NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Execution
Copy
NOTE
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”),
dated
as of July 24, 2007, by and between MANARIS CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation
(the “Company”),
and
each of the entities whose names appear on the signature pages hereof. Such
entities are each referred to herein as an “Investor”
and,
collectively, as the “Investors”.
A. The
Company wishes to sell to each Investor, and each Investor wishes to purchase,
upon
the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, an 8.5% Senior
Secured Demand Note in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A
(a
“Note”
and,
collectively with the other Notes issued hereunder, the “Notes”).
B. The
Company’s obligations under the Notes, including without limitation its
obligation to make payments of principal thereof and interest thereon,
are
guaranteed by each of the Company’s direct and indirect subsidiaries, and
are
secured by the assets of the Company and such subsidiaries pursuant to the
terms
of a Security Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B
(the
“Security
Agreement”).
In
consideration of the mutual promises made herein, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
the
Company and each Investor hereby agree as follows:
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PURCHASE
AND SALE OF NOTES.
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1.1 Closing.
Upon
the
terms and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth
herein, the Company agrees to sell and each Investor agrees to purchase a Note
with a principal amount equal to the amount set forth below such Investor’s name
on the signature pages hereof. The date on which the closing of such purchase
and sale occurs (the “Closing”)
is
hereinafter referred to as the “Closing
Date”.
The
Closing will be deemed to occur at the offices of Xxxxxx Song LLP, 000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 when (A) this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents (as defined below) have been executed and delivered by the Company
and
each Investor, (B) each of the conditions to the Closing described in this
Agreement has been satisfied or waived as specified therein and (C) payment
of
each Investor’s Purchase Price (as defined below) payable with respect to the
Note being purchased by such Investor at the Closing has been made by wire
transfer of immediately available funds. At the Closing, the Company shall
deliver to each Investor a duly executed instrument representing the Note
purchased by such Investor at the Closing.
1.2
Certain
Definitions.
When
used herein, the following terms shall have the respective meanings
indicated:
“Affiliate”
means,
as to any Person (the “subject
Person”),
any
other Person (a) that directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries controls or is controlled by, or is under direct or indirect
common control with, the subject Person, (b) that directly or indirectly
beneficially owns or holds ten percent (10%) or more of any class of voting
equity of the subject Person, or (c) ten percent (10%) or more of the
voting equity of which is directly or indirectly beneficially owned or held
by
the subject Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control”
when
used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and
policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership
of voting securities, through representation on such Person’s board of directors
or other management committee or group, by contract or otherwise.
“Board
of Directors”
means
the Company’s board of directors.
“Business
Day”
means
any
day
other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the Principal Market is closed
or on which banks in the City of New York are required or authorized by law
to
be closed.
“Closing”
and
“Closing
Date”
have
the respective meanings specified in Section
1.1
of this
Agreement.
“Commission”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any successor regulatory
agency.
“Common
Stock”
means
the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share.
“Company
Subsidiaries”
means
the Subsidiaries of the Company set forth on Schedule
3.5(ii) and
such
other Subsidiaries of the Company that become party to the Security
Agreement.
“Debt”
means,
as to any Person at any time: (a) all indebtedness, liabilities and obligations
of such Person for borrowed money; (b) all indebtedness, liabilities and
obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of Property or
services (except trade accounts payable of such Person arising in the ordinary
course of business that are not past due by more than 90 days); (c) all capital
lease obligations of such Person; (d) all Debt of others guaranteed by such
Person; (e) all indebtedness, liabilities and obligations secured by a Lien
existing on Property owned by such Person, whether or not the indebtedness,
liabilities or obligations secured thereby have been assumed by such Person
or
are non-recourse to such Person; (f) all reimbursement obligations of such
Person (whether contingent or otherwise) in respect of letters of credit,
bankers’ acceptances, surety or other bonds and similar instruments; and (g) all
liabilities and obligations of such Person to redeem or retire shares of capital
stock of such Person.
“Disclosure
Documents”
means
all SEC Documents filed with the Commission at least three (3) Business Days
prior to the Execution Date.
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“Environmental
Law”
means
any federal, state, provincial, local or foreign law, statute, code or
ordinance, principle of common law, rule or regulation, as well as any Permit,
order, decree, judgment or injunction issued, promulgated, approved or entered
thereunder, relating to pollution or the protection, cleanup or restoration
of
the environment or natural resources, or to the public health or safety, or
otherwise governing the generation, use, handling, collection, treatment,
storage, transportation, recovery, recycling, discharge or disposal of hazardous
materials.
“ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the
regulations and published interpretations thereunder.
“Event
of Default”
has
the
meaning specified in the Notes.
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (or any successor act), and
the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (or respective successors
thereto).
“Excluded
Securities”
means
(i) any securities issued upon the conversion or exercise of any options,
warrants, convertible securities or any other agreements outstanding as of
the
Issue Date and disclosed on Schedule
3.5(i)
hereto;
(ii) shares of Common Stock issuable or issued to employees,
officers, directors of,
and
consultants to, the Company and/or the Company Subsidiaries, from
time
to time upon the exercise of options granted or to be granted in the discretion
of the Board of Directors pursuant to one or more employee stock option plans
or
restricted stock plans in effect as of the Issue Date or adopted after the
Issue
Date by the Board of Directors; (iii) shares of Common Stock issued in
connection with any stock split, stock dividend or recapitalization of the
Company; and (iv) securities issued pursuant to acquisition, licensing
agreements, or other strategic transactions, provided any such issuance shall
only be to a Person which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating
company (including, without limitation, a company engaged primarily in research
and development) in a business which the Board of Directors believes is
beneficial to the Company, but shall not include a transaction in which the
Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital
or to
an entity whose primary business is investing in securities.
“Execution
Date”
means
the date of this Agreement.
“GAAP”
means
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, applied on a consistent basis.
Accounting principles are applied on a “consistent basis” when the accounting
principles applied in a current period are comparable in all material respects
to those accounting principles applied in a preceding period.
“Governmental
Authority”
means
any nation or government, any state, provincial or political subdivision thereof
and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or
administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including, without
limitation, any stock exchange, securities market or self-regulatory
organization.
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“Governmental
Requirement”
means
any law, statute, code, ordinance, order, rule, regulation, judgment, decree,
injunction, franchise, license or other directive or requirement of any federal,
state, county, municipal, parish, provincial or other Governmental Authority
or
any department, commission, board, court, agency or any other instrumentality
of
any of them.
