertible Debentures, the Buyer
will acquire the Conversion Shares then issuable, for its own account for
investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with,
the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or
exempted under the Securities Act; provided, however, that by making the
representations herein, such Buyer reserves the right to dispose of the
Conversion Shares at any time in accordance with or pursuant to an effective
registration statement covering such Conversion Shares or an available exemption
under the Securities Act.
(b) Accredited Investor Status. Each Buyer is an
"Accredited Investor" as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D.
(c) Reliance on Exemptions. Each Buyer understands that the
Convertible Debentures are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific
exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state
securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and
accuracy of, and such Buyer's compliance with, the representations, warranties,
agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Buyer set forth herein in
order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of
such Buyer to acquire such securities.
(d) Information. Each Buyer and its advisors (and his or,
its counsel), if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the
business, finances and operations of the Company and information he deemed
material to making an informed investment decision regarding his purchase of the
Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares, which have been requested by
such Buyer. Each Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the
opportunity to ask questions of the Company and its management. Neither such
inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by such Buyer or
its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect such
Buyer's right to rely on the Company's representations and warranties contained
in Section 3 below. Each Buyer understands that its investment in the
Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares involves a high degree of risk.
Each Buyer is in a position regarding the Company, which, based upon employment,
family relationship or economic bargaining power, enabled and enables such Buyer
to obtain information from the Company in order to evaluate the merits and risks
of this investment. Each Buyer has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice,
as it has considered necessary to make
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an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the
Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares.
(e) No Governmental Review. Each Buyer understands that no
United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental
agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the
Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares, or the fairness or suitability
of the investment in the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares, nor
have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the
Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares.
(f) Transfer or Resale. Each Buyer understands that except
as provided in the Investor Registration Rights Agreement: (i) the Convertible
Debentures have not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act
or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or
transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, or (B) such Buyer
shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, in a generally
acceptable form, to the effect that such securities to be sold, assigned or
transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from
such registration requirements; (ii) any sale of such securities made in
reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or a successor rule thereto)
("Rule 144") may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and
further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of such securities under
circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made)
may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the Securities
Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the Securities Act
or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the
Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register such securities
under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the
terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder. The Company reserves the right
to place stop transfer instructions against the shares and certificates for the
Conversion Shares.
(g) Legends. Each Buyer understands that the certificates
or other instruments representing the Convertible Debentures and or the
Conversion Shares shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following
form (and a stop transfer order may be placed against transfer of such stock
certificates):
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN
ACQUIRED SOLELY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TOWARD
RESALE AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR
ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR
THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A
GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER
SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
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The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company within two (2)
business days shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of the
Conversion Shares upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by
state securities laws, (i) in connection with a sale transaction, provided the
Conversion Shares are registered under the Securities Act or (ii) in connection
with a sale transaction, after such holder provides the Company with an opinion
of counsel, which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for
opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public
sale, assignment or transfer of the Conversion Shares may be made without
registration under the Securities Act.
(h) Authorization, Enforcement. This Agreement has been
duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of such Buyer and
is a valid and binding agreement of such Buyer enforceable in accordance with
its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of
equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the
enforcement of applicable creditors' rights and remedies.
(i) Receipt of Documents. Each Buyer and his or its counsel
has received and read in their entirety: (i) this Agreement and each
representation, warranty and covenant set forth herein and the Transaction
Documents (as defined herein); (ii) all due diligence and other information
necessary to verify the accuracy and completeness of such representations,
warranties and covenants; (iii) the Company's Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2004; (iv) the Company's Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter
ended September 30, 2005 and (v) answers to all questions each Buyer submitted
to the Company regarding an investment in the Company; and each Buyer has relied
on the information contained therein and has not been furnished any other
documents, literature, memorandum or prospectus.
(j) Due Formation of Corporate and Other Buyers. If the
Buyer(s) is a corporation, trust, partnership or other entity that is not an
individual person, it has been formed and validly exists and has not been
organized for the specific purpose of purchasing the Convertible Debentures and
is not prohibited from doing so.
