ALTAIR NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC.
STOCK PURCHASE, OPTION AND SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK PURCHASE, OPTION AND SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (the
"Agreement") is made and entered into as of September 5, 2002, by and between
Altair Nanotechnologies Inc., a Canada corporation (the "Company"), and
Cranshire Capital, L.P (the "Investor"). In consideration of the mutual
covenants set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the
Company and Investor hereby agree as follows:
1. Purchase of Securities
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1.1 Initial Sale and Issuance of Units. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, the Investor shall purchase at the Initial Closing
(as defined below), and the Company shall sell and issue to the Investor at the
Initial Closing, 200,000 defined in Section 1.3 below. (Such Units shall
hereinafter be referred to as the "Initial Units").
1.2 Purchase Price of the Units. The purchase price for the each Unit
shall be $0.50 per Unit (the "Unit Price"), and the aggregate purchase price for
the Units to be purchased at any Closing (as defined below) shall be the product
of the number of Units subscribed for multiplied by the Unit Price (the
"Purchase Price"). With respect to the Initial Closing, the Purchase Price shall
be $100,000. At each Closing, the Purchase Price shall be paid by check
addressed to the Company at 000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 00, Xxxx, Xxxxxx 00000,
or by wire transfer to the Company's general account at Bank of America, ABA
Routing No. 000000000, Account No. 004961550420, Reference: Altair
Nanotechnologies Inc.
1.3 Definition of Units. For purposes of this Agreement, each "Unit"
shall consist of the following:
(a) one common share of the Company (each, a "Share";
collectively, "Shares");
(b) one-half Series 0000X Xxxxxxx, substantially in the form
attached to the Confidential Offering Summary dated August 28,
2002 (the "Summary") as Exhibit 1 (a "2002J Warrant"); and
(c) one-half Series 2002K Warrant, substantially in the form
attached to the Summary as Exhibit 2.
The 2002J Warrants and 2002K Warrants are collectively referred to as the
"Warrants." The Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants are
hereinafter referred to as the "Warrant Shares" and, collectively with the
Shares included in the Units, the "Securities."
1.4 Closing/Expiration of Offer.
(a) The closing of the offer and sale of the Initial Units (the
"Initial Closing") shall take place on the date both of the following have
occurred: (a) the Purchase Price with respect to the Initial Units has been paid
in full, and (b) the Company and Investor have executed counterparts to this
Agreement; provided, however, if the Purchase Price for the Initial Units has
not been paid in full on or before September 6, 2002 (subject to extension by
the Company for up to one week in its discretion), this Agreement shall
terminate and be null and void. At or before the Initial Closing, the Company
shall deliver to the Investor a stock certificate representing the Shares
included in the Initial Units, the Warrants included in the Initial Units and an
executed counterpart of this Agreement against delivery to the Company by the
Investor of the Purchase Price for the Initial Units and an executed counterpart
of this Agreement.
(b) The closing of the offer and sale of the Units subject to the
Options described in Section 1.5 below (each, a "Closing") shall take place on
the date specified in the notice of exercise with respect for such Option,
provided that such date shall not be later than the expiration date of the
respective Option. At each Closing, the Company shall deliver to the Investor a
stock certificate representing the Shares included in the Units with respect to
which the Option has been exercised and the Warrants included in the Units with
respect to which the Options has been exercised against the Purchase Price for
the Units with respect to which the Option has been exercised.
1.5 Options to Purchase Additional Shares. The Company hereby grants
the Investor the following options to purchase Common Shares (each an "Option";
collectively, the "Options"):
(a) An Option to purchase on any date on or before September 27,
2002 all, but not less than all, of a number of Units equal to the number of
Initial Units at a purchase price per Unit equal to the Unit Price. If the
Option described in this subsection (a) is not exercised on or before September
27, 2002, such Option and all other Options described in Section 1.5 shall
(subject to waiver by the Company in writing) immediately and automatically
expire and terminate.
(b) An Option to purchase on any date on or before October 30,
2002 all, but not less than all, of a number of Units equal to the number of
Initial Units at a purchase price per Unit equal to the Unit Price. If the
Option described in this subsection (b) is not exercised on or before October
30, 2002, such Option and all other Options described in Section 1.5 and not yet
exercised shall (subject to waiver by the Company in writing in its discretion)
immediately and automatically expire and terminate.
(c) An Option to purchase on any date on or before November 27,
2002 all, but not less than all, of a number of Units equal to the number of
Initial Units at a purchase price per Unit equal to the Unit Price. If the
Option described in this subsection (c) is not exercised on or before November
27, 2002, such Option and all other Options described in Section 1.5 and not yet
exercised shall (subject to waiver by the Company in writing in its discretion)
immediately and automatically expire and terminate.