“Intellectual
Property”
means
the collective reference to all existing rights, priorities and privileges
relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States,
multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including, without limitation,
(i)
all copyrights arising under the laws of the United States, any other country
or
any political subdivision thereof, whether registered or unregistered and
whether published or unpublished, all registrations and recordings thereof,
and
all applications in connection therewith, including, without limitation, all
registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Copyright
Office, (ii) all letters patent of the United States, any other country or
any
political subdivision thereof, all reissues and extensions thereof, and all
applications for letters patent of the United States or any other country and
all divisions, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof, (iii) all
trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names,
fictitious business names, trade dress, service marks, logos, domain names
and
other source or business identifiers, and all goodwill associated therewith,
now
existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all
registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection
therewith, whether in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any
similar office or agency of the United States, any State thereof or any other
country or any political subdivision thereof, or otherwise, and all common
law
rights related thereto, (iv) all trade secrets arising under the laws of the
United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, (v)
all
rights to obtain any reissues, renewals or extensions of the foregoing, (vi)
all
licenses for any of the foregoing, and (vii) all causes of action for
infringement of the foregoing.
“Investor
Party”
has
the
meaning specified in 4.6
of this
Agreement.
“Key
Employee”
has
the
meaning specified in Section
3.12
of this
Agreement.
“Lien”
means,
with respect to any Property, any lien, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation,
assignment, security interest, charge, easement or other
encumbrance.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means
an effect that is material and adverse to
(i) the
consolidated business, properties, assets, operations, results of operations,
financial condition, credit worthiness or prospects of the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of the Company or any
Company Subsidiary to perform its material obligations under this Agreement
or
the other Transaction Documents or (iii) the rights and benefits to which an
Investor is entitled under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction
Documents.
“Material
Contracts”
means,
as to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, any agreement
required pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-B or Item 601 of Regulation S-K,
as applicable, promulgated under the Securities Act to be filed as an exhibit
to
any report,
schedule, registration statement or definitive proxy statement filed or required
to be filed by the Company with the Commission under
the
Exchange Act or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder,
and any
and all material amendments, modifications, supplements, renewals or
restatements thereof.
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“Pension
Plan”
means
an employee pension benefit plan (as defined in ERISA) maintained by the Company
for employees of the Company or any of its Affiliates.
“Permitted
Debt”
means
the following:
(a) the
Notes;
(b) Debt
outstanding on the Execution Date to the extent disclosed on Schedule
3.5(iv)
hereto;
and
(c) Debt
consisting of capitalized lease obligations and purchase money indebtedness
incurred in connection with acquisition of capital assets and obligations under
sale-leaseback or similar arrangements provided in each case that such
obligations are not secured by Liens on any assets of the Company or the Company
Subsidiaries other than the assets so leased.
“Permitted
Liens”
means
each of the following:
(a) Liens
in
existence on the Execution Date and disclosed on Schedule
3.5(v)
hereto;
(b) encumbrances
consisting of easements, rights-of-way, zoning restrictions or other
restrictions on the use of real Property or imperfections to title that do
not
(individually or in the aggregate) materially impair the ability of the Company
or any Company Subsidiary to use such Property in its businesses, and none
of
which is violated in any material respect by existing or proposed structures
or
land use;
(c) Liens
for
taxes, assessments or other governmental charges (including without limitation
in connection with workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance) that are
not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture
or
sale of the Property subject to such Liens, and for which adequate reserves
(as
determined in accordance with GAAP) have been established; and
(d) Liens
of
mechanics, materialmen, warehousemen, carriers, landlords or other similar
statutory Liens securing obligations that are not yet due and are incurred
in
the ordinary course of business or which are being contested in good faith
by
appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing the
forfeiture or sale of the Property subject to such Liens, for which adequate
reserves (as determined in accordance with GAAP) have been
established.
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“Person”
means
any individual, corporation, trust, association, company, partnership, joint
venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, Governmental Authority
or other entity.
“Principal
Market”
means
the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board or the principal exchange, market or
quotation system on which the Common Stock is then listed, traded or
quoted.
“Property”
means
property and/or assets of all kinds, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible
or intangible (including, without limitation, all rights relating
thereto).
“Purchase
Price”
means,
with respect to the Notes purchased at the Closing, the original principal
amount of the Note purchased at the Closing.
“Restricted
Payment”
means,
with the exception of Series B Notes, (a) any dividend or other distribution
(whether in cash, Property or obligations), direct or indirect, on account
of
(or the setting apart of money for a sinking or other analogous fund for the
benefit of) any shares of any class of capital stock of the Company or the
Company Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable
solely in shares of that class of stock to all of the holders of that class;
(b)
any redemption, exchange, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase
or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any shares of any class
of capital stock of the Company or any of its Affiliates now or hereafter
outstanding; (c) any prepayment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest
on, or any redemption, conversion, exchange, purchase, retirement, sinking
fund
or defeasance of, any Debt (whether upon acceleration of such Debt, amendment
of
the terms governing such Debt or otherwise) other than the Notes (it being
understood that regularly scheduled payments of principal and interest shall
not
be deemed a Restricted Payment); and (d) any loan, advance or other payment
to
any employee, officer, director or stockholder of the Company or any of its
Affiliates exclusive of reasonable base salary and bonuses and transactions
that
are made on arm’s-length terms and approved by the independent members of the
Board of Directors.
“SEC
Documents”
means
all reports, schedules, registration statements and definitive proxy statements
filed (or required to be filed) by the Company with the Commission.
“Securities
Act”
has
the
meaning specified in the recitals of this Agreement.
“Series
B Notes”
means
the Series B Subordinated Secured Convertible Promissory Notes dated August
11,
2007 and the transaction documents entered by and among the Company and the
holders of the Series B Notes in connection therewith, as reported by the
Company in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 17,
2006.
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“Subsequent
Placement”
means
any issuance, sale or exchange by the Company or any Company Subsidiary at
any
time after the Closing Date, or any agreement or obligation of the Company
or
any Company Subsidiary to issue, sell or exchange, at any time after the Closing
Date, (i) any shares of common stock of the Company or any Company Subsidiary,
(ii) any other equity security of the Company or any Company Subsidiary,
including without limitation preferred stock, (iii) any other security of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary which by its terms is convertible into or
exchangeable or exercisable for any equity security of the Company or any
Company Subsidiary, (iv) any option, warrant or other right to subscribe for,
purchase or otherwise acquire any such security described in the foregoing
clauses
(i)
through
(iii),
or (v)
any debt instruments or securities, including promissory notes and convertible
debt instruments; provided,
however,
that
the term “Subsequent
Placement”
shall
not be deemed to include any issuance, sale or exchange of Excluded
Securities.
“Subsidiary”
means,
with respect to any Person, any corporation or other entity of which at least
a
majority of the outstanding shares of stock or other ownership interests having
by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board
of
directors (or Persons performing similar functions) of such corporation or
entity (regardless of whether or not at the time, in the case of a corporation,
stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall have or might
have
voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time
directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more of
its
Subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries.