(k) No Legal Advice From the Company. Each Buyer
acknowledges, that it had the opportunity to review this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement with his or its own legal counsel
and investment and tax advisors. Each Buyer is relying solely on such counsel
and advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any
of its representatives or agents for legal, tax or investment advice with
respect to this investment, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
the securities laws of any jurisdiction.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
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The Company represents and warrants as of the date hereof to each of
the Buyers that, except as set forth in the SEC Documents (as defined herein) or
in the Disclosure Schedule attached hereto (the "Disclosure Schedule"):
(a) Organization and Qualification. The Company and its
subsidiaries are corporations duly organized and validly existing in good
standing under the laws of the
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jurisdiction in which they are incorporated, and have the requisite corporate
power to own their properties and to carry on their business as now being
conducted. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries is duly qualified as a
foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction
in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification
necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in
good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(b) Authorization, Enforcement, Compliance with Other
Instruments. (i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to
enter into and perform this Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Investor
Registration Rights Agreement, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Agreement, and any
related agreements (collectively the "Transaction Documents") and to issue the
Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares in accordance with the terms
hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents
by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the
Convertible Debentures the Conversion Shares and the reservation for issuance
and the issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion or exercise
thereof, have been duly authorized by the Company's Board of Directors and no
further consent or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of
Directors or its stockholders, (iii) the Transaction Documents have been duly
executed and delivered by the Company, (iv) the Transaction Documents constitute
the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company
in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or
affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors' rights and remedies. The
authorized officer of the Company executing the Transaction Documents knows of
no reason why the Company cannot file the registration statement as required
under the Investor Registration Rights Agreement or perform any of the Company's
other obligations under such documents.
(c) Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of the
Company consists of 10 billion shares of Common Stock, no par value per share,
50 million shares of Class B Common Stock and 1 million shares of Preferred
Stock, par value $1.00 ("Preferred Stock") of which 51,659,827 shares of Common
Stock, 1,670,514 shares of Class B Common Stock and zero shares of Preferred
Stock are issued and outstanding. All of such outstanding shares have been
validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. No shares of Common Stock
are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or
encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company. As of the date of this
Agreement, (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to
subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or
securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or
arrangements by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become
bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights
convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, (ii) there are no outstanding debt securities, except for
convertible debt previously incurred by the Company payable to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
for monies loaned to the Company from the proceeds of stock sales of personal
holdings of the Company's Class A common stock, unpaid compensation, income
taxes incurred from the sale of Company stock and unreimbursed expenses and
(iii) there are no
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agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is
obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the Securities
Act (except pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement) and (iv) there are no
outstanding registration statements and there are no outstanding comment letters
from the SEC or any other regulatory agency. There are no securities or
instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be
triggered by the issuance of the Convertible Debentures as described in this
Agreement. The Company has furnished to the Buyer true and correct copies of the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date
hereof (the "Certificate of Incorporation"), and the Company's By-laws, as in
effect on the date hereof (the "By-laws"), and the terms of all securities
convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock and the material rights of the
holders thereof in respect thereto other than stock options issued to employees
and consultants.
(d) Issuance of Securities. The Convertible Debentures are
duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be
duly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, are free from all taxes, liens and
charges with respect to the issue thereof. The Conversion Shares issuable upon
conversion of the Convertible Debentures have been duly authorized and reserved
for issuance. Upon conversion or exercise in accordance with the Convertible
Debentures the Conversion Shares will be duly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
(e) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance
of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company
of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) result in a violation of
the Certificate of Incorporation, any certificate of designations of any
outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or the By-laws or (ii)
conflict with or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of
time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of
termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement,
indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a
party, or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or
decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and the
rules and regulations of The National Association of Securities Dealers Inc.'s
OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is quoted) applicable to the
Company or any of its subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or affected. Neither the Company nor
its subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or in default under its
Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws or their organizational charter or
by-laws, respectively, or any material contract, agreement, mortgage,
indebtedness, indenture, instrument, judgment, decree or order or any statute,
rule or regulation applicable to the Company or its subsidiaries. The business
of the Company and its subsidiaries is not being conducted, and shall not be
conducted in violation of any material law, ordinance, or regulation of any
governmental entity. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and
as required under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws,
the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or
make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order
for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or
contemplated by this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement in
accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. All consents, authorizations,
orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain
pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to
the date hereof. The Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or
circumstance, which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
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(f) SEC Documents: Financial Statements. Since January 1,
2003, the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other
documents required to be filed by it with the SEC under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") (all of the foregoing filed prior
to the date hereof or amended after the date hereof and all exhibits included
therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents
incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to as the "SEC
Documents"). The Company has delivered to the Buyers or their representatives,
or made available through the SEC's website at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx., true and
complete copies of the SEC Documents. As of their respective dates, the
financial statements of the Company disclosed in the SEC Documents (the
"Financial Statements") complied as to form in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of
the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied,
during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such
Financial Statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited
interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed
or summary statements) and, fairly present in all material respects the
financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its
operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of
unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). No other
information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Buyer which is not
included in the SEC Documents, including, without limitation, information
referred to in this Agreement, contains any untrue statement of a material fact
or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(g) 10(b)-5. The SEC Documents do not include any untrue
statements of material fact, nor do they omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein necessary to make the statements made, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(h) Absence of Litigation. There is no action, suit,
proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board,
government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending against or
affecting the Company, the Common Stock or any of the Company's subsidiaries,
wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would (i) have a material
adverse effect on the transactions contemplated hereby (ii) adversely affect the
validity or enforceability of, or the authority or ability of the Company to
perform its obligations under, this Agreement or any of the documents
contemplated herein, or (iii) have a material adverse effect on the business,
operations, properties, financial condition or results of operations of the
Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(i) Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer's Purchase of the
Convertible Debentures. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer(s) is
acting solely in the capacity of an arm's length purchaser with respect to this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further
acknowledges that the Buyer(s) is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary
of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby and any advice given by the Buyer(s) or any
of their respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby is merely incidental to such Buyer's
purchase of the
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Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares. The Company further represents
to the Buyer that the Company's decision to enter into this Agreement has been
based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its
representatives.