(d) An Option to purchase on any date on or before December 30,
2002 all, but not less than all, of a number of Units equal to the number of
Initial Units at a purchase price per Unit equal to the Unit Price. If the
Option described in this subsection (d) is not exercised on or before December
30, 2002, such Option and all other Options described in Section 1.5 and not yet
exercised shall (subject to waiver by the Company in writing in its discretion)
immediately and automatically expire and terminate.
1.6 Notice of Option Exercises. In order to exercise any Option, the
Investor shall provide the Company with a written notice of exercise (a) stating
the Investor's intent to exercise the Option, and (b) specifying the date, which
shall be no fewer than three Business Days after the date of the notice and
shall be on or before the expiration date of the respective Option, on which the
Investor desires to consummate the purchase and sale of the Units subject to
such Option.
1.7 Equitable Adjustment. If the outstanding number of Common Shares
are divided into a greater number of shares, the number of Units purchasable
upon the exercise of each Option shall be proportionately increased and the Unit
Price shall be proportionately reduced. Conversely, if the outstanding Common
Shares Stock are combined into a smaller number of Common Shares, the number of
Units purchasable upon the exercise of each Option shall be proportionately
reduced and the Unit Price shall be proportionately increased. The increases and
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reductions provided for in this Section 1.7 shall be made with the intent and,
as nearly as practicable, the effect that neither the percentage of the total
equity of the Company obtainable on exercise of each Option nor the aggregate
price payable for such percentage shall be affected by any event described in
this Section 1.7.
1.8 Registration of Securities. The Company agrees to file with the
SEC, within 30 days of the closing of the purchase and sale of the Initial
Units, a registration statement registering the re-sale, to the extent permitted
by governing law as a re-sale, all of the Shares and the Warrant Shares
(including those that may be received in connection with the exercise of the
Options). The Investor acknowledges that the Company makes no representation or
warranty that governing rules will permit the registration of the re-sale of the
Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of Warrants received after effective
date of the registration statement. If the Company determines that registration
of the re-sale of the common shares issuable upon the exercise of any of the
Warrants acquired under this Agreement is not permitted, the Company agrees to
amend such Warrants to add a "cashless exercise" provision, substantially in the
following form:
"This Warrant shall also be exercisable by means of a "cashless
exercise" in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a
certificate for the number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient
obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
(A) = the average of the high and low trading prices
per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day
preceding the date of such election on the Principal
Market;
(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant; and
(X) = the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms
of this Warrant and the Notice of Exercise."
The Company shall use reasonably efforts to cause such registration statement to
become effective as soon as practicable following its filing with the SEC.
2. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby
represents and warrants to the Investor as of the date of this Agreement (or, if
an different date is stated in such representation and warranty as of such date)
as follows:
2.1 Due Authorization. All corporate action on the part of the Company
necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
performance of all obligations of the Company hereunder, and the authorization,
issuance (or reservation for issuance) and delivery of the Securities has been
taken or will be taken prior to Closing, and this Agreement constitutes the
valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance
with its respective terms subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, and
other similar laws affecting creditors' rights, and rules of law governing
specific performance.
2.2 Corporate Organization and Other Related Matters. The Company is
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Canada Business
Corporations Act. The Company has full corporate power and authority to carry on
its business as such business is now being conducted and to own the properties
and assets it now owns. The Company is duly qualified to transact business and
is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify
would have a material adverse effect on its business or properties. The Company
has full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to issue
the Securities and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
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2.3 Governmental Consents. No consent, approval, order or
authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or
filing with, any federal, state or local governmental authority on the part of
the Company is required in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, except for (i) qualifications or filings under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the
regulations thereunder and (iii) qualification or filings required under all
other applicable federal and state securities laws and stock exchange or stock
quotation service regulations as may be required in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
2.4 Valid Issuance of Securities. When issued, sold and delivered in
accordance with the terms hereof, the Shares will be duly and validly issued,
fully-paid and nonassessable. When issued, sold and delivered in accordance with
the terms hereof, the Warrants will be duly and validly issued. The Warrant
Shares have been duly and validly authorized and reserved for issuance and, upon
issuance in accordance with the terms of the respective Warrant, will be duly
and validly issued fully-paid and nonassessable.
2.5 Litigation. There is no action, proceeding or investigation
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened that questions the
validity of this Agreement or the right of the Company to enter into this
Agreement, or that would have, either individually or in the aggregate, a
material adverse effect on the business, properties, prospects or financial
condition of the Company. There is no judgment, decree or order of any court in
effect against the Company, and the Company is not in default with respect to
any order of any governmental authority to which the Company is a party or by
which the Company is bound.