“Transaction
Documents”
means
(i) this Agreement, (ii) the Notes, (iii) the Security Agreement, and (iv)
all
other agreements, documents and other instruments executed and delivered by
or
on behalf of the Company or any of its officers at the Closing.
1.3 Other
Definitional Provisions.
All
definitions contained in this Agreement are equally applicable to the singular
and plural forms of the terms defined. The words “hereof”, “herein” and
“hereunder” and words of similar import contained in this Agreement refer to
this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this
Agreement.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF EACH INVESTOR.
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Each
Investor (with respect to itself only) hereby represents and warrants to the
Company and agrees with the Company that, as of the Execution Date:
2.1 Authorization;
Enforceability.
Such
Investor is duly and validly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization as
set
forth below such Investor’s name on the signature page hereof with the requisite
corporate power and authority to purchase the Note to be purchased by it
hereunder and to execute, deliver and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by,
this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party
and
otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder.
This
Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery thereof, each other
Transaction Document to which such Investor is a party will constitute, such
Investor’s valid and legally binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with
its terms, subject to (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws of general
application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and (ii) general principles of equity.
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2.2
No
Conflicts.
The
execution and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents
to which it is a party do not conflict in any material respect with any
agreement to which such Investor is a party or is bound, any court order or
judgment applicable to such Investor, or the constituent documents of such
Investor.
2.3 Fees.
Such
Investor has not agreed to pay any compensation or other fee, cost or related
expenditure to any underwriter, broker, agent or other representative in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
3. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
Except
as set forth in the Schedules provided as part of, and incorporated into, this
Agreement, the Company hereby represents and warrants to each Investor and
agrees with each Investor that, as of the Execution Date:
3.1 Organization,
Good Standing and Qualification.
Each of
the Company and the Company Subsidiaries is
duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has all requisite power
and authority to carry on its business as now conducted. Each of the Company
and
the Company Subsidiaries is duly qualified to transact business and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which it conducts business except where the
failure so to qualify has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
3.2 Authorization;
Consents.
The
Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and
perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.
Each
Company Subsidiary has the requisite power and authority to enter into and
perform its obligations under the Security Agreement. All
corporate action on the part of the Company by its officers, directors and
stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of, and
the
performance by the Company of its obligations under, the Transaction Documents
has been taken, and no further consent or authorization of the Company, its
Board of Directors, stockholders, any Governmental Authority or any other Person
is required (pursuant to any rule of the Principal Market or
otherwise). All
corporate action on the part of each Company Subsidiary by its officers,
directors, stockholders, members or governors necessary for the authorization,
execution and delivery of, and the performance by such Company Subsidiary of
its
obligations under the Security Agreement has been taken. The
Board
of Directors has determined that the sale and issuance of the Notes, and the
consummation of the other transactions contemplated hereby and by the other
Transaction Documents, are in the best interests of the Company.
3.3 Enforcement.
This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and at the
Closing, each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries will have duly
executed and delivered each of the other Transaction Documents to which such
entity is a party. This Agreement constitutes, and at the Closing, each of
the
other Transaction Documents to which the Company or any of the Company
Subsidiaries is a party will constitute, the valid and legally binding
obligations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, enforceable against
the
Company and the Company Subsidiaries in accordance with their respective terms,
subject to (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws of general application relating
to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general
principles of equity.
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3.4 Disclosure
Documents; Agreements; Financial Statements; Other Information.
The
Company is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and the
Company has filed with the Commission all SEC Documents that the Company was
required to file with the Commission on or after June 30, 2005. The Company
is
not aware of any event occurring or expected to occur on or prior to the Closing
Date (other than the transactions effected hereby or the redemption by the
Company of certain Series B Notes) that would require the filing of, or with
respect to which the Company intends to file, a Form 8-K after the Closing.
Each
SEC Document filed on or after June 30, 2005, as of the date of the filing
thereof with the Commission (or if amended or superseded by a filing prior
to
the Execution Date, then on the date of such amending or superseding filing),
complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act
or
Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder and, as of the date of such filing (or if amended or superseded
by a
filing prior to the Execution Date, then on the date of such filing), such
SEC
Document (including all exhibits and schedules thereto and documents
incorporated by reference therein) did not, contain an untrue statement of
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. To the best of the Company’s knowledge,
all documents required to be filed as exhibits to the SEC Documents filed on
or
after June 30, 2005 have been filed as required. Except as set forth in the
Disclosure Documents, the Company has no liabilities, contingent or otherwise,
other than liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business which, under
GAAP, are not required to be reflected in the financial statements included
in
the Disclosure Documents and which, individually or in the aggregate, are not
material to the consolidated business or financial condition of the Company
and
the Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole. As of their respective dates, the
financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents filed on
or
after June 30, 2005 complied as to form in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the
Commission with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared
in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied at the times and 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 adjustments). The Company will prepare the financial statements
to be included in any reports, schedules, registration statements and definitive
proxy statements that the Company is required to file or files with the
Commission after the date hereof in accordance with GAAP (except in the case
of
unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may
be
condensed or summary statements).
3.5 Capitalization;
Debt
Schedule.
The
capitalization of the Company, including its authorized capital stock, the
number of shares issued and outstanding, the number of shares issuable and
reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company’s stock option plans and
agreements, the number of shares issuable and reserved for issuance pursuant
to
securities exercisable for, or convertible into or exchangeable for any shares
of Common Stock is set forth on Schedule
3.5(i)
hereto.
All outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been, or upon
issuance will be, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. All of the
direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule
3.5(ii)
hereto.
The Company or a Company Subsidiary owns all of the capital stock of each
Company Subsidiary, which capital stock is validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable, and no shares of the capital stock of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights of
the
stockholders of the Company or any such Company Subsidiary or any Liens created
by or through the Company or any such Company Subsidiary. Except as disclosed
on
Schedule
3.5(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 or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares of capital
stock
of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or arrangements by which the Company
or any Company Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares
of
capital stock of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (whether
pursuant to anti-dilution, “reset” or other similar provisions).
Schedule
3.5(iv)
identifies all Debt of the Company and/or the Company Subsidiaries currently
outstanding as of the date hereof, and Schedule
3.5(v) identifies
all Liens encumbering any of the assets of the Company and/or the Company
Subsidiaries as of the date hereof.
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3.6 Due
Authorization; Valid Issuance.
The
Notes are duly authorized and, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, free and
clear of any Liens imposed by or through the Company.
3.7 No
Conflict; No Violation.