(j) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any
of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in
any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of
Regulation D under the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of
the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares.
(k) No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of
its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or
indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to
buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the
Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares under the Securities Act or
cause this offering of the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares to be
integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities
Act.
(l) Employee Relations. Neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries is involved in any labor dispute nor, to the knowledge of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, is any such dispute threatened. None of the
Company's or its subsidiaries' employees is a member of a union and the Company
and its subsidiaries believe that their relations with their employees are good.
(m) Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its
subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks,
trade names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, service names, patents,
patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental
authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary to conduct their respective
businesses as now conducted. The Company and its subsidiaries do not have any
knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its subsidiaries of trademark,
trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses,
service names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, trade secret or other
similar rights of others, and, to the knowledge of the Company there is no
claim, action or proceeding being made or brought against, or to the Company's
knowledge, being threatened against, the Company or its subsidiaries regarding
trademark, trade name, patents, patent rights, invention, copyright, license,
service names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, trade secret or other
infringement; and the Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or
circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
(n) Environmental Laws. The Company and its subsidiaries
are (i) in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and
local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and
safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants
or contaminants ("Environmental Laws"), (ii) have received all permits, licenses
or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to
conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms
and conditions of any such permit, license or approval.
(o) Title. Any real property and facilities held under
lease by the Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid,
subsisting and enforceable leases
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with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made
and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and its
subsidiaries.
(p) Insurance. The Company and each of its subsidiaries are
insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses
and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be
prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its
subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has been
refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for and neither the Company nor
any such subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew
its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain
similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its
business at a cost that would not materially and adversely affect the condition,
financial or otherwise, or the earnings, business or operations of the Company
and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(q) Regulatory Permits. The Company and its subsidiaries
possess all material certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the
appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to
conduct their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any such
subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or
modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit.
(r) Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and each of
its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to
provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance
with management's general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset
accountability, and (iii) the recorded amounts for assets is compared with the
existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with
respect to any differences.
(s) No Material Adverse Breaches, etc. Neither the Company
nor any of its subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate or other legal
restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which in the
judgment of the Company's officers has or is expected in the future to have a
material adverse effect on the business, properties, operations, financial
condition, results of operations or prospects of the Company or its
subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in breach of
any contract or agreement which breach, in the judgment of the Company's
officers, has or is expected to have a material adverse effect on the business,
properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations or prospects
of the Company or its subsidiaries.
(t) Tax Status. The Company and each of its subsidiaries
has made and filed all federal and state income and all other tax returns,
reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject and
(unless and only to the extent that the Company and each of its subsidiaries has
set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all
unpaid and unreported taxes) has paid all taxes and other governmental
assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be
due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in
good faith and has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the
payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such
returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any
material amount
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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.
(u) Certain Transactions. Except for arm's length
transactions pursuant to which the Company makes payments in the ordinary course
of business upon terms no less favorable than the Company could obtain from
third parties and other than the grant of stock options disclosed in the SEC
Documents, none of the officers, directors, or employees of the Company is
presently a party to any transaction with the Company (other than for services
as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or
other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing
for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring
payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge
of the Company, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any
officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an
officer, director, trustee or partner.