2.6 SEC Filings. The Company has filed all reports, registration
statements, forms and other documents that it is required to file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") or any exchange on which it is
traded or reporting service through which any of its securities are quoted,
including without limitation all filings required by the Securities Act, any
rules promulgated thereunder, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), and any rules promulgated thereunder.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Investor. The Investor
hereby represents and warrants to the Company that:
3.1 Authorization. This Agreement constitutes the Investor's valid and
legally binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, and other similar laws affecting creditors'
rights, and rules of law governing specific performance, and the Investor has
full power and authority to enter into this Agreement.
3.2 Representations Not Made by Company. The Investor represents and
affirms that none of the following information has ever been represented,
guaranteed or warranted to the Investor, expressly or by implication, by any
person: (i) the approximate or exact length of time that the Investor will be
required to remain a security holder of the Company; (ii) the percentage of
profit and/or amount of or type of consideration, profit or loss to be realized,
if any, as a result of an investment in the Company; or (iii) the possibility
that the past performance or experience on the part of the Company or any
affiliate, or any officer, director, employee or agent of the foregoing, might
in any way indicate or predict the results of ownership of any Security or the
potential success of the Company's operations.
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3.3 Purchase for Own Account. The Investor is the sole and true party
in interest, is acquiring the Securities for his/her/its own account for
investment, is not purchasing the Securities for hereby for the benefit of any
other person, and has no present intention of holding or managing the Securities
with others or of selling, distributing or otherwise disposing of any portion of
the Securities. The Investor (i) if an individual, is a citizen of the United
States, is at least 21 years of age, and is a bona fide permanent resident of
and is domiciled in the state set forth below the Investor's name on the
signature page hereof, (ii) if an entity, is duly organized and in good standing
in its jurisdiction of organization and has its principal place of business in
the state set forth below the Investor's name on the signature page hereof.
3.4 Disclosure and Review of Information. The Investor acknowledges
and represents that he/it has received and reviewed a copy of the Summary. In
addition, the Investors acknowledges and represents that the Investor has been
given a reasonable opportunity to review all documents, books and records of the
Company pertaining to this investment, and has been supplied with all additional
information concerning the Company and the Securities that has been requested by
the Investor, has had a reasonable opportunity to ask questions of and receive
answers from the Company or its representatives concerning this investment, and
that all such questions have been answered to the full satisfaction of the
Investor. The Investor has received, and acknowledges that he/it is receiving,
no representations, written or oral, from the Company or its officers,
directors, employees, attorneys or agents other than those contained in this
Agreement and the Summary. In making his/her decision to purchase the
Securities, the Investor has relied solely upon its review of the Summary, this
Agreement, and independent investigations made by it or its representatives
without assistance of the Company.
3.5 Speculative Investment. The Investor understands that (i) he/it
must bear the economic risk of the investment in the Securities for an
indefinite period of time because the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant
Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act or qualified under the
Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and (ii) his/its
investment in the Company represented by the Securities is highly speculative in
nature and is subject to a high degree of risk of loss in whole or in part. The
Investor has adequate means of providing for his/her current needs and possible
contingencies, and is able to bear the high degree of economic risk of this
investment, including, but not limited to, the possibility of the complete loss
of the Investor's entire investment and the limited transferability of the
Securities, which may make the liquidation of this investment impossible for the
indefinite future.
3.6 Accredited Investor Status. The Investor is an "accredited
investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a) promulgated under the Securities
Act, in that Investor (a) is a natural person (i) whose individual net worth, or
joint net worth with his spouse, presently exceeds $1,000,000, or (ii) who had
individual net income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years
or joint income with his spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and
has a reasonable expectation of reach that same income level in the current
year, or (b) is an entity in which all of the equity owners satisfy the
definition of accredited investor set forth in subsection (a).
3.7 Investment Experience. The Investor has experience as an investor
in securities and acknowledges that it can bear the economic risk of its
investment in the Securities. By reason of the Investor's business or financial
experience or the business or financial experience of its professional advisors
who are unaffiliated with and who are not compensated by the Company or any
affiliate or selling agent of the Company, directly or indirectly, the Investor
has the capacity to protect its own interests in connection with its purchase of
the Securities. The Investor has the financial capacity to bear the risk of this
investment and has received from the Company all information it has requested
and considers necessary or appropriate for deciding whether to purchase the
Securities. If an entity, the Investor has not been organized solely for the
purpose of acquiring the Securities.
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3.8 Restricted Securities. The Investor understands that the Shares,
the Warrants and (if issued) the Warrant Shares are and will be "restricted
securities" under the Securities Act inasmuch as they are being acquired from
the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering, and that, under
the Securities Act and applicable regulations thereunder, such securities may be
resold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited
circumstances. In this connection, the Investor represents that he/it is
familiar with Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, as presently in
effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the
Securities Act. The Investor further confirms and agrees that the Company is
under no obligation to register the re-sale of the Shares, the Warrants or the
Warrant Shares under the Securities Act or any state securities laws.