Neither
the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in violation of any provisions of
its
charter, bylaws or any other governing document. Neither the Company nor any
Company Subsidiary is in violation of or in default (and no event has occurred
which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under
any provision of any instrument or contract to which it is a party or by which
it or any of its Property is bound, or in violation of any provision of any
Governmental Requirement applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary.
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby will not result in any violation of any provisions of the Company’s or
any Company Subsidiary’s charter, bylaws or any other governing document or in a
default under any provision of any instrument or contract to which the Company
or Company Subsidiary is a party or by which it or any of its Property is bound,
or in violation of any provision of any Governmental Requirement applicable
to
the Company or Company Subsidiary or be in conflict with or constitute, with
or
without the passage of time and giving of notice, either a default under any
such provision, instrument or contract or an event which results in the creation
of any Lien upon any assets of the Company or of any Company Subsidiary or
the
triggering of any preemptive rights or rights of first refusal or first
offer.
3.8 Financial
Condition; Taxes; Litigation.
3.8.1
The
financial condition of each of the Company and each Company Subsidiary is,
in
all material respects, as described in the Disclosure Documents, except for
changes in the ordinary course of business and normal year-end adjustments
that
are not, in the aggregate, materially adverse to the consolidated business
or
financial condition of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries taken as a
whole. There has been no (i) material adverse change to the business,
operations, properties, financial condition, prospects or results of operations
of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole since the date
of
the Company’s most recent financial statements contained in the Disclosure
Documents, (ii) material adverse change to the Company’s cash balances or cash
flows during the 90 days preceding the date hereof, or (iii) change by the
Company in its accounting principles, policies and methods except as required
by
changes in GAAP.
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3.8.2
Except
as set forth on Schedule
3.8.2,
each of
the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has prepared in good faith and duly
and
timely filed all tax returns required to be filed by it and such returns are
complete and accurate in all material respects and the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries each has paid all taxes required to have been paid by it, except
for taxes which it reasonably disputes in good faith or the failure of which
to
pay has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.8.2,
neither
the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any liability with respect to taxes
that accrued on or before the date of the most recent balance sheet of the
Company included in the Disclosure Documents in excess of the amounts accrued
with respect thereto that are reflected on such balance sheet.
3.8.3
Except
as set forth on Schedule
3.8.2,
neither
the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is the subject of any pending or, to
the
Company’s knowledge, threatened inquiry, investigation or administrative or
legal proceeding of a material nature by the Internal Revenue Service, the
taxing authorities of any state or local jurisdiction, the Commission, any
state
securities commission or other Governmental Authority.
3.8.4
Except
as set forth in the Disclosure Documents (and if not set forth therein, except
as set forth on Schedule
3.8.4),
there
is no material claim, litigation or administrative proceeding pending, or,
to
the Company’s knowledge, threatened or contemplated, against the Company or any
Company Subsidiary, or against any officer, director or employee of the Company
or any such Company Subsidiary in connection with such person’s employment
therewith. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to or
subject to the provisions of, any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree
of
any court or Governmental Authority which has had or would reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.9 Intellectual
Property.
Except
as set forth in the Disclosure Documents:
(a) The
Company and the Company Subsidiaries own, free and clear of claims or rights
or
any other Person, with full right to use, sell, license, sublicense, dispose
of,
and bring actions for infringement of, or, to the knowledge of the Company,
has
acquired licenses or other rights to use, all Intellectual Property necessary
for the conduct of its business as presently conducted (other than with respect
to software which is generally commercially available and not used or
incorporated into the Company’s products and open source software which may be
subject to one or more “general public” licenses). All works that are used or
incorporated into the Company’s or any of the Company Subsidiaries’ services,
products or services or products actively under development and which is
proprietary to the Company or such Company Subsidiary was developed by or for
the Company or the Company Subsidiaries by the current or former employees,
consultants or independent contractors of the Company or the Company
Subsidiaries or purchased or licensed by the Company or one or more Company
Subsidiaries.
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(b) The
business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as presently conducted
and
the production, marketing, licensing, use and servicing of any products or
services of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries do not, to the knowledge
of
the Company, infringe or conflict with any patent, trademark, copyright, or
trade secret rights of any third parties or any other Intellectual Property
of
any third parties in any material respect. Neither the Company nor any Company
Subsidiary has received written notice from any third party asserting that
any
Intellectual Property owned or licensed by the Company or the Company
Subsidiaries, or which the Company or any Company Subsidiary otherwise has
the
right to use, is invalid or unenforceable by the Company or such Company
Subsidiary and, to the Company’s knowledge, there is no valid basis for any such
claim (whether or not pending or threatened).
(c) No
claim
is pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company or any
Company Subsidiary nor has the Company or any Company Subsidiary received any
written notice or other written claim from any Person asserting that any of
the
Company’s or a Company Subsidiary’s present or contemplated activities infringe
or may infringe in any material respect any Intellectual Property of such
Person, and the Company is not aware of any infringement by any other Person
of
any material rights of the Company or any Company Subsidiary under any
Intellectual Property Rights.
(d) All
licenses or other agreements under which the Company or any Company Subsidiary
is granted Intellectual Property (excluding licenses to use software utilized
in
the Company’s or such Company Subsidiary’s internal operations and which is
generally commercially available) are in full force and effect and, to the
Company’s knowledge, there is no material default by any party thereto. The
Company has no reason to believe that the licensors under such licenses and
other agreements do not have and did not have all requisite power and authority
to grant the rights to the Intellectual Property purported to be granted
thereby.
(e) All
licenses or other agreements under which the Company or any Company Subsidiary
has granted rights to Intellectual Property to others (including all end-user
agreements) are in full force and effect, there has been no material default
by
the Company or any Company Subsidiary thereunder and, to the Company’s
knowledge, there is no material default of any provision thereof relating to
Intellectual Property by any other party thereto.