(v) Fees and Rights of First Refusal. The Company is not
obligated to offer the securities offered hereunder on a right of first refusal
basis or otherwise to any third parties including, but not limited to, current
or former shareholders of the Company, underwriters, brokers, agents or other
third parties.
4. COVENANTS.
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(a) Best Efforts. Each party shall use its best efforts to
timely satisfy each of the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in
Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement.
(b) Form D. The Company agrees to file a Form D with
respect to the Conversion Shares as required under Regulation D and to provide a
copy thereof to each Buyer promptly after such filing. The Company shall, on or
before the Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably
determine is necessary to qualify the Conversion Shares, or obtain an exemption
for the Conversion Shares for sale to the Buyers at the Closing pursuant to this
Agreement under applicable securities or "Blue Sky" laws of the states of the
United States, and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the
Buyers on or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) Reporting Status. Until the earlier of (i) the date as
of which the Buyer(s) may sell all of the Conversion Shares without restriction
pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the Securities Act (or successor
thereto), or (ii) the date on which (A) the Buyer(s) shall have sold all the
Conversion Shares and (B) none of the Convertible Debentures are outstanding
(the "Registration Period"), the Company shall file in a timely manner all
reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act and the
regulations of the SEC thereunder, and the Company shall not terminate its
status as an issuer required to file reports under the Exchange Act even if the
Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would otherwise permit such
termination.
(d) Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the proceeds from
the sale of the Convertible Debentures for general corporate and working capital
purposes.
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(e) Reservation of Shares. The Company shall take all
action reasonably necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for
the purpose of issuance, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be
necessary to effect the issuance of the Conversion Shares. If at any time the
Company does not have available such shares of Common Stock as shall from time
to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all of the Conversion Shares,
the Company shall call and hold a special meeting of the shareholders within
sixty (60) days of such occurrence, for the sole purpose of increasing the
number of shares authorized. The Company's management shall recommend to the
shareholders to vote in favor of increasing the number of shares of Common Stock
authorized. Management shall also vote all of its shares in favor of increasing
the number of authorized shares of Common Stock.
(f) Listings or Quotation. The Company shall promptly
secure the listing or quotation of the Conversion Shares upon a national
securities exchange, automated quotation system or The National Association of
Securities Dealers Inc.'s Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board ("OTCBB") or other
market, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed or quoted
(subject to official notice of issuance) and shall use its best efforts to
maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such
listing of all Conversion Shares from time to time issuable under the terms of
this Agreement. The Company use its best efforts to maintain the Common Stock's
authorization for quotation on the OTCBB.
(g) Fees and Expenses.
(i) Each of the Company and the Buyer(s) shall pay all
costs and expenses incurred by such party in connection with the negotiation,
investigation, preparation, execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents.
The Company shall pay Yorkville Advisors LLC a fee equal to seven and one-half
percent (7.5%) of the Purchase Price.
(ii) The Company shall pay a structuring fee to
Yorkville Advisors LLC of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000), which shall be
paid directly from the proceeds of the First Closing.
(iii) Upon the execution of this Agreement, the Company
shall issue to the Buyer warrants to purchase in the aggregate of Thirty Million
(30,000,000) shares of the Common Stock as follows: (A) a warrant to purchase
Ten Million (10,000,000) shares of the Company's Common Stock for a period of
five (5) years at an exercise price of $0.30 per share; (B) a warrant to
purchase Ten Million (10,000,000) shares of the Company's Common Stock for a
period of five (5) years at an exercise price of $0.40 per share; and (C) a
warrant to purchase Ten Million (10,000,000) shares of the Company's Common
Stock for a period of five (5) years at an exercise price of $0.50 per share
(the shares of Common Stock underlying the above warrants shall collectively be
referred to as the "Warrant Shares"). The Warrant Shares shall be registered in
accordance with the Investor Registration Rights Agreement.
(h) Corporate Existence. So long as any of the Convertible
Debentures remain outstanding, the Company shall not directly or indirectly
consummate any merger, reorganization, restructuring, reverse stock split
consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets or any
similar transaction or related transactions (each such transaction, an
"Organizational Change") unless, prior to the consummation an Organizational
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Change, the Company obtains the written consent of each Buyer, except as set
forth in the Definitive Proxy filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on Schedule 14A on February 27, 2006. In any such case, the Company will make
appropriate provision with respect to such holders' rights and interests to
insure that the provisions of this Section 4(h) will thereafter be applicable to
the Convertible Debentures.