3.9 Legends. The Investor understands that the certificates evidencing
the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares will bear the legend set forth
below, together with any other legends required by the laws of the Province of
Ontario and any other state or province with jurisdiction:
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR QUALIFIED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AND HAVE BEEN TAKEN FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
ONLY AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO OR FOR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY
DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS A REGISTRATION STAEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, IS IN EFFECT WITH RESPECT
TO SUCH SECURITIES OR THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION IN
FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY PROVIDING THAT
AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, IS AVAILABLE.
The legend set forth above shall be removed by the Company from any certificate
evidencing any of the Securities only (i) upon receipt by the Company of an
opinion in form and substance satisfactory to the Company that such legend may
be removed pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, or (ii)
upon confirmation that a registration statement under the Securities Act is at
that time in effect with respect to the legended Security and that such transfer
will not jeopardize the exemption or exemptions from registration pursuant to
which the respective Security was issued.
3.10 Indemnification. The Investor acknowledges that he/she/it
understands the meaning and legal consequences of the representations and
warranties set forth in Section 3 hereof and that the Company and the officers,
directors, employees and agents of the Company have relied and will rely upon
such representations and warranties. The Investor hereby agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless the Company and each of its respective officers, directors,
employees and agents from and against any and all loss, claim, damage,
liability, cost or expense (including attorney's fees), joint or several, to
which any such person may become subject due to or arising out of: (i) any
breach by the Investor of any such representation or warranty; (ii) any
inaccuracy in the representations and warranties hereinabove set forth; (iii)
the disposition of any of the Securities by the Investor contrary to the
foregoing representations and warranties; and (iv) any action, suit, proceeding,
demand, assessment or judgment incident to or based upon any of the matters so
indemnified against. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, no representation,
warranty, acknowledgement or agreement made herein by the Investor shall in any
manner be deemed to constitute a waiver of any rights granted to him/her under
federal or state securities laws.
4. Miscellaneous.
4.1 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with its exhibits and
schedules, constitute the entire contract between the Company and the Investor
relative to the purchase and sale of the Securities and supersede any and all
prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreements, understandings and
discussions with respect thereto.
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4.2 Expenses. Each of the Company and the Investor will bear his/its
own legal and other fees and expenses in connection with the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement.
4.3 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction and Venue. This Agreement
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Nevada. The Company and the Investor hereby irrevocably consent to the exclusive
jurisdiction and venue of State and federal courts within the city of Reno,
Nevada for any dispute arising out of this Agreement.
4.4 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
4.5 Headings. The headings of the Sections of this Agreement are for
convenience and shall not by themselves determine the interpretation of this
Agreement.
4.6 Notices. Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given
in writing and shall be conclusively deemed effectively given upon personal
delivery, on the date of receipt if sent by telecopier or overnight courier,
charges prepaid, or five days after deposit in the United States mail, by
registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed (a) if to the Company,
as set forth below the Company's name on the signature page of this Agreement,
and (b) if to the Investor, at the Investor's address as set forth below the
Investor's name on the signature page of this Agreement, or at such other
address as the Company or the Investor may designate by ten (10) days' advance
written notice to the Investor or the Company, respectively.
4.7 Survival of Representations and Warranties. The representations
and warranties of the parties contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement
shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and Closing;
provided, however, that such representations and warranties are only made as of
the date of such execution and delivery and as of such Closing.
4.8 Amendments. Any term or provision of this Agreement may be amended
and the observance of any term, condition, or provision of this Agreement may be
waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or
prospectively) by a written instrument signed by the Company and Investors
purchasing a majority of the Shares being purchased hereunder.
4.9 Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held
to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision(s) shall be excluded
from this Agreement and the balance of this Agreement shall be interpreted as if
such provision were excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
4.10 Acknowledgement as to Counsel. The parties acknowledge and agree
that Stoel Rives LLP has prepared this Agreement and the other documents
contemplated hereby as counsel to the Company and not as counsel to the Investor
and that the Investor is entitled to retain his or its own counsel at his or its
own expense.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed or caused this
Stock Purchase, Option and Subscription Agreement to be executed by their duly
authorized representatives as of the date first written above.
"Company"
ALTAIR NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC.,
a Canada corporation
By:/s/ Xx Xxxxxxxxx
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Xx Xxxxxxxxx, its Chief Financial Officer
Address:
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
"Investor"
Cranshire Capital, L.P.
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Print Name
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Sign Name
Address:
000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Name in which Shares are is to be registered if different from that
above:___________________________________