(f) The
Company and the Company Subsidiaries have taken all steps required in accordance
with commercially reasonable business practice to establish and preserve their
ownership in their owned Intellectual Property and to keep confidential all
material technical information developed by or belonging to the Company or
the
Company Subsidiaries which has not been patented or copyrighted. To the
Company’s knowledge, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is making
any unlawful use of any Intellectual Property of any other Person, including,
without limitation, any former employer of any past or present employees of
the
Company or any Company Subsidiary. To the Company’s knowledge, neither the
Company, any Company Subsidiary nor any of their respective employees has any
agreements or arrangements with former employers of such employees relating
to
any Intellectual Property of such employers, which materially interfere or
conflict with the performance of such employee’s duties for the Company or any
Company Subsidiary or result in any former employers of such employees having
any rights in, or claims on, the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s
Intellectual Property. Each employee of the Company and of each Company
Subsidiary is subject to the policies regarding confidentiality and proprietary
information described in the Company’s current employee handbook, which policies
are reasonably sufficient to protect the Intellectual Property interests of
the
Company or a Company Subsidiary in inventions created by its employees. The
Company and each Company Subsidiary has obtained executed assignment agreements
from any current or former employees with respect to the development by such
employees of intellectual property that have become the subject of registered
patents or of outstanding applications for registration. The Company and each
Company Subsidiary has taken reasonable security measures to guard against
unauthorized disclosure or use of any of its Intellectual Property that is
confidential or proprietary; and the Company has no reason to believe that
any
Person (including, without limitation, any former employee or consultant of
the
Company or of any Company Subsidiary) has unauthorized possession of any of
its
Intellectual Property, or any part thereof, or that any Person has obtained
unauthorized access to any of its Intellectual Property. The Company and each
Company Subsidiary has complied in all material respects with its respective
obligations pursuant to all agreements relating to Intellectual Property rights
that are the subject of licenses granted by third parties, except for any
non-compliance that has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
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3.10 Fees.
The
Company is not obligated to pay any brokers, finders or financial advisory
fees
or commissions to any underwriter, broker, agent or other representative in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company will indemnify
and hold harmless such Investor from and against any claim by any person or
entity alleging that such Investor is obligated to pay any such compensation,
fee, cost or related expenditure in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby.
3.11 Foreign
Corrupt Practices.
Neither
the Company, any Company Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any
director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary, has (i) used any corporate funds for any
unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating
to political activity, (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to
any
foreign or domestic government official or employee, or (iii) violated any
provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or made
any
bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment
to
any foreign or domestic government official or employee.
3.12 Key
Employees.
Each of
the Company’s and each Company Subsidiary’s executive officers (as defined in
Rule 501(f) of the Securities Act) (each, a “Key
Employee”)
is
currently serving in the capacity described in the Disclosure Documents. The
Company has no knowledge of any fact or circumstance (including without
limitation (i) the terms of any agreement to which such person is a party or
any
litigation in which such person is or may become involved and (ii) any illness
or medical condition that could reasonably be expected to result in the
disability or incapacity of such person) that would limit or prevent any such
person from serving in such capacity on a full-time basis in the foreseeable
future, or of any intention on the part of any such person to limit or terminate
his or her employment with the Company or any Company Subsidiary. To the
knowledge of the Company, no Key Employee has borrowed money pursuant to a
currently outstanding loan that is secured by Common Stock or any right or
option to receive Common Stock.
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3.13 Employee
Matters.
There
is no strike, labor dispute or union organization activities pending or, to
the
knowledge of the Company, threatened between the Company or any Company
Subsidiary and any of their employees. Other than as set forth in the Disclosure
Documents, no employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary belong to
any
union or collective bargaining unit. The Company and each Company Subsidiary
has
complied in all material respects with all applicable federal and state equal
opportunity and other laws related to employment.
3.14 Environment.
Except
as
disclosed in the Disclosure Documents, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
have no liabilities under any Environmental Law, nor, to the Company's
knowledge, do any factors exist that are reasonably likely to give rise to
any
such liability, affecting any of the properties owned or leased by the Company
or any Company Subsidiary that, individually or in the aggregate, has
had
or would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has
violated any Environmental Law applicable to it now or previously in effect,
other than such violations or infringements that, individually or in the
aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
3.15 ERISA.
The
Company does not maintain or contribute to, or have any obligation under, any
Pension Plan. The Company is in compliance in all material respects with the
presently applicable provisions of ERISA and the United States Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, with respect to each Pension Plan except in any such
case for any such matters that, individually or in the aggregate, have not
had,
and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse
Effect.
3.16 Disclosure.
Except
with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the information to be disclosed
by
the Company pursuant to Section
4.1(c),
the
Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf
has
provided any of the Investors or their agents or counsel with any information
that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, nonpublic
information. The Company understands and confirms that the Investors will rely
on the foregoing representation and the obligations of the Company under
Section
4.1
in
effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure furnished
by
or on behalf of the Company to the Investors regarding the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries, and their respective businesses and the transactions
contemplated hereby, including the Schedules to this Agreement, is true and
correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to
state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The
press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve months preceding
the date of this Agreement
did not,
at the time they were issued, contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements,
in
light of the circumstances under which they were made and when made, not
misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Investor makes or has
made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section
2.
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3.17 Insurance.
The
Company maintains insurance for itself and the Company Subsidiaries in such
amounts and covering such losses and risks as are reasonably sufficient and
customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
are engaged. As
of the
date hereof and as of the Closing Date, no
notice
of cancellation has been received for any of such policies and the Company
is in
compliance in all material respects with all of the terms and conditions
thereof. The Company has no 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 to
conduct its business as currently conducted without a significant increase
in
cost. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company maintains
Director’s and Officer’s insurance in an amount not less than customary industry
practice.
3.18 Property.
The
Company and the
Company Subsidiaries
have good and marketable title to all real and personal Property owned by them,
in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens. Any
Property held under lease by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries is held
by
them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as
are
not material and do not interfere with the use made or proposed to be made
of
such Property by the Company or any Company Subsidiary.
3.19 Regulatory
Permits.
The
Company and the Company Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations
and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory
authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses,
except
where the failure to have any such certificate,
authorization
or permit would not have a Material Adverse Effect,
and
neither the Company nor any such Company Subsidiary has received any notice
of
proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate,
authorization or permit.
3.20 Exchange
Act Registration; OTC Bulletin Board.
The
Company’s Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange
Act and is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board. The Company currently meets the
continuing eligibility requirements for quotation on the OTC Bulleting Board
and
has not received any notice from such service that it may not currently satisfy
such requirements or that such continued quotation is in any way threatened.
The
Company has taken no action designed to, or which, to the knowledge of the
Company, may have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common
Stock under the Exchange Act or qualification to have the Common Stock quoted
on
the OTC Bulletin Board.
3.21 Transfer
Taxes.
No
transfer or other taxes (other than income taxes) are required to be paid in
connection with the issuance and sale of any of the Notes.
3.22 Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act; Internal Controls and Procedures.
The
Company is in material compliance with any and all applicable requirements
of
the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, as amended, and any and all applicable rules
and
regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that are effective as of the
date
hereof. The Company maintains internal accounting controls, policies and
procedures, and such books and records as are reasonably designed to provide
reasonable assurance that (i)
all
transactions to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or by
which its properties are bound are effected by a duly authorized employee or
agent of the Company, supervised by and acting within the scope of the authority
granted by the Company’s senior management; (ii)
the
recorded accounting of the Company’s consolidated assets is compared with
existing assets at regular intervals; and
(iii) all
transactions to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party, or
by
which its properties are bound, are recorded (and such records maintained)
in
accordance with all Governmental Requirements and as may be necessary or
appropriate to ensure that the financial statements of the Company are prepared
in accordance with GAAP.