(i) Transactions With Affiliates. So long as any
Convertible Debentures are outstanding, the Company shall not, and shall cause
each of its subsidiaries not to, enter into, amend, modify or supplement, or
permit any subsidiary to enter into, amend, modify or supplement any agreement,
transaction, commitment, or arrangement with any of its or any subsidiary's
officers, directors, person who were officers or directors at any time during
the previous two (2) years, stockholders who beneficially own five percent (5%)
or more of the Common Stock, or Affiliates (as defined below) or with any
individual related by blood, marriage, or adoption to any such individual or
with any entity in which any such entity or individual owns a five percent (5%)
or more beneficial interest (each a "Related Party"), except for (a) customary
employment arrangements and benefit programs on reasonable terms, (b) any
investment in an Affiliate of the Company, (c) any agreement, transaction,
commitment, or arrangement on an arms-length basis on terms no less favorable
than terms which would have been obtainable from a person other than such
Related Party, (d) any agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement which
is approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company; for
purposes hereof, any director who is also an officer of the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company shall not be a disinterested director with respect to
any such agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement or (e) Common Stock
issuable pursuant to the Company's obligations upon the conversion of stock
options, the grant of Common Stock pursuant to iVoice, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive
Plan, convertible debt or Class B Common Stock. "Affiliate" for purposes hereof
means, with respect to any person or entity, another person or entity that,
directly or indirectly, (i) has a ten percent (10%) or more equity interest in
that person or entity, (ii) has ten percent (10%) or more common ownership with
that person or entity, (iii) controls that person or entity, or (iv) shares
common control with that person or entity. "Control" or "controls" for purposes
hereof means that a person or entity has the power, direct or indirect, to
conduct or govern the policies of another person or entity.
(j) Transfer Agent. The Company covenants and agrees that,
in the event that the Company's agency relationship with the transfer agent
should be terminated for any reason prior to a date which is two (2) years after
the Closing Date, the Company shall immediately appoint a new transfer agent and
shall require that the new transfer agent execute and agree to be bound by the
terms of the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined herein).
(k) Restriction on Issuance of the Capital Stock. So long
as any Convertible Debentures are outstanding, the Company shall not, without
the prior written consent of the Buyer(s), (i) issue or sell shares of Common
Stock or Preferred Stock without consideration or for a consideration per share
less than the bid price of the Common Stock determined immediately prior to its
issuance, except for the issuance of an equity security pursuant to an agreement
to acquire another entity or merge with another entity into the Company or a
subsidiary of the Company whereby (provided the Buyer is given at least ten (10)
days written notice of the same): (A) the shareholders of the Company
immediately prior to the
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consummation of the contemplated transaction continue to hold a majority of the
outstanding Common Stock shares of the Company immediately subsequent to the
consummation of the transaction or (B) the Company holds a majority of the
outstanding Common Stock shares of the subsidiary company immediately subsequent
to the consummation of the transaction, (ii) issue any preferred stock, warrant,
option, right, contract, call, or other security or instrument granting the
holder thereof the right to acquire Common Stock without consideration or for a
consideration less than such Common Stock's Bid Price determined immediately
prior to it's issuance, (iii) enter into any security instrument granting the
holder a security interest in any and all assets of the Company, or (iv) file
any registration statement on Form S-8, except for the registration of the
iVoice, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary, the Company may issue Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Company's
obligations upon the conversion of stock options, convertible debt or Class B
Common Stock or the payment of legal fees to Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
(l) Neither the Buyer(s) nor any of its affiliates have an
open short position in the Common Stock of the Company, and the Buyer(s) agrees
that it shall not, and that it will cause its affiliates not to, engage in any
short sales of or hedging transactions with respect to the Common Stock as long
as any Convertible Debentures shall remain outstanding.
(m) Rights of First Refusal. So long as any portion of
Convertible Debentures are outstanding, if the Company intends to raise
additional capital by the issuance or sale of capital stock of the Company,
including without limitation shares of any class of common stock, any class of
preferred stock, options, warrants or any other securities convertible or
exercisable into shares of common stock (whether the offering is conducted by
the Company, underwriter, placement agent or any third party) the Company shall
be obligated to offer to the Buyers such issuance or sale of capital stock, by
providing in writing the principal amount of capital it intends to raise and
outline of the material terms of such capital raise, prior to the offering such
issuance or sale of capital stock to any third parties including, but not
limited to, current or former officers or directors, current or former
shareholders and/or investors of the obligor, underwriters, brokers, agents or
other third parties. The Buyers shall have ten (10) business days from receipt
of such notice of the sale or issuance of capital stock to commit in writing to
accept or reject all or a portion of such capital raising offer.
(n) The Company expressly covenants that it shall not use
any portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Convertible Debentures for the
repurchase of the issued and outstanding Class B common stock of the Company.
5. TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.
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(a) The Company shall issue the Irrevocable Transfer Agent
Instructions to its transfer agent irrevocably appointing Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
as the Company's agent for purpose of having certificates issued, registered in
the name of the Buyer(s) or its respective nominee(s), for the Conversion Shares
representing such amounts of Convertible Debentures as specified from time to
time by the Buyer(s) to the Company upon conversion of the Convertible
Debentures, for interest owed pursuant to the Convertible Debenture, and for any
and all Liquidated Damages (as this term is defined in the Investor Registration
Rights Agreement). Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq. shall be paid a cash fee of Fifty
Dollars ($50) for every
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occasion they act pursuant to the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions. The
Company shall not change its transfer agent without the express written consent
of the Buyer(s), which may be withheld by the Buyer(s) in its sole discretion.
Prior to registration of the Conversion Shares under the Securities Act, all
such certificates shall bear the restrictive legend specified in Section 2(g) of
this Agreement. The Company warrants that no instruction other than the
Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5, and stop
transfer instructions to give effect to Section 2(g) hereof (in the case of the
Conversion Shares prior to registration of such shares under the Securities Act)
will be given by the Company to its transfer agent and that the Conversion
Shares shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the
Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the Investor
Registration Rights Agreement. Nothing in this Section 5 shall affect in any way
the Buyer's obligations and agreement to comply with all applicable securities
laws upon resale of Conversion Shares. If the Buyer(s) provides the Company with
an opinion of counsel, in form, scope and substance customary for opinions of
counsel in comparable transactions to the effect that registration of a resale
by the Buyer(s) of any of the Conversion Shares is not required under the
Securities Act, the Company shall within two (2) business days instruct its
transfer agent to issue one or more certificates in such name and in such
denominations as specified by the Buyer. The Company acknowledges that a breach
by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer by
vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby.
Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its
obligations under this Section 5 will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of
a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section
5, that the Buyer(s) shall be entitled, in addition to all other available
remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate
issuance and transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and
without any bond or other security being required.
6. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
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The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the
Convertible Debentures to the Buyer(s) at the Closings is subject to the
satisfaction, at or before the Closing Dates, of each of the following
conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company's sole benefit
and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion:
(a) Each Buyer shall have executed the Transaction
Documents and delivered them to the Company.
(b) The Buyer(s) shall have delivered to the Company the
Purchase Price for Convertible Debentures in respective amounts as set forth
next to each Buyer as outlined on Schedule I attached hereto, minus any fees to
be paid directly from the proceeds the Closings as set forth herein, by wire
transfer of immediately available U.S. funds pursuant to the wire instructions
provided by the Company.
(c) The representations and warranties of the Buyer(s)
shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and
as of the Closing Dates as though made at that time (except for representations
and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the Buyer(s) shall have
performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with
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the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be
performed, satisfied or complied with by the Buyer(s) at or prior to the Closing
Dates.
7. CONDITIONS TO THE BUYER'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
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(a) The obligation of the Buyer(s) hereunder to purchase
the Convertible Debentures at the First Closing is subject to the satisfaction,
at or before the First Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:
(i) The Company shall have executed the Transaction
Documents and delivered the same to the Buyer(s).
(ii) The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation
on the OTCBB, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended for any
reason, and all the Conversion Shares issuable upon the conversion of the
Convertible Debentures shall be approved by the OTCBB.
(iii) The representations and warranties of the Company
shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that
any of such representations and warranties is already qualified as to
materiality in Section 3 above, in which case, such representations and
warranties shall be true and correct without further qualification) as of the
date when made and as of the First Closing Date as though made at that time
(except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and
the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material
respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this
Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior
to the First Closing Date. If requested by the Buyer, the Buyer shall have
received a certificate, executed by the President of the Company, dated as of
the First Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such other matters as
may be reasonably requested by the Buyer including, without limitation an update
as of the First Closing Date regarding the representation contained in Section
3(c) above.
(iv) The Company shall have executed and delivered to
the Buyer(s) the Convertible Debentures in the respective amounts set forth
opposite each Buyer(s) name on Schedule I attached hereto.
(v) The Buyer(s) shall have received an opinion of
counsel from the Company's counsel in a form satisfactory to the Buyer(s).