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3.23 Transactions
with Interested Persons; Restricted Payments.
No
officer, director, stockholder or employee of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary is or has made any arrangements with the Company or any Company
Subsidiary to become a party to any transaction with the Company or any Company
Subsidiary (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, stockholder or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company,
any
entity in which any officer, director, stockholder or any such employee has
a
substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner. Neither
the
Company nor any Company Subsidiary has made any Restricted Payments during
the
90 days preceding the date hereof.
3.24 Customers
and Suppliers.
The
relationships of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries with their respective
customers and suppliers are maintained on commercially reasonable terms. To
the
Company’s knowledge, no customer or supplier of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary has any plan or intention to terminate its agreement with the Company
or such Company Subsidiary, which termination would reasonably be expected
to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.25 Accountants.
The
Company’s accountants, who
the
Company expects will render their opinion with respect to the financial
statements to be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the
year ended June 30, 2007, are independent accountants as required by the
Securities Act.
3.26 Solvency.
(i) The
fair saleable value of the Company’s assets exceeds the amount that will be
required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing Debt; and (ii)
the expected cash flows of the Company for future periods, together with the
proceeds the Company would receive upon liquidation of its assets and the
proceeds from expected debt or equity offerings, after taking into account
all
anticipated uses of such amounts, would be sufficient to pay all Debt when
such
Debt is required to be paid. The Company has no knowledge of any facts or
circumstances which led it to believe that it will be required to file for
reorganization or liquidation under bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any
jurisdiction, and has no present intention to so file.
4. COVENANTS
OF THE COMPANY AND EACH INVESTOR.
4.1 Filings
and Disclosure Reports.
The
Company agrees with each Investor that the Company will:
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(a) on
or
prior to 8:30 a.m. (eastern time) on the second Business Day
following the Execution Date,
issue a
press release disclosing the material terms of this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
and
(b) on
or
prior to 5:00 p.m. (eastern time) on the fourth Business Day
following the Execution Date,
file
with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing the material terms
of and including as exhibits this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents
and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; provided,
however,
that
each Investor shall have a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on
any
such press release or Form 8-K prior to the issuance or filing thereof; and
provided,
further,
that if
the Company fails to issue a press release disclosing the material terms of
this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents within the time frames described
herein, any Investor may issue a press release disclosing such information
subject to notice to, and consent by, the Company, which consent shall not
be
unreasonably withheld. Thereafter, the Company shall timely file any filings
and
notices required by the Commission or applicable law with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby.
4.2 Existence
and Compliance.
The
Company agrees that it will, and will cause each Company Subsidiary to, while
any Investor holds any Notes:
(a) maintain
its corporate existence in good standing;
(b) comply
with all Governmental Requirements applicable to the operation of its business,
except for instances of noncompliance that are immaterial;
(c) comply
with all agreements, documents and instruments binding on it or affecting its
Properties or business, including, without limitation, all Material Contracts,
except for instances of noncompliance that are immaterial;
(d) provide
each Investor with copies of all materials sent to its stockholders at the
same
time as such materials are delivered to such stockholders (provided
that
such
delivery shall be deemed effected in accordance herewith if the Company provides
the Investors with a link to the XXXXX filing containing such materials);
(e) timely
file with the Commission all reports required to be filed pursuant to the
Exchange Act and refrain from terminating its status as an issuer required
by
the Exchange Act to file reports thereunder even if the Exchange Act or the
rules or regulations thereunder would permit such termination;
(f) ensure
that the Common Stock is at all times quoted on the Principal Market or
otherwise listed or quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market, the American Stock
Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, or the Nasdaq National Market;
and
(g) maintain
adequate insurance coverage (including D&O insurance) for the Company and
each Company Subsidiary
in such
amounts and covering such losses and risks as are reasonably sufficient and
customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
are engaged.
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4.3 Transactions
with Affiliates.
The
Company agrees that, during the period beginning on the Execution Date and
ending on the Termination Date, any transaction or arrangement between the
Company or any Company Subsidiary, on the one hand, and any Affiliate
of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (including, in the case of the Company,
any Company Subsidiary, and in the case of a Company Subsidiary, the Company
or
any other Company Subsidiary), or any officer, director, manager, shareholder,
member or employee of the foregoing,
on the
other hand, shall be effected on an arms’ length basis and shall be approved by
the independent members of board of directors of the Company or the board of
directors or equivalent thereof of the Company Subsidiary, as the case may
be.
4.4 Use
of
Investor Name.
Except
as may be required by applicable law and/or this Agreement, the Company shall
not use, directly or indirectly, any Investor’s name or the name of any of its
Affiliates in any advertisement, announcement, press release or other similar
communication unless it has received the prior written consent of such Investor
for the specific use contemplated or as otherwise required by applicable law
or
regulation.
4.5 Disclosure
of Non-Public Information.
In
addition to the Company’s obligations under Section
4.1,
the
Company agrees that it will not at any time following the Execution Date
disclose material non-public information to any Investor without first obtaining
such Investor’s written consent to such disclosure.
4.6 Indemnification
of Investors.
The
Company will indemnify and hold each Investor and its directors, managers,
officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (each, an
“Investor
Party”)
harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims,
contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts
paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of
investigation that any such Investor Party may suffer or incur as a result
of or
relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants
or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction
Documents or (b) any action instituted against an Investor, or any of them
or
their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an
Affiliate of such Investor, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated
by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is based upon a breach of
such
Investor’s representation, warranties or covenants under the Transaction
Documents or any agreements or understandings such Investor may have with any
such stockholder or any violations by such Investor of state or federal
securities laws or any conduct by such Investor which constitutes fraud, gross
negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance). If any action shall be brought
against any Investor Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant
to this Agreement, such Investor Party shall promptly notify the Company in
writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof
with
counsel of its own choosing. Any Investor Party shall have the right to employ
separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof,
but
the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Investor
Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically
authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a
reasonable period of time following such Investor Party’s written request that
it do so, to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action
there is, in the reasonable opinion of such separate counsel, a material
conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the
position of such Investor Party. The Company will not be liable to any Investor
Party under this Agreement (i) for any settlement by an Investor Party effected
without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed; or (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss,
claim, damage or liability is attributable to such Investor Party’s wrongful
actions or omissions, or gross negligence or to such Investor Party’s breach of
any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such
Investor in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents.
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4.7 Limitation
on Debt and Liens.