(vi) The Company shall have provided to the Buyer(s) a
certificate of good standing from the secretary of state from the state in which
the company is incorporated.
(vii) The Company shall have filed a form UCC-1 or such
other forms as may be required to perfect the Buyer's interest in the Pledged
Property as detailed in the Security Agreement dated the date hereof and
provided proof of such filing to the Buyer(s).
(viii) The Company shall have provided to the Buyer an
acknowledgement, to the satisfaction of the Buyer, from the Company's
independent certified
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public accountants as to its ability to provide all consents required in order
to file a registration statement in connection with this transaction.
(ix) The Company shall have reserved out of its
authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the
conversion of the Convertible Debentures, shares of Common Stock to effect the
conversion of all of the Conversion Shares then outstanding.
(x) The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in
form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer, shall have been delivered to and
acknowledged in writing by the Company's transfer agent.
(xi) The Company shall have amended its Certificate of
Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock as
approved by the shareholders of the Company at the 2005 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders on March 31, 2006.
(xii) The Company shall have certified that all
conditions to the First Closing have been satisfied and that the Company will
file the Registration Statement with the SEC in compliance with the rules and
regulations promulgated by the SEC for filing thereof two (2) business days
after the First Closing. The Buyer shall have received a certificate, executed
by the two officers of the Company, dated as of the First Closing Date, to the
foregoing effect.
(b) The obligation of the Buyer(s) hereunder to accept the
Convertible Debentures at the Second Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at
or before the Second Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:
(i) The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation
on the OTCBB, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended for any
reason, and all the Conversion Shares issuable upon the conversion of the
Convertible Debentures shall be approved by the OTCBB.
(ii) The representations and warranties of the Company
shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that
any of such representations and warranties is already qualified as to
materiality in Section 3 above, in which case, such representations and
warranties shall be true and correct without further qualification) as of the
date when made and as of the Second Closing Date as though made at that time
(except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and
the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material
respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this
Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior
to the Second Closing Date. If requested by the Buyer, the Buyer shall have
received a certificate, executed by two officers of the Company, dated as of the
Second Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may
be reasonably requested by the Buyer including, without limitation an update as
of the Second Closing Date regarding the representation contained in Section
3(c) above.
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(iii) The Company shall have executed and delivered to
the Buyer(s) the Convertible Debentures in the respective amounts set forth
opposite each Buyer(s) name on Schedule I attached hereto.
(iv) The Company shall have certified that all
conditions to the Second Closing have been satisfied and that the Company has
answered any and all comments to the Registration Statement with the SEC and
shall within two (2) business days after the Second Closing request acceleration
of the Registration Statement. If requested by the Buyer, the Buyer shall have
received a certificate, executed by the two officers of the Company, dated as of
the Second Closing Date, to the foregoing effect.
(v) No Events of Default shall have occurred under any
of the Transaction Documents.
8. INDEMNIFICATION.
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(a) In consideration of the Buyer's execution and delivery
of this Agreement and acquiring the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion
Shares hereunder, and in addition to all of the Company's other obligations
under this Agreement, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold
harmless the Buyer(s) and each other holder of the Convertible Debentures and
the Conversion Shares, and all of their officers, directors, employees and
agents (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the "Buyer
Indemnitees") from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits,
claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in
connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Buyer Indemnitee is a
party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and
including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements (the "Indemnified
Liabilities"), incurred by the Buyer Indemnitees or any of them as a result of,
or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any
representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement, the
Convertible Debentures or the Investor Registration Rights Agreement or any
other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b)
any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in
this Agreement, or the Investor Registration Rights Agreement or any other
certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (c) any
cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee and
arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or
enforcement of this Agreement or any other instrument, document or agreement
executed pursuant hereto by any of the parties hereto, any transaction financed
or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds
of the issuance of the Convertible Debentures or the status of the Buyer or
holder of the Convertible Debentures the Conversion Shares, as a Buyer of
Convertible Debentures in the Company. To the extent that the foregoing
undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company
shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of
the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable law.
(b) In consideration of the Company's execution and
delivery of this Agreement, and in addition to all of the Buyer's other
obligations under this Agreement, the Buyer shall defend, protect, indemnify and
hold harmless the Company and all of its officers,
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directors, employees and agents (including, without limitation, those retained
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement)
(collectively, the "Company Indemnitees") from and against any and all
Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Indemnitees or any of them as a result
of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any
representation or warranty made by the Buyer(s) in this Agreement, instrument or
document contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Buyer, (b) any breach of
any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Buyer(s) contained in this
Agreement, the Investor Registration Rights Agreement or any other certificate,
instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Buyer, or
(c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Company
Indemnitee based on material misrepresentations or due to a material breach and
arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or
enforcement of this Agreement, the Investor Registration Rights Agreement or any
other instrument, document or agreement executed pursuant hereto by any of the
parties hereto. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by each Buyer may
be unenforceable for any reason, each Buyer shall make the maximum contribution
to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is
permissible under applicable law.
9. GOVERNING LAW: MISCELLANEOUS.
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(a) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey without
regard to the principles of conflict of laws. The parties further agree that any
action between them shall be heard in Xxxxxx County, New Jersey, and expressly
consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the Superior Court of New Jersey,
sitting in Xxxxxx County and the United States District Court for the District
of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey for the adjudication of any civil
action asserted pursuant to this Paragraph.
(b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or
more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same
agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each
party and delivered to the other party. In the event any signature page is
delivered by facsimile transmission, the party using such means of delivery
shall cause four (4) additional original executed signature pages to be
physically delivered to the other party within five (5) days of the execution
and delivery hereof.
(c) Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for
convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the
interpretation of, this Agreement.
(d) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall
be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or
enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
(e) Entire Agreement, Amendments. This Agreement supersedes
all other prior oral or written agreements between the Buyer(s), the Company,
their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters
discussed herein, and this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein
contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters
covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or
therein,
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neither the Company nor any Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant
or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may
be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party
to be charged with enforcement.
(f) Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers, or other
communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this
Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered (i) upon
receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon confirmation of receipt, when sent
by facsimile; (iii) three (3) days after being sent by U.S. certified mail,
return receipt requested, or (iv) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally
recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the
party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such
communications shall be:
If to the Company, to: iVoice, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx 00
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to: Meritz & Xxxxx LLP
0000 X Xxxxxx, XX
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
If to the Buyer(s), to its address and facsimile number on Schedule I,
with copies to the Buyer's counsel as set forth on Schedule I. Each party shall
provide five (5) days' prior written notice to the other party of any change in
address or facsimile number.
(g) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and
assigns. Neither the Company nor any Buyer shall assign this Agreement or any
rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other
party hereto.
(h) No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is
intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted
successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision
hereof be enforced by, any other person.
(i) Survival. Unless this Agreement is terminated under
Section 9(l), the representations and warranties of the Company and the Buyer(s)
contained in Sections 2 and 3, the agreements and covenants set forth in
Sections 4, 5 and 9, and the indemnification provisions set forth in Section 8,
shall survive the Closing for a period of two (2) years following
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the date on which the Convertible Debentures are converted in full. The Buyer(s)
shall be responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements
and covenants hereunder.
(j) Publicity. The Company and the Buyer(s) shall have the
right to approve, before issuance any press release or any other public
statement with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby made by any
party; provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior
approval of the Buyer(s), to issue any press release or other public disclosure
with respect to such transactions required under applicable securities or other
laws or regulations (the Company shall use its best efforts to consult the
Buyer(s) in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure
prior to its release and Buyer(s) shall be provided with a copy thereof upon
release thereof).
(k) Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or
cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall
execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and
documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the
intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(l) Termination. In the event that the Closing shall not
have occurred with respect to the Buyers on or before five (5) business days
from the date hereof due to the Company's or the Buyer's failure to satisfy the
conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 above (and the non-breaching party's
failure to waive such unsatisfied condition(s)), the non-breaching party shall
have the option to terminate this Agreement with respect to such breaching party
at the close of business on such date without liability of any party to any
other party; provided, however, that if this Agreement is terminated by the
Company pursuant to this Section 9(l), the Company shall remain obligated to
reimburse the Buyer(s) for the fees and expenses of Yorkville Advisors LLC
described in Section 4(g) above.
(m) No Strict Construction. The language used in this
Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express
their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against
any party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Buyers and the Company have caused this
Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written
above.
COMPANY:
IVOICE, INC.
By:
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: President & CEO
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SCHEDULE I
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SCHEDULE OF BUYERS
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ADDRESS/FACSIMILE AMOUNT OF
NAME SIGNATURE NUMBER OF BUYER SUBSCRIPTION
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Cornell Capital Partners, LP By: Yorkville Advisors, LLC 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx - Xxxxx 0000 $8,547,886
Its: General Partner Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
By:
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Its: Portfolio Manager
With a copy to: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq. 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx - Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE
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