During
the period beginning on the Execution Date and ending on the Termination Date,
the Company shall refrain, and shall ensure that each Company Subsidiary
refrains, from (A) incurring any Debt other than Permitted Debt, and (B)
granting, establishing or maintaining any Lien on any of its Property other
than
Permitted Liens.
4.8 Restricted
Payments.
During
the period beginning on the Execution Date and ending on the Termination Date,
the Company will not, and will not permit any Company Subsidiary to, make any
Restricted Payments other than Restricted Payments made by a Company Subsidiary
to the Company.
4.9 Disposition
of Property.
During
the period beginning on the Execution Date and ending on the Termination Date,
the Company will not, and will not permit any Company Subsidiary to, (i)
dispose
in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions all or any part
of its Property unless (x) such disposition is in the ordinary course of
business and for fair market value, and (y) such Property is not material to
the
Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s business, operations or financial
condition or performance or (ii) sell, assign or otherwise transfer any equity
interest in any Company Subsidiary to a Person other than the Company or another
Company Subsidiary.
4.10 No
Subsequent Placements.
During
the period beginning on the Execution Date and ending on the Termination Date,
the Company shall not, and the Company shall not permit any Company Subsidiary
to, effectuate a Subsequent Placement of any kind whatsoever, unless consented
to by the holders of a majority of the aggregate principal of the Notes then
outstanding.
4.11 Acquisitions
and Investments.
During
the period beginning on the Execution Date and ending on the Termination Date,
the
Company will not, nor will it permit any Company Subsidiary to, purchase or
otherwise acquire the capital stock or other equity interests in or assets
(constituting a business unit) of, any Person or agree to do so, unless (i)
the
business or entity to be acquired has had net positive cash flow from operations
(determined in accordance with GAAP after deducting the amount of capital
expenditures) during the twelve-month period immediately preceding such
acquisition and (ii) the Company in good faith believes that the acquired
business or entity will continue to generate such positive cash flow during
the
twelve-month period immediately following such acquisition.
4.12 Newly
Created Subsidiaries.
During
the period beginning on the Execution Date and ending on the Termination Date,
if
the
Company creates or acquires any new Subsidiary, then, contemporaneously with
such creation or acquisition, the Company shall cause such new Subsidiary to
become party to the Security Agreement.
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4.13 Notice
of Event of Default.
Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Company shall (i) notify the
Investors of the nature of such Event of Default as soon as practicable (but
in
no event later than one Business Day after the Company becomes aware of such
Event of Default), and (ii) not later than two Business Days after delivering
such notice to the Investors, issue a press release disclosing such Event of
Default and take such other actions as may be necessary to ensure that none
of
the Investors are in the possession of material, nonpublic information as a
result of receiving such notice from the Company.
4.14 Existing
Secured Lenders; Effectiveness of the Security Documents.
The
Company shall (i) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain, as promptly as
practicable, the consents, terminations and/or releases necessary for the
Company and each Company Subsidiary to grant the Investors a first priority
perfected security interest in the assets of the Company and each Company
Subsidiary, and (ii) if requested by the Investors, take such actions reasonably
requested by the Investors that are intended to facilitate the preparation
and
negotiation of intercreditor agreements to be entered into between the Investors
and the existing secured lenders of the Company and/or the Company Subsidiaries.
The Company and the Investors hereby agree that the Security Documents (as
defined below) shall be deemed executed, delivered and in effect, without any
further action by any party, effective as of the date (the “Release
Date”)
on
which all current holders of the Series B Notes have either (i) had their Series
B Notes redeemed by the Company or purchased by the Investors, or (ii) consented
to the granting of the liens contemplated by the Security Documents. As used
herein, the term “Security
Documents”
means
the following documents which are to be held in escrow until the Release Date:
(i) the Security Agreement, (ii) the Deeds of Hypothec of the Company and each
Company Subsidiary (to the extent each Company Subsidiary is authorized to
enter
into such), and (iii) the legal opinions of the Company’s U.S. and Canadian
counsel relating to the Security Documents (including opinions relating to
the
perfection of the security interest contemplated therein) (which opinions shall
be (x) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Investors and (y)
delivered by the Company to the Investors no later than three Business Days
after the date hereof and held in escrow along with the other Security Documents
until the Release Date).
5. CONDITIONS
TO CLOSING.
5.1 Conditions
to Investors’ Obligations at the Closing.
Each
Investor’s obligations to effect the Closing, including without limitation its
obligation to purchase its Note at the Closing, are conditioned upon the
fulfillment (or waiver by such Investor in its sole and absolute discretion)
of
each of the following events as of the Closing Date, and the Company shall
use
commercially reasonable efforts to cause each of such conditions to be
satisfied:
5.1.1 |
the
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this
Agreement
and in the other Transaction Documents shall be true and correct
in all
material respects as of such date as if made on such date (except
that to
the extent that any such representation or warranty relates to
a
particular date, such representation or warranty shall be true
and correct
in all material respects as of that particular date);
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5.1.2
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the
Company shall have complied with or performed in all material respects
all
of the agreements, obligations and conditions set forth in this Agreement
and in the other Transaction Documents that are required to be complied
with or performed by the Company on or before the Closing;
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5.1.3 |
the
Company shall have caused its outside legal counsel to deliver to
such
Investor a legal opinion substantially in the form of Exhibit
C;
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5.1.4
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the
Company shall have executed and delivered to such Investor the Note
being
purchased by such Investor at the
Closing;
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5.1.5
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[Reserved]
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5.1.6
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the
Company shall have delivered to such Investor a certificate, signed
by the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company, attaching (i)
the
articles of incorporation and by-laws of the Company and (ii) resolutions
passed by its Board of Directors to authorize the transactions
contemplated hereby and by the other Transaction Documents, and (iii)
resolutions passed by the respective boards of directors of the Company
Subsidiaries to authorize the transactions contemplated by the Security
Agreement, and certifying that such documents are true and complete
copies
of the originals and have not been amended or superseded, it being
understood that such Investor may rely on such certificate as a
representation and warranty of the Company made
herein;
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5.1.7
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there
shall have occurred no material adverse change in the Company’s
consolidated business or financial condition since the date of the
Company’s most recent financial statements contained in the Disclosure
Documents;
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5.1.8
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[Reserved]
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5.1.9
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there
shall be no injunction, restraining order or decree of any nature
of any
court or Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction that is
in
effect that restrains or prohibits the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and by the other Transaction Documents;
and
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5.1.10
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the
Company shall have paid the expenses described in 6.9
of
this Agreement.
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5.2 Conditions
to Company’s Obligations at the Closing.
The
Company’s obligations to effect the Closing with an Investor are conditioned
upon the fulfillment (or waiver by the Company in its sole and absolute
discretion) of each of the following events as of the Closing Date:
5.2.1
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the
representations and warranties of such Investor set forth in this
Agreement and in the other Transaction Documents to which it is a
party
shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date
as if
made on such date (except that to the extent that any such representation
or warranty relates to a particular date, such representation or
warranty
shall be true and correct in all material respects as of that
date);
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5.2.2
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such
Investor shall have complied with or performed all of the agreements,
obligations and conditions set forth in this Agreement that are required
to be complied with or performed by such
Investor
on or before the Closing;
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5.2.3
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there
shall be no injunction, restraining order or decree of any nature
of any
court or Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction that is
in
effect that restrains or prohibits the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and by the other Transaction Documents;
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5.2.4 |
such
Investor shall have executed each Transaction Document to which it
is a
party and shall have delivered the same to the Company;
and
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5.2.5 |
such
Investor shall have tendered the Purchase Price for the Note being
purchased by it at the Closing
by wire transfer of immediately available funds
pursuant to the wiring instructions set forth on Exhibit
D.
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6. MISCELLANEOUS.
6.1 Survival;
Severability.
The
representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities made by the parties
herein and in the other Transaction Documents shall survive the Closing
notwithstanding any due diligence investigation made by or on behalf of the
party seeking to rely thereon. In the event that any provision of this Agreement
becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal,
unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect
without said provision; provided
that in
such case the parties shall negotiate in good faith to replace such provision
with a new provision which is not illegal, unenforceable or void, as long as
such new provision does not materially change the economic benefits of this
Agreement to the parties.
6.2 No
Reliance.
Each
party acknowledges that (i) it has such knowledge in business and financial
matters as to be fully capable of evaluating this Agreement, the other
Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
(ii)
it is not relying on any advice or representation of any other party in
connection with entering into this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents
or
such transactions (other than the representations made in this Agreement or
the
other Transaction Documents), (iii) it has not received from any other party
any
assurance or guarantee as to the merits (whether legal, regulatory, tax,
financial or otherwise) of entering into this Agreement or the other Transaction
Documents or the performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and
(iv) it has consulted with its own legal, regulatory, tax, business, investment,
financial and accounting advisors to the extent that it has deemed necessary,
and has entered into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents based
on
its own independent judgment and, if applicable, on the advice of such advisors,
and not on any view (whether written or oral) expressed by any other
party.
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6.3
Injunctive
Relief.
The
Company and each Investor acknowledges and agrees that a breach by it of its
obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the other and that the
remedy or remedies at law for any such breach will be inadequate and agrees,
in
the event of any such breach, in addition to all other available remedies,
the
non-breaching party shall be entitled to an injunction restraining any breach
and requiring immediate and specific performance of such obligations without
the
necessity of showing economic loss or the posting of any bond.
6.4 Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a)
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State
of
New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within the
State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City and County
of
New York for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or any other Transaction
Document or in connection herewith or therewith or with any transaction
contemplated hereby or thereby, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not
to
assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally
subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or
proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit,
action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal
service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action
or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address in effect
for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall
constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing
contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process
in any manner permitted by law.
(b)
EACH
PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY
THAT MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS IS LIKELY
TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES AND, THEREFORE, EACH PARTY HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY
AND
UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN
RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING
TO
THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE BREACH, TERMINATION OR VALIDITY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR
THE
OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY
OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION,
SEEK
TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (II) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS
CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (III) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS
WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (IV) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO
THIS
AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN
THIS
SECTION
6.4(b).
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6.5 Successors
and Assigns.
The
terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the respective successors and permitted assigns of the parties.
Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any
party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and permitted
assigns any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason
of
this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement. An Investor
may
assign its rights and obligations hereunder in connection with any sale or
transfer of the Notes in accordance with the terms hereof and of the other
Transaction Documents, as long as, as a condition precedent to such transfer,
the transferee executes an acknowledgment agreeing to be bound by the applicable
provisions of this Agreement, in which case the term “Investor” shall be deemed
to refer to such transferee as though such transferee were an original signatory
hereto. The Company may not assign its rights or obligations under this
Agreement.
6.6 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the
same
instrument. This Agreement may be executed and delivered by facsimile
transmission.
6.7 Headings.
The
headings used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to
be
considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
6.8 Notices.
Any
notice, demand or request required or permitted to be given by the Company
or
the Investor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be deemed delivered (i) when delivered personally or by verifiable
facsimile transmission, unless such delivery is made on a day that is not a
Business Day, in which case such delivery will be deemed to be made on the
next
succeeding Business Day, (ii) on the next Business Day after timely delivery
to
an overnight courier and (iii) on the Business Day actually received if
deposited in the U.S. mail (certified or registered mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid), addressed as follows:
If
to
the Company:
Manaris
Corporation
000
xxxx.
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X0X 0X0
Attn:
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Chief Executive Officer
Tel:
000-000-0000
Fax:
000-000-0000
with
a copy (which
shall not constitute notice) to:
Sichenzia
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP
00
Xxxxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Esq.
Tel: 000-000-0000
Fax: 000-000-0000
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and
if to
any Investor, to such address for such Investor as shall appear on the signature
page hereof executed by such Investor, or as shall be designated by such
Investor in writing to the Company in accordance with this Section
6.8.
6.9 Expenses.
The
Company and each Investor shall pay all costs and expenses that it incurs in
connection with the negotiation, execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, provided,
however,
that
that the Company shall, at the Closing, pay to Imperium Advisers, LLC
(“Imperium”)
an
amount of $25,000 in immediately available funds as reimbursement for its
out-of-pocket expenses (including without limitation legal fees and expenses)
incurred or to be incurred by it in connection with its due diligence
investigation of the Company and the negotiation, preparation, execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents.
At the
Closing, the amount due for such fees and expenses may be netted out of the
Purchase Price payable by any Investor managed by Imperium.
6.10 Entire
Agreement; Amendments.
This
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement
between the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof and thereof,
superseding all prior agreements or understandings, whether written or oral,
between or among the parties. No amendment, modification or other change to
this
Agreement or waiver of any agreement or other obligation of the parties under
this Agreement may be made or given unless such amendment, modification or
waiver is set forth in writing and is signed by the Company and by the holders
of a majority of the aggregate principal of the Notes then
outstanding.
Any
waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for
the
specific purpose for which given.
[Signature
Pages to Follow]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the date
first-above written.
MANARIS CORPORATION | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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Chief Executive Officer |
IMPERIUM MASTER FUND, LTD. | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq. |
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General Counsel |
Principal
Amount of Note Purchased at Closing: $2,274,053
ADDRESS:
c/o
Imperium Advisers, LLC
000
Xxxx
00xx
Xxxxxx-
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Tel:
(000) 000-0000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
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